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They're going out on tour together to support individual albums, and have hired the wonderful Archie to be their nanny so their twin daughters can go with them. But they don't realize they've hired a snake to travel with them, a young keyboard player who wants Heath for herself, and will do whatever it takes to get him. MJ and Heath are settling in to the second half of the first decade of their marriage, going through some strains in the ties that bind them together. Heath has become moody, irritable, critical of MJ for the first time ever. He's almost a stranger to MJ.

MJ Jassemolada is a big girl, and has been a big girl her whole life. Living in LA all her life, she feels like she's surrounded by the thin and beautiful of the world, and having a widower father who tells her she's beautiful every day just doesn't help. She can see her reflection in the mirror, after all, loud and clear. After graduation from UCLA, she gets a coveted job as personal assistant to superstar singer Meredith Renner, who's leaving for a world tour with Heath Spencer, who's even more popular than Meredith, if such a thing is possible.

When international rock star Drew Pennington retreats to his secluded country estate to escape the relentless pressures of fame, the last thing he expects is to clash with Chiara Cavuto, the estate's fiery and determined gardener. Though opposites in nearly every way, an undeniable spark flies between them—one that refuses to be ignored. As Drew and Chiara hesitantly explore their growing connection, outside forces conspire to tear them apart. With his band's future and Chiara's livelihood at stake, Drew is forced into an impossible choice that could cost him everything he holds dear. In ...

An unforgettable true story of resilience, family, and chasing your dreams against all odds. In this poignant and inspiring memoir, Tani Hanes recounts the remarkable life of her grandmother, Mitsuko Ishikawa, who grew up in early 20th century Japan dreaming of independence and education. Mitsuko's steadfast determination carries her through an arranged marriage, raising children during wartime, and carving out an accomplished career as a midwife, nurse and ikebana master - despite a society that expected her to be only a dutiful wife and mother. Through lyrical prose and vivid detail, ...

This contains both books from New York Nanny Series in a single convenient collection. Book One: Nanny For Two Martha “Mouse” Cameron has always felt she comes by her nickname honestly; she is quiet, shy, mousey in every way. But as soon as she meets Henry, she feels anything but mousey. Henry is the wealthy widower father of the boy she’s going to nanny for the summer in the heart of New York City, and sparks fly immediately as she feels things she’s never felt before. As her feelings for Leo, the little boy, grow, so too do her feelings for Henry, his father. Is it possible that ...

This is the story of Peppermint Silk, a New York band on the verge of making it big. When their lead singer suddenly decamps in favor of another band, they need a new singer, pronto. When Momoko shows up, she’s the answer to their dreams, in every sense of the word. With a huge gig coming up, and emotions overflowing all over the place, can there be a happy conclusion to their story? How long can Momoko keep her future plans secret from these wonderful guys? And what about Momoko’s crazy ex, who can’t seem to let her go, and begins stalking her all over the city? All of the guys want ...

Penny can't stand her new co-star, but the stage has a way of melting even the hardest hearts. Penelope Patrick is a talented stage actress with a masters degree from Yale drama. She wanted to be in films, but was told she didn't have the face or body for it. Now she's set to star in a new dramatic play starring opposite her boyfriend, acclaimed Tony winning actor Frederick Berenson, who's reputation is even more acclaimed than hers. When she finds at the last minute that the role of the leading man has been offered instead to Cameron Aldobrandeschi, a playboy prince turned model with no ...

Being a nanny for a hot, wealthy, single New York photographer definitely has its benefits. Henry is rich. Henry is successful. Henry is handsome. But Henry is a widower with a small child who needs help, pronto. He and especially his son, Leo, are struggling, and need someone who can make sense of their topsy-turvy life. Mouse is like a breath of fresh air, and she gets Leo, who really likes her as well. What Henry didn’t count on was that he would really start to like Mouse, and find himself unable to live without her. His girlfriend and Mouse’s ex aren’t particularly happy about ...

Aileen Foster, a shy, 22 year old student from LA, thinks she has landed a dream job as an interpreter for some actors making a film in Japan. She gets a surprise when she arrives in Tokyo and finds out that they are UK Crush, the hottest boyband around. She has been orphaned for most of her life, and it's a shock for her to enter their world of frank physicality. The boys come to love her, and Aileen is forced to look at her life and choices, and decide if she's ready to be brave and start living.

Who would voluntarily sign up to be a nanny to three babies? When Jeffrey Ormonde, recently widowed and left single dad to adorable triplets, finally decides to ask for help, he’s not sure who will show up. Enter Goldie Sorenson, an answer to a prayer, who actually likes babies and learns all of the girls’ names right off the bat. She’s kind, young, energetic, and beautiful, the perfect nanny for Genie, Jemma, and Pippa. But is she too good to be true? Goldie is hiding a secret: She’s been hired by a lawyer who works for the babies’ maternal grandparents, who are getting ready to ...

Being a nanny for a hot, wealthy, single New York photographer definitely has its benefits. Book two of the New York Nanny series finds Mouse preparing for graduation from NYU as she, Henry and Leo prepare for a wedding, and becoming a family at last. A pregnancy, kindergarten for Leo, and many changes are on the horizon for the Gardeners. Following a romantic honeymoon in Bora Bora, however, they’re hit with devastating news that rocks their fledgling family to its foundations, and threatens its very existence. A partially closed door and a conversation overheard at an inopportune moment...

When she won a contest for a lunch with her idol, she had no idea she'd end up in a wild, secret fling that would shake her to the core. What would you do if you got to have lunch with your idol? Jane, a skinny, shy, plain seventeen year old, gets the chance to go with her beautiful friend Camilla when she wins a lunch with teen heartthrob Charlie McAllister, and a secret romance blossoms. Charlie falls completely for Jane, despite her inexperience, and to her surprise he thinks she’s very beautiful and sexy, and he can’t keep his hands off her. From a romantic walk through Central Park...

How can a woman afraid to be touched find a way to let a man into her world? Sumire Kotani is an arm’s length girl, with a very long arm. She doesn’t like people, doesn’t like being touched by them or having to interact with them or anything. Nick Pensieri is a model turned actor who’s convinced his good looks and charm will get him anything he wants, whether it be women or a part in a movie, whatever. When she’s hired to teach him Japanese for a movie, it’s hate at first sight. To him, she’s an overly defensive girl who’s wound way too tight about nothing at all. To her, ...

Whoever said “boyfriending is hard” clearly didn’t have the right tools for the job. What do you do if you’re a fifteen-year-old girl whose much older (eighteen) boyfriend breaks up with her because you won’t “go all the way?” What do you do if you live in the smallest town in the world, where everyone knows your business before you do, and it’s the first day of school, and you just want to hide under the covers and pretend you’re dead? What do you do if you love theatre more than anything, and you want to go to New York to study and be on Broadway, but your dads named you...

Birdie has come such a long way from the shy and introverted young woman who met Geth, Ronan, Matthew, and Teddy on that fateful day in Tokyo so long ago. She’s traveled the world, auditioned for music school, gotten engaged on a world-famous landmark, and been happier than she ever imagined she could be. She’s also endured more suffering and misery than she could have imagined existed in the world. She and Teddy have adjusted and come to terms with the harsh reality dealt to them, and moved on with their lives. Birdie and the boys have, at long last, come to the end of their youth, and...

Rock star Pete Santangelo and his wife want to go on tour in Europe with their four little daughters—what could possibly go wrong? Pete and Daisy Santangelo are now parents to four lovely daughters, and Pete has settled into his life as a successful rock star and pop idol. Financial prosperity has found him, and the Santangelos live in luxury in a New York penthouse with Cina, their cat. Life is perfect, more or less. But this is Pete and Daisy, so of course fun, drama, sexy romance, and funny adventures with their girls manage to find them, first in Manhattan, then in Tuscany, at ...

The Santangelos are growing up, and living life, on another coast this time, where shadows of the past rise up once again to threaten the sanctity of their family unit. Baby Finn hs arrived, and Pete, Daisy, and their children are living the good life, enjoying the fruits of Pete’s labor as a musician and now an actor. They even have a dog, who found them in the middle of a snow storm. They are the quintessential American family, rolling through life together with love and humor. But specters that everyone thought had been laid to rest are back, along with new, awful events that put Daisy...

This is a two-book collection of the A Whole Lotta Cake Duet released in a convenient standalone volume. Book One: MORE THAN CAKE It's a big world, and MJ is a big girl trying to find her place in it. Can she handle a secret romance with the hottest rock star in the world? MJ Jassemolada is a big girl, and has been a big girl her whole life. She’s been called all the hurtful names: Hefty heifer, dump truck, fat, porky pig, she’s heard them all. Living in LA all her life, she feels like she’s surrounded by the thin and beautiful of the world, and having a widower father who tells her ...

Aileen Foster, poor, orphaned, musically gifted, never imagined her life could change so much, so fast, but getting a job as interpreter for boyband UK Crush pitched her headfirst into tumult and a glamorous life she never thought she’d have. Now, engaged to band member Theo Shelley, and having survived her audition to Hamilton Conservatory in Manhattan, she’s off to the Bahamas with the boys while they write their new album. Life has never been easy for her, but she’s trying.

This is a two-book collection of the Sexy Swimmers Duet released in a convenient standalone volume. Book One: GLIDE Jack LaGuardia is a serious swimmer, a serious student, a serious person. He eats, swims, studies, repeats. He has no time for frivolous things like dating, drinking, or parties. He certainly doesn’t have time for supermodel turned movie starlets like Kelsey Carlisle, who is basically a Victoria’s Secret underwear model party girl. Just because she thinks she’s now an actress doesn’t mean the world is going to think so, or take her seriously as one. They meet one hot ...