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Perfect Embrace by Kaylee Ryan

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Perfect Embrace by Kaylee Ryan is releasing on July 15th!
 
Series: Mason Creek, Book 8 – Standalone
Genre: Small Town Romance
Trope: Second Chance Romance, Single Parent
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Home is where the heart is, and Mason Creek is mine.
 
Laken
 
Until Grayson walked into my bookstore, I thought happily ever afters were just fairy-tale endings. Looking every bit the handsome hero, his intensity creates sparks I’ve never dared to dream about. The single dad of adorable twin girls doubles as a firefighter by day. But there’s more. Grayson is also my old high-school crush.
 
My feelings for Grayson haven’t changed, but everything else has.
 
Grayson
 
Having lost my wife three years ago, my world revolves around raising my daughters. Then one day, I look up and see past my grief, and there stands Laken. This beautiful, kind-hearted woman has been under my nose my entire life, and now, just when I need her most, she’s here- loving my daughters like her own. But guilt can’t be reasoned with, especially when finding love again.
 
I’ve learned the hard way that second chances don’t happen often. So, when I’m lucky enough to get mine, I’m going to embrace it with everything I have. 
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Welcome to Mason Creek, Montana. 
12 Books by 12 Bestselling Authors, all linked together by one fictional small town. 
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Rock Star Romance Series by Erika Kelly

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Series: Rock Star Romance Series
Author: Erika Kelly
Genre: Rock Star Romance
Release Date: July 15, 2021
Cover Design: Serendipity Formatting
 
 
 

 

You Really Got Me is a slow burn, friends-to-lovers, rock star romance with explosive sexual chemistry and a soulful rocker who falls for his bandmate’s sister. “Slater Vaughn might just be the best book boyfriend I’ve ever come across.” – Obsessed with Romance

 

I Want You To Want Me is a slow burn, enemies-to-lovers, rock star romance about two people who’re bad at love but want to be good for each other. “This is one hell of a book. I just couldn’t put it down. This is definitely a MUST READ!!”

 

Take Me Home Tonight is a slow burn, friends to lovers, rock star romance about a vibrant, passionate woman who brings a wounded musician back to life. “The book is emotional and tremendously sexy— Kelly’s rendering of Calix’s grieving parents is particularly well-done — but it is Mimi’s strength that will linger long after the finish.” – Washington Post Best Romance Novel 2016

 

 

More Than A Feeling is a second chance, rock star romance bursting with off-the-charts chemistry and heat. “Absolutely loved it! I finished this book last night, but I’m still smiling this morning. It’s that good!”

 

 

 
If Emmie Valencia can get her brother’s band to the next level, her career will be set. So, if she has to live with five hard-partying guys, it’s worth the sacrifice. And the sizzling connection between her and the cocky, smoking hot, lead singer? Not a problem. She’s been there before and has the broken heart to show for it. She won’t make that mistake again.

Slater Vaughn’s not what he seems. Sure, he’s hot, he’s sexy, and no one can captivate a crowd the way he does. But there’s another side he doesn’t show anyone…except Emmie. She sees right through him, past the wounds, down to his soul. And once he falls, there’s no turning back.

So, it’s a cruel twist of fate that right when Emmie lets down her guard and falls in love, she scores a national tour for the band. They’re opening for the sexy, wildly talented, It girl of the moment. A woman so similar to Slater…it’s like they were meant for each other.

But Slater’s not giving up. He’s all-in. Which means, if Emmie wants her happy ever after, she’ll just have to take a leap of faith.
 
 
Even more than wanting to be a rock star, Derek Valencia wants respect in the music industry. But right when his band hits the big-time, the guys spiral out of control, and the record label threatens to pull its support. So, when their manager hires a minder to keep them in line, Derek’s pride takes a hit. Still, he can’t refuse the help, not when he’s this close to getting everything he’s worked so hard for. And he can’t help the blazing attraction for the babysitter he’s so intent on disliking.

What does Violet Davis know about love and trust? She grew up in the foster care system, shuffled from one home to another. But when she falls for the bass player in the band she’s been hired to look after, something changes in her. She wants him more than she’s wanted anything in her life. For the first time, she’s in love.

Derek’s finally found something that matters more than music—and he’s not letting her go. Not for anything.

But can a woman who craves stability really make it work with a man whose life is spent on the road with his band?
Calix Bourbon might seem like a free spirit, but that’s all a front. In reality he’s just trying to keep his fractured family together while working as a session musician. When Blue Fire hires him to replace their keyboardist, Calix is determined to make the most of the opportunity—but he can’t help being distracted by the band’s sexy personal chef.

Mimi’s temporary gig is great, but she has her heart set on auditioning for a televised cooking show. There’s just one problem: she only has a week to acquire the skills necessary to survive the competition. Luckily, the band’s new keyboard player can teach her exactly what she needs, in the kitchen and in the bedroom…
 

 

When Cooper Hood left Snowberry, Montana ten years ago, he swore he’d never go back to the town that painted him with the same brush as his addict mother. But right in the middle of his band’s national tour he gets a call to come home: his mom’s got a whopper of a secret to reveal.
Daisy Charbonneau’s in trouble. The talent she hired for her resort’s annual Huckleberry Festival’s just bailed on her, and she’s desperate to find a replacement act. Luck turns her way when she discovers her high school crush is back in town — and he happens to be a rock star.
As they work together, a crush deepens into so much more — but who falls in love in two weeks?
Especially when Cooper’s never coming back to town, and Daisy’s never going to leave it.

 

 

 

 
Award-winning author Erika Kelly writes sexy and emotional small town romance. Married to the love of her life and raising four children, she lives in the southwest, drinks a lot of tea, and is always waiting for her cats to get off her keyboard. Please note that 10% of the net income of all Erika Kelly books goes to the Semper Fi Fund (semperfifund.org)
 
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With Love from Wilmington by Leah Negron

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Title: With Love from Wilmington
Collection: Voyages of the Heart 
Author: Leah Negron
Genre: Military Romance
Release Date: June 24, 2021
Publisher: Royalty Writes Enterprises
TWO YEARS!

Two whole years since Amelie and I have gotten to see each other. Video chatting and writing to each other just isn’t doing it anymore. Not being able to hold her in my arms or look her in the eyes as I tell her how much I love her has been hard on both of us.

I have to admit that I am also worried that she will look at me differently when I get back home. I’m no longer that naive boy she fell in love with back in high school.

Will she still be able to see the good in me after all the hell I’ve been through?

Lance Corporal Grant Landry, USMC Scout Sniper, reporting for duty.

***

Two weeks until Grant is finally back home. I am so proud of the man that he has become, but I have changed since the last time he was home.

I went through a party phase in our final year of high school, but that got old quickly.

I went away to college and came home with a teaching degree. My students are the world to me. Each child is so unique in their own way. My little sister is autistic, which led me to decide that I want to work with special needs children.

Will he be able to handle my schedule?

Does he still love me after all this time?

My name is Amelie Walsh, and I can’t wait to wrap my arms around my man.

 

 

 

Leah Negron has been an avid reader from a very young age. She has an insatiable need to read the written word, devouring as many books as possible. Leah has been a promoter for authors for about sixteen years. She shares their work, enters them in contests, and tells everyone who will listen about their books. She started writing her own poetry in late 2016. Sharing one poem with an author friend lead her to write more. Fine-tuning her craft, she is now in several poetry and short story anthologies. Leah has published a few books of her own and continues to write. She has been asked to be a part of several more anthologies. This has gotten her recognition not only as a poet but as a storyteller as well. In her spare time, she is an animal advocate and volunteers with a local shelter. She helps with TNR, adoptions and is a foster to fur babies. Leah is a happily married woman and has been with her spouse for 24 years.
 

 

 
 

 

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Breathe by Danyell A. Wallace

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Title: Breathe
Author: Danyell A. Wallace
Genre: New Adult, Interracial Romance
Release Date: July 15, 2021
Cover Design: Michelle Sewel from RLS Images Graphics & Design
I remember the first time I died. Lie lifeless in a puddle of my blood… And she was there trying to save me.

 

“Come on, Kian. Breathe for me.” I feel her palms pump against my chest and her tears pitter-patter against my lips. I swear I can taste the saltiness of them.
“It’s no use,” I remember whispering against her ear.
Then everything around me grew blurry and started fading away. Even me. Warmth streamed throughout my limbs, moving straight to my heart where it pumped rhythmically. My lungs expanded weakly, then my eyes shot open, and I began to breathe on my own.
The problem is the beautiful girl that saved my life that night thinks that I’m dead.
Now, I’m making it my business to let her know that I’m alive and well. That she’s the one who keeps my heart beating hard and strong in my chest.
She’s the reason I breathe…
 

 

 

 

Danyell A. Wallace was born in Alaska and is currently living in Alabama. She’s a mom to three awesome kids, and a wife to an incredibly supportive husband. When shes not using her imagination to write very adult, very sexy books, shes reading, spending time with family and friends, watching football, and catching up on TV shows that she has saved on the DVR.

 

 
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Once Upon a Heartbreak Collection

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Title: Once Upon a Heartbreak Collection
Authors: Sonya Jesus, Laura Greenwood, Cam Johns, Kristy Gibs, Victoria Anders, and Nancy Chastain
Genre: Rewritten Fairy Tales

 

 

 

 

Rules are made to be broken…so long as it stays a secret.
The moment I meet Lucas Spencer, I know falling for him will end with a broken heart.
As a Princess at the prestigious Rosewood Academy, I’m here to keep my head down and study, not to fall in love with a commoner.
Especially when the secrets between us could risk destroying me.
When the truth comes to light, I have to decide if I trust him.
Or if he’s just going to hurt me again.
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My Secrets To Keep is a royal contemporary academy romance. It is inspired by the Twelve Dancing Princesses Fairy Tale.

 

 
 
 
 

 

A raging beast seeks revenge upon his formidable beauty.
Isabella Ricci has lived a quiet, safe life hidden within the confines of her many books and quaint home. She reveled in the boredom of her ordinary existence, even without the possibility of finding the love of her life. She tried that once…turns out men suck! Although her beauty matched her brains, she had no intentions of marrying any time soon.
But now she doesn’t have a choice.
Faced with losing their home, her parents are forced to put into effect a family tradition that sends Isabella spiraling. An arranged marriage. Isabella must wed the self-proclaimed most eligible bachelor of their small town Raja Benoit.
Life will never be the same for this beauty once her beast sends her fleeing for safety.

 

 
 
 
 

 

Gabriella dreamed of a wedding in Italy with the guy she had crushed on for years, and it was all coming true. For her step-sister.
Faced with the heartbreak, Gabriella silently deals with losing her childhood dream in front of the ones who snatched it from her. While she wades through her sister’s fairy tale, trying to stay afloat in tears, she catches the attention of Mr. Wright.
Ashton is forced to attend all the wedding festivities out of familial obligation, but Gabriella changes his perspective. He gets to see her if he shows up, and that’s motive enough. Getting her to fall in love with him is a bonus.
It isn’t long until Gabriella realizes she had made the right choice in falling in love, but she had made it with the wrong guy.
 
This New Adult, Cinderella retelling is full of sweet romance and first-love goosebumps.

 

 
 
 
 

 

Heartbreak is all I know. And my heart bleeds because of it.
On my eighteenth birthday, my stepmother kicks me out and my boyfriend dumps me.
As an orphan and now homeless, my heart is out of blood, but somehow, it keeps on bleeding.
Forced to move in with my aunt and her home of foster kids, I find myself the only girl in a home with seven boys.
Who will be my prince charming to stop my bleeding heart?
 
♥
 
Stop My Bleeding Heart is a contemporary young adult coming of age tale with a Snow White retelling twist.

 

 
 
 
 

 

Follow the breadcrumbs to the dark secrets of the city.
The dead body behind the rec center brings a struggling community to its knees. No one believes the staged scene, especially not the people closest to the victim—the police chief’s children. Corruption has embedded itself in the city, and something has to be done.
Gina and Henry enlist the help of a long-time family friend and undercover cop to investigate. TJ, who can’t resist helping his teenage love and his best friend, positions himself inside the safe haven, where he stumbles upon a little boy. The little boy who holds the key.
When the clues lead them deeper into the bowls of the criminal underworld, no one is safe. The more they figure out, the less protected they become.
 
Honor Thy Father is a compelling romantic suspense novella with a heroic brother’s best friend vibe, loosely based on Hansel & Gretel.

 

 
 
 
 

 

I have everything my father thinks I want, except a life.
When you’re the youngest daughter of a police chief and your mom was murdered by some wacko, there’s not much freedom.
Hell, there’s not much of anything.
No epic love stories, no embarrassing moments, no spark, no flutters, or grand gestures.
Only rules I desperately want to break.
And I want to break them all with Derrick Prince.
But belonging to his world means sacrificing pieces of myself.
And staying quiet isn’t so easy when it becomes a matter of life or death.
 
This Little Mermaid contemporary Young Adult retelling is full of suspense and sweet coming-of-age first moments.

 

 
 

 

Blast From The Past by Ember Davis

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Title: Blast From The Past
Series: Stranger-Shoot Series 4
Author: Ember Davis
Genre: Contemporary Romance
 
 

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BLURB 

 
Are you interested in participating in a stranger photo session? It’s a fun way to meet someone new and take part in a unique experience. If you are single and in the Denver area, please fill out the form below. I will pair people as I see fit. All sessions will be free. I will post pictures from each shoot on social media. Each stranger session is different and will depend on the pair.
Maybe your soul mate is just a look away.
~Post on Ellie Banks’ social media

LUCAS

When you’re starting your life over again, you go back to what you know. For me, that’s Denver. I thought I’d left this city behind, convinced I was on to bigger and better things. One second, one wrong step, and everything came crashing down. People pretend to rally around me, but it’s all fake as hell.

That’s why I signed up to do the stranger session. I needed to shake things up, do something new and maybe meet a pretty face at the same time.

I wasn’t expecting to turn around and see someone I recognized. We might have gone to high school together, but we’re still strangers. Then and now. How do I show a girl who knew my reputation back then I’m a different person now?

ALINA

I’m finally free of what I used to be. It’s a great feeling. I’m exactly who I want to be, who I knew I always was, but I had to fight hard to leave the nerdy bookworm behind. I’m finally the butterfly and I want to show it to the world. That’s why getting a free photography session was right up my alley; the fact that it would be with a stranger didn’t faze me at all.

I wish I’d turned around and saw a stranger. I might not know him, but I remember him. He was that guy in school. You know the one.

He says he’s changed. He says a lot of things. Does he really think I’m his? Can you fall in love with someone so easily? It feels real. The best way to test it, I guess, is to go back to where it all began.

If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. My Stranger Shoot Series are novellas that take place within the Denver Family world but is not part of the main timeline. Each book can be read as a standalone. Don’t be surprised to see characters from the Denver Family, other than Ellie, pop in.
 
 
 

PURCHASE

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

THE SERIES








 
 

ABOUT EMBER 

 
 

Ember Davis loves alpha heroes with a range of emotions, but a strong sense of how to take care of their women.  She loves her heroines from all walks of life, just like her heroes, and she wants them to be real and relatable.  Her heroines tend to be sassy, opinionated and smart.

Ember is a stay at home mom of two who recently refound her love of books and all things romance and is so glad that she did.  She’s always been creative but writing and creating stories that she would love to read that satisfies the dreams she had as a little girl.  She loves butterflies, the color purple and enjoying time with her family. 

 

Pssst…it’s totally a pen name, but everything above is 100% true.

 

 
 

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Butterfly by Nelle L’Amour

14 Wednesday Jul 2021

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Title: Butterfly
Author: Nelle L’Amour
Genre: Romance Suspense
Release Date: July 14, 2021
 

 

From Nelle L’Amour, a #1 Amazon All-Star Author and USA Today and New York Times bestseller, a new steamy and suspenseful age gap romance with a twist you won’t see coming.
Sofi
When I was asked to interview Roman Hurst, I thought I was prepared.
But how could I be prepared for the gorgeous man awaiting me?
Nor was I prepared when he offered me a job. To be his muse.
And I definitely wasn’t prepared to fall in love with him.
A man fifteen years my senior. Who is hiding a dark secret.
A secret so devastating, it could rip us apart.
No, I wasn’t prepared for that at all.
Roman
I wasn’t expecting this colorful breath of fresh air to fly into my life.
To wrench me from my dark cocoon.
Make me feel things I haven’t felt in years.
Sofi Lockhart. My beautiful, feisty butterfly.
I’m going to catch her. Make her mine.
But there are predators out there who want to shatter her wings.
To tear us apart.
No, I wasn’t expecting that at all.
 

 

Sofi

 

“No one can touch these lips

 

 

 

. They belong to only one person. Me.”
Roman’s forehead touches mine, his lips so close I can taste them.
My mouth is paralyzed. My throat so tight I can’t speak.

 

Kiss me, Roman. Please kiss me!

 

My heart is thudding in my chest so loudly I’m sure he can hear it.
My lips stay parted; my eyes don’t blink. On my next heated breath, he cradles my face in his hands, and as if they have ears and have heard my silent plea, his beautiful lips touch down on mine and consume them.
Oh my God! Roman Hurst is kissing me. I’ve wanted this for so long. Fantasized and dreamed about it. But not in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine what it would be like in reality. I’ve never been kissed like this by a man. I never knew kisses like this existed. It’s the kiss of all kisses. If there was such a thing as an haute couture kiss, this would be it. So perfectly crafted. So magnificent. A kiss meant for the world to see. Except I’m oblivious to everyone around us. It’s just him and me.
His warm, velvet lips capture mine, gnawing and sucking, then his tongue enters my mouth and I taste his flavor, succumbing to its minty sweet essence. To his skill. I grow slack as he sweeps his tongue from corner to corner, my knees so weak I hold on to his shoulders for support. My tongue meets his, and in a few thumps of my heart, they’re perfectly in sync, dancing together in perfect rhythm like they’ve danced this way forever. Swirling and twirling. Twirling and swirling. Little moans clog my throat as the firm grip of his hands on my jaw holds me a willing prisoner. I never want him to let me go. I never want this kiss to end. He’s ruined me for all other men. But I don’t want another man. I only want him. We kiss until we’re both panting, chests heaving with need. Liquid heat pools between my thighs. Finally, he pulls away. Both of us breathing hard. Trying to catch our breaths.
Bereft, so wet, all I want is more.

 

Nelle L’Amour is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, who lives in Los Angeles with her Prince Charming-ish husband, beautiful twin princesses, and a bevy of royal pain-in-the-butt pets. A former executive in both the entertainment and toy industries with a prestigious Humanitas Prize for promoting human dignity and freedom to her credit, she gave up playing with Barbies a long time ago, but still enjoys playing with toys with her hubby. While she writes in her PJs, she loves to get dressed up and pretend she’s Hollywood royalty. Her steamy stories feature characters that will make you laugh, cry, and swoon and stay in your heart forever.
 
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Getting Away With Murder by Joy Wood

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Title: Getting Away With Murder
Author: Joy Wood
Genre: Thriller, Suspense
Release Date: July 13th
 
 
 

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Getting Away with Murder

Claire is happily married to the charismatic Max Maric and living the dream in a luxury house in the prestigious Sandbanks area of Poole Harbour. She loves her husband and their precious son, Freddy. Her life is perfect. Or so she thinks.

Annabelle is Max Maric’s lover. She’s a wealthy widow and is all set to marry him, just as soon as he’s divorced. Her life will then be perfect. Or so she thinks.

One man, two women, but they can’t both have him.
And he doesn’t get to choose – the schizophrenic decides, with a sophisticated plan to eradicate her nemesis in the most heinous of ways.

The intended victim needs a friend. Fortunately, she has a new one she’s become close to.
But nobody told her that false friends are worse than open enemies.
 


PURCHASE 

 
Amazon US
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Amazon CA
Amazon AU 
 
 



 

ABOUT JOY 

 
 
 

 

As a
working nurse, Joy Wood has been creating stories in her head for years, but
never found the time to do anything with them – life just got in the way
somehow. Five years ago, she was made redundant and moved to the picturesque
seaside town of Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire. She loves nothing better than
walking along the seafront and thinking up ideas for stories. Joy’s debut novel
was written by Joy ‘just to see if she could really,’ – she had no idea it
would sell like it did and continues to do so.

 

Getting Away with Murder

A romance/crime novel set in the prestigious area
of Sandbanks in Poole, Dorset. A happily married woman thinks her life is
perfect completely unaware she has a nemesis planning to eradicate her in the
most heinous of ways. She desperately needs a friend and has a new one. But
nobody told her that false friends are worse than open enemies.

 

Who’s Smiling Now?

This psychological thriller has romance at its
heart but with more of a sinister element.
A beautiful young woman makes a mistake and has a holiday affair. But as
far as she’s concerned, that’s all it is. But the man won’t take no for an
answer and stalks her. She tries reasoning, she tries hiding, and she tries the
police – all to no avail. She contemplates taking the law into her own hands .
. .  but could she get away with it?

 

April Fool

An undercover police officer is trying to raise
enough money to send her son for surgery in the USA. Her remit is to expose the
dynamic and charismatic gallery owner who is behind the heists of expensive oil
paintings. She embarks on an affair with him – just to bring him to justice she
tells herself. But is he too clever for her . . . or is she too clever for him?

 

Chanjori House

A love story set in Scotland. Eve was in love with
Rick but he went away. Eleven years later he’s back, but she’s married to his
father. Rick hates them both intensely and vows revenge. But hate is a close
emotion to love and retribution might not bring him everything he expects.

 

 

Knight & Dey

A hospital romance with a difference. Someone dies
on the first page and it isn’t from a surgical procedure.  Joy hasn’t given away the gender of the
victim, nor the gender of the assailant. The idea is for the reader to engage
with each character in the book, trying to decide which one dies, and who did
it. Joy states the reader will never guess the ending . . .

 

 

For
the Love of Emily

Two identical twins, both with a secret. One twin
is in hidden away where nobody can find her, while the other twin works as a
prostitute to keep her sister safe. The bond between the two women is beautiful
– that is until someone comes along and shatters their private world.

 

 


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Afraid To Love by Sutton Bishop

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Afraid To Love by Sutton Bishop
 
 
Series: Ancient Passages; Book 3
Genre: Contemporary Romance
 
 
 
Betrayal. Intrigue. A desperate rescue and a love they never saw coming.
 
 
She’s the woman he needs most.
 
Gianna Zichella has always had a bright and secure future, next in line to lead her family’s business. She doesn’t see the harm in flirting with her newest, ruggedly handsome client.
 
Gia’s life begins to unravel when a stranger contacts her. She will stop at nothing to keep her family and their legacy safe.
 
He’s the man she can trust with every fiber of her being.
 
Former SEAL Booth Merrick is all about being the consummate security professional. Sent to Italy on assignment, he never intended to become personally involved.
 
He does women but not relationships. That is until he meets the beautiful and captivating Gia.
 
 
 
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No Easy Choice by Kathryn Shay

14 Wednesday Jul 2021

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Title: No Easy Choice
Series: Sisters of Fire #3
Author: Kathryn Shay
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 13, 2021

 

Firefighter Annie Ferris O’Shea has it all: an idyllic marriage to her high school sweetheart, an exciting career and a circle of wonderful friends. But when she gets pregnant, everything changes. Will she and Colin be able to adapt to a new lifestyle or will their lives dissolve into old patterns and expected roles in society?

 

 
 

 
Annie leaned against the bar and looked out at the crowd who gathered at Brothers&Sisters, a firefighter hangout, for the fiftieth birthday celebration of Ben Benedeski, Colin’s lieutenant on Truck 1. She breathed a sigh of relief.

“What’s that for?” Trish Mackenzie had come up to her.

Man, she was so pretty with a new haircut that framed her face and called attention to her eyes. Annie tugged on her own overgrown hair, which she’d tried to curl.

“This is the first time I’ve been out in ten days.”

“Peach is your color.”

“I finally fit into my favorite blouse and capris.” She’d been working out for months now. She ran sometimes before Colin left for work, or took Bridget on power walks, plus she’d picked up a stationary bike at a garage sale real cheap.

Trish scowled, then. “But seriously, you haven’t been out of the house since our last get together?”

“Bridget got sick and we’ve been cooped up inside. We couldn’t even go to the park.”

“Honey, going to the park with a baby isn’t getting out.”

Annie sighed. “Colin’s been working two jobs—one at his parents’ gas station and of course the firehouse. So, I’m pretty much stuck in the house.” She could hear sadness in her own voice.

“I could have come over to spell you.”

“And risk getting the baby’s cold? She’d slobber all over you. That’s why I didn’t ask you or the others for help. Even Colin’s mother. But Bridget’s well enough today, so I asked Cora to watch her. She was excited about it.”

“I understand, but that sucks.”

“Yeah, it does.” Ready to change the depressing subject, she smiled over at her friend. “So, are you excited about the wedding in a few weeks?”

“I’m excited about taking vows with Nathan.”

“How sweet. I felt that, too.”

“Felt?”

She shrugged. “I still feel that way, I guess. It’s just hard having a baby to take care of now. I know, I know, I cried for two years because I couldn’t get pregnant, so I bite my lip not to complain.”

“Quarantined for 10 days with a sick infant is worth complaining about.”

Colin came up to them. He was cute in his green T-shirt and khaki shorts. He held out his phone. “It’s Mama. You should talk to her.”

“What does she want?”

“I don’t know, she asked for you.”

Motherly concern overshadowed husband annoyance. “Hi, Mama. What’s going on?”

“Bridget won’t stop crying.”

“She’s up this late?”

“She woke up flushed. I took her temperature. It’s only 99. But her nose is stuffy and I did what you said about the vaporizer.”

“I’m sure you did. One of us will be there in fifteen minutes. Rock her and keep her head elevated.”

She handed the cell back to Colin and explained the situation. Trish turned around to the bar to give them some semblance of privacy. “What should we do?” she asked her husband.

“You have to go home.”

“Me, why?”

He gestured to the room. “This is my station house’s party. Ben’s my lieutenant. My whole crew got subs so we could have the night off.”

“Colin, this is the first time I’ve been out in ten days.”

“I guess. Do you want me to go?”

Her heart sank. “You don’t want to take care of our sick child?”

His expression said, No. “Sure, but she probably wants you. Not me.”

Annie glared at him, then set down her beer, none too gently. “Never mind, I’ll go.”

He reached for her arm. “I’ll walk you to the car.”

“Don’t bother.” She strode away. When she reached the door, Trish caught up with her and tugged her around.

“This isn’t right, Annie.”

“I know. But I take care of my kid.”

“Colin could do it.”

Annie let out a heavy breath and felt tears threaten.

“Want me to come with? You’d at least have somebody to talk to.”

“No, Ben’s your lieutenant, too. Tell him I had to leave?”

“Sure.” She leaned over and kissed Annie’s cheek.

Annie hugged her and left.

On the drive home, she talked to herself. Honestly. Colin could have let her have the night off, but he’d been right about the party for Ben. So she tried not to overreact. This was all temporary, anyway. And something she’d freely chosen—not to go back to her job for two more months after the paid maternity leave. When she did return to work, things would change, and she didn’t want to be a wimp about what happened in the meantime. She’d put her big girl panties on and do what she had to.

When she walked into her house, she heard the screaming in the living room, where she found Bridget, clearly upset, clasped against her mother-in-law’s shoulder. “I’m sorry, Mama, I left right away.”

Cora stood and handed the baby to her. “I called Sean, dear. He’s coming to get me.”

Nodding, Annie dropped down on her rocker and cuddled Bridget close. She quieted almost immediately.

“She wanted her mama.”

“Or her daddy.”

Cora’s brow furrowed. “Colin? Why should he come home? He works so hard to earn money for you, he deserves a break.”

Annie bit her lip before she spoke. “I know. You were raised like that.”

And Annie knew how much her mother-in-law believed in traditional roles. When Annie was sixteen, her mother Mary died and her father had taken off years before. Cora O’Shea was best friends with Mary, who’d named Cora as Annie’s guardian. The entire family treated her like an O’Shea, except Colin, because they’d already fallen in love at fifteen.

Annie was two years younger than Colin, who went to Bingham College to get a two-year associate degree in fire suppression. Meanwhile, she took the same fire department recruit course as he had and when she graduated, they both went to the fire academy together.

Sean arrived and beeped the horn from outside. Cora headed to the door, but she turned back. Annie knew the woman loved her, too.

“How long since you’ve been out, Annie? Didn’t you go to one of those Sisters of Fire things?”

“I missed one. Bridget was sick.”

Staring at Annie, Cora cocked her head. “That’s not right either. You should talk to Colin. Or I will, if you want.”

“No, I will, Mama.” She gestured to the door. “You better go. Pa doesn’t like being kept waiting.”

Bridget began to fuss again when Cora left. She could sense Annie’s mood. She’d left breast milk for the baby tonight, but she opened her blouse and bra and Bridget clamped right on. And quieted.

As she nursed, Annie thought about the circumstances of her life. Circumstances she’d coveted for a long time. Still, she could be angry at having her only night out spoiled.
 
 

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A NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, Kathryn Shay has been a lifelong writer and teacher. She has written dozens of self-published original romance titles, print books with the Berkley Publishing Group and Harlequin Enterprises and mainstream women’s fiction with Bold Strokes Books. She has won many awards for her work: five RT Book Reviews awards, the Bookseller’s Best Award, Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year and several “Starred Reviews.” One of her firefighter books hit #20 on the NEW YORK TIMES list. Her novels have been serialized in COSMOPOLITAN magazine and featured in USA TODAY, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL and PEOPLE magazine. There are over ten million copies of her books in print and downloaded online. Reviewers have called her work “emotional and heart-wrenching.”
 
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