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Shattered Heart : The Heart of Christmas Series


Patti Stafford
    She plans to start the new year off as a full-time career woman.What she doesn’t expect is for her brother’s friend, Kyle, to show up and steal her heart. But, after a bad breakup, can she ever trust another man with her heart?Kyle is charming, mature and well-mannered, too good to be true. Will her shattered heart find healing or does she risk having it shattered again?

Somewhere in Seattle: A Romance


Brooke St. James - 2022
    He played a sold-out show, and I had front row tickets. It was like nothing I had ever experienced before.Micah said some things to the audience near the end of the performance—some personal things about his own life. I wasn't normally the type of person to follow clues, but Micah's songs and his life before stardom seemed interesting.I was curious about the mysteries of his past. I thought I might try to find out more. I had no idea that the search and events that followed would change my life forever.

The Story of Us


Myss Shan - 2018
    Ready to conquer the world, Celeste had dreams of long and exciting hospital nights while completing her residency to become a pediatrician—but one call changes it all. Hearing that her father has died in a car crash, has forced Ce-Ce to move back home in the small town of Ennis, Texas—the one place she so desperately had hoped to escape. Now having to run her family’s practice CeCe has lost all hope for the dream life she worked so hard to create for herself—that is until she runs into the bad boy Duran Mitchell. Duran isn't anything what CeCe ever thought for herself, but opposites seem to always attract. Duran and CeCe quickly fall in love, breaking down any obstacle that got in their way. Their story isn’t perfect, but it is for them and no one else. Its the Story of Us—Duran and CeCe

The Family that Lies: Merci Restored


Lakisha Johnson - 2019
    Three years ago, Merci realized she’d been a part of something much bigger than she ever could have imagined. Sure, every family has their secrets, hidden truths and ties but Merci had no idea she’d been born into the family that lies ... without caring who it hurts! Now, years later, Merci finds herself in the midst of grief, a new baby and marriage while still learning how to pick up the broken pieces of her life. All while Melvin is still raising hell! In this special edition of The Family that Lies, there will be questions answered and new drama but I have to warn you ... there will also be tragedy, hurt and of course LIES!

The Pastor's Lie


Shanika Roach - 2019
    Achieving her dreams didn’t come easy and it cost her, her marriage to famous gospel singer Jason Roberts. Michelle managed to pick up the pieces after her divorce and everything is going well for her and her sixteen-year-old daughter Courtney. But that all changes when her father Pastor Louis Davis is stricken with terminal cancer, and his dying wish is that Michelle comes back to Kansas City and lead his church after he is gone. Michelle is torn about the decision because she doesn’t want to leave her church, and she knows her brother Jeffrey will fight her every step of the way. Michelle decides to honor her father’s wishes and take over his church. Things quickly go bad for Michelle when a tragic situation arises, and instead of telling the truth Michelle decides to lie and even though she thinks she’s made things better, they only get worse. Jeffrey Davis has always resented and envied his sister Michelle because she always excelled and followed in their father’s footsteps when he always had to struggle. He is angry that his father chose Michelle to lead the church over him, and when Michelle comes back to lead the church Jeff is hoping she will fall flat on her face, and he will stop at nothing to see that happen. But Jeff is keeping secrets of his own and the downfall he is hoping for may very well be his own.

Forever and a Day (Believe in Love #9)


Amy Sparling - 2019
    Half of Jett’s fans are happy for him. The other half are mad at me, the girl he just proposed to. They don’t think I’m good enough to marry the fastest racer in Texas. Or they think it should be them with the Tiffany engagement ring instead of me. But Jett disagrees. Maybe we’re too young. Maybe we don’t know what we’re doing. But this is our life and we’re going to live it the way we want to. Until death do us part. ⭐Based on the bestselling novels, Forever and a Day is a standalone novel from the Believe in Love series. You can read this book after reading that series, or read it as a standalone. ⭐

Running From The Shadows (Deep Ridge Bay Series Book 1)


Faith Blakely - 2021
    

A Wedding to Celebrate (The Wedding Planners)


Evangeline Kelly - 2021
    

The Charm of the Defeated: A Collection of Southern Short Stories


Susannah B. Lewis - 2015
    Journey through the deep south and follow the lives of several families as they intertwine throughout the decades in this collection of southern short stories.

Lies and Alibis


Tiffany L. Warren - 2013
    Dionne's music mogul husband, Rod Knight, is having an affair with a stripper/rap artist named Peach. Sydney's turning thirty, and Lucas, her old flame from medical school is trying his best to get back in her good graces. It's going to be a long road for Lucas, because Sydney can't get the image of him cheating with her sorority sister out of her mind. Oldest sister, Camille has named and claimed a financial blessing straight from the throne of grace. So what if the blessing came from the Bingo table and the slot machine? That doesn't mean it wasn't God, right?When the lies and alibis come to light and spiral out of control, it's going to take a lot of prayer to put everything back together again. Lies and Alibis is a novella.

The Thanksgiving Program


Hannah Miller - 2021
    

Small Town Girls Don't Marry Their Back-Ups


Carol Moncado - 2020
    But unwelcome medical news changes her trajectory and forces her hand.Fifteen years earlier, they’d made a pact. If they weren’t married by forty, they’d get together.But the news causes Lexi to hold Sean to the promise a decade early. Small Town Girls Don’t Marry Their Back-Ups, but when they do can it lead to happily ever after? Or will his ex-fiancé ruin everything?2

One Kick Wonder (Romeo Family Romance Book 10)


Jennifer Youngblood - 2021
    Live large. Love like there’s no tomorrow.Life rarely goes according to plan. Sometimes the unexpected is even better than we could have ever imagined …For as long as he can remember, Mason has wanted to pursue his dream of being a musician. He’s been chomping at the bit to jump into the industry for years, but his daddy has been holding him back, claiming that Mason still has some growing up to do. As far as Mason is concerned, he’s plenty grown, and just as talented and driven as his older brother Cash.Mason knows that he has what it takes to soar. He only needs his shot.Just when his life takes the turn he always wanted, love and life open up a new path of possibilities that could be even better than he imagined. If only Mason can summon the courage to embrace the unexpected.

Paranoid Mage


Inadvisably Compelled - 2022
    There are monsters and beasts living among people, but he learned very early not to admit such things, not if he didn’t want people to think him crazy.It turns out that the supernatural is real, but at thirty Callum has no desire to be part of that secret. Not that he has a choice when it turns out he is a mage, albeit one that hasn’t cast any spells in all his life. There are requirements, duties, and education that the powers that be insist he be subject to.To hell with that.---An Urban Fantasy and Magical Realism story with a healthy dash of genre subversion.

A Love to Share (New Hope Falls)


Kimberly Rae Jordan - 2022