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The characters in this book are works of fiction. But, then, isn’t everyone . . . ? 1988, Pencalenick, Cornwall. At seventeen, Jason wants much more from life than working at his father’s pub and when fate, in the form of twins Daisy and Bea and their small circle of friends, offers him a...

Dex Jarvie was a third-generation cowboy, and his family history was steeped in traditions. They were important to him, and no woman was going to trample on them. Dex was known as a hard man. He was fair, loyal, and trustworthy. But a series of unfortunate events in his life had made him hard. He was a glass-half-empty kind of guy who didn’t trust easily. But when he loved, he loved fiercely. Currently, the only thing he loved was the land his ranch was built on.

Evil twins are supposed to be something out of a bad fantasy novel, but not for me. My mirror is a monster. A gaslighting narcissist who framed me for an act of bullying so vicious, our mother threw me out of the house and snatched my inheritance from me on the way out the door.

When I discover my boyfriend is cheating on me, I move out right away taking what I love most–my dog. As I fly out the door, I make sure to swipe the thing my ex loves best–the VIP tickets he won to a hockey game, complete with the chance to spend an evening with the city’s two biggest NHL stars. I can’t wait to snap selfies with my ex’s idols and rub it in his face.

I was twelve when I realized I loved him. Thirteen when I kissed him. And the next day, he made me hate myself for it. Darien turned our friendship into a weapon. Now he calls me his stepbrother and looks right through me like I’m nothing. He pretends he doesn’t remember that night in the closet. But I do. I still taste him like blood in my mouth. I remember how he kissed me back—and how he made sure I paid for it.

Annabelle’s life was uprooted when she and her brothers moved to Texas after the death of their mother. Their estranged father, Dex Jarvie, owned the Double J Ranch in Texas. It was a whole other world from their life in Miami. Her father was a cowboy. What was she supposed to do with that? While her brothers began to embrace ranch life, Annabelle couldn’t wait to leave. Colt Reardon was given the unpleasant task of helping Dex’s daughter adjust to life in Texas. He’d do anything for his boss, but Miss Annabelle wasn’t interested in adjusting, or even staying around very long.

Jill's Mansell's MIXED DOUBLES is a deliciously romantic listen from the author of RUMOUR HAS IT and THE ONE YOU REALLY WANT for fans of Lucy Diamond, Cecelia Ahern and Cathy Kelly. Jill's books are loved by reviewers: 'Funny and heartwarming' Bella Rules are made to be broken when you're...

If you fall into the latter category, you get me. There I was, simply working to program my visual novel and find my muse, when BAM! Monster girl in my closet. Needless to say, she changed my life. For the better at first, sure. But then there was the hunter, and the crazy lady who spoke of another world where the monsters live.

Elyse Ledger doesn't do love—not anymore. Her focus is firmly on her career and family. Between managing her parents and siblings and planning elaborate weddings at her family's winery, her schedule is packed, leaving no room for a personal life. So when her high school sweetheart returns to Red Mountain as the town's new deputy sheriff, she's determined to keep her distance—no matter how good he looks in uniform.

Mark et Cleo se rencontrent par hasard et entament ce qui semble être une histoire d’amour tout droit sortie d'un conte de fées. Mark, alors marié, quitte sa femme pour commencer une nouvelle vie avec Cleo. Mais très vite, Cleo découvre que Mark n'est pas l'homme charmant qu'elle imaginait. Et si elle avait commis une terrible erreur en tombant éperdument amoureuse de lui ? Mais il est déjà trop tard pour faire machine arrière : Cleo et Mark sont pris dans une relation destructrice dont aucun des deux ne semble pouvoir s'échapper.

I'm twenty-two, buried in student loans, and soon to be homeless. I need a job that pays decently—stat. When my best friend suggests interviewing for a traveling nanny position with some tennis star, I think she's joking. It's too good to be true. The pay is more than I could dream of. I'd get to travel the world. There don't seem to be any cons. Not until I meet my potential boss. Noah Baker. Hot as hell, but with a massive chip on his shoulder. He seems to hate me from the start, but lucky for me—or maybe unluckily depending on how you think about it—his daughter loves me.

Phaedra Morgan is one of the best race engineers in Formula 1. She's a math prodigy with dazzling skill, cutting wit, and no patience for matters of the heart. Of course, her job would be a lot easier if she didn't keep butting heads with their team's cocky and infuriatingly hot new driver. Cosmin Ardelean is intense and committed, but as famous for his off-track romantic exploits as his on-track wizardry. When the pair strikes up a secret-and thrillingly forbidden-"arrangement" to improve their communication and bond of trust, the heat of their attraction turns to something more . . .

When Taylor accepts a dare to ask out the campus's most notorious player, he never expected Harrison to counter with his own challenge. What starts as a game of double-dare becomes a fake relationship that feels surprisingly real. But with both guys questioning everything they thought they knew about themselves, some dares might be worth losing.

Layla, a recovering drug addict, reformed kleptomaniac, and general troublemaker, believes she has a one-way ticket straight to hell to go with her general rap sheet. Instead of jail time, she’s ordered to perform 90 days of community service.

When a routine transfer to a safehouse goes horribly wrong, Rich and Leo narrowly escape with their lives. With the Marshals compromised and Leo being framed for murder, he and Rich are on the run from criminals and law enforcement alike. They have no one to trust except each other, and nowhere to go that their enemies can’t reach. And the only way out might mean making a deal with the Devil.

Meet Selena Goode. She's an herbalist, she runs a small museum in Salem, and she's a practicing solitary Wiccan. She likes her life, quiet as it is. Then Brian Gottschalk comes barreling into it with the force of an Atlantic storm. He works for a ghost-hunting TV show, and he's in Salem to find a story. He's witty, charming...and a total jerk. Selena has no problem with ghosts. She does, however, have a problem with big-city Brian. It will take all his charm, plus the silent advice of a caring ghost, to make Selena realize that maybe, being big-city isn't so bad after all.

Nico met the love of his life when he was 17. Immediately, he realizes that the gap in their ages is too significant to make a move on her until she's legal in the eyes of the law. So he joins the United States Navy, killing time until he can come home to her again. But a tragedy strikes while Georgia is alone and vulnerable, and with no other recourse, Georgia leaves, disappearing without a trace. He finds her, but quickly realizes that she needs the time to herself to work out her problems. He leaves her be, knowing that if she ever felt anything for him, she'd come back home to him.

I can’t seem to get anything right. Failure after failure. I’m really struggling here. I’ve loved Cole for years, hiding away my feelings from him. But taking care of him is more important than my feelings. I can never seem to get it right, and I’m losing a part of myself. But when Cueball takes us in out of the goodness of his heart when we’re at our most desperate, I start discovering myself again. The old me who laughed and enjoyed life. Now, I find myself loving not one man, but two.

Marybeth still couldn't believe that she'd survived this long with a friend like Darrin, but somehow she'd managed to beat the odds and not give in to temptation and smother him with a pillow while he slept. Of course some days were more difficult than others.... For 20 years he's been biding his time, waiting for the right moment to make his move, and now that she was finally his, he had to do everything in his power to keep her, even if it meant making a decision that would tear them apart and force her to face the truth.

I have no business falling in love with Emmett Foster. The man is an incredibly wealthy professional baseball player who’s ten years older than me and has a daughter. But when he hires me to take care of said daughter, I find myself catching feelings for the star pitcher. He’s gruff, but sweet, and has a big heart that he shows in small pieces. Pieces I’d like to collect and call mine. Unfortunately, he has no plans on marrying again after his ex-wife cheated on him then abandoned him and June.