Week of May 24, 2021
From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jewel E. Ann comes a novel so heartfelt and real it redefines the meaning of love.
Iโm the wrong guy in the right place the night I steal Tatum Bradshaw from another man. When she mistakes me for her blind date, I decide she deserves a man who shows up on time โฆ like me. Emmett Riley, Mr. Punctual.
Once I confess my true identity and convince her Iโm not a creepโjust a thiefโitโs only a matter of time before my sexy smile and quick wit claim her heart, her hand in marriage, and the perfect life.
Unfortunately, perfection is an illusion, like the promises of our wedding vows. No one can prepare for the unimaginableโthe heartbreaking exception to all the rules in life.
When thirty seconds destroys everything, I have to find a new existence and keep my promise to always love our daughter, Lucy, the most.
For Lucy, I will keep a secret, and I will watch my wife drift into the arms of another man.
Given the chance โฆ can I reclaim my wife and the pieces of our life?
This story contains sensitive subject matter.
Return to the beloved world of Julie Murphyโs #1ย New York Timesย bestsellingย Dumplinโโnow a popular Netflix feature film starring Jennifer Anistonโin this fabulously joyful, final companion novel about drag, prom, and embracing your inner Queen.
Waylon Russell Brewer is a fat, openly gay boy stuck in the small West Texas town of Clover City. His plan is to bide his time until he can graduate, move to Austin with his twin sister, Clementine, and finally go Full Waylon so that he can live his Julie-the-hills-are-alive-with-the-sound-of-music-Andrews truth.
So when Clementine deviates from their master plan right after Waylon gets dumped, he throws caution to the wind and creates an audition tape for his favorite TV drag show,ย Fiercest of Them All. What he doesnโt count on is the tape getting accidentally shared with the entire school. . . . As a result, Waylon is nominated for prom queen as a joke. Clemโs girlfriend, Hannah Perez, also receives a joke nomination for prom king.
Waylon and Hannah decide thereโs only one thing to do: runโand leave high school with a bang. A very glittery bang. Along the way, Waylon discovers that there is a lot more to running for prom court than campaign posters and plastic crowns, especially when he has to spend so much time with the very cute and infuriating prom king nominee Tucker Watson.
Waylon will need to learn that the best plan for tomorrow is living for today . . . especially with the help of some fellow queens. . . .
In this steamy and emotional contemporary romance from aย New York Timesย bestselling author, two damaged souls must overcome the pain of their pasts to have the love they’ve always dreamed of.
Hattie Yates has finally met the man of her dreams. Yet years of abuse from her demanding father have left her petrified of disappointment. Sheโs already failed to reach her goal of becoming a professional ballerinaโshe canโt handle the terrible consequences of another dream becoming a nightmare. But when a stalker sets their sights on Hattie, thereโs only one man she dares to hope can help . . .
Axl Pantera knows Hattie is the only woman for him. Yet despite the attraction burning between them, Hattie refuses to let him in. The former soldier is determined to woo her into letting down her walls. And when danger comes calling, heโs up against more than her wary and bruised heart. Axl will do anything to prove to Hattie that theyโre meant to be, but first, heโll need to keep her safe.
#1ย New York Timesย bestselling author Susan Mallery pens a love story of a different sortโฆa heartfelt tale of friendship between two women who used to be sisters.
Once upon a time, when her dad married Sageโs mom, Daisy was thrilled to get a bright and shiny new sister. But Sage was beautiful and popular, everything Daisy was not, and she made sure Daisy knew it.
Sage didnโt have Daisyโs smartsโshe had to go back a grade to enroll in the fancy rich-kid school. So she used her popularity as a weapon, putting Daisy down to elevate herself. After the divorce, the stepsistersโ rivalry continued until the final, improbable straw: Daisy married Sageโs first love, and Sage fled California.
Eighteen years, two kids and one troubled marriage later, Daisy never expectsโor wantsโto see Sage again. But when the little sister they have in common needs them both, they put aside their differences to care for Cassidy. As long-buried truths are revealed, no one is more surprised than they when friendship blossoms.
Their fragile truce is threatened by one careless act that could have devastating consequences. They could turn their backs on each other againโฆor they could learn to forgive once and for all and finally become true sisters of the heart.
#1ย New York Timesย bestselling author Nora Roberts presentsย Legacy, a new novel of a mother and a daughter, of ambition and romance, and of a traumatic past reawakened by a terrifying threatโฆ
Adrian Rizzo was seven when she met her father for the first time. That was the day he nearly killed herโbefore her mother, Lina, stepped in.
Soon after, Adrian was dropped off at her grandparentsโ house in Maryland, where she spent a long summer drinking lemonade, playing with dogs, making a new best friendโand developing the stirrings of a crush on her friendโs ten-year-old brother. Lina, meanwhile, traveled the country promoting her fitness brand and turning it into a billion-dollar business. There was no point in dwelling on the past.
A decade later, Adrian has created her own line of yoga and workout videos, following in Linaโs footsteps but intent on maintaining creative control. And sheโs just as cool-headed and ambitious as her mother. They arenโt close, but theyโre cordialโas long as neither crosses the other.
But while Lina dismisses the death threats that Adrian starts getting as a routine part of her daughterโs growing celebrity, Adrian canโt help but find the vicious rhymes unsettling. Year after year, they keep arrivingโthe postmarks changing, but the menacing tone the same. They continue after she returns to Maryland and becomes reacquainted with Raylan, her childhood crush, all grown up and as gorgeously green-eyed as ever. Sometimes it even seems like the terrifying messages are indeed routine, like nothing will come of them. Until the murders start, and the escalation beginsโฆ
Inย The Promised Queen, the thrilling finale to Jeffe Kennedy’s Forgotten Empires trilogy, the fate of the world hangs in the balance as Con, Lia, and their allies sacrifice everything in a final bid to destroy the corrupt empire.
Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, the lush romantic fantasy world of the Forgotten Empires series will sweep you away.
Claim the hand that wears the ring, and the empire falls.
Conrรญ, former Crown Prince of Oriel, claimed the hand that wears the Abiding Ring, but the prophecy remains unfulfilled. Queen Euthalia of Calanthe returned to her island kingdom, but broken in mind and body. With the blood of war unleashing ancient terrors, Calanthe isnโt the haven it once was.
Lia must use her magical bond with Calanthe to save their people while Con fights to hold off the vengeful Emperor Anure and his wizards. Con and Lia will have to trust in each otherโand in loveโto fend off ultimate disaster.
She would know the world of vengeful gods and monsters, and the lengths one would go for love. And nothing would ever be the same for her again.
Gifted thief Romeria has flourished from her days as a street kid pilfering wallets to survive. Now she thrives, stealing jewels from the rich under the involuntary employ of New York Cityโs most notorious crime boss. But when an enigmatic woman secures her services at swordpoint, Romeria is plunged into a startling realm of opposing thrones, warring elven, and elemental magic she cannot begin to fathom.
Her quest is straightforward: Steal a stone from Islorโs sacred garden without anyone discovering her true identity, which would earn her certain death. But the identity she has inexplicably assumed is that of the captured Ybarisan princessโan enemy to Islor after she poisoned their beloved king and queen on the day she was to marry the prince.
Her betrothed, the newly crowned King Zander, detests her with every grain of his handsome being. Fortunately for Romeria, she is more valuable to him alive than dead. Zander gives her a choice: life in a cell, or an acquittal of all charges in exchange for her help in exposing the growing plot against him.
Romeria sees no other option and embraces the tricky role of smitten queen-to-be until she can escape, a ruse that brings her far closer to the king than she anticipated and threatens more than her safety. As she digs deeper into this sacred garden and the ancient feud between Ybaris and Islor, she discovers monstrous truths that could spell ruin for all.
Double double, twins spell troubleโฆ
Hunter and Mercy Goode are twin witches, direct descendants of the founder of their town of Goodeville. As their ancestors have done before them, it is now time for the twins to learn what it means to be Gatekeepersโthe protectors of the Gates to different underworlds, ancient portals between their world and realms where mythology rules and nightmares come to life.
When their mother becomes the first victim in a string of murders, the devastated sisters vow to avenge her death. But it will take more than magic to rein in the ancient mythological monsters whoโve infected their peaceful town.
Now Hunter and Mercy must come together and accept their destiny or risk being separated for good.
โThis is the hopeful book we all need right now. I loved it!โโEmily Giffin, #1ย New York Timesย bestselling authorย ofย The Lies That Bind
Sometimes all you need is one person to really see you.ย
Piper Parrish’s life on Frick Islandโa tiny, remote town smack in the middle of the Chesapeake Bayโis nearly perfect. Well, aside from one pesky detail: Her darling husband, Tom, is dead. When Tom’s crab boat capsized and his body wasn’t recovered, Piper, rocked to the core, did a most peculiar thing: carried on as if her husband was not only still alive, but right there beside her, cooking him breakfast, walking him to the docks each morning, meeting him for their standard Friday night dinner date at the One-Eyed Crab. And what were the townspeople to do but go along with their beloved widowed Piper?
Anders Caldwellโs career is not going well. A young ambitious journalist, heโd rather hoped heโd be a national award-winning podcaster by now, rather than writing fluff pieces for a small town newspaper. But when he gets an assignment to travel to the remote Frick Island and cover their boring annual Cake Walk fundraiser, he stumbles upon a much more fascinating tale: an entire town pretending to see and interact with a man who does not actually exist. Determined itโs the career-making story heโs been needing for his podcast, Anders returns to the island to begin covert research and spend more time with the enigmatic Piperโbut he has no idea out of all the lives heโs about to upend, itโs his that will change the most.
USA Todayย bestselling author Colleen Oakleyย deliversย an unforgettable love story about an eccentric community, a grieving widow, and an outsider who slowly learns that sometimes faith is more important than the facts.
The Sunday Times number one best-selling author
The six DโApliรจse sisters have each been on their own incredible journey to discover their heritage, but they still have one question left unanswered: who and where is the seventh sister?
They only have one clue โ an image of a star-shaped emerald ring. The search to find the missing sister will take them across the globe; from New Zealand to Canada, England, France and Ireland, uniting them all in their mission to at last complete their family.
In doing so, they will slowly unearth a story of love, strength and sacrifice that began almost one hundred years ago, as other brave young women risk everything to change the world around them.
The Missing Sister is the seventh instalment in Lucinda Rileyโs multimillion copy epic series.
Discover yourself at the heart of history.
Forbidden bad boy. Best friend’s little sister. An undeniable attraction. He’s determined to push her away. She’s determined to stay.
“Romantic and heartwarming! Tangled is five big stars! A top read for 2021!” Adriana Locke, USA Today Bestselling Author
Iโve known Gray Baldwin my entire life.
Heโs an arrogant frat boy with a red Solo cup permanently attached to his hand.
And heโs my brotherโs best friend.
Heโs made it his personal mission to annoy me and when he sets his mind to something, he rarely fails.
But when Gray and I end up at the same college, we canโt seem to stay away from one another.
Iโm supposed to hate him, but when Iโm alone with Gray, everything changes.
It turns out there is more to this boy than I ever knew.
Our attraction is something that canโt be extinguished.
But Gray is determined to push me away.
And Iโm determined to stay.
Tangled is book two in the Willow Springs Series and is a stand-alone novel.
Iโm Jake Masterson, single dad, and the General Manager of Seattleโs NHL team. I walked away from a career as a player so I could raise my daughter. For the last twenty-plus years, Queenie has been my main priority, but now sheโs getting married.
And thereโs a small complication.
A beautiful, sexy complication named Hanna.
Sheโs my son-in-lawโs older sister. Or at least thatโs how they were raised. The truth is a little more scandalous than that.
Iโve been drawn to her from the moment I laid eyes on her. And I spent months trying to keep a lid on that attraction.
Until we finally give in.
It starts with one searing kiss, but quickly ends with us between the sheetsโand in the shower, and the hot tub, you get the pictureโand turns into months of sneaking around.
Hereโs the problem: we live on opposite ends of the country. It canโt be anything but casual. And as Iโve already saidโฆitโs complicated.
But when Hanna finds out sheโs pregnantโฆsuddenly things get real serious.
Twenty-one-year-old Sullivan Meadows just unleashed the biggest bomb-drop on her overprotective dad. She’s dating a ruggedly handsome Banks Morettiย andย a swoon-worthy hot Akara Kitsuwon.
Two men.
Two bodyguards.
One polyamorous relationship.
Nothing can prepare Sulli for her dad’s hot-tempered reaction. And the fallout isn’t the only explosion Sulli, Akara, and Banks are facing.
More family drama leaves them at odds with people they love, and Sulli finds herself striving to prove that she’s all grown up. Her determination comes at–knock knock.
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