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And then there’s Tommie. Tommie Andrews, a computer whiz and occasional dog trainer, discovers she’s developing a crush on her friend and co-worker as they struggle to repair the hole left in Andrea’s heart. The timing could not be worse. Or could it? Andrea has bravely reached out for help through this tragedy. But will that bravery allow her to see a happy future with Tommie, or will the loss of Dani prove too painful to overcome? Publisher: Stone Soup Community Press, Inc
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Devin is your average college student, with dreams of seeing the world with her camera and her two best friends. Her past isn't the most pleasant, but she grew up surrounded by love and compassion and won't let anything stand in the way of her goals, and that includes dating. Women are a distraction, and honestly, Devin didn't know she needed one until she "bumped" into Amirah. Confusion sets in when friendship turns to feelings and Amirah being in a long-term relationship, but the confusion was overshadowed by anger and frustration as it turns out Devin and Amirah have a complicated history. As the truth slowly comes out, Devin learns she's not who, or even what, she thinks she is and there's more to her story. She must embark on a journey of love, betrayal, and discovery in order to understand that she is the key to changing everything around her. Primal instincts set in when she discovers whom those eyes belong to and wrongs must be righted, but what would you expect if you found the woman of your dreams? Author Website Publisher: Page Publishing
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After she meets Tomi, the strong, handsome mechanic with a tragic past of her own, she is forced to confront the secret she’s kept to herself, the same secret she’s trying to escape from. Reeling from a brutal heartbreak, the loss of her mother, and the end of a friendship she once thought unbreakable, Ríona has to learn to live her truth. A coming of age story about learning to love yourself, and to trust those who call you family. Author Website Publisher: Winter Rose Publishing, LLC
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It’s 1863, and Elizabeth Hepscott has resigned herself to a life of monotonous boredom far from the battlefields as the wife of a Missouri rancher. Her fate changes when she travels with her brother to Kentucky to help him join the Union Army. On a whim, she poses as his little brother and is bullied into enlisting, as well. Reluctantly pulled into a new destiny, a lark decision quickly cascades into mortal danger. While Elizabeth’s life has made a drastic U-turn, Charlie Schweicher, heiress to a glass-making fortune, is still searching for the only thing money can’t buy. A chance encounter drastically changes everything for both of them. Will Charlie find the love she’s longed for, or will the war take it all away? Author website Publisher: Sapphire Books
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Mystery – Charlotte Mills for the book Fair Game
Synopsis: What’s a retired cop to do when her lover is being targeted? Helen Taylor pulls on her boots again in this captivating lesbian mystery. A sequel to Payback, this exciting thriller will keep you on your toes. Lexi Ryan is being targeted and can’t work out why. She’s escaped the troubled town of Warner with her beautiful partner, former Det. Chief Inspector Helen Taylor, and is looking for a quieter life. Instead she’s faced with an attempted hit-and-run and mailbox tampering. Helen, meanwhile, is finding it hard coming to terms with civilian status. But once a cop, always a cop, and she uses her old skills to play bodyguard to Lexi and kick over the clues. As the incidents against her lover keep piling up, Helen starts to wonder if it’s one of her old enemies up to tricks, or someone from Lexi’s world. Author website Publisher: Ylva Publishing
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New Author – Emma Wallis for the book this is Not a Love Story
Synopsis: This is not a love story, this is a story about growing up, leaving home, making friends, and stopping your mother from blackmailing them. Scarlet is off to university. She's trying to leave behind the strained relationship with her narcissistic mother, who wants her to find a rich older woman to marry. Then Scarlet meets Dr Rhys Hunter, the head of the psychology department. Will her mother get what she wants after all? Remember, this is not a love story. Author Website Self-Published
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Romance –Melissa Tereze for the book Playing for her Heart
Synopsis: COULD YOU CHANGE WHO YOU ARE TO GUARANTEE YOUR FOREVER? Dom Simmons is the talk of the town when it comes to football and women. But, in her mind, she can only commit to one—football. Backing into another car was problematic, but the woman who stepped out was about to become her biggest concern. Divorced, single mother, Blair Harrington. Finally breaking free from a life she never wanted was supposed to be the start of something new for Blair. But of all the women she could have fallen for, she had to choose the one who wasn’t willing to give her heart away. Though from entirely different places, Blair and Dom come to realise that their pasts are all too familiar. Author Website Self-Published
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Science Fiction – Chloe Spencer for the book Duality
Synopsis: A dead-end job, a slob for a boyfriend, and neglectful friends: this is Kat Wallace's life. Ever since her best friend got married, Kat has been struggling to find happiness. All that changes when she meets Melody Adebayo, a field agent with the mysterious transdimensional company Clockwork & Associates. Melody's job is to send the consciousness of others to a scarier dimension in order to make them kinder and more grateful for their lives, which, in theory, will influence them to do good. But when Kat is sent to B-215, she awakes in a world beyond her wildest dreams. She's wealthy, well-liked, and has a successful career. Kat realizes she doesn't need to find happiness in her own world ... she can just steal it from her other self. Because of a certain (ahem) incident, Melody owes a lot of money to her evil ex-girlfriend, and Kat works out a deal with her in order to keep visiting B-215. With each visit, a sinister plot unfolds. Kat discovers her life is at risk, and she isn't alone in this dimension. To eliminate the threat, she must team up with Melody, but can the two uncover the truth before Kat loses her life? More important, will they be able to move on from the mistakes they made in the past and find love with each other? Author website Publisher: JMS Books
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Cover – KJ for the book Art of Magic
Synopsis: A story where a touch of love and a slice of life creates a whole lot of magic. Cath Monroe loves her teaching job, her friends, her family, and her colleagues. They fill her life and her heart. She knows that it’s important to share love with actions and words, but that last one? About the words? That’s a problem. Because when it comes to saying ‘I love you’ to her forever person, Cath discovers that she doesn’t really know anything about love at all. Then, Rica Diamandis strolls into her life. Rica is all stardust and sexy, and Cath is intrigued. The sudden availability of a romantic blank canvas takes Cath’s breath away. But when her father is taken to hospital with a life-threatening disease, Cath boxes up the romance with Rica, and packs it into the back of her heart. Fortunately, the Universe has other ideas and Cath begins to realise that embracing emotional chaos is actually the art that creates the magic. Author Website Self-Published
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