Monday, March 2, 2020

March Madness Reading 2020 from HBS Author's Spotlight Bookshelf

The Bookshelf is a special feature of the HBS Author's Spotlight. It is designed to highlight Spotlight author's outstanding novels and short stories. Today's bookshelf features the following novels and novellas from a group of outstanding authors:

Past Deeds by Carolyn Arnold
Closer To You by Adam Croft
The War Hero's Welcome by Dianne Harman
The True Confessions of Fandingo the Fantastical by EM Kaplan
Aisle of Malice by Marla Madison
Into the Light by Amy Manemann
The List: Alyssa's Revenge by Casi McLean
The Perfect Mother by Caroline Mitchell
Operation Arrow Drone by James Moushon
Traitor by Ty Patterson
Ours by Fiona Quinn
Broadway Bound - Book 3 by Mike Wells
The Blossom Twins by Carol E. Wyer





March Madness Reading 2020 from HBS Author's Spotlight Bookshelf



Past Deeds

Brandon Fisher FBI series Book 8


Author: Carolyn Arnold

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The sun was just coming up, and the sniper’s hands were sweaty as she looked through the rifle’s scope to the streets eight stories below and point eight miles away. In mere minutes, the target would be dead.

A prosecuting attorney is murdered in a sniping that takes place in Arlington, Virginia, less than fifteen minutes from Washington. FBI Agent Brandon Fisher and his team with the Behavioral Analysis Unit are called in to investigate the threat level and to determine if the lawyer was targeted. The FBI hadn’t anticipated previous victims stretching from coast to coast.

The team splits up across the country, but more than jet lag is getting to Brandon. As their profile on the shooter takes shape, their one theory on motive strikes too close to home and has him battling with regret over a past decision. He comes to discover some choices not only haunt us but can have long- and far-reaching repercussions we couldn’t even begin to imagine. Will Brandon be able to set aside his personal issues for long enough to stop a serial killing spree before there’s another victim?


Author: Carolyn Arnold
Author: Carolyn Arnold
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Romance

Website: Carolyn Arnold
Author's Blog: Carolyn Arnold Newsletter
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E-Mail: carolyn@carolynarnold.net
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Author Description:
CAROLYN ARNOLD is an international best-selling and award-winning author, as well as a speaker, teacher, and inspirational mentor. She has four continuing fiction series--Detective Madison Knight, Brandon Fisher FBI, McKinley Mysteries, and Matthew Connor Adventures--and has written nearly thirty books. Her genre diversity offers her readers everything from cozy to hard-boiled mysteries, and thrillers to action adventures.

Both her female detective and FBI profiler series have been praised by those in law enforcement as being accurate and entertaining, leading her to adopt the trademark: POLICE PROCEDURALS RESPECTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT™.

Carolyn was born in a small town and enjoys spending time outdoors, but she also loves the lights of a big city. Grounded by her roots and lifted by her dreams, her overactive imagination insists that she tell her stories. Her intention is to touch the hearts of millions with her books, to entertain, inspire, and empower.




Closer To You

Author: Adam Croft

AVAILABLE at Amazon


What if your boyfriend wanted you dead?

Grace needs to spend the rest of her life with Tom. Otherwise he'll kill her.

He’s the perfect gentleman. He’s kind, attentive and caring. Her family love him. And he needs Grace dead. But why?

As the feeling grows that Tom is not as perfect as he seems, he begins to slowly and systematically destroy her life. Can she discover the truth and escape with her life?


Author: Adam Croft
Author: Adam Croft
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Crime

Website: Adam Croft
Twitter: @adamcroft
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Author Description:
Adam Croft is one of the world's biggest-selling authors of crime fiction and gripping psychological thrillers.

His books are known for their quick pace, thrilling plots and believable characters, and have sold in more than 120 countries around the world.

His books have topped the Amazon storewide chart seven times, and in February 2017 Amazon's overall Author Rankings placed Adam as the most widely read author in the world, with J.K. Rowling in second place.

In March 2018, Adam was conferred as an Honorary Doctor of Arts, the highest academic qualification in the UK, by the University of Bedfordshire in recognition of his achievements.

Adam presents the regular crime fiction podcast PARTNERS IN CRIME with fellow bestselling crime writer Robert Daws.




The War Hero's Welcome

Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series Book 18


Author: Dianne Harman

AVAILABLE at Amazon


The war hero returns home
With his dog, Wicked
Both have been injured
Their welcome should be pretty straightforward
But not everyone likes a war hero
Maybe Kelly’s son, Cash, should have stayed in Afghanistan
At least there he knew who the enemy was!

All Kelly and Mike want to do is help Cash recuperate from his injuries

They never planned on becoming involved with a kidnapping

Good to have guard dogs when you need them


Author: Dianne Harman
Author: Dianne Harman
Author Genre: Cozy Mystery, Romance and Literary Fiction

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Two-time USA Today Bestselling Author and seven time Amazon All Star Author, Dianne Harman, draws her stories and characters from a diverse business and personal background. She owned a national antique and art appraisal business for many years, left that industry, and opened two yoga centers where she taught and certified yoga instructors. She's traveled extensively throughout the world and loves nothing more than cooking, playing backgammon with her husband, Tom, and throwing the ball for their dog, Kelly.

Being a dog lover and having attended numerous cooking schools, she couldn't resist writing about food and dogs. Dianne is the author of several cozy mystery series: Cedar Bay, Liz Lucas, High Desert, Midwest, Jack Trout, Northwest, Cottonwood Springs and a paranormal cozy mystery series.

She's also the author of the award-winning suspenseful Coyote Series, Midlife Journey Series, Slade Kelly Suspense Series, and the Cozy Cookbook Series which consists of recipes from her cozy mystery series. Enjoy!




The True Confessions of Fandingo the Fantastical

An Authors & Dragons Origin Story


Author: EM Kaplan

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Straight outta Caldern, it's Fandingo the Fantastical!

You know him, you love him, you're pretty sure you shouldn't stand too close to the barbarian when he's flinging spells.

Now find out the answer to all your burning (and possibly itching) questions about Fandingo, Bard of All Trades, Master of One!

Where did he learn to shred like Hendrix?

How did he learn to dress like a color-blind Prince?

Who taught him how to strut like a Bob Seger song?

What made him choose that RIDICULOUS name?

Why was he running away from that farmer's window at sunrise?

He was born a lovely half-elven child, to two modest human parents...WAIT A MINUTE?!?!? That's NOT how genetics works!

Yeah, that's what his "father" said, too. Learn about the early trials and tribulations of the world's most Fantastical bard, with his bonus Letters to Ye Olde Forum of the House of Pents preserved here for posterity.

Yeah, that's what we're calling it..


Author: EM Kaplan
Author: EM Kaplan
Author Genre: Mystery, Fantasy, Young Adult

Website: EM Kaplan
Author's Blog: EM Kaplan Newsletter
Twitter: @meilaan
E-Mail: Justtheemwords@gmail.com
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While all the other school kids moaned about homework, Emily scribbled satires of her least favorite classes, redrawing teachers as evil alien overlords. She is the living embodiment of the axiom, "It's always the quiet ones."

Award-winning mystery and fantasy author, EM Kaplan, was an 80s kid, spoonfed on six channels of VHF dial TV. She grew up reading Agatha Christie and Edgar Rice Burroughs in rural Arizona where there were no sidewalks but plenty of tumbleweeds.

A former wannabe spy, trombonist, toilet-cleaner, beginner ninja, and subversive marketeer, she currently lives in the frozen north with her husband, author JD Kaplan, kids, and dog.




Aisle of Malice

The Detective Kendall Halsrud, Malice Series Book 5


Author: Marla Madison

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Only weeks before her wedding, Detective Kendall Halsrud is called to the home of a young woman named Mikayla who was terrified by a masked intruder rushing at her inside her home. She’s been bothered by a stalker and believes the man to be the same person.

Kendall barely begins an investigation into the stalker when Mikayla is killed by a hit and run driver as she leaves the mall where she works. Suspecting the hit and run to be deliberate, Kendall and her partner delve into the woman’s surprising background.

At the same time, Kendall’s wedding plans are thwarted every step of the way by an unknown vandal, beginning with the destruction of her wedding gown.

After being attacked by one of her suspects, Kendall moves her focus to her wedding only to discover that even her nuptials end in disaster.


Author: Marla Madison
Author: Marla Madison
Author Genre: Suspense, Mystery & Thrillers

Author's Blog: Marla Madison
Twitter: @MarlaAMadison
E-Mail: mam887@gmail.com
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Author Description:
Marla Madison is the author of two suspense series. She's Not There is her debut suspense novel and is the first book of the TJ Peacock and Lisa Rayburn series.TRESPASS is the second, Girl Undone the third, and the fourth of that series is THE WAY SHE LIED. THE WAY SHE LIED was a Silver Fanchion Award finalist at Killer Nashville, 2018 Relative Malice, her second book begins the Detective Kendall Halsrud series. Iced Malice is the second book of that series, Promise of Malice the third, and the fourth is Season of Malice.

Marla is a retired Federal Mediator and she lives on Prairie Lake in Northwestern Wisconsin with her significant other, Terry, a beloved shelter dog, Skygge, and Poncho, an opinionated feline from the same shelter.

Also an avid reader of suspense, some of Marla's favorite authors are Tana French, Lisa Gardner, Jeffrey Deaver, Jonathan Kellerman, James Patterson, Tess Gerritson, and Tami Hoag.

When not reading or writing, Marla enjoys hanging out with other area authors, playing duplicate bridge, golfing, and going on long walks with her dog.




Into the Light

Lightkeeper Series Book 1


Author: Amy Manemann

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“When you come into your powers, you will attract the attention of every dark force in the world. They’ll flock to Salem in droves for the chance to harvest your powers.”

Welcome to my world…the world of witches, guardians, and Lightkeepers, and a dark evil that threatens to end the world as we know it.

In most ways, I – Willa Devries - am your normal teenager, living with my aunt in Salem, Massachusetts, and eagerly awaiting my big 2-0 birthday. I’m also a witch from a sacred race called the Lightkeepers, charged to carry out the time-honored duty of holding the light of the world against the darkness—against the Underworlders and their evil.

But that evil has become more powerful than anyone has ever seen, and suddenly the Lightkeepers are looking to me to hold it off. Me, who is not yet trained in her powers but who apparently possesses a rare level of magic that is about to bring every dark force in the world to my doorstep. How will I keep my aunt safe, much less the entire world?

The answer, I hope, is Braeden. He’s my Guardian, and damn, if I have to face unspeakable evil, he’s the guy I want by my side. Powerful, mysterious, sexy… He’s spent his life in training, preparing to protect me and help me fulfill my destiny. Only I get the feeling that even with all his skills, nothing could have prepared him for the extent of my new powers. Or for the effect I have on him.

Desire…I feel it for him too, but the fate of the world lies on my shoulders – no pressure, right? The steamy attraction we share has to take a backseat in order for him to teach me how to harness my magic. If we don’t get ?my crazy powers under control, the Underworld will blanket everyone and everything in a darkness that is as relentless as it is terrifying.

Failure isn’t an option; the world is depending on us. On me. I’ve got one chance to do this right, and I’m going to give it everything I’ve got.


Author: Amy Manemann
Author: Amy Manemann
Author Genre: Romantic Suspense, Young Adult Paranormal Romance, Contemporary Romance

Author's Blog: Author Amy Manemann
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Twitter: @AmyManemann
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Author Description:
Amy Manemann is an International Best Selling Author. She writes sexy and intriguing romantic suspense, young adult paranormal romance, contemporary romance (NEW), and dabbles in children's books. She resides in her hometown along the Mississippi river with her husband and their two children. When she isn't plotting her next book, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, and diving into a good book.

Amy is also a site administrator for the World Literary Café, an online literary community for authors and readers.




The List: Alyssa's Revenge

Deep State Mysteries Book 2


Author: Casi McLean

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Cartel, Corruption, and Chaos ... Can a Ghost Tame Her Rage To Exact Revenge?

When her fiancĂ© is injured in Afghanistan, Harper Drake immerses herself in her military career. Now, as NCIS Director, she heads a secret faction, fighting corruption and terrorism—until she’s abducted by a trafficking cartel.

Wyatt Rose can’t overcome his loss—especially after his sister’s murder. When the New Patriots recruit him, he finds a traumatized girl that spirals him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy, drug smugglers, and slavery.

Obsessed with revenge, can a ghost save Wyatt and Harper before her rage explodes, or will she spin them all through the gates of Hell?

When Revenge Sparks Danger — Karma is Hell!


Author: Casi McLean
Author: Casi McLean
Author Genre: Romance, Suspense Time Slips, and Mystery with a sprinkle of supernatural elements...and magic

Website: Casi McLean
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Author Description:
USA Today & Amazon Best Selling Author, Casi McLean, pens novels to stir the soul with romance, suspense, and a sprinkle of magic. Her writing crosses genres from ethereal, captivating shorts with eerie twist endings to believable time slips, mystical plots, and sensual romantic suspense.

Known for enchanting stories with magical description, McLean entices readers with fascinating hooks to hold them captive in storylines they can't put down. Her romance entwines strong, believable heroines with delicious, hot heroes to tempt the deepest desires, then fans the flames, sweeping readers into their innermost romantic fantasies.

With suspenseful settings and lovable characters you'll devour, you'll see, hear, and feel the magical eeriness of one fateful night. You'll swear time travel could happen, be mystified by other worldly images, and feel the heat of romantic suspense, but most of all you'll want more.

Casi's latest series enters the realm of political thrillers with Reign Of Fire, exclusively found in the #1 bestselling, romantic suspense boxset, Love Under Fire. Watch the trailer exclusively on this page.

Inspired by freak accidents, strange phenomena, and eerie lore attached to Atlanta's man-made Lake Sidney Lanier, USA Today Best Selling Author, Casi McLean spins a spine-chilling time-travel, romantic suspense series in her Lake Lanier Mysteries.

What if excavation created more than a lake? What if explosions triggered a seismic shift, creating a portal that connected past to future?




The Perfect Mother

Author: Caroline Mitchell

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She thought they wanted her baby. But they won’t stop there.

Roz is young, penniless and pregnant. All she wants is to be the perfect mother to her child, but the more she thinks about her own chaotic upbringing, the more certain she is that the best life for her baby is as far away as possible from her hometown in Ireland.

Determined to do the right thing, Roz joins an elite adoption service and can’t believe her luck. Within days she is jetting to New York to meet a celebrity power couple desperate for a child of their own. Sheridan and Daniel are wealthy and glamorous—everything Roz isn’t. Her baby will never go hungry, and will have every opportunity for the perfect life. But soon after Roz moves into their plush basement suite, she starts to suspect that something darker lurks beneath the glossy surface of their home.

When Roz discovers she isn’t the first person to move in with the couple, and that the previous woman has never been seen since, alarm bells start ringing. As the clock ticks down to her due date, Roz realises her unborn baby may be the only thing keeping her alive, and that despite her best intentions, she has walked them both into the perfect nightmare…


Author: Caroline Mitchell
Author: Caroline Mitchell
Author Genre: Paranormal, Crime, Thriller

Website: Caroline-Writes
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Author Description:
New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post and International #1 Bestselling Author. Shortlisted by the International Thriller Awards for best ebook 2017 and the Killer Nashville Best Police Procedural 2018. Over a million books sold.

Caroline originates from Ireland and now lives with her family in a village on the coast of Essex. A former police detective, she has worked in CID and specialised in roles dealing with vulnerable victims, high-risk victims of domestic abuse, and serious sexual offences. She now writes full time.

Caroline writes psychological and crime thrillers. The most recent, Silent Victim reached No.1 in the Amazon charts in the UK, USA and Australia and was the winner of the Reader's Favourite Awards in the psychological thriller category. It has been described as 'brilliantly gripping and deliciously creepy'.

Set in Notting Hill, London, her new DI Amy Winter thriller series, Truth and Lies and The Secret Child are published by Thomas & Mercer.




Operation Arrow Drone

A Jonathon Stone Mystery Short Story


Author: James Moushon

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Jonathon Stone and FBI Agent Jodi Shannon team up to investigate the murder of an FBI agent who was auditing a classified project that had gone astray. The agent had gotten caught in the middle of a mass shooting at a Naval Air Station. The violence accelerates as Jonathon tires to catch a group of terrorists and avoid a disaster in Southern California.


Author: James Moushon
Author: James Moushon
Author Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

Website: James Moushon - Mystery Writer / Author Advocate
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Author Description:
James Moushon is a Mystery writer and an Author Advocate.

Starting over 15 years ago, he helped lead the startup of the electronic forms industry in the creation, conversion and usage of electronic forms by supplying that industry with a continuing source of published literature, software products and training seminars.

In 2003, Moushon changed his focus to ebooks and their development.

He is the author of the Jonathon Stone Mystery Novels. He has published three books: Black Mountain Secrets, Game of Fire and The Cajun Ghost plus several short stories including Operation No Sanctuary (June 2017), Operation Camp Navajo (July 2017), Operation Asian Tiger (August 2017), Operation Sundown (November 2017), and Operation Little Havana (December 2017) .

A Jonathon Stone Mystery Short Story released in 2018-2019 are: Operation Listen Close (January 2018), Operation Red Dragon (April 2018), Operation Deadline (July 2018), Operation Runaway (August 2018), Operation Hidden Truth (October 2018), Operation Misdirection (March 2019) and Operation Adrift (May 2019).

All featuring CIA Agent Jonathon Stone.

James is currently wearing two Hats. He is a Mystery Writer and a Book Publishing Blogger. You can find his blogs at:

HBS Author’s Spotlight
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The Corner is a collection of Author advice and studies including Marketing, Social Media and other major topics created to help writers in today's ever changing world of book publishing.

He has spent the majority of his adult life developing computer systems and thinking about writing mysteries.

His website is: JAMES MOUSHON - MYSTERY WRITER / BOOK INDUSTRY BLOGGER

To contact him, e-mail: james.moushon@gmail.com




Traitor

Zeb Carter Thrillers Book 5


Author: Ty Patterson

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ZEB CARTER KILLED FOR THE US GOVERNMENT. NOW, HIS COUNTRY WANTS HIM DEAD

Traitor!

Zeb Carter is branded a traitor when evidence emerges that he's colluding with hostile countries.

The US and allied intelligence agencies act by sending hit teams to silence him.

Revenger!

In Libya, in pursuit of the world's deadliest terrorist, Zeb finds out about his new status when the first kill team attacks him.

Alone, cut off from his friends, surrounded by enemies, hunted by former allies, Zeb knows he has been set up.

He wants revenge.

Can he stay alive long enough for payback?


Author: Ty Patterson
Author: Ty Patterson
Author Genre: Thriller & Suspense, Crime thriller

Author's Blog: Ty Patterson - Taking the road less traveled
Twitter: @pattersonty67
E-Mail: ty@pattersonty.com
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Author Description:
USA Today Bestselling Author Ty Patterson has lived on a couple of continents and has been a trench digger, loose tea vendor, leather goods salesman, marine lubricants salesman, diesel engine mechanic and is now a thriller author.

Ty lives with his wife and son, who humor his ridiculous belief that he's in charge.




SEEDS

The Journey Continues


Author: Cary Allen Stone

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The SEEDS Shuttle returns to Titan from the Russian spaceship Red Star 1. Those on board try desperate measures to keep Captain Boris Vladovok alive. Anxious Titans are uncertain whether the virus will kill them, or China Mars Base 1 who destroyed the Russian Mars Base New Star City. They survived a nuclear holocaust on Earth. Will they survive the deadly virus on Titan?


Author: Cary Allen Stone
Author: Cary Allen Stone
Author Genre: Crime, Thriller, Fiction

Website: Cary Allen Stone
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E-Mail: caryallenstone1@gmail.com
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Cary Allen Stone is a brilliant writer of psychological thrillers and murder mysteries. He writes with a keen eye for detail-the graphic violence is chillingly realistic. He delivers a taut, darkly introspective, cunning and well-executed plot by leaning towards the fallible side of his characters. He understands the criminal mind avoiding the stereotypes that dominate crime thrillers. There is a good balance of chemistry and conflict, good and evil that fans will find enthralling. His characters become embedded in our psyches and the pace of his unraveling of his thriller is a ride not easily forgotten. Cary Allen Stone is an important name to watch. Cary Allen Stone is a writer, producer, and filmmaker. He is an award-winning, bestselling author of crime and science fiction, and true crime.




Ours

Kate Hamilton Mysteries Book 3


Author: Fiona Quinn

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Science teacher Kate Hamilton is moving to Washington D.C. to be closer to her disabled SEAL husband.

Her marriage is held together by a thread. Her baby is due very soon…too soon.

Kate begins the new semester at William Howard Taft High teaching their new criminal justice classes with her neighbor Detective Dave Murphy.

Her student find an injured vet. Kate delivers first aid.

An object passed from victim to good Samaritan, a class of teens who don’t like to be told “no”, this all seems too familiar to Kate.

Good intentions don’t always lead to good outcomes.


Author: Fiona Quinn
Author: Fiona Quinn
Author Genre: Suspense, Romance, Mystery

Website: Fiona Quinn
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Twitter: @FionaQuinnBooks
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Fiona Quinn is a five-time USA Today bestselling author, a Kindle Scout winner, and has been listed as an Amazon Top 100 author in: Romantic Suspense; Mystery, thriller, and suspense; Mysteries, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.

Quinn writes suspense in her Iniquus World of books including: Lynx, Strike Force, Uncommon Enemies, Kate Hamilton Mysteries, and FBI Joint Task Force Series.

She writes urban fantasy as Fiona Angelica Quinn for her Elemental Witches Series.

And, just for fun, she writes the Badge Bunny Booze Mystery Collection with her dear friend, Tina Glasneck.

Canadian born, Quinn is now rooted in the Old Dominion where she lives with her husband. There, she pops chocolates, devours books, and taps continuously on her laptop.




Broadway Bound - Book 3

An Inspirational Romance Set in the Musical Theater


Author: Mike Wells

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When Nick Rialto, a young, handsome, up-and-coming Broadway star suddenly finds his Tony-nominated play cancelled, he retreats to his family’s home in the mountains of Western Pennsylvania to lick his wounds. He’s sure that his New York agent will soon find him the “next big thing” and his life will be back on course in no time.

Then he happens to meet the local, small-town ballet teacher. Gigi Lloyd is beautiful, graceful, and a force to be reckoned with. Nick is so taken with her that he volunteers for a minor role in her Christmas production of The Nutcracker, even though he feels overqualified. It’s a chance to be around her and keep his theater skills honed, at least until the holiday season arrives.

But soon, the romantic sparks start to fly. They both fight their feelings—it’s crystal clear that their views, values and ambitions are worlds apart. Gigi has been burned in the past, and she doesn’t care for the highly ambitious Nick, with his seemingly shallow, big city values. And Nick can’t imagine frittering his life away in a small town, far from the glamorous allure of Broadway and cafe society.

Since neither of them is ready to compromise, it seems that their relationship has no future. Or will their love outweigh their differences?


Author: Mike Wells
Author: Mike Wells
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Young Adult, Romance

Website: Mike Wells Books
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Author Description:
Mike Wells is an American bestselling author of over 20 "unputdownable" thriller and suspense novels, including Lust, Money & Murder and Passion, Power & Sin. He is also known for his young adult books, such as The Mysterious Disappearance of Kurt Kramer, The Wrong Side of the Tracks, and Wild Child, which are used by English teachers in high schools and colleges worldwide. Formerly a screenwriter, Wells has a fast-paced, cinematic writing style. His work is often compared to that of the late Sidney Sheldon, with strong and inspiring female heroes, tightly-written scenes, engaging action/dialogue, and numerous plot twists. He currently lives in Europe and teaches part-time in the Creative Writing program at the University of Oxford.




The Blossom Twins

Detective Natalie Ward Book 5


Author: Carol E. Wyer

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Their parents thought they were hiding…

One beautiful summer’s evening, thirteen-year-old twins Ivy and Erin Westmore snuggle down in a tent in their back garden, giggling and sharing secrets.

When their mother goes to wake the girls the next morning, their tent is empty.

The alarm is raised and Detective Natalie Ward is put onto the case. When the twins’ bodies are discovered on nearby marshland, covered with deep pink petals, an icy shiver travels down Natalie’s spine. Everything about the girls’ deaths reminds her of a horrifying case she worked on earlier in her career, which saw a killer of the worst kind placed behind bars.

The next day, that feeling is heightened when she receives a chilling note saying ‘I’m back’. Is this killer a copycat or did Natalie put the wrong person in prison all those years ago? In a small town, where no stranger goes unnoticed, what is Natalie missing?

Consumed by the case, determined to prevent more deaths, Natalie misses the fact that it is her attention the killer wants. And to get it, he has his sights set firmly on her precious daughter Leigh…


Author: Carol E. Wyer
Author: Carol E. Wyer
Author Genre: Thriller, Humor and Comedy, Nonfiction

Website: Carol E. Wyer
Twitter: @carolewyer
E-Mail: contact@carolewyer.co.uk
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Author Description:
Winner of The People's Book Prize Award, Carol Wyer is an award-winning author and stand up comedian who writes feel-good comedies and gripping crime fiction.

A move to the ‘dark side’ in 2017, saw the introduction of popular DI Robyn Carter in LITTLE GIRL LOST, the #2 best-selling book on Amazon, #9 best-selling audiobook on Audible and Top 150 USA Today best-seller.

A second series featuring DI Natalie Ward quickly followed and to date her crime novels have sold over 600,000 copies and been translated for various overseas markets, including Norwegian, Italian, Turkish, Hungarian Slovak, Czech and Polish.

Carol has been interviewed on numerous radio shows discussing ''Irritable Male Syndrome' and 'Ageing Disgracefully' and on BBC Breakfast television. She has had articles published in national magazines 'Woman's Weekly' featured in 'Take A Break', 'Choice', 'Yours' and 'Woman's Own' magazines and the Huffington Post.

She currently lives on a windy hill in rural Staffordshire with her husband Mr Grumpy... who is very, very grumpy.


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