Asal Ershadi has never been interested in finding Mr Right when Mr Right Now would do. Heck, even on February 14th, she'd rather spend her time with Valentino than a Valentine. But this year, with her 30th birthday looming and her younger sister marrying, perhaps it's time to settle down, even if it's a case of desperately seeking, well, someone. Anyone. Chicklit's Valentino's Valentine Winner

Ever since her older brother was lost at sea, Noreen has been forbidden to set foot in the ocean. Once a year, she travels to the spot where his watch washed ashore and buries a daisy in the sand. Once a year, she waits beside the ocean and wonders. What happened to him in those blue waters? Where has he gone and where is he now? Deep in her heart she believes he's out there, somewhere, alive and well. But every year she stands on that shore and leaves disappointed. That is, until she happens across a young man named Liam who claims to know her brother.

*2018 Wattys Longlist* Sandelene is self-taught white witch struggling to make a living in Memphis, Tennessee. When a local historical library contacts her about hostile paranormal activity she figures, what the hell, I need rent money, and investigates. Sandy divines the source and steals it back to her home to cast a spell to free the spirit, but winds up binding him to her instead. Problem is, she can't release him without knowing his true name, which he refuses to tell her until after he's had his revenge.