*2018 TopShelf Indie Book Award Nominee*
*2017 READERS' FAVORITE SILVER MEDAL WINNER*

Moving to a new city isn’t the magic fix Lexie Travis hoped it would be. Sure, she put some mileage between herself and her feuding parents, her miserable dating history, and the memories of a life-altering injury. However, she still feels like a former shadow of herself, hiding behind her diminished confidence and her thorough disbelief in true love.
Everything changes when Lexie’s best (and only) friend drags her to a country music concert. Lexie loves country music, but she loathes the top-selling heartthrob who sold out the arena. Jack Morgan became a sensation with a string of degrading, shallow songs that she can’t stand.
A startling trauma lands Jack in the hospital, and Lexie is the physical therapist assigned to the VIP treatment of the very man she despises.
Jack is drawn to the one woman who appears resistant to his charms and who loves to check his ego every chance she gets, yet gives him the honesty he needs. She’s the opposite of his usual groupies. He can only continue his tour if he receives rehab on the road, and Lexie is the lone person Jack trusts for the job.
Reluctantly, she agrees to take the journey on his luxury coach, joining the wild cast of characters on his crew. Yes, she was given many incentives to take the assignment, but the reason she wants to ignore is the dangerous one. Jackson Morgan is growing on her.
At every turn, another challenge pushes her away from him.
Stepping onto the tour bus is the domino that starts a chain reaction in their lives and challenges them both to change. Could they learn to believe in love and happily ever after?

*Please note: Groupie is Volume One in a two-part series

Praise for Groupie:

"Fans of Colleen Hoover will definitely enjoy Groupie. When it comes to exploring a character's emotions, Susan Daugherty hit the nail on the head. I felt the fear, the excitement, and the love between Lexie and Jack. Both characters have been scared by the past and are scared to commit, but as they get to know each other better, their friendship turns into something more meaningful.This book is filled with "awww"-inspiring sweet moments and nail biting suspense (sometimes more than I could take). I especially loved that it still managed to convey the romantic atmosphere without the overblown sex scenes so prevalent in romance books nowadays. The book ends in a cliffhanger,but was totally worth the read. I can't wait to read the conclusion of Lexie and Jack's story in Muse."
-Maureen Dangarembizi for Readers' Favorite

"It was one of those stories that gripped me right from page one and kept me reading all the way through. The plot was very well thought out, as well as a great story, Ms. Daugherty provided plenty of background about the characters, giving them substance. It as a fun story, one that tugged at the heart strings a little as the relationship developed between the two main characters, despite everything that seemed to be against it ever happening. This is an incredibly well written book, with a story that has been designed to draw a reader in and hold their interest. I, for one, couldn't put it down and I am looking forward to reading book 2."
-Readers' Favorite Book Review by Anne-Marie Reynolds

"What a wild ride! Two broken souls brought together and thrown together and back apart over and over again. This book is so amazing as they help each other heal in many ways. I haven't felt that much angst since I was a teenager myself."
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"I enjoyed being apart of their world as I was reading this contemporary romance about touringwith a musical band. Groupie: Volume 1 is highly recommended."
-Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite

Presley Benson thinks she found the perfect plan to get over her ex-boyfriend, Jackson Montgomery:

• •Break off all contact for ninety days.
• •Stay away from social media.
• •Remember all the things you liked to do when you were single and revisit those activities.
• •Think carefully about starting any new romantic attachments.
• •Wine, lots of wine. No, don’t. It could end badly.
• •Be mindful of anxiety and feelings of hopelessness.
• •Remind yourself it takes ninety days for your mind to switch gears and picture your life in a new direction.
• •Keep a daily journal marking your progress and venting out your frustrations.

There’s a problem though. Jackson Montgomery is the newly appointed vice principal of Riverton High School where Presley teaches drama. And oh yeah, he wants her back.

So what’s a girl to do? Stick with the plan, of course.

Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, Manhattan upper-cruster Cecily Sinclair now uses that pricey utensil to dish up fancy French fare on her cooking show, Serving Romance. When there’s an executive shake-up at the network, she’s not worried. Not much anyway. Her show’s a hit after all. Why would the new CEO want to mess with success?

The driving force behind several buzzed-about networks, Devlin Hayes is considered to be a wunderkind in the television industry. Although his plans to rebrand CuisineTV and make Serving Romance more Millennial-friendly don’t thrill Cecily, her charming, blue-eyed boss is a hard man to say “no” to and she really wants to keep her job—even if that means sharing screen time with a loathsome blast from her past.

Mercurial Italian chef Dante Marchetti a.k.a. “Il Duce” was once Cecily’s boss, and she has the PTSD to prove it. Now the owner of one of the hottest restaurants in town, Dante’s egomania knows no bounds and his constant attempts to provoke and upstage Cecily make her want to conk him on the head with a sauté pan. She thinks they’re toxic together, but viewers love their chemistry and clamor for more.

As Cecily battles to maintain the integrity of her show, she finds herself scheming and manipulating right along with Dante and Devlin. Is she fighting a lost cause? Does she really belong on TV, or would her culinary talent be better served elsewhere? And could one of the men who makes Cecily’s blood boil ignite a passion in her for something other than food?

Michele's lack of focus in life hasn't bothered her, until the day she finds herself with mounting credit card debt, unable to afford her rent, and without a job. While her meddling family questions how she can end up in this predicament, at the age of 29, and single to boot, Michele doesn't want to admit the truth. All she wants to do is sew.
Faced with the prospect of moving back into her parents' house, Michele throws a Hail Mary pass and applies for a TV design contest, Made for Me. In order to win the contest, Michele will have to compete with nine other contestants to design the new wardrobe for Duchess Maryn Medrovovich, who's about to marry Prince Stephan of the United Republic of Montabago.
While in the seclusion of the show, Michele starts to realize where her focus in life should be, and what's truly important to her. However, a dashing competitor might just cause her to lose her focus once and for all. Can Michele keep her eye on the prize while being true to herself?

Anna has never been the beautiful one; she's always been the nice one. So when the gorgeous man sitting across the table at a wedding reception remembers her from high school--and quite fondly at that--she's taken off guard.Formerly overweight and unpopular, Kiran has never forgotten Anna, the one person who was kind to him when no one else could be bothered, and Anna's a bit flustered as she slowly comes to grips with his intense attraction for her.In what feels like a romantic dream come true, all-grown-up, hunky Kiran invites Anna on a trip to Varanasi. But her troubled, whack-a-do ex-boyfriend starts interfering, creating drama at every turn, which begs the question, "Can nice girls really finish first?"

No such thing as love...
Eddy and Henrik don't believe in love. At least, that's what they keep telling themselves. They've been burned in the past, and neither wants to be that vulnerable again.

A summer fling...
That's all it was ever supposed to be. So why can't they stop thinking about one another? And for Eddy--who's moving back to America in a few weeks--the worst thing that could happen would be to fall in love with the one man who could make her question her decision.

Out of his comfort zone...
Henrik never counted on trusting love again. He's put all his energy into his career. So why does the thought of Eddy leaving Europe for good make him want to do everything in his power to make her want to stay...?

Mimi Finnegan and her bunion, Edith Bunker, are back!

Mimi has it all. She’s marrying the love of her life, about to have his baby and is moving into the house of her dreams.

Things couldn't be better! Until her wedding, that is, when everyone toasts to her perfect life.

Not one to tempt the fates, Mimi is sure her loved ones are jinxing her future happiness. Enter pregnancy drama, aristocratic in-laws and catastrophic postpartum depression. Mimi’s journey is hilarious, heart-warming and borderline insane. Hormonal hell leaves her questioning her husband’s origins, prepping for the end of the world and wondering if her sanity will ever return.

This book is for every woman who understands that love, laughter and tears are the very foundation of being a wife, mother and daughter-in-law.

While this book is a sequel to The Reinvention of Mimi Finnegan, it also reads as a standalon

A note from the author: You might want to watch this video before buying the book!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM6_eNc6n-o
This is not the same 100% light-hearted book as the first! Real life hits Mimi and she has some tough times with pregnancy and postpartum depression. She's still the Mimi you know and love, but life happens.

Searching for Mr. Right is harder than she thought...

A hopeless romantic, 34-year-old Annabeth Coe knows that her soul mate is out there – somewhere. After all, she's been writing him heartfelt love letters since she was teenager. Her plan is simple: write her future husband letters and gift them to him on their wedding night to prove how long she's loved him.

Now, as an adult, Annabeth worries that he may never come along. But when she meets handsome literature professor Alex Grantham, she believes her quest for true love may finally be over. Unfortunately, her timing couldn’t be worse. Frustrated with the love gods, Annabeth vows to take her fate into her own hands. But when the scars and mistrust from her past relationships threaten to destroy a budding relationship, she must face the harsh truth. With an ex-boyfriend who won't let go and a meddlesome best friend, Annabeth just might be searching for love for the rest of her life – unless the man she's destined for is just one love letter away.

Winner:
Novel of Excellence (romance)
Midwest Book Awards (romance)
Contemporary Long – Heart of Excellence Reader’s Choice Awards (Ancient City RWA)
Colorado Independent Publishers Association (CIPA) EVVY Awards (romance)
Silver Medal – Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Benjamin Franklin Awards (romance)
Third place over all categories in the Lyra Awards for Fiction
Single Title Romance category – Great Expectations contest (North Texas
RWA – 2015)*
Contemporary Single Title – Golden Rose (Portland RWA – 2015)*
Awarded the Indie B.R.A.G Medallion

Short-list – Chatelaine Awards (romantic fiction)
Long List – RONE Awards (chick lit/women’s fiction)

Finalist – Contemporary Romance Long – Stiletto Contest (Contemporary Romance Writers RWA – 2017)
Finalist – 2016 Readers Favorite Awards (chick lit)
Finalist – Contemporary Single Title – The Molly (Heart of Denver RWA – 2015) No placement number given*
2nd Place – Long Contemporary – Fool for Love (Virginia RWA – 2015)*
3rd Place – Mainstream with Romantic Elements – Cleveland Rocks (Northeast Ohio RWA – 2015)*
3rd Place – Single Title – Linda Howard Award of Excellence (Birmingham RWA – 2015)*
Honorable mention – Single Title Romance category – Fab Five (Wisconsin RWA – 2015)*

A Reader's Favorite winner! From USA Today Bestselling author Suzanne Jenkins, a beautiful life at the beach is marred when Jack has a heart attack on the train from Manhattan, and his wife and two lovers discover secrets and lies, and each other. A #1 Amazon Bestseller

 1. Pam of Babylon
2. Don't You Forget About Me
3. Dream Lover
4. Prayers for the Dying
5. Family Dynamics
6.The Tao of Pam
7. In Memoriam
8. Soulmates

“Ms. Monson creates a quintessential work of Chick Lit that left me wondering about all my "what-if's." - Author Cecilia Kennedy ★★★★★

“What an adorable story this is - full of likeable characters, interesting plot twists, and written with such a refreshingly funny sense of humor.” - Beth ★★★★★

Speak Now is the latest hit from the author of the hit Spinster Series, Becky Monson. In this Readers’ Favorite Book Award Winner (Bronze Medal) novel, Bridgette Reynolds needs to stop a wedding, but can she do it?

If there’s one thing that Bridgette Reynolds has learned recently, it’s that the perfect shoes, the perfect hair, and the perfect dress do not make for the perfect proposal. In fact, sometimes they make for the not-so-perfect breakup.

Now, Bridgette must do everything in her power to win Adam back. She knows they are meant to be. And nothing will stand in her way—not her friends, not her grandmother, not even the fact that Adam is now engaged to Serene after a whirlwind romance.

Focused on her plan to win Adam back, Bridgette isn’t expecting Ian—her college best friend, her love, her big regret—to come back into her life. They sink back into their comfortable friendship as if no time has passed at all, making Bridgette start to question her feelings for Adam. But Ian has a few secrets of his own . . . secrets that could shatter their friendship once and for all.

Bridgette has to make some major decisions—should she speak now? Or forever hold her peace?

“Laugh out loud funny and tears of joy and sentiment! A must read!” - Monica Williams ★★★★★