GROUCH-ISH

L.B. Dunbar

Release Date: November 19

Meet L.B. Dunbar:

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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Blurb:

Let’s start here. The twelve days of Christmas are actually after the holiday.

And my dad, being the great guy he is, and the fire department’s battalion chief, signs up one of his rebellious firefighters for a retreat because of his bad behavior.

The guy is a total grouch.

But when the grumpy silver fox misses the bus for the adult redemption camp, Dad sticks him with me for twelve days.

Alone.

So, on the dozen days some mysterious true love—which I have yet to experience—should be bringing me gifts, like French hens and golden rings, I’m in charge of this firebird on our pear farm. Being the city man he is, he doesn’t have a clue how to can fruit, mend fences, or milk cows.

But he knows how to kiss . . .

Not that we should be doing such a thing. Only his silver beard is sexy, and his crooked smile kind of sweet. He has this alpha energy vibrating around his well-honed body but underneath the grumpy exterior is a man lonely for something more in his life, like me.

And instead of gifting each other random birds, leaping lords, and piping pipers, the gift we give one another is time . . . and our bodies.

But what about our hearts?

Maybe true love will strike after all.

A lot can happen in twelve days.


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In a new tradition from L.B. Dunbar comes another holiday hottie certain to heat up your holidays.

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🎄Review🎄
When Pear’s personal life is turned upside down, she decides to make changes professionally as well and where better than with her supportive father. The only problem is that he has plans so she finds herself spending time with Brock, one of his employees.

Brock is a firefighter who has drawn the ire of his boss and has been mandated to attend a retreat with him however he was late for the bus. He now finds himself staying with Pear doing odd jobs around his home but what was supposed to be discipline turns into a reward.

Both Pear and Brock are dealing with the emotional aftermath from their pasts, but I enjoyed seeing them opening up to each other and start to heal. Through the narrators you could feel the swoon factor of Brock as well as the strength and insecurities of Pear.

There is no fumble with this cover reveal of Heart of Thorns! Preorder the next book in the Shadow Valley University series by S. Massery & S.J. Sylvis Today! Coming December 27th!

As the number one quarterback in college football, my only dream is to make it to pro.

My richer-than-sin parents have a different goal.

Their plan is for me to score a trophy wife whose trust fund can hold its own against mine, then join the family empire after graduation. The latter half of that plan means giving up my dream of professional football. The first part means sitting through excruciating dates with girls who already have their wedding vows written.

In an attempt to free myself from one of my perpetual nightmares, I announce that I’m already in a serious, long-term relationship.

Which is a great excuse to get out of a date–if it were true.

To save the lie, I talk the intriguing campus black cat, Briar Hart, into pretending to be my girlfriend. She has a prickly heart, and she’s made it clear that she hates jocks.

But after I offer her something she can’t refuse, we’re suddenly faking our happily-ever-after to everyone.

If I’m not careful, I may start to believe it too.

About the Authors:

S. Massery:

S. Massery is a dark romance author who loves injecting a good dose of suspense into her stories. She lives in Western Massachusetts 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.

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S.J. Sylvis:

S.J. Sylvis is an Amazon top 50 and USA Today bestselling author who is best known for her angsty new adult romances. She currently resides in Arizona with her husband, two small kiddos, and dog. She is obsessed with coffee, becomes easily attached to fictional characters, and spends most of her evenings buried in a book!

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❄️Daughter’s best friend 

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⚾️Forbidden Romance

Control. That’s where I excel. 

Everything in my life is rigidly planned, nothing ever takes me by surprise, until her. 

Wren Jacobs.

I swear the woman was put on earth to drive me insane. She’s too young, too beautiful, my daughter’s best friend, and one of my best friend’s daughters. In other words, completely off limits.

And for one weekend she’s the art curator assigned to help me pick up my newest painting.

My only job is keep my hands off the forbidden woman almost twenty years my junior. Every whisper of daddy Wilson that falls from her lips drives me closer to forgetting my rules and realizing this nightmare might be the fantasy I need for the night.

Even if one night could be enough, will everyone finding out destroy it all?

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Dark Romance Fans, This one’s for you!

Contempt (Coastal Elite, Book 3) by Sam Mariano

Narrated by @allieshaeaudiobooks Theo Sinclair & Benjamin Sands

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Blurb:

I had a plan to get through senior year. Get good grades, stay busy with clubs, don’t forget to carve out time for Mom and Hannah, and most importantly, stay far, far away from Landon Atwater.

That plan collapsed at the end of summer when my mom announced her surprise engagement… to Landon’s father.

Now, I have to live with the jerk who has spent years tormenting me. At school, I could make sure we weren’t in the same classes and turn the other way if I saw him in the halls, but avoiding him gets a lot harder when I’m living in his seaside mansion.

Especially because he doesn’t want to be avoided.

Landon has always loved taunting and controlling me, but now he has the ultimate advantage and he’s not afraid to use it. Landon is the chaos machine that could blow up this newly minted family—and my mom’s chance at happiness—and, unfortunately for me, he knows I won’t let him.

I was prepared to be on my guard at school, but I didn’t plan to spend senior year avoiding capture in my own home.

Unfortunately, it seems Landon has a plan of his own.

And no lock on my bedroom door is going to keep him from accomplishing it.

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✨ Childhood friends to strangers to lovers

🎀 Inspired by Sleeping Beauty

Blurb to come!

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Laura Pavlov has revealed the gorgeous covers for Steal My Heart!

Releasing: January 9, 2025

Cover Design: Hang Le

Photography: Wander Aguiar

Models: Katie Condron & Ryland McDermott

A Small Town, Enemies to Lovers, Workplace, Standalone Romance from USA Today and Amazon #1 Bestselling Author, Laura Pavlov.

Henley Holloway is my boss’s daughter and I’ve been assigned to mentor her.

The problem is, I’m not looking to babysit anyone.

But I’m determined to make partner at the firm, and this is the final obstacle in my way.

So, I agree to take the little princess under my wing.

I’ll work her so hard, she’ll beg me to leave her alone.

But from the first day she walks into the office and spills scalding hot coffee on my chest—I’m intrigued.

She’s a Harvard grad.

Her work ethic rivals mine.

She’s witty and funny and beautiful all at the same time.

I don’t want to like her.

I have a hard and fast rule about relationships, and I will not break it with my boss’s daughter.

That’s a hard no.

But she’s everywhere I turn, and I can’t seem to get enough.

Weren’t rules meant to be broken anyway?

From the moment we cross the line—I’m done for.

Henley Holloway has seeped her way into my heart, one that I didn’t even know still worked.

But sometimes loving someone isn’t enough.

I’m living proof of that.

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Laura Pavlov writes sweet and sexy contemporary romance that will make you both laugh and cry. She is happily married to her college sweetheart, mom to two awesome almost-grown kids, and dog-whisperer to one temperamental yorkie and one wild bernedoodle. Laura resides in Las Vegas where she is living her own happily ever after. Be sure to sign up for updates on new releases. Laura loves to hear from readers!

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 ✩🔥✩ RELEASE BLITZ ✩🔥✩

Light My Fire

A Mental Health Charity Romance Collection 

by Romance Café Publishing

Collection Book 41

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Genre: Contemporary Romance

 

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Description:

Bonfire Night, Homecoming, Harvest Festivals, whatever the reason – ‘tis the season to sparkle.

Gather your nearest and dearest (or those who you wish were) close as we fan the flames in this collection of stories from USA Today best-selling and award-winning romance authors curated by The New Romance Café sure to warm your heart…and maybe other places.

All proceeds go to charity in the fight for mental health support. Our chosen charities for this anthology are Wounded Warrior and the International Mental Health Association.

 

 

Participating Authors:

Julie Halperson

Ryleigh Sloan

Chele MacCabe

L Mad Hildebrandt

Sharon Wray

Meg Napier

J. Keely Thrall

Fiona Fairhame

Cecelia Conway

T.S. Simons

Gabbi Grey

Cynthia Terelst

Sharon Michalove

Susanna Eastman

Shelby Gunter

Zoey Zane

Heather Scarlett

Alice Dashwood

Cara North

Anna Klein

Katina J Rose

Michelle Moncrieff

Niki Trento

Jewelz Baxter

Gabbi Powell

R.L. Merrill

Kat Long

Bonnie Poirier

Elaine Reed

Kelly Renway

 

 

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Hang out with like-minded readers and authors at different stages of their writing journey, in a diverse and inclusive group. 

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With a quiet, hungry hum, James kissed Callie again. “I missed you,” he murmured against her lips.

“I missed you, too,” she replied, wrapping her arms around his waist and pressing . her face into the soft flannel covering his chest. She breathed in his scent—a mix of woodsy aftershave and something spicy that made her mouth water. “Mmm, you smell good enough to eat.”

James chuckled, the sound rumbling through his chest and into her. “I like the way you think.” 

Callie pulled back just enough to look up at him, catching the glint in his eye. She flicked her eyes toward the living room to make sure Maura was too absorbed in setting up the movie to pay them any attention. “Oh yeah? You like the idea of me putting you in my mouth, James?” she whispered, her words laced with playful wickedness.

He groaned, his body reacting instantly. Callie felt his cock twitch against her belly, and she couldn’t help the satisfied smirk that tugged at her lips. “I take it that’s a yes?” 
“You,” he growled softly, “are going to be the death of me.”

Callie laughed, rubbing against him like a cat. “But what a way to go, right?”

James pulled her tight against his body and leaned in close, his breath hot against her ear as he whispered, “With your mouth wrapped around my cock? Yes, please. And thank you.” His hands tightened on her hips just as the sound of the movie starting in the other room interrupted them.
“Let’s table that thought,” Callie said with a wink, “until after Maura goes to bed. Then we can discuss all the dirty things I’m going to do to you.”

James groaned again, dropping his head back as if seeking strength from the ceiling. “You are a menace, woman,” he muttered, though his grin betrayed his words.

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The Mr. Right Checklist by Melissa Foster is now live!

A free-spirited proposal planner and a grumpy professor form a hilarious and unexpected situationship that just might lead to more in this steamy romantic comedy by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster.

Dog groomer and budding marriage-proposal planner Destiny Amor believes in true love and happily ever afters. Though it’s not in the stars for her yet–honestly, who can live up to the criteria on her Mr. Right Checklist?–she wants it for others. When Destiny’s first misguided attempt at romance concierge ends in disaster, she’s ready to call it quits, until the supposed groom-to-be steps in with a proposal of his own.

Ryan “Fletch” Fletcher, a divorced-and-never-going-there-again professor, needs to get his matchmaking family off his back, and the disorganized, too-in-love-with-love proposal planner is the perfect solution. He offers to help Destiny get her business on track, if she’ll play the part of his adoring girlfriend at his brother’s wedding.

A professional situationship with her grumpy dog-grooming client? Destiny adores his pup, and she could put up with him to get her business off the ground. With any luck, she might even get that chip about love off his shoulder.

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Meet Melissa Foster

Melissa Foster is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of more than 100 novels.  She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and women’s fiction with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic, always family oriented, and feature fiercely loyal heroes, smart, sassy heroines, and complex relatable issues. Melissa enjoys chatting with readers and book clubs. Send her an email invitation to your next event!

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📋Review📋

Destiny hasn’t let her past define but rather it has only reinforced her wanting to help others find love. She has come up with a unique business idea where she will help her clients plan their proposals however her first assignment didn’t turn out the way she planned. The one bright spot is that it brought Ryan into her life, and he has agreed to help her with her business if she will help him with a situation.

Ryan is a successful businessman who has decided that love and relationships aren’t for him. Even though the circumstances that brought Destiny into his life were less than ideal he comes up with an idea that will get them both what they want. What could possibly go wrong?

I loved these two together as even though they were opposites when it came to their views on love and their personalities, they are exactly what the other needs in their life. This is a touching romance that is filled with humor and so many feels as what started as an arrangement turns into so much more.