Shortcake

That awkward moment when your one-night stand is the new sheriff in town…And he’s here to arrest you.Yep. A reformed bad girl should never fall into bed with a cop.Conrad Meyer is everything I’ve always tried to avoid. A know-it-all, grumpy, goody-two-shoes with piercing eyes and a distractingly sexy body.And to top it all off? He’s a cop. As the resident ‘party girl,’ I gravitate more to tattooed bad boys on motorcycles than clean cut, single-dads in squad cars.Unfortunately, Conrad isn’t only the new sheriff… he’s also my new landlord.Despite this, I have every intention to keep my distance.However, fate has other ideas when faulty wiring causes an electrical fire and I have no choice but to move in with him for a few weeks while my apartment is being repaired.But when the town stick-in-the-mud kisses me, all I can think about is what’s beneath those grumpy pants of his…A laugh-out-loud, steamy small-town romance perfect for beach readers who love uniforms, banter, and found family vibes.

The Ancestors’ Key

A mysterious key. A hidden world. A destiny she never asked for.After her mother’s sudden death, seventeen-year-old Lola is forced to move across the country to live with an aunt she barely knows. Leaving behind her friends and everything familiar, she expects a lonely final year of high school.Instead, she discovers a secret.Hidden in her aunt’s house is an ancient key — and a door that doesn’t lead where it should.When Lola unlocks it, she stumbles into a hidden network of Travelers, people who can cross between worlds through magical doors scattered across the globe. And the key she’s found may be far more powerful than anyone realizes.But powerful artifacts attract dangerous attention.As Lola begins to uncover the truth about her family and the mysterious Travelers, she learns that mastering the key may be the only way to protect the worlds beyond the door.And soon she’ll be sent to the Academy, where Travelers are trained.If she survives long enough to get there.Perfect for fans of portal fantasy, magical academies, and hidden worlds,The Ancestors’ Key is the first adventure in the Travelers Universe.Stay in the loop! Join Marie-Hélène’s newsletter for writing updates, sales, upcoming events, and special promotions. www.mhlebeault.com

Wyrmrot

FIRST CAME THE DRAGONSWhen scientists brought everyone’s favorite fairytale creature to life, people flocked to see them, including 17-year-old Zelda Rissland.THEN CAME THE PARASITEBut scientists created more than just dragons—they created a deadly parasite. Wyrmrot, they later called it. First, it ate your brain, and then it made you eat other people’s brains.NOW ZELDA MUST SURVIVE THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSEThe first rule of survival in the apocalypse is trust no one, and Zelda knows this better than anyone. The only person she can rely on is her childhood friend turned boyfriend, Cooper Marotta, or so she thinks.When mysterious geographic coordinates appear on a construction sign, Zelda hopes they will lead to answers about what happened to her family. Together with Cooper and a group of friends, she sets out on a perilous journey across the country, facing down zombie hordes and hungry dragons.But Cooper has a secret, and he’s not the only one. What Zelda discovers at her destination might be the most dangerous of all.Wyrmrot is a heart-stopping Young Adult Apocalyptic novel told in dual timelines. “Jurassic Park meets The Last of Us.” This fast-paced tale of survival, secrets, and betrayal features dragons, zombies, and a touch of romance. Perfect for fans of Erin Bowman’s Contagion or Emily Suvada’s This Mortal Coil.

Prince of Lies

Rowe Prince is many things.Gorgeous? Yes.Unintentionally hilarious? Absolutely.The hottest, sunshiniest virgin to ever set foot in Manhattan? Oh, yeah.One thing he’s not, though, is a reclusive billionaire named Sterling Chase who supposedly founded my company. So when the man (literally) stumbles into a charity gala saying precisely that, I do what anyone would: I set out to prove he’s a liar.Except it turns out Rowe’s ridiculous falsehoods are surprisingly… enchanting. The heart of gold beneath his borrowed tux makes even a jaded businessman like me start to believe in fairy tales. And there’s no faking the heat between us when the man’s in my bed.But when it turns out Rowe’s lies conceal a secret that threatens the company I’ve spent years building, I have to choose: say goodbye to the sweet pretender I’m falling for, or risk everything for a man who just might be… the prince of lies.

Edge of Shadows

Sometimes a house is just a house. But in the case of the mysterious Bradford mansion, the house hides just as many secrets as the people who lived in it.Ellie Coulter possesses a supernatural gift that give clues to a person’s true intentions. It’s a gift that isolated her from the rest of the world. After a tragic childhood and a failed marriage, she craves nothing more than normalcy and a regular life.When a close friend insists on playing matchmaker, Ellie is forced out of her comfort zone. After some persistent coaxing, Ellie warms to the idea that she may have found a reason to let her defenses down, and his name is Dr. David Mitchell.After her friend’s dinner party ends on a sour note, Ellie unexpectedly finds herself the caretaker of the Bradford mansion, an impressive home that is also rumored to be haunted. Curious about the mansion’s checkered history, Ellie and David find themselves entangled in events that happened over a hundred years ago that led to the disappearance of the mansion’s former owners.Unknown to them, there’s a puppet master hiding behind the scenes, pulling the strings to twist their destines and answer a dark siren call. The house has been patiently waiting for them.The complete Shadows trilogyEdge of Shadows (Shadows #1)Shadows Deep (Shadows #2)Veiled Shadows (Shadows #3)Afterlife: A Shadows companion novella set twenty years after the end of the Shadows trilogy is also available.