 It's an age-old question- Can you simply be friends with the opposite sex? Most of us have friends who we aren't attracted to, but is there a way to cross that line and move from friends into something more? That's the premise of Author Sydney Scott's latest small town romance. Being delegated to the friend-zone isn't fun when you are wishing for something more. Poor Henry is tired of it but once he's no longer searching, will the perfect woman fall into his lap? LOVE BY NUMBERS is the third book in the Sunset Cove series and features the cutest opposites attract romance. Henry is a by-the-book, numbers guy while Jenna is a flighty artsy person who doesn't always think things through. The two of them are adorable together and their chemistry is magnetic. I love the small town charm and the way that while it's a part of a series, you can read it alone. But why would you want to?? The characters from earlier books like to show up and knowing who they are brings more depth to the story. Available now, LOVE BY NUMBERS is a great read and a perfect addition for your weekly reading! Pick it up today! Blurb: Can one perpetually practical accountant plus one free-spirited artist equal more than friends? Henry Baker is tired of getting perpetually friend zoned by the women of Sunset Cove. All he wants is to find someone and start a family of his own, but that seems impossible. When he opens his door one morning to find his high school crush on his doorstep, however, Henry may just have a chance after all. Jenna Morrison is happy-go-lucky artist who never felt like she belonged, but now that she finds herself single and pregnant, she's decided to give her hometown of Sunset Cove a second chance. After answering an online ad for a roommate, she finds herself on the doorstep of the sweet boy from high school she wished she'd gotten to know better. As Henry and Jenna become friends and bond over all things baby, they start to wonder if second chances are indeed possible. Will Henry and Jenna decide that family is what you make it, or will the impracticality of their circumstances equal disaster? Sydney Scott brings readers back to Sunset Cove in this opposites attract, baby-love romance. Fans of Josh and Gemma Make a Baby by Sarah Ready and Strictly Business by Carrie Elks will fall in love with Henry and Jenna as they navigate their way from the friend zone to lovers. EXCERPT Henry tried to take a deep breath and remember that he was trying to be grateful for all he had, not grieving what he didn’t. That wasn’t easy to do, especially not at a wedding. He wasn’t eternally optimistic like his sister Holly. He was a realist, and right now it looked like his future reality consisted of him, alone in his apartment for the rest of his life. “I should get a cat,” he heard himself announce to Holly and Ben. Hailey and Louis had moved to the dance floor as had his parents, so luckily, they were the only two at the table to hear his sad admission. “I don’t like cats, but I feel like I should get one. That’s what people do when their lonely right? They get a pet.” Holly furrowed her brow and grabbed his wine glass. “I think you’ve had enough for one night,” she said knowingly, placing the wine out of his reach. She slid out of Ben’s lap and into the seat next to him. “Are you okay, Hen?” “I’m great,” he lied. He ran a hand over his now smooth face. He had started to grow out a beard, but Hailey had asked him to shave the scruff for her wedding pictures and he had obliged. It was her day after all, so his foray into facial hair would just have to wait. “I just miss having you around the apartment is all, and I figured a cat would be a good replacement. Of course, cats are far less messy, so maybe a squirrel or guinea pig would be a better fit.” Holly gave him a meaningful look. “I’m not messy, and anyway we were talking about you.” “No we weren’t.” Henry polished off his cake slice and made to stand, but Holly stilled him with her hand on his arm, the genuine concern in her eyes causing him to retake his seat. “I’m not going to make you talk about it now because it’s not really the time or place, but I will make you talk about it,” she said before turning to her husband. “Dance with me?” Ben smiled and stood up, pulling Holly to her feet. “Anything for you, sunshine.” Before walking away, he looked over at Henry with a thoughtful expression. “If you really don’t like being in the apartment alone, you could always get a roommate,” he offered before sweeping his wife over to the dance floor. Henry scoffed. “Roommate? I don’t think so.” BUY LINKS: |
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Sydney Scott is an American romance writer whose books contain very little drama and come with a happily ever after guarantee. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, she now lives in Colorado where she spends a lot less time complaining about the heat and more time outdoors exploring nature. She has previously worked as both a high school and college educator where she taught English and Communication. When she’s not writing stories about other people’s love lives, she can be found hiking, reading, baking, or drinking hot chocolate with her two young daughters.
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Halloween is just around the corner and Inkspell Publishing has a wonderful spooky mystery for readers. IN THE SHADOWS OF ROOTS AND WINGS is a fast-paced twisty story about a town shrouded in mystery. Poor Everly had escaped but now is drawn back and faces not only the friends she left behind but the town she fought so hard to escape.
IN THE SHADOW OF ROOTS AND WINGS reminded me a lot of Stephen King's IT where a town has something sinister going on and it's up to a few good people to figure it out and stop it. So be sure to grab this book, mystery fans. You'll love the good scare!
Blurb:
Everly Palmer swore she’d never return to Splendid, Colorado—a town too perfect to be real and too haunted to forget. But when news of a childhood friend’s sudden death reaches her, she’s drawn back to this unusual place. Founded by her ancestor, Splendid is a town frozen in time, its beauty unmarred, its secrets buried deep. Everly has spent her life trying to decipher the cryptic nightmares that plague her, and now, back in the town she once fled, she begins to suspect they were never just dreams.
As the funeral passes and the shadows lengthen, Everly stumbles upon a forgotten grave and a chilling truth: Splendid’s perfection is not a gift, but a curse. Old ties with her estranged friend Rose fray under the weight of buried memories and sinister revelations. The deeper Everly digs, the more she realizes Splendid was never meant to be escaped. In a town where nature doesn’t obey natural law and happiness comes at a terrible cost, Everly must choose—unearth the truth and risk being swallowed whole or surrender to the darkness that’s waited for her return.
In the Shadow of Roots and Wings is a suspenseful mystery that meets magical realism, reminiscent of The Secret History by Donna Tartt and The Maidens by Alex Michaelides, and is set in the fictional town of Splendid, Colorado.
Author A. D. Brazeau’s latest mystery grips readers on the first page and never lets go.
IN THE SHADOW OF ROOTS AND WINGS reminded me a lot of Stephen King's IT where a town has something sinister going on and it's up to a few good people to figure it out and stop it. So be sure to grab this book, mystery fans. You'll love the good scare!
Blurb:
Everly Palmer swore she’d never return to Splendid, Colorado—a town too perfect to be real and too haunted to forget. But when news of a childhood friend’s sudden death reaches her, she’s drawn back to this unusual place. Founded by her ancestor, Splendid is a town frozen in time, its beauty unmarred, its secrets buried deep. Everly has spent her life trying to decipher the cryptic nightmares that plague her, and now, back in the town she once fled, she begins to suspect they were never just dreams.
As the funeral passes and the shadows lengthen, Everly stumbles upon a forgotten grave and a chilling truth: Splendid’s perfection is not a gift, but a curse. Old ties with her estranged friend Rose fray under the weight of buried memories and sinister revelations. The deeper Everly digs, the more she realizes Splendid was never meant to be escaped. In a town where nature doesn’t obey natural law and happiness comes at a terrible cost, Everly must choose—unearth the truth and risk being swallowed whole or surrender to the darkness that’s waited for her return.
In the Shadow of Roots and Wings is a suspenseful mystery that meets magical realism, reminiscent of The Secret History by Donna Tartt and The Maidens by Alex Michaelides, and is set in the fictional town of Splendid, Colorado.
Author A. D. Brazeau’s latest mystery grips readers on the first page and never lets go.
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About the Author
A.D. Brazeau is an award-winning author who writes what she loves. From dark and fantastical fairytale retellings to quirky romance, and everything in between, she loves nothing more than to immerse herself in new worlds. A.D. Brazeau is a book-obsessed wife, mother, and dog lover who grew up surrounded by stories. Not much has changed. A.D. is from Colorado Springs, CO.
A.D. Brazeau is an award-winning author who writes what she loves. From dark and fantastical fairytale retellings to quirky romance, and everything in between, she loves nothing more than to immerse herself in new worlds. A.D. Brazeau is a book-obsessed wife, mother, and dog lover who grew up surrounded by stories. Not much has changed. A.D. is from Colorado Springs, CO.
She's been hiding from the world her whole life...now Riley steps out of her comfort zone and into a very different world with sexy-rancher Wade.
Author Isobel Reed has done it again. Her characters leap off the page with their sassy exchanges and biting wit. GIDDY-UP is a wild ride and one you will want to grab today!
Now available in ebook and print, GIDDY-UP is an opposites attract romance set among a small town where love is always around each corner.
The dimpled hunk Wade isn't shy about what he wants but innocent "old-maid" Riley isn't sure she is ready to handle the fire that the two of them spark. Luckily there are a few good friends who just happen to be firemen and their ladies who are sure to dole out advice to the new couple. Ms. Reed blends compelling characters, exciting storylines, and a happy ending for each of her stories and GIDDY-UP delivers on that promise. Get your copy today!
Blurb:
Riley has spent a lifetime playing it safe, then she meets Wade—a cowboy who makes her want to play with fire. Will she finally find her voice and ask for what she’s never dared to before, or will fear drive her to run once again?
Riley took growing up sheltered to a whole new level. She’d never so much as stepped out of Silver Valley. Now at thirty, she was taking the leap. In a new town. With a new job. And a new boss that made it hard to breathe, let alone use actual full sentences around. When hot cowboy, Wade Evans, flashed those dimples her way, she knew she was in trouble, she just had no idea how much.
Working seven days a week meant Wade didn’t have much time for a social life. Let alone a love life. Not that he didn’t want one. He did. Badly. So when Riley, the new maid, shows up, he doesn’t shy away from making his interest known after it’s made clear she feels it too. There’s only one problem though, she keeps running from him. And he has no idea why. Now he has to decide whether to cut his losses, or fight for the one woman he’s been waiting all his life for.
Fans of heart-stopping cowboy romances like Wild Cowboy Ways by Carolyn Brown or A Cowboy to Remember by Rebekah Weatherspoon will find the same exciting happily ever after in Giddy-Up by Isobel Reed. This best-selling author is known for her sarcastic dialogue and small towns filled with sassy characters. Saddle Up for a wild ride!
EXCERPT:
Riley actually gulped. What on earth was Wade Evans doing here? Outside her staff-issued trailer, flashing those goddamn dimples at her and turning her mind to mush.
Like it wasn’t mush before he showed up.
Okay. Fine. So it was plenty mushy already. It had been ever since yesterday afternoon when she’d been strong-armed into attending Zach’s wedding. Zach was the oldest of the four Evans brothers. But he didn’t work on the ranch like the others. Wade did though. He also just so happened to be the second oldest brother and the man in charge around here. And Riley’s brand spanking new boss.
Where the hell is Bella?
That was a good question. Bella was the woman Riley had met yesterday and was responsible for the forementioned strong-arming. Where was she? She hadn’t signed up to be harassed by dimples.
“Did you hear me, darlin’?” Wade drawled, this time tipping up his cream Stetson with one finger. “Bella’s running late, so you’re gonna have to make do with me as your escort.”
Oh, she’d heard him alright. Hence the near catastrophic throb in her ears. This was the problem with social anxiety, how was she supposed to tell people she had it if her mouth was too dry to make sounds? It also didn’t help that Wade of all people stood there. Staring. It was difficult enough to talk to regular people, but put a six-foot two, hard-bodied, blue-eyed cowboy in front of her and there was a strong possibility she may never speak again.
“Riley?” he prompted.
Say something. Anything.
“B-But…”
For the love of God.
This didn’t bode well for the rest of the day.
Author Isobel Reed has done it again. Her characters leap off the page with their sassy exchanges and biting wit. GIDDY-UP is a wild ride and one you will want to grab today!
Now available in ebook and print, GIDDY-UP is an opposites attract romance set among a small town where love is always around each corner.
The dimpled hunk Wade isn't shy about what he wants but innocent "old-maid" Riley isn't sure she is ready to handle the fire that the two of them spark. Luckily there are a few good friends who just happen to be firemen and their ladies who are sure to dole out advice to the new couple. Ms. Reed blends compelling characters, exciting storylines, and a happy ending for each of her stories and GIDDY-UP delivers on that promise. Get your copy today!
Blurb:
Riley has spent a lifetime playing it safe, then she meets Wade—a cowboy who makes her want to play with fire. Will she finally find her voice and ask for what she’s never dared to before, or will fear drive her to run once again?
Riley took growing up sheltered to a whole new level. She’d never so much as stepped out of Silver Valley. Now at thirty, she was taking the leap. In a new town. With a new job. And a new boss that made it hard to breathe, let alone use actual full sentences around. When hot cowboy, Wade Evans, flashed those dimples her way, she knew she was in trouble, she just had no idea how much.
Working seven days a week meant Wade didn’t have much time for a social life. Let alone a love life. Not that he didn’t want one. He did. Badly. So when Riley, the new maid, shows up, he doesn’t shy away from making his interest known after it’s made clear she feels it too. There’s only one problem though, she keeps running from him. And he has no idea why. Now he has to decide whether to cut his losses, or fight for the one woman he’s been waiting all his life for.
Fans of heart-stopping cowboy romances like Wild Cowboy Ways by Carolyn Brown or A Cowboy to Remember by Rebekah Weatherspoon will find the same exciting happily ever after in Giddy-Up by Isobel Reed. This best-selling author is known for her sarcastic dialogue and small towns filled with sassy characters. Saddle Up for a wild ride!
EXCERPT:
Riley actually gulped. What on earth was Wade Evans doing here? Outside her staff-issued trailer, flashing those goddamn dimples at her and turning her mind to mush.
Like it wasn’t mush before he showed up.
Okay. Fine. So it was plenty mushy already. It had been ever since yesterday afternoon when she’d been strong-armed into attending Zach’s wedding. Zach was the oldest of the four Evans brothers. But he didn’t work on the ranch like the others. Wade did though. He also just so happened to be the second oldest brother and the man in charge around here. And Riley’s brand spanking new boss.
Where the hell is Bella?
That was a good question. Bella was the woman Riley had met yesterday and was responsible for the forementioned strong-arming. Where was she? She hadn’t signed up to be harassed by dimples.
“Did you hear me, darlin’?” Wade drawled, this time tipping up his cream Stetson with one finger. “Bella’s running late, so you’re gonna have to make do with me as your escort.”
Oh, she’d heard him alright. Hence the near catastrophic throb in her ears. This was the problem with social anxiety, how was she supposed to tell people she had it if her mouth was too dry to make sounds? It also didn’t help that Wade of all people stood there. Staring. It was difficult enough to talk to regular people, but put a six-foot two, hard-bodied, blue-eyed cowboy in front of her and there was a strong possibility she may never speak again.
“Riley?” he prompted.
Say something. Anything.
“B-But…”
For the love of God.
This didn’t bode well for the rest of the day.
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Isobel was born and raised in London. While she’s a city girl at heart, she loves daydreaming about running away to a charming small town—though she’s not entirely sure her husband and son would share her enthusiasm for the move. When she’s not writing small-town romantic comedies or growing unhealthily attached to the characters in her books, you can find her reading, chasing after her very active toddler, or attempting to channel her inner domestic goddess in the kitchen (with varying degrees of success).
Known for her witty dialogue and swoon-worthy small-town heroes, Isobel signed with Inkspell Publishing in 2021. The following year, she released Love Tools, the first book in her four-book Bluestone Series. In early 2024, she launched Toasted, the debut novel of her seven-book Love Burns Series, which will roll out over the next year.
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Isobel was born and raised in London. While she’s a city girl at heart, she loves daydreaming about running away to a charming small town—though she’s not entirely sure her husband and son would share her enthusiasm for the move. When she’s not writing small-town romantic comedies or growing unhealthily attached to the characters in her books, you can find her reading, chasing after her very active toddler, or attempting to channel her inner domestic goddess in the kitchen (with varying degrees of success).
Known for her witty dialogue and swoon-worthy small-town heroes, Isobel signed with Inkspell Publishing in 2021. The following year, she released Love Tools, the first book in her four-book Bluestone Series. In early 2024, she launched Toasted, the debut novel of her seven-book Love Burns Series, which will roll out over the next year.
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There is something wonderful about an opposites attract, friends to lovers romance. Two people who seem to have nothing in common find that they really do compliment each other!
Toss in a small town where everyone knows each other and you'll have a wonderful romance by Author Sydney Scott. LOVE BY NUMBERS releases on 9/9 and features an opposites attract, baby-loving friends who find that they are perfect for each other!
Blurb:
Can one perpetually practical accountant plus one free-spirited artist equal more than friends?
Henry Baker is tired of getting perpetually friend zoned by the women of Sunset Cove. All he wants is to find someone and start a family of his own, but that seems impossible. When he opens his door one morning to find his high school crush on his doorstep, however, Henry may just have a chance after all.
Jenna Morrison is happy-go-lucky artist who never felt like she belonged, but now that she finds herself single and pregnant, she's decided to give her hometown of Sunset Cove a second chance. After answering an online ad for a roommate, she finds herself on the doorstep of the sweet boy from high school she wished she'd gotten to know better.
As Henry and Jenna become friends and bond over all things baby, they start to wonder if second chances are indeed possible. Will Henry and Jenna decide that family is what you make it, or will the impracticality of their circumstances equal disaster?
Sydney Scott brings readers back to Sunset Cove in this opposites attract, baby-love romance. Fans of Josh and Gemma Make a Baby by Sarah Ready and Strictly Business by Carrie Elks will fall in love with Henry and Jenna as they navigate their way from the friend zone to lovers.
Toss in a small town where everyone knows each other and you'll have a wonderful romance by Author Sydney Scott. LOVE BY NUMBERS releases on 9/9 and features an opposites attract, baby-loving friends who find that they are perfect for each other!
Blurb:
Can one perpetually practical accountant plus one free-spirited artist equal more than friends?
Henry Baker is tired of getting perpetually friend zoned by the women of Sunset Cove. All he wants is to find someone and start a family of his own, but that seems impossible. When he opens his door one morning to find his high school crush on his doorstep, however, Henry may just have a chance after all.
Jenna Morrison is happy-go-lucky artist who never felt like she belonged, but now that she finds herself single and pregnant, she's decided to give her hometown of Sunset Cove a second chance. After answering an online ad for a roommate, she finds herself on the doorstep of the sweet boy from high school she wished she'd gotten to know better.
As Henry and Jenna become friends and bond over all things baby, they start to wonder if second chances are indeed possible. Will Henry and Jenna decide that family is what you make it, or will the impracticality of their circumstances equal disaster?
Sydney Scott brings readers back to Sunset Cove in this opposites attract, baby-love romance. Fans of Josh and Gemma Make a Baby by Sarah Ready and Strictly Business by Carrie Elks will fall in love with Henry and Jenna as they navigate their way from the friend zone to lovers.
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Sydney Scott is an American romance writer whose books contain very little drama and come with a happily ever after guarantee. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, she now lives in Colorado where she spends a lot less time complaining about the heat and more time outdoors exploring nature. She has previously worked as both a high school and college educator where she taught English and Communication. When she’s not writing stories about other people’s love lives, she can be found hiking, reading, baking, or drinking hot chocolate with her two young daughters.
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Sydney Scott is an American romance writer whose books contain very little drama and come with a happily ever after guarantee. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, she now lives in Colorado where she spends a lot less time complaining about the heat and more time outdoors exploring nature. She has previously worked as both a high school and college educator where she taught English and Communication. When she’s not writing stories about other people’s love lives, she can be found hiking, reading, baking, or drinking hot chocolate with her two young daughters.
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Isobel Reed has a hot new cover and an upcoming new release.... you won't want to miss this fireman romance!
Giddy-Up is the firth book in the Love Burns Series. It features another of the firemen from the small town- Woodvalley Pines. Even if you haven't read the other stories, you will love Wade who epitomizes the cowboy way... hard work and love of family. So preorder this amazing story today!
Blurb:
Riley has spent a lifetime playing it safe, then she meets Wade—a cowboy who makes her want to play with fire. Will she finally find her voice and ask for what she’s never dared to before, or will fear drive her to run once again?
Riley took growing up sheltered to a whole new level. She’d never so much as stepped out of Silver Valley. Now at thirty, she was taking the leap. In a new town. With a new job. And a new boss that made it hard to breathe, let alone use actual full sentences around. When hot cowboy, Wade Evans, flashed those dimples her way, she knew she was in trouble, she just had no idea how much.
Working seven days a week meant Wade didn’t have much time for a social life. Let alone a love life. Not that he didn’t want one. He did. Badly. So when Riley, the new maid, shows up, he doesn’t shy away from making his interest known after it’s made clear she feels it too. There’s only one problem though, she keeps running from him. And he has no idea why. Now he has to decide whether to cut his losses, or fight for the one woman he’s been waiting all his life for.
Fans of heart-stopping cowboy romances like Wild Cowboy Ways by Carolyn Brown or A Cowboy to Remember by Rebekah Weatherspoon will find the same exciting happily ever after in Giddy-Up by Isobel Reed. This best-selling author is known for her sarcastic dialogue and small towns filled with sassy characters. Saddle Up for a wild ride!
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Don't miss any of the sexy firemen!
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Isobel was born and raised in London. While she’s a city girl at heart, she loves daydreaming about running away to a charming small town—though she’s not entirely sure her husband and son would share her enthusiasm for the move. When she’s not writing small-town romantic comedies or growing unhealthily attached to the characters in her books, you can find her reading, chasing after her very active toddler, or attempting to channel her inner domestic goddess in the kitchen (with varying degrees of success).
Known for her witty dialogue and swoon-worthy small-town heroes, Isobel signed with Inkspell Publishing in 2021. The following year, she released Love Tools, the first book in her four-book Bluestone Series. In early 2024, she launched Toasted, the debut novel of her seven-book Love Burns Series, which will roll out over the next year.
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Isobel was born and raised in London. While she’s a city girl at heart, she loves daydreaming about running away to a charming small town—though she’s not entirely sure her husband and son would share her enthusiasm for the move. When she’s not writing small-town romantic comedies or growing unhealthily attached to the characters in her books, you can find her reading, chasing after her very active toddler, or attempting to channel her inner domestic goddess in the kitchen (with varying degrees of success).
Known for her witty dialogue and swoon-worthy small-town heroes, Isobel signed with Inkspell Publishing in 2021. The following year, she released Love Tools, the first book in her four-book Bluestone Series. In early 2024, she launched Toasted, the debut novel of her seven-book Love Burns Series, which will roll out over the next year.
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Roomies or Something More? Author Jennifer Raines has set that question up for debate in her latest romance- An Accidental Flatmate.
In An Accidental Flatmate, Beatriz and Casildo share an apartment. Both seeking a way to escape and deal with their own choices, they ended up together, finding just what they both needed.
Author Jennifer Raines pulls at readers' hearts as she weaves realistic fiction and romance. Her characters could be your neighbor or sister. They face tough choices and always find a way to a happily ever after... sometimes no matter the cost.
An Accidental Flatmate is the fifth book in the Choosing Family series about finding a family that gets you. One that is more than blood, but is the people you choose. While you can read it alone, it is much more fun to see how all the characters connect between the different books. It's like a real family with crazy siblings and sassy grandparents!
Available in ebook and print, grab a copy for yourself!
Blurb:
Join award winning author Jennifer Raines in this story combining heat with heart, as two gentle souls find a champion in each other until their love is threatened by promises they made.
With her father injured at work, Beatriz Gomez willingly shoulders the financial responsibility for her family. Now, bills are mounting, a colleague stole her ideas to win the promotion she desperately needs, and her sisters blame her for everything. Bea needs time out, so moves into her best friend’s temporarily empty apartment. Then Casildo, a professional acquaintance, walks in the door. He’s outraged on her behalf, and that’s … a lovely surprise. But Beatriz has promised to go home.
Casildo Hariri knows this is his last chance. He’s earmarked every second and every cent in the next few months to launching his long-dreamed of textile design company. So, he doesn’t have time for the luscious, talented, unavailable Beatriz who’s in residence at the apartment he thought was empty. Except she’s been wronged. Someone needs to encourage her to rebel, and he’s on the spot. After all, the apartment has two bedrooms, although it doesn’t take long to discover one is more than enough. To his secret delight, Beatriz champions his dreams. That’s before she detonates them by telling him why she has to go home.
When Beatriz is cheated out of a job she deserves, Casildo encourages her to rebel, until she breaks the rules by breaking his heart. Can they find a way together while pursuing separate dreams?
Excerpt
Beatriz cursed fate, Anna, Hunter, her parents, her sisters, and lastly, herself. She’d had a crush on Casildo Hariri since she’d first met him at a loud, crowded marketing industry function. A few weeks into her job, and he’d gone out of his way to make her feel welcome and included. He didn’t jostle for attention, but had an innate authority, a sense of certainty about who and what he was.
A crush she’d ruthlessly wrestled into professional camaraderie, especially after her father’s accident two years ago. Thank heavens they didn’t work for the same company. Casildo in small doses was manageable. In his old jeans, washed-out sweater and hair, longer-than-usual, brushing his shoulders, he made her mouth water. He was more attractive than in his work outfit of chinos and linen shirts, more tempting even than he’d been in his tuxedo at Anna and Hunter’s wedding.
She pulled her kaftan over her head and changed into jeans and a cardigan set. Work casual, rather than her lounge-about-around home clothes. Then she tugged on the socks and short boots she’d arrived in. Camouflage, but necessary camouflage for a conversation she had to win.
When she emerged from Anna’s old bedroom, Casildo was in an armchair. His hair was tied back with some kind of leather thong, long enough to trail around the side of his neck.
Bea had told herself looking was allowable, lust was forbidden, especially since he’d never looked at, said, or touched her in any way remotely unprofessional. Friendly? Yes. Sleazy? No. Interested? Once upon a time she’d wished.
Right now he looked—chastened? Cautious?
Good.
He’d disturbed her peace. She’d been enjoying her new-found freedom, enjoying having a whole sofa to herself, rather than finding it full of sisters who’d become demanding witches while her back was turned, blaming her for losing a promotion she deserved.
In An Accidental Flatmate, Beatriz and Casildo share an apartment. Both seeking a way to escape and deal with their own choices, they ended up together, finding just what they both needed.
Author Jennifer Raines pulls at readers' hearts as she weaves realistic fiction and romance. Her characters could be your neighbor or sister. They face tough choices and always find a way to a happily ever after... sometimes no matter the cost.
An Accidental Flatmate is the fifth book in the Choosing Family series about finding a family that gets you. One that is more than blood, but is the people you choose. While you can read it alone, it is much more fun to see how all the characters connect between the different books. It's like a real family with crazy siblings and sassy grandparents!
Available in ebook and print, grab a copy for yourself!
Blurb:
Join award winning author Jennifer Raines in this story combining heat with heart, as two gentle souls find a champion in each other until their love is threatened by promises they made.
With her father injured at work, Beatriz Gomez willingly shoulders the financial responsibility for her family. Now, bills are mounting, a colleague stole her ideas to win the promotion she desperately needs, and her sisters blame her for everything. Bea needs time out, so moves into her best friend’s temporarily empty apartment. Then Casildo, a professional acquaintance, walks in the door. He’s outraged on her behalf, and that’s … a lovely surprise. But Beatriz has promised to go home.
Casildo Hariri knows this is his last chance. He’s earmarked every second and every cent in the next few months to launching his long-dreamed of textile design company. So, he doesn’t have time for the luscious, talented, unavailable Beatriz who’s in residence at the apartment he thought was empty. Except she’s been wronged. Someone needs to encourage her to rebel, and he’s on the spot. After all, the apartment has two bedrooms, although it doesn’t take long to discover one is more than enough. To his secret delight, Beatriz champions his dreams. That’s before she detonates them by telling him why she has to go home.
When Beatriz is cheated out of a job she deserves, Casildo encourages her to rebel, until she breaks the rules by breaking his heart. Can they find a way together while pursuing separate dreams?
Excerpt
Beatriz cursed fate, Anna, Hunter, her parents, her sisters, and lastly, herself. She’d had a crush on Casildo Hariri since she’d first met him at a loud, crowded marketing industry function. A few weeks into her job, and he’d gone out of his way to make her feel welcome and included. He didn’t jostle for attention, but had an innate authority, a sense of certainty about who and what he was.
A crush she’d ruthlessly wrestled into professional camaraderie, especially after her father’s accident two years ago. Thank heavens they didn’t work for the same company. Casildo in small doses was manageable. In his old jeans, washed-out sweater and hair, longer-than-usual, brushing his shoulders, he made her mouth water. He was more attractive than in his work outfit of chinos and linen shirts, more tempting even than he’d been in his tuxedo at Anna and Hunter’s wedding.
She pulled her kaftan over her head and changed into jeans and a cardigan set. Work casual, rather than her lounge-about-around home clothes. Then she tugged on the socks and short boots she’d arrived in. Camouflage, but necessary camouflage for a conversation she had to win.
When she emerged from Anna’s old bedroom, Casildo was in an armchair. His hair was tied back with some kind of leather thong, long enough to trail around the side of his neck.
Bea had told herself looking was allowable, lust was forbidden, especially since he’d never looked at, said, or touched her in any way remotely unprofessional. Friendly? Yes. Sleazy? No. Interested? Once upon a time she’d wished.
Right now he looked—chastened? Cautious?
Good.
He’d disturbed her peace. She’d been enjoying her new-found freedom, enjoying having a whole sofa to herself, rather than finding it full of sisters who’d become demanding witches while her back was turned, blaming her for losing a promotion she deserved.
BUY LINKS:
Amazon- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F9232DKY
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Apple- https://books.apple.com/us/book/an-accidental-flatmate/id6746160254
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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.
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. While rarely entering them these days, 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.
You can find out more about Jennifer and her writing at https://jenniferrainesauthor.com or via https://www.facebook.com/jenniferrainesauthor
Or https://www.instagram.com/romanceauthorjen/
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.
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. While rarely entering them these days, 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.
You can find out more about Jennifer and her writing at https://jenniferrainesauthor.com or via https://www.facebook.com/jenniferrainesauthor
Or https://www.instagram.com/romanceauthorjen/
Are you a fan of Kresley Cole or The Black Dagger Brotherhood? You will LOVE A.D. Brazeau's latest paranormal romance! BLOOD AND JEWELS features an immortal bad boy who needs to grow up a little and an ancient Vampire is just the woman for the job!
BLOOD AND JEWELS is book 1 in her Casket Girls' Family series and features some of the characters from her best-selling Casket Girls! But even if you haven't read the books, you will love these characters and enjoy their banter as they solve the mystery of the missing jewels.
BLOOD AND JEWELS is available in ebook and print from all major retailers. Vampires, New Orleans and A.D. Brazeau are a winning combination!
Blurb:
“No one does paranormal romance like A.D. Brazeau. Vampires, New Orleans, and true love…her books have it all!”
Khaos, the demon playboy, has lived a life of indulgence and carefree chaos, never taking anything—or anyone—seriously. But when his parents boot him out of their lavish home, he stumbles upon a captivating and enigmatic woman who changes everything.
Antoinette has always thrived in the shadows, content to quietly oversee Noir, her gothic nightclub in the heart of New Orleans. But her quiet world is upended when she finds herself dealing with a reckless demon manning her club's door and a dangerous witch on the hunt for her invaluable jewels. Antoinette preferred her life when no one knew her name.
Now, the reluctant duo must join forces to outwit the witch and secure the treasures before they lose their lives. As Antoinette is forced to confront her dark past, she faces an agonizing choice: follow a path that leads to death and mortality or surrender to the magnetic pull of Khaos' world.
Blood and Jewels is a thrilling paranormal romance mystery set against the sultry backdrop of modern-day New Orleans. It’s the first book in The Casket Girls Family Series. For more stories about the Casket Girls, dive into Blood and Ravens, Book One of The Casket Girls Series.
EXCERPT
Khaos took his eyes off the road for only a second to look at her. When he gazed back, a woman stood in the middle of the road.
“Shit,” he swore, slamming on the brakes.
Antoinette gasped as she held on to her seat for dear life.
The car slid to a stop, the wheels sliding a bit in the gravel, but the woman was gone.
“I didn’t hit her. I know I didn’t,” he said, his head on a swivel looking from side to side, and his hand went to the door handle.
“Stop.” Antoinette grabbed his arm. “Don’t open the door.”
She punched the door lock, but the doors were already locked.
“Why?”
She glared at him in the dark. They were now in the bayou proper, thick foliage from the trees and bushes on both sides of the road. “Haven’t you ever seen a horror movie?” Her grip on his arm didn’t let up. “The second you get out of the car to investigate, your Achilles tendon gets slashed or you get hit in the head with a baseball bat.”
“Neither of those situations would keep me down for long. I’m a demon, remember? I can’t be killed.”
“So you think. We should continue on.”
“Do you think it was her?”
“Jadis, the witch bitch who beat me up outside of the Comte’s house? Yes, yes, I do.”
“But you didn’t see her?”
Antoinette shook her head. “No. By the time I looked at the road, there was nothing there. What did she look like?”
“Tall and willowy with hair longer and whiter than Gandalf after he returned from fighting the Balrog.”
“Sounds like her, and it sounds like she wants to stop us from going any further. If we get out of this car, we’re playing right into her hands.”
BLOOD AND JEWELS is book 1 in her Casket Girls' Family series and features some of the characters from her best-selling Casket Girls! But even if you haven't read the books, you will love these characters and enjoy their banter as they solve the mystery of the missing jewels.
BLOOD AND JEWELS is available in ebook and print from all major retailers. Vampires, New Orleans and A.D. Brazeau are a winning combination!
Blurb:
“No one does paranormal romance like A.D. Brazeau. Vampires, New Orleans, and true love…her books have it all!”
Khaos, the demon playboy, has lived a life of indulgence and carefree chaos, never taking anything—or anyone—seriously. But when his parents boot him out of their lavish home, he stumbles upon a captivating and enigmatic woman who changes everything.
Antoinette has always thrived in the shadows, content to quietly oversee Noir, her gothic nightclub in the heart of New Orleans. But her quiet world is upended when she finds herself dealing with a reckless demon manning her club's door and a dangerous witch on the hunt for her invaluable jewels. Antoinette preferred her life when no one knew her name.
Now, the reluctant duo must join forces to outwit the witch and secure the treasures before they lose their lives. As Antoinette is forced to confront her dark past, she faces an agonizing choice: follow a path that leads to death and mortality or surrender to the magnetic pull of Khaos' world.
Blood and Jewels is a thrilling paranormal romance mystery set against the sultry backdrop of modern-day New Orleans. It’s the first book in The Casket Girls Family Series. For more stories about the Casket Girls, dive into Blood and Ravens, Book One of The Casket Girls Series.
EXCERPT
Khaos took his eyes off the road for only a second to look at her. When he gazed back, a woman stood in the middle of the road.
“Shit,” he swore, slamming on the brakes.
Antoinette gasped as she held on to her seat for dear life.
The car slid to a stop, the wheels sliding a bit in the gravel, but the woman was gone.
“I didn’t hit her. I know I didn’t,” he said, his head on a swivel looking from side to side, and his hand went to the door handle.
“Stop.” Antoinette grabbed his arm. “Don’t open the door.”
She punched the door lock, but the doors were already locked.
“Why?”
She glared at him in the dark. They were now in the bayou proper, thick foliage from the trees and bushes on both sides of the road. “Haven’t you ever seen a horror movie?” Her grip on his arm didn’t let up. “The second you get out of the car to investigate, your Achilles tendon gets slashed or you get hit in the head with a baseball bat.”
“Neither of those situations would keep me down for long. I’m a demon, remember? I can’t be killed.”
“So you think. We should continue on.”
“Do you think it was her?”
“Jadis, the witch bitch who beat me up outside of the Comte’s house? Yes, yes, I do.”
“But you didn’t see her?”
Antoinette shook her head. “No. By the time I looked at the road, there was nothing there. What did she look like?”
“Tall and willowy with hair longer and whiter than Gandalf after he returned from fighting the Balrog.”
“Sounds like her, and it sounds like she wants to stop us from going any further. If we get out of this car, we’re playing right into her hands.”
BUY LINKS:
AMAZON- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F3JHSQKD
KOBO- https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/blood-and-jewels
BN- https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blood-and-jewels-a-d-brazeau/1147262765
APPLE- https://books.apple.com/us/book/blood-and-jewels/id6744462229
About the Author:
A.D. Brazeau is an award-winning author who writes what she loves. From dark and fantastical fairytale retellings to quirky romance, and everything in between, she loves nothing more than to immerse herself in new worlds. A.D. Brazeau is a book-obsessed wife, mother, and dog lover, who grew up surrounded by stories. Not much has changed. A.D. is from Colorado Springs, Co.
A.D. Brazeau is an award-winning author who writes what she loves. From dark and fantastical fairytale retellings to quirky romance, and everything in between, she loves nothing more than to immerse herself in new worlds. A.D. Brazeau is a book-obsessed wife, mother, and dog lover, who grew up surrounded by stories. Not much has changed. A.D. is from Colorado Springs, Co.
Forced proximity... two people- one flat. Can these two friends exist, even as sparks begin to fly??
Jennifer Raines' stories feature people who are a part of a chosen family, not necessarily one that they were born into. AN ACCIDENTAL FLATMATE is another wonderful romance in her Choosing Family series.
Now up for preorder, AN ACCIDENTAL FLATMATE releases on July 8th. Don't miss your chance for this emotional romance.
Blurb:
Join award winning author Jennifer Raines in this story combining heat with heart, as two gentle souls find a champion in each other until their love is threatened by promises they made.
With her father injured at work, Beatriz Gomez willingly shoulders the financial responsibility for her family. Now, bills are mounting, a colleague stole her ideas to win the promotion she desperately needs, and her sisters blame her for everything. Bea needs time out, so moves into her best friend’s temporarily empty apartment. Then Casildo, a professional acquaintance, walks in the door. He’s outraged on her behalf, and that’s … a lovely surprise. But Beatriz has promised to go home.
Casildo Hariri knows this is his last chance. He’s earmarked every second and every cent in the next few months to launching his long-dreamed of textile design company. So, he doesn’t have time for the luscious, talented, unavailable Beatriz who’s in residence at the apartment he thought was empty. Except she’s been wronged. Someone needs to encourage her to rebel, and he’s on the spot. After all, the apartment has two bedrooms, although it doesn’t take long to discover one is more than enough. To his secret delight, Beatriz champions his dreams. That’s before she detonates them by telling him why she has to go home.
When Beatriz is cheated out of a job she deserves, Casildo encourages her to rebel, until she breaks the rules by breaking his heart. Can they find a way together while pursuing separate dreams?
Jennifer Raines' stories feature people who are a part of a chosen family, not necessarily one that they were born into. AN ACCIDENTAL FLATMATE is another wonderful romance in her Choosing Family series.
Now up for preorder, AN ACCIDENTAL FLATMATE releases on July 8th. Don't miss your chance for this emotional romance.
Blurb:
Join award winning author Jennifer Raines in this story combining heat with heart, as two gentle souls find a champion in each other until their love is threatened by promises they made.
With her father injured at work, Beatriz Gomez willingly shoulders the financial responsibility for her family. Now, bills are mounting, a colleague stole her ideas to win the promotion she desperately needs, and her sisters blame her for everything. Bea needs time out, so moves into her best friend’s temporarily empty apartment. Then Casildo, a professional acquaintance, walks in the door. He’s outraged on her behalf, and that’s … a lovely surprise. But Beatriz has promised to go home.
Casildo Hariri knows this is his last chance. He’s earmarked every second and every cent in the next few months to launching his long-dreamed of textile design company. So, he doesn’t have time for the luscious, talented, unavailable Beatriz who’s in residence at the apartment he thought was empty. Except she’s been wronged. Someone needs to encourage her to rebel, and he’s on the spot. After all, the apartment has two bedrooms, although it doesn’t take long to discover one is more than enough. To his secret delight, Beatriz champions his dreams. That’s before she detonates them by telling him why she has to go home.
When Beatriz is cheated out of a job she deserves, Casildo encourages her to rebel, until she breaks the rules by breaking his heart. Can they find a way together while pursuing separate dreams?
BUY LINKS:
Amazon- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F9232DKY
KOBO- https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/an-accidental-flatmate
BN- https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/an-accidental-flatmate-jennifer-raines/1147443421
Apple- https://books.apple.com/us/book/an-accidental-flatmate/id6746160254
Don't Miss Any of the Choosing Family Series...
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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.
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. While rarely entering them these days, 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.
You can find out more about Jennifer and her writing at https://jenniferrainesauthor.com or via https://www.facebook.com/jenniferrainesauthor
Or https://www.instagram.com/romanceauthorjen/
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.
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. While rarely entering them these days, 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.
You can find out more about Jennifer and her writing at https://jenniferrainesauthor.com or via https://www.facebook.com/jenniferrainesauthor
Or https://www.instagram.com/romanceauthorjen/
STOLEN DESIRE
BOOK FOUR – OUTLAWED REALM
Erotic Urban Fantasy Romance
AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/Stolen-Desire-Outlawed-Realm-Book-ebook/dp/B0F9LP3TFZ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BI8IOTFSRPT7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.h1KE5nqcLWSrwhqkSL6nB_ZLLerr0sVUtvTaGrx5wrfGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.URKX6z0W4P0hXt0z73t17qOPu_oFmEDMaVonQx7HbII&dib_tag=se&keywords=stol
Blurb:
One touch is never enough.
Her freedom depends on one man. A criminal to his realm…
One minute, Paige Ross is outside a Seattle bar, grieving a failed engagement. The next, she jerks awake in a weird, candlelit room with velvet walls, black silk sheets, and a man who motions for silence.
Paige has little choice but to trust the powerful stranger who promises a way out of what looks like Satan’s brothel. And pray his promise to keep her safe is as real as the heat burning in his eyes.
Banished from E2’s ruling elite for supposed crimes against the realm, Zekin risks everything to rescue those brought to E5 for the guards’ carnal pleasure. Paige will be leaving this inhospitable realm of fire and ice—if he can somehow forget the way she melts in his arms.
Safe—temporarily—in an underwater world populated by strange creatures, Paige’s sexual awakening explodes into an unquenchable need that consumes them both. But the guards will be looking for her. And Zekin’s plan to send her home is a dangerous journey she cannot—will not—take without him.
EXCERPT
Thick gray clouds rolled above them, heavy with more snow. A sliver of bluish-white light poured through a gap in the cloud cover, as though the moon were trying to bleed through. Its rays swept across the land, which shimmered in the frail glow, sparkling like thousands of diamonds. The effect lasted only a moment, and then the light receded, with shadows once again taking over the hostile terrain.
As though that worried him, Zekin increased his already fast pace, pausing only once to shove her clothing into a snowdrift, burying it.
Why?
Paige wasn’t able to ask. She struggled to keep up, gulping air. It should have been icy, hurting her throat, but wasn’t. The transparent mask no doubt heated it. How was that possible? Desperate for answers, she cried out, “Where are we going?”
Zekin looked over. “A colony where you’ll be safe.”
Paige dug her fingers into his hand. “Where are we? What is this place?”
“E5.”
What in the hell was that? A government installation where scientists conducted classified studies and had pleasure slaves on the side? That made absolutely no--
Wait a sec. Suddenly, Paige recalled Zekin mentioning E1 when he’d first come into her room.
“I’ll do all I can to bring you back to E1,” he’d promised her then.
Instinctively, she held back. Just as quickly, Zekin yanked her forward.
“Don’t fight me,” he warned, “or you’ll end up like the others you saw outside the guards’ outpost.”
Paige shivered so badly, her voice shook. “Did those bastards throw the bodies out there after they murdered those people?”
“Only some. The others they pushed out there to die.”
“Why?”
“They weren’t useful any longer.” Again, he glanced over. “When one of the guards found you and brought you here, they got rid of the other woman. That’s what they do when they tire of females from your realm, or the pleasure slaves they haven’t already killed.”
Paige was about to pepper him with more questions. Instead, her mind snagged on one word—realm.
“You mean country?” Maybe she’d been wrong about his nationality. It wasn’t Greek or Middle-Eastern but Russian. Could be this was Siberia. In a weird sort of way, that made sense. “Is that what you meant—my country? The USA? America?”
He regarded the landscape past her. “We have to hurry before the other guards return and see us.”
Paige couldn’t imagine how that was possible. The material covering them was the same tint as their surroundings, making them virtually invisible…unless the guards had some kind of special eyewear, like night-vision goggles, that allowed them to see what the naked eye couldn’t. “How far is the colony?”
“Past that body of water.” He gestured toward what appeared to be an enormous frozen lake ringed by drifts.
As Paige scanned the area beyond it, searching for some sort of building, a flock of birds flew over the lake. At least she thought they were birds. Their thick feathers were an ashy white, their wingspans enormous, like nothing she’d ever seen.
They flew in an odd formation, not the usual V pattern, but in a perfect circle. Paige couldn’t help but stare at the phenomenon. How in the world did they do--
A thunderous crackling sound interrupted her thoughts, and the again screeching wind.
She flinched. Zekin released her hand and moved in front, his body pushing hers back, shielding Paige as something shattered the ice from beneath the center of the lake. Within seconds, a creature pushed through, hurling its milky body upward. The waves that followed it froze instantly in the raw air, the ends of the water curled over like a fine crystal sculpture. As massive as a blue whale, the creature surged from the lake, a horn protruding from its snout, no doubt what pierced the ice. With blinding speed, it penetrated the circle made by the birdlike creatures.
Shrieking wildly, they scattered, but it did no good. The whale-like thing swung its monstrous head back and forth, gulping several of the creatures before gravity pulled it back down to the water. A thin sheet of ice formed instantly, hiding its exit. Harsh winds toppled the frozen waves as easily as if they’d been a house of cards, then pushed them against the snowdrifts, returning the scene to the relative calm of a few minutes before as though none of the carnage had occurred.
Paige continued to hyperventilate. What kind of fucking nightmare had she stumbled into? Was it possible she’d been drugged and was hallucinating? If not… Aw crap, she didn’t want to think about that.
BOOK FOUR – OUTLAWED REALM
Erotic Urban Fantasy Romance
AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/Stolen-Desire-Outlawed-Realm-Book-ebook/dp/B0F9LP3TFZ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BI8IOTFSRPT7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.h1KE5nqcLWSrwhqkSL6nB_ZLLerr0sVUtvTaGrx5wrfGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.URKX6z0W4P0hXt0z73t17qOPu_oFmEDMaVonQx7HbII&dib_tag=se&keywords=stol
Blurb:
One touch is never enough.
Her freedom depends on one man. A criminal to his realm…
One minute, Paige Ross is outside a Seattle bar, grieving a failed engagement. The next, she jerks awake in a weird, candlelit room with velvet walls, black silk sheets, and a man who motions for silence.
Paige has little choice but to trust the powerful stranger who promises a way out of what looks like Satan’s brothel. And pray his promise to keep her safe is as real as the heat burning in his eyes.
Banished from E2’s ruling elite for supposed crimes against the realm, Zekin risks everything to rescue those brought to E5 for the guards’ carnal pleasure. Paige will be leaving this inhospitable realm of fire and ice—if he can somehow forget the way she melts in his arms.
Safe—temporarily—in an underwater world populated by strange creatures, Paige’s sexual awakening explodes into an unquenchable need that consumes them both. But the guards will be looking for her. And Zekin’s plan to send her home is a dangerous journey she cannot—will not—take without him.
EXCERPT
Thick gray clouds rolled above them, heavy with more snow. A sliver of bluish-white light poured through a gap in the cloud cover, as though the moon were trying to bleed through. Its rays swept across the land, which shimmered in the frail glow, sparkling like thousands of diamonds. The effect lasted only a moment, and then the light receded, with shadows once again taking over the hostile terrain.
As though that worried him, Zekin increased his already fast pace, pausing only once to shove her clothing into a snowdrift, burying it.
Why?
Paige wasn’t able to ask. She struggled to keep up, gulping air. It should have been icy, hurting her throat, but wasn’t. The transparent mask no doubt heated it. How was that possible? Desperate for answers, she cried out, “Where are we going?”
Zekin looked over. “A colony where you’ll be safe.”
Paige dug her fingers into his hand. “Where are we? What is this place?”
“E5.”
What in the hell was that? A government installation where scientists conducted classified studies and had pleasure slaves on the side? That made absolutely no--
Wait a sec. Suddenly, Paige recalled Zekin mentioning E1 when he’d first come into her room.
“I’ll do all I can to bring you back to E1,” he’d promised her then.
Instinctively, she held back. Just as quickly, Zekin yanked her forward.
“Don’t fight me,” he warned, “or you’ll end up like the others you saw outside the guards’ outpost.”
Paige shivered so badly, her voice shook. “Did those bastards throw the bodies out there after they murdered those people?”
“Only some. The others they pushed out there to die.”
“Why?”
“They weren’t useful any longer.” Again, he glanced over. “When one of the guards found you and brought you here, they got rid of the other woman. That’s what they do when they tire of females from your realm, or the pleasure slaves they haven’t already killed.”
Paige was about to pepper him with more questions. Instead, her mind snagged on one word—realm.
“You mean country?” Maybe she’d been wrong about his nationality. It wasn’t Greek or Middle-Eastern but Russian. Could be this was Siberia. In a weird sort of way, that made sense. “Is that what you meant—my country? The USA? America?”
He regarded the landscape past her. “We have to hurry before the other guards return and see us.”
Paige couldn’t imagine how that was possible. The material covering them was the same tint as their surroundings, making them virtually invisible…unless the guards had some kind of special eyewear, like night-vision goggles, that allowed them to see what the naked eye couldn’t. “How far is the colony?”
“Past that body of water.” He gestured toward what appeared to be an enormous frozen lake ringed by drifts.
As Paige scanned the area beyond it, searching for some sort of building, a flock of birds flew over the lake. At least she thought they were birds. Their thick feathers were an ashy white, their wingspans enormous, like nothing she’d ever seen.
They flew in an odd formation, not the usual V pattern, but in a perfect circle. Paige couldn’t help but stare at the phenomenon. How in the world did they do--
A thunderous crackling sound interrupted her thoughts, and the again screeching wind.
She flinched. Zekin released her hand and moved in front, his body pushing hers back, shielding Paige as something shattered the ice from beneath the center of the lake. Within seconds, a creature pushed through, hurling its milky body upward. The waves that followed it froze instantly in the raw air, the ends of the water curled over like a fine crystal sculpture. As massive as a blue whale, the creature surged from the lake, a horn protruding from its snout, no doubt what pierced the ice. With blinding speed, it penetrated the circle made by the birdlike creatures.
Shrieking wildly, they scattered, but it did no good. The whale-like thing swung its monstrous head back and forth, gulping several of the creatures before gravity pulled it back down to the water. A thin sheet of ice formed instantly, hiding its exit. Harsh winds toppled the frozen waves as easily as if they’d been a house of cards, then pushed them against the snowdrifts, returning the scene to the relative calm of a few minutes before as though none of the carnage had occurred.
Paige continued to hyperventilate. What kind of fucking nightmare had she stumbled into? Was it possible she’d been drugged and was hallucinating? If not… Aw crap, she didn’t want to think about that.
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 UNENDING DESIRE |  ILLICIT DESIRE |  SHAMELESS DESIRE |
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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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.
MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/tinadonahue
Bluesky: @tinadonauthor.bsky.social
Website/Blog: https://tinadonahuebooks.blogspot.com/
Newsletter: https://tinadonahuebooks.blogspot.com/p/newsletter.html
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There is something exciting about a bad boy. Maybe it's their devil-may-care attitude or their knowledge of what women like... but I've always fallen for the bad boys. These guys get under my skin.
Author A.D. Brazeau has a wonderful cover reveal for BLOOD AND JEWELS, which features an immortal bad boy! This hunky demon playboy is sure to win hearts with his determination to protect the woman who gets under his skin. He won't let anything happen to her!
BLOOD AND JEWELS is now available for preorder and releases on June 17th and has nods to her other wonderful paranormal romance- The Casket Girls! Don't Miss Your Chance to Grab this Heartwarming Story!
Blurb:
“No one does paranormal romance like A.D. Brazeau. Vampires, New Orleans, and true love…her books have it all!”
Khaos, the demon playboy, has lived a life of indulgence and carefree chaos, never taking anything—or anyone—seriously. But when his parents boot him out of their lavish home, he stumbles upon a captivating and enigmatic woman who changes everything.
Antoinette has always thrived in the shadows, content to quietly oversee Noir, her gothic nightclub in the heart of New Orleans. But her quiet world is upended when she finds herself dealing with a reckless demon manning her club's door and a dangerous witch on the hunt for her invaluable jewels. Antoinette preferred her life when no one knew her name.
Now, the reluctant duo must join forces to outwit the witch and secure the treasures before they lose their lives. As Antoinette is forced to confront her dark past, she faces an agonizing choice: follow a path that leads to death and mortality or surrender to the magnetic pull of Khaos' world.
Blood and Jewels is a thrilling paranormal romance mystery set against the sultry backdrop of modern-day New Orleans. It’s the first book in The Casket Girls Family Series. For more stories about the Casket Girls, dive into Blood and Ravens, Book One of The Casket Girls Series.
Author A.D. Brazeau has a wonderful cover reveal for BLOOD AND JEWELS, which features an immortal bad boy! This hunky demon playboy is sure to win hearts with his determination to protect the woman who gets under his skin. He won't let anything happen to her!
BLOOD AND JEWELS is now available for preorder and releases on June 17th and has nods to her other wonderful paranormal romance- The Casket Girls! Don't Miss Your Chance to Grab this Heartwarming Story!
Blurb:
“No one does paranormal romance like A.D. Brazeau. Vampires, New Orleans, and true love…her books have it all!”
Khaos, the demon playboy, has lived a life of indulgence and carefree chaos, never taking anything—or anyone—seriously. But when his parents boot him out of their lavish home, he stumbles upon a captivating and enigmatic woman who changes everything.
Antoinette has always thrived in the shadows, content to quietly oversee Noir, her gothic nightclub in the heart of New Orleans. But her quiet world is upended when she finds herself dealing with a reckless demon manning her club's door and a dangerous witch on the hunt for her invaluable jewels. Antoinette preferred her life when no one knew her name.
Now, the reluctant duo must join forces to outwit the witch and secure the treasures before they lose their lives. As Antoinette is forced to confront her dark past, she faces an agonizing choice: follow a path that leads to death and mortality or surrender to the magnetic pull of Khaos' world.
Blood and Jewels is a thrilling paranormal romance mystery set against the sultry backdrop of modern-day New Orleans. It’s the first book in The Casket Girls Family Series. For more stories about the Casket Girls, dive into Blood and Ravens, Book One of The Casket Girls Series.
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Don't Forget About A. D. Brazeau's other Fabulous Paranormal Series...
About the Author:
A.D. Brazeau is an award-winning author who writes what she loves. From dark and fantastical fairytale retellings to quirky romance, and everything in between, she loves nothing more than to immerse herself in new worlds. A.D. Brazeau is a book-obsessed wife, mother, and dog lover, who grew up surrounded by stories. Not much has changed. A.D. is from Colorado Springs, Co.
A.D. Brazeau is an award-winning author who writes what she loves. From dark and fantastical fairytale retellings to quirky romance, and everything in between, she loves nothing more than to immerse herself in new worlds. A.D. Brazeau is a book-obsessed wife, mother, and dog lover, who grew up surrounded by stories. Not much has changed. A.D. is from Colorado Springs, Co.
Are you a planner? Do you make lists and set goals? The heroine in Sydney Scott's latest release-PLANNING ON HAPPILY EVER AFTER is a wedding planner so she's great at making a plan!
PLANNING ON HAPPILY EVER AFTER is the second book in the small town series- Sunset Cove. Sydney Scott has created a wonderful world where families grow old and everyone knows your business.
In PLANNING ON HAPPILY EVER AFTER, our heroine has always known what she wanted out of life. She's got an idea of her match, but the man she meets is not what she had in mind. We all do this... we think we know what we want, but life (and fate) has a way of messing with those plans. The person who we end up with can be a pleasant surprise.
If you like a small town, opposites attract romance with sass, you will love PLANNING ON HAPPILY EVER AFTER. Even if you haven't read the first book, PLANNING ON HAPPILY EVER AFTER can be read as a standalone... but would want to!!
Blurb:
Return to Sunset Cove…where small town romance and family responsibilities collide. Can a wedding planner create her own perfect romance?
Holly Baker has spent most of her life obsessed with love and finding her very own happily ever after. The perpetually optimistic wedding planner always thought she would end up with someone exactly like her: cheery and always looking for the silver lining in the storm clouds. Little did Holly know that she would literally run into one of those storm clouds in the form of Ben, her newest client’s son.
Ben Williams has always shied away from socializing, preferring to stay in the comfort of his home and design video games. When his mother asks him to help her plan her wedding, he can’t say no to the one person who has always been there for him. Fortunately, the beautiful, sunny wedding planner he can’t stop thinking about not only makes socializing easy, but also makes it something he looks forward to.
As Holly and Ben get acquainted, the two are drawn to each other more and more. Can a perpetually optimistic lover of love convince a grumpy game designer to give their relationship a shot, or will Ben decide that it’s game over before they even begin?
If you love The Sweetheart Fix by Miranda Liasson or The Bluff by Emma St. Claire, you’ll fall for Holly and Ben in Planning on Happily Ever After as they find love despite their differences. Author Sydney Scott weaves a romance sure to get the small-town gossips whispering. Snuggle in to read today!
EXCERPT
Holly sighed dreamily and took another bite of her brownie, enjoying the rich, dark chocolate flavor that burst on her tongue as she chewed. She was so enraptured with the idea of meeting the man of her dreams and the soft, gooey texture of the brownie that she didn’t see the person barreling toward her until she ran smack into him.
“Oof,” she grunted before stumbling backward.
Holly swayed on her feet but didn’t fall. Two strong hands gripped her arms tightly, steadying her. Her eyes slowly focused on the hands that held her, the veins and tendons popping up from underneath the skin somehow adding to the protected feeling that was currently washing over her. The hands felt powerful, yet she got the distinct impression they could be gentle as well. As Holly reveled in the feel of someone holding her like she was something precious, she moved her gaze up and along the line of the arms the magnificent hands were connected to. Her eyes passed over biceps that strained the fabric of the coat they were trapped in and athletic looking shoulders that had clearly seen a bench press a time or twelve. Finally, her eyes settled on what had to be the most handsome face Holly had ever seen.
There was so much beauty for her to gaze upon, but it was his eyes that had Holly mesmerized. Gray as the sky during a thunderstorm with tiny flecks of silver like mini bolts of lightning sprinkled throughout. There was so much turmoil in those eyes, but Holly felt nothing but safety and comfort. If his eyes were the storm, his body was the port, strong and steady, though the longer she stared into the torrid gray depths, the more her own internal emotions started to churn.
PLANNING ON HAPPILY EVER AFTER is the second book in the small town series- Sunset Cove. Sydney Scott has created a wonderful world where families grow old and everyone knows your business.
In PLANNING ON HAPPILY EVER AFTER, our heroine has always known what she wanted out of life. She's got an idea of her match, but the man she meets is not what she had in mind. We all do this... we think we know what we want, but life (and fate) has a way of messing with those plans. The person who we end up with can be a pleasant surprise.
If you like a small town, opposites attract romance with sass, you will love PLANNING ON HAPPILY EVER AFTER. Even if you haven't read the first book, PLANNING ON HAPPILY EVER AFTER can be read as a standalone... but would want to!!
Blurb:
Return to Sunset Cove…where small town romance and family responsibilities collide. Can a wedding planner create her own perfect romance?
Holly Baker has spent most of her life obsessed with love and finding her very own happily ever after. The perpetually optimistic wedding planner always thought she would end up with someone exactly like her: cheery and always looking for the silver lining in the storm clouds. Little did Holly know that she would literally run into one of those storm clouds in the form of Ben, her newest client’s son.
Ben Williams has always shied away from socializing, preferring to stay in the comfort of his home and design video games. When his mother asks him to help her plan her wedding, he can’t say no to the one person who has always been there for him. Fortunately, the beautiful, sunny wedding planner he can’t stop thinking about not only makes socializing easy, but also makes it something he looks forward to.
As Holly and Ben get acquainted, the two are drawn to each other more and more. Can a perpetually optimistic lover of love convince a grumpy game designer to give their relationship a shot, or will Ben decide that it’s game over before they even begin?
If you love The Sweetheart Fix by Miranda Liasson or The Bluff by Emma St. Claire, you’ll fall for Holly and Ben in Planning on Happily Ever After as they find love despite their differences. Author Sydney Scott weaves a romance sure to get the small-town gossips whispering. Snuggle in to read today!
EXCERPT
Holly sighed dreamily and took another bite of her brownie, enjoying the rich, dark chocolate flavor that burst on her tongue as she chewed. She was so enraptured with the idea of meeting the man of her dreams and the soft, gooey texture of the brownie that she didn’t see the person barreling toward her until she ran smack into him.
“Oof,” she grunted before stumbling backward.
Holly swayed on her feet but didn’t fall. Two strong hands gripped her arms tightly, steadying her. Her eyes slowly focused on the hands that held her, the veins and tendons popping up from underneath the skin somehow adding to the protected feeling that was currently washing over her. The hands felt powerful, yet she got the distinct impression they could be gentle as well. As Holly reveled in the feel of someone holding her like she was something precious, she moved her gaze up and along the line of the arms the magnificent hands were connected to. Her eyes passed over biceps that strained the fabric of the coat they were trapped in and athletic looking shoulders that had clearly seen a bench press a time or twelve. Finally, her eyes settled on what had to be the most handsome face Holly had ever seen.
There was so much beauty for her to gaze upon, but it was his eyes that had Holly mesmerized. Gray as the sky during a thunderstorm with tiny flecks of silver like mini bolts of lightning sprinkled throughout. There was so much turmoil in those eyes, but Holly felt nothing but safety and comfort. If his eyes were the storm, his body was the port, strong and steady, though the longer she stared into the torrid gray depths, the more her own internal emotions started to churn.
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About the Author:
Sydney Scott is an American romance writer whose books contain very little drama and come with a happily ever after guarantee. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, she now lives in Colorado where she spends a lot less time complaining about the heat and more time outdoors exploring nature. She has previously worked as both a high school and college educator where she taught English and Communication. When she’s not writing stories about other people’s love lives, she can be found hiking, reading, baking, drinking hot chocolate, or playing video games with her husband and two young daughters.
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SWIMMING My Way Back to YOU
A REELSHORT Original Story
Contemporary Romance Featuring:
Second Chance Romance
Surprise Pregnancy
Betrayal
Heartbreak
and Love Worth Fighting For
AMAZON: https://shorturl.at/chzOJ
Blurb:
It’s time to choose herself for once... too bad fate has other plans.
Hazel hoped she’d found her forever with Marcus. Even though their love is a secret, she always held out hope that one day, they'd share something real. But when his ex, Zoe, returns to town, all bets are off. Hazel has no choice but to end things with him, once and for all. As she begins to pick up the pieces of her life, she makes a startling discovery—she's pregnant. What's worse? Marcus reappears with a shocking proposal: marry him in secret.
Torn between the man she longs to love and the future she wants for her unborn child and herself, Hazel is swept into a world she neither wanted nor imagined, one where jealousy, betrayal, and scandal reign supreme. Every stolen glance, every confrontation, every heartbreak brings her closer to her truth—and further from the life she once imagined.
EXCERPT
The day after our first kiss we became friends with benefits, an epic way for things to turn out… or so I thought. When sleeping with him wasn’t enough any longer, I stupidly hoped for more and am still waiting for it.
“So, Marcus…” Oscar’s voice sounds from the living room. “Now that Zoe’s coming back— Hold on. Forgot to ask. Is there anyone else in your life? A babe you love?”
Fool that I am, I hope for the best and hold my breath as I wait for Marcus’s answer.
Marcus takes so long to speak, my lungs burn, wanting air, and my spirits start to sink.
Come on, say something… anything… even if it hurts me.
I don’t want that, but I’m tired of him playing with my emotions.
Someone clears their throat.
Marcus?
“Don’t you have a lovelife of your own, Oscar? Why are you so interested in mine with Zoe or anyone else?”
“I’m not.”
Cory jumps in. “I’d like to know. How about you, Dan?”
“Sure.”
Rafe laughs. “Count me in as one of the curious.”
“You’re worse than tween girls.” Marcus belches. “For your information, I’m not in love with anyone. Okay?”
I sink to the floor and swallow repeatedly, my face burning, heart pounding.
There it is, the truth finally.
By keeping me a secret all these years and being casual about things that mattered to me, Marcus was saying without words how he felt. I’m the one at fault for refusing to accept reality.
I’ve little choice now except to face what I knew all along.
Marcus will never love me.
I’ll never be Zoe.
Curled in a fetal position on the floor, I tell myself I should at least sleep in Marcus’s bed.
I haven’t the strength to walk or crawl that far, nor do I want to smell his scent on the sheets. If I do, I might rationalize what I just heard, telling myself he’ll come to his senses and will love me someday.
Sure.
He and Zoe will likely have a houseful of kids before that point. I’ll have to wait for her funeral, when she’s in her nineties, before Marcus gives me his undivided attention.
But never his love.
He’s stingy with that like his parents are when it comes to their tenderness for him.
I’m simply experiencing the fallout from his upbringing, even though Zoe doesn’t.
With her, I bet he’s attentive, loving, and doesn’t forget anything she says or does, her likes and dislikes the script he lives by.
Lucky her.
Stupid me.
To hell with them both.
I’m done.
A REELSHORT Original Story
Contemporary Romance Featuring:
Second Chance Romance
Surprise Pregnancy
Betrayal
Heartbreak
and Love Worth Fighting For
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Blurb:
It’s time to choose herself for once... too bad fate has other plans.
Hazel hoped she’d found her forever with Marcus. Even though their love is a secret, she always held out hope that one day, they'd share something real. But when his ex, Zoe, returns to town, all bets are off. Hazel has no choice but to end things with him, once and for all. As she begins to pick up the pieces of her life, she makes a startling discovery—she's pregnant. What's worse? Marcus reappears with a shocking proposal: marry him in secret.
Torn between the man she longs to love and the future she wants for her unborn child and herself, Hazel is swept into a world she neither wanted nor imagined, one where jealousy, betrayal, and scandal reign supreme. Every stolen glance, every confrontation, every heartbreak brings her closer to her truth—and further from the life she once imagined.
EXCERPT
The day after our first kiss we became friends with benefits, an epic way for things to turn out… or so I thought. When sleeping with him wasn’t enough any longer, I stupidly hoped for more and am still waiting for it.
“So, Marcus…” Oscar’s voice sounds from the living room. “Now that Zoe’s coming back— Hold on. Forgot to ask. Is there anyone else in your life? A babe you love?”
Fool that I am, I hope for the best and hold my breath as I wait for Marcus’s answer.
Marcus takes so long to speak, my lungs burn, wanting air, and my spirits start to sink.
Come on, say something… anything… even if it hurts me.
I don’t want that, but I’m tired of him playing with my emotions.
Someone clears their throat.
Marcus?
“Don’t you have a lovelife of your own, Oscar? Why are you so interested in mine with Zoe or anyone else?”
“I’m not.”
Cory jumps in. “I’d like to know. How about you, Dan?”
“Sure.”
Rafe laughs. “Count me in as one of the curious.”
“You’re worse than tween girls.” Marcus belches. “For your information, I’m not in love with anyone. Okay?”
I sink to the floor and swallow repeatedly, my face burning, heart pounding.
There it is, the truth finally.
By keeping me a secret all these years and being casual about things that mattered to me, Marcus was saying without words how he felt. I’m the one at fault for refusing to accept reality.
I’ve little choice now except to face what I knew all along.
Marcus will never love me.
I’ll never be Zoe.
Curled in a fetal position on the floor, I tell myself I should at least sleep in Marcus’s bed.
I haven’t the strength to walk or crawl that far, nor do I want to smell his scent on the sheets. If I do, I might rationalize what I just heard, telling myself he’ll come to his senses and will love me someday.
Sure.
He and Zoe will likely have a houseful of kids before that point. I’ll have to wait for her funeral, when she’s in her nineties, before Marcus gives me his undivided attention.
But never his love.
He’s stingy with that like his parents are when it comes to their tenderness for him.
I’m simply experiencing the fallout from his upbringing, even though Zoe doesn’t.
With her, I bet he’s attentive, loving, and doesn’t forget anything she says or does, her likes and dislikes the script he lives by.
Lucky her.
Stupid me.
To hell with them both.
I’m done.
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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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.
MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/tinadonahue
Bluesky: @tinadonauthor.bsky.social
Website/Blog: https://tinadonahuebooks.blogspot.com/
Newsletter: https://tinadonahuebooks.blogspot.com/p/newsletter.html
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There is something exciting about a hero firefighter. They are heroes, true heroes, going into burning buildings and extricating people from damaged vehicles. They put their lives on the line. Author Libby Kay's latest series kicks off with a sweet tale of a firefighter and the woman who claims his heart.
WHEN SPARKS FLY is the first book in a new series centered around a small town fire station and the men and women who occupy it. WHEN SPARKS FLY is filled with all the charm of Buckeye Falls (another best selling series by Libby Kay) and the sweet romance that you've been loving!
Available now in ebook and print, WHEN SPARKS FLY will quickly become your new favorite read! So don't miss your chance to fall for the hunky firefighter and the woman who steals his heart.
Blurb:
Romance is in the air with this amazing new series by best-selling author Libby Kay. Pinegrove has it all, sexy firemen, town busybodies, and tons of charm! When these sparks fly a happily ever after is in the cards.
Two broken hearts, one charming small town, and a few sparks may be the recipe for love…
Whitney Kerr is at a crossroads—literally. After jumping behind the wheel to flee Savannah, and a bad breakup, this Southern Belle is in search of a fresh start. Stopping in a charming smalltown seems like the perfect place to catch her breath and find herself. It’s too bad a certain fireman with a crooked grin and kind eyes could have her plans of self-discovery going up in a puff of smoke.
Trevor Mays is at a crossroads—figuratively. Still grieving the loss of his father, he was unceremoniously dumped by his fiancée, who quickly rebounded with his work rival. Just as he thinks things can’t get worse, he loses the captain’s promotion—to the man who stole his ex. He’s about to give up on ever smiling again when a curly-haired beauty with curves for days stumbles into his hometown.
With some help from the residents of Pinegrove, this pair will discover that much like the perfect fireworks show, love only needs a spark.
Fans of Sherryl Woods’ Sweet Magnolias series and Sarah Adams’s When in Rome series will fall in love with Libby Kay’s sweet fireman romance. Ms. Kay’s engaging, cozy stories fill your heart and head with possibilities and will quickly become your new favorite!
EXCERPT
“Thanks for dinner and the walk and the talk.” Whitney seemed flustered, and she couldn’t keep her mouth shut. “I know it was a rough day, but hopefully it ended on a high note.”
Trevor closed the distance in two strides. Reaching up, he tucked a curl behind her ear. His finger grazed her ear lobe as he pulled back, and she shivered. Every cell in his body was on alert at Whitney’s proximity. “Tonight was perfect. I can hardly remember why my day sucked.”
The admission came easily, and he was incredibly grateful at his mother’s matchmaking skills. “I’m glad.” Whitney breathed, goosebumps erupting down her neck.
“Good night, darlin’. I’ll see you soon.”
“See you,” she agreed.
Trevor strode to his car and got behind the wheel with a lightness in his step. When the day had started, he’d been certain it would end in disaster. Yet now, with Whitney in town, things just felt better … more hopeful. He hadn’t realized until he parked his car that he’d been singing along to the radio the whole drive home. Yeah, Trevor was going to be all right.
WHEN SPARKS FLY is the first book in a new series centered around a small town fire station and the men and women who occupy it. WHEN SPARKS FLY is filled with all the charm of Buckeye Falls (another best selling series by Libby Kay) and the sweet romance that you've been loving!
Available now in ebook and print, WHEN SPARKS FLY will quickly become your new favorite read! So don't miss your chance to fall for the hunky firefighter and the woman who steals his heart.
Blurb:
Romance is in the air with this amazing new series by best-selling author Libby Kay. Pinegrove has it all, sexy firemen, town busybodies, and tons of charm! When these sparks fly a happily ever after is in the cards.
Two broken hearts, one charming small town, and a few sparks may be the recipe for love…
Whitney Kerr is at a crossroads—literally. After jumping behind the wheel to flee Savannah, and a bad breakup, this Southern Belle is in search of a fresh start. Stopping in a charming smalltown seems like the perfect place to catch her breath and find herself. It’s too bad a certain fireman with a crooked grin and kind eyes could have her plans of self-discovery going up in a puff of smoke.
Trevor Mays is at a crossroads—figuratively. Still grieving the loss of his father, he was unceremoniously dumped by his fiancée, who quickly rebounded with his work rival. Just as he thinks things can’t get worse, he loses the captain’s promotion—to the man who stole his ex. He’s about to give up on ever smiling again when a curly-haired beauty with curves for days stumbles into his hometown.
With some help from the residents of Pinegrove, this pair will discover that much like the perfect fireworks show, love only needs a spark.
Fans of Sherryl Woods’ Sweet Magnolias series and Sarah Adams’s When in Rome series will fall in love with Libby Kay’s sweet fireman romance. Ms. Kay’s engaging, cozy stories fill your heart and head with possibilities and will quickly become your new favorite!
EXCERPT
“Thanks for dinner and the walk and the talk.” Whitney seemed flustered, and she couldn’t keep her mouth shut. “I know it was a rough day, but hopefully it ended on a high note.”
Trevor closed the distance in two strides. Reaching up, he tucked a curl behind her ear. His finger grazed her ear lobe as he pulled back, and she shivered. Every cell in his body was on alert at Whitney’s proximity. “Tonight was perfect. I can hardly remember why my day sucked.”
The admission came easily, and he was incredibly grateful at his mother’s matchmaking skills. “I’m glad.” Whitney breathed, goosebumps erupting down her neck.
“Good night, darlin’. I’ll see you soon.”
“See you,” she agreed.
Trevor strode to his car and got behind the wheel with a lightness in his step. When the day had started, he’d been certain it would end in disaster. Yet now, with Whitney in town, things just felt better … more hopeful. He hadn’t realized until he parked his car that he’d been singing along to the radio the whole drive home. Yeah, Trevor was going to be all right.
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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.
Libby cohosts the Romance Roundup podcast with Liz Donatelli where they recommend romance books and interview authors, influencers, and publishers. Check it out for your weekly dose of romance!
Website: https://www.libbykayauthor.com/
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Goodreads and Bookbub: @LibbyKayAuthor
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.
Libby cohosts the Romance Roundup podcast with Liz Donatelli where they recommend romance books and interview authors, influencers, and publishers. Check it out for your weekly dose of romance!
Website: https://www.libbykayauthor.com/
Instagram and Facebook: @LibbyKayAuthor
Goodreads and Bookbub: @LibbyKayAuthor
When a new book arrives, it's an exciting time for the author and for readers! Today we celebrate the next book in the Love Burns Series. HOTHEAD is a steamy small town romance, featuring a hunky fireman and sassy filmmaker. These opposites literally light up the pages with their spicy interactions.
Isobel Reed's romances are amazing with fast-paced dialogue and characters the jump off the page. Readers will want the characters in their own hometown. The hot firefighters in the Love Burns Series are sure to become your favorite heroes!
Now available in ebook and print, don't miss your chance to grab a copy of HOTHEAD for your keeper shelf! You will want to read it again and again.
Blurb:
When a sexy fireman and a sassy filmmaker’s worlds collide, can they stand still long enough to let love ignite, or will their instinct to run keep them from the one thing worth fighting for?
Luke Cappelli is the ultimate bachelor. He’s never stuck around longer than one night, and no woman has ever tempted him to. Until Bella. With a face that rivaled an angel’s and a mouth that could make a sinner blush, it was like she was created especially for him. Which is why committing to a few weeks of fun felt easy. But when it came time for her to leave, Luke realized letting her go wasn’t just hard—it was impossible.
Bella had one job. Deliver a letter: that’s it. Easy. She’d be in and out of Woodvalley Pines faster than you could say “howdy”. Well, that was the plan anyway. Until she came face to face with broody firefighter, Luke Cappelli. With a sarcastic remark for every occasion and enough red flags to fill a parade, the man had heartbreaker written all over him. It didn’t matter, though, because their time together had an expiry date, which was for the best. Wasn’t it?
Fans of Not the Marrying Kind by Kathryn Nolan or Hot in Here by Sophie Renwick will be enthralled by Isobel Reed’s sassy romances with witty dialogue and swoon-worthy happily-ever-afters. Grab a tall glass of water, find a cozy spot, and dive into HOTHEAD—a romance too sizzling to put down!
Excerpt
“My name’s Bella.” A faint smile began to curve her lips. “I worked with your brother. Well, half brother, I guess. Marco. Marco Cappelli.”
He didn’t know what was making his stomach churn more, those glittering eyes, that smile, or hearing that name again. After all this time.
Then something clicked. “You said was … was a friend—what does that mean?”
He immediately regretted asking as he witnessed her spark slowly dull and anguish seep into every pore.
Chatter in the background came to a stop. The whole main floor was eerily quiet. So quiet he heard the footsteps of his friends as they began to scatter, pretending to busy themselves. He didn’t miss that they were all still very much within earshot.
Nosy bastards.
Another step closer and something that smelled a lot like wild berries hit the back of his throat.
“Marco died. Two months ago,” she announced.
His stomach was no longer churning. It was spasming from the punch to the gut he’d just received. Marco was fucking dead? How the hell could he be dead?
You have an audience. Get your shit together.
It was getting harder and harder to think straight. He needed to get out of there before he asked the questions he didn’t even know that he wanted answers to. This time his facial expressions weren’t neutral, they were blanked as he took another step toward the heavenly being before him, ignoring the berries and closing what little distance was left between them.
“Why are you here?”
Her chin lifted while his dipped. Holy hell. How was it possible that a woman who had the face of an angel could inspire so much fucking sin? Especially now. Corrupting her is the last thing he should be thinking about.
Talk about not the fucking time. Maybe concentrate on the pounding in your ears first, man?
“Your brother sent me.”
“My dead brother sent you?” He felt one eyebrow quirk up. “No. Wait. Don’t tell me … you’re here to bridge the gap between the living and the dead. Relay a message to me from beyond the grave? All for the bargain price of ninety-nine ninety-five.”
His sarcastic reply didn’t exactly elicit the reaction he was expecting. Bella’s mouth stretched so wide in response that he got his first glimpse of straight white teeth.
Her teeth had to be perfect too, didn’t they?
“Marco was right about you.”
That jolted him back to reality.
“Look, lady—”
“Bella,” she corrected.
“Look, Bella, I don’t know exactly what Marco told you, but—”
“I have a letter,” she cut him off again. Was it him, or did she look like she was enjoying this a bit too much? “He left you a letter.”
Luke lost her eyes for a moment as she reached around and pulled out an envelope from her back pocket.
“I don’t care if you’ve got a damn book, lady—”
“Bella,” she corrected again.
Seriously? Is this chick for real?
Isobel Reed's romances are amazing with fast-paced dialogue and characters the jump off the page. Readers will want the characters in their own hometown. The hot firefighters in the Love Burns Series are sure to become your favorite heroes!
Now available in ebook and print, don't miss your chance to grab a copy of HOTHEAD for your keeper shelf! You will want to read it again and again.
Blurb:
When a sexy fireman and a sassy filmmaker’s worlds collide, can they stand still long enough to let love ignite, or will their instinct to run keep them from the one thing worth fighting for?
Luke Cappelli is the ultimate bachelor. He’s never stuck around longer than one night, and no woman has ever tempted him to. Until Bella. With a face that rivaled an angel’s and a mouth that could make a sinner blush, it was like she was created especially for him. Which is why committing to a few weeks of fun felt easy. But when it came time for her to leave, Luke realized letting her go wasn’t just hard—it was impossible.
Bella had one job. Deliver a letter: that’s it. Easy. She’d be in and out of Woodvalley Pines faster than you could say “howdy”. Well, that was the plan anyway. Until she came face to face with broody firefighter, Luke Cappelli. With a sarcastic remark for every occasion and enough red flags to fill a parade, the man had heartbreaker written all over him. It didn’t matter, though, because their time together had an expiry date, which was for the best. Wasn’t it?
Fans of Not the Marrying Kind by Kathryn Nolan or Hot in Here by Sophie Renwick will be enthralled by Isobel Reed’s sassy romances with witty dialogue and swoon-worthy happily-ever-afters. Grab a tall glass of water, find a cozy spot, and dive into HOTHEAD—a romance too sizzling to put down!
Excerpt
“My name’s Bella.” A faint smile began to curve her lips. “I worked with your brother. Well, half brother, I guess. Marco. Marco Cappelli.”
He didn’t know what was making his stomach churn more, those glittering eyes, that smile, or hearing that name again. After all this time.
Then something clicked. “You said was … was a friend—what does that mean?”
He immediately regretted asking as he witnessed her spark slowly dull and anguish seep into every pore.
Chatter in the background came to a stop. The whole main floor was eerily quiet. So quiet he heard the footsteps of his friends as they began to scatter, pretending to busy themselves. He didn’t miss that they were all still very much within earshot.
Nosy bastards.
Another step closer and something that smelled a lot like wild berries hit the back of his throat.
“Marco died. Two months ago,” she announced.
His stomach was no longer churning. It was spasming from the punch to the gut he’d just received. Marco was fucking dead? How the hell could he be dead?
You have an audience. Get your shit together.
It was getting harder and harder to think straight. He needed to get out of there before he asked the questions he didn’t even know that he wanted answers to. This time his facial expressions weren’t neutral, they were blanked as he took another step toward the heavenly being before him, ignoring the berries and closing what little distance was left between them.
“Why are you here?”
Her chin lifted while his dipped. Holy hell. How was it possible that a woman who had the face of an angel could inspire so much fucking sin? Especially now. Corrupting her is the last thing he should be thinking about.
Talk about not the fucking time. Maybe concentrate on the pounding in your ears first, man?
“Your brother sent me.”
“My dead brother sent you?” He felt one eyebrow quirk up. “No. Wait. Don’t tell me … you’re here to bridge the gap between the living and the dead. Relay a message to me from beyond the grave? All for the bargain price of ninety-nine ninety-five.”
His sarcastic reply didn’t exactly elicit the reaction he was expecting. Bella’s mouth stretched so wide in response that he got his first glimpse of straight white teeth.
Her teeth had to be perfect too, didn’t they?
“Marco was right about you.”
That jolted him back to reality.
“Look, lady—”
“Bella,” she corrected.
“Look, Bella, I don’t know exactly what Marco told you, but—”
“I have a letter,” she cut him off again. Was it him, or did she look like she was enjoying this a bit too much? “He left you a letter.”
Luke lost her eyes for a moment as she reached around and pulled out an envelope from her back pocket.
“I don’t care if you’ve got a damn book, lady—”
“Bella,” she corrected again.
Seriously? Is this chick for real?
BUY LINKS:
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR-
Isobel was born and raised in London. While she’s a city girl at heart, she loves daydreaming about running away to a charming small town—though she’s not entirely sure her husband and son would share her enthusiasm for the move. When she’s not writing small-town romantic comedies or growing unhealthily attached to the characters in her books, you can find her reading, chasing after her very active toddler, or attempting to channel her inner domestic goddess in the kitchen (with varying degrees of success).
Known for her witty dialogue and swoon-worthy small-town heroes, Isobel signed with Inkspell Publishing in 2021. The following year, she released Love Tools, the first book in her four-book Bluestone Series. In early 2024, she launched Toasted, the debut novel of her seven-book Love Burns Series, which will roll out over the next year.
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Isobel was born and raised in London. While she’s a city girl at heart, she loves daydreaming about running away to a charming small town—though she’s not entirely sure her husband and son would share her enthusiasm for the move. When she’s not writing small-town romantic comedies or growing unhealthily attached to the characters in her books, you can find her reading, chasing after her very active toddler, or attempting to channel her inner domestic goddess in the kitchen (with varying degrees of success).
Known for her witty dialogue and swoon-worthy small-town heroes, Isobel signed with Inkspell Publishing in 2021. The following year, she released Love Tools, the first book in her four-book Bluestone Series. In early 2024, she launched Toasted, the debut novel of her seven-book Love Burns Series, which will roll out over the next year.
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Small town wedding planner hasn't found her own happily ever after... but in PLANNING ON HAPPILY EVER AFTER, she finally gets her chance.
I love small town romances. They are so fun. I grew up in a small town and moved to one when my kids were little. There is something about being in a place where you can walk around outside safely and know your neighbors. Sure, those neighbors can be nosey but I'm so glad to know that people are watching over us.
Author Sydney Scott has a new romance coming May 6th! It's the second book in her Sunset Cove series and features a few of the secondary characters from her first book- Passion and Pastries. But you don't have to have read the first book to enjoy PLANNING ON HER HAPPILY EVER AFTER. Don't miss your chance to preorder this book today!
Blurb:
Return to Sunset Cove…where small town romance and family responsibilities collide. Can a wedding planner create her own perfect romance?
Holly Baker has spent most of her life obsessed with love and finding her very own happily ever after. The perpetually optimistic wedding planner always thought she would end up with someone exactly like her: cheery and always looking for the silver lining in the storm clouds. Little did Holly know that she would literally run into one of those storm clouds in the form of Ben, her newest client’s son.
Ben Williams has always shied away from socializing, preferring to stay in the comfort of his home and design video games. When his mother asks him to help her plan her wedding, he can’t say no to the one person who has always been there for him. Fortunately, the beautiful, sunny wedding planner he can’t stop thinking about not only makes socializing easy, but also makes it something he looks forward to.
As Holly and Ben get acquainted, the two are drawn to each other more and more. Can a perpetually optimistic lover of love convince a grumpy game designer to give their relationship a shot, or will Ben decide that it’s game over before they even begin?
If you love The Sweetheart Fix by Miranda Liasson or The Bluff by Emma St. Claire, you’ll fall for Holly and Ben in Planning on Happily Ever After as they find love despite their differences. Author Sydney Scott weaves a romance sure to get the small-town gossips whispering. Snuggle in to read today!
I love small town romances. They are so fun. I grew up in a small town and moved to one when my kids were little. There is something about being in a place where you can walk around outside safely and know your neighbors. Sure, those neighbors can be nosey but I'm so glad to know that people are watching over us.
Author Sydney Scott has a new romance coming May 6th! It's the second book in her Sunset Cove series and features a few of the secondary characters from her first book- Passion and Pastries. But you don't have to have read the first book to enjoy PLANNING ON HER HAPPILY EVER AFTER. Don't miss your chance to preorder this book today!
Blurb:
Return to Sunset Cove…where small town romance and family responsibilities collide. Can a wedding planner create her own perfect romance?
Holly Baker has spent most of her life obsessed with love and finding her very own happily ever after. The perpetually optimistic wedding planner always thought she would end up with someone exactly like her: cheery and always looking for the silver lining in the storm clouds. Little did Holly know that she would literally run into one of those storm clouds in the form of Ben, her newest client’s son.
Ben Williams has always shied away from socializing, preferring to stay in the comfort of his home and design video games. When his mother asks him to help her plan her wedding, he can’t say no to the one person who has always been there for him. Fortunately, the beautiful, sunny wedding planner he can’t stop thinking about not only makes socializing easy, but also makes it something he looks forward to.
As Holly and Ben get acquainted, the two are drawn to each other more and more. Can a perpetually optimistic lover of love convince a grumpy game designer to give their relationship a shot, or will Ben decide that it’s game over before they even begin?
If you love The Sweetheart Fix by Miranda Liasson or The Bluff by Emma St. Claire, you’ll fall for Holly and Ben in Planning on Happily Ever After as they find love despite their differences. Author Sydney Scott weaves a romance sure to get the small-town gossips whispering. Snuggle in to read today!
Buy Links:
Amazon- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZS652BR
KOBO- https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/planning-on-happily-ever-after
BN- https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/planning-on-happily-ever-after-sydney-scott/1147106647
Apple- https://books.apple.com/us/book/planning-on-happily-ever-after/id6743016444
Also check out the first Sunset Cove book!
About the Author:
Sydney Scott is an American romance writer whose books contain very little drama and come with a happily ever after guarantee. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, she now lives in Colorado where she spends a lot less time complaining about the heat and more time outdoors exploring nature. She has previously worked as both a high school and college educator where she taught English and Communication. When she’s not writing stories about other people’s love lives, she can be found hiking, reading, baking, drinking hot chocolate, or playing video games with her husband and two young daughters.
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https://bsky.app/profile/sydneyscottauthor.bsky.social
https://www.instagram.com/sydneyscottauthor/
https://www.threads.net/@sydneyscottauthor
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551912517865
Sydney Scott is an American romance writer whose books contain very little drama and come with a happily ever after guarantee. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, she now lives in Colorado where she spends a lot less time complaining about the heat and more time outdoors exploring nature. She has previously worked as both a high school and college educator where she taught English and Communication. When she’s not writing stories about other people’s love lives, she can be found hiking, reading, baking, drinking hot chocolate, or playing video games with her husband and two young daughters.
Social Links
https://sydneyscottauthor.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/sydneyscottauthor.bsky.social
https://www.instagram.com/sydneyscottauthor/
https://www.threads.net/@sydneyscottauthor
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551912517865
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