Week of October 23, 2017
Itโs been years since June Bell shared a stolen moment with her girlhood crush, Kase McCasker. Itโs been just as long since Kaseโs father nixed the sale of the McCasker farm to expand the grounds of the Bellโs grand hotel. Now that Kase is back home for good, June might be the only person who can persuade him to reconsider the abandoned plan. But how can she face him again after he left her without a word?
Four years ago, unexpected news shook the foundation of Kase McCaskerโs world. Escaping Falls Edge for college was the perfect excuse to chase his demons and bury his pain. Now, with a degree in hand and a void he canโt fill, heโs back in the little mountain town he thought heโd never call home again. Searching for purpose, heโs determined to put down roots and take over the struggling farm thatโs been in his family for generations.
Time and distance havenโt taken the edge off his preoccupation with June, the spitfire daughter of his fatherโs rival. He hasnโt forgotten their time together and all the things they did and didnโt do. One look at her has him reconsidering the future and making a dangerous deal to win her over. Is a chance at her heart worth risking everything else?
The highly anticipated conclusion to the Something in the Way series, a forbidden love saga.
Lake
It was a hot summer day when I met him on the construction site next to my parents’ house.ย If I’d known then what I do now, would I have kept on walking?ย Manning was older, darker, experienced–and I’d trusted him when he said the story would only ever be about us. I’d held those words close and challenged fate, but I had lost.
A part of me is still that sixteen-year-old girl squinting up at Manning, but no matter how far I fall or high I soar, I’ll always be a bird without her bear and nothing without him.
Manning
When I close my eyes, I can no longer see her. The decisions I made were to push Lake in the right direction–away from me.ย But now that she’s gone, would I have made those same choices?
I’d walked away like I was supposed to. I’d kept my distance. I’d bent over backward to keep Lake pure, but she’s no longer that girl, and I don’t know if I can stay away anymore.ย I only know I don’t want to.She’s still everything I want and nothing I should ever have, but if anyone can move the stars, it’s her great bear in the sky.
โI hate you. I never want to see you again.โ
Grant Malone isย notย the reason I moved back to Sunnyvilleโat least thatโs what I tell myself. Yet, those parting words I said to him back in third grade, ring in my ears every time a townsperson brings up one of the Malone boys. I thought time had healed my wounds.ย I was wrong. Nothing could have prepared me for how I felt when I finally saw him again.
Twenty years does a lot to turn a boy into a man. One who hits all my buttonsโsexy, funny, attractive,ย andย a police officer. But Grant isย off limitsย because he knows too much about my past.
But Iโm drawn to him. That damn uniform of his doesnโt hurt either. Itโll be my downfall. I know it.
Whatโs one night of sex going to hurt . . .ย right?
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Iโve always loved Emmy Reeves.
Thatโs why Iโm shocked to see her all these years later. The shy girl I once knew is all grown up.
Adventurous and full of life, she owns my heart now, just as much as she did back then. Convincing her of that is a whole different story.
Iโll give her the one night she asks forโlike thatโs a hardshipโbut when it comes to letting her walk away after, she has another thing coming. Thereโs no way in hell Iโm letting her go this time without a fight.
When life brings you the perfect person at the worst possible timeโฆ
On a weekend visit to Las Vegas to visit his brother, Marine Braeden Daniels meets a woman who challenges him in ways he canโt deny. The best part is she wants what he wants.
No strings. No feelings. Just fun.
AJ is a Las Vegas performer who is finally living her dream. Growing up poor, sheโs determined to succeed at any cost. No one will stand in her wayโnot even a hot Marine who breezes into her life all confidence and a cocky smile.
A few stolen weekends and neither can deny the feelings quickly growing between them. But the obstacles that keep them apart become more devastating when the Marine Corps calls Braeden away for a six-month deployment.
Itโs only six months.
What could possibly happen?
I wasnโt supposed to fall in love with the nanny.
When my wife left, she took the illusion of happiness with her, and Iโve been caught in a free fall ever since. For nine long months, Iโve been fighting to figure out how to be a single dad, how to be alone.
For nine long months, Iโve been failing.
When Hannah walked through the door, I took my first breath since Iโd found myself on my own. She slipped into our lives effortlessly, showing me what Iโve been missing all these years. Because Hannah made me smile when I thought Iโd packed the notion of happiness away with my wedding album.
She was only supposed to be the nanny, but sheโs so much more.
The day my wife left should have been the worst day of my life, but it wasnโt. It was when Hannah walked away, taking my heart with her.
Darlene Montgomery has been to hell and backโฆmore than once. After a stint in jail for drug possession, she is finally clean and ready to start over. Yet another failed relationship is just the motivation she needs to move from New York to San Francisco with the hopes of resurrecting her dance career and discovering that she is more than the sum of her rap sheet. As Darlene struggles in her new city, the last thing she wants is to become entangled with her handsomeโbut crankyโneighbor and his adorable little girl…
Sawyer Haas is weeks away from finishing law school, but exhaustion, dwindling finances, and the pressure to provide for himself and his daughter, Olivia, are wearing him down. A federal clerkship–a job he desperately needs–awaits him after graduation, but only if he passes the Bar Exam. Sawyer doesnโt have the time or patience for the capriciousโif beautifulโdancer who moves into the apartment above his. But Darleneโs easy laugh and cheerful spirit seep into the cracks of his hardened heart, and slowly break down the walls heโs resurrected to keep from being betrayed ever again.
When the parents of Oliviaโs absentee mother come to fight for custody, Sawyer could lose everything. To have any chance at happiness, he must trust Darlene, the woman who has somehow found her way past his brittle barbs, and Darlene must decide how much of her own bruised heart she is willing to give to Sawyer and Olivia, especially when the ghosts of her troubled past refuse to stay buried.
Mind Gameย takes Jane MacGuire back to Scotland where she continues her search for the treasure sheโs been chasing for years. But now sheโs being plagued by dreams of a girl in danger. Who is this girl, and what is she trying to tell Jane? And will Jane figure it out before itโs too lateโfor her and the mysterious young woman? Things are further complicated when Seth Caleb comes back into Janeโs life. This time heโs the one in trouble, and Jane will find herself pulled unexpectedly into his world as she fights to save him.
With the adventure, intrigue, and explosive energy that Iris Johansen fans love,ย Mind Gameย is a high-octane thriller that readers wonโt be able to put down.
The first in a new fantasy duology,ย The Glass Spareย is a gorgeously told tale of love, loss, and deadly power from Lauren DeStefano, the bestselling author of the Chemical Garden series. Perfect for fans of Shannon Hale and Renee Ahdieh.
Wilhelmina Heidle, the fourth child and only daughter of the king of the worldโs wealthiest nation, has grown up in the shadows. Kept hidden from the world in order to serve as a spy for her fatherโwhose obsession with building his empire is causing a warโWil wants nothing more than to explore the world beyond her kingdom, if only her father would give her the chance.
Until one night Wil is attacked, and she discovers a dangerous secret. Her touch turns people into gemstone. At first Wil is horrifiedโbut as she tests its limits, sheโs drawn more and more to the strange and volatile ability. When it leads to tragedy, though, Wil is forced to face the destructive power within her and finally leave her home to seek the truth and a cure.
But finding the key to her redemption puts her in the path of a cursed prince who has his own ideas for what to do with Wilโs power.
With a world on the brink of war and a power of ultimate destruction, can Wil find a way to help the kingdom thatโs turned its back on her, or will she betray her past and her family forever?
Before I Fallย meets โbah, humbugโ in this contemporary YA reimagining ofย A Christmas Carolfromย New York Timesย bestselling author Cynthia Hand.
On Christmas Eve five years ago, seventeen-year-old Holly Chase was visited by three Ghosts who showed her how selfish and spoiled sheโd become. They tried to convince her to mend her ways. She didnโt. And then she died.
Now sheโs stuck working for the top-secret company Project Scroogeโas their latest Ghost of Christmas Past. So far, Hollyโs afterlife has been miserable. But this yearโs Scrooge is different. This yearโs Scrooge might change everythingโฆ
The Afterlife of Holly Chaseย is a witty, poignant, and insightful novel about life, love, and seizing second (or third) chances, perfect for readers who lovedย Before I Fallย orย Dash & Lilyโs Book of Dares.
Sienna Mills knows her alpha males.
They brood.
They growl.
They love the word โmineโ.
After spending her early twenties in and out of relationships with alphas, Sienna used her knowledge to found Alpha Mail, a booming business that allows women to sign up for emails, letters, and texts from their own brooding, red-blooded man.
Her star is on the rise and Sienna is attracting the interest of investors when a mysterious man starts messaging her about the true nature of an alpha. Sheโs got it all wrong, he says, and heโs willing to show her how a real man makes women respond.
The more Sienna hears from him, the more aggravated she becomes. Who does this anonymous, supposed alpha think he is, anyway?
And yetโฆshe canโt deny his messages are becoming the best part of her days. Commitment-phobic Sienna finds herself wanting more from her sensei of seduction. But is she willing to trust her heart to an alpha again?
Years ago, Jake Mallory fell in love all over again with Ashley Donegalโwhile he and the Krewe were investigating a murder that replicated a horrible Civil War death at her familyโs Donegal Plantation.
Now, Ashley and Jake are backโplanning for their wedding, which will take place the following month at Donegal Plantation, her beautiful old antebellum home.
But Halloween is approaching and Ashley is haunted by a ghost warning her of deaths about to come in the city of New Orleans, deaths caused by the same murderer who stole the life of the beautiful ghost haunting her dreams night after night.
At first, Jake is afraid that returning home has simply awakened some of the fear of the pastโฆ
But as Ashley’s nightmares continue, a body count begins to accrue in the cityโฆ
And itโs suddenly a race to stop a killer before Hallowโs Eve comes to a crashing end, with dozens more lives at stake, not to mention heart, soul, and life for Jake and Ashley themselves.
Alex loves Mark. Mark loves Alex. But is love enough?
Since moving to London from the US, twenty-four-year-old Alex Sinclair seems to have it all: a coveted job writing for the theatre, supportive friends, and the man of her dreams gorgeous Irish actor, Mark Keegan. But in the year since the acclaimed debut of her play, Alex and Mark’s lives have been turned upside down.
Thanks to his role on a smash-hit British TV show, Mark is catapulted to stardom. Alex couldn’t be happier until her boyfriend’s popularity and insatiable drive to succeed means they’re apart more than they’re together. Forced to share Mark with showbiz heavy-hitters, intrusive press, and unrelenting fangirls, Alex’s hopes for a stable and committed life with him start to fade. Her struggles with panic attacks, career uncertainty, and Mark’s increasingly worrisome behaviour make her wonder: how much more can she bend before she breaks?
A passionate tale of secrets, loss, and ambition, ‘London, Can You Wait?’ is the eagerly-awaited sequel to Middleton’s debut novel, ‘London Belongs to Me’.
As a former Army Ranger who works for a high intelligence, private security company, Iโve seen my fair share of death, betrayal, and pain.
Iโve lived them.
I trust no one, only my brothers, and my best friend.
I wasnโt always like that. Everything changed the day my parents died and my nation was attacked.
Since then, family comes first. Work is my mistress.
Nothing else matters.
That is, until she walked into my life.
Short dress, long, tanned legs, and honey eyes that make me weak.
Sheโs chaos.
Sheโs sunshine and daffodils.
Sheโs loud.
Sheโs a fighter.
Sheโs a dreamer.
Sheโs everything I hate.
Why is it so hard to walk away from her?
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