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One for the Money (Hughes Book 1) (affiliate link)
Finn Hughes knows about secrets. His family is as wealthy as the Rockefellers. And as powerful as the Kennedys. He runs the billion-dollar corporation. No one knows that he has a ticking time clock on his ability to lead.
Eva Morelli is the oldest daughter. The responsible one. The caring one. The one who doesn’t have time for her own interests.
Especially not her interest in the charismatic, mysterious Finn Hughes.
A fake relationship is the answer to both their problems.
It will keep the swarming society mothers from throwing their daughters at him.
And it will keep Eva’s mother from bothering her about marriage.
Then the fake relationship starts to feel real.
But there’s no chance for them. No hope for a woman who’s had her heart broken. And no future for a man whose fate was decided long ago.
Unsympathetic Victims (Ashley Montgomery Book 1) (affiliate link)
When successful public defender Ashley Montgomery helps acquit yet another client, people in small-town Brine, Iowa are enraged. Following the verdict, a protest breaks out — and the hated defense attorney quickly finds her life in danger.
But little does Ashley know, things are about to get worse — much worse. One of her clients turns up dead, and Ashley is arrested for his murder. As local investigators Katie Mickey and George Thomanson dive into the case, they start to suspect that Ashley is being framed — but by whom?
With Ashley’s freedom at stake, Katie and George are desperate to find out the truth. And soon, they uncover a sinister plot born of corruption, greed, and misplaced loyalty that will leave the whole town reeling — and questioning their faith in the people they trusted most.
Salt Sisters: What Secrets is This Seaside Village Hiding? (Seahouses Mystery Book 1) (affiliate link)
What secrets is this seaside village hiding?
Izzy’s world is shattered when her sister Amy is killed in a tragic accident. She’s forced to come home from abroad, back to the small village she worked so hard to escape and a past she wanted to forget. Soon her family demands more than she is ready to give, and Izzy must reconsider her choices – sacrificing the dream life she built for herself on the other side of the world.
But was Amy’s death an accident or something more sinister?
When Izzy sets out to determine what happened, she realises how little she knew her sister and how deep the mystery runs in this quaint seaside village. Can she uncover the truth while confronting the secrets that drove her away in the first place – before her life is put in danger, too?
English Village Witch Cozy Series Box Set Books 1 – 3 (affiliate link)
When Evelyn Eldritch is struck by lightning, she gains more than just a shock to the system – she discovers she’s a witch!
So begin the adventures of a novice witch in one quirky village – with a maddeningly handsome policeman and a whole lotta murder, mystery, and magic! Dive into this enchanting four-book boxset, containing over 800 pages of paranormal cozy fun today!
BOOK ONE Murder at Magic Cakes Café: When Evelyn Eldritch learns that her long-lost mother has been murdered, she travels to the quaint village of Maiden-Upon-Avon, which is teeming with werewolves, witches, vampires – and one annoyingly handsome-yet-gruff policeman. Can she solve the murder before the killer strikes again?
State and county fairs are a big deal in America, and for good reasons! These events are generally run annually, and thousands of people attend them at a time for the massive variety of attractions on offer. From games to rides, contests, shows, and foods, fairs have something for everyone to enjoy and have fun, kids and adults alike. And without a doubt, food has become one of the main events at fairs, which is what this cookbook is all about. Insanely delicious and sometimes wacky, the recipes in this collection of over 150 fair food recipes will let you bring the feeling of eating the fairs at home with many classics like cotton candy, funnel cakes, fried coke, candied apples, tornado potatoes, cheesecake on a stick, and lots more!
Recipes you will find inside this illustrated cookbook include:
Funnel Cake
Quick Deep-Fried Oreos
Fried Coke
Fried Tequila Shots
Apple Cider doughnuts
Deep-Fried Ice Cream
Mini Peach Pies
Blue Ribbon Blueberry Pie
Cream Puffs
Homemade Cotton Candy
Popcorn Balls
Rocky Road Ice Cream
Monkey Tails with Peanut and Bacon
Rainbow Fruit Pops
Lemonade Sha Ice
Orange Cream Float
Easy Caramel Apples
Cheesecake on a Stick
Quick and Easy Corn Dog
… and many more …
Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper Books 1-3 (affiliate link)
Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper (book 1): Ellie must unravel the secret history behind a disturbing presence in a family’s dilapidated mansion while training her new assistant Stacey, a recent film school graduate with a knack for capturing images of the paranormal.
Cold Shadows (book 2): Ellie investigates a destructive poltergeist for a family whose child is obsessed with invisible friends that may not be imaginary at all.
The Crawling Darkness (book 3): Ellie investigates an apartment building where a spirit takes the shape of its victims’ nightmares. Ellie and her mentor Calvin have tried to capture the same entity once before, but it ended in disaster. Now, with the help of her new apprentice Stacey, Ellie must try again to capture the elusive shape-shifting ghost before it can cause more harm.
Chasing Fire (Chase Malone Thriller) (affiliate link)
If they stop running, they die…
Too bad they have no idea who is after them.
A billionaire and a vanished Chinese defector on the run,
the CIA desperate to protect a top-secret program,
a mysterious group methodically destroying tech companies,
and domestic terrorists setting the nation on fire . . .
it’s one hell of a hot summer!
A technology that sees everything can be blinding.
The Shadow Murders: A Department Q Novel (affiliate link)
On her sixtieth birthday, a woman takes her own life. When the case lands on Detective Carl Mørck’s desk, he can’t imagine what this has to do with Department Q, Copenhagen’s cold cases division since the cause of death seems apparent. However, his superior, Marcus Jacobsen, is convinced that this is related to an unsolved case that has been plaguing him since 1988.At Marcus’s behest, Carl and the Department Q gang—Rose, Assad, and Gordon—reluctantly begin to investigate. And they quickly discover that Marcus is onto something: Every two years for the past three decades, there have been unusual, impeccably timed deaths with connections between them that cannot be ignored, including mysterious piles of salt at the scenes. As the investigation goes deeper, it emerges that these “accidents” are in fact part of a sinister murder scheme.
Faced with their toughest case yet, made only more difficult by COVID-19 restrictions and the challenges of their personal lives, the Department Q team must race to find the culprit before the next murder is committed, as it is becoming increasingly clear that the killer is far from finished.
Your Inescapable Love (The Bennett Family) (affiliate link)
Max Bennett is a successful man. His analytical mind is an asset to his family’s company.
That’s how I describe myself in my professional bio, at least.
Outside the office, I shed the serious persona as fast as I can. Out-Of-Office Max is carefree and fun. I adore being an uncle, and spoiling my nieces rotten. I’m happy with my life. Mom can ask for more grandchildren all she wants, I have no plans to settle down any time soon. Or ever.
Then fate tossed Emilia Campbell back into my life.
I remembered my childhood best friend as a fun-loving goofball, but now, she’s a sensual woman.
A sensual woman with a sick grandmother to care for, someone who could use my friendship more than ever. So all my questions about what could happen between us have to stay secret. I can’t risk ruining the friendship, despite all my dirtiest fantasies.
The Guncle (affiliate link)
Patrick, or Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP, for short), has always loved his niece, Maisie, and nephew, Grant. That is, he loves spending time with them when they come out to Palm Springs for weeklong visits, or when he heads home to Connecticut for the holidays. But in terms of caretaking and relating to two children, no matter how adorable, Patrick is, honestly, overwhelmed.
So when tragedy strikes and Maisie and Grant lose their mother and Patrick’s brother has a health crisis of his own, Patrick finds himself suddenly taking on the role of primary guardian. Despite having a set of “Guncle Rules” ready to go, Patrick has no idea what to expect, having spent years barely holding on after the loss of his great love, a somewhat-stalled acting career, and a lifestyle not-so-suited to a six- and a nine-year-old. Quickly realizing that parenting–even if temporary–isn’t solved with treats and jokes, Patrick’s eyes are opened to a new sense of responsibility, and the realization that, sometimes, even being larger than life means you’re unfailingly human.
Just a Girl: A Workplace Romantic Comedy (Just a Series) (affiliate link)
What happens when the right girl and the right guy meet at the wrong time?
One thing that can be said about Quinn Pearson is that she has a knack for doing the wrong thing at the wrong time. Like, the worst time ever. Take her job for instance. One little slip of the tongue using the mother of all swear words while reporting the news, and suddenly she finds herself with over 18 million views on YouTube and her employment in jeopardy. If that wasn’t bad enough, when she meets the man of her dreams, she nearly chokes to death on a powdered sugar donut.
Thankfully for Quinn, the dashing Brit, Henry, finds her near death experience quite charming. But just when Quinn thinks her luck is going to change, she finds out her timing is all wrong again. Henry is off limits. Or is he? Maybe it’s time for Quinn to quit settling for what life hands her. Perhaps it’s time for her to become more than just a girl.
The First Protectors: A Novel (affiliate link)
The last thing Ben Shepherd wanted was another war. But sometimes the universe won’t take no for an answer.
His body and spirit mangled by a lifetime of combat, Shepherd, a retired Navy SEAL, has retreated to the desolate desert of New Mexico to heal his wounds and dodge his demons. All he wants now is peace and quiet.
Both are shattered one starry night, when an alien ship crashes nearby. Out of the ship crawls the last, dying member of a conquered civilization. It’s been shot down by an extraterrestrial enemy, the vanguard of a ravenous force hunting for a new homeland. With its last gasp, the wounded alien injects Shepherd with a high-tech serum that gives him near superhuman powers.
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