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Bourbon And Proof
$24.99
Ace Foxx never planned to marry, until he has no choice but to strike a deal with Hadley Finch, the woman he swore to stay away from. Now he’ll have to break his own rules – in the final book in a bourbon-infused romantic suspense trilogy featuring mystery, murder, and lots of spice.Limited copies with sprayed edges available for pre-order! In Fiasco, Kentucky, there is one rule: never fall for a Foxx brother. Any woman who did, ended up dead – or so the rumour goes. It isn’t just small-town lore or neighbourhood gossip – I’ve witnessed what happens when the men in my family get too comfortable. And with the responsibility of leading Foxx Bourbon on my shoulders, I’ll go to any lengths to ensure the safety of my business and family. There’s only one problem: Hadley Finch. An honorary member of my family and the daughter of a deplorable businessman. She’s the woman I swore to stay away from in a bargain I never wanted to make, and now … she’s my wife. Hadley’s always been the only person who pushes every last shred of my resolve. Before she was mine, I was fine protecting her from afar. It was never about being her hero or happy ending, but now, I crave both. Call it the Foxx curse or penance for my sins, but when all of it explodes and the lives of those I love are threatened, there are only two things I have left to bargain with: bourbon and proof.
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Offer From A Gentleman Tv-tie In
$22.99
Offer From A Gentleman Tv-Tie In Coming soon to Netflix New York Times Bestseller A special TV Tie-In edition to BRIDGERTON, a series created by Shondaland for Netflix, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn: the story of Benedict Bridgerton, in the third of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring her charming, powerful Bridgerton family. BENEDICT’S STORY Sophie Beckett never dreamed she’d be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton’s famed masquerade ball—or that “Prince Charming” would be waiting there for her! Though the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. But now, spinning in the strong arms of the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton, she feels like royalty. Alas, she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight. Ever since that magical night, a radiant vision in silver has blinded Benedict to the attractions of any other—except, perhaps, this alluring and oddly familiar beauty dressed in housemaid’s garb whom he feels compelled to rescue from a most disagreeable situation. He has sworn to find and wed his mystery miss, but this breathtaking maid makes him weak with wanting her. Yet, if he offers her his heart, will Benedict sacrifice his only chance for a fairy-tale love
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The Right Move
$24.99
The Right Move RYANI'm the newest Captain of the Devils, Chicago's NBA team, and the last thing I needed this year was for Indy Ivers, my sister's best friend, to move into my apartment. She's messy, emotional, and way too tempting. But when the team's General Manager refers to me as an unapproachable lone wolf with no work-life balance, I can't think of a better way to convince him otherwise than pretending to date my outgoing roommate.The only problem? Faking it feels far too natural.INDYI never imagined I'd be living with my best friend's brother, NBA superstar Ryan Shay. Even more unbelievable? He needs me to act as his loving girlfriend who's suddenly changed him into a friendly and approachable guy. Because, well . . . he's not. He's controlling of his space and untrusting of others.But blurred lines make it almost impossible to separate real from fake. And falling for my roommate was never part of the deal. But soon I find myself questioning if sharing a roof with my best friend's brother was the right move after all . . .
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Rewind It Back
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Rewind It Back HallieWhen I was eleven, my family moved next door to his. When I was sixteen, we fell for each other. And when I was nineteen, we broke each other's hearts.Six years later, I've landed an internship with a big-name interior designer in a new city. Unfortunately, that city just so happens to be the one he plays hockey for.I thought Chicago was big enough to avoid him, until I unknowingly move in right next door. Even worse? My new job means I have to renovate his house.I may have loved Rio deLuca once - but I'm not that same girl anymore.RioI never thought I'd be the only single one left in my friend group. But after years of trying to find love, I've concluded it may not exist for me anymore.That is, until I accidentally hire Hallie Hart to renovate my house and I find myself rewinding memories I've kept secret for years.That connection I've been looking for since I moved to Chicago . . . I found it when I was twelve years old.And now the only girl I've ever loved is moving into the house next door. Again.
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Pocket Rom-com Movies
$14.99
Pocket Rom-Com MoviesCelebrate the charm, humour and heart of romantic comedies with this delightful pocket guide to 50 iconic films that have defined the genre. Uncover fascinating behind-the-scenes trivia, memorable quotes and surprising facts about the stars, directors and writers who brought these stories to life.Packed with insights into the cultural impact, enduring appeal and heartwarming themes of these beloved films, this book is a heartfelt celebration of love, laughter and the power of a great story.Perfect for hopeless romantics, film buffs or anyone who just can’t resist a happy ending, this pocketbook makes an ideal gift or companion for rom-com enthusiasts everywhere.Gemini PocketsFrom little guides to soothe your soul to all-access passes to the lives of pop icons, and from quizzes and puzzles for literature lovers to books on food, nature, fashion and more, Gemini Pockets are the perfect fit for your life and interests.
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Play Along
$24.99
Play Along KennedyI'm the only woman on staff for the Windy City Warriors baseball team, and have to maintain my professional reputation. But a Las Vegas run-in with the team's shortstop threatens everything, leaving me with a fuzzy memory and a ring on my left hand.Isaiah Rhodes is reckless, impulsive, and frustratingly charming. He's also my brand-new husband. And to save my job, I have to pretend the whole thing was planned - the real deal.They got the saying wrong. What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas... sometimes it follows you right back home.IsaiahI've crushed on my team's athletic trainer, Kennedy Kay, for years. So imagine my surprise when I woke up in Sin City with a ring on my finger and my favorite redhead in my bed.We have to stay married for one baseball season, just long enough to keep her job safe, but now I'm using our time together to prove to her I'm husband material.Kennedy might be reluctant to join in on our game, but it's one I refuse to lose. So come on, wife... play along.
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Mile High
$24.99
Mile High ZANDERSChicago hockey isn't complete without me - everyone's favourite player to hate. I know my role, and I play it well. In fact, I thoroughly enjoy spending the majority of my game time in the penalty box before leaving the arena with a new girl on my arm each night.What I don't like is the new flight attendant on our team's private plane. She works for me, not the other way around. But I'll be sure to remind her of that, and I can guarantee, by the end of the season, she'll be begging to quit her job.But every road trip blurs the lines, and I can't quite figure out if I keep pushing that flight attendant call button in order to push her buttons, or if it's more than that.STEVIEI've been a flight attendant for years. I thought I'd seen it all, but when my new job lands me onboard working for the most egotistical and self-righteous diva in the NHL, I start to second guess everything. Including the promise I made to myself of never hooking up with an athlete again . . . no matter how annoyingly tempting he may be.Evan Zanders is unfiltered, unapologetic, and too attractive for his own good. He loves his image, but I hate everything about it. Everything but him.
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Caught Up 2
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Caught Up KaiI'm a single dad and starting pitcher for Chicago's MLB team. I'm stretched too thin, but I don't want help raising my son. Each of his previous nannies only lasted a few weeks before I let them go. Now, my coach is putting his foot down by hiring the one person I can't fire- his daughter.Miller Montgomery is the last woman I should fall for. Too wild, too young, and too unattached. But now summer feels too short...MillerWith only two months to get back on track as a high-end pastry chef, I should be focusing in the kitchen, but instead, I let my dad talk me into using my time off to nanny for his star player's kid. But when Kai Rhodes and his son start to feel like home, I have to remind us both that my time in Chicago ends with the summer.Besides, I've always been a runner, and the last thing I want is to get caught.
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At Whit's End
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At Whit'S EndA single mom struggling to raise her rebellious son finds unexpected support in a kind-hearted cowboy in this spicy romance from the author of Alive and Wells.She's afraid she's not enough. He'll make damn sure she knows she is.Single mom Whitney Hart is, quite simply, overwhelmed. She's struggling to raise her ten-year-old son, Jonas. Her ex-boyfriend only seems to come around and help take care of his son when he's single and hoping to get back together. With Jonas acting out more than ever, Whitney enlists the help of her sister Blair to keep an eye on Jonas over summer vacation.Enter Colt, a fun-loving Wells Ranch cowboy who is tasked with giving Jonas work to do around Wells Ranch to keep him busy. In Colt, Jonas finds a mentor and male role model for the first time in his life. And in Jonas, Colt discovers a friendship that brings a new kind of joy into his life.Colt and Whit slowly develop a friendship of their own through a shared concern for Jonas, and over the course of the summer, it begins to spark into something more. The attraction and chemistry between them are hard to ignore, but Whit's insecurities and hesitancy to trust men causes her to pull away.As miscommunications give way to understanding, the two will discover that sometimes you have to first be broken before you can become whole, and that there's no one way to create a family...Tropes:Single parentAnimal loversAlpha maleFound familyCowboy romanceOpposites attractSmall town romanceSworn off relationshipsEmotional scarsFriends-to-lovers
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How To Grieve Like A Victorian
$32.99
How To Grieve Like A Victorian It’s fine. She’s fine. Really.When life’s turned you into a big hot mess, there’s still love, laughs, and snark to be had...Dr Lizzie Wells, Professor of British Literature and bestselling author, is not okay. She wasn’t consulted when her beloved husband died unexpectedly, so she’s going to grieve however she damned well chooses. Keeping a lock of his hair in a choker around her neck and donning widow’s weeds. You bet. Notifying colleagues and students that she will only accept paper letters instead of email. Why not? Very nearly kissing her late husband’s best friend, Henry. Unfortunately, er...yes.So when she’s offered a trip to London, Lizzie grabs it. What better place to escape, heal and be reborn than in the same city where Queen Victoria famously mourned her beloved Prince Albert? Encouraged by new friends to be bold, have champagne and oysters before noon, and celebrate the beauty and the messiness of life, Lizzie begins to embrace it all.Still, there’s that almost-kiss with Henry she just can’t forget. Their cross-Atlantic ‘check-ins’ turn into FaceTime hangouts and their friendship evolves into something more. When Henry shows up in London, Lizzie fears she’s falling in love with him...will she bravely embrace this second chance, too?
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Honeymoon Phase: A Hilarious Fake Marriage Of Convenience With A Small Town Twist From Tiktok Sensation Amy Daws
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Honeymoon Phase: A Hilarious Fake Marriage Of Convenience With A Small Town Twist From Tiktok Sensation Amy Daws **Exclusive limited edition with embellished edges**Fact or fiction: proposing to your best friend so she can inherit her family business is a great idea.When Addison ‘Roe’ Monroe tells me she’s going on a husband hunt at the local lumberjack competition so she can inherit her father’s lumberyard, desperate times call for desperate measures.She’s sworn off romance. Says she’s been through enough tragedy. So I offer myself as an alternative, ‘cause that’s what best friends are for.But my stubborn friend, who would rather drive a forklift than get her nails done, refuses to accept my help, and now I find myself training to become a lumberjack.I refuse to let Roe hitch her wagon to some hulking ax wielder who might be a serial killer. She means too much to me.And I swear there are moments where she looks at me like I mean something more to her, too.On the surface, I’m offering a marriage of convenience to protect her. But the truth is...I’m hopelessly in love with my best friend.So if I have to marry her and move her up to Fletcher Mountain just to see if she could love me back, so be it.Because my only regret would be losing her forever, and that’s a fact.
Dear Village
Unfurl
$26.99
UnfurlFor lovers of Sierra Simone, a high-heat romance about a young woman breaking free from her father’s patriarchal grip by embarking on a journey of sexual awakening with the help of her older, experienced neighbor.You’re an innocent until you let him unfurl you.An upbringing steeped in purity culture has saddled me with three things: an intact V-card, enough Catholic guilt to fill a cathedral... and a raging priest kink.My religious extremist father is intent on preserving my virtue, but when I meet my magnetic older neighbour, Rafe, it seems the universe has other plans for my body... and my soul.He’s the precise opposite of me: a man who views sex as a commodity, whose club caters to the wealthiest, most debauched clientele in London.But when I discover the club offers a programme to “unfurl” inexperienced women like me in a safe space, I’m in. Even the entry questionnaire has me aching with desire. It seems I’m about to get schooled in every delight I’ve been missing.Rafe makes it his mission to bring my wildest fantasies to life. When he and his friends don their dog collars, they put the hot into hot priests. He’s so attentive, so possessive, and I have to remind myself that a boring little virgin like me could never make a man like him happy in the long run.So when all the religious BS I’ve been battling comes to a head in the most horrifying way, what right do I have to think he’ll stick by me?
Dear Village
The Seven Rings (the Lost Bride Trilogy Book 3)
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The Seven Rings (The Lost Bride Trilogy Book 3) The Sunday Times bestselling author concludes her compelling Lost Bride trilogy as two women - one dead, one alive - prepare for a terrifying final showdown...Long ago, Arthur Poole built a grand house overlooking the turbulent ocean, in a Maine village that bore his name. Today, Sonya MacTavish lives in that house-a manor that has been cursed for generations. Within its walls, she has witnessed the deaths of seven brides and the thefts of seven wedding rings.Determined to bring light to this haunted place-to fill it with people, with life and hope, once again - Sonya decides it is time to break the curse and banish a malevolent spirit once and for all.But the enemy in the black dress continues to hover, to come at her in frightening forms. They may be illusions-but illusions can be powerful enough to wound, even kill. This dark-hearted witch wants to be mistress of Poole Manor, at any cost. And Sonya will need to fight a battle across two realms to finally take possession of the house on the clifftop-and of her own future...
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The Mirror
$34.99
The Mirror Book two in the haunting Lost Bride trilogy - a tale of tragedies, loves found and lost, and a family haunted for generations.In need of an escape from her ex-fiance's betrayal, and the lucky recipient of a surprise inheritance, Sonya MacTavish leaves behind her life in the city and moves to a Victorian mansion on the coast of Maine.The house is beautiful but comes with surprises - footsteps in the night, doors slamming, music playing - and in her dreams Sonya sees glimpses of the past and the brides who once lived there.As the house reveals more of its history and the sad stories of the brides murdered there, Sonya discovers an antique mirror. She finds herself drawn to the mirror, sensing it holds dark secrets. What can the mirror tell her? Can it help her to understand how the seven brides died?Sonya will need the help of her friends and family if she has any chance of breaking the curse and making this house her home.
