Set in a corrupt surveillance state ruled by the masked elite, this true enemies-to-lovers dystopian romance that’s Conform meets V For Vendetta follows a mercenary who botches the assassination of the president’s son and ends up forced to marry him. The first thing you’ll learn in New Found Haven is that mercy doesn’t exist. The second thing is that, from the highest glass atrium in the Heart to the windowless slums of the Boundary, the Veyra are always watching. The last lesson is the hardest, but you must remember it: Love outside of your ring is a death sentence. The city is carved into rings of privilege and poverty, ruled by the masked elite who will do whatever it takes to hold onto power. Obedience is demanded. Rebellion is crushed. Greyson Serel has spent his life caught between two worlds. Publicly, he’s the flawless heir to the presidency. Privately, he’s entangled in secrets that could topple the regime. But when he’s forced into a political marriage meant to bind him tighter to the government’s brutal laws, he finds himself shackled to a bride as lethal as she is unwilling. Shadera Kael is a mercenary raised to kill, not to wed. Yet when her bullet misses its mark, survival leaves her tied to the very man she was sent to eliminate. Trapped inside the corrupt heart of the city, she becomes both prisoner and wife, her every step watched, her every move tested. Their union is no love story—it’s a battlefield. As secrets come to light and betrayals fester within the walls of power, Greyson and Shadera must decide between annihilating each other or burning the city to the ground together. In a world where passion has consequences and loyalty is paid for in blood, their forced bond may be the spark that ignites a revolution. Or the fire that consumes them both.

In 1987 Sally Wenley was the driven, fun-loving and at times naughty sports prefect of her Hawkeâ e (tm) s Bay school with everything to live for. When a bus crashed on a school trip, five people were killed and she became a paraplegic, her sporting dreams in tatters. Now an award-winning radio reporter, in this engaging, uplifting and at times hilarious memoir she looks back at the angry, defiant, risk-taking younger self who used alcohol and arrogance to mask physical pain and trauma. And, for the first time in 40 years, she also looks squarely at the accident. As she explores what happened, and acknowledges that the bus crash also devastated other lives, she comes to understand why she was so driven to escape the confines of her wheelchair and she counts her blessings.

A bookworm and mountaineer are fated to fall in love. But will they admit it?When the death of Brianna's grandmother pushes her to reinvent herself, she lands in a small mountain town with no plan, no friends, and no confidence. But not for long. When a mysterious landlord gives her a chance to open her own business, Brianna leaps at it with the help of a brooding, scarred mountaineer whose confessions will soon shock her.Rhys, a new Scottish immigrant to Cantrell, is just as eager for a fresh start after being wounded in the military. When he meets a raven-haired beauty in a coffee shop, he finally finds a worthy use for his restitution payout. He hopes that perhaps he's finally found something truly worth fighting for.When deadly danger strikes on the eve of Brianna's Valentine's Day dreams coming true, will Rhys find her in time among the treacherous mountains of Colorado? And where will they finally find the right words to share their love...Searching for a Valentine is part of the Valentine's Sweetheart series, where love is in the air and romance blooms sweeter than candy hearts. If you like deliciously romantic short stories with rugged backdrops, then you'll love Alice Dashwood's endearing tale set in the world of the Cantrell Mountain Rescue team.This sweet series will be filled with cozy small-town charm, heart-fluttering moments, and the magic of Valentine's Day. The books in this series will release from mid-January 2025 through February 2025.