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Title: Smash Authors: Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland Genre: Standalone Contemporary Forbidden Romance Cover Design: Sommer Stein, Perfect Pear Creative Photographer: Michelle Lancaster, @lanefotograf Model: Callum Arnold Release Date: October 25, 2026 BLURB A new, shockingly forbidden standalone from New York Times bestselling authors Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland… Sometimes one floor is all that separates the life you planned from the life you never saw coming… Moving to New York with my boyfriend, Calder, was supposed to be a fresh start. A new city. A new job. A beautiful brownstone in Brooklyn we'd call home. The beginning of our forever. There was just one catch: Calder’s best friend lived in the apartment downstairs. Rafe—a gifted artist who smashed glass into masterpieces. With his unruly blond hair and piercing eyes that seemed to see right through me, he was impossible to ignore. He was also completely off-limits. Yet somehow, every walk past his apart...

Author: Vi Keeland Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance Tropes: Opposites Attract/Found Family Release Date: August 18, 2026 BLURB She’s counting down the days until she leaves Tuscany. He’s counting on making her stay. Some people go to Tuscany to find themselves. I went to escape—New York, my ex’s new relationship, and a career that derailed the moment I was passed over for partner. My plan was simple: settle my eccentric Italian grandmother’s estate, sell whatever wasn’t nailed down, and return to the life I’d worked too hard to lose. Instead, I walked into a mess—a crumbling antique shop, two hundred acres of leased vineyard land, and one infuriating clause in the will: Live and work in the shop for three months, or inherit nothing. Then there’s the neighbor I clash with instantly. Matteo Lucchese is the infuriatingly handsome winemaker who leases my family’s land and refuses to be impressed by my credentials—or my attitude. He’s rugged and stubborn, stuck living i...

Author: Vi Keeland Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance Tropes: Opposites Attract/Found Family Release Date: August 18, 2026 Take a sneak peek of THE FALL AFFAIR. You know you want to... Allegra: I think you’re pretty amazing. I’m going to bed smiling on the eve of what might turn out to be one of the worst days of my life. Thank you for coming here with me. The reply came almost instantly. Matteo: I think you’re pretty amazing, too. And I love your smile. That made my already-big grin grow wider. Rather than text back, I decided to take a selfie of me beaming to show him I wasn’t kidding. I held my phone out, tilted it down for a good angle, and snapped a photo of me lying in bed. Only when I checked the picture, I realized the camera had caught a lot more than I’d intended. Yes, I was smiling, but I was also wearing a black slip nightgown, the top of which was lace and showed a lot of cleavage. I hadn’t been going for sexy, but damn, it was. I bit my lip, debating...

Author: Vi Keeland Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance Tropes: Opposites Attract/Found Family Cover Design: Sommer Stein, Perfect Pear Creative Photographer: Mark Mendez Release Date: August 18, 2026 BLURB She’s counting down the days until she leaves Tuscany. He’s counting on making her stay. Some people go to Tuscany to find themselves. I went to escape—New York, my ex’s new relationship, and a career that derailed the moment I was passed over for partner. My plan was simple: settle my eccentric Italian grandmother’s estate, sell whatever wasn’t nailed down, and return to the life I’d worked too hard to lose. Instead, I walked into a mess—a crumbling antique shop, two hundred acres of leased vineyard land, and one infuriating clause in the will: Live and work in the shop for three months, or inherit nothing. Then there’s the neighbor I clash with instantly. Matteo Lucchese is the infuriatingly handsome winemaker who leases my family’s land and refuses to be impress...

Title: Crooked Authors: Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance Tropes: Bodyguard, Close Proximity Mafia Daughter, Forbidden Release Date: March 29, 2026 BLURB A new, sexy standalone novel from New York Times Bestsellers, Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward… The last thing I needed was a live-in bodyguard. And I definitely didn’t want him. Six foot two, with broad shoulders that were impossible to ignore and a talent for getting in my way, Wes Callahan was a walking bad decision. But when you’re the daughter of a notorious mob boss, apparently your opinions stop mattering the moment your father ignites another war. I’d spent my entire life trying to escape that crooked world—new name, new city, newfound freedom. At least until I was suddenly shacked up with my new bodyguard. Wes knew exactly how to push my buttons. He was also infuriatingly protective. And smart. And funny. And thoughtful when he thought I wasn’t paying attention. Little by lit...

Title: Crooked Authors: Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance Cover Design: Sommer Stein, Perfect Pear Creative Photographer: Michelle Lancaster, @lanefotograf Model: Andrew Murray Release Date: March 29, 2026 BLURB A new, sexy standalone novel from New York Times Bestsellers, Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward… The last thing I needed was a live-in bodyguard. And I definitely didn’t want him. Six foot two, with broad shoulders that were impossible to ignore and a talent for getting in my way, Wes Callahan was a walking bad decision. But when you’re the daughter of a notorious mob boss, apparently your opinions stop mattering the moment your father ignites another war. I’d spent my entire life trying to escape that crooked world—new name, new city, newfound freedom. At least until I was suddenly shacked up with my new bodyguard. Wes knew exactly how to push my buttons. He was also infuriatingly protective. And smart. And funny. And thoughtfu...

Title: The Exception Author: Vi Keeland Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance Tropes: Boss/Intern, Dominant Hero, Billionaire Cover Design: Sommer Stein, Perfect Pear Creative Photographer: Michelle Lancaster Model: Shaun Collins Release Date: January 11, 2026 BLURB He lives by a set of rules. She might be his one exception. I just wanted a distraction, something to take the edge off before facing a wedding I was dreading. So on the flight back to New York, I signed up for a dating app. Harmless enough, right? Wrong. Turns out, it wasn’t just any app—it catered to people with very specific tastes. By the time I realized it, I was already on my date. Tall, confident, and sinfully handsome, Jagger Langston seemed like the full package. The chemistry between us was instant—electric enough to burn the whole city down. Though things took a turn when we figured out I’d misunderstood who should join the app. We laughed it off, said goodbye, and went our separate ways. Or ...

Title: Denim & Diamonds Authors: Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance Release Date: July 27, 2025 BLURB When the board of directors of my company mandated that I go to a wellness facility in small-town Maine to recharge, that shouldn’t have included: Using a ladder to sneak out of the bedroom window at night and going to the local bar. Getting so drunk that the bar owner brought me upstairs to sleep it off in his bed. Waking up staring at the taxidermy moose head on said bar owner’s wall. Falling for said bar owner who was the most drop-dead gorgeous man I’ve ever seen. But Brock Hawkins was so much more than just the hot bar owner. He owned half the town, built log cabins with his bare hands, and was apparently the most eligible man in all of Meadowbrook. He was also a cinnamon roll despite his seemingly rock-hard exterior. And the last man I should’ve been falling for—because my time in this small town was limited. I had...