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Tempest Michaels is unhappily single, employed to investigate a paranormal world that he is certain does not exist and his two Dachshunds want their dinner.

Thinking he can make it as a private investigator, a typing error results in an advertisement for paranormal investigation. Misery turns to elation though as a stampede of clients arrives.

However, funny cases where he can use logic to prove that great aunt Agnes is really not a witch (she is just a bit ugly) all too soon give way to more serious endeavors when a serial killer dubbed ‘The Vampire’ starts killing people in his town.

Despite being the only paranormal investigator in the book, he could have ignored the case, but a chance encounter with the alluring PC Amanda Harper, AKA PC Hotstuff and his lonely heart demands he give his help when she asks for it.

Hip-deep in vampire wannabes that intend to kill him, surrounded by beautiful women who want to be friends and encumbered by his mother’s attempts to marry him off because she wants grandchildren, Tempest Michaels has his work cut out if he wants to solve this case.

Paranormal Nonsense is a funny, cozy mystery full of action and suspense and is the first in a long series of adventures for Tempest Michaels and his dysfunctional group of friends.

I blame the fairy tales. When you grow up watching every love story end in happily ever after, you come into adulthood with expectations.

I never thought I’d reach twenty-five without finding The One. Of course, I’d know immediately he was The One because angels would sing, a light would shine down from the heavens, and he would be absolutely perfect in every way.

Except that hasn’t happened in real life.

It doesn’t help that being a wedding planner means I’m surrounded by romance every day. Of course, I’m also surrounded by crazy bridezillas and their outlandish demands. If those chicks can find love, then what’s wrong with me?

It’s not like I haven’t been out on dates or tried to find Mr. Right. But have you seen what’s out there?

So go ahead. Read my diary. You might laugh. You might cry. You might question my sanity more than once. Lord knows, I’ve done all that and then some. But if there’s anything I’ve learned from the fairy tales and my crazy life, a lot happens between Once Upon A Time and Happily Ever After.

(This delightful first volume in the Tales Behind the Veils wedding planner trilogy chronicles Tyler’s wacky misadventures, both personal and professional. You’re sure to be charmed and entertained by the Diary of a Single Wedding Planner.)

Undercover Princess …. a modern day fairy tale

Born to an Italian father and native Texas mother, Nico Lamon returns to Texas to launch an exclusive deal with the iconic Castle Department Store. Guilty for not being there when his father died, Nico has brought the House of Lamon back from the brink of bankruptcy. He devises a marketing gimmick that will benefit both the Castles and the House of Lamon: find the perfect woman to be the fashion line’s spokesperson and to wear the gorgeous Valentine shoes he personally designed. When he spots Eleanor in the crowd, he won’t stop until she’s that woman. His woman.

Eleanor Castle returns to Castle Department Store undercover as head of security, but she’s really back to reclaim her heritage and save both the store and her aging father. Eleanor has a plan to stop her evil stepmother from her devious doings and she won’t stop until she knows her face is safe. But when Nico spots her at a gala and decides she’s the one who should wear the shoes and that she’s also the one he wants in his life, Eleanor has to reevaluate her undercover plan. Nico slips a red shoe on her foot and captures her heart. How can she fall for a prince of a man without exposing herself and her bruised heart?

Joslyn Walters has goals:

1. Infiltrate the life of the internet troll, Annie McClintonuck, who wrote a nasty review for her sister’s bakery before it even opened.

2. Write an article exposing Annie for a fraud, thereby catapulting Joslyn’s stalled career from fact-checker to journalist.

3. Flirt with, but don’t fall for, said troll’s hot, seemingly shy, incredibly edible next door neighbor, Rhode Bennett.

4. Try not to let one week change her life.

Not all trolls are cute and fuzzy but some lemons are gold in disguise.

History should not always be so serious. For it is but the record of the public and official acts of human beings. It is our object, therefore, to humanize our history and deal with people past and present; people who ate and possibly drank; people who were born, flourished, and died. And if we cannot laugh at ourselves, then we are condemned to repeat the very same deeds of the past.

Mavis and Hilary have a common problem. Both retired widows, they’ve reached the point in their lives where it would make most sense to move into a retirement community. Neither want that for their future, however, and they devise a plan to solve all their problems and provide a residence designed exactly to their requirements. But it won’t work for just two women–and so the search is on for the perfect companions to share Harmony House.

PG-RATED FUN that’s been professionally edited.
Pride and Precipitation is #1 of the Chick Flick Clique romantic comedy series and Book #2 is Regally Blonde.

Written by USA Today Bestselling Author Heather Horrocks.

PRIDE AND PRECIPITATION (Chick Flick Clique #1)

Breezy Jones is crazy about the weather, rain or shine, which makes her job as the local television station’s meteorologist perfect. She’s even hoping the new buyers of her Aspen Grove station will make some positive changes.

That’s before she meets the attractive new general manager, Noah Drake, who is determined to repackage everything—including Breezy’s down-home delivery and casual, girl-next-door appearance that seems too

Pollyanna for him. He replaces her with a high-powered diva weathercaster and makes Breezy her off-screen assistant.

With a flood of angry emails from the community, plummeting ratings, and incessant demands from the diva, it doesn’t take long for Noah to see which way the wind is blowing.

Will the station survive the competitive clash between pride and precipitation?

More importantly, can their blossoming attraction survive?

This is a novella of about 170 pages. The paperback version will be available soon.

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5-STAR REVIEW: Jennifer English Rose Reviews Clean Romances – Oct 10, 2012
This was a cute story with some ties to that Austen classic which the title reminds us of. A fun, light trip through small-town news, this book pulled you into the story. With several fun side characters, the story left itself open for many other interlocked stories. With a fun plot and sweet characters, it’s a refreshing bit of fun and sweet romance. This one made me smile and definitely made me laugh at several points. With a quick wit and some good conflict, the characters had me falling in love along with them. Definitely a good book to take on vacation or snuggle up on a cold winter night.

OTHER FEATURES:
Full working Table of Contents. Professionally edited and formatted.

OTHER BOOKS BY HEATHER HORROCKS:

FUNNY MYSTERIES:
The Who-Dun-Him Inn series: Snowed Inn
The Bad Mothers Club series: Murder is Misunderstood (formerly The Bad Mothers Club)

ROMANTIC COMEDIES & SUSPENSE:
Bah, Humbug! (Christmas novella)
Baby Mine, Old Money, No Sudden Moves

The Chick Flick Clique Romantic Comedy series:
Pride and Precipitation #1
Regally Blonde #2 (2012)
My Spare Lady #3 (2012/13)
While You Were Stranded (2013)

The LDS series: How to Stuff a Wild Zucchini, Old Maid of Honor, You Just Turned 8 (a baptism book)

INSPIRATIONAL:
Women & Men Who Knew the Mortal Messiah

My Kids live in Cyber Space and my mother lives in Cloud Cuckoo land. Me – I live in denial.
Somehow, I’ve got to the stage in life where my teenagers obviously hate me, my mother abandons me for exciting adventures and my ex-husband is getting re-married.

I am left gazing lustfully at just about any fit guy in an HRT induced belief that they would be attracted to me.

Is this really what I’ve become?

Have I reached the point in life where I should give up and accept my fate?

The trouble is, I always wanted more from life and now it appears to be on fast-forward.
So, it’s decision time. Do I just accept my lot with resignation and gratitude? Or do I take control and embrace the unknown?

What would you do?

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. Follow Amanda’s path to re-discover the girl she once was before the woman she became took over.

Scientist Maryse Robicheaux thought that a lot of her problems had gone away with her mother-in-law’s death. The woman was rude, pushy, manipulative and used her considerable wealth to run herd over the entire town of Mudbug, Louisiana.

Unfortunately, death doesn’t slow down Helena one bit.

DEA Agent Luc LeJeune is wondering what his undercover assignment investigating the sexy scientist has gotten him into – especially as it seems someone wants her dead. Keeping his secrets while protecting Maryse proves to be easier than fighting his attraction for the brainy beauty.

(Note: This book is part of the author’s backlist, originally released in print in 2009 by Dorchester Publishing)

Twenty-six-year-old Rose Devlin may shop in the plus-size department, but she’s never had a problem attracting men–with disastrous consequences. Recovering from her latest mistake, Rose has sworn off casual sex and moved to California to grow up, help her best friend, and make something of herself.

When Rose asks the cute-but-geeky guy next door to help her land a job in high tech, she never expects to unearth his quiet strength, stunning accomplishments–and hidden talents.

With a secret in her own past, Rose tries to keep her distance, but she finds that nerdy Mark isn’t so nerdy when the lights go out. And that maybe, just maybe, she’s not too grown up to risk one more disaster…

NEW TO THE OAKLAND HILLS ROMANCE SERIES? You can start with any of the novels! Each book is its own standalone story with a HEA ending.