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Title: The Challenge: A Single Dad Romance Author: Penelope Ward Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance Tropes: Single Dad, Second Chance, Forced Proximity Friends to Lovers, Small Town, Found Family Release Date: August 30, 2026 BLURB From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE contemporary romance… Nothing says welcome home like accidentally moving in with your first heartbreak…and his little girl. Coming back to my small Wyoming hometown was supposed to be temporary. I only planned to stay long enough to help my ailing mother and sort through the mess of my family’s old belongings. Instead, I somehow ended up living in Evan Ricci’s house. The single dad now owned a bunch of properties and one of them was the place I’d rented. He’d taken it off the market and moved in before I got there. I just never got the memo. Unfortunately, there was no other place in town available, so Evan let me stay. Evan—the guy my parents took in years a...

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...

He's all business. She's pure sunshine. Their chemistry refuses to stay professional. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely comes I’VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU, the next standalone small town romance in her bestselling Darling Springs rom com series! This spicy, grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, workplace, forbidden small town romantic comedy answers the question: what happens when the guy you had a super hot one-night-stand with turns out to be your grumpy new boss/landlord! I’VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU is now available in all formats and free to read in Kindle Unlimited! Check out the excerpt below, and one-click your copy today! ✦ Amazon ➜ https://blkly.pub/IGACOYAMZ ✦ Audible ➜ https://blkly.pub/IGACOYAudible ✦ Other Retailers ➜ https://www.sourcebooks.com/9781464228841-ive-got-a-crush-on-you-deluxe-edition-tp.html 🐾Small Town Rom Com 🧡Workplace Romance 💚Grumpy/Sunshine 🐾Forced Proximity 🧡Forbidden 💚Quirky Side Characters 🐾Fighting the Feeli...

The Irresistible One by Marni Mann is now live! A naughty enemies-to-lovers, single dad, billionaire romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann … I’m the irresistible one. The man who always gets what he wants. Too bad the only woman I want is the one I can’t have. Dating apps can’t touch the dark and uninhibited desires I keep hidden. For the kind of kink I crave, I go to Lush—a playground where fantasies become reality. That’s where I meet her. The breathtaking blonde in the crimson dress who steals the air from my lungs, becoming an instant fixation after just one night. Daring. Uninhibited. Captivating. One taste will never be enough. And when we meet again, it’s the worst possible scenario … The sexy bombshell who ruined me for anyone else is now the one person who is completely out of my reach. Off-limits. Untouchable. Forbidden. The absolute enemy of everything I stand for. But when scorching chemistry, razor-sharp banter, and an undeniable attrac...

Zone (The New Bradfords #4) by Tia Louise is NOW LIVE! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXYG7PZ6 Amazon PB: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6C64KRN Amazon Special Edition: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6BWHT5K 📚 TROPES YOU'LL LOVE: 🖤Football romance, 💛Rivals to lovers, 🖤Dirty-talking, playful Hero, 💛Sassy, driven FMC, 🖤He falls first (and HARD), 💛Secret relationship! 🖤Surprise baby, 💛So much FUN BANTER! 🖤Found family, 💛No cheating, cliffhanger, third act breakup, & a guaranteed HEA! Their rivalry turns into undeniable chemistry, and a secret relationship neither can afford. As the youngest son in the Bradford football dynasty, I’ve spent my whole life being compared to someone else. The last thing I need is an influencer building her platform on my mistakes. So naturally, I confront her. Then I kiss her. Again. And Again. Now we’re hiding a secret relationship that could destroy both our careers, and I’m falling for the one woman who refus...

📚 : Ballrooms & Blackmail, the final installment of the Oak Ridge Vineyards series by Elise Faber, is NOW LIVE! https://geni.us/BallroomsBlackmail What's inside: 💎 Billionaire Romance 🤎 He Falls First 👌🏻 Protective Hero 🫶 Found Family 🔥 He Pines for Her 🙃 He Can't Stop Watching Her Blurb This was supposed to be a simple bargain… Falling in love wasn’t part of the plan. I know better than to trust powerful men—especially one whose world is built on secrets and careful control. He wanted a way to get close to me. I only wanted to keep my distance. But someone out there is watching us. Waiting to destroy everything I’ve fought to keep safe. Now the only person standing between me and ruin is one I can’t dare to trust…the man who makes me believe in stolen kisses, whispered promises, and moments that feel too much like forever. Walking away will keep us safe. But some risks are impossible to ignore…even when the cost could be everything. From the ...

A dirty-talking, grumpy hockey player MMC that takes his cat on walks??? Say less. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the next standalone hockey rom com in her Hockey Ever After series, JUST PLAYING FOR KEEPS! This spicy, fake dating, grumpy/sunshine, only one bed in a room, opposites attract hockey rom com is filled with all the steamy tension, yearning, and heat! JUST PLAYING FOR KEEPS is now available in all formats, including the special edition hardcover, and free to read in Kindle Unlimited. Check out the excerpt below, and one-click your copy today! ✦ Amazon ➜ https://blkly.pub/JustPlayingAMZ ✦ Audible ➜ Erin Mallon & Jason Clarke narrate in duet with a full cast! http://blkly.pub/JPFKAudible About JUST PLAYING FOR KEEPS: Ever hear the story about the dating coach who got dumped on the hockey arena’s jumbotron? Everyone did. But I lived it. Including the moment when the team’s broody, tattooed star Lake Axelrod swooped in on ska...