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Ten Thousand Light Years from Okay
Author: Tracy Dobmeier, Wendy KatzmanNEW RELEASEMothers & Children Fiction
A widowed young novelist believes her words create realities—both tragic and charmed—in a hopeful and surprising novel about family, newfound love, and moving on. ✨
Four years after her husband Sam’s tragic death mirrored a fatal plotline in her debut novel, Thea Packer hasn’t written another word. Terrified that what she writes could come true again, she’s resigned to raising her daughter in her in-laws’ guesthouse, her literary career abandoned. 📚
Until inspiration strikes.
Her new book is a fairy-tale romance featuring a long-lost astronaut who miraculously returns home to his family, the hero loosely drawn from her memories of Sam. Thea considers the fantasy a harmless way to process her grief.
That is, until a charismatic man walks into her life—and he’s an astronaut. 🚀
Thea can’t believe it’s happening again. Or is it? Her mother-in-law sees only a woman increasingly detached from reality. As coincidences between Thea’s writing and reality pile up, Thea must unravel the secrets of her past and tackle her grief head-on before she loses more than she ever imagined.
Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman deliver a genre-bending novel that explores the blurry line between fiction and reality, grief and hope, coincidence and destiny. This collaboration creates a protagonist whose magical thinking might be prophetic powers or psychological unraveling—and readers won’t know which until the final pages. The authors blend literary fiction with elements of magical realism while grounding the story in the very real struggles of widowhood, in-law relationships, and single motherhood. This hopeful story asks profound questions about the stories we tell ourselves and whether we can write our way to healing. 💫
What makes this special: A thought-provoking exploration of grief, creativity, and whether our words can shape reality—or if we’re losing our minds.
Forty and Fighting Dirty: A Dirty Little Midlife Novel
Author: Lilian MonroeNEW RELEASELater in Life Romance
I thought leaving Heart’s Cove for a fresh start in Lovers Peak, Colorado would be the hardest thing I’d do after my divorce. New town, new job, new school for my boys—what could go wrong? 💔
Everything, apparently.
Starting with my new boss, Rhett Baldwin, who cut in front of me at his coffee shop on day one. Then we both “won” the same house in the town raffle, because apparently my luck comes with a catch: him. ☕
Now I’m stuck renovating a money pit with a man who bought me winter tires but won’t admit he cares. Who secretly feeds a stray cat while insisting he hates it. Who pays for half the town’s medical emergencies while hiding behind a reputation that’s part truth, part armor.
My sister Georgia keeps asking if I’m okay. My ex-husband thinks I’ve lost my mind. And my boys? They’ve already fallen for the grumpy billionaire who built them Hot Wheels beds and teaches them how to demolish drywall. 🔨
Me? I promised myself I’d never let another man have power over my job, my home, or my heart.
But Rhett Baldwin doesn’t play by the rules. And neither, it turns out, do I. 🔥
Lilian Monroe delivers another installment in her Dirty Little Midlife series, featuring a divorced mother starting over and the grumpy billionaire boss who pretends he doesn’t have a heart of gold. Monroe specializes in midlife romance that celebrates women rebuilding their lives, single moms who refuse to settle, and secretly soft heroes who show love through actions rather than words. Her Lovers Peak, Colorado setting provides a fresh backdrop after the Heart’s Cove series, with small-town charm, forced proximity, and the kind of slow-burn chemistry that ignites when two people share renovation nightmares and winter tires. Expect banter, steam, and a hero who wins over the kids before the mom admits she’s falling. 💕
A swoony midlife romance where a divorced mom and grumpy billionaire boss share a house—and sparks fly during renovation chaos! ✨
Author: Uzma JalaluddinNEW RELEASEChristmas Romantic Comedy
For an ambitious attorney and a rising-star chef, a cross-cultural fake romance takes an unexpected detour in a heartwarming and funny novel by the author of Much Ado About Nada and Ayesha at Last. 🎄
When Sameera Malik and Tom Cooke meet at a ho-hum holiday party, neither is looking for romance. Sameera’s working ridiculous hours at her law firm and healing from heartache while navigating a recently resolved family estrangement. Tom’s hustling to turn his social media stardom into a real career while fending off his family’s demands to give up his chef dreams and move back home.
They share a few laughs and a samosa-making lesson and go their separate ways. 🥟
But when one of Tom’s posts starts a viral rumor that they’re a couple, he suggests they keep up the ruse for a few months. It’s a good proposal: a fauxmance will help Tom grow his popularity and help Sameera land a wealthy client. The only problem? Their parents. 😅
When Sameera’s very Muslim parents insist on meeting Tom’s very not Muslim family over Christmas in rural Alaska, the stage is set for misunderstandings, holiday hijinks, and an epic culture clash. As the Maliks and Cookes exchange holiday traditions and endless opinions on their children’s lives, Sameera and Tom realize they have a lot in common—including an attraction that’s starting to feel very real. ❄️
Uzma Jalaluddin, beloved author of contemporary Muslim rom-coms, delivers a holiday fake-dating story with cross-cultural family dynamics at its heart. Jalaluddin excels at creating authentic Muslim characters navigating modern romance while honoring family and faith, all wrapped in humor and warmth. Her novels explore cultural identity, family expectations, and finding love on your own terms—with diverse representation that feels genuine rather than tokenized. Yours for the Season combines the best elements of holiday rom-coms (Alaska setting! Christmas culture clash! Meddling parents!) with Jalaluddin’s signature blend of heart, humor, and samosas. Expect Meet the Parents vibes, viral social media mishaps, and a fake relationship that becomes beautifully real. 💕
A delightful cross-cultural holiday rom-com where a fake relationship survives Christmas in Alaska—and meddling parents! 🎅
