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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Love doesn’t break us; it makes us whole, my nana used to say.
However, one minute, my world is set on fire, literally. The next, I am raising a six-year-old as a single mom without a clear path ahead of us. No place to live. No job. No money.
I’m returning to Sterling Falls to claim what’s mine, then there will be no looking back on this beloved small town, a place I consider a handful of sand in the hourglass of my life.
Then again, Clay Sylver has shaken up that ancient time clock. The silver fox in his forties is a bit cocky, but solid in every way that matters. He loves his siblings. He works hard. He owns an honest business. Honest, the emphasis here. He also suffers from damsel-in-distress syndrome with a savior complex for lost causes, like stray animals and down-and-out women.
And I have a secret crush on him.
When I see Clay stranded on the side of the road one dark, stormy night, I stop to offer assistance. Burning with fever, Clay is sick, and my mom-instincts kick in to give him comfort. That decision throws me off course again. While my past lurks everywhere, I find myself falling in love with Sterling Falls once more and falling harder for the man giving my son and me a safe haven.
Love is a risk, according to Clay, but he’s slowly rescuing my heart while I’m saving his.
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Releasing: August 15, 2024
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An angsty, second chance, sports romance from best-selling author Kimberly Readnour.
Can Boston Bears bad boy catcher, Drake Gunner, win back his first love?
I live my life according to a plan, even if that plan hasn’t taken off like I thought it would. It’s an even bigger punch in the gut knowing how happy my ex-girlfriend is, moving on without me. For this reason, I vow to try and make a go with this new girl I’m seeing. She isn’t Lila, but quite honestly, no one is.
Truth is, I haven’t been serious with anyone since Lila, my first girlfriend. I made the biggest mistake letting her go, and by the time I came back to find her, she had already moved on. Serves me right.
But who marries their high school sweetheart anyway?
Even if no one can come close to what Lila meant to me.
So when Boston picked up the last year of my contract with the goal of winning them a championship, I decided to play hard and find the perfect partner. I thought I found it in Miranda. She’s all about securing a future with a sports star and all the perks that come along with that, and I figured, why not? I have to move on eventually.
But then life threw me the biggest curveball.
I wake up to find Miranda’s roommate is none other than Lila, AKA, the only girl I ever loved.
You know what they say about life and plans. Now what am I going to do?
Kimberly Readnour lives in the Midwest with her husband and a very snuggly cat.
Having a true passion for romance and HEA’s, she took the leap from the young adult genre to romance and never looked back.
Kimberly worked as a Registered Nurse for fifteen years before hanging up her stethoscope. When she isn’t running her own business, you can find her tucked away writing.
I vowed I’d never get involved with a client again. That was a lesson I thought I only had to learn once. When I’m assigned Stefan Däuchmen aka Doucheman, I realize I have a huge problem.
My number one rule is “never date someone from work” … or “a douche.” One would think because he’s an egotistical manwhore douche, I would be safe from his charm. But my new, very attractive client has me questioning if rules were made to be broken.
I have to remind myself constantly it doesn’t matter how good-looking he is. With his panty melting smile, rich chocolate eyes and washboard abs. Or his heart of gold that he hides under his douchey exterior. He’s my client and I’m not going there—again. But the more time I spend with him, the harder I fall.
I pucking hate to love him, but I can’t help it … I’m so pucking screwed.
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Stefan’s reputation for his off-ice activities continue to escalate and has drawn the ire of his team. They are no longer willing to stand by and let it continue so Wren has been engaged to repair the situation and part of her assignment is to live with him.
Wren has been burnt in the past and is determined to keep their relationship strictly professional. That was easier when she only saw his behavior and not the reasons for it and now, they must decide where they go from here.
We met Stefan in the previous books of this series however you are about to find out that you didn’t really know him at all. The interactions between Wren and Stefan are both humorous and hot but there is also an emotional component as she shows him that he deserves better than the life he is living.
What you will find inside the pages… 🔥Spicy 🔥Enemies to Lovers 🔥Second Chance 🔥Twists & Turns you love from an Aly Martinez novel! 🔥Emotionally Gripping 🔥Romantic Thriller
From the USA TODAY bestselling author of From the Embers comes a new jaw-dropping standalone romance.
Pain trapped me in this house. Can love set me free?
Death had been chasing me my entire life. I survived the horrors of war, but it was the aftermath that truly destroyed me.
People called me a recluse, but the only time I didn’t feel like I was suffocating was inside that house.
For my daughter, I kept some semblance of normalcy by implementing a rigid routine. Once a week, I forced myself to walk to the diner at the end of the block—a ritual I despised but relied on as my last anchor to the real world.
Until the day a “Closed” sign on the door shattered my fragile existence. Worse, the new owner was the most haunting ghost from my past.
It had been years since I’d laid eyes on Gwendolyn Pierce. She hated me—and rightly so. But when a film crew arrived in town to dig into my past, she became my only ally.
With my secrets threatened, I leaned on Gwen, forging a connection neither of us could deny. But with a past as dark as ours, I feared it would eclipse any hope for a future.
I always said that when Death finally came for me, I would be ready, eager, and alone.
Always alone.
But for Gwen, maybe I could face the world again as long as it meant I could be alone—with her.
Why you will love this book… 🔥Billionaire 🔥Plus Size Love 🔥Fear of Intimacy 🔥Virgin Heroine 🔥15 Year Age Gap 🔥Alpha Male 🔥Fake Marriage 🔥Small Town Romance 🔥Slow Burn
King is a determined billionaire… posing as a professional cuddler to get close to me.
He’s the type of man who always gets what he wants, and right now, he wants me—the socially awkward, plus-size model with intimacy issues.
I’ve never had anyone hold me, hug me – or even love me – and my therapist thinks a professional cuddler will help break down the walls I’ve built to protect my heart.
I’m skeptical at best…
But King is so good at holding me together that the line between professional and personal quickly blurs, igniting a passion I’m not prepared for.
King and I might be fifteen years apart, but our connection is undeniable.
When his true identity is revealed, I feel betrayed.
Until he proposes an irresistible deal: a fake marriage. He gets what he desires, and I get what I need.
I reluctantly agree… with boundaries of course.
Now, I just have to keep reminding myself that this isn’t real.
Why you will love this book… 🔥stepsiblings 🔥forbidden / off-limits 🔥one-night-stand that becomes more 🔥‘no strings attached’ agreement 🔥instalust 🔥small town 🔥romantic comedy 🔥idiots to lovers 🔥pining right next to each other 🔥damaged hero 🔥ADHD rep 🔥he has a cat
She’s the one night stand I never forgot.
And now her dad is about to marry my mom.
It has to be some kind of cosmic joke, right? For once, I feel like I’ve got my life together—good job, great friends, a fresh start in a new place. I’ve been on my best behavior for ages. At last, everything’s coming up Javier.
Until the moment I walk into my stepdad’s house and meet his daughter.
I should say: I meet her again. Madeline and I have already met. It was one night, two years ago. A quick, casual hookup that had no right to be as mind-blowing as it was. I haven’t stopped thinking about it–or her–ever since.
But our parents are getting married, so under no circumstances should we sleep together again.
Or… again. Or one more time after that, just to get it out of our systems.
Madeline’s funny, fiery, and so gorgeous with her pink hair and nerdy tattoos that I can barely look at her without breaking into a sweat. But she has too much going on to be interested in commitment, and God knows I’m a bad boyfriend candidate.
Once the wedding’s over, we’ll be normal stepsiblings who don’t have sex with each other, and Thanksgiving won’t be awkward at all.
From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Giana Darling comes a new MC romance about a girl hiding from her past and the biker who becomes her unlikely saviour…
When four thugs showed up at Evergreen Gas Station with cocked shotguns and masked faces, it could have ended in the worst night of my life.
Instead, a gorgeous mystery man in leather, silver, and too many tattoos strolls into the middle of the robbery and becomes my unlikely saviour with a tarnished halo.
Only, what seemed like a random hold-up at first turns into something far more complicated and Aaron Clare isn’t the type of man to leave a woman in distress. Despite my vow not to get into trouble again, I find myself following the man dubbed ‘Boner’ into a night of danger and delicious debauchery with long-reaching consequences.
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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.
💙Review💙 Boner has found a family within the Fallen MC, and he has his own code when it comes to what is right and what is wrong. Therefore, he cannot stand idly by when a woman is being robbed at the gas station where she works so he comes to her rescue. The only thing is now that he has met her, he does not want to let her go which includes protecting her from her past.
Blue has tried to leave the life she did not want to lead behind, but the threat still remains. She has learnt the hard way to not let anyone too close and she believes it is best that she stays on that path. What she had not counted on was that Boner was not going to let her go and although she may be trying to protect him, she is no longer alone.
Despite everything that Blue has endured it does not define her and she is a force to be reckoned with. Boner knows that she is his everything and no matter the consequences he will deal with every obstacle in their way. The chemistry between them is explosive, the romance is consuming, and the action only makes it more intense.
T.K. Leigh is the USA Today Bestselling author of romance ranging from fun and flirty to sexy and suspenseful. Originally from New England, she now resides outside of Raleigh with her husband, beautiful daughter, special needs rescue dog, and three cats. When she’s not writing, she can be found training for her next marathon (of which she has run over twenty fulls and far too many halfs to recall) or chasing her daughter around the house.
Ruth Stilling is a lover of all things escapism and can be mostly found with her head buried in a spicy book, writing her latest romance novel or out in the open air and nature, away from the bustle of life. As clumsy as she is crazy, Ruth enjoys creating relatable, loveable, swoon-worthy and strong willed main characters who find their happy ending. That said, she prides herself on taking her readers on emotional rollercoasters and always recommends reading her books with tissues on hand to wipe away the tears of joy, laughter and sometimes heartache.
Ruth lives in Derbyshire, England with her own personal book boyfriend (lucky girl), her six year old son and her two feisty chihuahuas.
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In High School, Daphne Elliot was voted “most likely to become a romance novelist.” After spending the last decade as a corporate lawyer, she has finally embraced her destiny. Her small town steamy novels are filled with flirty banter, sexy hijinks, and lots and lots of heart.
Daphne is a coffee-drinking, hot-sauce loving introvert who spends all her free time in her garden. She lives on a small farm in New England with her husband, two kids, two dogs, twelve backyard chickens and a hive of Italian honeybees.
Step two: demote him and force him to work for you.
Step three: sit back and enjoy the sweet victory.
Not part of my genius plan?
Sleeping with the enemy.
Gus Hebert is no ordinary ex-husband. This grumpy lumberjack is hiding a big, squishy heart beneath those broad, flannel-clad shoulders. And he delights in pushing my buttons, challenging me, and flirting nonstop.
Our mutual dislike grows as we’re forced to work together. Until one night, after a little too much wine, the fighting turns into foreplay.
The situation only gets more complicated when I discover that I’m having my ex-husband’s baby.
I fell for his broken promises once before and vowed never to trust him again. But as things heat up at work and at home, and past mistakes threaten our future, we find that, together, we make a pretty good team.
Soon, I’m rediscovering long-forgotten dreams. And I can’t give into these growing feelings and fall for him again. Because now I have two hearts to protect.
Author’s Note: Pain in the Axe is a standalone small-town romance featuring a grumpy boss heroine and a grumpy lumberjack hero who just happen to be divorced exes. If you enjoy enemies-to-lovers banter, nicknames, wood-chopping competitions, and growly, possessive heroes, you will not be disappointed. Don’t worry, Clive will appear as well—his main character-energy cannot be suppressed.
🌲Review🌲 Chloe is a successful businesswoman who has reached a point where all her hard work has paid off and she can finally get what she wanted which is revenge against her ex. Years earlier broke her heart when she came in a distant second to his family business and now, she not only owns the business but he will also have to work for her.
The biggest regret that Gus has was ending his relationship with Chloe. Although he isn’t happy about why she reappeared in his life it doesn’t take long for him to realize that she makes his life complete. He is now going to break through her walls and show her that they have always belonged together especially since two are about to become three.
Everyone needs a Gus in their life as there is nothing he wouldn’t do with Chloe. Due to her past she is cautious but her heart couldn’t resist the perfect mix of swoony and sweet that Gus is as he shows her that he has learnt from the past and she is his number one priority.
There’s no way I’ll fall for the heiress who is more obsessed with her hair than her safety.
Yes, that’s the pot calling the kettle black.
I carry a comb on me at all times, and the guys love to razz me for it.
But looking good isn’t a crime.
So I’m a little obsessed with my hair.
Yes, I like good facial creams and moisturizers.
But no one ever got shot for holding a comb.
However, this woman could very well be the death of me.
Long legs, killer body, and the chemistry between us…
I can’t keep my hands off.
I’m bound to get fired.
And if it weren’t for this damn stalker sending her creepy letters, I might throw up my hands and walk away just to save my sanity.
But I have to be here.
And the longer I’m here, the more I’ve come to realize that there is no walking away.
I’m gonna lose that damn bet.
★★★★★ Stars from Cajun Heat Book Blog – “The storyline is fast paced, laugh out loud funny at times, suspenseful and romantic. It also proves the craziness people, especially our gang from OPS, will go to for love.”
★★★★★ Stars from Pat on Goodreads – “Wow, all I can say is this was a fantastic read.”
★★★★★ Stars from Lori on Goodreads – “As usual, with Giulia’s books I was laughing so hard just a few pages in.”
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Brock is the member of the team who believes he must look his best to be his best and that is the one thing everyone knows about him. In this regard he is about to find out is that he has met his match in Wren, his latest protection detail.
Wren comes from an affluent lifestyle who is a pampered princess in all aspects of her life. When she finds herself threatened, she isn’t about to let it interfere with her social events and that is when the fun really begins.
The sparring between Wren and Brock is entertaining as he tries to protect her whether she wants it or not. They take us on an adventure filled with action, romance and the other team members add the humor.
I’m a stay at home mom that loves to read. Some of my favorite titles are Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Horatio Hornblower. I started writing when I was trying to come up with suggestions on ways I could help bring in some extra money. I came up with the idea that I could donate plasma because you could earn an extra $500/month. My husband responded with, “No. Find something else. Write a blog. Write a book.” I didn’t think I had anything to share on blog that a thousand other mothers hadn’t already thought of. I decided to take his challenge seriously and sat down to write my first book, Jack. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed writing. From there, the stories continued to flow and I haven’t been able to stop. I hope my readers enjoy my books as much as I enjoy writing them. Between reading, writing, and taking care of three small kids, my days are quite full.