Top new romance books out this week: 22 Mar - 28 Mar 2020

The truth doesn't set you free.Revenge shouldn’t be rushed. It needs to be savored.Reina ruined my life and it’s only fair I ruin hers back.Or that was the plan.That was before she got under my skin and flowed into my blood.Life as we know it crashes and burns.All we have left is revenge...

Carey Douglas has worked for home remodeling and design gurus Melissa and Rusty Tripp for nearly a decade. A country girl at heart, Carey started in their first store at sixteen, and—more than anyone would suspect—has helped them build an empire. With a new show and a book about to launch, the Tripps are on the verge of superstardom...

Prepare for an emotional rollercoaster brimming with laughter, tears, and slow-burn sexiness in this new adult romance that tackles the vulnerability of love with humor and heart.RyderEver since she sat next to me in class and gave me death eyes, Willa Sutter’s been on my shit list. Why she hates me, I don't know. What I do know is that Willa is the kind of chaos I don’t need in my tidy life...

Not every love story begins in the light…Sometimes, the prince isn't charming.The damsel causes more distress than she's in.Sometimes, the danger doesn't come from a magic spell.It comes from each other.Welcome to dark romance.Damiano De Luca by Parker S. HuntingtonA star-crossed mafia couple, forced apart ten years ago, reunite at a funeral...

Former Navy SEAL turned covert agent Wes Halsted spent his days—and weeks and months—being someone else. But with his cover blown and his injuries requiring months of recuperation, he must learn how to be himself again. Only…he'd rather save his issues for another day and get to know a stressed-out, suited-up businessman instead. Tom Esbeck has everything under control...

Loving your tormentor isn’t easy, especially when they collect broken hearts and parade them around like trophies. They’re the bad boys, the alpha a**holes, and the thorns in our sides. They push us past our limits, turn us on, and break us. They’re our bullies. They’re the class of 2020...

Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James navigates heart surgery, reconnections with a lost mother, first kisses, and emerging feelings for another girl.When Sunny St. James receives a new heart, she decides to set off on a "New Life Plan": 1) do awesome amazing things she could never do before; 2) find a new best friend; and 3) kiss a boy for the first time...

Internationally bestselling author Mhairi McFarlane returns with another heartful romantic comedy perfect for fans of Josie Silver, Sophie Kinsella, or Sally Thorne. If faking love is this easy... how do you know when it’s real? When her partner of over a decade suddenly ends things, Laurie is left reeling—not only because they work at the same law firm and she has to see him every day...

Someone is terrorizing and murdering girls in Thistle Cove. And I know who it is.I know who is stalking me, who's breaking into my room, sending me gifts, and cryptic messages.I know, but can I prove it? And will they get to me before I get them?The risks are high, but I'm not doing it alone. Finn, Ozzy, and Ezra are by my side. Loving and protecting me...

A love baptized by fire.As the most unique psychic in the galaxy, Sabra is eager to join the Vanguard, the powerful army of the genetically engineered Xian Warriors. Her desire to be assigned as Chaos’s Soulcatcher takes on a whole new meaning the moment their eyes meet, forming an undeniable bond between them...

A young royal from the far north is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Her brothers are dead, her armies and their war mammoths long defeated and caged behind their borders. Alone and sometimes reviled, she must choose her allies carefully...

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Lauren Taylor isn't thinking about love, especially not with the impossibly attractive man she accidentally spilled coffee all over. He's out of her league and she's focused on finishing her oncology pharmacy residency. She's sworn off men who are too handsome for their own good, anyway...

SamaraThey say love heals all wounds.If only I knew what love was.What my failed marriage taught me is that I don’t have the first clue. I made the wrong choice, and I’ll have to live with the consequences of it in silence. Because if Lino learned the truth, I’d lose him to the darkness that lurks just beneath the surface...

My female matches two Vetusians: me, and the warrior she just killed.Fate is unpredictable. One moment I lose my destined female. The very next, I walk in on the kill of the other male who intended to claim her. For the Empire, the punishment for murder is death; her execution inevitable.Until I steal Katie and her daughter away to Odheim...

The lies will come back to bite you every time...Never borrow pants from your brother. Especially if he’s a size smaller than you are, because all that pressure in the junk will short-circuit your brain.And you’ll lie to a woman in a club about your real name.Leave her unsatisfied after making out in a bathroom.Then find out that she’s the one thing standing in the way of your dreams...

Now a USA TODAY and Publishers Weekly bestseller!“Patti Callahan seems to have found the story she was born to tell in this tale of unlikely friendship turned true love between Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis, that tests the bounds of faith and radically alters both of their lives...

A short story about Tamsyn & Nathan years after their mating. Timeline: Takes place some time before Slave to Sensation.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website...

What if you accidentally fell in love with the right guy?Andy:If my life was a movie, I would be the sidekick. Not an especially promising start when my plan is to finally let my best friend know I have a crush on him. No worries, though. I have a plan. I just need a complete makeover...

A sinner’s only hope is true love in this passionate new novel in J.R. Ward’s #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series.Syn has kept his side hustle as a mercenary a secret from the Black Dagger Brotherhood. When he takes another hit job, he not only crosses the path of the vampire race’s new enemy, but also that of a half-breed in danger of dying during her transition...

She was given two choices... Georgiana Bridgerton isn't against the idea of marriage. She'd just thought she'd have some say in the matter. But with her reputation hanging by a thread after she's abducted for her dowry, Georgie is given two options: live out her life as a spinster or marry the rogue who has ruined her life...

I didn’t know her name, but I heard her laugh, tasted her lips, felt her warm skin as I held her in my arms. Together we watched our young children playing in the sand, the warm ocean lapping at the shore behind them as the setting sun painted the sky. She was my soulmate and this was our life, our beautiful forever … Then I woke up—alone in a hospital room, connected to wires and machines...

“If Gossip Girl and Cruel Intentions had a baby, this book would be it!” Donovan Kennedy is the girl dreams are made of. Five years ago, she was our best friend. Our moral compass. The girl that held our hands everywhere we went. The three of us were young. Innocent. Nothing could touch us — not even heartache. That was then. Now she’s back. All grown up...

The guardians in sailor suits return in this definitive edition of the greatest magical girl manga of all time! Features all-new cover illustrations by creator Naoko Takeuchi, a glittering holographic coating, an extra-large size, premium paper, French flaps, and a newly-revised translation!Teenager Usagi is not the best athlete, she's never gotten good grades, and, well, she's a bit of a crybaby...

Love, Pain, and Ink. The men of Heathens Ink Tattoo Studio have a lot to work through, but they always do it together.If you have never read any of the Heathens Ink series, STOP now and go grab Rescue Me or the Heathens Ink box set. This short ONLY contains bonus scenes that are meant to be read as part of the series, not stand alone content...

This sampler provides a sneak peek of the books releasing in the Spring 2020 Smartypants Romance launch as well as information on the authors working with Smartypants Romance!Read for a sneak peek of the following books from our Spring 2020 launch:Beef Cake by Jiffy KateCode of Honor by April WhiteBeen There Done That by Hope Ellis The Treble With Men by Piper Sheldon Cutie and the Beast by M.E...

Soulmates. I believe in them. I was lucky enough to have two of them at one point.The only problem. My soulmates happened to be twin brothers.Caiden was the light to Jackson's dark. And after all that I had been through, the light was what I thought I needed.When I chose Caiden, I lost Jackson...

Unbreakable. Lethal. Rip-your-heart-out fine.Now let me tell you about him...Oliver Major was the only lunk brave enough to tame me.Strict. Rich. Deliciously handsome. The right kind of scary.And the scary kind of right.He was my rugged oasis in high-stakes corporate hell.The day he disappeared without a trace sheared my soul.Years later, I'm on a date with destiny...

A cyborg drowning in emotions and an abducted Earth woman trying not to feel.Abducted, enslaved, and constantly worried for her daughter, scientist Dr. Simone Li has had a rough few months. Now that she and her daughter, Grace, have been rescued by the fierce cyborgs of the House of Rone, she’s trying to make a life for them on the desert world of Carthago...

Dandelion Meadows is cursed.Horrible name.Horrible luck.At eighteen she should be headed off to college, all smiles and naivety.Instead, a victim of a school shooting, she’s starting her senior year in a new city and living with her brother.Nightmares of that terrible day haunt her, affecting her daily life and the relationships around her...

A small Christmas story for The Deck The Halls with Dramoine collab event. I was honored to be put with the insanely talendted Nikita Jobson to collaborate with, who created a beautiful piece of artwork that I took lots of inspiration from - The main inspiration is in part 3 of this story. x Thank you Nikita, you truly talented human being...

Need for Speed is the continuation of Solo and Panther’s story and should only be read after book one, Danger Zone.They train to serve their country.They strive to be the best.But only a select few can be...The Elite* * *MATEO MORGANCALL SIGN: SOLOReckless, arrogant, and bold, Solo is as known in the U.S. Navy for his bad-boy reputation as he is for his skills as a fighter pilot...

God has led me to a life of service. I never thought being a priest would be a career path for me, but here I am giving Mass and leading a flock toward salvation. My way is clear until a red-headed distraction begins to visit my services. Eyes wide and giving off innocence like a burst of effervescence, Lily is a temptation that I must overcome...

As the King of England wavers between duty and love, Sophie knows that she must choose duty. The year is 1936 and the new King Edward VIII wishes to marry American divorcee, and suspected German agent, Wallis Simpson. Top-secret documents that the king must read and sign are being neglected for weeks, and some are even turning up in Berlin...

Smart men quit while they’re ahead—they lay low and hope disaster blows on by them. Not me. Especially when disaster seems to follow me and my soulmate Havoc, a demon I bound to me three hundred years ago with my magic.The dark mage Geoff is back from the dead and creating chaos by devouring the hearts of people with magical abilities, giving him overwhelming power as his followers grow...

Candy Ray Sunshine--Yes, that is my real name, thank you very much, Mom and Dad--knew two things. One, she was going to work her butt off and open her very own coffee shop, even if she had to die doing it. Two, Banks Valentine was the world’s worst ex-boyfriend in the history of ex-boyfriends. Even if they were only boyfriend and girlfriend for one evening...

Kaius won't succeed. I'll make sure of it.The angry, vindictive god wants to make an example of me and my men. To destroy us forever.As dangerous and unlikely as it is, if there's even a chance we can find this mysterious god who will stand up to Kaius, who'll be strong enough to beat him, we have to try.I'll risk oblivion itself to protect the men I love.The keepers of my soul...

The rules of the game were simple. One weekend. We play our roles. Actually, we play lots of roles. I get the info I need for a secret work project. We go back to how we were. That’s what I proposed to handsome, clever, commanding Jake. That’s what he said yes to — this decadent gift of a weekend that would get me out of trouble...

From USA Today bestselling author Ava Harrison comes a gritty, twisted standalone romance.They say Cyrus Reed is ruthless. That he rules the underworld with an iron fist.A criminal. A murderer. A monster.He controlled fortunes and amassed empires.Our paths should never have crossed, but one poker game intertwined our fate. I woke up stranded on his island. Trapped...

Ryker Weylyn was never the same after rogue wolves tragically killed his mate when he was young. Now bitter and angry at the world, he spends his days hunting down the monsters that took everything away from him.But when circumstances force him to return home after five years of being away he’s shocked to find that his mate is very much alive and breathing...

I lived my life as a prisoner. I’ve always been told stories about the real world, but I haven’t seen it for myself. All I have ever known is pain. And darkness. They tell me I have been blind since birth. When I make my escape, I think freedom is finally within my grasp... Until I’m captured by the paranormal police for a murder I didn’t commit...

A delightfully modern look at what happens for a young woman when tradition, dating, and independence collide, from acclaimed author Sonya Lalli.Adulting shouldn’t be this hard. Especially in your thirties...

I never dreamed I’d meet my celebrity crush while stealing every single pair of my best friend’s pants. Trust me, my life is not that wild. In fact, the most excitement I usually get is running my fan-favorite Insta thirst account featuring butt-tastic pics of Hollywood superhero Carter Hayes...

He's notoriously wicked. She's a wallflower guarding her heart. The Duke of Montrose has perfected the art of being a scoundrel. Mistresses? He's had an endless procession of them. Gin-soaked nights? He's experienced more than he can count. He'll do anything to distract himself from the demons of his past. Until the day his devil-may-care ways leave his best friend gravely injured...

Lord James Rutherford fights the inexorable demise of his bachelorhood with every sane bone in his body. But the single-minded pursuit of the delectable Missy Armstrong entering her fourth London Season proves his undoing...

A world without power, lights, transportation... Liam and Hannah continue their dangerous journey home. But they're hunted by a deadly adversary. Back home, Noah fights to protect both his son and the town of Juniper Springs, though someone is sabotaging his efforts. Preorder the explosive third book in the Edge of Collapse series now...

Fated Mates....if they can surviveWhen Sora, a beautiful mage with broken magic, walks into my bar, two things are obvious. One: she needs my help. Two: she’s my fated mate.I’ll stop at nothing to save her from the magical mob boss she’s pissed off. It’s the only way I’ll ever be able to make her mine.Then the unexpected happens...

DETECTIVE MARK KNIGHT has a serious problem—one that comes in the form of Auckland Med’s brand-new forensic pathologist. Six feet of delicious blond-haired, scary smart, stern and disapproving hotness—DR EDWARD R NEWTON. The man is miles out of Mark’s league; completely opposite in almost every way, and shockingly immune to Mark’s flirtations. Mark should just let him go...

Kara Harbinger’s only crime is having a court judge for a father. One who just happens to be presiding over the criminal case of the President of the Devil Kings MC. The DKs are about to use the biggest Achilles’ heel he’s got to bend him to their will, to buy his decision, to buy his very soul. Reno— I want nothing to do with this job, but I can’t get out of it...

A tender and triumphant story of forbidden love in the aftermath of warWhen Captain Ashleigh Arthur Dalton went to war in 1914, he never expected to fall in love. Yet over three long years at the front, his dashing batman, Private West, became his reason for fighting—and his reason for living.But Ash’s war ends in catastrophe...

Your dead are our business. Got a loved one who’s passed? Want to ask your dead aunt where she hid that elusive will? Head over to Necro city and look no further than Soul Savers Inc. One day the world was normal, and the next, it was filled with ghosts. And then the reapers came. Blood-sucking hot dudes with wings and wicked scythes.  They took control, and now we have a system...

Abducted by a cold-blooded bounty hunter...Literally cold blooded.Rogar is seven feet of muscle and power wrapped in smooth, reptilian scales.His client is an alien crime boss who wants me as his bride. As far as Rogar is concerned, I’m nothing but a paycheck.But when we find ourselves marooned on an mysterious planet, my alien captor becomes my protector...

The aliens who have been raising us humans for generations upon generations love to focus on developing and accentuating all the traits that Homo sapiens can express. And the man I've been locked in a cage with is an example of selective tampering at its most extreme.He's what we humans refer to as an 'Ornamental.'Keeper wants to pair us because he wants to replicate the looks of this male...

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Faith:Our story was classic.A typical fairytale.Two young kids falling in love under an onyx sky, making vows they didn’t understand.He was my dream …and I naively thought I was his.Until he bartered our love and sold me a lie.Now, I’m returning to the life I once knew…but not as the pathetic mess that left five years ago.I’m a married woman, wed to the richest man in Nashville...

Dear diary, Once upon a time…There was a girl with long golden hair who had the bluest, truest eyes that turned white when she cried. She lived in a kingdom far, far away in a tower made of stone, but her mind was made of glass that she kept sharp as knives. Where her memories hid behind her darkest doubts.Her deepest thoughts. Her diary became the only thing she could rely on...

Two enemies cursed to feel each other’s pain. Zane. “I will burn your life to the ground.”Roach. “I’m a cockroach. I’ll survive.”Two years ago, the Rabid Hyenas MC ripped Zane apart like a pack of starving wolves. But he’s not only a survivor, he took revenge that same night.Turns out, one of the bikers is still alive, and as long as that’s the case, Zane will not know peace...

One scorching hot ex-boyfriend. Two ripped, gorgeous business partners.Second chances were never meant to be this much fun...Imagine your hottest, most compatible ex-boyfriend showing up out of the blue with a sinful proposal: travel the world with him and his two gorgeous business partners... but only as their shared girlfriend.Aiden was the one who got away...

NICOShe serves me coffee late at night when I come around to write lyrics,but it’s not the caffeine I’ve gotten addicted to.We’ve got the spark, but she’s the only woman in townwho seems to be immune to my charms.When it’s time for me to leave for my cross-country tour,I just can’t imagine not seeing her for months.So I offer her a job on the road with me...

Amelia…It all started with a plane ride.Just a simple plane ride home… that’s what they said.One that wasn’t supposed to end with me flying the damn thing!But then going home wasn’t supposed to be a bad thingeither…well, that was if going home didn’t also meaning trying to hidemy new, secret boyfriend.Someone who just so happened to be my father’s old enemy...

I am one of the Forsaken. Growing up in the Harvest House I always knew what my destiny would be - a life dedicated to an alien Klan purley for mating purposes. Never did I imagine that I would actually like the Klan who won me never mind start to care for them...and crave them. My new life on Oxious was better than I had ever hoped for, until I was taken. My captors are cruel and malicious...

Raegan is not on The Luminous to find love. That’s everybody else’s agenda. She’s only here for some sun, sand and simple relaxation. All that floats away when she runs into the man who walked out on her and broke her heart...

Logan was always the cowboy of my dreams.Problem was he was also my older brother’s best friend.My parents took him in years ago.And I was that awkward girl...Obsessed with the older hunk living under the same roof. But then he left town to pursue a career as a world-famous bull rider. Now, he's back like a dust storm ready to shatter my world...

I’m really f**king tired of dying.I’ve also had it with all the damn power plays and being used by the royals of Hell. There’s only so much this immortal succubus is willing to put up with. I’m going to make them all pay for what they’ve done to me and my kin.Kill Lucifer himself? No problem.Overthrow the patriarchy? Damn straight, and my men are more than happy to help...

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My dead best friend's daughter and the woman that haunts my dreams are one and the same.For the last two years, I've told myself she’s off limits.That a man like me, can't be with a woman her age.Then my little maniac turned eighteen.And I gave in to my temptation.I shouldn't have, but now it's too late.She's mine now, and I'll never let her go...

He must master the wolf within…Edinburgh, 1820. Thirty years after leaving Scotland, Drew Nicol is forced to return when the skeleton of a monster is found. The skeleton is evidence of werewolves—evidence that Marguerite de Carcassonne, the leader of Drew’s pack, is determined to suppress. Marguerite insists that Drew accompany her to Edinburgh...

The entire collection of the bestselling motorcycle club romance series from USA Today bestselling author Nina Levine.These bikers are possessive, bossy & dirty.Their women give as good as they get.If you don't love dirty alphas, this series isn't for you...

Kit Rees is one of the many children of the King of the Southern Silver Isles. Despite being a prince and third in line for the throne, he is too chubby, too loud, and too unsophisticated to truly fit in with the rest of the southern court. He lives a luxurious but lonely life, unnoticed in the castle and quietly wishing for the freedom to simply be himself...

There’s a daddy-sized void inside me,and his boss is determined to fill it.I flew from Cali to Sydney to visit my dad, only to find he couldn’t care less about seeing me. My dad’s boss, on the other hand, hasn't been able to stop undressing me with his eyes.Brian Murdoch, CEO of the #1 banking firm in the country, is at least twice my age and looks like sin dipped in Armani...

“There was a monster once. A monster who bought me, controlled me, and took away my freedom.There was a man once. A man who dealt in myth and secrets, hiding behind his mask, making me hunger and wish to know the truth.”Eleanor Grace belongs to the man and the monster, hating them both but unable to deny that something links them...

BAD IDEA #241: Sending a dirty text to your number neighbor. In my defense, my friends did it too, and their neighbors took it as the joke it was. Mine didn’t. He responded with a dirty text of his own. Next thing I know, I have a standing texting date every night at ten-thirty. Until I have to miss it because the stray kitten who adopted me one week ago is sick...

A Hell's Handlers/No Prisoners CrossoverOne biker in denial.One woman with secrets.One enforcer with something to prove.Three parts of one uncertain future.Jazmine lives with secrets she buries beneath conservative clothing and avoidance of relationships. Those secrets are just one reason she spends months resisting the advances of the Hell’s Handlers’ resident flirt, Screwball...

Fallen for love. Risen for revenge. Severn knows love. He knows how it feels to fight for love, and have it torn from his reach. He knows that when the killing fields are strewn with the dead, and love is all gone, only one thing keeps his demon heart beating: Vengeance. His life is now a web of lies. His act, a perfect one...

Austen Payne, THIRDS Squadron Specialist Agent (SSA) for Destructive Delta and TIN operative, has seen the worst the world has to offer, faced lethal killers, and helped bring down dangerous organizations. But nothing terrifies him more than falling in love. After years of undercover work, Austen is a master at defending himself and protecting his heart… until he meets Osmond Zachary...

Read the next thrilling adventure in the Scandalous Sons series.  How long can one keep up a charade? A gentleman who hides many secrets. Society thinks it has the measure of Lucius Daventry, illegitimate son of the Duke of Melverley, but they know nothing of the dangerous man who lies beneath the constructed façade...

When Zoey returns home to California to live with her ailing grandmother, she's less than enthusiastic when Nana tries to set her up with Harry, the handyman who's been helping her out around the house for years. But then she discovers Harry the handyman is actually Harrison Beckford, the handsome host of the hottest home renovation show on television. To Zoey, Harry seems too good to be true...

Includes The Recruit, The Captain, and In Love with the Agent. Each Steamy, Sweet, Short Story has an alpha man, curvy woman and a happily ever after...

Dark cloud, meet seven-foot wall of sunshine.We’ve been friends for almost a year, we both volunteer at my brother-in-law’s gym for combat vets, and the chemistry between us is undeniable. So, getting together should be a no brainer, right?Yeah, not so much...

Becoming the Apex SupervillainSupervillains are murdering people in the streets, but yet superheroes are more concerned with gaining popularity than bringing the villains to justice. These villains think they are above the law and that nobody can stop them, but they never planned for me. I’ll murder every one of them with my powersuit, traps, and sidekicks...

BESTSELLING AUTHOR COLLECTION Reader-favorite romances in collectible volumes from our bestselling authors. Second choice, or second chance?Restless teenager Letty Ellison left Red Springs, Wyoming, with an audacious dream. She was going to LA to become a superstar. And she was never coming back. Now, nearly ten years later, Letty returns to Red Springs with one last hope: Chase Brown...

He thought it would be a fun vacation. Head down the coast. Get some sun. Chase some skirts. Get to know the guys from the new chapter. Nothing more serious than that. Until he met her. Then, well, things got a hell of a lot more serious...

She’s gorgeous and determined to be left alone. He’s intrigued and intent on inserting himself into her solitary life. When Kane Harmon rescues Halley Ward from the side of the road, he discovers the most beautiful, wealthy, and loneliest person woman he’s ever met. She says she isn’t interested in him—or anything outside of her painting and her bungalow. Kane knows a lie when he hears one...

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carly Phillips comes a new story in her Sexy series… Learning curves have never been so off-limits. Professor Shane Warden is on the verge of getting tenure. He never thought he'd see the day, after a false accusation from a student years ago that nearly destroyed his career, and decimated his ability to trust...

Built to carry you. Jamie Callahan is looking forward to spending the rest of his life with Kyle Brannigan. They’ve overcome impossible odds, and the only thing left to do is walk down the aisle together. Despite the happiness they’ve earned, their enemies haven’t all disappeared. Make it to the other side...

My goals for college were pretty simple: Get an education. Meet some new friends. Enjoy the mountains of Colorado. If I was lucky, find a boyfriend. Pretty sure they did not include being stalked by a magical black market. Or having multiple boyfriends. I mean, come on. What are the odds?Unfortunately, my birth parents were mages that left me orphaned at a young age...

Bestselling author Lisa Suzanne's newest standalone romantic comedy features rock stars, an older brother's best friend, and a road trip that will change their lives.If opposites attract, my brother’s best friend and I should be perfect for each other.I'm a balanced, ambitious ER nurse, while he's the immature guy in a successful band who's along for the ride...

After the untimely death of his single mother, Greyson found himself orphaned at fifteen. That is, until the discovery of his father, Sebastian - a world renown drummer in a famous rock band. Overnight, Greyson's world had been turned upside down, taking him from rags to riches. And now, six years later, Greyson's only goal is to follow in his dad's footsteps...

One last fling (with danger) before the ring?Nothing’s that simple when you’re a geek girl. Julie Moffett’s beloved Lexi Carmichael mystery series returns with No Questions Asked.Lexi Carmichael: saving scientists one snake at a time.Weddings aren’t my thing—never have been...

NASA astronaut Julie Starr knows nothing is earned without blood, sweat, and frizzy hair.Recently returned from orbit, Jules is on her way to becoming the youngest Flight Commander ever. So she isn't about to let a creepy stalker derail her goals.Or a chivalrous, wealthy rancher either, for that matter.Holt West doesn't mess with flirts. And that's exactly what Jules is...

Reclusive medieval scholar, Edgar Royal, has a crush. On a guy. Not a big deal, except that said guy, Walter Chase, is a famous online gamer who has no idea Edgar even exists...

For Emily Winston, leaving her old life as her aunt's ward to become a male order bride in Montana constitutes a much-needed fresh start. But among the baggage she's hauling on her way to meet her new husband is a dark secret. The aunt who raised Emily also ran a brothel, and the young woman's sexual knowledge and exploration at her own hands has left her something other than a typical virgin...

The perfect uplifting read for 2020 Amy Piper is a loser. She’s lost her confidence, her mojo and her way. But one thing she has never lost is her total love for her thirteen-year-old son Joey, and for his sake she knows it’s time for a change. But first she has to be brave enough to leave the house…What she needs are friends and an adventure...

Partners…with benefits. Your partner knows your secrets. Your partner watches your back. Your partner…is the star of your fantasies? Linc Dalton knows that he is supposed to keep his hands off his partner…well, unless he is protecting Blair Kincaid’s gorgeous body. She’s his partner at the elite protection firm of Wilde Securities...

Enjoy two pulse-pounding suspense classics from New York Times bestselling authors Lisa Jackson and Elle James, now available in one volume! A Twist of Fate by Lisa Jackson When Kane Webster buys First Puget Bank, he knows he’s buying trouble. Someone is embezzling funds, and the evidence points to Erin O’Toole. Kane is determined to bring her down—until he meets her...

Willow Rose’s beloved detective, Harry Hunter is back in this thrilling second installment of the bestselling series. When a mother and her child are pulled out of the harbor in their car, the case seems pretty straightforward for Miami PD and Detective Harry Hunter. Everything points to a double suicide...

- DON’T LIE TO ME:When twelve-year-old Sophie Williams went on a Girl Scout summer camp, she never returned home.Three months later, her body is found inside her sleeping bag in the most frequented area of Cocoa Beach, and the town is outraged.The girl isn't just any child. She's the town's most beloved surf idol, and it was believed that she could be the next Kelly Slater...

Mito finally understands her feelings for Ruka … but just as she realizes the truth, she and Ruka have a fight, and she ends up spending the night with Ren...

Eight years ago, nine year old Olivia Byrd was abducted on her way to school leaving no trace. With no memory of how, she has now escaped and finds herself running for her life, fleeing eight years of darkness, pain and silence, suddenly terrified by every sound and movement around her. Rescued by police, she finds the life she left behind long gone...

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Bianca feels lonelier than ever. Nyro has betrayed her, used her. She hoped he would be her ally, but instead, she discovered Nyro is her enemy, fighting against everything she’s been trying to accomplish.Now, she must continue on her own, even if her fate leads her to a bitter end. Immerse yourself in Vampire Court, an addicting fantasy series by USA Today Bestselling Author Ingrid Seymour...

He’s the one person I don’t want around and yet, I can’t ask him to leave.BellaThe summer is coming to an end, and I’m barely surviving. Dad’s gone. Mom spends more time passed out on the couch than doing anything else. Thankfully, I have school and soccer to keep me distracted. Until Logan Cartwright walks back into my life...

Rivals find the line between love and hate is even thinner than they knew in this addictive and steamy lesbian romance. After years of hard work as a news anchor, Valentina is at the top of her game. But when the promise of her own show fails to materialize, she learns that her new, and highly unwanted, co-anchor Madison is to blame...

From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes the epic conclusion to the heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense, Hard to Love series.With her I was always on the highest high. That's why it was so easy to fall. I never stood a chance without her. The two of us were made for one another. It's as simple as that. The world could try to rip us apart, but it would fail...

Escape to the Highland Coral Beach – where broken hearts can be healedBeatrice Halliday needs a break from life. Booking a trip to the Highlands on a whim, Beatrice hopes learning Gaelic in a beautiful Scottish village might help her heal her grief after losing her baby, her husband and her much loved job in a space of months. But Port Willow Bay isn’t exactly as the website promised...

Escape to the Highland Coral Beach – where broken hearts can be healedBeatrice Halliday needs a break from life. Booking a trip to the Highlands on a whim, Beatrice hopes learning Gaelic in a beautiful Scottish village might help her heal her grief after losing her baby, her husband and her much loved job in a space of months. But Port Willow Bay isn’t exactly as the website promised...

Mav disappeared before I could ever tell him -- about the child I carried. I’ve had years to get over him, and I’ve tried. But the second I see him again my heart lurches -- and it’s like all that time evaporates. I still burn for him, even though I know it’s a bad idea.I try to remind myself about the bad things:his possessiveness, his quick temper, but -- he’s different now. More mature...

From bestselling author, Dr. Rebecca Sharp, comes a new action-packed romance between a stubborn cop and a race car driver that will handcuff your emotions and make your heart race...Dani Lambert lives in the fast lane.As the country’s most famous female NASCAR driver, she lives for pushing the pedal to the metal...

In the near future, space travel is ludicrously expensive and largely ignored. Enter Christine Ocampos, inventor of the Star Shot teleportation device with a big idea: She'll travel to new worlds, engage--intimately--with local aliens, and film her exploits for a jaded earth populace trying to find something new on the internet...

Everybody wants to be an actress, right?The lights, the camera, the action? The fame, the money, the beauty and esteem? It’s all part of the package.Unless, of course, you’re part of HIS films.Ethan Cole was one of the best directors in the business until the day he disappeared. He was charismatic, gorgeous, intriguing and so brilliant that no other person could compare...

How many one-night stands does it take before a fling turns into a real relationship?Hazel Greco's chocolate shop is finding its feet and she’s on the road to success. While traveling for business, she meets Audrey Vaughn, a gorgeous and charismatic TV personality. Audrey sweeps her off her feet for a night of passion and romance, no strings attached...

I thought human women were fragile and helpless.Then I met Diana.A pirate.Who knifed me the first time we met.Who makes it clear that she doesn’t need to be rescued.My mate.When we’re not fighting each other, we flirt.I call her spitfire.She promises to burn me.Diana’s warm. Passionate. Daring. I would happily lose myself in her fire.But she's involved herself in a dangerous undertaking...

Get ready to open a can of spiritual whoop ass. . . As a Realm Guardian, I’m one of the few humans that can pierce the In-Between.  It’s a tedious job, done mostly behind the scenes.  I simply monitor the souls that have not crossed over yet.  Ninety-eight percent of them complete their unfinished business; then move along, but it’s the two percent that screws me over...

Tori wants nothing to do with the gorgeous, sand planet barbarians. Too bad she’s stuck with the cockiest Dothvek alive. Stowing away on the enemy ship to sabotage it may not have been Tori’s best idea, but she meant for it to be a solo mission. She never planned for a huge Dothvek warrior to come along for the less-than-pleasant ride...

Emmitt: A simple assignment to photograph a fun run, shouldn’t even be a blip on my busy schedule between celebrity and location shoots. Still, one runner catches my eye, and nothing will ever be the same again. I drop everything to find out who she is, and when I can tell her that she’s mine. Because once I have her, there’s no way I’m letting her go...

An arrogant deity, a snarky archeress, and a rebellious attraction.He's the rakish God of Envy. All vain smirks and conceit.I'm the spitfire Goddess of Sorrow. All edgy vibes and sarcasm.For a pair of outcast deities, we’re one hot magical mess. He's hardly amused by my prickly attitude. And I don’t have time for his narcissistic crap.Too bad we’re stuck with one another...

My greatest experiment, the culmination of years’ of efforts, has been a success: I have created the world’s first monster girl.Okay, so it was by accident, but what should have been the happy ending is merely the beginning. The forces of the matriarchy would stop at nothing to kill us all if they found out what I’ve done. Thus, there is only one logical solution: I must topple the matriarchy...

Gavin Lloyd has been a werewolf for ten months, and he’s still trying to get used to it. He wants to settle into a nice quiet life, running his coffee shop with his pack and learning how to be a werewolf. But now people are saying he’s some kind of prophesied werewolf messiah. He doesn’t know how they expect him to help them when he hasn’t even figured out how to help himself...

Every boy needs a pup. Why would Daniel be the exception? Luke Bateman works in the high-powered tech world, for one of the fastest-growing companies in the country. He loves what he does but, at the end of the day, he likes to embrace his favorite role of all, being a Daddy for his boy. He would do anything to keep his boy feeling safe and loved, even if that means bringing in a third...

It all started with a glimpse.- A chance encounter left an impression and Wolfgang Brandt was hooked. When Caleb turns eighteen in two months, Wolf is going to be at that birthday party come hell or high water. He doesn’t care if he has to fly across the world to be there. But then things go south and Wolf is left reeling when Caleb goes missing...

A beast attacked me.A beast called the Dread.But the attacker spared my life. He offered to train me to fight. As a princess, I’d always been locked away in a tower. I was never allowed to be a warrior.My training begins underneath my own kingdom.A place where the Dread live.I remind him of his human life.I’m the only one who can save his real identity...

This book is a dark romance.In Sin City there are powerful creatures in charge and around every corner.Alexei is the most powerful vampir in the city. He fears no one except for the monster who changed him.Christopher is tired of his Pack of wolf shifters having to stay at the edge of the city. He wants to rule over the city even if that means going to war with the vampir...

While working undercover to bring down a dangerous crime boss, Fletcher becomes entranced by the girl living across the street. He keeps his eyes on her. Watching. Waiting. She's an angel in the wrong part of town, and he’s going to make sure she’s safe—no matter what...

Christmas magic...in July?Heather's life is not entirely normal. She dresses as a holiday elf for one job and a medieval peasant for the other. She has an Italian Greyhound that fits in her purse. But now there's a beautiful, buck-naked man standing in her apartment explaining that he's a unicorn who was trapped in a glass Christmas ornament. And things are just about to get a whole lot weirder...

Dragged on a singles cruise by her sister, Morgan is dead-set against finding “love”. Fresh out of a decade long union, she’d rather just pick up the pieces of her life and try to create something she could be proud of again...

Even as a baby mage, Dash Mercury dreamed of going to Arcantaria, the barely whispered about school for superwizards. When he’s invited at eighteen, making him the youngest student in Arcantaria history, Dash is less excited because he has to leave behind the only good friends he’s ever had—Carla, BeBop, Khadija, Fatima, and most of all, the guy he loves, werewolf mage Jazz Vanessen...

Morrie’s been arrested on suspicion of murder. Mina knows the Napoleon of Crime is innocent, but how can she prove her favorite con-artist is being stitched-up? Being the spider in the center of a vast criminal web has left Morrie in hot water. His list of enemies is long… too long for Mina and her men to unravel...

Taffy. It’s chewy, stretchy, and a little salty. And it’s what I have in my mouth during my first lip lock with a man twice my age. It’s sudden. It’s unexpected. It changes my world in the most amazing way.You see, Troy Dante isn’t just anyone. He’s the man who lives next door, and he’s also my best friend’s father.He had her young, but still, this is going to create some waves...

A contemporary fairy tale with a dirty, sexy twist! UNFORGOTTEN PASSION is a modern, sinfully seductive take on Rapunzel.As a famous pop star, Raevynn Walsh has lived most of her life surrounded by fame and fortune while her every choice or decision is controlled by others. Each day she dreams of breaking free from her star-studded castle. She may be living a fantasy, but it’s not her own...

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carrie Ann Ryan completes a sexy contemporary series with an unrequited crush on the bad boy next door.Caleb Carr might have once been ready for commitment, but when the unexpected slams into him with the force of a two-ton truck, he knows he has to run away from anything that might be important...

A stubborn brat. A smiling sadist. Perfection...or disaster?Ewan McKinney knows what he doesn't want: rules, responsibilities, or having to talk about his feelings. What he does want is harder to pin down, too much damage in his past to see it clearly. But if he doesn't, he risks being scarred again, and losing his new-found Sir into the bargain...

Emery Hazard is ready for Valentine’s Day. He’s made reservations months in advance, he’s ordered flowers, and he’s got a boyfriend he wants to treat right—even if John-Henry Somerset occasionally lets the dishes sit in the sink a little too long. They even have an extra reason to celebrate this year: Somers has received a special commendation for his police work...

I'd always found Irish men to be irresistible.And Devin?He’s the hottest one of them all. I had my chance with him.Heck, I even have a baby with him.A four-year old boy.My only secret.I lost my V-card to Devin on St. Patrick’s night four years ago.My biggest mistake was thinking that I could trust him.Hot men like him are trouble.Besides, he made it clear to me that he hates kids.Hates...

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I was taught to fear the truth, a lesson my mother instilled in me from birth, but that was before. Before she disappeared without a trace and left me to navigate a world she taught me was dangerous, but never explained why...

In The Dark Kingdom, villains reign supreme.Fourteen authors come together to turn your childhood stories into dark and sinful pleasures.Step into a world where everything you loved just got a lot darker.Where the line between love and taboo crosses without a second thought...

Seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Bennet had always hoped to marry for love - that is until she surrenders to her mother’s demands and marries the handsome Duke of Leeds...

"Fresh, fab and funny. The characters leap off the page and swear at you until you love them while the sweet romance quietly captures your heart." CLARE ASHTON.Roxanne Mackenzie is not exactly living her best life. After moving to London to follow her dream of becoming a writer, she thought things would be different – better. Instead, they’re a whole lot worse...

He’s moody, stubborn, and quite possibly the hottest guy I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen quite a few, but this one… I’ve been watching him since freshman year of college. Word on the street is that he thinks women are too needy, too catty, and overall pains in the butt. He’s about to meet his match...

Some stories paint us sweet, told to children as they fall asleep.Mother Earth she weaves the world with a whirl of her magic, and her kind embrace shapes us all. Father Time keeps us all, ever constant, ever moving onwards, for time never stands still.Icy hands and a frozen touch, Jack Frost ushers in the cold snap, coating the earth with sparkly delights...

While everyone was worried about the latest spreading virus, very few took into consideration the aftereffects of it. How thousands, and in some areas, millions of people would adjust after months of quarantine. For Sasha and Jace, the virus wasn’t the worst thing to happen – it was the crime, riots, and lockdown that followed...

When software engineer Keith Trainor decides to start his own company, he knows exactly who he wants as his partner: Parker Mulvaney, his best friend from high school. But in the ten years since graduation, their contact has dwindled to nothing, and it’s all Keith’s fault. If he hadn’t tried to kiss Parker under the mistletoe at the winter formal their senior year, Parker wouldn’t have bolted...

Lexi Greene would be no one’s forgotten conquest. As the owner of three daycare centers, she’s as much savvy as she is sultry. Despite her immediate attraction to Landon Maxwell, his preceding reputation declares him designated to the friend-zone. Until one fateful night…Notorious playboy, Landon Maxwell, is the much talked about wide receiver for the San Antonio Stars...

One night with her could never be enough After a disastrous relationship ended in a broken heart for Noah Harris, he vows to stay a lone wolf. Lake Howling, Oregon is his home, where he runs his business and has friends and family, and is convinced that’s all he needs in his life, or at least he thought that was all he needed until he walked into that bar...

Badass Biker BodyguardFresh from behind bars, Bishop, a Kings of Men MC member, settled into his old life. He made his way through a parade of men, and he was left completely unsatisfied, despite his warm welcome home. In prison, Bishop had been Destiny’s protection, and Destiny paid for his safety—in physical favors...

At only ten years old, Tempest's life changed forever. She suffered unbearable loss and tragedy that she would have to live with forever. For the next seventeen years, she suffered immeasurable pain and ridicule on behalf of the people that were supposed to love and protect her. Then she met Dame...

The past just keeps interrupting what Kahlil and Yessica's trying to build. No matter which way they turn someone is trying to break them up. Between Nate and Marissa their lives are being turned up side down and Kahlil's about ready to explode. Marissa needs Kahlil in the worse way, for more reasons than one. When her problems become their problems, both of them become a target...

Two young men haunted by their pasts. One bond that can save them both. Sarcastic loud-mouth, Silas Brigs is used to taking care of himself. He's done it for years, after all. But the too-perfect Ben Adams has other plans. Against all odds, the California diver has worked his way under Silas's prickly exterior, and Silas is left to wrestle with the simmering attraction building between them...

SariahBorn with a rare condition, my life has been one of monotonous solitude. When my sister mates with a Dragonkyn prince, everything changes. In the dead of night, I'm whisked away from my home by a handsome stranger.My sister tells me I’m safe, that her mate and his twin brother will take care of us. Drake, the handsome stranger who rescued me, is my new doctor and promises to heal my body...

She won’t tell him the truth.He’ll never stop trying to find it.In this town, Police Detective Savannah Wilcox is the one who uncovers the truth. After a grisly murder occurs, it quickly becomes clear the death is connected to an ongoing investigation. And she’s certain this killer will strike again.Private Investigator Tate Hudson has some secrets of his own...