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 she’s lost. She didn’t expect her first real connection to come in the middle of chaos.
Holt Wright is used to being underestimated—long 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, he’s 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 moment—smoke, heat, and the steady presence of the man who pulled her back from the edge—turns 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 slowly… and burns deeper than either of them expected.
Because Lark doesn’t 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 her… they’ll have to decide if this is just a spark—or 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 you… is the one you choose to stay for.
In High School, Daphne Elliot was voted “most likely to become a romance novelist.” After spending the last decade as a corporate lawyer, she has finally embraced her destiny. Her small town steamy novels are filled with flirty banter, sexy hijinks, and lots and lots of heart.
Daphne is a coffee-drinking, hot-sauce loving introvert who spends all her free time in her garden. She lives on a small farm in New England with her husband, two kids, two dogs, twelve backyard chickens and a hive of Italian honeybees.
As a single mom rebuilding my life from scratch, I don’t need help. And I definitely don’t need the attention of a six-foot-three maple farmer with a beard and a hero complex who looks at me like I’m a problem he didn’t sign up for.
My landlord is broad-shouldered, permanently unimpressed, and entirely too comfortable telling me when I’m wrong. I think he’s grumpy, rigid, and overprotective. He thinks I’m chaos in Crocs.
Falling for Josh Lawrence was never part of the plan.
But then he starts showing up.
For my son when he’s overwhelmed.
For my daughters when they need someone steady.
And for me when my hands won’t stop shaking.
I didn’t come to Vermont looking for a protector. I don’t need rescuing. But somewhere between harvest festivals, pumpkin canoe races, and quiet mornings in the sugar shack, the man I swore was just an annoyance becomes my safe place.
And when my dangerous past resurfaces and threatens the new life I’ve built, the grumpy maple farmer next door becomes my fiercest protector, ready to stand by my side while I fight for my family.
Because it turns out maple farmers are a lot like their trees: quiet, stubborn, and surprisingly sweet when the pressure builds.
🍂Review🍂 When Celine and her three children move to Maplewood she is looking to escape the past they endured and have a fresh start. She isn’t sure what to make of Josh as he is equal parts grouchy and equal parts supportive and patient when it comes to the way he cares for her and her children.
When Celine and her children come into Josh’s life he is feeling out of his depth as it is unlike anything he has ever known or felt before. As he spends time with them all he wants to do is be there for them even if that includes protecting them from their pasts.
Josh is patient and understanding as he shows Celine and her kids that he is unlike any other man they have known and that they can trust him. The banter is entertaining; the romance is heartfelt and the relationship that is forged between Josh and the way he knew exactly what Celine and her children needed.
Evie is a rising star with a compelling voice who has been asked to sign the national anthem at a hockey game. As part of the engagement, she agrees to meet the team before the game where she shares an unforgettable encounter with Kingston.
Kingston is a professional hockey player who is smitten by Evie from their first meeting. When she leaves before the game is over he starts flirting with her through direct messages to convince her that he isn’t looking for a good time but a future.
The banter between them was entertaining and Kingston was determined in his pursuit and not about to give up until he claimed the woman who stole his heart.
She’s here to expose hockey’s biggest flaws. He’s the complication she never planned on. Neither one is prepared for the sparks that fly every time they collide.
Why you will love this book: 💙Friends to Strangers to Lovers🏒Hockey Romance 💙Single Dad 🏒She Plays Hockey/Women in Sports 💙Forbidden Romance 🏒Next Gen Langfield, but can be read as a standalone
There are only two things I’ve ever truly wanted in my life. To be a goalie in the NHL and JJ Hanson.
In a twisted way, both dreams have come true. Rather than a spot on the roster though, I’m now the first female goalie coach in the NHL. JJ Hanson’s coach, specifically.
Not only is he one of my players—making him totally off limits—he’s also a single dad and still technically married. Oh, and thanks to my father’s meddling, he’s now my roommate, along with his cousin and her three kids, my sister and her four-year-old twins, my cousin, and JJ’s daughter, who I unfortunately adore.
Yup, I’m living with six kids under the age of five, and the only man I’ve ever loved.
There was a time when JJ was my closest friend, and for one perfect moment, he was mine. Now we don’t even talk. JJ is determined to change that, though, and when opportunity strikes and suddenly both of my dreams are within reach, I have to make a decision. Can I step out onto that ice as the first female goalie in the NHL and trust JJ with my heart?
I’ve never been one to walk away from a challenge. Maybe the only way JJ and I can move forward is to go back to the start.
Paper Rings is a friends-to-lovers, single-dad, second-chance hockey romance with dual POV and a dual timeline featuring a Brownstone like Mother Faker and many of your favorite characters from the Langfield Brothers’ family. It is the first book in the New Romantics Series and a complete standalone
Billionaire bad boy, Harrison Bennett, is the most popular boy at Stanthorpe Academy… and he’s suddenly obsessed with me?
Genevieve Fresh off a breakup and deep amid a personal sexual revolution, I throw caution to the wind and let loose for one night. Just my luck that the angry, broody boy from English, who looks like he’s good with his hands and may or may not star in all my nighttime fantasies, is suddenly interested in more than my notes. He is a walking red flag, but it turns out I’m colorblind. It’s senior year, and you only live once, right? Let’s hope I can survive the inevitable heartbreak.
Harrison My obsession with Genevieve is my deepest secret. What she calls broody indifference, I call self-preservation. I fell for her instantly three years ago, but I’ll ruin her if I get too close. And then one night, all the planets and stars align, and I know I can give her what she needs. Now, I need to convince her to be mine forever.
This steamy standalone instalove high-school romance is bully-lite, dual POV, no cheating, and a guaranteed HEA.
📕𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 ✔️ New Adult ✔️ High-school ✔️ Bully-lite ✔️ High-steam ✔️ Billionaire MMC ✔️ Tristin and Rory in an alternate universe
❤️Review❤️ When Genevieve transfers to Stanthorpe Academy it is unlike any school she attended before and the transition isn’t made easier by Harrison, an entitled fellow student, who is anything but friendly. She has had feelings for him for a few years, but it wasn’t until a few years later that his animosity for her were hiding how he really felt.
Due to his complicated family situation Harrison has tried to protect Genevieve by not letting her into his life. That situation comes to a head when she ends her relationship with her boyfriend and now he will do whatever is necessary to claim her as his own.
A little turmoil and intense chemistry collide as Genevieve and Harrison finally acknowledge their true feelings for each other and the love they were meant to share.
After his last relationship ended West is focused on his hockey career and isn’t looking for love. He intends to keep his interactions with women casual and that is especially true when it comes to single mothers with red hair. He was living within his new parameters until a storm brings Serena and her son Joey into his life when they find themselves having to spend a few days together.
Serena has her own parameters when it comes to men and the number one no go zone is hockey players after what she went through with her ex. She finds that put to the test when West rescues her from the storm which results in some forced proximity and the realization that rules are meant to be broken.
This is a heartwarming story about two people who are still dealing with the emotional scars of the past. They will have some challenges to overcome including their biases when it comes to the people they were with before as they learn to trust each other to not only be there for each other but with their hearts as well.
Meet Kat Mizera:
USA TODAY Bestselling Author Kat Mizera was born in Miami Beach with a healthy dose of Wanderlust. She’s lived from coast to coast, and everywhere in between, but home is wherever her family is. A devoted mom and wife to her wonderful and supportive husband (Kevin) and two amazing boys (Nick and Max), Kat loves to travel the globe with her adventurous, hockey loving family. Greece is at the top of that list. She hopes to one day retire there, spending her days writing books on the beach.
Kat is former freelance sports writer who now writes steamy hockey romance about her favorite fictional teams, the Las Vegas Sidewinders and the Lauderdale Knights. The library of novels she’s penned also include sexy contemporary stories about baseball stars, alpha sex club owners, bodyguards, rock stars, and royalty. Regardless of genre, her books about bad boys with hearts of gold will steal your breath, rock your world and melt your heart.
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When high school senior Joe Jameson lands a spot in the elite Missouri State Jazz Band, he thinks it’s his big break-a chance to perform at a luxury resort alongside the state’s top young musicians.
Then a goat-headed demon shows up.
Calling itself the Accuser, the creature taunts Joe with cryptic clues about his missing parents. At the resort, things get worse: some of the musicians are secretly in league with the demon…and Joe’s stuck rooming with one of them.
Between rehearsals, unraveling a deadly occult conspiracy, and trying not to fall for the lead alto saxophonist (whose ex wants him dead), Joe has to piece together the truth before the Accuser regains its full power-and devours every soul on Earth.
When Hadley Rivers got injured at an underground race, Thayer “Cage” Duvall stepped in to treat her. One look at the scar hidden in her hair told the club’s doctor it was no childhood accident—someone had tried to erase who Hadley really was. Now he was determined to protect the beautiful politician’s daughter whether she wanted it or not.
Hadley had always felt trapped in her perfect life, until the intense biker who patched her up made her feel alive for the first time. But falling for Cage meant risking everything…especially when her family’s dark secret came out.
Hadley was raised in a powerful and affluent family which hasn’t allowed her the freedom she wants. When she meets Jana an immediate friendship develops which is how she finds herself at the racetrack. When she is injured Cage comes to her rescue and her life will never be the same.
Cage is a doctor for the MC so when Hadley is injured he is there for her. From their first meeting he knows that she is special and is determined to be there to help her heal especially when he believes there are secrets in her past she deserves to know.
There is no denying the heat and the feelings between them as Cage is both protective and possessive and Hadley finally finds the people and the place where she belongs.
I blinked my eyes open to a blank screen. Turning my head, the first thing I could make out was the white sleeve of Lee’s shirt. When I swiveled the other way, my cheek grazed the same cotton material stretching over his chest. I’d dozed off and somehow landed on Lee, snoozing next to me, his arm gripping my waist.
How did we end up like this? I shifted to sit up, but Lee tightened his arm around me, drawing me closer as he leaned his chin against my temple.
“Sleep, baby,” he said in a raspy whisper.
Oh God, he thought I was Katie—or possibly someone he’d slept with after her. Pondering either option turned my stomach.
The right thing to do was shake him awake, but I stilled instead. Of all the times I’d thought of what it would be like to wake up with Lee, this would be the closest I’d get to the real thing, even if he was dreaming of someone else.
Indulging most likely made me a masochist, but I couldn’t resist, even for only a minute. I pressed my hand into the cushion to push off the couch and away from Lee.
“Stella,” he mumbled, sinking his head deeper into the back of the couch cushion and tightening his hold. “Don’t go, baby,” he whispered, nuzzling my hair.
Without missing a beat, she grabs the closest bottle. It happens to be a Foster House whiskey. The one I named.
“Nice choice.”
She holds it up and studies the label. “Foster House Gold,” she says flatly and slants her gaze toward me. “Haven’s Rye.”
“Foster House Gold is what we call the Huckleberry Springs facility. We make all the fun stuff. Foster House is in Denver, and they make the tried-and-true whiskey that lines the shelves.” My chest puffs out a little. “Haven’s Rye is one of mine.”
“I don’t like rye.” She gives me an almost apologetic smile. “I don’t like whiskey.”
“I can change that. If you want.”
She thinks for a moment, then presses her hands onto the counter and leans in. “Why would I want that?”
A smile twitches at my lips. “Because it can be quite enjoyable—as long as it’s not overdone.”
“Have you ever overdone your whiskey, Hennessy?” Her voice is almost a purr.
“Before I really knew about it, yeah. Now I respect it. It’s an art.”
“It’s whiskey,” she says flatly, but she can’t hide the interested light in her blue eyes.
The crowd shouts as I smile, hugging my girl close. I twirl her around the stage, feeding their cheers while planting a show-stopping kiss on her sinfully red lips. Our fans scream at our love, both excited and envious of what we have. But little do they know that, in spite of the goddess wrapped in my arms, my eyes look past her and gaze into those of another. My loverboy.