Book Description via Amazon
Release date: December
18, 2012
When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small
North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her
past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming
personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant
relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two
young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite
her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots
in the close-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his
family.
But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her . . . a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo's empathic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards . . . and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.
But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her . . . a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo's empathic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards . . . and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.
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Next up is a super fluffy, sexy, romantic (and yes a tad
silly), 'read in one sitting' kinda book.
This is the first in a series…and yes I already have the second book on
hold at the library J.
Publication Date: September
4, 2012 | Series: Marriage
to a Billionaire
A marriage in name only...To save her family home, impulsive bookstore owner, Alexa Maria McKenzie, casts a love spell. But she never planned on conjuring up her best friend's older brother—the powerful man who once shattered her heart.
Billionaire Nicholas Ryan doesn’t believe in marriage, but in order to inherit his father’s corporation, he needs a wife and needs one fast. When he discovers his sister’s childhood friend is in dire financial straits, he offers Alexa a bold proposition.
A marriage in name only with certain rules: Avoid entanglement. Keep things all business. Do not fall in love. The arrangement is only for a year so the rules shouldn’t be that hard to follow, right?
Except fate has a way of upsetting the best-laid plans…
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The title alone is worth the price of admission, no? Throw in a sassy, funny, drinking, swearing,
southern girl and I am in…this goes for the second in the series as well. And just a heads up, if you like this series,
there are more on the way.
Book Description via Amazon
Release date: February
7, 2012
Graciela "Ace" Jones is mad-mad at her best friend Lilly
who cancels their annual trip to Panama City for mysterious reasons; at her
boss Catherine for "riding her ass like a fat lady on a Rascal
scooter;" at her friend Chloe's abusive husband; and especially at Mason
McKenzie, the love of her life, who has shown up with a marriage proposal one
year too late. Ace is never mad, though, at her near-constant companion, an
adorable chiweenie dog named Buster Loo.
Ace's anger begins to dissipate as she takes matters into her own
hands to take down Chloe's philandering husband-and to get to the bottom of a
multitude of other scandals plaguing Bugtussle, Mississippi. Then, she starts
to realize that maybe Mason deserves a second chance after all.
With a sharp and distinctive voice, Stephanie McAfee delivers a
hilarious and fast-paced tale about Ace Jones and her two best friends-thick as
thieves and tough as nails-navigating Southern small-town politics and
prejudices, finding love, and standing up for each other all the way.
Book Description via Amazon
Release date: November
6, 2012
Ace has left the tiny Mississippi town of Bugtussle for the palm fronds and mojitos of Pelican Cove, Florida. She’s finally opening her long-dreamed-of art gallery, is kick-starting a life with her fiancé, Mason, and has vowed to leave her straight-talking, sassy ways behind her. From now on, she’s going to be as sweet as sugar. Unfortunately, something comes along to sour her plans.
That something is Mrs. Lenore Kennashaw and her coterie of crones. They’re a bunch of snippy, snarky, and just plain mean ’ol ladies who aren’t quite as smart or rich as they’d like to think they are. But that doesn’t stop them from treating everyone else like second-class citizens. And when Ace inadvertently takes some of the steam from Mrs. Kennashaw’s stride, she becomes their #1 enemy. But with the support of a new group of fabulous friends, as well as her friends from Bugtussle—and her always-faithful chiweenie Buster Loo—Ace will find a way to make it, even if she has to throw some weight around…
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