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A Holiday By Gaslight: A Victorian Christmas Novella (affiliate link)
A Courtship of Convenience
Sophie Appersett is quite willing to marry outside of her class to ensure the survival of her family. But the darkly handsome Mr. Edward Sharpe is no run-of-the-mill London merchant. He’s grim and silent. A man of little emotion–or perhaps no emotion at all. After two months of courtship, she’s ready to put an end to things.
A Last Chance for Love
But severing ties with her taciturn suitor isn’t as straightforward as Sophie envisioned. Her parents are outraged. And then there’s Charles Darwin, Prince Albert, and that dratted gaslight. What’s a girl to do except invite Mr. Sharpe to Appersett House for Christmas and give him one last chance to win her? Only this time there’ll be no false formality. This time they’ll get to know each other for who they really are.
Every Little Thing (Butler, Vermont Book 1) (affiliate link)
He came home to regroup and found his forever.
Grayson Coleman has just moved home to Butler, Vermont after spending years working for a high-powered law firm in Boston. He’s looking for a simpler, less stressful existence in the sleepy little mountain town where he grew up with his siblings and Abbott cousins. Once the holidays are over, he will open a new general law practice. After helping to raise his seven younger siblings, the last thing on Grayson’s mind is a family of his own.
Emma Mulvaney is enjoying a break from her reality as a busy single mother in New York City while she and her daughter, Simone, spend the holidays in Vermont with Emma’s sister, Lucy, and Lucy’s future in-laws, the Abbotts. After meeting Abbott cousin Grayson Coleman and talking to him for hours, Emma is nervous and excited to have dinner alone with him after sharing her deepest, most personal secrets with him.
Empaths and Paws (A Spirits of Tempest Cozy Mystery Book 1) (affiliate link)
The seaside community of Tempest welcomes back one of its daughters as Fiona leaves city stress behind and moves into Mortimer House—the family Victorian she inherited.
A sensitive, Fiona loves animals and soon finds herself adopted by a rambunctious mini schnauzer, Lizzie Borden, and an adorable kitten, Henrietta. Together with some old friends, Fiona converts the aged mansion into a boarding house, but not all the guests who come to stay are alive.
How does a dead body find its way into a bedroom wall? And will Fiona find her Aunt Mable’s missing ferret, Sherlock Holmes? It’s only one read away.
Christmas in Wishful (affiliate link)
DANCE ME A DREAM
As guardian to her younger siblings, Tara Honeycutt has forgotten what it’s like to be a normal twenty-something. When a major gas line breaks, leaving them with no heat, no hot water, and no way to cook for Christmas, Jace Applewhite invites Tara and her sibs out to his family’s Christmas tree farm. Will a good old fashioned farmhouse Christmas be enough to get Tara to give him a second glance?
THE CHRISTMAS FOUNTAIN
After finding out her Mr. Right was actually Mr. Wrong, Mary Alice is taking a break from love to chair her favorite holiday charity. Chad thinks volunteering is the perfect way to get to know his Christmas crush. Will he manage to overcome her once bitten, twice shy caution?
A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS
Hannah’s waiting tables at Wishful’s Dinner Belles diner and dreaming of getting an interior design business off the ground. What better way to practice and show off her skills than with some holiday decorating? Jaded Ryan, an Army medic on leave, and his cantankerous great uncle, Percy, are desperately in need of Christmas cheer—and a referee. Can Hannah’s warmth thaw these frosty hearts?
Flint River Series Box Set (affiliate link)
Run For The Hills Her stalker wants her for himself… Or dead… Equine therapist, Joscelyn Turner, escapes for her life to Montana where she meets two brothers–Trent, the charming rancher, and Cade, a darkly handsome Marine veteran running from his own demons. When her past catches up with her, will Joscelyn reveal what she knows in time to save those she’s come to love?
Hidden In The Hills Evil lurks in the hills of Flint River, Montana… A Neo-Nazi terrorist is on the run from the FBI… Will rancher, Trent Stone forgive his ex, Tonya in time to save her from becoming the next victim?
Danger In The Hills While searching for terrorists and a mysterious woman in the woods of Idaho, Agent Jack Stone goes missing. A brutal blizzard hits the mountains, and Jack is caught in the storm—wounded and unprepared. Can he survive the winter storm? Just as Jack loses consciousness he glimpses the enigmatic woman. But is she friend or foe?
Speak of the Wicked Book 9 (affiliate link)
Now a chief agent for USCAB’s paranormal division, newlywed Mandy Rowling has arrived. Unfortunately, Manhattan’s social elite have little regard for her, except for the very wealthy Mrs. Karen Rosenberg who, it turns out, is in need of someone with paranormal skills.
During a holiday gathering turned scammy séance at the Rosenberg mansion, a prickly ghost hints that Mr. Rosenberg—believed to have passed away due to an unfortunate accident—may have actually died of suspicious causes. Long hidden secrets are revealed, casting blame on the Upper East Side’s crème-de-le-crème, and proving everyone should be thankful for the girl who can speak to spirits in this wild ninth installment of the madcap Manhattan Mystery series.
A Duke for the Icy Spinster (affiliate link)
“Your charms don’t work on me, Your Grace…”
Visiting a friend in the countryside, Duke Charles never expected to meet the most alluring spinster. Nor that for the first time a woman would not long for his attention…
Jane is determined to never be fooled by a gentleman again. So when Charles’ perfect facade crumbles, she knows what she must do…
Avoid him like the plague! Yet as they are forced to spend the next days together, Charles is determined to win her over. And his plan is clear: haunt her every day until she can only think of him…
Time Management from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule—and Your Life (affiliate link)
The updated and expanded edition of the New York Times–bestselling author’s guide to managing your schedule and freeing up time.
In this thoroughly revised second edition, Julie Morgenstern takes her groundbreaking from-the-inside-out approach to time management to a whole new level. This volume enhances her proven three-step program—Analyze, Strategize, Attack—with invaluable new tools, tips, and exercises that will help you create a balanced life, one where you’re in control and satisfied with what you’ve accomplished at the end of every day.
For readers struggling to keep their heads above water, Morgenstern’s all-new quick-start program is a lifeline that offers the breathing room needed to approach the three-step program calmly and with confidence.
Once-a-Month Cooking Family Favorites: More Great Recipes That Save You Time and Money (affiliate link)
Recipes and food preparation tips that allow home cooks to spend less time in the kitchen while enjoying homemade meals every night.
Mimi Wilson and Mary Beth Lagerborg are back with a brand new book that features their Once-A-Month Cooking ™ technique guaranteed to save time and money. Filled with all-new cycles—two one-month cycles, two two-week cycles, and three specialty cycles: gourmet, summer, and gluten-free—their trademark method remains the same: You shop for an entire cycle all at once, buying in bulk and saving money. You do all the food prep for the cycle the next day, freezing and refrigerating what needs to be kept cold, stocking the pantry when appropriate. Then, as the family assembles for mealtime, you do some quick finishing and it’s ready—fast and delicious! Once-a-Month Cooking™ Family Favorites has something for every kind of eater and includes such soon-to-be favorites as:
-Adobe Chicken
-Baked Mediterranean Cod
-Chicken Wild Rice Soup
-County-Style Ribs
-Texas-Style Lasagna
Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy (affiliate link)
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy have remained, from 1927 to the present day, the screen’s most famous and popular comedy double act, celebrated by legions of fans. But despite many books about their films and individual lives, there has never been a fully researched, definitive narrative biography of the duo, from birth to death.
Louvish traces the early lives of Stanley Jefferson and Norvell Hardy and the surrounding minstrel and variety theatre, which influenced all of their later work. Louvish examines the rarely seen solo films of both our heroes, prior to their serendipitous pairing in 1927, in the long-lost short “Duck Soup.” The inspired casting teamed them until their last days. Both often married, they found balancing their personal and professional lives a nearly impossible feat.
Saved by modern medicine before she could die, Sonja Blue is a living vampire who still possesses a soul and is determined to hunt down creatures that prey on the innocent, while searching for the vampire lord who created her.
Sunglasses After Dark: As Sonja investigates a sleazy televangelist named Catherine Wheele, she finds herself up against a powerful inhuman adversary. Her greatest foe remains the Other, the demonic personality with whom she is locked in a constant battle for control of their shared body. Can Sonja overcome her inner demon in time to rescue an innocent man from Catherine Wheele’s unholy clutches?
Her Surrender (Fire and Ice Book 1) (affiliate link)
Natalie
Betrayal has left me shattered, vulnerable, and alone.
So when an invitation to a clandestine club thrusts me into uncharted territory, even a good girl like me can’t help but feel intrigued.
And that’s where it all began.
With him.
When my eyes lock with his ice-blue gaze, I’m lost in a stormy sea laced with frosty allure.
I’m drawn to him like a moth to a flame, even if I’m destined to get burned.
Alex
Love is a realm I vowed to avoid—until those innocent and bewitching green eyes unravel my resolve.
Despite my uncertainty, I coax her to agree to a temporary relationship, opening the door to explore every unspoken desire.
But I know I should be careful with her.
Instead, I ignore the warnings and allow my judgment to become clouded.
Malinche: A Novel (affiliate link)
A brilliant and multilingual woman, Malinalli has been reviled throughout Mexican history for the betrayal of her people—but her role was actually much more complex.
When a young Malinalli’s tribe was conquered and enslaved by the Aztec warriors, her grandmother imparted to her that their founding forefather god, Quetzalcoatl, had abandoned them—but he was destined to return with the rising sun and save her tribe from captivity. When the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés first arrives, she—like many—believes he is the reincarnated forefather god of her tribe, here to free them.
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