As the man who kept the Redline Kings’ garage running smooth, Gauge fixed bikes and stayed out of trouble. Until Riley Mercer rolled into Crossbend. One look at the sassy beauty with car trouble, and Gauge knew she was his.
He gave Riley the job she desperately needed, but when he found out she was on the run from the law, Gauge didn’t fire her. He protected her. Now he’ll clear her name so he can claim the only woman who’s ever matched him under the hood.
📕𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 MC romance, morally grey MMC, age gap, protective hero, instalove, touch her & die vibes
🔧Review When it comes to diagnosing an issued under the hood Riley has skills unlike most. When she finds herself being framed for something she didn’t know she knows her only option is to leave however car trouble leaves her broke and stranded when Gauge comes to her rescue.
When Gauge sees Riley he knows that she is special and that only increases when he sees her mechanical skills. Knowing that she is in a bind even if she hasn’t told him what it is has him wanting to protect her as he offers her a job and a place to stay while he tries to convince her to trust him.
Riley is cautious about telling Gauge about her past as she worries that it will change his feelings for her but she is about to find out that there is no one better to have by her side than Gauge and the rest of the Redline Kings.
Theo Williams loved and lost once and isn’t interested in doing it again. He has his family and friends, and plenty of women passing through his new hometown who are happy with a no-strings attached night of passion. Working as a partner at his cousin’s construction company, he’s perfectly content with his life—until he meets Collins Henderson, the one-night stand who will change his world forever.
Collins grew up on the wrong side of her small hometown. Thanks to her parents’ shady schemes, every local knows a Henderson cannot be trusted. She works hard as a paramedic, putting in every extra hour she can to save for a better life. But every time she starts to get ahead, her parents show up to pull her back down. Having one night of passion with a man she doesn’t know is not something she’d normally do, but there was just something about him … And two months later, she finds herself unexpectedly pregnant.
When she runs into the mysterious stranger again, she has to tell him, not because she needs or wants anything from him, just so he knows. But now he’s showing up at her house to cook her meals, stocking her refrigerator, and doing everything he can for her. Collins has always taken care of herself, she wasn’t looking for a relationship, but she can’t deny the chemistry between them.
She knows it’s only a matter of time before he learns who she is and changes his mind. She can’t let herself fall for this guy, but every day he’s getting harder to resist …
In a world torn apart by magic and division, Earth’s future hangs by a thread. The ancient elven race known as the Eldrim rules the surface, wielding immense power from their connection to the Prime Trees, while humanity remains blissfully unaware of their existence. Hidden from the humans, the Eldrim prepare for the ultimate act of genocide: the Soulsundering, a ritual designed to annihilate most of humanity. Only by drastically reducing the human population can the planet survive.
Keya, an elf born into privilege, uncovers the dark truth behind her people’s plans when she stumbles upon the Book of Souls, a forbidden artifact capable of unleashing untold destruction. Her path crosses with Jessica, a human mother fighting to save her son, as they confront the horrors of elven dominion in the mystical city of Sylrantheas.
If your ex can’t get you across the finish line, his dad probably can…
I’ve always been “too much.”
Too sensitive. Too picky. Too clumsy. Too dramatic.
As a result, I’ve mastered the art of masking.
But that doesn’t stop Alaric Steele from truly seeing me when he finds me flat on my back in his driveway, mid-meltdown.
As Team Principal of Granata Racing, Alaric is control personified. He’s almost twenty years older than me and happens to be my ex-boyfriend’s dad.
Out of desperation, I accept a new job with Granata.
Which means Alaric is also my new boss.
The most surprising part of my role working in Formula 1 isn’t the intense travel schedule or the fear of seeing my ex around the paddock: it’s navigating the surprise encounters and secret rendezvous that launch Alaric and I into a high-speed forbidden romance neither one of us ever saw coming.
But with Alaric’s career on the line, and my fear of being too much growing louder by the day, is the risk of crashing and burning worth falling for my ex-boyfriend’s dad?
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🏁Review🏁 Evangeline has done everything she could for her boyfriend only to find out he wasn’t worth the effort and she is left to pick up the pieces. The last person that she expected to be there for her was Alaric, her ex’s father, who not only offers her a job but shows her, even though she doesn’t believe it because of being on the spectrum, that she is perfect just the way she is.
Alaric manages the Granata racing team and is there for Evangeline after what she went through because of his son. There are multiple reasons that they shouldn’t be together between the age gap, the fact that he is her boss and that she is his son’s ex however even those aren’t enough to derail a love that is meant to be.
You can’t help but feel for what Evangeline has been through and the emotional toll it has taken on her however Alaric sees the beautiful woman she is, both inside and out, and her being on the spectrum is part of what makes her so special. The way that he loves and appreciates her is everything you could want and more.
I made the critical mistake of falling in love with my best friend. Even worse? He fell for me too.
But beautiful things are fleeting. The onset of my depression blinded me to the warning signs and when I needed him most, he vanished with only a cryptic note.
Now, as I finish college in the town we swore we’d escape, I’m finding myself more lost than ever. Trying to drown out the misery in my mind, I tag along to a party when the ghost of my past returns looking as haunted as me.
I can’t fall for Win Rhodes again.
I won’t survive it.
But he’s not giving me a choice.
WIN:
It should’ve been a wake-up call to move back home with my parents after failing out of college and getting discharged from rehab. But that would imply I have something to live for. Idiotically, I agree to attend a rager, either from boredom or an innate drive to sabotage my sobriety, I’m not sure. Though, all plans of nose-diving into my vices come to a screeching halt when I stumble across him.
My sunshine boy.
The very one I had to leave behind.
I think I’ve rediscovered my purpose: Make Remy Sullivan mine again.
Sherilyn and I had just begun to create memories when she was murdered by a psychopath. Now, everywhere I look there is something to remind me of my beautiful girl, so I wander around lost.
Painful memories, ones shrouded in guilt consumed me until another quiet, timid girl came crashing into my life. Her innocence intrigues me, but it’s the hint of deceit that I glimpse beyond her green eyes and the knowledge that her father is not the man he seems.
I know I shouldn’t want Charlotte as much as I do, yet she ignites something in me I’d believed was extinguished eight years prior.
Could Charlotte be the one to mend my broken heart and heal my scars.
Surely fate can’t be that cruel to deny me my own happily ever after a second time around.
Charlotte
I have always been the girl who likes to blend into the crowd, the one no one seems to notice which is difficult when your father is one of the most successful businessmen in Solana Beach and your parents are affluent socialites.
My whole life I have been content with being the softly spoken, shy independent girl who has worked hard for the past eight years to pay my own way through college until I opened my own dance studio with my best friend Sophie.
That was when I met Stephen, and my life turned upside down.
With Stephen, there is a promise of everlasting love and fidelity, much like my parents which is something I dreamed of as a child.
But looks can be deceiving and not everything is always what it seems.
Secrets can only be maintained and hidden for so long and eventually they are revealed.
I’ve never been one who thought she needed a man by her side. I’m a strong independent woman who likes to give a middle finger to the patriarchy, you know?
But whenever I do find myself in a bind—a bad date, an arrest, you know, normal things—Cole Campbell is always there.
He’s my knight in shining football pads.
And so when I need a place to stay, my brother’s best friend is there with a key in his hand.
Living with a man I’ve known since childhood should be easy. Except seeing him walk around the apartment shirtless with only a towel around his waist has me biting my lip…among other things.
We try to keep it friendly, but the pull is too strong. The chemistry is undeniable. And when our lips touch for the first time? We both know this is more than a mutual crush.
Our living situation was supposed to be temporary,
Only it’s starting to feel like forever.
Which is probably dumb, right? Falling in love with your brother’s best friend? The man who’s paid millions of dollars to protect him on the football field?
Definitely not what a strong, independent woman would do.
We know we need to come clean. But how?
Because if there’s one thing I’ve learned about football over the years, it’s that teammates shouldn’t fall for sisters.
And sisters shouldn’t fall for their brother’s best friend.
Tropes: Surprise Pregnancy, Best Friend’s Older Sister
Small Town, He Falls First, She Fights Her Feelings
Release Date: June 23, 2026
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Quinn
I have a thing for my best friend’s sister. Charli Miller has always been the woman to own my heart, despite the fact she doesn’t feel the same way. We’re oil and water, fire and ice. We butt heads at every turn, but I’d still do anything for her.
I wouldn’t deny her anything.
Which is why I don’t put a stop to the little arrangement we seem to fall into. Spending that time with her is better than anything I’ve ever experienced, but unfortunately, it makes me crave more. I’ve always wanted Charli, but now, I’m a determined man. Especially when she shocks me with big news.
She’s scared, but I’m ready to fight. Fight for us.
Charli
No one pushes my buttons like Quinn Garrison. He might possibly be the most infuriating man on the face of the planet, and since he’s my younger brother’s best friend, I can’t get away from him. He’s always there, and even when he’s being sweet and supportive, it just grates on my nerves.
Until one day, that irritation explodes.
What happens next wasn’t planned. It’s raw and fueled by years of emotions, and even though I swore it wouldn’t happen again, it does. I let him into my bed and, as time passes, I’m unable to keep him out of my heart. I want everything I didn’t even know I needed, and there’s no going back now.
USA Today Bestselling Author Lacey Black is a Midwestern girl with a passion for reading, writing, and shopping. She carries her e-reader with her everywhere she goes so she never misses an opportunity to read a few pages. Always looking for a happily ever after, Lacey is passionate about contemporary romance novels and enjoys it further when you mix in a little suspense. She resides in a small town in Illinois with her husband, two children, and three rowdy chickens.
Quinn has had feelings for Charli for years but despite all his attempts to show her how he feels she hasn’t seen him as more than her younger brother’s best friend. When the relationship she is in comes to an end he is there for her and will do whatever is necessary to win her heart especially when they find out they are about to become parents.
Charli hasn’t had the best of luck when it comes to romance, and she has doubts that any relationship would turn out differently. When Quinn is there when she needs someone the most she starts to see him differently, but she is also cautious about risking her heart again.
Quinn has always been all in when it comes to Charli and he is both patient and understanding until she realizes it as well. The romance is heartwarming and they are surrounded by a wonderful family who are there to help and support when required.
To make the splash I need, I have to sell the team’s most complicated story: hometown catcher Jake McKinney and his estranged, all-star father, Roddy. Only problem? Just because they’re teammates now doesn’t mean they’re talking.
I’ve dealt with difficult athletes before, but Jake is a special brand of prickly. He’s bullheaded, defensive, and completely hell-bent on ignoring me. But I have my own hyper-critical father to answer to, and failure isn’t an option. If Jake thinks he can freeze me out, he’s underestimated how stubborn I can be.
But when his walls finally crack, I don’t just see a player destined for greatness, I see a man determined to right his father’s wrongs. I see the shared scars we both try to hide. And when he kisses me, the carefully planned future I’ve spent years building suddenly starts to blur.
Falling for a player is a massive line to cross. Choosing my career means reopening wounds Jake has worked so hard to heal. But walking away means letting go of my lifelong dream and proving my father right.
Do I stay the course and protect my future, or risk it all for a love I never saw coming?
Welcome to the Suspicious Hearts series—where every story stands on its own, but the connections run deeper than you think. Each book follows a different couple with a complete, happily-ever-after.
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