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Official Town Business (Fox & Oakby Murder Mysteries | Book I) by kkolmakov
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Imogen 'Mops' Fox is the personal assistant of the Mayor of the small rural town of Fleckney Woulds. According to all clichés, she's madly in love with her unaware workaholic of a boss - but that won't stop her from building her own little family, solving a murder, and saving the town from a financial scheme devised by a mysterious overseas corporation. ~ Fox & Oakby Murder Mysteries ~ Book I ~ Cosy Mystery, Romance & Humour ~ COMPLETE {The story continues in 'Fox & Oakby Book II: Paint the Town Red'}
Perfect Illusion by claudiaoverhere
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Perfect Illusion is the FIRST book in the Perfect series, followed by the soon-to-be released film PERFECT ADDICTION. Published as an ebook/ on kindle ***** When college student Alex Woods agrees to a fake engagement plot to save her parents' company from bankruptcy, the last thing she expects is to fall for the illusion herself. ***** Alex Woods thinks college will be a fresh start, but when her parents announce their business has gone bankrupt, all of her plans come crashing down. The company has been saved by a wealthy business owner, but it comes with a condition: Alex has to pretend to be engaged to his son, Daniel, for the next 3 years. Daniel Kerrington is 100% swoonworthy, but Alex knows that beneath those killer good looks is a poisonous personality, and Daniel has made it clear the hatred is mutual. Though they've been thrown together with the person they each loathe the most, Alex and Daniel have to make their engagement believable. And as it turns out, the line between love and hate really is very, very thin. [[word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover designed by Ren T Book 1 of the Perfect series
The House of Beardsley by flowersforleah
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Ever since people could remember only men were allowed to enter the House of Beardsley, but for the first time four young girls with nothing in common have been hired to work in the mansion as live-in housekeepers. Shuyan, a Chinese orphan living in Victorian England, has always had a hard time finding a job, so she applies without much thought to the infamous House of Beardsley. Her co-workers, Bethany, Clo, and Rhiannon, on the other hand, seem to have no desire to work. Although they have been warned to keep their contact with the seven men of Beardsley as minimal as possible, Shuyan comes close to overstepping the boundaries when she makes contact with the crippled and gentle master Eugene. When she finds out the girls are hired for a much more sinister reason from the cold and mysterious Tobias, will she choose to stay in the House of Beardsley? More importantly, with each secret she unearths and relation she makes will she be able to leave...? #1 in Victorian-era (1/31/20) #1 in Asiansinlit (2/13/20) #1 in nobility (2/25/20) #1 in Edwardian (3/31/20) #1 in earl (4/22/20) #1 in Asian (8/9/20) #1 in gothicromance (1/4/21) #2 in debutante (4/18/20) #2 in regencyromance (10/3/20) #3 in Victorian (2/20/20) #1 in gothic (9/7/24)
My Spy 6: Private Eye by edenae22
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Sawyer is back in Hollis after a whirlwind trip to New York and her mama is not too happy. Newly married and adjusting to her new role as a housewife, Sawyer finds herself feeling alone after Hollis isn't too thrilled about how she spent her time in New York. Ryan is also back in Hollis, adjusting to his new life as a Private Detective and trying to stay up to date on Rory Cunningham's arrest in Oxford. As much as Sawyer promises to stay away from both his new career and old case files she finds herself in the middle of both of them. His first client brings her past to the present and Rory's arrest is bringing old faces back to Hollis. Ryan and Sawyer have to face old enemies together, which brings out both of their old secrets and bad habits. Book 6 in the My Spy Series.
Goats from Lambs by PaulKingston
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Headless bodies start appearing in the streets, so cunning Detective Rashida Heyes and her partner have to stop the killer to prevent the apocalypse ***** After bodies start appearing in the middle of the streets, hollowed and headless, Detective Rashida Heyes and her partner, Travis Virgil, are given the case. However, once they dig deeper, meeting the emotionally broken Victor Eccelstone, and realize how heavily the church is involved, Rashida has to acknowledge that this case might be bigger than she had ever imagined. These crimes aren't the act of one man - they're the beginning of the end of the world [[Winner of the 2017 Wattys Storysmith Award]] [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]
The Risk Takers by edenae22
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Ellie Adler Series- Book 4 Ellie Adler's worst fear is happening. Her two worlds are colliding, and she doesn't know how to navigate her new surroundings. Liam and Teddy are connected in a way she never thought possible while Topher is trying to reveal her biggest secret to her parents. She's stunned when Liam wants her to confess her secret, too, since it might be the only way to save her from Topher. Ellie finds allies in unexpected places, and the decisions they make now will carry on past grad school. Can Ellie and Liam find a way to move past their differences? Or will Ellie decide she's better off keeping secrets?
My Spy 5: A Southern Girl in Paris by edenae22
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Sawyer Sweeney is going through a break up. Her heart hurts from Ryan pushing her away and she's convinced he's making a huge mistake. Her mother on the other hand, sees her new single status as an opportunity to get her with an appropriate suitor and so the meddling begins. Just as Ryan shuts down Sawyer for the last time, her mother finds a new handsome visitor staying with his aunt near Hollis. Sawyer wants nothing to do with men but her mother seems particularly interested in the mystery man from Maybridge. Delilah Sweeney tries to work her motherly magic to convince Sawyer to keep her heart open to possibilities. Will Sawyer accept that Ryan and her weren't written in the stars? Will she stay open minded and meet the mystery man? And if she does, will Delilah enjoy the consequences? This is the 5th installment in the Sawyer Sweeney Series!
The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home by NaomiAlderman
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Okie's fifteen. She lives in New York. She's got a few problems: she's failing geography, her dad's a wimp, and her mother, Sumatra, is a stone cold bitch. But things get a lot worse when Sumatra turns into a zombie and eats Okie's dad. Clio, Okie's grandmother, lives in Toronto; but since the zombie apocalypse, Toronto's a lot further away than it used to be. Clio suggests that Okie transport Sumatra across the border, because family is family. But coaching Okie by cellphone isn't easy, and Clio has some zombies of her own to contend with. Luckily she has some garden tools. Naomi Alderman and Margaret Atwood team up for this unusual two-hander. Encompassing love, death, sex, and the meaning of family, The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home will surprise, delight, and convince you of the vital importance of keeping ready supplies of rhubarb and mini-wieners in your freezer at all times. The story unfolds beginning October 24.
Last Christmas by TalliRoland
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For Lucy, the best Christmas present is forgetting the past. Eager to banish the ghost of Christmas past – when her boyfriend dumped her on the streets of Paris – Lucy is determined to make this the best Christmas ever. She rallies friends and family for an epic celebration that just happens to fall on the same day as her ex’s festive wedding. Furious at how she’s been treated, Lucy can’t help relishing the party v wedding smackdown. But when the wedding is threatened and only Lucy can help, can she find the spirit inside to save the day, or will this Christmas be even more disastrous than the last? (Full story available on Amazon.)