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A Recipe for Romance (Marietta St. Claire’s Book 1) (affiliate link)
Wes planned a drive by trip to Marietta, Montana to help his dad close a business deal and then to head back to his life in New York. But when his dad volunteers him for the Bachelor Bake-Off to commemorate a local fallen first responder, Wes can’t say no, even though Marietta holds painful memories and baking eludes his skill set.
After an accident sidelines Noelle Olsen’s career as a dancer, she moves to Montana to pursue a new dream: opening a dance studio in Marietta’s historic and charming downtown. When one of her students suckers her into helping the handsome Wes St. Clare whip up some winning recipes, Noelle finds herself dreaming about more than teaching dance.
Chilling the Devil: Introducing Alex Tanner (affiliate link)
Can one tough-as-nails woman overcome a cartel, a world-class assassin, a violent lunatic, and solve an increasingly maddening mystery all in time to save the innocent family in her care?
Join U.S. Marshal Alex Tanner on a heart-pounding adventure – a mystery with breakneck twists and an ending that will blow you away.
Things were going great for the demon Bael-Sharoth until a little girl summoned him to open a jar of tomato sauce. Now he’s trapped in the human world along with his arch nemesis the beautiful and capable Maharet Flameheart.
Life isn’t easy for a demon in a small town. But at least the parks are hellhound friendly and the werewolf at the local bookshop seems nice enough.
Bael and Maharet must find a loving human family to take in this powerful young witch before time runs out or risk being stuck on earth forever.
Blood and Empire: The Gateway Saga, Book 1 (affiliate link)
Young seamstress Bethany dreams of becoming a diviner, one of the select few able to navigate the mysterious gateways that unite the empire. But without wealth or education, and only her mother to raise her, she is on a path to disappointment.
Then Bethany meets Charlton, a cleric, who offers her books and guidance, and she glimpses a life she had thought unreachable. Her problems grow, however, when her ambitions draw attention and her father re-enters her life, confronting her with a past she still needs to come to terms with.
As invasion threatens the empire, and intrigue and betrayal create fault lines amongst the highest circles, Bethany must learn to master both powerful forces and herself, in order to confront the darkness within her own bloodline—and save the empire from itself.
Lost Wolf (Curse of the Moon Book 1) (affiliate link)
She doesn’t remember who she is… but wolves remember their own.
Victoria arrives on the Peninsula with no memories and a strange hunger she can’t explain. Her new college life feels foreign—except for the inexplicable connection to her brooding professor, Toby, who stirs something primal and familiar deep within her.
Toby never believed in second chances, especially not for Victoria who died in his arms. Now she’s back, alive but with no memory of their past or the dangerous world she once belonged to.
As Victoria’s appetite grows and her teeth sharpen, fragments of another life flicker at the edges of her mind. She’s drawn to both an exclusive club owned by the charming Carter Jag and the mysterious woods where a wolf watches over her. But these attractions pull her between two rival shifter clans: the wealthy, powerful jaguars who rule the area and the secretive wolf pack bound by loyalty and ancient blood.
Follow Me to Alaska (Follow Me to Alaska Series Book 1) (affiliate link)
Choose Me (affiliate link)
Taryn Moore is young, beautiful, and brilliant…so why would she kill herself? When Detective Frankie Loomis arrives on the scene to investigate the girl’s fatal plunge from her apartment balcony, she knows in her gut there’s more to the story. Her instincts are confirmed when surprise information is revealed that could have been reason enough for Taryn’s suicide—or a motive for her murder.
To English professor Jack Dorian, Taryn was the ultimate fantasy: intelligent, adoring, and completely off limits. But there was also a dark side to Taryn, a dangerous streak that threatened those she turned her affections to—including Jack. And now that she’s dead, his problems are just beginning.
After Frankie uncovers a trove of sordid secrets, it becomes clear that Jack may know the truth. He is guilty of deception, but is he capable of cold-blooded murder?
Letters from Strangers: A Novel (affiliate link)
Jane’s father is far from perfect. But his sudden death brings crushing grief. As Jane grapples with her pain, life delivers another blow: a stack of letters pointing to a secret life. A life her father shared with another woman…who may have had his child.
Across the country, sixteen-year-old Adam is self-destructing. His adoptive parents never intended to show him the unsigned letters from his birth mother, but he is desperate for answers, even if they hurt.
Jane and Adam are on a collision course, but not for the reasons we might suspect. Because the letters do not tell the whole story. What is true is that Adam and Jane are both looking for a woman who does not want to be found.
Anita de Monte Laughs Last (A Novel) (affiliate link)
1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn’t. By 1998 Anita’s name has been all but forgotten—certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student is preparing her final thesis. On College Hill, surrounded by privileged students whose futures are already paved out for them, Raquel feels like an outsider. Students of color, like her, are the minority there, and the pressure to work twice as hard for the same opportunities is no secret.
But when Raquel becomes romantically involved with a well-connected older art student, she finds herself unexpectedly rising up the social ranks. As she attempts to straddle both worlds, she stumbles upon Anita’s story, raising questions about the dynamics of her own relationship, which eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artist.
The Memory Collectors: A Novel (affiliate link)
What would you do if you could spend an hour in your past? Four strangers in the beach town of Ventura, California are about to find out.
Elizabeth aches for one more precious hour with her son who died in a senseless accident. Andy is desperate to find his first love who vanished after a whirlwind romance. Logan craves the rush of surfing and mountain climbing, yearning to reclaim the freedom he lost after a misstep landed him in a wheelchair. Brooke is looking for an hour of relief from the guilt of an unforgivable mistake.
Enter Aeon Expeditions, the groundbreaking time travel invention of Mark Saunders—which allows some lucky clients the chance to spend an hour in their past. Even though Aeon’s technology ensures time travel can’t alter the future, all four clients, including Mark’s ex-wife Elizabeth, yearn to revisit the hour that changed their lives forever.
Beautiful Life: The Carpino Series (affiliate link)
She was the one who got away … the only one he ever wanted.
Webster’s defines to heal as “to make healthy, whole or sound; restore to health, free from ailment.”
But Webster’s also defines to heal as “to free from evil; cleanse; purify: to heal the soul.”
My soul is shattered.
I’m one hell of a mess because I need both and I don’t know how both can possibly happen. Sure, I know my body will heal. I understand the science of healing—it’s my profession. But the ache in my heart and fear in my head? I’m not sure I’ll ever get over that.
Losing your unborn child at the hands of your abusive husband will do that to you.
I’ve been trained to fear those who are supposed to love—conditioned to watch my every move and word so as not to suffer the consequences. For me, healing might never be a possibility.
Poseidon’s Arrow: Dirk Pitt #22 (affiliate link)
In 1943 a submarine returning from a secret mission is attacked, its vital cargo believed lost . . .
Three quarters of a century later, NUMA director Dirk Pitt is asked to help locate a missing person: the scientist responsible for the design of the revolutionary Poseidon’s Arrow submarine. This craft is so advanced and dangerous that any government would kill to posses it – and not only has its designer disappeared, but so too have the plans.
But this is no simple search.
It leads Pitt from Washington to the Panama jungle, draws in the full resources of NUMA, and slowly unravels a deadly conspiracy that seeks to bring the world to its knees- and only Pitt can prevent it.
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