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NBJ WEEKLY RECAP

New & Upcoming Releases; Bookish News; Latest Top Recommendations

26 August, 2025

NEW RELEASES

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

He was the boy they told her never existed.

Now he’s the man who might shatter everything.

Autumn Sterling has spent her life haunted by dreams of a boy with silver hair and moonlight eyes—a presence so vivid, she swore he was real. Everyone said he was a figment of her imagination, a side effect of a twisted medical experiment that turned children into ghosts of themselves, but Autumn never believed them.

She felt him. Touched him. Loved him. Her moonlight monster.

Now a nurse trying to live a life of purpose beyond her pain, Autumn’s world implodes when she sees that face—his face—on a crowded street. Sam is no ghost. He’s flesh and blood. And he’s been running from horrors far worse than anything Autumn has ever dreamed of.

Reuniting unlocks a flood of memories and secrets. Together, Autumn and Sam begin unraveling a hidden legacy of cruelty, cover-ups, and corruption. As the danger mounts and enemies close in, it’s not just their lives on the line, but the truth of who they were, who they are, and who they could become.

In the shadows of their pasts, can two broken souls find a way to heal…and hold on to each other?

This is a standalone novel in the Men and Monsters series.

Series recommended reading order: Unwanted | Unnatural


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print

VICTORIAN MYSTERY

London, 1889. Death is Fiona Mahoney’s business—until it becomes personal.

Fiona scrubs blood from London’s darkest crime scenes, but when three graves are brutally desecrated, she’s thrust into a conspiracy that could ignite the city in flames. Disguised as a lady’s maid among England’s elite, she must uncover the truth before the summer festival becomes a massacre.

Haunting her every step is Aramis Night Horse—the lethal assassin who was once her lover and remains her greatest temptation. As aristocrats, immigrants, and religious fanatics play a deadly game of hatred and profit, Fiona discovers that her enemies hide behind masks of respectability.

With only days to prevent catastrophe, she must choose between the safety of shadows and the dangerous pull of a man whose touch could save her—or destroy them both.

In the fog-shrouded streets of Victorian London, some secrets are worth killing for.

This is the fourth book in the Fiona Mahoney Mystery series. It is not a standalone novel.

Series reading order: The Business of Blood | A Treacherous Trade | A Vocation of Violence | A Grave Gambit


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print

STEP-SIBLINGS + FORCED PROXIMITY + FORBIDDEN ROMANCE

My stepbrother’s estate is fading fast. My resistance to him is fading faster.

When my marriage hits rock bottom, I escape to South Carolina to help my charming disaster of a stepbrother, Charlie—aka “the douchiest man in Manhattan”—fix up the decaying Southern mansion he’s just inherited.

But the house has other ideas. Doors slam, voices whisper, and something—or someone—wants us to be more than reluctant roommates. An old journal confirms it: Charlie and I seem to be mirroring every step of a love story that took place a century ago.

A doomed one.

With every soft moment and stolen glance, it gets harder to imagine ending up with anyone else. But all I’ve ever wanted is a family, and that won’t be happening with a man who once said he’d rather be murdered than father a child.

Our story was written long before we came to this house. But do we still have time to rewrite the way it ends?

This is a standalone novel in The Favorites series.

Series recommended reading order: My Favorite Bad Decision | My Favorite Lost Cause | My Favorite Fake Romance (Dec 2025)


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU

HISTORICAL GILDED AGE ROMANCE

In 1880 a baby was stolen from the wealthiest family in America. Though no ransom was ever demanded, the Pendelton family never gave up hope . . . and their reward became the stuff of legend.

After being raised in a children’s asylum, Josie Smith ends up on the streets and quickly learns how to take care of herself. Her singing voice draws crowds on every corner, and she’ll stop at nothing to become famous and travel the world, loved and adored by all. Maybe then she won’t think about the family who gave her away as an infant.

Leo Hardy isn’t afraid to use his charm and wits to make a fast buck, especially with a mother and five siblings to support. When he stumbles upon a beautiful young woman singing on the street, Leo notices her striking resemblance to the infamous missing baby’s mother, Mrs. Thomas Pendelton. The Hardys lost everything thanks to the Pendeltons, and once Leo sees Josie, he seizes the opportunity to settle the score. All he needs to do is pull off the biggest swindle of his career.

As the two are catapulted into Knickerbocker High Society, they grow closer to their goal, as well as to each other. But secrets can only stay hidden for so long. Soon the truth unfolds, and both Josie and Leo must separate what’s real from what’s just gilding.

This is a standalone novel.


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print | Audio

HOCKEY ROMANCE

Data. Numbers. Facts.

That’s what I know.

I’m not great with relationships or men. I don’t even date. My entire sexual experience can be reduced to three nights of trauma.

Imagine my surprise when one of hockey’s best players with the worst reputation takes interest in geeky old me.

Tyson Murphy isn’t what I need in my life. He’s hung up on his ex-girlfriend and runs through women like he runs down opponents on the ice. The last thing he needs is a woman who is terrified of intimacy.

The last thing I want is to be is just another puck in his net.

We’re oil and water. Order and chaos. Logic and emotion. We shouldn’t mix.

So why won’t he stop pursuing me?

And why do I suddenly crave the one thing I’ve avoided my whole adult life?

Love.

This is a standalone novel in the Seattle Blades series.

Series recommended reading order: Rainfall | Flurry | Tempest | Whirlwind


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print

PLAYBOY + CLOSE PROXIMITY + BUSINESS RIVALS + FORBIDDEN

The last thing I expected to find in Mermaid Beach was love.
Yet, here we are. I, Ronan Lyle, am infatuated with a woman again.
And there is no way in hell I’m losing this one to Henry Wolf.

Some people say I lack purpose.
I’m about to prove them all wrong because my sole purpose in life is to protect Sloane from her billionaire neighbor’s grand plans.
Even if it means my future goes up in flames.

This is the second book in the Wolf Hotel Mermaid Beach series, a spin-off from the Wolf Hotel series. It concludes Ronan and Sloane’s story.

Series reading order: Release Me | Save Me


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print | Audio

PARANORMAL MYSTERY ROMANCE

Freddie Gellar didn’t mean to get half the rival high school arrested. She’d simply heard shrieks coming from the woods, so she’d called the cops like any good human would do. How was she supposed to know it was just kids partying?

Except the next day, a body is found. And while the local sheriff might call it suicide, Freddie’s instincts tell her otherwise. So, like the aspiring sleuth (and true X-Files aficionado) she is, Freddie sets out to prove there’s a murderer at large.

But her investigation is quickly disrupted by the rivalry between her school and the school of the partying teens she got arrested. For over twenty years, the two student bodies have had an ongoing prank war, and Freddie’s failed attempt at Good Samaritanism has upped the ante. Worse, the clever—and gorgeous—leader of the rival prank squad has set his sights on Freddie.

As more pranks unfurl, more bodies also start piling up in the forest. But it’s the supernatural warning signs around town, each plucked straight from an old forgotten poem called “The Executioners Three,” that worry Freddie the most. She knows the poem and its blood curse can’t be real, but she’s quickly running out of time to prove it.

Because the murderer—or executioners?—knows she’s onto them now, and their next target just might be Freddie.

This is a standalone novel.


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print | Audio

HISTORICAL ROMANCE

A scandalous arrangement between a hellion heiress and destitute duke reveals truths that neither can outrun….

As the youngest and most rebellious daughter of the overly protective Luna family, Gabriela Luna Valdés claws after her freedom in any way she can. This time, her hunger for adventure has led her aboard a windswept ship bearing for her homeland, away from a mob of fumbling British suitors. But Gabby can’t escape her father’s expectation that she settle down to find a proper husband—a compromise she’s unwilling to make.

For Sebastian Brooks, Duke of Whitfield, the trip to Mexico is his last chance. His last chance to rectify his family’s estate and refill their dwindling coffers. And his last chance to match wits with the sharp-tongued but deliciously tempting Gabriela.

When Gabby finds herself in need of a hasty escape, Sebastian agrees to assist her…but their close proximity sparks a red-hot passion that could ruin all their plans. With scandal looming, can Sebastian convince Gabby his regard is sincere or will she sail away with his heart?

This is a standalone novel in The Luna Sisters series.

Series recommended reading order: Ana María and The Fox | Isabel and The Rogue | Gabriela and His Grace


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print | Audio

ENEMIES TO LOVERS + SMALL TOWN

I’ve poured everything I have into Wildhaven Ranch—ever since Mom died, I’ve done my best to hold this family together. My sisters, my dad, my grandparents… this land is who we are. There’s no room for mistakes—and definitely no time for falling for the enemy.

Then he shows up.

Caison Galloway. New manager of the neighboring ranch. Smooth talker. Knows exactly how to push every one of my buttons. He’s here to win, and I can’t let him get close—no matter how much heat simmers between us when we’re alone.

But the more I fight him, the more I start to wonder: what if the storm I’ve been bracing for… is already here?

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


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print

GRUMPY/SUNSHINE + SINGLE DAD + FORCED PROXIMITY + HOCKEY ROMANCE

Nick Galaxy has zero interest in helping anyone write a love story—especially not one about him.

He’s a single dad with enough on his plate, and the last thing he needs is a curious, chatty author poking around in his past.

But when Ruby shows up on his doorstep, notebook in hand and determined smile on her face, resistance becomes… complicated.

She’s supposed to be here for research. Instead, she’s moving into the empty cabin on his property, asking personal questions, and somehow roping him into teaching her how to skate. He’s not looking for love—but she’s writing it into every inch of his life.

And the more time they spend on the ice, the harder it is to pretend she doesn’t already have his heart.

This is a standalone novel in the all-new Moonshot Hockey series.

Series recommended reading order: Lucky Shot | Keeping Score (Dec 2025)


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU

FORBIDDEN ROMANCE

Reid Hemsworth is still a relatively new face in the racing world but hasn’t wasted any time making a name for himself. No stranger to standing on the podium, Reid’s success isn’t all champagne showers and post-race parties. He may be considered a rising star in the sport, but to his brother, Lance, Reid stole his chance at racing glory and that can never be forgiven.

Lara Candlish grew up with the Hemsworth brothers, the three of them wasting away the hours of their youth riding waves together in the Australian surf. But as they got older and Reid’s career started to take off, their trio splintered under the weight of Lance’s jealousy. In the end, one brother had the career and one got the girl, but they both wanted what the other had.

When Lara finds herself trapped in an increasingly volatile relationship, she turns to the one man she knows she can trust above anyone else—Reid. Harboring deep feelings for much of his life, Reid doesn’t hesitate to bring Lara into his inner circle to provide her with the safety that she needs, no matter how much that might infuriate his brother. Their forced proximity quickly uncovers feelings he thought he’d left behind and Reid is prepared to act on them. But when his brother finds out that Reid now has the career and the girl, the situation goes from bad to worse.

As the relationship between Reid and Lara intensifies, so does the danger, and one truth becomes abundantly clear. Reid will stop at nothing to protect the one thing he now knows he can never live without—Lara.

This is a standalone novel in the Race Fever series.

Series recommended reading order: Formula Fling | Formula Chance | Formula Freedom | Formula Dreams (Nov 2025)


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print | Audio

VEGAS WEDDING + ACCIDENTAL MARRIAGE + EX-FIANCE’S BROTHER + HE FALLS FIRST + SHERIFF + SMALL TOWN

It was a fun Vegas getaway—until I woke up married to my ex-fiancé’s brother.

After Watson brother #1 ditched me at the altar, I stopped believing in happily-ever-afters. So I have no clue how I ended up saying “I do” to Brooks—Watson brother #2—somewhere between tequila shots and bad decisions.
Okay, that may not be true.

Sheriff Watson has been a charming thorn in my side ever since his brother left our small ranch town in his rearview mirror. He’s a little too steady, a little too sweet, and way too intuitive because he sees through my facade. But no matter how tempting he is, he’s still a Watson.

I demand an annulment. He refuses, bargaining four real dates before he signs.

Fine. I’ll sabotage each one and keep my heart safely locked away. It’s easier this way because he has no idea the secret I’m keeping.

Of course, Brooks doesn’t go down easy—he has enough faith for both of us. He tackles my fears at every turn, making me wonder what would happen if I went all in.

But trusting the wrong man once nearly ruined me—doing it again might finish the job.

This is a standalone novel in the Plain Daisy Ranch series.

Series recommended reading order: The One I Left Behind | The One I Stood Beside | The One I Didn’t See Coming | Chasing Forever


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print | Audio

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Another unputdownable tale of friendship, family found, and badass besties is upon us from the incomparable Kristen Ashley, and this time, we get to watch Harlow O’Neill and Javier “Javi” Montoya fall in love in true KA style—completely and irreversibly. Harlow and Javi are complete opposites. She brings sunshine into his life, shining light onto his darkness, and standing bravely between him and the pain from his past. And Javi gives her the emotional safety to feel protected and loved for the woman that she is, not the one others expect her to be. As an Avenging Angels investigation into a dating app scam ends with a dead guy, throwing both the Angels and the Hottie Squad into dangerous waters, it also pushes Harlow and Javi to deal with unresolved feelings for each other. Their story squeezed my heart in all the right places, and brought me to tears on more than one occasion. I can’t recommend it highly enough.

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The Sunshine Vicram trilogy was one of those on-a-whim picks, a blind draw from my endless TBR list, and my first encounter with Darynda Jones’ s delightful writing, and I simply flew through it. Set in the small town of Del Sol, New Mexico, the series centres around Sunshine Vicram who returns to her hometown as the elected sheriff, only to find herself knee-deep in drama and danger on her first day on the job. And then there’s Levi, her childhood crush and the man who seems to be angry at her for some reason; her teenage daughter who fancies herself an amateur sleuth; her meddling parents… Witty dialogues, endearing (and some downright bonkers) characters, and small town shenanigans made this series a hilarious thrill ride I never want to get off, and I can’t recommend it highly enough.

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I honesty can’t say that I had blood-drinking, winged aliens on my reading bingo card this year, yet here we are. A tale of fated mates, unrequited love, with even a surprise pregnancy thrown into the mix, I devoured this book in a single sitting, hopelessly enthralled with the characters, the plot, the angst, the phenomenal world building. This is one of those stories that consumes you until you’ve gobbled up every last word of it, and then leaves you craving for more. It’s technically the third book in the Brides of the Kylorr series, but I jumped in with no prior knowledge of the series so far, and that didn’t impede my enjoyment of this book. This was my first toe-dip into Zoey Draven’s writing, but it then kicked off a week-long binge-read-a-thon of her books I’m still recovering from.

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The more I read, the harder I am to impress, and it takes an outstanding book these days to truly shake me into submission. Admittedly, a kinky, sports-flavoured romance penned by one of my favourite writers of late is not a far-fetched bet, yet I never expected to become so infatuated and utterly consumed by this story to the point of re-reading it over and over again in a matter of weeks. Ali Hazelwood continues to bring complex, STEMinist heroines to life with unmatched precision and attention to detail, celebrating their resilience and drive to succeed as well as their softer, more vulnerable parts. And this time around, she does it by deep-diving into the gruelling world of competitive water sports, with the story of two college athletes with something very unexpected in common.

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