Tropes: Secret Society; Forced Marriage; Marriage of Convenience; Enemies to Married Couple; “We have to pretend we’re happily married”; Bound by Duty; Reluctant Partners; Opposites Attract; Detective x Assassin; Secret Identity
Release Date: September 24, 2026
Cover Design: RBA Designs
Discreet Design: Hang Le
He was supposed to catch killers, not marry one.
Detective Boston has built a career on hunting dangerous people. Rules don’t scare him. Blood doesn’t bother him. And morality has always been … negotiable.
But nothing prepares him for the night he walks in to find her.
An assassin for hire with electric blue hair, a blade in her hand, and no intention of being caught.
He should arrest her.
Instead, he makes her an offer.
Marry him, and he’ll keep her secret.
Refuse, and her life will fall apart.
For him, it’s a calculated move.
For her, it’s blackmail dressed up as a wedding.
Living with an assassin was never part of the plan.
But the longer they’re married, the harder it becomes to decide who is more dangerous.
USA Today Best Selling Author T.L. Smith loves to write her characters with flaws so beautiful and dark you can’t turn away. Her books have been translated into several languages. If you don’t catch up with her in her home state of Queensland, Australia you can usually find her travelling the world, either sitting on a beach in Bali or exploring Alcatraz in San Francisco or walking the streets of New York.
The Companion has a brand-new look and has been completely remastered! If you love Dark Spicy Romance with an Age-gap this is available now and F-R-E-E on Kindle Unlimited.
Sometimes, the most extraordinary people appear under the oddest circumstances…
I got caught up in one of my boss’s out-of-the-box ideas to generate business, and it led me to meet him.
Somewhat undercover, I was to meet one of the most powerful men in New York City.
Jonas Crane was the most handsome, mysterious, and private man, but he recently surprised the world by being willing to publish a tell-all memoir that would undoubtedly be an instant bestseller.
How I met him wasn’t how it ended, and that was only the beginning.
He wasn’t as ruthless as the public believed.
For me, he was magic, charismatic, dynamic, and in sensual ways demanding.
He had his own rules and fears, but he offered me an opportunity to see more of what was behind the curtain.
At times, our time together was overwhelming and challenged everything about me.
At times, he was the only beacon of light in my grief, pulling out that old part of me I thought died with my parents.
All I knew was that I was falling in love fast, and hope and a future I never thought possible started to bloom.
Or so I thought, until shadows from my past resurfaced.
Could I have dared to dream, or would it all end before it truly began?
Dark themes:
Relationship violence, eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, verbal, physical, and mental abuse. Other: divorce, death, grief
This book is a remastered edition. It was previously published as Tiger Lily: An Alpha Billionaire Romance Trilogy Book 1.
Sometimes you have to break all the rules to find everything you never knew you wanted. Come along for the fun, sexy ride as billionaire Fitz Silver pursues his biggest challenge yet—taming wild child Jennifer Stone. Loaded with heat, humor, and heart, this steamy, small-town, standalone romance is unputdownable. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a happily ever after that will leave you thinking about it long after you read the last page.
Silver Island’s golden boy Fitz Silver keeps his business dealings clean, his affairs private, and fulfills every promise he makes. Infuriatingly so. He’s six-plus feet of gentleman in the streets and an unrelenting alpha in the sheets. I should know. I enjoyed a single scorching night in his bed over the summer. But contrary to him being every woman’s fantasy, Fitz is my worst nightmare. I’m a risk taker, a rule breaker. I wasn’t looking for more than a little vacation fun, but that passionate night knocked me off my feet. When a chance encounter brings me face-to-face with the man who ruined me for all others, I know better than to land in his bed again. Unfortunately, outside my job as a high school principal, I’m not known for my good decisions. Once again I plan to leave Mr. Silver and our surprising connection behind, but he’s annoyingly unforgettable, and then two pink lines change everything.
Julian Langley has everything a man could ever want—a sprawling Manhattan townhouse, a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, and ownership of the New York Vipers, one of the most coveted franchises in professional hockey. What he doesn’t have, and will never allow himself, is anyone who matters too much. Carrying a devastating loss that completely reshaped him, Julian has since built his life around the certainty that nothing will ever cost him that dearly again.
Harper Hawthorne isn’t looking for a billionaire. She’s looking for a way to keep the lights on. Single-handedly holding her world together since she was a teenager, Harper works two jobs, lives in a rent-controlled apartment on the Lower East Side, and sacrifices everything for her younger brother. When an unexpected phone call lands her a chauffeur job behind the wheel of Julian’s car, she takes it for exactly what it is: a paycheck.
Julian notices everything about her. Harper tries not to notice anything about him. What begins as a professional arrangement starts to crack at the edges when Harper proves, repeatedly and effortlessly, that she’s unlike anyone Julian has ever encountered before. She’s too sharp to ignore, too genuine to keep at arm’s length, and entirely unimpressed by his world in a way that makes it impossible for him to stop thinking about her.
Julian doesn’t do commitment. Harper doesn’t believe in fairy tales. But some collisions are inevitable and some people are worth every risk you swore you’d never take again.
He’s the league’s most dangerous enforcer. She’s the specialist sent to determine whether he’s too broken to save.Neither of them is prepared for what happens when the truth hits back.
Two years after suffering from a stress-induced breakdown, defence lawyer Beth Gunning is struggling to cope with life. When her husband, Rory, suggests they join Beth’s sister and partner on a wild camping trip in a remote part of Montana, she decides that the freedom and tranquillity of a place far away from London might be what she needs. A chance to repair, relax, and get her head together.
Rory’s brother, Elliott, invites himself and his two teenage kids along for the trip. So it’s set to be a wild adventure of a lifetime. Provided that Rory and Elliot can set aside their sibling rivalries, that is.
Apart from some quarrelling and physical struggles, the trip seems to be going well. The Bob Marshall Wilderness is a stunning place, and everybody is embracing the fabulous experience.
But after a GPS malfunction and one wrong turn that leads them off course, cracks quickly form within the group. As some clash and others struggle with their dire predicament, the situation goes from bad to worse.
But Beth’s dark past is about to come back to haunt her and rock the very foundations of her world. Because it appears that someone in their hiking group has an ulterior motive for joining this trip.
Something extremely sinister that could ruin everything.
And out here in the vast, untamed wilderness, Beth knows she can no longer run from her bleak past and must finally face her dire demons…
Genre/Tropes:Morally Gray Cowboy / Forced Proximity / Guardian/Ward / Slow Burn / Grumpy x Sunshine / City Girl vs Broody Cowboy / Talks Her Through It / Teaches Her To Protect Herself / Touch Her & Die / She’s Keeping A Secret
RECKLESS & RUINED by JL Beck is coming September 18th! Make sure to preorder this all-new dark cowboy romance and check out the tropes below!
Morally Gray Cowboy Forced Proximity Guardian/Ward Slow Burn Grumpy x Sunshine City Girl vs Broody Cowboy Talks Her Through It Teaches Her To Protect Herself Touch Her & Die She’s Keeping A Secret
About JL Beck:
Beck writes steamy romance that’s unapologetic, meaning it makes no apologies for the way it rips you open and makes you crave more. Her heroes are alphas who take what they want, and she pairs them with heroines that bring them to their knees.
She loves writing about darkness, passion, suspense, and of course, steam.
Leaving her readers gasping and asking what the hell just happened is only one of her many tricks.
Her books range from morally grey to dark and spicey but always end with a happily ever after. She loves to write across numerous tropes, but her favorite is enemies to lovers.
She started her writing career in the summer of 2014 and hasn’t stopped since. She lives in Wisconsin and is a mom to two, a wife, and likes to act as a literary agent part-time.
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Single Dad, Secret Identity
Forced Proximity, Forbidden Love, Found Family
Cover Design: Spellbinding Design
Release Date: October 6, 2026
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From the bestselling author of the Broken Trilogy and Dark Water Series comes Breached— the explosive finale to the Stonewall Trilogy, where brotherhood is forged in blood, loyalty is tested, and no one escapes the cost of war.
Agent Paul thought he understood sacrifice.
He was wrong.
One second.
That’s all it takes for everything to change.
With ears still ringing, Paul is forced to confront one unbearable truth: the people he swore to protect are paying the price for a war that was never meant to reach them. Now they all must face the aftermath of his choices.
The deaths.
The carnage.
The pain.
Nicole spent her career documenting wars that belonged in someone else’s world.
Until now.
Now the lines between truth and deception have never been more dangerous. Yet the greatest betrayal may not come from the enemy closing in—but from the man she thought she knew.
Bruno is done playing defense.
After years of watching his empire crumble, he’s learned exactly where to strike. He isn’t waiting for Blackstone to cross the border.
For Blackstone, this isn’t just another mission. It’s the fight for everything they’ve built—and everyone they love.
Author J.L. Drake was born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada, later moving to Southern California where she lives with her husband and two children.
When she’s not writing she loves to spend time with her family, traveling or just enjoying a night at home. One thing you might notice in her books is her love for the four seasons. Growing up on the east coast of Canada the change in the seasons is in her blood and is often mentioned in her writing.
Her books can be found in different languages around the world.
Sparks fly when a former bully moves in with her former victim in New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker’s tantalizing third foray into Alpha Cove, a spicy military romance steeped in emotion.
Ex-fighter pilot Lincoln “Linc” Young is a survivor, masking his PTSD and nightmares behind a calm exterior. When his father’s death brings him back to Maine to help his mom, he never expects to cross paths with his former high school tormentor. But the woman who once made his life hell now stirs completely different emotions in Linc, and when he finds Harper in need, he impulsively offers her and her young son a place to stay.
Harper Bates thought she’d hit rock bottom after returning to her childhood home in Rockville, Maine. Then her father begins judging her every move—and worse, her son Kash, when they discover he’s being bullied at school. The last person she expects help from is Linc, the boy Harper herself had bullied years ago. Now a commanding presence who makes her and Kash feel safe, Linc inspires both a growing attraction…and lingering shame over her past actions.
Temporary cohabitation quickly turns into something more as Harper and Linc reveal intimate secrets that put them both on a path to healing. But they’re unaware someone else has a secret. And it’s about to impact the one person the couple can’t live without—Kash.
New York Times, USA Today, #1 Amazon Bestseller, and #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Susan Stoker has a heart as big as the state of Tennessee where she lives, but this all American girl has also spent the last eighteen years living in Missouri, California, Colorado, Indiana, and Texas. She’s married to a retired Army man (and current firefighter/EMT) who now gets to follow her around the country.
She debuted her first series in 2014 and quickly followed that up with the SEAL of Protection Series, which solidified her love of writing and creating stories readers can get lost in.
After leaving the military Linc has returned to his hometown to be there for his mother and his family. He is not the same man who left due to what he experienced and although he is still dealing with the aftermath he is always willing to help anyone in need. It is because of the relationship that he has with Kash that he finds himself offering him and his mother a place to stay even though she tormented him when they were younger.
Harper has returned to her hometown to try and give her and her son the best life she can however it is not unfolding as she would have liked. When she is offered help by the last person she would expect she can’t help but be grateful. She regrets how she acted in the past and the life experiences that both she and Linc have add allows them to understand each other in a meaningful way.
Harper and Linc have a lot to overcome both when it comes to their pasts shared and individual pasts while Kash is such a relatable character as he deals with the challenges he is facing. This is a heartwarming story about family, love and life with a little suspense.
A Billionaire Veteran. A younger, curvy woman on the run. Together, in a protective, all the feels romance.
I just got home from serving in the military and I’m learning how to live as a civilian when I meet her. Elle is my younger brother’s assistant, but the minute I see her, I want to know everything about her.
Elle is hiding secrets. I’m hellbent on uncovering every one. Especially peeling away the layers of her frumpy clothes to reveal the curvy body that plagues my every thought.
I know she’s scared, running from something or someone. So I try to keep my distance to let her know she’s safe with me. Until she forces my hand. Now there’s nothing that will stop me from claiming her.
But can I convince her I’m in it for the long haul and not just here to keep her safe?
USA Today bestselling author Hope Ford brings you a standalone third book in the Whiskey Men series. If you love reading billionaire, ex-military, age gap, forced proximity, and small-town romance, then you’ll love Hudson and Elle’s story.
Tropes: Later in Life; Is It Over?; Rediscovering Love; First Love
Release Date: August 24, 2026
Cover Designer: artscandare
Photographer: Reggie Deanching
Cover Model: Ryan Stanton
I lost my heart a long time ago to one woman.
The love of my life.
The mother of my children.
I could weather any storm with her by my side.
But I lost sight of that somewhere along the way.
Holding her in my arms as she nearly died tore me to shreds.
I vowed a long time ago that I would never let anything happen to her, and I failed.
And now she was ready to leave.
Not because I didn’t protect her, but because I lost sight of who we were.
That was all about to change.
Because if there was one thing I knew for certain, it was that life just wasn’t worth living without her by my side.
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.
Rule #3: Never get emotionally invested in your quirky small hometown.
Unfortunately, I’ve broken all three rules…
When a career-ending scandal sends me back to Maplewood, Vermont, I need to lay low and figure out my next steps. Instead, I find my hometown in crisis. The local economy is struggling, the beloved Maple Festival has been stolen by a rival town, and I’m forced to work side by side with Mayor Gabriel Harding, my childhood rival and the town’s optimistic hometown hero.
Helping Gabe save Maplewood should be simple. I’m a political strategist. He’s a small-town mayor. Together, we’re supposed to save Maplewood.
The problem? Gabe refuses to see me as the villain I think I am. Every time I push him away, he fights harder for me, for this town, and for the future neither of us imagined. Somewhere between arguing over town budgets, getting snowed in together, and one ill-advised one-night-stand, our enemies-to-lovers rivalry turns into an unexpected pregnancy.
Apparently, saving a small town requires public humiliation, emotional vulnerability, forced proximity … and an alarming amount of maple syrup.
As I fight to bring the Maple Festival back to town, I uncover a dangerous corporate conspiracy, become the target of powerful enemies, and discover someone wants Maplewood to fail.
Now we’re fighting for our town, our future and the family we never saw coming.
Because falling for my enemy was never part of the plan.
🔥Grumpy, Structure Loving Alpha Werewolf And A Chaos Witch
🔥Fated Mates (And Fighting It)
🔥Instalust (And Not Fighting It)
🔥Forced Proximity
🔥Enemies To Lovers
🔥Witchy RomCom
🔥Magic And Mayhem
🔥Sassy Banter
🔥Voyueristic Magical Creatures
🔥A Blue Moon Race
🔥And An Orgy Bed Oh My!
An impulsive witch and a buttoned-up werewolf discover love is its own beast in this spicy rom-com fromUSA Todaybestselling author Avery Flynn.
As the eldest daughter of the magical Sherwood family, I’m supposed to have everything together. Well, joke’s on them—I, Effie Sherwood, am chaos incarnate, and you’ll never be able to guess my next move.
Like jumping on the back of Darius Aetos’ motorcycle. Not only is Darius grumpy, gruff, and hot, he’s also the head of the Aetos werewolf pack.
My spur of the moment decision has quickly become a much bigger commitment, because a pack elder is convinced this hunk of a man (or wolf, depending on the hour) is my fated mate.
Even though I’m a witch and he’s a werewolf, we’re stuck together until we can find our way out of the tricky pack politics. But under the light of the blue moon, it’s almost starting to feel like Darius doesn’t want to stay away from me. And I’m not sure if it’s my magic going haywire or the starlit skies, but I can’t imagine leaving his arms either.
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