Enter to win signed hardcover editions of the first two books of the Great Missenden Ever After series, Between the Lines and This Time Around by Tracey Magruder!
Physical books can only be shipped within the US. International winners will be offered the option of eBooks through Kindle.
Book 1: Between the Lines
🏆 Winner – 2026 Reader's Favorite Gold Medal (Contemporary Romance)
🏆 Winner – 2026 International Book Awards (Romance)
🏆 Winner – 2026 American Fiction Awards (Romance)
🏆 Winner – Firebird Book Award (Romance)
Some stories don’t just change your life. They help you rebuild it.
After a decade trapped in a toxic relationship, Sadie Reed is starting over—broke, bruised, and sleeping on her best friend’s sofa. When her boss offers her one last chance—to fly to a quiet English village and salvage the overdue comeback novel of reclusive literary genius Corbyn Pearce—she says yes. She has no idea she’s walking into a second chance she never saw coming.
Corbyn is brilliant. Corbyn is infuriating. Scarred by a tragic accident and locked behind walls he refuses to lower, he has driven away every editor sent his way—until Sadie.
Their clash is immediate. Sharp wit turns into creative friction. Creative friction turns into something neither of them is prepared for. And when a long-buried truth ties them to a single, unforgettable moment from their past, Sadie begins to wonder whether this assignment was coincidence… or something far less random.
As late-night conversations soften professional boundaries and tentative trust begins to form, old wounds resurface—hers from the man she escaped, his from the betrayal he never recovered from.
Now Sadie must decide: Is she brave enough to rewrite her story? And will Corbyn choose to be part of it?
Between the Lines is a heartfelt, slow-burn romance about healing after emotional abuse, the courage to reclaim your voice, found family in a storybook English village, and the quiet ways fate nudges us toward the people we’re meant to find. Perfect for readers who love emotionally rich stories of second chances, scarred heroes, and editor-author chemistry in the vein of Emily Henry and Carley Fortune.
Book 2: This Time Around (Advanced Reader Copy)
Maggie Hartwell has spent twelve years proving she can handle anything on her own.
Then a storm devastates the Roaring Stag's courtyard renovation just weeks before her niece's wedding.
With time running out, Maggie reluctantly accepts help from Fergus Merrick-the dependable friend who's always been there, even when she insisted she didn't need him.
Working side by side makes it impossible to ignore the feelings they've both kept buried for years. But just as they're finally ready to stop pretending friendship is enough, Fergus is offered the career opportunity he's spent years waiting for-one that could take him away from the village they both call home.
Now Maggie must decide whether holding on to her independence is worth risking the future she's always wanted, while Fergus faces a choice between the life he's dreamed of and the woman he's quietly loved all along.
This Time Around is a heartfelt small-town romance about family, second chances, and discovering that the strongest relationships aren't built on sacrifice-they're built together.
Sometimes courage isn't standing alone. Sometimes it's letting someone stand beside you.
Please note that This Time Around will be an Advanced Reader Copy and is considered an unfinished proof.
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