Who is the one boyfriend or girlfriend that you'd like to see again? I've been lucky to have remained close with most of mine. But what if that person wanted you back? I suppose it depends on how the relationship ended. But it would certainly make me pause.

Mindy McKinley's latest romance- LIFTING OFF- features a second chance romance where the only daughter of the prominent Chase family comes face to face with the one man she'd not been able to forget. 

LIFTING OFF is a fun rollercoaster romance between two people who shared a steamy kiss. Now available in ebook and print, LIFTING OFF is the second book in the Chase Family series, each story a standalone steamy romance. 

Blurb:
A long-ago kiss neither can forget.
A risk neither can take.

Clara Chase is looking for something new. After a coveted career as a model and social media influencer, she is looking for something more. When her father hands the family’s charter jet company—SkyChase—over to her and her brothers, she can’t really see herself fitting in. That all changes when her brother Cam hands her the reigns of a new foundations. Filled with new purpose, Clara feels like her life is finally on track. Until her brother insists she share an office with the one man she never wanted to see again. The man who kissed her and disappeared for nine long years. The only man that had ever stolen her heart.

James Lagos wants to start over. Back in Chicago after catching his fiancé sleeping with his best pilot, he’s desperate for a reset. His best friend’s job offer to help set up SkyChase’s new helicopter division is just what he needs to distance himself from the mess he left in Texas. But he hadn’t counted on the one woman that could bring it all crashing down—Clara Chase—Cam’s little sister. He shouldn’t have kissed her all those years ago and he shouldn’t want her as bad as he does now, but he can’t seem to stop. All he can do is hope his life doesn’t fall apart all over again.
 
EXCERPT:
“Oh, James,” Clara cooed, using a sickeningly sweet tone he’d never heard her use. He immediately despised it. “Come in, I want you to meet Bodie.” She stood up and her “friend” followed after. James was instantly irritated that the guy had about an inch on him.

Clara motioned to Bodie. “This is Bodie Collins, he’s the attorney for the foundation.”

Bodie stuck his hand out for James to shake and James took it begrudgingly. “James Lagos, I help run the Helo Division. It’s nice to meet you.”

“You too,” Bodie answered, dropping his hand prematurely to drape his arm over Clara’s shoulder.

James shoved his hands into his pockets so they wouldn’t see the fists he was making. His tight jaw, though, was another matter. He couldn’t seem to relax it when every nerve was telling him to punch this guy.

“Bodie and I have been friends since college,” Clara told him, sharing a sweet smile with the man James now hated more than anyone in the world. “I’m so glad we could bring him on board.”

Bodie grinned back with a smile that could have blinded the unsuspecting and pulled Clara tighter to his side before turning to James. “I’m glad to be on board. I missed this beautiful woman, and I can’t believe my luck that she’s still single.”

Now biting the inside of his cheek raw to keep from saying anything inappropriate or landing the direct punch to Bodie’s sharp jaw, James simply grunted.

​Clara giggled and patted Bodie’s stomach. “This guy. He’s so sweet.” She looked right at James, her sapphire eyes alight in a way he hadn’t seen since they were young. Why didn’t he make her light up like that? The need to be her reason to shine nearly flattened him. 

​ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Mindy McKinley is a Contemporary Romance author, avid reader, and cellist.
She lives in the Midwest with her drummer husband and two adorable cats. In her life outside of writing, she is a music teacher, a small business owner, and a professional musician.
No matter where she is in her busy life, her mind is always on her writing. She finds inspiration in everyday moments and joy in putting words in just the right order.
 
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As the oldest of five girls, I didn't have to find many friends growing up. My sisters were my closest confidants and worst enemies. I love to read stories which feature families. 

AMY'S HUNT is the second book in the Solstice Quartet series which features three sisters. Each one is unique and readers won't be able to resist their feistiness and determination.

Now up for preorder, AMY'S HUNT is a wonderful paranormal read filled with danger and excitement. It releases on April 19th. 

Blurb:
When history repeats itself, it will take both of them to break the cycle…

When her two-year long search for her older sister hits a wall, Amy Ngata returns to the scene of the crime: the burned-out village of the Whakamanu, the tribe of swan shifters she belongs to. There, she finds her mother’s diary and within it, the location of her mother’s clan along with a story that chills her to the bone: a missing sister, a father who won’t help, and a generations-long feud that has claimed lives on both sides. Once she arrives in Windsor, Nova Scotia, she finds history repeating again.

Marrok Lapan has read enough books to know his twin brother, Alpha of the Windsor wolf pack, is turning into the villain of their story. It’s his duty to protect the Pack, even from a tyrannical leader. After the Alpha commands the abduction of a swan daughter, Rok realizes he has to act, but with the wolves either terrified of their Alpha or devoted to him, any challenge will only end one way: with Marrok dead.
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When Rok and Amy meet, an attraction neither of them can deny forces them together. If Amy can save her cousin, she’ll have a true family to spend the Solstice with. If Marrok can’t stop his brother, he won’t have a family. With the Solstice looming and secrets on both sides coming to light, they'll have to trust each other to survive.

About the Author:
Catherine Peace has been telling stories for as long as she could remember. She often blames two things for her forays into speculative fiction—Syfy (when it was SciFi) channel Sundays with her dad and The Island of Dr. Moreau by HG Wells. She graduated in 2008 from Northern Kentucky University with a degree in English and is still chasing the dream of being super rich and famous, mostly so she can sit around in her PJs all day and write stories.
 
Catherine currently lives on a farm in South Carolina. E-I-E-I-O.

There have been times in my life when I was truly scared. One was a dark night after I got off work. At sixteen, I'd thought myself fearless, but that night...I wasn't. Driving home, I noticed my former boyfriend behind me at a stoplight. He came at my car, demanding I explain why I'd broken up with him. Each time I stopped, he'd come at me. I didn't feel safe. This was the same ex who'd not taken no for an answer and I feared for my life. A strong hero would have been a blessing on that night. 

Blake from Elsa Winckler's latest preorder- PROTECTING LINDSAY, is the type of guy who'd have knocked my ex sideways and made sure I was safe. Lindsay likes knowing she's got someone watching out for her but the two of them mix like oil and water. Ms. Winckler's story is filled with excitement as these two opposites combust.

Now available for preorder, the ebook and print of PROTECTING LINDSAY releases on April 12th. Be sure to grab your copy today

Blurb:
​How does he protect his heart while protecting her?

Lindsay Wilson simply wants to concentrate on her shop where she sells her own mixtures of creams and essential oils. What she doesn’t want is the seriously sexy Blake Davidson hell-bent on protecting her from the abusive boyfriend who followed her to Montana all the way from South Africa. To add to her frustration, he makes her feel things she’s never felt before but she’s made a mistake in the past, can she trust her instincts this time?
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Blake lost two people before because he couldn’t protect them, so what’s different this time with Lindsay? From the moment he’s laid eyes on her, all his instincts have been telling him to make sure nothing happens to her so he has no choice but to move into her place and keep her safe. But what about his own heart?

​ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Elsa has been reading love stories for as long as she can remember and when she ‘met’ the classic authors like Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Henry James The Brontë sisters, etc. during her English Honours studies, she was hooked for life.
She married her college boyfriend and soul mate and after 46 years, 3 interesting and wonderful children and 4 beautiful grandchildren, they are now fortunate to live in the picturesque little seaside village of Betty's Bay, South Africa.
She likes the heroines in her stories to be beautiful, feisty, independent and headstrong. And the heroes must be strong but possess a generous amount of sensitivity. They are of course, also gorgeous! Her stories typically incorporate the family background of the characters to better understand where they come from and who they are when we meet them in the story.
 
 
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Wouldn't it be amazing to speak with someone who had lived back during the Middle Ages? We could learn first hand what their life was like. Or what about someone who worked with Abraham Lincoln? Knowing exactly what he was thinking during the Civil War and his thoughts on our young country. 

Annie Grace Roberts' latest release- UPROOTED gives us a taste of the past when her heroine gets kidnapped and comes face to face with a ghost from World War 2. Imagine being alone, trapped, wouldn't it be great to have someone to talk to? UPROOTED's heroine, Lily Deene talks to ghosts. In the past, she's helped the ghosts but in UPROOTED, she gets the help she needs from one!

UPROOTED is sure to be a nail biter as Lily faces the toughest situation in her life. Along the way, she learns more about herself and the people she loves. 

Blurb:
The tangled roots of love and betrayal….
A collision of the past and present. One will find love, the other betrayal.
 
The last thing Lily Deene remembers is texting her boyfriend, Simon before going to bed. She awakes in the dark and cold with no idea where she is. With air running out, Lily’s in danger of becoming a ghost herself.

Nazi prison guard Heinrich Richter decides to leave a war he no longer supports. He undertakes a perilous journey to England and finds something precious he feels he doesn’t deserve.

Lily and Heinrich will meet in London where they will find that betrayal and love have deep roots. 

EXCERPT:
Something was wrong with me. My head ached and throbbed. My mouth was dry. I tried to lick my lips, but my tongue felt abnormally thick and heavy in my mouth and I couldn’t quite manage it.

I opened my eyes cautiously, feeling confused and disoriented. The dark was so complete that for a moment I wasn’t sure if I was awake or dreaming? I blinked. I blinked again and I slowly became aware of sensations. Cold. I was very cold.

I struggled to sit up. My arms and legs felt like stone weights. I managed to lift myself a little, but my stomach heaved, and I had to lie down quickly to keep from throwing up.

What was wrong with me? I breathed deeply, drinking in the cold and dark in large gulping breaths as I tried to snag the half-formed thoughts that floated past like drifting clouds. Why was it so dark? Was I sick? Where was my pillow? My comforter? Where was I?

Gingerly, I moved my fingers testing the area around me. I lay on a hard surface, stone or brick. I wasn’t in my bed. I should have been in my bed. My head swam with the effort as I tried to figure out what was happening to me. My mind was in a fog. I had no recollection of coming to this place.

Again, I tried to sit up, and this time I managed to raise myself up on my elbows before I felt a sudden saltiness in the back of my throat. Once more, my stomach heaved and roiled. I quickly rolled over and retched, the hot sour smell of vomit permeating the air, worsening my nausea. I lay on my back, too dizzy and disoriented to move. Closing my eyes, I surrendered to the darkness. 

About the Author:
Annie Grace Roberts is a mother/daughter writing team who live in Southern California. They share a love of adventure and travel. Both are unapologetically addicted to coffee and happy endings. Their Lily Deene series combines mystery with a bit of history, a touch of the supernatural, and (of course) romance!
 
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Who was your first crush? Your first love? Mine was a good friend who I knew since I was a toddler. He's been a friend throughout my life. He'd passed a few years ago and while I often wondered how things would have been, we both knew it wasn't meant to be more than a close friendship. And we were grateful for that. 

Kristine Lynn's latest release-A BRIDE FOR THE ALDONIAN KING, featured a star-crossed pair. Lorelai had always loved King Robert but he'd been older and too focused on his future to take more than a passing glance at her. Now she's returned to the royal stables to become the first female Royal Huntsman. And she's come face to face with Robert, now King. Only he doesn't really recognize her.

Blurb:
Lorelai is back home to take over her late father’s management of the royal stables. Heartbroken over the loss of her father and determined to become the first female Royal Huntswoman, the last thing she needs is to run into the subject of her schoolgirl fantasies—the current King of Aldonia. When Lorelai is forced to work with King Robert, she discovers two facts that may just reignite her old flame for him: he’s a terrific single father, and he’s not the spoiled, rich brat she remembers from her youth.

King Robert knows his past didn’t paint him in a good light—he was spoiled, stubborn, and a lothario who took no prisoners where love was concerned. But he’s changed—the horrific loss of his parents and a messy divorce made sure of that. So, when a mysterious new hire for his royal stables shows up with a grudge for injustices he can’t recall, he is determined to make things right with her. On the way to winning her over, though, he finds himself falling head over heels in love, despite making a solemn promise to himself to never go down that road again.

Will they find their way through their separate hurts to allow themselves a second chance at love? Or is too late?
 
Discover the breathtaking country of Aldonia as you root for Robert and Lorelai’s love story! For more of the Aldonian royal world (and the first installment of the Aldonia Royals series), check out An Heir for the Secret Prince.

EXCERPT:
One part of her, and she wasn’t sure which was more dominant, had wanted to leave, become more worldly for him, while the other part of her loathed him. In her youthful lust and inexperience, she recalled with vivid clarity which had won out. A year later and she was headed for America, desperate to make a name for herself. She could tell herself it had nothing to do with her teenage crush, but she’d be lying if every accolade, every award she earned, she didn’t picture showing to Robert. To make matters infinitely worse, those were the last years Lorelai would have had with her father—she just hadn’t known it then. She didn’t blame Robert for that, just herself for being unbearably weak when it came to him. She’d loved him enough to forsake everything else in her life at one point, and it had cost her that—everything.
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Now, each cell in her body recalled what it was like to loathe him, and she was careful to only allow that emotion to surface. Anything else would break her again. She wouldn’t survive it a second time, not after what it had taken to rebuild her life. Herself.

“I didn’t catch your name.”

“No, you didn’t. I’m busy though, so if you could grab your daughter and let me get back to work, I’d appreciate it.” She didn’t mean the words to come out as a command, but Jesus, did he have a way of drawing the worst out of her. Just like before, though, she’d use that to drive herself to be better. Stronger without him or the insatiable need she had for his approval.

His attention.

His love.

About the Author:
Kristine Lynn is the author of the Treasure Valley and Secret Prince romance series, as well as the linked collection of short stories, Shrapnel. When she’s not writing, she’s teaching college students in Arizona and enjoying the Southwest with her husband, daughter, puppy, and three-quarters of a desert tortoise. To connect with Kristine (who also writes under Kama O’Connor), you can email her at kristinelynnauthor@gmail,com or follow her on social media.
 
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