Sarah M. Blackburn

She developed an AI to fix her coworkers. It just might fix her life instead.

Millie Foster just wants to build apps that make people’s lives better. What she doesn’t want is to argue endlessly with coworkers who seem allergic to logic. So when she loses yet another boardroom battle, Millie figures if she can’t understand people, she’ll program something that can—an AI “conversation coach” to whisper real-time advice in her ear.

It’s a perfectly reasonable solution. (And no, her recent, entirely overlooked thirtieth birthday has nothing to do with it. She’s not lonely, not at all, and she resents the suggestion.)

But as Millie tests her creation in everyday life, the results are… unexpected. Instead of simply smoothing office debates, the AI nudges her into the messy business of actual friendship—whether it’s cheering on her quirky neighbor in a lasagna contest or teaming up with the maddeningly charming Graham Elliot to pitch her startup to investors.

But when her startup is betrayed and Millie gets blamed, she’ll need more than algorithms and logic to clear her name. Maybe even… friends.

Smart, heartfelt, and delightfully offbeat, Millie In Progress is perfect for fans of Gail Honeyman, The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley by Courtney Walsh—or any reader who loves their women’s fiction grounded in faith with a smart heroine and a hearty dash of romcom.

A hidden identity. A double deception.

An invisible assailant determined to regain his territory…

Rachel and her brother Ryan have poured everything they have into their quaint Colorado bed-and-breakfast, and it’s become the sanctuary they always envisioned—for them and their guests alike. But then, the arrival of a guest by the name of Caleb Forrester precipitates an avalanche of strange accidents, and Rachel appears to be a target. When Caleb pulls Rachel out of harm’s way just in time, she’s grateful… until his probing questions raise her suspicions.

Caleb, posing as a novelist and a guest, is already in a complicated situation. He’s undercover in more ways than one and determined to root out the drug activity in the area. His mission was simpler when Rachel was a suspect, but with her innocence established, her position is too precarious for him to ignore. Can Caleb uncover the truth while also fighting to keep Rachel safe… even when the B&B’s co-owner, her own brother, might be involved with the perpetrators?

This fast-paced, suspenseful read will be easily enjoyed by fans of Colleen Coble and Terri Blackstock!