Monday, May 31, 2021

HBS Author’s Spotlight – Class of May 2021

This class includes interviews and book showcases which are a MUST read. The author's bio and contact information plus their picture and book covers highlight the post.

Plus we have added a new feature: Amazon Book Series. 

Be sure to check out what they have coming next for their readers.  

Thanks to the following outstanding authors for a great month. Here is a summary of our May crew.

Author Interviews


Mimi Barbour
Author: Mimi Barbour
Author Genre: Romance, Paranormal, Suspense

Author's Blog: AUTHORS’ BILLBOARD
Website: Mimi Barbour Believe
Twitter: @MimiBarbour
E-Mail: mimibarbour66@gmail.com
Facebook: Check Out Facebook
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads

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Amazon Author Profile



Author Description:
NYT & USA Today, best-selling, award-winning author, Mimi Barbour, has nine romance series to her credit.

She also has many single titles and a huge number of box sets - her own and multi-author collections.

Mimi lives on the East coast of Vancouver Island with her new puppy, Charli, and writes her various romances with tongue in cheek and a mad glint in her eye. She's been known to say: "If I can steal a booklover's attention away from their everyday grind, absorb them into a fantasy love story, and make them care about the ending, then I've done my job."



Interview Excerpt

NEXT: Yes… I do have a new book for the Undercover FBI series...Book #11 Special Agent Makayla.

This book was a real challenge for me to write. You see… this agent hears the cries of children in trouble, and the conflicts keep building because of this mysterious talent.


Social Media: I began building my Twitter page many years ago when I first started in the business in 2008. It was a constant effort and it finally paid off. I believe working with the Triberr platform (a blog management place) helped a great deal.

Author bundles: Yes, I have been involved with multi-author collections for many years. Through them, I’ve been able to get the NYT and USAT tags. It’s been a roller coaster ride from the beginning but well worth the effort.

Series of novels: I have nine series and Amazon has put them all on series pages. Each book shows on each book’s Amazon page. All one needs to do is add the series title on the Amazon page when you’re uploading the book. You see, when you have a sale for one book and there are many more in the series to be seen on the same page, you can bet that the sales for those books will always increase too.

Support groups: Authors Billboard (Mimi’s Gang) plus I belong to a local group called VIRA (Vancouver Island Romance Authors).

My primary genre is romance including paranormal, contemporary, and suspense.

Reader list: When I started in the industry, I asked the woman who built my first website what was the most crucial promotion to invest my time in. She told me that my newsletter was the one thing no one could take away. I could lose a website, my email address, etc, but the newsletter followers who liked me and my work would always be there.

The sole reason for my newsletter is to make new friends… ones who love reading.

My main audience is the American readers. They are wonderful and voracious readers of romance.

Author's Book List
Special Agent Makayla
Don't Be Cruel
Special Agent Hunter
You're the Boss
Sweet Christmas
Her Hero
Special Agent Sophia
Daddy's Mine
Because You Cared
Special Agent Murphy
He's My Baby
Leni
Special Agent Rylee
A Perfect Storm
A Wonderful Life
Special Agent Charli
Faith
Endings
Resolution
Love of My Life
Justice
Retaliation
Special Agent Booker
Frosty the Snowman
Special Agent Kandice
Special Agent Maximilian
Special Agent Finnegan
Love Me Tender
Special Agent Francesca
She's Not You
Her Sweet Revenge Series (6 book series)



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Patrice Wilton
Author: Patrice Wilton
Author Genre: Romance

Author's Blog: Patrice Wilton
Website: Patrice Wilton
Twitter: @PatriceWilton
E-Mail: patricewilt@yahoo.com
Facebook: Check Out Facebook
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads

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Amazon Author Profile



Author Description:
Patrice Wilton was born in Vancouver, Canada, and knew from the age of twelve that she wanted to be a writer. She became a flight attendant for 17 years, then moved to Australia and England, before settling in Ormond Beach, Florida. She is a NY Times & USA Today best selling author and has written around forty books, mostly romance series. Here are her personal favorites:

The Candy Bar, Paradise Cove, Heavenly Christmas, and The Wounded Warrior series. Now a new exciting adventure has begun. She has joined forces with her good friend, Traci Hall to write a Salem B&B Cozy Mystery series for Kensington under the name of Traci Wilton. They have written 5 books in the Mrs. Morris Bed and Breakfast series, and will be starting book six soon. We are loving it and hope our readers do too!



Interview Excerpt

Next: Traci Hall and myself are starting our second book in the A Riley Harper Mystery series within the next week or two and hope to have it available everywhere by late July. It's entitled DANGER IN SANDPIPER BAY.

My twitter account has grown steadily over the years, and it really does help get the word out on what you have for sale, when your next book is coming out and a Cover reveal

Audio books Impact: It did at the beginning. I had a bookbub promo for Paradise Cove and the audio sold well. I also was on a blog tour and created a newsletter list for Audio lovers, which seemed to work for awhile.

Author bundle: Our fabulous Mimi Barbour had the idea and started the multi author box-sets. She invited a group of authors known to her, which grew as well. We have around 35, and she releases at least six box sets a year, possibly more.

Primary genre: Women's Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Suspense and Contemporary Romance.

Novels with Traci Hall: We have been great friends for twenty years, before either of us were published. With our Kensington books, the editor always gives us an idea of what he wants to see from one book to another.

Kindle Unlimited was great for the readers, for $9.99 they could read any book they wanted, unlimited of course. It was very hard on the authors. The multi boxsets did help with this.

Reader list: I have a newsletter list for Romance, for Audio and for the Traci Wilton mystery series. We hired an assistant to look after our joint website and emails. We are both very involved with any promotions that come our way and social media.

Author's Book List
Death in Sandpiper Bay
Mrs. Morris and the Ghost of Christmas Past
Mrs. Morris and the Witch
Wedding Knot
Mrs. Morris and the Ghost
A Hero Lies Within
Handle With Care
At First Sight
Heavenly Christmas Series
Soccer Studs
WEDDING BLUES
Right Man/ Wrong Groom
PARADISE COVE
KISS ME SANTA
For The Love of Candy
NIGHT MUSIC
Wounded Warriors



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HBS Author's Spotlight Showcase

Mimi Barbour
Featured Book: Special Agent Makayla



Makayla hears children crying.

People didn’t understand, and it’s difficult for Special Agent Makayla to explain. In her mind, she doesn’t have special powers. It’s just fallout from the days before they restored her sight when she was blind. Back then, she’d learned to use her other senses, to rely on her instincts... to listen intensely.

Because of her ability, she works with the Special Victims Unit and takes on all the cases of missing kids where the usual processes haven’t worked. Sickened by many of her assignments, she finds joy when she sees the kids free and healing. Her biggest stress… they just keep on disappearing.

Dean Andrews desperately needs help. His nine-year-old niece goes missing and the only person he’s told can save her is a kook who hears children’s cries. How can he put his trust in this wild-haired woman with mysterious eyes, and a heart bigger than her tiny body?

Yet he has no other choice. His sister begs him to find her little girl… and he promises. Now he must deliver. Time is running out and everywhere he’s turned so far… leads to yet another dead end.



Author: Mimi Barbour
Author Genre: Romance, Paranormal, Suspense

Author's Blog: AUTHORS’ BILLBOARD
Website: Mimi Barbour Believe
Twitter: @MimiBarbour
E-Mail: mimibarbour66@gmail.com
Facebook: Check Out Facebook
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads

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Amazon Author Profile

Author Description:
NYT & USA Today, best-selling, award-winning author, Mimi Barbour, has nine romance series to her credit.

She also has many single titles and a huge number of box sets - her own and multi-author collections.

Mimi lives on the East coast of Vancouver Island with her new puppy, Charli, and writes her various romances with tongue in cheek and a mad glint in her eye. She's been known to say: "If I can steal a booklover's attention away from their everyday grind, absorb them into a fantasy love story, and make them care about the ending, then I've done my job."

Author's Book List
Special Agent Makayla
Don't Be Cruel
Special Agent Hunter
You're the Boss
Sweet Christmas
Her Hero
Special Agent Sophia
Daddy's Mine
Because You Cared
Special Agent Murphy
He's My Baby
Leni
Special Agent Rylee
A Perfect Storm
A Wonderful Life
Special Agent Charli
Faith
Endings
Resolution
Love of My Life
Justice
Retaliation
Special Agent Booker
Frosty the Snowman
Special Agent Kandice
Special Agent Maximilian
Special Agent Finnegan
Love Me Tender
Special Agent Francesca
She's Not You
Her Sweet Revenge Series (6 book series)



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Dianne Harman
Featured Book: Murder at the Spa



When a daughter that Kelly’s best friend gave up for adoption at birth
Is accused of murder,
Kelly has no choice but to see what she can do to help.
But there are several things that present major problems.
A sheriff who just wants a quick conviction,
A woman who has a history of embezzling,
An errant husband, looking for a way to escape from what life has dealt him,
A jealous competitor,
And a frustrated employee.
So just who was the murderer?
And what about that red-headed judge?

Could he inadvertently preside over a murder trial where his daughter is the accused killer? A daughter he didn’t even know he had?

Join Kelly, Liz, and a Belgian Malinois dog named Niko, as they hunt for the murderer, and redemption for an innocent young woman.


Dianne Harman
Featured Book: The Troubled Tycoon



When you’re a tycoon
And you sit on top of the business mountain,
Seems like a lot of people want to see you fall.
And Cooper was at the top, but he’d made a lot of enemies
In order to get there.
Then there were the women in his life,
And he’d be the first to admit he’d wronged a few.
When it became clear that someone was out to destroy Cooper
By ruining his reputation and the companies he owned,
He hired Jake and Al, the retired ex-mobster, to find out who it was.
But sometimes there’s nothing better than a dog to save the day!

Follow Jake and Al throughout Seattle and Bainbridge Island as they search for the person who wants to destroy Cooper. With each passing day, the hunt becomes more intense, because now the person they are looking for is intent not only on destroying Cooper, but killing him as well.



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

Author's Blog: Dianne Harman Author
Website: Dianne Harman Author
Twitter: @DianneDHarman
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Author Description:
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!

Author's Book List
Murder at the Spa
The Troubled Tycoon
Holly & the Cyberbully
The Secret
Murdered by Adultery
Murder on the Beach
Murder After Dinner
Murdered Mayor
Holly & the Grand Opening
Murder in Kauai
Book Club Blackmail
The Deepest Dark
Murdered Mentor
A Mother's Love
Murdered Mogul
Holly for President
Murder at the Carnival
Murder at the St. Regis
Murder on the Train
Kelly & the Dog Park
Mystery at the Campground
Mystery on Main Street
Murdered for Millions
A Matter of Deception
Murder at the Dog Show
Holly and the Stolen Test
Missing in Los Angeles
Deadly Accusations
Murder in Vancouver
Murder in the Forest
The Other Witch
The War Hero's Welcome
Holly and the Ruined Party
Murder at the Manor
Little Feather
Murder at the New Dawn B & B
Murder and High Rollers
Holly & The Oracle
Trouble at the New Dawn B & B
Death in the Bay
Holly and The Missing Dog
Holly Lewis Mystery Series 1-3
The Final Curtain Call
Missing in the Islands
The Money Club
Redemption in Cottonwood Springs
Holly and the Food Pantry
Murdered in Hollywood
Murdered by Success
Murder on the Mountain
Murder on Bainbridge Island
Northwest Cozy Mystery Series (16 book series)



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Dianne Krogh
Featured Book: The 4:15 Express to Nowhere



The 4:15 Express to Nowhere is a twisting, emotional exploration of a family torn apart in pursuit of a pretense and brought together again in the most unexpected way.

Valerie Fairfield is 13 when she decides to become someone else. By the time she realizes it is a mistake, she is 58. And dead.

When Valerie dies suddenly one Saturday afternoon, she finds herself trapped in her past until she can confront the tragedies she set in motion with her decision so long ago.

Her sensitive son is drifting through life convinced he has no value. Her beautiful daughter is miserable even as she prepares to marry a wealthy and handsome man in the society wedding of the year. Business problems, a tragic accident, personal losses and political scandal drive the family into deeper dysfunction as Valerie fights to protect the family image. Her children struggle to prevent their own identities from being sacrificed as they are being made into the children Valerie really wanted. There is gritty reality lurking beneath the polished image of the family Valerie has created, but she refuses to acknowledge the pattern of destruction that has followed her since middle school.

Insight, imagination, and humor combine to create this deeply engaging novel about social class envy, peer pressure, individual differences and the outside influences that tear at family ties in our contemporary society.

Slowly Valerie realizes the tragedies her family endured were because of the misguided decision she made so many years before, and she begins to feel regrets. It isn’t until she looks down on her funeral, which is filled with devastating family revelations, that she finally understands that her perfect life is just a legacy of mistakes. But is it too late for forgiveness?



Author: Dianne Krogh
Author Genre: Contemporary, Fiction, Saga

Author's Blog: The Authors Pub
Website: The Authors Pub
Twitter: @kroghdianne
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Author Description:
I've always loved words. Their power to elicit emotion. To tell a story. To create understanding. Or to persuade. I've used them for all those things over the years.

My novels are about contemporary life and how we cope with the pressures. Everyday is filled with mystery, fantasy and psychologically thrilling events. They entangle us when we go to work or snare us while we plant our gardens. Those are the stories I like to explore -- the stories that have become the challenges of life in the last half century of America.

My husband would tell you it took 20 years and thousands of dollars worth of coffee to get my first novel done. But that isn't quite true. Most of that time was spent thinking about it. The idea to do a novel about greed and ego took root in my mind long ago.

But those were the days of 50-hour work weeks writing corporate communications, carpools to drive, meals to prepare, and trying to stay upright in the happy chaos of a household with a husband, a teenage son, a dog, a cat, and a bossy Parrot. Erma Bombeck was my hero. Now I have the time to let my words flow in whatever direction my mind leads me. What fun!

Thank you all for reading my books. And thank you for the heartwarming reviews and comments. I live in Arizona now, but my roots are still in Nebraska where a touch of the pioneer spirit still lives and pushes us onward.

Author's Book List
The 4:15 Express to Nowhere
Life in a Peacock Nest



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Joan Reeves
Featured Book: Deceptively Yours



A passionate, steamy Romantic Suspense novel about a woman and a man who are destined to be together, set against the island paradise of Last Chance Beach where Love finds you when you least expect it.

Tatiana was twelve when her mother died, leaving her alone in the world. Her cousin took her in. What seemed like an act of kindness was a scheme to use her artistic talent to cheat wealthy men who were least likely to display art they thought had been obtained illegally.

For six years, her life offered nothing but fear and danger—then she met a man who changed that. He gave her love, passion, and hope for a future together.

In an act of breathtaking courage, she defied her cousin. He responded with a vicious attack. A chance meeting with an elderly man saved her and gave her a second chance at life. He helped her disappear, leaving her nightmare world behind—but also leaving behind the man she loved.

Ten years later, Tatiana has done everything she could to repay her benefactor, to prove she’s worthy of the care and fatherly love he’s given her, and to become a better person. But she’s never forgotten the man who taught her the meaning of love and desire.

Destiny hands her a second chance at love when she meets him again, but she resists the love he offers. She’s not the girl he fell in love with. She never was. She can’t undo the deceptions and the lies nor the secrets she’s kept—and continues to keep.

Declan knows a devastating secret lies at the heart of Tatiana’s refusal to give their relationship a chance. Patiently, he waits for her to tell him the truth about what happened ten years ago. His patience ends when he suspects she’s in danger, and he rushes to discover the truth about her disappearance. Will Tatiana find the courage to reveal her secrets to Declan? Will he still love Tatiana when the truth is revealed?



Author: Joan Reeves
Author Genre: Romance, Chick Lit, Nonfiction

Author's Blog: Joan Reeves - Sling Words
Website: Joan Reeves
Twitter: @JoanReeves
E-Mail: Joan@JoanReeves.com
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Author Description:
Joan Reeves is a New York Times and a USA Today bestselling author of Contemporary Romance. Her novels--Keeping Romance Alive...One Sexy Book at a Time--have been published in a half dozen languages, and her ebooks are available at most ebook sellers with audio book and print editions also available.

When not writing romance--or nonfiction to share what she has learned in life--Joan divides her time between the hustle and bustle of Houston and a house in the Texas Hill Country. At their country house, Joan and her hero, her husband, sit on the porch at night, look up at the star-studded sky, and listen to the coyotes howl.

Joan lives the philosophy that is the premise of all of her romance novels: "It's never too late to live happily ever after."

Author's Book List
Deceptively Yours
April Fool Proposition
Every Little Lie
THE KEY TO KRISTINA
Liam's Wild Irish Rose
Love, Christmas - Movies You Love
Second Chance Bride
April Fool Bride
Dead Heat
Blame It On Chocolate
LuvU4Ever
Last Christmas
Heat Lightning
Cinderella Blue
Nobody's Cinderella



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Amazon Book Series

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Featured Set: Sweet Summer Romance 2021 - Kindle Unlimited Series Bookshelf




Read Free, 7 Kindle Unlimited Series from a group of outstanding Romance Authors.


Title: Lindi Parker, Shifter Shield Series (3 book series)




Lindi Parker works hard at being human, not an easy task for a snake shifter. She has no desire to search for others like her--until a new case changes everything. When Lindi learns she's not the only shapeshifter in the world, she also realizes she might be next on a killer's list.

In order to save herself and the abused children she works with, she will have to team up with Dr. Kade Nevala, a member of the shifter tribe responsible for eradicating weresnakes--and the most attractive man Lindi's ever met. Even more terrifying, she'll need to embrace her serpent side, a choice that has enormous consequences for Lindi, and for everyone around her.

Under Her Skin
Lindi Parker works hard at being human, not an easy task for a snake shifter. She has no desire to search for others like her--until a new case changes everything. When Lindi learns she's not the only shapeshifter in the world, she also realizes she might be next on a killer's list.

In order to save herself and the abused children she works with, she will have to team up with Dr. Kade Nevala, a member of the shifter tribe responsible for eradicating weresnakes--and the most attractive man Lindi's ever met. Even more terrifying, she'll need to embrace her serpent side, a choice that has enormous consequences for Lindi, and for everyone around her.

The Skin She's In
Capturing the killer who was stalking the shapeshifter community should have earned weresnake Lindi Parker and her new boyfriend, mongoose-shifter Kade Nevala, a vacation. Instead it earned them a basket of baby lamias and a whole pile of trouble.

Some shifters think no lamia should be left alive. In fact, a faction of shifters led by one particular werewolf pack is determined to take Lindi down any way they can.

In Someone Else's Skin
Lindi Parker is scared out of her mind--and for a snakeshifter, that's saying something.

When Lindi grabbed the latest newborn lamia and leaped into the unknown, she knew she was risking both their lives.

But the alternative--allowing the faction that wants to eliminate all lamias on sight to capture them--meant certain death.

Available at Amazon



Author: Margo Bond Collins
Author Genre: Romance, Paranormal, Fantasy

Website: Margo Bond Collins - Aim for the Heart…
Author's Blog: Margo Bond Collins - Aim for the Heart…
Twitter: @MargoBondCollin
E-Mail: MargoBondCollins@gmail.com
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Author Description:
USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times bestselling author Margo Bond Collins is a former college English professor who, tired of explaining the difference between "hanged" and "hung," turned to writing romance novels instead. She now writes urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction romance. Sometimes her heroines kiss monsters, sometimes they kill them. But they always aim for the heart.

Title: Pam of Babylon Series




1. Pam of Babylon
When Jack has a heart attack on the train from Manhattan, his wife and his two lovers discover secrets and lies, and each other.

2. Don't You Forget About Me
When Jack dies, his wife and his two lovers discover his secret life… and each other. A gripping story about love and human nature — a compelling companion to Pam of Babylon. In Book #2, Marie, Sandra and Pam discover they share more than Jack's love.

3. Dream Lover
A beautiful life at the beach is marred for Pam as Jack's former lovers discover the truth after his death as they visit the house on Sea View. The third book in the Pam of Babylon Series.

4. Prayers for the Dying
The fourth installment in the Pam of Babylon series finds Jack Smith’s victims attempting to move forward, grappling with the pain and horror that he left behind. Pam makes a few startling revelations about herself, while Sandra hopes for a future with exciting expectations. Marie is in a most unlikely place, with the happiest news in the bleakest circumstances. Ashton’s story of a lifetime love affair with Jack is finally told, with his heartache revealed.

5. Family Dynamics
When Cindy Thomasini's family tries to sue Pam, she hires attorney Dan Chua to look into the matter. He looks into more than the lawsuit, however, with the resulting excitement much to Dave's dismay.

6.The Tao of Pam
A beautiful life at the beach is marred by secrets and lies as the legacy of Jack Smith's debauchery continues to haunt his widow, Pam. The Tao of Pam finds Pam at a crossroad which will take her to the next phase of her life, offering her choices she didn't want to make.

7. In Memoriam
In Memoriam begins with the birth of a baby boy to Pam’s former boyfriend, Dan and daughter, Lisa as the journey of Pam of Babylon continues in this seventh volume. Still reeling from the death of her beloved son Brent, Pam endures life at the beach with remarkable strength.

8. Soulmates
Pam faces new challenges with glamour and poise, while Sandra doesn't disappoint, and Lisa discovers new strengths. Shattering events transpire on what should have been Pam's happy wedding day, (and again shortly afterwards), leaving her bereft and lonely with her grief once more. To top it all, Pam's daughter Lisa seems to have inherited her Mom's poor judgement when it comes to getting an HEA…

9. Save the Date
Pam and John set their wedding date while Sandra and Dan Chua move in together. Grandmothers Bernice and Nelda fall in love - not with each other. Lisa and Cara meet new men, and Jack becomes a distant memory. Hopefully, he'll stay that way.

10. I'll Always Love You
Who do you trust? In a circle of women, you want to trust your friends. Sometimes, you must do so even when common sense says beware. In this latest installment of the Pam of Babylon series, Bernice, Nelda, Pam, Lisa, Violet, Cara and little Miranda rise up in power in this tale of triumph and love.

11. Beach Spirits
The cycle of drama continues with lows to fabulous highs and back to lows again. Pam of Babylon, the well loved series, continues with Book #11. After a horrifying start, Sandra is the only character who seems to be in control, but that might be a smokescreen. Pam starts out on shaky ground, but soars to new heights! Lisa and Cara add zest to their romance, a few new men come on the scene, and an observer notes they are all just one, big happy family.

12. South Shore Romance
At last, with everything aligned perfectly, and her family occupied, Pam finds romance, love, excitement and joy with Senator Charlie Monroe and his rescued Greyhound, Margaret. But swirling around her are the antics of Dan and Julie and their exciting but exasperating relationship…

13. Meet Me at the Beach
Romance swirls around as friends and neighbors learn that perfect someone is right down the beach. A wedding shakes things up; a discovery is made during the honeymoon, and a love triangle is formed when Lisa opens her heart again. Things seem to be on the right path finally, but as usual, a secret of Jack’s is exposed, shaking it up once again.

14. Pam's Adventures in Babylon
Dreams almost come true for Pam and her crew, until a storm, a native in a loin cloth, an ex-girlfriend, and a plantain stir things up. The final act is Pam's July 4th Picnic where tequila plays a part in a critical lapse in ...fill in the blank. Life at the beach takes on a new twist as Pam embraces the children Jack left behind.

15. Second Chance
Just when life settles down to a dull roar for those people whom Pam holds closest to her heart, the pendulum swings in the opposite direction and everyone is tossed into the air. Who will they hold on to as they fall back to earth?

16. If I Ever Leave You
After Randy leaves for Greece and another Adventure Trek season, family demands on Pam make an impromptu trip to the Greek Islands to meet up with him more appealing. While Pam debates leaving, Lisa is confronted with a startling revelation, Alison takes a chapter from Pam's playbook and looks the other way, Sandra is caught in a maelstrom of intrigue, and Violet, still not completely comfortable with her new skinny body, is swept into a love affair that shocks everyone.

17. Touch Me When We're Dancing
The theme of life after a snowstorm is slow dancing, couples falling in love, or out. A new neighbor moves in next door to Pam, Lisa discovers love in an unexpected place, Tim finds comfort in someone who has always been there, and Sandra decides to appreciate what she has in her hands. In the city, a major shake up at Lang, Smith and Romney leads to the proverbial pot of gold for Sandra. Randy has a shocking visit, and in return, takes back a promise he made to Pam in Greece. In the background, Karen Carpenter sings.

18. Portrait of Marriage
The aftermath of Pam's lavish beachside Memorial Day party on Long Island has everyone wondering what's up with their relationships. What does a suspicious wife, a bored husband and a nosy neighbor have to do with the story? Everything in the saga of Babylon's beautiful and rich Pamela Fabian Smith Zapelli Bradshaw.

19. Children of the Dead
The beautiful deception continues as Jack’s children try to find a way to regroup in spite of their perverse history and connection.

The longing to know if Jack was aware of her existence leads Alison on a journey of self discovery, including a few misguided bypasses she later comes to regret. In this installment of Pam of Babylon #19, anything goes, so hold on to your hat. Themes of infidelity, incest, and general bad behavior continue.

20. Dinner with Pam
When Alison discovers a new addition to the Jack Smith Fan club, she not only befriends her, she takes it one step further and invites her to join the family.

At the next lavish Memorial Day Picnic of Pam’s, several new faces join the festivities. In the past, secrets were exposed, betrayals uncovered, even babies conceived. What will the end result of this picnic be?

21. Dancing by Moonlight
Suspense comes to Babylon when Jack is linked to the Manhattan DA's young wife, Ginger Harrow. Intertwining lives lift some up and knock a few others down, but life goes on in Babylon. Alison’s new husband, Adam Marchand discovers what makes the village dwellers tick, much to his shock when his coffee shop, Village Grounds, becomes the meeting place in town…

22. Ginger Harrow
Ten summers ago, a beautiful young girl innocently stepped into a trap set by Jack Smith. Brent Smith was afraid of girls, but in the Smith household the machismo factor was so powerful, he’d do whatever he could to hide it from his father.

Then, he met the mesmerizing Ginger Harrow whom Jack coveted, and the wheels in Brent’s head began to turn. He’d finally secure his father’s approval.

23. Sexual Healing
Everyone in Babylon finally has someone. Pam and Jake Stevens are faithfully devoted. Laura and Will Peterson, passionate. Lisa and Ryan, committed lovers. Alison and Adam, happily married. Julie and Eric Jacobs, steadfast companions. Sandra and Alex Morrison, casual dates. Dan and Barista Lily Smith, long-time friends. Even Hocus has Sandra’s driver, Damon.

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Author: Suzanne Jenkins
Author Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Suspense

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USA Today Bestselling Author Suzanne Jenkins writes page-turning contemporary romance, mystery, and women's fiction with passionately gripping characters that stay with readers long after they turn the last page. The Detroit Detective Stories, beginning with The Greeks of Beaubien Street are truly American with a touch of fantasy. Pam of Babylon books consistently rank in the Top 100 Best Sellers in American Drama with over 500,000 downloads.

A retired operating room nurse, Jenkins lives in Southern California.

Title: Return to Welcome Series




Finding Mercy

Seriously? Return to Welcome? She'd rather chew rusty nails... Welcome, WA an idyllic town where rumors, gossip, and grudges endure long after their best before date…

Mercy Talbot left Welcome on a high--a golden-girl beauty queen who stepped confidently into a bright, exciting future. But that was a long time ago and that girl is far, far, away. She's failed in her career, failed in love, failed her family--and she's dead broke.

All Mercy wants is to forget her failures and move forward into a new life with a fresh set of dreams--and get out of Welcome before it sucks her back in for good. But one look at her precocious niece who desperately needs her sends Mercy on a journey into her past that will change everyone's future.

Loving Logan

A standalone single mom (with too many kids and a bad rep) romance that breaks all the rules: he’s younger, wants his own kids, and is the nicest guy in Welcome.

Elle Foster has three rules: Don’t date, don’t sleep with the boss, and don’t believe in happily-ever-after. She left Welcome broke, pregnant, and with a bad-girl rep.

Craving Jake

Returning to Welcome was easy…staying will be a challenge. Especially when someone is determined to drive her out.

Brianna Bowler has returned to her small town of Welcome to help run Bowler’s Dog Rescue. She’s also doing everything she can to set aside thoughts of her high school crush Jake Morrow. Jake appears to be with a perfectly perfect sprite of a woman. (Not that she minds how opposite she and the sprite are. Really, she doesn’t.)

Paramedic Jake Morrow has a woman in his house: she cooks, cleans, clings —and irritates the hell out of him. He’d felt sorry for her, injured, alone and broke, and offered to help. Big mistake.

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Author: Bonnie Edwards
Author Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Paranormal

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Bonnie Edwards has been writing all her life, starting with a poem about Santa suffering with gout. She was seven, Santa was a thousandteen years old. Delighted with writing, she went on to write family sagas, humorous contemporary romance, romantic suspense, erotic paranormal ghost romances and more.

She may jump around within romance, but all her stories come with a tear, a laugh, and a happy ending. Published by Kensington Books, Harlequin Books, Carina Press, and Robinson (UK) Bonnie's stories stretch from short stories to novellas and novels. Now, she's happy to be publishing her work herself.

With over 30 titles to her credit, she has been translated into several languages and sold books worldwide. Aside from standalone romances, she has 4 ongoing romance series, Tales of Perdition, The Brantons, and Love at Christmas. Contemporary family sagas find a home in Return to Welcome. She's hard at work on a brand new series coming in summer 2021.Learn about more exciting releases and get a free romance by subscribing to her newsletter, Bonnie's Newsy Bits through her website.

Title: By the Sea Series (18 book series)




Ambrosia by the Sea

Celia escapes to paradise by the sea, after her ex’s ultimate betrayal. She’s starting over, with a new life and a café to call her own—only things are not going as planned.

Karma by the Sea

Karma Aneko is striving to “make it” in the male-dominated business of law, when a twist of fate leaves her stranded on a South Florida beach.

Puppy Love by the Sea

Sarah champions the underdog in her shelter by the sea, fighting against designer puppy mills and greedy breeders.

Franco is a wealthy single dad, looking for a place to heal. When he invests in a puppy store, Sarah, the local animal control officer, is hell-bent on shutting him down…

Masquerade by the Sea

Tired of the shenanigans of seafaring men, Jolie decides to rise above and captain a ship of her own. She wants to set sail on the vast blue sea but quickly realizes independence comes with a price.

Holiday by the Sea

Teagan believes following your dreams should come first.

Only instead of traveling the world, this video blogger is stuck working in her parents’ bakery over the holidays. Delivering cookies in a humiliating elf costume doesn’t seem the best time to meet Riley. He's…

Festival by the Sea

With a head full of secrets, Darcy throws in the towel on her academic pursuits and returns to South Florida’s sultry beaches—and the safety of her hometown.

Dancing by the Sea

Dancer extraordinaire Zamira made a mistake... and she knows it.

She left to pursue her own success at the expense of love, and now she’s back to embrace the passion of the tango.

Her ex, the celebrity Armand Vargas, has turned his fame into fortune and opened a dance studio of his own. The last thing he expects is for his estranged partner to show up for tryouts.

Forever by the Sea

Have you ever wanted the perfect day?
For everything to go just right?

That’s what soulmates Sinead and Christian have dreamt of since kindergarten.

Once they decide to get hitched, they plan the wedding of year, and things go south from there…

Blue Christmas by the Sea

Tamsyn wants the perfect Christmas...but she can’t even prevent her parents’ divorce.

The key is to stay positive, whenever you find yourself alone, work a few more waitressing shifts to get over the holiday slump…

Returning Home by the Sea

Brayden wants to keep his wife safe—from himself.
He doesn’t want her to know what happened.

Zoe needs to make a new life with the man she loves... only…

Blossoms by the Sea

Leif is too rich and handsome for his own good—and he wants her... There’s no way single mom Evelyn Banner is going to trust him. Especially when he’s out to buy the flower shop where she works and tear it down to build some kind of sports facility monstrosity. This charming Scandinavian wants to take away the only income she has, the job that puts food on the table for her and her son…

Billionaire by the Sea

Maggie finds a naked man in the surf...
It’s a first for them both.
The handsome stranger has lost his memory...

As Maggie and her sisters unravel the mystery, they realize there’s more at stake than reclaiming his identity. His amnesia could have resulted from an attempt on his life.

Santa Baby by the Sea

One night of passion...and three months later...

Career-minded and determinedly single Crysta Jones realizes Christmas may be different this year. Dillon had been a fling— a good one. Hotter than hot. But now her life’s about to change…

Sandy Kisses by the Sea

Lucia is in no way prepared...for Ronan O’Neill...
...or his big, loving, happy family.
Sure, she has a commitment issue or two, after overcoming an abusive childhood, but she’s a successful tattoo artist now...who lives life on her terms.

Billionaire's Brother by the Sea

Special Forces soldier Mark Livingston is pursuing his missing billionaire brother, believed lost at sea...
...when he discovers Madeleine, a woman who draws him into a life he’s never known.

She sees through his disguise...but is she the only one?

Love, Actually by the Sea

Harper closed her eyes...and pointed to a spot on the map.
The rest changed her life...
It wasn’t so much where she went, the beautiful beaches of South Florida, but who she met.

Holiday Pickup by the Sea

Hard-hearted Harley is off limits, to all but the brave...

Armed with the worst pickup lines in the world, Marc is shoved into the deep end of the dating world by his well-meaning friend.

Secret Santa by the Sea

Years after Serenity’s heart was broken, she returns to the cozy beach town of her youth to discover what actually happened... and make things right... Why did Ryker, her high school sweetheart, break up with her? What she finds makes her consider what taking a second chance would mean…

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Author: Traci Hall
Author Genre: Romance, Paranormal, Young Adult

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From contemporary seaside romances to cozy mysteries, USA Today bestselling author Traci Hall writes stories that captivate her readers. As a hybrid author with over fifty published works, Ms. Hall has a favorite story for everyone.

Mystery lovers, be on the lookout for her Salem B&B Mystery series, co-written as Traci Wilton, and her Scottish Shire series, which takes place in the seaside town of Nairn, as Traci Hall. Whether it's her ever popular By the Sea series or a fun who-done-it, Traci finds her inspiration in sunny South Florida, by living right near the ocean.

Title: Wounded Hearts Series




Tidal Falls
A woman and child in danger teaches Nick life is worth living.

ALL SHE WANTS IS TO LIVE HER LIFE

Abused, Sara Sheridan finds the courage to escape her husband. She has no interest in getting mixed up with another alpha, attitude-laden male. Especially with her ex hot on her trail.

ALL HE CRAVES IS PEACE AND QUIET

Marine, Nick Kelley prefers solitude, away from the memories haunting him. So what is it about his reticent neighbor and her child that tempts him to give it up?

UNTIL LOVE GETS IN THE WAY

Nick and Sara’s growing attraction leads them down a dangerous path as her ex-husband closes in on the new life she’s made for her daughter and threatens to blow it all apart.

The Rebel's Redemption

Is it too late for second chances?
Jared Martin left Tidal Falls a hotheaded youth. Eight years in the military has turned him into a cynical, disillusioned man.
Then he returns home to find out he's a father.

Twilight's Encore

One man's betrayal will seal another's fate.

Ty Garrett fell in love with Katy Fowler as a young adult. Her father’s betrayal yanks the couple apart, and Ty turns bitter.

After a decade away, Katy returns to Tidal Falls with plans to get married in her family's theatre. But she never expected to run into Ty Garrett, the boy she'd never forgotten.

The Sheriff Meets His Match

When a jaded sheriff is drawn to an exasperating woman in trouble, anything can happen

Jack Garrett has been stung by love in the past, but he can't deny his attraction to the new receptionist, Laurel Thomas.

When trouble comes to Tidal Falls, Jack worries that Laurel Thomas is in over her head.

Summer Lovin'

Mitch Taylor and Rebecca Sorenson share a secret.

Rebecca’s job as secretary of Cascade Elementary, the same school she attended as a child, is rewarding. She has a great group of friends, many of whom are married now. And if sometimes she wished it were her up there in that sparkling white dress…

Maggie's Revenge


DEA Special Agent Maggie Holt is fierce, smart, beautiful-- and in over her head.

Maggie has been working undercover 15 months when she is taken by Chinese-Mexican cartel leader, Chenglei. She tries to escape with 8 other women and is captured and brutally punished.

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Author: Jacquie Biggar
Author Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Suspense

Website: Jacquie Biggar - Romance Suspense Writer w/Attitude
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E-Mail: jbiggar@telusplanet.net
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Jacquie Biggar is a USA Today bestselling author of romance who loves to write about tough, alpha males and strong, contemporary women willing to show their men that true power comes from love. She lives on Vancouver Island with her husband and loves to hear from readers all over the world!

In her own words:
"My name is Jacquie Biggar. When I'm not acting like a total klutz I am a wife, mother of one, grandmother, and a butler to my calico cat.

My guilty pleasure are reality tv shows like Amazing Race and The Voice. I can be found every Monday night in my armchair plastered to the television laughing at Blake and Adam's shenanigans.

I love to hang at the beach with DH (darling hubby) taking pictures or reading romance novels (what else?).

I have a slight Tim Hortons obsession, enjoy gardening, everything pink and talking to my friends."

Title: Desiring Danger Series (5 Book Series)




Love Will Stay

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

Taking Me Back

Linx Colson fights fire with fire on smokejumper Grady Hart while a deranged arsonist targets their most precious secret.

I’m Linx Colson. I’m mean, unforgiving, and have a short fuse. Don’t hate me. I love dogs, and I rescue them from careless, cruel humans who abandon them in the creek, toss them from their cars, and leave them in burning buildings.

All You Want

Town busybody, Tami King, has her sights set on Sheriff Todd Colson while a creepy stalker has her in his sights.

I’m Tami King, and I’m proud to be a prima donna. Except I live in a boring, one-corner town, Colson’s Corner, that’s about as far from hip and cool as the Dust Bowl is from Malibu.

Kiss Me Tight

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.

Hold My Love

Framed for the murder of a congressional aide, Kevin Colson aims for the real killers—with a little help from loud-mouthed drama queen, Virgie Rivera.

Kevin Colson: All I ever wanted was to make my father proud. I decided to run for Congress, but I had no idea the price I would pay. They say I killed a man. They have false witnesses and a fake video. I’m on the run, but I can’t seem to stay away from Virgie Rivera, the damsel not in distress who’s determined to get her man.

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Author: Rachelle Ayala
Author Genre: Romance Historical

Website: Rachelle Ayala
Author's Blog: When a Woman Wrongs a Man
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Rachelle Ayala is an award-winning USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense. She writes emotionally challenging stories but believes in the power of love and hope.

She is also a writing teacher and founder of the Romance In A Month writing community. She lives in California with her husband and has three children and two birds.

She is also a writing teacher and founder of the Romance In A Month writing community. She lives in California with her husband and has three children and two birds.

Title: Tales of the Dragonfly Series




In Tandem
Separated by circumstances fifteen years earlier, Jake Loughlin and Danielle Reardon are fatefully reunited at Dragonfly Pointe.

But the mysterious Dragonfly Pointe has a history of tragedy. An unsolved brutal assault and murder of a six-year old girl over twenty years before has remained unsolved. A successful entrepreneur, Jake has hidden his status as a special investigator for the FBI. As owner of the Dragonfly Pointe Inn, Jake has returned to restore and renovate the abandoned property.

But, unofficially, he's investigating the theory that a ring of human traffickers is operating in the area. With three to five kidnappings occurring at the end of each year, over the states of Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, Jake can trace a pattern going back as far as thirty-five years.

And there could be a connection to the death of the little girl at Dragonfly Pointe twenty-two years earlier.

Still grieving after the death of her grandmother several months before, Danielle has finally returned to Crystal Rock. A former model and vocalist for a band, Danielle escaped her chaotic life as a celebrity when her boyfriend died of a drug overdose. After obtaining her degree in horticulture, she opened a successful landscape business in New York.

When Jake and Danielle finally meet again, it's magic.

But something odd is going on at Dragonfly Pointe. During the reconstruction process, a suspicious stranger is sighted in the area.When a young girl is kidnapped from a nearby community, the FBI investigation becomes official and Jake is put into action.

And then lovely, eighteen-year old, Lucy Callahan, is kidnapped. Granddaughter of the former police chief of Crystal Rock, Lucy is like a sister to Danielle.

When the FBI investigation leads back to Dragonfly Pointe, Danielle herself is put in danger.

Indian legends claims Dragonfly Point has a mysterious power to ensure new beginnings. Will Jake and Danielle be able to create their own new magical beginning?

In Flight

A woman who’s afraid to trust. Successful designer, Penny Wentworth has arrived from New York to take charge of the wedding flowers for the new owners of the Dragonfly Pointe Inn. As a single parent of a severely autistic and mentally impaired son, she has no romantic illusions; her experience with an abusive husband has left her wary of relationships.

A man who’s afraid to love. Haunted by his past since discovering a six-year old girl brutally murdered at Dragonfly Pointe over twenty-two years before, Sam had intentionally avoided returning home. But after resigning from his job as a homicide detective in New Orleans when his marriage fell apart, Sam is now the chief of police in Crystal Rock, Wisconsin.

An undying passion that’s endured throughout the years. Penny’s escort for the wedding, Sam had once been the object of every single one of her teenage fantasies. Despite his overwhelming attraction to Penny as a teenager, Sam had deliberately kept his distance because of their age difference. But from the moment Sam meets Penny again, he realizes she’s always been the only woman for him.

And when Sam and Penny spend the entire weekend of the wedding together, their sizzling attraction turns explosive.

But unaware his divorce was never legally finalized, Sam has no idea that Vanessa Gerard Danielson is on her way to Crystal Rock in an attempt for reconciliation.

And no now there’s a killer in their midst. Sam is stunned when Vanessa’s body is pulled out from the Crystal Rock River.

Indian legend claims Dragonfly Pointe has a mysterious power to ensure new beginnings. When Sam’s search for a killer leads him back through his own tarnished past, will a woman who’s afraid to trust be able to forgive a man who considers himself undeserving of her love?

Extended Flight

When A Navy Vet Saves The Life Of A Crime Boss' Daughter, Will Their EXTENDED FLIGHT Survive Love?

When wounded warrior Aaron Davidson returns home from Afghanistan, he's devastated to learn his sister Karen is missing. On the streets of New York City attempting to aid in the investigation, Aaron somehow manages to save the life of a woman who’s intentionally shoved into oncoming traffic.

The daughter of a notorious crime boss, Kiley Carlton believes her father might be the one trying to kill her. As a protective measure, Kiley accompanies Aaron when his search for his sister leads him to Crystal Rock, Wisconsin.

But after arriving at Dragonfly Pointe, not only are surprising secrets revealed from the past, but the psychical ability Kiley has supposedly inherited from her Creole ancestors is brought to light.

Although she’s hesitant to expose her abilities, Kiley’s visions are far too accurate for Aaron to discount. Both sensing a strange familiarity, their attraction has been sizzling from the moment they met.

Will they be able to uncover the truth about who might be trying to kill Kiley, while discovering who's responsible for kidnapping Aaron's sister?

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Author: Tamara Ferguson
Author Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Suspense

Website: TALES FROM DRAGONFLY
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Writing steamy yet sweet compassionate stories of fate that are wonderfully romantic, Tamara Ferguson is the multi-award winning, USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR of the Tales of the Dragonfly Romance Suspense Series, the Kissed By Fate Series, the Two Hearts Wounded Warrior Romance Series, the Daydreams & Dragonflies Sweet Romance Series and the Tales From Dragonfly Pointe Short Story Series.

If you don't believe in the power of fate, you shouldn't read her stories, because Tamara always writes a happily-ever-after for her heroines and heroes, since it doesn't always work out that way in real life.

Since 2015, she has earned more than thirty awards, twenty of those for her Two Hearts Wounded Warrior romances, including five Readers' Favorite International Book Awards with Two Hearts In Accord (2019) and Two Hearts Unbroken (2018) earning the BRONZE, Two Hearts Under Fire (2019) and Two Hearts Unspoken (2016) earning the SILVER and Two Hearts Find Christmas earning the GOLD Medal in Military Fiction (2018.) Two Hearts Surrendered was also a New Apple Romance Selection for excellence in Indie Publishing and 2018 Top Shelf Finalist. Two Hearts' Christmas Wish is a 2017 IAN Book of the Year Finalist. And it's the #13 BEST INDIE BOOK of 2017.

Along with the 2015 Romance Reviews Readers' Choice Award Winner That Unforgettable Kiss, Two Hearts Surrendered and Two Hearts Unspoken were also finalists for the 2016 IAN Book of The Year. Tales of the Dragonfly In Tandem was a romance finalist in the Indie Excellence Awards, while Tales of the Dragonfly In Flight was a romance suspense winner at the Readers' Favorite International Book Awards.

A member of the RWA, the Authors' Billboard and the Authors' Independent Book Network, her stories have been included in several #1 bestselling anthologies.

Since she remains a full-time caregiver for an autistic son (along with a bunch of adopted pets!), you can usually find Tammy working at home, where she spends a lot of time not completing her numerous home improvement projects, because she's writing or helping author friends promote their books on twitter.


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Title: Retaliation




A virgin librarian with hot-chick potential, the conflicts in her story won’t let you put the book down. Be prepared for an all-nighter…

She watches the mob kill her twin and is too frozen with fear to stop them. How can she live with that cowardice eating away at her self-respect? Revenge claws at her sheltered existence until she can’t breathe. Though she’s naïve, she isn’t stupid. When she finds a stash of loot in her brother’s gym locker, she has the means.

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Author: Mimi Barbour
Author Genre: Romance, Paranormal, Suspense

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NYT & USA Today, best-selling, award-winning author, Mimi Barbour, has nine romance series to her credit.

She also has many single titles and a huge number of box sets - her own and multi-author collections.

Mimi lives on the East coast of Vancouver Island with her new puppy, Charli, and writes her various romances with tongue in cheek and a mad glint in her eye. She's been known to say: "If I can steal a booklover's attention away from their everyday grind, absorb them into a fantasy love story, and make them care about the ending, then I've done my job."

Title: Love Torn




Detective Kali Mann lives by her nickname: The Mann-Eater. She’s a true love them and leave them with no attachments—ever. She’s hard-core, to the point, intense and she doesn’t always play nice with others. When her partner, Keith Harvard, finally gets her to take notice of him, the case they are working goes awry, and suddenly Kali is having emotions she’s not sure she wants. A major part of her past will come back to haunt her and just as she beings to open herself up, her life will be torn apart. Love Torn is the second book in the Twisted Love Series. The first book, Love Lorn, was written by Amy Manemann. If you haven't read it, nows the time to so that you have the backstory on Detective Evie Harper when they two characters are partnered together in Love Inked.

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Author: Stacy Eaton
Author Genre: Crime, Thriller and Mystery

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Stacy Eaton is a USA Today Bestselling author and began her writing career in October of 2010. Stacy took early retirement from law enforcement after over fifteen years of service in 2016 due to a second serious concusion. Her last three years on the job were in investigations and crime scene investigation. She now writes full-time.

Stacy resides in southeastern Pennsylvania with her husband, who works in law enforcement, and her teen daughter. Stacy also has a son who is currently serving in the United States Navy. She is also very involved in Domestic Violence Awareness and served on the Board of Directors for her local Domestic Violence Center for three years.

Stacy writes a variety of genre's, but mostly romance. She enjoys writing real-life stories that people can relate too with real-life problems, emotions, and solutions.

Her favorites: Classic cars, photography, Disney, music, coffee and her favorite sweatshirt that says, "You are dangerously close to getting killed in my next novel."

Title: Bad Boys for Hire




Florist Terri Martin lives a calm and peaceful life. Maybe too calm and too peaceful because she can’t remember the last time she was in a relationship.

Terri calls Bad Boys for Hire to book herself a date for her thirtieth birthday party, but before she can hire one, she meets Ryker Slade, a biker hiding from his motorcycle club.

Old vendettas resurface and soon, Terri has more than she can handle when she learns that her and Ryker’s love is as doomed as Romeo and Juliet’s.

Ryker thinks he has a way out, but can Terri escape her fate, or will she find her lover dead before she wakes?

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Author: Rachelle Ayala
Author Genre: Romance Historical

Website: Rachelle Ayala
Author's Blog: When a Woman Wrongs a Man
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Rachelle Ayala is an award-winning USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense. She writes emotionally challenging stories but believes in the power of love and hope.

She is also a writing teacher and founder of the Romance In A Month writing community. She lives in California with her husband and has three children and two birds.

She is also a writing teacher and founder of the Romance In A Month writing community. She lives in California with her husband and has three children and two birds.

Title: The Moscow Affair




Love Kaylea Cross's heart pounding romantic military thrillers? Sylvia Day’s and Maya Banks red hot sexy heroes, feisty heroines and high adrenaline action? Fern Michael’s compelling characters? Grab The Moscow Affair and prepare to be addicted.

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Author: Taylor Lee
Author Genre: Romance, Suspense, Mystery

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USA Today Best-Selling author Taylor Lee writes suspenseful mystery thrillers--with a heavy dose of sexy to sizzling hot romance.

In the seven years that she has been writing, Taylor has written more than forty books. Her eleven series track her special operatives, covert agents, cops, firefighters, and other iconic heroes and heroines, through the harrowing situations that make up their lives. From human trafficking rings to corrupt politicians, Taylor investigates the underbelly of society and the criminals who flourish there.

Taylor says, "From the residue in my personal blender of mixed races, cultures, and worldviews, my characters emerge. It comforts me to know that while evil slinks in the shadows, the 'good guys and gals' of the world sniff it out--and snuff it out. My characters are arrogant alpha males and the feisty women who bring them to their knees-- and vice versa . . . They fight hard, love hard, and don't mince words. They are dangerous men and women in dangerous times. Love, passion, and ridding the world of evil? What's not to like?"

Title: Height of Danger




Charged with finding out who is trying to stop a dam project, Owen finds himself sidetracked with the head engineer's beautiful daughter.
Having lost her family, Laura seeks the father she has never known.
Those attacking the project plan to use her against her father.

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Author: Nancy Radke
Author Genre: Romance, Mystery, Children's

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A USA TODAY best-selling author, Nancy Radke grew up on a wheat and cattle ranch in SE Washington State. She attended a one-room country school through the eighth grade. She learned to ride bareback at age 3 (Really! It was a common practice.) and when she got off or fell off, she would pull her horse's nose to the ground, get on behind its ears, and the horse would lift its head so she could scoot down onto its back. Most of her childhood was spent exploring the Blue Mountain trails that bordered the ranch lands. She and a friend once took a trail that turned out to be a two day trip. They always rode with matches and pocket knives, so made camp and returned the next day. These long rides worried her parents, but provided plenty of time to make up stories. Her first novel was set in the Blues, and is entitled APPALOOSA BLUES. TURNAGAIN LOVE was the first one published. It rated a four star review from Affaire de Coeur. Scribes World said "Turnagain Love has some fascinating twists and turns, unexpected complications, and charming scenes." It is light and humorous.

Her next book was CLOSED DOORS, a novel about a man who couldn't read. This was especially interesting to Ms. Radke, as she taught remedial reading, sixth grade, and other classes. All her stories stand alone, but are linked by characters who know each other from book to book. For example, Zack and Jennel show up in two more books besides TURNAGAIN LOVE. Also her books have a theme, such as the theme for TENNESSEE TOUCH, which is that just being alive is dangerous, so you can't be so cautious that you miss out on life. Her favorite character is Hugo, who is the hero in SCORPION'S TRAIL. Hugo shows up in SPIRIT OF A CHAMPION and in the first book of the new BROTHERS OF SPIRIT series that she is writing with her son, Nolan Radke, entitled HEIGHT OF DANGER.

She has gone through survival and outward bound training, including long-distance ocean swimming. Facts from this training shows up in COURAGE DARES and SPIRIT OF A CHAMPION. Her western ranching background shows up in the pioneer series, The Traherns, and APPALOOSA BLUES. Her critique group used to say that she talked and wrote backward. This really helped when writing the Traherns, as the dialect seemed very natural. APPALOOSA BLUES, an AMAZON TOP 100 BEST SELLER, is the book that links the Trahern series with the Sisters of Spirit Series.

Ranch life gives a person a can-do attitude, so when she decided to write and produce a children's Bible on DVD, she never doubted she could do it. Never mind that she had to learn to use a Mac, Photoshop, and the Final Cut Studio programs. The first volume of the SHOW AND TELL BIBLE took eight years to complete. It is two hours long, contains 650 hand-drawn pictures, and gives the impression of a picture book being read by a well-loved parent or grandparent. Little children are absolutely enthralled by it. The second volume is three hours long, 850 pictures, concluding with Esther. It was finished in three years, so she really did manage to speed up. Vol. 3, now on sale, finishes the Old Testament, with two hours.

The feedback from parents and kids has been tremendous. Nancy is working on the fourth volume now, which will start the New Testament. When the entire Bible is finished, she plans to do other children's books on DVD. And for her romance fans, there are more of those coming. For people who love cookbooks, those on Amazon are written by a different lady with the same name.



Author: Nolan Radke
Author Genre: Mystery

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Nolan Radke was in Law Enforcement for 9 years, during which he wrote the Amber Alert Policy and several other policies and procedures for his department. He has an English Writing Degree and worked briefly as an executive editor at a publishing house. He has spent many years helping others with their books and has recently started to dedicate time to his own stories.

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