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FALLING FOR MY BROTHER'S BEST FRIEND

by Piper Rayne
Releases October 15, 2019

The writing perfection that is known to Piper Rayne fans is only getting better, as the Bailey family saga continues... So what are you waiting for?
- Laura

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Let’s say you’re an independent, self-sufficient woman who runs the family company and you find yourself falling for your little brother’s best friend. Now, more than ever, you need to count all the reasons why you need to abandon falling.
 
Abandon Falling #1 – He’s a womanizer. Hasn’t had a serious relationship a day in his life and changes women more often than he changes his sheets.
 
Abandon Falling #2 – He’s never serious. He cracks one-liners, mostly at your expense.
 
Abandon Falling #3 – When things go wrong, he seems unfazed and always remains in control. It’s so annoying.
 
Abandon Falling #4 – He has tattoos. Lots of them. Everywhere. Not to mention, he owns a tattoo parlor. (Damn it! Why doesn’t that sound like a bad thing anymore?)
 
Abandon Falling #5 – There’s a growing list of how different you two are. You can’t get along for fifteen minutes—a lifetime together would land one of you in prison.
 
Keep repeating those reasons and drown yourself in work. Pretend you don’t notice his good qualities or how enticing he looks without a shirt, and do not, I repeat, do not agree to live with the man while your place is being repaired from flood damage.
 
Trust me, even the strongest of us can only forego temptation for so long.

ONLY EVER YOU

by CD Reiss
Releases July 9, 2019

CD always delivers a story with great characters and a depth that often renders her audience speechless.
- Laura

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Rachel knew exactly what turning thirty would be like. She had a plan, after all. First college, then a climb up the professional ladder. Love, marriage, children. All of it was on the schedule.

The cheap Hollywood apartment wasn’t on the list. Neither were the string of heartbreaks. Or her the effect her mother’s cancer had on her career.

It’s hard to stay practical and on-point when everything takes a left turn.

Enter Sebastian, the nerd across the street. The boy she defended when he couldn’t defend himself. The best friend she promised she’d marry if life didn’t go according to plan.

Not only is he successful, confident, and gorgeous, he still has their handwritten marriage contract.

No one goes through with childhood wedding pacts.

That’s crazy.

But their families might just be crazy enough to rent a hall and set a date. All Rachel and Sebastian have to do is fall in love.

CODE NAME: GENESIS

by Sawyer Bennett
Releases May 7, 2019

This May, join the alpha males of Jameson Force Security as they do the dirty jobs no one else wants to do. Kynan McGrath leads the charge in this Wicked Horse Vegas spin off series, featuring former military special forces doing what they do best...whatever it takes to get the job done. Rescues, protection services, undercover and covert military operations, espionage, surveillance--the darker, the dirtier, the more dangerous, the better.
But that doesn't mean it's all work and no play for the Jameson team. Sometimes the most dangerous situations are matters of the heart. And as Kynan McGrath is about to learn, a second chance at love can change everything.

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Years ago, they were in love. She was an up-and-coming superstar and he was the devilishly handsome security professional hired to keep her safe. They fell hard and fast, no matter how they tried to resist one another. But not everyone around them was happy about their relationship, and a string of lies and deceit destroyed what they once had.

Having just taken the helm of a nationally renowned protective services company, Kynan McGrath is looking to rebrand and revamp his career. The newly crowned Jameson Force Security is moving from the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas to the mountainous steel town of Pittsburgh, and the last thing Kynan has time for is to deal with his past.

More than a decade has passed since their split, but even a bruised and battered heart remembers its first love. So when Joslyn Meyers comes to him for help, Kynan reluctantly agrees to keep her safe from a terrifying stalker who keeps threatening her life.

As the danger they face continues to intensify, Kynan realizes he’ll stop at nothing to protect the woman who turned her back on him all those years ago. Because one thing is certain—no matter how hard he tries to convince himself otherwise, Joslyn still has his heart.

BIRTH OF A BABY DADDY

by Piper Rayne
Releases May 2, 2019

Continuing to outdo themselves, this writing duo will make you squeal in delight as you meet and fall in love with the Baileys.
- Laura

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If you’re having fun living your bachelor life in your Alaskan hometown and out of nowhere a woman shows up holding a baby she insists is yours, you need a plan—a birth plan.
 
BP Step #1 – Lift your jaw off the floor.
 
BP Step #2 – Figure out the baby’s age—do the math.
 
BP Step #3 – Try to remember the woman and with any luck, her name.
 
BP Step #4 – Double check that she’s not confusing you with your twin brother.
 
BP Step #5 – Ignore your five sister’s scowls as your entire family watches the drama unfold.
 
There’s only one thing you shouldn’t do.
 
BP Step #6 – Don’t assume she’s there because she wants your daughter to call you Daddy. You’ll only end up disappointed.
 
Time to figure out a new plan—one that changes her mind.

METHOD

by Kate Stewart
Releases April 23, 2019

Kate is by far one of the most incredible writers I have ever read. She not only delves deep to make her characters shine, but she does so with a wild abandon ... I urge you to take the plunge today!
-Laura


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Hollywood is a temptress, a trickster, a soul-stealing devil. I married an A-list player, knowing I come second place to his craft. But Lucas and I are a golden couple, a modern-day fairy tale.
 
I’ve never doubted what we built...until the sudden death of Lucas’s best friend has scandal rocking the Hills and shaking the foundation of our relationship.
 
I chose Lucas as my safe haven...he chose the role of a lifetime.
For the next three months, I’ll share my nights with a stranger, watching as he buries his pain, immersed in his role and living as someone else.
 
We’ve done this before. I tell myself it’s just another movie, and he’ll return to me.
 
I should’ve known this time would be different.
 
To get my husband back, I’ll need the strength of ten men.
 
As it turns out, I’ll have to go through two.

PRAYING FOR RAIN

by B.B. Easton
Releases April 11, 2019

From an author who always blows me away, comes a story unlike any that she has written before, and I for one cannot wait to dig in!

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With only three days left until the predicted apocalypse, the small town of Franklin Springs, Georgia, has become a wasteland of abandoned cars, abandoned homes, abandoned businesses, and abandoned people. People like Rainbow Williams.
 
Rain isn’t afraid of dying. In fact, she’s looking forward to it. If she can just outrun her pain until April 23, she’ll never have to feel it at all.
 
Wes Parker has survived every horrible thing this life has thrown at him with nothing more than his resourcefulness and disarming good looks. Why should the end of the world be any different? All he needs are some basic supplies, shelter, and a sucker willing to help him out, which is exactly what he finds when he returns to his hometown of Franklin Springs.
 
As society crumbles, dangers mount, and secrets refuse to stay buried, two lost souls are thrust together in a twist of fate—one who will do anything to survive and one who can’t wait to die.
 
Perhaps, together, they can learn how to live.
 
Before their time runs out.

ADVICE FROM A JILTED BRIDE

by Piper Rayne
Releases March 21, 2019

This fabulous writing duo has penned some of my all time favorite characters!  Swoon-worthy, delicious men.  Strong willed, smart and funny women.  These books will leave you completely satisfied!
- Laura
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What’s a girl to do after being ditched at the altar by text message? That’s right. Text. Message.
 
How does she pick up the pieces and move on? I’m no Dear Abby but here’s a little free advice…
 
Advice #1 – First, purge your apartment of all things him—by tossing his belongings off the balcony.
 
Advice #2 – Do not, I repeat do not, throw anything out into the hallway because you’ll injure your hot new neighbor.
 
Advice #3 – When said neighbor brings over Chinese Food do not let him stay and keep you company. It’s awkward when you realize he’s your boss.
 
Advice #4 – Accept his offer to help you with your side business but think twice before using a date to his sister’s wedding as collateral.
 
Advice #5 – Investigate who your mystery neighbor really is. Don’t trust his word even if he’s the world’s best kisser.
 
If you listen to nothing else, pay attention to that last one. It’s the most important and will save you a lot of heartache.
 
Xo,
LOVESICK IN LAKE STARLIGHT

WAITING FOR YOU

by Claudia Connor
Releases March 15, 2019

Claudia has penned one of my favorite series in which she brings the McKinney Brothers to life.  This is the 5th book in the incredible series that holds a very special place in my heart!
- Laura
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When ER nurse Nora Sellers is hurt in a hospital scuffle, firefighter Zach Walker blames himself. Blaming himself is nothing new. He’s been blaming himself for years for the trauma his baby sister endured as a teenager. Though with his happy–go–lucky attitude no one would know it. He’s good at his job, he’s a good brother, and a good friend, but Zach decided long ago he wasn’t husband and father material.

Even so, when Zach learns Nora is a single mother with a house that needs his help, he can’t walk away. After a few days with Nora and her ten month old son, he knows he doesn’t want to.

But Nora’s wary. She learned at a young age that the only person she can count on is herself. Now with a baby, a job, and a fixer–upper house, the last thing Nora wants is a sexy firefighter, making her heart flutter. But Zach is more than what he seems, and the more she gets to know him the harder he is to resist.

She’s been brave all her life. Can she be brave one more time and take a chance of a lifetime with her heart?

BENNETT MAFIA

by Tijan
Releases March 4, 2019

With complex stories and multidimensional characters, Tijan's books will take you places you never knew you were dying to go!
- Laura
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There were always whispers about my roommate at Hillcrest Academy.
 
The wealthiest of the wealthy sent their kids to our boarding school, and Brooke Bennett had been at the top, though I never quite knew why. She was fun and outgoing, but she kept quiet about her family. The only things she showed me were photographs of her brothers.
 
I became fascinated with her second-oldest brother. Kai Bennett.
 
He was the most of them all. Smoldering. Hypnotic. Alluring.
Kai had eyes that pulled me in and a face that haunted my dreams.
 
Then I met him.
 
He came to our school with their father, and that’s when I learned what kind of family Brooke came from. They were mafia, and Brooke’s oldest brother was dead. Her father said accident, but Brooke said murder.
 
Three months later, her father died, and Kai became the head of the Bennett Family. Brooke left Hillcrest for good, and that was the last time I saw her.
 
Fourteen years later, I’m staring at her face on the television. Brooke is missing.
 
Two days later, Kai Bennett kidnaps me.

SWEET LIAR

by Laurelin Paige
Releases February 26, 2019

Always able to keep her stories engaging, fresh, and full of tension; Laurelin's writing always makes me reach for a glass of iced water and a fan for a quick cool down!  Yes, the men are that HOT! 
- Laura

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British ad exec Dylan Locke isn't looking for love. He isn't looking for fate. He's definitely not looking for Audrey Lind. She's pretty, far too young, and overly romantic--in short, exhausting.

But when the girl, young enough to be his daughter, literally lands in his lap and asks for his expertise, he'd be lying if he said he wasn't interested. In her body, in her innocence, in her philosophy.

In the kind of kismet that starts with kisses.

But Audrey isn't looking for love either--she's looking for lessons, and she's certain Dylan knows everything she needs to learn.

If he agrees to play the teacher can he keep his heart?

Of course he can.

Then again,  he might be lying.

TOMBOY

by Avery Flynn
Releases February 18, 2019

I adore Avery's writing about real women and their no-nonsense approach to love and life.  You are in for a treat when you read any of her stories!
- Laura
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How exactly has one good deed landed me in the penalty box?


Ice Knights defenseman Zach Blackburn has come down with the flu, and my BFF—his PR manager—begs me to put my nursing degree to use and get him back to health. Of course she would call in a favor for the most hated man in Harbor City.  But when he’s finally on the mend and I’m sneaking out of his place, everything goes sideways. Paparazzi spot me and pictures, plus accusations that I slept with him, fly faster than a hockey puck.

At first, all of Harbor City wants my blood—or to give me a girlie-girl makeover. But then…the team finally wins a game. And now this fickle town wants me with the big jerk twenty-four seven.

Argh. I never slept with him the first time! But no one will listen. Then the grumpy bastard goes and promises to break his no-fan-appearances rule to help raise money for a free health clinic—but only if I’m rink-side at every game. That’s not a deal I can turn down.

But when the team keeps winning, and I realize there’s more to him than his bad reputation, suddenly remembering to keep my real hands off my fake date gets harder and harder to do.

LESSONS FROM A ONE NIGHT STAND

by Piper Rayne
Releases February 7, 2019

Piper Rayne is the dynamic duo that I have come to adore for their writing of complex group dynamics, great female friendships, and so much more. 
- Laura

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If you find yourself having banged your new boss—the principal—in the back of your Jeep one drunken night, here’s a few takeaways based on my experience...
 
Lesson One: Always get her FULL name.
Lesson Two: Consider asking what she does for a living.
Lesson Three:  Find out why she’s moved to town. Get details. Details are crucial.
Lesson Four: Don’t alter her bio in front of an auditorium of high school students unless you know she has a sense of humor for that sort of thing.
Lesson Five: If you ignore Lesson Four, apologize instead of flirt when you’re sent to the principal’s office.
Lesson Six: NEVER sleep with her again.
Lesson Seven: Pay attention to this one—it’s the most important of them all.
              Don’t fall for your one-night stand.
 
Class dismissed.

BIRTHDAY SUIT

by Lauren Blakely
Releases January 18, 2019

Lauren writes some of the most fun-loving  and delicious tales, sweeping you up and taking your heart on a well deserved vacation from reality.
- Laura

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She’s the ultimate off-limits woman...
 
There are only three rules in life you should truly follow to the letter.
One: Always make time to help a buddy.
Two: Definitely turn down that last tequila shot.
And three: Absolutely, no matter how beautiful, smart, clever and witty she is, do not--under any circumstances--fall in love with your best friend’s woman.
 
Oops.
 
Seems I missed following that last one. And the trouble is, she just walked back into my life in a big way….
 
Pass the tequila.
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There are three things I've never been able to resist -- my friends, my family, and chocolate. Leo Hennessy? He was nowhere on that list. He's been a friend and only that. A friend who walked through hell and back with me.
 
Now, I'm stepping into my new future, and I didn't expect it to include a riddle-filled, race-against-the-clock scavenger hunt across New York City.
 
With Leo.
 
Suddenly, I'm looking at this man with new eyes...
 
But I can't risk a temptation as I start over and Leo is most definitely a temptation of the sexiest, sweetest, and most dangerous variety.
 
More delicious than chocolate...

DEAL WITH THE DEVIL - THE FORGE TRILOGY

by Meghan March
Releases January 15, 2019

Meghan has a gift for writing captivating stories with characters that stay with you long after the story ends.
- Laura

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"You can put that man in a suit, but he'll never be tame." 
One look at Jericho Forge and I knew the rumors were true. He was a predator, and he had set his sights on me.
I knew better than to bet more than I could afford to lose that night. I knew better than to bet myself. But desperation leads to bad decisions, and I thought there was no way I could lose.
I was wrong. 
Now I have no choice but to make a deal with the devil.

UNTIED

by Lydia Michaels
Releases January 7, 2019

Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=untied+by+lydia+michaels
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he·ro: /hirō/ (n.) : an admired individual who acts courageously in the face of adversity, often risking his or her own safety for the wellbeing of others without seeking recognition for acts of duty. (e.g. Everything Elliot Garnet is not, but wishes he could be.)

Elliot Garnet has never been popular. His aptitude and single-minded focus on success has earned him a fortune but has led to a solitary existence and a desire to keep his private life private. Romance holds little temptation, but there’s one woman who never fails to unravel his composure. Except, she’s so far out of his league they only ever speak in his fantasies, until fortune—or fate—causes their paths to cross again.

fan·ta·sy: /ˈfan(t)əsē/ (n.) : an imagined occurrence that is so improbable it has no basis in reality. (e.g. Nadia Rosza, the exotic goddess and object of Elliot’s most carnal desires reciprocating his feelings.)

With a revolving door of attractive men entering and exiting Nadia’s life, she’s yet to find Mr. Right. And after a disastrous date with yet another Mr. Wrong, she’s doubtful she’ll ever find true love, until an unexpected hero comes to her rescue. Elliot’s reserved, quiet nature lures her in, but the moment she gets too close he pulls back, tempting her all the more.

She’s an impulsive romantic and he’s a methodical realist. Their volatile chemistry ties him in knots, and despite his efforts to hide his painful past, Nadia slowly unravels his secrets and Elliot becomes unhinged, uncensored … untied.

REPEAT

by Kylie Scott
Releases January 7, 2019

Goodreads:  bit.ly/2zwC7aZ
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From Audie Award winning,
 New York Times best-selling author Kylie Scott comes an irresistible new romance— available in audio first!

When a vicious attack leaves 25-year-old Clementine Johns with no memory, she’s forced to start over. Now she has figure out who she was and why she made the choices she did – which includes leaving the supposed love of her life, tattoo artist Ed Larsen, only a month before.
Ed can hardly believe it when his ex shows up at his tattoo parlor with no memory of their past, asking about the breakup that nearly destroyed him. The last thing he needs is more heartache, but he can’t seem to let her go again. Should they walk away for good, or does their love deserve a repeat performance?

FINDING ALEXI

by Kendall Ryan
Releases January 7, 2019

Kendall always tells stories that get your are full of swoon-worthy goodness and heart!
- Laura

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Spotting a hooker on a city street corner is not an abnormal thing.

Me bringing one home? Well, that's a first.

But this girl . . . She's in trouble.

And this asshole is not a guy she wants to go home with.

So I do the exact thing I shouldn't—I offer to bring her home with me instead.
She says this is the first time she's ever done this, which is adorably ironic.

Then proceeds to tell me a sob story about needing money to care for the baby who was left on her doorstep. That's when my stomach starts to clench. I think she might be telling the truth.

So I do what any respectable man would do—I take her home, stopping to pick up diapers and formula on the way—and discover that she was telling the truth all along.

Christ on a cracker.

I should have just kept walking.

I should have done a thousand other things except for barge into her sad life, offer to fix everything, fall for her . .
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