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New Release ~ Fearless ~ by ~ Kaylene Winter

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“𝙄’𝙢 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙞𝙩.”

𝘐 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭. 𝘈 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳. 𝘈 𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥. 𝘈𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴.

𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱?

𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦’𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺.

𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸.

𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥…

“𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙚 𝙜𝙤 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚?”

𝘙𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘪 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥.

𝘐𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴.

𝘐’𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴.

𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘴.

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴’ 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦-𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯?

𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.

𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨.

𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙.

𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙞 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙𝙬𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙡?

𝙄𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙁𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙇𝙀𝙎𝙎?

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I hoist my six-foot-six frame up to standing and calmly cross the room to stand next to her. Fold my arms

and stare out the window to hopefully hide how badly I’m shaking. I repeat my earlier question, “Why

are you here, Mae?”

“Did you seriously think sending me a text telling me you’d give me a divorce was gonna fly with me?

God, you LTZ guys and your stupid goddamn notes.” Her voice catches, but she recovers in a flash. “Is

that what you want? Be real with me. Please.”

I keep my voice calm. Collected. I can’t answer her directly, though. “It’s for the best. For you. The boys.”

“Wow. Okay.” Ronni kicks the wall with the toe of her boot. I can’t help but glance down at her to

discover, despite her uncharacteristic display, she’s wrapped her arms around herself protectively.

I’m such a feckin’ arsehole. It kills me to lie to her. Divorce is the last thing in the world I want. Ronni’s

my everything. Life with her and our sons means…

“I’m not going to beg you. That’s not who I am.” Ronni’s voice trembles. Pleads.

I’d never want her to lower herself that way. That she’d even consider it pierces my heart and makes me

want to cocoon her in my arms. But, I can’t do that.

I lost that right when I sent the text on my way to the airport.

So, I nod. Keep my face frozen and emotionless. Watch her storm across the room, kick the empty pile

of boxes and slam the door behind her.

When she’s gone, I break down. Wracking, silent sobs. I didn’t expect her to follow me here, but the loss

of her presence is beyond devastating. How will I survive a world where I can’t breathe in her lemon-

meringue-pie scent? Sip from her supple lips. Hold her tightly against my body after I’ve fucked her into

oblivion. Cuddle with her and the boys and watch movies on a Sunday afternoon.

I won’t. Survive, that is. Not intact. I’m already a shell of a man.

Who will I be when this is all over?

The better question is, will it even matter?

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Kaylene Winter wrote her first Rock Star Romance novel at age 15 starring a fictionalized version of herself, her friends and their gorgeous rocker boyfriends. After living her own rockstar life as a band manager, music promoter and mover and shaker in Seattle during the early 1990’s, Kaylene became a digital media legal strategist helping bring movies, television and music online. Throughout her busy career, Kaylene lost herself in romance novels across all genres inspiring her to realize her life-long dream to write creatively.

She lives in Seattle with her amazing husband and Siberian Husky. She loves to travel, throw dinner parties and support charitable causes supporting arts and animals.

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New Release ~ Flirting with the Enemy ~ by ~ Gia Stevens

Title: Flirting With the Enemy

Series: Harbor Highlands Series

Author: Gia Stevens

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Release Date: November 27, 2022

All is fair in love and promotions…

Until you flirt with the enemy.

Seth Taylor is a thorn in my side. I can’t stand his cocky smirk, know it all demeanor, but most of all, I can’t stand those ridiculous bow ties he wears.

But the number one reason I hate him…

He’s applying for my promotion.

Well, it’s not mine, yet, but he’s certainly ruined my shoo-in chance.

When we’re told interviews will be held during a conference in Colorado, I pray our hotel rooms are on different floors.

Of course, things never go according to plan.

A failed connecting flight, a road trip, and a blizzard force us to seek refuge at an isolated roadside motel in the mountains. When my only option is to share a room with Seth, I’m expecting the bow tie wearing, clean cut, black rim glasses Seth. Not this guy standing in front of me wearing only gray sweatpants that hang dangerously low on his hips and a cocky grin.

Maybe it’s the high altitude or perhaps it’s Seth who’s causing this lightheadedness.

Because when a game of twenty questions turns naughty, it doesn’t take long for the burning rage to turn into fiery passion.

All I know, the longer we stay here lines blur and feelings become real.

★★★★★ Let’s Read Romance – “The banter is witty, the dialogue delivered with a one-two punch that’ll have you laughing your ass off”

★★★★★ Goodreads Review – “If you enjoy romantic comedies, contemporary romance, a good amount of spice, AND getting emotional, this book is for you!”

★★★★★ Randi Reviews – “….boy did Gia Stevens deliver and then some.”

Gia Stevens resides in the up north of Minnesota. She lives for the warm, sunny days of summer and dreads the bitter cold of winter. A romantic comedy junkie at heart, she knew she wanted her own stories to encompass those same feelings.

When she’s not busy writing your next book boyfriend, Gia can be found playing in her vegetable garden, watching reruns of The OC and Gossip Girl, or curled up with a good book.

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New Release ~ Total Ship Show ~ by ~ Susan Renee

When there is Love at Sea, can a pretend romance turn into something more? When Adrienne Hart finds herself the only uncoupled member of her friends on a love cruise, finding a fake boyfriend is the answer to her current dilemma. In a similar situation, Aris McElfry thinks agreeing to be a gorgeous woman’s fake fiance will either be a genius move or a total ship show. Fans of romantic comedies will adore TOTAL SHIP SHOW by Susan Renee, a sexy fake relationship romance.

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My old college friends decided we need to take a group cruise, significant others included.
There’s just one small hiccup…I’m woefully single.
I ask a friend to come with me to pose as my boyfriend, but he backs out on me at the last minute. What’s a girl to do on a cruise as a single person?
Wait…what?
It’s a lover’s cruise?
Oooh ship!
No way am I spending the week with my friends as the only single in the group. I’ve got to find myself a hot, fake boyfriend, or better yet, a fake fiancé for the week. It can’t be that hard. There have to be plenty of single men on the ship. One of them is bound to say yes. I’ll just board the ship as early as possible and hope I bump into someone worthy.
Okay, yeah. This could work. It’ll either be a genius move…
Or a total ship show.

Total Ship Show is a fake romance rom-com, part of the Love at Sea multi-author series. Get ready to set sail through the Caribbean on Festival Cruises’ most alluring voyage with eight of your favorite authors – happily ever after guaranteed!

Experience everything the Love at Sea series has to offer. From speed dating to masquerades, guests are sure to enjoy the hot days and steamy nights. Explore hidden waterfalls, swim with dolphins, and watch as eight couples find their forever on the open ocean.

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Excerpt

“Okay, I lied, alright? Yes. I’m a single girl on this lovey dovey cruise because my wingman of a friend back home fell in love with some girl and thought it uncouth to come away with me for a week. I mean, can you even imagine the nerve of him?” I scoff trying to play off the fact I’m a single loser on a love cruise.

Hottie McBlue-eyes shakes his head as if I’m telling the most unbelievable tale. “What kind of asshole is a wingman for his female friend and falls in love with another girl instead of the one right in front of him?”

Maybe it’s the Corona, but I immediately feel my cheeks blush. “Okay, first of all, I’m going to take that as a compliment, so thank you very much. And secondly, ew no. Joaquin and I have only ever been just friends. Honestly, I thought he was gay for years, but turns out he’s not.” I shrug. “I’m just sooo not his type which is totally fine. I’m happy he’s happy…even if that puts me here alone…and in need of a good lie to tell my friends.”

“Oh, so you’re not really here alone. You have your friends.”

“Well yes and no. My old sorority sisters planned this couples’ trip. So, they’re all bringing their significant others. I just uhh…I haven’t told them that my significant other bailed.”

“Meh, it won’t be so bad. Maybe you’ll find some hot guy aboard to pal around with. “

A snort escapes me. “Yeah. Maybe I’ll meet and fall in love with some hot doctor and live happily ever after, right? I mean stranger things have happened in this crazy world, right?”

Hottie McBlue-eyes chokes on his sip and coughs a few times. “Stranger things have definitely happened, I’m sure.”

I offer my hand to my airport friend. “I’m Adrienne, by the way. I don’t think I ever told you that, and while referring to me as Dildo Girl is pretty damn funny, I figured after holding my pink sparkly dick in your hands, you deserve to know my name.”

Laughing he takes his hand in mine. “Pleasure to meet you, Adrienne. That’s a beautiful name by the way. I’m Aris McElfry.”

“Nice to meet you Aris. I didn’t see you on the plane with anyone either. Are you telling me you’re also here alone?”

“Well, as a matter of fact—”

“Shit. It can’t be.”

What is he doing here?

“What?” Aris watches me, alarmed by my outburst.

I plaster a neutral smile on my face and murmur through my teeth.

“Shit. Shit. Shit.”

Are they seriously together?

My heart beats faster inside my chest and there’s a sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach.

“What? What’s wrong?”

I slowly turn toward Aris and give him the biggest puppy dog eyes I can muster while speaking as softly and quickly as I can. “Look, I know you don’t really know me, and I don’t know you, but you were kind enough to hold my sparkly dick in your hands and that has to say something for the kind of man that you are, right? So, if you would be willing to do me one more hella-huge favor I would be in your debt for like…my whole life…or this whole cruise…whichever comes first and right now my whole life could come first and anyway I promise to leave you alone after this and—”

“Anything.” He interrupts, holding my gaze. “Name it.”

I gulp down my fear and my pride and swiftly blurt out my request with a shaky voice. “I need a boyfriend. Like, right here. Right now. Because the man walking toward us in the yellow shirt is my ex and I had no idea he was going to be here, now I’m horrified I might have to spend this entire trip with him gloating that I’m here alone and he’s obviously not. And to add fuel to that already burning inferno, the girl with him is one of my friends and I had no idea the two of them were a thing and now if I have to tell him I’m alone, I may as well walk off this fucking ship right n—”

Before I can finish my sentence, Aris’s arm slides around my waist and he pulls me into his chest.

Hooooly God, he smells good.

“Stop talking,” he whispers against my mouth. “I get it.” The energy swiftly changes between us and oh, my God it’s hard to breathe. “I’m going to kiss you, alright? Like, really fucking kiss you so that douche sees that you belong to someone else now. Smile at me and tell me quick, is that okay?”

About Susan Renee

Susan Renee wants to live in a world where paint doesn’t smell, Hogwarts is open twenty-four/seven, and everything is covered in glitter. An indie romance author, Susan has written about everything from tacos to tow-trucks, loves writing romantic comedies but also enjoys creating an emotional angsty story from time to time. She lives in Ohio with her husband, kids, two dogs and a cat. Susan holds a Bachelor and Masters Degree in Music Education and a self-awarded Doctorate in Sass and Sarcasm. She enjoys laughing at memes, speaking in GIFs and spending an entire day jumping down the TikTok rabbit hole. When she’s not writing or playing the role of Mom, her favorite activity is doing the Care Bear stare with her closest friends.

About The Love at Sea Series

Get ready to set sail through the Caribbean on Festival Cruises’ most alluring voyage with eight of your favorite authors – happily ever after guaranteed!

Experience everything the Love at Sea series has to offer. From speed dating to masquerades, guests are sure to enjoy the hot days and steamy nights. Explore hidden waterfalls, swim with dolphins, and watch as eight couples find their forever on the open ocean.

Each story features a brand new couple and a fun trope from our amazing line up of authors including: Kate Stacy, HM Thomas, Mari Sol, S.A. Clayton, T.L. Anderson, Karigan Hale, Susan Renee, and A.M. Williams.

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New Release ~ Wicked Sins ~ by ~ Dani René

Title: Wicked Sins

Series: Secrets in Blood Book 1

Author: Dani René

Genre: Dark Romance, BDSM, Steamy

Release Date: November 26, 2022

“This age gap mafia romance was a rollercoaster ride with secrets waiting to ambush you at every corner and dangerous passion ready to grab you at every step.” ~ PP’s Bookshelf

USA Today Bestselling Author, Dani René, dives back into the world of BDSM with this sensual, steamy, dark romance.

I bask in their tears. I want to hear them beg. And watching them crawl feeds my desire.

My proclivities would make most submissives balk. But a chance encounter with a beautiful stranger leaves me wanting something I never thought I would ever want—a second taste. It’s dangerous, but I’m willing to risk everything for more of the woman built for sin.

She’s my wicked sin, and I’m not giving her up now.

Dani is a USA Today Bestselling Author of dark and deviant romance with a seductive edge.

Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, she now lives in the UK with her better half who does all the cooking while she writes all the words.

When she’s not writing, she can be found binge-watching the latest TV series, or working on graphic design either for herself, or other indie authors.

She enjoys reading books about handsome villains and feisty heroines, mostly dark, always seductive, and sometimes depraved. She has a healthy addiction to tattoos, coffee, and ice cream.

You can find more information on her website, www.danirene.com, or find her on social media, Instagram and Facebook being her favorites. Along with her newsletter, which you can sign up for here – https://bit.ly/DaniVIPs

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Surprise Release ~ The Holidate Season

It’s the season for gift giving!

Six FREE standalone holiday short stories!

Get Sleighed by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

When my ex dumped me right before Christmas, I was left with a luxury, all-expense paid trip for two to Cabo—private jet and all. Somehow, my best friend roped me into giving away the other half of the trip as a contest prize on her podcast. Kelly won the “World’s Worst Dump Story.” She and I didn’t meet until we arrived at the airport, which was when I discovered she was actually a he. Apparently we’d forgotten to include open to women only in the rules. My trip to Cabo started as a disaster, but as time went on Kelly and I grew close. Until someone unexpectedly showed up…

Christmas in Birdville by Jewel E. Ann

Henry Bechtel’s mom is coming home for Christmas. Only, he lost the family house in a game of poker. Days before his mom’s arrival, he meets the new owner and seizes the opportunity to coerce her into letting him move back “home” for the holidays. What he doesn’t know is that she has questionable motives, too.

The Lucky One by Sarina Bowen

Finnish hockey player Ivo Halla is new in town. He can’t speak the language, he can’t understand the coach. Life is hell until he walks into an Italian cafe (thank God “pizza” is the same in Finnish and English) and falls for the waitress. He’d better learn the language soon, or she won’t agree to date him…

First Holiday by Katee Robert

After a year of turmoil, Hades and Persephone prepare for their first holiday together.

A Cloverleigh Farms Christmas by Melanie Harlow

Christmas Eve at Cloverleigh Farms is even more exciting this year, thanks to a blizzard, a power outage, and a baby that wants to make a dramatic entrance. Catch up with the beloved Sawyer family and find out what happens when Meg and Noah’s bundle of joy gives the family a wonderful–and sudden–reason to celebrate!

Have Yourself a Grumpy Little Christmas by Pippa Grant

Trevor Stafford hates Christmas. But his best friend’s little sister, whom he stupidly agreed to take in as a temporary roommate when she got a new nannying gig down the street from him, loves it.

She’s turning his house into a freaking winter wonderland of bad memories.

But the bigger problem?

He’s had a crush on her for years, and there’s no amount of annoying holiday cheer that can cure him of his attraction. If anything, watching her in her natural element is making it worse.

What’s a grump to do when the last thing he ever wanted is suddenly the only thing he needs?

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New Release ~ Tempt ~ by ~ Melanie Harlow

You’ve heard the story about the wedding planner who falls for the groom? Well, this is the one where she falls for his father. And that groom? He’s my ex.

TEMPT, an all-new scorching hot age gap, forbidden, small town romance, featuring a plus-sized heroine and her ex’s irresistible dad from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow, is now available!

I didn’t realize who the gruff, gorgeous older man was the night he rescued me from a creep in a Manhattan hotel bar. All I knew was that a hot, bearded stranger with a protective streak showed up right when I needed a reminder that real gentlemen still exist.

(Although he left his manners behind after asking me up to his room.)

It was the hottest night of my life, but I never thought I’d see the former Navy SEAL again.

Imagine my surprise at the rehearsal dinner one week later, when my sexy one-night stand is introduced as the father of the groom. Even more surprising? That temptation we felt in New York was no fluke.

In public, we pretend there’s nothing between us.

In private, we can’t keep our hands off each other.

The situation is beyond complicated. Zach never even knew he’d fathered a child until recently, and he wants to earn his son’s trust and respect. As for me, I’m looking for a man who wants to start a family, and Zach has made it clear he’s not that man. He’s fifteen years older, newly divorced, and he lives across the country.

But no matter how many times we draw the line, we keep crossing it.

Nothing so wrong should ever feel so right.

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About Melanie Harlow USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow likes her martinis dry, her heels high, and her history with the naughty bits left in. When she’s not writing or reading, she gets her kicks from TV series like Ted, Lasso, Schitt’s Creek, and Fleabag. She occasionally runs three miles, but only so she can have more gin and steak.

Melanie is the author of the BELLAMY CREEK series, the CLOVERLEIGH FARMS series, the ONE & ONLY series, AFTER WE FALL series, the HAPPY CRAZY LOVE series, and the FRENCHED series. She lifts her glass to romance readers and writers from her home near Detroit, MI, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and pet rabbit.

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New Release ~ Butterfly Effect ~ by ~ Laikyn Meng

Title: Butterfly Effect

Author: Laikyn Meng

Genre: Enemies to Lovers/Sports Romance

Release Date: November 21, 2022

He is begging for redemption, she is aching for revenge.

He isn’t the answer to my prayers. Even if half the student body on campus believes he is a gift from God and a Greek statue body to make matters worse.

The word enemies doesn’t deserve the delicious description for the tension between us. Make no mistake there is no love here.

Aladdin “Lad” Lorenzo, my personal curse since high school. You would think a new territory would cause disruption in the social ladder but he wears a crown on a national level.

Too bad I’m not the shy girl who gave him my virginity on graduation night.

Tragedy beat the innocence out of me. Now all that remains is a sarcastic woman seething of vengeance to claim a name of her own.

In the Water They Make Waves is an Enemies to Lovers Multicultural Sports Romance.

+18 Mature, Sexual Content. Explicit Scenes and Alcohol and Drug Use.

Trigger Warnings: Opioid addiction, death of a parent, mentions eating disorders.

*Book ends on a cliff hanger*

“I fell in love with these two and I can’t get enough of them. The ending ripped my heart out and stomped on it. I was hooked from page 1. This was so good!”- Goodreads Review

“I love you.” Make those words make this right.

“I love you!” Aly’s words are fierce as she demands me to hear them. “I’ve always loved you. Because despite all the betrayal and lies, I know it isn’t your fault, it’s mine. And maybe pity looks better on me than you. But I loved you way more than I ever knew I could. And I never want to love anyone else the way I allowed you to destroy me. How pathetic did it make me look?” Her face is in torment, and my air is choking for fresh starts.

“Don’t say that. Don’t ever say that, please.” There is evidence in my eyes, and I don’t want to release the pain yet. It is mine to be punished with.

“Okay, Lad, I think we’ve said enough.” Alyeska wipes her face and hands, but I can’t be done. She starts to walk away, and I follow her. Rush tries to stop me but it is impossible to let the woman I love more than swimming leave my life.

“It was real.” I bend my head down to the grass.

“Maybe to you, but to me, I didn’t know the difference.” Aly doesn’t look back as she walks away. I don’t blame her. I don’t blame anyone, except myself.

Laikyn Meng is a Japanese American indie author.

She has penned over thirty publications. She maintains a steady stream of romantic expression involving diverse character representation.

She is the author of noteworthy series, the female empowered; Femme Fatale, and the family drama; Mum’s the Word. The five-star phenomenon, National Parks. Her poetry and memoirs have appeared in literary magazines. Laikyn’s unique tone is an iconic symbol for her stories.

Originally from Idaho, she resides wherever the road takes her and her three children.

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New Release ~ Hot Vegas Nights Collaboration

Series: Hot Vegas Nights Collaboration

Authors: Kaylee Monroe, Kate Stacy, TL Mayhew, & Anise Storm

Genre: Steamy Protector Romance

Collection Hosted by: S.L. Sterling

Waking up in Vegas, not remembering what happened the night before, is probably a standard thing that happens in this town. A town filled with flowing alcohol and unmitigated debauchery is bound to lead to some memory loss.

It’s never happened to me. Until today.

Today I woke up in a hotel room in Vegas—the place that’s supposed to be my sanctuary after finding out that my boyfriend of a year was cheating on me—with a man in my bed. An incredibly sexy man with a muscular back that women would swoon for.

Until I realize . . . this hot, gorgeous man is my ex’s brother.

Oh and there’s a wedding ring on my finger.

This trip is definitely not going as expected, and this relationship will drop grenades into both of our lives.

Yet I’m starting to believe that I don’t care about the destruction, because this is the brother I’d wanted all along.

Waking up Married in Las Vegas is part of the Hot Vegas Nights series. About Hot Vegas Nights:
The Vegas Strip is the gateway to your wildest fantasies. Where debauchery rules and depravity runs rampant. Elusive billionaires, celebrity bad boys, tantalizing dancers, master mixologists, and sexy tattoo artists are all within reach.

Jessa

Waitressing part-time at a small town bar and crashing in my older brother’s guest room isn’t where I pictured myself at twenty-five. Yet, that’s where I end up after finding my fiancé buried seven inches deep in my best friend on our kitchen counter.

Needing a break from my disaster of a life, I let my brother convince me to join him in Las Vegas for a friend’s wedding. Being Sin City has me discovering things about myself that I never knew—like my apparent inability to turn down a dare.

That’s how I end up in a chair on the main stage of a strip club getting a panty-melting lapdance meant for the bride. It’s like a scene straight out of my filthiest fantasies. The dancer is sexy as sin, but being the sole focus of a man whose intense gaze burns down to the deepest parts of me has me feeling more than a little out of depth.

Hale

As an entertainer at one of the hottest male-only revue clubs on The Vegas Strip, it’s my job to fuel women’s fantasies. Despite the stereotypes about men in my profession—I’m no playboy. I don’t have a different woman in my bed every night, and I never mess around with women from the club.

It’s a night like any other when a routine dance for a bachelorette party has me locking eyes with a gorgeous woman who makes the rest of the world fall away. I’ve never felt such an intense attraction. Something about her has me wanting to break all my rules. So, when the night is over and I’m unable to get her out of my head, I promise myself I’ll shoot my shot if I ever see her again.

As if the universe is giving me a sign, an impromptu favor for a friend puts me at the wedding she’s attending the very next night. She’s only in Vegas for a short time and getting involved might end in heartbreak, but for her—I’m ready and willing to take the risk.

Claudette Langdon

Is recently divorced and sole owner to a five star hotel on the strip. She’s not looking for love, especially with the young valet half her age. She knows he played a part in her ex-husband’s double life and now, she wants revenge.

Noah Masterson

Could have his pick of any woman who crosses his path, and he has, but he’s not interested in settling down. Not when his sights are set on a career of becoming a professional poker player. One dumb mistake leads to a debt owed and soon he’s doing whatever it takes to stay alive.

The Vegas Strip is the gateway to your wildest fantasies. Where debauchery rules and depravity runs rampant. Ellusive billionaires, celebrity bad boys, tantalizing dancers, master mixologists, and sexy tattoo artists are all within reach.

During these 18 Hot Vegas Nights, you’ll take a chance on love, lose yourself in entertainment, and gamble your heart away!
Seventeen books are all written with your pleasure in mind.

The son of Hollywood elite, Jagger Crawford was content to live off his parents’ fame while spending his days and nights participating in one drunken orgy after another. When it came to salacious publicity, he was a walking, talking headline. Jagger was a lost cause, or so the gossip mongers said.

Image consultant Amelia “Lia” Franks believed otherwise. Even after finding out that her first client is Hollywood’s most notorious bad boy, she is determined to do what no other has been able to do: redeem the so-called “unredeemable”.

Lia accompanies him to Las Vegas for what Jagger thinks will be a week of debauchery. Once there, though, she begins to realize there is more to Jagger Crawford than meets the eye. His larger-than-life personality is only a small part of him. There is so much more beneath the surface.

Good girls like bad boys, but that isn’t true for her. Jagger is simply a client and nothing more. Or is he? Is that half-truth as fake as the relationship they have to maintain around his friends? Or is it entirely possible that when seeking redemption, they have found something more…

Spend a couple of hot Vegas nights with Jagger and Lia to find out….

The Vegas Strip is the gateway to your wildest fantasies. Where debauchery rules and depravity runs rampant. Elusive billionaires, celebrity bad boys, tantalizing dancers, master mixologists, and sexy tattoo artists are all within reach.

During these 16 Hot Vegas Nights, you’ll take a chance on love, lose yourself in entertainment, and gamble your heart away!

Sixteen books that are all written with your pleasure in mind.

Get ready for Hot Vegas Nights!

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Shannon O’Connor & M Leigh Morhaime – All’s Fair in Love & Vegas – releasing November 28

D.M. Davis – Vegas Storm – releasing November 30

E.M. Shue – Vegas Jackpot – releasing December 1

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New Release ~ Prey Island ~ by ~ Kendra Moreno

Title: Prey Island

Series: Prey Island Book 1

Author: Kendra Moreno

Genre: Dark Contemporary Reverse Harem

Release Date: November 18, 2022

Cover Design: Fay Lane Cover Design & Author Branding

Welcome to Prey Island. . .

Billie watches enough serial killer shows to know she’s in deep trouble when she finds herself kidnapped and shoved in a cage with dozens of other people. What she doesn’t expect is to be dropped off on a remote island, given weapons, and told to run.

The Hounds have been released and they say she’s the prey.

Now, Billie is being hunted just like everyone else on the island. Trapped with nowhere to go, she finds herself teaming up with others in order to survive. Four men set her ablaze with their touch and threaten to corrupt her every moral, each as dangerous as the Hounds who hunt them. She may not be built for Prey Island, but she won’t be going down without a fight.

This rabbit has teeth and the only way out is to

Play the Game.

Squid Games meets Predator in this thrilling WhyChoose romance. If you love K.A. Knight, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti, pick up Prey Island now!

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Kendra Moreno is secretly a spy but when she’s not dealing in secrets and espionage, you can find her writing her latest adventure. She lives in Texas where the summer days will make you melt, and southern charm comes free with every meal. She’s a recovering Road Rager (kind of) and slowly overcoming her Star Wars addiction (nope!), and she definitely didn’t pass on her addiction to her son (she did). She has one hellhound named Mayhem who got tired of guarding the Gates of Hell and now guards her home against monsters. She’s a geek, a mother, a scuba diver, a tyrannosaurus rex, and a wordsmith who sometimes switches out her pen for a sword.

If you see Kendra on the streets, don’t worry: you can distract her with talks about Kylo Ren or Loki.

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New Release ~ Nothing’s Ever Over ~ by ~ Amanda Lee Dixon

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𝙉𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠.

𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘺𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘸𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳.

𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘰, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙮𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙜𝙚𝙩.

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Forest is first to break the kiss, pulling back with a groan and breathing heavily. The warmth of desire that flared earlier cools almost instantly at seeing his eyes clenched shut.

“How could I possibly forget you?” he whispers, and had he not already owned my heart, he would with those words. Such seductive words. Being this close is hard for me; I can barely resist the urge to pull him closer.

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Romance Author. Professional Pen Thief. Coffee Addict. Obsessive Reader.

Amanda lives in the weather crazed Midwest where they experience hot summers and cold winters. She believes spring and fall are a beautiful made up fantasy. Amanda shares her life with her wonderful husband who despite her begging and pleading won’t grow his beard out. She has three teenagers, two girls and a boy, and two mouthy malamutes that always keep her on her toes, and never stop eating.