Have you ever been so focused on something that you pushed everything else aside? I am that way about books. :) I love to grab my favorite books and forget about cleaning and laundry. But I've never been focused on a career. In Penelope Holt's latest romance, her main character was just that focused until one man upset her plans. 

POLLY WANTS A LOVER is a modern love story about what happens when the bloom fades from a marriage. Polly's husband turns out to be a cheater and her career was sidelined while she cared for her husband. What's a girl to do?? 

POLLY WANTS A LOVER will pull at a reader's heartstrings as Polly faces her failings and finds a reason to find love again. POLLY WANTS A LOVER is up for preorder and releases on Jan. 7th. Don't miss your chance at this heartwarming tale!

Blurb:
Polly wants a lover to outmatch her cheating husband and heal her broken heart.
From childhood, Polly Sullivan was obsessed with one thing—becoming a professional dancer, right up until the day Christian Caldwell strode into her life. A sexual magnet and force of nature, he seduced her with his irresistible lovemaking, taking over her life and undermining her ambition, until he alone was her sole obsession.

Six years later, and now Christian’s wife, Polly’s career and confidence are in tatters. As she tails her husband’s latest mistress through a parking lot, fate puts her on a collision course with love when she runs her Subaru into a pick-up truck. Its owner, Marcus Bell, is heir to the legendary Turner-Bell horse farm, although he is currently estranged from his family and slumming as the manager of a dive bar.

As she discovers just how many affairs lie in her cheating husband’s past, a shaken Polly longs to recover her confidence and the career she abandoned to become Christian’s wife. She yearns to rekindle passion with a man she can trust. But as her lithe dancer’s body cries out for Marcus Bell’s touch, her injured heart screams no. Is Marcus the devoted lover she craves, or is Polly dancing from one heartbreak to another?
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POLLY WANTS A LOVER is a wonderful romp through one woman’s awakening. Author Penelope Holt tells it like it is, as Polly sets out to find herself after marriage makes her small. This story is a great read for fans of Catherine Bybee’s “When it Falls Apart” or Kerry Fisher’s “The Woman I Was Before”. 

​ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Penelope Holt was born and educated in England and now lives in New York. She is a novelist, playwright, business writer, and marketing executive. Her work has been performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, York Arts Center, and New York’s American Folk Theater. In addition to writing fiction, which includes The Women Who Want Series, The Angel Scroll, and The Apple, based on the controversial Herman Rosenblat Holocaust romance, Holt is a prolific writer, editor, and co-author of non-fiction, including Business Intelligence at Work A Personal Operating System for Career Success, Singing God’s Work, the story of the Harlem Gospel Choir, and many other works. She is married with two children.

When is a wedding not enough? The couple at the center of Chasing Love have always loved each other, even from childhood but as their wedding approaches, they find more things that pull them apart. 

I remember the stress from the months of planning my wedding. The conflict between what I wanted and what I could afford. Then the fear that I was doing the right thing, getting married at all. It was a lot to make anyone crazy. 

Author Julie Navickas uses those stressors to show how love can move mountains. Rose and Cole know what they want, or at least they think they do. But as the day grows closer, they begin to question everything. Can love bring them together?

Chasing Love is the final book in the Clumsy Little Hearts trilogy but it can be read as a standalone. Then again, who would want to!!

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Blurb:
Sometimes when the right man finds the right woman, things still aren’t quite right. Can a piece of paper fix it, or ruin it?

When Cole Johnson was eight years old, he married Rose Prescott. Never mind that the aisle was made of holiday table runners, she wore an old lace curtain, and her brother performed the ceremony in a musty basement.

Twenty-four years later, Cole is more in love than ever and ready to wed Rose for real. This time, it’ll be at an exquisite wedding venue and the minister will know how to read. But that’s not all. He wants to give Rose the life he’s always dreamed of: a big house with a picket fence, twin boys, a family dog, and a rock-solid 401K. 

But Rose doesn’t seem to want any of it—not even a little. Because it’s not at all the future she covets. In fact, it’s the exact opposite. The thought of a hefty mortgage payment and a mini-van full of children isn’t just suffocating… it’s insufferable.

As the wedding approaches, Cole grows uneasy and can’t help but feel like Rose is hiding something. Despite his suspicions, the day of their wedding arrives without a hitch. The question is, how will the day end? 

Pick up your copy of Chasing Love, the epic conclusion to the Clumsy Little Hearts trilogy. While each story can be read as a standalone, common characters are woven throughout each book. Julie Navickas’ stories leave no shortage of heart-stopping plot twists, competing emotions, and soul-crushing decisions. Get your copy today!

Excerpt:
“What time is our appointment again?” Rose stumbled over a crack in the sidewalk. “Oh!” Gripping his arm, she steadied herself against him.
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“You okay?” Rose groaned and lifted her leg, revealing a broken flip-flop and a bloody big toe. “Damnit, that hurts!”

Cole winced and guided her to the bench beside them. “Ouch,” he muttered, examining her toe closer. He poked at a piece of the split nail.

“Stop!” She cringed. “You’re going to make it bleed more!”

The pain on her face hurt his heart, but also brought on a small dose of anxiety. Cole flipped his wrist and checked the time. “Do you have a Band-Aid in your purse?” Cole reached for her bag and unzipped it.

“Yes.” She released a slow breath and squeezed her eyes closed. “A Band-Aid isn’t going to fix my shoe though.”

His fingers brushed against her wallet, a hairbrush, and a paperback novel. Cole snorted and pulled everything out and onto his lap. “You seriously carry a book around with you?” He eyed the cover and snorted at the muscular, shirtless man with a sultry stare.

She scowled. “Cole, I’m still bleeding over here.”

“Sorry,” he whispered and set the book aside.

Rose pulled her knee up to her nose and rested her foot on the seat of the bench. Examining the injury closer, she whined. “Check in one of the side pockets. There should be a little baggie.”

Cole continued his search. He pulled out her passport, a handful of tampons, and a plastic egg-shaped container. “Is this candy?”

Rose rolled her eyes, but snorted. “Yes. The kind that prevents pregnancy.”

With a snicker, he set it aside and stuffed his hand back in the bag. Plastic finally touched his fingers, and he gripped the baggie with a handful of varying sizes and shapes of Band-Aids, ointment, gauze, and individually wrapped alcohol wipes. Rose yanked the bag out of his hands.

“It’s like a first aid kit. Why—”

“Cole, I have a career that requires me to hold a knife in my hand for about sixty percent of the day.” She unwrapped an alcohol wipe and cleaned up her toe.

He nodded and the romance novel fell onto the sidewalk. Shirtless Fabio smirked up at the trees. “I hold a mouse,” he muttered and bent over to pick it up. As he leaned forward, a tampon tumbled onto his toe.

Her sudden giggles soothed his soul. Lifting his gaze to meet hers, his heart warmed at the laughter on her lips.

She wrapped her toe in a Band-Aid, but her smile widened.

Cole scooped up the tampon and stuffed it back in her bag, along with all of her other private possessions he’d revealed to the steady stream of folks on the sidewalk.

“I love you,” she whispered and leaned into him. “You always make me laugh.”

He snorted. “I’m glad my idiocy amuses you.”


DON'T MISS ANY OF THE BOOKS IN THE CLUMSY LITTLE HEARTS TRILOGY- AVAILABLE NOW!

​About the Author:
Julie Navickas is a best-selling author of contemporary romance with Inkspell Publishing. She is known for her keen ability to tell heart-wrenching, second-chance love stories through relatable characters with humility, humor, and heroism. Her Trading Heartbeats trilogy is the recipient of a Literary Global Book Award and three first-place wins with the BookFest in the contemporary romance category. Her debut trilogy has also earned two finalist designations with the American Writing Awards and a Clarion Award. Julie is an award-winning university instructor in the School of Communication at Illinois State University and works in corporate communications at COUNTRY Financial. She has earned master’s degrees in both organizational communication and English studies, as well as a bachelor’s degree in public relations.
 
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Liz Ashlee has a steamy new cover! It's the third book in her Love in Motion series, CRASHING SIDEWAYS. This book features an opposite attract romance between a woman who had been in a coma and the man who visited her every day. It's an emotional tale of two people who find out that they have more in common than they thought.

You don't have to have read the rest of the books in the Love in Motion series to enjoy CRASHING SIDEWAYS, although it does make it more fun. CRASHING SIDEWAYS releases Dec 10th in ebook and print. 

Blurb:
He’s her dream man. She’s his confessional.

J.D. Pritchard had no intention of stepping foot in Paisley Kelley’s hospital room, let alone visiting her for the next three years. But once he starts, he can’t stop.

When Paisley wakes up after her three-year coma, she remembers fragments of Pritch’s one-sided conversations—but was he real or was that just her imagination running wild? It isn’t until a chance meeting that she realizes the man of her dreams is a living, breathing, tattooed and sexy playboy.

None of the men in Pritch’s family have lived passed their forties and he knows his time on Earth is limited. Except the more time he spends with Paisley, the more he realizes he can’t push her away. He may not be able to promise her a lifetime of love, but he can promise to give her everything else.

The final book in the Love in Motion trilogy has all the feels you have come to love in a Liz Ashlee book—flawed characters, gripping storyline, and tempestuous love. The happily ever after will have fans of Asher by Carian Cole and Repeat by Kylie Scott falling in love with CRASHING SIDEWAYS.

​Liz Ashlee is a romance novelist known for the Love in Motion series, Sort of Normal, Step Toward You and Heart’s a Mess. Liz has her M.A. in English from Northern Kentucky University, where she also earned her undergraduate degrees. Liz lives in Kentucky with her husband, son, and their plethora of pets.
 
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COME FILL ME
BOOK ONE – THE PROPHECY
Erotic Urban Fantasy Romance
 
 
AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DL3T3JBF
 
Blurb:
She can heal the dying…
Two men—enemies of her people—will stop at nothing to have her gift, her desire and love
 
The Prophecy, Book 1
 
Trapped in a blood feud, Liz uses her healing power to bring Zeke Neekoma from the brink of death so her clan can exploit his prophecies. During the ceremony, she drapes her nudity over his, experiencing his building strength, the stunning pleasure of his caress as he takes her without warning, using her as he wills.
 
His hunger for a woman he’s supposed to hate isn’t what Zeke expected, nor does he intend to deny himself. Kidnapping Liz, he’s resolved that she heal his brother Jacob ambushed by her people. At his stronghold, Zeke keeps Liz captive to his and Jacob’s desires. The brothers pleasure her without restraint and in ways she’s never known. Before, her life was filled with loneliness and wanting. Now…
 
Used by two powerful men, threatened by her clan’s determination to get her back, Liz risks all as she surrenders to Zeke’s and Jacob’s lust, the ecstasy of their touch and her most traitorous needs.
 
 
Excerpt
He lay in the center of the king-sized bed. His breaths were quiet, his eyes closed, legs sprawled, one arm draped over his head as though he was sleeping.

The bullet holes in his muscular left pec contradicted that notion.

Forcing down a swallow, Liz pulled her attention from his wounds—three perfect black circles—to his face.

Her lips parted on a quiet sigh. Rarely had she seen a man wear such a look of serenity. So unlike the terror she’d witnessed on Carreon’s features or those of his men when they’d been so close to death.

Zeke Neekoma was different. The words boyish and innocent came to mind, which Liz dismissed quickly.

Looking to be in his early thirties, he was no boy. Nor was he innocent. His size, surely six-three, his sharp, masculine features and powerful form were perfect for battle against men and pleasure with women.

Heat suffused Liz, making her limbs feel heavy and weak. She recalled what Carreon and his men had told her about Zeke, no doubt a mixture of truth and lies. Not knowing which was which, she moved deeper into the dimly lit room. Spanish-style lamps created pools of honeyed light, giving the space a sacred feel one might experience in a church. The cherry-wood four-poster dominated the sparsely furnished chamber, while a series of leather wing chairs—reserved for observers—circled the bed.

The man who’d been guarding Zeke left the room. Carreon and his men went to their seats, their weight causing the chairs’ legs to scrape against the polished hardwood floor.

For one foolish moment, Liz thought the intrusive noise would cause Zeke to open his eyes and lose his blissful expression. That he’d ask why they’d pulled him from such blessed rest and what appeared to be happiness.

This man didn’t want to be healed. Liz knew it in her soul; saw it in the upward curve of his beautiful mouth. Was he the same as her father, tired of fighting? Or was he welcoming the end so he could reunite with someone he’d loved?

His parents and siblings, perhaps…or a wife.

A new rush of warmth stung Liz’s chest.

Disturbed by the sensation and her aching loneliness—the need for a powerful yet good man at her side—Liz recalled what Carreon’s lieutenants had claimed the first night she’d come here.
“He’ll murder our women and children so our line dies out, just as his kind have always wanted.”
If that was the truth, then Zeke was no different from Carreon, who hunted the weakest, eliminating them first. Once more, she examined Zeke’s face, lingering on his mouth. Instead of a sneer or a smirk, she imagined him smiling at her, his grin honest, reaching his eyes, his wanting of her obvious and--

Stop it.

What was the matter with her, indulging in a romantic fantasy when she was well aware of their people’s conflict and unending hatred for each other? Even if Zeke wasn’t a murdering psychopath, he wasn’t likely to be stirred by a woman from an enemy clan. So why was he affecting her like this? Was it a power he had…or something else. Perhaps the truth as to who he really was?

Ignoring her persistent longing, Liz replaced it with a healthy dose of distrust. “This is Zeke Neekoma?”

“You sound surprised,” Carreon said. “Why?”

​About Tina:
 
Tina’s an Amazon and international bestselling novelist who writes passionate romance for every taste – ‘heat with heart’ – for traditional publishers and indie. Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, Romantic Times and numerous online sites have praised her work. She’s won Readers’ Choice Awards, was named a finalist in the EPIC competition, received a Book of the Year award, The Golden Nib Award, awards of merit in the RWA Holt Medallion competitions, and second place in the NEC RWA contests. She’s featured in the Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market. Before penning romances, she worked at a major Hollywood production company in Story Direction.
 
On a less serious note: she’s an admitted and unrepentant chocoholic, brakes for Mexican restaurants, and has been known to moan like Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally while wolfing down tostadas. She’s flown a single-engine airplane (freaking scary), rewired an old house using an ‘electricity for dummies’ book, and is horribly shy despite the hot romances she writes.
 
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Happy Release Day to Tammy Mannersly. A GARLAND AT BITTERBARK CREEK is a sweeping romance reminiscent of epic love stories like The Thorn Birds. This romance has a touch of mystery with it's story, as a young woman with a missing memory falls for the one man who holds the key to regaining it. 

A GARLAND AT BITTERBARK CREEK is set in the Australian countryside but could be in any small town. Two families are intertwined through numerous disasters. Yet our hero is able to bring about a reunification as he stands up for what is right. 

Available now in Ebook and Print, A GARLAND AT BITTERBARK CREEK will be your new favorite read. Don't miss your chance to grab it today!

Blurb:
He’s found a new home with her family while his own holds secrets to her past…This heart-wrenching 300+ page rural romance novel will have you gasping and keep you guessing as mysteries unravel, and as Jack and Sophie discover whether their love for one another can survive the deepest of wounds and darkest of betrayals.

Had it not been for her cousin’s wedding, Sophie Wendall would never have returned to Bitterbark Creek—her aunt and uncle’s idyllic farm-stay on the outskirts of town. Twenty years ago, tragedy stole everything from her including her memory, leaving only secrets and lies. Now that she’s back, there are just two things on her mind: to find out the truth of what really happened to her that day at the dam and to steer clear of the wicked Garland family and their charismatic son—the boy who broke her heart.

Jackson Garland is one of the few people who know what really happened to Sophie all those years ago, but he’s terrified of sharing the truth. To do so would jeopardize his happy sanctuary and newfound home at Bitterbark Creek. Upon reconnecting with Sophie, he realizes that while her extended family may have accepted him as one of their own, she’s going to take a little more convincing. Although he tries to charm and distract her to keep his secrets safe, it isn’t long before he’s at risk of falling under her own tantalizing spell.

As children, their love for one another kept them close until a car accident took one life and hatred tried to steal another. But dark truths can’t be hidden forever when ghosts from the past step into the light. Might the revelations be too daunting for them to handle? Or will Jack and Sophie finally put aside their family history and let love guide them into a future together?
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A GARLAND AT BITTERBARK CREEK is about heartbreaking loss, rediscovering love and the healing ability of forgiveness and acceptance. If you love reading the novels of Mandy Magro, Alissa Callen, and Rachael Johns, then you will adore this heartfelt, second chance love story by award-winning author, Tammy Mannersly. 
 
EXCERPT
“I’m fine.” Sophie winced. “But don’t expect me to make conversation.”

“Don’t be antisocial.” Laura hugged Sophie’s narrow waist. “I know he’d love to catch up. He’s always asking about you.”

Sophie pushed out of her cousin’s embrace. She knew Laura meant well, but Jack’s opinion of her hadn’t meant anything for a very long time. “Well, he can just keep on asking. I’m not walking down memory lane with that jerk anytime soon.” She thrust a hand towards her mother. “Please just give me my bags.”

Frowning, Angelica opened the trunk with a click of a button and handed her daughter a hefty duffle bag and a wheeled suitcase. As Sophie lifted the silver handle free from the luggage case and turned on her heel, she collided with a damp, rigid wall of masculine muscles. Recoiling in horror, she stumbled backwards until the heels of her boots hit the side of her suitcase. As she wobbled, a solid arm slid around her waist, keeping her upright.

“Whoa, there. I’ve had women fall for me before, but not usually this quickly.”

The smooth male voice dragged Sophie’s attention to a familiar gaze. Jack’s cool blue eyes, like the winter sky at dawn, held her captive. The memory of a gentle, secret kiss beneath the shelter of a weeping willow played across her mind, until the beat of his pulse shook her to her senses.

“Hey there, Soph.”

Embarrassed that she’d allowed herself to linger in his embrace, Sophie swiftly withdrew. His hand stayed on her hip, emanating an unsettling but strangely pleasurable tingling, so she smacked it away. “I can stand by myself, Jackson.”

“Just trying to help, Soph.” His stubborn square jaw tightened around the words. 

About the Author:
Tammy Mannersly is an award-winning Australian author frequently praised for her heart-warming stories full of romance, dedicated friendships, and stunning Australian locations. All her books ensure a great Happily Ever After and a love story that will sweep you off your feet. Tammy has a Bachelor Degree in Creative Industries majoring in Creative Writing from Queensland University of Technology. She lives on the coast near Brisbane, Queensland and loves to write about her favorite Australian destinations.
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Good food and family are but two of the important parts of November and December. Author Libby Kay has you covered with her latest release- A BUCKEYE FALLS CHRISTMAS. She goes back to all the wonderful couples from her books and shares with readers what is happening in their lives. It's like a family reunion at Christmas! What's better than that?? Well...Libby Kay also is sharing some of the amazing recipes that she talks about in her books. Now you can make your favorite character's best dishes!

A BUCKEYE FALLS CHRISTMAS is now up for preorder and releases on Dec. 17th. It makes a wonderful holiday gift for romance fans! Don't miss your chance for this amazing book!

About the Author:
Libby Kay lives in the city in the heart of the Midwest with her husband. When she’s not writing, Libby loves reading romance novels of any kind. Stories of people falling in love nourish her soul. Contemporary or Regency, sweet or hot, as long as there is a happily ever after—she’s in love!

When not surrounded by books, Libby can be found baking in her kitchen, binging true crime shows, or on the road with her husband, traveling as far as their bank account will allow.
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Libby cohosts the Romance Roundup podcast with Liz Donatelli on the Reader Seeks Romance Channel where they recommend romance books and interview authors, influencers, and publishers. Check it out for your weekly dose of romance!
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Home is a safe place. It's filled with people I love. But what happens when you don't have a home? Author Laurel Houck explores home in her new release SEARCHING FOR HOME. This book is an important read- life changing. 

SEARCHING FOR HOME is available now in ebook and print. It tells the tale of a homeless woman who has fallen on hard times after dealing with an addiction. Most of America is only one month away from being homeless. A large expense can send families from their home. 

While SEARCHING FOR HOME has a gritty reality, it also has a wonderful message of hope and faith as GOD is present in the heroine's life as she fights for her very soul. Don't miss this life-changing book.

Blurb:
Life on the streets is hard but it’s deadly when a young woman battles addiction…

Where is home…when you’re homeless?  

Selah gets through life using lies, sex, and faux concern as a veneer to forget the past and to achieve personal gain. She barely tolerates her job bringing medicine to the streets. Will is the only man who has refused her body. She resents that his God stands between them.

Will pastors the homeless no matter who or where they are. He conceals a past that is anything but pure. His biggest temptation is his love for Selah. But he refuses to compromise his faith.

When Selah’s deceased husband appears to her—more dangerous in death than in life—the careful control she has used to cope slips away. Evil takes control as she falls far from the life she had carefully planned. And then farther still.

Selah must make a radical choice as an epic spiritual battle rages. Because she has finally found a love worth protecting at all costs.

Is there redemption at the intersection of brutal reality and saving grace?
 
Searching For Home is a gripping and too-real tale of love, addiction, and redemption; written by the one woman, Laurel Houck, who has championed salvation for hundreds of people. This amazing tale will have you brushing tears from your cheeks and will show you a hidden world our eyes have skipped over as we travel through big cities and small. Fans of realistic fiction like Ruby (Between the Cracks, #1) by P.D. Workman and Broke(n) by S.T. Jones will love Searching for Home.
 
All proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit homeless outreach, Light In My City,
www.lightinmycity.org
 
EXCERPT
I don’t give a crap about your name came to Selah’s mind, but she managed a smile. “God help me, that’s why I asked. But you don’t have to tell me.”

He shrugged and pulled up one sleeve to display a crude tattoo of a wrench. “Torque.” After surveying her for a moment he added, “Do you always ask God to help you? And does he?”

“Just a figure of speech. No real meaning. I always refer God questions to the pastor over there.” She gestured toward Will; his arms loaded with a stack of take-out boxes he added to a pile already on a bench beside his SUV. “Let’s get you something to eat.”

“Cool.” Torque touched Selah’s hand. “Thanks.

Selah pulled back from him.

“Oh, got it. No touching.”

“It’s just…” Selah reached out and clasped his hand with a firm grasp.

Her palm tingled, a mixture of fire and ice that shot tremors up her arm. She wanted to let go but she couldn’t. Her eyes focused on his fingernails, encrusted with dirt and grease, red lesions on his knuckles—scabies perhaps—and frayed cuffs of a flannel shirt peeking out from under the sleeves of a dirty brown Carhartt jacket.

The sight, familiar. The feeling, unknown. Electric. But not sexual. How was that even possible?

Torque let go first. “I’m hungry.”

“Oh. Of course. Follow me.” They walked together toward the packaged meals. “How old are you?”

“Want to guess?” Torque stopped and gestured up and down his six-plus feet.

Selah figured he wouldn’t be honest, but took a shot. “Eighteen?”

“Close enough.”

Which meant he might be younger and not want to get involved with juvenile agencies. In spite of his strength and appearance, he didn’t seem all that ready for street life. “Maybe we can get you connected to some people. Help you find your way home.”

About the Author:
Laurel has traveled the road of writing since, at the age of six, she penciled her first book, Crawls the Caterpillar. With stops along the way for newspaper and magazine articles, she has published two Young Adult paranormal romance novels and one Christian Devotional of original poetry. She loves complex characters and intricate plots that mesh into multifaceted books, often melding romance, mystery, adventure, history, and the reality of today’s society.

Along with advocacy for the homeless, her foreign travels--often to provide medical care in the most remote regions of the world--and her belief in relationship as foundational, underscore her writing process. That, and a lot of Kenyan tea.
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When not deep into a project, Laurel hangs out with family and friends, reads, volunteers, and hikes with her Cavachon puppy, Lucy. And she just happens to be the biggest fan ever of chocolate milkshakes. And hugs.
 
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Isobel Reed's books are so fun to read. The covers are hawt but the best part is the sassy dialogue. I love how her characters interact. They simply combust on the page! COP-OFF is the second book in her Love Burs series and is just as fun as the first (Toasted). COP-OFF features the best friend from Toasted and the police man who hangs out with the hunky firemen. This time, the policeman has his hands full with the feisty heroine who won't back down! She's giving him as good as she gets. Their interchanges are smoking!

Best of all, COP-OFF is now available in Ebook and print. You can grab a copy tonight and snuggle up with the hunky policeman! There's nothing better!

Blurb:
Blurb:
Return to Woodvalley Pines…where a sexy police officer comes across one troublemaker that he’s determined to pin down.

Cat is looking to snag herself a cowboy. After all, what else is there to do in the small town of Woodvalley Pines. And after the year she’s had, she deserves to treat herself. There’s only one problem. Cody freaking McBride. The devil himself. And the bane of her existence. It’s bad enough she has to look at his smug face most days, but now he’s made it his mission to meddle in her love life. Which means only one thing, it’s about to get ugly.

Single dad and local cop Cody thought he was done with love. He was content in his routine. Work, eat, sleep, repeat. But then Cat shows up in town. Lighting fires wherever she goes and hurling insults his way while she’s doing it. He actually finds himself enjoying fighting with the little she-devil, it’s the most alive he’s felt in years.

Woodvalley Pines is about to witness the ultimate showdown. Where clothes aren’t the only things getting torn to shreds.

Cop-Off is set in a small town filled with sassy heroines, hunky heroes, and busybodies who can’t help but share their two cents. Fans of Any Man of Mine by Rachel Gibson and Worth the Risk by Jamie Beck will love Isobel Reed’s steamy, snarky romance!

EXCERPT:
​The moment her heels hit the asphalt, she was in his face, her rage pretty damn apparent. “What the hell do you think you’re doing, Cody? This is not cool. Not f**king cool at all.”
 
“You want the truth?” He took a cautious step closer.
 
“No, f**king lie to me. Of course I want the truth, you idiot.” He had to hide his smile as he watched her eyes roll.
 
Letting the still air wrap around them both, Cody thought about how honest to be. There was no point in lying anymore. Not to himself and not to her. He wouldn’t be here right now if he hadn’t already made a decision.
 
So, what are you waiting for?
 
Inching closer, he didn’t miss Cat’s sharp inhale. Or her pupils dilate. “The idea of you with another man makes me want to burn the goddamn world down.”
 
She wasn’t good at hiding her feelings. That was obvious. So was the moment she visibly softened. The truth was working. Which was a good thing because that was all he had. When she didn’t reply, he kept going.
 
“I want you. And I think you want me too. Go on … try and tell me you don’t feel it. Tell me you don’t feel this?” His hand gestured back and forth between them.
 
He could see her struggling. Her inner voice was probably giving her just as much sh*t as his was. So, he gave her time. Using his own to drink in the view. She was a sight for sore eyes. Tight black satin dress, sky-high heels and her beautiful long black hair curled to perfection. And when those sapphire eyes eventually met him again, he had to swallow down the lump in his throat.
 
“Fine. But just because I feel it doesn’t mean anything is gonna happen. Or should happen. Come on, Cody, be real. How would it even work? I mean, we can’t even have a conversation without ripping into each other.”
 
Her voice was saying one thing, but her body was saying something else entirely. She’d entered his space, what was left of it, and tilted her head back. Aligning their mouths and staring straight into his soul.
 
“Have you ever thought that maybe the reason we’re ripping into each other so much is really because we aren’t allowing ourselves to do the one thing we both really want?” 
 
“Which is?” She had the audacity to raise an eyebrow.
 
Cody’s voice was thicker this time as his fingers pushed into her hair and held her in place. “I don’t know about you, sweetheart, but the only thing I want to be ripping –” he made sure their gazes were locked, “—is that sexy f**king dress.”
 
He felt the tremble. He also felt her spine snap up in denial. “Maybe you’re just a dick Cody, ever think of that? Maybe that’s why I rip into you, ‘cos you drive me freaking crazy.”
 
She didn’t try to move. To release herself from his grip. She just stayed right there with him.
 
“There’s more than one way to drive you crazy, kitten. Want me to show you what else I can do?”
 
This was his chance. Her eyes had already darkened, and her chest was rising faster. He needed to show her. Remind her of just how good they were. His free hand went to her hip and he hauled her against him. His mouth hovered over hers, seeking permission as he looked deep into dark blue spheres.
 
“This isn’t a good idea,” she whispered.
 
“Tell me to stop.” 

About the Author:
Isobel was born and raised in London. She still lives along the River Thames with her husband, her son, and her substantial book collection. Ever the hopeless romantic, she fell in love with the genre from a young age and was inspired to write her own stories. When she's not feasting on romantic comedies or binge reading her hoard of contemporary romance novels, Isobel is writing.
 
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Cole and Rose had their whole lives planned out but as their wedding approaches, Rose questions what she believed to be true.

Have you ever walked away from a job or relationship? I have. It wasn't a shock to me but for many of my family, it was. They didn't see it coming. Who do you share your thoughts with? It wasn't my family. So when I walked away... they were surprised.

CHASING LOVE is the final book in the Clumsy Little Hearts Trilogy but can be read as a standalone. You will enjoy the relationship between Cole and Rose as well as their families. Julie Navickas is an award winning and best selling author and her books are similar to the Hallmark movies. There's romance, some silliness and a whole lot of love!

CHASING LOVE releases Nov. 19th. Don't Miss this book!

Blurb:
Sometimes when the right man finds the right woman, things still aren’t quite right. Can a piece of paper fix it, or ruin it?

When Cole Johnson was eight years old, he married Rose Prescott. Never mind that the aisle was made of holiday table runners, she wore an old lace curtain, and her brother performed the ceremony in a musty basement.

Twenty-four years later, Cole is more in love than ever and ready to wed Rose for real. This time, it’ll be at an exquisite wedding venue and the minister will know how to read. But that’s not all. He wants to give Rose the life he’s always dreamed of: a big house with a picket fence, twin boys, a family dog, and a rock-solid 401K. 

But Rose doesn’t seem to want any of it—not even a little. Because it’s not at all the future she covets. In fact, it’s the exact opposite. The thought of a hefty mortgage payment and a mini-van full of children isn’t just suffocating… it’s insufferable.

As the wedding approaches, Cole grows uneasy and can’t help but feel like Rose is hiding something. Despite his suspicions, the day of their wedding arrives without a hitch. The question is, how will the day end? 
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Pick up your copy of Chasing Love, the epic conclusion to the Clumsy Little Hearts trilogy. While each story can be read as a standalone, common characters are woven throughout each book. Julie Navickas’ stories leave no shortage of heart-stopping plot twists, competing emotions, and soul-crushing decisions. Get your copy today!

About the Author:
Julie Navickas is a best-selling author of contemporary romance with Inkspell Publishing. She is known for her keen ability to tell heart-wrenching, second-chance love stories through relatable characters with humility, humor, and heroism. Her Trading Heartbeats trilogy is the recipient of a Literary Global Book Award and three first-place wins with the BookFest in the contemporary romance category. Her debut trilogy has also earned two finalist designations with the American Writing Awards and a Clarion Award. Julie is an award-winning university instructor in the School of Communication at Illinois State University and works in corporate communications at COUNTRY Financial. She has earned master’s degrees in both organizational communication and English studies, as well as a bachelor’s degree in public relations.
 
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I'm a beach girl. I love to sit and watch the waves and have dreamed of a hot hunky guy coming along to sweep me off my feet. Author Jennifer Raines' latest romance features a hot architect who isn't afraid to steal a property out from under his father's watchful eyes!

The heroine Anna is confident and beautiful. She has sass and charm. Basically she's the type of person, I would like to be. And when she sees our Architect hero in action, she falls for him but demands that he gives her a commitment... certainly more than just a good time.

These two come together with a plan to get what they want but love has a way of turning up, even when you aren't looking for it. Jennifer's stories are about family and love. BETRAYAL sets readers aflame as Anna and Hunter sizzle on the pages. Out now in Ebook and Print, BETRAYAL will be your new favorite escape!

Blurb:
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Blurb:
They are wary of trusting, but … passion has its own rules.

Marketing manager, ANNA TURNER promised reliable, affordable childcare to co-workers under pressure. Proud of negotiating the perfect lease for her employer, a hostile takeover of the building steals her ideal premises.

Architect and property-developer, HUNTER THOMPSON, smells betrayal on his father’s breath. An old pattern, but this time his old man plans a hostile takeover of a building owned by the family who raised Hunter as a second son. Hunter out-manoeuvres his father, buying the building himself.

Attending an industry cocktail party, Anna hears Hunter say her magic word, “architect”. Revealing her ideal childcare centre plan to him, Anna discovers Hunter tore up her precious lease. Anna is breathtaking in her rage. Intrigued, Hunter offers a new lease, with the opportunity to work together.

Hunter can’t risk long term. Anna doesn’t do hook-ups—ever. Hidden within their whirlwind romance and growing trust, secrets resurface with devastating consequences. Anna’s mantra—‘I share myself, you share yourself, if you want to get into my bed’—may not survive.
 
Wary strangers find passion on a shared project, until secrets from their past ambush them. Fans of Grace Burrowes stories where love conquers loneliness and fear, will fall for Jennifer Raines’s heartwarming romances.

EXCERPT:
Hunter’s whiskey arrived. “Thanks. I’ll settle up now.” Hunter added a generous tip because someone deserved to finish the night happy.

Staring into the single malt for endless seconds, he let the peat smoke tease his nostrils. Peat, fruit sherry with a hint of vanilla.

Spontaneous combustion was a serious hazard around Anna Turner. The flame-red dress had marked her out as a risk-taker in a room full of pastels and black and white. The way she was poured into it had given his libido, which he’d feared was on life-support, a sharp jolt. Well-defined curves, legs stretching forever, and a sizzle burning clear across the room. When he’d agreed to accompany Casildo, whom he’d abandoned without a word, to the cocktail party, a mindless tumble with someone of a like-mind hadn’t been on his radar. Anna Turner had tempted him, until he’d worked out the word unavailable should have been tattooed across her forehead. Still, he’d been drawn to her, and until he’d told her his name, she’d been interested too. Irrelevant now.
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Swallowing the amber liquid in three gulps, he welcomed the explosion of salt-and-pepper smoke at the back of his mouth. Sacrilege to gulp such a fine drop. The same might be said of Anna Turner. He didn’t regret the buy, but starting tomorrow, he’d work out how to deal with Ms. Collateral Damage.
 

About the Author:
Australian Jennifer Raines writes contemporary romances set mainly, but not exclusively, in Australia – think Malta, Finland, New Zealand or ? A dreamer and an optimist, her stories are a delicious cocktail of mutual respect, passion and loyalty because she still believes in happily-ever-afters.

Jennifer fell in love with romance as a teenager. Starting with historical romance. Everything in the school library and then a treasured collection of Georgette Heyer, hard copies, paperbacks and ebooks. Comfort food, she calls them, like Vegemite toast, for those times when she feels low. Her library of comfort food has grown over the years but Georgette Heyer was an early star, under the blankets after lights out using a torch.
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Jennifer is a member of Romance Writers of Australia. Three times a finalist in the Emerald competition, including in 2017 (Common Cause, renamed Lela’s Choice), 2018 (Taylor’s Law) and 2022 (Quinn, by Design – Choosing Family Book 2). She’s a member of Romance Writers of New Zealand, winning the Pacific Hearts competition twice, including in 2019 with Grace Under Fire, the sequel to Taylor’s Law. She’s also a member of Romance Writers of America and has been a finalist in chapter competitions in 2019, 2020 and 2021 (Taylor’s Law). Jennifer won the contemporary romance section in the 2020 Orange Rose Contest for Planting Hope and was second overall. Jennifer values competitions for the constructive, honest, not always comfortable feedback they provide.

In 2023 Jennifer placed second in the Romance Writers of New Zealand Koru Best First Book with Taylor’s Law.

Jennifer loves those days when words flow and the joy of writing makes the hard slog worthwhile. She’s always made up stories about strangers in the street, in a café or strolling through an airport terminal; finding inspiration in snippets of conversations, news items and the sheer puzzle of human interactions.

Jennifer lives in inner-city Sydney, Australia, with the requisite number of partners (1) and animals (2). Her desk overlooks a park which nourishes her soul when she raises her head from her keyboard. She gets some of her best ideas during long yin yoga poses or walking—including around the block. While Jennifer adores historical romance, she chose to write contemporary because she thought (wrongly) it needed less research while she was holding down a full-time job.

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Back in the day, TV used to have a big event when they showed a mini-series. The one that sticks in my mind is Thorn Birds. It was a sweeping event between star crossed lovers. Viewers would plan their evenings around what was on TV. 

When I read A GARLAND AT BITTERBARK CREEK, it reminded me of the Thorn Birds. The story has mystery and anticipation as the hero and heroine seek to solve the mystery and fall into love.

If you like romances set amongst the backdrop of beautiful Australia and filled with gripping emotional angst, you will want to grab a copy of A GARLAND AT BITTERBARK CREEK. The story will release on November 5th in ebook and print. 

Blurb:
He’s found a new home with her family while his own holds secrets to her past…This heart-wrenching 300+ page rural romance novel will have you gasping and keep you guessing as mysteries unravel, and as Jack and Sophie discover whether their love for one another can survive the deepest of wounds and darkest of betrayals.
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Had it not been for her cousin’s wedding, Sophie Wendall would never have returned to Bitterbark Creek—her aunt and uncle’s idyllic farm-stay on the outskirts of town. Twenty years ago, tragedy stole everything from her including her memory, leaving only secrets and lies. Now that she’s back, there are just two things on her mind: to find out the truth of what really happened to her that day at the dam and to steer clear of the wicked Garland family and their charismatic son—the boy who broke her heart.

Jackson Garland is one of the few people who know what really happened to Sophie all those years ago, but he’s terrified of sharing the truth. To do so would jeopardize his happy sanctuary and newfound home at Bitterbark Creek. Upon reconnecting with Sophie, he realizes that while her extended family may have accepted him as one of their own, she’s going to take a little more convincing. Although he tries to charm and distract her to keep his secrets safe, it isn’t long before he’s at risk of falling under her own tantalizing spell.

As children, their love for one another kept them close until a car accident took one life and hatred tried to steal another. But dark truths can’t be hidden forever when ghosts from the past step into the light. Might the revelations be too daunting for them to handle? Or will Jack and Sophie finally put aside their family history and let love guide them into a future together?

A GARLAND AT BITTERBARK CREEK is about heartbreaking loss, rediscovering love and the healing ability of forgiveness and acceptance. If you love reading the novels of Mandy Magro, Alissa Callen, and Rachael Johns, then you will adore this heartfelt, second chance love story by award-winning author, Tammy Mannersly. 
 

About the Author:
Tammy Mannersly is an award-winning Australian author frequently praised for her heart-warming stories full of romance, dedicated friendships, and stunning Australian locations. All her books ensure a great Happily Ever After and a love story that will sweep you off your feet. Tammy has a Bachelor Degree in Creative Industries majoring in Creative Writing from Queensland University of Technology. She lives on the coast near Brisbane, Queensland and loves to write about her favorite Australian destinations.

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Helping others is very rewarding. When I was helping Lloyd out, sitting with him while he was bedridden, asking questions about his life, baking his favorite treats...and just being his friend, my days were filled with happiness. 

Author Laurel Houck's latest novel- SEARCHING FOR HOME is a rich story of one woman's loss of faith and spiral into addiction and homelessness. The romance will certainly have you looking differently at the people you see begging, but even better...just through your purchase of the book, you will be helping a homeless outreach. 

SEARCHING FOR HOME releases on Oct. 29th in ebook and print. Don't miss your chance at this amazing Christian romance. 

Blurb:
Life on the streets is hard but it’s deadly when a young woman battles addiction…

Where is home…when you’re homeless? 
 
Selah gets through life using lies, sex, and faux concern as a veneer to forget the past and to achieve personal gain. She barely tolerates her job bringing medicine to the streets. Will is the only man who has refused her body. She resents that his God stands between them.

Will pastors the homeless no matter who or where they are. He conceals a past that is anything but pure. His biggest temptation is his love for Selah. But he refuses to compromise his faith.

When Selah’s deceased husband appears to her—more dangerous in death than in life—the careful control she has used to cope slips away. Evil takes control as she falls far from the life she had carefully planned. And then farther still.

Selah must make a radical choice as an epic spiritual battle rages. Because she has finally found a love worth protecting at all costs.

Is there redemption at the intersection of brutal reality and saving grace?
 
Searching For Home is a gripping and too-real tale of love, addiction, and redemption; written by the one woman, Laurel Houck, who has championed salvation for hundreds of people. This amazing tale will have you brushing tears from your cheeks and will show you a hidden world our eyes have skipped over as we travel through big cities and small. Fans of realistic fiction like Ruby (Between the Cracks, #1) by P.D. Workman and Broke(n) by S.T. Jones will love Searching for Home.
 
All proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit homeless outreach, Light In My City,
www.lightinmycity.org
 

About the Author:
Laurel has traveled the road of writing since, at the age of six, she penciled her first book, Crawls the Caterpillar. With stops along the way for newspaper and magazine articles, she has published two Young Adult paranormal romance novels and one Christian Devotional of original poetry. She loves complex characters and intricate plots that mesh into multifaceted books, often melding romance, mystery, adventure, history, and the reality of today’s society.
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Along with advocacy for the homeless, her foreign travels--often to provide medical care in the most remote regions of the world--and her belief in relationship as foundational, underscore her writing process. That, and a lot of Kenyan tea.

When not deep into a project, Laurel hangs out with family and friends, reads, volunteers, and hikes with her Cavachon puppy, Lucy. And she just happens to be the biggest fan ever of chocolate milkshakes. And hugs.
 
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Fall is the perfect time to pick up Mayhem in Disguise. It's a wonderful read about danger and evil, as well as how people aren't always what they seem. Set in the Gilded Age, the heroine meets a stranger on the train, but even as they share much in common, she's wary of taking him at face value. But there is much more to the story and I know that if you enjoy a mystery or a tale with a little bit of paranormal elements, you will love MAYHEM IN DISGUISE, out now in ebook and print!

Blurb:
Two strangers fall in love on a train—both are keeping secrets.

Autumn, 1889
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Bella has no interest in romance after a failed affair with a married man. But that all changes when she meets Russell on the journey to Black Bear Creek. Sparks immediately fly between the half-Mohegan nurse and the handsome Irish doctor. But an old Mohegan medicine woman warns Bella about an evil that awaits her if she returns to the city.

When Bella takes a job caring for an elderly man at a posh hotel in upper Manhattan, she assumes she has hit the jackpot. But are the wealthy old Dutchman and his conniving sister to be trusted? Looks can be deceiving. Is it too late for Russell to save Bella from their poisonous trap?

Anything is possible with the protection of a sacred Mohegan talisman and a whole lot of love.  
 
The second book in the Ungilded series is a romance filled with danger that will have readers falling for the handsome Irish doctor and the spunky Mohegan heroine. —Best-selling author- Melissa Keir.
 
EXCERPT
“There’s blood in those hills.”

Spooked, Bella turned to the fair-skinned stranger sitting beside her on the train. “Blood?” she asked, her voice just above a whisper.

The stranger somberly nodded. He looked like Bella’s father in his youth: thick waves of rusty brown hair, ghostly blue eyes, and a sculpted face darkened by a faint trace of stubble.

“The blood of your ancestors,” he said. “I assume you’re Mohegan?”

Bella blushed. She tried to cover her Mohegan heritage with powder, proper English grammar, and respectable dress. Evidently, the ruse was not working—at least, not with this man.

“Is it so obvious?” she asked.

“Not to most people, I’m sure. You have exceptionally light skin for a Mohegan. You could pass as Portuguese.”

Bella thought about his words. She could pass as Portuguese, insinuating that Mediterranean blood was acceptable in America, whereas Mohegan blood failed.

“Your green eyes must throw people off,” he surmised.

Again, Bella thought about his words. To throw people off implied that she was camouflaging herself like a bird of prey hiding from predators. She had to admit, whether blunt or just plain rude, the stranger was insightful. Even though she was half Irish, Bella hid from the white man every day of her life, whether he took the form of a patronizing doctor at the asylum where she worked, or her first and only lover, a duplicitous financier whom she desperately wanted to forget.

“Are you afraid that I will scalp you alive before our journey is over?” she asked.

The stranger’s eyes widened, though he chuckled and seemed pleased, almost impressed, by Bella’s audacity.

“Not at all,” he casually replied. “Scalping is the habit of the Plains Indians, tribes like the Cherokee. In general, the Mohegans are a gentle people.”

At least he doesn’t lump all brown-skinned people into the same group, Bella sardonically thought. 

​About the Author:
Anika Savoy lives in the hills of Northwest Connecticut. Though she practiced law for twenty years, her first love is writing. She endeavors to entertain readers with romantic and historically rich stories that take place in The Gilded Age. The heroines in her Ungilded Series are feisty and resilient when faced with supernatural obstacles, and happily ever after endings are guaranteed. She also writes best-selling nonfiction under the author name, Anne K. Howard. To learn more, visit www.anikasavoyauthor.com.

I'm really excited to share with you the latest cover for another one of Isobel Reed's snarky romances. This time the small town of Woodvalley Pines is the location for sexy firefighters and the cop who is friends with them, Cody. 

Cody certainly understands responsibility, from taking care of his son as a single dad, but he also knows how to ignite fires with the females. 

Cat is looking for a good time but Cody isn't who she bargained for. The two of them go at it like battling tomcats but beneath all the friction is certainly passion. 

COP-OFF is now up for preorder and releases on Oct. 22nd in ebook and print. It's going to be your new favorite nightly pleasure!

Blurb:
Return to Woodvalley Pines…where a sexy police officer comes across one troublemaker that he’s determined to pin down.

Cat is looking to snag herself a cowboy. After all, what else is there to do in the small town of Woodvalley Pines. And after the year she’s had, she deserves to treat herself. There’s only one problem. Cody freaking McBride. The devil himself. And the bane of her existence. It’s bad enough she has to look at his smug face most days, but now he’s made it his mission to meddle in her love life. Which means only one thing, it’s about to get ugly.

Single dad and local cop Cody thought he was done with love. He was content in his routine. Work, eat, sleep, repeat. But then Cat shows up in town. Lighting fires wherever she goes and hurling insults his way while she’s doing it. He actually finds himself enjoying fighting with the little she-devil, it’s the most alive he’s felt in years.

Woodvalley Pines is about to witness the ultimate showdown. Where clothes aren’t the only things getting torn to shreds.
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Cop-Off is set in a small town filled with sassy heroines, hunky heroes, and busybodies who can’t help but share their two cents. Fans of Any Man of Mine by Rachel Gibson and Worth the Risk by Jamie Beck will love Isobel Reed’s steamy, snarky romance!

About the Author:
Isobel was born and raised in London. She still lives along the River Thames with her husband, her son, and her substantial book collection. Ever the hopeless romantic, she fell in love with the genre from a young age and was inspired to write her own stories. When she's not feasting on romantic comedies or binge reading her hoard of contemporary romance novels, Isobel is writing.
 
 
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Today I was thinking about when my relationship with my husband was new. We couldn't wait to see or talk to each other. Nothing could keep us apart. That excitement was a buzz, heady like fine alcohol. I suppose all new relationships are like that. But for Anna and Hunter, their relationship is even more so since they seem to be on opposite sides of a problem. Tempers clash! But that's not a bad thing. It's still a form of passion and often leads to passionate kisses. 

Author Jennifer Raines latest romance is a sizzling romance where business heads clash as they each set out to do what is "right" for their business and their employees. Hunter though isn't given all of the information. 

BETRAYAL is the third book in the Choosing Family Series and features the twin sister of the heroine from Masquerade. If you have been patiently waiting for Anna's story, you won't have to wait much longer. BETRAYAL releases on October 8th and features all the amazing characters and wonderful storytelling you have come to love in a Jennifer Raines book. 

Blurb:
They are wary of trusting, but … passion has its own rules.
Marketing manager, ANNA TURNER promised reliable, affordable childcare to co-workers under pressure. Proud of negotiating the perfect lease for her employer, a hostile takeover of the building steals her ideal premises.

Architect and property-developer, HUNTER THOMPSON, smells betrayal on his father’s breath. An old pattern, but this time his old man plans a hostile takeover of a building owned by the family who raised Hunter as a second son. Hunter out-manoeuvres his father, buying the building himself.

Attending an industry cocktail party, Anna hears Hunter say her magic word, “architect”. Revealing her ideal childcare centre plan to him, Anna discovers Hunter tore up her precious lease. Anna is breathtaking in her rage. Intrigued, Hunter offers a new lease, with the opportunity to work together.
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Hunter can’t risk long term. Anna doesn’t do hook-ups—ever. Hidden within their whirlwind romance and growing trust, secrets resurface with devastating consequences. Anna’s mantra—‘I share myself, you share yourself, if you want to get into my bed’—may not survive.
 
Wary strangers find passion on a shared project, until secrets from their past ambush them. Fans of Grace Burrowes stories where love conquers loneliness and fear, will fall for Jennifer Raines’s heartwarming romances.

About the Author:
Australian Jennifer Raines writes contemporary romances set mainly, but not exclusively, in Australia – think Malta, Finland, New Zealand or ? A dreamer and an optimist, her stories are a delicious cocktail of mutual respect, passion and loyalty because she still believes in happily-ever-afters.

Jennifer fell in love with romance as a teenager. Starting with historical romance. Everything in the school library and then a treasured collection of Georgette Heyer, hard copies, paperbacks and ebooks. Comfort food, she calls them, like Vegemite toast, for those times when she feels low. Her library of comfort food has grown over the years but Georgette Heyer was an early star, under the blankets after lights out using a torch.
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Jennifer is a member of Romance Writers of Australia. Three times a finalist in the Emerald competition, including in 2017 (Common Cause, renamed Lela’s Choice), 2018 (Taylor’s Law) and 2022 (Quinn, by Design – Choosing Family Book 2). She’s a member of Romance Writers of New Zealand, winning the Pacific Hearts competition twice, including in 2019 with Grace Under Fire, the sequel to Taylor’s Law. She’s also a member of Romance Writers of America and has been a finalist in chapter competitions in 2019, 2020 and 2021 (Taylor’s Law). Jennifer won the contemporary romance section in the 2020 Orange Rose Contest for Planting Hope and was second overall. Jennifer values competitions for the constructive, honest, not always comfortable feedback they provide.

In 2023 Jennifer placed second in the Romance Writers of New Zealand Koru Best First Book with Taylor’s Law.

Jennifer loves those days when words flow and the joy of writing makes the hard slog worthwhile. She’s always made up stories about strangers in the street, in a café or strolling through an airport terminal; finding inspiration in snippets of conversations, news items and the sheer puzzle of human interactions.

Jennifer lives in inner-city Sydney, Australia, with the requisite number of partners (1) and animals (2). Her desk overlooks a park which nourishes her soul when she raises her head from her keyboard. She gets some of her best ideas during long yin yoga poses or walking—including around the block. While Jennifer adores historical romance, she chose to write contemporary because she thought (wrongly) it needed less research while she was holding down a full-time job.

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