Putting Out Old Flames

Putting Out Old Flames
Author: Allyson Charles
Publisher: Alice Weiss
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2021-04-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1944802169

Who said high school love doesn’t last? Everyone. Or they should if they had any sense. Jane thought she’d seen the last of her no-good, heart-breaking boyfriend years ago when she went off to college...and he broke up with her with a greeting card. But now he’s back, looking sexier than ever, and as much as she tells herself she’s older and wiser, some feelings never burn out. Chance McGovern is once bitten, twice shy. Getting over a rocky divorce, all he wants is a stable life for him and his son. Moving them to Pineville, Michigan and taking the assistant fire chief job was the first step to getting back to normal. And then Jane stomps back into his life, his partner in organizing a charity fireman’s ball. Leaving her was one of his biggest regrets. And from the fire in her eyes, she won’t let him forget his teenaged screw-up. But nothing is impossible in Pineville, not even second chances. With their small town rooting for them, Jane and Chance are fighting against more than just their hearts. But their relationship crashed and burned before. Is their love worth the risk?

Old Flames, Burned Hands

Old Flames, Burned Hands
Author: Tim McGregor
Publisher: Tim McGregor
Total Pages: 356
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

"This solidly written horror story mixes unusual elements with others that are tried and true to create a satisfying read" --Publishers Weekly Struggling to balance a career in music with her obligations as a wife and mom, Tilda Parish’s life is complicated by the return of an old boyfriend, one who died twenty years ago. At 24, Tilda Parish had it all; her own band and a man she knew was ‘the one’ but fate had other plans. A fatal car crash took her boyfriend’s life and sent Tilda into a spiral of grief. Seventeen years later, Tilda is married with a 13-year old daughter but her career as a singer-songwriter has been turbulent and unstable. Unable to balance her volatile career with her obligations to her family, Tilda makes a life-changing decision to walk away from music forever. Yet, after burning her guitar in a ritual bonfire, Tilda discovers that the past isn’t done with her. Hints of her old life pop up mysteriously and ghosts of her past haunt her present. Alone one night, Tilda confronts an intruder she believes to be a stalker but the figure that steps from the shadows almost stops her heart. Her old beau appears, the one who died all those years ago. He hasn’t aged a day. He says that he never stopped loving her and that he wants her back. Despite his death and the intervening seventeen years, Tilda realizes that she never stopped loving him either. And now Tilda Parish is caught between two worlds; the everyday world of her husband and family and this new spooky world of an old lover who has returned from the shadow of death to find her. What’s an ex-musician to do?

Pineville Romance Box Set

Pineville Romance Box Set
Author: Allyson Charles
Publisher: Alice Weiss
Total Pages: 999
Release: 2021-04-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 194480224X

Like a little small town in your romance? Do you like your romances to make you laugh, make you sigh, and give you all the sexy times you could want? Then this box set is for you! The complete Pineville Romance series brought together in one click. Box set includes PUTTING OUT OLD FLAMES, UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE, COURTING DISASTER, and ALL WRAPPED UP. Fall in love with Pineville, Michigan today!

A Bunch of Old Bastards

A Bunch of Old Bastards
Author: Ian Rennie
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2008-09-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1409230538

A collection of stories, characters and anecdotes from all over Australia and the world.Profits from book sales will go to aid cancer research in Australia.

Forever Wild

Forever Wild
Author: Allyson Charles
Publisher: Lyrical Shine
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2019-06-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1516106296

Wild life is about to take on a whole new meaning . . . Dax Cannon never says no to a challenge. But when he discovers a sexy stowaway in the back of his truck, he realizes Annelise Ansel might be more than he bargained for. An artist, Lissa claims she’s leaving New Orleans for a fresh start in Michigan--which just happens to be where he’s headed with the pack of rescue dogs he’s delivering to the sanctuary he works for. But when three thugs threaten to take lovely Lissa off his hands, he realizes she’s in need of a sanctuary, too. Once Lissa is riding shotgun with her long, lean protector, she’s wondering if fate might have something better in store for her than a life in hiding. But when her hijinks threaten to take down the best man she’s ever had the pleasure to run away with, Lissa realizes it’s time to face her demons. Now it’s up to the two of them to fight through the danger to discover the life—and love—waiting on the other side . . .

All Wrapped Up

All Wrapped Up
Author: Allyson Charles
Publisher: Alice Weiss
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2021-04-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1944802223

Allison has always been the round peg in her very square family. Instead of becoming a doctor or lawyer like her successful sisters, she’s perfectly happy running her diner in ripped jeans and comfortable sneaks. But she wouldn’t mind a little bit of her siblings’ wedded bliss. And now that she’s catering her best friend’s Christmas wedding, she can’t get marriage off her mind. So even though she’s never been against a little harmless fun, she makes herself a promise: no more meaningless flings. Luke needs to lay low to avoid the process servers dogging him. He’s left his three-star Michelin-rated restaurant in Chicago in good hands, and Pineville, Michigan seems as good a place to hide-out as any. Especially with Allison giving him those hot looks she thinks he doesn’t see. He’s wheedled his way into her kitchen…and now is taking aim at her heart. If there’s one thing Luke is good at, it’s heating things up. But Allison is only looking for forever, and his life is back in Chicago. Will the chemistry between them be strong enough to cook up something special? Or will these holidays give them nothing but the blues? Formerly published as THE CHRISTMAS WEDDING SWAP.

Rose City

Rose City
Author: Michael Pool
Publisher: Down & Out Books
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2019-03-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

When Cole Quick returns to his estranged hometown of Teller, Texas for his alcoholic father’s funeral, it doesn’t take long for old debts, both criminal and psychological, to drag him back into the underworld he fled thirteen years earlier. Fresh off the death of his wife, a former local debutante who swore off her inheritance to skip town with him, Cole soon finds trouble from her family on the other side of the tracks as well. To escape Teller County with his life intact he’ll have to solve an old friend’s murder, resist powerful forces conspiring to pillage his birthright, and crack open the debutante town’s sterile shell to reveal the dark forces of racism, classism, and corruption operating just beneath the surface.

The Christmas Wedding Swap

The Christmas Wedding Swap
Author: Allyson Charles
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2017-10-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1601836090

SOMETIMES YOU GET WHAT YOU NEED . . . Allison Stuart has always been the odd-woman-out of her family. She wears her jeans a little too tight, colors her hair a little too blonde, and instead of going into medicine and law like her sisters, she runs a diner. She’s also the only single sibling left. And while she won’t change her style, and her meatloaf is to die for, thank you very much, she wouldn’t mind her share of wedded bliss. So she makes an early New Year’s resolution: No more meaningless flings. Drop-dead sexy Luke Hamilton is everything Allison has sworn off. His only serious relationship has been with his five-star restaurant, Le Cygne Noir, in Chicago. When he’s threatened by a lawsuit, Luke decides to hide out in Pineville, Michigan, until the statute of limitations runs out. The small town is filled with Christmas charm, but he can’t imagine living there. Heating things up with the hottie who owns the local diner would make his exile bearable—if he can convince her to give up her ridiculous resolution . . .

Forever Romance Box Set

Forever Romance Box Set
Author: Allyson Charles
Publisher: Alice Weiss
Total Pages: 993
Release: 2023-07-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1944802444

MUST LOVE DOGS. The Forever Romance series is small town romance for people who love hot men, feisty women, and the four-legged friends who bring them together. Each full-length novel is connected but can be read as a standalone. FOREVER HOME - If Bradley had a dating philosophy, that would be it. He learned early in life not to take the little things for granted. Carpe diem is more than just a motto to him; it’s the standard by which he lives his life. Isabelle hasn’t met a plan she doesn’t like, and getting involved with Brad and his rescue shelter full of misfit mutts isn’t in her schedule. Between her job and her young daughter, she doesn’t have time to indulge in puppy love. But when she ends up in a pooch predicament, she and Brad can’t help getting their leashes tangled. Long walks lead to longer kisses. Before Izzy knows it, she’s making new plans, ones that include a house full of squeaky toys and candlelit dinners. But when she learns a trade secret that threatens the existence of Brad’s beloved shelter, she’ll have to choose between doing what’s right for her career, or doing what’s right for her and Brad. Animal attraction might have lit the fire of this relationship, but if it has any chance of surviving, Brad and Izzy are both going to have to learn some new tricks. Forever Home is a must-read for those who love small-town, opposites attract romances filled with heat and furball humor. It’s perfect for fans of Roxanne St. Clair and Jill Shalvis. FOREVER FOUND - Gabe has always preferred dogs over people. This grumpy veterinarian might have the magic touch with his four-legged friends, but animals of the human variety he doesn’t much tolerate. Especially the perky socialite who keeps at him like a dog with a bone. Even though she saved the Forever Friends animal shelter, Marla can’t catch a break with the sexy vet who haunts her dreams. If he’s looking at her, he’s scowling. She tells herself she doesn’t need the approval of a man nearly a decade younger than her. She just can’t understand why his disapproval hurts so much. But when Marla uncovers an illegal dog fighting operation, Gabe will do whatever it takes to protect her, and save the ill-treated dogs. And Marla will discover that his grumpy scowls might have been hiding something other than hate, something that looks a whole lot like love. Forever Found is a must-read for people who love small-town, older woman/younger man, and grumpy/sunny romances filled with heat and furball humor. FOREVER WILD - Dax is no stranger to trouble. If he isn’t stirring it up, he’s sniffing it out faster than a bloodhound does a bone. But even his limits are tested when he finds a beautiful woman hiding in the back of his van. She’s the only person who can out-crazy his best efforts. She’s frustrating, sexy…and the one thing standing between him and his dreams. Lissa goes where the wind takes her, but this time her spontaneity has put a target on her back. On the run, she thinks Dax and his band of rescue dogs just might be the only way to put her pursuers off the scent. Getting attached can only lead to trouble, but Dax and Lissa can’t fight their animal attraction. Somewhere along the way, Dax’s priorities change from keeping Lissa safe, to just keeping her, period. But love doesn’t come without sacrifice. Dax might love a challenge, but Lissa might be more than he can handle. Forever Wild is a must-read for people who love small-towns, a free-spirited heroine who’s nothing but trouble, and romances filled with heat and furball humor.

Why Did It Have to Be You?

Why Did It Have to Be You?
Author: Allyson Charles
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2017-05-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1601836074

DISORDER IN THE COURT . . . Connie Wilkerson has worked her butt off to go from heartbroken paralegal with a drinking problem to becoming Pineville, Michigan’s fiercest new lawyer. But she’s still short on luck. Exhibit A: her very first case is against bad-boy contractor David Carelli. Carelli has been a thorn in Connie’s side since high school, getting away with whatever he dreams up. He’s blond, handsome, and he dresses like a model. But everyone in town knows he cuts corners. Just the way he looks at her really gets Connie’s goat. She’s going to get him into chambers and settle the smug right out of him. There’s just one problem. Exhibit B: Their supposedly hostile negotiations are turning hot instead. Now the jury is out on whether a second chance is recommended . . .