It’s been eight years since the moment that changed Olivia Dalton’s life. Gabriel North was her first love—her only love. But an accident shattered their world, leaving Gabe with a serious injury and Liv with a broken heart 💔
In the years that followed, Liv left their small coastal town in Georgia and began her career in North Carolina. But she often feels like a stranger watching the woman she’s become drift farther and farther from the girl she used to be. Success hasn’t brought fulfillment—it’s brought distance from the person she was when she was with Gabe 🌊
Now, confronted with a decision and a future that seems more uncertain than ever, Liv can no longer ignore the hole in her heart that’s been quietly aching for years. The only way to move forward is by going back—back home to face the love she left behind 🏠
Eight years is a long time. Gabe has rebuilt his life after the accident, after Liv left. He’s learned to live with his injury, created a new normal, and possibly stopped waiting for her to come back. Liv’s return isn’t just about reconnecting—it’s about confronting the guilt she carries about leaving when he needed her most ⚡
Robin Huber writes second-chance romance grounded in real consequences. The accident wasn’t just a plot device that brought them together—it was a tragedy that tore them apart, leaving physical and emotional scars that don’t magically heal. Liv’s guilt and Gabe’s hurt create genuine obstacles to reconciliation 💕
Why this captivates: Robin Huber delivers second-chance romance where an accident eight years ago shattered young love, and Liv must return to her Georgia coastal town to face Gabriel and the guilt she’s carried ever since. The emotional stakes feel real, the small-town setting provides authentic charm, and the question isn’t just whether they’ll reconnect but whether they can forgive.
Being surrounded by a bunch of hot cowboys was just an added bonus.
I was supposed to keep a low profile and do my best not to anger Tom Sullivan’s sons. I was not supposed to spend my nights dreaming about getting underneath the oldest one. The one with the piercing blue eyes and a sinful smile 🤠
Evan Sullivan is only focused on two things– running the family ranch and raising his two kids. He only looks my way to roll his eyes or glower at my city-girl clothes. But after we are forced to work together, the attraction between us is undeniable. The last thing I wanted was to fall for a man, but Evan isn’t like any man I’ve ever met 💕
I showed up in Crestwood Valley looking to hide from my past, but now Evan Sullivan is determined to be my future. The irony isn’t lost on either of them—she came here to escape romantic entanglements, and he came here to escape women who don’t understand ranch life. Neither planned on the forced proximity creating sparks 🔥
Juliet Keane writes enemies-to-lovers romance with a single dad cowboy, city girl fish-out-of-water dynamics, and the kind of forced proximity that makes attraction impossible to ignore. Evan’s eye-rolling at her inappropriate footwear and designer jeans creates tension that’s equal parts frustrating and flirtatious 👢
The ranch setting provides both obstacle and opportunity—she’s incompetent at everything ranch-related, which gives Evan plenty of reasons to be annoyed, but also creates teaching moments that turn intimate. Learning to ride a horse or mend a fence becomes charged with unspoken attraction ⚡
What makes this irresistible: Juliet Keane delivers cowboy romance with a single dad hero who can’t stand the city girl disrupting his ranch—until forced proximity makes their attraction undeniable. Perfect for readers who love enemies-to-lovers, hot cowboys, and heroines hiding from their past who accidentally find their future.
What secrets lurk within this purr-fect little English village?
Willow spent every childhood summer with her aunt in Catton Strawless, and is now moving in for good into a compact cottage for what she thinks will be a more peaceful pace of life. City life has worn her down, and the idyllic village of her memories promises renewal 🏡
But she has barely unpacked her boxes when her neighbour is murdered at night in the picturesque grounds of her manor. So much for peaceful village life—Willow’s fresh start comes with a corpse and a mystery that hits entirely too close to home 🔍
DC Thomas Bardot is on the case, but his boss just wants him to wrap it up in time for dinner. The investigation is being treated as an open-and-shut case, pressure from above to clear it quickly and move on. But Willow suspects there’s more to uncover than the official story admits ☕
So Willow takes matters into her own hands with the help of an unusual source, the spirits of deceased cats. Mischievous Loki and sorrowful Luna, still mourning her previous owner’s death, will lend their ghostly paws to help her uncover the secrets hidden in the idyllic English countryside 🐱
But as Willow gets closer to the truth, she finds herself in the killer’s sights. Can she and her ghost cats solve the mystery before it’s too late? The paranormal element adds whimsy to what becomes genuinely dangerous—ghost cats can provide clues, but they can’t protect Willow from a very real murderer 👻
Here’s what you’re getting: Sarah May Bird creates cozy mystery with a supernatural twist—Willow investigates her neighbor’s murder with help from ghost cats in an English village that’s not as peaceful as it appears. Perfect for readers who want their mysteries gentle, their settings charming, and their feline sidekicks spectral and slightly mischievous.
In His Wake
The death of reporter Dean Dawson’s estranged father in a boating accident leaves Dean and his brothers with mixed emotions. After all, the man abandoned his family and lived a life of inexplicable lies and broken promises. They’d made peace with having a father who was essentially a stranger—or so they thought 🌊
But four months after that fatal night cruise, their father is becoming a greater mystery than they imagined. The more Dean investigates, the less the official story makes sense. His father was an experienced sailor. The weather was clear. And why was he alone on a boat that could hold twelve people? ⚓
When a presidential candidate is assassinated in Austin, Dean is contacted by April North, his former girlfriend and an associate of Dean’s father at a powerhouse law firm. She’s stumbled upon a shocker—a cryptic text she wasn’t supposed to see on her boss’s phone not only implicates the firm in the assassination but also suggests that Dean’s father may still be very much alive 📱
As the brothers are pulled into a dark conspiracy, Dean and April are on the run as the next targets of a mysterious assassin—and one kill shot away from discovering the truth and a father’s dangerous secrets. Every answer generates three new questions. The law firm isn’t what it appears. The assassination wasn’t random. And Dean’s father’s “death” might have been an elaborate escape from people powerful enough to murder a presidential candidate 🎯
Chad Zunker writes political conspiracy that escalates with every chapter, combining family drama with high-stakes thriller elements. Dean’s search for his father becomes a race against assassins, corporate corruption, and a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of power 💥
Why this grips from page one: Chad Zunker delivers a new release that combines family mystery with political conspiracy—a father who might not be dead, an assassination tied to a law firm, and brothers racing to uncover truth before they become the next targets. Fast-paced, twisty, and impossible to put down.
In a quiet South Seattle neighborhood, a suspected drug smuggler and his girlfriend are murdered in their home. The execution-style killings suggest professional work, but the official story doesn’t add up—these weren’t cartel hits, they were something else entirely 🔍
When a young man named Michael Westbrook is accused of the brutal double homicide, his uncle JP Harrison turns to Keera Duggan to defend him. JP is Keera’s trusted investigator, the person she relies on for thorough, honest work. He desperately needs Keera to save his nephew against escalating odds, and that personal connection raises the stakes impossibly high ⚖️
The evidence is circumstantial—Michael worked with one of the victims, drugs were found in his possession, and he bolted from authorities. Ruthless star prosecutor Anh Tran has gotten convictions on much less, and she’s building her case with her typical precision and aggression. With the testimony of two prison informants whose credibility is questionable at best, the case looks grave 💼
But Keera never concedes defeat. To free her client, she must dig deep before Tran crushes both of them. Every lead gets blocked, every witness has something to hide, and the deeper Keera investigates, the more she realizes this case isn’t what anyone thinks it is 🎯
As the investigation gets more twisted with each new find, Keera is swept up in a mystery with far-reaching consequences. This case isn’t just murder. It’s looking like a conspiracy that reaches into law enforcement, the drug trade, and powerful interests that don’t want the truth exposed. And getting justice for Michael could be the most dangerous promise Keera has ever made ⚠️
What makes this a must-read: Robert Dugoni returns with the third Keera Duggan thriller, delivering courtroom drama with genuine personal stakes as Keera defends her investigator’s nephew against a ruthless prosecutor. The double murder spirals into conspiracy, and Keera’s determination to win puts her directly in danger—Dugoni at his best.
Christmas may be packed away, but in Holiday Bay, the chaos is just getting started.
Colt’s first case as a newly hired county detective is anything but routine. A shocking murder, a web of buried secrets, and three long-forgotten cold cases left behind by his predecessor collide in ways Colt never saw coming—and solving the present crime may depend on unlocking the past. The files sat dormant for years, but suddenly they’re all connected 🔍
While Abby and Lacy pour their energy into a community fundraiser, Abby and Colt juggle blueprints for the home they hope to build together. At the same time, Georgia finds herself struggling with unexpected baby blues, adding one more emotional wrinkle to an already busy season. Life doesn’t stop for murder investigations—it just gets more complicated 🏡
And just when Abby thinks life might slow down, Colt and Mackey prepare to ask her a question she won’t be able to refuse. The proposal has been planned, the ring selected, but timing is everything—and in Holiday Bay, nothing ever goes according to plan 💍
In Holiday Bay, life, love, and murder have a way of arriving all at once. Colt’s investigation into the current murder keeps intersecting with the cold cases in unexpected ways. Witnesses who disappeared years ago suddenly resurface. Evidence that seemed unrelated starts forming patterns. And the killer Colt’s chasing might have been active for far longer than anyone realized 🌊
Cozy, twisty, and filled with heart, this post-Christmas mystery proves that while the holidays may end, the surprises never do. Kathi Daley delivers her signature blend of small-town charm, genuine relationships, and mysteries that keep you guessing—all wrapped up in a community where everyone knows your name and your business 💕
Here’s what you’re getting: Kathi Daley’s new Holiday Bay installment balances romance, community, and murder as Colt’s first major case connects past and present crimes. Cozy mystery fans will love the small-town setting, the proposal teased in the title, and mysteries that intertwine across decades—perfect comfort reading with just enough edge.