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Lavender Kisses by Sophie Kaye
Bellfrey has two flower shops. The families that own them refuse to talk to each other. So how can Tamara accept that she has a crush on the son of the enemy?
Tamara hates conflict. She hates not being able to let her guard down for fear of running into any of the Millers. So she isn’t happy when she finds out that Ryan, who started it all, is moving back to Bellfrey.
For a brief respite from the feud, Tamara flees the quaint small town. But instead of a relaxing week at a Flower Fair, she ends up at the same B&B as Ryan.
His presence bewilders her. She’s used to avoiding him, and now she’s having dinner with him. And after he confesses how her parents’ demands affected him, he’s not so easy to hate. Is she falling in love with the enemy?Can she ever convince her family to accept him? Will he understand their point of view? Can love conquer all?
This is a clean enemy-to-lovers romance. If you like quirky small towns and characters with lots of chemistry, then you’ll love Lavender Kisses.
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Romeo & Antoinette by Rob Ziser
One fine summer day, food loving Antoinette meets soulful painter Romeo, and it’s instant fireworks and infatuation. Turns out though, their families own rival restaurants. Their parents hate each other. Their fledgling careers are headed in the wrong directions. Their friends are involved in the stupidest, ongoing, most juvenile, tit-for-tat series of altercations the likes of which usually isn’t seen outside the confines of kindergarten. And the universe seems to be conspiring against them at every turn. Despite all that, love blossoms and boots start knockin’ as Romeo and Ant fall desperately for each other.
But when Ant’s family’s restaurant suddenly gets vandalized, her brother ends up in the hospital and a mysterious blonde appears out of nowhere to challenge her for Romeo’s affections she’s left with one big question.
Can she trust him?Sure of her answer she attends the summer’s biggest social event determined to say goodbye and move on. But as the guests mix and mingle, fate intervenes. Romeo’s greatest rival crashes the party, setting off a sequence of events that places Ant in mortal danger. Romeo rushes to save her. A desperate rescue that leaves him fighting for his life and forces her to face her true feelings for him. Giving Ant an even bigger question to consider. The only question that really matters. Does she love him?
A surprisingly romantic, irreverently funny, deliciously entertaining, debut novel.
So Unexpected by Amanda Wilhelm
It was just supposed to be a vacation.
It’s been over a year since Sara’s husband died. The one thing she doesn’t want is another Christmas at home without him. So, budget be damned, she books a ski trip to the Rockies. A change in scenery, she figures, would do her and her two sons a world of good.
After another fight with his on-again off-again girlfriend, Ty hops a flight out of LA. Destination: the mountains. Plan: ski as much as possible. Then he’ll head back to LA and be just fine, playing out with his band every weekend. When he sees Sara from the chairlift, kicking butt on one of the toughest trails on the mountain, he decides right then and there to add her to his to do list.
Sara is flattered when Ty approaches her, but a no strings attached encounter isn’t her style. “Thanks but no thanks,” she tells him. What she doesn’t know is that Ty isn’t the type to quit before he gets what he wants. And what Ty doesn’t know is that a week is not going to be enough. Not even close.
This is Book One of Ty and Sara’s story. Book Two: My Angel and Book Three: Forever is Here, may be found on Amanda Wilhelm’s Amazon page.
Swinging Sanity by N.F.Mirza
When the author was struggling with loss, illness, oppression and a perpetual cycle of anxiety attacks and phases of depression, she spent day and night stabbing keys.
And out poured poetry.
When the abyss spat her out she strung together those mutilated verses and compiled this book for the world to read what it feels like when you are swinging between sanity and insanity.
Lustful Dreaming (Taming the Dragon Clan, Episode I) by Chelsea Falin
Episode I: Lustful Dreaming
Zalena is hired by Damien to keep house, and she starts having weird, lustful dreams about her new employer. Azariel starts stirring up trouble… including asking out Zalena.
The Bad Guy:
Azariel.
A mage tapping into the darker half of the earth element and leader of the Jewel Clan, he was never so much evil as lost. Of all the things Azariel is willing to do, harming a woman or child isn’t one of them. He makes a point to use his resources to eradicate the world of rapists, woman abusers, and child beaters one dead man at a time.
The Good Guys:
Damien.
The last dragon shifter and leader of the Dragon Clan. He refuses to love, because love, he claims, is dangerous. He claims the sweet Zalena as the alpha male he is, partaking in carnal pleasures infused with pain that fade into soft care once his urges have been fulfilled.
Ezra.
A wolf shifter who despised the modern adaptation of his kind as ‘werewolves.’ With puppy-like enthusiasm and a good nature that lifts everyone’s spirits, Ezra has an animalistic personality in the bedroom infused with playfulness.
Markian.
A mage who taps into the white half of the spirit element. He’s very ordinary compared to his brethren, but has a calming way about him that puts everyone at ease. He’s the voice of common sense in their trio, and when he’s gone on missions, the other two are known for making very bad decisions.
The Woman:
Zalena.
A tiny, raven-haired beauty who has clawed her way up in the world from a dark past we don’t quite understand yet. She’s unwittingly pulled into a world of magic, into the battle for balance in the world, when she accepts a cleaning position from Damien.
Runaway by Susan Sheehey
An action-packed, fiery romantic suspense as addictive as it is dangerous!
$0.99 through preorder only.A year running for his life felt like a nightmare from which Reed Monroe couldn’t wake. But with the cartel after him for stealing their money as a DEA cybersecurity specialist, and his bosses believing he was a mole responsible for killing his partner, running was the only option. At least until he proved he was innocent. Someone within the DEA was willing to do anything to prevent him from digging up the truth. He just had to live long enough to prove it.
Skye Winters buries herself in mystery novels, desperate to escape the monotony of Cascade Creek, Washington. Her most exciting time is imagining customers’ adventurous backstories at Rock Road Diner. Including one handsome stranger looking for a job as a cook. All of his stories are as unlikely as the next. Until one shocking day a cartel assassin blows up her reality, revealing his stories aren’t fictional. This adventure is more dangerous than she imagined. Renegade by Susan Sheehey & Mia London
“The second book in the action-packed, fiery romantic suspense series as addictive as it is dangerous!
$0.99 through preorder only. Both books release on the same day!Librarian Lynée Clark’s perfect life in mountainous Cascade Creek becomes chaos when a tattooed man on a metallic-stallion arrests her bestie’s boyfriend. To stop a cartel assassin and save her friend, she helps the DEA agent uncover the truth.
Jace Ivy realizes the rogue agent he captured might be innocent. Thanks to a bloodthirsty hitman, time is running out to solve the case. With Lynée’s help, she topples his defensive, beastly facade. He uncovers a temptress.” Bent Corners by Kris Jacen
They say you can find just about anything in a book but who knew you could find love in a bookstore? Riley’s world is upended when he gets a call from the police that his uncle’s in the hospital. Evan’s schedule is turned upside down when he’s in charge of his yaya’s care while his parents are on vacation. Both men have their hands full but it seems fate has something else for them. Seems love in the stacks might be just what each of them needs.
Collateral Damage by Miski Harris
Life has a way of turning your world upside down. Just when you think you’re away from the eye of the storm you find you were never really the central target but instead, the aftermath of the physical and emotional destruction.
Jordan’s life was full of losses. He lost his friend EJ when he disappeared during a Don’t Ask Don’t Tell debacle. He lost his livelihood after career ending injuries during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He returns home to find he’s also lost his life partner Michael, and while traveling to receive intense treatment of his PTSD, he suffered yet another catastrophic loss. He’s angry and depressed. What else could life take from him?
Ron has led a solitary life in the Rocky Mountain foothills of Colorado. He trains service dogs to meet the needs of clients suffering extreme anxiety driven illnesses. For this reason, he has a stellar reputation and relationship with the military serving war torn veterans. He knows there is something missing and he’s sure it’s not love because, well, been there, done that…
As life brings Ron and Jordan together, will they each have what the other needs to weather the storms of life? Or, will each man continue to wander through the detritus of fate, nothing more than collateral damage.
Switching Octaves (The Rock Gods: East Coast Label Book 2) by Ann Lister
Branson: I’m a guy who knows what he wants—whether it’s a career goal or a man intriguing enough for me to give chase—once I have the prize in sight, I’m relentless in my pursuit.
This has worked well for me over the years, more specifically, as the bass player of my band, Hard Core. I hear a bass line in anything the guys throw at me, then take those jumbled run of notes and turn it into something our fans will want to buy.
I’m also a man who doesn’t do messy or complicated, and I keep my emotions out of the game—until now. FDNY Lieutenant Sean Conley, one of New York’s bravest, has ruined me for all others because I allowed myself to feel.
Conley: I’m dedicated to putting my own safety aside and saving lives on a daily basis. Just don’t ask me to be part of a concert crowd or I’ll inevitably have a massive panic attack.
Personal trauma pushed me into the closet and I was fine with this life—until rock star Branson Mink happened to cross my path at a fire scene. Worse yet, I think he knows what I’m hiding.
Branson’s hardly the type to be anyone’s secret. Every aspect of his life plays out under the spotlight, while I prefer to keep mine hidden behind that closet door.
I have always left parts of myself private, and now Branson has something to hide too. When our worst fears collide, I’m forced to put mine aside to save the man I love. Turns out, that was easy. The real challenge? Figuring out how to make this relationship work.
