Edward Fasbender is a devil. He’s my father’s biggest rival. He takes what he wants, and he bows to no one. And now Edward Fasbender wants me. I didn’t expect to want him back. Having him is not in the cards, not when a union with him would destroy my father. But that doesn’t mean I can’t play with him a bit. 😈Except, I’ve never played against such a ruthless opponent. Edward is cold and vicious, and my blood has never run hotter. They say you should choose the devil you know, but I’ve always preferred long odds. Even if it’ll get me slain. Laurelin Paige delivers dark romance where fathers’ biggest rivals take what they want bowing to no one creating unions that would destroy fathers but playing with ruthless opponents means cold vicious blood running hotter. 🔥
Why I’m including this: Edward Fasbender is a devil—my father’s biggest rival. He takes what he wants and bows to no one. And now Edward Fasbender wants me. I didn’t expect to want him back. Having him is not in the cards when a union with him would destroy my father. But that doesn’t mean I can’t play with him a bit. Except I’ve never played against such a ruthless opponent. Edward is cold and vicious, and my blood has never run hotter. They say choose the devil you know, but I’ve always preferred long odds.
Nick Androvich walked away from his pregnant girlfriend and never looked back. Audrey Valentine raised their child alone, earning a law degree and a partnership in a prestigious law firm. Years later, tragedy brings them back together. Audrey isn’t the naive innocent girl he left behind and Nick’s not the cocky football player who broke her heart. When trust is an issue and desire still simmers beneath the surface, can they find a second chance at happiness? 💔Or will the secrets Nick’s hiding tear them apart? Mary Campisi delivers romantic suspense where pregnant girlfriends get walked away from creating children raised alone earning law degrees and partnerships until tragedy brings them back together years later with trust issues and desire simmering beneath surfaces. 💕
Why I’m including this: Nick Androvich walked away from his pregnant girlfriend and never looked back. Audrey Valentine raised their child alone, earning a law degree and a partnership in a prestigious law firm. Years later, tragedy brings them back together. Audrey isn’t the naive innocent girl he left behind and Nick’s not the cocky football player who broke her heart. When trust is an issue and desire still simmers beneath the surface, can they find a second chance? Or will the secrets Nick’s hiding tear them apart?
Vonny Kwan wakes up in a Nevada hospital, the victim of a hit-and-run accident she doesn’t remember. As she struggles to recover from her injuries, she learns that she also has no memory of the past nine years, including her marriage and what she was even doing in the West. While she’s still reeling from the shock of her amnesia, two detectives visit and inform her that her husband, John, was recently murdered. As more information comes to light, Vonny grows increasingly suspicious of everyone around her. 😱Vonny realizes she must piece together the last decade to uncover the truth. The missing chunk of time holds secrets about the person she became, the mysterious man she fell for, and the life she never wanted. Danielle M. Wong delivers crime fiction where hit-and-run victims wake in Nevada hospitals with no memory of past nine years including marriages until detectives inform husbands recently murdered creating increasingly suspicious growing around everyone. 💔
Why I’m including this: Vonny Kwan wakes up in a Nevada hospital, the victim of a hit-and-run accident she doesn’t remember. As she struggles to recover, she learns she has no memory of the past nine years, including her marriage and what she was doing in the West. While still reeling from amnesia’s shock, two detectives visit and inform her that her husband John was recently murdered. Vonny must piece together the last decade to uncover the truth. The missing chunk of time holds secrets about the person she became.
Lily’s Secret Inheritance (Dune Island)
When her estranged aunt Dahlia dies, single mother Lily Lindgren is surprised to inherit the family home and cranberry farm. Returning to Dune Island for the first time since Dahlia admitted to a terrible betrayal that shattered Lily’s trust in her family, she’s ready to sell up and finally create a stable future for her little boy. But her high-school crush and farm manager Jake Benson is determined to stop Lily’s plan. 🏝️After helping Dahlia turn part of the house into a local produce store, Jake shared her dream of making the cranberry farm a community hub for the island. His stories about Dahlia, and how much she had missed Lily all these years, make Lily question if she was wrong to never forgive her aunt. And when Jake joins her long walks over the sand dunes, there’s an undeniable spark. But then, clearing out Dahlia’s bedroom, Lily finds an old picture of Dahlia that stops her in her tracks. Just when she was making peace with Dahlia’s memory and learning to trust again, Lily’s heart is shattered to find she was keeping another secret. 💔
Why I’m including this: Single mother Lily Lindgren inherits the family home and cranberry farm from estranged aunt Dahlia who admitted to a terrible betrayal. She’s ready to sell until high-school crush and farm manager Jake Benson shares stories about how much Dahlia missed her, making Lily question if she was wrong to never forgive. But clearing out Dahlia’s bedroom, Lily finds an old picture revealing she was keeping another secret.
Good neighbors invite you over for dinner, bring you baked goods to welcome you to the neighborhood, and wave hello at the mailbox. Good neighbors do not destroy your life. When Bryant and Harper Page move to Lancaster Mills, their first encounter with their new neighbors—Jason and Tori Fuller: beautiful, strange, and terrifying—is anything but a warm welcome. 🏘️Despite their hesitations, the Pages are intrigued by the people they now share a street with. As their curiosity gets the best of them, they discover that there’s much more to the Fullers than meets the eye. Their new neighbors have secrets, that much is obvious, but just how dangerous could they be? Kiersten Modglin delivers psychological thriller where good neighbors do not destroy your life until first encounters with beautiful, strange, and terrifying new neighbors create anything but warm welcomes. 😱
Why I’m including this: Good neighbors invite you over for dinner, bring baked goods to welcome you, and wave hello at the mailbox. Good neighbors do not destroy your life. When Bryant and Harper Page move to Lancaster Mills, their first encounter with new neighbors Jason and Tori Fuller—beautiful, strange, and terrifying—is anything but a warm welcome. As curiosity gets the best of them, they discover their neighbors have secrets that might be dangerously more than meets the eye.
He insulted her at the assembly and paid for it with his heart. He had a second chance when they met unexpectedly at a coaching inn. When the wealthiest bachelor in Derbyshire insults her at the village assembly, Elizabeth Bennet walks away, and she continues to keep him at arm’s length until the Netherfield party returns to London. But Mr. Darcy has unknowingly left his heart behind, and when fate brings her back into his life, he is determined to make her his own. 💕When the youngest Bennet daughter drags the family to the brink of ruin, Mr. Bennet finally takes decisive action to safeguard their future. Meanwhile, Mrs. Bennet is equally determined to preserve the estate, especially from falling into the hands of a distant cousin far too disagreeable to tempt any of her daughters. Lily Michaels delivers Pride and Prejudice variation where wealthiest Derbyshire bachelors insult Elizabeth Bennet at village assemblies paying for it with their hearts until fate brings her back. 📖
Why I’m including this: When the wealthiest bachelor in Derbyshire insults her at the village assembly, Elizabeth Bennet walks away and keeps him at arm’s length until the Netherfield party returns to London. But Mr. Darcy has unknowingly left his heart behind, and when fate brings her back into his life, he’s determined to make her his own. When the youngest Bennet daughter drags the family to the brink of ruin, Mr. Bennet finally takes decisive action.
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