The Savage Kings crowned Sage Sachs their queen, but is she truly prepared to serve them? As one of the hottest bands soaring to stardom the Savage Kings need to repair their reputation. Who better to help them with that than the straight-laced, responsible Sage? But how much can it be repaired when they are contracting her to be in a very public polyamorous relationship with them? Sage is quick to fall for the sweet Collin Pernicious and fun Kellan Malicious, it’s the other two members that draw her in and terrify her at the same time. Drew Ferocious screams danger while causing her body to burn in ways she didn’t know were possible. The same rude, crude Gabriel Vicious that sends her fleeing when he’s in character wormed his way deep into her heart. Sage doesn’t know if she can meet the needs of four strong, sexy men, but does she really have a choice?
Birdie Whiskey has spent years watching love find everyone else. She has a successful chocolate business, an incredible family, and a full life. All that’s missing is someone to share it with. When she gets swept up in a single, unforgettable night with a mysterious stranger, she believes it’s finally her turn. But the man who knocks her off her feet is the last man her family would ever accept.
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From New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster comes The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch, a small-town, big-family series of standalone romance novels featuring fiercely loyal, insanely sexy bikers who give horses—and people—a second chance. Buckle up for a wild ride in Hope Valley, Colorado, as these big-hearted badasses and their sassy sisters wrangle in their forever loves. No cliffhangers, no cheating, and always a happily ever after.
I’m the man people call when something’s off with a horse, and the one they avoid when the job’s done. I keep my distance, keep my head down, and keep my past—and the scars it left behind—to myself.
Then Rachel Grable shows up.
She’s in town to cover Mustang Mountain’s first rodeo, but it doesn’t take long before she starts asking questions. Questions about horses that don’t add up, records that don’t make sense, and things that were never meant to be looked at too closely.
I should shut her down. But she’s the first woman who doesn’t look at me like I’m broken, like there might still be something in me worth saving. So I stop pushing her away, and let her get close enough to matter.
This town buried the truth a long time ago. Now she’s digging it back up. Walking away would mean letting her face it alone, and that’s not something I can do. Because somewhere along the way, she stopped being a problem I needed to avoid and became the one thing I don’t know how to lose.
But if I don’t stop her, she’s going to uncover everything… and I won’t be able to keep her safe when she does.
📖 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 ✔️Wounded hero ✔️Beauty and the Beast ✔️Cowboy ✔️Mountain man romance ✔️Grumpy/Sunshine
❤️ Review Rachel is a journalist who finds herself in Mustang Mountain to write a story about the rodeo they are hosting. As she watches Roman work with the horses she can’t help but admire how patient and gentle he is with them, but she is beginning to suspect that not everything is as it appears when it comes to the horses.
Roman was drawn to Rachel from their first meeting as she sees beyond what he views as his imperfections to who he is. As she tries to uncover the truth about the irregularities regarding the horses he is concerned that she is placing herself and the town in danger.
Rachel is independent however she also wants to do what is right for the town and Roman while Roman wants to protect Rachel especially from herself and the way they put each other first was what made their romance special.
I can’t decide if my new summer tenant—a devastatingly handsome hockey player and single dad—is the answer to my problems or the start of a new one.
When big-city developers threaten to buy up my small town, I need to save the rental cottage next door from demolition. I have a plan . . . until Daniel Sutton checks in.
Six-four, a face chiseled by the gods, and a body built by a career on the ice, I’m knocked sideways. He’s charming with me and adorable with his son. And when we touch, it’s electric.
But two things change everything. The pipes break in the cottage, and his agent calls. Before I can stop myself, I’m offering him a place to stay, and Daniel is offering me the answer to my problems. He’ll buy the cottage for me if I help him clean up his reputation.
Sounds simple enough. But when I start to fall in love with him, even though I know he’s leaving in a few months, it’s suddenly more complicated than ever.
I’m willing to take a chance on us and pour my heart into a letter. But with him skating on thin ice, he’s going to have to sacrifice something—me or his career.
I just hope XOXO, Summer isn’t the last thing I ever say to him.
Angela Casella lives in Asheville, North Carolina in an almost-one-hundred-year-old house with her daughter, two dogs, and an ever-changing number of fish. She worked as a developmental editor for years, both as a freelancer and at Random House in NYC before she started writing (inspired by her friend and frequent co-author Denise Grover Swank!). Now, it’s become an addiction, and she’d rather not be cured, thank you very much.
She comes from a loud Italian American family, so she basically has a phD in bickering…er…banter.
Their secret fake relationship began with a little white lie…
Nora
My ginger beer brewery is, quite literally, my life. Unfortunately, I’m about to lose it. My male business partner’s new fiancée is insanely jealous, and it’s only a matter of time before she forces him to quit.
So I ask him what it’ll take for her to back down.
A boyfriend.
I make one up, telling her it’s too early to introduce him, which works up until she walks in on a heated private conversation between me and Cormac, my soon-to-be stepbrother.
She comes to a wild conclusion: the reason I’ve been keeping my boyfriend secret is because it’s him.
I should definitely set her straight. Cormac is the last person I’d ever date, and not just because our parents are about to get married. I’ve known him since high school, and he’s awkward, introverted, and has the people skills of a houseplant.
But I’m desperate enough to tell the worst lie ever.
Cormac
Nora begs me to be her secret fake boyfriend–an act that only has to work on two people.
Any sane man would refuse, but I’ve promised my father to make peace with her. So I present her with an offer: dog sit my corgi for a weekend, and I’ll be the fake boyfriend of your dreams.
She accepts quickly, because she’s never met my dog.
There’s only one problem: I had a huge crush on Nora in high school, and the more time we spend together, the more I realize it never went away.
**A standalone romcom in the Babes of Brewing series**
Note: There are TWO different versions of this romcom:
1) A spicy open door version with some strong language and sex scenes
2) A closed door version with mild language and only kissing.
💜Review💜 When Nora became partners with her best friend, Jose, in a brewery she thought it would be the perfect arrangement until his jealous fiancé decides to make things difficult. As a way to appease her Nora claims she has a boyfriend and the only one she can think of to play the part is Cormac, the man she has an adversarial relationship with and is about to become her stepbrother.
Cormac is intelligent, a little quirky and so different from Nora. When Nora needs a pretend boyfriend he is willing to accept the position in part because of their family and in part because of the feelings he has always had for her. What could possibly go wrong?
The banter between them is sure to bring a smile to your face, the chemistry and connection between them never in doubt as two opposites find the perfect balance in each other.
She’s the complication this wild cowboy can’t resist.
Blaze
There are always complications on a ranch, but they’re never a wild blonde passed out in the horse barn… Until now.
Finding Morgan Lott face down in the hay is the best thing that’s ever happened to me. She’s chaotic, loud, and guaranteed to shave years off my life. She’s also the sweetest temptation I’ve ever seen.
But she’s running from something. And it’s catching up fast.
I don’t lose what’s mine. And I’ve never played fair a day in my life.
Not when the stakes are my future.
Not when it’s my heart on the line.
She isn’t going anywhere. Ever again.
Morgan
Waking up in a barn with a nosy horse wasn’t my plan. Neither was being accused of a felony.
The barn is a way better choice than prison.
Until Blaze Hendrix throws me over his broad shoulder and says I belong to him. This rough cowboy is big, beautiful, and a little too bossy. He also has my heart going wild every time he touches me.
I don’t want to like him. I don’t want to stay. And I don’t want to fall.
I do anyway.
Because he makes me feel safe… even when I know my mess could blow everything up.
Morgan hasn’t had an easy life, and it isn’t about to get any easier when she fears she will be charged with a crime she didn’t commit. She has been trying to hide for the last two days but that comes to an end when Blaze finds her sleeping with his horse.
From the moment that Blaze meets Morgan he knows that she is meant to be his. He is determined to protect her and keep her safe while they uncover the truth about her predicament and he shows her that she has finally found the place and people to call home.
Morgan is a whirlwind and is exactly who Blaze needs in his life. Once he meets her he can’t imagine a future without her while giving her the life and happiness she was always meant to have.
I came to Whispers to start over. Just me, my baby, and a bakery that smells like second chances.
No more judgmental glances. No more family who treated me like a stain they couldn’t scrub out. Just flour, sugar, and the quiet hope that I can build a life worth living.
I didn’t expect to meet Griffin.
Grumpy, gorgeous, and maddeningly closed off, he’s the town’s most elusive billionaire and the man who built homes for the rich but never made one for himself.
He sees me. Not just the bump or the baggage, but the woman underneath. And when he looks at me like I’m the only thing that’s ever made sense, I forget how to breathe.
But trust isn’t something I can afford. My past has taught me to be wary of everyone. Even if the grumpy builder says he’s ready to fight for something real.
Liam Page spent decades singing about love. Now he’s ready to talk about it.
The stadiums aren’t selling out like they used to. His bandmates are ready for a change. And Liam is finally okay with that because being home in Beaumont with Josie, their son Noah, and three perfect grandchildren is everything he never knew he needed.
When a producer pitches him a late-night call-in radio show, Liam is skeptical. But “The Love Line with Liam” becomes something unexpected. A chance to help strangers navigate heartbreak, second chances, and everything in between.
He’s good at giving advice. It’s his own life that keeps getting complicated.Because after decades of silence, his estranged father is asking for forgiveness. And Liam isn’t sure he has any to give.
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.
Marni Mann has revealed the cover for The Forbidden One!
Releasing: October 22, 2026
Cover Designer: Hang Le
Photographer: Daniel Jaems
USA Today bestselling author Marni Mann brings an angsty, tortured heroine, billionaire romance to the sizzling conclusion of the Weston Group Series …
Get ready for Eden Weston’s story. Full blurb to come.
Ares “Tyre” Costa always kept perfect control…until the club’s cool-headed treasurer became obsessed with Cecily Hayes. But the sweet swimming instructor has Olympic dreams that may take her away from Crossbend.
Even with an outside crew trying to steal the Redline Kings’ underground racing territory, Tyre’s real battle was tearing down Cecily’s walls. She was terrified her dreams would force her to walk away, but he’s determined to claim his woman.
📖 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 ✔️ MC Romance ✔️ Morally Grey MMC ✔️ Age Gap ✔️ Protective Hero ✔️ Instalove ✔️ Opposites Attract
🏍Review Cecily is an accomplished swimmer who has dreams of making the Olympic team and can’t afford to be distracted even if she has had feelings for Tyre for a couple of years. Now that he has noticed her she is cautious about pursuing a relationship as her dreams require her to leave and he has firm ties to the MC.
When Tyre sees Cecily teaching some of his fellow MC member’s children swimming he can’t stop thinking about her and he isn’t about to let a little club drama or the fact that fulfilling her dreams require her to leave to stand in their way.
I really like Tyre’s devotion to Cecily as he is willing to do whatever is necessary to ensure she reaches her dreams and his club is beside him every step of the way.
“It feels…like you’re keeping something from me, Doc,” he says.
“What are you talking about?” I brush him off with a smile, biting my bottom lip to stop myself from saying something stupid.
He levels his eyes with mine. “You’ve been acting funny all day. I’ve known you for eleven years, and trust me, I know you have something on your mind. You get this wrinkle on your forehead when you’re thinking about something.”
I place a hand on my forehead to smooth out whatever wrinkle he thinks he sees.
He chuckles and then lifts his thumb to my lower lip and pulls it away from my teeth.
“You also bite your lower lip when you’re really worked up about something.”
His thumb traces my mouth a second too long, and I let out a little whimper.
F*ck.
He rests his hands on his thighs and gives a wry smile. “Talk to me, Doc. What’s on your mind?”
I shift from one foot to the other, resting my tablet on my hip. “I …” I blow out a breath, “can’t.”
“Can’t or won’t?”
I roll my eyes and sigh. “Saint …” Do I tell this man, who I have known all of my adult life, that I secretly want him to give me an orgasm like I need air to breathe? I shouldn’t.
It would be crude and crazy. Then again, this is Saint, and we tell each other everything.
“I’ve been thinking about our pact we made in college.”
He lifts a brow and smirks. “Our pact? You want to get married?”
“No!” I answer a little too quickly and too easily.
He leans back, hands up, amused. “Easy there, Pres. It’s fine. If you don’t want to marry me, then why is it on your mind in a way that you’re acting like being near me or touching me is going to set you off? That you say I’m distracting you … Oh. Ohhh.”
His mouth quirks up on one side as if the realization of it all just hit him. He steps closer, and I step back as his large frame empowers the space between us.
“Saint. Forget it. It’s not what you think. It’s just a little dry spell.” I say, backing up.
He keeps coming toward me until my back is up against the padded wall.
“Saint. Stay on the turf. You should be—” I say, trying to sound stronger than I feel. In my mind, I replay every time over the years we’ve almost crossed the line, but retreated.
And I’m not sure I want to anymore.
He reaches out, his hands slamming on the wall on either side of my head with a thud.
He doesn’t touch me, but he doesn’t have to. The sheer size of him overwhelms me. Yes, I’m a doctor who treats the most intimidating athletes in the league, but right now I feel like I want him to consume me regardless of the consequences.
“We vowed to always be honest, so I’m going to ask you once, and I want you to be honest with me.”
“Ok,” I say and swallow … hard.
“You want to give in to this insane sexual tension we have?” he practically growls, his face inches from mine. I can feel his hot breath on my skin, smelling the mint he was crunching on when I walked in. “Do you want to f*ck me, Presley?”
“Yes,” I whisper, my heart hammering against my ribs. My mind, racing.
“Thank f*ck because I’ve waited years for you to give in.”
“You have?” I shake my head. “This is insane. It’s just been a while since I’ve gotten laid.
That’s all it is.” I hold up a hand. “We can’t–”
“Why not? We’re adults.”
My head spins with the heady mix of lust I have for this man. I can feel the length of him through his thin gym shorts pressing against my core, his hands skimming my hips.
Should I do this? No. Can I? Hell yes. I’m a grown woman. A doctor. And a very horny female with a hot as hell football player trying to separate my thighs.
“Saint, if we do this,” I whisper, breathily. “No one can know. My father would lose his mind. He’s already dealing with Alie and Liam’s big reveal. I don’t think we need any more drama in the organization right now. And we can’t risk him trading you, for f*ck’s sake.”
A deep, dangerous laugh spills out. “Let him,” he says, and for the first time, I see the arrogance of the man he is on the field directed at me. “I’ve got enough money to retire today. And I’m pretty sure any team in the league would take me, trade or no trade. But he would never even consider it. Because he knows I’m the only one who can keep his defense together. And he also knows that you’re the only one who can keep me together. He’s not stupid or blind. He knows we’ve been,” he motions between us, “this since college. We’ve never hidden our friendship. And we’re always professional at work. None of that has to change.”
I don’t bother arguing, because he’s right.
No mention of the fast-approaching deadline of our pact. No mention of Oreos, Garth Brooks, or any of the other terms. But he doesn’t have to. Because the way he looks at me, like he wants to devour me, like the last eleven years have been nothing but a long, agonizing buildup for this moment.
When he finally leans in and kisses me, it’s nothing like the kiss we shared in college. It’s deep, slow and possessive. It tastes like years of longing and frustration, and the reality that everything between us could change.
BLURB:
Back in college, I made a pact with Presley Grant—if we were both still single at thirty, we’d marry each other.
It was a joke. A fallback plan we never thought we’d need.
Now I’m an NFL star, playing for Presley’s father’s team, and she’s the team doctor—completely off-limits. But when an injury puts me under her care in the offseason, old chemistry resurfaces fast … and inescapably.
Then tragedy strikes.
Now I’m the legal guardian of my sister’s two young children, facing a custody battle I might lose. Because no matter how much I love them, the court might not see my career as stable.
And Presley … her dream of opening a football camp for underprivileged kids hinges on one seemingly impossible condition: she must be married or thirty-five years old to access her trust fund.
So, I make a proposal and cash in on our pact.
It’s supposed to solve everything—my family, her future. Temporary. Controlled. Nothing more.
But living together, raising two kids, and pretending to be in love—it starts to feel dangerously real.
And when the time comes to walk away … neither of us is sure we can.
Read The Trade, book one of the Gridiron Legacy series today with Kindle Unlimited: https://geni.us/TheTrade
When she’s fake dating the hockey star, but he was never faking it…
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the next standalone hockey rom com in her brand new Hockey Ever After series, JUST PLAYING FOR KEEPS! This spicy, fake dating, grumpy/sunshine, only one bed in a room, opposites attract hockey romance releases June 3rd in all formats, and will be free to read in Kindle Unlimited. Check out the excerpt below, and one-click your copy today!
“I don’t want to be your plus-one, sweetheart. I want your ex, and everyone else, to think I’m your real date.”
She’s quiet for a long beat. Eyes flickering. Brow furrowing. “You do?”
That might sound f*&k-all pushy, so I amend it. “Fake date.”
She tilts her head, a small, curious smile forming. “You’re saying you want to fake date me for all the wedding events?”
This makes perfect sense to me. A plus-one can be anyone—a friend, a rando, some guy who lives across the country and happens to be in town. But a date? That signals something important.
“What I’m saying is a plus-one is a cop-out. But being your new guy? That says your ex is a dumbass for losing you, and you’re moving the hell on like the f*&king goddess you are.”
Maybe I’ve said too much with goddess, but the way her smile spreads is divine.
“Looks like you just got yourself a fake date then, mister.”
I inch closer, tuck my thumb under her chin, like I did the night I walked her to her door. Her breath catches. I slide my thumb gently along her jaw. “See you soon.”
About JUST PLAYING FOR KEEPS (Coming 6/3/2026):
Ever hear the story about the dating coach who got dumped on the hockey arena’s jumbotron?
Everyone did. But I lived it. Including the moment when Lake Axelrod, the team’s 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 sister’s high-profile wedding.
It’s the perfect plan. His family stops pressuring him to settle down, and I’ll get the ultimate revenge, since my ex is the best man. Bonus – 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 we’re a real couple.
That means swoony touches and knee-weakening kisses are required.
When it ends, we walk away.
But the intensity in Lake’s eyes after every post-game kiss makes me wonder if he’s pretending. With each whispered secret, the line between fake and real bends. Until it shatters one night in a hotel room.
Soon, he isn’t just playing the protective boyfriend—he’s the only one who truly sees me.
If I’m not careful, I’m going to break the most important rule of all: don’t 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 that’s 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.
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