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If you love sweet romances (PG-rating), look no further than Rachelle Ayala's Have a Hart series. The Harts are a family of San Francisco firefighters. Their family motto is: Heart comes first. Larry and Jenna have it all—a fairy tale romance, a sweet and gassy basset hound dog, and a dream home on the way. While Jenna charges ahead with her dreams, Larry is plagued by nightmares and doubts about their future. As Valentine’s Day draws near, and with it, their first anniversary, Jenna plans a big surprise for Larry, a scarred and injured firefighter who is on disability. When Harley, ...

Have you wondered what the big deal is in Bitcoin? Like you, I was too busy working and raising a family to figure out Bitcoin. It felt like the domain of digital cowboys, gamers, and boys with supercomputers in their basements. Yet as time went on and Bitcoin’s tremendous growth has made millionaires on the upside and bald men on the downside, I decided to look into it—mostly out of fear of missing out. If Bitcoin is truly the future of money and it lives up to its promise as a non-inflating currency, then I want to not only get in on the action, but to understand the mathematics, ...

A fortune cookie. A lottery ticket. And the last man she should fall for. Tally Tallahan has spent years chasing her Hollywood dream, but the closest she’s gotten to stardom is walking celebrity dogs. When a fortune cookie promises “You have to be bad to be lucky,” she decides to make her own fate—starting with the cute guy at the lottery kiosk who happens to be playing her exact numbers. Lucky Lenigan writes reality TV drama for a living, but he’s never experienced anything like the sparks that fly with the beautiful stranger who crashes into his world. She’s everything he ...

If you love sweet romances (PG-rating), look no further than Rachelle Ayala's Have a Hart series. The Harts are a family of San Francisco firefighters. Their family motto is: Heart comes first. Can a woman looking for Mr. Perfect settle for a happy-go-lucky Mr. Wrong? Dr. Vanessa Ransom has high standards and she's on the hunt for the perfect man. With limited time for a social life, she hires college dropout Dale Hart to walk her dogs and clean her house. Just for kicks, she decides to motivate him to succeed, only to find herself falling in love with him. Can Dale show Vanessa that love ...

Losing a priceless family heirloom at a tourist luau definitely wasn't on my agenda for this summer, but here I am—Makalani Jeong, head librarian and apparently the world's least reliable keeper of sacred Hawaiian artifacts. The prime suspect? Ethan Sterling, a devastatingly blue-eyed archaeology student with surfer-boy looks, whose interest in my whale tooth necklace is either academic fascination or really elaborate theft. Hard to tell when he keeps decoding ancient symbols, showing up at beach parties, and looking at me like I'm more interesting than any artifact he's ever studied. ...

They say crows remember human faces. But what if they remember our sins as well? Seventeen-year-old Natalie Parson has always seen things others can’t. The doctors call it a mental illness. Her parents call it a phase. The pills are supposed to make the visions stop. But when a single crow appears on her mailbox—watching, waiting—Natalie knows this is something medication can’t fix. Soon one crow becomes hundreds, then thousands, descending upon the perfect suburban community of Oakridge Estates. As her classmates begin to die in bizarre circumstances, Natalie discovers a terrifying...

Will Barb be back for Cade and Andie's wedding? Victory should be sweet for pro quarterback, Cade Prescott. He’s won the Super Bowl MVP, has a baby on the way, and is marrying the love of his life, librarian Andie Wales. Raised by foster parents, Cade yearns to be part of a real family. Unfortunately, his mother is running from the law, and Andie refuses to plan the wedding unless her future mother-in-law is included. Meanwhile, their enemies have not given up, and unbeknownst to Andie and Cade, they are on their way to exact revenge. Will Cade and Andie’s special day result in ...

Cade is arrested and thrown in jail. To save Andie from danger, he tells her they’re through, done. Instead of abandoning Cade, Andie is drawn into a sting operation to prove his innocence. Andie disappears on Cade, sending him on a desperate search. Can Andie and Cade unravel all the forces conspiring to keep them apart and intercept the love they both deserve? Andie and Cade's love story is complete in Part 5, but will their wedding come across without a hitch? Find out in Part 6 where wedding jitters and lurking danger threaten Andie and Cade's future happiness.

Research librarian Andie Wales is devastated to learn that the man she fell in love with is a professional athlete who plays on and off the field. When Cade’s past mistakes catch up with him, Andie urges him to go back to California to do the right thing. Meanwhile, Andie’s father’s medical bills are mounting, and she needs to take on a second job. A lucrative offer to do research for a scriptwriter lands in her inbox. Andie flies to Los Angeles to take up the job and finds Cade at the airport. Andie needs to send every penny she makes home to her family, so she agrees to stay at ...

Amber Myers is book smart and people stupid, and she’s tired of being invisible and dateless. Luckily her sister is a hairdresser and works at a beauty salon—in Sapphire Falls. Chad Powers would rather look into a microscope than approach the only woman he’s ever crushed on. He follows her to Sapphire Falls, and his farm boy cousins turn him into a hunk in time for the Summer Festival. The going gets hot when both Amber and Chad get more attention than they bargained for—especially when they’re voted the Festival King and Queen. — My Country Hearts Series is a light-hearted, ...

Are you ready to LOL your way through the wild world of online dating? Join our intrepid romantic, Zoey Zero, and her AI-guided Cupid, CPUid, in a sidesplitting adventure to find love—or at least some epic stories to share with your friends. Armed with unbreakable optimism, razor-sharp wit, and a mischievous virtual wingman, our hopeless un-romantic love seeker dives headfirst into the digital dating scene: from crafting the perfect, not-so-honest dating profile, interpreting cryptic text messages from potential love interests, to escaping the friend zone. Our misguide details her online ...

Dive into the hilariously eerie world of real estate with your not-so-ordinary realtor, Cassandra "Cassie" Spectre. Ever thought a poltergeist could polish your cooking skills or a ghostly coach might just be the secret to your fitness success? Cassie Spectre’s guide to finding a haunted homemate makes these spectrally intelligent scenarios a reality. Raised in a haunted Victorian mansion and descending from a long line of mediums, Cassie left her mundane corporate finance job to embrace her true calling: matching the living with lovingly haunted homes. From the mildly haunted fixer-upper...

Sleepers of the world, get rich! Ever wonder why the wealthiest fat cats always look so well-rested? It’s because they’ve unlocked the secrets of Sleep Economics—a revolutionary technique where your road to riches is paved in sumptuous silk sheets and the only “work” required is an enthusiastic embrace of slumber. I’m Dr. Somnus “Snoozy” Slumberton, trailblazer and high priest of this lucrative moolah-making universe. From the tale of Sleeping Beauty, who awoke to a kingdom’s worth of wealth, to the modern moguls who built empires in their sleep, this guide reveals how the...

An all-new writing skills reference book from the author of Romance In a Month: Have you wanted to enrich your romance novels by including a diverse cast of characters? Do you want your stories to reflect the society around you? Are you unsure how to portray Asian characters in a balanced way that does not perpetuate stereotypes? If so, I can be your mentor and help you develop Asian romantic heroes and heroines that are strong, desirable, talented, and flawed—in other words, well-rounded characters, who, like all romantic heroes and heroines deserve and find a happy ending. I have ...

A story of second chances and haunting secrets. Can love heal the scars of the past? Former smokejumper Linx Colson hasn’t forgiven wildland firefighter Grady Hart for something she regrets. Linx keeps her hurts while rescuing stray dogs, including one she’s desperate to keep secret from Grady. Grady is back to rebuild his life and turns Linx’s carefully orchestrated life upside down. When a suspicious character reemerges in their lives, Grady and Linx must work together to protect the little girl and her family. With a missing puppy, a little girl in need, and secrets that could ...

Imagine yourself shapeshifted not into a wolf or a giant eagle but into a 1959 MG Roadster convertible, all while the guy you’re crushing on is driving his date through your hometown. ~~~Christmas Creek’s favorite son, Nick Jolly, and its beautiful wallflower, Hayley Brockman, are so far in the friend zone that she’s picking his dates for him. When Hayley selects three social media mavens to help Nick promote Christmas Creek, everything backfires, including the antique convertible Nick picks up to drive them around. Unbeknownst to Hayley and Nick, they are being watched over by their ...

Framed for the murder of a congressional aide, Kevin Colson aims for the real killers—with a little help from loud-mouthed drama queen, Virgie Rivera. Kevin Colson: All I ever wanted was to make my father proud. I decided to run for Congress, but I had no idea the price I would pay. They say I killed a man. They have false witnesses and a fake video. I’m on the run, but I can’t seem to stay away from Virgie Rivera, the damsel not in distress who’s determined to get her man. Virgie Rivera: I’m not a drama queen, and I know Kevin didn’t kill that man. When I find him working for ...

Leanna Rivera never told her friends where she went junior year in high school. Her family sent her back to Mexico to give birth and keep it a secret. They told her to forget about Carmelita, her brown-eyed baby girl, who died shortly after her adoption was final, leaving her with a box of ashes. Fourteen years later, Leanna receives a frantic phone call. Her daughter is alive and has run away to cross the US-Mexico border. With little to go on, Leanna hires a bodyguard to help her search for Carmelita. Axe Salvadori hides his secrets well. He also hides his attraction to Leanna, preferring...

Tina Lee is fresh out of jail and trying her level best to make it on her own. Returning home late from work, Tina discovers an abandoned puppy, skin and bones and blind. Timmy Li is the Rattlers’ star young pitcher and he’s wary of women making moves on his billionaire father who’s newly single. When he discovers Tina palling around with his dad, he’s determined to derail her—by dating her. When Timmy rescues Tina from a gang of abusive men, he has a hard time hating her—especially since she has a soft spot for Donut, the blind double dappled dachshund puppy. Besides, she’s ...

What did Ruby Rush expect when her world went up in flames and her face decided to take a vacation? Certainly not a wild adventure tangled up with demigods and the nosy Goddess of Death herself—Hella, that is! Ruby, hiding from the world with her half-burned face, thought she’d seen it all—until her BFF gifts her a magical mirror. Suddenly, a Viking warrior tumbles through the looking glass and introduces himself as Roger Rok, the dreamy demigod son of the Norse God of Love. Roger’s on a quest to find a berserker sword to prevent the whole world from going kaput. And guess what? He ...