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A Smart Girl'S Guide To Second Chances What happens when the man who broke your heart reappears just before your wedding?The new romantic comedy from award-winning author Steph Vizard for fans of Beth O'Leary, Mhairi McFarlane and Lizzy Dent.To Do List1. Replace decapitated groom cake topper2. Complete twenty-page questionnaire for second-choice celebrant3. Break family curse4. Ignore ex-boyfriend / current clientRebecca, a super-smart consultant, is determined to defy the family marriage curse, which claims no woman marries their first fiance, and prove that Matt is The One.Although the wedding planning lurches from one disaster to the next and she has to steer a major work project before the big day, Rebecca is sure she can stay on top of things. That is until Alex – the ex who dramatically broke her heart at Oxford University – reappears in the boardroom as her new client. How dare he still be as infuriatingly clever and hot as before? And since when did he start wearing shirts with collars?As Rebecca's past and present collide, she realises her choices can't be resolved with a trusty pros and cons list. Before she makes it down the aisle, she'll have to finally come to terms with the age-old question: head or heart?Praise for A Smart Girl's Guide to Second Chances'Get ready to feel deeply and fall in love hard. A Smart Girl's Guide to Second Chances is as smart as it is swoony.' Ali Berg & Michelle Kalus'Charmingly brilliant and brilliantly charming' Jodi McAlister'A fun, perfectly executed romcom that plays cleverly with the idea of missed connections and what-ifs ... Vizard's characters are intelligent thirty-somethings whose personalities work against the stereotype of the emotionally naive or unstable female protagonist so often seen in coming-of-age romances. Readers who enjoy multilayered plots that extend beyond the novel's central relationship will enjoy the triumph of friendship in Vizard's sophomore novel ... Readers of Emily Henry, Abby Jimenez and Mhairi McFarlane will be swept away by A Smart Girl's Guide to Second Chances, an Australian romcom that deserves the bestseller status of its international counterparts.' Books+Publishing'I haven't been this gripped by a love triangle since Mark Darcy and Daniel Cleaver. Smart, sweet and oh so satisfying' Karina May, author of That Island Feeling'Steph Vizard once again pulls off a highwire high concept mash-up of delectable romance tropes - love triangle, second chance, A CURSE - and grounds it with deeply human, loveable characters. Think Richard Curtis, via Melbourne, with a dash of Oxford glamour and lens-flared young love. This is a sparkling, cinematic and satisfying modern romance, deftly written.' Clare Fletcher'A standout. Sharp, witty and utterly charming, I devoured this in one day. An absolute joy to read, from the first page to the last. Perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane' Jessica Seaborn, author of Isn't It Nice We Both Hate the Same Things'Warm, witty, and delightfully romantic. A Smart Girl's Guide to Second Chances will tug at your heart and leave a soft lump in your throat. With whip-smart dialogue, tender moments, and an ending that truly feels earned, Steph Vizard knows exactly how to keep readers turning pages well past bedtime. Curl up, and enjoy every heartfelt twist.' Holly Brunnbauer, author of What Did I Miss?

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The first in a raunchy regency romance trilogy from viral TikTok sensation, Emily Rath<p>Rosalie Harrow is unmarried, near destitute and faces two choices- snag a wealthy gentleman or take a position as a governess. But headstrong Rosalie sees both futures as a kind of cage.When Rosalie receives an invitation to Alcott Hall, she believes she's there to meet the Dowager Duchess of Norland, the mysterious childhood friend of her late mother. Instead, Rosalie is thrust in the middle of a house party of eligible high society ladies all desperate to win the hand of the new, conveniently single duke.And then there's the other gentlemen...Lord James is the duke's younger brother.Lieutenant Renley is begrudgingly searching for a bride.And the tempestuous Mr. Burke, who irks Rosalie to no end.The clock is ticking until the Michaelmas Ball, when the duke will announce his bride. Marriage is a trap and Rosalie will not be easily snared...but that doesn't mean she can't enjoy the chase while it lasts.</p>

Breathe With MeFrom bestselling author and TikTok sensation Becka Mack comes the final book in her sizzling hockey romance series about a couple who face an agonizing challenge that could bring them closer – or tear them apart.Cara Hunter is a self-made woman. Driven and fearless, she’s never lost a battle. In fact, the only time she’s fallen to her knees was, well … for him.Emmett Brodie might be one of hockey’s hottest players, but the moment he sees Cara, he’s reduced to a single word: hers. And he’ll stop at nothing to change her last name.With a love as all-encompassing and fierce as theirs, they become the ultimate power couple. But when they decide it’s time to have a baby, they discover their journey to conceive will be anything but easy. As they face-off with infertility, a battle that strips them to their bones, they’ll see just how unshakeable their foundation really is.They thought they could survive anything together, but how do you survive when you’re barely breathing?‘Achingly romantic and soul-punchingly tender. I will be thinking about this story every day for the rest of my life.’ B.K. Borison, bestselling author of First-Time Caller

Chasing Her I hear his words echo in my head. The voice telling me to leave her alone. The threat to end my life should I dare go near her. Julian Baker had it all. Stunning good looks, wealth, intelligence, and the girl. To everyone around him, he was Mr. Perfect. Fate was never on his side, and much like a domino effect, his life starts to spiral out of control. Behind the mask lies a broken man, haunted by his tragic past. In a bid to forget, he finds himself desperately trying to hold on to someone who is equally unattainable, Charlotte Edwards. In a last ditch effort to save himself, Julian reaches out for help, but the universe has other plans when someone completely unexpected walks into his life, and an unlikely friendship is formed. His enemy’s sister—Adriana Evans.

Chasing Him Our vows were exchanged.We had our whole lives planned out.And even brought our son into this world.Until hours later… when everything stopped, and you were suddenly gone.Life was perfect, until the day the only man she had ever been with, the man who had stolen her heart at the tender age of seventeen, was taken away before his time.Desperate, angry, and unable to heal, Adriana hits rock bottom and is forced to seek help for the sake of her son. What she doesn’t expect is a friendship from an unlikely source—Julian Baker, her best friend’s ex-fiancé.Julian is every bit the man she isn’t expecting to walk into her life. Intelligent, witty, and extremely handsome. Their unique friendship soon turns into a forbidden relationship. As lovers, they form a bond that must remain hidden from their family and friends, but secrets can only be kept for so long.Adriana’s brother, Lex, loathes Julian and will stop at nothing to break them apart.Will Lex’s controlling nature and overprotective stance on his wife drive Adriana to end another great love in her life? Or will she finally heal with a man who never intended to steal her heart?

He was my best friend’s older brother.  My first love, who left town without so much as a goodbye...  Eight years later, I’ve said yes to marrying another man-the ever-so-perfect Julian Baker.  I’m finally ready to let go of my past for a new future.  But like all gut-wrenching love triangles, my past and future collide in a cruel twist of fate.  Inside a busy restaurant, he’s sitting at the table next to me wearing a jealous stare.  And I’m forced to face the man who destroyed my heart in high school.  Lex Edwards, now billionaire tycoon, won’t back down easily. He’s ruthless, cunning, and no longer the sweet and loving college graduate studying to become a doctor.  Just like me, our tumultuous affair broke him.  But now, he is hell-bent on winning me back.  And Lex Edwards will stop at nothing to prove just how powerful our love is, even if it means we need to relive the past…  A forbidden love story about fate, heartache, and second chances.

Chasing The Wild Layla Birch always followed the rules, until she fell for Colton Wilder. This steamy, forbidden-love cowboy romance is the first book in the CRIMSON RIDGE series by internationally bestselling author Elliott Rose.What happens when you're snowed in on a mountain ranch with the one man you definitely should not be fantasizing about?I've always done what was expected of me. Layla Birch, the good girl. Forced to grow up too fast. To take care of everything myself. I had a plan.Only, I didn't count on him. Colton Wilder, the cowboy nearly twice my age. One who takes care of me, gives me a job, and makes my pulse thud harder every time he comes near. My ex-boyfriend's father.As the snow grows thicker and the tension builds between us, we're both inching closer to a line we shouldn't cross.Each day, it grows harder to resist the man who looks at me with longing in his eyes. It's tempting to forget about being the good girl for once.No one would find out. Would they?

I was never supposed to fall in love with a married man. Â Â My best friend’s brother. Â Â I’d made too many mistakes in my past. Â Â Like last night—when I married Lex Edwards impulsively. In a bid to finally find their happily ever after, Lex and Charlie find themselves on a journey of learning how to love again. They began a new future to move forward from a broken past, finally together at last. Â Â They vowed nothing would tear them apart… again. Â Â But life’s cruel fate destroys their lives, and in desperate times they tear their love apart grieving over a lost loved one. Lex and Charlie find themselves on the verge of finally saying goodbye to each other, until the return of a scorned ex-fiancé who’s desperate to claim back what was his.