Faith is important in the low country, and Detective Andy Winslow is going to need all he can get When a priest shows up on his doorstep wanting to talk about something strange that happened to his serial killer brother, Andy doesn’t think it’s connected to the body he found washed up on the beach. But, when another attack happens that sets his brother loose on the streets and reveals a startling truth about the dead woman, Andy learns he couldn’t have been more wrong.
Now, with his worst fear come to life, Andy will have to get the help of a friend from his past if he’s going to have a chance at getting his brother back behind bars and stopping the Carolina Reaper from striking again. The ending of this one changes everything.
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Genre: Standalone Motorcycle Club Romance Authors: Esther E. Schmidt & Addy Archer Cover Design: Esther E. Schmidt Release Day: December 17, 2024
Maeve – Four months pregnant, dumped, and moving to another state to live with my mother. My main focus should be all about getting my life back on track. The first friend I met through a text message, though, is giving me a wild shot at a whole new me, along with a promising future.
Reef – I made the mistake of friend-zoning myself with the pregnant daughter of my president’s old lady. Meeting her face-to-face and spending time with her only makes me aware of how much she intrigues me, even if she’s carrying another man’s child. The need to claim her as mine is roaring through every cell of my body, and it’s exactly what I’m going to do.
Let’s start here. The twelve days of Christmas are actually after the holiday.
And my dad, being the great guy he is, and the fire department’s battalion chief, signs up one of his rebellious firefighters for a retreat because of his bad behavior.
The guy is a total grouch.
But when the grumpy silver fox misses the bus for the adult redemption camp, Dad sticks him with me for twelve days.
Alone.
So, on the dozen days some mysterious true love—which I have yet to experience—should be bringing me gifts, like French hens and golden rings, I’m in charge of this firebird on our pear farm. Being the city man he is, he doesn’t have a clue how to can fruit, mend fences, or milk cows.
But he knows how to kiss . . .
Not that we should be doing such a thing. Only his silver beard is sexy, and his crooked smile kind of sweet. He has this alpha energy vibrating around his well-honed body but underneath the grumpy exterior is a man lonely for something more in his life, like me.
And instead of gifting each other random birds, leaping lords, and piping pipers, the gift we give one another is time . . . and our bodies.
But what about our hearts?
Maybe true love will strike after all.
A lot can happen in twelve days.
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In a new tradition from L.B. Dunbar comes another holiday hottie certain to heat up your holidays.
She’s the doctor who could end his career… or save his heart.
Olivia As the head of sports medicine for the Fury, I’ve worked too hard to let anything jeopardize my career. But when Calvin Barrett—star defenseman for our biggest rivals—limps into my life with a bad ankle and a devastating smile, all my carefully laid plans go up in flames. He’s determined to claim me as his own, and despite knowing better, I’m powerless to resist. But when our secret romance is splashed across the headlines, I’m faced with an impossible choice: my dream career or the man who’s become my everything.
Calvin At thirty-seven, retirement is breathing down my neck, and a stubborn ankle injury isn’t helping my chances of staying in the game. Then I meet Dr. Olivia Angelo—brilliant, beautiful, and completely off-limits. She’s not just the enemy team’s physician; she’s the woman I know I’m meant to spend forever with. When our private moments become public scandal, I’m ready to walk away from everything for her. Because some things are worth fighting for, and Olivia? She’s worth it all.
Penalty for Boarding is a steamy hockey romance featuring a curvy sports doctor, a possessive player who knows what he wants, forbidden love, forced proximity, and a happily ever after that proves choosing love is always worth the risk.
As always, this Megan Wade romance comes with her Sugar Promise: High heat, low drama. Guaranteed.
❤️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 ✔️ Forbidden Romance (rival teams/workplace) ✔️ Age Gap ✔️ Workplace Romance ✔️ Sports Romance ✔️ Curvy Heroine ✔️ Protective Alpha Hero ✔️ Insta-Love ✔️ Medical Romance ✔️ Found Family (team dynamics) ✔️ Career vs Love Conflict ✔️ Secret Relationship ✔️ Grand Gesture ✔️ Older Player/Second Chance at Career ✔️ Against All Odds ✔️ Plus-Size Representation
❤️ 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐝𝐞 Megan Wade is a simple girl who believes in love at first sight and soulmates. She’s obsessed with happy endings and Hallmark is her favorite brand of everything. Each Megan Wade story carries her ‘Sugar Promise’ of Over the Top Romance, Alpha Heroes, Curvy Heroines, Low Drama, High Heat and a Guaranteed Happily Ever After. What could be better than that?
🏒Review🏒 After playing hockey professionally for many years Calvin isn’t sure how much more his body can handle. He is feeling the aftereffects from a game when the doctor from a rival team offers him treatment and he realizes he wants a future with her despite the complications it will bring.
Olivia has worked hard to become the doctor for a professional hockey team, and she isn’t about to let any player suffer even if he plays for a rival team. There is no denying the chemistry and connection between them even if it could cost them both their careers.
I enjoyed the relationship between Calvin and Olivia as there was no misunderstandings or doubts and they weren’t about to let anyone stand in their way.
I wear my emotions on my tattoo-covered sleeve, I say all the wrong things and I revel in pissing off a certain redhead far more than I should. In other words, I’m the last person the court would choose to parent any child, let alone three of them.
Yet being their father is all I want.
So when the woman I love to hate offers to help make all my dreams come true, I jump at the chance. Marrying Ava is a convenient solution: she’s my kids favorite person and the court will absolutely approve of the woman who runs the biggest charity in Boston.
But there is nothing convenient about the way I feel when she fights with me, or when we kiss. And I’m not sure which I enjoy more.
This marriage may have a time limit but I’m beginning to think I’d like to keep my wife. She’ll probably fight me on it, but as they say, all’s fair in love and war.
Why you will love this book… 💕Small Town Romance 🔥Best Friend’s Little Sister 💕Slight Age Gap 🔥Reformed Playboy 💕Romantic Suspense-ish 🔥Childhood Crush 💕Blue Collar Hero 🔥Possessive, Alpha Hero 💕Touch Her & Die vibes
Bax Mayson thought he had escaped the family curse—until he saw Olivia Gannon again.
It’s been eight years since he last laid eyes on his best friend’s little sister, and now, fate has thrown her back into his life. As if their undeniable connection isn’t complicated enough, a mysterious threat looms, determined to tear Olivia away from him.
For Olivia, moving back home wasn’t supposed to change everything—until it did.
Running into Bax was the last thing she expected, but that one encounter sets off a whirlwind of events she couldn’t have imagined. Now, with family tensions rising, exes resurfacing, and a hidden enemy out for revenge, Olivia must figure out who—or what—they’re fighting. Because one thing is certain: she and Bax have something worth fighting for.
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS THE HOT FIREMAN NEXT DOOR
Rebecca Norinne Caudill
Release Date: November 27
Meet Rebecca Norinne Caudill:
USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Norinne Caudill writes spicy romance from the heart. Her heroines will make you laugh and her heroes will make you swoon.
When not banging away at the keyboard, she is watching rugby, playing board games, or planning her next vacation.
Originally from California, she now resides in New England with her husband and two cats where she is renovating a house built in the 1700s and trying valiantly not to be eaten alive by mosquitos.
Single mom Callie Caldwell doesn’t have time for romance—especially with her brother’s best friend, James Carmichael, the handsome firefighter who lives next door. But no matter how hard she tries to fight it, James keeps slipping through the defenses around her battered heart. He’s dependable and steadfast, and his easy charm and protective nature make it impossible to deny the spark between them. With James, Callie finally allows herself to imagine a future she never thought possible.
But when wealthy hotelier Sterling Whitmore arrives in Snowfall Valley to open a luxury ski resort, Callie’s world is shaken. The sophisticated New Yorker seems hauntingly familiar, and his presence tugs at memories that she would rather forget. When Callie takes a job working for him, her professional and personal worlds collide, and an unexpected revelation forces her to confront old wounds.
With her wild-child past threatening to undo everything she’s built with the handsome, hardworking firefighter, can Callie find the courage to let go of her fears and embrace their love and the future they could have together?
🔥Review🔥 Callie has always been a single mom to her daughter Maura which does not leave her with the time or energy for much else. She has developed a friendship with James, who is also her brother’s best friend, however when he becomes her neighbor, their relationship begins to change.
James has had feelings for Callie and her daughter for a while so renovating and living in the house next to Callie is his opportunity to become a bigger part of her life and show her and Maura what they mean to him and that he will always be there for them.
This is a heartwarming story set during the holiday season as this swoony fireman shows Callie and Maura what love really means.
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