The last thing she wants is to dig up the past—but a journalist’s body in the harbor changes everything. When celebrated journalist’s body is fished from Edgartown Harbor, the official report calls it accidental. But London-based lawyer Kyra Gibson has questions: Why was he alone on a senator’s yacht during a nor’easter? That’s only the first mystery when she arrives on Martha’s Vineyard to settle her estranged father’s affairs. ⚓
She’s not looking for closure with the father who abandoned her decades ago after her mother’s death. But as Kyra delves into his life, she discovers he had many regrets and wasn’t as retired as she believed. He was investigating something dangerous. The more she uncovers, the more questions multiply—and the more danger she’s in. 🔍
With help from world-weary detective Tarek Collins, they uncover a web of intrigue and corruption involving a powerful senator, a dubious energy company, and brutal murder. As they chase down clues through the island’s wealthy enclaves and hidden corners, Kyra and Tarek flirt with danger and race against time to solve the murders. What they find lurking beneath Martha’s Vineyard’s picturesque façade of old money, wealth, and privilege could get them both killed. 💀
What makes this pulse-pounding: An estranged daughter seeking answers, a detective with his own demons, powerful political corruption, and deadly secrets hidden behind the genteel beauty of America’s most exclusive island.
A disgraced reporter. A CEO who despises the press. One passionate night with consequences that change everything. When journalist Aria Simons’s career went up in flames, she retreated to her quiet lakeside hometown to lick her wounds and figure out her next move. Now she’s determined to redeem herself by getting the scoop on Eli Lockwood’s controversial new property development—but the arrogant millionaire seems hellbent on stopping her at every turn. 📰
That changes when he realizes she’s the only person who can connect with his troubled younger sister. They strike an uneasy deal, a temporary truce for mutual benefit. What they didn’t anticipate was the explosive chemistry that ignites between them, or that their arrangement would end with Aria staring at a positive pregnancy test in disbelief. 💥
Eli never wanted to be a parent—his own childhood taught him he’s not father material. Aria is scrambling to rebuild her life and career, not start a family with a man who doesn’t trust her profession. Now they’re facing an unplanned pregnancy, undeniable attraction, and the question of whether this accidental family can pull through. Can they move past their differences and damaged pasts, or will everything fall apart before it truly begins? 👶
What makes this captivating: Enemies-to-lovers tension, an accidental pregnancy that forces two damaged people together, small-town healing, and the discovery that sometimes the best families are the ones you never planned for.
Four women. Four great loves. One fearsome magical partnership put to the ultimate test. Years ago, Ivy Morgan, Harper Harlow, Maddie Graves, and Rowan Gray married the loves of their lives and formed a powerful magical quartet, vowing to stand together no matter what challenges came their way. Now that vow is being tested like never before. 🔮
While morel hunting with her brother, daughter, and nephews, Ivy stumbles across a body with a ritual dagger nearby—immediately raising fears they’re dealing with something far more dangerous than a normal human killer. She calls for magical reinforcements, and her friends come running without hesitation. Ivy’s magic has grown significantly stronger over the years, but that doesn’t mean she’s ready for what’s coming. 🍄
Things get more complicated when it becomes apparent that Ivy’s daughter might be following in her mother’s footsteps, being drawn into a dangerous magical world she doesn’t yet understand. A local real estate developer is dead, his wife is missing, and a random ghost is hanging around stirring up trouble. With her hands full managing family dynamics, magical investigations, and motherly concerns, Ivy discovers that being older and wiser doesn’t make murder investigations any easier—especially when your daughter might inherit your gift for attracting supernatural danger. 👻
What makes this enchanting: Beloved characters return with grown families, stronger magic, a ritual murder mystery, mother-daughter magical bonds, and the enduring friendship of four witches who’ve weathered everything together.
Dinner at The Beach House Hotel
Love and friendship sustain two women running their upscale beachside hotel in Florida as life continues to bring unexpected challenges. The Beach House Hotel—the seaside mansion Ann Rutherford and Rhonda DelMonte converted into an upscale boutique hotel—continues to thrive. Not only is it the spot for breakfast and lunch, it’s become the “IN” place for dinner, attracting tourists and locals alike to their elegant Florida destination. 🏖️
The sudden, unexpected deaths of Ann’s ex-husband and his wife leave the care of their son Robbie to Ann’s daughter Liz, who’s still in college and overwhelmed. Ann and her husband Vaughn decide to relieve Liz of this responsibility by adopting Robbie themselves. Meanwhile, Rhonda becomes both a mother and a grandmother as her own family expands. Life seems to be settling into a new normal—until Vaughn’s plane disappears on a fishing trip in Alaska. 💔
At the same time investors appear, wanting to buy the hotel that Ann and Rhonda have poured their hearts into building. Faced with uncertainty about Vaughn’s fate and a life-changing business decision, the two women must decide whether to sell their pride and joy or continue fighting to keep their dream alive. Through it all, they know one thing for certain: no matter what the future holds, their love and friendship for each other will endure. Their bond has weathered every storm, and this one will be no different. 🌊
What makes this heartwarming: Longtime friends facing life-altering crises together, upscale Florida hotel setting, family drama involving adoption and loss, high-stakes business decisions, and the enduring power of female friendship through life’s toughest challenges.
Too hot to handle, too dangerous to resist. Tabitha Allen grew up in the thick of Chaos—the Chaos Motorcycle Club, that is. Her father is the club’s leader, and the brotherhood has always had her back through thick and thin. But one rider was different from the start, a constant presence in her life who meant more than the others. When Tabby was running wild as a young woman, Shy Cage was there. When tragedy tore her life apart, he helped her piece it back together. And now, Tabby’s thinking about much more than friendship. 🏍️
Tabby is everything Shy’s ever wanted—beautiful, smart, fierce, and loyal—but also everything he thinks he can’t have. She’s his friend’s daughter, completely untouchable according to every code the club lives by. Shy never expected more than friendship, believing she was forever off-limits. So when Tabby makes it clear she wants more—much more—he feels like the luckiest man alive. The chemistry between them is explosive, the connection undeniable. 🔥
But even lucky men can crash and burn, especially when club politics, family loyalty, and dangerous enemies threaten everything they’re building together. As their relationship intensifies, Shy and Tabby must navigate the treacherous world of the Chaos MC, where love can be as dangerous as the open road. When violence strikes close to home, they’ll discover whether their connection is strong enough to survive—or if claiming what they want will cost them everything. 💀
What makes this explosive: Forbidden love in a motorcycle club, best friend’s daughter falling for the loyal rider who’s always protected her, dangerous MC world with high stakes, Kristen Ashley’s signature alpha hero, and scorching chemistry that defies every rule.
The storm sweeps in like a thief in the night, bringing more than just deadly weather. Winter storm Holly is the worst in eighty years, delivering high winds, subzero temperatures, and snowfall better measured in feet than inches. The weather paralyzes everything in its path, but in this storm, the elements aren’t the only threat stalking through the white-out conditions. ❄️
NYT bestselling thriller author Abbey Gray needs time away from Manhattan’s madness—deadlines, personal appearances, and the pressure of her big city life. The timing seems perfect to return to her small Montana hometown and finally put the family home on the market. Except the storm of the century is descending, and her closest neighbor is murdered. The killing stirs painful memories of another murder from Abbey’s past: her own mother’s death. The eerily similar details make her question everything she thought she knew. Did her older brother—whom she worshipped—actually kill their mother all those years ago? Now that his prison sentence has been served, is he back for revenge? 🔪
Sheriff Garrett Gilmore has known Abbey and her family his entire life. In truth, he’s been in love with her since they were kids, hoping one day she’d come back—knowing it likely wouldn’t happen. Now she’s home, and the storm has trapped them together with a killer on the loose. Abbey must find the truth about her mother’s death before she becomes the next victim, while Garrett fights to protect the woman he’s always loved. As the blizzard rages and the body count rises, the past and present collide in a deadly confrontation. 🌨️
What makes this chilling: Monster winter storm traps small Montana town with a killer, NYT bestselling author returns home to face her mother’s unsolved murder, childhood love turned sheriff protecting her, and the terrifying possibility that the killer might be family.
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