Love believes in second chances.

Francis Heller lives with two truths. Love hurts and beauty is only skin deep.

With midnight black hair, moss-colored eyes, and traceable curves, Fran is the picture of beauty and confidence…on the outside. But deep down she is tormented. Not just by the jagged scars that line her body, but by the horrible memories that cloud her mind and haunt her dreams. The ones that make her want to flee from herself and from the devastating pain. The ones that cause her to placate herself with sex. Anything to make her forget. But for Fran, there’s nowhere to hide from the darkness that swallows her whole.

Matt Dixon is the gorgeous brother of her best friend’s fiancée. He’s suffered losses of his own and isn’t willing to let anyone in until his unexpected encounter with Fran Heller, the girl who challenges him and causes him to take a second look, not only at her, but at his own life.

But Matt has scars of his own.

Together can they help each other discover that second chances really do exist? That love doesn’t have to hurt? Or has the damage they’ve both suffered cut too deep to ever heal?

A New Adult romance by Beth Michele

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When Maren Mitchell lost her husband, she felt adrift in choppy waters. She adjusts course as she’s not one to ever act quickly. The handsome, decisive surgeon Steve Kramer devoted decades to advancing his medical career, but his personal life sailed past him…until Maren corners his curiosity.

He encourages her to become a co-worker, but will she become more? The intensity that fills Steve’s days drives Maren to anxious uncertainty. He’s nothing like she’s used to, making her quiver all right…as his impassioned first mate on his boat and as a skeptical observer off of it.

Will a left-brained, logical man and a creative, cautious woman get tangled in their differences and past hurts…or surrender what they must to live fuller lives and forge a future together, especially through regional terror and personal panic?

This book is set in the scenic Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland at a time in our national and regional history that was filled with much anxiety as a backdrop to the personal story.

Humorous, sometimes steamy, with well-developed characters grounded in reality, this book is an easy read with the warm feelings readers desire in a contemporary romance.

Book One of The Maryland Shores series by Lauren Monroe

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THE DIVORCED NOT DEAD WORKSHOP, a romantic comedy with a whopping side dish of chick lit, is a hilarious and touching look at re-entering the dating world after divorce.

Meet Dorsey Bing. She’s been divorced for five years and was recently dumped by her mega-hot Brit boyfriend, Theo. Smart, funny and a wee bit angsty, Dorsey brainstorms about a dating workshop for divorced men. Too bad she’s an idea person with zero follow-through.

That all changes when her best friend Pilar, a feisty go-getter, opts to set up the workshop with herself in charge and Dorsey as her “go-fer.” But do things ever really work out as planned. No. No, they don’t.

A startling mishap, rebellious workshop attendees and the arrival of handsome but wily Finn Woodall soon send things topsy-turvy for Dorsey. Even more trouble arises with the unexpected re-appearance of Theo. Will Dorsey want him back or is she smitten with Finn who could possibly be a back-stabbing rat bastard? And with everything that’s happened in the workshop will Dorsey face her biggest challenge to win the love, and life, she’s always desired?

A humorous romance novel by CeCe Osgood

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“You can’t avoid him forever, Louisa. Just tell him you’re not interested, and put an end to it.”

– Mrs. Charlotte Harris, headmistress

Marry? Never! It would end Louisa North’s work with her ladies reform group — and truth be told, she likes her independence very much, despite her royal father’s protests. So when Simon Tremaine, the dashing Duke of Foxmoor whom she once loved — and had exiled from England — returns bent on marrying her, she’s skeptical. Does he truly care for her, or does he simply want revenge? It’s difficult to resist Simon’s dangerous charms, because the fire between them still burns as hot as ever. But when his ulterior motive for marriage is exposed, along with the deeply buried secrets of his past, Louisa vows to make him pay . . . and the price will be his heart.

From New York Times bestselling author and “grand mistress of storytelling” (Romantic Times), Sabrina Jeffries, comes the second seductive story in her School for Heiresses Series.

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Jay Reynolds has a crush on his project leader at work, but an office romance with Peter Morgan isn’t likely to happen since Peter is straight. Worse, Jay soon fears Peter is homophobic, and his initial infatuation turns to loathing. But one fateful night, Jay is forced to acknowledge things aren’t quite as they seem with Peter. Suddenly, his crush is back and unbelievably, Peter is interested too.

They begin a friends with benefits arrangement, which becomes difficult for Jay when he starts falling for his sexy boss. Peter’s past issues keep him from committing, and Jay has to decide if he can be satisfied with friendship if Peter isn’t ready to take a chance on anything more.

From the Better Than Stories by Lane Hayes

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Logan West’s life is anything but ideal.

Mindless sex, tedious business ventures, and the occasional poker game keep him occupied, but he only lives for one thing: fatherhood.

Oliver, Logan’s three-year-old son, is his entire world. Raising him alone, Logan finds his only joy in spending time giving Oliver the childhood he deserves. But every other weekend, he allows himself the chance to live as a man—a man with deeper desires. Logan knows what he likes, what he wants, and what he needs. He has no interest in dating and believes there’s no risk worth taking for romance, but his casual sexual escapes rarely leave him satisfied.

It takes an unexpected decision from his sister Julia and a road trip to the small town of Harmony with his best friend, Caleb, to open Logan’s eyes to new opportunities outside his programmed world. Its not what he expects, but Logan’s always looking to indulge.

This novella can be read as the first in the Harmony series to better understand Logan or anytime during the series. It is not a mandatory read to enjoy the series, simply a companion. This is Logan’s story of how he ended up living in Harmony and right next door to the woman that would forever change his life.

From the Harmony Series by Angela Graham

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Professional renovator Tish Amble decided long ago that staying in one place is about as exciting as peeling wallpaper from plaster. So before the paint in each newly transformed home is dry, Tish is researching her next move. This time she chooses a small town in Michigan with a dilapidated Victorian that challenges her imagination.
But Tish’s idyllic small-town dream fizzles when she finds more in the creepy basement than what was revealed on the seller’s disclosure-what looks like traces of foul play. With a hovering police officer living next door and a possible love interest just two doors down, Tish has her hands full. Will she discover the truth before it’s too late?

Book #1 of the Patricia Amble Mystery series by Nicole Young

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