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Cowboys, castles, and shiftersβ€”this month has it all.

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Hotter than a Tuscan summer.


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Some promises cost you the one you love.


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Only she can pull him back from the darkness.


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One golden retriever knows this is love.


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Trust is the fiercest transformation of all.


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From Himalayan stargazing to the London Blitzβ€”one love endures.

First to Fall by Laney Hatcher

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Also by Laney Hatcher:

Fall Me Maybe, September 2026
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First to Fall, June 2022
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Neanderthal Seeks Duchess, May 2022
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FIRST TO FALL
By: Laney Hatcher

Bartholomew series #1
Self Published
June 2022
On Sale: May 24, 2022
ISBN: 8809865142
EAN: 9798809865142
Kindle: B09PJVCHSY
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Romance Historical

Emery Bartholomew has a plan.

With the pressure to marry and make a fine match in London, any self-respecting outsider would be looking for an escape. But when her best friend finds himself in need of a rescue, Emery realizes their goals could be one and the same.

A fake betrothal to one’s best friend seems like the obvious solution, but Augustus isn’t so sure about Emery’s scheme. Through reluctant agreement, the two friends embark on a journey destined for the altar, but something changes along the way. And very real feelings get involved.

When the path to the future is filled with more twists and turns than a hedge maze, perhaps the plan is no longer so simple. Intentions get tangled and hearts get bruised.

Can this fake marriage stay just that? Or will Emery’s heart be the first to fall?

Book #1 in the Bartholomew series follows the fake-relationship and marriage of convenience between two lifelong best friends. First to Fall is a full length historical romance filled with charm and wit, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

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