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Teaser!

August 25th, 2026

✨TEASER: MAC MEYERS NEEDS ME by @helenahunting releasing September 10th!

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Why you need to #ONECLICK this book…

🏒Hockey Romance

🎨Friends to Lovers

🏒College Romance

🎨Fake Dating

🏒Found Family

🎨Mutual Pining

🏒Slow Burn(ish)

Mac Meyers.

My secret crush.

Most unattainable guy on campus.

Relentless flirt (except with me).

Being friends with the guy on campus that everyone wants comes with its own set of problems.

None of us can eat in the cafeteria without being interrupted ten times.
Well, I’ve had enough.

So the most unhinged thing comes out of my mouth: I tell them to leave my boyfriend alone.

Except Mac is not my boyfriend.

Not even close.

Until he looks at me like I have the most inspired idea.

My name is Ophelia Forrest-Hammer, and Mac Meyers wants to be my fake boyfriend.

But I wish he was my real one.

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Cover reveal🚨

August 16th, 2026

Release Date:

January 12, 2027

Tropes:

💜Second Chance Romance

💜Small Town

💜Firefighter Hero

💜Secrets

💜Reformed Playboy

💜Fake Dating

💜Black Cat FMC

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Falling for Him

Blurb:

USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Natasha Madison turns up the heat in this sizzling small-town, second-chance romance.

Twelve years ago, McKenna Lambert broke Hudson Tate’s heart when she left Montgavin in pursuit of dreams that were too big for their cozy hometown. He has always been content living there, working as a firefighter, and with his boss announcing his retirement, Hudson should be next in line to become fire chief. The only problem is the town committee is looking for someone settled. And Hudson has a reputation.

McKenna is back in Montgavin to help her mom through chemotherapy, but has no plans on staying. She has a successful career that allows her to travel the world, and a couple of big secrets she’s determined to keep in order to protect the people she loves—including the reason she broke off her recent engagement. However, rather than focus on getting well, her mom frets that McKenna’s broken engagement has left her with no one to take care of her if the worst should happen.

So, Hudson comes up with the perfect plan—a fake relationship. Strictly temporary, of course. McKenna is clear that she’s not staying, their lives are on different tracks, and they’re in agreement. Because she is absolutely not falling for him again … right?
Cover reveal from Lizzie Koz

August 6th, 2026

Jackson Olander has spent his whole career keeping his head down and his secret locked up tight.

Then Frankie Nebiolo, his teammate’s brother walked in and offered him a place to finally breathe.

Meet the cover for 𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐃 by Lizzie C Koz – the second book in the Bridgeport Jetties: The Call-up Years series arriving on September 17th! ⚾

Closeted athlete. Teammate’s brother. A secret that gets harder to keep the longer it lasts.

⚾ 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐘 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘! ⚾

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📸 Cover photography by Michelle Lancaster, featuring model Andrew Murray.
Cover reveal!

August 2nd, 2026

Buy Link:

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Tropes:

🌲Holiday Romance

❄️Grumpy/Sunshine

🌲Opposites Attract

❄️Forced Proximity

🌲Damsel in Distress

❄️Emotional Scars

Blurb:

A holiday where everything starts off wrong, and ends up oh so right.

Chloe

When I surprise my boyfriend with a vacation I’d secretly planned, I never imagined he’d break up with me.

Definitely not two weeks before Christmas.

So instead of letting me spiral, my best friend insists I take the trip anyway.

Fresh air. Fresh start. What could go wrong?

Everything.

The second I arrive in the most festive town on earth, I discover all my reservations have been canceled.

It’s peak Christmas season.

Every room is booked. Every restaurant is packed.

And I’m stranded.

JB

When I decided to open a Christmas tree farm, everyone laughed.

Now we’re one of the biggest producers in the region. Hard work pays off.

Doesn’t mean I have to like it.

While the world calls it the most wonderful time of the year, I call it exhausting.

Dropping off a tree at the local inn should’ve been simple. Instead, I walked in on two women on the verge of a meltdown. I planned to keep walking—until my cousin volunteered my house as their backup.

I should’ve said no.

Except now I’m hauling her luggage through my front door, reminding myself it’s only for ten days.

Then she’ll be gone.

Except with every day that passes, she gets further under my skin.

You can’t fall in love in just over a week.

…Right?

Unless it’s a Holiday Rebound
New from Natasha Madison

July 16th, 2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is the first in The Falling For series and we are introduced to Theo and Collin’s. These two have had their own issues and Theo is only looking for one night stands and doesn’t want a relationship. Collin’s is dealing with life and her crappy parents who have wronged many in their small town and therefore she can get some dirty looks from her neighbors. I respect that Collin’s is in EMS only because that’s my profession lol. When it came to her parents, who are awful, she took a lot and really needed to set some hard boundaries. After one night with Theo the surprise comes around and they both now have to navigate co parenting. Theo really steps up to the plate but of course there are issues and some family drama. In the end this book was a good start for the series. You get visits from characters from other books so a great tie in. Can’t wait for book 2!
New Nanny , age gap romance

July 6th, 2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is another sports romance, falling for the nanny and an age gap. I loved seeing Laiken with his daughter Elody which I love her name. Kia is his teammates sister and she is pregnant and keeping it a secret. Watching these two interact it’s a slow burn for me. To see Laiken go from closed off to having a soft spot and wanting to be there for Kia was sweet. They both heal each other in different ways. This was a great read. Love all the side characters and a great series so far.
New from Bella Matthews!

June 26th, 2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is my favorite of this series! Logan just melts my heart and has me drooling at the same time! He needs a wife and Olivia needs to look settled so a marriage of convenience sparks up! These two have know each other since high school but Logan was a bit of a player and Olivia was not looking for anything. What will a marriage between these two look like you ask? Just relationship goals! They just work together! There will be tears and cannot believe you did that to us Bella so make sure you have your tissues on hand! This was an enemies to lovers but I say friends to lovers! This is a must one click!

Sweet Salvation by Bella Matthews is now live!

From #1 Amazon and USA Today Bestselling Author Bella Matthews comes an enemies to lovers, Vegas wedding, hockey romance.

Marrying my enemy in Vegas was never part of the plan. Falling in love with my husband . . . now that’s where things get complicated.

I’ve spent my life being called out as an ice queen.
I don’t do reckless.
I don’t do relationships.
And I definitely don’t do bad-boy hockey hotties who check every wrong box and skate for my family’s biggest rivals.

At least I didn’t until Logan Adler and his ridiculously sexy face sat down next to me.
One night in Vegas. One incredibly stupid bet. And one very real ring later, I wake up married to the one man who could destroy everything I’ve worked for.

In theory, walking away should be easy, but I need to avoid a scandal, and Logan needs a wife to help him keep custody of his little girl.

So we make a deal.
Stay married.
Keep it secret.
And whatever we do—don’t cross any lines.

It should be simple.
Until the lies start stacking, the lines start blurring, and Logan starts looking at me like I’m not his enemy. Like this wasn’t a mistake. Like maybe I’m his salvation.

And maybe . . . just maybe . . . he could be mine.

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Last book in The Dugout series!

June 26th, 2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We all love the Bailey’s and here we get to see Easton Bailey get his HEA that he didn’t see coming! Hadley(love her name) and Easton both live the no commitment life and when in town they scratch the itch for each other if you know what I mean. Easton has found himself as a single dad and needs help and Hadley has found herself needing to be married ( I won’t disclose why) so what can go wrong?? Of course everything! Feelings are a funny thing and watching these two find something they didn’t think they wanted is amazing! I have loved this series and we get to see Ruby ( our favorite bartender) and this for sure is a page turner!

The Troublemaker by Piper Rayne is now live!

A fake marriage deal was never in my life’s plan.

Especially not to Easton Bailey.

Chicago Colts flashy shortstop.

The kind of man built for a good time and allergic to forever.

And the one who just slid a ring on my finger… on paper.

It’s supposed to be simple.

A mutually beneficial arrangement.

I play nanny to his son. He plays husband to my family.

No emotions. No complications. And absolutely no falling for each other.

Turns out pretending to be a family is the fastest way to break every rule we set.

Because he watches me like it was never just a deal.

Because he trusts me with the person who matters most.

Because the more we pretend, the less fake it feels.

And now the man who was never supposed to stay is the one I can’t lose.

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Duet Narration by: Connor Crais & Christine Lakin
Also featuring: JF Harding, Sean Masters, Teddy Hamilton, CJ Bloom, Erin Mallon, Willa Jaymes, Meg Sylvan & Austin Stone

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Friends to lovers trope!

June 2nd, 2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

This is a new author to me and reading the blurb it caught my eye. Best friends to lovers and a baby thrown in and this was sure to be interesting. Holly wants a baby and she wants her best friend to be the donor! Dexter is besties with Holly and loves his life and being a dad was not something he saw in his future. Will he be the donor? Will it get messy? Of course! Dexter from the beginning was sweet and I don’t see how they were just friends because he is 100% boyfriend material! I was on the fence with Holly and at first I wasn’t a big fan. The beginning was a little slow for me and it took a bit for me to really get into it. Once it picked up for me I definitely was invested to see how it would end for these two, Team Dexter all the way, overall not a bad read and I would definitely check out her other books.

My best friend Holly wants my baby.

Not a relationship, not romance.

Just a baby.

Apparently, that’s a perfectly reasonable thing to ask your best friend.

And if I say no?

She’ll find someone else.

We’ve been best friends since we were kids.

We’ve never even kissed.

Never cuddled. Hardly even hugged.

Now we’re trying to make a baby.

We do and say things we never would have under normal circumstances.

She insists this changes nothing.

For me, it changes everything.

I was supposed to give her a baby, not fall hopelessly in love with her.

And now I’m staring at two pink lines…

and realize I’ve made a terrible mistake.

Somewhere along the way,

I gave her my heart.

The one thing she never asked for.

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New in The Dugout series by Piper Rayne🚨

May 16th, 2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book is about second chances and two people healing and finding their true HEA. In this book we have Decker and Penelope ( who is the coach’s daughter) and these two have a small history. In the last book we get a taste of the animosity against decker and his brother. We see them go to therapy so that was a great touch and explains a lot of questions I had from the last book. Penelope is a single mom and we see her navigate her relationship with Decker like a boss. This was a slow burn but very well worth the burn in the end. I always love the worlds that this duo always masters, it really pulls you in and makes you feel a part of their world. I was interested in Decker book but once I started reading I knew that this would be my favorite of the series. I feel like Decker was misunderstood and he was brought to light in his book! Great read! *Now that being said oh man that Bonus! Do not forget to read the bonus! I am so patiently waiting for Easton because I have a feeling his book will outrank any books in this series!

The Rulebreaker by @authorpiperrayne is now LIVE!

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Duet Narration by: @narratedbyteddyhamilton & @willajaymesnarrator

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