New Release Round-Up April 27th-May 3rd
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Check out these new Black Romance releases from April 27th-May 3rd.
Hearts At Turn One (Checkered Harts Book 1) by Danielle Brooks
What do you do when the world is on your shoulders, literally?
You put on your best face and shine. That's what Adrian Hart, lead driver of Armand Duvall Performance Group, and the oldest sibling of the Hart Family, does: he carries the newest F1 Racing Team and his family on his shoulders. Labeled the golden boy, the one who keeps the sponsors happy, which in turn keeps the team and his family abundant, Adrian enters the new season with that reminder that he’s the clean, no-drama sibling—meaning he has to stay in the “been over” relationship with influencer, Lyra James.
What do you do when you don’t want the world of luxury that’s handed to you?
You avoid it at all costs and throw the silver spoon you were born with as far as you can. That’s the solution for Pasha Epps-Duvall, who’s seeking thrills on her own terms, starting with taking a personal assistant job for Adrian Hart, keeping her family lineage a secret.
As Adrian and Pasha’s paths cross, hearts collide even with both pumping their brakes. Will they make past Turn One without smashing into each other, heart-first?
Wicked (BLP MC Series Book 1) by B. Love
He went to prison for protecting her.
Now, he’ll do anything to keep her alive.
Ten years ago, Yates “Wicked” Harris witnessed a crime against a young woman and intervened. While she considered him her hero, the world classified him as a monster. The moment he’s released, Wicked makes a promise to provide and protect and ensure no one will ever touch her again.
Ten years ago, Jelai Williams learned the difference between a man who saw her as prey and a man who knew she was worthy of protection. The sacrifice Wicked made carved a space in her heart for him and him alone. Regardless of how many people tried to keep her away from him, her love and loyalty never lessened, and both bloomed when he was released from prison.
Ignoring cautionary tales of Wicked’s motorcycle club and warnings to stay away from them all, Jelai allows herself to experience the man who temporarily gave up his freedom for her. As their connection deepens, so does the danger. The Wilted Roses are being targeted, and they are sure it’s because of Wicked’s return and his forbidden relationship with Jelai. Every touch, every kiss, every secret date reminds them of what they could have… and what they could lose.
Will Wicked & Jelai have a real shot at happily ever after, or will he be taken away from her permanently the second time around?
Strung Together by Kasha Thompson
Letitia Vincent is a puppeteer who has spent the last three years pouring her heart into Jellybean Junction, a beloved but struggling children’s show barely clinging to public funding. She is quirky, creative, and fiercely protective of the show’s mission, Letitia is used to juggling multiple puppets and putting out behind the scene fires, until Rustin Hayes joins the team.
Rustin is a newly hired producer and puppeteer with a sharp mind and frustratingly magnetic presence. Rustin has big ideas for modernizing the show … and no patience for playing it safe. The two clash over everything from production style to funding strategy, but their on-screen chemistry is undeniable, even if their off-screen banter constantly teeters between flirty and infuriating.
As viewership dwindles and the network threatens cancellation Letitia and Rustin must put their differences (and feelings) aside to save the show. But the more time they spend working together, the harder it becomes to ignore the pull behind their creative sparks. Can two passionate performers with clashing visions find common ground before the curtain falls, for good.
Carmen (The Enigma Series Origin Stories) by Aja
Some women fall in love. Carmen learned how to survive it.
She wanted the man with power, the life that came with him, the kind of love that looked like protection and felt like possession. And for a moment… she had it. But love doesn’t always choose you back.
Caught between the man she fought to keep and the one who reminds her of who she used to be, Carmen makes a choice that will cost her everything. Her heart. Her children. Herself.
The worst part is she knows she’s wrong… and does it anyway.
In the suspense-filled world of The Enigma Series characters, everyone has a past. These are their stories.
This is the last Enigma Origin Story and is best read after enjoying Smoke, Maestro & Slick.
The Enigma Series is a crime romance/Black Mafia series by Aja set in the heart of Pittsburgh. Visit her website to sign up for her newsletter for more updates.
Regal : The Nichols Sisters: Every Sister Holds a Sin by Elle Madearis
Regal
Life with Leah doesn't leave room for softness. While other girls are being daughters, Regal is busy surviving, shielding her younger sisters from a mother who believes bringing them into the world comes with a price tag. The years of protecting added layers of toughness to her skin and her heart. Love and comfort are luxuries she's never been able to afford, and she has no intention of starting now.
Dominant
The Wilder empire is supposed to be his. Dominant has been groomed for it since he could walk, both the legal and illegal side. But his grandfather had bigger plans, at the will reading he demanded one last thing: a marriage clause. And not any bride, a Zandis Pointe bride. If he fails to comply, the family empire could fall into someone else’s hands. Leaving Dominant out of options especially with the noncompete clause.
He scoffed at his grandfather's wishes…until he sees her.
Getting close to Regal won’t be simple but it’s the way he preferred it. The only question is whether Regal is willing to let someone in and what it’ll cost them both if she does.
Here To Stay by Krystle Barrington
Madison Toussaint has spent most of her life existing rather than truly living. On paper, she has everything — stability, success, and a carefully structured life — but behind it all is a quiet longing for more.
More freedom.
More purpose.
More life.
So when she takes the biggest leap she’s ever dared and opens the art gallery she’s always dreamed of, she never expects it to come with reopening a chapter she thought was long closed.
Because walking back into her world is the one man she never truly let go of.
Isaiah Davenport.
Back in Houston, a city marked by grief and regret, Isaiah never planned to stay long. His life and the future he built are waiting elsewhere. But the moment he sees Madison again, one truth becomes impossible to ignore:
What they had was never as finished as they believed.
Drawn together by history and something deeper they can’t quite name, they find themselves navigating the fragile space between who they were and who they’ve become. As old feelings resurface, so do the truths they once avoided and the wounds they never fully healed.
Now, standing at the intersection of past and present, they must face the question neither of them can outrun:
Can love be rebuilt on broken ground… or will the weight of what they’ve lost keep them apart for good?
A heartfelt, dual-POV romance about forgiveness, grace, and the courage to choose love again.
Identical To No One by Charity Shane
Sometimes one moment can be monumental…
For Sunjiya Daniels, one call leads her into the arms of an assassin who is hired to track her twin sister. She finds herself in another bad situation that she has to get out of and like every other time in her life, she will do whatever is necessary to survive.
For Akeem Simmons, one case of mistaken identity leads him to the wrong woman but at the right time. A broken commitmentshifts Akeem’s focus to his son, his family, and to his contract kills. He’s guarded and the last thing he expects is to fall for the woman he kidnaps.
As the line between captor and protector blurs, Sunjiya discovers the soft heart beneath Akeem’s hardened exterior, and Akeem finds himself captivated by Sunjiya’s fierce resilience. But in the midst of their whirlwind, they have to decide if their intense connection is real or if they’re just caught up in the moment.
Struck Speechless: A Romantic Comedy by Tati Richardson
Sports agent Jackie Miles is a petite powerhouse who has built her empire on killer instincts, designer stilettos, and tough skin. Her client roster is legendary, her temper is hotter than Georgia asphalt, and aside from her French bulldog PeeWee and her "boss chick village," she's perfectly content flying solo. Then Antonio Steele walks back into her life, and all hell breaks loose. The towering former football star turned rival agent has always known exactly which buttons to push. Just when Jackie thinks she can handle their explosive chemistry and complicated past, she mysteriously loses her voice. But this isn't ordinary laryngitis; a cryptic stranger's message implies that Jackie must "quiet her tongue and listen with her heart" to lift whatever spell she's under. With a career-defining client trip to Mexico looming, and only the devastatingly handsome Antonio as backup, Jackie must learn to let go-if only she could trust him to catch her. Struck Speechless is book two in the Boss Chicks Village Series, following the hit romcom Losing Sight.
A Love So Supreme by Tatum James
Rapper Supreme Ian McNabb is more interested in going platinum than going on dates. That’s until he ran into the bold, no-nonsense event planner with eyes that pierced through his soul. After one meeting, he knows she’s different.
Jrucilla “Jrue” Peterson isn’t impressed by fame or even fortune. She definitely isn’t checking for a rapper with a jaded history and enemies lurking in the shadows. All she wants to do is raise her little brother and make sure he doesn’t follow their oldest brother’s footprints to prison.
In spite of Jrue’s resistance, Supreme wants her. Vowing to stop at nothing to get the woman he can’t get off his mind; he launches a full court press to win her over. There’s just one snag in Ian’s plan. Jrue’s older brother wants him dead. Finding out the woman he’s obsessed with is tied to a man who wants to end him should have sent Supreme running in the other direction, but he had never been one to run.
With public drama and real-life violence brewing, Supreme refused to walk away, even if loving Jrue put him in danger. In Jrue he found a connection he had never felt. She was his. Supreme decides it’s not about winning Jrue; it’s about claiming what’s his.
When It Comes to You: A Second Chance Surprise Baby Romance (The Love & Music Suite Book 4) by Reese Ryan
One weekend changes everything.
Zarina
I was the quintessential good girl who did as I was told. But after my pastor father’s scandal and my messy divorce, it’s time to do what I want. Namely, my high school crush: musician Dre Cummings. We share an unforgettable, no-strings weekend. And it changes everything.
Andre
Zee wasn’t ready to get serious so soon after her divorce. But years later, I still can’t get her out of my head. When I hear that she’s in town, I’m hoping for a second chance. Instead, I discover a gorgeous little girl whose face is too similar to mine to be a coincidence.
Now, we must unravel the cruel deception designed to keep us apart. I’m determined to show Zee I’m not the heartless man she was made to believe I am. I’m the father Mia needs and the man she deserves.
The Lovely Darkness: A Dark Romance (Donovans: Renegade 1) by A.C. Arthur
Dakota
I’m not like them.
Not like any member of my morally upstanding and illustrious family and yet, I’m stuck in this vortex of protecting the name and its legacy.
When what I really want is to make my money and lay up under the only man who has ever taken my breath away—and I mean that literally.
He is everything I was taught not to want.
For some time, he’s been my secret, my saving grace, my dark addiction.
Now, he is my salvation.
Fury
I craved her at first sight.
In my life where truth is scarce and vulnerability is lethal; she dismantled my defenses.
When our worlds collide, navigating treacherous family loyalties and public
scrutiny threatens the one thing I never imagined having: love.
Claiming her is more than a victory, it’s survival. And I will break the law, defy every warning and dispatch any rival who dares to get in our way.
The Lovely Darkness is a dark forbidden/secret marriage romance. It is book one in the Donovans: Renegade series and can be read as a standalone.
How to Make a Love Potion by R.A. Moreau
Any good love potion needs three key ingredients: a dash of lust, a spoonful of envy, and a sprinkle of death. Too bad Iris Ashbourne and Elliot Cross don't have a loving bone in their bodies.
Elliot's life is simple. He knows that love is impossible for a Cross, so he settles for lust. He knows his own pack is afraid of him, so he smiles to ease their worries. He knows he must bear his family's curse whether he wants to or not, so he does so, without complaint. But when Elliot discovers Iris, the infamous campus maneater with a talent for biting off heads and ripping through hearts, in a rather compromising position, it's anything but simple. And in a moment of weakness, or perhaps great clarity, he does the unthinkable: he covers for her.
To a succubus like Iris, men are food. Nothing less, nothing more. So it shouldn't bother her when they stare, when they whisper, when they drool as she walks by. Why should she care about the feelings of food? All they see is a monster anyway, and Iris knows that she is so much more. But when she realizes there is someone else who sees her for what she is, her instincts tell her to run and hide. Unfortunately for her, he is also her only hope.
Now, with an investigation pending and their hearts on the line, the only way to ensure they both make it out unscathed is together. Except, Iris and Elliot don't go together. If only there were a way to fix that.
This quick-witted and steamy college fantasy romance delivers a tale of what happens when two monsters discover a hunger far more dangerous than desire. Perfect for readers who crave a love that not only consumes, but devours.
Please Note: This book contains explicit content and mature elements, including language, violence, and on-page sex. It is not intended for anyone under 18 years of age.
When I'm With You by Bree Wright
Solene Curry couldn’t understand why she was in love with her best friend’s older brother, K’nario Prince. Despite being a bad boy with an attitude, she still was drawn to his bad boy ways. When K’nario gets sent away and stays away, she buried those feelings and vowed to never let them resurface.
Fast forward ten years later and he’s back. The same heart racing, breath taking, mind racing feeling she thought she buried came rushing back like a flood. However, Solene’s a grown woman now and standing on business. She has more control over her feelings, or so she thinks.
When K’nario returns, he’s standing on business in more ways than one. He has his eyes on the prize, and that prize is Solene Curry. With physical and mental barriers in their way of experiencing love, can the two overcome the obstacles and finally realize that when they are with each other love is beautiful?
Half On A Baby: Best Friends To Lovers by Queen Rae
Jericho Haze has spent her life learning how to survive without roots. As an orphan, she’s mastered the art of detachment. Never staying too long, never needing too much, and never expecting anyone to stay. The only constant she’s ever allowed herself to have is Kaiser, her best friend and the one person who has always felt like home.
Their bond is effortless, unshakable, and carefully defined. Untouched by the truth that they both refuse to name.
Kaiser Carrington has built his life on the foundation of control. Control of his career, his responsibilities, and most importantly, his emotions. Loving Jericho has never been the problem. Pretending he doesn’t is.
For years, they’ve danced around the tension and fear of ruining the one thing they can’t afford to lose: each other.
Until Jericho asks for the one thing that guaranteed to change everything.
A baby.
Not love. Not a relationship. Just a child.
What starts as a logical, emotionless arrangement quickly unravels into something far more complicated. Lines blur. Boundaries dissolve. And the feelings they’ve fought so hard to suppress refuse to stay buried when faced with the intimacy of creating a life together.
Because bringing a child into the world forces them to confront the truth they’ve been avoiding: there’s nothing platonic about the way they love each other, and once that truth is exposed, there’s no going back to what they used to be.
Finding Our Way Back by Amberlei Jae
They thought their love story was over, but fate had other plans.
After a painful year apart, Nalaya and Laziel have tried to move on from their once-perfect marriage. Time, heartache, and misunderstandings drove them to separate, leaving behind the life they’d built together. But when an unexpected twist forces them back into each other’s lives, old feelings resurface—feelings that neither of them have fully let go.
Nalaya has worked hard to rebuild herself after the heartbreak, focusing on her career and staying strong for the life she now leads alone. Laziel, on the other hand, has been haunted by regret, knowing that the love he had with Nalaya is something he’ll never find again.
As they navigate the pain, the laughter, and the passion that once defined their relationship, Nalaya and Laziel will have to decide if love is worth a second chance, and if they can overcome the ghosts of their past to find happiness again.
One year apart. One second chance. One last shot at forever.
Siren's Last Song: A Sapphic Fantasy by Ashleigh Martin
The underwater kingdom of Merelani lives in peace—that is, until the newly crowned MerKing is murdered by a human poacher. And seconds after his death, the seafloor erupts into riotous sea quakes, an obvious portent of their Sea Goddess’s anger.
Avarie, the king's meek twin sister, is tasked with finding the killer and avenging his death. With a potion, she’s transformed into a human and her journey on land begins.
Even with knowledge of the human world from books, life ashore proves disorienting. Luckily for Avarie, she runs into—quite literally—a local who’s more than obliging to show her around.
As Avarie and Lahna grow closer, time ticks away. The Sea Goddess’s wrath reaches new peaks, and secrets between the duo could irreparably destroy their budding romance.
Siren’s Last Song is a YA sapphic tale of navigating grief, the weight of rising to responsibility, and falling for the one you should stay away from the most.
Always Mine: A Second Chance Romance (Wade Legacy Series Book 2) by N.W. Brown
If "secret baby" makes you nervous, stay here for a moment.
This isn't the version where the hero finds out, then forgives her by the next chapter because love conquers all.
Raschad Carter finds out he has a five-year-old son, and he is angry. He spent his entire life making sure he would never be the man his father was. Then he met Simone, fell in love, and without giving him a choice, she made him into his father anyway.
He doesn't forgive her easily. What he does do is show up. Raschad is not the kind of man who runs from hard things, so he uproots his life to make sure he never misses another day of his son's existence. He is also not confused about his feelings. He knows he loves Simone. Never stopped. But she hurt him to his core. Twice. And that sits in his chest, rocking back and forth between grief and fury.
Simone Wade is a woman shaped by grief and abandonment who has spent years living with a secret she never meant to keep. But fear has a way of turning days into years, and "when the time is right" into never. Simone has spent every day carrying the weight of a choice she can't undo, her silence calcified into years before she understood the cage she'd built for herself.
Two people. Two wounds. One son who deserves both of his parents at their best.
They co-parent and pretend they are two people who have figured out how to be in the same room. But what they can't do, no matter how many lines they draw, is pretend this is over. It was never over. It was inevitable.
Love is not the question. The question is whether love can survive what some might call unforgivable. Whether a man can put down his pride and understand that pride isn't the same as protection. Whether a woman who has spent her life guarding herself from more pain can stop disappearing from her own life, and surrender to the man she hurt more than anyone in the world.
Always Mine is the romance you can't put down, and think about for weeks after the last page. An HEA that means something because it almost costs everything.
A Billionaire's Love: A Billionaire African American Romance (Love and Wealth Book 2) by Mika B.
Erica Faulk used to be the fun one… the shots-at-midnight, no-strings-attached, live-out-loud kind of woman.
After her best friend barely survives a violent attack by her ex, Erica’s wild lifestyle suddenly feels hollow. On a business trip to Chicago, she’s trying to stay focused, stay present, but when she crosses paths with a gorgeous stranger who actually listens, something in her shifts. Martin Wright is warm, grounded, and exactly the kind of good trouble she never saw coming. And with him, she starts to wonder if she’s finally ready for more.
What she doesn’t know is that Martin is also hiding something, like the fact that he’s a billionaire tech entrepreneur trying to escape his high-pressure life. And just as things heat up between them, a mysterious redhead enters the picture, one who wants Erica just as much as Martin does. As desire builds and trust wavers, Erica finds herself caught between the safety of old patterns and the risk of something real.
As temptation pulls from every direction, Erica has to ask herself: Is she chasing a new beginning, or running straight into another heartbreak?
A Billionaire’s Love is a sizzling African American billionaire romance packed with forced proximity, secret identity, love triangle tension, opposites attract, emotional growth, and a guarded heroine falling for a billionaire who’s not what he seems.
If you love messy, magnetic love stories where healing meets heat, start book two in the Love and Wealth series today.
Isolated with a Bear: Curvy Girl Paranormal Romance (Stranded in Willow Creek Book 4) by Norah Rose
A runaway patient. A bear shifter who should know better. One night that changes everything.
Chanté:
I live alone in my cabin on Stone Ridge Mountain, far from pack drama, close to the quiet I need. When a stranger breaks into my house looking half-starved and terrified, I should run him off. Instead, my bear goes still. Something about Ayden pulls at me, dangerous, confusing, impossible to ignore. By morning I learn the truth: he’s an escaped patient from the Willow Creek hospital. And when they take him away, they take a piece of me with him.
Ayden:
The voices say run. So I run, until I crash into the mountains and into her. Chanté. Strong. Beautiful. Calm in a way my mind has never known. When she touches me, the noise fades. For the first time in years, I feel…peace. Now the world says I’m broken. But Chanté believes I’m worth saving.
Isolated with a bear is the fourth installment of the Stranded in Willow Creek Series where Alpha Bears have their hearts stolen by BBW.
Somehow You Just Know by Brittney C. Nobles
Journi Nicoyce is the youngest of the Nicoyce family. A corporate girl who eats, sleeps and breathes the family business. Journi likes to keep a low profile and her personal life away from the boardroom. She receives the greatest shock of her life when she walks into her sister’s wedding ceremony, and it should’ve forced her to step into the light, but she runs. She runs straight into the presence of a man who unravels her world. Journi tries to recover from heartbreak all while protecting the family name and the harm her family will inflict on anybody who hurts her.
Lathan Orr once built a thriving tech company until it was stolen by the same man that wronged Journi and Lathan needs her help in getting it back. He goes to the extreme, but he ultimately finds a way in, despite the danger he puts himself in. Lathan has one goal: Get his company back, and he’s willing to do whatever in order to make that happen.
For both of them, family is everything. Journi will do whatever it takes to protect hers, and Lathan won’t stop until he gets what is theirs back.
Off the Pucking Record (DMV Playbook Series 1) by Jordynn Morgan
Getting drafted into professional hockey is everything Izaak Puckman has worked for his entire life. But his rookie season takes an unexpected turn when racism from inside his own locker room puts him in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
Sienna Ellis has spent five years building a career in sports public relations. After a painful breakup, she’s determined to focus on her work, not relationships.
When Sienna is assigned to manage Izaak’s media image, their only goal is to control the narrative and keep things professional.
There’s just one problem. The chemistry between them is impossible to ignore.
As the pressure of Izaak’s rookie season intensifies and the media scrutiny grows, the line between professional and personal begins to blur.
In a world where every move can become a headline, giving in to temptation could cost them everything.
Some stories were never meant to go on the record.
Driven By Purpose: A Faith Fueled Love Story by Shari Brown
36-year-old Blaque Sutton is a unicorn as a black man dominating the field of NASCAR. He’s spent the last ten years building his brand, Sutton Motors, and cultivating top sponsorships to keep his company afloat. As much as he’s a public figure, there’s very little known about him. Blaque has built a wall of secrecy around himself and his family…until God says knock that wall down.
33-year-old Ariela Cross has earned the title of Executive Producer on her very own show, Cross Examination. With many accolades to her name, she’s become the face of her network and the face of hope to many families. Doing a story on anything related to sports is the last thing on her mind…until God says go.
When Ariela and Blaque both tell God yes, their paths cross in a way that neither of them are prepared for. For Ariela, that means stepping into a world that she’s made a career of avoiding. For Blaque, that means exposing himself to the world that he’s spent the last ten years dodging. What begins as an assignment, quickly turns into something far more personal for both of the extremely successful and unsuspecting individuals.
Driven by Purpose is a tale of walls coming down, purpose being discovered, and love being found in the aftermath.
Fearless: A Christian Sports Romance (Faith, Football & Forever Book 2) by Faith Arceneaux
Star quarterback Elijah Brooks thrives under pressure—until a losing streak leaves him shaken and the media circling. Then a sideline reporter makes a cutting remark that goes viral: “Maybe it’s time you prayed instead of played.”
Tori James didn’t mean for her offhand comment to become a national headline. Now she’s stuck covering his “comeback” story—right in the middle of his crisis of belief.
The more time Elijah spends with Tori, the more he wonders if she’s right. But letting faith into his life might mean letting down the walls he’s built around his heart… and risking a loss he can’t control.
In a season where every play counts, will he discover the courage to trust the One calling him from the sidelines?
Moonstruck: A Shifter Romance Novel by Jade Ambrosia
Amaryllis James is eager to move on with her life. After a night she doesn’t want to think about, she returns to managing Bill’s General Store in the hopes of keeping her life small and familiar. The last thing she needs is a dangerously handsome stranger wandering in and turning her routine upside down.
Enter Cyrus Pierce.
As Beta of MoonShadow, he’s in Canyon City on pack assignment—nothing more. Help at the pack’s business front for a few weeks. Report back. Leave. Except the human woman running the store is his mate, and something strange is stalking the town from the shadows.
As attraction turns dangerous and secrets rise to the surface, Cyrus realizes Canyon City is hiding more than rumors, and Amaryllis may be tied to it in ways neither of them expected.
More Than A Heartbreak by Juani
It was more than heartbreak. It was a soul-crushing, gut-wrenching, earth-shattering feeling. “He let her down” was the only thought floating around inside Tali’s head. He was supposed to be her one. He played her like a fool and made her look foolish. After Shea’s secret blows up right in Tali’s face, she is faced with the fact that her knight in shining armor isn’t so shiny after all. Picking up the pieces of her broken heart, she has no choice but to move on and forget that Shea Logan ever existed.
Shea knows he messed up. The one thing he tried to keep away from Tali has come out, and he’s paying the ultimate price for it. He’s now faced with the possibility of Tali leaving his life for good. That’s something he just can’t grasp. A life without Tali is no life at all, and he refuses to live that way.
Ariel has accomplished step one in her plan of getting Shea back all to herself. She figures with the revealing of her big secret, he will come running back to her with no questions asked. The problem is, things don’t always go as planned, and with Trouble hit hard by her plan, she has more pressing matters to worry about than getting Shea’s attention.
Cherish learned the hard way that Shein Logan only cares about Shein Logan. After he sent her on her way, she’s faced with the realization that she’s no different from the others. With Trey begging for a second chance and a new love interest vying for her attention, she’s been doing just fine. What happens when both want more than she’s willing to give?
In this finale, hearts will be broken, and bonds will be tested. Some things just aren’t meant to be, and this ain’t no fairytale.
A Deal With the Untethered: A Monster Romance by S.J. Stewart
HER SOUL IS THE TORMENTOR GIFTED TO HER BY HER COVEN. A MONSTER MIGHT BE HER ONLY CHANCE AT SALVATION.
Once upon a time, Rue existed for her coven. Once upon a time, her coven cursed her. Split her in two. Separated her from her soul. Jinx is her untethered soul wrapped in flesh and made up of everything that constantly annoys Rue. When her carefree soul makes a mistake that requires all of Rue's magic to fix, and with their lives on the line, Rue decides it's time to finally find herself a crossroads and try to make a deal.
Killian has surrendered to his sentence at the crossroads. He’s brought fame, riches, vengeance, and a mirage of happiness, but Rue’s request took him by surprise. He’d never known a soul’s casing could be broken and that soul set free, but it was the pain in his chest when he looked at them and knew they were his that knocked him off his feet.
Being mated to Rue had to be a cruel twist of Fate. How could he find a soulmate who was not only separated but at odds with her soul? How could he grant her request and risk never seeing Jinx, the one who openly loves him, again?
With the Lumena Coven alerted to the mating and a vicious monster out for blood, Rue is running out of time. Will she finally tether herself back to her soul? Or has her curse finally run its course?
**This book is part of the same universe as A BITE FULL OF DEATH. If you have no interest in that book, this can be read as a standalone without it impacting the story**
Sienna II by Nicole Whitfield
She's baaaaack...
They say a vacation is supposed to be relaxing, but Sienna Infinity doesn’t do relaxing. When her latest workplace “termination” pushes her brother over the edge, she finds herself shipped off to Mexico with Blu, her favorite emotional punching bag. Not long after arriving in paradise, Sienna turns the place into a war zone.
One dead body later—because some men can’t handle rejection—she’s managed to eliminate a high-ranking cartel member and catch the eye of its leader. Now, instead of sipping margaritas, she’s playing a deadly game with a man who sees her bloodlust as foreplay.
Noir may have forced this vacation to curb Sienna’s murderous tendencies, but he clearly forgot one thing: his sister has never met a situation she couldn’t make worse with a bullet. And this cartel boss? He’s about to learn why Sienna’s employees have such a high turnover rate.
Heart Of A BBW by Tyanna
Charlee Ross is a strong, independent woman, scarred by a history of betrayal and heartbreak. With the unwavering support of her best friend Fee, Charlee is determined to reclaim her life and protect what she’s built when her world is upended by threats and lingering enemies.
Truce Montclair, known for his ruthless reputation and resistance to love, prides himself on being untouchable until his business collides with Charlee’s life. Tasked with collecting a debt from Charlee, Truce expects another routine job, but is unexpectedly drawn to her strength, confidence, and magnetic presence. For the first time, Truce questions his ability to remain immune to love.
“Heart of a BBW” tells the story of two powerful souls discovering that, sometimes, the greatest risks bring the most unexpected rewards and that true love means letting someone in, even when it seems impossible.
Let it Burn (Oakland Ridge Series Book 1) by Cassandra Winston
Evelyn
I’m not the same person I was two years ago. Lately life has lost its color and everything seems a bit grey.
The woman that I am today is just going through the motions – work, eat, sleep and repeat. I live in a museum of memories, desperately clinging to a past that is almost too painful to remember. I stayed when I should’ve left and now the person who has haunted my every dream since that day has returned. This time – for me.
I know I’m not strong enough to fight on my own, not when he’s taken everything that matters.
Parker
I left to forge my own path and to avoid becoming someone I couldn’t face in the mirror. Being a firefighter has been my dream and my life’s work.
I did my job and that should be the end of it. But there’s something about the look in her eyes that calls to me, seeking her out goes beyond my scope of duty but I’m helpless to resist the pull.
When her past comes back to haunt her, I make it my vow to protect her. I never thought that I would be returning back to the place that almost broke me but I can’t help but feel like I’d do anything for her.
No Strings by India Williams
Based on the motion picture written by India Williams.
Breonna, Niecy, and Sade appear to have it all, but behind closed doors, each woman finds themselves trapped in marriages that no longer fulfill them. Craving excitement, connection, and a sense of control over their own desires, they secretly explore an underground dating app promising discreet encounters with "no strings."
What begins as harmless curiosity quickly turns into passionate connections and risky choices that push each woman far beyond the boundaries of her marriage.
The deeper they fall into this hidden world, the more complicated their lives become. Secrets pile up, loyalties are tested, and relationships begin to unravel in ways none of them expected.
As lust, betrayal, and deception collide, the women soon realize that the game they're playing may be far more dangerous than they ever imagined and one of them may not live to tell their story.
Cross Faded: Southern Comfort by Aries James
Love didn’t just find me… it swept me into the arms of two men who hold me like I’m something precious.
I've spent my whole life being the person everyone needed.
The dependable one. The one who shows up, gives more, asks for less. The one who makes herself smaller so everyone else can breathe easier.
Then Jupiter and Bash walked in and refused to let me disappear.
Jupiter is my calm in the chaos. Quiet strength, steady hands, and eyes that say I see you without a single word. The kind of man who holds you like you're something precious and means it.
Bash is heat and mischief and lingering touches that make you forget your own name. The kind of man who kisses you until the tension breaks and leaves you wanting every single time.
Together they don't just want me. They choose me. Loudly. Completely. Every single day.
I wasn't prepared for that. Wasn't prepared for the way their hands on my skin would feel like relief. The way loving them would crack me open and rebuild me into someone who finally believes she's worth keeping.
But nothing this real ever comes easy.
There are people who want to destroy what we're building. Secrets that could unravel everything. And a connection so consuming it terrifies all three of us.
I should protect my heart.
Instead I give them everything.
Love & Apart by Tesa Erven
A quick, spicy, one-sitting short story about love, distance, and finding your way back.
Victoria and Khari Wilson are married, but living in two different states. She’s building a new life in Charlotte. He’s rebuilding his in Baltimore.
A weekend visit turns into unexpected chemistry, old sparks, and brand-new feelings. Suddenly, they’re dating each other again while still living separate lives. Rediscovering the laughter, the longing, and the love they lost. But balancing two cities, two lives, and one marriage isn’t simple. And when someone mistakes Khari for single, Victoria realizes she might not be as detached as she thought.
Is this a second chance worth fighting for? Will they stay married, or continue living separate lives? Find out in Love & Apart, a spicy, grown, heartfelt romance featuring Amira Janee from Mine by Design.
Virginia is for Lovers: Book 3 by Chrissie Clay
Andrew Corvos’ life has always come down to one choice: loyalty or love.
Torn between his father and the only woman he’s ever loved, Andrew makes a decision he believes will protect everyone, but when that choice leaves him alone and on the brink of financial ruin, he’s forced to confront a truth he’s spent years avoiding: loyalty means nothing if it’s given to the wrong person.
Nicole is no longer the girl Andrew left behind.
She’s built her own empire with Taylor Enterprise, and this time, she’s the one calling the shots. When business brings her back into Andrew’s world, she’s determined to keep things strictly professional. But no matter how much she tries to focus, the past refuses to stay buried...and neither do her feelings.
Safe Haven by Kaitlan C. Farrior
Safe Haven is a story about love, trust, ambition, and the dangerous difference between feeling safe and actually being safe.
Naomi is full of ideas, always chasing the next thing, trying to build a life that feels meaningful and real. She believes love means commitment, consistency, and choosing someone every single day. Hakim is calm, talented, and respected in Raleigh’s art world. He believes love means trust, patience, and letting people show you who they are without forcing them.
But love is never just love. Past wounds, different expectations, ambition, and unspoken fears begin to test what they are building. Naomi wants certainty. Hakim believes trust should be enough. The closer they get, the more they must decide if love is about holding on, letting go, or learning how to do both.
Cold Case Cover-Up (Guardians of Justice Book 3) by K.D. Richards
Will solving his father’s murder
plunge her into danger?
Investigative reporter Landon Elkins has never stopped searching for his father’s killer. The discovery of a teenage girl’s remains uncovers a possible connection to the decades-old murder. Suspecting that Nichol Bunin witnessed something that could crack both cases wide open, Landon enlists the beautiful librarian’s help. But they’re up against the secrets of this close-knit town in a case with ever more baffling twists and turns…and a mass murderer who’s hiding in plain sight.
From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.
Ms. Lorraine's Late in Life Love : A Reverse Age-Gap Novella from the World of The Black Wife Effect by T.L. Martin
She already gave him everything at the Supper Club. She never counted on seeing him again.
At fifty-three, Lorraine Spellman has finally learned to live for herself. She curates evenings where the right people find each other over food that matters, quietly tends to the neighbors the system forgot, and protects her peace like the sacred thing it is. After years spent loving a man who left her with nothing but a hard lesson, she isn't in the market for forever. One unforgettable masked night with a stranger? That, she can handle.
Keeping it a memory is the plan.
Julian Sanders doesn't bend his rules. He built his entire world on discipline, order, and a deep, unshakeable conviction that he knows exactly what belongs in his life — and what doesn't. He is absolutely certain about the kind of woman who has no business being in his space.
He just wasn't expecting her to show up there anyway.
Thrown together by the last set of circumstances either of them would have chosen, Julian and Lorraine discover that what started behind a closed door wasn't finished when they walked away from it. The more they fight the pull, the shorter the distance gets. And somewhere between who they are in public and who they become when no one else is watching, the question stops being whether this makes sense.
It starts being whether they're brave enough to let it be real.
Lorraine — fan-favorite from The Black Wife Effect Series— finally gets her story. And it's spicy, emotional, and absolutely worth letting the world catch fire for.
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