Excited to return to Sandcastle Cove as maid of honor for my best friend Avie’s wedding, I’m ready for sun, surf, and celebration. That is until I learn I’ll be sharing a beach cabana with the sexy-as-sin but uptight Naval officer, Lennon Harraway—the groom’s older brother and best man.
With his strict, by-the-book personality, Lennon and I are complete opposites. He likes to play by the rules, and I like to break them all. Sparks fly, and tensions rise, but as the days unfold, so does an undeniable attraction.
Caught between fiery clashes and off-the-chart chemistry, we must navigate our differences and work together to ensure the wedding goes off without a hitch while discovering opposites really do attract.
*This is the third book in the Sandcastle Cove series.
Dane Greathouse brings twenty-five thousand people to their feet—chanting his name like he’s God.
I admit, I’m one of them.
But I dream of him chanting and panting my name too.
Lettie:
Since second grade when Dane used to pull my hair and chase me around the art table, we’ve ben inseparable.
The only girl at his birthday parties. The only boy allowed in my room. Camping. Swimming. Riding. You name it, we’ve done it together, except the one thing.
How can I focus on punching my ticket to the Olympics and earning a gold medal in Equestrian if I can’t get Dane out of my head and into bed? But I owe him my life and I can’t wreck it on a whim…an uncontrollable feeling.
Dane:
We’re graduating this year and if it goes as planned, I’ll be off to the NBA.
I’ve had it all mapped out since I was ten to have Lettie by my side. And now I want so much more. Unfortunately, she can’t take a hint and rather than lose my best friend, I watch my teammates make her blush.
When I finally make my move, will fear of losing two decades of friendship keep us from stepping out of bounds from best friends to lovers? Or will we stand on the line, look at the basket and shoot to win it all?
Lettie has been best friends with Dane since they were children, and they have shared each other for the successes and challenges that they have faced. Her feelings for him have always extended beyond friendship and he has always supported her dream of competing in the Olympics but with their final year of college approaching where do they go from here?
The next step in Dane’s future is a career in the NBA and he knows that it won’t be fulfilling without Lettie by his side. The time has come for them to see what they really mean to each other, but it isn’t only their own reservations that they will have to overcome.
Dane and Lettie have always belonged together and even when they faced difficulties you always knew that they were meant to be as they take us on a journey filled with humor, heat and a great cast of secondary characters.
Meet Kristin Lee
Kristin Lee is a USA Today Bestselling Author, who writes romance novels that include the four S’s Steamy * Sexy * Sometimes Sweet * Swoon-worthy Book Boyfriends
Her books will feature brother’s best friend, forbidden, second chance, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, and protective heroes as well as alpha men. Some of her leading ladies will be sassy, sweet, bossy, bitchy, shy, and geeky. We all have different personalities, shapes ,and sizes, so her romance novels will too. Kristin is known for her heartbreaking yet heart melting love stories.
Her career has spanned from being an IT Recruiting Executive to owning a business with her husband to teaching preschool. Her jobs have taken her around the country so you will see tidbits of her experiences in her books. When she was young, she always thought she would be a sports analyst, but life took her elsewhere. Maybe one of her characters will fulfill Kristin’s teenage dream.
If she isn’t writing or reading, you will find her streaming her favorite shows, attending sporting events, scrapbooking, or just playing chauffeur to her son. Did I mention she loves having a Bourbon cocktail while at the horse races?
She lives in the south, although she has lived on the West Coast and the Midwest earlier in life. Her husband encouraged her to start writing a novel of her own and now she can’t stop. If you haven’t found your match, don’t worry, you will. Kristin believes in silver linings. Every experience is leading you somewhere so come take a romantic journey in one of her contemporary romance novels. Add SPICE to your LIFE without eating a habanero or breaking a sweat.
A bad play shouldn’t cause a media meltdown but I’m Kyle Bosco and I’m a competitive jerk. So of course I couldn’t just shut up.
Now I must atone for my comments. Somehow that includes working at a daycare with seven year old Piper who thinks I’m her best friend. But Piper is not the one who has me tied up in knots. That job is reserved for Harper Wallace- her mother.
Harper is fierce, combative, and an irresistibly gorgeous single mom.
If hating me were a sport, she’d be MVP. For reasons I can’t tell you, she’s completely off limits so I obviously should stay away.
But hear me out?
I’m a competitive jerk. I’m not the guy that rides the bench. I’d rather go down swinging and foul out than not play at all.
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Genre/Tropes: Sports Romance; Slow Burn; Enemies-to-Lovers; Found Family; Injured Goalie/Grumpy MC; Yoga Goddess/Sunshine FC; Hockey Romance; Alpha Male
Release Date: September 9, 2024
For years, we’ve been like two ships passing in the night, bound to collide eventually. When it finally happens, will we both survive unscathed?
Jersey
From the first moment we meet, I hate her. She is the epitome of what’s wrong in the world. She’s a yoga instructor. Can you imagine anything worse? Unfortunately, I need her help to deal with a possible career-ending injury. Will I be able to swallow my distaste for her for the sake of the game I love? And what happens when I realize she’s nothing like I assumed?
Emily
He intrigues me from the moment I first hear about him. Then we meet. And the fantasy I’ve entertained about us shatters. Instead of Mr. Amazing, I discover he’s a class-A jerk. When an injury threatens his hockey career, he’s sent to me for help. What am I to do? Is he really as bad as I think he is? How will I handle it if he’s not?
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Keats is my enemy. And ending up in bed together presents an even bigger complication, considering he’s my grumpy next-door neighbor.
It started with my uptight neighbor being enemy number one. The cocky lawyer always seems to swagger my way with a disgruntled look and piercing eyes when my mail continues to get accidentally delivered to his house. Keats always makes me feisty and annoyed, too. Hence why we’re both always in a showdown where I want to rip his shirt into shreds and maybe his pants, too. Why? Because the attraction is too overbearing and lingers in the air.
And then we snap and give in.
We start the unimaginable. We unintentionally start a neighbors-with-benefits kind of thing. But I begin to see a different side of Keats, and it turns out he isn’t the kind of man I thought he was. The fact that he turns possessive or moves me right into his home due to my house complication tells me that he feels something, too. Our relationship development blindsides us, and neither one of us is sure where this will end. After all, we never planned on being everything I wanted…
Banter, steam, and low on angst, Everything I Wanted is the first in the Everhope Road series, a spin-off from the Lake Spark world. It can be read as a standalone. Readers who love small-town, enemies-to-lovers, next-door-neighbor romances with no third-act breakup will fall for Keats and Esme!
Embracing the Change, an all-new emotional River Rain novel from New York Times bestselling Kristen Ashley & Blue Box Press is now live!
That Kiss…
Gorgeous New York socialite, Nora Ellington has been waiting a very long time for her happily ever after.
So long, she’s given up on it and has decided, even though she’s the plus-one friend without benefits to a man she’s head over heels in love with, an HEA will forever be out of her reach.
Handsome billionaire Jamie Oakley thought he’d had two happily ever afters in his life. However, neither lasted long, and both ended in tragedy. He’s not about to try it again or put his children through the trauma Jamie has learned from experience undoubtedly will come their way.
And he’s made this decision even if the woman who’s become his constant companion is a woman he loves straight to his soul….and wants with everything that is him.
But then, one night, Jamie loses control and kisses Nora.
Keep reading for a look inside Embracing the Change!
His fork clattered on his plate, the sudden sound surprising me so much, I gave a slight jump as Jamie turned fully to me. “Right, we’re here.” Oh dear. I wasn’t sure what “here” meant. But I was sure I didn’t want to be there. He carried on. “I know you don’t want to talk about it, and I’ll give you more time, but I do want to talk about it. However, for now I’ll just say, I can have you as I’ll allow myself to have you.” As he’ll allow himself to have me? What on earth did that mean? “And in so doing, I have you,” Jamie continued. “You mean something to me. You’re mine. You’re a part of my life. You’re a member of my family. And I think you know I take care of those I love, Nora. That being the man I am, I cannot countenance this jackass annoying you or taking your time or infiltrating your life in any way that does not involve the children you share. Am I being clear?” You’re mine. I take care of those I love. You’re… Mine. Those… I… Love. “Nora,” he called. “Am I being clear?”
After his marriages ended in heartbreak Jamie romantic love is not part of his future and in it’s stead he has his family and his friendship with Nora. He knows that she is beautiful inside and out but is determined that friends are all they can be until one kiss changes everything and has him wondering what could be.
After her divorce Nora is happy with the life she is living, which includes her children and her friendship with Jamie. Even though she would be open to more she understands that he is not willing to risk his heart again but when lines are crossed friendship may no longer be enough.
Both Nora and Jamie have loved and lost which makes them cautious but the relationship they share is special. Their journey is filled with turmoil and family complications as they realize that their true happiness lay in each other.
Face Off With The Captain by R.C. Stephens is now live!
I accidentally hooked up with the captain of the hockey team…
In my defense, it was before I landed the social media internship–and learned about the strict no fraternization policy.
Not that it matters. I’m pretty sure he hates me after I took off and left him sleeping on the beach.
I’m forced to work closely with the angry captain and all I can think about is the steamy night we spent together. And how it can’t happen again, because if word gets out it could cost us both everything.
Keeping my distance is harder than I thought when my dorm floods and my temporary housing is– you guessed it. The hockey house.
Being under the same roof, I see Finn in a whole new light.
He’s not just the cocky jock I pegged him as.
He’s so much more, and it pushes the boundaries of our frenemies-with-benefits situationship.
Now I’m not just facing off with the captain… I’m falling head over heels for him.
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🏒Review🏒 Feeling betrayed and embarrassed by what Charlie has just been thorough when she meets Finn all she wants is to forget and they spend a steamy evening together. The next morning, she is second guessing herself and leaves while he is asleep never expecting to see him again however fate has other ideas.
Finn plays for the hockey team, and he isn’t looking for love or a relationship. Finding out that the woman he spent the previous night with is not only interning for the team but will be staying in the dorm as well is about to change both their lives.
The physical connection between them was intense but it was the emotional connection that stands out as even though being together could place both their futures in jeopardy it wasn’t enough to keep them apart.
A small-town single mom like me has no business believing in fairy tales.
But the very handsome, charming, dirty-talking prince (yes, seriously) I met nineteen months ago now has his fine ass and panty-melting grin planted on my front porch.
He’s been searching for me ever since I snuck out after our hot, fantasy-filled weekend together.
And, dammit, that’s a little romantic.
Now that he’s found me, he wants to pick up where we left off. Because he thinks he’s in love with me.
Oh, and because he needs to get out of the marriage his grandfather, the king, has arranged for him.
Right. Even if I hadn’t lied to him about everything but my first name, the carefree, adventurous woman he burned up the sheets with for three days doesn’t exist.
I’m actually a stressed-out mechanic back in my small hometown, raising a sassy fifteen-year-old daughter, and trying to make amends for my mean girl past.
I just don’t think my grease-streaked work boots scream princess material.
Of course, he won’t take no for an answer. Shocking, I know.
Instead, he proposes a deal: I give him nineteen days to get to know the real me.
Then he’ll either get over me, go home, and marry someone else.
Or I’ll walk down that aisle.
Rags to Royals is a modern royal romance with a feisty single mom, a golden retriever prince who falls first and hard, and lots of delicious dirty talk and spice on the page. It is the third book in the Royals Gone Rogue series, but can be read as a stand-alone.
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𝙳𝙴𝙰𝙳 𝚁𝙸𝙽𝙺𝙴𝚁 (Seattle Scorpions Series Book 3) by Ruth Stilling releases next week! We are thrilled to share this teaser with you!
My Princess is determined to stay as far away from me as possible. Eighteen months ago, she wanted me, but now she’s convinced I’m bad news.
The thing is, an attraction like ours doesn’t just fade, and my need for her has only grown stronger no matter how many times she offers me a scowl instead of her beautiful smile.
We’ve been playing a game of cat and mouse since the day she wore my jersey, and fortunately for her, I love the chase. I love to watch the way her body reacts to mine. I’d fall to my knees in front of her if I didn’t think she’d kick me while I’m down and unearth painful memories from my past that I’ve worked to keep hidden for so long.
I’m not the only one with secrets and a hurtful past, though. The walls she’s built around her are so high that I doubt anyone can see the real Kate. But I can; I see it all. I know what makes my girl tick and what she truly wants from life. I was just waiting for a chance to prove it.
And now that it’s here, I’m going all in to make Kate Violet Monroe fall in love with me.
Football has been my life. Not that I ever had a choice in the matter. When your dad is a retired, future Hall-of-Fame quarterback, the gridiron tends to weave its way into your DNA.
I always loved the game, but I could do without the spotlight that comes with being Peyton Johnson, the great Reed Johnson’s daughter. To make matters worse, when my dad retired from the NFL, he decided his second calling was to take over the head coaching gig at my high school, where he has coached my boyfriend for the last three years.
Correction—my ex-boyfriend.
While the fairytale high-school sweetheart story may have worked for my parents, I have other plans. And following a self-absorbed athlete to college is not part of them, no matter how hard my dad tries to push me and my ex together.
Thankfully, a new high school opens and draws a line through the center of our town, sending half of my dad’s players to a new team. And apparently, their new quarterback is breaking all of my dad’s old state records. It’s the ultimate distraction, giving me the chance to land myself a spot on the cheer team at any college that isn’t close to home.
But then I meet him. Wyatt Stone. The guy my dad considers our enemy. The best quarterback I’ve ever seen. A complete jerk who I can’t quit thinking about. And running into. And rooting for.
Now, I’m the one who is distracted. And repeating my parents’ love story doesn’t sound so bad after all.
Atlas Carter was a protector. He was a police officer, had spent years in the Air Force, spent his entire teen years as a volunteer firefighter.
Being a protector was in his blood.
It was his dream.
So when a woman was in a dangerous situation, it was his every instinct to protect her. To shield her. To watch over her.
Only, that woman had played him.
She’d set him up.
She’d made sure that he only saw her.
Then, when the real woman who should hold his heart, the sister, comes into his life, he doesn’t see past the hatred of her to know that she’s only trying to protect him in return.
He spends the next year terrorizing the woman who’s supposed to be his. When the dust finally settles, and he can see clearly once again, she’s no longer there waiting for him.
Pepper has come to town willing to overlook everything that has happened between her and her sister however her sister doesn’t feel the same way. Pepper has found a great group of friends which include the Carter family except for Atlas who believes all the bad things her sister has been saying about her.
Atlas came to Pepper’s sister rescue after she was attacked which has resulted in him not seeing who she really is. As events unfold, he begins to question what is fact and what is fiction, but will he uncover the truth before it is too late?
The surprises and suspense of this story will keep you guessing and the banter between all the characters is entertaining. You will love the characters of Pepper, Atlas and the rest of the characters which will only make you despise a few characters even more.
Lani Lynn Vale is an American author of humorous romantic suspense novels. Born in the Great State of Texas, she has lived the majority of her adult life in East Texas where most of her novels are based. She’s married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as “LLV’s Bearded Half.” She published her first novel, Boomtown. in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. She’s gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.
She only wants to save her world, but in doing so, she may lose it all….
Hi. I’m Ash, the most fearless and ambitious fae you’ll meet. Well, only sometimes.
Today, I decided to kill a dragon. No one’s ever done that before, but I figured it would be a way to get in with the high queen. I want to be a crown guardian, you see. There’s a war going on between the Seelie and Unseelie fae, and if it continues, I’m pretty sure the world is going to end.
But let’s not get into that. Today, I killed a dragon. That’s all you need to know about me.
**Crowned by the Fae is the standalone prequel novella to the Fae-blessed series, which starts with Blessed by the Fae. Although there is humor throughout, it does not have a happily ever after. The main series does, however. **
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