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The second installment of The Mafia Academy Series--a forbidden romance set at a boarding school for the sons and daughters of the most powerful mafia lords...now with exclusive bonus content!Sofia MorettiFor years, I've harbored a secret love for my best friend's older brother. Yet, he's never shown any sign of sharing my feelings.My fantasies will remain just that--fantasies. For two reasons. First, he's arranged to marry the cunning and cold-hearted Aurora Salucci. Second, Antonio always does what his duty demands, and if his father wants him married to Aurora, he'll marry her.Forced to watch her parade him all over Sicuro Academy, I do my best to push Antonio from my mind and hope I can move on from someone who will never be mine...Antonio La RosaMy life has been a series of duties--to the mafia, to my father, but never to myself. Aurora and I are a good match as far as mafia politics go, but she's nothing I've ever wanted in a wife with her hard edges and being about as malleable as granite.Then there's Sofia Moretti, my little sister's best friend. I never looked at her with anything other than sisterly affection, until recently. Now she consumes my every thought. My every desire. Her innocence beckons me, and I yearn to be the one who taints it.But I have a duty. And right now, the family needs me to uncover the traitor plotting against us... and that traitor may be closer than I ever imagined.

A heartwarming and humorous romance in which an unlikely couple fall in love over Wordle.Twenty-seven-year-old Emily doesn't have a lot going well in her life right now. She dreams of a creative career but works as a receptionist in an auto shop. She longs for big city life but lives in a small town on Prince Edward Island. She craves a close group of friends but is stuck with irritating, car-obsessed coworkers.What Emily does have is a 300+ day streak on the New York Times Wordle. But one day, with only one guess left and no clue what the answer is, she's forced to turn to one of her irritating, car-obsessed coworkers, John, for help--and in doing so, realizes that he might not be so irritating after all.As they make their way, word by word, toward a 365-day streak, Emily is drawn into a surprising romance that will take her outside of her comfort zone--and challenge everything she thought she knew about happiness, success, and love.

New York City is caught in the cold grip of a brutal serial killer who savagely rapes and murders his young, blonde victims. As the death count rises, he sends taunting notes to the newspapers, all with unsettling references to his obsession with classical music. The media is titillated and has dubbed him the "Symphony Slasher."Young, blonde Zelly Wyche has a new baby and a happy life with her dependable electrician husband. But she, too, is petrified by the madness and the unthinkable tragedy of the murders. With time running out, the Slasher's sole survivor teams up with another victim's brother to mount a desperate vigilante manhunt, and a chill runs up Zelly's spine. She is beginning to wonder if the killer could be closer than she thinks. But no?she has to be dead wrong . . .

When Alex Powell stops into a Los Angeles bookstore on a rainy spring night, she's planning to write a column on the author who is reading and signing books there. But what she gets instead is a firsthand look at the murder of a controversial African American writer. James Simpson Lee Hastings's death sends seismic shock waves through Los Angeles's black and white elite, and reveals how some of the city's well-to-do are connected in ways they'd rather leave unmentioned. But trying to unravel those connections might mean that the next time Alex's name shows up in her paper, it won't be as a byline, but in her own obituary.

The path of true love never did run smooth¿A heart-warming tale of love in the face of family and friendship, perfect for fans of Cathy Kelly and Maeve Binchy.

The third book in USA Today and New York Times bestselling author C. L. Wilson's hugely popular, stunning, epic romantasy series about Ellysetta, the girl who would be queen; the Fey King Rain Tairen Soul; and their eternal battle for true love in the mystical Fading Lands. One passion could unite them. One enemy could destroy them. Rain, the proud and haunted Fey King, risked everything to follow his heart and his destiny to Ellysetta-his truemate, his love, the woodcarver's daughter who possessed miraculous gifts she did not understand. He defied the nobles of Celieria to claim her, battled demons and Elden mages to wed her. And now he must protect her-and his imperiled kingdom-with magic, steel, and scorching flame. For his soul-kin, the magical tairen are dying, and only the Fey King's bride can save them...if Rain can help his beloved embrace the magic within her and forge the unbreakable bond of passion and power necessary to save her soul.

New York Times bestseller Lisa Kleypas returns with an enthralling and steamy romance between a Scot with a mysterious past and strong-willed lady looking for adventure--and love. "The devil never tries to make people do the wrong thing by scaring them. He does it by tempting them."Lady Merritt Sterling, a strong-willed beauty who runs a shipping company, knows London society is dying to catch her in a scandal. So far, she's been too smart to provide them with one. But then she meets Keir MacRae, a rough-and-rugged Scottish whisky distiller, and all her sensible plans vanish like smoke. They couldn't be more different, but their attraction is powerful, raw and irresistible.From the moment Keir MacRae arrives in London, he has two goals. One: don't fall in love with the dazzling Lady Merritt Sterling. Two: avoid being killed.So far, neither of those is going well.Keir doesn't know why someone wants him dead until fate reveals the secret of his mysterious past. His world is thrown into upheaval, and the only one he trusts is Merritt.Their passion blazes with an intensity Merritt has never known before, making her long for the one thing she can't have from Keir MacRae: forever. As danger draws closer, she'll do whatever it takes to save the man she loves . . . even knowing he might be the devil in disguise.

Join the McNeill family as they attempt to come together to provide the love and support that they all need ¿ whether they know it or not. Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy and Cathy Kelly.

Can YOU keep a secret? Find out in this riotous romantic comedy about secrets and lies, mothers and daughters and growing older but certainly no wiser¿

"Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2023 by Zaffre"--Colophon.

NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins returns to her beloved Blessings series with a Christmas wedding in the town of Henry Adams, Kansas.Ever since Bernadine Brown bought the town of Henry Adams, her relationship with diner owner Malachi ?Mal? July has had its share of ups and downs. But now they're finally ready to say ?I do.? Or are they? As wedding preparations go into full swing, and families both local and extended begin to gather for the festivities, that long awaited walk down the aisle begins to look like an obstacle course. But Mal and Bernadine's relationship isn't the only one being tested. Amari, one of the original foster kids who found a home in Henry Adams, takes stock of how far he's come, especially with the help of his best friend Brain. But now he worries what may happen to their friendship when Brain goes off to college next year. And when Amari's birth mother decides she wants to spend Christmas with her son, bringing with her plenty of drama, the town and its people must come together and remember the real meaning of the holidays.