Here Come the Brides

Fresh from the front lines of the Covid pandemic, ER doctor Alexandra Hartway is navigating a new challenge—marrying Jess Bolderson, the love of her life. Confined to a wheelchair since her teens, Jess Bolderson never believed that romance and marriage were in her future—until she met Alex. But their path to the altar is fraught with unexpected challenges. Planning a wedding becomes an overwhelming whirlwind, compounded by Alex’s encounters with increasingly aggressive patients—a lingering effect of the pandemic’s strain. As pressures mount and their special day seems at risk, Alex and Jess are forced to confront the possibility of their dream wedding, and their relationship, unraveling. Will they find their way through the turmoil to the alter—and finally seize their happily ever after? It's an ordinary workday when intelligence analyst Lexie Martin learns about a horrific chemical weapon attack abroad. Just an ordinary day...until a stranger breaks into her house and warns her to forget what she saw and heard, setting off a chain of events Lexie thought only happened in movies. Falsely accused of stealing intelligence and unsure of who to trust, Lexie quickly realizes the significance of the intel, and that she must do everything she can to keep it safe. And as she runs--maybe for her life--Lexie knows she needs something, or some one , to help her. There's a place for truths and lies, and sometimes you need both to get what you want. Lexie convinces the woman she's only just started dating to "go on vacation" with her, hoping a constant companion and witness will keep Them at a distance, and the intel safe. But when she develops feelings for the beautiful and sweet Sophia Flores, she wonders if a relationship built on a foundation of secrets can ever work. That might not even matter, because when Lexie uncovers the truth, the price of it could be her freedom. Six months ago, Ty Sutherland dropped out of an online sex chat group. It was anonymous. No one knew their real identity. And it was a space where they could finally be themselves. Unfortunately, it was also a space where they fell in love with a woman whose name they promised to forget. Leslie Brandt would like to forget the online sex chat group she joined on a whim. In real life, shes a successful realtor with a professional image to maintain. Shed never want anyone to know the kinky things shes fantasized abouteven if maybe she wishes some of those things could actually happen. When they bump into each other at an open house, Leslie thinks Ty is simply a vet student whos obsessed with horses and only came to the open house for a free cookieall of which is true. But when the rest of the truth comes out, neither Leslie nor Ty believes theres a way forward. Sometimes believing in love is the first step. And sometimes its all about trusting the stars. A smile, a dance, some flirtatious banterand witty heiress Luciana Piccolo was swept off her feet. Literally. When a mysterious, gorgeous woman whisks her onto the dance floor at her fathers masquerade ball, Lucy is thrilled to break the shackles of her privileged but purposeless life. But when the same woman kidnaps her and whisks her to the hideout of the rebels fighting to topple the regime shes set to inherit, Lucy isnt thrilled to be actually shackled as a prisoner. She is forced to accompany her abductora laconic, rigid assassin named Tayloracross the war-torn regions of the former United States as Taylor carries out perilous assassinations and leads the growing rebel army. Relying on each other to stay alive, the antagonistic spark between Lucy and Taylor smolders into an ardent flame. Secrets unravel and the stakes get fatally higher, as the battle between new love and old loyalty may prove more dangerous than the war theyre trying to survive. When Elle Bissett agrees to go on a televised celebrity cooking competition, shes expecting to get some television face time, not go head-to-head with Ashley Castle, an acting rival from her youth. If she could only keep her focus on the recipes instead of getting distracted by Ashley's piercing blue eyes, she should have no problem earning the title of Celebrity Cook Off Champion . For Ashley Castle, appearing on the cooking competition show is a surefire way for her to earn the homemaker cred she desperately needsat least according to her agent. The fanbase of her reality show, Queen of the Castle , has been waning steadily since her divorce. The only problem is, she doesnt know how to cook. It doesn't help that Elle Bissett keeps dazzling her with something more than those mad kitchen skills she keeps showing off. If she could just find a way to focus, she might stand a chance. Whats a few swapped recipes between former child stars? When a seventy-one-year-old man is shot dead in his home, it seems like a random act of violence. But the hundreds of photos of Detective Tori Hunter found at the scene seem to say otherwise. And when the gun that proves to be the murder weapon in the brutal murder of Toris family some thirty-something years earlier is found, Tori is not only facing her past, but a massive conflict of interest. Booted from the case, Tori finds herself going it alone, searching for answers about the long-ago murder of her family. Tori doesnt just want justice. She wants revenge. With the help of an FBI hacker, her partner Casey OConnor, and her wife Sam Kennedy, Hunter may finally get the revenge shes been searching for. Dont miss this next chapter in the acclaimed Tori Hunters series. Order. Purpose. Predictability. Dr. Renee Lawler organizes her life around those principles, and rarely does she stray from them. After all, theyve brought her this far in life, where she enjoys her role as English department chair at a small but reputable New England university. Renee very much appreciates that her academic reputation instills sparks of fear in students hearts. If theres room in her heart for anything more than literature and controlling those around herRenee hasnt allowed herself the chance to discover that possibility. Her life is perfectly in order until one fall weekend, when her world collides with possibility and the past, setting off a tidal wave of changes she could have never predicted.