Architect Steve Stratton knows what he wants for Christmas...a long-legged elf with an attitude! Even though Steve has enough charm to make an angel tumble, Gwen Mansfield is determined to keep her distance. Besides, she's busy enough this holiday season. Maintaining Scarborough Hall, her beloved mansion-turned-apartment house, has her moonlighting as a jewelry store "elf" at the mall to help pay the bills. With four broken engagements(she has the rings to prove it) there's no way she's going to subject herself to further humiliation by jumping into another relationship. She's intent on rebuilding her reputation by not losing Scarborough Hall to the mortgage company; besides, her tenants are counting on her. Steve's not dissuaded by her white-lies; he manages to rent her last vacant apartment, then makes himself indispensable. While their undeniable attraction heats up, Gwen's heart soon begins to melt. From helping a tenant's child realize a Xmas wish to dazzling Gwen with a surprise right out of a fairy-tale, he is relentless in his pursuit to win her. Her life begins to look as rosy as Santa's cheeks until an unexpected visitor knocks Steve's plans into the nearest slushy gutter. But don't worry. It's Christmas, and Santa's elves are working overtime to make this the merriest holiday season ever.

Four best friends, two pesky ghosts, and one spiteful ex Toss in an ancestral home that’s falling apart at the seams and Julie Hayward has hit her limit. A total pragmatist, Julie has no time for anything that sparks of woo woo, until an unplanned meeting with a psychic medium changes everything. The last thing Julie needs is a set of cryptic clues to a lost family fortune and another man underfoot. Enter Tyler Kingsley. Former journalist with a nose for news. What red-blooded man could resist a beautiful woman, or a treasure hunt? When Tyler realizes Julie is in danger, he decides to do whatever it takes to help her. Even if it means losing his heart. Grab your copy of the first book in this enchanting, romantic cozy mystery series because you want to live in a world where four best friends find love, adventure, humor, and suspense. Series keywords: cozy mystery, psychic romance mystery comedy, sweet romance, funny romantic paranormal mystery, romantic mystery ghosts, romantic mystery aura reader, light romantic suspense, spirits, ghosts, tarot reader, romance series, romantic comedy series, paranormal romance, cozy romantic mystery series, for fans of Nora Roberts, romance mystery books, romance novels, cozy mystery series, cozy romance, romantic mystery, ghostly mystery, feel-good mystery, uplit, small town mystery, women sleuths, female protagonists, haunted mysteries, romantic mystery series.

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Dr. Mackenzie Connor's goal in life is to be left in peace to study salmon. The only cloud on Mac's horizon is having to meet with the Oversight Committee to defend research intrusions in protected zones. But what Mac wants doesn't matter. There's a darker migration underway, across space. What created the Chasm has awakened to follow its need to feed on living worlds.

What does a young man do when he learns his hometown girlfriend is carrying his child? In 1963 America, he typically married her. But Tink Wilson is a minor-league baseball player living in California when he learns his Illinois girlfriend is pregnant. Plus, hes fallen in love with a glamorous young Southern California actress while trying to achieve his lifelong goal of reaching the big leagues. "Tink Wilson" is a bawdy, Huck Finnish portrayal of the lives of the fictional 1963 San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League. Presented in flashbacks, the novel reveals Tink to be an unsophisticated 21-year-old who offers no-holds-barred insight into the story's other characters, who range from the wild, the hip and the skirt-chasing to homebodies who prefer watching TV or fishing to raising hell. "Tink Wilson" is a whimsical tale of young people chasing dreams in America in the time of President Kennedy, the civil rights struggle, and the Mercury space program. J.J. Parker is a former news reporter who's written 40 short stories and several humorous yet touching plays, including those about 1960s icons Sonny Liston and Robert Kennedy. "Tink Wilson" is his debut novel.