A sizzling, small town, enemies to lovers, sports standalone romance from bestselling author, Stacey Lynn.
Ava Decker has hated me for just as many years as I’ve spent loving her.
I made a mistake pretending our night together never happened. For pretending I forgot. But we were young and I was getting ready to leave for college with big plans for the future.
I had no plans to return to our small town in Colorado anytime soon and Ava never wanted to leave. That alone was enough to keep me away from her while we both grew up.
And yet, I never forgot about her and what she means to me.
Now eight years later, imagine my surprise, when I come home and find Sleeping Beauty asleep on my couch, thinking I wouldn’t be back home from my off-season vacation for a few weeks.
As a professional football player, I know all about grabbing an opportunity and running with it. This is my chance to finally convince the girl of my dreams to stay and to tell her the truth about that fateful night years ago.
But getting Ava Decker to not only forgive me but to give me another chance comes with a whole new set of plays I’m not used to.
I’ve got all the time in the world to convince her. I’m committed to showing to her that she is my endgame. I let her go once before and I’ll stop at nothing to prove to her that my love for her is real and an unstoppable force.
*Readers should be mindful that Unstoppable Love contains multiple descriptive scenes of attempted assault that may be sensitive and triggering to some.
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Stacey Lynn likes her coffee with a dash of sugar, her heroes with a side of bossy, and her wine a deep shade of red.
The author of over thirty romance novels, many of which have been best-selling titles on Amazon, AppleBooks, and Barnes & Noble, she loves being able to turn her vivid imagination into a career that brings entertainment and joy to her readers. Focused on sports romance and emotional, small-town romance, she also loves stretching herself in different genres.
Born in Texas and raised in the Midwest, she now makes her home in North Carolina and loves all things Southern. Together with her ultimate tall, dark, and handsome hero, she has four children. Her life is a chaotic mess that fights with her Type-A, list-making, neurotically organized preferences and she wouldn’t have it any other way.
🧡Review🧡 Even though it has been years Ava hasn’t forgotten the way that Cameron treated her after their night together. He may have left her to pursue his dreams of playing professional football but now that he has returned looking for a second chance she wants no part of it.
After their night together Cameron believed he made the decision that was best for both of them as their futures were taking them in different directions. That doesn’t mean that he doesn’t regret what happened and how he will do whatever is necessary to prove that she can trust him with her heart.
Emotion and romance combine as Ava isn’t about to just forget what happened between her and Cameron after that night or since then but Cameron knows who he wants and he is determined to help her heal from the past so they can have a future together.
Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Holt has spent over a decade fighting for justice, but when DNA evidence cracks a cold case will justice finally be served?
Someone is watching…
Just months from her college graduation, Elizabeth Holt is in love and her future is brighter than the sun. But all that changes when, after a romantic birthday with her fiancée, Elizabeth returns home, unaware a secret watcher has unimaginably horrible plans for her.
Left for dead . . .
Days after the attack, Elizabeth emerges from a coma, but she is irrevocably changed. Compelled to find her attacker and find justice, she travels down a dark path that forces her to choose between love and her obsession–not just for herself, but other survivors.
Justice or vengeance…
Forced to choose between obsession and love, Elizabeth doggedly pursues justice for the victims of other crimes, while her attacker remains at large. Until finally she gets a call with the news she’s been waiting twelve years for.
But what Elizabeth learns could tear her life apart…
After a devastating incident ended my dance career at twenty, I uprooted my life to teach at a studio for beginners in Sandcastle Cove. I find solace in building my dream home next to my parent’s vacation house on the island. But my plans aren’t met with enthusiasm by their neighbor across the street, who seems perpetually annoyed by my presence.
The sexy contractor lives alone in his seaside mansion, and despite his grumpy nature, I can’t help but feel drawn to him like a moth to a flame.
Our unlikely connection isn’t something either of us expected, but it’s something neither of us can deny.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 by NY Times & USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover is coming in two more days!!! Fans of billionaires, enemies to lovers, rich boy/poor girl vibes, and a creepy haunted house thrown in, this is the book for you!
When he moves, the rest of the world moves with him. As the heir to the Halliday name and fortune, Win’s entire life has been carefully orchestrated from the moment he came into the world. He’s never been allowed to aspire for anything outside that plan, including love. After the tragedy that followed his younger brother chasing his foolish heart, the Halliday Matriarch insists on picking a bride that’s up to her outrageously high standards.
Unfortunately, for all the eager bachelorettes, the only woman Win would ever consider marrying isn’t found anywhere on his mother’s list.
He’s got his eye on the exceptionally ordinary, Channing Harvey.
There’s so much history and hatred between the two of them, that a happily ever after is impossible. Win doesn’t need forever, he just needs to get his tyrannical mother off his back.
Channing’s not interested in his millions or his ridiculous contract marriage offer, but she’s about to learn that Win Halliday is relentless. This is the first decision Win has made with only himself in mind, and nothing’s going to stop him from getting what he wants.
They’re getting married, and God help whoever gets in Win’s way — including his very reluctant bride-to-be.
Genre: Dark Romance / Brother’s Best Friend / Mafia / Standalone
Dive into the world of mafia romance with Corrupt Loyalties by Emily Bowie!
Join the thrilling journey of love, betrayal, and self-preservation as boundaries blur and secrets unravel. Will she be able to navigate the dangerous web of mafia politics, or will she become just another pawn in Soren’s game?
Get ready for a dark and captivating standalone novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end!
Soren Moretti looks at me like a bug that needs to be squashed, until he realizes he needs a wife.
Soren Moretti is cold, arrogant, and irritatingly handsome. Each time those icy glares narrow on me, I push back. Just because everyone else bows to him, doesn’t mean I have to. And I won’t.
His perfect world begins to crumble and those glares turn too dark and hungry for a man who’s about to be married. What I don’t realize is that it’s me who is to become his unwilling bride. Am I just another pawn in his family’s intricate play for power.
The lines blur between loyalty and self-preservation, and I have to navigate the mafia world where betrayals lurk around every corner. I’m left wondering what’s real and what’s not. All I know for certain is times up and we’re out of moves.
This is a standalone mafia romance.
🧡Review🧡
Soren is a powerful man within the Moretti family however he finds himself in a difficult situation when he must marry. When the woman he planned to marry is no longer an option he decides that Ginerva, his best friend’s sister, would be the perfect choice.
Due to the passing of her father the relationship between Ginerva and Soren’s family is strained as well as the relationship between them. She now finds herself marrying Soren and that is when the drama really begins.
Ginerva is the perfect combination of strong and sassy while Soren is both swoony and protective. They take us on quite the adventure filled with suspense, surprises, and a love that neither saw coming.
About The Author
Emily Bowie is from a small town in Western Canada. She has been making characters come to life through her writing since she was old enough to put her thoughts on paper. She loves her white wine cold, her heels red, and her books spicy.
She married her high school sweetheart and they have two amazing children.
When she is not writing she can be found reading a good book, making digital scrapbooks and being physically active—whether it is at the gym, going for a walk, or playing /keep up with her children.
Anika Jones has her future carefully plotted out and is checking the boxes, one by one, despite the bumps thrown in her path. This last one is a challenge, but she manages to stay on track; her salon is thriving, and she just bought a house. Unfortunately, when one of her employees runs into trouble, she inevitably gets sucked in, throwing her carefully paced life off-balance. It doesn’t help a friend, who’s been ghosting her for a year, suddenly makes an appearance.
He was born to pig farming, but for Noah (Hog) Hodgekins fighting fires is his calling. He wasted too many years honoring a legacy he wants no part of. But now that he’s finally free from family obligations, there’s nothing holding him back from pursuing the life he’s been dreaming of. The first step is mending bridges with the one person who is central to that future, but she comes with her own challenges, family and otherwise.
Instead of treading carefully to gain her heart, he ends up throwing caution to the wind when her recent string of bad luck lands the FBI on her doorstep.
Between her business, her home and her family Anika is enjoying her life and is not about to let some unexpected news derail her future. When she steps in to help one of her friends and employees, she finds herself caught in the crossfire, but Noah is determined that she will not face it alone.
After putting his life on hold to be there for his family Noah has achieved his dream of becoming a firefighter. He has been hiding his feelings for Anika in part due his friendship with her brother who is also his co-worker. The time has come for him to finally tell her how he feels and pursue the woman he has always wanted.
Even before they became romantically involved there was no denying the connection between them. They are both, strong independent people who know what they want which is each other however first they must get out of the dangerous situation they find themselves in.
USA Today bestselling author Freya Barker loves writing about ordinary people with extraordinary stories. With forty-plus books already published, she continues to create characters who are perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy. Recipient of the ReadFREE.ly 2019 Best Book We’ve Read All Year Award for “Covering Ollie, the 2015 RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for Best First Book, “Slim To None”, Finalist for the 2017 Kindle Book Award with “From Dust”, and Finalist for the 2020 Kindle Book Award with “When Hope Ends”, Freya spins story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!
⚾️𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐋 ⚾️ FromL.B. Dunbar comes an all-new small-town romance with a big family and the silver fox swoon one expects from her love over-40 romances. STERLING STREAK will be released on June 6, 2024. We are thrilled to share the cover with you!
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What to expect:
✔️Country Music Star
✔️Baseball Player
✔️Single Dad
✔️Forced Proximity
✔️all the spice
✔️small-town romance
BLURB:
Love was a losing battle for this country music darling and a single dad, baseball star until one night brings them together and one small town sets the field for a possible winning streak.
They call me Lady Boss. Maneater. Queen. But beneath the makeup, blond wig, and glitzy costumes, I’m just a country girl who likes to sing. I don’t hate men, I’m just struggling to find a good one. I’ve learned my lesson. Fool me once, and it will never, ever happen again.
So I’m baffled when I meet Ford Sylver.
A superstar in his own right as centerfielder for the Chicago Anchors baseball team, plus a single dad to three adorable little girls, we share a moment when I save his firm backside and pretend he’s mine. Something that he can never be.
Only, when he suffers a season-changing injury and I need a place to disappear, we both end up back in Sterling Falls, where I’m suddenly and unwittingly his nanny.
There’s danger in having a wild side. I’ll try anything once. However, forced into close quarters with Ford, acting as his personal nurse, and caring for his three little ones might backfire. Because I’m staring at all I ever wanted and never thought would happen for me.
After losing at love in the past, could I finally be on a winning streak?
✨TEASER: ALL FOR YOU by @renee_harless is coming June 25!#PreOrderHere:
https://mybook.to/allforyousbf Why you will love this book… 🔥Childhood rivals-to-lovers 🔥Jilted Groom 🔥Sports/Baseball 🔥Fake Dating 🔥Virgin Heroine 🔥He Falls First 🔥Small Town
Taking over the family farm in our small town was the only future I knew. But the never ending work left me with no social life and my virginity intact. Until my childhood rival graced us with his presence and was convinced he could help me with my…problem.
Owen Ramsey was an elite professional baseball player that left Ashfield without a backward glance. But when he was left at the altar, he sought refuge back in our town. I hated how he could simultaneously make my heart race and my hands fist. And I really despised how good he looked in a pair of baseball pants.
He needed my help just as much as I needed his. If I agreed to fake date him, he would help me snag the man I had my eye on and I would help convince his ex that he wasn’t heartbroken.
But with his return to baseball looming, we realized maybe the hate we felt was really something more like love.
The fear of disappointing my family was too great, even though I craved something different for the first time ever. Owen was used to hitting balls out of the park, but I wasn’t sure I was meant to be his home run.
𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐧 by Evey Lyon is releasing on all platforms on May 30th and will go into KU on June 4th! This is a small town, single dad, age-gap romance set in the Lake Spark world.
What to expect: Age-gap, single dad, forced proximity, insta-attraction
Blurb:
Holden is older and a single dad. And due to a favor owed from his hockey days, he’s the man I just moved in with…
The moment I walked into the office as the new interior designer for the man my dad used to coach, I knew trouble loomed. Holden is a retired hockey player who now owns a hotel. He’s also trying to balance his single-dad life. Against all better judgment, when he has a crisis with his kids, I end up moving my suitcase into his guest room due to an old favor I owe. I didn’t expect to be adding nanny to my resume, but it leads me and Holden into our own secret little world.
Where we give in, and we can’t seem to stop.
Lust takes over, and the bond between us grows stronger. Holden might be conflicted by his allegiance to his old team rules and devotion to his kids, but a glimpse of something special nearly tears him apart. Now we’re stuck at a crossroads. Because Holden is looking at me with a realization that a future for us may be too big of a jump. I see it on his face that he thinks we’re in too deep, and if he could go back in time before the lines were crossed between us, that’s probably when he should have run…
Holden and Lexi bring the feels and steam in this age-gap, forced-proximity, single-dad love story. Should Have Run is the second standalone book in the small-town Lake Spark Inn series, which is part of the Lake Spark world.
🏒𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐋🏒
𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐲by Hannah Gray is releasing June 13th!! This is an enemies to lovers, childhood friends, forced proximity, hockey romance.
I never looked back the day I left Sunset Drive. If I did, I knew that I would never leave the hellhole I had grown to despise, a place I began plotting my escape from as a child. The only difference was that I always thought she’d be by my side on the day I was finally free.
The day I left it all behind was the day my hatred for the entire Wilson family was born. Poppy included. After all, she had lied to the police just to protect her monstrous father after he got my parents killed. From that day forward, I decided she needed to be dead to me. They all did. The only thing that mattered from then on was the one thing that had never let me down. Hockey.
She may haunt me in my dreams during those three years we were apart, but that was nothing compared to now when I’m forced to see her at Brooks University. Slowly, my grip on everything else in my life begins to slip away as she becomes the only thing that matters. And when I find her in an alleyway, battered and bruised from two attackers who vow to return for her…I decide right then that I am going to protect her at all costs.
But protecting her means making a deal with the devil, also known as my rich uncle. A deal that will mean I will never get the chance to spend forever with the only girl I’ve ever loved. Poppy Wilson.
It’s a high price to pay, but when it comes to her safety, I have no limits.
𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 I should be on Island Time right now. They say no man is an island. Well, let me tell you something. I was born for island living. I like to drink, smoke my cigars, and sleep under my favorite hat. That’s my idea of a good time. Island living isn’t for everyone, especially the guys at OPS. You would think as former military that I would fit right in. But unlike them, I don’t take great pleasure in rescuing the girl, taking out baddies, or saving the world. That’s not what Island Time is about. All I need is a woman in my bed and a drink in my hand. I just didn’t realize what I was getting myself into when I brought this particular woman home. Fista…Whista? Nah, that’s not right. I’ll remember her name one of these days. Names aren’t really important. But her scent…I would go to church if it meant knowing what that amazing smell was. Granted, I’d probably turn to ash the moment I stepped through the doors, but it was a risk I was willing to take. For her. Just as long as I still get my Island Time. A man doesn’t change overnight, and there’s no way I’m up island living for a woman. Not even if she said she doesn’t want me anymore. How much longer can I hold out? It’s been five days …And A Wake-Up.
Charlie is everything I want and didn’t realize I need. It’s clear to me now, the woman I met at the club is only one layer of the woman I’m falling for. I’m a fixer by nature, but for the first time, I wouldn’t fix a thing. I want her just the way she is. Broken pieces and all. Who needs the fairy tale, when we can have the reality.
Charlie
Tristan is everything I want, yet don’t deserve. He’s loving, protective, smart, an amazing father, and he’s onto me. That’s why I need to speed this story up and tell him everything. So we can flip to the end of the book, and he and his daughter can move on to the next story. One where they get a happily-ever-after. Because there’s no story I’m a part of that ends in any way but tragedy.
In the thrilling world of professional hockey, where passion burns both on and off the ice, NHL winger Paxton Naese is a force to be reckoned with. As talented as he is ruggedly handsome, he’s used to turning heads and breaking hearts. But there’s one heart he shattered—his own—when he broke off his long-term relationship with his ex-girlfriend Hana.
Three years ago, Naese and Hana were inseparable, lost in a love that sizzled hotter than the game they both adored. But when the pressures of his career and his insecurities drove them apart, Hana was left with a trail of dreams he shattered…and a secret too painful to bear.
In this steamy new adult hockey romance, Naese and Hana must confront their past, their desires, and the undeniable connection that’s never faded. Will they overcome the obstacles in their path and find a way back to each other’s arms? Or will the scars of yesterday prove too deep to heal, leaving them forever longing for the warmth of a love they once knew? One thing’s for sure: in this time of love and redemption, winning might just mean losing your heart.
Even though Pax enjoys playing hockey professionally and has forged deeps friendships with his teammates the one person he is missing is Hana.He has always regretted ending their relationship and she has never been far from his thoughts, so he decides to find her and convince her to give him a second chance.
Hana’s life has not been easy since Pax ended their relationship as both personally and professionally, she is facing challenges.Due to what she has been through she is no longer the woman that Pax knew so it is only to be expected that she is cautious about letting him into her heart and her life.
Pax is patient and understanding as with the help of his teammates he tries to overcome her reservations.You will feel for both Pax and Hana as all is revealed and they must deal with the aftermath.
Meet Alexa Padgett:
USA Today bestseller Alexa Padgett’s books have garnered accolades from prestigious organizations, including Kirkus Reviews, National Indie Excellence Awards, and Publishers Weekly.
Alexa spent a good part of her youth traveling. From Budapest to Belize, Calgary to Coober Pedy, she soaked in the myriad smells, sounds, and feels of these gorgeous places, wishing she could live in them all–at least for a while. And she does in her books.
She lives in New Mexico with her husband, children, and Great Pyrenees pup, Ash. When not writing, schlepping, or volunteering, she can be found in her tiny kitchen, channeling her inner Barefoot Contessa.
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