Falling For You by Natasha Madison

 Theo Williams loved and lost once and isn’t interested in doing it again. He has his family and friends, and plenty of women passing through his new hometown who are happy with a no-strings-attached night of passion. Working as a partner at his cousin’s construction company, he’s perfectly content with his life—until he meets Collins Henderson, the one-night stand who will change his world forever.

Collins grew up on the wrong side of her small hometown. Thanks to her parents’ shady schemes, every local knows a Henderson cannot be trusted. She works hard as a paramedic, putting in every extra hour she can to save for a better life. But every time she starts to get ahead, her parents show up to pull her back down. Having one night of passion with a man she doesn’t know is not something she’d normally do, but there was just something about him … And two months later, she finds herself unexpectedly pregnant.

When she runs into the mysterious stranger again, she has to tell him, not because she needs or wants anything from him, just so he knows. But now he’s showing up at her house, cooking her meals, stocking her refrigerator, and doing everything he can for her. Collins has always taken care of herself. She wasn’t looking for a relationship, but she can’t deny the chemistry between them.

She knows it’s only a matter of time before he learns who she is and changes his mind. She can’t let herself fall for this guy, but every day he’s getting harder to resist …

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When Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author Natasha Madison's nose isn't buried in a book, or her fingers flying across a keyboard writing, she's in the kitchen creating gourmet meals. You can find her, in four-inch heels no less, in the car chauffeuring kids, or possibly with her husband scheduling his business trips. It's a good thing her characters do what she says because even her Labrador doesn't listen to her...

A fantastic read and gorgeous sprayed edges. I recommend this one.

Witch Trail by Harriet Tyce

 Let the Witch Trial begin . . .

When eighteen-year-old Christian Shaw is found dead in a park, the city of Edinburgh is stunned—and the shock only deepens when police charge her best friends, Eliza Lawson and Isobel Smyth, with the murder. As social media explodes in a tizzy of theories and headlines scream for justice, rumors of bullying are overshadowed by something more wicked and frightening: whispers of dark rituals, feverish obsession, and a teenage pact gone wrong.

When the trial begins, everyone in Edinburgh clamors for a front-row ticket to the show: to look upon the murderous Eliza and Isobel with their own eyes. Everyone, that is, but Matthew Phillips, a respected heart surgeon picked for the jury. But, as the trial unfolds—and the girls’ lawyers offer a surprising and unsettling defense—the reluctant Matthew finds himself questioning everything: the motives, the evidence, even his own judgement. Then he begins to have strange visions of terrifying things—hallucinations he tells himself. After all, witchcraft isn’t real . . . or is it?

Who is telling the truth? Who can be trusted?

And what really happened to Christian Shaw?

Harriet Tyce was born and grew up in Edinburgh. She graduated from Oxford in 1994 with a degree in English Literature before gaining legal qualifications. She worked as a criminal barrister for ten years, leaving after having children. She completed an MA in Creative Writing – Crime Fiction at UEA where she wrote Blood Orange, the Sunday Times bestselling novel, winner of a gold Nielsen Bestseller Award in 2021. It was followed by The Lies You Told and It Ends At Midnight, both also Sunday Times bestsellers. A Lesson in Cruelty was published in 2022 and met with great critical acclaim and her fifth novel Witch Trial will be published on 26 February 2026. She is a contestant on series 4 of The Traitors. Follow Harriet on Instagram @harriet_tyce and find her Facebook page @harriettyceauthor.

A Hidden Fate by Carol Efron

 Baltimore, 1986. Julia and Matt are newlyweds, in love and eager to begin graduate school. Julia longs to leave behind haunting memories of her mother’s devastating decline in Maryland, but she unexpectedly learns the truth her father has hidden: Her mother died of a fatal genetic illness. Julia now faces a 50 percent chance of inheriting the same fate, and every child she longs to have will carry the same risk.

When an unplanned pregnancy rocks their careful plans, Julia and Matt face agonizing uncertainty and impossible choices. Desires and convictions pull them toward starkly different paths, each possibly leading to misery.

As the couple struggles to protect the fragile, fierce love that first bound them together, they face the cost of secrets and the ache of betrayal—but they also discover the hope of forgiveness.

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Carol Efron is a physician and writer. She earned her MD from Johns Hopkins and served on the faculty at Johns Hopkins and Stanford before building a thriving private practice in Silicon Valley. Her medical research—much of it on Huntington’s disease—has been published in leading journals. Witnessing the dilemmas posed by genetic testing inspired the questions at the heart of her debut novel. Efron has spent the past decade studying fiction craft, leading a writers’ critique group, and running a fifteen-year book club. She currently resides in Menlo Park, California.

Forget Me Not by Karen Cogan

 She's built a life on certainty-until one man makes her question everything.

Miranda Wilkins has carefully built a life she can manage-orderly, predictable, and safe.

Then Paul Green walks into her world.

With his quiet kindness and steady presence, Paul sees more than Miranda intends to show, and offers her something she never expected to want: a future that isn't controlled, but shared.

But some choices come with risks she isn't sure she can face.

And some truths are harder to reveal than to hide.

As their connection deepens, Miranda must decide if protecting her heart means walking away... or trusting God enough to embrace the unknown.

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Karen Cogan is a bestselling author with a passion for crafting captivating tales for both children and adults. Her literary journey spans the realms of historical and contemporary romance, reflecting her love for these genres as both a reader and writer. Picture her, seated in a cozy chair, laptop on her lap, weaving tales filled with inspiration and unforgettable characters.

Beyond the enchanting world of words, Karen finds joy in the simple pleasures of life. Family holds a special place in her heart, and she cherishes every moment spent with loved ones. But her family extends beyond humans. Karen shares her home with delightful companions, including her two dogs, and at the stable, a stubborn horse.

In the tranquility of her garden, Karen cultivates not only flowers but also inspiration. Among the blooms, carnations hold a special significance. They are her favorites, each petal telling a story of beauty and resilience, much like the characters she brings to life in her books.

Join Karen Cogan on a literary journey where romance, history, and contemporary tales come alive, and where the warmth of family and the charm of pets are woven into the fabric of her creative world.

Jesse's Girl by Gary Morgenstein

 How much should a parent sacrifice for their child? In "Jesse's Girl", pretty much everything. This thriller by award-winning writer Gary Morgenstein about the search for family and love opens as widowed father Teddy Mentor is awakened by the Montana wilderness program saying that his 16-year-old adopted son Jesse has run away - and they haven't a clue where he's gone. Only two weeks ago, Jesse had been taken to the program by escorts to deal with his substance abuse problems. Jeopardizing his job, Teddy rushes across the country to find Jesse, who is off on his own quest: to find the family he's never known, ultimately embroiling father and son in a deadly cat and mouse chase with a psychotic killer.

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The novels and plays of the award-winning writer Gary Morgenstein have been featured in national media from the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Parade Magazine, New York Post, and Sports Illustrated to NPR and Fox News.

Author of seven novels, Morgenstein wrote the critically acclaimed dystopian baseball trilogy "The Dark Depths" (“1984 Meets Shoeless Joe”), comprised of "A Mound Over Hell", "A Fastball for Freedom" and "A Dugout to Peace", which begins in 2098 after America and the West have lost World War Three to the Islamic Empire, democracy is dead with America ruled by a totalitarian nanny-state The Family, and disgraced baseball, associated with the failed great America, begins its final season at Amazon Stadium. His other novels include the thriller "Jesse's Girl", about a father's search for his troubled teenage son, who has run away from a substance abuse facility.

Morgenstein’s stage dramas, which have been performed throughout the United States, include the Broadway World award-winning drama "A Black and White Cookie" about the unlikely friendship between a conservative African American newsstand owner and an eccentric Communist Jew. His Perry Award-winning (Best Original Play) poignant drama "A Tomato Can’t Grow in the Bronx" illuminates a Jewish working-class family in the tumultuous 1960s.

The timely "Dancing on Glass" draws two broken families into an explosive public case of antisemitism and political bullying – and the perils of parenting - at a private school. His romantic dramedy "Walking Charlie" explores the relationship between a Venezuelan political immigrant and a struggling small business owner, who are brought together by a pug dog named Charlie. In "The Silence of Our Friends", set in Mayor Mamdani's New York City, a retired professor hatches a desperate scheme to confront surging antisemitism. Morgenstein's new bi-partisan political satire "AOC and the Untold Story of the 2028 Elections" makes fun of everyone in a wicked political romp into what might happen in the upcoming presidential election.

Life is Messy by Matthew Kelly

 Life is messy.

It isn't a color within the lines exercise.
It's a wild and outrageous invitation
full of uncertain outcomes.
The mess of life is both inevitable and unexpected.
It is filled with delightful mysteries
and frustrating predicaments.
In our disposable culture,
we throw broken things away.
So, what will we do with broken people,
broken relationships, broken institutions, broken families,
and of course, our very own broken selves?
We are all broken and wounded.
This book is about putting our lives back together,
and allowing ourselves to be put back together,
when life doesn't turn out as we expected it to.
Based on his own heart-wrenching personal journals,
Matthew Kelly shares how the worst three years of his life
affected him, by exploring this question:
Can someone who has been broken be healed
and become more beautiful and more lovable
than ever before?
The answer will fill you with hope.
There has never been a more urgent need
for us to attend to what is happening within us.
This is quite simply

the right book at the right time.

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Matthew Kelly is a best-selling author, speaker, thought leader, entrepreneur, consultant, spiritual leader, and innovator.

He has dedicated his life to helping people and organizations become the-best-version-of-themselves. Born in Sydney, Australia, he began speaking and writing in his late teens while he was attending business school. Since that time, 5 million people have attended his seminars and presentations in more than 50 countries.

Today, Kelly is an internationally acclaimed speaker, author, and business consultant. His books have been published in more than 30 languages, have appeared on The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller lists, and have sold more than 50 million copies.

In his early-twenties he developed "the-best-version-of-yourself" concept and has been sharing it in every arena of life for more than twenty-five years. It is quoted by presidents and celebrities, athletes and their coaches, business leaders and innovators, though perhaps it is never more powerfully quoted than when a mother or father asks a child, "Will that help you become the-best-version-of-yourself?"

Kelly's personal interests include golf, music, art, literature, investing, spirituality, and spending time with his wife, Meggie, and their children Walter, Isabel, Harry, Ralph, and Simon.

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Serah and the First Christmas by Tama Fortner

 Experience the story of the first Christmas through the eyes of a little shepherd girl who meets the newborn Jesus and learns that even the least of those who come to the Christmas manger are loved and have a place in His kingdom.

No one pays attention to Serah. She wants nothing more than to help her father tend their family’s sheep and be a shepherdess like Rachel and Rebekah in the stories of her Israelite ancestors, but her brothers tease her for being too little and her mother keeps her busy with errands and chores in the kitchen. When her father finally gives her one lamb to tend to, Serah sneaks out to the fields at night to care for it. There, she witnesses the sky illuminated with heavenly light and hears the message about a newborn baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.

In Serah and the First Christmas, award-winning author Tama Fortner places a young child in the center of the Christmas story and allows your children to come along as Serah walks to the manger to experience the baby Jesus. The lesson is one of profound love, with a call to spread that love to others.

Serah and the First Christmas is:

• A beautiful and intimate book that will become an important part of family libraries and a special holiday tradition.
• perfect for Sunday school and homeschool lessons about the first Christmas.
• written for children 4-8, with wisdom and wonder for children of all ages.
• gorgeously illustrated by Silvia Provantini, who brings the story to life.

• a wonderful gift for the Christmas season.

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TAMA FORTNER is an ECPA award-winning and bestselling author with more than sixty titles to her credit, including her latest releases Serah and the First Christmas; Everyday Joys Devotional; God, I Feel Sad; and God, I Feel Scared. She is the writer behind the million-selling Indescribable for Kids series with Louie Giglio, as well as a number of books in the Jesus Calling children’s line, including the wildly successful Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions for Kids. Tama has collaborated with such well-known authors as Max Lucado, Levi Lusko, and Sadie Robertson Huff to create inspirational books for all ages.

Tama and her husband have two children who have grown up much too fast for their mama’s liking. She lives on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee, with her family and a feisty little pup who is convinced she is people too.