Karla Sorensen is an Amazon top 10 bestselling author who refuses to read or write anything without a happily ever after. When she’s not devouring Dramione fan fiction or avoiding the laundry, you can find her binding books, and watching football (British & American) or HGTV. With a degree in Advertising and Public Relations from Grand Valley State University, she made her living in senior healthcare prior to writing full-time. Karla lives in Michigan with her husband, two boys and a big, shaggy rescue dog named Bear.
Who forgets marrying a football player? Me, apparently. Turns out countless shots and a bad breakup lead to questionable decision making. But waking up in Vegas with a ring on my finger beside a hot, naked man is hard to ignore. I married Parker Wilder. Thanks to our quickie nuptials, Iโll get my inheritance, and heโll get his family and their well-intentioned meddling off his back.
Forgetting the wedding was the easy part. Being married to him is a whole different story. Parker is too โฆ everything. Chiseled by the gods good-looking. A heartbreaking kind of broody. The kind of man you know will wreck you for all others. Good thing this is all pretend. And oh, how we pretend. We pretend ourselves right into me ripping the clothes off his body.
Itโs all fun and fake marriage until the day he gets a knock on the door with the surprise of a lifetime. Until the bomb goes off and weโre left to pick up the pieces. Until the pretending stops and weโre left with only one question: was any of it real?
Itโs my senior year at the Asylum. After this, itโs either college or padded walls for life.
They say fake it until you make it, and Iโve gotten really good at faking it.
Well, I was really good, until she came along.
A blonde transfer student with a sharp tongue and a superiority complex makes me want to see her insides.
They call me a sociopath, a maniac, unbalanced.
But here, I am king.
Repent your sins and beg forgiveness, baby girl.
Prayers wonโt save you from me.
โ Avery โ
I never expected my parents to deliver me to this hellscape.
They want this place to cure me, to make me into a good girl, to save me from starvation.
An arrogant creep with dead eyes made me his target instead.
Heโs sick and twisted, and Iโm tired of his games.
He says heโll stop if I go with him to the basement, to the place forbidden and kept under lock and key.
Everyone knows, though, you donโt go down there and come out alive.
Author’s Note: Wicked Vile King is recommended for those 18+. It features mature themes including, but not limited to, an explosive heat level, bullying, and, like my other novels, struggles with mental illness.
Narrated by: Shane East, CJ Mission, Desireรฉ Ketchum
Releasing: January 23, 2025
From Wall Street Journal best-selling author Giana Darling comes an MMF romance between an Italian chauffeur dreaming of stardom and the power couple who offer him the deal of a lifetime…
Everyone in Naples told me I was tall, dark, and handsome. An Italian with golden eyes made for fame on the silver screen, even when I was just the young patriarch of my broken, scattered family.
I may have beauty and talent, but opportunities are scarce in the theatre and film industry.
That is, until I become chauffeur to the lovely and glamorous Savannah Meyers, wife to one of the most revered actors in England.
She notices meโฆin more ways than one.
Before I can check my impulses, I find myself falling for Savannah and her promises.
Only, instead of enraging her husband, Adam Meyers, they approach me to make a very scandalous proposition.
Live with them as their lover, and they will make all of my wildest dreams come true.
Giana Darling is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Top 40 Bestselling Canadian romance writer who specializes in the taboo and angsty side of love and romance. She currently lives in beautiful British Columbia where she spends time riding on the back of her man’s bike, baking pies, and reading snuggled up with her cat, Persephone, and Golden Retriever, Romeo.
Celebrate like itโs midnight on New Yearโs Eve.
That last stroke on the last hour of the last day has magic in it.
Sounds like a fairytale, doesnโt it?
Iโll tell you another secret.
Itโs not.
Find out more in this spicy collection containing exciting stories from USA Today best-selling and award-winning romance authors curated by The New Romance Cafรฉ.
โจEXCERPT: FORBIDDEN DREAMS by @natashamauthor releasing January 3rd!Grab it at your favorite book vendor as it will be exclusive to KU on release day!
Listening to her tell her story of the hell she endured over the past years leaves me speechless. It also leaves me so fucking angry. โI just want to be free of them.โ The desperation in her voice cuts me to my core.
I vow to do whatever is in my power to make that happen for her. โHarmony,โ I say her name as if Iโve said it my whole life, as if I was born to say her name. Pushing her hair behind her ear, I then trail my finger from her ear to her collarbone. Trailing my fingertip down the side of her neck. โHarmony.โ It sounds like a plea more than anything else. When my finger gets to her collarbone, my head leans forward, placing a kiss on her neck, right under the hinge of her jaw. The feel of her heart beating as fast as mine makes me kiss her again softly. Her hand comes up to my cheek. My cheek now rubs with hers as we move our faces so our mouths meet. The kiss is soft, the need to pull her into my lap and bury my hands in her hair and kiss the ever-loving shit out of her is more than my need for my next breath. Her tongue slides into my mouth for a split second, and I feel more alive than I have in my entire life. The need to taste her fills me. The need to take her makes my body come alive. The need to have her and only her is something Iโve never known I needed, and I havenโt even had her.
โI canโt do this,โ she murmurs. My heart sinks to my stomach as I move away from her. โI canโt drag you into this.โ She gets up to stand, my hand falling from her, and the cool air hitting where it was just resting on her warm skin. โI refuse for them to take anything more from you.โ
Part of Nataliaโs training as a Royal Protector included serving with the Marines for six months . She has been trying to deny her feelings for Ryan, her commanding officer, and it is only when her time comes to an end that they act on them. She returns to Limaji to serve the royal family however when she learns that has been injured, she needs to see him.
Ryan has devoted his life to serving his country, but Natalia has him questioning his future. After being rescued he finds himself staying at the palace while he heals but not only do they find themselves trying to find out what they mean to each other but that the danger is far from over.
Ryan and Nataliaโs journey isnโt only about healing physically but emotionally as well as they have both been through traumatic circumstances but with the help of friends and family they find their way back to each other.
Meet Kat Mizera:
USA TODAY Bestselling Author Kat Mizera was born in Miami Beach with a healthy dose of Wanderlust. She’s lived from coast to coast, and everywhere in between, but home is wherever her family is. A devoted mom and wife to her wonderful and supportive husband (Kevin) and two amazing boys (Nick and Max), Kat loves to travel the globe with her adventurous, hockey loving family. Greece is at the top of that list. She hopes to one day retire there, spending her days writing books on the beach.
Kat is former freelance sports writer who now writes steamy hockey romance about her favorite fictional teams, the Las Vegas Sidewinders and the Lauderdale Knights. The library of novels she’s penned also include sexy contemporary stories about baseball stars, alpha sex club owners, bodyguards, rock stars, and royalty. Regardless of genre, her books about bad boys with hearts of gold will steal your breath, rock your world and melt your heart.
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โจTEASER: SOMETIMES YOU FALL by @harlowjamesauthor is coming January 17th! This will be a simultaneous release in Audio with the amazing narrators Sebastian York and Samantha Brentmoor!
Itโs just my luck that I get pulled over by the grumpiest cop in the county on a day when Iโm already running late. Deputy Ashton Gannon looks like he stepped out of a catalog for broody lawmen, all sharp jawline and piercing eyes that could stop trafficโand my heart.
Then he runs my license, and Iโm hit with the news: Iโm a wanted woman.
Ashton
Patrolling someone elseโs beat is bad enough. Add in a little red car flying past me like the speed limit is a suggestion, and Iโm ready to ruin someoneโs day.
But then Emily Smith looks up at me, and suddenly, Iโm the one whoโs hit hard. Sheโs gorgeous, with her big (color) eyes and curves for days. But the badge doesnโt care about pretty faces, and when I run her license, I see she has a warrant for her arrest. Great.
Iโm a by-the-book kind of guy, but for her? Iโd throw the book out the window. She might be flighty, and I might be too serious, but I canโt let her slip through my fingers. Not now. Not ever.
DEEP BENEATH THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO, a murder victim is dumped at an archaeological dig. A note pinned to his shirt warns we will bury you.
The question is, who is you?
Desperate to learn what happened–and what might happen next–investigators bring in forensic geologists Cassie Oldfield and Walter Shaws. They have a reputation for reading the rocks with an X-ray eye, and unlocking a case.
The key to this case is finding out where the victim took his final steps. Tracking mud from his boots, the geologists follow the mineral trail to a startling site at the city’s wild edge.
As they rush to learn the connection between this unlikely place and the dig on the other side of the city, they unearth the meaning of we will bury you.
Word by alarming word.
โข All books in the series are standalone novels and can be enjoyed in any order.
๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ (Castleton University Book 2) by Jennifer Chipman releases on January 10th, 2025! Check out this teaser!
All my life, Iโd been dreaming of two things: shining in the spotlight on stage and falling in love. When I landed the lead part in the spring musical junior year, it felt like everything was falling into place. Especially when my childhood best friend came waltzing back into my life. Only, heโd gone from a scrawny pre-teen to a handsome athlete, and it was hard to take my eyes off of him.
Especially when he ended up as my co-lead for the musical. But our friendship meant too much to me to risk. I wasnโt sure my heart could survive losing him again.
Parker
Transferring to Castleton University for my senior year was my chance to start over and focus on lacrosse and getting my degree. What I didnโt expect when my teammates dragged me to a party was finding the girl of my dreams… also known as my childhood best friend.
I was supposed to be focusing on lacrosse. Not volunteering to be the lead in the musical with her. Or fake dating her.
Except for when I saw her in my jersey, smiling just for me, I had a hard time remembering why this was supposed to be fake.
Which was why I intended to prove that I was the happy ending sheโd always dreamed of.
They think my greatest gift is my ability on the ice. But theyโre wrong.
Iโve been hailed as the guy who has it all when it comes to hockey. Powerful people have invested their time and money, determined to turn my potential into their reality.
The most influential of those people? Graham Jenkinsโformer NHL player and the General Manager of the Dallas Destroyers. The second he set eyes on me in the little leagues, he piled all his resources into my success. And when the Destroyers were awarded the first-round draft pick, he didnโt hesitate to snap me up.
He thought I was the golden boy, the star that would make his team as successful as his playing career. Only I wasnโt. Instead of unleashing my potential in front of the goal, he discovered my real talentโsecrets.
And I have many that I will never share. One for every scar disguised beneath the tattoos painting my body, along with the childhood memories either buried deep inside my broken mind or drowned out by empty bottles lining my kitchen counter.
Thereโs only one secret I wish I didnโt have to keep. Sheโs also the addiction I know Iโll never kick. A detox my heart could never survive since it only beats for her. And even years after we were torn apart, my fixation hasnโt changed. Although neither have our circumstancesโIโm still the broken boy, suffocated with trauma. And sheโs still Mia Jenkins, the good girl, and daughter of the man who offered me everything except his blessing to date her.
But one thing about addiction? It never seeks permission.
TW include: Abusive parents, domestic violence, substance abuse, off page child loss (not involving the main characters) mental health rep namely PTSD, off page discussion of self harm.
I wear my emotions on my tattoo-covered sleeve, I say all the wrong things and I revel in pissing off a certain redhead far more than I should. In other words, Iโm the last person the court would choose to parent any child, let alone three of them.
Yet being their father is all I want.
So when the woman I love to hate offers to help make all my dreams come true, I jump at the chance. Marrying Ava is a convenient solution: sheโs my kids favorite person and the court will absolutely approve of the woman who runs the biggest charity in Boston.
But there is nothing convenient about the way I feel when she fights with me, or when we kiss. And Iโm not sure which I enjoy more.
This marriage may have a time limit but Iโm beginning to think Iโd like to keep my wife. Sheโll probably fight me on it, but as they say, allโs fair in love and war.
โจTEASER: FORBIDDEN DREAMS by @natashamauthor releasing January 3rd!Grab it at your favorite book vendor as it will be exclusive to KU on release day!
โก public displays of โsheโs mine, and Iโll burn the world down for herโ
โก unhinged hockey friend group
โก girl group bonding
โก poor girl/rich boy
โก tracks her without her knowledge
โก only soft for her
โก he falls first
โก touch her/ look at/ breathe near her and literally die
โก virgin FMC & MMC
โก somno w/ prior consent
โก birth control refusal/tampering
โก mirror play
โก s*xting
โก co*kwarming
โก no third act break up
โก no other woman drama
If he canโt have her, no one can. Hayden Lockwood harbors a dark obsession with Madison Caldwell. The brooding hockey captain’s unhinged infatuation began the instant he laid eyes on the most untouchable girl on campus. The night his mother and her father were found slain amidst their affair, Hayden couldnโt tear his eyes away from the girl who didnโt shed a single tear. Haydenโs fixation on Madison deepens as he watches her every move, intervening at every imposing threat and sabotaging any potential suitor.
Madison canโt avoid the hothead hockey player when their surviving parents find comfort in each other and decide to marry. As their parentsโ wedding approaches, a violent attack on campus forces Hayden and Madison to make life-altering choices. When someone threatens to expose the dark secrets of their elite circle, Hayden is forced to reveal just how obsessed he is with Madison, and how far heโs willing to go to protect her.
Kings of Castlebrook are elite hockey legacies born to cause trouble on and off the ice. Please read Pucking Obsessed with caution as it contains dark themes, and please note that this book is not enemies to lovers and there is no malice between the main characters.
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