Week of October 16, 2023
From the bestselling author ofย This Is Not How It Endsย comes a moving novel of two unfinished love stories and the music and lyrics that bring them together.
Journalist Cecilia James is a sucker for a love song. So when she stumbles across a clue to the identity of the muse for one of rockโs greatest, she devotes herself to uncovering the truth, even as her own relationship is falling apart.
While writing an article forย Rolling Stone, Cecilia works to reveal the mystery that has intrigued fans and discovers a classic tale of two soulmates separated by fate and circumstance. Rock star Eddie Vee once sang with his soul, dedicating love songs to Sara Friedman, his inspiration and first love. Now, Eddie takes refuge in anonymity, closed off to the past. Sara, too, has distanced herself from their love, moving thousands of miles away to live the life she once railed against. As Eddie and Sara tentatively open up to Cecilia about broken dreams, she struggles to give them a happy ending. In the process, she learns that broken hearts can be healedโeven her own.
What You Do To Meย is the story of a love song and of the triumph of the heart over the greatest of odds. Even for those who have written off love forever.
#1ย New York Timesย bestselling author John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a stunning new legal thriller that marks the return of Mitch McDeere, the brilliant hero ofย The Firm.
What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert & Locke and fled the country? The answer is inย The Exchange,ย the riveting sequel toย The Firm,ย the blockbuster thrillerย that launched the careerย of Americaโs favorite storyteller. It is now fifteen years later, and Mitch and Abby are living in Manhattan, where Mitch is a partner at the largest law firmย in the world. When a mentor in Rome asks him for a favor that will take him far from home, Mitch finds himself at the center of a sinister plot that has worldwideย implicationsโand once again endangers his colleagues, friends, and family. Mitch has becomeย a master at staying one step ahead of his adversaries, but this time thereโs nowhereย to hide.
FAKE AMNESIA. REAL FEELINGS? REAL PROBLEMS.
Sam Becker lovesโor, okay, likesโhis job. Sure, managing a bed and bath retailer isn’t exactly glamorous, but it’s good work and he gets on well with the band of misfits who keep the store running. He could see himself being content here for the long haul. Too bad, then, that the owner is an infuriating git.
Jonathan Forest should never have hired Sam. It was a sentimental decision, and Jonathan didn’t get where he is by following his heart. Determined to set things right, Jonathan orders Sam down to London for a difficult talkโฆonly for a panicking Sam to trip, bump his head, and maybe accidentally imply he doesn’t remember anything?
Faking amnesia seemed like a good idea when Sam was afraid he was getting sacked, but now he has to deal with the reality of Jonathan’s guiltโas well as the unsettling fact that his surly boss might have a softer side to him. There’s an unexpected freedom in getting a second shot at a first impressionโฆbut as Sam and Jonathan grow closer, can Sam really bring himself to tell the truth, or will their future be built entirely on one impulsive lie?
When I met Thayer Holmes, I had no idea how much he would single-handedly change my life.
Our journey hasnโt been an easy one, but it has been ours.
Weโve fought through the impossible and come out stronger because of it.
But happily-ever-after isnโt a destination. Itโs a never-ending road trip with bumps along the way.
Some bumps are bigger than others, but none of it matters as long as we have each other, right?
It was supposed to be a fresh start. A small town where I could hide my little girl from the shadows that haunt us. A place where I could keep us safe.
The last thing I expected wasย him.
A surly, broody mountain of a man who helps me save an injured deer in a snowstorm.
Now, Roan Hartley keeps showing up with his glowers and grimaces. But they only make his rare smiles and the gentle way he talks to my daughter mean that much more.
When forces from my past find us, Roan is determined to keep us safeโeven if that means sleeping on my ancient couch every night.
As days turn to weeks, his touch has my walls crashing down. But someone out there doesnโt want me to find happiness. He doesnโt want me left breathing at allโฆ
All Nova Williams wants is a magical first Christmas on board her narrowboat, Majestic. Movies, carols, and a hint of sparkle.
Until her Hollywood A-lister and Christmas-hating best friend hammers on her door in the middle of the night.
Only now, heโs looking at her in ways that make her believe Christmas wishes do sometimes come true.
All Presley James wants is to hide from the press and save his detonated career. And there is only one place he can go.
To Nova and her narrowboat.
Except the confined space of Majestic must be messing with his brain. Surely he doesnโtย reallyย want to kiss his best friend, until he finds himself doing just that as their feelings boil over.
But when Presley’s agent suggests a fake relationship with a leading actress to save his career, he faces a choice. Stay with Nova and lose the career he loves, or go back to LA and lose the woman he’s falling in love with.
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