Meet Emma: a 16-year old girl traveling the world alone in order to flee from a traumatic past that she doesn't dare to face. Then meet Brandon: an 18-year old boy who has never once left his home of the city of Amsterdam. After a horrible incident, he now faces the heavy pressures of society as he walks down the road of atonement. And so when Emma and Brandon's paths cross in the city of Amsterdam, they relish in the benefit of being strangers. As curiosity draws the two together, they both decide to hide their past identities and pretend to be someone they are not, in hopes to convince not only each other but themselves as well. However, as their relationship thickens, Emma soon realizes that Brandon is falling in love with a different version of herself, a version she had lied about. What's worse, is that she is falling in love, too. Now, she must make a decision: should she continue on her journey around the world? Or stay in Amsterdam and finally face her fears? A story of love, loss, and self-discovery, I Amsterdam expresses the importance of accepting your past and embracing your future, and explores the lasting impact of finding another after you have lost yourself. Rankings: 7/18/20 - #2 in Amsterdam 7/21/20 - #4 in Sunrise 7/21/20 - #8 in wilderness Excerpt: "This is it, my brain kept scolding me. You've hit rock bottom and there's no way out. You're lying to your lover. He thinks he knows you, but honestly, he doesn't know the first thing about you. He has no idea where you've been, where you'll go, or who you even are. "

Alyssa LeClerc seemed to have a perfect life. She was married to her college sweetheart and quickly started a family. She has always been driven to succeed. For the young mother that meant balancing the needs of her children with her promising career. When Alyssa thinks that she finally has her life all figured out, tragedy strikes leaving her to pick up the pieces. Amir Khadem is a successful executive focused on his career. Driven by his own tragedies, he has spent his life climbing the corporate ladder. His professional success has been at the cost of a personal life. He is content with his choices until fate steps in. Attraction is unplanned and falling in love may seem easy. Not everyone gets their happy ending. If you want it, you need to fight for your happily ever after.

// BWWM romance // A black teen tries to make a name for herself in the mostly white world of country music. Ashanté wants to be a star like her idols Mickey Guyton, Vicki Vann and Rissi Palmer. Unfortunately, she gets nervous whenever she has to give a speech in class. When her college roommates take her to a bar, Ashanté gets drunk for the first time and sings karaoke songs on a dare. Unknown to her, a music exec happens to be there that night. Producer Bryce Walker is white, wealthy and womanizing, and he knows the sound of money when he hears it. Ashanté sounds like ka-ching. But the music industry's a vicious world, especially for someone as innocent and shy as Ashanté. Bryce has always had a policy of not getting involved with employees, but as he watches the cutthroat business turn his star act into a drug addict, he realizes his feelings go deeper than just professional concern. Can he turn things around and save Ashanté before the industry destroys her? This is a romance novel; of course he can. ٩(˘◡˘)۶

cover: @JELyrica / One week after Margaret pulls the plug on her relationship with Vincent, a decade-old video of their performance as a musical duo called Citizen Samurai goes viral, and they're hired as an opening act for an aging British boy band's reunion tour. Their romantic collaboration is kaput, but Vincent and Margaret seize the chance to achieve creative dreams by portraying themselves as a dedicated couple, singing intimate songs onstage while finding separate ways forward during a chaotic European summer tour.