Chasing Dreams
When Elena Santiago joins the Johnsons' seasonal crew at the cane farm in Duckinwilla Creek, she plans to stay only three months-just long enough to complete the final leg of her journey before returning to Brazil to reshape her family's fifth-generation farm. But from the moment Guy Johnson sees the quiet, yet confident woman with bright ideas and a deep connection to the land, something shifts.As they work together on the farm, their professional respect slowly deepens through shared sunrises in the fields, stargazing at night, and long talks about generational farming.As Elena's departure draws near, Guy faces a choice he never expected: hold on to the comfort of the familiar or follow the woman who's quietly captured his heart.
Honor
Major Mark Lopez was always the light.The smile in the storm.The steady laugh in the face of chaos.But light like that doesn't come from peace-it's forged from pain.As a child, safety was something Mark dreamed of but never truly knew.So he learned to find joy in the cracks.To protect others, so no one else had to feel what he did.Then a mission went sideways-A blast.A hospital bed.And her.Mia Harper walks in with sharp eyes, a knowing smile, and a secret she's not sharing.She's beautiful, mischievous, and mysterious. And somehow, she knows more than she's saying.Intrigued, Mark finds that he wants her more than he should.But the truth has a way of rising.And scars refuse to heal-especially when the past comes crashing back.Mark's only hope is to uncover what really happened twenty-five years ago.This is where his story begins.And where Blackstone becomes something more.
Darkness Falls
She thinks she's safe.He thinks he's won.But it's far from over.Emily McPhee is smiling again-wrapped in comfort, in him.But safety is just a story we tell ourselves to sleep at night.Scars don't vanish.And love doesn't equal protection.Not when the rot is lurking from the inside.And when the cracks begin to show-everyone becomes a suspect.Seth can't see what's standing right in front of him.While they chase shadows and tug at threads... darkness remains.Quiet.Patient.Closer than they think.Silence speaks louder than any confession.And what was buried in the dark must always come to light.Intended for 18+. Ends with a cliffhanger. May contain triggers.
Escape (Discreet Edition)
Agent Keith has always been the quiet type except...On the ice.On the battlefield.And never when it came to the girl he loved.Lexi was the one he chased, he fought for, and never stopped wanting.They fell fast and hard, and then life pulled the rug out-War.Loss.A goodbye he never got to give.Trapped in a life she didn't choose, Lexi is bound to a man who thrives on control and violence. But something doesn't add up. Why didn't she run?Keith does what he's trained to do-pushes back, digs deeper, but this time, he gets too close.What he uncovers is darker than he imagined. A gang with deep roots, a brother with blood on his hands, and a woman determined to fight for justice-even if it kills her.Now that he knows the stakes, he's all in-Because this time, he refuses to leave without her. This is where their second chance begins.And where Blackstone becomes a reckoning.
Escape
Agent Keith has always been the quiet type except...On the ice.On the battlefield.And never when it came to the girl he loved.Lexi was the one he chased, he fought for, and never stopped wanting.They fell fast and hard, and then life pulled the rug out-War.Loss.A goodbye he never got to give.Trapped in a life she didn't choose, Lexi is bound to a man who thrives on control and violence. But something doesn't add up. Why didn't she run?Keith does what he's trained to do-pushes back, digs deeper, but this time, he gets too close.What he uncovers is darker than he imagined. A gang with deep roots, a brother with blood on his hands, and a woman determined to fight for justice-even if it kills her.Now that he knows the stakes, he's all in-Because this time, he refuses to leave without her. This is where their second chance begins.And where Blackstone becomes a reckoning.
The Man who Came from Away
In 1970, screenwriter Winston Barber comes to Cape Breton to seek out stories that might make good movies. In Glace Bay, he discovers welcome and confrontation, community and conflict, and stories galore...including one in which he finds himself playing the lead.With this book, Jeremy Akerman returns to the scene of his first novel, Black Around the Eyes. In that book, set in the 1920s, Glace Bay is riding the boom of coal production, and the workers struggle for their fair share of the results. By 1970, Cape Breton coal is well into its long decline, and the action is more often at the pensioners' hall than at the colliery. But some issues, and some passions, do not change.
Me and My Shadow
A dragon, a demon lord, and a doppelganger walk into a bar...May Northcott is a woman at the end of her rope. She'd almost gotten used to her employer, the ex-demon lord Magoth, spending his days hanging around her home and interrupting her private moments with her dragon lover Gabriel. Then trouble appears in the form of a nearly dead man on her doorstep.With May fighting to control the dragon shard, Magoth wrangling to regain his position and powers, and a mysterious and deadly dragon bent on their destruction, Gabriel has his work cut out for him. Now, he'll have to claw his way through all the distractions and convince May that their love is strong enough to conquer all of their enemiesMe and My Shadow is the third book in the New York Times bestselling Silver Dragon series, which follows the Green Dragon series.
The Build-A-Boyfriend Project
Bestselling and award-winning author Mason Deaver's adult romance debut follows a journalist in a dead-end job who agrees to teach his disastrous blind date how to be a better boyfriend. Readers will delight in this sweet and steamy queer romance with trans representation! Eli Francis is stuck. Stuck in an assistant position at the online magazine Vent when he should be a writer. Stuck with a boss who dangles a promotion but would rather he just fetch the coffee. Stuck working alongside the ex who has had no trouble moving up at work...or moving on.When Eli's roommates push him to date so he can get over his ex once and for all, they set him up with Peter Park. Tall, handsome, and unbelievably awkward. The date is a complete disaster, and further proof to Eli that love isn't for him. But when his boss overhears Eli recounting the catastrophic night, he suggests teaching Peter to be a better boyfriend through a series of simulated dates so he can write an article about it.But Eli has other ideas...Eli plays along, pretending to write the article, while secretly interviewing Peter about growing up queer in the South and coming-of-age dating wise in adulthood. Eli hopes writing this sort of piece will finally get him the promotion he deserves. And in exchange, he will teach Peter how to be a better boyfriend.But the more time Eli spends with Peter, the closer they become, and the lines between what's real and what's fake begin to blur. Before long Eli is forced to face his greatest fears to become the writer he wants to be and secure the love he's always needed.
Boys Who Taint
Hating them has never felt so sinful ...My half sister died at the hands of a friend, and I vowed to make him pay.In the midst of a brewing war between two rival families, the mysterious and friendly Grey Westbrook sweeps me off my feet when I need it the most.However, my childhood friend Levi Torres-now an obsessive, vicious boy-has made it his mission to erase him from my life.His arrogant and hedonistic cousin Apollo Torres offers protection against Levi's wrath if I agree to all his filthy demands. But Levi and Apollo aren't my only problems ...A ghost of the past is hunting me, promising sweet vengeance, and the temptation is too big to resist.My body is ravished and ruined, and I don't want the depravity to stop, even if my stalker is someone I know.Three jealous, insatiable boys who were there that night still fight to own me ... Betray me.One is a killer.One is a sinner.One is a big, fat liar.And I will expose them all.From the Author of Sick Boys, Boys Who Taint is a thrilling new Dark Bully RH Romance standalone by New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Clarissa Wild. Book 5 in the Spine Ridge University Series. WARNING: This book includes scenes that may be disturbing to some readers. Please check the list inside the book.
Hard to Fake
It's not every day you ask your older brother's teammate to be your fake boyfriend. But desperate times call for gorgeous, impulsive measures.Miles Garrett is a pro basketball player with a heartstopping smile and infamous cocky charm.But to me, he's always been more than a celebrity. Miles is the guy who puts friends and family first...and my college crush.When my sorority sister decides to bring my ex to our reunion, I need a plus-one who can have my back and save my pride. Asking Miles is the perfect solution.Until he raises the stakes for both of us.He says he's only playing to win. He'll be the best fake boyfriend I've ever had. But his gaze hunts mine across a crowded room. He protects me with a fierceness that steals my breath. Our just-for-show kisses ignite a wildfire inside me.I'm fighting feelings that have been simmering for years. Soon our pretend relationship starts feeling dangerously legit...Because it's hard to fake what's always been real.Tropesteammate's little sisterbrother's best friendfake datingpro athlete herocinnamon roll herohe'd do anything for hersassy heroinecollege crushonly one bedHard to Fake is a pro basketball romance with banter, spice, and all the swoony vibes. It's the first book in the Denver Kodiaks series. Miles and Brooke's story continues in Hard to Take.Want even more Denver Kodiaks? Read the King of the Court series for Clay and Nova's story! (It is NOT necessary to read King of the Court before reading Denver Kodiaks): Game ChangerShot TakerPlay MakerGame Day
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Scandalous Bid
One drunken bid. An unforgettable date. A promise to never see each other again.Jenna Grant, an up-and-coming PR phenom, is working her ass off for the promotion that will finally get her family out of crushing medical debt. She doesn't have time for distractions - especially the romantic kind. So when she finds herself the accidental tipsy winner of her firm's charity auction, going on a lavish 24-hour dream date with New York's hottest NHL player is the last thing she wants. Not that she can afford the vomit inducing fifty-thousand-dollar price tag either. So when the bachelor proposes a deal to cover her debt, ensuring the bid doesn't fall to the next highest bidder, his unhinged celebrity ex, Jenna reluctantly agrees to a day of romance to save herself from financial ruin.Determined to keep things strictly professional, Jenna vows to maintain a "no strings attached" mantra. But Dalton Ward, with his six-foot-two frame, piercing green eyes, and undeniable charm, is anything but a strictly professional kind of guy. Their connection is explosive, igniting a passion that threatens to derail her carefully constructed life.Can Jenna juggle her demanding career, Dalton's vengeful ex who's out to ruin her reputation, and a promise to forget the most unbelievable man she's ever met? Doubt it.
