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All I Want For Christmas Is You (Calamity Falls) (affiliate link)
Her children are grown, her ex betrayed her in the worst way, and it’s her first Christmas alone. What better way to spend it than with the hottest man she’s ever seen? She deserves a little fun after losing everything she’s worked so hard for.
Margot Rhodes is glad to wake up in her hotel room to an empty bed. Her one and only hookup was phenomenal, but she doesn’t need to say goodbye to a man she’ll never see again. Except when she comes downstairs…she finds him in the lobby.
A snowstorm shut down the airport, and now she’s stuck with him for three days.
She needs to rebuild her life–not fall for some guy who lives two thousand miles away–so she does her best to avoid him, but the infuriating man keeps teaming up with her in the holiday events the hotel owner’s arranged to keep her guests happy.
And then, when it’s time to go their separate ways, he makes an offer she can’t refuse. It requires a move to his hometown…but what does she have to lose? She’s starting from the bottom which means the only way forward is up.
Baking is Murder (Bee’s Bakehouse Book 1) (affiliate link)
It was supposed to be a fresh start after losing her job and getting divorced, but the day after Jessie Henderson moves to Springdale, the whole town is thrown into chaos by the news that somebody has been murdered.
Worse still, one of the last places the victim was seen was in Jessie’s aunt’s coffee shop.
Jessie doesn’t know the first thing about police investigations, but she can’t help but get involved when she discovers that one of her childhood friends is the prime suspect and nobody believes that she’s been set up.
Can Jessie save her friend and avoid putting herself in danger?
Murder in the Grotto (Lottie Sprigg Country House Book 2) (affiliate link)
Festivities turn fatal at the Christmas Fayre
Christmas at Fortescue Manor is always celebrated in style. The highlight is the annual Christmas Fayre hosted by Lord and Lady Buckley-Phipps. With ice skating, entertainment, and tobogganing, Lottie Sprigg and her dog, Rosie, are looking forward to the festivities!
But Lottie’s sleuthing skills are called upon when a body is found in the spooky shell grotto in the manor house grounds. Locals have long said the place is cursed. Can Lottie separate fact from fiction and uncover the culprit before the body count rises?
Fate and flooding rains brought them together. Secrets may tear them apart.
Daisy’s car is stalled in the middle of a flooded creek, with the water rising quickly. Dale is in no mood to rescue the woman about to be swept away by a raging tropical storm, who’s clearly a city girl. But he soon finds out Daisy is a determined to get her own way, with plenty of secrets to hide. Then, a woman is found drowned, and everyone become suspects in a murder investigation. On a night full of chaos, Dale and Daisy uncover the truth about the killer, but how can Dale protect this woman who’s stolen his heart?
Highlander’s Royal Blood (Highlands’ Formidable Warriors) (affiliate link)
Falling for her was not part of his duty.
Katherine Mcdougal had three years to prepare for her coronation ceremony, but that does not make her any less nervous. After all, it is not common for an eighteen-year-old lass to become the leader of a Scottish clan!
Yet, Katherine, being the former Laird’s cousin, is the only legitimate heir to the title, a fate many would kill for. Indeed, the first attack against her life takes place the very first day of her ruling, and it is evident that to take the lead of the clan, she will have to go through hell.
Cameron McAuley is a fabled warrior and the one who had escorted Katherine to safety after her cousin’s death. Today, seeing her taking the lead of her clan, he is surprised of how much the once spoiled girl has grown. When he learns that after the current events, he is once again appointed to protect the young lass, he protests. Being unable to mouth a good excuse, he will once more fight for her.
The Ruthless Duke (When A Duke Vows Book 1) (affiliate link)
“If only you knew what you do to me…”
Vowing to never become a pushover like his father, Duke Percy shows no mercy. He demands what he is owed and takes what he wants. And the moment he lays eyes on Marina, he knows he wants her more than anything…
Pressured to marry as soon as possible, Marina should curve the fickle Duke’s advances. Yet, attending a party at his house, seeing him every day, feeling his hands on her… There is only so much temptation a woman can take!
In the same breath that he promises to woo her, Percy warns Marina. He will never marry. And yet she cannot resist kissing him. But when a man who offers Marina everything she wants halts their game of desire, Percy must choose: open his heart, or lose her forever?
All That He Wants: The Billionaire’s Seduction – The Complete Series (affiliate link)
When Prince Charming is a billionaire and Cinderella is an office temp…
For fans of Billionaire Romance… a dark retelling of Cinderella set in the world of the ultra-rich.
Lily’s having a terrible day at her temp job when tall, dark, and stunningly handsome walks in.
Connor is the hottest guy she’s ever seen, not to mention utterly charming and mysterious.
After a midnight tryst in the company boardroom, he whisks her away on a whirlwind romance full of luxury penthouses and private jets.
But then dark figures from Connor’s past rear their ugly heads –
Including Connor’s evil ex-fiancee.
The Lighthouse Sisters (affiliate link)
1940: For sisters Alice and Jenny life is just beginning when the Nazis seize control of the island of Jersey, driving the girls down separate paths. While Alice is forced by the enemy to work in the German hospital, Jenny is attracted to the circle of islanders rising up to resist the occupiers. And as the war tightens its grip, it will cause each of the sisters to make an extraordinary choice, experience unimaginable heartbreak and emerge forever changed…
1996: The war may have ended decades earlier, but for the elegant woman sitting alone now, the images live on in her memory: her sister’s carefree laughter, the inky black of a German soldier’s boots, the little boats that never came back. And the one constant through it all: the lighthouse that always guided them back to the island…
Build an iconic shopping experience that your customers love—and a work environment that your employees love being a part of—using this blueprint from Trader Joe’s visionary founder, Joe Coulombe.
Infuse your organization with a distinct personality and culture that draws customers in a way that simply competing on price cannot.
Joe Coulombe founded what would become Trader Joe’s in the late 1960s and helped shape it into the beloved, quirky food chain it is today. Realizing early on that he could not compete and win by playing the same game his bigger competitors were playing, he decided to build a store for educated people of somewhat modest means. He brought in unusual products from around the world and promoted them in the Fearless Flyer, providing customers with background on how they were sourced and their nutritional value. He also gave the stores a tiki theme to reinforce the exotic trader ship concept with employees wearing Hawaiian shirts.
Songbirds of Sedona (affiliate link)
In the heart of Arizona, nestled among the red rocks and lush orchards, two vastly different worlds collide.
When Lori Hawthorne trades her high-powered city life for the unexpected inheritance of her late aunt’s neglected fruit farm in Sedona, Arizona, she soon realizes that mending a broken orchard is only half the battle. Seeking a chance to rewrite her story, she’s determined to breathe new life into both the farm and her own existence.
Gemma Walker, newly released from prison, is searching for a fresh start and a chance to rebuild her life. When a unique rehabilitation program brings her to Rosefield Farm, she finds solace in the nurturing routine of farm life and the unexpected kindness of her new employer.
As Gemma grapples with her past and Lori unearths family secrets, an unlikely love blossoms and they’re reminded that even in the harshest landscapes, hope can take root and flourish.
In the business of unfinished business…
Tristan Everett has always preferred the company of the dead because they usually don’t talk back. Being a somewhat awkward introvert working as a pathologist at the Hackney Public Mortuary suits him just fine. That is, until a freak accident with a rogue ice cube and suddenly he can see ghosts.
Just when he thought his life couldn’t get any weirder, sassy drag queen, Dusty Le Frey, is wheeled in with a toe tag and she’s not prepared to go quietly into the light. Not only is she furious at the prospect of spending eternity in last season’s gold lame, she’s determined that he help her solve her murder.
You’re the Reason (Home to Heritage Book 1) (affiliate link)
How could she ever love the man blamed for her brother’s death? A novel of Redemption, Forgiveness, and Unrequited Love in this Home to Heritage novel.
“Tari Faris delivers a masterful blend of romance and redemption in this compelling tale that will tug at your heartstrings and inspire your soul. A must-read for anyone who believes in the power of second chances.” USA Today best-selling author Susan May Warren
She never intended to return to Heritage.
When an injury sidelines her, Grace Howell leaves her life as a ballerina and returns to Heritage, Michigan, to heal. Teaching dance is just a temporary gig, until she finds herself unexpectedly charmed by small-town life and her growing attachment to Seth Warner, a man from her past with a troubled history of his own.
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