 These colder days are great for staying indoors and reading. Check out the new releases below and fill up your Kindle today! October 25th  The Wife Finder by Melissa McClone When it comes to love, all bets are off… Failure has never been an option for self-made billionaire Blaise Mortenson. So when his friends suggest a wager to see who will be the last bachelor among them, he takes the bet. He has no doubt he’ll win—especially after he hires Hadley Lowell to find perfect matches for his friends. Now all Blaise has to do is ignore his growing attraction to the gorgeous, demanding matchmaker. Hadley runs her business like a clandestine military op, precisely controlling every feasible outcome. But falling for a client? That was a possibility she never saw coming. Blaise’s drive, determination, and the softer side he tries to hide from the world appeals to her on a gut-deep level—but while her matchmaking success rate is unbeatable, finding love for herself has been nearly impossible. There’s no way her happily ever after could come in the form of a tech billionaire who isn’t even looking for love…is there? What should have been a simple business transaction quickly turns into something way more complicated, and Blaise starts to wonder if he’s in danger of losing more than just the bet when all is said and done…  Smolder by Tara Ellis and Mike Kraus World governments fall apart as their populations die off en masse, and the few survivors left work to find a way to survive in Flashpoint Book 2.... Half of the earth's population has been wiped out. Impossible to predict or stop, the Gamma Ray Burst tore through the Earth like a bullet, its radiation wave killing hundreds of millions and the aftereffects ensuring the deaths of billions more. Now, as the world crumbles around them, a ragtag group of survivors make for the only home they know - the small town of Mercy. Spared the worst of the GRB's effects, the town is isolated, safe and self-sufficient - for now. The flash hasn't just decimated the Earth's population, though. It's brought out the worst in many of those who are still alive. Survival in this new world doesn't just depend on preparedness - it depends on strength. October 29th  Winds of Change by Vicki Hunt Budge When Cora Gardner reads about a wealthy doctor who’s attempting to drive an automobile from San Francisco to New York City via southern Idaho, she makes a fifty-cent bet that he’ll succeed. But there are only 150 miles of paved roads in the country, and none in Idaho, so her chances of winning are slim. Her enthusiasm for the cross-country road race excites all the young people in town who are fascinated with the idea of horseless carriages. All the young people, that is, except for that stubborn Gideon Lewis. Gideon Lewis learned to build wagons and wheels from his father, a master craftsman in his trade. He’s positive the automobile is simply a passing fancy for the wealthy, and that the doctor who’s attempting to drive across the country will bog down in Nevada’s sand like his predecessor. Gideon accepts Cora’s bet, however, and humors her in the attempt to win her hand. Will the biggest event of 1903 in southern Idaho enable Cora and Gideon to stop arguing about the future of the automobile? Is the beginning of a new era in America also the beginning of a new era for Cora and Gideon? October 30th  The Hearts We Break by Kylie Key He’s rich He’s arrogant He’s broody He’s my new next door neighbor Cole Parsons has an attitude problem He has no respect for our quiet neighborhood Holds noisy pool parties Drives recklessly. But all is not what it seems, He’s hiding behind that bad boy image. When he sees the pain he’s caused He tries to make amends I want to help him, I don’t count on falling for him... Nothing good can ever come of it And the hearts we break might just be our own November 1st  Restoring Christmas by Julie Arduini Holly Christmas left Geneseo Valley and her family’s holiday tourist attraction, The Christmas Mansion, as soon as she graduated. Now both her parents have passed, and Holly returns when her uncle needs her help running the mansion. On Holly’s first day back, a blunt middle-schooler proclaims Holly hates Christmas. His comment forces her to reconcile the past while planning for the mansion’s future. Kevin Holt is invested in offering hope to students with challenges. His best friend’s son is in Kevin’s class, and Noah needs guidance. Their community project placement at The Christmas Mansion is an opportunity to make a positive difference. When Noah blurts out his thoughts to the beautiful co-owner, Kevin wonders if he has what it takes to help restore the mansion to its former glory, mentor Noah, and convince Holly Christmas she’s exactly where she needs to be. November 2nd  Dinner at Rosings by Margaret Lynette Sharp The acceptance by Fitzwilliam Darcy and his young sister, Georgiana, of an invitation to dine at Rosings with his aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, and her daughter, Miss Anne de Bourgh, provides the matriarch with an unmissable opportunity to declare her pleasure at the prospect of a closer alliance with the Darcy family. Will Darcy's response bring delight to both Her Ladyship and Miss de Bourgh? November 3rd  The Christmas Bachelor Auction by Rachel John Bidding at a bachelor auction is just asking for trouble... Cara Marconi promised to bid at her town’s charity bachelor auction, but never with any intention to win. So, when she accidentally bids too high and wins her best friend’s brother, she’s a little freaked out. Mostly because of that one time they kissed and never spoke of it again. Justin Riggs was expecting to chaperone an old lady around town, not worry about hurting Cara when he leaves after Christmas. Of course, that’s not exactly how their conversation goes after the auction. He may have called her out on her crush on him … and added some other accusations that will live to haunt him forever. Now, Cara never wants to talk to him again, and he’s realizing too late that he’d like a lot more than her forgiveness. Cara’s stuck. By winning a date with Justin, she’s also won the marketing headache that goes with it. As much as she’d like to Photoshop their heads together and call it good, the town expects to see them out together having fun. So, Cara has a plan. She'll friendzone the heck out of him, hide her heart where he can’t reach it, and conquer this crush by the time he leaves town. November 5th  Heart Heist: Securing the Sapphire by Kari Shuey The charity gala is underway, and Kristine can’t believe she’s been chosen to model the star piece of jewelry on display – a gorgeous sapphire necklace. But the sharks are circling. More than one thief is after the multi-million dollar piece of jewelry, and they will stop at nothing to get it. A secretive stranger whisks Kristine into the night, a threatening shadow in pursuit-both with motives for the gems and the woman they adorn. In a heist, where nothing is as it appears, will Kristine hold onto the sapphires...and her heart?  Beautiful, Complicated Family: Volume 2 by Rosey Lee This is the second book in the Beautiful, Complicated Family series. This collection contains five additional flash fiction stories exploring the connections that can hold people together or tear them apart. Like most families, the relationships in this uplifting collection consist of intricate elements. Sometimes things get messy, but it’s always beautiful. Read each story in about 5 minutes. The stories are perfect for readers who enjoy contemporary fiction novels as well as those who only have time for a quick read. This collection is filled with relatable characters and endings that pull at your heartstrings, so don’t be surprised if you laugh or cry along the way. November 7th  Keeping Christmas by Shanna Hatfield A promise made is a promise he’ll keep. Even if it costs him the woman he loves. . . Professional bareback rider Gage Taggart can almost taste the world championship title he’s spent all year pursuing. When an unexpected injury sidelines him, he heads to his best friend Trevor’s home to recuperate. Little by little, he finds himself completely smitten with Trevor’s beautiful sister. But he’s up against a formidable opponent: brotherly concern. Reluctantly, Gage vows to leave Tally alone to keep from breaking her heart when he heads back out on the road. Tally King thrives on her work as a nurse, until she ends up caring for her injured brother and his best friend on the family ranch. Between the two stubborn men determined to prove how tough they and the unpredictable antics of her loony aunt Marvella, Tally feels like her life is spiraling out of control. Or maybe it’s due to falling head over heels in love with Gage despite concerns he’ll leave her heart in broken pieces. An uplifting, sweet romance full of humor and hope, Keeping Christmas follows an unlikely couple as they discover the magic of Christmas and the wonder of true love.  Her Stand-in Cowboy by Crystal Walton When a wary farm girl takes on a big city chiropractor as her stand-in boyfriend, convincing her family they’re in love might be easier than convincing themselves they’re not. There are certain things a single country mom learns to accept. Like the fact that she now shares a sacred bond of empathy with her dairy cow, that spit-up can reach places it never should be able to, and that a pretend relationship is far less complicated than one her southern mama insists on setting her up in. At least, it is when you have anyone’s luck besides Ainsley Jamison’s. Only in Ainsley’s life would her imaginary decoy turn out to be a real-life city boy who is as hilariously wrong for her as he is persistent. With less than four weeks before her entire family shows up for Thanksgiving, they don’t have a cotton-picking prayer of turning Connor into a believable cowboy in time, let alone fix up her place while they’re at it. Heaven knows Ainsley’s already maxed out her faith hoping she made the right choice raising her son there. But while praying she didn’t make a mistake taking on her daddy’s farm is one thing, praying she didn’t make one taking on Connor Allen is another entirely. One that’s about to turn everything in her life upside down.  A Bride for Wyatt by Barbara Goss A family Christmas that unites a couple, and gives an orphan an experience of his life. Jilted by the beautiful Lucy moves Wyatt to find a woman based on her heart rather than her appearance. After a lengthy correspondence, he decides Vera’s the one. Yet, he didn’t want her looks to influence his decision, so he arranged a proxy marriage. Vera, an upright, no-nonsense, lady, is the perfect wife, but could they fall in love? Christmas with Vera’s family in Missouri is a turning point in Vera and Wyatt’s relationship. No one suspected they’d return home to face a life and death situation. November 8th  Finding Hope by Shannon Symonds She's hiding in her present. With nothing but her guitar and a few belongings, Hope Flanagan escapes the abuse and negligence from her mother's boyfriend. Hope's lucky enough to find a warm exhaust vent in an alley of her coastal town and blessed with help from a coffee-shop employee who sees her desperate situation. But Hope is determined to stay under the radar from social services and the other homeless kids, who seem to go missing once they fall under the notice of the local homeless tough girl. She's hiding from her past. Grace James works with the police to help survivors of abuse while desperately fighting to keep her own family safe from her vindictive ex-husband. News of her husband's release from prison pushes her to accept help from the handsome and secretive Officer Joe Hart. But then her mother brings home a stray from her coffee shop, and Grace finds herself catapulting through her fears to do for Hope what she just might not be able to do for herself--find out who she really is to save her before it's too late. November 10th  Accidentally Yours by Jessica Marie Holt "Love, By Any Means Necessary. " That's the new motto of old friends Ellie and June. Fresh off the success of their first matchmaking endeavor, these two feisty grannies are ready to take their skills to the next level. They'll do whatever it takes to help Maddie--their next target--find true love, including hijinks, shenanigans, and good old-fashioned subterfuge. Unfortunately, Maddie's meddling mom makes their task more problematic than they imagined, and they soon find themselves in over their heads. Can they engineer the right outcome? Or, will their schemes all come to nothing this time around? November 11th  The Housekeeper's Billionaire Boss by Bree Livingston One holiday. Two hearts. And a love language only they understand. Molly Hines made a promise not to date after she adopted her brother’s baby. It’s been an easy rule to follow until her boss—Josiah West—invites her to spend the holidays with his family so she won’t be alone. She thought he was cute from the moment she met him six months ago. Now, she’s finding out that he’s not just cute, he speaks her language of movie lines and song lyrics. Six months ago, Josiah West hired Molly after witnessing the cute barista getting fired. When her babysitter shows up at his apartment with Molly’s new infant, he finds out she’ll be spending the holidays alone. On a whim, he invites her home—a baby needs to be surrounded by family, right? That old holiday magic is in the air, and these two square pegs find that it’s hard to fight it when they fit together so well.  Stealing His Heart by Jen Peters Event planner Raine DiMarco has royally screwed up her life. Now, trying to grow into the person she ought to be, she returns to McCormick’s Creek and finds people still judging her. She leaps into town life anyway—she can’t back away from a challenge, whether it’s proving herself to former BFFs or a mountain biking dare from a handsome newcomer. Adrenaline-junkie Brandt Walker gave up a cushy job in the family business to live his own life in the scenic Oregon mountains. A mountain bike rally is just the thing to help the town…and keep his new bike shop in business. Brandt thinks he’s got a much-needed tourism grant locked in until Raine challenges him for it. Can their budding relationship survive one of them winning while the other loses? November 13th  Designed for the Billionaire by Remi Carrington When the job is finished, will the relationship end too? Drake Davenport needs his large ranch house, furnished and decorated. What could go wrong by taking a chance on an unknown designer? Because she’s beautiful, he decides to shop with her… for everything. He wasn’t expecting his attraction to grow so rapidly, an expected danger when they’re spending every day together. Kaci Daniels has her best friend to thank for the most amazing job ever. Designing for a big-name client might be just what her business needs to launch to the next level. But what she feels for the charming, blue-eyed billionaire is more than just profession courtesy. She’s in danger of falling in love. When he asks her to pose as his girlfriend for a weekend—as a favor, she agrees, putting her heart and two friendships at risk. Everything seems perfect … until Kaci leaves in tears. November 14th  A Place to Find Love by Merrillee Whren Whitney Hamilton wants to put her past behind her and make the best of her current circumstances, a high demand job and caring for her mother, who has dementia. But Whitney’s newest coworker, Jeremy Cunningham, is a constant reminder of her foolish past. Jeremy wants to show the world he is his own man, but that may prove difficult as he steps into the job his brother, Jimmy, used to have. The biggest obstacle to his success is Whitney, his brother’s former girlfriend, a source of discord for his family. When Whitney and Jeremy find themselves attracted to each other, there are so many reasons, old and new, to keep them from revealing their feelings for each other. Will a long-kept secret finally bring them together? November 15th  Southern Hearts Series Books 1-4 by Janet W. Ferguson Get all four eBooks in this compelling Christian romance series! With over 600 reviews on Amazon, get four full-length novels at a substantial discount over their individual prices! Book 1 Leaving Oxford Escaping home to Oxford, Mississippi, seemed like a good idea. Until it wasn’t. A year after a tragic accident in Los Angeles flipped her world upside down, advertising guru Sarah Beth LeClair is still hiding away in her charming hometown of Oxford, Mississippi. And she may well be stuck there forever. Suffering from panic attacks, she prays for healing. Instead, her answer comes in the form of an arrogant football coach and an ugly puppy. Former celebrity college quarterback Jess McCoy dreamed of playing pro football. One freak hit destroyed his chances. Although he enjoys his work as the university’s offensive coordinator, his aspirations have shifted to coaching at the highest level. His plans of moving up are finally coming together—until he falls for a woman who won’t leave town. As the deadline for Jess’s decision on his dream career looms, the bars around Sarah Beth’s heart only grow stronger. But it's time to make a decision about leaving Oxford. November 17th  First Night Last Rites by April Anderton Sweet cannolis, fire eaters, and tickets to heaven. There’s something for everyone at Boston’s First Night festivities. Field reporter, Ali McGuire, chases end-of-the-world stories in the months leading up to Y2K, but nothing prepares her for the morning after, when a Catholic priest is found dead in an underground sanctuary, surrounded by weapons, cash, and stockpiles of food. Police investigate the death of the corrupt clergyman and land on a suspect, but Ali’s behind-the-scenes access to the nights’ street performers and vendors shines a different light on the dead priest. Sparks fly between the police and the press as Ali races to uncover the truth before an iconic local church is shut down and their beloved leader ends up wearing the wrong kind of collar.  Embracing the Outcast by Nadine C. Keels They can only experience beauty if they dare to behold it… Now that Princess Eunice of Diachona has come of age, she has much more to study, and a new weight sits on her compassionate shoulders. Her late mother was an admirable ruler, but Eunice can hardly see herself thriving in the political arena. In fact, she doesn’t think many people see her at all, especially not would-be suitors who often bypass quiet Eunice to pursue ladies they find more attractive. So when Eunice meets a serious, gifted artist who expresses his desire for her company, she isn’t sure if his interest in her is romantic or simply artistic. And why does this young man seem to be as saddened by Eunice as he is drawn to her? November 19th  A Groom for Christmas by Cheryl Wright When Ella Bryson quits her job after being relentlessly pursued by her sleazy boss, she is left homeless and penniless. With no other options available to her, she becomes a mail order bride. The last thing on Thomas Winston’s mind is finding a wife. He’s not getting any younger, and according to his sister, needs an heir. Imagine his surprise when a bride he didn’t order arrives in town. Will the marriage go ahead, or will Ella be rejected? And how will Tom react when he discovers Ella has been hiding something from him? November 20th  Always by Staci Stallings To the outside world, Taylor Grayson has everything. She’s smart, beautiful, and popular. In fact, her friends all think she flaunts her perfection a little too much. However, Taylor is harboring dark secrets that even her closest friends have never known about. Are those secrets about to catch up with her, and what happens if they do? Greg Everett’s whole life is about to change. Moving to a new town with his two closest buddies from high school, going to college, and getting a job--life seems to be rolling in a good direction. Unfortunately, his love life hasn’t gotten the memo that this is supposed to be a straight forward-march into perfection. Will his friends’ efforts to set him up with Ms. Right prove successful, or will Greg forever live in the shadow of the one that got away?  I Not David by Kameo Monson When three-year-old Joey is diagnosed with autism, Kat’s heart sinks. With a single phone number and a few suggested therapies, she and her husband Derek are left to wade through the unknown abyss of ASD. Derek assures Kat their son will grow out of it, but she has done enough research. That never happens. Still, Joey can improve, and Kat vows to make his life better any way she can. Jumping feet first into the depths of therapies and developmental preschool, Kat gives it her all. Everything should get easier. But Derek still can’t handle Joey’s meltdowns, and now he only wants to spend time with her. What happens if his attitude doesn't change? As Kat’s world continues to crumble around her, she finds something in herself that she didn’t know was missing. November 21st  The Dragon Who Saved Christmas by Katy Huth Jones Spark the dragon wants to sleep in his nice warm cave on Christmas Eve and wait for Santa to fill his stocking with coal. He does not want to get out in the dark, in a blizzard, but one little elf is VERY persuasive. November 27th  Pick Your Date for Christmas by Annie Houston Greg signed up for a reality television show in the off-chance hope that he might find true love. What he doesn't realize is that his best friend's little sister, Paige, is one of the contestants on Pick Your Date for Christmas. With all the courage it took to join the show, Paige is devastated when she realizes she doesn't have a chance with the bachelor on the popular television series. A pushy director keeps her on the show to increase tension, but will she finally get a chance with her secret crush after all? November 29th  Rescuing the Preacher by Cheryl Wright Without her consent, Rose Charleston’s life has been planned for her. Marrying a man almost double her age doesn’t sit well with her. Being told two weeks before the event makes things even worse. Instead of waiting around for the inevitable, she steals out in the middle of the night to answer an advertisement in another state. Little did she know what she was letting herself in for. After his wife’s death, Preacher Edward Thomas is left to care for their two small children. When Rose turns up unannounced, after answering an advertisement he knows nothing about, his life is turned upside down. The preacher will accept Rose into his life because he has no choice, but will he ever let her into his heart?  ROAR by Linda K. Rodante For a year now, New Life Church has reached out to the gangs of the north side neighborhood. Faithful member, Becca Stapleton, lives to magnify the Lord through dance, but when she becomes involved in a gangland murder, her life becomes anything but the dance she imagined. Wes Lloyd helped her pull the body from the waves. Classically tall, dark and handsome, Wes should have swept her off her feet, but is his innocent bystander persona real or an act? And how will she know? Luis Ramirez, the gang leader accused of murder, has hardened himself to the role he’s playing. Drugs, gang wars, and robbery are his life. But Becca and the man they call Reece have something he doesn’t have—peace. He’s not sure he wants it, but he can’t seem to get free of them or their caring. Not only are the police after him, but a larger gang is advocating for war, so he might have nothing to lose by investigating this Jesus. If, that is, he lives long enough. November 30th  Lovers and Leavers of Leadville
by Mary Lingerfelt Kat Cardanne is the queen of the mail order bride scam; but she may have met her match when Detective Boone Burton takes the case! Kat Cardanne is a wily young woman who goes to Colorado for her gambler father's funeral, only to find that he left no money to her and her little sister. Kat has to find some way to support them and joins up with her father's old pal, Soapy Smith, king of the con men. With Soapy's help, Kat devises a con game that soon has the money rolling in; but it also attracts the attention of Boone Burton, the most relentless detective in Denver. Kat soon finds herself playing a flirtatious game of cat and mouse with Boone. Will Boone capture her — or will she capture him?
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