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      <image:title>Cindy Steel - Sweet Romance Author - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>I know how to write murder mysteries. Dead bodies? Great. Blood and gore? Even better. Romance? Absolutely not. Unfortunately, my production company disagrees. After years of writing cozy crime dramas, I'm suddenly being forced to write a flannel-and-cider romance packed with pumpkin patches, fall festivals, and happily-ever-afters I don't actually believe in. Not after spending months hiding from a stalker who's growing more obsessive each day. Which is how I end up back in my hometown of Autumn Ridge, Vermont, under the protection of Tate Walker: my older brother's best friend, an off-duty cop recovering from a dangerous undercover operation, and the same overprotective pain in my neck who never could mind his own business. Now I'm hiding out on his family's hay farm while police hunt my stalker. Between self-defense lessons, tractor rides, and cozy autumn outings that feel suspiciously like dates, I start finding inspiration for my romantic screenplay in the one place I never expected: My bodyguard. But as the threats escalate and my stalker gets closer, so do Tate and I. Turns out the hardest love story I've ever had to write... is the one I'm living. ♥ The Bodyguard's Fall is a cozy, closed-door romance full of sizzle, witty banter, and chemistry but without explicit content. ★ This book is part of the Falling for Autumn series, eight interconnected standalones written by eight amazing authors: The Bodyguard's Fall by Cindy Steel Autumn on My Mind by Gracie Ruth Mitchell Resisting the Fall by Jess Heileman Falling for Keeps by Kasey Stockton Once Upon a Fall by Becky Monson Fall Fake-Out by Kortney Keisel Forbidden to Fall by Martha Keyes Autumn Kissed by Deborah M. Hathaway</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A Christmas Spark A Pride and Pranks Romance Holiday Novella - Available on Amazon and KU! “Snowed in with the most infuriating man in the world. I may take my chances with the wolves.”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>That Fine Line A Pride and Pranks Romantic Comedy Available on Amazon &amp; KU! Home for the summer to plan my wedding. I wanted a quiet summer on the ranch. What I didn’t want was my childhood nemesis cowboying for my dad this summer. Now he’s living on our ranch and seems to think we have a score to settle. And all bets are off.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Stranded Ranch A Pride and Pranks Romance Holiday Novella - Available on Amazon and KU! “Lucy’s past came back to surprise her. But her past is now a flirty hot cowboy so…”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Double or Nothing A Pride and Pranks Romantic Comedy Available on Amazon &amp; KU! Embroiled in a bet with my best friends older brother. My old crush. But I’m not worried. I’m done with players. As long as Logan stays the shallow flirt I’ll be fine. My heart is safe from the player. It’s the man underneath giving me a run for my money.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Available on Amazon and KU and wherever audiobooks are sold! BLURB: One little white lie. That's all it took. Now I'm suddenly having to fake-date my work nemesis to get me through a week at a Vermont Christmas lodge with my family. The problem? I can't stand Miles Taylor. Not only that, but I don't date people I work with. But I can handle it. I've had practice faking my emotions for years. So it shouldn't matter that Miles never lets me get away with anything. And that he happens to boil my blood hotter than a steaming pot of wassail. So when he throws his annoying grin my way or forces me on dates he knows I'll hate, I'll just grit my teeth and smile. Or maybe not. Did I mention that Miles is the one person in the world I can't seem to fool? When my emotions begin feeling less like a sham and his arms feel way too comfortable, it makes me think that maybe Miles had a plan of his own. And I'm starting to like it a lot more than mine.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Available on Amazon and KU and wherever audiobooks are sold! BLURB: It was just one date. My friend told me I needed more fun in my life, so I reluctantly said yes. Fun wasn’t exactly in my wheelhouse. After watching my own mother’s love life implode time and time again it’s only natural that I have a few rules to protect myself. Actually, it’s just one rule… Avoid relationships with men so I don’t get attached. I wasn’t worried. Getting attached has never been a problem for me. This guy was just a warm body in a chair. I was here for the basketball game. I was absolutely NOT here for my date. Or the kiss cam. Or the kiss. Or the impromptu evening with the one man who seems bent on throwing my tidy world off of its axis. But when my life takes a nose dive, he’s also the man who seems bent on proving to me that good men do exist, dreams can come true, and sometimes throwing out the rule book is when the magic really starts to happen.</image:caption>
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