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Dante: A Valentino Heirs Novella (affiliate link)
Dante
Being born a Valentino means there’s nothing I can’t get. We are royalty in this school.
Nobody fucks with us. Nobody ever says no.
Until she came waltzing through the hallways with her barely there skirt and white button-up blouse.
I took one look at her and knew she’d be mine. She doesn’t know the rules yet, but she’ll learn.
Nobody tells me what I can and can’t have. Not even her.
Josie
Scoring a scholarship to New York Prep is the beginning of my future. I worked my ass off to get here. I belong here.
At least I hope if I keep telling myself that, I’ll finally start to believe it.
As I stroll through the halls of this elite school with its overindulged occupants, I can’t help but feel like I’ll never belong. I have a plan though.
Keep my head down. Don’t stand out.
That is until I gain the attention of the school’s king, Dante Valentino. No matter how much he thinks he can claim me, I’ll never allow myself to belong to anyone.
Especially him.
The Dashing Date (Do-Over Date Book 5) (affiliate link)
A fresh and flirty page-turner to help your heart embrace new beginnings.
Wanting a fresh start after her fiancé cheats on her, supermodel Missy Peters moves to a new city and opens an upscale clothing boutique. When a puppy darts into traffic, Missy rushes to save the innocent pooch only to be rescued herself by millionaire businessman Nick Zambini who pulls her out of harm’s way.
Nick is intelligent, witty, and his smile makes her belly do somersaults. When Nick suggests they join forces professionally, Missy is all for that enterprise but spending time with him has her wondering if she can risk her heart a second time.
Fire and Nice (affiliate link)
She’s planning to be single forever. He’s hoping to find Mrs. Right.
It’s a war between hearts and hormones when they end up as unexpected roommates.
Cherry Beckett has sworn off of love. Such a cliché, right? Still, she wants nothing to do with it. One-night stands? Sure. Friends with benefits? Maybe. Anything beyond that? Absolutely not. She’s been there and done that – twice, actually – and she has no desire to let it happen again.
Dawson Lee hasn’t dated since his last relationship crashed and burned over a year ago. As a volunteer firefighter, he’d rather deal with actual fires. He might be a romantic at heart, but love just doesn’t seem to be in the cards for him right now, and that’s fine. At least, that’s what he’s going to keep telling himself until the future Mrs. Lee comes along. He didn’t expect her to be wielding a lamp and cursing him out when she finally showed up, though.
On a normal day, Cherry and Dawson’s paths probably wouldn’t have crossed. But the morning Cherry’s house catches fire is anything but normal. Forced to find a new place to live until her house is repaired, she ends up with an unexpected roommate, something that feels suspiciously like a new best friend, and a chance to make her dreams come true.
Taking the Chance (Signature Sweethearts) (affiliate link)
A new widow. A positive pregnancy test. And an old friend who offers her a place to stay.
I never imagined my life would end up this way.
I thought I had everything figured out until I got the call my husband’s been killed in a car accident and realized my period is late.
With no one else to turn to, I run to a familiar face at my husband’s funeral. Luke. My husband’s ex-best friend and my once-upon-a-time confidante.
As the truth of my predicament tumbles out of me, he offers me a place to stay.
And because I’m desperate and vulnerable…I accept.
After all, what other choice do I have?
The Deserted Heart (The Unmarriageable Series Book 1) (affiliate link)
Welcome to a brand-new series from the #1 bestselling author of the Blackhaven Brides series. Introducing Book One in the Unmarriagable Series!
Unmarriageable? Or simply unusual?
There can only be one reason for the proud Duke of Alvan’s proposed visit to Audley Park. He means to offer for Lord Overton’s beautiful daughter, Thomasina, thus saving the family’s waning fortune. In the midst of the hectic preparations for his arrival, Overton’s least marriageable daughter Charlotte remembers to collect her young brothers from school for the holidays. When fog forces them to spend the night at the Hart Inn, they are astonished to find the house deserted, save for one other enigmatic traveler who deals most capably with armed intruders.
Drawn to their unconventional new friend, Charlotte enlists his help to solve the mystery. Amidst the upheaval of the duke’s visit, to say nothing of the chaos caused by Charlotte’s unmanageable pet terrier, the Hart becomes the focus of nefarious doings, kidnappings, and romantic entanglements. For Charlotte is unwise enough to fall hopelessly in love with her sister’s intended husband, and the duke hides too many secrets of his own. Will they find their happily ever after with each other?
Knee Deep (Cam Derringer book 1) (affiliate link)
Cam Derringer’s world is turned upside down with the tragic loss of his wife. Unable to cope, he embarks on a dangerous journey for revenge that leads him deep into the criminal underworld. When the FBI and a sadistic criminal organization start coming after him, will Cam be able to uncover the truth before becoming their next victim? Knee Deep is a thrilling crime fiction novel that takes readers on a heart-stopping ride through every twist and turn. Grab your copy today!
The World Crisis: The Eastern Front (affiliate link)
The fifth and final volume of Winston Churchill’s “remarkable” series, The World Crisis: The Eastern Front tells a gritty, true-to-life account of the combat in eastern Europe—written by someone whose decisions had a profound impact on the success of war efforts both in the East and in the West (Jon Meacham).
While the battle for modern civilization was being fought on the Western Front during World War I, an equally important war—with equally high stakes—was being fought on the Eastern Front, between Russia, Germany, and Germany’s Austrian allies.
It’s rare that a historical account of World War I documents in as much detail the events of the Eastern Front as those of the West. Churchill’s account was one of the first to do so, telling the story of an armed conflict that was shockingly dissimilar from its counterpart in the West.
Scandalous (Banning Sisters Trilogy Book 1) (affiliate link)
An unexpected romance emerges between a young woman desperate to keep her family’s wealth and the man trying to gain it in this first in New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards’s Regency-era series.
England, 1810: When Lady Gabriella Banning receives word that her half-brother, the Earl of Wickham, has died on his tea plantation, she faces the reality that she and her younger sisters, Claire and Elizabeth, are suddenly penniless. The family’s riches will pass to the next male heir—a distant cousin—and the Banning sisters are doomed unless Gabby thinks fast.
Which she does. Pretending that her brother is still alive, Gabby arranges beautiful Claire’s London season. She’ll keep up the pretense just long enough for Claire to marry a fabulously wealthy nobleman. But when a handsome gentleman arrives at the door and claims to be the Earl of Wickham, Gabby’s plan backfires. For if she exposes this mysterious stranger’s deceit, she exposes her own. Bound by secrets and lies, Gabby and the roguish adventurer strike sparks off each other—and soon London society is abuzz over the scandalous pair of “siblings” who appear to be falling in love.
A comprehensive encyclopedia providing the meanings, powers, facts, and folklore for over 1,001 flower species.
For centuries, artists and lovers have used the secret language of flowers, or floriography, to discreetly send overt messages of their desires and emotions. A simple flower could reveal a variety of hidden meanings, from a flirtatious “I like you” to a serious declaration of everlasting love. For example:
A sweet pea reported a friendly “I’m thinking of you”
A lavender rose screamed “Love at first sight”
Geraniums signified “friendship”
Hibiscus wished “Peace and happiness”
S. Thereesa Dietz has meticulously compiled over 1,001 of your favorite flowers into this beautifully updated and definitive guide, complete with full-color illustrations. Organized by both scientific and common names, each species contains fascinating and forgotten symbolic flower meanings from ancient Greek and Roman times to today. Whether used as a reference to create beautifully bespoke wedding bouquets or as a flower companion to plan stunning garden combinations, this comprehensive edition is perfect for every flower lover.
Into the Black: The Extraordinary Untold Story of the First Flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia and the Astronauts Who Flew Her (affiliate link)
Using interviews, NASA oral histories, and recently declassified material, Into the Black pieces together the dramatic untold story of the Columbia mission and the brave people who dedicated themselves to help the United States succeed in the age of space exploration. On April 12, 1981, NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia blasted off from Cape Canaveral. It was the most advanced, state-of-the-art flying machine ever built, challenging the minds and imagination of America’s top engineers and pilots. Columbia was the world’s first real spaceship: a winged rocket plane, the size of an airliner, and capable of flying to space and back before preparing to fly again.
On board were moonwalker John Young and test pilot Bob Crippen. Less than an hour after Young and Crippen’s spectacular departure from the Cape, all was not well. Tiles designed to protect the ship from the blowtorch burn of re-entry were missing from the heat shield. If the damage to Columbia was too great, the astronauts wouldn’t be able to return safely to earth. NASA turned to the National Reconnaissance Office, a spy agency hidden deep inside the Pentagon whose very existence was classified. To help the ship, the NRO would attempt something never done before. Success would require skill, perfect timing, and luck.
The Great Vegan Bean Book: More than 100 Delicious Plant-Based Dishes Packed with the Kindest Protein in Town (affiliate link)
In The Great Vegan Bean Book, author Kathy Hester primes you on everything you need to know about the best way to cook—and eat!—every bean you’ve ever seen (and a few you probably haven’t).
From soaking times, to cooking times, to what to purée, to what to sauté, you’ll be a bean and legume cooking master in no time.
Garbanzo. Cannellini. Fava. Black. Red. Pinto. Great Northern. Butter. They’re one of nature’s most perfect foods and certainly one of the most versatile. Packed with protein, nutrients, and flavor, they are the answer (for both vegans and non-vegans) to getting protein into your meals in the most delicious ways possible.
But with so much versatility and variety, where does one begin? Right inside these very pages, that’s where. There are recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts, snacks, and everything in between.
The Chosen
Reporter January De Lena believes the recent murders of homeless men in Washington, D.C., are all connected to a madman who calls himself “The Sinner.” In order to track him down, she teams up with homicide detective Benjamin North, but it will take more than a handsome cop to protect her when she finds herself in the killer’s path . . .
Missing
When Wes, a former POW struggling with PTSD, meets Ally in the mountains of West Virginia, it brings him back to life. But a neighbor is hiding a secret operation, and he’ll stop at nothing to keep Wes and Ally out of it—and to take Ally for his own.
Sweet Baby
Abandoned as a child and bounced from foster home to foster home, photojournalist Tory Lancaster has finally found someone to love in Brett Hooker, an investigator for the Oklahoma County DA’s Office. When a face from her past triggers a wave of unfamiliar memories, she’ll need Brett’s help if she hopes to learn the truth . . .
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