A new darkness is seeping into Sterling Falls, and I’ve drawn its ire.
When a masked stranger declares he wants our ruin—mine, my brother’s, the whole town’s—I hope he’s bluffing.
A series of escalating events later, and it’s clear the threat is very present.
It’s not only present, but it drags up old nightmares I desperately need to keep in my past.
To keep my beloved city safe, I need to find this masked man and eliminate the threat.
I can’t do it on my own, but the three men poised to help are the ones I am almost certain I can’t trust.
Kade Laurent, the elusive and thrilling newcomer, leverages Olympus to get close to me.
Reese Avery, a ghost from my past, brings with him the trauma I’ve tried to bury. But he says he’s here to make amends…
Saint Hart and I will never get along. Especially since I’ve been tasked with keeping him, the partner of my dead best friend, alive. At least, I was convinced we were going to be mortal enemies forever—until we hate-screw in my kitchen…
Now things are all messed up, and I don’t know who I can rely on.
All I want is peace, but with danger climbing around me, seems I’m destined for the opposite.
About the Author:
S. Massery is a dark romance author who infuses all her stories with a dash of suspense. Originally from Massachusetts, she now lives in Southern California with her dog, Alice.
Before adventuring into the world of writing, she went to college in Boston and held a wide variety of jobs—including working on a dude ranch in Wyoming (a personal highlight). She has a love affair with coffee and chocolate. When S. Massery isn’t writing, she can be found devouring books, playing outside with her dog, or trying to make people smile.
Artemis has endured experiences that no one should have to and emerged stronger and more resilient from it. One threat may have been extinguished but another has surfaced that is placing not only her but everyone she cares about not only in jeopardy but uncertain who to trust.
We are introduced to three very different men in this story. Saint has been part of her life for a while however their relationship is more of antagonism than friendship. Reese has arrived but he was part of the past she is trying to overcome. While Kade may be connected to Reese but there is a lot about him that we don’t know.
The characters and the relationship between them are intriguing as they take us on a suspenseful and surprising journey that leaves us needing the next book in this series.
Brittanee is an author who lives in Rhode Island with her husband and two children. Her town is a character in itself in all of her books.
When she is not writing she enjoys spending time outdoors by the water with her children, reading at the beach or by the pool (or really anywhere), dancing with her friends, singing Karaoke, spinning, bike riding and boating.
Some of her favorite authors are Sophia Kinsella, Elin Hilderbrand, Liane Moriarty, Mary Higgins Clark, Meghan Quinn, Daphne Elliott, Amy Alves, Claire Kingsley, Melanie Harlow, Christina Lauren, Sally Thorne and Sarah Adams. (Clearly, she has a problem and can’t pick favorites.)
Even as a young child Jenni Bara would conjure up all kinds of tales with her endless imagination. She’s improved her skills since the days of scaring her younger cousins with ghost stories, but her love for books and stories has never changed.
In her everyday life, she is a paralegal for family law writing unhappily ever afters for people every day. So in turn she spends her free time with anything that keeps her laughing including life with her kids!
All joking aside she is blessed to have not only very amazing kids but super supportive parents as well as a loving extended family always happy to share their opinions!
Her favorite spots all have the best views of the sunsets and she loves to share the views through photos.
She just began her career as a romance author writing books full of life, love, and laughter.
Well, sixty nine if you count me, Elizabeth Sweet, Monhegan’s newest resident and retired child star.
When I first step off the boat, I’m ready to be charmed by the island that holds the sweetest memories from my childhood. A place so remote that even the pesky media won’t bother to look for me here.
What I get instead is exasperation.
“Summer people.” It’s grumbled like a curse, a growl of sorts. No one seems to want me here, least of all the grumpy sheriff who seems affronted by my mere existence.
He’s stupidly handsome, goes nowhere without his beloved golden retriever Bing, and speaks in nothing but grunts.
Unfortunately for Fisher Jones, I’m not going anywhere. In fact we’re neighbors. And his niece Sutton, like every other eight year old in America, is obsessed with me.
Summer in Monhegan isn’t at all what I expect, but neither is Fisher. I haven’t quite figured out why he’s so miserable, but I’m also not volunteering what I’m running from.
All I know is the Islanders aren’t the only ones worming their way into my heart. Though, I suppose it won’t matter how I feel, if my past catches up to me. Maybe I’m destined to be nothing more than 𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚.
☀️Review☀️ Libby has been a celebrity since she was a child however the lifestyle does take a toll. She is hoping that a trip to Monhegan will give her the anonymity she needs away from having her every decision scrutinized. Even though she may not have gotten off to the best start with Fisher, her neighbor, the same doesn’t apply to his niece Sutton.
Fisher has a preconceived notion of who Libby is but he soon realizes she isn’t a pampered princess. The caring way she is with his niece only escalates the feelings he is developing for her as she brings fun into his life and he isn’t about to let anything or anyone threaten the life they are creating.
Fisher and Libby are exactly who the other needs in their life. Their story is filled with humor, a little intrigue and so many feels that will have you loving this small town heartwarming romance.
As the magicless daughter of two elite Magic Users, I’ve always had something to prove. Which is what led me to working the dayshift as an enforcer at Eastwood River (Monster) Preserve, keeping the peace between monsters… and the real monsters.
While battling an invasive species whose numbers have exploded overnight, I make a desperate wish to be saved from certain death. For once, the gods were listening.
I wake up in the arms of an ancient, wish-granting minor god named Olan—a Brøndmand—who saves my life… and then claims me as his wife. Apparently, my broad, impulsive wish turned into a life-debt marriage contract with an eight-foot-tall shadow daddy who stares at me like I’m his next meal—and he’s definitely not hungry for food.
~Olan
When min guldklump Aurora calls for a god to save her, the gods are all too happy to wake me from centuries of slumber. The moment I see her, I know—this fierce, stubborn human is worth more than all the treasure I’ve hoarded across the ages. She is mine. To keep…and to protect.
Clusters of invasive magical creatures keep appearing throughout the Preserve—unnatural and dangerous. We put one group down, and another flares up. Something is bringing them here, something intelligent. The balance is slipping—and if we can’t stop it, everyone on the preserve, monster and human alike, could be wiped out.
The preserve, and my heart, are in jeopardy–– can I convince my reluctant wife she is the key to saving both?
Monstrous grooms and beastly brides? Don’t be afraid of falling in love… It’s super-natural!
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L.B. Dunbar loves sexy silver foxes, second chances, and small towns. If you enjoy older characters in your romance reads, including a hero with a little silver in his scruff and a heroine rediscovering her worth, then welcome to romance for those over 40. L.B. Dunbar’s signature works include women and men in their prime taking another turn at love and happily ever after. She’s a USA TODAY Bestseller as well as #1 Bestseller on Amazon in Later in Life Romance with her Lakeside Cottage and Road Trips & Romance series. L.B. lives in Chicago with her own sexy silver fox.
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I wasn’t supposed to love him. I wasn’t even supposed to acknowledge him. But my entire life, I’ve had heart-eyes for my oldest brother’s former best friend, Cortland Haven.
I can’t help it that boys can be stupid, and a feud broke apart a long-time friendship and divided once-close families.
Try as I might to ignore Cort, I didn’t miss his eyes on me from across a crowded bar, twelve years ago. Oh, the way my skin tingled under his appraisal. The way my heart pattered knowing he was looking at me.
We shared more than a moment.
Now, we’re older and wiser. And with a little over a decade age gap between us, and a divide greater than that between our families, my heart still hasn’t gotten the memo.
No, that fickle organ has other plans for Cortland and me.
Especially when the silver fox is my son’s new baseball coach and I suddenly find myself assigned as his physical therapist.
I don’t just fall for the man adverse to touch, I tumble hard for him, when he should never be mine.
Vale has tried to distance herself from Cort out of loyalty to her brother who put his life on hold to be there for her. When the friendship between her brother and Cort ended she needed to deny the feelings she had for him but the night they spent together made that even more difficult together. Years later their paths continually cross so staying away from each other is no longer possible.
Cort has spent years trying to deny his feelings for Vale however their lives are now connected both through their careers and her son. Spending time together at her son’s baseball camp will force them both to face their feelings for each other but the situation is complicated by the estranged relationship between him and her brother.
This is an enchanting story about love, family and new beginnings. Cort and Vale have a lot of challenges to overcome both within their relationship and outside forces but each obstacle only brings them closer and reinforces their love.
Dayton Calloway and I wouldn’t have gotten together if it weren’t for two pink lines.
After getting divorced, Francisca Dawson is attempting to find out who she is and how she wants her life to look. One thing she knows is that there isn’t room for a man in that equation. But then she meets Dayton Calloway. A man who is charming, funny, and unbelievably gorgeous. Unable to deny their connection, she gets lost in the moment and gives into his dirty mouth and skilled hands.
Actions have consequences.
Dayton knew that he never wanted to get married or have children. His upbringing before he entered foster care showed him that. So he took all precautions to make sure that wasn’t a possibility.
But like they say nothing is ever one hundred percent.
Now, he’s picturing life as a father and coming to terms with the possibility of having everything he never knew he wanted with a woman who is not only taking up space in his life, but that empty space in his chest.
Before you go, do you take a chance and risk it all, or do you just let go and possibly miss out on the most beautiful love you’ve ever known?
That’s what Dayton and Francisca will have to figure out.
When fate delivers a roommate . . . don’t block it.
Tyler Quinn
There is a beautiful woman unexpectedly living in my house. A woman I sort of know because she’s my best friend’s little sister. Although, she’s definitely not so little anymore.
My entire professional career, I’ve been the starting tight end for the Tampa Tarpons. Life as a football player keeps me in the spotlight, when my preference is the dark. Through unfortunate past experiences, I guard my privacy and don’t do roommates, ever. But when my best friend calls and says he needs a favor, I don’t say no. Although I wish I had. Now she’s here, with her gorgeous turquoise eyes, big trusting smile, and taking up my spot on my couch. I’ve established the rules for how this is going to go, but as time passes and she opens up, I find it’s becoming harder and harder not to break them.
Lily Kent
If I know one thing for certain, I’m never dating another football player again.
After walking away from a very long and expired relationship, I needed a place to stay to plan out my life. My new life. I can work anywhere, so when my brother suggests crashing with his best friend Tyler, I say,”Yes.” Who doesn’t love palm trees, sunshine, and an attractive roommate? Tyler is the definition of tall, dark, and handsome, but the best part is he’s also kind. He makes me feel grounded when everything else feels upside down. He makes me feel things I wasn’t expecting. I know I said no more athletes, but in those moments when his hand grazes my back or when he makes me laugh, I wonder about my plans. Maybe I should change them, maybe we should, after all, fate did lead me to his door.
The continuation of International bestselling author Maggie Cole’s highly-received secret society, drenched in dark undertones, next-generation Mafia series about two enemy lovers never meant to be together until one action catapulted their arranged marriage. Now, Fiona O’Malley and Kirill Petrov will have to let go of their preconceived notions, emotional scars, and everything they knew to be true about themselves.
My brother arranged for me to marry a stranger, one marked with a diagonal scar across his face and a tattoo necklace on his hand.
Neither disgusts me. They also aren’t what scares me.
Kirill Petrov’s a sworn enemy of our family and King of the Underworld. A towering man with darkness in his gaze, an unspoken promise of what he’ll do to me, and something so deep in his expression it hurts my heart.
Yet the blaze of his allure only grows hotter, singing, until I can’t resist him any longer… until I’m his Queen wearing his necklace night after night, staring at the beast inside his soul.
If I could, I’d kill that beast until the world saw my husband as the man I see—the man I love.
Except I give him my heart before I learn the full truth. And once you see the unforgettable, how can you go back? How can you forgive your husband for sins that aren’t his, yet he’s tied to? Especially when the people you love got hurt in the most vile of ways?
Bride by Coronation is a standalone novel with interconnected characters and book two of The Underworld series. This dark, secret society, Mafia, enemies to lovers, forbidden, arranged marriage, and emotional scars novel is not meant for the faint of heart. Expect violence, taboo, and graphic scenes.
LK Farlow (A.K.A Kate) is a small town girl with a love for words. She’s been writing stories for as long she can remember. A Southern girl through and through, Kate resides in beautiful, sunny LA—that’s Lower Alabama, y’all—with her amazing husband and four rambunctious children. When she’s not writing, you can find her snuggled up on the couch watching car shows while she crochets or with her nose in a book.
I used to believe in happily ever afters, until the man my mother married stripped away my innocence, piece by piece.
For years, he kept me completely isolated, locked away and out of sight. If not for my diary, I’m not sure I would have survived his torment.
But when two pink lines turn my world upside down, I know it’s now or never—I have to escape before the monster down the hall learns my secret and destroys my only reason for living.
Alone and on the run, help comes from the last place I’d ever expect—his son.
Atlas swears he’s nothing like his father. He says he only wants to protect me and my unborn baby.
Slowly but surely, he earns my trust and begins stitching me back together again, and before I know it, I find myself falling for him.
But no matter how much he feels like home, I can’t shake the fear of what will happen if his father finds me. Because no amount of paper and ink will shield me from the past… or him.
HIS TO SAVE is the first standalone in the all new Lake Fortune series. If you enjoy small-town suspense, an over the top protective hero who will do anything for his woman, a pregnant heroine running from her dangerous past, a slight age gap, a slow burn romance brimming with all of the feels, and a guaranteed HEA, pre-order your copy today!
Nora’s childhood and innocence was taken away by what she has endured at the hands of her stepfather. She didn’t know to escape but now that there isn’t just herself to consider she knows she needs to find a way. Sending her diary that chronicled her innermost thoughts and experiences and sending it to her stepbrother is her last hope.
When Atlas reads what Nora has experienced his only thought is to protect her. Finding her was the first step but now he is determined to keep her safe from his father and help her heal from what she has been through by giving her the support to find the woman she is destined to be.
The characters of Nora and Atlas are captivating, and their journey was compelling. Full of emotions and some suspense as you will feel for what Nora continues to go through while Atlas shows her that she is no longer alone.
The witches are gone. The inn is open. Peace and quiet? Yeah, right.
Brigid Donovan’s battle with the witches is finally over. Her new supernatural bed and breakfast is open for business, and she’s ready to embrace her new life as a low-key small business owner.
But peace never lasts—especially when there’s a power vacuum calling out to every ambitious supernatural in the region. Brigid doesn’t care who claims the territory… as long as they leave her out of it. Unfortunately, that’s not part of their plan.
To make matters worse, someone decided to drop off their unwanted poltergeist in her newly opened inn. Because obviously that’s what she needed right now.
With Mr. Mittens the ever-grumpy protector, her magical allies, and a fiercely loyal friend group, Brigid’s doing her best to keep things from falling apart.
Can she keep the inn afloat—and keep her head above water? Only time will tell.
A steamy, grumpy/sunshine billionaire romance from Amazon Top 50 bestselling author Jaine Diamond.
When billionaire Harlan Vance blackmails me into being his fake date, I know I’m in trouble.
He’s a grump. A control freak. A gorgeous liar. And unfortunately… my new boss.
They say he hates everyone. That he’s cold as ice. But the way he looks at me could burn a city down.
He touches me like he’s already claimed every inch of my body. And when he kisses me, I forget every rule I’m supposed to follow.
I can’t afford to fall for a man who could cost me my job. But I might already be in too deep. He says he’ll protect me, that no one touches what’s his. But with Harlan, everything is secrets and lies.
And the closer I get to the truth behind his lies, the more I realize— He’s not in control. He’s obsessed. And I’m about to find out just how deep his obsession goes.
✔ Billionaire ✔ Obsessed Hero ✔ Alphahole Boss ✔ Grumpy/Sunshine ✔ He Hates Everyone But Her ✔ Secrets and Lies ✔ Family Saga / Black Sheep ✔ Standalone
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She’s his best friend’s little sister and he’s a wounded warrior with a terrible secret about her brother.
The blast that killed my best friend, Jake, also ended my career as a Navy SEAL.
I’m left unable to speak and lusting after my speech therapist. Who also happens to be Jake’s little sister.
Grief is hard on Avery and I’m here for her however she needs me.
If it’s release she needs, that’s what I’ll give her.
As long as she doesn’t ask me to stay. It’s the one thing this orphan doesn’t know how to do. And Avery deserves better than a scarred veteran who can’t speak.
Besides, if Avery knew the classified information from our final mission, she wouldn’t want anything to do with me.
A SEAL’s Heart is an emotional romance featuring a wounded hero and the curvy woman who heals his heart.
From USA Today best selling author, Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole, comes an electrifying small town MC, grumpy/sunshine, enemies to lovers romance.
Quinn Two things happened on my thirteenth birthday. My older sister went missing. And I told Smoke Callahan, the Iron Outlaws Road Captain, that it was his fault she was gone. Fourteen years later, I still hate him. But hate doesn’t keep me safe when the Bratva sets its sights on me. I need protection. The kind only a ruthless, broken man like Smoke can provide. So I make him an offer. I’ll help him recover from the burns that nearly cost him his life. In return, he keeps me breathing. It should be simple. It isn’t. Because the more time I spend in his orbit, the more I see the man behind the scars. The one who carries a past as heavy as mine. And when he looks at me, it’s not hatred I see in his dark eyes anymore. It’s something far more dangerous.
Smoke Quinn Moran was just a kid when she came at me, fists flying, blaming me for her sister’s disappearance. I let her. I deserved it. Now she’s all grown up—sharp-tongued, stubborn as hell, and standing in my cabin, asking for my protection. I should say no. I should send her away. But I don’t. Because even if she still hates me, I’ll kill anyone who tries to hurt her. Even if it means she learns the truth. Even if it means she never forgives me. Because she was never meant to be mine. But that won’t stop me from taking her.
🏍️MC Romance 🔥Slow-burn enemies to lovers 🧁Injured smoke jumper and sassy baker 💔He was her missing sister’s boyfriend 🥵Age gap tension & sexual awakening 🧨Heavy angst & emotional wounds 😭Life-ruining, heart-stopping romance
🏍️Review🏍️ The disappearance of her sister when she was a teenager and the devastation it left behind changed Quinn’s life. Even though she knows that Smoke, her sister’s boyfriend wasn’t responsible, that doesn’t mean that his lifestyle didn’t play a part. She never wanted to see him again but when her life and the business she owns are in jeopardy she believes that he might just be the one man who can help.
Smoke is trying to heal from recent events at his job which have left him wondering what happens next. He thinks the last thing he needs is for the woman who shares a painful part of his past to need his help. He can’t turn her away however he soon realizes that despite the circumstances that brought them together it might just be the best thing to ever happen to him.
Quinn and Smoke must not only overcome their difficult past but the danger in the present as they take us on an action-packed adventure filled with steam and suspense.
Retired fencing Olympian Hugo De la Vega lives a quiet life in Olive Township. He has his friends, his olive orchard, and a recurring daydream about what he would say to his father’s murderer if given the chance to look him in the eyes.
True crime podcaster Mallory Hawkins arrives in the eclectic small desert town with one purpose: to investigate Hugo’s father’s unsolved murder from twenty years ago.
A chance meeting at a sandwich shop has Hugo harmlessly flirting with Mallory, until he realizes she’s the stubborn woman who has been hounding him for months. Hugo’s swift and emphatic refusal to support her investigation forces Mallory to reveal her personal connection to the case.
Now Hugo is spending time with the woman whose emails he once deleted. She’s witty, eternally curious, and pregnant. Finding this out should make it easier for Hugo to deny the magnetic pull he feels toward her, but it has the opposite effect.
When a situation threatens Mallory and her baby’s safety, Hugo finds himself moving her into his house at the orchard. Now they’re splitting time between a search for justice and fighting their mutual attraction… until a middle of the night encounter in the kitchen has them taking their relationship from professional to personal.
With each passing day, Hugo gets closer to laying it all out on the line for Mallory.
As long as the killer doesn’t get to her first.
*Hugo is the second in a four-book contemporary romance series inspired by the film The Princess Bride. Expect swoon, sass, spice, and happily ever afters.
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A sexy, rock star, marriage of convenience romance by New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg.
Jase Gizmodo is the wild card of the world-famous band BENT. He drums like a legend, lives like a rebel, and attracts headlines like a magnet. But when his recklessness causes a no-nonsense judge to threaten the band’s upcoming international tour, he needs a quick fix—and proof that he’s settling down might just do the trick.
Enter Hendrix Wright. Cookie queen. Small business owner. And barely hanging on. Her dream bakery is on the brink of closing its doors thanks to her ex’s betrayal, and she needs a miracle. Who knew a chance meeting with a charming, enigmatic, and incredibly sexy stranger in a coffee shop would change all that?
So when that stranger, Jase, offers her a deal—a temporary marriage for the cameras in exchange for the money to save her bakery—Hendrix should run. Fast. But instead, she finds that the more time they spend faking wedded bliss, the more real their chemistry feels.
Because falling for a rockstar was never part of the plan.
But surrendering? That might be the sweetest risk of all.
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