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A Taste of Heaven by Penny Watson $ 0.99
From the Jacket Copy:
“Create one perfect bite.”
Good little widow Sophia Brown always follows the rules. When the producer of a cooking competition requests an amuse-bouche, the chefs stick with proteins. Sauces. A savory concoction. She has only one shot to impress the judges on A Taste of Heaven. But in a moment of defiance, she creates an extraordinary dessert, one that combines both the bitter and the sweet, just like her own life.
That one bite changes everything.
After a year grieving for her dead husband, forty-seven-year-old Sophia is finally ready to break out of her shell. Unfortunately, there is a large, angry obstacle standing in her way. Scottish chef Elliott Adamson has a chip on his shoulder the size of Loch Ness, and he’s blocking her path to victory.
Spurred by her daughters, she embarks on a poignant adventure that takes her from the wildflower fields of Vermont to the wind-swept vista of North Berwick, Scotland. Fear, courage, and inspiration from unlikely places will mark this journey, and Sophia is determined to persevere until the very end.
A TASTE OF HEAVEN is a 57,000 word short novel that includes a foodie romance, second chances, and a wee bit of haggis.
By the time anything sexually physical occurs, they’ve started to bond, to work together, to figure each other out and build some kind of trust relationship. They’re also older (love this!) so when they decide to go for it, I have no issues with them knowing what they’re getting into and being ready and okay with where it might lead, or not. It’s sweet though that Em and Cady are worried about their mother’s heart and totally quizzing Elliottt when they meet him.
Fair warning, Elliott is ornery at times, opinionated always and stubborn to boot. Sophia is quiet but with steel inside and she’s done with the nice girl persona. I loved her relationship with her daughters, who add spice to the end, and her spark with Elliott who needs a hard conk on the head more than once. The older romance is not done for laughs but rather is the main course. The end isn’t totally from left field – or out of the blue for those not familiar with baseball terminology – but the jump does take a leap of faith that all will go well despite the momentous changes in everyone’s lives. And do be careful of chapter Fifteen. B”
Wild Horses by B.J. Daniels $ 0.99
From the Jacket Copy:
It took only one impusive moment on an empty two-lane highway to cost her everything.
A man’s responsible for his own prosperity—especially if he’s Cooper Barnett, the most determined cowboy in the West. No one knows what he sacrificed to claim a piece of Beartooth, Montana, for himself and his beautiful fiancée, Livie. No one knows what he’s willing to do for love…until a stranger’s twisted vendetta threatens the happy ending they should’ve had long ago.
One fateful mistake isn’t the only secret Livie Hamilton is keeping from her fiancé. Victimized during a treacherous blizzard by a man she thought she could trust, she’s pregnant…but unsure who the father is. With an unknown blackmailer threatening to expose her, she must confess to Cooper and trust he’ll still protect her. But when the truth falls into place, she may lose the only man she’s ever loved—or worse.
Scandal by HJ Bellus $ 0.99
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That’s my life. It’s all been an evil game of charades with me at the center.
I followed their rules. Married the right man with the perfect last name. Made the best wife and partner for, Zack Blackwell, on his triumphant trial to the Senate.
My reward…
lost my best friends.
watched myself dissolve in front of the mirror.
hidden bruises, broken bones, and a crushed soul.
I’ve ran and know there will be punishments, but there’s no way I can get this bone set in the hospital. Zack will be exposed. In a sick and twisted way I can’t hurt him. It’s all part of the Scandal.
I call the one person who always saves me, Ava. But will she answer?
Beneath Series Volume One: Beneath This Mask, Beneath This Ink, and Beneath These Chains by Meghan March $ 0.99
From the Jacket Copy:
Lose yourself in the French Quarter where nothing is ever really seems on the surface. Beneath Series Volume One includes first three books in the Beneath Series from USA Today bestselling author Meghan March.
A tatted-up bad girl on the run falls for a former Navy fighter pilot in Beneath This Mask. Tattoo artist Constantine Leahy gets his second chance at society princess Vanessa Frost in Beneath This Ink. Party girl Elle Snyder won’t let anything stop her from scoring pawn shop owner Lord Robichaux in Beneath These Chains. But nothing will ever be the same when they look beneath…
About Beneath This Mask
Former Navy fighter pilot. Son of a congressman. Successful businessman in my own right. With a résumé like mine, women have never been a challenge.
Until I met her.
This sexy, tatted-up bad girl wasn’t part of my plans, but that punch to my gut every time I see her tells me I have to know more.
She’s a mystery. An enigma. A challenge.
I’m going to figure her out—and then I’m going to make her mine.
We’ll find out what she’s hiding . . . beneath this mask.
About Beneath This Ink
I’ve always known she was too good for me, but that never stopped me from wanting her.
And then I finally had her for one night.
A night I don’t remember.
I figured I’d blown my shot.
But now she’s walked back into my life, and this time, I have the upper hand. I want my second chance.
Will she be able to see the man beneath this ink?
About Beneath These Chains
I was raised on the streets, so I know things are rarely as simple as they appear—especially this rich girl showing up at my pawnshop demanding a job.
She’s the most tempting thing I’ve ever seen, and I’ll be damned if I can make her leave.
Shit just got complicated … but when it comes to her, I want complicated.
We’re both fighting our own demons, and our only chance at a future is to let go of the past.
But will we be strong enough to break free from beneath these chains?
Forbidden by Beverley Jenkins is $1.99 everywhere. Also Love on My Mind is .99 at B&N, still $1.99 everywhere else.
Hadrian Lord of Hope by Gracie Burrowes is free at Barnes and noble nook today
I’m totally sold on “A Taste of Heaven”.
A Taste of Heaven is well worth $.99.
Thank you, CelineB. Right-click Forbidden right now, gentle readers! I adored it! Fantastic book!
“King must die” by Mary Renault is $1.99 on Amazon today.