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Death After Dinner (The Maggie Bainbridge Mysteries) (affiliate link)
Barrister Maggie Bainbridge has had a very average career, which is why it’s a huge surprise when she is appointed to defend the teenage terrorist accused of carrying out a horrific attack on a London primary school. Facial recognition technology has proved beyond doubt that Maggie’s client is guilty – until at the last minute, new evidence appears which blows the prosecution case out of the water. But in her moment of triumph, she is accused of lying to the judge and her life spirals out of control. Then a photograph emerges which turns the situation on its head, a photograph of a dinner which should not have happened. Just as she begins to suspect an outrageous conspiracy is afoot, people start to die….
Forever with You (Hope Falls: Maguire Family Book 3) (affiliate link)
The Free Spirit…
Nikki Maguire does what she wants, says what she wants, and lives by her own set of rules. She is an intoxicating combination of beauty, sex appeal and sharp wit that men find irresistible. Unfortunately for them, none have ever come close to holding Nikki’s attention, and settling down is not even on her radar.
The Politician…
Sexy Senator Michael Gowan lives under a microscope. As a man of power and influence, he always has to do and say the right thing. Every move he makes is heavily scrutinized. After being named one of People’s 100 Most Beautiful People and landing on countless Most Eligible Bachelor lists, the spotlight on his personal life has never been more intense. But Mike has no interest in love; he doesn’t even believe it exists.
The Stormy Night…
Grounded by a snowstorm, they share an anonymous night of passion and connection, both finding what their souls have been missing. But in the light of day, will the illicit, high-stakes world of politics cause Nikki to deny her feelings, or can Mike convince her that the only place she belongs is with him?
Space Traipse: Hold My Beer, Season 1 (affiliate link)
Mortgage and Mayhem (The Mother-Daughter Realty Team Book 1) (affiliate link)
Mother-daughter real estate agents Autumn and Sierra have just found a dead body in their client’s kitchen. This will have to go in the disclosures!
Sierra Madison and her mother, Autumn Cassidy, have joined forces to establish a realty team in Forest Lake, a gated community in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills. Both recent widows, they hope to come to terms with their grief while practicing real estate and enjoying the peace and quiet of their new community.
Autumn’s best friend, Gail Redland, shows up unexpectedly one morning, begging the two to sell her house. She’s clearly agitated and unable to provide further details. Sierra and Autumn agree to meet Gail at her house a short while later, but when they arrive for the appointment, she is nowhere to be found. They do find someone, though…Gail’s neighbor, Jake, dead on the kitchen floor.
Curse Breaker (Red-Line: The Fletcher Family Saga Book 1) (affiliate link)
She’s determined to crack a deadly curse and catch a killer—but falling in love and exposing her deepest secrets were never part of the plan.
Grayson Steele has spent years hiding from the world, convinced that a dangerous curse threatens anyone who gets too close. But when he meets Gillian Fletcher, everything changes. With her sharp mind and unrelenting determination, Gillian pushes Grayson to confront the truth about his past, face enemies he never saw coming, and uncover shocking revelations that could destroy him.
What he doesn’t expect is the undeniable spark between them. As their bond deepens, Grayson must decide if risking his heart—and Gillian’s safety—is worth the price of reclaiming his life. But Gillian has secrets of her own, and when her past resurfaces with deadly consequences, Grayson will have to rely on unexpected allies and embrace a shocking truth he never believed possible.
Secrets of the Permafree Book: How to Publish a Free Book on Amazon (affiliate link)
Love the idea of free stuff? So do your readers—and you can use it to build your audience, grow your email list, and drive traffic to your paid content. Secrets of the Permafree Book teaches you how to create a book that’s free forever and works tirelessly to boost your author brand.
What you’ll learn:
How to self-publish a book and make it free forever
How to use that book to grow your email list
How to attract loyal readers and grow your following
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You’ll love this essential guide for authors because it lays the foundation for long-term success.
The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder Mysteries Book 1) (affiliate link)
The Manhattan Girls: A Novel of Dorothy Parker and Her Friends (affiliate link)
NEW YORK CITY 1921: The war is over, fashions are daring, and bootleg liquor is abundant. Here four extraordinary women form a bridge group that grows into a firm friendship.
Dorothy Parker: renowned wit, member of the Algonquin Round Table, and more fragile than she seems. Jane Grant: first female reporter for the New York Times, and determined to launch a new magazine she calls The New Yorker. Winifred Lenihan: beautiful and talented Broadway actress, a casting-couch target. And Peggy Leech: magazine assistant by day, brilliant novelist by night.
Their romances flourish and falter while their goals sometimes seem impossible to reach and their friendship deepens against the backdrop of turbulent New York City, where new speakeasies open and close, jazz music flows through the air, and bathtub gin fills their glasses.
Wild Designs: A Novel (affiliate link)
Hatfield and McCoy (affiliate link)
A psychic who connects with crime victims and a jaded FBI agent are unlikely partners as they team up to take down a serial kidnapper . . .
After narrowly avoiding a head-on collision the first time they meet, Julie Hatfield and Robert McCoy pray they never have to lay eyes on each other again. Not going to happen. The psychic and the FBI agent have just been named official partners in finding a missing child—the third in a string of abductions that cross state lines.
Haunted by a shattering crime in his past, McCoy is skeptical of Hatfield’s special gifts—until she starts reliving the crime through the eyes of the eight-year-old girl. But it’s only the beginning. Because someone is targeting Hatfield . . . someone who knows everything about her, and not even McCoy will be able to protect the strangely compelling woman who is making him believe in love again.
Saturn’s Race (affiliate link)
The future is a strange and dangerous place. Chaz Kato can testify to that. He is a citizen of Xanudu, a city-sized artificial island populated by some of the wealthiest men and women on future Earth. A place filled with hidden wonders and dark secrets of technology gone awry. Lenore Myles is a student when she travels to Xanadu and becomes involved with Chaz Kato. She is shocked when she uses Kato’s access codes to uncover the grizzly truth behind Xandu’s glittering facade.
Not knowing who to trust, Lenore finds herself on the run. Saturn, a mysterious entity, moves aggressively to break the security breach. With the interests of the world’s wealthiest people at stake and powerful technology at Saturn’s fingertips, Lenore is in a race for her life, against a truly formidable foe.
The Abduction (affiliate link)
U.S. Attorney General Allison Leahy is the nation’s top law enforcement officer and the Democrats’ best chance for holding on to the Oval Office. But she has powerful competition in Republican Lincoln Howe, a retired four-star general and bona fide Africa-American hero. They are running neck and neck, and seemingly nothing can break the deadlock.
Then, just days before the election, disaster strikes. Twelve-year-old Kristen Howe, the general’s granddaughter, is kidnapped. As attorney general, Allison launches a nationwide manhunt, but her motives come under fire from her opponent. For Allison, though, finding Kristen isn’t about politics. Here is a personal crusade that taps into terrifying secrets buried deep within the past—secrets that can shatter all Allison’s hopes, twisting them into a nightmare of lies and the ultimate betrayal.
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