In the cafe, I watch as a woman takes a photo of her plate – an impressive, glossy lime-coloured dessert with shards of chocolate perched on top. I want to feel that ease and confidence, too. Like this is my city again, and I know my way around it.Eight years ago, Sahar pursued her happily ever after when she married Khaled and followed him to Jordan, leaving behind her family, her friends and a thriving cake business. But married life didn't go as planned and, haunted by secrets, Sahar has returned home to Sydney without telling her husband.With the help of her childhood friends, Sahar hits the reset button on her life. She takes a job at a local patisserie run by Maggie, a strong but kind manager who guides Sahar in sweets and life.But as she tentatively gets to know her colleagues, Sahar faces a whole new set of challenges. There's Kat and Inez, who are determined that Sahar try new experiences. Then there's Luke, a talented chocolatier and... Views: 173
A swoony, small town firefighter romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! ✔️ A nosy, matchmaking grandmother. ✔️ Meet cute in birthday suit. ???? ✔️ A broody, smokin' H-O-T hero. ✔️ A brilliant, tomboy heroine. ✔️ A three-legged sweet rescue dog. ✔️ Plenty of small town shenanigans. Alice I didn't mean for the whole wedding party to see me skinny dipping. That's how I met Jonah, my new, way too hot for my sanity neighbor. Jonah I came to Alaska to escape. I prefer to leave tragedy behind and don't need anyone reminding me I'm a hero. I'm not. I'm damaged goods and not in the market for romance. Alice is beyond distracting, and I can't avoid her. My grandmother thinks we're fated for each other. While I'm busy trying to ignore my grandmother's... Views: 173
**Sure. What could go wrong?**
The richest man in this city is an Adonis in the flesh.
So damn gorgeous, he can stop my heart with a single glance. Views: 173
Mary Clayton believed in the promises made by her charming late husband. She believed he'd love, protect, honor and cherish her. Instead, he stole her fortune and repeatedly hurt her, leaving her in poverty when he died. Mary spent years battling her way back into the life she inherited from her family and has made it a rule to trust no man. But sometimes the heart ignores the rules...especially in the case of handsome widower Fredrick Krause and his tempting holiday promise of a sweet happily ever after. But can Mary let go of her fear and learn to love again? If she can't, she may well lose the only man who has ever truly made her feel safe and loved. Views: 173
From USA Today bestselling author Jackie Weger and author Jerri Hines comes a powerful southern saga. Set against the backdrop of World War II, this gripping page-turning mystery will have you reading through the night.Sin is in the air...August 1943. The revival has come to the small Appalachian Mountain town Oak Flatt. The gossip is preached, and hymns fill the air, reawakening hope for those crowded beneath the big-flap tent. Cady Blue is there, praying for the soldiers fighting in the war raging overseas, for those less fortunate, and for the bells to cease—bells no one hears but her.In a town where most consider her a simpleton, Cady Blue has a strange sense of foreboding when secrets threaten the very soul of the town. A missing child. A mysterious death. Clandestine love affairs... Whispers abound, splitting the mountain people and the townsfolk further apart. Cady Blue finds herself torn between the two sides when she discovers an attraction to... Views: 173
Alex thought things were already complicated, but then Gemma shows up possessed by Stephan and she wants to kill him. Normally, he would eliminate someone in Gemma’s position to protect himself, but his feelings for Gemma won’t allow him to do that. She’s too important to him and he knows he has to save her without hurting her.
But can he find a way to save her before someone gets hurt? Views: 173
