From the USA Today Bestselling author of Forever Innocent comes this novel about surviving loss. The five women sitting in the circle of chairs all had great dreams of motherhood. Then their babies died. Melinda sees blood on the floor every day after her loss. Dot believes the wrath of God caused her baby to die. Teenage Tina is trolling internet dating sites for a father for another baby, and Janet's failure to cry means her wedding is off. Stella, the support group leader, must help them while facing the old choices that cost her ever having a family of her own. Based on the stories of dozens of real survivors, Baby Dust is a moving tribute to the strength of mothers who must endure this impossible loss.
A new standalone novel by six-time USA Today bestselling author Deanna Roy I’ve been in love with a billionaire since the day I was born. Does that sound crazy? See, I’m the unplanned illegitimate daughter of the full-time dance instructor on the Claremont estate. The Claremonts have two sons, Bennett and Quinn. Quinn was my friend from the beginning. Easygoing and fun. Bennett, was, well, Bennett. Studious. Serious. It was always obvious who would take over the family business. When I left for dance school, my heart stayed behind with Quinn. It didn’t matter. By then, he was the definition of a playboy billionaire. Sexy. Irresistible. A girl a week. Nonstop vacations. Insanely expensive cars. He always thought of me as a friend, which I tried to be. But I still loved him. I decided that when I came back from New York, I would be somebody. An accomplished ballerina. Successful. Adored. And he would love me at last. What I didn’t count on when I returned, though, is that both Quinn and his brother would still be living at the estate. And that they would both be ready to fight. For me. ______ A full-length standalone HEA romance.
They tell mothers like me, a woman whose baby has died, that a new pregnancy will bring a rainbow baby. You know, the beauty after the storm. What they don’t say is how hard it’s going to be. How scary. How emotional. That at the lowest point, I will completely give up hope. I do have a saving grace. Several, in fact. Gavin, my hot, sex-on-the-kitchen-counter, loves-me-on-my-bad-days husband. He’s been with me since the beginning. And I have Jenny and Tina, girlfriends I met along the way. They’re the good ones. The ones who bring you Kleenex and vodka. But I also have you. Tens of thousands of you who read my story and have cheered me on, waiting for me and Gavin to have a healthy baby. It helps me, knowing you’re out there, waiting, hoping. Some of you have lost babies yourselves. You know what I’m about to endure. So it’s time for the happiest happy ending of all. What better time than at Christmas? (Don’t forget your tissues. And maybe the vodka too.) ______ Forever Christmas can be read as a standalone, but if this is your first introduction to the Forever novels, I recommend reading Forever Innocent to understand their backstory. ______ Five USA Today and New York Times bestselling authors have a special delivery for Christmas. Their novels feature characters from their top selling series – all announcing the birth of a new baby to bring extra joy to the holiday season. Cozy up with these amazing stories with characters you know and love for the ultimate feel-good romantic experience. Santa Baby by Blair Babylon Royal Christmas Baby by Ember Casey and Renna Peak Baby Me by Lacey Silks Wingmen Babypalooza by Daisy Prescott Forever Christmas by Deanna Roy
I never should have danced with a stranger. A coming-of-age romance series from six-time USA Today bestselling author Deanna Roy Three things about me: 1. I’m not as innocent as everybody thinks. I know I’m shy and quiet, but like they say, still waters run deep. 2. I’ve been home schooled since freshman year. It was punishment, but I deserved it. My parents didn’t know what else to do. 3. I’m not the greatest dancer, but it’s the only thing I love with all my heart. Actually, there is one other thing, but it’s the biggest secret of my life. One I can’t tell anyone. Not even you. Which brings me to a surprise bonus thing to know. 4. I met Blitz Craven, you know, the super famous reality TV dance star. His show is like The Bachelor, only he’s looking for a dance partner. He showed up at my dance studio after his big disgrace, thinking he could use the wheelchair ballerinas I teach to get back in the world’s good favor. When he looks at me, I know what he’s thinking. (See item number one.) Everyone wants to protect me from him, their shy, innocent Livia. But when we dance, I want it, more than anything. Soon we’re sneaking into back rooms, dancing, kissing, planning dates away from the cameras and the wrath of my family. But I’m afraid. As thrilling as my life has become, I still have a secret. And if I stay with Blitz, the world will figure it out. __ Forbidden Dance is a full-length standalone HEA, although fans who fall in love with Blitz and Livia can continue the series as they unravel Livia’s past and figure out how to balance fame and love.
The father to Livia’s secret baby returns to find their child, threatening the quiet happy life she’s built with Blitz, the former star of a reality TV dance show.
Fame is a beast. The third book in the dance series by USA Today bestselling author Deanna Roy. It’s people hounding your every move. Ridiculing your every mistake. Watching every moment. It’s agents and producers and ratings. And in my case, it’s three jilted women who lost a competition when I stormed on stage. Those girls are back for revenge, and everyone sees a cat-fight in the making. They’re sharpening their sticks. Showing up where Blitz and I do. Getting in my face. So now I have a choice: let each of them have another shot at my lover. Or take them on myself. But Blitz is mine. Game on. _____ A fiery addition to the Lovers Dance series. No cliffhanger.
Happily Ever After isn’t a destination. It’s a journey. CORABELLE Most days, I’m fine. I’m married to a hunk. Seriously. He rides a motorcycle, works in a garage, then studies for college on the side. And makes my toes curl, well, you know how. But a long time ago, when we were young, something really bad happened to us. Bad enough to break us up. I thought marriage would make things right. And it’s been happy. But something’s missing. The one thing we always wanted, but lost. And my best friend just got it. JENNY I know everybody envies my life. I’m a little wild. I hang with celebrities. I got married in the back of an ambulance by a rock star. And the baby girl who arrived at the end of that lights-and-siren ride is definitely a bundle of joy. But my life isn’t as easy as it looks. With my husband about to hit big with his first album, and every two-bit floozy in the music industry hanging on him, I really need my best friends. I can’t get through this without them. TINA There is entirely too much misery in the world to manage the sparkly pink explosion that is Jenny and her baby. I’ve got so much on my hands already with my art mentor so close to the end. And Darion expecting our wedding to actually, well…happen. I know the stories tell you that happily ever after is what comes when he pops the question and you say yes. But life is really messy. And sometimes your horse-drawn pumpkin takes off at full gallop for a cliff. That’s where I am. And that’s why I had to leave. Because before I can get to the big finish, I have something else I have to do. A bit of business I should have taken care of long ago, but I was only a teenager then. I can only hope that by the time I get it done, I haven’t lost everyone I care about. Because when you’ve spent your whole life running, you forget that what really matters is your family. FOREVER FAMILY can be read as a standalone novel, although it is best after learning the history of the girls in the other four books of the Forever series.
A new full-length standalone romance from the USA Today bestselling romance series. Jenny is a girlfriend-for-hire, the platonic kind. While under contract with her movie director boyfriend, glamour has ruled. Designer gowns. Red-carpet premieres. And, of course, seeing her face in the tabloids. She loves tabloids. But her reign has come to an end. Her sugar daddy has fallen in love -- with someone else. Her contract is over and tonight she has to end it publicly by making sure the paparazzi "catches" her with another man. She just has to find the man. Chance has been hitchhiking across the US, playing and singing for tips. This is the life he's always imagined, and the farther he gets from his disastrous family in Tennessee, the better he feels. An unexpected invitation to sing with an indie blues group at a movie premiere party gives him a sweet taste of fame. As a bonus, a beautiful girl with pink dreadlocks only has eyes for him. But the collision between Jenny and Chance is more emotional and intense than either of them expected. When the scandal hits the news, Chance's family finds him, pushing him to come home and face his demons. The night has even more consequences for Jenny. She needs to find Chance, but nobody knows anything about him, not even his last name. Her journey takes her across the country and into the disaster Chance is running from. But she can't give up on him, because what neither of them realized is that sometimes a single night can be the beginning of forever. ____ Standalone full-length HEA. Includes favorite characters from Forever Innocent and Forever Sheltered, and even (surprise!) Dylan Wolf from JJ Knight's Revenge and Blue Shoes series
Little Dude arrived in his sixth (and final!) foster home at age 4. He brought with him a wicked sense of humor and a take on the world his foster parents had never heard before. Along the way, you'll see a lost little boy (and his mom!) navigate the emotional and complicated world of adoption from foster care.
When the adopted mother removes Livia’s ability to see her biological daughter, Livia’s life takes a dark turn that even her TV star boyfriend can’t seem to help. She is asked to join a private ballet company, raising the question — what is it that she has really always wanted?
The USA Today bestselling series "Our baby died on prom night, and nothing was ever the same again." Corabelle doesn't feel like any of the other college girls. On what should have been one of the happiest nights of her life, she and her boyfriend Gavin watched a nurse disconnect the ventilator from their seven-day-old baby. During the funeral two days later, Gavin walked out and never returned. Since then, her life has been a spiral of disasters. The only thing that has helped is her ability to black out whenever the pain gets too hard to bear, a habit that has become an addiction. When Gavin shows up in her astronomy class four years later, he is hell-bent on getting her back, insisting she forgive him. Corabelle knows she can't resist the touch that fills the empty ache that has haunted her since he left. But if he learns what she has done, if he follows the trail back through her past, her secrets will destroy their love completely. And once again, she'll lose the only person who always believed she was innocent. A New Adult Contemporary Romance. Contains themes of loss, second chance, love story, first love, reuniting, new adult and coming of age, pregnancy, grief, dangerous romance, college, and blue collar. HEA. 288 print pages
If only love could withstand all secrets... The sequel everyone asked for to the USA Today bestselling series After four long years of separation, Gavin has finally reunited with his childhood love Corabelle. She’s forgiven him for leaving after the funeral of their newborn. She even knows where he ended up and what he did. And she's still here. But a message from his past threatens their delicate reconciliation. Once again, Gavin is forced to leave Corabelle behind to determine the truth of the shocking secret he's been told about a woman he once knew. When Gavin returns with his devastating news, Corabelle realizes they must completely commit to each other, for better or for worse, to find their forever love. ___ A new adult romance that will leave you breathless and emotional. HEA, no cliffhanger. 276 print pages. The Forever series will continue with Corabelle's friends Tina and Jenny.
Happily Ever After isn’t a destination. It’s a journey. Finish the journey with the final three books in the emotional, ugly-cry, laugh-out-loud, smoldering series that has been read by over 100,000 fans. "The Forever series has really touched many women's lives. Each story has been beautiful and realistic." ~ Fire and Ice Book Reviews BOOK 4: FOREVER BOUND "At 20% on my kindle I'm already in need of a cold shower." ~ The Eclectic Reader Jenny is a girlfriend-for-hire, the platonic kind. But her sugar daddy has fallen in love -- with someone else. Now she has to end it publicly by making sure the paparazzi "catches" her with another man. She just has to find the man. Chance has been hitchhiking across the US, playing and singing for tips. An unexpected invitation to sing includes a beautiful girl with pink dreadlocks who only has eyes for him. But the collision between Jenny and Chance is more emotional and intense than either of them expected. Chance takes off, but Jenny has to find him, because what neither of them realized is that sometimes a single night can be the beginning of forever. BOOK 5: FOREVER FAMILY "The emotions that each of these women experienced hit very close to home." ~ Smut Book Junkie Book Reviews CORABELLE Most days, I’m fine. I’m married to a hunk. Seriously. He rides a motorcycle, works in a garage, then studies for college on the side. And makes my toes curl, well, you know how. But a long time ago, when we were young, something really bad happened to us. Bad enough to break us up. I thought marriage would make things right. And it’s been happy. But something’s missing. The one thing we always wanted, but lost. And my best friend just got it. JENNY I know everybody envies my life, even with the baby. I’m a little wild. But my life isn’t as easy as it looks. With my husband about to hit big with his first album, and every two-bit floozy in the music industry hanging on him, I really need my best friends. I can’t get through this without them. TINA I know the stories tell you that happily ever after is what comes when he pops the question and you say yes. But life is really messy. And sometimes your horse-drawn pumpkin takes off at full gallop for a cliff. That’s where I am. And that’s why I had to leave. Because before I can get to the big finish, I have something else I have to do. A bit of business I should have taken care of long ago, but I was only a teenager then. I can only hope that by the time I get it done, I haven’t lost everyone I care about. Because when you’ve spent your whole life running, you forget that what really matters is your family. BOOK 6: FOREVER CHRISTMAS "An emotional and satisfying story." ~ Xtreme Delusions Book Blog They tell mothers like me, a woman whose baby has died, that a new pregnancy will bring a rainbow baby. You know, the beauty after the storm. What they don’t say is how hard it’s going to be. How scary. How emotional. That at the lowest point, I will completely give up hope. I do have a saving grace. Several, in fact. Gavin, my hot, sex-on-the-kitchen-counter, loves-me-on-my-bad-days husband. He’s been with me since the beginning. And I have Jenny and Tina, girlfriends I met along the way. They’re the good ones. The ones who bring you Kleenex and vodka. But I also have you. Tens of thousands of you who read my story and have cheered me on, waiting for me and Gavin to have a healthy baby. It helps me, knowing you’re out there, waiting, hoping. Some of you have lost babies yourselves. You know what I’m about to endure. So it’s time for the happiest happy ending of all. What better time than at Christmas? (Don’t forget your tissues. And maybe the vodka too.) THREE COMPLETE NOVELS Finish the series for one discounted price. You won't regret it.
Romance. Passion. Fame. Betrayal. Dance. The complete Lovers Dance series by six-time USA Today bestselling author Deanna Roy is available in one volume! "Truly the definition of forbidden and intoxicating." ~ Wonderings of One Person Blog "A daring, adventurous series." ~ Being Unique Books Blog "...haltingly, touchingly beautiful." ~ British Bookworm Blog BOOK 1: FORBIDDEN DANCE "Livia and Blitz had that instant chemistry." ~ We Stole Your Book Boyfriend So…I met Blitz Craven, you know him, the super famous reality TV dance star. His show is like The Bachelor, only he’s looking for a dance partner. He turned up at my dance studio after his big disgrace, thinking he could use the wheelchair ballerinas I teach to get back in the world’s good favor. When he looks at me, I know what he’s thinking. Everyone wants to protect me from him, their shy, innocent Livia. But when we dance, I want it, more than anything. Soon we’re sneaking into back rooms, dancing, kissing, planning dates away from the cameras and the wrath of my family. But I’m afraid. As thrilling as my life has become, I still have a secret. And if I stay with Blitz, the world will figure it out. BOOK 2: WOUNDED DANCE The father of my secret child has spent years trying to find me, and now he’s at Dreamcatcher Dance Academy. He’s going to get our baby, he says. The adoption wasn’t legal since he didn’t know. He has no idea how close our little girl really is. That I secretly teach her ballet. And no matter how much Blitz wants to protect me from the threat this man poses to our happy life, there’s one fact I have to face. My past has caught up with me, and everything I love is in peril. BOOK 3: WICKED DANCE The three jilted women who lost a competition when I stormed on stage are back for revenge, and everyone sees a cat-fight in the making. They’re sharpening their sticks. Showing up where Blitz and I do. Getting in my face. So now I have a choice: let each of them have another shot at my lover. Or take them on myself. But Blitz is mine. Game on. BOOK 4: TENDER DANCE Despite how hard we tried, the world has discovered my secret child. Everyone is against us. Her adopted mother, my friends at the Dreamcatcher Dance Academy. Even Blitz seems at a loss at how to handle my grief at losing my tender relationship with my little girl. When a small ballet troupe asks me to join their ranks as a dancer, I wonder if it’s time to start over. Leave everything behind. Make a life for myself. But Blitz Craven has one more plan for me. BOOK 5: FINAL DANCE There's one more surprise in store. And if I call off Hollywood’s version of our wedding, we'll pay the price. It's up to me now. Do I let the world in on my secret, for the good of our future? Or do I keep it to myself? There's only one way to find out. ____ FIVE NOVELS OF ROMANCE, PASSION, FAME, AND DANCE. Binge read the complete series for one discounted price.
This collection of essays extends the conversation on communication ethics and crisis communication to offer practical wisdom for meeting the challenges of a complex and ever-changing world. In multiple contexts ranging from the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and family to the political and public, moments of crisis call us to respond from within particular standpoints that shape our understanding and our response to crisis as we grapple with contested notions of "the good" in our shared life together. With no agreed-upon set of absolutes to guide us, this moment calls us to learn from difference as we seek resources to continue the human conversation as we engage the unexpected. This collection of essays invites multiple epistemological and methodological standpoints to consider alternative ways of thinking about communication ethics and crisis.
Six-time USA Today bestselling author Deanna Roy mixes adventure and magic in her first series for middle grade readers. In Jinnie Wishmaker, an eleven-year-old girl discovers she can grant any living thing its one true wish. The trouble is, once she grants the wish, she can't control the results.
A new full-length standalone romance from the USA Today bestselling romance series Jenny is a girlfriend-for-hire, the platonic kind. While under contract with her movie director boyfriend, glamour has ruled. Designer gowns. Red-carpet premieres. And, of course, seeing her face in the tabloids. She loves tabloids. But her reign has come to an end. Her sugar daddy has fallen in love -- with someone else. Her contract is over and tonight she has to end it publicly by making sure the paparazzi "catches" her with another man. She just has to find the man. Chance has been hitchhiking across the US, playing and singing for tips. This is the life he's always imagined, and the farther he gets from his disastrous family in Tennessee, the better he feels. An unexpected invitation to sing with an indie blues group at a movie premiere party gives him a sweet taste of fame. As a bonus, a beautiful girl with pink dreadlocks only has eyes for him. But the collision between Jenny and Chance is more emotional and intense than either of them expected. When the scandal hits the news, Chance's family finds him, pushing him to come home and face his demons. The night has even more consequences for Jenny. She needs to find Chance, but nobody knows anything about him, not even his last name. Her journey takes her across the country and into the disaster Chance is running from. But she can't give up on him, because what neither of them realized is that sometimes a single night can be the beginning of forever.
Six-time USA Today bestselling author Deanna Roy mixes adventure and magic in her first series for middle grade readers. In Elektra Chaos, a ten-year-old girl who prides herself on her bad-girl image discovers her destructive magical power now only works as a force for good.
The five women sitting in the circle of chairs all had great dreams of motherhood. Then their babies died. Based on the stories of dozens of real survivors, "Baby Dust [a novel]" is a moving tribute to the strength of mothers who must endure this most impossible loss."--excerpt from back cover.
The much-anticipated sequel to the bestselling new adult romance Forever Innocent. "How do I tell the woman I love that I fathered a son with a prostitute?" After four long years of separation, Gavin has finally reunited with his childhood love Corabelle. She's forgiven him for leaving her during the funeral of their seven-day-old baby, and also for where he ended up - in Mexico to get a vasectomy. A message from Rosa, a prostitute he met the day of his surgery, brings his life to a crashing halt. She claims Gavin has fathered a son, now three years old and living with her cousin in Ensenada. He doesn't know if he can trust Rosa, who never mentioned the boy before, or if his delicate reconciliation with Corabelle can withstand the shock if it is true. Corabelle believes their future together is the right thing despite their past. But when she learns of this other child, the one thing she lost long ago and might never have again with Gavin, Corabelle's faith that her life will ever follow her old dream is shattered. To make things right for Gavin and his son, she just might have to let go of the only person she always believed would be her forever love. Forever Loved is the heart-wrenching conclusion to Gavin and Corabelle's passionate story.
If only love could withstand all secrets... The sequel everyone asked for to the USA Today bestselling series After four long years of separation, Gavin has finally reunited with his childhood love Corabelle. She’s forgiven him for leaving after the funeral of their newborn. She even knows where he ended up and what he did. And she's still here. But a message from his past threatens their delicate reconciliation. Once again, Gavin is forced to leave Corabelle behind to determine the truth of the shocking secret he's been told about a woman he once knew. When Gavin returns with his devastating news, Corabelle realizes they must completely commit to each other, for better or for worse, to find their forever love. ___ A new adult romance that will leave you breathless and emotional. HEA, no cliffhanger. 276 print pages. The Forever series will continue with Corabelle's friends Tina and Jenny.
A new full-length standalone romance from the USA Today bestselling romance series. Jenny is a girlfriend-for-hire, the platonic kind. While under contract with her movie director boyfriend, glamour has ruled. Designer gowns. Red-carpet premieres. And, of course, seeing her face in the tabloids. She loves tabloids. But her reign has come to an end. Her sugar daddy has fallen in love -- with someone else. Her contract is over and tonight she has to end it publicly by making sure the paparazzi "catches" her with another man. She just has to find the man. Chance has been hitchhiking across the US, playing and singing for tips. This is the life he's always imagined, and the farther he gets from his disastrous family in Tennessee, the better he feels. An unexpected invitation to sing with an indie blues group at a movie premiere party gives him a sweet taste of fame. As a bonus, a beautiful girl with pink dreadlocks only has eyes for him. But the collision between Jenny and Chance is more emotional and intense than either of them expected. When the scandal hits the news, Chance's family finds him, pushing him to come home and face his demons. The night has even more consequences for Jenny. She needs to find Chance, but nobody knows anything about him, not even his last name. Her journey takes her across the country and into the disaster Chance is running from. But she can't give up on him, because what neither of them realized is that sometimes a single night can be the beginning of forever. ____ Standalone full-length HEA. Includes favorite characters from Forever Innocent and Forever Sheltered, and even (surprise!) Dylan Wolf from JJ Knight's Revenge and Blue Shoes series
They tell mothers like me, a woman whose baby has died, that a new pregnancy will bring a rainbow baby. You know, the beauty after the storm. What they don’t say is how hard it’s going to be. How scary. How emotional. That at the lowest point, I will completely give up hope. I do have a saving grace. Several, in fact. Gavin, my hot, sex-on-the-kitchen-counter, loves-me-on-my-bad-days husband. He’s been with me since the beginning. And I have Jenny and Tina, girlfriends I met along the way. They’re the good ones. The ones who bring you Kleenex and vodka. But I also have you. Tens of thousands of you who read my story and have cheered me on, waiting for me and Gavin to have a healthy baby. It helps me, knowing you’re out there, waiting, hoping. Some of you have lost babies yourselves. You know what I’m about to endure. So it’s time for the happiest happy ending of all. What better time than at Christmas? (Don’t forget your tissues. And maybe the vodka too.) ______ Forever Christmas can be read as a standalone, but if this is your first introduction to the Forever novels, I recommend reading Forever Innocent to understand their backstory. ______ Five USA Today and New York Times bestselling authors have a special delivery for Christmas. Their novels feature characters from their top selling series – all announcing the birth of a new baby to bring extra joy to the holiday season. Cozy up with these amazing stories with characters you know and love for the ultimate feel-good romantic experience. Santa Baby by Blair Babylon Royal Christmas Baby by Ember Casey and Renna Peak Baby Me by Lacey Silks Wingmen Babypalooza by Daisy Prescott Forever Christmas by Deanna Roy
Happily Ever After isn’t a destination. It’s a journey. CORABELLE Most days, I’m fine. I’m married to a hunk. Seriously. He rides a motorcycle, works in a garage, then studies for college on the side. And makes my toes curl, well, you know how. But a long time ago, when we were young, something really bad happened to us. Bad enough to break us up. I thought marriage would make things right. And it’s been happy. But something’s missing. The one thing we always wanted, but lost. And my best friend just got it. JENNY I know everybody envies my life. I’m a little wild. I hang with celebrities. I got married in the back of an ambulance by a rock star. And the baby girl who arrived at the end of that lights-and-siren ride is definitely a bundle of joy. But my life isn’t as easy as it looks. With my husband about to hit big with his first album, and every two-bit floozy in the music industry hanging on him, I really need my best friends. I can’t get through this without them. TINA There is entirely too much misery in the world to manage the sparkly pink explosion that is Jenny and her baby. I’ve got so much on my hands already with my art mentor so close to the end. And Darion expecting our wedding to actually, well…happen. I know the stories tell you that happily ever after is what comes when he pops the question and you say yes. But life is really messy. And sometimes your horse-drawn pumpkin takes off at full gallop for a cliff. That’s where I am. And that’s why I had to leave. Because before I can get to the big finish, I have something else I have to do. A bit of business I should have taken care of long ago, but I was only a teenager then. I can only hope that by the time I get it done, I haven’t lost everyone I care about. Because when you’ve spent your whole life running, you forget that what really matters is your family. FOREVER FAMILY can be read as a standalone novel, although it is best after learning the history of the girls in the other four books of the Forever series.
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