Tag: Contemporary Romance

Spotlight ~ Shamed ~ by ~ Rin Sher

Title: Shamed
Series: Broken Souls Series
Author: Rin Sher
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Forced Proximity; Slow Burn; Tortured Characters; Redemption; Protective Hero
Release Date: May 14, 2026




⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon Review – “Honestly, this is one of the best books I’ve read this year. I really like books that pull on that raw emotion and that are unique stories. I feel like Rin Sher is always able to deliver in both of those areas.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon Review – “What an absolutely epic conclusion to this series!…The sorrow, the tension, the angst, the emotion; everything culminated into my favourite story of the entire series! An absolute huge BRAVO to Rin Sher!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon Review – “breathtaking, heartfelt, and unforgettable finale…Shamed by Rin Sher is an absolute emotional powerhouse and a stunning conclusion to the Broken Souls series.”

I sent an innocent man to prison.
For 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 I relived the events of that horrific night. A night that changed the course of my future and left me with the jagged pieces of a shattered mind and a broken soul.
For 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 I thought justice had been served, that the monster had gotten what he deserved.
Then the truth came crashing down.
And I realized, I wasn’t the victim at all . . .
I was the monster.
With guilt burrowing deep, eating away at my marrow, I disappeared into a darkness of my own making, punishing myself for every minute I roamed free, all while an innocent man remained locked behind bars. I traded the sunlight for the neon glare of the stage, and turned my body into a living reminder of my sins.
And then suddenly, he shows up.
A man tied to the worst mistake I ever made. A man who somehow reaches into the pit I dug for myself. A man who refuses to let me stay broken, trying to glue my fragments back together with kindness that cuts deeper than any blade.
He looks at me like I’m still worth loving.
But if he learns the truth—if he realizes the kind of person he’s falling for—will he still want me or will loving me be the biggest mistake he’s ever made?
Because monsters don’t get a happy ending . . . do they?
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I was born in Australia but now live in Canada where I have been since I was 19. I’ve always loved reading, but decided to try my hand at writing a few years back. I’ve currently written 7 books, however, my first 2 have been taken down for revisions and I’m updating them to my current writing style. I have several other WIPs on the go so there will be no shortage of stories to come!

I love coffee, sunshine, wine, a good laugh, and I love LOVE!! I’m always rooting for people to fall in love, whether it be in books, movies, or real life!

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New Release ~ Beyond the Spotlight ~ by ~ Megan O’Brien

Title: Beyond the Spotlight
Series: Green River #1
Author: Megan O’Brien
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Small Town/Obsessed Alpha Hero
Release Date: June 30, 2026

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What if the life you’ve built isn’t the one you truly want?

Hudson Carter has everything: chart-topping hits, sold-out arenas, and a reputation as country music’s golden boy. But behind the spotlight, he’s burned out and craving something real beyond the fame.
Lucy Kincaid is starting over in Green River, Colorado, determined to build a life that finally belongs to her. No expectations. No looking back.
Until Hudson walks into it.
The connection between them is instant, intense, and impossible to ignore. Hudson knows what he wants the moment he meets her. But can Lucy risk her heart when she’s fought so hard to reclaim her life on her own terms?
When Lucy’s past resurfaces and the dark side of Hudson’s fame threatens the life they’re building, they’ll have to decide: play it safe… or fight for a love that feels like home.
A small-town romance featuring an obsessed alpha hero, no cheating, and a guaranteed HEA

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Megan O’Brien is the bestselling author of the Ride Series and the Talon Security Series. She has a passion for a good love story and most enjoys writing stories with an alpha male and strong female characters.
Megan was born and raised in Northern California where she still resides with her handsome hubby and three amazing kiddos.
When she’s not enjoying family time or burying her nose in her kindle she loves hiking, running and relaxing moments on the back porch with a glass of wine.

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New Release ~ Hate To Love Him ~ by ~ Teagan Kade

Title: Hate To Love Him
Author: Teagan Kade
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Revenge, Billionaire
Release Date: June 29, 2026

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I spent years rebuilding myself after he destroyed me.

He doesn’t even remember my name.
The last person I expect to see lying ass-up on my waxing table after losing a bet is Vader Williams.
Unfortunately, the boy who made my high school years a living hell has grown into one of the most powerful men in New York.
Billionaire.
Former NHL star.
Professional heartbreaker.
And apparently, he has no memory of the girl he used to call ‘Phat-Ass Amy.’
Good.
Because while he’s busy handing me his personal number and inviting me into his world, I’m busy planning my revenge.
And when I discover cracks in his perfect public image, I decide to get close enough to expose him.
Very close.
There’s only one problem.
The man I’m getting to know isn’t the boy I remember. He’s smarter. Lonelier. More complicated than he has any right to be.
I tell myself it doesn’t matter, that revenge doesn’t care about chemistry.
But falling for him? That was never part of the plan.
Because what happens when the man you’re determined to destroy starts feeling like the one you were always meant to find?
Hate To Love Him is a scorching-hot, dual-POV contemporary romance featuring simmering tension and an enemies-to-lovers story where revenge burns hot, but passion burns hotter. Guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, and ALL the steam.

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Teagan lives in Sydney, Australia with her two tykes and Mr. Kade. She loves way-too-fruity cocktails, sunny weather and hearing from her readers, all of whom are as dear to her heart as salted caramel cookies. When she’s not writing she’s running around town madly trying to do twenty things too many, but they, that’s mom life., right? She writes about bad boys with big hearts and even bigger you-know-whats that know how to treat their women. Steamy scenes galore and HEAs are guaranteed. Shoot Teagan an email at teagan@teagankade.com. She doesn’t bite… much.

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New Release ~ A Simple Mistake ~ by ~ Lacey Black

Title: A Simple Mistake
Series: Cooper Town Boys #3
Author: Lacey Black
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Surprise Pregnancy, Best Friend’s Older Sister
Small Town, He Falls First, She Fights Her Feelings
Release Date: June 23, 2026

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Quinn

I have a thing for my best friend’s sister. Charli Miller has always been the woman to own my heart, despite the fact she doesn’t feel the same way. We’re oil and water, fire and ice. We butt heads at every turn, but I’d still do anything for her.
I wouldn’t deny her anything.
Which is why I don’t put a stop to the little arrangement we seem to fall into. Spending that time with her is better than anything I’ve ever experienced, but unfortunately, it makes me crave more. I’ve always wanted Charli, but now, I’m a determined man. Especially when she shocks me with big news.
She’s scared, but I’m ready to fight. Fight for us.
Charli
No one pushes my buttons like Quinn Garrison. He might possibly be the most infuriating man on the face of the planet, and since he’s my younger brother’s best friend, I can’t get away from him. He’s always there, and even when he’s being sweet and supportive, it just grates on my nerves.
Until one day, that irritation explodes.
What happens next wasn’t planned. It’s raw and fueled by years of emotions, and even though I swore it wouldn’t happen again, it does. I let him into my bed and, as time passes, I’m unable to keep him out of my heart. I want everything I didn’t even know I needed, and there’s no going back now.
Especially when I see those two pink lines…

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USA Today Bestselling Author Lacey Black is a Midwestern girl with a passion for reading, writing, and shopping. She carries her e-reader with her everywhere she goes so she never misses an opportunity to read a few pages. Always looking for a happily ever after, Lacey is passionate about contemporary romance novels and enjoys it further when you mix in a little suspense. She resides in a small town in Illinois with her husband, two children, and three rowdy chickens.
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Cover Reveal ~ The Fall Affair ~ by ~ Vi Keeland

Title: The Fall Affair
Author: Vi Keeland
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Opposites Attract/Found Family
Cover Design: Sommer Stein, Perfect Pear Creative
Photographer: Mark Mendez
Release Date: August 18, 2026

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She’s counting down the days until she leaves Tuscany. He’s counting on making her stay.

Some people go to Tuscany to find themselves.
I went to escape—New York, my ex’s new relationship, and a career that derailed the moment I was passed over for partner.
My plan was simple: settle my eccentric Italian grandmother’s estate, sell whatever wasn’t nailed down, and return to the life I’d worked too hard to lose.
Instead, I walked into a mess—a crumbling antique shop, two hundred acres of leased vineyard land, and one infuriating clause in the will: Live and work in the shop for three months, or inherit nothing.
Then there’s the neighbor I clash with instantly. Matteo Lucchese is the infuriatingly handsome winemaker who leases my family’s land and refuses to be impressed by my credentials—or my attitude. He’s rugged and stubborn, stuck living in a time that has long passed us by, and the word rush isn’t part of his vocabulary. Basically, we’re exact opposites.
But as the days stretch into weeks, Tuscany chips away at the armor I didn’t realize I was wearing, and Matteo shows me the appeal of slowing down, of staying rooted, of wanting something other than climbing the corporate ladder.
I came to Tuscany to escape.
But now that the countdown to going home was on, I wasn’t sure if I was ready to leave. And the life I was falling for came with a looming expiration date.

WHAT TO EXPECT
Opposites Attract
Under the Tuscan Sun Vibes
Found Family
NYC Heroine x Italian Hero
Late-summer Magic

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Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Israel, and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.
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Title: Undercover Lover Author: Jacqueline Francis Genre: Contemporary …

Title: Undercover Lover
Author: Jacqueline Francis
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Fake Dating; Forced Proximity; Billionaires/Millionaires Romance; Law Enforcement/Action Romance; Reverse Grumpy x Sunshine; Opposites Attract
Release Date: June 11, 2026


I didn’t join the force to play dress-up in designer heels and pretend to be someone’s girlfriend, but apparently life has a sense of humor. And mine comes with a six-foot-something ego, a movie-star smile, and a peculiar knack for getting under my skin.

Marco Dal Santo is everything I don’t trust: cocky, charming, reckless, and way too comfortable in a world built on smoke and mirrors. I’m supposed to use him to get close to people who hide crimes behind champagne and expensive suits. He’s supposed to be a means to an end. Convenient. Temporary. And fake.

The problem? It doesn’t really feel fake because every time he touches me, every time he pushes past my defenses and makes me feel something real, I forget that we’re supposed to be pretending.

One minute we’re trading sarcastic barbs and sharing one very inconvenient bed; the next I’m laughing at his terrible jokes and wondering how a man who looks at me with nothing but raw lust can possibly be faking it. Somewhere between the staged kisses and very real arguments, the lines get blurred, and I can’t tell what’s part of the job…and what isn’t.

Now we’re caught up in a world where one wrong move can get us killed, and I’m starting to realize the most dangerous part of this case isn’t the criminals we’re chasing.

It’s him.

Because if anyone finds out I’ve fallen for my informant, I’ll lose my badge, my mentor’s trust, and possibly my heart in the process.

So yeah…I’m in way over my head.
And the worst part?
I’m not sure I want to be rescued.






Number cruncher by day, raging romance novelist by night; Jacqueline’s creative inspiration stems from romance and all its literary and rom-com depictions. Matters of the heart are what fascinates her, because ultimately, what makes a life out of – what would ordinarily be a typical existence – is Love


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New Release ~ Undercover Lover ~ by ~ Jacqueline Francis

Title: Undercover Lover

Author: Jacqueline Francis
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Fake Dating; Forced Proximity; Billionaires/Millionaires Romance; Law Enforcement/Action Romance; Reverse Grumpy x Sunshine; Opposites Attract
Release Date: June 11, 2026




I didn’t join the force to play dress-up in designer heels and pretend to be someone’s girlfriend, but apparently life has a sense of humor. And mine comes with a six-foot-something ego, a movie-star smile, and a peculiar knack for getting under my skin.

Marco Dal Santo is everything I don’t trust: cocky, charming, reckless, and way too comfortable in a world built on smoke and mirrors. I’m supposed to use him to get close to people who hide crimes behind champagne and expensive suits. He’s supposed to be a means to an end. Convenient. Temporary. And fake.

The problem? It doesn’t really feel fake because every time he touches me, every time he pushes past my defenses and makes me feel something real, I forget that we’re supposed to be pretending.

One minute we’re trading sarcastic barbs and sharing one very inconvenient bed; the next I’m laughing at his terrible jokes and wondering how a man who looks at me with nothing but raw lust can possibly be faking it. Somewhere between the staged kisses and very real arguments, the lines get blurred, and I can’t tell what’s part of the job…and what isn’t.

Now we’re caught up in a world where one wrong move can get us killed, and I’m starting to realize the most dangerous part of this case isn’t the criminals we’re chasing.

It’s him.

Because if anyone finds out I’ve fallen for my informant, I’ll lose my badge, my mentor’s trust, and possibly my heart in the process.

So yeah…I’m in way over my head.
And the worst part?
I’m not sure I want to be rescued.



Number cruncher by day, raging romance novelist by night; Jacqueline’s creative inspiration stems from romance and all its literary and rom-com depictions. Matters of the heart are what fascinates her, because ultimately, what makes a life out of – what would ordinarily be a typical existence – is Love


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Cover Reveal ~ Undercover Lover ~ by ~ Jacqueline Francis

Title: Undercover Lover
Author: Jacqueline Francis
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Fake Dating; Forced Proximity; Billionaires/Millionaires Romance; Law Enforcement/Action Romance; Reverse Grumpy x Sunshine; Opposites Attract
Release Date: June 11, 2026



I didn’t join the force to play dress-up in designer heels and pretend to be someone’s girlfriend, but apparently life has a sense of humor. And mine comes with a six-foot-something ego, a movie-star smile, and a peculiar knack for getting under my skin.

Marco Dal Santo is everything I don’t trust: cocky, charming, reckless, and way too comfortable in a world built on smoke and mirrors. I’m supposed to use him to get close to people who hide crimes behind champagne and expensive suits. He’s supposed to be a means to an end. Convenient. Temporary. And fake.

The problem? It doesn’t really feel fake because every time he touches me, every time he pushes past my defenses and makes me feel something real, I forget that we’re supposed to be pretending.

One minute we’re trading sarcastic barbs and sharing one very inconvenient bed; the next I’m laughing at his terrible jokes and wondering how a man who looks at me with nothing but raw lust can possibly be faking it. Somewhere between the staged kisses and very real arguments, the lines get blurred, and I can’t tell what’s part of the job…and what isn’t.

Now we’re caught up in a world where one wrong move can get us killed, and I’m starting to realize the most dangerous part of this case isn’t the criminals we’re chasing.

It’s him.

Because if anyone finds out I’ve fallen for my informant, I’ll lose my badge, my mentor’s trust, and possibly my heart in the process.

So yeah…I’m in way over my head.
And the worst part?
I’m not sure I want to be rescued.


Number cruncher by day, raging romance novelist by night; Jacqueline’s creative inspiration stems from romance and all its literary and rom-com depictions. Matters of the heart are what fascinates her, because ultimately, what makes a life out of – what would ordinarily be a typical existence – is Love


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Cover Reveal ~ A Simple Mistake ~ by ~ Lacey Black

Title: A Simple Mistake
Series: Cooper Town Boys #3
Author: Lacey Black
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Surprise Pregnancy, Best Friend’s Older Sister
Small Town, He Falls First, She Fights Her Feelings
Cover Design: Kristie Leigh, Vanilla Lily Designs
Photographer: Eric McKinney, 6:12 Photography
Model: Chandler R.
Release Date: June 23, 2026

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Quinn

I have a thing for my best friend’s sister. Charli Miller has always been the woman to own my heart, despite the fact she doesn’t feel the same way. We’re oil and water, fire and ice. We butt heads at every turn, but I’d still do anything for her.
I wouldn’t deny her anything.
Which is why I don’t put a stop to the little arrangement we seem to fall into. Spending that time with her is better than anything I’ve ever experienced, but unfortunately, it makes me crave more. I’ve always wanted Charli, but now, I’m a determined man. Especially when she shocks me with big news.
She’s scared, but I’m ready to fight. Fight for us.
Charli
No one pushes my buttons like Quinn Garrison. He might possibly be the most infuriating man on the face of the planet, and since he’s my younger brother’s best friend, I can’t get away from him. He’s always there, and even when he’s being sweet and supportive, it just grates on my nerves.
Until one day, that irritation explodes.
What happens next wasn’t planned. It’s raw and fueled by years of emotions, and even though I swore it wouldn’t happen again, it does. I let him into my bed and, as time passes, I’m unable to keep him out of my heart. I want everything I didn’t even know I needed, and there’s no going back now.
Especially when I see those two pink lines…

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USA Today Bestselling Author Lacey Black is a Midwestern girl with a passion for reading, writing, and shopping. She carries her e-reader with her everywhere she goes so she never misses an opportunity to read a few pages. Always looking for a happily ever after, Lacey is passionate about contemporary romance novels and enjoys it further when you mix in a little suspense. She resides in a small town in Illinois with her husband, two children, and three rowdy chickens.
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New Release ~ All I Wish ~ by ~ A.K. Evans

Title: All I Wish
Series: The Everything Legacy #2
Author: A.K. Evans
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Grumpy/Sunshine, Age Gap, Slow Burn
Found Family, Second Chance, Opposites Attract
Release Date: May 5, 2026
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Chloe Cunningham knows a thing or two about sacrifice. She’s devoted hours of her life to building a successful business.

But that devotion pales in comparison to the sacrifices made by one man.
Hawk Kennedy.
Hawk made one choice, and it destroyed his life. Though he doesn’t regret his decision, it has made rebuilding his life difficult.
Chloe thinks what Hawk did is admirable. Despite his claims that she’s far too good for him, Chloe insists he’s wrong. She sees the sweet, loving guy beneath the rough exterior, and she won’t stay away.
It works, and Hawk finally caves.
Unfortunately, Chloe’s refusal to stay away soon leaves Hawk in a precarious position. He’s faced with another choice that could obliterate his chance at salvaging his future. But Hawk stands by his principles and acts. Only this time, it’s Chloe who makes the greatest sacrifice of all.

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A.K. Evans is a contemporary romance author of over seventy 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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