Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
Sometimes sweet, sometimes heartbreaking, but always engaging and impossible to set aside. The decision to leave Southern California is almost a no-brainer for Emma Mason. An exclusive scholarship to a boarding school meant to hone her painting skills is all the motivation Emma needs to trade the comforts of her sheltered high school, her magnetic […]
Billionaire romance is given an electrifying upgrade. Julia Stanton is a no-frills woman with a sensible head and an earnest heart. Her career as an author brings her joy but doesn’t generate quite enough income to pad her bank account and she’s getting discouraged. A change with her publishing house means Julia could be out
A well-balanced mix of intrigue and romance. Red Moon Hill is a long way from Michigan in every conceivable way. And that distance is exactly what Brody Mars needs to get things back on track, or maybe on track for the very first time. His entire adult life has been spent as one half of
An arresting goldmine of emotive poems that strikes a delicate balance between fragility and durability. Pause for a moment and reflect on five words. “We’ve been intimate without touching.” It is with this sort of evocative simplicity that Ana Dee conducts the symphony of emotion that exists within her love-themed treasure chest, Untouched. This bare
With a new MBA under his belt and a bankable career already laid out before him, Nick Evers has a set of circumstances most people would envy. Add in his inherited wealth, athletic physique, close friends, and striking good looks and you have a storybook-perfect life. Yet, Nick didn’t ask for any of this. While
A lightly dark and downright compulsive read. Adina is a problem solver by trade, but her methods are less than ordinary. Unless you consider hoarding other peoples’ knickknacks and routinely ditching your physical form to take care of lowlifes to be conventional. Adina Venture is a Deathwalker, a vocation as taxing on her body as
Greta and Aleksander Kristoff escaped Russia at just the right time. History’s Bloody Sunday is all the impetus needed for this courageous family to leave everything behind in the hopes of a better life. Emigrating to America in pursuit of freedom, however, is not without trouble. Whether harassment from gangsters, the pain of separation, or
A tender tale that will steal your heart. For most people, life is a tapestry woven with meaningful moments and swirling memories, but these have all been lost for Vickie. When a terrible accident leaves her suffering from retrograde amnesia, nobody seems to care. Nobody except the Hollywood heartthrob who accidentally hit her with his
A book that is so authentic and incisive it will feel like going back and reading your own diary. Constance Marie Baltimore knows exactly who she is and precisely what she isn’t. She isn’t a Constance, so Connie will have to suffice. She is smart and determined, ready to start her college career on a
A collection that will tug on heartstrings while leaving readers with a sense of longing. A progressive story told in unpretentious verse, Loving Strays by Franco Cardiello is a collection of poems that explores life’s tempestuous journey with a grain of salt, a dose of truth, and the benefit of self-reflection. Divided into cleverly named
To enjoy the beautiful blooms of the iconic sakura, timing is everything. Love is the same. At least, it might be for Soichiro Toshibana and his intended, Tafui Le. Intelligent and brave, yet impossibly stubborn, Tafui won’t be told what to do or coerced into any relationship. A powerful CEO with endless riches and a
A gripping tale of sacrifice, deception, and devastating secrets. Chinasa at birth, First Lady Zayani Ada is now in a unique position to help her Ijun people. A revered philanthropist and wife of the president, Zayani is outwardly the picture of grace and an example of human triumph. But those outward perceptions stop when the
A balanced blend of love, determination, danger, and charm. She may be just six months away from a carefully orchestrated dream wedding, but Holly Harris is a world away from falling for her doting fiancé, Jared Wallace. After rockstar Ben ‘Tano’ Montano’s heartbreaking dalliance in Boulder, Holly needs to find a way to move on from
An exquisite tale with a gravity all its own. In a world where love is a weakness and the oceans are made of sand, Norah is plagued with insecurities within her tight-knit community of To’Rahn. Besides enduring the tragic loss of her father and worrying over the famine that has ravaged the land, Norah doesn’t
Will bring a tear to your eye and a smile to your face. Growing up in a big city might mean different things for different people. For Olivia Dunham, her mom was the center of her privileged New York City upbringing. Coming from a wealthy family with all the best opportunities, Olivia had everything going
A gentle holiday-themed mystery that is as absorbing as it is enchanting. Cave Creek, Virginia, is home to hearty southern cooking, otherworldly caves, and Lucy Vaughn. Tired of the social limitations imposed by her small town life, however, Lucy uses her sweepstakes winnings to move across the country to California. In a city known for
An intriguing story where good and bad overlap. Seventeen-year-old Tudor seems unbothered by convention. Despite the tendentious rules governing society, this 19th century Romanian boy manages to break from tradition at every opportunity. His closest friends, a well-off Hungarian and a compassionate gypsy, are civically inappropriate companions for this young man of humble means. But
The Regency era novel your heart has been yearning for. With his dear sister in a state of despondency after the vile advances of the audacious Mr. Wickham, Fitzwilliam Darcy leans into the familial obligations and expectations imposed by his shrewd father. Wanting to avoid the grave misjudgement of character the senior Mr. Darcy made,
An inexorable tale of unabridged entanglement. The once powerful Morholt has been vanquished, but the Black Widow Queen is only just beginning her reign of terror. Executing a plan to overthrow an evil ruler takes skill, finesse, planning, and a sizable contingent of noble warriors. With the unwavering support of brave Lancelot and her own
Characters that are endearing, realistic and so easy to fall in love with! Reluctant Hearts by Linda Griffin is an engaging collection of four distinct short stories about finding love even when we aren’t looking for it. Book 1, No Regrets, starts off with a scene of chaos. Darien is just trying to get through
A deceptively simple yet utterly timeless tale of immense passion, subtle grace, and dark intentions. Not quite of marriageable age herself, Issylte is exposed to a new feminine influence in the royal household when her father, the widower King Donnchadh of Ireland, weds imperious Princess Morag of Scotland. With ambition coursing through her icy veins,
Lighthearted, whimsical, and is bursting with opportunities for romance to blossom. After losing an important reelection bid, Laney McGregor is headed home for the holidays with a crushed spirit and a bruised ego. With disappointment in the past and no real direction for the future, Laney finds herself in an entirely unfamiliar position, not in
A pace that demands your attention and thematic elements that deserve a wide audience. Elysia Dayne has pulled off the impossible, eluding her own mortality, though just barely. When she recovers from the nearness of death’s cold embrace, her dear Isabella is close by to offer comfort and encouragement. Together, the two have come a
The first meeting between Gamma Lucianne Paw and the lycan king is a clumsy interchange that leaves both parties flustered. For King Alexandar, meeting his promised mate should be one of the most joyful moments of his life. After all, the Moon Goddess sanctioned the match. Sharing a bond with a strong, alluring gamma is
