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The Final Hunt: A Thriller (affiliate link)
Alone in a hunting cabin, off-grid in an untamed wilderness. How does a marriage come to this?
After John disappeared while hunting—presumed dead from a bear attack—Cameron found the crime photos. His role in the recent Seattle serial murders was discovered. The media destroyed her reputation. She lost her dental practice, is on the brink of losing her home.
Everyone has a secret. But if her husband could hide the unimaginable from her, who’s to say he’s truly dead?
Married to a Scandalous Spinster (Sisters of Convenience Book 1) (affiliate link)
“I wake up to find you in my bed, and it’s my doing?”
To be called Lady Highbrow is one thing, but to be known as the daughter of a drunkard and a gambler is Gemma’s worst nightmare come true.
As the Duke of Larsen, Wyatt must fulfill his duties by marrying a quiet bride with exceptional manners… despite being a notorious rake himself.
Still, waking up next to Ton’s most scandalous lady on the eve of his wedding was not part of his plan. Nor was the passion she ignites in him…
Exposed in Darkness: In Darkness Book 1 (affiliate link)
Just days before the running of the biggest thoroughbred horse race in the world, an act of bioterrorism kills Kentucky’s lieutenant governor, and former FBI Special Agent Brooke Fairfax receives a video of the murder from her long-time anonymous source. When Brooke discovers domestic terrorists are actually after the governor—her late husband’s brother—and that the radicals are eyeing more targets, she heads to Kentucky to stop the threat.
Shortly after the political assassination, the FBI zeroes in on one person: international mogul Declan O’Roark. Though Brooke has been out of the game since her husband was murdered, her former boss thinks she is the perfect candidate to connect Declan to the crime.
Despite the FBI clearly establishing means and opportunity, Declan remains unfazed; his motives have nothing to do with murder, but with getting closer to Brooke Fairfax. And Brooke finds the case becoming even more unclear as she falls for the FBI’s number one suspect.
Theodora: actress, prostitute, mistress, feminist. And Byzantine Empress of the Roman world. Stephen: handsome Syrian boy, wizard’s apprentice, palace eunuch. And Secretary to the Empress. How does this unlikely pair become such allies that one day Empress Theodora asks Stephen to write her biography?
From a very young age, Theodora, daughter of a circus bearkeeper in Constantinople, sets her sights well above her station in life. Her exquisite beauty sets her apart on stages and in the eyes of men.
Stephen, a Syrian lad of striking good looks, is sold by his parents to a Persian wizard, who teaches him a skill in languages that will serve him well.
By the time Destiny brings them together in Antioch, Theodora has undergone heart-rending trials and a transformation, while Stephen has been sold again . . . and castrated.
Discover the enduring bond that, however imperfect, prompts Theodora—as Empress—to request palace eunuch Stephen to write her biography.
Locked Away (DCI Alice Candy Book 1) (affiliate link)
Catnapped: A Pawsitively Purrfect Match (affiliate link)
A matchmaking cat may be their only hope for a happily ever after.
Maggie isn’t a fan of people. Or maybe it would be more accurate to say that people aren’t a fan of Maggie. Therefore, when she inherits a house and enough money to retreat from the world, she happily embraces the opportunity, bringing only her cat along for company.
Jackson is the sheriff of his shifter town. He deals with people all day long and for the most part, enjoys his job. Until the crazy human who just moved to town reports a catnapping. He’s not exactly leaping at the opportunity to track down a missing pet. Then he discovers the crazy human is his mate.
Genghis Khat has a mission: find his human companion a mate. The only problem? Her mate is the sheriff and she’s not exactly a fan. It’s going to take a lot of work to make this match a pawsitively purrfect one.
The New Plant Parent: Develop Your Green Thumb and Care for Your House-Plant Family (affiliate link)
The creator of Instagram’s House Plant Journal mixes love with scientific logic in this beautifully photographed guide for indoor gardeners.
For indoor gardeners everywhere, Darryl Cheng offers a new way to grow healthy house plants. He teaches the art of understanding a plant’s needs and giving it a home with the right balance of light, water, and nutrients. With this book, indoor gardeners can be less a passive follower of rules for the care of each species and much more the confident, active grower, relying on observation and insight. And in the process, the plant owner becomes a plant lover, bonded to these beautiful living things by a simple love and appreciation of nature.
Running on Empty No More: Transform Your Relationships with Your Partner, Your Parents & Your Children (affiliate link)
Since the publication of Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect, many thousands of people have learned that invisible Childhood Emotional Neglect, or CEN, has been weighing on them their entire lives, and are now in the process of recovery. Running on Empty No More: Transform Your Relationships will offer even more solutions for the effects of CEN on people’s lives: how to talk about CEN, and heal it, in relationships with partners, parents, and children.
“Filled with examples of well-meaning people struggling in their relationships, Jonice Webb not only illustrates what’s missing between adults and their parents, husbands, and their wives, and parents and their children; she also explains exactly what to do about it.” —Terry Real, internationally recognized family therapist, speaker and author, Good Morning America, The Today Show, 20/20, Oprah, and The New York Times
Diamond (Gambler’s Daughters Trilogy Book 1) (affiliate link)
Diamond Houston is singing for tips in a rundown roadhouse when her idol—the tall and temptingly handsome musician Jesse Eagle—walks in. Not only could Jesse be Diamond’s ticket to Nashville, but he also does something special to her when their eyes meet. Diamond can’t ignore the unspoken promise of nights to remember . . . and the one thing she desires most of all: true love.
The voice of an angel brought Jesse back to this small I town in middle-of-nowhere Tennessee. And now that he’s met Diamond Houston, he is enchanted by much more than her remarkable talent. But proud and beautiful Diamond is nobody’s one-night stand; if he wants her, he’ll have to change his rambling ways. And Jesse may have to risk everything if he wants this rare jewel to sparkle for him alone.
Smooth-Talking Cowboy (The Gold Valley Novels) (affiliate link)
Olivia Logan has a plan: win back her ex by making him see what he’s missing. But first she needs to find a man who’s willing to play along. With his laid-back cowboy charm and knack for getting under her skin, Luke Hollister is an unlikely hero—but he wants her help convincing her father to sell him land, which means he needs her as much as she needs him.
Luke likes his life—and his women—uncomplicated. So why does good girl Olivia heat his blood like no one else? She’s always been off-limits, but the more time they spend as Gold Valley’s hottest new “couple,” the more real it’s starting to feel. Luke was supposed to help her win back another man . . . not keep her in his arms. But now that he has her there, he’s not sure he’ll ever let go.
Dancers in the Dark (affiliate link)
Passion and terror drive a young dancer into a vampire’s tempting arms in this classic paranormal romance by the author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels.
Rue LeMay is desperate for cash when she takes a job as a dancer at Blue Moon Entertainment. Her tough childhood has prepared her to handle just about anything, including the enigmatic vampires she must dance with at Blue Moon. But she isn’t prepared for the sparks that fly when she meets her regular dance partner, the inscrutable Sean McClendon, a three-hundred-year-old redheaded vampire from Dublin. And when Rue finds herself hunted by a terrifying stalker, Sean may be the only one she can trust . . .
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