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Love Unwritten by Lauren Asher

Rafael
Ellie Sinclair is a hopeless romantic who writes love songs.
I’m a struggling workaholic who could inspire a hundred breakup albums.
On paper, we have nothing in common except for my son.
For eight months, I avoid her until our summer trip.
Fourteen days. Two islands. And one nanny I shouldn’t be attracted to.
Spending time with Ellie is expected, but enjoying her company?
That isn’t part of our travel plans.
After my divorce, I swore to protect my heart at all costs.
Even if it means breaking hers in the process.

Ellie
What’s worse than working for a grumpy single dad?
Admitting that I once had a secret crush on him in high school.
Thankfully, Rafael Lopez and I have changed since we graduated from Wisteria
High.
He is a billionaire with a company to run and a child to take care of.
I’m an unemployed songwriter he hired to watch his son and teach music.
We coexist without any issues until a vacation changes everything.
Lines blur and old feelings for Rafael return with vengeance as I face a new
dilemma.
Being his son’s nanny is one thing, but wishing for more?
Sounds like a heartbreak song waiting to be written.

Tropes: Single dad x nanny, small town, forced proximity, summer trip, billionaire hero

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Honey Cut (Lyonesse, #2) by Sierra Simone

I have one job in this arranged marriage, and that’sto seduce my husband.

It should be easy; I’m the heiress to a transatlantic fortune, bred and raised to make a good match. I’ve spent a lifetime building up my endurance, my discipline, my dedication to my god and my church. The danger lies in falling for the devil who put his ring on my finger—a mistake I made years ago, and can’t afford to make again.

There is one more danger: handsome and green-eyed, emotionally wounded. Tristan Thomas, former soldier and my new husband’s bodyguard. A hero who stole my heart with salt-soaked kisses on the sea.

But Lyonesse is not like other places, and this isn’t like other marriages. Soon Tristan, Mark, and I are tangled in a knot of vicious jealousy and gorgeous wickedness, where suspicion is an aphrodisiac and secrets and vows are one and the same.

And there is something far darker at play than my real purpose, than the machinations of the Church I serve. Darker even than the twisted longings of my own heart. Because my husband has secrets of his own, and the reason he’ll stop at nothing to possess me could slice my soul deeper than the honeysuckle-hilted knife he gave me once upon a time.

Because when it comes to Mark Trevena and his games, the first cut is more than the deepest—it’s the sweetest.

And he always leaves you begging for more…

Honey Cut is the second book in the Lyonesse Trilogy.

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Meet at Midnight (Umbra Valley #1) by Lux Oleander

Two years ago I made her my final girl. Perhaps I’m a little obsessed. The shrine covering my bedroom wall would certainly agree. I’ve even played out a few scenarios that end with her taking my knife in much more creative ways than usual.

Today is the day I finally take her life.

I’m ramping up the carnage and tying up loose ends in bloody bows. There’s another serial killer in Umbra Valley and the Massacre Maniac won’t be outdone. However, our local femme fatale isn’t waiting around for me to kill my obsession. Appears she hates me as much as I hate her.

“Meet at midnight”, that’s what the letter says. Cute.

Don’t tango with the devil, sweetheart. You’re about to learn that he doesn’t play fair…

Expect this thriller romance to include:

Rival serial killersMxF dark romanceMasks + Hidden IdentitiesDangerous lovers who never stop going for the kill

Author Notes: Each book in the Umbra Valley series will feature a new couple. This book can be read as a standalone.

Audiobook narrated by Colt Carter, Ash Kingsley

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Kat’s Bloom: A Fairy Tale Retelling (Fairy Tale Realm Series Book 3) by Leslie Crowne

An Adult Fairy Tale Retelling, based on the beloved tale of Puss In Boots!

A Palace Healer cast out of court after a mysterious death. A broken man determined to defeat the monster from his past. When their fates collide, they must work together to solve the mystery before more lives are lost.
Who would have thought their greatest ally would be a talking cat?

Katriel

When my mother, the King’s Healer, dies suddenly, I am cast out of the palace without explanation. Devastated, and deep in grief, I find a new place to heal people—in the poorest part of town. I dedicate myself to my craft, hoping one day my innate healing magic will bloom, and I can be as great a Healer as my beloved mother.

Along with my best friend Barnaby, a cursed cat who can talk, I settle into my new life. But something about my mother’s death was strange, and I begin to suspect she was murdered. Then, Arlen Rust shows up to evict me from the cottage where I practice healing. I have nowhere else to go, and the people here need me, so I fight back.

I learn the brooding, handsome rogue has his own secrets. He also has particular knowledge of a muddy, soul-sucking creature that has been attacking the citizens. To save lives, we begin to help each other, and our chilly hostility slowly turns to friendship, igniting a fire between us as our attraction grows.

Once my enemy, Arlen has become my protector. After I’m almost kidnapped, we hatch a plan to get me into the palace so I can investigate my mother’s death and find out who wants me gone. It’s a risky venture for both of us, but so is falling in love.

Arlen

I’m the wayward son, the bad seed. My family shunned me after my mother died, and I’ve a been drifter since then.
When I inherit a run-down cottage, my plan is to sell it as soon as possible and go anywhere else. But the woman occupying it is some kind of local healer, and she has the whole community rallying behind her. I agree to a temporary situation, never intending to become more than her landlord.

Now Katriel Symon has me doing things I never thought I’d do—like confessing my deepest secrets, taking part in a ruse, and tolerating that blasted cat of hers. I’m falling for her, when I should have been long gone.

I’ll face anything to keep her safe—palace guards, the wrath of the king, even the monster who shattered my life so many years ago. But the biggest risk of all may be losing my heart.

Fairy Tale Realm Series– All stories in this series are set in the enchanting world of the Fairy Tale Realm, where each kingdom has its own type of magic, and the Fairy Tales you remember are retold in an unusual way. Oh, and the romances are epic!
This book is for readers 18 and over.

Kat’s Bloom (Fairy Tale Realm #3) by Leslie Crowne

An Adult Fairy Tale Retelling, based on the beloved tale of Puss In Boots!

A Palace Healer cast out of court after a mysterious death. A broken man determined to defeat the monster from his past. When their fates collide, they must work together to solve the mystery before more lives are lost.
Who would have thought their greatest ally would be a talking cat?

Katriel

When my mother, the King’s Healer, dies suddenly, I am cast out of the palace without explanation. Devastated, and deep in grief, I find a new place to heal people—in the poorest part of town. I dedicate myself to my craft, hoping one day my innate healing magic will bloom, and I can be as great a Healer as my beloved mother.

Along with my best friend Barnaby, a cursed cat who can talk, I settle into my new life. But something about my mother’s death was strange, and I begin to suspect she was murdered. Then, Arlen Rust shows up to evict me from the cottage where I practice healing. I have nowhere else to go, and the people here need me, so I fight back.

I learn the brooding, handsome rogue has his own secrets. He also has particular knowledge of a muddy, soul-sucking creature that has been attacking the citizens. To save lives, we begin to help each other, and our chilly hostility slowly turns to friendship, igniting a fire between us as our attraction grows.

Once my enemy, Arlen has become my protector. After I’m almost kidnapped, we hatch a plan to get me into the palace so I can investigate my mother’s death and find out who wants me gone. It’s a risky venture for both of us, but so is falling in love.

Arlen

I’m the wayward son, the bad seed. My family shunned me after my mother died, and I’ve a been drifter since then.
When I inherit a run-down cottage, my plan is to sell it as soon as possible and go anywhere else. But the woman occupying it is some kind of local healer, and she has the whole community rallying behind her. I agree to a temporary situation, never intending to become more than her landlord.

Now Katriel Symon has me doing things I never thought I’d do—like confessing my deepest secrets, taking part in a ruse, and tolerating that blasted cat of hers. I’m falling for her, when I should have been long gone.

I’ll face anything to keep her safe—palace guards, the wrath of the king, even the monster who shattered my life so many years ago. But the biggest risk of all may be losing my heart.

Fairy Tale Realm Series– All stories in this series are set in the enchanting world of the Fairy Tale Realm, where each kingdom has its own type of magic, and the Fairy Tales you remember are retold in an unusual way. Oh, and the romances are epic!
This book is for readers 18 and over.

https://amzn.to/4exj0AD

 

Love Unwritten (Lakefront Billionaires, #2) by Lauren Asher

Rafael
Ellie Sinclair is a hopeless romantic who writes love songs.
I’m a struggling workaholic who could inspire a hundred breakup albums.
On paper, we have nothing in common except for my son.
For eight months, I avoid her until our summer trip.
Fourteen days. Two islands. And one nanny I shouldn’t be attracted to.
Spending time with Ellie is expected, but enjoying her company?
That isn’t part of our travel plans.
After my divorce, I swore to protect my heart at all costs.
Even if it means breaking hers in the process.

Ellie
What’s worse than working for a grumpy single dad?
Admitting that I once had a secret crush on him in high school.
Thankfully, Rafael Lopez and I have changed since we graduated from Wisteria High.
He is a billionaire with a company to run and a child to take care of.
I’m an unemployed songwriter he hired to watch his son and teach music.
We coexist without any issues until a vacation changes everything.
Lines blur and old feelings for Rafael return with vengeance as I face a new dilemma.
Being his son’s nanny is one thing, but wishing for more?
Sounds like a heartbreak song waiting to be written.

https://amzn.to/3RqFARj

Dancing with Sin by Alexandria Lee

An epic standalone forbidden romance from the Amazon Best Selling author Alexandria Lee.

Alice Monroe is a good person who is about to do a very bad thing.

All my life, I had worked tirelessly to achieve perfection.

Perfection was in my blood, and so was the art of dance. All that hard work had earned me my dream job as a professional dancer at the ripe age of twenty-four, the perfect boyfriend, and the naïve belief that perfection was built to last.

All it took was one night. One night to tear down everything I had built until I was left single, jobless, and my heart stained with betrayal. With my tail tucked between my legs, I drove me and my broken heart to Chicago to move in with my older sister until I was back on my feet.

Little did I know that this was just the beginning of my twist of fate nightmare.

Ethan Black was waiting for me in Chicago as a perfect stranger. A handsome, effortlessly charming, makes-my-heart-beat-out-of-my-chest stranger. I didn’t subscribe to the idea of soulmates before him, but now I’m convinced.

The only problem?

Ethan’s engaged to be wed to my sister.

Audiobook narrated by June deBorahae

https://amzn.to/3xh2e7P

Full Throttle (Reynolds Restoration #5) by Melanie Moreland

There’s a new mechanic in town.
Dom Salvatore.

Tall, serious, intense. A loner.
Exactly what he wants to be.
Until he meets her.
Cherry Gallagher.
Independent. Stubborn. Sexy as hell.
And not interested.
Or is she?
What happens when two lonely people open up and discover there is more to life than being alone?
When the sparks they feel become an inferno they can’t control?
When they discover the best part of each other is what they were missing?
Can they handle the full throttle of love?

Author’s Note: Join this found family in the final story set in the small town of Littleburn, Ontario, Canada. Where this group of blue-collar heroes learn to love fiercely the strong women in their lives.

https://amzn.to/3Xc2boh

The Best Friend and the Shortstop (The Final Score #3) by Ginger Scott

I’ve had a crush on my best friend, Alex Mendoza, for years, and I was finally going to tell him how I felt. But instead, I got cold feet. And now he thinks I’m interested in his teammate—my ex.

Of course, being the good friend he is, Alex has offered to make my ex jealous. What’s wrong with a little play flirting?

Well, for starters, I’m not playing.

Alex’s mom and mine are best friends, soul sisters forged together by growing up in the same small town. They say they didn’t plan it, but the fact that Alex and I were born two weeks apart has always felt very much part of their plan. Our birthday parties were always together. First days of school were the same. And when Alex got his own car, the passenger seat was literally labeled with my name—Nikki Thomas. Convenient since we were inseparable.

For most of my life, Alex has been like the big brother I never had. He’s always been my protector. And he’s always made me feel safe. But somewhere along the way, he started to make me feel other things too.

Now it’s his senior baseball season, and he has the talent to go pro. His dreams are all coming together. My life, on the other hand, is falling apart. I know Alex would support me if I told him my secrets. After all, that’s what best friends do. But maybe it’s my turn to be the protector. And if that means all I can have are a few pretend kisses, then perhaps that will have to be enough.

Unless it turns out Alex has been keeping secrets of his own.

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See Her (Turn it Up, #1) by Natalie Parker

If you are new to this series, THIS is the book to start with.

The same love story…just told in a different way.

The same things happen…they just happen differently.

With brand new content, this story has been revamped. The emotion, the intensity and the HEAT, have all been TURNED UP!

An emotionally captivating rock star romance… reading Jack and Mayzie’s journey was an amazing love story! Highly recommend! – Goodreads Review

Romance here was done very well. You could believe that these two were meant for each other right from the moment they locked eyes. – Goodreads Review

She walks into his life and wakes him up. But he also shakes her life up as well. They are so good together, they are such creative people in their own way and so supportive of the other. It’s interesting to see two creative people in one relationship that truly wants the other to succeed just as much if not more than that person. Watching them fall in love was a thing to see. – Goodreads Review

Jack is a ROCK GOD with a heart of gold. And holy cow is he just everything. I love that he is reserved, sexy as all hell, passionate about his music. – Goodreads Review

Blurb:

A music label wants my band… I just want her

I never knew a smile had the power to change the course of a life…

Until she smiled at me and shifted my world off its axis.

My band? Revitalized.

My writer’s block? Gone.

My heart? Hers.

There’s no way I couldn’t marry her the first chance I got.

They said we were crazy, that getting married so soon was insane.

I don’t care. I love her more than anything.

And then my band gets the call that changes everything…

My dreams are all coming true, but what will the sudden rush of rock and roll success do to our new marriage?

It’s going to take everything to manage this new rise to fame and life on the road while hanging onto the love of my life, but there’s no question…

I’m not doing this without her.

Audiobook narrated by Celia Stone, Walker Williams

https://amzn.to/4cdRaXZ