Rest Is Not For Me

Donora, Pennsylvania — December, 1923

It’s Christmastime and twenty-four-year-old Socialite, Wrenly Hawthorne, is teetering between the comfort of family wealth and her risky drive for independence. Feeling estranged from friends and at odds with her parents, she is searching for “something more.” With keen interest in the freedom that the women’s right to vote should have brought, she studies the stock market and plans to attend school. She is sure she can build the life she wants, but will she risk everything to do it?

Enter boxer Cyril Mankovic. He returns to Donora after his mother dies while giving birth to his one and only sister, Olive. He is unprepared for what she and his seven younger brothers need and he is shocked that his father has no plan to care for them. Cyril’s quest to make fast money for his family brings him face-to-face with Wrenly at the moment she is firmly declining the proposal of a very “suitable man.” A WWI veteran, Cyril earns money barnstorming the country, living a life where only his needs matter. But the longer Cyril is home the more his sense of responsibility develops.

Family secrets, a Boxing Day boxing match, an exclusive women’s investment club, and the magic of the Donora holiday season merge Wrenly and Cyril’s paths in unforeseen ways. Is their growing affection enough to overcome their differences? Join them as the wonder of love and family challenges everything they thought they knew.

A sweet fake-dating romance about second chances, daring choices, and the spark that changes everything.

After wasting ten years on a man who never proposed, Gina Hall is done with guys who won’t commit. So when her friend dares her to go out with Ethan — kind, steady, and totally husband material — she says yes. He seems like everything she’s been looking for.

But while planning a farewell party for office charmer Chris Bradley, Gina finds herself drawn into an unexpected game of Truth or Dare — and ends up fake-dating the very guy she once wrote off as unserious. Chris is flirty, yes, but also thoughtful, fiercely loyal, and unexpectedly easy to open up to.

What started as a joke starts to feel like the realest relationship Gina’s ever had. Now she has to choose: stick to the plan, or risk everything on the one man who was never part of it.

From a New York Times bestselling author, don’t miss this flirty and feel-good romance about second chances, mixed signals, and the spark you never saw coming in THE PRETEND PROMISE.

WORLDS ARE WAITING TO BE OPENED.

Van Holloway wanted one thing: survive a Christmas party without looking like a total disaster. Instead, he got dragged into a virtual game that came with glasses that weren’t glasses and rules that weren’t rules.

Oops.

Turns out there’s a world inside the glasses. A place of clockwork toys, abandoned workshops, and secrets nobody ever meant to unwrap. Van and Charli (yes, the crush, yes, awkward) stumble out of the game with more than they bargained for. And something… stumbles out after them.

Now reality’s misfiring like cheap Christmas lights. Something really wants back what they accidentally took from the game.

From droids in Santa suits to gingerbread rebels with attitude, Van and Charli are stuck in a war between belief and machinery, myth and madness. To make it home alive, they’ll have to trust each other, cling to what’s real, and take on the one enemy stronger than magic itself: doubt.

Christmas Presence: The Prequel launches the Claus Universe with sci-fi sparkle, fantasy mayhem, and enough heart to melt the North Pole. Perfect for fans of Stranger Things, The Santa Clause, and Ready Player One.

Imagine waking up on a train with no recollection of how you got there. You have no idea who you are–no name, no memories, no life. The only thing you know is, you cannot tell anyone, especially the police.

By chance or by fate, leaving the train in a beach town, this young woman runs into someone who knows her and gives her a ride home. There she finds two IDs, two sets of keys. One face, but two separate lives.

Claudia Rose, Detective Joel Jovanic, and Dr. Zebediah Gold from Sheila Lowe’s Forensic Handwriting Mystery series play a vital role in helping her uncover a devastating past and learn what she saw that robbed her of her memory.

From USA Today best-selling author Roxanne Rustand comes another heartwarming, character-driven novel in her popular Northern Pines Suspense series, featuring Clean Romantic Suspense. A touch of suspense, page-turning twists… and with their forced proximity, maybe there’s even an unexpected second chance at love.

A PAINFUL SECRET. A SECOND CHANCE. AND A HOPE FOR A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE, IF THEY CAN JUST HEAL FROM THEIR PAST…
After a painful divorce, small-town bookstore owner, Beth Carrigan, has rebuilt a quiet life in northern Wisconsin. The last thing she expects is her ex-husband Devlin — a decorated Marine — coming back with life-changing news: his late mother’s will binds them together for six months with a shocking ultimatum.

To secure the future they each desperately need — Beth’s beloved bookstore and Dev’s full inheritance — they must work side by side for six months to manage his mother’s stately home, now a temporary refuge for down-on-their-luck residents. It’s a daunting mission that requires compassion, cooperation… and working together despite their painful divorce.

But someone doesn’t want them to succeed.

A string of “accidents” becomes increasingly dangerous. Sabotage, secrets, and a long-held grudge threaten not just their second chance at love but the lives of others.

This Christmas, healing a broken heart will be the least of her worries.