Maizie Hood struggles to keep her bakery afloat, her landlord from evicting her, and her Granny in a nursing facility. Wrestling with the decision to sell Gran's cottage is hard enough. The last thing she needs is her childhood big-bad-wolf nightmares turning into real-life, adult fantasies. Gray Lupo's offer is tempting…except she can't help wondering if he's really the answer to her problems, or just a wolf in gentleman's Armani. Since his wife was killed, Gray's life is focused on protecting the pack and avoiding the grown daughter of his wife's killers. When it becomes clear he can't do one without compromising the other, he finds playing “big bad wolf” to Maizie's “Little Red” is a role he enjoys far more than he expected. A real bad wolf's attack on Maizie forces Gray to admit her pull on his instincts—and his heart. Suddenly he finds himself taking on a new role, as her protector and mate. Until the truth about his connection to her nightmarish past comes to light…
Mean old M'Grady is up to no good and it's up to Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Snow White and more to stop her! Delightfully dreadful and marvelously macabre, The Tale of Mrs M'Grady is a brand new take on classic children's fairytales told in rhyme. We guarantee you've never read a fairytale like this before!
An absorbing, highly entertaining novel about family secrets, The Never Never Sisters introduces you to the strong-willed and big-hearted Reinhardt women, as they reunite one summer in New York. Gifted storyteller L. Alison Heller has written another witty and moving page-turner that will captivate readers and keep them guessing right up until the satisfying end. Sometimes you just need to get away…. Marriage counselor Paige Reinhardt is counting down the days to summer, eager to reconnect with her workaholic husband at their cozy rental cottage in the Hamptons. But soon a mysterious crisis at Dave’s work ruins their getaway plans. Paige is still figuring out how to handle the unexplained chill in her marriage when her troubled sister suddenly returns after a two-decade silence. Now, instead of enjoying the lazy summer days along the ocean, Paige is navigating the rocky waters of a forgotten bond with her sister in the sweltering city heat. As she attempts to dig deeper into Dave’s work troubles and some long-held family secrets, Paige is shocked to discover how little she knows about the people closest to her. This summer, the self-proclaimed relationship expert will grapple with her biggest challenge yet: Is it worth risking your most precious relationships in order to find yourself?
Kate Mathers has a stalker, so her father hires Joe Garity, an ex-cop, as her bodyguard. Joe pretends to be her lover, and finds out that pretending isn't necessary.
“A powerful story of family and connection that is just as fun as it is heartbreaking. I didn’t want the story to end.” — Jill Santopolo, New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost and Everything After Following her acclaimed debut novel, You and Me and Us, Alison Hammer offers a deeply moving story of family and identity. When a DNA test reveals a long-buried secret, a woman must look to the past to understand her mother and herself. When Paige Meyer gets an email from a DNA testing website announcing that her father is a man she never met, she is convinced there must be a mistake. But as she digs deeper into her mother’s past and her own feelings of being the odd child out growing up, Paige begins to question everything she thought she knew. Could this be why Paige never felt like she fit in her family, and why her mother always seemed to keep her at an arm’s length? And what does it mean for Paige’s memories of her father, a man she idolized and whose death she is still grieving? Back in 1975, Betsy Kaplan, Paige’s mom, is a straightlaced sophomore at the University of Kansas. When her sweet but boring boyfriend disappoints her, Betsy decides she wants more out of life, and is tired of playing it safe. Enter Andy Abrams, the golden boy on campus with a potentially devastating secret. After their night together has unexpected consequences, Betsy is determined to bury the truth and rebuild a stable life for her unborn child, whatever the cost. When Paige can’t get answers from her mother, she goes looking for the only other person who was there that night. The more she learns about what happened, the more she sees her unflappable, distant mother as a real person faced with an impossible choice. But will it be enough to mend their broken relationship? Told in dual timelines, Little Pieces of Me examines identity and how the way we define ourselves changes (or not) through our life experiences.
Losing fifty pounds is an incredible achievement. But for Melissa Atherton, progress doesn't come with praise—a scathing comment from an evil cousin at a bridal shower threatens to crush her new self-esteem. Who will she bring to the upcoming wedding? Showing up without a date would be humiliating. It just isn't an option. Personal trainer Jake Sawyer was attracted to Melissa before she lost weight, but her progress has him floored. When she admits she plans to hire a male escort—and why—his heart all but breaks. Melissa's come too far to be knocked down, especially by her own family. He'll go as her date…and figure out a way to keep his hands to himself. But when a steamy hotel room encounter takes them both by surprise, Jake balks. He's sworn never to date one of his clients, not again. And Melissa can't bear to be just friends with the man who treated her so tenderly, even if it was only for a weekend. Jake's helped her see she's strong enough to stand up for herself, but will she find the strength to pursue the only man who's ever seen the real her? 70,000 words
Paige Collins and Parker Elliott, once high school sweethearts, were reunited when Paige comes back home to their small town of Riverdale Indiana. Everyone believes that Paige is coming home to rest awhile after a successful tour and career as a pop singer. She's fine with everyone believing this, but the truth is that Paige is coming home in hopes of saving her family and friends. She is trying to save them from the very same madman whose been threatening her very own life for months. Parker, a New York City journalist, has come to help out his mother and take over as editor at the Riverdale Newspaper. He had only been home months before Paige blew back into town, bringing with her a trail of secrets and a killer.
Fifteen-year-old Anna runs away to Los Angeles where her half-sister takes her in, but after spending days on television and movie sets, she learns LA is not the glamorous escape she imagined.
They lie on the hillside, wearing matching white dresses, tiaras in their blonde hair. Each of them clutches a red rose. They could be sleeping, but frost shines on the lashes of their wide blue eyes, frozen open forever… On a green hill outside Canterbury, where a crown has been cut into the chalk, two girls are lying dead, left for Detective Lexi Bennett to find on her morning run. The victims are quickly identified as sisters Lucy and Eden Carter. But they are triplets… and the third sister, Paige, is still missing. The news makes Lexi’s blood run cold. She was a triplet too. And years ago, she and her sisters were abducted. Two of them escaped. One was lost forever. Has the man who took her returned to send her a message? Will she be able to use her past to find answers? Or is she walking into a trap designed just for her… A completely compelling serial killer thriller that will make your pulse race. Fans of Karin Slaughter, Angela Marsons and J M Dalgliesh will love The Girls on Chalk Hill. See what readers are saying about The Girls on Chalk Hill: ‘I am obsessed with this book! I loved everything about it, and I have recommended it to so many people! I’m still thinking about this book days after reading it… Brilliant… I can’t wait to read more!’ @onthesamebloomingpage, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘WOW!!!! This book was AMAZING!!!! Got me hooked… Absolutely obsessed with this… cannot recommend it enough!!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow. Just wow! I was hooked right from the start, I listened to the whole book in one day… so thrilling it kept me on edge wondering what was going to happen next!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘5 WELL-DESERVED STARS! You will want to read this in one sitting because you are on the edge of your seat the entire time… I was mad at life getting in the way!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Superb… thrilling… so intense in the lead up to its heart-pounding finale, I needed a good lie down when I was done to get my heart rate back to normal as well as uncurling my fingers from gripping my kindle so tight!’ Once Upon a Time Book Reviews, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘WOW. I don't know how to put into words how amazing this book was… I was on the edge of my seat the whole time… A MUST-READ.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Absolutely brilliant police procedural! I am more than impressed with Lexi Bennett and her team!… Fast-paced and a true page-turner!… 5/5 stars.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘GRIPPING. One of the best mystery thrillers I’ve read in a while. I was constantly on the edge of my seat, trying to second guess what was going to happen… so compelling.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Such a gripping thriller!… so intense from the very first chapter… intense and intriguing. It kept me hooked and on the edge of my seat!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Absolutely gripping… A real cat and mouse chase… I couldn’t put it down and I can’t wait for more!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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