The Savage Kings crowned Sage Sachs their queen, but is she truly prepared to serve them? As one of the hottest bands soaring to stardom the Savage Kings need to repair their reputation. Who better to help them with that than the straight-laced, responsible Sage? But how much can it be repaired when they are contracting her to be in a very public polyamorous relationship with them? Sage is quick to fall for the sweet Collin Pernicious and fun Kellan Malicious, it’s the other two members that draw her in and terrify her at the same time. Drew Ferocious screams danger while causing her body to burn in ways she didn’t know were possible. The same rude, crude Gabriel Vicious that sends her fleeing when he’s in character wormed his way deep into her heart. Sage doesn’t know if she can meet the needs of four strong, sexy men, but does she really have a choice?
On the back of his confrontation with the Crimson King, formerly disgraced Crown sorcerer, Ambrose Drake, is sent to picturesque Port Douglas to investigate a curious emergence. Still reeling from his recent elevation to Regional Director, Drake and his companions are confronted by something ancient and hungry which has clawed its way out of the briny depths.
Drake must meet this challenge while struggling to control the powerful Sovereign who resides within his flesh, a Hungerborn being that threatens to tip the balance and send Drake and his companions to a watery death.
A bookseller never meant to wield magic. An archer who refuses to back down.
In a world divided between the floating city of Newfris and the untamed Earth below, Arra—a skilled archer, but no mage—fights for survival in the Muir Woods. While her sister Elanil wields the magic that Arra lacks, Arra battles the marauding Remnant, the last vestiges of a broken humanity. But when fate brings a group of rebels crashing from the sky, Arra’s life collides with a deeper mystery.
Among the fallen is Trey, a bookseller with a hidden gift for magic, and Rylan, Phoenix’s son, now fifteen and a mage himself. Together, they uncover a deadly plot by the Cothellon—dark elves with an apocalyptic device that could destroy the world. As Arra grapples with her own insecurities, she must join forces with these unlikely allies, all while her heart is pulled toward Trey in ways she cannot explain.
With time running out, Arra must prove that magic is not the only strength that matters. In a race against the Cothellon, the survival of Earth lies not in power, but in courage.
Can Arra rise to the challenge, or will the world shatter like the city in the sky?
A freak storm, one-bed in a tiny little tent, and a smoking hot attraction to the mystery mountain man who saved my life? What could go wrong?
Mimi
As I trek out into the wilderness in hopes of an epiphany from my recently deceased mother, I lean into the crazy and hope for the best. When mystery man Clint barrels into my campsite and saves me from a horrible storm, I’m ready to show him my gratitude by handing over my V-card. The trouble is, I didn’t anticipate catching feelings so fast. How am I going to let him walk away in the morning?
Clint
I live in the city and work my dream job, but I’ve never been lonelier in my life. While testing new camping products for Billings Corp., I fall in deep, desperate love with a certain curvy camper. One look at her flimsy tent and I know she’s not prepared for the massive storm headed our way. Running from the cold and rain, I fall headfirst into the steamiest night of my life. Come morning, I’m ready to make her mine…for as long as we both shall live. I’ve never been good at talking to women, and Mimi is no exception. How do I make her mine without scaring her away forever?
One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned is that the only thing I need is hockey – because hockey has never let me down, never abandoned me. What I lack in my personal life, I make up for with my professional achievements. I’m damn proud of the career I’ve had in the NHL and have no plans of stopping or jeopardizing it by coming out.
That is until I meet Sterling.
He does the unthinkable, he gives me hope, makes me wish for more… and then dashes those hopes and wishes to dust.
In the aftermath, I become someone I don’t particularly like, but that someone doesn’t really care either.
Then, it’s hockey—once more—that saves me.
So yeah, hockey is all I have and all I need.
Sterling
I know I f***ed up.
That I had an excellent reason not to contact Jules after I promised I would—after all my life was a tornado at the time—doesn’t mean I didn’t f*ck up.
I know it and I’m prepared to fix this mess now that I moved to Vegas permanently.
But the man I met more than two years ago is nowhere to be found. The one who opens the door when I come knocking isn’t the sweet boy who desperately wanted someone to take care of him.
No, this man is cynical and detached. Worst of all, he’s hell-bent on never giving me anything real again.
No matter how brief our time was, I know he’s the only person—and I’ve met a lot of people—who’s ever made me want more.
So yes, I’ll fight to repair what I broke and then hopefully we’ll prepare for the rest of our lives together.
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Unexpected sparks ignite a slow burn in this grumpy/sunshine workplace romance when a single mom proposes a marriage of convenience to save her boss’s brewery.
Fans of Lucy Score, Elsie Silver, Carley Fortune, and B.K. Borrison will find their next obsession with this second standalone in bestselling author Lena Hendrix’s spicy, emotional, deeply romantic Kings Series set in small town Michigan.
You might think it’s reckless for a single mom to enter into a marriage of convenience with her boss.
You would be correct.
To make matters worse, Abel King is a grumpy local brewer with a criminal past. He also happens to be my boss and a total stick-in-the-mud. Every time I come to work with a smile and wave, I’m lucky if I can get a grunt in response.
When I accidentally-on-purpose overhear that he’s having trouble securing a business loan due to his criminal record, I hatch a plan to help the both of us.
The arrangement is perfect—a business transaction and nothing more. Like having a roommate without the hassle of other people bugging you for dates.
I will definitely not be falling in love with him—no matter how many times he says “my wife” and tingles dance in all the right places.
Trouble is, as time goes on, things stop feeling like business and start feeling a whole lot like pleasure . . . and really, that’s just my luck . . .
I’ve never been one who thought she needed a man by her side. I’m a strong independent woman who likes to give a middle finger to the patriarchy, you know?
But whenever I do find myself in a bind—a bad date, an arrest, you know, normal things—Cole Campbell is always there.
He’s my knight in shining football pads.
And so when I need a place to stay, my brother’s best friend is there with a key in his hand.
Living with a man I’ve known since childhood should be easy. Except seeing him walk around the apartment shirtless with only a towel around his waist has me biting my lip…among other things.
We try to keep it friendly, but the pull is too strong. The chemistry is undeniable. And when our lips touch for the first time? We both know this is more than a mutual crush.
Our living situation was supposed to be temporary,
Only it’s starting to feel like forever.
Which is probably dumb, right? Falling in love with your brother’s best friend? The man who’s paid millions of dollars to protect him on the football field?
Definitely not what a strong, independent woman would do.
We know we need to come clean. But how?
Because if there’s one thing I’ve learned about football over the years, it’s that teammates shouldn’t fall for sisters.
And sisters shouldn’t fall for their brother’s best friend.
She wasn’t supposed to see him again after one reckless night. She definitely wasn’t supposed to be carrying his baby…
Cora
I’ve spent her whole life on the outside looking in—until I land in Saddle Creek, working for the one family that finally feels like home. There’s just one problem. Oliver Blankenship.
Grumpy. Guarded. And watching me like he’s already decided I’m trouble. He clearly doesn’t trust me. Thinks I’m after his money. The more I fall for his family… the harder it is to keep the truth from him. Because the secret I’m hiding? It’s going to tie me to him forever.
Oliver
I’ve been burned before—and I refuse to make that mistake again.
Cora is reckless. Tempting. Hiding something. I should keep his distance. Instead, I let her into my life, my family… my bed. The more I see the way she cares for the people I love, the more I want her to stay. But trust doesn’t come easy. And learning the truth means risking it all.
One unexpected pregnancy.
One man who refuses to trust.
One woman with everything to lose.
Because in a town like Saddle Creek, secrets don’t stay hidden …and falling in love might cost them more than their hearts.
Readers who love grumpy x sunshine, surprise pregnancy, and small town romance with heart will fall hard for Oliver and Cora’s story.
Cora loves her job looking after Mims and Pops but she didn’t realize that their grandson is the man she had one steamy encounter with and whose baby she is carrying. She wasn’t sure how to find him but now that he has come back into her life she worries that telling him could take away the only place that has felt like home.
Oliver hasn’t forgotten about the night he spent with Cora, but he didn’t know if he would ever see again. Finding her at his grandparents’ house has him wondering why she is really there but the more time he spends with her the more he wants to give her the family and home that she deserves.
The texts between the siblings are humorous and the closeness of Oliver’s family heartwarming. Cora’s backstory is touching and Oliver is the perfect mix of sweet and swoony.
I came to Whispers to start over. Just me, my baby, and a bakery that smells like second chances.
No more judgmental glances. No more family who treated me like a stain they couldn’t scrub out. Just flour, sugar, and the quiet hope that I can build a life worth living.
I didn’t expect to meet Griffin.
Grumpy, gorgeous, and maddeningly closed off, he’s the town’s most elusive billionaire and the man who built homes for the rich but never made one for himself.
He sees me. Not just the bump or the baggage, but the woman underneath. And when he looks at me like I’m the only thing that’s ever made sense, I forget how to breathe.
But trust isn’t something I can afford. My past has taught me to be wary of everyone. Even if the grumpy builder says he’s ready to fight for something real.
Lark Carrington came to Coral Bell Cove for a fresh start. A fading inn, a quiet life, and a chance to rebuild something steady after everything she’s lost. She didn’t expect her first real connection to come in the middle of chaos.
Holt Wright is used to being underestimated—long before he ever put on a uniform. The easygoing one. The goofball. The brother no one expected much from. Until he became a firefighter. Now, when the alarm sounds, he’s the one people trust when it matters most.
The one who shows up.
The one who stays.
Even for her.
What begins as a single moment—smoke, heat, and the steady presence of the man who pulled her back from the edge—turns into something neither of them can ignore. Long days restoring the Carrington Inn. Late nights that feel a little too honest. A connection that builds slowly… and burns deeper than either of them expected.
Because Lark doesn’t trust easily. And Holt is still learning what it means to be the man people finally believe in.
And when the past Lark tried to outrun starts to catch up with her… they’ll have to decide if this is just a spark—or something worth risking everything for.
At First Spark is a tender, slow-burn small-town romance about healing, showing up, and discovering that sometimes the person who saves you… is the one you choose to stay for.
Sabbath Creed had an intensity that always enthralled me, yet I never would have fathomed his love could warp my own sanity into madness, setting ablaze everything I loved until nothing was left but ashes and agony.
I’ve always been drawn to fire, the way it consumes, transforms, and purifies. But I never expected it to devour my world, leaving nothing behind but ashes and heartbreak.
From that moment on, I chose to escape my fate, to escape him.
I could always feel his presence, lingering like smoke in the air. It was only a matter of time before he would find me. His love, twisted and charred by the flames of his obsession, burned endlessly for me. He would never let me go, not after what happened.
I thought working at Camp Redwood would hide me from his gaze, but it only pushed me into the spotlight with its own dark secrets. He was here, and I needed to make the ultimate decision: allow his love to consume me or extinguish its flames. Forever.
SABBATH
She thinks she can escape me, but she’ll never understand. I’m not just a part of her past; I’m a part of her. She might try to extinguish the flames, but I’ll never let her. I will make her mine again—no matter the cost. My little spitfire.
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