Kaylene Winter is an Amazon best-selling author of steamy, contemporary romance.
Each character-driven novel is filled with snappy dialogue, pop-culture references and enough steam to make you fan yourself. Kaylene weaves authenticity, emotion and angst into a turbulent rollercoaster ride of love, passion and soul-searing romance always ending with a delicious HEA.
Kaylene lives in Seattle with her amazing Irish husband and gorgeous Siberian Husky. She loves creating art of all kinds.
Sheโs the target in heels. Heโs the shield in boots. Together, theyโre the last line of defenseโand the first spark of something explosive.
Supermodel Indigo Lyric comes to Cupid City to headline the Valentine Lingerie Showcase and reboot her brand with heart-eyed charm, not headline the news with a stalker story. Enter Mack Hawthorne, former Navy SEAL turned elite protector, who believes in three things: plans, protocols, and never, ever falling for the client.
Too bad Cupid City has other plans.
When a bouquet explodes in confetti and shrapnel, Heartlineโs Operation Valentine assigns Mack as Indigoโs 24/7 shadow. Cue: a penthouse lockdown with one bedโfor insurance photos, sirโfake-date optics to kill a rumor, and a city that insists on kissing booths, heart-shaped everything.
Heโs grumpy, growly, and alpha enough to make danger blink first. Sheโs sunshine with a runway strut and a habit of breaking his rules.
Cupid City rule #1: Donโt get attached.
Cupid City rule #1: Good luck with that.
Operation: Bombshell delivers romcom banter, protector heat, and pulse-pounding suspense, because sometimes the safest place to fallโฆ is straight into your bodyguardโs arms. Happily ever after guaranteed.
After his career as a Navy SEAL ended Mack now works as a bodyguard. His latest assignment is to protect Lyric, a model who has drawn the attention of the wrong person, however with multiple suspects and the very personal feelings he has for her things are about to get muddled.
Indigo is a successful model who has been hurt by those she should have been able to trust. This show is a second chance for her professionally and she isnโt about to be scared away and when the danger comes to a crescendo she knows that she can trust Mack to keep her safe.
Indigo is feisty and independent while Mack is a natural defender. The feelings between them are indisputable and suspense only adds to the story.
Focusing on something just over my shoulder, she slowly nodded. โAt one time, yeah, I did. But Iโm working to undo it all, little by little.โ
โWhy did you believe it?โ None of this made any sense. She was so strong and self-assured with me, never backing down. I couldnโt imagine her believing any of that, much less listening to someone else say it to her.
She blew out a shaky breath, and I steeled myself for her answer, knowing I wouldnโt like it. โBecause when it constantly comes from someone you love and who you think loves you just as much, it becomes your truth.โ
Bloodlust pumped through my veins, making me vibrate with unfiltered anger. Someone who said they loved her filled her mind with those lies, which made it worse somehow.
โWho?โ I demanded. โGive me a name, and I will rip out their throat so they canโt say that bullsh*t to you or anyone else again.โ
โNo need to kill someone and end up in prison for the rest of your life on my behalf,โ she huffed with a small grin. โBut thanks.โ
I angled my head to one side and then the other, stretching out the building tension in my neck and shoulders. โJuno, I would gladly die there with a smile on my face if it meant ending the person who made you question the truth of who you are.โ
Her eyes widened in obvious shock. Before she could respond, the locker room door flung open.
โGive me the biggest chocolate dick you have!โ Smooth, Jenna. Real smooth.
I’m freshly divorced and looking for sweet revenge… until I burst into Bliss and make an ass out of myself. The tattooed mountain of muscle behind the counter is absolutely swoon-worthy, and I can’t shake the feeling that Iโve seen him before. My suspicions are confirmed when he says my nameโexcept I have no idea who this hottie is. And it’s driving me crazy!
One slow drive home. One soft confession. One night that changes everything.
My ex really did a number on me, and I don’t know what it’s like to truly be loved. I’m scared, but Oliver has a way of making me feel safe and seen.
Maybe love really is sweeter the second time aroundโespecially when the man holding you knows exactly how to worship every part of your heartโฆ and your body.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ’๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ซ Valentine’s Day ๐ซ Spicy Hallmark Feels ๐ซ Small Town ๐ซ Curvy Heroine ๐ซ Cinnamon Roll Hero w/ Daddy Vibes ๐ซ Protective Hero ๐ซ Low Drama, High Heat ๐ซ Instalove
โค๏ธReview After wasting a decade with her cheating ex Jenna wants revenge and what better way than to send him a chocolate object that he will never forget. When she meets the owner of the chocolate shop he remembers her even if she doesnโt remember him.
Oliver has evolved from the nerdy teenager that Jenna used to know to a swoony man he is now. He isnโt disappointed that Jenna doesnโt remember him, but he is determined to finally have a chance with the woman he has always wanted.
From their reunion the story finds the perfect balance between humor and heat as Oliver shows Jenna how she deserves to be treated.
Taj Blackman knows a thing or two about responsibility. As the new CEO of Blackman Boards, he intends to carry on the legacy his father built with dignity.
Itโs that mindset that leaves him unable to neglect the duty he feels in other aspects of his life. Like with a specific someone.
Olivia Thomas.
Taj never expected to see the supermodel in his small hometown, especially not in her wedding gown.
But when Olivia appears, desperate for his help, Taj canโt turn her away.
Using everything heโs learned from the man who entrusted a multi-million-dollar company to him, Taj is honored to take on a new responsibility thatโs worth far more than money could ever buy.
A.K. Evans is a contemporary romance author of over seventy published novels. While she enjoys writing a good romantic suspense novel, Andreaโs favorite books to write have been her extreme sports romances. That might have something to do with the fact that she, along with her husband and two sons, canโt get enough of extreme sports.
Before becoming a writer, Andrea did a brief stint in the insurance and financial services industry and managed her husbandโs performance automotive business. That love of extreme sports? She used to drive race cars!
When Andrea isnโt writing, she can be found homeschooling her two sons, doing yoga, snowboarding, reading, or traveling with her family. She and her husband are currently taking road trips throughout the country to visit all 50 states with their boys.
99c First and Limited Time Only: The Eternal Mafia from USA Today bestselling author Esther E. Schmidt. A complete series with four standalone fated mates stories. Be sure to snatch it up quick before the price increases to $9.99 February 15, 2026! Get it here: books2read.com/TheEternalMafia
The Eternal Don โ Some consider me a ticking time bomb, others know I have the time and patience of a sinful saint. Iโve been around for almost two centuries. No one is stupid enough to challenge me, until a hunter thinks he can bait me by using his daughter. An arranged marriage might have been a trap set by him, but Iโll be the one who will see it through.
The Eternal Underboss โ Some consider me the epitome of serenity, others know utter havoc flows through my blood. Fairies for instance are vicious creatures, staying amongst their own to prevent wars among other supernaturals. Until they attend a gathering where arranged marriages are forged. As it happens, the daughter of the Fairy king turns out to be my eternal mate.
Cowboy Bikers MC: Centaurs โ Being the president of an MC filled with centaur shifters located at a huge ranch demands a truckload of responsibilities. I am not just a biker, a cowboy, or a centaur, but I am a man of many trades and talents. And one of those is to protect the one who is destined to be my eternal mate.
The Eternal Choice โ The goal was to find other clan leaders at the supernatural’s gathering to find suitable candidates for an arranged marriage. Instead, I stumble onto my fated mate. The woman isnโt a dragon, even if sheโs as stubborn as one, but a very unique vampire. Meeting my fated mate has unseeable consequences for my clan, but it also saves my life at a time when legends come true, and betrayal runs deeper than blood.
Tennessee Smith is a wanted man. Betrayed by his government and hunted by his former employer, heโs been stripped of everything he holds dear. If the CIA finds him, theyโre sure to take his life as well. His only shot at getting it all back is taking down the man who burned him. He knows just how to get to Senator Hank McDonald and thatโs through his daughter, Faith. In order to seduce her, he must become something he never thought heโd beโa Dom.
Overcome by isolation and dutyโฆ
All her life, Dr. Faith โMacโ McDonald has felt alone, even among her family. Dedicating herself to helping others and making a difference in the world has brought her some peace, but a year spent fighting the Ebola virus in West Africa has taken a toll. Sheโs come home for two months of relaxation before she goes back into the field. After holding so many lives in her hands, nothing restores her like the act of submission. Returning to her favorite club, Mac is drawn to the mysterious new Dom all the subs are talking about, Master No. In the safety of his arms, she finds herself falling head over heels in love.
Forced to choose between love and revengeโฆ
On an exclusive Caribbean island, Ten and Mac explore their mutual attraction, but her fatherโs plots run deeper than Ten could possibly have imagined. With McKay-Taggart by his side, Ten searches for a way to stop the senator, even as his feelings for Mac become too strong to deny. In the end, he must choose between love and revengeโa choice that will change his life forever.
๐งReview๐ง Tennessee devoted his life to the Agency only to have them betray him when it comes to ensuring that justice is received for his brotherโs death. With Ianโs help he is going to go after the man he believes responsible and he believes the best way to accomplish that is through Faith his daughter, even if that means she gets caught in the crossfire.
Faith is a doctor who always put others first which is why she works in the countries that need her the most. She has returned to the US for her annual respite where she will spend a few weeks with a Dom. What she didnโt know is that Ten is that Dom or the private agenda he has that will put them all in danger.
The chemistry between Ten and Faith is off the charts, and the suspense keeps you on edge however what really makes this story compelling is the emotional component and it doesnโt just affect Ten and Faith. Ryan West doesnโt disappoint as he brings out all the angst, humor and intrigue and makes this captivating story even better.
He should be off limits, but he’s the best kind of trouble.
Briar
My father gave me the family brewery as an early Christmas present.
Generous, right? Except every single person on staff just quit, and I only have a budget that’ll last through the end of the year.
I need a miracle.
Lucky for me, my best friend Hannah’s big brother, Liam, is a genius brewer, and she convinces him to quit his job and come work for me. She only has one condition: I can never date him.
It’s an easy agreement to make. I’ve vowed to stay away from men after an embarrassing breakup, and I’d never sleep with someone who works for me. Besides, Liam’s an amateur boxer and frankly a bit terrifying.
Only…it turns out my best friend’s brooding, insanely talented big brother is the only man who’s ever really understood me.
Liam
I promised my sister not to date any more of her friends, because the last time I tried, it ended badly. Very badly.
I took this job thinking it wouldn’t be a problem to stay away from Briar. She’s a daddy’s girl who looks like a princess and talks like a boarding school teacher. Not my type.
But the woman I wrote off knows a lot about beer, and she’s a whole lot tougher than I gave her credit for. I want to run this brewery with her…and I want her too.
To my complete shock, I’m falling hard for my boss, and if my sister finds out, there will be hell to pay.
Note: There are TWO different versions of this romcom:
1) A spicy open door version with some strong language and sex scenes
2) A closed door version with mild language and only kissing.
The presidentโs daughter shouldnโt be sharing a bed with two men.
She definitely shouldnโt still be thinking about them after one night together.
Faye Donnelley lives with every move photographed or judged. She can handle gossip blogs and political narratives, but what she really wants is something that isnโt for public consumption. One Fourth of July with two college baseball players finally gives her a night that isnโt for cameras or anyone outside that room.
Dylan Statler and Jase Matthewson are best friends, stepbrothers, and college teammates with dreams of making it to the big leagues. Hooking up with the presidentโs daughter was supposed to be a one-time thing. Except they canโt stop checking Fayeโs socials or replaying how it felt with her pressed between them, their hands and mouths all over her.
After Dylan and Jase are drafted by different teams hundreds of miles apart, their private group text with Faye turns into stolen weekends, hotel rooms, and late-night video calls they canโt resist. It starts to feel like they arenโt just playing for their careers, but for the presidentโs daughter, and for something between the guys they canโt ignore.
If their relationship gets exposed, Faye could become a political talking point while sports media outlets dissect Dylan and Jaseโs personal lives instead of their stats. That fallout would be bad enough, but when a terrifying moment shakes their world, it forces them to decide if theyโre willing to risk it all or walk away from a relationship that only works when all three are together.
This small town *could* be big enough for both of them . . .
Quiet. Serious. Protective. All words Stone Sylver would use to describe himself. And yet, something in his classic blue eyes said he was so much more. Buried beneath the years of raising his younger siblings and being a small town sheriff was a man looking for love.
Of course, I didnโt get all that the first night we met. The night we did a one-two step in a hotel hallway and knocked heads. The same night we shared a sweet potato cupcake and a single kiss.
Why didnโt we share more? The moment became a great mystery to me and because I thought he was only a brief interlude in my wanderlust life, I wasnโt prepared to see him again in Sterling Falls.
Visiting the small town where I once lived, I learn the man who I witnessed act like a superhero was more entwined in my past than Iโd remembered. And for a woman often afraid of a future, I suddenly craved oneโฆwith him. Which made no sense as Iโd never stuck in one place before. No one had ever asked me to stay.
Then again, from our first encounter, I knew Stone Sylver was different.
It Could Only Be You is the final installment in USA Today Bestselling Author Lisa Shelby’s Only in Goose Hollow Series.
Iโve been Daisy McKinnonโs dirty little secret for over a decade.
To everyone else, our constant bickering is harmlessโlike siblings who canโt stop needling each other. But what they donโt know is that behind every jab is a truth. A truth sheโs too afraid to admit to herself, let alone anyone else.
Sheโs the woman I canโt stay away from. My best friendโs little sister and my constant challenge. Iโve laid my heart bare, told her what I want and made it clear sheโs the only future I see. But she keeps runningโhiding behind excuses, pretending the fire between us doesnโt burn for her too.
The problem isโฆ Iโm stuck. There is nobody else for me but her. So, all I can do is wait for her to meet me where Iโm at.
But when her safety is threatened, I can wait no longer. Sheโs coming home with meโฆ where she belongsโฆ where I can keep her safe. Whether her brother likes it or not.
Come along for the fun, sexy ride as this business-savvy, pleasure-oriented billionaire gets the shock of his lifetime and finds out his ever-efficient virtual assistant is not the man he thinks he is but a beautiful businesswoman who knows many of his secrets and has some of her own in Sincerely, Mr. Braden.
You know what they say about best-laid plans…
When the chance to finally meet my virtual assistant arises, I jump on it. Imagine my surprise when I find his beautiful sister Eleanor in his place.
The moment I meet Ellie Mitchell, my world shifts.
What was supposed to be a brief hello with my assistant turns into an unforgettable weekend with an incredible woman.
Iโve spent a lifetime keeping people at armโs length and walking away unscathed, but Ellie obliterates every wall Iโve ever built.
What I learn next shatters my world.
I donโt know which betrayal cuts deeper: The lie she told me or the truth that I still want her.
The realm of Krestoria was shattered; torn apart by a feared witch and a Fae king whose war left scars that never healed. From the war rose the Guardiansโ Keep, a fortress built to protect children from magicโs destructionโฆ or so the world was told.
Avery Ashgrove has spent her entire life behind the Keepโs stone walls and iron gates, taught to believe that magic is darknessโand those who once wielded it were monsters. But as her time in the Keep nears its end, a forbidden passage reveals itself, and whispers of long-buried secrets begin to rise.
Guided by cryptic warnings, suspicious victories, and the gaze of a silent observer, Avery begins to question everything: her teachings, her memories, and the true reason she was taken from her family.
The Keep didnโt just protect her.
It imprisoned her.
And the thing it tried hardest to hideโฆ is waking.
As her journey leads her into forgotten ruins, mystical mountains, and the ashes of a past she was never meant to uncover, Avery must face a legacy soaked in betrayal and power.
Tessa Harper I was back in town for two weeks for my brotherโs wedding. Two weeks, and then Iโd be headed back home to Hollywood to start filming a brand new TV show. Iโd been cast as the lead, and I still couldnโt believe they wanted me. Except being home in Portland made me realize just what Iโd been missing in LA. And one night with Oliver Graham made me question everythingโฆ
Oliver Graham There were a few things I knew to be true. One, Tessa Harper was the most beautiful woman Iโd ever met. And two, her brother was marrying my cousin. It could never work. Except two weeks together showed me just how good it could be between us. And the moment I said goodbye, I knew I couldnโt let her go. Not when she was brighter than any star, and my life felt empty without her in it.
This spicy, friends to lovers novella is a spin-off of the Best Friends Book Club series by Amazon bestselling author Jennifer Chipman.
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๐ฌReview๐ฌ Oliver has known Tessa for a few years however not only he is friends with her brother, but their paths have taken them in different directions as he works in Portland. When they find themselves thrown together at his cousinโs wedding they become close even if their time together is limited.
Tessa is finally seeing success when it comes to her acting career, so she isnโt sure what to do about the depth of her feelings for Oliver. The more time they spend closer the more the feelings deepen so what happens when it is time for them to return to regular lives?
Even though this was a novella it isnโt short on steam and the story was engaging. Their lifestyles are very different, and they must decide if what they share is meant to a flirtation or forever.
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