Show Me a Family for Christmas

A brokenhearted widower with a sad daughter. A secret bodyguard working as a nanny. Can they become an unlikely family this Christmas?

Since his wife died, all Conner Strauss wants is a big family, other children who might put a smile back on his little girl’s face. His wish might come true when his mother finally tells him who his biological father was. To get close to his new siblings and their children without giving himself away, he starts courting the family nanny.

Once jilted, Gwendolyn Meyers concentrated on her career as a bodyguard, eager to prove she’s just as good as her late father was. Now, as a simple favor to a friend, she’s working undercover as a nanny to protect the Clark family’s children after strange things started happening on their ranch. But when a stranger in town sparks her interest and his lonely daughter rouses her compassion, she might be given the chance at happiness where she least expected it. When she starts seeing shadows of her past, she’s determined to find the truth behind her father’s death. However, someone close to her is even more determined to keep secrets hidden forever…

Can love and a big noisy family heal two broken hearts this Christmas?

Welcome to Cowboy Crossing, a small town in the Show Me State where swoon-worthy single dad cowboys fall for strong-willed forty-something women, though sometimes those rugged handsome men might need a nudge—or a push.

WHAT READERS SAY:
????? Loved this book – lots of emotion – both up and down but with such irresponsible kids in it – WOW! Just had me laughing a lot too! I love Alexa’s books! Her characters come alive so vividly!! JOYCE
????? Connor and Gwendolyn’s story was captivating!! I love the mysteries and twists and turns, and all the while coming to know each other, deepening their faith and finding healing! SARAH R
????? So much excitement, you will not want to put the book down or want it to end. CM
????? Such a great story. There was heartache, trust issues, single dad, secret child, lost family, and found family. COCO
????? This is a suspense filled story of people searching their pasts while trying to resolve questions about their families. There are mischievous children and animals and a great family. THEHALLS1

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Forever and Back

In motherhood and marriage, is anything ever really simple?
June Cannon has spent the last seventeen years of her life as a devoted mom and wife, but when her husband, Camp, doesn’t come home for dinner—again—and her teenage daughter calls her simple, she’s had enough. Inspired by a podcast, her way forward becomes clear: get a divorce, get a job, and show her kids she’s anything but simple.

As soon as she tells Camp she wants a divorce, he becomes the husband he hasn’t been for years, blurring the lines between what’s real and what’s pretend for the sake of their kids.

She quickly realizes that nothing—including her life, no matter what her kids think—is simple. As June catapults herself into the world at age forty to build a life outside of her family’s needs, a romantic interest from the past returns to town, giving her the attention she’s missed.

When the unhealed wounds of kept secrets and loss are reopened, June must decide between the wild and free life she thinks she wants and the seemingly simple one she already has.

Note: This title contains explicit language and romance scenes.
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The Russian Renaissance

Since WWII it has been hidden…

…but now one man has uncovered the secret.

Will it get him killed?

Constantine loved a good mystery. When he lost his job as an historian, the prospects looked bleak, but then a dying man gives him some classified documents. If they were to be believed, it could change his life, but there was one problem.

The FSB knows he knows.

In a world where secrets are wrapped in lies and those who protect them have powerful allies, there was a line that must never be crossed. Constantine didn’t even know the line existed and now he’s on the run.

Who will help him?

Was the treasure real?

Will it be worth the risk?

You’ll love this historical thriller, because the mysteries of the past hold riches beyond anything you can imagine, and the race to find them keeps you turning the pages.

Get it now.

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Sly Fox Hollow

KILLER NASHVILLE SILVER FALCHION AWARD TOP PICK (COMEDY)

“A delightful literary romp that’s part murder mystery and part exploration of postindustrial America, Sly Fox Hollow has it all—crooked small-town politics, Michigan Dogmen, and characters that’ll thrill and frustrate and fascinate you. What sort of monsters are making folks disappear in little Fox Hollow, and why? Come get lost in Brett Allen’s wild vision and find out, if you dare.”

-Matt Gallagher, author of YOUNGBLOOD and EMPIRE CITY

“In SLY FOX HOLLOW, Brett Allen delivers a bushel of laughs and frights, all in a glorious stew of monsters, small-town politics, and corruption. This novel tastes like the titular town’s applesauce itself: sweet and tart.”

-David Abrams, Author of FOBBIT and BRAVE DEEDS

“Pastors. The elderly. Small-town politics. Children. Nothing and no one is safe when the Michigan dogman hunts, or when Brett Allen unleashes his biting wit and keen eye for gruesome detail in his explosive sophomore novel SLY FOX HOLLOW. Bomber Merridan’s quest to uncover long-buried secrets puts him straight into the jaws of danger. A cryptid murder mystery pumping Stephen King’s horrors through its veins, a cinematic whirlwind that would exhaust Tarantino, a Heller-esque exposé of our fame-obsessed social media-fueled society, and a sly and timely look at a town straight out of Stranger Things, this story burns from the history books to the headlines. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.”

-Travis Klempan, author of HAVE SNAKES, NEED BIRDS and HILLS HIDE MOUNTAINS

“Don’t let the regional folklore fool you. Brett Allen does a masterful job writing a part creature feature, part dark humor memoir that is anything but niche…With vibes of Wes Anderson, Tarantino, and Jim Jarmusch, fans of self-aware scares and inside jokes will fly through Allen’s sophomore novel. An apple a day, won’t keep the Dogman away. Hilarious, authentic, and doggone frightening!”

-Ryan Young, author of KEEPER OF THE DEAD

William “Bomber” Merridan is a small-town grocery store manager by day and a cryptid hunter by night. While Bigfoot is sexier, Bomber’s passion is for the legendary Michigan Dogman.

Connie Hayes is Fox Hollow’s first-ever female Sheriff, not to mention the first Native American to hold the powerful position. Now, only months into her new role, she faces no shortage of obstacles from a town used to her patriarchal predecessor.

Normally, these two would mix like oil and water, but when the town mayor is brutally killed, both Connie and Bomber set off to find who or what is behind the slaughter. Not everyone in Fox Hollow sees the mayor’s death as a tragedy, though, and in a rush to fill the mayor’s seat, two polarizing local politicians use fear of the Dogman to stoke tensions and turn the once peaceful community into a cauldron of hostility, distrust, and political tribalism. As Connie hunts the killer and Bomber hunts his weird, regionally-specific werewolf, they uncover the truth of Fox Hollow’s murky past, a century-old curse, and a sinister plot that could leave the town in ruins.

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Lies Come True

The killer is cunning and ruthless, but even the best killers make mistakes.
Emerald O’Brien, author of unpredictable mysteries packed with suspense, brings you the first thrilling novel in the Avery Hart trilogy that keeps readers guessing until the final installment.
Avery Hart narrowly escapes death after being attacked in the woods of Crown River. Ten years later…
The body of a young woman is discovered along the path of a park in the same town.
The next woman to be attacked survives and reveals a potential link between the current killer on the loose and the attack on Avery years ago.
Noah Cotter, an ambitious new inspector, becomes drawn to the case when his curiosity combines with his attraction to Avery.
The dangerous search for truth appears to be muddied with each shocking secret brought to light as they realize that when someone is deceived for too long, sometimes…
Lies Come True