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The Mayor’s Baby Surprise

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The Mayor’s Baby Surprise

Butterfly Harbor Stories Book 12

by Anna J. Stewart

Genre: Clean Contemporary Romance

Could a surprise baby

Lead to a forever family?

Ineffective, shortsighted and self-centered—that’s what top family lawyer Leah Ellis thinks of Gil Hamilton. And that’s why she’s vying for his position as mayor of Butterfly Harbor. But when a six-month-old baby is left on Gil’s doorstep, he turns to her for help. Gil’s dedication to baby Eli shows Leah she was wrong about her rival. But can he win her vote for a future together?

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A geek at heart, USA Today and national bestselling author Anna J Stewart writes “refreshingly unique, quietly humorous, and profoundly moving romance.” (RT Book Reviews) Her books include The Butterfly Harbor series for Harlequin Heartwarming, along with the Blackwell continuity series. She also writes the Honor Bound series for Harlequin Romantic Suspense and has written in the ongoing Colton family saga. As her first love is paranormal romance, she’s published a number of novellas, including the Tome Wardens trilogy collection. EXPOSED, her first book of The Circle of the Red Lily romantic suspense series with CAEZIK Romance will be released in November of 2022. Readers can get a taste for what’s to come with her Nemesis Files Trilogy (light romantic suspense), available on audio through Scribd.

NYTimes bestselling author Brenda Novak says “The talented Anna J Stewart delivers every time!”

Anna lives in Northern California where she deals with a serious Supernatural & Jason Momoa addiction, surrounds herself with friends and family and tolerates two devious cats named Sherlock and Rosie.

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All American Boy Series

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Collection Title: All American Boy Series
Authors: Lexi Noir, Chloe Holiday, Ashley Munoz, MK Moore, Taylor Delong, Amanda Shelley, E.S. McMillian, and Evan Grace
Genre: New Adult/Contemporary Romance
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Heartbreaker Boy by Lexi Noir ➜ May 4, 2022
Fly Boy by Chloe Holiday ➜ May 5, 2022


Saddle up, Cowboys and Cowgirls! Welcome to Deacon, Texas, a small town in the plains of Texas where ranches flourish and cowboys are looking to lasso love with their fiery fillies and leading ladies.

Join us in this quaint town filled with B&B’s that embody the spirit of the west; where love can blossom and grow as big as the Texas landscape.

The All American Boy Series is proud to deliver brand new contemporary new adult stories by 8 authors in a shared world experience. All books are standalone but may include cross-over in characters or scenes.


The Wrong Boy by Ashley Munoz ➜ May 10, 2022
Good Boy, Bad Man by MK Moore ➜ May 11, 2022
The Lawn Boy by Taylor Delong ➜ May 12, 2022
He Saved my Boy by Amanda Shelley ➜ May 18, 2022
The New Boy by E.S. McMillan ➜ May 19, 2022
City Boy by Evan Grace ➜ May 20, 2022



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Beauty in Imperfection Duology by Charmaine Pauls

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Beauty in Imperfection Duology
A Diamond Magnate Duology
Author: Charmaine Pauls
Genre: Dark Romance
Cover Design: Okay Creations
Photographer: Wander Aguiar


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I tried hard to remain invisible, particularly here. In my circles, it’s dangerous to be noticed, especially by men like Leon Hart. He’s different than the other men who work for my stepfather. Quiet. Intense. He’s not a brain or a muscle. He’s both. And more. There’s a darkness to him that only dangerous men acquire. I should know. I grew up with dangerous men. So when he sets his sights on becoming a partner in the company that rules the IT underworld and I’m the bonus my stepfather throws into the deal, I know I have to fight as dirty as necessary to escape my fate.

Note: Beauty in Imperfection is part of the Diamond Magnate Collection. You don’t have to read the other books to follow this story. Other books in the collection include:

Beauty in the Broken (A standalone novel)
Diamonds are Forever (A trilogy)
Beauty in the Stolen (A trilogy)




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Charmaine Pauls was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. She obtained a degree in Communication at the University of Potchefstroom and followed a diverse career path in journalism, public relations, advertising, communication, and brand marketing. Her writing has always been an integral part of her professions. 

When she moved to Chile with her French husband, she started writing full-time. She has been publishing novels and short stories since 2011. Charmaine currently lives in Montpellier, France with her family. Their household is a lively mix of Afrikaans, English, French, and Spanish.


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The Escape by A.K. Steel

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Title: The Escape
Series: Secrets of the Harper Sisters #2
Author: A.K. Steel
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Cover Design: Opium House Creatives
Release Date: May 18, 2022


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Being a good girl is overrated—being bad is so much more fun.

I’m Jasmine Harper, your typical good girl. Always have been. Type-A personality, smart, driven, total perfectionist in everything I do. I know what I want from my life and how to get it. Everything except for the perfect man… None of the guys I date can compare to the impossible standard I’ve built up in my head. I’m a romantic at heart, and I’m sure he exists somewhere, I just haven’t found him yet.

Being the good girl can be exhausting, so when my friend comes to me with a less-than-conventional offer for a good time, I see it as a chance to get out of my head for a bit. I find myself at After Dark, an exclusive sex club.

And that’s where I see him. Axel Stone. A gorgeous billionaire, single father, with a past so complicated you need a map to understand it. He’s not my perfect match—in fact he couldn’t be further from it—but together, we’re able to escape reality, and I fall so hard, I forget who I am and any dreams I may have.

Even good girls can be bad sometimes… and sometimes they find that one night is more dangerous than they ever imagined.




EXCERPT

Be my escape from reality. That line has played on repeat in my head since Monday afternoon. Something about it is so sad. He hates his life so much he needs an escape. I kind of get it, and if that is his way of coping, then I can be that for him. In a way I think he will be that for me as well. My gap year from trying to find the love of my life. It’s clearly not going to be him, so this is just about enjoying myself, saying goodbye to my ideals and inhibitions and having a little sexy fun. This is exactly what I need.

This is exactly what I need, I say to myself again, just so I’m completely convinced that I’m doing the right thing here.



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I’m a contemporary romance author my novels feature swoony men, twists and turns and always a happily ever after.

I’m a busy mother of three pre-teens, who lives on the beautiful South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. I have always been a creative soul, with a background in fashion design, interior decoration, and floristry. I currently run a business as a wedding florist and stylist, but have always had a love for reading romance novels, something about how the story can transport you to another world entirely.

So in 2020 I decided to jot down some of my own ideas for romance stories, always with a happily ever after of course, and from that came my debut novel Always Fraser. From that moment I haven’t looked back, writing has become a part of me. I have a long list of stories plotted and I look forward to being able to share all my stories with you soon. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I loved writing them, xx


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First and Forever by Eve Dangerfield

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Title: First and Forever
Series: Rebirth #3
Author: Eve Dangerfield
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 4, 2022


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They’ll fake it ‘til they make it and then some…

Football player Sloan ‘Willow’ Williams has been looking for The One for years. He’s checked all the right places—and some of the wrong ones—and found sh*t all. But the moment he sees Eden Jade Cartwright, he knows she’s the girl for him.

Unfortunately, her entourage won’t let him anywhere near her…

Eden doesn’t want anything, aside from an international music career. She does, however, enjoy being worshipped, which the giant redhead seems inclined to do. But with a world tour beckoning, now isn’t the time for a boyfriend…

Willow has the perfect solution; a short, fake relationship that will boost Eden’s clout and scratch both their itches. Only he’s hoping the beautiful blonde will keep him around. And Eden’s praying she’ll be able to let him go…

First and Forever is a standalone romance by the critically acclaimed author Eve Dangerfield.






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The thought reverberated around Willow’s head alongside the trance beat. Her trance beat. Eden Jade—better known by her DJ name, Bunny Descent, stood behind the decks on stage, one hand raised. The lights turned her white-blonde hair to pink and her ripped wedding dress was spattered neon by the leaking glow-sticks her fans were waving.

Her perfect face was screwed in concentration as she fiddled with something on the decks. The music transitioned from a hard, pulsing beat to something Willow recognised—‘Self Care’ by Mac Miller. The crowd cheered, more people rushing toward the stage, hands raised. It was three in the morning and the tiny dance floor was thrumming.

Willow had expected the crowd to thin as the night wore on, but the opposite happened. Bunny Descent was the seventh DJ of the night, and the audience was more hyped for her than anyone else. Watching the crowd dance, he felt a surge of pride. From what he’d read in interviews, Eden was scared of not breaking through, worried her sound was too erratic for main stages. But there was no way the woman in front of him wasn’t making it big. She oozed glamour and with each and every song, he grew more amazed she wasn’t famous.

“She is a goddess,” a guy slurred in his ear. “I, like, actually fuckin’ love her.”

Willow turned and saw the guy was talking to his equally fucked up mate, but that didn’t change the fact he was vocalising his own thoughts about Eden.

I’m different, he told himself.

Why?

I just am.

That had always been the only reason he needed. People called him overconfident, but that implied he tried to be confident. He didn’t. He was just lucky. He got what he wanted.

As the music surged higher, Willow danced along with the crowd, working his weight from foot to foot. A few girls smiled, looking for someone to kiss—or maybe because they recognised him, but he only had eyes for Eden. On stage she leant forward, touching the hands of the people dancing in front of her. The second she made contact, the crowd screamed fit to burst the roof. Willow knew exactly how they felt.

He’d been scoping her Instagram for ages, but there was nothing like seeing her in real life. With her long blonde hair and big eyes, she looked like Sailor Moon—his first and most powerful crush. He watched as Eden put her hands behind her head and shook, her tits bouncing in her wedding dress. Attraction burred through him like an electric current. He’d never been so into anyone. Even Sailor Moon. What could that be but true love? As he watched her dance, he made himself a promise—come hell or high water, he’d talk to her tonight.

A hard elbow bashed his side.

“Oi,” Derek shouted over the music. “What are we still doing here? Everyone’s out of their minds.”

Willow danced away from his friend. “I dunno. I’m not tired.”

“You’re never fucking tired. Where’s the patient?”

Willow glanced around. Patrick Normal, better known as Psycho, was swaying softly beside the bar, apparently having forgotten he wanted a beer. “Psycho’s… having a time.”

Derek followed his gaze. “Fuck me, he’s maggoted.”

“Yeah, he’ll be up for hours. Better we’re still out with him, hey?”

“This is all your fault. If Mara was in town, I wouldn’t be here.”

“Yeah, yeah. You’ve made it clear you’ll be dogging the boys from now on, Hardo.”

The track Eden was playing bled into a remix of that Rasputin, love machine song. The dancers packed around the stage, jumping so hard the floor shook. Eden swished her white-blonde hair over her shoulder and his cock throbbed. He could see her doing that while she rode him—looking down her nose as he worked to make her come.

His side burst with pain. He rubbed it, glaring at Derek. “What’s your problem?”

“You. You’re making gorilla noises.”

“You could hear that?”

“Of course, I…” A look of barely concealed terror dawned on Derek’s face. A look Willow knew all too well. He backed away in case Derek decided to put him in a headlock. “What have I done now?”

Derek pointed at the stage. “Please tell me we’re not here because you want to fuck that DJ?”

Willow gave him a winning smile. “Do you want a drink?”

“I wanna know if you dragged me all the way to the city to watch you fail to pick up a DJ.”



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Eve Dangerfield has loved romance novels ever since she first swiped her grandmother’s paperbacks. Now she writes her own stories about complicated women and gorgeous-but-slightly-tortured men. Her work has been described as ‘genre-defying,’ ‘insanely hot’ and ‘the defibrillator contemporary romance needs right now’…and not just by herself or those who might need bone marrow…OTHER PEOPLE! She lives in Melbourne with her boy and a bunch of semi-dead plants. She can generally be found making a mess.


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No Time to Lie by Lexi Blake

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She’s the one that got away.
This time he’s not letting her go.

No Time to Lie, an all new thrilling and spicy, second chance romance in the Masters and Mercenaries: Reloaded Series from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake is coming September 13th, and we have the delicious cover!

A grandmaster of lies and deception

Drake Radcliffe has spent half his life in the shadows. Recruited by the CIA when he was barely out of high school, Drake doesn’t know how to have a normal life. While most people his age were playing sports or video games, he was playing spy games with the world’s most dangerous adversaries. It has been a life filled with thrills and adrenaline, but it’s also been lonely. All that might change when a mistake from Drake’s past rears its ugly head and he’s forced to face the only woman he ever loved—the one he’d vowed to stay away from.

A beacon of love and compassion

Taylor Cline committed the cardinal sin in her world—she fell for another operative. Drake was everything she wanted in a man, until he broke her heart. She had one unforgettable night with him and then he never looked back. Her future threatened and family in ruins, she shut down and moved on, hoping to never see him again. Just as she is beginning to put it all behind her, a critical assignment puts her under his authority and right back in his arms.

A deadly mission that brings them together

From the wilds of Wyoming to the glittering cities of Europe, Drake and Taylor must race against time to uncover the truth and expose an evil organization. The stakes couldn’t be higher. If they fail, the world could crumble. If they succeed, they could finally have everything their hearts desire.

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About Lexi Blake
New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband and three kids. Since starting her publishing journey in 2010, she’s sold over three million copies of her books. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance novels that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings.

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Corrupted Pleasure by Eva Winners

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Title: Corrupted Pleasure
Author: Eva Winners
Genre: Age-Gap Mafia Romance
Cover Design: Eve Graphic Design
Photo: Wander Aguiar
Model: Darien
Release Date: June 8, 2022


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The first time I saw him, I knew I’d never want another man the way I wanted him.

The second time, I drank a bottle of his most expensive cognac, which I’d never be able to afford on my own.

And the third time… well, he caught me stealing from him.

Stealing from the head of the Irish Mafia wasn’t smart. But then I never claimed to be.

Now I owed him a debt… a big one. And it couldn’t be settled with money, or favors.

He only wanted one thing…

Me. Submitting to his darkest demands. Once the debt is settled he’ll let me go.

Except he is forbidden to me. Because if I were smart… I’d figure out another way to repay my best friend’s father.







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Eva Winners released her first novel Second Chance At Love in 2020 and has been writing feverishly ever since. She writes about everlasting romance for every century focusing on characters emotional development and always guarantees an HEA.

She loves yoga, wine and her kiddos. In her spare time, she seeks adventures either hiking through trails or exploring the beaches.

Writing books has always been her passion and she brings real life to the forefront in everything she writes about.

Deeply passionate characters and stories will draw you in and you’ll never want to leave.

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Alexius by Bella J.

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Title: Alexius
Series: Dark Sovereign Book 1
Author: Bella J.
Genre: Dark Romance/Mafia Romance
Release Date: May 10, 2022
Cover Design: Deranged Doctor Design
Cover Model: Isaac Moreno
Photographer: Rafa G Catala





I’ve never met him. Never even seen him.
But I’ve heard the whispers. The rumors. The stories about him being as cruel as his father. Maybe even worse.

They say his presence wraps around your throat whenever he enters a room. And that’s exactly what I feel the moment he walks into the diner where I work, and I hear people breathe out his name.

Alexius Del Rossa.

They call him the crown prince of the Dark Sovereign—a society of men who own everything but the weather in this town.

Men say he has ice in his veins, and women talk about the corrupted heart in his chest. He’s the kind of man you pray never to cross paths with. The kind of man a girl like me has no chance of surviving.

But while his eyes trap mine, and his magnetism touches my skin, I’m unable to move when he forces me into a corner and hands me an envelope.

It’s an offer.
One I can’t refuse.

See, I have nothing. No family. No friends. No home.
I can disappear and no one will know.

And that is exactly why he chose me.








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