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The Art of Scandal
A “wildly steamy, utterly heartwarming” (Tia Williams) debut filled with romance, artistic ambitions, political scandal, and finding love where you least expect it.
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"Love would be so much easier if it were perfect…"
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On the night of her husband Matt’s fortieth birthday, Rachel Abbott receives a sexy, explicit text from her husband that she quickly realizes was meant for another woman. Divorce is inevitable, and Rachel is determined not to leave her thirteen-year marriage empty handed. Meanwhile, Matt, a rising star mayor with his eye on the White House, can’t afford a messy split in the middle of his reelection campaign. They strike a deal: Rachel gets one million dollars and their lavish house in the wealthy DC suburb of Oasis Springs, as long as she keeps playing the ideal Black trophy wife until the election.
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Then Rachel meets Nathan Vasquez, a very handsome, very lost twenty-six-year-old artist, and their connection makes Rachel forget about being the perfect politician’s wife. As Rachel reawakens Nathan’s long-dormant artistic aspirations, their attraction becomes impossible to resist. But secrets are hard to keep in a town like Oasis Springs, and Nathan has a few of his own. With the risk of scandal looming and their hearts on the line, they’ll have to decide whether the possibility of losing everything is worth taking a chance on love.
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The Art of Scandal is a sizzling, conversation-starting debut about rekindling passion, the transformative power of art, and finding love in unexpected places.
Content Notes: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, Cursing, Alcohol, Death of parent, Racism (microaggressions), Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, cancer, infidelity, character death
August Lane (July 29, 2025)
From the author of The Art of Scandal comes a small town romance about the visibility of Black women’s voices in country music, for readers of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev.
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Every Thursday night, former country music heartthrob Luke Randall sings “Another Love Song.” God, he hates that song. But performing his lone hit at an interstate motel lounge is the only regular money he still has. Following another lackluster performance at the rock bottom of his career, Luke is offered the chance of a lifetime: opening for 90’s era country music star, JoJo Lane, who’s about to become the first Black woman inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. But the concert is in Arcadia, Arkansas, the small hometown he swore he’d never see again. Going back means facing a painful past of abuse and neglect. It also means facing JoJo’s daughter, August Lane—the woman who wrote the lyrics he’s always claimed as his own.
August also hates that song. But she hates Luke Randall even more. When he shows up a decade too late to apologize for his betrayal, she isn’t interested in making amends. Instead, she threatens to expose his lies unless he co-writes a new song with her and performs it at Jojo’s concert. More than revenge, she wants to step out of her mother's shadow and into a songwriting career of her own.
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Desperate to keep his secret, Luke agrees to the risky performance, even though it could cost him a new record deal. But when his guitar reunites with August’s soulful alto, neither can deny that the passionate bond they formed as teenagers is still there. As the concert nears, August will have to choose between a public reckoning with the boy who betrayed her, or trusting the man he’s become to write a different love song.
Content Notes: Child abuse, Sexual Assault (past/off page) , Alcoholism, Chronic Pain, Complex PTSD, Panic Attacks, Prescription drug addiction, Caring for a grandparent with dementia, Reproductive rights, Teenage pregnancy