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๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ (Castleton University Book 2) by Jennifer Chipman releases on January 10th, 2025! Check out this teaser!
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๐ Fake dating
๐ญ Theater kids
๐ธ Popular girl x Shy jock
โจ Childhood friends to strangers to lovers
๐ Inspired by Sleeping Beauty
Blurb:
Once Upon A Fake Dateโฆ
Audrey
All my life, Iโd been dreaming of two things: shining in the spotlight on stage and falling in love. When I landed the lead part in the spring musical junior year, it felt like everything was falling into place. Especially when my childhood best friend came waltzing back into my life. Only, heโd gone from a scrawny pre-teen to a handsome athlete, and it was hard to take my eyes off of him.
Especially when he ended up as my co-lead for the musical. But our friendship meant too much to me to risk. I wasnโt sure my heart could survive losing him again.
Parker
Transferring to Castleton University for my senior year was my chance to start over and focus on lacrosse and getting my degree. What I didnโt expect when my teammates dragged me to a party was finding the girl of my dreams… also known as my childhood best friend.
I was supposed to be focusing on lacrosse. Not volunteering to be the lead in the musical with her. Or fake dating her.
Except for when I saw her in my jersey, smiling just for me, I had a hard time remembering why this was supposed to be fake.
Which was why I intended to prove that I was the happy ending sheโd always dreamed of.
One fake date at a time.
A spicy Sleeping Beauty inspired college romance.
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๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ (Seattle Scorpions Series Book 4) by Ruth Stilling releases on January 23rd! Check out this teaser!
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What to expect:
๐Broken Boy x Good Girl
๐Second Chance
๐Forbidden Love
๐GMs Daughter
๐He Falls First
๐He can’t stay away
๐Spicy Lessons
๐Found Family
๐Virgin FMC
๐Mental health (PTSD) rep
Blurb:
They think my greatest gift is my ability on the ice. But theyโre wrong.
Iโve been hailed as the guy who has it all when it comes to hockey. Powerful people have invested their time and money, determined to turn my potential into their reality.
The most influential of those people? Graham Jenkinsโformer NHL player and the General Manager of the Dallas Destroyers. The second he set eyes on me in the little leagues, he piled all his resources into my success. And when the Destroyers were awarded the first-round draft pick, he didnโt hesitate to snap me up.
He thought I was the golden boy, the star that would make his team as successful as his playing career. Only I wasnโt. Instead of unleashing my potential in front of the goal, he discovered my real talentโsecrets.
And I have many that I will never share. One for every scar disguised beneath the tattoos painting my body, along with the childhood memories either buried deep inside my broken mind or drowned out by empty bottles lining my kitchen counter.
Thereโs only one secret I wish I didnโt have to keep. Sheโs also the addiction I know Iโll never kick. A detox my heart could never survive since it only beats for her. And even years after we were torn apart, my fixation hasnโt changed. Although neither have our circumstancesโIโm still the broken boy, suffocated with trauma. And sheโs still Mia Jenkins, the good girl, and daughter of the man who offered me everything except his blessing to date her.
But one thing about addiction? It never seeks permission.
TW include: Abusive parents, domestic violence, substance abuse, off page child loss (not involving the main characters) mental health rep namely PTSD, off page discussion of self harm.
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๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐๐ก๐๐๐ค๐๐ (Boston Rebels Book 3) by Julia Connors is releasing on January 31, 2025!!! Check out this teaser!
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TEASER:
I keep my voice slow and deliberate when I ask, โWhy is there a baby in the locker room?โ
The far side of the circle parts, and Ronan McCabe sits at his locker stall, bent over and lacing up his skates. His head snaps up, and he uses one hand to brush back the tendrils of dark hair that have fallen across his forehead.
When our eyes meet, he doesnโt look anything like the angry, annoyed man I normally see. He looks more like the college kid I drafted back in St. Louisโthe kid with bright green eyes and a cocky smirk, who walked onto his D1 hockey team and ended up getting drafted to the pros his junior yearโthan the pro-hockey player whoโs spent the past eight years hating me.
He looks . . . lost.
As he bites his lower lip, I canโt take my eyes off him, and I canโt stop wishing he hadnโt just done that. I donโt want to notice that full lip or the row of perfectly straight teeth sinking into it. I donโt want to notice the way his eyes heat when he looks at me, or the way they sweep from my face down my body and back up again so quickly Iโm not sure it actually happened. Because Ronan McCabe hasnโt looked at me with this lost puppy dog look in a very long time, and the last time he did, it ruined my marriage and almost ruined his career.
What to expect:
๐ Enemies to lovers
๐ Single dad
๐ Reverse age gap
๐ Forced proximity
๐ Workplace romance
๐ Sheโs his boss
Blurb:
Some people might call it a grudge, but in reality, hating Alessandra Jones is more like an obsession.
AJ is the leagueโs first female general manager, and my boss. As the team captain, I have to play nice with herโin public, at least.
But in private, the gloves come off. And then one time, our clothes do too.
We vow it wonโt happen again.
Not only can we not stand each other, but weโre in tense negotiations over my contract right now, and AJ is up for the leagueโs GM of the Year award. Getting involved wouldnโt just be a PR nightmareโit would be unethical.
It doesnโt help that we have a history, or that she and my daughter adore each other. When AJ is injured protecting my baby, thereโs no choice but to move her into my place.
Taking care of someone I hate shouldnโt feel so right. Getting to know her better shouldnโt break down my defenses. Sheโs hurt me once before, and Iโd be a fool to trust her again.
But the more time we spend together, the more I realize that maybe Iโm not obsessed with hating her . . . maybe Iโm just obsessed with her.
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