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Nights With Him (Joy Delivered Duet Book 1) (affiliate link)
I didn’t know who the smoldering man in the expensive suit was that first night.
Only that he was commanding.
Intense.
And exactly what I needed to forget my heartbreak.
But there’s no forgetting him the next day when Jack Sullivan walks into my office.
Philanthropic billionaire, brilliant businessman, my brand-new client…
And off-limits in every possible way.
We should have walked away.
Instead, we made a new arrangement.
Thirty nights. No promises.
Just stolen moments in penthouses, in Paris hotel rooms, on Manhattan balconies.
But the deeper we go, the harder it is to pretend this is just physical.
Because when Jack starts to share the things he loves with me—the symphony, books, late nights exploring the city—he’s impossible to resist.
And the more nights we spend tangled in pleasure, the more he owns my once-guarded heart.
The List of 11 (Connected Crime Series) (affiliate link)
How far would you go to avenge your daughter’s murder?
Rachel, a seasoned 911 operator, receives a chilling call she can’t forget. A man named John confesses to murder and warns her to expect more bodies before the night is over.
John is a father driven to the edge by grief. His daughter, Maggie, was working undercover when she was killed, and the police have made no arrests. Before her death, Maggie gave John a list of 11 names with a clear directive: if anything happened to her, those names should go to the Captain.
But John has a different plan. Determined to deliver his own brand of justice, he spends six months meticulously researching everyone on the list. Now, in one night of calculated vengeance, he aims to cross off all 11 names.
As the body count rises, the police, The Kings Gang, and Rachel scramble to find the killer. “The List of 11” is a heart-pounding crime novel of revenge set in the gritty Brookway District. Dive into this electrifying addition to the Connected Crime Series and follow the trail of a man who will stop at nothing to right the wrongs done to his daughter.
Death on a Silver Platter (The Cook and Inspector Mysteries Book 1) (affiliate link)
A celebrity chef, a spoiled soufflé, and a side of sabotage—welcome to the most dangerous kitchen in San Francisco.
When gourmet enthusiast and high-society dreamer Angelina Amalfi lands a behind-the-scenes job with a popular cooking show, she thinks it’s the perfect entrée into the culinary world. But when the show’s star drops dead after a suspiciously decadent dinner—and a ticking package arrives addressed to Angie—her new gig becomes more life-threatening than life-changing.
Enter Inspector Paavo Smith: all business, no patience, and definitely not charmed by Angie’s fashionable flair or her family’s political connections. But as the murder investigation heats up and danger simmers on every burner, the two must navigate a kitchen full of secrets, egos, and deadly appetites.
The Paris Roommates: Thea “A Shy Girl Daring to Dream” (affiliate link)
Thea Rogers’ life is nothing like her romantic, elegant pastries. It’s more like a dull, dry rice cake.
Since spending that magical year in Paris in a work-study program at Nanine Laurent’s restaurant ten years ago, she’s been determined to create a delicious life for herself. But without that certain je ne sais quoi of the City of Lights and the support of her five Paris roommates, Thea’s lost sight of her dream of opening her own boulangerie. Worst yet, she’s lost sight of herself. Still, she puts on her sunshine persona, sticks another batch of croissants in the oven, and gets through each day—an overworked, underpaid baker living life through her favorite movies.
Then she gets the call that everyone dreads: her beloved Nanine has fallen ill.
Thea knows what she needs to do: go back to Paris. With the help of her roommates, they can get Nanine and her troubled restaurant back on their feet.
What she doesn’t realize: her former roommates can see she needs help too. They might be the unlikeliest of friends, totally different from her and from each other, but they see her—more than her own flesh and blood.
Falling for her Brother’s Best Friend (Tea for Two Book 1) (affiliate link)
After too many bad decisions in romance, Emma is going on a man-fast. For the next six months, she’s fasting from men. No sex. No dating. No soulful gazes. No fond memories of her first crush. She’s going to spend the time focusing on her career, getting in touch with herself, and helping her two best friends with the launch of their new tea room. No men.
And that includes her brother’s best friend, Noah Hart, who has just returned to their hometown.
She doesn’t want Noah anyway. He might be even hotter than he was before, but he’s not a nice guy anymore. He’s made a fortune by acting ruthless in business, and the last thing he’s looking for is small-town domestic life. He doesn’t even want to be in town again, but a sick grandmother guilted him into it. Then he has nerve to not even recognize Emma when he sees her again. Maybe it’s been seven years, but a decent guy would remember his best friend’s little sister. Noah is not a decent guy.
The Wedding Planner’s Predicament (affiliate link)
January 2024: Cleo Sands flees to Eden Cove after a small oversight triggers a chain of events that ruins her best friend’s wedding day.
Decades of meticulously planning fairytale weddings for others come crashing down in one career-ending disaster.
She settles in at 12 Sycamore Street with two new missions: avoid being recognized and find a new life’s purpose. Simple.
James Mack, village vet and doting single dad, has a problem. His globetrotting only child has asked for something he can’t deliver, and facing reality means disappointing her. When Cleo brings in an injured bird for him to see to, she unwittingly brings the solution to his problem.
Now, he just has to convince her to help him…
My Little French Kitchen: Over 100 Recipes from the Mountains, Market Squares, and Shores of France (affiliate link)
Travel through the French countryside with the author of The Little Paris Kitchen—and find one hundred recipes from Brittany Bouillon to Tropezienne Tartlet.
Through her cookbook and BBC television show The Little Paris Kitchen, Rachel Khoo became known for her Parisian lifestyle, fashion sense—and delicious recipes. In My Little French Kitchen, Rachel leaves Paris and travels to the mountains, villages, and shores of France, sampling regional specialties and translating them into more than one hundred recipes.
With extensive photographs, as well as dozens of Rachel’s own hand-drawn illustrations, this is the perfect cookbook for foodies and Francophiles hungry for more fresh takes on French classics.
Seven Tears for Apollo (affiliate link)
Ever since Dorcas Brandt’s husband, Gino Nikkaris, died in a plane crash, she’s been beset by troubling suspicions that his shady intrigues in the art world may have been the cause of his death. Desperate for both a new future and answers to the questions about Gino’s past, Dorcas whisks her daughter away to the Greek island of Rhodes. Among Gino’s family, friends, and former colleagues—and a kindhearted American named Johnny—Dorcas hopes to find a semblance of peace as she traverses the magnificent ruins and ancient fortresses.
But her dreams are soon dashed: There’s something accusatory and unforgiving in her late husband’s elderly female patron; the peculiar woman enlisted as her daughter’s nanny is a black hole of hostility; a new love is under threat; and as scrawled warnings appear and disappear before her eyes, she fears for her own sanity. Now, as her husband’s mysterious past casts a shadow over Dorcas’s every move, the young mother must confront not only a terrible truth but also the terrifying fate that awaits her on the white cliffs of the Aegean.
Plant-Based Slow Cooker Cookbook: 100 Whole-Food Recipes Made Simple (affiliate link)
Easy, nourishing, plant-based recipes for the slow cooker
Slow cookers hold the key to creating healthy, plant-based meals that are affordable, flavorful, and practically effortless. This plant-based cookbook is packed with slow-cooker recipes for tender, hearty whole-food dishes to serve up even on the busiest days. Brush up on the basics of the three most common plant-based diets and the fundamentals of slow cooking before diving into recipes for breakfasts, soups, entrées, desserts, and more—no kitchen experience required.
Simplify life with a plant-based cookbook that includes:
Quick prep—Discover a variety of hands-off options that only take a few steps of prep before the slow cooker finishes the work.
Flexible flavors—Explore recipes that are full of flavor without oil or refined sugar and that use salt, meat alternatives, and dairy substitutes as optional ingredients.
Nutritional info—Fit any lifestyle with a plant-based cookbook that includes nutritional information for each recipe, as well as plenty of options for soy, gluten, and nut-free dishes.
The Gastroparesis Healing Diet: A Guided Program for Promoting Gastric Relief, Reducing Symptoms and Feeling Great (affiliate link)
From a certified nutrition consultant, a customizable approach to overcoming symptoms of gastroparesis through a personalized nutritional program.
With no identifiable cause, no known cure and life-sapping symptoms, gastroparesis can make you feel helpless. But you’re not! The Gastroparesis Healing Diet empowers you to tame your symptoms by taking total control of your diet.
Featuring a step-by-step program that you personalize for your specific needs, this helpful handbook offers:
- • A guided elimination diet for identifying triggers• Carefully formulated yet amazingly delicious recipes
- • A plan to stock your pantry with nutrient-dense foods• Tips and tricks for dealing with flare-ups
- • Shared stories from others with gastroparesis
From planting vines to savoring the finished product, Jeff Cox covers every aspect of growing flawless grapes and making extraordinary wine. Fully illustrated instructions show you how to choose and prepare a vineyard site; build trellising systems; select, plant, prune, and harvest the right grapes for your climate; press, ferment, and bottle wine; and judge wine for clarity, color, aroma, and taste. With information on making sparkling wines, ice wines, port-style wines, and more, this comprehensive guide is an essential resource for every winemaker.
Make home décor, jewelry, and more with projects that put a twenty-first–century spin on this age-old craft. Includes photos and diagrams.
Discover a fresh new take on the traditional art of macramé, a craft that was incredibly popular in the seventies and is currently enjoying a renaissance. Macramé projects are the best way to bring the current trend for luxe, boho interiors into your home.
This book includes on-trend macramé projects for inside and outside the home. Choose from an assortment of projects—with “easy” and “more advanced” versions so you can develop your skills as you go.
Learn all the basic macramé knots with the knot tutorial library so you can get started on your favorite projects straight away, whether it’s the ubiquitous hanging plant holder or a stunning statement arch for the garden or a doorway.
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