Day: December 11, 2021

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Stronger Than Hope

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Title: Stronger Than Hope
Author: Katherine McIntyre
Series: Chesapeake Days, #1
Genre: Gay Romance
Release Date: March 5, 2022
Publisher: Hot Tree Publishing
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One man looking to set down roots, the other looking to leave…
 
Fresh out of a relationship, Nate’s searching for a change—what better way is there than renovating his uncle’s old coffee shop in Chesapeake City? He has a new job, in a new town, and a new lease. And when he almost runs over his hot neighbor, Linc, who happens to be his contractor? Well, based on the explosive attraction between them, maybe he’ll find something new there too.
 
Linc’s been treading water ever since his wife passed away in childbirth, focusing all of his energy on raising his son, Beckett. The obvious solution? He needs to get the hell out of Chesapeake City. But when Nate charmingly fumbles his way into Linc’s life, he finds his defenses lowering for the first time in years. One date leads to another, and hell, this man makes him feel in ways he’d forgotten.
 
Even though Nate just finished piecing his heart back together, he falls fast. Yet Linc’s made it clear he’s a bad bet. The man hasn’t clicked with anyone since his wife, and if Nate ends up being “not enough” again, that won’t shatter just his heart—the fragile home he’s trying to build in this town will crumble too.


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Katherine McIntyre is a feisty chick with a big attitude despite her short stature. She writes stories featuring snarky women, ragtag crews, and men with bad attitudes—and there’s an equally high chance for a passionate speech thrown into the mix. As an eternal geek and tomboy who’s always stepped to her own beat, she’s made it her mission to write stories that represent the broad spectrum of people out there, from different cultures and races to all varieties of men and women. 

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SCREWED UP – EVE LENOIR

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Title: Screwed Up 

Series: The Woolf Family #2

Author: Eva Lenoir

Genre: Romantic Comedy

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A one-night stand.
A little white lie.
And a whole lot of shenanigans.

As the brother of the groom, it was my duty and honor to take the bridesmaid for a wild ride down “O” Street.
Six months and a little screw up later, she’s staying with me for a month as we try to organize a surprise anniversary party for my parents.
Now, all I can think about is retracing my original itinerary and making our one-night turn into a lifetime.

The problem?

Three thousand miles of American highway stand between us.
Will our feelings for one another be enough to close the distance?

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Eva LeNoir grew up travelling with her parents to various countries in the world. Reading was her constant companion during her travels and her ability to adapt to different cultures fed her mind with endless possibilities. The characters swimming in her head are always from various horizons with a multitude of dreams and aspirations. However, all of these voices always have one thing in common: The women are strong and independent. A true believer in the female cause, Eva’s wish is to portray the women in her books as the leaders. She sees them walking hand in hand with their partners and not be the sheepish followers of the male gender. But most of all, Eva LeNoir wants to offer her readers a moment of pleasure as they dive into the world of her mind’s creation.


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Truth Hurts by Selina Marie

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TITLE – Truth Hurts (Secrets and Relevation Book Two)
AUTHOR – Selina Marie
GENRE- Dark Romance
 RELEASE DATE – December 11th, 2021



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Emilia

Our love is built on a foundation of lies. Our love is messy, toxic and addictive, but it’s real. And I still haven’t found the courage to say those three little words, because when I finally relinquish my heart to Lukas Elin, I’ll have to tear away the thorns that encase it. I’ll be fragile, vulnerable in the hands of my villainous King.

My heart, and now the secrets I keep are my weakness, and when the only light I see at the end of the tunnel is revenge on those who hurt me, and finding out who I really am, the question is; when all is said and done, will he be worthy of my heart… and will I be worthy of his?

Lukas

Emilia Blake knocked down every wall around my soul, showed me how to feel after too long of incinerating every emotion that wasn’t fueled by venom. She is also the one responsible for shattering my world apart with her own secret. Despite everything, she’s still the one woman I want to keep, to love, but it’s against the rules of The Empire. But this one truth she keeps from me, might just be my downfall. The secrets we keep are one thing, but my queen and I will never reign if our Empire and souls are nothing but toxic embers, turned to ash.

The Secrets We Keep are the enemy of love, and they say the truth will set you free. what they failed to mention is… TRUTH HURTS.








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Selina Marie is an Author of New Adult & suspenseful Dark Romance, drinks way too much tea and loves to gently torture her readers with plot twists that will make you want to throw things at her face. Selina lives in the South-West of England with her daughter, stepdaughter, fiance and two cats, and absolutely loves the ocean. Selina brings you angsty, sexy, dangerous bad boys with a twist, and badass heroines you’ll fall in love with.


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GRUMPY SPECIAL OPS BEAR 3

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Title: Grumpy Special Ops Bear: Episode 3
Author: Sedona Venez
Genre: Shifter Romance
Publication Date: December 11th, 2021
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Blurb:
With his mission in jeopardy and his fated mate’s life in peril, can Fergus save them both?

 

True to his bear shifter nature, Fergus has an intense demeanor… and intense desires. With his mate, Trinity, he’s found the lasting pleasure that has been absent from his life. Bound by his love and passion for her, he will allow nothing to stand between them.

 

But danger is prowling their way in the form of a renegade pack of wolf shifters eager to encroach upon Fergus’ territory. As their hungry jaws snap in for the kill, the alpha is faced with an impossible choice: protect his mate or fulfill his mission?

 

Torn between his head and his heart, can he defeat the wolf pack before it tears about all he holds dear? Find out in the startling conclusion to Grumpy Special Ops Bear.

 

A Continuing Story:

Grump Special Ops Bear is told in three installments, or episodes, like a TV show. Each episode, except for this finale, includes a cliffhanger!


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USA TODAY Bestselling Author Sedona Venez lives in New York City with her hot ex-military hubby–hooah–and their fur babies. She loves writing sizzling, sexy intricate stories about strong but broken characters who push limits, overcome their fears, and risk it all for love.

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Raine Out by Donna Schwartze.

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Raine Out
A steamy romantic comedy (The Grand Slam Series: Book Two)
By DONNA SCHWARTZE
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Blurb:
It’s all fun and games until someone catches feelings.

A driven career woman who has no time for love. A professional baseball player who has no desire for commitment. But when they come together for their friends’ island wedding, the mesmerizing beach breezes have them wanting to find time for each other—if only for one steamy weekend.
Raine
I haven’t spent much time with Sophie since we were kids. When we started high school, we headed in different directions and never looked back. She invited me to her wedding this weekend. I don’t want to go because despite all our years apart, I know one thing hasn’t changed: her mission to find me the perfect man. I’ve told her I don’t have time for dating, but she never listens. I’m guessing she’s going to be pushing some guy at me the minute I get off the plane.

Alex
My teammate Seb’s getting married this weekend. I’m happy for him, but I can’t relate to it at all. He wants to spend the rest of his life with Sophie. I don’t even want to spend the rest of the night with the women who end up in my bed. I’m fine with that, but for some reason, Sophie’s not. Even with my best efforts to stop it, she’s been trying to find me love since the day we met. She told me one of her childhood friends is coming to the wedding, so I’m guessing that’s who I’ll be hiding from all weekend.

Let the games begin.

Raine Out can be read as a standalone novel or as the sequel to Truth or Tequila. It also features some



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Donna Schwartze is the bestselling author of The Trident Trilogy (Eight Years, The Only Reason, and Wild Card), Truth or Tequila, and The Runaway Bride of Blitzen Bay. Be the first to know when a new book publishes in your favorite series by signing up for her email list at donnaschwartze.com.

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Quick & Snowy by Whitley Cox

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Title: Quick & Snowy
Series: Quick Billionaires, Book 5
Author: Whitley Cox
Genre: Steamy, Contemporary, Holiday Romance
Release Date: December 11, 2021






Get her to her family and home for Christmas. Keep it in your pants. Easier said than done.

Retired SEAL and now special operative, Barnes Wark just wants to finish his current job—find the long-lost McAllister sister—then escape to solitude in his beachside cottage. He’s not one for fuss, people or holiday cheer.

But for the last four months, every lead has been a dead end, and he’s getting pissed.

Hiding away in a seaside village in beautiful Portugal, he finally finds who he’s been searching for.

Unfortunately, she’s not leaving without a fight and that pisses him off even more.

Dr. Brier Scofield allows herself one indulgence in life and that’s one three-week vacation every year. With no family, she’s dedicated her life to curing the disease that killed her mother.

So when a handsome, but frustrating, stranger shows up and says she has family waiting for her in the snowy mountains, she doesn’t know what to think.

Going from no family to a ton seems daunting and something this quiet, introvert isn’t ready for.

Barnes doesn’t care if she’s ready or not, he has a job to do—and that job is her.

In more ways than one.



★★★★★ Goodreads Review – “Two of my favourite themes are holidays and mystery/suspense; so for me Quick and Snowy was a perfect blend for me.”
★★★★★ Goodreads Review – “If you love holiday romances with some mystery this book should certainly be on your radar.”
★★★★★ Goodreads Review – “Author Whitley Cox gives readers a lovely story around newly found family (it’s huge) and Christmas, then add in two introverts who get each other and discover that there is sizzling hot chemistry between them!”

He pulled the sheet away and watched as a new layer of gooseflesh chased across her skin.

He wanted to feel those bumps beneath his lips.

Melt them with the heat of his tongue.

Setting the plate off to the side, he leaned forward, and from just above her crease, he ran his tongue up the length of her spine, feeling her tremble and shiver beneath him. He ended at her neck and gently bit her shoulder.

She relaxed into the bed.

Yes.

The woman needed to fucking relax.

He’d never met someone who was constantly so tightly wound.

He’d watched her unravel and loosen up just a bit on the plane when he slid his fingers beneath her pants, but even then, even as she allowed him to bring her to orgasm and suck on her nipples, she hadn’t allowed herself to completely let go.

What was “relaxed” Brier like? When she truly allowed herself to be free of worry.

He wanted to find out more than he’d wanted to find out anything in a long fucking time.

Swirling his tongue over her shoulder and down her arm, he brushed her hair off her face to find her looking at him.

The smile in her eyes hit him hard in the solar plexus, and a breath hitched in his chest.

But he made sure to hide his physiological response from his face.

If she got even a whiff of anything, she could shut down all of this.

She couldn’t know that he was beyond having temporary feelings for her. That parts of him wanted to explore this connection, this friendship they had, beyond their time in Whistler.

Leaning forward, he pressed a kiss to her forehead.

Her eyes closed.

He’d made sure to place the plate with orange slices within reach, and while still kissing her, still giving her attention, he reached for a slice, brought it over and squeezed it over her bare back.

Starting at the base of her spine, right above her crease, he moved his hand up the length of her body.

She inhaled sharply, and her eyes widened.

He grinned down at her, then brought the now empty and crumpled orange slice in front of her face.

Understanding dawned on her face. But her eyes remained wide.

Intrigue and desire replaced the surprise, burning hot and making the green of her eyes intensify in color.

He moved away from her face and back toward her butt. Her gaze followed him.

He didn’t have to see her eyes to know they were glued to his every movement.

He could feel the heat of her stare. Sense the ripping vortex of desire and unease that dueled within her.

She wanted this.

But she didn’t think she should.

“Relax, Bry,” he cooed. Before dipping his head, he swirled the tip of his tongue at the top of her crease for just a moment, then raked his tongue up the length of her spine, gathering the droplets of sweet juice as he went.

She stiffened beneath him.

He felt her tense.

Felt her walls start to go up.

She was stepping out of her comfort zone, and he needed to let her know that it was okay to do so. That she was safe to be herself with him. Safe to let go.

When he reached the back of her neck, he bit down just hard enough to send her a message. Then he slid his hands over hers, which were flat above her on the bed, and he covered her body.

He didn’t put all of his weight on her, but he put a bit.

“You are safe, Bry. Safe with me. Nobody can hurt you here. Nobody outside of the people in this room need you for anything other than for your desires to be fulfilled. Turn off your worries. Let yourself relax. You’re safe to be yourself with me.”

Quick puffs of warm arm fled her flaring nostrils.

He glanced at her. She looked up at him.

Both of them were keenly aware of his erection laying against the crack of her ass. Particularly her, because when he lowered himself onto her a little more, she clenched her cheeks.

“We won’t do anything you’re not comfortable with, Bry. But something tells me you want to do more than you’re willing to admit … to me or even to yourself. Give yourself a gift for Christmas. The gift of not overthinking. The gift of just going with the flow. Of giving in to your basest, most animalistic and carnal desires.”

She shivered beneath him when he said that last bit.

“You might just surprise yourself with how much you enjoy this other side of yourself. How freeing it is.” He brought his mouth down next to her ear. “How much you like to be dirty.”








A Canadian West Coast baby born and raised, Whitley is married to her high school sweetheart, and together they have two beautiful daughters and a fluffy dog. She spends her days making food that gets thrown on the floor, vacuuming Cheerios out from under the couch and making sure that the dog food doesn’t end up in the air conditioner. But when nap time comes, and it’s not quite wine o’clock, Whitley sits down, avoids the pile of laundry on the couch, and writes.

A lover of all things decadent; wine, cheese, chocolate and spicy erotic romance, Whitley brings the humorous side of sex, the ridiculous side of relationships and the suspense of everyday life into her stories. With single dads, firefighters, Navy SEALs, mommy wars, body issues, threesomes, bondage and role-playing, Whitley’s books have all the funny and fabulously filthy words you could hope for.


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Wild and Bright by Skyler Mason

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Title: Wild and Bright
Series: Toxic Love Series
Author: Skyler Mason
Genre: Rock Star Romance
Release Date: December 11, 2021





Fictitiouswander – “Wow, this book was extremely hard to put down.”
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Five years ago, I broke the boy-next-door’s heart.
Now Camden Hayes is a rock star. He’s every bit as seductively beautiful as he was years ago, and yet he wants ordinary me to pose as his live-in girlfriend for the next six months. If I agree, I’ll walk away with enough money for my little girl and me to live comfortably for years to come.
The catch? He still hates me. This is only a temporary arrangement for him.
I can’t let it become more for me.
~~~

The woman who betrayed me is in desperate need of money. Lucky for me, I have a lot of it.
Since the band’s world tour is cancelled, I’ll be living in San Diego for the first time in years. It’s the perfect opportunity to finally get over this irrational longing for Lauren Henderson. For the next six months, I’ll spend every waking moment getting everything I’ve ever wanted from her.
The catch? At the end of this, I have to let her go.
No matter how badly I want to hang on.









Skyler is a romance novel reader first and foremost. Her books feature strong heroines who sometimes make their heroes cry, but only because they deserve it. After all, if romance isn’t angsty, is it even worth it?



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the Duched Trilogy, by Xavier Neal

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The DUCHED Series

A Royal Romantic Comedy 

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I, Kellan Kenningston, am known for being three things:

The 2nd Prince of Doctenn – it’s honestly for the best that I probably won’t ever rule the country – my big brother is much better at keeping his royal jewels in his pants than I am.

Duke of Rockbridge – oh so not my idea. It was a royal decree or won in a poker game or something equally as eye-rolling.

And king of one-night stands – okay, well, I was until one mouthy, American art student knocked me off of that throne.

Now, I’m embarrassingly domesticated.

I remember to close the curtains at fancy hotels.

I’ve learned to cook since the woman I’m crazy about can barely microwave popcorn.

And most importantly, I’ve stop dragging our family’s sacred name through the mud.

What do I plan to do next?

Turn the love of my life into a duchess, of course.

At least that was the plan until my father stepped in and duched it all up…


Blurb:
When Brie Sanders unexpectedly falls head over heels for the playboy of Doctenn, Prince Kellan Kenningston, Duke of Rockbridge, she highly underestimates the risks he is willing to take to give their love a chance.

After dealing with an emergency, family disagreements, and a media nightmare, the two of them are forced to wade through the unfriendly waters of being a royal couple.

Traditions will be broken. Loyalty will be tested. And relationships will be redefined.

*This is book 2 in the trilogy*


Blurb:
Preparing to marry Kellan Kenningston, Prince of Doctenn, Duke of Rockbridge, hasn’t gone as smoothly as Brie Sanders was hoping. However, her fiance who seems hell bent on breaking traditions is equally hell bent on giving her the special day she’s always dreamed of. After their whirlwind wedding and hot honeymoon, the two embark on the adventure known as happily ever after.
It isn’t long before old issues arise, unexpected challenges are presented, and new foes are exposed.
While the royal couple knows their life together isn’t going to be easy, neither is prepared for the heartaches and hardships that lie ahead.

*This is the FINAL book in the trilogy*




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Hooked by Colleen Charles

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I get up on the wrong side of the bed… every single day.

They call me grumpy. A downer. Maybe even negative.

But when your fiancée shatters your life into a million pieces it can take a while to heal.

Enter Gwenivere. She’s ethereal, hypnotic and completely stunning.

Everything that I’m not.

The night she slips into the empty chair next to me during a night out with the team feels like the shutters being thrown open in a blackened room.

Her heat pierces my tough outer shell just like a ray of light. And as I swallow her sunshine, she draws me to her. The closer I get, the more I want to claim her as mine.

But she’s not looking for a knight in shining armor… she has her own thing going on. Helping people. Healing people.

They say my heart is broken, and that I don’t believe in second chances. But deep down – I do. I want to trust and let her see the real me underneath the gruff exterior.

I don’t want my sweet Gwen to pay for the sins of the past.

And if I let her in – let myself fall again – her soft vulnerability might be exactly what stitches me back together.

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HOOKED is a full-length steamy ice hockey sports romance from USA Today Bestselling Author, Colleen Charles. It features a grumpy and heartbroken hero who tries with all his might to ignore his Susie Sunshine soulmate. It’s the sixth book in the gripping MINNESOTA CARIBOU hockey series but can be read as a standalone.

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Colleen Charles is the USA Today Bestselling author of Perfectly Imperfect Romance for perfectly imperfect readers.

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