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Decisions of Desire 1: Fiction or Fantasy

Decisions of Desire 1: Fiction or Fantasy

Skyla Rae

Harper always dreamed of being the heroine in a romance novel, and her fantasy blurs with reality when her own novel is adapted into a film. Upon meeting Walker, the man of her dreams, she quickly realizes the addictive nature of desire—irresistible and consuming. Walker, with his wealth, success, and charm, has always been able to get what he wants, but meeting Harper challenges his notions of passion and longing.

As their connection deepens, both must navigate their evolving feelings. Will Harper and Walker's story be a fleeting fantasy or a lasting romance?

Strangers

Strangers

Mandy M.

Two years after a heartbreaking loss changes her life forever, Lynn is still learning how to carry the weight of grief while moving forward. She keeps her heart carefully guarded, convinced that some wounds never fully heal. Then an unexpected stranger enters her world and gently challenges everything she believes about second chances. As new feelings begin to bloom, Lynn finds herself caught between the safety of the past and the possibility of something beautiful ahead. With tender emotions, quiet hope, and a touch of fate, this heartfelt romance explores healing, resilience, and the courage it takes to open your heart again when life offers an unexpected new beginning.

Tainted Love

Tainted Love

E. J. Lace

Damon takes me by the shoulders and flips me on my back. I hate myself for it, but I am so turned on. I moan as his lips begin to suck on my neck. ~It feels so, so good.~

Savannah, scarred by her past, steals from a local biker, Damon. Her act sparks a fiery tension. Can she hide who she is from this risky man? Or will her bold move plunge her back into a world she's terrified to face?

Age Rating: 18+

Her Bodyguard

Her Bodyguard

Heather Teston

Dexter Sinclair is a former Navy SEAL now turned personal bodyguard, who takes on a new assignment. He has been hired to protect Roxie Greene, daughter of multimillionaire Thomas Greene. She’s young, beautiful, and always gets what she wants. Will he be able to handle her and protect her at the same time? He soon finds out there’s much more to this job than he thought. Roxie’s life is in danger, and he’s the only one who can keep her safe and alive. But who wants her dead, and why? After meeting her, he realizes she will not make things easy for him.

Highland Magic

Highland Magic

Aimee Ginger

Gillian has no one left. Her mother died shortly after she was born, her father died when she was a young child, and now she’s lost the man who raised her as his own. She is drowning in grief. So she decides to leave her life behind and try to find her roots. She doesn’t even know if she has a family, but she knows her parents left Scotland and ran away together before she was born. So she travels to the Scottish Highlands looking for a past she’s never known. She never could have anticipated the way the sexy Scotsman with a tingling touch would invade her heart and mind or finding the family she never knew was waiting for her. But is this all too perfect to be her life, or should she trust in the Highland magic?

Camden Maine Series 1: The Baker's Husband

Camden Maine Series 1: The Baker's Husband

Jeannie Sharpe

When Chloe’s husband vanishes, she’s forced to team up with the one man she’d rather not be stuck with—Mitchell, the town’s new detective and walking contradiction. Sparks fly and tempers flare as their search pulls them deeper into secrets, twists, and a maddening attraction neither of them saw coming. What begins as a reluctant partnership turns into something far more complicated…and irresistible. As the truth edges closer, so does the question: will Chloe find her husband—or something she didn’t know she was missing? Enemies to lovers meets second chances in this addictive small-town mystery with a twist of slow-burn tension.

Unclassic Hero

Unclassic Hero

Jessie F Royle

From the author of Behind the Masque and Enforce My Heart. Sydney is always a rule follower...until her BFF Desiree decides that she needs to have some fun. They buy fake IDs and get into a club, where Sydney hits it off with a sexy musician...only to find out that he’s also her new English teacher!

The Cabin, Escape from the City

The Cabin, Escape from the City

Lexi Martin

Brooke is exhausted after too many long days (and nights) doing her corporate job. When Aunt Maggie leaves Brooke her woodsy cabin upstate, it’s clearly a sign. It’s time to get away from New York City.

Brooke isn’t looking for a man, although she can’t help but notice the handsome and observant guy at the local store.

What she needs is a rest. What she finds is better.

Age Rating: 18+

Moonshot

Moonshot

Ronja T. Lejonhjärta

Colt has always known what a moonshot is—the dream so impossible it hurts just to want it. For him, that dream has always been Zoey, the girl who was off-limits, the one he teased, the one he secretly protected. Now she’s no longer just his best friend’s little sister; she’s the woman who makes his carefully built world tilt on its axis. Zoey’s presence pulls him into a whirlwind of heart and heat, where desire feels dangerous but irresistible. Wanting her is reckless, but not wanting her feels impossible. Can a soul-deep yearning ever be enough to bridge the distance between what’s forbidden and what feels fated?

What Happened to Erin?

What Happened to Erin?

Mbali Mgoqi

Six childhood friends enter the woods, but only five come out. The disappearance of Erin Lockwood is shrouded in mystery and casts a dark pall over the once-safe small town of Braidwood. The only ones who know the truth are shackled to oaths. They cannot break the two laws. For seven years, the horror of what they saw and what they caused wrenched them apart. They tried to live normal lives, tried to forget. But the sins of their past have caught up to them. The group is forced to reunite after one of them vanishes without a trace in the same place that Erin was lost: in the woods. It’s not a coincidence. It’s a summons.

The Wilde Series

The Wilde Series

Nova Nyx

Azalea Wilde is anything but tame. She’s impulsive and volatile, with a penchant for making the wrong choices, but when a tragic accident fractures her family, she drops everything, leaving behind her old life and everyone in it. Merrick Hayes is a token bad boy turned good cop. With tattoos covering his sinful body, he’s every woman’s fantasy, but he has eyes for Azalea Wilde only. He was shattered when she left, with nothing but trust issues and a broken heart. When tragedy strikes the Wilde family a second time, Azalea returns home. Merrick vows to keep his distance, but when their paths cross, old feelings come out to play. With two tormented hearts on the line, will fate have the final say, or will they go their separate ways for good?

His Golden Rose

His Golden Rose

Arayne Haaser

Rosamund is a poor peasant in 1500s Europe. She’s content to live out her lot in life—caring for her sister and father while working the fields. None of the local men seem to catch her eye, and Rosamund is convinced that true love isn’t for her—that is, until Max comes to town. This mysterious stranger captures Rosamund’s eye…but who is he, really?

When Darkness Calls

When Darkness Calls

Elizabeth Gordon

Dharma is the newest resident of a house with a mysterious history. Not only is it the real-life setting of her mother's favorite horror novel, but it is also the site of a brutal massacre.

Previously, Dharma hadn't believed in ghosts, but her new home is determined to convince her otherwise.

Love Among the Shelves

Love Among the Shelves

Oonagh C. K.

Grace swears by her independence, but James storms into her life with chains that can’t be escape and a marriage built on lies he can’t confess. He’s temptation wrapped in danger—protective one moment, untouchable the next, and always hiding something just out of reach. The walls Grace built to keep her heart safe start to crumble under his touch, even as his secrets threaten to pull them both under. Every glance sparks fire, every encounter tangles them deeper in a web of lies, longing, and risk. He carries a past soaked in danger. She never asked for him, but now she can’t look away. Love might be the only thing strong enough to save them—or the sharpest blade waiting to break them.

Enter Black

Enter Black

D. P. Mendes-Kelly

Roberta Black has spent forty years perfectly capable of looking after herself. Then Anton Sinclair walks into her life.

He’s arrogant, infuriating and dangerously attractive—and from the moment they meet, Roberta knows there is something about him she should stay well away from. She doesn’t.

What begins as an unwanted attraction becomes harder to dismiss as Anton draws her into a hidden world of ancient secrets and impossible dangers. Forced together, the two grow closer, and Roberta begins to discover the man beneath Anton’s charm and arrogance—a man who sees her in ways no one else does.

But Anton is keeping secrets of his own, and falling for him could be the most dangerous thing Roberta has ever done.

Because the closer she gets to discovering what Anton really is, the harder it becomes to imagine walking away from him.

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Small Town Romance Books

Small Town Romance Books capture the charm of tight-knit communities where everyone knows your business and second chances feel possible. These stories often feature characters returning home after years away or newcomers trying to fit into established social circles. The small-town setting creates natural opportunities for chance encounters and community events that bring people together. Local gossip adds both humor and tension as relationships develop under watchful eyes. The appeal lies in the slower pace and deeper connections that small communities foster. Explore romances where home is wherever your heart finds its perfect match.... 

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