Sapphires and Secrets


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Forbidden love in a town where danger lurks at every corner. Emilia Bonacci, introverted daughter of an overbearing jewelry tycoon. For one brief moment, she had it all. Now she’s on the run from a family who wants to destroy her. Small, charming, and picturesque. Harlow, Minnesota, seems like the perfect place to hide. Except a chance encounter throws her into the path of her forbidden first love… Blaine Callaghan always had dreams of living in a big city, until he made the mistake of falling for Emilia. Her powerful family doomed him to exile in this small town, away from his family and future. Seeing her now unearths years of buried love and resentment. But this earth-shattering attraction is impossible to avoid. Maybe they could be together this time. Except that anyone involved with Emilia will never be safe. If you enjoy Virgin River, slow-burn romance, quaint country towns, and a touch of suspense; you’ll love Sapphires and Secrets. Curl up with this bold small-town romance with a sinister mafia twist! Start the series for FREE! Books in the Harlow Series: Book 1: Sapphires and Secrets Book 2: Secret Surrender Book 3: Secondhand Secrets Book 4: Small Town Secrets (Final book in Series.) This book is for you if you love: Forbidden first loves reunited. Opposites attract, with slow burn romance, and second chances. Contemporary Romance that skirts Women's Fiction. Heat with heart and big emotions. HEA/ Happy Ever After ending. Angsty with bursts of humor. Suspenseful, action-adventure, set in a small town, "western" setting. Blue-collar hero. Strong, hot mess, heroine. Multicultural and Interacial couple. Mafia connections and family drama. Wounded characters with a second chance at life. A tough hero who “gets it” and wants his woman to be whole. Steamy!




The Love at Last Series Boxed Set


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Some wounds aren't easily healed. A contemporary romance series complete with three soul-stirring books! Follow the Tindall siblings as they navigate life and love in a new country. Each book features emotionally wounded characters who fight to overcome dark odds and find love at all costs. All books can be read as a standalone and contain one couple's story. There are no cliffhanger endings! However, the series is best read in order to get full enjoyment of underlying storylines. This Discounted Boxed Set includes: Book 1: The Last Heartbeat - Agathe and Luke Book 2: The Last Place You Look - Sophie and Orlando. Book 3: The Last in Line - Freya and Max. Heat-with-heart and happily-ever-after endings. Get your tissues ready, because there will be tears! Buy now to experience this unique contemporary romance series like no other!




Secondhand Secrets


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Small town romance meets high-tech suspense. Can a software genius defeat a mafia kingpin? Ally Egan is a starry-eyed artist with a broken heart. She would do just about anything to get away from her close-knit small-town and travel the world. But her childhood friend, Chip Overton, has returned to make her escape even more unlikely. Chip, software genius extraordinaire, has always loved Ally. The peace of home should have given him a break from his domineering father, whilst providing space to make the breakthrough that would define his career. But with Ally back in his life, he’s determined to have her see him as more than her geeky best friend. Pity a ruthless crime boss has set his sights on Chip’s work. Now Chip must race against time to keep everyone in Harlow safe. Most of all, Ally! If you enjoy Virgin River, slow-burn romance, quaint country towns, and a touch of suspense; you’ll love Secondhand Secrets. Buy now to curl up with this bold small-town romance with a sinister mafia twist! Books in the Harlow Series: Book 1: Sapphires and Secrets Book 2: Secret Surrender Book 3: Secondhand Secrets Book 4: Small Town Secrets (Final book in Series.) This book is for you if you love: Friends to lovers, small-town contemporary romance novels. Especially those with hints of Women's Fiction and Suspense! Childhood Sweethearts. Opposites attract. Slow burn. HEA/ Happy Ever After ending. Heat with heart and big emotions. Angsty books with bursts of humor. Action-adventure, in a small town, "western" setting. Charming side characters. Professional, smart guy hero. A quirky but jaded heroine. Mafia connections, secrets, and family drama. A sweet geeky hero who “gets it” and wants his woman to be whole. Steamy!




The Last in Line


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She’s on the run from a horrific past. He’s on the verge of a riches to rags nightmare. Until one chance encounter changes everything… Burlesque bar owner Freya Cortez, leads a razzle-dazzle life until she learns her mother has just weeks to live. Now she is forced to juggle a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity with the torment of her far-from-perfect childhood. Millionaire party-boy Max Tindall is facing financial ruin, even his most prized possession is at risk—his home. But a casual encounter with Freya gives him one last chance to turn his life around. Though Freya has vowed to never fall in love, even she can’t deny Max is the kindest person she’s ever met, the one man to challenge her “no settling” rule. But how can a woman so fiercely independent ignore the fact that there's something gravely amiss with him? Something even he hasn’t noticed. Something bound to destroy both their lives. For fans of heat with heart romance, and It Ends With Us — Colleen Hoover. Curl up with The Last in Line to experience this epic romance like no other! Books in the Love at Last series: Book 1: The Last Heartbeat - Agathe and Luke Book 2: The Last Place You Look - Sophie and Orlando. Book 3: The Last in Line - Freya and Max. This book is for you if you love: Opposites attract, Contemporary, Workplace Romance novels. Heat with heart steam, and story with all the heart-wrenching depth! Want more? How about a riches to rags twist, from an OWN voice author. A multicultural and interracial cast. Touches of tragedy, with an uplifting purpose. HEA/ Happy Ever After ending. Self-discovery. Angst with bursts of humor. A big city, Australian setting. A strong, intelligent, independent heroine. Wounded characters with a second chance at life. A book with a heartthrob hero that “gets it” and wants his woman to be whole. Steamy!




Secret Surrender


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One handsome stranger. One dangerous secret. Small town bar manager Sarah Overton is a jilted bride nursing a broken heart. A steamy night with a handsome stranger should have made everything better, but now her mystery man won’t leave. Dean Holloway is a man on a mission. Nothing in his life has ever come easy. And becoming a career criminal was unavoidable. But this woman, Sarah, might be his reason for starting over. One thing he knows. She would leave him in a heartbeat if she knew his real reason for being in town. So even if finding love is everything Dean and Sarah have ever wanted, trouble never stays away for long, and staying alive will have to come first. If you enjoy Virgin River, slow-burn romance, quaint country towns, and a touch of suspense; you’ll love Secret Surrender. Curl up with this bold small-town romance with a sinister mafia twist! Books in the Harlow Series: Book 1: Sapphires and Secrets Book 2: Secret Surrender Book 3: Secondhand Secrets Book 4: Small Town Secrets (Final book in Series.) This book is for you if you love: Action-packed, contemporary romance adventures, with small-town settings. Opposites attract, slow-burn romance. Heat with heart and big emotions. HEA/ Happy Ever After ending. Suspense, with deeper hints of Women's Fiction. Angsty with bursts of humor. "Western" rural setting. Charming side characters. "Bad guy makes good" hero. Strong, hot mess, heroine. Mafia connections, secrets, and family drama. Wounded characters with a second chance at life. A tough hero who “gets it” and wants his woman to be whole. Steamy!




The Jean Harlow Bombshell


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When it comes to writing Golden Age Hollywood biographies, the pen is deadlier than the sword Justine Turner is a world-famous biographer of Hollywood stars. She's also Charlotte Donovan's overbearing boss. So it comes as no surprise to Charlotte when Justine requests an emergency meeting related to her latest in-progress biography. It is a surprise, though, when Justine up and dies before their urgent discussion can begin. In the wake of such a tragedy, all Charlotte wants to do is finish the Jean Harlow biography that Justine had started. Instead, she finds herself in grave danger—stalked both online and in person by a drop-dead Jean Harlow look-alike. Together with police sergeant Den Brophy, Charlotte uncovers shocking revelations. But will these revelations be enough to catch the killer? Praise: "The Jean Harlow Bombshell is a page-turner, a modern whodunit threaded with Golden Age Hollywood glamour. Its protagonist, Charlotte Donovan, is a sleuth for our times, flawed, bright, and eminently relatable. Factor in the delicious elements of romance, friendship, and family, and you have a mystery as captivating as Jean Harlow's (still missing) star sapphire ring."—Jess Lourey, author of Salem's Cipher and Mercy's Chase "Twisty, fascinating, and gently edgy, this mixture of vintage Hollywood and contemporary New York will delight fans of the traditional mystery as well as those craving a modern read. Loved it!"—Hank Phillippi Ryan, nationally bestselling author of Trust Me "Mollie Cox Bryan concocts a fascinating mystery with more twists than a pretzel factory. Bryan's skillful portrayal of Charlotte and best friend Kate make it fun to follow them as they work through to the solution. An entertaining read, a steady pace, and memorable characters to meet."—Reviewing the Evidence




Ruby & Sapphire


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The most complete book ever on the corundum gems, ruby & sapphire. Covers all the history, crystallography, physics, chemistry, geology, inclusions, treatments, synthetics, cutting and world sources. Over 3000 references. There is no other book like it.




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Stars On Fire


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Praise for Sky Gold's Stars on Fire: "5 stars. A scintillating gem of an escape." "A mesmerising and enchanting novel that seamlessly blends romance, fantasy and science fiction." "The electric tension between the strong and resolute heroine and the seductive anti-hero is so alluring." "A soaring sci-fi romance that takes to the stars and is pure escapism, with a fantastic happy-ever-after conclusion! I loved it, and I can't wait to read the rest of the series!" Kainan is a lethal, wraith-like warrior who lives in the twilight … he’s the hidden inferno amongst the stars. He has spent decades waiting to exact revenge on his enemies who imprisoned him, tortured and experimented with his body and mind … Selene leads a planet's rebellion, and when she reaches out to Kainan to help stop a war, he leaps on her cause as a chance to end his nemesis forever. However … he finds that she is driven, smart, and unrelenting, with an allure that forces him from the shadows. She confounds him even as she fights the temptation glinting in his sapphire wildfire eyes. War is stirring in the skies and stars above Eden II ... Between empires in ascension and realms in decline. Kainan and Selene find themselves caught up in the maelstrom. Together, they’ll light the stars on fire, even as darkness beyond their control seeks to turn their destiny - and their forever - to ashes. Packed with intrigue, steamy heat, fast-moving action, and happy-ever-after paranormal romance ‘Stars on Fire’ is the rip-roaring spearhead of The Sable Riders series, ‘an exotic and interstellar affair boasting decadent descriptive language, patient storytelling and immersive world-building (The International Review of Books).