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Make Me Lose (Bayshore Book 1) (affiliate link)
Grayson and Hazel aren’t just rivals. They were destined to hate each other since the day they were born.
Grayson Daly couldn’t wait to break free of high school and prove his worth to his overly critical father, plus show his arch-rival Hazel how little he needed her. Ten years later, he’s well into earning seven figures and enjoying his status as one of New York’s most-desired bachelors. But when his beloved Grammy Ethel passes, leaving him one of her Bayshore homes, he hurries back to sell it. However, there’s only one realtor in town…
Hazel Matheson has the picture-perfect small-town life. She’s the queen realtor in Bayshore, with a Pinterest-worthy home and wardrobe to match. If she could just find the handsome powerhouse soul mate of her dreams, life would be complete. But when her rival-turned-lover-turned-enemy Grayson Daly waltzes back into town, his ego bigger than a skyscraper and needing a favor, she has a new project—making sure she doesn’t give him what he wants.
Murder and the Bookseller (Psychic Last Responder Book 3) (affiliate link)
May Day, or Beltane, is approaching, and the veil between the world of the Land Spirits– the Fae– and the everyday folk of Vardo has grown thin.
The town turns out to celebrate with Maypoles, bonfires, and Yohopa ceremonial dances at the annual Beltane Festival.
The festivities will also celebrate the grand opening of Gideon’s Grimoire, a new occult bookstore on the Vardo Town Square, with a visit from famous fantasy author Dahlia Clarendon. Her appearance marks the launch of her latest book, Queen of Wands. Just as thousands of fantasy fans flock to Vardo, a murder causes the mayor to cancel the Beltane Festival.
Sparks fly as Perrie Spock, the town’s psychic mortician, partners with Sheriff Reg Woolaroc to solve the crime. Perrie’s psychic senses kick into gear as evidence of the Fae appear in her yard: a circle of mushrooms sprouts after a storm; mysterious lights pulsate from a fallen hawthorn tree. Are the Fae present?
Ghost Sniper: A World War II Thriller (Caje Cole Book 1) (affiliate link)
Love in the Scottish Winter Highlands (Escape to Scotland, Book 1) (affiliate link)
She is determined to restore her inherited Scottish castle. He needs her to fail so he can escape his tormenting memories. Can true love overcome the pain of the past?
When Londoner Marla Wilson unexpectedly inherits a crumbling castle in the Scottish Highlands, she’s desperate for a fresh start. But her stubborn neighbour Niall McCarron—still haunted by his tragic past—needs her to sell her inherited mansion. And that’s never gonna happen.
Marla and the annoyingly attractive widower clash at every corner of their Highland small town. Yet beneath their fiery disputes simmers an increasingly irresistible attraction.
Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse (the Suzie Baker Way): A Guide for the 1950s Housewife (affiliate link)
“Don’t let the undead pandemic force you to sacrifice your home’s curb appeal.”
1950s housewife, mother, and entrepreneur Suzie Baker has built a successful life and career in spite of a zombie pandemic.
While fixing a meal one evening, Suzie’s husband Don calls with some unfortunate news: he won’t make it home for dinner. A horde of zombies infiltrated his office building and made reaching their armory impossible, so he and his colleagues just have to wait them out in the safe room.
But as a professional homemaker and butt-kicking zombie murderess, Suzie takes it upon herself to brave the undead masses outside her reinforced house and bring Don home before the timer on the oven dings. After all, meatloaf is his favorite.
The Rescue Nurse (Michael Grimm Book 1) (affiliate link)
To rescue someone, sometimes you have to kill someone else.
When Michael Grimm is sent to Italy by his employer to transport an injured woman home to Montreal, he finds her riddled with bullet wounds and near death. Michael saves Ariana only to discover all is not as it seems, and that the lines between hunter and hunted don’t exist.
As the two of them traverse the streets of Rome fleeing Ariana’s enemies, Michael is sent into a tailspin of conflict–deeply attracted to her yet repulsed by the madness of the situation into which she has thrust him.
When Ariana finally reveals the real reason he was brought to Rome, Michael has to decide which lines he’s willing to cross and how far he’ll go to aid her mission–all the while wondering how he’ll protect his heart from her charms.
The Complete Detective Joanna Piercy Crime Thrillers (affiliate link)
The Complete Fletcher Naval Adventures (affiliate link)
ENGLAND, 18TH CENTURY. MEET YOUNG JACOB FLETCHER. APPRENTICE, TRADER AND UNSUSPECTING HEIR OF COIGNWOOD HALL.
Fletcher never wanted to be a sailor. He’s done everything imaginable to escape the Navy – including murder and mutiny.
When he’s unexpectedly seized by the press gang, Fletcher is compelled to join His Majesty’s fleet and battle against the French.
But Fletcher soon discovers that his most formidable adversaries reside much closer to home.
Dead to Rights (Mackenzie Owens Book 1) (affiliate link)
Mackenzie—Mack—Owens was supposed to live out every millennial’s dream, but instead it turned into a nightmare. Inheriting a house and bookstore, she was going to leave the New York City rat race after getting fired from her job and start a new life on the coast of Cornwall, in England. No more fourteen-hour work days and rats the size of small toddlers. Hello turquoise waters, white sand beaches and cobblestone streets.
Unfortunately, things don’t exactly go as planned.
Not only does she have to share this new home with an eccentric grandmother she’s never met, but when she opens the bookstore to find a dead body on the ground, the police immediately hone in on Mack and her grandmother as the prime suspects. This move wasn’t supposed to mean a life spent in prison making toilet wine.
Instead of spending her days eating scones with jam and cream and selling books by the sea, she’s now got to work with her grandmother to find the killer and clear her own name. Sounds simple, right? Armed with nothing more than her wits and snarky attitude, Mack is about to find out that the charming coastal town has a secret dark side. And the aggravating private investigator with the sexy smile she keeps running into has something to hide, but what?
The Landscape of Death (DCI Tom Raven Book 1) (affiliate link)
A Murder. A Homecoming. A Day of Reckoning.
A man’s body washes up on a beach on the North Yorkshire coast with a single gunshot wound to the chest. The only clue to the victim’s identity is a ring engraved with two names.
DCI Tom Raven is back in his hometown of Scarborough for the first time in over thirty years. When offered the chance to lead the murder investigation, he takes it.
Raven quickly discovers that the prime suspect is his once teenage friend, now a wealthy but shady businessman. He finds an ally in Detective Sergeant Becca Shawcross, but not everyone in the team is on his side.
As Raven delves into the case, he is forced to confront the events that drove him away from Scarborough so many years ago. Given a chance to undo past mistakes, he must make the biggest decision of his life. But first he must learn who he can trust. Because lies can kill.
Last Breath (Emma Last Book 1) (affiliate link)
Welcome to the deadliest show on Earth…
When the Ruby Red Spectacle Circus rolls into town, chaos and death follow in its wake. At first, the accidents seem coincidental, but as the body count rises, it becomes clear that a killer is lurking within the big top’s shadows.
Smoke and mirrors concealing love and hate.
After a third performer turns up dead, the newly formed FBI Violent Crimes Unit in Washington, DC is called in to investigate. For FBI Special Agent Emma Last, the case is a chance to prove herself to her new SSA—and a welcome distraction from the ghosts who’ve invaded her life.
As Emma delves deeper into the twisted world of the circus, she begins to see things that can’t be explained. And when the animal rights activists outside the fairgrounds grow increasingly aggressive, the team must protect the performers from both outside threats and their own dark secrets.
The Librarian of Crooked Lane (The Glass Library Book 1) (affiliate link)
Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused to discuss him. When she stumbles upon a diary that suggests she’s descended from magicians, she’s skeptical. After all, magicians are special, and she’s just an ordinary girl who loves books. She seeks the truth from a member of the most prominent family of magicians, but she quickly learns that finding the truth won’t be easy, especially when he turns out to be as artless as her, and more compelling and dangerous than books.
War hero Gabe is gifted with wealth, a loving family, and an incredible amount of luck that saw him survive four harrowing years of a brutal war without injury. But not all injuries are visible. Burying himself in his work as a consultant for Scotland Yard, Gabe is going through the motions as he investigates the theft of a magician-made painting. But his life changes when he unwittingly gets Sylvia dismissed from her job and places her in danger.
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