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Dowdy art exhibit coordinator Ava Young is happy with her man suits and sensible clogs. She likes the way they clip-clop on the museum's tile floor. But they don't win her any lovelorn looks from her office crush. In fact the handsome new guy calls her "sir" when they first meet. Oh well. She's always known the only way a guy would take a second look at her was if she was the only person in the room. And on fire.

The guy next door. The world’s worst first date. A second chance ten Christmases later. Juliet and Taggart’s first—and last—date a decade ago was an unmitigated disaster, ending with Pepto-Bismol and the police. He probably needed a decade to recover. But Juliet couldn’t forget him. Now that he’s back in touch, Juliet is torn.If this is just a one-time thing, she risks carrying a torch for him for another decade. The one that got away might be the one guy she needs to be happy in life—and this date could show him she’s right for him, too. Unless the Christmas date curse ...

A dark and stormy night. A pillared marble mansion. A grumpy but gorgeous CEO. When a fierce snowstorm crashes her car and strands her on a rugged ocean-side cliff, photographer Beatrix Bay finds herself face-to-face with the last man she'd expect to rescue her: Hutch Delacourt, the gruff but gorgeous CEO of Delacourt Chocolate. As the storm rages on and the Delacourt Mansion looms large, Beatrix can't help but wonder if this dark and handsome stranger might be the perfect ingredient to make her first-snowfall wish for love a sweet reality. But with their attraction sparking like fireworks ...

When a charming covered bridge goes up for sale... Boston's top financial analyst Emily England sees it as a chance to relive her girlhood dream, and maybe even catch a proposal on the picturesque span. But her high-powered life unravels suddenly, and she's forced to escape to the Vermont countryside. Enter the handsome and kind-hearted sugar-maple orchard owner who lives just across the bridge. Emily's first-snowfall wish for true love might just come true in a way she never expected. Discover the snowy, rural romance of Christmas at Maplebrook Bridge, a heartwarming clean romance novel ...

Why do some stories catch on with readers and others just flop? Why are we drawn to favorite stories in books and films over and over again? What elusive quality does our go-to comfort movie have that brings us back over and over when we need it? How can some authors create an army of raving Superfans who one-click every release? How can writers escape author burnout and writer’s block?The answer to all these questions lies in Golden Moments. Stop being perplexed by questions like these, and learn how to improve writing craft and marketing in one fell swoop! GOLDEN MOMENTS teaches you ...

He needs this job to honor his late wife. She needs to complete her late fiancé’s bucket list. Former action-movie star Chet Winters has counted the days since he lost his wife last New Year’s Eve. When he’s given a shot at starring in a reboot of her favorite TV show, he jumps at it. But there’s a catch: the producers won’t hire him unless he can prove he’s regained emotional stability. They require him to bring a steady girlfriend to his five auditions. In other words, five mandatory dates for this bereft widower. Social worker Holly Day lost her fiancé to war. With his good...

One wedding party, two jilted lovers, and three ill-behaved dogs. Can they add up to love? Numbers-guy and best man Price Robertson dances with the maid of honor, and sparks ignite. She gets him. He hasn’t ventured into a relationship since a heart-wrenching rejection years back. But, it’s pointless. He’ll never see her again. Dancing with Price is amazing, but Annika Dearborn needs this wedding to end so she can get back to studying. Being a returning student is rough. If she’d never quit school for Mr. Wrong years ago, she wouldn’t be in this mess. Too bad the Price is leaving. ...

A disowned spy with one last chance, a divorced teacher needing to rediscover herself, and the search for a missing woman that brings them together. Intelligence op Birch Cardon has accepted a mission to rescue a diplomat’s kidnapped daughter. If he succeeds, he will reclaim his stolen career. Except, the woman goes missing and his intel contact turns out to be his college crush. After a messy divorce, Arden Pike takes a trip to see her college gal pal as a way to rediscover her single self. When her friend goes missing, Arden is stranded with no phone, no ID, and no access to her hotel ...

The billionaire needs a wife. His devoted secretary and matchmaker wishes he could see how perfect she is for the job. Tatum Carlyle is hopelessly devoted to her boss. As executive assistant to the brilliant CEO, she’s in Dawson Rafferty’s life every day. He depends on her for everything professional. If only he could depend on her for everything personal. A crush on the boss is cliché, but how can she help it? He’s all she wants, but he doesn't—and can’t—notice her. Curse those company bylaws regarding intra-office relationships! But now he's asked her the impossible—to find...

Her good heart has a really bad plan--destined to fail spectacularly.Nanny and grad student Eliza has a harebrained, movie plot-based scheme to teach her terrible boss a lesson: find a wretched hobo, give him a Hollywood makeover, and trick the selfish woman into falling for him and becoming a better person. What could go wrong? Hint: everything. Henry, the hunky lost traveler with the dashing Australian accent that weakens Eliza’s knees, is game. More than game. For Eliza, he gladly gets a glow-up, debuts at a film premier, and plays the role of the fake rich dude on a posh, exclusive ...

It's the perfect plan. Until someone ends up dead.Brick Barlow serves drinks at his dead-end job at the posh Catalina Resort, but he’s getting nowhere. And he’s got debts—big ones—but they’re not his fault. Not entirely. So, how is it Brick’s coworker Conner, who makes the same wage as Brick, drives a fancy new sports car, and Brick is about to have to live in his own car. It’s easy, Conner says. Just six magic words, and the girls' fathers are handing over the cash. It’ll be even easier for you. Brick doesn’t like it. It’s not ethical. But, then again, it’s not ...

Her unattainable crush just flirted with her—during class. In front of everyone.Daphne only has one semester left in law school. All this time, she's been crushing on Tighe. Tighe, the unattainable. Tighe, the all-American athlete and student and dream guy. She's never spoken to him outside study groups, where they stuck to the topic. She got too nervous around him. Besides, rumor had it Tighe was engaged. Rumor also had it, they'd broken it off. Everything changes one day in class when Daphne is called on to take part in moot court against Tighe. That is, she's called on because she's ...

Super powers? Super useless. At seventeen, disgraced former beauty queen Daisy just wants to escape her viral-video past. The flaming baton that caught the stage and a judge’s pants on fire also burned up her dreams of someday becoming a serious TV journalist. Now Daisy faces a dead-end summer job in her dead-end hometown. The only cool guy in Prairie Grass, Cliff Calloway, doesn’t even know she exists, and her arch nemesis is determined to keep it that way. Then lightning strikes! Daisy crashes her jeep and a vision swiftly unfolds. “You, Daisy Blaine, have been selected for The ...

This Christmas, she's determined to meet and marry a prince. When Mallory Jameson lands her dream job consulting on a remodel, she's convinced this holiday season will bring her fairy-tale romance. And maybe even the prince she’s been dreaming of since she was a girl. But upon arrival at the rugged Buckworth Castle, reality sets in: the castle's a renovation nightmare, and the only man in sight is rugged construction worker, not royalty. Yet, as they work together to restore the castle's former glory, Mallory begins to wonder, could her real-life prince be hiding behind a hammer and hard ...

About Your Mother is a monthly podcast hosted by writer Jennifer Griffith. Each podcast features a conversation with a dynamic guest exploring the influence their mothers had on the trajectory of their life.

She jilted him in college. He never expected to spar with her in court.Carson Huxley is a hotshot attorney from the city with a future partnership on the line and plans to marry the boss's daughter. Becca Goldfinch is a big-hearted small-town defense lawyer who ends up doing too much work pro bono. When Becca gets tricked into taking a real estate case, she has no idea she's going to battle against the town gazillionaire, who has hired a big-city barracuda lawyer who can tear her, and her client, to shreds. What she doesn't know is, that very barracuda attorney is Carson, her ex. And that ...

She’s tinsel and sequins. He’s traditional evergreen boughs. Can these office opposites attract? When nothing goes right with Jayne Renwick’s perfect Christmas plans, her hopes are left in shambles. Her family bails, and she’s forced to fill the luxurious Wildwood Lodge with unexpected guests—including her office nemesis, Ben Bellamy, the man who can’t stop criticizing her sparkly approach to life. But as the snowflakes start to fall and the lodge’s fireplace crackles to life, Jayne finds herself face to face with a Christmas miracle: the undeniable attraction between her and ...