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July 29, 2025
It’s Official – The Greek’s Wife Returns Launches Today
I’m so excited that The Greek’s Wife Returns is finally releasing on all platforms!
I know Carmel was a bit of a pill in Maid to Marry, but you’re going to love the way she’s turning her life around. All she has to do is divorce her secret husband and she can truly move on from her messy past.
Damian, however, is not of a mind to give her anything she might want.
Readers on Goodreads are already showing these two some love. Helen gave it 5 stars and said:
“I loved this one from start to finish”
Patty also gave it 5 stars and said:
“The characters are wonderful…Worth the read”
Damian is my favorite type of hero–the one who has been in love the whole time and doesn’t see it.
Carmel is flawed and flippant and so darned in need of being loved for herself, it’s painful–and wonderful when she gets exactly that.
Read more or get your copy now with the links below:
QUICKLINKS: The Greek’s Wife Returns Read an Excerpt ✻ BuyAll about the Davenport Duet
More Passionate Worldwide Romance
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July 28, 2025
Dear Reader - Afternoon Delight
Afternoon Delight by Dani CollinsDear Reader,
Have you been craving lighter, funnier reads? Something with an older heroine who is no longer taking any guff and isn't afraid to say so? I have. That's why I wrote Afternoon Delight.
If you're a fan of my Harlequin Presents, you'll still find some angsty moments in this, but the focus is more on Meg trying to figure out her life post-divorce. She's wants to make sure everyone around her is okay before she confronts her own issues, so she takes over her friend's store then falls for the younger man in the shop next door.
Zak is such a sweetheart. Some might call him a cinnamon-roll, I guess? I just wrote a guy I thought Meg deserved. He's funny and thoughtful and gorgeous. He falls for her fast, but he's dealing with his own life stuff, making it hard for either of them to see a way to be together.
Since I like a spicy read myself, I gave them an afternoon of delight then let them figure things out from there. If you like tenderness with your spice, you'll love this story.
My hope is that you get a lot of laughs as you accompany them on their journey and close the book with a sigh of contentment.
Happy reading,
Dani
P.S. It releases August 19, but did you know you can get it Aug 9 if you order direct from me? Buy on Dani's Bookshop here.
July 8, 2025
Welcome to Dani’s Bookshop!
VERY exciting news today! I’m throwing open the doors to my online book shop. Now you can purchase my indie titles direct from me, the author! Hooray!!
Why sell direct to readers, you ask?
Many reasons.
I started thinking about it when I got the rights back on the short stories from the Fetish Collection. I wanted to reissue them indie-style, and individually, because some readers are only interested in one or two stories and don’t want to buy the whole collection.
Also, super-spicy stories are sometimes suppressed by the retailer algorithms so direct sales made sense to me.
Fun Fact: They’re available exclusively on my shop right now as Fancy Foibles novelettes.
Once I got my brain wrapped around the idea of my own shop, I felt more excitement than I have in a long while. All the middlemen are gone. It’s just you and me. That feels great to me.
Plus, as AI takes hold, I think discerning readers like you will appreciate knowing you’re buying stories that are 100% organic, author-cultivated, no synthetic adjectives. You’re getting the apples straight from the tree.
I decided to make the jump as I put the finishing touches on Afternoon Delight. I saw an opportunity to offer it early to my top fans. Which means if you pre-order from my shop, you’ll start reading 10 days earlier than the book’s official launch date of August 19th.
Ready to look around? Be sure to click on All Books to see the full selection.
Still have questions? Check out my FAQ’s.
ICYMI – The Forgotten Prince
Don’t Forget! You can get 54 Fractured Fairytale eBooks over on Prolificworks!
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July 3, 2025
The Prospector’s Only Prospect – Only 99c
Flash Sale! The Prospector’s Only Prospect has been marked down for a Kindle Goldbox promotion on July 6th, but the price has already dropped.
Visit the old west where Marigold uses her sister’s mail-order-bride ticket to show up in Denver and she is not the bride Virgil ordered.
Nevertheless, he has three young children who need a caregiver and, frankly, so does he.
From Goodreads:
“Oh yeahhhhh!! So so good! I love everything single thing about this book. I would change absolutely nothing about it…” ~Marceline, 5 stars
It *looks* like the book has been marked down on *all* retailers, but please check before you hit ‘buy.’
And hey! Did you know there’s a follow-up book about Virgil’s best friend, Owen called The Saloon Girl’s Only Shot?
Owen has always dreamed of opening his own saloon and when he does, the only saloon girl he can get is the one who’s been fired from every other bar in town.
Like the first book, The Saloon Girl’s Only Shot is funny and heartbreaking and, instead of children, there is a silly dog to help bring them together. Find all your links here:
QUICKLINKS: The Prospector’s Only Prospect Read an Excerpt ✻ BuyAll about the Quail's Creek Series
More Ardent Historical Romance
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July 1, 2025
Goodreads Giveaway – Afternoon Delight
Are you in the US? Want a chance to win a digital copy of Afternoon Delight?
Enter the Goodreads Giveaway here.
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Afternoon Delightby Dani CollinsGiveaway ends July 21, 2025.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
The Greek’s Wife Returns (early?)
Are you as anxious for The Greek’s Wife Returns as I am?
Good news! You can get this one from Harlequin.com or Mills & Boon UK today.
If you loved the very problematic and sarcastic Carmel in Maid to Marry, you’re going to love seeing her own her messy self and win back her secret husband in The Greek’s Wife Returns.
I seriously adore these two.
Damian is my favorite type of hero–the one who has been in love the whole time and doesn’t see it.
Carmel is flawed and flippant and so darned in need of being loved for herself, it’s painful–and wonderful when she gets exactly that.
The Greek’s Wife Returns will release everywhere on July 29th. Follow the link below to preorder now.
QUICKLINKS: The Greek’s Wife Returns Read an Excerpt ✻ BuyAll about the Davenport Duet
More Passionate Worldwide Romance
New to Dani? Find your next read→
June 28, 2025
KU – His Mistress with Two Secrets
Heads up! I just noticed that His Mistress With Two Secrets is in Kindle Unlimited.
If you like twins and arrogant billionaires who get utterly destroyed by love, you’ll want to read this one.
Cinnia is having a torrid affair with Henri when she discovers she’s pregnant. She asks him if he plans to marry her and he says no. His family has been hounded by paparazzi his whole life. He won’t subject a wife and child to that.
So Cinnia leaves him, which makes him very grumpy. Then he learns she’s pregnant. And, you guess it, it’s twins.
His Mistress With Two Secrets is book two in my Sauveterre Siblings quartet and this is a great time to dive into them.
Why? Because about a year ago, a fan asked me if I was ever going to revisit them. I promptly wrote the book that comes out this November, Boss’s Christmas Baby Acquisition, about Cinnia’s sister.
You can read the quartet in any order and can learn more here:
QUICKLINKS: His Mistress with Two Secrets Read an Excerpt ✻ BuyAll about the Sauveterre Siblings
More Passionate Worldwide Romance
New to Dani? Find your next read→
June 24, 2025
Afternoon Delight ~ Cover Reveal
How delightful is this cover for Afternoon Delight?
I’m so thrilled with everything about this book–the cover, the story, the publisher (me!) It releases Aug 19th and I cannot wait to share it with you.
It’s never too late to toy with change…
Freshly divorced and nearing forty, Meg regrets making all the safe choices. When her best friend needs surgery, Meg puts her accounting career on hold to run her friend’s racy adult toy shop—but her vanilla life never prepared her for this!
At thirty-two, Zak leaves the tech world for his dad’s antique store, wanting time with him before dementia erases his father’s memories. He’s Meg’s landlord, but she becomes his confidante, distracting him from his troubles with her suggestive puns and amusing misadventures.
Flirty banter leads to test-driving toys together, but Meg knows they won’t last. Their age-gap puts them in different life-stages and she lives in Toronto. A few afternoons of delight can’t change her life. Can they?
Afternoon Delight is a stand-alone, slow-burn to steamy older woman/younger man romance. No cliffhangers, no cheating, just laughs, chemistry, and heart.
QUICKLINKS: Afternoon Delight Read an Excerpt ✻ BuyNew to Dani? Find your next read→
June 5, 2025
Hop On the Forgotten Prince (and more!)
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Jump onthese exclusive and original novels and short stories that breathe new life into classic fairy tales–including my novella The Forgotten Prince based on The Frog Prince.
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