Diamonds are a girl's best friends unless the carat is dangled... When twenty-seven year old, Hilary, meets perfect on paper, Marc, she thinks she has finally found the man of her dreams. He's everything she is looking for - handsome, successful, funny, and has a gorgeous home on the beach. Marc immediately sweeps Hilary off her feet. She is positive her single days of dating duds are over and her happy ever after is right around the corner.... Well, when something seems too good to be true it usually is! Hilary quickly finds out Marc has one big problem - he is beyond afraid of commitment! She is willing to take things slow, but after four long years, some days their relationship seems to be going in reverse... Tired of waiting for Marc to come to his senses, while on vacation, the couple's friends decide to take matters into their own hands and throw a surprise "engagement" party. Will this be the kick Marc needs to pop the question or will their meddling destroy the couple? In this chick lit memoir, Hilary Grossman digs deep as she explores the good, the bad, and the frustrating of dating and relationships. Dangled Carat is the perfect lighthearted, laugh-out-loud, relatable book for every girl who wondered if she should love him or dump him. "Dangled Carat sparkles with humor and shines with wisdom. It is a gem of a book." - Christina Baker Kline - New York Times & USA Today Best Selling Author of Orphan Train.
I’m doomed, and I know it! I waited more years than I care to admit for commitment-phobic Keith Emerson to realize I was the love of his life. He finally came to his senses, but the timing couldn’t be more off! Now, back in the picture, Keith’s saying and doing all the right things… And all my old feelings are returning with a vengeance… Should I abandon my present for a second chance at my past? And why do I have a feeling no matter what I do next, I am about to make the biggest mistake of my life?
Could anything be worse than your husband forgetting you? Yes. Of course… He could remember you as the young girl who made his childhood unbearable. After years of putting love on the back burner in exchange for career success, I let my guard down. I fell head over heels for the hot policeman who pulled me over late one night for speeding. At the time, I didn’t realize we had a past. After all, he changed a lot since graduation… Now, newly married and expecting our first child, our lives are perfect until Pete suffers a severe brain injury while chasing a robber. When he finally regains consciousness, the last few years of his life are missing, including all recent memories of me! As Pete mourns the death of his first wife for the second time and tries to come to terms with living with his high school nemesis, I keep wondering…. What happens if he never remembers me? Will our love be strong enough to bring us together twice? If you like engaging characters, second chance romance, and laughing out loud, then you’ll adore Cop A Plea!
She who controls the school board rules the neighborhood. Can four women protect their reputations in the world of juicy gossip? Boxed set: 1000+ pages of comedic capers on the mean streets of motherhood! The unthinkable has befallen the Forest River, New York PTA. Control-freak president Jackie Martin has gone to war with her suddenly former best friend, treasurer Donna Warren. And Sydney Clayton is caught in the middle. As a corporate CFO averse to petty politics, Sydney wants nothing to do with the very public meltdown at Pilates that sundered the town’s most dominant mommy duo. But when she’s blackmailed with her daughter’s own social future, the overstressed numbers woman has little choice but to replace Donna as treasurer in a PTA powerplay. Follow four mothers as they battle the pitfalls of suburbia, parenting, and getting the best for their kids… at any cost. Can Claire Conroy live down the scandal of her broken marriage? Can Donna overcome unforeseen ostracization? Will Jackie ever recover from her bestie’s stunning betrayal? Mom Wars includes the four glam-tastic novels in the Forest River PTA Moms chick-lit boxed set. If you like hilariously flawed characters, insatiable rumormongering, and laugh-out-loud humor, then you’ll love Hilary Grossman’s lighthearted glitz-fest. Buy Mom Wars to earn the title of the town’s queen bee today!
Donna Warren is not who everyone thinks she is…. It's no secret - to survive in a superficial town like Forest River, New York, where perfection is a requirement –a mom must follow the rules. For the past five years, Donna has worked hard to exceed social expectations. She held the prestigious role of PTA treasurer, and her best friend, Jackie, is the most powerful woman at the elementary school. But in a town where most mothers earn their black belt in backstabbing before their offspring enter pre-k, something was bound to go wrong… And it did. Donna made a mistake and put her trust in the wrong person. Now, her former bestie has become her mortal enemy and destroyed Donna's reputation. Eager to believe the rampant rumors, half the elementary school mommies think Donna is a drama queen and the rest believe she is a vindictive witch. As she and her children's social standing dangles on thin ice, Donna is willing to try anything to fix her mistake. Unfortunately, all her efforts backfire, and she makes everything worse. Just when Donna is about to give up, she receives some shocking news. Forced to face the most difficult situation of her life, will she finally become the woman she wants to be?
Big changes are coming to Forest River Elementary School! When PTA President Jackie Martin’s husband suffers a life-threatening car accident, she has no choice but to step down from her dream position. Unfortunately, the team is already short-staffed and struggling to fill the vacancy. Only one woman is brave enough to step up and take over the reins, Ella Jamerson. Mom to a first-grader, Ella has kept a low profile since her daughter entered the school because she has a huge secret. She’s actually Eleanor Saint James, the Emmy award-winning actress. Tired of sitting idly by, Ella’s willing to risk her anonymity for a say in the schools’ politics. But when the team learns who their new leader really is, will they be able to handle the drama she’s about to bring?
Big Little Lies meets Class Mom! Executive, wife, and mother of an outgoing first-grader, Sydney Clayton crushes her day-to-day obligations at work but flounders in the cutthroat world of parental politics. She manages to avoid the local drama until she’s faced with an ultimatum: join the Forest River PTA or risk her daughter becoming a social outcast. Sydney reluctantly becomes treasurer, and takes the recently vacated position of the president’s sidekick. If protecting the children’s freedom of speech, one best friend ban at a time, isn’t complicated enough, Sydney and her husband receive an unexpected offer for their house they don’t think they can refuse. Embroiled in the deception and manipulation rife among the elementary school moms, Sydney struggles. Should she sell the home she worked so hard to build in a town where betrayal runs rampant? Or should she stay put to avoid the fallout from uprooting her child? As Sydney focuses on what is best for her daughter, and lets go of her judgments, she finds friendship can develop in very unexpected ways. Warm, witty, and wise, Go On, Girl dramatizes the dilemmas of life in the suburbs and the bonds shared by women. "Hilary Grossman knocked it out of the park with her fourth novel. Go On, Girl is filled with humor and heart." - Meredith Schorr - Best Selling Author of The Boyfriend Swap and The Blogger Girl Series
I should never have said yes! As soon as the words tumbled out of my mouth, I knew I had made a major mistake... Why did I ever agree to help my narcissistic-mother plan "the wedding of the year" to some dreamboat she just met on a cruise ship? I guess I could back out, but I won't. Call me crazy, but I didn't want to disappoint her—even though she's always disappointed me. Thanks to all this forced togetherness, I'm seeing a whole different side of the woman I thought I knew—things I never imagined. As secrets unfold, I now wonder if everything I believed about my life was a lie… Was that her plan? Or is there more? This humorous, emotionally honest women's contemporary fiction novel will tug at your heartstrings, and the twist ending will shock you!
Big Little Lies meets Class Mom! The meddling moms of Forest River live for a good scandal. Speculation surrounding Claire Conroy’s sex life has fueled the rumor mill for years. Now, when Claire returns home from a trip to Italy separated from her husband of thirteen years, the imaginations of the Lululemon-clad ladies’ who lunch spin into overdrive. As the gossipmongers create their own scandalous backstory for the separation, blaming Claire’s infidelity, she learns the hard way just how mean mommies can be. Eager to begin her new life as a single mom of three Claire puts her trust in Jackie Martin, the president of the PTA, to help tell her truth and free her of the false accusations and scandal. But the plan backfires, and Claire is put further into the spotlight when an embarrassed mom declares war. As Claire dusts off her resume, fights the daily urge not to strangle her ex-husband and his new girlfriend, and dips her toes into the dating world one dud at a time will she find the happiness she craves or succumb to the pressure of the mean girls?
♥ A close-knit, meddling family ♥ Mistaken identities ♥ Glamorous makeovers ♥ Castles and country houses ♥ Steamy romance! From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Royal comes the first three novels in her beloved series featuring the “outrageously funny, loyal, compassionate, and unconventional” Chase family. Nearly 1400 pages of steamy historical romance! More detailed descriptions of each title can be found on the individual book pages. WHEN AN EARL MEETS A GIRL - Colin Chase, the Earl of Greystone, finds his carefully planned life turned upside down when the Great Fire of London lands a lowly jeweler’s daughter in his arms. HOW TO UNDRESS A MARQUESS - Jason Chase, the Marquess of Cainewood, is on the road to bring a blackguard to justice when he crosses paths with a woeful Scottish lad—who turns out to be a lovely Scottish lass. A DUKE’S GUIDE TO SEDUCING HIS BRIDE - Lady Kendra Chase is caught in a compromising embrace with a dashing Scottish highwayman. Will her brothers really insist she marry him? PLEASE NOTE: This boxed set was formerly titled “Chase Family Series: The Jewels Collection.” The three novels within were formerly titled “Amethyst,” “Emerald,” and “Amber.” BOOK DETAILS 3 full-length, standalone romance novels—no cliffhangers! Series: Chase Family Series Style: Humorous historical romance Length: Novels average 460 standard pages each (1,380 pages total) Bonus Material: Author’s Notes, preview of next book, link to giveaway R-rated Content: Steamy love scenes!* * If you prefer to read Sweet & Clean (kisses only) romance, look for “Sweet Chase Brides Boxed Set One” by Lauren Royal & Devon Royal. AWARDS • All three books are Top Ten Bestsellers on Google Play, Amazon, Apple Books, and Barnes & Noble • WHEN AN EARL MEETS A GIRL: Nominated by Romantic Times for Best First Historical Romance • HOW TO UNDRESS A MARQUESS: Finalist for the Booksellers' Best Award and RWA Award of Excellence • A DUKE’S GUIDE TO SEDUCING HIS BRIDE: A Booklist Top Ten Romance of the Year, with a Romantic Times K.I.S.S. Award-winning hero REVIEWS “A captivating historical romance. Fans of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series will love Lauren Royal!” —Glynnis Campbell, USA Today Bestselling Author “A wonderful read! With a deft pen, Lauren Royal captures all the pageantry, excitement, and color that was Restoration England.” —Romantic Times “An impressive talent!” —Publishers Weekly (Forecasted review) “A passionate tale that brings late seventeenth-century England vividly alive...fast-paced and filled with action from the very first page to the climax.” —Midwest Book Review CONNECTING BOOKS While Chase Family Series: Collection One can be read on its own, many readers enjoy reading it as part of a series. All of Lauren’s books feature Chase family members. Should you wish to read them in chronological order, this is the sequence: Chase Family Series When an Earl Meets a Girl How to Undress a Marquess If You Dared to Love a Laird A Duke’s Guide to Seducing His Bride Never Doubt a Viscount The Scandal of Lord Randal A Gentleman’s Plot to Tie the Knot A Secret Christmas A Chase Family Christmas Chase Family Series: The Regency Tempt Me at Midnight Tempting Juliana The Art of Temptation New in 2022 Alice Betrothed Specially Priced Boxed Sets Chase Family Series: Collection One Chase Family Series: Collection Two Chase Family Series: The Regency Collection ABOUT THE AUTHOR LAUREN ROYAL is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of humorous historical romance. Her “truly enchanting” novels have won many awards including Booklist's “Top 10 Romance of the Year,” and they’ve earned raves from reviewers including Publishers Weekly, who calls her “an impressive talent.” All of Lauren’s books are complete, stand-alone stories, and yet they are also all connected—because they all feature her beloved “outrageously funny, loyal, compassionate, and unconventional” Chase family! Lauren writes steamy historical romance on her own and sweet/clean historical romance with her daughter, Devon Royal. She lives in Southern California with her family, two constantly shedding cats, and a stupendous collection of fuzzy socks. When she's not busy writing, she enjoys singing along (off-key) to Hamilton, dancing (badly), and (wasting time) watching HGTV. CONNECT WITH LAUREN • Want great free and 99¢ books sent to your inbox on select Fridays? Sign up for Lauren's newsletter at: http://royall.ink/Newsletter • Become an honorary Chase cousin (and get a FREE historical cookbook)! Join Lauren's Chase Family Readers Group on Facebook at: facebook.com/groups/ChaseFamilyReaders • To learn about the real people and places in Lauren's books, enter a contest to win jewelry, and see the ever-growing branches of the Chase Family Tree, visit her website at: LaurenRoyal.com
