Tropes: Age Gap, Older Sister’s Ex, Protective Hero, Forced Proximity
Cover Design: Black Widow Designs
When Kaiden Hart, the captain of the Charleston Coyotes hockey team, comes to my aid in an emergency, it’s the first time I’ve seen him since I was a young girl.
And boy, have the years been kind to him.
When he invites me out to dinner, accepting seems like the polite thing to do.
At least that’s what I tell myself.
How else can I justify wanting to be near my older sister’s ex-boyfriend?
It couldn’t have anything to do with his piercing blue eyes and kissable lips.
Who cares if he’s got chiseled abs and a rear end I could bounce a quarter off of?
It’s definitely not how protective he is toward me. Or how thoughtful he is offering me his spare room when I need a temporary place to stay.
I know I should refuse. Really, I should run in the opposite direction.
But it’s too late. I’m already falling for him.
Now, all I can think about is catching the captain.
Jacob Chance grew up in New England and still lives there today. He’s a martial artist, a football fan, a practical joker, and junk food lover.
A USA Today bestselling author of sports romance and romantic suspense, Jacob plans on writing many more stories.
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Title: His Queen
Series: Dark Sovereign Underboss Series Book 2
Author: Bella J.
Genre: Dark Romance/Mafia Romance / Forbidden Romance
Release Date: June 29, 2023
Cover Design: Deranged Doctor Designs
I knew loving him would be my downfall.
I just didn’t think it would happen so soon.
There’s always a price to pay when you’re loved by a man like Nicoli Del Rossa.
He’s my king. The captor of my heart.
But with the Dark Sovereign empire comes savage enemies thirsting for bloodshed, and when a mafia war is raging, buried secrets are brought to the surface.
While my husband does everything to protect me, I start to see the cracks in his truth. The lies, the deception, it begins to unfold, and I no longer know who I can trust.
But all it takes is one night apart.
One night of living in the dark.
One night…and I remember everything.
Now, I’m no longer the woman he married. I’m no longer his hummingbird with a white lace ribbon in her hair. Instead, I’m a shattered soul grappling with haunting recollections, and no one can save me.
Not even him.
If you love the sexy and steamy romantic suspense worlds of Nicole Fox, Rina Kent, and Ana Huang, you will love this series!
Bella Jewel has revealed the gorgeous cover for Colt!
Releasing: June 22, 2023
Cover Design: Ben Ellis – Tall Story Design
Dear Chloe, F**k you. There’s no other way to put it. You ruined my life. You took everything from me. You f**king broke my heart. You don’t deserve this letter. Hell, you don’t deserve the air I breathe. That doesn’t matter now anyway because you’re gone. You’re gone, but she’s here. Did you do that on purpose? Did you send her to that house, our house, to rub it in? To remind me of the raw and fractured mess you left? I bet you’re laughing. I know you are. You wanted to take the knife and twist it one more time. You wanted to make sure I forever remembered the gaping wound you left. Well, as far as I’m concerned, you’re not only dead in the ground but you’re dead to me, too. I’ll never breathe your name again. I’ll never give you the satisfaction. As for her…maybe I’ll make it my mission to ensure she suffers. So you can look down from above, screaming for me to stop, but knowing there isn’t a single thing you can do to make me. That’ll be my revenge. I couldn’t do it to you, but I can do it to her. You’ll regret sending her to me. Enjoy the show. Colt.
Bella Jewel is a self published, USA Today bestselling author. She’s been publishing since 2013. Her first release was a contemporary romance, Hell’s Knights which topped the charts upon release. Since that time, she has published over twenty-five novels, gaining a bestseller status on numerous platforms. She lives in North Queensland with her fiancé and four beautiful kids. Bella has been writing since she was just shy of fifteen years old. In Summer 2013 she was offered an ebook deal through Montlake Romance for her bestselling modern day pirate series, Enslaved By The Ocean. In 2016 she signed a three book deal with St Martin’s Press, and another three just a year later. She plans to expand her writing career, planning many new releases for the future.
Lulu Moore has revealed the gorgeous cover for Huck!
Releasing: June 28, 2023
Cover Design: Lori Jackson Designs
Alternate Cover Design: Emily Wittig Designs
You don’t date the Coach’s daughter. It’s the first thing you learn in Hockey 101. Except whoever made that rule had never met Nora Campbell. She came into my life like the blondest ray of sunshine, and I thought all my dreams had come true. Then I found out who she was. For two excruciating years I’ve crushed on her from afar, keeping my distance while she’s been working her magic rehabbing my injured teammates. For two years I’ve been concentrating on my game; honing my skills, my speed and my strength to become the best defenseman in the league. It all pays off the day I’m made Captain. Unfortunately for me, it’s the same day an injury forces me to seek help from the one person who definitely shouldn’t be putting their hands on me, and the only person I want. The more time we spend together, the harder it becomes to resist her. And the harder it becomes to remember the one rule I’m supposed to follow above all else. Because it’s the one rule that was made to be broken.
Paperback copies will be available in both covers!
Meet Lulu
Lulu started writing by accident, and somehow found herself stuck in a fictional world of ice hockey, baseball and billionaires. A world she has no plans to leave. She’s the creator of The New York Players Series, The Tuesday Club Series, and her newest sports romance series – The New York Lions – the worst team in the M.L.B. She’s a big fan of strong heroines, because those fierce alphas need someone to keep them in check. You’ll find her navigating her way through Romance Land one HEA at a time, and trying to figure out the latest social media platform she needs to post to.
Jewel E. Ann has revealed the gorgeous cover for Right Guy, Wrong Word!
Releasing: August 3, 2023
Cover Design: Emily Wittig Designs
Do books have souls?
Anna Black has the perfect novel choice for her book club. She also has a sexy new neighbor who jumps at the opportunity to join fellow bookworms in discussing her pick for their summer read.
It’s lust at first sight and the marriage of two literary souls.
The charismatic owner of a new T-shirt store in Des Moines’s East Village, Eric Steinmann, has a confident air and an irresistible “mating dance.” He’s almost perfect … until he says the wrong word.
Will Anna and Eric write their own story? Or will their chemistry die when fiction turns into reality?
**Right Guy, Wrong Word was originally written as a short story, The Last Person. It’s been revised with significant changes to the original content and extended into a full-length novel.
Jewel is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author with a quirky sense of humor. When she’s not saving the planet one tree at a time, you can find her role modeling questionable behavior to her three boys, binge-watching Netflix with her husband, and writing mind-bending romance.
Escaping the men who would traffic me to a stranger was meant to be the end.
Until I fall into the arms of Saint, the man who would become my saviour.
I can’t think about justice, not while I feel so broken.
But as Saint glues the pieces of me back together, I realise all we truly have between us is lies.
Lies threatening to detonate to all we love.
Saint:
I no longer recognise myself.
Am I Ryker? The man who has no place in a criminal organisation?
Or am I Saint? The proud preacher of the Iron Outlaws MC?
I thought I knew who the bad guys were until I became one of them.
Now I only know two things for sure. The moment Briar fell into my arms, my world tilted. And the only way out of this mess is to reveal who I really am and pray we survive the vengeance the club will seek for the lies we’ve told.
The Iron Outlaws MC are back and boy do we have a pickle of a story so to speak. We have Preacher Man aka Saint aka a man of many names. For years he has been with the gang giving them a little bit of the man he is but also gained their trust. What started as a way into the gang has turned into a family he never had. Brothers looking out for each and friendships growing in a way he never saw coming. S. Cole not only created this man of mystery but has led him into a world he must decide to destroy or give up his whole life for MC Gang that has made him feel like he belongs at last. Then we have a woman who not only reminds him of his mother and sister but this is where S. Cole really takes us more into the story. Two people, one in danger of losing their life and another who just wants her life back but is afraid. We see one man feeling like Judas one minute then a hero in a woman’s eyes he is starting to feel for more than just rescuing making him wonder when his whole life turned upside down. S. Cole and her MC Gang in a way is like the show Sons of Anarchy coming to life but with so much at stake mixed with some mafia and you got a hit you don’t want to pass. Loved seeing Spark and Irish and boy seeing King unsure of where his club is going now just makes you wonder what S. Cole will have in store for our King next. Readers beware because once you start reading about a member in the Iron Outlaws you going to want more and not stop this is where S. Cole just pulls you in for more. Loved it.
“I received an eBook copy from the publisher for the purpose of an honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own.”
The tattoo across my right hip says it all really. A Life Less Ordinary. Inked by the amazingly talented Luke Wessman at the Wooster Street Social Club (a.k.a. New York Ink). Why is it important? Well, it sums up my view on life. That we should all aspire to live a life that is less boring, less predictable. Be bold, and do something amazing. I’ve made some crazy choices. I’ve been a car maker, a consultant, and even a senior executive at a large retailer running strategy. Born in England, spent time in the U.S. and Japan, before ending up in Canada where I met my own, personal hero – all six and a half feet of him. Both of us are scorpios! Yeah, I know! Should have checked the astrological signs earlier, but somehow it works for us. We have two amazing kids, who I either could never part with or could easily be convinced to sell on e-bay.
I’ve wanted to be a writer for a really long time. Check through my office cupboards or my computer and you’ll find half written stories and character descriptions everywhere. Now I’m getting the chance to follow that dream.
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Morgan Shaw is my soulmate. She has no idea how much I desire her to fill the needs I crave. I’ve dedicated the last four years to learning everything I could about her. If my desire for her ever came to light before she realized how much she loved me, I would be labeled a stalker.
Some might find it a little creepy how I watch her every move. I find it exhilarating. I’ve even uprooted my entire life for her. Now this man has come into the picture and is not part of my plan. I see the girl’s heads turn as he walks by, but Ryan Marshall has nothing on me and my love for Morgan. My obsession with her goes to my soul’s deepest, darkest depths. If I can’t have her, then no one else can.
It’s almost time, Morgan, to be together forever. – The Ringmaster
Okay this book totally topped all of Kelly Ellliott’s Montana books in a way that is unusual. In Morgan’s story we have a man, ringmaster who will stop at nothing until Morgan is theirs. Now as villains go this one definitely surprised me the way Kelly Elliott created him. The ringmaster is definitely the least person you expect it to be and seeing Kelly Elliott trick us like this was mindblowing. Then we have Morgan and Ryan,two people perfect and intune to each other makes you wonder why Ryan never pushed it past friendship. I loved seeing these two together overcoming their doubts and leaping into a love that is just amazing between them. To some people their new relationship might be a little too fast but when it comes to these two you know how right is with them and finally happening. Kelly Elliott also brings us Blayze, Georgiana and the whole family again in a way like a reunion making us believe where there is family and friends love will be plentiful. All in all love seeing this whole new generation and applaud Kelly Ellliott for making each story lifelike, loveable and seeing how far this talented authors imagination can go.
“I received an eBook copy from the publisher for the purpose of an honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own.”
Meet Kelly Elliott
Kelly Elliott is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling contemporary romance author. Her bestselling works include, Wanted, Broken, Lost Love, and Never Enough, to name a few.
Kelly lives in central Texas with her husband, Gus, her chocolate lab, four cats, and endless wildlife creatures. When she’s not writing, Kelly enjoys reading and spending time with her family.
To find out more about Kelly and her books, you can find her through her website. www.kellyelliottauthor.com
First rule of being a nanny? Don’t fall for the single dad, even if he is smoking hot.
But that’s exactly what happens when grumpy small-town sheriff Asher Whitlock reluctantly hires me to take care of his daughter for the summer. Neither of us is thrilled with the arrangement, but he’s desperate for help, and I need the money for grad school this fall.
All we need to do is keep our distance and remain professional . . . turns out, that’s easier said than done.
Instead of focusing on my future, all I see is the strong jawline, crystal-blue eyes, and rock-hard body right in front of me. We try to resist each other, but we end up crossing every line until I’m in his bed.
I tell myself it’s just this once.
Okay, twice.
All right, every night.
But it’s got to end–he’s fourteen years older than me, with a kid and a stressful job. Have I mentioned my dad is his boss? Then there’s the past I’m trying to forget. Secrets aren’t easy to keep and mine are getting too big to hide.
Walking away is never simple but when I do, I can’t look back.
Even if it means leaving behind the man I was never meant to love.
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💋Melena’s Reviews💋
There are two words to describe FORBIDDEN HEARTS by Corinne Michaels and that is HOLY CRAP. Readers do not skip this book because it may be a cliche, the nanny and the father because there is so much more and the start of a new series that will make you want more of them. Corinne Michaels not only has created a beautiful story about a little girl and her unable to hear but we see a father doing everything he can to care for his little girl. All his life Asher has been the big brother, the responsible one and lastly a Dad, he’s never been just Asher the guy. Then we have Phoebe, who first time ever not only turns his life upside down but makes him want to be so much more. Everybody comes to him for problems and to talk to but no one really is there for him until Phoebe. Now the age-gap might seem a problem to him but the heart wants what it wants and it is Phoebe who has broken down all his steel walls so to speak. Seeing Phoebe with Olivia got to me as well because here is a girl who is so wise for her age and really cares about little Olivia. Corinne Michaels did a beautiful job showing her readers the world of sign language between father and daughter and how easily it is to fall in love with Asher and Liv. It was beautiful coming to Sugar Loaf and even seeing glimpses of previous characters like the Arrowood brothers. Loved it cannot wait to see what she does next with the Whitlock family. AWESOME!!
“I received an eBook copy from the publisher for the purpose of an honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own.”
Meet Corinne
Corinne Michaels is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of romance novels. Her stories are chock full of emotion, humor, and unrelenting love, and she enjoys putting her characters through intense heartbreak before finding a way to heal them through their struggles.
Corinne is a former Navy wife and happily married to the man of her dreams. She began her writing career after spending months away from her husband while he was deployed–reading and writing were her escapes from the loneliness. Corinne now lives in Virginia with her husband and is the emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun-loving mom of two beautiful children.
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