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🚀 Four matches. Ninety days each. One best friend she never expected to fall for. 💔✨


The rules are clear: marry or return to the space station. 🌌

With Earth in recovery and humanity offered sanctuary by the advanced Purperian civilization 👽, thirty-four-year-old Baila Morgan is ready to trade loneliness for love. She joins the Courtship Pact, a daring relationship program designed to help Earth’s singles find their forever match before beginning a new life on Purpera — a breathtaking planet that accepts only couples and families. 💞🌍

Aboard the massive USS Obama 🛸, the ship’s AI, NOVA, pairs Baila with four potential partners, giving her ninety days with each to explore connection, compatibility, and commitment. But when her list includes Kal-El Rowan — her lifelong best friend — the safest man in her life suddenly becomes the one she could lose forever. 🥹💫

As rivals compete for her heart ❤️ and hidden secrets threaten to destroy her future, Baila must decide whether to risk friendship for love… or face the loneliness of space all over again.

✨ LOVE IN SPACE: JOURNEY TO PURPERA is a heartfelt friends-to-lovers science fiction romance filled with emotional tension, futuristic matchmaking, and slow-burn passion among the stars. 🌠💞


💜 Tropes You’ll Love:
đź’« Friends to Lovers
🛸 Forced Proximity (Spaceship Edition)
đź’Ť Marriage or Return Ultimatum
đź§  AI Matchmaking
❤️ One True Love vs Four Perfect Matches
🚀 Found Family in Space
🌌 Second Chances Among the Stars
🔥 Slow Burn, Sweet Romance

Are you an author ready to grow your audience but overwhelmed by all the moving parts of book promotion?


It’s time to stop guessing and start building a strong foundation for your author brand with Building Your Readership: Building Your Book Infrastructure — your essential guide to creating a solid, sustainable book promotion strategy.

Inside, you'll discover how to:

✅ Evaluate if you're truly ready to promote — and what to do if you're not

âś… Build a powerful email list that attracts and keeps readers

âś… Identify your ideal reader so you can connect with the right audience

âś… Find out where your readers hang out (and how to reach them)

âś… Design a reader-friendly website that turns visitors into fans

âś… Craft consistent, engaging newsletters your subscribers actually look forward to

âś… Leverage the right tools and people to make promotion easier and more effective

✅ Stay consistent so promotion doesn’t feel like a chore

Whether you’re just starting your author journey or you’ve published a few books and need better results, this book offers clear, actionable steps to help you stop spinning your wheels and start seeing real progress.

Build your infrastructure. Build your confidence. Build your readership.

Start today with a proven system designed by a book promotion expert who has helped countless authors succeed.



This 2025 updated 10th Anniversary edition of the classic guide includes timeless strategies and new insights for today’s online book promotion world.Readers buy from writers they know and trust. This means, dear author, you have to find ways for new readers to get to know you and to want to create a relationship with you. One Reader at a Time – Building Online Relationships is your one-stop online promotion guide.Award-winning publisher of Shades of Romance Magazine, LaShaunda C. Hoffman, has consolidated over 25 years of expertise in online promotion into this how-to guide.By reading, and applying what you learn in this book, you will promote like a pro and build trust with your readers so they become loyal buyers.Every chapter includes an action plan you can implement immediately to learn: What promotion is all about in this digital age. A proven goal setting strategy for getting your book in the hands of the reader who is looking for it. Step-by step actions you can take to get in front of new readers every day. How you can begin creating relationships with new readers TODAY.This book is perfect for you if you are:A new writer who is ready to learn how to reach new readers.A seasoned writer looking for some new tricks. Struggling with your promotion and don’t have a clue where to start. Ready to promote your products and services online.



Take A Book Break With My Friends' Books

In this rom-com, the third book in this short series, ER doctor Quinton McKnight and his superstar brother, rapper Dante "On1" McKnight, are both getting married—until Dante pushes for a double wedding in Paris.What starts as a lavish destination dream turns into a whirlwind of over-the-top venues, unexpected guests, and hilarious disasters. With tensions high and romance on the line, the brothers must figure out if a double wedding is a perfect match—or a perfect mess?Find out why it’s never too late for love, laughter, and a little drama.

She’s racing toward her future. He’s running from his past. But in this rodeo of regrets, will love be their greatest win—or their hardest fall?


Savannah Smith


I came to this town for one reason—win that barrel race and make my daddy proud.

Falling for Xavier Ray?

Yeah, that was never part of the plan.

He’s the cowboy everyone warns me about—smooth talker, heartbreak wrapped in a pretty package.

But the more I see past his reputation, the more I wonder if I’m the one about to get my heart broke.

Xavier Ray

Everyone knows me as the guy who lost Messa and partied too hard.

They’re not wrong.

But then Savannah Smith shows up—all sass, fire, and red boots—and suddenly, I remember what it feels like to want more.

The problem is, she’s fighting her own demons, and I’m the last man she should trust.

She’s trying to outrun her past.

I’m trying to fix mine.

But love? Love’s about to knock us both flat on our backs.

And I’m wondering if this is about to be a Rodeo of Regrets.



Mayor Victor Woodlake wanted to make a greater difference in the world. It was why he left his family farm and moved to a bigger city. It was also why he entered politics. All he needed was an honest, faithful wife by his side.

Gia Fontaine moved to Maywood for a better life. She was told by her cousin to pass for White for the greater good of them and others. Now the greater good of the city requires her to reveal her true identity and risk losing the love of her life.


Tropes: Period Drama Reluctant Lovers Opposites Attract Political Romance



SPY NOTES

Music, Mayhem, and Missions...

When music publicist Johnny Harrington isn't managing her superstar client Naive, she's enjoying Christmas on her family's idyllic island home in Barbados. But this year's holiday harmony is shattered when an undercover detective turns up dead, and Johnny's new romance with charming businessman Henley becomes entangled in a web of suspicion.

Using her backstage pass to Europe's most exclusive social circles through Naive's tour, Johnny becomes an unlikely spy in designer heels. As she juggles a volatile artist with her secret mission, she uncovers a deadly network of drug trafficking that hits dangerously close to home. In a world where every VIP party could be a cover and every intimate encounter could be a setup, Johnny must figure out who's playing her before she becomes the next victim.

From private island paradises to high-stakes concert venues, this glamorous thriller proves that in both the music business and espionage, the most dangerous notes are the ones you don't see coming.

Divorce—a word no man wants to ever hear.Mason Simpson never thought that word would ever be spoken to him. Yet, it happened after sixteen years of marital bliss, he thought. Naturally, he wanted to know why? What happened? Her reasons ripped his heart into pieces. She was not happy, no longer loved or wanted to be married to him!If you've read Finding Love Is Timeless, then you are well acquainted with how cruel Hope, Mason's now ex-wife, was to him. Although he is suffering the worst heartache a man could endure, he can't allow himself to fall apart because of his three precious gifts from God.Now a single dad, Mason is raising his children and has no time for dating—let alone trying to take a chance on love.Sharesha Kirks married at the sweet, tender age of eighteen. Smitten by love, she packed up her young innocent life to follow her husband to Baltimore, Maryland. Later her so-called husband became manipulative, domineering, and the biggest liar— all to keep her under his control.She allowed a devious serpent to slither into her life causing havoc and grief to the point of her being devastated and broken hearted. Naturally, she now has a bitter taste at even the thought of marriage. Sharesha, now has a demanding career and refuses to waste her time on love.You must read how these two deserving hearts come together in this sweet, second chance romance. I promise, Finding Love Again, will touch your heart.




Get ready for an action-packed Christian adventure for kid 8-11 that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Join eleven-year-old Jake and his twin sister Ava as they travel through time to save their friend Will from the clutches of a rogue alchemist who wants to brainwash him.

But with their mentor missing and dangerous obstacles in their way, will they be able to rescue Will and make it back home safely? And as they navigate through the perilous Siege of Vienna in 1529, not to mention historic Mongolia and Peru, they must also protect their young cousin who has tagged along for the ride.

Can they outsmart their enemy and use their faith to guide them? If you enjoyed "The Magic Tree House" series and A Wrinkle in Time, then you'll love this thrilling tale filled with faith, friendship, and courage.

A family-friendly action-adventure for ages 8-11, Book 3 in Phyllis Wheeler’s Guardians of Time series. The best in Christian stories for kids! Books 1 and 2 were both named finalists for the prestigious Selah Award for Christian Fiction. Grab your copy now!


A woman deserted. A troubled warrior. A passion denied.1855. When eighteen-year-old Czanna Fehér is forced to flee her home in Hungary, she journeys with her younger siblings and her father's manservant to Montana in search of her cousin. Mourning for her recently deceased parents, she sings a prayer to the grand, Montana mountains. From the first moment Stands Strong hears Czanna singing, he is transfixed. When he meets her, he is captivated as much by her dark beauty as he is by her voice.But, after the family's hired guide steals their money and runs, her father's servant leaves Czanna to go and serve justice to the man, leaving Czanna desolate and in charge. Being of the gentry class in Hungary, Czanna knows she and her siblings cannot survive in this land without help. When Stands Strong comes to her aid, she realizes she must trust this man.Lakota born, though raised by the Blackfeet, Stands Strong descends from a long line of medicine men, but this legacy seems to have skipped over him. Accepting this, he has become an expert scout. But, when Czanna attempts to hire Stands Strong as their guide, offering him the "evil gold rock" as payment, he suggests marriage to him instead. Czanna refuses him, even though the flame of love is burning heatedly in her heart.Can two people from incompatible cultures ever come together? Or are their star-guided paths meant only to briefly cross?Warning: A sensuous romance that might cause a desire to go West in search of love and adventure.

Are you ready for an adrenaline-fueled rollercoaster of emotions? Join us in the heart-pounding journey of a courageous woman fighting against her dark past in "Wicked Chances," a riveting story of survival, blackmail, and the unlikeliest of romances.Meet our heroine, a strong-willed woman on the run with her children, determined to leave her haunting past behind. Struggling to protect her family and herself, she swears never to fall victim to anyone's control again.Just when she thought her life couldn't get any more complicated, a shocking twist takes her breath away. Her baby's father, the one man she never wanted to see again, is found dead, leaving her trapped in a web of danger. Not only is a relentless loan shark relentlessly chasing her, but the police are also hot on her trail.Enter Sterling Newman, the malevolent real estate accountant with an insatiable hunger for power. He discovers that our protagonist holds the key to completing his dream property, and he won't let her escape his clutches so easily. To secure his dark ambitions, he blackmails her into an unholy alliance—marriage—or face the wrath of the law.Forced into a marriage of convenience to save her life and the lives of her beloved children, our heroine vows to hate Sterling forever. However, life is never straightforward, and when emotions run high, love can blossom in the unlikeliest of places. Despite her initial resistance, Sterling finds a way to ignite a spark within her, making her own body betray her heart.In "Wicked Chances," you'll be on the edge of your seat with every turn of the page, immersed in a world of tension, passion, and uncertainty. Will she find the strength to break free from her shackles and regain control of her destiny? Can the flames of love truly burn between two people bound together by blackmail and desperation?This heart-wrenching story explores the limits of human endurance, the power of unexpected love, and the resilience of the human spirit. Prepare yourself for a tale of sacrifice, redemption, and the unyielding will to protect those we hold dear.If you're a fan of heart-stopping suspense, sizzling chemistry, and a plot that keeps you guessing until the very end, "Wicked Chances" is the perfect addition to your reading list. Grab your copy now and join us on an emotional rollercoaster that will stay with you long after you've turned the final page.


Prepare for consequences when you love your neighbor.

In 1851, Polly Black arrives in Elm Ridge, Illinois with little more than her sewing skills, her young son, and the persona of a widow. To preserve her reputation, she needs to tread lightly when a recent widower, a powerful man who knows she never married, courts her. A new shop opens across the way, and the owner’s friendly face is a welcome sight for both Polly and her son.Born and raised in a Pennsylvania Deutsch community, Kurt Tafel moves to Illinois for adventure and an opportunity to run his own cobbler shop. He’s not an immigrant, but is he American enough to act on his feelings for the intelligent and pretty seamstress?


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