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The Wife Situation (Billionaire Situation Book 1) (affiliate link)
The grumpy billionaire accuses me of stealing, has me fired, and now wants me to be his temporary wife. I think he’s lost his mind.
Easton Calloway needs a wifey, pronto, and he chooses me to temporarily fill the position. While I want to tell him to eff off, I can’t walk away from the temptation. So, I do what any broke actress living in New York City would do, and I agree to the terms and conditions.
It should be easy—a year of marriage, a cushy penthouse in the city, and a spending allowance. After three hundred sixty-five days, I’ll receive divorce papers and a check in the mail. All I have to do is pretend we’re happily married without falling in love.
Doable, right? Wrong.
Rolling Thunder (Coastal Fury Book 1) (affiliate link)
Back in his day, Ethan Marston was the best of the best when it came to taking down the worst of the worst in Miami. Now though? Well, he’s just a humble bar owner with a story to tell, a girl to save, and a few drinks to make… or is he?
The Bloomin’ Psychic Boxed Set: Books 1-3 (affiliate link)
Forty-two-year-old Mia Thorne is not living her best life. After a disastrous career-and-relationship-ending event, she escapes New York City and moves to a sleepy river town in Pennsylvania, courtesy of a dead aunt she never knew. Aunt Hazel was the reclusive family nut, a self-proclaimed psychic. Of course, Mia’s dad always told her that she, too, had the gift, but after his death, her mother made sure to squelch the notion. No square pegs allowed!
Aunt Hazel’s old cottage is only slightly better than the decrepit gardens surrounding it. Mia doesn’t know the first thing about gardening and expects this will be one more failure on her seemingly endless list. Even Aunt Hazel’s ancient cat seems to have pegged her as a loser.
Maple Sugar and Magic (Crescent Moon Mysteries) (affiliate link)
Welcome to Hemlock Hollow, where the maple syrup flows, the magic never stops, and at least one moose talks…
Life’s been a struggle recently for fifty-four-year-old witch Renee Zinn. But when she returns to her Vermont hometown for Thanksgiving, her everyday troubles are turned upside down by glowing sap, enchanted fireflies, and trees that refuse to lose their leaves.
Despite her sister’s push to sell the family’s general store, Renee finds herself drawn back to Hemlock Hollow. But there’s more to the old shop than meets the eye, as Renee soon discovers — in a whirlwind of magic, misadventure, singing wildlife, and endless cups of maple-infused everything.
A small town with endless secrets, strange phenomena, and forever friends…
The Lone Star Lawman (Texas Justice Book 1) (affiliate link)
He never lets anything get to him. Except her.
Police Chief Shane Highwater has the respect of the entire town of Last Stand, Texas, and they all believe he was blameless when an accident several months ago ended one life and tore apart another. All except reporter Liliana Jones, who blames him for her fiancé’s death.
There’s more to the story than she knows, secrets that might change her mind. Secrets Shane can’t tell her. But oh, does he want to, because Lily Jones is the first woman he’s been undeniably drawn to in a very long time.
When a tragedy in town throws them together, Lily is forced to admit Shane is everything everyone said he was and ignoring the growing attraction is near impossible, and she’s no longer sure she wants to. Has her change of heart come too late?
Once Upon A One-Night Stand: Romancing The Boss (affiliate link)
When my ex-boyfriend made a grand spectacle at my expense last night, I thought I’d hit rock bottom. But then came the job offer I didn’t see coming—from Lynx Grove, of all people. Yes, that Lynx Grove. The dangerously charming, commitment-phobic billionaire whose name still makes my heart skip a beat… and not always in a good way.
He’s the man behind my steamy, one-night mistake—the one I vowed never to think about again. Now, he’s back with a proposition that could change everything: work for him and watch my career soar. The catch? We’ll be spending way too much time together.
Lynx is magnetic, maddening, and completely off-limits. His sultry smiles and irresistible allure scream trouble, and his “strictly business” policy should make things easy. Spoiler alert: it doesn’t. Because even though he’s all wrong for me, resisting him feels impossible.
The Weybourne Witches (affiliate link)
1600s, The village of Weybourne, Norfolk
Brigid Netherwell is accused of witchcraft and condemned to death in front of her young daughter Willow who vows to record her family’s story.
Decades later, twin sisters Myrtle and Marigold Netherwell are forced to confront the dark secrets of the past and the legacy of the Netherwell women…
Step into their world and awaken your own magic.
Mr. Timothy (affiliate link)
From the author of Courting Mr. Lincoln comes an audacious take on the beloved Dickens character as an ambitious young man. It’s the Christmas season, and Mr. Timothy Cratchit, not the pious child the world thought he was, has just buried his father. He’s also struggling to bury his past as a cripple and shed his financial ties to his benevolent “Uncle” Ebenezer by losing himself in the thick of London’s underbelly. He boards at a brothel in exchange for teaching the mistress how to read and spends his nights dredging the Thames for dead bodies—and the treasures in their pockets.
Timothy’s life takes a sharp turn when he discovers the bodies of two dead girls, each seared with the same cruel brand on the upper arm. The sight of their horror-struck faces compels Timothy to become the protector of another young girl, Philomela, from the fate the others suffered at the hands of a dangerous and powerful man.
Hate Follow: the Tensions of Modern Motherhood (affiliate link)
This riveting, thought-provoking novel pulls back the curtain on influencer culture to reveal a story of a mother and daughter grappling with what they owe one another as they struggle to navigate life in the glaring public eye.
Influencer Whitney Golden has it all: beautiful, photogenic children; a handsome new boyfriend; a gorgeous house; and designer clothes and beauty products that arrive on her doorstep every day. After spending years building her brand as a widowed mother of four (including twins!) to over a million followers, the thirty-seven-year-old is at the peak of her career.
But it all comes to a screeching halt when Mia, her teenaged daughter, announces she’s tired of the social media life.
The Beauty and the Beast (affiliate link)
Act Like It (London Celebrities Book 1) (affiliate link)
Richard Troy used to be the hottest actor in London, but the only thing firing up lately is his temper. We all love to love a bad boy, but Richard’s antics have made him Enemy Number One, breaking the hearts of fans across the city.
Have the tides turned? Has English rose Lainie Graham made him into a new man?
Sources say the mismatched pair has been spotted at multiple events, arm in arm and hip to hip. From fits of jealousy to longing looks and heated whispers, onlookers are stunned by this blooming romance.
Could the rumors be right? Could this unlikely romance be the real thing? Or are these gifted stage actors playing us all?
Last Summer on State Street: A Novel (affiliate link)
Even when we lose it all, we find the strength to rebuild.
Felicia “Fe Fe” Stevens is living with her vigilantly loving mother and older teenaged brother, whom she adores, in building 4950 of Chicago’s Robert Taylor Homes. It’s the summer of 1999, and her high-rise is next in line to be torn down by the Chicago Housing Authority. She, with the devout Precious Brown and Stacia Buchanan, daughter of a Gangster Disciple Queen-Pin, form a tentative trio and, for a brief moment, carve out for themselves a simple life of Double Dutch and innocence. But when Fe Fe welcomes a mysterious new friend, Tonya, into their fold, the dynamics shift, upending the lives of all four girls.
As their beloved neighborhood falls down around them, so too do their friendships and the structures of the four girls’ families. Fe Fe must make the painful decision of whom she can trust and whom she must let go.
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