๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ (๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ 2) by J. Sterling is live on her direct store now! The book will be released on all retailers on January 24th.
I’ve been in love with Addison Whitman since high school. I knew right away that she was my end game and I thought she felt the same. I never thought there’d come a time when she’d leave me behind, but that’s exactly what she did. And as much as I’ve tried to move on and be happy without her… the truth is that I can’t do either of those things. I want one woman, and one woman only, but I don’t think she’s ever coming back.
Leaving Patrick was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to chase my dreams in New York City. Not to mention the chance to reconnect and spend time with my little sister. I never expected to stay away from Sugar Mountain for so long, but it’s been almost 4 years now and I haven’t been home once.
How long is too long to stay gone?
And can love find its way back together after that much time apart?
Find more books by J. Sterling: jsterlingbooks.com
Iโve had a thing for Ivy Scott since I first laid eyes on her a year ago. Sheโs smart, sexy, and everything Iโve ever wanted.
Too bad she was engaged to one of my best friends.
But that idiot leaves her at the altar.
So, as one of the groomsmen, I have to be there for her, right?
Even if that includes a cross country road trip with the other two groomsmenโher best friend, Liam, and my best friend, Harrisonโ-to the beach house sheโs inherited in South Carolina.
Sure, her car is tiny, sheโs massively hungover, and Liam and Harrison hate each other (despite hooking up almost a year ago) but this will be fine.
But then I find out Liamโs in love with Ivy too.
And weโre caught in a rainstorm after a night in a Texas honky tonk, and the only option is to stop at a motel with just one room leftโand only two beds for the four of us. Suddenly weโre all a lot closer.
When we finally get to the small coastal town of Honeysuckle Harbor two beds become only one and, well, you do the math.
Ivy and Liam think our fun, laughter-filled days and our hot-as-sin nights are just to get me and Harrison out of their systems before they head back to their lives in California. But Harrison and I are in love for the first time and weโre determined to make this foursome last forever.
Three Grumpy Groomsmen is a jilted bride why choose rom com with grumpy-sunshine combos galore, where the guys fall first, millionaires really enjoy a run down motelโs โroom serviceโ, and the girl gets her manโฆ times three. No cheating, no other woman or other man drama, and a definite HEA.
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ (๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ 2) by J. Sterling releases on January 24th!!! We are thrilled to share this teaser with you!
I’ve been in love with Addison Whitman since high school. I knew right away that she was my end game and I thought she felt the same. I never thought there’d come a time when she’d leave me behind, but that’s exactly what she did. And as much as I’ve tried to move on and be happy without her… the truth is that I can’t do either of those things. I want one woman, and one woman only, but I don’t think she’s ever coming back.
Leaving Patrick was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to chase my dreams in New York City. Not to mention the chance to reconnect and spend time with my little sister. I never expected to stay away from Sugar Mountain for so long, but it’s been almost 4 years now and I haven’t been home once.
How long is too long to stay gone?
And can love find its way back together after that much time apart?
Find more books by J. Sterling: jsterlingbooks.com
They think my greatest gift is my ability on the ice. But theyโre wrong.
Iโve been hailed as the guy who has it all when it comes to hockey. Powerful people have invested their time and money, determined to turn my potential into their reality.
The most influential of those people? Graham Jenkinsโformer NHL player and the General Manager of the Dallas Destroyers. The second he set eyes on me in the little leagues, he piled all his resources into my success. And when the Destroyers were awarded the first-round draft pick, he didnโt hesitate to snap me up.
He thought I was the golden boy, the star that would make his team as successful as his playing career. Only I wasnโt. Instead of unleashing my potential in front of the goal, he discovered my real talentโsecrets.
And I have many that I will never share. One for every scar disguised beneath the tattoos painting my body, along with the childhood memories either buried deep inside my broken mind or drowned out by empty bottles lining my kitchen counter.
Thereโs only one secret I wish I didnโt have to keep. Sheโs also the addiction I know Iโll never kick. A detox my heart could never survive since it only beats for her. And even years after we were torn apart, my fixation hasnโt changed. Although neither have our circumstancesโIโm still the broken boy, suffocated with trauma. And sheโs still Mia Jenkins, the good girl, and daughter of the man who offered me everything except his blessing to date her.
But one thing about addiction? It never seeks permission.
TW include: Abusive parents, domestic violence, substance abuse, off page child loss (not involving the main characters) mental health rep namely PTSD, off page discussion of self harm.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ + ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ = ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฌ by USA Today bestselling author Louise Bay releases on February 7, 2025! We have the first teaser for you today.
Blurb: Loyal, hardworking, and trustworthy, Iโm used to putting everyoneโs needs before my own. Iโm the ultimate good guy. But when Sophia Jones walks into my life, everything changes. Beautiful, guarded, and completely off-limits, sheโs all I can see. Even though sheโs being set up with one of my best friends, I want her for myself.
I try to fight my feelings but soon realize itโs futile. Thrown together at our friendsโ wedding in Vegas, the more I spend time with her, the greedier I am for longer.
Vegas has a way of turning rules upside down, and one night changes everything. Between stolen glances and secret moments, I do the unthinkableโI ask her to marry me. Maybe itโs the drinks. Maybe itโs the city. Or maybe itโs because she feels the same connection I do, but she says yes.
Sophiaโs hiding somethingโI can see it in her eyesโbut it doesnโt matter. Sheโs mine now. And Iโll do whatever it takes to convince her this isnโt just a mistake. This is the beginning of forever.
โYouโre going to let me see whatโs going on with your back.โ His words are a low caress. โSo are we doing this the easy way, or the hard way?โ
While I know the easy way is to just let him look, my imagination is captivated and my body thrums at the idea of finding out what the hard way looks like. But my confidence fails me at that moment.
โEasy,โ I squeak out.
His hips settle against my lower back as his hand trails around to the nape of my neck, then down the bare skin along my spine. Knuckles pressing against me, he slides his hand into the dress and holds the fabric together as his other hand tugs the zipper the rest of the way down in one fluid motion.
He dips his head so his lips are right next to my ear. โGood girl. Now show me where it hurts.โ
My entire core clenches in need, my hips flexing back against him without my permission. What the hell was that?
Iโve never in my life wanted to be treated like someoneโs f*cking pet. Yet here this man is, his deep, gravelly voice melting me with his words of affirmation.
What to expect:
๐ Enemies to lovers
๐ Single dad
๐ Reverse age gap
๐ Forced proximity
๐ Workplace romance
๐ Sheโs his boss
Blurb:
Some people might call it a grudge, but in reality, hating Alessandra Jones is more like an obsession.
AJ is the leagueโs first female general manager, and my boss. As the team captain, I have to play nice with herโin public, at least.
But in private, the gloves come off. And then one time, our clothes do too.
We vow it wonโt happen again.
Not only can we not stand each other, but weโre in tense negotiations over my contract right now, and AJ is up for the leagueโs GM of the Year award. Getting involved wouldnโt just be a PR nightmareโit would be unethical.
It doesnโt help that we have a history, or that she and my daughter adore each other. When AJ is injured protecting my baby, thereโs no choice but to move her into my place.
Taking care of someone I hate shouldnโt feel so right. Getting to know her better shouldnโt break down my defenses. Sheโs hurt me once before, and Iโd be a fool to trust her again.
But the more time we spend together, the more I realize that maybe Iโm not obsessed with hating her . . . maybe Iโm just obsessed with her.
Disinherited as a teen, Devon Ashby returns home twelve years later as a ruthless CEO, brilliant at negotiating deals, but emotionally stunted. In an instant all heโs struggled to build implodes. Amid the turmoil of saving his company from a hostile takeover, his engagement to a business partnerโs high-society daughter hits the rocks. Compounding his troubles, he encounters his high school sweetheart, whose heart he smashed. The vulnerability she awakens leaves him at greater risk than all the crises he faces.
Her Dream Job May Get Her Killed.
While restoring art in a billionaireโs private gallery, Hannah Moore is unwittingly drawn into the dysfunctional familyโs confidences. When she discovers the rich developer behind her and her sick auntโs eviction is the familyโs black-sheep sonโthe lover sheโs never gotten overโher desire turns to fury. Always one to avoid conflict, Hannah must stand up to Devon and the growing menace of someone who thinks she knows too much.
A Decades-Old Secret Turns Deadly.
When a family member is murdered, Devon and Hannah become ensnared in sibling greed, festering jealousy, and a tragic secret thatโs divided the family. Amid their reigniting passion they race to expose the killer before they become the next victims in this cat-and-mouse game of survival.
๐๐ ๐๐พ๐ฌ๐ด๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ท๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฎ (Tangled in Temptation) by Hayley James releases on February 14th! We are so excited to share the cover with you!!! My Pucking Valentine is part of the Tangled in Temptation universe. Six authors bring you six books that will make you fall in love with love!
Clara Winslow knows what she signed up forโstolen nights, whispered promises, and a love that exists behind locked doors. Sheโs given her heart to a man who can never give her more, but she tells herself itโs enough.
One Valentineโs Day changes everything…
Luke has spent his entire life playing by the rules. Hockey comes first. Reputation is everything. And Clara? She was his one indulgence. His biggest weakness. But when their relationship is exposed in the most public way possible, it threatens everythingโhis career, his family, and the only woman heโs ever truly wanted.
But with the media circling and his career on the line, Luke has to decide: Is she worth the risk? Or was she always just a beautiful mistake?
This Valentine’s Day, more than love is in the air when six of your favorite authors bring you a series full of temptation.
Each story is filled with true love, twists and turns along with unexpected surprises. From the spark of a first kiss to happily ever afters, youโll find everything you need and more this holiday season.
Hey there! I’m Hayley James. Iโm an established romance author who has decided to have some fun writing in a different genre! I hope that youโll come along with me for this new adventure. I know itโs going to be a sweet, sexy, fun rideโฆ that is, between the pages, at least!
Born in a small farming community, I spent my childhood dreaming up wild stories while playing with my Barbie dolls.
I started my publishing journey in 2015, and I have not stopped. Iโve self-published over ninety books and have several series translated into foreign languages. I am so excited to bring this new-to-me-genre to life!
When Iโm not writing, I spend my days being a professional chauffeur for my teenage sons and all of their activities which include robotics, golf, swimming, and music lessons, to name a few!
So, please sit back, relax, and enjoy the possessive alpha male ride!
I crafted a perfectly simple life for myself and my son.
It was peaceful and lonely, exactly how I wanted it.
Then my new neighbor moved in and ruined everything.
Archer Green. Apparently not just a member of a motorcycle club, but the president.
The leather jacket on his broad back, along with all its various patches might as well have been red flags, warning me to stay away all the while his looks dared me not to.
Ignoring him was futile. Still, I tried.
Until Archer showed up in my sonโs classroom, ready to read for storytime hour.
Heโd found a way under my defensesโฆstraight into my heart.
Except, our worlds couldnโt collide even if we were tempted to let them.
Not after we discovered a ruthless link we shared to someone from my past.
Iโd always hoped for a fairytale, but even if I wished for a different ending to my story, Archer Green could never be a part of it.
Iโm not Raven. But try telling this to the other girls who want my head on a platter. Iโm not special. In fact, Iโm a big, fat mess. I didnโt want to go to school. I wanted revenge, but like my sister before me, I canโt control my powers. My anger gets in the way and everybody knows it, because my stupid horns pop out of my head when I get mad.
All I want to do is punish Ryker, King of the Dark Demons, for what he did to my grandparents. I canโt shake this fury, brewing inside me. Itโs getting stronger day by day.
The only thing that keeps me sane are the two alphas who are part of the Six Sentinels. They watch over me, but I have to stay away from them.
My power and my feelings are too unstable. When I lash out, crazy things happen. I donโt want anyone to get hurt.I want to run away, but I canโt break the ward keeping me trapped at school. Plus, I know the Sentinels would hunt me down.
โจTEASER: SOMETIMES YOU FALL by @harlowjamesauthor is coming January 17th! This will be a simultaneous release in Audio with the amazing narrators Sebastian York and Samantha Brentmoor!
These former friends might be faking their engagement, but revealed crushes prove there might not be anything fictional about their arrangement.
In college, I often saw Judd Sylver in the library. He was a cool, broody type of guy who reminded me of a deeply tortured soul who might write poetry.
He was very different from the boy I met in third grade on National Make a New Friend Day when I passed him a note, asking if he wanted to be my new friend: Check yes or no.
(Iโm a bit obsessed with calendar days.)
He was also vastly different from the young man who stood me up after I asked him to his prom.
Twenty years later, I can let bygones be bygones, especially when he rescues me from a bad date.
Then I witness him breaking up with his girlfriend which resulted in a sticky coffee drink on his chiseled cheeks and ice cubes on his fine-fitting jeans.
I offered him a napkin.
Hey, once a friend, always a friend, right? *insert sarcasm*
However, Judd takes us to the next level at my motherโs garden party, where a misunderstanding occurs with a teeny tiny slip of the tongue and a precious ring on my finger.
And suddenly, Iโm Juddโs fiancรฉe.
Fake or not, things are about to get a little too real with my old friend.
๐๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ธ๐ฝ๐ถ ๐ฟ๐พ๐๐ธ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ฝ (๐ณ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐ ๐ธ) by C.L. Rose releases on January 30th! Check out this teaser!
As the rookie catcher of the Daytona Fury, I have a lot to prove. Not only do I need to be perfect on the field, but Iโm doing it all while fulfilling a promise to the woman who raised me. Graduating college was never as important to me as it was to my grandma, but I gave her my word that Iโd finish, even though my future in the majors was sealed. When I find out I need one more classโone I know nothing aboutโI decide to hire a tutor to help me through it. But as soon as we get into our lessons, I realize I want her to teach me much more than the curriculum suggests.
LARK
Starting over isnโt easy, especially when your ex-husband and his family are set on making it impossible. When I find myself without a job because they donโt want me switching to a โless respectable careerโ, Iโm stuck paying for my own tuition to make my dreams come true. So when a side gig tutoring the cityโs hottest professional baseball player in his Human Sexuality class lands in my lap, I take it, not expecting to feel all sorts of conflicting emotions once I get to know him. Ace Mathers may be ten years younger than me, but heโs determined to show me how to live.
Laura Pavlov writes sweet and sexy contemporary romance that will make you both laugh and cry. She is happily married to her college sweetheart, mom to two awesome almost-grown kids, and dog-whisperer to one temperamental yorkie and one wild bernedoodle. Laura resides in Las Vegas where she is living her own happily ever after. Be sure to sign up for updates on new releases. Laura loves to hear from readers!
๐ธReview๐ธ Easton is a successful lawyer who is all work and no play due to a tragedy in his past. The last thing he wants is to be tasked with training Henley, his bossโs daughter, as he believes she received the position because of who she knows and not her qualifications, but she is about to prove him wrong in multiple ways.
Henley isnโt about to be deterred by Eastonโs opinion or anyone elseโs but instead she is determined to show them that she received the job on merit. She knows exactly what to say to get a reaction out of him and always gives as good as she gets which is sure to bring a smile to your face.
The chemistry between them is intense and they are exactly who the other needs in their life as they take us on a journey that is romantic and filled with all the feels.
Excited to share the cover of Starcrossed Colorado by @hannahshieldauthor ! Releasing on February 12th 2025!!
๐ Small Town
๐ Single Dad
๐ Age Gap
๐ Ex-Military Hero
๐ Grumpy/Sunshine
๐ Suspense
๐ Dislike to Love
๐ Slow Burn
๐ Forced Proximity
BLURB:
When I decided to spend my summer in Silver Ridge, Colorado, I was looking for a new beginning. But I didn’t count on meeting Ashford O’Neal.
I’m the new music teacher who just signed a lease to share his building. He’s the grouchy martial arts instructor who wants me gone. Yet when he’s with his daughter, I see a whole new side of him that draws me in. Not to mention his tight T-shirts and all those muscles.
I’m determined to win him over with my sunny disposition. No matter how much he tries to scare me away with the permanent rain cloud over his head.
When an actual rainstorm leaves me stranded, Ashford takes me in. But he has darkness in his past. Secrets that could tear our new, fragile connection apart.
Because getting close to Ashford means digging up truths that some in Silver Ridge would kill to keep hidden.
Lex Martin has revealed the covers for Stealing Hearts!
Releasing January 30, 2025
A marriage of convenience might save his ranch, but will it break her heart?
I don’t remember a time when I didn’t love Rhett Walker, which is complicated since he’s ten years older and my brother’s best friend. After a falling out, we didn’t speak for years–until today, when he found me sleeping in my car, threw me over his shoulder, and dragged me “to safety.”
He’s grumpy and overprotective and even more handsome than I remembered. I’m shocked to learn he’s in trouble. Someone is sabotaging his ranch, which is thirty days from foreclosure. He needs a loan from a friend who won’t extend the funds unless he’s married. Only Rhett’s now a single dad with no plans to fall in love again.
When his brother suggests I marry Rhett for health insurance so I can rehab an injury, my first reaction is hell no. I can’t afford to catch feelings for a man who won’t see me that way.
But spending time at the ranch reminds me how much is at stake–the family business, the welfare of Rhett’s children, and the happiness of a man I’ve always longed for.
Rhett says we’ll keep things platonic in private, even though I’ll be sleeping in his bed. He refuses to mix business with pleasure.
Except when the lights go out in his bedroom, our chemistry is too explosive to contain.
Would it be so bad to fall for Rhett? Or will he steal my heart all over again?
One thing’s for sure–the clock is ticking on our divorce.
Stealing Hearts is an age gap, marriage of convenience, single dad romance. If you enjoy grumpy cowboys, sweet but sassy heroines, a family of rowdy brothers, and secretive small towns, this book is for you!
Sasha Bough has always been the quiet type, and thatโs exactly how her family wants her to remain. When a tragic incident rocked her childhood, she was left with two options: never speak of what happened or suffer the consequences. When Sasha reaches the age of nineteen, then tension in her family rises when she still hasnโt secured a husband. Itโs not always easy for the quietest person in the room to gain attention until that attention comes in unwanted ways.
When an unprompted attack interrupts the silence, Prince Alaric takes an interest in Sashaโs family and the events surrounding the trouble. Sasha knows he only wants to help, but the more he digs into her familyโs past, the riskier being near him becomes. He shouldnโt be too difficult to push away, except that she may need his protection after all… After the attack, she learns that someone knows her secret and theyโre willing to do anything to silence her.
If her secret is revealed, sheโs as good as dead, and if she canโt find whoever is targeting her, theyโll simply kill her first. With a prince willing to help keep her safe, does she dare let him get close to her? Or is she better off staying hushed?
โก public displays of โsheโs mine, and Iโll burn the world down for herโ
โก unhinged hockey friend group
โก girl group bonding
โก poor girl/rich boy
โก tracks her without her knowledge
โก only soft for her
โก he falls first
โก touch her/ look at/ breathe near her and literally die
โก virgin FMC & MMC
โก somno w/ prior consent
โก birth control refusal/tampering
โก mirror play
โก s*xting
โก co*kwarming
โก no third act break up
โก no other woman drama
If he canโt have her, no one can. Hayden Lockwood harbors a dark obsession with Madison Caldwell. The brooding hockey captain’s unhinged infatuation began the instant he laid eyes on the most untouchable girl on campus. The night his mother and her father were found slain amidst their affair, Hayden couldnโt tear his eyes away from the girl who didnโt shed a single tear. Haydenโs fixation on Madison deepens as he watches her every move, intervening at every imposing threat and sabotaging any potential suitor.
Madison canโt avoid the hothead hockey player when their surviving parents find comfort in each other and decide to marry. As their parentsโ wedding approaches, a violent attack on campus forces Hayden and Madison to make life-altering choices. When someone threatens to expose the dark secrets of their elite circle, Hayden is forced to reveal just how obsessed he is with Madison, and how far heโs willing to go to protect her.
Kings of Castlebrook are elite hockey legacies born to cause trouble on and off the ice. Please read Pucking Obsessed with caution as it contains dark themes, and please note that this book is not enemies to lovers and there is no malice between the main characters.
โDo you know what Iโm wondering, Tennessee? Iโm wondering if you ever stop giving long enough to let someone return the favor?โ
–
His words landed on a sore spot deep inside. Iโd had to accept help after being shot, and maybe having it forced on me was the reason I was so determined to stand on my own now, why I hadnโt told my family my plans. But instead of saying any of that, I did what I thought we both needed. I lightened the mood, smiling up at him and saying, โI think I was on the receiving end of a lot of gifts last night. Two at least.โ
–
โFour.โ
–
I raised a brow playfully. โWas it four Iโm not sure I remember. Maybe I fell asleep. Or maybe you thought you anted up and didnโt pay out.โ
–
He let out a savage growl before slanting his HMMM over mine in a brutal K–ss.
–
โYou ready to back that little taunt with a wager, Tennessee?” His voice was low and dark. “How long do you think youโll last before you b3g for relief?โ
–
โMaybe youโll be the one b3gging, Slick.โ
–
He devoured me again in a way that had every particle yearning for more of what heโd given me last night. Just as m0-an escaped me, he stepped away, grinning down wickedly with a look that promised sin and salvation. โHow about I just leave you to think about it, shall I?โ
–
I stepped inside my bedroom, pulled his borrowed shirt from my body, and tossed it at him.
–
โHow about I leave you thinking about this.โ I waved a hand over my BIRTHDAYSUIT and then closed the door in his face.
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