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Invitation to the Dance by Tamara Allen $ 1.99
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After trading his tranquil Staten Island existence for a flat in the city and an editorial position at the New York Herald, William Nesmith anticipates as easy and uneventful a transition from bachelorhood to marriage — as soon as he’s prepared to ask the vivacious Violet Chapin for her hand. Though Violet longs to climb the social ladder Will scorns, she seems willing to wait for him — and wait she must, for Will intends to make his way without the assistance of Violet’s well-to-do connections.
Whether that’s a vow he can keep comes into question when he runs afoul of Charlie Kohlbeck, a capricious reporter with a keen eye for a story and the flexible ethics to dig up any secret, whether hidden in Manhattan’s darkest corners or the grand marble halls of its social elite. When Will is ordered to work with him so they’ll come to better appreciate each other’s talents, Charlie takes him along on the hunt for an interview with the elusive Lord Belcourt. It’s a meeting every reporter in town is after, but Charlie gains an audience by introducing Will as one of the wealthy California Nesmiths — a lie that sets Will on a path up the social ladder at a speed no respectable gentleman could stomach.
Offered his own society column if he prolongs the charade, Will wants nothing more than to escape the bevy of eager debutantes on his trail and make peace with a very vexed Violet. But when he helps a shy heiress menaced by swindlers, he’s caught in a tangled web turned dangerous and must put his faith in Charlie Kohlbeck — who may possibly prove the one road to ruin Will is defenseless to resist.
If It Ain’t Love by Tamara Allen $ FREE
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In the darkest days of the Great Depression, New York Times reporter Whit Stoddard has lost the heart to do his job and lives a lonely hand-to-mouth existence with little hope of recovery, until he meets Peter, a man in even greater need of new hope.
The Heartbreak Cowboy by Mina Beckett $ 0.99
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Old flames burn hotter the second time around…
It’s been four long years since McCrea Coldiron watched Eleanor Mackenna walk out of his life. He wasn’t ready for the marriage noose then and never thought he would be. Single, free to do as he pleases, and running the Promise Point Horse Rescue Ranch are the things that make him sure he was right to let Eleanor go… This is until she comes back to town with a daughter he never knew about in tow.
Eleanor knows just how badly McCrea can burn a woman and how persuasive he can be when he wants something, so she’s more than cautious about his charming words and cocky grin when she comes home to arrange the sale of her grandparents’ ranch. But when a flat tire in a thunderstorm introduces four-year-old Sophie to her daddy, Eleanor knows McCrea’s love for his daughter is genuine. Can she trust it will be the same for her? As the icy walls around her heart begin to melt, Eleanor must find the courage to trust her heart or run away from the man who has always owned it.
Being shown what he lost is a wake-up call for McCrea and he isn’t about to let Eleanor or Sophie walk away. It’s time to prove he’s a man who believes in love and happy-ever-after.
Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre $ FREE
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A small town girl. A Hollywood Star. Two lives that collide.
Cole Masten. Abandoned by his superstar wife, Hollywood’s Perfect Husband is now Hollywood’s Sexiest Bachelor: partying hard and screwing even harder. Watch out Los Angeles, there’s a new bad boy in town.
Summer Jenkins. That’s me, a small town girl stuck in Quincy, Georgia. I cook some mean chicken and dumplins, can bluff a grown man out of his savings in poker, and was voted Most Friendly my senior year.
We were from different worlds. Our lives shouldn’t have collided. But then Cole Masten read a book about my small town. And six months later, his jet landed on our dusty airstrip, and he brought Hollywood with him.
From the start, I knew he was trouble. For our town. And for me.
Sometimes, opposites just aren’t meant to attract.
Bakeless Sweets by Faith Durand $ 1.99
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Treats you can make without putting on the oven — also includes many gluten-free desserts!
With plenty of puddings — chocolate, pistachio, butterscotch, maple bourbon,rice pudding with lemon — plus Nutella fluff, Thai sticky rice with mango, wholesome “jello” made with fruit juice, no-bake cookies, icebox cakes with whipped cream and graham crackers, you’ll find tons of special, delicious desserts here — and lots of them are gluten-free too. Bakeless Sweets is the first cookbook to give you all of these beloved no-bake desserts in one big collection.
“The fact that most of the recipes in Bakeless Sweets are naturally gluten-free makes it a boon for anyone who still wants decadent desserts without baking. Also, there’s root beer and cream soda terrine. Need I say more?” — Shauna James Ahern, author of Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef
Invitation to the Dance is a lovely, charming M/M romance and a steal at the price. Copy editor vs. writer! Enemies to friends to lovers! High society and a low-key sweet secondary M/F romance! I’m a big fan of Tamara Allen and don’t understand why she isn’t better known and recognized among M/M romance readers.