Posted December 29, 2025 by Marsha in Connection to another series, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Intrigue, Mystery, NetGalley, Romantic Suspense, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
A deadly global threat
Locks two women in a race against time
When Iris Knowles is recruited to restore a hacked computer system, she’s afraid the traumatic brain injury that compromised her vision will keep her from completing the job she was trained to do. But the cybersecurity expert’s first sight of scientist Rebecca Roth instantly quells her fears, and sparks fly between the two of them.
Iris and Bec both share a similar feeling of not belonging anywhere, and must now work together on a life-and-death mission. Can the two women help each other overcome their fears and stop a deadly virus from destroying humankind?
Titles in the Secure Watch series include: Dark Web Investigation ~ Tracing Her Stolen Identity ~ Deadly Security Breach ~
This series is a spin-off of the Secure One series. Expect to see some familiar faces, and although it’s not “necessary” to have read the earlier series to enjoy this one, I’d highly recommend both series as they are simply amazing in story, delivery, and intensity.
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 December 29, 2025 by Marsha in Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Special Edition, NetGalley, No Spice Romance, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
A fake romance will solve all their problems
…And stir up a bunch of new ones!
Veterinary student Saira Rawal definitely believes in love. It’s just…not for her. Not when getting through her days without panic attacks is a struggle enough.
But at least she has Tyler Hart—her brother’s best friend, who has always been her safe space. He even takes her in when she and her disaster of a therapy puppy need somewhere to stay!
So when she can return the favor, helping him save face with his brother by pretending they’re together, she steps right up. With a pretend relationship, it’s not like there’s any chance of someone really getting hurt…right?
Titles in the Once Upon a Wedding series include: The Five-Day Reunion ~ Matched by Masala ~ No Rings Attached ~ The Business Between Them ~ Their Accidental Honeymoon ~ If You Can’t Stand the Heat ~ The Dating Game ~
This is a no-spice romance with either closed doors or fade-to-black scenes. Tension and kisses might be involved 🙂
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Posted December 29, 2025 by Marsha in Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Harlequin, Love Inspired Suspense (Harlequin), Modern Western Romance, NetGalley, No Spice Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
A witness in danger…
and a protector standing guard.
Pregnant widow Holly Myers just wants a fresh start for her and her unborn child, but when she witnesses a double murder, her quiet life is shattered.
On the run, she finds refuge with former Deputy Sheriff Clive Cantrell, who is determined to keep her safe. But with killers on their trail who’ll stop at nothing to silence Holly, staying alive might just be impossible.
Especially when clues link the murders to a drug trafficking operation hidden on Clive’s family’s ranch. And stopping the criminals could prove lethal for them both.
Titles in the Thunder Ridge Justice series include: Shielded by the Cowboy ~
This is a no-spice romance with either closed doors or fade-to-black scenes. Tension and kisses might be involved 🙂
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Posted December 24, 2025 by Marsha in Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Romance, NetGalley, No Spice Romance, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
SWIPE RIGHT FOR THE ONE?
Event planner Marissa can’t afford distractions—certainly not strangers she’s set up with against her will!
Accidental date, Rory is heart-poundingly handsome but extremely unamused by the mix-up. At least she’ll never see him again… Only it turns out he’s her fledgling company’s first client!
Marissa just has to stand the buttoned-up billionaire long enough to plan a glamorous charity gala, then they’re done. Yet as she sees beneath his stern exterior, dislike melts into something more dangerous…and she’s soon wishing their contract could last forever!
~Standalone~ Yet there is a connection to Accidentally Dating the Enemy with characters using the same dating app.
This is a no-spice romance with either closed doors or fade-to-black scenes. Tension and kisses might be involved 🙂
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Posted December 23, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Medical Romance, NetGalley, No Spice Romance, Small Town Romance, Standalone / 0 Comments
Clocking off with the doc!
When tragedy struck and Nikki’s husband left her, the ER doc’s life fell apart at the seams.
Then handsome new doctor Shaun arrives in town… Nikki can’t help but tentatively put herself back out there.
And, oh, do Shaun’s mind-blowing kisses make her feel alive again!
Though Nikki isn’t the only one of them running from a painful past, it’s getting harder to keep their emotions under lock and key… Dare Nikki take the leap of faith, from no-strings to forever?
~Standalone~
This is a no-spice romance with either closed doors or fade-to-black scenes. Tension and kisses might be involved 🙂
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Posted December 22, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Special Edition, NetGalley, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
Christmas, canines and courtship…
Dale Wilson’s life hasn’t been “good” since his beloved wife died—at least until Millie Monroe moves to Ocean Breeze. Dale and his dog Juice can’t help but be drawn to the pediatric nurse.
A widow herself, Millie understands not wanting romance. Finding unexpected common ground has given them both a friendship they’ve craved. Plus, their respective pups have become friends, too!
But Dale has a secret—he’s bestselling author WG Gunder. Not something he readily wants to admit to the woman in his heart…and his bed. Perhaps the Christmas spirit can teach him that sometimes happily-ever-after is disguised as a new beginning…
Titles in The Cottages on Ocean Breeze series include: Her Christmas Wish* ~ Beach Cottage Kisses ~ Christmas Cottage Getaway^ ~ Their Second Chance Dance (Jan. 2026) ~ Her Luckiest Christmas (Sept. 2026) ~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted December 18, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Trade, Harlequin/MIRA, NetGalley, Standalone, Women's Fiction / 0 Comments
When Shannon gets engaged, her beloved mom, Cindy, is the first person she wants to tell—and the last. Cindy’s engaged, too, and has already hinted at a double wedding. The image of a synchronized bouquet toss with her mom fills Shannon with horror. She’ll keep her engagement a secret until Cindy’s I-dos are done.
Victoria has never been proper enough for her mother, Ava, so she stopped trying. She lives on her own terms and amuses herself by pushing Ava’s buttons. Ava loves but doesn’t understand her stuntwoman daughter. When a movie-set mishap brings Victoria home, Ava longs to finally connect.
Chance brings the four women together at a wedding venue, where a shocking secret comes tumbling out. Twenty-four years ago, desperate teenager Cindy chose wealthy Ava to adopt her baby—then changed her mind at the very last second. The loss rocked Ava’s world, leaving her unable to open her heart to the daughter she did adopt, Victoria. As Shannon and Victoria deal with the fallout from the decisions their mothers made, they wrestle with whether who they are is different than who they might have become.
~Standalone~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted December 17, 2025 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Afterglow, Holiday Romance, NetGalley, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Standalone / 0 Comments
Music was everything to professional soprano Charlie Ward…until her brother died, leaving her lost in grief. But when her beloved Gram moves into the Glendale Retirement Village, Charlie is cajoled into temporarily volunteering to direct the community’s new choir, their sights set on winning the Annual Christmas Choir Competition.
Only, the home’s activities director happens to be the super-cute guy she once spent a hot, hazy, sexy summer with. Julian Guerrero hasn’t forgotten Charlie Ward. Not even a little. Fortunately, he has his hands full with the lively residents who are determined to win, even if they must twerk their way to victory.
Amid mince tarts, gingerbread houses, and Christmas lights, Charlie and Julian must find a way to transform their quirky singing seniors into a sensation. It’ll take hard work. It’ll take heart. And it’ll take just enough holiday magic to surprise everyone…Charlie, most of all.
~Standalone~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted December 15, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Trade, Modern Western Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
A favor owed. An Off-limits romance. Four Corners is in for the hottest Christmas it’s ever seen.
Sheena Patrick has done well, all things considered. After her father’s death, she raised her sisters and did all she could to give them the best life possible. But they’re grown and gone now, and Sheena is ready to do something for herself. But to accomplish her goals, she needs Denver King.
Denver owes Sheena. He spent years watching from afar and making sure she was all right after his father’s illegal activities caused her father’s death. So when Sheena rolls up to the ranch looking to call in the favor he promised, Denver can’t say no. He’ll help her get her axe-throwing bar up and running by Christmas, and consider his debt square. But as the snow falls, sparks fly between the two black sheep of Pyrite Falls. They might be all wrong for everyone else, but are they just right for each other?
Titles in the Four Corners Ranch series include: Unbridled Cowboy* ~ Merry Christmas, Cowboy* ~ Cowboy Wild* ~ The Rough Rider* ~ The Holiday Heartbreaker* ~ The Troublemaker* ~ The Rival* ~ The Hometown Legend* ~ Hero for the Holidays* ~ The Outsider* ~ The Rogue* ~ Cowboy, It’s Cold Outside^ ~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted November 27, 2025 by Marsha in Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Love Inspired Suspense (Harlequin), NetGalley, Romantic Suspense, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
Pursued by criminals—with a child’s life on the line.
Just when Sarah Brindley believes she and her son, Liam, are safe from the men who murdered her husband, they are attacked—and Liam is taken.
Her only hope is to team up with her brother-in-law, forest ranger Tucker Brindley, to uncover who is targeting her family.
When they discover her late husband’s ties to an underground medical black-market ring, it’s clear the trail of danger runs deeper than they realized.
With assaults on them ramping up, they must race against the clock to recover young Liam…before they become the next victims.
Titles in the Forest Ranger Rescuers series include: Hunted in the Forest* ~ Abducted in the Woods^ ~ Targeted in the Swamp (March 2026)
This is a clean, sweet romance with either closed doors or fade to black scenes. It is a Romantic Suspense, so there may also be implied or actual violence within the story.
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Posted November 26, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Romantic Suspense, NetGalley, Romantic Suspense, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
They’re dodging a killer. And finding each other.
Biophysicist Dr. Priscilla Pell fears for her life—and the life of her unborn child. Living in the mansion where she’s still unwelcome among her late husband’s family, she doesn’t know whether the threats are coming from inside or outside.
That’s why she hires professional security.
She’s grateful for Blade Sparks’s around-the-clock protection, but his constant presence makes it impossible to ignore the effect he has on her.
After a Christmas-shopping excursion that should be a distraction takes a lethal turn, Priscilla and Blade can no longer pretend that their relationship is purely professional…
Titles in the Bachelor Bodyguards (Payne Protection Agency) series include: His Christmas Assignment ~ Bodyguard Daddy ~Bodyguard’s Baby Surprise ~Beauty and the Bodyguard ~ Nanny Bodyguard ~ Single Mom’s Bodyguard ~ In the Bodyguard’s Arms ~ Soldier Bodyguard ~ Guarding His Witness ~ Evidence of Attraction ~ Bodyguard Boyfriend ~ Close Quarters with the Bodyguard ~ Bodyguard Under Siege ~ Hostage Security ~ Personal Security ~ Christmas Security ~
This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted November 26, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, NetGalley, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
Protected by his royal vow—
Trapped by desire!
Prince Valenti Domene has played protector all his life. First to his brother, heir to the Cartana throne, now as a billion-dollar security consultant.
But when it comes to his headstrong ward, Lotte Lillegrad, his protective instincts take on a provocative edge. The most honorable solution is keeping watch from afar…
Yet after Lotte’s life is threatened, Valenti must whisk her to his Icelandic hideaway out of harm’s way.
And, while snowbound, keeping his forbidden cravings under control is hard enough… without an emboldened Lotte disclosing her own intoxicating attraction—to him!
Titles in the Royals of Cartana series include: Crowned for His Son* ~ Out of Office Nights* ~ Snowbound and Royally Forbidden^ ~
This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted November 26, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Afterglow, Modern Western Romance, NetGalley, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
The past is the past—until he shows up on your doorstep.
Self-proclaimed good girl Aubrey Hale has too many secrets. Among them is missing the big-city life she left behind for small-town Montana—the life that included a one-night stand with country star Gunner Woods. But Aubrey and her friends have recently sworn off men. So when Gunner turns up in Timber Falls looking all kinds of sexy, she pretends she’s never met him.
Gunner is surprised to see Aubrey again and even more surprised by how she’s acting. The carefree woman he knew for one night is now jaded. After a failed record launch, Gunner can relate—and maybe they could even find solace in each other, if she’d stop treating him like a stranger.
Aubrey’s not ready to let her guard down, but she’s just fine with letting the sparks between them burn… But when Gunner’s career reignites, she’ll have to reckon with her discontent. Can you chase two separate dreams without burning everything to the ground?
Titles in the Naked Moose series include: The Devil in Blue Jeans* ~ Lone Wolf in Lights* ~ The Rebel with Broken Strings^ ~
This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted November 25, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Sexual Content, Standalone / 0 Comments
Revenge tastes sweetest…
served at the altar!
Accused of a crime he didn’t commit, billionaire Leonardo Falzone seeks two things: vengeance and a respectable wife to restore his reputation.
One woman meets both requirements—Angelica Malgeri. Leonardo’s beautiful ex-lover who committed the ultimate betrayal by marrying his sworn enemy…
Just as she had no choice in her previous groom, now widowed Angelica must become the dangerous Sicilian’s trophy wife.
She’s determined to feel nothing for her new husband but hate… Except belonging to Leonardo reawakens something more than memories—an addiction to his touch she’s helpless to deny!
~Standalone~
This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted November 25, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
Is it her he hates…or how much he craves her?
Ari. To secure my latest career-defining deal, I need the best corporate negotiator my billions can buy—Diana North.
She’s the woman who came between my long-lost brother and me. So to succeed, I must suppress every emotion she elicits in me—the burning animosity and the ravenous desire…
Diana. As far as Ari Valdasson is concerned, I’m the enemy. His ego won’t allow him to entertain the possibility he’s wrong.
Yet with each boardroom encounter, the hotter our hostility turns. How long before we both go up in flames?
Titles in the Red-Hot Icelandic Nights duet include: Enemy in His Hoardroom ~ Wed for the Headlines (Feb. 2026) ~
This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.
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