The September 2025 Bookish & Spice Contemporary Romance box features the first two books of the Blood Wine Dynasty series by Emma Pignatiello: Last Shot and Last Breath. LAST SHOT — Solving a murder that hasn't happened yet should be easy, right? But when Maxella Conrad barges her way onto the illustrious Barbarani Estate to warn them about a murder plot, her life becomes anything but easy. For one thing, there's Greyson Hawke, the Barbarani family's 'fixer' who's lived and worked with the wine dynasty his whole life. He refuses to believe Max, especially when he realises who she is: a disgraced ex-cop who's just spent the last six months behind bars. But when it seems that Max might be telling the truth, Grey is forced to team up with her to save the Barbaranis. But nothing is as it seems on the Barbarani Estate, and it soon becomes clear that they won't be able to stop this murder unless they solve the secrets of the past – and learn to trust each other. Can Max and Grey confront their own demons before the last shot fires and they both lose everything? LAST BREATH — Jett Randall has never felt at home anywhere. By his own rules, he should have left his job driving for the Barbarani family years ago, but something – or someone – has kept him there. Nella Barbarani believes she doesn't deserve a happily ever after. Since her family fell apart, she's avoided anyone she's related to and embraced her nepo-baby label. But when a rival wine-making family hits the Barbarani Estate with a lawsuit that could destroy Nella's life, she's forced to let Jett bring her home. When the Barbaranis' lawyer is found dead in Nella's law firm offices, Jett has to step in as her bodyguard while she takes over the case. As Nella digs into the lawsuit, buried family secrets emerge. Can the villain in everyone else's story become the hero in her own?
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