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October 21st:


Chasing Love (Plain Daisy Ranch) by Piper Rayne

It was over between Bennett Owens and me—until I had no place to go but back to Willowbrook.

Seven years ago, he walked away, and I built a new life for myself, swearing never to look back. But when my husband is arrested, that life collapses, leaving my daughter and me with nothing but a three-month plan to return to the small ranch town before disappearing again.

Bennett’s a single dad now. Our girls become inseparable on sight, making it impossible to keep him at arm’s length. Especially when I end up working alongside him, where every glance chips away at the walls I’ve built.

The years apart haven’t dulled the pull between us. Bennett remains protective and patient, determined to prove that we deserve a second chance. But he has no idea about the secret I’ve kept since the day he left.

Because once he learns the truth, he may never forgive me. And like it or not, we’ll be bound together forever—by the daughter he never knew was his.


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October 23rd:


Half-Light Harbor by Samantha Young

I went to Scotland looking for answers about my past. The last thing I expected was getting trapped on a private island with my stoic, brooding, gorgeous contractor.

Ramsay McRae is a man with secrets. He prefers the company of his dog to people and silence to any semblance of politeness. He says I’m too young, too sweet, too innocent.

Only he doesn’t know the truth. That I’m haunted by a crime that tore my life apart two years ago. I’ve come to Half-Light Harbor not just to start over, but to bring the monster who killed my parents to justice.

The last thing I need is a tortured Scot distracting me from my mission. But when his restraint snaps and my walls crumble, the results are explosive.

We say it’s only a no-strings-attached affair. A temporary moment to burn out this fire between us.

However, when my search for the truth brings danger to my door, it’s Ramsay stepping in to protect me. But it might be the secrets from his past that tear us apart forever…

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Play Fake by Lisa Suzanne


A spicy Pro Football, Best Friend’s Brother, Marriage of Convenience Romance from Amazon Top Ten Bestselling author Lisa Suzanne.

I was supposed to get married on national television.
Instead, I was humiliated at the altar and ran straight into bad boy pro football star Dex Bradley. Literally.

He’s my best friend’s grumpy older brother, and he needs a nanny for his surprise baby. I need to salvage my dignity.
One fake marriage later, we’ve got a deal.

It’s supposed to be strictly business. He’s off-limits.
But when he growls my name and looks at me like he wants to wreck what’s left of my innocence, I don’t want to be the good girl anymore.

He thinks I’m helping him. Between late-night feedings and very inappropriate thoughts, I think I’m the one in trouble.

We agreed to play fake to benefit us both, but now I’m in his bed, in too deep, and one step away from losing everything.

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October 24th:


Can't Believe You Came by Christina Hovland

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Blurb:

Zach Dvornakov's story is finally ready for you!!!

When a wedding-cursed event planner who color-codes her life to within an inch of its existence collides with a charming men’s underwear entrepreneur determined to score both a football sponsorship and her heart, it's enemies-to-lovers meets forced proximity with a side of family drama.

Between sabotaged wedding plans, meddling publicists, and her growing inability to resist his infuriating charm, Piper Daws discovers that sometimes the most perfectly organized life needs a little chaos. Especially when that chaos comes in well-worn jeans with ocean-blue eyes and the ability to see past her pink power suit armor.

With a Russian grandmother playing matchmaker and a romance born from gum-stuck designer shoes, Piper and Zach prove that the best love stories are the ones you can't plan.


Bar Down (Nashville Knights Hockey #4) by Emily Silver

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Blurb:

As the world's biggest pop star, I'd given up on love. I wasn't supposed to find it on an app with a hockey star.

With my life in tatters, I escape to a dating app where no one knows who I am. That’s when I discover that I matched with one of the stars of the Nashville Knights hockey team.

Falling in love over an app? Not going to happen.

I’ve been burned too many times to want to meet. Except I keep going back to him. Every text, every message draws me in.

Until a chance encounter brings us together.

The chemistry? It’s electric. Jasper is everything I’ve ever wanted. With him? Everything that’s going wrong in my life fades to the background.

But we’re on two different paths. I’m fighting to escape my past, and Jasper? Well, he’s fighting for his future with the team.

He’s a hockey player. I’m a pop star. There’s no way this is going to work…



Falling in Lake Mistletoe by Amber Kelly

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What to expect:

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šŸŽ„Holiday Romance

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Blurb: 

Coming home to Lake Mistletoe, Idaho, was supposed to give me space to breathe, regroup, and figure out what comes after college—a couple of quiet months wrapped in twinkling lights and holiday cheer before stepping into the real world. Instead, one wrong step on the ice sends me straight into the care of Dr. Brody Canaday—the man who once dated my older sister, and the boy I used to crush on with every piece of my teenage heart. Only now, he’s not just Arie’s ex. He’s the town’s devastatingly handsome doctor… and the way he looks at me feels anything but brotherly.


I came back searching for direction. But what if the future I’ve been chasing has been waiting for me here all along?


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October 28th:


Merry Little Kissmas by Lauren Blakely

Wanted: A fresh shot at love for the holidays. But fake dating my brother’s grumpy best friend? He’s my new client, for Santa’s sake!


As a professional matchmaker, my biggest job this holiday season should be simple: find a date for the sexy single dad hockey playeraka my brother’s best friend—for his team’s fancy Christmas Eve gala. 


Sure Rowan’s hot as a crackling fire and spicier than a gingerbread man, but he hasn’t just sworn off romance. The Christmas hater has made a bet that I can’t find him a holidate.


What’s a matchmaker to do?


Win, of course. Even if it means fake dating the grinch myself to get him ready for the real thing.


Only…these fake dates at Christmas tree farms and hot cocoa competitions in the snowy small town of Evergreen Falls start to feel a little too real as I get to know the man behind the scowl. Somewhere between kisses under the mistletoe and a snowed-in night in his cabin curled up by the fire (where the stockings aren’t the only thing hung), I realize I’m in over my elf-loving head.


And when Rowan opens up to me at last about his painful past, I’m determined to give my brother’s best friend the holiday he deserves.


But what if the only gift I want him to unwrap this season is… me?

Tropes: Holiday romance, brother’s best friend, fake dating, grumpy/sunshine, small town, Christmas competition, matchmaker romance, workplace romance


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October 30th:


The Unbreaking of a Heart (The Heart Sisters #1) 

by Annie Dyer

Some of you might remember Seph Callaghan from The Partnership…
Well, his stepdaughter has her own story now — and oh my HEART.
Meet Rose Callaghan, the first of The Heart Sisters — four women who met as girls in hospital and never let go of each other. šŸ«€šŸ‘Æ‍♀️
Rose’s childhood best friend?
Her first crush?
The boy who kissed her and then grew up to become the man she never forgot?
He’s BACK.
In London.
And he’s ENGAGED.
😭😭😭
Cue all the longing, heartbreak, and “what could’ve been” vibes.
This is the start of a deeply emotional, romantic, messy and moving new series about love, healing, and second chances.
Here’s the blurb:
Her first love. Her first heartbreak. The boy who promised her forever is back… with a ring on someone else’s finger.
Rose Callaghan knows better than to believe in fairytales. Not after everything. Not after the heart that failed her, the love that left her, and the future that shattered before it ever began.
But once, there was a boy.
Carter Reeves.
Her best friend. Her first kiss. The only person who ever made her believe in more.
They were inseparable as kids — bound by secrets, by hope, by the surgery that saved her life and the long, quiet summers that followed. Time and distance pulled them apart, like it does with so many childhood things. But even now, a part of Rose is still wondering if the boy from her fairytales might finally become the man of her dreams.
Then Carter comes back to London.
And he’s not alone.
He’s engaged.
And Rose is about to learn the hardest truth of all — some hearts don’t break. They shatter.


November 4th:


Love You, Mean It by Laura Pavlov

Set in the wild beauty of the Last Frontier, this heartwarming grumpy-sunshine romance from bestselling author Laura Pavlov lights a spark between a fiery wedding planner and a single-dad contractor.


My new landlord's a real hard-ass. And I can't keep my hands off him.

Charlie Huxley's the best–and grumpiest–general contractor in Blushing, Alaska. He built the venue for the wedding planning business my bestie and I share. After I accidentally flood my home, he offers me his guesthouse while he handles the repairs. But when he starts to take charge, I feel myself losing control.

Unable to resist, we casually hook up. We both know once will never be enough.

Between us, we carry plenty of baggage. I've got the absent father, drunk mother, and estranged sister. He grew up in foster care and is single-handedly raising a daughter whose mom visits just once a year.

But Charlie makes me feel like I belong. And for the first time ever, I picture myself with a real family.

Before I go all in, I need to learn to set some boundaries.

Question is: Am I strong enough?


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November 6th:


Sleigh Bells and Snow Storms by Claire Kingsley

From USA Today Bestselling author Claire Kingsley, the stand-alone small-town/romcom/romantic suspense/Christmas romance you didn't know you needed.

Handsome, charismatic, and charming, Jensen Lakes is an enigma in a designer suit. But his playboy reputation is a persona-one of many-that he uses in his unique line of work.

A priceless heirloom goes missing right before the holidays, and Jensen is hired to find it. Tracking down the perpetrator will be simple. He'll be in and out before Santa hits chimneys.

Natalie Thatcher needs a break. She's a dedicated sister, aunt, and nurse, but her life is no Christmas carol. Between bills, mounting home repairs, and holiday shopping still to be done, most days she feels like a tangled strand of lights.

Jensen follows his quarry to Tilikum, and the Christmas-clad town throws him for a loop. As does Natalie. He enlists her aid-who better to help him navigate the local quirks than the captivating woman next door? Despite their chemistry and sizzling banter, love isn't on his Christmas list. Or hers.

But as danger mounts, Jensen finds himself in an unexpected position-falling in love with his partner. And when her life is on the line, he'll risk everything to keep her safe.

And get her home for Christmas.

Author's Note: A handsome charmer falls hard for a sassy small-town girl. Adventure, witty banter, Christmas coziness, and a holiday happily ever after that will leave your heart full.



Vixen's Guide to Christmas by Chelle Sloan


GUIDE TO LOVE (& CHRISTMAS) RULE #27: Make your list. Check it twice. Because Santa knows how naughty you've been. 

 

I haven't written a letter to Santa since I was eight years old, but maybe this year I need to.  

 

Dear Santa, 

I promise, no matter what "he" told you, I've been good this year. 

I didn't know he was my business rival when I slept with him. 

I didn't know he hated me. Though, he didn't know it either. 

And I didn't know that we would get snowed-in together in the mountains. In one hotel room. With one bed. 

Anything that has been deemed naughty by the infuriatingly sexy man is accidental. 

But maybe look into him. You know. To check it twice and all. 

Signed, an apparent Vixen



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November 7th:


A Grump in Moose falls (Merry in Moose Falls #2) 

by Emily Silver


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Blurb:

Wanted: one fake boyfriend for the holiday season.

There are few things I need more in life than my work and my friends. Sure, I’m inexperienced in all things love, but who cares? My life is good.

When my coworkers try to set me up, I invent a fake boyfriend to get them off my back. But when the company holiday party comes around, I need a real boyfriend.

Who does a man turn to in his moment of need?

His best friend.

Hunter is the perfect person to help. One night. That’s it. We can pretend to date for a few hours. But when Hunter needs me to return the favor, it all starts to come too easily.

Kissing. Holding hands. Feelings. I want to experience everything with Hunter.

Can we keep this going after the holidays?

Maybe it’s time to make this whole fake relationship real…


November 11th:


Brooke's Bliss by Lexi Blake

Brooke Harper thought she would make it big in New York City, but she knew her heart would always be back in her hometown of Bliss, Colorado. She'd intended to come home as the big-shot fashion designer she'd always wanted to be, but her dream job turned into a nightmare, and now she's crawling home to lick her wounds. When she meets up with two hot cowboys one night at Hell on Wheels, she decides they're just what she needs to get her groove back.

Bailey Kent hasn't stopped thinking about Brooke since he met her years before when he first visited Bliss. She's his dream woman, and now she's within reach. She responds so beautifully not only to him, but to his brother. They've shared women all their lives, but both know Brooke is the one. There's only one problem. She's his muse, but she sees him as a way station, not the destination on this journey she's taking.

Only one problem? Shane Kent knows his brother sometimes doesn't see the bigger picture. Bay's head and heart are wrapped up in his art, and it's Shane's job to remember the reality of whatever situation they're in, and this time it's big trouble. Their last job took them to a ranch that might have been selling more than cattle. Shane witnessed something criminal and they ran, but their old crew is looking for them and he's worried they'll find Brooke, too. And then there's the fact that they once hit on her sister-in-law and her brothers hate them...

It'll take a miracle to bring these three together, so it's a good thing Bliss is known for them.

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November 12th:


Three Pucking Words by B. Celeste


Bodhi Hoffman’s life has always been centered around two things: his daughter and his hockey career.
But then he meets Honor Erikson—a curvy redhead with an aversion to athletes despite being the coach’s daughter. Or maybe, as he learns, it’s just an aversion to him.
Suddenly, the NHL’s best right-winger is wondering if he can make room in his life for the mysterious woman and her service dog. That is, if she’ll let him.
Because the secrets that Honor holds onto are meant to keep the famous hockey player at arm’s length. But fate and her father have other plans.
Cover Designer: Aida
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November 13th:


Yule Be Mine by Piper Rayne


When workaholic best man Carter arrives in Mistletoe Falls for his best friends’ Christmas wedding, a town-wide Santa Festival and a misplaced motel reservation leave him with one option—beg the woman he once rejected for a room at her bed-and-breakfast. Unfortunately, that woman also happens to be the bride’s sister…and the maid of honor.

To make matters worse, the bride and groom are delayed, turning Ashley and Carter into last-minute wedding planners, forced into a truce neither of them wants. But late-night checklists, a blizzard of holiday activities, and a charming small town turn their snark into sparks.

When they get snowed in and every near-kiss feels dangerously close to something real, Carter realizes there’s more to December than year-end deadlines.

As their truce melts, one question remains—is this a holiday fling, or the start of forever?


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November 14th:


Better Not Pout by Maren Moore


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Riding the Storm by Amber Kelly


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What to expect:

🐓Small Town

🐓Enemies to Lovers

🐓Western Ranch


Blurb: 

I train horses, not broken men. That’s what I tell myself the day Bryce Raintree walks into my arena—cocky, bruised, and dragging his ego behind him like it’s been trampled in the dust. He’s a bull rider who’s lost his edge. His team sends him to me to get it back.

 

He doesn’t like being told what to do, especially not by a woman like me. But under all that attitude, there’s a storm brewing. And I can’t seem to walk away.

I’ve spent my life in the saddle, doing what needs to be done after losing our mom and stepping up on the ranch. I don’t fix cowboys. But maybe… I don’t have to. Maybe he’s not the only one who needs saving.


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November 18th:


Honeymoon Phase by Amy Daws

A new mountain man, marriage of convenience standalone rom-com from bestselling author Amy Daws. Honeymoon Phase is coming to KU, paperback, and duet narration audio on November 18th. Check out this stunning cover and sprayed edges!

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Addison “Roe” Monroe is done with romance, which is why she’s going on a husband hunt at the local lumberjack competition, because she has to be married to inherit her father’s lumberyard.

Addison’s best friend Luke refuses to let Roe hitch her wagon to some hulking ax-wielder who might be a serial killer. She’s too important to him. So, he offers himself as an alternative, ‘cause that’s what best friends are for.

He’s offering a marriage of convenience to protect her, but the truth is…Luke is hopelessly in love with his best friend.

If he has to marry her and move her up to Fletcher Mountain just to see if she could love him back, so be it because his only regret in life would be losing her forever.

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December 2nd:


Duke (Lucky Rivers Ranch) by Jessica Peterson

One chance meeting on a Texas ranch.

One wild, too-charming cowboy.

One snowed-in night that changes everything.

Wheeler Rankin isn’t here for romance—she’s come to Lucky River Ranch to visit her best friend, wrangle a business deal, and prove herself to everyone who ever doubted her. But when she collides with Duke Rivers—resident heartbreaker, restless cowboy, and brother to her best friend’s new flame—sparks fly hotter than a Texas summer.

Duke has always dreamed of more than dusty trails and small-town life. He’s itching to see the world, but one unforgettable night with Wheeler changes his course. When a blizzard and a business road trip leave them stranded together, their no-strings flirtation ignites into something deeper.

But passion brings complications—and unexpected news threatens to upend everything Wheeler’s built. As family pressures, old wounds, and new dreams collide, Duke is determined to stand by her side, ready to forge a future neither of them ever imagined.

Can two fiercely independent souls trust in love, face their fears, and find home in each other’s arms? Or will the ghosts of the past keep them apart for good?

Welcome back to Hartsville, where family is found, love is hard-won, and every cowboy has a story worth telling.


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December 26th:

The Flirting Game (Love and Hockey #6) 
by Lauren Blakely


Blurb:

My new neighbor is a hot, grumpy hockey player who works out shirtless on his porch every morning. But it’s not technically spying if I just happen to be on my patio at the same time … right?

Imagine my surprise when the sexy grouch turns out to be the client who just hired me to redecorate the house he’s giving his mom.

What’s a ray of sunshine like me to do? Pretend I’ve never noticed his abs while we pick out furniture—since I’d never date a client. And Ford Devon? He’s made it clear this is his final season, and he wants zero distractions.

Which means I need to exercise some serious resistance …

To his cool blue eyes that track my every move.

To that deep voice that makes me shiver.

And to the mouth that shuts me up one night in our shared backyard with a scorching kiss.

Oops.

We agree it’s a one-time slip up. But when he insists on being my date to my cheating ex’s party … we slip up again into a very fun sleepover. With our dogs watching!

One fake date at a charity gala turns into another at a hockey game, and somewhere between fabric swatches and porch picnics, I stop pretending.

But how do I convince Ford that with me, he can have both love and hockey?


January 23rd:


Penalty Play by Julia Connors


Julia Connors has revealed the cover and tropes for Penalty Play!


Releasing: January 23, 2026

Cover Designer: Qamber Designs


Blurb Coming Soon.


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