A second chance for love...or finally getting the last word? It's a tough choice when your sexy childhood sweetheart shows up in this award-winning small town romance by Karina Bliss. She broke his heart... It takes a funeral to drag bad-boy millionaire Christian Kelly back to his rural New Zealand hometown. Now thanks to an ancient IOU, he's stuck there trying to save the inheritance of the only woman who ever dumped him. His first love, Kezia Rose. He never said goodbye.... These days she might be a respected pillar of the community, but Kezia will dance with the devil if it will keep a 100-year-old hotel in her family—except this time she’s calling the tune. What if all you ever wanted were the things you left behind? As old secrets are revealed, they're faced with the same dilemma. Can a tough guy find the courage to be vulnerable? Should a strong woman settle for a man who refuses to need her? Fourteen years on, trusting love is still the hardest choice of all. Winner of The Romantic Book of the Year (RUBY) Australia. “Loved it. Go buy it if you want a to-die-for hero as well as a wonderful and honest story.” NYT bestseller, Nalini Singh. The Lost Boy series Mr. Imperfect Mr. Irresistible Mr. Unforgettable Mr. Undeniable The Lost Boys: A Complete Romance Series: 4 Book Box Set

It takes a funeral to drag bad boy Christian Kelly back to his rural New Zealand hometown. He'd do just about anything to blow out of town for the last time. And never see Kezia Rose again. His first love. And the only woman he'd ever hurt. But when they find out Kezia's going to lose her family's century-old hotel, Christian genuinely wants to help. Except Kezia won't let him. And neither will her grandmother--according to the last will and testament and a long-forgotten IOU he'd given the dear, exasperating old woman. So, what next? If the will says he can't buy out the hotel, he'll just have to turn it around by the end of the month. And maybe by then Kezia will understand why he left...and why being near her is breaking his heart all over again.

Steve Inskeep tells the riveting story of John and Jessie Frémont, the husband and wife team who in the 1800s were instrumental in the westward expansion of the United States, and thus became America's first great political couple John C. Frémont, one of the United States’s leading explorers of the nineteenth century, was relatively unknown in 1842, when he commanded the first of his expeditions to the uncharted West. But in only a few years, he was one of the most acclaimed people of the age – known as a wilderness explorer, bestselling writer, gallant army officer, and latter-day conquistador, who in 1846 began the United States’s takeover of California from Mexico. He was not even 40 years old when Americans began naming mountains and towns after him. He had perfect timing, exploring the West just as it captured the nation’s attention. But the most important factor in his fame may have been the person who made it all possible: his wife, Jessie Benton Frémont. Jessie, the daughter of a United States senator who was deeply involved in the West, provided her husband with entrée to the highest levels of government and media, and his career reached new heights only a few months after their elopement. During a time when women were allowed to make few choices for themselves, Jessie – who herself aspired to roles in exploration and politics – threw her skill and passion into promoting her husband. She worked to carefully edit and publicize his accounts of his travels, attracted talented young men to his circle, and lashed out at his enemies. She became her husband’s political adviser, as well as a power player in her own right. In 1856, the famous couple strategized as John became the first-ever presidential nominee of the newly established Republican Party. With rare detail and in consummate style, Steve Inskeep tells the story of a couple whose joint ambitions and talents intertwined with those of the nascent United States itself. Taking advantage of expanding news media, aided by an increasingly literate public, the two linked their names to the three great national movements of the time—westward settlement, women’s rights, and opposition to slavery. Together, John and Jessie Frémont took parts in events that defined the country and gave rise to a new, more global America. Theirs is a surprisingly modern tale of ambition and fame; they lived in a time of social and technological disruption and divisive politics that foreshadowed our own. In Imperfect Union, as Inskeep navigates these deeply transformative years through Jessie and John’s own union, he reveals how the Frémonts’ adventures amount to nothing less than a tour of the early American soul.

From the USA Today Bestselling Author Vicki Hinze comes My Imperfect Valentine, a standalone novel (published in 1998 and rewritten in 2015) about one woman with two dreams and three men in her life. Amanda realizes her dream of owning her own card shop. But can she hold onto it? Struggling to stay afloat has her questioning her own judgment, making it the worst possible time to decide on one of the three men in her life. But now is the time she must choose, and she can’t afford to be wrong with her future at stake. What does she want most? Three men. Three very different relationships. Jonathan, the illustrator who touches her soul yet remains a stranger who might or might not love her. Bradley, her father’s wealthy protégé who doesn’t touch her soul but offers her marriage and security. Or Max, a man who attracts her, supports her and her dreams, but carries secrets he won’t share. Stranger? Security? Secrets? Which man will be perfect for her? Her soul mate? The one. Which man will inspire her to say, “He’s my imperfect Valentine?” “Delightful.” Affaire de Coeur ““Vicki Hinze’s has created a story that is more than meeting the perfect someone and “living happily ever after”. My Imperfect Valentine is also about taking chances and living dreams.” –Bookcruiser “A beautifully written romance story about believing in yourself and taking control of your own destiny. You won’t want to put this one down until you have read the whole story — you will become immersed in the story and find yourself encouraging the main character to believe in herself and do what she knows is right for her. You can’t go wrong with Vicki Hinze books – I highly recommend.” –Jo Anne Vincent This is a feel good book which one won’t be able to put down until the last page is read.” –J.L. McCrimmon

"Highly recommended... Perfect for readers of Wonder and Erin Entrada Kelly's Hello, Universe."— Booklist magazine, starred review Etan has stopped speaking since his mother left. His father and grandfather don’t know how to help him. His friends have given up on him. When Etan is asked to deliver a grocery order to the outskirts of town, he realizes he’s at the home of Malia Agbayani, also known as the Creature. Malia stopped going to school when her acute eczema spread to her face, and the bullying became too much. As the two become friends, other kids tease Etan for knowing the Creature. But he believes he might have a cure for Malia’s condition, if only he can convince his family and hers to believe it too. Even if it works, will these two outcasts find where they fit in?