International Women’s Day is the perfect day to celebrate all the fierce, head-strong and resilient heroines we have here at Mills & Boon. Just because we love romance doesn’t mean we only want stories of a damsel in distress waiting to be saved (although no shame if that’s your romance of choice!) Here are 9 recommended reads with empowered heroines to help you embrace International Women’s Day.
Meet Me in Tahiti by Georgia Toffolo
After overcoming a car accident at eighteen, Zoe had to adjust to the fact that she would not walk again. Now a successful travel writer, Zoe heads to a luxury hotel where the owner is no other than the bad boy who broke her heart years ago. Zoe has overcome so much and now she has a second chance at first love, will she take it?
The Devil in Blue Jeans by Stacey Kennedy
Charly Henwood is the ultimate headstrong heroine. After breaking up with her cheating ex-boyfriend, Charly is determined to focus on herself and her friends. Now the new owner of a dive bar in Montana, her resolve is put to the test when the previous owner and cocky cowboy, Jaxon Reed, pushes against Charly’s vision for the buisiness.
Baked With Love
by Pamela Yaye Kat Cantrell Yahrah St. John
Three stories, three strong heroines. Grace, Amber and Mariah are all in the business of baking. When the chance of love presents itself to each of them, they must each take a leap of faith to have the chance of future lifetimes full of love.
Melinda Monroe is a resilient heroine if ever there was one. Facing her new life as a widower, Melinda goes to a remote town to take a post as a midwife. But at first it’s not the fresh, hopeful start that Melinda was longing for. Is there a life for her in Virgin River, or is she best to cut her losses and leave?
The Sister Effect by Susan Mallery
Finley and Sloane are two strong, independent sisters. When a traumatic event derails Solane’s life, she turns her back on the one person who matters to her most, her sister. Solane desperately wants to make amends, and Finley must decide what is more important, rules or family?
Queen of Exiles by Vanessa Riley
Marie-Louise Christophe is the ruling Queen of Hayti but when disaster strikes and the crown is overthrown she and her daughters are forced into exile. Louise must redefine her place in society and, when tragedy strikes, she must take the reigns and decided what is worth fighting for.
Whispering Winds Widows (Lookout Mountain Mysteries, Book 4) by Debra Webb
Lucinda was angry when her husband left his job in the city to work with his father. Deidre never shared her husband’s dream of moving to Nashville. And Harlowe wanted a baby that her husband couldn’t give her.When their men vanished, the Whispering Winds Widows told the same story. But the three of them are bound by a thirty-year-old secret … will the truth be uncovered?
Crash Landing by Janice Kay Johnson
Gwen is the ultimate hero-mother. After surviving a crash landing and with killers gunning for them, Gwen has no choice but to trust a wounded DEA agent on a dangerous undercover mission. Can Gwen keep the killers and her desire at bay?
Run Baby Run by Melissa Lenhardt
Darcy and her estranged mother, Marja, are both on the run from complicated and tricky situations. Their only protection comes from FBI agent Elena Gonzalez, a woman with whom Marja shares a complicated past. What will they risk for their lives and for love?
