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✭ NBJ TOP RECOMMENDATION | ALIEN ROMANCE
A bewitching spy. A ruthless king. A love that could ignite a war.
Amaia has worked hard to make her family proud. As the star apprentice to the pyrokimaster in Dothik, she’s weeks away from inheriting her mentor’s coveted post. But when her desperate brother begs her to take his place in the Heartstone Accords, a diplomatic exchange with their rival nation, she agrees to the unthinkable. Her mission? Cross the sea to Grym, secure work at the dragon hatchery, and spy for the throne.
But Grym is nothing like she imagined—and neither is its formidable king.
Merciless and calculated, Alaryk Arn’dyne is as feared as the ancient dragon he commands. Gifted with powerful heartstone magic that can twist minds, he’s impossible to deceive…and a dark temptation Amaia needs to avoid at all costs.
After a deadly curse strikes Alaryk’s dragon, Amaia knows she can save him, forcing a reluctant alliance with the very person she’s sworn to betray. As their forbidden attraction grows, however, she discovers a male scarred by a painful past, whose wicked needs make her burn.
But when an unexpected crime threatens to ignite a war, Amaia must choose: her home, her heart…or the ruthless king who could destroy both.
This is the second book in the Hordes of the Elthika series of standalone novels with interconnected characters.
Series recommended reading order: The Horde King of Shadow | The Cursed Horde King
✭ NBJ TOP RECOMMENDATION | FORCED PROXIMITY + GHOSTS + PARANORMAL ROMANCES
Two people haunted by their exes find that love isn’t dead…
Morgan is being ghosted by her ex. No, really. It’s sad Zach died and became a ghost. But Morgan and Zach only ever went on the one date, and now she’s being haunted by him. Zach has no desire to spend eternity with Morgan, but he can’t recall his past and doesn’t know how to move on.
At a support group for humans and their haunters, Morgan and Zach run into Sawyer, whose fiancée-turned-ghost has started to fade. Unlike Morgan, Sawyer isn’t ready to part ways with his ghost. Although they face opposite issues, Morgan and Sawyer decide to work together to solve their problems.
As Morgan and Sawyer try to solve their paranormal conundrums together, they find something even more surprising—a tender, growing affection between them that threatens any unfinished business they’re seeking to close. The ghosts of their past might be there in spirit, but the connection between Morgan and Sawyer is as alive as anything they’ve ever felt.
This is a standalone romance.
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SECOND CHANCES + FAKE ENGAGEMENT + ROAD TRIP + FORCED PROXIMITY + SINGLE PARENT + SMALL TOWN
The last time Audrey Saunders saw Jude Bellessi, he begged her to ditch her wedding and run off with him. She said no. In her defense, she was already in the dress.
Years later—divorced and done with relationships—Audrey runs right into the one man she never managed to forget. Except Jude isn’t the rebellious bad boy she remembers.
Now Jude’s an aerospace engineer, a fiercely protective single dad…and, apparently, her fiancé. At least that’s the story he spun for his sick mother.
When Jude asks her to play along for the summer, Audrey knows better. She really does. But unfinished business is a powerful thing—and so is the pull of the boy who once held her whole heart.
Besides, how much damage can one summer vacation with the biggest mistake of her life really do? Answer: epic.Catastrophe looks a lot like a mother‑in‑law in turbo wedding‑planner mode, a preschooler who doesn’t miss a beat, and a suspiciously high number of hotel rooms with just one bed.
So why does lying about forever feel like the first honest thing she’s done in years?
This is a standalone novel in the Friendship Rhode Island series.
Series recommended reading order: In a Jam | In a Rush | In a Second
FAKE RELATIONSHIP + ENEMIES TO LOVERS + BEST FRIEND’S OLDER BROTHER + ALPHA HERO + ROAD TRIP
Faking it never felt this good.
Dr. Easton Walsh thought she’d be showing up to her best friend’s wedding with a dazzling ring and a fiancé everyone wanted to Instagram. Instead, her boyfriend dumped her over what was supposed to be a proposal dinner and the only man offering her a lifeline is the last one she’d ever choose: Elijah Cabot. Her best friend’s older brother. The guy who broke her heart once already.
He’ll help make her ex jealous…All she has to do is help him drive his grandmother across several states to the wedding. Easy.
But the fake relationship is starting to feel real, and the longer the trip goes on, the harder it is for Easton to remember that Boston—and her carefully built life—don’t include Elijah. Especially when her ex starts dangling threats that could derail her career if she doesn’t come back to him.
Now Easton has to decide: risk everything for a second chance at the one man she shouldn’t want…or keep playing it safe, even if it means losing the best thing that’s ever happened to her—again.
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
ALPHA HERO + ENEMIES TO LOVERS + FORCED PROXIMITY + GRUMPY/SUNSHINE + ROMANTIC FANTASY
Our happy ending was never meant to be.
We were nothing but a threat.With the ability to take away heartbreak, Tulya Vegga learned early how to mend shattered souls. One touch from her palm could make someone whole again. On the magical island of Rubia, it was her gift…and her curse. Bound to her mother’s will, Tulya was never meant for happiness—only service.
Donovan Malachite was the opposite: he could inflict pain without lifting a finger. One look could send a zing up anyone’s spine. Feared and revered as a ruthless businessman, Donovan was groomed to inherit his father’s empire and carry out his mother’s calculated plans. He’d never admit his quiet fascination with his innocent neighbor, Tulya.
But when his brother, Magnum, falls in love with a forbidden human, Donovan is forced to accompany Tulya on a mission to “fix” the situation.
They set out to right someone else’s wrong.Instead, they break all the rules.
And maybe…each other.This is the first book in the all-new Island of Rubia series.
SECOND CHANCES + SMALL TOWN
Brooks
Fifteen years ago, I’d planned a romantic proposal, but that was the day Juliet walked out of my life and never looked back. I never wanted to see her again and decided that love wasn’t for me. But now, Juliet has returned to Bitterroot Valley and opened a restaurant. Catching glimpses of her around town makes my heart ache. I want to hate her. I wish she’d do what she does best and go away.
Instead, I find myself wanting to be near her. Helping her. Touching her perfect skin. I don’t want to love her. I don’t want to need her.
Juliet
Coming home to Bitterroot Valley might have been a mistake. Just because I grew up here doesn’t mean I belong here. Honestly, I’ve never felt like I belong anywhere. But once I was finally free from the man who lied and controlled me, I knew I needed to be in Montana. My new restaurant, Sage & Citrus, is a big hit, and I’m making friends. But more importantly, Brooks is here.
I know he doesn’t want me, but having him nearby is a balm to my jagged heart. The more I see him, the more I’m reminded that Brooks Blackwell is my soulmate. But has too much time passed? Or will we finally get our happily ever after?
This is the fifth and final book in the Blackwells of Montana series of standalone novels with interconnected characters.
Series recommended reading order: When We Burn | When We Break | Where We Bloom | When You Blush | When We Breathe (novella) | Where You Belong
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Audrey Lane is perfectly fine. Really. So what if she left her high-powered job as a Very Important Journalist—and her even higher-powered long-term girlfriend—to live a quiet life as a reporter for the second-biggest newspaper in Shropshire? And so what if she keeps hearing that same higher-powered long-term now-ex-girlfriend in her head night and day, constantly judging just how small Audrey’s allowed her life to become?
She’s fine. She’s happy. She’s perfectly within her groove. Do not-in-their-groove people get weekday drunk and impulsively apply for the UK’s most beloved baking show?
All right, so maybe she’s not completely fine, but being on Bake Expectations is opening her world again in ways she never anticipated. First through fellow contestant Doris, whose personal story of queer love during WW2 captures Audrey’s heart, imagination and journalistic interest like nothing has in ages. Then through Jennifer Hallet, the most foul-tempered (and fouler-mouthed) producer, woman, and menace Audrey has ever met. Jennifer should be off-limits, but her fire lights something unexpected inside of Audrey, making her want to burn back a million times brighter. A million times hotter. A million times more herself than she’s been in a long, long time.
This is a standalone novel in the Winner Bakes All series.
Series recommended reading order: Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake | Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble | Audrey Lane Stirs the Pot
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CLOSE PROXIMITY + COUNTRY MUSIC SUPERSTAR + ENEMIES TO LOVERS + SURPRISE PREGNANCY + SMALL TOWN
It was straight out of a rom-com—until two pink lines changed everything.
Zander Shaw is country music’s hottest star. So, when he singled me out of a packed arena and had me pulled backstage, I should’ve known I wasn’t his forever. One signed NDA later, I was sneaking onto his tour bus, wrapped up in his world, and him. But it ended before it really started when he ghosted me.
Then he shows up on my family’s ranch to film his new music video, a surprise to us both. Now I’m his appointed tour guide around the ranch, stuck sharing all my favorite places with the man who carelessly discarded me.
The more time we spend together, the harder it is to guard my heart because his flirty half-smile makes me forget my anger. But Zander’s made it clear, he’s not looking to ride out into the sunset with anyone.
Which would be fine… if I wasn’t carrying his baby.
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 | Chasing Love | Chasing Home
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MARRIED IN VEGAS + HE FALLS FIRST + HOCKEY ROMANCE
I woke up in Vegas with hazy memories of the night before and the hottest hockey player alive wrapped around me.
Some people come to the city of sin for gambling and partying—I did one better and left as Mrs. Travis Bennett.
My annoyingly handsome and charming neighbor has been asking me out for weeks. After nearly costing me my gymnastics career, I’ve tried to stay far away from the hot, cocky hockey player.
And now I’m legally bound to him.When the media gets wind of our whirlwind romance, we agree to stay married until my season starts to avoid a PR nightmare.
I think it’s a mistake. He thinks it’s fate. And he’s doing everything he can to prove me wrong.In public, I’m wearing his ring and his jersey. At home, he’s walking around shirtless, packing my lunches, and trying his best to make my heart race.
Unfortunately, he’s succeeding.
This game of pretend is starting to feel a lot more real.My new husband is keeping score, and he won’t stop until he wins my heart.
This is the second book in the Moonshot Hockey series of standalone novels with interconnected characters.
Series recommended reading other: Lucky Shot | Keeping Score
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FATED MATES + SHIFTERS + PARANORMAL ROMANCE
Pack Rule #10 – Keep control of your inner wolf.
I live alone on the mountain for a reason.
I’m dangerous—too strong, too aggressive, too close to feral.
But then she shows up—with sweet curves, sultry voice, and a scent that drives my wolf insane.
A gorgeous human, pouring drinks at Cody’s Saloon and hiding a shattered past behind her smile.
I know the second I scent her—she’s mine. My mate. The one I was made for.
My wolf surges to claim her. But she’s just escaped a controlling ex who tried to silence her music, her voice, her very soul. My alpha instincts are everything she fears–I’m possessive. Dominant. Overwhelming. And she’s terrified of losing her freedom again.
I’ve held back my entire life. From the pack. From power. From the madness in my blood.
But I won’t hold back from her. Not when she’s what anchors me.
I’ll protect her. Please her. Put her music back in the world.
And if she’ll let me, I’ll make her mine—completely.
Even if I have to unleash every dark, dangerous part of myself to do it.This is a standalone novel in the Wolf Ranch series.
Series recommended reading order: Rough | Wild | Feral | Savage | Fierce | Ruthless | Primal | Rugged | Ravenous | Dangerous
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If you had told me a year ago that I’d be utterly losing my mind over horde kings, dragon riders, or horned blood-drinking aliens, I would have suggested your crystal ball needed polishing. But then I read my first Zoey Draven novel, and everything changed. We return to the world of the Hordes of the Elthika with the story of a gifted pyroki master apprentice, Amaia, who accepts to be sent to the far nation of Karak to work at a dragon hatchery, all the while spying for the throne of Dothik. But her new home is nothing like she expected it to be, its people welcoming and kind, and its king, Alaryk, proves to be the most formidable male she’s ever met. Torn between her loyalty to her family and her growing attachment to Alaryk and his people, Amaia must decide whether to follow her heart or obey the wishes of a capricious ruler and risk losing a love like no other. If you love steam, angst, grovelling, and your hero . . . ahem . . . pierced in more places than one, this book hits all the spots, and more.
Unlike any other book I’ve ever read, this tender love story caught me by surprise and held on tight. It follows Morgan and Sawyer, two complete strangers with very little in common except that they’re both being haunted by their exes. They meet at a support group for haunted humans and soon realise they can help each other. But while Morgan cannot wait to part ways with the misbehaving spectre of her one-night stand, Sawyer is still mourning and clinging to the ghost of his fiancée in the house they’d planned to redesign together. As they both begin to develop feelings for each other, the story morphs into a poignant alchemy of grief and love, an exploration of all the ways love can flourish after loss, even when the heart continues to ache for all it’s lost. A slow-burn romance that is equal parts witty, romantic, sexy, and hauntingly moving.
I’ve never come across a Sarah MacLean novel that I didn’t absolutely devour, but this book—this fascinating, almost theatrically dramatic gem of a story—stole my heart. A wealthy New England family is shaken by the sudden loss of its larger-than-life patriarch, but no one more so than its prodigal daughter—Alice Storm. After five years of being cast out from the family and forging her own path in life, Alice returns to her family’s private island to pay her final respects to her father. But shortly after arriving there, she realises that her eccentric, controlling father is not done manipulating Alice and her siblings even from beyond the grave, forcing them all to spend one week together on the island in order to receive the inheritance. By exploring the real, messy, and deeply broken dynamics of a family brought together by guilt and grief, but ultimately bound to one another by love, MacLean delivers a powerful story riddled with drama, secrets, and family mayhem, as well as a generous dash of heartwarming romance. A superb read.
Kristen Ashley continues to infuse her stories with such depth of emotion that I can see myself re-reading her novels until I’m old and gray. The latest River Rain instalment is a richly layered tale of second chances in life, of redemption, of forgiveness, of knowing our self-worth and believing in the best version of ourselves, no matter how hard our demons fight to break us down. A former celebrity mean girl, Blake Sharp is trying hard to move on from her past and from under the thumb of her controlling mother, but she never expected to find an ally in her childhood frenemy and occasional bully, retired Scottish rugby player and playboy, Alasdair Wallace. When fate suddenly throws them together, an unexpected connection emerges between them, followed by immediate attraction and chemistry, but learning to trust each other with their hearts and not letting their pasts stand in the way is a battle they will both have to fight for what they want the most. A joy to read!
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Samantha Young is taking us back to the tiny Scottish harbour town of Leth Sholas in April 2026, and we have the beautiful covers of Quinn and Taran’s emotional second chance romance.
Ginger Scott is kicking off the all-new The Boys of Sweetwater Springs series in January 2026 with an enemies to lovers, small town baseball romance.
We have the cover of the next instalment in Ava Sutton‘s Walker University Stallions series, out in January 2026. This is Silas Arbuckle and Brooke Linson’s story
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