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๐บ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ ๐บ๐จ๐ต๐ซ๐บ (Sandcastle Cove Book 6) by Amber Kelly releases next week. Check out this sneak peek!
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What to expect:
๐ Small Town Romance
๐ Secret Identity
๐ Friends with Benefits
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โHiya, handsome,โ Erin coos over my shoulder, startling me.
โHi yourself. What can I get you?โ he asks.
โWhatโs your name and number?โ she asks.
He licks his lips as his eyes fall to her ring finger and then flit back to hers.
She waves off his playful judgment. โIโm not trying to pick you up. Iโm just gathering information in case I need to rescue my friend here,โ she says, gesturing to me.
His eyes slide to me, and the corner of his mouth lifts into a sexy grin. โRescue her from what exactly?โ
โEvading the question, hmm.โ
โNameโs Brew,โ he says as he sets a shot glass in front of her and pours a shot of tequila. โYours?โ
She looks at the shot and back at him. โA bribe. Really?โ she asks, shaking her head as she grabs the glass and looks at me. โIโm Bambi?โ
I shake my head.
โUm, I mean, Erin.โ
โWhich is it?โ he asks, resting his elbows on the bar.
โErin. And I donโt know, Brandee; he looks like a bad decision to me,โ she says as she throws back the shot.
โAnd whyโs that?โ I ask, keeping my eyes on his.
โFor one thing, his name is Brew, and he works behind a bar. Suspect for sure. Heโs too good-looking. Plus, he serves hot women drinks every night. Which means heโs probably got a bedpost full of notches. Odds are, at least a few of them were crazy,โ she says, looking over her shoulder. โI bet thereโs one in here right now, wanting to scratch your eyes out for just talking to him.โ She turns back and narrows her eyes at him. โAll red flags.โ
I laugh. โArenโt you the one who told me to find the sexiest man in the club and take him home tonight, no questions asked?โ
He quirks an eyebrow at her.
โOh, right. I did. Sorry. I turned into Maxi there for a minute,โ she cries as she slaps the bar. โCarry on.โ
She winks at him and then sashays back to Jena.
โSo, no questions asked, huh?โ
I slide my glass to him. โMaybe a couple. Can I get another martini? And a ride home?โ
Blurb:
I arrive in Sandcastle Cove expecting peace and quietโjust a few weeks of house-sitting for Aunt Ida while she dotes on her new grandbaby. But then I meet Brewโa tall, tempting, and dangerously charming local bartender with a slow smile and hands that know exactly how to make a woman unravel. My plans change completely. Our chemistry is instant, electric, and impossible to ignore. One taste of him has me lost in late nights, tangled sheets, and a heat that has nothing to do with the coastal sun.
However, Brew is hiding somethingโsomething that doesnโt quite fit with the quiet life he pretends to lead.
Now, Iโm falling hard for a man who might be everything I never knew I needed. One who has me reconsidering everything about my life in Balsam Ridge. But if he wonโt let me in, how can I trust him with my heart?
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๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ (Dayton Series book 4) by Stevie J Cole & LP Lovell releases next week! Check out this sneak peek!
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What to expect:
๐ Second Chance
๐ Enemies to Lovers
๐ Morally Grey MMC
๐ Forced Proximity
๐ Blackmail
Excerpt:
I held out the knife. โI will hurt you, Wolf.โ
Amusement flickered in his blue eyes, his attention drifting from my face to the blade in my hand. โI donโt believe that.โ He kept moving forward, not stopping until the tip of the blade pressed against his stomach, pitting the fabric of his shirt. โNot for one fucking second, Jade.โ
My hand shook. I couldnโt believe I was holding a knife to his gut. That he, of all people, was doing this to me, pushing me to this. But he was right. I didnโt think I could physically bring myself to stab him. Not even if he was going to hurt me.
โI wish I could say the same,โ I whispered.
My grip on the knife tightened as my gaze met his, searching for a hint of recognition, a trace of the boy I once loved. But all I found in his hardened expression was hate. I understood it. It stung, but I understood because Iโd tried hard to hate him, too.
Smirking, he wrapped his calloused fingers around mine. I didnโt fight when he forced my hand away from him and carefully plucked the weapon from my grip. It was almost as if he was making sure I didnโt hurt myself.
He stabbed the blade into the drywall, and defeat washed over me. โNever expected you to turn into a knife-wielding, drug thief and dealer,โ he said, so close, his breath stirred the strands of my hair.
โAnd I never expected you to enjoy scaring women.โ I struggled to keep my voice steady. โYet here we are.โ
He leaned in even more, bracing one hand on the cabinet beside my head and caging me in. โCome on, Jadeโฆโ His nose swept along my jaw.
The sensation of his warm breath on my skin sent an involuntary shiver through me.
โYouโre not scared,โ he whispered. โYour cheeks are the same fuck-me pink as when you come.โ
Blurb:
Wolf Brookes was the bad boy who broke my heart, moved on faster than I could blink, and didnโt even bother to look back. Which is why I hate him.
A year and a half after the heartbreak, Iโve made some questionable choicesโlike breaking into his house and stealing from him. In my defense, I needed the money. He didnโt need to catch meโฆ or blackmail me into playing little sister to the makeshift frat of reprobates he helps run.
Now Iโm stuck in a party house from hell with my tattooed, arrogant ex.
My plan? Use being in his house to my advantage, get what I need to beat him at his own game, and get out.
His plan? Apparently to torment me by acting as though he doesnโt own a shirt.
But the more time we spend together, the more I see glimpses of the boy I lovedโand the man heโs become. Heโs still the same reckless, infuriating disaster I fell for, and Iโm still the idiot who canโt seem to quit him.
Falling for him again would be the worst idea of my life.
But losing him twice?
That might break me for good.
USA Today bestselling authors Stevie J Cole and LP Lovell bring you a steamy, second-chance, enemies-to-lovers romance full of banter, bad boys and bad decisions, and the kind of love that never diesโeven when it should.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the next standalone hockey romance in her Love and Hockey series, THE OVERTIME KISS! This sexy, single dad/nanny, forced proximity, workplace hockey romance is filled with spicy lessons, love notes, and all the feels, spice, and heat! Releasing June 18th in all formats, and free to read in Kindle Unlimited, check out the excerpt below and pre-order your copy today!
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About THE OVERTIME KISS (Coming 6/18/2025):
Just what every bride dreams ofโrunning straight from her cheating fiancรฉ into the arms of a hot hockey starโฆ and then getting hired as his kidsโ nanny.
Tyler Falcon is protective, flirtatiousโฆand frustratingly responsible. We almost did something reckless when he found me alone in my wedding dress, and I blurted out all the things Iโd never truly experienced.
Now, the sexy single dad is saving me again with a job I desperately needโand a promise to never mention The Night of 1001 Confessions.
I live in his house. Take care of his kids. Pretend I donโt notice his heated gaze lingering on me after they fall asleep.
Until one night, the tension snaps.
Now we have a deal. Five lessons in seduction. No strings attached.
But heโs not just good in bed. He spoils me with thoughtful gifts and supports my dreams. For the first time, I feel like I belong.
Exceptโฆthis was never meant to last. Iโm his employee. He has kids to protect. And neither of us can afford to make a mistake.
The more nights we spend tangled up together though, the harder it is to pretend itโs just physical. Because Iโm not only falling for my bossโIโm falling for the man whose kids have stolen my heart.
Tropes: single dad/nanny, runaway bride, forced proximity, spicy lessons, she’s his daughter’s skating coach, confession of all secrets, love notes, found family
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Sabrina
โIโm a virgin to good sex. And I want good sex.โ Then, I give him my best come-hither poutโlips parted slightly, one shoulder bobbing coquettishly. Look at me go! I must radiate sex appeal right now. โIโm pretty sure you could do it right. I have this whole fantasy that starts with your beard.โ
His eyes flicker. His lips twitch. โThatโs awfully specific.โ
Heat shimmers between us. I step closer. โI keep thinking about how itโd feel. I keep wondering, too, about those arms,โ I say, my gaze drifting to his biceps, visible in his tight polo. โHow you could pin me down. I wonder about your mouth. I think Iโm obsessed with it.โ
He winces, then shakes his head.
Shoot. Iโve crossed a line with a studentโs dad. But then, maybe even against his better judgment, he asks, โHow obsessed?โ
My knees buckle. Iโm hot everywhere. โI canโt stop thinking about how you might kiss me.โ I take another step closer in my mismatched slides. โEverywhere.โ
And I wait. This time, though, he doesnโt make me suffer. He closes the distance between us, lifts a big hand, and cups my cheek.
I gasp.
Dear god, the feel of his hand on me. Itโs unreal. Warm and strong, everything I want. I lean into his touch, lit up from the electricity sparking between us.
He slides a thumb along my cheekbone, up and down, like heโs memorizing me. Then, one more small step, and he dips his head closer.
I sway.
Iโm falling closer to him when his lips dust across my forehead.
The gasp that escapes me is both carnal and innocent, like his kiss.
Then, he lets go, scoops me up, and lays me down on the bed.
ABOUT LAUREN BLAKELY:
A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style thatโs sexy, feel-good and witty. Her books have been featured in US Weekly and People. Lauren likes dogs, cake and show tunes and she is the vegetarian at your dinner party.
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