As the magicless daughter of two elite Magic Users, I’ve always had something to prove. Which is what led me to working the dayshift as an enforcer at Eastwood River (Monster) Preserve, keeping the peace between monsters… and the real monsters.
While battling an invasive species whose numbers have exploded overnight, I make a desperate wish to be saved from certain death. For once, the gods were listening.
I wake up in the arms of an ancient, wish-granting minor god named Olan—a Brøndmand—who saves my life… and then claims me as his wife. Apparently, my broad, impulsive wish turned into a life-debt marriage contract with an eight-foot-tall shadow daddy who stares at me like I’m his next meal—and he’s definitely not hungry for food.
~Olan
When min guldklump Aurora calls for a god to save her, the gods are all too happy to wake me from centuries of slumber. The moment I see her, I know—this fierce, stubborn human is worth more than all the treasure I’ve hoarded across the ages. She is mine. To keep…and to protect.
Clusters of invasive magical creatures keep appearing throughout the Preserve—unnatural and dangerous. We put one group down, and another flares up. Something is bringing them here, something intelligent. The balance is slipping—and if we can’t stop it, everyone on the preserve, monster and human alike, could be wiped out.
The preserve, and my heart, are in jeopardy–– can I convince my reluctant wife she is the key to saving both?
Monstrous grooms and beastly brides? Don’t be afraid of falling in love… It’s super-natural!
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A steamy Pro Football, Business Rivals, Enemies to Lovers Romance from Amazon Top Ten Bestselling author Lisa Suzanne.
Pro football legend Madden Bradley was never supposed to be anything but my enemy. With one season left on his contract, he’s set to take over his family’s empire, and I’m his business rival. Forced into a partnership we both resent, the last place I should be is tangled in his sheets.
Now we’re stuck working together, and the more we clash, the more explosive the tension becomes…until it finally detonates.
He’s maddening, charming, and completely addictive. And when he murmurs exactly what he’s going to do to me, I forget that he’s supposed to be the enemy.
Our forbidden romance has to stay between us. Our families can’t find out. Our companies can’t know. The truth could destroy everything we’ve worked for.
But when we discover a buried secret together, Madden faces an impossible choice: The legacy he was born to lead… or the woman he was never supposed to fall for.
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🏈Review,🏈 Madden has had a successful career in football and now finds himself traded from the team that was more like a family to San Diego. In addition to this upheaval, he is also dealing with the expectations of his father to take over the family business. When he arrives for a business meeting the last person he expected to see was Kennedy, the woman he had an unforgettable encounter with, who is also competing against him.
Even though Kennedy wanted to forge her own path she realizes that her best option is working for her father’s company. Finding out that the man she was flirting with is her competitor was difficult enough but finding out their fathers are enemies only makes it more difficult. They now find themselves working together and Madden is determined that their relationship becomes very personal as well.
The chemistry between Kennedy and Madden is intense but it is the emotional connection when Madden’s world is turned upside down that show they are meant to be together. A swoony romance with all the feels that will have you invested in their happy ever after.
Snowed In With You is a collection of contemporary romance, filled with unexpected love and the magic of winter. When blizzards hit and temperatures drop, strangers, friends, and even enemies are forced into close quarters, discovering that sometimes being snowed in is exactly what they need to find their happily ever after.
From secluded cabins to bustling lodges, each story captures the feeling of being snowed in—where the world slows down and love takes center stage.
Perfect for readers who crave romance with a dose of forced proximity, crackling fireplaces, and cozy winter settings, Snowed In With You will warm your heart even on the coldest of nights.
I’m confident. A little grumpy. I’m never afraid to speak my mind. I’ve got curves for days, and hair the color of a summer sky.
All that tends to leave an impression.
So when he shows up two years after ghosting me, acting like we’ve never met, I’m more thrown than I care to admit.
Salvatore Gallo is shy, brilliant, and only speaks when he means it. He’s the CEO of a billion-dollar cyber security company, but he blushes when I tease him and watches me like I’m a code he can’t quite crack.
He’s still the same man who made my heart flutter with a single, intense stare.
And now he’s asking for a second chance.
I should say no. I want to. But this time he’s not hiding how much he wants me and I’m as drawn to him as ever.
The problem? He is hiding other things. Like the three kids who’ve become his entire world. Choices he’s made. And a life I’m not sure I’m ready to be part of.
But Salvatore Gallo is patient. Persistent. Devastating in the way he shows up for me, again and again.
He’s chasing me, and I don’t know how much longer I can keep pretending I don’t want him to catch me.
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💙Review💙 Bea is strong and independent, but it has never really been a choice it is the way she has learned to overcome all the challenges she has faced. When she first met Salvatore he breaks through her walls however he also disappeared from her life. When fate brings them back together she is cautious as she doesn’t want to be hurt for a second time.
Tore thrives on order, plans and knowing what to expect however Bea is a walking surprise. When he first met her the feelings he had for her were different than anything he had ever felt before but it also happened at a time when his life was in upheaval. When their lives cross once again he is determined in his pursuit to win her heart one step at a time.
Bea and Tore understand and accept each other for the experiences that have made them into who they are. Tore was all in and he was willing to show her with everyone he did and said was with her best interests at heart even if her independent self didn’t always agree.
Classic fairytales reimagined for the modern world—where happily ever after is just a kiss away.
In Love’s Forever Tale, beloved fairytales are transformed into contemporary romance stories that blend timeless lore with today’s love stories. From swoon worthy kisses to fierce heroines finding their own way, each tale delivers a fresh twist on the fairytales you know and love.
From skyscraper castles to bustling small towns, these stories weave love and laughter into tales of passion and redemption.
Perfect for fans of fairytales, romance, and second chances, Love’s Forever Tale is a collection that will make you believe in happily ever after all over again.
Jace I’ve spent my whole life taking care of other people. Swinging an axe at Timeber logging isn’t a bad gig. Watching over my family and putting my own dreams on the back burner is what I know. So when a last-minute offer to join a pro football team lands in my lap, I finally decide to take a shot at something for myself. But the real surprise isn’t the contract… It’s the wrong number text that turns into something I can’t stop thinking about. Missy is sweet, sharp, and completely unexpected. She’s also a single mom. She’s the kind of woman I’d never risk falling for, especially not when I’ve got one foot out the door and a heart full of scars. But the more we talk, the more I want to be the man who stays. Can I prove to her that this time, love isn’t going anywhere?
Missy Being a single mom means playing it safe. Staying steady, keeping things simple, and never getting too close to anyone who might disappear is what I need to do. So when a flirty wrong-number text turns into late-night conversations and a connection I can’t ignore, I remind myself it’s just harmless fun. Then Jace walks into the team welcome party with that rugged smile, and suddenly it’s not so harmless anymore. He’s a lumberjack-turned-football-star with a protective streak a mile wide. The worst part is that my son already adores him. I’ve been left before. Can I really trust someone who wasn’t planning to stay? Or could taking a chance on Jace be my first step toward forever?
One misdialed call, accidental text, or late-night drunk dial sparks instant attraction, unexpected chemistry, and a whole lot of trouble. From grumpy mountain men to handsome hockey players, and smoking hot firemen, each wrong number leads to the right kind of love connection. Your next obsession is calling.
❤️Review When his brother needed him Jace was there for him despite the consequences. Now that his brother is older he has the chance to play professional football but he is having second thoughts about leaving him. He decides to call and say he won’t be able to call until a wrong number has him speaking with Missy who changes everything.
Missy is a single mother who will do anything to protect her son Ethan. It is for this reason that she hasn’t allowed men near her son however when Jace arrives at training camp not only is she drawn to him but her son as well.
Flirting on the phone was just the beginning as when Jace and Missy meet the sparks fly and he is determined to show her that she and her son can count on him to be there for her.
R.C. Stephens has revealed the covers for Tempting The Goalie!
Releasing September 10, 2025
He’s a six-foot-four hockey Adonis on the ice–and a heartbreaker off it.
Luc Chabot has always been the most gorgeous guy in town, with stormy gray eyes and muscles for days.
The catch? He’s also my best friend.
When my NHL hockey player boyfriend cheats on me and leaves my confidence in pieces, Luc is the one who shows up just like he always does.
But this time, I need more than a shoulder to cry on.
I need to feel wanted. Desired. Alive again.
Luc is Riverside U’s golden boy the guy every girl wants.
When his reputation takes a hit, I make him a deal: I’ll help clean up his image… and he’ll help remind me exactly what I’ve been missing.
No strings. No feelings. Just friends crossing lines we swore we never would.
Then his hands start lingering in places they shouldn’t. His voice drops, low and rough, when he says my name. And the heat between us turns into something I can’t pretend away.
He’s not a forever kind of guy.
Yet the way he touches me, it feels like everything I’ve ever wanted. And that’s the most dangerous part of all.
Cover Illustrator: Concepts by Canea Cover Designer: Qamber Designs and Media Cover Designer: Mayhem Cover Creations
A.L. Jackson has revealed the covers for Beyond the Blue Horizon!
Releasing: October 7, 2025
Cover Designer: Qamber Designs
Photographer: Michelle Lancaster Photography
I should have known I’d break the promise I made when I found her stranded in a blizzard…
Feisty as hell and the most gorgeous woman I’ve ever seen.
With the cutest kid and her grandmother in tow, she’s completely off limits.
I don’t get involved with women like that.
I learned long ago I don’t have the ability to love.
My life is sordid and danger is always hiding in the shadows.
Only I can’t turn my back on them when I realize she’s in trouble, and I insist on them staying in a cabin at the motel I own.
As penance for my sins, I promised my life to protecting others.
Except she becomes so much more.
A need I don’t recognize. A desperation that burns beneath my flesh.
One kiss, and I’m falling for her.
One touch, and I’m at her feet.
But when my dark past comes back to haunt me, I’m in a race against time to save the only woman I’ve ever loved. Only it may be the demons that have been chasing her that destroy what we built…
Tropes:
💙 Single mom 🪵 Motel shenanigans 💙 Heroine in hiding 🪵 Hate to love 💙 He falls first 🪵 Touch her and ☠️ 💙 Band of brothers 🪵 Morally gray hero 💙 Secret society 🪵 Small town
One, he needed to stay the hell away from Silver Donahue. Two, he didn’t think there was a chance in hell that he could.
He tries, though.
For a solid year, he does his best to be dismissive to the point where he appears cold and threatening.
But when Silver finds herself in danger, he forgets why he was giving her the cold shoulder to begin with.
The thing is, Silver didn’t forget.
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Silver Donahue was so deeply in love with Piers Webb it was disheartening. Especially knowing he didn’t like her back.
She’s determined to live her life, but with Webber always on the edge of her existence, she knows it’s futile.
But she tries.
The thing is, there’s no way you can ignore Piers Webb when he’s aiming that dark and deadly gaze your way.
She’s determined to keep him at a distance, until one night she has to pick him up on the side of a deserted road in the middle of nowhere. That one moment of need on his end is all she needs to realize a few things.
He’s as scary as he wants her to believe, and killing a man and disposing of a body is a daily practice for him.
She should run so far in the opposite direction, because he has so many red flags, even a toddler wouldn’t be able to ignore them.
But she’s always proven she makes bad decisions.
But Piers Webb is going to be the best bad decision she’s ever made.
Lani Lynn Vale is an American author of humorous romantic suspense novels. Born in the Great State of Texas, she has lived the majority of her adult life in East Texas where most of her novels are based. She’s married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as “LLV’s Bearded Half.” She published her first novel, Boomtown. in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. She’s gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.
For every blissful moment in the sun, the universe punishes me with unforgiving darkness.
I’m so close to the truth yet the obstacles keep piling up, the deaths keep destroying us and I’m afraid one of us will eventually succumb to this cruelty.
The secrets, the lies, the deceptions are all part of my husband’s world, but the moment I chose to walk beside him, they became part of my world too. If only he would let me all the way in.
I want my forever one to be my best friend, my confidant in all things, but there is a missing puzzle piece I’m determined to find.
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