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Wish I Wasn't is a feel-good, romantic comedy set in a small town, featuring a love story between lifelong frenemies, where he falls first, but she falls just as hard. Amid a career-threatening scandal, bestselling author Winter Evergreen is forced to flee New York City to escape the spotlight. While waiting for the spectacle to die down, she heads back to her hometown of Yule, Colorado, for some much-needed rest. Unbeknownst to her, she’s not the only one returning home.

THE MESSY YEARS is a heartfelt, humorous, and honest portrait of friendship during the painful years of adulting. It reminds us that the truest family is the one we choose.

Whether you’re planning a dark tourism pilgrimage or just indulging your morbid curiosity from the safety of your couch, The Serial Killer Travel Guide Across America will take you closer to the truth—and the horror—than you ever thought possible.

After a devastating breakup in college, Jules has sworn off anything serious. When her best friend, Carys, pushes her into the chaotic world of online dating, Jules spends years riding the rollercoaster of awkward first dates, unexpected connections, and hilarious disasters–all while avoiding anything too serious. But when Jules meets Angie, an undeniable spark ignites, forcing her to rethink everything she thought she knew about love. As their connection deepens, Jules finds herself confronting painful memories, old wounds, and the possibility of a love she never thought she was ready for.

Alice and Jordan are meant to be. Everyone knows it. Everyone except for Alice and Jordan, that is. After years of secretly pining after one another, a winter storm is just the catalyst needed to bring them together. And yet, their relationship is a short-lived one, as Jordan gets traded to another team across the country, leaving a heartbroken Alice behind.

Being married to the job isn't supposed to be a horrible fate… Dr. Clay Russell has been a committed general surgeon for many years, following in his father's footsteps and saving lives. There's no time for settling down. No opportunities to even meet women outside his grueling hours at the hospital. Flings and unattached sex has never hurt anyone, right? But when he's hoping to be promoted to head of surgery and a nurse is spreading bad rumors about him, he realizes it might look better if he's taken and not so available.

Lainey Adams, a master at people-pleasing, can’t remember the last real job she’s held. Between filling in at the general store and waiting tables at her brother’s diner, she’s always adapted to meet everyone else's needs, forgoing her own career. When an unexpected injury leaves her dad’s fishing boat without a captain, she bears the weight on her shoulders to save the family business. When she spots a sports car stuck in a ditch, she’s intrigued because newcomers are a rarity in this small town.

QUINN DAVIS shatters the norm. She's successful in the traditionally male-dominated wine world. She'll do anything for a hunk of swoon-worthy cheese. And she only dates married men, a practice designed to evade love and protect her battered heart. But even as a mistress, Quinn has rules. No meddling in happy marriages. No men with young kids. No falling in love. And absolutely, unequivocally, no gigantic panties on a date. She prefers her men the way she likes her food and wine — enticing, intoxicating and utterly delicious.

Can before and after become now? Valancy has lived two lives: before and after. Before grief devastated her, she was bold and fearless, with boundless dreams. After, she pulled into herself, leaving that life and its people behind for one of routine and order that promised safety. A decade later, her well-ordered life is thrown into disarray when Will, her best friend from before, shows up in her after. As the two reconnect, Valancy's old dreams begin to rekindle and she wonders if her before and after can become a better now.

Parenting a defiant teen can be a daunting, hair-pulling experience! It's tough to be a cool, compassionate parent when your teen is lashing out, lying, taking drugs, or otherwise engaging in risky behavior. Balancing your teen's need to grow into independence while providing them clear guidance can seem like an impossible task for a lot of parents. Help is here.

This collection of four stories can be considered extended epilogues to the books in The Vals. While the main novels of The Vals can be listened to and appreciated in any order, you need to have listened to all three of those novels to appreciate these stories.

Jilted and disillusioned, three unlikely friends discover that each of their dysfunctional exes have shaped up to become someone else’s Mr. Right. Before the Next Mistake follows Carolyn, Ava, and Jazmine as they join forces in their own "Red Flag Society" support group, and eventually launch a podcast to search for the answers that will keep them from making the same relationship mistakes.

Nikki Malone’s life is on track. She can balance school, sports, and a thriving social life without breaking a sweat. What she can’t do is keep her heart rate from skyrocketing when Brad Matthews starts sitting next to her in class.

So how was my first official date with Logan? Great, peachy, all smooth sailing with nothing to report. Okay fine. It. Was. HORRIFIC. He’s blocked me on everything. But in my defence, if you are allergic to something, SAY that before you shovel it down your throat! I just hope we can get past this, it was perfect up until that. Maybe I will write him a letter? Make him see how sorry I am…he will forgive me, right?

The Wright sisters, Maybelle and Helen, find their lives turned inside out when they inherit their grandmother’s stately Victorian home on East Lake. Amid their grief, they resolve to uphold their family's storied legacy within its cherished walls. However, the house's quiet grandeur is shattered when Maybelle stumbles upon a chilling scene: a woman lifelessly suspended in the dining room.

Hockey runs in my blood. My father coached and played, my mother coached, and all my brothers play. So landing a social media manager job with The Wolfmont Vikings is a dream come true. But like any fairytale will tell you, there’s always something…or in my case, somebody trying to get in the way. And my problem’s name is Lucas Sarkozy. “The bad boy of the league”. He has his sights set on me and is ready to take me down. But one steamy time in the locker room…and things have changed. Can we score a goal? Or will this end in the penalty box?

Macy is flying back home to Colorado from college to be the Maid of Honor for her sister's Christmas Wedding. It is not until she arrives to the chalet her parents rented for the wedding party that she learns HE will be there. Jordan, the guy she is trying to avoid, is not just the grooms best man—he is also the guy who Macy saved the life of many years ago.

Vivienne Taylor is a food blogger with opinions, and zero business sticking her nose into a homicide. But when someone drops dead during a tasting—and Viv ends up a little too close to the poisoned amuse-bouche—she’s suddenly more invested than scribe. And when the detective assigned to the case has a badge, a jawline, and a deeply inconvenient habit of making her pulse race? Things get complicated fast. With a blog to run, a killer on the loose, and exactly zero skills, Viv starts her own investigation. (Okay, fine—she accidentally starts it.

Getting lost is where our story begins. Not only did we get lost and spin off the road, we were also stalked by a moose, and our pet skunk, Cooper, darted out, ready to tackle said moose into oblivion. Fate, however, had different plans in the form of a flannel wearing knight named Arlo. I get the feeling this big, grumpy bear is all soft edges on the inside.

After Andrew Gardener dies when sipping the wine he made at his vineyard, no one suspects foul play. But when the cause of death reveals a toxic poison, Maybelle fears there's a murderer on the loose. She tries to avoid getting involved, but the mystery is too hard to resist, especially when Helen becomes the main suspect. Needing to find the real murderer and to clear her sister's name, Maybelle goes on a dangerous sleuthing mission which not only pits her against Detective Peter Nelson again, but endangers her life.