One Bed + One Fake Wedding Date = Two Broken Hearts by Morning?
Sara
With the prospect of spending the weekend with my clingy, narcissistic ex, I made a rash decision. My penchant for reckless abandon finally works out, because now the sexy, muscled man I spontaneously kissed says he’s coming to the wedding with me…and pretending to be my date. The problem is, the more time I spend with him, the more he becomes my new favorite fantasy. How did I fall in love with a stranger, or is this the magic of a wedding weekend clouding my mind?
Hayes
When the gorgeous, curvy stranger plants one on me in the middle of the sidewalk and calls me her boyfriend, I probably should have run. But truth be told, I was already a goner. Sara Peters is headstrong and sassy, with a body straight out of my fantasies. I wasn’t looking for love until I found her. Now, I have one weekend to convince her to be mine….forever.
Sara isn’t about to miss her cousin’s wedding even if it means that her ex will be there as well. While trying to escape a situation with her ex she sees Hayes and quickly decides to kiss him and pretend he is her boyfriend however she never expected that he would go along with it.
One kiss from Sara and Hayes knew that they were meant to be together. He is more than happy to pretend to be her date while he convinces her to make it real.
From the moment that Hayes met Sara he was all in as they take us on a steamy journey that includes humor and all the feels.
The blistering sun brought waves of tourists to the peaceful town of Golden Coast, its sandy beaches beckoning with promises of a perfect summer. Beneath its idyllic allure and carefree crowds lurked two twisted killers, their murderous desires simmering just beneath the surface. While one left her signature kiss of death on her victims, the other stalked silently in the shadows by the sea. As fate would have it, their paths would soon collide, igniting a fiery and deadly dance that would consume the innocent town in a lustful haze of bloodshed and terror.
From USA Today best selling author Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole, comes an electrifying MMF, grumpy x sunshine x lightning, motorcycle club romance.
Isla
I wanted to be loved by a biker with my whole heart, but all they ever took was my body.
Somewhere along the way, I stopped recognizing the woman I’d become.
Inheriting my Nanna’s rundown house is the fresh start I need.
A life away from the club. Away from men who only ever take.
So the last thing I need is Jackal and Shade moving into the only other house on the street…and offering me more than just help with renovations.
Shade
I’ve never thought I was worth loving.
I’m grumpy, withdrawn, and come with baggage.
Jackal saw through all that and loved me anyway. For me, he chose monogamy.
Men like me don’t get one great love, let alone two.
But I’m looking at Isla differently now…and wondering if there’s a way to love her without destroying what we’ve built.
Jackal
I fell in love with Shade the day I met him, even though he had no intention of loving me back.
He wanted monogamy, and he was worth the sacrifice.
But now he’s looking at Isla the same way I am.
And I can’t stop imagining a life where the three of us choose each other.
Until violence hits, and we don’t know which of us is the target.
We’ve been given the kind of love you only dare to hope for.
BLURB: Neutral Zone is a friends-to-lovers romance featuring an unconventional hockey hero and his live-life-to-the-fullest best friend who have to get honest with each other when life gets real.
I’ve fallen in love with my best friend. I know, I know. That’s a terrible idea, but it’s going to be fine because we have a plan. A best friends with benefits plan.
We’ll keep spending our days and nights together. We’ll keep cheering each other on and making each other laugh. We’ll keep staying up all night in my room, watching true crime documentaries the way besties do.
But now it’s going to get steamy. Very steamy.
In order to keep our friendship intact, boundaries have been set, and as long as we don’t cross the line, everything will be fine. Seriously. Trust me. It’s a great plan, and it’s all going to work out, and there’s zero chance that everything will go up in flames.
Although I do have a history of accidentally lighting things on fire…but really, that was just a couch. And a house. This is different. I swear.
Neutral Zone is the fourth and final book in Season Two of the Bainbridge U Hockey series, and it can be enjoyed as a standalone. If you’re a sucker for a hot mess hero with a heart of gold and a feisty heroine who isn’t afraid to fight for the man she loves, then get ready for Mickey and Viv!
I grew up on Wildhaven Storm Ranch, raised on hard work, determination, and tradition. Now I’m fresh out of college and chasing a dream that feels just out of reach—working at the historic Belicourt Resort Hotel while trying to convince my oldest sister, Matty, to let me turn part of our family land into a guest ranch and spa.
The Belicourt has a long-standing reputation for being haunted—full of whispered legends, unexplained sightings, and guests who swear they’re not alone in its halls. I think it’s charming. Mysterious. Marketable. My new boss, Porter Garrison, doesn’t agree. He’s all rules, rigid schedules, and closed doors, and he’d much rather I stick to spreadsheets than old legends and small-town folklore.
But I see potential in the past—in the stories people tell. And behind his cool, controlled exterior and expensive suit, I see the man beneath—the cowboy full of fire and buried passion he’s trying desperately to hide.
Maybe the hotel isn’t the only thing haunted. Maybe some dreams are worth fighting family for. And maybe, after the storm, we both need something to believe in—especially each other.
Kay Lyons always wanted to be a writer, ever since the age of seven or eight when she copied the pictures out of a Charlie Brown book and rewrote the story because she didn’t like the plot. Through the years her stories have changed but one characteristic stayed true— they were all romances. Each and every one of her manuscripts included a love story.
Published in 2005 with Harlequin Enterprises, Kay’s first release was a national bestseller. Kay has also been a HOLT Medallion, Book Buyers Best and RITA Award nominee. Look for her most recent novels from Kindred Spirits Publishing at online retailers or ask for them wherever books are sold.
Sometimes all it takes is one spark, one touch, one brave leap—to turn a slow burn summer into forever…
Bronwyn
All I needed was a fresh start.
A quiet, peaceful place to open my dream bookstore. Space to just…breathe.
Carolina Cove was perfect for that.
Falling (literally) into the fire chief’s arms? Not part of my plan. Because the truth is, I don’t know if I’m even capable of love anymore.
Or if I deserve it…
Gabriel
Love, for me, has always meant heartbreak and loss. So, duty became my refuge, the firehouse my home.
Until her.
Bronwyn shined a light into all the dark corners of my life, making me want things I swore I’d never have again.
Hope.
Forever.
Her.
But I built the walls around my heart for a reason. Letting her break them down is a risk I’m just not sure I can afford to take…
Slow-Burn Summer, book 1 in the Hearts on Fire series, is a sweet, emotional, friends to lovers, small town contemporary romance/women’s fiction beach read featuring a silver fox fireman hero and a heroine who is much stronger than she realizes. Grab your copy today and get ready to fall for Bronwyn and Gabriel.
Bronwyn has come to Carolina Cove as a way to rebuild her life after the passing of her husband. She is making friends, has her bookstore but she definitely isn’t looking for love now and maybe not even in the future.
Wolfe is the Fire Chief who experiences when it comes to love have left him believing that he is meant to be single. When he meets Bronwyn he is drawn to her and a friendship develops but when friends no longer seem to be enough will they be willing to open their hearts to more?
I did enjoy the slow burn of this story as both Brownyn and Wolfe have some turmoil in their pasts that they must overcome so that they can give each other what they need. The secondary characters add some humor to the story and are always there to support this heartwarming couple as they find their way to each other.
Alone.That’s the way FBI Agent, Santino Alvarez, prefers to live his life.
To serve, and protect. The oath Santino took the day he was sworn in and one that he fully intends to keep. Playing pretend and blending in.
Nothing is as it seems.
Especially when he collides with Silva Hunt and sparks begin to fly. Romance was never supposed to be in the cards. But Silva awakens something in Santino that he hasn’t felt before.
As things heat up between the two of them, so does the chase between Santino and The Reaper.
Jaine Diamond has revealed the cover for Thirst For Me!
Releasing: June 15, 2026
Cover Designer: The Brewster Project
Photographer: Michelle Lancaster
Model: Chad Hurst
Two rivals. One small-town summer. And a heat wave no one saw coming.
Mason Grant is driving me crazy. The grumpy, gorgeous bar owner thinks my waterfront shop belongs to his family. I think he needs to mind his own business.
It all started the moment I arrived in Orchard Cove. I came here for a chance to save my smoothie business. A chance to heal. What I didn’t come here for was to start a war with the town hottie.
Except…Mason is impossible to ignore. And every heated argument just leaves me wanting more. The more time I spend battling him, the harder it is to deny our chemistry. And I know he feels it too. Suddenly, a summer fling seems like a very tempting—but bad—idea.
The problem? I’m still healing. And Mason is grieving. Neither of us is ready to let someone in through the cracks in our hearts. Besides, I never planned to stay in this town forever.
But despite my war with Mason, Orchard Cove is starting to feel like home. And maybe—just maybe—Mason Grant is so much more than my enemy.
Photographer: Anna Krueger, Anna Shields Photography
Flynn Morley has spent his life getting by with as little as possible. No girlfriend. No real home. No money to speak of. Raised in the system, he learned early not to trust people who seemed to have everything. So when he takes a job as a “muse” for a wealthy Minneapolis couple, it feels like crossing a line he never thought he would.
Then he meets June.
June is a bike tour guide with a quick smile, a calm confidence, and a way of making Flynn feel seen without being judged. Their connection is immediate and playful, built on shared humor, quiet moments, and a mutual longing for a simple life.
As Flynn adjusts to his bizarre new job, he starts encountering something he never planned for: kindness without strings attached. It challenges everything he believes about money, power, and who gets to be comfortable in the world. And falling for June only complicates things, especially when it turns out she’s carrying secrets of her own.
When June’s past surfaces, Flynn has to decide what scares him more: becoming someone he’s always sworn he’d never be or letting her see his darkest secrets. If he can’t let go of his fears, he might lose the one person who finally feels like home.
Have you ever wondered about the monster under your bed?
LIBRA
Sleep is a curse that refuses to release me from its tight grasp. Every night, I am held hostage by sleep paralysis, unable to escape the demon that haunts my dreams. I thought it was just a figment of my imagination, a shadowy figure under my bed. But as I confront it, I realize it is much more than that. It’s real—he is real.
AXELLE
Trapped in a never-ending cycle, I am bound by chains to an endless stream of human souls. Each one a mere pawn in my eternal game of torment until their time runs out, and I am shackled to the next. But she was different. For years, I have been fixated on her, deriving twisted entertainment from her mundane existence, until one night, my dark desires took over and I crossed a line. Now, she is about to discover who, or rather what, I really am.
💚Review💚 Archer is a single father to Melody, his five-year-old daughter, who is his world and he would do anything to protect her. He knows that he needs a nanny, but he also knows that it needs to be the right fit for his daughter. He isn’t certain that Winnie is the right choice however his friends don’t agree and now he finds himself trying to deny his attraction to the woman who has captured his daughter’s heart.
After her divorce Winnie finds herself in Rosewood River looking for a fresh start. Working as Melody’s nanny is a win-win as not only does she feel an intense connection to her but it also allows her to work on her career as a romance author however developing feelings for Archer wasn’t part of the plan.
This story brings all the feels not only when it comes to the relationship that Archer and Winnie develop but the relationship they both share with Melody who is adorable beyond words. The romance between them is enchanting, the banter is humorous and despite the reservations they both had there was no denying that they are meant to be.
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