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March 21, 2024
The Art of Falling in Love with Your Brother's Best Friend by Anne Kemp
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All’s fair in love and war…until your brother brings his bad boy, ice hockey playing best friend into your life.
Riley: I’m pouring all my savings into launching my own catering business, so the last thing I need is distraction. Even if he is six feet five inches tall, plays ice hockey, and is probably one of the most intriguing, and also maddening, people I’ve met. Ever.
People say he's grumpy, but to me, he’s funny and kind, too. He’s misunderstood and even though he’s one of the most famous players coming up in the ranks right now, he doesn’t feel seen by those he loves…and I get that. But I’ve got my own fears: that my dreams fail, my mother keeps rejecting me, and the big one––my fear of commitment.
Jake: Getting suspended for ‘anger issues’ lands me in Sweetkiss Creek at my agent's request. Licking my wounds and taking a time out sounds ridiculous…until I meet her. She’s feisty, sassy, and fiery enough that I swear she could melt the ice I skate on.
I never would have thought I’d find solace and an unexpected ally in the person who’s old bedroom I’m staying in. The last thing I want or need is to fall in love––but for some reason my heart isn’t getting the memo.
The Art of Falling in Love with Your Brother’s Best Friend is an annoyances to lovers, brother’s best friend closed door romcom with a grumpy hero, a French Bulldog named Posh, a rescue Collie-mix named Becks, and a turtle named Brad Pitt. Chemistry, swoony kisses, and tension collide in this small town romance!
A Sweet Opposites Attract Hockey RomCom (Sweetkiss Creek Series)
About the author
Anne Kemp is a bestselling author of romantic comedies. She loves reading (and she does it ridiculously fast, too!), gluten-free baking (because everyone needs a hobby that makes them crazy), and finding time to binge-watch her favorite shows. She grew up in Maryland but made Los Angeles her home until she encountered her own real-life meet-cute at a friend's wedding where she ended up married to one of the groomsmen. For real.
Anne now lives on the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand, and even though she was married at Mt. Doom, no…she doesn’t have a Hobbit. However, she and her husband do have a terrier named George Clooney and when she’s not writing, she’s usually with them taking a long walk on the river by their home.
You can find Anne on her website - come say hi! She’d love to hear from you: ,www.annekemp.com
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March 19, 2024
Bitter Past by Anne M. Scott
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A woman heartbroken
Sam Kerr had it all: a thriving law practice, a beautiful home and a wonderful circle of friends. But watching her friends find love reminds her of the man who coldly abandoned her. Romance isn’t worth the pain; she’ll stick with business.
Then she discovers Marcus Bank, her wealthiest client, is supporting criminal activity. Sam drops them immediately and loses her income, her community’s support, and everything she fought so hard to build. Even worse, the only person who can help her is the man who left her behind.
A man conflicted
Trevor Mills sails the world with the US Navy, haunted by the memory of the woman he had to leave behind. A life-changing injury drives him from the service into a new desk job with the FBI in the DC area. The city’s noise, traffic and people are a constant reminder that he lost the perfect life and love.
Then the FBI needs an undercover agent in Marcus, Montana, forcing Trevor to return and face the woman he’d never stopped loving. Sam hates him, but needs to bring the criminals threatening their town to justice. As the danger intensifies, Sam and Trevor can’t deny their attraction.
Will confronting their painful past help Sam and Trevor survive the present and build a future together, or tear them apart forever?
Military Veteran Second Chance Romance in a Small Montana Town (Bitterroot Montana Veterans Book 4)
About the author
After twenty years in the US Air Force, Anne M. Scott traded her sword for a pen. Well, actually a laptop. She writes about strong women and men, love that grows slowly in small western towns, and a little action and adventure too.
Anne is lucky to live, hike, and ski in the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana. On the rare occasions she leaves, Anne volunteers with Team Rubicon, a veteran-led disaster response organization. She also writes exciting science fiction as AM Scott.
Check out her clean, slow-burn Montana romances at: ,www.amscottwrites.com/romance and signup for her newsletter at: ,https://sendfox.com/amscott for a free ebook!
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March 18, 2024
No Kisses for the Neighbor Next Door by Francesca Spencer
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I’m not falling for the hot firefighter next door. There’s no point. He’s not sticking around.
Despite the initial spark between us, Cam Wickham remains aloof: polite but detached.
Which suits me fine. I love books and my cozy quiet librarian life. Shush, please.
So what if he has smoldering eyes, shoulders of a Greek hero, and a smile that melts me to mush.
Cam’s a confirmed city-boy bachelor who doesn’t even want to be in a small town like Oak River.
When the two of us are paired up at The Annual Spring Fair our attraction ignites.
My defenses are toast.
Then things really heat up at the Fire Department demonstration.
After a simulated rescue from a burning tower, the pretend mouth-to-mouth resuscitation feels more like a kiss.
If Cam still decides to leave, everything could go up in smoke, including my unprotected heart.
But he can never know.
No Kisses for the Neighbor Next Door is a heart-warming, closed-door, stand-alone romcom with laugh-out-loud funny stuff, falling-in-love kisses, and a HEA to bring on those happy tears.
About the Author
My stories are loaded with funny stuff, coincidence, drama and love.
I pull out all the action and comedy, which is usually tragic and accident laden - add some romance if it's romcom - and package it up in a satisfying narrative tied up with a big pink shiny satin bow.
Tadaah! Here you go. Enjoy.
I'm a compulsive traveller. In fact, it's almost an addiction. I have to move around. To fund this expensive hobby, I've worked as an international primary school teacher in a number of countries, for a number of years, which has supplied its own rewards and serviced a mountain of writing material.
When I'm not teaching or having marvellous adventures, I'm visiting friends and family and writing books.
www.francescaspencerauthor.com
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March 14, 2024
Catch a Wave by Savannah Scott
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Did you ever see a guy and just know you had to meet him?
That was me and Bodhi Merrick. I couldn't take my eyes off him as he donned his wetsuit at the famous big-wave surf spot, Mavericks. I'll never forget that day. Or every time our paths crossed after that. Big wave surfing is a small world.
And, as it happens, Bodhi felt the same tug---this irresistible attraction that drew us to one another.
We became known as surfing's "it couple." Our love was more famous than either of us.
Until life threw us for a loop and tore what we had apart.
Now, two years after our breakup, I find myself standing on my brother's front porch, ready to beg my only sibling for a place to crash.
Only, the man who answers the door isn't my brother.
It's my brother's best friend---also known as my ex-boyfriend, Bodhi Merrick.
Now we're living in the same house on Marbella Island.
Bodhi seems to have moved on.
My heart will always be his.
How am I supposed to heal from the biggest tragedy of my life when he's walking around in board shorts with his wavy hair falling across his forehead, and calling me the nickname he gave me years ago? Maybe I don't want to get over him. The question is: After all we've been through, can we give our relationship a second chance?
Catch a Wave is a close
d-door romcom that will grip your heart and take you on a ride ending in a sweet happily ever after. Catch a Wave is the third book in the Love Trippin' series, but can be read as a stand-alone read without reading the other books in series.
About the Author
Savannah Scott loves writing happily-ever-after romcoms with scenes where kisses make you melt. Her characters feel like long lost friends, and the settings make you want to take off on a road trip to visit.
You will smile. You will laugh. Yes. You will need coffee because you stayed up past your bedtime reading. Sorry, not sorry.
If you can’t find Savannah, she’s probably hiding with a book, dancing Zumba, or going a little crazy being the fun carpool mom who cranks the tunes and always goes through the drive-thru for copious amounts of sugar and fat on the way home from school.
(Can you keep a secret? I thought so. Savannah also writes as Patty H Scott, which is the Clark Kent to her Superman. If you like clean romance, check out Patty's books.)
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March 12, 2024
Blackmail of a Billionaire by Nellie Steele
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,Grant’s a hard-headed CEO.
,But He’s Never Negotiated For His Wife’s Life.
Julia knew marrying Billionaire CEO, Grant Harrington, was never going to be easy. Keeping the “fake” part of their marriage under wraps until his board of directors backs off—that’s the ultimate challenge.
She’s been contracted to clean up Grant's image and create a stable home at Harrington House—easier said than done. Especially as Grant’s daughter, Sierra, who’s got more issues than Time magazine.
Julia’s natural charm works on just about everybody, and Grant’s job is looking safer by the minute. His feelings for her? That’s where lines blur. Their marriage contract is crystal clear—it’s strictly business. Yet Julia has become more than just a prop.
Julia knows her marriage is fake. That doesn’t stop her caring about Grant and his daughter—maybe more than she should. So when she’s kidnapped along with Sierra, she’ll do anything to get them both home safe.
,Grant is used to the high-stakes world of business.
,But he’s about to find out that love is the riskiest game of all.
A Clean Billionaire Romance (Hearts and Holdings Clean Billionaire Romance Book 2)
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About the Author
Nellie Steele is the romance pen name for Nellie H. Steele, award-winning author who writes in as many genres as she reads, ranging from mystery to fantasy and allowing readers to escape reality and enter enchanting worlds filled with unique, lovable characters.
Addicted to books since she could read, Nellie escaped to fictional worlds like the ones created by Carolyn Keene or Victoria Holt long before she decided to put pen to paper and create her own realities.
When she’s not weaving a romance or spinning a new cozy mystery tale, you can find her shuffling through her Noah’s Ark of rescue animals or enjoying a hot cuppa (that’s tea for most Americans.)
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March 11, 2024
Noticing Natalie by Belinda Mary
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,What happens when the boy you crushed on in high school—the one who crushed your heart—turns up 6 years later…and he needs your help?
Natalie Henderson was that girl in high school. The invisible one lost in her books; going unnoticed in the hallways. Until he paid her attention. Matthew Barkly was that boy in high school. The star of the soccer team and all-round Mr Popular, and he’d started noticing her. Under the guise of studying together, Natalie was swept into his spotlight and started believing that perhaps she wasn’t invisible after all. But turns out…it was all a lie.
Six years later, Natalie is taking her first steps into adulthood. Leaving behind the shy, awkward girl from high school and embracing her new role as a nurse in a busy hospital, she has everything carefully planned out. Until her one and only crush comes barrelling back into her life, disrupting everything.
Matthew is a national soccer hero and has the world at his feet. He’s also wondering if any of it—fame, attention, money—is worth it. And then he sees her again. The one he always wanted, the one he can’t forget. Grasping at any opportunity to spend time with her; he begs Natalie to pretend to be his girlfriend to help fix his playboy image. Unbelievably, she agrees to play along, and soon the lines between what’s fake and what’s real are blurred and all those long-forgotten feelings are flaring back to life.
But as Natalie navigates the pitfalls of fame and media attention that follow ‘dating’ a celebrity sports star, will the distrust and uncertainty from their past stand in the way of them becoming something more in the present? Or will Natalie have the courage to believe that Matthew could possibly notice her…for real this time?
,Find out in this delightful celebrity romantic comedy with a splash of fake dating and no third act breakup. Noticing Natalie is a closed-door romance that will make your heart swoon with steamy kisses and has no explicit content.
About the Author
Belinda Mary is a long-time lover of all the books and has dreamed of being a writer her whole life. Since picking up her first Judy Blume novel at the age of ten, she has been happily lost in the world of fiction, and ask anyone around her, when she has a book to read, she turns into a very unproductive member of society.
After studying for ten years and obtaining her PhD in molecular biology, she pursued a career in the healthcare industry, and has recently taken the leap to make her lifelong dream of writing and publishing a novel come true. And when she is not looking after her two kids, her husband of eleven years and her crazy spoodle, she can be found on the couch reading, watching all things Bravo TV, or listening to true crime podcasts.
Belinda writes the kind of stories that she loves to read; filled with laughs, longing and love.
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March 10, 2024
An Unlikely Arrangement: Brides of Biltmore
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In 1902, Abigail Dupree is but a breath away from her grand societal failure. To save her family from humiliation and financial ruin, Abigail becomes a bargaining trade in her mother’s eyes. A bargain that will extinguish Abigail’s last hope of a happily-ever-after. If only she could return to the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, she might have a chance to reunite with the only man who has the power to save her reputation.
Garrett Barringer, arrives in Charlotte, North Carolina to escape a past that no longer wants him. He takes an undisclosed position with Mr. Dupree. When it is revealed that part of Mr. Dupree’s purpose for bringing him on board is to chaperone his beloved daughter, Garrett abruptly discovers that he has taken on more than he bargained for. Abigail Dupree is more beguiling than any other woman he’s encountered, but he must resist his heart for the sake of propriety and to keep a promise made to her father.
When her father hires Garrett Barringer, a man that seems far too young to be a lawyer, and possesses far too many favorable characteristics, Abigail resists his charm but cannot deny her heart is compelling her toward him. But she will not allow the man to ruin an opportunity she has waited for nearly five years.
Garrett is suddenly aware what his life was and what it could become in the presence of Abigail Dupree. Will he be able to give up the woman who has stolen his heart, for her happiness?
Abigail stands to lose all if Garrett Barringer sees past her physical beauty and uncovers the ugliness of her imperfect past. Will Abigail continue on the condemned path she’s fashioned for herself, or trust that God wants a future for her she never believed possible?
About the Author
Award-winning author, Cindy Patterson, believes in captivating romance and happy endings. In her stories, she loves to give glimpses of how God can use brokenness and make them whole. She reads a lot, drinks too much coffee, and wishes she had more time to write. Author of Chasing Paradise, Broken Butterfly, and Shattered Treasure, she loves to connect with her readers, and you can find her at ,,,cindypattersonbks.com and on twitter ,,,@cpattersonbks
March 6, 2024
Seeing His Face by Jenny Rabe
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Red hair.
Man bun.
Green eyes.
That is all Chloe can remember about the man who enters her tea shop and makes a disastrous spill all over her new couch. Even though she can't recognize his face, or anyone else's for that matter, he makes an impression on her heart. As he continues to visit, showing more and more interest in Chloe, she has to somehow prove to him that though she can't find him a crowd, he is the only person in her heart.
Book 1 in the Love Senses: A Neurodiverse Romance Collection
About the Author
Do you love reading sweet romance that doesn’t make you cringe but still gives you all the feels? If so, you have come to the right place. After going on over 150 first dates, Jenny feels qualified to write about heartbreak, new crushes, and old flames. Writing about love is what she does best.
When Jenny isn’t writing, she is chasing her three kids around. They keep her busy, educated, and laughing. With a Twizzler in one hand and a bag of Funyuns in the other, she is ready to take on the world with her mighty pen.
Learn more about her at www.jennyrabe.com
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March 3, 2024
The Stand In by T.K. Rapp
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Coming face to face with a vicious looking dog named Peggy, isn’t how Becca expected to meet her new landlord, who also happens to be her very sexy new neighbor.
Becca Patterson is a successful photographer with a string of happy clients, including her BFF who is about to get married. Realizing she can’t be both the maid of honor and the photographer, she enlists the help of her assistant to take the lead. She thinks it’s all figured out until her very pregnant assistant is put on bedrest and can’t help on the wedding day.
Evan Wallace has just taken over management of the building Becca lives in, and despite his initial hesitance over fulfilling family obligations, things start to look up when he meets the beautiful tenant from apartment 302.
After a rocky start, no thanks to Peggy, Evan and Becca end up forming an unlikely friendship in more ways than one.
When they do each other a favor and pretend to be dating in the presence of their exes and family, it’s clear not only are they lying to everyone, but they’re also lying to themselves. Now their friends and family think they’re together, and they’re playing along.
But this can only end one way…
Right?
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About the Author
T.K. Rapp is a Texas girl born and raised. She earned a B.A. in Journalism from Texas A&M and it was there that she met the love of her life. After seven years accompanying him via the U.S. Navy, they finally came back home to Texas.
Now, officially empty nesters, her time is spent with her husband and fur babies, visiting her daughters, spending time with family, or traveling. With more time to herself, she can listen to those voices who so badly want their stories told.
February 27, 2024
In Love With A Rebel - Release Day!
A ranch in Wyoming becomes the backdrop for a heartwarming love story, where wounded heroes and strong women form a makeshift family. A new beginning was the ultimate nightmare for this proud, wounded soldier.Max Collins had always wanted to leave Afghanistan – just not on a stretcher. A severe injury, a frightened hope, and life-threatening mistake sent him careening on a one-way trip to the opposite side of the world, facing a ghost from his past. Now, in the middle of nowhere, attempting to pick back up the pieces of his life, Max is knocked down once more… by the most frustrating woman, Daphne.Changing the rules combined with a forced truce between (fr)enemies…Daphne always played by her own rules and never expected a camping trip to be permanent. Now, settled in Wyoming among the mountains and trees, a small-town life amidst the peace and tranquility seemed like heaven… until a simple accident had some grumpy, handsome man yelling at her publicly.What happens when you need help from the one person you despise?... And did he really expect her to stick around as his wife? More about the Author
Ginny Sterling is an avid romance writer. She lives to tell sweet, inspirational, tender tales that tug at the heart, leaving the reader smiling, laughing, or crying. Her book series include many titles such as FLYBOYS, Healing Hearts, Flirt’s Battalion, Reserve Ranch, and more. Follow her: ,,Facebook
