Contemporary
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Love Me Forever by Nicki Knight
Caitlyn
After my parents died, I made a plan. Work the breakfast shift at a local restaurant and attend classes at night. Make enough money to pay my own way, despite the fact my parents left enough funds to cover four years of college.
Two more years of hard work will mean a business degree. As long as I don’t spend their money, they’re still with me. Fourteen-hour days mean no time to think about love.
Falling for the new cook? Not part of the plan.
Jacob
All I need to know is why my family’s restaurant isn’t making money. Taking a job as cook was the best idea my brother ever had. I’d find out the problems from inside.
The last thing I need is a distraction, but I can’t get my mind off sweet, innocent Caitlyn.
But my thoughts aren’t sweet. Or innocent.
One night with Caitlyn is what I need to get her out of my mind. Until I kiss her soft lips and realize one night with Caitlyn will never be enough.
This quick read has insta-love, a night of sizzling hot romance, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
LIFE LESSONS FROM INDIA – A WOMAN’S MEMOIR by Hemalatha Gnanasekar
Short Memoir From the Unique Perspective of a Woman in India Whose Lifelong Lessons Will Make an Impact and Stay With You Forever
BITTERSWEET – the one-word definition of life. You need to survive the bitterness to experience the sweetness of life.While the affairs of this life aren’t designed to be a fairytale, this life has its own roller coaster ride to move your world upside down and then get you through it feeling firmer and fiercer!
Being a woman is never easy but make sure to squeeze in some time for yourself while balancing relationships, friendships, family, and work.
Here’s the problem you face: The struggle, the fear, the uncertainty, the insecurities, the vulnerabilities, and the weight of the responsibilities in life often consume women to become divided, affecting their own mental health.
But know that it’s okay to not be okay sometimes, it’s okay to try your best and still fail, it’s okay to have less, it’s okay to not be perfect, but it’s not okay to give up when life gets hard.
To reinforce that idea better, author Hemalatha Gnanasekar has brilliantly compiled a book of 16 personal life lessons upholding her real-life experiences from a life filled with hope, optimism, and humor.
Scarlet Sun by Isabel Hansen
A bucket list with an approaching deadline, a road trip across the country, and a massive crush on her best friend… April Reed’s summer is turning into quite a mess.
Nineteen-year-old April has just gotten home from college when she finds a list she wrote years ago of things she wanted to do before she turns twenty. With her birthday coming up later that summer, the clock is ticking on finishing everything on the list. Skinny dipping? Camp in Algonquin? Fall in love? How can she manage all that in time?
When April’s best friends suggest they go on a road trip to complete all the tasks on the list, it seems like the perfect solution. There’s only one problem: one of those friends is Bree, a girl that April is quickly developing a hopeless crush on. Not wanting to ruin their friendship, April vows to keep her feelings to herself — but that isn’t so easy when she’s around Bree all the time. As the trip goes on, and the two girls get pushed together more and more, April can’t help but wonder if going from friends to lovers would be as bad as she once thought.
Filled with hilarious banter and hijinks, this sapphic romance is sure to put a smile on your face.
Letters from Clara by Amy Oliveira
𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒓 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒋𝒖𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓, “𝑷𝒂𝒊 𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒐 𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒄é𝒖…”
“𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕” 𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅
“𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈!” 𝒎𝒚 𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒅.Bette Menezes has never felt so lost.
After being cheated on by her long-time boyfriend and losing the woman who raised her, it’s time to make a change.
When she discovers that Aunt Clara left her a manor in Ireland, Bette leaves her old life in São Paulo to chase a new adventure.
In the other side of the ocean, the Quinn Manor is Darragh’s whole life. It’s the house he grew up in, and the place he’s fighting to keep standing. He has everything under control until a girl from Brazil barges in to claim the house belongs to her.
They both believe to be the manor’s rightful owner, and only thirty years of love letters will decide who can keep the house.
*Amy’s Tip: Age gap, enemies to lovers and house renovation! This romance has everything, a strong Latina heroine, and a lovable grumpy Irish hero. Perfect for fans of slow-burns and enemies to lovers! Knight Takes Queen by Lucy Leroux
Not all queens want a knight to rescue them…
To the outside world, Caroline Wentworth is the new cold and cutthroat CEO of the struggling Wentworth Hotel chain. Always dutiful, Caroline lived by her father’s constraints, squeezing into the suffocating mold of the perfect southern socialite. Since his death, she runs the show and makes the hard calls he refused to face, earning her the title of ‘Ice Queen’ from her employees.
FBI Agent Isaac Rivera is used to assertive people, but he’s met his match with Caroline. Convincing this driven and overworked woman that she’s in danger is his hardest mission yet. Just when he thinks he has her where he wants her, Caroline blindsides him again with her determined independence. Refusing to back down, Caroline has a hotel to save, and can’t possibly get sidetracked by an irresistible FBI agent. With danger looming and his heart burning, can this Knight thaw the fiery Ice Queen?
Be Mine- It’s All Tangled by Dhishna
Twenty-two year old Anaisha Mahajan, a young, sexy and beautiful teacher with striking green eyes, is a lady of principles and values. She is aware of being the favourite teacher of most of the students at the Gems Secondary School, but little does she know that Ayaan Khatri is head over heels for her.
Two years younger to her, Anaisha tries her best to keep him at bay. However, as days go by, she finds herself unable to resist this athletic, charming, intelligent and future commanding officer. How long is she going to fight Ayaan who is determined to make her ‘his’? He never gives up, does he? As Our Lives Intertwine by Divine Walker
As Our Lives Intertwine is the story of Jacob, a boy who lost his parents when he was young. He had the supernatural experience of travelling to an unnerving place after being stabbed and bled to death. It begins to dawn on him that it was the afterlife. After his parents passed away in a terrible car crash, he was taken in by Professor Walker, who was a good friend of his parents. He was like a father to him, but the Professor passed away before Jacob got the chance to tell him how much he loves him.
Jacob met Marielle during one of his book-signing events. He knew at first sight that she’s the one who he was willing to give up the world for. But she didn’t have much time left and was bound to leave him too. He thought that he was going to lose everything. Jacob convinced himself that he will not let the same thing happen again. Chasing the Wild Sparks by Ren Alexander
Paralegal Hadley Beckett and her daredevil/sportscaster boyfriend of three years, Finn Wilder, reach a crossroads in their relationship. With her being traditional and wanting to marry before moving in together, she must contend with her daredevil boyfriend’s fear of marriage. Flipping the script, she dares him an ultimatum he can’t refuse. Or can he?
As It Should Be by Shawna James
Andrew and his wife, Stephanie, thought they had bought their safety and freedom. Just as they had settled into an idyllic life in Norway, the table turn again, into a living nightmare. They are forced to move back to Canada and run through yet another convoluted maze.
Upon arriving back to the country in which they met, a man in a blue Jetta begins following Stephanie and their daughters. Can Andrew protect his family from the looming threats? And who is following Stephanie? Even in the midst of difficult circumstances, Andrew and Stephanie stay positive and strong for their daughters, hoping that someday the curse will be lifted.
Despite the Devil by Shawna James
Stephanie gazed at Andrew’s clean-shaven, long and slender face. His dark green eyes were captivating. His brown hair was neatly combed to the side. His eyebrows were thick and kind of joined in the middle, and his nose looked even sharper from the angle at which Stephanie was now looking at him. Girl, he’s handsome! Stephanie thought, And that accent!
When Stephanie meets Andrew Simmons, she believes she’s found the perfect man: smart, handsome, kind, and athletic. Best of all, the Norwegian former soldier is as interested in her as she is in him. But as their romance begins to blossom, Stephanie learns that Andrew’s past could haunt their life together. His dangerous earlier life may destroy the happiness the two of them share. Will Stephanie and Andrew’s fairytale be strong enough to resist the wickedness from Andrew’s former life?
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