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30 Unmissable Best New Romance Books to Leave You Breathless

“I’ve been yours since the second we met.”

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Hello fellow book lovers! Welcome to Cozy Book Cafe. Thank you for visiting our website. Here you will discover the most anticipated best new romance books. Dive into captivating new stories, discover new authors, and let your imagination soar.​​

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Ready to fall in love with fresh stories? Check out the best new romance books for a delightful mix of steamy passions, laugh-out-loud rom-coms, and cozy slow-burns—there’s something for every mood. From sizzling encounters to heartwarming small-town charm, these releases serve up page-turning drama, warm humor, and happily-ever-afters you won’t want to miss.

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Into the Fading Twilight by Catherine Cowles

Into the Fading Twilight by Catherine Cowles

She’s known nothing but darkness for 413 days… but he’ll burn down the world to save her.

After a year in captivity, Nova Monroe is back in Starlight Grove—but she’s not the same woman who vanished. She lives on the edge, chases adrenaline, and refuses to be caged again. Cliff diving. Mountain biking. Anything to feel alive and outrun the memories clawing at her.

But the single dad with shadows of his own won’t let her face it alone. Especially when she finds herself needing a place to stay.

Kol Archer has made it his mission to protect her. As a Forest Service investigator, he’s no stranger to rugged terrain or battling for control. But nothing prepared him for Nova—her fire, her fight, the way she makes him feel something he thought was lost.

The closer they get, the more dangerous things become. Someone doesn’t want Nova to move on. And Kol is determined to stop them—no matter the cost.

Because for the first time in forever, Nova’s not just surviving. She’s learning how to live, how to trust, and reminding Kol he can, too. But as darkness looms, the truth could destroy them both…

Tempting Venom by Rina Kent

Tempting Venom by Rina Kent

My name is Preston Armstrong, and I’m the most depraved bastard you’ll ever meet. I take what I want, ruin what I don’t, and live exactly how I please.


That is, until I crash into the force of nature that is Marcus Osborn.


Captain of our rival hockey team, and the perpetual thorn in my side. A migraine in human form and the one person who refuses to play by my rules. He’s my brand of heartless and just as deranged.


I set out to crush him, his career, and his infuriatingly gorgeous face. But Marcus hits back with equal force, turning our rivalry into a violent, addictive dance neither of us can walk away from.


We were supposed to annihilate each other. 

 

Instead, we spark a fire that threatens to devour everything in its path. In this battle of two unhinged souls, our bodies become collateral damage.


But I never expected our stone-cold hearts to get involved.

Never the Same by Brittney Sahin

Never the Same by Brittney Sahin

Hollis Avery has always been untouchable. A woman who’s never needed saving—born into wealth, power, and a family history steeped in secrets.

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Until she wakes up with no memory of who she is.

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The only thing that feels familiar is Jason Reed, the Delta Force operator who insists they were never friends and nothing more than teammates. Guarded and closed off, Reed keeps his distance, even as Hollis can’t ignore the pull she feels toward him, or the way his gaze lingers like he’s already lost her once and refuses to survive it again.

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While they work to uncover who took her memories and why, Hollis begins to change. Stripped of the armor that once defined her, she becomes open, trusting, and dangerously honest. And Reed finds himself falling for the woman behind the legend—the one he was never meant to touch but can’t stop wanting.

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As pieces of Hollis’s past come to light, so do the truths Reed has kept buried—and the fear that what they’re building belongs only to the woman she is now.

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Restoring her memories is the key to protecting the legacy she was born to defend. But with time running out and danger closing in, Hollis and Reed must choose what’s worth saving: her past…or the future neither of them was ever supposed to want.

It's About Time by Harlow James

It's About Time by Harlow James

Pretending to be engaged to my enemy might not be my brightest idea. But it is definitely necessary.

On the brink of the biggest car show of my career, I start to panic because it’s the first time I have to see my ex since our break-up. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t clean or amicable.

Then when Elliot Thorne’s ex-fiancé shows back up in town, I devise a plan for both of us to get what we want: a buffer from our exes with a dash of revenge.

The problem is Elliot takes his role to protect me too seriously. He brings me food while I’m working to make sure I eat. He even silences the self-doubt I feel on a day-to-day basis.

And before I know it, he has me on my knees in my garage, and on my back on the hood of my car.

The hate I’ve harbored toward him melts away as fast as my panties, and I soon realize we have more in common than I thought.

Then he tells me a secret that makes me reevaluate our entire relationship. Now I’m left to consider if something fake could be real…

And that maybe it’s about time I admit that Elliot isn’t my enemy after all.

Savage King by Natalie Kane

Savage King by Natalie Kane

Violet
My sister was stolen seven years ago. Gone without a trace. Five years later, I received a letter from her that led me to the Las Vegas underworld. I’d do anything to find her and bring her back to me, including getting tangled up with a sexy, dangerous, tattooed cage fighter named Mateo. Convinced that he’s the link to Rose, I start to stalk him. But little do I know that he’s stalking me too. And the man that could be the monster in my story is quickly becoming my addiction.

Mateo
I’ve never been interested in playing a game of cat and mouse with a woman before. But I’ve also never met anyone like Violet. Gorgeous, inked, with hair of fire and a body made for sin, this incredible woman is my match in every way, and I can’t seem to get her out of my system. I’m not in the market for a relationship. Men like me don’t do forever. But I can’t imagine letting go of her, and when I find out the secrets she’s keeping, I only want her more. I’ll help her find her sister, no matter the cost. Even if it means my own life.

Where I Should've Been by Max Monroe

Where I Should've Been by Max Monroe

Everyone in the smalltown of Red Bridge, Vermont, knows Tad Hanson, the hot sheep farmer who can’t control his flock. He doesn’t believe in forever, but he’ll be the best time you’ve ever had—right now. What they don’t know is why.

He’s too charming, too good with that addicting smile of his, too committed to keeping his dark past buried, and too stubborn to imagine his life could be any other way.

Until a snowstorm—and one beautiful woman—send his carefully controlled world spinning.

Successful art director Beatrice “Breezy” Bishop thought she had life figured out—until her father gave her the middle finger from the grave and left the family galleries she built to her entitled younger brother. With nothing left in New York but resentment and regret, she temporarily heads to Red Bridge, looking for space to breathe.

Instead, she finds a sexy, flirty, secret fling with Tad, and a rivalry with the editor of Red Bridge’s newspaper. It’s chaotic, but it’s the happiest she’s ever been.

But secrets never stay secrets for long, and when hearts get involved—and the universe clearly has other plans—walking away isn’t as easy as they thought.

Foxx by Paisley Hope

Foxx by Paisley Hope

Mia Tyler is looking for revenge on the only man left with answers about her sister's death: the president of the Disciples of Sin Motorcycle Club—Aiden Foxx.

 

There's only one problem: Mia's older brother, Mason, is a high-ranking member of rival club the Hounds of Hell.

 

If anyone finds out who she is or what she's doing, her whole plan, and maybe her life, will be in jeopardy.

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She's determined to hate him, determined to get her truth and her revenge.

 

But something about him draws her in and makes her feel things she's never felt before.

 

When Aiden steps in to protect Mia from a psychopath, Mia gets a better look at Aiden's secrets, and the line between love and hate begins to blur.

Love Wells Kept by Bailey Hannah

Love Wells Kept by Bailey Hannah

He’s forgotten their love story. She’ll help him write a new one.

Jackson and Kate have been happily married for over ten years and live a beautifully chaotic life raising two young children on Wells Ranch. But when Jackson sustains a severe head injury that sends him into a coma, years of his memory are gone by the time he wakes. Doctors are confident it will return with time, but Jackson feels like a stranger in his own life. How can he have a wife and children but not know them?

Kate tries to remain strong for her family, but she secretly mourns the loss of the man she knew and fears he may never return. She leans on her Wells Ranch family, who she needs now more than ever. It’s scary and difficult, but she won’t give up on Jackson and their love, no matter how long it takes.

Despite early struggles, Kate and Jackson share tender moments that stir something in Jackson, even though he doesn’t fully understand it. As more time passes, bits and pieces of Jackson’s memories return, and he starts slowly rediscovering his instincts as a husband and dad. And though Jackson and Kate’s love story may need a rewrite, they’ll come to discover this new chapter might just be stronger than all the ones that came before.

Twilight Tides by Samantha Young

Twilight Tides by Samantha Young

When I escaped to a Scottish island, I never expected I’d agree to a marriage of convenience with rugged local businessman and single dad, Murray Shaw.

That was before my dangerous ex started threatening me and my visa. The thought of being kicked out of Scotland, leaving behind my friends and the safety I’ve found here, is unthinkable. I’m determined to solve the problem myself. Everyone knows Murray is battling his ex-wife for control of his company and the only way to stop her is to remarry. So I propose a marriage deal that’ll solve both our issues. The fact that I’ve been attracted to the handsome, gentle giant of a Scot since we met is something I’ll just have to ignore if I want to remain in Scotland.

But marriage to Murray is proving to be complicated. Living under the same roof is a far bigger temptation than I anticipated. Beneath Murray’s reserve is a passionate nature that stokes the fires of my own. Soon we’re fighting a searing attraction and an intense emotional connection that’s as thrilling as it is terrifying. After my last disastrous relationship, I don’t trust myself enough to admit there’s far more than physical desire between us.

Yet when Murray finds himself caught in the grasp of a criminal organization intent on using his business for their own means, just as my ex decides to intensify his harassment, I realize there’s no denying that what I feel for my husband is a life-changing kind of love.

However, just as I begin to trust myself enough to give our marriage a real chance, danger rushes to our shore on rough tides, submerging us in a battle that might tear us apart forever…

Endless Summer Nights by Willow Aster

Endless Summer Nights by Willow Aster

Running into Lola Donavan wasn’t exactly on my summer agenda—not after she broke my heart in college. But there she is, at my family’s resort…with her new boyfriend. And not just any boyfriend—my hockey rival. Perfect.

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Seeing Lola again is a punch to the gut. She’s even more beautiful than I remember, and the second our eyes meet, I know my feelings aren't as buried as I’ve pretended. I tell myself it doesn’t matter, that whatever we had is long gone. But one look at her and I know I’m lying to myself.

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Then fate throws us into each other’s path again—no boyfriend, no dissecting the past, just the two of us and a spark that instantly reignites. One night together proves the chemistry between us never died.

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But desire is the easy part. Trust? Not so much.

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She walked away once without a word, and it still haunts me. Now that she’s back in my life, I don’t know which is more dangerous—letting myself fall for her all over again, or bracing for the moment she leaves and breaks me a second time.

Gathering Storms by Lex Martin

Gathering Storms by Lex Martin

After losing my apartment and librarian job in the same week, I’ve hit rock bottom. That’s the only reason I consider Jace Walker’s offer to be his toddler’s nanny while he goes on a national tour.

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I don’t even like the man. But he recently had a baby he didn’t know about dumped on his doorstep, and for once in his charmed life, he’s as desperate as I am.

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The plan seems simple—until his label says only spouses can join the tour. And Jace Walker, it turns out, would rather lose the chance of a lifetime than leave his daughter behind.

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So when he asks if I’d consider marrying him, I know exactly what I am: His last resort.

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I agree to his four-month marriage, convinced he’ll never tempt me. Besides, he’s too charming, too handsome, too talented to look twice at a bookworm. I have walls up for good reasons.

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Except life on the road with this rugged cowboy has other plans—bandmates who resent me, his conniving ex who joins the tour, and a deranged fan who leaves us creepy gifts.

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And nothing prepares me for Jace himself. The man underneath the charm. The father who’d give up everything for his daughter. The one who makes me feel things I buried a long time ago—and the storm building between us reminds me exactly why I buried them.

The Irresistible One by Marni Mann

The Irresistible One by Marni Mann

Dating apps can’t touch the dark and uninhibited desires I keep hidden. For the kind of kink I crave, I go to Lush—a playground where fantasies become reality.


That’s where I meet her.


The breathtaking blonde in the crimson dress who steals the air from my lungs, becoming an instant fixation after just one night.


Daring. Uninhibited. Captivating. One taste will never be enough.


And when we meet again, it’s the worst possible scenario… The sexy bombshell who ruined me for anyone else is now the one person who is completely out of my reach.


Off-limits. Untouchable. Forbidden. The absolute enemy of everything I stand for.


But when scorching chemistry, razor-sharp banter, and an undeniable attraction collide, staying away from her is no longer an option.

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What happens when the woman I can’t have becomes the only one I can’t resist?

Falling for You by Natasha Madison

Falling for You by Natasha Madison

Theo Williams loved and lost once and isn’t interested in doing it again. He has his family and friends, and plenty of women passing through his new hometown who are happy with a no-strings-attached night of passion. Working as a partner at his cousin’s construction company, he’s perfectly content with his life—until he meets Collins Henderson, the one-night stand who will change his world forever.

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Collins grew up on the wrong side of her small hometown. Thanks to her parents’ shady schemes, every local knows a Henderson cannot be trusted. She works hard as a paramedic, putting in every extra hour she can to save for a better life. But every time she starts to get ahead, her parents show up to pull her back down. Having one night of passion with a man she doesn’t know is not something she’d normally do, but there was just something about him … And two months later, she finds herself unexpectedly pregnant.

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When she runs into the mysterious stranger again, she has to tell him, not because she needs or wants anything from him, just so he knows. But now he’s showing up at her house, cooking her meals, stocking her refrigerator, and doing everything he can for her. Collins has always taken care of herself. She wasn’t looking for a relationship, but she can’t deny the chemistry between them.

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She knows it’s only a matter of time before he learns who she is and changes his mind. She can’t let herself fall for this guy, but every day he’s getting harder to resist …

Falling Into You by Jill Shalvis

Falling Into You by Jill Shalvis

Hazel Pierce has three goals for coming back to Star Falls:

  1. Help her estranged dad.

  2. Keep things strictly temporary.

  3. Absolutely, under no circumstances, fall for Tucker Colburn again.

 

That plan dies a dramatic, soggy death when a rogue wasp sting sends Hazel swerving off the road and into the river―only to be hauled out, half-drowned and furious, by the Star Falls Fire Department's finest.

 

Unfortunately, "finest" is ex–best friend, ex–one-night mistake, and the man she's been avoiding for a decade.

 

Tucker's always had a way of getting into her head. And now between a family that thrives on gossip and a town that's way too small for all this chemistry, Hazel's running out of ways to avoid the truth.

 

As sparks turn into late-night confessions and slow, toe-curling kisses, Hazel has to decide if she's done running―from her past, from this town, and from the only man who's ever made her feel like home.

 

And Tucker has to prove that this time, he's not just her safe place to crash―he's her always.

Trying Not to Love You by Kaylee Ryan

Trying Not to Love You by Kaylee Ryan

Ellison
Copeland James was my first love, my first heartbreak, my first everything. Then he left without explanation, and never came back. My sisters and our closest friends helped me pick up the pieces, but my heart hasn’t been whole since the day he walked out of Magnolia Ridge. I’ve learned to live with what could have been… until his mother’s illness brings him back to our small town. He’s older, harder, and more magnetic than I remember. He’s a man now. The man I learned to live without. And yet, he’s back, stirring everything I thought I’d buried, making my world feel unsteady. Because loving him nearly destroyed me… and now, I’m still trying not to love him.

Copeland
I left Magnolia Ridge with nothing but a duffel bag and a decision. I told myself joining the Marines was the right choice. That loving her meant protecting her, and this was the way to do it. I was wrong. Now I’m back, years later, and she’s just as breathtaking as the day I left. All these years, I imagined she’d have moved on, married someone else, but she’s still single, and in my heart, she’s still mine. But Ellison doesn’t see me the way I see her, not anymore. All I find in her eyes is the wound I left behind. The one that never healed. I didn’t fight for us back then, but I’ve learned. Now I’m ready for battle, fighting for what we could be while she tries not to love me.

Penalty Play by Julia Connors

Penalty Play by Julia Connors

We were never meant to see each other again. It was a one-night, no-names fling in Bermuda . . . until the next day when I watch her walk down the aisle at our parents’ wedding and discover she’s now my stepsister.

 

We say it won’t happen again, but we give in to the temptation of “just one more time” . . . twice. We tell ourselves there’s no harm in it. Given my stepdad’s and her mom’s rocky marital histories, it’s unlikely we’ll ever see each other again.

 

Except, a few days later, I walk into the Boston Rebels’ offices to assure management that I’ll focus on nothing but hockey after I missed last season thanks to an injury. Instead, I find myself face-to-face with my stepsister, Morgan, who now works for the team.

 

At first, we pretend we’ve never met and try to steer clear of each other. But it’s impossible. Her friends are tangled up with my teammates. Her dad is my agent. She’s everywhere: at the rink, out with our friends, and in my head.

 

I have every reason not to pursue her. I tell myself I’ll stay away. And yet, I can’t get enough of her. So we make a deal: a secret friends-with-benefits arrangement—no feelings, no commitment.

 

The more I truly get to know her, though, the more I can’t imagine my life without her. But forever is the one thing I promised myself I’d never give anyone again.

The Mr & Mrs Mistake by Brighton Walsh

The Mr & Mrs Mistake by Brighton Walsh

When Willa Jameson stumbled into my bar drunk, heartbroken, and desperate to save her family farm, I offered to marry her. For “convenience.”

Which is hilarious, because nothing about my attraction to this hurricane with hips has ever been convenient.

Now we’re sharing a roof, a bed, and a potential felony thanks to our fake marriage.

It’s supposed to be a favor between not-quite-friends-but-not-quite-enemies. Then our late-night arguments turn into practice make out sessions.

But according to her, that changes absolutely nothing between us.

No matter how many lines we draw, we keep crossing them—in the kitchen, on the porch, in the tiny bed that’s become both heaven and hell.

And the woman who swears she hates me starts looking at me like I might be exactly what she needs.

She calls me her temporary husband. I call her my daily torture, because every day we play house, it feels less like pretending and more like home.

When this ends, I don’t know how I’m going to forget what it felt like to call her mine. So either I walk away with her, or I don’t walk away at all.

Marry Me Not by Gabrielle Sands

Marry Me Not by Gabrielle Sands

I always knew I’d return to New York one day—step back into my family’s world, marry a man my brother chose, and carry out my duty. I just never imagined that man wouldn’t want a wife—least of all me.

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Cosimo Ferraro is cold. Controlled. Untouchable. A ruthless mafia prince who doesn’t believe in letting anyone inside his impenetrable walls.

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His words are cruel, his dismissals cutting. Yet every time we’re in the same room, his gaze finds me… and refuses to let go.

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The pull between us is impossible to ignore. But Cosimo fights it—and me—with everything he’s got.

That’s when his world fractures. His father is murdered. Suddenly the man who wanted nothing to do with me needs me to help him seize the throne he was born to take.

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Six months, he promises. Six months of marriage before he’ll set me free.

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But six months is long enough for everything to burn—his control, my defenses, and the line between what’s real and what was supposed to be pretend.

Knights Like These by Kendall Ryan

Knights Like These by Kendall Ryan

He was my first kiss. My first everything. And then he married someone else.

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I've been in love with Archer Lockwood since I was fourteen years old. I've never told him. I stood at his wedding, held his newborn twins in the hospital, and cried in my car afterward. I smiled through every moment that should have been mine—because that's what best friends do.

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Now Archer is divorced, overwhelmed, and raising two three-year-olds alone during an NHL season. When he calls for help, I pack a suitcase and fly to New York.

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The plan was simple: help with the kids, keep my distance, and don't fall in love.


The plan lasted about seventy-two hours.

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Because his twins have me wrapped around their fingers. His house feels like home. And he keeps looking at me like he's finally seeing something he missed.

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I've waited years for Archer to look at me like that. I just wasn't ready for what happens when he finally does.

In Stormy Weather by Chelsea Curto

In Stormy Weather by Chelsea Curto

Nothing can rain on Quincy Monroe’s parade. She’s a woman in STEM with a PhD in atmospheric sciences, the host of a successful online weather show, and has one million followers on her meteorology Instagram.

Quincy has spent endless hours forging her path in this male-dominated field, becoming one of the best in the industry. And with a new job opportunity, nothing can derail her success. Except for the ill-timed arrival of Sebastian Dunn.

Sebastian is her best friend’s brother, her longtime academic and professional rival, and a flashy TV weatherman from New York City that everyone swoons over. Everyone but Quincy.

Over a scorching Florida summer and record-breaking hurricane season, Sebastian and Quincy are forced into close proximity.

 

Setting aside their grudges to chase storms and stay alive is one thing, but can they weather the inevitable collision of their hearts?

Love You More by Emily Giffin

Love You More by Emily Giffin

Billie has built the perfect life. Her medical practice in New York City is thriving, and she’s finally found the right partner in Dean after years spent trying to move on from her high-school sweetheart, Mick.

 

Their young love had been intense and true, but distance and ambition pulled them apart when she left Wisconsin for medical school.

Then one morning, just after she’s accepted Dean’s romantic marriage proposal, Billie’s phone rings. It’s Mick—calling for the first time in nearly a decade.

 

His news is urgent and in a moment, everything changes.

As Billie boards a plane back to Wisconsin, her past comes rushing in—her hometown friendships, the love she and Mick shared, and the choices that shaped them all.

 

What awaits her is a reckoning with what she’s lost, what she’s built, and what she still wants.

Forsaking Midnight by Emily McIntire

Forsaking Midnight by Emily McIntire

Lance Calloway fights when they tell him to fight. Bleeds when they tell him to bleed. Breaks when they tell him to break. Six years in an unsanctioned cage, and the one line he's never crossed? Loyalty to his best friend, no matter the cost. Then he's asked to protect her.

Genevieve DeGrance didn't ask for any of this. She came to Rosebrook Falls to be with the mayor's son. But nothing in this town is what it seems. 
Especially not the dangerous fighter who watches her every move like a threat. She hates him. He hates her. And yet...

The more time Lance spends guarding Genevieve, the harder it becomes to remember she belongs to someone else. And the more she uncovers about Rosebrook Falls, the more she realizes the only honest person in her life is the one man she's forbidden to want.

In a town built on secrets and lies, falling for each other could destroy them both.

But staying away might be the one fight Lance can't win.

Westward by Carrie Ann Ryan

Westward by Carrie Ann Ryan

Atlas Carter has it all. One of the best careers in the NHL as a star goalie. A family that sacrificed everything to get him where he is. And a small town that praises him as their golden boy.


What he doesn’t have is the girl he left behind. But when Atlas gets hurt and is forced to spend his recovery in Ashford Creek, he finally has a second chance.

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Elizabeth loves her life—her small town, her family, and her job. Only she knows she can’t love Atlas Carter.


They parted ways for a reason, and those who judge her from her town don’t need to know the truth. She knows what it feels like to have the town’s eyes on her when it comes to Atlas Carter. So when she finally gives in, she’s prepared for the heat.

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At least that's what they both tell themselves. Because the season is almost here and choices will have to be made.

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Only they aren’t the only two forced to make a choice. Somebody doesn’t want Atlas to return…and small towns keep their secrets for a reason.

Sea of Charms by Sarah Beth Durst

Sea of Charms by Sarah Beth Durst

Marin has always belonged on the great blue sea.

 

Betrayed by love, she lives and works as a supply runner, sailing from island to island, delivering an array of goods with Perri the sea serpent and Ree the sailor shrub as her crew.

On one of her routine trips to the capital, Alyssium, Marin finds a revolution underway — and a friend in the line of fire.

What starts as a rescue evolves into a deal: Marin will keep Dax on as a member of her crew if he pretends to be her boyfriend at the End-of-Harvest Festival back home.

But against her better judgment, Marin finds herself intrigued by his stubbornness, his passion for stories, his charming smile — and realizes that perhaps she isn’t saving him.

 

Maybe it’s the other way around.

Resist Me by Kelsie Rae

Resist Me by Kelsie Rae

Ford Harden just paid twelve thousand dollars for a date with me. Me. And I have no idea why.

Ford is bad news. He handles the money for his family's underground gambling ring, and weaponizes his smirk on every girl who looks his way. Not that I'm paying attention. I'm just trying to pass math, keep my sourdough starter alive, figure out my "sort of" thing with a very nice firefighter, and stay out of Ford's orbit entirely. Easy, right?

Except his brother is dating my best friend. And I showed up to a tutoring session and got a half-naked Ford instead. And I caught something in his eyes I wasn't supposed to see hidden beneath the smirk and the lime-green Jaguar. And I let my best friend talk me into a dating auction… which is for charity. Okay?

Now, here I am. On a stage. In a slinky black dress. Watching the billionaire prince of Harden Heights raise his hand and outbid every guy in the room. Me. June Withers. The curvy, working-class girl-next-door who's best friends with his brother's girlfriend. Twelve thousand dollars. For one night.

He's an experienced player. I'm in over my head. And the way he's looking at me isn't a dare anymore. It's a promise. The question isn't whether Ford Harden is trouble. The question is why a guy who's had everyone is suddenly only looking at me.


And whether I'm reckless enough to find out.

Unbridled by Ariel Hendrix

Unbridled by Ariel Hendrix

She’s a divorced single mom. She has trauma, baggage, and rowdy twin boys. I’m younger than her. A bull rider with a history of leaving before the sun rises.

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The age gap, the drama with her ex, the kids—she has a mountain of reasons to choose from for why she doesn’t want me. I try to accept it, but something in her sad green eyes wrecks me.

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When her apartment goes up in flames, I offer up my bunkhouse for her to live in, rent-free. Our physical attraction is undeniable. We’re unable to resist the temptation in close quarters.

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For the first time ever, I want more. But she doesn’t.

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Then her ex proves that abusers never change, and not even her kids are safe with him. I’ll bury him before I watch him hurt anyone else.

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Dallas has had enough of violence from men, so when she sees the dark side of me, she has every right to turn tail and run.

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The problem is, she’d be taking what’s left of my heart with her.

Zone by Tia Louise

Zone by Tia Louise

As the youngest son in the Bradford football dynasty, I’ve spent my whole life being compared to someone else. The last thing I need is an influencer building her platform on my mistakes.

So naturally, I confront her.
Then I kiss her.
Again.
And Again.

Now we’re hiding a secret relationship that could destroy both our careers, and I’m falling for the one woman who refuses to go easy on me.

When a baby shows up on my doorstep, she stays to help, and we find ourselves wrangling poopy diapers, unexplained crying, and a little girl who makes us feel things we’re not ready to admit.

Naturally, the paps catch us, a photo is leaked, and our whole relationship goes viral. Everything is put on the line, and we’re forced to choose: walk away or risk it all to stay in the Zone.

Just for the Plot by Meghan Quinn

Just for the Plot by Meghan Quinn

His sister's best friend is strictly off-limits. But sometimes breaking the rules makes the plot much more interesting . . .

Bennett Brinkman is San Francisco baseball's golden boy - focused, disciplined, and very bad at ignoring the one woman he shouldn't want. Falling for his sister's best friend was inevitable, even though she's known him since he was an awkward teenager . . . and still insists on seeing him that way.

Bower knows exactly why wanting Bennett is a terrible idea. She's fiercely loyal to her best friend, and falling for her brother could blow everything up. But when she moves into Bennett's apartment building, and ropes Bennett into their own personal smutty book club, things start to get . . . spicy.

This romance is strictly forbidden. They're both the last person the other should want. But Bennett has known what he wants from Bower for a long time - and it isn't friendship.

 

And he has a plan to show his sister's best friend that the best ending to their story might be the one she's most afraid to try.

A Simple Love by Melanie Moreland

A Simple Love by Melanie Moreland

Oliver Hart
A well-known, leading Hollywood heartthrob is suddenly on the downslide.
Gossip and whispers of trouble follow him these days.
His latest project is yanked away, and a new role is offered to him.
One that sends him back home to the small town of Richton.
To the location of his greatest regret.
To where she is.

Kassie Brennan
The girl he once loved.
The one he left behind.
How will she react when she discovers he’s there?
Closer than either one of them realized?
Can the past stay in the past?
Or will their hearts decide their future?

Tracked by Rebecca Sharp

Tracked by Rebecca Sharp

To infiltrate a wilderness retreat and find her missing sister, she must pose as the girlfriend of a rugged survivalist. The problem? He’s her sister’s ex, and the man she’s always desired. The danger? Their pretend passion is turning real.

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When ER doctor Lara Crane’s sister vanishes in the Wyoming wilderness, she turns to the one man with the skills to find her—the one man she shouldn’t want. Professional tracker Calder Stone is her sister’s ex-boyfriend and the forbidden attraction Lara has buried for twelve years.

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For Calder, a survivalist who lives by control and careful rules, Lara has always been the exception. Their search leads to a remote couples-only retreat hiding deadly secrets. The only way in? Pose as lovers. But in the intimate confines of their undercover charade, pretending reveals a desire that’s dangerously real.

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As they uncover the sinister truth behind the retreat—and her sister’s disappearance—someone will kill to keep it buried. Trapped in a wilderness where danger lurks behind every tree and their forbidden desire ignites with every stolen touch, Lara and Calder must risk it all to survive. Including their hearts.

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