Maddy and her three-legged dog, Mia, learn some important life lessons as best friends!

Grace Parker needs to figure out how to handle the 3Bs: boys, boy bands and ball sports. Things were simple for netball nerd Grace Parker at primary school. She was captain of her school team – and with best friends Stella and Mia won the grand final. Back then, her biggest problem was persuading her parents to buy her tickets to see Friday at Five, the world’s hottest boy band. But high school’s a whole new story. Grace’s greatest rival on the court, Amber Burns, just made the same netball team as her. Her twin brother, Gus, is devastated he didn’t make the A-grade AFL side. Her older brother, Tyler, is ignoring her. And as if that wasn’t enough for a 13-year-old girl to handle, dreamy aspiring rockstar Sebastian King is suddenly paying her a lot of attention ... Maddy Proud is a professional netballer currently playing for the NSW Swifts. Previously she played for the Adelaide Thunderbirds, who signed her at 16, making her the youngest player ever contracted in the Trans-Tasman ANZ Championships.

ALA’s 2021 Rainbow Book List Top Ten Title for Young Readers Most mommies are girls. Most daddies are boys. But lots of parents are neither a boy nor a girl. Like my Maddy. My Maddy has hazel eyes which are not brown or green. And my Maddy likes sporks because they are not quite a spoon or a fork. Some of the best things in the world are not one thing or the other. They are something in between and entirely their own. Randall Ehrbar, PsyD, offers an insightful note with more information about parents who are members of gender minority communities, including transgender, gender non-binary, or otherwise gender diverse people.

A bossy cowboy. A single mom in hiding. Life at Black Rock Ranch just might explode. Maddy Johnston wants one thing: safety for her and her daughter. She finds it in the back of beyond at the Black Rock Ranch, as long as she can keep her identity a secret. But her ex is on her trail, and the rancher she’s falling for prizes honesty. Not good when he doesn’t even know her real name. Adam Black likes to be in control of everything: his livestock, his ranch, his life. He handles it well until a new accountant shows up. He’s mesmerized by Maddy’s glorious curls and luscious smile, but he has too many worries to have time for love—especially now that his father is having difficulties. Adam must learn to let go and let love in, but what happens if Maddy can't overcome her past? Each Black Rock Ranch romance is a stand-alone story with its own HEA, but the family saga is best enjoyed in order: 1. Cherished by the Rancher (Adam & Maddy 2. Resisting the Rancher (Caleb & Jo) 2.5 Romancing the Rancher (Jesse & Sam) 3. Falling for the Rancher (Micah & Cassie) 4. Rescuing the Rancher (Seth & Riley)

“What’s done in the dark will be brought to the light.” With her undead fiancée Cole at her side, Mia’s working her dream job. She’s successfully protected humans and arrested paranormals. It should be the best time of her life. But a secret lingers, and restless spirits threaten to wedge between her and her vampire. As if that wasn’t enough, the secret brings a darkness not even Sector 13 is aware of. Old wounds bleed as the past comes back to haunt Mia and her mom. When the darkness starts to spread, it threatens more than the Sector 13 district, and they soon realize they’re in the fight of their lives to not only save the world but Mia’s soul.

The tenants never saw it coming. The Murray building, constructed in the seventies by the eccentric billionaire, Samuel Murray, contains a secret so horrific and abhorrent that those caught up in it might not see the light of day ever again. Time is ticking. Only one person can win the War Game and walk away with $100 million in cash. Who dies? Who lives? Who is the real villain? What is the building’s biggest secret, and why do only a select few know about it? War Game is a brutally maniacal thriller with enough plot twists to make your stomach churn. There’s violence, murder and buckets of blood! Can you predict the outcome?

If we were meant to stay in one place, we'd have roots, not feet. Meet three souls longing for adventure--whether that means trying something new, or figuring out who they really are. Or finding love. Book 1: The Navigator He's never believed in soulmates. How can he find his when he can't even find himself? Garrett Stone has hit rock bottom. His professional dreams crushed, he falls back on the one outlet he's had his whole life: the theater. A chance encounter with a beautiful curvaceous woman ten years his senior didn't seem like it would completely flip the script, but it sets off a chain reaction that leaves him wrestling with old demons, navigating an uncertain future, and contemplating whether or not there's a role for a leading lady in his life. Dr. Anjuli Raina tells her therapy clients they can't choose whom they fall in love with. So why does she fight her feelings when the sexy bearded redhead she meets by chance turns out to be so much more than she expected? Can Anjuli shine in the role of leading lady, or is happily ever after an unlikely ending to her story? Book 2: The Explorer Abby's off to college and she can be anyone or anything she wants. The problem is she feels like five or six different people all trapped in the same body. One Abby with her dad. One Abby with her mom. One with her sisters. One with her girlfriend. One with her friends. Everyone wants a different version of her. Until she meets them. Gavin's off to college and he can be anyone or anything he wants. The problem is the voices in his head of all the people who've told him he doesn't matter; he's too small, too weak, too nerdy. Being a math genius is pointless if no one pays any attention to you. No one expects him to rise to the occasion. But rise he does. Book 3: The Adventurer She's always been up for an adventure. But there's one mountain she never intended to climb. Rachel Brock is a free spirit, but motherhood, marriage, and her office management job have taken a toll on her through the years. She seems to have forgotten herself along the way. Now her husband Jack is trying to bring back the old Rachel, and she insists everything is fine... Connor Hayes is the heir apparent to his father's successful adventure tourism company--or is he? He's had to jump through a series of hoops to prove his competence, and his employee Rachel has been instrumental in helping him. He and Rachel are simply boss/employee. Friends at the most, right? Until he makes her an offer she can't refuse. As for where their relationship is heading? They'll cross that bridge when they come to it. These three books are part of the Mountains Series, but are spin-offs from the main couple's books. You don't have to read James and Sarah's story to enjoy these. However, these are all the books in series order: Book 1: Mountains Wanted - James & Sarah's Story #1 Book 2: Mountains Climbed - James & Sarah's Story #2 Book 3: Mountains Loved - James & Sarah's Story #3 Book 4: Christmas in the Mountains - James & Sarah's holiday novella Book 5: The Navigator - Garrett’s Story Book 6: The Explorer - Abby's Story #1 Book 7: The Adventurer - Rachel's Story Book 8: Mountains Transcended - Abby's Story #2 & Series Finale

He’s rebuilding his life after hitting rock bottom. She’s the whirlwind he can’t help but fall for. Andrew’s wife died in his arms. Overwhelming grief destroyed him, leading to him committing a crime during his breakdown. After three years in prison, he has nothing and desperately needs to start a new life. The last thing he expects to find is love. But Maddy has her own past to deal with before they can move forward together. Previously published under the pen name Ariadne Wayne. Content warning on copyright page. Key words: Widower romance, widower romance novel, set in new zealand, new zealand author, contemporary romance, new adult romance, happily ever after, HEA, works as standalone, standalone, whirlwind romance, friends to lovers, lovers to friends

She’s a misunderstood teacher. He’s an overwhelmed single dad. Can they learn to trust and let love win? Cassie Phillips has never fit the mold her friends and family have tried to squeeze her into. She is a disappointment to those she loves. However, throwing herself into her work as a teacher, and training her rescue horse, Chance, keeps her mostly distracted from feeling like an outsider. But when Chance’s boarding stable burns down, her life takes a turn she never saw coming. Micah Black is a handsome rancher with a tragic past. Divorced, heart-broken, and reunited with a son so traumatized he doesn’t speak, the last thing on Micah’s mind is romance. He just wants to heal and grasp God’s plan despite all his pain. But when Cassie’s horse ends up boarding at his ranch after the fire, Micah feels drawn to Cassie’s quirky strength in ways he can’t explain. Can Micah open his heart to trust a woman again? And even if he does, will Cassie drop her guard enough to fall for a rancher who believes in God when she doesn’t? Each Black Rock Ranch romance is a stand-alone story with its own HEA, but the family saga is best enjoyed in order: 1. Cherished by the Rancher (Adam & Maddy 2. Resisting the Rancher (Caleb & Jo) 2.5 Romancing the Rancher (Jesse & Sam) 3. Falling for the Rancher (Micah & Cassie) 4. Rescuing the Rancher (Seth & Riley)

Join bestselling author Sheila Roberts in the town of Icicle Falls, where life’s full of surprises, and happiness is just around the corner! Together for the first time in one box set, books 7-9 in her popular Life in Icicle Falls series: A Wedding on Primrose Street There’s nothing like a wedding! The joy, the fun, the memories—the stress. As a wedding planner, Anne Richardson has seen mothers of the bride turn into Momzillas, and she’s determined not to do that when it’s her daughter’s turn to get married… Roberta Gilbert, owner of Primrose Haus, has been hosting events at her charming Victorian for thirty years. She’s an expert on weddings, but not on mother-daughter relations. When her daughter, Daphne, comes home and decides to help with the business, the receptions become truly memorable—and not in a good way. Tying the knot is a business that has everyone tied up in knots! Christmas on Candy Cane Lane Everyone’s getting ready for Christmas in Icicle Falls, especially on Candy Cane Lane, where holiday decorating is taken very seriously. But this year, someone’s destroying the precious decorations! Thank goodness for the cop in their neighborhood. And while some town residents are excited to host their families for the holidays, others can sum up the holiday in two words: Bah, humbug. But despite family disasters, irritating ex-husbands and kitchen catastrophes, three women are going to find out that Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year! Home on Apple Blossom Road Colin Wright and Mia Blair grew up in Icicle Falls, but they left years ago—and not on good terms. Now Colin’s grandmother, Justine, has died, and they’ve come home to honor this woman they both loved. That’s when they get some unexpected news. They’re about to inherit something. Jointly. They just have no idea what. It turns out that Justine’s designed a treasure hunt for them, like the ones they enjoyed when they were kids and best friends. On the trail of Justine’s treasure, they follow a series of clues that take them down memory lane—ending up at the orchard on Apple Blossom Road. What will they find there? And what did Justine know that they didn’t?