Title: Somewhere Between Us
Author: Holly Hall
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: February 7, 2019
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We were an unlikely couple: the cocky athlete and the preacherâs daughter. Once he finally won me over, he wasnât supposed to break my heart.
Ten years later, heâs back in our hometown. Only now, heâs different. A cunning businessman, a big-city resident.
...and the father of someone elseâs child.
When he left town, I stayed. Now Iâm a teacher by day and aspiring artist by night. Dating the one man he hates more than anyone else: his brother.
I have no business falling for him again; he traded this life for one he thought was better. One that didnât include me. But history has a way of repeating itself, and old flames? They donât always go out.
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âYou really want to know who I thought youâd be with when I came back?â Jeremy said, sobering. He goes on without my answer. âI didnât picture anyone, because I knew all along it was supposed to be me.â
I feel my pulse in my temples in the residual silence. Why? Why would he say something like that, knowing how much I yearned for him after he left? For what couldâve been?
âNot what you wanted to hear?â
My breath hisses against my teeth. âNot what I expected to hear.â
âThe truth hurts sometimes.â
No kidding. It feels like tiny crowbars are wrenching open my heart, allowing him to slide in through the cracks. âAnd when did you find that out? Before or after you made your laps around campus?â
âI always knew it.â
Ouch. Was that supposed to hurt more or less than any other answer?
Before I get the chance to ponder that further, his hand is on my neck, his fingers curled into my hair. His mouth is on mine in less than the span of a heartbeat, the time it takes a hummingbird to beat its wings. There is no chance for reason to invade my senses, because heâs already there, his lips filling me with nostalgia, his tongue caressing the ache of loneliness thatâs only expanded since the moment he left.
Time stops. Or maybe it moves backward. I can remember everything he made seventeen-year-old me feel when he singled me out in a classroom and wouldnât accept that I didnât want to let anyone in. That Iâd embraced the isolation my classmates made me feel.
He filled me with strength. He made me forget. But most of all, he made me feel.
And then he left.
I push my chair back from the table, breaking the connection between us. The look in his eyes is half dreamy, half dazed. Not at all confused as to why I cut that reminiscent moment short.
âYou canât just kiss me like that.â
âLike what?â
âLike you never left.â
He rubs his fingertips over his lips. âYou canât tell me you donât feel like nothingâs changed.â
âBut everythingâs changed.â I stand and push my hair back with both hands, clutching my head. âYou hurt me, Jeremy. I donât think youâre even aware of how much. It wasnât just puppy love.â
âThat was a different time. We were younger. We both had a lot of growing up to do.â
âYou were everything to me!â Iâm borderline yelling until I remember Asher upstairs in his room. I run a hand down my face and shake my head. âYouâre too important to be casual. I canât be indifferent with you.â And I canât act like every time he touches me, the scar tissue around my heart doesnât quake.
He stands and matches my gaze, his expression just as hard and intense as it was before. Canât he see he has the power to break me? Canât he see I canât afford to let that happen anymore?
Holly Hall drinks coffee on the daily, would love to travel for a living, thinks animals are often better than humans, can count on one hand the number of things she loves more than reading and Texas A&M football (okay, that might be an exaggeration), and couldnât handpick a better family than her enormous one. She is the author of four other standalone contemporary romances, Forever Grace, All the Pieces That You Left, Love in Smoke, and Smoke and Lyrics. She resides with her husband, daughter, and German shepherd in Houston, Texas.
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Title: Our Options Have Changed
Series: On Hold #1
Authors: Julia Kent & Elisa Reed
Genre: Romantic Comedy/Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 5, 2016
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Having it all is a fantasy, right?
Chloe Browne knows all about fantasy. Fantasy is her job.
And sheâs very, very good at what she does.
As director of design for the O Spa chain, a sophisticated womenâs club that is trending its way into being the Next Big Thing, Chloeâs ready to take on the world.
One baby at a time.
Her home studyâs done, and sheâs about to adopt, a thirty-something single mother by choice. Who needs to put her life on hold for the right guy when the right baby is waiting for her?
Besides, talk about fantasy.
The right guy?
Pfft. Right.
And then in walks Nick Grafton, with those commanding sapphire eyes and wavy blonde hair and a sophisticated mouth that only smiles for her.
Heâs perfect.
But the last thing Nick wants is to start fresh with a new baby as his college-age kids fly the coop. A single father for more than fifteen years after his wife walked out on her family, Nick finally tastes freedom.
But he likes the taste of Chloe more.
* * *
Our Options Have Changed is a full-length standalone contemporary romance, the first in the On Hold series by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julia Kent and journalist-turned-fiction-writer Elisa Reed. It is a loose spinoff from Julia Kentâs Shopping for a Billionaire series, with cameo appearances from favorite characters.
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When my alarm goes off at six a.m., I know itâs time to get up. My meeting with Nick Grafton is today. Iâve been awake since four, when I woke to find Mink covering my face, fur tickling my nose.
Mink. My living, purring fur coat. My cat.
I tried so hard to hold on to sleep, blissful unconsciousness. General anesthesia.
My brain, however, wanted to watch a slideshow:
The mystery shop report. Who highlighted all those pages?
Me, at the market, shopping for treats for Joe.
Me, in the ladiesâ room, primping a treat for Joe.
Joe, getting treated. By someone else.
I have read that itâs essentially impossible to think of nothing, but I tried. I visualized grey. The O shade.
Quite right. Impossible. I started running through the alphabet backwards.
Z Y X⦠W⦠not as easy as you would think, right?
...P O...
N... Nick Grafton in my office doorway, somehow familiar. Starched white shirt. The scent of Bay Rhum when he caught me. If masculine has a scent, itâs Bay Rhum.
â¦M L K...
J... Joe, red-faced and drunk, Nickâs arm around his neck. Pathetic. I wish I could un-see this.
...D C...
B... Baby. Baby coming soon. Life will change, forever. Am I ready? I think so. But is anyone ever ready? Maybe Iâm too readyâwhat if Li changes her mind? Should I buy diapers, baby clothes, a crib? Would I be tempting fate? So far I just have an infant car seat. If this doesnât happen, I can just put it in the closet. Way far back in the closet where I canât see it.
Li is so young. Old enough to get pregnant but far too young to be a mother. In so many ways, sheâs really still a baby herself. Sheâs been forced into a situation with no possible happy endingâat least not for her. Her tragedy will make my dream come true. Can I help make some of her dreams come true in return? She wants to be an esthetician, told me the day I met her on the gO Spa. Can I find a scholarship for her? Create one?
A... Anterdec. Meeting today with Nick Grafton. Okay. This is better. This I can handle. What to wear?
I am representing O. I visualize grey again. Dove grey suit of raw silk, seamed to fit my body perfectly, never too tight or too loose. High heels, but not too spiky. And most importantly, a necklace of glass Os, linked together with silver.
And for todayâs secret power, rose silk cheeky panties that lace up the back. Matching bustier. Grey thigh highs in fine mesh.
On the outside, chic and understated. Underneath, intimate pleasure.
I am O.
Julia Kent
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Julia Kent writes romantic comedy with an edge. From billionaires to BBWs to new adult rock stars, Julia finds a sensual, goofy joy in every contemporary romance she writes. Unlike Shannon from Shopping for a Billionaire, she did not meet her husband after dropping her phone in a men's room toilet (and he isn't a billionaire). She lives in New England with her husband and three sons in a household where the toilet seat is never, ever, down.
Elisa Reed
Elisa Reed is a journalist-turned-fiction-writer whose snappy, irreverent prose combines with an irrepressible zest for the simpler, and often intimate, pleasures of life to produce fun(ny) contemporary romance with a focus on second chances. New England born and bred, Elisa Reed now lives, writes, and plays in New Orleans and along the sugar sands of the Gulf Coast.
Title: Everything's Better with Kimberly
Author: Lucy Eden
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: January 31, 2019
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Kimberly Simmons is gorgeous, brilliant, and way out of my league. Sheâs definitely not the type to fall for a guy who walked away from his family's fortune to become an architect. Good thing, too, because she works for Wolfe Industries, making her completely off-limits. Nailing this pitch to Wolfeâs CEO is exactly what I need to make my bosses forget about the last time I mixed business with pleasure. Too bad she has the most beautiful brown eyes and dazzling smile Iâve ever seen. Too bad I canât stop staring.
Adam Price is a talented rising star architect at Will and Peking Designs. His newest design submission for The Wolfe Industries Caribbean Expansion is set to dazzle my CEO. If Adam's design wins, with my help, I could get promoted, which means his big strong arms and gorgeous lips are strictly forbidden. Itâs a good thing, too, because he has a reputation for leaving a trail of broken hearts all over Manhattan and Iâm pretty sure I couldn't survive a second heartbreak. Too bad every word he says makes me smile. Too bad he gives me a sense of calm I haven't felt in a long time.
Keeping their relationship strictly professional for the sake of their jobs was the perfect excuse to stay away from each other. Too bad fate and undeniable chemistry have other plansâ¦
This standalone, workplace/forced proximity romance features characters from the previous novellas Everythingâs Better With You and Cherishing the Goddess, is full of alphas and steam, and has NO cheating.
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âIâm sorry to interrupt you, but are you Adam Price?â It was his turn to be shocked and he smiled again.
âI am. How did you know that?â
The Man-Whore. I was sitting next to the Man-Whore.
âJust a guess.â I shrugged.
âWell, I assume from your sudden change of expression, my reputation precedes me.â
My poker face needed some serious work. I tried to plaster on a professional smile. âYou studied architecture at The Pratt Institute for both undergrad and grad school. Youâve worked on an impressive number of international projects before becoming the youngest senior architect at Will and Peking Design. Now, youâre on your way to Barbados to pitch WP for a hospitality project for Wolfe Industries.â
âThatâs pretty impressive and spot on.â He nodded appreciatively. âWho are you?â
âThanks,â I said with a nod, feeling like Iâd dodged a very uncomfortable bullet. âIâm Kimberly Simmons. I work for Wolfe. Iâll be working with you on the pitch.â
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Lucy Eden is the nom de plume of a romance obsessed author who writes the kind of romance she loves to read. Sheâs a sucker for alphas with a soft gooey center, over the top romantic gestures, strong & smart MCs, humor, love at first sight (or pretty damn close), happily ever afters & of course, dirty & steamy love scenes.
When Lucy isnât writing, sheâs busy readingâor listening toâevery book she can get her hands onâ romance or otherwise.
She lives & loves in New York with her husband, two children, a turtle & a Yorkshire Terrier.
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Title: Beasts & Bourbon
Series: Top Shelf #5
Author: Alta Hensley
Genre: Dark Romance Standalone
Release Date: February 1, 2019
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My royal blood flows black with twisted secrets.
I am a beast who wears a crown.
Heir to a kingdom cloaked in corruption and depravities.
The time has come to claim my princess.
An innocent hidden away from my dark world.
Till now.
Her initiation will require sacrifice and submission.
There is no escaping the chains which bind her to me.
Surrendering to my torment, as well as my protection, is her only path to survival.
In the endâ¦
She will be forever mine.
USA TODAY Bestselling Author of Hot, Dark and Dirty Romance.
She is also an Amazon Top 100 bestselling author. Being a multi-published author in the romance genre, Alta is known for her dark, gritty alpha heroes, sometimes sweet love stories, hot eroticism, and engaging tales of the constant struggle between dominance and submission.
Title: Acceptance
Series: Chicago Defiance MC #5
Author: K E Osborn
Genre: MC Romance
Release Date: February 6, 2019
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Try to forget.
It's easier said than done.
My pastâviolently haunts my dreams.
My presentâbelongs to an MC. My brothers, my support, my family, my life.
But what if you left someone behind?
You failed them.
And set in motion a series of events no one could have predicted.
But in deserting him, you found her.
A constant. A guiding light. A connection that can't possibly not be right.
Or is it?
This story isnât just two souls finding their connectionâitâs lust, treachery, misery, and brutality.
Vengeanceâwill thrill you.
But will I be able to gain my acceptance?
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Australian author K E Osborn was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia. With a background in graphic design and a flair for all things creative, she felt compelled to write the story brewing in her mind.
Writing gives her life purpose. It makes her feel, laugh, cry, and get completely enveloped with the characters and their story lines. She feels completely at home when writing and wouldnât consider doing anything else.
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Title: A Hard Man to Love
Author: Lola StVil
Genre: Dark Alpha Romance
Release Date: February 6, 2019
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Rex Holden is fresh off a seven-year prison sentence. He finds a gig as a mechanic; tending to a fleet of cars for a wealthy family. Their youngest daughter, Ava Walsh, has just come home from boarding school. She's eager to tempt the new ex-con working for her Dad. But Rex isnât like the boys at school. Heâs all man. He sees what he wants and he takes it. Ava thought she was done with classes but schools back in session.
Lesson one: Never tempt an Alpha.
Please note: This is a sexy, safe, short story. It's also a stand alone, HEA. If you like getting dirty, you've come to the right place.
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Lola StVil is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who writes Fantasy in addition to Contemporary romance. She has written over a dozen books and loves taking her readers on an emotional roller coaster ride. She is currently living in California and enjoys staying in touch with her readers.
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Title: Lies That Bind Us
Series: Beautiful White Lies #1
Author: K.L. Clare
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: February 5, 2019
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I see him on the street, encounter him at the pier. Heâs there when my family is murdered, and I must decide: is this man someone I can trust, a killerâor both? Falling for him is easy because I have nothing more to lose. But she does, so I take her and run to England with him.
He is dangerous, and I am captivated.
Power . . . he is power. I want to breathe it in. I need to feel it inside me.
His stately country house is my refuge, but itâs his sensual and commanding presence that becomes my home and strengthens me. A rising dark threat closes in, and we vow to defy the course of fatal events before us. We promise to live. The obsessionâthis intense love story of oursâis the one thing we canât survive.
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âClare animates her tale with elegant prose . . . Evading killers sets the groundwork for a sublimely written story of love and passion.â âKirkus Reviews
âClare delivers a sensual, riveting romantic thriller.â âJ. Kenner, New York Times, USA Today, and #1 international bestselling author
âDark, intriguing, and scorchingly sexy. The premise is electrifying, the romance is sizzling, and the storytelling is top notch.â âJulie Ann Walker, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
âCaptivating and provocative. Lies That Bind Us is a fast-paced story thatâll wrap you up and wonât let go until the last satisfying paragraph.â âKerry Lonsdale, Wall Street Journal bestselling author
âA propulsive, thrilling read filled with action, romance, and intrigue. Passion and lies make this book irresistible. Loved it!â âKaira Rouda, USA Today bestselling author
âLies That Bind Us is a gripping romantic thriller that will capture readers from the onset. Clare deftly blends danger and romance in an exciting way that will keep readers turning the pages.â âRT Book Reviews
âK.L. Clare hooks you on the first page with a story of captivating characters and follows up with a gripping plot.â âJennifer McCord, Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group
âThe wholly original contemporary romance plot combines the best part of modern fiction with something close to the best elements of the fantasy genre.â âThe BookLife Prize
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Award-winning author K.L. Clare writes dark contemporary romance and has been praised by industry critics for her elegant prose, captivating and distinctive characters, and wholly original storylines. She lives in northern Ohio with her two brilliant kids and sock-thieving spaniel.
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Title: International Guy: Volume 4
Madrid â Rio â Los Angeles
Series: International Guy #10-12
Author: Audrey Carlan
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: February 5, 2019
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This volume includes the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth International Guy novellas from #1 New York Times bestselling author Audrey Carlan.
Itâs always been about love, money, and dreams. Love of the work. Make as much money as possible. Help make dreams come true. Now I know none of that matters if you donât have the right people in your life. My team, but more important, the love of a good woman. My future lies in her hands, and Iâve never been happier.
International Guy Inc. is owned and operated by Parker Ellis, a ladiesâ man with a high IQ and a big libido. Heâs the most successful life and love coach in the world, and heâs smart enough to know he canât run a multimillion-dollar company alone.
He hires two friends whose areas of expertise complement his own. They comprise The Dream Maker, The Love Maker, and The Money Maker. Together, they advise the wealthiest people in the world: Hollywood hotshots, European royalty, and the CEOs of multibillion-dollar companies. And sometimes they canât help it when things heat up and they end up in bed with their clients. Quite literally.
This International Guy likes his playboy lifestyle, and heâs not looking for commitment. After all, thereâs a whole world waiting for him. But as he goes from city to city, and from woman to woman, itâs possible that he just might find his own love along the wayâ¦
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Audrey Carlan is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. She writes wicked hot love stories that are designed to give the reader a romantic experience that's sexy, sweet, and so hot your e-reader might melt. Some of her works include the wildly successful Calendar Girl Serial, the Trinity Trilogy and the highly anticipated International Guy Serial.
She lives in the California Valley where she enjoys her two children and the love of her life. When she's not writing, you can find her teaching yoga, sipping wine with her "soul sisters" or with her nose stuck in a wicked hot romance novel.
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Title: Twisted
Author: Natasha Knight
Genre: Dark Romance Standalone
Cover Design: Letitia Hasser, RBA Designs Photo: Wander Aguiar Model: Travis S. Release Date: February 19, 2019
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My brother was right. I always wanted my own Willow Girl.
What happened on that island didnât break me.
It twisted me.
Corrupted me.
Made me into a monster.
Although, I guess itâs true what she says. You canât become something that wasnât inside you all along.
This was always going to happen.
I was always going to take Amelia Willow.
History and destiny sealed her fate. Sealed both of ours.
For months, Iâve been waiting.
Watching.
Preparing.
And tonight, everything will change.
Because tonight, Iâll collect my own Willow Girl.
Authorâs Note: Twisted is a standalone spinoff of the Dark Legacy Duet. No cliffhanger!
USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance, Natasha Knight specializes in dark, tortured heroes. Happily-Ever-Afters are almost always guaranteed, but she likes to put her characters through hell to get them there. Sheâs evil like that.
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Title: Maid in England
Series: The I Do Crew #1
Author: Brenda St John Brown
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: February 5, 2019
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TO: The guy who dumped me because of my career
FROM: The woman hired to save yours
RE: I am 150,000% over you.
Alastair,
Iâm on the 11:14 train out of London, so Iâll be there by 3:00. To make this as painless as possible, I thought it would help to establish key ground rules:
1. No rehashing our past relationship. Yes, we were engaged, but itâs been twelve years and Iâm over you.
2. Iâm very good at my job and that job is to help you shed the âreclusiveâ part of the whole âreclusive rock starâ vibe youâve got going on. Brace yourself.
3. My plan is to have this wrapped up by Friday, so save your smoldering looks until Iâm gone, please. (I assume you still smolder?) Iâm immune now. See item #1.
4. My cousin is getting married and guess who's a bridesmaid? Funny, huh? Almost as funny as the fiancée you dumped because you thought she was married to her job now saving yours.
Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. Except almost. That one time.
Remi
P.S. Have I mentioned Iâm totally, completely 150,000% over you?
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Brenda is a displaced New Yorker living in the English countryside. Sheâs lived in the UK long enough to gain dual citizenship, but still doesnât understand Celsius. However, she has learned the appropriate use of the word âpantsâ. And how to order a proper bacon bap/barm/buttie. Because, well, bacon.
Brenda writes contemporary romance to make you giggle and swoon. When sheâs not writing, she enjoys hiking, running and reading. In theory, she also enjoys cooking, but itâs more that she enjoys eating and, try as she might, she canât live on Doritos alone.
For more information or to connect with Brenda visit http://brendastjohnbrown.com
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