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My name is Salem Pryde, but you can call me Sarah Pryce. I collect secrets and sometimes, I keep them. I could be a demon or an angel, depending on whose story I believe. Colson’s Corner is a delightful town. Tucked in the wilderness of the Sierra Nevada mountains, it’s full of naïve, gullible, and friendly victims—er, I mean residents who still believe in being neighborly and kind, go to church, and leave their doors unlocked. I’ll fit right in. By day, I volunteer at the church and sing songs to the preschool kids. I carry my Bible and play the part. By night, I collect secrets...

Sniper Rorie Rivera aims to disrupt a politician’s wilderness trek until she butts heads and kisses with tour guide, Chad Colson. Rorie Rivera: Take the shot. Take the shot. I have the congressman’s flashy ski cap in my sights, but I’m not pulling the trigger. Not yet. Not until he tells me what he did with my missing sister. Chad Colson: I spy the stalker up in them hills. She’s tracking my expedition, but I get the jump on her and warn her to back off. Her name is Rorie, a self-proclaimed assassin, and she tries to disarm me with a hot, torrid kiss. It’s not enough. She’s up ...

[Original Edition] April Fu fumes when she finds a stolen dog in her apartment. What trouble has her best friend’s brother gotten into now? Dog walker Jex Wise has nowhere to turn. His sister is going through a messy divorce and wants to hide her soon-to-be ex’s pampered prizewinning Yorkshire terrier. Complications ensue when April and Jex go on an April Fool’s date pretending to be lovers. They win a stinky taco contest and the dog’s owner recognizes Jex as his dog walker—not April’s. Will April’s heart survive when she suspects Jex’s prank is one big April Fool’s joke? ...

Wedding bells are ringing, and Holly Jolly is determined to rope in her groom by hook or by crook before the clock strikes midnight on Christmas Eve. ~ ~ ~ ’Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the town, wedding bells are ringing but not for one Holly Jolly, Christmas Creek’s original elf. She is in charge of decorating for the other brides and grooms, but her longtime beau, Go-Go Gordon Gills, is not the marrying kind. When Gordon’s absentee father is sprung from prison, he shows Holly how little she knows about their checkered past. While her twin sister, friends, and ...

A writing skills reference book from the author of Romance In a Month: Romance Writers, do you want to: Keep your name in front of your readers with more releases and titles? Learn why you should write shorter in order to write quicker? Meet and exceed your yearly writing goals? Participate in multi-author boxed sets for increased visibility and profit? Claim your fair share of your reader’s attention span in today’s tsunami of books by producing a series of novellas or episodic serials? Make more money while writing less? If you do, you must master the art of writing shorter works ...

Ebony Cruse is a romance writer with no time for fun - much less dating. When an old friend, Blaze O'Carroll, stops by to ask her to the Christmas Creek Gala Ball, Ebony refuses to go since she has a deadline. Ebony dives into her work in progress and is surprised when characters from her past, present, and future come to life. When Ebony sees Blaze in trouble, she has a big decision to make. Will the Christmas Creek magic give her and Blaze a Christmas worth remembering?

An epic love story, full of adventure and drama. --- She lost it all in one agonizing moment… Princess Michal is used to getting everything she wants, and she has her heart set on the young hero David. But their passionate love affair is destroyed by her father’s murderous rage. Will David's departing promises be enough? David the King is no longer the charming harpist she gave her heart to. The most powerful man in Israel, he falls into the arms of the beautiful Bathsheba. Temptation comes in the form of a dashing Philistine warrior. Michal vows to be the only woman in David’s heart,...

Opposites attract and sparks fly in the delightful small town of Christmas Creek. Holly Jolly lives for Christmas. It’s the only time of the year, as far as she’s concerned. Gordon Gills doesn’t need a reason to hate the holiday season. He doesn’t see the point. Gordon returns to the mansion he inherited and finds Holly making a mess with her Christmas decorations. Unfortunately, his great-aunt’s will stipulates that he must make merry every Christmas if he wants to keep his inheritance. Holly is determined to infect the grouchy Gordon with every dose of Christmas cheer she can ...

Pop star sensation, Sierra Rayne had it all—fame, fortune, and millions of adoring fans. But when she is threatened with an arranged marriage to a ruthless mob boss, she escapes incognito to a sleepy Outer Banks island and finds refuge at Moonlit Inn, a charming bed-and-breakfast run by a hunky widower, Hank Whitman, and his high-spirited sixteen-year-old daughter, Emma. Emma is delighted that her pop star idol lives under her roof, but letting out Sierra’s secret would jeopardize her safety and that of the entire community. Meanwhile, Hank, still nursing his wounds from his loss, is ...

When a Texas rancher meets a stubborn island veterinarian, sparks fly—and not only the romantic kind. Dr. Elaine Hopewell came to Chincoteague Island to rebuild her shattered career, finding solace in the wild ponies she’s devoted herself to protecting. The last thing she needs is Cole Walker—an arrogant Texas cowboy with a poorly behaved cattle dog—disrupting her research and her carefully isolated life. Cole has one mission: investigate a suspicious breeding operation and return to his family’s ranch. Simple and temporary. But when he discovers Ellie’s fight to save ponies ...

When ordinary you and the Son of the Kitchen God are all that stand between a playboy apocalypse and innocent hearts yearning for love. Sapphire Sing is in desperate need of her grandmother’s matchmaking skills. She’s stuck on a not-so-merry-go-round of secondhand men while wedding bells ring for her snooty half-sisters. Sapphire sets out to discover her grandmother’s secrets but runs afoul of Johnny Wok, the Kitchen God’s son. When Sapphire’s friends steal the magic wok, one reputed to cast love spells, she is hurled into an ancient conflict between love and evil. What’s a girl...

Music connects us to our past. But some connections should remain severed. Maggie Wildblood barely knew her grandmother Flara—just birthday cards and crisp twenty-dollar bills. When she inherits a remote Michigan cabin filled with vinyl records and strange jam jars, it’s the perfect opportunity for content. Until things get weird. Jelly jiggles inside their jars. Vinyl records play without being touched. And the townspeople watch her with a ravenous hunger—waiting for something to awaken inside her. When Maggie discovers her grandmother’s journals detailing bizarre “jam sessions...

A heart-wrenching wartime romance about second chances, courage, and choosing love despite fear… Five years after losing his beloved wife, renowned composer Victor Grayson lives as a recluse in his hillside cottage, his music silenced by grief. When determined nurse Clara Hensley arrives at his door requesting he play for departing soldiers, he reluctantly agrees to “one night.” Clara's unwavering spirit awakens something Victor thought long dead—the courage to feel again. As their connection deepens through shared music and quiet moments, Victor discovers his heart hasn't finished ...

Fashion Designer Avery Cockburn lost everything in a single New York minute. Her fireman fiancé was gunned down next to her, and her business is in shambles. She fears her secrets caused her fireman’s death, and she wants to honor him at her next show. NYPD Detective Jason Burnett shot the killer and saved Avery’s life, but a year later, he has no leads and the case has gone cold. He believes Avery is still in danger so he stalks her—to the gun range, through clubs and parks, and hopefully into her heart. When Avery signs up quarterback Matt Swanson to model her new line of clothing,...

Her shop offered sanctuary to a wanted man. Her heart wasn’t supposed to be part of the bargain. When widow Lily Hollis offers shelter to a rain-soaked stranger in her flower shop, she unknowingly harbors a man with a five-thousand-dollar bounty on his head. Max Carver is desperate, hunted for a murder he didn’t commit, with nowhere else to turn. Against all reason, Lily believes his claims of innocence. As Max works to repair her leaking roof, something unexpected begins to bloom between them—her grief-sealed heart and his haunted soul finding solace in quiet moments amid their ...

Something ancient stirs beneath Meadowvale. Something hungry. Wildlife biologist Stella Hartley returns to her hometown after a career-ending scandal, seeking the quiet life she once knew. What she finds instead are dead rabbits drained of blood. Then, the first human victim appears, and Stella discovers a horrifying truth: beneath her quiet hometown, an ancient hunger has awakened. Every hundred years, it transforms ordinary rabbits into blood-drinking killers that hunt with terrifying intelligence. As the creatures swarm the town and her childhood friend Vincent is bitten, Stella finds ...

Some connections are beautiful. Some are deadly. For thriller novelist Miranda Birky, strange yellow flowers appearing overnight in perfect geometric patterns across her lawn is just another bizarre small-town occurrence—until people who touch them begin to change. Miranda runs to her neighbor, biology teacher Alan Raasch, for help. They discover an unsettling truth: the yellow bloom isn’t just changing people—it’s connecting them into a vast living network with a consciousness and purpose of its own. With the military compromised, authorities infected, and “Make Earth Bloom Again...

A tiny life hangs on the balance. Is it worthless because it is unwanted? Maryanne Torres is a compassionate nurse who fails at relationships. After a string of losers, she swears off premarital sex, hoping to land a marrying type of man. Lucas Knight, a dedicated triathlete, is smart, sweet, and everything Maryanne wants in a man. Their romance is cut short when she is pregnant after being raped at a party. Lucas and Maryanne struggle with her decision to abort. He asks her to seek alternatives and pledges to support her through the pregnancy. The rapist has other ideas and is determined ...

The heartwarming conclusion to A Veteran's Christmas Series! Kelly Kennedy and Tyler Manning are planning a Christmas wedding, and her six-year-old daughter, Bree, is worried about being the perfect flower girl. Complications arise when Tyler gets reacquainted with a female soldier he rescued back in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Kelly gets an urgent message from the man who fathered Bree, asking for a big favor. With their Christmas wedding looming, Kelly and Tyler must tie up all loose ends while Bree risks her life to do a good deed before Santa’s sleigh hits their roof. Will love, faith, ...

A single mother on the run. Amber McKay ran away from home to find adventure. She found Hunter instead. Now Amber’s on the run again and this time she isn’t alone. A bartender and innkeeper who’s never left home. Nate Riley has always had big dreams - leave home, marry, raise a family. Family responsibility stole those dreams. Will fate return them? A backwoods killer on the loose. Nothing escapes Hunter Dixon. Especially his prize possession, Amber McKay. She is coming home no matter who has to die. When Amber finds out this may be her grandmother’s last Christmas, she is ...