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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.

𝐖𝐞𝐬
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.

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

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𝗟𝗶𝗹𝘆

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.

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New Release ~ The Silent Hour ~ by ~ Munroe Blooms

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Julia Marcelli traded pieces of herself for a life nothing like the one she once imagined.

A powerful husband.

A beautiful home on the Miami coast.

Twin daughters she loved more than herself.

While Ethan Marcelli built his empire inside courtrooms and backroom deals, Julia built a life around him—softening her edges, quieting her ambitions, becoming the perfect wife standing beside him.

For eleven years, she believed love meant loyalty.

Until the silence between them started to rot.

Late nights. Careless lies. The lingering scent of another woman where it didn’t belong. And beneath Ethan’s polished charm, Julia begins to uncover something far uglier than betrayal.

Because in their world, secrets have a way of turning deadly.

As the life she built begins to fracture, Julia finds herself pulled toward a darker world waiting beyond her husband’s carefully crafted illusion—a world of obsession, power, violence, and dangerous men watching her far too closely.

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Munroe Blooms is a Hawaii-born author who writes dark romance filled with obsession, feminine resilience, and the messy reality of loving people who are beautifully flawed.

She lives a quieter rural life with her husband and their ever-growing mini farm of animals, and spends her days balancing chaos and creativity.

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New Release ~ Power Play ~ by ~ Delta James

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𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿.

I built my career helping powerful men close impossible deals. I never realized I was helping them destroy lives.

Arthur Harrow gave me everything: a future, a career, a second chance. For five years, I trusted him completely.

Then I uncover a pattern buried beneath the deals I helped structure.

Companies destroyed from the inside. Families ruined. Collapses that were engineered, not inevitable. And every analysis that identified the pressure points has my name on it.

I built the scalpel. Someone else did the cutting.

Evan Kincaid is the last man I should trust. He operates in the shadows of Arthur’s world, watching me with an intensity that feels equal parts protection and obsession. The deeper I dig, the more dangerous things become, and the harder it is to resist the man pulling me into the fire.

Then I learn the truth.

Evan has been lying to me from the beginning.

I should walk away. But someone knows I’m digging. The threats are escalating. And the only man dangerous enough to stand between me and what’s coming is the man who betrayed me first.

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He catches me watching him over the top of my laptop. The look he sends back promises more than words ever could.

The casual way he returns to the dishes without acting on it is its own kind of power play. He is patient.

He will be there when I look up.

That used to terrify me.

Now the terror has a different shape:

it is the fear of wanting this much and being right about it.

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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.

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New Release ~ Filthy Little Lies ~ by ~ Measha Stone

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Savannah Collins is a clever little con artist with a talent for trouble and a smile dangerous enough to bring a man to his knees.

But she scammed the wrong man.

Me.

A billionaire mafia boss who doesn’t forgive debts—or forget betrayal.

If she had been smart, she would’ve run the moment she realized who I was.

If I were a better man, I would’ve let her.

But I’m not. I’m a ruthless bastard who takes what he wants.

And I want her.

Caught stealing from me, Savannah should have become my enemy.

Instead, I made her my captive.

Now she’s living under my roof, working off her debt, and fighting me at every turn.

She hates my rules.

I love punishing her when she breaks them.

But when my bad girl is good for me, I make sure she knows exactly how pleased I am.

The deeper I pull Savannah into my world, the more dangerous it becomes to keep her there. My enemies are watching, and they’ve discovered the one thing powerful enough to bring a ruthless man like me to his knees.

Her.

Because somewhere between the lies, the struggles, and the fire burning between us, my beautiful little con artist became more than the woman who tried to steal from me.

She became mine.

Mine to protect.

Mine to possess.

Mine to keep.

Pity the man who tries to take her from me.

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Measha Stone is a USA Today bestselling romance author with a deep love for romantic stories, specifically those involving the darker side of romance, all the possessive dominant heroes, and their feisty heroines. If you love a well deserved happily ever after, you will enjoy her books.

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New Release ~ Claimed on the Ridge ~ by ~ Delta James

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She escaped one man’s control… and landed in another’s hands.

I don’t exist anymore.

The name I gave him is fake. The life I left behind is worse. And if I don’t make it across the border soon, my husband will find me, and this time, I won’t survive it.

Sawyer’s Ridge was supposed to be a quick stop. One night. Then gone.

But the storm traps me on a mountain with a man who sees too much.

Alex Sawyer doesn’t ask questions. He watches. Waits. Decides.

He notices the flinch I can’t hide.

The lies I don’t quite tell fast enough.

The fear I’ve learned to bury.

He doesn’t trust me.

He doesn’t need to.

Because the moment he looks at me, something shifts, and suddenly, leaving isn’t an option he’s willing to allow.

When the men hunting me finally reach the ridge, they expect to find a woman alone.

What they find… is Alex.

And he’s not the kind of man who gives anything back once he’s claimed it.

Not his land.

Not his home.

And definitely not me.

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“Kendall.”

He says my name low and unhurried, tasting the shape of it, and the sound does something to the base of my spine that runs all the way up.

“Alex.”

The motion is slow, giving me every chance to pull away. His fingers close around my wrist, the one I cover when I flinch, and the touch is warm and careful and exactly where another man’s hold would be a threat.

On him, it’s a question.

I don’t flinch.

The absence of it registers on his face before I’ve finished processing it myself. His expression shifts, something raw breaking through the composure.

His thumb brushes the inside of my wrist, finding my pulse.

I turn my wrist into his hand, opening toward him. The movement is small, but it says everything my mouth won’t.

He steps closer.

“Tell me no,” he says, his voice rough enough to scrape. “Kendall. Tell me no, and I stop.”

I don’t tell him no.

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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.

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New Release ~ Ride or Die ~ by ~ Delta James

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𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀. 𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱.

They say Grant Corbin’s death was just a bad ride.
I know better.

So, I lie my way onto the Southwest Circuit, posing as a journalist while I hunt for the truth behind my brother’s murder.

What I find instead is Colt Holloway.
Grant’s best friend.
The last man I should want.

Dark. Dangerous. Riding like he’s got nothing left to lose.

Colt already knows Grant was murdered. He’s been trying to prove it for weeks, chasing whispers about drugged bulls, stolen prize money, and a powerful man hiding behind the circuit’s biggest events.

Getting close to Colt is dangerous.
Lying to him is worse.

Because the deeper we dig, the uglier the truth becomes.

Fixed rides. Corrupt officials. Bulls turned into weapons.
And someone willing to kill anyone who gets too close.

The heat between us burns just as hard as the danger closing in—raw, reckless, impossible to resist.

But when Colt learns who I really am…

It won’t just destroy the investigation.

It might destroy us, too.