Download or read book Love on the Menu Steamed written by Mellanie Szereto and published by Amatoria Press. This book was released on 2018-05-24 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Behind the Mask written by Mellanie Szereto and published by Mellanie Szereto. This book was released on 2021-05-05 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His scars run deeper than his skin. Former paramedic RJ Adams nearly lost his life on the job, but his biggest loss happened fifteen years ago when the love of his life divorced him. Isolation during the pandemic has given him time to heal from his injuries, physically if not emotionally. When he rescues a woman from a near-death accident, her questions spark painful memories and regrets. Will he continue to hide behind his mask?

Download or read book G Marks the Spot written by Mellanie Szereto and published by Amatoria Press. This book was released on 2024-07-23 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The maid of honor. The best man. A wedding meet-cute with a few hitches. Her younger brother’s destination wedding forces interior designer Gretchen Pane (40) on a vacation in snowy Maine. A reservation glitch ruins her plans for a quiet recharge before her next project. But being stuck with the best man and one bed definitely has its perks, even if she’s losing the fight with her feelings and the whole situation is a big cliché. Restoration specialist Geoffrey Reston (35) is focused on moving his business, not improving his love life, after his best friend’s wedding. Although sharing a cabin with the maid of honor might not have been on his radar, he isn’t complaining. Falling in love with her isn’t on the agenda, despite what his heart thinks. Will what happens in Maine during a snowstorm stay in Maine? Or will they find the sweet spot of happily-ever-after? USA Today Bestselling Author Mellanie Szereto brings you another steamy reverse age gap romcom with plenty of laughs and heat and a guaranteed happily-ever-after!

Download or read book Jerk of All Trades written by Mellanie Szereto and published by Amatoria Press. This book was released on with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their one-night stand in the Caribbean wasn’t supposed to turn into something more when Jude (47) returned to real life, but fate has other plans—and Jack (45) doesn’t mind in the least. The Jerk short story series is best read in order with its interconnected characters and their continuing adventures in finding love. Start with Jerk in the Box!

Download or read book Jerk in the Box written by Mellanie Szereto and published by Amatoria Press. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their meet-cute at a baseball game doesn't exactly go the way Jack (38) hopes, but he isn't the kind of guy who gives up—especially after he realizes he and Mae (39) crossed paths seventeen years ago.

Download or read book The Farmer Takes a Husband written by Mellanie Szereto and published by Amatoria Press. This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The women of The Homegrown Café Book Club are over 40, single, and loving it. Fate, however, has a different plan with a younger man for every last one of them. Organic farmer Riley Fenniman is happily single at forty-seven and refuses to acknowledge an attraction to her younger accountant, let alone surrender to it. Unfortunately, a legal catch in her farm’s ownership and a health scare give her no choice in the matter. The women of The Homegrown Café Book Club have the perfect plan to ensure Riley’s cousin can’t get his greedy paws on her legacy, but it includes a husband and two pubescent girls. CPA Deacon Jeffries has carried a torch for his favorite client for over a year, but she would probably sooner light him with it than return his affection. She makes an offer he can’t refuse to save her farm, one that makes his wish come true and gives his daughters the mother they need—except for lessons in dropping f-bombs. When the secret she’s keeping reveals itself, he’ll have to choose between self-preservation and love.

Download or read book The Nerd Next Door written by Mellanie Szereto and published by Amatoria Press. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oh, baby! Certain Mr. Right got lost on his way to find her, Zinnia Trimble (43) became a mother on her own. Geneticist Carson Hines (38) falls for his sexy new neighbor and may discover a unexpected blast from his past. The Nerds & Babies series by USA Today bestselling author Mellanie Szereto features mature independent women and sperm-donor dads for a seaoned romance happily-ever-after!

Download or read book The Nerd Downstairs written by Mellanie Szereto and published by Amatoria Press. This book was released on 2024-07-10 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oh baby, baby, baby! Her job and children keep Henley Langston (43) too busy to miss the man who got away—sort of. Garrett Wells (40) needs a change after sacrificing love for a promotion, but life is full of surprises. Three of them, to be exact. The Nerds & Babies series by USA Today bestselling author Mellanie Szereto features mature independent women and sperm-donor dads for a seasoned romance happily-ever-after!

Download or read book The Butcher and the Baker written by Mellanie Szereto and published by Amatoria Press. This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The women of The Homegrown Café Book Club are over 40, single, and loving it. Fate, however, has a different plan with a younger man for every last one of them. After six broken engagements, butcher Petra Lochsley wants nothing to do with men and romance. Her hobbies include throwing axes, discussing books and having raunchy conversations with her middle-aged friends, and eating the occasional Boston cream doughnut—when the flirtatious baker doesn’t insist she prostitute herself for the decadent pleasure. One game of tongue hockey is enough with the guy she used to babysit. So what if he’s hot and is a good kisser? Baker Auggie Hofmeier didn’t mean fall in love with or accidentally marry the butcher, but his heart seems to know what it’s doing. Besides, his new wife invited him home for a wedding night and more, that is, until the conniving interference by The Candlestick Maker, the old man who owns the shop he and Pet both want to buy, threatens their happily-ever-after. What’s a knave to do?

Download or read book Kiss My Sass written by Mellanie Szereto and published by Amatoria Press. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Eleanor Lipswich (40) and Ford Wheeling (36)! He’s ready to settle down. She’s not willing to settle. Eleanor Lipswich happily volunteers to serve on the board of the local literacy foundation—until a certain outrageous flirt joins the team. His constant innuendo and heated looks bring out her snarky temper, adding fuel to the fiery attraction she wishes would disappear, especially since he’s no prince in a frog suit. Ford Wheeling can’t resist provoking the redhead across the conference table, and a challenge for the kissing booth fundraiser is the perfect ruse to get her attention. He won’t settle for a simple kiss when happily-ever-after is on the line.

Download or read book The Nerd Upstairs written by Mellanie Szereto and published by Amatoria Press. This book was released on 2024-04-15 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oh, babies!! Their night three years ago went exactly as planned. No commitments and no strings, despite their off-the-charts chemistry. Fate has other plans when Dr. Beryl Drechsler's (43) very personal favor for a friend brings Archer James (39)—and two little surprises—back into her life for a second chance. The Nerds & Babies series by USA Today bestselling author Mellanie Szereto features mature independent women and sperm-donor dads for a seasoned romance happily-ever-after!

Download or read book Diner 49er written by Mellanie Szereto and published by Amatoria Press. This book was released on 2023-08-31 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She didn't plan to fall for him. He's a cinnamon roll hero who feeds her heart, soul, and appetite. Divorcée and single mom Emery Cole (50) doesn't have the time or the energy for a man in her life between running her locksmith business, fulfilling her duties as mayor of Willow Run, and avoiding her ex and his new wife. The local matchmakers have other ideas, so pretending to have a boyfriend seems like a good plan—until she falls for the new entrepreneur in town. New grandpa Titus Franklin (49) is ready for the next chapter in his life, and reopening his late aunt's small-town restaurant feels like the right move. The opportunity for a little romance with his locksmith is too good to pass up as well. When she suggests a fake-dating deal, he's happy to seal the deal with a kiss and a homecooked meal. Will the prospect of a convoluted blended family keep her from trusting in their happily-ever-after?

Download or read book Mooncakes and Milk Bread written by Kristina Cho and published by Harper Celebrate. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2022 JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • Baking and Desserts 2022 JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • Emerging Voice, Books ONE OF THE TEN BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker Magazine, The New York Times ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time Out, Glamour, Taste of Home Food blogger Kristina Cho (eatchofood.com) introduces you to Chinese bakery cooking with fresh, simple interpretations of classic recipes for the modern baker. Inside, you’ll find sweet and savory baked buns, steamed buns, Chinese breads, unique cookies, whimsical cakes, juicy dumplings, Chinese breakfast dishes, and drinks. Recipes for steamed BBQ pork buns, pineapple buns with a thick slice of butter, silky smooth milk tea, and chocolate Swiss rolls all make an appearance--because a book about Chinese bakeries wouldn’t be complete without them In Mooncakes & Milk Bread, Kristina teaches you to whip up these delicacies like a pro, including how to: Knead dough without a stand mixer Avoid collapsed steamed buns Infuse creams and custards with aromatic tea flavors Mix the most workable dumpling dough Pleat dumplings like an Asian grandma This is the first book to exclusively focus on Chinese bakeries and cafés, but it isn’t just for those nostalgic for Chinese bakeshop foods--it’s for all home bakers who want exciting new recipes to add to their repertoires.

Download or read book And Baby Makes 2 written by Mellanie Szereto and published by Amatoria Press. This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The women of The Homegrown Café Book Club are over 40, single, and loving it. Fate, however, has a different plan with a younger man for every last one of them. Marriage and children aren’t in the cards for family law expert Georgina Swofford, but that didn’t stop her from butting in just enough to ensure her friends from The Homegrown Café Book Club found happily-ever-after. Hers will have to be fake—with the man she almost bankrupted in divorce court five years ago. A pretend engagement to help him gain custody of his nephew will make them even, won’t it? Hermit Oscar Banyan prefers solitude after the high-profile divorce that nearly cost him everything, including his freedom. But payback backfires when living together with his attorney for appearances’ sake costs him more than his ponytail and shaggy beard. Playing house becomes a little too intimate to deny his feelings, and convincing her to stay will take more than sleepless nights of sharing a bed and parenthood.

Download or read book Snowballed written by Mellanie Szereto and published by Amatoria Press. This book was released on 2023-02-20 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously published in the USA Today Bestselling anthology Let’s Get Naughty! A holiday romcom short story with plenty of spice! Robin Rockwell and Jay Jacoby have been rivals forever—from preschool to high school, until they went their separate ways. Twenty years later, they’re back in their hometown for the holidays and vying for the same once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity. When they’re snowed in together on Christmas Eve, Jay has to choose between another chance to one-up his longtime frenemy or letting Robin rock his world into the new year and beyond. "There's one bed, Birdie, and I'm not sleeping on the couch or the floor." Features seasoned characters in their late 30s, lots of humor and steam, and happily-ever-after!

Download or read book When Harry Met Wally written by Mellanie Szereto and published by Amatoria Press. This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The women of The Homegrown Café Book Club are over 40, single, and loving it. Fate, however, has a different plan with a younger man for every last one of them. Widow Wallis Danforth is looking for a little companionship now that her special needs daughter is becoming more independent. That’s all. Nothing complicated. Unfortunately, dating apps have yielded nothing but jerks and perverts—so many that she’s written a one-act play about her misadventures. But will she be able to resist the younger man who sweeps her off her feet and wants to play all the male roles in her production, including himself? History teacher Harry Kreiger never believed in love at first sight until he witnessed his Princess Charming putting her rude date firmly in his place—out the door of The Homegrown Café. Salsa lessons and starring opposite his heart’s desire turns them from strangers to friends. But when friends become lovers, he’ll have to pull out all the stops to convince Wally that love is more important than age.

Download or read book With Bells On written by Mellanie Szereto and published by Amatoria Press. This book was released on 2024-02-07 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second chances. A love waiting for the right time and right place. Career-focused Audrey Summerlin (58) has never wanted or needed a caretaker, even when she breaks her ankle from a fall on her slippery sidewalk. A little help might be nice, but she’ll be fine on her own. Maybe. Newly retired Nolan Beckett (57), her former lover from college and her neighbor's holiday housesitter, comes to her rescue. He’s ready to play nursemaid and a whole lot more if she’ll let him. The attraction and long-denied feelings are still there, but will their stubborn ways keep them from finding happily-ever-after the second time around?