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She’s been their ward for years. They’ve watched over her, protected her, and pretended not to notice how she grew from a grieving teenager into the most captivating woman any of them have ever known.
Now it’s her twenty-first birthday – the moment their legal obligation ends – and all three of them are making the two-hour drive to her college campus.
Not as her guardians, but as the men who’ve fallen desperately in love with her.
One night. Three men. Nothing will ever be the same.
Sylvie Haas Shorts are spicy, fast, slice-of-life escapes that fit into your busy day. Enjoy!
(If you’re not familiar with slice-of-life fiction, it’s a little snippet, like a scene, intended to be enjoyed in the moment.)
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This stand alone story is perfect for those who love ๐ SECOND CHANCES ๐ฅฐ NEIGHBORS ๐ REKINDLED LOVE โ๏ธ SUMMER LOVE ๐ UPDATE ON THE LANCASTER FAMILY
Check out the blurb for The Summer I Found Home:
Being a pilot is all Iโve ever known.
I served my country and Iโm damn proud of my career.
But sacrifices were made, especially when it came to family.
Iโve missed first steps, first days of school, and first dates to name a few.
My kids grew up. Theyโre having families of their own.
Was it worth it?
When an opportunity brings me to Seaside, I jump feet first no questions asked.
It means experiencing all those firsts with my grandkids.
With family as my focus and my guard down, I donโt even see Faye coming.
She may have been my first love, but Iโm quickly learning sheโs a force to be reckoned with and has me holding on for dear life.
I thought our ship had sailed, but now that Iโm home for goodโI just might get more than one second chance.
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Renee Harless is a USA TODAY bestselling author with an affinity for wine and a passion for telling a good story.
Renee Harless, her husband, and children live in Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She studied Communication, specifically Public Relations, at Radford University.
Growing up, Renee always found a way to pursue her creativity. It began by watching endless runs of White Christmas – yes even in the summer โ and learning every word and dance from the movie. She could still sing “Sister Sister” if requested. In high school she joined the show choir and a community theatre group, The Troubadours. After marrying the man of her dreams and moving from her hometown, she sought out a different artistic outlet โ writing.
To say that Renee is a romance addict would be an understatement. When she isnโt chasing her kids around the house, working her day job, or writing, she jumps head first into a romance novel.
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Represented by Stephanie at SBR Media for Foreign and Audio Rights.
Lark Carrington came to Coral Bell Cove for a fresh start. A fading inn, a quiet life, and a chance to rebuild something steady after everything sheโs lost. She didnโt expect her first real connection to come in the middle of chaos.
Holt Wright is used to being underestimatedโlong before he ever put on a uniform. The easygoing one. The goofball. The brother no one expected much from. Until he became a firefighter. Now, when the alarm sounds, heโs the one people trust when it matters most.
The one who shows up.
The one who stays.
Even for her.
What begins as a single momentโsmoke, heat, and the steady presence of the man who pulled her back from the edgeโturns into something neither of them can ignore. Long days restoring the Carrington Inn. Late nights that feel a little too honest. A connection that builds slowlyโฆ and burns deeper than either of them expected.
Because Lark doesnโt trust easily. And Holt is still learning what it means to be the man people finally believe in.
And when the past Lark tried to outrun starts to catch up with herโฆ theyโll have to decide if this is just a sparkโor something worth risking everything for.
At First Spark is a tender, slow-burn small-town romance about healing, showing up, and discovering that sometimes the person who saves youโฆ is the one you choose to stay for.
Ever hear the story about the dating coach who got dumped on the hockey arenaโs jumbotron?
Everyone did. But I lived it. Including the moment when Lake Axelrod, the teamโs broody, tattooed right winger, swooped in on skates to rescue me from public humiliation.
Even more surprising? When the famously grumpy (and ridiculously sexy) hockey star insists on being my fake boyfriend for my sisterโs high-profile wedding.
Itโs the perfect plan. His family stops pressuring him to settle down, and Iโll get the ultimate revenge, since my ex is the best man. Bonus โ I might even salvage my professional reputation.
We need rules though.
To pull this off, everyone from his teammates to my boss has to believe weโre a real couple.
That means swoony touches and knee-weakening kisses are required.
When it ends, we walk away.
But the intensity in Lakeโs eyes after every post-game kiss makes me wonder if heโs pretending. With each whispered secret, the line between fake and real bends. Until it shatters one night in a hotel room.
Soon, he isnโt just playing the protective boyfriendโheโs the only one who truly sees me.
If Iโm not careful, Iโm going to break the most important rule of all: donโt fall for your fake date.
A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style thatโs sexy, feel-good and witty. Her books have been featured in US Weekly and People. Lauren likes dogs, cake and show tunes and she is the vegetarian at your dinner party.
New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Sawyer Bennett uses real life experience to create relatable stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From contemporary romance, fantasy romance, and both womenโs and general fiction, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.
A former trial lawyer from North Carolina, when she is not bringing fiction to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to her very adorable daughter, as well as full-time servant to her wonderfully naughty dogs.
If youโd like to receive a notification when Sawyer releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter (sawyerbennett.com/signup).
Kace Elliott is the hockey player with a genius IQ and a secret side hustle in applied physics. Heโs falling for his research partner, but she doesnโt know who he is outside of the lab. Now, the closer they get, the harder it becomes for him to keep his two worlds from colliding.
On the ice, Iโm Kace Elliottโstarting goalie for the Pittsburgh Titans, fighting to prove myself in the playoffs. Off it, Iโm Williamโa scientific researcher, quietly holding on to the academic world Iโll return to when hockey is over. Both versions are real, they just arenโt meant to overlap.
Until Dr. Laurel Kent.
Laurel is brilliant, principled, and deeply rooted in a world where transparency matters. She knows me online as William, her intellectual equal, the man who shares her passion for data, late-night collaboration, and easy, unexpected chemistry. William is very much her type whereas athletes are not.
I need her to like the bigger part of meโthe hockey player. When she meets me in person, as Kace, I make the choice to let her see the type of man sheโs sworn off from ever dating. She gets the Titans goalie and all the craziness that comes with the playoffs. But hereโs where it gets complicated: I make the dangerous decision not to tell her Kace and William are the same person.
By some stroke of luck, Laurel agrees to give Kace a shot, and our time together is more than I ever hoped for. The closer together we grow, the less she talks about William, and I convince myself Iโll tell her the truth when the timing is better, once Iโm able to prove Iโm more than the label sheโs written off. But timing has a way of unraveling even the best intentions.
As the pressure of the playoffs intensifies, the boundary Iโve relied on becomes impossible to maintain. When Laurel discovers how closely intertwined my worlds really are, Iโm faced with the cost of asking someone to love only part of me.
And winning on the ice means nothing if I lose the woman who made me want to stop dividing my life in two.
๐Review๐ Not only does is Kace the goaltender for the Pittsburgh Titan but he always works as a research assistant for Laurel. Even though they have never met the feelings he has for her are real so when he finds out she is attending a speed dating event he is determined to use that opportunity to meet her however the only catch is that she doesnโt realize that he and her research assistant are the same man.
Laurelโs intelligence is off the charts which doesnโt always allow her to relate to other people. When she meets Kace she canโt deny that she enjoyed the time she spent with him but not only is he an athlete but she believes they have nothing in common. As they spend time together she begins to feel like she has found a place to belong however there is still a lot about him that she doesnโt know.
I really enjoyed this story as Kace and Laurel just fit in all arears of each otherโs live. This story has the perfect balance of humor, heat and emotion with a little angst thrown in to keep you on edge. Isabell Ruther gives a great voice to Laurel and allows us to understand all her feelings while Aiden Snow brings out both the swoony and sensitive side of Kace and the struggle he finds himself in.
For the last five years I’ve been running from both my sisters vengeful anger, and from my husband’s intense obsession.
When Gaven finally captures me, I have no other choice but to use him the same way he always planned to use me. The closer I am, the more information I have, the safer we both are. So, I’ll take his punishment for leaving. I’ll take his pain and his pleasure.
My wedding night might have ended in pain and betrayal, but I won’t let my life end the same.
He’s a killer and I’m a target. In the end, someone has to die, but who is it going to be this time?
Light, bright, bubbly Dolly Parker is my reason for breathing, but she deserves more than a reclusive mountain man grump. For over a year, I’ve resigned myself to one monthly haircut being the closest I’ll ever get to the woman I love. Half an hour spent in her chair is the highlight of my trips down the mountain. But then she enters the Annual Foxy Falls Fundraiser Auction, and the thought of her with any other man makes me lose control. In an act of territorial, lust-filled obsession, I buy all three dates with her, claiming her publicly for the first time. I expect Dolly to be confused, disappointed, and sure as hell pissed. What I don’t expect is for her to demand I take her home and make her mine.
What to expect from a Lara London romance: Quick Reads. Big Heat. Forever Love. Steamy, short, insta-love romances with quirky heroines, obsessive heroes who fall hard, no cheating, and guaranteed HEA โ delivered with heat, heart, and humor.
Why you need to #ONECLICK this book… ๐ฅsmall-town ๐ฅbrother’s-best-friend ๐ฅfound family ๐ฅfriends-to-lovers ๐ฅsteamy ๐ฅcontemporary romance
Touching Spencerโeven for a millisecondโdid things to my body. Wild things I could barely control. I hate dentists. Except for Dr. Spencer Holland. Itโs hard to hate him when he smiles at me, and those adorable crinkles appear at the corners of his big, brown eyes. Iโm nervous as hell when heโs aiming sharp dental tools at me, but Iโm also imagining how his lips would feel against mine. How his arms would feel wrapped around me. How our bodies would fit together perfectly.
I canโt actually have this sexy dentist though because heโs my brotherโs best friend and totally off limits. Actually, Spencer is friends with all of my brothersโall five of them.
Oh, did I forget to mention I have five brothers? Five brothers who circle like me like a pack of protective wolves. Yeah, so anyway . . .
Iโve managed to hide my attraction to Spencer for fourteen years ever since he came to my rescue on my prom night. Lately ignoring my feelings for him, however, is a full-time job. One Iโm failing at. Epically.
And there are these . . . moments when I almost believe Spencer wants me too. But that couldnโt be.
Could it?
Iโm tired of being underwhelmed by every relationship I attempt with other guys. None of them measure up to Spencer, and itโs time I did something to make him mine.
Just donโt tell my brothers.
๐Review๐ Vanessa is part of a close and loving family which includes five brothers who try to shelter her the best way they can. She has had feelings for Spenser for years however his close relationship to her brothers and her family are part of the reasons that she has never acted on her feelings for him. Years later when she realizes he feels the same a secret relationship begins which brings its own set of complications.
Spenser has had feelings for Vanessa for years however due to his tragic past her family has also become his family and he doesnโt want to do anything to change that. Although they have only recently given in to their feelings this is a slow burn that has been developing for years and was always the way meant to be.
This is a heartwarming story about family that includes entertaining interactions, romance and all the feels. The secret romance adds another aspect to the story as well as the challenges that one of Vanessaโs students was going through which only made their relationship stronger.
From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Sky, an unforgettable golden retriever mafia romance set in modern-day Italy, bursting with violence, dripping with blood, and crackling with desire.
We spent weeks planning this trip to Sicily together. And I was damn sure going to enjoy it, even if my lying, cheating boyfriend just abandoned me.
I push aside self-pity to venture out and take photographs. Later, I lock eyes with a stranger at a bar. This tattooed god, Constantine, is way out of my league, but to my surprise, heโs all inโevery inch. And up in his hotel suite, he claims me for his own. Over and over again.
Constantineโs touch helps take away the pain, and he possesses me like Iโve never known. I fall hard. But beneath his kindness to me, to his family, to his dog, I sense danger. How could I know that to the city of Rome, heโs a brutal enforcer?
When I trust the wrong man, I discover just how dangerous Constantine can be. He may call me sweetheart, but the Roman Republic calls him Emperorโand trembles at his feet.
Meet Penelope Sky:
Penelope Sky is an international phenomenon and multiple Amazon Charts, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author. Sheโs best known for her dark romance, mafia romance, and romantic thrillers, and with books translated into dozens of languages around the world, sheโs sold more than five million copies worldwide. Sky also writes fantasy romance under the pen name Penelope Barsetti. Follow and connect with the author on Instagram or TikTok at @penelopeskyauthor.
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Aurelia had high hopes that the vacation that she and her boyfriend planned will bring them closer instead it tore them apart. Now she finds herself spending the vacation alone until she and Constantine have a chance meeting and he makes the trip unforgettable, but it doesnโt end there as they both live in Rome however his lifestyle is unlike anything she has experienced.
Constantine is a powerful man who is feared by many. When he meets Aurelia he knows that she is his destiny however even though he knows she has deep feelings for him she is also uncertain what a future with him would mean. He knows he needs to be patient and understanding even if it goes against who he is and what he feels.
Constantine is dark and dangerous when it comes to everyone except Aurelia as there is nothing he wonโt do to show her that not only will he protect her but he will cherish her as they take us on journey filled with heat and emotion.
Melanie Moreland said it’s Tuesday, and you need to suffer a little. ๐๐
He reached up, wrapping his hand around my nape and dragging my face to his.He kissed me as if he needed me to breathe.As if my mouth was the only way to survive.
๐ SULLIVAN. April 22. I am not okay, and I refuse to be okay alone.
An Irish millionaire with dangerous ties and a silver fox who kisses like survival โ this is what’s coming for us in two weeks, and I need everyone to be aware of what Melanie is doing to us. ๐ฎโ๐จ
๐ One Bed ๐ Vow to Rescue ๐ Long Distance ๐ Irish Silver Fox with an accent ๐ He crossed an ocean to keep his word
She just didn’t expect to lose her heart.
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โจNARRATOR REVEAL: TROUBLEMAKER by @kayleyloring is coming to audio May 1 and will be performed in multicast duet narration by JF Harding and Erin Mallon with Emma Wilder, Jason Clarke, & Teddy Hamilton!
TO: Alex Vega FROM: Emilia Stiles SUBJECT: Hello Dear Mr. Vega, I felt it necessary to follow up on todayโs meeting, since we werenโt able to speak candidly in front of your son. I was shocked to discover that you are Ryderโs dad. Given that your ex-wife will be out of the country for a while and you are currently his primary caregiver, Iโm sure you understand why we need to establish boundaries and etiquette. I think it would be best if we just pretend that we met in person for the first time today. Your son is a very bright (flirtatious and talkative) student and since his education is a top priority for both of us, I hope I can count on you to respectfully refrain from grinning at me, using that sexy tone of voice, and undressing me with your annoyingly beautiful brown eyes if we should happen to interact with each other again in the future. Thanks so much, Miss Stiles
TO: Emilia Stiles FROM: Alex Vega SUBJECT: Re: Well, hello againโฆ Dear Miss Stiles, Great to hear from you. My sonโs education is indeed a top priority. As such, I respectfully agree to refrain from doing all of the aforementioned things. However, I canโt promise to stop thinking about that kiss at the bar this summer. Iโve been thinking about it for the past month. Itโs interesting how humorless and uptight you are about my sonโs totally awesome personality, given that I have personally witnessed just how flirtatious and talkative you yourself can be when mildly intoxicated. Youโre so welcome, Alex P.S. I volunteered to be a chaperone for your next field trip. See you then.
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