Sometimes things don’t go as planned…It’s called life. Can Madison put all the pieces together to find her happily ever after? Madison loves the little family she’s created in Chicago and excited as their family begins to grow. Once again Madison feels drawn back to small town Missouri when her friends need her help. Madison and Hamilton’s dreams are finally coming true only to feel that Athens holds the ticket to their happiness. Hamilton’s career is still on the upswing, winning the World Series, and finding his soulmate in Madison. His heart is full with Liberty and can’t wait to continue building their family. As the season begins, tragedy strikes and threatens his life in the Major Leagues. When Hamilton’s mother turns ill, it’s time for Madison and Hamilton to decide if big city dreams are better than small town values. Tailgates and Twist of Fate is the 4th and final book in the Locals series. It’s a gripping steamy, new adult, sports romance novel, that will keep you emotionally engaged all the way to the end. Buy Tailgates and Twist of Fate to slide into the finale of this heartwarming story of love, life and happiness.

It’s easy to fall in love but hard to find someone that will catch you. Can Madison find a way to continue her love story with Hamilton, or will telling him about their child prove too much to bear? Madison raises Liberty on her own, beginning her new life, and contemplating on going back to the small-town she so longed to leave. An unexpected visit from her best friend, reveals more than she had planned to share. Madison now must find a way to keep the secret she desperately wants to hold a while longer. Hamilton continues to thrive in Major League Baseball. Working his way through the Minor leagues and landing in the pitching rotation of the Chicago Cubs. As the Cubs move through a record-breaking year, he becomes a big part of the club. An unexpected love for Madison continues to grow, and he is desperate to be with her. As Madison’s secret grows, she enlists the help of her newfound family to raise Liberty until this secret is revealed. Will Hamilton and Madison find their way to each other, or will their new lives keep them apart? Tailgates and Heartaches is the 2nd book in the Locals Series and will fill you full of emotion, love, and tenderness in this new adult, sports romance novel.

They both have big goals. But will an unplanned baby derail their futures? Madison craves so much more out of life. Counting down the days until she leaves for college, the eighteen-year-old dreamer is ready to escape her alcoholic mother and small-town nosiness. But wanting her first time to be with someone she trusts, she approaches her best guy friend with a sexy farewell proposition. Hamilton’s excited for the next chapter. Drafted to MLB to start in the minor leagues, he treasures his one special night with his favorite girl as a fond send-off. And unwilling to let it become a final goodbye, he savors each word of their many texts and video calls to stay connected. Her stomach dropping when she finds out she’s pregnant, Madison scrambles for a way to keep it secret from their tight-knit circle, continue her longed-for education, and not destroy her bestie’s promising baseball career. But though Hamilton is confused by her sudden distance, he discovers a desire for something deeper than friendship. Will they open their hearts to each other, or will hard choices push them apart? Tailgates and Truck Dates is the emotional first book in The Locals New Adult sports romance. If you like fun casts of characters, coming-of-age drama, and slow-burn relationships, then you’ll love Haley Rhoades’s beautiful beginning. Buy Tailgates and Truck Dates to swing at a curveball today!

A smart, closed-door romance between a feisty musician and the man who thinks she’s a gold-digger. Daniel Smith has a secret He's part-owner of a local veterinary clinic in Pennsylvania. But with his California connections, bad boy looks, and playboy lifestyle, one has to wonder why. Why come to Cedar Hill? And most puzzling of all, why stay? A high voltage package of good looks and talent, Tammy Carmichael returned to Cedar Hill from Los Angeles after her classical music career crashed. She’s not interested in getting involved with anyone, especially not a player like Daniel. Been there, done that. Still, a woman does have needs, and Daniel is one red-hot male. Surely one little fling would be safe… A steamy version of this sweet romance story was previously published as Twist of Fate under the pen name Susan Craig.

Madden takes a witty and tasteful look at two of America's greatest obsessions--sports and food--and how they meet in the purely American phenomenon of the tailgate party. Over 80 recipes sorted by region combine with sidebars explaining regional history and origins, to create a book that is vintage Madden. of color photos.

Lane Bryant, a former prisoner of the Texas prison system and who suffers from duel personality disorder, endeavors to lead a clean life for his family. After a false accusation coupled with a corrupt judicial system sends Bryant back to prison his life spirals out of control. Facing insurmountable odds against crooked cops, a powerful Nazi organization and his own demons Bryant fi ghts for justice . . . and his life. Harris County’s courts house a number of lawyers and public defenders who prefer money over justice. In exchange for larger sums of money, they conspire to convict their indigent prisoners who don’t have the means to buy their freedom; guilty or innocent! Finding himself among the unfortunate innocents Lane’s alter personality is fi lled with rage and a hunger for vengeance, compelling Lane to put justice into his own hands and to destroy those who betrayed him. “You and your people sent me to prison under the guise of justice. Now I’m free and I want justice! I want justice for the injustices that you took part in. I want my justice . . . criminal justice.”

The New York Times bestselling author of No Time for Goodbye returns with a haunting psychological thriller that blends the twists and turns of Gillian Flynn with the driving suspense of Harlan Coben, in which a man is troubled by odd sounds for which there is no rational explanation. College professor Paul Davis is a normal guy with a normal life. Until, driving along a deserted road late one night, he surprises a murderer disposing of a couple of bodies. That’s when Paul’s "normal" existence is turned upside down. After nearly losing his own life in that encounter, he finds himself battling PTSD, depression, and severe problems at work. His wife, Charlotte, desperate to cheer him up, brings home a vintage typewriter—complete with ink ribbons and heavy round keys—to encourage him to get started on that novel he’s always intended to write. However, the typewriter itself is a problem. Paul swears it’s possessed and types by itself at night. But only Paul can hear the noise coming from downstairs; Charlotte doesn’t hear a thing. And she worries he’s going off the rails. Paul believes the typewriter is somehow connected to the murderer he discovered nearly a year ago. The killer had made his victims type apologies to him before ending their lives. Has another sick twist of fate entwined his life with the killer—could this be the same machine? Increasingly tormented but determined to discover the truth and confront his nightmare, Paul begins investigating the deaths himself. But that may not be the best thing to do. Maybe Paul should just take the typewriter back to where his wife found it. Maybe he should stop asking questions and simply walk away while he can. . . .