“Everyone alright?” Sutton looks from me to James and back again. His hair hangs over his forehead a little, rain droplets falling from the ends. The water from his scalp runs down his temple, but he doesn’t seem to notice. Before I think about it, my hand shoots out, brushing the water from his brow before it hits his eyes.
We both still. The action catches us off guard, and I snatch my hand back like I’ve been burned.
My heart thuds in my ears. “Sorry.”
“It’s alright.” His smirk is in full effect. “I kinda like your hands on me.”
I want to die. I want my hot cheeks to ignite me into a raging ball of fire and end it all right here. We look at each other, the tension thick, and I swallow, needing to dampen my dry throat. I have no idea what’s gotten into me today. But after a few weeks of him watching me from afar, his kind gestures, his help with James, I’m starting to see that this man is much more than just a movie star in hiding.
Elise Harper’s world shatters when her eight-year-old daughter vanishes in broad daylight—no warning, no witnesses, and no clear lead to follow.
With no ransom demand, no witnesses, and no trace, the disappearance feels terrifyingly random.
Elise turns to a man from her past—Lucas Maxwell.
Former soldier. Security specialist. Lucas is calm under pressure, relentless in a crisis, and the one man Elise once trusted with her whole heart. Now he’s the one building structure out of chaos—working angles the police can’t. Seeing patterns others miss. And keeping Elise upright when grief and fury threaten to tear her apart.
As police work the case, Lucas follows instinct, digital shadows, and fragments that refuse to form a pattern. There are no obvious motives. No clear suspects. Just a child gone and time slipping away.
The closer they get to answers, the more Elise realises this isn’t only a fight to bring Mia home.
It’s a fight against the blame circling her, family tensions waiting to explode, and the past Elise tried to bury—because Lucas isn’t just helping her search.
He’s stepping back into her life.
And if Mia is going to come home, Elise will have to survive the longest days of her life…while standing face-to-face with the love she never truly let go of.
A high-stakes romantic suspense about a mother’s desperation, a child’s resilience, and the man who came back when it mattered most.
~BLURB FOR JONAS~
Clearing her name is only the beginning. Surviving what comes after may be harder.
Odette built her life on discipline, independence, and control. She trusted systems. She trusted process. She never expected to become the woman framed for corporate fraud—or to lose everything overnight.
When a covert protective agency intervenes, Odette finds herself under the watch of Jonas Pike, a man she once knew, once trusted, and never forgot. As a hidden conspiracy unravels and those responsible close ranks to protect themselves, Odette must navigate legal threats, betrayal, and the danger of becoming a pawn in a much larger game.
While investigators race to expose the truth, Odette and Jonas confront unresolved history, growing attraction, and the risk of building something real under impossible circumstances.
He can take the heat, but losing her isn’t an option.
Letty Cooking for a bunch of rough-and-tumble cowboys? Easy. Dealing with Walker Jessup? Not so much.
He’s gruff, rude, and insufferably hot. He also decided I was a problem the minute we met.
I probably shouldn’t have set out to prove him right. But hot sauce does go on tacos. So what if I used the hottest available on his?
I expect complaints. I expect threats to get me fired, I don’t expect him to save my life. And I’m absolutely not prepared for the way he touches me like I’m already his.
Now, he’s driving me wild in a whole new way…and I’m beginning to think there’s far more to this grumpy cowboy than I expected. Because when he looks at me, it feels dangerously close to forever.
Walker Letty Alvarez is a problem. She’s the kind of woman a man like me would kill to keep. She’s also smart, stubborn, and she fights dirty.
I deserve everything she throws at me. I can take it. But the second she’s in danger, something in me snaps.
I don’t do sweet. I don’t do soft.
But if learning how is what it takes to keep her? I’ll be damned if I don’t try. I’m not losing her. Not now. Not ever.
Cooking for the ranch employees is exactly the job that Letty needs as not only does it pay well but she also has a place to stay. From her first meeting with Walker the sparks fly as he always seems to find the perfect thing to say to infuriate her. Even though she can’t poison his food she can certainly make sure he doesn’t enjoy it.
From the moment that Walker saw Letty he was enchanted by her and even though it doesn’t come out the right way he is determined that they will have a future together and isn’t about to let another cowboy stand in the way. When she finds herself in a dangerous situation he proves that he will do anything to keep her safe.
The interactions between them are humorous and hot as this possessive and protective cowboy knows that Letty is meant to be his and isn’t willing to accept anything less.
From USA Today best selling author Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole, comes an electrifying MMF, grumpy x sunshine x lightning, motorcycle club romance.
Isla
I wanted to be loved by a biker with my whole heart, but all they ever took was my body.
Somewhere along the way, I stopped recognizing the woman I’d become.
Inheriting my Nanna’s rundown house is the fresh start I need.
A life away from the club. Away from men who only ever take.
So the last thing I need is Jackal and Shade moving into the only other house on the street…and offering me more than just help with renovations.
Shade
I’ve never thought I was worth loving.
I’m grumpy, withdrawn, and come with baggage.
Jackal saw through all that and loved me anyway. For me, he chose monogamy.
Men like me don’t get one great love, let alone two.
But I’m looking at Isla differently now…and wondering if there’s a way to love her without destroying what we’ve built.
Jackal
I fell in love with Shade the day I met him, even though he had no intention of loving me back.
He wanted monogamy, and he was worth the sacrifice.
But now he’s looking at Isla the same way I am.
And I can’t stop imagining a life where the three of us choose each other.
Until violence hits, and we don’t know which of us is the target.
We’ve been given the kind of love you only dare to hope for.
Since I was a little girl, I’ve known the fairy tale I’ve wanted to live.
Grow up. Fall in love. Get married to a man who will dance with me in the kitchen and kiss me for no reason. Have a big family and live happily ever after.
There’s just one problem—men suck.
What’s a southern girl have to do to find her future husband? It’s certainly not on the dating apps, so I do something out of my comfort zone—I ask my step sister to set me up.
And what does she deliver? A six-foot-two, sexy as sin football coach who has a fear of commitment.
Great. The definition of my Prince Charming.
Only this man is no prince. He’s a tall, dark, and handsome playboy who is impossible to resist.
I’ve never been a fling kind of girl, but with Davis, something so wrong feels so right. Maybe it’s that we’re doing it in secret? Or that I can somehow always feel his lips on me?
We both know we need to stop. Get out before anyone gets hurt.
There’s just one problem. Well, two.
Two pink lines specifically.
Yup, this is definitely not how the fairy tale is supposed to go…
BLURB: Neutral Zone is a friends-to-lovers romance featuring an unconventional hockey hero and his live-life-to-the-fullest best friend who have to get honest with each other when life gets real.
I’ve fallen in love with my best friend. I know, I know. That’s a terrible idea, but it’s going to be fine because we have a plan. A best friends with benefits plan.
We’ll keep spending our days and nights together. We’ll keep cheering each other on and making each other laugh. We’ll keep staying up all night in my room, watching true crime documentaries the way besties do.
But now it’s going to get steamy. Very steamy.
In order to keep our friendship intact, boundaries have been set, and as long as we don’t cross the line, everything will be fine. Seriously. Trust me. It’s a great plan, and it’s all going to work out, and there’s zero chance that everything will go up in flames.
Although I do have a history of accidentally lighting things on fire…but really, that was just a couch. And a house. This is different. I swear.
Neutral Zone is the fourth and final book in Season Two of the Bainbridge U Hockey series, and it can be enjoyed as a standalone. If you’re a sucker for a hot mess hero with a heart of gold and a feisty heroine who isn’t afraid to fight for the man she loves, then get ready for Mickey and Viv!
When the one you thought you’d never have is yours for one night…
Lucas is the man I shouldn’t crave. He’s an egotistical player like my cheating ex, but he knows what I want, even the scandalous fantasies I’ve never admitted. And he wants to help me fulfill all of them. A bet makes it easy to pretend this is all a game. One night of fun, then I can walk away. But Lucas touches me like he wants me to lose more than just the bet. Contains MF, MM scenes and some voyeuristic fun. This is a short and steamy novella in Her Sweet Seduction Series. Each novella is stand-alone with new characters and spicy scenarios to enjoy anytime—but especially fun as a bedtime treat.
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Now that Avril’s divorce from her cheating ex has been finalized she is ready to move on to the next stage of her life. When she makes a bet with her ex-husband’s best friend Luca she expects that it would only be one night however he has other plans.
Luca has had feelings for Avril for a while but since she was married to his best friend he knew that nothing could happen between them. With his best friend’s betrayal and their divorce, he is determined to finally have a chance with the woman he has always wanted.
When Luca and Avril finally give in to their feelings for each other the heat radiates off the pages and he shows her how special she is to him. Through the performances of Teddy Hamilton and Savannah Peachwood you can experience not only the chemistry between them but the feelings as well.
About the Author
Adele likes her red wine with chocolate and her sweet romances with lots of heat. Her spicy stories are a bedtime treat with enough spark to warm your sheets and alluring characters to make you beg for more. When she’s not writing, Adele can be found lost in other fantasy worlds. Whether it’s a hairy beast and a talking candlestick or black leather and heels, Adele loves her heroines feisty and her heroes irresistible.
About IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA (Coming 3/3/2026):
He ghosted me once, now he’s supposed to protect me?
I don’t need a bodyguard—I run a small-town lavender farm, for bee’s sake. But when my identical twin sister lands the movie role of a lifetime that’s being shot in my hometown I get one anyway.
And guess which broody, tattooed protector the studio sends to keep the paparazzi off my porch?
Last month’s almost one-night stand.
The guy with the wicked mouth and heated eyes who slipped out before the fun even started. But turns out the sexy jerk is excellent at rescuing me from sneaky photographers at the market. Then the coffee shop. I’m trying hard to stay mad after the third time my new bodyguard saves me.
To top it all off, he’s staying in the cottage at my farm. With me. And there’s only one bed.
Maybe if we finally give in and finish what we started, it’ll relieve the tension? But one night quickly turns into another. Then into late-night secrets and soft confessions we shouldn’t say out loud. Especially since he’s leaving and I’m staying, and there’s no way we can be more than a summer romance that ends far too soon.
Escape into a spicy and hilarious forbidden small town rom com from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely!
A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s sexy, feel-good and witty. Her books have been featured in US Weekly and People. Lauren likes dogs, cake and show tunes and she is the vegetarian at your dinner party.
Kara Kendrick has revealed the covers for Bad Boy Breakaway!
Releasing: April 2, 2026
Cover Designer: Emily Wittig Designs
Photographer: Cadwallader Photography, LLC
Model: Trevor Brachtenbach
He’s the benched bad boy hockey player. She’s the team owner’s daughter—and his new babysitter.
I’m the bad boy of hockey. I score goals—and make headlines. My latest fight bought me a three-game suspension and a brand-new babysitter.
Tori Prince.
Ice Queen, hedge fund shark—and the team owner’s daughter.
Now we’re neighbors and she runs my life like a hostile takeover: no partying, a strict curfew, mandatory sessions with the team’s psychologist. Smile for the cameras. Stay out of trouble. Don’t give her father’s franchise another reason to regret keeping me.
One more screw-up and I lose my contract.
Pissed off, I push back. Hard.
Except Tori doesn’t flinch. She’s all perfect curves and ruthless self-control—and I may have finally met my match.
Which only makes me want to undo her more.
Every glare she gives me feels like a dare, and the closer she stands, the harder it is to remember why we can’t cross the line.
Then we do.
One kiss turns into her hands fisting my jersey, her panties on my floor, the rules between us shattered.
And if our secret leaks? I’m off the roster, she’s Wall Street’s punchline, and the Coastal Crushers get scorched by the fallout.
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