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COMEBACK GIRL: part 1 of 6 (affiliate link)
Home is where the hurt is.
In COMEBACK GIRL, a young novelist estranged from her family is forced to return to her small hometown for a family emergency, and deal with the ghosts of her past. A humorous romantic mystery!
Temp Girl: part 1 of 6 (affiliate link)
Change is good… but not great.
In TEMP GIRL, an entitled diva is forced to take a job at a temp agency to get by, and takes a tumble into reality—and murder! A laugh-out-loud romantic mystery!
Saved by the Outcast Duke: A Novel (Whispers of Regency Love) (affiliate link)
Phoebe Pollard’s life has been marked by tragedy, as she was orphaned and left under the cold care of her aunt and uncle. Desperate to escape her cruel fate, she does not shy away from an unexpected marriage proposal by the mysterious Duke of Walsingham. With rumors swirling around her beau, Phoebe is thrust into a life she never imagined, next to a man whose world is filled with secrets. Despite the shadows of his past, she soon discovers a tender man under his reclusive demeanor, and sparks fly between them.
Could true love ever arise from a union of convenience?
The outcast Thomas Cunningham, the new Duke of Walsingham, must proceed into a hasty union to secure his title and protect his legacy.
Growing Season (Growing Season Book 1) (affiliate link)
She’s back in her hometown for a season. But is she searching for a reason to stay?
Downsized from her stellar career at a big-city ad agency, Melinda is already at a crossroads when a phone call brings her back to her rural roots. It’s not long before she moves to the country, takes on a rundown farm and its headstrong animals, and lands behind the counter of her family’s hardware store in the community of Prosper, whose motto is “The Great Little Town That Didn’t.”
And just like the sprawling garden she tends under the summer sun, Melinda begins to thrive. But when storm clouds arrive on her horizon, can she hold on to the new life she’s worked so hard to create?
Married to the Rake (The Wallflower Brides Book 1) (affiliate link)
Wallflowers and rakes do seldom mix well…
Miss Chloe Larkin is completely assured of that. Especially when said rake is a member of the Waverly family—the people responsible for a feud that has been ongoing since practically the dawn of time. But he comes offering a deal…
The centuries-old feud between the Larkins and the Waverlys has taken its toll. Brook Waverly wants this fight solved. Now. His ageing father cannot take much more of the stress and he’s determined the problem shall be resolved before he comes to inherit. So he needs her help…
Chloe is distrustful of Mr.Waverly—and rightly so. Not only is he her lifelong enemy but he has a reputation that would make the most experienced of women blush. And boy does he make this wallflower blush! However, she has little interest in continuing the silly feud and, with her little brother set to inherit one day and her father’s failing health, the sooner it is all over, the better.
Runaway Duchess (London Ladies Book 1) (affiliate link)
A wealthy entrepreneur with a dark past, Gavin Graystone is not looking for love. But he does need a wife. Setting his sights on Charlotte Vanderley, a lady of impeccable breeding – albeit questionable temperament – he makes it clear from the very beginning that emotion will have no place in their relationship. As far as he is concerned marriage is a business contract. Nothing more and nothing less.
Desperate to escape her engagement to the lecherous old Duke of Tarrow, feisty, free-spirited Charlotte jumps at the opportunity to marry Gavin. Running away with him will mean defying one of the most powerful men in all of England, but Charlotte has never let a little adversity – or a surly rogue – stand in her way. Gavin may not be a fairy-tale prince, but he’s certainly better than a man three times her age. And he’s an excellent kisser.
The View from Half Dome: A Novel (affiliate link)
1934. Isabel longs to escape her squalid San Francisco neighborhood. While her mother struggles to make ends meet and her older brother serves with the CCC at Yosemite, she manages the household and comforts her younger sister with stories about an idyllic imaginary world. Desperate for a taste of freedom, she takes matters into her own hands-with tragic consequences.
Distraught, she flees to Yosemite, where she falls in love with its majestic beauty. Inspired by Enid Michael, the park’s only female ranger-naturalist, Isabel hikes, learns new skills, and discovers an inner strength she never knew she had. But even as she relishes her independence, she hides her grief, along with a terrible secret she fears will destroy relations with her family. And when she receives upsetting news from home, Isabel must decide if she can assist her family without sacrificing her chance at a new life.
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives: A Novel (affiliate link)
When Baba Segi woke up with a bellyache for the sixth day in a row, he knew it was time to do something drastic about his fourth wife’s childlessness.
For Baba Segi, his collection of wives and gaggle of children are a symbol of prosperity, success, and a validation of his manhood. All is well in this patriarchal home, until Baba arrives with wife number four, a quiet, college-educated, young woman named Bolanle. Jealous and resentful of this interloper who is stealing their husband’s attention, Baba’s three wives begin to plan her downfall. How dare she not know her place, they whisper. How dare she offer to teach them to read. They will teach her instead, they vow, and open their husband’s eyes to this wicked wind who has upturned the tranquility of their home.
Bolanle’s mother worked hard to educate her daughter and save her from a life of polygamy and dependence. She cannot understand why her daughter has chosen such a fate. But Bolanle hides a terrible secret—a secret that will unwittingly exposes the deception and lies, secrets and shame upon which Baba Segi’s household rests.
Deadly Embrace (The Hollywood Series) (affiliate link)
You Can’t Fight Crazy: A Get Fuzzy Collection (affiliate link)
Get sucked into the outrageous madness of Bucky, Satchel, and Rob in the daily comic strip that’s a wry portrait of single life with pets.
The gang is back to endure the trials and tribulations typical of any family . . . more or less.
At the center of the mischief is Rob Wilco, a single, mild-mannered ad executive and the guardian of Bucky and Satchel. Bucky is a temperamental cat who clearly wears the pants in their eccentric household, while Satchel is a gentle, sensitive pooch who struggles to remain neutral, almost guaranteeing he’ll wind up on the receiving end of whatever trouble Bucky has cooked up.
Martha Stewart’s Very Good Things: Clever Tips & Genius Ideas for an Easier, More Enjoyable Life (affiliate link)
The Orphan of Salt Winds (affiliate link)
Guardian (affiliate link)
Sent from her Georgia home to Philadelphia to escape the carnage of the Civil War, Rosa Coleman studied astronomy and mathematics, ultimately settling into a new life as the wife of a wealthy man and mother of young Daniel. But when she discovers an unforgiveable secret about her reprobate husband, Rosa takes the boy and flees to the West on a desperate escape that takes them from Dodge City to San Francisco one step ahead of the Pinkertons hired to bring them back home.
On the run in a strange and exhilarating new world, Rosa and Daniel find a haven where they might never be found: the wilds of Alaska among the dreamers drawn to its magnificent wilderness by the promise of gold. It is here that her spiritual guide first appears to Rosa in the form of a raven—an incarnation of the trickster god of Native American and Eskimo lore—suggesting that her destiny lies not in sparkling riches but in something far greater. This mystical harbinger has come from a distant, alien place, and will set her on an astonishing course . . .
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