NBJ WEEKLY RECAP

NEW RELEASES

SINGLE DAD + SECOND CHANCES + FRIENDS TO LOVERS + FORCED PROXIMITY

Nothing says welcome home like accidentally moving in with your first heartbreak…and his little girl.

Coming back to my small Wyoming hometown was supposed to be temporary. I only planned to stay long enough to help my ailing mother and sort through the mess of my family’s old belongings.

Instead, I somehow ended up living in Evan Ricci’s house. The single dad now owned a bunch of properties and one of them was the place I’d rented. He’d taken it off the market and moved in before I got there. I just never got the memo. Unfortunately, there was no other place in town available, so Evan let me stay.

Evan—the guy my parents took in years ago after his mother died.
The same Evan who used to dare me into ridiculous challenges that somehow always made me stronger—a game we’d dubbed The Challenge.
The same guy who ultimately rejected me before I left for college after I’d finally garnered the courage to shoot my shot.

Now Evan was a rugged single dad with an eight-year-old daughter, a cocky attitude, and a dangerous ability to make me forget every reason I should still hate him.

Sharing a house with him should’ve been unbearable. Instead, it felt dangerously familiar, nearly making me forget that I had a life and a job to get back to in Chicago. I realized the biggest challenge wasn’t surviving living with Evan Ricci.

It was not falling in love with him all over again.

This is a standalone novel.

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RIVALS TO LOVERS + FORBIDDEN + SECOND CHANCES + DARK ROMANCE

Two rivals from opposing families fight their forbidden attraction to each other…

Summertime is off-season in southern Florida. Families leave their homes to escape the heat, the streets are empty, and the nights are quiet. Perfect time for a little mischief while the police aren’t looking.

As the middle Jaeger brother, Dallas was often lost in the shuffle growing up. As a man, he’s prideful of his community on the wrong side of the tracks—Sanoa Bay—and aggressively protective of his land and his inner circle. He’s hungry and ready for a fight.

Callum Ames has a reputation in St. Carmen, the affluent neighborhood abutting Sanoa Bay. The hottest. The most popular. Rich. Powerful. Strong. The one all the women want. After four years away, he’s back, but for all his bravado, he’s got one major secret: he doesn’t want a woman.

Summer is also storm season. Heat, wind, rain…

And lockdown.

In a desperate bid to impress his influential father, Callum suggests a curfew to hinder their rivals in the Bay.

Unfortunately, the Jaegers don’t like rules.

As Dallas and Callum face off and engage, out for each other’s blood, they can’t stop the consuming fire between them and the outcome they already see coming…

The storm of the century.

This is a standalone novel, set in the Five Brothers world.

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✭ NBJ TOP RECOMMENDATION | FATHER’S BEST FRIEND + AGE GAP + SECRET IDENTITY + ROAD TRIP + FORCED PROXIMITY

I’ve been in love with Trace Bishop half my life…

And I’ve been hiding it just as long.

He’s my father’s best friend.

The man who tracked me down and kept me safe my entire childhood… The man who looked me in the eyes six years ago and said we were impossible. So I poured my longing into love songs. Songs no one knows are about Trace.

I shared them with the world under a secret identity and won a Grammy.

Just another thing to hide.

Then one stupid kiss changes everything.

Trace can’t want me back.

It would cost him his friends, his family, and the life he’s built.

And I’m tired of wanting the impossible.

So I run…

Straight into the crosshairs of someone who knows all my secrets and doesn’t care who gets hurt. Trace does what he always does–he finds me.

But this time, he’s not tracking his best friend’s son. He’s tracking the man whose kiss he can’t forget.

The man he’ll burn his life down to keep.

Because if Trace and I want a chance at forever, hiding is no longer an option.

This is a standalone novel in the Made Marian Legacy series, a spin-off from the Made Marian and The Billionaire Brotherhood series.

Series recommended reading order: Rescuing Dr. Marian | Burning for Alexander | Owning Jett | Tracking Wolfe | Holding Gabriel (2027)

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AGE GAP + FORBIDDEN + FATHER’S BEST FRIEND

He’s the love of her life…and the one man she can never have.

Amelia Kade is ready to grow up. She’s loved the same man since she was young, and it’s time to let go of her hopeless childhood crush. Especially because he isn’t just any man—he’s her father’s best friend. Her godfather. Even if he did want her (which he absolutely doesn’t) their relationship is forbidden.

Matis Moreau is ready for something new. He’s been running a kink club in Paris for the last thirty years, and it’s time to move on. The only problem is…he doesn’t have anything to move on to. He’s a lonely fifty-three-year-old man in desperate need of a life.

Then, one day his best friend’s daughter devises a plan. Amelia will find him a real partner, and in return, he’ll help her find a man worthy of her charm and beauty. But no matter how hard they try—no matter how many dates they set each other up on—no one else can measure up. They’re both falling hard for the one person they definitely shouldn’t touch.

And once they give in to illicit temptation, the fire between them may prove so strong it’ll burn everything to the ground…

This is a standalone novel in the Salacious Legacy series, a second generation spin-off from the Salacious Players’ Club series.

Series recommended reading order: The Good Girl Effect | The Rule of Three | The Daddy’s Girl | The Brat (2027)

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VAMPIRES + POLYAMORY

Four ruthless vampires. Enemies by history. Allies by necessity. Bound by the gods themselves to…me.

Hidden in the human world, I was meant to live quietly, unaware of the power bound beneath my skin. But magic doesn’t stay buried forever. Neither do secrets. When the bindings on my power begin to crack, the truth is finally set free—and so are the men fate tied me to.

The King of fire who would rather kill me than kiss me.

The Prince of starlight, my childhood friend, whose tie to me could cost him everything.

The King of ice, whose cruelty is only matched by his coldness.

And the King of earth and blood, whose feral nature and death toll is feared by every being in all four kingdoms.

These are the men destined to love me…if we can only stop trying to kill one another first.

But when the truth about me is uncovered, they say my power could fracture our world. That demons are hunting me. That war is coming—whether I’m ready or not.

What they don’t say is how impossible it will be to resist.

Because the bond doesn’t ask.

It claims.

And when my magic finally awakens, it won’t just bind me to my destiny—it will decide the fate of the very realm.

This is the first book in the all-new Blood Bound series.

Series reading order: Crown of Crimson and Crows | Throne of Traitors and Thorns (Feb 2027) | Vow of Visions and Vengeance (Aug 2027)

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SECRET FLING + SMALL TOWN

I read the grumpy skeptic’s fortune in the bottom of a coffee cup. The grounds say he’ll find true love, but I tell him to expect a flirty fall fling…

In my defense, he thinks I’m a fraud and made it clear he doesn’t believe in l-o-v-e. I try to forget him, but he keeps appearing wherever I go. Then he offers me five grand per hour to break a family curse he swears is real. Considering I need the money to repair the roof of my haunted manor, I help him.

Our sessions end before the autumn equinox, and instead of walking away he proposes a new deal: be each other’s until Halloween. Against my better judgment, I agree, but with strict rules.

Between sneaking around at the apple orchard and finding each other in the hay maze, I catch myself not wanting to keep him my dirty little secret. The town’s meddling matchmakers don’t know their beloved Jamie is Jameson Cross, a billionaire in hiding. Or that he’s in my bed every night. When the paparazzi track him down and the tabloids leak that he’s dating a witch, his bags are already packed for New York.

The cup said he’d find his forever, and I don’t believe it’s me. Magically, the stubborn man who’s never been able to commit to anyone longer than thirty days is determined to prove me wrong.

And I think the universe might be on his side. Pfft.

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

Series recommended reading order: Flirty Fall Fling | Candy Cane Crush (Dec 2027) | Summertime Swoon (Apr 2027)

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FORBIDDEN + DARK ACADEMIA + ENEMIES TO LOVERS + DYSTOPIAN ROMANTIC FANTASY

Poet Graves has only ever wanted to be free. But no matter where she turns, she’s held captive—by a power she doesn’t understand, a truth she no longer believes in, and a love she can’t deny.

As Poet is drawn further into Rook’s world, his secrets force her to question who she can trust. But when friends turn into enemies, enemies prove to be allies, and the place that was once a safe harbor is revealed as the eye of the storm, Poet’s only choice is to fight for what she believes in.

When New Manhattan’s darkest secrets refuse to stay hidden, the cause Poet and Rook fight for will be called into question. The answers are out there…and they could destroy everything.

This is the second book in the Storm Breaker trilogy.

Series reading order: Storm Breaker | Storm Caller

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FAKE DATING + SMALL TOWN

Theo
I’m just me—plain, boring Theo. Everyone’s friend but no one’s boyfriend. Dating apps don’t work for me, and the one time I try to change my image is a total disaster.
All I want is someone to come home to and hold hands with. A boyfriend who’ll love me. It doesn’t help that I have this silly crush on Jaxon Polaris, our sexy, gorgeous, district attorney. He’s a flirt who’s never without a date. No matter how nice he is to me, I know the truth. A man like Jaxon would never be interested in someone like me.

Jaxon
I love being the district attorney of Appleton Falls, but I definitely have dreams of sitting on the bench. When the leader of the party approaches me, suggesting I run for a judgeship, I’m thrilled…until he tells me my image as a party boy might hurt me with small-town voters. I can’t deny it—I’ve had more than my share of lovers, and I’ve never hidden my desire to remain single. His suggestion? Find a nice guy and make him my boyfriend.
Problem is, I don’t know any nice guys…except shy, quiet Theo Sweeny.

Reluctantly, Theo agrees to my boyfriend proposal, and the man proceeds to challenge me at every turn. Shy? He’s stubborn and feisty. But his kisses are so sweet, and I can’t stop thinking about him. Being with Theo means I’ll have to tell him my truth—a secret that could prevent me from achieving my dreams. But the more I get to know Theo, the more I come to realize: Win or lose the election, what I’m searching for might be right here by my side.

This is a standalone novel in the Appleton Falls series.

Series recommended reading order: Holiday Huddle | Hide and Seek | The Boyfriend Proposal

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OPPOSITES ATTRACT + HOCKEY ROMANCE

Julian Langley has everything a man could ever want—a sprawling Manhattan townhouse, a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, and ownership of the New York Vipers, one of the most coveted franchises in professional hockey. What he doesn’t have, and will never allow himself, is anyone who matters too much. Carrying a devastating loss that completely reshaped him, Julian has since built his life around the certainty that nothing will ever cost him that dearly again.

Harper Hawthorne isn’t looking for a billionaire. She’s looking for a way to keep the lights on. Single-handedly holding her world together since she was a teenager, Harper works two jobs, lives in a rent-controlled apartment on the Lower East Side, and sacrifices everything for her younger brother. When an unexpected phone call lands her a chauffeur job behind the wheel of Julian’s car, she takes it for exactly what it is: a paycheck.

Julian notices everything about her. Harper tries not to notice anything about him. What begins as a professional arrangement starts to crack at the edges when Harper proves, repeatedly and effortlessly, that she’s unlike anyone Julian has ever encountered before. She’s too sharp to ignore, too genuine to keep at arm’s length, and entirely unimpressed by his world in a way that makes it impossible for him to stop thinking about her.

Julian doesn’t do commitment. Harper doesn’t believe in fairy tales. But some collisions are inevitable and some people are worth every risk you swore you’d never take again.

This is a standalone novel in the New York Vipers series.

Series recommended reading order: Grizz | Julian

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SINGLE DAD

A broken surf champion. A driven single father. And one summer that forces them to choose between the lives they planned and the love they never saw coming…

Once a rising surf champion, Rowan Delaney now works at a Waikiki surf shack, her ocean view a constant reminder of the injury that ended her career. Then she meets Kelsey, a lonely young girl on vacation who has her eyes on the whitecaps and a hunger to ride them. Teaching her is the first thing that’s felt right in months. The only problem? Kelsey’s controlling, workaholic single father—who’s far too attractive for Rowan’s peace of mind.

Hawaii is strictly business to Everett Hale. Open a luxury hotel, secure his promotion, and return to New York with the moody daughter he’s struggling to reach. The last thing he needs is a stubborn free spirit like Rowan teaching Kelsey to chase waves instead of opportunities. But she’s showing his daughter how to be fearless—and making him fall for the one woman he can’t take home.

Like the perfect wave, one summer could change everything…and neither of them is ready for the fallout.

This is a standalone novel.

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SHIFTERS + FATED MATES + PARANORMAL ROMANCE

Rune
Today is my thirtieth birthday. My parents mailed me a gift, like they always do, but I accidentally nick my thumb while opening the box.
A tiny drop of blood wells on my skin. And without thought, I press the tip of my thumb between my lips and close my eyes.
When I open them, I’m no longer in my apartment.
I’m on the side of a mountain. Standing in the rain.
Convinced this isn’t real, I seek shelter in a cave. But I’m unable to stop myself from moving deeper into the cavern.
Where I find him.
A man, lying inside a hidden chamber, sleeping atop an altar.
My body is not my own as I walk closer. As I reach out to touch him.
To see if he’s real.
But then a force stills my hand above his face. And my heart… stops beating. The muscle freezes inside my ribs.
While I panic, unable to move, I watch as a single drop of blood beads on my thumb. And falls. Landing perfectly between his parted lips.
He opens his eyes. My heart finally resumes beating. I stumble back, falling…
And land on my apartment floor.
It was a dream. A hallucination. Not real.
Except my clothes are wet.
And I feel the weight of him inside my chest.

Vameer
I only meant to lie down for a little while. A few weeks to rest.
Gods, I just needed to rest.
But instead of waking on my own, I’m woken by the unmistakable taste of my mate’s blood on my tongue.
We lock eyes. My solid black orbs to her human ones. But then she disappears.
When I follow her scent to the entrance of the cave, I find that the world has changed.
I don’t know where my mate went.
I don’t know how to find my brother.
But I know I must find both of them before my enemies do.
And I fear I may have slept longer than I meant to.

This is the second book in the Bonded Souls series.

Series recommended reading order: Volik | Vameer

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SINGLE DAD + SECOND CHANCES + HOCKEY ROMANCE

Hendrix Sinclair is everything I’ve ever wanted and nothing I could ever have.

He’s hockey’s hottest single dad, with a sinfully sexy smile and a deliciously dirty mouth. One I’ve loved for nearly half my life. Not that anyone but the two of us have ever known that fun little fact . . .

We spent a decade in two different cities.
Chasing two different dreams.
And were supposed to be falling in love with two different people.
Only I never did.

He was busy becoming the NHL’s newest superstar, while I was fighting to become one of the biggest names in professional soccer.

Now, after years spent convincing myself we could never work, it only takes one look, one searing kiss, and one forbidden night to unravel everything I thought I knew.

It also only takes one day to shatter it all.

This is a standalone novel in the Love & Legacy series.

Series recommended reading order: Sweet Temptation | Sweet Addiction | Sweet Surrender | Sweet Oblivion | Sweet Salvation | Sweet Redemption

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GOTHIC ROMANCE

She was never just the voice he shaped . . .

A rising soprano with a gift she is only just learning to embrace, Christine Daaé has moved through the glittering world of the Opera Populaire longing to find her purpose. Instead, she finds herself caught between two men who refuse to let her slip quietly into the chorus.

One is Raoul, her childhood friend turned devoted admirer, offering her a future filled with warmth, safety, and a love that feels like sunlight. The other is a mysterious masked figure who lurks beneath the Opera House: The Phantom. His brilliance, obsession, and dangerous devotion to nurturing Christine’s talents ignites a dark and complicated passion in her heart.

As Christine’s star ascends, so does the tension between Raoul and the Phantom. She must decide who she is when the curtain falls—and what she’s willing to risk for the life she wants.

This is a standalone novel, a reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera.

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