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Two Hearts in a Grave by Pamela Harju

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Two Hearts in a Grave by Pamela Harju

There is a lot of sadness in Jeff.

Jeff and Hazel are in love. Life should be so simple, but an incident in Jeff’s past haunts him to the point that he becomes a recluse. As his band prepares to release its first album after the tragedy, Hazel watches as Jeff’s passions turn into obsessions. When Jeff’s sorrow gets the best of him and alienates Hazel from her friends, the couple has to finally face the truth of what happened three years earlier…

Will Jeff’s grief tear their love apart?

TWO HEARTS IN A GRAVE is an evocative read for those who like their love stories with a twist.

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Defending the Reaper by G.K. Brady

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Defending the Reaper by G.K. Brady

Blizzard captain Dave Grimson’s life is as tangled as a wad of skate laces—and it’s a mess of his own making. Used to being in charge, “the Grim Reaper” has become the team leader in name only. Adding insult to injury, he finds himself dumped and single. Though he’s determined to piece his life back together, it’s time to leave his team and his city behind. What he needs is a trade and a fresh start. Dating? He’s leaving that behind too, until he collides with Ellie Hendricks. Literally.

Ellie is fighting to keep her landscaping company afloat before it gets buried under the mountain of debt her ex left behind. The last thing she needs is Dave Grimson crashing into her life. Besides, Dave is big and growly and so not her type—even if she did have time to give him a second look. Which she doesn’t.

Dave’s determined to make up for the damage his careless behavior has caused Ellie. What begins as a good intention, however, leads somewhere he never expected, and his well-guarded heart starts to show some cracks. Ellie’s unlike any woman he’s ever known. She’s unimpressed by his money, his celebrity, and him. All she wants from Dave is to have her van fixed. But he didn’t get where he is by backing away from challenges, and he’s not backing away from this one either—until he has to face-off against his demons.

As Dave lowers his defenses, Ellie catches a glimpse of something tender—and very compelling. But Dave has secrets he’s locked away, and she can’t solve them or his mixed signals. To understand Dave’s every unspoken word, she’s going to have to read between the lines.

Keeping it casual is the smart play, but Dave and Ellie’s mutual attraction won’t be denied, and it pulls them into the deep end … until those secrets come home to roost, threatening to crush the shaky trust they’ve built. Can they keep their heads above water, or will they be caught in a surge that drowns them both?

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The Count’s Castaway by Aubrey Wynne

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The Count’s Castaway by Aubrey Wynne

He’s escaping his past… She’s running to her future… The present just got interesting.

Narrow escapes seem to Count Alexandre Lecrois’s lot in life. Fleeing France as a boy during the Reign of Terror, he’s a man with no country and soon takes to the sea in search of his destiny.The Napoleonic Wars have filled his pockets and his quenched his zeal for excitement, but his heart remains hollow. When he discovers a feisty stowaway on board, he resists the squall of emotion she stirs within him.

Two lonely souls find passion on the turbulent waters of the Atlantic, each a fugitive of their past. As land draws near, Zander is torn between his desire for Katie and his hunger for the sea. Can love survive once the ship has anchored, or will their newfound happiness founder?

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The Perfect Escape by A.L. Long

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The Perfect Escape by A.L. Long

Some would say that revenge is nothing more than returning the favor, but it is much more than that for me.

Reyna McCall may have been my only leverage against the man who took everything from me, but now she is much more than that.

The game has changed, so have the players, but not even that will stop me from getting her back.

My rules, my way. There is only room for one winner.

A.L. Long brings another captivating dark romance with The Perfect Escape which is Book Two in the Sinful Pleasures Series. ( It is recommended to read Book One of the Sinful Pleasures Series, The Perfect Wife)

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Torn Hearts by Valenciya Lyons

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Torn Hearts by Valenciya Lyons

Hazel, a recent college graduate, donates a kidney to save her ailing boyfriend only to discover he has been cheating with her younger sister. With two relationships in shambles, she moves out of her parents’ home and immerses herself in work. Then she meets the sexy neighbor next door who is willing to help her heal her heart. But will she let him?

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Legacy (Saga of the Bold People 2) by M.D. Grimm

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Legacy (Saga of the Bold People 2) by M.D. Grimm

To pursue his future, Leopold must first understand his past.

What does a former assassin do when he’s not out there… well… assassinating? Saving his species from extinction, of course.

At least, that’s what Leopold wants to do with every molecule in his body. But the task won’t be fast or easy, and he can’t do it alone. Enter Mastrodai—a mrrog prince who has absolutely no desire to rule, much to his father’s exasperation. He craves the ability to prove his worth as a mate and to somehow atone for his actions that led to Leopold’s torture at the hands of an enemy. Making humans official would be a good start.

But politics rule no matter what the species, and Mastrodai has to maneuver carefully and risk what he has built to give his mate what he deserves. And when he realizes both he and Leopold have deeper feelings for Alex, one of Mastrodai’s human slave women, he knows his future is out among the stars with his humans, not planet-bound with his kin.

Unfortunately, before they can set their plan into motion, Leopold receives a vision that sends him reeling and questioning everything he knows about himself. A vision he must investigate, back to where he began—Lex, the backwater planet where he spent his early years, and where he swore never to return.

Trigger Warning: Includes violence throughout, PTSD, a scene of graphic torture, and the start of a consensual menage relationship.

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Featured Book: Harvest Moon Wish and Other Short Stories: Fictional tales on a ride of twists, turns, and the unexpected by Elle Stockton

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Hitchcockian suspense with an unexpected twist!

A small town’s resident paranormal expert goes missing. The fiancé of a God-fearing, churchgoing woman of means starts choking. A swimmer splashes through hurdles. Two lonely people, living far apart, make a wish upon a brilliant harvest moon. A forty-eight-year-old mechanic has a nervous habit of throwing lit matches on the ground. A landlord falls for her tenant’s low, soft voice. The owner of a roadside diner lives in hock to a surly pawnbroker. A svelte redhead in a black dress and spiked high heels returns a favor in a hospital. A young female finds herself married to someone she doesn’t know. Secrets await discovery in Room 42. A woman attempts to outrun her past by applying for a position as a nanny. The music of a mysterious mandolin player circles the watchtower in a small fishing village. A lithe female draped in a flowing, translucent gown takes a surprising turn in a tango. Traveling with light luggage may prove dangerous to one’s health. Darkness on the mean streets of Southern California transcends to intoxicating love.

Sixty stories of suspense, laughter, love, heartbreak, curiosity, mystery, and magic unfold in Harvest Moon Wish and Other Short Stories. This collection takes the reader into characters’ life experiences, spanning time and continents from birth to death and beyond those boundaries. In the flavor of O. Henry with Alfred Hitchcock’s flair for suspense, readers who enjoy twists, turns, and the unexpected should find these tales engaging, challenging, and enjoyable.

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Life’s Not Over Yet by Vidisha Chandna Dua

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Life can be magical as well as painful. The best way to enjoy the magic or survive the pain is to surround yourselves with the people who love you.
Trisha was at the point in her life where everything was coming into place as she had planned and then a personal tragedy ruins everything.
What is she going to do now? Give up on her dreams or take one day at a time and start rebuilding her life again

Targeted Age Group:: above 55 years

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
Here’s how I got the idea to write ‘Life’s Not Over Yet’.

I decided to take a break from work once my daughter was born. It was supposed to be a two or three-year break but somehow turned out to be more than that. I started thinking about my life, people I have met over the years, places I have been to and life’s many surprises.

There was one such person that I kept thinking about, a woman in her mid-sixties or early seventies hiking in Svalbard, Norway. I always wanted to see Northern Lights so we booked a flight to Svalbard. I did not get to see the Northern Lights as we went at the wrong time but the trip was worth it as Svalbard is a beautiful, quiet place. Once, while hiking, we stopped as we were tired and started taking pictures, when I saw her I could not believe that at that age she had more stamina than us considering we were half her age. We talked with her for a while before she continued her hike.

There was another time when we took a train ride from Oslo to Bergen in Norway. We met a group of elderly women who were going together on a trip. They were so active and full of life. I always thought, after a certain age you retire and stay at home as by that time your health is not at its best. But seeing these women changed my perception of life. Everything is in your hands, if you take care of your health, it will take care of your life.

Apart from thinking about my past, I was also struggling with what I wanted to do with my life. For as long as I can remember, my life would invariably change every five to six years, whether it was moving to a new place or a different job. My life kept changing and without realizing it, I had come to love it. Now my life was moving at a slow pace, not going anywhere as if the kind of life I wanted was over. My family suggested that I write a book to get my mind of off it. I was getting restless when I thought about those active women from Norway and the idea for ‘Life’s Not Over Yet’ came to me. Then in three weeks’ time I had written my first Romance Novella. My life has changed again, hopefully bringing with it, new adventures for the next five or six years, maybe more, we will just have to wait and see.

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Love Will Find You by Vidisha Chandna Dua

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Trisha was full of life and hope when she graduated but soon got frustrated with life for not giving her what she wanted. Her life is turned around when she finds a job of her dreams and falls in love only to have her heart broken, again.
What will she do now?
Will she ever find love again?

Targeted Age Group:: 20-30 years

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
How do you know you have fallen in love for real?

You don’t. Sometimes it is perfect other times you realize it wasn’t the way you imagined it to be. There could be many reasons for it, different viewpoints, or different way of living, not being honest in a relationship or not getting along with each other’s family. Like I said there are many reasons you can fall out of love. It is tough when your heart is broken. It takes time, effort and support from your family and friends before you can move on. The idea behind ‘Love Will Find You’ is that even if your heart breaks don’t lose hope as Love Will Find You when you least expect it.

The story came to me when I had self-published ‘Life’s Not Over Yet’ and informed my friends. They were delighted, we reconnected and took a trip down memory lane. We talked about our hopes and dreams when we graduated. All of us overjoyed, at the same time nervous about our future life. It reminded me, how we supported each other through ups and downs in our personal life. Hence, I have dedicated this Novella to my friends.

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Love and Hate by Vidisha Chandna Dua

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Many times in life we make choices, not based on logic but what we are feeling at that particular moment without realizing its effect that will have on others.
Alia’s life is changed unexpectedly because of the choice she made. How is she going to bring her life on track again? Will love conquer hate or is that an impossible task?

Targeted Age Group:: 20-30 years

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I wanted to write about extreme emotions that affect relationships. In the heat of anger things are said and done that cannot be taken back or undone. If only we calm down before saying or doing anything.
There is another side to it as well. When we are on top of the world and nothing can go wrong, we don't see what is happening right in front of us. It's as if we are wearing rose colored glasses and no matter how many warnings we get, we just don't see or believe it. Hence, the third Novella is all about how decisions taken during extreme happiness and anger changes lives negatively of everyone connected to it.

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