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Always have an exit strategy. Don't get into a situation without knowing exactly when and how to get out. Especially in relationships, otherwise you're just asking to get hurt. I'm a home renovator, he's one of Hollywood's hottest men. There's no way this could be real.

Felix (21 years old) My father is the Mayor of Belmont, and if he finds out I'm working at a diner in the rough part of town, he'll have me committed. He'd rather I hide in my bedroom than stoop so low as to be a server. Well, I'd rather be a server than a lying, two-faced politician. This is so...

From beloved romance author Cat Sebastian comes a new, queer, contemporary romance, perfect for readers of Heated Rivalry. Two former childhood costars reunite, but will the sparks that fly be enough to overcome the secrets of their past? When they were teenagers, Gabriel and Matthew were the...

Three holidays. Two coasts. One breakup recovery app. Zero chance of staying just friends. Alix swore off serious. Grace swore off messy. Neither expected to fall for someone they met on a heartbreak anonymous app. But when their holiday meet‑ups stretch from Miami to Colorado to LA, long...

As a Top Ten draft pick, I'd been on my way to hockey stardom—until one bad hit on the ice threatened it all. Now I have one year of college left to prove to everyone that I've made a full recovery from my injury and am still worth a shot in the NHL. So my plan for senior year is simple: keep my head down, work hard, and win the Frozen Four. But it all goes right out the window when my twin brother Nate finds himself in a precarious situation, and I'm the only one who can help him.

Devan has gone to Porthkennack to track down someone he’s been waiting all his life to know. But Dev’s distracted from his quest by Kyle, a broodingly handsome local of only a few months who’s already got a reputation as an alcoholic because of his strange behavior. Kyle fled to Porthkennack to escape from the ruins of his life. When disaster strikes, Kyle steps up to the plate, and Dev sees a side of his lover he wasn’t prepared for. With one man determined that they don’t have a future and the other fearing it, life is starting to look bleak for both of them.

I’ve been in love with Ryan Christianson since I was fourteen. Eight years ago, he was my brother’s teammate, billeted in our home, and completely off-limits. Now, as I’m called up to the NHL for the first time, the moment I discover Ryan is my new linemate is also when I realize I’m...

Years ago, Blaze chose his shady business over me—Henri Doulle. Fool. Even then, he couldn't shake his fascination for me. When we finally reconnected, he admitted he'd learned his lesson. Gave it all up and claimed me like he never meant to let go. He knows he messed up, and now he keeps me...

Up in Smoke is a reverse harem dark romance told in first-person, single POV, blending sharp humor, simmering revenge, and emotionally charged romance. Ten years after being labeled the class clown, the heroine returns to her high school reunion with a carefully crafted mask and a very intentional plan: revenge. She's not here to reconnect—she's here to expose secrets and burn down the perfect lives of the people who once made her miserable.

I have rules. Very important rules. No real names, no strings, no seeing each other again. It's always worked out well for me, and it's the only thing that keeps me focused as I try to climb my way into professional hockey after nearly torching my career. I should have been king of the ice in the paraprofessional league, but instead, I let my anger and bitterness get to me. Now I'm forced to claw my way back into relevance, starting with a community team. That would be fine if the one amazing, anonymous night I had with a total stranger didn't end up being the Wolves' new coach.

Christmas has always been Carter Pierce’s favorite holiday. But with his partner, Dr. Vaughn Bennett, working crazy hours in the ER, it’s difficult to make any kind of plans. Easter was an appendectomy. Thanksgiving, a ruptured spleen. And Christmas had called Vaughn away to work for Doctors Without Borders. So when the calendar hits February 14th, Carter expects it will be just another day when he kisses his man goodbye so he can go and save the world.

“Each book in this series keeps getting better and better. I stayed up way past my bedtime with this one!” —Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews Their love is forbidden, but their hearts aren’t listening to rules and regulations… Lieutenant Dustin Strauss is a reformed man. No longer a...

Hockey captain? That's me. Closeted? Also me. Totally losing my mind because my old high school teammate just transferred to my college team and looks way too good in those stupid tight pads? …Yeah, that's me too. Logan Brooks is out and proud now, and apparently, he hates me. The team thinks it's because we both want to lead. But the truth? All our late-night "fights" in the rink are about something else entirely—and when I finally shut him up with my mouth, I know I'm in trouble.

Vampire and private investigator Evan Fournier isn't supposed to be taking on paranormal cases, but when the murderer hits close to home, he agrees to look into it. The last thing he expects is to become a target himself - and then to become irrevocably bonded to the man who just tried to kill him. With his memory gone and his soul bonded to a stranger, former firefighter Colin Zhang wants to be anywhere else. He doesn't have a damn clue why he just tried to kill Evan. Every time either of them tries to leave, pure agony stops them short. 

Samantha Garner dreams of sailing away. If only her family business didn’t have her completely anchored down. A conversation has her plotting new paths that may just get her out to sea, if she can avoid hurting the people she loves most. Taylor Scott knows what she wants. To build up her maintenance business, forget about her ex, and to not—definitely not—get into another relationship. Discovering a new boat shop by accident lands her a client she didn’t expect and can’t take her eyes off.

Knox As another member of my friend group finds his happily ever after, I'm starting to think I've missed the chance at my own. I keep myself plenty busy with the fire station and my contracting business, but when a mandatory rest order from my fire chief leaves me with extra time on my hands...

My loser high school friend never deserved him anyway. If I’d had the chance, I would have locked Remy down years ago. Only, when the party leads to a drunken kiss, going on their honeymoon, and sharing their marital bed, I have to say, I’m not entirely sad that their wedding went up in flames.

Nothing prepares you for finding your sister’s lifeless body covered in blood. But when the police arrest her ex, a man I know is innocent, I can’t sit by and do nothing. Not when I’ve been secretly in love with him for years. Heath may not want my help, but I won’t take no for an answer. To catch a killer, I’m forced to take a job at Saint View Prison. Maximum security. The place they send the worst of the worst. But it’s not just Heath who doesn’t want me there. With every lie we uncover, every secret we expose, the danger mounts.

It's been a year since Zoe Cooper packed up her daughter and fled her abusive husband with only the clothes on her back. But life as a waitress, food blogger, and "roommate" to her supportive mother has turned into a holding pattern, and her dream of launching her own catering company and cooking school feels like just another fairy-tale ending - when she's no Cinderella.

When tragedy strikes the Pittsburgh Whiskey Rebels, winger Avery Caldwell loses more than his longtime line mate. Without warning, his best friend in the world is just… gone. There's no time for grief, though. The season is starting, and now Avery is captain of his devastated team. He's...