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Starting and Starting Over in Room To Breathe by Liz Talley Room to Breathe is a story of two southern women at very different stages in their lives who are experiencing the same sense of "starting over.” Daphne Witt is weeks from turning forty, in a career that she never expected, and ready to start dating after a divorce. Her daughter Ellery is essentially untested in the world. Young, beautiful, accustomed to everything going her way, Ellery finds herself with a less than dazzling job, a distracted fiancé and, for the first time ever, doubts about who she is and where she’s going. When the novel begins, we find Daphne dealing with an awakened libido she thought long dead, and Ellery struggling to accept working for her mother and living with a fiancé who has little time for her. Both women redirect their dissatisfaction toward secret desires - Daphne for a much younger contractor, and Ellery for a secret email pal who thinks she’s her mother. Like the vines of a v...

Summary: Eleven- year-old Maggie Clarke is abducted from her loving family and thrust into the indescribably horrific and largely unknown underworld of human sex trafficking. In captivity, Maggie's life turns into a nightmare most children couldn't imagine. When Maggie isn't being sold to clients, she focuses on caring for Seth, a young boy who was also abducted. With the help of Detective Rae Harker, the Clarkes' frantically search for their daughter. Haunted by his own demons, Detective Harker vows to find Maggie--dead or alive. Years after Maggie is abducted, a strange man approaches her with a dangerous proposition and she risks everything to break free of the network of unsavory characters that control her. Not even she can know how far she will go to get even with the people who ruined her life. An unforgettable story of courage and survival, One Among Us serves as an eye-opening reminder that horrible things can happen to anyone--it's how people deal ...

Summary: Romance on Aisle Sixteen—opposites attract amid the hammers and screws of the home improvement store. Gabe Mason became a father at seventeen, and his daughter, Ellie, is the most important thing in his life. But being the parent the courts demand means Gabe has given up most of his dreams—education, making furniture, a gay social life—to be a model dad with a steady, reliable job in a home improvement store. Life’s predictable until Jerry, a shy, eccentric guy in a hat and sunglasses, begs Gabe to oversee the renovation of his run-down mansion. Gabe loves the house and the work, and Jerry's pretty lovable too, but when Gabe discovers Jerry’s secret identity, he fears their passion could overturn both their lives forever. Title:   Home Improvement Series:   N/A Book #:  N/A Author:   Tara Lain Approximate Book Length:   200 Pages Recommended Reader Age:   18+ Sexual Content:   Moderate Thoughts: I always love Tara Lain’s w...

  Summary: When reporter Stacia Howell follows a hot tip to Vegas, she doesn’t expect to end up running for her life—or to be scooped out of harm’s way by a towering mass of muscle with an icy attitude and a penetrating gaze. Walker runs on two speeds: Intense and Highly Intense. His plane is emblazoned with the name of the mysterious organization she’s been investigating—Platinum. And a single touch makes her body buzz with the raw desire to lay herself bare before him. Walker knows Stacia’s game. Hell, he invented the game. She’s oblivious to the danger she’s in. Yet she makes him want to leave his imprint on her skin, and wring sounds of passion from her lips. One night of warm leather and straining chains, and he realizes she is his and his alone. But when he’s backed to the edge of a cliff, the only way to keep her safe could be to let her go. Forever. Title:   Platinum Series:   N/A Book #:  N/A Author:   Sandra Bunino Approximate Book Length...

Summary: When the mother of all snowstorms strands journalist Charli Tierney in the Chicago airport, her boss gives her a fluff assignment to kill time–investigate the Meet-And-Go dot com social network for airport travelers. Imagine her surprise when her connection is also one of her brother’s old friends…and the boy she crushed on for years as a teen. Cal Wheaton is no less shocked. Of all the fish in the sea, or lonely travelers in Terminal B, his O’Hare Meet-And-Go connection is Charli. The snarky little sister he fondly remembers has grown into a very desirable woman. And this time there’s no protective big brother around to keep him in line. Reconnected, the embers of Charli and Cal’s decade-old attraction are quickly fanned into a night of hot passion. But when a ghost from Cal’s past drives a wedge between them, will the layover lovers realize in time that blame and guilt are baggage best left behind? Title:   Second Chance Layover Series:   N/A Book #:...

Home Improvement by Tara Lain Blurb: Romance on Aisle Sixteen—opposites attract amid the hammers and screws of the home improvement store. Gabe Mason became a father at seventeen, and his daughter, Ellie, is the most important thing in his life. But being the parent the courts demand means Gabe has given up most of his dreams—education, making furniture, a gay social life—to be a model dad with a steady, reliable job in a home improvement store. Life’s predictable until Jerry, a shy, eccentric guy in a hat and sunglasses, begs Gabe to oversee the renovation of his run-down mansion. Gabe loves the house and the work, and Jerry's pretty lovable too, but when Gabe discovers Jerry’s secret identity, he fears their passion could overturn both their lives forever.  Available for pre-order at  Dreamspinner Press Release Date: July 9, 2019 About the Author Tara Lain believes in happy ever afters – and magic. Same th...

A special treat just for you on this Halloween!!  The Shy Professor’s Sexy Halloween Surprise! Trex or Treat by Tara Lain Blurb: Josh Harris is all dad all the time. A busy college professor and devoted single father, Josh tries to be happy with only his son for company. But then Bradley “Trex” Trexler moves in across the street with his stepbrother, Bogo, and takes advantage of their empty home, making it into a haunted house for Halloween. Josh's son, Ernie, can't wait to go, so Josh dresses up like a movie cowboy and saunters over. It’ll be the best Halloween of Ernie’s life, but there’s another sharpshooter roaming the dark corridors, and this one might have a special treat for Josh…. Second Edition First Edition published by Etopia Press in Halloween Heat (IV anthology), October 2012. Available for purchase at  Kindle | iTunes | Kobo | Nook | Dreamspinner Excerpt A voice drawled, “I’m not sure there’s room for...

Summary: I never meant to be the other woman… Jake and I felt a connection the moment he walked into my life, an attraction both of us tried so hard to deny. Still, I found myself longing for the very thing I couldn’t have. I didn’t set out to fall in love with Jake. Not when he clearly wasn’t mine. He was my mother’s. Title:   Illicit Series:   N/A Book #:  N/A Author:   June Gray Approximate Book Length:   328 Pages Recommended Reader Age:   18+ Sexual Content:   Explicit Thoughts: So this one is definitely on the taboo side, and I normally keep my guilty pleasures to myself. However, I felt this one was worth sharing. Jakes does cheat on Joss’s mom with Joss, which I didn’t like from a personal stand point, but frankly it was realistic. It’s a painfully awkward situation with no real winning solution. I get Jake with Joss’s mom, but as expected, I get him with Joss so much more. I rooted for them to find a way and was sad ...

Summary: He's rich, arrogant, and he's about to make me lose everything. Derek Conway is my first client. I was so excited about selling a house and finally making some money. But I never expected him to be the client from hell. Even if he's got abs of steel and a jaw that could cut through glass, the guy is completely awful. I'd punch him if I wasn't busy drooling on his shined shoes. Nothing I show him is good enough. In fact, the only thing that has caught his attention is... me. How can he eye-screw me while scolding me at the same time? And why does it turn me on so much? If I don't get him to close on a deal soon, I'll end up on the street. I'd work with someone else but Derek won't let me. He demands all of my time. Just when I think I've given him enough, he asks for more. How far does he plan to push me? And what if I can't say no? Title:   Selling Out to the Billionaire Series:   N/A Book #:  N/A Author:   Penny...

Summary: He's hot enough that I could melt chocolate on his abs—and lick it off, while I'm at it. Trevor King. My nineteen year old son's best friend. Incredibly sexy. Entirely off limits. So when he shows up at my house to stay there for winter break, I'm stunned. He's going to sleep HERE? Within touching distance? I'm itching to feel his powerful body. I've watched it grow strong in the hockey rink, I know what it can do. And unless I'm crazy, his cocky smirk and intense eyes say he wants me, too. My whole family is staying under the same roof for the holidays. They'd lose it if they caught me with a guy so much younger than me. Kissing him would be very, VERY wrong. But what if he kisses me first? Title:   Caught Together Series:   N/A Book #:  N/A Author:   Penny Wylder Approximate Book Length:   89 Pages Recommended Reader Age:   18+ Sexual Content:   Explicit Thoughts: So this one is a little on the taboo side, but I ...

Summary: No guy has ever been able to get me off. It was my little secret. Until I accidentally told the whole world. Spilling something so humiliating on my social media is bad enough, I never expected anyone to actually message me about it. Especially not someone as smug and sexy as Heath "O Maker" James. He tells me he doesn't just THINK he can get me off—he knows it. As hot as he is, he's a total stranger. I shouldn't give him the time of day. But the more he talks... the more he tells me all the dirty things he wants to do to me... The more I can't say no. And once Heath gets his way, I'll be only screaming one word: Yes! Title:   Get Me Off Series:   N/A Book #:  N/A Author:   Penny Wylder Approximate Book Length:   100 Pages Recommended Reader Age:   18+ Sexual Content:   Explicit Thoughts: This was a fast fun read. I felt what she felt and got hot flashes right along with her. Heath is a pretty compelling character ...

Summary: Chloe Dobson is supposed to be getting married in a week, yet she can't help spying on the weddings of total strangers. Desperate to catch a glimpse of what true love really looks like, she is having serious second thoughts about tying the knot. Until she meets the long-lost father of her intended groom. The hunk from Texas confirms her worst fears. She is marrying the wrong man. Sexy older man Wes Michaels can't believe it. Of all the women in the world to fall in love with, it has to be with his long-estranged son's bride-to-be? Despite an immediate attraction, Wes tries to crush his desire for Chloe. But when she confesses her feelings, he is overcome by his need to have her. Chloe and Wes don't want to hurt Conner, Chloe's fiancé. But wouldn't a marriage based on a lie be worse than the consequences of their passion? Title:   Bride Undone Series:   N/A Book #:  N/A Author:   Kate Deveaux Approximate Book Length:   166 Pages Recomme...

Summary: David was a survivor. He had been through something unimaginable and he was still standing. He figured the worst was over and the life he was leading was his new normal. He was okay with that. He was never looking back and his past was just that, his past. His medical practice gave him all the joy he needed. He didn’t care about anything else. He would never allow anyone to hurt him again. Besides, he had a secret he could never tell. Lila wanted to be a mother. She thought it was a silly idea because she wasn’t someone who people looked at as mother material. She was recently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and her body wasn’t handling the finding particularly well. Her dreams of a family were quickly fading and although she knew that, something made her take the appointment with the specialist who just might be able to help her. The appointment didn’t go as planned. David wasn’t who she envisioned. Her life was about to take a dramatic turn and Lila fo...

Summary: Clementine Daly knows she’s the black sheep. Her wealthy, powerful family has watched her very closely since she almost got caught in an embarrassing scandal a few years ago. So when Clementine’s sent on a mission to live up to the Daly name, politely declining isn’t an option. Of course, the last thing she does before boarding the plane is to grab a stranger’s phone by mistake—leaving the hunky journalist with her phone. Soon his sexy voice is on the line, but he doesn’t know her real name, or her famous pedigree—which is just the way Clementine likes it. Despite all the hassles, Justin Mueller is intrigued to realize that the beautiful brown-eyed girl he met at the airport is suddenly at his fingertips. They agree to exchange phones when they’re both back in town, but after a week of flirty texts and wonderfully intimate conversations, Justin doesn’t want to let her go. The only problem? It turns out that Clemetine has been lying to him about, well, everything. Except...