Reluctant Hearts Linda Griffin Published by: The Wild Rose Press Publication date: April 24th 2023 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Four couples, four stories: Darien Francis and Richard Li meet during a bank robbery, but she’s afraid to love again. Shane Kenniston and Beth Parker are reacquainted years after she had a crush on him, but she is a recent widow, and Shane’s life was upended by a false accusation. David Early and Kate Howard meet in the Laundromat, but her life is consumed by the needs of her disabled child, and David isn’t ready for the responsibility. Realtor Frank Ellison meets Kayla Barnes at an open house, but a mistaken first impression derails any chance of romance. Can they all overcome the obstacles to love? Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble — SNEAK PEEKS: From “No Regrets”: “Well, you are too good to be true, aren’t you?” She grinned, and then she sobered, and their eyes met. They stopped walking. The dogs tugged at the leashes and str...

Grimm Prince NS Johnson (Grimm’s Valley Romances, #1) Publication date: March 28th 2023 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance When a Wounded Warrior meets a small town princess, he’ll learn that happily-ever-after is definitely in his cards Jake Grimm came home after fifteen years to an official letter on his door. His family’s ancestral home is going to be a fairytale themed tourist attraction which isn’t going to work when the rest of his Special Forces team shows up to move in. Storming up to City Hall for some answers, a car backfires and he hits the ground, bringing down the hot, curvy woman standing next to him. She looks up at him with stars in her eyes, like he isn’t battle damaged. Her heart shaped mouth whispers dreams that she could take all his pain and sleepless nights away. All of which is why Jake knows he must stay far away from Rosie Briarwood, the mayor’s daughter. He might be the last descendant of the founders of Grimm’s Valley, but he’s no prince. And h...

Irish Rebel L.K. Shaw (Brooklyn Kings, #7) Publication date: November 22nd 2022 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Mafia, Romance Caitlín After finally convincing my over-protective family to let me visit my uncle in Dublin, I know this may be my only chance to experience everything I’ve always wanted: Adventure. Excitement. Freedom. Until I’m introduced to the man assigned to be my bodyguard. With his silver-flecked hair and wicked scar, Roarke radiates power and danger. Everything I’m drawn to. Except, he’s also the one standing in my way. I push all of his buttons, until one night I push too far. Roarke They call me a killer. And with each death I cause, my soul turns a little blacker. As an enforcer for the Irish mafia, I’ve always done what’s been asked of me. Including becoming the reluctant bodyguard for a woman who shines so bright, I’m afraid of tainting her with my darkness. Caitlín tests my patience at every turn, determined to make my life hell. Even worse, she temp...

Hunted V.M. Nelson (The Dhampyr Series, #1) Publication date: October 25th 2022 Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult Tasi, an eighteen-year-old, head-strong, blood-drinking, dhampyr, has been hidden away in a small town in Maine since the death of her parents. Though she had trained to fight and kill vampires, she never believed those skills would be useful in her mundane life. That’s where she’s wrong. In one moment, her life changes forever, and her aunt’s final words ring in her head. They want your blood. Now orphaned and charged with protecting her sister, Emily—a sister who doesn’t know what they are or that she’s about to endure a life-threatening change—Tasi has no other choice but to follow directions left for her. She is to find an ally who lives in New York City. This is the only way Tasi will figure out why she and Emily are being hunted before they end up drained of their blood. Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo / Google Play — SNEAK ...

Stripes Harley Wylde (Devil’s Boneyard MC, #12) Published by: Changeling Press Publication date: November 18th 2022 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Melina — Men have never given me a reason to trust them. The Bratva taught me men are brutal. Selfish. And take what they want. Death would be better than tying myself to one ever again. Then a Russian biker swoops in to save me. As much as I want to believe everything he says, how can I? I’ve only known pain at the hands of men. I want him to be different… but any hope I had died long ago. Stripes — She thinks she’s broken. I see a survivor. A strong woman who’s still standing despite what’s been done to her. It will take time, but I’ll help her heal. Prove not all men are evil. I’ll give her a reason to keep living. Never again will someone cause her pain. If they do, they’ll answer to me. My hands are already stained with blood. What’s a little more? WARNING: Recommended for readers 18+ due to language, violence, and adul...

Fighting for King Gillian Archer (Star Studded, #2) Publication date: November 17th 2022 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance The Nanny Factor! Is there something more going on between Actor Kingston Grier and his new nanny? Stay tuned… Kingston : Who knew it would be such a challenge finding a nanny who could focus on my daughter without getting sidetracked by trying to get into my bed? I can’t even make eye contact without them thinking I’m flirting. I’m not . Until Briar arrives, and finally we have a nanny who’s there for Zoe. But why does this Mary Poppins have to be so damn hot? Briar: My divorce left me with more than my share of trust issues. Not that I’m looking at my new boss that way. Kingston might be a Hollywood hunk, but the guy has the personality of a potato. His daughter couldn’t be more different. One look into her doe eyes, and I am in love. Somehow Kingston and I go from barely speaking to talking all night long. And our attraction becomes impossible ...

The Wrong Man A.S. Kelly (From Connemara With Love, #5) Publication date: November 15th 2022 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, LGBTQ+, Romance Silas Leo and I have been so many things. We’ve been rivals, classmates, teammates. Friends. Friends you watch from afar each day, and dream of each night. Then we were… Well, we were just us. We didn’t ask ourselves too many questions – not even when I pretended not to be hurt by the distance he placed between us. We made each other no promises. I waited, hoped, believed, right up until the day I realised that everything we had was merely an illusion. My illusion. My name is Silas Kylemore, and I’ve learned an important lesson: never fall in love with your best friend. Not if he’ll never be able to love you back. Leo Silas and I have been through so many phases. We’ve been close, far, just a hair’s breadth apart. Each bound to the other. I’m talking about that kind of bond you’re never quite able to recreate. We were young...

Exposed Anna J. Stewart (Circle of the Red Lily, #1) Publication date: November 15th 2022 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Suspense Hollywood Secrets. Deadly Reveals. Working as a Hollywood photographer means Riley Temple has seen it all, but that theory is put to the test when she finds herself staring at the chilling image of a dead woman. When her questions about the film’s origin results in violence, she finds herself reluctantly turning to the only person who assures her he can help: Detective Quinn Burton. Her history with the LAPD is complicated, her trust in authority, tenuous. But to find those responsible and to protect those closest to her, she’s willing to do anything. Even trust a cop. After more than a decade on the job, Quinn knows a dangerous situation when he sees it and Riley Temple is up to her ears in trouble. But not for the reason she thinks. The pictures she’s stumbled on calls into question a notorious murder conviction; a conviction partially s...

Mistle Text Whitney Dineen & Melanie Summers (An Accidentally in Love Story, #5) Publication date: September 25th 2021 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Holiday, Romance Twas the text before Christmas… Twenty-eight-year-old Holly Snow is the only mother her four-year-old niece remembers. Three years earlier, when her sister and brother-in-law were killed, Holly’s dream of becoming an international flight attendant was put on hold so she could be home for baby Faith. Holly is doing everything she can to keep the rent paid, including working as an online travel agent, filing medical claims, and cleaning apartments in her building. When her friend Maggie tells her that her boss needs someone to buy his Christmas gifts, she leaps at the opportunity. Tall, dark and Scroogy, investment banker, Archibald Harrington is too busy to do his own Christmas shopping. When his assistant tells him she knows of a professional shopper, he happily checks another dreaded task off his ho...

No Rescue Required Maggie Kelley Published by: Entangled: Amara Publication date: November 14th 2022 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Sports agent Ryan Callahan’s trip is a complete disaster. Not only did he fail to sign a promising young ballplayer, but now he’s stranded in a Kentucky town no bigger than a bourbon ball. His plane’s been canceled, there’s not a cab to be found, and getting back to New York City is gonna take a miracle. Like a quirky, strawberry-blonde florist with a big van and a craving for late-night, deep-fried hotdogs… With her best friend’s wedding and her business on the line, Sabrina Hayes needs to be in New York like yesterday. But with her flight canceled and her bank account almost as empty as her gas tank, an extra passenger might just be the long-overdue lucky charm Sabrina needs…especially now that she knows he’s definitely not a serial killer disguised as a scrumptious Thor look-alike. Somewhere between a roadside stand that serves food as...