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Death on the Boardwalk (Myrtle Beach Mysteries Book 1) (affiliate link)
The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk: where the sunsets are beautiful, the air is salty, and murder is never far away.
Bookstore owner, Clark Thomas, is stuck in a rut after his wife died two years ago of a sudden heart attack at her desk. Then he finds the body of a friend rolled up in a rug behind his bookstore early one morning.
The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk is normally an idyllic place, but not today. The victim is a local businesswoman and environmentalist who has many admirers and her fair share of enemies. After receiving a tip from one of the victim’s beautiful coworkers who doesn’t trust the police, Clark finds himself in a unique position to investigate the crime. But should he?
Kiss The Rake Hello (The Troublesome Trio Book 1) (affiliate link)
Cortland DeWitt is the most infamous second son in England. Twin to a duke, he thankfully lost out on the ducal title by a mere three minute’s grace. And he’s never looked back, living his life with one rule and one rule only: no attachments.
But to Alexandra Mountbatten, the fearless woman who’s known him since childhood, Cort is merely the loathsome boy next door. What happens when she realizes he’s grown into an intelligent, stunning, stubborn man?
One. She. Wants.
An independent countess seeking one night of passion.
A forbidding man determined to ignore her.
A tempestuous gamble on love.
Giving Up Grace (affiliate link)
Dr. Cassidy Garrett has spent nearly two decades creating a perfect life for herself. A handsome husband, beautiful home, and successful career are her rewards for years of hard work and dedication. But, things aren’t as idyllic as they seem, and Cassie’s world starts to unravel after a betrayal changes everything.
An unexpected return to her hometown reveals secrets that still lurk from her past which force Cassie to reconcile the girl she used to be with the woman she’s become.
Will Cassie be able to come to terms with the choices she’s made and allow herself to find happiness and love in the very place she’s been trying to avoid?
The Faerie Throne: Chronicles of Shyal (Shyal Chronicles Book 1) (affiliate link)
Raised with her brother by a brutal faerie warrior, Liserli Vaelus has grown bored of her small village life—and bored of the small village romance she has let herself enjoy.
When she breaks the law to go to Shyal, the bustling faerie city full of magic, Liserli has to face the consequences. She must serve the faerie court, and its three princes, one of whom is intent on tormenting her. Through her punishment, Liserli realizes life among the faeries isn’t quite so amazing as she hoped.
As dangers grow, Liserli must learn where to place her allegiances—with her brother as he fights in the human resistance, or with the faeries who promise her all she’s dreamed of.
A Soldier’s Treasure Map to Love (Whispers of the Western Wind) (affiliate link)
Clementine Bailey struggles to preserve her family’s ranch against the looming threat of a ruthless cattleman bent on taking her land. However, she unexpectedly finds an ally when Chester, a weary veteran arrives at her doorstep. Soon, his mysterious presence captivates Clementine and a glimpse of hope shines through her darkness. Beneath his gentle facade though, lies a secret bound to Clementine’s late brother.
Will she ever trust him again once Clementine finds out the truth?
Chester Moore, bearing the weight of his sister’s illness, enters Clementine’s life with a hidden agenda; to discover the treasure rumored to be buried on her property. To his surprise, a bond blossoms between him and Clementine and he soon finds himself torn between the desperate need to secure his sister’s future and his growing feelings for the strong-willed Clementine.
Who will he choose to betray?
The afternoon tea is a tea ritual that is typically associated with Britain. Tea drinking is very popular in Britain. Afternoon tea is served around 4 PM. It evolved to fill the gap between lunch and the evening meal, which many won’t have before 8 PM, so the tea has become a ‘small meal’ in itself where scones, sandwiches, biscuits, cakes, and pastries are served with a variety of teas.
In England, afternoon tea is also a social event for the upper class. Society women would dress up in long gowns, hats, and gloves for their afternoon tea session. It would often be served in the drawing-room.
This book will introduce you to some delightful foods you can have with your afternoon tea. I will also show you how to prepare these recipes at home easily.
Better Than Most (Green Haven) (affiliate link)
Rhodes Porter.
A name Georgia Whittier would prefer never cross her lips again. Not only was her older brother’s best friend her first love, her first everything, but he broke her heart for a reason she still hasn’t fully accepted. To make it worse, Georgia couldn’t properly nurse her broken heart, because nobody knew about the love affair.
A decade has passed, and Georgia is all grown up. She’s twenty-seven, a college graduate who had a real world job. Had. Her small hometown of Green Haven isn’t flush with teaching jobs, but she knew that when she moved back home. She’s making ends meet with odd jobs, and has rediscovered her old love of West Coast swing dancing. Life isn’t great, but it’s good enough.
Until Rhodes returns to Green Haven. For good.
The Near Witch (affiliate link)
All-new deluxe edition of an out-of-print gem, containing in-universe short story “The Ash-Born Boy” and a never-before-seen introduction from V.E. Schwab.
The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children.
If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company.
There are no strangers in the town of Near.
These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life.
But when an actual stranger, a boy who seems to fade like smoke, appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true.
The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion.
Bloody Joe Mannion: The Complete Classic Series (affiliate link)
“Bloody” Joe Mannion is a town tamer of great renown—his temper just as famous. Recognized as the most uncompromising lawman on the Western frontier, he’s a town marshal in the heart of Colorado Territory.
From bringing law to unruly towns in Kansas and Oklahoma to taming the wild streets of Del Norte, Mannion faces down outlaws, corrupt ranchers, and the darkest corners of the frontier.
But as the noose steadily tightens around Mannion’s neck and bullets draw nearer, he reacts the only way he knows how—with a storm of bloody violence.
Head Above Water (affiliate link)
That’s the thing about hearts—
Like waves, they break too.
Grief.
I’ve never battled with the raw, debilitating pain that comes with it.
Then a twist of fate hits me out of nowhere, and I can barely keep from drowning.
It’s like weights tied to my ankles in the middle of a raging ocean.
I’m helpless, with no way to swim back to the surface.
But fate is crueler still, bringing my stepbrother back for the first time in years.
Cannon never wanted this family. Especially me.
Still, he’s always been my greatest desire. And my biggest weakness.
He’s unattainable.
The Paris Affair (affiliate link)
Scarred by his experiences in World War One, German doctor, Sebastian Braun lives a quiet life tending to his patients and his beloved garden. Until Sophie Hathaway bursts into his life and challenges his dearly-held beliefs. And just at the moment Sebastian discovers love for the first time war is on the horizon once again, threatening not just his peace of mind…
As the Germans approach the Channel Islands, Sebastian has to make choices: be the peace-loving man he has become or stand up and fight for his principles? When he and Sophie are separated, Sebastian is left realising love may have eluded him forever. Until a chance meeting in Paris sets the wheels in motion for a dangerously devastating love affair.
A Bond of Fire and Roses (Crowned by Wings Book 1) (affiliate link)
My home, my family, and my crown.
But I vowed long ago he would never take my heart.
I survived ten years being tortured by his crazy worshippers. I know I can survive anything the king throws at me.
Because if this usurper thinks I’m going to bend and break to his will now that I’m his wife, he doesn’t know what his new queen is capable of.
I will make him bend and break.
I might not be a dragon rider like him, but I have dragon blood in my veins from an ancient bond forged by my ancestors, and its fire is fueled by the hatred I hold just for him.
A hatred that burns.
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