Week of November 7, 2022
From #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer comes a romantic comedy about an accidental relationship between three smitten menโฆand one commitment phobic woman.
Elise Brandeis has never won a Pulitzerโand she never will. At least not while sheโs delivering sandwiches at the Gotham Times, instead of working there as an actual reporter. Her only shot at seeing her byline in print is to prove to the no nonsense managing editor that she has a nose for news. And sheโs got just the story to grab her elusive attention.
Right after she delivers this turkey on ciabatta.
Chasing down leads brings Elise to Roosevelt Island, but just when the trail of clues begins to take shape, she gets stuck. Literally. On a cable car with three strangers who couldnโt be more different. An uptight rugby coach, a construction worker and a former adult film star she pretends not to recognize a little too well.
At first, Elise wants nothing more than to be rescued ASAP.
An hour later, everything has changed. By pure happenstance, four separate journeys have collided in an intense, meaningful way. Suddenly, disentangling their lives feels more impossible than winning that Pulitzer. Good thing Elise is too busy proving herself at work to consider three boyfriends. Nobody has time for thatโeven if they make giving in feel oh so right. But three heads are better than one and these loners will teach themselves to work together to win Elise over foreverโฆ
And more importantly, keep their dirty socks off her floor.
Three couples rent a luxury cabin in the woods for a weekend getaway to die for in this chilling locked-room thriller byNew York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger.
What could be more restful than a weekend getaway with family and friends? An isolated luxury cabin in the woods, spectacular views, a hot tub and a personal chef. Hannahโs generous brother found the listing online. The reviews are stellar. Itโll be three couples on this trip with good food, good company and lots of R & R.
But the dreamy weekend is about to turn into a nightmare.
A deadly storm is brewing. The rental host seems just a little too present. The personal chef reveals that their beautiful house has a spine-tingling history. And the friends have their own complicated past, with secrets that run blood deep.
How well does Hannah know her brother, her own husband? Can she trust her best friend? Meanwhile, someone is determined to ruin the weekend, looking to exact a payback for deeds long buried. Who is the stranger among them?
A masquerade ball brings together an NFL player and a penniless princess in this smart and sexy romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills.
Levelheaded Francesca Lane never thought sheโd miss her own wedding. But when her fiancรฉ betrays her, she puts on her wedding dress and ditches the altar for a masquerade ballโat an exclusive lifestyle club.
There, she meets unknown-to-her NFL star Tuck Avery, dressed as a prince and hiding behind a maskโheโs there to celebrate his birthday. For one night, Francesca and Tuck indulge in a wickedly incognito affair. No names. No strings. And the masks donโt come off.
Unfortunately, Francesca realizes quickly that her masked prince is the wealthy jock who lives in the penthouse of her apartment building. His hobbies include parties and supermodelsโor so the tabloids say. Getting tangled up with a shallow jerk is the last thing Francesca needs right now, so she vows to keep Tuck from recognizing her (not that sheโs his type anyway).
But fate has a teeny-tiny trick up her sleeveโฆa plus sign on a pregnancy test. Can this tormented prince accept love, or will he push his princess away forever?
From the New York Times bestselling author of Something in the Water, Mr. Nobody, and The Disappearing Act. . . .
THE RULES
1. Listen carefully
2. Do your research
3. Trust no one
4. Run for your life
Harriet Reed, a novelist on the brink of literary stardom, is newly engaged to Edward Holbeck, the heir of an extremely powerful family. And even though Edward has long tried to severe ties with them, news of the coupleโs marital bliss has the Holbecks inching back into their lives.
As Harriet is drawn into their lavish world, the family seems perfectly welcoming. So when Edwardโs father, Robert, hands Harriet a tape of a book heโs been working on, she is desperate to listen.
But as she presses play, itโs clear that this isnโt just a novel. Itโs a confession.
A confession to a grisly crime. A murder. And, suddenly, the game is in motion.
Feeling isolated and confused, Harriet must work out if this is part of a plan to test her loyalty. Or something far darker. What is it that Robert sees in her? Why give her the power to destroy everything?
This might be a game to the Holbeck familyโbut losing might still prove deadly.
READY OR NOT, HERE THEY COME . . .
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kylie Scott comes a new story in her Stage Dive seriesโฆ
When the Stage Dive crew decides to help, they do it in a big way.
Nanny and housekeeper Jude has been going through a dry patch. Getting ready to dip her toes back into the dating pool is a little nerve racking. And the offers of assistance from her boss, David Ferris, and his band are not helping. Right up until music producer Dean Jennings arrives to work on the bandโs latest album.
But Dean is more than a little wary of dating anyone with anything to do with the Stage Dive crew after losing Lena to lead singer Jimmy Ferris all those years ago. Can Jude a) Convince the crew to stay out of her business and b) Woo the man of her dreams?
Once upon a time, Emmett Mercier was the golden boy of St. Johnโs Boarding School. The crown prince of his fatherโs vast business empire, unapologetically attractiveโฆoh, and fluent in French.
At school, I kept a picture of him hidden beneath my pillow, a tiny token of my adolescent infatuation, but I might as well have been worshiping a distant demigod. He was hardly aware of my existence. I was far too young, and he was far too consequentialโuntil one day we found ourselves alone together in the dark library and struck up a friendshipโฆof sorts.
But in the years since leaving St. Johnโs, Iโve no longer bothered yearning for Emmett. What a useless dream. I would have gone crazy trying to keep up with his jet-setting life. Which Parisian hotel is he calling home now? Is there some new lithe model draping herself across his lap today?
My negligence comes back to bite me. Iโm ill-prepared the day he strides into my art gallery. Thereโs only a mere trace of the boy I once knew. Self-assured, handsome, intoxicatingโEmmett is more man than I can handle.
Thereโs no room for him in my gilded cage. My life is planned to a T. From where I go to how I dress, it all depends on the calculated whims of my grandmother. Soon, Iโll even dutifully walk down the aisle toward a man of her choosing.
Emmett canโt stand my obedience. Now that weโve rekindled our friendship, heโs intent on unearthing my heartโs true motives.
And therein lies the problem: I was doing just fine without him, but now that heโs rattling the bars of my cage, Iโm forced to acknowledge the truth.
Once upon a time, Emmett Mercier was all I wanted. The midnight wanderings, the whispered nothings, the unbearable longingโthey etched indelible marks on my soul. Even now, after all these years, my heart is only fluent in one language.
Forbidden French.
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