๐๐ฌ. ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover is now live on all platforms! We are thrilled to share this teaser with you!
๐ Black cat gf/Golden retriever BF (but he bites)
๐ Small Town
๐ Secret crush
๐ Hidden identity
๐ Equal parts kissing and murder!
๐Very cool cameos
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Sometimes the universe has jokes.
Like a woman named Lucky Fortune who has lived her whole life plagued by one mishap and misfortune after another. The catastrophes that regularly derail her life would crush a normal person, but Lucky is stubbornly resilient.
The single constant in her life is the rustic, old ski lodge her grandparents built in a small, picturesque Colorado town. And now it belongs to her.
Lucky refuses to let her unending run of bad luck ruin the opportunity to build on her grandparentsโ dream and carve out one of her own.
But forces greater than chance are out to sabotage her new life. Theyโre after the lodge, the land, and they want Lucky out of the way by any means necessary. Danger lurks closer than Lucky knows.
Fortunately, sheโs found herself lucky in love for the first time ever, thanks to the secretive drifter she picked up and brought home on a whim. By day he plays the role of the worst handyman in existence. But when the stakes are raised, and Luckyโs life is on the line, heโll move mountains to keep her and her legacy out of the wrong hands.
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๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฆ โ๏ธ Small Town โ๏ธ Blue Collar โ๏ธ Grumpy MC โ๏ธ Sweet FC โ๏ธ Past Trauma โ๏ธ Secret โ๏ธ Crush โ๏ธ Deadliest Catchยฉ vibes ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ…
Arranged marriage, age-gap, forbidden, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, Romeo and Juliet vibes, dangerous romance
The Rorรญguez cartel is spinning out of control, tragedy putting the alliance and our future in question.
Iโm Emiliano Ruiz and throughout the last few years, Iโve witnessed my sisters being doled out to members of the Luciano Mafia. The cartel has also taken famiglia women. It doesnโt matter if itโs the Luciano famigliaโs turn to take a bride.
My mind is setโitโs my turn.
I never imagined marrying a young bride until I caught sight of Isabella Luciano. Sheโs only eighteen, and with her long yellow hair and her big dark eyes, sheโs a vision to behold. She sees me through the tinted lens of her fatherโs hatred.
Carmine Lucianoโs distain of the cartel and the alliance isnโt a secret. His opinion wonโt stop me. Iโll prove to Isabella that even bad men can be good husbands.
No matter what her father says or what happens in our war, Isabella will be mine.
Have you been Aleathaโd?
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD is a stand-alone dangerous Mafia/cartel romance in the โBrutal Vowsโ series. Each arranged-marriage story is filled with the suspense, intrigue, and heat youโve come to expect from New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig.
Isabella is part of the Luciano mafia who has been sheltered from the harsher side of their life. She is destined to marry within the family rather than following her own dreams. When she has the opportunity to spend time in California with her cousin, she is determined to claim her independence. She has been told that the Rodriguez cartel is a threat she needs to distance herself from however there is something about Emiliano that draws her in.
No one is more surprised than Emiliano about the intensity of his feelings for Isabella. He was enchanted by her from their first meeting, and he is determined to claim her as his wife, but not only do they have the threats of the life they lead to overcome but her fatherโs disapproval as well.
Emiliano is protective, possessive and patient as he helps Isabella adjust to all the changes she is experiencing while she shows how strong she really is and his equal in every way.
Meet Aleatha Romig:
Aleatha Romig is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Together with her high-school sweetheart and husband of over thirty years, they’ve raised three children. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when sheโs not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns or her new lighter side, she likes to spend her time with her family and friends. Her pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams!
Passion pulls them close, yet the stakes soar. Love could save them from isolationโor destroy everything. In a high-stakes gamble, they must choose: Risk it all or stay untouchable forever?
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In this high-stakes game of trust and temptation, Aurelius and Siri must confront their fears and desires.
Can love bridge the abyss between their worlds, rescuing them from their isolated existences?
Or are they destined to retreat behind their untouchable facades, forever alone?
A steamy, emotionally charged romance that explores forbidden passion, the cost of vulnerability, and the courage to bet everything on loveโa story where two broken souls dare to rewrite their fates and prove even the most guarded hearts can be set free.
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The Hardcore Novels Special Editions must be read in order.
1. Untouchable Billionaire
2. Unstoppable Billionaire
3. Unforgettable Billionaire
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THE HARDCORE NOVELS SPECIAL EDITION Trilogy is dual POVs with new content from The Hardcore Series ten-book series.
Genre/Tropes: Broody billionaire cowboy / Overly optimistic cowgirl / Grumpy x Sunshine / Best friends older brother / Enemies to lovers / Age gap / Small town / Marriage of coercion / Forced proximity / Opposites attract / He falls first
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We are THRILLED to share the cover reveal for BUCKLED IN BARBWIRE by Harloe Rae, coming April 23rd!
Make sure to preorder this steamy cowboy/cowgirl, age gap, small town romance TODAY!
Iโd considered myself carefree and content until I met my best friendโs older brother.
Brody Benson has a way of wrecking my composure with a single glare.
Heโs broody and crass and far too attractive.
As if that isnโt enough, he earns more money in a month than Iโll likely make in my lifetime.
We couldnโt be more different. Thatโs why I settle for catching quick glances of him in passing. Meanwhile, he prefers to pretend I donโt exist.
But then the unthinkable happens.
Brody
The death of my mother rocks the foundation that our rustic empire is built on.
After the funeral, my sister flees to find comfort and peace. Dad shuts down, leaving me to keep the business running. That undertaking is made more challenging by Paisley Keaton.
Now Iโm constantly crossing paths with the sunny cowgirl my sister left in charge of the barn. She tries to be helpful, which only agitates my animosity. I donโt miss an opportunity to tell her where to stick that overly positive attitude.
The fact that Paisley is the last woman Iโd ever date promotes her to a permanent position at Benson Manor. One that needs to be filled to guarantee my ownership of the company.
Paisley will be my wife, but the only thing sheโll get from me is my last name.
About the Author:
Harloe Rae is a USA Today & Amazon Top 5 best-selling author. Her passion for writing and reading has taken on a whole new meaning. Each day is an unforgettable adventure.
Sheโs a Minnesota gal with a serious addiction to romance. Thereโs nothing quite like an epic happily ever after. When sheโs not buried in the writing cave, Harloe can be found hanging with her hubby and kiddos. If the weather permits, she loves being lakeside or out in the country with her horses.
Broody heroes are Harloeโs favorite to write. Her romances are swoony and emotional with plenty of heat. All of her books are available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.
โจDid you see?โจ BEAUTIFUL COLLIDE by @avaharrisonauthor is available NOW! Grab it in KU! Also releasing in audio with the amazing narrators Connor Crais & CJ Bloom!
In the second book of New York Times Bestselling Author Sawyer Bennettโs Race Fever series, she turns up the heat when a familiar name looks to shake up the world of formula racing. Buckle up for this heart stopping, second chance ride in Formula Chance.
Nash Sinclair abandoned the world of formula racing after a deadly crash left him injured and on a long road to recovery, both physically and mentally. Even prior to the crash Nash was healing in another way, putting together the pieces of a broken heart. They say time heals all wounds and when Brienne Norcross, owner of the newly acquired Titans Racing team approaches him about a job, he decides it might just be time to reclaim the life he once loved.
Bexley Toliver just joined the Titansโ team as their chief race strategy engineer. As a woman working in a male-centric sport, Bex is no stranger to a manโs eyes on her. Whether itโs in silent awe, not-so-silent disgust, or somewhere in between, Bexley has earned her way. But there is one set of eyes that Bex hasnโt seen in years and when Nash Sinclair walks into the conference room for a team meeting, old memories are hard to ignore. As the heat between them becomes all-consuming, they are unable to resist the temptation to fall once again.
Bex and Nashโs history isโฆcomplicated. Young love that turned into the promise of forever crashed and burned long before the race that ended Nashโs career. Years apart dulled the pain of their failed union but some things arenโt meant to be forgotten, no matter how hard one tries. When the same issues that broke them apart re-emerge and spin them full-speed toward a barricade, Bex and Nash need to make a decisionโhit the brakes and walk away or race forward to their happily ever after.
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Jonah Hendrix is the bad boy of the music industry.
As lead guitarist of The Hometown Heartless,
negative press follows him like a scorned lover,
And even his fans fuel the flames of his torched reputation.
Despite his permanent residence in the media,
Heโs never been on my radar.
Not until my boss comes to me with a proposition:
Join The Hometown Heartless on tour to redeem Jonah in the public eye,
and finally get the promotion Iโve been working toward.
Iโm not a PR specialist, and itโs not my career ambition,
but Iโm determined to see this job through.
As long as I treat the surly rock star like a brand,
Iโll succeed in rehabbing his reputation and survive the tour with my sanity intact.
The problem?
Jonah and I have more in common than either of us realized.
And that desire for connection?
Itโs proving to be irresistible.
FWAR is the third book in The Hometown Heartless series and contains a crossover character from The Next Life series. FWAR DOES contain spoilers for The Next Life duet and The Hometown Heartless series.
Reading the The Next Life duet and The Hometown Heartless series prior to FWAR will enhance your appreciation of this story as well as provide a better understanding of the depth of the character dynamics, personalities, and backstories.
Kristen Granata is a teacher by day, and a bestselling author by night. Known for writing emotional contemporary and new adult romance, she loves creating realistic characters who struggle through the darkest parts of life and come out stronger on the other side. Kristen is a self-proclaimed โbitter cynic trapped in a hopeless romanticโs body.โ Her inspirational stories make you laugh, make you think, make you ugly cry โ and they will always live happily ever after.
Kristen openly shares her mental health struggles with depression and anxiety with her readers. Her message is a beacon of hope to anyone who is suffering: You are not alone. She delicately weaves this theme into her writing, and her stories demonstrate the ability of love to heal after tragedy.
Kristen was born & raised in New York. She now resides in New Jersey with her wife & two step-daughters. When she’s not teaching or writing, Kristen is reading, tripping over something, indulging in her messy love affair with popcorn, and forever singing along to The Greatest Showman soundtrack.
Chance Kellerman was the broken boy whose father convinced him he was worthless, and needed to hide his shameful desires.
We became friends first, then brothers when we played hockey for the same team.
But it was Presley King who brought us even closer. With her we became more. She set us on fire, and we had everything weโd ever wanted.
Then she left us.
Four years later, Chance and I are playing on rival teams when Presley appears on the Jumbotron. Our lives look a lot different than they did in college, and the odds seem stacked against us, but Iโm positive weโve been thrown back together for a reason.
Convincing them of the same wonโt be easy, especially when Presleyโs job finds out about our unconventional relationship. Iโm prepared to fight for us, until one moment on the ice changes everything.
I thought fate brought us together, but maybe weโre only destined to lose it all.
She thought her past was buried. Heโs about to unearth the truth along with her heart.
Thea Weaver came to Acton, Colorado, for a fresh start. She poured her soul into her bar, Bottle Grounds, and into protecting her sisters. But when her ex-husbandโa dangerous man from a dangerous pastโthreatens to resurface, Thea knows she canโt face him alone.
Logan Cash has spent his life fixing whatโs broken: his family, his ranch, and his daughterโs future. So when Thea, his stubborn and fiercely independent friend, asks for his help, he doesnโt hesitate. Even if it means pretending to be her husband.
But what starts as a charade to protect Theaโs business soon stirs something deeper between them. Late-night rides and shared secrets force them closer, but Theaโs past isnโt finished with her yet. As Logan fights to shield her from the storm heading her way, Thea must decide if she can truly trust himโnot just with her bar, but with her heart.
Break the Barrier is a heartfelt, slow-burn romance packed with small-town charm, a fake marriage twist, and a cowboy hero youโll fall head over boots for. Perfect for fans of The Bromance Book Club and The Simple Wild.
Older. Hotter. And way out of my league, Hannah Prescott has been my obsession since the moment she uttered those five simple words.
She thinks sheโll deter me by her dismissive attitude but her words only spur me on. I love a challenge and since Hannah is my literal dream girl, sheโs worth putting in a bit of work.
Up until now everything in my life has come easy: hockey, women, friendships. Then Noah Harrison is traded to our team and my spot on the first line with my best friends is at risk. Suddenly Hannah is wearing his jersey and I realize Iโve got to act fast or risk losing my shot forever.
Fortunately for me, dreams do come true because though she only offers me one night, fate has other plans. She may have said sheโll never call me Daddy Hall, but the positive pregnancy test in her hand makes that impossible.
With my every dream within reach, I need to find a way to prove to Hannah that sheโs the one for me and Iโm so much more than a playboy.
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โIโm here to see my fiancรฉ. I believe you know Parker, Dadโฆโ
That sentence seems innocent enough in the right setting.
But the womanโs father? Yeah, he happens to be my boss.
The first time I met Cashlynn OโNeil, she thought she was going to die before the plane we were on ever left the ground.
So I did what any gentleman would doโI comforted her, kept her distracted, and then later that night, she ended up back in my hotel room to thank me.
But then a year later she waltzed in the Carrington Cove Animal Hospital and told her father we were engaged.
And that would have been harmless, except the last time I was engaged it left me scarred beyond repair, vowing never to entertain the idea of love again.
I canโt fall for my bossโs daughter.
I canโt keep lying to myself about how I feel either.
But is it possible that someday you learn that itโs not the wrong person that will make you question what you want in life, but itโs the right one?
Grant Stockton is the devil incarnate. The cowboy turned casino-owning crime boss has been the bane of my existence for as long as I can rememberโfirst as my older brotherโs best friend, then as my guardian when my brother died at his side, and now as the rival bar owner and landlord running me into the red.
He might be the head of The Quiet Horsemen, the man everyone else in this town fears, but Iโm not about to cede a single inch of ground to him.
If I have to lie, cheat, and steal to keep him from finding out my barโs underwaterโwell, thatโs exactly what Iโll do.
At least until he breaks into my apartment and discovers my secret. One that gives him all the leverage he needs to control my fate.
My only reprieve is that The Horsemen are in the middle of a war, one thatโs been spilling blood for the better part of a decade, and his enemies are closing in on our small mountain town.
Which is why Iโm taken off guard by the demand he makes in exchange for keeping my secret.
Apparently there are benefits to being at the mercy of the devilโฆ
We are thrilled to reveal the stunning cover for The Reluctant Flirt, an all-new small town romance and second book in the Outer Banks series from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst & Blue Box Press!
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Just one nightโฆ
After discovering her husbandโs affair, Sierra Lourde flees to New York City for a little damage controlโand a lot of wine. A tipsy night in a bar with a charming stranger seems like the perfect way to forget her troubles. No names, no promises, just one night to escape reality and regain her confidence. The next morning, mortified by her vulnerability, she flees without looking back. But who needs closure, right?
But one night changes everythingโฆ
Sierra has reinvented herself as the proud owner of Flirt, a trendy boutique in the Outer Banks. Life is goodโuntil Kane Masterson, the man she left behind, walks back into town. And of course, heโs now the developer whose big new project threatens to bulldoze her beloved shop. Kane needs this deal to save his career (and his brother), but Sierraโs not about to let him demolish her hard-won success.
With sparks flying, sarcastic jabs turning into lingering looks, and a family wedding forcing them into close quarters, Sierra and Kane find themselves tangled in a battle of willsโand hearts. But now he has to choose: reclaim his career or risk everything for a second chance with the one woman he canโt forget.
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MARRIED WITH MAYHEM BY CORA BRENT
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Release Date: April 2nd
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Genre/Tropes: Forced Marriage Arrangement / Mafia Bodyguard + Gamer Girl / โFrenemiesโ to Lovers / Touch Her and Die / Endless Banter / Coaching and Praise / Mega Spice / Stand Alone
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Cover Art: BookCoverCouture
Character Art: Concepts by Canea
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Check out this GORGEOUS cover!!
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We are thrilled to reveal the cover for the upcoming release of MARRIED WITH MAYHEM by Cora Brent!
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This โfrenemies-to-lovers, forced marriage, with endless banter romance will be releasing on April 2nd!
Get married on the spot or get dragged back across the ocean to my uncleโs mafia fortress.
For starters, my only intention was to make a short escape and fly to Colorado to see my sisterโs new baby.
A husband definitely wasnโt anywhere on the itinerary.
But then I got stranded in New York in the midst of a major cyberattack.
Short on options, I called the only trustworthy person I could think of.
Monte Castelli may be a gruff, unpredictable package of mafia enforcer muscle and my longtime โfrenemyโ, but he comes through when it counts.
Despite Monteโs sinful reputation, heโs always kept his hands to himself around me and he takes his role as protector seriously.
Which is why he put himself on the line when the New York scene turned threatening. And itโs why he insisted on personally driving me to Colorado whether I want his company or not.
But the real trouble started when my fearsome mob boss uncle caught up to us. Letโs just say he was less than pleased to discover me wearing a towel in a cheap motel room next to my shirtless bodyguard.
I swear that it wasnโt what it looked like.
Unfortunately, my uncle was not in a listening mood, nor is he the forgiving type.
In desperation, I blurted out the first solution that came to mind.
โWEโRE ENGAGED!โ
That might have taken the heat off, if only my uncle hadnโt insisted on watching us say our vows the same day.
Now Monte and I are both stuck in this marriage arrangement until we figure out an alternative.
Despite our constant bickering, the โone bedโ situation meant it didnโt take long before we wound up between the sheets.
And once we started, we couldnโt stop.
We violated every single boundary over and over.
And I should have realized I was playing with fire.
All the rumors say that Monte Castelli isnโt the kind of man who can be tamed.
I thought I knew better.
And now weโre both going to pay a very high price for our sinsโฆ
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About the Author:
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Cora Brent was born in a cold climate and escaped as soon as it was legally possible. Now, she lives in the desert with her husband, two kids and a prickly pear cactus she has affectionately named โSpotโ. Coraโs closet is filled with boxes of unfinished stories that date back her 1980โs childhood and all her life she has dreamed of being an author. Amazingly, she is now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling writer of contemporary romance and begs not to be awakened from this dream.
Jolie Dunn has revealed the cover for Faking the Shot!
Releasing June 10, 2025
Jack Hennicke is the polo world’s most profound playboy. He’s arrogant, dangerous, a successful polo professional…and Maggie Rynne’s longtime neighbor. When Maggie’s dad fires her from working for him, she’s forced to work for the player next door, and he isn’t shy about his intentions. But what happens when one mistake turns their entire world upside down? He drags her across the country and gives her his last name.
Now they are faking a marriage with a baby on the way. Living thousands of miles from home in a big empty house…alone. Co-parenting is their first priority, but the attraction lying between them is undeniable. The line between real and fake becomes more blurred by the day, and Maggie isn’t sure which way is up. She’s sworn off marriage forever and nothing was going to change that. Until Jack decides to change it anyway.
Jolie is a romance author who has been obsessed with reading for as long as she can remember. She loves curling up in her writing nook with her golden retriever and disappearing into her world of heroes and heroines. When she isn’t writing, Jolie enjoys traveling to new places, hiking, riding horses, and cooking.
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