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ONLINE DATING OR JUST WANT TO LAUGH ABOUT IT? MY CHARACTERS MAKE ALL THE MISTAKES SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO.

  Enjoy online dating without the hassle of going on endless dates. I've got a trilogy of reads for your LOL pleasure.  Plus, I love hearing from readers. For exclusive short story giveaways, good deals, and more than occasional freebies on books, subscribe to my monthly newsletter. You’ll also unlock the Exclusive to Members section of this website and get Happy Hour, my romantic short story, and special content reserved for members. To check out…

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AN ENERGY VAMPIRE HUNGRY FOR LOVE MEETS THE WISECRACKING WOMAN OF HIS PARENTS’ NIGHTMARES

     Before meeting my cinnamon roll hero with the vampire edge, you've got to know starting over is a theme in all my books. If you think it's easy to begin again, ask Dante, the hero of my first paranormal romance. He's all twisted up like a pretzel trying to please his parents, especially his mother when he wants to please Sophie. Only problem? She's not a vampire. But hey, the way he sees it,…

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A DEAD BODY BEHIND THE MUSIC SCHOOL? ONCE IN A WHILE, MURDER PROVIDES A WELCOME DISTRACTION.

On the heels of a public, broken engagement, Maeve Cleary returns to her childhood home in Hampton Beach, NH. When a dead body turns up behind her mother’s music school, three old friends land on the suspect list. Licking her wounds soon takes a back seat to outrunning the paparazzi who spin into a frenzy, casting her in a cloud of suspicion. Maeve juggles her high school sweetheart, a cousin with a touch of clairvoyance,…

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AN ARTIST’S RETREAT, A FORMER LOVER, A FLAME TO REKINDLE OR LET GO? SOME CHOICES ARE NEVER EASY.

I'm thrilled to introduce the author of Artist, Ginny Frost. Artist is the last in the Mortar & Pestle series of seven romances. An artist's retreat, a thirst to learn more about what she loves doing... an old love. Who knew she'd run into him again? This is not a good time to revisit old wounds. Even if he's making his interest apparent.  Before learning more about Artist, I asked Ginny to share her answers to three…

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CAN SHE HEAL THE TRICKSTER BEFORE HE BREAKS HER HEART?

Revamped with energy, the mortar and pestle materialize in Redford Falls. As smoke circles within the stone, orange flecks of glitter turn to green, strengthening its chosen path and setting its magic in the hands of a woman with eyes the colour of jadestone. She is the only one who has the gift to heal the man known as the trickster. Blurb for Trickster   Can she heal a trickster before he breaks her heart?…

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ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS, A PARANORMAL ACTION ADVENTURE

Read Sea Hunter for the adventure and the love story, but enjoy the research that went into this slow burn romance with a touch of paranormal.  Book Blurb for Sea Hunter On the turbulent high seas, an archeologist must protect a historic shipwreck from treasure hunters—not fall for one. Zahra Corbyn   I’m a Sea Hunter. As an underwater archeologist and professor of antiquities, it is my duty to stop treasure hunters and looters from raiding…

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MEET AUTHOR MARILYN BARR’S MATIES IN HER NEW ROMANTIC PIRATE ADVENTURE

Meet author Marilyn Barr's short alpha hero and set sail on the spirited cruise where he finds his happily ever after. Learn some history too!   Since Quartermaster has elements of fantasy, I asked Marilyn  to share her answers to three fantasy questions. Her answers are from the heart.  What would you do if...? You had three hours alone. Sometimes, authors are super busy with kids and family. In this scenario, money and kid-sitting are not a worry. …

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NOCK, DRAW, RELEASE. HER BOW IS ALWAYS READY. AUTHOR JEAN M. GRANT’S INTRIGUING TALE OF AN ARCHER WHO’S A SEEKER. WILL MAGIC HELP HER SAVE THOSE SHE LOVES?

A few words from author Jean M. Grant on Seeker A Thread of Elements   Water, fire, air, and earth…these elements have symbolic roots and importance in many cultures and communities from the ancient Greeks to current-day scientists. According to the Ancients in my trilogy (and in Seeker, a spin-off), these elements are the essence of life. Each of my main characters in the trilogy has a supernatural ability linked to an element: Water and…

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GET READY TO FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR NEW BOOK BOYFRIEND. THANKS, AMBER DAULTON.

The heroes of the Arresting Onyx series are vying for your attention, so listen up.   If you love unconventional heroes with an attitude problem, take-no-bull heroines who don’t know the meaning of “little woman,” and steamy love scenes that will make you blush, then this romantic suspense series is for you. Available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple/iTunes, Kobo, Google Play, and elsewhere.    Arresting Mason (book 1) Their chance encounter resulted in a…

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RECIPE FOR CHOCOLATE MACAROONS FROM A LITTLE BIT OF LUST. SPECIAL FOR MEMBERS.

These are super healthy cookies from a young friend who designs and experiments with her own recipes. Check out The Cretan Nutritionist on Instagram.  https://www.instagram.com/thecretannutritionist/     *How can anyone not love a crunchy, chocolatey macaroon? These macaroons are a similar version of the favorite little gem but since it’s a healthier version, it’s perfect eaten as part of breakfast or better yet, for an afternoon energy pick-me-up!   Chocolate Macaroon Cookies Ingredients: 1 cup…

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EXCERPT FROM A LITTLE BIT OF LUST. IT WASN’T EASY KISSING HIS BEST FRIEND.

Meet Lucy, Deon, and Phoebe, three middle-aged friends who share a bond that is tested by careers, loss, and love. A heartwarming story of forgiveness and starting over.      Blurb for A Little Bit of Lust Love-cynical Lucy Bernard delights in her independence. Baking, all things Instagram, the occasional fling, and most of all hanging out with best friends Deon Goldbloom and Phoebe Karis. But when Deon kisses Lucy at the beach on a…

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FREE PREQUEL TO OUR MORTAR & PESTLE SERIES! AND A COVER REVEAL.

7 AUTHORS. 7 ROMANCES. Swoon worthy, every one.    A wisp of smoke, a swirl of promise, a breath of destiny…a message within the Mortar & Pestle for those who want to believe. Throughout time people have sought their heart’s desire. But true love is often elusive. Carved with ancient Norse runes, the Mortar & Pestle shows paths to happily-ever-afters. Once you capture the Mortar & Pestle’s scent of magic, you’ll want to read all seven individual…

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A LITTLE BIT OF LUST. IT WASN’T EASY KISSING HIS BEST FRIEND. GET HAPPY HOUR FOR FREE! SCROLL DOWN.

Meet Lucy, whose best friend Deon is about to pop in while she's baking. Is it a goodie he's after? Or something more? Or less? An excerpt from A Little Bit of Lust.  Twelve days until summer vacation.  Between spoonfuls of oatmeal, Lucy dictated her list of summer resolutions into the Reminders app on her phone. Birds chirped outside the open kitchen window where the scent of freshly mown grass hung in the air.  A…

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SECRETS AND LIES. AUTHOR L.B. GRIFFIN COMBINES SUSPENSE AND ROMANCE FOR A “BRILLIANT” READ

1950s London. Who would guess a simple shoebox would hold life-changing secrets…a new life and new friends. One of those friends has a shoebox full of answers.

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A SINGLE ER DOCTOR AND A FASHION DESIGNER OPEN THEIR HEARTS TO LOVE

Nana Marley has her heart set on more great-grand babies, and with the help of a folklore legendary rabbit, she might receive her wish.    Blurb for Derailed Hearts   Single father and ER doctor, Ethan Marley, is ready to put down roots. He and his daughter embark on a train adventure across Canada from west to east coast. Boarding the train, he meets a woman who steals his breath, and he learns that she too is headed to…

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COVER REVEAL! SOMETIMES TO FOLLOW YOUR HEART YOU HAVE TO BREAK THE RULES

Heartsong Hills is Book 2 in the Hears of the Ridge Series by Wendy Rick Stetson      Release date is October 19!    Blurb for Heartsong Hills   Amish girls don’t dance. Dancing is against the rules, and Nora Beiler always follows the rules…until a runaway logging truck shatters her world forever. Desperate to heal from the accident, she enrolls in Shuffle off to Fitness, an exercise class at the local senior center. She…

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CAN A KILLER STILL BE AN HONORABLE PERSON? MIKE TORREANO WRITES ABOUT REAL MEN AND WOMEN.

Author Mike Torreano writes about right and wrong, values that characterized the Old West. "Values we could use more of today." He was inspired when a friend approached him a while back and said he had the idea for Mike's next novel. He spun a fascinating story about thousands and thousands of gold bars supposedly hidden under a peak north of Las Cruces. "I had to know more. What I found was a legend that never…

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