NBJ WEEKLY RECAP

NEW RELEASES

✭ NBJ TOP RECOMMENDATION | GRUMPY/SUNSHINE +  ROCKSTAR/BODYGUARD + SECRET BILLIONAIRE + SECRET RELATIONSHIP + FORCED PROXIMITY

I’m a lucky man and I know it.

Kids from backwoods Georgia don’t land scholarships to Yale, but I did, and striking it rich–like, billions of dollars rich–with my best friends after graduation should have used up my luck for a lifetime.

But luck struck again when I followed my passion into music. My career exploded, and now I get to travel the world, performing for thousands of raving fans every night.

When you get this lucky, you don’t get to want more, and you definitely don’t get to complain about the little things. My family, my crew, and my label are counting on me and I refuse to let them down. I pretend I’m fine, totally fine, Mr. freaking Fine… even when someone starts targeting me with a strange series of threats.

The only one who sees beneath the pretense is my gorgeous, strictly-professional bodyguard. Ryan keeps me safe and calm. He holds me when I’m terrified.

But even Ryan doesn’t see everything. He doesn’t know I want him. That I crave him. The man who keeps me together has no idea how much I want him to take me apart.

And I’ll never tell. Because there’s no way someone as strong and confident as Ryan could have feelings for someone as chaotic as me.

Nobody’s that lucky… not even Mr. Fine.

This is a standalone novel in The Billionaire Brotherhood series.

Series recommended reading order: Prince of Lies | Marrying Mr. Majestic | Inheriting Miss Fortune | Protecting Mr. Fine | Finding Lord Landry (Mar 2025)

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Welcome to Formula International, where legends are born and speed is king.

Posey Evans is looking to take her career as a romance author to the next level, shifting from historical love stories to writing about the high stakes world of formula racing. Wanting to immerse herself in the sport, Posey manages to secure full access to the Crown Velocity Racing team by faking credentials as a journalist. When she’s granted unlimited face-to-face time with one of the teams’ best drivers, Posey is equal parts elated and terrified because while she’s getting exactly what she wants, she can’t afford to have her secret exposed.

Lex Hamilton lives for the thrill of being one of the fastest and most decorated race car drivers in the sport. When he’s behind the wheel, he’s focused on one thing and one thing only—earning top spot on the podium. But off the track? Let’s just say his extracurricular activities have put him on a very short leash with the team management at Crown Velocity. He’s cocky, handsome, dripping with swagger, and not super happy to have what he considers a babysitter following his every move. Lex’s unwillingness to help doesn’t deter Posey but when he uncovers her secret, they strike a deal—he won’t reveal her truth if she helps him stay out of trouble and keep his job.

While many women would swoon at his feet, Posey isn’t interested in anything more than Lex’s racing knowledge. Mostly. As the season inches closer and passions ignite, time at the track leads to time in the bed. Having agreed there is an expiration date on their arrangement, what started as an assignment has the potential to go the distance as their physical relationship builds into something deeper. But when her secret is revealed, will Lex and Posey’s relationship hit a wall, or will this fling find its way to the checkered flag?

This is a standalone novel in the all-new Race Fever series.

Series recommended reading order: Formula Fling | Formula Chance (Mar 2025) | Formula Freedom (Jun 2025)

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ROYAL ROMANCE

Act like a prince, but don’t fall for one.

Jamie Johnson has never been the centre of attention, and he’s perfectly okay with that. His entire world unravels as a hidden truth emerges: he’s the heir to the throne of Mitanor, a sun-drenched southern European country, and the press is ready to expose this secret to the world. An invitation to spend the summer in his father’s palace arrives, giving Jamie a chance to get to know the man he never thought he’d meet.

Meanwhile, in a northern European kingdom known for its cold climate and stoic royals, Erik Lindstrom, the spare prince, grapples with the upcoming marriage of his golden-boy elder brother. With the country’s spotlight trained on his family more than ever, Erik feels sidelined and tightly controlled. So when he receives an offer to tutor the newly found American prince in the ways of royalty, he accepts without hesitation.

At a magnificent summer palace, Erik guides Jamie through the intricacies of royal etiquette, politics, and history. What neither prince anticipates is the connection that sparks between them—one that challenges both of their futures. Now each must make a choice: follow their hearts, or the time-honored royal path where crown and country reigns supreme, no matter the personal cost.

This is a standalone novel.

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CHILDHOOD CRUSH + BEST FRIEND’S LITTLE SISTER + SMALL TOWN

Bax Mayson thought he had escaped the family curse—until he saw Olivia Gannon again.
It’s been eight years since he last laid eyes on his best friend’s little sister, and now, fate has thrown her back into his life. As if their undeniable connection isn’t complicated enough, a mysterious threat looms, determined to tear Olivia away from him.

For Olivia, moving back home wasn’t supposed to change everything—until it did.
Running into Bax was the last thing she expected, but that one encounter sets off a whirlwind of events she couldn’t have imagined. Now, with family tensions rising, exes resurfacing, and a hidden enemy out for revenge, Olivia must figure out who—or what—they’re fighting. Because one thing is certain: she and Bax have something worth fighting for.

This is a standalone novel in the Until Him/Her series.

Series recommended reading order: Until July | Until Jax | Until June | Until Ashlyn | Until Sage | Until Harmony| Until Cobi | Until December | Until Talon | Until April | Until May | Until Willow | Keeping You (novella)| Until Hanna | Brodie (novella) | Until Bax

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MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE + SECOND CHANCES + SMALL TOWN

I have loved Millie Wild for more than eight years. Since that summer long ago when we were inseparable, stealing moments, keeping our love a secret.

And my girl has hated me for just as long.

When my father found out about my love for Millie, the daughter of the rival family next door to us, he threatened everything I love the most if I didn’t let her go. My father didn’t give idle threats.

I had to hurt her to save her.

And for eight long years, I stayed away. But now, my father is dead and buried, leaving a caveat in the will that in order to inherit what’s rightfully mine and my sisters’, I have to marry and stay that way for one full year.

There’s only one woman in the world that I would consider saying I do to.

Millie is happy with her life, owning her coffee shop, enjoying her family. I deserve her glares, her snarky comments. Every moment of pain, from her or self-inflicted, is mine to own. She deserves so much more than me, standing on her doorstep, asking her to marry me. To help me.

But she says yes. Yes to one year of being mine, and I plan to show her that she’ll be mine until the stars fall from the sky.

With the name Lexington, I know that I’ve caused pain for not only Millie but the entire Wild family. Will I be able to convince my wild rose that I’m in love with her for all of the right reasons, or will the centuries-old family rivalry tear her away from me?

This is the fifth and final book in The Wilds of Montana series of standalone novels with interconnected characters.

Series recommended reading order: Wild for You | Chasing Wild | Wildest Dreams | On the Wild Side | She’s a Wild One

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BILLIONAIRE + FAKE DATING + AGE GAP + SECRET IDENTITIES + BDSM

Payton

Managing the PR and tech departments of Olympus International leaves me with zero time for relationships, which is fine since running scenes with subs is more than enough to satisfy my unique desires. I don’t crave the pretty wife or perfect life my family seems so intent on finding for me. The bachelor lifestyle suits me. When Ainsley Montgomery cannonballs into my life needing a favor, it presents the ultimate opportunity for us to both get what we want: She pretends to be my girlfriend to get my family off my back, and I solve her little tech problem. But the longer the charade goes on, the more I want her. If this captivating woman would allow me past her prickly exterior, she’d discover I’m willing to sell my soul for her. The only issue is she’s keeping secrets. Secrets that once revealed, could mean I’ll lose more than just my soul.

Ainsley

I just want to make it as a legitimate journalist. I’m busting my butt at a second-rate paper to get by, but when my laptop goes on the fritz and threatens my last-minute deadline, I’m about to give up entirely… Until Payton-freaking-Olsen fixes it and saves my story. Life has taught me nothing is free, so I insist on repaying him for this unconventional favor. I just wasn’t expecting the arrangement he proposed. I can’t stand the entitled, infuriatingly cocky man who seems to revel in my discomfort, but I don’t have a better option. When I find out the smiley billionaire has a dark side, I’m craving him like I never thought possible. Just as he starts breaking down my walls and has me questioning what I really want, my past threatens to ruin me again. When the truth comes out, I’ll have to decide if pursuing the career of my dreams is worth losing the man of them.

This is a standalone novel in the Southern Gods series.

Series recommended reading order: The Bourbon Bride | The Bourbon Bargain | The Southern Thirst Trap | The Southern Submission

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PARANORMAL ROMANCE

For the past eight hundred years, Logan has been focused on one thing.

Revenge.

Nothing else mattered until one night when a small woman with the bluest eyes that he’d ever seen took him by surprise with a well-placed dagger. Now, the only thing he wants is to forget about her, but with every glance, brush of her fingertips, and touch, Logan finds himself wanting the one thing that he couldn’t have.

One. More. Bite.

After spending a year in a Sentinel compound thanks to the devastatingly handsome vampire that destroyed her life, Jill Williams is determined to forget about all of those things that go bump in the night, but one moment changes everything.

Now, she’s facing a future that she never wanted with a cranky vampire that has no idea just how close he was to finally getting his revenge.

This is the eighth book in the Pyte/Sentinel series of standalone novels with interconnected characters.

Series reading order: Tall, Dark & Lonely | Without Regret | Tall, Dark & Heartless | Tall, Silent and Lethal | Fated | Tall, Dark & Furious | Unstoppable | Short, Lethal & Claimed

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MYSTERY ROMANCE

Rose Gardner and her best friend Neely Kate have one wish this Christmas: to celebrate their first holiday season with their babies, surrounded by love and joy. But life, as always, has other plans.

For Rose, sharing custody of her niece and nephew with her brother-in-law Mike’s parents proves to be more challenging than she ever imagined. The tension escalates, threatening to overshadow the festive season. Meanwhile, her husband Joe faces a surprise visitor who brings unexpected complications to their already chaotic lives.

Neely Kate, determined to make this Christmas her best yet after years of heartache, is blindsided when Carter Hale, former attorney to the Fenton County crime lord, delivers devastating news. It’s a revelation that could unravel not just her perfect Christmas but the life she’s built with her husband, Jed.

This is a Christmas novella in the Rose Gardner Investigations series, taking place the December after It All Falls Down.

Series reading order: Family Jewels | For the Birds | Hell in a Handbasket | Up Shute Creek | Come Rain or Shine | When the Bough Breaks | It All Falls Down | All I Want for Christmas (novella) | Trouble Comes in Threes

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