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New Release ~ Begin Again ~ by ~ Jennifer Probst

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Chloe Lake is finally living her dream. As the daughter of the Governor, she’s consistently in the spotlight, and after being dubbed the Most Eligible Bachelorette of NYC, both her career and personal life have exploded. Fortunately, her work as an advocate for animal welfare requires constant publicity and funding — so she embraces her role and plays for the camera. Anything for the sake of her beloved rescues.

But when a big case is on the line, she’s faced with the one obstacle she never counted on: the boy who broke her heart is back, and in order to gain justice, they need to work together.

Chloe swears she can handle it until old feelings resurface, and she’s faced with a heartbreaking choice. Will this time end differently, or are they destined to be only each other’s first love instead of forever?

Owen Salt fell hard for Chloe when he was a screwed-up kid in college, and spent the next years changing himself into the man his grandfather always believed he could be. But when his career led him across the country, he knew he needed to leave the woman he loved behind. He’s never forgotten her — but as the new darling of the press, she’s way out of his league.

When work brings him back to fight for justice by her side, he swears he can handle it. But he’s never really gotten over his first love, and he wants one more opportunity to prove he’s worthy.

Can Owen convince the woman who holds his heart to take a second chance on forever? Or is it too late for them both?

Begin Again is a second chance romance featuring a governor’s daughter, a reformed bad boy turned animal rights attorney, and the first love neither of them ever stopped feeling.

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Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn’t stopped writing since.

She is the NYT, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of over 60 books in contemporary romance fiction. She was thrilled her book, The Marriage Bargain, spent 26 weeks on the NY Times. Her work has been translated in over a dozen countries, sold over a million copies, and was dubbed a “romance phenom” by Kirkus Reviews. She loves hearing from readers. Visit her website at www.jenniferprobst.com. Sign up of her newsletter to receive a free book.

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New Release ~ The Killer’s Apprentice ~ by ~ Briana Michaels

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My track record as a k!ller is flawless until a bombshell crashes through a window, leaves fingerprints all over my crime scene, and k!lls my mark.

Lexi’s a tornado of rage and impulsivity, which is a death sentence in my line of work. But when she begs me to take her on as an apprentice, I accept the challenge because she wants revenge, and I’m a sucker for a k!ll list.

And though her skill set is impressive, it doesn’t intrigue me nearly as much as the secrets I know she’s keeping. They’re almost as dark as the ones I’m hiding.

Did I just meet my match or my worst nightmare?

Lexi wants to be a k!ller like me. Fine. I’ll arm her to the teeth and set her loose on the monsters she’s hunting. But there’s one lesson she needs to learn first: Trust no one.

Not even me.

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Briana Michaels is the author of several contemporary, paranormal, why choose, and fantasy romance series. Best known for her spicy contemporary, Glitch, she spends her days creating worlds, putting her characters through hell and back, and making readers fall in love with morally grey heroes who empower their women in every way. With the love and support of her amazing hype-man husband and two incredible kids, she’s chasing her dreams like she chugs her tea — with glee all day, every day.

To find out more, go to: www.BrianaMichaels.com or visit her Facebook page: Facebook.com/BrianaMichaelsAuthor for the latest news.

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New Release ~ Haunt Me ~ by ~ Tara Conrad

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Sam Morgan thought losing Raven was the worst thing that could happen to him.

He was wrong.

Now he’s running from everything she left behind, putting miles between himself and the people who still care whether he makes it home. But no matter how far he goes, grief follows.

And so does Raven.

She should be gone. Instead, she’s trapped somewhere between what was and whatever comes next, unable to let go of the man she left behind.

Then Astra enters Sam’s life, all warmth and light in the middle of his darkness, and for the first time since Raven died, something begins to change.

Because sometimes the person haunting you isn’t the one you need to fear.

Sometimes it’s yourself.

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Bestselling author Tara Conrad writes where passion meets peril, crafting dark, spellbinding romances that blur the line between devotion and destruction.

Inspired by the haunting brilliance of Edgar Allan Poe, her stories reimagine Gothic tales with modern sensuality and power.

Within her pages, heroines rise unbroken, villains fall beautifully, and the darkness always tells the truth.

When she isn’t writing, Tara travels with her husband, meeting readers who have found pieces of themselves in her worlds.

She believes love isn’t always light. Sometimes, it’s found in the dark. ♥

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New Release ~ Something Just Like This ~ by ~ Jennifer Probst

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Jonathan Lake is the beloved NYC mayor making a run for Governor. His widowed status and close relationship with his daughter cast him as the darling of the press and the candidate to beat — but behind the flash of the cameras, his perfectly managed world is coming undone. It all has to do with his straight-laced assistant. Her skills and reserved demeanor are perfect to run his campaign, but her brilliant brain has become a temptation he’s been fighting for too long. Can he convince her to take a chance on a long-term campaign for love, or will his efforts end up in scandal?

Alyssa Block has admired the NYC mayor for a long time, but her secret crush is kept buried under a mountain of work. Besides, she’s not his type, and office scandals are not in her job description. But when they retreat to an upstate horse farm for a secluded weekend, the spark between them catches flame — and Jonathan sets those piercing blue eyes on winning her. Can she convince him to focus on the upcoming election, or will she succumb to the sweet promise of a different future?

Something Just Like This is a forbidden workplace romance featuring a widower governor, his brilliant off-limits assistant, and a slow burn that was absolutely inevitable.

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Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn’t stopped writing since.

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New Release ~ Break Me ~ by ~ Tara Conrad

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A dark, emotional MC romance inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.”

Raven Sutter was never meant to be mine.

She was my best friend’s little sister.

Off-limits. Untouchable.

She walked into my life with golden hair, blue eyes, and a quiet defiance that ruined every promise I’d ever made.

I tried to keep my distance.

She made that impossible.

As a mechanic for the Blackwater MC, I’ve lived my life in the shadows.

Raven became the only person who made the darkness feel bearable.

The one person who saw the man beneath the silence and the bruises.

Our love was fierce.

Forbidden.

A little reckless and completely inevitable.

This is the story of how we fell.

Of how she changed me.

Of how loving her became the most beautiful and devastating chapter of my life.

Before the grief.

Before the ghosts.

Before the darkness—

there was her.

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Bestselling author Tara Conrad writes where passion meets peril, crafting dark, spellbinding romances that blur the line between devotion and destruction.

Inspired by the haunting brilliance of Edgar Allan Poe, her stories reimagine Gothic tales with modern sensuality and power.

Within her pages, heroines rise unbroken, villains fall beautifully, and the darkness always tells the truth.

When she isn’t writing, Tara travels with her husband, meeting readers who have found pieces of themselves in her worlds.

She believes love isn’t always light. Sometimes, it’s found in the dark. ♥

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New Release ~ The Lies That Bind ~ by ~ Skye Frost

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𝗔 𝗳𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰é𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻. 𝗔 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘀. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹.

To the world, I’m Brogan Sinclair: a billionaire Pharmaceutical heir sitting on a throne built on lies. My high-profile engagement to a Media heiress was supposed to be the ultimate power move. Instead, she vanishes without a trace—and I become Prime Suspect Number One.

The police think it’s a crime of passion. They don’t know the truth. Our engagement was a sham, because I’ve spent the last ten years secretly in love with another man.

Declan Fitzgerald is my forbidden sanctuary. To protect him, I’d do anything. But when relentless true crime podcaster Enslee Byrne arrives in the city to tear my life apart, she stumbles upon the one secret that could destroy us both.

Then, a twist of fate changes the game.

Declan and I have a dangerous choice to make. We can let her discover the truth—or we can rewrite the story with a beautiful lie. But when a bloody piece of evidence brings the police to my door, our web of deception begins to strangle us. Now, the two people who hold my heart must race against time to prove my innocence… before the real danger catches up to us all.

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I write stories about obsessive heroes & tortured souls finding strength, love, healing, and light in each other’s darkness. They are broken, flawed, but always brutally raw. My books are for those that crave stories with spice, dark subject matter, & the type of love that’ll completely wreck and ruin you. 💔

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New Release ~ Promise of Punishment ~ by ~ Tara Gallina

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𝐇𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧. 𝐒𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥.

𝐅𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞
They say angels only exist in heaven.
They’re wrong. Some are born into hell and learn to survive.

I was seventeen when I saved a beautiful stranger from dying in an abandoned garden. He promised to kill the villain in my nightmares. Instead, he shattered my life.

At twenty-three, I’m still running from the evil in my past, and the stranger who betrayed me. He’s back. Colder, and in a position to destroy me again.

I hide in a gilded mansion where elites play, falling for a masked man who makes my body come alive.

But some prisoners earn favors.
And some saviors keep deadly promises.

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They say monsters are made, not born.
They’re right.

Cruelty came from my father. Survival came from the girl who healed me when I was meant to die. She was a glimmer in the darkness, then she betrayed me. Or so I was told.

Now she’s standing in front of me, a grown woman with haunted eyes and a hatred for me I don’t understand.

She doesn’t know I’m the man behind the mask, bringing her desires to life. She doesn’t know I own her world.

I was once saved by an angel, and I failed her. This time, I’ll keep my promise and reveal who I truly am.
Even if it makes her hate me more.

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Tara Gallina is the author of the The Forever Series vols 1-8 (steamy new adult and college romance), Pretty Georgia Peaches (small town steamy romances), and the fantasy romances Fated to Die and Enchanted Kisses.

She believes in fairies, true love, and happily ever after. When she’s not writing, she loves to visit gardens, European castles, and Caribbean beaches. She’s passionate about interior design, obsessed with throw pillows, addicted to vinegar, favors the color pink, and only drinks wine that tastes like melted sugar.

Her writing journey began in the traditional world when she signed with a literary agent in 2015 for a young adult retelling. She’s since added steamy romances to her publishing list and writes independently.

Daily needs: sunshine, laughter, coffee, family.
Daily wants: castle, English accent, princess hair, anti-age venom.

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New Release ~ Broken Ride ~ by ~ Delta James

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𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲.

𝗜 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲.

Champion saddle bronc rider. Bar fighter. Whiskey drinker. The cowboy mothers warn their daughters about.

After escaping an abusive ex-husband, I’ve spent fourteen months hiding on the professional rodeo circuit, treating horses, keeping my head down, and never staying anywhere long enough to be found.

Then the horses start dying.

The bloodwork doesn’t make sense. The transport records don’t match. And the questions I’m asking have made me the next target.

Every instinct tells me to run.

Wade has other ideas.

He doesn’t try to control me. He simply makes one thing clear to the people hunting me—

𝗜𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁.

As the bodies pile up and my past comes looking for me, I’ll have to decide if I can trust the most dangerous man I’ve ever known.

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If steamy alpha males, curvy heroines, and just the right amount of paranormal growl are your thing—meet your new favorite author: Delta James.

A USA Today bestselling queen of romantic suspense and paranormal heat, Delta writes fast-paced, heart-racing, panty-melting stories featuring strong women, dominant men, and more than a few fated mates. Whether it’s shifters howling in the wild or billionaires brooding in boardrooms, her books always bring the spice.

Delta didn’t grow up dreaming of writing romance. In fact, she launched her author career in 2018 after deciding her second act in life needed more passion… and possibly more bite. Since then? She’s published dozens of books across series like Wayward Mates, Otter Cove Shifters, Club Southside, Tangled Vines, and Mystic River Shifters—each one a decadent dive into danger, desire, and often, some well-placed discipline.

She lives in Florida with her pack of loyal basset hounds (aka editors with long ears and zero chill), and when she’s not writing steamy scenes or plotting revenge for her latest heroine, she’s probably riding horses, walking the beach, or white-water rafting—because why not?

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New Release ~ The Summer Between Us ~ by ~ Jennifer Probst

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Once a rising surf champion, Rowan Delaney now works at a Waikiki surf shack, her ocean view a constant reminder of the injury that ended her career. Then she meets Kelsey, a lonely young girl on vacation who has her eyes on the whitecaps and a hunger to ride them. Teaching her is the first thing that’s felt right in months. The only problem? Kelsey’s controlling, workaholic single father—who’s far too attractive for Rowan’s peace of mind.

Hawaii is strictly business to Everett Hale. Open a luxury hotel, secure his promotion, and return to New York with the moody daughter he’s struggling to reach. The last thing he needs is a stubborn free spirit like Rowan teaching Kelsey to chase waves instead of opportunities. But she’s showing his daughter how to be fearless—and making him fall for the one woman he can’t take home.

Like the perfect wave, one summer could change everything…and neither of them is ready for the fallout.

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Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn’t stopped writing since.

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New Release ~ I’m Already Gone ~ by ~ I.S.A. Bella

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Ethan and I were supposed to last forever.

High school sweethearts. Husband and wife. A family built on love.

Until he destroyed it.

One betrayal shattered everything I thought was unshakable, leaving me with no choice but to walk away from the only man I had ever loved.

Four years later, I’ve learned how to survive without him.

Now I’m carrying a truth heavier than his betrayal.

For the sake of our children, I have to find the courage to tell him.

Even if it means letting him back into my life.

Even if it means giving him the chance to fight for forgiveness.

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I.S.A. Bella is an introverted romance writer by night and a full-time human resources professional by day. She lives with her husband of twenty-two years in Ohio.

Reading and writing have always been her way of “escaping reality.” Despite her dream of becoming a writer being sidelined by life’s demands, her husband encouraged her to take the plunge and publish her first book, He Found Me, on 2/14/2023, marking the beginning of her Beautiful Broken Pieces series.

I.S.A. Bella is a sugar junkie, always has a pack of gum with her, and is a huge mental health advocate!

When she is not reading or writing, you will find her in the kitchen baking a crap load of sugar, binging the next series on Netflix, watching movies (huge superhero fanatic), reading on her Kindle at all hours of the night, or watching TikTok videos.