Author: Sylvie Haas
FREE
Genre: Reverse Harem Romance
My sassy mouth has gotten me in trouble more than once. Then I’m bid on by three guys who understand how to handle it! 😏
I’m participating in a charity auction to raise money for the local fire department and I’m doing it right. 🎄
Wasting no time identifying the ‘money guys’ in the room, I taunt them into a bidding war. It works—possibly too well. 💰 When the bidding gets out of hand and the auction is halted, the three highest bidders come to me with a private proposition. They’ll triple the top bid if I’ll commit the required four hours to each of them…and not just for the suggested tasks like cleaning or gift wrapping. 🔥
Will they change their minds if I tell them I’m not experienced in those other types of tasks?
Logic tells me this is a bad idea, but the Christmas season has me in the mood to believe this can work. ❄️ Will my decision become a regret? I have twelve hours to find out.
If you love dirty-talking men who have over-the-top ideas of how to please their woman and want to give her babies, enroll yourself in the Christmas Cherry Auction! 🎁
Here’s the deal: Sylvie Haas delivers a spicy holiday romance that’s equal parts naughty and nice. This reverse harem romance with its charity auction premise and three alpha heroes offers exactly what fans of the subgenre crave—over-the-top possessive men, steamy encounters, and a heroine who can hold her own. If you enjoy authors like Lila Fox or Suki Williams, you’ll appreciate Haas’s playful approach to the why-choose trope wrapped in holiday cheer. The short timeline creates delicious tension, and the charitable angle adds a feel-good element to the steaminess. Perfect for readers looking for a quick, festive escape with plenty of heat and heroes who aren’t afraid to show their devotion. 🌶️
Author: Martha Keyes
FREE
Genre: Sweet Regency Romance
When Kate Matcham’s choices are tainted by scandal and secrets, she faces a dilemma: become a scoundrel’s mistress or enter into a marriage of convenience—little does she know, her heart has other plans. 💔
With a dubious inheritance hanging in the balance, Kate Matcham is confronted with two offers: one, to become the mistress of a notorious scoundrel, and the other, a marriage of convenience. 😰 Reluctant to choose, she embarks on a final adventure—a visit to a childhood friend.
However, what should have been a last hurrah takes an unexpected turn when Kate finds herself falling for the very man her friend intends to marry, a gentleman of higher station harboring enigmatic secrets. 💕 As smuggling operations grip the county, shrouding everyone in deceit, Kate’s options dwindle. Torn between her deepening affection for a man of duplicity, her loyalty to her friend, and a long-standing promise to avenge her father’s murder, Kate’s path to destiny is fraught with peril and passion. ⚡
Why this one stands out: Martha Keyes is a rising star in Regency romance, beloved for her emotionally rich stories that balance historical authenticity with swoon-worthy romance. This series opener combines classic Regency tropes—marriages of convenience, forbidden love, and class differences—with a darker edge of smuggling and revenge that elevates it beyond typical fare. Perfect for fans of Mimi Matthews and Megan Frampton, Keyes creates heroines with backbone who face genuine moral dilemmas. The complex plot weaves together romance, mystery, and Kate’s quest for justice, making this ideal for readers who want their historical romance with substance and intrigue alongside the courtship. 🏰
Author: Winter Randall
FREE
Genre: Romantasy
I’ve been in love with my wolfman best friend since we were teenagers. But we’re not kids anymore, and now it’s time for his body to choose a mate. 🐺
I know it won’t be me, and that thought is enough to make me wish I had never met Eli James. 💔 How can I watch him mate and fall in love with someone else?
Tonight is the mating, and there’s a wolf with red eyes tapping at my window. 👁️
What caught my attention: Winter Randall taps into the explosive popularity of monster romance with a friends-to-lovers twist that hits all the right emotional notes. This paranormal romance delivers the kind of fated mates angst that fans of Ruby Dixon and Tiffany Roberts devour—unrequited love, supernatural bonds, and the delicious tension of wondering if fate has other plans. The wolfman hero and the mysterious red-eyed wolf add layers of intrigue to what’s already a emotionally charged setup. Perfect for readers who love their romance with a paranormal edge, found family bonds, and the sweet agony of pining for someone you think you can never have. The short format promises a quick, satisfying read packed with emotion and heat. 🔥🌙
The Midnight Rose: A Novel
Author: Lucinda Riley
Regularly $3.99, Today $1.99
Genre: Romance Literary Fiction
From the #1 international bestselling author of The Orchid House—an epic saga of two remarkable women and two love stories spanning the years from 1920s India to modern-day England. 🌹
Spanning four generations, The Midnight Rose sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a remarkable girl, Anahita Chaval, from 1911 to the present day . . . 🏰
In the heyday of the British Raj, eleven-year-old Anahita, from a noble but impoverished family, forms a lifelong friendship with the headstrong Princess Indira, the privileged daughter of Indian royalty. 👑 As the princess’s official companion, Anahita accompanies her friend to England just before the outbreak of World War I. There, she meets young Donald Astbury—reluctant heir to the magnificent, remote Astbury Estate—and his scheming mother.
Ninety years later, Rebecca Bradley, a young American film star, has the world at her feet. 🎬 But when her turbulent relationship with her equally famous boyfriend takes an unexpected turn, she’s relieved that her latest role, playing a 1920s debutante, will take her away from the glare of publicity to a distant corner of the English countryside. ✨
What pulled me in: Lucinda Riley was an international bestselling phenomenon whose sweeping multi-generational sagas captivated millions of readers worldwide before her untimely death in 2021. This dual-timeline epic showcases everything Riley did best—lush historical settings, forbidden romance, family secrets spanning decades, and the kind of immersive storytelling that makes you lose track of time. Perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Santa Montefiore, Riley weaves together past and present with masterful pacing, taking readers from the opulence of colonial India to the mysteries of a crumbling English estate. The combination of historical depth, romantic intrigue, and contemporary discovery makes this ideal for readers who love their family sagas sprawling and atmospheric. Riley’s devoted fanbase mourns her loss, making this a chance to discover (or revisit) one of her beloved novels. 💫
Author: Stephen King, Robin Furth
Regularly $3.99, Today $1.99
Genre: Supernatural Graphic Novels
Enter once more the world of Roland Deschain—and the world of the Dark Tower…presented in a stunning graphic novel form that will unlock the doorways to terrifying secrets and bold storytelling as part of the dark fantasy masterwork and magnum opus from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King. 🗼
“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.” 🌵
With these unforgettable words, millions of readers were introduced to Stephen King’s iconic character Roland Deschain of Gilead. Roland is the last of his kind, a “gunslinger” charged with protecting whatever goodness and light remains in his world—a world that “moved on,” as they say. 🔫 In this desolate reality—a dangerous land filled with ancient technology and deadly magic, and yet one that mirrors our own in frightening ways—Roland is on a spellbinding and soul-shattering quest to locate and somehow save the mystical nexus of all worlds, all universes: the Dark Tower.
Now, in the first in the graphic novel series adaptation Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three, originally published by Marvel Comics in single-issue form and creatively overseen by Stephen King himself, the full story of Roland’s saga continues. ⚡
Why you’ll love this: Stephen King’s Dark Tower series is his magnum opus—an eight-book epic that blends Western, fantasy, horror, and sci-fi into something utterly unique. This graphic novel adaptation, overseen by King himself with script by Robin Furth (King’s research assistant and Dark Tower expert), brings the second book’s story to vivid visual life. Perfect for fans who want to experience the series in a new format or readers intimidated by the prose novels’ length, these graphic novels offer gorgeous artwork and faithful adaptation. The Drawing of the Three introduces key characters who become Roland’s ka-tet (his destiny-bound companions), making this essential Dark Tower mythology. For King completists, graphic novel enthusiasts, or anyone curious about one of fantasy’s most ambitious series, this is an accessible entry point into Roland’s world—one that honors the source material while leveraging the visual medium’s unique strengths. 🎨
Author: Joelle Wellington
Regularly $3.99, Today $1.99
Genre: Young Adult Fiction on Prejudice & Racism
A Black teen desperate to regain her Ivy League acceptance enters an elite competition only to discover the stakes aren’t just high, they’re deadly, in this “spine-chilling thriller” (Publishers Weekly). ⚡
You must work twice as hard to get half as much. 💪
Adina Walker has known this the entire time she’s been on scholarship at the prestigious Edgewater Academy—a school for the rich (and mostly white) upper class of New England. It’s why she works so hard to be perfect and above reproach, no matter what she must force beneath the surface. Even one slip can cost you everything. 😰
And it does. One fight, one moment of lost control, leaves Adina blacklisted from her top choice Ivy League college and any other. 📚 Her only chance to regain the future she’s sacrificed everything for is the Finish, a high-stakes contest sponsored by Edgewater’s founding family in which twelve young, ambitious women with exceptional promise are selected to compete in three mysterious events: the Ride, the Raid, and the Royale. 🏆 The winner will be granted entry into the fold of the Remington family, whose wealth and power can open any door.
What caught my attention: Joelle Wellington delivers a razor-sharp YA thriller that combines the deadly competition of The Hunger Games with the class and race commentary of Ace of Spades. This isn’t just entertainment—it’s a searing examination of what students of color sacrifice to succeed in predominantly white elite spaces, and how desperation can be weaponized. Perfect for fans of Karen McManus’s thrillers or Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé’s work, Wellington creates a protagonist whose perfectionism and suppressed rage feel painfully real. The mysterious competition premise provides propulsive plotting while the deeper themes give the story weight and resonance. For YA readers who want their thrillers smart, their social commentary unflinching, and their stakes genuinely life-or-death, this delivers on every level. The “spine-chilling” praise from Publishers Weekly is well-earned. 📖
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