If youโre obsessed with brotherโs best friend romances packed with forbidden tension and sizzling chemistry, then mark your calendarsโ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ข๐๐ก๐ is coming ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ต! ๐
Football rules everything in our small town. Under the stadium lights of the Gridiron, no one plays under more pressure than Zane Kinnickโthe hometown legend and future NFL star whoโs spent his life proving heโs built for the spotlight.
And me? Iโve always been the one risk he wasnโt willing to take.
Iโve loved Zane for as long as I can remember. My next-door neighbor. My brotherโs best friend. The boy who swore I was off-limits.
For years, he kept me at a distanceโuntil the night we finally gave in.
Then he walked away like it never happened.
Now, heโs done pretending. The stolen glances have turned into lingering touches. The tension we ignored is finally snapping. And for the first time, heโs tearing down all the walls heโs built between us.
But we arenโt the only ones holding on to the past. His rival is out for blood, using me and the people he loves to get inside his head, feeding him lies, and twisting the truth.
Because this rivalry? Itโs not only about football.
Itโs about secrets that refuse to stay buried. And when the truth finally comes out, it wonโt just change the gameโitโll shake up his world.
She thinks itโs an arranged marriage. He knows itโs the real deal.
Lilou I never thought that I would fall in love or get married. Not after watching my momโs marriages fail and being there to help her pick up the pieces afterward. I had sworn off men, which was easy because no man had ever tempted me before. Not until Milo. He makes me want to try. I almost give in to my feelings when tragedy strikes, and Iโm forced to sell the only thing that I have. Myself.
Milo When I find out that Lilou signed up for an arranged marriage, I freak out. I know that sheโs meant to be mine, and Iโm not about to lose her before I have a chance to prove that to her. So, I pay to be her husband. She seems shocked when she finds out, but Iโm thrilled. I have my dream girl right where I want her. Now I just need to make her mine. For real.
โค๏ธ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ โ๏ธ Instalove Romance โ๏ธ Grumpy x Sunshine โ๏ธ Plus-size Heroine โ๏ธ Small Town Romance โ๏ธ Firefighter Romance โ๏ธ Arranged Marriage
โค๏ธReviewโค๏ธ Even though Lilou may not have the best relationship with her mother her grandfather has always been there for her. When his health begins to decline, she will do anything to help him and that includes agreeing to take part in an online marriage auction, but she never expected it would be to a man she already knows.
Milo has had feelings for Lilou for a while so when he finds out about the marriage auction, he is determined to be the winner. He doesnโt want to rush her so they begin by living together which will give him the time to show her that their marriage isnโt due to the auction but to love.
Lilou and Milo have feelings for each other, but they donโt know if the other feels the same, but I enjoyed seeing them acknowledge their feelings for each other and find the happiness they both deserve.
๐๐ฌ. ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover releases on March 17th on all retailers! We are thrilled to share this gorgeous cover with you!
๐Black cat gf/Golden retriever BF (but he bites)
๐Small Town
๐Secret crush
๐Hidden identity
๐Equal 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.
Our agreement was strictly professionalโฆuntil it wasnโt.
As an escort to the ultra-rich, I knew my place in the world. Iโd mastered the art of blending in and keeping my true selfโand my desiresโhidden. When billionaire Eric Maxim hired me to be his date to an exclusive art show, I expected another impersonal arrangement. But Eric, with his piercing blue eyes and arrogant charm, was anything but ordinary.
Eric didnโt want complications. All he needed was a polished date for various eventsโnot someone like meโa much younger woman who challenged him, exasperated him, and worst of all, made him feel.
Just as we were on the brink of something real, shadows from my past threatened to tear us apart. Would Eric and I find a way to overcome our fears and fight for the connection we never saw coming, or would doubt and betrayal destroy our chance at happiness?
Forbidden Desires is a steamy, age gap, billionaire romance about love, redemption, and finding the courage to truly be seen. One-click today to follow Jasmine and Ericโs story of love, betrayal and ultimatelyโฆhappinessโHEA guaranteed!
L.B. Dunbar loves sexy silver foxes, second chances, and small towns. If you enjoy older characters in your romance reads, including a hero with a little silver in his scruff and a heroine rediscovering her worth, then welcome to romance for those over 40. L.B. Dunbarโs signature works include women and men in their prime taking another turn at love and happily ever after. Sheโs a USA TODAY Bestseller as well as #1 Bestseller on Amazon in Later in Life Romance with her Lakeside Cottage and Road Trips & Romance series. L.B. lives in Chicago with her own sexy silver fox.
To get all the scoop about the self-proclaimed queen of silver fox romance, join her on Facebook at Loving L.B. or receive her monthly newsletter, Love Notes.
Meeting Bolan Adler, professional baseball catcher and single dad, is a complicated story.
One involving a one-time kiss when I was young and silly. And a two-time tryst as some kind of midlife breakdown moment.
Anyway, in the game of baseball, three strikes mean: youโre out.
I thought my third one might happen when Bolan Adler is the newest client of the sports management agency I work for.
The same business that just promoted me to agent status when I havenโt asked for the position.
Also, the ridiculous company that wrote up a reputation repair report for the newest member of the Chicago Anchors which includes:
Bolan Adler needs a wife.
Heโs decided Iโm it. Only this isnโt a game of tag.
Hearts are on the line when I meet Bolanโs sweet sixteen-month-old, and my role goes from babysitting the bad boy of baseball to bonus-mom for his precious daughter.
Complicated, like I said.
Add in when my fake husband starts tossing out real emotions about love, marriage, and a baby, and Iโm just hoping to stay out of the strike zone. Because the obvious opponent on the field is love.
I’m a c0ntr@ct k!ll3r, a h!tman paid to take care of those unsightly jobs.
You want someone gone, a problem solved, but are too much of a pu$$y to do it yourself, then you call me.
Iโm one of those hands on, kind of guys.
I donโt mind getting my hands dirty for the right price.
My rates may be high, but the quality of my work is exceptional.
I pride myself on making sure the job is done right and on time.
My reputation sometimes precedes me.
I have spent more time in Laguna Beach than Iโd have liked over the past year, but Iโm here to send a message.
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Luke. Ben, Kyle and Stephen lived for the beach.
They chased the sun, surf and of course the girls until they found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, becoming witnesses to a crime that sets off an irreversible chain of events โฆ.
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
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.
NYT and USA Today bestselling author, Helena Hunting lives outside of Toronto with her amazing family and her adorable, emotional cat, who thinks the best place to sleep is her keyboard. Helena writes everything from emotional contemporary romance to romantic comedies that will have you laughing until you cry.
Itโs been over a year since my world changed forever. After waking up thousands of miles from home, I was forced to start over, guided by scars I didnโt recognize. It hasnโt been easy, especially when life keeps pulling me toward a past I canโt fully grasp.
Now, a twist of fate has brought me back, thrusting me into a world I donโt remember. At college, I run into Ryderโsomeone who swears he knew me before, someone whose eyes spark a connection I canโt explain. Then thereโs Jayson, whose pain and anger cut through me like shards of a forgotten past. And Fallon, the enigmatic playboy who shouldnโt make sense in my new life but somehow does.
They all want pieces of the girl I used to be. But Iโm not her anymore.
If life offers you a second chance at love, how hard will you fight for it? My story is far from overโand this time, Iโm writing it my way.
Paper Stars Rewritten is book 2of the Fallen Brooke series and ends on a cliffhanger. Please check for potential TWs by visiting the author’s website.
๐๐ข๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ก๐๐ (๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ #๐ฏ) by Hannah Gray releases in ONE WEEK!!! This is a slow burn, second chance, professional hockey romance. Check out this teaser!
Itโs true what they say, you really are wiser when youโre older, because Iโve hated my younger self for years. After leaving behind the girl that I spent my entire life loving from afar, younger me deserves the hate, though. But when her dad told me I was ruining her life, I let my own insecurities consume me and knew I had to set her free.
Now, Iโm a defenseman for the New England Bay Sharks, living my dream. At least, thatโs what everyone thinks. Inside, Iโm haunted by past mistakes, wishing I had a clock to turn back time and right my wrongs.
Just as I lose hope that sheโs ever coming back, she shows up in Portland, bruised and batteredโclaiming she was in a car accident. She isnโt the same strong-willed girl with the bright eyes she was before. No, replacing that girl is a woman in pain. A woman whoโs scared. And a woman who really hates my guts.
Right away, I knew there was no car accident. Noโฆthose bruises were put on her perfect body by a monster. One that was supposed to care for and love her till the end of time.
Worried for her safety, I craft a plan to keep her safe. One that includes her living in my house while pretending to be my girlfriend. After what I did to her all those years ago, Iโll do anything to earn her forgiveness.
I may have promised her that itโs all for show and that I have no motive for wanting to keep her so close, but the truth isโฆI never stopped wanting her, and thatโs not about to change now.
๐ท๐ฌ๐น๐ญ๐ฌ๐ช๐ป ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ (๐ป๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ 1) by Ruth Stilling releases in ONE WEEK! Check out this teaser!
How to complicate your rookie season in the NHL: fake date your former college rival and now teammateโs ex-girlfriend.
Itโs a bad idea, and I know it, especially since Kendra Hart has had a hold over me since our freshman year of college. She has no idea how I feel, and I have zero control over my mouth when her life goes up in smoke and she needs a friend, along with a place to stay.
My coach, who also happens to be my stepdad, is warning me to stay away not only for the team’s sake but to spare me from getting hurt. I should probably listen to his advice. However, taking the simple route has never been my thing. And with every โfakeโ look, touch and kiss I give her, I think she might be starting to like me for more than just my British accent.
Iโm starting to think this might be my best idea yetโฆ
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