Piper Rayne's Blog, page 17
September 22, 2022
𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙤𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡.
Included in this box set is:
𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘀 (𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 #𝟭)
He's the sexy alpha male in the corner office who goes through assistants faster than free donuts in the breakroom.
I'm the assistant who was chosen to cover for his last fire.
The owner of the company is clear—hook the biggest client in our firm's history and there's a partnership for him and a promotion for me. Stipulation—we do it together.
t doesn't take a tarot card-reading psychic to figure out where our story is headed... late nights, trips out of town, and more than a few awkward moments filled with sexual tension.
No worries though. I pride myself on my willpower. I can totally ignore his sexy grin, his rock-hard body and his dreamy brown eyes. I will not become the woman other women hate.
But it turns out that Enzo Mancini has a lot of layers and if I don't stop peeling, I'm going to lose everything, including my dignity.
𝗗𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗺𝘆 (𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 #𝟮)
He's the arrogant Manhattan realtor with billboards advertising his six-pack more than his expertise in negotiations.
I'm the competing broker who stupidly moved across the hall from his office.
From day one, I've been his sworn enemy. Okay, so I might have accidentally stolen one of his clients. Well, is it stealing if the client comes to me?
Even our vicious banter and loathing gazes can't hide the chemistry between us. Who can blame me? He has enough charisma to make every hot-blooded woman in the city melt with a single word.
Just when I think a mutual respect could be born between us, the biggest developer in the city offers us an opportunity that pits us against each other.
Time to forget Carmelo Mancini's dreamy eyes and tight abs.
Game on.
𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗼𝗸-𝗨𝗽 (𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 #𝟯)
It was never my plan to wake up in a Vegas hotel room as Dominic Mancini's WIFE. The man has brought me nothing but heartache since I was sixteen.
At least we agree on one thing—a quickie annulment and we can both get on with our lives. I can go back to teaching little girls to dance and he can go back to making millions on Wall Street.
But sometimes what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas. It follows you right into an ambush by your Italian Mamas who deliver Oscar-worthy performances when heaping on the guilt.
So, we do what any good Italian kids would do. We secretly agree to pretend to give marriage a try.
But our easy solution morphs into a convoluted mess and leaves us wondering--is it safe to bet on each other?
𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸, 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿, 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 (𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 #𝟯.𝟱)
In this ensemble cast holiday novella the competition between the brothers is still at an all-time high. Join the Mancini's and their lady loves at the Santa Run in Central Park and attend a swanky fundraiser afterward.
𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀, 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀 & 𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆, 𝗞𝗼𝗯𝗼!
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Included in this box set is:
𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘀 (𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 #𝟭)
He's the sexy alpha male in the corner office who goes through assistants faster than free donuts in the breakroom.
I'm the assistant who was chosen to cover for his last fire.
The owner of the company is clear—hook the biggest client in our firm's history and there's a partnership for him and a promotion for me. Stipulation—we do it together.
t doesn't take a tarot card-reading psychic to figure out where our story is headed... late nights, trips out of town, and more than a few awkward moments filled with sexual tension.
No worries though. I pride myself on my willpower. I can totally ignore his sexy grin, his rock-hard body and his dreamy brown eyes. I will not become the woman other women hate.
But it turns out that Enzo Mancini has a lot of layers and if I don't stop peeling, I'm going to lose everything, including my dignity.
𝗗𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗺𝘆 (𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 #𝟮)
He's the arrogant Manhattan realtor with billboards advertising his six-pack more than his expertise in negotiations.
I'm the competing broker who stupidly moved across the hall from his office.
From day one, I've been his sworn enemy. Okay, so I might have accidentally stolen one of his clients. Well, is it stealing if the client comes to me?
Even our vicious banter and loathing gazes can't hide the chemistry between us. Who can blame me? He has enough charisma to make every hot-blooded woman in the city melt with a single word.
Just when I think a mutual respect could be born between us, the biggest developer in the city offers us an opportunity that pits us against each other.
Time to forget Carmelo Mancini's dreamy eyes and tight abs.
Game on.
𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗼𝗸-𝗨𝗽 (𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 #𝟯)
It was never my plan to wake up in a Vegas hotel room as Dominic Mancini's WIFE. The man has brought me nothing but heartache since I was sixteen.
At least we agree on one thing—a quickie annulment and we can both get on with our lives. I can go back to teaching little girls to dance and he can go back to making millions on Wall Street.
But sometimes what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas. It follows you right into an ambush by your Italian Mamas who deliver Oscar-worthy performances when heaping on the guilt.
So, we do what any good Italian kids would do. We secretly agree to pretend to give marriage a try.
But our easy solution morphs into a convoluted mess and leaves us wondering--is it safe to bet on each other?
𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸, 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿, 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 (𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 #𝟯.𝟱)
In this ensemble cast holiday novella the competition between the brothers is still at an all-time high. Join the Mancini's and their lady loves at the Santa Run in Central Park and attend a swanky fundraiser afterward.
𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀, 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀 & 𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆, 𝗞𝗼𝗯𝗼!
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September 8, 2022
COVER REVEAL!
We have revealed the cover for Single and Ready to Jingle!
Releasing: November 15, 2022
Cover Design: Hang Le Designs
The girl who loves Christmas falls for the Grinch—it’s a Christmas miracle.
What started as a dumpster fire of a blind date turns into a deal.
In truth, it probably didn’t help that I showed up dressed like an elf but that’s a story for another time. Our start was rocky at best which is why it’s so frustrating that I can’t stop thinking about his sexy British accent. Or the way his chest and arms fill out his suit. Or his perfect hair with that single streak of grey at the front.
Santa likes lists and so do I, so here’s all the reasons why Killian and I aren’t right for each other:
He’s my brother’s best friend
He’s the biggest grump I’ve ever met.
He hates Christmas.
That last one is big for a girl like me who thinks that the entire month of December should be a national holiday. So, when he calls for my help in planning his firm’s holiday party, I can’t pass up the opportunity to grow my small business. Bonus, we make a deal, and he agrees to attend three holiday events with me so I can make him fall in love with Christmas. As if I’d pass up an opportunity to make a Grinch’s heart grow three times its size.
It isn’t long until I discover Killian has a very real reason to hate Christmas and I start to see him in a different light. That’s when the Christmas miracle begins.
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August 23, 2022
MY FAKE FIANCE IS LIVE!!!
💐💐 𝐌𝐘 𝐅𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄! 💐💐
I never felt truly desired by a man—until him.
My sisters are always the ones who catch a guy's eye at first sight. I'm used to attracting guys because I'm funny, or kind, or have a beautiful face. Never has my curvy figure drawn the attention of a man as hot as Noah.
But the second he stepped foot into my small town Alaskan inn, his gaze swept over me with desire, igniting a flame I thought was dead. He flirted with me, and I might've left two chocolates on his pillow at turndown, but that's where it stayed.
Over the years, he's floated in and out of town while a friendship developed between us. Which is probably for the best because I'm not a one-night stand kind of woman.
Which is funny because when he propositions me to be his fake fiancé in order to end a family feud, it turns out I am the kind of woman willing to pretend to be the one he's in love with.
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Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton & Jessica Hazard
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Check out this excerpt:
“Did the bridge go out again?”
He shakes his head. “I came from the other way, but from what I heard on the scanner, the sheriff was going to go have a look at it.”
“Are you a police officer?” If he worked with my stepbrother Fisher, I would know about this man.
He laughs, and it echoes through the stillness of the room. Sobering, he responds. “No, but I have to know what’s going on in the area with what I do for a living, so I tend to listen just to make sure I’m not heading in a direction I shouldn’t.”
I type a few more fake keystrokes. “What is it you do?” I hold out my hand. “Do you want me to charge the credit card you have on file?”
“Please.” He nods. “I’m a photographer for National Geographic. Technically, I’m just a photographer. They contract me for anything up in Alaska. But I travel all over for my work.”
“That’s an exciting job. Other than those crab fishermen from the reality show, we don’t get people who travel outside of Alaska very often.” I slide his key over the counter, and he nods in thanks.
“It’s not all great. At first when I was younger it was, but it can be lonely too. This last trip, I spent a month in a tent just to get the one shot I wanted.”
“One shot?”
He shrugs his big shoulders. “See? Lonely.”
I never felt truly desired by a man—until him.
My sisters are always the ones who catch a guy's eye at first sight. I'm used to attracting guys because I'm funny, or kind, or have a beautiful face. Never has my curvy figure drawn the attention of a man as hot as Noah.
But the second he stepped foot into my small town Alaskan inn, his gaze swept over me with desire, igniting a flame I thought was dead. He flirted with me, and I might've left two chocolates on his pillow at turndown, but that's where it stayed.
Over the years, he's floated in and out of town while a friendship developed between us. Which is probably for the best because I'm not a one-night stand kind of woman.
Which is funny because when he propositions me to be his fake fiancé in order to end a family feud, it turns out I am the kind of woman willing to pretend to be the one he's in love with.
Download today on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, Kobo!
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DnsfQq
Apple Books: https://apple.co/3mvsO3I
Nook: https://bit.ly/3iHUqBw
Kobo: https://bit.ly/3dMOPbg
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Audible US: https://adbl.co/3w9le4v
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Audible FR: https://bit.ly/3ptATaY
Audible DE: https://adbl.co/3CfmMO4
Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton & Jessica Hazard
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3eazPCO
Check out this excerpt:
“Did the bridge go out again?”
He shakes his head. “I came from the other way, but from what I heard on the scanner, the sheriff was going to go have a look at it.”
“Are you a police officer?” If he worked with my stepbrother Fisher, I would know about this man.
He laughs, and it echoes through the stillness of the room. Sobering, he responds. “No, but I have to know what’s going on in the area with what I do for a living, so I tend to listen just to make sure I’m not heading in a direction I shouldn’t.”
I type a few more fake keystrokes. “What is it you do?” I hold out my hand. “Do you want me to charge the credit card you have on file?”
“Please.” He nods. “I’m a photographer for National Geographic. Technically, I’m just a photographer. They contract me for anything up in Alaska. But I travel all over for my work.”
“That’s an exciting job. Other than those crab fishermen from the reality show, we don’t get people who travel outside of Alaska very often.” I slide his key over the counter, and he nods in thanks.
“It’s not all great. At first when I was younger it was, but it can be lonely too. This last trip, I spent a month in a tent just to get the one shot I wanted.”
“One shot?”
He shrugs his big shoulders. “See? Lonely.”
July 21, 2022
COVER/BLURB REVEAL DAY!
You can pre-order and save off the regular price –>https://books2read.com/yhyclbSo… how excited are you for this series!?BLURB:Lee f’ing BurrowsThe Kingsmen’s star quarterback.Legendary throwing arm.Six-pack abs.Kissable lips.Oh, but don’t forget, he’s also a lying, heartless egomaniac who broke my heart in college.It took me years to build myself back up after his deceit, and now I have the dream opportunity to prove myself working as a sports therapist for a professional team.The hurdle? Or mountain to be more accurate…The job is with the San Francisco Kingsmen.Back when I was a naïve college girl, I felt lucky that he even noticed me. Now eight years later, he’d be lucky if I gave him the time of day.Which I won’t. Not ever.Some people don’t deserve a second chance and Lee Burrows is one of them.Now if someone could only tell him that because he’s hell-bent on scoring the winning touchdown and won’t accept that it’s game over for us.
July 14, 2022
NOW LIVE!
July 13, 2022
MY SCORNED BEST FRIEND IS LIVE!!!
𝐌𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 by is now 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘!
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Blurb:
Xavier and Clara kissing in a tree…
When your best friend growing up is a girl, that’s the song your classmates taunt you with over and over again. But it was never like that… until now.
It’s always been Clara and me. She’s the only one who truly knows me. After I was drafted into the NFL and ended up the starting quarterback for the San Francisco Kingsmen, I begged her to come with me. But she had her own life and responsibilities back in our small Alaskan town, so I didn’t fault her for staying.
We remained the best of friends despite the distance. I’d hang with her in Alaska during the off season, and she’d visit me in California while I was playing. Then, one night the lines blurred for the briefest of moments and set in motion a series of events that changed everything.
I’m not proud of the decisions I made after that fateful night, and I plan on making amends, because I need Clara back in my life. But not as my best friend—as my everything.
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Blurb:
Xavier and Clara kissing in a tree…
When your best friend growing up is a girl, that’s the song your classmates taunt you with over and over again. But it was never like that… until now.
It’s always been Clara and me. She’s the only one who truly knows me. After I was drafted into the NFL and ended up the starting quarterback for the San Francisco Kingsmen, I begged her to come with me. But she had her own life and responsibilities back in our small Alaskan town, so I didn’t fault her for staying.
We remained the best of friends despite the distance. I’d hang with her in Alaska during the off season, and she’d visit me in California while I was playing. Then, one night the lines blurred for the briefest of moments and set in motion a series of events that changed everything.
I’m not proud of the decisions I made after that fateful night, and I plan on making amends, because I need Clara back in my life. But not as my best friend—as my everything.
June 27, 2022
NOW AVAILABLE!
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐘 𝐁𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄 #𝟏-𝟑.𝟓 is NOW AVAILABLE!!
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“𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙮. 𝙎𝙬𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙮. 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝘼𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨! 𝘼 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚!” – 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙮, 𝙐𝙎𝘼 𝙏𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙇𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙊𝙣𝙚-𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙
This small town romance series set in the fictional town of Lake Starlight, Alaska follows the lives of nine orphaned Bailey siblings as they tumble into love. But between the anonymous town gossip blog and their matchmaker grandma, finding their happy ever after isn’t always a smooth or straight path.
Included in this collection is:
Lessons from a One-Night Stand (The Baileys #1)
The eldest Bailey, Austin, meets his match after a one-night stand with a mystery woman. Little does he know she’s the new principal of the high school he teaches at.
Advice from a Jilted Bride (The Baileys #2)
Brooklyn Bailey is dumped at the altar but finds solace in arms of her new neighbor across the hall. But Wyatt isn’t who he says he is, not entirely.
Birth of a Baby Daddy (The Baileys #3)
Rome Bailey has finally returned home and given up his playboy ways to open a new restaurant in town. He could’ve never predicted that the woman he’d spent one night with years before would come looking for him with a baby on her hip.
Operation Bailey Wedding (The Baileys #3.5)
Austin and Holly’s big day is approaching, and all nine siblings are pitching in to help. Like anything with the Baileys, not everything goes according to plan.
June 21, 2022
My Scorned Best Friend Excerpt
“X, want anything?”
I shake my head. “Nah. I’m heading to the library.”
“Clara?” She smiles.
“Why else would I go?” I laugh and she does too.
“Let me grab you her usual so you can take it over. She’s been working like crazy lately.” The door shuts before I can say anything.
“She’s been busy with the auction, I assume?”
My grandma’s lips purse for a moment. “Well, since you haven’t been here, let me fill you in. Gavin said there’s nothing in the budget for a library extension. Gave her some five-year plan and even then, it would still be a maybe. So, she has the auction and some other fundraisers. The poor girl is fighting for something I’m not sure she’ll be able to pull off. But I’m sure it keeps her from thinking of—” She sips her coffee as though she wasn’t midsentence.
“Grandma?”
“Huh?”
“You were saying something.”
She shakes her head. “No. I just meant the poor girl has been through so much. First her dad lost at sea, her mom dying, her grandma dying, and then, you know.” She nods at me.
“Are you suggesting she lost me?” I point at my chest in disbelief. “Because she gave me up.”
“I’m sure she had her reasons.” She gives me a “tell me I’m wrong” expression.
I shake my head. “Has she told you something?”
She leans forward and pats my leg. “Grandmas know these things. You should talk to Cade. Hear how happy he is with Presley and now little Leighton.”
I crinkle my eyebrows, trying to follow her line of thinking. Maybe her mind is going. “I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
She raises a shoulder and lets it drop. “It was bound to happen. You each have your own scars from that day.”
My chest tightens. “I should go.” I move to stand, but she pats my knee again.
“It’s okay to love again. Those models you’re dating.” She shakes her head. “They aren’t the ones for you.”
“Giulia and I broke up.”
“Yes, but then I saw pictures of you and another one the other day.”
“That was just a dinner.”
She sighs, finishes her coffee, and leaves money on the table under her mug. “Well then, you go to dinner with the wrong women.”
“Great, thanks.”
She shakes her head at me as though she’s disappointed.
“Clara and I are—were—just friends if that’s where you’re going with this.”
She’s quick to hold up her hands in defense. “Hey, it’s none of my business.”
“Yet you’ve been harping on it since I sat down. Here I thought maybe you just missed me.” I stand and shove my hands in my pockets because damn, it’s cold up here.
She steps up to me and signals for me to bend down. Once I’m in range of her hands, she presses them to my cheeks. “Everyone misses you here, but one person has been lost for some time without you. I think this trip, you need to make amends.
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I shake my head. “Nah. I’m heading to the library.”
“Clara?” She smiles.
“Why else would I go?” I laugh and she does too.
“Let me grab you her usual so you can take it over. She’s been working like crazy lately.” The door shuts before I can say anything.
“She’s been busy with the auction, I assume?”
My grandma’s lips purse for a moment. “Well, since you haven’t been here, let me fill you in. Gavin said there’s nothing in the budget for a library extension. Gave her some five-year plan and even then, it would still be a maybe. So, she has the auction and some other fundraisers. The poor girl is fighting for something I’m not sure she’ll be able to pull off. But I’m sure it keeps her from thinking of—” She sips her coffee as though she wasn’t midsentence.
“Grandma?”
“Huh?”
“You were saying something.”
She shakes her head. “No. I just meant the poor girl has been through so much. First her dad lost at sea, her mom dying, her grandma dying, and then, you know.” She nods at me.
“Are you suggesting she lost me?” I point at my chest in disbelief. “Because she gave me up.”
“I’m sure she had her reasons.” She gives me a “tell me I’m wrong” expression.
I shake my head. “Has she told you something?”
She leans forward and pats my leg. “Grandmas know these things. You should talk to Cade. Hear how happy he is with Presley and now little Leighton.”
I crinkle my eyebrows, trying to follow her line of thinking. Maybe her mind is going. “I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
She raises a shoulder and lets it drop. “It was bound to happen. You each have your own scars from that day.”
My chest tightens. “I should go.” I move to stand, but she pats my knee again.
“It’s okay to love again. Those models you’re dating.” She shakes her head. “They aren’t the ones for you.”
“Giulia and I broke up.”
“Yes, but then I saw pictures of you and another one the other day.”
“That was just a dinner.”
She sighs, finishes her coffee, and leaves money on the table under her mug. “Well then, you go to dinner with the wrong women.”
“Great, thanks.”
She shakes her head at me as though she’s disappointed.
“Clara and I are—were—just friends if that’s where you’re going with this.”
She’s quick to hold up her hands in defense. “Hey, it’s none of my business.”
“Yet you’ve been harping on it since I sat down. Here I thought maybe you just missed me.” I stand and shove my hands in my pockets because damn, it’s cold up here.
She steps up to me and signals for me to bend down. Once I’m in range of her hands, she presses them to my cheeks. “Everyone misses you here, but one person has been lost for some time without you. I think this trip, you need to make amends.
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June 9, 2022
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This small town romance series set in the fictional town of Lake Starlight, Alaska follows the lives of nine orphaned Bailey siblings as they tumble into love. But between the anonymous town gossip blog and their matchmaker grandma, finding their happy ever after isn’t always a smooth or straight path.
Included in this collection is:
Lessons from a One-Night Stand (The Baileys #1)
The eldest Bailey, Austin, meets his match after a one-night stand with a mystery woman. Little does he know she’s the new principal of the high school he teaches at.
Advice from a Jilted Bride (The Baileys #2)
Brooklyn Bailey is dumped at the altar but finds solace in arms of her new neighbor across the hall. But Wyatt isn’t who he says he is, not entirely.
Birth of a Baby Daddy (The Baileys #3)
Rome Bailey has finally returned home and given up his playboy ways to open a new restaurant in town. He could’ve never predicted that the woman he’d spent one night with years before would come looking for him with a baby on her hip.
Operation Bailey Wedding (The Baileys #3.5)
Austin and Holly’s big day is approaching, and all nine siblings are pitching in to help. Like anything with the Baileys, not everything goes according to plan.
We thrilled to reveal the cover of 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐘 𝐁𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄 #𝟏-𝟑.𝟓! Get ready to binge read The Baileys!
𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲: By Hang Le
𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬 𝐛𝐲: Sara Eirew Photographer
𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: June 21, 2022
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This small town romance series set in the fictional town of Lake Starlight, Alaska follows the lives of nine orphaned Bailey siblings as they tumble into love. But between the anonymous town gossip blog and their matchmaker grandma, finding their happy ever after isn’t always a smooth or straight path.
Included in this collection is:
Lessons from a One-Night Stand (The Baileys #1)
The eldest Bailey, Austin, meets his match after a one-night stand with a mystery woman. Little does he know she’s the new principal of the high school he teaches at.
Advice from a Jilted Bride (The Baileys #2)
Brooklyn Bailey is dumped at the altar but finds solace in arms of her new neighbor across the hall. But Wyatt isn’t who he says he is, not entirely.
Birth of a Baby Daddy (The Baileys #3)
Rome Bailey has finally returned home and given up his playboy ways to open a new restaurant in town. He could’ve never predicted that the woman he’d spent one night with years before would come looking for him with a baby on her hip.
Operation Bailey Wedding (The Baileys #3.5)
Austin and Holly’s big day is approaching, and all nine siblings are pitching in to help. Like anything with the Baileys, not everything goes according to plan.
June 3, 2022
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