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SUPER-SALE!! I ONE-CLICKED IT!

When the Cassidy-Shaws’ autonomous minivan collides with an oncoming car, seventeen-year-old Charlie is in the driver’s seat, with his father, Noah, riding shotgun. In the back seat, tweens Alice and Izzy are on their phones, while their mother, Lorelei, a world leader in the field of artificial intelligence, is absorbed in her work. Yet each family member harbors a secret, implicating them all in the tragic accident.

During a weeklong recuperation on the Chesapeake Bay, the family confronts the excruciating moral dilemmas triggered by the crash…”

KRISTIN HANNAH SUPER-SALE!!

“NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author The Women, a moving, powerful novel about the fragile threads that bind together our lives and the astonishing potential of second chances

“Madelaine Hillyard is a world-famous heart surgeon at the top of her game. Her personal life is far less successful. A loving but overworked single mom, she is constantly at odds with her teenage daughter. At sixteen, Lina is confused, angry, and fast becoming a stranger to her mother—a rebel desperate to find the father who walked away before she was born.

Complicating matters for Madelaine are the vastly different DeMarco brothers: While priest Francis DeMarco is always ready to lend a helping hand, his brother, Angel, long ago took on the role of bad boy…”

PSYCH-THRILLER SUPER-BARGAIN & I LOVE THIS AUTHOR!!

“In this terrifying novel from the bestselling “master of the psychological thriller” and author of Baby Teeth (Entertainment Weekly), three friends set off on a hike into the Grand Canyon—only to discover it’s not so easy to leave the world behind.

“It was supposed to be the perfect week away . . .

Imogen and Beck, two sisters who couldn’t be more different, have been friends with Tilda since high school. Once inseparable, over two decades the women have grown apart. But after Imogen survives a traumatic attack, Beck suggests they all reunite to hike deep into the Grand Canyon’s backcountry. A week away, secluded in nature . . . surely it’s just what they need.

But as the terrain grows tougher, tensions from their shared past bubble up. And when supplies begin to disappear, it becomes clear secrets aren’t the only thing they’re being stalked by…”

THE LATEST ENEMIES TO LOVERS BY PENELOPE DOUGLAS!!

“Two rivals from opposing families fight their forbidden attraction to each other in the brand new romance from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas.

As the middle Jaeger brother, Dallas was often lost in the shuffle growing up. As a man, he’s prideful of his community on the wrong side of the tracks—Sanoa Bay—and aggressively protective of his land and his inner circle. He’s hungry and ready for a fight…”

HOCKEY ROMANCE!!

“She should be afraid of him. She isn’t. That’s the problem.

Hawk Weston is the kind of man people move out of the way for. As the Renegades’ enforcer, he’s spent his career being feared — on the ice and off it. He’s not the kind of man who settles down. He’s not the kind of man who belongs in anyone’s quiet world…”

HE’S HER FATHER’S BEST FRIEND…

“He’s the love of her life…and the one man she can never have.

Amelia Kade is ready to grow up. She’s loved the same man since she was young, and it’s time to let go of her hopeless childhood crush. Especially because he isn’t just any man—he’s her father’s best friend. Her godfather. Even if he did want her (which he absolutely doesn’t) their relationship is forbidden…”

SMALL TOWN FICTION

“An introverted history professor and a former romance cover model collaborate on a life-changing endeavor in a witty and swoonworthy novel about new beginnings in unexpected waters.

When a sinkhole nearly swallows her whole, burned-out history professor Philippa Flynn takes it as a wake-up call. Leaving her carefully planned but unfulfilling life behind, she moves into an old seaside house she inherited from her grandmother, a bestselling author of swashbuckling romances. Philippa expects the clutter, disrepair, proximity to the family she deliberately moved away from, and reclusive writer she’ll be sharing the house with. She doesn’t expect that writer to also be the cover model who personified Iris Flynn’s bare-chested, cavalier-booted pirate king…”

HER PHOTOS WENT VIRAL

“If you love cozy small-town settings, swoon-worthy autumn vibes, second-chance romance, and Gilmore Girls, pour yourself a pumpkin spice latte, and curl up with A Fall to Remember.

Miranda Brown never meant to become famous. She just wanted a quiet vacation—a rare break from running The Green Grocer, the cozy market that’s been the heart of Half Moon Bay, California, for three generations. But when her spectacularly terrible travel photos go viral, Miranda becomes an unlikely internet sensation…”

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE!!

“Tense and charged, Image of Desire is a romantic suspense of an undercover agent who trusts only logic, a woman whose intuition sees straight through him, and a con man whose next mark is everyone they love.

Kelly Reardon lives by lies and logic. The hunt for a slick con man drags the undercover Treasury agent back to the college town where his life once took a brutal left turn—and the trail runs straight to Eva Lumarczak…”

M/M FORBIDDEN ROCK STAR ROMANCE

“I’ve been in love with Trace Bishop half my life…

And I’ve been hiding it just as long. He’s my father’s best friend. The man who tracked me down and kept me safe my entire childhood. The man who looked me in the eyes six years ago and said we were impossible.

So I poured my longing into love songs. Songs no one knows are about Trace. I shared them with the world under a secret identity and won a Grammy…”

RACE CAR DRIVER!!

“My star driver just punched his rival on live TV, and guess who gets to fix his image.

I already survived one industry that eats women alive. I walked out of Hollywood with an Oscar, a ruined name, and a promise that no man would ever own me again. Buying into Sorel Racing was my fresh start…”

HOCKEY ROMANCE!!

“Julian Langley has everything a man could ever want—a sprawling Manhattan townhouse, a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, and ownership of the New York Vipers, one of the most coveted franchises in professional hockey. What he doesn’t have, and will never allow himself, is anyone who matters too much. Carrying a devastating loss that completely reshaped him, Julian has since built his life around the certainty that nothing will ever cost him that dearly again.

Harper Hawthorne isn’t looking for a billionaire. She’s looking for a way to keep the lights on. Single-handedly holding her world together since she was a teenager, Harper works two jobs, lives in a rent-controlled apartment on the Lower East Side, and sacrifices everything for her younger brother. When an unexpected phone call lands her a chauffeur job behind the wheel of Julian’s car, she takes it for exactly what it is…”

HE’S HER FATHER’S BEST FRIEND…

“He’s the love of her life…and the one man she can never have.

Amelia Kade is ready to grow up. She’s loved the same man since she was young, and it’s time to let go of her hopeless childhood crush. Especially because he isn’t just any man—he’s her father’s best friend. Her godfather. Even if he did want her (which he absolutely doesn’t) their relationship is forbidden…”

RACHEL HARRISON HORROR NOVEL!!

“Every wedding guest’s worst nightmare is on repeat in this wild and twisty new horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of So Thirsty and Play Nice.

It’s the picture-perfect wedding weekend: The venue is dreamy, the weather is beautiful, love is in the air—and Willa Sullivan is having a bad time. She’s excited to celebrate her best friends’ finally having the big wedding they’ve always wanted, but this is the first time she’s seen her ex-fiancé in months, and he brought a date. Everything feels off, like she stumbled into an alternate universe. But things start to look up when Willa meets Danny, the groom’s charming and single childhood best friend. When they sneak off together, their rendezvous is interrupted by a masked killer terrorizing the reception. Willa and Danny fight to save the ones they love and survive the night, but the killer is unrelenting. A final girl…”

PODCASTERS & OPPOSITES ATTRACT!!

“Opposites attract when a sex podcaster finds herself along for the ride with a paranormal investigative group in this “X-Files meets Twister” rom com.

Daisy Bennett desperately needs something new. When her sex & culture podcast starts losing steam, the last thing she expects is to spend the summer crammed into an RV with a crew of paranormal investigators chasing Bigfoot across the Southwest. It’s supposed to be an entertaining comeback story – follow the believers, record the chaos, and generate some new buzz…”

HORROR

Dominic was born in Aplin Shade, a remote Canadian town built on the bones of another that vanished without a trace. Bookish and quiet, he never asked to lead his family, but after a carriage crash kills his father and leaves his sister forever changed, he has no choice…”

THE SEQUEL IS LIVE!!!! DARK FANTASY

Rachel Gillig, the queen of gothic romantasy, returns with higher stakes, darker mysteries, and deeper longings in this gorgeous sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling sensation The Knight and the Moth…”

PARANORMAL HORROR

After her parents’ death, twenty-seven-year-old Brie has mastered the art of compartmentalization to survive her mind-numbing routine as a receptionist at a life insurance company. But when she accidentally catches her hot, uptight boss, Luke, performing an exorcism on Debra from accounting, her carefully ordered world implodes…”

VAMPIRE ROMANCE!!

“Four ruthless vampires. Enemies by history. Allies by necessity. Bound by the gods themselves to…me.

Hidden in the human world, I was meant to live quietly, unaware of the power bound beneath my skin. But magic doesn’t stay buried forever. Neither do secrets. When the bindings on my power begin to crack, the truth is finally set free—and so are the men fate tied me to…”

PARANORMAL SUSPENSE BY CHRISTINE FEEHAN’S!!

“Deception and danger lay in wait in the beautiful, harrowing California backcountry in this gripping suspense novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.

Surgical and trauma nurse Harlow Frye loves the small town of Knightly, where breathtaking views of the Sierra and a tight circle of female friends provides a refuge from her professional life. But lately, it’s Harlow’s personal life that’s causing all the chaos…”

DYSTOPIAN FORBIDDEN ROMANCE SEQUEL!!

“THE HEART-POUNDING SEQUEL TO THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Poet Graves has only ever wanted to be free. But no matter where she turns, she’s held captive—by a power she doesn’t understand, a truth she no longer believes in, and a love she can’t deny…”

A RE-IMAGINING OF A CLASSIC!!

“A reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, spotlighting Christine Daaé as she rises to fame while torn between love, ambition, and the haunting secrets of the opera house from #1 New York Times bestselling author Erin A. Craig.

She was never just the voice he shaped . . …”

VAMPIRE ROMANCE!!

“Four ruthless vampires. Enemies by history. Allies by necessity. Bound by the gods themselves to…me.

Hidden in the human world, I was meant to live quietly, unaware of the power bound beneath my skin. But magic doesn’t stay buried forever. Neither do secrets. When the bindings on my power begin to crack, the truth is finally set free—and so are the men fate tied me to…”

DARK FANTASY!!!

“Rachel Gillig, the queen of gothic romantasy, returns with higher stakes, darker mysteries, and deeper longings in this gorgeous sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling sensation The Knight and the Moth.

Aisling Cathedral is in ruins. Rodrick Myndacious, Bartholomew, and Maude Bauer are rumored to be dead—and the king has taken Sybil Delling as his bride. To show off their union and solidify his power over Traum, Benji proposes a series of tournaments throughout the hamlets. Captive and drugged, Sybil remains determined to vanquish him as she once did the Omens, even if she destroys the kingdom’s faith—and herself—in the process…”

SMALL-TOWN ROMANCE!!

“If you love cozy small-town settings, swoon-worthy autumn vibes, second-chance romance, and The Gilmore Girls, pour yourself a pumpkin spice latte, and curl up with A Fall to Remember.

Miranda Brown never meant to become famous. She just wanted a quiet vacation—a rare break from running The Green Grocer, the cozy market that’s been the heart of Half Moon Bay, California, for three generations. But when her spectacularly terrible travel photos go viral, Miranda becomes an unlikely internet sensation…”

HORROR BY RACHEL HARRISON

“Every wedding guest’s worst nightmare is on repeat in this wild and twisty new horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of So Thirsty and Play Nice.

It’s the picture-perfect wedding weekend: The venue is dreamy, the weather is beautiful, love is in the air—and Willa Sullivan is having a bad time. She’s excited to celebrate her best friends’ finally having the big wedding they’ve always wanted, but this is the first time she’s seen her ex-fiancé in months, and he brought a date. Everything feels off, like she stumbled into an alternate universe. But things start to look up when Willa meets Danny, the groom’s charming and single childhood best friend. When they sneak off together, their rendezvous is interrupted by a masked killer terrorizing the reception. Willa and Danny fight to save the ones they love and survive the night, but the killer is unrelenting. A final girl…”

ENEMIES TO LOVERS!!

“Two rivals from opposing families fight their forbidden attraction to each other in the brand new romance from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas.

Summertime is off-season in southern Florida. Families leave their homes to escape the heat, the streets are empty, and the nights are quiet. Perfect time for a little mischief while the police aren’t looking…”

RE-IMAGINING OF A CLASSIC

“Get ready to be immersed in this hauntingly beautiful audiobook production of Erin A. Craig’s Our Strange Duet, featuring a full cast of star-studded Broadway and West End talent, with newly recorded vocals and musical excerpts from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera.

A reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, spotlighting Christine Daaé as she rises to fame while torn between love, ambition, and the haunting secrets of the opera house from #1 New York Times bestselling author Erin A. Craig…”

HOCKEY ROMANCE!!

“Julian Langley has everything a man could ever want—a sprawling Manhattan townhouse, a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, and ownership of the New York Vipers, one of the most coveted franchises in professional hockey. What he doesn’t have, and will never allow himself, is anyone who matters too much. Carrying a devastating loss that completely reshaped him, Julian has since built his life around the certainty that nothing will ever cost him that dearly again.

Harper Hawthorne isn’t looking for a billionaire. She’s looking for a way to keep the lights on. Single-handedly holding her world together since she was a teenager, Harper works two jobs, lives in a rent-controlled apartment on the Lower East Side, and sacrifices everything for her younger brother. When an unexpected phone call lands her a chauffeur job behind the wheel of Julian’s car, she takes it for exactly what it is: a…”

M/M ROMANCE!! HE’S HIS FATHER’S BEST FRIEND…

“I’ve been in love with Trace Bishop half my life…

And I’ve been hiding it just as long. He’s my father’s best friend…”

THE LATEST BY PENELOPE WARD!! ENEMIES TO LOVERS!!

Nothing says welcome home like accidentally moving in with your first heartbreak…and his little girl. Coming back to my small Wyoming hometown was supposed to be temporary. I only planned to stay long enough to help my ailing mother and sort through the mess of my family’s old belongings.

Instead, I somehow ended up living in Evan Ricci’s house. The single dad now owned a bunch of properties and one of them was the place I’d rented. He’d taken it off the market and moved in before I got there. I just never got the memo. Unfortunately, there was no other place in town available, so Evan let me stay.
Evan—the guy my parents took in years ago after his mother died.

The same Evan who used to dare me into ridiculous challenges that somehow always made me stronger…”

MAYA ALDEN’S LATEST BILLIONAIRE ROMANCE!!

“He showed his true colors, and nothing will ever be the same again.

Anouk Starling has built her life around silence. As a senior data analyst at a management consulting firm, she’s brilliant, precise, and invisible by design. Years of trauma and a speech disorder have taught her it’s safer to stay in the background than to risk being judged…”

HISTORICAL ROMANCE MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE!!

“Shadows rule the darkness. She must embrace them to find the light.

A transcendent daughter’s life should be carefree, but Guinevere’s life has always been a curse. Loving any man could kill him, so she swears to remain a spinster. And when her parents force her into an arranged marriage, she knows the only way to save the mysterious duke she could love, is to break his heart by leaving…”

COZY ROMANCE

“Travel YouTuber Eva’s life is a whirlwind of adventures, constantly moving from one destination to the next. So when a rival TV host bets her that she can’t find five genuine adventures in the “most boring village in the world,” Eva jumps at the chance. Two weeks in the quiet countryside of Burton Cavanby, completely off the grid? Challenge accepted. But there’s a catch: she can’t tell anyone why she’s really there.

Spider has spent his entire life in Burton Cavanby, and he likes it that way. All he cares about right now is his spectacular Halloween event: bringing in a cozy, renovated cinema carriage to show films on a moving steam train…”

FANTASY ROMANCE!!

“Bloodstone Academy is my home, and I will find a way to save it.

I grew up inside a lie — a pocket world built to keep everyone trapped and no one the wiser. Now that ends. With my newfound family beside me and a plan to tear the illusion down for good, I go back for my mates.

Only they can’t leave. One spell went wrong. Two lives were taken. And the people I love are running out of time. This is my final year at Bloodstone Academy — and if I’m not careful, it will be my last…”

SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!!

“She broke his heart and ran. Three years later, corporate is sending her back to gut his factory.

Every steel town remembers who left and who stayed…”

BDSM ROMANCE

“BOOK 1 IN THE MERIDIAN INSTITUTE SERIES

I’ve survived worse than most people can imagine. I even survived myself. They think they’re teaching me how to breathe in the dark instead of letting it bleed me out. For a while, I breathe. But darkness doesn’t disappear just because I’ve learned to turn on the lights. It waits. It studies. And when it comes for me, I remember I’ve already survived the devil, so I can handle his demons. I know how to play along. I know how to earn trust. I know that in the end, I’ll be the one walking away. I’ll be going home to the men who taught me that surrendering is a choice and survival is an art—The monsters might be able to break me, but they will never tame me…”

A DUPE FOR MY NEW EYESHADOW!!

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COWBOY ROMANCE ALERT!!

“I came home from the Army with one arm and zero interest in being anybody’s charity case. Then a redheaded librarian dropped a load of books on my head, said something filthy enough to make a combat vet blush, and ruined me for anyone else in the space of one afternoon.

I told her the truth: if she lets me have her, she’s mine for life…”

FANTASY ROMANCE ALERT!!

“Midnight is closer than you think.

You’d think surviving primordial horrors, cursed relics, and immortal monsters had earned me a quiet week. Apparently not.

The One-Eyed Bear has decided to stick around Oshawa, which would be less alarming if every supernatural creature in the city wasn’t suddenly acting like the rules have changed. Even Malyk is on edge.

And that’s saying something…”

DOMESTIC THRILLER!!

“Mandy knows what it takes to love a hero.

As Charleston’s most beloved firefighter, Scott has spent his life rescuing strangers. Everyone trusts him. Mandy did, too.

But when Mandy discovers a document she was never supposed to see, a stranger starts following her every move. And the one person she should be able to trust may be the one person she can’t…”

MAFIA ROMANCE ALERT!!

A split-second that turned my life into a countdown. I need a new name. A new passport. A clean way out of London.

So I go where desperate people go when the law can’t help—into the dark, to the men who erase mistakes.

That’s how I meet him. Vadim Voronov is Bratva-bred, London-polished, and terrifyingly calm..”

MY EXACT COLORPOP EYESHADOW!!

“Meet ColourPop Jelly Much Gel Eyeshadow Stick – a water-based jelly eyeshadow stick designed for effortless sparkle, customizable shine, and swipe-and-go application. This versatile cream eyeshadow stick features the signature bouncy Jelly Much texture in a convenient stick format that glides smoothly onto skin with a cooling feel and delivers dimensional eye shimmer in just one swipe. Whether you’re creating a soft wash of sparkle or building up bold shine, this cream eye shadow blends easily and layers beautifully for customizable intensity.

Perfect for creating everything from everyday luminous looks to statement-making sparkle, this multi-use formula can be applied to eyelids as an eyeshadow or topper and used on inner corners, brow bones, and cheeks for added radiance…”

FANTASY ROMANCE!!

“Princess Bronwyn Drachenveil, famed ballerina of the dragon court, signs away three years of her life to descend into treacherous kraken territory, on a mission that could forever change her fate.

Sebastian Mórisi rules Krakenströnd with ruthless precision. Desired by many, feared by all. When an ancient primordial rises from the abyss, threatening the safety of his underwater kingdom, he needs someone clever, nimble—and convincing—at his side. His solution? A fake courtship with the Swan of Ashmorra. The dragon princess now bound to his land…”

MAFIA ROMANCE

“Gabriella
I used to think surviving meant disappearing quietly enough that no one noticed what it cost me. I have done things I cannot undo.
Made choices I cannot justify. And loved someone I was never allowed to keep.

Now I am living with the aftermath. The betrayal. The blood. The consequences I thought I could carry alone. Healing is not gentle. It does not ask permission. It drags everything you buried back into the light and demands more from you than you think you have left to give.

Because living with what happened is harder than surviving it…”

ACTION ADVENTURE ROMANCE!!

“Ten books, countless battles, and a brotherhood forged in blood, loyalty, and love.

It’s the end of an era. The most feared task force on the East Coast is taking its final bow. God and Day’s notorious band of misfit detectives have spilled blood, broken rules, and found the kind of love fierce enough to survive gunfire. Now, every couple’s story comes full circle.

Where their battles have taken them, and where their hearts will lead them next. The last mission is here…and it’s nothing short of explosive…”

ENEMIES TO LOVERS!!

“From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE contemporary romance performed in DUET…

Nothing says welcome home like accidentally moving in with your first heartbreak…and his little girl…”