“Hex.” The way he says my name—steady, unflinching—hits me straight in the chest.
Like a quiet challenge.
Like he’s daring me to keep lying to him.
I look up, and for one stupid moment, I let myself feel it. The pull between us. The way the air thickens when we’re too close. The way his eyes are blue and unwavering. They make me feel seen and exposed all at once.
But then reality slams into me like a tidal wave.
Dane would never understand.
And Hudson? I don’t trust myself to let him in.
Not when the stakes feel this high.
“I can’t,” I whisper, stepping back. The space between us grows, but it doesn’t feel like enough. “I can’t do this.”
Hudson doesn’t move for a long second. He just watches me, his expression unreadable, and then he nods once.
“For now,” he says quietly, his voice carrying a weight I don’t want to unpack.
Then he turns and walks away, leaving me there.
Leaving me with the unshakable feeling that this isn’t over.
Because it isn’t.
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Kristen Proby has revealed the gorgeous cover for When We Break!
Releasing: May 8, 2025
From New York Times Bestselling author Kristen Proby comes When We Break, a small-town, cowboy, heroine in danger romance, set in Bitterroot Valley!
Beckett
I’ve seen the gorgeous redhead with the big black dog that never leaves her side around town. She’s impossible to miss with that lush red hair and perfect green eyes. But it’s when she opens her plump lips and the sound of Ireland comes out of her kissable mouth that I know I’m a goner. I know she’s the one for me and I’ll do whatever it takes to make Skyla Gallagher mine. I can be a patient man and all I want in the world is to worship every bit of her, inside and out.
Skyla
I moved to the lovely town of Bitterroot Valley, Montana because I needed a safe place. I
left my life in New York as a prima ballerina after an injury that I never fully healed from, and to escape the obsession of a madman. I adore this new community, but I must admit that Beckett Blackwell is the very best part. I love his kindness, his patience, and his thoughtfulness. But most of all, I can’t get enough of the way he worships my body, and then does everything he can to pamper me afterwards. Beckett is a drug that I’ve become addicted to. But will my stalker find me in Montana, ruining everything we’ve started together, before we have had our chance at forever?
Kristen Proby is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of over seventy published titles. She debuted in 2012, captivating fans with spicy contemporary romance about families and friends with plenty of swoony love. She also writes paranormal romance and suggests you keep the lights on while reading them.
When not under deadline, Kristen enjoys spending time with her husband and their fur babies, riding her bike, relaxing with embroidery, trying her hand at painting, and, of course, enjoying her beautiful home in the mountains of Montana.
Harlow James is a pen name I use to protect my identity as a high school teacher. Keeping those two roles in my life separate is necessary, but also fun! It’s like a live two lives, and anonymity gives me the opportunity to be bold and take risks in my stories.
I stumbled upon romance novels in 2018 when I picked up Driven by Kristy Bromberg, and I was obsessed. I had just lost my grandmother too, so reading offered me an escape from reality and a chance to grieve on my own terms.
About a year later, I got an idea for my own book and started writing. I researched self-publishing and jumped in with both feet. I had no idea what I was doing!
But now I’ve built a business and hobby that I LOVE! I have an outlet that’s just for me. When I write, I’m not a mom, a wife, or a teacher…I’m a woman who gets to tell stories that no one else can.
My books are the perfect blend of heartwarming moments, full-bellied laughs, and PLENTY of steam to melt your Kindles 😉 And there are always elements of me sprinkled in to every character and story that I write.
When I’m not writing you can find me reading or spending time in my kitchen. I love to cook and feed my family and friends. Otherwise, you can find me watching comedy specials with my husband, camping with our kids, or taking naps. I live for naps 😉
“I’m here to see my fiancé. I believe you know Parker, Dad…”
That sentence seems innocent enough in the right setting.
But the woman’s father? Yeah, he happens to be my boss.
The first time I met Cashlynn O’Neil, she thought she was going to die before the plane we were on ever left the ground.
So I did what any gentleman would do—I comforted her, kept her distracted, and then later that night, she ended up back in my hotel room to thank me.
But then a year later she waltzed in the Carrington Cove Animal Hospital and told her father we were engaged.
And that would have been harmless, except the last time I was engaged it left me scarred beyond repair, vowing never to entertain the idea of love again.
I can’t fall for my boss’s daughter.
I can’t keep lying to myself about how I feel either.
But is it possible that someday you learn that it’s not the wrong person that will make you question what you want in life, but it’s the right one?
🎧AVAILABLE NOW IN AUDIO🎧DEAL WITH THE DEVIL by @deborahgarlandauthor! Narrated in Duet by Lexi Evans, DB West, Tyler Griffin, Logan Anare, and Troy Duran as Lachlan O’Rourke!
Katya is the illegitimate daughter of the Bratva boss who was always treated different from her half sister. She thought she could follow her own path as a ballerina until her father arranges her wedding to a violent man. She isn’t sure how to get out of it until Lachlan saves her from her fate and claims her as his own.
Lachlan was drawn to the grace and innocence of Katya from their first meeting. He knows he should keep his distance but when he finds out the future that is being planned for her, he doesn’t hesitate to interfere and now that he has her he isn’t ever going to let her go.
Lachlan is protective and possessive while Katya is sassy and independent. A little suspense, a heartwarming romance and it is always fun to catch up with the O’Rourke family. The talented ensemble of narrators only made this story even better.
Quitting the Quarterback by Lisa Suzanne is now live in audio!
Narrated by: Tor Thom and Kelsey Navarro Foster
A steamy Pro Football, Single Mom, Forbidden Doctor/Patient Romance from Amazon Top Ten Bestselling author Lisa Suzanne.
I went to Vegas to celebrate my divorce, and the pro football star was there celebrating his new contract. I heard someone call his name, and I wasn’t about to miss my chance to get with the man my ex had idolized. I didn’t find out until long after a sizzling night filled with fingertips dragging along skin and breathless whispered pleas that it was a case of mistaken identity.
I never thought I’d see him again, but then he walks into my office. I’m working hard to rebuild myself as a financially independent single mother when my eyes lift to the VIP client my boss warned me about.
Anger courses through my veins, yet I can’t seem to tear my gaze from those smoky blue eyes.
But the sly look in his eyes from that night is replaced by brokenness after an injury that just took him out for the season, and now it’s my job to help rehabilitate him and get him ready for next season.
Quitting the quarterback seems nearly impossible, but if I don’t do it, I might just lose everything I’ve worked for.
Lisa Suzanne is an Amazon Top Ten Bestselling author of swoon-worthy superstar heroes, emotional roller coasters, and all the angst. She resides in Arizona with her husband and two kids. When she’s not chasing her kids, she can be found working on her latest romance book or watching reruns of Friends.
🏈Review🏈 Cassie has come to Vegas with her two besties to celebrate her divorce. Even though they believe the best way to celebrate it is with a one night stand she has no intention of obliging until she meets Tanner. She never expects to see him again and she certainly never expected him to be her first client at the client where she has just started as a physiotherapist.
Tanner and his brother have recently joined the San Diego football team when he is injured in his first game. He now finds himself needing physiotherapy to prepare for surgery however he never expected to see the woman he hasn’t been able to forget in the clinic. Now they find themselves trying to balance a secret relationship as well as his recovery and that is only the beginning.
The interactions between Tanner and Cassie were fun and flirty and their chemistry is off the charts. It was also great to catch up with the Nash family and seeing the relationships grow between them. Tor Thom brings the swoon factor with Tanner while Kelsey Navarro Foster shows us the strength and resilience of Cassie.
He sacrificed years of his life for his club…So there’s nothing he won’t do for her. Preorder Hellfire & Holy Water by Janine Infante Bosco today!! 🔗 https://geni.us/HellfireHolyWater
My loyalty is the last thing you should ever dare to test. I spent five long years locked up like an animal just to save my club. Freedom is a breath of fresh air, but every part of my life has changed. The men I call my brothers aren’t the same as they were before. And my father met his maker while I was still inside. Now I own the family farm with the woman who cared for him at the end. Yeah, she did what I couldn’t. But my old man made sure I don’t owe her a damn thing, either. She can keep the farm stand as long as she and her kid steer clear of me. Then her troubled past decides to pay them both a visit. And that’s all it takes for me to see the truth. She is my future. They both are. Now the enemy we didn’t know we shared better start saying its prayers. Because this Satan’s Knight will make it rain hellfire for all of his own.
About Janine
USA Today bestselling author Janine Infante Bosco lives in New York City, she has always loved reading and writing. When she was thirteen, she began to write her own stories and her passion for writing took off as the years went on. At eighteen, she even wrote a full screenplay with dreams of one day becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
Janine writes emotionally charged novels with an emphasis on family bonds, strong willed female characters, and alpha male men who will do anything for the women they love. She loves to interact with fans and fellow avid romance readers like herself.
She is proud of her success as an author and the friendships she’s made in the book community but her greatest accomplishment to date would be her two sons Joseph and Paul.
𝐌𝐬. 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover releases on March 17th on all retailers! We are thrilled to share this teaser with you!
Like a woman named Lucky Fortune who has lived her whole life plagued by one mishap and misfortune after another. The catastrophes that regularly derail her life would crush a normal person, but Lucky is stubbornly resilient.
The single constant in her life is the rustic, old ski lodge her grandparents built in a small, picturesque Colorado town. And now it belongs to her.
Lucky refuses to let her unending run of bad luck ruin the opportunity to build on her grandparents’ dream and carve out one of her own.
But forces greater than chance are out to sabotage her new life. They’re after the lodge, the land, and they want Lucky out of the way by any means necessary. Danger lurks closer than Lucky knows.
Fortunately, she’s found herself lucky in love for the first time ever, thanks to the secretive drifter she picked up and brought home on a whim. By day he plays the role of the worst handyman in existence. But when the stakes are raised, and Lucky’s life is on the line, he’ll move mountains to keep her and her legacy out of the wrong hands.
It’s been over a year since my world changed forever. After waking up thousands of miles from home, I was forced to start over, guided by scars I didn’t recognize. It hasn’t been easy, especially when life keeps pulling me toward a past I can’t fully grasp.
Now, a twist of fate has brought me back, thrusting me into a world I don’t remember. At college, I run into Ryder—someone who swears he knew me before, someone whose eyes spark a connection I can’t explain. Then there’s Jayson, whose pain and anger cut through me like shards of a forgotten past. And Fallon, the enigmatic playboy who shouldn’t make sense in my new life but somehow does.
They all want pieces of the girl I used to be. But I’m not her anymore.
If life offers you a second chance at love, how hard will you fight for it? My story is far from over—and this time, I’m writing it my way.
Paper Stars Rewritten is book 2of the Fallen Brooke series and ends on a cliffhanger. Please check for potential TWs by visiting the author’s website.
Trick Shot is a fake dating college hockey romance with a black cat heroine and the Golden Retriever she hates to love.
Claire
I’m a journalist. I report the truth as I see it. If there’s a story, you can be sure I’m going to dig until I get every last detail. As a staffer for The Howler, Bainbridge University’s newspaper, my job is to find a lead and pursue it until I can piece it all together and publish the facts. Sometimes there’s fallout from my kind of journalism, but I’m tough and can handle it. I don’t need a hero stepping in to take the heat off me, especially if that “hero” is a man I can’t stand.
Pete Santos has been my sworn enemy since the start of freshman year. I don’t need his help. I don’t need his charm. And I definitely don’t need any more of his panty-melting orgasms.
What I need is to be left the hell alone so I can do my job. What I get is a fake boyfriend whose love feels very, very real.
Pete
Claire Fowler hates me, and I have no idea why. But I’m a smart guy, so steering clear of the woman who despises me should be a no-brainer.
It isn’t. I fall hard for Claire, and her rejection stings. So does her betrayal.
When she becomes public enemy number one across campus, I’m the last person who should be worried about her. She made it clear that what happens on vacation stays on vacation and that she’s not interested in anything else I have to offer.
But when trouble comes looking for Claire, I can’t just stand by and watch. I’m going to do what it takes to keep her from being harassed, even if that means posing as her fake boyfriend to keep the vultures at bay. But don’t worry, I won’t let myself fall the rest of the way in love with her. Nope, not me. I’m too smart for that.
Trick Shot is the fourth book in the Bainbridge U hockey series, but it can be enjoyed as a standalone. If you love a sweet cinnamon roll of a hero wrapped in the burly body of a bruiser, Pete Santos is just what you’ve been waiting for. He’s met his match in Claire, a tough-as-nails heroine with a vulnerable side she hides from everyone. Until Pete. Trick Shot will make you laugh out loud and then hit you right in the feels. Get ready for a lovable hero, the smart-mouthed heroine who hates his guts, and all the steam they generate as they fall in love.
Heroes & Villains (California Dreaming Book 1) has been re-released and has all new and updated content by @Stacey Johnston, available on all major book platforms.
Secrets that threaten to tear them apart before they even begin…
Sophie Valentine was a girl living a privileged life, in the tranquility of Solana Beach until she was forced to move to Brooklyn under questionable conditions.
In a quiet Brooklyn neighborhood, Benjamin Sinclair was a troubled boy, leading a secret life. When he met Sophie on the steps of his apartment building the day she moved in, he never envisioned how chaotic and turbulent his life would become.
A battle between the forces of good and evil awaits… one that could leave a devastating effect or be the start of new beginnings.
Scarlett Cole is a contemporary romance author that calls both Toronto, Canada and Manchester, England home. A born city dweller, she periodically quashes the urge to live in the country by hiking up a mountain to remind herself that living away from people would terrify the pants off her.
She believes everybody deserves their love story to be told and loves her heroes on the rough and rugged side…and usually tall (because she married one of those 6ft 6” men you read about in romance books!). She’s an A-type personality and Scorpio star sign, so good luck getting her to do anything she doesn’t want to.
When she isn’t writing, she’s happy to talk about hot men and expensive shoes while drinking a cold gin and tonic. Don’t bring up olives. As far as Scarlett is concerned, they are the devil’s food. As long as you don’t bring up olives, she’s happy to hear from you any time.
She is represented by Louise Fury at The Fury Agency.
Hunter swept into my life like a hurricane. Cold, broody, and clearly hates me—if only I hated him too.
So imagine my surprise when he offered to train me. Accepting his offer was something I never should have done, but with my life on the line, what choice did I have?
His sole mission is to keep me safe, but my heart craves more. He claims he’ll never fall in love, yet his actions give me hope that he might change his mind. But I’m afraid that by the time he’s done with me, my heart will be in shreds.
Hunter
I don’t let anyone close, especially not close enough to see the demons that have haunted me for years. But Bailey makes me desire things I shouldn’t. I can’t stay away from her, no matter how much I want to.
Bailey challenges and provokes me to the point of implosion. Yet, she’s mine to protect and keep safe. No one will ever get close enough to hurt her, even if her presence is my greatest torment.
I hope she’s ready to face the consequences of taunting and tantalizing me. One time should cure me of this insanity, but deep down, I know one taste of her will never be enough.
I don’t know who’s corrupting who anymore. I just know I can’t stop myself. I am screwed either way.
✨Available Now: THE PUCK PACT & THE PUCK PROMISE by @dakotahfoxbooks! Grab them now in KU! #OneClickHere The Puck Pact: The Prequel: https://a.co/d/7jHCzWv The Puck Promise: https://a.co/d/4Z4ufGQ
Why you will love this book: 🔥Hockey romance 🏒High school sweethearts 🔥College sweethearts 🏒Friends to lovers 🔥Cinnamon roll hero 🏒Second chances 🔥Slow burn 🏒NHL superstar (book 1) 🔥Will they/Won’t they
Same great stories, but now with bonus material + added content!
We thought we had it all.
We’ve been best friends ever since we were twelve years old.
We were each other’s firsts…Then we grew up.
Taylor James is my everything, he’s also just signed a new, multi-million-dollar contract to play in the NHL and we’re fresh out of college.
He’s been working toward this his whole life.
Everything has centered around hockey.
And then there’s me. The girl he loves. The girl who will do anything for him, including inadvertently breaking his heart.
When you love someone, do you love them enough to let them go? Even if it breaks you in the process?
THE PUCK PROMISE is the conclusion to THE PUCK PACT (prequel to book 1) in the Seattle Hawks Hockey series.
🏒Review – The Puck Pact🏒
As children Emmerson was best friends with Taylor but when they became teenagers their relationship evolved into love. They have always supported each other through all the challenges and successes in their lives and expected it to continue however when Taylor has the opportunity to play hockey professionally it changes everything.
The love that Emmerson has for Taylor was never in questions and now she must decide if the best gift she can give him is to set him free.
This novella allows us to get the backstory on Emmerson and Taylor and leaves us needing to know what the future holds for this couple.
🏒Review – The Puck Promise🏒 It’s been six years since Emmerson ended her relationship with Taylor believing that it was the best decision for both of them. During a visit to her hometown her path crosses with him and she realizes that the feelings for them are far from over.
Taylor has moved forward with his life and successful not only in hockey but when it comes to women as well. Despite all his successes when he sees Emmerson again he wonders what could have been especially when he learns the truth about what tore them apart.
Emmerson and Taylor have always belonged together however their time apart has shown them what really matters and that what they share is worth fighting for.
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