All I’ve ever dreamed of is revenge. It’s how I survived the darkest parts of my childhood. The parts I’ve confessed to only one man. Then, I find out he’s the one who slayed my real-life bogeyman. Now all I dream of is him.
My best friend’s father. Forbidden. Nefarious.
A fact that fails to stifle my desire for him. But, when I attempt to breach his impenetrable heart, he unknowingly pushes me into the clutches of an evil I was unprepared for.
She’s untouchable, even for me. The girl has dealt with enough in her life without me adding to it. Once her demon-slayer, she’s now demanding more from me. As much as I ache to give in to her delicious touch, I can’t. No matter how loud the inferno inside me roars for her.
My daughter’s best friend. Illicit. Taboo.
It’s not enough to keep my needy stare from her body when she’s near. Then, I make the mistake of shutting her out. Now, I must help her claw her way out of the hell I threw her into.
Genre/Tropes: Dark Romance; Brothers Friends; Forbidden Love; Opposites Attract; Touch her and die
Release Date: April 5, 2025
He gets addicted to things to easily…and I’m no exception.
Ford Ivanov follows the rules.
I was born to break them.
A single scandalous moment turns into a year of lies, stolen kisses behind closed doors, and whispered promises in the night.
Sneaking around with my brother’s friend is forbidden. Because where I come from, love isn’t just dangerous. It’s deadly. The lies are unraveling. And in a world where love is a weakness, we’re about to find out just how strong we really are.
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Billie was born and raised in a mafia family who are determined to shelter her from everyone and everything. Ford is not only friends with her brother but works for him as well and he takes his job seriously when it comes to sheltering her from men or at least every man but himself.
Ford finds himself conflicted between his love for Billie and his loyalty to her brother. In his head he knows that keeping his distance from her would be the best decision, but his heart doesn’t agree and it is only a matter of time before his two worlds are about to collide.
Secrets, suspense, and all steam all combine into a compelling story these two star crossed lovers must decide if what they have is worth fighting for.
USA Today Best Selling Author T.L. Smith loves to write her characters with flaws so beautiful and dark you can’t turn away. Her books have been translated into several languages. If you don’t catch up with her in her home state of Queensland, Australia you can usually find her travelling the world, either sitting on a beach in Bali or exploring Alcatraz in San Francisco or walking the streets of New York.
Australian Author, Kia Carrington-Russell is known for her recognizable style of kick a$$ heroines, fast-paced action, enemies to lovers and romance that dances from light to dark in multiple genres including Fantasy, Dark and Contemporary Romance.
Obsessed with all things coffee, food and travel, Kia is always seeking out her next adventure internationally. Now back in her home country of Australia, she takes her Cavoodle, Sia along morning walks on beautiful coastline beaches, building worlds in the sea breezes and contemplating which deliciously haunting story to write next.
“I’ll be at your office in seven hours.” I disconnect, look at the time, and wonder what the fuck to do, but I know I have to call him. I pull up his number as I rush around my closet, grabbing a bag.
He answers after three rings, “Yeah?” His voice is filled with sleep.
“Charlie.” The way I say his name is with sheer panic in my voice. “Something happened.”
I can hear him moving on his side of the phone. “Where are you?”
“My house,” I tell him, and then my legs give out on me, and I’m on my knees.
“I’ll be there in two.” He disconnects, and the phone drops from my hands as my head hangs, then spins. I swear I feel like I’m going to be sick. I barely make it to the bathroom, just in time for the whiskey to make its way back up. The front door opens and slams shut at the same time I’m at my sink rinsing out my mouth.
“Emmett!” he shouts my name, tearing through the house to get to me. “Emmett,” he calls one more time before he finds me.
“Jesus, what the fuck?” he swears. I look at him, seeing him wearing jeans and that’s it. No shoes, no shirt.
“I have to go to Barrowhaven,” I tell him, cupping my hands under the cold water and splashing my face. “I have to go now. But I can’t drive.”
“Okay,” he replies, “I can take you.” He agrees without a second thought even though he has no idea what the reason is. “Can I ask why?”
I turn the water off, take a deep inhale, and look at him. “I have to go and get my daughter.” Words I never envisioned myself saying. Words that sound unreal, even to my ears.
“I’m sorry, what?” he says, his tone as shocked as his face.#natashamadison #dreamseries #smalltownromance #spicyromance #bookstagram #booktok @theauthor.agency
They agreed on three months… but neither expected to fall.
Alex Sebring is a former professional rugby star—and a man with nothing left to prove. Fame, fortune, and adoration were once his everyday normal… until injury ripped him from the game and the headlines turned brutal. Now, he lives in quiet exile.
No press. No relationships. No complications.
He’s content to lick his wounds in peace.
Until her.
Magnolia Steel is in Australia on a three-month work assignment. Just career focus… and maybe a little fun on the side. She never expects to connect with a stranger from behind a wall in a blind-dating suite. No faces. No names. Just voices—and something that feels dangerously real.
At the urging of his best friends, Jack and Laurelyn McLachlan, Alex proposes a deal: three months together, no expectations, no labels. But what begins as a simple arrangement turns into something far more complicated when hearts get involved.
They promised it would end when she left. But what if walking away is the one thing neither of them can do?
Sound familiar? Your favorite Australian caveman and his American girl return—a decade later—with a fresh twist on the love story that started it all.
Georgia Cates is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author—and a former labor and delivery nurse who now delivers swoony love stories instead of babies. A lifelong reader and proud cat wrangler of three, she writes romance with heart, heat, and a dash of Southern charm. Originally from rural Mississippi, she’s married to her best friend and is the proud mom of two amazing daughters.
A sexy, accidental pregnancy, one night stand, sports romance from bestselling author, Lulu Moore
My name is Tanner Simpson and I’m gonna be a father.
I never intended for it to happen, but one thing led to another and now Millie Robinson and I are connected for life.
I have no problem with this as she’s the woman of my dreams and her being the future mother of my child is the icing on the cake.
There’s just one small snag.
She can’t stand me.
Shocking, I know, but nevertheless a problem I must solve, preferably before the baby arrives.
So when she needs a new place to live, an opportunity presents itself for Millie to become my neighbor.
When I’m not on the road fighting for a spot in the post season, I’m with Millie morning, noon and night. She wants ice-cream, I’m getting it. Chocolate brownies, no problem.
Navigating impending fatherhood is nothing compared to convincing Millie to take a chance on me. On Us.
She’s been my Home Run since the first day I laid eyes on her.
Now I need to prove to her I’m as lovable as everyone says I am, and the one she needs around forever.
Lulu started writing by accident, and somehow found herself stuck in a fictional world of ice hockey, baseball and billionaires. A world she has no plans to leave. She’s the creator of The New York Players Series, The Tuesday Club Series, and The New York Lions – the worst team in the M.L.B.
More recently she’s ventured across the Atlantic to where her latest novel is set – the beautiful cities of Oxford and Cambridge, and the annual rowing showdown on the River Thames.
She’s a big fan of strong heroines, because those fierce alphas need someone to keep them in check. You’ll find her navigating her way through Romance Land one HEA at a time, and trying to figure out the latest social media platform she needs to post to.
Thanks for joining me for a cocktail and some girl talk. I live the dream in my own slice of paradise where I get to enjoy colorful sunsets from my rocking chair while I’m working. I have my very own romance hero with Mr. Rose and there’s more than a few little rose buds running around. A couple aren’t so little anymore! We keep things interesting with cats and a dog and the critters that roam though the yard (fingers crossed the mountain lions stay away).
From USA Today bestselling author JD Hollyfield comes a sizzling, rule-breaking romance that will leave you breathless.
When Georgia receives the opportunity of a lifetime—an internship alongside her boyfriend for the summer—she never expects to be swept into an illicit affair with the one person she should avoid: his father.
In a whirlwind of family secrets, undeniable chemistry, and steamy passion, Georgia finds herself caught between a love that defies logic and the dangerous consequences of betrayal in this age-gap, forbidden romance that pushes every boundary.
Is their connection enough to withstand the explosion when the truth comes out, or will they burn in the embers?
This novel may contain triggers. Don’t say you weren’t warned…
❤️Review❤️ Georgia thought she had her summer all planned out with included working with her boyfriend at his father’s company. She didn’t expect that it would include breaking up with him and still having to work and spend the summer with him and that was before the added complexity of her attraction to his silver fox father.
Jackson is a successful businessman who acknowledges that he could have been a better father but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t want to repair the relationship. Getting involved with Georgia isn’t likely to help that situation, but will his head be able to overrule his heart.
There are multiple reasons why Georgia and Jackson shouldn’t be together however the heat between them is undeniable and the intrigue part of the story only makes it more enticing.
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.
There’s a long list of reasons why I shouldn’t crush on the sexy firefighter.
Logan Murray is not only my brother’s teammate, he’s more than ten years older than me and seems to curse my very existence. I shouldn’t care but I do.
Oh, and did I mention I’m now the nanny to his twin daughters? I need this job and I can’t risk messing it up.
But the more time I spend with the single dad makes me think that his growly exterior might just be hiding something more.
I’ve always been taught not to play with fire. But for him, it might be worth the burn.
Two men. One heart. And a choice that will change everything.
Elizabeth
I thought I was finally piecing my life back together. Then one mistake shattered everything I’d fought so hard to rebuild. I hurt the man I swore I’d love forever. I broke the promises I made to the people who mattered most. And when my world fell apart, I ran—to the only man who could help me: Fallon Montgomery.
Fallon was supposed to be my sanctuary, my shelter from the storm. But he carried shadows of his own, secrets darker than I ever imagined. As the truth unraveled, I was left wondering—could my story ever have a happy ending? Or was I doomed to lose everything all over again?
Fallon
Elizabeth had always been my obsession. My weakness. The one woman I could never have. When her life shattered, she came to me. But she didn’t know I was hiding the one truth that could destroy her.
She thought I was her savior. She didn’t realize I was the villain in her love story.
Broken Butterfly, the heart-wrenching third installment of the Fallen Brook series, delivers a tempest of angst, passion, and devastating choices. Dive into this unflinching tale of love, but be prepared—nothing will ever be the same.
“This book…this series…it will keep hold of me for a lifetime.” – Bookend Gal Book Blog
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.
Tyler Falcon is protective, flirtatious…and frustratingly responsible. We almost did something reckless when he found me alone in my wedding dress, and I blurted out all the things I’d never truly experienced.
Now, the sexy single dad is saving me again with a job I desperately need—and a promise to never mention The Night of 1001 Confessions.
I live in his house. Take care of his kids. Pretend I don’t notice his heated gaze lingering on me after they fall asleep.
Until one night, the tension snaps.
Now we have a deal. Five lessons in seduction. No strings attached.
But he’s not just good in bed. He spoils me with thoughtful gifts and supports my dreams. For the first time, I feel like I belong.
Except…this was never meant to last. I’m his employee. He has kids to protect. And neither of us can afford to make a mistake.
The more nights we spend tangled up together though, the harder it is to pretend it’s just physical. Because I’m not only falling for my boss—I’m falling for the man whose kids have stolen my heart.
Tropes: single dad/nanny, runaway bride, forced proximity, spicy lessons, she’s his daughter’s skating coach, confession of all secrets, love notes, found family
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.
P. Rayne has revealed the cover for Ruining Hattie!
Releasing: July 17, 2025
Cover Designer and Photographer: Regina Wamba
A man with no limits is the most dangerous kind of threat.
When Trent Clarke caught me picking pockets at eleven, he didn’t turn me in. Instead, he took me under his wing and taught me that in this world, you take what you want and never look back.
He might have shaped me, but I built my empire of the most successful string of strip clubs on the West Coast.
Now that I have everything, it’s time to track down my deadbeat mother and remind her who she left behind. That is if the drugs didn’t kill her already.
But I don’t find the worn-down shell of the woman I remember. Instead, she has all the things she never managed to give me—the white picket fence, a family dog, even church on Sunday mornings.
The real kicker? She replaced me and raised the perfect daughter with all the care and love she never gave me.
A twisted need for revenge roars to life inside me, and I aim it at my mother’s precious stepdaughter—sweet, sheltered Hattie Sinclair.
At first, it’s purely about vengeance, pulling Hattie into the darkness to watch her innocence unravel piece by piece. But she becomes something more. Something dangerous. Something I can’t resist.
There was a girl in the corner. She saw what they did to me and I saw what they did to her. Except when the lights were off and when they put us in confinement. I was 16 and I don’t know how old she was. We couldn’t talk; we couldn’t even look at each other. That would lead to punishment. I was punished a lot because I had to see if she was there. There were dozens of us and yet at night, it was only her that helped me sleep in that nightmare of a boarding school. They thought I was bad when they sent me there… little did they know the monster they created. I didn’t know her name, but I knew who ran the school. Years later and with blood on my hands, I got my revenge planned years ago when I was only a child. Then I found a name. Her name. If you thought they fucked me up, you should see what happened to her. My angel.
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Meet Willow Winters:
I started writing after having my little girl, Evie, December of 2015. All during my pregnancy with her I read. I only wanted to read romance novels and I read everything I could get my hands on. I would read a book a day — sometimes two. In January I was staying up late with her and just thinking of all these stories. They came to me constantly. I finally sat down and just started writing. I always wanted to do it so I figured, why not?
I never thought I would reach this point of success to be honest. It’s insane to me that I have connected with so many readers.
And I love each and every one of them for all of their support. I’ll be honest, some days are HARD. I have my littles during the day and I write at night. Some days are just simply exhausting and then I hear from a reader and it motivates me to push through and keep writing. I couldn’t be more grateful for this wonderful career. For more information, visit https://www.willowwinterswrites.com/
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Amelia Wilde is a USA TODAY bestselling author of steamy contemporary romance and loves it a little too much. She lives in Michigan with her husband and daughters. She spends most of her time typing furiously on an iPad and appreciating the natural splendor of her home state from where she likes it best: inside.
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