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  He’s a rich, entitled jerk and she’s falling for him fast.   Matchmaking a Billionaire, a hilarious, billionaire, matchmaking rom-com from New York Times bestselling author Denise Grover Swank and USA Today bestselling author Angela Casella writing as Angela Denise is out now! Excerpt   Bryn           “People are always watching you, aren’t they?” I ask. Rory takes a step toward me, and I think again about all those watching eyes. Everyone in town will be watching us now, and they’ll sense . . . Well, they’ll sense that we’re obviously in lust with each other. “Are you watching me, Bryn?” he says softly. Well, throw a bucket of water on me and call me the Wicked Witch of the West. “Sometimes it’s hard to look away,” I admit, my mouth forming the words before I have time to give it a talking-to. His eyes sparkle, as if I just confirmed something he’s wondered about, desperately. “Do you ask so many questions of all of your clients?” “Yes,” I fib. While he might be averse to whit

  💖💖💖💖💖 The Best of Me by Sharon Sala, book thirteen in her Blessing, Georgia series a place where people were kind, thoughtful, appreciative of the little things in life, honest, helpful, and caring. You are going to fall in love with the people of Blessings, Georgia as they gain a new resident, but keep tissues nearby because you're going to need them.  The weight of the world, and the responsibility that goes with it, have been on seven-year-old Carlie Jo Duvoy’s shoulders for 2 years while she took care of her dying momma. Carlie and her mom leave Arkansas and travel by Greyhound bus to Blessings, where they manage to make it inside the police station where her mom takes her last breath. Carlie's mom has prepared her as best she could for this sad ending to her life, but there's no way losing your mom at any age is ever easy. Unknowingly, Ruby Dye Butterman has been assigned as Carlie's guardian; a woman she once worked for. Ruby and her husband, Peanut, an

  💖💖💖💖 Cal and Dillon’s enjoyable and thrilling story in That Cowboy of Mine by Donna Grant takes you on a great ride filled with action, suspense, power, greed, betrayal, vengeance, and a bit of romance . Dillon inherited her aunt’s ranch and is determined to keep it running despite the numerous obstacles she keeps running into. Her biggest obstacle, besides all the monetary offers, is that someone is trying to kill her for her land. Cal, a rodeo bull rider, shows up on her ranch and has no idea how he got there. Dillon does not trust easily, and despite her concerns about trusting Cal, she agrees to accept his help. Pairing up, they become a formidable team, working together to uncover who is out to kill her and determine why they want her land at any cost; before Dillon is murdered. Ms. Grant wrote a wonderful, passionate, suspenseful and emotional story that is truly not to be missed. She provided a tale rich with sizzling chemistry, scary situations, intense conversations,

  💖💖💖💖 Constance and Jonathan’s story in Rules for Engaging the Earl by Janna MacGregor, book two in her Widow Rules series, a friends-to-lovers, marriage of convenience, and Beauty and Beast all rolled into one marvelous story. Constance Lysander and Jonathan the Earl of Sykeston, had feelings for each other in their youth before Jonathan went off to war. Before he left though, Jonathan made Constance promise not to wait for him despite their feelings for each other as they had no idea if he would make it home. Constance was left penniless by her late husband, a trigamist who married her and two of her now best friends; disappeared with their dowries before dying. Society required that Constance find a husband so her unborn child will be legitimate so she turns to the only honest man she has ever known, Jonathan, her childhood friend who has returned injured from war. Jonathan had not visited despite being home for some time. Jonathan, the Earl of Sykeston, returned from war with

  💖💖💖💖💖 The Gift of Joy by Kristen McKanagh, book two in Unexpected Love series, tugs at your heart, holding you hostage until the very last page. This was a story I could not put down, reading it in one day. Through the years Joy Yoder's childhood friend, Joshua Kanagy, has been pulled into being an unwilling, and sometimes willing, participant in Joy's well-meaning schemes. Joshua loves working with horses and helping out at her father's horse business. While that arrangement has been working out just fine, it becomes a problem when Joshua's family needs him to work at their shop, fulltime. Joy knows how much Joshua would love to continue working with horses rather than work at his family's shop, and she knows that he needs a solution for his dilemma. Joy also knows that she needs a solution for her own situations, finding a way to do more with her quilting while doing her best to keep her mother's attempts of marrying her off to the minister's son f

  💖💖💖💖💖 I totally enjoyed reading The Billionaire's Unexpected Baby by Kira Archer, book two in her Winning the Billionaire series. Brooks Larson is well-known as the good time guy, the life and soul of the party, not the person one were go to if they were looking for someone to take responsibility; at least that’s how he and many others see him. Despite this outward appearance, he is more than willing to step up and support mom-to-be Leah Andrews. Leah is normally a rule follower, one who doesn’t take chances but the consequence of her only one-night stand is the baby she’s now expecting. She has a new job she’s about to start at a convent school but when they discover she’s pregnant she’s not sure what will happen next. When she is in danger of losing her new job at a Catholic school, due to her unwed state, Brooks speaks up for her. The result is a temporary marriage. Now their friends are wondering and taking bets if these two will stay together long until for the baby is

  💖💖💖💖💖 The Best Man’s Baby by Victoria James, book two in her Red River series, is a beautiful story about how two successful people come out of terrible childhoods with few, or no, issues. Claire is the maid of honor to her life-long crush, Jake, being the best man at his brother’s wedding. Being the last to leave shouldn’t mean she should go off with him, but given the chance why not break all the rules; if only for one night. After Jake takes off for six weeks, Claire is positive that Jake is unable to settle down and be responsible. Pregnancy hormones and the fact that she's just plain pissed off lead to quite a hysterical scene when Jake finally comes back to town. Jake is shocked to find out that he is going to be a daddy and furious that Claire seems to have written him out of their lives before he even know his child existed. Jake has an uphill battle to fight in order to gain Claire's trust and to prove to her that he can be everything she needs. Claire needs to

  💖💖💖💖💖 Something Like Love by Claudia Burgoa, book two in her Against All Odds: St. James Family series, is a snarky and wonderful enemies to lovers rom com with hot sexy men, strong females, loving families, and friends, who always support one another that was a rollercoaster of emotions. Chloe Lafferty and Burke St James met at a wedding sharing an insta- attraction and chemistry but by the end of the night Chloe has distanced herself and is downright frosty. Burke doesn't do relationships or commitments after watching his parents tear each other apart which turned him into a womanizer and skeptic regarding love. Returning from catering an event, Chloe finds her world in shambles thanks to Burke St. James’ best friend, who also happens to be her housemate, Maddox. At the same time Burke finds himself also betrayed by Maddox just when he learns he needs a fiancée if he has any chance of completing the deal of his life. Discovering what happened to Chloe, Burke offers to h

  💖💖💖💖💖 Summer at the Cape by RaeAnne Thayne grabbed me and held me hostage until I turned the last page, finishing the story, leaving me wanting more. This heartwarming, emotional story takes us on a journey into the lives of family members dealing with loss, pain, distrust, regrets, healing and love. This book had everything: close family supporting one another, beaches, glamping; a sweet romance without any unnecessary conflict. Cami Porter is the older sibling to identical twins Violet and Lily, who spent much of her life feeling like an outsider and the odd-sister-out until one of the twins, Lily, drowned saving two young girls. Cami returns to Cape Sanctuary to help her mother and sister, Violet, deal with their grief and adjust to life after this tragedy. As family members are drawn closer together, healing does occur through the sharing of their personal stories, a new romance, a second-chance romance, and secrets being revealed.   Ms. Thayne wrote a story that reache

  💖💖💖💖💖 Killer Instincts by Tawna Fenske, book one in the Assassins in Love series is a best friend’s little sister story that was difficult to put down. It is a love story packed with action and suspense, along with a few laugh out loud scenes, as Jen and Dante try to figure out the source of all the sabotage happening to the farm/winery . Dante, Matteo and Sebastian are best friends who work righting wrongs for a secret group. Matteo asks Dante to watch over his youngest sister Jen while he is in prison. Due to a misunderstanding that works out well for Dante, he ends up working for Jen on her farm/winery. Dante knew he was in trouble being that he was attracted to Jen; plus Matteo told him no funny business with his sister. Her ex fiancée and his new fiancée keeps coming over to her property to get what he feels he is owed. The one thing that was true was that he made the best wine. The property and the business were her grandmother’s before she died and left it to Jen; she is

  💖💖💖💖 Summer on the Island by Brenda Novak is an amazing and heartwarming tale of three women, Marlow, Aida, and Claire, in need of time to heal, reflect, forgive, and start anew while they spend a refreshing beachfront summer at Marlow’s family home, Seaclusion .  Marlow is tired of being a divorce attorney; the endless broken marriages and unhappy families have nearly jaded her to the idea of marriage and family as a whole. She closes her LA practice for the summer and heads to the island of Teach, wanting to spend time with her ailing mother since the recent death of her father, a US Senator, has left her floundering. She also brings her friends Aida and Claire along. Aida has recently endured an unpleasant divorced; Claire has unfortunately lost her home and studio to wildfires. The best friends find the peace, but within it are troubles, doubts and romance.  In addition, while helping to settle her father’s estate, Marlow learns a shocking and devastating secret involving h

  💖💖💖💖💖 A Family Affair is an emotional story about grief, love, heartache, betrayal, family, and forgiveness that is pure Robyn Carr as you can hear her voice through the words. Within this story, many long-hidden secrets come to light; secrets that will forever change the complicated McNichol family.   The year after the sudden and unexpected death of Chad, husband, father, and friend is chronicled throughout. The story is a roller coaster ride as it deals with untold secrets, grief, anger, forgiveness, and moving on. In addition, it reflects on many troublesome issues: death, adultery, dementia, aging, the autism spectrum, mental health, and COVID to name a few. Each character had their own storyline, was well developed, unique and given layers of depth; allowing for understanding of their personalities and behaviors, as well as seeing their personal growth, acceptance, and change within the timeline of story. A Family Affair is a reminder that what appears perfect on the ou

 📚📚📚📚 The Burning Pages by Paige Shelton , book seven in her Scottish Bookshop Mystery series, is a cozy mystery set in Scotland, involving an arsonist and a murder. Delaney Nichols and her co-worker Hamlet, booksellers at the Cracked Spine bookshop, were invited to a Burns night dinner, celebrating the famed poet Robert Burns. It is an exclusive group and Delaney can't figure out why she was invited. At the dinner it becomes clear that she was tricked into coming to alleviate a long-term beach of friendship between her boss, Edwin, and one of the invitees who think Edwin burned down his bookshop twenty years ago after a disagreement. These two had once been best friends. Delaney and Hamlet leave, and later find that the Burns House, where the dinner was held, burned down after they left and a body was found there. Hamlet is accused of the crime and Delaney is determined to prove his innocence. Ms Shelton kept me on my toes guessing with there being several mysteries within

  💖💖💖💖💖 I totally enjoyed reading each of the stories in the anthology Big Duke Energy , a historical romance anthology by some of the best historical romance authors. Kerrigan Byrne, Christi Caldwell, Amalie Howard, Janna MacGregor, and Stacy Reid each known for their prolific and amazing books have each composed an entertaining, well-written, steamy, historical romance novella featuring some of their beloved secondary characters in need of second chances. Each novella comes alive with its depth of emotions, amazing characters and beautiful romances. These five novels reflect the strength of strong and efficient authors at their center and each story features characters that will be familiar to readers who have read from some of the series each author has previously written. These novellas are delightfully steamy and these authors use this to their benefit by deepening the relationships between their heroes and heroines through the trust and emotions that are involved in physic

 💖💖💖💖💖 The Highlander’s Stolen Bride by Madeline Martin, book three in the Highland Alliances series, is an enjoyable enemies-to-lovers story that I could not put down. Calum Campbell is desperate to establish peace and save his clan from the exile and starvation they are facing in Ireland. The most peaceful strategy he can think of is kidnapping Elspeth MacMillan in the hopes that he can hold her for ransom in exchange for a promise from her brother, the chieftain, to end the bloody feud between their clans. Calum is not surprised that Elspeth is spitting mad and uncooperative, but he definitely never bargained for was how quickly she makes a place for herself in his heart; unprepared for is her ability to break through the defenses of his heart. Elspeth is surprised at the difficulty she finds this clan in, wanting to help all she can. Also surprising to her was discovering that Calum was not at all the person the rumors said he was; he's a gentle soul wanting a non-violent

💖💖💖💖💖 Sweet Home Cowboy by Jackie Ashenden, Maisey Yates , Caitlin Crews, and Nicole Helm is a wonderful, connected compilation of romance stories reminding the characters of the strength and love of family. This anthology has the theme of siblings; actually, four half sisters who have come together to create their own version of home after their paternal grandfather suffered a recent health scare. Each sibling’s story is written by a different author and each story is of novella length.   Four local cowboys in Jasper Creek, Oregon, have no idea that “old” Jack Hathaway's recent illness is going to change their lives, forever. When Grandpa Jack gets sick, his four granddaughters come together in the small town to take care of him and his uncultivated ranch. These four young ladies, all fathered in the same year by Jack's ne'er-do-well son, met when their four different mothers sent them to the same summer camp at age 13, so they could get to know each other. Bonde

💖💖💖💖💖   I totally loved Sophie and Chase’s story in Chase Wilde Comes Home by Jennifer Ryan , book one in her Wyoming Wilde series, a story about two broken souls, succeeding after find one another. After being written off by their families and town residents, Chase and Shelby overcame their past, discovered their dreams, and made them happen. Shelby understands Chase like no one else. She truly sees his big heart with how he treats her and his daughter, Eliza; doing what she can to make sure he has a chance of a happy, clean life after going through some of the most difficult years in his life. When danger arrives, threatening Shelby’s safety and their relationship, nothing will stop Chase from protecting his family; keeping his girls safe.   Ms. Ryan wrote a wonderful, heartwarming story with some twists and turns that should definitely not to be missed. She provided a tale rich with sizzling chemistry, clever banter, and endearing characters giving Chase, Shelby and bab

⭐⭐⭐⭐   Her Easter Prayer , by Lee Tobin McClain, book four in the K-9 Companions series, is a clean, inspirational Christian romance that tugs at the heartstrings. After losing her husband and baby in a fire, Emily, suffering from the PTSD of the grief and guilt, moves to a special private school for troubled boys, along with her support service dog, Lucy. Dev took a job at the same school to be close to his troubled son. Both Dev and his son struggle with reading, compelling Dev to hire Emily to tutor his son; allowing him to hide his own difficulties. As the three of them spend time together, Dev and Emily grow closer; giving hope to his son of having a real family. Emily and Dev have many scars, baggage, obstacles, and self-confidence issues that need to be overcome before they can move on, have a new start on life and maybe find love together.   With small-town charm and endearing, secondary characters, this beautiful, inspiring, feel-good story is filled full of redemption, l