Charming. Devastatingly handsome. Ridiculously rich. Kristoff Baldwin came without warning. He made me an offer I couldnโt refuse, and before I could even realize the impact he was making, I was too far gone, despite knowing the consequences of falling.
A future together was the impossible dream. My past haunted me and even he had ghosts of his own.
Then everything changed when his past came after me and my daughters.
There are disguised blessings in every tragedy. Although I canโt help but wonder if my tragedy is about to destroy a once in a lifetime chance at love.
Weโre just friends, is the biggest lie weโve ever told ourselves.
Maya
Everyone assumes Iโll end up with Ben Turner.
Thatโs the trouble with living in a small town. Thereโs no such thing as privacy.
No one understands that weโve been in the friend zone our entire life.
But what Iโm having trouble understanding these days is why Ben hates my new boyfriend. Itโs almost like heโs trying to ruin my relationship.
So, whatโs a girl supposed to do when her best friend is standing between her and her happily ever after?
Ben
I promised to always protect Maya.
And if that means keeping the jerks in town away from her, so be it. She deserves better anyway.
But she thinks this new guy is the one. Sheโs wrong. Heโs not good enough for her.
Hell, Iโm not good enough for her.
So, when he lets her downโand I know he willโIโll be there. Iโll do whatever she needs.
Because Iโm not about to let anyone ruin my relationship with the most important person in my life.
How We Loved, book 2 in the Leighton River series, is a friends-to-lovers, new adult/sports romance with plenty of emotional and angsty moments and some spicy times. Preorder it today and get ready to fall in love with Maya and Ben.
๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฌ by Amber Kelly releases on March 14th! We are thrilled to share this single mom, second chance, small town romance teaser with you!
The best of which is the precocious curly-haired little girl that calls me mommy.
As my marriage falls apart, a new opportunity on the serene shores of Sandcastle Cove offers us a safe haven, and our lives take an unforeseen turn when a man from a long-buried Hawaiian escapade resurfaces. I had all but forgotten about the man with a sexy grin until his soulful eyes found mine across the crowd.
As I navigate this new life, the complexities of single parenthood, and rekindle old flames, the island becomes the perfect backdrop for a journey of rediscovery, love, and the delicate dance of second chances.
The past whispers its secrets, and I have to decide whether to run back to the familiar or chart a new course on the sands of Sandcastle Cove.
๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, the first book in the VEGAS HEAT: BASES LOADED series by Lisa Suzanne is coming March 7th!!! We are thrilled to share a teaser with you!
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๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (Book 1 – March 7) https://geni.us/VHBL1
๐๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ (Book 2 – March 7)https://geni.us/VHBL2
I wasnโt looking to change my โbad boy of baseballโ reputation. At least not until my dream girl, Pop Princess Alexis Bodega, stepped foot in my clubhouse to sing for the stadium on opening day.
Thereโs just one problem, and itโs a big one. Her manager is also her boyfriend, and her father is her agent.
Sheโs kept on a tight leash with her incredibly busy schedule, and Iโm at the start of a new baseball season with a new team.
Itโs the worst time to explore this attraction with the wrong girl, but that doesnโt stop me from fighting my way backstage at her surprise performance in Vegas and slipping her my number.
I quickly discover that nothing is what it seems where her manager is concerned. The more I learn about Americaโs Sweetheart, the more I realize what the world knows of her is the carefully crafted faรงade of her brandโฆnot the woman behind it all. But Iโm getting to know the real Alexis, and Iโm falling hard and fast for her.
Her father might be the one holding the ball, but Iโm in a scoring position, and I wonโt let anything stop me from getting the win.
SCORING POSITION is the first book in the VEGAS HEAT: BASES LOADED series. This series must be read in order.
ICE COLD PLAYER by Nikki Hall is releasing February 23rd!!! This is an enemies to lovers, he falls first, forced proximity, college hockey romance with plenty of heat!
Anyone but her. Eva Adamsโthe entitled, picture-perfect cheer princess. Incapable of empathy, patently manipulative, and absolutely beautiful. I canโt afford her dramaโI just want to play my last year of hockey without being kicked out of TU, but there she is on my first day back. Crying. In a weak moment, I make her an offer. An agreement I never thought sheโd take. Except she surprises me, and now Iโm faced with a dilemma. Protect my secretsโฆor win the girl.
Eva
Anyone but him. Gavin Kingโthe rebellious, coffee-slinging hockey god. Arrogant, irreverent, and way hotter than he has any right to be. Despite the lady tingles, Iโd be happy to spend my last year at TU without seeing his faceโor his tattoosโagain. It should be easy. I have cheer, I have my friends, and I have nowhere to live. To my eternal frustration, he offers me a solutionโฆfor a price. When I take the deal, I canโt help wondering what else Iโll give him before the end.
๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฒ by Hannah Gray is releasing March 7th!!! This is a steamy, marriage of convenience, hockey romance you wonโt want to miss!
An entire campus knows my name. Women throw themselves at me, hoping Iโll take them home that night. Whispers from the NHL say Iโm the one to watch. And the weight of each game is on my shoulders because if our opposing team scores โฆ thatโs on me. All the things that keep me up at night are probably someone elseโs dreams.
From the moment I saw Ryann Denver in my Business 101 class, I was intrigued and determined to get to know her. But unlike most girls at Brooks, she hates athletes. And when I introduce myself to her, she makes it perfectly clear that she’s not interested. So, I walk away forever with my tail tucked firmly between my legs.
But as fate would have it, weโre paired up together in a charity dance event. And now, whether she likes it or not, she has to spend time with me. A lot of time. I guess Iโm in luck because it turns out she can use me in her corner right now. And when she finds herself in trouble and Iโm the only one she can run to, she figures out maybe Iโm not that bad after all.
Ryann is going to see Iโm not like the players sheโs dated in the past.
๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ by USA Today bestselling author MJ Fields is releasing March 14th!! We are thrilled to share this second chance, marriage of convenience, baseball romance teaser with you!!
From USA Today bestselling author MJ Fields, comes a small town, marriage of convenience, standalone sports romance. This steamy romance will make you blush, everywhere.
Whitley
When Pope left our hometown my life changed. When he came back he saw his nemesisโ ring on my finger, I knew he would be angry, but people change, right?
When he found out I had a little girl, he demanded I call things off with Kal. He says he refuses to let a man like him raise his child.
I told him she wasnโt his, but he still wonโt back down.
Pope
The last thing I expected when I finally came home was to find out my best friend was a single mother to a four-year-old little beauty. Especially since that best friend asked me to rid her of her virtue before I left to play in the minors nearly five years ago.
She says sheโs not mine, but I know she belongs to me.
They say all is fair in love and baseball, but when secrets are revealed and truths are finally told, will he fight for a love he never expected or the game he was born to play?
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง by USA Today bestselling author Ginger Scott is coming February 22nd! Weโre so excited to share a teaser with you today!
As a star senior on the Tiff U volleyball team, itโs been my goal to come back strong after an injury that nearly took me out of the game. But Iโm Laney freaking Price, and Iโm taking my shot to make it on the new pro womenโs team, despite the lack of support from my father.
The problem? Cutter McCreary. He is the Captain of the Tiff U hockey team, all-around loveable guy, and a total player. And did I mention a complete thorn in my side since freshman year? Yeahโฆthat guy. His charms donโt tempt me.
Untilโฆa mix up with our housing situation forces us into a bit of a predicament. We were both promised a room. The same room.
His proposal? A bet. We split the room in halfโfor now. Whoever falls in love with the other first has to move out. The winner gets to stay.
But when strategic glances turn into late night talks, and fake kisses start to feel real, Iโm finding myself without a game plan. And winning suddenly doesnโt feel like the only thing that matters.
*The Tomboy and The Captain is written in dual pov.
Pro football might see me as their favorite underdog, but Madison Westfield would rather see me six feet under.
My ex-best friendโs little sister has every reason to hate me.
I took her boyfriendโs spot on this team, her brother might lose his too, and our short-lived engagement years ago is part of the reason our families are locked in a grudge match that has the whole league on edge.
Ruining me would fix most of her problems, but she’s stuck trying to work a PR miracle with my career instead.
Making my way through her build-a-better-image checklist is the kind of torture I’ll gladly sign up for, especially if I get to help her prove everyone wrong.
But it means we’re spending a lot of time alone together, and when it comes to Madison, I’ll take any chance she gives me.
Even if it means there’s hell to payโon and off the field.
๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ซ๐ญ by USA Today bestselling author Mira Lyn Kelly is coming March 1st!!! This is a friends to lovers, second chance hockey romance set in the Slayers Hockey series.
Iโm Ben Boerboom, the NHLโs favorite puck boy, and Lara’s my slamming hot, former bestie. She’s also the friend who got away and my dirty, dirty accomplice from those two insane weeks that weren’t supposed to change anything… but did.
I wanted it all. Would have wrapped my forever around her finger if she’d let me. But if making bad decisions is my special skill, Lara’s is making good ones… Like prioritizing her career goals and the kind of security she didnโt have growing up.
Hard pass on that kind of heartbreak again. So cue the bunnies. Years of bunnies.
Now Laraโs back in my city. Temporarily. And thanks to a burst pipe and a miscommunication with my sister, sheโs living in my spare room.
A lot has changed, but two things havenโt. Her goals and the way she sometimes believes my bad ideas are good… like crossing those lines I swore we wouldn’t cross again.
*All titles in the Slayers Hockey series are loosely connected but can be read as standalones.
Find more books by Mira Lyn Kelly: miralynkelly.com
Tomorrow is the DAY! Keep reading to find out what the Big Man isnโt joking about ๐
โSo, Violet, I see you just moved here from Toronto. Why the change, if I may ask?โ
โMy boyfriend made the decision for me.โ
My eyebrows lifted of their own accord. She didnโt look like the type who would let her boyfriend decide on something that big.
โHe took a job here?โ
โHe took off with the contents of my apartment and bank account, along with my so-called best friend, Marie. I heard a couple women talking about the hotel and the jobs here. I had nothing left in Toronto, so I took a chance and came here.โ
I had no idea how to respond. What I did say shocked me.
โYou want me to find him and k*ll him?โ
She threw back her head in laughter. โOh, youโre funny, big man. Thanks, but Iโm good.โ I nodded, offering a tight smile. I hadnโt been joking.
PLEASE AVOID THE BLURB FOR THIS BOOK. This story will hurt you a lot less if you scroll by and go in BLIND, trust meโฆ But if you *have* to know what you’re getting into, you can read the synopsis below.
I should’ve known better. I should’ve left her aloneโฆ She told me she was twenty-one. I found out that was a lie. There was over a decade between us, and sure, she was mature for her age, but I kept my distance every chance I could. At least, I tried to. There arenโt too many places to hide on a boarding school’s campus, and there are far more places to get caughtโฆ I never intended for this to happen. I was her English professor, and she was only supposed to be my student. **See?Thatโs why you shouldnโt have read this blurb and went in blind. Alas, this is an emotional ride of a romance with toxic undertones that will drive you to some unexpected places. The author just felt like writing this story one day, so don’t say you weren’t warned about what you were getting into.**
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Whitney G. is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author. Her books are currently published in over a dozen languages.
She lives deep in the Tennessee woods and spends most of her time drinking coffee while penning dirty-talking alpha males.
In a desperate move, Brigid defeated the witches, but now she is stuck in Faerie with zero ideas, or the power, to get back home. At least her cat and her bestie are with her.
But they’re not the only ones she accidentally transported. The coven’s head witch, Sofia, has also disappeared into the Fae realm. If Brigid had any luck, a wild Fae creature would eat Sofia, but Brigid’s luck ran out years ago.
Lost in a foreign realm, Brigid has to navigate the Fae court without insulting anyone or inadvertently causing a civil war. She’s going to need her great-grandfather’s help to get her out of this pickle, but her arrival has also placed him in jeopardy…
Now it’s a deadly race. Who will get back to Earth first and keep Brigid’s power forever?
๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐:ย ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐! A Dark RH PNR set in the underworld! Meet your new favorite gargoyles and grab the bonus box 2 experience the story along with them!
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Coming in February to Kickstarter Paranormal reverse harem romance with a gothic academy backdrop Force of Nature female lead The Alphahole with a sweet side The Cinnamonroll with a dangerous side The Geek with a wild streak Then you should enjoy this Kickstarter Special Edition of Becoming One of Them.
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There was a time in my life when I allowed myself too much. Too much booze, too much partying, justโฆ too much. Four years ago I pulled myself away from it all, and have been living a life with very little indulgence since. But something about this gorgeous, sweet firefighter makes me want to give in to everything he has to offer. With the threat of a dangerous arsonist out there, itโs my job to stop them. When I discover he may be connected to it all, will we be able to survive? Or will our newly ignited relationship go up in flames?
Tatum-
Iโm a man who needs control. The few times that Iโve allowed myself to let go, everything in my life began to spiral. The sexy and mysterious detective Iโve been lusting over for months makes me want to surrender all of that control to him. I know that by giving into our undeniable desires, it’ll end with me alone and heartbroken. But it feels as if he’s left me with no choice. So until the flames of our passion die down, Iโm going to enjoy the burn.
Free-Fire Zone: An OPS Protector Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino is releasing in ๐ง๐ช๐ข ๐ช๐๐๐๐ฆ! ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ค๐๐๐ฎ! โ https://mybook.to/FreeFireZone
๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ข๐ Sheโs amazing. I know that sounds cliche, but itโs one hundred percent true. Sheโs so funny and smart and beautiful andโฆamazing. I have it so bad for her, and I thought for a moment she liked me too. Then I realized what I thought was a sign of her liking me was actually a sign she was sliding me into the dreaded friend zone. I fu@king hate the friend zone. I was so close to winning her over, and then that roughneck came along, pushing me even further into the zone. Just like a mechanic, he has qualities I could never possessโlike working with a wrench. I could hold a wrench for a photograph and no woman would drool over me. Alas, thatโs the life of a protection agent. Sure, I have rippling muscles and can kill a guy with my bare hands, but I could never compete with this illusion women have about greasy men. And to make matters worse, I said she could stay with me. Thatโs right. I am officially the stupidest man ever. Iโve doomed myself to a life of fantasies that will never be fulfilled, all because I canโt stop picturing that beautiful, thick hair cascading over her shoulders like a waterfall. Like I saidโฆ I have it bad, and thereโs no way out for me.
Avery Flynn has revealed the gorgeous cover for Walk of Shame!
Releasing in audio February 20th
Available in ebook & print March 18th
One night. No strings. And a really good puck.
Five years ago, Astrid O’Malley experienced the ultimate in public humiliation. Being dumped at the altar by her childhood sweetheart was horrifying enough. That fact that he was a professional hockey goalie and her dad was his coach? It was all anyone in sports could talk about.
Eff hockey. Eff goalies.
These days, Astrid lives a life (mostly) free of hockey and free to pursue whoever she wants with exactly zero shame in her game. Like tonight’s hook-up. This guy’s nailed the lumberjack aesthetic perfectly. Especially when he has the stamina and creativity to back it up.
Because the rule is: it’s one night only. Which is gonna be a problem because she’s just discovered he lives in the apartment upstairs.
And he’s joined her dad’s team. As the goalie coach. To train her ex.
Now Astrid is in some kind of hockey hell-filled with her ex, her family, and the best sex of her life. And somehow she’s been roped back onto the team.
USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling romance author Avery Flynn has three slightly-wild children, loves a hockey-addicted husband and is desperately hoping someone invents the coffee IV drip. She lives outside of Washington DC with her family, Dwight the cat, and a pack of five dogs all named after food. If sheโs not reading romance or binging reality TV, sheโs most definitely plotting to take over the world so she can banish Crocs from existence. Also, if you figure out how to send Oreos through the Internet, sheโll be your best friend for life.
Molly is new in Rowansville and trying to fulfill her dreams as she tries to find out more about her mother’s past. She was told early on that ‘the Northern Grizzlies own the town’ – which she quickly learns when she crosses them.
Royce’s troubles have long been of his own making, but when he falls, he falls hard. Hold on tight as Molly and Royce learn to make peace with their pasts and figure out what a perfect love would look like.
โ ๏ธ Check out the other books in the Northern Grizzlies MC Series โ ๏ธ
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