New Releases

New Releases
by the members of
Northern Lights Writers of Minnesota


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The Nightingale Detective Agency: A 1920s cozy mystery with secrets worth killing for... (A Charlotte Van Elsberg Mystery Book 1)



St. Paul, Minnesota 1926—where ambition comes at a cost, especially for a woman.

Charlotte Van Elsberg is determined to become the city’s first female private investigator and help women in need. She’s already landed her first case: a grieving mother who wants answers about her daughter, Eleanor Kimball, a debutante killed in a suspicious car crash. Was it truly an accident or something more sinister? Char intends to find out. There’s just one hitch—Char’s husband.

Will Van Elsberg, a seasoned investigator, knows the job too well. It’s no profession for a petite young lady, and he’s not about to let his wife charge headfirst into danger. Char has other ideas. She agrees to hire bodyguards to satisfy his objections.

However, despite the addition of her “new team,” she soon learns that this job is a lot harder than it appears. Doors slam in her face, alibis don’t add up, and everyone appears to be hiding something. Does she have the grit and determination it takes to solve this case?

The more she digs into Eleanor’s carefully polished life, the more she uncovers the young woman’s secrets. Hidden truths that someone is desperate to keep buried. Evidence worth killing for. Now that Char is asking questions, who is determined to stop her from revealing the missing pieces?

If you love Prohibition-era intrigue and twisty whodunits, dive into this 1920s cozy mystery filled with clever clues, hidden secrets, and a bold female sleuth. Grab your copy today and start sleuthing!

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All She Desires: A Steamy, Forced Proximity, Small Town Romance (Blake Park Romance Book 1)



When a small-town librarian stumbles upon a chilling scene in the dead of winter, her quiet life is upended by tragedy, gossip, and a dash of small-town intrigue.

After a disastrous public breakup, Vivian Howard’s love life is in shambles. Swearing off romance, she craves nothing but a wild, no-strings-attached fling—until fate delivers Isaac "Gray" Grayson, a brooding Marine with secrets of his own.

Gray hires Vivian to catalog the library in his late great-aunt’s estate—historic Chester House. The two, along with Vivian’s corgi Rufus, are drawn into a web of buried secrets, missing diaries, and a mysterious murder that refuses to stay hidden. As she and Gray navigate a no-strings affair, sizzling chemistry, and the meddling of eccentric townsfolk, can they unravel a deadly mystery before it claims another victim?

Looking for a book that blends romance, suspense, and humor? All She Desires brings you a steamy forced proximity, small town romance, and a murder mystery that won’t quit. Vivian and Gray’s journey will keep you guessing—and swooning—until the final page.

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Lost in Cancun


It’s the summer of 1994, and Anna Marie’s life as a devoted single mother is about to explode around her ears.

A vacation to Cancun becomes a trip to her past when her high school sweetheart shows up at the same resort. She’s never forgotten her first love but always believed he died in Vietnam. Anna Marie now wonders if he ever did love her? Why did he disappear and never bother to try to contact her? Can she trust him with the most precious part of her heart—her daughter?

Unsure about his future before leaving for basic training, James initiated a break-up only to realize that she expected a proposal. Their last encounter ended with Anna Marie in tears, and he was left drowning in guilt. So many times, he’d wanted to go back to Minnesota to beg for her forgiveness, but although brave in battle, he’d often blamed himself for taking the coward’s way out and letting the years pass. Never in his wildest dreams did James expect to run into Anna Marie again.

Do they have a second chance at love?

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Amazon

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Between a Rockstar and a Hard Place




When a small-town business owner and a big-city rockstar clash over a piece of land, sparks fly and passions ignite, setting the stage for an explosive show that fires up an entire town.

 

Lauren Graft, the fierce and ambitious head of her family's booming sheet metal company, is on the brink of fulfilling her and her late brother’s dream of national acclaim. All she needs is the town's zoning commission to greenlight her expansion—a mere formality, or so she thinks.

 

Heath Bender, the brooding and wildly famous rockstar, reluctantly returns to Pine City to care for his ailing, abusive father. Discovering Lauren's plans to develop the untouched land that was his childhood sanctuary, Heath launches a fiery public campaign to preserve it for the children and wildlife.

 

The residents of Pine City are no strangers to the bitter feud between the Graft family and Heath, but few know the tantalizing secret: Lauren and Heath were once high school lovers, their passion so intense they had planned to leave town together.

 

Now, with her former flame back in town, Lauren must navigate the treacherous waters of old desires and new loyalties. The land they’re battling over is the very place where they once shared scorching, forbidden love, and the memories are impossible to ignore.

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Amazon

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The Sorceress' Bargain





A Bargain he can't refuse.

A Sorceress he can't trust.

Prince Callum Razor has vowed he will not accept the Theld crown until he's avenged his father's death by the hands of Pherian King Leondaus, and his Sorceress Laris Moonfall. His plan to sever the king's head from his body was perfect until things went wrong.

The Sorceress bows to no one, but her fate is in his hands.

To restore her soul, the Sorceress must find the true heir of Pheria. She knows Callum would rather kill her than help her. The scheming Sorceress offers him a Bargain he can't refuse.

As a Mysterious force spreads across the land. They must build an army to save their kingdoms. They fight to survive, face old enemies, combat prejudices and make new allies, but can they learn to trust each other without killing one another?

A slow burning, enemies to lovers, steamy fantasy romance.

Get your copy today!
Book One
The Moon, Storm and Sun Trilogy


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Just Another Blog in Paradise




From Burned Out to…

Once a wild child, Susie’s now stuck in an ordinary life in Minnesota. To atone for past sins, she’s devoted her energies to volunteer work and empowering others. But in helping people find their hidden strengths, Susie’s exhausted her own emotional batteries. Her choices are to either keep treading water and risk drowning or dive into the deep end of life.

Sunburned!

Uprooting everything familiar, Susie moves to Florida, planning to recharge by repairing her fractured relationship with her sister, become part of her nieces’ lives and build friendships. As self-therapy, she also unleashes her inner snark by writing a blog describing the strangeness of life in Florida and her new community.

Tropical depressions often become hurricanes…

Susie’s loving life in paradise, especially when a hunky deputy sheriff moves into her apartment complex. But Florida’s not all blue skies and sunshine when an unpopular neighbor is found face down in the lake. Susie discovers that the people she thought she knew each possess a secret. Secrets worth killing to keep.

Only discovering her own hidden strengths can save Susie from becoming the next victim…

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Amazon


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Always is not Forever



Lonely and alone...

At sixteen, Libby Cunningham’s mother is deceased, her father is constantly away on business and her grandmother rarely speaks a kind word to her. God is always judging her—or so she believes. Feeling unloved and unwanted, she dreads coming home after school to an empty house. The only bright spot in her life is the very thing her father forbids her to have—a boyfriend. Cash MacKenzie fulfills her deepest need when he vows to love her always and she returns his love without reservation, straying from her Christian values.

Libby’s happiness is short-lived, however, when she becomes pregnant. She expects to marry her way out of her predicament, but Cash is suddenly nowhere to be found. Seeking to remedy her mistake, her father sends her to a home for unwed mothers and arranges the child's adoption. Once again, Libby is lonely, but this time she’s not alone. Surrounded by girls who have followed the same path and understand her plight, Libby learns to be strong, to believe in herself, but most of all, to believe in God’s unconditional love.

Book One - Forever Yours Series – Get your copy today!



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The Farmer Takes a Wife




The Brides of Harmon Junction – Book One

Autumn Sanders is looking for a husband and answers an ad online for men living in a small farming town in Minnesota looking for wives. Upon entering Harmon Junction, she meets handsome farmer, Paul Michaels, and they immediately get off on the wrong foot. Besides, he’s not one of the three men she’s scheduled to meet.

When Autumn’s pay from her job doesn’t arrive in her bank account to pay the hotel bill, Paul steps in. He pays her hotel bill and takes her home to his farm where she cooks and does home and farm chores to pay him back. Autumn stumbles through learning how to do ranch chores, learning how to run the washing machine, cook for a crew of ranch hands but soon falls in love with farm living.

Autumn soon meets her potential would-be husbands and decides none of the three men are right for her. She finds herself drawn more and more to Paul. Paul wasn’t looking for a wife, but knows he’s found one in Autumn. There’s a definite sizzle between them.

Within just a few months’ time, Paul knows Autumn’s the woman for him and proposes marriage. Autumn doesn’t immediately accept his proposal because she insists she wants him to court her—they need to learn more about each other.

Then Paul receives a letter—one that will ultimately change his life forever—and affect Autumn’s life as well.

Will these obstacles deter them from each other, or will their growing love keep them together?

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Looking for Mr. Right

 


 AMAZON


Rocki


Internet dating wasn’t something Rocki Sandstrom ever thought she would try. When her best friend insisted, they set up online profiles to search for Mr. Right. Only because she was positive it wouldn’t work. But when Rocki literally met Mr. Wrong who suggested there was nothing wrong with having a little fun while she kept looking for Mr. Right, she actually saw some truth in the idea. What could it hurt?

 

Will Rocki find her Mr. Right? Or will she only find Mr. Wrong?

 

Dominick

 

Dominick Taggart believed internet dating couldn’t possibly help anyone find their person. He felt so strongly about it that he decided to write his Master’s Thesis on it. The only way to get first-hand knowledge on the subject was to sign up for Life Match Dating. His theory was that women looked for Mr. Right but wanted Mr. Wrong. Why couldn’t he be both?

 

Will Dominick be proved wrong and actually find his person?

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Only A Heartbeat Away

A Modern History Romance

by Donna Lovitz

Book Three - Heartbeat Series



All is fair in love and … whatever you want your lying ex to believe.

When Jolene Garrison returns to the small town of Watson to be maid of honor for her sister’s wedding, she convinces everyone that a great job awaits her back home. In reality, she has no job and few remaining options. And facing the best man — Michael, the sexy ex-lover who broke her heart — has her emotions tangled into a knot. But Jolene is determined to show him that their relationship meant nothing and that her real estate career is off to a dynamic start. When she’s offered her dream job from the town’s aspiring hero, she surprises herself and everyone else and decides to stay. Is it possible to exist in the same town with the man she once engaged in a sex-with-no-strings relationship?

 Can a scoundrel become a saint?

Michael Cameron knows he’s been a dirty, rotten scoundrel and sees what his bad behavior has cost him. He’s working on righting his wrongs but can’t seem to undo his worst mistake: hurting Jolene with lies and betrayal. His love for her is deep, but he believes she’ll be better off without him. Keeping some distance and his emotions in check at the wedding shouldn’t be a problem, knowing Jolene will be out of his life in a matter of hours. But when he learns she accepted a job with his high school nemesis and will be staying indefinitely, his world spins out of control. Can he convince himself to give up the woman he loves?

 Will the flame of Jolene and Michael’s love be rekindled, or will it dim with each passing heartbeat?

Only a Heartbeat Away is the third book of three standalone novels in the Heartbeat Series. If you like sexy cowboy farmers, feisty heroines, small town happenings, and a great love story … you’ll find it all in a heartbeat


Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1734084235

Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MGC3R8D

Series Page: https://www.amazon.com/Heartbeat-Series-2-Book/dp/B094NLRP4Z

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Dark Fortune, A Cozy Mystery by Denise Devine


A page-turning cozy mystery by USA Today bestselling author Denise Devine!

Stephanie Jones' relationship with her boyfriend is dead in the water. Literally...

Jock Tanner has stood up Stephanie for the last time. She's had it with their on-again, off-again relationship and plans to end it permanently. That is, if he'd just answer his darn phone! Convinced he's avoiding her, she heads to his cabin cruiser on the marina to confront him and finds him there, but he's not talking. He has a knife stuck in his chest.

A large cache of diamonds is missing from the vault in Jock's jewelry store and his partner believes it's in Stephanie's possession. So does everyone else in Jock's orbit. Before his death, that's what he'd confided to several close friends. The trouble is, she doesn't know anything about the diamonds or if they even exist, but no one believes her. She's determined to let it go and get on with her life until her house is ransacked and her garden is destroyed by someone searching for them.

Teaming up with Jock's cousin, she uncovers Jock's deepest secrets until she's confronted with the greatest secret of all--his murderer.

Book three in the Fortunes, Love and Fate Series.

Get your copy today! Available on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited.


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After six years of dating and no marriage proposal, Alli broke up with Sam. Getting out of town, on the weekend of Sam’s thirtieth birthday, wasn’t in her plans. Surprisingly, it sounded like the right choice since it allowed her to be as far away as possible from Sam and Minneapolis on that specific date.

 

Vegas would do nicely.

 

It wasn’t that Sam didn’t love Alli, because he did. But, starting a family was a big commitment that he didn’t think he was ready to make, just yet. Six months later, neither had made the call and his birthday simply wouldn’t be the same without her. When Sam’s best friend suggested celebrating his birthday in Vegas, he agreed.

 

Maybe then he could stop thinking about Alli for a few days.

 

Anything can happen in Vegas! Surely there was some truth to the saying—What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

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Revenge in a Heartbeat by Donna Lovitz



How much turmoil can a new relationship endure and still survive?


Cheryl Langtree’s first full year of farming on her own has been successful, and a new romance with her sizzling hot neighbor Jake Cameron is beginning to blossom. But just when the future is starting to look promising, Cheryl discovers someone is trying to sabotage her farm — and their romance. Add to that, her spoiled younger sister – in the midst of a messy divorce — shows up and moves in, throwing chaos into Cheryl’s world. Still haunted by her own past, Cheryl tries to help her sister put her life back together and sees her own start to fall apart.


Will Jake and Cheryl’s newfound happiness survive, or will it be gone in a heartbeat?

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Rugged Edges by Nancy Pirri



After living with a dominating husband, now deceased, the last man Gina wants anything to do with is the same type of man. Gina, an image consultant, has her hands full when rancher, Stone Mitchell, comes knocking on her door for a makeover. Gina is attracted to him but discovers he's another controlling male. Can Stone change her mind about him?
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Regina's Surrender by Natasha Perry




All he wanted was her submission. All she wanted was his love.

Hunter Monroe needs a smart woman who can defend herself. The only woman he knows to meet the criteria is his former cop partner, Regina Arrigoni. She saved his life, so he knows he can count on her. She’s fit, strong and wily, but can she be feminine, soft and a submissive wife to him, requirements for the job infiltrating The House of Christian Love to retrieve his quarry?

Regina’s a cop. She is strong, smart, independent, and able to defend herself. When her former partner, Hunter Monroe, now a P.I., asks if she can work a job with him as his submissive wife, she has her doubts, for the first time in her life, of being able to successfully complete a job. But Hunter knows she’s the world’s worst money manager and makes her an offer she can’t refuse—if she partners him in the job he’ll pay off her credit cards, which are way out of hand. Also, her chief wants her to take the job with him and offers her a promotion from beat cop to detective once the job is completed to Hunter’s satisfaction. So, what’s not to like about being debt free and a promotion?

But Regina worries about acting the part of a submissive wife to Hunter’s dominant husband role. Can she play a part that is so foreign to her and be believable?






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