Genre/Tropes: Sports Romance; Slow Burn; Enemies-to-Lovers; Found Family; Injured Goalie/Grumpy MC; Yoga Goddess/Sunshine FC; Hockey Romance; Alpha Male
Release Date: September 9, 2024
For years, we’ve been like two ships passing in the night, bound to collide eventually. When it finally happens, will we both survive unscathed?
Jersey
From the first moment we meet, I hate her. She is the epitome of what’s wrong in the world. She’s a yoga instructor. Can you imagine anything worse? Unfortunately, I need her help to deal with a possible career-ending injury. Will I be able to swallow my distaste for her for the sake of the game I love? And what happens when I realize she’s nothing like I assumed?
Emily
He intrigues me from the moment I first hear about him. Then we meet. And the fantasy I’ve entertained about us shatters. Instead of Mr. Amazing, I discover he’s a class-A jerk. When an injury threatens his hockey career, he’s sent to me for help. What am I to do? Is he really as bad as I think he is? How will I handle it if he’s not?
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๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐, a small town, enemies to lovers, neighbors romance by Evey Lyon is coming October 25th! This is the first book in a brand new series, Everhope Road.
Keats is my enemy. And ending up in bed together presents an even bigger complication, considering heโs my grumpy next-door neighbor.
It started with my uptight neighbor being enemy number one. The cocky lawyer always seems to swagger my way with a disgruntled look and piercing eyes when my mail continues to get accidentally delivered to his house. Keats always makes me feisty and annoyed, too. Hence why weโre both always in a showdown where I want to rip his shirt into shreds and maybe his pants, too. Why? Because the attraction is too overbearing and lingers in the air.
And then we snap and give in.
We start the unimaginable. We unintentionally start a neighbors-with-benefits kind of thing. But I begin to see a different side of Keats, and it turns out he isnโt the kind of man I thought he was. The fact that he turns possessive or moves me right into his home due to my house complication tells me that he feels something, too. Our relationship development blindsides us, and neither one of us is sure where this will end. After all, we never planned on being everything I wantedโฆ
Banter, steam, and low on angst, Everything I Wanted is the first in the Everhope Road series, a spin-off from the Lake Spark world. It can be read as a standalone. Readers who love small-town, enemies-to-lovers, next-door-neighbor romances with no third-act breakup will fall for Keats and Esme!
Embracing the Change, an all-new emotional River Rain novel from New York Times bestselling Kristen Ashley & Blue Box Press is now live!
That Kissโฆ
Gorgeous New York socialite, Nora Ellington has been waiting a very long time for her happily ever after.
So long, sheโs given up on it and has decided, even though sheโs the plus-one friend without benefits to a man sheโs head over heels in love with, an HEA will forever be out of her reach.
Handsome billionaire Jamie Oakley thought heโd had two happily ever afters in his life. However, neither lasted long, and both ended in tragedy. Heโs not about to try it again or put his children through the trauma Jamie has learned from experience undoubtedly will come their way.
And heโs made this decision even if the woman whoโs become his constant companion is a woman he loves straight to his soulโฆ.and wants with everything that is him.
But then, one night, Jamie loses control and kisses Nora.
Keep reading for a look inside Embracing the Change!
His fork clattered on his plate, the sudden sound surprising me so much, I gave a slight jump as Jamie turned fully to me. โRight, weโre here.โ Oh dear. I wasnโt sure what โhereโ meant. But I was sure I didnโt want to be there. He carried on. โI know you donโt want to talk about it, and Iโll give you more time, but I do want to talk about it. However, for now Iโll just say, I can have you as Iโll allow myself to have you.โ As heโll allow himself to have me? What on earth did that mean? โAnd in so doing, I have you,โ Jamie continued. โYou mean something to me. Youโre mine. Youโre a part of my life. Youโre a member of my family. And I think you know I take care of those I love, Nora. That being the man I am, I cannot countenance this jackass annoying you or taking your time or infiltrating your life in any way that does not involve the children you share. Am I being clear?โ Youโre mine. I take care of those I love. Youโreโฆ Mine. Thoseโฆ Iโฆ Love. โNora,โ he called. โAm I being clear?โ
After his marriages ended in heartbreak Jamie romantic love is not part of his future and in itโs stead he has his family and his friendship with Nora. He knows that she is beautiful inside and out but is determined that friends are all they can be until one kiss changes everything and has him wondering what could be.
After her divorce Nora is happy with the life she is living, which includes her children and her friendship with Jamie. Even though she would be open to more she understands that he is not willing to risk his heart again but when lines are crossed friendship may no longer be enough.
Both Nora and Jamie have loved and lost which makes them cautious but the relationship they share is special. Their journey is filled with turmoil and family complications as they realize that their true happiness lay in each other.
Face Off With The Captain by R.C. Stephens is now live!
I accidentally hooked up with the captain of the hockey team…
In my defense, it was before I landed the social media internship–and learned about the strict no fraternization policy.
Not that it matters. I’m pretty sure he hates me after I took off and left him sleeping on the beach.
I’m forced to work closely with the angry captain and all I can think about is the steamy night we spent together. And how it can’t happen again, because if word gets out it could cost us both everything.
Keeping my distance is harder than I thought when my dorm floods and my temporary housing is– you guessed it. The hockey house.
Being under the same roof, I see Finn in a whole new light.
He’s not just the cocky jock I pegged him as.
He’s so much more, and it pushes the boundaries of our frenemies-with-benefits situationship.
Now I’m not just facing off with the captain… I’m falling head over heels for him.
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๐Review๐ Feeling betrayed and embarrassed by what Charlie has just been thorough when she meets Finn all she wants is to forget and they spend a steamy evening together. The next morning, she is second guessing herself and leaves while he is asleep never expecting to see him again however fate has other ideas.
Finn plays for the hockey team, and he isnโt looking for love or a relationship. Finding out that the woman he spent the previous night with is not only interning for the team but will be staying in the dorm as well is about to change both their lives.
The physical connection between them was intense but it was the emotional connection that stands out as even though being together could place both their futures in jeopardy it wasnโt enough to keep them apart.
TEASER REVEAL! Rags to Royals by Erin Nicholas writing as Erin Nicolle releases October 2! ย โThereโs nothing hotter than a good girl who will be bad for only you.โ ย Pre-order today โฉhttps://geni.us/Rags-to-Royals ย Add to your Goodreads TBR โฉ https://bit.ly/3To4kut Influencers, sign up to review โฉ https://bit.ly/4ef4xs2 ย A small-town single mom like me has no business believing in fairy tales.
But the very handsome, charming, dirty-talkingย princeย (yes, seriously) I met nineteen months ago now has his fine ass and panty-melting grin planted on my front porch.
Heโs been searching for me ever since I snuck out after our hot, fantasy-filled weekend together.
And, dammit, thatโs a little romantic.
Now that heโs found me, he wants to pick up where we left off. Because he thinks heโs in love with me.
Oh, and because he needs to get out of the marriage his grandfather, the king, has arranged for him.
Right. Even if I hadnโt lied to him about everything but my first name, the carefree, adventurous woman he burned up the sheets with for three days doesnโt exist.
I’m actually a stressed-out mechanic back in my small hometown, raising a sassy fifteen-year-old daughter, and trying to make amends for my mean girl past.
I just donโt think my grease-streaked work boots screamย princess material.
Of course, he wonโt take no for an answer. Shocking, I know.
Instead, he proposes a deal: I give him nineteen days to get to know the real me.
Then heโll either get over me, go home, and marry someone else.
Or Iโll walk down that aisle.
Rags to Royals is a modern royal romance with a feisty single mom, a golden retriever prince who falls first and hard, and lots of delicious dirty talk and spice on the page. It is the third book in the Royals Gone Rogue series, but can be read as a stand-alone. ย
๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ธ๐ฝ๐บ๐ด๐ (Seattle Scorpions Series Book 3) by Ruth Stilling releases next week! We are thrilled to share this teaser with you!
My Princess is determined to stay as far away from me as possible. Eighteen months ago, she wanted me, but now sheโs convinced Iโm bad news.
The thing is, an attraction like ours doesnโt just fade, and my need for her has only grown stronger no matter how many times she offers me a scowl instead of her beautiful smile.
Weโve been playing a game of cat and mouse since the day she wore my jersey, and fortunately for her, I love the chase. I love to watch the way her body reacts to mine. Iโd fall to my knees in front of her if I didnโt think sheโd kick me while Iโm down and unearth painful memories from my past that Iโve worked to keep hidden for so long.
Iโm not the only one with secrets and a hurtful past, though. The walls sheโs built around her are so high that I doubt anyone can see the real Kate. But I can; I see it all. I know what makes my girl tick and what she truly wants from life. I was just waiting for a chance to prove it.
And now that itโs here, Iโm going all in to make Kate Violet Monroe fall in love with me.
๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป by Ginger Scott releases on October 10th. We are thrilled to share the first teaser with you!
Football has been my life. Not that I ever had a choice in the matter. When your dad is a retired, future Hall-of-Fame quarterback, the gridiron tends to weave its way into your DNA.
I always loved the game, but I could do without the spotlight that comes with being Peyton Johnson, the great Reed Johnsonโs daughter. To make matters worse, when my dad retired from the NFL, he decided his second calling was to take over the head coaching gig at my high school, where he has coached my boyfriend for the last three years.
Correctionโmy ex-boyfriend.
While the fairytale high-school sweetheart story may have worked for my parents, I have other plans. And following a self-absorbed athlete to college is not part of them, no matter how hard my dad tries to push me and my ex together.
Thankfully, a new high school opens and draws a line through the center of our town, sending half of my dadโs players to a new team. And apparently, their new quarterback is breaking all of my dadโs old state records. Itโs the ultimate distraction, giving me the chance to land myself a spot on the cheer team at any college that isnโt close to home.
But then I meet him. Wyatt Stone. The guy my dad considers our enemy. The best quarterback Iโve ever seen. A complete jerk who I canโt quit thinking about. And running into. And rooting for.
Now, Iโm the one who is distracted. And repeating my parentsโ love story doesnโt sound so bad after all.
Atlas Carter was a protector. He was a police officer, had spent years in the Air Force, spent his entire teen years as a volunteer firefighter.
Being a protector was in his blood.
It was his dream.
So when a woman was in a dangerous situation, it was his every instinct to protect her. To shield her. To watch over her.
Only, that woman had played him.
Sheโd set him up.
Sheโd made sure that he only saw her.
Then, when the real woman who should hold his heart, the sister, comes into his life, he doesnโt see past the hatred of her to know that sheโs only trying to protect him in return.
He spends the next year terrorizing the woman whoโs supposed to be his. When the dust finally settles, and he can see clearly once again, sheโs no longer there waiting for him.
Pepper has come to town willing to overlook everything that has happened between her and her sister however her sister doesnโt feel the same way. Pepper has found a great group of friends which include the Carter family except for Atlas who believes all the bad things her sister has been saying about her.
Atlas came to Pepperโs sister rescue after she was attacked which has resulted in him not seeing who she really is. As events unfold, he begins to question what is fact and what is fiction, but will he uncover the truth before it is too late?
The surprises and suspense of this story will keep you guessing and the banter between all the characters is entertaining. You will love the characters of Pepper, Atlas and the rest of the characters which will only make you despise a few characters even more.
Lani Lynn Vale is an American author of humorous romantic suspense novels. Born in the Great State of Texas, she has lived the majority of her adult life in East Texas where most of her novels are based. Sheโs married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as โLLVโs Bearded Half.โ She published her first novel, Boomtown. in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. Sheโs gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.
She only wants to save her world, but in doing so, she may lose it all….
Hi. Iโm Ash, the most fearless and ambitious fae youโll meet. Well, only sometimes.
Today, I decided to kill a dragon. No oneโs ever done that before, but I figured it would be a way to get in with the high queen. I want to be a crown guardian, you see. Thereโs a war going on between the Seelie and Unseelie fae, and if it continues, Iโm pretty sure the world is going to end.
But letโs not get into that. Today, I killed a dragon. Thatโs all you need to know about me.
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**Crowned by the Fae is the standalone prequel novella to the Fae-blessed series, which starts with Blessed by the Fae. Although there is humor throughout, it does not have a happily ever after. The main series does, however. **
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I love to live my life free as bird. In my line of work, it’s better to have no attachments. I have no desire to leave some poor woman and children behind.
Plus, who doesn’t love having women flock to you? But then why does the strawberry-blonde who walked into our fire house with a box full of cookies, monopolize my thoughts and make me think that there’s something more that I could have, if I just grab it.
Rhett saved me from my burning building. I had no idea meeting him would change my life. He’s the most beautiful man I’ve ever met and sees something in me that he can’t get enough of. From the start he’s all in, but when two little lines appear… everything changes.
Sofia’s changed everything and all we can do is hold on and enjoy the ride, no matter what comes our way.
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Rhett enjoys his life as it is between his family, his friends, his career as a fireman and being single. That is about to change when he rescues Sophia from a fire, and she inspires feelings in him that he has never felt before.
To show her appreciation to the fireman who rescued her Sophia decides to deliver some cookies to the firehouse and the sparks fly however due to her past she doesnโt know what a man like Rhett sees in a woman like her.
From the beginning both Rhett and Sophia were all in and met any obstacles they had to face as a couple who only showed how strong their relationship was.
A Midwesterner and a readaholic most of my life until one day an idea came to me and a writing career was born. I’m a lover of happily ever afters and loves creating fictional worlds that others can get lost in. I love putting my characters through the ringer, but love when they get to that satisfying, swoony ending.When the voices in my head give it a rest, which isnโt often, I can always be found with my e-reader in my hand. Some of my favorites include, Aurora Rose Reynolds, and (the queen) Kristen Ashley. I find a lot of my inspiration in music, movies, TV shows and life.
I’m a wife to Jim and mom to Ethan and (the real)Evan, and a full-time author. How does I do it? I’ll never tell.
Excited to return to Sandcastle Cove as maid of honor for my best friend Avieโs wedding, Iโm ready for sun, surf, and celebration. That is until I learn Iโll be sharing a beach cabana with the sexy-as-sin but uptight Naval officer, Lennon Harrawayโthe groomโs older brother and best man.
With his strict, by-the-book personality, Lennon and I are complete opposites. He likes to play by the rules, and I like to break them all. Sparks fly, and tensions rise, but as the days unfold, so does an undeniable attraction.
Caught between fiery clashes and off-the-chart chemistry, we must navigate our differences and work together to ensure the wedding goes off without a hitch while discovering opposites really do attract.
*This is the third book in the Sandcastle Cove series.
โWhat greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined to strengthen each other, to be at one with each other in silent, unspeakable memories?” โGeorge Eliot
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Siri and Aurei have survived trials and tribulations together. Unflinching in their love and unwavering in their devotion.
Itโs time to make their union official as they begin their family. Wedding invitations are sent, and a baby reveal ceremony is scheduled.
Life is hectic, but happy. And when there are two Moore to love, Siri and Aurei experience it in its purest unconditional form.
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