Weddings & Wine Cake (Comfort Cakes Cozy Mysteries Book 5) (affiliate link)
Rachel Rowan wants nothing more than for her father to be happy. So, when he announces his plans to remarry, in theory, she should be happy for him. But that’s not going to happen.
After all, his bride-to-be is young enough to be his daughter! And that does not sit well with Rachel.
More than just a bit skeptical and uneasy, she is strongly considering whether or not she will even attend the wedding. But when Scott makes a strong case for supporting her father on his big day, she eventually relents. Soon enough, she learns that she’s not the only one who opposes this union. In fact, the two families seem ready to go to war over it!
And one member, in particular, may even resort to murder to get their way…
War of the Submarine: The Rebel Collection (Books 0-4) (affiliate link)
World War III will be the war of the submarine.
Undersea technology has changed the world, and every nation wants territory. No one wants war—or plans for it—but a series of unrelated incidents, mix-ups, and greedy grabs for ocean-floor real estate escalates straight into a shooting war that no one knows how to stop…one that engulfs the Indian Ocean and threatens to spill out towards the rest of the world.
Old alliances are overturned and new ones form, with the Grand Alliance of the U.S., U.K., and Australia facing off against Russia, India, and France. Caught by surprise, the world rushes to choose sides…and the U.S. Navy rushes into a war for which it may not be ready. Once the greatest navy in the world, by 2039, American submariners find themselves outnumbered and outgunned. It’s not their fault that the politicians back home didn’t expect war, but now sailors like Commander Alex Coleman are left facing the consequences.
The Weaver Takes a Wife (The Weaver Series Book 1) (affiliate link)
Vulnerable: (McIntyre Security Bodyguard Series – Book 1) (affiliate link)
Beth Jamison had a rough start in life. She survived a childhood abduction, but her emotionally traumatic past still haunts her, and she suffers from anxiety and issues with intimacy. Beth doesn’t know it, but the man who kidnapped her has just been released early from prison. When Beth’s brother hires McIntyre Security, Inc. to protect Beth and conduct surveillance on her kidnapper, she has no idea she has secret bodyguards keeping her safe 24/7.
With his money and good looks, CEO Shane McIntyre has never been short on feminine company, and he’s developed a reputation as a “love ‘em and leave ‘em” kind of guy. But everything changes when Shane meets Beth. Their mutual attraction is instant and intense, and Shane falls hard for Beth. Shane has his work cut out for him if he’s going to gain her trust and get past her fears before it’s too late. This heroic protector is determined to keep Beth safe, but he’s also determined to make her his.
Whiskey Neat (Last Call Book 1) (affiliate link)
I want a commitment like I want a rash so why can’t I get the bossy twink with pretty lips and plenty of snark out of my head?
Anyone who spends time with me knows two things.
1. If I want something I get it, which is how I end up back in my old college haunts, buying a dilapidated bar with my five best friends and staring down the barrel of an unknown future.
2. The idea of settling down makes my skin crawl, and that’s how I made it to forty with zero serious relationships in the rear view mirror.
At least I’m smart enough to hire the right people. Enter Salem Barlowe, the prettiest twink who ever twinked and my personal kryptonite. Physically he’s everything I like but our personalities couldn’t be more at odds. I didn’t want to like him with all his sass and acting like he runs the place, but someone tell that to my…Uh, you get what I’m saying.
Shade of Ruin (Shadowed Debts Book 1) (affiliate link)
An unbreakable debt, a hidden bloodline, and a snarling Fae prince. This magical house of cards is built on secrets, and one wrong move will have the world falling apart alongside it.
Maeve Arden didn’t know she was half-Fae until the day she almost killed her cousin. Now, there’s a single cure: convince the last dragon to help.
The only problem? He’s hidden within the capital city of the Fae, a place where humans are food, cruelty is more common than loyalty, and death is always waiting in the shadows.
Her only chance to survive this is by convincing a Fae prince to let her follow him. A handsome and brooding male with more secrets than he has scars who’s only interested in the shadow magic Maeve can wield.
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