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New Release ~ A Chance Encounter ~ by ~ Nikki Ash

Title: A Chance Encounter

Author: Nikki Ash

Genre: Single Mom, Surprise Pregnancy, Contemporary Romance

Release Date: April 21, 2022

★★★★★ My Girlfriends Nook Korner – “Easton Blackwood is my new Book Boyfriend. I devoured this book, it was that good.”

★★★★★ Kay Daniels Romance – “Wonderful, perfect, and contains the best book boyfriend ever!!”

★★★★★ Sexy Book Divas – “Top Read of the year!”

★★★★★ PP’s Bookshelf – “A Chance Encounter by Nikki Ash is a perfect mix of angsty emotions, fierce chemistry and sweet feels. This single mom, surprise pregnancy and rockstar romance seriously made me feel every single feel.”

Sophia

When I was eighteen, I fell in love, but he didn’t love me back. The day he found out about my pregnancy, I found out about his fiancée.

He warned if I ever told anyone, he would destroy me. So I kept the pregnancy a secret and disappeared.

Being scorned has left me jaded, but it’s also made me stronger. All my love and attention is focused on raising my daughter.

There isn’t room in our lives, or in my heart, for anyone else… until a chance encounter with Easton Blackwood changes everything.

Easton

Music has always been my one true love, but when a stunningly beautiful woman saves me from a killer bee, it just might be love at first sight.

One minute she’s slapping me with her flip-flop and the next we’re naked in my bed. With every kiss, every touch, I have no doubt Sophia could be the one, until she dashes from my bed without a trace.

After weeks of our time together replaying in my mind, she appears back in my life, with a confession that sends my world into a tailspin.

She thinks the bomb she’s dropped will send me running, but she’s wrong. The last guy might have done that, but I’ll fight for her, for our love, for our family. And I’ll stop at nothing to protect what’s mine.

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New Release ~ Riley Thorn & the Blast from the Past ~ by ~ Lucy Score

Title: Riley Thorn and the Blast from the Past

Author: Lucy Score

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Release Date: April 21, 2022

Riley Thorn and her hot, tattooed, private investigator boyfriend are all moved in to their new fixer-upper. Not only do they finally have their own place, they also haven’t found any new dead bodies on the premises.

Yep. It looks like summer is over and so is Riley’s bad luck. Or is it?

While Nick gives up sleeping and showering to obsess over the cold case that still haunts him, his business partner Mrs. Penny is calling the investigative shots. It’s every bit as bad as you can imagine.

Meanwhile, Riley has her hands full fixing up the crumbling crime scene they call home and setting boundaries with the breaking-and-entering octogenarians next door. You know. Normal stuff.

But normal comes to a screeching halt when our favorite psychic is abducted by a stranger with candy, and her powers go on the fritz. To make matters worse, it becomes clear that Riley’s new houseguests are definitely either in trouble or are trouble after bad guys deliver a warning with a severed finger.

Can Nick and Riley solve the case the old-fashioned way before they all end up in pieces? Or will a surprise birthday party, a dog doody bandit, an accidental arson, and a blast from the past be too much for them to handle?

‘This book is even funnier than the last; I don’t know how she does it! Reading this was like watching a sitcom. Every quirky character, all the sharp wit and of course the glue that holds it all together, the charming and adorably dimpled Nick.’ ~Bookstagrambrielle

Lucy Score is a Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon bestselling author. Small town contemporary rom-coms are her lady jam and she enjoys delivering the feels with a huge side of happily ever after.

Her books have been translated into several languages, making readers around the world snort laugh, swoon, and sob. Lucy lives in Pennsylvania with the devastatingly handsome Mr. Lucy and their horrible cat.

In her spare time she enjoys sleeping, drinking copious amounts of coffee, and reading all the romance novels in the universe.

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New Release ~ Whiskey & Country ~ by ~ Emmanuelle Snow

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𝙐𝙎𝘼 𝙏𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧 𝙀𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚 𝙎𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩. 𝙄 𝙥𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙣. 𝙄 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥. 𝙉𝙤𝙬 𝙄’𝙢 𝙝𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩. And I have no idea how to heal the part of my heart that is fractured. My friend was wise beyond his age, he knew me more than I knew myself. The career, the money, the promotion, they all seem futile now. I’m stuck with no idea how to turn my life around. Until I receive a package that opens my eyes to new possibilities. And dreams I never thought I should reach for. The journey has one endgame: find happiness again and my place in this world. After driving for weeks, I end up in Green Mountain, a small town in Tennessee, a far cry from my hometown of Chicago. And then I meet her. Dahlia Ellis. My soulmate. My other half. My true purpose. Even in my wildest dreams, I would never have thought that she was where I was supposed to be. 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙮, 𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮?

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“Okay, here’s the thing,” I said when I stopped by Dahlia’s shop before the opening hours. “I’ve learned from a very reliable source that today is Buddy’s birthday. How about if we throw him a party tonight? I’m sure Jack would love that.” Dahlia moved to my right, removing wrinkles from yet another gown with a portable vapor machine. “It looks good,” I said, taking a step back and admiring the wooden shelf I’d just fixed on the wall next to the shoe display, making sure it was leveled. “I love it,” she said, a smile in her voice. “What do you have in mind?” I gave her a mischievous stare. “Lots of things.” Dahlia poked my arm. “Buddy’s birthday, Nick. Focus.” My gaze traveled down her body. “My eyes are up here,” she said, pointing to her face with two fingers. “You seem to love planning stuff, so I’m all ears.” “How about we bake him some dog cookies? I found a recipe online, and it’s super easy. And we could get party hats and balloons and all the silly things kids love. My neighbors are away for the weekend, so Buddy is staying over with me.” “Would it be just us three?” My hands found her hips, and I drew her to me. “Only Jack, you, and me. And Buddy, of course. I’m sure Jack would love the party setup.” Dahlia skimmed her lips over mine. “He will. And thank you for always thinking about him. Making him feel special.” “You two deserve the best. I’m the lucky one. Would tonight work? If you guys can make it.” When did I get excited at the idea of throwing an old dog a party? “Yep,” Dahlia said. “Very important question, though. Will we be able to kiss after the party?” She quirked a brow, offering me a cock-awakening smile, her eyes glistening. I removed the vapor thingy from her hand and placed it back on the rack, looping my arms around her. “You’re right. I love plans. Always have. And right now, I can tell you I did a lot of strategizing this week. And most of them involved a very naked me and a very naked you and lots of kissing. Last weekend seems like ages ago.” I leaned in to claim her mouth, her pink lips tasting like cherry. My balls tightened as Dahlia’s hand rubbed my junk over the fabric of my shorts. “Birthday party for the kids, then naked after-party for us. That’s the plan.” She purred in my ear, the sound almost bringing me to my knees.

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Profil picture ESnow Emotional, Sexy, And Sassy Love Stories USA Today Bestselling author Emmanuelle Snow is a contemporary author of mature YA and New Adult love stories, who gives life to strong characters who’ll fight with all they have to reach their life goals and find their own happiness. She loves her characters to be relatable and realistic. Emmanuelle is in love with love. Especially complicated, deep, and passionate feelings that make a relationship extraordinary and complex all at the same time. In her spare time, when she’s not writing or reading, she likes to go on road trips—with her four kids and her own soulmate—watch movies, paint, or do some DIY, always with a cup of green tea in her hand and listening to country music. She splits her time between beautiful Canada and the small US towns she adores.

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Sales Blitz ~ Love to Hate You ~ by ~ Whitley Cox

Title: Love to Hate You

Author: Whitley Cox

Genre: enemies to lovers, marriage of convenience, best friend’s brother, road trip, forced proximity, romantic comedy, high heat, erotic romance

Release Date: March 12, 2022

“An irresistible blend of emotion, angst, drama, heat, heart and humor was super enjoyable and made this book a true delight to read.”

– Gladys (Goodreads Review)

“Their story is intense and poignant at times but it also has a lighter side to it as well. The authors words draw you into a storyline that holds hard and fast to your heart. Love to Hate You is an exceptional love story.”

– Kylee (Goodreads Review)

She needs arm candy, he needs her insurance, but first, they need to drive across the country without killing each other.

Eli

Since the first day of kindergarten, I have hated Alexandra Hartford.

And twenty-something years later that hasn’t changed.

But she has.

She’s still a tomboy with a chip on her shoulder, but now she’s a hot tomboy with a chip on her tattooed shoulder who can fight like a badass.

I’d still rather have a bath with fire ants than spend ten days in a car with her, but she has something I need.

Once the deal is done, we can go our separate ways.

That is … if I want to.

Alex

Eli Evans is my nemesis.

He blames me for his sister’s death, our parents’ divorces, and probably global warming, too.

Why on Earth would I help him?

Because he’s as easy on the eyes as he is the bane of my existence and I need a hot date to a wedding in San Diego.

Can we drive across the country without me leaving him at a truck stop somewhere? I doubt it.

But, I’m willing to try.

Ten days in a car, a wedding, and a marriage of convenience, then I’m done with him forever.

Right?

The sound of the curtain in her changing room being pulled open echoed into my changing room, so I made sure my dick wasn’t visible, then pulled back my own curtain.

Jamie was zipping up Alexandra’s dress—the royal blue bandage strapless one—but she whipped around to face me when Jamie was finished.

Her eyes widened, pupils dilated, nostrils flared. It was a primal reaction that I would have to be an idiot to miss.

I had a primal reaction of my own—in my pants.

“Holy fuck,” I breathed.

She glanced away, but the smile that lifted one side of her mouth was dead sexy.

“You’re getting that one,” I said.

She smoothed her hands down the sides, turned on one foot, and glanced at herself in the mirror. “Yeah, I like it, too.”

“You can’t wear those two together, though,” Jamie said. “The blues are too close in color, but not close enough. If you know what I mean?”

Alexandra and I nodded.

“He should just wear a dress shirt and maybe dark gray pants when you wear that dress.”

“I have dark gray pants in the room,” I said, hooking a thumb toward my changing room and a stack of pants on the bench.

I stepped out and away from my room to get a better look at myself in the mirror outside the changing rooms. “What do you think?”

“I think it’s a perfect fit,” Jamie said. “Doesn’t even look like you’ll need tailoring.”

Alexandra nodded. “Looks good.” I caught her checking out my ass and grinned, but when she saw me see her, her eyes whipped up to the ceiling as if a flock of geese had just flown overhead.

“You guys got any brown wingtips?” I asked, focusing my gaze on Jamie.

He nodded. “Sure do. Size?”

I glanced back at Alexandra and smiled as I said, “Thirteen.”

I did not miss the flare of her eyes or the way they drifted down to the front of my pants.

“Eyes up here, lady,” I said, catching her gaze back in the mirror.

Startled, she ditched the surprised look and went with a glare before returning to her changing room and dramatically pulling the curtain closed again.

“What is the dynamic of your relationship?” Jamie asked, glancing back and forth between me and the closed changing room curtain.

“She’s my fiancée,” I said chipperly. “But she’d rather not be.”

A Canadian West Coast baby born and raised, Whitley is married to her high school sweetheart, and together they have two beautiful daughters and a fluffy dog. She spends her days making food that gets thrown on the floor, vacuuming Cheerios out from under the couch and making sure that the dog food doesn’t end up in the air conditioner. But when nap time comes, and it’s not quite wine o’clock, Whitley sits down, avoids the pile of laundry on the couch, and writes.

A lover of all things decadent; wine, cheese, chocolate and spicy erotic romance, Whitley brings the humorous side of sex, the ridiculous side of relationships and the suspense of everyday life into her stories. With single dads, firefighters, Navy SEALs, mommy wars, body issues, threesomes, bondage and role-playing, Whitley’s books have all the funny and fabulously filthy words you could hope for.

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Pre-Order Blitz ~ Alexius ~ by ~ Bella J.

Title: Alexius

Series: Dark Sovereign Book 1

Author: Bella J.

Genre: Dark Romance/Mafia Romance

Release Date: May 10, 2022

Cover Design: Deranged Doctor Design

Cover Model: Isaac Moreno

Photographer: Rafa G Catala

I’ve never met him. Never even seen him.

But I’ve heard the whispers. The rumors. The stories about him being as cruel as his father. Maybe even worse.

They say his presence wraps around your throat whenever he enters a room. And that’s exactly what I feel the moment he walks into the diner where I work, and I hear people breathe out his name.

Alexius Del Rossa.

They call him the crown prince of the Dark Sovereign—a society of men who own everything but the weather in this town.

Men say he has ice in his veins, and women talk about the corrupted heart in his chest. He’s the kind of man you pray never to cross paths with. The kind of man a girl like me has no chance of surviving.

But while his eyes trap mine, and his magnetism touches my skin, I’m unable to move when he forces me into a corner and hands me an envelope.

It’s an offer.

One I can’t refuse.

See, I have nothing. No family. No friends. No home.

I can disappear and no one will know.

And that is exactly why he chose me.

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Pre-Order Blitz ~ Wrong Side ~ by ~ HJ Bellus

Wrong Side: An Enemies-to-Lovers Sports Romance by HJ Bellus releases May 11th!

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Everyone knows the Bad Boys of Penwood University dominate campus life with their power to make or break anyone they want. Sadie Alexander never thought she’d end up on their radar. All she wanted was to escape her childhood, and Penwood was her ticket to a new life. But Theo Hudson, the number one Bad Boy and all-star football player, makes it clear he has his sights set on her.

She’d heard the stories, knew the warnings, yet Theo makes it impossible for her to run the other way. The harder she fights to keep her distance, the more determined he becomes to have her. But Sadie isn’t willing to risk everything she has worked so hard to achieve for a guy with a reputation.

The deeper Theo manages to slip into her life, the tighter Sadie gets wrapped up in the unraveling secrets around her.

In the end, Sadie is forced to answer one question…was he worth it?

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MEET THE AUTHOR HJ Bellus is a small town girl who loves the art of storytelling. When not making readers laugh or cry, she’s a part-time livestock wrangler that can be found in the middle of Idaho, shot gunning a beer while listening to some Miranda Lambert on her Beats and rocking out in her boots.

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Cover Reveal ~ Hard Count ~ by ~ S.R. Grey

Title: Hard Count

Series: A Men of Fall Novel

Author: S.R. Grey

Genre: Sports Romance/Romantic Comedy

Release Date: May 24, 2022

Cover Design: Najla Qamber Designs

Cover Photographer: Wander Aguiar Photography

Cover Model: Travis S.

Pro footballer Mike Vinceton desperately wants to get away before the Comets’ new season begins.

Lucky for him the tropical destination he chooses turns out to be perfect.

Not only does he find himself rested and refreshed, but he just met the most tantalizing woman. Her name is Lexi, and their connection is insane.

Too bad their time is cut short—before Mike can learn her last name . . . or where she lives.

Alas, such is life.

Resigned that he’ll never see Lexi again, Mike returns to Ohio to head off to training camp. But what he doesn’t know is he’s about to run into her again, in a most unexpected place.

See, Lexi is the Comets’ owner’s daughter. And though her dad would love for her to take more of an interest in the team, that definitely doesn’t include her dating a player.

Hell no!

Cue the sneaking around . . . and Mike and Lexi praying her dad doesn’t find out.

Hard Count is the fifth novel in the bestselling Men of Fall football romance series and can be read as a standalone.

S.R. Grey is a USA Today Bestselling Author of the popular Boys of Winter hockey books and Men of Fall football novels. Both series can be read in any order or as standalones. Other New Adult and Romantic Suspense works of hers include the Judge Me Not books, the Promises series, the Inevitability duology, A Harbour Falls Mystery trilogy, and the Laid Bare series of novellas.
When not writing Ms. Grey can be found reading, traveling, running, and cheering for her hometown sports teams. Sometimes all at the same time!

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New Release ~ Needles ~ by ~ H.J. Marshall

Title: Needles

Series: Death Hounds MC #3

Author: H.J. Marshall

Genre: MC Romance

Release Date: April 19, 2022

★★★★★ Goodreads Review – “What a yummy little age gap read this is!”

From the moment I was born, I was destined to be a Death Hound. Tragedy tore me from my family at an early age and cast me into a reality so dark, I contemplated ending it all. But my club brought me back from the edge, fostering my dreams and giving me a new lease on life. Years later, with secrets from my tormented time threatening to pull me back into the abyss, the innocence of a child kept me hanging on.

In finding her family, I discovered a beautiful woman who understood that in darkness, light could be found. She understood me like no one else had, but her life was complicated, full of despair and loneliness on a level I couldn’t comprehend. Every day, she fought her own demons.

When the nightmares returned, pulling her into a world of depravity and pain, I found a part of myself that I didn’t know existed. I never asked to be a protector, but no one deserved to live in fear. So, I would walk through hell to save her.

H.J. Marshall began her love of reading and writing at an early age and has always dreamed of being a writer full-time. A nomadic youth exposed her to different perspectives of life, community, and culture, resulting in a lifelong love of food, music, and history. When she is not writing, she enjoys the music of all generations and genres, writing full-time, and living in her quiet cabin in the woods. Currently landlocked, H.J. dreams of her beach house, salty air, and a life filled with laughter.

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Sales Blitz ~ Bound by Family ~ by ~ Ryan Michele

Title: Bound by Family

Series: Ravage Bound MC #1

Author: Ryan Michele

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: March 28, 2017

Family loyalty above all.

Cooper Cruz knows what it means to be surrounded and bound by family.

Loyalty, brotherhood, and protection are all learned, earned, and respected by him and the Ravage Motorcycle Club family he grew up in. At the same, he’s a man, having fun and living the life he has always envisioned, until a trip to Florida spins his world on his axis.

Bristyl Daniels knows what it means to be smothered and bound by family.

Bonds run deep with her father and all the members of the Sinister Sons Motorcycle Club she has grown up in. But now she’s all woman and wishes they would see she isn’t a little girl anymore. Then one phone call gives her a chance meeting with a biker like no other. One she can’t get off her mind.

When her favorite band comes to play at a motorcycle rally in her hometown, Bristyl decides it’s worth the risk to sneak off for a little fun. When a situation gets heated, Cooper and the Ravage MC step in, setting off a chain of events, both good and bad in both their lives.

As the dust settles, Bristyl will have to come to some very hard decisions. Meanwhile, Cooper knows exactly what he wants and now needs to convince his woman it’s worth the risk.

Ryan Michele is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author of over 40 romantic suspense novels. She found her passion bringing fictional characters to life, being in an imaginative world where anything is possible. Her knack for the unexpected twists and turns will have you on the edge of your seat with each page. She is best known for her alpha, bad boy bikers and strong, independent heroines who refuse to back down. When she’s not writing, you can find her on her swing, watching the water ripple in the pond and plotting her next book.

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Series Cover Reveal ~ All American Boy Series

Collection Title: All American Boy Series

Authors: Evan Grace, Lexi Noir, Chloe Holiday, Ashley Munoz, MK Moore, Taylor Delong, Amanda Shelley, and E.S. McMillian

Genre: New Adult/Contemporary Romance

Cover Design: JustWrite.Creations

Saddle up, Cowboys and Cowgirls! Welcome to Deacon, Texas, a small town in the plains of Texas where ranches flourish and cowboys are looking to lasso love with their fiery fillies and leading ladies.

Join us in this quaint town filled with B&B’s that embody the spirit of the west; where love can blossom and grow as big as the Texas landscape.

The All American Boy Series is proud to deliver brand new contemporary new adult stories by 8 authors in a shared world experience. All books are standalone but may include cross-over in characters or scenes.

City Boy by Evan Grace ➜ May 3, 2022

Heartbreaker Boy by Lexi Noir ➜ May 4, 2022

Fly Boy by Chloe Holiday ➜ May 5, 2022

The Wrong Boy by Ashley Munoz ➜ May 10, 2022

Good Boy, Bad Man by MK Moore ➜ May 11, 2022

The Lawn Boy by Taylor Delong ➜ May 12, 2022

He Saved my Boy by Amanda Shelley ➜ May 18, 2022

The New Boy by E.S. McMillan ➜ May 19, 2022

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