Stranger 1886
Flats Junction is a town torn in half as the war between the two doctors spills into everyday life. Businesses are forced to choose sides, as are the people who own them. Caught in the middle are Kate, Marie and Jane, each with their own ambitions and fears. Kate, postponing her wedding for political reasons, attempts to hold onto power as the newly elected Mayor, even as she faces her own death. Marie begins to lose the battle of her depression and deep changes within her family. Jane works alongside her doctor husband to find answers to the disease threatening people and livestock, which may also be the way to stop the terrible rift at the core of Flats Junction itself.The only way forward is to look back. Can Kate, Marie and Jane heal the wounds of the past in time to save their future?
Say You'll Be There
Imagine bumping into your first love at speed dating, a decade after he ghosted you.Photographer Emma Anderson isn't looking for love. She doesn't date seriously, keeps men at arm's length, and definitely doesn't do vulnerability-not after the way things ended with her first love, Jake Griffin, in high school. The fallout was brutal: cyberbullying that forced her to switch schools, and radio silence from the boy who had once been her best friend. Since then, Emma's buried the past so deeply that no one, not even her closest friends-or Emma herself-knows the full story.So when she reluctantly goes speed dating, she doesn't expect to see Jake sitting across from her. And she definitely doesn't expect to agree when her best friend suggests a good old-fashioned sexorcism to get over him once and for all. As Emma and Jake fall back into each other's lives, Emma is forced to face the past she's spent years avoiding-and risk her heart on the one person who already broke it.
Unrequited Love
Amelia Hamilton doesn't need any reminders of her past-especially not her ex-husband Jack. But when a clause in her estranged father's will stipulates she spend four weeks at his mountain lodge, she finds herself in the snowy hills of Montana to fulfill his last request. Though beautiful, the resort's history is steeped in turmoil, and someone wants Amelia gone-for good. An attack on her life sends Amelia fleeing down the mountain, and right into a raging blizzard.A knock on his door in the middle of the night brings Jack Prescott face-to-face with his ex-wife, Mia. Battered and bruised from an apparent car accident, her reaction isn't at all what he expects-it's worse. Mia has no memory of him or their tumultuous past. Suddenly they finds themselves isolated in close quarters, bound by a past that Mia can't remember and Jack refuses to forget. As fragments of Mia's buried memories begin to resurface, they unravel a web of deception and betrayal that puts their fragile truce-and their very lives-at risk.
Castle Craneycrow
Castle craneycrow follows an individual whose comfortable life in New York City is disrupted by unexpected encounters that blend humor, loyalty, and the pull of unresolved emotions. The story opens with a light hearted yet unusual incident involving a would-be intruder whose capture leads not to conflict but to an unlikely companionship, revealing the protagonist's mix of charm, recklessness, and generosity. This early episode hints at a larger pattern in which chance meetings reshape personal direction and challenge assumptions about status, trust, and human nature. As the narrative develops, past affections and new complications begin to overlap, drawing the central figure into situations colored by romantic uncertainty, shifting alliances, and the hidden motivations of those connected to a privileged social world. Amid these tensions, the book underscores how affection, duty, and desire compete for influence, and how outward confidence can mask deeper conflicts. Through its combination of wit, romance, and subtle commentary on class, the tale examines how one navigates emotional entanglement while trying to understand what truly matters.
Radha Krishna
A love story between a reformed criminal and a married doctor, set against the fragile, beautiful, and brutal realities of modern India.Radha has lived most of his life in the shadows. Shaped by loyalty, silence, and violence, he carries wounds he never learned to name. Krishna has devoted her life to compassion and truth, a woman of quiet strength who bears the weight of suffering she cannot turn away from. When their worlds collide, neither expects the calm, undeniable gravity that begins to draw them together.He is not a hero.She is not free to love him.And the world they inhabit is unforgiving to those who listen to their hearts.Set against a backdrop of political power, corruption, caste and class inequality, gendered expectations, and hidden violence, their bond becomes both refuge and burden. Love offers them solace, yet demands a cost they may not be able to afford. Each choice pulls them between conscience and desire, safety and truth, duty and the relentless pull of the heart.Some love stories survive the world.Some survive only within us.This is the story of the second kind.Radha Krishna is an intimate and deeply human novel about forbidden love, moral courage, grief, tenderness, and the meaning of loving when destiny has already chosen another path. Set in a society where justice bends and innocence fractures, this is a story that lingers quietly, breathes with emotion, and refuses to fade.If you believe love can be both gentle and fierce, this book is for you.
Red Skies
She's running from her past. He's looking for a future. But a threat to Orca Cove could burn it all down.She's worked hard to curate a perfect new life. Maggie Chambers is Orca Cove's ray of sunshine-or at least, that's what she wants everyone to believe. She has spent years crafting a flawless persona to hide the childhood she'd rather forget. But when her sister calls for help, Maggie's carefully constructed walls begin to crack.He's finally ready to put down roots. Benson Ives has spent his life on the road, following his family's scientific pursuits. All he wants now is stability. He thinks he's found it in Orca Cove, and in Maggie, the kindred spirit across the street who feels like home. But Ben is a man of science, and he knows when the atmosphere is charged with something he can't explain.Red skies are gathering over Orca Cove. As wildfires encroach on the town, threatening the very trees Ben was hired to save, the pressure mounts. Maggie knows she can no longer hide who she is-or her magical ability to summon rain. Revealing her true self might cost her the only future she's ever wanted. With the sky turning red and time running out, Maggie and Ben must fight for their town-and their hearts-before everything turns to ash.
Devilish Intent
Don't miss Con and Grace's story, a steamy second-chance romantic suspense from USA Today bestselling author Morgan James.Anger. Hurt. Betrayal.All the emotions I thought I'd buried bubble to the surface when Grace Delacroix blows back into my life. The girl next door was my best friend, my first love, my everything. Until she wasn't. I'll never forget the way she walked away from me forever-and I'll never forgive her for taking away the thing that meant most to me. Part of me wants to throw her out of my office, but it's far smaller than the part of me that still aches for her.When she asks for help to catch the person stalking her, I can't tell her no. I'll just have to keep my emotions in check and my heart locked up tight. But with Grace, that's easier said than done. Revelations from the past threaten everything I thought I knew, and I find myself falling harder than ever. This time, I'm going to make damn sure we get our happily ever after... as long as the killer doesn't get to her first.*Devilish Intent is the sixth standalone in the Quentin Security Series. There are no cliffhangers, no cheating, and each book ends with a HEA. Warning: Contains scorching alphas and feisty heroines... Read at your own risk!#0.5 Twisted Devil - Jason and Chloe#1 The Devil You Know - Blake and Victoria#2 Devil in the Details - Xander and Lydia#3 Devil in Disguise - Gavin and Kate#4 Heart of a Devil - Vince and Jana#5 Tempting the Devil - Clay and Abby#6 Devilish Intent - Con and Grace
Wrapped in Ink
Liam Montgomery will try everything once.He started his career as a model and turned that opportunity into becoming a bestselling author.The only thing he hasn't tried is a steady relationship.Not that he's looking for one.Arden Brady doesn't get out much.Living with Lupus means sometimes her days aren't her own. She's lived her life to the fullest so far, but the one thing she's never let herself do is fall in love.Then comes Liam.A chance encounter changes the game, and both will have to risk everything they thought important to make this work. Because family secrets and unplanned heartache aren't the only things trying to tear them apart. But if they're lucky, the passion between them might just make this romance thing something they can believe in.**Wrapped in Ink is a friends to lovers, who hurt you, opposites attract romance in the Montgomery Ink: Boulder series featuring Liam and Arden. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
Sated in Ink
Ethan Montgomery thought he had his life figured out until the moment he and his best friend, Lincoln, met a woman in a wedding dress drinking wine out of a paper bag. Love has never been in the cards for him because he doesn't realize what is right in front of him.Lincoln's done his best to ignore his feelings for Ethan and focus on his art. Yet the moment Holland enters the picture, all bets are off and sparks fly.Only Holland is fresh out of a disastrous relationship that ended with her running away from her cheating groom. She's not sure she can trust a man again-let alone two.But the attraction between them cannot be denied and sometimes there's no going back-even when their pasts try to break them apart.**Sated in Ink is a friends to lovers, runaway bride, MMF, friends with benefits romance in the Montgomery Ink: Boulder series featuring Ethan, Holland, and Lincoln. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
Seduced in Ink
The moment Madison McClard's parents announce that her ex is getting married, there's no getting out of their latest scheme.She will marry their perfect candidate or risk losing everything she's built to keep her independence.The one thing her parents don't count on, however: Aaron Montgomery.Aaron Montgomery didn't mean to lie. As soon as he overheard Madison's dilemma, the words fell out of his mouth. Now, he's fake engaged to a woman he barely knows.As the deception mounts, so does the attraction. They told themselves it was only a ruse, but as feelings ramp and dangers surge, this Montgomery may have just met his match.He simply must fight to keep her.**Seduced in Ink is fake engagement, friends to lovers, snowed in contemporary romantic suspense in the Montgomery Ink: Boulder series featuring Aaron and Madison. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
Embraced in Ink
Bristol Montgomery and Marcus Stearn have been best friends for as long as anyone can remember. Despite what others thing-they've only ever been friends.They share a promise to never to fall for one another.No heated looks.No accidental kisses.And no jealousy over other partners.The problem? Years ago, they promised each other that if neither of them was married by the time Bristol turned thirty, they'd marry each other.Even though both have long since decided never to force the other into an arranged marriage, circumstances and sheer stubbornness force them to refuse to back out of their deal.Now, they're determined to get married-even as dangerous exes and feelings they deny, block their path.**Embraced in Ink is a friends to lovers, marriage pact, arranged marriage, contemporary romantic suspense in the Montgomery Ink: Boulder series featuring Bristol and Marcus. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
Simone
The Dagger of OmarA symbol that once united vampire and dreamwalkerSimone, loyal cadre to House Trelane, has never trusted dreamwalkers-especially not Colantha, a woman who wears her power like a crown and hides her secrets behind royal smiles. But when Colantha speaks of the Dagger of Omar, a relic once said to unite vampire and dreamwalker, Simone's world tilts into chaos.She's seen that dagger before.In the hands of Gaius-her former lover and eternal tormentor.Now Gaius has vanished, and whispers of the dagger's reappearance have stirred ancient enemies. To save him-and perhaps herself-Simone must walk a dangerous path between betrayal and desire, uncovering a truth that could ignite another war... or end both their worlds forever.
Filtered Light
Set within a world shaped by devotion-to land, to faith, to one another-the story follows a family navigating long-held expectations and unspoken truths. As buried tensions surface, relationships are tested and assumptions begin to shift in quiet but profound ways.With emotional clarity and moral nuance, Young explores commitment, sacrifice, and the courage required to confront what has been left unsaid.Thoughtful and deeply human, this novel invites readers to linger in the spaces between duty and love, certainty and grace.
Paper Compass A Story of Losing Everything and Finding Direction
'Rishabh Mehta is twenty-one when the life he trusted begins to come apart quietly. A relationship that once felt unshakeable starts slipping into distance, missed calls, and unspoken truths. A first job in Mumbai brings structure, but not meaning. Then one ordinary moment confirms what his heart has been fearing, and the future he imagined disappears without a clean ending.In the aftermath, Rishabh does what most people do. He keeps functioning. He shows up. He pretends he is fine. Until survival starts feeling like stagnation.A startup opportunity offers him a way back to purpose, and for a while, it works. Momentum returns, confidence rises, and he begins to believe he is rebuilding. But ambition, misalignment, and hard realities fracture the dream from within, leaving him once again at the beginning, carrying failure alone.With nowhere left to hide, Rishabh chooses a reset that scares him more than falling. He moves to Europe for an MBA, believing distance might bring clarity. Instead, he finds friction. A language that refuses to slow down. A life that turns every decision into arithmetic. A world with no safety net and no familiar identity to lean on.Paper Compass is a deeply personal, sharply observed story of heartbreak, collapse, and reinvention. It is about the nights you doubt yourself, the mornings you show up anyway, and the quiet courage it takes to choose direction without certainty.Because sometimes you do not need a map. You only need the strength to keep walking.
On the Other Side
I built my life on my belief in justice. Until the day the system proved me wrong.Now I'm back on Hatterwick Island with nothing left-no career, no credibility, and no illusions about the law I once trusted. The only thing heavier than the guilt I carry is knowing I once turned my back on a man who didn't deserve it.Rios Carrera.Twelve years ago, my cousin disappeared, and he was the last one to see her alive. I believed the whispers that he was responsible. I made him the villain of the story-and he has every reason to hate me for it.But when a graduate student vanishes and the police insist she left of her own accord, Rios is the only one willing to look deeper. What starts as a search for the truth drags us into something darker than either of us imagined.Reluctant allies become something far more dangerous. Because the closer we get to uncovering what's been buried on this island for decades, the more I realize justice isn't black and white...and the man I once condemned may be the only one I can trust with my life-and my heart.
The Fake Matchmaker
From the nationally bestselling author of Sari, Not Sari comes a delightful enemies-to-friends-to-lovers romance about how love is sometimes only a click away. While her brothers are finding their soulmates and planning the rest of their lives, Manisha Patel is moving back in with her parents, dodging calls from her cheating Aquarius ex-boyfriend, and avoiding questions about her love life. Worse, she's being forced to help out her father's friend's son, and Manisha would rather be doing anything else. Rohit Khanna may be incredibly hot and have great style, but he's also arrogant, rude, and (allegedly) a cheater, and Manisha wants nothing to do with him. But these things turn out to be the least of Manisha's worries when she gets the heartbreaking news that her dream of one day having a family might slip through her fingers. Then, a stroke of genius: What if there was a fake matchmaking service where Manisha was the only client? One single profile, countless eligible bachelors for Manisha to choose from. It's the perfect plan to find a husband and live happily ever after. . . . Isn't it?
On the Other Side
I built my life on my belief in justice. Until the day the system proved me wrong.Now I'm back on Hatterwick Island with nothing left-no career, no credibility, and no illusions about the law I once trusted. The only thing heavier than the guilt I carry is knowing I once turned my back on a man who didn't deserve it.Rios Carrera.Twelve years ago, my cousin disappeared, and he was the last one to see her alive. I believed the whispers that he was responsible. I made him the villain of the story-and he has every reason to hate me for it.But when a graduate student vanishes and the police insist she left of her own accord, Rios is the only one willing to look deeper. What starts as a search for the truth drags us into something darker than either of us imagined.Reluctant allies become something far more dangerous. Because the closer we get to uncovering what's been buried on this island for decades, the more I realize justice isn't black and white...and the man I once condemned may be the only one I can trust with my life-and my heart.
WORTH THE WAIT (Malone Brothers)
From New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg comes a sizzling novella in the Malone Brothers series.A stubborn heroine. A broody SWAT commander.One lesson in control that changes everything.Control is something Desi Whitman detests. Life is too short to color inside the lines-especially when chaos feels safer than order. But when a stalker shatters her sense of security, she reluctantly signs up for self-defense classes. And in that class, she comes face-to-face with the one man determined to break through her walls.Reznor Mayne lives and breathes control. As a former SWAT commander, he knows the cost of one wrong move. Taking a temporary teaching role in Sunnyville was supposed to be a break from the past-but Desi is the kind of messy temptation he can't walk away from.What starts as a battle of wills soon becomes something neither of them can fight-a pull too strong, a heat too consuming, and a connection that proves sometimes the best way to take control . . . is to let go.(previously released as Control)
Sweetest Sin
Dominick Flying commercial is the bane of my existence.Until the fiery redheaded flight attendant with emerald eyes falls into my lap. The spark between us is instant. And from the moment her body crashes into mine, I know I need more than just a few hours in the sky with her.The next time our paths cross, she tells me she's headed out of the country, and I don't hesitate to make sure I'm on her flight.Our time together is filled with a passion I didn't know existed. And for a moment, I allow myself to imagine what it would be like if our temporary arrangement turned into forever.Until a call in the middle of the night pulls me back to reality, reminding me that with the enemies I have, letting her get too close would make her my greatest weakness-one I can't afford.Four years later, fate intervenes. Because she's back, serving drinks on my private flight, and she's apparently been keeping secrets.With one phone call, I learn she's been raising my son while pretending I don't exist.Now, with my enemies closing in and our secret out, they're both in danger, and I'm done playing this game her way.She might not trust me, but I'll stop at nothing to keep them safe-even if I have to drag her kicking and screaming into my world.
Deadliest Desire
MatteoDaniella is my best friend's younger sister-sweet, innocent Little Russo-and the one woman I should stay away from.But when she unknowingly marries a man who's out to destroy her family, she lands herself in danger she can't escape, and I'm the only one who can protect her. My first mistake? Insisting she move in with me.Because the more time I spend with Daniella, the more the light threatens to break through my darkness, making me want things I've rejected for most of my life.I should reject her too. Keep her away from me as much as from him. That's the problem with our arrangement though ... Her husband is bad.Me? I'm worse.I'm rough, ruthless, and nothing close to what she deserves. I can't give her the white picket fence she desires. But she doesn't see the blood on my hands, or that I'm not husband or father material. All she sees is the man who'll burn down the world to save her.
Take Me Home to You
Here comes another standalone heartwarming and humorous romance in the Doctors of Oak Bluff series by Amazon Top-5 author Miranda Liasson, who "deals with so much of what makes life hard . . . without ever losing the warmth and heart that characterize her writing." Entertainment Weekly.A grumpy ER boss and a sunshine doctor think they've sworn off romance-until one tiny baby decides to play matchmaker.When Dr. Ani Green drags herself onto the plane after her wedding-that-never-was, she's a self-described mess who has sworn off all relationships for good. But her "honeymoon for one" has a silver lining: Adam. He's the kind, charming stranger who takes her trip from unbearable to almost fun. What happens in Turks and Caicos stays there.She left the island thinking she'd never see him again-only to walk into her new ER shift and realize that her vacation fling is her new boss. And he's not the man she remembers.Dr. Adam Lowenstein doesn't do "fun." He does rules, schedules, and whatever it takes to shield his heart from any more grief. His time in Turks and Caicos was a temporary lapse in judgment. Now that he's the Head of Emergency Medicine, he needs to be the stoic leader-not the man who fell for a whirlwind of a woman under a tropical sun. If that means denying his connection with Ani, so be it. Until a patient surrenders a baby with a desperate plea for help. As their professional boundaries crumble, Adam and Ani are forced to bridge the gap between who they were on the island and who they are now. Now, they must work together to protect a tiny life-and find out if the family they never thought they'd have is the one they can't live without.Grumpy/SunshineBaby-on-DoorstepMain Characters are DoctorsRomantic! but Close-the-Door
Sterling
For Sterling, encountering Toby and the others at the Haven feels like a glimpse of redemption. He is adrift, trapped between the shadows of his past and the foggy uncertainty of his present. The proximity to his mother's farm, now under his aunt's control, only heightens his unease. Many years ago she had cast him into the foster system, and now he faces a choice: continue on in silence or confront the storm brewing dangerously close. Does he really want to fully engage in this looming conflict and to stand firm to the end? Doesn't he have enough on this plate already?Lindsay arrives at the Haven with cautious hope, seeking to verify its promise. She is no stranger to the struggles of small rescues, and the possibility of a new ally offers a glimmer of relief. Meeting Sterling-and realizing he might be the cousin her friend had never known-adds layers of complexity to the situation. The revelation of his tangled past and the simmering current tensions only deepens the intrigue.The impending clash promises to be brutal, and, as the stakes rise, two questions linger. Who would emerge unscathed? And could love find a way amid the chaos?
East End Boys and West End Girls
Adopted 23-year-old Harri senses a chance to escape from his dilapidated hometown after hearing of the death of his secret and estranged Uncle Eric. Upon meeting Eric's flatmate Gloria in her Soho home, Harri discovers Eric was the opposite of his homophobic adoptive mother-he was Wilma Cockburn, the iconic lead star of The Dragnificent Seven, and prominent gay rights activist.Learning Uncle Eric's dying wish was to reconnect with his drag friends, Harri sets off on a road trip with Gloria's attractive friend Jack. Together they have one goal: find the missing queens. As each queen reveals their part in historical LGBTQ+ activism, Harri uncovers a dark truth about his adoptive mother's past that will now impact his own future.When Harri attempts to organise a reunion show for the queens, he battles to keep his relationship with Jack alive. But when Jack goes missing, Harri's mother arrives to demand Harri returns to his hometown.Caught in a showdown between his mother, Jack, and the drag queens, Harri must choose to honour the legacy of his uncle and fight to build a future with Jack or keep ties with the woman who raised him.
Life Changer
Divorced single mom Dee has never much believed in fate until now, but something about the charming and adorably awkward flirt, Rhodes, has her intrigued and wanting to know more.Widowed dad Rhodes has no idea who he's about to meet on the blind date his son set up but can't stop thinking about the food vlogger he's been crushing on like a hormonal teenager.Add in nice-guy ex husbands, meddling co-workers, and food made to make even the strongest man melt, Dee and Rhodes soon discover that while their loved ones may have bought them together, somewhere along the way, fate turned into the real hero of their story.Can these two singletons trust the hard and fast connection they've found, or will the pressure to live up to expectations stop them from being the life changers they both want and need.
Fae Bound
First kiss? Still waiting. First love? Don't make me laugh.None of the wolves in the pack that adopted me would ever dream of getting close enough for that, not when I'm a helpless human and my adoptive father is the gruff pack leader. I should be grateful that my overprotective family has kept me safe, but nothing has ever happened to me, and now I'm a sophomore in college with a mile-long list of things I've never experienced.I've never even felt a flutter of attraction to anyone before, but that won't stop me from checking "punch my v-card" off my list this year. And, for the first time in my life, I'm feeling heart-fluttery feelings for someone. My giant vampire roommate isn't on board with jumping into bed without strings, though. Or, more specifically, a whole toolbox of toys to make sure he doesn't accidentally hurt me. But seeing him laid out in front of me like that and at my mercy wakes up something inside of me I never imagined was there.When a long-lost cousin turns up claiming I have a fae grandmother who wants to meet me, my journey of self-discovery has to take a back seat to dealing with the dangerous family I never knew I had.Now I'm not sure if I'm trying to tame my roommate's inner beast, or my own.Fae Bound is a steamy M/F standalone romance where the FMC takes charge and everyone has a happy ending.
Captivating the Highland Rogue
In the battle for Time itself, love may be the most dangerous weapon of all.When beach-loving Brianna Sinclair can't reach her sisters, she leaves her Caribbean life behind and heads to Scotland in search of answers. Her only clue comes from a strange Edinburgh shopkeeper who hands her a mysterious stone-and a warning to find her sisters.One touch whisks her back to 14th-century Scotland, straight into the path of Jamie MacLeod, the clan's most charming rogue. Instantly captivated, Jamie knows she's meant to be his. But Brianna carries more than his heart-she holds the final piece of the keystone, an ancient relic that grants its wielder control over Time itself.Reunited with her sisters and the other fragments, Brianna discovers the stone's immense power-and the ruthless clan determined to claim it. When the enemy abducts her, Jamie must decide to surrender the keystone and risk altering all of history, or fight to save the woman who has become his destiny.Can their love survive a battle for Time itself?Tropes You'll Love: Time Travel RomanceFated mates / destined loveRogue hero with a heart of goldFish out of water heroineMagical artifact (the keystone)Found family with the Highland clanProtective hero / damsel in danger (with agency)Highland DestinyBook 1 - Desiring the Highland LairdBook 2 - Loving the Highland WarriorBook 3 - Captivating the Highland Rogue
Fae Bound
First kiss? Still waiting. First love? Don't make me laugh.None of the wolves in the pack that adopted me would ever dream of getting close enough for that, not when I'm a helpless human and my adoptive father is the gruff pack leader. I should be grateful that my overprotective family has kept me safe, but nothing has ever happened to me, and now I'm a sophomore in college with a mile-long list of things I've never experienced.I've never even felt a flutter of attraction to anyone before, but that won't stop me from checking "punch my v-card" off my list this year. And, for the first time in my life, I'm feeling heart-fluttery feelings for someone. My giant vampire roommate isn't on board with jumping into bed without strings, though. Or, more specifically, a whole toolbox of toys to make sure he doesn't accidentally hurt me. But seeing him laid out in front of me like that and at my mercy wakes up something inside of me I never imagined was there.When a long-lost cousin turns up claiming I have a fae grandmother who wants to meet me, my journey of self-discovery has to take a back seat to dealing with the dangerous family I never knew I had.Now I'm not sure if I'm trying to tame my roommate's inner beast, or my own.Fae Bound is a steamy M/F standalone romance where the FMC takes charge and everyone has a happy ending.
Little Dove
I have no history, no filter, and a dangerous attraction to a massive mafia Enforcer. He holds the key to my origins and long-buried secrets. Those secrets will thrust me into a bloody war where relying on him might be my biggest mistake yet.LazaroShe's the long-lost daughter of a Mafia Don, and now she's their target. My job is simple: find her, protect her, and bring her back to the family she never knew. But Amara isn't what I expected. She's fierce, stubborn, and determined not to let anyone-or the demons she's been fighting-control her life. She doesn't trust me yet, but she will. I'll shield her from the dangers closing in and give her the family she's always deserved. Because Amara Stanley is mine, and I protect what's mine-even if she tries to push me away.AmaraIt all happened so fast-a stranger crashing into my life and tearing down everything I thought I knew. Lazaro Cattaneo says he's here to protect me, to bring me back to meet members of a family I never knew existed. Except, his world is nothing but danger, lies, and power plays. He's intense, possessive, and impossible to ignore. Every time I try to push him away, he shows me a side of him I don't expect-one that makes my heart race and my defences falter. I've spent my life fighting to survive, but can I trust the man who claims I'm his? Or am I doomed to be hurt all over again?Tropes: Dark Mafia RomanceSize Difference CoupleNo filter FMC"Air Jail" MomentsAuthor Note: Little Dove is Book 3 of the Lost De Luca Sisters Series. The mystery of the De Luca sisters deepens with every book. For the best experience, the series should be read in order, starting with Little Mouse.
A Tainted Proposal
He's younger. Richer. Hot AF. And about to learn how to beg.When Xander Stone proposed to marry me and save my business, I wanted to refuse. I should have. He's younger.Filthy rich.Entitled. Trouble in every single way... but desperation won and I took his deal.It's supposed to be a fake marriage. A business transaction.The challenge is the raw attraction, the burning heat, the all-consuming pull. The man is good. Too good. He makes me feel like I matter. He teaches me to respect myself-but his love language is manipulation.And the biggest problem with our deal is that Xander Stone never intended to keep it. Instead, right from the start, he intended to keep me... even if I'm the one who tries to walk away.
Bring the Heat
HE SAYS...I, Aidan the Divine, am, well divine. My name was given to me by the Dragon Queen herself! I'm a delight! Cheerful. Charming. And a mighty warrior who is extremely handsome with a very large and well-hidden hoard of gold. I am also royal born, despite the fact that most in my family are horrendous beings that don't deserve to live. And yet, Branwen the Awful--a low-born, no less--either tells me to shut up or, worse, ignores me completely. SHE SAYS...I'll admit, I ignore Aidan the Divine because it annoys him. A lot. But, we have so much to do right now, I can't worry about why he keeps staring at me, or why he always sits so close, or why he keeps looking at me like he's thinking about kissing me. We have our nations to save and no time for such bloody foolishness...no matter how good Aidan looks or how long his spiked tail is. Because if we're going to win this war before it destroys everything we love, we'll have to face our enemies together, side by side and without distractions. But if we make it out alive, who knows what the future will hold...
So I Married Two Aliens
What's a girl to do when she's looking for true love but can't seem to find it on Earth? She applies for an alien husband, of course!But when Fiona receives two for the price of one, both of them decide she's their fated mate. Saddled with this "clerical error," the soft-spoken Fiona has to help her territorial alien husbands get along when all they want is to tear each other apart.Shathar left his grocery business behind to find a new life on Earth-and a bride he could love and call his own. But now he must compete for the title of Fiona's husband when all he wants is peace and happiness.Khesan came from a wealthy family and a strict military life. Knowing he's found his forever in Fiona, he'll use all his drive and determination to show he's better than Shathar and earn her love.But only one of them can stay, and it will be up to Fiona to decide who. How can she choose when sparks start to fly between all three of them?
The Woman from Nowhere
After a heartbreaking betrayal, Mabel Adams reinvents herself for the fourth time. Regardless of the alarming reputation of the deceptively sleepy town of Misted Pines, she decides to move all the way across the country to start yet again.Mabel has a one-night stand with a mountain man who rocks her world in bed but doesn't tell her his name.The next day, after receiving a threatening note from her neighbors, she discovers she's living next to an extremist cult where the women go in and are never seen again.After serving, former Navy SEAL Hutch Hutchison is living a peaceful life on his patch in the mountains outside Misted Pines. He's been burned so many times by women, he's happy to train his guard dogs, play his guitar, live remote, and most of all, quiet.Until he hooks up with a beautiful woman who lives just down the way. And then he discovers she's been threatened by the cult next door.Hutch's protective instinct sparks, and he decides his next mission is to keep Mabel safe at all costs.But there's something even hinkier about that cult than Hutch or local law enforcement expect.As Hutch executes the riskiest mission of his life-keeping Mabel safe at the same time keeping both of their hearts intact-Hutch and the Sheriff's Department try to unravel the mystery of The Lion and The Lamb before it's too late.Because Mabel is in their crosshairs.And Hutch is not about to allow her to disappear.
After One Night With My Grumpy Billionaire
SaraI slept with a stranger at a hotel bar.No names. No promises.Just one perfect night.Then I move to a quiet coastal town with my daughter...And walk into my new job.He's my boss. My landlord. And the grumpy doctor who ruined me for all other men.Rowan doesn't do feelings.He does rules. Distance. Control.Too bad my sunshine mouth won't shut up.Too bad his house puts us under the same roof.Too bad my kid already adores him.I can survive working for him.I can survive living in his house.But surviving the way he looks at me?That might cost me everything.RowanI don't do relationships. I don't do chaos.And I definitely don't do single mothers who talk too much.She was supposed to be one night.No names. No complications.Now she's in my clinic. In my house.And her kid looks at me like I matter.I set rules. Professional lines. Distance.But every smile cracks my control.Every threat against her flips a switch I can't turn off.I've survived solitude for years.What I'm not sure I'll survive?Wanting a family I never planned to have.
The Keeping
Carly is not crazy. At least that's what she keeps telling herself after surviving a failed alien abduction and losing her best friend during a wild weekend in Vegas. When government officials smooth things over with a plausible explanation for the blackouts, Carly tries to put the event behind her. But then Samantha returned home, bringing two of the aliens with her, and Carly's world is turned upside down when the younger brother's affections are turned her way. Krissik Sa Tskir is everything Carly had ever wanted in a man. Tall, handsome, strong as an ox, and with a quick mind to match, Carly is more than happy to teach the na簿ve alien all the right ways to handle a needy Earth girl. Then dark forces from the alien planet arrive on Earth intent on greater destruction than their first invasion, bringing to light dark secrets from the brothers' pasts, and questions of loyalty and motive that Carly cannot overlook. Mind struggling and heart torn, Carly must decide her role in the oncoming battle, and whether a certain alien has a place in her future.
Never Stopped Loving You
A brand-new emotional, angsty romance from the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the All of Me Series.When Callan Hunt arrived at Ryemont High senior year, I couldn't have predicted the hot Irish football player would become my everything ... and end up breaking my heart.College and dreams of a career in interior design were my sole focus until my new neighbor bulldozed his way into my life.Callan had ambitions too. He planned to leave Vermont after graduation to pursue his dream of playing for an English Premier League club.We weren't looking for love, but fate had other plans.When Callan was scouted during our freshman year of college, I couldn't have been prouder.Until everything came crashing down in one crippling blow.I was devastated, and it took years to recover.After finally moving on from the heartache of my past, I now have a successful career and a billionaire CEO fianc矇.Then my first love reappears.Callan says it's time I learned the truth about that night.He claims he's never stopped loving me and vows to fight for me in a way he couldn't before.He seems determined to keep every promise he ever made me, but how is it possible after everything that's happened?Author's Note: This full-length standalone novel is recommended to readers aged eighteen and older due to mature content and themes. If you have any triggers, please refer to the content list on my website. For readers who enjoy: love triangle, high school to college to adult life, fake dating, forced proximity, small town, second chance, right person-wrong time, friends to lovers romance.
Black Velvet on White Satin
A love that defied the law. A time that demanded courage. A choice that could change everything.Set against the turbulent backdrop of 1960s America, Black Velvet on White Satin is a sweeping historical romance that explores love, ambition, and racial injustice during one of the nation's most volatile eras.Jen is a brilliant, idealistic young woman on the verge of becoming a lawyer-driven, independent, and determined to challenge a world that still sees women as secondary. Brason is a charismatic, accomplished Black attorney with political aspirations and a powerful vision for change. When their paths cross in Massachusetts, an undeniable connection ignites-one that promises passion, partnership, and a shared belief in justice.But theirs is a love the world is not ready to accept.In an era marked by civil rights unrest, institutional bigotry, and rigid social expectations, their relationship becomes both deeply personal and dangerously political. Jen must confront her family's prejudice, the limitations imposed on women, and the consequences of loving a Black man whose future is under constant public scrutiny. Brason, meanwhile, must navigate a society that questions his worth, his leadership, and his right to love freely.Rich with historical detail, emotional depth, and courtroom intrigue, Black Velvet on White Satin is more than a romance-it is a powerful exploration of identity, sacrifice, and the price of standing for truth when the law itself is unjust.
Cash
He walked away from rodeo glory for a quiet life...but silence is the last thing he gets when she comes home for the holidays.Cash Young has spent years chasing championship belt buckles on the bull riding circuit-and one too many nights wondering who, if anyone, would miss him-but now he's traded his career for house-sitting a friend's stunning Dog Valley home. His dreams of a cutting horse operation are finally coming into focus. His family? Slowly healing. His faith? Still a work in progress.What he didn't plan on was Lark McClellan storming through the door with her little Yorkie and her big attitude and turning his time of peaceful healing and reflection completely upside down.Home from college for Thanksgiving, Lark has a full plate: finals stress, a forgettable ex-boyfriend she refuses to talk about, and a grandmother whose memory is slipping fast. She has no idea what to do with her life, though she's only one semester away from her college degree.She knows Cash will be at the house, and he's as magnetic as he is irritating. He's infuriatingly easygoing, impossibly good at baking and cooking, and way too good at seeing past all her carefully constructed defenses.But even as her older brothers descend upon them, Lark can't help but want a real relationship with Cash. She'll be home for a week, and then back for a full month over the Christmas holiday, and their heated clashes ignite sparks both are thrilled about.As Cash falls hard for his best friend's younger sister and wonders if she'll finally be the one to put him first, Lark still wonders what her life is supposed to be.With Cash's shadowed insecurities still haunting him and Lark's future up in the air, can these two guarded hearts learn to trust God...and each other? Or will their differences and the sacrifices that must be made to be together keep them apart?
Come Home to the Lawmen Book 3
A Riveting Pursuit of Love, Loyalty and Missing ChildrenIn Blessing, Texas, children are vanishing, striking fear in the town. U.S. Marshal Camila Garcia arrives undercover after the Feds get wind of the mystery. Even though suspects themselves, Sheriff Jordan Nash and Deputy Ely Austin join her in hunting down the kidnapper. As desire and passion complicate their pursuit, another child disappears, unraveling a web of secrets that goes back decades. In this suspenseful tale of love and loyalty, duty blurs with human need, challenging the trio's mission. How will they uncover the truth and keep the tempting marshal from slipping away when the case is over?
Chasing Echoes
One demo. One voice. One life-altering decision.Beth Daniels never chased fame - it found her. Plucked from obscurity and dropped into the chaos of the American rock scene, she's the last thing Eternal Echoes expected: a quiet, bookish Brit with a voice that cuts straight to the soul. But music isn't the only thing that ignites between Beth and the band, especially the magnetic and guarded lead singer, Jordan Riley. The deeper she falls into their world, and into his arms, the more the lines between love, loyalty, and ambition begin to blur.When tragedy calls her home, Beth must make a devastating choice between the life she always knew and the one she never dared to dream. And walking away might mean breaking more than just hearts, it could silence her future forever.Chasing Echoes is a raw, emotional tale of fame, first love, and the echo that lingers long after the final note.Set in 2010, Chasing Echoes is the first book in the Echoes Trilogy.
Black Velvet on White Satin
A love that defied the law. A time that demanded courage. A choice that could change everything.Set against the turbulent backdrop of 1960s America, Black Velvet on White Satin is a sweeping historical romance that explores love, ambition, and racial injustice during one of the nation's most volatile eras.Jen is a brilliant, idealistic young woman on the verge of becoming a lawyer-driven, independent, and determined to challenge a world that still sees women as secondary. Brason is a charismatic, accomplished Black attorney with political aspirations and a powerful vision for change. When their paths cross in Massachusetts, an undeniable connection ignites-one that promises passion, partnership, and a shared belief in justice.But theirs is a love the world is not ready to accept.In an era marked by civil rights unrest, institutional bigotry, and rigid social expectations, their relationship becomes both deeply personal and dangerously political. Jen must confront her family's prejudice, the limitations imposed on women, and the consequences of loving a Black man whose future is under constant public scrutiny. Brason, meanwhile, must navigate a society that questions his worth, his leadership, and his right to love freely.Rich with historical detail, emotional depth, and courtroom intrigue, Black Velvet on White Satin is more than a romance-it is a powerful exploration of identity, sacrifice, and the price of standing for truth when the law itself is unjust.
Tempting Boundaries - Special Edition
Decker Kendrick has kept away from her for years, but now his best friend's little sister is stepping up the game. No matter how hard he's tried to stay away from Miranda, once she sets her sights on him, there's no backing down.Miranda Montgomery has loved her brother's best friend for as long as she can remember and won't walk away until he knows how she feels and what they could have together.Only once they give in to their temptations, not all is at it seems. Decker's father is out of jail, and someone from Miranda's past refuses to stay away. And if he isn't careful, Decker will lose her before they even have a chance.
Destined Hearts Dangerous Secrets
To restore his honour, he must bring her home.To protect her life, she must guard her heart.Two secrets hold the key to their ruin.Rescued as an infant from a fate decreed by unforgiving laws, Xanthia has forged a life of fierce independence far from the land that once condemned her. When a Spartan warrior arrives to claim her, he shatters the fragile peace she has fought to protect. Proud and unyielding, Xanthia refuses to return to a city where her very existence is unwelcome and where she believes one secret, uncovered, would mean banishment once more.Acastus is bound by oath and honour to bring her home. Haunted by guilt over her exile and her mother's death, he believes this mission is his only path to redemption. But the closer he draws to fulfilling his vow, the more deeply he is ensnared by the woman he once betrayed and by a passion that could lead to his death.As enemies move in the shadows, determined to silence Xanthia forever, old rivalries and disturbing secrets rise to the surface. With vengeance closing in and Sparta's judgment looming, Xanthia and Acastus must face the consequences of the past, and a desire powerful enough to destroy them both.In a world of intrigue and family ties forged in the shadows, love may be the most dangerous secret of all.Book Two of the Hearts of Sparta trilogy, this epic historical adventure romance delivers a slow-burn, forbidden love story filled with family intrigue and high stakes, where duty battles the heart.
A Million Dollar Marriage
A decade of love ended with one vicious fight.When Elsie's brother announces his divorce and their no-nonsense grandmother cuts him from her will, Elsie makes her soon-to-be ex, Petra, a desperate proposal: pretend to be happily married through the holidays, and split the inheritance. Then they can finalize their divorce.But Petra doesn't want money. She wants the love of her life back.Over three chaotic holidays, old wounds reopen, new truths emerge, and pretending begins to blur into reality. As Petra fights for happiness instead of stability, and Elsie wonders if she ever stopped loving the woman who broke her heart, they must face what really ended their marriage. And what it will take to rebuild it.Full of messy, real love, A Million Dollar Marriage is a reunion romance for anyone who's ever wondered if too late could be just in time.
Billionaire's Bodyguard
Billionaire's Bodyguard "Let me save you, angel." "Why do you call me that?" I whispered. "Because that's what you are."*For the better part of her life, Gabrielle Carter has it all - designer heels, private jets, and endless parties. It's a dream most girls would kill for. But as heir to the Russian mafia, luxury comes at a deadly cost. And it's only a matter of time before everything goes up in smoke.When a violent threat shatters her carefully guarded world, Gabrielle is assigned a full-time bodyguard. Enter Beau St. Clair - deadly, disciplined, drop-dead gorgeous... and now sworn to protect her at all costs.Even from herself.She's chaos. He's control. She breaks rules. He lives by them.But forced into close quarters, desire sparks where it shouldn't. And the line between protection and attraction starts to blur.Because in a world built on blood and betrayal, falling for her bodyguard isn't just reckless - it's a death sentence.And if Gabrielle wants her happily ever after, she'll have to survive the bullets first or risk losing everything for good.Billionaire's Bodyguard is a contemporary mafia-bodyguard romance and the first standalone in the Guns and Roses Series. Features content that may not be suitable for all readers. *READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.*
Ink Exposed
The Montgomery Ink series continues with the brother that deserves a second chance and the woman who has always loved him.Alex Montgomery lost his first love and then proceeded to leave himself in the bottle. Only he and his ex-wife truly know why he fell so hard and so fast down a path he never thought he'd take. Now he's clean, out of rehab, and learning how to be a Montgomery once again-a task that isn't quite as easy as some of his family assumes.Tabby Collins is an honorary Montgomery and the organizational mastermind behind Montgomery Inc., the family's construction company. She loves her planners, friends, and a certain dark-haired man who's never given her a second glance.Alex is slowly immersing himself back into the world, but the demons he faced before aren't done with him yet. When Alex discovers that Tabby's life is in danger, he not only finds a way to help her but learns the true woman behind the soft smiles he's always seen. Their romance won't be an easy one, but nothing this passionate and heart-pounding ever is.
Fallen Ink
Adrienne Montgomery has two major rules in life: Never let them see you cry.And never fall for her best friend.On opening day of her family tattoo shop, she's already failed both of those.Mace Knight takes pride in two things: his art and his daughter.He knows he's taking a risk by starting over in a new shop with the Montgomerys, but the stakes are even higher when he finally gives into the temptation that is his best friend.But the world doesn't stop turning the moment he takes Adrienne into his arm-and his bed. Not only is someone furious about the new business in their "pristine" neighborhood, they're ready to resort to violence to get the Montgomerys to leave.**Fallen Ink is a Single Dad, Friends to Lovers, Workplace Romance in the Montgomery Ink: Colorado Springs series featuring Adrienne & Mace. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
Restless Ink
Never falling for your best friend's ex-husband is the first rule in keeping your friendship. But just once, Thea Montgomery would like to go on a date that doesn't end in disaster.Between her family and her bakery, she's on the top of her game. Her personal life, however, is a different story. And getting closer to Dimitri would just make things worse.Dimitri Carr thought he had it all: a job he loved and a woman who meant the world.Only in the end, his wife wanted something and someone else.He knows that starting something with Thea would cross a line, but there's no saying no to the chemistry bursting between them.Except the moment they finally give into temptation, the danger they thought they could avoid makes itself known. And if they're not careful, finding the love of their lives will the be the last thing they ever do.**Restless Ink is a friends to lovers, best friend's ex, single dog dad romance in the Montgomery Ink: Colorado Springs series featuring Thea and Dimitri. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
Jagged Ink
Roxie Montgomery met her soul mate when she least expected it. When he asked her to marry him, she thought her happily ever after was only just beginning. Then, she found that walking into the sunset was much harder than her favorite books made it out to be.After a crushing loss, she feels as though she doesn't know her husband anymore, or rather...she doesn't know herself.Carter Marshall has loved Roxie since the first time he saw her. But as the days pass between them, so does the distance. He doesn't know how to show her that he's all in, and honestly doesn't know if she's in at all.When an accident changes everything, they'll have to decide if what they have can be salvaged, or if starting over is the answer. Or even possible.**Jagged Ink is a marriage in jeopardy, nearly enemies to lovers, second chance romance in the Montgomery Ink: Colorado Springs series featuring Roxie and Carter. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
