Tanya Renee’s Prairie Nights is book 2 of the Primrose series
After escaping an emotionally abusive marriage, Whitney Faris is determined to live life on her own terms. Having built a successful career, she was content with her independence. But there was one thing missing – true love.
Then she met Hayden. With his handsome looks and kind heart, he seems like the perfect man. But there’s a catch – he’s six years younger than her and lives in the small town of Primrose.
Despite their intense chemistry, Whitney tries to resist Hayden’s advances. But when her ex-husband resurfaces and threatens her safety, she has no choice but to flee to Primrose, where Hayden offers her a place to stay. As they spend more time together, Whitney can’t deny her growing feelings for Hayden. But before she can fully commit to him, she must confront her past and find closure.
Will she choose to follow her heart and take a chance on love with Hayden? Or will her fears and insecurities hold her back?
Tanya will be at Library Allard in St. Georges, MB on Oct 5th at 2:00pm for an author read. Visit our website for details.
Shawn McGuire’s The Caretaker is book 1 of the witches of Blackwood Grove mystery series
Dusty Hotte must be cursed.
First she lost her job then her house caught fire. On the same day. There are worse things than starting over at fifty, right? But when someone threatens her granddaughter’s life, enough is enough.
Seeking protection, they move to Dusty’s enchanted family farm – filled with elderly witches whose magic has gone a bit wonky, a horde of familiars, and a couple ghosts – in the safe town of Blackwood Grove, Wisconsin, where nothing can harm them.
Or so she thought.
Minutes after they arrive, a man is found dead in the family diner, and her cousin is wrongfully accused of murder. Things like this don’t happen here. Ever.
So did Dusty bring the curse with her, or is something more sinister at play?
To find out, she must clear her cousin’s name and uncover the real killer, even if it means performing magic, something she swore she’d never do again.
Death Behind Every Door by Heather Graham is book 1 in the Blackbird Files series
In the shadows of a Scottish castle, something deadly is lurking in every corner…
When FBI special agent Luke Kendrick discovers chilling evidence of dozens of victims at a crime scene in London, he recognizes the calling card of the notorious H.H. Holmes Society. Named for the nineteenth-century monster regarded as America’s first serial killer, the society is comprised of a twisted web of killers, working to carry out heinous murders in Holmes’s memory. And now the group’s been linked to a Scottish castle turned B and B—where guests check in but never check out.
Arriving at the sinister Graystone Castle posed as a tourist, Luke is joined by Special Agent Carly MacDonald, and the pair is immediately confronted by dangers hidden in the castle’s depths. With guests disappearing and a network of killers closing in, Luke and Carly have only each other to rely on—and they’ll have to race to cut off the head of the snake before the blood trail of the past can culminate in a very real and deadly present.
Jodi Picoult’s By Any Other Name
Young playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. But seeing it performed is unlikely, in a theater world where the playing field isn’t level for women. As Melina wonders if she dares risk failure again, her best friend takes the decision out of her hands and submits the play to a festival under a male pseudonym.
In 1581, young Emilia Bassano is a ward of English aristocrats. Her lessons on languages, history, and writing have endowed her with a sharp wit and a gift for storytelling, but like most women of her day, she is allowed no voice of her own. Forced to become a mistress to the Lord Chamberlain, who oversees all theatre productions in England, Emilia sees firsthand how the words of playwrights can move an audience. She begins to form a plan to secretly bring a play of her own to the stage—by paying an actor named William Shakespeare to front her work.
Told in intertwining timelines, By Any Other Name, a sweeping tale of ambition, courage, and desire centers two women who are determined to create something beautiful despite the prejudices they face. Should a writer do whatever it takes to see her story live on . . . no matter the cost? This remarkable novel, rooted in primary historical sources, ensures the name Emilia Bassano will no longer be forgotten.
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