Current Books by MFW Members
July, 2024
Strangers to Husbands by Lee Pini
They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but when Lewis wakes up married after a wild, drunken night at his best friend’s bachelorette party, he’s worried he’s affected the rest of his life. Tad might be sweet, drop-dead gorgeous, and so easy to be with, but the obvious solution is a speedy divorce. The fact that they both live in New York City should make the process easy… so why is it taking them so long to sign the papers? Or even take off their rings? And why do they keep ending up in bed?
Tad’s anxiety and fear of coming out to his family has driven guys away before. Can he dare to believe Lewis is different? Lewis, his friends, and his loud, loving Italian family support Tad in a way he’s never experienced, and it’s easy to imagine a lifetime of that unconditional love. But life isn’t a romcom…
Or is it?
April, 2024
The Boyfriend Fix by Lee Pini
Renowned surgeon Ben McNatt is up for the job of his dreams, and when he gets it, he’ll be the youngest chief of neurosurgery in his hospital’s history. His success rate is flawless, but his perceived lack of compassion is hurting his chances. He’s always viewed relationships as a distraction, but a loving partner might change his colleagues’ ideas about his heartlessness. He’ll do whatever it takes for this promotion—even pretend to date. The natural choice for his fake boyfriend is the cute guy at the coffee shop.
Jamie Anderson is in student loan debt up to his eyeballs. He has three roommates, and not in a quirky found-family way. He works sixty hours a week as a barista, and his boss won’t stop hitting on him. He’s even given up on love. He makes do with fantasies about the hot doctor that comes in for coffee every day like clockwork.
A fake relationship might solve Jamie’s handsy boss problem too. And there’s no way it will lead to real feelings when that’s the last thing either of them wants.
So why are they having so much trouble convincing themselves they aren’t falling for each other?
March, 2024
Connections by Nan Dixon
Book 3 in the Designer Children series
There’s a target on his back and no one knows why.
Professional gambler Drew Phoenix hasn’t met a problem he couldn’t charm his way out of—until now. Three genetically-related siblings barge into his life, bringing with them nothing but trouble. The kind of trouble with bad guys and big guns trying to kill them. Drew calls on Maggie O’Toole, a smoking hot FBI agent, for help.
Maggie’s mission in life is to protect the innocent. She jumps in to help Drew and his siblings. She’s attracted to Drew and their chemistry is off the charts, but her job and mission come first. And Drew’s the kind of guy she usually despises. He runs from trouble. She runs toward it.
When Drew heads to Boston to defend his poker title. Maggie insists on coming as protection. The two leave the safety of the group and head to Boston. Right into a nest of bad guys.
When there’s a gun to Drew's head, life gets pretty damn clear.
February, 2024
Ella and the Brownies' Treasure by Lizbeth Selvig
An Heirs of Craigwarren Middle-Grade Novella--also a part of The Getaway Chronicles Series
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Ella believes Brownie magic can save her family.
No matter what rules she has to break to find its secret.
Eleven-year-old Ella MacDonald-Portman is worried. Her biggest heroes in the world, her mum and her new stepdad, are having problems. Her dad, Noah, is thinking about taking a construction job for at least six months in his native America, and her mum, Mairi, doesn’t want to go. Ella doesn’t want her dad to go either—she’s already been abandoned by one father, and this one she adores with all her heart. She knows if he leaves their home in Scotland, he’ll never come back.
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Ella has one hope. As an expert in Scottish legends and creatures, she fully believes in the magic of the Highlands, and in a little-known legend telling of a magic glass cup given to the brownie folk by kind human glass makers. This cup brings good luck to all who see it. The story also says a Brownies may grant a favorite human their dearest wish if they find the glass, but only if the wish is unselfish. Ella wants that wish for her parents so they’ll stay together forever.
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She’s positive Diarmid, the brownie who lives in her barn at Craigwarren—her home in Scotland—knows the whereabouts of the magic glass, and when she starts to find clues, she has no doubt. To her surprise, she finds out after an accident that Keir, a boy in her school class whom she’s always hated, is not horrible but is as big a believer in magic as she is. As their friendship grows, they search for the Brownies’ Treasure together.
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When their secret explorations get them into serious trouble, however, Ella and Keir are grounded from any more far-flung searching. Before she can find her treasure, her father is ready to leave. She admits to her plan at last, and although the grown-ups have simple explanations for all her discoveries, Ella still believes.
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Trouble is, it might be too late for even the strongest faith to make a miracle happen.
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February, 2024
Good at People by Lee Pini
In a last-ditch effort to finish a manuscript, Thomas Kovacs packs up his teenage daughter, Alexis, and relocates to a small town in northern England. Things have been strained between them for months, but the closer Thomas gets to the end of his book, the more distant Alexis becomes.
Krishna Singh came to Corbridge to open a bookstore and start a family. After two years, his business is thriving. His family? Well, he hasn't gotten around to that yet. Actually, he hasn’t even dated. The closest he gets is bonding over books and music with an American teenager who comes into his shop.
When it turns out the teenager’s dad is none other than Krishna’s favorite author, he wastes no time in getting to know Thomas. But attempts at something more go about as well as Thomas’s writing, or his relationship with Alexis. Can Krishna convince Thomas that they all deserve a happy-ever-after?