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River City
Series · 8 books · 2011-2014

Books in series

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#1

Wanting

2011

Businessman Mac McGuire fell head over heels in love with Amanda Conner. He's trying to rescue her from the poverty and violence of River City's housing projects and pull her into his glamorous world of downtown high-rises and opulence. Mac is used to risking everything and winning, but he realizes that wanting Amanda could cost him everything. Is that a price he's willing to pay?
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#2

A New Beginning

2011

When Dallas Nixon's parents throw her out, she seeks a safe haven. She arrives on the doorstep of the one person she always trusted, except Patrick Makowllen isn't looking to adopt a foul-mouthed waif with blue hair and yellow contacts. He reluctantly shelters her. The last thing he wants is someone sharing his life - he's a meat and potatoes guy, and she's a vegetarian. Against his own better judgment, he opens his heart and kisses his well-ordered, mundane life goodbye. Soon he discovers Dallas is not just a rebellious young woman - she's a gifted artist. He fosters her genius and as her creativity blossoms, her womanhood blooms. In the process, his feelings shift and he realizes he's falling in love with her.
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#3

A Challenge

2011

Tate Zaro is feisty and ambitious; and she is has a problem. She quit her job, then fell in love with the handsome Ari Bia, but children and marriage are not in her plans. The job she takes comes with a bare subsistent income that holds promise of great rewards in the future, but she doesn’t like her new boss. Then toss in an unexpected pregnancy and a problem at work that could cause her to lose that job. Can it get any worse? Will she ever find her happily ever after?
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#4

Forever

2012

When Letitzia Sorrentino's father dies, she's left with her dad's construction company, but she really wants to be a developer. Family infighting gives her the chance to break out on her own, except she needs more money, and Jeffery Lister has exactly what she wants. Jeffery Lister is an obstetrician with an understaffed, time-consuming practice. He doesn't look at women like other men, until he sees Letitzia. Letitzia wants a no strings attached relationship. She has her own agenda, and is busy building a new development company. She needs Jeffery Lister's money, but she doesn't want his heart, and she refuses to open her own. A hardhat world of steel beams and dirt has given her a tough, foul-mouthed exterior, but under all of it, she's very much a passionate woman, and it shows in everything she does. To her life is a game, and winning is everything. If you don't play, you automatically lose.
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#5

A Son

2013

River City novels do not need to be read in order. The glue that holds them together is the city. Life and Love come together in River City. Talk about a mess! It’s not Gerald’s baby, it’s Joey’s. Katie is a chubby redhead. Her parents are divorced, and she’s been pulled between her parents in custody battles for years. Her mother is a democrat, and her father and stepmother are Bible-thumping Republicans. They are not going to be happy with Katie, but she’s done being pulled. She’s trying to stand on her own two feet, and she’s going to do what’s right for her son. Joey is brilliant, handsome, and his mom was 1/2 black. He’s kicked Katie out and denies paternity. Gerald Olsen looks like a Nordic god, all blond and blue-eyed. He’s also heir to the Riverton Chemical & Petroleum Company. But Gerald falls in love with Katie, and he’s not choosing between body parts. He wants her and the son she’s carrying.
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#6

A Child's Heart

2013

SPECIAL December SALE price. When Trent Callahan brings his dinosaur-loving son to the River City Museum, Cassie Jones, curator of the museum, falls head-over-heels in love with the boy and his father. But Cassie's love drags Trent deep into her tangled web of city politics, drives a wedge between him and his mom, and shows him that history is far from boring and dreams are worth chasing. Widowed at nineteen, Trent has been a model father to his son, thanks to the help of his mom, but his mother doesn't like the idea of her son falling for Cassie. Determined to break them up, his mom is going to do anything she can to protect her son, grandson, and herself from interference by another woman. Does Trent dare to find personal happiness and dream once again? Or is life going to hold him to the grindstone he set in motion as a teen? Except this time, he has a son's heart to consider. The glue that holds this series together is the city. River City is a fictional mid-sized city in the mid-Atlantic area of the USA. Many of the characters know each other or are loosely connected. Join the fun and meet these young people as they work their way through today's problems and find their true love.
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#7

Campaign

2014

Brad Shoemaker was blindsided when he discovered that love could be silent, and Kathryn “Ryn” Demary is mute. But when Mayor Bruno Giovanni is forced into early retirement, he chooses Brad to run in his place. Ryn is determined to campaign at Brad’s side, but instead of being an asset, she just might be his biggest liability. Ryn finds herself campaigning not just for Brad to become mayor but also for his love. Politics can get dirty and Ryn’s caught in the middle.
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#8

Happy Holidays, River City

2014

ON SALE for a Limited time! It's a time of love, romance, and rekindling a flame with a little mistletoe and blinking lights. What once was, what could be, it's what is in the eyes of the beholder, just like beauty. Buying the perfect ring to fit that special person...making him feel special by letting him know about your crush years ago... Chocolate Kisses: Planning got him the attention of the pretty young nurse from University Hospital. Now, Tony has her attention, but he has get past her gatekeeper, before he can win her heart. The Tree: Like their Christmas tree, Ben and Cara’s life together has grown mundane. By discarding the old and embracing the new, Ben proves he's ready to take their relationship further, but is Cara? The Ice Storm: Jill is barely settled into her grandmother's little bungalow, when an ice storm plunges her into darkness, but as Todd restores her electrical power, he re-ignites her teenage passion for him. Christmas Gifts: No longer children, Ken wants Mila. He's hoping a little Christmas magic will help him overcome their differences and help convince her estranged family that he's the right man for her. The Charity Auction: Elke prepares herself for a disappointing night after getting conned into being part of a holiday fundraiser until Jeremy’s bid proves to her that good girls sometimes do finish first. The Kissing Ball: Dianna and Aaron have dated for ages; she celebrates Christmas and he celebrates Hanukkah, but that hasn't stopped their love. Is there room for their hearts under the kissing ball? Her Christmas Man: Life has hardened Della, but Henry is determined to show her that he's different. Will the warmth of his embrace melt her icy heart, giving them both another chance at love? Noel: Tammy is left to raise her son alone, but when her childhood companion, Chad, comes home for Christmas, friendship bursts into flames, but can she trust love enough to risk it all again. Mole Sauce: Emalee had a crush on Carl from the time she was eleven, and she's still blushing when he walks into a room. Can he make her biggest Christmas wish come true and open the door for more? The Orchestra Conductor: Having finally realized his dreams of a real city orchestra, Barry faces the even harder task of persuading the love of his life, Becky, to become his wife this Hanukkah season.

Author

E. Ayers
E. Ayers
Author · 20 books

E. Ayers is a true believer in love at first sight because it happened to her, she thinks everyone should find that special someone. When it happens, it's magical. Writing about that love is what she enjoys doing and when she's not spending time with her two dogs and waiting on his royal highness (the cat), she's busy writing. The official matchmaker for all the characters who wander through her brain, she likes finding just the right ones to create a story. She writes a slice-of-life novel, the romantic slice in two characters lives. In today's world, most people have careers and responsibilities. Figuring out how to blend two separate lives into one can be a huge dilemma. No one is perfect. She brings that into what she writes. The fantasy of a handsome hunk who will sweep the damsel off her feet and carry her off to a castle in the clouds is still there, but that castle is probably a condo. And that damsel isn't going to be persuaded by a few smooth lines.

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