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Fresh Fiction for August Is Here

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.

Meant to Be by Karen Stivali

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Also by Karen Stivali:

Holding On, July 2016
e-Book
Meant to Be, July 2016
e-Book (reprint)
Marry Me, April 2016
e-Book
Leave the Lights On, November 2013
Paperback / e-Book
Then, Again, May 2013
e-Book

MEANT TO BE
By: Karen Stivali

Destiny Series #1
Author Self-Published
July 2016
On Sale: July 18, 2016
Featuring: Marienne Valeti; Daniel Gardner
372 pages
Kindle: B01HWU7VD4
e-Book (reprint)
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Romance Contemporary

Sometimes you're already committed to the wrong person when fate finally brings you the right one.

When British NYU professor Daniel Gardner's career-obsessed wife convinces him to move to the suburbs, he hopes it's a first step toward starting the family he longs to have. Instead of domestic bliss he finds himself eating cold pizza alone most nights, until he meets his neighbors.

Marienne Valeti loves her freelance design job, but she's lonely and her husband's indifference seems to grow on a daily basis. When new neighbors move in and the two couples start sharing weekly meals together, everything changes.

A penchant for good books, bad movies, and Marienne's to-die-for brownies sparks a powerful bond between Daniel and Marienne. As their marriages unravel and their lives take unimaginable turns, their friendship helps them weather every hardship, leaving them both single and wondering. Were they destined to meet? And are they meant to be friends or much, much more?

*This is a standalone title with no cliffhanger, no cheating and a HEA ending. The sequel, Holding On, is already available and contains a free bonus novella.*

Destiny Series

Meant to Be
MEANT TO BE
#1.0 β€’ July 2016
Holding On
HOLDING ON
#2.0 β€’ July 2016

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