Title: Boss of Attraction Series: Forbidden #3 Authors: Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams
Genre: MM Romance Tropes: Boss/Employee, Age Gap, Opposites Attract Release Date: March 29, 2024
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Declan can’t resist the temptation of his much older boss, but a stolen kiss while trapped in an elevator becomes a ticking time bomb ready to blow up their careers and personal life.
Sean Ashford, a senior partner at a prestigious law firm, became a widower five years ago when his wife of twenty years passed away. Since then, he’s put all of his time and energy into his career and hasn’t wanted to date, nor does he believe his heart is ready to move on. Little does he know that the young, eager, male attorney he hired will change his mind.
Declan Rivers’ dreams of creating a better life for himself and providing for his mom are finally within his grasp when he gets hired at one of the best criminal law firms in Boston. The only problem is he can’t stop lusting after his new boss. As someone who is used to random hook-ups, he soon learns it’s not only his job at stake but also his heart when he wants more with the one man he can’t have.
Long hours in the office, the occasional flirtatious banter, and a fainting spell leaves Sean questioning his sexuality, and Declan hopeful that his crush will turn into more.
When Sean’s children learn about his workplace romance, Declan is accused of being a gold digger, leaving him and Sean to decide if they want to keep their relationship strictly professional or continue to give into their forbidden desires.
Don’t miss out on this boss/employee romance filled with all the GFY, age gap, opposites attract goodness.
Kimberly Knight is a USA Today bestselling author who lives in the Central Valley of California with her loving husband, who is a great research assistant, and young daughter, who keeps Kimberly on her toes. Kimberly writes in a variety of genres, including romantic suspense, contemporary romance, erotic romance, and paranormal romance. Her books will make you laugh, cry, swoon, and fall in love before she throws you curve balls you never see coming.
When Kimberly isn’t writing, you can find her watching her favorite reality TV shows, including cooking competitions, binge-watching true crime documentaries, and going to San Francisco Giants games. She’s also a two-time desmoid tumor/cancer fighter, which has made her stronger and an inspiration to her fans.
Rachel Lyn Adams
Rachel Lyn Adams is a USA Today bestselling author who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, five children, and a crazy number of fur babies. She writes contemporary and MC romance.
She loves to travel and spend time with her family. Whenever she has some free time, which is rare, you’ll find her with a book in her hands or watching reruns of Friends.
Title: Crow Series: Soulless Kings MC Marble Falls, TX #1 Author: Andi Rhodes
Genre: MC Romance Tropes: Enemies to Lovers/Opposites Attract Release Date: March 29, 2024
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Crow… Growing up in Marble Falls was the very definition of boring. Fortunately, my father was the president of the Soulless Kings MC and when he met his maker, I took over the reins. Now I get to make my own fun.
But my way of life is threatened when a sexy siren walks into my club under false pretenses. She thinks she’s clever, but I’m not about to let her take down my family. Holding her hostage might not be the best idea, but it’s my only option if I want her to see that the Soulless Kings aren’t all bad.
What I don’t count on is the intense urge to keep her and make her mine.
Addison… As the daughter of the Chief of Police, I’ve always strived to be the son he never had. I want nothing more than to follow in his footsteps, but he doesn’t think a woman can handle the job. And I’m going to prove him wrong.
But as the saying goes, the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and my desire to show my father what I’m made of lands me in a heap of trouble. When I’m forced to remain at the Soulless Kings’ clubhouse, I regret the decisions that led me there in the first place.
At least, until I realize that the very people I vowed to take down are the only ones who make me feel like I belong.
Andi Rhodes is an author whose passion is creating romance from chaos in all her books! She writes MC (motorcycle club) romance with a generous helping of suspense and doesn’t shy away from the more difficult topics. Her books can be triggering for some so consider yourself warned. Andi also ensures each book ends with the couple getting their HEA! Most importantly, Andi is living her real-life HEA with her husband and their boxers.
For the most up-to-date information on releases, preorders, signings, and all things Andi Rhodes, visit her website at www.andirhodes.com.
Title: Jeepers Creepers Series: Royal Bastards MC: Las Vegas, NV #3 Author: Nikki Landis
Genres: MC/Paranormal Romantic Suspense Tropes: Military Romance/Kidnapping/Revenge He Falls First/Only One Bed/Forced Proximity Release Date: March 29, 2024
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The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Balen “Creature” Hobbs doesn’t call anywhere home. He’s been a nomad since the day he finished active duty. Fate has other plans when he bumps into a girl beaten outside a local bar. Being a good Samaritan didn’t cross his mind—only justice.
Getting involved pulls him into a dark world where the strong prey on the weak. Riding with the Royal Bastards MC offers him a chance he can’t refuse. When he stops a cutthroat criminal from hurting more innocents, everything seems to fall into place. Creature has finally found a place where he belongs, and his unique talents are appreciated. Meeting Blair Connelly and falling in love is almost too good to be true. For the first time since the war ended, he feels peace.
But when a familiar enemy threatens the club, he doesn’t hesitate to protect the RBMC. Even if it means he has to risk everything to ensure justice is served. A Shadow Rider and a scarred veteran are the only chance Blair has to survive. It’s not a choice of his club or his woman. He’s saving both. Creature is ridin’ full throttle and ready for war.
A twist on the classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Jeepers Creepers is part of the Royal Bastards MC world and includes steamy scenes, biker slang, kidnapping, violence, revenge, dark content, and a slight paranormal twist. This is a wicked tale featuring a possessive, protective, scarred outlaw who falls first and a feisty young woman determined to right the wrongs of the past. For best enjoyment, the series should be read in order. However, Hell on Wheels must be read before Jeepers Creepers.
Nikki Landis is a romance enthusiast, tea addict, and book hoarder. She’s the USA Today Bestselling Author of over fifty novels, including her widely popular Tonopah, NV RBMC series. She writes wickedly fierce, spicy romances featuring dirty talkin’ bikers, deadly, possessive reapers, wild bad boys, and the feisty, independent women they love. She’s a mom to six sons, two of them Marines. Books are her favorite escape. Nikki also writes steamy alien and monster romance under the pen name Synna Star.
Genre: Dark Romance Tropes: Serial Killer/Stalker Vibes Release Date: March 28, 2024
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There’s a murderer on the loose.
One who kills without hesitation and remorse.
When Rue Anderson, the killer’s tenth victim, is found in a shallow grave at a children’s park, it sends shockwaves through the local community and sparks a media frenzy.
But there is a difference between Rue and the nine victims that came before her.
Rue survived.
Left with a scar on her soul and her memory in tatters,
Rue finds herself drawn to Valen Ward, the dark and enigmatic man who reminds her there is more to life than just existing.
But Rue’s future is as uncertain as her past.
And though Valen holds her close, he might also be the reason Rue’s world was torn apart.
Every secret has the power to break her, but nothing proves to be more fatal than the truth.
Candice Wright is the international bestselling author of the Underestimated Series. Hailing from the UK, Candice lives with her three slightly unhinged children and the long-suffering partner. When she isn’t busy raising the next generation of crazy, you can find her sitting at the computer writing words she hopes will resonate or snuggled up reading stories by the authors that cultivated her love of the written word.
Title: Easier Said Than Done A Lindell Series Standalone Author: Marie James
Genre: Contemporary Romance Tropes: Small Town/Baby Pact Best Friends to Lovers/Broken Hero Release Date: March 28, 2024
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If you can’t ask your best friend to get you pregnant then who can you ask?
Adalynn Tate made a promise to her childhood friend. They vowed that they’d do everything together, including marrying their junior high crush and having all their babies at the same time. Her friend has succeeded. She got the guy, and the first bun is in the oven. Now it’s Adalynn’s turn to make her own dreams a reality. When Adalynn’s best guy friend comes over, he sees the pamphlets for her to have a baby on her own. Cash does what any best friend would do – offers his free, platonic services instead of extra medical bills. He doesn’t know Adalynn has had a crush on him since junior high, something she’s done her best to lock down deep as not to threaten their friendship. Adalynn knows in this world you don’t get to have it all: the baby, the man, the fairytale. But Cash has other plans for her.
Marie James is a full-time author, mother of two boys, and wife of 18+ years. Dog Mom to four great danes: Maximus, Sassy, Kiki, and Hagrid
She has spent almost my entire lifetime living in central Texas, with only short stays in South Carolina, Alabama, and Florida. She is currently residing in a sleepy little town in East Tennessee.
Writing is her passion, and she absolutely loves being able to sit down and put all of her thoughts and emotions into her stories.
She loves dogs, coffee, making handmade cards, and reading steamy romance novels!
Title: Wild Ride Series: Rookie Rebels #9 Author: Kate Meader
Genre: Contemporary Romance Tropes: Hockey Romance, Single Mom Older Woman/Younger Man, He Falls First Release Date: March 26, 2024
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Chicago Rebels hockey player Dex O’Malley has been a naughty boy … again.
Only his latest stunt isn’t quite like when he was caught with his pants down at a nightclub or was cited for drag-racing on Lake Shore Drive or even that time he said a few critical things about his teammates on a hockey podcast. Oops. This time, Dex is in real trouble, the kind that could get him kicked off the team and out of the league. And that cannot happen. Hockey is the only thing he’s ever been good at. The only thing he cares about. He’ll do whatever it takes to rehab his rep, even if it means cleaning up dog poop and suffering the steely-eyed disapproval of his new no-nonsense “boss” at the animal shelter, Ashley Adams.
Ashley has enough on her plate between her low-paying job, her high-maintenance family, and a love life she’s trying to resurrect after her divorce. She’s already mom to an amazing nine-year-old; the last thing she needs is mothering a celebrity volunteer with more money than sense. But the troublemaking f-boy needs Ashley to sign off on his good deeds so he can get back to what he does best: lighting up lamps both on and off the ice. And while a guy like that could never interest her mind, it seems her body is not on the same page. Sure, Dex O’Malley is too young, too hot, too flighty for Ashley to take seriously, but maybe a brief ride on the wild side might fit the bill …
Only that’s not enough for Dex. What happens when this notorious player decides the older, single mom is the hottest woman he’s ever met and that he wants to light her lamp … forever?
This is where I admit I have most of the earlier Rookie Rebels books but haven’t yet read them….. so yeah, picking a book late in the series is very much me!!!
I loved Dexter & Ashley (& Willa!!) There was so much personal growth in this story – for all 3 of them – and it was fabulous to read.
Dex had so much emotional baggage from how he grew up and then seeing his past in his present, it would be a lot to deal with for anyone never mind a guy who still hadn’t made any kind of peace with his past and held on to some sense of misplaced guilt.
Ashley broke my heart a little. She was awesome but couldn’t see it as she’d had Willa young, kinda grew up with her daughter, was in a marriage that neither party was really invested in and when it ended her ex said some pretty horrible things. This lass needed someone who ‘saw her’ and thought she was as awesome as she was….. enter Dex!
Their initial meeting didn’t go so well but in all honesty, Dex needed someone like Ash who wouldn’t let him do what he wanted and who didn’t feed his ego. She made him think about his actions and their consequences!
Willa, oh sweet little Willa. She was a wee sweetheart and I understood how Dex fell for her as hard as he did for her momma. Willa was an older soul in little girl form but was so good and caring. She saw the good in Dex and wasn’t afraid to tell him what she believed.
This was a really great read. I felt fully invested in these three becoming a family – Along with Dexter’s teammates, their families and Dexter’s remaining family.
I’m definitely gonna be going back to read the rest of the players stories.
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Originally from Ireland, USA Todaybestselling author Kate Meader cut her romance reader teeth on Maeve Binchy and Jilly Cooper novels, with some Harlequins thrown in for variety. Give her tales about brooding mill owners, oversexed equestrians, and men who can rock an apron, fire hose, or a hockey stick, and she’s there. Now based in Chicago, she writes sexy contemporary romance with big-hearted guys and strong heroines – and heroes – who can match their men quip for quip.
Title: Wanting the Player Series: Rules of the Game #2 Author: Heather Young-Nichols
Genres: Contemporary Sports Romance Tropes: Sworn Off Relationships/Afraid to Commit Release Date: March 25, 2024
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Vowing to never sleep with a baseball player might’ve been a curse upon myself.
Given that I suck at relationships, I’m perfectly happy to never be in one again. Men can’t be trusted. Or maybe it’s my heart that can’t be trusted. I don’t know. Either way, especially after the epic fail of a hook up last year with a baseball player that won’t leave me alone, baseball players are no longer an option.
Then Urban Briggs tells me, a stranger, that he’s going to make sure his teammate leaves me alone. Great. I could use the help. Except that player doesn’t leave me alone, and Urban ends up volunteering at the summer camp I’m working at. Of course, he does. His family’s charity runs the camp. Now, I can’t avoid him, and he’s too hard to ignore.
At first, Urban is fine with our arrangement. After all, he’s leaving as soon as the season ends if he has his way. He doesn’t want to leave behind any attachments, either. Sounds perfect, right? Wrong. Can I risk my heart one last time, or am I going to let the best thing in my life walk away?
Wanting the Player is book two in the Rules of the Game series and features a broody baseball player and a woman who isn’t supposed to fall in love who happens to work at his family’s summer camp, where he’s volunteering a little of his time, a standoffish heroine, lots of steam, and it wasn’t supposed to be you vibes.
Heather Young-Nichols is a USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary and paranormal romances. She writes swoony heroes and snarky heroines with a heap of romance.
When she’s not writing, she’s binging a show with her kids, watching baseball, or snuggling with her cuddly animals.
Title: Then Hate Me Series: Gilded Decadence #2 Author: Zoe Blake & Alta Hensley writing as Blake Hensley
Genre: Dark Billionaire Romance Tropes: Arranged Marriage/Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity Release Date: March 22, 2024
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He dared to steal my bride, so it’s only fair I respond by kidnapping his innocent sister.
Only a monster with no morals would kidnap a woman from her brother’s wedding… Which was precisely what I’ve become, a monster bent on revenge.
After all, as the billionaire Marksen DuBois, renowned for being a jilted groom, my reputation and business were in tatters. There was nothing more dangerous than a man possessing power, boundless resources, and a vendetta.
I would torment him with increasingly degrading photos of his precious sister as I held her captive and under my complete control. She’d have no option but to yield to my every command if she wished to shield herself and her family from further disgrace.
She was just a captured pawn to be dominated, exploited, and discarded. Yet the more ensnared we become in my twisted game of revenge, the more my suspicions grow. As she fiercely counters my every move, I begin to question whether I’m the true pawn… ensnared by my queen.
New York’s elite play a dangerous game of shadows, hiding scandalous truths and illicit desires behind their opulent masks. Step into this intoxicating world of dark romance, masterfully crafted by USAT Bestselling authors, Zoe Blake and Alta Hensley, now co-writing as the enigmatic Blake Hensley.
Introducing Blake Hensley, the sinfully decadent dream project of best friends and USA TODAY bestselling authors, Zoe Blake and Alta Hensley.
Alta Hensley, renowned for her hot, dark, and dirty romances, showcases her distinctive blend of alpha heroes, captivating love stories, and scorching eroticism.
Meanwhile, Zoe Blake brings a touch of darkness and glamour to the series, featuring her signature style of possessive billionaires, taboo scenes, and unexpected twists.
Together, as Blake Hensley, they combine their storytelling prowess to deliver “Twice the Darkness,” promising sordid scandals, hidden secrets, and forbidden desires of New York’s jaded high society in their new series, Gilded Decadence.
I accidentally bid on a date with hockey star Rake Hanson, AKA Mr. Puck-Head, at a charity auction.
Now I’m stuck with him.
He’s the poster boy for everything I can’t stand in a guy – sports nut, ego, and that annoying thing called charm.
Some “prize.”
While his grunts and one-word answers threaten to drive me up the wall, at least he’s nice to look at with those broad shoulders, strong jawline, and big… hands. Regardless, he’s an unrepentant grouch. If he ever smiles, I have no doubt his face will crack.
Our date, where I must beam for the cameras and pretend I don’t loathe every second of it, is destined to be a frosty disaster. It goes even worse than I imagine, involving a chartered flight to Vegas, too many cocktails at a roulette table, a wedding chapel, and a couple drunken “I do’s.”
And now his sports agent won’t let me dump his sorry ass until the end of the season.
So I, Petal Parker, am stuck in this bizarro world of stinky jocks, gossip columns, and flashy parties.
But the touches… and the glances… threaten to melt the hard ice around my heart. As the final buzzer of the season nears, I find my fake relationship with Mr. Puck-Head skating dangerously close to scoring the real thing. Ditching my fake husband is suddenly no longer as urgent as his deep, sexy kisses.
“Hey, Petal. When was the last time you did something completely out of character? Like batshit crazy, unconventional, and spontaneous?”
My mouth opens, then closes again, like a gasping fish.
“Let your hair down, baby,” Rake says.
“It’s already down,” I say.
Truth be told, I don’t do a lot of crazy. But I’m not about to admit that to Rake and his friends. They already think I’m a charity date.
Wendy and Daria are at my side. “You know the saying, ‘when in Vegas,’ right?” Wendy asks, nudging me with a giggle.
“Yes, I’m familiar with it,” I say nervously.
This can’t be happening. My resolve is crumbling. Actually, really crumbling. The tequila shot, and the wine before it, has gone to my head, and I’m really, actually contemplating doing something only a fucking idiot would consider.
That’s me. A fucking idiot.
But I’ve been careful all my life. Made nothing but good decisions.
How often do I get to make such a gloriously bad one?
#2
I haven’t had balls this blue since I was a skinny sixteen-year-old trying to figure out how to get laid.
And it fucking sucks.
Sure, I could go get off with some other chick. There’s certainly no shortage of women dying take off their panties to spend time with a high-profile athlete.
That might be a shitty thing to say, but it’s true. Ask any of my teammates. Even the married ones have to fend off the women looking to hook up with a walking wallet.
That’s what I call us guys who have money.
And there was a time not very long ago when I would have taken one of these women up on their offer to relieve my aching balls. But, for some reason, the thought of that just isn’t holding the appeal it once did.
I blame it all on Petal. Petal Parker.
The ballbuster I never saw coming.
There’s no way to prepare yourself for a woman like her. She just appears on the scene one day, and you’re fucking smitten, and it’s hard to think of anything else.
It’s also hard to prepare for the fact that she couldn’t give a shit if I lived or died. I’m not used to that.
It’s humbling.
Embarrassing.
And driving me up a goddamn wall.
#3
“Are you teasing me?” I murmur.
He tilts his head. “Maybe,” he sing-songs. “Do you feel teased, Petal? Is there something you want that you’re not getting?”
He’s good. Very good.
“I… want more. I want you to touch me everywhere,” I breathe.
He presses his lips against my ear. “Good girl.” He grabs my jeans by the waistband and pulls me to him, hard, grinding his erection against me.
M. Lane is the not-so-stealthy alter ego of USA TODAY bestselling contemporary romance author Mika Lane. She’s OBSESSED with bringing you sassy stories with imperfect heroines and the hot dudes they bring to their knees.
Title: Reluctantly Royal Series: Royals Gone Rogue #1 Author: Erin Nicholas writing as Erin Nicolle
Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: March 14, 2024
Tropes: Royal/Commoner, Marriage of Convenience, Age Gap, Woman in STEM, Opposites Attract
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A marriage proposal from a deliciously handsome and wickedly charming prince sounds like a fairytale.
But for a nerdy scientist with severe social anxiety, it’s a horror story.
Prince Torin O’Grady, with his mischievous blue eyes and cocky grin, is always in the spotlight. And he needs to marry me to inherit the crown.
But we have nothing in common. He’s a future king. And I’m perfectly happy slogging through mud in my work boots.
So why can’t I stop thinking about him?
Maybe because he won’t stop texting me. And sending me gifts. And making me feel like everything I find awkward and weird about myself is special and amazing.
And there’s also that little detail of him offering me my dream job and telling me that together we can change the world.
Well, I could probably 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 for him.
And if I have to marry him temporarilyto get what we both want, then fine. It’s for the greater good.
It has nothing to do with the way he kisses me. Or that dirty mouth. Or the royal treatment he gives me in the bedroom.
Fine. Maybe it does. Still, it’s only a year. Then I can turn in my tiara and come back to my normal, boring, behind-the-scenes life.
But Torin is determined to turn me from reluctantly royal to royally his.
Erin Nicolle is the new pen name for NYT and USA Today Bestselling romance author Erin Nicholas. While Erin Nicholas is known for her blue-collar book boyfriends and big, boisterous found families in small towns, Erin Nicolle writes rich and royal rogues. But they both love a dirty talking cinnamon roll, a grump who is reluctantly wrapped around a feisty finger, and a gruff, protective guy who falls first and hard.
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