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Country Christmas: in Saddleback Ridge (affiliate link)
This Christmas Blake’s past is coming back to haunt her…
Blake Booth has it all. A career she loves, friends she admires, and a ranch to wind down at after a long day. But she also has a past that has come back to haunt her.
Lucas Miller finally landed his dream job as Chief of the Fire Department in Saddleback Ridge. Happy to return to his hometown and reconnect with old friends, love was the last thing on his mind.
When an unlikely spark lights up between Blake and Lucas, neither of them is sure this is the magic they were looking for this festive season. Will these friends become lovers, or will love ruin their friendship?
Welcome to Drake Isle (affiliate link)
Because of You (Book One) – Ten years ago, Piper Townsend fell to her death from the top of a fraternity house, and no one on Drake Isle has ever been the same. Blake Carter’s fraternity was scandalized. Misterion College closed down. And Blake’s girlfriend Emmy fled the island after her best friend died and never looked behind her.
Now Blake’s the CEO of a multi-million dollar tech firm looking to relocate to the island. Emmy owns a yoga studio in the building he wants to buy. They haven’t spoken in ten years. They’re on opposite sides of the bargaining table. But old flames die hard, and sometimes soulmates can set the world on fire all over again…
Dark Heart (Detective Charlie Cooper Mysteries Book 1) (affiliate link)
Dead men tell no tales. When a kidnapper winds up in the morgue, can his captive be found before she joins him six feet under?
Sydney, Australia. Charlie Cooper needs more time with his family. With his transfer out of homicide to a quieter station fast approaching, the weary detective’s only regret is the decade-long serial killer case he couldn’t crack. But when he’s called to one last murder scene, Cooper can’t believe the victim is the perp he’s been chasing for years.
Certain the sociopath’s latest abductee still lives, the desperate cop races to find her before the clock runs out. But with her journalist husband interfering and the question of who felled the psycho looming large, Cooper fears it’s lights out on his career… and an innocent’s life.
Sexy in Stilettos: Billionaire Romance (affiliate link)
It was all for show. At least it was supposed to be. When I agreed to be Jaya Trudeaux’s fake fiancee for her sister’s wedding, I didn’t expect to crave her like I do. After all, billionaires make great dates on paper.
But I’m not the guy who sticks around. I’m not the guy who falls in love. But little miss uptight, list-maker who’s never had any fun makes me desperate to loosen her up.
Before I know it, I’ll do anything to make her smile, to make her laugh…to make her moan. This was all supposed to be temporary. So why do I want to keep her?
Ever wondered what those cheerful theme park princesses are really thinking?
When twenty-five-year-old Jaine proposes a new marketing role to the local amusement park, the general manager Dylan charms her into filling Cinderella’s glass slippers for the summer. Her reign transforms Jaine’s ordinary life into chaos that would bewilder a fairy godmother.
Secretly dating her bad boy boss, running wedding errands for her ungrateful sisters, and defending herself from the park’s resident villain means Jaine needs lots more than a comfy pair of shoes to restore order in her kingdom . . .
The General Prince and the Nerd (Book 1) (affiliate link)
The prince who always puts duty first. The computer genius who flips his military world upside down. A forbidden love that could tear the kingdom apart.
Prince Raymond August, second in line to his twin brother, is head of security and feels the weight of protecting his family and his kingdom deeply. He won’t let another tragedy occur, not after his own dear mother was murdered right under his nose. His pain and grief deepen his resolve to be ever-vigilant, no matter the cost. He especially can’t allow himself to be distracted by the beautiful woman assigned to protect his brother, even if every moment he spends with her feels more wonderful and right than the last.
Morgan’s Run: A Novel (affiliate link)
Following the disappearance of his only son and the death of his beloved wife, Richard Morgan is falsely imprisoned and exiled to the penal colonies of eighteenth-century Australia. His life is shattered but Morgan refuses to surrender, overcoming all obstacles to find unexpected contentment and happiness in the harsh early days of Australia’s settlement.
From England’s shores to Botany Bay and the rugged frontier of a hostile new world, Morgan’s Run is the epic tale of love lost and found, and the man whose strength and character helped settle a country and define its future.
You Belong To Me (affiliate link)
When Dr. Susan Chandler decides to use her daily radio talk show to explore the phenomenon of women who disappear and are later found to have become victims of killers who prey on the lonely and insecure, she has no idea that she is exposing herself—and those closest to her—to the very terror that she hopes to warn others against.
Susan sets out to determine who is responsible for an attempt on the life of a woman who called in to the show offering information on the mysterious disappearance from a cruise ship, years before, of Regina Clausen, a wealthy investment advisor. Soon Susan finds herself in a race against time, for not only does the killer stalk these lonely women, but he seems intent on eliminating anyone who can possibly further Susan’s investigation.
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language (affiliate link)
A brash, enlightening, and wildly entertaining feminist look at gendered language and the way it shapes us.
The word bitch conjures many images, but it is most often meant to describe an unpleasant woman. Even before its usage to mean “a female canine,” bitch didn’t refer to women at all—it originated as a gender-neutral word for “genitalia.” A perfectly innocuous word devolving into an insult directed at females is the case for tons more terms, including hussy, which simply meant “housewife”; and slut, which meant “an untidy person” and was also used to describe men. These are just a few of history’s many English slurs hurled at women.
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