𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐧 by NY Times & USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover is releasing on January 18th!! This is the final book in The Forever Marked series and can be read as a stand alone.
Why you will love this book… 🔥Man in Uniform 🔥Curvy Woman 🔥Stepbrother 🔥Off Limits 🔥Protective Hero 🔥Age Gap 🔥Has to have her 🔥All the possessive feels 🔥Small Town Romance 🔥Her First Time
My friends all tell me that I need to get under one man to get over another. Which seems ridiculous considering I’ve never technically been under any man. But then I meet Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome. He’s a man in uniform with possession in his eyes. Our attraction is instant and flammable and everything is perfect.
Until I find out just how forbidden he is. Baker Johnson is my mom’s new husband’s son, and that means… No matter how much I want him, Or how much I crave his touch… Nothing can come of us.
He’s off limits. Baker isn’t having it, though. According to him, nothing wrong feels this right.
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𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐜𝐞 by Julia Connors is releasing on January 19, 2024!!! This is a secret baby, he falls first, hockey romance you won’t want to miss! Take a peek inside today.
“You don’t decide you want to start a family with someone just because you’ve seen a couple clips from the highlight reel.”
I take in her pink cheeks, and the way her body is practically vibrating with all her emotions.
“You’re right.”
“Being part of my and Graham’s life means seeing the messy parts too. And it means sticking around when things get ugly.”
“I know. I hear everything you’re saying.” It’s in this moment that I have absolute clarity about what I want: Audrey and Graham. I didn’t think I was ready for a serious relationship, or for a kid. But now that I’ve gotten a taste of what that could be like, now that the possibility of Audrey and Graham being part of my life is right in front of me, I’m terrified of losing them.
“So, where do we go from here?” she asks, her body relaxing as she lets go of some of the frustration from a few moments before.
“Well, since I haven’t seen all this real family life you’re talking about, should I move in right now, or wait until tomorrow?”
Her eyes widen, and then I can tell she realizes I’m joking. The laugh that bursts out of her is exactly what I was hoping for, but then her face grows serious again, and she says, “It’s not something to joke about.”
“I know, I just needed to see you smile. For real, though, let me prove to you that you and Graham are what I really want, and that I deserve you both. Let me be here for you in the good times, and through all the mundane shit, and when things get hard.”
I watch her trying not to let down her guard, trying to hold everything in. Finally, she says, “I don’t think you’re ready for all that.”
I’ve never been more ready for anything in my life. “I look forward to proving you wrong.”
BLURB:
I’ve always been a wild card – the first to start a fight on the ice, and the life of the party off it – but appearances can be deceiving.
Being traded to the Boston Rebels could not have come at a better time. With serious family obligations to fulfill and a contract renewal with a new hockey team on the line, I have no time for anything else. I return to Boston knowing I need to buckle down and focus on what really matters.
But the first night I’m back in town, I come face to face with Audrey, my college calculus tutor. We had a brief fling right before I was drafted into the NHL. Now, her five year old son is standing by her side, and I don’t need a tutor to do that kind of math.
Audrey insists she doesn’t want me involved in Graham’s life unless I can commit to being a dad. With everything else going on, this is the worst possible timing.
But every minute I spend with Graham and Audrey feels exactly right, and I’m left questioning everything I thought I wanted.
Because now my goals are shifting, and getting what I really want might come at the expense of the game I’ve given my entire life to.
𝓟𝓔𝓡𝓕𝓔𝓒𝓣 𝓟𝓤𝓒𝓚𝓘𝓝𝓖 𝓜𝓐𝓣𝓒𝓗: A Hockey Romance (Puckered Hearts Book 1) by USA Today bestselling author Ivy Fox is LIVE! Don’t miss this all new angsty, hockey romance!!!
Ivy Fox is a USA Today bestselling author of angst-filled, contemporary romances, some of them with an unconventional #whychoose twist.
So don’t be surprised if you pick up a book of hers and find out that her heroine ends up with more than one guy.
Wink wink.
Just like her, Ivy lives a pretty chill life, surrounded by her two most important men—her husband and son. The only thing that keeps her up at night are the fictional characters in her head that can’t seem to shut up until she writes their story.
But she’s gotten used to them running the show and is all too happy to oblige.
Books and romance are her passion.
A strong believer in happy endings and that love will always prevail in the end, both in life and in fiction.
Nate is a professional hockey player whose grumpy reputation precedes him. If he can’t improve his image his career is in jeopardy and his agent believes the area that would have the most impact if he could show he was in a relationship.
Lottie is a professional matchmaker, and she is in a relationship even if it isn’t all sunshine and roses. When she has trouble matching Nate she agrees to go on some trial dates with him to see why they aren’t successful but the more time she spends with him the harder it is to keep her professional distance.
Despite his reputation Nate is caring, considerate and caring and he was enchanted by Lottie from the beginning. She is conflicted by their professional relationship and her personal status but what started as a friendship evolved into the love of a lifetime.
Bite The Bullet is book 16 in the OPS Protector romance series and it is recommended they are read in order.
One stupid decision as a kid changed my life forever.
It shaped me into the ruthless man I am today, only fighting for someone else—a man who will sacrifice anything and anyone for the job.
But I’ve made a critical error.
I went too far—put myself in an untenable position that could cost me everything.
I should have walked away.
I should have never taken the job.
But then I never would have seen her face.
The choices I made in the past defined me up until now.
But what I do from here on out will determine if I can be the man for her.
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.
My parents died in a fiery car crash when I was barely sixteen.
I’m gay.
I’m also totally in love with my brother.
I didn’t choose any of that. In fact, I’ve tried like hell to deny it. But here I am in all my gay, brother-loving, no-parentals glory.
Technically, Max isn’t my brother. Not by blood anyway. That should make it less ick, right?
Considering he calls my parents mom and dad, probably not.
Also, did I mention he’s straight?
So that’s me: the freestyle swimmer doing my best to keep my sexuality on the down-low while simultaneously wishing my feelings for Max will evaporate into thin air.
Too bad he acts like he’s my keeper and my heart shakes every time his eyebrow ring glints in the sun or he levels his opaque stare on me with an intensity matched by nothing else.
My desire to keep my personal life personal drowns at the bottom of the pool when a fellow Elite lets everyone in on my business, which throws Max into macho protective mode all over again.
Enough is enough, though. I’m forcing myself to move on.
Maybe the best way to forget about my forbidden crush is to find a new one.
I have options. More than I realized.
Unfortunately, none of them are leather-wearing, tattoo-sporting, motorcycle-riding grumpholes.
So here I am wishing for Max while someone else wishes for me.
She remains still for a second or two before shaking her head. “No.”
My muscles loosen with relief. “Just know that there’s nowhere you can run that I won’t give chase.”
A fine tremble slides through her as she whispers, “Wolf.”
“Yeah, angel?”
“I just wanted a little bit of time to sort everything out in my head. Is that really so much to ask?”
Maybe not. But my answer isn’t going to change.
“I’ve given you as much as I can. I won’t allow any more distance between us.” I press another kiss against her lips before drawing away. “I need to get to practice. I’ll be back later to take you home.”
She nods, giving me exactly what I want.
What I need.
“All right. I’ll see you then.”
That settled, I press one last kiss against her mouth before swinging around and walking out of the bar.
BLURB:
Wolf Westerville.
There was a time when my world revolved around him, and I’d foolishly thought he’d be the one to claim all my firsts. Those dreams shattered into a million jagged pieces when the unthinkable happened.
Five years later and we both attend the same college. He’s a superstar goaltender for the Western Wildcats with a ticket to the NHL. I’m just trying to make it through the last year and a half of college all the while doing my best to avoid him.
Wolf has decided that it’s time for us to get reacquainted. As far as I’m concerned, he can shove that idea where the sun doesn’t shine.
Better yet, he can bend over, and I’ll happily do it for him.
He might not realize it, but my life is splintering apart at the seams. My parents have lost everything and can’t pay my tuition for the second semester, which means I need to figure something out.
Fast.
Or I’ll be forced to drop out and move back home.
Unwilling to allow that to happen, I decide to sell the only thing I have of value.
Brigid Donovan is down on her luck. Her husband dumped her for the biggest stereotype around, his secretary, and her family mansion is a decaying wreck. All she wants is to get it restored, enjoy the peace and quiet of living in eight hundred acres of primordial forest, and rebuild her life.
Fate seems to be against her. First, her cat starts to speak to her. And what does he say? He’s not what he seems to be—seriously? Like a talking cat is normal. He does tell her that she’s the great-granddaughter of a fae lord, and very powerful. Only, that doesn’t seem right. Where’s her magic? Why didn’t her family tell her?
Things aren’t as picture perfect as they seem in her hometown of Kilchis, Oregon. In fact, they haven’t been for a long time. For one thing, her restoration team is a pack of werewolves, and her new bestie is a witch. What’s going on? Brigid has to find out fast or she could lose it all—her mind, her magic, and her life.
In the high-stakes world of professional hockey, sparks fly both on and off the ice….especially when unexpected consequences ensnare me after one incredible night with the NHL’s charming winger, Luka Stol…
Luka is a formidable force on the ice but has never faced a challenge quite like me. He is determined to be there for me and our unborn child when he learns about my pregnancy. But my reluctance to share my motive for fleeing Houston in the first place leaves him in the dark about the dangers lurking in the shadows.
Luka and I experience a rollercoaster of emotions and unpredictable twists as we deal with love, secrets, and hockey. Amidst the laughter and camaraderie of the locker room, we must confront our fears and fight for our love against all odds.
Join Millie and Luka on a passionate journey that will make your heart race and leave you cheering for their happily ever after in this steamy hockey rom-com. “Another Goal” sizzles with chemistry, witty banter, and the thrill of the game, proving that sometimes, love is the most daring play of all.
Luka meets Millie when he agrees to do a favor for his teammate and keep Millie company when her best friend is detained. He is enchanted by her and knows that one night will not be enough however his plans to see her again are derailed by her move out of the country, but a surprise pregnancy will bring them back into each other’s lives.
Millie has been betrayed by those she should have been able to trust and now her only plan is to distance herself from the situation. She may have feelings for Luka, but she isn’t willing to live in Houston however when she tells him about the baby, she never expected what he would do to show her how much he wanted her and their baby in his life.
Both Luka and Millie bear the emotional scars of their pasts which causes some turmoil but as they open their hearts and trust each other they realize that together they can overcome anything.
Meet Alexa Padgett:
USA Today bestseller Alexa Padgett’s books have garnered accolades from prestigious organizations, including Kirkus Reviews, National Indie Excellence Awards, and Publishers Weekly.
Alexa spent a good part of her youth traveling. From Budapest to Belize, Calgary to Coober Pedy, she soaked in the myriad smells, sounds, and feels of these gorgeous places, wishing she could live in them all–at least for a while. And she does in her books.
She lives in New Mexico with her husband, children, and Great Pyrenees pup, Ash. When not writing, schlepping, or volunteering, she can be found in her tiny kitchen, channeling her inner Barefoot Contessa.
Vaughn Madden is hockey’s hotshot who moves to a small town, only to learn that Isla Chase has kept a nine-month secret from him.
It was one night trapped with a hockey god due to a hurricane. We shared one bed too. I also ignored the little fact that Vaughn has always been my brother’s rival on the ice. And when the storm cleared, so did Vaughn. Months later, he shows up in my hospital room in Lake Spark where it only takes one look at me and the man is counting back in his head, or maybe it’s my face that explains it all.
He’s going to be a dad. And I didn’t tell him.
His eyes inform me that he won’t let me off easy. He wants answers to why I kept this a secret—and he quite possibly needs a scotch for his nerves too. Vaughn is soon adamant that he isn’t going anywhere, especially as he is the new General Manager of our hockey team that trains in town. He also has a list of demands that I owe him due to my secret keeping. Hence, why I move into his house. I’m not sure if developing feelings for a man with a wicked smirk is good for me or our child, but he’s becoming more than my baby daddy. And it turns out that Vaughn’s head has been working overtime, because the family image that I’ve dreamed about is the game that Vaughn seems to have been waiting to play…
Vaughn and Isla bring you a heartwarming and steamy secret- and accidental-baby romance in forced proximity setting. Waiting to Play can be read as a complete standalone and is the third book in the interconnected Lake Spark Off-Season series which is part of the Lake Spark world. For lovers of small-town romance with a touch of hockey.
I was four when my parents gave me my first pair of skates. By six, I was hooked on hockey and couldn’t get enough. At twelve, I had made a name for myself on the ice. And when I was fifteen, colleges were starting to take notice.
Life was great—until it wasn’t. Because when I was seventeen, my best friend died in my arms. And nothing made sense after that. Drinking turned to smoking. And smoking turned to pills. But no matter how high I got, I couldn’t erase that night. Or the guilt I felt.
Because that night had been my fault. And my friend was dead … because of me.
As my best friend’s baby sister, an actual angel sent from above, Haley Thompson is forbidden fruit, and I should stay away from her. Because everything I touch turns to crap. But like all things I’m not supposed to do, chasing her is another temptation I’m not strong enough to avoid. But when I spiral down, hitting my lowest point, I know I can’t take her with me. Because innocent, sweet souls like her, they don’t belong at the bottom.
The trouble is, she refuses to let go of me. Even if it will ruin her.
Anyone who thinks star-crossed love is romantic has never actually experienced it.
Natalie
I know two things about Dalton Wick.
First, he’s unreasonably hot. And … my father would disown me if I ever got involved with him.
The hatred between our families runs deep. We’re still suffering from what his father did to our small town decades ago.
So, I’ll work with Dalton on our school project because my grade depends on it. But I will not fall for him.
Or so I think …
Dalton
I know two things about Natalie Spencer.
First, she hates my family, specifically my dad—almost as much as I do. And … I want her so much that it hurts.
But her being with me would ruin her relationship with her father. So, I should walk away. Everything would be much easier if I did. Logically, I know that.
Too bad my heart doesn’t seem interested in logic where Natalie is concerned …
How We Hated, book 1 in the Leighton River series, is a standalone, enemies-to-lovers, new adult, sports romance with plenty of emotional and angsty moments and some spicy times. Download it today and get ready to fall for Natalie and Dalton.
Cameron McNamara doesn’t want a wife, and he can’t escape an arranged marriage.
Going along with the marriage will serve his goal of gaining more influence and power.
When he meets his future wife for the first time, Violet’s nothing like he expected.
But they agree on one thing: Their marriage is paper only. She will be a good wife while in public, supporting his political career and goal of becoming Senator, and he won’t bother her privately.
Violet Campbell has lived in self-seclusion for years.
A prison her mind keeps her in.
She has phobias, a lot of them.
But her father disrupts her hard-earned peace of mind by making her marry Boston’s mayor for his own personal gain.
Cameron may be the most sought-after bachelor in the city, but she can’t stand him. He’s entirely too arrogant, cold, and has no knowledge about personal space.
But at least, they agree on one thing: No touches. No kisses. No intimacy.
Behind closed doors, there’s no need to pretend their marriage is real.
But every day, his wife surprises him. Cameron yearns to uncover the woman she hides behind the mask.
Every night, her husband unravels her and Violet begins to crave more of her husband.
What started as an agreement, is turning into something none of them saw coming.
Sinner’s Salvation is a billionaire, slow burn, arranged marriage, marriage of convenience, dark romance, with a tortured hero and a heroine who finds out she’s stronger than she thought she is.
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𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 by L.B. Dunbar is the second book in the Sterling Falls series, a small-town series with several silver foxes and is releasing January 25th!!
Love wasn’t part of the blueprint when high school sweethearts reunite in their small town. But this former military man never forgot the girl he left behind and he’s more determined than ever to rebuild their relationship brick by brick and heart by heart.
Getting locked in the men’s restroom during my mother’s funeral wasn’t exactly how I expected to run into my high school sweetheart. The one who got away. The one who broke my heart.
I could toss the busted doorknob in my hand at him, but I’d prefer to get the heck away. Because twenty years later, Knox Sylver isn’t a teenage boy anymore but a broad-shouldered, thick scruff man with eyes that still look at me like I’m the only person in the room.
As a newly divorced mother of two teenagers, it’s been a long time since anyone sees me. And Knox is definitely watching.
Unfortunately, he made choices in the past and I wasn’t one of them.
According to him, that is ancient history.
Also, according to him, it’s never too late for a second chance. He’s out to prove he’s solid and stable, having returned to our small hometown, in a better place after a career in the military. He’s a local hero as a fireman and he wants to rekindle the flame between us.
I’m the one with decisions this round.
Do I stay where memories hurt? Or do I leave my past, and Knox, behind me again?
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From L.B. Dunbar comes an all-new small-town romance with a big family and the silver fox swoon one expects from her love over-40 romances.
Why you will love this book… 🔥Small Town 🔥Fake Relationship 🔥Billionaire 🔥Marriage of Convenience 🔥Grumpy/Sunshine 🔥Opposites Attract 🔥Found Family 🔥No Third Act Breakup
Heading to a teachers’ conference hundreds of miles away from my small town should have been a nice break. Until I was propositioned by a stranger to be his wife for the next six months. And for whatever reason, I said yes.
Talon Beckett was a domineering billionaire with a steely-blue gaze that made me forget my own name. It was my excuse for agreeing to his terms…that and he agreed to play up our recent vows when we attended my ex’s wedding.
We both decided that we’d go our separate ways when our six months were up. He’d get full control of his bank account and the hotel chain that bared his mother’s maiden name, and I’d get whatever I needed in return.
When our time was coming to an end, I realized the one thing I wanted was something he had no desire to give. It was the affectionate side he’d kept hidden from everyone despite his need to say, “My Wife” when we were out in public. And as I crossed the days off the calendar, it was harder to remember that our marriage wasn’t real. Especially when we needed to sign those termination papers.
I feared I’d lose not only my new last name and job, but my heart along the way.
I’ve always been a wild card – the first to start a fight on the ice, and the life of the party off it – but appearances can be deceiving.
Being traded to the Boston Rebels could not have come at a better time. With serious family obligations to fulfill and a contract renewal with a new hockey team on the line, I have no time for anything else. I return to Boston knowing I need to buckle down and focus on what really matters.
But the first night I’m back in town, I come face to face with Audrey, my college calculus tutor. We had a brief fling right before I was drafted into the NHL. Now, her five year old son is standing by her side, and I don’t need a tutor to do that kind of math.
Audrey insists she doesn’t want me involved in Graham’s life unless I can commit to being a dad. With everything else going on, this is the worst possible timing.
But every minute I spend with Graham and Audrey feels exactly right, and I’m left questioning everything I thought I wanted.
Because now my goals are shifting, and getting what I really want might come at the expense of the game I’ve given my entire life to.
There was a time when my world revolved around him, and I’d foolishly thought he’d be the one to claim all my firsts. Those dreams shattered into a million jagged pieces when the unthinkable happened.
Five years later and we both attend the same college. He’s a superstar goaltender for the Western Wildcats with a ticket to the NHL. I’m just trying to make it through the last year and a half of college all the while doing my best to avoid him.
Wolf has decided that it’s time for us to get reacquainted. As far as I’m concerned, he can shove that idea where the sun doesn’t shine.
Better yet, he can bend over, and I’ll happily do it for him.
He might not realize it, but my life is splintering apart at the seams. My parents have lost everything and can’t pay my tuition for the second semester, which means I need to figure something out.
Fast.
Or I’ll be forced to drop out and move back home.
Unwilling to allow that to happen, I decide to sell the only thing I have of value.
Take Me To The Cliff (Mountain Men of Whiskey River Book 6) by Kaci Rose Narrated by Celia Stone & Oliver Highpoint Audio Production by Pink Flamingo Productions
Review: Sage needs to distance herself from her past so the opportunity to stay at a mountain cabin will give her the time she needs to come up with a plan. What she didn’t know is that the cabin had been sold to Jack.
Jack has found a supportive group of friends within the other inhabitants on the mountain, and he has now purchased his own cabin. When he finds Sage in his cabin his first instinct is to send her on her way but when that isn’t possible rather than wanting her to leave, he wants to convince her to stay.
Jack is determined to keep Sage safe even if it is from himself, but she knows what she wants and it is him. The narrators were a great choice for the characters as they brought out the protectiveness of Jack and the strength of Sage. 🎧 Pink Flamingo Productions
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USA Today bestseller Alexa Padgett’s books have garnered accolades from prestigious organizations, including Kirkus Reviews, National Indie Excellence Awards, and Publishers Weekly.
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