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Juxtaposition: Glass & Grit follows two athletes built to endure, until the camera demands they bleed. Ash is a celebrated figure skater with a reputation for scandal and a life managed like property. Ethan is a boxer chasing legitimacy while hiding a neurological condition that could end everything. Cast into forced proximity for a prestige documentary, they become both subjects and spectacle, caught in contracts, betrayal, and carefully edited truth. As their private fractures surface, hostility shifts into protectiveness, and intimacy becomes the only place that feels real.

Tania Shava
Valerian is a man who knows exactly what he wants and always gets it. After all, when you’re the CEO of your own company, no one says “no” to you. But when Haley comes along, his world is turned upside down by this woman who wants nothing to do with him. So why does that make him want her even more?

Dakota Quinn
"They stopped me from being a monster. So should you. Kill me before the full moon or you’ll regret it."
My blood turns to ice. What the hell did they do to my mate in that facility?
Willow is back—but she’s not the same. Whatever they did to her at that medical research facility, it left scars deeper than anyone can see. She calls herself a monster. She begs to be stopped before the next full moon. But how do you kill the person you love most? Torn between trust and terror, her mate faces an impossible choice. Because Willow isn’t just fighting what was done to her—she’s fighting what she might become. The clock is ticking. The moon is rising. And the line between savior and threat is about to shatter.

Heather Teston
Carrie Matthews builds a life from the ashes of heartbreak after losing her husband in a tragic plane crash, his body never found. Once shattered by grief, she slowly finds her footing again with the help of a close friend and the art gallery she and her husband dreamed of together. Just as she begins to feel like herself again, the past refuses to stay buried. Memories of young love, stolen moments, and promises made in high school linger, blending with the life she’s carefully rebuilt. When the impossible becomes real, Carrie is faced with emotions she thought she had laid to rest. In a story woven with first love and second chances, she must navigate a heart that remembers everything.

Belle Dowson
All Olivia wanted was food, money, and a roof over her head. What she wasn’t expecting was three handsome, dangerous, and downright sexy men to come into her life! When a war splits the world, the poor have been hit hardest. Olivia gets picked up off the streets and brought to a place called the Village, where she has the opportunity to live in the community and stay safe if she follows their rules. One of the Village rules? She has to marry three men who have been chosen for her: Matt, Xavier, and Thomas. Each of them has a dangerous side, but each of them will also have to go to the ends of the earth to protect her. Will the dark, dangerous secrets of the Village make Olivia leave her union?

Mackenzie Madden
Theresa never expected to find her true mate when she returned to Silver River—but the moment she meets David, their bond is undeniable. Yet fate is never simple. David is connected to the one person she can’t bear to lose: her grieving father. Torn between love and loyalty, Theresa must decide whether to follow her heart or protect her family. But true mates are forever, and some connections refuse to be broken.

Madelyn Jane
Ada is alone in the world, abandoned by her father, mourning her dead mother, and constantly abused by her stepfather Lugh. When her town is overrun by Vikings avenging the death of one of their own, she's captured by Cayden, the Chief's son. Bargaining for her life, Ada becomes his personal servant, but while she should be afraid of him, there's no doubt that he doesn't seem to see her as just the spoils of war. As they spend more and more time together, it becomes harder to resist their feelings for each other.

Suri Sabri
When Lydia discovers on her eighteenth birthday that she is destined to marry King Gabriel of Imarnia, her whole life is turned upside down. Using her unique fire powers and years of training, Lydia tries to resist fate at every turn.
But King Gabriel has other plans...

Megan Blake
Lina’s Halloween plans are simple: bad horror movies, buttery popcorn, and absolutely no frat boys. But when a gorgeous stranger shows up on her porch claiming he’s about to turn into a werewolf, her quiet night goes feral fast. One pair of fuzzy pink handcuffs, a few sharp fangs, and way too much bare skin later, she’s trapped in the dark with more than just danger. Now Lina has to decide if helping him survive the night will save her sanity—or spark the wildest, most reckless connection she’s ever felt. Halloween’s supposed to be scary… but no one warned her it might also be scorching.

P. J. Williams
Adrianna’s future is not hers to choose when her father forces an impossible ultimatum—marry a stranger or lose everything she has worked toward. Determined to hold onto her dreams, she agrees, expecting the worst. Instead, she finds herself tied to Kayson, a sharp, powerful man who is nothing like she imagined. Their arrangement is meant to be simple, but nothing about it feels easy. As tensions rise and quiet alliances form, Adrianna refuses to shrink, chasing her ambitions while learning how to stand her ground. Kayson, guarded yet fiercely protective, proves to be both an unexpected challenge and a surprising ally. In a world of pressure and hidden motives, something real begins to grow where neither of them planned it.

Cosmic Chaos
Sometimes love just isn’t enough. At least that’s what everyone kept telling me. I mean, is that supposed to make me feel better?

Brizee Breck
She thought she had it all—until a lunch delivery turned into heartbreak. Catching her husband with his assistant shatters her world, but in the wreckage, she finds something unexpected: comfort in the arms of someone she never saw coming—his brother. Emotions spiral. Lines blur. And soon, sparks fly where they absolutely shouldn’t. With three brothers tangled in one woman’s story, the past isn’t done with her yet, and neither is desire. Can something real grow from all this chaos—or is she heading straight for a second heartbreak?

M. S. Maondo
Ceylan Aslan, the daughter of a billionaire, returns to the city she desperately wanted to leave behind. Forced by her father to take her place in the family company, she must now face her painful past—where her cheating ex and Liam, her brother’s best friend who shattered her heart, still reside. Meanwhile, hotel mogul Liam Chase is in a bind. He needs a contract with Aslan Consolidated to save his struggling business, but it requires the approval of Ceylan, who’s still holding a mysterious grudge. As tensions rise and secrets unravel, can Liam earn her forgiveness or will their complicated past keep them apart forever?

Kelsie Tate
Emery has a special gift, one that would put her in danger if anyone outside of her pack found out about it. On her 21st birthday, she’s excited to find out who she is mated to. But when it turns out to be a cold, distant Alpha of another pack, Emery’s excitement turns into worry. Can she trust this Alpha with her secret? And if he’s truly her mate, why doesn’t he want her?

Olivia Grace
Haven finally slips free from the man who crushes her spirit with rules, silence, and cold-blooded punishments. She steps into the world determined to breathe again, but freedom isn’t gentle—it snarls, stalks, and shadows her every move. The family who once vanished now tries to play savior, but their guilt arrives far too late. Haven carries the weight of every broken piece, every whispered lie, every moment she learned to survive alone. And just when she thinks she’s done being hunted, something new rises from the dark… and it refuses to let her go.
Protective Mate Romance Books showcase partners who would do anything to keep their loved one safe from harm. These stories often feature alpha characters whose protective instincts activate when their mate faces danger. The emotional appeal lies in the primal satisfaction of being cherished and defended by someone willing to face any threat. Find romances where love means being someone's ultimate protector....
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