I’m a Creeker. That’s what they call members of “The Red Creek Renegades” – Red Creek, TN Chapter. We have two rules. Don’t fuck the president’s daughter, and don’t get caught doing illegal shit.
Well, one out of two isn’t bad.
Truth is, Banner Clark was worth it. I’d do it again. In fact I will do it again.
Especially when I lose my brother in an accident. Little do Banner and I know we’ve been named guardians of my nephew.
Playing house turns into the real thing; a lot quicker than we realize.
About Laramie:
Laramie Briscoe is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of over 30 books, with sales of over half a million copies.
Since self-publishing her first book in May of 2013, Laramie has appeared on the Top 100 Bestselling E-books Lists on Apple Books, Amazon Kindle, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble. Her books have been known to make readers laugh and cry. They are guaranteed to be emotional, steamy reads.
When she’s not writing alpha males who seriously love their women, she loves spending time with friends, reading, and marathoning shows on Netflix. Married to her high school sweetheart, Laramie lives in Bowling Green, KY with her husband.
A billion dollars can buy a lot, but it can’t buy love. That, you have to gamble on.
Keep Vegas is a funny contemporary romance. It’s a billionaire playboy’s second chance with the woman he never should have let go of and isn’t sure he deserves.
Tony has almost rolled through three wives in ten years. But no one has ever challenged, intrigued, or turned him on like the girl from a decade ago. An unlikely “witch” put a spell on him that’s never been broken.
Makenzie is too busy these days, turning her life into something to indulge anything. But in quiet moments, she lets herself daydream about those three months in Paris when the possibilities seemed endless, and there was love in her life. There was a brave ‘king’ who wanted her as his queen. But life isn’t a fairytale, and no amount of wishing can make it come true.
Can one night in Vegas change everything? Beyond the bright lights and old lies, there might still be love if life and circumstance don’t get in the way again. As the sun comes up over the desert, perhaps it really is a new day. They may find a way to keep each other forever this time, or they may only get to Keep Vegas.
The Boston Brothers: a second chance series are interconnected standalone stories featuring the lives and loves of six guys, who are either brothers or brothers from another mother. And it’s about the women they were lucky enough to find. And then find again.
I used to create dreams with my best friend growing up. We’d each pick a boy we liked, then we’d write down a meet-cute that always ended with a happily ever after. Now I get to dream every day, although it’s a little steamier now.
I’m a Chicago-based writer, married to a writer, mother of a creative dynamo of a twelve-year-old boy and currently a little sleepy. I’m a klutz and goofball and love lipstick as much as my Chuck Taylors. And there are pretty good odds that I have either a glass of wine or a cup of coffee in my hand right now.
Title: Brooklyn Cupid A Hidden Identity Roommate Romance Author: Lexi Ray
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance Tropes: Hidden Identity/Roommates to Lovers Release Date: July 25, 2023
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HE IS ABOUT TO SHOOT HIS DREAM GIRL…
Bounty hunting can be dangerous, but Jace Reed is used to danger and always follows the rules. Including the most important one—never get emotionally involved.
But everything goes haywire when the Brooklyn “it girl” interrupts his most important assignment.
Beautiful Lucy Moor may or may not hold the only clue to the target that Jace has been tracking for months. So becoming her roommate to get the intel from her should be easy… right?
SHE IS ABOUT TO CHANGE HIS LIFE…
Nothing is easy when Jace’s simple organized life collides with hers.
His most important rule? Broken as soon as he moves in.
His self-control? Gone with the first taste of her lips.
His sanity? Shattered when he discovers her secret.
Turns out, his new roommate is not as innocent and sweet as she seems at first. And her secret is, oh, so spicy!
Jace never knew love. But now that he falls fast and hard, he is determined to claim it and keep it for himself.
If only he hadn’t brought the danger of his job right to her doorstep…
Title: The San Marco Heist An Enemies to Lovers Heist Series: Reynolds Recoveries #1 Author: Janet Oppedisano
Genre: Romantic Suspense Tropes: Enemies to Lovers/Forced Proximity Release Date: July 14, 2023
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With my brother’s life on the line, I’ll do anything to get him back—even team up with an annoyingly sexy private eye for the heist of a lifetime.
When I plan the recovery (don’t evercall it theft) of stolen items for their rightful owners, nothing matters more than the safety of my team. I trust no one outside our tight-knit circle. Because a couple years ago I lost my fiancé in a heist gone wrong. My heist. My fault.
But while undercover to take back a near-priceless manuscript, I encounter Malcolm Sharpe, an old friend of my brother’s whose diamond-blue eyes and toe-curling smile almost cause me to blow the heist. We pull it off, beating another team to the prize, but I can’t help feeling like I’ve dodged a bullet.
The other team, though, will stop at nothing to get revenge. That includes kidnapping both Malcolm and my brother—and sending only Malcolm back with a message. They demand my crew steal a medieval relic in exchange for my brother’s life.
And then there’s my brother’s plea to trust Malcolm. Trust a freelance PI whose loyalty ends with a paycheck? Not a chance. But if I’m to get my brother back alive, I need all the help I can get. Even from a man who’s hiding a secret that could turn my entire world upside down.
The San Marco Heist is the exhilarating first installment in the Reynolds Recoveries romantic suspense series, featuring charismatic heroes, smart heroines, and a thrilling heist in each novel.
Janet Oppedisano hails from Canada’s East Coast and has lived in five provinces, from the Maritimes to the Prairies. Growing up with a Mountie for a father and marrying a Navy diver, it’s no surprise she writes romance with a hint of danger and mystery in it. Not to mention strong heroes and equally strong heroines.
When not writing, you can find her… thinking about writing. And indulging in her favourite pastimes, like baking, travelling, hiking, playing with her new puppy, and watching her hockey goalie son on the ice.
Oh, and it’s pronounced oh-ped-ih-SAH-no. Exactly the way it’s spelled. Honest!
No one expects a surprise pregnancy from a one month fling. Just like no one expects to make the same mistake twice.
Five years after we first met and I secretly had his baby, Xavier Parker’s knocked me up again. Only this time I won’t be keeping it a secret.
My ex-boyfriend is perfect aware we’ve got a baby on the way. Only problem? He has no interest in being an ex.
See, Xavier Parker is used to getting his way. Girlfriend? Forget it. This brooding duke wants me to be his wife. And he won’t take no for an answer.
Can I forgive the past and give this father-to-be a chance at a happy ending? Or will my heartbreak prove too much to forget and spell disaster for us both?
Nicole French is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance. She’s also a hopeless romantic, Springsteen fanatic, and total bookworm. When not writing, she is hanging out with her family, playing soccer with the rest of the thirty-plus crowd in Seattle, or going on dates with her husband. In her spare time, she likes to go running or practice the piano, but never seems to do either one of these things as much as she should.
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Go back to Windswan? I swore I would never go back, like over my dead body never go back. Well, it turns out it wasn’t my death that brought me back to the family cottage, it was someone else’s.
Now, I’m stuck in this small lakeside town for at least a week. There are memories around every corner of this lake, most of them good, but some very, very bad.
But, I can get through this – as long as I don’t run into the first and only guy that broke my heart.
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Saying “I Do” to her boss seemed like a harmless solution to a potentially harmful problem. But the only problem now is that she wants the marriage to be real.
When Marissa Barrett finds herself in a dangerous situation with her family, she needs help. Fast. Normally the queen of problem solving, this is one instance where she just can’t seem to find a solution on her own. All she wanted from her boss was help finding an attorney. But before she knows exactly how it’s happened, they’re standing in front of a justice of the peace.
Patrick Donovan would do anything to help Marissa. After all, she’s been helping him run his business for years. He’d be lying if he said he wasn’t wildly attracted to her, but there was no way he would ever act on it. Plus, with his meddling family looking to see him settle down, the last thing he needed was any kind of romantic relationship. But when Marissa turns to him for help, suddenly he sees a way to do it that benefits them both.
One year of marriage. That was the agreement. But everything’s negotiable, right?
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Samantha Chase is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller of contemporary romance that’s hotter than sweet, sweeter than hot. She released her debut novel in 2011 and currently has more than seventy titles under her belt – including THE CHRISTMAS COTTAGE which was a Hallmark Christmas movie in 2017! She’s a Disney enthusiast who still happily listens to 80’s rock. When she’s not working on a new story, she spends her time reading romances, playing way too many games of Solitaire on Facebook, wearing a tiara while playing with her sassy pug Maylene…oh, and spending time with her husband of 30 years and their two sons in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
The food critic… Miranda Storme once gave her body and soul to Gavin Luciano, but he took her love and walked away without a word. Now he’s back. He may look even sexier than he did three years ago. His kisses may still burn in her memory. And his arrogance hasn’t changed since he states his intentions to reclaim her. In his bed. Still, as an established food critic who ends up in his restaurant, there’s only one thing on her mind. Revenge…
The restaurateur… Gavin Luciano walked away from the family business and his lover years ago. He thought power and money would make him happy. Now he realizes his mistake and comes home to right his wrongs. He has three months to make his family’s struggling Italian restaurant successful, and a bad review is Gavin’s worst nightmare. But this isn’t just about the meal. He’s finally realized what he left behind and is determined to spend the next eight weeks proving himself to Miranda in the kitchen…and in the bedroom. This is one dish she won’t be able to refuse.
But when he learns about Miranda’s secret, will a second chance at love be too late?
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Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn’t stopped writing since. She holds a masters in English Literature and lives in the beautiful Hudson Valley in upstate New York. Her family keeps her active, stressed, joyous, and sad her house will never be truly clean. Her passions include horse racing, Scrabble, rescue dogs, Italian food, and wine—not necessarily in that order. She is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of over fifty books in contemporary romance fiction. She was thrilled her book, The Marriage Bargain, spent 26 weeks on the New York Times. Her work has been translated in over a dozen countries, sold over a million copies, and was dubbed a “romance phenom” by Kirkus Reviews. She loves hearing from readers. Visit her website atwww.jenniferprobst.com. Join her newsletter to receive a free book at www.jenniferprobst.com/newsletter.
Title: Cajuns. Love. Curves. The Guidry Family Series Authors: Kat Baxter & Emma Lee Jayne
Genre: Steamy Romance Novellas Tropes: Navy SEALs/Brother’s Best Friend/Second Chance Release Date: July 14, 2023
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USA Today Bestselling Authors Kat Baxter and Emma Lee Jayne bring you three stand alone novellas about a small town family with big ambitions. They aren’t looking for love, but they just might be smart enough to grab it when it lands in their laps.
This series collection includes all three books.
Covert Curves By Kat Baxter She’s a run away heiress with a powerful father. He’s the off-duty Navy SEAL coerced into bringing her home safely. From the moment he sees her, all he wants is to protect her, but how can he bring her home when he wants to keep her for his own?
In Too Deep By Emma Lee Jayne When she needs a fake boyfriend for a tropical vacation, her penpal steps up. He’s been in love with her, sight unseen, for years, even though she’s his best friend’s little sister…
Scars and Stripes By Kat Baxter He comes home broken and wounded. The last person he expects to be his physical therapist is the woman he left behind. Now he’s grabbing this second chance at true love with both hands.
I’m a fan of Kat Baxter. I do enjoy her steamy Insta-life reads. I’d never read anything from Emma Lee Jayne previously but I thoroughly enjoyed her story in this set.
The Guidry Family were entertaining. The brother, Remy & Wade were protective and determined. Remy was still in service while Wade had had to leave the SEALs, they were both in very different places mentally and physically but when they were hit by cupids arrow, they were very similar in thoughts and action.
Cassie was a determined and stubborn gal. Growing up with brothers will do that to you I suppose..
Covert Curves had a bit of intrigue as to why Remy was tasked with find and taking Ava back home to the city. When he found out the truth he wasn’t a happy man at the reason but it gave him the opportunity to learn more about Ava!
In Too Deep introduced Remy’s best friend who was more than willing to pretend to be Cassie’s boyfriend to save her embarrassment at a work event. They’ve been in contact for a couple of years communicating back and forth while he was in service but had never met until Remy was home for a visit with Nick in tow. I liked them both and enjoyed how their story evolved. I’m off to read Too Far Gone after getting snippets of that storyline in Cassie & Nick’s read
Scars & Stripes brings Wade back home to Saddle Creek and back into the life of Kelli who he had hurt prior to leaving town to join the military. Wade was not in a good place and for Kelli he was the last person she wanted to deal with but her job was to help and he definitely needed her assistance! It was fun catching up with one of the characters from the Saddle Creek, Crawford series!
A good set of stories that I read straight through (yep, gave up some sleep to do so!!). I wanted to know how each couple got on and couldn’t put the book down!!
AUTHOR BIOS & LINKS
Kat Baxter
USA Today Bestselling Author Kat Baxter writes fast-paced, sweet & STEAMY romantic comedies. Readers have dubbed her books “laugh-out-loud funny,” “hot enough to melt your kindle,” and “The Queen of Adorkable.” She lives in Texas with her family and a menagerie of animals. Kat is the pseudonym for a bestselling historical romance author.
I write the kinds of books I want to read. Fast-paced books with lots of world-building, snarky heroines, and swoony heroes. I love story, pop culture, gossip, and baked goods. I’m a modern-day hippy and certified LEGO nerd.
I live in the Austin, Texas hill country, with my geeky husband and two extremely geeky kids. We have dogs, chickens, cats, and more LEGOs than should be allowed by law.
Title: The San Marco Heist An Enemies to Lovers Heist Series: Reynolds Recoveries #1 Author: Janet Oppedisano
Genre: Romantic Suspense Tropes: Enemies to Lovers/Forced Proximity Release Date: July 14, 2023
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With my brother’s life on the line, I’ll do anything to get him back—even team up with an annoyingly sexy private eye for the heist of a lifetime.
When I plan the recovery (don’t evercall it theft) of stolen items for their rightful owners, nothing matters more than the safety of my team. I trust no one outside our tight-knit circle. Because a couple years ago I lost my fiancé in a heist gone wrong. My heist. My fault.
But while undercover to take back a near-priceless manuscript, I encounter Malcolm Sharpe, an old friend of my brother’s whose diamond-blue eyes and toe-curling smile almost cause me to blow the heist. We pull it off, beating another team to the prize, but I can’t help feeling like I’ve dodged a bullet.
The other team, though, will stop at nothing to get revenge. That includes kidnapping both Malcolm and my brother—and sending only Malcolm back with a message. They demand my crew steal a medieval relic in exchange for my brother’s life.
And then there’s my brother’s plea to trust Malcolm. Trust a freelance PI whose loyalty ends with a paycheck? Not a chance. But if I’m to get my brother back alive, I need all the help I can get. Even from a man who’s hiding a secret that could turn my entire world upside down.
The San Marco Heist is the exhilarating first installment in the Reynolds Recoveries romantic suspense series, featuring charismatic heroes, smart heroines, and a thrilling heist in each novel.
I thoroughly enjoyed the San Marco Heist (I will say that I’m glad I read ‘The Phoenix Heist’ prior to this as it introduced some of the characters and I felt I understood what was going on a little better than I might have had I gone in blind to who and what Reynolds Recoveries were!)
Malcolm and Scarlett were really good together. Quick thinking, good at what the did but both hiding secrets…I did wonder at points if they’d manage to find a way to be together. This pair were scorching together but both had their own reasons not be involved in a long term relationship.
I loved the action – it’s like reading something akin to Mission Impossible given the stunts and actions this gang pull off!! It was fun – and a little WTH, they’re gonna get caught – reading about their heists!
Janet writes a horrible person well, I just didn’t expect it to be the matriarch of the family that I was gonna dislike so much! Her treatment of Scarlett was puzzling and really uncalled for and I seriously wanted our FMC to put her mother firmly in place more than a dozen times!! Time will tell (hopefully) if and why she’s as cold hearted as she comes across?
I’m now looking forward to finding out more about the rest of the ‘family’ and seeing how things go for them on both the life and action front!
4.5* and definitely a recommended read.
AUTHOR BIO
Janet Oppedisano hails from Canada’s East Coast and has lived in five provinces, from the Maritimes to the Prairies. Growing up with a Mountie for a father and marrying a Navy diver, it’s no surprise she writes romance with a hint of danger and mystery in it. Not to mention strong heroes and equally strong heroines.
When not writing, you can find her… thinking about writing. And indulging in her favourite pastimes, like baking, travelling, hiking, playing with her new puppy, and watching her hockey goalie son on the ice.
Oh, and it’s pronounced oh-ped-ih-SAH-no. Exactly the way it’s spelled. Honest!
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