Alyssa has been alone since roommates traveled back in time to meet the men of their dreams. She has the option of contacting the same purple-haired matchmaker to go back in time as well, but she can’t seem to find the courage. When she finally bites the bullet and calls Dr. Lachele, her life will be changed forever, hopefully for the better. Kendrick McClain hasn’t yet found the perfect woman to marry. When an old friend of his mother’s comes back in time, he knows this is the chance for him to find true happiness. Will someone used to doing whatever she wants be able to adjust to life with a medieval man? Or will she beg to go back to where she started from?

Winning the heart of your secret Valentine? These award-winning authors agree—there is no better way to fall in love. In I Met Someone by Julie Cannon: Hayes Martin shares everything with her BFF Claire Wheeler. Well, almost everything. Hayes has kept a secret from Claire for years, and she can’t take it anymore. Tonight is the night she comes clean and risks it all to gain everything she’s ever wanted. In Taking a Risk by Erin Dutton: Police officer Jo Forsythe thinks she could find the love and family she’s been longing for with Kayla McCall. Kayla’s focused on running her business, and if she was looking for love, it wouldn’t be with Jo. Can Jo win the hearts of both Kayla and the small town that’s so protective of her? In Bouquet of Love by Anne Shade: It’s been twenty-five years since English teacher Alyssa Harris was on the dating scene, but romance is too old-fashioned for love in the digital age. Tennis coach Collette Roberts doesn’t think so and sets out to sweep Alyssa off her feet.

In Big Apple Diaries, a heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir by Alyssa Bermudez, a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school—until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again. It’s the year 2000 in New York City. For 12-year old Alyssa, a biracial Puerto Rican girl, this means all kinds of new challenges: splitting time between her dad's apartment in Manhattan and her mom's new place in Queens, navigating the ups and downs of middle school, harboring an epic crush on a new classmate, and figuring out how to be a "real" Puerto Rican. The only way to make sense of it all is to write and draw her thoughts and worries into her diary. Then life abruptly changes on September 11, 2001. After the Twin Towers fall and so many lives are lost, her concerns about gossip, crushes, and fashion feel distant and insignificant. Alyssa must find a new sense of self and purpose amidst all of the chaos, and find strength to move forward with hope. This moving graphic memoir is based on Alyssa Bermudez's own middle school diaries.

A vibrantly illustrated exploration of the creative, inclusive, and inspiring movement happening in today’s Southern interior design The American South is a place steeped in history and tradition. We think of sweet tea, thick drawls, and even thicker summer air. It is also a place with a fraught history, complicated social norms, and dated perspectives. Yet among the makers and artists of the South, there is a powerful movement afoot. Alyssa Rosenheck shines a much-needed spotlight on a burgeoning community of people who are taking what’s beloved, inherent, and honored in the South and making it their own. The New Southern Style tours more than 30 homes and includes interviews with the designers, artists, and creative entrepreneurs who are reinventing Southern design and culture. This beautifully illustrated book is sure to inspire the home and soul.

Alyssa Wade, most commonly known as the ‘White Trash Wade Girl’, is the daughter to an abusive and alcoholic father. She meets and falls in love with Race Savage, the best friend of her twin brothers, Tristan and Preston. Her father’s hatred of Race along with the age and class differences cause Alyssa to hide her feelings. Does she have the courage to overcome her low self-esteem, deal with her father’s racial prejudices, keep herself safe from her stalker, and figure out if Race really has feelings for her or if he only feels responsible for keeping her safe after the attacks on her life? Nearly nine years after leaving home to join the Army, Race Savage, the adopted son of the county sheriff, whose commitment to Military Intelligence has ended, comes home to start a security business, only to find that the gangly little girl he used to know has more than grown up. He also discovers that she is in serious danger from a stalker. In his pursuit of a relationship with Alyssa, Race discovers that he must protect Alyssa from her stalker, find a way to let her know that he doesn’t put much stock in society’s perceptions, and get her to understand that she is the only woman for him.

Sometimes life’s travails… Travell Abernathy, Viscount Curdiff, has been a spy for the Home Office for a number of years and had no plans to retire. But when his father’s sudden resurgence puts a halt to everything that’s familiar, he’s forced to return to his estate, where he must deal with a man who is no longer like the one who left so abruptly seven years ago. As he tries to find a way to deal with this latest challenge, he soon finds solace in a woman he took for granted for far too long. Can bloom into something wonderful. Lady Alyssa Breyton is mourning the loss of her dear Aunt Pearl. Forced out of her home in London and sent to the country to live with a distant cousin and his wife, she makes plans to travel to America to embark on a new beginning. But when her best friend’s brother reaches out to her for help, how can she refuse? Especially when he offers her the use of his conservatory to tend to her roses, the only thing that gives her comfort. As they each come to terms with the past and the future, one thing becomes clear—they can’t live without one other.

The biggest playboy in Haven is the perfect fake fiancé! It started with a little white lie… To stop her matchmaking mother. But after a staged—and very public—kiss sets off real sparks, Alyssa Cabrera, the newest gal in Haven, Nevada, finds herself faux-engaged to Jason Channing, the town playboy! Though both are committed to staying single, could they be the perfect couple after all? Or will Alyssa’s secret keep her fake romance from turning as real as a solid gold band?