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We have three rules:One night.No kissing.No falling in love.Memories can do different things to alter our perception of reality. Attached to those memories are strings, and each string holds the emotions we felt.They can make us laugh and cry. They can anchor us. They can drag us back when all we want to do is run to the future.Memories dance in the shadows. They cast doubts over everything we know is true. Memories can break down walls and build impenetrable barriers.These memories I speak of; they’re not mine.They’re his.And I see his memories flicker beneath warm eyes.He fights with it.For me, he battles with a presence no longer here.But I can’t compete with a memory.Because his memory is her.

A heart-gripping second chance contemporary romance that'll leave you reeling with emotion overload. I lost her ten years ago…On graduation night, a drunk driver swerved in my lane, and trying not to hit his car, I crashed into a tree. She was taken to the hospital, where they told me she’d died.I found out the next day that it had been a lie. They just didn’t want her with me. Then they moved, and I couldn’t find her. She was the love of my life. She’d always be the one that I’d love forever. I should have searched harder, longer, but medical school and my residency that followed took over a decade of my life. I drowned myself in work, and when that didn’t numb the pain, I sought relief with a tattoo needle. Then, my boss invited me to his house for a party he throws for all the new interns yearly. I’m strumming a song on my guitar when someone starts singing lyrics to a song only she knows. I looked up, and Whitney was standing in the doorway, so goddamn beautiful that I swear my heart broke again. She knew the song, but she didn’t know me. She didn’t remember me. Then, her husband stepped outside. Her being married wasn’t the biggest tragedy of all. That would come an hour later when I see her nine-year-old daughter. My daughter…

**Preorder now to receive the limited deluxe edition with sprayed edges and an embossed title** "Love has no limits." Reeling from her loss, Kacey Dawson is grieving and heartbroken, her addictive demons hauling her back into the alcohol-soaked abyss she worked so hard to crawl out of. Kacey teeters on the edge of oblivion, and must fight her way through the pain, to build a new life for herself with her music, and somehow fulfill the promise she made to Jonah...one she feels is impossible to keep. Theo Fletcher has a secret burning in his heart, one that he holds close, while he struggles to keep strong for his family that is falling apart. His mother's health is fragile and his father's disapproval is breaking him down. Theo is afraid if he follows his heart, he'll fail, and not just himself, but his brother who believed in him when no one else did. Drawn together by their pain, Theo and Kacey slowly build a friendship, re-forge old ties, help each other to heal, and give one another the courage to reach for their dreams. Together, from the depths of grief and guilt, they learn to laugh again, to trust again, and quite possibly find something beautiful and lasting amid the shattered pieces of their broken hearts. All In is Part II of the Full Tilt Duet and is NOT a standalone. It should be read after Full Tilt. This book contains content that may be triggering to some who have experienced miscarriage. Please proceed with caution.

From The Bestselling Author Of The Hit Netflix Series, Virgin River! Starting Over Is Never Easy, But In Thunder Point, Where Newcomers Are Welcome And Friends Become Family, It's Possible To Find Yourself Again. #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Robyn Carr Takes Us On A Moving And Rewarding Journey As A Young Woman Finds New Hope. After Losing Her Child, Ginger Dysart Was Lost In Grief. But Since Moving To Thunder Point, A Small Town On The Oregon Coast, Ginger Is Finally Moving Forward. Her Job At The Flower Shop Is Peaceful And Fulfilling, And She's Excited To Be Assisting With The Lacoumette Wedding. In Spite Of Her Lasting Heartache, Ginger Is Swept Up In The Pleasure Of The Occasion. But The Beauty Of The Lacoumette Farm And The Joy Of The Gregarious Family Are Ruined By An Unfortunate Encounter With The Bride's Brother, Matt. Struggling With Painful Memories Of His Own, Matt Makes A Drunken Spectacle Of Himself When He Tries To Make A Pass At Ginger, Forcing Her To Flee The Scene In Embarrassment. But When Matt Shows Up At The Flower Shop Determined To Make Amends, What Started Out As A Humiliating First Meeting Blossoms Into Something Much Deeper Than Either Of Them Expected. Everyone Around Them Worries That Ginger Will End Up With A Broken Heart Yet Again. But If Ginger Has The Courage To Embrace The Future, And If Matt Can Finally Learn To Let Go Of The Past, There May Still Be Hope For A Happy Ending. Look For What We Find By Robyn Carr, A Powerful Story Of Healing, New Beginnings And One Woman's Journey To Finding The Happiness She's Long Been Missing. Order Your Copy Today!

Jennifer L. Armentrout, New York Times bestselling author of the Wait for You series, delivers a new novel of first love, second chances, and scorching chemistry.Eleven months ago, bartender and weird-shirt-wearing extraordinaire Roxy and Officer Reece Anders had a one night stand. Well, kind of. She's been in love with him since she was fifteen, and he wishes that night they shared never happened. She's sworn him off forever, but the past and future collide, forcing her to rely on the one man who broke her heart not once, but twice.Her best friend since birth has been in a long-term care facility since he became a victim of a hate crime years ago, and the person who put him in there is out of prison and wanting to make amends with him and Roxy. She's not sure she has room for forgiveness in her and when she begins to receive frightening messages and is on the receiving end of escalating violence, she thinks she knows who is to blame. The man who already destroyed one life already.But Reece isn't convinced. The threats are too personal, and even if Roxy doesn't believe him, he's not willing to let anyone hurt her. Including himself. He's already messed up more than once when it comes to Roxy and he's not going to let history repeat itself.

Can star-crossed lovers Drew and Fable find their way back to each other after past demons tore them apart? The exhilarating sequel to One Week Girlfriend from the New York Times bestselling author of Lonely for Only You and A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime Lost. Everything in my life can be summed up by that one sickening word. My football coach blames me for our season-ending losses. So does the rest of the team. I wasted two whole months drowning in my own despair, like a complete loser. And I lost my girlfriend—Fable Maguire, the only girl who ever mattered—because I was afraid that being with me would only hurt her.But now I realize that I’m the one who’s truly lost without her. And even though she acts like she’s moved on and everything’s fine, I know she still thinks about me just as much as I think about her. I know her too well. She’s so damn vulnerable, all I want to do is be there to help her . . . to hold her . . . to love her.I just need her to give me one more chance. We may be lost without each other, but together, we’re destined to find a love that lasts forever.Don’t miss any of Monica Murphy’s steamy One Week Girlfriend series:ONE WEEK GIRLFRIEND • SECOND CHANCE BOYFRIEND • THREE BROKEN PROMISES • FOUR YEARS LATER

Return to Valentine Valley, where Christmas lights are twinkling and first love burns brighter the second time around . . . When Tony De Luca's ex, Kate Fenelli, waltzes through the door of his tavern and pulls up a bar stool, she turns his balanced world on end. Once they'd been each other's first love, first everything. But then life happened, and they walked away with broken hearts. Now Kate is back in Valentine, and they can't seem to stay out of each other's way. When Tony begins wondering what would happen if they rekindled the sparks, he knows he's in big trouble. Kate can't believe she's sitting at Tony's bar spilling her life-changing problems to him. He's as gorgeous as ever, and she can't seem to forget how incredible he always made her feel. Still, the door on that chapter of their lives closed long ago. Yet with Christmas buzzing in the air, Kate can't help wondering if anything is possible—even a second chance with the only man she's ever loved.

Are the bonds of our first true love as strong as they feel when we're young, innocent and consumed with the promise of forever?The last time Charlotte Mason saw Simon Wade, he was shoving a paper bag from the pharmacy into her hands with a morning-after pill inside.Even though he literally left her holding the bag, when love is true it's limitless...and sometimes it's blind. She wants more for Simon than the ties that bind him to their dead-end town. He has one shot at a better life, and she'll stand aside so he can take it.Nearly four years later Charlotte is still nowhere to be found, and it's not as if Simon hasn't been looking. How can he forget the girl who still haunts his dreams?When the Night is Over is Book 1 in Lily Foster's Blackbird Series.

In Promising Forever, book III of The Glendale Series, everything finally seems to be going right for Joe and Jessica. However, when logic and fear go against everything Jessica has always thought she wanted, Joe will have to take a painful look at his own dreams and desires to make a decision that is best for those he loves. With everything turning out differently than he ever expected, he'll come face to face with an opportunity to imitate Christ and lay down his everything for the sake of another.The Glendale Series wrestles with the age-old dilemmas of love, faith, family, forgiveness and growing up in a fresh story format. With relationships that grip readers' hearts as they reflect raw realities plentiful in our society and an ending that will keep readers on the edge of their seats right up until the end, The Glendale Series is one girl's unforgettable journey to health, wholeness and joy.

It's not about winning. It's about how you play the game.Eva finally has answers. But, she's slowly discovering she asked the wrong questions. She's done being a people pleaser, and now she's going after what she wants. She wants Julian.Julian has always enjoyed a challenge. But some challenges are too big, even for him. He's about to face the hardest decision of his life. Keeping secrets is the only way he knows how to protect Eva. But she's not making it easy anymore and he's running out of time.Round three.Maybe Julian and Eva have been playing on the same team all along!