๐๐ฌ. ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover releases on March 17th on all retailers! We are thrilled to share this gorgeous cover with you!
๐Black cat gf/Golden retriever BF (but he bites)
๐Small Town
๐Secret crush
๐Hidden identity
๐Equal parts kissing and murder!
๐Very cool cameos
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Sometimes the universe has jokes.
Like a woman named Lucky Fortune who has lived her whole life plagued by one mishap and misfortune after another. The catastrophes that regularly derail her life would crush a normal person, but Lucky is stubbornly resilient.
The single constant in her life is the rustic, old ski lodge her grandparents built in a small, picturesque Colorado town. And now it belongs to her.
Lucky refuses to let her unending run of bad luck ruin the opportunity to build on her grandparentsโ dream and carve out one of her own.
But forces greater than chance are out to sabotage her new life. Theyโre after the lodge, the land, and they want Lucky out of the way by any means necessary. Danger lurks closer than Lucky knows.
Fortunately, sheโs found herself lucky in love for the first time ever, thanks to the secretive drifter she picked up and brought home on a whim. By day he plays the role of the worst handyman in existence. But when the stakes are raised, and Luckyโs life is on the line, heโll move mountains to keep her and her legacy out of the wrong hands.
Our agreement was strictly professionalโฆuntil it wasnโt.
As an escort to the ultra-rich, I knew my place in the world. Iโd mastered the art of blending in and keeping my true selfโand my desiresโhidden. When billionaire Eric Maxim hired me to be his date to an exclusive art show, I expected another impersonal arrangement. But Eric, with his piercing blue eyes and arrogant charm, was anything but ordinary.
Eric didnโt want complications. All he needed was a polished date for various eventsโnot someone like meโa much younger woman who challenged him, exasperated him, and worst of all, made him feel.
Just as we were on the brink of something real, shadows from my past threatened to tear us apart. Would Eric and I find a way to overcome our fears and fight for the connection we never saw coming, or would doubt and betrayal destroy our chance at happiness?
Forbidden Desires is a steamy, age gap, billionaire romance about love, redemption, and finding the courage to truly be seen. One-click today to follow Jasmine and Ericโs story of love, betrayal and ultimatelyโฆhappinessโHEA guaranteed!
L.B. Dunbar loves sexy silver foxes, second chances, and small towns. If you enjoy older characters in your romance reads, including a hero with a little silver in his scruff and a heroine rediscovering her worth, then welcome to romance for those over 40. L.B. Dunbarโs signature works include women and men in their prime taking another turn at love and happily ever after. Sheโs a USA TODAY Bestseller as well as #1 Bestseller on Amazon in Later in Life Romance with her Lakeside Cottage and Road Trips & Romance series. L.B. lives in Chicago with her own sexy silver fox.
To get all the scoop about the self-proclaimed queen of silver fox romance, join her on Facebook at Loving L.B. or receive her monthly newsletter, Love Notes.
Meeting Bolan Adler, professional baseball catcher and single dad, is a complicated story.
One involving a one-time kiss when I was young and silly. And a two-time tryst as some kind of midlife breakdown moment.
Anyway, in the game of baseball, three strikes mean: youโre out.
I thought my third one might happen when Bolan Adler is the newest client of the sports management agency I work for.
The same business that just promoted me to agent status when I havenโt asked for the position.
Also, the ridiculous company that wrote up a reputation repair report for the newest member of the Chicago Anchors which includes:
Bolan Adler needs a wife.
Heโs decided Iโm it. Only this isnโt a game of tag.
Hearts are on the line when I meet Bolanโs sweet sixteen-month-old, and my role goes from babysitting the bad boy of baseball to bonus-mom for his precious daughter.
Complicated, like I said.
Add in when my fake husband starts tossing out real emotions about love, marriage, and a baby, and Iโm just hoping to stay out of the strike zone. Because the obvious opponent on the field is love.
I’m a c0ntr@ct k!ll3r, a h!tman paid to take care of those unsightly jobs.
You want someone gone, a problem solved, but are too much of a pu$$y to do it yourself, then you call me.
Iโm one of those hands on, kind of guys.
I donโt mind getting my hands dirty for the right price.
My rates may be high, but the quality of my work is exceptional.
I pride myself on making sure the job is done right and on time.
My reputation sometimes precedes me.
I have spent more time in Laguna Beach than Iโd have liked over the past year, but Iโm here to send a message.
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Luke. Ben, Kyle and Stephen lived for the beach.
They chased the sun, surf and of course the girls until they found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, becoming witnesses to a crime that sets off an irreversible chain of events โฆ.
Grant Stockton is the devil incarnate. The cowboy turned casino-owning crime boss has been the bane of my existence for as long as I can rememberโfirst as my older brotherโs best friend, then as my guardian when my brother died at his side, and now as the rival bar owner and landlord running me into the red.
He might be the head of The Quiet Horsemen, the man everyone else in this town fears, but Iโm not about to cede a single inch of ground to him.
If I have to lie, cheat, and steal to keep him from finding out my barโs underwaterโwell, thatโs exactly what Iโll do.
At least until he breaks into my apartment and discovers my secret. One that gives him all the leverage he needs to control my fate.
My only reprieve is that The Horsemen are in the middle of a war, one thatโs been spilling blood for the better part of a decade, and his enemies are closing in on our small mountain town.
Which is why Iโm taken off guard by the demand he makes in exchange for keeping my secret.
Apparently there are benefits to being at the mercy of the devilโฆ
Jonah Hendrix is the bad boy of the music industry.
As lead guitarist of The Hometown Heartless,
negative press follows him like a scorned lover,
And even his fans fuel the flames of his torched reputation.
Despite his permanent residence in the media,
Heโs never been on my radar.
Not until my boss comes to me with a proposition:
Join The Hometown Heartless on tour to redeem Jonah in the public eye,
and finally get the promotion Iโve been working toward.
Iโm not a PR specialist, and itโs not my career ambition,
but Iโm determined to see this job through.
As long as I treat the surly rock star like a brand,
Iโll succeed in rehabbing his reputation and survive the tour with my sanity intact.
The problem?
Jonah and I have more in common than either of us realized.
And that desire for connection?
Itโs proving to be irresistible.
FWAR is the third book in The Hometown Heartless series and contains a crossover character from The Next Life series. FWAR DOES contain spoilers for The Next Life duet and The Hometown Heartless series.
Reading the The Next Life duet and The Hometown Heartless series prior to FWAR will enhance your appreciation of this story as well as provide a better understanding of the depth of the character dynamics, personalities, and backstories.
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.
Itโs been over a year since my world changed forever. After waking up thousands of miles from home, I was forced to start over, guided by scars I didnโt recognize. It hasnโt been easy, especially when life keeps pulling me toward a past I canโt fully grasp.
Now, a twist of fate has brought me back, thrusting me into a world I donโt remember. At college, I run into Ryderโsomeone who swears he knew me before, someone whose eyes spark a connection I canโt explain. Then thereโs Jayson, whose pain and anger cut through me like shards of a forgotten past. And Fallon, the enigmatic playboy who shouldnโt make sense in my new life but somehow does.
They all want pieces of the girl I used to be. But Iโm not her anymore.
If life offers you a second chance at love, how hard will you fight for it? My story is far from overโand this time, Iโm writing it my way.
Paper Stars Rewritten is book 2of the Fallen Brooke series and ends on a cliffhanger. Please check for potential TWs by visiting the author’s website.
๐๐ข๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ก๐๐ (๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ #๐ฏ) by Hannah Gray releases in ONE WEEK!!! This is a slow burn, second chance, professional hockey romance. Check out this teaser!
Itโs true what they say, you really are wiser when youโre older, because Iโve hated my younger self for years. After leaving behind the girl that I spent my entire life loving from afar, younger me deserves the hate, though. But when her dad told me I was ruining her life, I let my own insecurities consume me and knew I had to set her free.
Now, Iโm a defenseman for the New England Bay Sharks, living my dream. At least, thatโs what everyone thinks. Inside, Iโm haunted by past mistakes, wishing I had a clock to turn back time and right my wrongs.
Just as I lose hope that sheโs ever coming back, she shows up in Portland, bruised and batteredโclaiming she was in a car accident. She isnโt the same strong-willed girl with the bright eyes she was before. No, replacing that girl is a woman in pain. A woman whoโs scared. And a woman who really hates my guts.
Right away, I knew there was no car accident. Noโฆthose bruises were put on her perfect body by a monster. One that was supposed to care for and love her till the end of time.
Worried for her safety, I craft a plan to keep her safe. One that includes her living in my house while pretending to be my girlfriend. After what I did to her all those years ago, Iโll do anything to earn her forgiveness.
I may have promised her that itโs all for show and that I have no motive for wanting to keep her so close, but the truth isโฆI never stopped wanting her, and thatโs not about to change now.
๐ท๐ฌ๐น๐ญ๐ฌ๐ช๐ป ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ (๐ป๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ 1) by Ruth Stilling releases in ONE WEEK! Check out this teaser!
How to complicate your rookie season in the NHL: fake date your former college rival and now teammateโs ex-girlfriend.
Itโs a bad idea, and I know it, especially since Kendra Hart has had a hold over me since our freshman year of college. She has no idea how I feel, and I have zero control over my mouth when her life goes up in smoke and she needs a friend, along with a place to stay.
My coach, who also happens to be my stepdad, is warning me to stay away not only for the team’s sake but to spare me from getting hurt. I should probably listen to his advice. However, taking the simple route has never been my thing. And with every โfakeโ look, touch and kiss I give her, I think she might be starting to like me for more than just my British accent.
Iโm starting to think this might be my best idea yetโฆ
๐คJealous Possessive/Over the Top ๐Stรขlkโฌr MMC ๐คVirgin FMC ๐Dating App F*kry ๐คPr!mรขl Plรขy ๐CรฑC ๐คS*mn0 ๐Mask Play ๐คTop-Tier Dirty Talk ๐No Third Act Breakup
From AMAZON TOP 50 BESTSELLING Author: A scorching STANDALONE Irish Mafia STALKER Romance. Coming soon to Audio!
Mob Lawyer X Curvy Prosecutor
Unhinged. Charming. Dangerous. The brother of the man Iโm prosecuting and now my stalker.
I didnโt know Eoghan OโRourke was a lawyer for the Irish Mob when I tried to put his brother in jail.
And I shouldnโt have gotten drunk and yelled at him. I certainly shouldnโt have gone home with him. But I needed to get rid of my V-Card and a gorgeous mafia man who would never fall for a curvy woman like me is the perfect one and done.
Boy, was I wrong.
Eoghan turns obsessed, jealous, and unhinged. Iโm a prosecutor. Heโs a criminal. We have nothing in common. And every reason in the world to stay enemies.
But when the Cosa Nostra targets me, Eoghan makes the ultimate sacrifice to save me.
Only, falling for a mob lawyer is the real danger I canโt escape.
J. Saman has revealed the narrators for Undeniably Enemies
Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton and Samantha Brentmoor
Releasing: March 31, 2025
I knew better than to take my best friend’s little sister’s virginity at that Halloween party.
But in my defense, I didn’t know how to say no. Or maybe I simply didn’t want to.
She was my Cinderella and I was her masked villain.
Then I ruined everything. Twice.
Years later we’re undeniably enemies, our hate for each other legendary.
Except I haven’t been able to stop thinking about her. Or that night.
Only now she works for me in the hospital where she’s a medical student and I’m an attending physician. Not to mention, without realizing it, I bought the apartment next to hers.
We try to keep things professional but when she learns the truth behind the secrets I’ve been keeping, angry sparks explode into a raging inferno of scorching touches and burning passion.
I know I have to keep my distance. She’s all wrong for me. Too young. Too bratty. Too dangerous to the life I’ve worked tirelessly to rebuild. The one being with her would destroy.
The problem is, I’ve never wanted anyone more. And I don’t know how to stay away for long.
Especially when I discover I’m not the only one keeping secrets.
J. Saman is a USA Today and Amazon top 40 bestselling author who writes sassy, swoony, and scorching contemporary romances. She is addicted to Diet Coke, sour candy, and indie rock. She swears way too much (especially after a glass of wine) and has a penchant for sarcasm (or so her husband and children like to tell her).
J. is an admitted lover of second chance romances, enemies to lovers, and the perfect amount of angst. She is best known for writing funny and emotional romances filled with smart, strong women, and sexy alphas who have a softer sideโespecially for their women.
From New York Times Bestselling author Kristen Proby comes When We Burn, a single-dad, friends-to-lovers, small-town romance, and the first in the Blackwells of Montana series, set in Bitterroot Valley!
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