Harper is a brilliant hacker who is trying to walk the straight and narrow as a computer science major and artist. She never saw herself as an environmental activist or conspiracy theory nut. But when her brother who is serving overseas in Delta Force disappears, the last email from him pulls her into a world of secrets, mercenaries, and guns. Guns aimed at her. No one wants to listen to the ravings of a college student, much less one with a mental health history of severe anxiety. Caleb, her older brother’s best friend and fellow Delta Force operator, home recovering from spinal surgery, is her only ally. Together they work to unravel the truth behind a government conspiracy and a chemical company willing to poison the world for profit. She must put aside the growing passion between her and Caleb to stop the evil plot before the mercenaries sent to kill them complete their mission.
Emily grew up loving to escape to the fantasy world in books. At the age of twelve, she began writing after having a series of extremely vivid dreams that begged to be made into a story. In high school and college Emily focused on science and graduated with a degree in environmental biology. After college she began writing again, but quickly realized she’d failed to take a single writing or grammar class. Luckily, she’s a quick learner. Emily now enjoys making up stories in genres from urban fantasy to romance to suspense and loves when she can add in a dash of science, just for fun.
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Ebony is a halfsoul trying to survive on the half rations provided by the government and what she can earn at her job. But she has a way out, if she’s willing to murder for it… something she won’t do. No matter that if she kills the woman who has the other half of her soul she’ll be able to claim full rations from the government, get a better job, education, and if she can find her soulmate, sex.
When she finds out she’s dying of cancer, she decides to sacrifice herself so her soulsister can have that full life.
Now she just needs to find the woman. Lark is a searcher, hired by halfsouls to find their other half so they can engage in a soulbattle to become full.
When Ebony hires Lark to find her soulsister, a spark flares between them, but how can they be soulmates if she doesn’t have a full soul and how can she possibly die for someone else if she falls in love with a man who shows her how good life can be? Deception, control, and a race against time. There’s more to this curse than the gods or the government want people to know.
Courtney Davis is an award-winning author of fantasy and romance living in North Idaho with her family and animals. She is a teacher, spending her days instilling a love of books in the youngest students and spends her nights writing or reading. She enjoys time in the sun with her family, traveling and coming up with story ideas to explore humans in inhuman interactions. She hopes that readers find joy in her books the same as she finds in creating them.
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In the catacombs of an ancient ruined monastery, hidden away in the Eildon Hills of Scotland, a land of myth and mystery–the place where immortal apothecary Gaelan Erceldoune found sanctuary as a lad– Gaelan discovers a journal, apparently written by his old friend Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, chronicling an adventure into the Otherworld, a land of fairy castles and filigree trees hung with Spanish moss.
Falling from the journal’s pages, a small piece of glass, which Gaelan recognizes as a fragment long missing from a stained glass panel he’d created a century earlier. When the opalescent glass seems to come alive in his hand, Gaelan is suddenly thrust into strange world far from the fantastical dreamscape Conan Doyle describes.
Alchemy of Glass weaves a tale magical as spun glass and terrifying as a shattered mirror, drawing upon cutting edge science and the most ancient of Celtic mythology, intertwining the magic of fairy lore and the harsh reality of difficult choices, returning us to the world of Gaelan Erceldoune as his past, present and future collide.
Barbara Barnett is the author of three books, including the award-winning The Apothecary’s Curse, a finalist for the prestigious Bram Stoker Award for a debut novel. She is an editor-at-large and former publisher and executive editor of Blogcritics (blogcritics.org), an Internet magazine of pop culture, politics, and more, for which she has also contributed nearly 1,000 essays, reviews, and interviews over the past decade. Always a pop-culture and sci-fi geek, Barbara was raised on a steady diet of TV (and TV dinners), but she always found her way to fiction’s tragic anti- heroes and misunderstood champions, whether on TV, in the movies, or in literature. (In other words, Spock, not Kirk; Han Solo, not Luke Skywalker!) Her first book, Chasing Zebras: The Unofficial Guide to House, M.D. (ECW Press), reflects her passion for these Byronic heroes, and it was inevitable that she would have to someday create one of her own in Gaelan Erceldoune, hero of both The Apothecary’s Curse and The Alchemy of Glass.
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From USA Today Bestselling Author Anne Mercier comes a fun, flirty, and laugh-out-loud fairytale-like story of a life-long crush turning into love.
Jesse Kingston is a tall, dark, and gorgeous temptation I’m finding hard to resist. When he proposes a weekend together, I throw caution to the wind and indulge my fantasies and give this sexy rocker what he wants and something he won’t forget–me.
The only questions are: Is one weekend going to be enough? Will our time end up changing this bad boy? Or will it end up changing me?
Anne Mercier is the USA Today Bestselling author of the Rockstar, Truths, Forbidden Fantasies, The Way series, and the Kiss duet. She was born and raised in Wisconsin and still lives there today.
When Anne’s not writing she enjoys reading amazing books, listening to music, chatting with readers and friends, and binging Netflix series.
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S Courtney is a romance author whose motto is “Love Worth Dying For” There’s always a little (lot) of bloodshed for the happily ever after/for now. Her love of writing began in middle school after hours writing until bedtime letting her imagination run wild.
With that imagination she has created her paranormal series, the Bound Series with strong but caring Alphas and independent women with big ambitions and a little magic! And a look inside the tough job of reaping souls to the Underworld in Sandman.
She also tapped into the dark world of motorcycle clubs and the secret life of an mercenary with a curiosity.
She looks forward to writing into other tropes, such as even darker romance, mafia, and sweet almost insta-love.
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Where’s Gramma? Where do you think? Up in a tree. Driving a backhoe. Chasing bugs. Checking out a snake. Swimming in a pool. Her grandsons never know where they might find her, but they know one thing for sure: their grandma is always worth the search.
A Whimsical Journey with an Extraordinary Grandma
Join four adventurous grandsons as they embark on playful escapades to find their energetic and unpredictable grandmother. Whether she’s high in the branches of a tree, operating heavy machinery, or exploring the great outdoors, Gramma is always on the move and ready for fun.
A Heartwarming Celebration of Family and Adventure
Tricia Gardella is an award-winning author whose picture book ideas are inspired by family, friends, traditions, and travel. Her diverse hobbies include canning, cooking, knitting, rug-making, and gardening, but writing remains her true passion. After a twenty-year hiatus, Tricia is thrilled to return to the literary world. In the 1990s, she published several books traditionally, before pausing her writing career to open an ice cream parlor. Tricia holds a BA in Ancient History and Classical Archaeology. She lives in Central California with her two self-centered cats and draws inspiration from her three children, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Wildfire can burn a person, but the growth afterward can be the most beautiful thing anyone will ever see.
Beth Martin believes she is weak, a coward who didn’t fight when she needed to most until she stepped into the ring. She’s growing stronger and learning how to open up and trust people with the truths of her past, all thanks to Scott Franks.
Being a declared ladies’ man, Scott has never had a woman get under his skin like Beth has. She’s different and he craves more of her. She’s broken and his need to fix her–heal her–matches his desire to hold her in his arms.
He just has to hope her secrets and past won’t destroy them before they can become anything more.
Brooke May has been a Wyoming girl her entire life, most of it right here in Sheridan where the majority of her family resides. Growing up, she’s always had a wild imagination that came together to publish her first book, a cowboy romance inspired by her home and the rodeos she’s always loved attending.
Now, she continues to write where her imagination takes her with most books inspired by the scenery and beauty that is Sheridan, the Bighorns, and Wyoming. She’s a wife and mother of two and splits her time writing, playing with her kids, and of course, hiking, hunting, fishing, and four-wheeling in her favorite places in the BigHorns.
The sky isn’t the limit for her and all the stories she still has to share. There’s a little bit of everything for any romance reader; cowboys to fighters, bad boys to soldiers, werewolves to romantic comedies, and even a sweet cupid series for younger readers.
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BOOKBUB -Oscar and Emmy Visit the Vet (Oscar and Emmy Series) by Terri Sabol
In ‘Oscar and Emmy Visit the Vet’, experience a vet visit through the eyes of cats Oscar and Emmy. Learn about the importance of regular pet check ups to extend the life and health of your pets.
Going to the vet isn’t just for when fur babies are sick. This book encourages children to be part of the process of helping to maintain the health of their pets. Find out what your family can do to help your pets live a longer and healthier life.
The infographics in the back of the book teach about dental care, nail trimming, vaccinations, and hairball prevention.
Terri Sabol is an accomplished children’s book author, renowned for her heartwarming and entertaining stories featuring the real-life adventures of her two beloved rescue kittens, Oscar and Emmy. Born and raised in Texas, Terri developed a love of writing and storytelling at a young age, and always dreamed of one day becoming an author. Thinking that was out of reach, she focused on her other dream… teaching.
After graduating from college with a Masters degree in education, Terri worked as an early childhood teacher, and it was during this time that her passion for picture books truly blossomed. She was inspired by the joy and wonder that children experienced when reading and listening to stories, and it was this love for inspiring young minds that led her to create her own series of children’s books.
Terri’s debut book, “Oscar and Emmy Get Rescued”, was published in 2016, and told the heartwarming story of how she came to adopt her two kittens from the animal shelter where she volunteered. The book was an instant hit with children and parents alike, and it quickly became clear that there was a demand for more stories featuring Oscar and Emmy and to help educate children on the importance being involved in pet care.
Over the years, Terri has continued to write new books in the series, each one capturing the unique personalities and quirks of her two adventurous cats. Her books not only entertain children, but also promote the values of compassion and kindness towards animals, as well as the importance of rescue and adoption.
In addition to her Oscar and Emmy series, Terri has also written several other books showing off her writing skills, including “Green With Envy” and “Kneading a Winning Idea”.
When she’s not writing, Terri can be found spending time with her two rescue kitties, Oscar and Emmy. She also loves travelling and exploring new places and visiting old favorites, all the while taking inspiration for her next book. Through her stories, Terri hopes to inspire children to explore the world around them, to embrace their imaginations, to never give up on their goals, and to always be kind and compassionate towards others, especially animals.
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Goodreads – Be My Little Baby (London Detective Agency Series) by Stephanie R. Caffrey
Bookbub – Be My Little Baby (London Detective Agency Series) by Stephanie R. Caffrey
When Tessa Lopez opened her bakery, she expected to barely break even. Instead, she’s become one of the most popular shops in London. Someone is stalking her, though, sending her threatening letters and photographs. When the police can’t help, she goes to the famous and too-sexy private detective, James Moore. As they work to solve who her stalker is, Tessa and James have an undeniable attraction. But he doesn’t date clients, or so he keeps repeating. As the stalker grows bolder, will they be able to resist their attraction? Or survive the person hellbent on making her his, at any cost.
Tropes: damsel in distress, protector, private investigator, forbidden love, alpha, international
Stephanie R. Caffrey is a debut romantic suspense author who lives with her family in the Midwest. When she’s not working on her books, she’s a substitute teacher, and loves to write fanfiction. She is a proud marginalized voice in the Mexican-American community. Besides writing, she enjoys sewing, knitting, and cross stitching.www.srcaffrey.com
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She’s determined to unravel their plan to control the world’s water supply.
They’re out to silence her—permanently.
Oceanographer Alexis Hayes can’t resist an impromptu dive when she spots a school of basking sharks. But the moment of pleasure takes a dangerous turn. Alexis discovers a sunken motorboat’s lethal treasure—a bio-engineered algae specimen capable of contaminating freshwater sources. Now, she’s the target of a ruthless enemy who will stop at nothing to recover the specimen.
But Alexis has a secret weapon, friend and former Navy SEAL Seb Tremblay. Together, they set out to find a way to neutralize the algae. Pitted against a powerful adversary with vast resources, the serene waters of the Florida Keys become a deadly hunting ground with Alexis and Seb, the prey.
In a high-stakes game where every move could be their last, what sacrifices are Alexis and Seb prepared to make to protect the planet’s most vital resource and prevent global chaos?
If you like adrenaline-pumping thrill rides blending action, suspense, and romance with a splash of humor, you won’t be able to put down Shadowed Storm, the fourth installment in Mavery Ellscott’s Shadow Defense Security series.
Each novel in the Shadow Defense Security series is a stand-alone; however, the overarching conspiracy plot is present in each book and characters cross over.
Mavery Ellscott’s first foray into writing was not romantic suspense. She wrote and published a neighborhood newspaper. A pretty big endeavor for an eight-year-old armed with scrap paper and her dad’s old typewriter. Total circulation—two. Fortunately, her later publications fared better. She’s even made it beyond the first round in a contest or two.
A conservationist, Mavery has won a few environmental awards. So, it’s no surprise she yearns to write a high-speed chase with eco-friendly cars.
A friend needs help, when a family member is viciously murdered. . Emma and Jeremy must juggle new family responsibilities and an undercover investigation. The situation becomes complicated quickly with more than one suspect desperately seeking money that the deceased may have been hiding. Is there money to be found? Murder and mayhem abound, and Emma and Jeremy will have to use all their skills to solve this case!
Kimberly Mullins is the author of a series of books called “Notebook Mysteries”. Her stories are based on historical events occurring in 1880-1890’s Chicago. She holds a BS in biology and a Masters in business. Her favorite classes were in history. She lives in Texas with her husband and son. When she is not writing she works as a Process Safety Engineer at a large chemical company. You can connect with her on her website at kimberlymullinsauthor.com, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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Paige thought she had it all: a job on the soap opera Charmed Lives and a boyfriend who was trying to get discovered as a singer/songwriter. Then her part on the show is reduced to reoccurring status and her family pushes her to leave her acting dreams behind to major in journalism—what they call a “real job.” Her relationship with her wannabe pop star boyfriend, Walker, ends only for her to find out he signed a recording contract right after their breakup. Then she reads online that his new album is about their relationship.
She gets an internship in the sports department at the TV station where she meets a college hockey player named Viktor who has trust issues from a past relationship. Now with Walker’s pop star dreams taking off, it leaves her questioning her own play-it-safe tendencies, her acting career aspirations, self-worth, and relationships. Everyone else seems to have it together but her.
Paige and Viktor begin to confide in each other, which soon leaves them falling for each other, but Paige worries their worlds are too different for them to work as a couple. Plus, there’s the issue of Walker trying to back together with her, but has fame changed him?
Meanwhile, Paige has a minor accident which leaves her questioning if she ever really wanted a flashy lifestyle or if it was what she felt she was supposed to want. Now she must figure out what she really needs to be happy and fulfilled in life. Can Paige find both her purpose & true love?
Krysten Lindsay Hager writes about friendship, self-esteem, fitting in, frenemies, crushes, fame, first loves, and values. Her work includes YA contemporary, middle grade fiction, and adult and young adult rom-coms. She is the author of True Colors, Best Friends…Forever?, Next Door to a Star, Landry in Like, and Competing with the Star (The Star Series: Book 2), Dating the It Guy, Can Dreams Come True, and In Over Her Head: Lights, Camera, Anxiety. Her debut novel, True Colors, won the Readers Favorite award for best preteen book and the Dayton Book Expo Bestseller Award for children/teens. Competing with the Star is a Readers’ Favorite Book Award Finalist. Best Friends…Forever? is a 2019 Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal Winner in the Children – Preteen genre. Landry in Like is a Literary Classics Gold Medal recipient and a 2020 Readers’ Favorite Bronze Medal Winner. She received her BA in English and master’s degree in liberal studies from the University of Michigan-Flint.
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It was only supposed to be a well-deserved, three-day break from life back in the city.
Three days in the islands without interruptions from work or anything else.
Then I met her. She was beautiful and sexy, and she insisted we didn’t share names. I would have been crazy not to agree to a long weekend of anonymous sex.
I don’t know when it happened, but it turned into more. I started thinking about forever with my mystery woman.
That doesn’t sound like something a bad boy ever considers, but there it is. I’d found the woman for me.
And just when I had it all, I blew it.
Salem
He crashed into my life like a hurricane. He was sexy and charming, but he was a bad boy through and through, untamed and wild.
I should have run away the moment he walked up to my table. Instead, I let myself be seduced by his soulful dark brown eyes and a body made for pleasure.
I thought I could be safe if I kept our time together anonymous. How wrong I was.
Fate has a way of giving people what they deserve, and it seems to think I should have a chance to make him suffer.
Now this good girl has to decide if she still cares for that bad boy she met in the islands or wants to exact her revenge.
K.M. Scott is a New York Times and USA Today Bestseller of contemporary romance stories. A writer for all her life, she finally decided to take the plunge and seek publication in 2011. Under her Gabrielle Bisset pseudonym, she writes erotic paranormal and historical romance, but in 2013 she decided to branch off into contemporary romance. Loving what she does, her contemporary romances are filled with steamy sex, great dialogue, and happily ever afters that stay with the reader long after they finish her books.
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Word Play is a delightful children’s picture book perfect for ages 2-6, that captures the excitement and challenges of going to school and learning to read.
Meet Joe, a curious and eager kindergartener who can’t wait to unlock the magic of words! Every morning, he eagerly picks letters from his cereal, convinced that today, on his first day of school, he will learn to read. Join Joe on his hilarious and heartwarming misadventure as he navigates through a world of letters, words, and playful misunderstandings.
Key Themes:
• Engaging Storyline: Follow Joe’s humorous journey and see how his misunderstandings lead to unexpected and funny situations, making reading an enjoyable experience.
• Educational Themes: Introduces the concept of letters and words in a fun and relatable way, perfect for early learners.
• Encourages a Love for Reading: Sparks interest and excitement about reading for young children.
• Beautiful Illustrations: Vibrant and captivating illustrations that bring Joe’s adventures to life and keep children engaged.
• Supports Early Literacy Skills: Helps children recognize letters, understand their sounds, and begin to form simple words.
• Great for Classroom and Home: Ideal for classroom read-aloud sessions or cozy reading time at home.
• Interactive Learning: Encourages children to identify letters and words in their own environment, making learning a part of everyday life.
Join Joe in Word Play and discover the joy and fun of learning to read in a humorous way
Tricia Gardella is an award-winning author whose picture book ideas are inspired by family, friends, traditions, and travel. Her diverse hobbies include canning, cooking, knitting, rug-making, and gardening, but writing remains her true passion. After a twenty-year hiatus, Tricia is thrilled to return to the literary world. In the 1990s, she published several books traditionally, before pausing her writing career to open an ice cream parlor. Tricia holds a BA in Ancient History and Classical Archaeology. She lives in Central California with her two self-centered cats and draws inspiration from her three children, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
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When Neferet’s uncle Pipi gets sucked into a get-rich-quick scheme at a chariot workshop that is too good to be true, she’s not surprised when investors start turning up dead. Can she and Bener-ib and their band of teen-aged detectives find out what’s really at stake and who is behind it before she herself becomes the next victim?
N.L. Holmes is the pen name of a professional archaeologist who received her doctorate from Bryn Mawr College. She has excavated in Greece and in Israel and taught ancient history and humanities at the university level for many years. She has always had a passion for books, and in childhood, she and her cousin (also a writer today) used to write stories for fun.
In the far reaches of a distant universe, there was once a supreme, cultivated planet teeming with vibrant life. Still, it was mercilessly ravaged by a sudden, devastating impact from a solar storm. The violent storm birthed a cataclysmic polar shift, tearing open a dimensional pathway and dragging a significant portion of the planet into eternal darkness. Those who managed to survive were thrust into the unknown realms—worlds of treacherous plights and bizarre encounters – but no matter the odds, they were forced to fight for their very existence. And now… they have arrived on Earth, a mere shadow of their former glory.
The town of Everton, nestled at the foothills of the Ozarks, is a haven of tranquility. Selene Marley sees her future so clearly. Her organic food and natural remedy store has been in her family for generations, and she plans to continue that tradition. Her fiancé, Rayden Hendrix, has her heart all wrapped up and ready for a walk down the aisle. It’s a life any woman would dream of, but her corner of the world is about to turn into a day of reckoning with the terrifying appearance of a mysterious veil. Everton, a once beautiful place filled with a sense of security and love, will now be shattered— a destructive force will hit the town, pulverizing lives, tearing families apart, and shattering their reality. Men, women, and children will be forever scarred, but none as profoundly as Rayden and Selene.
They will face their battles, one against the chaos and madding riots that threaten to consume their town and the other… a nightmarish reality where the laws of nature are twisted, and the line between life and death is blurred. What will it take to preserve their sanity, their humanity, and their love? Or will it be too late?
Karli Rush was born in the heart of the Cherokee Nation and lives in its capital. Her Native American heritage holds sway over her writing in many ways. She has the patience of a brain surgeon operating under fire in a war zone. You can chalk that up to her being the mother of an autistic kiddo. With the passion of a starving artist, she writes. The obsession to tell her tales has led her to write novels in the worlds of Dark Paranormal Romance, Dystopian, and Vampires. She walks in two worlds; one grounds her and the other frees her imagination.
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What if the rock star you had a crush on in high school is into you? But it’s 15 years later and you’re over dating musicians. Or are you?
Tyler Robertson is a music manager. Cary Kingston is the biggest rock star in the world. She’s sworn off dating musicians. And he’s a confirmed bachelor.
But when their working relationship turns into something more, she wonders if she’s falling for the rock star or the person.
You can’t always get what you want… but sometimes you can.
After (barely) surviving a career in the music industry, Hunter Snow now lives to tell its tales. She writes contemporary romances from her home in the Pacific Northwest. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
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A 2017 Bram Stoker Award nominee, The Apothecary’s Curse is an alchemist’s brew of historical fantasy and cutting edge genetics as a physician Simon Bell and apothecary Gaelan Erceldoune race against time to recover the ancient book that made them immortal centuries ago.
In Victorian London, the fates of physician Simon Bell and apothecary Gaelan Erceldoune entwine when Simon gives his wife an elixir created by Gaelan from an ancient manuscript. Meant to cure her cancer, it kills her. Suicidal, Simon swallows the remainder–only to find he cannot die. Years later, hearing rumors of a Bedlam inmate with regenerative powers like his own, Simon is shocked to discover it’s Gaelan.
Two centuries later, a modern-day pharmaceutical company unearths diaries describing the torture of Bedlam inmates, and the company’s scientists suspect a link between Gaelan and an unnamed inmate. But when Gaelan and Transdiff Genomics geneticist Anne Shawe are powerfully drawn to each other, her family connection to his manuscript leads to a stunning revelation. Will it bring ruin or redemption?
Barbara Barnett is the author of three books, including the award-winning The Apothecary’s Curse, a finalist for the prestigious Bram Stoker Award for a debut novel. She is an editor-at-large and former publisher and executive editor of Blogcritics (blogcritics.org), an Internet magazine of pop culture, politics, and more, for which she has also contributed nearly 1,000 essays, reviews, and interviews over the past decade. Always a pop-culture and sci-fi geek, Barbara was raised on a steady diet of TV (and TV dinners), but she always found her way to fiction’s tragic anti- heroes and misunderstood champions, whether on TV, in the movies, or in literature. (In other words, Spock, not Kirk; Han Solo, not Luke Skywalker!) Her first book, Chasing Zebras: The Unofficial Guide to House, M.D. (ECW Press), reflects her passion for these Byronic heroes, and it was inevitable that she would have to someday create one of her own in Gaelan Erceldoune, hero of both The Apothecary’s Curse and The Alchemy of Glass.
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GOODREADS – The Predator Part Two (The Predator Series) by Brooke May
BOOKBUB – The Predator Part Two (The Predator Series) by Brooke May
Broken, castaway, and forgotten K.C. Cunningham started to find out who she always wanted to be. It changed when she saw him again. Seeing Chamberlain Lawrence brought back everything from her past along with her locked away feelings for him.
If she falls again, if she is led into temptation once more by him the results will end so much worse.
Chamberlain spent endless hours, months, and then years looking for the girl who got away, only to finally find her four years later. His Katie acts like she wants nothing to do with him, but he knows better.
Chamberlain will do anything to make his dreams of a life with K.C. to come true and place her in his life and corner where she belongs once and for all.
Brooke May has been a Wyoming girl her entire life, most of it right here in Sheridan where the majority of her family resides. Growing up, she’s always had a wild imagination that came together to publish her first book, a cowboy romance inspired by her home and the rodeos she’s always loved attending.
Now, she continues to write where her imagination takes her with most books inspired by the scenery and beauty that is Sheridan, the Bighorns, and Wyoming. She’s a wife and mother of two and splits her time writing, playing with her kids, and of course, hiking, hunting, fishing, and four-wheeling in her favorite places in the BigHorns.
The sky isn’t the limit for her and all the stories she still has to share. There’s a little bit of everything for any romance reader; cowboys to fighters, bad boys to soldiers, werewolves to romantic comedies, and even a sweet cupid series for younger readers.
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Julie Castle is a natural-born romantic with a modicum of artistic talent inherited from her mom and a love for telling tall tales she got from her dad. That set her up for being a starving artist, the biggest fibber in the world, or a romance author. She’s so glad she chose the latter. She’s always had a love affair with the written word. As a child growing up in a small town, she loved visiting the local library, a converted gilded age mansion, and getting lost between the pages of a book. The drafty old mansion could be a spooky place, but she still loved it. She enjoyed poking into behind the scenes areas she wasn’t supposed to venture into. She’s still the same way, which is why she loves writing romance with an edge, paranormal, suspenseful, super sexy, or just laugh your pants off funny. She resides in Wisconsin with her family.
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Goodreads – No One Could See the Flea by Tricia Gardella
Bookbub -No One Could See the Flea by Tricia Gardella
StoryGraph – No One Could See the Flea by Tricia Gardella
Do you know why scientists are so determined to prove things? Because assuming can lead to all sorts of problems as we learn in No One Could See the Flea. Jack decides that his dog has a flea. He doesn’t see a flea but Shank did scratch, so Jack begins looking for a remedy to the problem. It’s not long before things get out of hand. Shank is finally pushed to his limit by Jack’s friends and their solutions. It’s a good thing when Jack takes back control.
Tricia Gardella is an award-winning author whose picture book ideas are inspired by family, friends, traditions, and travel. Her diverse hobbies include canning, cooking, knitting, rug-making, and gardening, but writing remains her true passion. After a twenty-year hiatus, Tricia is thrilled to return to the literary world. In the 1990s, she published several books traditionally, before pausing her writing career to open an ice cream parlor. Tricia holds a BA in Ancient History and Classical Archaeology. She lives in Central California with her two self-centered cats and draws inspiration from her three children, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
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A red-haired beauty who won’t stand for his rules.
When they find their targets, will the star-crossed lovers survive?
The mangy shifters and bloodthirsty rogue vampires have evaded us, using traitors from the underworld for the very last time. Now, there is no escaping their doom.
All the stars are finally aligned for the purebloods. The master vampires will surely be victorious over our enemies, as long as the pesky witches can be trusted to cooperate.
But destiny throws a curveball and places a goddess who insists on defying me at every turn, right in the middle of the vampire war.
And when the enemies attack her, they make a deadly mistake. They will learn just how protective a master vampire can be when protecting his mate.
Because no one messes with the woman I plan to make mine, no matter how many rules must be broken or enemies must die.
They will learn that the hard way today.
Master Bistrita is the explosive eleventh book in the Masters of the Consulate series by Sylvia Black. It is a deliciously dark, fated mates, forced proximity, enemies to lovers, age gap, vampire mafia romance. You will love these novels where the passion is fiery, the loyalty is fierce, and the stakes are high. Each book in this collection is a stand-alone, with different characters and a guaranteed happily ever.
Sylvia Black is a master’s prepared International Best Selling paranormal romance author with a special love for old-world history and the folklore of Europe. A grandmother born and raised in the Baltic Sea region nurtured this love, and it grew more profound as a young child living for years in England and traveling extensively.
Sylvia likes to keep her readers on the edge of their seats one minute and fanning themselves as the heat rises the next. Her novels feature handsome, dark-minded males who stop at nothing to protect their mates.
The perfect day for Sylvia would be spent sitting on a balcony overlooking the Amalfi Coast in Italy while enjoying an espresso as she writes.
While not writing, she spends time with her husband and family, including two adorable cocker spaniel puppies. She enjoys traveling extensively, especially when researching for her next novel.
She also loves interacting with you, her readers, so please feel free to connect with her on social media!
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To save a kingdom, she must embrace her curse or sacrifice everything.
Lady Claire is the brightest addition to the queen’s retinue, but she hides a secret that could change the fabric of Aurelia: the ability to foretell another’s fate. Her curse has only brought her sorrow, and because of it, she vows never to give away her heart.
Trian, a shy nobleman, has fallen hard for Claire, and when King Godwin assigns him to escort her across the realm, he grabs at the chance to finally make an impression.
Claire discovers that he may be the one person who is immune to her powers, and Trian teaches her his unique way of seeing the world. Friendship takes hold, and Claire breaks her own promise—she falls in love.
Her greatest fear is realized when Trian is knocked down by deadly quarrels. The assassins transport Claire far from Aurelia to the foreign lands of Nifolhad, a dark kingdom of whispers and spies. To survive, she must ally herself with the mystical women of the Fenrhi Temple. Their customs and secrets seduce her and drag her into the very heart of the battle for Nifolhad’s throne.
But help comes from unexpected places, and if Claire ever hopes to return to Aurelia and to those she loves, she must finally embrace her curse as a gift.
The Queen’s Dance, Book Two of the Heart & Hand Series, is an epic slow-burn fantasy romance. It can be read as a stand-alone novel, but be warned, you’ll want to go back and read book one!
From San Diego, where I met my Montanan husband, to San Francisco, where I married him, to Chicago, where the twins were born…this Michigander wanderer-at-heart settled once and for all in Northern Virginia. Here, I continue to write, work, and play.
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Goodreads – Murder the Tey Way (Golden Age of Mystery Book Club) by Marilyn Levinson
Bookbub – Murder the Tey Way (Golden Age of Mystery Book Club) by Marilyn Levinson
Professor Lexie Driscoll is discussing Josephine Tey’s books at a Golden Age of Mystery Bookclub meeting when her sister Gayle arrives, terrified for her life. She’s witnessed her boyfriend’s murder and fears the killer is coming after her. Then, a man’s body is found lying in Lexie’s backyard, and Gayle takes off.
Determined to learn the truth, Lexie investigates, and discovers the bookclub members have secrets that lead to more murders and unexpected revelations in a baffling whodunnit.
Tropes: amateur sleuth, family secrets, quirky characters, red herring, bookclub, reading group
A former Spanish teacher, Marilyn Levinson writes mysteries, romantic suspense, and novels for young readers. Her Golden Age of Mystery Book Club series was a King Rivers Life Magazine’s “Best of 2014,” and on Book Town’s 2014 Summer Mystery Reading List. She’s an Agatha nominee, a Library Journal “Pick of the Month,” on Goodreads’s list of the 200 “Most Popular Books Published in 2017,” a Suspense Magazine Best Indie, and was on Book Town’s Summer (and) Fall Reading Lists. She also writes under Allison Brooks. Marilyn loves traveling, reading, knitting, doing Sudoku, and visiting with her grandchildren. She is co-founder and past president of the Long Island chapter of Sisters in Crime. She resides in New York with her family.www.marilynlevinson.com
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A witch’s mission to find her sister’s killer leads to otherworldly dangers.
When Hazel Goode’s search for a murderer lands her in Shadow Hollow, she thinks the strangest thing there is herself. But this little midwestern town has been collecting supernatural creatures for centuries, and the arrival of one more could shatter the paranormal veil.
Corwin doesn’t plan to disclose he’s a vampire. After all, vampires are supposed to be extinct. But when he enlists Hazel’s help to solve a mystery – the same mystery she is trying to solve…but for a very different reason – his secret will put them both in danger.
Helping Corwin could crack Hazel’s case wide open, or could make them the next target. Now, with the Last Vampire on Earth and Hazel both digging around in the Midwest’s magical underbelly, it won’t be long before an uncontrollable darkness is released. And this time, there will be no escape.
Fans of True Blood and Midnight, Texas will find their next fix in Creatures of the Midwest series, a thrilling, additive paranormal drama.
Ava Silvers is an author from the Midwest, who specialises in the genre of Urban Fantasy. Ava’s storytelling merges from her own lived experiences and imagination. When not writing she finds joy in exploring forgotten towns and haunted hotels, and seeking inspiration from eerie buildings from the past. A collector of rare books and artefacts, her home reflects the magical and mysterious world like her books.
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Casting Vows is a story of lost love, found love, and misunderstood love. Three people with hearts of gold need to find their way through seemingly insurmountable challenges.
Danger strikes from all directions. Nothing is as it seems.
Nicolo Stark-James loves with his whole heart, but he finds there are despicable people who are willing to ruin everything.
Matty Remington needs to be safe, but he’s trapped. He has strong faith and a heart made for loving, but he needs to reconcile his love for God with his personal desires.
Eden Godwin might be the one to hold them all together, but her future isn’t her own to decide. She is pitted between love and saving her family from ruin.
Obligations are questioned, and promises are made that may not be kept. The duty to family, faith in God, and devotion to a lover seem to war with one another in this stunning and steamy MMF romance set in Los Angeles in the 1880s.
Ariella Talix is the nom de plume of a bestselling author who lives in America’s Heartland.
Her goal is to preserve the dignity of family members who would rather not be associated publicly with a woman who writes such scandalous and stimulating novels. She’s not going to stop writing them, though.
She loves her family, pets, great books, not-so-great books that still entertain, and art.
Born and raised near the beaches of southern California, Ariella Talix traveled the world extensively and then found her true home in the Midwest. She has a second-degree black belt in Karate and has been a professional artist for many years. Her work is displayed in countries all over the world.
A sudden brainstorm prompted the first of her novels, Make Believe, and since then the ideas just keep tumbling out like an avalanche.
From the outside, the Blind Rebels have it all. They are one of the most popular rock bands in the world. Their albums go platinum. Tickets to their concerts sell out in hours.
Behind the scenes, they are a band hanging on by a thread.
Lead singer Mavrick Slater worries his guitarist and best friend is on a dangerous path to self-destruction.
Guitarist Callum Donogue is tired. Tied of being the one who cares. Tired of the constant touring. Drugs give him an escape.
Becka wants out of her dismal life in Chicago and to have songs written about her. The only way out she sees is on the arm of a rock star. Any rock star will do.
Find out the real story of what happened before the Blind Rebels series.
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This book also contains Blind Rebel bonus content from the Blind Rebels series. Including two exclusive, brand new scenes.
Amy Kaybach is a romance author from the central coast of California. She released her first book, Bridging the Silence, in March of 2022. Following the lead singer of a band called the Blind Rebels, it is the first in a rockstar romance series.
Begging her parents when she was three to teach her to “write words,” Amy’s had a love of writing since she can remember. She also learned to read early and quickly fell in love with the worlds in her books. Once, a precocious ten-year-old Amy frustrated her mom so much that she took away Amy’s books instead of television because Amy didn’t really care about what was on TV anyway.
When she is not writing or dreaming about sexy rockstars, Amy is working in information technology communications or dreaming of her next grand adventure.
Amy is owned by two obnoxious but well-loved (spoiled) beagles, Abbie and Gracie
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Why does Dinopotamus always get the Warm Spot on the Floor?
When it’s naptime, Dinopotamus always get the warm spot. He decides to let the children have his favorite place on the floor. But when the children lie down there, it’s no longer warm. And the new spot where Dinopotamus sleeps becomes warm.
Is it Magic or Physics? Can everybody have a warm spot at naptime?
Lois is a former science teacher. She has written a series of science-based folktales. In each modernized tale, the protagonist achieves a better ending because of learning scientific principles. Lois likes to garden, ride her bike with her husband, cook, and she votes in every election.
Bookbub – “Absurd,” Said Bird : A Fun Children’s Adventure About a Mouse Who Dreams of Travel (Mouse Traveler) by Tricia Gardella
StoryGraph – “Absurd,” Said Bird : A Fun Children’s Adventure About a Mouse Who Dreams of Travel (Mouse Traveler) by Tricia Gardella
Mouse promises to bring back cheese for every farm animal to help him build the lane he thinks he needs to get to the moon. He ignores Bird who all the while warns Mouse that his plan is absurd. The fun comes when we discover the reason Bird calls the plan absurd in this short and to-the-point tale.
Tricia Gardella is an award-winning author whose picture book ideas are inspired by family, friends, traditions, and travel. Her diverse hobbies include canning, cooking, knitting, rug-making, and gardening, but writing remains her true passion. After a twenty-year hiatus, Tricia is thrilled to return to the literary world. In the 1990s, she published several books traditionally, before pausing her writing career to open an ice cream parlor. Tricia holds a BA in Ancient History and Classical Archaeology. She lives in Central California with her two self-centered cats and draws inspiration from her three children, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
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