PROMO: Her Only Chance

 

The Chance Romance Series Novel, Book 1

Contemporary Romance

Date Published: 07-07-2026

Publisher: Dream Weaver Press

Strong-willed Elaine Hart is determined to save her family's California orange groves. After the recent ending of a turbulent relationship, she vows to keep her professional and personal life separate, even though she's attracted to the man who holds her family's fate in the palm of his hands. Serious-minded banker, David Cole, has two goals- collecting on the delinquent ranch account and resisting his attraction to the unpredictable and beautiful Elaine Cole. When a series of circumstances brings them together, they must decide if they will continue to suppress their emotions or succumb to passion and take a chance on a forever love.

This captivating tale is a stirring blend of romance, suspense, and family drama, perfect for readers who crave richly drawn characters, heartfelt emotion, and the tension of real-world stakes. Will Elaine secure the future of Hartland Orchards, or will the challenges she faces prove insurmountable? Dive into a story of ambition, loyalty, and love, and experience a journey where every decision carries weight, every relationship matters, and every secret has the potential to change everything.

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“If I have to wait until Monday for him to repair the car, I’ll need to find a hotel.”

“There’s one inn and one bed and breakfast in town and they’re both completely booked months in advance.” His eyes twinkle and he laughs the deep, echoing laugh that I’m starting to get use to. “I’m not making this up. You can call and check for yourself, if you don’t believe me. Strawberry Festival is a big deal and people travel from out of town to come and enjoy the festivities. You’ll have to spend the night with me.”

The last thing I need right now is to spend the night with David. With the undeniable attraction between the two of us, I know exactly what will happen. My vow to not mix work and my social life has completely gone haywire, because here I am sitting in the cozy intimacy of his car. Betsy is on the way to the mechanic’s garage and I’m stuck in a remote little town that I never knew existed until a week ago. On top of that I’m with the most magnetic man I’ve ever met, who manages to make me feel emotions that are simultaneously new, exciting and frightening.

“I’m okay with that.” He’s the kind of man that I can trust. It’s me I’m more worried about. If we are going to be in close proximity, I’m not certain that I can keep my hands to myself. “Do you have a two-bedroom apartment in Littleton?’ I try to sound nonchalant.

“No, I don’t.” He has a twinkle in his eyes. “I have a one bedroom.”

“Oh,” I sigh, resigned to the fact that this is going to be a super challenging weekend. “We’ll have to make the best of it then, won’t we?”

He throws his head back and lets out a deep, robust laugh.

“What’s so funny?” Here I am getting all sweaty, nervous and yes, even a little aroused, thinking about the possibility of sharing a bed with him and he’s laughing like its a joke.

“Okay.” He gains control of himself—finally, casting a more serious expression in my direction. “You should have seen the look on your face. As if it would be torture to have to share a bed with me.”

“That’s what’s so funny?” I glare at his remarkably even features. If only he knew that I was wondering what kind of underwear he wore, boxers, briefs or God forbid, that the man slept in the nude. “Better that you don’t try to read my mind. Although, I’m glad to see that you have a good sense of humor.”

“Of course I do.” He gives me an odd look, and his words are slightly defensive. “Who doesn’t have a sense of humor?”

“Can we stick to the subject?” I tap my fingers on my leg and l glance at him inquisitively. “So…we’ll be sharing a room, is basically what you’re saying?”

 

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 Dalia Dupris is a recipient of the RWA Spectrum Award and is a two-time EMMA Award winning author. She has BA in English Literature and Master’s degree in Social Work. In her spare time, she enjoys bike riding along the California coast with her husband and hiking with her daughter. She loves hearing from her readers. Their words of encouragement inspire her to continue creating memorable characters and compelling stories. Subscribe to her website for a chance to learn more about Dalia and her books at www.daliadupris.com.

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PROMO: Screen-Proof Family

 

The digital parenting guide: from first phone to social media to AI safety, age by age

 

Parenting & Families

Date Published: May 26, 2026

Your 8-year-old wants a tablet. Your 11-year-old wants a phone. Your 14-year-old is on three apps you've never heard of - one of which is an AI chatbot that talks back.

 

* Do you know what age to hand over a smartphone and how to actually do it?

* Do you know which AI chatbots your kid is talking to, or what to say when one of them gets weird?

* Are you tired of being told to "limit screen time" without a plan for keeping kids off social media past Wednesday?

 

Screen-Proof Family is the missing manual for the smartphone and AI era of parenting.

 

Inside, you'll find:

* An age-by-age roadmap with milestones, red flags, what to roll out and what to delay at each stage.

* The 30-Day First Phone Rollout - a day-by-day plan for the single highest-stakes handover in your child's digital life with a Readiness Checklist for kids 9 to12.

* A Family Tech Contract template you can adapt in twenty minutes, plus the conversation script that gets your kid to actually sign it.

* The Family Safe Word - one low-tech rule that defends against AI voice-cloning scams and deepfake calls targeting kids.

* The Mirror Check - the research-backed parent habits your kids are already copying, and the systems that change them (because the strongest predictor of your child's phone overuse is yours).

* Conversation blueprints for the talks no one wants to have - smartphone addiction, social media and teenagers, cyberbullying,online predators, AI chatbot dependency and "everyone else has it" talk.

* A Parental Controls Field Guide - current router-level, device-level, and monitoring tools, organised by age stage.

* Neurodivergent considerations woven throughout - because ADHD, autism and screens interact differently than generic advice assumes.

 

What makes this different. A system, not a rulebook. Research-backed and platform-agnostic - built on habits, environmental design and conversations that survive the next app, the next AI model or the next app update. Every chapter ends with three things you can do this week, one habit to establish this month and one conversation to have this quarter. No alarmism or tech jargon. No screen-time math that doesn't really work.

 

Who this is for? Parents and guardians of kids 0 to 18. Also grandparents who may feel out of their depth. Pediatricians, teachers, and counsellors who want a single book to recommend. Anyone tired of being told what's wrong with screens but not what to actually do.

 

Phones aren't going away, neither is AI. Your job isn't to fight the future - it's to raise a kid who can stand inside it, with judgment and confidence.

 

About the Author

 

 Max Hartman is an IT specialist. A few years ago he moved abroad with his wife, to a country where neither of them spoke the language, and they worked it out the slow way, on the ground. His wife now teaches English to adults: transferred professionals, trailing partners, people seeking asylum.

He wrote The Relocation Companion about the move he actually made — the one he and his wife did badly at first, then figured out what would have helped. Screen-Proof Family he comes at from the other side of his work: he knows how the phone in your pocket is built to pull at you, and what that does to the kids growing up around it.

He writes from what he’s lived or learned, not from theory, and brings in research only where it earns its place. He’ll tell you the truth about how hard a thing is, and give you something concrete to do about it. That’s the whole job.

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PROMO: Zephyr

 

LGBTQ Romance, Romantasy

Date Published: July 3, 2026

A one-night stand changes Aaron and Zach’s lives forever.

 

Aaron Pryce has lived a reclusive life for centuries, content with his dogs and his cabin. A one-night stand, however, sends his comfortable existence into a whirlwind. He’s the best candidate to take over the former House Zalis, but nothing is ever easy. When he visits the compound, he gets the shock of his life.

Zach Cane couldn’t get the man he’d spent one night with out of his head. So imagine his surprise when they meet at Saridan Tower weeks later. As they work to navigate a new relationship, old secrets from Aaron’s past come to light… none of them good.

 

WARNING: Depictions of domestic violence, child abuse, violence, and strong language may be triggers for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.

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“There is no way in hell I am going to take over an entire house.”

The words -- my words -- still rang clear in my head. Two weeks had passed since that conversation with Raphael Santos. I had been very determined to nix the idea completely, but a tiny glimmer of “what-if” lingered. I also couldn’t fathom the work needed to run what was left of House Zalis now that its founding leader, Ivan Zalis, was dead.

Raph had been right, though. The house needed a magic user to run it. I wanted to kick myself for even thinking about it.

Swift on the heels of that came the reminder that it wasn’t just me and the pups now. Although we hadn’t talked about the future during the past couple of lunch dates we’d had since our unexpected meeting at Saridan Tower, there was no denying Zach Cane and I were mates. I had known that first night, when a few hours of insanely hot, quasi-anonymous sex had sealed my damn fate.

I didn’t know if Zach had any clue what we were. Surely, as an alpha, he did, but he hadn’t shown any indication that night or any time since. I certainly hadn’t told him either. I was still struggling with it myself. I’d spent my entire life torn between hoping for my fated mate and praying I never found him. I put the blame squarely at my parents’ feet, too. My alpha father, Stefan, had been a narcissistic asshole who’d used his magic to cause trouble for just about anyone he met, and my omega stepfather, Martin, had despised him for it. I’d been hidden away by him in hopes that my own magic would never be an issue. Hell, Martin had forced me to live as a laicas, a commoner. When he died, though, all bets were off. That’s when I began honing my skills as an Incantas. But watching my folks’ marriage deteriorate, magic or no, soured me on relationships.

Then Zach waltzed into my life.

Barking from inside the house snapped me back to the present. I realized I’d been sitting in the truck for longer than intended. I got out and grabbed the bags of dog food. As soon as I stepped into the house, all four pups swarmed me as if they’d been starving.

“It’s only been an hour, you idiots,” I said with a laugh.

I set the bags down and sat on the floor to get kisses and tail-smacks in the face. I never really intended to have this many pets. I’d started with one, then came another. Then I rescued two more. Now I couldn’t imagine life without my furbabies.

“Okay, okay,” I said as I stood. “Let’s get you nutcases fed.”

I picked up the bags and headed for the kitchen. The cabin wasn’t huge, but it suited me perfectly. I spent the majority of my life here after Martin whisked me away once they split up. Growing up, I hated the isolation, but, over time, I soon preferred it to the city and being around other people. I still had an apartment at Saridan Tower, but this was home. Just me and the pups.

My phone rang as I started filling the four food dishes. I answered it and put it on speaker.

“Hey.”

“Got a minute?” Deacon Saridan asked.

I glanced over at the phone and inwardly sighed. I had the feeling I knew what this was about. “Sure.”

“I’ve been in talks with Javier Torneau. We agree that, while the former House Lorthaen should be dissolved completely, what remains of House Zalis is simply too important, magic-wise. That said, they need a leader.”

“Fuck,” I grumbled. I sat down at the dining table and sighed. “Deacon…”

“I know it isn’t something you really want, but you’re the most obvious choice,” my half-brother said. “You’re one of the strongest Incantas in this area.”

“I don’t want to lead.”

“That’s precisely why you’re the best choice,” Deacon countered. “You’re not the type to let any sort of power go to your head.”

I grimaced. “That’s what Raph said. Have you two been talking?”

Deacon chuckled. “Perhaps, but we’re right.”

“You’re also an asshole,” I muttered. “Both of you.”

“So I’ll see you this afternoon then for a meeting? Say… two?”

“Ugh. Fine. Jackass.”

Deacon laughed. “See you then.”

We hung up, and I dropped my head to the tabletop, tempted to bang it a few times for good measure. Yes, I knew they were right. Ivan Zalis had been a Spiritori, but his death left a lot of good magic users in limbo without a leader. Magiens, Incantas, even a few Spiritori made up what had once been House Zalis. That much firepower, so to speak, couldn’t be unchecked and left to float around without direction and someone to watch them. An Incantas could also weed out the undesirables from the ones who just wanted to live without trouble. Much like myself.

When my phone pinged with a text, I half dreaded looking at it. I did, though, and couldn’t help but smile. Despite the mates issue lingering like an elephant between us, seeing Zach’s name pop on my screen made me ache with a hunger I hadn’t felt for anyone before meeting him.

Got any plans this evening?

 

About the Author

Mychael Black has been writing professionally since 2005. He writes gay romance and erotica, but also het romance as Carys Seraphine and queer fantasy as Katherine Cook.

He's an avid PC gamer with a love for RPGs, a horror fanatic, and a fantasy nut. He also has a weakness for anything relating to skulls, dogs, and Spongebob Squarepants.

Mychael lives on the Eastern Shore of the US with his family. He loves to hear from readers, be it via email or Facebook.

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PROMO: His Sacrifice

 

Secret Society Romance

Date Published: 01-22-2026

Publisher: Evernight Publishing

In a city ruled by a secretive Coalition, the gap between rich and poor is evident. When the leader dies, a fierce competition arises. James Roarke believes he’s destined to lead. To secure his place, he chooses Kleya Dane as his wife, drawn to her kindness for all, regardless of wealth.

Together, they form an unbreakable bond, but power comes at a price. As the competition intensifies, James learns that to claim leadership, he must make an unimaginable sacrifice: Kleya's life. Can love survive when ambition demands the ultimate cost?

 

About the Author

 

 I’m passionate about weaving tales of romance and connection, inviting readers into worlds where love conquers all. Crafting heartfelt stories and steamy scenes that make the pulse race, as well as taking readers on swoon-worthy adventures. I try to weave emotions into my stories that punch you in the gut because I love stories that break your heart before putting it back together. I try to write characters who aren't cookie cutters and push myself to write complicated situations that I have no idea how to resolve, forcing me to think outside the box. I strive to create characters who are complex and full of flaws. Deep passion romance between heroes and heroines who find redemption through love.

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PROMO: Death and the Social Climber

 

Ann Audrey Mystery, Book 2

Cozy Mystery / Mystery & Detective

Date Published: 06-30-2026

Publisher: Mission Point Press

Murder Is the Ultimate Power Move

When a beautiful Atlanta woman is widowed twice under suspicious circumstances, Ann Audrey Pickering finds herself drawn—once again—into someone else’s trouble.

A former lawyer who once helped the FBI convict her own husband for fraud, Ann Audrey has settled into a reclusive life, until her longtime friend Flynn Reynolds asks for help. His elderly aunts are convinced that another nephew was murdered by his wife, Kathryn, whose second husband is now also dead. Ann Audrey is skeptical. Still, she owes Flynn, and there are some odd questions. Complicating matters is Kathryn’s latest mother-in-law, a woman who rose from an impoverished background into Atlanta’s upper circles and recognizes a kindred spirit in her dead son’s ambitious widow. She doesn’t believe Kathryn is a murderer—but she has heard rumors, and she wants them stopped.

Set in Atlanta in January 2000, as the city buzzes with anticipation for the upcoming Super Bowl, Ann Audrey searches for the black widow through the city’s frenetic bar scene, private clubs, high-rise offices, and beloved local institutions like Mary Mac’s Tea Room and The Varsity. With help from Flynn and her friend Theo, along with the return of sexy detective Mike Bristol, she pieces together a twisting story of social climbing, carefully managed appearances, marriage, and murder. As the Super Bowl kickoff draws near, the case reaches a climax when an ice storm shuts down Atlanta’s roads and power, leaving secrets and murderers with nowhere to hide.

 

About the Author

 

 Following her mother’s lead, Mississippi native Winnie Simpson was an avid murder mystery reader beginning in the third grade, starting with Nancy Drew and moving through the classics of British, American, and international crime. Winnie studied music at Duke University, later receiving an MFA in Music at SUNY Buffalo, where she worked as an arts administrator before throwing it all over in order to make a decent living. After finishing law school at Emory University, she became a partner in a large firm in Atlanta where her practice focused mainly on securities litigation. Retiring early, Winnie relocated to Northern Michigan where she lives in a renovated nineteenth-century building that served as a former Michigan state asylum. For more than a decade, she has taken writing classes and participated in writing groups. She is fond of opera, hiking, cycling, and Duke basketball, most seasons.

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PROMO: Born to Be Unconsciously Biased

 

Strategies to Unbias Your Business Decision Making

Business, Business Diversity & Inclusion, Self Development

No activity in organisations is more important than decision making.

Unconscious biases, however, cloud our view, and threaten our ability to make optimal, rational decisions. These biases impact our thinking without us even being aware of it, so, because we don't see our own unconscious biases, we often feel our decisions are based purely on "merit".

This is not so. This book will lift the cloud, explain why decisions made purely on merit are generally a "myth", and show you how unconscious bias impacts your decisions. This book will then provide you with practical strategies to minimise bias in your decision-making processes, helping you to optimise your organisational decision making and your organisation’s outcomes.

About the Author

 

 Fabi Fugazza ANZAM LLB BBusComm MMgmt GDLP is a management expert, author, international academic and lawyer with extensive experience in equity initiatives, human/civil rights and organisational management.

She has owned unconscious bias consulting and training business jObjective since 2018, is Co-Executive Director of the Italy-based human/civil rights coalition CILD and is a multi-award-winning academic at two universities based in Australia. She has taught unconscious bias, law, business, and social sciences in undergraduate and graduate programs across three continents, and in executive education programs. She is a former Lead Scientific Adviser of New York University’s Public Interest Law Clinic in Paris, has delivered several CPDs on unconscious bias, and has worked with non-profit organisations for over 15 years.

 

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PROMO: Lift Off To Love

 

A NASA Second Chance Romance

Contemporary Romance

Date Published: June 29, 2026

She didn't plan on NASA. She definitely didn't plan on Jack Calloway.

 

When her Dallas skincare company is hired to develop a cream for the Diana IV moon mission, Bella Genovese finds herself in a world of astronauts, launch countdowns, and one very unexpected attraction to the mission's quietly devastating commander.

 

He's a widower with two daughters and a Corgi named Daisy. She's a widow with two daughters and a Corgi named Primrose. He drinks Laphroaig neat and drives a Porsche. She wears Louboutin’s to baseball games and names her suitcase Spotty Dotty.

 

The universe, it seems, has a plan.

 

But with a moon landing on the horizon, the miles between Dallas and Houston, and two hearts still carrying the weight of loss — can two people brave enough to reach for the stars find the courage to reach for each other?

 

Warm, funny and deeply romantic, Lift Off to Love is the story of two people who thought their greatest adventures were behind them — and the love that proved them beautifully, completely wrong.

 

"Roger that. Always."

 

The countdown has begun. Get your copy today and join Bella and Jack on a journey where dreams take flight and love reaches for the stars. 

 

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 Gina Giambalvo-Glockler is a debut novelist with a love of romance, hockey, Taylor Swift, and shoes that are probably impractical but absolutely worth it. A proud Italian American, she writes warm, funny stories about second chances, blended families, and the kind of love that proves it's never too late for a great adventure. When she's not writing she can be found researching Italian designers, developing skincare products, watching the Philadelphia Flyers, and spending time with her rock star husband, drummer Nigel Glockler of the British heavy metal band, Saxon. Lift Off to Love is her first novel.

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