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BROTHER’S BEST FRIEND + SMALL TOWN + FAKE DATING + FORCED PROXIMITY
He hadn’t always just been my brother’s best friend. There was a time when he was mine, too. Until he disappeared from our small town when I needed him the most.
Now, Caden’s back. With his cocky smirk and infuriating nicknames. And I’m struggling to ignore his presence.
When my ex refuses to leave me alone, Caden steps in, suggesting that it will get my ex and Caden’s calculating father off both our backs if we just pretend to be madly in love.
There’s just one problem… Nothing I feel for Caden Shaw is fake—even when I thought I hated him. And there’s no denying how the touch of his lips sparks a flame I’ll never be able to extinguish.
As those pretend moments start to turn oh so real, someone’s watching. They’re not happy about Caden’s new role in my life. And they’ll do anything to rip me away from him—even burn us all to the ground…
This is the third book in The Lost & Found series of standalone novels with interconnected characters.
Series recommended reading order: Whispers of You | Echoes of You | Glimmers of You | Shadows of You (24 Oct 2023) | Ashes of You (6 Feb 2024)
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“Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead.” ~ Lucille Ball
Stubborn. Sassy. Wild.
Chloé Thornton-Priestley has lived a life most dream of.
One that was nurtured with love, acceptance, and trust.
Raised by three wonderful men, she is free-spirited and
has never let society’s conventions tame her.
Why would she, when she’s seen what beauty can come
from an unconventional love?Life is good.
She has her family. Her dream job. Her future is going exactly as planned.
The last thing she is looking for is more men in her life.
Her fathers and brother are enough.
So no one is more surprised than Chloé to find out she
has fallen in love with not one, but two of them.Ethan Holt and Zayne Copeland are exactly what she wasn’t looking for.
Sexy, possessive, and protective, these two doms make her want to
kneel and submit—something she never would’ve dreamed of in the past.
But one look at the two of them and Chloé knew she was in trouble,
and she hasn’t looked away since.Life has a funny way of knowing exactly what you need—or in Chloé’s case, whom—and now that she’s found them, she plans to never let them go.
This is the third and final book in a trilogy within the Chicagoverse, a spin-off from the Confessions series. It revolves around Chloé Thornton-Priestley, the wild-child daughter of Robbie, Julien and Joel.
Series reading order: Robbie | Julien | Priest | The Princess, The Prick & The Priest | Henri | Bailey | Ethan | Zayne | Chloé
ENEMIES TO LOVERS
Do books have souls?
Anna Black has the perfect novel choice for her book club. She also has a sexy new neighbor who jumps at the opportunity to join fellow bookworms in discussing her pick for their summer read.
It’s lust at first sight and the marriage of two literary souls.
The charismatic owner of a new T-shirt store in Des Moines’s East Village, Eric Steinmann, has a confident air and an irresistible “mating dance.” He’s almost perfect … until he says the wrong word.
Will Anna and Eric write their own story? Or will their chemistry die when fiction turns into reality?
This is a standalone novel. Originally written as a short story (The Last Person), it has been thoroughly revised with significant changes to the content and extended into a full-length novel.
Being the second son of a mafia boss has its perks. The money and power without the pressure of running the damn thing one day. Trev Hughes was everyone’s favorite playboy. He possessed the Hughes sex appeal without the intimidating presence.
The last time a gorgeous blonde walked into his life he never stood a chance. She had belonged to his older brother from the very beginning. However, when he uses one of his best pickup lines on a girl he notices across the room at a gala, tricks her into a kiss, and loses her before midnight he’s determined to find his Cinderella.
Trev Hughes was nothing like Gypsi had expected. He was funny and down to earth. She enjoyed his attention and the taste of his kiss still lingered on her lips. Disappearing into the night had been the only way to keep herself from making a mistake. Trev was destined to only be her friend. She just hoped she could learn to control the way he made her stomach flutter and heart race.
Trev soon finds out that he hadn’t lost his Cinderella. In fact, she would soon be living right down the hall… since Gypsi was about to become his stepsister.
This is the fifth book in the Smoke series.
Series reading order: Smokeshow | Fireball | Smoke Bomb | Straight Fire | Firecracker | Whiskey Smoke (27 Aug 2023)
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WORKPLACE ROMANCE
She has a to-do list a mile long and falling for her coworker isn’t on it—yet somehow he’s become her top priority…
Lauren Fox is the bookkeeper for Cold World, a tourist destination that’s always a winter wonderland despite being located in humid Orlando, Florida. Sure, it’s ranked way below any of the trademarked amusement parks and maybe foot traffic could be better. But it’s a fun place to work, even if “fun” isn’t exactly Lauren’s middle name.
Her coworker Asa Williamson, on the other hand, is all about finding ways to enliven his days at Cold World—whether that means organizing the Secret Santa or teasing Lauren. When the owner asks Lauren and Asa to propose something (anything, really) to raise more revenue, their rivalry heats up as they compete to come up with the best idea. But the situation is more dire than they thought, and it might take these polar opposites working together to save the day. If Asa thought Lauren didn’t know how to enjoy herself, he’s surprised by how much he enjoys spending time together. And if Lauren thought Asa wasn’t serious about anything, she’s surprised by how seriously he seems to take her.
As Lauren and Asa work to save their beloved wintery spot, they realize the real attraction might be the heat generating between them.
This is a standalone novel.
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SPORTS ROMANCE
Camden Poe is the last of The Lucky Three, the surviving Pittsburgh Titans who weren’t on the team plane the night it went down. By all outward appearances, he’s adjusted to post-crash life well but inside he’s wrestling with the guilt of living.
The catastrophe that killed the Pittsburgh Titans changed my entire world. My teammates were more than my friends—they were my brothers. I mourned their loss with the rest of the nation but then I did as I’ve been taught… I moved on. I focused on returning to the ice with the newly rebuilt team and put the tragedy behind me. Considering the circumstances, I adjusted well. Or so I thought. Now I’m plagued by nightmares of the crash and my play has suffered as a result. Facing the possibility of losing my place on the team, I need to pull myself together and fast.
My buddy and linemate, Mitch Brandt died in the crash, leaving his wife Danica and son Travis behind to pick up the pieces of their shattered family. After reconnecting with Danica at a support group meeting, I find myself inexplicably drawn to helping her and her son move forward. What starts as two friends finding solace in one another following a tragedy becomes something more, leaving us both wondering if we deserve this chance.
I feel as if I’m walking a precarious line between a man falling for an incredible woman and a man moving in on his dead friend’s wife. But one thing is crystal clear—I’ve found a peace with Danica that I wasn’t sure I’d ever have again. Now I need to find the confidence within myself to push past the insecurities and make sure she knows how important she is to me because if I don’t, I’ll lose the one thing that makes me truly complete.
This is the eighth book in the Pittsburgh Titans series of standalone novels with interconnected characters.
Series recommended reading order: Baden | Stone | Gage | Coen | Drake | Cannon | Hendrix | Camden | Bain (Nov 2023) | Boone (Mar 2024) | Callum (Jun 2024)
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ROMANTIC FANTASY
Fate brought us together.
Our love was written in the stars.
But she was no stargazer.
I would do anything for her.
Protect her at all costs.
She’s a dragon.
She thinks the world is out to get her.
I wish I could tell her that everything was going to be okay.
Except she’s right. They want to kill her.
I won’t let them.
She’s my everything.
This is the second book in the Heretic Daughters series and it is not a standalone novel.
Series reading order: Breathing Fire | Crossing Fire
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