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A Flower from Keanu: A Town of Hidden Glen Novella by Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra

A Flower from Keanu: A Town of Hidden Glen Novella by Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra

An Award-winning Sweet Romance
The town of Hidden Glen has many secrets, but none more mysterious than the Christmas flower, which blooms rarely.
Legend recounts that when the blossoms unfold to release their fragrance, fortune shifts for those whom the scent caresses.

Cassandra Finlay, owner of The Smiling Peony, has had a seven-year ordeal of caring for a mother whose dementia has taken a terrible toll. Now, after her mother’s death, she fights a constant battle not to implode from the emotional upheaval. And in this small town, Cassandra’s hopes for healing and normal are running out of fuel.

Ken Rivers, a.k.a. Keanu Rivers by birth, returns to his childhood home with big plans, hoping to kick-start, not a revision, but a complete overhaul of his past life. And thanks to his reputation as chef and owner of a famous restaurant in New York City, opening a restaurant, B&B, catering, and intimate banquet hall in his newly acquired Drummond Estate property in Hidden Glen, is the next logical step to his career ambitions.

Then Fate reconnects Cassandra and Keanu, after years apart. Can magic happen? Or will the unexpected turmoil affecting her, and their small town, break them apart?

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Born to Scar

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Some people race for the thrill.
Indy races to outrun her past.

Every squeal of a tire on the track is another chance to forget the childhood that left more than just emotional scars. Behind the helmet is a survivor who trusts no one, keeps everyone at arm’s length, and believes speed is the only thing that has ever set her free.

Then she crashes into Cameron Beck. Polished, controlled, and impossible to ignore, the successful lawyer doesn’t belong in her world of underground racing.

Neither does Jared Sikes, the fiercely loyal racer whose quiet devotion hides a heart just as scarred as her own.

As dangerous secrets resurface and the past she fought to escape threatens everything she’s built, Indy is forced to choose between running from the people who love her or risking her heart for the family she never believed she deserved.

Some people are born to race.
Some are born to survive.
She was born to scar.

Born to Scar is a dark street racing romance featuring a fiercely independent heroine, a devoted MMF romance, found family, underground racing, bi-awakening, emotional healing, mental health representation, childhood trauma, and a guaranteed HEA. Reader discretion is advised for themes of abuse, violence, and trauma.

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Kisses and Corsets by Dania Voss

About Kisses and Corsets by Dania Voss

Sometimes traditions need to be broken. Even at the risk of losing everything.

Akira Hayashi seems to have it all but looks can be deceiving. Although she’s the Lead Darling for the luxury lingerie brand Delcinia, she’s been relentlessly shamed for her career choice and pressured to join her family’s well respected real estate brokerage firm.

When she meets Trevor Jones, the drummer for Crimson Shadows at Delcinia’s annual Scholarship Charity Ball, she immediately recognizes her soulmate. She’s certain her family would never approve of the tattooed rocker, so she resists him.

Trevor Jones has enjoyed the single, rock star lifestyle for years, even though his bandmates have all paired off. It never bothered him until he meets the alluring Akira, but she refuses to give him a chance.

Trevor, an Elf Wizard in D&D, sees an amazing future with the Japanese Elf Princess if she has the courage to roll the dice. Is Akira willing to risk being disowned by a family who’s never supported her for a chance at happiness?

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YOU’RE MY FAVORITE RHYTHM BY PRAMILA

About YOU’RE MY FAVORITE RHYTHM BY PRAMILA

Ananya Shree is the soul of innocence, and her secret world revolves around one man: the famous music director, Anand Joshva. She is his biggest fan, content to admire his genius from a distance… until a massive misunderstanding accidentally thrusts her into his spotlight. What begins as a clumsy, confusing attempt at a connection soon blossoms into a genuine, long-distance romance. “She was poetry, he was rhythm and together they became a love song.” But in a world where celebrity love is a spectacle and every single beat of Anand’s life is public, can their love founded on fan worship and a sweet chaos, sustain the relentless pressure of distance, fame, and the very real dangers that lurk when an innocent girl becomes a music director’s “favorite rhythm”?
You’re My Favorite Rhythm is a soft, heart warming contemporary romance about two souls who find music in each other when life feels silent.
Ananya carries her emotions like poetry, and Anand believes love is something you feel long before you understand it.
Their connection is gentle, slow, and deeply emotional, the kind of love story that settles quietly and stays forever.
A comforting, feel-good read for anyone who believes love can be quiet… yet unforgettable.

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Ruined by the Mountain Man by Ash Henry

About Ruined by the Mountain Man by Ash Henry

She’s forbidden in every way that matters…

I walked away from fame, fortune, and the noise of the world.
Now I live alone in the mountains where the only thing I answer to is the weather.
I don’t do visitors.
I don’t do second chances.
And I sure as hell don’t touch what doesn’t belong to me.
She’s my best friend’s daughter.
My daughter’s best friend.
Twenty years younger and completely off-limits.
Four years ago, she was a kid trailing after Angel.
Now she’s standing in my cabin, looking at me like I’m the only man she’s ever wanted.
Every rule says I should send her home.
Every instinct says protect her.
But if I let myself have one taste… there won’t be anything friendly about it.
Out here, I’m not a rock star.
I’m a mountain man.
Once I claim something as mine…
I don’t let it go.
Some lines aren’t meant to be crossed.
And I’ve never been good at staying on my side.

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Selecting My Soulmate

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A breathtaking love story .
A MUST READ TODAY FOR BOOK LOVERS!!

She thought fairy tales were over, until love gave her a second chance…
Yet was it real this time, or just déjà vu?

Amber’s world collapsed the day Levi walked away, leaving her with nothing but broken dreams and a son who needed her to be strong.

Single mother. Two jobs. Zero time for fairy tales.

This wasn’t the life she’d planned.

She was supposed to be living her happily ever after, not struggling to pay rent while her ex-husband started over with someone new. Love was a luxury she couldn’t afford anymore. She’d learned the hard way that princes were just wolves in designer suits.

But destiny has a way of rewriting even the most broken chapters.

Then fate decided to test her resolve…

One collision with a stranger changes everything. Rian’s gentle touch awakens something she thought was dead forever. His warmth melts the ice around her heart, makes her remember what it feels like to be cherished instead of used.

But Amber doesn’t want gentle. She wants to stay safe.

Rian is anything but safe. Gorgeous, devoted, everything Levi pretended to be. When he looks at her like she’s worth fighting for, Amber feels dangerous emotions stirring. Hope. Trust. The terrifying possibility of love.

However, some families don’t play fair…

Just when Amber starts believing in second chances, Rian’s powerful dynasty decides she’s not worthy of their golden boy.

Now she’s caught between the man who’s healing her broken heart and a family with unlimited resources and zero conscience. They want Rian back, and they’ll destroy anyone standing in their way.

Including the single mother who dared to love their heir.

Meanwhile, James is still there. Still waiting. Still believing she deserves better than the scraps life keeps throwing her.

But some wars can’t be won with love alone. And Amber’s about to discover that fighting for happiness might cost her everything she’s worked to rebuild.

Some love is worth fighting for. But can Amber survive a war against people who have everything to lose and nothing to fear?

Will she risk it all for the love that saved her, or will she lose the only man who ever saw her true worth?

Will Amber risk her heart for love, or be destroyed by the merciless grip of wealth and power?

An unforgettable tale of sacrifice and desire, of second chances and shattered dreams, this is a sweeping romance that will break your heart, heal your soul, and remind you of the courage it takes to believe in love again.

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DILLON: Her Rule Breaker by Monique DeVere

About DILLON: Her Rule Breaker by Monique DeVere

Breaking the rules with his best friend’s sister has never felt so right!

After eight years in the UK, Renée Swank is back in sunny California, ready to launch her chic lingerie boutique. But right across the hall is Dillon Matthews—the rebel from her teenage diaries and, awkwardly, her brother’s best friend. As if that isn’t enough, her kleptomaniac cat keeps stealing her panties and dropping them in his apartment. The last thing she needs is daily run-ins with her old crush… but how can she refuse his help to get her secret project off the ground?

Dillon Rule-Breaker Matthews is a helicopter pilot by day and a carpenter by night, and he’s always had Renée firmly in the “hands-off” category. Watching over his buddy’s little sister should be simple—until her mischievous cat starts sabotaging his love life. What starts as fixing up her boutique quickly sparks into stolen kisses, and before long, the shop isn’t the only secret they’re keeping.

As boundaries blur and passion ignites, they’re forced to confront the ultimate question: is love the ultimate reason for breaking the rules?

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The Windsor Love Pact.

About The Windsor Love Pact.

A fake romance, a handsome movie star…. and sparks that became real.

“Lizzie Chantree creates not only a love pact with her characters but also with her readers.” Reader review.

Maya is a talented designer who loves order and quiet routines. Noah Benedict is a gorgeous movie star who thrives on spontaneity and the spotlight. When fate throws them together, their worlds collide – and Maya’s peaceful life suddenly becomes anything but ordinary.

With Noah pressured by family to settle down, and Maya nursing a broken heart, they strike an unusual deal: a fake relationship. For Noah, it’s a chance to silence a toxic ex. For Maya, it’s a way to heal.

But staged kisses, stolen glances, and small-town gossip soon blur the line between pretend and real. As secrets, media scrutiny, and family expectations collide, Maya and Noah must decide: can their unexpected connection survive the storm – or will the truth tear them apart?

A heartwarming, small-town romance full of laughter, heat, and swoony slow-burn love. Perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Olivia Spring, Shari Low and Hannah Ellis.

Grab your copy today. Escape to the riverside and fall for Maya and Noah.

“What an absolute delight to have read such an amazing book, by one of my favourite authors. I couldn’t wait to finish it and was sad when I had.” Reader review.

“Wow what a stunning story!” Reader review.

“Fabulous cast, wonderfully romantic, lots of fun!” Reader

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Risky Business With My Billionaire Ex

About Risky Business With My Billionaire Ex

The billionaire who needs me to save his company is the only man who’s ever truly ruined me.
My life runs on clean lines, sharp rules, and never needing anyone who can walk away.
Then New York calls—and the client is the man who once broke me open, now a scandalized CEO who looks at me like he remembers every mistake we made in the dark.
Adrian Vale is off‑limits, infuriating, and impossible to ignore.
One glance and my body sparks like it never learned the word no.
A tabloid explosion forces us into a fake‑dating arrangement to control the narrative—turning boardrooms, headlines, and late nights into a slow burn ready to ignite.
Every staged touch feels real. Every kiss pulls us deeper.
I tell myself it’s strategy. A necessary lie.
When he shields me in public and steadies me in private, the past won’t stay buried—and the truth he’s hiding will unravel the very life I built to survive losing him.
Wanting Adrian could cost me my heart, my credibility, my company…and the safety I found in never loving him again.

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The Mountain Man’s Sheltering Instinct

About The Mountain Man’s Sheltering Instinct

She came to the mountains to finish a cookbook. The storm gave me a reason to never let her go.

Alban

I left the firehouse because I couldn’t save everyone. Now I live quiet. Isolated.

Then a burned-out pastry chef slips on my trail, and suddenly I have one more chance to get it right. Neve Thomas is all soft curves and creative fire buried under exhaustion.

The second I lift her out of the rain, I know one thing for certain: She’s not leaving.

I stock ingredients for her cookbook. I cook for her until she finally breathes easy. She thinks she came here to finish her work in peace.

I’m going to give her that. But while my hands ground her and I cherish every inch of her, I’m making sure she stays mine.

Neve

I had a plan: Finish the cookbook. Reclaim my creative spark. Leave before I get too comfortable.

I didn’t expect Alban Wade. He pulls me from the mud, strong and capable, looking at me like he’s been waiting his whole life.

He has ingredients I didn’t know I needed. Cooks for me like it means something. Stills my anxious hands with his warm ones. He sees everything I’ve been trying to hide. The burnout. The doubt. The fear.

He says I’m not leaving his cabin, his kitchen, or his life. And when we come together, possessive and steady, I stop wanting to run.

Tropes You’ll Love
Protective ex-firefighter SAR hero
Quiet hero mountain man
Curvy pastry chef heroine
Burnout escape / fresh start
Rescue romance
Forced proximity
Remote mountain cabin
Acts of service devotion
Food as love language
Acts of service
Body positivity
Possessive claiming
Later in life, late-30s/mid-40s
Found family / brotherhood
Low-angst comfort read
Guaranteed HEA

This steamy escape delivers instalove, instant obsession, no cliffhangers, and no cheating. Safe, swoony, and just the right length for a satisfying binge.

Part of the Granitehart Ridge Guardians series. Each book is a complete standalone with its own HEA, but the brotherhood and found family connections make them even better together.
What to expect from Tiffany Bloom’s stories
My stories bring the steam and the heart, full of feeling, a little sweet, and a little addictive. You’ll always get a safe, satisfying love story with a guaranteed HEA every time.

First in series, always free in Kindle Unlimited.

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Falling for a Storm by Courtney Harding

About Falling for a Storm by Courtney Harding

A soulful contemporary romance about grief, unexpected connection, and the quiet strength it takes to begin again.
In a small town where secrets travel faster than the tide, two grieving hearts must decide if love is worth the storm.
Lexi Storm held her husband as he took his last breath. Leaving behind the cold rain of Washington, she seeks a fresh start in the humid air of South Carolina.
Liam McHayes hides his anger over his little sister’s death by holding his family close and his emotions tighter.
When the truth comes to light, will they be healed enough for each other, or will they allow their grief to rage on?
Some storms break you. Others bring you back to life.
Small Town • Second Chance at Love • Found Family • Slow Burn to HEA • Emotional & Gritty • Protective Hero • Healing from Loss

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Secrets and Silk

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Life in the limelight isn’t always what it seems. Especially when it comes to love.

Natalie Wilson enjoyed a simple life on her family’s dairy farm. When her super model sister invites her to walk the runway for her expanding luxury lingerie company Delcinia, she’s thrust into the spotlight. She does her best to maintain her small-town values while living in Manhattan part of the time.

All that changes when she meets Sebastian Scott, the sexy frontman for the rock band Crimson Shadows.

Sebastian has admired Natalie from afar. She’s sunshine to his darkness. He begs for an introduction at a party and is thrilled at the sizzling chemistry between them.

But Natalie is simple girl and Sebastian’s life is complicated. Between the tabloids, paparazzi, closely held secrets, and a pregnancy scare, can Sebastian convince her they’re meant to be together?

Pick up your copy of Secrets and Silk, a steamy, rock star romance today and find out.

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Nanny in Training by Daisy Kane

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Nick
Wealthy developer Nicholas Cappatini is completely caught off guard when his ex-wife drops off their rambunctious three-year-old before an important meeting. If it hadn’t been for his quick-thinking waitress, Ally, he might have lost the deal of a lifetime. He notices the immediate connection Ally has with his daughter, Lola, and makes the waitress an offer she can not refuse.

Ally
When struggling waitress Ally Kane is offered a nanny position ten times her current pay, it should have been a no-brainer. Especially with an eviction looming and a restitution deadline hanging over her head. There was only one problem: Ally had zero experience, but for what the billionaire was paying, she’d figure it out. Plus, how hard could it be to take care of a three-year-old?

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The CEO’s Surprise Christmas Family

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Delayed holiday flights = Second chance at love? In the holiday romantic novelette, The CEO’s Surprise Christmas Family, a self-made millionaire, Colin, has spent months regretting the blase’ way he treated, Hannah, a hard-working, beautiful single mom, he shared a single night of passion with at a wedding the previous summer. When Colin runs into Hannah months later at a busy airport during the holiday season, he sees the opportunity as a chance to at least redeem himself a little in her eyes. But will Hannah, still feeling the sting from the past summer, be willing to open her heart once again to the man she never forgot…but wished she could? Includes a bonus read of a full-length Tabitha Foster romance novel.

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Diablo: Dirty Sinners

About Diablo: Dirty Sinners

Can this devil atone for his many sins?

I was settling into a quiet life. Work, reading, and endless hours riding and living with my brothers of the Dirty Sinners MC.

Until Avery appeared. An innocent angel surrounded by sweetness and light.

A filthy rich man with an even filthier reputation had no right to even touch her, much less claim her. But if she needed protection, she would get everything I had.

From the second our eyes locked, Avery was already mine.

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Coffee Shop Collection

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The story is about Victor and Jeanet, two young adults who meet in college and fall in love. Victor is initially hesitant to pursue a relationship with Jeanet because he struggles to come to terms with his sexuality. Despite this, they continue to grow closer and eventually begin dating. However, they face challenges from Mrs. Mary, a neighbor who disapproves of their relationship, and the distance between their homes. They work through these challenges together and eventually graduate from college, start their careers, and move in together. After years of building a strong and loving relationship, Victor proposes to Jeanet and they look forward to a happy future together.

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My Unrequited Love by Maeve Moon

About My Unrequited Love by Maeve Moon

A raw, poetic narrative of unrequited love. He anchored me like still lake water, and my soul, enamoured, loved him in return for that peace—silently. Against my better judgment, I loved him for a very long time.

This is a story of silent pining, stolen glances, and bittersweet confessions—a collection of moments where love is felt deeply, yet remains invisible. Perfect for readers who cherish short, emotional, and heartfelt tales of unrequited love.

Some of my words, I promise, you will never forget.

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For You I’d Break by Hannah Jordan

About For You I’d Break by Hannah Jordan

After catching her husband and boss in the act—and crashing into a tourist on a Segway—Rowan’s two-year marriage ends with a bang. Heartbroken, broke, and nursing a back injury, she retreats to her hometown of Peace Falls, riding shotgun in her sister’s 1990 Cadillac hearse. She’s determined to recover, rebuild, and bolt back to D.C. as soon as she can stand upright.

But Peace Falls has other plans.
Starting with her physical therapist: Caleb “Cal” Cardoso, the former high school football star who barely noticed her back then—but can’t take his eyes off her now.

Cal’s career is hanging by a thread after an ex tried to ruin him online. He can’t afford to lose a single patient… or fall for one. But Rowan’s fire, sarcasm, and surprising sweetness are hard to resist.

When she offers him a deal—keep treating her if he helps her brother train for football—he agrees. Even though stepping back on the field dredges up grief he’s tried to bury.
Even though getting close to Rowan could ruin everything.

For You I’d Break is a hilarious, heartfelt small-town romance full of scorching slow burn, complicated pasts, and the kind of love worth breaking the rules for.

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