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New Release ~ 10 Signs You Need to Grovel ~ by ~ Kelly Siskind

Title: 10 Signs You Need to Grovel

Series: Bower Boys #2

Author: Kelly Siskind

Publisher: Montlake

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: January 31, 2023

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A grumpy bartender learns he’s a dad in Kelly Siskind’s latest Bower Boys romance full of second chances, small-town charm, and steamy, slow-burn heat.

For the last ten years, I’ve been living a lie in witness protection. But the drug cartel that put me there isn’t a threat anymore, so I can have my life back. I should be thrilled, right?

Wrong.

The last thing I want to do is go back home and show everyone how far I’ve fallen. I’m not the high-powered lawyer they all expect me to be. I’m just a guy who slings drinks and scowls at the world.

But then I hear about Max, my ex’s ten-year-old son. My ten-year-old son.

I have to go back now. Figure out how to be a dad. Face the love of my life. Make things right with Sadie and earn her trust. Will she have me—or is it too late to reinvent myself as the man she once loved?

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Kelly Siskind writes romantic comedies and contemporary romance novels for daydreamers and fantasists everywhere. She is the author of the One Wild Wish, Showmen, and Over the Top series, among other titles. Kelly’s novels have been published internationally, and she has been featured on the Apple Books Best Books of the Month list.

Kelly lives in charming northern Ontario, where she alternatively frolics in and suffers through the never-ending winters. When she’s not out hiking or home devouring books, you can find her, notepad in hand, scribbling down one of the many plot bunnies bouncing around in her head. Sign up for Kelly’s newsletter at http://www.kellysiskind.com and never miss a giveaway, a free bonus scene, or the latest news on her books. And connect with her on Twitter and Instagram (@kellysiskind) or on Facebook (@authorkellysiskind).

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New Release ~ Secret Sin ~ by ~ Jill Ramsower

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𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘰𝘯𝘦-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨,

𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘶𝘭𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭.

𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙣.

𝘉𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘉𝘰𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵.

𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺.

𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙧.

𝐴𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟’𝑠 𝑁𝑜𝑡𝑒: 𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡 𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 25,000 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝐵𝑦𝑟𝑛𝑒 𝐵𝑟𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑆𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑉𝑜𝑤𝑠, 𝑖𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡 𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑟. 𝐼𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑘 𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢’𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑗𝑜𝑦 𝑎 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑡ℎ𝑦-𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝐼𝑟𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑚𝑜𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑝 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑎 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝐼𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑓𝑖𝑎 𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑖𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑡! (𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑒.) 😉

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Jill is a Texan, born and raised. She manages the hectic social calendars for her three active children and occasionally spends an evening with her dashing husband. Aside from being an author and a mom, she’s a travel junkie and loves to read when she is not lost in her own stories.

With Jill’s books, you can count on confident heroines, plenty of steamy tension, and deliciously assertive leading men. There are no guarantees in life, but with her books, you know everything will work out in the end. However, a perfect ending would not be nearly as satisfying without a seemingly insurmountable challenge. Jill loves to add plenty of adversity in her stories, creating unforgettably dynamic characters and sneaky plot twists you will never see coming.

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New Release ~ Chase the Sunset ~ by ~ Winter Travers

Title: Chase the Sunset

Series: Devil’s Knights 2nd Generation, Book 9

Author: Winter Travers

Genre: MC Romance

Release Date: January 29, 2023

When your world comes crashing down around you, sometimes the only thing you can do is ride the wind.

If only that fixed everything.

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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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New Release ~ Gentleman’s Anger ~ by ~ MK Moore

Title: Gentleman’s Anger

Collection Title: Players & Sinners Club

Author: MK Moore

Release Dates: January 27, 2023

Genre: Sports Romance (Wrath/Rugby)

Cover Design: Touch Creations

Organization: Rewritten Fairytales

Logan Reynolds is a perfect gentleman, that is, until he gets on the pitch. All bets are off out there. When he sees the new owner, he never imagined she would be everything he ever wanted.

Patience Winters has never taken no for an answer. Her 1% stake in the London Hookers is about to finally pay off. She shouldn’t get involved with a player, especially not Logan Reynolds.

Is it really such a sin?

When they fall, they fall hard, fast, a dirty. Doesn’t love always win?

Can his wrath match her patience?

Hate the sin…

Love the Sinner.

Falling for the bad boys may get these ladies into trouble, but it’s hard to resist the temptation. The guys are hot, talented, desperately wanted, famous… and the details of their stories are extremely addicting.

As the women these athletes love peel away the layers, each one uncovers a side the public doesn’t normally get to see. Whether or not that side is worth the fight is a different question.

One only answered by the heart.

7 Deadly Sins meet the famous athletes of the Players and Sinners Club. Indulge with these standalone stories, guilt-free.

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New Release ~ Love is for Suckers ~ by ~ Rebel Wild

Title: Love is for Suckers

Author: Rebel Wild

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Age Gap

Release Date: January 27, 2023

Love

Nichole loved her small-town life and never thought about leaving home. Now she’s an LA sorority girl at a college that rich kids cheat to get into.

It’s been all fun and games, but Nicole is bored with college life and the boys that come with it. Valentine’s Day is approaching and the one thing she wants is to lose her V-card on V-Day.

Older guys do it better. At least that’s what her best friend Dericka says.

With that in mind, Nichole sets her sights on seducing Mr. Valentine’s Day himself, chocolatier Gredin McEwen. And with Dericka’s help, she just might get him.

Hoes before bros have always been their motto.

What can possibly get in the way of that?

Suckers

Gredin doesn’t have time for games or relationships. He’s about to launch a new company with a nonexistent signature dessert. The last thing he needs is to be distracted by her: a college girl with a tempting offer he should refuse.

But he still wants to have his cake and eat it too.

His only rule: one and done. A quick lay for Valentine’s Day. Nothing less and definitely nothing more.

He has no idea just how much more Nicole Adams will be.

Will she be worth breaking the rule?

If you like age-gap, fun romances, then you’ll love the misadventures of this pair.

Rebel Wild is a southern girl transplanted to the City of Angels. She has a passion for sensual romance. She’s best known for her sweet yet tenacious heroines and the hot brooding men who love them.

She writes poems, takes pinup pics of Nelson, her adorable cat, and she’s on a lifelong quest to find the perfect red wine/pinot noir to pair with a five-napkin cheeseburger.

Through her captivating characters, sizzling plots and intimate family dynamics, Rebel’s stories are not just love letters to the Los Angeles of her dreams. She’s created her own universe dripping with human desires and the timeless themes of love, loss and longing.

She loves her heroines smart, slightly innocent just on the edge of blooming in the women they will become, and she pairs them with strong men with dirty minds who reveal their devastating vulnerabilities over time.

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New Release ~ Ace ~ by ~ Brooke Summers

Title: Ace

Series: Fury Vipers MC #4

Author: Brooke Summers

Genre: MC Romance

Release Date: January 26, 2023

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All she’s wanted is to be loved… He’s only wanting fun…

Andromeda Peters lives her life in the shadows.

Being dealt trauma at such a young age, she steeled her heart against everyone.

She never thought she’d find someone she could trust.

Until Ace.

She’s the daughter of his enemy… He’s the man that she loves…

Ace made a vow months ago. He would take out all those that harmed his sister.

He never planned on Andromeda.

When he finds out what happened to her as a child, his thirst for revenge intensifies.

Can Ace save the woman he’s falling for before her past comes back for her once again?

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USA Today Bestselling Author Brooke Summers is a Mafia Romance author and is best known for her Made Series.

Brooke was born and raised in South London.

She lives with her daughter and hubby. Brooke has been an avid reader for many years.

She’s a huge fan of Colleen Hoover and Kristen Ashley.

Brooke has been dreaming of writing for such a long time.

When she was little, she would make up stories just for fun.

Seems as though she was destined to become an author.

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New Release ~ Bluebird Sky ~ by ~ Emi Hilton

Title: Bluebird Sky

Author: Emi Hilton

Genre: Sweet Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Small Town Romance, Second Chance Romance

Release Date: January 24, 2023

Cover Design/Publisher: Parcel and Page

“Emi Hilton did it AGAIN! This sweet, second-chance romance is a beautiful addition to any romance reader’s collection.” ☆☆☆☆☆ Author Fiona Keane

Dumped before her wedding, Emma wants to forget about her heartbreak, but her life falls into more shambles after a skiing accident.

When she meets the local town veterinarian, whose rescue distracts Emma from her failed honeymoon, their spark could turn everything around.

Their attraction is instant, but Sean will never get married, and that’s something Emma can’t accept.

Heartbreak and all, Emma holds out hope for her happy ending, while Sean’s past keeps him from the future he wants with Emma.

Determined to grow from their pasts, Emma and Sean realize their journey was worth the wait as they embrace their future together, under a Bluebird Sky.

Emi Hilton is a California native who was born at March Airforce Base, while her father was an Officer in the US Army Combat Engineer Battalion. An English Professor for a mother, Emi followed in her footsteps and graduated from Brigham Young University in English. While in college, she took a year and a half break from her studies to serve as a full-time missionary for her church in the Canary Islands. When Emi isn’t writing, she enjoys training for marathons, fishing off local piers with her husband and three sons, or visiting her other love, Spain.

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New Release ~ Flame & Shield ~ by ~ S.J. Barnett

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𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦—𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧…𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯…𝘪𝘧 𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥.

𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙗 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠?

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘈𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦. 𝘉𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘠𝘦𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘴. 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘨𝘰…𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧—𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘚𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰.

𝙃𝙚’𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙛 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩.

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That all you got, Coach? August gained speed, fists unclenching at his sides as he poured himself into the sprint.

Our coven and friends gradually fell further behind, unmotivated by our silent competition…

Still, we pushed, farther, harder, faster, our shoes slapping against the pavement now, as mortal as could be.

First one back wins? I could feel his smile, although I didn’t dare a glance his way as I focused my burning eyes on the front awning of the Westerlunds’ building.

Wins…what exactly?

A round of truth or dare.

Child.

It’s that or strip poker.

I snorted. I wouldn’t last long.

Don’t know how to play poker?

I met his cocky stare, trying to hide as I fought to keep my breathing even. I’m just not wearing much under these clothes.

August cleared his throat, the sound tight, making it impossible to fight back my smile. “Fuuuck,” he growled.

I’d been fooling myself, thinking I stood a chance.

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Read the First Chapter HERE!

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Sydne Barnett is a lover of spunky, badass heroines, and heroes that embrace their wild. She’s an avid reader, never turns down a good cup of coffee, loves hiking with her hubby, Joel, and lives for finding their next adventure.

If she’s not writing, you can probably find her behind her camera, swimming, or curled up with a homemade pastry, watching Friends, HYMYM, or Gilmore Girls.

Raised in the Treasure Valley, Idaho, Sydne has a love for one-light towns, and winding backroads. But refusing to ignore her soul’s call for adventure, she hit the road with her family, and now they call the world their home.

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New Release ~ Starting Back ~ by ~ Stephanie Rose

Title: Starting Back

Author: Stephanie Rose

Release: January 25, 2023

Publisher: That’s What She Said Publishing

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Single Mom, Firefighter, Second Chance, He falls first, Small town, Hurt/comfort, multi-cultural

“This story is steamy, romantic, sweet and heartwarming. Everything you could want!” ★★★★★ Barbara A.

“… a sweet and sexy, small town, single mom romance with all the feels.” ★★★★★ JudyAnnLovesBooks

Kristina

My accidental solo vacation takes a turn for the less-depressing after a drink that leads to a date with a brawny, bedroom-eyed firefighter. I’m 42, divorced, with two daughters at home. I thought romance was in my rearview mirror until the mysteriously intense Leo makes me feel like I’m the only woman in the Florida Keys.

I know better than to get attached. But between midnight kisses and dirty talk under starry skies, our connection feels so real. So right.

I can’t give up my entire life for a fling. Not even for a man that reminds me I’m not defined by a failed marriage and a car pool calendar. And especially not one who has no interest in a family of his own, let alone a package deal like me.

Leo

We were supposed to be temporary. Just like everything else in my life. So why can’t I get Kristina out of my head? I’m the master of no strings, no attachments. But our time together haunts me after she leaves.

I’m not cut out to make a life with a woman. A woman with two kids? Forget it.

At least, that’s what I thought until fate brings us together again. It turns out the move I made to be closer to family brings me to Kristina’s hometown—and right in her path.

I can’t still explain the overpowering pull between us, but I’m sure of who she is.

Mine.

And I’m not letting her go this time.

Stephanie Rose is a badass New Yorker, a wife, a mother, and lover of all things chocolate. Most days you’ll find her trying to avoid standing on discarded LEGO or deciding which book to read next. Her debut novel, Always You, released in 2015, and since then she’s written several more—some of which will never see completion—and has ideas for hundreds to come.

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New Release ~ Marrying A Writer ~ by ~ Shani Haim

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𝙄 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚.

𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨.

𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦.

𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘳. 𝘔𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺.

𝙉𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙪𝙨𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙙.

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐’𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘢ç𝘢𝘥𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘐 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵.

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐’𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴, 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘣𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬.

𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥. 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.

𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚…

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To Read the First Chapter Click HERE!

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“Fuck it,” I muttered, my voice barely audible, raised the covers, and in I went.

At first, I mirrored her posture, lying on my side without touching her. My pulse quickened, my mind coming up blank.

In, out. In, out.

The familiar repetition dissipated my anxiety. The longer I repeated it, the slower my heart beat. Soon, my breaths synchronized with those of Justine, our shoulders rising and falling in tandem. Only then did I move, draping my arm across her pink nightgown, sheathing her waist, scooting closer to her.

Hate would make you forget a lot of things. It’d wipe out lazy afternoons of lying on the beach together. It’d box and store away secret moments you glanced at the girl you loved while she gave imaginary classes to her dolls, while you were supposed to be reading finance articles. It’d bury the time she caught you doing it and smiled at you as if she loved you too.

It could try to drown, by a small portion, the memory of how your love felt beneath your fingertips when you hugged her through days and nights, through tears and laughter in the intimate position you’d shared with no one ever since. It could try, but it would fail.

Because once reality kicked in, it didn’t stand a fucking chance.

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Shani Haim has been a romantic at heart for as long as she can remember.

One of her greatest passions has always been reading, and she devoured anything that swept her away to faraway places.

From reading she made the transition to writing, falling in love with her flawed, broken and full of soul characters one happily-ever-after at a time.

When she’s not swooning over book boyfriends, she’s practicing yoga, drinking unhealthy amount of coffee, or watching Netflix with her husband in their Tel Aviv home.