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The Things We Carry (The Town Book 1) (affiliate link)
Two couples.
Two daughters.
Two sons.
One tragedy.
Too many secrets.
Lauren Rivers has it all. Two beautiful daughters, a doting husband, and a home that belongs on the cover of a magazine. She also has roots that run deep in the esteemed beach town of Flagport, Massachusetts. When Evie Sullivan moves across the street, the two become fast friends. Evie is nothing like Lauren’s other friends. She’s quiet, contemplative, and holds steady to her modest upbringing. These are the things that Lauren loves about her new best friend. But that all changes when Lauren’s teenage daughter, Lily, is in a car accident. As Lauren races to the hospital to see the daughter she’s always put on a pedestal, she runs into Evie’s family. What she finds out next will threaten their friendship forever. Fears set in, secrets come to the surface, and one of the women must come to terms with her past.
Winning the Earl of Winchester (Secret Wallflower Society Book 1) (affiliate link)
Miss Calliope Haversham has eighteen days.
Eighteen days before she turns twenty-one and becomes a spinster.
Eighteen days before her inheritance is passed on to her loathsome cousin Beatrice.
Eighteen days before she must marry a stranger… or lose everything she has.
But Calliope isn’t worried. She has a plan. One that involves a bit of luck, the help of her daring best friend, and the curmudgeonly (albeit very handsome) Earl of Winchester. All she needs to do is secure an invitation to London’s most elite ball (something which she has no hope of getting), convince the earl to dance (something he never does), and have him propose before the night is over (something he has vowed never to do).
How hard can it possibly be?
The Missing American (The Edie Fox Detective Agency Book 1) (affiliate link)
New to the private investigator game, Edie Fox is delighted when a handsome American client with disconcertingly dazzling teeth asks her to find his missing cousin, Isabella. Especially when he leaves her a bundle of cash to get started.
However, the case quickly gets complicated, and so does her life when a one-night stand from her Oxford university days gets in touch and asks if her 26-year-old daughter, Maeve, is also his child.
Juggling a chaotic home, a brimming wine glass, a daughter besotted with her new-found daddy, and a rekindled old flame, Edie must try to focus on the job.
But with unreliable witnesses, a less than trustworthy client, and an assistant with her mind on other things, Edie will be up against it and risks losing all.
Inn Close Proximity (Sunny Beach Bed and Breakfast Book 1) (affiliate link)
Julie, a new business owner with laser focus and ambition to match, is determined to make her dreams of opening a bed and breakfast a reality. Her four besties are all in and ready to conquer the market with her. There’s only one tiny problem, Alex, her brother’s best friend, and the architect they’ve hired to help them.
Alex and Julie can’t seem to stop bickering as they pick fights with each other and struggle to agree on anything. Alex promised Julie’s brother he wouldn’t touch her, but there’s no denying the sizzling attraction between them.
Throw in four opinionated business partners and two overbearing Latina moms, and the recipe for chaos is complete. Will Julie and Alex rise above it all, finish the project, and find true love, before they kill each other?
Queens and Monsters (The Blood Falls Book 1) (affiliate link)
She is the enemy…and he is sworn to protect her.
Just out of sight exists a world of magic, vampires, monsters and royalty all on the brink of war…
One minute I’m a happy little book nerd sharing a pizza with my new friend. The next…well that’s hard to explain. Turns out my new friend isn’t actually human and all those stories about vampires, werewolves, witches, and things that go bump in the night are real.
Also, her insanely hot brother is my fated mate and once we get a taste (ahem) of each other, it’s really hard to keep our hands to ourselves.
Only problem is my real family is kind of the enemy and I’m somehow the key to stopping some inevitable war. The stories I usually read in books are now my real life.
My insanely hot real life.
American Cozy: Hygge-Inspired Ways to Create Comfort & Happiness (affiliate link)
The Burning Sky (The Elemental Trilogy) (affiliate link)
Iolanthe Seabourne is the greatest elemental mage of her generation—or so she’s been told. The one prophesied for years to be the savior of the Realm. It is her duty and destiny to face and defeat the Bane, the most powerful tyrant and mage the world has ever known. This would be a suicide task for anyone, let alone a reluctant sixteen-year-old girl with no training.
Guided by his mother’s visions and committed to avenging his family, Prince Titus has sworn to protect Iolanthe even as he prepares her for their battle with the Bane. But he makes the terrifying mistake of falling in love with the girl who should have been only a means to an end. Now, with the servants of the tyrant closing in, Titus must choose between his mission—and her life.
Meridian (affiliate link)
Meridian draws from Walker’s own experiences working alongside some of the heroes of the civil rights movement, and the novel stands as a shrewd and affecting document of the dissolution of the Jim Crow South.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Alice Walker including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.
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