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Mirror Mirror (Jack Dillon Dublin Tale Book 3)


Patrick Emmett - 2017
    Enter Jack  – because the job looks exactly like the work of an American criminal he escorted to jail a couple of years back. But the surviving eyewitness says the shooter was an old lady. Things just don’t add up. Jack had better put the pieces together quickly because it turns out the dead thug was the brother of local crime boss Eamon Dunne, and Dunne looks ready to tear Dublin apart to get vengeance. Jack’s friend with benefits, Abbey, is not the girl you’d take home to mama, but she has very useful connections who could help Jack out – if only he would connect. When he finally does, will it be too late? Jack, pick up the phone! WHO WILL LIKE IT: Fans of Dev Haskell and rascals like him. Also for fans of Robert B. Parker, Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen, Lee Child, strong Minnesota men – especially when transplanted to Ireland, and drinkers of Guinness everywhere. The Dirty Lowdown - Faricy is the next Carl Hiaasen. Crime Scene - Mike Faricy is the author of the bestselling Dev Haskell series as well as the bestselling Corridor Man series which is written under the pseudonym Nick James. He is the winner of the 2016 International Crime Masters Silver Award.

Villa Azure


Melissa Hill - 2019
     Life is sweet for Joanna until the day she gets a call from a lawyer in Greece that knocks her for six. Her father, whom she has never met, has died. Her late mother was always reticent to discuss a vacation romance she had over two decades ago on a tiny Greek island called Skiathos, and Joanna - a hopeless romantic at heart - has always tried to fill in the blanks. According to the lawyer, her father has left her an inheritance. The condition? Joanna must travel to the island to see it for herself...

NO LOVE JUST SEX


Dricey - 2016
    She had a few friends who consisted of her roommate since freshmen year Carissa and Chantel who was the only friend that she’s had since her childhood, she was mainly the only thing that she vaguely remembered from her childhood. She’s in a relationship with Chantel’s fraternal twin brother Mike who later cheats on her. In the beginning of her junior year in college she meets this guy named August, and he's known for only wanting one thing from girls and that's sex but he see’s something different in Melissa and he’s willing to try committing with her. Melissa's been hurt one too many times that she doesn’t want another relationship, so being the type of person that August is he makes an deal with her. Which is Sex and no Commitment, but at this rate they are both going it's going to be a tough deal to follow through with. And there's something that Melissa forgets to mention to August, will he still want her after she tells him? So many questions, but you gotta read to find out.

The Window


Kevin Wignall - 2012
    The job is simple, to kill a man and get out of town immediately. Why would he stay? He hates Christmas, and hanging around after the crime could be dangerous, but a stranger's compassion forces him to question everything he's always believed, tempting him to stay just another day longer... First published in the Christmas edition of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (Jan, 2004), this story was subsequently reviewed in Mystery Scene, which described it as "bordering on the magnificent". (Please note - this is a short story of approximately 45 Kindle pages.)

Possessive Billionaire Boss


Beatrice Brae - 2019
    And when he looked at me with those damn blue eyes, I forgot about everything." Weston She made me fall in love with her the moment she waltzed into my office. Too bad I have to fire her. Too bad she hates me, because I can't stay away from her. I have to make her mine and I always get what I want. Sara He treated me like an arrogant boss and accused me of unspeakable things from the moment I entered his office. But when he kissed me and asked for a date, I couldn't say no. I can't fall in love with Weston, can I? Possessive Billionaire Boss is a short, sweet, and steamy romance featuring an alpha possessive man and the curvy woman he loves. No Cliffhangers. Billionaire man, younger BBW * Curvy woman * Curves * Boss * Wedding date * Evil Step-Sister * Workplace * Office * Alpha Male Billionaire * Contemporary short romance

Rage


Vanessa James - 2021
    To him, relationships are a joke, and the only thing he’s interested in is a quick fling to take his mind off the club.Sick of being hurt by the men she loves, Layla thinks she’s sworn off relationships forever. But when this feisty newcomer crosses paths with a mysterious tough-as-nails biker, she struggles to stick to her rule of not falling in love.Rage has no time for romance – but try as he might, he begins to feel a budding attraction to Layla that threatens to challenge everything he thinks about love. But when the Satan’s Outcasts start receiving suspicious anonymous messages, he’s forced to make a tough choice – to put his loyalty to the Outcasts first, or the woman he’s growing increasingly drawn to…Can Rage convince Layla to risk her heart again? Or is their unlikely love affair doomed to end in disaster?Imbued with all the high-stakes romance and drama of the tantalizing Satan’s Outcasts adventures you all know and love, the first book in this riveting MC romance series will take you on a wild ride you won’t soon forget.If you love action-packed HEA romance with a fun twist, then grab your copy of Rage today.

The Boy Who Dreamt the World


Jethro Punter - 2018
    Adam is living a very ordinary life until he becomes aware of the link between the worlds and discovers that, as a Daydreamer, he is one of the very few people who can travel freely between the two and achieve impossible things. You would think that being in control of your dreams would be fun. But when both worlds are threatened by a new and growing danger and when Nightmares not only roam the dream world but also start chasing him even while he is awake, Adam realises that he will need all of his new found powers just to survive the night. With the help of a very unusual band of friends Adam now has to save both worlds, discover more about his past and, if he can, try and avoid yet another detention.The Boy who Dreamt the World is the first book in the Daydreamer Chronicles series.

Her Secondhand Duke


Aileen Fish - 2014
    A gypsy girl swore the necklace would lead the wearer to the heart of a duke, which only made sense since Lady Eleanor was betrothed to the Duke of Langley at the time. Now Charlotte’s three friends and her sister are all married or betrothed, and not one of them has landed the most eligible, and quite unbearably handsome, Langley. Does Charlotte stand a chance?Langley had thought his fate was settled: he was to marry the young lady his father had chosen. Then she fell for another, and since then, every marriageable miss he set his sights on has done the same. His mother wants him to marry and get on with providing an heir, but he has lost interest in the entire matter.The final young ladies on his mother’s list have come to stay at Hawking Hall, and the meek and mousy Lady Charlotte seems perfect, until she comes right out to say she has no desire to marry him. Never a man to back down from a challenge, Langley is intrigued. What would it take to change her mind?

Santa Demon


John P. Logsdon - 2018
    The gifts, the music, the yearly seafood buffet, the orgy...what's not to like?But, like all children, he eventually finds out Santa isn’t who he thought. The good news is, unlike everyone else, Santa Claus actually is his mom. Even better, she wants Bert to take over the job. The bad news is there’s more to the job than stuffing stockings and getting his bells jingled. So what's a demon to do? Drag his friend Mark Vedis along for the ride, of course. Join Bert, Mark, and the Santa team as they go through hell in their quest to bring a merry Christmas to all. Especially for Bert.

Holden


Lana Dash - 2020
    Practically strangers but now husband and wife, they moved to America. Even with all the ups and downs they faced, an epic love grew. Too often, people mistake attraction and desire for love. I’m looking for something deeper and more lasting.HOLDENThree years ago, I walked away from everything. My tech company. My lavish lifestyle. And my cheating fiancée. But even after everything that happened to me, there was one thing I could never let go of—the desire to share my life with someone. The world thinks they know me, but there is more to me than what can be found on gossip websites. I want to find that person who can look past their preconceived notions and see the real me.A mountain man in search of a bride. A curvy heroine in search of adventure. One week to find out if their love is a true match.MOUNTAIN MEN MATCHMAKER is a series of short, sweet, and steamy romances about curvy women finding love and adventure with rugged mountain men. Read HOLDEN if you like solitary billionaire, action-adventure, with a happily ever after. No cheating. No cliffhangers.

Lawson (Bad Boys of Daisy Hills #2)


Kali Hart - 2022
    

The Plague: Dead Solstice


M. Scott Burgess - 2011
    Scott Burgess comes a new episodic ebook series that reimagines and redefines the zombie apocalypse genre. In the near future, the world has died. With no warning, all technology and communication have inexplicably shut down and zombies have begun to rise. They feed on the living, pulling more to their ranks as they spread at an impossible rate. But hope survives, as a small band of survivors work together to escape from Southern California in hopes of finding sanctuary from this zombie infested world. Their goal is to find some remnants of civilization but the farther they venture, the more they become aware that the world as they know it has been forever lost. What they don’t realize is that there are things hiding in the shadows, things that are far worse than zombies. Dead Solstice is the first episode in the series. It follows the story of Dean Gothurd as he wakes up into a zombie infested world and finds that he must work with his friends to find safety from the hungry horde of zombies. (15,057 words)

For You (Coming Home To The Grove Book 5)


Hope Ford - 2020
    He’s off-limits.At least that’s what I’ve always told myself.Then when he comes back into town, he keeps showing up just when I need him.My ex-husband is causing problems, threatening to take my daughter.And I feel like I’m about to lose it all.I know I should figure this out on my own, but Bart’s not having it.He’s taking matters into his own hands.Welcome to Forest Grove. It’s a small town in the hills of Tennessee where everyone knows each other and love always prevails.For one reason or another, the people may leave, but they each return to find love and romance in this small town with a big heart.Coming Home to the Grove is a series of interconnected, stand-alone small-town romance stories. Each book promises a sweet, steamy, happily ever after.

Claiming Her Curves


Lana Love - 2019
    I'm not making that mistake twice. Leah is my best friend's cousin -- the girl I wanted from the moment I met her. But we were in high school and she wasn't the kind of girl you f* and dump. I knew that an amazing girl like her deserved more than I could give her, then. So I did the only thing I could do: I stayed away. But now I'm back and I'm going to claim her luscious curves. Forever. She's had a string of bad luck and is lost. She deserves the world and I will give her exactly that. If anyone -- especially her sleazy boss -- thinks they're going to come between her and me, they've got another thing coming. And they're going to need stitches. Claiming Her Curves is a short and sizzling second-chance instalove romance, perfect for a pick-me-up during your day or just before bed. Guaranteed sweetness and HEA, no cheating, no past relationship drama -- just one hot alpha and a curvy heroine discovering their perfect match and starting a sizzling future together.

The Songbird Cottage


Sylvia Price - 2020
    Emma Copeland and her daughters, Claire and Isabelle, spend their summers at Songbird Cottage in Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia. While there, Emma enjoys the company of her ruggedly handsome neighbor, Sam MacAuley, but when something happens between them, she vows never to return to Songbird Cottage.When Emma turns fifty, she rushes into a marriage with smooth-talking Andrew Schönfeld, but when he suddenly dies, Emma loses everything.With her life in shambles, and with nowhere else to stay, Emma returns to Songbird Cottage. Despite leaving without an explanation eighteen years ago, Sam is quick to Emma’s aid when she arrives on Cape Breton.As the beauty and peacefulness of Pleasant Bay begin to heal Emma, she gets some shocking news, and she discovers that she’s unwelcomed at Songbird Cottage. Will she be able to piece her life back together and get another chance at happiness?Join Emma as she begins a new life on Cape Breton Island and get to know her family and the friendly locals.This is the first book in the Pleasant Bay series.