Week of October 31, 2022
New York Timesย andย USA Todayย bestselling author Larissa Ione returns with a new story in her Demonica seriesโฆ
He was an assassin. She was his lover.
And his victim.
Now, years later, sheโs back from the dead and looking for vengeance.
Thanks to an unexpected and fortuitous disaster, Tavinโs contract with the underworldโs Assassin Guild was broken decades early. But instead of freedom, heโs suffocated by guilt and regret. In many ways, heโs more trapped than he was before. In an attempt to numb his pain, he works at Underworld General Hospital, saving people instead of killing them. But nothing can diminish the memory of assassinating the female he lovedโฆnot even the knowledge that heโd done it to spare her an even worse fate.
Deja remembers all of her dozens of former lives, and she knows that she only found love in one of themโฆuntil her lover murdered her. As a soul locked inside the nightmarish boundaries of demon hell, she stewed in hatred until a single, fateful event gave her one more shot at life.
And at revenge.
Now another specter from the past is threatening them both. Can two damaged people overcome their history to save not only themselves, but a second chance at love?
I seduced her for revengeโฆbut I wonโt let up until sheโs mine
Iโm Xavian Costaโfinancial master, maverick, and manwhore. Since my dad ran out before I was born and my best friend slept with the woman I intended to marry, I donโt get close to people. But Parker, who poached my ex, is now a bestselling author with a movie deal, and heโs modeled his villain after me to ruin my reputation. I want revenge.
Then his innocent little sister, all grown up, traipses into my office. To save her burgeoning business, she needs a fake fiancรฉ. Since sheโs the sexiest brunette Iโve ever seen, Iโm happy to helpโfor a price.
We begin our whirlwind โengagement,โ and I get to know Corinne, not as the gawky teenager I remember, but as a beautiful woman.. Sheโs sweet, sassy, and smart as hell. I admire her kindness. I relate to her ambition. And I love the way she moans when I take her to bed. Soon, Iโm falling and questioning my plans to use her to destroy Parker. But when our sham blows up in my face, Iโll have to prove to Corinne that I feel more than desire for her until she says yes for real.
The Seaside Chronicle
November 1, 2022
Keepinโ it Reel
Seasiders,
We all know the youngest Bradley sibling must be the most carefree of the bunch. Last this writer heard, Palmer was employed with at least five different jobs. Pet walker, house sitter, vet receptionist, nanny, and the least of my favorite, pooper scooper. To each her own, I guess.
Word on the docks is Palmer has caught the eye of our latest new Seaside resident and single dad, Mason Bryan. Oh, his little boy, Charlie, is just the sweetest thing. A little seagull has planted in my ear that Palmer will be Charlieโs new nannyโฆdonโt worry, Seasiders, Iโve got my ear to the ground and will keep you updated on this latest development.
Fair winds and following seas!
‘Tis the season for a Bromance Book Club matchmaking mission! This time, they’re pulling out the mistletoe for everyone’s favorite country music star, Colton, and his second chance at love.
Country musicโs golden boy Colton Wheeler felt the most perfect harmony when he was with Gretchen Winthrop. But for her, it was a love-him-and-leave-him situation. A year later, Colton is struggling to push his music forward in a new direction. If it werenโt about to be the most magical time of year and the support of the Bromance Book Club, heโd be wallowing in self-pity.
Itโs hard for immigration attorney Gretchen not to feel a little Scrooge-ish about the excess of Christmas when her clients are scrambling to afford their rent. So when her estranged, wealthy family reaches out with an offer that will allow her to better serve the community, sheโs unable to say no. She just needs to convince Colton to be the new face of her familyโs whiskey brand. No big deal….
Colton agrees to consider Gretchenโs offer in exchange for three dates before Christmas. With the help of the Bromance Book Club, Colton throws himself into the task of proving to her thereโs a spark between them. But Gretchen and Coltonย will both need to overcome the ghosts of Christmas past to build a future together.
Jane Ladling presents the perfect fail-proof recipe to spice up the holidays. Or ruin them. Bakerโs choice!
Mix a murderous cat with a goofy corgi. (Ignore any hissing. That definitely probably means the two ingredients are blending amazingly well.) Then add a landlocked cemetery allegedly peppered with gold-stuffed coffins. Whisk in a gravekeeper convinced a family curse forever dooms her to lose any man she loves. Marinate with a ridiculously charming special agent whose muscles and lopsided smile make her forget said curse. Toss in a pinch of mystery courtesy of an old, coded treasure map and crank up the heat. Broil, baby!
If no one dies, serve with a smile. If they do, smile wider.
And maybe, just maybe, Jane can solve a series of bewildering clues, end the curse for good, and finally find her own happily ever after. Or not.
From the bestselling author ofย Boyfriend Materialย comes a sweet and scrumptious romantic comedy about facing your insecurities, finding love, and baking it off, no matterย whatย people say.ย
Paris Daillencourt is a recipe for disaster. Despite his passion for baking, his cat, and his classics degree, constant self-doubt and second-guessing have left him a curdled, directionless mess. So when his roommate enters him inย Bake Expectations,ย the nationโs favourite baking show, Paris is sure heโll be the first one sent home.
But not only does he win week oneโs challengeโhe meets fellow contestant Tariq Hassan. Sure, heโs the competition, but heโs also cute and kind, with more confidence than Paris could ever hope to have. Still, neither his growing romance with Tariq nor his own impressive bakes can keep Parisโs fear of failure from spoiling his happiness. And when the showโs vicious fanbase confirms his worst anxieties, Parisโs confidence is torn apart quicker than tear-and-share bread.
But if Paris can find the strength to face his past, his future, and the chorus of hecklers that live in his brain, heโll realize itโs the sweet things in life that he really deserves.
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