Series: Chicago Steel Series
Author: Jessica Buss
Genre: Hockey Romance
Tropes: Accidental Pregnancy, Working Class Heroine, Hero Falls First, Instant Attraction, Opposites Attract, Alpha Male
Release Date: February 5, 2024
Cover Design: Karen Hulseman @ Feed Your Dreams Designs
As the captain of the Steel, Josh is always in control and confident as hell. In relationships, not so much, especially after being majorly burned. Then a gorgeous baker enters his life and changes everything. Her confections are pure magic, and now she’s all he craves.
Kenzie
Kenzie’s always dreamed of owning her own bakery. With a heart of gold, everything she does is filled with love. Busy running her shop, she doesn’t have time for relationships. However, priorities shift when she catches the eye of a kind and sexy professional hockey player who has developed a major sweet tooth.
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Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble -- EXCERPT: “What’s wrong?” Chad took her shoulders and moved her aside. “Oh, crap. That’s not good.” Her paintings were strewn over her worktable. Every single one—the meadows, deer, rivers, wolves and coyotes, mountains, birds—had been marked up with a black, permanent marker. And each of her nine-by-twelve-inch canvases appeared to have been sliced with something the With quaking fingers, she made a call. “No way.” Her face and ears turned red. “What’s the matter?” She shook her head and made another call. “I can’t believe this.” “What?” “Both Matt and Olivia’s phones are no longer in service.” She shoved the cell into her back pocket. “What are we going to do? How am I going to find my son?” “Chuck will find him.” He had to. Chad strode to the table and began stacking the paintings. “Don’t bother. Matt’s behind this mess. Besides, we’ll figure out where he has Basin before his fingerprints are processed.” Sophie ambled over to one of her wooden easels that lay splintered on the brown carpet. “When I left, this canvas . . . was on the . . .” She pointed to the easel. “It was yellow with The owl painting now lay crumpled on the floor, a dirty footprint across the top. She picked up the piece and traced the rough gash puncturing its heart. “How will we find Basin? How will I provide for him? I need money to pay rent. It’s due tomorrow.” Sophie squeezed her eyes shut. “Oh, God, why? Why Basin? Why Chad brought her to his chest and let her cry. Releasing an animal-like howl, she collapsed into his embrace. “He’ll pay for this.”
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Title: Unharmed
Series: Harper Security Ops #13
Author: A.K. Evans
Genre: Military Romantic Suspense
Tropes: Single Dad/Second Chance/Love After Loss
Release Date: February 6, 2024
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Banks Huntington has always been a family man. After his wife’s tragic death, he’s holding on tighter to the only thing he’s got left. His son.
Lamise Kelly walks into Harper Security Ops desperately hoping for a job. Working in a place filled with men who could see she remains unharmed is the perfect solution to all of her problems. Only, they’re not hiring.
For the first time in months, something stirs in Banks’ chest at the sight of Lamise. He wants to deny it, but he can’t. Refusing to let her walk away, Banks offers her a different kind of job.
Becoming a nanny wasn’t what she’d had in mind, but Lamise accepts the opportunity.
Following unimaginable losses, the pair attempt to get their lives back on track. But it isn’t long before they find themselves forming an unexpected bond.
Just as things heat up between them, a part of Lamise’s past she believed was gone forever returns.
Banks never expected a second chance. If he wants a shot at forever with Lamise, he’ll have no choice but to confront her past.
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I can never stay away from the not so sleepy town of Steel Ridge. There is always something dramatic happening and the start of Unharmed was no exception.
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A.K. Evans is a contemporary romance author of over forty published novels. While she enjoys writing a good romantic suspense novel, Andrea’s favorite books to write have been her extreme sports romances. That might have something to do with the fact that she, along with her husband and two sons, can’t get enough of extreme sports.
Before becoming a writer, Andrea did a brief stint in the insurance and financial services industry and managed her husband’s performance automotive business. That love of extreme sports? She used to drive race cars!
When Andrea isn’t writing, she can be found homeschooling her two sons, doing yoga, snowboarding, reading, or traveling with her family. She and her husband are currently taking road trips throughout the country to visit all 50 states with their boys.
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Title: Edge of Nowhere Author: Freya Barker Genre:Romantic Suspense Release Date: February 5, 2024 Hosted by: Buoni Amici Press, LLC. Open roads and honor meets poke bowls and self-control. I’m a homesick nomad. A protégé, a mountain man, an ally, and a seeker. My name is Wapi. I’m a work in progress looking to belong, and though my road has been a winding one, my heart has found focus. I’m a straightlaced hellcat. A princess, a fool, a target, and a handle. My name is Lindsey. I can lash out fiercely when wounded, but my claws retract and my love glows bright in the hands of the right man. We got off on the wrong foot—hostility thick between us—but when murder hits close to home bringing about a second chance, those sparks now stoke a different flame. Setting hearts on fire.
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USA Today bestselling author Freya Barker loves writing about ordinary people with extraordinary stories. With forty-plus books already published, she continues to create characters who are perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy. Recipient of the ReadFREE.ly 2019 Best Book We've Read All Year Award for "Covering Ollie, the 2015 RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for Best First Book, “Slim To None”, Finalist for the 2017 Kindle Book Award with “From Dust”, and Finalist for the 2020 Kindle Book Award with “When Hope Ends”, Freya spins story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!
Title: Difficult
Series: Neighbor From Hell Chronicles #2
Author: R.L. Mathewson
Genre: Contemporary YA Romance
Tropes: Coming of Age/High School
Friends to Lovers
Release Date: February 5, 2024
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Surviving high school was going to be hard enough, but surviving telling the one girl that he couldn’t live without how he felt was going to be one of the most difficult things that Sebastian Bradford was ever going to do.
From New York Times and USA Today’s bestselling author R.L. Mathewson comes the second novel in the Neighbor from Hell Chronicles that will bring it all back, leaving you unable to help but smile as you remember the first time that you fell in love.
For years, Sebastian has been lying to himself, doing whatever it took to convince himself that Mikey was just his best friend and the pain in the ass that he couldn’t stop thinking about and now…
He would do absolutely anything to stop screwing this up, but that probably wasn’t going to happen, not with his brother determined to help him. With every soul-crushing piece of advice his brother threw his way, Sebastian found himself thinking about everything that he had to lose if Mikey didn’t feel the same way and wondered if he was about to make the biggest mistake of his life.
The glaring was definitely starting to concern her, but Mikey had bigger problems to worry about than her best friend suddenly acting weird around her, like the teenage girl and her minions going out of their way to make her life a living hell. She couldn’t risk losing her scholarship, not when it meant that she would never be able to do the one thing that she loved more than anything again.
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New York Times Bestselling author, R.L. Mathewson was born in Massachusetts. She’s known for her humor, quick wit and ability to write relatable characters. She currently has several paranormal and contemporary romance series published including the Neighbor from Hell series.
Growing up, R.L. Mathewson was a painfully shy bookworm. After high school she attended college, worked as a bellhop, fast food cook, and a museum worker until she decided to take an EMT course. Working as an EMT helped her get over her shyness as well as left her with some fond memories and some rather disturbing ones that from time to time show up in one of her books.
Today, R.L. Mathewson is the single mother of two children that keep her on her toes. She has a bit of a romance novel addiction as well as a major hot chocolate addiction and on a perfect day, she combines the two.
If you’d like more information about this series or any other series by R.L. Mathewson, please visit www.Rlmathewson.com
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Astrid Conway Being a celebrity chef and influencer hadn’t been Astrid’s goal when she uploaded her first cooking video. She’d just wanted to share her love of cooking. Now she has it all—her own cooking show, cookbooks and cookware line. Her dreams are only growing...until the day she stumbles upon a murder in a dark parking lot, and her life gets turned upside down. The last thing she wants is a handsome bodyguard telling her what she can and can’t do. Callum 'Growler' Taylor Being a SEAL is all Callum has known—until it isn’t. Now he’s embarking on a new career in private security and his first job protecting a celebrity chef has him questioning if leaving the Navy was the right decision. Astrid is not the diva he imagined her to be. She’s funny, kind and beautiful. His instant, heated attraction to her is unexpected,but is it against the rules? The danger surrounding Astrid increases and when her life is in jeopardy, Callum will use all his training to keep her safe. Turns out...that's not enough.
3 Heart Review by Ashley
I'm always on the hunt for new romantic suspense authors so when I caught the blurb for Keeping Astrid, I knew I wanted to make it my first read from Nicole Flockton. I liked Astrid. She was thoughtful and kind and making the most of the good fortune that fell into her lap. Too bad one of those good deeds had left her fearing for her life. Enter Callum. Her new bodyguard and the man she can't take her eyes off of. Callum was still finding his footing with his new team. But I liked how hard and fast he fell for Astrid. There was no denying their chemistry but he put her safety and needs above his desire. Especially as the person after her kept escalating. And when everything came to a head, it was all either of them could do to keep their wits about them. I had no clue how it was all going to pan out. And while Astrid and Callum have their happy for now I'm glad that not all the loose ends were tied up. I'm hoping that thread will continue throughout the series.
♦ ♦ ♦ USA Today Bestselling author Nicole Flockton writes sexy contemporary romance that sparkles and seduces you one kiss at a time. Nicole likes nothing better than taking characters and creating unique situations where they fight for their true love. On her first school report her teacher noted “Nicole likes to tell her own stories”. It wasn’t until after the birth of her first child and after having fun on a romance community forum that she finally decided to take the plunge and write a book. She is a hybrid author and has published over forty books since 2012. When she’s not busy writing she’s looking after her very own hero – her wonderfully supportive husband, as well as her two fabulous kids and various fur babies. Her kindle is never far from her reach. She’s a certified chocoholic, Cinderella lover, major BTS fan (she blames her daughter), sports lover and a glitter aficionado. ♦ ♦ ♦
Title: The Billionaire Is Back
Authors: Kayley Loring & Connor Crais
Genres: Contemporary Romance/Romantic Comedy
Tropes: Small Town/Billionaire/Brother's Best Friend
Release Date: January 25, 2024
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People in this small town are whisperingâ¦
What theyâre saying is that the billionaire is back and heâs going after his best friendâs sister.
What Iâm trying to do is help Claire Sweeneyâs bakery business.
What I havenât been able to admit to myself is that in all this time, no matter how hard I tried, I never forgot her.
Now sheâs all grown up. I canât stop thinking about her muffin. Or how guilty I feel when I fantasize about buttering it.
Claire has always been as much a part of Beacon Harbor as the hanging flower baskets, the boat tours, and the lobster races. She has no idea how beautiful I think she is. Even when she has flour on her face. Even when sheâs rolling her eyes at me.
Iâve got her brotherâs approval, but now itâs Claire that I really have to convince.
She doesnât believe we have the right ingredients for a real relationshipâso she only agrees to pretend to be my girlfriend to help me close a deal in New York.
I believe sheâs about to discover exactly how I roll when I know what I want.
And what I want is her.
Amazon Top 25 and USA Today bestselling author Kayley Loring had a fifteen-year career as a screenwriter in Los Angeles (under a different name) before moving to the Pacific Northwest to pen steamy romantic comedy novels. Now sheâs breathing cleaner air, writing dirtier words, and staring at her computer screen until her eyeballs dry out instead of getting facials and going to the hair salon. Read or listen to Kayleyâs books when you want to laugh, warm your heart, and enjoy top-notch banter, strong heroines who need to be chased, lovable characters youâd want to know in real life, and swoon over perfectly imperfect book boyfriends.
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Connor Crais is a classically trained actor living in the Midwest with his wife and three kids. He has been both a stage and television actor, and before plunging into the romance genre, he had been narrating commercials, audiobooks, and explainers for well over a decade from his home studio. From alphas to bosses to cocky sports stars (a particular favorite), he loves sparring with beautiful, sassy heroines (and their talented narrators) but also loves winning them over and reaching that happily ever after. He is excited to now create those stories as an author.
Title: Rattled
Collection: Devil's Handmaidens MC Alaska Chapter Book 2
Author: E.M. Shue
Genre: Suspense, MC Romance/Tough girls, second chance, secret marriage, small town, sins of the past, BDSM
Release Date: February 22, 2024
Cover Design: Mountain Rose Press
From award-winning author E.M. Shue comes another grizzly Devil’s Handmaidens MC novel. A new darkness is coming to Alaska after Reaper and Jinx. With secrets revealed, it’s time to face the aftermath in this conclusion to their story.
River “Jinx” Schmidt has closed off her heart after Reaper’s betrayal. Returning to her hometown with her best friend and MC club hasn’t been the welcoming distraction she’d hoped for. The town holds too many painful memories of the parents she lost when she was a teen. Every day, she slides further and further into depression and her art, seeking solace in her own world when she can.
Klay “Reaper” Ulrich regrets hurting Jinx and abandoning her the way he did. After turning his back on his career, he chases after the woman he loves. Reaper reenters her life without warning, determined to win her back. He’ll make her understand he had no other option. Both their lives depended on the choice he made the fateful day he lost her.
Then an enemy from Reaper’s past surfaces in Alaska. All of the secrets and lies Reaper has told come back to haunt him. When Jinx is taken, Reaper will kill to get her back. But with time running out and Jinx left in the Wilds of Alaska, she’ll have to learn it’s not just physical strength but heart that she needs to save herself.
E.M. Shue is an Alaskan award-winning romance author. She is proudly featured in K Bromberg’s Everyday Heroes World, Aurora Rose Reynolds’ Happily Ever Alpha World, KL Donn’s Mafia Made Series, Susan Stoker’s Special Forces Operation Alpha World, and the soon to be released Devil’s Handmaidens MC Collection.
She published her first book in 2017 after having a dream that later became the Beverley Award winning, Sniper’s Kiss. Since then, she has gone on to win this award three more times with different books and has published over thirty titles.
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Title: My Mountain Man Rescuer
Series: Wild Heart Mountain:
Mountain Heroes #1
Author: Sadie King
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Secret Billionaire/Mountain Man
Curvy Girl/Forced Proximity
Release Date: January 25, 2024
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A secret billionaire mountain man and a curvy girl with a secret, stuck together on the side of a mountain…
I’m a volunteer for Wild Heart Mountain Search and Rescue, and when I find Chantelle injured on the side of the mountain, my world shifts.
I should take her to the medical center, but instead I take her to my cabin.
She’s mine, and I won’t give her up.
But Chantelle’s hiding something, and I won’t let her leave until I know all her secrets…
even if I won’t tell her mine.
My Mountain Man Rescuer is a forced proximity, age gap, instalove romance featuring a secret billionaire hero and the curvy innocent woman who rescues his heart.
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Sadie King is a USA Today Best Selling Author of short instalove romance about OTT protective men and the curvy women who steal their hearts. Her books are high heat, oh so sweet, and always with a happily ever after.
She lives in New Zealand with her ex-military husband and raucous young son.
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Title: His Claim
Series: Banachi Family Book 2
Author: Winter Travers
Genre: Romantic Suspense/Mafia Romance
Series Tropes: Enemies-to-Lovers, Second Chance Romance, Best Friend’s Sister, Age Gap, Sworn Off Love, Wallflower, Opposites Attract
Release Date: January 29, 2024
Murphy knows the kind of life he lives with the Banachi isn’t for everyone. Danger is always one step away and that’s why he pushed away the woman he loved five years ago. He had claimed Tatum for a brief moment, but knew he couldn’t keep her if he wanted her to be safe.
Imagine Murphy’s surprise when that danger comes straight for him, and throws Tatum at his feet.
Murphy needs to decide if there is a place in his life for Tatum or break her heart all over again. Either way, they’re both in danger.
Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Winter Travers is a devoted wife, mother, and aunt turned author who was born and raised in Wisconsin. After a brief stint in South Carolina following her heart to chase the man who is now her hubby, they retreated back up North to the changing seasons, and to the place they now call home. Winter spends her days writing happily ever afters, and her nights being a karate mom hauling her son to practices and tournaments.. She also has an addiction to anything MC related, puppies, and baking.
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