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Whiskey Sybil Bartel (The Alpha Elite, #7)) Publication date: May 23rd 2023 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Suspense Mercenary. Navy SEAL. Unconventional Operative. I didn’t join the Teams. I was recruited. They called me the Specialist. They said I had a unique skill set. I knew who I was. For eight years, the Navy tried to rein me in with their tactics, techniques and procedures—operations, missions, objectives—they told me to adapt and overcome. I didn’t adapt. I did my time. Now I worked for Alpha Elite Security . If you called me Specialist, I’d eliminate you before you took your next breath. If you recognized me, it was already too late. I lived by my instincts, and used the resources around me. No target was out of my scope…until my boss unknowingly handed me the only assignment that was. The one woman I couldn’t kill. Code name: Whiskey. Mission: Eliminate. WHISKEY is a standalone book in the exciting Alpha Elite Series by USA Today Bestselling author, Sy...

Wrapped Around My Heart Kelly Collins Publication date: October 16th 2017 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Holiday, Romance Mark Cantwell has a life most men can only dream of—he’s rich, respected, and ripped. There’s only one thing he wants—to regain control of his grandfather’s company. When the chance finally pops up, he jumps at it even though it means ruining Christmas for his executive assistant, Jess Stone. Jess Stone will do anything for her handsome boss. He’s everything she wants in a man so when he needs her during her family’s annual Colorado Christmas celebration, she doesn’t hesitate to adjust her plans. What should have been a simple flight and a quick meeting turns into a road trip from hell, leaving the pair stranded in a motel room together in the middle of a snowstorm. Will Mark take the first chance he can to just get on with his business, or will he realize all he wants for Christmas is Jess? Goodreads / Amazon — EXCERPT: He lifted his head for the br...

Blood and Thunder Wren Michaels (Thunderbird Brotherhood, #2) Publication date: October 20th 2022 Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance Rowtag Aktoon is about to die. He doesn’t know how, and he doesn’t know when. All he knows is it’s coming. After his cousin shares a vision and part of it comes true, the reality creeps in that his end could very well be imminent. His family convinces him to seek the help of a witch who could provide answers. He only hopes that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Everleigh Ulric isn’t what she seems. Hiding from a father who wants to exploit her and an immortal witch out for vengeance, she’s built a life of anonymity hidden away at Cirque de Mystique – a paranormal circus. When Tag discovers Everleigh is his fated mate, life takes on new meaning, however short theirs may be. He plans to do everything in his power to make sure neither he nor his new mate end up six feet under. But dying may just be the key that unlocks the doors of their happ...

Velvet Cruelty Eve Dangerfield Publication date: October 11th 2022 Genres: Adult, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Romance Once upon a time I was promised to a powerful man. I was raised to be dutiful and innocent. But on my wedding day, I’m stolen by four men. Men who loathe my fiancé. They’re going to use me to fulfill their vendetta. One of them only wants my body. One of them wants me as his wife. Another one offers freedom… at a price. And the last wants me dead. I was raised to be a good society wife. Now I’m facing a battle of wits and breathless desire. My only hope is to set aside my innocence. Or learn to use it as a weapon. Author’s Note: VELVET CRUELTY is a scorching romance between a woman and four beautifully dangerous men in which she never has to choose. Read at your own discretion. Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo / Google Play — EXCERPT: A girl barely old enough to be called a woman is sitting on a bench two hundred feet below me...

Bratva Beauty Sabine Barclay (The Ivankov Brotherhood, #4) Published by: Oliver Heber Books Publication date: November 1st 2022 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Mafia, Romance She can pretend not to notice… They say I’m the best looking in my family. I couldn’t care less. But her…She takes my breath away. Not everyone sees her the way I do. That’s fine by me because she’s mine. I pity those who think they can come between us. I won’t stop until she’s at my side. Mine to touch. Mine to love. Mine to push to her limits then bring her back. She’s my everything. She’s my soulmate. Bratva Beauty is an interconnecting, standalone Dark Mafia Romance with a HEA and no cliffhanger. It contains extra-steamy scenes that will make your toes curl and your granny blush. This is book four in The Ivankov Brotherhood , a six-book series that’ll keep you warm at night. Add to Goodreads / Pre-order Author Bio: Sabine Barclay, a nom de plume also writing Historical Romance as Celeste B...

The Acadian Secret Tammy Lowe (The Acadian Secret, #1) Published by: The Wild Rose Press Publication date: August 10th 2022 Genres: Action, Adventure, Time-Travel, Young Adult Nova Scotia has kept an incredible secret for centuries. In 1795, sixteen-year-old John Smith, convinced he’s found buried treasure, digs down into a mysterious pit on a small island. ​In present day Nova Scotia, twelve-year-old Elisabeth London knows there’s no such thing as magic, but when she finds herself in 17th century Scotland, she no longer knows what to think. While under the guardianship of a kind-hearted Highlander, Elisabeth discovers his ancestral home holds a mystery of its own. ​As John continues to dig the strange pit, he inadvertently begins the longest running, most expensive, and deadliest treasure hunt in history. Now, Elisabeth London and John Smith each try to unravel the secrets consuming them, unaware that a tormented young man holds the string weaving all of their lives together...

Reasons Why Not to Date Your Nemesis Melanie Munton (Shell Grove, #2) Publication date: October 4th 2022 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance There’s a new sheriff in town… And he’s her worst nightmare. Reason #1 : Ben Crawford is Olivia Knight’s long-time arch rival. They’ve been sworn enemies ever since she wore overalls to school one day, and he asked her in homeroom where she parked her cow. Now that he’s back, it doesn’t appear much has changed. He’s still arrogant. He’s still trouble. And this time, he’s got a badge and handcuffs. Which will make murdering him and disposing of his body much more challenging for her. Reason #2 : Sheriff Ben has done a lot of growing up during his time away from Shell Grove. He went and got himself some muscles and tattoos, and has the nerve to wear that sheriff’s uniform absurdly well. For some reason, that’s all she can seem to focus on whenever they cross paths. All the nice changes he’s made, instead of how vehemently she’s v...

Trace Ali Lucia Sky (Somnolence, #2) Publication date: September 6th 2022 Genres: New Adult, Paranormal, Romance From the moment Vivi Vanderloven set eyes on Trace Linton, she knew she wanted him. Getting him is another thing altogether. Touring with Somnolence really is sex, drugs and rock and roll. But the two lovers are baring more than their bodies when they are together. Secrets are coming out and the two are telling truths they’ve never shared with anyone else. But when Vivi’s past starts leaving her threatening texts and emails, can she keep the one secret she doesn’t want to share from ruining her future? Disclaimer & Trigger Warning: This title is in the mature New Adult genre and meant for an audience of 18+ due to triggering situations such as PTSD, reference to sexual assault/rape, sexual situations including MF, MFM, light MM & light FF, profanity and substance abuse. Add to Goodreads / Pre-order Author Bio: Ali Lucia Sky is the author of The ...

The Last One A.S. Kelly Publication date: July 25th 2022 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Anya O’Donnell, and I’d like to declare myself guilty beyond all reasonable doubt. Guilty of what, you ask? Well, for starters, I’m guilty of lying to everyone for years; of pretending when I should have been showing them all who I really was, what I really wanted. I’m guilty of pushing away the only person who wanted to stay, convinced that, one day, he’d have left, anyway. I told him we were a mistake. I told him I was better off without him. I told him that I didn’t love him. And now I miss him. I miss his cups of tea and his stupid cheese crackers. I miss his clothes, strewn about the house. I miss the way he would watch me sleep. I miss his arms, holding me tightly each night, making me feel at home. But now we’re both alone. And I’m scared. I’m scared that he believed everything I told him; that he has no intention of comi...

Keeping My Girl Angela Snyder (Keeping What’s Mine, #2) Publication date: July 19th 2022 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Nico Vitale The girl I fell in love with was ripped from my arms, never to be heard from again. She was sold to the cruelest man on the planet, Constantine Carbone — my family’s number one enemy. Over the years, I haven’t stopped looking for Selina. And then one fateful night, I finally find her. In a move that will undoubtedly bring war upon my family, I save Selina, killing Constantine’s son in the process. I soon come to realize that Selina is nothing like the girl I once fell in love with, but none of that matters. She’s mine. She’s always been mine. And when her past comes back to haunt her, threatening to steal her away from me again, I vow to do whatever it takes to keep her safe. This time I’m not letting her go. Author’s note: Keeping My Girl is Nico Vitale’s story, and although it is a standalone, it would be better enjoyed after r...

Publication Date:  November 9, 2021 Format:  Kindle  Genre:   Supernatural Thriller Publisher:  City Owl Press Length:  314  pages Buy:    Kindle Synopsis Lawyer. Demon. Lily Knight is both—half-human, half-succubus, and utterly dangerous. Lily protects her secret and the safety of those around her by abstaining from the skin-to-skin contact that would grant her superhuman powers. An ambitious criminal prosecutor, she’s all work and no play, determined to prove herself in the courtroom to atone for the ex-lovers she’s left for dead in her past. But after a fellow succubus turns up murdered and the police arrest an innocent man, Lily discovers evidence of a supernatural killer stalking the foggy San Francisco...

City of the Dead Greg Jolley (The Obscurité de Floride Trilogy, #3) Publication date: October 1st 2021 Genres: Adult, Suspense Jayden has just seven nights to rescue her ownership of the Cimetière du Dernier Vol. cemetery in the backwaters of Northern Florida, by any means necessary, including murder. Welcome to her world, where life among the dead goes on forever. Jayden has the means, and certainly knows the ways. But the clock is ticking. On the seventh night, the annual Grand Soirée is to be held. If she can pull it off, her future is secure. The problem is the four chairs that she must fill as her part of the event, a planned money-making scheme involving a grim act of necromancy. Four messengers will be put to death and sent over to acquire lucrative market knowledge for the attending gullible investors. Can anyone stop her? Two escaped victims are trying. April Danser and her twelve-year-old criminal partner Kazu, both mangled and frightened, have only a few nigh...