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3:AM Kisses (affiliate link)
Baya Brighton is looking forward to her first year at Whitney Briggs University, new friends, dorm life, and finally being close to her brother again. Love is the last thing on the list, but when Baya meets her brother’s roommate she begins to have thoughts and feelings that make even her blush.
Bryson Edwards has a secret he prefers buried in the past and long forgotten. He keeps himself busy with the important things, loose girls, fast cars, and long nights working at the string of bars his family owns. When his roommate’s sister shows up on the scene, she’s far too innocent and sweet for him but he can’t shake Baya out of his mind and worse, it looks like she’s seeping into his heart as well.
Baya seems determined to show her brother she’s not a little kid and equally determined to use Bryson’s body to prove her point. It’s been made pretty clear that Baya is off limits to Bryson but their undeniable sparks explode into a whole lot more than just a few 3:AM KISSES.
Bought the Farm Mysteries Books 1-3 (Bought-the-Farm Mystery) (affiliate link)
When a disillusioned big city exec buys a hobby farm in her hometown, she plans to launch a cozy inn among adorable animals. The only hitch? In quaint Clover Grove, the good life comes with a side order of mayhem, mystery and murder.
Ivy Galloway’s border collie is a certified canine genius. When she rescued Keats, the dog helped her put a killer behind bars, and when murder comes to Runaway Farm, he’s ready to do the same again. This dog loves a job and his eerily accurate intuition leads Ivy into some strange and dangerous places.
The chief of police, AKA Chief Hottie, asks Ivy to play it safer, but these amateur sleuths aren’t easily deterred. With Keats’ sheepdog savvy and Ivy’s decades of experience in human resources, they become a skilled crime-solving team, alongside an inquisitive cat, eccentric animals and quirky friends.
No matter how much dirt they dig up, one thing is certain… Ivy and Keats will keep rescuing each other all over again.
To Steal a Duke (The Sisterhood of Independent Ladies Book 1) (affiliate link)
She didn’t steal. She simply took what was rightfully hers—including his heart.
Charles, Duke of Hasterton, admired and respected for his cunning business acumen both at home and abroad has an astounding secret. He is imaginary. But his brilliant twin sister Cecilia is quite real. She was born in Germany after her father died and taught to guard the title, wealth, and power like the rare stolen treasure that it is. After all, as a daughter, she could never inherit the dukedom legally.
Cecilia and her mother cultivate the ruse of the fictional duke quite nicely. Everybody who is anybody in London believes His Grace resides with them at their stunning residence in Germany. Their acquaintances in Germany believe the pretend peer is always in London or traveling the world over. But when Cecilia’s mother falls victim to a grave illness and begs to visit her beloved London one last time, even though it’s risky, Cecilia can’t refuse her. But her mother can’t travel alone, and Cecilia refuses to entertain superficial men pining for nothing more than her dowry. So, she poses as her mother’s companion to ensure their elaborate farce remains safe. While everyone is told Lady Cecilia remained in Germany because of frail health, Miss Celia Bening, companion to the dowager duchess, enjoys the freedom to handle whatever arises—or at least, she tries.
Deadly: A Crime Thriller (The Journey Book 1) (affiliate link)
Her blue eyes were luminous. They saved her life…for a while.
The eyes drew him in, mesmerizing and fascinating. She would live, at least for a while.
The first book in The Journey Series of Suspense Thrillers, Deadly, introduces us to the characters and follows them on an odyssey that leads to a fateful and deadly encounter in an Iowa cornfield. With plot twists that immerse the reader in the journey, the story reminds us that things are not always as they appear.
The Missing Maid (The Baker Street Mysteries Book 1) (affiliate link)
London, 1932. A young maid steps onto a train… and disappears. Her desperate family writes to the only person they can think of to help: Sherlock Holmes. A shame then, that Mr Holmes isn’t real. But then, from a basement beneath 221b Baker Street, someone replies…
Harriet White knows responding to the maid’s family could land her in hot water, but she’s no stranger to trouble. It was refusing to cow to her over-familiar boss that saw her demoted to the postal department of their Baker Street head office in the first place. Her new job is to work through the mountain of correspondence addressed to the street’s most famous resident. But when this letter catches her eye, she knows she must do something to help the missing girl.
Harriet decides to act as Holmes’ new assistant, armed with only her love of Conan Doyle’s stories to guide her. But can she solve the case of the missing maid? Or does she risk losing her job – or much, much more – in the process?
Pumpkin Spice Scare (Cupcake Crimes Book 4) (affiliate link)
When mischief and mayhem are targeting the staff where Charlotte works, everyone is a suspect.
After Charlotte McKay stumbles upon her coworker’s body, theories about who could be targeting the staff at Bill’s Diner take on a life of their own. When secret shames are brought to light, it seems anyone could be a suspect in the small town of Sweetwater Falls.
Grudges run high and suspicions even higher when the killer strikes a second time. Forget about finding the criminal—Charlotte is concentrating on making sure she isn’t next on the murderer’s hit list.
Join Charlotte as she makes new friends and determined enemies in the cozy town of Sweetwater Falls.
Strangers in Love (The Scottish Billionaires) (affiliate link)
Eoin: I’m watching her on video. She’s a complete stranger, yet something in her eyes hits me like no other woman. But to meet her, I’ll have to rescue her from a foreign country.
When Aline Mercier, a young American teacher, is taken hostage in Iran, Eoin McCrae is tasked with getting her out at all cost. Watching her ransom video shook him to his core. Teaming up with his buddy Cain, they initiate a daring rescue mission.
Aline: Everyone thinks I’m this delicate flower who needs protecting, but I’m stronger than that. I’m making a difference in the world. Helping people. But I never imagined, it’d lead me to being kidnapped, held for ransom.
The Fifth Justice (Michael Gresham) (affiliate link)
Sometimes a victim decides to stop being a victim.
Michael Gresham and Marcel, his investigator, go on the hunt for a client’s missing wife. She has been nominated to the U.S. District Court, and now she can’t be found. She’s an outstanding lawyer, but Chloe suffers from personality problems. Her personality splits, and an alter personality takes over. There’s an accident. Chloe battles to regain her ability to think clearly and survive. She must re-learn how to recognize faces. She struggles with her competing personalities.
Michael Gresham is getting closer to finding her, but then there’s a shooting, and everyone becomes a target. Interwoven is the story of Michael’s wife and the illness and incarceration she must endure.
Verona is Russian by birth and Russia wants her back. Two women that powerful forces want to victimize. Will they fight back and overcome? Sometimes a victim refuses to remain a victim. Sometimes they even go on the hunt.
Apocalypse Comedy (Gravity And Divinity System 1) (affiliate link)
A jokester crashes the System. He angers the gods. And he becomes more powerful with every climactic battle. A weak to strong progression with Gravity Magic.
Jay Luckrun has many interests. Street dancing, anime, action movies, comedy. And dashing across rooftops to the point where his bullies nicknamed him Rooftop Weirdo. But after struggling to confront his untouchable high school crush at her seventeenth birthday party, Jay adds another interest to his list:
Dungeon Crawling in the face of the Apocalypse.
Jay meets a divine creature who chooses him to become a Champion. Someone with a leveling System, stats, Skills, access to other dimensions containing dungeons filled with supernatural loot, and magical powers that’ll alter reality as they know it. Becoming a Champion comes with some issues.
Global assassins want Jay and other Champions dead. Monsters are hungering to break out of their dungeons and raze Jay’s world. And Jay’s just one young guy trying to have fun with a Class that gets weirder as he evolves and masters his new gravity powers.
Poker Face (The Beaufort Poker Club Book 1) (affiliate link)
—Madeline—
Every girl dreams of meeting her celebrity crush. Unfortunately, my dreams weren’t coming true. I was on national television, standing in front of my celebrity nemesis, and ten hours earlier, I had his tongue down my throat. Hello, nightmare.
—Luca—
Her poker face was unbeatable. I would never have guessed the woman I went on a date with would be the woman I judged the next morning or the pastry chef of my new restaurant. I’m used to getting what I want, and she’d do anything to slip away. You know what they say—if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Let the games begin.
The Accidental Love Letter (affiliate link)
Would you open a love letter that wasn’t meant for you?
Bea used to feel confident, outgoing and fun, but she’s not sure where that person went.
Over the last few months, she’s found herself becoming reclusive and withdrawn. And despite living with her two best friends, she’s never felt lonelier. To make things worse, she’s become so dependent on her daily routine, she’s started to slip out of everyone else’s.
But when a mysterious battered envelope covered in stars lands on her doormat, Bea wonders if she could find the courage to open it.
What’s written inside might change everything…
His Consort (House of Maedoc Book 1) (affiliate link)
A new life in New Orleans is all Jason Thorpe had hoped: his quaint little store attracts a devoted staff and his warm, loving heart grants him a loyal circle of friends. He’s perfectly content, having left behind the chill of a confusing and danger-filled night in Washington, until he discovers something unbelievable lurking in the steamy darkness of the shadowy streets of the Vieux Carré, something that turns out to be terrifying… and utterly mesmerizing.
The prince of the vampyrs, Varic Maedoc, is visiting New Orleans when he finds out the man who once helped his counselor is there in the Quarter. He thinks to simply meet and thank Jason—until he lays eyes on him. Varic’s devoted himself to protect the honor of his race, and he’s never wanted a mate before… but he immediately knows he must have this man, and no one else will do.
The Homemaker (affiliate link)
Maria always wanted a family. Now she’s found one.
Imogen has never been so busy – she’s juggling two jobs, has a young family and now she’s pregnant again.
Enter Maria, the perfect housekeeper. Hard working and capable, she seems like the ideal solution to Imogen’s chaotic life. But Maria isn’t at all what she seems – she has a sinister agenda of her own.
Little by little, she installs herself at the heart of Imogen’s family – doing the school run, cooking meals, caring for Imogen’s little girl.
But once she has won the family’s trust, Maria starts to do some digging. And discovers that Imogen has been keeping a terrible secret, a secret which Maria threatens to reveal unless Imogen starts to run this home the way Maria sees fit.
Caught between a rock and a hard place, Imogen has no choice but to comply.
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