She’s my best friend’s wife. I made him a promise I never thought I’d have to keep.
Now I’m about to dishonor him in the worst possible way…
River
I thought the hardest thing I’d ever have to do was bury my husband, my best friend, and the father of the child growing inside me.
Little did I know my husband asked his friend Storm to watch over me should anything happen.
Now that the worst has happened, or so I thought, Storm has me moved in with him.
A cabin in the Montana woods seems like a great place to hide for the battle ahead of us. Plus, now the pesky pregnancy hormones have me feeling the kinds of things I shouldn’t be for Storm.
I bet that poor man can’t wait to get rid of me…
Storm
My life in the mountains was simple and quiet… until River.
When my best friend Jason made me promise to take care of his pregnant wife, I never imagined I’d have to keep it.
Now, the woman I promised to protect is under my roof and under my skin.
But not everyone seems ready to let Jason rest in peace, and River might be the one to pay the price.
I made a vow to protect her, and I will do whatever it takes to keep that promise, even if it means letting her go and having her take my heart with her…
Title: One Night Redemption Author: Chasity Bowlin & Laramie Briscoe Genre:Contemporary Romance Release Date: April 26, 2024 Hosted by:Buoni Amici Press, LLC.
Some relationships are worth a second chance, even when it would be easier to let it go…
Camden
Watching my best friend take a bullet changed me. For the better. I don’t want to be that guy anymore. The one who lives minutes at a time. I realize now what’s important in life…and how badly I messed it up. Because all I want is Cassie. And I’m not running scared anymore. I want it all. And I want it with her.
Cassie
I’d been secretly in love with Cam since we were kids. In high school, he never looked twice at me. Then one day, years later, he did. And that was the most amazing month of my life… until he ghosted me. Now he’s begging for a second chance, a shot to redeem himself. Forgiveness is easy. Forgetting? That’s a hard one. I’m not sure I can trust him, but I can’t just walk away. Even if it hurts in the end.
Even though it has taken a nearly devastating even Camden has realized that he wants Cassie in his life. After what happened between them, he knows that it will not be easy, but he is determined to show her that he will be the man she needs him to be.
Cassie has had feelings for Camden since she was a teenager but believed he did not feel the same way. When she finally gave into the chemistry between them, she believed it was a beginning, but she soon finds out she could not have been more wrong and now she must decide if she is willing to trust him with her heart once again.
I enjoyed seeing Camden open his heart to Cassie and show her that she was the only woman he needed however they both have some turmoil from the past to overcome.
Laramie Briscoe is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of over 30 books, with sales of over half a million copies.
Since self-publishing her first book in May of 2013, Laramie has appeared on the Top 100 Bestselling E-books Lists on Apple Books, Amazon Kindle, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble. Her books have been known to make readers laugh and cry. They are guaranteed to be emotional, steamy reads.
When she’s not writing alpha males who seriously love their women, she loves spending time with friends, reading, and marathoning shows on Netflix. Married to her high school sweetheart, Laramie lives in Bowling Green, KY with her husband.
For years, tales of the Firefly Man were nothing more than elaborate rumors spread by residents in the Great Smoky Mountains.
Until the night Evelyn Vaughn stumbled upon a dead body in the woods.
Fear gripped her, and silence stole her voice.
All while she watched the boy she was with that night take the fall.
Fourteen years later, Evelyn is nothing more than a shell of her former self.
Her life moves like a clock, from one moment to the next, never a surprise.
Gone are the days of chasing fireflies through the woods.
Until her therapist goes missing and he’s replaced with someone new.
Dr. Lincoln Reed.
A devastatingly handsome single dad with an intensity behind his evergreen eyes that jolts her back to life.
Or does it?
Evelyn is quickly losing grip of the suppressed reality she’s worked so hard to live.
With every new session on Dr. Reed’s couch, comes a startling new revelation that has her past awakening like the sparkles of light she used to chase through the Appalachian woods.
The Firefly Man was supposed to be a rumor, a fable, a spooky tale.
But Evelyn remembers the truth.
He’s her very own phantom.
And he’s back.
✨TEASER: A MAJOR PUCK UP by @authorbrittaneenicole is coming May 31!
Why you need to #ONECLICK this book… 💙Best Friend’s Daughter 🔥Single Dad 💙Age Gap 🔥Hockey Romance 💙Revenge 🔥Forbidden 💙Mysterious Baby on a doorstep
There are only a few rules I live by: enjoy life, smile as often as possible, and don’t ever let a woman come between friends.
Oh and hockey is life.
For the past forty years I’ve done an excellent job at every single one of them.
Until Millie Hall.
To be fair, I had no idea who she was that first night. Can’t say the same about the second.
Finding out that the mystery girl who turned my world upside down was the twin sister of my star left winger and my best friend’s twenty-two year old daughter is less than ideal.
Hiding our relationship from not only her father but my brothers, nearly impossible.
But my best friend makes it incredibly difficult to walk away from his daughter when he keeps thrusting her in my direction.
As a single dad, I have a whole set of new rules, but one thing remains, falling for Millie Hall would be a major puck up.
From USA Today Bestselling author, Alex Grayson, comes a dark, spicey Tarzan retelling…
I went into the wilderness in search of the person the town calls Wild Man.
Living on his own since he was a small boy, he raised himself.
When I found him, it wasn’t the experience I expected. He wasn’t what I expected.
A savage, more animal than man. Pure instinct was how he survived.
With his hand wrapped around my throat, he said only one word.
“Mine.”
Then he took me to his tree hut and wouldn’t let me go. He kept me naked and tied me to him with a rope. He was an anchor around me while I slept. He fed me by hand and forced me to bathe him.
Those are the tamer things he did. The others were much more… explicit.
I didn’t want to be there. I didn’t want his touch, although my body called me a liar.
He’s a primitive uncaged animal who claims I’m his, and he’s hellbent on getting me pregnant.
No matter how much I fight him, he’ll never let me leave. I was his and he’d do anything to keep me.
Maybe in the end, he’ll make me just as wild as him.
And it’ll be me who won’t let him go.
Disclaimer: May contain sensitive subjects for some. Please check the author’s website for a list of content warnings.
Why you will love this book… 🔥Childhood best friends to lovers 💕Small town 🔥Meddling grandfather 💕Cinnamon roll hero 🔥Rich girl/farm boy 💕Slow burn 🔥Delicious Tension + Banter 💕Secrets Unveiled 🔥Spicy
My name is Ellie Troy, and my brother, Arden, would kill me if he knew what I was up to. I’m not even kidding.
It involves hot hockey player Nils Sten. He plays for the Atlanta Thunder and happens to be my overprotective brother’s best friend and teammate.
He’s also my secret crush.
Unfortunately for me, Arden wouldn’t approve of anything happening between me and Nils. Not now, not ever.
Too bad, because I’m going to make it happen—Nils will be mine, maybe for just one night of fun, or maybe for forever.
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My name is Nils Sten, and hockey is my life. So much so that I haven’t had a serious girlfriend in ages. That’s okay; I find companionship when I need it.
And now it seems I’m about to have a whole lot of it. Not in any kind of a romantic sense. More in a roommate sort of way. See, my best friend and teammate’s little sister, Ellie, is about to move into my house. Yeah, under my roof…with a bedroom down the hall from mine.
God help me.
It’s all my fault, really. I opened my big mouth and offered for her to stay. Now I wish I hadn’t. Problem is, Ellie is beyond beautiful. She’s smart too. She’s really everything I’ve ever wanted.
Too bad she’s off-limits.
Now I just need to keep reminding myself of that…
Nils is the third novel in the bestselling Breakaway Hockey series.
S.R. Grey is a USA Today Bestselling Author of the new Breakaway hockey series and the popular Boys of Winter hockey books and Men of Fall football novels. Other New Adult and Romantic Suspense works of hers include the Judge Me Not books, the Promises series, the Inevitability duology, A Harbour Falls Mystery trilogy, and the Laid Bare series of novellas.
When not writing Ms. Grey can be found reading, traveling, running, and cheering for her hometown sports teams. Sometimes all at the same time!
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Ellie is uncertain about the future direction of her life, so she decides to spend some time with her brother in Atlanta. When she arrives, he suggests that she stay with his Nils, his teammate and friend. Once she meets Nils this is an option that Ellie is more than willing to take him up on and if things work out the way she would like she is hoping they can be much more than roommates.
Nils thought he was prepared for Ellie to stay with him until he saw her. Now he finds himself torn between loyalty to his friend and teammate and the feels he is developing for Ellie. Let the complication begin!
Elena knows who she wants, and that person is Nils. Once they overcame their initial reservations, they prove to be exactly what the other needs in their life even though they had some obstacles to overcome.
Genre: Childhood Friends to Lovers, Small Town Romance
Release Date: April 25, 2024
Cover Design: Sarah Paige
I never imagined I’d be back in my hometown, unemployed, and feeling like a failure. Getting involved with someone at work is a huge mistake, especially when he’s a famous football player, and I’m just a therapist they can easily replace.
The silver lining is reconnecting with my best friend…even if he is hot now. I can ignore that detail, right? I hope so because Dean’s helping me fix my grandma’s old cabin so I have a place to stay, and between seeing him shirtless and working with his hands, I might just give in to temptation.
Crossing that line should be awkward, but when he kisses me on a dare, I feel like he’s sparked life into me.
My time in Magnolia Grove is temporary while I figure out my next steps, and falling for Dean is not a part of my plans.
But sometimes challenges lead us back to where we’re meant to be.
In the heart of Alabama, lies a charming little town on the river, where everyone knows your name… and your business.
Follow the intertwined lives of its beloved residents as they navigate first love, second chances, and all the unexpected surprises that their small-town holds.
Welcome to Magnolia Grove, where every neighbor has a story worth unraveling, the roots run deep, and love blossoms around every corner.
Join the Magnolia Grove Reader Group to find out more!
Fabiola Francisco writes contemporary romance, mostly small town romances with swoony book boyfriends and strong and sassy heroines. Coffee fuels her writing—actually, her entire life—and her characters dictate where their story is going. They’re in charge.
Her goal is to write stories that will capture your heart and make feel a range of emotions.
She is continuously creating stories as she daydreams. She also enjoys country music, exploring the outdoors, and reading.
Welcome to my luxury hotel. Welcome to my taboo hell.
I’m Luca Mercier, and I live two lives.
I’m a widower and a father to a little girl. She’s all I have left. I give her my life. I give her my billions. Take her, and you’ll die.
I’m a depraved man who broke his vow. I devoured a powerful woman one dirty and passionate night. Though I left her lonely and naked, I gave her my twisted heart. So, touch her, and you’ll die.
My life is simple and lonely. I have power. I have demands. I have secrets. I have urges. I crave watching others submit to what I will never feel again.
I also have a dangerous problem. My scandalous nights pose a serious threat to my daughter, and the only one who can help me protect her is HER…
Scarlett Jones—the woman I left after one brutal, beautiful night. I vowed never to touch her again.
Kelly Finley hates writing bios but appreciates that you clicked here… So here you go…
She lives in the Carolinas with her sexy husband and cherished family. A rebel with many causes, she fancies black leather, dirty jokes, big hearts, and smart mouths.
Dedicated to writing books featuring characters with proud love, shameless heat, brave hearts, and whip-smart minds—she’s most likely at her keyboard putting the next spicy story on the page for you right now.
She likes to call it #shamelessfiction.
Want to connect with Kelly and her readers, aka. The Lemonheads (when you read AFTER HIM… you’ll get it)? Follow her on her socials or connect using the Discord App.
🖤Review🖤 Luca is a successful businessman and a single father with a devastating past who hides part of himself from the world at large. It was this side that brought Scarlett into his life but he knew that one night is all they would have and he would never see her again. That would have been true if it wasn’t for his daughter being threatened and Scarlett was hired to protect her.
There are two very sides to Scarlett once of which is her strong and feisty personality that allows her to be a force when it comes to security and the other side which allows her to give power to her intimate partner. When she accepted this assignment, she didn’t expect the complication of the past she shared with her new employer or that the feelings they shared were far from over.
Even though they try to fight it the chemistry between them is scorching but they have some emotional turmoil to overcome that will have you feeling for everyone involved as they try to find the happiness they all deserve.
Genre: Rom/Com; Best Friends-to-Lovers; Forced Proximity
Release Date: May 3, 2024
Cover Design: Kate Farlow with Y’all That Graphic
I’ve always lived by one major rule, don’t fall for your best friend, and this is one rule I can’t break.
I’m supposed to write an article about a topic so scandalous, I can’t even say it. Starts with B, followed by DSM.
I know nothing about the lifestyle, so I’m committed to learning the ropes—pun intended.
When my best guy friend offers his help, I happily accept.
Paxton Atwood might be ridiculously handsome, but we’re platonic and there will be rules to follow.
#1 No kissing.
#2 Keep our undies on
#3 No actual boinking!
We start out easy, but exploring this new world is hard. The public play ends with me getting shocked in the local restaurant by the machinery, and our foray into restraints ends with Paxton in the emergency room.
We try a few other scenarios but they all end in disaster. Until I accidentally set my place on fire, and move in with Paxton.
Now we’re sharing one bed, and forced to spend time alone together, perfecting our “scenes.”
What do they say about rules? They’re made to be broken, and once we break one rule…we break them all.
But how do I walk away from him once this assignment is over?
Logan Chance is a USA Today, Top 20 Amazon, KDP All-Star, and KDP All-Star UK bestselling author with a quick wit and penchant for the simple things in life: Star Wars, music, and smart girls who love to read. He was nominated best debut author for the Goodreads Choice Awards in 2016. His works can be classified as Dramedies (Drama+Comedies), featuring a ton of laughs and many swoon worthy, heartfelt moments.
When my dad retires, I take over as the new owner of the Charleston Coyotes hockey team.
As a businessman and father of a teenage daughter, I’m prepared for the challenges of the game, but Maeve, the stunning blonde I meet on a dating app—not so much.
Despite the large age gap, the connection between us is electric, and our one-night hookup quickly spirals into something deeper.
But life checks me harder than a hockey player when I discover Maeve is the executive assistant my dad raved about—which means she now works for me.
Suddenly, our steamy affair is put on ice, and navigating the delicate balance between boss and ex-lover becomes a high-stakes game with no playbook to follow.
Cue the awkward office encounters and the never-ending struggle to keep my hands off her.
Spoiler alert: I’m failing spectacularly.
It seems the harder I work at remaining professional, the more I long for her to once again obey this owner.
Trey is a successful businessman and a single father to his daughter Gwen. He is about to take on a new challenge as he assumes ownership of a professional hockey team from his father but that is about to become even more challenging when he finds out his assistant is the same woman he has been seeing romantically.
Maeve has a feisty personality which brings out the adventurous side of Trey. They find themselves not only trying to adjust to the boss/employee complication but the difference in their ages as well but there was never any doubt that they are perfect for each other in every way.
The banter between them was humorous and the heat between intense as the enchanting romance between Trey and Maeve was everything you could want and more.
Jacob Chance grew up in New England and still lives there today. He’s a martial artist, a football fan, a practical joker, and a bacon lover.
A USA Today bestselling author of sports romance and romantic suspense, Jacob has endless ideas and plans on providing his readers with many more entertaining stories.
When you’re in the business of death, things are pretty, well, dead. Even with a motorcycle club hanging around these days, things are pretty chill or least they were until Rocco Franks walked through the doors of Brooks Mortuary and Cremation.
“I’m the new owner.”
Dorothy’s world is sent into a tailspin, and Rocco is all to blame.
It would be so easy to hate Rocco if it weren’t for his sexy smirk, devilish humor, and… soul stealing kisses. *facepalm*
Gah! Falling for her new boss is not at all what Dorothy needs, but when it feels so right how can she not feel the urn, uh, I mean burn for Rocco?
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When Dorothy learns that her boss has passed away at the funeral home where she works it is only natural that she is a little nervous. One of the conditions is that her job is safe when his new assumes control so finding out that he is biker and that she was attracted to him was a twist she wasn’t expecting.
Rocco wasn’t sure what to expect when he inherited his uncle’s funeral home, but it certainly wasn’t Dorothy. Between the feelings he was developing for her and the suspicious events they as well as the MC find themselves trying to uncover the truth before it escalates any further.
The banter between Dorothy and Rocco as well as the MC was entertaining, and Rocco’s steadfast personality was the perfect balance for Dorothy’s quirky side as they take us on a fun and intriguing ride.
Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Winter Travers is a devoted wife, mother, and aunt turned author who was born and raised in Wisconsin. After a brief stint in South Carolina following her heart to chase the man who is now her hubby, they retreated back up North to the changing seasons, and to the place they now call home. Winter spends her days writing happily ever afters, and her nights being a karate mom hauling her son to practices and tournaments.. She also has an addiction to anything MC related, puppies, and baking.
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