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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...

"Unbreakable is everything you expect from a Melanie Harlow novel: emotional, sexy and a love that's worth risking it all for. I could not get enough of Henry and Sylvia's story!" -- Corinne Michaels, New York Times bestselling author Unbreakable, an all new “do not miss” sexy and emotional second chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow, is available now! In hindsight, I should not have had that fifth mimosa at Breakfast with Santa. Or the sixth, seventh, and eighth. But my shame over the public meltdown that resulted was nothing compared to being abandoned by my husband of fifteen years for a much younger woman—and did I mention she’s pregnant? For the sake of my children and my pride, I pack up and head for my childhood home and the small town where I grew up. Cloverleigh Farms would be the perfect place for a fresh start. Falling for Henry DeSantis wasn’t part of the plan. Sure, he’s easy on the eyes and hard in the bedroom (also the hall...

"Melanie Harlow has done it again! I dare you not to fall in love with the dreamy and delicious Henry DeSantis. Unbreakable is the perfect second chance romance!" -- Ilsa Madden-Mills, Wall Street Journal bestselling author Unbreakable, an all new heart-warming and sexy second chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow, is available now! In hindsight, I should not have had that fifth mimosa at Breakfast with Santa. Or the sixth, seventh, and eighth. But my shame over the public meltdown that resulted was nothing compared to being abandoned by my husband of fifteen years for a much younger woman—and did I mention she’s pregnant? For the sake of my children and my pride, I pack up and head for my childhood home and the small town where I grew up. Cloverleigh Farms would be the perfect place for a fresh start. Falling for Henry DeSantis wasn’t part of the plan. Sure, he’s easy on the eyes and hard in the bedroom (also the hallway, the bathtub, and on top...

Review of Bitter Rival by J. Sterling BITTER RIVAL Julia La Bella hates James Russo. Or say she says. His family and hers have been locked in a bitter feud that goes back decades. Neither of their fathers is all that forthcoming about the cause of the feud, all they know is that each is to stay away from the other. Too bad they're insanely attracted to each other, not that they're likely to publicly admit it. "You do realize that this all borders eerily close to Romeo and Juliet, right? I mean, you're both even Italian." I gotta say, for an enemies/rivals to lovers romance, Bitter Rival is light on the bitterness, which is a refreshing and appreciated change from most of these type of stories. What Bitter Rival is is a light-hearted, sweet and fun romance. It's nothing deep or deeply passionate, but it's entertaining and fun. James and Julia are both great characters, especially James. They just had to get past their fears of disappointing thei...