Can he make this moment last a lifetime?

Wild Chance, an all-new moving and emotional friends-to-lovers standalone romance from New York Times bestselling author Mari Carr is available now!

It’s been three years since Padraig Collins lost the love of his life, Mia, and since then, he’s been sleepwalking his way through each day, focusing only on work and family, while hanging out with his best friend, Emmy. He’s determined to make that enough, not ready or willing to take a chance on loving and losing again.

The sum equivalent of Emmy’s experience with relationships is contained within the pages of the romance novels she writes while sitting at the end of the bar at Pat’s Pub. That is if she doesn’t count the secret crush she’s been harboring for Padraig since the first day she laid eyes on him. Unfortunately for her, Paddy’s heart still belongs to Mia.

Two tragedies later, Padraig finds himself reaching out to Emmy, only to discover she’s no longer there. And it will take the combined romantic efforts of the entire Collins’ family to help him win the heart of his best friend…and his second chance at happily ever after.

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Excerpt

She tried to break the kiss, needing air, needing answers, but Padraig tightened his hold.

“Not yet,” he murmured against her lips. He was gentling his kiss, but he wasn’t letting her go.

“Paddy,” she whispered.

He shook his head. “No,” he insisted again. “Not yet. I’m not done.”

She jerked slightly, then shivered when she felt him pull her blouse free of her jeans, slipping his hands underneath, his fingers stroking the bare skin at her waist. Her pussy clenched in response. Actually, everything clenched in response.

“God,” she breathed, when his hands shifted north, engulfing her breasts. He pinched her nipples, more roughly than she would have expected, the pain setting off some sort of sensual current that had her rolling her hips against him. 

Why were they wearing so many clothes? Because suddenly, all she could picture was him stripping her blouse and bra off, dragging her jeans down, and taking her against the shelves.

Oh my God. They were in the pub. His entire family was just outside this storage closet. 

Had he locked the door? 

Was there a lock on the door?

She pushed against him more firmly this time. If she didn’t stop him now, she was going to spontaneously combust. “Paddy, please.”

He relinquished her lips, his forehead pressed against hers.

“What are you doing?” she asked.

“Kissing you.”

“Practice kissing?”

He scowled. “No!”

She blew out an exasperated breath. “Then what?”

“I didn’t like seeing you with Joe Moretti.”

Emmy frowned. “Is this an overprotective thing? Or…” She wouldn’t let herself ask if he was jealous. Her self-preservation genes were finally kicking in. She’d been wearing her heart on her sleeve for too long and her pride was tired of taking a beating.

“No. Not overprotective,” he said, placing one soft kiss on her lips. Then another. His sweet kisses were as deadly to her libido—and her heart—as his hungry ones.

“Then what?” she prompted, praying he’d say the word her heart longed to hear, the one that would mean he felt something for her stronger than friendship.

And then…she got her wish.

“I was jealous, Em. I’ve been seeing red ever since you walked in the pub with him. Spent the last couple of hours fighting the need to walk over and punch the guy’s lights out.”

She slowly shook her head. “But you said—”

“That kiss last week wasn’t practice, and it wasn’t me reaching out to you because I was sad about Mia. And I want you to forget everything I said on Christmas Eve because I was wrong. I was lying to myself and you. I can’t be just friends with you anymore, Emmy.”

About Mari Carr

Virginia native Mari Carr is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller of contemporary romance novels. With over one million copies of her books sold, Mari was the winner of the Romance Writers of America’s Passionate Plume award for her novella, Erotic Research. She has over a hundred published works, including her popular Wild Irish and Compass books, along with the Trinity Masters series she writes with Lila Dubois.

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Review

When Paddy’s wife passed away a few years earlier both he and his family believed that a part of him died as well. With the help of his best friend Emmy he has started to pick up the pieces of his life however he doesn’t know if he will ever be able to risk his heart again.

Emmy has a painful past of her own however destiny brought her into the Collin’s family pub where she found the support and love that was missing in her life. Her feelings for Paddy extend far beyond friendship however she has come to conclusion that she can no longer put her life on hold hoping he will feel the same.

This is an emotional story about love, family and healing from the past. The devastation and caution that Paddy feels is understandable but not realizing that the reward of loving Emmy is worth the risk might just be the biggest mistake he could ever make.

Title: Finding Us
Author: Debra Presley
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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She’s beautiful, talented, and incredibly frustrating….

Bodyguard Danny Nucci will do anything to keep gorgeous pop star Abby Murphy safe–even if it means turning off his desire for the talented vocalist. After all, Danny’s career is on the line, and now is not the time to jeopardize that. But when Abby’s ex-boyfriend turns into a vicious adversary, Danny’s forced to take matters into his own hands.

He’s strong, determined, and unbelievably rugged….

Musical sensation Abby is ready for some freedom and independence. Leaving her cheating ex-boyfriend in the past is her top priority. The only problem: he’s their guitarist. And he’s not going down without a fight. Suddenly, Abby’s in more danger than she ever imagined. Turning to her sexy bodyguard is her only option to let go of the past once and for all. But can a broken bodyguard with demons of his own find a future with an international star?

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Debra is a USA Today Bestselling author and native New Yorker who made her escape to the suburbs. She often visits her hometown to visit her favorite deli for a bagel with butter, because there’s no better bagel than a New York bagel. When not in search of bagels, Debra spends her time running Buoni Amici Press with Drue Hoffman, a PR company for traditionally and independently published authors. She’s also the owner of The Book Enthusiast blog.

She started writing lyrics in her wall-to-wall NKOTB bedroom at the tender age of thirteen while dreaming of the day she’d become Mrs. Jordan Knight. That dream never came to fruition, but she has continued to write. Now she’s working on her first novel.

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BEST FRIENDS FOREVER

Big Boys Do It Better, #2
by L. Moone
Publication Date: August 2, 2021
Genres / Tropes: Adult, Contemporary, Husky Hero, Body Positive, Plus-sized Hero, Steamy, Romance

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SYNOPSIS

They’re perfect for each other. Too bad they’re just friends.

Jill: Damien and I; best friends forever. Short of matching bracelets, that’s exactly what we are. We share so much. A love for superhero movies, reality TV and even the same sense of humour. In two years we’ve never once run out of things to talk about.

But, as they say: opposites and mystery attract, right? He seems to agree, because when I drunkenly suggest we add certain ‘benefits’ to our friendship, he reacts with complete shock. Best to stuff those confusing emotions back in the closet where they belong.

When I find out he’s started dating someone else, I know for sure that I’ve missed my chance.

Damien: It’s nearly two years to the day that I first fell in love with Jill. As interns and now coworkers on the same TV production crew, we’ve spent many long days and nights in each other’s presence. So near and always out of reach. I’m nowhere near her type, so she’d never consider me as anything other than her slightly overweight and nerdy best friend.

After a particularly awkward drunken conversation one night, I realize it’s time to get past my unrequited obsession and take control of my love life before I ruin all the good stuff we do have. Jill might be the woman of my dreams and my soul mate, but that’s just it. A hopeless dream which could never come true. Or can it?

Best Friends Forever is a steamy body-positive friends-to-lovers romance featuring a cute, shy teddy bear of a plus-sized hero and an independent heroine who loves him exactly for who he is. They just don’t realize it yet…

EXCERPT

As soon as Gavin leaves me to it, I do what I always do on set: I pretend to be fully absorbed in my work, while actually keeping an eye out for Jill in my peripheral vision. Once I spot her coming out of the prep kitchen, it immediately makes me feel better, sort of.

How does it matter what the new show is going to be about? As long as she’ll be there, it’ll be bearable. And despite my earlier reservations about her career, she did choose to bring me onboard, at least this time.

The last thing I should be doing right now is letting my own lack of a love life get me down. I ought to be more proactive; that’s what I should do. Maybe reactivate my profiles and give internet dating another shot. Who knows, watching a bunch of other people go on first dates might teach me a thing or two.

But then… Dating. Ugh.

The only person I want to be dating is standing right there, talking enthusiastically with her phone pressed up to her ear. Jill.

Beautiful, intelligent, ambitious, talented Jill. The whole package. My soul mate, though she’ll never know it, because I sure as hell am not going to tell her.

I’ve seen her type when it comes to men, and I’m basically the exact opposite. Through our shared love for superhero movies, I’ve learned that her celebrity crush is Chris Hemsworth as Thor. The antithesis of me personified, unless you count fat Thor from Endgame, and even then.

Anyway, nobody counts fat Thor from Endgame.

Her crush on regular-sized Thor tracks perfectly with the guy she used to date when we were still in college. Frank-something, an aspiring actor with perfect blond hair and confidence—almost cockiness—and a gym bod to match.

No, Jill and I are friends, but that’s it. It’s the best I can hope for.

That’s not so bad, is it?

ABOUT L. MOONE

Realistic characters, pure emotions, true passion. Everything I write is about the characters: how they interact, what’s going on in their heads, how the passionate relationship develops and affects them. I don’t believe in keeping things hidden, or dressing them up just for show. Some of my characters are potty-mouths, most of them are less than perfect (yes, even physically). I aim to write a happy ending for all of them, without keeping anything behind closed doors.

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Get ready for another season with the Vegas Aces featuring Jack Dalton in a new series coming this fall!

The first time I met pro football’s hottest quarterback, we ended up horizontal just before the most embarrassing moment of my life.

The second time, I unleashed all my pent-up anger on him.

The third time was when the owner of the Vegas Aces introduced him as the newly traded player I’d be coaching for the next year. No…I’m not a football coach. I’ve been hired as his full-time behavior coach.

Now I have to live with my one-night stand, his fiancée, and their newborn while I attempt to help him make better decisions. On my first day, I’m already having moral dilemmas as I watch him chug orange Gatorade in the kitchen wearing nothing more than a towel. If I truly guide him to better choices, I might just find myself out of a job.

And this is one job I can’t afford to lose.

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Tackled releases September 9

When compromising pictures of me with the pro football quarterback I’m behavior coaching hit the press, we need damage control. I’m probably going to lose my job since his fiancée’s father—the man who hired me—discovered the pictures as I woke to a cloudy memory of the night before.

My questions surrounding Jack’s relationship with his future bride grow more pressing by the day…especially when his eyes tackle me with all that heat. As he saves my job and I continue to coach him toward better decisions, I find myself falling for him. Maybe my purpose here is to open
his eyes to all his options.

But if he leaves his new boss’s daughter, the consequences could mean the end of both our careers.

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Timeout releases September 23

As Jack’s wedding draws nearer, the cloud over him seems to darken as he goes through the motions. Instead of enjoying the bachelor party and rehearsal dinner, he needs a timeout from the woman he’s set to marry.

If he really walks down the aisle toward her, I can’t keep working with him. Not when I’m in love with him. My boss didn’t hire me to help this pro football quarterback make better decisions. He hired me to make sure Jack marries his daughter.

And as the day of the wedding dawns, my one job responsibility is one of the most morally conflicting things I’ve ever had to do.

TIMEOUT is the third book in the VEGAS ACES: THE QUARTERBACK series. This series must be read in order.

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Turnover releases October 7

I’m in love with a man who is marrying somebody else. At least that’s what was supposed to happen when I was kicked out of the wedding last night by the bride’s father.

I find myself without a job, without a home, and without the pro football quarterback I’ve fallen for. The only thing left to do is head back to my parents’ place in Kansas as I give up every dream I’ve dared to have since I left it.

I’m just not sure I’m ready for the turnover.

TURNOVER is the fourth book in the VEGAS ACES: THE QUARTERBACK series. This series must be read in order.

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Touchdown releases October 23

As much as I’ve coached the pro football quarterback to believe he always has a choice, this time I’m the one backed into a corner.

My biggest fears have come true. I’m an adult living with my parents as I contemplate my future. I’ve given up everything to make the ultimate sacrifice, but at some point I need to put what happened behind me.

It’s time to imagine new dreams, create new goals, and cheer for touchdowns that aren’t scored by Jack Dalton.

Maybe then I can pick up the pieces I left behind.

TOUCHDOWN is the fifth book in the VEGAS ACES: THE QUARTERBACK series. This series must be read in order.

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Lisa Suzanne is a romance author who resides in Arizona with her husband and two kids. 

 

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Welcome back to Lakeside Cottage!

A grumpy, newly divorced, single father meets a ray of sunshine in this small town, second-chance romance.

RELEASE DATE: September 16, 2021.

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BLURB:

She didn’t want a one-night stand. He couldn’t promise more than a ten-day fling. Sometimes compromise is all you need.

Zack Weller is timely, orderly, and meticulous. Too bad his seven-year-old, twin sons are hellions. With his divorce final, a two-week vacation beckons him to his best friend’s cottage. Unfortunately, he can’t help the magnetic pull of memories from the house next door—the one that was once his childhood home—or fight the force of nature in the naked woman sunbathing in that backyard.

River Nagle is a free spirit. She understands the trials and tribulations some people face and offers the compassion to deal with them head on. When she inherits a lakeside home, she takes the blessing for what it’s worth: a gift and a new beginning. Until one day two little boys make themselves at home in the tree fort in her backyard and she meets their hot, growly dad who steals her wine, her time, and her heart.

Newly divorced, single father grump meets a ray of sunshine, next-door neighbor in this small town, second chance romance where learning to love over 40 works with the right teacher.

……

What to Expect from Learning at 40

– Grumpy single dad
– Rambunctious twins
– Ray of sunshine, next-door neighbor
– Over 40 romance
– Second chance at love
– Lakeside shenanigans

Releasing: December 14, 2021

Cover Design: Hang Le

Photographer: Wander Aguiar Photography

A small town, close proximity romance from New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kristen Proby.

Remi Carter has survived her fifteen minutes of fame and is putting LA in her rearview mirror. As a former reality show contestant, she’s trading staged expeditions and faked wilderness tours for real adventures. Only one fluke storm in Glacier National Park has her stranded with a handsome man, and adventure takes on a whole new meaning.
Seth King is as rugged and sexy as he is annoyed to be trapped with Remi. Probably because she ghosted him at the local bar not three days ago. But she’s got her reasons for ditching him, and twenty-four hours in an abandoned Montana cabin with the wildlife biologist isn’t nearly enough time to explain. As tempting as he is by firelight, she’s been burned too many times.
Except one day together and suddenly her travel van doesn’t hold as much appeal. The open road feels lonely. Remi’s about to learn that shelter is more than a safe place to weather a storm.
Shelter might just be the man himself. If he can give her a reason to stay.

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Kristen Proby has published more than forty titles, many of which have hit the USA Today, New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists. She continues to self publish, best known for her With Me In Seattle and Boudreaux series, and is also proud to work with William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins, with the Fusion and Romancing Manhattan Series.


Kristen and her husband, John, make their home in her hometown of Whitefish, Montana with their two cats.

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RAPTURE & RUIN by Julia Sykes

Release Date: September 14

Photographer: Michelle Lancaster

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Genre: New Adult/Mafia Romance

Tropes: Enemies to lovers/Virgin heroine

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Blurb:

“I am a monster out of your worst nightmares.”

Max Ferrara is a madman and a monster, but it’s not his scarred face that makes him a beast. He kidnapped me and tied me to a chair in his basement. He asked me crazy questions about my father, the mayor—insane ramblings about how my dad worked with the Russian Bratva to destroy his Italian Mafia family over a decade ago. Max thinks I know something about this conspiracy, but he’s wrong; my dad is a good person.

Once he lets me go, I’m determined to prove to him that my father is innocent. I have to put a stop to his misguided vendetta. But the deeper I dig for evidence, the more dangerous my life becomes.

Max tells me there are other monsters lurking in the dark, and he intends to protect me from them. Whether I want him to or not.

The scariest thing? I’m starting to think that Max Ferrara might not be so monstrous, after all…

About the Author:

Julia Sykes is the USA Today bestselling author of the Impossible Series. She has always kept dark stories tucked away in her mind, so she was thrilled when she discovered that other people actually want to read them. Her books blend romance, suspense, and BDSM.

You can usually find Julia in Starbucks with a venti iced coffee clutched in her hand (two pumps of mocha, liberal half and half). If she’s not in Starbucks, you will find her with a glass of prosecco in hand, probably reading Harry Potter. Again.

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Perfect Mess by Fabiola Francisco is releasing August 12th!

Series: Mason Creek, Book 10 – Standalone
Genre: Small Town Romance
Trope: Opposites Attract

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A toxic relationship crumbled my self-esteem, so when my uncle needs someone to temporarily run his butcher shop, I swap the hectic city for small-town life.

I have no idea what butchering entails, and Wilder James, the sexy—albeit grumpy—rancher, reminds me of it every time I see him.

His snap judgment of me because I’m a city girl is infuriating, but I’m forced to work with him. It isn’t until he begins to drop his guard that I learn the reasons for the walls around his heart.

My ex’s words cut deep, sitting like invisible wounds on my skin, but Wilder is crumbling every insecurity, showing me what it feels like to be wanted.

My time in Mason Creek is temporary, and soon I’ll have to say the hardest goodbye.

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