An aspiring food journalist and a grumpy cameraman take to the California coast for the biggest foodie event of the year in this sweet third novel in Tif Marcelo’s charming and romantic Journey to the Heart series. Online food blogger Victoria Aquino has spent years doing social media for True North and Paraiso Retreats, and she’s ready to take her blog and writing to the next level. But after she was catfished and suffered a heartbreak, she’s clamoring for change. She auditions for and accepts a food host opportunity: covering the Labor Day holiday BBQ festivals along the California coast. For eight days, she’ll travel with a producer and a camera and sound person, in a vintage—and rickety—RV, and she’ll get her very first byline as a video journalist. The only catch? She can’t stand BBQ. And the cameraman also auditioned for the job. Joel Silva is a cameraman with his own past and big dreams of his own, and when he finds out that the job he auditioned for went to Victoria—a woman he’d gotten to know covering Paraiso Retreats, and someone he later slept with—he’s understandably furious and curious. Joel knows the BBQ circuit like the back of his hand, and he now has to help Victoria do her job amidst their growing attraction. When the producer picks up on their push/pull vibe and increases the ante to feature both in front of the camera with the best host taking the next cross-country feature, the two have to decide: is their blossoming romance something that should be left to fizzle along with BBQ season? Or is it the beginning of something even more delicious?

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As young kids, SAVI and VID, as they are popularly known to their followers, dreamt of travelling the world together. In 2013, they turned this dream into reality with the launch of their travel blog, BRUISED PASSPORTS. And now, countless flights, dreamy destinations and beautiful pictures later, the OG couple of travel has decided to reveal the secret of their carefree and footloose life. But this isn't just a book filled with dreamy stories of travel, people and culture; in these pages, Savi and Vid share their insights on how you, too, can live a life full of memories, adventure and the excitement of discovering a new place. With tips, plans and advice inspired by the hurdles and successes they have faced, Savi and Vid tell you how to be successful digital nomads in a post-pandemic world. From financial planning to, risk analysis, to taking that leap of faith, to how to create a brand of your own, BRUISED PASSPORTS promises to be a treasure trove for anyone who wants to take the plunge and set off on a journey to live life on their own terms.

Books 1-3 in the West Coast Romance series—three full-length novels together in one set! SAVING SHELBY: After Shelby Reid’s marriage collapses, leaving her a single mom, living in a basement suite and trapped in a dead-end job, she is determined to make a better life for herself and her kids. Step 1: Swear off men. Step 2: Chase her dream of becoming a wilderness guide. Her plan works until on a drunken night out with her friend, she accidentally signs up for a Survival Spa Course and finds herself stuck in the woods with sinfully hot survival instructor Ian McLean. The attraction is instant and mutual. At least Shelby thinks it is. Ian seems a little distracted. He isn’t the only one. With her libido ignoring her no men policy, Shelby struggles to learn the survival techniques and resist her burgeoning attraction to him. When Ian’s recklessness collides with Shelby’s reluctance to depend on a man, it puts their hearts and her life in danger. Can Shelby find the strength to trust Ian before it’s too late? A single mother romance with a super sexy survival instructor, a hint of danger, and a second chance at finding love. GINNY'S CRUSH: Ginny White isn’t interested in marriage and kids. Which makes it perfect that her boyfriend is more interested in surfing than getting serious. That is until she ends up the third wheel on a bachelor party weekend (the final straw on her current relationship) and Justen Barrett walks out of the mist like a fairy-tale prince. Justen was her high school crush, and everything about pursuing him is a bad idea. When Ginny accidentally becomes his little sister’s maid of honour, she can’t avoid him. A situation seriously detrimental to keeping her fantasies in check. Even as their connection grows, the reasons they shouldn’t be together stack up. It’s bad enough that Justen was Ginny’s brother’s best friend. But after coming in second place with her last boyfriend, Ginny knows that for any relationship to work she needs to be number one. With two daughters, an ex-wife, a little sister, and a dying father vying for his attention, Ginny keeps finding herself at the end of Justen’s list. Is there any chance this high school crush could come true? An accidental maid of honour situation, a sinfully delicious single dad, and a high school crush come true. RESCUING CLAIRE: Claire Evans is happy being single and independent, proving to the world that she doesn’t need any help—especially not from a man. But when a desperate attempt to gain recognition at her highly competitive job ends with her stuck at the bottom of a ravine, she does the only thing she can: she calls 911. And in swoops sizzlingly sexy, search and rescue expert Spencer White, the last man Claire needs rescuing her. Not only is he cocky, but he believes it’s his job as a man to protect women. Basically, he’s everything she hates. Now that Spencer has saved her once, Claire is determined to prove she’s just as capable as he is. When he challenges her to a “friendly” orienteering competition, she instantly accepts, only to find that needing Spencer’s help seems to be her only skill. Can Claire and Spencer find middle ground? Or will their differences tear them apart before their hearts can bring them together? An enemies-to-lovers romance with an independent heroine who does her own rescuing of the mouth wateringly rugged search and rescue hero. GRAB YOUR COPY NOW!

Enjoy this steamy holiday lust-to-love rockstar romance novel by contemporary romance author Carla Krae… Lincoln Adams was only supposed to be a drunken mistake, the consequence of a little too much Christmas wedding eggnog and loneliness. Once he’s asleep, I sneak out of his apartment expecting to never see the drummer again. Except I left my guitar at his friend’s house. And my earring on his floor. An earring he uses to leverage me into a lunch date where he starts chipping away at the armor erected around my heart with his too-insightful mind and gorgeous green eyes. His touch heats up my body with a need I’ve never felt before. I won’t do a relationship ever again, but a surprise mutual connection brings us together for a week of sharing and sensual delights. Seven days of friends with benefits, then we go our separate ways. What happens in Virginia can stay in Virginia—right? This story is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.

Enjoy this steamy holiday rockstar wedding romance novel by contemporary romance author Carla Krae… Organizing a Christmas Day wedding in two weeks is insane. Dylan proposed the week of Thanksgiving and suggested a Christmas wedding. We met on Christmas Eve, but he means this year. It’s a private argument I’m winning—until he tells his rockstar friends and their wives who are my best gals. Now everyone’s excited! Complicating things? I took a pregnancy test the day before that proposal, Dylan lives in L.A., and I live in Big Bear. That baby’s coming in six-ish months, so we need a house, which I have on the mountain—we met in a snowstorm—but he doesn’t want the two-hour commute. It’s the first big test of our relationship and it scares me. Which will win—my practical side or the magic of the season? This story is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations. Picks up where The Pianist Plays It Slow ends.

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