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Rocky Start (affiliate link)
Retired covert operatives living in a small town in the Smoky Mountains. What could go wrong?
Rose Malone’s landlord and employer, Ozzie Oswald, just died, and now she has no idea if she has a job or if she and her daughter, Poppy, have a place to live, and that’s on top of the arrest warrant that’s been out for her for nineteen years. Then a stranger shows up claiming to be Ozzie’s son and tries to throw her out, so she swings a reproduction of the Maltese Falcon at him, and just as she’s about to finish him off in a rage, somebody grabs him and throws him into the street.
Max Reddy just wants his boots. He’s walking the Appalachian trail with his dog Maggs and stopping for them in Rocky Start when he sees a feisty middle-aged woman swinging a Maltese Falcon at a guy who backhands her. Max throws the guy into the street and continues on his way, determined to get his boots and get out of town, even if Feisty is pretty cute. He’s been alone on the Trail a long time. Some trees are looking good to him.
The Beast’s Bride (The Bluestocking War) (affiliate link)
Glittering ballrooms, wild moors, and brooding lords waiting to be tamed by bluestockings await. . . Lady Augusta Penworthy is in dire straights. Her father has spent every last coin and she and her sisters cannot even afford coal. One chance encounter and a torn gown change everything. While one might think a sudden marriage to a wealthy lord would be a relief, if that marriage is to to The Duke of Blacktower one would be vastly mistaken. For no young lady wishes to be the that infamous rake’s bride.
The Duke of Blacktower has a secret. He has vowed never to marry and ensured his fearsome reputation would dissuade any hopeful lady or their scheming mama. Now, his hand has been forced and his fury is unleashed. But Lady Augusta is not the manipulative young lady he believed and suddenly he finds himself tempted by his own bride.
Never Plan a Billionaire’s Wedding (Whatever It Takes Book 1) (affiliate link)
Rule #1: Don’t fall in love with the groom
Stalker exes. Momzillas. Drunk uncles. Hurricanes. Jealous siblings. Paparazzi.
You name it, Kari Whitevelt has seen it all.
And that’s why brides and grooms hire her.
Because she makes it all go away.
Wedding Protectors, Inc., is here to make sure that special day stays special.
Whatever it takes.
No matter what.
But when her newest client turns out to be her own long-lost high school sweetheart, rising tech star billionaire Caleb Mikelmas, suddenly Kari’s not sure whether she’s protecting the wedding couple —
Or her own heart.
Stitched Together (Patchwork Mysteries Book 1) (affiliate link)
Four friends. One murder. A pattern of deception.
When prominent developer Richard Blackwood is found dead in his office, the sleepy town of Millfield is thrown into turmoil. The police are baffled by a peculiar clue—a quilting needle found at the crime scene.
For four lifelong friends who gather weekly at the Millfield Public Library for their quilting circle, this detail catches their attention. Dorothy “Dot” Jenkins, a retired mathematics teacher with an eye for patterns; Agatha “Aggie” Palmer, whose blueberry muffins and grandmotherly charm mask a keen observer; Frances “Frankie” Sullivan, an ex-accountant who follows the money trail; and Ruth Wilson, a former librarian who never forgets a detail—together they form “The Patchwork Detectives.”
As they stitch together clues about Blackwood’s mysterious death, they uncover something far more valuable than the community center he planned to demolish: a hidden gold deposit, blackmail schemes, and a web of deceit that touches the highest levels of town leadership.
Lost Souls (Get Lost Saga Book 1) (affiliate link)
A smuggler, a stowaway slave, and a pirate find themselves on a collision course deep in the no-man’s-land of space, tracking a mystery that’s centuries old.
Maurice “Moss” Foote is down to his last hundred credits, which he needs to get his old ship back and start over. Again. But then, Moss is so familiar with rock bottom he has his mail forwarded there.
Hel was born a slave, or maybe she wasn’t. It’s confusing, just like the compulsion that keeps her building… something. When she sees an opportunity to escape aboard a ship, she takes it, not realizing the trouble she’s in for.
Roy “Hellno” Herzog is a pirate who prefers to work alone. Now he’s got a lead on a prize so big it could set him up for life, if he can stomach working with other people. All he has to do is track down one runaway slave.
Dead Stream Curse: A Northern Michigan Asylum Novel (affiliate link)
Murder is not a secret if the dead can tell…
Deep in the forests of Northern Michigan, hidden far back on Spellway Road, stands a long-forgotten mansion. Its curtains stir despite the still air, and behind its shadowed windows lies a secret that has remained locked away for decades.
As the dead begin to murmur their secrets, three strangers are pulled into each other’s fate.
Twenty years ago, Liv committed a terrible act—one she’s tried to bury. Now the past refuses to stay silent. Her nightmares of that fateful night are becoming more vivid by the day, creeping closer to reality. Meanwhile, Mac is haunted by the ghostly figure he glimpsed in the forest, a presence that follows him home and refuses to let him go. And Jesse, broken by the loss of his wife and son, stumbles upon the Spellway mansion and makes a gruesome discovery that binds him to its darkness.
The Turn: The Hollows Begins with Death (affiliate link)
Can science save us when all else fails?
Trisk and her hated rival, Kal, have the same goal: save their species from extinction.
But death comes in the guise of hope when a genetically modified tomato created to feed the world combines with the government’s new tactical virus, giving it an unexpected host and a mode of transport. Plague rises, giving the paranormal species the choice to stay hidden and allow humanity to die, or to show themselves in a bid to save the human race.
Under accusations of scientific misconduct, Trisk and Kal flee across a plague-torn United States to convince leaders of the major paranormal species to save their supposedly weaker kin. Not everyone thinks humanity should be saved, though, and Trisk must fight the prejudices of two societies to prove not only that humanity does have something to offer but also that long-accepted beliefs against women, dark magic, and humanity itself can turn to understanding; that when people are at their worst, the best show their true strength; and that love can hold the world together as a new balance is found.
Miss Fleming Falls in Love (affiliate link)
Miss Amelia Fleming has a very good reason to hate the Earl of Langley. A year ago, her father drowned in the Thames after losing a fortune to Langley at cards. Now her family is broke, her fiancé has broken their engagement, and the debt still hasn’t been paid. Someone has to deal with the earl, but Amelia’s brother doesn’t have the nerve and her mother has fled to France. It’s no business for a gently bred young lady, but the Earl of Langley is about to learn that Amelia Fleming is not your typical young lady . . .
Mary Poppins: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, and Mary Poppins in the Park (affiliate link)
The first four books featuring the world’s most beloved nanny, plus delightful bonus features!
Since the 1934 publication of Mary Poppins, stories of this magical nanny have delighted children and adults for generations. This collection includes the first four tales by P. L. Travers, illustrated by Mary Shepard: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, and Mary Poppins in the Park.
Also including a foreword by Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked, who explores the significant differences between the book and movie versions, and an essay by P. L. Travers about the writing of Mary Poppins, this collection lets you travel with Mary on the east wind to Cherry Tree Lane in these stories that inspired films, a stage show, and young imaginations the world over.
Marrying My Billionaire Boss (affiliate link)
A bachelor auction, a wedding we don’t remember, and a baby we don’t recall making. FML.
I had a plan: move to LA, get a job, find the love of my life. Live happily ever after.
I was on track for this when being assistant to gorgeous billionaire philanthropist Nate Sterling suddenly gets a whole lot more complicated. It’s a dream job…until he asks me to save him from a fur-bikini-wearing, totally psycho ex-girlfriend who is determined to win him at a charity bachelor auction.
All I have to do is outbid her at the auction. Easy, right? But nobody told me Nate and I had to go on an extravagant Las Vegas date afterward. Everything goes off as planned…until Nate and I wake up the next day, hung-over, wearing identical golden wedding bands and with no memory of what happened the night before.
Lighthouse Way (Huckleberry Bay Book 1) (affiliate link)
Luna Winchester’s life is firmly entrenched in the coastal town Huckleberry Bay, Oregon. A fourth-generation light keeper, Luna is carrying on the Winchester tradition by tending to the lighthouse. Plus, she’s decided to renovate a long-abandoned building on the property and make it a B&B, Luna’s Light. Surrounded by family and her two childhood best friends, her life is full.
Wolfe Conrad is in hiding, and he’s come to Huckleberry Bay to heal. A career ending accident on the track nearly took his life, and now he seeks refuge to try and build a new one. The quaint town’s slow pace rattles the man who’s first love is fast cars—and then there’s the beautiful innkeeper, who rattles him in different ways.
Falling in love with Luna definitely isn’t part of Wolfe’s plan. Local legends that tell of unrequited love and despair? Unbelievable. But stranger things have happened, like two strangers falling in love…
Forbidden (affiliate link)
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