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Title: The House Guest Author: Penelope Ward Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance Tropes: Billionaire Hero/Roommates/Twist Slow Burn/Angsty/Opposites Attract Release Date: August 31, 2025 BLURB From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE contemporary romance… The last thing Dorian Vanderbilt expected was to find me painting in my crop top when he returned to the mansion he hadn’t inhabited in years. He was understandably surprised I’d turned his living room into an art space. Life is certainly full of surprises, though, but not always in a good way. I learned that lesson when my aunt and the billionaire she married died unexpectedly while traveling. I’d been living with them, and just like that, my life was turned on its axis. Unsure of what was next, I stayed alone at the barren estate figuring out my next move. That was when Dorian—the late billionaire’s only son—showed up. I’d never met Dorian Vanderbilt. He’d been living on ...

Title: The House Guest Author: Penelope Ward Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance Tropes: Billionaire Hero/Roommates/Twist Slow Burn/Angsty/Opposites Attract Release Date: August 31, 2025 BLURB From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE contemporary romance… The last thing Dorian Vanderbilt expected was to find me painting in my crop top when he returned to the mansion he hadn’t inhabited in years. He was understandably surprised I’d turned his living room into an art space. Life is certainly full of surprises, though, but not always in a good way. I learned that lesson when my aunt and the billionaire she married died unexpectedly while traveling. I’d been living with them, and just like that, my life was turned on its axis. Unsure of what was next, I stayed alone at the barren estate figuring out my next move. That was when Dorian—the late billionaire’s only son—showed up. I’d never met Dorian Vanderbilt. He’d been living on ...

Midnight Between Us (The Timberbridge Brothers #4) by Claudia Burgoa is AVAILABLE NOW! Grab it here: https://geni.us/MidnightBetweenUs 📮 Second Chance 💔 Letters That Hurt 🔥 Emotional Slow Burn 🪓 Brooding Hero 🪵 Lumberjack Vibes ✔️ THE SLOW BURN OF SLOW BURNS ✔️ Childhood Friends to Lovers ✔️ NO 3rd act breakup 😮‍💨 💥 Dysfunctional families 💬 “We were always going to find our way back.” vibes USA Today bestselling author Claudia Burgoa brings you a hauntingly-tender, slow-burn romance full of broken promises, buried secrets, and a love that always endures. I thought I buried him with the rest of my past. The secrets. The ache. The night everything fell apart. But now Keir Timberbridge—the traitor, the boy I once loved more than life—is back. Barely alive. In my care. With no memory of who I am or what he did to me. I should walk away. Hell, I tried. But I’m the only one who can keep him hidden, keep him alive. This town still thinks I’m the girl who let h...

Accidentally Forever, the 8th installment of Montgomery Ink Legacy, by Carrie Ann Ryan is NOW LIVE! https://geni.us/AccidentForeverChoice 💙 Friends to Lovers 💙 Enemies to Lovers 💙 Secret Romance 💙 WHO HURT YOU 💙 MY WOMAN In the world of romance, Aria Montgomery knows two things for sure: She’s not in love with the man everyone thinks she is. And she refuses to let herself love Crew McTavish. Her former best friend is spiraling, and her photography career seems to be standing in her father’s shadow. Aria knows she needs to find her way out of the darkness. Yet she’s afraid if she allows Crew inside, he’ll not only take over—but he’ll get hurt in the process. Crew McTavish enjoys being the mysterious friend of the Montgomerys. They may joke that he’s dating his way into their family one-by-one, but in the end, it’s only one Montgomery he wants: Aria. Their pull to one another is inevitable and once a line is crossed, the heat between them ignites. Only his family...

SHATTERED DREAMS Natasha Madison Release Date: October 18 Buy Link: https://books2read.com/ShatteredDreamsNM Available in KU Why you will love this book… 💕Small Town 🖤Enemies to Lovers 🏘️​​Return to Hometown ❤️‍🩹Hurt/Comfort 💕Angsty 🐎Cowboy 🖤Forbidden 💔Grieving Lover 🔥Shared Pasts ❤️‍🩹Healing After Trauma 💕Sworn Off Relationships 💔Broken MMC/FMC Blurb Charlie It was supposed to be a regular day out. Three couples celebrating the last days of summer. When tragedy struck. I thought I was going to marry her. Instead, I was burying her. I blamed the world for my pain. I buried it all. I became a man I didn’t even recognize. Autumn In a blink of an eye, everything changed. My best friend was gone, and I was responsible for it. I may not have been driving the truck, but I didn’t stop it. Escaping the town was the only thing I could do to survive the guilt. I thought I was strong enough to go back. I was wrong. One look from him and I kne...

SECOND CHANCE HUSBAND (The First Time Series Book 3) by Carrie Ann Ryan is LIVE NOW! Purchase Here: https://geni.us/SecondHusbandChoice The First Time series concludes with an enemies to lovers romance that has been a long time coming. August and Paisley finally figure out what they’ve been missing. The first time I got married, I watched the man I love walk away from me. The second time around, I’m the one signing the dotted line first—this one a man who I realized I never loved. Once burned, twice broken, I’m done looking for love. Only my first ex-husband seems to be everywhere I turn—at my work, with my friends, and eventually…in my bed. I didn’t mean for it to happen. Twice. But I know if I don’t protect my heart, there will be nothing left of me if he walks away again without telling me why he did so in the first place. I don’t know if I can trust this new version of ourselves or if it’s merely the heat between us striking hot. After all, second chances only exi...

🔽🔽🔽 ❤️‍🔥 ALL NEW steamy romantic suspense ❤️‍🔥 Firefly Effect is LIVE and FREE in KU Grab it now —> https://geni.us/FireflyEffectBook ⁣⁣⁣ “An enthralling once-in-a-lifetime romance, wrapped in suspense and shrouded in mystery.” Rina’s Reads ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ When a single dad moves to a small town and becomes obsessed with a potential client—a beautiful woman haunted by her tragic past. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ For years, tales of the Firefly Man were nothing more than elaborate rumors spread by residents of the Appalachian Mountains. ⁣⁣⁣ Until the night Evelyn Vaughn stumbled upon a dead body in the woods. ⁣⁣⁣ Fear gripped her, and silence stole her voice. ⁣⁣⁣ All while she watched the boy she was with that night take the fall. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Fourteen years later, Evelyn is nothing more than a shell of her former self. ⁣⁣⁣ Her life moves like a clock from one moment to the next, never a surprise. ⁣⁣⁣ Gone are the days of chasing fireflies through the woods. ⁣⁣⁣ Until her therapist goes missing, and h...