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Grayson has a reputation for two things his career as a firefighter and his way with women. He was content with his life until Tori, his irate neighbor, calls him out on his behavior. Even though he is intrigued by the teenager’s feisty actions it is her sister Skye that draws his attention.
After the passing of their parents Skye pushes her dreams to the side so that she could raise her sister. She isn’t sure that they need any man in their lives let alone someone like Grayson, but he might just prove her wrong.
With Grayson it becomes apparent that for him it was a matter of not meeting the right woman until Skye as once she comes into his life he shows her that he is the man that she and Tori need.
C.A. Harms is an avid romance and mystery reader. She’s always had a love for books, getting lost in writing and storytelling even as a young girl. She enjoys happy endings and HEA love stories.
She lives in Illinois and enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. She holds an addiction for Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha’s and KitKat when she should really be focusing on water and maybe a fruit or two to make herself feel less guilty, but that feeling quickly passes…thankfully.
She is easy going, fun, and although she may seem like one of the quiet ones at first, you just wait until she gets to know you better…that quietness changes, fast.
✨TEASER: MEANT FOR GABRIEL by @natashamauthor is coming September 6th!Grab it at your favorite book vendor as it will be exclusive to KU on release day!
From Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Bestselling Author Natasha Madison comes new a small town, single dad, surprise baby romance.
When a hockey princess takes a trip to the south and two pink lines change everything!
Zara The day I picked out my wedding dress is the day I found out my fiancé was cheating on me. After that, I needed an escape. A distraction to take my mind off what a mess my life was. We knew going in that it was for two weeks. Then two pink lines changed everything.
Gabriel I thought I had the perfect life. I had an amazing son, and I was running the family bar. But all that changed the day she walked in. She was gorgeous and funny all wrapped into one. It was temporary, we both knew that going in. But I fell in love with her and let her go all at the same time. Now she’s back and pregnant with my baby. It’s time to show her she was meant for me.
🔥 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 ➜ Iron Rations (Owens Protective Services Book 21) by Giulia Lagomarsino is releasing on August 26th! 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 ➜ https://mybook.to/IronRations
𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 It started as an obsession. One that I couldn’t contain. It wasn’t supposed to go as far as it did, but things spun out of control. Our lives became so intricately intertwined that there was no escaping the fact that this woman would become mine. But she wasn’t as willing. She ran from me. She denied me the simple courtesy of knowing her plans. She forced my hand when I least expected it. And then everything fell to pieces. Alliances were exposed. Truths were revealed. And in the end, only one thing was clear. This story was bigger than the two of us. And it was about to blow up in our faces.
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝗻, a small town, second chance romance by Evey Lyon is coming August 23rd on most retailers, and into Kindle Unlimited on August 29th!! This is the final book in the The Lake Spark Inn Series. Check out this teaser!
Nash didn’t plan on living with his brother’s widow. Or that he may finally get his chance to win me back.
I ended up with the wrong brother. Now, he has passed away, leaving me a widow with a baby. But then his brother Nash walks back into our small town and my life. My disdain for the former hockey player is apparent, yet still, he moves in to care for my son and me, claiming it was his estranged brother’s dying wish. But having Nash close stirs memories of when we may have had a chance. In truth, he always lingered in my thoughts. And it takes one kiss to cause turmoil.
Because nothing appears as it seems.
The relationship that develops is inevitable; we have a past, after all. But the dilemmas we reveal may tear us apart. Even with guilt for moving on, a fire between us feels near eternal. And the trail we create in the fallout of our romance makes me realize that Nash and I? We’re something long ago that always should have been…
Nash and Summer will send you on a no-cheating rollercoaster in a forced proximity, single mom and a second-chance romance with a twist. Should Have Been is the third and final standalone book in the Lake Spark Inn series, part of the Lake Spark world.
HOW WE FOOLED by Lauren Runow is coming August 29th! This is the third book in the Leighton River Series, a new mature young adult sports romance you won’t want to miss out on!
Nothing blurs the line between right and wrong faster than love…
Liza
I met the perfect man when I moved to the small town of Mason Creek.
He was everything I ever wanted—sweet, sexy, protective. I fell fast and hard.
Then I found out he’s a senior in high school.
And he’s one of my students.
I should walk away. Being with him could burn my life to the ground.
Trouble is, I’m starting to think it might be worth it…
Eli
I didn’t have time for romance. Between school and sports, I was too busy.
Until I met her.
I know I’m younger than her. I know student/teacher relationships are forbidden.
And none of that matters when I’m with Liza.
Soon, I’ll be a professional baseball player and the tiny age gap between us won’t matter. We will have our happily ever after.
Assuming I can keep the disapproving world from breaking us apart first…
How We Fooled, book 3 in the Leighton River series, is a forbidden, secret, new adult/sports romance with plenty of emotional and angsty moments and some spicy times.
Find more books by Lauren Runow: laurenrunow.com
✨TEASER: TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY by @authorljshen Is coming September 10! Grab the first run special edition cover from Bloom as it will only be available for a short period of time.
Conceited, unattainable, and downright delicious, renowned Michelin-starred chef Ambrose Casablancas has one passion in life—food.
Women are a distraction, and he doesn’t do those. Especially Cal Litvin, his baby sister’s best friend. Her entire existence is a complication; she’s awkward, eccentric, infuriating…
And, much to his chagrin, hotter than his kitchen.
Ambrose has a lot on his plate: a new restaurant to open, a multimillion-dollar property deal to execute, and a violent stalker to tame.
Then Cal shows up at his doorstep, looking for both a job and salvation after their messy goodbye. His resolve, like his patience, is ebbing each day she works at his restaurant.
Because Cal is no longer a doe-eyed girl.
Now? She’s the woman he’ll do anything to conquer.
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Quirky, compassionate ball of sunshine Calla Litvin can’t catch a break, and not just because she swore off running. Back in her hometown to nurse her mother’s broken heart after losing her father, she finds herself jobless, hopeless, and penniless. She hopes to rekindle her friendship with her former BFF, but Dylan is attached at the hip to her cruel brother—the one Cal’s been secretly crushing on since middle school.
Falling for the bad boy the second time around would be a mistake of gargantuan proportions.
Excited to return to Sandcastle Cove as maid of honor for my best friend Avie’s wedding, I’m ready for sun, surf, and celebration. That is until I learn I’ll be sharing a beach cabana with the sexy-as-sin but uptight Naval officer, Lennon Harraway—the groom’s 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.
𝐑𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬by Hannah Gray releasing August 29th!!! This is Hudson and Briar’s story and is a spinoff from the Puck Boys of Brooks University series. Check out this teaser!
The first time I saw Briar James, I knew she was trouble. Maybe not as far as everyone else was concerned. But for me, she was a red-hot flag that I needed to avoid at all costs. But that wasn’t an option. After all, I was hired to be her security guard. And when she looked like an angel with a voice as sweet as syrup and the body of a temptress… the job went from hard to mission impossible.
I’ve always made myself indifferent to other people’s problems. I’ve done my job and turned a blind eye when need be. But when it came to her, for the first time in my life, I couldn’t look away. But it becomes pretty clear that she’s not nearly as helpless as she’s led on.
I’m about to learn that Briar James backs down to no one. Including me. And that I can either fight alongside her or lose her altogether. And the latter? Yeah. Not an option.
Bonnie and Clyde fought together, and they both wound up dead. The question is…will that be me and my sweet Dove’s fate too?
Briar
Hudson never looked at me when he walked into a room. Instead, he’d act like I wasn’t there at all. But I knew he saw me. I just never realized how much until the night he saved my life and kissed me in the dark. And even though my uncle was forcing me to marry another man, my heart didn’t beat the same after that night.
He called me Dove because he saw me as a helpless, pathetic girl who did as she was told. He thought I was weak. Blind to my surroundings. Obedient.
He couldn’t have been more wrong.
I’ve always heard that true love has no limits. I just never realized how true that was.
She’s my sister’s best friend, my mom’s God-daughter and the mother of the sweetest two-year old I’ve ever met. Even if she won’t reveal who his father is.
When she unexpectedly needs a place to stay, I don’t hesitate to offer up my house on the family ranch. However, I didn’t anticipate Mia’s new boss mistaking me for her husband and the father of her child.
The secrets between us may keep us apart in the real world, but a fake relationship… that’s a role I’m happy to play for her.
At least until the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur.
I never should’ve stolen that first kiss. Never should have thought one night would get her out of my system. Never should have grown so attached to her little boy.
When this is all over, Mia and her son will walk away with my heart.
It doesn’t matter though, it’s always belonged to her.
Pro: Stuck sharing a bed with my hot, broody boss Con: He’s trying to get me fired
Discovery Hour reporter Sutton Steele spends her days trying to keep her job, while her insanely hot, infuriating boss, Flynn Braden, would love nothing more than to see her gone. When their assignment goes awry and they’re stuck in a remote location with only one bed, the only thing hotter than their emotions is their explosive chemistry. Come along for the fun, sexy ride as Sutton and Flynn discover there’s a fine line between love and hate.
If you love dislike-to-love, forced proximity romances, you won’t want to miss Enticing Her Love. Loaded with heat, humor, and heart, and a happily ever after that will leave you breathless. Fall in love on the sandy shores of Silver Island, home to coffee shops, boat races, midnight rendezvous, and the sexy, sharp-witted Steeles. They have a penchant for pranks, a passion for loyalty, and a trunk full of secrets. All Steele novels may be enjoyed as standalone romances.
The line between love and obsession has never been wider.
Born of Blood and Ash, the highly-anticipated conclusion to the Flesh and Fire Series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout & Blue Box Press is now live!
The line between love and obsession has never been wider.
While Sera is finally free of Kolis and back with those she loves, not everything is calm. Memories of all she’s endured still haunt her, but Sera finally has hope for a future with the other half of her heart and soul. Nyktos desires, loves, and accepts every part of her—even the monstrous bits she still battles.
More than ever, Sera and Ash have everything under the realms to fight for, and Nyktos has no doubt Sera is fit to be the Queen of the Gods. But she must find that faith within herself if they hope to convince the other Courts to support them against Kolis and make Iliseeum and the mortal realm better, safer places for all.
But as Sera begins to piece together the importance of her bloodline and the true meaning behind the foreboding prophecy, it becomes clear that everything that has happened and is yet to come is much bigger than Kolis and his dark obsessions.
They cannot help but wonder exactly how much influence the Fates have had and what their ultimate goal is. What Sera does know for sure is that they can trust very few—including her.
A battle between the gods is brewing, and heartbreaking losses are imminent with the true Primal of Death strengthening. With a family of the heart willing to battle by their side, can Sera and Nyktos stop Kolis before he destroys the realms, or will it all disappear in a fiery inferno of blood and ash?
And the line between justice and vengeance has never been so thin.
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Honestly, I wouldn’t expect hockey players to come to a small town like Arcadian Falls, much less to end up rescued by one in a bar on a Friday night.
He pretends I’m his girlfriend to get a trio of jerks to back off. I don’t even know who he is at first, but the jerks definitely recognize him. Since I’m supposedly his girlfriend, I end up spending the rest of the evening with him and his friends, inadvertently saving him from being the third wheel to the two other couples.
More than a hockey star, though, he’s patient. Kind. Caring. Everything I need to coax me out of the shell I’ve built up since my last relationship ended in disaster.
But he’s only in town for two weeks. And I’ve built a life for myself here.
It’s only supposed to be a vacation fling, but could it turn into more?
Hooking Up with the Hockey Playeris a small town vacation romance featuring a sexy hockey player and the shy office manager who claims his heart. Full of all the feels with an HEA guaranteed!
“What if…” The only thing that would buy me time was Linda thinking I’d be getting married real soon. I never told her I didn’t have a boyfriend. I could buy myself some time. Tomorrow, I’d call the same rental properties I’d talked to earlier and accept the first opening. “What if what, Lily?” Linda peered at me, a spark of hope in her eyes. She didn’t want to be the bad guy. Yet she would be. I could save us both with a little fib.
“What if I have someone?”
She lifted her chin, interest in her eyes. My hopes rose. Would this work, if only for a weekend? I didn’t know what the time would buy me, but I had to try.
“You have someone?” she asked, dubious.
“Yes.” I drew out the word. “I didn’t want to rush him. I mean, I never thought I’d fall in love again.” I spoke slowly, like I was reading about mammal reproduction for the first time.
“And you’re getting married?”
I nodded and forced myself to hold her gaze. I just needed the weekend. I could secure the animals, get myself and the kids settled in a motel, and put money down for a rental deposit. After I borrowed it from my parents.
Her eyes narrowed. The stench of my lie was rising up. Either that or my deodorant couldn’t stand up to new-mom stress. “What’s his name?”
What should I say?
The only name that popped into my head spilled out of my mouth. “Eliot.”
“Eliot who?”
“Eliot…Knight.” I should’ve made up a last name.
“At your service,” Eliot said from the doorway.
I gasped and spun around. Kellan was throwing his head around on Eliot’s shoulder. He let out a cry. Three seconds ago, he’d been as silent as the man holding him.
“Eliot.” All my dismay poured into that one word. My heart clawed into my throat. I could vomit everything I’d eaten for the last month. If I thought I was humiliated before, this was nothing.
“Oh.” Linda’s voice perked up. “This is him?”
Why didn’t I make up a name? Why did I name him? It was not wishful thinking. It wasn’t. I just didn’t know any other single men.
“Eliot Knight?” Linda prompted again.
“Yes,” I squeaked. #mariejohnston #theauthoragency @theauthor.agency
✨EXCERPT: OF HEARTBREAK AND HARMONY by @britbensonwritesbooks is coming August 16!
“Okay. So, you’re not going to puff up your chest and tell me to stay away from him? To be careful? Where’s the jealous, possessive act you’ve been throwing around recently? You’re far too calm.” His smile stretches into a full-blown grin, and he sets his guitar on the floor. “Does it bother you?” “Yes.” “Do you want me to be jealous and possessive?” “No. But I want to know what to expect. I don’t like being caught off guard.” “Fair.” He nods, pausing briefly before explaining. But when he does explain, it just makes me more confused. “That was before.” “Before what?” I say with an irritated sigh. He shrugs. “Before I figured shit out.” “What shit?” I cock my head to the side. “Quit speaking in riddles. It’s annoying.” Torren laughs, then braces his elbows on his knees, leaning forward. The move confirms what he said moments earlier. It’s really not that big of a bus… “You’re mine, Firebird, and he knows it. I’m just waiting on you.” I force a scoff to try and hide the way my pulse picks up pace. I look away in hopes that he doesn’t see the blush rushing to my cheeks. “In your dreams, King.” He nods. “Yep. Every single one of them.”
S. Jones is a contemporary romance author from Upstate New York. She has a strong passion for writing and reading stories that will rip your heart out before it’s put back together again.
If she’s not buried in her writing cave, she’s usually reading or planning out her next vacation.
She loves to travel to different places and spends all her free with her husband, and two college age children.
When the weather permits, you can find her outside walking her golden retriever, or enjoying a nice cocktail by the pool. She loves cooking and entertaining for her family and friends.
When she’s not holding a glass of wine in one hand and her kindle in the other, she loves to hear from her readers at: authorsjoneswrites@gmail.com
What started out as a night of fun at a Vegas hotspot somehow turned into saying “I Do” by an Elvis impersonator.
If you think that’s bad, it gets worse. My new husband lied to me and told me he ran a not-for-profit. That couldn’t be further from the truth.
Imagine my surprise when I realized I married one of the best tight ends in the league.
Did I mention my uncle owns the team?
If you think things couldn’t get any more complicated, our plans to get an annulment are unexpectedly put on hold. So, now I’m trapped in this unforeseen marriage until we can find a way out. He assured me not to worry, proposing a temporary solution—move in with him and keep our relationship a secret.
Except, the more I get to know my husband, the more I want to stay married, especially when he calls me—”his wife”.
But life doesn’t always go as planned, especially when my uncle intercepts our news before we have a chance to tell him.
Now his spot on the team is at risk, my heart is on the line, and the fallout could cost us everything.
🏈Review🏈 If Natalie had her choice, she would never have to see her cheating ex again let alone have to be at the same wedding with him. While in Vegas for her friend’s bachelorette party she meets Theo who would be a great date for the wedding, but an impromptu wedding wasn’t part of the plan.
Theo is also Rhett who is also a professional football player trying to thwart the matchmaking attempts of his mother. A little too much alcohol and a little too much fun leads to them waking up married but that is only the beginning as her uncle happens to own the team, he plays for that she will also be working for. Let the complications begin!
From the beginning Rhett is all in, but they do have some turmoil to overcome both when it comes to her past and the team. He is patient and understanding and as the situation unfolds, they find out who deserves to be in their lives and who doesn’t.
I met him when my ship was sinking, and I clung to him through the storm. Little did I know he needed me as much as I needed him.
The first time I saw Roman Dante King, he stuck out like an odd puzzle piece that got mixed up in the wrong box. It wasn’t his blue eyes in the dim light of the bar, the tattoos that covered his arms and hands, or even his arrogant personality. It was something else—something I couldn’t see—that told me he didn’t belong in our small beach town on the Oregon coast.
Elora Mazie Barlow reminded me of a hummingbird zipping from one flower to another, never stopping, never allowing anyone more than a glimpse before she was gone. Never letting anyone in… until me. Then she gave me her smiles that were more valuable than anything I ever owned and wrapped me in her peace without asking for anything in return.
Her tragic story sounded achingly familiar to my own.
Our connection is knotted up in loss. The journey we’re on together will eventually come to an end. But will we be able to untangle the mess of strings that have tied us together?
A.L. Jackson has revealed the gorgeous cover for Visions of Darkness!
Releasing: January 7, 2025
Destined to be together, forbidden to love, two lost souls fight evil in an everyday world that belongs to the night. A dark romantasy by a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author.
Aria Rialta is a girl of two realities. One she was born to. The other she was chosen for. Both are a threat.
Every night when Aria falls asleep, she enters the nightmare world of Faydor to fight a war. It’s her calling to help destroy the Kruen, who feed sin and chaos to our everyday world of vulnerable humans. It would be a lonely realm in which to do battle if not for Pax, Aria’s dangerously irresistible soulmate whose mere touch can kill. It’s also a realm that’s getting harder to escape.
Aria’s hallucinations are seeping into her waking world. And the Kruen are coming for her. To help Aria, Pax must do what no one in Faydor has dared to do before—join his soulmate in the light of day. Giving in to their forbidden attraction could be the death of them, but they might not be able to stop themselves as they embark on a cross-country journey to fight the evils hunting them.
As their desire grows, so do Aria’s untapped powers, and a menacing new force far darker than the Kruen.
A.L. Jackson is the New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary romance. She writes emotional, sexy, heart-filled stories about boys who usually like to be a little bit bad.
If she’s not writing, you can find her hanging out by the pool with her family, sipping cocktails with her friends, or of course with her nose buried in a book.
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I’m an adrenaline junky.
EXCERPT: AN ENDLESS MEMORY by @mariejohnstonwriter is coming August 15!
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