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Sunshine, secrets, and swoon-worthy stories—June's featured reads are your perfect summer escape.

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He doesn�t need a woman in his life; she knows he can�t live without her.


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A promise rekindled. A secret revealed. A second chance at the family they never had.


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A cowboy with a second chance. A waitress with a hidden gift. And a small town where love paints a brand-new beginning.


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She�s racing for a prize. He�s dodging romance. Together, they might just cross the finish line to love.


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She steals from the mob for justice. He�s the FBI agent who could take her down�or fall for her instead.


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He�s her only protection. She�s carrying his child. Together, they must outwit a killer before time runs out.


Matronly Duties
Melissa Kendall


June 2015
On Sale: May 21, 2015
Featuring: Howard James; Bethanie Greene
260 pages
ISBN: 1612133681
EAN: 9781612133683
Kindle: B00XJ00Q4I
Paperback / e-Book
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Romance | Science Fiction

After an Asteroid slams into Earth sending it into a new ice age, what remains of the human race survives in underground sanctuaries.

Two Hundred years in the future, Bethanie Greene’s life has been planned out for her since the age of thirteen. Beautiful and intelligent, she’s spent the last twelve years training to become the next leader of the underground nation of Oceania. And in just six weeks, all of her hard work and dedication will come to fruition.

Howard James’ life has been the polar opposite of Bethanie’s struggling to survive in a world where those in power wished he didn’t exist. He never asked to be the leader of those, outcast from society, but he will do the job to the best of his ability. He never expects to find himself attracted to the pretty blonde woman who is next in line for Matron of Oceania or to have to rescue her from his own men.

When Bethanie is kidnapped by rogue extremists just six weeks shy of taking office, her world is turned upside down, and not just by the handsome stranger who rescues her. Together with his unconventional family, Howard shows her a life she never knew was possible, while at the same time opening her eyes the injustices perpetrated upon the citizens of Oceania by the government she is meant to lead.

But can she trust him? And can a few days change everything she believes? Against all odds, Bethanie must decide if love and duty can coexist.

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1 comment posted.

Re: Matronly Duties

I pray that this isn't an e-book, because I don't have an e-
reader, and won't be able to download this book on my computer.
Anyway, your book isn't my normal genre as far as reading goes,
but after reading your posting, along with the excerpt, I was
quite impressed with the book, as well as intrigued. I'm
actually looking forward to reading it, and have put your book on
my TBR list, to read it this upcoming Fall/Winter.
Congratulations on your latest book, and I hope that it does
well!!
(Peggy Roberson 11:04am November 5, 2015)

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