Halley has always followed in the wake of her best friend, Scarlett. But when Scarlett learns that her boyfriend has been killed in a motorcycle accident, and that she's carrying his baby, she's devastated. For the first time ever, Scarlett really needs Halley. Their friendship may bend under the weight, but it'll never break—because a true friendship is a promise you keep forever.

Sometimes even a city girl needs the comforts of home. . . Jill Strathern left town for the big city and never looked back-until she returned home years later to run a small law practice. It turns out her childhood crush, Mac Kendreck, a burned-out LAPD cop, has also come back to sleepy Los Lobos. Even though Mac had rejected her back in high school, Jill can't deny the attraction she still feels for him. Now Jill and Mac are tangled up in enough drama to satisfy the most jaded L. A. denizens-Mafia dons, social workers, angry exes and one very quirky eight-year-old can make even the simplest romance complicated. And it all goes to prove that when it comes to affairs of the heart, there's no place like home.

A man builds a tree house by a river, in anticipation of the coming flood. A sugar-beet crashes through a young woman's windscreen. A boy sets fire to a barn. A pair of itinerant labourers sit by a lake, talking about shovels and sex, while fighter-planes fly low overhead and prepare for war. These aren't the sort of things you imagine happening to someone like you. But sometimes they do. Set in the flat and threatened fenland landscape, where the sky is dominant and the sea lurks just beyond the horizon, these delicate, dangerous, and sometimes deeply funny stories tell of things buried and unearthed, of familiar places made strange, and of lives where much is hidden, much is at risk, and tender moments are hard-won. Watch Jon McGregor reading from This Isn't the Sort of Thing That Happens to Someone Like You Jon McGregor discusses This Isn't the Sort of Thing That Happens to Someone Like You

When coed Ally Monroe literally falls into the arms of a tattooed bad-boy one summer night, she can’t seem to let go. Morgan Jordan is everything Ally doesn’t want—he’s a playboy from a blue-collar background, and Ally’s looking for upper-class stability. Though their relationship starts off as a one-night stand, once Ally learns Morgan is her best friend’s brother, there’s no escaping him…or the growing fire between them. As Ally and Morgan become closer, they confront bitter enemies, his sister’s disapproval, and paths taking them in different directions at summer’s end. When their greatest test arises, it’s one that threatens to destroy them both. This second audiobook in the bestselling Someone to Love series proves that in love and passion, sometimes two wrongs do make a right. Intended for mature audiences ages 17+

Science raises questions only love can answer in this moving and thought-provoking novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author of the "heart-tugging and emotional" (Romantic Times Book Reviews) Baxter Family books. One frozen embryo. Two families with life-long secrets. And a guy who never planned to fall in love again. Maddie Baxter West is shaken to the core when she finds out everything she believed about her life was a lie. Her parents had always planned to tell her the truth about her past: that she was adopted as an embryo. But somehow the right moment never happened. Then a total stranger confronts Maddie with the truth and tells her something else that rocks her world—Maddie had a sister she never knew about. Betrayed, angry, and confused, Maddie leaves her new job and fiancé, rejects her family's requests for forgiveness, and moves to Portland to find out who she really is. Dawson Gage's life was destroyed...

Roni After I suddenly lose my husband, Patrick, in a senseless shooting, I'm lost in a sea of well-meaning people trying to make the unimaginable seem possible. How am I supposed to go on without the man who's been at the center of my life for nearly a decade? My friends and family do what they can for me, but I quickly realize that surviving this loss is going to be on me. One day to the next, I have to make the decision to go on, but life isn't done throwing me ringers, and just when I think I've got this young widow game figured out, I find out how wrong I am. When a friend of my sister's connects me to the Wild Widows, I find a group of fellow travelers who understand my new reality in a way no one else in my life ever could. The Wild Widows have one requirement for membership to their group—I must be open to the possibility of a Chapter 2, which is what they call a second chance at love. While I'm not in any way looking for or ready for a Chapter 2, if I've...

'I absolutely devoured every single word.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One broken marriage. One broken heart. One chance to meet someone new. Hannah leaves her unhappy marriage with her daughter Ava and moves to the village of Leadsham to start afresh. She plans to keep a low profile, focusing on Ava and making a new life for them, far away from her violent ex-husband. What she hadn't counted on was Andrew Brody. A police officer with a strict moral code, he knows something's wrong as soon as he meets Hannah, and he wants to help. But Hannah has been let down by the police – and men – before, and pushes him away. But the more Hannah tries to ignore Brody, the more she's drawn to him. Caring, kind and patient, he's nothing like the man she's running from. Can Hannah finally put her past behind her, and open her heart to someone new? Readers LOVE Someone Like You! 'Really loved it!' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Left me begging for more!... Fun and enjoyable read. Highly recommend!'...

Seven years ago, I was prepared to propose to the love of my life. However, a knock at the door changed all of that when I found out she was already engaged to someone else. I walked out of her door, never to return.Seven years later, I've gone on with my life, co-owning a business and co-parenting my son, proving that I can be the father he needs. But when my position as a general contractor lands me on the doorstep of my ex once more, I find myself snatched back into time, wanting everything that I thought I had before. Coming face-to-face with the woman who ripped my heart from my chest all those years ago forces me to swallow my pride to work with her.From the outside looking in, Poppy's happily married and living the dream life that all Maxwells live, but I see the cracks and detect the flaws hidden underneath. My goal is to remain focused on the job and not get too personal again until a bond starts forming between us and I realize that my friendship means more to her than I could ever guess.A devastating truth about her husband, an unexpected hurricane, and a traumatic car accident collide to form the perfect storm that changes the nature of our relationship. No matter how fast and how far Poppy runs, I'm determined to fight for her this time, especially when I learn that she finally has the one thing she's always wanted.This time, I'm not going down without a fight. But I don't know if our love can withstand the pressure of this final test, or will it just be history repeating itself.*Does contain cheating and mild violence, but also includes an HEA.

What do you do when you're 17 and you find out you're pregnant? How do you tell your friends, your family? How do you decide what to do?Meet Amy. Amy is your neighbour, your friend, your cousin, Amy is just like someone you know.When Amy is 17, she finds out she is pregnant. This turns her seemingly average life upside down. In her final year of school and trying to figure out where to go next with her life, Amy must make a decision that, no matter what, will stay with her forever.

Candice Hillman is on the precipice of completing her senior year at Bethel Private School. Although her parents are mostly absent from her life after their divorce, Candice finds support in her housekeeper, Mrs. Potter, and her boyfriend Brad. When a night of too much partying leads to a pregnancy, her carefully-constructed world comes crashing down forcing Candice to relook at her life and the choices she makes regarding her baby. Someone Like You is a heartfelt look at the struggles of teenage pregnancy and takes readers on a journey of acceptance, forgiveness, and the wonders of God's grace with a little bit of romance thrown in along the way.

These eighteen tales of the macabre show Dahl's dark brilliance as a short-story writer. They are wicked (as an old man attracts the attentions of those more interested in his skin than his wellbeing), shocking (as distasteful bets are made -- a daughter's hand on the identity of a glass of claret, a finger risked for a Cadillac) and blackly humorous (as a cuckolded husband receives a chance to take his revenge out on his wife's neck). Someone Like You is as devilishly ingenious and suspenseful as writing gets.

Detectives Jonah and Riley Pierce are back with a new case for Arcanum, and this one is full of surprises! Erin Grey, lead singer for the gothic metal band Grey's Valentine, has a stalker, and not just any stalker. He turns to Arcanum for help... and gets the shock of his life.With the help of another detective, Christian Knight, the Arcanum guys race to catch the stalker before Erin's biggest secret leads to his death.

"This sweet new adult book is sure to leave you with a smile on your face." –USA Today bestselling author Cindi MadsenKatie Capwell is a bright and accomplished recent law school graduate, and she has her shiny future all mapped out. It's brimming with courtroom victories and creating change. Ryan Brincatt is a tattooed and impossibly cool martial artist, and he's mastered a fierce roundhouse kick.Their paths never should have crossed.But when Katie lurks outside the kickboxing gym where Ryan works as a trainer, she's immediately drawn to his casual confidence and playful green eyes. Without making her usual list of pros and cons, she impulsively signs up to train with him.She never imagined that one decision would change. Absolutely. Everything.

Anne Rosenbaum leads a life of quiet Los Angeles privilege, the wife of Hollywood executive Howard Rosenbaum and mother of their seventeen-year-old son, Sam. Years ago Anne and Howard met studying litera-ture at Columbia—she, the daughter of a British diplo-mat from London, he a boy from an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn. Now on sleek blue California evenings, Anne attends halogen-lit movie premieres on the arm of her powerful husband. But her private life is lived in the world of her garden, reading books.When one of Howard's friends, the head of a studio, asks Anne to make a reading list, she casually agrees—though, as a director reminds her, "no one reads in Hollywood." To her surprise, they begin calling: screen-writers; producers, from their bungalows; and agents, from their plush offices on Wilshire and Beverly. Soon Anne finds herself leading an exclusive book club for the industry elite. Emerging gradually from her seclu-sion, she guides her readers into...

You can't program love...or can you? Kayleigh Renshaw has come up with the idea for a brilliant "compatibility app," a new kind of matchmaking software. All she needs is a programmer to help her bring the idea to market...and she knows exactly who she wants. But Niall Walsh--a code whiz and her former best friend--has been avoiding her since he returned from Afghanistan. In spite of their history, and some sparks that go beyond friendship, he's proving reluctant.... Is it her, or is something darker holding him back?

Realistic Characters Shine in Bylin's Latest RomanceJulia Dare is trying to run her own business, raise her young son, Max, and help her widowed mother. Her biggest worry, though, is keeping Max's father from being a bad influence while still allowing the boy to spend time with his dad. When an account from her event-planning business sends her to Caliente Springs resort, she's shocked to encounter Zeke Monroe, her college sweetheart.Zeke is determined to keep Caliente Springs running despite financial trouble. When Julia walks back into his life, he's surprised at the feelings she stirs up. As they work together on an important client's wedding, the fate of the resort soon depends on their success. With Zeke and Julia both pushed to their limits, will their history put up walls between them or bring them together?

Lauren Layne's bestselling Oxford Series continues with the poignant, heartwarming story of New York's most eligible bachelor, Lincoln Mathis, a man who's living a lie—until his dream woman takes away the pain. Lincoln Mathis doesn't hide his reputation as Manhattan's ultimate playboy. In fact, he cultivates it. But behind every flirtatious smile, each provocative quip, there's a secret that Lincoln's hiding from even his closest friends—a tragedy from his past that holds his heart quietly captive. Lincoln knows what he wants: someone like Daisy Sinclair, the sassy, off-limits bridesmaid he can't take his eyes off at his best friend's wedding. He also knows that she's everything he can never have. After a devastating divorce, Daisy doesn't need anyone to warn her off the charming best man at her sister's wedding. One look at the breathtakingly hot Lincoln Mathis and she knows that he's exactly the type of man she should avoid. But when Daisy...

From the No. 1 international bestseller Cathy Kelly, a novel of love and longing, wishes and yearning.They all just want one thing in life -- and then they'll be truly happy.Just married, Emma can't wait to escape the control of her domineering father and conceive a much longed for child with her beloved husband.For Leonie, divorced mother of three teenagers, happiness means finding true love, something that was missing from her ten-year marriage.Hannah is striking out alone after the love of her life abandoned her. She is yearning for independence and security, yet is uncertain that any man can every provide this for her.But sometimes, when you wish will all your heart for a dream to come true, you risk destroying the happiness within your reach.

A Zebra Shout Fresh New RomancePierce Harrison--yes, that Pierce Harrison, black sheep of the wealthy Harrison clan--has come home to his family's luxurious Long Island compound. The big question is why the dangerously sexy soccer star agreed to coach a kids' soccer team. His co-coach Abby McCord should be grateful. Instead she's fending off some seriously smoldering advances from the scandal-ridden athlete. Good thing bad boys are so not her type . . . Abby is definitely not lacking in passion, but the sweet-faced beauty needs to learn a thing or two about taking a team to the championship--and a whole lot about how to let a man into her once-broken heart. Pierce definitely knows how to make the moves, but will Abby trust that the bachelor the world has condemned as a scoundrel can settle down with the one woman who has taken hold of his heart?

There are no knights in shining armor, at least not for Nicole. She tries to choose good guys, but always ends up with liars, cheats, or worse. Her childhood friend Sean is the only man that ever treated her right, but she hasn't seen him since they were children, and right now she just needs a way to look like she's dating without engaging her heart. Then she finds Club Blue, an escort agency full of stunning men that can't break your heart because it's simply business. It's the perfect plan and the perfect club, until one of the men is dark, handsome, and oddly familiar.If there was an award for being in the friend box, Sean would be the winner- thirteen years running. But he's no longer the little boy that Nicole used to rescue from playground bullies. He's tall, strong, and ready to do whatever it takes to protect his best friend from her own bad taste in men. Even if it means swapping out his black belt in Tae Kwon Do for something Armani. Too bad he's better at fighting than flirting, because it's only a matter of time before Nicole figures out who the grumpy new escort at Club Blue really is, and ejects him from her life.But Sean's going to do his best to master the use of hair gel and matching socks, because Nicole's wounds are deeper than he thought, and it's going to take time convince the girl of his dreams that love can heal anything.Someone Like You is a contemporary romance and the first in the Blue Club Books series. Only 99 cents for a limited debut.You can find more info at blueclubbooks.com.The Blue Club Series in order1. Someone Like You2. Into the Blue

Does true love ever get a second chance?Aspen Lane hasn’t forgotten her first love or the heartbreak she’s been dealing with since she left. As an artist, Aspen tried to pour her feelings into her art in hopes of healing, but five years later, she’s still trying to move on.There’s just one thing keeping Lex Tataris from marrying her girlfriend, Cassidy Scott – being married to another woman. A divorce should be simple enough. Go home to Vermont and live there long enough to file the paperwork.When Aspen offers to live with Lex for the six months it will take to prove residency in Vermont, she figures it will be a chance for her to get closure and move on. Lex is certain everything will go smoothly and she will be free to marry Cassidy soon enough. The two women soon discover that letting go may not be as easy as they thought or what they wanted after all.