The Unseelie queen is deadโmurdered before Sabineโs eyes. And the princess is the one being hunted for the crime.
Sabinโtheoria, heir to the Unseelie throne, never expected to watch her mother die beneath the shadowed boughs of the Silver Forest. But truth and illusion twist together, and whispers of regicide spread faster than fire.
Pursued by the Wild Hunt and betrayed by her own people, Sabine has only one choice: run. Every step beyond Faerieโs borders carries her closer to exile, but also deeper into a deadly game of vengeance and lies.
Three bids on one girl reveal our deepest secret. And that genie isnโt going back in the bottle.
When our best friend, Daniel, gets snowed out of the Annual Foxy Falls Auction, the three of us step in to make sure his little sister, Whitney, doesnโt get bid on by Mr. Wrong. Weโre just helping out our friend by claiming the top three bids on his curvy, sexy, gorgeous sister, whom weโve all been in love with for years. No big deal. Except, buying a night with Whitney awakens needs weโve pushed aside for years. Will our best friend forgive us when he finds out that all three of us are obsessed with his little sister and want to make her our wife?
With her overprotective brother out of town, she hopes that auctioning off three dates will open up her romantic life. At least that was the plan until she found out that her brother has convinced his three best friends, and the men has secretly been in love with for years, that they need to protect her from other men by winning the dates.
Hale, Flint and Dean has been best friends with Whitneyโs brother for years and have had feelings for her just as long. They are conflicted between loyalty to her brother and their love for her so when lines are crossed they must all decide if the reward of being with her is worth the risk.
Sweet and steamy the chemistry between them radiates off the pages as each man brings a different aspect to the relationship and together they create the perfect foursome.
Scarlett Cole is a contemporary romance and romantic suspense author who calls both Toronto, Canada and Manchester, England home. A born city dweller, she periodically quashes the urge to live in the country by hiking up a mountain to remind herself that living away from people would terrify the pants off her.
She believes everybody deserves their love story to be told and loves her heroes on the rough and rugged sideโฆand usually tall (because she married one of those 6ft 6โ men you read about in romance!). Sheโs an A-type personality and Scorpio star sign, so good luck getting her to do anything she doesnโt want to.
When she isnโt writing, sheโs happy to talk hot men and expensive shoes while drinking a cold gin and tonic. Donโt bring up olives. As far as Scarlett is concerned, they are the devilโs food. As long as you donโt bring up olives, sheโs happy to hear from any time.
From USA Today best selling author Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole, comes an electrifying MMF, grumpy x sunshine x lightning, motorcycle club romance.
Isla
I wanted to be loved by a biker with my whole heart, but all they ever took was my body.
Somewhere along the way, I stopped recognizing the woman Iโd become.
Inheriting my Nannaโs rundown house is the fresh start I need.
A life away from the club. Away from men who only ever take.
So the last thing I need is Jackal and Shade moving into the only other house on the street…and offering me more than just help with renovations.
Shade
Iโve never thought I was worth loving.
Iโm grumpy, withdrawn, and come with baggage.
Jackal saw through all that and loved me anyway. For me, he chose monogamy.
Men like me donโt get one great love, let alone two.
But Iโm looking at Isla differently now…and wondering if thereโs a way to love her without destroying what weโve built.
Jackal
I fell in love with Shade the day I met him, even though he had no intention of loving me back.
He wanted monogamy, and he was worth the sacrifice.
But now heโs looking at Isla the same way I am.
And I canโt stop imagining a life where the three of us choose each other.
Until violence hits, and we donโt know which of us is the target.
Weโve been given the kind of love you only dare to hope for.
Isla believed that being a club girl for the MC would give her the happiness she wanted only to realize that she had lost herself in the process. She has decided that the only way to make the changes she needs is to distance herself from the MC. That plan doesnโt work as she expected when she finds out that her new neighbors are part of the MC as well.
Jackal and Slade are both enforcers for the MC and a couple even if the other members in the club donโt know it. They are committed to each other however once they see past Islaโs reputation to the woman she is they want her as well and when the danger escalates they will do anything to protect her and the love they share.
Jackal, Slade and Isla take us on action filled adventure that includes romance, suspense and surprises. The evolution of the characters as they helped each other heal from the past added another layer to this entertaining story.
Confused and angry Iโm thrust into a new life, where Iโm expected to become the monster my father spent years crafting.
But I donโt even know who I am, or who I want to be, and if I have to hurt, then everyone around me will too.
Thereโs one person who refuses to break, who refuses to deal with my crap.
Allie Porter.
My enemy.
The girl raised by the mother I never hadโperfect, untouchable, infuriating.
She meets my fire with her own, and it pisses me off almost as much as it pulls me in. I want her and despise her in the same breath, which is why I keep my distance.
Until the night I save her life. Now sheโs indebted to me, and if she wants to survive sheโll do what I say.
But taming the little filly is nothing like I expected.
The closer we get, the more her truths tear through my assumptions.
Sheโs not the pampered princess I tried to hateโ
Sheโs a survivor. A fighter.
A girl drowning in the same darkness I carry.
And somewhere between hate and obsession, the truth becomes undeniable:
Iโll burn this dynasty to ash before I let someone else claim whatโs mine.
About JL Beck:
Beck writes steamy romance thatโs unapologetic, meaning it makes no apologies for the way it rips you open and makes you crave more. Her heroes are alphas who take what they want, and she pairs them with heroines that bring them to their knees.
She loves writing about darkness, passion, suspense, and of course, steam.
Leaving her readers gasping and asking what the hell just happened is only one of her many tricks.
Her books range from morally grey to dark and spicey but always end with a happily ever after. She loves to write across numerous tropes, but her favorite is enemies to lovers.
She started her writing career in the summer of 2014 and hasnโt stopped since. She lives in Wisconsin and is a mom to two, a wife, and likes to act as a literary agent part-time.
Allie shares a past with Kade however with their families being enemies she made the only decision she thought she could which meant ending their relationship. After finishing school, she has returned to her hometown where she once again finds herself trying to do what her family wants even if that includes marrying a man she doesnโt want.
Kade was hurt when his relationship ended with Allie and that only increases when he realizes she is back and promised to another man. He also finds himself dealing with a family secret that will rock his world and is prepared to take his emotions out on everyone and that includes Allie.
Kade is protective and possessive when it comes to Allie and is determined that the only person she belongs with is him as they take us on quite the ride that includes surprises, steam and suspense.
Knock Down, Drag-Out Dirty (Sin City, Book 1) by Rylee Dare
Published by @flockpublishing
Featured on @the_flock_on_tour
Blurb:
What happens when a tiny party planner goes toe-to-toe with a big, British MMA fighter, nicknamed The Tornado? Well, have you ever heard the phrase, โIt was love at first sight?โ Yeah, that doesnโt really apply here since for Diem and Tor, it was lust at first fight.
I moved to #1 Love Place for peace, quiet, and absolutely zero drama. At thirty-six, my knees crack when I stand up, I own three different types of heating pads, and Iโve accepted my destiny as the neighborhood grouch. I fight fires for a living; I donโt need to start any in my personal life.
Then thereโs Iris. My twenty-four-year-old neighbor is a walking glitter bomb of sunshine and chaos. She has curves that should be illegal, a smile that blinds me, and the ability to talk at the speed of light. I try to scare her off with my best glare, but she just waves at me like weโre best friends. I tell myself she needs someone her own ageโsomeone who understands TikTok trends and stays up past 10 PMโbut every time she knocks on my door, my resistance crumbles a little more.
Iris
Okay, so maybe my crush on the guy next door isn’t exactly subtle. But have you seen Hunter Hartwell? Heโs big, brooding, and smoking hot. Sure, he communicates primarily in grunts, frowns, and heavy sighs, but I know thereโs a soft gooey center under that rock-hard exterior.
Iโve been trying to wear him down with cookies and relentless cheerfulness for months, but the man is stubborn. When I get myself into a ridiculous jam in the middle of the night (don’t ask), Hunter is the one who comes running to save me. And suddenly, the line between “annoying neighbor” and “something more” gets very blurry. Now I just have to convince this grumpy hero that heโs not too old, Iโm not too much, and that we might just be perfect for each other.
In a town fueled by gossip and nosey neighbors, can a grumpy firefighter and a chatterbox secretary survive falling in love? Spoiler alert: Itโs going to get hot.
From their first meeting Iris has been attracted to Hunter, her neighbor, however she has unable to get a read on how he feels and her attempts to be friendly have been unsuccessful. When she decides to adopt a dog she never thought that he would be the one to bring them together.
Hunter is a firefighter who believes that he is wrong for Iris for multiple reasons which include the age gap and their different personalities. He was prepared to keep his distance until a misunderstanding changes everything and he gives up the fight from keeping his distance to not being able to get close enough.
The characters draw you in, the heat between them intense and humorous interactions and the adorable puppy make this story so much fun.
Part Four to the New Series by the Author of NocturneโA Retired Master Sergeant Sucked into an Inter-Galactic Arena Called the Crucible of War, a Man Chained by The PTSD of Deaths He Committed in a Fit of Madness. At His Side, His Best Friend, His Kid, His Cane Corso, Bose.
In the scope of Primal Hunter and Defiance of the Fall as far as an expansive universe, world building.
A LITRPG Post Apocalyptic Progressive Fantasy
They’ve made it through the Iron Dungeon but not without a heavy cost, mentally and spiritually, for Jeb. His madness once again flared up, instigated by the revelation some of his soldiers have been pulled into the Crucible of War, and yet, they still have no clue where humanity will land, in which deranged City they will be shoved into, and if it is not Blood City, how they will get to them?
One thing is sure, Jeb would never abandon his Soldiers but they have far more on their plate than just humanity as they exit the Dungeon into the still waiting teeth of Greenskins looking to end them. They are also joined by some crazy Blood-elf Woman with questionable motives but they have no time to figure it out when blood is in the offing and the Emporium’s gates are in sight. Jeb struggles hard to think clearly with all that has happened, the guilt eating his soul along with the PTSD for the use and abuse he subjected his Boy to against the final Boss.
His sanity and guilt are just two of many weights crushing his shoulders. He is told within a couple years Earth will have the System dropped on its head and the Great Galactic Empire, not far behind. His immediate impulse is to go to his home and defend it but none have ever escaped the Crucible of War in the long history of its debauchery, ever.
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๐cowboy romance
๐ฉทsmall town
๐friends to lovers
๐protective golden retriever
๐ฅbaker x distiller
๐not-so-secret crush
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๐ฅตmutual yearning & pining
I returned to Huckleberry Springs to start over with my name on a bakery and my past sealed up tighter than a mason jar. I plan to run my business, keep my history to myself, and ignore handsome flirts like local distillery owner and rancher, Cruz Foster.
Cruz might make me forget how to frost a cookie, but Iโve been taken in by guys like him before. When he turns up the charm, I punch his efforts down like a first proof of sourdough.
He backs off but continues being sweet. My car dies, and heโs there. I need a ride, and heโs there. I want to tell him that I miss the whiskey flirt with the lopsided smile, and heโs there with a sizzling kiss.
The real Cruz is even better than the one he shows everyone else. I fall harder for the guy who loves his family, works hard, and shares his troubled childhood with me. A man who fixes himself is my weakness
But secrets like mine donโt stay buried in small towns. If I donโt want Cruz sinking to the bottom with me faster than blueberries in cake batter, I need to break my heart and go back to minding my own business.
Iโd almost forgotten what it felt like to smile, to laugh, and to really live. Until I met him.
Heart-stoppingly handsome.
Totally forbidden.
Keats Matthews looked at me like I was something special.
He was escaping his past. I wanted to escape my present. Together, we fell hard and fast and knew we had found forever. Or so we thought โฆ
Six years later, his shoulders are broader than I remembered, his charming smile thaws my frozen heart, and itโs so tempting to run my fingers through his hair like I did years ago. But itโs the tenderness and warmth in his brown eyes that remind me of the forever we almost shared.
Itโs magic when weโre together again. Our chemistry has only magnified. Seeing him, confident and more irresistible than ever, has me falling for him all over again and hoping for a second chance.
But he still believes our timing was off before. Heโs wrong. It was the secret I kept hidden that was our undoing. Time hasnโt healed old wounds, and not everything hidden has come to light. When it does, weโll stand together or fall apart. Either way, we must find out.
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Falling for the single dad next door wasnโt part of my plan when I moved to Blossom Peak.
I accepted the teaching job for a fresh start, far away from the controlling ex I left behind.
But Rhonan Hart is everything you could ask for in a man. Strong, dependable, helpful, an amazing father to his daughter, Ellisโฆ and looks beyond sinful in his sheriffโs uniform.
Except his daughter is my student, and heโs determined to pretend like our connection doesnโt exist.
(Iโm determined to pretend he didnโt see me naked when my shower blew up, and he tried to save me.)
But soon, heโs sneaking over to my house at nightโwarming my bed, tearing down his walls, and making me want something I knew I couldnโt have.
My life is a mess, one Iโm still trying to clean up.
But this man and his child give me a glimpse of a future I want, no matter what the cost.
Just when I think Iโm on the path to moving on, fate decides to give us the test of time.
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?
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