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Summer Slaughter Boxed Set (affiliate link)
Finding Home (Hometown Harbor Series Book 1) (affiliate link)
After twenty-five years of marriage end in betrayal, Sam’s heart is a fragile thing—held together by stubborn hope and her loyal dog. Seeking a fresh start, she escapes to a charming island town, dreaming of a simpler life. But rebuilding isn’t easy when you’re haunted by fear.
Enter Jeff, a retired firefighter turned handyman, who answers her call for a carpenter. Gruff yet gentle, he’s sworn off love—until Sam’s quiet strength and warm pies crack his resolve. She’s not looking for a spark, but their connection grows undeniable.
Just as Sam dares to imagine a new family and home, a shadow from her past crashes in—testing her courage and forcing a heart-wrenching choice. Can she trust in second chances, or will old wounds steal her dreams again?
The Woman Under the Bridge (Jay Delp Book 1) (affiliate link)
Taming Her Temptations: A Why Choose Romance (Fun & Filthy Series) (affiliate link)
They’re impossible…
Rebellious.
Crude.
Stubborn.
And the most delicious temptation I’ve ever known.
They’re wildly famous, so hot it’s crude, and they don’t give a d*mn what people think. I’m meant to tame them for the upper echelons of society, but they seem intent on tempting me to the dark side instead.
Our lives are already woven together in complicated ways, without all the other ways we’ve been getting… uh, entangled. But being with them feels good. And I really, really need to feel good after the hell I’ve been through the last few months.
But when everything is on the line, can the three bad boy rockstars behave themselves? Or will they just be another thing in my life that can’t be tamed?
Blade Asunder Complete Series Box Set (affiliate link)
Easy jobs don’t exist. Jerold should have remembered that.
Jerold thought guiding some desperate foreigners around the city would be quick coin. Find one missing relative, collect his fee, done. But his clients are hunting a man who left behind furious creditors, dangerous enemies, and what appears to be a truly impressive talent for bad decisions.
Now Jerold’s caught between rain-soaked ambushes and mounting threats, wondering if any amount of coin is worth babysitting people who somehow make every situation worse. And as the trail grows colder, one thing becomes clear: some people stay missing for good reason.
Sins of Sorrow (With a Kiss Book 1) (affiliate link)
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet ended in tragedy, so I’m not sure why I think our story will be any different.
Every time our paths cross, I find myself inexplicably drawn to him.
The mysterious man who’s part of a rival family. A family I’ve been raised to despise.
Yet, despite our deep rooted hatred for one another, his presence makes me feel safe.
I know I shouldn’t want him.
Falling for him would be the ultimate betrayal to my family.
They’re our enemies.
But I can’t seem to stay away.
Wild & Well: Dani’s Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing (affiliate link)
In a time when there is access to more knowledge and resources than ever before, a strange thing is happening: People still believe most of what they hear. Sadly, the idea that one has to feel worse and take more prescriptions as they age is just a lie, plain and simple. It’s a lie that has kept people stuck not in a healthcare system but in a sick-care system that doesn’t profit from happy, healthy patients. Dani Williamson helps readers break free from that untruth and allow them to re-discover how they were meant to live . . . Wild & Well!
In Wild & Well, readers dive with Dani into a discussion of the modern state of health in America and learn the six steps they can take into order to reclaim their health, relationships, intimacy with their spouse, and faith in the fact that they are fearfully and wonderfully made. Readers learn that it’s not as hard as they think to eat well, sleep well, poop well, move well, relax well, and connect well.
When a DNA test reveals long-buried secrets, three generations of women reunite on Cape Cod for the homecoming of a lifetime.
Marin Bishop has always played by the rules, and it’s paid off: at twenty-eight she has a handsome fiancée, a prestigious Manhattan legal career, and the hard-won admiration of her father. But one moment of weakness leaves Marin unemployed and alone, all in a single day. Then a woman claiming to be Marin’s half-sister shows up, and it’s all Marin can do not to break down completely. Seeking escape, Marin agrees to a road trip to meet the grandmother she never knew she had. As the summer unfolds at her grandmother’s quaint beachside B&B, it becomes clear that the truth of her half-sister is just the beginning of revelations that will change Marin’s life forever. The Forever Summer is a delicious page-turner and a provocative exploration of what happens when our notions of love, truth, and family are put to the ultimate test.
Stand by Me (The SouledOut Sisters Novels Book 1) (affiliate link)
Sometimes the person you most need is the one least like you.
Kathryn Davies is a bright young woman from a prominent Phoenix family. But after making a leap of faith at a Christian music fest, dropping out of med school, and moving to inner city Chicago, her family all but disowns her.
When Kat discovers SouledOut Community Church, she longs to become a part of the multicultural church family. But her tendency to immediately say whatever sheÆs thinking steps on the toes of nearly everyone she meetsùespecially Avis Douglass.
Avis has a strong faith, is the principal of one of ChicagoÆs highest performing elementary schools, and is a founding member of SouledOut. But the countryÆs economic downturn has thrown both her and her husbandÆs jobs in question. And Avis hasnÆt heard from her youngest daughter in monthsùan estrangement that gnaws at her every day. Where is God in this?
The Haunting of Hern Hall (affiliate link)
Long ago, three innocent children played a game—and the consequences still haunt their family, in this eerie tale set in post–World War I England . . .
After the horror of the First World War, disillusioned army chaplain John Elliot arrives at Hern Hall, an isolated estate in the English countryside. Despite suffering from shellshock, John has made a promise to his friend Will, who died in the trenches while saving John’s life. A promise he’s determined to keep.
John meets Will’s sister Lucy, a beautiful, blind, and mysterious young woman, and is introduced to Will’s grieving parents, Lord and Lady Chiddingstone. But the house, shrouded by mist, seems to be tormented by some tragic past . . .
After being invited to stay at Hern Hall, he has a series of unsettling and eerie encounters—even attending a séance conducted by the infamous Madame Blanche, a spiritualist medium who Lady Chiddingstone hopes can communicate with her dead sons.
The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage (affiliate link)
Ladies of the Lake: A Novel (affiliate link)
Sisters Dahlia, Iris, Violet, and Rose—all with grown children of their own—have a complicated relationship, so when their grandmother’s will requires them to spend the whole summer—without friends or family—”camping in” at her run-down lodge on re mote Lake Clare in order to inherit the valuable land, old rivalries and new understanding emerge, with plenty of laughs along the way.
Desperate to save her Buckhead home from foreclosure after being left in the lurch, recent divorcee Dahlia must complete the summer and sell her share immediately. Practical, even-tempered Violet will be no problem, but Iris has been Dahlia’s nemesis since she learned to say, “no” to her big sister. And super-sweet, quirky Garage Sale Queen Rose is so “green” she’d test the patience of a saint.
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