Perks Of Being An Adult

Kidnapped. Blackmailed. Now, she must choose the future of the empire.
18th century Kashgar. Hidligh has only ever wanted safety and a full belly. On the street and living hand-to-mouth, the beautiful young woman is rapidly running out of any option but prostitution. So when she’s abducted by a Muslim noblewoman, she has little choice but to agree to the deal she’s offered: pose as a concubine to the Emperor of China and act as a spy.

Reaching the Forbidden City and working hard to win over her eunuchs and the other concubines, she succeeds in gaining the monarch’s affections. But as her shadowy “benefactor” loses patience, Hidligh finds herself entangled in a deadly web of vengeance and assassination.

With the fate of the Qing Dynasty hanging in the balance, is the Emperor right to fall in love with Hidligh? Or is his life in danger? And with secrets piling up around her and growing feelings for the Emperor, is Hidligh in too deep?

The Fragrant Concubine is the enthralling second book in the Forbidden City historical fiction series. Inspired by the mythology that grew up around a real woman, if you enjoy romance, suspense and a chance to see inside an extraordinary imperial court, you’ll be gripped by Melissa Addey’s absorbing novel.

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To save their marriage, Sloane must forgive her husband’s affair. Instead, she tries a more tempting option — settling the score. But will it prove to be a deadly mistake?

ER doctor Sloane Marks is shattered when she learns her husband Ethan slept with his partner at Seattle Homicide. She considers leaving him and joining The One, having gone to college with the popular dating app’s billionaire founder, Brody Carr. But at forty-two, Sloane feels she has no choice but to forgive Ethan if she wants a chance at creating the family she never had.

Months later, Sloane bumps into Brody, who’s recently returned to Seattle. In due time, Ethan worries she’s cheating. His suspicions are confirmed when he learns the rich app founder took Sloane on a freediving excursion in the San Juan Islands. When Brody’s famous wife dies in an accident, Ethan becomes the lead investigator in her death — which he suspects wasn’t an accident at all.

Caught between a distrusting husband and a powerful billionaire who protects his secrets at all costs, Sloane is in a fight for her life. And the only way out is to take matters into her own hands.

A lighthearted tale that will make you smile & show you that dreams really do come true.

When Ellen’s best friend asks her for a favor, dog-sitting leads to disaster and Ellen ends up at the local vet where she meets a man she can’t get out of her mind.

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A vacation gone wrong, a mysterious message, and a diner expansion. Can Ivy Clark handle it all?

Ivy stumbles upon a clue about a murder scribbled in the back of a library book. It might be a prank, but what if it’s not? Tabitha Coat’s death was ruled an accidental drowning ten years ago, but could it have been something more?

Ivy can’t rest until she uncovers the truth, even if it means combing through every book in the town library for more clues. The closer she gets, the more perilous her search becomes. Will she uncover the truth, or will she share Tabitha’s fate?

After leaving his troubled past behind, Caleb Crane heads to the uncanny desert town of Gutter Gulch to join the gold rush. Soon he realizes that this town has its own unwritten rules, and is run by the bloodthirsty Melvin Van Horn and his men. With Caleb in the line of fire as the assassin who threatens Melvin’s life, a relentless hunt against him and the pretty lone woman who has taken him in begins. In a town where nobody can be trusted, Caleb is tangled in a killing spiral with no end…

CHe must find the answers, but at what price?

Abigail Trent lives alone under the shadows of Gutter Gulch after Melvin murdered her father. The rumor that a mysterious assassin is coming to kill Melvin turned him even madder and he enlisted the entire town to stop that, offering rewards or terrible punishments. Since nobody dares to challenge him, the honorable Caleb volunteers to stand beside Abigail and fight at any cost.

When love knocks on her doorstep, will she be able to bear the chance of another loss?

As Caleb and Abigail try to face pure evil, Melvin’s tyranny seems to prevail, threatening their lives. But Caleb is not the assassin, and that leaves a deadly wildcard that might turn things around for either side of this bloody battle. Will Abigail and Caleb survive this ruthless war, or will they end up in a shallow grave?