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Stetson Series, Book 1
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Standalone novel, cowboy romance.
"No one falls in love by choice, it is by chance. No one stays in love by chance, it is by work. And no one falls out of love by chance it is by choice."
By Chance, No Choice, a BWWM romance novel written by Author Xyla Turner, love is sparked from a distance yet struggles to stay ignited. Tess and JD cross paths at a conference by chance. One steamy night turned into an extended vacation, the chemistry that was created during their time spent together couldn't be ignored. JD knows that she is the one, never feeling so sure about anything in life prior to meeting Tess. But she doesn't believe him, her past hinders her from experiencing real love.
While working in New York as the vice-president of a technology start-up, she's highly successful and skilled in her field, whereas JD calls all the shots as CEO of Can-It Corporations in Iowa. In By Chance, No Choice, the couple repeatedly tries to establish a solid foundation for a lasting relationship but being miles apart, having different goals in life and inconsistent communication, it isn't the easiest thing to do.
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Endless insecurities and translation fails
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 11-12-24
By: Ali Hazelwood
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Verity
- By: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.
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intriguing but skip if triggered by child abuse
- By Amazon Customer on 05-16-19
By: Colleen Hoover
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Holiday Hideaway
- A Short Story
- By: Mary Kay Andrews
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Tilly Farriday isn’t feeling very jolly this season. Recently divorced and broke, she’s squatting in one of her rental agency’s properties until her new home is ready. The sprinkles on top of the burnt Christmas cookie that is her life? The new owner shows up early, forcing Tilly to hide in the attic to save her job…and what remains of her dignity.
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I ain’t afraid of no ghosts
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 10-31-24
By: Mary Kay Andrews
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The Plight Before Christmas
- By: Kate Stewart
- Narrated by: Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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Clark Griswold was onto something...at least with his annual holiday meltdown. And since the last three weeks of my life have been riddled with humbug—another breakup, a broken toe, an office promotion I deserved and didn’t get—I’m not at all in the mood to celebrate nor have the happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER.
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Gaslighting and games
- By FMC on 12-22-22
By: Kate Stewart
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How to Lose a Guy Before Christmas
- By: A.J. Pine
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Jason Clarke
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
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After a snowstorm grounds her flight, Lucy makes a last-ditch effort to get home for Christmas using a rideshare app. She thinks she’ll be taking a road trip with a stranger...but the guy who shows up is someone she knows all too well. He’s the hookup she ghosted a few months ago, and now she’ll be stuck in a car with him for the most awkward road trip of her life.
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Nearly pitch perfect holiday romcom novella
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 11-17-23
By: A.J. Pine
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Resting Scrooge Face
- A Short Story
- By: Meghan Quinn
- Narrated by: Carly Robins, Aaron Shedlock
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
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After a bad breakup, Nola wants nothing to do with Christmas, especially in her quaint hometown of Bright Harbor, Maine. Infuriatingly charming and cheery, Nola’s surroundings only worsen her sour mood. To make matters worse, Caleb, the boy who broke her heart years ago, is all grown up and still living in town. While doing her best to avoid him, Nola bumps into the local mailman, who gives her a mysterious letter. And when she finds that the writer is a fellow Scrooge, she can’t help but feel her spirit lifting.
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No-sex, “enemies to lovers,” Christmas short story
- By Kate McMurry on 12-24-22
By: Meghan Quinn
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Nocticadia
- By: Keri Lake
- Narrated by: Aaron Shedlock, Stella Hunter
- Length: 18 hrs and 37 mins
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After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I'd find the cure for what ravaged her and leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me. Four years later, I received an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the oldest most prestigious schools in the country. Nestled on a secluded island off the coast of Maine, it's rumored to be haunted by the souls of the mental patients exiled there centuries before, those whose bones are said to make up the island's white sandy shores. And restless ghosts aren't even its most daunting peculiarity.
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Good but a slight miss
- By Destinyreadsbooks on 01-17-24
By: Keri Lake
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- cynthea
- 02-28-21
By Chance No Choice
I love this book and the sex scences can not wait for book 2! 😍
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- T
- 05-17-23
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New York, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Iowa, Michigan, Florida, Ohio... did I miss any? Too many goddamn states in this story. All of these places were PLACEHOLDERS not richly written settings. The MCs were travelling business types. The mmc probably wasn’t supposed to sound like a greasy windbag all the time, but he did. Thanks to the demented narrator there was absolutely no authenticity in the man voice. Imagine some dude going down on you while trying to sell you an ‘06 Kia. That’s what JD sounded like.
The mfc was a total bltch. She had two settings: glacial and lava. She goes from “don’t talk to me in public” to deep throating him and gagging on it. She was a corporate pod person who thought working for some random company was a holy mission (Hey Tess they don’t care about you, they’ll fire you without notice and cannibalize your cubicle). FFS. The book should have been called 'when daddy issues make you a mean workaholic'. This woman never showed her man an ounce of love the entire book.
Anyway, there are only, like, 5 authors that write readable BWWM (or any black interracial) where the mfc actually has black traits and this is one of them. So I’m still a fan. And on the plus side this story did have some good dirty scenes.
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- Butterbean
- 03-31-21
Cringy, but a good story
This is one of those Xyla Turner romances with a blunt, hardnosed redneck that falls for a fiercely independent black woman. I enjoyed reading them from her "Across the Aisle" series with Trent and James. It was nice to be hands-free for once and hear it on audio. However, this hero, JD likes to refer to his woman, Tess, as "Mama" ***shudder*** and leaves me uneasy as he talks about whipping her as the narrator tells the story in a car salesman-like southern accent.
Xyla Turner can still tell a good story as she takes us on a journey with the determined JD working his way to assure Tess that their love can withstand a long distance relationship. It's a 3.5 star story.
But seriously, how did this woman let this dude get away with calling her "Mama"? I would have shut that mess down from the beginning no matter how hot he was or how sentimental his reason behind it is.
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