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Hope Deferred

Byler, Linda


This audiobook is narrated by Azalea Labs using an AI-generated voice. Hope Deferred by Linda Byler tells the story of Anna Fisher and David Stoltzfus, two inseparable best friends navigating childhood on neighboring Amish farms in Lancaster County. Their bond, forged in shared games and simple joys, faces the quiet challenges and unfolding paths of growing up. As their lives intertwine and diverge, the reader is left to wonder what the future holds for their enduring friendship.
Date Published:2026

This audiobook is narrated by Azalea Labs using an AI-generated voice. Hope Deferred by Linda Byler tells the story of Anna Fisher and David Stoltzfus, two inseparable best friends navigating childhood on neighboring Amish farms in Lancaster County. Their bond, forged in shared games and simple joys, faces the quiet challenges and unfolding paths of growing up. As their lives intertwine and diverge, the reader is left to wonder what the future holds for their enduring friendship.

Date Published:2026

Here We Go Again : Georgia Jaguars Hockey, #2

Proctor, Jenny


He knows what it takes to make a comeback. She isn't sure he deserves a second chance. After a career-threatening injury, Georgia Jaguars defenseman Theo Williamson is fighting to prove he still has a future in hockey. The harder battle? Convincing Rebecca Bradley he deserves another chance at her heart. After a career-threatening injury, Georgia Jaguars defenseman Theo Williamson is fighting to prove he still has a future in hockey. The harder battle? Convincing Becca Bradley he deserves another chance at her heart. Eight years ago, when his father died, Theo shut Becca out instead of letting her help him through the hardest time of his life. Becca rebuilt without him. She's stronger now. More careful. And she definitely isn't interested in letting him back into her life—no matter how sincere his apology sounds. But when their meddling mothers trap them on a surprise vacation together, distance isn't an option—and neither is ignoring the chemistry they never really lost. Just when Becca starts to think Theo might be worth the risk, real life comes crashing in. Demanding schedules, hard days, and the uncertain shape of what a future together would even look like. Soon, Theo realizes he isn't just fighting to win Becca's heart. He's fighting to believe he deserves to keep it—before the same old doubts convince him to let her go. Here We Go Again is a second chance, low-spice hockey romance with chemistry, tension, and steamy kisses...but only kisses on the page.
Date Published:2026

He knows what it takes to make a comeback. She isn't sure he deserves a second chance.
After a career-threatening injury, Georgia Jaguars defenseman Theo Williamson is fighting to prove he still has a future in hockey. The harder battle? Convincing Rebecca Bradley he deserves another chance at her heart.
After a career-threatening injury, Georgia Jaguars defenseman Theo Williamson is fighting to prove he still has a future in hockey. The harder battle? Convincing Becca Bradley he deserves another chance at her heart.
Eight years ago, when his father died, Theo shut Becca out instead of letting her help him through the hardest time of his life.
Becca rebuilt without him. She's stronger now. More careful. And she definitely isn't interested in letting him back into her life—no matter how sincere his apology sounds.
But when their meddling mothers trap them on a surprise vacation together, distance isn't an option—and neither is ignoring the chemistry they never really lost.
Just when Becca starts to think Theo might be worth the risk, real life comes crashing in. Demanding schedules, hard days, and the uncertain shape of what a future together would even look like.
Soon, Theo realizes he isn't just fighting to win Becca's heart. He's fighting to believe he deserves to keep it—before the same old doubts convince him to let her go.
Here We Go Again is a second chance, low-spice hockey romance with chemistry, tension, and steamy kisses...but only kisses on the page.

Date Published:2026

Once Upon a Boyband : Midnight Rush Romance, Book 1

Proctor, Jenny


Once upon a time, she slept with his poster beside her bed. Now, he's all grown up, hiding behind a burly beard and lots of flannel... and she doesn't have a clue. Eight years ago, Adam Driscoll walked away from his stage name—Deke—and the boyband that turned him into an international star before his eighteenth birthday. And he never looked back. It didn't even matter that everyone blamed him for the band's breakup. He might miss making music, but he had good reasons for walking. Give him solitude over thousands of screaming fans any day of the week. These days, the only company he's truly interested in is that of the vet who works closely with his dog rescue—Dr. Laney Lawson. She's brilliant, funny, beautiful, and best of all, she has no idea he used to be a pop star. Then Adam's bandmates reach out about a one-time reunion concert benefiting a charity that's close to his heart, and he starts to wonder if some things are worth a little extra attention. He loves the idea of singing again, but saying yes would out him to the small mountain community that has become his refuge. Worse, it would out him to Laney. Old hurts can't stay buried forever, and something tells Adam that, scary or not, saying yes is the decision he needs to make. He just has to hope he doesn't lose the life—or the woman—he loves in the process. Once Upon a Boyband has all the crackling chemistry and sizzling kisses you want in a low-spice, closed-door romcom. Perfect for fans of romantic comedy with a little less heat.
Date Published:2025

Once upon a time, she slept with his poster beside her bed. Now, he's all grown up, hiding behind a burly beard and lots of flannel... and she doesn't have a clue. Eight years ago, Adam Driscoll walked away from his stage name—Deke—and the boyband that turned him into an international star before his eighteenth birthday. And he never looked back. It didn't even matter that everyone blamed him for the band's breakup. He might miss making music, but he had good reasons for walking. Give him solitude over thousands of screaming fans any day of the week. These days, the only company he's truly interested in is that of the vet who works closely with his dog rescue—Dr. Laney Lawson. She's brilliant, funny, beautiful, and best of all, she has no idea he used to be a pop star. Then Adam's bandmates reach out about a one-time reunion concert benefiting a charity that's close to his heart, and he starts to wonder if some things are worth a little extra attention. He loves the idea of singing again, but saying yes would out him to the small mountain community that has become his refuge. Worse, it would out him to Laney. Old hurts can't stay buried forever, and something tells Adam that, scary or not, saying yes is the decision he needs to make. He just has to hope he doesn't lose the life—or the woman—he loves in the process. Once Upon a Boyband has all the crackling chemistry and sizzling kisses you want in a low-spice, closed-door romcom. Perfect for fans of romantic comedy with a little less heat.

Date Published:2025

Riviera Gold

King, Laurie R.


Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes turn the Riviera upside down to crack their most captivating case yet in the New York Times bestselling series that Lee Child called "the most sustained feat of imagination in mystery fiction today." It's summertime on the Riviera, and the Jazz Age has come to France's once-sleepy beaches. From their music-filled terraces, American expatriates gaze along the coastline at the lights of Monte Carlo, where fortunes are won, lost, stolen, and sometimes hidden away. When Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes arrive, they find their partnership pulled between youthful pleasures and old sins, hot sun and cool jazz, new affections and enduring loyalties. Russell falls into easy friendship with an enthralling American couple, Sara and Gerald Murphy, whose golden life on the Riviera has begun to attract famous writers and artists—and some of the scoundrels linked with Monte Carlo's underworld. The Murphy set will go on to inspire everyone from F. Scott Fitzgerald to Pablo Picasso, but in this summer of 1925, their importance for Russell lies in one of their circle's recent additions: the Holmeses' former housekeeper, Mrs. Hudson, who hasn't been seen since she fled England under a cloud of false murder accusations. When a beautiful young man is found dead in Mrs. Hudson's front room, she becomes the prime suspect in yet another murder. Russell is certain of Mrs. Hudson's innocence; Holmes is not. But the old woman's colorful past has been a source of tension between them before, and now the dangerous players who control Monte Carlo's gilded casinos may stop at nothing to keep the pair away from what Mrs. Hudson's youthful history could bring to light. The Riviera is a place where treasure can be false, where love can destroy, and where life, as Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes will discover, can be cheap—even when it is made of solid gold.
Date Published:2020

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes turn the Riviera upside down to crack their most captivating case yet in the New York Times bestselling series that Lee Child called "the most sustained feat of imagination in mystery fiction today."
It's summertime on the Riviera, and the Jazz Age has come to France's once-sleepy beaches. From their music-filled terraces, American expatriates gaze along the coastline at the lights of Monte Carlo, where fortunes are won, lost, stolen, and sometimes hidden away. When Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes arrive, they find their partnership pulled between youthful pleasures and old sins, hot sun and cool jazz, new affections and enduring loyalties.
Russell falls into easy friendship with an enthralling American couple, Sara and Gerald Murphy, whose golden life on the Riviera has begun to attract famous writers and artists—and some of the scoundrels linked with Monte Carlo's underworld. The Murphy set will go on to inspire everyone from F. Scott Fitzgerald to Pablo Picasso, but in this summer of 1925, their importance for Russell lies in one of their circle's recent additions: the Holmeses' former housekeeper, Mrs. Hudson, who hasn't been seen since she fled England under a cloud of false murder accusations.
When a beautiful young man is found dead in Mrs. Hudson's front room, she becomes the prime suspect in yet another murder. Russell is certain of Mrs. Hudson's innocence; Holmes is not. But the old woman's colorful past has been a source of tension between them before, and now the dangerous players who control Monte Carlo's gilded casinos may stop at nothing to keep the pair away from what Mrs. Hudson's youthful history could bring to light.
The Riviera is a place where treasure can be false, where love can destroy, and where life, as Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes will discover, can be cheap—even when it is made of solid gold.

Date Published:2020

Could've Fooled Me : Georgia Jaguars Hockey, #1

Proctor, Jenny


She married him to stay in the country. She didn't expect him to feel like home. Sarah Stone never meant to marry a hockey player. She doesn't even like hockey—too loud, too violent. But when her visa runs out and going home isn't an option, marrying one of her brother's teammates becomes the fastest way to stay in the country. Carter Williamson is boyishly handsome, charming, and exactly the kind of man who makes a temporary marriage feel dangerous in all the wrong (right?) ways. He respects the rules, takes the pretending seriously, and somehow manages to make her feel safer than she has in years. Which is inconvenient because he's also determined to keep things strictly business. Or so he says. Something about the way he looks at her makes Sarah think he's struggling as much as she is to remember their marriage is fake. But then a crisis on the ice sends them both into a tailspin, and Carter and Sarah have to decide if the fragile life they've built together is one they want to fight for. This was supposed to be paperwork. Not feelings. Definitely not love. Could've Fooled Me is a marriage of convenience, low-spice hockey romance with chemistry, tension, and steamy kisses...but only kisses on the page.
Date Published:2026

She married him to stay in the country. She didn't expect him to feel like home.

Sarah Stone never meant to marry a hockey player.

She doesn't even like hockey—too loud, too violent. But when her visa runs out and going home isn't an option, marrying one of her brother's teammates becomes the fastest way to stay in the country.

Carter Williamson is boyishly handsome, charming, and exactly the kind of man who makes a temporary marriage feel dangerous in all the wrong (right?) ways. He respects the rules, takes the pretending seriously, and somehow manages to make her feel safer than she has in years.

Which is inconvenient because he's also determined to keep things strictly business.

Or so he says. Something about the way he looks at her makes Sarah think he's struggling as much as she is to remember their marriage is fake.

But then a crisis on the ice sends them both into a tailspin, and Carter and Sarah have to decide if the fragile life they've built together is one they want to fight for.

This was supposed to be paperwork. Not feelings.

Definitely not love.
Could've Fooled Me is a marriage of convenience, low-spice hockey romance with chemistry, tension, and steamy kisses...but only kisses on the page.

Date Published:2026

One Cup at a Time : A Cat's Café Collection

Tarpley, Gwen


Serving up another steaming hot cup of the warm and floofies, this new collection follows your favorite regulars at Cat's Cafe as well as several all-new characters as they handle the ups and downs of life with the help of their friends. A follow-up collection based on the popular webcomic Cat's Cafe, One Cup at a Time immerses readers in the gentle, supportive world of cafe owner Cat and his adorable friends. With familiar faces like Penguin and Kiwi and new friends like Fox and Spider, this collection handles real issues like relationships, self-esteem, and mental health through a tender, positive lens. *One Cup at a Time* isn't about forgetting your problems; it's about supporting one another through those problems and loving each other and ourselves through it all.
Date Published:2022

Serving up another steaming hot cup of the warm and floofies, this new collection follows your favorite regulars at Cat's Cafe as well as several all-new characters as they handle the ups and downs of life with the help of their friends.
A follow-up collection based on the popular webcomic Cat's Cafe, One Cup at a Time immerses readers in the gentle, supportive world of cafe owner Cat and his adorable friends. With familiar faces like Penguin and Kiwi and new friends like Fox and Spider, this collection handles real issues like relationships, self-esteem, and mental health through a tender, positive lens. One Cup at a Time isn't about forgetting your problems; it's about supporting one another through those problems and loving each other and ourselves through it all.

Date Published:2022

Pine Creek Marriage

Hope, Amity


Love may blossom where it's least expected in the delightful and heartwarming Pine Creek series from Amity Hope. Widow Amelia Baumann has sworn to never love again. She's content to live peacefully in Pine Creek at her friend Mary's warm, comfortable farmhouse. But then Samuel Kurtz shows up and becomes Mary's permanent guest, making it hard to keep her feelings in check. Especially after Samuel's six-year-old niece, Ruthie, whom he's been raising as his own daughter, completely steals her heart. When the bishops from another district threaten to send Ruthie to live with her distant aunt, so that she'll have two parents raising her instead of just Samuel, he hatches a plan. Amelia reluctantly agrees to a marriage of convenience with Samuel–only because she loves Ruthie and can't bear to see her torn from the only father she's ever known. Not because Samuel's kind green eyes and charming laugh draw her in. And as long as she and Samuel are in agreement that they will simply remain friends...what could possibly go wrong? Each book in the Pine Creek series is STANDALONE: * Pine Creek Courtship * Pine Creek Marriage
Date Published:2022

Love may blossom where it's least expected in the delightful and heartwarming Pine Creek series from Amity Hope.

Widow Amelia Baumann has sworn to never love again. She's content to live peacefully in Pine Creek at her friend Mary's warm, comfortable farmhouse. But then Samuel Kurtz shows up and becomes Mary's permanent guest, making it hard to keep her feelings in check. Especially after Samuel's six-year-old niece, Ruthie, whom he's been raising as his own daughter, completely steals her heart.
When the bishops from another district threaten to send Ruthie to live with her distant aunt, so that she'll have two parents raising her instead of just Samuel, he hatches a plan.
Amelia reluctantly agrees to a marriage of convenience with Samuel–only because she loves Ruthie and can't bear to see her torn from the only father she's ever known. Not because Samuel's kind green eyes and charming laugh draw her in. And as long as she and Samuel are in agreement that they will simply remain friends...what could possibly go wrong?
Each book in the Pine Creek series is STANDALONE:
* Pine Creek Courtship
* Pine Creek Marriage

Date Published:2022

Earl Lessons

Bowman, Valerie


The diamond of the debutantes has a fortnight to turn an army captain into the hottest bachelor of the Season. He never wanted a title Fresh off the battlefield, Captain David Ellsworth has returned home to discover the shocking and unwelcome news that he's the new Earl of Elmwood. Though David had no idea he was in line for a title, he and his sister must now navigate the snark-infested waters of the London ton. He knows how to be a soldier, an officer, and a brother, but he hasn't a clue how to be an earl. David will need all the help he can get. Even if it comes from the undeniably beautiful woman...who is the darling of the world he detests. She never wanted a husband The younger sister of a marquess, Lady Annabelle Bellham moves through elegant ballrooms with the ease of a lioness traversing the jungle. She's the most elusive belle at every ball, and gentlemen have long placed bets on which lucky man will finally win her hand. But Annabelle has no intention of falling prey to a man's charms. She's seen the destruction wrought by marriage and is dead set on avoiding a similar fate. But here they are... Thankfully, Annabelle's older brother hasn't pressured her to take a husband—yet. Which is why she feels obliged to agree when he asks her a favor: To teach the newly minted Earl of Elmwood how to act in Society. Still, the task shouldn't be too difficult. All Annabelle must do is spend countless hours in the company of a handsome, brooding ex-soldier—who's making her question every rule she's set for herself. She and David have nothing in common except a fiery passion and some highly inconvenient feelings...could it be enough?
Date Published:2021

The diamond of the debutantes has a fortnight to turn an army captain into the hottest bachelor of the Season.

He never wanted a title

Fresh off the battlefield, Captain David Ellsworth has returned home to discover the shocking and unwelcome news that he's the new Earl of Elmwood. Though David had no idea he was in line for a title, he and his sister must now navigate the snark-infested waters of the London ton. He knows how to be a soldier, an officer, and a brother, but he hasn't a clue how to be an earl. David will need all the help he can get. Even if it comes from the undeniably beautiful woman...who is the darling of the world he detests.

She never wanted a husband

The younger sister of a marquess, Lady Annabelle Bellham moves through elegant ballrooms with the ease of a lioness traversing the jungle. She's the most elusive belle at every ball, and gentlemen have long placed bets on which lucky man will finally win her hand. But Annabelle has no intention of falling prey to a man's charms. She's seen the destruction wrought by marriage and is dead set on avoiding a similar fate.

But here they are...

Thankfully, Annabelle's older brother hasn't pressured her to take a husband—yet. Which is why she feels obliged to agree when he asks her a favor: To teach the newly minted Earl of Elmwood how to act in Society. Still, the task shouldn't be too difficult. All Annabelle must do is spend countless hours in the company of a handsome, brooding ex-soldier—who's making her question every rule she's set for herself. She and David have nothing in common except a fiery passion and some highly inconvenient feelings...could it be enough?

Date Published:2021

Pine Creek Courtship

Hope, Amity


Love may be right around the corner in this heartwarming and sweet Pine Creek Amish series from Amity Hope. After the death of her beloved father, Emma Ziegler just wants to keep her family's maple syrup farm afloat and raise her two young siblings. And she's determined to do her duty as a daughter—until her meddling aunt decides to find Emma a husband who just happens to be Pine Creek's most notorious bachelor. Which means Emma needs to find another suitor...and fast. Which is exactly when Levi Bontrager steps up. The kind and industrious Amish bachelor is determined to protect the lovely woman who used to be his best friend—even if they have grown apart. Now Levi has declared that Emma cannot marry because he is courting her. Now Emma and Levi are caught in a deception, and everyone in their community is fooled. But if Levi can win back Emma's trust, maybe he can also win her heart...for real. Each book in the Pine Creek Amish series is STANDALONE: * Pine Creek Courtship * Pine Creek Marriage * Pine Creek Matchmaker
Date Published:2021

Love may be right around the corner in this heartwarming and sweet Pine Creek Amish series from Amity Hope.
After the death of her beloved father, Emma Ziegler just wants to keep her family's maple syrup farm afloat and raise her two young siblings. And she's determined to do her duty as a daughter—until her meddling aunt decides to find Emma a husband who just happens to be Pine Creek's most notorious bachelor. Which means Emma needs to find another suitor...and fast.
Which is exactly when Levi Bontrager steps up. The kind and industrious Amish bachelor is determined to protect the lovely woman who used to be his best friend—even if they have grown apart. Now Levi has declared that Emma cannot marry because he is courting her.
Now Emma and Levi are caught in a deception, and everyone in their community is fooled. But if Levi can win back Emma's trust, maybe he can also win her heart...for real.
Each book in the Pine Creek Amish series is STANDALONE:
* Pine Creek Courtship
* Pine Creek Marriage
* Pine Creek Matchmaker

Date Published:2021

Save a Horse, Ride a Viscount

Bowman, Valerie


After she breaks her leg trespassing, a stubborn wallflower is forced to stay at a prickly earl's country house. His best laid plans... Ewan Fairchild, Viscount Clayton, has been busy ticking off the boxes for a bright future. Become a rising star in Parliament? Check. Find a lady he intends to marry? Check. Make his stables the envy of every man in London? Check, thanks to the prize Arabian thoroughbred he's just won at auction. Clayton's on his way to having it all and won't change course for anyone—not even the beautiful young woman next door. ...are about to go awry Lady Theodora Ballard didn't mind missing a Season of dinner parties, balls, and soirees to care for her ailing mother, but when Thea's father sold her horse out from under her, she thought her heart would break. Now the roguishly handsome viscount at the neighboring estate has her horse—and she'll stop at nothing to get him back. Unfortunately, a horse spying mission goes south, leaving Thea with a broken leg and Clayton with an alluring houseguest who upends his orderly world. The sparks between them are undeniable, but secrets and scandal abound. It's going to take more than a little love to save them...
Date Published:2021

After she breaks her leg trespassing, a stubborn wallflower is forced to stay at a prickly earl's country house.

His best laid plans...

Ewan Fairchild, Viscount Clayton, has been busy ticking off the boxes for a bright future. Become a rising star in Parliament? Check. Find a lady he intends to marry? Check. Make his stables the envy of every man in London? Check, thanks to the prize Arabian thoroughbred he's just won at auction. Clayton's on his way to having it all and won't change course for anyone—not even the beautiful young woman next door.

...are about to go awry

Lady Theodora Ballard didn't mind missing a Season of dinner parties, balls, and soirees to care for her ailing mother, but when Thea's father sold her horse out from under her, she thought her heart would break. Now the roguishly handsome viscount at the neighboring estate has her horse—and she'll stop at nothing to get him back. Unfortunately, a horse spying mission goes south, leaving Thea with a broken leg and Clayton with an alluring houseguest who upends his orderly world. The sparks between them are undeniable, but secrets and scandal abound. It's going to take more than a little love to save them...

Date Published:2021

Annihilation : Forsaken Mercenary, #5

Yanez, Jonathan


Daniel Hunt has been many things in his life, but a commander in a full-out military conflict has never been one of them. The Voy is a deadly opponent, and if humanity is going to have a chance, every faction must come together. Galactic Praetorians, Corporate Mercenaries, and the woman known as Madam Eternal are forced play all of their cards in order to survive. Sacrifices will have to be made as one of their own falls in battle. But even in the very darkest of hours, hope exists. See humanity take on the Voy in the heavyweight championship match of the galaxy.
Date Published:2023

Daniel Hunt has been many things in his life, but a commander in a full-out military conflict has never been one of them.

The Voy is a deadly opponent, and if humanity is going to have a chance, every faction must come together. Galactic Praetorians, Corporate Mercenaries, and the woman known as Madam Eternal are forced play all of their cards in order to survive.

Sacrifices will have to be made as one of their own falls in battle. But even in the very darkest of hours, hope exists.

See humanity take on the Voy in the heavyweight championship match of the galaxy.

Date Published:2023

Pride Comes Before a Fall : A Novel

Heath, Virginia


In the third installment of this witty Regency romcom series, a headstrong chaperone is torn between following her rigid principles or her heart Despite his many responsibilities, there is nothing Leopold Sloane, the 11th Duke of Debden, takes more seriously than the safety of those he loves. When one of his sisters is injured at a protest rally, he drags his family to Bath for the summer to keep his reckless and rebellious siblings out of harm's way. The only flaw in his plan is his overwhelming but inexplicable attraction to the new chaperone he has hired to watch out for them. An outspoken conundrum of a woman who soon causes him more trouble than both his sisters combined...but who calls to his soul regardless. From the moment Portia Kendall read her first revolutionary pamphlet beneath her bedcovers at Miss Prentice's School for Girls, she realized that her true calling was to make the world a fairer place for the masses downtrodden by the aristocracy. A calling that led her to Equitas, a radical newspaper that champions reform. But as Portia discovers, writing doesn't pay the bills. To make a living, she must push aside her principles and serve the very people she criticizes weekly in her column. A temporary position as a chaperone in the home of a pompous duke seems like the perfect way to earn enough to follow her heart. Unfortunately, the duke who hires her seems to be more dashing and noble than pompous and soon begins to call to her heart too—as much as she tries to deny it. But dare she risk her principles for love or will her pride always come before a fall?
Date Published:2026

In the third installment of this witty Regency romcom series, a headstrong chaperone is torn between following her rigid principles or her heart
Despite his many responsibilities, there is nothing Leopold Sloane, the 11th Duke of Debden, takes more seriously than the safety of those he loves. When one of his sisters is injured at a protest rally, he drags his family to Bath for the summer to keep his reckless and rebellious siblings out of harm's way. The only flaw in his plan is his overwhelming but inexplicable attraction to the new chaperone he has hired to watch out for them. An outspoken conundrum of a woman who soon causes him more trouble than both his sisters combined...but who calls to his soul regardless.
From the moment Portia Kendall read her first revolutionary pamphlet beneath her bedcovers at Miss Prentice's School for Girls, she realized that her true calling was to make the world a fairer place for the masses downtrodden by the aristocracy. A calling that led her to Equitas, a radical newspaper that champions reform. But as Portia discovers, writing doesn't pay the bills. To make a living, she must push aside her principles and serve the very people she criticizes weekly in her column. A temporary position as a chaperone in the home of a pompous duke seems like the perfect way to earn enough to follow her heart. Unfortunately, the duke who hires her seems to be more dashing and noble than pompous and soon begins to call to her heart too—as much as she tries to deny it. But dare she risk her principles for love or will her pride always come before a fall?

Date Published:2026

If All Else Sails : A Sweet Grumpy-Sunshine Rom-Com

St. Clair, Emma


USA TODAY BESTSELLER! In this grumpy-sunshine romance, school nurse Josie and her brother's best friend—hockey player Wyatt Jacobs—are tricked into spending a summer together that's anything but smooth sailing. When Josie's brother sends her to a random address for their (sometimes) annual Super Summer Sibling Extravaganza, she finds neither siblings nor extravaganzas. Instead, ends up at a run-down cottage on the Northern Neck of Virginia occupied by a hockey player she knows and loathes. A hockey player who isn't just one of her sports agent brother's clients. He's also his best friend. And Josie's sworn enemy. Oh—and her brother wants Josie to help Wyatt recover from his injury. Dragging grumpy hockey players to physical therapy is a far cry from bandaging skinned knees, but for the price her brother offers to pay, Josie is willing to try. Even if it means sharing what she dubs the quaint little murder cottage with Wyatt. Begrudgingly, Josie starts to see a little more of the man behind the grumpy exterior. And when she finds out he was supposed to sail the Intracoastal Waterway south to Savannah scattering his uncle's ashes, Josie surprises even herself by offering to be Wyatt's first mate. Smooth sailing is nowhere to be found, and Josie begins to wonder if they'll be able to make it home without killing—or kissing?—each other. And yet, the longer they share cramped quarters and canned food, the more of Wyatt's layers she peels back until Josie realizes she misunderstood him, their shared history, and perhaps herself as well. If you're a fan of closed-door romance with sizzling chemistry, laugh-out-loud banter, and relatable characters, this romance with enemies-to-lovers vibes is your perfect escape. Dive into the irresistible story of Wyatt and Josie as they navigate the rocky waters of their past, uncover hidden depths, and discover that sometimes love is found in the most unexpected places. With the delightful grumpy-sunshine dynamic and the swoon-worthy he-falls-first trope, If All Else Sails by USA TODAY bestselling author Emma St. Clair will keep you turning the pages late into the night.
Date Published:2025

USA TODAY BESTSELLER!

In this grumpy-sunshine romance, school nurse Josie and her brother's best friend—hockey player Wyatt Jacobs—are tricked into spending a summer together that's anything but smooth sailing.

When Josie's brother sends her to a random address for their (sometimes) annual Super Summer Sibling Extravaganza, she finds neither siblings nor extravaganzas. Instead, ends up at a run-down cottage on the Northern Neck of Virginia occupied by a hockey player she knows and loathes.

A hockey player who isn't just one of her sports agent brother's clients. He's also his best friend. And Josie's sworn enemy.

Oh—and her brother wants Josie to help Wyatt recover from his injury.

Dragging grumpy hockey players to physical therapy is a far cry from bandaging skinned knees, but for the price her brother offers to pay, Josie is willing to try.

Even if it means sharing what she dubs the quaint little murder cottage with Wyatt.

Begrudgingly, Josie starts to see a little more of the man behind the grumpy exterior. And when she finds out he was supposed to sail the Intracoastal Waterway south to Savannah scattering his uncle's ashes, Josie surprises even herself by offering to be Wyatt's first mate.

Smooth sailing is nowhere to be found, and Josie begins to wonder if they'll be able to make it home without killing—or kissing?—each other.

And yet, the longer they share cramped quarters and canned food, the more of Wyatt's layers she peels back until Josie realizes she misunderstood him, their shared history, and perhaps herself as well.

If you're a fan of closed-door romance with sizzling chemistry, laugh-out-loud banter, and relatable characters, this romance with enemies-to-lovers vibes is your perfect escape. Dive into the irresistible story of Wyatt and Josie as they navigate the rocky waters of their past, uncover hidden depths, and discover that sometimes love is found in the most unexpected places. With the delightful grumpy-sunshine dynamic and the swoon-worthy he-falls-first trope, If All Else Sails by USA TODAY bestselling author Emma St. Clair will keep you turning the pages late into the night.

Date Published:2025

Snowed Inn : A Novel

Bowman, Valerie


For fans of the Lovelight series and The Christmas Tree Farm, this cozy Christmas romance follows an overworked publicist who is snowed in at the Honeycrisp Orchard Inn with her nemesis, a sexy brewery owner, for the holidays. The festive spirit, hot chocolate, and six feet of sparkling snowdrifts conspire to turn these enemies into lovers. Maria never expected to spend Christmas in a small, snow-covered town—but a visit to her best friend Ellie's Honeycrisp Orchard Inn turns into an unplanned holiday stay when a snowstorm leaves her stranded. The inn feels like stepping into a holiday fairy tale, with twinkling lights, crackling fires, and garlands everywhere, yet Maria can't help missing her big, loud Italian family. Adding to her frustrations? Jesse, the ruggedly handsome, annoyingly charming brewery owner, who seems to delight in pushing her buttons. Jesse has enough on his plate managing his bar and helping the inn stay merry for the holidays, but he can't seem to resist Maria's city-girl sass. As snow continues to fall and their paths keep crossing, Maria finds herself drawn into the inn's festive magic and Jesse himself, as he shows her the charm of slowing down and being present in the moment. With stolen glances under mistletoe and sparks flying by the fireplace, the line between a holiday fling and something deeper blurs. But when the snow clears, will Maria follow her heart? Perfect for anyone craving snow-kissed romance, holiday warmth, and happily-ever-after magic. Tropes: • Enemies to lovers • Forced proximity • City girl x country boy • Quirky locals • Small-town romance
Date Published:2026

For fans of the Lovelight series and The Christmas Tree Farm, this cozy Christmas romance follows an overworked publicist who is snowed in at the Honeycrisp Orchard Inn with her nemesis, a sexy brewery owner, for the holidays. The festive spirit, hot chocolate, and six feet of sparkling snowdrifts conspire to turn these enemies into lovers.

Maria never expected to spend Christmas in a small, snow-covered town—but a visit to her best friend Ellie's Honeycrisp Orchard Inn turns into an unplanned holiday stay when a snowstorm leaves her stranded. The inn feels like stepping into a holiday fairy tale, with twinkling lights, crackling fires, and garlands everywhere, yet Maria can't help missing her big, loud Italian family. Adding to her frustrations? Jesse, the ruggedly handsome, annoyingly charming brewery owner, who seems to delight in pushing her buttons.

Jesse has enough on his plate managing his bar and helping the inn stay merry for the holidays, but he can't seem to resist Maria's city-girl sass. As snow continues to fall and their paths keep crossing, Maria finds herself drawn into the inn's festive magic and Jesse himself, as he shows her the charm of slowing down and being present in the moment.

With stolen glances under mistletoe and sparks flying by the fireplace, the line between a holiday fling and something deeper blurs.

But when the snow clears, will Maria follow her heart? Perfect for anyone craving snow-kissed romance, holiday warmth, and happily-ever-after magic.

Tropes:

• Enemies to lovers

• Forced proximity

• City girl x country boy

• Quirky locals

• Small-town romance

Date Published:2026

All the World Can Hold

Yun, Jung


Let the Great World Spin meets My Name Is Lucy Barton in this novel set aboard an aging cruise ship bound for Bermuda, where growing tensions lead three strangers to confront their past regrets and imagine different futures. It's Sunday, September 16, 2001. Franny and her husband have traded in their elegant Park Avenue co-op for a suite on board the Sonata, a once-glittering cruise ship with a complicated history now long past its prime. Though they're not "cruise people," Franny is determined to host the trip as planned because it's her mother's seventieth birthday, or chilsun, a major rite of passage celebrated by Korean families. But as her husband keeps pointing out, Franny and her mother aren't close, and it is surreal—even wrong—to be on a cruise as the death toll from the attacks on 9/11 continues to rise. Also on board is Doug, an aging actor and former star of Starlight Voyages, the hit Love Boat–style television series famously filmed on the Sonata. With few professional prospects, a now sober Doug has reluctantly joined his former castmates on a reunion cruise for fans of the show, but he dreads the dark specter of his past misdeeds. Meanwhile, Lucy, the only Black female graduate student in her department at MIT, has uncharacteristically accepted an invitation to join her roommate on the cruise during the height of recruitment season. Lucy's impulsive decision reflects her growing ambivalence about the tech companies that are trying to hire her, including a new one with a strange-sounding name, Google. All the World Can Hold beautifully explores how we balance our needs and our wants, as well as the regrets we live with and the chances to set them right. And though it's not a 9/11 novel, it does remind us that while the great world spins, the interpersonal dramas don't cease, even as more dire ones play out in the larger world.
Date Published:2026

Let the Great World Spin meets My Name Is Lucy Barton in this novel set aboard an aging cruise ship bound for Bermuda, where growing tensions lead three strangers to confront their past regrets and imagine different futures.
It's Sunday, September 16, 2001. Franny and her husband have traded in their elegant Park Avenue co-op for a suite on board the Sonata, a once-glittering cruise ship with a complicated history now long past its prime. Though they're not "cruise people," Franny is determined to host the trip as planned because it's her mother's seventieth birthday, or chilsun, a major rite of passage celebrated by Korean families. But as her husband keeps pointing out, Franny and her mother aren't close, and it is surreal—even wrong—to be on a cruise as the death toll from the attacks on 9/11 continues to rise.

Also on board is Doug, an aging actor and former star of Starlight Voyages, the hit Love Boat–style television series famously filmed on the Sonata. With few professional prospects, a now sober Doug has reluctantly joined his former castmates on a reunion cruise for fans of the show, but he dreads the dark specter of his past misdeeds. Meanwhile, Lucy, the only Black female graduate student in her department at MIT, has uncharacteristically accepted an invitation to join her roommate on the cruise during the height of recruitment season. Lucy's impulsive decision reflects her growing ambivalence about the tech companies that are trying to hire her, including a new one with a strange-sounding name, Google.

All the World Can Hold beautifully explores how we balance our needs and our wants, as well as the regrets we live with and the chances to set them right. And though it's not a 9/11 novel, it does remind us that while the great world spins, the interpersonal dramas don't cease, even as more dire ones play out in the larger world.

Date Published:2026

The Duke is Back

Bowman, Valerie


Everyone thinks he's dead, but the Duke of Harlowe is back in London, ready to avenge his brother's death and reclaim the woman he loved. Miss Sophie Payton never stopped loving Phillip Grayson, even after news came that he died a hero on the battlefield. Now, engaged to his cousin—the new Duke of Harlowe—Sophie's resigned to a loveless match...until the man she mourned walks through the ballroom door very much alive. Phillip has spent a year in secret recovery, haunted by war, betrayal, and the loss of everything he held dear. When he returns to London, he finds his brother murdered, his cousin wearing his title, and the only woman he ever loved promised to another. But Phillip didn't come back just to reclaim his name—he came to uncover the truth, bring down a killer, and win back Sophie at any cost. With danger lurking and passion reigniting, Sophie and Phillip must decide whether love can survive secrets, scandal... and a second chance that may be their last. Perfect for fans of Kerrigan Byrne's intensity and Sarah MacLean's heart, The Duke is Back is a sizzling, emotional second-chance romance with revenge, redemption, and a duke who refuses to stay dead.
Date Published:2022

Everyone thinks he's dead, but the Duke of Harlowe is back in London, ready to avenge his brother's death and reclaim the woman he loved.

Miss Sophie Payton never stopped loving Phillip Grayson, even after news came that he died a hero on the battlefield. Now, engaged to his cousin—the new Duke of Harlowe—Sophie's resigned to a loveless match...until the man she mourned walks through the ballroom door very much alive.

Phillip has spent a year in secret recovery, haunted by war, betrayal, and the loss of everything he held dear. When he returns to London, he finds his brother murdered, his cousin wearing his title, and the only woman he ever loved promised to another.

But Phillip didn't come back just to reclaim his name—he came to uncover the truth, bring down a killer, and win back Sophie at any cost.

With danger lurking and passion reigniting, Sophie and Phillip must decide whether love can survive secrets, scandal... and a second chance that may be their last.

Perfect for fans of Kerrigan Byrne's intensity and Sarah MacLean's heart, The Duke is Back is a sizzling, emotional second-chance romance with revenge, redemption, and a duke who refuses to stay dead.

Date Published:2022

Duke Looks Like a Groomsman

Bowman, Valerie


To win a bet with friends, a duke pretends to be a groomsman...but when his ex-flame discovers him in the stables, the lady is hellbent on revenge. Rhys Sheffield, the devilishly handsome Duke of Worthington, has made a scandalous bet: he must spend a fortnight posing as a lowly groomsman at the season's most exclusive house party—without being discovered. It's all fun and games until the woman who knows him best catches him mucking out stables. Lady Julianna Montgomery has no interest in rekindling old flames. She's already engaged to a respectable marquess and has totally moved on from the charming duke who broke her heart. But when she spots Rhys in servant's livery, an idea strikes—one that's wickedly delicious. She'll keep his secret...and make his life very difficult. He's desperate to win the bet. She's determined to make him lose it. As Julianna turns the tables with playful sabotage and temptation at every turn, old sparks ignite into blazing passion. But when wagers turn into real feelings, will this duke risk more than just his pride? Perfect for fans of Julia Quinn, Duke Looks Like a Groomsman is a steamy, swoony, enemies-to-lovers Regency romp with a twist of mistaken identity, sizzling revenge, and heart-melting second chances.
Date Published:2020

To win a bet with friends, a duke pretends to be a groomsman...but when his ex-flame discovers him in the stables, the lady is hellbent on revenge.

Rhys Sheffield, the devilishly handsome Duke of Worthington, has made a scandalous bet: he must spend a fortnight posing as a lowly groomsman at the season's most exclusive house party—without being discovered. It's all fun and games until the woman who knows him best catches him mucking out stables.

Lady Julianna Montgomery has no interest in rekindling old flames. She's already engaged to a respectable marquess and has totally moved on from the charming duke who broke her heart. But when she spots Rhys in servant's livery, an idea strikes—one that's wickedly delicious. She'll keep his secret...and make his life very difficult.

He's desperate to win the bet. She's determined to make him lose it.

As Julianna turns the tables with playful sabotage and temptation at every turn, old sparks ignite into blazing passion. But when wagers turn into real feelings, will this duke risk more than just his pride?

Perfect for fans of Julia Quinn, Duke Looks Like a Groomsman is a steamy, swoony, enemies-to-lovers Regency romp with a twist of mistaken identity, sizzling revenge, and heart-melting second chances.

Date Published:2020

The Marquess Who Loved Me

Bowman, Valerie


When a marquess goes undercover as a valet to catch a traitor, a sassy lady's maid gets suspicious. He's on a top-secret assignment. All of London knows Beau Bellham as the Marquess of Bellingham, but only a trusted few know he also works for the Home Office. His specialty? Scouting out traitors to the Crown. So, when one of his friends pretends to be a footman at a house party in order to find a wife, Beau decides posing as a valet at the same gathering will be the perfect cover for him to spy on the men he suspects of treason. What Beau doesn't count on, however, is butting heads with a far-too-certain-of-herself maid who gives him hell at every turn. She's about to blow his cover. Miss Marianne Notley is a lady's maid with more secrets than hairpins. When she meets her employer's new valet, she distrusts him immediately. Never mind his dashing good looks and irrepressible charm, he's a bit too sure of himself and asks a few too many questions for her liking. She's on a mission to reveal the mysterious valet's true identity, and she's not above wielding her own considerable charms to do it. But before long, all the pretending Marianne and Beau are doing feels alarmingly real—and a lot like falling in love. When they finally discover the truth about each other, will it spark a face-off for the ages or a love that lasts for all time? This book was previously titled The Valet Who Loved Me.
Date Published:2020

When a marquess goes undercover as a valet to catch a traitor, a sassy lady's maid gets suspicious.

He's on a top-secret assignment.

All of London knows Beau Bellham as the Marquess of Bellingham, but only a trusted few know he also works for the Home Office. His specialty? Scouting out traitors to the Crown. So, when one of his friends pretends to be a footman at a house party in order to find a wife, Beau decides posing as a valet at the same gathering will be the perfect cover for him to spy on the men he suspects of treason. What Beau doesn't count on, however, is butting heads with a far-too-certain-of-herself maid who gives him hell at every turn.

She's about to blow his cover.

Miss Marianne Notley is a lady's maid with more secrets than hairpins. When she meets her employer's new valet, she distrusts him immediately. Never mind his dashing good looks and irrepressible charm, he's a bit too sure of himself and asks a few too many questions for her liking. She's on a mission to reveal the mysterious valet's true identity, and she's not above wielding her own considerable charms to do it. But before long, all the pretending Marianne and Beau are doing feels alarmingly real—and a lot like falling in love. When they finally discover the truth about each other, will it spark a face-off for the ages or a love that lasts for all time?

This book was previously titled The Valet Who Loved Me.

Date Published:2020

The Footman is an Earl

Bowman, Valerie


When a spirited activist falls for a footman, will love survive when she learns he's really the earl behind the cause she opposes? Bursting with hidden‑identity tension, witty banter, and steamy chemistry, this light Regency romance delivers on the enemies‑to‑lovers promise. If you love Sarah MacLean's bold heroines or Julia Quinn's sparkling humor, you'll devour this one. Let the games begin . . . Every fortune-hunting female in London is after the newly titled Earl of Kendall, but he's intent on finding a wife whose heart is true. So, while drunkenly jesting with his friends in a pub one night, he has an idea—what if the ladies of the ton didn't know he was a wealthy earl? All he has to do is pose as a servant at his friend's summer country house party and make sure the guest list is full of beautiful, eligible debutantes. What could possibly go wrong? May the best footman win. Miss Frances Wharton is far more interested in fighting for the rights of the poor than in marriage, but her mother insists she attend a summer house party—and find herself a husband. Frances would rather wed a goat than the pompous man her mother has in mind, so in order to dissuade the would-be suitor, she vows to behave like a shrew. The only person she can be herself with is the kind, handsome footman she runs into at every turn. Their connection is undeniable, and the divide between them is no match for the passion they feel. But what will happen when Frances learns that the footman she adores is actually the earl she despises? In a game where everything is false, can they convince each other that their love is true? This book was previously titled The Footman and I.
Date Published:2020

When a spirited activist falls for a footman, will love survive when she learns he's really the earl behind the cause she opposes?

Bursting with hidden‑identity tension, witty banter, and steamy chemistry, this light Regency romance delivers on the enemies‑to‑lovers promise. If you love Sarah MacLean's bold heroines or Julia Quinn's sparkling humor, you'll devour this one.
Let the games begin . . .
Every fortune-hunting female in London is after the newly titled Earl of Kendall, but he's intent on finding a wife whose heart is true. So, while drunkenly jesting with his friends in a pub one night, he has an idea—what if the ladies of the ton didn't know he was a wealthy earl? All he has to do is pose as a servant at his friend's summer country house party and make sure the guest list is full of beautiful, eligible debutantes. What could possibly go wrong?
May the best footman win.
Miss Frances Wharton is far more interested in fighting for the rights of the poor than in marriage, but her mother insists she attend a summer house party—and find herself a husband. Frances would rather wed a goat than the pompous man her mother has in mind, so in order to dissuade the would-be suitor, she vows to behave like a shrew. The only person she can be herself with is the kind, handsome footman she runs into at every turn. Their connection is undeniable, and the divide between them is no match for the passion they feel. But what will happen when Frances learns that the footman she adores is actually the earl she despises? In a game where everything is false, can they convince each other that their love is true?
This book was previously titled The Footman and I.

Date Published:2020

Pine Creek Matchmaker

Hope, Amity


Love can lead anyone to redemption—in this unforgettable and heartwarming Pine Creek romance from author Amity Hope... After leaving Pine Creek—along with his family and the rest of their Amish community—four years ago, Caleb Weaver has returned. He's come back to help his parents with their struggling candy shop, and everyone in their small town is buzzing with the news. But no sooner does he return than he's flagged down by the last person he wanted to see...with a helpless, abandoned kitten. Sadie Ziegler will do almost anything to save an animal, including accepting a ride from her best friend's older brother, her childhood nemesis. Only, the troublesome boy she remembers has been replaced by a serious, kind, and hardworking man. But not everyone is ready to accept someone who's been shunned... Now Sadie and Caleb find themselves organizing the town's community fundraiser, working together to help his family, and even matchmaking along the way. For the first time, redemption—and a chance at love—seems almost within reach. But there's no escaping the secret that drove Caleb from Pine Creek... Each book in the Pine Creek Amish series is STANDALONE: * Pine Creek Courtship * Pine Creek Marriage * Pine Creek Matchmaker
Date Published:2023

Love can lead anyone to redemption—in this unforgettable and heartwarming Pine Creek romance from author Amity Hope...
After leaving Pine Creek—along with his family and the rest of their Amish community—four years ago, Caleb Weaver has returned. He's come back to help his parents with their struggling candy shop, and everyone in their small town is buzzing with the news. But no sooner does he return than he's flagged down by the last person he wanted to see...with a helpless, abandoned kitten.
Sadie Ziegler will do almost anything to save an animal, including accepting a ride from her best friend's older brother, her childhood nemesis. Only, the troublesome boy she remembers has been replaced by a serious, kind, and hardworking man. But not everyone is ready to accept someone who's been shunned...
Now Sadie and Caleb find themselves organizing the town's community fundraiser, working together to help his family, and even matchmaking along the way. For the first time, redemption—and a chance at love—seems almost within reach. But there's no escaping the secret that drove Caleb from Pine Creek...
Each book in the Pine Creek Amish series is STANDALONE:
* Pine Creek Courtship
* Pine Creek Marriage
* Pine Creek Matchmaker

Date Published:2023