Tess Summers
FREE
Contemporary Romance
Two weeks before the most dangerous mission of my life I met the woman of my dreams. 💕
Then my life—and the Humvee I was in—got blown to hell. 💥
Up until then, I’d been married to the Marines with no regrets. 🇺🇸 Being unattached meant I could do my job without distractions.
I didn’t have to worry if a girl was stepping out when I was on a year-long tour overseas, nor consider making a wife a widow every time I went on a dangerous mission. 💔
What a cruel twist of fate that the moment I no longer wanted to be single, I found myself disfigured and missing a limb. 😢
Yeah, Ashley and I had professed our feelings for each other before I got on that plane, but she fell in love with a man who was whole. That man’s gone. 💪
I ended things so she didn’t have to. 😔
So when I’m finally cleared to return to San Diego to start therapy, she’s the last person I wanted to see. 😱
But there she was, looking more beautiful than ever, holding a baby girl with blue eyes. 👶
Blue eyes that looked an awful lot like mine. 💙
Here’s the deal: Tess Summers tackles the emotional complexity of wounded warrior romance with raw authenticity in this San Diego Social Scene installment, exploring how true love proves itself not in perfect moments but in the willingness to fight for each other through the hardest ones. This one delivers all the feels for fans of second-chance military romance!
Ashley Emma
FREE
Romantic Suspense
She left the Amish to become a police officer, but she never thought her most difficult case would be in her former community. 🕊️
Detective Olivia Mast swore she’d never return to Unity, Maine, where she lost her entire family to a fire and killed her abusive husband in self-defense. 💔 She’d rather run through gunfire than go back there, but she has her orders.
The community refuses to seek justice after a murder, so Olivia must don her prayer kapp once more to investigate undercover. 🔍 She’s the only one in her unit able to blend in as one of the Amish and get information from them.
Because she’s going undercover, she has to deceive her community and family by letting them think she wants to rejoin the Amish and come home for good. 😔
To top it all off, she must also covertly protect the man she dated as a teenager, Isaac Troyer, who somehow looks even better now than he did back then. 😍 But that’s beside the point. They aren’t the teenagers they used to be.
When Olivia returns to Unity, Isaac Troyer believes he’s getting a second chance at love. 💕
What you’re getting: Ashley Emma launches the Covert Police Detectives Unit series with this unique blend of Amish fiction and romantic suspense, exploring the collision of two worlds when a woman must return to the community she fled to solve a murder no one else will acknowledge. Perfect for readers who love undercover romance with cultural depth!
Shelley Munro
FREE
Contemporary Romance
Workday friends. Nighttime lovers… 🔥
A teeny-tiny crush. 💕 Maggie Drummond has one on her close friend Connor Grey. Unfortunately, he prefers leggy blondes and Maggie is stuck with her deep brown hair and determined curves.
Then, there is her newfound pursuit of kinky—no, more adventurous sex. 😏 Nothing too bad, you understand. It was reading the steamy romance that sent her on a jaunt down Spanking Avenue and now she has set up an anonymous blog to explore her interest. Perhaps it’s best if she sticks with Greg, her current boyfriend. She can ask him to spank her…even if Connor pops into her fantasies like a seductive magical genie. ✨
The recent changes in Maggie don’t escape Connor’s notice. 👀 Now that her boyfriend has dropped her, and luck has gifted him with inside knowledge, he can finally—carefully—make his move. But, given his family history, laying a hand on any woman, even in fun, is a line he’s reluctant to cross. As Maggie gives in to the temptation to let Connor add spicy sin to her life, she finds herself juggling lies, half-truths, friendship and sensual delights. 🌶️ Her job is in jeopardy—and she’s falling in love. Exploring her fantasy is one thing, but she’s beginning to question if indulging her own pleasure is worth the cost to everyone around her. 💭
Here’s why this matters: Shelley Munro opens the Friendship Chronicles series with this friends-to-lovers romance that explores sexual discovery, vulnerability, and the delicate balance between pursuing personal desires and maintaining the connections that matter most. If you love steamy friends-to-lovers with emotional depth, don’t miss this one!
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Author: Daniel Hurst
NEW RELEASE
Psychological Thrillers
Motherhood can be murder…
Being a mother isn’t easy. But one woman has perfected it. Her name is Gianna and she’s nothing like me. She has it all. The lifestyle. The luxury. The big family portrait full of smiling, happy faces.
As I struggle to deal with life with my new baby, I look to Gianna for advice. While I’ve had one child, she’s had six, so she must know what she’s doing. That’s why I find a way to contact her. I want her to help me. I want us to get close. I want to know about how she was the perfect mother to all those children. But as with every family, all is not what it seems.
People have secrets. Parents have secrets.
I am just trying to do my best as a new mother. But I’m starting to realise that all mothers have something to hide. The problem is, me and my baby are in danger unless we find out what Gianna is hiding. Before it is too late… 👶
A new page-turning psychological thriller from Daniel Hurst, the bestselling author of UK #1 The Doctor’s Wife, The Couple’s Revenge and My Neighbour’s Affair.
What makes this special: The “perfect mother of six” harboring dark secrets taps into every new parent’s insecurity and fascination with seemingly flawless families. Hurst specializes in domestic suspense with shocking twists, and the narrator’s desperation to learn from Gianna creates dangerous proximity. From the author of multiple UK bestsellers.
Author: Ali Rosen
NEW RELEASE
Romance Short Reads
What starts as a Hail Mary fake romance scheme turns into the real deal in this delightful story of holiday deception from Ali Rosen, author of Alternate Endings and Recipe for Second Chances.
Miriam Brody is dreading Hanukkah with her overbearing family in Charleston. Ditto for dreamy pro football player Cal Durand and Christmas. After sharing a few flirty drinks on the flight there, the strangers conspire to tackle the holidays together, posing as a couple. But as shenanigans unfold, Miriam realizes her feelings are anything but fake. Uh-oh. Are they headed for a holiday miracle—or a holiday disaster? ✨
Ali Rosen’s Merry and Bright is part of Home Sweet Holidays, a cookie-sweet collection of holiday romances sure to bring color to your cheeks. Read or listen to each story in a single heart-fluttering sitting. And to fully immerse yourself in the charm of the season, don’t miss a special message from each of our holiday heroes!
Why I’m including this: Fake dating to survive family holidays is romance catnip, and the Hanukkah/Christmas dual celebration adds inclusive appeal. The pro football player detail and Charleston setting provide romance novel wish-fulfillment. Perfect length for a cozy evening read, part of a charming holiday series.
Author: Laura Pavlov
NEW RELEASE
Romance Short Reads
After a devastating breakup, a sunny veterinarian goes home to the mountains to lick her wounds—and savor a holiday snack—in this heartfelt story from Laura Pavlov, author of the Blushing series.
At her brother’s wedding, Goldie Jacobs brushes shoulders with Ace Bonetti, his childhood best friend turned Hollywood hotshot. Ace has been crushing on Goldie ever since high school, and seeing her again reminds him exactly why. They spend one toe-curling night together, then part ways, expecting nothing more. But when those moments under the mistletoe felt so right, how can they ever let each other go? ❄️
Laura Pavlov’s Snow Place Like Home is part of Home Sweet Holidays, a cookie-sweet collection of holiday romances sure to bring color to your cheeks. Read or listen to each story in a single heart-fluttering sitting. And to fully immerse yourself in the charm of the season, don’t miss a special message from each of our holiday heroes!
What makes this special: Brother’s-best-friend plus Hollywood-star-returns-home hits multiple romance tropes, and the veterinarian heroine recovering from heartbreak adds emotional stakes. The mountain setting and wedding backdrop create cozy holiday atmosphere. Pavlov’s Blushing series fans will love this bite-sized romance.