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A Year of Firsts Second Chances Book 1 by Liz Flaherty Genre: Contemporary Romance Widow Syd Cavanaugh is beginning a “year of firsts” with the road trip she’d promised her husband she’d take after his death. An unplanned detour lands her in Fallen Soldier, Pennsylvania, where she meets the interesting and intelligent editor of the local paper. Television journalist Clay McAlister’s life took an unexpected turn when a heart attack forced him to give up his hectic lifestyle. He’s still learning how to live in a small town when meeting a pretty traveler in the local coffee shop suddenly makes it all much more interesting. While neither of them is interested in a romantic relationship, their serious case of being “in like” seems to push them that way. However, Clay’s heart condition doesn’t harbinger a very secure future, and Syd’s already lost one man she loved to a devastating illness—she isn’t about to lose another. Where can this relationship possibly go? Goodreads * Amazon Liz Fl

The Texas Cowboy Return to Folly Book 1 by Linda Nightingale Genre: Contemporary Western Romance When Ash Colter was twelve, his mother divorced his cattle baron father and whisked him away to raise in her native England. Sixteen years later, when his father dies, he inherits Marathon Ranch. Running a 1,000-acre spread famous for the best Black Angus cattle in the great state of Texas is the biggest challenge he’s ever faced…until he meets a pert, pretty, and sassy ranch hand who seems to have her own agenda for his ranch. Unfortunately, she makes his spurs go jingle-jangle-jingle like no one else ever has! Trish Owens is a real cowgirl, a loner, and, though she’d never admit it, a little lonely. When the “English Cowboy” appears on the scene, her entire way of life is threatened, not only her job, but her beloved Quarter horses. She’s sure he plans to import his thoroughbred horses from England. Worst of all is the chemistry sizzling between them. He makes feelings she thought long de

Pandemic: Chaos is Bleeding by Cynthia Fridsma Genre: horror/thriller/urban fantasy Publisher: CynhiaFridsma.COM Date of Publication: November 24, 2021 ISBN Paperback: 979-8773139225 ISBN Hardcover: 979-8779427166  ISBN Audiobook: 978-1669614173 ASIN: B09MJXPCMY Number of pages: 280 Word Count: 67,415 Cover Artist: Cynthia Fridsma Since the pandemic, she stayed home. Then they kidnapped her friend. Since the pandemic, Sybil Crewes hasn’t left home. She stopped her duties as an ATU agent (Anti-Terrorism Unit). But then, she got a disturbing phone call. Her friend, Harry Brown, has been kidnapped, and this forces Sybil out of her house. While doing so, she uncovers an illegal lab where they created a deadly COVID-19 variant that turns its victims into skinned zombies. She contacts the ATU to resume her duties as an ATU agent to stop the new threat and save the world from its undoing. Pandemic: Chaos is Bleeding is a fast-paced modern horror/thriller novel, and partly based on true events

Theodore's Ring by Stacy-Deanne Genre: Action Adventure Interracial Romance Damn, you know you’re in love when you’ll go into the jungle, dodging bullets and fighting killers just to get your man back. Either that or Lydia’s just crazy as hell. When ruthless Efrain kidnaps Lydia’s boyfriend Cam and demands she delivers Theodore’s Ring, a legendary artifact worth millions, Lydia races to the Casanu jungle to save her man. You go, girl! She embarks on the journey with her ex-lover, Sullivan, (say what now?), who agrees to help her even though he wants her back and vows to make her his, whatever the cost. Cam is toast if Lydia doesn’t deliver the ring within days, but throw in harsh terrain, three mysterious strangers, a duel with a King Cobra, and an ex who can’t keep his hands to himself, and Lydia quickly realizes saving Cam and being stuck in the jungle with no hair products is only half the battle. **Only .99 cents!!** Goodreads * Amazon Stacy-Deanne (Dee-Anne) is an award-

Wolf Destinies by Lucia Ashta (Rocky Mountain Pack, #4) Publication date: February 22nd 2022 Genres: Adult, New Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Urban Fantasy My whole life is one tangled lie. A horrible deception. All my past choices steered by the woman who hunts me without pause. She’s powerful, vicious, and cruel, feared by the entire supernatural community. She’s also an immortal. Yeah, she can’t be killed—supposedly. Nothing like an insurmountable challenge, right? I’ve trained for years to defeat any opponent, and this time, I have my mate Bruno, my sister, my pack, and a pair of strange mages at my side, ready to go down fighting with me. My enemy might be invincible, but that won’t stop us from doing everything we can to take her down. Better to live in a world without her in it than to keep going when she’s controlled everything I’ve ever done. Either way, I’ll secure my freedom. With nothing to lose, and everything to gain, I will find the way to kill her before she ends

Awakening Magic    The Witches of New Mourne Book One by Neely Powell  Genre: Paranormal Romance  Publisher: Findaway Voices Date of Publication: 2020  ISBN: 978-166-4926707   ASIN: BO8PPTZ2CJ Number of pages: 332 Word Count: 65,001 Cover Artist: Debbie Taylor An enchanted town. A vengeful spirit. A powerful coven under siege. For generations the Connelly witches made a great sacrifice to protect their town. In exchange, New Mourne remained a refuge for humans and supernatural beings to live in peace.  Now Brenna Burns, or another chosen female of this generation, is next in line to die—unless Brenna can find a way to end the curse of the malevolent Woman in White. With coven protections breached, Sheriff Jake Tyler joins the battle. The witch and the shapeshifter search for answers to break the curse, becoming closer every day. Passion overrules reluctance as their romance intensifies. But how can love grow when murder and violence threaten their world? The time for sacrifice draws ne