Posted September 2, 2026 by Marsha in Author ARC, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Sexual Content, Standalone / 0 Comments
Reclaimed: His runaway wife!
Poppy Ariti knew there was no world in which Greek shipping giant Konstantinos would give her a divorce. So she fled—their convenient marriage, the tragedy that shattered them, and his suspected betrayal of their wedding vows…
Finally, Konstantinos has found his missing bride. And now that he knows why she disappeared, his fury deepens. Her disappearance didn’t just cause a public scandal; it unleashed his own private torment. Because there’s always been one inconvenient truth to their on-paper union…he’s only ever felt this inexplicable, insatiable need for Poppy!
~Standalone~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
Trigger Warning: stillborn death of a baby
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Posted August 26, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, No Spice Romance, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
Bluestar’s latest matchmaker is of the four-footed variety. Gus, the golden retriever, has found the perfect mate for his human—if only they’d listen to him.
Jenna Adams is the front-end supervisor at the Island Market. She feels as though she’s at a crossroads in her life: remain a part of the family business or strike out on her own. Her mind tells her to move on, but her heart tells her to remain on the island.
Simon Bennett is a bestselling author with a major motion picture deal. But money and fame can come with serious drawbacks. When his agent finds him a quiet beachside rental on Bluestar Island to lie low and write his next book, he thinks all of his problems are solved…until he meets his beautiful neighbor.
Jenna’s new neighbor has a habit of stepping on her last nerve. However, when push comes to shove, they’ve got each other’s backs. Will these neighbors find they have more in common than they ever imagined?
Titles in The Adams Family of Bluestar Island series include: The Art of Seashells ~ The Beachside Rental ~
A connection to the Bluestar Island universe through another island family. The entire world includes (so far): Love Blooms ~ Harvest Dance ~ A Lighthouse Café Christmas ~ Rising Star ~ Summer by the Beach ~ Brass Anchor Inn ~ Summer Refresh ~ A Seaside Bookshop Christmas ~ A Lighthouse Snapshot ~ Inheriting Her Island House ~ A Brass Anchor Inn Christmas ~ Race to the Beach ~ The Art of Seashells ~ The Beachside Rental ~
This is a no-spice romance, perhaps with closed-door or fade-to-black scenes. Tension and kisses might be involved.
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Posted August 25, 2026 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Kindle Unlimited, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
Princess Seraphine of Aurélia is Missing!
After slipping past her royal guards in Venice, the sheltered but rebellious princess finally has what she’s always wanted: freedom. Just for one night.
Facing a loveless political marriage, Seraphine longs to experience life and passion before her future is decided for her. She’s terrified she’ll die a virgin. But freedom proves far more dangerous than she ever imagined.
When she stows away aboard a luxury sailing yacht, she’s discovered by its owner: Capitán Dante. A former French Foreign Legion soldier turned yacht captain, Dante is as ruthless as he is devastatingly handsome. He has no interest in rescuing runaway princesses. Yet when armed guards descend on the marina searching for Seraphine, he finds himself doing exactly that.
One stolen kiss to fool her pursuers changes everything. What started as a kiss to deceive awakens desires neither can ignore. Reluctantly, Dante agrees to take Seraphine to France to reunite with her mother. They make port in Corsica along the way. It’s where Dante was based while serving in the French Foreign Legion and where Seraphine begins to uncover what drove him to turn his back on the world.
Dante doesn’t do romance. He doesn’t do tenderness. And when Seraphine tests the limits of his patience, she discovers he doesn’t tolerate disobedience on his tightly run ship and has no qualms about reining her in. Yet the spirited princess brings out long-buried feelings in Dante and breaches the citadel he’s built around his heart.
Seraphine sees the man beneath the scars and defenses. After her first tastes of passion, walking away is no longer so easy. Their attraction burns hotter with every nautical mile. It’s no longer freedom Seraphine craves. It’s her Capitán.
But as France draws closer, duty and desire collide. Seraphine must choose: the royal life she was born to or the forbidden man she never expected to love.
Titles in the Hot Mediterranean Nights series include: Capitán Dante and the Runaway Princess ~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted August 24, 2026 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, No Spice Romance, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
Grace longs only to hide away. Fleeing both a traumatic marriage and a scandal-laden divorce, she needs to disappear somewhere safe with her six-year-old son Jacob.
Finding the job running a small nature reserve on the remote, beautiful island of Lighthouse Cove off the rugged Maine coast feels like a miracle. It’s a tiny slice of land with a population of exactly twelve—about as much peace and solitude as a person could possibly dream of. But Grace isn’t the only one looking to hide away.
No sooner has she arrived than she has a run-in with Noah Lawrence, the reclusive, fiercely unfriendly but dangerously attractive billionaire owner of the island, when she attempts to rescue a seal on the desolate shoreline of his magnificent gated property.
Noah ends up having to rescue her and Jacob, but his arrogant remoteness infuriates Grace because it reminds her so much of her ex-husband— privileged, wealthy, and without morals. Even if Noah is totally gorgeous, there’s no way she wants to get involved with a man like that.
But Noah has just as many secrets as she does, and he has reasons to want to hide away, too. Grace is about to find out that even when you try to hide from the world, you can’t hide from your feelings…
Trigger Warning: Sensitive Subject, Grief
Titles in the Lighthouse Cove series include: Escape to Lighthouse Cove ~ A Second Chance at Lighthouse Cove (2/27)
This is a no-spice romance, perhaps with closed-door or fade-to-black scenes. Tension and kisses might be involved.
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Posted August 6, 2026 by Marsha in Connection to another series, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Kindle Unlimited, Love Inspired (Harlequin), No Spice Romance, Series/Duet, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
With his dog by his side… Is a second chance within reach?
After losing his family and his leg in a car crash, widower Dirk Matthews dedicates his solitary life to woodworking and his mobility service dog, Molly.
That is, until a troubled kid steals from his truck. Desperate to reach her grieving oldest son, widow Tessa Wagner agrees to have the boy help Dirk work on her family’s ranch.
Only she doesn’t expect her own connection with the carpenter. Soon they’re feeling more than the shared loss of loved ones.
But will past heartbreak stand in the way of their future?
Titles in the Legacy Ranch series include: An Unexpected Companion ~ Their Texas Christmas Redemption ~ A Texas Easter Blessing ~ The Pastor’s Christmas Prayer ~
(An Unexpected Companion is also part of K-9 Companions #31)
This is a no-spice, sweet, inspirational romance, perhaps with closed-door or fade-to-black scenes (rarely). But awareness, tension, and kisses might be involved.
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Posted August 5, 2026 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin/MIRA, NetGalley, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
What happens when the handsome small-town hero steps in to help the city girl?
When Glory McCallahan’s cousin moved to Hoker, Kentucky, she felt like she’d lost her best friend. Then, Callie fell in love. To help with wedding arrangements, Glory joins her, but afterward, the plan is to return to her perfectly ordered life. Glory has always played it safe, keeping her polished smile in place and her heart on lockdown. No way is she going to let the rugged, too-handsome younger brother of her cousin’s new husband mess with her plans. No matter how infuriating, irreverent, and impossible to ignore Kam may be.
Kam Norwood sees past Glory’s flawless surface, and when he notices she’s being accosted by a wedding guest, he gallantly steps in. What starts as a pretend rescue turns into a night of unexpected sparks. Kam’s not afraid of Glory’s sharp edges—or her secrets. So when the rejected guest turns out to be Glory’s angry ex, and things escalate, Kam’s protective instincts kick in big time.
Turns out, the sizzling attraction may be the one thing that can keep them both safe.
Titles in the Family Ties series include: Let Me Be The One ~ When I First Met You~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted August 4, 2026 by Marsha in Amish Romance, Contemporary Romance, NetGalley, No Spice Romance, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
Early retirement never sounded so good to Mervin and Ruthie Miller. After a lifetime in Millersburg, where Mervin worked at a furniture and shed factory, and Ruthie helped out at a fabric store, they have exciting plans: They’re going to become “Amish Gentlemen Farmers.” That means buying a 30-acre, ramshackle farm, and all that comes with it—no matter what their grown children, friends, and aching muscles think…
Aaron Miller is worried about his parents, but there’s little he can do now that he lives in Kentucky and has a baby on the way. Then his childhood best friend, Kyle Burkholder, makes a heaven-sent offer: he’ll move in with Aaron’s parents to teach them about raising cows and chickens, and even give weekly reports to Aaron.
The arrangement is going well—until Kyle stumbles upon Daisy Lapp, who’s just been in a bicycle accident. When he visits her in the hospital, he knows there’s something special between them. So does Daisy. But her something special is the fact that Kyle lives on the farm she’d always dreamed of buying one day. She knows it’s wrong, but she’s jealous. She wants nothing to do with Kyle and politely tells him so.
Still, like the Millers, Kyle’s not one to give up easily. Not on himself, not on the farm, and certainly not on Daisy. With dedication and a leap of faith, the lives they envisioned just might come true…
Titles in the Amish ABCs series include: A is for Amish ~ B is for Bonnet ~ C is for Courting ~ D is for Daisy ~ E is for Englischer ~
This is a clean, sweet Amish romance with perhaps only kissing.
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Posted July 22, 2026 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Mystery, Owned, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Suspense, Women's Fiction, Women's Romance Fiction / 2 Comments
When women become too powerful, sometimes the past comes looking for revenge.
Willow Harper built an empire on women’s choice. Her sister, Wren, made certain no one could take it from them.
For years, the twin sisters operated in the shadows of power—among the secrets, scandals, and indiscretions of influential men—quietly controlling the narrative from behind the scenes.
Then the past came looking for retribution.
And the sisters are forced to run.
Wren and Willow disappear without warning, fleeing in opposite directions. From the Badlands of South Dakota to the secluded shores of Bermuda, the sisters must uncover the truth behind a decades-old act of revenge, a buried family secret, and the mother who abandoned them years earlier.
Titles in the Tuckaway Bay series include: Beach Therapy ~ The Space Inbetween ~ The Christmas Storm ~ The Me I Left Behind ~ I Wish You Love ~ Anywhere But Here ~ Before I Fell (For You) ~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted July 16, 2026 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, NetGalley, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Standalone / 0 Comments
Olivia is a fiercely independent woman climbing the ladder of corporate finance. But when her family demands she take time off to go to her niece’s bachelorette and wedding in Nantucket, she reluctantly agrees.
On the island, she catches the eye of Connor: a handsome, cocky, playboy type—also ten years her junior. Olivia’s sisters egg her on, encouraging a summer fling, but she’s more interested in catching up on her finance reading. Except…he’s funny and sexy, and doing her ego a world of good.
Connor might come across as a playboy because he was one, eight years ago. That all stopped when he became a dad and found himself raising his daughter single-handedly. But this summer, she’s with her grandparents for a month while he’s in Nantucket, working in a restaurant with the hopes of opening his own one day. His time on the island also provides a rare opportunity: to forget the struggles of being a single dad and become the carefree guy he used to be, who very much enjoyed flirting with the opposite sex. Especially when they’re cool, classy, probably older than him, and most definitely out of his league.
As their attraction steadily grows, Connor gets Olivia to relax her tightly held control and indulge in the fling she won’t admit she needs. But too soon, the holiday is over, and they’re back home, living two very different lives. When Connor’s presented with an opportunity to see Olivia again, he leaps at it, but this time it’s different. He’s no longer a charming young playboy but a struggling single dad. A relationship, a family, is not what Olivia wants.
And yet, neither can ignore the intense chemistry that didn’t go away after the summer. Are they just a Nantucket fling… or something much more?
~Standalone Title~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted July 15, 2026 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Kensington Books, NetGalley, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Suspense, Women's Romance Fiction / 0 Comments
When Pixie Nolan first came to Bramble, Kentucky, the abandoned and desperate young single mother found hope, healing, and a fresh start. With the loving support of her best friends—Marlow Heddings and her handsome Marine husband, Cort—Pixie is now happily raising her toddler son in a cozy cottage, managing Marlow’s thriving boutique, and designing firefly logo T-shirts that are selling like hotcakes. The past is behind her, and life is good.
She never expected to make an electrifying connection with a summer renter, a retired Navy SEAL with his own complicated past…
A rugged warrior with scars both seen and unseen, Brogan Rafferty arrives with an adorable baby girl in tow and settles into the lake house next door. And while he’s a stunning addition to the gorgeous scenery, it’s his caring devotion that captures Pixie’s heart—the way he gently snuggles away the precious infant’s cries, or swoops Pixie’s delighted little boy high in the air with his tattooed, muscular arms.
But it’s no coincidence that Brogan has found Pixie, and his startling revelations make it clear she’s the key to healing old regrets and building new dreams. And when a hostile stranger turns up with shocking accusations against Bramble’s new hometown hero, Pixie must put her own fears and heartbreak away for good—and learn what it truly means to trust.
Titles in the Firefly Summer series include: The Guest Cottage ~ The Lake House ~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted July 5, 2026 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Kensington Books, Kindle Unlimited, NetGalley, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Suspense / 0 Comments
Marlow Heddings is starting over. She’s carried the outrage of her husband Dylan’s affair with a younger woman—and the expectations of his family’s powerful Chicago holdings company—long enough. Now, after another devastating twist of fate, she’s unapologetically moving on.
Arriving in tiny Bramble, Kentucky, Marlow revels in her freedom, swapping her executive suits for sundresses . . . and scouting places to open her dream boutique. Best of all is her new residence, an adorable cottage with gorgeous lake views—and a breathtaking landlord, former Marine Cort Easton. Soon they’re sharing dockside morning coffee and nighttime firefly gazing. Marlow’s new life feels like a dream.
Then Pixie Nolan arrives on her doorstep. With a shocking secret.
To Marlow’s astonishment, Dylan’s “other woman” is a desperate girl of nineteen, destitute, exhausted, and disowned by her family. Defying her manipulative in-laws’ demands and surprising even herself, Marlow vows to lay down roots in Bramble and help Pixie get on her feet. Then they’ll part ways. But empathy has a way of forging bonds. As Marlow grows close to the hard-working, devoted young woman, she becomes something of a big sister to Pixie.
Now, with each sunrise, Marlow awakens to the life she was truly meant to live, one filled with deepening connections, supportive friendship… and even a second chance at love.
Titles in the Firefly Summer series include: The Guest Cottage ~ The Lake House ~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted June 30, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Series, Series/Duet, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
Kidnapped by the mafia king… for his heir!
Ever-responsible Mia wants one night of unadulterated pleasure, and sinfully attractive Vittorio Rocco readily delivers. Yet, in the Italian’s world, desire is quickly overshadowed by danger…
As gunfire rains down on Vittorio’s estate, he orders Mia’s departure. But dancing with the devil has consequences—she’s pregnant!
Mafia boss Vittorio’s lethal empire was built on control. Upon discovering Mia carries his child, he kidnaps her without hesitation. It will ensure her safety—and submission.
Except hiding her away doesn’t diminish her defiance. Instead, it only reignites the reckless inferno of attraction between them…
Titles in the Captive Mafia Seductions series include: ~ Italian Devil’s Baby ~ Kidnapped by the Devil ~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted June 22, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Modern Western Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
Vanessa Nava returns to her Texas hometown as a newly divorced single mom, determined to give her imaginative four-year-old daughter a magical summer. But the serene lakeside cabin she rented? Double-booked. The current occupant is the hottest, grumpiest handyman she’s ever met—claiming it’s under construction and strictly off-limits.
Paul McPherson, a Houston native recovering from a gunshot wound, has retreated to Lost Lake to hide and heal in peace. He won’t share his safe haven with anyone—especially not the sheriff’s daughter and her bubbly little girl. Vanessa is stunning, stubborn, and way too tempting for a man with secrets.
Vanessa paid up front and refuses to leave. She sets up camp on his doorstep, transforming mishap into lake days filled with laughter, lemonade stands, and hot summer nights—sending Paul’s buried protective instincts into overdrive.
Texas heat ignites a scorching affair neither saw coming. But when danger closes in, and Paul’s cover is blown, Vanessa must decide: walk away from the summer fling… or fight for a love that could last forever?
Titles in the His to Protect series include: Cowboy’s Last Stand ~ Sheriff’s Honor ~ Last Man Standing ~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted June 21, 2026 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Trade, Harlequin/MIRA, NetGalley, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Standalone / 0 Comments
Running a five-star Cornish hotel should have been Evie Hamilton’s dream job. But restoring it to its former glory will take a miracle. All Evie has is grit and a hoard of unruly staff who love to speculate about her love life. She needs backup, and fast.
Enter Abby Jones. Parachuted in by the hotel’s umbrella company for the summer, Abby thinks Evie could be the best friend she never had. But Abby has her own agenda for being in Cornwall. If her real motives are uncovered, their friendship is going to melt away faster than an ice cream in the summer sun.
Yet Abby’s arrival starts a chain reaction. With the help of a charming chef and a gruff pub owner, they begin to embrace their true selves and the bonds that unite them. But it’s not just the hotel’s five-star reputation that needs rebuilding – Evie and Abby will also have to brave tearing down their lives in order to reshape their futures…
~Standalone~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted June 20, 2026 by Marsha in Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin/MIRA, NetGalley, No Spice Romance, Previously Published, Small Town Romance, Standalone / 0 Comments
Love ‘N’ Marriage: A young woman discovers that sometimes love’s right there in front of you in this workplace romance.
As Stephanie Coulter discovers, sometimes you find it in the most ordinary places―and what could be more ordinary than the office? Stephanie, who works as an assistant at Lockwood Industries in Minneapolis, is temporarily assigned to the boss – Jonas Lockwood himself. Jonas lives up to (or down to!) his reputation as a tyrant, dictator, and grouch.
But Stephanie’s colleagues, romance readers all, decide that he’s really the classic lonely hero. What he needs, they say, is Love ’n’ Marriage. And the woman they have in mind for him is…Stephanie.
Jury of His Peers: Two childhood rivals reconnect during jury duty—and are forced to navigate their complex feelings for one another.
Caroline Lomax is eager to exercise her civic duty and report for jury duty. However, when she sees a familiar face on her first day, she is near certain that she has come face to face with Ted Thomasson, the thorn in her side throughout high school—and the last person she’d want as a fellow juror.
Ted still seems to relish making Caroline squirm, but he shocks Caroline when he declares that he’s always harbored feelings for her. Just as she attempts to make sense of it all, they’re both selected for the same case . . . and as things intensify in and out of the courtroom, it becomes clear that Caroline has an enormous decision to make.
~Standalone~2-in-1 novel~
This is a no-spice romance, perhaps with closed-door or fade-to-black scenes. Tension and kisses might be involved.
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