Top new romance books out this week: 10 Jan - 16 Jan 2021

International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood.If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords...

“You want to make your life easier? Then be the caged bird that you are and sing.”For ten years, I’ve lived in a gilded cage inside King Midas’s golden castle. But one night changed everything.Now I’m here, a prisoner of Fourth Kingdom’s army, and I’m not sure if I’m going to make it out of this in one piece...

Buckle up for an emotional journey of hijinks, heartache, and a hot slow-burn in this marriage-in-crisis romance about going the distance to make love last. Aiden I’ve spent twelve years loving Freya Bergman and twelve lifetimes won’t be enough to give her everything she deserves. She’s my passionate, tender-hearted wife, my best friend, and all I want is to make her happy...

On Risda III, it’s custom for women to marry for convenience. It provides safety and security in a universe that offers none for humans.Me, I don’t really *need* a husband. I just want one. And I want one man in particular. There’s a new guy in town, a by-the-books military man named Rektar. Every day I show up to his office and flirt with him. I bring pies. I twirl my hair...

He’s a massive, mocking, murderous monster. And there’s only one thing he wants from her... In a world of recently warring orcs and men, Maria is desperate for escape. She’s trapped in an opulent prison, tainted by rumours of madness, and wed to a cold, vindictive duke who hungers only for war...

An all-new novel set in the Kate Daniels World and featuring Julie Lennart-Olsen, Kate and Curran's ward. Atlanta was always a dangerous city. Now, as waves of magic and technology compete for supremacy, it’s a place caught in a slow apocalypse, where monsters spawn among the crumbling skyscrapers and supernatural factions struggle for power and survival...

An Angsty Romance CollectionA longing look across the room. A forbidden touch in the dark. A love that hurts… in the best way.From bestselling author Kandi Steiner comes an angsty collection of three gut-wrenching, heart-stopping romances that will have you on the edge of your seat from the first hitched breath until the very last kiss...

Being in love with a client sucks.As Cash Me Outside’s band manager, I’ve been nothing but professional for years. But the lead guitarist tortures me daily just by breathing.Sebastian Rose has no idea how I feel about him, and I intend to keep it that way.I can’t break my rules. Seb doesn’t do serious, and I won’t risk my job for something temporary...

The angel of death locked me in one of his castle rooms, surrounded by books and delicious food. Not bad, right? Except for the loneliness, and the lust-fueled dreams that torment me every night. Specifically, dreams of Samael. And did I mention a psychotic ghost keeps trying to kill me? Because no one else believes me about that...

Hugo Finch saved Opal’s life…but now his dark secret might kill them both.Opal had received a lot of propositions in her career, but none were as tempting as when the commander of the West Wind Dominion offered to save her life. But like all things, it would come at a price. What he would have to do to save her would leave her...not human.But Hugo Finch was not entirely what he seemed...

Sidra didn’t murder her husband. Yet even a jinni can’t wish away a wrongful imprisonment. Determined to prove her innocence, she returns to her adopted home—a French village renowned for its perfume witches—with her friends Elena and Yvette by her side. Here is where Sidra’s true destiny awaits, but danger also lurks in the village’s narrow lanes...

The first time I met Hudson Rothschild was at a wedding. I’d received an unexpected invitation to one of the swankiest venues in the city.Hudson was a groomsman and quite possibly the most gorgeous man I’d ever laid eyes on. He asked me to dance, and our chemistry was off the charts.I knew it wasn’t a good idea to get involved with him, considering the wedding I was at...

Since the day I was crowned Queen of the Night Court, someone has been trying to kill me. Yay, me!Finding my would-be-killer has been last on my to do list for a long time—which should tell you what a dumpster fire my life has been. But I can’t ignore it anymore. Whoever is plotting against me is getting serious. If I don’t do something soon I might not survive their next attempt...

They all made a terrible mistake. One they will pay for.For the past ten years I’ve been a victim. A victim to my pack. A victim to my true mate, who rejected me in the most brutal of ways. And a victim to Shadow Beast, who used me for his own gains.Or did he?The beast of mystery never reveals his whole hand, but one thing is for sure… in my time with him, I've changed...

Deception Valley is living up to its name.Exiled from my tribe.Living with a pack who hates me.In bed with a werewolf I can’t ignore.Things were simple when I just had to win the game. Yet now, even winning means I’ll end up the loser. Big time.The mysteries surrounding my mother might be solved, but I’m haunted by her lies and sorry end...

Tall, dark and muscled like a god, Beau Barnett is great with an axe. Every woman in Rockhead Point wants a taste of the mountain man. Including me. Except he doesn’t even know my name. I’m just the girl behind the counter filling his coffee, while he grunts and grumbles, barely making eye contact...

Two years ago, Noah Boone broke my heart.This semester, he’s coming to break the rest of me.Noah Boone is a cruel, gorgeous beast.He’s got a head full of darkness…And a heart dead-set on revenge.For two years, we’ve lived by a single rule.Pretend the past never happened.But with one semester left at Ravenlake Academy, that truce has come to a sudden end.Our secrets are coming to light...

Wanted: One roommate to share a 3-bedroom house, split the rent, and ideally not be the guy I can’t stop thinking about.I’m a man with too many secrets, so the last thing I need is a new roommate with a sexy smile and blue eyes that see right through me. Eight years ago, Roderick left town after high school. We’re not friends. I owe him nothing...

I loved him. I lost him. And now he’s back. August Monreaux was a stormy sea of a man, the dark between the stars, an electric chill cutting through a crowded room—all wrapped into one wicked, beautiful package. He was also off-limits. My entire life, I was kept a safe distance from the notoriously virulent Monreauxs, banned from so much as breathing the same air...

Present day: Emma Lovett, who has dedicated her career to breathing new life into long-neglected gardens, has just been given the opportunity of a lifetime: to restore the gardens of the famed Highbury House estate, designed in 1907 by her hero Venetia Smith. But as Emma dives deeper into the gardens’ past, she begins to uncover secrets that have long lain hidden...

When she becomes a madman's target, Eve Duncan's daughter Jane must team up with longtime love interest Seth Caleb in this suspense novel from the #1 bestselling author of Smokescreen.Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan and ex-Navy Seal Joe Quinn are about to give Seth Caleb their trust for the most important duty of his life: keeping their daughter, Jane, safe at any cost...

Blood is a necessity, but love is a luxury they can’t afford...Vampire enforcer Victor Schmidt doesn’t have time for distraction. His enhanced senses can track human blood in or out of a body, but it doesn’t usually smell like oranges, honey, and temptation. And it’s not usually coursing through the veins of a beautiful back-alley rentboy...

When the going gets tough, the tough get their hands dirty. Join NY Times Bestselling author Faith Hunter, USA Today Bestselling author R.J. Blain, and National Bestselling authors Diana Pharaoh Francis and Devon Monk on a wild romp where the damsels bring the distress and what can go wrong will go wrong...

North has a map of Europe, a dragon scale, and a little bit of magic.He’s currently short a dragon, but all in good time, right? Right.Because he can totally dodge dangerous men and frustrated calls from his family, all while searching for a dragon during the Christmas season. He’s got this.Christmas wishes do come true with a little magic, after all...

Colin’s Do’s and Don’ts for a Happy New Year:1. Do not develop a crush on your archnemesis, contractor Ryder Richards.2. Do finish remodeling the heinous mega-mansion with him well before the first snowflakes fall on New Year’s Eve.
3. Do not notice that he's still the hottest man in Licking Thicket.
4. Do not let that gorgeous man provoke you.
5. Do not let his provocation distract you.
6...

Porter “Oz” Reed knew better than most how words could hurt just as much as a fist. He never planned on getting married or having kids, but all that changed when his nine-year-old nephew was dropped off on his doorstep. Riley Rogers is done with men. But her plan to stay single takes a hit when her tall, dark, and very handsome neighbor needs assistance with his nephew...

A new love, a secret sister, and a summer she'll never forget. When Abby signs up for a DNA service, it’s mainly to give her friend and secret love interest, Leo, a nudge. After all, she knows who she is already: Avid photographer. Injury-prone tree climber. Best friend to Leo and Connie … although ever since the B.E.I. (Big Embarrassing Incident) with Leo, things have been awkward on that front...

My brother is running my family’s company into the ground and there’s only one man I can turn to for help.Westin Cline.His business sense is as sharp as his looks.He’s the smartest man I know with a commanding presence that shakes me to my core.I want him to fix my family’s company.He will, for a price.One date.One night with me and he says he’ll make all my problems disappear.But it’s a lie...

I took her innocence as payment. She was far too young and naïve to be betrothed to a monster like me. I would bring only pain and darkness into her sheltered world. That’s why she ran.I should’ve just let her go… She never asked to marry into a powerful Russian mafia family. None of this was her choice. Unfortunately for her, I don’t care...

In order to save my only friend’s life, I am being forced to complete three Trials set by the Lords of War; Pain, Panic and Terror. And I have to work with the most arrogant, stubborn, untrustworthy jerk in Olympus to do so. Ares not only won’t teach me how to use my powers, he also keeps trying to steal them. And he's crossed a line that should be unforigvable...

Lynnwood Thatcher Windsor has lived a lot of lies. Seen a lot of good men go down.But he will not stand by and watch as the world he’s built from the ground up burns to ashes before his eyes. Even if he has to build an army to combat the problem he sees brewing around him...

A sexy standalone romance written by #1 NYT Bestselling Author Lauren Blakely and Award-Winning Romance Narrator Joe Arden! Every man knows there are lines you don't cross. Like this one -- don't bang your boss's little sister.Too bad I didn't know sexy, clever, irresistible London is related to the guy who signs my paychecks...

A decade after fleeing for his life, a man is pulled back to Argentina by an undying love. It was the most obvious thing in the world that I'd follow her wherever she went. I always had. In 1976, Tomás Oriilla is a medical student in Buenos Aires, where he's moved in hopes of reuniting with Isabel, a childhood crush...

It’s always been Shaw and Carter against the world. Life has never been easy, but they’ve found solace in each other. Together they are strong and combat the hell they were born into. School is ending, and choices must be made. But with change comes pain. And both seek a better life...

New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis does it once again with a heartfelt story of family, forgiveness, and secrets that have the power to change the course of more than one life...

What’s a ghost girl gotta do to catch a break around here? All I want is some peace and quiet and some time to get to know the men I once loved. Maybe throw in some mind blowing sex while we’re at. What? It’s been a hundred years, and this ghost girl has needs. Don’t judge.My guys are on edge and being a tad bit overprotective, so when Reggie says we need a girl’s night out, I’m all for it...

One touch is all it takes…Warning: Each story in this sci fi romance series contains a never-before-touched, seven-foot-tall alpha alien Bounty Hunter who remains unmated until the moment his bare claw accidentally clasps the palm of the human who is about to become his Bride. Each warrior is shocked to discover a female from this rare species is his fated mate...

My new assignment at work: test out toys. Yup, that kind.Well, technically, it’s to test the app that controls the toys remotely.One problem? The showgirl who’s supposed to test the hardware (as in, the actual toys) joins a nunnery.Another problem? This project is important to my Russian boss, the broody, mouthwateringly sexy Vlad, a.k.a The Impaler...

"Propulsive and intricate, Greta Kelly has constructed a world of twisting politics and thrilling magic following a heroine who is both clever and uncompromising, but ultimately, has heart. A stellar read that I thoroughly enjoyed...

And behold a pale horse that carried the name death….                  Management of The Underground, a New York club with a reputation for delivering a host of guilty pleasures, could have been a whole lot more fun if Cloris didn’t spend half that time avoiding Hades...

When payback goes wrong, Ronan Conner finds himself on the auction block and there’s no way to get out of it. Try as he might, he can’t force the woman who put him there to help him out, but he might just be able to convince her to let him take her to dinner. An event planner who is damn good at her job, Thea enjoys order. She has her life planned out down to the very last detail...

Izzy's life is about to change soon in the biggest way possible. She is excited and nervous and torn about whether or not to give her ex, Rick Savage another chance. Rick has tried to be a better man. He's gone through anger management classes and really seems to be making an effort...

Getting kidnapped was never part of my life plan. But being rescued opened up a whole world of crazy.It’s not easy being the only human at the Community of Species Government—and especially not when you’re the rescue case. Two years ago, I was planning to go to college, have a wild time, then settle into a normal life...

Tess Winchester loves her life. Her family is growing with new nieces and nephews for her to spoil. And her lingerie business is really taking off, so in order to keep up with demand she needs more capital. Though Tess had always dreamed about finding Mr. Right, and having a family of her own, dating hasn’t been easy so working extra hours is never a problem...

Courtesy of my controlling father, Marshall and I have been living together for the last couple of years.Because of his profession, we’d managed to stay out of each other’s way.His age and respect for my father is what kept him from giving in to my flirtatious advances...

Avoid Trouble. Trouble like Noah Wood.Cora hates Alphas — they're arrogant, obnoxious and, in her experience, dangerous. She's worked hard to leave her troubled past behind her and make it to university where she's steering clear of them, even if her body makes her weak and needy for one — and one in particular. After all, Noah may look good, but he's everything she despises...

She’s his, body and soul. Amelia Dad promised me he’d stop sneaking into the Veil. He lied. Which is why I found a teaching job in the Court of His Highness, Gabriel the Virtuous. His school for misguided youth is nearest to the Veil. If he catches me sneaking around, I’m toast. My problems mount when I meet Gabriel face to face—and my soul lights up and begins to dance...

Ravished: A dark fantasy portal romance [SHORT STORY]Blurb~A princessA portalA disreputable suitor with a cruel smile and wicked intentions.What could possibly go wrong?Publisher's note: Ravished is a dark, m/f Omegaverse short story set in the Omega Prey universe. This is a standalone novel with a HEA...

The Southern Aristocracy brought together by one woman - Dahlia Aldridge.I had lived here most of my life in a blissful state of ignorance, surrounded by a loving family and the other residents of Wildberry Lane. Specifically, their sons - the heirs to some of the largest fortunes in the country...

These heroes and heroines are lost without each other ... but obstacles stand in their way. Inside the pages of this steamy, limited edition boxed set created for you by your favorite romance authors, you’ll find sexy, funny, heartwarming, and red hot romance reads, where characters navigate their love through all the twists, turns, and ups and downs required to reach a happily ever after...

Livia’s back on her feet after a toxic dom/sub relationship that left her self-esteem in tatters. Now, Dom Fitness has opened on her street, reminding her of every terrible thing her ex made her believe about herself. A place like Dom Fitness is dangerous, and especially dangerous is the gorgeous personal trainer Trey with his entrancing green eyes and luscious muscles...

Escape to Summer Hill, Virgina, where no one lets the facts get in the way of juicy gossip...Terri Rayburn is a girl with a reputation. She doesn't deserve it but, having grown up on the outskirts of Summer Hill, she knows how small towns work. The only way to deal with vicious gossip is to ignore it. So she keeps to herself as she runs the summer resort on Lake Kissel...

EDDIE: Cancel your dinky little roomette on the train. I’m booking us two of the big bedroom suites. BIRDIE: I’ll cancel it AFTER you’ve booked the other sleeper rooms. And reimburse you.EDDIE: Don’t worry about it. Just cancel your tickets. I got this. Round trip. I’m on the Amtrak website right now...

Welcome to The Wild Boys, where all your wettest dreams come true.Heartbroken over the loss of Mark, our happily ever after seems to be slipping away with each day that passes. We have to try and navigate our way through obstacles facing a relationship such as ours, while still performing on the sold out tour.The show must go on, but hiding in the wings is our stalker. An obsessed fan..

From New York Times bestselling author Susan Dennard, Sightwitch is an illustrated novella set in the Witchlands and told through Ryber’s journal entries and sketches.Before Safi and Iseult battled a Bloodwitch...Before Merik returned from the dead…Ryber Fortiza was a Sightwitch Sister at a secluded convent, waiting to be called by her goddess into the depths of the mountain...

One was a friend.One was a former lover.And the other was her nemesis.Hurt, alone and out of options, they’re her last hope. And her every desire.Three gorgeous, sexy men to crave. Three alpha personalities to navigate. Three daddies to cherish and indulge her…And discipline her.Welcome to Escana, where the men are gorgeous, dominant and they like to share their women...

A lot can elfin' happen in 12 days...On the eleventh day of Christmas, a Japanese billionaire's perfect date is ruined by a deliciously curvy woman, claiming to be an elf. When he challenges this supposed elf to replace the date he lost, they share a magical night that he can't forget. Literally...

Tia’s family travels with the circus, and the second she could get away from them, she did. Growing up as a nomad had her longing for a home to call her own. When she finds Camp Hardwood, it’s the place of her dreams, and so is the man who stirs all her dark desires.Van has grown up at Camp Hardwood and plans on taking over from his parents one day...

From the gutter to the stars...Dance brought us back together.Our pain and hurt bled out with every movement, with every step across the dancefloor.The Breakers never expected to love me again and I never believed we could get past our pain.Yet here we are.My Breakers are mine once more.But nothing is ever that simple when it comes to us.True happiness only comes when you’re free.Free to love...

I’d craved an ending for as long as I could remember. An ending to the crippling hurt, the blinding rage, and this sense of confusion and loss. I didn’t know who I was. I had no identity. I just hated.Until her.With one small flame after another, she lit up my path toward redemption and showed me a life worth living. It was how our love story began—without fanfare. Just a flicker in the dark...

Trinity Ruslan wasn’t a fan of small towns or wolf shifters. And she really didn’t like the pack that lured her little brother away from his family. Timber Ridge was the last place she wanted to visit, but she couldn’t resist the chance to name her newest niece or nephew.Damon Kemp never expected to find his fated mate. Not with the awful luck the males of his family had...

~ The universe shifts and our stars realign. ~ I'd sworn off men. And then I met Nick Christiansen.Technically, I fell for him, literally, the moment I landed in his quarterback-sized arms and looked into those soulful eyes. I blame the rum. Or was it tequila?Spoiler alert: It was those delectable dimples.Either way, Nick was stupidly handsome and ridiculously charming...

Never in her life has Harlow felt as low as she does now. Even a beating from her mother was easier to take then the humiliation she just suffered at the hands of the Summer’s siblings.Unable to return home due to a promise made to her foster father, she has to stay on until her commitments have concluded...

It’s more than a kiss. More than a touch. More than a book.⁣A Kiss for You is a collection of four romances, you’ll be glad you devoured. Over 800 pages and 3 standalone novels and a best selling duet that readers can’t stop talking about.⁣⁣The four best-selling novels included are:⁣⁣The Dark Ones by Rachel Van Dyken Bad Penny by Staci Hart King Duet by T.M. Frazier The Wright Brother by K...

She’s never felt desired. He’s never craved a woman more…in this sizzling classic from New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter. Previously published as Can’t Hardly Breathe.Dorothea Mathis has overcome the obstacles life tossed her way…but she can’t shake her long-standing crush on former Army Ranger Daniel Porter...

Theodore Knight has a curious nature. Ever since he was a child, he’s loved books that are full of danger and adventure. In real life, he’s a simple bookstore owner. But in his imagination, he’s a hero who goes on great quests to save the princess, or in his case, the prince, from evil dragons.Until one day, real life starts to look a lot like his imaginary world. .

In this gripping YA novel about social media bullying and half-truths, one girl's discovery of a dead baby in her high school locker room rocks an entire community. Nobody in Beckett's life seems to be telling the whole story. Her boyfriend Jake keeps hiding texts and might be cheating on her. Her father lied about losing his job before his shocking death...

She wasn’t supposed to be a stripper. She was a waitress, but when she got up on stage, I couldn’t take my eyes off her. And when she started to strip, I had to keep my jaw from hitting the damn floor.Then, my luck, the shit hit the fan.My past came back to haunt me.And she got caught in the crossfire.She saw me kill the men.Now she was a witness, And I couldn’t afford witnesses...

We thought our lives were starting, but our nightmare is just beginning.Belle changed me. She made me a better man. But I’ll have to accept the monster I once was if I’m going to protect our future.Because we’ve let something dark into our home, but it won’t break us. Nothing—and no one—will come between us. No matter what sins I have to commit...

A television star and a flight attendant walk into a bar...Six months after a traumatic event left actress Piper Sheridan confined to her apartment with debilitating panic attacks, she’s determined to start living her life again. Motivated by an upcoming audition, she summons her courage and goes out for a drink, keeping her identity under wraps...

A vintage necklace. A long-hidden secret. A second chance for love. From a USA Today Bestselling Author. When costume designer Ariana Ricci leaves her groom at the altar, she seeks solace at the Palm Springs home of her great-aunt, a Texas-born Hollywood legend who began her career as an extra on the film Roman Holiday...

*** Please note: This BUNDLE includes books previously released as single titles. ***Welcome to Blissville! My visit to Blissville was only supposed to last through four books. In the Curl Up and Dye Mysteries, I introduced a hairstylist too fabulous for his own good and a police detective who wasn’t quite sure what to do with him. It was loathing at first sight. Sparks ignited. Fur flew...

A vintage necklace holds the key to a long-hidden secret on the shores of Lake Como. When costume designer Ariana Ricci leaves her groom at the altar, she takes solace at the Palm Springs home of her theatrical great-aunt...

Fay Newman is about to start college, a new chapter of her life—a way to reinvent the nature lover and unsociable introvert she has always been.However, when she saves her roommate’s life in a way that no human could, she finds more than she bargained for when she is thrown in the midst of kingdoms' wars, blood feuds, forbidden love, and forgotten promises...

One night. Just one night.Or at least that’s what Maisie tells herself when she brings Jack Durand home. Because even though his arms are things of beauty and he can charm wild animals (a huge turn-on for an animal lover like her), she’s in no position to start anything with anyone. So she pretends she’s just scratching an itch.Jack is pretending too...

NIEMAND NIMMT SICH, WAS MIR GEHÖRT.Die hübsche Anwältin hat mir etwas verschwiegen.Ein Baby, das sie seit dem Valentinstag in sich trägt.Seit der Nacht, als wir von einem Roulette-Rad zufällig zusammengebracht wurden.Sie hat mich nie kontaktiert. Wollte mich im Dunkeln darüber lassen.Jetzt wird sie herausfinden, was passiert, wenn man einen Bratwa-Boss verärgert.Eine Bestrafung ist angebracht...

Marred by heartbreak, I fled Arrowood at eighteen. I couldn’t spend the rest of my life watching my best friend get a happily ever after I couldn’t be a part of.Fourteen years later with nowhere else to turn, I’m back...

Becoming the Apex SupervillainEver since I started on my quest to rid the world of super villains I knew that my methods would bring me into conflict with people who profited from the status quo.Such as Optimo, the most powerful superhero on Earth.It tooks us months of practice and preparation, but now my team and I are nearly ready to strike him down...

Liv: Being in a spaceship crash wasn’t on my agenda. I’m meant to be on Alpha Colony, hunting for clues to my sister’s disappearance. Instead, me and twelve other women are stranded on the outskirts of a jungle on a planet we know nothing about, where the flora and fauna are both out to get us...

6 RAINER DRIVECEDAR COVE, WASHINGTONDEAR READER,As you may have heard, we've recently had quite a shock. My husband, Seth, and I lost our business, The Lighthouse restaurant --- to arson. The investigation continues. The prime suspect is a young ex-employee named Anson Butler, who disappeared right after the fire.So Seth and I are trying to sort out our lives...

It’s normal to wish that your baby came with a snooze button, right?When I got pregnant, Will and I didn’t have a clue what we were signing up for. It turns out that there’s loads we weren’t warned about:1) In the middle of the night you’ll be begging Siri for advice on getting your baby to sleep. (In case you’re wondering, whale music doesn’t work...

Handsome and charismatic, Miles Gilham, Earl of Allerdale, has a reputation for being a little wild. After spending months running his father’s estate in Yorkshire to make amends for disgracing his family the year before, he reluctantly returns to Town. He has promised his mother that he will find a bride this season, but his heart is not in it...

Gavin Zimmerman. Military codename: REDWOOD. This former Special Forces soldier will protect Oak Creek from any threat. Even one that comes in the form of a delicate blonde with haunted eyes.A tiny town in Wyoming and the fake ID in her pocket are Lexi Johnson's last chance. She's used her all her resources to escape the danger that hounds her...

The fight of her life Kansas City Cop by Julie MillerAfter a gunshot rips streetwise police officer Gina Galvan from the line of duty, all she wants is to return to the front line and stop a shooter. But good guy physical therapist Mike Cutler won't back down from a challenge, or his blazing attraction to Gina...

Omega Sector, an interagency task force, is made up of the country’s most elite agents. In these four classic tales by USA TODAY bestselling author Janie Crouch, they’ll be challenged like never before!StealthThe wrong place at the wrong time—that’s the only way Sophia Reardon could explain her predicament. She wasn’t even an FBI field agent and now she was being taken hostage...

Only by binding others to him, shall he gain power…Games always pulled Oram in, but Aerda Online takes it to a whole new place—from the comforts of his Seattle apartment to the lush forests of Aerda, Oram is now truly in the game.But not all is not well in Aerda...

Tom has one rule: don’t sleep with the crew. A second chance with a younger, gorgeous deckhand tempts him to break it.After a busy season as a charter-hire skipper, Tom yearns for some downtime. His lonely heart also aches for adventure with someone special, but paying his bills has to come first. A surprise sailing contract and huge bonus offer his first glimpse of freedom for years...

Dive into this feel-good, steamy romcom series and meet three gorgeous heroes and the feisty women that bring them to their knees...

The grad student, the jock, and some winter fun… Drew My new job at the bistro is fun. The owners are good guys, and the staff is made up primarily of boisterous water polo players. I know nothing about the sport except there’s a Speedo involved, and Liam likes to wear his everywhere. Yes…Liam—the chatty, handsome, utterly charming waiter I can’t seem to stop thinking about. Ugh...

Trish Garret is a good girl who may or may not be wanted by the law.A poor decision in her past has her on the run, keeping a low profile while working waitress jobs at local watering holes. But during her latest stop in Houston, she’s managed to make herself a great group of friends she’s always wanted and never had...

From the author of Real Men Love Curves comes your next sweet and steamy read about co-workers who want each other and the secrets that might keep them apart. Code monkey. Programmer. Computer nerd. Hacker. I’ve been called them all. They’re all true. But so is convicted felon. It doesn’t matter that I hacked that system to protect a friend...

1881—Special Agent Gillian Hamilton, magic caster for the Federal Bureau of Magic and Steam, has recovered from injuries obtained while in Shallow Grave, Arizona. Now back in New York City, Gillian makes an arrest on New Year’s Eve that leads to information on a gangster, known only as Tick Tock, who’s perfected utilizing elemental magic ammunition...

An alternative cover edition can be found here. A passionate and enthralling college romance. Two damaged souls on a path to obliteration. When they collide, will they heal each other, or are they damaged beyond repair?What’s worse than losing someone you love? Blaming yourself for their death. Two years after a devastating accident, Calla is still full of guilt...

The flare of a cigarette and the handsome Irishman in the shadows--I wanted it all, but I wasn’t allowed to want.Ronan was danger and beauty, murder and mercy. To me, he was a mystery, but he was also the only man who ever knew me. In that single stolen moment before I had to give my life to someone else, I imagined myself with him, the man with scars and bruises...

Even before Chloe Banks threw a drink in my face in front of a room full of powerful men who know better than to cross me, her fate was sealed. I had already decided to make her my pet. I would have taught her to obey in the privacy of my penthouse, but her little stunt changed that...

He Broke My Heart… Now He’s Returned For My Blood.I’m no one—just a magic-less woman who fled the supernatural world after being dumped and humiliated by the most powerful vampire in Britain.He made me a laughing stock , a cautionary tale. I had no choice but to leave.That was a long time ago. I got over the betrayal. Now, I’m on the mend...

I wake up with a gasp, surrounded by smoke and flames.Twelve hours earlier, my cousins cut their European vacation short and came home to spend my birthday with me. They promised me a day to remember.No one could have predicted how true that promise would turn out to be.When the clock strikes eleven-eleven on June sixth, I make a wish. But fate has other plans, and she deals me an unexpected hand...

A thirst for revenge . . . Ava is committed to vengeance against the man responsible for the death of her parents. The same man, the Queen's Herald, who kept her prisoner for two years, until she escaped with Luc, a warlord bent on vengeance just as fierce as her own...

NOTE: This title will be available for FREE from January first through the tenth as part of the Winter Wonderland group giveaway on Prolific Works. ~~~Being rescued by a hot lumberjack after catching his fiancé cheating was the only good thing to happen to Beau for quite some time.Getting stuck in the man’s cabin for the weekend? There were definitely worse ways to pass a few days...

Discover Jane Austen's "Other Elizabeth"Beautiful and self-assured, she's desperate to snare a wealthy husband—especially now that her father has run through his fortune. And yet she finds herself falling for a dashing, dangerous man who is nothing but trouble.The Mercy's Embrace series has it all ..

Three generations of women in the Ferrari family must heal the broken pieces of their lives on a trip of a lifetime through picturesque Italy from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst Workaholic, career-obsessed Francesca is fiercely independent and successful in all areas of her life except one: family...

Nick Gallo works hard.He plays harder.And always steered clear of drama.Josephine Carmichael was born into Hollywood royalty.She is used to being in the public eye.She loves the finer things in life.But when Josephine’s stranded with the paparazzi and a crazy ex-boyfriend on her heels, Nick’s protective instincts kick in and he can’t walk away...

Once you go dark, you never go back… Living in the Underworld with the dark lord himself made giving in to my darkest urges easy. It’s finding my humanity again that’s going to be tough. There’s only one reason I’d ever go back and that’s two-hundred pounds of male dragon perfection. Even with my she-demon in control, I can’t resist Talon...

The air was all gone, and coldness overtook her, as though she had fallen into icy water and was sinking into the blackness. Her stomach churned, as it was wont to do these days. He would not marry her. She was ruined.THE ARRIVAL OF TWO ELIGIBLE GENTLEMEN at Netherfield Park sends ripples of excitement through nearby Meryton...

I’m a kick-butt tracker. The best in the business.Dead or alive, I find them. No one can hide from me, including people’s predestined mates. I can hook couples up better than Tinder. It’s my specialty.A year ago, I opened my own agency, and now that I’m finally looking out for number one, my bank account has regained its lost confidence...

Rapper Sevonne ‘Von’ Swift is at the height of his music career but with mo’ money, comes mo’ problems. At the top of that list is coping with his brother’s recent suicide. Using music as therapy Sevonne focuses solely on that and nothing else including love.One random night he crosses paths with Entrepreneur, Brooklyn Kelly making him rethink that...

1811, HMS Deborah A Regency romance on the high seas. As a young girl, Georgana Woodall dreamed of beautiful dresses, fancy balls, and falling in love. However, when her mother dies, she cannot face a future under the guardianship of her abusive grandmother and instead chooses to join her father on his ship disguised as his cabin boy, “George...

From bestselling author J. Dominique comes an intense standalone full of drama, romance, and heartache. Every woman goes through it. Wanting to prove herself to a man that isn’t worthy of her time. Going above and beyond, only to be left with broken promises and a shattered heart.That’s the situation Melanie finds herself in over and over again with her baby daddy...

Two men, two different worlds, one destiny. Gunner has spent half his life running from his past, and the other half trying to protect himself from ever being vulnerable again. He’s escaped his old club and worked hard to earn the VP patch on his cut after joining the Broken Chains...

I need to get pregnant and Make It Marriage is my only chance.Since I was a little girl, I’ve only wanted one thing—to be a mother.When an earth-shattering diagnosis threatens that dream, I scramble for a solution.My search leads me to Make It Marriage and to Chance Wright.The billionaire is sexy, commanding, and relentless inside and outside of the bedroom...

Wait for your invitation...CALLIEA lesson I’ve learned since enrolling at Briarcliff Academy: If you don’t join forces with their elite society, you will be ruined.I didn’t join. I rebelled.They couldn’t break me how they wanted.And now, they’re after me for what I know.Worse, they're ordering Chase, the boy who helped me uncover their terrible sins, to exact their revenge...

Coyote, a werewolf who has lived his entire life hiding his true identity, has unknowingly fallen for Marleen, the successor to a werewolf-hunting mafia family. Upon finding out Marleen’s true identity, Coyote rejects him, feeling hopeless and betrayed. But Marleen is intent on seeing him again and enters the werewolves’ territory alone to look for him...

The prequel to the popular yakuza rom-com Fourth Generation Head: Tatsuyuki Oyamato!A yakuza head finds himself ensnared in the unwavering attentions of a sometimes impetuous but always cunning schemer...

Return to Pine Gulch in this emotional tale of love and homecoming by New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne!Lieutenant Magdalena Cruz is home, but her return hasn’t turned out the way she envisioned. And though all she wants is to be alone, infuriatingly handsome Dr. Jake Dalton—of the enemy Daltons—won’t cooperate...

The Wicked Brotherhood is no longer invincible. But neither am I. I have been betrayed so many times at Bleakwood Academy for Boys.First, by The Brotherhood. Jasper.Heath.Beck.Second, by the head of the nearby girls’ school. Headmistress Robin pretended to be my friend, but she might turn out to be my greatest enemy of all...

Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Seller L. Wilder brings you a new standalone MC packed with angst, explosive action, and chemistry that will have you begging for more.Rafe:In my world, there are secrets at every turn.It's just the way it was in the MC.Club business was club business. Period.Marlowe Davenport, the club's new bartender, had secrets of her own...

Get caught up in the just-one-more-page action of this thrilling romantic suspense by New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham.No choice but to trust him…Lawyer Lorena Fortier’s suspicions about her father’s death have brought her to a small town nestled in the Everglades. But when a killer claims more victims, Lorena’s in over her head. Hardened cop Jesse Crane only complicates matters...

One ruined wedding. An agreement between friends. And a fake engagement that absolutely can’t end in love. Olive Cutler has everything she could want: the cutest class of first graders, old southern money, and a tall, dark, and handsome fiancé. But when she catches her guy in the arms of another woman, it’s safe to say her marriage isn’t off to a great start...

Years earlier, young noblemen were ripped away from the folds of their powerful families, and forced into a dark existence on the streets. When these lost lords of London were restored to their rightful place among Polite Society, they weren't the only ones whose lives were irrevocably changed. Innocent ladies now pay the price of their families trickery and cheating..

It's an acquired taste…he just has to acquire it Elise knows what she wants in the bedroom, and she makes sure she gets it. Her thirst for domination has long been quenched by a stable of men only too happy to bow down before her. But sexual satisfaction isn't the same as love, and she's been burned in the past by giving her heart too freely...

A darkness has settled over Xest, as roaming hordes of grouslies prey on the vulnerable. Witches and warlocks fear walking the streets, as lines are being drawn, and sides are taken. There’s only one way to stop the destruction coming, but tracking down an evil that doesn’t want to be found isn’t easy...

A mafia romance about love and loss by Rachel Van Dyken, the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Eagle Elite series.…When you awaken in the morning's hushI am the swift uplifting rushOf quiet birds in circled flight.I am the soft stars that shine at night.Do not stand at my grave and cry;I am not there. I did not die. — Mary Elizabeth Fyre "I'm sorry for your loss...

I lost my boyfriend on the night I had planned to propose.It was a horrific accident that was all my fault.I gave up and resigned myself into a life of obscurity.Until I got a call that my sister, Sara, needed me.It gave me purpose and I ran to her rescue.Because that’s what I’ve done our whole lives.That’s how I ended up in Brigs Ferry Bay...

Evil Stepmother? Check.Wicked Stepsisters? Check.Dead father? Check.Endless Chores? Check.Handsome prince to rescue me? I hope so!I have become Cinderella. However instead of dirt, the smell of grease lingers on me as the abuse sends me to the hospital and into the arms, quite literally, of Dr. Edward Prince...

A snow white prince lost in a storm, and the huntsman who will have his heart.Gareth is the huntsman of Castle Gwynedd. It’s not a fancy life, but he gets to live in his cozy cabin with his wolfhound, Leni, and do work he’s good at. If he spends more time than appropriate reminiscing about his youth with Prince Carwyn, no one needs to know about it...

The stakes are at an all time high as the war between Scar and Snow intensifies. Snow unwilling to backdown demands his respect and would go to any measures to prove that he’s a man of his word because his word was all he had...

My biggest fantasy was to spend one night in a rockstar’s bed…and then it happened.I’m Brooklyn Dawn’s biggest fan—and their fan club president. Sometimes, I even get to hang with the band. Most of the band. Not Zane. Not yet. So, when he passed out one of his special meet and greet passes after the concert, I didn’t refuse...

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Donna Grant comes a new story in her Dragon Kings series…The capture of a Dragon King is cause for celebration. Jeyra never dreamed she would actually face one of the creatures who destroyed her home. But the longer she’s around him, the more she finds herself gravitating to him...

When Ellie Lennox graduated from Boston University School of Medicine at the top of her class, she never imagined she’d end up a murderer…Doctor Elliot “Ellie” Lennox defied society rules when she became a physician, but after a tragic mistake leaves her reputation in tatters, she has no choice but to travel west to the only place willing to have her: the rugged Rocky Mountain mining town of...

What happens when a blue-collar dude who hides behind his Sasquatch hair gets sheared by a toppy femme in pink lace bikini panties?Contractor, Rick Ronconi can’t admit what he really wants because it’ll lose him his job, his father, his few friends, and maybe even the one thing he really cares about—his sister, Alice...

AstridI forgot to tell my family I wrote a novel. I didn’t think it would be that big a deal. Then a big name movie star raved about it and suddenly my face is splashed across morning talk shows, and producers are offering me millions for film rights. Enter Robert ‘Robbie’ Huynh — America’s rom-com heartthrob. He’s tall, dark, handsome, and Australian...

Thriller writer Mia Kingsley has been hit with a serious case of writer’s block and she needs a little peace and quiet. A beach front property in Magnolia Sound seemed like the perfect escape and just the change of scenery she needs to get the words flowing again. That is, until her noisy neighbor starts running power tools and blasting music at all hours of the day and night...

She's protected her virginity at all costs. He's going to take that and much, much more.When she was caught in an illegal, compromising position with the rugged, handsome mercenary who just saved her life, Gissandre lied to save herself, sending Larsinc to prison in the process.Now that he's out, he's not just going to make her pay. He's going to make her his pet...

A fake engagement becomes the real thing in the next book in the series New York Times bestselling author Grace Burrowes calls "first-rate Regency fun!"Lady Clara Ashford's world changed fifteen years ago at the hands of a rogue who took her innocence. Determined never to give into temptation again, she settles into a life as caregiver for her family...

Get swept away in the action and thrills of this heart-pounding classic romantic suspense by New York Times bestselling author Sharon Sala.The nightmare was always the same: The sudden awareness that she wasn’t alone. The odor of sweat and alcohol. The rough, ugly words. And the knife...

Coming soon! To Protect His Own by Sharon Sala\Delores Fossen will be available Jan 12, 2021...

Forecast: (noun)A calculation or estimate of future events, especially coming weather.See also: Liam “I'm Always Right” Wright.Not your typical Daddy. Not your typical boy.Not your typical fake relationship.Hudson Madden looks like the kind of guy you don’t want to piss off—he’s a walking wall of muscle, brightly tatted ink up both arms, and low grunts. But underneath it all, he’s a gentle giant...

Cowboy Harlan Bennett carries the scars of a broken heart left by his ex-husband, who walked out on him and their son four years ago. The last thing he needs is to get involved with another man who has his eyes on the horizon.Ben Marshall is a musician at a crossroads, traveling across the country searching for his purpose in life...

In Ciesielski’s latest sweeping romance, an American heiress finds herself in Scotland amid the fallout of the Great War, and a wounded Scottish laird comes face-to-face with his past and a woman he never could have expected.American socialite Lily Durham is known for enjoying one moment to the next, with little regard for the consequences of her actions...

This anthology contains five standalone novellas from five talented, best-selling authors! Centered on an elite cruise ship that is sailing across Europe, you will find stories of romance, intrigue, mystery and even a touch of the paranormal. Escaping Jonathan Hightower ~ Pepper PaceJordan never expected to find herself with a man like Jonathan, not after escaping the refugee camps of Somalia...

The first three novels in New York Times bestselling author Lauren Dane’s sweeping Goddess with a Blade urban fantasy series, available now in one box set.GODDESS WITH A BLADEMeet Rowan Summerwaite. Vessel to the Celtic goddess Brigid and raised by the leader of the Vampire Nation, she’s a supercharged Hunter with the power to slay any Vampire who violates the age-old treaty...

USA Today bestselling author Lili St. Germain continues the story of a damaged Capulet princess, as she seeks the truth about her Montague captor in a world full of secrets and lies.*****The CALIFORNIA BLOOD series, set in the criminal underbelly of San Francisco, follows two warring families who are ruled by blood, power and twisted desire.Burn in Your Blood is the second book in the series...

In Ciesielski’s latest sweeping romance, an American heiress finds herself in Scotland amid the fallout of the Great War, and a wounded Scottish laird comes face-to-face with his past and a woman he never could have expected.American socialite Lily Durham is known for enjoying one moment to the next, with little regard for the consequences of her actions...

Pickpocket. Outcast. Murderer.I'm all these things and more, depending on who you ask. But when three humans come stumbling into my life, I may finally find out who and what I truly am.The fae realm is full of violence and treachery, and now I have no choice but to trust these strangers if we want to make it out alive...

Diamonds, Death, and Devonshire tea…Miss Elinor Avely's proper upbringing cannot prepare her for the tiny, spinster vampire who crashes into her sitting room and demands to be fed with a sheep.Elinor already has enough troubles without having to catch ruminants. First, her secret gift for divining jewels has landed her in scandal, exiling her from London society...

He came here to take a life, but I unknowingly got in his way. Now he says he’s going to put one, a baby, inside of me.The man he was sent to finish is nowhere to be found. And his contracted target just happens to be my father.I have no idea what he wants from my dad, but I do know exactly what he wants from his daughter, the smoldering dark eyes revealing his newfound desire...

I’m a man haunted by my mistakes of the past. I’d achieved my dream, lost it, then found my place with the Satan’s Devils MC. Of course, being me, I blew that as well. Worse, I walked out on my brothers...

A human princess. An elven warrior. A marriage that might kill them both.Today, Aury learned three things: One, she is the princess. Two, she might be a powerful mage. And three, a brutal mountain elf is on his way to the kingdom for their marriage.Aury can’t escape her newly revealed royal parents quickly enough...

We knew she was an innocent in our war, that she didn’t deserve our rage, our violence, but we didn’t care. Nothing would stop us from getting justice for our family. Until something changed... and her cries of fear turned into cries of pleasure. Slowly, bringing us, one, by one to our knees, making us fall for the enemy...

Fake it with me.That’s what he wanted. My best friend’s brother.Oh, you know the one.Tall. Messy brown hair. Rich as hell.And my ex-boyfriend that I let go years ago to give him freedom to make something of himself.But the past is the past, and honestly, I’m broke.I could use a pick-me-up, and his offer not only helps my pocketbook, but lets me get some points with my best friend too...