From USA Today bestselling author Laura Pavlov comes a story about found family and the power of acceptance, all wrapped up in a sizzling romance set in the frozen north.
My new landlord’s a real hard-ass. And I can’t keep my hands off him.
Charlie Huxley’s the best—and grumpiest—general contractor in Blushing, Alaska. He built the venue for the wedding-planning business my bestie and I share. After I accidentally flood my home, he offers me his guesthouse while he handles the repairs. But when he starts to take charge, I feel myself losing control.
Unable to resist, we casually hook up. We both know once will never be enough.
Between us, we carry plenty of baggage. I’ve got the absent father, drunk mother, and estranged sister. He grew up in foster care and is single-handedly raising a daughter whose mom visits just once a year.
But Charlie makes me feel like I belong. And for the first time ever, I picture myself with a real family.
Before I go all in, I need to learn to set some boundaries. Question is: Am I strong enough?
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Bella Matthews has revealed the covers for Sweet Addiction!
Releasing: December 4, 2025
Cover Designer: Books and Moods
Photographer: Michelle Lancaster
Model: Chad Hurst
Rome Beneventi is a walking, talking bad decision—six feet, five inches of tattoos, temptation, and trouble wrapped in a smirk and dipped in sin. This MMA champion should come with a warning label . . . or at the very least a disclaimer.
I sell books, and he breaks bones.
We are not on the same page.
At least not until he discovers my secret and instead of keeping it, blackmails me into fake dating him.
Now I’m living in his house.
Lying to my family and friends.
Playing nice for the cameras.
And trying not to melt every time he calls me “baby” like it’s more than a show.
I told myself I’d never fall for him.
That I was too smart to love the devil in designer clothes.
But the thing about enemies?
Sometimes they’re the only ones who see you clearly.
And faking it with Rome Beneventi?
Yeah . . . it stopped feeling fake a long time ago.
Piper Rayne has revealed the cover for Chasing Home!
Releasing: December 9, 2025
Cover Designer: The Whiskey Ginger
It was straight out of a rom-com—until two pink lines changed everything.
Zander Shaw is country music’s hottest star. So, when he singled me out of a packed arena and had me pulled backstage, I should’ve known I wasn’t his forever. One signed NDA later, I was sneaking onto his tour bus, wrapped up in his world, and him. But it ended before it really started when he ghosted me.
Then he shows up on my family’s ranch to film his new music video, a surprise to us both. Now I’m his appointed tour guide around the ranch, stuck sharing all my favorite places with the man who carelessly discarded me.
The more time we spend together, the harder it is to guard my heart because his flirty half-smile makes me forget my anger. But Zander’s made it clear, he’s not looking to ride out into the sunset with anyone.
Which would be fine… if I wasn’t carrying his baby.
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What if your internet crush… was the actor you just canceled online?
Amy Sinclair never expected her biggest crush to become her biggest heartbreak.
She’s loved Prince Anlon from the moment she met him—kind, brilliant, and heartbreakingly fictional. So when a major studio buys the rights and casts Jake Hollander, Hollywood’s action hero better known for his abs than his acting, Amy is furious.
Ranting about it on his fan site might not have been her smartest move. But it might be worth it when her post sparks a connection with Elijah Cohen, a sweet, geeky special effects artist who feels like her perfect match, even if he’s half a world away.
Falling for Eli wasn’t in Amy’s plans. But when fantasy collides with reality, she has to ask herself: can a relationship that started online survive the messy truth when it finally becomes real? Or is it safer to keep hiding behind the perfect fantasy?
I wrote up the contract myself. Legally binding. Crystal clear. No strings. No feelings.
Just sex — and two million dollars in exchange for my time and expertise.
Carter Fabri may be Tampa Bay’s newest rising star, but off the ice, he’s all Bambi eyes and inexperience. He’s a virgin in desperate need of lessons in dominance, seduction, and everything in between.
And I happen to be just the woman to teach him.
I don’t need his money. But I do need what it can give me.
I’m thirty-two, cut off from my family, and one bill away from drowning in student debt. The fantasy I’ve built around my lifestyle is getting harder to maintain. This pay day would secure the lifestyle I’ve worked too hard to let slip through my fingers and finally give me the chance to save for something I’ve always wanted — something I’ve never told anyone about.
So, I take Carter on as my student. I lay out every rule, every boundary, every carefully controlled term of our arrangement. What I don’t plan for is how quickly he’d catch on — or how much I’d enjoy letting him take the reins.
This was supposed to be a lesson in power. But somewhere along the way, I stopped being the one in charge.
I thought I could keep my heart out of it. I thought I’d accounted for every risk. But some consequences you can’t predict — no matter how carefully you draft the terms.
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Listen – Kandi is my queen of angst but she brought that and more to this story!
Carter – sweet Carter. Kandi wrote this character with so much heart and soul, it will be impossible to not feel his emotions and his struggles to overcome his past.
Livia – fierce and strong but hiding so much. She has become a strong, controlled woman because showing any sign of vulnerability, came with a price before.
What starts as a contract, quickly unfolds to more. As I said, Kandi knows how to write angsty, emotional stories that will have you in a chokehold. But this story will also have you in chokehold in more ways than one.
Kandi brings the perfect balance and blend of raw emotions and spicy scenes to these pages. I love that these characters are extremely complex and we get to feel their emotions and understand their characteristics. But I also love that they show their weaknesses are also what makes them strong in ways they were not expecting.
I went to Scotland looking for answers about my past. The last thing I expected was getting trapped on a private island with my stoic, brooding, gorgeous contractor.
Ramsay McRae is a man with secrets. He prefers the company of his dog to people and silence to any semblance of politeness. He says I’m too young, too sweet, too innocent.
Only he doesn’t know the truth. That I’m haunted by a crime that tore my life apart two years ago. I’ve come to Half-Light Harbor not just to start over, but to bring the monster who killed my parents to justice.
The last thing I need is a tortured Scot distracting me from my mission. But when his restraint snaps and my walls crumble, the results are explosive.
We say it’s only a no-strings-attached affair. A temporary moment to burn out this fire between us.
However, when my search for the truth brings danger to my door, it’s Ramsay stepping in to protect me. But it might be the secrets from his past that tear us apart forever…
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It was over between Bennett Owens and me—until I had no place to go but back to Willowbrook.
Seven years ago, he walked away, and I built a new life for myself, swearing never to look back. But when my husband is arrested, that life collapses, leaving my daughter and me with nothing but a three-month plan to return to the small ranch town before disappearing again.
Bennett’s a single dad now. Our girls become inseparable on sight, making it impossible to keep him at arm’s length. Especially when I end up working alongside him, where every glance chips away at the walls I’ve built.
The years apart haven’t dulled the pull between us. Bennett remains protective and patient, determined to prove that we deserve a second chance. But he has no idea about the secret I’ve kept since the day he left.
Because once he learns the truth, he may never forgive me. And like it or not, we’ll be bound together forever—by the daughter he never knew was his.
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He’s tough enough to walk through fire. His only weakness? His best friend’s little sister. And now they’re facing danger that could ruin them both…
Rescue squad firefighter Tyler Gates is calm even in the most perilous situations. He knows all too well that emotions only add fuel to the fire when things go sideways—and when emotions are involved, everything goes sideways. Life’s just safer without feelings, period. But when his best friend’s little sister is swept up in a case of arson, extortion, and murder on his watch? Tyler’s going to have to rely on every one of his survival instincts to protect her. Including keeping her at arm’s length, no matter how badly he’s always wanted her.
As a former foster child, Chloe Ferguson knows what it’s like to need someone in her corner. When a thirteen-year-old girl in the system witnesses a brutal crime, then finds herself in the crosshairs of the dangerous criminal who committed it, Chloe knows she’ll need to do everything she can to keep her safe. Even if that means setting her emotions aside to ask straight-laced, sexy Tyler for his help.
But Tyler and Chloe can’t fight the sizzling-hot attraction sparking between them, and soon, they’re protecting Chloe’s ward and each other against a killer who wants to silence them all. In order to make it out alive, they’ll need to stand together and put everything on the line. Including their hearts.
I enjoyed this story but the pacing at times felt bit a up and down. At times, it felt slow and other times it felt fast. But let me explain why.
It did take some time to get to the suspense and action. I enjoyed the build-up, but I felt once we got there, everything just took off too. I wanted those action and suspense scenes to be more intense and longer. While some of the romance scenes felt too long winded.
With all that being said, I still do really enjoy this one. And honestly, it comes down to Kimberly’s writing. While the pacing felt a bit glitchy for me, I love her writing. It keeps me engaged and I enjoy the characters she creates. The stories are unique and I enjoy the small-town, family vibes in them.
A good addition to this series.
Meet Kimberly Kincaid
USA Today best-selling author Kimberly Kincaid writes romantic suspense that sizzles and contemporary romance with heart and heat. Equal parts action and emotion, her firefighters and first responders always save the day.
When she’s not finding adventure with her husband, three teens, and naughty Whippets, Olive, Daisy, and Jack, she can be found practicing obscene amounts of yoga, whipping up anything from enchiladas to éclairs in her kitchen, or curled up with her nose in a book.
Kimberly’s series include Remington Medical, Station Seventeen, the Line series, Cross Creek, and her brand-new Intelligence Unit series. All titles stand alone for easy reading.
Mistletoe Meet Cute by Bella Matthews is now live!
From #1 Amazon and USA Today Bestselling Author Bella Matthews comes a single dad/nanny, grumpy grinch/sunshine, holiday romance.
Falling for my brother’s teammate wasn’t on my Christmas list. Neither was working for him, but here I am—nannying for Camden Monroe, Philly’s star quarterback, single dad, and the grumpiest grinch to ever fill out a pair of gray sweats.
He should be the last man I want under my mistletoe.
He’s too old. Too cocky. And too damn tempting. But one snowy night, one reckless touch, and one unforgettable kiss have me rethinking everything I thought I wanted.
Suddenly, the holidays aren’t about twinkle lights and tinsel. They’re about stolen moments, secret touches, and the kind of Christmas chaos that feels way too good to resist.
Maybe the best gifts don’t come wrapped in pretty bows… Maybe they come with dirty grins, filthy mouths, and the power to make me forget every single reason why Camden doesn’t belong at the top of my wish list. . .
‘Tis the season.
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This story really gets you in the mood for the holidays, Hallmark movies and Christmas.
I love the play on the grinchy attitude with Camden and Holly’s love of Christmas.
Bella creates the perfect story for these two and I love how things unfold between them. If you have read previous books from Bella, we met Camden in Teasing and the introduction of Holly’s family was very nicely done (I hope we see more of them in future books). But don’t fret if you have not read any books before – this one will just have you wanting to go back and read her previous books.
A perfect Christmas read and if you love Hallmark movies, this book is perfect for you.
A scorching rock star romance packed with forced proximity, forbidden attraction, and way too many hotel nights on the road.
Zara Valentine’s life is in crisis–recently divorced, living in her sister’s spare room, and barely holding it together. The last person she expects to run into? Hendrix Creed–the tattooed, emotionally unavailable musician she used to tutor in college. The same one who made her feel too much with too little to show for it.
Now he’s stepping in as a temporary bassist for Manic at Midnight, one of the biggest bands in the country–and suddenly, Hendrix is back in her orbit.
When the band needs a touring doctor, Hendrix is the one who calls her.
One road trip. One keep it casual.
But between hotel room proximity, unresolved history, and late-night confessions, their no-strings setup starts to look dangerously like something real.
And when Zara begins to notice symptoms that could threaten Hendrix’s health and future onstage, she’s faced with an impossible choice–protect his secret, or risk losing the one person she never stopped wanting.
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I really enjoyed this second-chance rockstar romance!
Zara and Hendrix knew each other from their college days but only as a tutor and student. But the chemistry was there from day one, just neither acted on it.
They find themselves in one another’s orbit again unexpectedly and Hendrix offers Zara an offer that she would be silly to not accept.
I really enjoyed how authentic this story felt and how it all came together and played out. There wasn’t unnecessary drama and I really loved that these two knew how to communicate now that they are older.
I loved watching Zara find herself again and I loved how supportive Hendrix was in everything. I really loved that this was more than just what the blurb gave us too – we got a deeper dive into this two and their characters really drove this story.
Add in the Creed family as secondary highlights and I can tell we are going to really like this family. I loved how we can see how they’re all different yet blend so well together and support one another.
Definitely looking forward to more from this series.
Meet J.L. Berg
J.L. Berg is the USA Today bestselling author of the Ready Series and has written over a dozen other novels in the past decade. She is a California native but currently calls Virginia home. When she’s not writing, you will likely find her spending time with her family or watching Doctor Who. J.L. Berg is represented by Jill Marsal of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC. Learn more at http://www.jlberg.com
The Infiniteness of Yesterday by Micalea Smeltzer is now live!
An angsty, love triangle romance from bestselling author, Micalea Smeltzer
He was my first love, but it doesn’t mean he’s my last.
I fell in love with Spencer when I was only a teenager. He was the sun, the moon, and the stars in my young eyes. But our lives were turned upside down when I got pregnant. A baby wasn’t part of the plan. Neither was him becoming one of Hollywood’s hottest young actors. Suddenly, he wasn’t mine anymore. He belonged to the world and I was his past and just the girl he had a child with.
He’s my present, but it doesn’t mean he’s my future.
I didn’t expect Jameson, but life works in mysterious ways, giving you what you need when you least expect it. He picked up the pieces of myself that were shattered in the aftermath of Spencer. I’m older now, not blinded with stars in my eyes like I once was. Jameson is my safe harbor in all of life’s storms.
But just like the twinkling stars in the sky, love soars, changes and burns with the passage of time.
When my past returns to collide with my present, only my forever love will remain…
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I love my romances a bit messy and real – and this story nails that!
Not all love stories are roses and rainbows. Yes, this story is a love triangle. Yes, there is cheating. So if none of that is for you – tread carefully and don’t get mad that you weren’t warned. But this story is damn good and well worth the emotional damage.
I never read anything by Micalea til earlier this year and when I had the opportunity to read this, I did not hesitate one bit. And I am so glad for that. I am not your typical romance reader where everything has to be pretty the entire time. I like my books to have grit; I love when the characters make me question their decisions but later redeem themselves.
Harlow isn’t perfect and that is what I love most about her. She is authentic and real and the decisions she makes are tough. She finds herself loving two men and knows no matter who she chooses, someone will get hurt.
TIOY is a rollercoaster of emotions but it’s worth the ride til the end.
