Stacking The Shelves is hosted by Marlene @ReadingReality and is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, be they physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!
This seemed like a great feature to jump onboard with to help me avoid my interminably long monthly posts of all that I’ve bought (and NOT read). So here goes!
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eBooks
Spring Shoots on Sunflower Street by Rachel Griffiths (was free now 99p)
A little paint, a lot of hope, and the chance for a fresh start.
Lila Edwards never expected to be jilted on her wedding day. Now, she’s content to stay hidden away in her cosy cottage with her two cats and her online craft business, avoiding the messy complications of love.
Ethan Morris has been drifting ever since his wife’s death. Back on Sunflower Street to care for his mum, he’s persuaded to start his own painting and decorating business. And when Lila’s cottage needs a makeover, fate leads her to hire him.
As Ethan works to breathe new life into her home, the sparks between them are instant. But can they both move beyond their pasts—her broken heart, his grief—for a second chance at love?
Lost and Found in Venice by Joanna Knowles (99p)
Rosie Redbrush, a travel agent working for Wanderlust Wishes travel agency, is someone who sells holidays but never takes them. At twenty-nine, she lives a quiet, comfortable life in the town she grew up in. But then, just a few days before Christmas, a problematic customer tricks Rosie into becoming a tour guide for a group of ten disgruntled old-age pensioners in Venice! And suddenly, Rosie’s quiet life is thrown into disarray.
Escorting an elderly group through the streets of Italy’s most romantic city is hard enough, but throw in a neurotic aquaphobe, an accidental Santa race, a regrettable selfie, and a missing backpack, suddenly Rosie finds herself extremely lost in Venice, without a penny or a passport to her name.
Rosie can’t go home. And as she travels Italy looking for a solution, what she doesn’t expect to find are a loving family, a group of eclectic new friends, and the possibility of true love in the most unlikely of places…
Peggy by Rebecca Godfrey with Leslie Jamison (99p)
VENICE, 1958. Peggy Guggenheim, heiress and now legendary art collector, sits in the sun at her white marble palazzo on the Grand Canal. Hers has been a thrilling, tragic, near-impossible journey. She has defied every expectation, followed her heart, and finally found contentment. She is independent. She is a true original. And she’ll never stop believing in the transformative power of art.
Peggy is fourteen when her father dies on the Titanic and her cloistered life is turned upside down. The youngest daughter of two Jewish dynasties, Peggy is determined to pursue a life of passion and personal freedom. But unexpected restrictions come with her vast fortune.
As society changes and war sweeps through Europe, she navigates the decadent, sexist and anti-Semitic art worlds of New York and Paris. She loves and is loved – sometimes for herself, often for her money – yet no-one ever takes her intellect, talent or vision seriously. Until she learns to believe in it herself.
Love in the Scottish Christmas Village by Beatrice Bradshaw (was 99p now £3.99)
Just once. No strings. That was the deal.
Photographer Trish never planned to hook up with her best friend’s boyfriend’s friend in the linen closet. But that’s exactly what happens during the opening party of Marla’s castle in the Scottish Highlands. Trish leaves with two thoughts. Number one: don’t look back. Number two: too bad we were interrupted.
Now winter has rolled in, and Marla invites Trish back to capture her castle’s holiday charm. Trish jumps at the chance – definitely not because she can’t stop thinking about Jack, the rugged single dad who made the shelves rattle and her knees melt.
For Jack, life’s about his three kids, dealing with his ex-wife, and keeping things easy. Relationships? Hard pass. But with Trish back in Kilcranach, that one-night stand turns into daily run-ins, shared smiles, and an attraction he can’t ignore – or act on. The last thing this postman needs is a distraction during the Christmas rush. Or to go viral with a sexy Santa photo.
She’s a nerdy perfectionist with big dreams. He’s a commitment-phobic small-town postie. As December’s festivities push them together, they’re finding their one-night deal might be the worst-kept secret in Scotland. And they’re falling faster than the snowflakes.
But can they risk their hearts on a love that was never supposed to happen?
The Cowboy Takes a Bride by Kristi Rose (free)
To keep his ranch he’ll need a wife. To escape her father she’ll need a protector. Love will only complicate their marriage of convenience.
She’s on the run…
A tyrannical father. A life she hates and doesn’t control. Freedom for socialite Meredith Hanover is not a luxury she has. When given an opportunity to become a modern-day mail-order bride to a rancher in rural Wyoming, she realizes this might be her only opportunity at a fresh start.
He’s determined to stay…
Jace Shepard’s dying father gave him two options: get married and take over the ranch or be cut out of the will. But life on the ranch is hard and isolating, something the previous women of his life couldn’t hack. With no other solution, he strikes a deal with a professional matchmaker for a temporary bride.
The plan is foolproof. A bargain struck. Everyone wins in this ruse of fake love. Yet, if they’re both pretending why does it feel so real?
Is Meredith ready to gamble away the freedom she’s always wanted and give her heart to the family-oriented rancher? Jace knows it’s only a matter of time before Meredith tires of ranching’s hard lifestyle and trades him in for her old-cushy life. Why should he trust his heart to her?
Close Knit by Jenny Colgan (99p)
Everyone knows her life story.
But who will win her heart?
Gertie has always had her head in the clouds, wondering what her life might be like if she could only pluck up the courage to leave the remote Scottish island where she was born.
It’s the only place she knows, but you can’t do anything there without everyone knowing – the glue of this close-knit community is the Knitting Circle, a group of strong, capable and frankly nosy women who work hard, gossip, knit and support each other through thick and thin. At the centre of this sisterhood is Gertie’s mum Jean and her grandmother Elspeth, and the three generations of women live together, surrounded by wool, in one small cottage.
When the chance comes to make changes – a new job working with old schoolfriend Morag on the local airline, new friends and even a possible new romance – a world of possibilities opens up before Gertie. Is this the way to make her dreams come true?
The Proposal by Adriana Locke (free)
Breaking News: Rugby’s bad boy marries his best friend’s little sister
If Renn Brewer would’ve asked me to marry him, I would’ve said no.
Why?
One, his reputation precedes him. His name is in the headlines at least once a month. Two, he’s not just my brother’s best friend. They’re teammates. And three, I’m in my self-care era.
Unfortunately, a version of me equates self-care with bad choices.
The cocktail in my hand—similar to the one that got me into this situation—is the prettiest shade of pink. It’s almost the same color as the giant rock on my left hand. And instead of discussing an annulment, I’m considering a 90-day marriage of convenience to the man I accidentally married in Las Vegas.
Renn didn’t propose marriage. But he does deliver a proposal I might be unable to turn down.
Audiobooks
The Brodie Brothers Collection by Kayley Loring (99p based on 3 months for 99p a month offer)
The Brodie Brothers Collection contains three full-length standalone single parent steamy romantic comedies. Not recommended for readers who dislike banter, text convos or sarcasm.
FUNNY BUSINESS: A single dad, a model, and a comedian walk into a bar… They’re all Owen Brodie.
It’s only funny if you aren’t the hilarious struggling comedian who has been hired to be his son’s nanny for the stand-up tour.
ATTACHMENT THEORY: An actor, a model, and a younger man walk into a therapist’s office… They’re all Dylan Brodie. It’s only funny if you aren’t the single mom therapist he can’t stop flirting with.
GOOD VIBRATIONS: A former model, a grumpy lawyer, and a single dad walk into an audition for a children’s musical… They’re all Miles Brodie. It’s only cute if you aren’t the director who’s being bribed to cast his daughter.
* THREE MULTICAST DUET AUDIOBOOKS! Performed by Teddy Hamilton, Emma Wilder, Zachary Webber, Emily Woo Zeller, Jason Clarke, Mackenzie Cartwright, and Connor Crais *
One & Only Boxed set by Melanie Harlow (99p based on 3 months for 99p a month offer)
Escape with three captivating, full-length and feel-good love stories, along with never-before-published bonus epilogues for each audiobook!
In Only You, you’ll be swept away by Nate and Emme’s hot and hilarious, friends-to-lovers romance. She’s a wedding planner looking for her own happily ever after. He’s the divorce lawyer – and single dad – across the hall who says there’s no such thing.
Can she change his mind?
In Only Him, Maren is reunited with sexy tattoo artist Dallas, her first love, who’s determined to make up for breaking her heart. Will she give him a second chance?
In Only Love, you’ll meet a gorgeous former Marine with a tortured soul, the beautiful, compassionate therapist living next door, and the hilariously meddlesome grandma determined to get them together.
Love in a Small Town Boxed set (99p based on 3 months for 99p a month offer)
BOOKS INCLUDED IN THIS COLLECTION:
Tattered Stars by Catherine Cowles
Into the Tide by Laura Pavlov
One Look by Lena Hendrix
Make Me Hate You by Kandi Steiner
Tattered Stars:
It took every ounce of my courage to return to the small town I fled all those years ago. But I should’ve known he’d hate me. How could he not when my father’s blood still runs through my veins?
Yet here I am, desperate for a chance to make things right. Even if it means facing the family my father almost destroyed and the boy with the dark eyes—now grown—who still haunts my dreams.
Into the Tide:
She’s my best friend’s little sister. Completely off-limits. But every man has his breaking point.
One Look:
I’m a full time single dad. A former NFL player turned coach, tasked with turning around a college team full of kids who either don’t take it seriously or are determined to get injured. I will absolutely not be falling for my new neighbor.
Make Me Hate You:
I tried to stay away from Tyler Wagner, putting an entire country between us. But when his sister’s wedding brings us back to the same town, to the same house, I can’t avoid him, no matter how hard I try.
Happy Reading!!
