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Title: Christmas With YouAuthor: Heidi McLaughlin, L.P. D...

Title: Christmas With YouAuthor: Heidi McLaughlin, L.P. Dover, Cindi Madsen, RJ Prescott & Amy BriggsGenre: Contemporary RomanceRelease Date: Coming Winter 2018 Bestselling authors Heidi McLaughlin, L.P. Dover, Cindi Madsen, R.J. Prescott, and Amy Briggs invite you to celebrate Christmas in Friendship, Massachusetts, where small-town values mean that everyone gets into the holiday spirit and lends a helping hand. When an unlikely newcomer decides to join in and play matchmaker, five couples—each a complete love story by each of our five authors—get their happily ever afters during the happiest time of the year. And these authors share what the season truly means to them.HEIDI MCLAUGHLINHeidi McLaughlin is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of The Beaumont Series, The Boys of Summer, and The Archers.Originally, from the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont, with her husband, two daughters, and their three dogs.In 2012, Heidi turned her passion for reading into a full-fledged literary career, writing over twenty novels, including the acclaimed Forever My Girl.When writing isn't occupying her time, you can find her sitting courtside at either of her daughters' basketball games.Heidi's first novel, Forever My Girl, has been adapted into a motion picture with LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions, starring Alex Roe and Jessica Rothe, and opened in theaters on January 19, 2018, and is now available on DVD & Digital.
L.P. DOVER
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author L. P. Dover is a southern belle living in North Carolina with her husband and two beautiful girls. Before she began her literary journey she worked in periodontics, enjoying the wonderment of dental surgeries. She loves to write, but she also loves to play tennis, go on mountain hikes and white water rafting, and has a passion for singing. Her two youngest fans expect a concert each and every night before bedtime, usually Christmas carols. Dover has written countless novels, including her Forever Fae series, the Second Chances series, the Gloves Off series, the Armed & Dangerous series, the Royal Shifters series, the Society X series, the Circle of Justice series, and her standalone novel Love, Lies, and Deception. Her favorite genre to read and write is romantic suspense, but if she got to choose a setting in which to live, it would be with her faeries in the Land of the Fae.
CINDI MADSEN
Cindi Madsen is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance. She lives in Colorado with her husband, three children, an overly-dramatic tomcat, & an adorable one-eyed kitty named Agent Fury. You can visit Cindi at: www.cindimadsen.com, where you can sign up for her newsletter to get all the up-to-date information on her books.
R.J. PRESCOTT
USA Today bestselling author R.J. Prescott was born in Cardiff, South Wales, and studied law at the University of Bristol, England. Four weeks before graduation she fell in love, and stayed. Ten years later, she convinced her crazy, wonderful firefighter husband to move back to Cardiff where they now live with their two equally crazy sons. Her debut novel The Hurricane was an international bestseller and finalist in the Goodreads Awards in the category of debut author.
AMY BRIGGSAmy Briggs is a Texas based writer. Formerly a firefighter and EMT in New Jersey living next to a military base, Amy was initially drawn to creating stories around emergency services and the military, and draws on her experiences to show the depth and emotional side of the lifestyle. Her love of fairy tales carries through each of her novels and she hopes to inspire readers to fall in love with love. HOSTED BY:

A Standalone Contemporary Romance Novel By: N...

A Standalone Contemporary Romance Novel By: NY Times, USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author, Penelope Ward
RELEASE DATE: Monday, August 27, 2018 Synopsis: From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new, sexy STANDALONE novel. We met in the least likely of places. It started out innocently enough. I was “ScreenGod” and she was “Montana,” but of course, those weren’t our actual names, just the virtual cloaks we hid behind. Logging in at night and talking to her was my escape—my sanctuary. Her real name was Eden, I’d soon come to find out. From the first time we connected online, I found myself transfixed. She was an addiction. At first, we knew nothing about each other’s real identities…and she was adamant that we keep things that way. Anonymity had no effect on our unstoppable chemistry, though. If anything, it allowed us to open up even more in ways we may not have otherwise. Eden was funny, intelligent, gorgeous—everything I’d ever wanted in a woman. But I couldn’t really have her. I had accepted things would have to stay the way they were—until the day I found a clue that led me straight to her. So I took a chance. And that was when our love story really began.
Photo/Cover Details: Cover designer: Letitia Hasser, RBA designsCover Model: Eddy PutterCover Photography: Nicole Langholz**Watch out for a special excerpt sneak peek of Love Online on August 22nd!!** LINKS TO LOVE ONLINE: Amazon Paperback Pre-order ➜ https://amzn.to/2OcMHus Exclusive iBooks Preorder ➜ https://apple.co/2LzO4om Add to Goodreads ➜ http://bit.ly/2LJjHso Sign up to be alerted when it goes live on Amazon here: http://eepurl.com/MnXoH
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About the Author: Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism. With over one-point-five million books sold, she is a twenty-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over twenty novels. Sign up for Penelope’s mailing list: http://eepurl.com/MnXoH Find Penelope here: Website: http://www.penelopewardauthor.com Gmail: penelopewardauthor@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/penelopewardauthor Facebook Fan Group (Penelope’s Peeps): https://www.facebook.com/groups/PenelopesPeeps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PenelopeAuthor Instagram: @penelopewardauthor http://instagram.com/PenelopeWardAuthor/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7105545.Penelope_Ward?from_search=true
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Tie Breaker by P. Dangelico Release Date: July 25thSynops...

Tie Breaker by P. Dangelico Release Date: July 25th
Synopsis: All is fair in love and second chances.Professional tennis star and everybody’s darling, Maren Murphy is going home. Unfortunately, going home is the last thing she wants to do. She doesn’t know what’s worse, being named the executor of her grandfather’s estate, or having to deal with her grandfather’s business partner, Noah Callahan. That devil’s spawn may have broken her young, tender heart, but this time it’s advantage Murphy. If anyone’s calling game, set, and match, it’ll be Maren.Re-match on.Noah Callahan is a screw up. Well…he used to be a screw up. Bad boy reputations, however, are not easily shed. He’s been a successful business owner for over a decade. You would think the people in his hometown would’ve forgiven and forgotten already, but alas no. Until his one shot at redemption walks into his office. Maren Murphy is the only woman he ever loved––and the one he purposely drove away.She’s vowed to hate him for all eternity. He’s vowed to love her forever. Can a second chance be the tiebreaker.
Read Today! Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2LCe0zVAmazon UK: https://amzn.to/2A7Dq3XAdd to Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2KSNguIMeet P. DangelicoDangelico loves romance in all forms, cuddly creatures (four legged and two), really bloody sexy pulp, the NY Jets (although she’s reconsidering after this season), and to while away the day at the barn (apparently she does her best thinking shoveling horse crap). What she’s not enamored with is referring to herself in the third person and social media so don’t expect her to get on Twitter anytime soon. Oh, and although she was born in Italy, she’s been Jersey Strong since she turned six.Connect with P. Dangelico: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p.dangelico/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PDanAuthor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pdangelicoauthor/ Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2C91Fv7 Website: http://www.pdangelico.com/ Stay up to date with all things P. Dangelico. Join her mailing list, today: https://www.pdangelico.com/contact

From New York Times Bestselling author Rachel Van...

 
From New York Times Bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken, comes ENVY, a new novella in her Eagle Elite Series , brought to you by 1,001 Dark Nights! Be sure to grab your copy today! 
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes a new story in her Eagle Elite series…Every family has rules, the mafia just has more…. Do not speak to the bosses unless spoken to. Do not make eye contact unless you want to die. And above all else, do not fall in love. Renee Cassani’s future is set. Her betrothal is set. Her life, after nannying for the five families for the summer, is set Somebody should have told Vic Colezan that. He’s a man who doesn’t take no for an answer. And he only wants one thing. Her. Somebody should have told Renee that her bodyguard needed as much discipline as the kids she was nannying. Good thing Vic has a firm hand. 
Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon Canada Download the Free Kindle App   EXCERPT: I tried not to judge. It was hard. They were mafia bosses—I got it. Or at least I thought I understood it since I had grown up around it. But my upbringing wasn’t as severe. My dad was a Nicolasi and always kept things quiet around us. It wasn’t until I was twelve that I realized it wasn’t normal for us to make as much money as we did through two jewelry stores and five laundromats. I wrongly assumed that every business owner with a lot of cash drove a bulletproof Mercedes to protect their family. The older I got, the more horrified I became of the life my father lived, the life he forced us to live, and the complete unrest I felt every time I closed my eyes and prayed for him to come home. He was a made man. One of the best in the family, which meant Phoenix trusted him, which in turn meant he trusted me to watch his little boy. And every time Phoenix looked at his phone I wondered if it was my dad texting, if he was alive, if he was okay. He’d been gone for a month. We hadn’t heard from him except for a few “hey, I’m alive” texts. I hated this life. And I wanted out. “Renee.” Nixon leaned down and touched my shoulder. “Are you okay?” I stilled. Remembered not to look directly into his eyes and forced a smile. “I’m just tired, you know how it is.” “Kids do that to a person,” Phoenix piped in, finally sheathing the knives he’d apparently pulled out in the last few seconds that I’d been thinking about my dad. “We need to leave in five.” Nixon stood. I looked away. I had to. It made me sick to my stomach the blood these men had on their hands and the way they so casually talked about killing as if they were discussing the latest episode of This Is Us. I forced a smile at Serena and Junior just as the front door swung open, nearly coming off its hinges. There he stood. My nightmare. Vic Corazon Abandonato. In all his gory glory. Tight black pants. Tight black shirt. Enough guns strapped to him to win an all-out war. And no smile. The man never smiled. It wasn’t in his makeup to smile. The one time he smiled was at Chase, and I think it was just a happy accident because Chase looked as shocked as the rest of the group did. I glanced away, again making sure I wasn’t drawing attention to myself, and fed the kids. Vic was a silent killer. I imagined that people didn’t even know they were dying until they saw the blood running like a river from their chests. I shivered. That’s what assassins for the mafia did. They weren’t made men, they weren’t in line for boss. They did the dirty work-and they took the fall for it. They had one job. Protect the family at all costs.      
   
About Rachel Van Dyken: Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she’s not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor. She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband, adorable son, and two snoring boxers! She loves to hear from readers!
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Title: Listen PitchSeries: There's No Crying in BaseballA...

Title: Listen PitchSeries: There's No Crying in BaseballAuthor: Lani Lynn ValeGenre: Sports RomanceRelease Date: October 16, 2018Cover Model: Jacob WilsonPhotographer: FuriousFotog Rhys Rivera is the star short-stop for the Longview Lumberjacks. Many know him, even more love him. He has a pretty face, a quick smile, and an air of danger about him that everyone seems to adore.He’s not known as the bad boy of baseball for nothing.It all started with his father, who decided to be a criminal mob boss, then die.Fortunately for his uncle, Rhys wants absolutely nothing to do with the family business and runs before anyone can figure out which way is up.By the time his uncle, the successor to his father’s criminal empire, thinks to look for him, Rhys has made too big of a name for himself to be taken out quietly, and he wants to keep it that way.Fast forward eight years, and Rhys is living life one breath at a time, just waiting for the other shoe to drop. That shoe coming in the form of a nosy neighbor who has no idea just how hot she is in her mail carrier uniform.Her sweet little body and positive outlook on life make him want to laugh at how naïve she is when it comes to the way of the world.The harder he tries to stay away, the weaker he seems to get, until one day he decides to put his morals on hold long enough to satisfy his cravings.One time is all he needs—or so he tells himself.But then two pink lines change everything, and all of a sudden, he doesn’t have just himself to worry about anymore.
I’m a married mother of three. My kids are all under 8, so I can assure you that they are a handful. I’ve been with my paramedic husband now for ten years, and we’ve produced three offspring that are nothing like us. I live in the greatest state in the world, Texas. HOSTED BY:

Title: Quit Your Pitchin'Series: There's No Crying in Bas...

Title: Quit Your Pitchin'Series: There's No Crying in BaseballAuthor: Lani Lynn ValeGenre: Sports RomanceRelease Date: July 20, 2018Cover Model: Chase KetronPhotographer: FuriousFotog What’s wrong with my butt?She means those words to be directed toward the woman beside her, not him. But he can’t stop himselffrom answering. Not when her ass is the most magnificent thing he’s seen in his life.Apparently, answering her with ‘not a damn thing’ wasn’t what she was expecting.She likely wasn’t expecting the baseball she took to the face at his next at bat, either.All it takes is one ill-fated foul ball, and George Hoffman, Lumberjacks center fielder, falls head overheels in love with Wrigley Field—and yes, that is her real name.From that point forward, George and Wrigley fall into a fast whirlwind love that ends with them elopingto Vegas. And he has his potty mouth, titty bar owning, pain in the ass grandmother to thank for it.Not that he’s complaining or anything.Who wouldn’t want to be married to a woman that made his heart race like he was in the final game ofthe World Series?The only problem is trying to convince her of that.



George and Wrigley in this book were AMAZING!! I loved their chemistry and I loved the surprise twist that I did not see coming

Title: On the DLSeries: The MVP Duet #1Author: Laramie Br...

Title: On the DLSeries: The MVP Duet #1Author: Laramie BriscoeGenre: Sports/Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 20, 2018


Blurb
A second-chance romance as scorching hot as a baseball diamond in August.

Slater "Savage" Harlow

Winning the MVP award for the Birmingham Bandits last year was the highlight of my baseball career. It was the culmination of childhood dreams, calculated adult decisions, sacrifice, and a hell of a lot of focus. Tearing my ACL in spring training? Not what I expected at all.

Now I'm home, in small town Georgia, rehabbing in the comfort of my own home, with people I know. I'm connecting with friends I haven't had time to talk to in years, spending days at home with my parents, and getting to watch my little brother play minor league baseball.

What I don't expect is to see Malone Fulcher walking into Del's Diner one morning while having my coffee and egg whites.

She's old flame, the one who got away, and the woman I compare all others to.

Malone Fulcher

Spending the summer in my hometown wasn't what I had planned, but it's what I need. Recovering from a hard year, both personally and professionally, I need to reconnect with who I am. When my mom encouraged me to come home and do some soul searching, I can't say no.

Memories are all over this small town, from the Baptist Church to the east field on my parents farm, to the diner. On my second day in town, I decide to go in, memories be damned.

I lost my breath as soon as I saw "Savage" Harlow sitting alone at a booth. Our eyes lock, my heart flutters, and my hands shake - all the same way they did back in high school. But back then we couldn't make it work. Going our separate ways to differing colleges, we decided we weren't meant to be.

A decade later, as soon as our eyes meet, I'm wondering if we were right, because those green eyes of his do nothing but take me to a past that I can see being my future.

Author's Note: This does end in somewhat of a cliffhanger! 

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I think Laramie's writing is fantastic is this and it's different from what she's written before and that seems to be working for her. She might have just found a new niche. I mean, right now these stories are topping the 100 like crazy and this feels like gold to me, but I'm just one reader/author so what do I know? Maybe not a lot or maybe I do know enough to know a good thing when I see it. Here's the thing: you have her and Lani Lynn Vale who's got a similar series though not the same that's killing it and I think that Ms. Briscoe could do the same. The storyline war inspiring, kept me interested and the characters were three dimensional. I loved that!! Kudos❤❤

The much-anticipated release from USA Today Bestselling A...

The much-anticipated release from USA Today Bestselling Author, Lani Lynn Vale, is finally here! Get your copy of QUIT YOUR PITCHIN' today!
Title: QUIT YOUR PITCHIN’Author: Lani Lynn ValeGenre: Sports RomanceModel: Chase KetronPhotographer: FuriousfotogDesigner: Lani Lynn ValeRelease: July 20, 2018About QUIT YOUR PITCHIN' What’s wrong with my butt?She means those words to be directed toward the woman beside her, not him. But he can’t stop himself from answering. Not when her ass is the most magnificent thing he’s seen in his life.Apparently, answering her with ‘not a damn thing’ wasn’t what she was expecting.She likely wasn’t expecting the baseball she took to the face at his next at bat, either.All it takes is one ill-fated foul ball, and George Hoffman, Lumberjacks center fielder, falls head over heels in love with Wrigley Field—and yes, that is her real name.From that point forward, George and Wrigley fall into a fast whirlwind love that ends with them eloping to Vegas. And he has his potty mouth, titty bar owning, pain in the ass grandmother to thank for it.Not that he’s complaining or anything.Who wouldn’t want to be married to a woman that made his heart race like he was in the final game of the World Series?The only problem is trying to convince her of that.
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George and Wrigley in this book were AMAZING!! I loved their chemistry and I loved the surprise twist that I did not see coming

Title: SurrenderThe Final Harris Brother Duet #1Series: T...

Title: Surrender
The Final Harris Brother Duet #1Series: The Harris Brothers #4
Author: Amy DawsGenre: Sports RomanceRelease Date: July 19, 2018


Blurb
One night of complete surrender is all it takes.
Gareth Harris is Manchester United’s reclusive star defender. He has control over all aspects of his life. But a lifetime of supporting his siblings and filling in for an emotionally absent father has taken its toll.
Sloan Montgomery is a clothing stylist whose world was turned upside down when she found herself pregnant and moving to Manchester with a man who was never supposed to be her forever. Now recently divorced and struggling with shared custody of her daughter, control is a fleeting concept for this American living in England.
Both Gareth and Sloan are in need of a release.
A moment in time where they can forget about their pasts and family pressures...and just...
…surrender.
No one could predict what happens when both of their defences are down.
Surrender is part one of The Final Harris Brother Duet and concludes with Dominate. The Final Harris Brother Duet reads great as a duo, but to maximize enjoyment, check out the first three brothers’ books in Challenge, Endurance, and Keeper. 

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This was an awesome addition tip the series and final book and I'm so sorry to see it end. Part of me wishes it could go on forever but alas it can't!! This was the best out of all of them I thought personally and I can't wait to listen to the audio. I'm sort of hoping a long lost brother or sister pops up. Who's with me?


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Amy Daws is an Amazon Top 25 bestselling author of sexy, contemporary romance novels. She enjoys writing love stories that take place in America, as well as across the pond in England; especially about those footy-playing Harris Brothers of hers. When Amy is not writing in a tire shop waiting room, she’s watching Gilmore Girls, or singing karaoke in the living room with her daughter while Daddy smiles awkwardly from a distance. For more of Amy's work, visit: http://www.amydawsauthor.com


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CONTINUE READING FOR MORE GRAY IN AN EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK OF “May I get you something to drink while you wait for the rest of your party?” the waiter asked. I would normally wait to see what the client did and follow his lead on alcohol. But tonight was not the norm. I rubbed at my stiff neck. “I’ll take a vodka cranberry, please.” I hoped it would help calm my nerves and release some of the tension in my jaw before I gave myself a full-blown headache. Taking out my phone, I started to scroll through emails to distract myself while waiting for my drink and dinner companion. My head whipped up at the sound of Gray’s voice behind me. “Sorry I’m late.” My heart unexpectedly fluttered, and I fought against the feeling of excitement. “Are you really? Because I get the sense you don’t have any manners after the way you interrupted me a million times today.” He completely ignored my attitude as he took the seat across from me. “Traffic is a bitch getting downtown at this time. Next time we’ll have dinner at my place.” “There won’t be a next time.” Gray’s mouth curved into a smug smile as he snagged my gaze. “Sure there will. There’ll be plenty of next times. And eventually you’ll stop pretending you don’t enjoy my company.” I hated that my body reacted to him. Right from the very start, we’d had a crazy chemistry between us that was difficult to dull. I sighed. “What are you doing, Gray? Why did you come to my firm?” He lifted the cloth napkin in front of him and laid it across his lap. “Isn’t that obvious? I need new legal representation.” “At my firm? And you’d prefer that representation come from an associate instead of my boss’s boss—the head of our securities division? Or even from Pittman, who would gladly hold your hand and provide you whatever legal advice you need from his fifty-plus years of experience?” “Loyalty is important to me. I want someone I can trust with my business.” “And you’ve decided that’s me? An associate with five years experience who just got off probation with the Bar Association for violating attorney-client privilege?” The waiter arrived with my drink. “Here you go, ma’am.” He turned to Gray. “May I get you something to drink? Or would you like to wait until the last of your party joins you this evening?” “It’s just the two of us. I’ll have a Macallan, neat, please.” “Coming right up.” The waiter walked around to the other side of the table and started to remove the third place setting. I put my hand out, stopping him. “We actually do have another party coming, so you can leave that.” “Very well.” He nodded. Gray waited until the waiter was out of earshot. “I didn’t invite anyone else to dinner.” I sipped my drink and offered a saccharine-sweet fake smile. “I did. Figured an important client like you should have more than one attorney to answer his questions.” Just as I set down my glass, I saw the other man I was waiting for enter the restaurant. He scanned the room, looking for me, so I held up my hand and waved. “Perfect timing. There’s Oliver now.” Gray glanced at the man heading toward us and back to me. Instead of being pissed off, the jerk was amused. “That’s cute. You invited a chaperone because you don’t trust yourself with me.”
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