She came to Whynot to uncover her mother’s scandal and instantly disrupted the quiet life of the local man who prefers bees to people.
Travel blogger Reese Cartier lives for the rush of discovering the unknown. She’s survived missed flights, bad haircuts, and questionable hostels, but nothing could have prepared her for quirky, southern town of Whynot, North Carolina. She’s here for one reason… to untangle the truth about her late mother’s mysterious past.
Her first clue? A dusty rented cottage on a secluded bee farm. Her second clue? The infuriatingly handsome, maddeningly quiet beekeeper who owns it.
Eli Hart likes his life simple, which includes tending hives, bottling honey, and avoiding unnecessary conversation. Then sunshine-in-a-sundress Reese crash-lands on his property—literally—sending her drone into a tree over his bee boxes and his sanity straight into jeopardy.
She’s chaos. He’s calm. She wants answers. He wants her to stop breaking things.
But when the too-curious tenant begins to chip away at her mother’s long-buried secrets, a reluctant partnership is formed with Whynot’s hottest, most reclusive bachelor and becomes a full-blown adventure steeped in the town’s secrets, gossip, and nosiest residents.
Somewhere between Reese’s big questions, bigger ideas, and the way she keeps tripping into his quiet life… Eli realizes she’s the most disruptive thing he’s ever wanted.
A grumpy-sunshine romance full of small-town meddling, slow-burn heat, and one impossible beekeeper who learns that sometimes love buzzes in when you least expect it.
The gods have fled. The world has dimmed. And the vampires are locked in a never-ending war with the therians, making humans their vassals and blood thralls…
Until a human girl called Marlique enters the temple of Citara to serve two vampire nobles for the night – Rayan and Roth, bound mates returning from the front.
Nobody expects the therian attack on the temple.
Nobody foresees the two vampires will carry her away to their stronghold on the mountain, making her their blood thrall.
Least of all Marlique.
Now inside the beating heart of the vampire kingdom, she has to watch her every step as the nobility trades in sensitive information, dangerous secrets and favors.
More so inside her two captors’ private apartments. Mysterious, alluring and terrifying, they seem to be keeping vital secrets of their own.
But Marlique won’t give in to her attraction or fear. She has plans of her own, and soon enough, everything will unravel…
❤️ 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 #𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝! Starla I’m cheering for Moon U every single nova ball game. Not only is my brother Kip team captain, but my family legacy bleeds purple and sparkles. I would never fall for the captain of Lunar College’s team. And I certainly wouldn’t let his smug, conceited, gorgeous face anywhere near my lips… until I do. Now, I have to decide if what I’m feeling for my brother’s enemy is real or if he’s using me to get into his competitor’s head.
Callen She’s mine.
📕 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 ✔️Sci-fi ✔️Future World ✔️Novella ✔️Brother’s Enemy ✔️Instalove ✔️New Adult College
❤️Review Since her brother plays for Moon U it is only to be expected that they are her team even though she can’t deny her feelings for Callen, who plays for their rival. When the chemistry between them ignites she wonders if he wants to be with her for who she is or for who her brother is.
Callen hasn’t had the easiest upbringing and all he wants is a family to call his own. He is drawn to Starla’s feisty personality, but he worries that if it comes to a choice she will choose her brother and not him.
Sweet and steamy both Callen and Starla have their insecurities which creates a little turmoil but despite the obstacles they are facing their hearts know they belong together.
As a single mom, my life is built on routine, responsibility, and putting my son first. There isn’t room for distractions—especially not from a playboy hockey player with a reputation as big as his ego.
One night with Sawyer Hill, star forward for the Grizzlies, was supposed to be a moment of indulgence. Nothing more.
Only…he keeps showing up. Keeps looking at me like I matter. And worst of all, he looks at my son like he plans to stay.
But I’ve trusted the wrong man before, and I won’t make that mistake again.
Lainey is an author and a single mother to her son Ollie. It’s been a year since her husband passed away and even though she loved him they were so young when they got together. She is friends with members of the Grizzlies and their significant others which is how Sawyer came into her life and even though she and her son have feelings for him she is also cautious because of her past.
Sawyer is a man who believes that he needs to be everything to everyone from his teammates to his family and now to Lainey and Ollie. He loves Lainey and Ollie but is conflicted by his responsibilities as he still bears the emotional scars of what happened the one time he wasn’t there. A little suspense, a heartwarming romance with all the feels. They are surrounded by a great group of friends who are both honest and supportive and not only are Lainey and Sawyer great characters, but Ollie adds another dimension to the story.
Meet Elise Faber:
USA Today bestselling author Elise Faber writes romances with swoony, possessive heroes who fall hard and fast—and have just the right amount of heat. When she’s not writing about hockey or cheering on the Sharks, she’s playing it—her favorite date nights happen on the ice with her husband. Off the rink, you’ll usually find her soaking in the bathtub with a book or bingeing reality TV. Elise lives in Northern California with her husband and two teenage boys, and firmly believes happily-ever-afters are non-negotiable. Connect with her on Instagram, TikTok, or at elise@elisefaber.com.
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The rules were easy. No names. No strings. No contact information. One night only.
But by the time my chaotic, whirlwind of trouble left my bed I knew I was going to do everything in my power to break each rule and worm my way under her skin. I just have to find her first.
Destiny is on my side when it turns out she’s the same girl I agreed to show around Houston since she just moved here. The only problem is her brother is my old buddy from high school.
I should keep my hands to myself and put space between us. Bro code tells you a buddy’s baby sister is offsides but rules be damned, Stella Miranda is mine.
📕 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 ✔️Age Gap ✔️V-card Heroine ✔️Stalker Romance ✔️OTT Alpha ✔️Daddy Vibes ✔️Shy Stripper FMC ✔️Found Family
❤️Review Stella has recently moved to Houston and decides to enjoy a night out before she meets Chance, a friend of her brother. When she meets a sexy stranger at the bar they spend a steamy evening together and she isn’t sure she will see him again but fate has other ideas when she shows up for brunch and realizes that her brother’s best friend and the man she spent the previous night with are the same person.
When Chance meets Stella his feelings for her are unlike anything he has ever felt before and he was disappointed when she left. He is elated to find out that his best friend’s sister is the woman he spent the previous night with and he isn’t about to let anything come between them and that includes his career as a hockey player or her brother.
Chance never had any doubt that Stella is the woman he didn’t know he was waiting for as they take us on a journey that is both steamy and romantic.
Julia Wolf writes sexy rockers, grumpy billionaires, snarky heroines, and bad ass women. She’s a firm believer in happily ever afters, no matter how rocky the road is to get there.
She doesn’t believe in “guilty pleasures”, only pleasure. Reading about a plus size woman who gets absolutely railed by a hot rock star is pleasure. Reading about a damaged college student whose flaws are valued and loved by the grumpy guy next door is pleasure. Reading about love in a small town or big city or on a tour bus is pleasure. Reading romance is pleasure!
Julia lives in Maryland with her husband and three crazy, beautiful children. When she’s not writing romance, she’s reading it. Some of her favorite things are, in no particular order: goats, books, coffee, and Target.
Nate Wells has only ever been my best friend’s older brother…until he volunteers to be my fake boyfriend.
Getting dumped a week before my sister’s wedding wasn’t part of the plan.
Neither was showing up single and giving my family one more reason to question every life choice I’ve ever made.
So when Nate Wells offers to be my fake boyfriend for the weekend, it seems like the perfect solution.
Except he’s really good at pretending.
Every time he stands between me and my judgmental family, I find myself drawn a little closer. Every look, every laugh, every time he reaches for my hand makes me wonder how I never saw the man right in front of me.
And because the universe has a twisted sense of humor…there’s only one bed in our hotel room.
The wedding is supposed to be the end of our pretending. Instead, we’re forced to keep up the ruse, and the longer we do, the harder it becomes to remember what’s real.
But I have to, because falling for Nate isn’t an option.
If this all unravels, I won’t just lose him. I’ll lose everything that matters to me too.
Nate is the one who is always there for everyone else while he keeps his struggles to himself which isolates him from the ups and downs of life. When Samantha, his brother’s best friend, needs a date for a family event he offers to pretend to be her boyfriend. He thinks it will be a favor but he never expected that she might just be the one to help him heal.
There are no words to describe Samantha’s family and the way they treat her. After recently breaking up with her ex she knows that it will be more unbearable than it usually in until Nate offers to come with her. Spending time together not only do the feelings and chemistry escalate between them but she gets to see the man he keeps hidden and she realizes that she not only wants to be there for him in the present but the future as well.
Despite everything that Samantha has been through she is a ray of sunshine when it comes to Nate and understands him in a way that no one else does. They take us on a journey that is emotional on so many levels as they find the happiness and peace they have long been denied in each other.
Tropes: Secret Society; Forced Marriage; Marriage of Convenience; Enemies to Married Couple; “We have to pretend we’re happily married”; Bound by Duty; Reluctant Partners; Opposites Attract; Detective x Assassin; Secret Identity
Release Date: September 24, 2026
Cover Design: RBA Designs
Discreet Design: Hang Le
He was supposed to catch killers, not marry one.
Detective Boston has built a career on hunting dangerous people. Rules don’t scare him. Blood doesn’t bother him. And morality has always been … negotiable.
But nothing prepares him for the night he walks in to find her.
An assassin for hire with electric blue hair, a blade in her hand, and no intention of being caught.
He should arrest her.
Instead, he makes her an offer.
Marry him, and he’ll keep her secret.
Refuse, and her life will fall apart.
For him, it’s a calculated move.
For her, it’s blackmail dressed up as a wedding.
Living with an assassin was never part of the plan.
But the longer they’re married, the harder it becomes to decide who is more dangerous.
💚Review💚
Maven is brash when it comes to personality, her looks and her career as an assassin. She has accepted assignments from the Society in the past, but when certain members hurt the person she loves the most she is determined to get payback. The only thing standing in her way is Boston, the detective who has given her the choice between marrying him or facing the consequences of her actions.
There are two sides of Boston once which is the detective that follows the law and the other is the work he does for the Society. He has been intrigued by Maven and finding out that she is the person he has been trying to track changes everything and knows that he is only man who can protect her and he will use anything at his disposal to ensure he does.
Maven is such a compelling character both when it comes to what she says and her actions while Boston is determined to protect her whether she wants it or not. The surprises keep coming, the suspense only escalates as the story unfolds and the bond between them is undeniable as they prove to be perfect partners in all areas of their lives.
USA Today Best Selling Author T.L. Smith loves to write her characters with flaws so beautiful and dark you can’t turn away. Her books have been translated into several languages. If you don’t catch up with her in her home state of Queensland, Australia you can usually find her travelling the world, either sitting on a beach in Bali or exploring Alcatraz in San Francisco or walking the streets of New York.
When Cara arrives at the rink to provide media coverage for the team she had no interest in dating Phoenix despite how charming he was. When the rumors begin to fly that he may be in trouble she is determined to uncover the truth which only bring her closer to him.
Phoenix was enchanted from his first meeting with Cara, and he is determined in his pursuit to convince her they belong together. He comes up with a plan to get her attention and that is when the fun really begin!
Phoenix was all in when it comes to Cara and he knows that she is his destiny and wasn’t about to let anyone or anything come between them.
From New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting comes a new standalone friends-to-fake-fiancée hockey romance. Releasing on February 2nd, it’s the first book in the Chicago Rage series and is Quinn and Lovey’s story.
NYT and USA Today bestselling author, Helena Hunting lives outside of Toronto with her amazing family and her adorable, emotional cat, who thinks the best place to sleep is her keyboard. Helena writes everything from emotional contemporary romance to romantic comedies that will have you laughing until you cry.