Posted August 25, 2025 by Marsha in Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, NetGalley, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
Could their first dance…
Last a lifetime?
Fanny Cunningham is only in small-town Crystal Hill to help her aging dance teacher. She has no time for local handyman Lawson Carl, who tried—and failed—to charm her ten years ago.
But when she needs a partner for an instructional dance video, he’s her only option. Teaching Law to dance is more fun than she imagined.
And she may end up with bruised toes, but she feels strangely safe in his burly arms. Could the man who stumbled into her studio be her perfect partner on and off the dance floor?
Titles in the Crystal Hill Romance series include: The Dairy Queen’s Second Chance ~ The Valentine Plan ~ The Teacher’s Forever Family ~ Their First Dance ~
This is an adult 18+ story that might contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted August 25, 2025 by Marsha in Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Love Inspired (Harlequin), NetGalley, Seasoned Romance, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
A search for a kidnapped camper
could cost them their lives.
Park warden Dekker Hoyt’s father-son camping trip turns into a nightmare when a serial killer abducts his father.
With just seventy-two hours to find him, Dekker turns to criminal investigative analyst Blaire Tremblay to identify the Park Campfire Killer.
As they follow his taunting clues and face increasingly violent threats, Dekker and Blaire know that one wrong step could be fatal. With the ruthless criminal following their every move, can they stop a killer in hiding…waiting to complete his deadly plan?
Titles in the National Park Protectors series include: Danger in the Wilderness ~ Trail of Mountain Secrets ~
This is a romance with either only kissing or possible violence due to the nature of the romantic suspense story.
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Posted August 25, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, NetGalley, Sexual Content, Standalone / 0 Comments
The boss secretly wed her…
then forgot!
Ares Demetrius wakes from a coma to find his family scheming to steal his company. The first call the billionaire makes is to loyal assistant Dolly Singh—to demand she become his fake fiancée to protect his business empire. Except his accident has made him forget…they’re already married!
Unlike Ares, Dolly remembers every excruciating detail: their clandestine wedding and her mortifying love confession. To refuse his proposal would be to relive that. This time, though, Dolly is playing with fire by accepting Ares’s diamond. Because the attraction isn’t just scorching—it’s mutual…
~Standalone~
This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted August 25, 2025 by Marsha in Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Love Inspired (Harlequin), Modern Western Romance, NetGalley, Small Town Romance, Standalone / 0 Comments
To earn the love he’s always wanted,
He must let go of his past…
Luke Duffy is desperate to save his family’s ranch. Especially after decisions made by his late father land their horse therapy business in trouble. But help comes in the unlikely form of guest Arabella Lark.
As a PR expert, Bella has plans that could make the ranch thrive, but Luke’s rocky past makes him hesitant to rely on her.
The single mom also has a lot on her plate: her job is on the line, and her daughter struggles with anxiety. Will they find the strength to face their challenges and create a new beginning together?
~Standalone~
This is a clean, sweet romance with either closed doors or fade to black, or only kissing.
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Posted August 24, 2025 by Marsha in Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, NetGalley, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
He knows how to be brave on a battlefield
Now he has to be brave with his heart
Years of military service taught decorated veteran Braden Sullivan how to be strong. It didn’t teach him how to be vulnerable.
Back in his Oregon hometown, with a job as a helicopter pilot and a two-family home to renovate, he’s not at all prepared for his heart to take flight after meeting his tenant, Cassie Donovan.
The widowed single mom is beautiful, charming…and terrified of loving another pilot after losing her husband in a crash. Overcoming her fears and his own uncertainties will take courage—but isn’t that what a hero soldier is for?
Titles in the Finding Forever in Sandy Shores series include: A Hero’s Return ~
This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted August 24, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, NetGalley, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Standalone / 0 Comments
Textile artist Sadie Fox did not sign up for this. When she agreed to come home to Pea Blossom, Indiana, it was to care for her father’s beloved pumpkin patch. The deal was that—just for the summer—she would grow a ginormous pumpkin, win the Indiana State Fair’s pumpkin contest and finally win back her father’s (grudging) respect.
Instead, a horde of wild hogs destroyed the. entire. patch. Which is precisely when the annoyingly sexy, sunshiny next-door neighbor shows up.
Josh Thatcher is a tech millionaire who traded in the office for growing gourds, including experimental squash hybrids. And for the life of her, Sadie can’t understand what he sees in her sweary, tattooed, prickly self—or why he’s offering to help his biggest competitor. But a storm-fueled kiss proves there’s definitely something growing between them.
Maybe it’s just attraction. Maybe it’s more. Whatever it is, it’s already bigger than Sadie’s fast-growing pumpkin…or the secret that Josh has been hiding.
~Standalone~
This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted August 24, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Mystery, NetGalley, Police Procedural, Romantic Suspense, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Thriller / 0 Comments
Murder brings the FBI to her door.
Past secrets could get two old friends killed.
When Allie Foster becomes the prime suspect in a murder, the small-town loner reaches out to the one person she can trust.
Convinced Allie’s innocent, Colby Agency investigating attorney Steve Durham uncovers a shocking connection to a decades-old cold case in her past.
The twisting path to the truth unleashes an attraction that plunges the high school friends into deeper danger. Now Steve and Allie must outmaneuver an elusive killer in a case where nothing and no one is what they seem…
Titles in the Colby Agency: The Next Generation series include: A Colby Christmas Rescue ~ Alibi for Murder ~ Memory of Murder ~ Witness to Murder ~
This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted August 24, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Multi-Author Series, NetGalley, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
OFF LIMITS BUT IRRESISTIBLE…
World-class obstetric surgeon Edmund is furious that his long-awaited Seychelles retreat is hijacked by a helicopter carrying a smart-ass (if stunning) princess! Xiomara is determined to engage Edmund to save her cousin the King’s unborn twins. He takes some persuading!
Now in London together, a powerful attraction develops, and Xiomara learns Edmund’s talents go far beyond surgery. He makes her feel empowered and free—in every sense!
Until the paparazzi discover their secret affair, reminding them they come from impossibly different worlds…
Titles in the Royally Tempted multi-author series include: Twins for His Majesty by Clare Connelly ~ Forbidden Fling with the Princess by Amy Andrews ~ One Night to Royal Baby by JC Harroway
This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted August 24, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, NetGalley, Romantic Suspense, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
Protecting her is his mission.
Failure is unacceptable.
World-traveling photojournalist Quinn Sullivan is stopped in her tracks when a kidnapper holds her captive in a mountain cabin. Could it be related to the damning evidence she has about a company’s illegal tactics that are harming a town?
To her rescue comes former marine ranger Liam O’Rourke. His assignment as a bodyguard keeps him close to Quinn, protecting her from ongoing threats. Much to his frustration, Quinn does flings, not relationships; she believes men can’t handle her career.
But the shared danger of exposing a conspiracy may change their romantic boundaries.
Titles in The Phoenix Three series include: Dangerous Secret ~ Dangerous Affair ~
This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted August 23, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Love Inspired (Harlequin), Mystery, NetGalley, Trigger Situations Possible, Women's Fiction / 0 Comments
A threatening note.
Long-buried secrets.
Their friendship tested.
The last time lifelong friends Payton, Isley, and Clara were together, Clara broke their unwritten rule and brought up the one thing they never talk about. And now, more than twenty years after their friend Cece took her life, they must confront that night as the three women and their husbands—plus one unexpected guest—gather at Isley’s Breckenridge vacation home. With tension already simmering just below the surface of their relationship, they’re each left shaken when a cryptic note arrives: Tell the truth or I will.
Who is the message for, and what does it refer to? The women fear it could be linked to the truth they’ve kept hidden since the night Cece died…or maybe it has something to do with one of the problems they’ve each brought with them.
Isley’s son is in rehab after narrowly avoiding jail time, spurring her to a reckless act of her own. Clara, usually so careful to follow rules, is haunted by the one night that she didn’t. And Payton has been in denial regarding her husband’s so-called plan for their marriage.
As the weekend unfolds, all three will revisit the bonds they share and the challenges that have shaped their lives. And by the trip’s end, a truth that shocks them all will be revealed.
~Standalone~ Trigger Warning ~
This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted August 23, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
First came baby…
Now comes passion!
After Tara discovered a fertility clinic mix-up made her a mother via surrogacy, she began desperately searching for the father, Dionysios Dimitriou. His wealth is no substitute for ensuring her child is loved. What she never expected? The masked stranger she spent last night with…was Dion!
Dion is stunned, then distrustful when Tara claims Niko is hers. Although he needed an heir, he made sure his son wouldn’t be abandoned like he was. However, seeing the way she adores Niko chips away at the guarded Greek’s defenses—threatening his resistance to their consuming connection…
This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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