A secret neuroscience project. A war the world wasn’t ready for. The fate of humanity on the line. A decade ago, the U.S. government shut down the Cranio-Genesis Project after it spiraled out of control. Now, the world is paying the price. U.S. President Paul Schmidt is thrust into a conflict with Iran, only to face an unprecedented military threat: mysterious Iranian weapons and superhuman soldiers capable of crushing the U.S. military in a matter of days. But there’s more to the story—an untold connection to the Cranio-Genesis Project.
As global chaos erupts, Schmidt must confront the project’s original creators, Drs. Heidi and Peter Davidson, who hold the key to understanding the mysterious force behind Iran’s rise. But the answers they offer come at a price—the twelve test subjects of the failed project are still alive, hidden, but unleashing them has significant implications.
With alliances shifting and the world on the brink of collapse, the clock is ticking. Can the Davidsons’ patients help President Schmidt save the future? Or will humanity fall to a force they never saw coming? Fast-paced, thrilling, and filled with suspense, this first installment in a gripping sci-fi trilogy will leave you hungry for more.
I’m living my dream. Owning a cozy little bakery in downtown Snowflake Falls is everything I ever wanted. Even though the holidays are a hectic time of year, there’s nothing better than the feel of Christmas mixed with a bit of sugar.
When an unexpected visitor drops by to say hello, my entire world shifts on its axis. Burk Whitman was my best friend until, right before our first year of high school, he unexpectedly moved away. Now, he’s back in town and being around him isn’t exactly a hardship. In fact, it’s quite the opposite.
The problem is, his time here is temporary and if I’m not careful, I risk losing my heart forever.
Burk
One phone call is all it takes for me to come back to Snowflake Falls. With my gramps in the hospital, a huge void is left at my family’s Christmas tree farm during their busiest time of year. Being here after fourteen years might be just what the doctor ordered.
When I hear my oldest friend, Joy Campbell, owns the bakery in town, I have to drop by to say hello. I’m ready to fall back into the familiar banter we once engaged in, but what I’m not expecting is to come face-to-face with the most beautiful woman in the world. Spending time with her isn’t a hardship, and soon, lines begin to blur.
How will I return to the East Coast when everything I didn’t realize I wanted is right where I left it in Snowflake Falls?
USA Today Bestselling Author Lacey Black is a Midwestern girl with a passion for reading, writing, and shopping. She carries her e-reader with her everywhere she goes so she never misses an opportunity to read a few pages. Always looking for a happily ever after, Lacey is passionate about contemporary romance novels and enjoys it further when you mix in a little suspense. She resides in a small town in Illinois with her husband, two children, and three rowdy chickens.
I train horses, not broken men. That’s what I tell myself the day Bryce Raintree walks into my arena—cocky, bruised, and dragging his ego behind him like it’s been trampled in the dust. He’s a bull rider who’s lost his edge. His team sends him to me to get it back.
He doesn’t like being told what to do, especially not by a woman like me. But under all that attitude, there’s a storm brewing. And I can’t seem to walk away.
I’ve spent my life in the saddle, doing what needs to be done after losing our mom and stepping up on the ranch. I don’t fix cowboys. But maybe… I don’t have to. Maybe he’s not the only one who needs saving.
He needs her to save his career. She needs to watch him suffer first. But some grudges come wrapped in red lace and go down just like whiskey—burning, dirty, unforgettable.
Wyatt Houston broke me with his cowboy grit and filthy promises. Now I’m supposed to save his career.
It’ll be a cold day in Hell.
He’s the only man to ruin me so thoroughly I still taste the ash.
But my family? They’re relentless.
They ask why I won’t help, but I can’t exactly confess how my brother’s best friend was my first everything.
Or all the nights I snuck into his bed.
Or how he used my heart like a stepping stone to fame.
I swore I’d never again crave the way his voice drops when he’s angry.
I’d forget the hands that once worshipped me like a sin.
So I’ll just stay professional.
Yet when he looks at me like I’m the only thing he’s ever wanted to ride hard and claim twice, I remember exactly how I broke.
God help me. I might cave and let him do it again.
Holiday Rider is a slow-burn, steamy standalone featuring a billionaire heroine, a bull rider, a second-chance romance, and a sizzling frenemies-to-lovers twist. When the woman he lost but never stopped wanting is the only one who can save his career, he’ll risk everything to win her back. Only this time, he means forever.
Willow fell in love with Wyatt, her brother’s best friend, until he broke her teenaged heart when he left and cut off all contact with her. She has moved forward and has focused on her career as an agent only to have him resurface in her life wanting her help. She is convinced by her brother to take him on as a client, but she isn’t about to just forgive and forget the pain from the past.
Wyatt left to pursue a career in bull riding, but it is the biggest regret of his life. He hasn’t always made the right choices but the one constant in his life has been his feelings for Willow. He wants to show her that he can be the man she needs but he also knows that he has his work cut out for him to convince her to give him a second chance.
Willow remembers the devastation that Wyatt’s leaving brought and she is cautious about being that vulnerable again, but Wyatt is man with a tumultuous past who wants to do better and have the future with her he always wanted but didn’t feel worthy of.
Maggie Cole is committed to bringing her readers alphalicious book boyfriends and fiercely strong heroines.
She’s been called the literary master of steamy romance. Her books are full of raw emotion, suspense, and will always keep you wanting more. She is a masterful storyteller of contemporary romance and loves writing about broken people who rise above the ashes.
Maggie lives in Florida with her son. She loves tennis, yoga, paddleboarding, boating, other water activities, and everything naughty.
Her current series were written in the order below:
All In (Stand alones with entwined characters)
It’s Complicated (Stand alones with entwined characters)
Brooks Family Saga (Read in order)
Behind Closed Doors (Read in order)
Mafia Wars (Stand alones with interconnecting plot and entwined characters)
Mafia Wars New York (Stand alones with interconnecting plot and entwined characters)
Corinne Michaels has revealed the gorgeous e-book cover for Come What May!
Releasing January 20, 2026 Photographer: Regina Wamba
Sleeping with your client is bad, but what I did is even worse.
When I’m sent to Ember Falls to handle a PR nightmare, I have no idea I am creating a crisis of my own. Killian Thorn is everything I know to resist—older, rugged and handsome with mesmerizing green eyes and a wicked smile—which is why instead of running from him, I end up in his bed.
Forced to work together, our stolen kisses are the least of our worries because the scandal on Killian’s ranch continues to grow.
My job is to fix the issue, but our secret is only making it worse.
My best friend convinces me that being with my client isn’t really such a faux pas. In fact, she thinks I should go for it since I’ve always guarded my heart.
Trouble is, neither of us realize we’re talking about her dad.
Aurora Rose Reynolds is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author whose wildly popular series include Until, Until Him, Until Her, Underground King, Shooting Stars, Fluke My Life and How to Catch an Alpha series.
Her writing career started in an attempt to get the outrageously alpha men who resided in her head to leave her alone and has blossomed into an opportunity to share her stories with readers all over the world.
Nalia never expected to move back to her hometown, especially not with her ten-year-old sister in tow. But when her biological mother is sent to prison, she finds herself stepping into the role of parent. Overwhelmed with her new reality, she turns to the one place she has always felt safe. Home with her family.
What she doesn’t expect when she moves home is him.
After getting divorced, Logan Rafe is not interested in another relationship. His world revolves around his two kids and the auto shop he built from the ground up.
But then he meets Nalia Mayson. Beautiful, brave, and completely uninterested.
Using everything at his disposal, including their kids’ friendship, as an excuse to get closer, Logan slowly breaks down her walls. And before long, what began as an unlikely friendship becomes something deeper, something only he saw coming.
But healing takes time, and Nalia will need to accept herself and her past before she can fully let herself fall in love. And the two of them, well, the two of them will need to navigate having children, a school bully, and a complex family situation if they are going to find their happily ever after.
💜Review💜 When Nalia finds herself a single mother to her sister Zuri due to her birth mother’s incarceration she returns to her hometown and the Mayson family as she knows that is the best place for them both. She has her hands full so the last thing she thinks she needs is to get romantically involved with Logan, whose son is now her sister’s best friend.
Logan is happy with his life as he has his business and his two kids. When he sees Nalia he remembers the feelings he had for her as a teenager. He didn’t believe he was looking for love but once she is back in his life he knows that she is what has been missing and now he just needs to convince her.
The romance between Nalia and Logan was enchanting as they worked together to overcome the outside forces that were adding turmoil to their life. This story and this series has always been around family and I enjoyed not only the family they created with them and their children but the family and friends they were surrounded by who were always there to offer advice and support.
The only commitment I adhere to is being the best hockey player out there on the ice. That’s why I’m captain of my team and center the top line.
Relationships? Nah, they’re not for me.
But I’m far from a monk. Women flock to me, so I give them what they want—a good time and that’s it.
But now there’s this one girl, Madison Ellery, who I can’t get out of my head. I want her like I’ve never wanted anyone before. What’s even crazier is that I want more from her than just the usual one lusty night.
What is happening to me?
Madison
I want Lennox Foley, and I’m going to get him. But he better not fall for me. I’m too much of a “love ’em and leave ’em” kind of gal.
Even gorgeous Lennox can’t change my ways.
Or can he?
Send help!
Lennox is the story of two perfectly matched people trying to fight fate, and it’s the second novel in the new Glacier Hockey series.
*can be read as a standalone*
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Lennox is focused on his hockey career and his team which also means that he prefers to keep his interactions with woman casual. He is attracted to Madison however the situation is complicated since she is the best friend of his teammate’s wife. When he realizes that she feels the same way it seems like a match made in heaven however for the first time he may want more than one night.
Madison is attracted to Lennox as well and she isn’t afraid to go after what she wants despite what others would think. Giving into the chemistry was the easy part however what happens if one night is not enough?
Neither Lennox nor Madison were looking for love or a relationship but with the right person some things are just meant to be.
S.R. Grey is a USA Today Bestselling Author of the Breakaway hockey series, Boys of Winter hockey books, and Men of Fall football novels. Other New Adult and Romantic Suspense works of hers include the Judge Me Not books, the Promises series, the Inevitability duology, A Harbour Falls Mystery trilogy, and the Laid Bare series of novellas.
When not writing Ms. Grey can be found reading, traveling, running, and cheering for her hometown sports teams. Sometimes all at the same time!
From the bestselling author of ‘Sincerely, Carter’ comes a bullies-to-lovers romance…
I’m not “bullying” her. I’m not being mean. If only you knew what she did to me …
Audrey Parker has been my number one nemesis since seventh grade, but she’s somehow convinced everyone that I was the bully. (Please don’t believe any of her tears. She literally majored in Drama.)
She got me suspended for placing scorpions into her locker. I forced her to transfer after she nearly drowned me in the pool.
She swore on her life that she was “done ever talking to me after high school,” but her yellow notes and mean emails still invaded my life like clockwork.
It wasn’t until we graduated college that we saw each other again, when a mixup forced us to share the same suite for a fall program.
Until one filthy night in the library changed everything.
Well, it should’ve.
I’m not “bullying” her. I’m not being mean. Now I’m starting to question what she means to me…
Audrey has always had a competitive relationship with Taylor since they were children and that has only escalated over the years. When their lives took them in different directions she never expected to see him again only to find out that are roommates at a writing class they are both taking.
When an injury puts his football career on hold Taylor decides to fill the time by taking a writing class. What he hadn’t expected was that Audrey would be a fellow student and spending time will force them to face what their true feelings for each other are.
The banter between them was humorous, the underlying tension between entertaining and the story contains both heat and heart.
Meet Whitney G.
Whitney G. is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author. Her books are currently published in over a dozen languages.
She lives deep in the Tennessee woods and spends most of her time drinking coffee while penning dirty-talking alpha males.
ake dating my brother’s best friend during the holidays? I’ll take that bet.
My teammates got me a matchmaker for Christmas… But now all I want under the tree is her.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes a sexy, standalone holiday romance, MERRY LITTLE KISSMAS! This spicy, small town, fake dating, matchmaker, single dad hockey player romance will Christmas-seduce you! MERRY LITTLE KISSMAS is now available in all formats, and free to read in Kindle Unlimited.
And there’s more good news! 100% of sales for the first week of release across all formats will go to animal rescue charities, including pre-orders. So together we can help homeless pets find homes this holiday season! And all you have to do to help make that happen is read or listen! One-click your copy today!
Dear Santa, When I asked for a fresh shot at love for the holidays, I didn’t mean fake dating my brother’s grumpy best friend. Especially since he’s also my new client.
As a professional matchmaker, my biggest job this holiday season should be simple: find a date for the sexy single dad hockey star—aka my brother’s best friend—for his team’s fancy Christmas Eve gala.
Sure Rowan’s hot as a crackling fire and spicier than a gingerbread man, but he hasn’t just sworn off romance. The Christmas hater has made a bet that I can’t find him a holidate.
What’s a matchmaker to do? Win, of course. Even if it means fake dating the grinch myself to get him ready for the real thing. Only…these fake dates at Christmas tree farms and hot cocoa competitions in the snowy small town of Evergreen Falls start to feel a little too real as I get to know the man behind the scowl. Somewhere between kisses under the mistletoe and a snowed-in night in his cabin curled up by the fire (where the stockings aren’t the only thing hung), I realize I’m in over my elf-loving head. And when Rowan opens up to me at last about his painful past, I’m determined to give my brother’s best friend the holiday he deserves. But what if the only gift I want him to unwrap this season is… me?
Tropes: Holiday romance, brother’s best friend, fake dating, grumpy/sunshine, small town, Christmas competition, matchmaker romance, workplace romance
A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s sexy, feel-good and witty. Her books have been featured in US Weekly and People. Lauren likes dogs, cake and show tunes and she is the vegetarian at your dinner party.
Due to his past Rowan has decided that the only woman he needs in his life is his daughter Mia however his teammates don’t agree, and they have asked Isla to help him find a date for an upcoming social event. The only problem is that he wants no part of it and he now finds himself fake dating the woman who is supposed to be finding him a date.
Isla believes that finding a date for Rowan shouldn’t be difficult as he is a charming hockey player however she didn’t know how resistant he would be to the idea. She now finds herself coaching him on dates but she never expected that the matchmaker would become his match.
The banter will have you laughing out loud, the holiday vibes are delightful and the romance between them engaging. The characters will draw you and the camaraderie between the friends is touching. There is a great cast of narrators who bring out the unique personalities of the characters and only enhance the experience this story provides.
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