Back home is the best place to start over in a heart-stirring Texas romance about friendship, second chances, and small-town scandals by New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown. Riverbend, Texas, doesn't look like the crossroads of anywhere. But for four high school besties reuniting after twenty years, it's a place to unpack a lot of baggage. Risa's headed for divorce, Mary Nell's been kicked to the curb by her leech of a boyfriend, and Haley was just blindsided by a shocking family secret. But restless army veteran Jessica Callaway, looking to plant roots, has an idea: corral her fellow former cheerleaders and renovate an abandoned church smack-dab in the middle of three dry counties into a bar. Throw in a grill and Wade Granger--a onetime nerd turned surprisingly crush-worthy investor--and their lives are on tap for a turnaround. Amen to that. Except for one hitch: the white-clapboard dream is causing a ruckus. With a renewed bond, hard work, and the promise of romance, Jessica and her friends aren't backing down. For Riverbend, this is going to be a homecoming--and a scandal--to remember.

An anonymous letter, found at the bottom of a box of black-and-white pictures, reveals the first clues about the author's grandmother's family story, and soon those clues lead him to a country graveyard and a long-lost cousin. As one hint leads to the next, from the 19th century back into the 18th, he discovers his family's place in a people's tragic struggle.

Having driven off the Royal Naruyan Army, Erhin brings his troops and people with him as he sets up a new base of operations in the Bertaquin Domain of the former Brijit Kingdom. As he takes this first step towards declaring independence, he turns his eyes toward the vast sea around Brijit. Erhin hopes to build a fleet and establish maritime trade, but the neighboring Luaranz Kingdom has him massively outgunned at sea—and if history goes like it did in the game, then a coup d’état is about to turn them into a military dictatorship. What will happen when Erhin tries to stop it?

She is everything the desert king wants…but can’t have! Lose yourself in this intense forbidden romance from Clare Connelly. Craving the wrong woman… could lose him his crown! To secure his throne, Sheikh Tariq is marrying a princess. It’s all very simple until his intended bride’s friend and advisor, Eloise Ashworth, is sent to negotiate the union. And Tariq suddenly finds his unwavering devotion to duty tested… Eloise’s attraction to the desert king is swift and intoxicating. But the accompanying guilt is quickly overwhelming. Eloise cannot betray the royal family who gave her a home by pursuing Tariq. Succumbing to the wildfire between them could cost them both everything. And yet, it refuses to be extinguished… From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all The Long-Lost Cortéz Brothers books:

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Magic Lessons, Gourmet Food, & Artificial Slime?! Despite a lifetime of being told she had no magical energy, Mell has come to learn that she actually possesses great magic powers of her own! Unnerved by the revelation, Mell decides to take up the study of magic. But what will she do when her prospective teacher turns out to be someone she has a serious history with?! Between retrieving an artificial slime from a factory and a knight-organized charity bazaar, Mell and the Second Expeditionary Squadron are as busy as ever!

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