It killed me to leave her behind. Every night I closed my eyes to the images of her lifeless body in the hospital. Her second chance came, but it wasn’t with me. It was with my brother. I wanted to kill him and take his place. Except it wouldn’t change anything. She hated me. But then secrets unraveled. The truth would twist into something bitter before it set me free. Masks dropped. Gloves were off. I’d fight for her. I’d bring her back. I’d protect her even if it was the last thing I did. We made a promise. She was mine, and I was hers. To win, I’d risk it all. My heart and life included.
✨TEASER: SOMEONE YOU DESERVE by @harlowjamesauthor is coming October 4th! This will be a simultaneous release in Audio with the amazing narrators Aiden Snow & Vanessa Edwin!
Rule number one of bro-code: exes, sisters—and of course, wives—are off-limits.
Don’t think about them and sure as hell don’t kiss them.
But what if your best friend dies, and suddenly you want the woman who has always been his?
Four years ago my childhood friend lost his life serving our country, and Astrid and her kids became my responsibility.
But before I knew it, something started to shift between us.
Her smile started to make my stomach twist. Our conversations gave me something to look forward to. And working with her made me appreciate just how strong she truly was.
But then one night, I did the one thing I shouldn’t have but couldn’t fight any longer—I kissed her.
She pushed me away, told me it was a mistake, and begged me to forget it ever happened.
And then she shoved me deep and fully into the friendzone, where I’ve resided since then.
Until one instance changes everything and I know for certain she’s the woman I want.
Just when I think we’re on the same page, a secret from our past threatens to destroy our future.
I shouldn’t want my best friend’s widow. I shouldn’t care what other people think.
But in the end, the only thing that matters is being someone Astrid deserves, and I’ll stop at nothing until she believes that too.
𝙱𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚞𝚛𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎 (𝙱𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝙻𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝟷) by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Becca Steele and author C. Lymari releases on September 27th! We are so excited to share this teaser with you!!!
Summer. The annual end of semester college party at the lake. Everything was good, until I stepped onto the boat with Grayson, the hockey team captain, and Micah, the team photographer.
We saw something we shouldn’t have.
Did something we shouldn’t have.
And Cruz Martinez, the bad boy of Blackwell Lake, was there to witness it all.
Now, someone is after us. Someone who knows our secret.
We need to find out what’s beneath the surface…before it’s too late.
Now my should-be ex-husband, Ramsey Stockton, the former pro football star turned felon and hero who left this town—and me—behind years ago, is at my door offering me a deal with the devil.
If I let him stay and play his wife again for ninety days, he’ll give me a quiet divorce and his family ranch—the one my inn is on.
When I scoff at the idea, he offers a million-dollar bonus to help my business float through this rough patch, but only if I’m his.
Then he’ll walk away, and I can walk down the aisle with my fiancé. Or I can say no and watch everything I’ve worked so hard for fall apart.
There’s only one answer I can afford to give him. But he knows everything about me—every hurt, every secret, and every single weakness I have, including him.
And while Ramsey might want me, his brothers want him back in the family business.
If there’s one universal truth in this town, it’s that Stockton men stop at nothing to get what they want.
There are three rules I live by: My boys come first, the rest of my family second, and never mix business with pleasure.
I take pride that I’ve never broken these.
Until her.
She’s a wildcard—the type of woman I never chase.
She has no straightforward plan for her life.
Her version of how to be strict with my boys is laughable.
I swear, she selects her outfits based on what tattoo she wants to peek out, just to make me wonder all day what the rest of it looks like against her flesh.
And that blush she somehow has nailed everytime I look at her, wreaks havoc everywhere it shouldn’t.
The most annoying thing about her?
She’s taken by a neanderthal who treats her like crap (based on the phone conversations I’ve secretly overheard).
Why you are going to love this book… 🏈 Football Player / Sports Romance
💕 Second Chance Romance
🏈 Single Guardian
💕Pediatric doctor
🏈 The one who got away
💕 Overachiever
🏈 No third act breakup
💕Florida: boats, sunshine, and dolphins
🏈 Goldendoodle named Molly
💕 Previous characters appearing
🏈 Found family
💕 Forced Proximity
Jonah Dallmann
Over two years ago, I met a woman on New Year’s Eve, and it was the best night of my life. Until the next morning when it became the worst.
One voice message. One swerve over a double yellow line. One little girl, my niece, who’s now mine.
It hasn’t been easy. These things never are, but we’re trying. Now, I’m twenty-six, and determined to be the best wide receiver on our team, while she’s seven and spends her days reading books and dancing ballet.
Only, I haven’t just grieved the loss of my brother, but her too. My heart ached for what could have been, and what I had to let go. I know what I did to her was wrong, yet I never got the opportunity to explain. But when the door opens and she steps in wearing green scrubs and a long white coat, shock ripples through me, and I hope I might finally get the chance.
Sophie Black
I always wondered if this day would come, but I never expected to see him here, with her, in one of my patient rooms. He’s even better looking than I remember and giving off single dad vibes, too, as he cares for his adorable niece. A niece I didn’t know he had.
I was surprised when he asked if he could see me again, but I instantly declined. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Only now we keep running into each other, and I’m confused. Is fate throwing us a second chance, and if so, should I catch it?
A harmless kiss led to a fairy tale. Or so I thought. But unlike the happily-ever-afters you read about, my tale didn’t end with a wedding gown and roses.
My fairy tale turned into a heartbreak. Inked in pain and sealed in tears.
It almost cost me my life. And my family.
He moved on as if nothing ever happened, while I was left to pick up the pieces.
Now, he’s back and he wants me.
To him, I’m a pawn to be used. Leverage. But I’m no longer his. I’m his brother’s betrothed.
Stuck between two brothers, the push and pull unbearable. One wants me, the other needs me. But the Leone brothers will learn that this queen won’t be a pawn.
To me, they are both men deserving of pain and poison.
Skye Warren has revealed the gorgeous paperback cover for Black Sheep!
Releasing: October 8, 2024
A vengeful murder charge. A corrupt justice system.
And a circus coming apart at the red-and-white-striped seams.
I’m determined to help Logan find freedom, the same way he helped me. Except his personal demons come out to play in the lonely prison cell. Even if I manage to get him back, he may not be the same man I ran away with.
Secrets surface. Loyalties break. How can love stand a chance?
BLACK SHEEP is the gripping conclusion to the Smoke and Mirrors trilogy. Running away to the circus has never been this dangerous…
Skye Warren is the New York Times bestselling author of dangerous romance such as the Endgame trilogy. Her books have been featured in Jezebel, Buzzfeed, USA Today Happily Ever After, Glamour, and Elle Magazine. Her books have sold over two million copies. She makes her home in Texas with her loving family, sweet dogs, and evil cat.
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She’s the one night stand I never forgot. And now her dad is about to marry my mom.
It has to be some kind of cosmic joke, right? For once, I feel like I’ve got my life together—good job, great friends, a fresh start in a new place. I’ve been on my best behavior for ages. At last, everything’s coming up Javier.
Until the moment I walk into my stepdad’s house and meet his daughter.
I should say: I meet her again. Madeline and I have already met. It was one night, two years ago. A quick, casual hookup that had no right to be as mind-blowing as it was. I haven’t stopped thinking about it–or her–ever since.
But our parents are getting married, so under no circumstances should we sleep together again.
Or… again. Or one more time after that, just to get it out of our systems.
Madeline’s funny, fiery, and so gorgeous with her pink hair and nerdy tattoos that I can barely look at her without breaking into a sweat. But she has too much going on to be interested in commitment, and God knows I’m a bad boyfriend candidate.
Once the wedding’s over, we’ll be normal stepsiblings who don’t have sex with each other, and Thanksgiving won’t be awkward at all.
💜Review💜 When Javier arrived at the dinner where his mom wanted to introduce him to the man she was marrying and her daughter he is taken aback when he realizes that his soon to be stepsister is the woman he spent one unforgettable night with a few years earlier. Even though he wanted to see her again he realized that he needed to heal before drawing someone else into his life he walked away believing it was the best decision for both of them.
Madeline is independent and not afraid to go after what she wants which is Javier but the fact that they are about to be related by their parent’s marriage is a complication she wasn’t prepared for. She soon realizes that the chemistry and connection between them is stronger than ever and now they must decide where they go from here.
The banter between them is humorous, the chemistry between them is hot and the emotional pull of the story will draw you in as you can’t help but root for these two captivating characters.
He’s Major League Baseball’s former power hitter, and now he’s making a play for her heart.
Maggie doesn’t know why she’s in the small mountain town of Starrycard Creek. After a blow to the head leaves her with amnesia, all she has left is her name stitched onto an apron.
And then there’s him…the man who saved her life.
Christian Starrycard was trying to drown his sorrows after an injury ended his baseball career. The last thing he expected to become was a woman’s hero. But Maggie isn’t just any woman. She’s the woman he’s been dreaming of—his dream girl he thought existed only in his mind.
His dreams become their steamy reality when he insists she live with him until her memories return. When their attraction deepens into an undeniable love, they can’t imagine life apart. But when fragments of her past resurface, so does the fear that her heart might belong to someone else.
Christian can’t bear the thought.
Town folklore says that love is always in the cards in Starrycard Creek. And Christian won’t let Maggie go. Not without a fight.
Cala Riley, better known as Cala and Riley, are a pair of friends with a deep seated love of books and writing. Both Cala and Riley are happily married and each have children, Cala with the four-legged kind while Riley has a mixture of both two-legged and four. While they live apart, that does not affect their connection. They are the true definition of family. What started as an idea that quickly turned into a full-length book and a bond that will never end.
Hockey has always played an important part in Clayton’s life and now it may be in jeopardy due to his grades. He needs help to ensure that doesn’t happen however he never expected that his tutor would be Grace the woman who intrigued him from their first meeting.
Grace wants more than friendship with her best friend Kellen however he doesn’t seem to feel the same way. When she meets Clayton, she is surprised by her feelings for him and the more time they spend together the more she realizes that he is both the friend and man that she deserves.
Clayton and Grace brought out the best for each other and their romance was heartwarming. They are also surrounded by a great group of friends and teammates that leave you wanting more of this series.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS TO DIE in the Grand Canyon.
Forensic geologists Cassie Oldfield and Walter Shaws investigate one way: trouble on the canyon’s Colorado River. Stranded raft. Life vests unused. Rafters missing.
The only clue to the fate of the rafters is a bag of pebbles caught in the bowline. Following that clue, the geologists uncover a hellish scheme. Not only are the rafters in peril, but the river itself is under attack.
The race to stop it takes Cassie and Walter deep into the canyon, and onto the mighty river, putting their own survival at stake.
— All books in the series are standalone novels and can be enjoyed in any order.
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