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  One visible spirit. Two phantom thieves. Three courageous friends. When June Haunts May The Haunting of Pinedale High #10 by Celaine Charles Genre: Cozy YA Paranormal Ghost Story June Brookes has haunted the library at Pinedale High for decades, without attention. Until one day, new sophomore, May Blakely, notices. Could this be June’s chance to cross over to the hereafter? If only she knew what needed to be finished from her old life. Angsty May prefers solitude. Her deadbeat dad may have ditched her in this small town, but she has no interest befriending this strange girl, or the cute boy across the street. June’s hereafter hustle goes haywire when two phantom soldiers plot to hijack her passage to peace, at the expense of hurting fellow students. June saves May’s life, igniting their joint efforts to protect the school. Can May help June to her happily ever afterlife?     Amazon * Apple * B&N * Bookbub * Goodreads “Have you ever seen her in a cl...

  Title: Ruthless Vow Series: Boston Elite Syndicate #1 Author: Brooke Summers Genre: Mafia Romance Tropes: Arranged Marriage, Mafia Heir Hero Possessive Alpha Hero, Touch Her & Die, "My Wife" Cover Design: Dez Purlington, Pretty in Ink Designs Release Date: July 16, 2026 BLURB The marriage was never about love. It was about power. Quinn Delaney becomes a bride only after another woman walks away, and two syndicates need the problem fixed. She is quiet, obedient, and replaceable. Exactly what the marriage requires. Lorenzo Mariano is the most dangerous man in the room, and he never pretends otherwise. He gives Quinn his name, his protection, and his rules. He keeps his distance. He keeps his silence. He expects her to survive it. She tries. But being ignored hurts more than being hated. As rumors spread and a woman from Lorenzo’s past refuses to let Quinn forget her place, the marriage turns into something she cannot endure. When Quinn finally leaves, Lorenzo ...

      UNDER THE ALBANIAN SUN BY EVA WINNERS   Release date: May 1st   Genre/Tropes: Mafia Romance / Second Chance for MMC & FMC / Summer Fling / Touch her and die     UNDER THE ALBANIAN SUN by Eva Winners is NOW LIVE!!   Make sure to grab this all-new second chance mafia romance TODAY!   READ TODAY! https://amzn.to/4rPZzts         BLURB   On the run from the mafia, I fled across the ocean, clinging to the hope that distance could save me. Instead, I stepped straight into the domain of a man whose power was whispered about more than spoken aloud—a man whose reach stretched further than the shadows I thought I’d escaped. He was the one who made me an offer as tempting as it was terrifying. He promised to erase the threat stalking me, to restore the life I’d lost—but only if I gave him something in return: me. The terms were simple. A summer in his world, day and night at his s...

  Title: Forbidden Vow A Forbidden Mafia Romance Series: Ruthless Arrangements #2 Author: Lilith Vincent Genre: Dark Romance Tropes: Forbidden, Mafia Adopted Brother/Sister Release Date: May 6, 2026 BLURB Lucy is the only woman I love. The only heart I cherish. But she can never be mine. Life is danger, and life is pain. I learned that lesson at twelve years of age when my father and sister perished in flames. Lucy and I were the only survivors, she an abandoned little girl with pain in her eyes, tears on her cheeks, and steel in her heart. I couldn’t lose her, so I lied about who we were, without knowing the terrible price we’d pay. Lucy and I became Barones, children of one of the wealthiest and most sinister families in Malus. I love Lucy more than anyone in the world, but I led her unwittingly into danger. Our new family treads a dark and violent path, strewn with bullets and blood. Our true identity is a deadly secret. To protect my beautiful Lucy, I must walk the same ...

Resisting Blue: A Stalker. A Therapist. A Morally Gray Romance. by Maggie Cole My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews

  FROSTBITE BY JL BECK   Release date: Coming this fall   SERIES: Sterling Vultures, Book #1   Genre/Tropes: Hockey Romance / Good Girl x Bad Boy / Enemies to Lovers / Angsty / Stalking / Forbidden Romance / Groveling / Touch Her and Die / Praise Kink / Dark Romance / Eyes On Me   Cover Design: Simply Defined Art       We are THRILLED to share this GORGEOUS cover reveal!! FROSTBITE, book 1 in the Sterling Vultures series by JL Beck is coming this fall! Make sure to preorder this all-new dark hockey romance TODAY! Pre-order TODAY! https://a.co/d/0fsXxIvi       BLURB I'm Sterling University royalty. She's the girl who refuses to kneel. They call me a hockey icon. Gorgeous. Violent. Untouchable. They're right — until I'm not. My barely controlled temper and terrible choices earn me a sentence: community service or suspension from the team. Not playing hockey isn't an opti...

  FLASH FIRE J.H. Croix Release Date: April 24 AVAILABLE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED A sizzling small town romance with heat, heart & all the feels from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! Messy past. Friends to lovers. Roommates… and one rule we’re about to break. Josie coming back to town should’ve been none of my business. She’s tied to an old betrayal I’d rather forget. Think messy and multiple by one hundred. I tell myself to keep my distance. Until she’s my roommate. The chemistry between us burns hot. I fall first and hard. Protecting her comes naturally.  This town lives for gossip, but I don’t care. When it comes to Josie, I’m all in. Welcome to a small town where past betrayals fade, firefighters fall hard, and love is always worth the risk. Perfect for readers who love small towns, firefighters, forced proximity, slow burn, he falls first, lots of gossip, emotional romance with a dash of angst, plenty of steam and s...

The Caretaker by S.M. Shade My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews

  CORDIALLY NOT INVITED Whitney G. Release Date: April 22 AVAILABLE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED Getting cold feet about marrying your fiancée? Suddenly realizing your wedding will be a huge and painful party to celebrate the biggest mistake of your life? Say less. Just call me via this private number, and I’ll handle the situation for you. You’ll never make it to the altar, and the words “I do” will never leave your mouth… *** These lines are all part of my business motto, my personal guarantee. Despite working strictly by referral, I’ve made millions—and never failed a client. Until her. Katie “I still believe in bullshit fairytales” Elizabeth. The so-called “best wedding planner in the country” who hates me almost as much as I hate her. (Keyword: almost.) Up until two weeks ago, I was perfectly fine seeing her when our clients happened to collide, but now she’s desperately seeking my help for a bride-to-be who wants to run away...

  THE DEAN'S LIST Rachel Van Dyken Release Date: June 23 Will be Available in Kindle Unlimited She’s the girl with the perfect GPA and the perfectly planned future. No distractions. No scandals. No mistakes. By day, she’s a straight-A university student competing for the top spot in her program. The only person standing in her way? The campus enigma—wealthy, wickedly intelligent, and notoriously uninterested in commitment. He’s sharp-tongued, serial-dating, and impossible to read. She’s convinced he’s either hiding something… or hiding from something. By night, she has a secret. Behind a mask and a pseudonym, she reads stories online for paying subscribers—never showing her face, never breaking character. It’s anonymous. Safe. Controlled. Until the night the usual male narrator doesn’t show. His replacement steps in. And the voice on the other end of the microphone feels far too familiar. When a campus blackout forces them into c...