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 could’ve ruined everything. Now, they’re engaged and finally chasing forever—together.
But love isn’t always smooth sailing.
When Magnolia decides to trade her American roots for a life in Australia, it feels like the beginning of everything they’ve dreamed of. A home. A future. A second chance to build what was almost lost.
Until the past returns—with claws.
Tyson. Celeste. The paparazzi. The shadows they thought they’d 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 ever—for each other, for their privacy, and for the love that was always worth the war.
Because true love doesn’t cower.
It endures.
It defends.
It wins.
The epic conclusion to Alex and Magnolia’s trilogy delivers all the heat, heartbreak, and hard-won happily-ever-after readers have been waiting for.
The conclusion to Alex and Magnolia’s story is here and it doesn’t disappoint. They have overcome so much to finally reach the point that they can finally be together. 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. 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 isn’t 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 author—and 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, she’s 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 night…
After discovering her husband’s affair, Sierra Lourde flees to New York City for a little damage control—and 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 everything…
Sierra has reinvented herself as the proud owner of Flirt, a trendy boutique in the Outer Banks. Life is good—until Kane Masterson, the man she left behind, walks back into town. And of course, he’s now the developer whose big new project threatens to bulldoze her beloved shop. Kane needs this deal to save his career, but Sierra’s 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 wills—and hearts. But now he has to choose: reclaim his career or risk everything for a second chance with the one woman he can’t 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 Mountain—the 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 off—and 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 way—especially one who’s 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 they’ve been running from.
But Grace refuses to lose her heart to a man who’ll leave the moment the road clears—and Blaze has to decide if life on stage is worth walking away from the only place—and the only woman—that’s ever felt like home.
In a town where loyalty runs deep and hearts are hard-won, will Blaze choose fame… or forever?
❤️ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 ✔️ Rockstar in Hiding ✔️ Reformed Playboy Romance ✔️ Opposites Attract ✔️ Forced Proximity ✔️ Redemption Romance ✔️ Small Town Romance
❤️Review❤️ 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 isn’t 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 doesn’t have many options. Then the solution presents itself: the owner of the penthouse she cleans is out of town for the week. She normally wouldn’t consider it, but he’s literally never around (she hasn’t even met him). It goes great…until one morning she finds two strangers in the kitchen. They’re the parents of the penthouse owner and they seem to think they’ve heard all about Abi—not as their son’s 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, “Abby,” he all but chokes on his escargot. As wonderful as it sounds that she was just darling, he doesn’t actually have a girlfriend—he 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 he’ll provide everything she needs during their little arrangement. What harm would it do? It’s purely business, no pleasure…right?
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 doesn’t 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 didn’t 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 Brigid’s B&B is one crisis away from combustion.
The Secret Haven Inn is finally running smoother—if you don’t count the escalating tension with the vampires. Brigid and her friends thought they’d ended the threat, but the vamps have Kilchis’s police force in their pocket… and maybe more.
Meanwhile, Brigid’s sworn to help Brightfeather hide her chicks from their royal griffin grandparents. If that secret slips, she’s not just facing a vampire uprising—she’ll have an all-out griffin war on her hands.
Whoever said running a B&B was easy should be shot. Honestly, it’s the magical politics, not the guests, that’ll drive Brigid to drink.
With Mr. Mittens at her side and new gargoyle allies in her corner, Brigid’s 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.
“I wasn’t avoiding you,” I quickly cut him off, not touching the rest of the sentence. Flopping back down on the bed. “I was busy.”
“Busy avoiding me.”
“Maybe.” I close my eyes. “You’re so hot.”
“So you spoke to your friends about me?” I can hear the smile in his voice. “Did you tell them how crazy you have been driving me?” His voice goes low. “Did you tell them how all I wanted to do all week long was kiss the ever-loving shit out of you?” His words make parts of me, actually not parts, all of me ache for him. “Tell me, baby, what did you tell them about me?”
“I told them that kissing you made me forget everything,” I whisper. “I told them that when I was on top of you, all I wanted was for you to be inside me. I told them—”
“Enough.” His voice is tight, almost a hiss. “What are you wearing right now?”
“Nothing,” I reveal, looking down at myself, and he moans. “I’m in my white robe. I took a bath before I called you. I tried to—”
“You tried to what?”
“I tried to. With my toy and—” I groan out in frustration.
“Where is your toy?” 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.
“I have it here,” I tell him, “it’s purple.”
“Tell me what it looks like.”
“It’s smaller than your cock, that’s for sure,” I tell him. “Are you going to show me your cock soon?” I don’t wait for him to answer me. “I would like to see your cock soon.” My voice perks up and I giggle.
“You are lucky I’m here and not at my house, or I’d be at your door right now.”#natashamadison #dreamseries #smalltownromance #spicyromance #bookstagram #booktok @theauthor.agency
He’s her brooding, off-limits boss. She’s his brother’s newest flame…and the weakness he’s craved for years.
She never expected to come face-to-face with Lucas Lyons—the grumpy, gorgeous CEO of the entire Lyons empire and the older brother of her long-forgotten crush.
Once upon a time, Marie had been just the invisible girl in the back of the estate kitchen. Now? She’s confident, capable, and no longer easy to ignore.
Especially not by Lucas.
He sees her now. And it’s a problem.
***
Lucas Lyons—head of the Lyons family empire, perfectionist, older brother to the man who used to make Marie’s teenage heart flutter—sees his beautiful personal chef as a complication. A distraction he doesn’t need. A girl he has no business wanting.
Especially now that his younger brother is suddenly very interested in Marie himself.
Lucas knows she’s too young. Too bold. Too tempting.
But the closer they get, the more dangerous the line between forbidden and inevitable becomes.
For a man like Lucas, giving in means losing control. And falling for Marie Zola?
Might just ruin them both.
*Boss of the Year is a Sabrina-inspired boss-employee romance that does NOT include cheating, but does include a lot of angst. If you’re not up for drama, this isn’t your cup of tea.
Nicole French is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance. She’s also a hopeless romantic, Springsteen fanatic, and total bookworm. When not writing, she is hanging out with her family, playing soccer with the rest of the thirty-plus crowd in Seattle, or going on dates with her husband. In her spare time, she likes to go running or practice the piano, but never seems to do either one of these things as much as she should.
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Charlie: Even as Teddy’s child grows in my belly, I feel myself locked in the jaws of grief I can’t escape. But I can’t allow my emotions to distract me.
A very real threat lurks in the shadows, eagerly waiting for me to let my guard down for even an instant. Cameron is out there somewhere—and it’s only a matter of time before he finds me.
Lucas vowed to protect me, yet with each fluttering kick I feel, I’m reminded that I’m more vulnerable than ever.
Lucas: Charlie was a liability to the family. But as the right hand to the mafia king, it wasn’t my job to question such things.
I trusted Teddy and gave him the loyalty and respect he deserved. He ordered me to keep her safe, and that’s what I did.
I never meant to fall for her, but with him gone, I will honor my word by keeping Charlie and his unborn child safe… no matter what it takes.
The boss. The temptation. The red-hot secret affair.
He’s my grumpy employer. He’s off-limits. So why can’t I resist him?
I never expected to fall for Declan McDaid, the stern CEO of McDaid Security.
But one late night at the office changes everything.
Now, I’m caught between professionalism and passion.
Can our forbidden affair survive the complications of mixing business with pleasure?
Will I risk it all for a chance at love with the most unlikely man?
Sparks fly in this steamy office romance full of tension, red-hot desire, and unexpected emotions.
Bossed is the first book in the Spicy Bites series. This scorching short read proves that even opposites can attract when desire ignites. Don’t miss out on this irresistible journey from explosive lust to profound connection. One-click now to experience the heat!
Declan is a grumpy and demanding boss who has had difficulty keeping an assistant. When he arrives at work to find a new assistant once again he didn’t realize that the biggest challenge would be his feelings for her.
When it comes to Declan, Natalie is up to the task both personally and professionally. She challenges him at every turn and the heat between them is impossible to deny.
Hot chemistry and no angst as Declan and Natalie are all in from the get-go.
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