Lights, Camera, Shift. Oh, you sexy beast. Sparks (and maybe fur) fly when you mix the drama and competition of reality television with sexy shifters. Whether they are racing toward love, baking their hearts out, or surviving being stuck with the competition, you’re going to want to tune in and watch what happens!
Find out more in this spicy PNR collection containing exciting stories from USA Today best-selling and award-winning romance authors curated by The New Romance Café.
Participating Authors:
Serafina Jax Lisabel Chretien Jade Thorn Wynter Ryan Chele MacCabe Minda Knight Suki McMinn Annee Jones Gabbi Grey Sabrina Silvers Robin O’Connor Harper Michaels Kataya Moon Aurelia Foxx
About The New Romance Cafe
The New Romance Café is the place to get your daily dose of romance books.
Hang out with like-minded readers and authors at different stages of their writing journey, in a diverse and inclusive group.
Find out about new releases, take part in fun discussions, and recommend your favourite reads in the safe space of the Café.
Miss Caroline Parker wants nothing more than to train her ponies, horrified that her family is pushing her to find a husband during the upcoming London Season.
Captain Thomas Ogden, a wounded war veteran, is shocked to find he will inherit an ancient title and a dilapidated estate from a reclusive marquess. According to his mother, the only hope for Thomas is to find a wealthy heiress to wed in order to restore the faded fortunes of his unexpected legacy.
Caroline and Thomas pledge to cooperate in finding the best of the lists of Eligibles and Suitables proposed by their respective families. But as they work together, they can’t help but fall into Cupid’s snare. Will they be able to make the difficult choice between true love and happiness or the security of a wealthy match?
Mackenzy Fox is an author of contemporary and steamy themed romance novels. When she’s not writing she loves vegan cooking, walking her beloved pooch’s, reading books and is an expert on online shopping.
She’s slightly obsessed with drinking tea, testing bubbly Moscato, watching home decorating shows and has a black belt in origami. She strives to live a quiet and introverted life in Western Australia’s North West with her hubby, twin sister and her dogs.
Meet Dakotah Fox:
Dakotah Fox is a new author of contemporary and small-town romance. She enjoys walking and hiking with her pups, finding new tea haunts, and is a qualified yoga instructor.
When she’s not writing she enjoys finding a good book to curl up with, loves watching Beauty and the Geek and is the Queen of planning. You can find her living a quiet, fulfilled life in Western Australia’s Northwest with her beloved doggies.
When I let my most embarrassing secret slip to the person I wanted it kept from most of all…
Damn you, tequila.
I’m a grown woman. I turned thirty this year, and I’ve been running my own business for the last decade, a dream I made a reality all on my own. I have an amazing group of friends. Life is good. I’m happy.
Well, except for one little problem… I’m still a virgin.
How did this happen? How did I manage to live this long without ever making it past second base? I don’t know. Maybe it just never felt right. Maybe I was waiting for something. Or someone.
When local football star Foster McKenna moves into my bed & breakfast for a long stay while his own house is being built, I know it’s him. He’s the one I’ve been waiting for. I’m finally ready to get rid of this V-card, once and for all, and Foster is just the man to divest me of it. I’ve been crushing on him for months, and now that we’re here, all alone in this big house…
But when a little liquid courage turns into a full-on bender, I accidentally let my secret slip. And all the things I liked about Foster––his honesty, his integrity, his kindness and strength of will––turn out to be the bane of my existence. Despite being obviously attracted to me, he won’t give me what I want. He’s trying to protect me. From him. From myself.
Well, screw that. If he won’t rid me of this godforsaken virginity, I’ll find someone who will. Then maybe he’ll see me as a woman, and not some fragile flower he needs to protect.
Maybe blurting out my imaginary relationship status to my nagging mother wasn’t the best idea.
Declaring that I’m dating my boss’s brother-in-law, well, that was just wishful thinking and a lot of panic.
To my embarrassment, they both overhead me. But Merrick not only offers to be my plus one, he agrees to fake date me for the next couple of months leading up to my sister’s wedding.
The more time we spend together, the harder it becomes to deny that every look, every touch, is making him more a part of my life than I’m prepared for.
The pain of thinking about walking away from him when it’s time doesn’t feel pretend. It feels real… too real.
Merrick
Courtney’s sister is tying the knot, and her mom is relentless about her finding a date and settling down. In a moment of panic, she claims she’s dating me.
To save her from the awkward situation and ease the pressure, I suggest we fake a relationship until the wedding. I figure we can hang out, show up to the wedding, and go our separate ways.
But as we start spending more time together and meeting each other’s families, the lines between real and pretend blur.
What was supposed to be a simple agreement starts to feel genuine. I’m unsure when it happened, but this relationship is suddenly the real deal, and I don’t want it to end. I want us to stay real.
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan has been crowned the Queen of Swoon by her readers. With nearly fifty romance books under her belt, she’s known for penning happily ever afters with heart. When she’s not writing, you can find her with a book in her hand or hanging out with her family where she resides in her home state of Ohio.
Dreams never stay dead in the low country, and for Detective Andy Winslow, those dreams might kill him
As he’s adjusting to life back home in Charleston, Andy’s given a new case. A series of murders has started happening around town. There’s no visible tie to them, and Andy can’t seem to crack the case.
Enter Destiny Reyes.
She’s from Charleston too, the hottest spa and comer in country music, and she’s been keeping a secret that just might blow the entire case wide open. If it doesn’t get them killed first.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS TO DIE in the Grand Canyon.
Forensic geologists Cassie Oldfield and Walter Shaws investigate one way: trouble on the canyon’s Colorado River. Stranded raft. Life vests unused. Rafters missing.
The only clue to the fate of the rafters is a bag of pebbles caught in the bowline. Following that clue, the geologists uncover a hellish scheme. Not only are the rafters in peril, but the river itself is under attack.
The race to stop it takes Cassie and Walter deep into the canyon, and onto the mighty river, putting their own survival at stake.
— All books in the series are standalone novels and can be enjoyed in any order.
Virginia native Mari Carr is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller of contemporary sexy romance and romantic suspense novels. With over two million copies of her books sold, Mari was the winner of the Romance Writers of America’s Passionate Plume award for her novella, Erotic Research. She has over a hundred published works, including her popular Wild Irish and Compass books, along with the Trinity Masters series she writes with Lila Dubois.
There’s a storm coming… and he’s not taking no for an answer.
Life has dealt Kasi one blow after another. Following her mother’s untimely death, her family implodes, leaving her alone to run the farm. Fatigue and stress have become her new best friends, every day passing in a blur of work, work, and more work. When Levi Storm, her lifelong crush, keeps her from face-planting due to exhaustion, she’s mortified…and more than a little bit turned on.
A person could set a clock by Levi’s daily routine, right down to his afternoon trip to the Mills’ farm market to buy one of Kasi’s delicious pies. He’s known Kasi her entire life, so when the beautiful young woman faints in front of him, coming to in his arms, Levi is stunned by the sudden realization that she’s meant to be his, and he’s prepared to move heaven and earth to claim her.
Kasi should at least try to shake the sexy new six foot five shadow she’s acquired, but Levi’s much-needed help around the farm, his comfort as she struggles with grief, and his breath-stealing kisses are reigniting the hope and happiness she’s lost.
Until reality crashes in again, forcing her to choose between the dominant, possessive, amazing man who makes her heart race and her family’s beloved farm.
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.)
Lennox Kennedy is beautiful, loud and the love of my life. She’s also my ex-girlfriend.
The first time I saw her again, I slammed into the plexiglass minutes before our game was set to begin. The second time I threw up. But third time’s a charm apparently because as my fiancée and I walked into an appointment to meet the woman hired to plan our nuptials–there she was again.
Obviously, I did what any smart man would do–I called off the wedding.
I don’t have a plan per se, other than winning back the only girl I’ve ever loved.
As a future hall of famer and one of the best centers hockey has ever seen, I know a thing or two about winning, but convincing Lennox Kennedy to give this hockey boy another chance might just be the challenge of a lifetime and this game I’m playing may turn out to be nothing but a pucking disaster.
A grouchy mafia hitman put it there and I barely know him.
I know how that sounds but let me explain…
Everyone knows Carmine ‘Cale’ Connelly is the second in command to his terrifying uncle, head of the Amato crime family. A decade older and formerly one of my brother’s best friends, Cale has always been a man to steer clear of. The fact that he’s a towering monument of muscled sin and piercing eyes needs to be ignored.
Anyway, I haven’t seen much of Cale in years. He’s practically a stranger by now. I had no reason to change that.
All I cared about was finding a way to save my beloved animal sanctuary. This wasn’t easy, especially when my family and I were barely on speaking terms after I ditched wedding plans to the horrid son of my father’s business partner.
When Cale suggested we could help each other, I thought he was kidding.
But Cale was looking for a way out of a marriage arrangement.
Meanwhile, I needed enough cash to save my rescue ranch.
All we had to do was tie the knot, convince everyone that we’re in love and hope that Cale’s mafia boss uncle doesn’t catch on.
Just a few simple lies, right?
But something happened while we were pretending.
Our arguments turned flirtatious. Our kisses became passionate.
And Cale Connelly turned out to be far more than a fearsome enigma.
Now this little game of make believe we’ve been playing is the biggest lie of all.
And I’m in WAY over my head.
About the Author:
Cora Brent was born in a cold climate and escaped as soon as it was legally possible. Now, she lives in the desert with her husband, two kids and a prickly pear cactus she has affectionately named ‘Spot’. Cora’s closet is filled with boxes of unfinished stories that date back her 1980’s childhood and all her life she has dreamed of being an author. Amazingly, she is now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling writer of contemporary romance and begs not to be awakened from this dream.
You’d think nearly dying trying to get out of a too-tight gown in a dressing room and being saved by a strong, competent man was a good thing.
Not so much, though, when that strong, competent man is your ex. Your secret ex.
And the reason you need a gown is because you’re part of a charity auction.
The charity auction where he gets into a bidding war to win you.
And now, because you’re one of few female coaches in professional baseball, and he’s the captain of the local professional hockey team, and he paid a ridiculous sum of money for you…
The entire city is shipping you. You can’t leave your apartment without getting a knowing wink from strangers. Your bosses want to use the publicity to have you jointly launch a new community outreach program.
That’s bad enough. It truly is.
But even worse?
Duncan Lavoie, the green-eyed, curly-haired, dimple-cheeked, hot as lava hockey player wants a second chance. And he’ll play dirty to get it.
The Secret Hook-Up is a laugh-out-loud romcom featuring the hot-as-sin hockey captain of the Copper Valley Thrusters, the Copper Valley Fireballs’ lady baseball coach he never got over, and a misbehaving formal gown. It stands alone and comes complete with a happily-ever-after.
Addie has struggle to be respected and valued as a woman coach for a men’s baseball team is real. It is for this reason that she keeps people and especially men at a distance. When she is convinced to participate in a charity auction nothing goes as planned from the dress that refuses to let her go to Duncan, the man she shares a past with who bids on her and wants much more than the time he has won.
Duncan is the captain of the hockey team and one night with Addie was not enough. He isn’t about to repeat the mistakes of the past where he pushed for more than she was ready to give. This time around he will be patient and let their relationship develop at her pace even if their team and everyone they know do not seem to agree.
Addie and Duncan’s story is both fun and funny, but it still has all the feels as Duncan has always known how he felt about Addie and now it is finally their time. As always there is a wonderful ensemble of secondary characters who only make this story better.
AUTHOR BIO
Pippa Grant wanted to write books, so she did. Before she became a USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling romantic comedy author, she was a young military spouse who got into writing as self-therapy. That happened around the time she discovered reading romance novels, and the two eventually merged into a career. Today, she has more than 30 knee-slapping Pippa Grant titles and nine written as Jamie Farrell. When she’s not writing romantic comedies, she’s fumbling through being a mom, wife, and mountain woman, and sometimes trying to find hobbies. Her crowning achievement? Having impeccable timing for telling stories that will make people snort beverages out of their noses. Consider yourself warned.
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