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Scott Pratt's Joe Dillard faces murder plus family tragedy, mountain biking fake dates turn real, 1899 Christmas Eve poisonings threaten hotels, and Ruby Morningstar discovers she's not the Four Horse

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An Innocent Client (Joe Dillard Book 1)

Scott Pratt

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Legal Thrillers

A preacher is found brutally murdered in a Tennessee motel room, and a beautiful, mysterious young girl is accused—in this bestselling debut, criminal defense lawyer Joe Dillard has become jaded over the years as he’s tried to balance his career against his conscience. Scott Pratt launches Joe Dillard with legal thriller where savvy but cynical, Dillard wants to quit doing criminal defense, but he can’t resist the chance to represent someone who might actually be innocent, with his drug-addicted sister just released from prison and his mother succumbing to Alzheimer’s, but Dillard’s commitment to the case never wavers despite the personal troubles and professional demands that threaten to destroy him. ⚖️Pratt explores what happens when a jaded lawyer finds the one thing that can rekindle his sense of justice—a client who might genuinely be innocent—examining how defending someone you believe in changes everything even when your personal life is falling apart. The author balances courtroom drama with family tragedy, creating stakes where professional success means nothing if Dillard loses everyone he loves in the process. 💔

The debut delivers legal thriller where criminal defense becomes personal when the lawyer’s family crises mirror his client’s desperate situation, proving that sometimes the hardest cases to win are the ones where you actually care about the outcome. Pratt writes a protagonist whose cynicism about the justice system battles against his need to believe innocence still matters, creating tension where taking this case could save his soul or finish destroying his life. The first Joe Dillard novel establishes a lawyer willing to risk everything for someone who might actually deserve it. 🎯

Why I’m including this: Legal thriller launching Joe Dillard where a preacher is found brutally murdered in a Tennessee motel room and a beautiful mysterious young girl is accused—criminal defense lawyer Joe Dillard has become jaded over years trying to balance career against conscience, savvy but cynical and wanting to quit criminal defense but unable to resist the chance to represent someone who might actually be innocent as his drug-addicted sister is just released from prison and his mother succumbs to Alzheimer’s, but Dillard’s commitment to the case never wavers despite personal troubles and professional demands threatening to destroy him.

Failure Drill (James Tarr Book 1)

James Tarr

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Conspiracy Thriller

John Phault has the quiet life he wants, investigating infidelity and insurance fraud—until a missing person case plunges him into a deadly conspiracy. James Tarr launches James Tarr series with conspiracy thriller where as the former DEA agent delves into the case of a missing honor student, he finds more questions than answers: why would a promising young man arm himself heavily and vanish without a trace? 🔍As Phault races to unravel the mystery, he finds himself entangled in a web of secrets and lies and a serious threat to his own life. Tarr explores what happens when routine missing person investigations expose conspiracies powerful enough to kill, examining how former agents can’t escape their pasts when those pasts involved the kinds of enemies who never forget. ⚠️

The author delivers conspiracy thriller where investigating infidelity pays the bills but investigating disappearances gets you killed, proving that sometimes the quiet life isn’t an option when you stumble onto the wrong case. Tarr writes a former DEA agent whose investigative instincts won’t let him walk away even when the evidence suggests the missing honor student was preparing for something deadly. The first James Tarr novel establishes stakes where finding the missing person might mean becoming one himself. 💀

What makes this compelling: Conspiracy thriller launching James Tarr series where John Phault has the quiet life he wants investigating infidelity and insurance fraud until a missing person case plunges him into deadly conspiracy—as the former DEA agent delves into the case of a missing honor student, he finds more questions than answers, asking why a promising young man would arm himself heavily and vanish without a trace as Phault races to unravel the mystery, finding himself entangled in a web of secrets and lies and a serious threat to his own life.

MEMPHIS HOMICIDE (The City Murders)

John C Dalglish

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Police Procedurals

The brutal murders of a young couple send Detective Carrie Lloyd and her partner, Guy Maclin, into a South Memphis neighborhood on New Year’s Eve—the confusing crime scene gives them little to go on and progress is slow. John C Dalglish launches The City Murders with police procedural where in a case that will test their resolve and leave them questioning their decisions, the detectives must put aside their own feelings to solve a twisted case of MEMPHIS HOMICIDE. 🚨Dalglish explores what happens when brutal murders offer no clear motive or evidence, examining how detectives maintain objectivity when cases become personal and the pressure to solve them threatens professional judgment. The author balances investigative procedure with emotional stakes, creating tension where solving the case requires ignoring instincts that might be warning them away. 🔍

The police procedural delivers Memphis homicide where New Year’s Eve murders test detective partnerships, proving that sometimes the most confusing crime scenes hide the most twisted motivations. Dalglish writes detective partners whose different approaches must merge to solve cases that challenge everything they believe about justice and procedure. The first City Murders novel establishes Memphis as a city where brutality and confusion intersect. 💔

Why I’m including this: Police procedural launching The City Murders where the brutal murders of a young couple send Detective Carrie Lloyd and her partner Guy Maclin into a South Memphis neighborhood on New Year’s Eve—the confusing crime scene gives them little to go on and progress is slow in a case that will test their resolve and leave them questioning their decisions as the detectives must put aside their own feelings to solve a twisted case of MEMPHIS HOMICIDE.

Papa Noel: GBMC Tonopah, NV

Nikki Landis

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Action & Adventure Romance

They call him Papa—a tough and rugged old biker that’s never been tamed by any woman who lives by the code of his club and stands by it no matter what, who’d die for his brothers and the MC they fought so hard to build, and in fact, he nearly did. Nikki Landis delivers GBMC Tonopah action and adventure romance where loss has tarnished his soul and left him a bitter man who’ll never be anything else, but when a single mother and her young son move in next door, he’s tested in ways he never imagined as his heart begins to beat again—and then the past decides to invade Tonopah and threaten what’s mine. 🏍️Little Noah is missing, and his distraught mother shows up on Papa’s doorstep begging for help—he doesn’t hesitate to go in guns blazing, but this rescue mission isn’t like any other. Landis explores what happens when bitter bikers find reasons to feel again, examining how protecting a neighbor’s child reopens hearts that loss had closed permanently. Torn between duty, loyalty, and his selfish heart, he’ll have to make a decision that impacts more than just his own life—this Christmas he’s bringing gifts, and it’s a Noel full of hidden surprises. 🎄

The author delivers action and adventure romance where MC codes meet paternal instincts, proving that sometimes the toughest bikers are the ones most worth trusting with your life. Landis writes a protagonist whose loss made him bitter but whose capacity for protection never died, creating stakes where rescuing a child means confronting everything he thought he’d lost forever. The GBMC Tonopah novel asks whether broken men can heal when given something worth fighting for. 💪

What makes this special: Action and adventure romance GBMC Tonopah where they call him Papa—a tough rugged old biker never tamed by any woman who lives by his club’s code no matter what, who’d die for his brothers and the MC they fought to build and nearly did as loss tarnished his soul leaving him a bitter man who’ll never be anything else—until a single mother and her young son move next door testing him in ways he never imagined as his heart begins to beat again before the past invades Tonopah threatening what’s his, with little Noah missing and his distraught mother showing up begging for help as Papa doesn’t hesitate to go in guns blazing for a rescue mission unlike any other, torn between duty, loyalty, and his selfish heart while making decisions impacting more than his own life this Christmas bringing gifts in a Noel full of hidden surprises.

Head Over Heels (Love in the Pacific Northwest)

Cindy Procter-King

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Romantic Comedy

Magee knows as much about mountain biking as Justin knows about demi-bras—when ad exec Magee needs to land the biggest client of her career, she agrees to fake-date her grumpy mountain biker client Justin for a weekend at a mountain resort. Cindy Procter-King continues Love in the Pacific Northwest with romantic comedy where one bed in his family’s cabin? She can work her way around that. Needing to use a fake name? Sort of annoying. When his ex shows up? Just a minor complication—unless you count the part where opposites attract and fake affection starts feeling very, very real. 💕Procter-King explores what happens when fake dating arrangements meet actual attraction, examining how pretending to be in love becomes complicated when the pretending stops being an act. The author balances professional stakes with romantic tension, creating scenarios where maintaining the ruse means ignoring genuine feelings that threaten everything. 🎿

The romantic comedy delivers fake dating where business deals require romantic performances, proving that sometimes the best relationships start with elaborate lies to impress clients. Procter-King writes protagonists whose complete incompatibility on paper becomes perfect chemistry in practice, creating stakes where admitting real feelings means risking both the business deal and the friendship. The Love in the Pacific Northwest novel asks whether you can fake your way into actual love. 😄

What makes this compelling: Romantic comedy continuing Love in the Pacific Northwest where Magee knows as much about mountain biking as Justin knows about demi-bras—when ad exec Magee needs to land the biggest client of her career, she agrees to fake-date her grumpy mountain biker client Justin for a weekend at a mountain resort with one bed in his family’s cabin (she can work around that), needing a fake name (sort of annoying), and his ex showing up (just a minor complication) unless you count the part where opposites attract and fake affection starts feeling very, very real.

Murder at the Mayfair Hotel (Cleopatra Fox Book 1)

C.J. Archer

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Historical Mysteries

December 1899—after the death of her beloved grandmother, Cleopatra Fox moves into the luxury hotel owned by her estranged uncle in the hopes of putting hardship and loneliness behind her, but the poisoning of a guest on Christmas Eve throws her new life, and the hotel, into chaos. C.J. Archer launches Cleopatra Fox with historical mystery where Cleo quickly realizes no one can be trusted, not Scotland Yard and especially not the hotel’s charming assistant manager, and with the New Year’s Eve ball approaching fast and the hotel’s reputation hanging by a thread, Cleo must find the killer before the ball, and the hotel itself, are ruined—but catching a murderer proves just as difficult as navigating the hotel’s hierarchy and the peculiarities of her family. 🎩Can Cleo find the killer before the new century begins, or will someone get away with murder? Archer explores what happens when family reconciliation coincides with murder investigation, examining how hotel hierarchies complicate detective work when everyone from staff to guests has secrets and motives. ☠️

The author delivers historical mystery where Christmas Eve poisonings threaten both family businesses and New Year’s celebrations, proving that sometimes starting fresh means solving crimes your family wants buried. Archer writes a heroine whose outsider status in her uncle’s hotel becomes an investigative advantage when trust is impossible and everyone lies. The first Cleopatra Fox novel establishes 1899 London as a world where luxury hotels hide deadly secrets. 🔍

Why I’m including this: Historical mystery launching Cleopatra Fox where in December 1899, after her beloved grandmother’s death, Cleopatra Fox moves into the luxury hotel owned by her estranged uncle hoping to put hardship and loneliness behind her—but the poisoning of a guest on Christmas Eve throws her new life and the hotel into chaos as Cleo quickly realizes no one can be trusted, not Scotland Yard and especially not the hotel’s charming assistant manager, with the New Year’s Eve ball approaching fast and the hotel’s reputation hanging by a thread as Cleo must find the killer before the ball and hotel are ruined, but catching a murderer proves just as difficult as navigating the hotel’s hierarchy and her family’s peculiarities, asking whether she can find the killer before the new century begins or if someone will get away with murder.

Lucifer’s Daughter (Queen of the Damned Book 1)

Kel Carpenter

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Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance

We’ve all heard the story of the Four Horsemen—Harbingers of the apocalypse, Destruction given form, Four of the sexiest—wait no—forget that, you get the point—so imagine Ruby Morningstar’s surprise when she finds out everything she’s ever been told is a lie. Kel Carpenter launches Queen of the Damned with reverse harem paranormal romance where let’s start from the beginning: her name is Ruby Morningstar, she runs a tattoo parlor in Portland with her banshee bestfriend, has a pet raccoon, a crazy ex that stalks her, not to mention this one little thing—she’s a demon, half-succubus to be exact. 😈For the last twenty-three years of her life, that’s the story she believed, but on the day a handsome stranger bails her out of jail her world is turned upside down, and suddenly she doesn’t know who she is anymore—because the Four Horsemen aren’t the bringers of the apocalypse, she is. Carpenter explores what happens when your entire identity is a lie designed to protect you from a destiny you never wanted, examining how discovering you’re the actual apocalypse changes your Tuesday plans considerably. Talk about never catching a break. ⚡

The author delivers reverse harem paranormal romance where tattoo artists are secretly apocalypse bringers, proving that sometimes the most dangerous thing about you isn’t your demon heritage but who you’re destined to become. Carpenter writes a heroine whose pet raccoon and stalker ex are suddenly the least of her problems when Four Horsemen show up to explain she’s supposed to end the world. The first Queen of the Damned novel asks whether you can refuse your apocalyptic destiny when the Horsemen are hot and persistent. 🔥

What makes this special: Reverse harem paranormal romance launching Queen of the Damned where we’ve all heard the story of the Four Horsemen—Harbingers of the apocalypse, Destruction given form—so imagine Ruby Morningstar’s surprise finding out everything she’s been told is a lie as she runs a Portland tattoo parlor with her banshee bestfriend, has a pet raccoon, a crazy ex that stalks her, plus she’s a demon, half-succubus to be exact—for twenty-three years that’s the story she believed until a handsome stranger bails her out of jail turning her world upside down and suddenly she doesn’t know who she is anymore because the Four Horsemen aren’t the bringers of the apocalypse, she is—talk about never catching a break.

Her Best Match (The Best Girls Book 1)

Tamie Dearen

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Sweet Billionaire Romance

Feisty, stubborn, and bored with life in Texas, she’s about to get more than she bargained for—in a mid-life crisis, widow Anne Best heads to the Big Apple for a job interview, expecting no more than a few days of adventure in New York City. Tamie Dearen launches The Best Girls with sweet billionaire romance where instead, she finds herself with a new job working for the most infuriating man she’s ever met—yes, he’s hot, but he’s still infuriating. 💼Billionaire Steven Gherring is one of New York’s Most Eligible Bachelors, and he has every intention of staying that way, but his Gram has other ideas—she’s on a not-so-secret campaign to find a wife for her grandson. Dearen explores what happens when matchmakers become the matched, examining how professional boundaries dissolve when your job is finding your boss a wife but his grandmother thinks you’re the one. Passions rise along with hemlines as Gram joins forces with Anne, a veteran matchmaker, to find the perfect match for Steven—Anne disobeys Steven’s direct orders in her search for a suitable mate for him, with her livelihood and her future at risk, so is her heart. 💕

The author delivers sweet billionaire romance where Texas widows reinvent themselves in New York only to fall for the impossible boss, proving that sometimes the best match is the one you’re actively trying to avoid making. Dearen writes a heroine whose mid-life adventure becomes complicated when matchmaking for her billionaire boss means ignoring the obvious chemistry between them. The first Best Girls novel asks whether you can find someone their perfect match when you’re it. 😊

Why I’m including this: Sweet billionaire romance launching The Best Girls where feisty stubborn widow Anne Best bored with Texas life heads to the Big Apple for a job interview in a mid-life crisis expecting no more than a few days of New York adventure—instead she finds herself with a new job working for the most infuriating man she’s ever met (yes he’s hot but still infuriating) as billionaire Steven Gherring is one of New York’s Most Eligible Bachelors with every intention of staying that way, but his Gram has other ideas with her not-so-secret campaign to find her grandson a wife, with passions rising along with hemlines as Gram joins forces with veteran matchmaker Anne to find Steven’s perfect match while Anne disobeys Steven’s direct orders in her search for a suitable mate, risking her livelihood, future, and heart.

You Can Lead a Horse to Murder (Secrets of Sanctuary Book 1)

Tara Meyers

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Amateur Sleuth Mysteries

Even small-town secrets can be deadly—Ember Burns was determined to overcome her grief and establish a new veterinary practice, but her first client lands her in the middle of a murder mystery. Tara Meyers launches Secrets of Sanctuary with amateur sleuth mystery where when the evidence points to a horse as the cause of death, she vows to protect him—except horses don’t talk, and neither do the dead, so Ember has to rely on her intelligence and instinct to get to the truth, a truth buried under layers of small-town secrets big enough to get her killed. 🐴Battling a reluctant Sheriff and pushy Mayor, Ember struggles to get her business off the ground while digging deeper—why would anyone want to kill the local farrier, and who was plotting to stop her? Meyers explores what happens when veterinary practice becomes detective work, examining how protecting innocent animals means exposing dangerous people. As the town gears up for its centennial celebration, Ember is led from local ranches to the surrounding Cascade Mountains in her quest—time is running out for the horse and for Ember as a maze of intersecting lies collide to threaten her life and allow the true culprit to get away with murder. ⚠️

The author delivers amateur sleuth mystery where new veterinarians in small towns discover their first clients come with murder charges, proving that sometimes saving animals means solving human crimes. Meyers writes a heroine whose grief drives her to protect the voiceless, creating stakes where clearing a horse’s name means risking her own life. The first Secrets of Sanctuary novel establishes that small-town secrets run deeper than anyone suspects. 🔍

What makes this essential: Amateur sleuth mystery launching Secrets of Sanctuary where Ember Burns determined to overcome her grief and establish a new veterinary practice finds her first client lands her in the middle of a murder mystery—when evidence points to a horse as the cause of death she vows to protect him, except horses don’t talk and neither do the dead so Ember relies on her intelligence and instinct to get to the truth buried under small-town secrets big enough to get her killed as she battles a reluctant Sheriff and pushy Mayor while struggling to get her business off the ground and digging deeper, asking why anyone would want to kill the local farrier and who was plotting to stop her as the town gears up for its centennial celebration, led from local ranches to surrounding Cascade Mountains with time running out for the horse and Ember as a maze of intersecting lies collide to threaten her life and allow the true culprit to get away with murder.

The Hive (Omega Bloodlines Book 1)

SC Morrison

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Romantic Fantasy

She never wanted to be an omega—until them: yes, omegas are spoiled, cherished, and protected in the lavish academy orbiting Altaira, but that isn’t what she wants as she craves the freedom promised to graduating betas, not the luxurious captivity she was taught to expect. SC Morrison launches Omega Bloodlines with romantic fantasy where when her emergence is delayed, it feels like a rare stroke of luck until her handsome handler assigns a pair of sexy-as-sin alphas to trigger her latent heat cycle—Ghost and Shadow are more than meets the eye, and they aren’t alone, bringing with them a figment from her dreams that she’d been forced to forget, an alpha from her past who’s even more dangerous than the others. 🌙As her instincts draw them together, dark secrets unfold, and she discovers the Hive isn’t what it seems—the fate of the residents is far worse than she ever imagined, and to escape, she must embrace the life she never thought she wanted. Morrison explores what happens when rejecting your designation means uncovering institutional conspiracies, examining how freedom and captivity blur when the luxurious academy hides darker purposes. ✨

The author delivers romantic fantasy where omega academies orbit planets with sinister secrets, proving that sometimes the cage is gilded specifically to keep you from questioning the bars. Morrison writes a heroine whose delayed emergence becomes her salvation when it reveals truths about the Hive that compliant omegas never discover. The first Omega Bloodlines novel asks whether you can escape a system designed to make captivity feel like privilege. 💫

Why I’m including this: Romantic fantasy launching Omega Bloodlines where she never wanted to be an omega until them—yes, omegas are spoiled, cherished, and protected in the lavish academy orbiting Altaira, but that isn’t what she wants as she craves the freedom promised to graduating betas, not the luxurious captivity she was taught to expect—when her emergence is delayed it feels like rare luck until her handsome handler assigns sexy-as-sin alphas Ghost and Shadow to trigger her latent heat cycle, and they’re more than meets the eye, bringing a figment from her dreams she’d been forced to forget, an alpha from her past even more dangerous than the others, as her instincts draw them together and dark secrets unfold, discovering the Hive isn’t what it seems with residents’ fate far worse than imagined, forcing her to embrace the life she never thought she wanted to escape.

Warrior’s Wrath (Pyromancer’s Path Book 1)

Cassie Cole

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Paranormal Reverse Harem Romance

She’s an unremarkable Pyromancer student with no chance of being skilled enough at runetracing to graduate—let alone take part in the war against the Silithik—yet after a surprise attack on the Fifth Academy, she’s the only Pyromancer left alive. Cassie Cole launches Pyromancer’s Path with paranormal reverse harem romance where now she’s thrust directly into a Dragon Quintelaide, an elite fighting unit comprising one member of each battle profession: Pyromancer, Warrior, Frost Mage, Tinker, Ranger, Shadow—it takes years of combat experience to be promoted to Dragon, years of experience she’s severely lacking, and her new Quintmates know it. 🔥These men are as handsome and charming as heroes ripped straight out of a ballad, and they’re skeptical of her ability to help them win this war, especially while coping with their own horrific tragedy—but Jaxon, the chiseled Warrior in gleaming plate mail, is someone she has a flirty history with, and she sees the knowing glances he sends her way when he thinks she’s not looking. Cole explores what happens when the sole survivor becomes the weakest link, examining how proving yourself to elite warriors means overcoming both their skepticism and your own self-doubt. ⚔️

The author delivers paranormal reverse harem romance where unremarkable students inherit elite positions through tragedy, proving that sometimes survival is the only qualification that matters when everyone else is dead. Cole writes a heroine whose lack of skill becomes irrelevant when she’s the only Pyromancer available, creating stakes where failing her Quintmates means losing the war. The first Pyromancer’s Path novel asks whether you can fake competence long enough to develop it. 💪

What makes this compelling: Paranormal reverse harem romance launching Pyromancer’s Path where she’s an unremarkable Pyromancer student with no chance of being skilled enough at runetracing to graduate let alone take part in the war against the Silithik—yet after a surprise attack on the Fifth Academy she’s the only Pyromancer left alive, thrust directly into a Dragon Quintelaide elite fighting unit comprising one member of each battle profession (Pyromancer, Warrior, Frost Mage, Tinker, Ranger, Shadow) that takes years of combat experience to be promoted to, years she’s severely lacking as her new Quintmates know it—these handsome charming men are skeptical of her ability to help them win this war especially while coping with their own horrific tragedy, but Jaxon, the chiseled Warrior in gleaming plate mail, is someone she has a flirty history with and she sees the knowing glances he sends when he thinks she’s not looking.

When You Disappeared

John Marrs

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Psychological Thrillers

All she wanted was the truth, but she’ll wish she never found out—when Catherine wakes up alone one morning, she thinks her husband has gone for a run before work, but Simon never makes it to the office as his running shoes are by the front door with nothing missing except him. John Marrs delivers psychological thriller where Catherine knows Simon must be in trouble since he wouldn’t just leave her or the children, but Simon knows the truth about why he left and what he’s done, knowing things about his marriage that it would kill Catherine to find out as the memories she holds on to are lies. 😱While Catherine faces a dark new reality at home, Simon’s halfway around the world, alive and thriving, doing whatever it takes to stay one step ahead of the truth—but he can’t hide forever, and when he reappears twenty-five years later, Catherine will finally learn who he is and wish she’d stayed in the dark. Marrs explores what happens when husbands vanish without explanation, examining how truth can be more devastating than decades of uncertainty. 💔

The author delivers psychological thriller where disappearances have reasons wives can’t imagine, proving that sometimes the person you thought you knew never existed at all. Marrs writes dual narratives where Catherine’s grief and Simon’s secrets collide after twenty-five years, creating stakes where reunion means revelation and revelation means destruction. The novel asks whether you’d rather live with mystery or die from truth. ⚠️

What makes this special: Psychological thriller where all Catherine wanted was the truth but she’ll wish she never found out—when she wakes up alone one morning thinking her husband went for a run before work, Simon never makes it to the office with his running shoes by the front door and nothing missing except him as Catherine knows Simon must be in trouble since he wouldn’t just leave her or the children, but Simon knows the truth about why he left and what he’s done, knowing things about his marriage that would kill Catherine to find out as the memories she holds are lies—while Catherine faces dark new reality at home, Simon’s halfway around the world alive and thriving doing whatever it takes to stay ahead of the truth, but he can’t hide forever and when he reappears twenty-five years later Catherine will finally learn who he is and wish she’d stayed in the dark.

Against All Odds (Delta Shield Security)

Brittney Sahin

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Alpha Male Romance

When an alpha hero falls hard for the woman who was never meant to be his mission, sparks and bullets fly in this electric military romance—rescuing Seraphina Torres wasn’t part of Delta Shield Security’s plan, until an undercover operation gone sideways changed that. Brittney Sahin delivers Delta Shield Security alpha male romance where but as quickly as this beautiful and mysterious woman enters Ryder Lawson’s life, she disappears, and his team’s new mission is simple: track Seraphina down and turn her over to the government, but from the moment they find her, nothing goes according to plan because Seraphina isn’t just running—she’s hunting, and she refuses to let anyone stand in the way of her revenge, not even Ryder. 🔥But when a deadly conspiracy pulls them both into the crosshairs, their only chance for survival is by working together—trusting the wrong person could get them killed, and trusting each other might be even more dangerous, but the deeper they go, the stronger the fire between them burns, and soon, it’s not just their lives at stake, but their hearts. Sahin explores what happens when rescue missions become manhunts, examining how protecting someone who doesn’t want protection complicates both professional duty and personal attraction. ⚡

The author delivers alpha male romance where Delta Shield operatives fall for the targets they’re supposed to capture, proving that sometimes the most dangerous mission is the one where your heart gets involved. Sahin writes military heroes whose tactical training doesn’t prepare them for women on revenge missions, creating stakes where working together means trusting enemies while fighting conspiracies. The Delta Shield Security novel asks whether you can fall in love with someone you’re supposed to betray. 💕

Why I’m including this: Alpha male romance from Delta Shield Security where when an alpha hero falls hard for the woman who was never meant to be his mission, sparks and bullets fly—rescuing Seraphina Torres wasn’t part of Delta Shield Security’s plan until an undercover operation gone sideways changed that, but as quickly as this beautiful mysterious woman enters Ryder Lawson’s life she disappears with his team’s new mission simple: track Seraphina down and turn her over to the government, except from the moment they find her nothing goes according to plan because Seraphina isn’t just running, she’s hunting and refuses to let anyone stand in her revenge’s way, not even Ryder, but when a deadly conspiracy pulls them both into crosshairs their only survival chance is working together as trusting the wrong person could get them killed and trusting each other might be even more dangerous, though the deeper they go the stronger the fire between them burns with soon not just their lives at stake but their hearts.

Lightning in a Mason Jar: A Novel

Catherine Mann

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Small Town & Rural Fiction

Since Bailey Rae Rigby’s adoptive aunt Winnie passed, Bent Oak, South Carolina, doesn’t have much of a hold on her anymore—Bailey Rae aims to settle the small estate and, armed with her aunt’s inspiring personal cookbook, buy a food truck with an ocean view in Myrtle Beach. Catherine Mann delivers small town and rural fiction where everything goes awry when a distraught young mother arrives in town clutching a copy of that same cookbook with a code embedded inside that promises a safe place in Bent Oak for desperate women on the run, opening up a world of questions for Bailey Rae: who really was the beloved aunt she’s known most of her life? 📖Winnie Ballard’s story reaches back fifty years—one of a Southern debutante’s harrowing marriage, of her escape and reinvention, and the galvanizing friendship of three resilient women who overcame their traumas, created a shelter, and found purpose, but there’s more to Winnie’s deliverance and long-held secrets than Bailey Rae imagines. Mann explores what happens when cookbooks contain codes for underground railroads, examining how beloved aunts can hide entire secret lives helping desperate women escape. ⚠️

With each revelation, Bailey Rae draws on her aunt’s courage to find purpose herself—for now, whatever threats may come, Bailey Rae isn’t going anywhere. The author delivers small town fiction where settling estates reveals family legacies of rescue and resistance, proving that sometimes the most important inheritance isn’t property but purpose. Mann writes a heroine whose plans for ocean-view food trucks get derailed by discovering her aunt’s decades-long mission to save women’s lives. 💪

What makes this essential: Small town and rural fiction where since adoptive aunt Winnie passed, Bent Oak, South Carolina doesn’t have much hold on Bailey Rae Rigby anymore—she aims to settle the small estate and armed with her aunt’s inspiring personal cookbook buy a food truck with ocean view in Myrtle Beach, but everything goes awry when a distraught young mother arrives clutching a copy of that same cookbook with an embedded code promising a safe place in Bent Oak for desperate women on the run, opening questions for Bailey Rae about who her beloved aunt really was as Winnie Ballard’s story reaches back fifty years—a Southern debutante’s harrowing marriage, her escape and reinvention, and galvanizing friendship of three resilient women who overcame traumas, created a shelter, and found purpose with more to Winnie’s deliverance and long-held secrets than Bailey Rae imagines, drawing on her aunt’s courage to find purpose herself as whatever threats may come, Bailey Rae isn’t going anywhere.

The Highland Fling

Meghan Quinn

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Romantic Comedy

Freshly fired from her third job in a row, Bonnie St. James has lost her way—so when she and her best friend stumble upon a “help wanted” post to run a coffee shop in the Scottish Highlands, they apply on a whim. Meghan Quinn delivers romantic comedy where who knows? Maybe traveling to a new place is just what she needs to figure out her next move, and when the friends arrive in the tiny idyllic town of Corsekelly, they instantly fall for the gorgeous Highland landscape and friendly townspeople—but Bonnie finds a less-than-warm welcome in Rowan MacGregor, the rugged local handyman busy wrestling his own demons who’s in no mood to deal with the quirky American, even if she is a bonny lass. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿As Bonnie and Rowan’s paths inevitably cross, insults—and sparks—fly. Quinn explores what happens when job-hopping Americans invade Scottish Highlands expecting charm and find grumpy handymen instead, examining how passionate tempers can fuel both arguments and attraction. Can the pair build on their similarities to help each other find purpose and direction and maybe romance too? Or will their passionate tempers fling them apart? ☕

The author delivers romantic comedy where coffee shop jobs in Scotland come with rugged handymen who are deeply unimpressed by Americans, proving that sometimes finding yourself means annoying the locals first. Quinn writes a heroine whose third firing leads to Highland relocation where the gorgeous landscape is only matched by the infuriating handyman she can’t stop fighting with. The novel asks whether you can fall in love with someone whose first impression was wanting you to leave. 💕

Why I’m including this: Romantic comedy where freshly fired from her third job in a row, Bonnie St. James has lost her way—so when she and her best friend stumble upon a “help wanted” post to run a coffee shop in the Scottish Highlands they apply on a whim as maybe traveling to a new place is just what she needs to figure out her next move—when friends arrive in tiny idyllic town of Corsekelly they instantly fall for gorgeous Highland landscape and friendly townspeople, but Bonnie finds less-than-warm welcome in Rowan MacGregor, the rugged local handyman busy wrestling his own demons who’s in no mood to deal with the quirky American even if she is a bonny lass, as Bonnie and Rowan’s paths inevitably cross with insults and sparks flying, asking whether the pair can build on their similarities to help each other find purpose and direction and maybe romance too or if their passionate tempers will fling them apart.

The Last Secret of Lily Adams: A Novel

Sara Blaydes

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Historical Romance

The death of a legendary actress reveals a wealth of Hollywood secrets in a breathtaking novel about betrayal, rivalry, and the punishing brutality of fame—one of the brightest stars of Hollywood’s golden age was Lily Adams, the beloved picture of all-American innocence, and why she suddenly vanished from the spotlight was a mystery even to those closest to her. Sara Blaydes delivers historical romance where upon Lily’s death seventy years later, her granddaughter Carolyn Prior struggles to understand a woman she loved but never really knew, and then, sifting through the memorabilia of a once-glamorous career, Carolyn comes across a letter from her grandmother—it’s the trembling admission of a secret life and a story that begins and ends with superstar Stella Lane, Lily’s archrival of the silver screen, a bombshell who was brutally murdered. 🎬As Carolyn unearths her grandmother’s connection to the notorious unsolved slaying, her life collides with Lily’s in the most shocking ways, and with each stunning new revelation, Carolyn must decide how much she is willing to risk to unlock the truth. Blaydes explores what happens when golden age Hollywood secrets resurface seventy years later, examining how rivalries between actresses can end in murder and silence. ⭐

The author delivers historical romance where legendary actresses hide connections to brutal murders, proving that sometimes the all-American innocence was the best performance of all. Blaydes writes dual timelines where granddaughter’s investigation mirrors grandmother’s confession, creating stakes where uncovering family history means exposing scandals that destroyed lives. The novel asks whether truth is worth the cost when it shatters the image of someone you loved. 💔

What makes this special: Historical romance where the death of legendary actress reveals Hollywood secrets in a breathtaking novel about betrayal, rivalry, and fame’s punishing brutality—one of Hollywood’s golden age brightest stars was Lily Adams, beloved picture of all-American innocence, with why she suddenly vanished from the spotlight a mystery even to those closest to her—upon Lily’s death seventy years later, granddaughter Carolyn Prior struggles to understand a woman she loved but never really knew, sifting through once-glamorous career memorabilia to find a letter from her grandmother, the trembling admission of a secret life and story beginning and ending with superstar Stella Lane, Lily’s archrival of the silver screen brutally murdered, as Carolyn unearths her grandmother’s connection to the notorious unsolved slaying with her life colliding with Lily’s in shocking ways and each stunning revelation forcing her to decide how much she’s willing to risk to unlock the truth.

Michael Without Apology: A Novel

Catherine Ryan Hyde

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Coming of Age Fiction

Michael Woodbine was seven years old when a near-fatal fireworks accident scarred him and led to his placement in foster care—now a college freshman, he is still trying to hide the effects of his trauma from his classmates, his adoptive family, and himself. Catherine Ryan Hyde delivers coming of age fiction where when Michael signs up for a film class, he meets Robert Dunning, a teacher who wears his own scars unapologetically, and Robert encourages Michael to make a documentary that explores body image and self-perception—Michael places an ad seeking people who feel unattractive and rejected by society and is surprised to learn that this is essentially everyone. 🎥Although some participants are recovering from injuries or surgeries, others are dealing with more everyday factors like aging or the changes to a body from giving birth—as he collects these stories and finally tells his own, Michael feels more connected to the world than he ever has before, but he knows his journey of self-acceptance has one more obstacle: his crushing doubts about why his birth parents wouldn’t fight to keep him. Hyde explores what happens when documenting others’ trauma helps you process your own, examining how self-acceptance requires confronting not just physical scars but emotional wounds about abandonment. 💔

The author delivers coming of age fiction where film projects become healing journeys, proving that sometimes the best way to accept yourself is hearing that everyone feels rejected by society. Hyde writes a protagonist whose visible scars mirror invisible wounds, creating stakes where documentary completion means facing the one question he’s been avoiding: why wasn’t he worth keeping? The novel asks whether you can love yourself when the people who should have loved you first didn’t. 🎬

Why I’m including this: Coming of age fiction where Michael Woodbine was seven when a near-fatal fireworks accident scarred him and led to foster care placement—now a college freshman still trying to hide trauma’s effects from classmates, adoptive family, and himself, he signs up for a film class meeting teacher Robert Dunning who wears his own scars unapologetically, encouraging Michael to make a documentary exploring body image and self-perception—Michael places an ad seeking people who feel unattractive and rejected by society, surprised to learn this is essentially everyone, and although some participants recover from injuries or surgeries, others deal with more everyday factors like aging or body changes from giving birth, with collecting these stories and finally telling his own making Michael feel more connected to the world than ever before, but knowing his self-acceptance journey has one more obstacle: his crushing doubts about why his birth parents wouldn’t fight to keep him.

West with Giraffes: A Novel

Lynda Rutledge

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Friendship Fiction

“Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes”—Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away, but when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave. Lynda Rutledge delivers friendship fiction where it’s 1938, the Great Depression lingers, Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder—they find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic, and what follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California’s first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. 🦒Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow, and inspired by true events, the tale weaves real-life figures with fictional ones, including the world’s first female zoo director, a crusty old man with a past, a young female photographer with a secret, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes. Rutledge explores what happens when Depression-era America needs wonder and finds it in improbable survivors, examining how a cross-country giraffe delivery becomes a journey of personal transformation for everyone involved. 🚛

The author delivers friendship fiction where 105-year-olds recall the moment everything changed, proving that sometimes your truest friends are the ones who can’t speak but change your life anyway. Rutledge writes historical fiction where giraffes surviving hurricanes give hope to humans surviving economic collapse, creating stakes where delivering animals safely means more than just zoo acquisition. The novel asks whether wonder can save us when the world is falling apart. 🌟

What makes this essential: Friendship fiction where “Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes”—Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away but when he learns giraffes are going extinct finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave as it’s 1938, the Great Depression lingers, Hitler threatens Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder they find in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic—what follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California’s first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo with young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow behind the wheel in this tale inspired by true events weaving real-life figures with fictional ones including the world’s first female zoo director, a crusty old man with a past, a young female photographer with a secret, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes.

The Women of Arlington Hall: A Novel

Jane Healey

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Historical Fiction

Jane Healey delivers historical fiction about the women codebreakers of Arlington Hall during World War II—these unsung heroines worked to crack enemy codes that helped turn the tide of war, performing top-secret work that remained classified for decades. 🔐Healey explores what happens when brilliant women are recruited for classified wartime work, examining how codebreaking became one of the most crucial contributions to Allied victory while remaining hidden from history. The author balances mathematical genius with personal sacrifice, creating stakes where breaking codes meant saving lives but also meant keeping secrets forever. 💪

The novel delivers historical fiction where female codebreakers changed the war’s outcome while their contributions stayed secret, proving that sometimes the most important work is the work nobody knows you did. Healey writes about women whose intelligence was finally recognized when the nation needed it most, creating a narrative where wartime necessity temporarily overrode peacetime discrimination. The story asks whether recognition matters when the work itself made all the difference. 🌟

Why I’m including this: Historical fiction about the women codebreakers of Arlington Hall during World War II who performed top-secret work cracking enemy codes that helped turn the tide of war while their crucial contributions remained classified for decades, examining how brilliant women recruited for classified wartime work made one of the most important contributions to Allied victory while remaining hidden from history.

Beyond Her Reach (Bree Taggert Book 10)

Melinda Leigh

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Police Procedurals

In a quiet suburban neighborhood in upstate New York, single mom Kelly Gibson is slain in her home—the victim of a rage killing—and right away, Sheriff Bree Taggert has three persons of interest: an angry soon-to-be ex-husband, a furtive rebound boyfriend, and an obsessive neighbor. Melinda Leigh continues Bree Taggert with police procedural where but as Bree and investigator Matt Flynn work together to narrow the field, there’s a shocking twist in the case: a second woman is murdered in the same brutal fashion. 🔍While investigating, Bree is attacked and left for dead—when another woman is kidnapped, Bree and Matt must act quickly to unravel the deceptions in Kelly’s life and death and find a killer before someone else dies. Leigh explores what happens when rage killings aren’t isolated incidents, examining how personal investigations become desperately personal when the detective becomes a target. ⚠️

The author delivers police procedural where sheriffs investigating murders become victims themselves, proving that sometimes getting close to the truth means getting close to the killer. Leigh writes a tenth Bree Taggert novel where multiple murders with the same pattern suggest serial killing, creating stakes where solving the case means surviving it. The continuation asks whether you can catch a killer when you’re fighting for your own life. 💔

What makes this compelling: Police procedural continuing Bree Taggert where in a quiet suburban upstate New York neighborhood, single mom Kelly Gibson is slain in her home as the victim of a rage killing—right away Sheriff Bree Taggert has three persons of interest: an angry soon-to-be ex-husband, a furtive rebound boyfriend, and an obsessive neighbor—but as Bree and investigator Matt Flynn work together to narrow the field there’s a shocking twist with a second woman murdered in the same brutal fashion, and while investigating Bree is attacked and left for dead, with another woman kidnapped forcing Bree and Matt to act quickly to unravel the deceptions in Kelly’s life and death and find a killer before someone else dies.

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We Who Will Die (Empire of Blood Book 1)

Stacia Stark

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Epic Romantasy

Life in the perilous Thorn district is a constant battle for Arvelle and her younger brothers, and the vampire standing on her doorstep is about to turn their world upside down—faced with an unthinkable choice, Arvelle makes a magically binding vow to do the impossible: kill the emperor, an ancient vampire created by the god Umbros. Stacia Stark launches Empire of Blood with epic romantasy where but first, she must enter the Sundering, an arena where only the fastest, strongest, and deadliest survive long enough to be selected for the emperor’s elite guard, and she quickly draws the ire of the Primus, the powerful figure charged with protecting the emperor—but the vampire under the armor is the last person Arvelle expects to encounter in the emperor’s court. ⚔️With her brothers’ lives in the balance, Arvelle has no choice but to ally with the man who once shattered her heart and with the emperor’s sadistic son, Rorrik—two vampires whose motives are impossible to pin down. Stark explores what happens when killing emperors requires first becoming their guards, examining how magical vows force impossible choices and create unlikely alliances. Rorrik holds the key to understanding the powers Arvelle is developing—abilities that would put a price on her head if discovered by the emperor. 🔮

The author delivers epic romantasy where arena survival is just the entrance exam for assassination missions, proving that sometimes the only way to kill a god-created vampire is from the inside. Stark writes a heroine whose binding vow to save her brothers means allying with the heartbreaker from her past and the sadistic prince, creating stakes where developing new powers could save or doom her. The first Empire of Blood novel asks whether you can kill an emperor while serving in his guard. 👑

Why I’m including this: Epic romantasy launching Empire of Blood where life in the perilous Thorn district is a constant battle for Arvelle and her younger brothers and the vampire standing on her doorstep is about to turn their world upside down—faced with an unthinkable choice, Arvelle makes a magically binding vow to do the impossible: kill the emperor, an ancient vampire created by the god Umbros—but first she must enter the Sundering, an arena where only the fastest, strongest, and deadliest survive long enough to be selected for the emperor’s elite guard, quickly drawing the ire of the Primus charged with protecting the emperor though the vampire under the armor is the last person Arvelle expects to encounter in the emperor’s court, with her brothers’ lives in the balance forcing her to ally with the man who once shattered her heart and the emperor’s sadistic son Rorrik—two vampires whose motives are impossible to pin down—as Rorrik holds the key to understanding the powers Arvelle is developing, abilities that would put a price on her head if discovered by the emperor.

Wild Oblivion (Tyson Wild Thriller Book 88)

Tripp Ellis

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Sea Adventures Fiction

An impossible murder, a diabolical villain, and a deadly new weapon—a bizarre murder sends Tyson and his Navy buddy, JD, down a twisted path of intrigue, covert secrets, and devastation. Tripp Ellis continues Tyson Wild Thriller with sea adventures fiction where the treacherous investigation uncovers a shocking plot that could alter the course of humanity, and to stop the mayhem, the deputies must help an aging scientist who holds the key to salvation—but is he still the genius he once was? 🌊To complicate matters, a sadistic bomber has developed an unhealthy fixation with Tyson—is this revenge, or a wicked game? Ellis explores what happens when Florida paradise investigations uncover humanity-altering plots, examining how island deputies become the last line of defense against technological terror. The island spirals into chaos, and as the body count rises, Tyson and JD must lay everything on the line to save the island from certain destruction—time is running out, and sacrifices will be made. ⚠️

The author delivers sea adventures fiction where impossible murders are just the opening move in plots to change humanity, proving that sometimes island paradise hides the most dangerous weapons. Ellis writes an 88th Tyson Wild thriller where aging scientists, sadistic bombers, and deadly new weapons converge on Florida, creating stakes where solving one murder means preventing mass devastation. The continuation asks whether deputies can trust the genius who might have lost his edge. 💥

What makes this special: Sea adventures fiction continuing Tyson Wild Thriller where an impossible murder, a diabolical villain, and a deadly new weapon send Tyson and his Navy buddy JD down a twisted path of intrigue, covert secrets, and devastation—the treacherous investigation uncovers a shocking plot that could alter humanity’s course and to stop the mayhem the deputies must help an aging scientist who holds the key to salvation, but is he still the genius he once was?—complicating matters, a sadistic bomber has developed an unhealthy fixation with Tyson asking if this is revenge or a wicked game as the island spirals into chaos with the body count rising, forcing Tyson and JD to lay everything on the line to save the island from certain destruction with time running out and sacrifices to be made in this terror, technology, and tantalizing beauties adventure solving Florida paradise mysteries.

Sweet Little Hearts

Shanora Williams

NEW RELEASE

Sports Romance

Javier Valdez hasn’t had much luck with nannies, and he can’t imagine this one will be any different—Octavia Klein is all sass to his stoicism, free spirit to his hard work, but he’s a widower, and with a career in the NBA, he can’t keep doing this alone. Shanora Williams delivers sports romance where despite Javier’s reservations, Octavia turns out to be the best thing for his four-year-old daughter and for him, but he’s reluctant to admit it—Javier swore off love after his wife died, and Octavia has her own reasons for avoiding relationships. 🏀As their bond deepens far past professionalism or even friendship, it’s hard to deny the crackling tension of something more—they’re both toeing lines they said they wouldn’t cross, and when their pasts come rushing back, there’s no telling which way they’ll fall. Williams explores what happens when NBA widowers hire free-spirited nannies, examining how grief and self-protection make falling in love feel like betrayal. 💕

With old wounds reopened, can Javier and Octavia overcome the pain once again? Or will their future together become just another scar? The author delivers sports romance where nannies become family then become more, proving that sometimes the best thing for your child is also the best thing for your heart. Williams writes protagonists whose reasons for avoiding relationships are valid until they meet each other, creating stakes where crossing professional boundaries means risking everything they’ve both rebuilt. The novel asks whether love is worth the risk when past pain still haunts you. 💔

Why I’m including this: Sports romance where Javier Valdez hasn’t had much luck with nannies and can’t imagine this one will be any different—Octavia Klein is all sass to his stoicism, free spirit to his hard work, but he’s a widower with an NBA career who can’t keep doing this alone—despite Javier’s reservations, Octavia turns out to be the best thing for his four-year-old daughter and for him though he’s reluctant to admit it as Javier swore off love after his wife died and Octavia has her own reasons for avoiding relationships, with their bond deepening far past professionalism or even friendship making it hard to deny the crackling tension of something more as they’re both toeing lines they said they wouldn’t cross, and when their pasts come rushing back there’s no telling which way they’ll fall, asking with old wounds reopened whether Javier and Octavia can overcome the pain once again or if their future together will become just another scar.