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Ask a Matchmaker by Maria Avgitidis

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From renowned, fourth-generation matchmaker, Maria Avgitidis, comes a fresh, modern dating book that meets anyone navigating the world of dating and relationships where they’re at, helping them to attract and grow the partnership of their dreams.

In today’s world, dating can feel like a never-ending cycle of swipes and small talk, where real connections are hard to come by. But the dream of meeting “The One” isn’t out of reach. Blending personal stories and professional insights, Maria Avgitidis, or Matchmaker Maria, offers the kind of straight-talking, no-nonsense advice that only a true friend can give, guiding you to understand your dating options in a whole new way. By covering everything from personality typing systems to compatibility to Maria’s own developed rules and theories, Ask a Matchmaker equips you to diagnose your own relationship dilemmas and address them with confidence.

Designed for Disaster (Manhattan Bossholes #3) by Leslie North

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First, Coffeezilla torpedoes my career as a barista.
Then he dangles my dream job like a carrot on a stick.
So what do I do? Make a deal with the devil.

I learned the hard way: trust no one.
That’s why I’m stuck serving lattes in the first place.
Then Trent Saunders, aka Satan, waltzes in.

Mr. Hot Shot is too busy barking into his phone to stop and read.
Is it my fault he missed the big DO NOT USE sign on the table?
OK, maybe I shouldn’t have laughed when he spilled coffee all over himself.
But he deserved it.

And for that the Table Tyrant got me fired!
At least I got the last word. Or so I thought…

Because it turns out, this gorgeous grump is the answer to my professional prayers.
He wants me to design high-end furniture for his grandmother.
A sweet old woman who mistakes me for his girlfriend.

And does this genius bosshole correct her?
No! He asks me to play along!
Which means I’m stuck fake dating a man I loathe.

What’s even more annoying? He might not be a total villain.
He’s actually kind of sweet. Sometimes.
But I’m not about to fall for his whole “good guy’ routine.

I mean, what kind of a woman would I be if I fell for a bosshole?

Designed for Disaster is a laugh-out-loud billionaire bosshole rom-com brimming with enemies-to-lovers tension, fake dating antics, and grumpy-sunshine vibes. With sizzling chemistry, sharp banter, and plenty of heart, this story is as addictive as your favorite latte—steamy, bold, and impossible to put down!

One Goal in Mind (Needing to Score Book 3) by Irene Bahrd

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After an incredible night with a flirtatious hockey goalie, Scarlett North returns home to Québec to a new physical therapy position with his rival team. Between her new job, her brother being one of his coaches, and thousands of miles between them, being friends with Russell Campbell is the safest—and only—option.

Except, Russ has one goal… and he’s playing for keeps.

When there’s an altercation with a player, Russ is suspended for the remainder of the season. With his friendship with Scarlett the only thing left to lose, he’s ready to finally admit his feelings for her, taking a shot at something more with his best friend.

One Goal in Mind is a deliciously spicy romantic comedy novella, intended for mature audiences. Just because it’s a romcom, doesn’t mean you should forget to check your content warnings…

Vicious Games (The Next Vicious Generation #2) by Ivy Fox

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Vicious Games is the second installment in this action-packed and drama-filled mafia romance series from USA Today Bestselling Author Ivy Fox.

“Enter the dangerous world of power, passion, and forbidden love in The Next Vicious Generation—where blind loyalty always comes at a price.”

I was born for this—the Outfit, the power, the legacy.
I can’t wait to take the omertà and finally be a made man.
Sure, there are rules but I’ve never met one I couldn’t bend.
They don’t call me Lucky for nothing.
Everything was going according to plan… until she punched me in the face.
Frankie O’Malley, the orphan with more fire than sense. The girl who doesn’t belong, yet somehow owns every damn room she walks into. She’s the only person at Sacred Heart Academy who doesn’t fear me—or my last name.
Now I’m stuck tutoring her, a punishment for my latest prank.
At first, I can’t stand her.
But then… I don’t just like her—I need her.
There’s only one problem. She’s set on becoming a nun.
Frankie belongs to God.
I belong to the Outfit.
But what if we were meant to belong to each other?

What can you expect from Vicious Games:
– Forbidden Romance
– Forced Proximity
– Enemies to Lovers
– Slow Burn
– Strong Plus Size Heroine
– Boy Obsessed
– Coming of Age/First Love
– Touch her and die vibes
– Revenge, drama and lies
– And a whole lot of ANGST!

Author’s note: The Next Vicious Generation is an interconnected standalone series that serves as a spin-off to the Rotten Love Duet. Each book in this series will focus on one of the Romano siblings and their love interest. However, all books in this series have an entwined subplot that will only be resolved in the final book. Recommended 18+ due to mature language and situations.

 

Beneath the Burning Sea (Kingmaker Chronicles, #5) by Amanda Bouchet

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SHE’LL BURN BRIGHT ENOUGH TO RIVAL GODS

Separated from everyone they know and love, sworn warriors (and warring allies) Bellanca and Carver are on a gods-given mission: travel to the famed realm of Atlantis, fight through every danger that awaits them, and find the Shard of Olympus in order to end Atlantis’s generations-long magical punishment—all in Zeus’s name.

Zeus needs an army if he has any hope of stopping Olympus’s bloody coup, and headstrong fire Magoi Bellanca knows it’s her duty to deliver one no matter the cost…to herself, to her own growing magic, or to the man she’s come to desire with all the flames in her heart.

He left everything behind in order to guard her back as she faces down her destiny, and Carver swears that together, they can overcome any obstacle. But finding the shard is no easy task, and it’s not long before Bellanca and Carver are dragged into the center of a deadly game of gods…one not even their combined hearts may be strong enough to survive.

Fractured Future (Anaconda Tales #1) by J Rose

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From the bestselling author of Blackwood Institute and Sabre Security comes a gritty battle against the criminal underworld with a tough-as-nails heroine and the agents determined to love her rough edges.

I am Asset 768.
Victim. Survivor. Now… Agent.

After six years of underground fights, a saviour emerges from the shadows. With secret-filled onyx eyes and a past as tangled as mine, his salvation from the cartel has strings attached.

I’m a bargaining chip, delivered to my brother’s best friend and the infamous Anaconda Team. Yet freedom is a bittersweet victory that comes at a cost.

Haunted by my time in captivity and memories forged in violence, I’m offered a lifeline: Join Sabre Security. In return, they’ll help me to enact justice against my traffickers.

But the real danger isn’t my unrelenting thirst for vengeance—it’s my powerful, possessive teammates who will prove to be far deadlier than the fighting pits.

Close quarters blur boundaries, melting professionalism into forbidden lust. I want to take back all that I lost, and not even the threat of my captor hunting down his stolen asset can stop me from filling the chasm he carved inside me.

He thinks I’m just a number.
He’ll soon learn I’m his reckoning.

Set in the J Rose shared universe, Fractured Future (Anaconda Tales #1) is the first book in a dark, why choose trilogy that must be read in order. Full TW available inside the book.

Storm Wood (Elven Kingdoms, #3) by Donna Grant

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Deepest loyalty. Fiercest defiance.

I never wanted to fall in love. My sister’s disappearance damaged me for such things. I’ve devoted my life finding her—no matter where that leads me.

I could never have imagined it would bring me to him. A human with haunting celadon eyes and a determination that rivals my own. He’s strong, brash, and gorgeous.

Maybe that’s why I was caught off guard when he acknowledged that I was a covert agent. It’s a secret few know, and if word gets out, I’m as good as dead.

Too much rides on my identity remaining hidden. I have no choice but to help him navigate the perilous depths of the Below—and all who reside there.

But the lines that were once so vivid between us slowly begin to blur. We have only each other to survive and trusting him with my life is one thing. With my heart…that’s something I can’t even consider.

Yet, I can’t stop wondering what his lips would feel like against mine. I can’t help the ache I feel to be near him. And I can lie to him, but not myself. I crave his hard body next to me.

I never wanted to fall in love…but he stole my heart before I had a chance to safeguard it.

Now fate is pulling us apart, but I intend to fight for him. For us.

Even if it means my death.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Donna Grant weaves a captivating story of daring choices, unlikely alliances, and the enduring strength of hope in the thrilling third installment of her acclaimed Elven Kingdoms series.

Soul Obsession by Kalista Neith

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Mothers, hear me. My fate cannot lie beneath another man.

Astrid understood her virginity would be traded like a gambling marker. For all her power, her father only saw her worth within the constraints of a marital bed. She was a princess, blessed with soul-weaving magic. A symbol of Clorea. A commodity to be exploited for the success and longevity of her kingdom—only to have a soul drinking assassin decimate her family and court.

 

I would kill a god to possess her.

Dimitri was a death spirit, an assassin. But fear sours the soul. He’d taken thousands, each leaving the putrid taste of rot on his tongue. All except her. Infatuated with the taste of Astrid’s vicious soul, Dimitri claims her as his right of conquest and vows she will never escape him.

 

A Soul Weaver and Soul Drinker Clash

Abducted and forcibly married to the demented soul drinker, Astrid recognizes Dimitri as a sword fate has placed in her path. It is now up to her to determine if she’s meant to wield him, or if he’s a razored-edge destined for her throat.

 

Fate is not meant to be easy.

It’s meant to be traversed.

Fallen Court (Filthy Rich Fae #2) by Geneva Lee

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Fans of Crescent City and Scarlett St. Clair will be swept into a world of ruthless fae, forbidden romance, and treacherous bargains in this spellbinding fantasy romance.

One fae prince. One deadly bargain. And a mortal caught between desire and damnation.

Cate thought she knew darkness. As a trauma nurse, she had witnessed the worst of humanity. But nothing—not the blood, the violence, or the despair—could have prepared her for the fae underworld. A realm where beauty is a weapon, desire is a trap, and mortals who stray too far don’t return.

She almost didn’t.

Until Lachlan Gage—shadowed, ruthless, and feared even among his own kind—bound her to him with a deadly bargain. As the prince of New Orleans and ruler of the Nether Court, he is as much a curse as he is salvation. And with the Wild Hunt at his heels and war stirring between the fae courts, even his protection may not be enough to save her.

Because Cate is more than just his reluctant mortal. She is wanted. Coveted. And the prince of the Hallow Court will do anything to claim her.

But something ancient is rising in the dark, warping fae magic into something unnatural and cruel. It has nothing to do with Cate’s past—or so she tells herself. Even though the ring left behind by her mother whispers otherwise.

There is only one thing more dangerous than the fae who would kill for her.

The fae who would die for her.

And Lachlan Gage has never been one to lose.

The Lies of Mortals by Malarie Weber

 

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– An addictive and unforgettable epic fantasy with action and intrigue, delicious banter, and a slow-burn enemies to lovers romance that will leave you breathless –

 

THE FATE OF ALL TO THE FATE OF ONE.

 

The gods weren’t supposed to rebel, but one had. Humans couldn’t cross The Veil, yet one did. Locked away in a bloodline, a long-awaited power awakens. A great change is coming, and the realms will tremble when it unfolds.

 

There was a time when The Veil didn’t exist, and humans and fae occupied their respective realms without quarrel. But that was long ago, in an age before a fallen god waged war against the realms, and The Veil went up at the hands of the fae.

 

Now, an ancient prophecy is on the cusp of unfolding. And Auren Everton, a human with a talent for swordplay, surely didn’t expect to have direct ties to it.

Auren has always known she was destined for more, and fate seems to have given her an opportunity when she receives an invitation to compete in the king’s competition for a place in his King’s Guard. But the hand that the gods and the fates have dealt her is not what it seems. In a strange turn of events, she makes an enemy of the prince, finds herself on the run, and is brought face to face with the beings that history has taught her to fear.

 

When a fae High Lord with a mysterious, dark power takes an interest in her, the prophecy begins to unravel. Unbeknownst to them, their fates are intertwined, and as romance takes hold, Auren’s reality is shaken to its core. What she thought she knew of her realm, of the fae, of herself, is far from the truth. And what runs in her blood is crucial to the fate of every mortal.

 

In a realm of magic and betrayal, threats lurk around every corner, and there is more than one cunning fae vying for her. If she embraces her fate, she can right the wrongs and bring about a new and prosperous age. If she doesn’t, she will doom them all.