The Brass Anchor Inn is about to host a bicentennial celebration when its grumpy new owner arrives on the island, making the inn’s sunshiny manager wonder if it will still be a festive occasion or a farewell party.

Josie Turner loves managing the Brass Anchor Inn. And so when the inn’s owner unexpectedly passes, she keeps it running until the future of the business is resolved. Real estate agent Lane Johnson has just inherited half of the inn. His goal is to sell it to the highest buyer as soon as possible.

But when he meets the beautiful yet determined general manager, he knows this is going to be far from an easy transaction—especially when he learns that Josie has inherited the other half of the inn. When the negotiations begin, lines get blurred and hearts get tangled.

Includes a recipe for Josie’s giant chocolate chip cookies!

Bluestar Island series:
Book 1 – Love Blooms (Hannah & Ethan)
Book 2 – Harvest Dance (Aster & Sam)
Book 3 – A Lighthouse Café Christmas (Darla & Will)
Book 4 – Rising Star (Emma & Noah)
Book 5 – Summer by the Beach (Summer & Greg)
Book 6 – Brass Anchor Inn (Josie & Lane)
Book 7 – Summer Refresh (Sara & Kent)

Twenty-nine-year-old Ella Nilsen has never known her parents—or even how her mother died. Raised by her emotionally distant Norwegian grandmother, Hilda, Ella has long accepted that the topic of her parents is off-limits. WhenHilda passes away, Ella is shocked to find that her inheritance includes a summer cottage perched above the sea in a place called Lyngør, a remote island in Norway. To sell it, she’ll have to visit the cottage and take stock of what’s there—and maybe Lyngør holds the key to her mother’s mysterious passing, if she can get the locals to talk.

For as long as he can remember, Leif Arnesen, a thirty-four-year-old boatbuilder in Lyngør, has carried grief and shame from his father’s death, an accident that upended their small community. When Ella breezes into Lyngør looking for answers, her very presence stirs up old ghosts and earns her the villagers’ suspicions. As sparks begin to fly between Leif and Ella and their relationship blossoms quickly, everything Leif knows to be true threatens to capsize.

Perfect for fans of Jennifer Probst’s Our Italian Summer and set amid the rough and wild beauty of the Norwegian archipelagoes, Kimbra Drake’s Where the Heart Meets the Sea asks what happens when we’re forced to rewrite the stories that have defined our lives—and what we do with the next chapters.

SANDRO:

They assigned me an idealistic attorney who thinks I belong behind bars. Emilio Rossi walked into my courtroom wearing righteousness like armor and a fading wedding ring tan line that tells me everything I need to know. He's vulnerable. Brilliant. Completely wrong for defending a man like me.

I should've requested different counsel.

Instead, I'm finding excuses to keep him close. Watching him fight for me in court with a fire that makes me want to see what that passion looks like when I strip away all his principles. He thinks he can maintain professional boundaries. He thinks his integrity will protect him from men like me.

He's wrong.

I'm going to corrupt him. Claim him. Make him mine in every way that matters. And when he finally surrenders—and he will surrender—he'll realize that loving a monster means becoming one too.

The only question is whether he'll hate me for it or thank me.

EMILIO:

I took the Vitale case to save my career. Now I'm not sure I'll survive it with my soul intact.

Alessandro "Sandro" Vitale is everything I've spent my legal career fighting against. He's dangerous, calculating, and guilty of crimes I can't prove. Defending him should feel like selling out. Instead, it feels like falling.

Every courtroom battle pulls me deeper into his world. Every conversation makes me question the lines I swore I'd never cross. He looks at me like I'm something he wants to own, and God help me, part of me wants to let him.

I know what he is. I know what choosing him will cost. My reputation. My principles. Everything I've worked for.

But when he touches me, none of that matters.

He's breaking down every wall I've built, every rule I've followed, every certainty I've clung to. And the worst part? I'm starting to think that's exactly where I want to be. Broken open. Completely his.

Even if it destroys us both.

A dark M/M romance where a ruthless mob strategist claims the attorney assigned to defend him. High heat. Morally grey characters. Obsessive love. No cheating. HEA.

Book 1 in the Inferno series. Each book features a different couple but follows an interconnected story. Can be read as a standalone.

American Writing Awards: 2024 Fiction Book of the Year
BookFest Awards: First Place - Women's Fiction
BookFest Awards: First Place - Paranormal Romance

"Soul Dancing held me hostage on the couch for two days until I breathlessly read the last word. It's an incredible story that invites you to savor so many layers of love: husband and wife, newfound soul mates, and the boundless love for one's children. Your heart will ache for a happy ending and won't be disappointed." Paulette Stout, author, speaker, and podcaster

"Gail Priest delivers a riveting story of love lost, love found, the grief of shattered dreams, and the wonder of life's — and death's — surprises, challenging readers with a timeless question. If you were given a second chance at life, would you take it?" Kathleen Long, USA Today Bestselling Author

When ninety-year-old Shirlene Foster dies, she is shocked to wake up in another woman’s body. Even more astonishing, she’s in a hospital delivery room, about to give birth. Fearing no one will believe her, she attempts to hide her true identity, but acting like a twenty-year-old proves impossible, and she realizes she must tell someone.

Cameron Michaels vowed to raise his niece after his brother abandoned his pregnant girlfriend, Rain. But after Rain has the baby, she changes… drastically. When Shirlene confesses she is inhabiting Rain’s body, Cameron hesitates to believe such a wild story, but it does explain Rain’s complete transition.

While adjusting to her new life and relishing her second chance at motherhood, Shirlene struggles to keep her growing attraction to Cameron in check. But Shirlene soon discovers that her new body may not belong to her for long.

I ran from the altar and straight into a one-night stand with a possessive silver fox billionaire.
Monday morning, I realize the stranger is my new boss.

Griffin Calloway doesn't just want an assistant. He needs a fake wife to secure his partnership.
He slides a contract across the desk: Five million dollars. Three years. Strictly business.
Except for one non-negotiable condition: The Wife Clause.

To keep up appearances, we must share a bed every single night.

I sign it because I am desperate.
I didn't plan on my body betraying me every time he touches me.
And I certainly didn't plan on the morning-after pill failing.

Now I’m trapped in a fake marriage, sleeping next to the enemy, and hiding a secret that breaks every rule:

I’m pregnant with my fake husband’s real baby.
And when he finds out, the contract is going to be the least of my problems.

"Instantly Have You Addicted" - Oprah Magazine

#1 Contemporary Romance
#1 New Adult Romance
Amazon Charts Bestseller
Washington Post Bestseller

“My absolute favorite L.J. Shen to date. Indulgent and addictive.” – USA Today Bestselling author RS Grey
"This book will ruin you for all other books in 2019" - Bestselling author BB Easton

From USA Today and Washington Post bestselling author L.J. Shen comes an enemies-to-lovers romance with a twist...

They say your first kiss should be earned.
Mine was stolen by a devil in a masquerade mask under the black Chicago sky.
They say the vows you take on your wedding day are sacred.
Mine were broken before we left church.
They say your heart only beats for one man.
Mine split and bled for two rivals who fought for it until the bitter end.
I was promised to Angelo Bandini, the heir to one of the most powerful families in the Chicago Outfit.
Then taken by Senator Wolfe Keaton, who held my father’s sins over his head to force me into marriage.
They say that all great love stories have a happy ending.
I, Francesca Rossi, found myself erasing and rewriting mine until the very last chapter.
One kiss.
Two men.
Three lives.
Entwined together.
And somewhere between these two men, I had to find my forever.

All I wanted for Christmas was a flight home to my Grandma’s cookies. Instead, I got unwrapped by a silver fox billionaire at 30,000 feet.

The flight was a disaster until Marcel Dubois saved me. Older. Sophisticated. Richer than sin.
He offered his private suite. I gave him my virginity.
The rule was simple: One night. No names. No strings.

But the holidays are full of surprises. When I walk into my new job to save my grandmother's town, I freeze.
The ruthless developer bulldozing our library? It's him. The Grinch stealing our Christmas? Him.

Now I’m working side-by-side with the enemy. He’s cold, calculating, and hates the holidays. I’m fighting to save my family’s legacy. But every time we get snowed in at the office, his possessive gaze melts my defenses.

I can fight him in the boardroom. I can try to resist him in the bedroom. Yet I can’t hide the truth forever:
I’m carrying the Grinch’s baby. But can a ruthless tycoon who destroys homes ever build a real family with the woman standing in his way?

He's chasing fame. She's chasing a future. But their colliding hearts could destroy them both.

Dylan King has one shot to break free of his parents' suffocating expectations and become a rock legend. But his rising star comes with an impossible price—losing Destiny Hughes, the only person who's ever seen past his carefully constructed walls.

Trapped on her parents' predetermined path to law school, Destiny has never had a choice about her future. But Dylan's voice has always been the soundtrack to her soul, awakening something wild she can't ignore. As his star rises and her future pulls her in the opposite direction, she's trapped between two devastating truths: stay and watch her carefully planned life unravel, or walk away from the only man who's ever made her feel alive.

Sometimes the hardest part of following your dreams... is watching them tear apart the one person you can't live without.

If you like the emotional depth of Colleen Hoover and the musical passion of Vi Keeland, then Breakout: A King Brothers Rockstar Romance is the perfect read for you.

Download Breakout: A King Brothers Rockstar Romance and dive into this gritty, heartfelt journey of love, music and ambition!

Opposites certainly attract for the stranded pop star and small-town baker in this charming slice of romance from the author of the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet.

“This modern take on the Hepburn classic Roman Holiday is a quick, fun, slow-burn rom-com.”—Abby Jimenez, bestselling author of The Friend Zone

ONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR

Amelia Rose, known as Rae Rose to her adoring fans, is burned-out from years of maintaining her “princess of pop” image. Inspired by her favorite Audrey Hepburn film, Roman Holiday, she drives off in the middle of the night for a break in Rome . . . Rome, Kentucky, that is. 

When Noah Walker finds Amelia on his front lawn in her broken-down car, he makes it clear he doesn’t have the time or patience for celebrity problems. He’s too busy running the pie shop his grandmother left him and reminding his nosy but lovable neighbors to mind their own damn business. Despite his better judgment, he lets her stay in his guest room—but only until her car is fixed—then she’s on her own. 

Then Noah starts to see a different side of Rae Rose—she’s Amelia: kindhearted and goofy, yet lonely from years in the public eye. He can’t help but get close to her. Soon she’ll have to return to her glamorous life on tour, but until then, Noah will show Amelia all the charming small-town experiences she’s been missing, and she’ll help him open his heart to more. 

Amelia can’t resist falling for the cozy town and her grumpy tour guide, but even Audrey had to leave Rome eventually.

Illusions can't hide true love.

Elara is just a simple seamstress struggling to survive in the Tapestry Guild until her needle begins to glow with mysterious power.

When her magical thread creates a connection to Prince Caelum—trapped for five years in an enchanted sleep by the treacherous royal advisor Malakar—Elara discovers she's a dreamweaver with the rare ability to enter dreams and shape reality.

She wants nothing more than to free Caelum from his curse and explore the powerful connection growing between them. Malakar's dark illusions are everywhere, manipulating the court and feeding on the prince's imprisoned consciousness.

To save Caelum, Elara must master her untamed dreamweaving powers and uncover the ancient runes binding the prince before Malakar completes his ritual and permanently merges the dream realm with reality.

The fate of the kingdom—and Elara's heart—hangs by a thread.

If she succeeds, she might free the prince who has become her soul's match. If she fails, both worlds will unravel in nightmare.

Will Elara's love be powerful enough to break the curse? Or will Malakar's dark illusions consume them all?

Included in this boxed set:

1. Whispering Dreams
2. Shattered Nightmares
3. Dawn Awakening

One woman. One cheating ex. One life do-over.

Amber Thompson always thought she wanted a superstar boyfriend—until he kicked her to the curb on the eve of his big break.

When Amber’s best friend, Scott Malone, comes running in to save her once again, she realizes he’s the man she truly wants. The only problem? Scott isn’t interested in pursuing a woman on the rebound.

Determined to prove she’s ready to commit, Amber comes up with a plan to woo Scott, only to have it derailed by explosive family secrets. With her assumptions about everything—including herself—dismantled, she finds herself torn between a need for answers and protecting her mother’s past. But Amber knows if she has any hope of a meaningful relationship with Scott, she needs to figure out who she is—and that means unearthing even more secrets.

Will Amber find what she’s looking for? And if she does, will she find it in time to help her win the man of her dreams?

*From the award-winning author of Naked Interview and The Uninvited Guest - Alice Re: Wonderland*

Love letters spark the heart, but when white lies smother the flame, Bethany and Leon encounter a mountain of trouble!

Bethany works in the office conducting safety inspections. Leon sweats it out in construction wielding heavy machinery. The two couldn’t be more different, and an initial encounter in a parking lot leaves both fuming.

However, pen and paper bring the awkward couple together in ways that surprise them both. From terms of endearment to shy feelings, Bethany and Leon explore an undefined relationship through the written word.

Unfortunately, secrets and misunderstandings shatter their connection before things really heat up. Add a smooth-talking, conniving ex into the picture and things really go south fast. Can Bethany and Leon sift through the madness and mistakes to salvage the delicate beginnings of love, or will a hypothetical wrecking ball leave their emotions in the dust for good?

A bakery. A coffeeshop. And a sweet dog in need of a new home.

Baker Piper Noble owns the Poppin’ Fresh Bakery. With its huge popularity, she’s ready to expand into the vacant retail space next door. But when the property is sold before she can make an offer, her grand plans grind to a sudden halt.

Barista Joe Montoya has taken a big risk returning to Whistle Stop with his plans to open Fill-It-Up-Joe. But with his disastrous marriage over, it’s time for a fresh start, including opening a coffee shop. Though his neighbor, with her honeyed smile for everyone but him and her curvy goodness, is none too happy about his business moving in next door to hers.

However, when Piper and Joe are elected as co-chairs of Autumn Fest to help the town’s revitalization project, they must find a way to work together. In the process, they just might find a new appreciation for each other and perhaps a lot more…

From the author of Feels Like Family, a Netflix Book Club Pick!

Fatherhood is filled with all kinds of unexpected surprises in this acclaimed Adams Dynasty story from New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods.

Widower Harlan Adams had plenty of experience with children—male children, anyway. So when a rebellious teenage girl stole his truck and went for a joyride, Harlan was baffled. Then he confronted her intriguing, sassy mother and was totally thrown for a loop. While he might not know anything about girls, he thought he knew everything about women. Trouble was, Harlan had no experience with a woman who told him no…

Princess…it’s a nickname I could do without.
It’s a reminder that I’m always in the public eye. I’m defined by my father. I’m expected to fulfill a role I didn’t ask for. And while I’m loved by all, I’m truly loved by none.
Then a stranger whispers “princess” into my ear and everything changes. Princess sounds different, feels different, it is different coming from his lips.
He’s only in town for the weekend and could be just the outlet I need. Then his brothers show up. If I’m going to risk one wild weekend, why not go all out?
It’s the perfect plan until my dad reveals his big surprise… He got married and my three new stepbrothers are in town.
Will I finally reap the benefits of being someone’s princess, or will my lonely heart cost me everything?

If you love dirty-talking men who have over-the-top ideas of how to please their woman and want to give her babies, let these guys feed your inner princess!

New York Times bestseller Linda Howard brings scintillating sensuality and high-voltage thrills to this novel following a painter as she embarks on a sizzling romance while also coming under suspicion for a shocking murder.

A talented painter in her early thirties, Paris Sweeney has achieved enviable success: her work sells at an exclusive New York City gallery, and her popularity is at an all-time high. Life is good, and Sweeney, as she prefers to be called, is content.

But lately, Sweeney’s dreams seem to echo a growing restlessness that has taken hold of her. Suddenly, impulsively, Sweeney falls into a night of intense passion with millionaire Richard Worth. Now, the true dangers of her all-consuming urges are about to be revealed where Sweeney least expects it: in her paintings.

After a creative frenzy she can barely recall, Sweeney discovers she has rendered a disturbing image—a graphic murder scene. Against her better instincts, she returns to the canvas time and again, filling out each chilling detail piece by piece. But when a shattering, real-life murder mirrors her creation, Sweeney falls under suspicion.

With every stroke of her brush, she risks incriminating herself with her inexplicable knowledge of a deadly crime. And every desire—including her hunger for Richard—is loaded with uncertainty as Sweeney races to unmask a killer.

They call them the Serpents.

Knox, Mason, Silas.

These sick, twisted psychos are the untouchable elites at Cinderhart Academy.

I'd never get involved with such dangerous guys despite how gorgeous, rich, and influential they are.

But after I witness them committing a sadistic crime, I'm dragged kicking and screaming into their dark, depraved world.

If they plan to break me, they're late to the party.

Nim Winters isn't the same girl who stumbled onto their crime scene a few months ago.

I have nothing to left to lose.

The Serpents? They have everything...but not for long.

Serpents is a dark college bully romance where the heroine has multiple love interests…and gets a HEA with all of them in book three.

TW: This book contains scenes depicting graphic violence, mature content, and plenty of triggers.

New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean returns with a blazingly sexy, unapologetically feminist new series, Hell’s Belles, beginning with a bold, bombshell of a heroine, able to dispose of a scoundrel—or seduce one—in a single night.

After years of living as London’s brightest scandal, Lady Sesily Talbot has embraced the reputation and the freedom that comes with the title. No one looks twice when she lures a gentleman into the dark gardens beyond a Mayfair ballroom…and no one realizes those trysts are not what they seem.

No one, that is, but Caleb Calhoun, who has spent years trying not to notice his best friend’s beautiful, brash, brilliant sister. If you ask him, he’s been a saint about it, considering the way she looks at him…and the way she talks to him…and the way she’d felt in his arms during their one ill-advised kiss.

Except someone has to keep Sesily from tumbling into trouble during her dangerous late-night escapades, and maybe close proximity is exactly what Caleb needs to get this infuriating, outrageous woman out of his system. But now Caleb is the one in trouble, because he’s fast realizing that Sesily isn’t for forgetting…she’s forever. And forever isn’t something he can risk.

Featuring an enemies-to-lovers sweet romance and a super-smart canine, this romantic comedy will keep you turning the pages.

Dating is for the dogs…

Allan is a brilliant neurologist who has a secret: the creation of a genetically engineered dog smarter than most humans. When he falls for science podcaster Trish, the naive scientist seeks out dating advice from everyone in his circle: his old-fashioned mother, his work friends, and even Louie, his experimental canine. Only after a series of catastrophic dates is the best source of advice revealed…

Cardiologist Heather is Allan’s no-nonsense colleague, forced to work with him on a company project despite his disorganized manner and striking similarity to her ex. Determined to never be played again, she encourages the match between Allan and his romantic interest. But as she comes to know him—and as Trish's character comes to light—her feelings begin to turn.

Can these two opposites—one too trusting, the other disillusioned with relationships—find their way into each other's hearts?

When Jeanie’s aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor, Jeanie jumps at the chance for a fresh start away from her very dull desk job.

Logan is a local farmer who avoids Dream Harbor’s gossip at all costs. But Jeanie’s arrival disrupts Logan’s routine and he wants nothing to do with the irritatingly upbeat new girl, except that he finds himself inexplicably drawn to her.

Will Jeanie’s happy-go-lucky attitude win over the grumpy-but-gorgeous Logan, or has this city girl found the one person in town who won’t fall for her charm, or her pumpkin spice lattes…

The Pumpkin Spice Café is a cozy romantic novel with a grumpy x sunshine dynamic, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed!