Sheโs scooping ice cream. Heโs serving heart eyes. And this summer? Things are about to melt.
โค๏ธ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐’๐น๐น ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ โ๏ธ Best Friends to Lovers โ๏ธ He Falls First โ๏ธ Small Town Romance โ๏ธ Obsessed Hero
โค๏ธReview Finn has been best friends with Hazel since they were kids, and they are the most important person in each otherโs life. He never hesitates to put whatever he is doing on hold to be there for whatever she needs and is cautious about extending their relationship beyond friendship.
Hazel also accepts that Finn is the most important person in her life, and he is one of the reasons that she returned to Starlight Bay to open her ice cream shop. She may want more with him but is nervous that if it doesnโt work out it could destroy everything, but some risks are worth taking.
This is a low angst story as everyone in their lives realizes they were meant to be together, and it was fun to see them realize it as well.
When I’m not making my son waffles for breakfast or teaching him how to swim, I am running a billion-dollar business. My life is scheduled to the minute, and thatโs the way it has to be. So, when my nanny unexpectedly quits, I need to find a replacement ASAP.
Riley is not what I expected. She’s so damn attractiveโand funny โ not nanny material at all. But seeing her with Jeremy makes me realize she’s exactly who he needs. I just have to burn into my brain that she’s totally off limits.
It’s been my son and me for years, ever since his mother left us. And from that point on, I’ve sworn to myself that I wouldn’t bring another woman into Jeremy’s life. Why confuse the poor kid with someone else that will probably leave? Nope. No dating at all! Thatโs worked well until now.
But the more time I spend with Riley, the more I realize she’s exactly what I need too.
One night, one kiss, and a spark hot enough to melt the ice.
Prestonโs all in on his hockey career as a Stingray, and Chelseaโs just about to start a new adventure in Parisโuntil an unforgettable night at an Ugly Christmas Sweater party changes everything. A few drinks, some dirty jokes, and a kiss under the mistletoe leads to a night of toe-curling, name-forgetting, no-strings-attached fun.
They part ways in the morning, no regretsโjust a sizzling memory they both assume will fade.
A year later, Chelseaโs in Baltimore, launching her dream bakeryโand navigating life with a baby she never saw coming. The father? Mystery man from that one unforgettable night. What she really didnโt expect? Him walking through her door, very real, very sexy… and very much still capable of making her forget how to breathe.
Preston hasnโt been able to get her out of his head. Now that he knows the truth, heโs not going anywhere. The question isโcan they turn one accidental night into a real shot at forever?
The teaser this wk for ๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ gives a hint at the SECRET TROPE LJ’s been taunting us with. CAN YOU GUESS THE TROPE FROM THIS SCENE?
โSh0w-ring together will have to wait for another day.โ Des1re leaked into every word.
She stared at me for a moment before n1pping at my thvmb, and my b-dy went up in flames. โDonโt make promises you wonโt keep, Frogman.โ
I lowered my m0vth until our l1ps were almost brushing. โWe will be sh0w-ring together, Fallon. That isnโt a promise. Itโs a fact. Get used to it. But it wonโt be when you can barely stand and have employees showing up. Itโs going to be when I can take my d-mn time, when I can have you up against the tile, and on the d-mn floor, and on all fours in the b-3-d.โ
A tremor went through her, and her ey3s sla-mmed shut. She inhaled and exhaled deeply before pushing me away. When she looked at me again, the desolation in her gaze almost undid me. โUnfortunately, Park, I think that ship has sailed. You were right all along. Itโs better if weโre just friends.โ
I was so stunned, so knocked sideways, that I simply stood there while she shut the door in my fa-ce. I stared at the wood for far too long, processing her words. After Iโd k1s-sed her on the field, sheโd insisted it wouldnโt be the last one. Sheโd demanded I finish what I started.
So what had changed?
What had the doctor told her at the hospital?
๐จโ๐ง Single Dad ๐ช Bodyguard / Navy SEAL ๐ฅ๐ซ โMy wifeโ swoon ๐ค Spitfire CowGIRL ๐ก Small Town ๐ Forced Proximity ๐ฅ Romantic Suspense
Some love stories are meant to weather the storm. Others are the storm.
Alex and Magnolia have survived lies, long-distance heartbreak, and the kind of silence that couldโve ruined everything. Now, theyโre engaged and finally chasing foreverโtogether.
But love isnโt always smooth sailing.
When Magnolia decides to trade her American roots for a life in Australia, it feels like the beginning of everything theyโve dreamed of. A home. A future. A second chance to build what was almost lost.
Until the past returnsโwith claws.
Tyson. Celeste. The paparazzi. The shadows they thought theyโd outrun come roaring back, threatening not only their peace but their future.
And Alex is done running.
As the final showdown looms, Magnolia and Alex will have to fight harder than everโfor each other, for their privacy, and for the love that was always worth the war.
Because true love doesnโt cower.
It endures.
It defends.
It wins.
The epic conclusion to Alex and Magnoliaโs trilogy delivers all the heat, heartbreak, and hard-won happily-ever-after readers have been waiting for.
The conclusion to Alex and Magnoliaโs story is here and it doesnโt disappoint.ย ย They have overcome so much to finally reach the point that they can finally be together.ย ย With his career on track and the woman he loves by his side Alex is ready for the life they have always wanted however not everyone wants that to happen.
Magnolia loves Alex with her whole heart but her life has undergone so many changes for them to be together.ย ย She knows that they are soul mates and despite the chaos that exists around them she knows that there is no place she would rather be than with Alex.
With every new challenge that Magnolia and Alex face it only reinforces the depth of their love and how there isnโt anyone or anything that could destroy the love that was always fated to be.
Georgia Cates is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling authorโand a former labor and delivery nurse who now delivers swoony love stories instead of babies. A lifelong reader and proud cat wrangler of three, she writes romance with heart, heat, and a dash of Southern charm. Originally from rural Mississippi, sheโs married to her best friend and is the proud mom of two amazing daughters.
The Reluctant Flirt, an all-new steamy, swoon-filled forced proximity, small town romance set in the Outer Banks world from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst & Blue Box Press is now live!
Just one nightโฆ
After discovering her husbandโs affair, Sierra Lourde flees to New York City for a little damage controlโand a lot of wine. A tipsy night in a bar with a charming stranger seems like the perfect way to forget her troubles. No names, no promises, just one night to escape reality and regain her confidence. The next morning, mortified by her vulnerability, she flees without looking back. But who needs closure, right?
But one night changes everythingโฆ
Sierra has reinvented herself as the proud owner of Flirt, a trendy boutique in the Outer Banks. Life is goodโuntil Kane Masterson, the man she left behind, walks back into town. And of course, heโs now the developer whose big new project threatens to bulldoze her beloved shop. Kane needs this deal to save his career, but Sierraโs not about to let him demolish her hard-won success.
With sparks flying, sarcastic jabs turning into lingering looks, and a family wedding forcing them into close quarters, Sierra and Kane find themselves tangled in a battle of willsโand hearts. But now he has to choose: reclaim his career or risk everything for a second chance with the one woman he canโt forget.
Rockstar on the run. Small town in crisis. One stubborn woman who might just be his salvation.
When a PR disaster sends world-famous rockstar Blaze Nelson crashing into the middle of nowhere, his management team orders him to lay low in Mustang Mountainโthe one place he swore he’d never go back to.
But this small town has bigger problems than a grumpy celebrity sulking on a ranch. When a deliberate act of sabotage blocks the only road in or out, the entire town is cut offโand survival depends on everyone pulling together.
Grace Hartman has always fought to keep Mustang Mountain strong, delivering food to those who need it most. The last thing she needs is a spoiled rockstar getting in the wayโespecially one whoโs far too charming for her own good.
When the town crisis forces Grace and Blaze into an uneasy partnership, sparks fly in more ways than one. And when a storm traps them together in a remote cabin, they both confront truths theyโve been running from.
But Grace refuses to lose her heart to a man whoโll leave the moment the road clearsโand Blaze has to decide if life on stage is worth walking away from the only placeโand the only womanโthatโs ever felt like home.
In a town where loyalty runs deep and hearts are hard-won, will Blaze choose fameโฆ or forever?
โค๏ธ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐’๐น๐น ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ โ๏ธ Rockstar in Hiding โ๏ธ Reformed Playboy Romance โ๏ธ Opposites Attract โ๏ธ Forced Proximity โ๏ธ Redemption Romance โ๏ธ Small Town Romance
โค๏ธReviewโค๏ธ To honor her brother Grace wants to help the town and its residents in every way she can. When an accident leaves them with no way to get in or out of town, she is first in line to ensure the other residents have everything they need. She had a preconceived notion of who Blaze is based on his reputation, but things are not always as they appear.
Blaze is a musician who has once again found himself on the wrong side of the press. Needing to repair his reputation he is sent to his hometown to not only get out of the limelight but to assist as well. He was just looking for a way to return to his career, but he found something more special when it came to Grace.
Grace is exactly who Blaze needs in his life as she isnโt afraid to be honest and tell him like it is which allows him to realize what and who is important in his life.
Maid For Each Other Lynn Painter Publication date: July 15, 2025
A millionaire and a house cleaner are a match maid in heaven in this sparkling new romantic comedy by Lynn Painter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Happily Never After.
As a professional cleaner, Abi Mariano never thought her apartment would have any sort of infestation, but because of a building-wide outbreak, she now needs somewhere to stay for a week. As a part-time student with two jobs, she doesnโt have many options. Then the solution presents itself: the owner of the penthouse she cleans is out of town for the week. She normally wouldnโt consider it, but heโs literally never around (she hasnโt even met him). It goes greatโฆuntil one morning she finds two strangers in the kitchen. Theyโre the parents of the penthouse owner and they seem to think theyโve heard all about Abiโnot as their sonโs maid, but as his girlfriend.
Declan Powell has always put his career first, working his way up to become an executive at his company, but he still has his sights set on the next level. When his parents mention that they met his girlfriend, โAbby,โ he all but chokes on his escargot. As wonderful as it sounds that she was just darling, he doesnโt actually have a girlfriendโhe made her up to get everyone off his back. When Dex finds out who Abi really is, he makes her a proposition: pretend to date him, and heโll provide everything she needs during their little arrangement. What harm would it do? Itโs purely business, no pleasureโฆright?
As Abi works towards her degree she is also trying to juggle working and any disruption could result in disaster. When she finds herself temporarily without a place to stay and with no options she decides to stay at the one of the apartments that she cleans. She soon realizes that the owner may be out of town but that doesnโt stop his parents from stopping by and assuming that she is the girlfriend that they have heard about.
Telling his parents that he had a girlfriend was a white lie to alleviate their concerns about Declan being single. When he learns they have met the girlfriend he didnโt know he had he decides to make the most of the situation by having Abi continue the pretense and that is when the fun really begins.
This is a humorous romance about not accepting people at face value. Abi and Declan have preconceived ideas of who the other is which causes some laughs and a little angst as they realize there is nothing pretend about their feelings for each other.
The vampires are back. The griffins are circling. And Brigidโs B&B is one crisis away from combustion.
The Secret Haven Inn is finally running smootherโif you donโt count the escalating tension with the vampires. Brigid and her friends thought theyโd ended the threat, but the vamps have Kilchisโs police force in their pocketโฆ and maybe more.
Meanwhile, Brigidโs sworn to help Brightfeather hide her chicks from their royal griffin grandparents. If that secret slips, sheโs not just facing a vampire uprisingโsheโll have an all-out griffin war on her hands.
Whoever said running a B&B was easy should be shot. Honestly, itโs the magical politics, not the guests, thatโll drive Brigid to drink.
With Mr. Mittens at her side and new gargoyle allies in her corner, Brigidโs doing her best to hold it all together. But one smooth day? That might be asking too much.
Splintered Secret, book five in the Splintered Magic series, delivers vampire power plays, griffin grudges, and innkeeper mayhem.
โI wasnโt avoiding you,โ I quickly cut him off, not touching the rest of the sentence. Flopping back down on the bed. โI was busy.โ
โBusy avoiding me.โ
โMaybe.โ I close my eyes. โYouโre so hot.โ
โSo you spoke to your friends about me?โ I can hear the smile in his voice. โDid you tell them how crazy you have been driving me?โ His voice goes low. โDid you tell them how all I wanted to do all week long was kiss the ever-loving shit out of you?โ His words make parts of me, actually not parts, all of me ache for him. โTell me, baby, what did you tell them about me?โ
โI told them that kissing you made me forget everything,โ I whisper. โI told them that when I was on top of you, all I wanted was for you to be inside me. I told themโโ
โEnough.โ His voice is tight, almost a hiss. โWhat are you wearing right now?โ
โNothing,โ I reveal, looking down at myself, and he moans. โIโm in my white robe. I took a bath before I called you. I tried toโโ
โYou tried to what?โ
โI tried to. With my toy andโโ I groan out in frustration.
โWhere is your toy?โ he asks, and I move my hand over the bed covers and pick up the purple vibrator I used in the tub. It got me there, but something was missing.
โI have it here,โ I tell him, โitโs purple.โ
โTell me what it looks like.โ
โItโs smaller than your cock, thatโs for sure,โ I tell him. โAre you going to show me your cock soon?โ I donโt wait for him to answer me. โI would like to see your cock soon.โ My voice perks up and I giggle.
โYou are lucky Iโm here and not at my house, or Iโd be at your door right now.โ#natashamadison #dreamseries #smalltownromance #spicyromance #bookstagram #booktok @theauthor.agency
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