 Have you ever been to an auction? My school used to do them each year. They would have a big fundraising night filled with drinks, food and an auction to raise money for operations. The fundraiser was the biggest event. There was both a live auction and silent auction. I loved to see all the people getting into bidding wars over items. The night had a feeling of excitement and competition. Author Elsa Winckler has her hero be a part of a bachelor auction in her new release- ADORING STACEY. The auction is the culmination of sexual flirting between her heroine and hero. And of course she tosses in a few surprises. ADORING STACEY is a wonderful read that I couldn't put down. The characters come alive on the page. Available now in ebook and print, be sure to grab your own copy of ADORING STACEY! Blurb: Can he convince her that what’s between them is much more than just biology? Stacey Lawrence is happily single even though the folks in Alisson, Montana seemed bent on getting her the last thing she wanted: a husband. And babies? The mere thought has her shuddering, and that is not because of the cold Montana winters. If she can now only stay away from the very sexy ex-FBI agent turned self-defense instructor, Jason Coleman until her dopamine and norepinephrine levels have settled, she’ll be able to continue her happy single life as the computer whizz in town. But when Eleanor Johnson needs Stacey’s help with the upcoming bachelor auction, avoiding Jason becomes a problem. Turns out, he’s going to be one of the bachelors. Since the moment his eyes met Stacey Lawrence’s gorgeous blue ones in one of his self-defense classes, Jason knows she’s trouble. He likes women but he’s not interested in anything more permanent than a few dates. Avoiding her isn’t initially a problem. Turns out, the lady is also trying to avoid him. But when he’s roped in to take part in the ridiculous bachelor’s auction, he ends up spending more time with the elusive Stacey until he forgets why he wanted to avoid her in the first place. Too old to play games, Jason suggests they spend time together but Stacey seems convinced that they’re attraction is just biology. Is she right or are his feelings for the redhead much more than a mere chemical reaction? This matchmaker romance brings to mind the contemporary romances of RS Lively and Rosalind James and will have you chuckling along with Stacey and Jason’s avoidance antics. Love and Marriage is booming in Alisson, Montana. Come along for the ride! EXCERPT “Uhm… sorry,” she muttered, and tried to move around him, but he stayed where he was. “Good morning, Stacey,” he said, his voice sending delicious shivers down her spine. Seriously, whatever was the matter with her? Granted, Jason was swoon-worthy, but she was a grown woman, not a schoolgirl, for heaven’s sake. She didn’t actually have to swoon now, did she? “Jason.” She nodded and again tried to move past him. “Oh, Jason!” Eleanor’s voice rang out behind her. “There you are—I’ve been looking for you!” She smiled while catching her breath. “And here is Stacey as well. Perfect timing. Have you told him, my dear?” she asked, looking at Stacey. “Told me what?” asked Jason. “About the Bachelor Auction,” Eleanor said, her whole body vibrating with excitement. “Stacey is doing our marketing and has agreed to make some posters for the event. We were wondering whether she could put one up on one of the windows at the dojo. And you will, of course, sign up to be one of our bachelors, won’t you? All the gorgeous single women in town, like our Stacey here, will be there to bid on their bachelor of choice. We’re raising funds to help kids who can’t afford to go to college, so you can’t say no.” While talking, she whipped out a book and pen. “I’m adding your name to the list. Thanks so much, Jason!” And blowing kisses, she rushed down the street. Stunned, Jason stared after Eleanor’s retreating figure. “What just happened?” “I think you’ve been conned into taking part in the bachelor auction,” Stacey said, her eyes dancing with mirth. Intrigued, Jason looked down at the gorgeous redhead who, much to his irritation, had been invading his dreams since he’d first laid eyes on her. He didn’t think he’d ever seen her smiling, at least not when he was around. “Seems to me I’m not the only one who’s been conned.” “Oh, I’m just helping with the marketing, I know what I’m doing.” “Is that right?” he drawled. “I’m pretty sure I’ve heard her say you’ll be one of the…how did she put it? Oh, yes, ‘gorgeous single women in town, like our Stacey here, will be there to bid on their bachelor of choice.’” “Bid on a date with a bachelor,” she said. “And I’m not bidding. I want to get a coffee. Do you mind…?” “Wanna bet?” buy links: |
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She adores writing kissing books with strong, beautiful, feisty, independent and headstrong heroines and dashing Alpha heroes who loves fiercely and protects the ones they love. Her stories typically incorporate the family background of the characters to better understand where they come from and who they are when we meet them in the story.
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Elsa has been reading love stories for as long as she can remember and when she ‘met’ the classic authors like Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Henry James The Brontë sisters, etc. during her Honors studies, she was hooked for life.
She married her college boyfriend and they are fortunate to live in the picturesque little seaside village of Betty's Bay, South Africa.
She adores writing kissing books with strong, beautiful, feisty, independent and headstrong heroines and dashing Alpha heroes who loves fiercely and protects the ones they love. Her stories typically incorporate the family background of the characters to better understand where they come from and who they are when we meet them in the story.
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There is something exciting about a relationship where sparks fly. You and your love are opposites. He says the shirt is white and you say it's ivory. Arguments become passionate as you bicker about everything and end up in bed. The relationship feels more alive. Do you love those type of relationships?
Isobel Reed's latest book- EXPIRY DATING features a sizzling couple. She's feisty and he's looking for a quiet home. But there is something between them that you can't deny. EXPIRY DATING is now up for preorder and will be released in ebook and print on Feb. 21.
Blurb:
Sparks start more than a fire… They start an explosion.
Alice is not happy. Her ex screwed her over, literally. One day her mother is dreaming of a white wedding, the next, Alice is hurling hardbacks at a naked boyfriend caught in bed with her best friend. So she did the only logical thing she could think of. She got the hell out of there. In fact, she left the country.
It’s not long before she discovers the perks of small-town living, and she even finds herself a job. There is just one thing stopping this all from being perfect though. One infuriating person she just can’t seem to shake. Brady Mitchell. It figures that the hottest man she’s ever seen also just so happens to be the most annoying one on the planet.
Brady is back home and trying to come to terms with life outside the military. Adjusting to a new job and new limitations from his injury, he expected to settle into a slower pace of life, maybe even a quiet one. That was until Alice Hart came bulldozing into his world. The woman was anything but quiet. Loud, angry and sexy as hell, yes. But definitely not quiet.
Alice and Brady ignite inside and outside the bedroom. But will they survive the burn?
EXPIRY DATING- the second book in the Bluestone Series is a funny, wild romp along the lines of Stephanie Berget’s cowboy romances or Sarina Bowen’s True North series. EXPIRY DATING features a retired marine and the feisty young woman who steals his heart. While it is a part of a series, Expiry Dating can be read as a standalone. Grab your copy today.
Isobel Reed's latest book- EXPIRY DATING features a sizzling couple. She's feisty and he's looking for a quiet home. But there is something between them that you can't deny. EXPIRY DATING is now up for preorder and will be released in ebook and print on Feb. 21.
Blurb:
Sparks start more than a fire… They start an explosion.
Alice is not happy. Her ex screwed her over, literally. One day her mother is dreaming of a white wedding, the next, Alice is hurling hardbacks at a naked boyfriend caught in bed with her best friend. So she did the only logical thing she could think of. She got the hell out of there. In fact, she left the country.
It’s not long before she discovers the perks of small-town living, and she even finds herself a job. There is just one thing stopping this all from being perfect though. One infuriating person she just can’t seem to shake. Brady Mitchell. It figures that the hottest man she’s ever seen also just so happens to be the most annoying one on the planet.
Brady is back home and trying to come to terms with life outside the military. Adjusting to a new job and new limitations from his injury, he expected to settle into a slower pace of life, maybe even a quiet one. That was until Alice Hart came bulldozing into his world. The woman was anything but quiet. Loud, angry and sexy as hell, yes. But definitely not quiet.
Alice and Brady ignite inside and outside the bedroom. But will they survive the burn?
EXPIRY DATING- the second book in the Bluestone Series is a funny, wild romp along the lines of Stephanie Berget’s cowboy romances or Sarina Bowen’s True North series. EXPIRY DATING features a retired marine and the feisty young woman who steals his heart. While it is a part of a series, Expiry Dating can be read as a standalone. Grab your copy today.
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Isobel was born and raised in London. She still lives along the River Thames with her husband and her substantial book collection. Ever the hopeless romantic, she fell in love with the genre from a young age and was inspired to write her own stories. When she's not feasting on romantic comedies or binge reading her hoard of contemporary romance novels, Isobel is writing.
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Isobel was born and raised in London. She still lives along the River Thames with her husband and her substantial book collection. Ever the hopeless romantic, she fell in love with the genre from a young age and was inspired to write her own stories. When she's not feasting on romantic comedies or binge reading her hoard of contemporary romance novels, Isobel is writing.
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My husband was telling a story tonight about the time we were in Southern Ohio. The tall hills made internet impossible. I wasn't even able to make phone calls! The time was one of my worst trips. Not because of the location or the sights but because I needed to work and not having internet made that impossible. I probably would have been put into the camp from CRAZY FOR YOU. Do you have a problem with addiction?
Author Susan V. Vaughn's latest release, CRAZY FOR YOU, is a fun romantic romp between the young woman who needed to give up her phone and the camp counselor who quickly becomes her other addiction. This story tells a romance which is very timely. So many people are trying to get away from the stress that screens bring. Readers will see themselves in Susan's characters. In CRAZY FOR YOU, our heroine must give up her phone in order to get her grandmother's money. What would you do for a million dollars?
Now available! Only $3.99! Get a copy for yourself!
Blurb:
“Instagram Ready” takes on a new meaning in the middle of the woods with no internet. Can Georgia survive the terror of a world without her phone?
Georgia Atwood had everything a twenty-four-year-old could want. A handsome boyfriend practically ready to marry her. A YouTube channel with enough viewers to quit her job at Starbucks. So many good selfies on her phone she needed a new memory card. What else could a girl ask for? How about a million-dollar inheritance from her grandmother with one little catch…
Internet rehab???
The only thing standing between Georgia and money was the successful completion of a sixty-day rehabilitation program for internet addiction. All she had to do was survive for three months in the middle of the woods without her tablet or phone. Internet rehab seemed a small price to pay to get her grandmother’s inheritance.
No internet???
Wait. Back up. Delete. Living without her followers and phone seemed easy. But that was before she met Victor, the dashing camp counselor determined to steal her heart. He has her hiking and admiring the night sky rather than the latest celebrity sighting, and sends her into a tailspin. Insert some new friends and an elaborate plan to liberate their phones, and Georgia risks losing more than the money…She just might lose her heart and find what is really important.
If you love your romance filled with comedy, you’ll love CRAZY FOR YOU. With a hint of Sophie Ranald’s Rom Coms and Lucy Score’s Comedic Romances, Susan V. Vaughn has hit the right note in CRAZY FOR YOU.
Excerpt:
“I’ll give you superior behavior,” he said, making up the distance between them. He picked Georgia up and tossed her over his shoulder.
She had no idea how she found herself upside down or why she couldn’t stop laughing. The only thing she knew for sure was Victor was flirting with her.
And she was loving every freaking second of it!
Until he started spinning her around, making her dizzy. “You bastard! Put me down.” She wiggled against him, pushing her knees into his chest.
He caught her legs with one arm, and she grabbed onto the back of his shirt, pulling it up hockey-style. That distracted him enough to let go of her legs, and she didn’t hesitate kneeing him in the gut. He let out a groan and dropped her to the ground. Then he went down himself, cupping the crotch of his jeans. “You kicked me in the balls!” he cried.
She knew she felt something soft connect with her foot. “Serves you right for manhandling me.”
He rolled over so they were face to face. “Did the princess get manhandled?” His eyes were dark with mischief and something else, something a bit naughtier.
She chewed her bottom lip, contemplating a kiss.
His eyes dipped to the movement and got stuck there.
Author Susan V. Vaughn's latest release, CRAZY FOR YOU, is a fun romantic romp between the young woman who needed to give up her phone and the camp counselor who quickly becomes her other addiction. This story tells a romance which is very timely. So many people are trying to get away from the stress that screens bring. Readers will see themselves in Susan's characters. In CRAZY FOR YOU, our heroine must give up her phone in order to get her grandmother's money. What would you do for a million dollars?
Now available! Only $3.99! Get a copy for yourself!
Blurb:
“Instagram Ready” takes on a new meaning in the middle of the woods with no internet. Can Georgia survive the terror of a world without her phone?
Georgia Atwood had everything a twenty-four-year-old could want. A handsome boyfriend practically ready to marry her. A YouTube channel with enough viewers to quit her job at Starbucks. So many good selfies on her phone she needed a new memory card. What else could a girl ask for? How about a million-dollar inheritance from her grandmother with one little catch…
Internet rehab???
The only thing standing between Georgia and money was the successful completion of a sixty-day rehabilitation program for internet addiction. All she had to do was survive for three months in the middle of the woods without her tablet or phone. Internet rehab seemed a small price to pay to get her grandmother’s inheritance.
No internet???
Wait. Back up. Delete. Living without her followers and phone seemed easy. But that was before she met Victor, the dashing camp counselor determined to steal her heart. He has her hiking and admiring the night sky rather than the latest celebrity sighting, and sends her into a tailspin. Insert some new friends and an elaborate plan to liberate their phones, and Georgia risks losing more than the money…She just might lose her heart and find what is really important.
If you love your romance filled with comedy, you’ll love CRAZY FOR YOU. With a hint of Sophie Ranald’s Rom Coms and Lucy Score’s Comedic Romances, Susan V. Vaughn has hit the right note in CRAZY FOR YOU.
Excerpt:
“I’ll give you superior behavior,” he said, making up the distance between them. He picked Georgia up and tossed her over his shoulder.
She had no idea how she found herself upside down or why she couldn’t stop laughing. The only thing she knew for sure was Victor was flirting with her.
And she was loving every freaking second of it!
Until he started spinning her around, making her dizzy. “You bastard! Put me down.” She wiggled against him, pushing her knees into his chest.
He caught her legs with one arm, and she grabbed onto the back of his shirt, pulling it up hockey-style. That distracted him enough to let go of her legs, and she didn’t hesitate kneeing him in the gut. He let out a groan and dropped her to the ground. Then he went down himself, cupping the crotch of his jeans. “You kicked me in the balls!” he cried.
She knew she felt something soft connect with her foot. “Serves you right for manhandling me.”
He rolled over so they were face to face. “Did the princess get manhandled?” His eyes were dark with mischief and something else, something a bit naughtier.
She chewed her bottom lip, contemplating a kiss.
His eyes dipped to the movement and got stuck there.
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Romance Author, Susan Vaughn understood the meaning of sarcasm before she could walk. Her childhood in the suburbs of Detroit was spent mainly trying to outwit her six creative siblings. When she wasn’t working on the next soul-crushing jab, she sharpened her imagination on romantic literature and day dreamed about her knight in shining armor.
It didn’t take long for this hairdresser by trade to turn her passion for reading romances into writing her own unique love stories. Susan lives her life finding laughter in all situations, and delights in marrying sarcasm with romance to create realistic falling-in-love stories in the unlikeliest of scenarios.
Susan lives on the shores of Lake Huron with her real life knight in shining armor and enjoys watching their three children learn the art of sarcasm and wit.
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Romance Author, Susan Vaughn understood the meaning of sarcasm before she could walk. Her childhood in the suburbs of Detroit was spent mainly trying to outwit her six creative siblings. When she wasn’t working on the next soul-crushing jab, she sharpened her imagination on romantic literature and day dreamed about her knight in shining armor.
It didn’t take long for this hairdresser by trade to turn her passion for reading romances into writing her own unique love stories. Susan lives her life finding laughter in all situations, and delights in marrying sarcasm with romance to create realistic falling-in-love stories in the unlikeliest of scenarios.
Susan lives on the shores of Lake Huron with her real life knight in shining armor and enjoys watching their three children learn the art of sarcasm and wit.
Twitter handle: @susanvaughn1124
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/susan.vereeckevaughn
If you were a fan of shows like Dallas or Falcon Crest, or even Yellowstone, you have seen some epic battles between characters. They did everything they could to win. Nothing was too over the top. But sometimes they were forced to deal with an enemy, in order to get what they wanted. Author Jennifer Raines sets up an epic battle in GRACE UNDER FIRE where the characters must put aside their differences in order to solve the problem. Both are determined to get the other to concede but sometimes fate steps in and rights things...especially in ways they never saw coming!
GRACE UNDER FIRE is a wonderful tale of two headstrong characters who find that they love their families and the land they were raised on. GRACE UNDER FIRE is now up for preorder but will release on Feb. 7th in ebook and print. If you love small town romances with grit and passion, this book is for you!
Blurb:
It’s deal or no deal when a new threat forces two independent neighbours to face a past tragedy.
Artisan cheese-maker GRACE ANDERSON lost her closest friend to suicide, then saw her father swindled out of prime dairy land. Abandonment and mistrust cemented her determination to become the fifth generation on the family farm and to do it alone. A deterioration in her mother’s health starts the clock. Grace has three months to buy her parents out—a decade sooner than planned—or lose the farm.
Neighbour RYAN WILSON is haunted by the belief he failed to prevent his younger brother Danny’s suicide. He’s returned to sell his mother’s farm. In eight years away, he’s built a fortune flipping farm properties and doesn’t do attachment—to land or people.
The bank plays hard ball, forcing Grace to consider Ryan’s offer to buy part of her land. The sizzling attraction simmering between them is an unwelcome complication. She doesn’t want a business partner, he doesn’t want to care, but when someone tries to sabotage her purchase, she finds herself turning to Ryan for more than financial help.
Can Ryan convince her accepting help is not failure? Can Grace escape her legacy of mistrust and teach him how to care again?
GRACE UNDER FIRE is an award-winning story which brings readers along an emotional journey with the complex characters. Jennifer likes to think her readers get occasional hints of the deep passion of a Nora Roberts or the unshakeable loyalty of a Grace Burrowes where love conquers loneliness, distrust and fear.
GRACE UNDER FIRE is a wonderful tale of two headstrong characters who find that they love their families and the land they were raised on. GRACE UNDER FIRE is now up for preorder but will release on Feb. 7th in ebook and print. If you love small town romances with grit and passion, this book is for you!
Blurb:
It’s deal or no deal when a new threat forces two independent neighbours to face a past tragedy.
Artisan cheese-maker GRACE ANDERSON lost her closest friend to suicide, then saw her father swindled out of prime dairy land. Abandonment and mistrust cemented her determination to become the fifth generation on the family farm and to do it alone. A deterioration in her mother’s health starts the clock. Grace has three months to buy her parents out—a decade sooner than planned—or lose the farm.
Neighbour RYAN WILSON is haunted by the belief he failed to prevent his younger brother Danny’s suicide. He’s returned to sell his mother’s farm. In eight years away, he’s built a fortune flipping farm properties and doesn’t do attachment—to land or people.
The bank plays hard ball, forcing Grace to consider Ryan’s offer to buy part of her land. The sizzling attraction simmering between them is an unwelcome complication. She doesn’t want a business partner, he doesn’t want to care, but when someone tries to sabotage her purchase, she finds herself turning to Ryan for more than financial help.
Can Ryan convince her accepting help is not failure? Can Grace escape her legacy of mistrust and teach him how to care again?
GRACE UNDER FIRE is an award-winning story which brings readers along an emotional journey with the complex characters. Jennifer likes to think her readers get occasional hints of the deep passion of a Nora Roberts or the unshakeable loyalty of a Grace Burrowes where love conquers loneliness, distrust and fear.
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Australian Jennifer Raines writes contemporary romances set mainly, but not exclusively, in Australia – think Malta, Finland, New Zealand or ?. A dreamer and an optimist, her stories are a delicious cocktail of mutual respect, passion and loyalty because she still believes in happily-ever-afters.
Jennifer fell in love with romance as a teenager. Starting with historical romance. Everything in the school library and then a personal treasured collection of Georgette Heyer, hard copies and paperbacks. Now she has a full print set of Georgette Heyer, old volumes with gorgeous covers found in second-hand shops in London and shipped home alongside a duplicate e-book collection. Comfort food, she calls them, like vegemite toast, for those times when she feels low. Her library of comfort food has grown over the years but Georgette Heyer was an early star, under the blankets after lights out using a torch.
Jennifer is a member of Romance Writers of Australia. Three times a finalist in the Emerald competition, including in 2017, 2018 (Taylor’s Law) and 2022. She’s a member of Romance Writers of New Zealand, winning the Pacific Hearts competition twice, including in 2019 with Grace Under Fire, the sequel to Taylor’s Law. She’s also a member of Romance Writers of America and has been a finalist in chapter competitions in 2019, 2020 and 2021 (Taylor’s Law). Jennifer values competitions for the constructive, honest, not always comfortable feedback they provide.
Jennifer loves those days when words flow and the joy of writing makes the hard slog worthwhile. She’s always made up stories about strangers in the street, in a café or strolling through an airport terminal; finding inspiration in snippets of conversations, news items and the sheer puzzle of human interactions.
Jennifer lives in inner-city Sydney, Australia, with the requisite number of partners (1) and animals (2). Her desk overlooks a park which nourishes her soul when she raises her head from her keyboard. She gets some of her best ideas during long yin yoga poses or walking – anywhere. While Jennifer adores historical romance, she chose to write contemporary because she thought (wrongly) it needed less research while she was holding down a full-time job.
You can find out more about Jennifer and her writing at
https://jenniferrainesauthor.com or via https://www.facebook.com/jenniferrainesauthor and Instagram@romanceauthorjen
Australian Jennifer Raines writes contemporary romances set mainly, but not exclusively, in Australia – think Malta, Finland, New Zealand or ?. A dreamer and an optimist, her stories are a delicious cocktail of mutual respect, passion and loyalty because she still believes in happily-ever-afters.
Jennifer fell in love with romance as a teenager. Starting with historical romance. Everything in the school library and then a personal treasured collection of Georgette Heyer, hard copies and paperbacks. Now she has a full print set of Georgette Heyer, old volumes with gorgeous covers found in second-hand shops in London and shipped home alongside a duplicate e-book collection. Comfort food, she calls them, like vegemite toast, for those times when she feels low. Her library of comfort food has grown over the years but Georgette Heyer was an early star, under the blankets after lights out using a torch.
Jennifer is a member of Romance Writers of Australia. Three times a finalist in the Emerald competition, including in 2017, 2018 (Taylor’s Law) and 2022. She’s a member of Romance Writers of New Zealand, winning the Pacific Hearts competition twice, including in 2019 with Grace Under Fire, the sequel to Taylor’s Law. She’s also a member of Romance Writers of America and has been a finalist in chapter competitions in 2019, 2020 and 2021 (Taylor’s Law). Jennifer values competitions for the constructive, honest, not always comfortable feedback they provide.
Jennifer loves those days when words flow and the joy of writing makes the hard slog worthwhile. She’s always made up stories about strangers in the street, in a café or strolling through an airport terminal; finding inspiration in snippets of conversations, news items and the sheer puzzle of human interactions.
Jennifer lives in inner-city Sydney, Australia, with the requisite number of partners (1) and animals (2). Her desk overlooks a park which nourishes her soul when she raises her head from her keyboard. She gets some of her best ideas during long yin yoga poses or walking – anywhere. While Jennifer adores historical romance, she chose to write contemporary because she thought (wrongly) it needed less research while she was holding down a full-time job.
You can find out more about Jennifer and her writing at
https://jenniferrainesauthor.com or via https://www.facebook.com/jenniferrainesauthor and Instagram@romanceauthorjen
Have you ever seen a ghost? Did you tell anyone? The few times I've seen something, people had one of two reactions when I told them. Either they thought I was crazy and "seeing things" or they had doubts but didn't overtly laugh at me. Luckily, I live in modern times. People can think I am crazy but they won't hospitalize me over it. Back in the day, women didn't have that protection. Husbands and fathers could send women to mental hospitals for no reason greater than they wanted her out of their way. Women were put away for reading books, for having opinions, or so husbands/fathers could access their land and wealth.
In Anika Savoy's novel- THE GHOST IN HER, the heroine sees ghosts and is put in a mental hospital because of jealousy and fear. Ms. Savoy deals with the abuse within a mental hospital with grace. Too often, women died in there, abused or addicted to medications. The patients were little more than prisoners.
While THE GHOST IN HER deals with tough topics, it also showcases the depth of love.... between two people and between a mother and child. Ms. Savoy's heroine is determined and optimistic no matter what comes her way and the story is engaging and heartwarming. You won't be able to put it down!
Blurb:
Seeing ghosts is literally in her blood.
Life is hard enough without having to deal with ghosts following you around every day. Maggie O’Connor wishes that she did not have psychic gifts but coming from a long line of Irish female seers, she never had a choice.
Faced with having to care for her departed sister’s orphaned baby, Maggie struggles to pay the rent while working for pennies at a local Bowery sweatshop. Her life goes from bad to worse when a wicked neighbor steals the baby.
Things look up when the handsome son of Maggie’s employer falls for her. Gershom understands that having psychic gifts does not necessarily make a woman crazy. If only the local judge agreed. When Maggie ends up at the New York City Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell’s Island, she must find a way to escape and return to Gershom’s loving arms.
Will Maggie be stuck in a madhouse forever? Even if she escapes, can she and Gershom rescue the lost baby? The obstacles seem insurmountable, but anything is possible with the assistance of ghostly helpers and Andrew Carnegie, one of America’s richest men.
Fairy Tales can come true- but not without suffering.
Love the Gilded Age but want more magic? Grab a copy of THE GHOST IN HER, the first book in the new Ungilded series featuring magic among the Bowery Streets. THE GHOST IN HER is a perfect match for fans of Harper Lin’s Southern Sleuth Series or Christina Skye’s Draycott Abbey series.
“The first book of Anika Savoy’s Ungilded series, The Ghost in Her is a dark, immersive fairy tale, dusted with Gothic whimsy. It is a story for the romantic and the history buff, a rich page-turner that forces us to consider the ongoing social ills that, to this day, continue to haunt us.”—Bestselling author- Mike Robinson.
EXCERPT
She took a second swig of port, this one long and thirsty. “The baby is not mine. I need to protect him. You know what happens to motherless children in the Bowery.”
“Nothing good,” Gershom said.
Out of the blue, she asked, “Do you believe that ghosts exist?”
His eyebrows arched. “I don’t know,” he truthfully replied. “I’ve never seen a ghost, though I’m not closed to the idea that they exist.”
She nodded, pensive. “I may have seen a ghost tonight.” She recalled the spectral midwife. There was a gossamer quality to her figure, like a dew-dropped cobweb glimmering in the morning sun.
“You, you saw a ghost?” Gershom stammered.
“Oh, it’s not that unusual,” she replied, so casually that she may as well have been discussing the weather. “I come from a long line of female seers in Ireland. My great-grandmother was found guilty of sorcery in the 1700s. She was an innkeeper and a money lender in Donegal. People went to her for healing and advice until some of her debtors grew sick and died. They thought she put a curse on them.” She flipped her hand through the air. “So off Granny went to the gallows.”
“Did all of the female seers in your family suffer similar fates?”
She shrugged. “I have no idea. My mother only told me about my great-grandmother and a distant cousin who fled to America in fear of persecution. Apparently, she could see ghosts and fairies. People thought she was possessed by demons.”
She swallowed the remainder of the port and fidgeted in the chair, her gaze shifting from the infant to the doorway, as though planning her escape. Gershom expeditiously signaled the bartender for another round. He was captivated by the young woman’s light Irish brogue. It made every word she spoke sound like poetry.
In Anika Savoy's novel- THE GHOST IN HER, the heroine sees ghosts and is put in a mental hospital because of jealousy and fear. Ms. Savoy deals with the abuse within a mental hospital with grace. Too often, women died in there, abused or addicted to medications. The patients were little more than prisoners.
While THE GHOST IN HER deals with tough topics, it also showcases the depth of love.... between two people and between a mother and child. Ms. Savoy's heroine is determined and optimistic no matter what comes her way and the story is engaging and heartwarming. You won't be able to put it down!
Blurb:
Seeing ghosts is literally in her blood.
Life is hard enough without having to deal with ghosts following you around every day. Maggie O’Connor wishes that she did not have psychic gifts but coming from a long line of Irish female seers, she never had a choice.
Faced with having to care for her departed sister’s orphaned baby, Maggie struggles to pay the rent while working for pennies at a local Bowery sweatshop. Her life goes from bad to worse when a wicked neighbor steals the baby.
Things look up when the handsome son of Maggie’s employer falls for her. Gershom understands that having psychic gifts does not necessarily make a woman crazy. If only the local judge agreed. When Maggie ends up at the New York City Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell’s Island, she must find a way to escape and return to Gershom’s loving arms.
Will Maggie be stuck in a madhouse forever? Even if she escapes, can she and Gershom rescue the lost baby? The obstacles seem insurmountable, but anything is possible with the assistance of ghostly helpers and Andrew Carnegie, one of America’s richest men.
Fairy Tales can come true- but not without suffering.
Love the Gilded Age but want more magic? Grab a copy of THE GHOST IN HER, the first book in the new Ungilded series featuring magic among the Bowery Streets. THE GHOST IN HER is a perfect match for fans of Harper Lin’s Southern Sleuth Series or Christina Skye’s Draycott Abbey series.
“The first book of Anika Savoy’s Ungilded series, The Ghost in Her is a dark, immersive fairy tale, dusted with Gothic whimsy. It is a story for the romantic and the history buff, a rich page-turner that forces us to consider the ongoing social ills that, to this day, continue to haunt us.”—Bestselling author- Mike Robinson.
EXCERPT
She took a second swig of port, this one long and thirsty. “The baby is not mine. I need to protect him. You know what happens to motherless children in the Bowery.”
“Nothing good,” Gershom said.
Out of the blue, she asked, “Do you believe that ghosts exist?”
His eyebrows arched. “I don’t know,” he truthfully replied. “I’ve never seen a ghost, though I’m not closed to the idea that they exist.”
She nodded, pensive. “I may have seen a ghost tonight.” She recalled the spectral midwife. There was a gossamer quality to her figure, like a dew-dropped cobweb glimmering in the morning sun.
“You, you saw a ghost?” Gershom stammered.
“Oh, it’s not that unusual,” she replied, so casually that she may as well have been discussing the weather. “I come from a long line of female seers in Ireland. My great-grandmother was found guilty of sorcery in the 1700s. She was an innkeeper and a money lender in Donegal. People went to her for healing and advice until some of her debtors grew sick and died. They thought she put a curse on them.” She flipped her hand through the air. “So off Granny went to the gallows.”
“Did all of the female seers in your family suffer similar fates?”
She shrugged. “I have no idea. My mother only told me about my great-grandmother and a distant cousin who fled to America in fear of persecution. Apparently, she could see ghosts and fairies. People thought she was possessed by demons.”
She swallowed the remainder of the port and fidgeted in the chair, her gaze shifting from the infant to the doorway, as though planning her escape. Gershom expeditiously signaled the bartender for another round. He was captivated by the young woman’s light Irish brogue. It made every word she spoke sound like poetry.
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Anika Savoy attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and graduated with distinction in 1988 with a B.A. in English Literature. While at McGill, she won several creative writing contests. Thereafter, she wrote three historical romance novels.
In 1999, Anika changed course and decided to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an attorney. She graduated from University of Cincinnati, College of Law with Deans Honors in 2001 and practiced law for almost twenty years. While working for two years as a judicial decision writer, she won the Excellence Award for the outstanding production of judicial decisions from the Federal Government. Drafting legal decisions that could withstand appeal honed her writing skills.
In 2018, her true crime book, HIS GARDEN, CONVERSATIONS WITH A SERIAL KILLER, was published by Wildblue Press. HIS GARDEN won several awards, including the 2020 NYC Big Book Award, and the 2020 Independent Press Award. It enjoyed a lot of media coverage, including several T.V. shows and many podcast interviews. The book was written under Anika’s real name, Anne K. Howard.
Now Anika has returned to her first love- writing historical romance. This time around she endeavors to add paranormal elements that take the reader into a fairy tale universe where ghosts and witches exist, and happy endings abound.
Anika and her husband, Chris, have been best friends for the last 35 years. They have two adult children. Anika lives in Connecticut with her husband, two dogs, and one eternal cat (at least 15 years old, but who’s counting?) Her hobbies include daily hikes with the dogs, when she thinks about what she will write that day, listening to well-crafted books on audible, and watching documentaries and films focusing on 19th and 20th century American history. She is an avid fan of Midnight Mass and Chapelwaite.
Find her at: www.anikasavoy.com
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Anika Savoy attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and graduated with distinction in 1988 with a B.A. in English Literature. While at McGill, she won several creative writing contests. Thereafter, she wrote three historical romance novels.
In 1999, Anika changed course and decided to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an attorney. She graduated from University of Cincinnati, College of Law with Deans Honors in 2001 and practiced law for almost twenty years. While working for two years as a judicial decision writer, she won the Excellence Award for the outstanding production of judicial decisions from the Federal Government. Drafting legal decisions that could withstand appeal honed her writing skills.
In 2018, her true crime book, HIS GARDEN, CONVERSATIONS WITH A SERIAL KILLER, was published by Wildblue Press. HIS GARDEN won several awards, including the 2020 NYC Big Book Award, and the 2020 Independent Press Award. It enjoyed a lot of media coverage, including several T.V. shows and many podcast interviews. The book was written under Anika’s real name, Anne K. Howard.
Now Anika has returned to her first love- writing historical romance. This time around she endeavors to add paranormal elements that take the reader into a fairy tale universe where ghosts and witches exist, and happy endings abound.
Anika and her husband, Chris, have been best friends for the last 35 years. They have two adult children. Anika lives in Connecticut with her husband, two dogs, and one eternal cat (at least 15 years old, but who’s counting?) Her hobbies include daily hikes with the dogs, when she thinks about what she will write that day, listening to well-crafted books on audible, and watching documentaries and films focusing on 19th and 20th century American history. She is an avid fan of Midnight Mass and Chapelwaite.
Find her at: www.anikasavoy.com
Her blog: http://www.anikasavoy.com/blog
Facebook.com/akhjd (my Anne K. Howard FB page)
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100072945222342 (my Anika Savoy page)
Twitter: Anne Howard@akhauthor
Twitter: Anika Savoy Author@AnikaSavoy
There is something wonderful about holding a paperback book in your hands. It's even more amazing when you are able to read one couple's entire story...no cliffhanger. From the very beginning through their happily ever after, Gemma and Ben battled their own issues and family drama. Now you can read and reread it all!!
COLLIDE-THE ANTHOLOGY features all four episodes of their romance. Only available in print (the episodes are in ebook only), you are getting a deal with this book. Grab your copy today!
Blurb:
Learning to survive after the death of her brother, Gemma Michaels leans on the one person that kept her afloat – her best friend, Ben.
Ben had made a promise to her brother – to protect her, no matter what. But three simple words were all it took to change their lives forever.
One night changed everything between them.
When Gemma drunkenly admitted her feelings to Ben, she never imagined they’d have a future together -- let alone, that he’d feel the same way for her. And yet, fate put obstacles in their path…Her mother’s grief, Ben’s sister’s trauma- Family drama has nothing on this relationship!
Love happens when you least expect it.
COLLIDE: THE ANTHOLOGY features all four episodes of Gemma and Ben’s romance, now available in print for the first time. From the first kiss through their wedding plans. COLLIDE’s best friend to lover storyline will stir readers’ emotions as Ben and Gemma struggle to cope with their blossoming love from first crush to a happily ever after.
COLLIDE-THE ANTHOLOGY features all four episodes of their romance. Only available in print (the episodes are in ebook only), you are getting a deal with this book. Grab your copy today!
Blurb:
Learning to survive after the death of her brother, Gemma Michaels leans on the one person that kept her afloat – her best friend, Ben.
Ben had made a promise to her brother – to protect her, no matter what. But three simple words were all it took to change their lives forever.
One night changed everything between them.
When Gemma drunkenly admitted her feelings to Ben, she never imagined they’d have a future together -- let alone, that he’d feel the same way for her. And yet, fate put obstacles in their path…Her mother’s grief, Ben’s sister’s trauma- Family drama has nothing on this relationship!
Love happens when you least expect it.
COLLIDE: THE ANTHOLOGY features all four episodes of Gemma and Ben’s romance, now available in print for the first time. From the first kiss through their wedding plans. COLLIDE’s best friend to lover storyline will stir readers’ emotions as Ben and Gemma struggle to cope with their blossoming love from first crush to a happily ever after.
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Have you ever tried to avoid someone? It feels like the harder you try, the more you run into them, or hear from them. It's like they can't help it! Now what if you were minding your own business, with no interest in a relationship then the town's matchmaker decides you need to find a hunk of your own! No matter what you tell her, she just won't believe you! It sounds like a perfect romance set up, right??!! Author, Elsa Winckler uses this idea in her latest romance- ADORING STACEY.
ADORING STACEY is a fun romp as two people try to avoid the sparks between them but no matter what they decide, fate keeps tossing them together. Toss in a meddling matchmaker and you have a sweet romance full of laughs and sexiness!
ADORING STACEY is now available for preorder and releases on January 25th in ebook and print! Don't miss your chance to get a copy of this amazing romance!
Blurb:
Can he convince her that what’s between them is much more than just biology?
Stacey Lawrence is happily single even though the folks in Alisson, Montana seemed bent on getting her the last thing she wanted: a husband. And babies? The mere thought has her shuddering, and that is not because of the cold Montana winters. If she can now only stay away from the very sexy ex-FBI agent turned self-defense instructor, Jason Coleman until her dopamine and norepinephrine levels have settled, she’ll be able to continue her happy single life as the computer whizz in town. But when Eleanor Johnson needs Stacey’s help with the upcoming bachelor auction, avoiding Jason becomes a problem. Turns out, he’s going to be one of the bachelors.
Since the moment his eyes met Stacey Lawrence’s gorgeous blue ones in one of his self-defense classes, Jason knows she’s trouble. He likes women but he’s not interested in anything more permanent than a few dates. Avoiding her isn’t initially a problem. Turns out, the lady is also trying to avoid him. But when he’s roped in to take part in the ridiculous bachelor’s auction, he ends up spending more time with the elusive Stacey until he forgets why he wanted to avoid her in the first place.
Too old to play games, Jason suggests they spend time together but Stacey seems convinced that they’re attraction is just biology. Is she right or are his feelings for the redhead much more than a mere chemical reaction?
This matchmaker romance brings to mind the contemporary romances of RS Lively and Rosalind James and will have you chuckling along with Stacey and Jason’s avoidance antics. Love and Marriage is booming in Alisson, Montana. Come along for the ride!
ADORING STACEY is a fun romp as two people try to avoid the sparks between them but no matter what they decide, fate keeps tossing them together. Toss in a meddling matchmaker and you have a sweet romance full of laughs and sexiness!
ADORING STACEY is now available for preorder and releases on January 25th in ebook and print! Don't miss your chance to get a copy of this amazing romance!
Blurb:
Can he convince her that what’s between them is much more than just biology?
Stacey Lawrence is happily single even though the folks in Alisson, Montana seemed bent on getting her the last thing she wanted: a husband. And babies? The mere thought has her shuddering, and that is not because of the cold Montana winters. If she can now only stay away from the very sexy ex-FBI agent turned self-defense instructor, Jason Coleman until her dopamine and norepinephrine levels have settled, she’ll be able to continue her happy single life as the computer whizz in town. But when Eleanor Johnson needs Stacey’s help with the upcoming bachelor auction, avoiding Jason becomes a problem. Turns out, he’s going to be one of the bachelors.
Since the moment his eyes met Stacey Lawrence’s gorgeous blue ones in one of his self-defense classes, Jason knows she’s trouble. He likes women but he’s not interested in anything more permanent than a few dates. Avoiding her isn’t initially a problem. Turns out, the lady is also trying to avoid him. But when he’s roped in to take part in the ridiculous bachelor’s auction, he ends up spending more time with the elusive Stacey until he forgets why he wanted to avoid her in the first place.
Too old to play games, Jason suggests they spend time together but Stacey seems convinced that they’re attraction is just biology. Is she right or are his feelings for the redhead much more than a mere chemical reaction?
This matchmaker romance brings to mind the contemporary romances of RS Lively and Rosalind James and will have you chuckling along with Stacey and Jason’s avoidance antics. Love and Marriage is booming in Alisson, Montana. Come along for the ride!
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About the Author:
Elsa has been reading love stories for as long as she can remember and when she ‘met’ the classic authors like Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Henry James The Brontë sisters, etc. during her Honors studies, she was hooked for life.
She married her college boyfriend and they are fortunate to live in the picturesque little seaside village of Betty's Bay, South Africa.
She adores writing kissing books with strong, beautiful, feisty, independent and headstrong heroines and dashing Alpha heroes who loves fiercely and protects the ones they love. Her stories typically incorporate the family background of the characters to better understand where they come from and who they are when we meet them in the story.
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Elsa has been reading love stories for as long as she can remember and when she ‘met’ the classic authors like Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Henry James The Brontë sisters, etc. during her Honors studies, she was hooked for life.
She married her college boyfriend and they are fortunate to live in the picturesque little seaside village of Betty's Bay, South Africa.
She adores writing kissing books with strong, beautiful, feisty, independent and headstrong heroines and dashing Alpha heroes who loves fiercely and protects the ones they love. Her stories typically incorporate the family background of the characters to better understand where they come from and who they are when we meet them in the story.
Webpage: http://elsawinckler.com
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Christmas is a magical time of the year. Everyone comes together and celebrates the birth of Jesus. Children anticipate Santa's arrival. Families put aside their arguments. Gifts are given, love is celebrated, and magic happens. For Max and Ginny, a miracle will allow them a chance to find love again.
FALLING HOME is the first book in the Buckeye Falls series. It features a small Ohio town filled with exciting characters and heartwarming storylines. I love the small town setting. It reminds me of my own hometown. The charm of the town and the antics of the characters is the perfect setting for a Christmas miracle. And it will take one to get Ginny and Max back together after years apart. Luckily for them, the whole town seems ready to help this miracle happen.
Blurb:
Welcome to Buckeye Falls, Ohio!
‘Tis the Season for Second Chances…And this couple is going to need a Christmas Miracle!
When New York transplant Ginny Meyer returns to her small hometown to help her father recover from surgery, she isn’t looking for any complications. No Christmas caroling, no cookie decorating, and certainly no time spent with her ex-husband, Max. The trouble is, she’s looped into helping with the Christmas Jubilee—and a certain ex is her planning partner. Now all her plans to avoid Max disappear in a puff of tinsel. But she can resist his charms, right?
Max Sanchez has three great loves in his life—his diner, Christmas, and his ex-wife. He’s spent two years missing the woman who broke his heart and left town, and he’ll use any excuse to spend time with her. Max hopes some holiday cheer, and his famous cheese enchiladas, can help them find their way back together. Buckeye Falls hasn’t felt the same since Ginny left, and Max can tell she’s warming to the idea of staying in town. Now if only he could get her to stay with him…
With a little help from the residents of Buckeye Falls, this Christmas is bringing more than presents under the tree.
Author Libby Kay’s books are perfect for fans of Kristan Higgins’ second chance romances or Sharon Sala’s smalltown romances. Readers will fall in love with Buckeye Falls, Ohio and the townspeople as they embrace the holiday season. Slip in to this enchanting smalltown and stay awhile! You might just fall in love…
EXCERPT:
Blinking, Ginny begged her eyes to see someone else standing before her. It was as if her memories willed themselves back to life. Beside her, her father perked up and lifted his free hand. “Max, over here.” Max turned around, and Ginny felt the air leave her lungs. This was no trick of her mind. It was the real deal. Well, hell …
Time had been good to Max; there was no denying it. His dark hair was longer now, curling at the base of his neck. A few flecks of gray threatened to take over his temples, but he managed to look mature rather than haggard. Instead of the clean-shaven face she remembered, his chiseled jawline was now peppered with a few days of stubble. Suddenly, Ginny understood all the fuss with lumbersexuals.
Max’s brown eyes darkened when he saw her, but his steps didn’t falter. “Harold, good to see you.” He moved one of his shopping bags to his other arm and shook her father’s hand. When he turned to her, Ginny felt her breath hitch as he reached out his hand for a shake. Really? They were in the hand-shaking phase of their relationship?
Ginny reached out and took his hand, a shot of awareness coursing through her body as his fingers wrapped around hers. “Max,” she said his name in greeting, hoping her tone was light, carefree.
“Gin.” Max swallowed and squeezed her hand before letting it go. He didn’t say anything at first, just studied her. She was glad she had listened to her father about makeup. Bumping into her ex-husband with bedhead and sans mascara would have been mortifying.
Ginny was helpless for a moment, staring at Max like a fool. Perhaps she’d fallen into an alternate universe when she left the turnpike? Maybe her rental car was a time machine where she felt pulled to a man who bruised her heart? A man whose heart was certainly broken by her.
Either oblivious or uncaring of her current slack-jawed state, Max surprised her by stepping closer and giving her a genuine smile. “I’m glad you’re back,” he said. “It’s really good to see you.”
In that moment, staring into his warm gaze, Ginny couldn’t disagree. Being so close to Max, so close to the worn paths of their past, she felt comfortable. This didn’t feel like a foreign place; it felt like home.
FALLING HOME is the first book in the Buckeye Falls series. It features a small Ohio town filled with exciting characters and heartwarming storylines. I love the small town setting. It reminds me of my own hometown. The charm of the town and the antics of the characters is the perfect setting for a Christmas miracle. And it will take one to get Ginny and Max back together after years apart. Luckily for them, the whole town seems ready to help this miracle happen.
Blurb:
Welcome to Buckeye Falls, Ohio!
‘Tis the Season for Second Chances…And this couple is going to need a Christmas Miracle!
When New York transplant Ginny Meyer returns to her small hometown to help her father recover from surgery, she isn’t looking for any complications. No Christmas caroling, no cookie decorating, and certainly no time spent with her ex-husband, Max. The trouble is, she’s looped into helping with the Christmas Jubilee—and a certain ex is her planning partner. Now all her plans to avoid Max disappear in a puff of tinsel. But she can resist his charms, right?
Max Sanchez has three great loves in his life—his diner, Christmas, and his ex-wife. He’s spent two years missing the woman who broke his heart and left town, and he’ll use any excuse to spend time with her. Max hopes some holiday cheer, and his famous cheese enchiladas, can help them find their way back together. Buckeye Falls hasn’t felt the same since Ginny left, and Max can tell she’s warming to the idea of staying in town. Now if only he could get her to stay with him…
With a little help from the residents of Buckeye Falls, this Christmas is bringing more than presents under the tree.
Author Libby Kay’s books are perfect for fans of Kristan Higgins’ second chance romances or Sharon Sala’s smalltown romances. Readers will fall in love with Buckeye Falls, Ohio and the townspeople as they embrace the holiday season. Slip in to this enchanting smalltown and stay awhile! You might just fall in love…
EXCERPT:
Blinking, Ginny begged her eyes to see someone else standing before her. It was as if her memories willed themselves back to life. Beside her, her father perked up and lifted his free hand. “Max, over here.” Max turned around, and Ginny felt the air leave her lungs. This was no trick of her mind. It was the real deal. Well, hell …
Time had been good to Max; there was no denying it. His dark hair was longer now, curling at the base of his neck. A few flecks of gray threatened to take over his temples, but he managed to look mature rather than haggard. Instead of the clean-shaven face she remembered, his chiseled jawline was now peppered with a few days of stubble. Suddenly, Ginny understood all the fuss with lumbersexuals.
Max’s brown eyes darkened when he saw her, but his steps didn’t falter. “Harold, good to see you.” He moved one of his shopping bags to his other arm and shook her father’s hand. When he turned to her, Ginny felt her breath hitch as he reached out his hand for a shake. Really? They were in the hand-shaking phase of their relationship?
Ginny reached out and took his hand, a shot of awareness coursing through her body as his fingers wrapped around hers. “Max,” she said his name in greeting, hoping her tone was light, carefree.
“Gin.” Max swallowed and squeezed her hand before letting it go. He didn’t say anything at first, just studied her. She was glad she had listened to her father about makeup. Bumping into her ex-husband with bedhead and sans mascara would have been mortifying.
Ginny was helpless for a moment, staring at Max like a fool. Perhaps she’d fallen into an alternate universe when she left the turnpike? Maybe her rental car was a time machine where she felt pulled to a man who bruised her heart? A man whose heart was certainly broken by her.
Either oblivious or uncaring of her current slack-jawed state, Max surprised her by stepping closer and giving her a genuine smile. “I’m glad you’re back,” he said. “It’s really good to see you.”
In that moment, staring into his warm gaze, Ginny couldn’t disagree. Being so close to Max, so close to the worn paths of their past, she felt comfortable. This didn’t feel like a foreign place; it felt like home.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Libby Kay lives in the city in the heart of the Midwest with her husband. When she’s not writing, Libby loves reading romance novels of any kind. Stories of people falling in love nourish her soul. Contemporary or Regency, sweet or hot, as long as there is a happily ever after—she’s in love!
When not surrounded by books, Libby can be found baking in her kitchen, binging true crime shows, or on the road with her husband—traveling as far as their bank account will allow.
Writing is a solitary job, and Libby loves to hear from readers. Reach out, ask questions, and review her stories anytime. She’d love to hear from you.
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Libby Kay lives in the city in the heart of the Midwest with her husband. When she’s not writing, Libby loves reading romance novels of any kind. Stories of people falling in love nourish her soul. Contemporary or Regency, sweet or hot, as long as there is a happily ever after—she’s in love!
When not surrounded by books, Libby can be found baking in her kitchen, binging true crime shows, or on the road with her husband—traveling as far as their bank account will allow.
Writing is a solitary job, and Libby loves to hear from readers. Reach out, ask questions, and review her stories anytime. She’d love to hear from you.
Website: https://www.libbykayauthor.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/libbykayauthor/
Facebook: @LibbyKayAuthor
Goodreads: Libby Kay https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19377638.Libby_Kay
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During a recent interview on the 20th anniversary of the film, Love Actually, Hugh Grant said that romance is gone. His reasoning...people spend too much time on their phones. They don't interact anymore. I admit that I'm addicted to my phone. I can't be away from it for more than a few hours. It's a computer to me. I can keep up with emails, text my family and see what's going on in the news. But should I go to rehab? I don't know that it's that bad for me, but if it came down to a choice between my phone and a million dollars... I'm going to toss the phone!
Author Susan V. Vaughn takes that premise and turns it into a romantic comedy with a heroine who can't seem to live without her phone! CRAZY FOR YOU is a fun read filled with silly moments and a great set of characters. Now available for preorder, CRAZY FOR YOU releases January 17th. You'll want to grab a copy of this fun book for yourself!
Blurb:
“Instagram Ready” takes on a new meaning in the middle of the woods with no internet. Can Georgia survive the terror of a world without her phone?
Georgia Atwood had everything a twenty-four-year-old could want. A handsome boyfriend practically ready to marry her. A YouTube channel with enough viewers to quit her job at Starbucks. So many good selfies on her phone she needed a new memory card. What else could a girl ask for? How about a million-dollar inheritance from her grandmother with one little catch…
Internet rehab???
The only thing standing between Georgia and money was the successful completion of a sixty-day rehabilitation program for internet addiction. All she had to do was survive for three months in the middle of the woods without her tablet or phone. Internet rehab seemed a small price to pay to get her grandmother’s inheritance.
No internet???
Wait. Back up. Delete. Living without her followers and phone seemed easy. But that was before she met Victor, the dashing camp counselor determined to steal her heart. He has her hiking and admiring the night sky rather than the latest celebrity sighting, and sends her into a tailspin. Insert some new friends and an elaborate plan to liberate their phones, and Georgia risks losing more than the money…She just might lose her heart and find what is really important.
If you love your romance filled with comedy, you’ll love CRAZY FOR YOU. With a hint of Sophie Ranald’s Rom Coms and Lucy Score’s Comedic Romances, Susan V. Vaughn has hit the right note in CRAZY FOR YOU.
Author Susan V. Vaughn takes that premise and turns it into a romantic comedy with a heroine who can't seem to live without her phone! CRAZY FOR YOU is a fun read filled with silly moments and a great set of characters. Now available for preorder, CRAZY FOR YOU releases January 17th. You'll want to grab a copy of this fun book for yourself!
Blurb:
“Instagram Ready” takes on a new meaning in the middle of the woods with no internet. Can Georgia survive the terror of a world without her phone?
Georgia Atwood had everything a twenty-four-year-old could want. A handsome boyfriend practically ready to marry her. A YouTube channel with enough viewers to quit her job at Starbucks. So many good selfies on her phone she needed a new memory card. What else could a girl ask for? How about a million-dollar inheritance from her grandmother with one little catch…
Internet rehab???
The only thing standing between Georgia and money was the successful completion of a sixty-day rehabilitation program for internet addiction. All she had to do was survive for three months in the middle of the woods without her tablet or phone. Internet rehab seemed a small price to pay to get her grandmother’s inheritance.
No internet???
Wait. Back up. Delete. Living without her followers and phone seemed easy. But that was before she met Victor, the dashing camp counselor determined to steal her heart. He has her hiking and admiring the night sky rather than the latest celebrity sighting, and sends her into a tailspin. Insert some new friends and an elaborate plan to liberate their phones, and Georgia risks losing more than the money…She just might lose her heart and find what is really important.
If you love your romance filled with comedy, you’ll love CRAZY FOR YOU. With a hint of Sophie Ranald’s Rom Coms and Lucy Score’s Comedic Romances, Susan V. Vaughn has hit the right note in CRAZY FOR YOU.
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About the Author:
Romance Author, Susan Vaughn understood the meaning of sarcasm before she could walk. Her childhood in the suburbs of Detroit was spent mainly trying to outwit her six creative siblings. When she wasn’t working on the next soul-crushing jab, she sharpened her imagination on romantic literature and day dreamed about her knight in shining armor.
It didn’t take long for this hairdresser by trade to turn her passion for reading romances into writing her own unique love stories. Susan lives her life finding laughter in all situations, and delights in marrying sarcasm with romance to create realistic falling-in-love stories in the unlikeliest of scenarios.
Susan lives on the shores of Lake Huron with her real life knight in shining armor and enjoys watching their three children learn the art of sarcasm and wit.
Twitter handle: @susanvaughn1124
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/susan.vereeckevaughn
Romance Author, Susan Vaughn understood the meaning of sarcasm before she could walk. Her childhood in the suburbs of Detroit was spent mainly trying to outwit her six creative siblings. When she wasn’t working on the next soul-crushing jab, she sharpened her imagination on romantic literature and day dreamed about her knight in shining armor.
It didn’t take long for this hairdresser by trade to turn her passion for reading romances into writing her own unique love stories. Susan lives her life finding laughter in all situations, and delights in marrying sarcasm with romance to create realistic falling-in-love stories in the unlikeliest of scenarios.
Susan lives on the shores of Lake Huron with her real life knight in shining armor and enjoys watching their three children learn the art of sarcasm and wit.
Twitter handle: @susanvaughn1124
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/susan.vereeckevaughn
Have you seen something unexplainable? Did you tell anyone? More importantly, did they believe you? Seeing ghosts or having encounters is more mainstreamed during this day and age. Many people believe in ghosts and the after life. They watch shows where people try to speak to the ghosts or use psychics to talk to dead loved ones. But it wasn't always the case. Back in the early 1900's or even earlier, if someone said that they heard voices, their loved ones would think them mad. Mental hospitals were filled with people who weren't at all sick. They were places where people were dumped, people who were different.
Author Anika Savoy has written a compelling story about a young woman who sees ghosts. But when you are a young woman, living on pennies and trying to earn enough money to eat, people doubt your words. THE GHOST IN HER is receiving wonderful reviews and will be sure to be your new favorite book. Now up for preorder, THE GHOST IN HER is being released in ebook and paperback on January 3rd.
Blurb:
Seeing ghosts is literally in her blood.
Life is hard enough without having to deal with ghosts following you around every day. Maggie O’Connor wishes that she did not have psychic gifts but coming from a long line of Irish female seers, she never had a choice.
Faced with having to care for her departed sister’s orphaned baby, Maggie struggles to pay the rent while working for pennies at a local Bowery sweatshop. Her life goes from bad to worse when a wicked neighbor steals the baby.
Things look up when the handsome son of Maggie’s employer falls for her. Gershom understands that having psychic gifts does not necessarily make a woman crazy. If only the local judge agreed. When Maggie ends up at the New York City Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell’s Island, she must find a way to escape and return to Gershom’s loving arms.
Will Maggie be stuck in a madhouse forever? Even if she escapes, can she and Gershom rescue the lost baby? The obstacles seem insurmountable, but anything is possible with the assistance of ghostly helpers and Andrew Carnegie, one of America’s richest men.
Fairy Tales can come true- but not without suffering.
Love the Gilded Age but want more magic? Grab a copy of THE GHOST IN HER, the first book in the new Ungilded series featuring magic among the Bowery Streets. THE GHOST IN HER is a perfect match for fans of Harper Lin’s Southern Sleuth Series or Christina Skye’s Draycott Abbey series.
“The first book of Anika Savoy’s Ungilded series, The Ghost in Her is a dark, immersive fairy tale, dusted with Gothic whimsy. It is a story for the romantic and the history buff, a rich page-turner that forces us to consider the ongoing social ills that, to this day, continue to haunt us.”—Bestselling author- Mike Robinson.
Author Anika Savoy has written a compelling story about a young woman who sees ghosts. But when you are a young woman, living on pennies and trying to earn enough money to eat, people doubt your words. THE GHOST IN HER is receiving wonderful reviews and will be sure to be your new favorite book. Now up for preorder, THE GHOST IN HER is being released in ebook and paperback on January 3rd.
Blurb:
Seeing ghosts is literally in her blood.
Life is hard enough without having to deal with ghosts following you around every day. Maggie O’Connor wishes that she did not have psychic gifts but coming from a long line of Irish female seers, she never had a choice.
Faced with having to care for her departed sister’s orphaned baby, Maggie struggles to pay the rent while working for pennies at a local Bowery sweatshop. Her life goes from bad to worse when a wicked neighbor steals the baby.
Things look up when the handsome son of Maggie’s employer falls for her. Gershom understands that having psychic gifts does not necessarily make a woman crazy. If only the local judge agreed. When Maggie ends up at the New York City Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell’s Island, she must find a way to escape and return to Gershom’s loving arms.
Will Maggie be stuck in a madhouse forever? Even if she escapes, can she and Gershom rescue the lost baby? The obstacles seem insurmountable, but anything is possible with the assistance of ghostly helpers and Andrew Carnegie, one of America’s richest men.
Fairy Tales can come true- but not without suffering.
Love the Gilded Age but want more magic? Grab a copy of THE GHOST IN HER, the first book in the new Ungilded series featuring magic among the Bowery Streets. THE GHOST IN HER is a perfect match for fans of Harper Lin’s Southern Sleuth Series or Christina Skye’s Draycott Abbey series.
“The first book of Anika Savoy’s Ungilded series, The Ghost in Her is a dark, immersive fairy tale, dusted with Gothic whimsy. It is a story for the romantic and the history buff, a rich page-turner that forces us to consider the ongoing social ills that, to this day, continue to haunt us.”—Bestselling author- Mike Robinson.
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About the Author:
Anika Savoy attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and graduated with distinction in 1988 with a B.A. in English Literature. While at McGill, she won several creative writing contests. Thereafter, she wrote three historical romance novels.
In 1999, Anika changed course and decided to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an attorney. She graduated from University of Cincinnati, College of Law with Deans Honors in 2001 and practiced law for almost twenty years. While working for two years as a judicial decision writer, she won the Excellence Award for the outstanding production of judicial decisions from the Federal Government. Drafting legal decisions that could withstand appeal honed her writing skills.
In 2018, her true crime book, HIS GARDEN, CONVERSATIONS WITH A SERIAL KILLER, was published by Wildblue Press. HIS GARDEN won several awards, including the 2020 NYC Big Book Award, and the 2020 Independent Press Award. It enjoyed a lot of media coverage, including several T.V. shows and many podcast interviews. The book was written under Anika’s real name, Anne K. Howard.
Now Anika has returned to her first love- writing historical romance. This time around she endeavors to add paranormal elements that take the reader into a fairy tale universe where ghosts and witches exist, and happy endings abound.
Anika and her husband, Chris, have been best friends for the last 35 years. They have two adult children. Anika lives in Connecticut with her husband, two dogs, and one eternal cat (at least 15 years old, but who’s counting?) Her hobbies include daily hikes with the dogs, when she thinks about what she will write that day, listening to well-crafted books on audible, and watching documentaries and films focusing on 19th and 20th century American history. She is an avid fan of Midnight Mass and Chapelwaite.
Find her at: www.anikasavoy.com
Her blog: http://www.anikasavoy.com/blog
Facebook.com/akhjd (my Anne K. Howard FB page)
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100072945222342 (my Anika Savoy page)
Twitter: Anne Howard@akhauthor
Twitter: Anika Savoy Author@AnikaSavoy
Anika Savoy attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and graduated with distinction in 1988 with a B.A. in English Literature. While at McGill, she won several creative writing contests. Thereafter, she wrote three historical romance novels.
In 1999, Anika changed course and decided to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an attorney. She graduated from University of Cincinnati, College of Law with Deans Honors in 2001 and practiced law for almost twenty years. While working for two years as a judicial decision writer, she won the Excellence Award for the outstanding production of judicial decisions from the Federal Government. Drafting legal decisions that could withstand appeal honed her writing skills.
In 2018, her true crime book, HIS GARDEN, CONVERSATIONS WITH A SERIAL KILLER, was published by Wildblue Press. HIS GARDEN won several awards, including the 2020 NYC Big Book Award, and the 2020 Independent Press Award. It enjoyed a lot of media coverage, including several T.V. shows and many podcast interviews. The book was written under Anika’s real name, Anne K. Howard.
Now Anika has returned to her first love- writing historical romance. This time around she endeavors to add paranormal elements that take the reader into a fairy tale universe where ghosts and witches exist, and happy endings abound.
Anika and her husband, Chris, have been best friends for the last 35 years. They have two adult children. Anika lives in Connecticut with her husband, two dogs, and one eternal cat (at least 15 years old, but who’s counting?) Her hobbies include daily hikes with the dogs, when she thinks about what she will write that day, listening to well-crafted books on audible, and watching documentaries and films focusing on 19th and 20th century American history. She is an avid fan of Midnight Mass and Chapelwaite.
Find her at: www.anikasavoy.com
Her blog: http://www.anikasavoy.com/blog
Facebook.com/akhjd (my Anne K. Howard FB page)
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100072945222342 (my Anika Savoy page)
Twitter: Anne Howard@akhauthor
Twitter: Anika Savoy Author@AnikaSavoy
