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  “I know,” Ephah said, “but you and Uncle Owen deserve a chance to have your own space, without always worrying about whether I’m around.”

  “We stopped worrying about that when we moved in here and put you in the basement bedroom and us upstairs in Derek’s room,” Owen said, “but I agree with Derek. It’ll be good for you to have roommates you know and can rely on.”

  “Uncle Thane’s friend Brent said he could help us find a good place, not a cheap student flop that would probably end up with a leaking roof and creaky pipes,” Ephah said. “I don’t know whether we’d move in now or wait for Kit’s classes to start in the fall. Can you stand having me around for a few more months?”

  Owen opened his mouth to reply, but Derek beat him to it. “It’s not a question of standing anything. You’re part of our family too, and always will be. Got it?”

  Ephah’s smile was almost as bright as Owen’s.

  “Got it.”

  Owen met Derek’s eyes over Ephah’s head. Derek read the gratitude there, but he didn’t need it. Like he’d told Preston, family was family, and if he’d learned anything in the past year, it was what family truly meant.

  When ARIEL TACHNA was twelve years old, she discovered two things: the French language and romance novels. Those two loves have defined her ever since. By the time she finished high school, she’d written four novels, none of which anyone would want to read now, featuring a young woman who was—you guessed it—bilingual. That girl was everything Ariel wanted to be at age twelve and wasn’t.

  She now lives on the outskirts of Houston with her husband (who also speaks French), her kids (who understand French even when they’re too lazy to speak it back), and their two dogs (who steadfastly refuse to answer any French commands). The cat pretends they’re all beneath her, no matter what language they’re speaking.

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  Unstable Stud

  By Ariel Tachna

  Lexington Lovers

  Horses were his passion, until he laid eyes on his boss.

  Eighteen months ago, tragedy struck Bywater Farm when a riding accident killed Clay Hunter’s lover and traumatized his prize horse, King of Hearts. Clay and King lingered in limbo, surviving but not really living, until a breath of fresh air in the form of Luke Davis, a new groom in the stud barn, revives them both.

  When a fall from King’s back sends Luke to the emergency room, Clay watches the shaky foundation of their budding relationship tumble down. Can Clay really love a jockey again, or will his fear of losing another man he loves keep them apart for good?

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  A Matchless Man

  By Ariel Tachna

  Lexington Lovers

  None of the matches caught his eye as much as the matchmaker himself.

  Growing up poorer than poor didn’t leave Navashen Bhattathiri many options for life outside of school. All of his concentration was on keeping his scholarships. Sixteen years later, he’s fulfilled his dream and become a doctor. Now he’s returning home to Lexington and is ready to prove himself to the world. In doing so, he reconnects with Brent Carpenter—high school classmate, real estate agent, all-around great guy… and closet matchmaker.

  Brent makes it his mission to help Navashen develop a social life and meet available, interesting men. Unfortunately Navashen’s schedule is unpredictable, and few of those available, interesting men value his dedication like Brent does. Brent’s unfailing friendship and support convince Navashen he’s the one, but can he capture Brent’s heart when the matchmaker is focused on finding Navashen another man?

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  Stage Two

  By Ariel Tachna

  Lexington Lovers

  Love has a steep learning curve.

  Assistant high school principal Blake Barnes has everything he wants—a chance to help troubled students and an outlet for his passion for theater. Well, almost everything—he still goes home to an empty apartment. Then his high school crush explodes back into his life, the unexpected guardian of two boys in Blake’s care.

  Thane Dalton has always been a bad boy through and through. Not much has changed, including his mistrust of authority figures, and no amount of institutional bureaucracy will keep him from protecting his nephews from the bullies terrorizing them. If that means butting heads with Blake, so be it.

  Blake and Thane have lessons to learn: that they both have the boys’ best interests at heart, that the tension between them isn’t just confrontational, and that sparks can fly when opposites come together.

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  Dreamspun Desires #77

  A Model Escort by Amanda Meuwissen

  What’s the value of love?

  Shy data scientist Owen Quinn is brilliant at predictive models but clueless at romance. Fortunately, a new career allows him to start over hundreds of miles from the ex he would rather forget. But the opportunity might go to waste since this isn’t the kind of problem he knows how to solve. The truth is, he’s terrible at making the first move and wishes a connection didn’t have to revolve around sex.

  Cal Mercer works for the Nick of Time Escort Service. He’s picky about his clients and has never accepted a regular who is looking for companionship over sex—but can the right client change his mind? And can real feelings develop while money is changing hands? Owen and Cal might get to the root of their true feelings... if their pasts don’t interfere.

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  Whiskey to Wine by BA Tortuga

  Leaning N

  Love is hitting the slopes, and the competition is fierce.

  It’s Gay Ski Week in Aspen, and blind sculptor Bleu Bridey and his ex-fiancé, Dan, are at the Leaning N Ranch to unveil Bleu’s latest commission.

  Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Shields is there too… and he’s Bleu’s true love who got away. Seeing Bleu again, Ryan remembers how they couldn’t get enough of each other in college.

  Too bad it looks like Bleu is with Dan now, because Ryan would love to remind Bleu how good they were together, in and out of the sheets.

  Between Ski Week parties, a bunch of exes, a private ski lesson, and one terrible accident that leaves Bleu stranded and Ryan in rescue mode, it’ll be a wonder if these two manage to survive, much less find a few seconds alone to remember how much love they have to keep them warm even in the worst of storms.

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  Rebuild My Heart

  © 2019 Ariel Tachna.

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  Digital ISBN: 978-1-64405-142-9

  Paperback ISBN: 978-1-64108-150-4

  Library of Congress Control Number: 2018960689

  Digital published February 2019

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