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✭ NBJ TOP RECOMMENDATION | GRUMPY/SUNSHINE + FORCED PROXIMITY + WORKPLACE ROMANCE

Jackson Clark and Delilah Stewart have had their fair share of run-ins over the years, often ending in disaster. While Jackson thrives on routine and organization from the comfort of his radio booth, Delilah loves the spontaneity and adventure out in the field. When they’re partnered against their will to cover a historic snowstorm, they find themselves scrambling to figure out how to work together.

Eager to be taken seriously as a journalist, Delilah offers Jackson a deal: If he can help her ace this assignment, she’ll help him rediscover his long-lost fun side. With unexplored chemistry burning beneath their clashes, the unlikely partnership quickly tumbles into an easy and surprising friendship.

But when other feelings start to enter the equation, can Jackson and Delilah withstand the storm? Or does what happens in the mountains stay in the mountains?

This is the second book in the Heartstrings series of standalone novels with interconnected characters.

Series recommended reading order: First-Time Caller | And Now, Back to You

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MMF + BEST FRIEND’S LITTLE SISTER + ROCKSTAR/BILLIONAIRE

Fall 2000, New York—I disappear.

Headlines circle like vultures, but only two men know the truth:
Eddie Reznor, who makes problems vanish and lets his guard fall only for me, and Barret Hetfield, the bright-but-bruised rockstar Eddie once rescued . . . and never stopped loving.

We hide while the city gossips. We let the world believe I’m gone so I can finally breathe.
In the quiet, we re-learn the shape of us—therapy that holds me together, small rituals, guitar chords, and midnight tea.

My body is relearning trust under hands that listen and a voice that won’t let me disappear.
Eddie is the line I hold. Barret is the spark.

I want to choose both.

Their plan keeps me alive. Their heat keeps me fierce.
And love like this won’t stay secret.
When the façade cracks and the cameras close in, I have to choose: keep vanishing, or step into the light with the two men who are already home.

This time, the melody is different. But the lyrics remain unchanged.

This is a standalone novel in the Heartbreak Mixtapes series.

Series recommended reading order: (Not So) Simple Lyrics | Lyrics Remain Unchanged | Every Shattered Note (Jun 2026)

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AGE GAP

Quinn and Lucas are finally home…

Quinn

I’ve always had too many men in my life. My overbearing father. My domineering older brothers. My invasive nephews. The Trents and Caruthers run this town, and although I’ve never given them a reason to worry, they treat me like I’m made of glass.

They’re wrong, though. At twenty-one, I finished college in record time, I own my own business, I pay taxes, I don’t party, and I’ve never broken a law.

But I have one secret: I raced to grow up in case he ever came back home.

Lucas Morrow grew up with my brothers and my family, but he left when I was thirteen. I’ve waited to see him again, making sure everything is perfect.

But I’ve realized I’m waiting my life away. It’s time to move on. Maybe get my own place.

And I think I’m going to make some new friends, too.

It’s summer. Cookouts, Fourth of July, the Night Ride… I want freedom.

I mean, I am my brothers’ sister. Did they really think the apple fell that far?

Lucas

She thinks her family are the only men watching her. So innocent.

And I want to keep her that way. Even though I’m twelve years older, we were always the odd ones out around her family. She gravitated to me, and I always made sure she wasn’t alone. When I left, I told myself she’d be fine without me. They all would.

But really, it was just an excuse to escape the guilt.

I only meant to come back for a few days, but I never entertained the thought that she’d grown up. Her brothers are distracted, and one bad decision after another is circling her.

A motocross racer who can’t stop whispering in her ear.

A criminal from across the tracks who can’t stop looking.

Old ghosts.

And old enemies.

She doesn’t want a babysitter anymore, and if she ever finds out why I left town, she’ll know why I’m not the best role model.

But I’m still the older one.

And she still needs supervision.

This is the third standalone novel in the Hellbent series, a spin-off from the Fall Away series.

Series recommended reading order: Falls Boys | Pirate Girls | Quiet Ones

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AGE GAP + FORBIDDEN + SURPRISE PREGNANCY + SINGLE MUM + SECOND CHANCES 

When my best friend Taylor gifted me a vacation at a resort owned by his grandparents, the last thing I expected was to bond with a man seventeen years older.
Tate was also vacationing alone.
He’d come to Midnight Key to clear his head and reevaluate his life.
I’d come to get over my high school sweetheart who’d dumped me.
I’d spotted the brawny, tattooed Adonis in the lobby on the first day and thought he had to be someone’s hot dad.
But then we matched on an app that paired single men and women by proximity.
The problem was? At nineteen—almost twenty—I’d lied and said I was twenty-nine.
Tate outed me on our first date, and I fessed up to my real age.
But we continued to run into each other.
And eventually we found our connection was too magnetic to deny.
While we agreed to only use first names and to part ways at the end of the trip, I’d really fallen for Tate.
I never forgot him and knew he was the one who got away.
Remember that guy friend who gifted me the trip?
Well, four years later, Taylor got married.
He’d been estranged from his dad for years, though recently they’d reconnected.
What I didn’t know was that the man I’d had that torrid affair with at the resort would be standing next to Taylor in the receiving line.
My dream man Tate? Was Taylor’s father.

This is a standalone novel.

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OPPOSITES ATTRACT + FIRST LOVE

She has it all … except for him.

As the youngest member of a wealthy family, Wren Kensington has had plenty of practice playing the part of the superficial socialite.

A trip to the Hamptons was supposed to be the start of a typical summer, but nothing is ordinary about the seismic moment she meets Sawyer Bennett. Not the cliffside setting, not his aggravating attitude, and especially not her sudden inability to focus on anything but him.

Sawyer avoids the Hamptons’s elite as much as his job at the local marina allows. Then suddenly, he can’t go a single day without some reminder of Wren. She’s everywhere: his work, his town, his thoughts. A blonde distraction he doesn’t want or need, especially as he copes with the aftermath of twin tragedies that tore his family apart and scrambled his future.

They agree: it’s a summer fling. Brief… until it stretches seasons. Contained… until it cross continents. Superficial… until they’re guarding each other’s secrets.

Neither believe it will work between them. But there’s only so long they can fight the pull of the tide, and love might be the one thing that can save them from drowning.

This is a standalone novel in the Kensingtons: The Next Generation series, a spin-off from the Kensingtons duet.

Series recommended reading order: False God | Anti-Hero | Cruel Summer | Gold Rush (Sep 2026)

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SINGLE DAD/NANNY + AGE GAP + SMALL TOWN

Winnie Smith is the perfect nanny.
She’s reliable, warm, and my daughter adores her.
She cooks like a pro, styles pigtails like a fairy godmother, and knows her way around a car engine better than most mechanics.
She’s made life easier.
The house feels full again.
And maybe… so do I.
But living under the same roof has its challenges.
Like catching her in the kitchen after midnight… barefoot, in tiny sleep shorts, eating ice cream straight from the tub.
Don’t even get me started on the way that her lips wrapped around that spoon.
I digress.
It shouldn’t mean anything.
She’s a decade younger. I’m her boss.
She’s off-limits.
And yet, it’s all I can think about.
I was just looking for a nanny—not nightly cold showers and definitely not feelings.
But the more we blur the lines, the harder it is to keep pretending.
We say it’s temporary. No strings. Just one harmless arrangement.
But what if she’s not just what my daughter needs…
What if she’s exactly what I’ve been missing too?

This is a standalone novel in the Rosewood River series.

Series recommended reading order: Steal My Heart | My Silver Lining | Over the Moon | Crazy In Love | In A Heartbeat | Whisper Sweet Nothings

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COWBOY + FAKE DATING + RIVAL FAMILIES + SMALL TOWN

Good guys and bad guys . . . myth and legend . . . gold and ranching. That’s what historic Rustler Mountain, Oregon, is made of, complete with feuding families descended from outlaws and lawmen. A century later, their grudges still hold—but for a new generation, when opposites attract, it might be time to surrender . . .

From killers to courtesans, the Hancock family has what might be called an eclectic history. But they’ve managed to leverage it into something respectable, creating the popular Hancock Wild West Show. The event features reenactments and trick riding—the latter performed by clever, charismatic Jessie Jane Hancock.

Jessie is usually unflappable, but lately something’s needling her—and it’s not just her annoying attraction to exasperatingly sexy Flynn Wilder—whose great, great, great, great, great grandfather was betrayed by Jessie’s just-as-many-times-great grandfather. It’s the upcoming mayoral election. Specifically, the unopposed candidate: Danielle LeFevre, mean girl, all-around awful person, and Flynn’s not-so-beloved half-sister. Jessie wants to keep Danielle from winning . . . and the only person who bothers Flynn more than she does is Danielle.

“I want you to be my first man.” Jessie Jane is hot enough to make him hallucinate, but her request is very real. Jessie wants to run for mayor, and she wants him by her side, as her fake boyfriend. A Hancock dating a Wilder. An outsider against the status quo. A drama their town will devour. Flynn always knew Jessie was a wild card, but bringing down his corrupt stepfamily is a temptation he can’t resist. Just like the vexing spark between him and Jessie. And once that fire catches, the real showdown begins . . .

This is a standalone novel in the Rustler Mountain series.

Series recommended reading order: Rustler Mountain | Outlaw Lake | Lonesome Ridge | Christmas Valley (Sep 2026)

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NANNY/BOSS + MAFIA + FORCED PROXIMITY + SINGLE DAD

He’s the forbidden enigma I wanted to ignore . . . but instead I’ll be forced to share a home with him.

Jameson Knight arrives at precisely the same time every day to pick up his young daughter from school, smiling as she runs into his open arms.

It’s the only time I see him smile.

I don’t ask questions because it’s not my place. I’m just his daughter’s favorite teacher, nothing more. . . . Until the first bullet flies by us at recess.

Suddenly, I’m risking my life to protect her. And then Jameson drags me back to his estate, claiming it’s a matter of life-or-death.

Now I’m in the most beautiful home I’ve ever seen, faced with an offer from a man who’s just as gorgeous: Be the temporary live-in nanny until he can ensure my safety and find a more permanent solution. It’ll be easy, he promises.

Yet, the arrangement is anything but simple.

Not when Jameson’s hungry stare is all consuming and his touch pulse racing.
And definitely not when I find that nothing in this neighborhood is as it seems, including Jameson.

He may be powerful, possessive, and protective. But he’s also dangerous, demanding, and calculating.

As more of his secrets come out, I should run but . . .

How do I escape the enigma of Jameson Knight if he’s already captured my heart?

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

Series recommended reading order: Behind Closed Doors | In the Dark (Sep 2026)

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FRIENDS TO LOVERS + SECOND CHANCES + SMALL TOWN

In the delightfully nosy town of Whynot, North Carolina, secrets and sweet tea never stay cold for long. When sparks fly between two locals—one returning home and one with secrets to hide—the gossip mill isn’t the only thing turning up the heat.

Penny Pritchard thought she’d traded in small-town chatter for political banter when she left to build a big career in Washington, D.C. But when her beloved Aunt Muriel needs help running Central Café—the local hotspot for gossip, grits, and good intentions—Penny comes home with a suitcase full of high heels and denial about just how much she’s missed this place.

Enter Sam-Pete Rochelle, the easygoing bartender at Chesty’s with a smile that could make a girl forget her rules and a secret bigger than the town itself. Everyone thinks he’s just the guy pouring whiskey and fixing the jukebox. No one suspects he’s actuallya wildly popular, very rich, and very anonymous author of steamy fantasy romance novels.

When the truth is revealed and it’s time for Sam to stop hiding behind his pen name, Whynot loses its collective mind. The church ladies are clutching their pearls, Floyd’s hosting a “Banned Books & Bourbon” club, and the mayor’s calling an emergency meeting about moral decay. And Penny? Penny is learning firsthand that Sam doesn’t just talk the talk where his books are concerned. Sam excels at walking the walk, if you know what I mean.

Now, Penny is torn between her two worlds. Does she go back to the career that provides a sense of fulfillment and purpose or stay in the small town with the man who writes about epic love stories and might just be her own real-life happily ever after?

This is a standalone novel in the all-new Sweet Tea & Trouble series.

Series recommended reading order: Whiskey, Words and Whispers | Bees, Blogs and Blushes (Nov 2026)

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MAFIA

The first time I met Lorenzo Amante, he walked onto my family estate as the help.

He was everything I didn’t know I needed.
Sweet. Passionate. And most importantly, mine.

But my parents decided he was beneath me and made sure we didn’t survive the summer.

The next time I saw him, he wasn’t a boy anymore.

He was ruthless.
Untouchable.

The devil that burned my parents’ empire to the ground.
He destroyed everything they built.
Everything…except me.

Now I’m forced into a marriage with the boy I once loved—and should now hate.
Lorenzo Amante is no longer sweet.

He is vengeance and death.
A man built from betrayal.
A monster with one goal…

Revenge.

This is a standalone novel.

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BILLIONAIRE

Avery Ross and billionaire Dominic Baine have fought for their love through every secret, every scar, and every storm.

Now, as they stand on the edge of forever, about to be married in a few weeks’ time, the world watches the couple who defied the odds to claim their forever.

But when their future is tested once more, can Nick and Avery protect the life—and the love—they’ve fought so hard to build?

As their long-awaited wedding draws near, old wounds and past sins resurface, and Avery and Nick must navigate the dangerous space between public expectations and private devotion. Every choice tests their bond. Every truth draws them closer—even as outside forces threaten to pull them apart.

For 100 Forevers, the intense new chapter in Lara Adrian’s bestselling 100 Series, proves that a love this deep doesn’t come easy—not when a dark billionaire’s world is ruled by power, haunted by the past, and reshaped by the one woman he’d burn the world to protect.

This is the fourth book in the 100 series, following Dominic Baine and Avery Ross’s romance, and it is not a standalone novel.

Series reading order: For 100 Days | For 100 Nights | For 100 Reasons | For 100 Forevers

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ROMANTIC MYSTERY

Former detective Harper Adams knows three things for certain:

Her mother’s death was no accident.
The evidence she’s uncovered could destroy one of Arkansas’s most powerful crime families.
And the dangerously attractive man she’s hiding with is the only person she can trust.

On the run with James Malcolm—a man with his own dark secrets and a concussion that’s slowing them down—Harper is hunted by Gerald Knox and his ruthless organization. Every safe house brings them closer to discovery. Every day gives Knox more time to bury the truth.

And somewhere in Little Rock, girls are being trafficked while the clock runs out.

Harper spent years following the rules. It cost her everything—her badge, her reputation, nearly her life. Now, with James at her side and vengeance in her heart, she’s done playing by anyone’s rules but her own.

The Knoxes killed her mother and built an empire on stolen lives.

Harper’s going to burn it all down.

But destroying a criminal dynasty means crossing lines she swore she’d never cross. And when the man she’s falling for has his own agenda, Harper faces an impossible choice: justice or vengeance?

In the dark, survival is the only rule.

This is the fourth book in the Harper Adams Mystery series.

Series reading order: Little Girl Vanished | Long Gone | Luck of the Devil | Lost in the Dark

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VAMPIRES + PARANORMAL ROMANCE

The ruler of an immortal empire.

The rising voice of an ancient clan.

The relationship they’ve hidden from everyone.

Tatyana Vorona was just a bookkeeper until she made a bargain with a powerful vampire that led to her death and a brand-new life of blood and brutality. She tried to run. She tried to hide. But Oleg Sokolov is a man who gets what he wants.

Oleg has the ability to manipulate fire, the power to command an empire, and a will that cannot be broken. But political upheaval and blood loyalties have kept him from publicly claiming the woman who owns his heart.

For five years, they’ve loved in private and played rivals in public. Tatyana has come into her own as a leader of an ancient immortal clan. And Oleg is a breath away from stomping out the brother who betrayed him. If he can play the right pieces in this political game, he might win the ultimate prize— publicly marrying the woman who is already his wife.

This is the third and final book in The Firebird and the Wolf series, set in the Elemental universe.

Series reading order: Blood Mosaic | Crimson Oath | Obsidian Empire

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BILLIONAIRE ROMANCE + SMALL TOWN

Could there really be more to the grumpy billionaire with heavy bad boy vibes and a seriously bad attitude?

Cole Remington was the kind of man a woman like me avoided as much as possible.

The arrogant billionaire wasn’t just gruff.

He was rude, abrupt, and had no problem saying whatever popped into his head without a filter.

I had no problem keeping my distance from a guy like him.

What female in her right mind would actually want to spend more time than necessary in his company, even if was the hottest guy on the planet?

Or maybe I should say that I kept my distance until the day that I just…couldn’t.

Cole and I were forced into each other’s company, and to my surprise, I discovered a guy who was actually likable.

Even more surprising? We were ridiculously attracted to each other.

I never could have imagined that Cole Remington would take me on a sensual journey that would completely blow my mind.

Suddenly, I felt myself falling for the Cole that was buried beneath his facade of indifference.

Until my entire world gets turned upside down.

Was I strong enough to fight for the man I loved, or would it be better if I just turned and walked away?

This is a standalone novel in the Montana Billionaires series, part of the larger The Billionaire’s Obsession series.

Series recommended reading order: Billionaire Unexplained ~ Kaleb | Billionaire Unforgettable ~ Tanner| Billionaire Undeceived ~ Devon | Billionaire Unforgiven ~ Cole | Billionaire Unbroken ~ Asher (Jun 2026)

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