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Catching Stars in a Jar

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Catching Stars in a Jar is the exciting first book in the Books of the Kindling contemporary romance series.

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Catching Stars in a Jar is the exciting first book in the Books of the Kindling contemporary romance series. If you like sensual small-town romance, a hero in need of healing, a breathtaking natural setting, and a hint of something inconceivable, then you’ll love Donna June Cooper’s cozy but suspenseful tale.

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When a terminally ill DEA agent tracks a drug op to an isolated farm in the Appalachians, he finds more than he expected: A chance at love and life. But the farm owner knows sharing her mountain’s gift could draw too much attention to the home she’s trying to protect.

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When a terminally ill DEA agent tracks a drug op to an isolated farm in the Appalachians, he finds more than he expected: A chance at love and a chance at life. But for the owner of the farm, sharing her mountain’s gift could bring far too much attention to the home she’s trying to protect.

Catching Stars in a Jar is the first book in the Books of the Kindling, a series that focuses on Woodruff Mountain, the inconceivable power concealed beneath it, and the family that has hidden its secrets for centuries.

It is a story where the incomprehensible waits beneath the ordinary and stars dance in the trees. Where people who could live in your town find themselves with abilities they don’t understand in a world that desperately needs their gifts. But most of all, it is a story about love.

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She is hiding an inconceivable secret. He is facing certain death.
Could her mountain sanctuary become their tomb?

Dr. Grace Woodruff has inherited an overwhelming and extraordinary ability. As she grapples with her beloved grandfather’s legacy, she is plagued by ominous dreams about the “old magic” and their mountain. The last thing she needs underfoot is a handsome, enigmatic writer struggling with a devastating illness.

DEA agent Nick McKenzie knows his latest case will kill him. When he arrives undercover at an isolated herb farm on Woodruff Mountain, the intriguing owner works hard to scare him off. He’s falling hard for the bewitching doctor, but all his clues point to her as the source of a deadly drug called Smoky Mountain Magic.

Unaware of Nick’s suspicions, Grace struggles with the knowledge that using her gift to heal his lymphoma could expose her mountain’s ancient secret. But when Nick stumbles over the truth and discovers the real culprits behind the drug, he faces a faster, more violent death.

Will the “old magic” intervene to save them when they are both trapped beneath the mountain by an old enemy?

Catching Stars in a Jar is the exciting first book in the Books of the Kindling contemporary romance series. If you like sensual small-town romance, a hero in need of healing, and a hint of something inconceivable, then you’ll love Donna June Cooper’s breathtaking tale.

Read Catching Stars in a Jar and fall under the spell of Woodruff Mountain today!

Origami Dreams

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Origami Dreams is the enthralling second book in the Books of the Kindling contemporary romance series.

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Origami Dreams is the enthralling second book in the Books of the Kindling contemporary romance series. If you enjoy romantic locales along with a sensual small town romance, a tormented hero, and a hint of something inconceivable, then you’ll love Donna June Cooper’s gripping story.

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When a man can only see his visions of the future as a torment and a curse, he’ll do anything to avoid facing them in reality. But when he meets a beautiful reporter who always knows exactly what people are feeling, he’s forced to do exactly that. Her life—and the fate of the world—might very well depend on it.

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A beekeeping professor tormented by apocalyptic visions of the future is stymied in his attempts to escape from a perky, persistent journalist. And what he has seen in her future, in their future, makes it even more vital. But fate has something else in mind…

Origami Dreams is the second book in the Books of the Kindling, a series that focuses on Woodruff Mountain, the inconceivable power concealed beneath it, and the family that has hidden its secrets for centuries.

It is a story where the incomprehensible waits beneath the ordinary and stars dance in the trees. Where people who could live in your town find themselves with abilities they don’t understand in a world that desperately needs their gifts. But most of all, it is a story about love.

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One terrifying premonition brings them together.
Another will threaten their future.

Mel Noblett is on a journalistic crusade to save the environment. And she has a particular talent that makes her preternaturally good at her job. But when a virologist whistleblower in Italy proves too frightened to talk, Mel turns to a fallback lead, an eccentric, beekeeping professor who might just make the trip worthwhile.

Dr. Daniel Woodruff’s prescient dreams are more like nightmares. His latest premonition shows him the loss of his wife and unborn child to a horrific plague, a wife he has never met and a child he may never have. So Daniel is determined not to allow anyone into his chaotic life, least of all a persistent investigative reporter he finds simultaneously frustrating and captivating.

Intrigued and fascinated by her new subject, Mel begins to wonder if Daniel is hiding an incomprehensible talent of his own. But when Daniel’s uncannily accurate visions begin to revolve around Mel, it becomes apparent both their lives are in danger.

Will Daniel and Mel alter the catastrophic future he envisions and find their own happier tomorrows?

Origami Dreams is the enthralling second book in the Books of the Kindling contemporary romance series. If you enjoy romantic locales along with a sensual small town romance, a tormented hero, and a hint of something inconceivable, then you’ll love Donna June Cooper’s gripping story.

Read Origami Dreams today and see if dreams can actually come true.

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