Again at Home

After becoming unexpectedly pregnant, Ellie Summers makes a surprise move back to her small-town roots and into the childhood home of the only man she’s ever loved, Sully London. ****SULLIVAN LONDON has loved the same girl since she moved in across the street fourteen years ago, even after she broke his heart senior year of college. He hasn’t seen her since, not until a chance run-in ends with them in bed together, promising each other that it’s just one night—one more night for old time’s sake.ELEANOR SUMMERS admits she probably shouldn’t have slept with her ex-boyfriend, especially considering his obvious unforgiving bitterness toward her. But despite spending the last four years trying to do everything to establish a new life away from small-town Minnesota and move on from him, nothing and no one has ever made Ellie feel like he does.Now, Ellie’s pregnant. Due to a past medical incident that still haunts her, she finds the idea of navigating a high risk pregnancy overwhelming—at best. Regardless, her next step feels nonnegotiable: she needs to go back. Back to Sully, back to her roots, back to the only place she can imagine raising a child. His child. Luckily, there’s a vacant house immediately available for move-in. There’s just one catch: it’s her ex-boyfriend’s childhood home, filled with memories and lost hope.Ellie has little faith that things between her and Sully can ever be repaired, but for the sake of their child, she has to try. Just when it begins to feel possible, though, they’re faced with a devastating loss. And now she’s left wondering if they’ll be able to rebuild enough to make it through the unexpected together.Tropes/Info: emotional second chance romance one night stand pregnancy & pregnancy loss best friend’s brother hurt/comfort neurodivergent rep mental health rep protective mmc (found) family first/childhood loves

King Devil

A historical mystery set in early twentieth-century New England from the acclaimed author of the Peter Shandy series.Upon graduating from an academy for respectable young ladies, Lavinia Tabard heads to the New England countryside and her rich cousin Zilpha’s summer cottage with the low expectations of a charity case. Lavinia intends to endure Zilpha’s saccharine sweetness and her “companion” Tetsy’s bullying ways only until she can plan an escape that doesn’t involve marriage. A welcome distraction comes when, as she works on a grave rubbing at the local cemetery, Lavinia notices something strange about the dates on the stone. Her questions lead to the doorsteps of several interesting neighbors, including a self-made young architect with a temper as fiery as his red hair. Hayward Clinton and his partner have an office on Zilpha’s property, an awkward situation that won’t change until the mysterious disappearance of the business’s original owner is solved. It’s a case too curious for Lavinia to resist—but someone will stop at nothing to ensure that she does. King Devil is an entertaining tale of suspense from the acclaimed author of the Peter Shandy Mysteries, as well as the Boston-set Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn series.

Trail of Dreams

Katie Boyle has known Aiden Murphy her whole life. Everyone expects them to marry someday, but as much as she cares for her lifelong friend, Katie wants more from life. She craves adventure and excitement, and doesn’t want to give in to the obvious choice. Heading west along the Oregon Trail is, in her mind, the beginning of the new life she has always wanted, and she intends to embrace it. But when she is abducted by a Cheyenne brave and taken to his village, she is in for more adventure than she bargained for.Aiden has loved Katie for as long as he has known her, and is determined to win her, regardless of her protests. He has watched over her as she spread her wings without her ever knowing it. But his devotion is put to the test when Katie is taken. He risks everything to follow her and rescue her, only to end up as the center of attention in the Cheyenne village. His skill with music makes him an honored guest amongst the Indians, but can he save Katie before her fate is sealed forever?Sometimes the man of your dreams is the man who has been there all along….PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – Hot

Puppet Master

New York Times–Bestselling Authors: A roboticist aids the FBI in fighting Eastern European criminals using AI—until things go very wrong . . . Louis Massina is revolutionizing the field of robotics. His technological wonders are capable of locating disaster survivors, preventing nuclear meltdowns, and replacing missing limbs. After one of Massina’s creations makes a miraculous rescue, an FBI agent recruits him to pursue Russian mobsters running a massive financial scam—and not coincidentally, suspected of killing the agent’s brother. Massina agrees to deploy a surveillance bot that uses artificial intelligence to follow its target. But when he’s thrust into a dangerous conspiracy, the billionaire inventor decides to take matters into his own hands—unleashing the greatest cyberweapons in the world and becoming the Puppet Master . . . .Acclaim for Dale Brown”Authentic [and] riveting.” —San Francisco Chronicle”Gripping.” —New York Times

Trust No One

When You Come for the Wrong ManHoward Parker wants to be Secretary of Homeland Security. And he isn’t going to let a bunch of Marines who were in the wrong place at the wrong time stand in his way — even if one of them is now a reporter in Seattle, his home town. What are the odds?Former Marine Mac Davis likes being a cop reporter. He gets a regular paycheck, and no one is shooting at him. What’s not to like? He’d rather be writing sports, but he took the job anyway.Then someone tries to kill him. Roughs up his aunt. Kidnaps an old Marine buddy. And Mac is going to find out why. And then? He’ll put a stop to it. One way or another. If the tools of a reporter won’t get the job done? Well then, he’s got other tools to use.Book 1 in the Mac Davis thrillers featuring a Marine turned cop reporter in Seattle.