When Dalton played us this song at my house last month, all I could think about was Maya. She was always this thing in my life that I had so many feelings for, feelings I wasnโt sure I even fully understood.
But she was also like poison to me, poison that I knew I had to stay away from.
At least, thatโs what I always told myself.
Now, Iโm not so sure.
When the song says, โSheโll probably be the death of me. But damn if it ainโt sweet,โ I feel that shit so deep in my soul that it hurts.
I donโt know what I thought we would become or how our lives would be when we were older, but I know I never imagined my life without her. That was never even an option.
Now, I feel like sheโs slipping away, and thereโs nothing I can do to stop it.
I sing at the top of my lungs, โMy pretty little poison,โ hoping it heals whatever is going on in my heart and my mind for at least the time being.
Right now, thatโs all I can ask for. Iโll have to figure out the rest as time goes by.
Thereโs one thing for sure though: she canโt cut me out of her life completely.
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โKal Seward? How did you guys allow Whit to end up with his ring on her finger?โ
Marks hits the turn signal, pulls into the hotel parking lot, and throws it in park in front of the entrance.
He turns in his seat and looks at me. โYou needed to do your thing, Pope, and we understand. We all gave you the space to do that. You did a season in the Majors, and we all hung back cheering you on. You come back here and start dissing our life choices? Nah man.โ He opens the door and climbs out.
I glance at Danny who holds out a fist, I simply look at. โBump it.โ I do so begrudgingly. โIโll pick your ass up at seven so you can grab your rental and do whatever you need to do.โ
โYeah man, yeah.โ
Marks opens the door for me, and I slide out.
After shutting it behind me, I give as close to an apology as I can muster today. โNot trying to start shit.โ
โUnderstood,โ he says, rounding the front of the patrol car. โYouโll get it tomorrow when you inevitably run into Whit and give her shit about that ring.โ He opens his door and taps the roof of the car. โGo easy on her. Sheโs a single mom and doing the best she can.โ
Iโm not sure what the hell is happening right now, but Iโm pretty damn sure Iโm on another fucking planet, or in an alternate universe because Iโm not drunk enough to have imagined that Marks just said Whit was a mother.
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He takes off in a sprint and I turn to run but before I can get very far his arms come around me and he hoists me up and over his shoulder. Then he slaps my behind and takes off for the water as I kick.
We stroll into the surf behind the others.
The warm water laps at my skin as I slide down Sebastian’s body just as a wave crashes over us.
The rush of water tosses me into him and he catches me and pulls me to his chest as I sputter and cough up seawater.
Once Iโm stable I splash him in the face as he reaches out to clasp my waist. I struggle to kick past him but he has a firm grip on me.
โMy dress is all wet and I lost my sandals,โ I gripe.
โIโm sorry,โ he laughs out as he buries his face in my neck.
โYou don’t sound sorry,โ I say as I push against him.
He locks his biceps and I finally give up and wrap my arms around his broad shoulders.
My fingers find the hair at the nape of his neck as I look over my shoulder to see where Amiya is off in the distance being tossed into the waves by Anson.
I bring my eyes back to Sebastian and that hidden dimple peeks out of his right cheek.
โNow that you have me what are you gonna do with me,โ I ask.
A glint of mischief fills his eyes.
He takes a huge step moving us deeper into the ocean and I instinctively wrap my legs around his waist as we reach a depth that is over my head.
Life can often be awkward when you’re a child genius. For Louisa Ward, that came in the form of meeting her one true love at the age of 12. TJ Taggart was perfect. But being a year younger and a full grade ahead of him in school always made things weird. Working in the CIA has turned her into a strong and capable woman. Until TJ walks into a room. Fifteen years later, she still gets butterflies every time she sees the gorgeous soldier, but she’s tired of waiting and ready to find love, even if it can’t be with him.
TJ Taggart always knew he wanted to be a soldier. But joining the Army would require a sacrifice. Since meeting Louisa, TJ knew she was the one for him, but they had different paths in life. Lou was meant to change the world at some prestigious research job or maybe teach at an Ivy League school. There would be a chance to sweep her off her feet when his time in this dangerous life was done, and their happily ever after could begin.
Before he can make it home on his latest leave, TJ is kidnapped by an unknown adversary. As he waits to die, all he can think of is the time he wasted and how badly he wants to be with Lou. He’s more than a little surprised when his sweet, quiet girl shows up leading a CIA special ops squad to bust him out. Back in Dallas, it’s time to claim the woman of his dreams. He has a plan to win her over, until the adversary who almost killed him returns to finish the job.
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New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband and three kids. Since starting her publishing journey in 2010, she’s sold over three million copies of her books. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings.
TJ and Lou have always held a special place in each otherโs hearts however he believed that she deserved more than he could give her, and her happiness was all he wanted. When he finds himself in a dangerous situation and believed to be guilty of an egregious offense, he expected his family to rescue him, but he never expected Lou.
Lou has always believed that someone like TJ would not be interested in someone as quirky as her so she accepted that a friendship would be all they would have. When TJ finds himself in danger, she will do whatever is necessary to help him escape and overcome the situation he finds himself in but believing that he wants her as more than a friend will also be a challenge.
Lou and TJ have always belonged together, but it took danger and misunderstandings for them to finally do something about it. Romance, suspense, and surprises as they take us on quite the adventure and leave us wanting more of this series.
He’d wait forever for her. But the way things are going, forever might not be an optionโฆ
Relationships bring pain. Annaโs ex taught her that lesson. But unfortunately, her past isnโt content to stay in the past anymore. With her dangerous ex stalking her, now more than ever, she canโt afford to fall for anyone. Not even the man sheโs been longing for since she first moved into the MCโs clubhouseโฆ
Riggs would do anything for his club. And for Anna. Too bad she wonโt let him. Because as much as he wants her, he canโt seem to convince her to open her heart to him. All he can do now is hope sheโll eventually decide to stop running from what they could have togetherโฆ
But as it turns out, love is the least of their concerns. Powerful enemies are ready to wage war against them, while Annaโs ex lurks in the shadows. Can they find a way to protect everything and everyone they loveโor will it all fall to pieces before Anna and Riggs can claim their happily ever after?
Many sins lay in the creases of my hands. Darkness and corruption are part of my life.
After hints from my brother that all is not right with the family business, I leave Mexico and return to Vegas. I have a responsibility to protect whatโs ours, no matter the price or who gets in the way. Those who don’t fall in line will soon realize why Iโm called The Vegas Reaper.
I demand order and obedience, so when I come head-to-head with our beautiful new hire, Iโm faced with an unusual challenge, one that infuriates yet intrigues me.
When my hotel goes up in flames, my anger flares along with it. I pull on my cut and join The Devils Reach. The desert ride pays off, but thereโs more at play here than I ever imagined, and Iโm caught in a chess game of power from an unseen force. Deception, secrets, and chaos threaten my world. Could our new hire hold the key to it all?
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Warning: This story is meant to be read in the reading order that can be found in my Amazon bio and website. There is a heavy crossover from my Devilโs Reach Trilogy through the Quiet Mafia Series, and my Dark Water Series, where Grim is first introduced.
This is intended for 18+, violent, may contain trigger warnings, and of courseโฆends with a cliffhanger.
Author J.L. Drake was born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada, later moving to Southern California where she lives with her husband and two children.
When she’s not writing she loves to spend time with her family, traveling or just enjoying a night at home. One thing you might notice in her books is her love for the four seasons. Growing up on the east coast of Canada the change in the seasons is in her blood and is often mentioned in her writing.
An avid reader of James Patterson, J.L. Drake has often found herself inspired by his many stories of mystery and intrigue.
She hopes you will enjoy her stories as much as she has enjoyed writing them.
He’ll do anything to stop her… and she’ll do anything to survive.
Titus is just trying to control his new power without losing himself to the darkness. Already cursed, and now suffering with noxious black magic, he believes his luck couldn’t get any worse.
Until an assassin appears, ready to end his life. He never expected such an infuriating woman, and now he’s not sure what to do. Kill her before she can kill him, or give in to the intense desire that proves bad luck comes in threes.
Rae is prepared for a typical hit. But when she can’t seem to eliminate her target, she quickly realises that it wasn’t only Titus who has a price on his head.
Forced to work together, or risk both their lives, Titus and Rae must unravel the mystery of who hired the hits, all while fighting against a dangerous attraction that’s a frustration to them both.
Can they trust each other to survive long enough to discover who wants them dead?
A Sexy, Small Town, Secret Baby, Sports, Standalone Romance From Bestselling Author, Stacey Lynn.
Everyone knows who Caleb Kelley is. Iโm at the top of my game, known all around Colorado and beyond for not only my elite skills in professional hockey, but also my familyโs ranching heritage. For this reason, I trust very few people as Iโm used to strangers and so-called friends trying to get close to us for a piece of fame.
But when I receive a letter from a woman I slept with years ago, letting me know Iโm a fatherโI implicitly trust her. Emily Russo is forever ingrained in my memory, and is the exception to every rule.
That one night I spent with her was unforgettable. I still remember the feel of her lips and the way her body moved under mine. For years, Iโve regretted not leaving her my phone number because if I had, I wouldnโt be seeing the first glimpses of my son in glossy pictures. Instead, I would’ve held him in my arms the minute he was born.
Now, I not only have to get to know my son, I also have to convince Emily that the spark that once burned between us is still smoldering, ready to burn even hotter a second time around.
But itโs not only hanger-ons who follow me. There are others who want to see this golden boy tossed off his throne. Too bad they donโt know what lengths Iโll go to protect whatโs mine. Iโll do anything for Emily and my son. My love for them is unending.
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Stacey Lynn likes her coffee with a dash of sugar, her heroes with a side of bossy, and her wine a deep shade of red.
The author of over thirty romance novels, many of which have been best-selling titles on Amazon, AppleBooks, and Barnes & Noble, she loves being able to turn her vivid imagination into a career that brings entertainment and joy to her readers. Focused on sports romance and emotional, small-town romance, she also loves stretching herself in different genres.
Born in Texas and raised in the Midwest, she now makes her home in North Carolina and loves all things Southern. Together with her ultimate tall, dark, and handsome hero, she has four children. Her life is a chaotic mess that fights with her Type-A, list-making, neurotically organized preferences and she wouldn’t have it any other way.
๐Review๐ Even though Emily found herself estranged from her family and about to become a single mother as the only thing she knows about her sonโs father was his first name she doesnโt regret anything as she was given the greatest gift of all. For the last four years every decision she has made is to give her son Landon the best life she can and believed that he would never know his father until her best friend solves the mystery.
Caleb is a professional hockey player who is enjoying the life he is living but he has never forgotten Emily. When he finds out he is a father he is determined to not only be the man that she and his man need but to show her what love and family really means.
Both Emily and Caleb are compelling characters as Caleb doesnโt hesitate to welcome both Landon and Emily into his life and his heart while Emily is both strong and sweet as she hasnโt allowed the challenges in her life to change who she is.
Why youย need to #ONECLICK this bookโฆ ๐ฅStrangers to Lovers ๐ฅStuck Together/Forced Proximity ๐ฅBodyguard ๐ฅA+ Banter ๐ฅAlpha Hero ๐ฅEmotional Scars ๐ฅGrumpy/Sunshine ๐ฅLovers in Denial
From J.D. Hollyfield, author of Power, comes a devilishly spicy, enemies-to-lovers romance about overcoming the past, undeniable attraction, and finding love in the untimeliest of ways.
A best friend, a stalker, and a bodyguard walk into a barโฆ
Current status: Living my best life. *Flips hair* What more could a girl want?
Just kidding.
My life has gone to shit. All the fun, late nights, and single life come to a screeching halt when I find myself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now, thanks to my overbearing best friend, Iโve adopted a guard dog to keep me safe until they find the guy who attacked me.
Insert Tate Deveraux, my newest inconvenience. Heโs brawny, not bad on the eyes, and a pain in my ass. Not only am I stuck with him until Iโm out of danger, but heโs moving in with me.
Heโs become a nuisance in my life and needs to goโstalker be damned. So do the urges to strip him naked and see if the rumors about hand size hold true. I blame my crush on booze and the kiss that should have never happened.
The simmering attraction between us is undeniable, but heโs made it clear Iโm just a job. With lines being crossed and my life at stake, I guess Iโll find out if heโs better at keeping me safe or sated.
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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.
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.
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?
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.
Why you need to #ONECLICK this bookโฆ โพ๏ธCoach’s Daughter ๐Friends to Lovers โพ๏ธBaseball Hero ๐Grumpy/Sunshine โพ๏ธAnimal loving Heroine ๐One Night Stand โพ๏ธHe falls first
Let me tell the story of how I fell in love with a woman who had no idea that we were even dating. The ridiculousness started when she stole my beer, and trust me, my grumpy self doesnโt normally share. But somehow, Avery Wilson is the exception to every one of my many rules.
Unfortunately, Iโm not hers.
Not only is she the daughter of the Revโs coach who hates me, sheโs also sworn off dating for the year.
Little does she know weโve been doing just that.
Sure, she says Iโm her friend when we watch romcoms or spend holidays together, but Iโm just biding my time until the year is up.
With her father against me, and a line of men interested in dating her, once she finds out my true intentions, will we survive the fall out?
Why you will love this bookโฆ ๐Friends to Lovers ๐Fake Dating ๐Revenge ๐Hockey Romance ๐He Falls First ๐Found Family ๐Romcom
Good boys donโt lie, fight, or steal.
Up until the moment I learned that my uncle and coach, the man Iโve looked up to my entire life, was having an affair with my best friendโthe only woman Iโve ever wantedโI was a good boy. The Saint of hockey. Brooks Langfieldโstar goalie of the Boston Bolts and all around nice guy.
Apparently, being good is overrated because seeing Sara blindsided when she learns that the man she was dating is married makes me just angry enough to stop thinking and finally take what I wantโa real shot with my best friend.
Fake dating Sara under the guise of revenge means Iโm now lying to my family, fighting anyone who even looks at her the wrong way, and stealing kisses as if sheโs truly mine to touch.
Now sheโs the only person I want calling me a good boy and somehow I need to show her this is so much more than pucking revenge.
Authorโs Note: Pucking Revenge is a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy featuring text banter from the Billionaire Langfield Brothers, a singing Boston Bolts hockey team, a cinnamon roll goalie in a friends to lovers romance with fake dating, no miscommunication, one bed, a hot tub, and quite a few ducks.
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Reverse Grumpy/Sunshine
Release Date: March 5, 2024
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The Westwood Company is expanding. Leading the charge is Wyatt Westwood, and heโs as determined as ever to see it through. His dedication, work ethic, and commitment to his career have propelled him through the ranks of the company, where he now sits just one notch shy of CEO.
Unfortunately, one small problem has brought the expansion to a grinding halt, and itโs up to Wyatt to fix it.
Rhea Marks is a woman some might call a spitfire. She wasnโt always that way, but life taught her to be hardworking and determined, and to never let anyone take advantage of her.
Thatโs why sheโs prepared to fight to death to save her familyโs farm, even if it means going up against Wyatt.
Wyatt and his family might have money, but money isnโt everything. Rheaโs got a lifetime of memories to preserve, and sheโll do whatever it takes to hold onto them.
Itโs a battle of wills between the pair, and Wyatt is as frustrated as he is captivated by Rheaโs heart. The more heโs around her, the more Wyatt starts to think that perhaps the legacy heโs fighting so hard for can be hers as well.
A.K. Evans is a contemporary romance author of over forty published novels. While she enjoys writing a good romantic suspense novel, Andreaโs favorite books to write have been her extreme sports romances. That might have something to do with the fact that she, along with her husband and two sons, canโt get enough of extreme sports.ย
Before becoming a writer, Andrea did a brief stint in the insurance and financial services industry and managed her husbandโs performance automotive business. That love of extreme sports? She used to drive race cars!
When Andrea isnโt writing, she can be found homeschooling her two sons, doing yoga, snowboarding, reading, or traveling with her family. She and her husband are currently taking road trips throughout the country to visit all 50 states with their boys.
Rhea is determined to protect her familyโs land and she isnโt about to let politicians, or a suave businessman convince her otherwise. The offer by Wyattโs family to purchase the land is unwelcome but the feelings she is developing for the man whose motives may be questionable are unexpected.
Wyatt isnโt deterred by Rheaโs response to his familyโs offer, and he believes that a conversation will get her to change his mind. The one thing he hadnโt expected was the emotional and physical feelings he was developing for her and how it will change everything.
This is a heartwarming story about love and family as Rhea realize that in the end that is all that really matters.
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Here monsters donโt hide in the shadows. They arenโt made of myth and magic either. Normal men are the things that go bump in the night, and I am the most dangerous of them all.
I am vengeance wrapped in a pretty package, but you can call me Sin, everyone else does. Iโm a ghost made of flesh and blood. Legally, I donโt exist. Sold into slavery as a child, I exist as nothing more than a weapon, bringing death where the boss of our underground syndicate directs me.
Until the night Raven walks into the moonlight. She haunts me with her innocent beauty, showing me the life Iโll never have. One where blood isnโt caked under my nails, and hiding bodies wasnโt one of the top skills on my resume.
She shouldnโt be here. Sheโs too pure for the evil in this house, but she belongs here more than I do. After all, sheโs the princess, and this is her fatherโs kingdom. He stole my identity, my future, and someday heโll take my life.
Before he does, Iโll take something from him. Her.
I might be bad for her, but her fatherโs world is worse. Iโm exactly who she needs to escape it.
