Ryder Goode has been my celebrity crush since he signed on with the Charleston Coyotes. Watching him race around the ice has become a favorite pastime of mine.
Despite him being one of my brother’s teammates, we’ve never met. At least not until he cashes in on the prize he won in a charity auction—one weekend with me as his personal chef.
During those two days, every preconceived notion I have about him gets annihilated, leaving me wanting to learn more about the kind and generous man.
So when he asks me to stay on as his full-time chef, I accept. And when the two of us can’t keep our hands off each other, I warn him I’ll never fall for him.
Even though it’s too late—I already have.
Although I might be trying to fool the forward, it turns out, I’m only fooling myself.
Callista is a chef who has recently started her own business where she prepares meals for clients and caters events. She auctioned off a weekend of her cooking for charity and was surprised when Ryder not only won the auction but wanted to go through with it. The biggest problem will be denying her feelings for him.
Ryder is a professional hockey player who is growing a little weary with his lifestyle. A weekend of homecooked meals seems like a dream come true especially when he gets to know Callista and now he just needs to find a way to keep her in his life.
Even though her brother is Ryder’s teammate and friend neither of them are about to let that come between them. I enjoyed this humorous and heartfelt romance that had minimal angst. There is a great cast of secondary characters which only enhanced the story.
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.
Running my sister’s bed-and-breakfast in our small town should have been a piece of cake. Until I opened the door to our new guest and came face to face with the man I had a one-night stand with a year ago. And he was looking at me like I was a total stranger.
Nate Sullivan was fourteen years older than me and was my brother’s best friend. Not to mention a billionaire CEO that looked just as good in well-worn jeans and a T-shirt as he did in a suit. And when he was with his girls? There was no way I couldn’t fall for him.
We both had tarnished pasts that kept our hearts out of the mix. But being with him now gave me a confidence I didn’t know was missing.
It wasn’t until his twin daughters forced us to dance that we acted on our chemistry. And though it was explosive, our time together was limited. As the nights ticked away, we learned time wasn’t the only thing that worked against us.
**This is book 2 in the Sunny Brook Farms Series. Each one can be read as a complete standalone. Always an HEA!**
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Alex has always put her family first so it was only fitting that she would manage her sister’s B & B while she was out of town. What she hadn’t expected was that one of the guests would be Alex, who is not only a friend of her brothers but a man she spent a steamy evening with. He certainly left an impression on her but the same can’t be said for him as he doesn’t even remember her or their time together.
Nate was going through a difficult time when he met Alex, and he regrets that he doesn’t remember their time together. Now he is focused on giving his twin daughters the love and security they deserve so he is cautious as he doesn’t want to hurt his relationship with her and her family, but some things are meant to be.
I enjoyed seeing the relationship develop not only between Alex and Nate but the relationship she had with his daughters as well. Both Alex and Nate have been hurt in the past and they take us on a journey filled with humor, heat and heart as what was supposed to be fun starts to feel like forever.
Meet Renee Harless
Renee Harless is a USA TODAY bestselling author with an affinity for wine and a passion for telling a good story.
Renee Harless, her husband, and children live in Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She studied Communication, specifically Public Relations, at Radford University.
Growing up, Renee always found a way to pursue her creativity. It began by watching endless runs of White Christmas – yes even in the summer – and learning every word and dance from the movie. She could still sing “Sister Sister” if requested. In high school she joined the show choir and a community theatre group, The Troubadours. After marrying the man of her dreams and moving from her hometown, she sought out a different artistic outlet – writing.
To say that Renee is a romance addict would be an understatement. When she isn’t chasing her kids around the house, working her day job, or writing, she jumps head first into a romance novel.
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“This is an epic, heart wrenching read and absolute genius!! I just wish I could give more than five stars!!” ~ Lynne
“I was so in love with this story about Donato and Bella, the story kept me guessing what comes next.” ~ Mel
From USA Today Bestselling Author KL Donn comes the final book in the Mafia Made series.
Donato Cardarelli is in love with a married woman.
His obsession began the moment he looked into her eyes.
It evolved after their first kiss.
It consumed him when she called for help.
Now that he’s got her right where he wants her, Donato won’t let her go.
Because he knows, she was always meant to be his.
Bella Marino wants happily ever after.
Love, marriage, babies. It was always her dream.
Even after the atrocities of her childhood.
Even if it’s with the wrong man.
Calling for help after being taken, after being led to believe she’d gone crazy, Bella never expected to see the man who professed his love for her.
In his arms again, she feels protected and safe for the first time in more years than she can count.
When the truth about her past comes out, will she trust the love Donato has given her from day one, or will her heartache break them apart?
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When Bella found herself in a difficult situation it wasn’t her husband she reached out to but Donato and she couldn’t have made a better choice.
When Donato learns that Bella needs him there is nothing he won’t do to rescue and claim her as his own. Now that he has her back, he is going to find out who is trying to hurt her so that they can finally begin the life they are destined to have.
Donato is protective, possessive and determined to show Bella that she is all he will ever need.
KL Donn is a USA Today Bestselling Author addicted to coffee and tacos. As a Canadian author she writes in multiple romance genres and isn’t afraid of a new challenge. She brings you stories that will break your heart and heal it all in one breath. With over 60 published titles since 2015, she has many more planned for the future and enjoys connecting with readers.
On her off time, she’s bingeing Supernatural, Grey’s Anatomy, and raising 4 amazing children. Married for more than half her life, she experienced her own happily ever after with husband Steve, at just 17. You’ll find them both at book signings once or twice a year, she’s the shy one, he’s there to tell you all about the books his wife writes and how proud he is of her.
Currently she is diving back into the Adair Empire world with the children and has plans to keep the series going with generations of dark stories to come.
She’s a beach town flower shop owner who loves Christmas. He’s the hot new restaurant owner with a grumpy Grinch heart.
Christmas in Cape May, an all-new steamy Sunshine Sisters novella from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst, is available now!
Devon Pratt loves many things in life. The beauty of flowers. The yin and yang of energy. The power of positivity in people. And everything to do with the Christmas season.
As a floral shop owner in the beach town of Cape May, she looks forward to decorating both the town and running the annual holiday party to benefit the local animal shelter. Too bad the new owner of her favorite venue is more like the Grinch than Santa. Working with him will be a challenge, but she’s too full of seasonal cheer to let him annoy her, right?
Jameson Franklin hates many things in life. Crowds. Fake cheer. Ostentatious décor. And especially Christmas. The season is full of things he’d rather avoid, but since taking over the popular restaurant Vintage temporarily for his cousin as a favor, he’s trying to play nice with the locals. Too bad the florist is insisting on overrunning his sacred space with blooms, dogs, and an endless positive persistence that pushes all of his buttons. But when too many heated confrontations lead to heated encounters, he begins to wonder what it would be like to love not only Christmas, but Devon Pratt.
Let the festivities begin.
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She took a few steps in and jabbed her finger in the air. “You wouldn’t know how to handle a day at my shop, restaurant boy. And cancelling on a charity two weeks before the event is bad business in whatever way you want to look at it. I refuse to let you ruin this town’s tradition because you want to line your pocket with a few extra bucks. I don’t care what I have to do. You will honor the agreement and hold the gala here or I will make you sorely regret it.” The words shot and floated through the room like post-gunfire. A slight trembling shook her body from the depth of her emotions, and she dully noted it had been a long time since any individual—male or female—brought out her full ire. Devon braced herself for the fight of the century. “Restaurant boy?” The droll amusement only notched her temper higher. “I mean it. I will help you do this but you have a responsibility to keep your damn word.” The man had the audacity to lean back in his chair with ease and regard her under lashes that were too thick for a male. “And if I don’t?” Devon realized she’d make a bigger impression if she was like him. Cold-hearted, methodical, and ruthless. “I know people.” Interest piqued in those storm cloud eyes. “Mob?” “No. Legal people. Wouldn’t it be a shame to try and make productive changes and have to deal with customer complaints regarding the food? Or sanitary conditions?” She clucked her tongue. “Mac just got his liquor license. I bet you’d make a pretty penny selling your fancy Manhattan cocktails here. Wouldn’t it be a shame if something happened to that liquor license?” “You really like dogs, don’t you?” She narrowed her gaze and tried to figure him out. He was so damn…perplexing. Devon expected anger, or some other type of boorish behavior. Instead, he acted like he was royalty who refused to show weakness or emotion. Unfortunately, it only made her want to stir him up a bit to see where his limits were. “Dogs are the bomb. They deserve a little happiness before being returned to their cages without a family for Christmas.” And then something amazing happened. He laughed. Sure, it was a chuckle, and not a full-blown chest laugh, but the sound ruffled her nerve endings and made her want to remember it so she could replay the scene later in her head. “Okay, flower girl. I’ll give you what you want because I have limited time to deal with your threats but I have no time to structure this event. I’ll serve local beer and wine. I’ll offer up a limited menu based on my choices. That’s it. You do everything else and there will be no interference with the lunch crowd. The event begins at six pm, and I serve till 4pm. That means, no early drop-offs or distractions for my staff.” She opened her mouth to say something but he kept going. “And if I need anything, I plan to call you and only you. The moment you don’t respond, I’m calling the whole thing off, and you can blame the dogs’ broken hearts on your inability to follow through. Understood?” “Flower girl?” He grinned and her stomach did another weird flip. Something about those lips distracted her. “Tit for tat. Now, I need to get back to work.” This time, he turned around and began tapping at his keyboard. She’d already been dismissed. Head spinning, unable to come up with a proper retaliation, Devon left, wondering if she’d won the battle only to have lost the war. Because dealing with that man for the next two weeks was going to be hell on Earth.
❄️Review❄️ One visit was all it took for Devon to realize that Cape May is the place she belongs. She has opened up a flower shop and she is invested in the town including the event that they hold for the animal shelter. When she learns that the man who is managing the restaurant where it is being held while his cousin away isn’t willing to proceed, she decides to confront him and ensure he changes his mind.
Jameson wants nothing to do with Christmas and that includes following the previous traditions that his cousin upheld. He has been making changes to make the restaurant more profitable and isn’t able to let Devon take him off course, but he never expected to develop feelings for her or the town.
There is a lot more to Jameson than first appears and Devon sees beneath his grinchy attitude to the reason why and that only makes him more appealing. The only thing standing in their way is that her life is in Cape may and his is in NY.
Kelsey Owens just wants to settle in with her gorgeous husbands, surrounding herself with her reclaimed family. Preparations should be made for the arrival of their new son. The world has other plans. War is brewing, powerful forces are lining up against everyone she loves, and her latest prisoner also happens to be her best friend in the world. Being the sheriff of the supernatural world really sucks sometimes.
Olivia Carey lost everything. Stripped of the magic that gave her life color and substance, she thought it couldn’t get worse. Then Kelsey was gone. She found a light in the darkness. A path back to her magic, but claiming it somehow put her on the opposite side of a war with everyone she knew and cared for. She knows that her cause was just, but lately things are confusing. Captured by the rebels she tormented and once called friends, she is forced to question everything she knows.
When someone dear to them both is struck down, Kelsey and Liv must join forces again. Only Liv can work the spell to save them, but that spell requires a unique ingredient found only on the Hell plane. Stealing it will mean risking everything—including the growing bond between Liv and her old boyfriend, Casey Lane. Hell has some tricks up its sleeve for both Liv and Kelsey. And in the midst of battle, Liv will be forced to decide between saving their world and burning it all down.
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New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband and three kids. Since starting her publishing journey in 2010, she’s sold over three million copies of her books. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings.
💛Review💛 Kelsey has already lost so much time and so many precious memories that she lost with her family however the danger is far from over. One of the best friends she thought she not only no longer bears that title but they find themselves working against each other until she realizes that only if they work together will they be able to save those they care about.
Olivia believes that Kelsey is her enemy as she wasn’t there when she needed someone the most. She comes looking for vengeance but when someone she cares about is in jeopardy she will do whatever is necessary to save him and that includes partnering with Kelsey.
This story takes us on an adventure filled with twists and suspense as the truth about the past is revealed. The characters are captivating and the story is compelling which will have ensnared from beginning to end.
Title: Sweet Spot
Author: Jessica Prince
Series: Redemption
Contemporary Romance, Small Town Romance, Friends to Lovers
Gage Langdon didn’t do relationships. After having his heart shattered years ago, he made a vow to never go down that road again. But when his past waltzes into his town, demanding his attention, he reacts without thinking and makes a very public display of kissing his best friend. Now Wynn is pretending to be his girlfriend to help him get back at his ex, and the feelings he’d sworn he turned off were starting to spark to life.
After walking in on her boyfriend in bed with another woman, Wynn Klein made herself a promise. Never again. She was done with men. When she walked into that coffee shop one morning to meet her best friend, she never expected Gage would wrap her in his arms and plant a knee-quaking kiss on her in front of the whole town. The request he whispered in her ear after sealed their fate: Just go with it.
When Wynn agreed to be Gage’s fake girlfriend, it was only supposed to be temporary. But thanks to meddlesome friends, an over-eager mother-in-law to be, and a conniving granny, things go so much further than they were intended.
The lines between reality and fiction are starting to blur, and Gage starts to see Wynn in a whole new light.
Now he just has to get her to that sweet spot where friends become lovers without freaking her out and sending her running for the hills.
When the ex-girlfriend that Gage never wanted to see again comes back into his life he acts on impulse and plants a kiss on Wynn, his best friend, to show her he has moved on. This starts a domino effect which has them pretending to be a couple and after that kiss he is a man on mission as he tries to show her their feelings for each other are very real.
After the way her last relationship ended, Wynn isn’t looking to repeat the experience. She enjoys the friendship that she shares with Gage, but one kiss changes the parameters of their relationship and now she is beginning to wonder if being friends will still be enough.
Humorous banter and a heartwarming romance however seeing the way that they support and protect each other shows how perfect they are for each other in every way.
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Born and raised around Houston Texas, Jessica spent most of her life complaining about the heat, humidity, and all around pain in the ass weather. It was only as an adult that she quickly realized the cost of living in Houston made up for not being able to breathe when she stepped outside. That’s why God created central air, after all.
Jessica is the mother of a perfect little boy–she refuses to accept that he inherited her attitude and sarcastic nature no matter what her husband says.
In addition to being a wife and mom, she’s also a wino, a coffee addict, and an avid lover of all types of books–romances still being her all time favs. Her husband likes to claim that reading is her obsession but she just says it’s a passion…there’s a difference. Not that she’d expect a boy to understand.
Jessica has been writing since she was a little girl, but thankfully grew out of drawing her own pictures for her stories before ever publishing her first book. Because an artist she is not.
GEM: a privately-funded organization operating independently in the search for—and the rescue and recovery of—missing and exploited children. Although, at times working in conjunction with law enforcement, GEM aims to ensure the victims receive justice…by whatever means necessary.
Onyx; balanced, strong, a guardian She’s the voice of reason, advocates, and strategizes. Supporting the team from the background, Onyx rarely goes out in the field. However, when a widespread child exploitation ring is discovered, her particular skill set is needed to get close. Unfortunately, her boss—a man she’s never laid eyes on before—is dead set against her taking the lead. Outvoted, he finds a way to keep her in his sights, risking his own exposure.
Onyx has seen her partners search down two of the people responsible for what they have endured and now it is her turn. She will do whatever is necessary to ensure that others don’t have to go through what she went through and with this assignment she will learn a lot about her boss that she didn’t expect.
Jacob set up the team with the sole focus of ensuring that these people are brought to justice, and it is finally within his reach. The only problem is that it will force him to reveal the secrets of who he is and his past whether he wants to or not.
Onyx, Jacob and the rest of the team take us on an action-packed adventure that is filled with surprises, suspense and romance as they fight for justice and each other.
USA Today bestselling author Freya Barker loves writing about ordinary people with extraordinary stories. With forty-plus books already published, she continues to create characters who are perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy. Recipient of the ReadFREE.ly 2019 Best Book We’ve Read All Year Award for “Covering Ollie, the 2015 RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for Best First Book, “Slim To None”, Finalist for the 2017 Kindle Book Award with “From Dust”, and Finalist for the 2020 Kindle Book Award with “When Hope Ends”, Freya spins story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!
We were back at it, filming another screenplay for Zoe—don’t even get me started.
My wife was upset that I spoiled her favorite “cafe latte” by telling her how it was really made, my pilot lost another plane, and my kid is keeping us up all night.
On top of all that, Fox went off on another adventure to discover the lost secrets of FNG.
Insert eye roll here.
I thought that would be the end of it.
Then the alarms went off. Chaos ensued and we went into attack mode.
They may have breached our walls, but they would never get to our inner sanctum.
Then it all got Blowed Up.
It was bound to be a bad week. I just never thought it would end like this.
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.
Genre/Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Second Chance, Tattooed Bad Boy
Release Date: October 31, 2023
Cover Design: Melissa Gill Designs
I’ve never been the kind of girl to take the easy way out. I learned at too young of an age there are no such things as fairy tales. Happy endings never came to people like me.
The tarnished ones.
I’m surrounded by a group that knows sadness too well. We know what it’s like to lose and be tossed away like last night’s trash.
We are easy to blame for all the wrongs, because when others look at us, they see our scars. Most of our stories are told in the ink we bear, but we wear those tales proudly.
Oliver Riggins is the first man I’ve run across that made me feel like I could have more. But he’s also one of the many men who are more family to me than my own flesh and blood.
Four brothers by choice, they’ve taken me in, and treated me as one of their own.
The problem is, I’ve always wanted more from Oliver.
I’ve felt an instant connection to him from the first day I walked into Deranged Ink. But the fear of ruining what we have and then in the end not having him at all, that was too hard to bear.
So instead, I’ve sat back and watched the parade of women in his life, but with each one I feel a little part of me crumble away.
I want him, I’ve always wanted him.
Maybe it’s time I stop running.
Maybe it’s time I start fighting for the things I want.
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Luna has found a home within Deranged Ink and with the four men who work there. When it comes to three of the men, they feel like brothers but when it comes to Oliver her feelings are much more complicated. She is worried about the consequences of crossing that line but some things are worth fighting for.
Oliver has been hiding his feelings for Luna but once he finally acknowledges how he feels about her he is all in. He is determined to show her that she can trust him with her past and her heart and that he is someone she can count on to be there for her now and for always.
This story finds the perfect balance of romance and suspense and you will feel not only for Luna and Oliver but for the other characters as well.
“Damn Luna,” Zac whistles when I sit down and I notice Oliver offers him a dirty look. “Who knew you had a killer set of legs under all those jeans.”
“That dress makes your ass go pow,” Jace adds, and before I get the chance to say anything Oliver smacks him on the back of the head. “What the hell is up your ass Olly?”
That’s when I notice the frown line between Oliver’s scrunched up eyes. “Enough with the comments.”
“Why, because they can’t tell me I look good?”
His gaze lands on me and we hold each other’s stare for a few seconds.
C.A. Harms is an avid romance and mystery reader. She’s always had a love for books, getting lost in writing and storytelling even as a young girl. She enjoys happy endings and HEA love stories.
She lives in Illinois and enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. She holds an addiction for Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha’s and KitKat when she should really be focusing on water and maybe a fruit or two to make herself feel less guilty, but that feeling quickly passes…thankfully.
She is easy going, fun, and although she may seem like one of the quiet ones at first, you just wait until she gets to know you better…that quietness changes, fast.
I’m Jade O’Hara Raines, and I ran from my fated mate. Not because I wanted to, but because I had to…
I was born to an unruly pack known for having frequent run-ins with the law. My marriage to Cronin Raines, the newly appointed Sherriff and Alpha of our biggest rival clan, was to be a peace treaty between our families. However, after my brother was accused of murder and my husband testified against him, I was left torn between the two. Bax claimed he was innocent, but I didn’t know who or what to believe.
To complicate matters, I’d just found out I was pregnant with Cronin’s baby. Given that he always said he didn’t want kids, I took matters into my own hands and left town, leaving a note that said I wanted a divorce.
That’s not what I wanted at all, but I’d brought enough shame to the man I love because of my family.
It’s been three years, and I’ve just learned that I’ve inherited the family estate back in Nowhere Cove. Since Bax is still in jail, there’s no one but me to go through everything and get the house ready for sale. I have no choice but to return to my hometown, even if it means coming face-to-face with Cronin again…
Will I be able to hide my secret from him? Or does Fate have other plans?
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