Bøker av Cara Malone

Kiran has no room in her life for love. She's perfectly content with her close-knit friends, her avian research at the local university, and, well, her own hand is enough to satisfy her on lonely nights. But then her BFF starts a family, Kiran's dean denies her tenure, and she breaks her wrist trying to tame a traumatized cockatoo. In just a few days, everything Kiran cares about is obliterated.The icing on the cake? Her influencer sister is planning the wedding of the century and to make it Instagram-perfect, she made Kiran promise not to be a loner with no date. So when wildlife rescuer Danielle calls Kiran to help rehome a displaced owl, their road trip turns into more than either of them bargained for. In shared motel rooms across the Midwest, it's easy to go from venting to hooking up, and Danielle even agrees to stand in as Kiran's wedding date. But will their friends with benefits arrangement end when Kiran's cast comes off, or can she make room for love at last?

A rookie forensic investigator, a seasoned patrol officer, and a crime scene that just might be the death of them both. Kelsey Granger is determined to turn a past failure into a new opportunity when she takes a job at the coroner's office. There's just one problem - her boss doesn't think she's confident enough to work solo. When Kelsey arrives at her first murder investigation to find the responding officer contaminating the evidence, she starts to wonder if her boss was right. Zara Hayes hates death scenes. She's been on patrol for five years but the police chief won't promote her until she can overcome this fear. And now here she is, just feet away from a dead body while a pretty young investigator reads her the riot act because she thinks Zara screwed up her scene. With a killer on the loose, there's no time to argue or play mind games. Zara and Kelsey must team up to solve the case. As they get closer to the truth, they also get closer to each other in this hot romantic suspense.

A closeted secretary in 1960s Chicago. A fearless activist in San Francisco. A love so powerful it can change the world. Betty wants what everyone wants - happiness, security, and a quiet, good life. She's determined to make that happen on her own, despite her mother's fears that she'll turn into a spinster if she doesn't settle down and find a husband soon. Joan wants an important life - one where she gets to love who she wants to love, do what she enjoys, and will leave the world a better place when she's gone. But what she is - a lesbian in San Francisco at the beginning of the LGBT+ civil rights movement - is criminal. When Betty comes to California for vacation, it's love at first sight across a crowded bar in the Tenderloin district. She's mesmerized by Joan and drawn to the homophile movement, but does she have the courage to come out for love and join the fight for equality? What began as a glance across a room turns into a hopeful, playful and heartwarming courtship across three time zones and four decades in The Beginning of Everything, a standalone romance by Cara Malone.

A love triangle, a road trip and a rescue cat make for an unlikely adventure in Cat's Meow, a heartwarming tribute to friends - and lovers - you can count on. Entering her second year of vet tech school, Ling is caught between her best friend and her long-time crush. Ling wants nothing more than to tell Dakota how she feels, but she can't risk upsetting the delicate balance of their friendship - until she discovers her best friend, Amber, is the third point in their love triangle. When Ling and Dakota take a road trip to catch Dakota's runaway cat back home, Amber invites herself along for the ride and from car snacks to road music, it's clear the battle for Dakota's heart is on.

A patrol officer is pulled out of her comfort zone and into danger when she follows her heart-and a spunky, cute dispatcher-into a fast-paced, twisty homicide investigation. Mel Pine is a newly solo cop patrolling the sinister streets on third shift and looking for a distraction from troubles at home. The job keeps her busy, and a friendly dispatcher keeps her company on the radio each night. Court Wilson can't wait to get out of the dispatcher's office and into a patrol car, but with an overprotective dad who happens to also be the chief of police, that's not likely to happen any time soon. When a 911 call comes in about a vehicle on fire-and a body within-Court dispatches Mel to the scene. Eager to observe some real policework... and meet the woman behind the radio... Court follows along and soon finds herself tangled in a killer's web. Can the lone wolf come to the overeager rookie's rescue, or will one of them go radio silent-forever?

Mirror, mirror, on the wall... who is fairest of them all? Everyone says Luma has the world at her fingertips. Her trust fund can buy anything she wants, there's a modeling agency courting her, and most people would kill for her life - especially her stepmother, Tabitha. When Tabitha comes home mangled from a botched cosmetic procedure and finds out Luma's been offered a prestigious gig, jealousy rears its aging, puffy head. Tabitha wants Luma dead and she's got no choice but to flee. Alone and cut off from her resources, Luma's last refuge is a remote cottage where she prays Tabitha won't find her. Charlie is the newest addition to her family's lumberjack business in the forest, whittling away her emotions as she works through a broken heart. Beauty really is skin deep because no woman can look past the birthmark on her forehead. Charlie is ready to forget about love... until she finds Luma asleep in her bed. She's in danger, vulnerable, and also the most beautiful woman Charlie has ever seen. When the lumberjacks take Luma under their protection, she finds more than just safety. She finds Charlie and a new purpose in the forest - until Tabitha comes back to finish her kill. From Amazon bestselling author Cara Malone comes a modern retelling of the Grimm Brothers' classic Snow White. Each book in the Sapphic Fairy Tales series can be read as a standalone novel.

You're a witch, Teagan! That's what my new roommate tells me - not exactly what I was expecting from my first week of college. My first thought is she's off her rocker, but when she brings me to a huge, gothic building in the middle of town that I somehow never noticed before and welcomes me to Lilith Academy - a school for witches - it starts to feel real.And so do my powers. The little tingles I always wrote off as my imagination turn into surges of energy I struggle to control - especially when my roomie and two of the other girls from class are nearby. They make my newfound magic go wild. If I don't find a way to tame it and pass my first-year exams I'll lose my power... but I can't stay away from these deliciously wicked girls. Welcome to Lilith Academy, a sapphic urban fantasy series about girl power, smashing the patriarchy, and once-in-a-lifetime love between four hot, fiery witches.

An eccentric adult shop owner. An agoraphobic game collector. A romantic comedy about finding love and self-acceptance in the strangest places. The little details have never interested Libby. From her eclectic style to her carefree attitude about her adult toy shop, she's all about the big picture. But when her business partner retires, Libby's safety net disappears and it's up to her to sink or swim. For old-school card game nerd Theo, the details are everything. Her anxiety demands to know the rules, the players and the goal in any situation, and it can be hard to even leave her apartment unless she knows exactly what's coming her way. When Theo's sister gets engaged, she's forced out of her comfort zone and into Libby's shop on the hunt for bachelorette party supplies. Opposites attract and Theo is drawn into Libby's chaotic world. She wants to help Libby save the shop and together they come up with a plan, but will they be brave enough to play the game of love?

Some things can be fixed with a little duct tape... but a broken heart ain't one of 'em. Avery Blake has spent years getting by all on her own in a big house on the countryside. As a contractor, there's not much room for emotion in her male-dominated profession, and she's perfectly content to keep people out of her private life, too. After watching her elderly neighbor, Nora, be torn away from her long-time lover by heartless relatives, Avery has seen what it's like to love and to lose, and she'd rather skip the whole thing and focus on work (and the occasional meaningless fling) instead. Some relationships can be fixed with a little breathing room... and some are too far gone. Hannah Grayson has nothing but room to breathe when she finds out her Great-Aunt Nora has passed and left her a house in rural Indiana. Fleeing a dysfunctional and controlling relationship in New York, she moves into the house because she's got nowhere else to go. Disasters start piling up almost as soon as the plane touches down - the house is in disrepair, Nora's grandchildren are trying to evict her, and the gorgeous but chilly woman across the street seems to have a problem with Hannah's presence. When a pipe bursts on her first night in the house, Hannah has no choice but to run across the street and beg for help from Avery. The rest, as they say, is history...

How far will they go to say 'I do' when the whole world is against them? The pessimistic side of Sage thought she'd never find The One. A butch woman in a small town with mental health issues and introverted hobbies, the odds were against her. Then she met Rosalie. Rosalie, who gives her side-stitches every time they talk. Rosalie, who wanted to tour the inside of a life-size blue whale exhibit on their third date. Rosalie, who enthusiastically educated herself on Sage's condition when Sage confided in her about it. So Sage proposed - luckiest woman in the world, right? Only now people are coming out of the woodwork to tell them how wrong this is. From Sage's overbearing mom to Rosalie's mysteriously absent dad and even the wedding planner - they have a hundred reasons to stop this wedding. Sage just needs one reason to go through with it. Rosalie. But will she have her?

A firefighter sweeps her dream girl off her feet in this contemporary Cinderella story.Cynthia "Cyn" Robinson has only ever wanted three things: her stepmother's approval, to save lives as a firefighter, and the attention of her long-time crush, Marigold Grimm.The problems? Her stepmother would rather Cyn be like girly-girl Marigold than be with her. There's a serial arsonist bent on watching Grimm Falls burn. And Marigold is so far out of Cyn's league it'd be laughable if it wasn't so heartbreaking.When the firebug makes Marigold's sprawling estate his next target, Cyn extinguishes the blaze and carries Marigold out of the fiery building.There's more than one type of spark flying as Marigold finally notices Cyn, but will she get the girl, win over her stepmother, and live happily ever after... or will it all go up in flames?

Hunter has spent the last two years running in place. Trying to get ahead of the bills.Trying to provide for her sister, Piper, and her nephews.Trying to finish her nursing education.>Big, bad Jed Wolfe is a con artist, a manipulator, and he's currently doing ten years for counterfeiting. Now is Hunter's best chance to convince Piper that he's bad news and they can survive without him. Except the mortgage is overdue again, there's an eviction notice stapled to the front door, and Hunter can see it in Piper's eyes. She wants to crawl back to Jed and ask him how to dig out of this mess. They're getting desperate and Hunter begs Piper not to be like him. Then along comes a beautiful girl in a red cap. Her grandmother is sick, she needs Hunter's nursing help, and the pay is great. It's just what they need and soon Hunter is able to catch her breath. Stop running in place. Start to feel something that she hasn't had time for in years. Happiness. Desire. Love. Until one day an old, familiar feeling returns. Suspicion.