Charlotte Madsen's whole world came crashing down six months ago with the words, "I met someone else."Thirty-seven, recently divorced, and childless. That's Charlotte when she disembarks from the plane in Getaway Bay. She wants to get away, that's for sure. She thought the best way to do that was to buy a run-down house overlooking the bay, knowing she'll need all her fixer-upper skills to get it in shape. Which is just fine. She's hoping as she overhauls the house, she'll get a li...

Single mother Malika “Pumpkin” Tavares lost faith in fairytales after she fell for a toad. Now she believes she’s not cut from the storybook, heroine cloth and searches for Mr. Good Enough amongst the sidekicks and supporting men of the town.Love at first sight isn’t a cliche for town royalty Armand “Manny” Charmayne. For generations the Charmaynes have spotted their soulmates by seeing a golden aura the first time they laid eyes on The One.When Manny meets Pumpkin he sees…...

Mae and her service dog Malibu make a great team. Malibu keeps Mae safe when seizures approach, and Mae knows all of Malibu's favorite snacks.In the first book of the Mae & Malibu series, Mae trains Malibu to be her service dog."An informative, accessible, age-appropriate book about service-animal training for youngsters. Highly recommended for all collections." - School Library Journal, Starred ReviewMae's...

"You're the kind of woman who could easily become a distraction if I let you. If I want to come home alive I can't let you."A Navy SEAL. A one-night stand. The woman he can't get off his mind.Ten years of dedication to the Navy taught SEAL Jon Rudnick one thing—he’s not afraid to risk life and limb for his country. But when navigating military red tape begins to present more challenges than the enemy it makes Jon question his future.So does...

Piss off the hot farmer ✔Find out I'll be living in a funeral home ✔Meet my new pet pig Petunia ✔Day one in my new town proved one thing . . . I'm screwed.Welcome to Mudville, home of KISSING BOOKS, a standalone small town, opposites attract, fish out of water laugh-out-loud romantic comedy with lots of kissing (and other things), a cocky farmer, a sassy misplaced heroine with too many animals, some crazy locals, a decades' old mystery, and a very happy endi...

The store you know. The story you don't.When Steve Jobs hired Ron Johnson to create the Apple Store in 2000, conventional wisdom said that the internet would put stores out of business. By the time he left Apple in 2011, Johnson and his team had created the most respected and profitable retail stores in the world. And even then, sceptics were still predicting the death of physical retail.In Shop Different: How retail revealed Apple’s genius, vision...

"It is a reference guide, scholarly work, and a genuinely enjoyable read: three things that don't often coexist in a singular volume. Indispensable is a word that may be selected when running out of compelling word choices, but in this case, it applies with accuracy and precision. There is simply nothing else quite like it, which, for a ninth edition published across five decades, is a remarkable achievement. " - Rob Theakston, Drinkhacker"The World Atl...

The store you know. The story you don’t.When Steve Jobs hired Ron Johnson to create the Apple Store in 2000, conventional wisdom said that the internet would put stores out of business. By the time he left Apple in 2011, Johnson and his team had created the most respected and profitable retail stores in the world. And even then, skeptics were still predicting the death of physical retail.In Shop Different, Johnson reveals how it happened: how he ea...

If vampires aren't real, what did she just kill?Cadence Findley never gave much thought to vampires until one night when a dark encounter changed her life forever.When her friend is lured into the woods by a stranger with steel-gray eyes and pale skin, Cadence instinctively knows he is dangerous, so she follows at a distance. Moments later, she finds herself all alone with his decapitated head--and her friend's body at her feet.Except she's not really alone. A myste...

She's got big plans for her tropical bed and breakfast, but the new high-rise resort in the bay is throwing a wrench into everything. So Stacey Stapleton does what any savvy businesswoman would do—she goes to spy on the resort stealing her business and ruining the beautiful Getaway Bay skyline.Her undercover operation doesn't do more than show her how flawless the Sweet Breeze Resort is—and that the owner is as handsome as he is smart. But she doesn't like him, not one little bit.

This Alpha's gonna take a bite out of his brother's fake fiancée.Sheltered Lucia is determined to find a new life and love. No wonder she falls for the first guy to flash her a wolfish smile her first day in the big city. After rescuing the charming shifter from certain death, she's sure he feels the same way about her, and will tell her so — just as soon as he wakes up from his coma. To stay by her instalove’s side in the hospital, Lucia pretends she's hi...

He's a billionaire, not a security expert, but even he knows his all-American girlfriend taking him down in one smooth move and speaking Russian like a native is suspicious. The worst part? When they're alone together he's not sure he cares..."I owe you one."I didn’t realize when I said that to my Navy SEAL buddy he’d actually collect on the debt. Or that it could cost me my life.I'm Brent Hearst, for God's sake. A member of the one percent...