They will have to learn to trust in each other if they hope to survive.
Submission Impossible, the first in the all-new, must read Masters and Mercenaries: Reloaded series from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake is out now!
He loves the sweet life
Greg Hutchins is reluctantly adulting these days. He’s settled in his job, recently bought his first house, and has a network of friends he can call family. But there’s something missing in his life, and he can’t quite put his finger on it. When he’s assigned to a case that involves investigating a biochemical company, he meets a woman who’s sweeter than any candy. Maybe she’s just the thing to make him feel complete.
She’s ready for the future
Noelle LaVigne has faced plenty of tragedy in her life, but she’s on the right path now. Between her new job and settling into a new city, she’s got no time for dating or relationships. She’s worked hard to get where she is, and no man is going to push her off track. Except the minute Hutch crosses her path she can’t seem to think about anything but the handsome security expert. He’s there to find a corporate spy, but late-night work sessions make her think they’ve both found something much more meaningful.
A twist they never saw coming
When the case becomes dangerous, both of their futures are on the line. And when the bullets start flying, they will have to learn to trust in each other if they hope to survive.
“I’ve spent a lot of my evening researching your boss, and she’s dangerous. I think her corporate structure is sketchy, too. I think there’s a good chance she’s under some kind of investigation, and you’re going to get dragged into it. Is there any way you could take a couple of weeks off?”
It was the conclusion he’d come to. He would feel safer if she didn’t go back into that building again.
She shook her head. “I can’t. If I leave, I leave my research behind, and I’m close. If I prove my processes can work I’ll be able to hire on anywhere, and that would be remarkable at my age.”
Well, it was the answer he’d expected. “I want you to keep your eyes open and call me the minute you feel like anything’s weird. Trust your instincts.” He let out a breath and admitted the answer he’d come to. “I’m going to let Kyle go in with you tomorrow.”
“Good, because I have it on the highest authority he was going to take that job anyway.”
It was good to know he was in charge. He closed the screen of his laptop. He should go to bed and let her have some peace. She had to be at work early in the morning. He would lay on her couch and stare at the ceiling.
He was about to stand when Noelle beat him to it. “Hey, you didn’t get your prize.”
“Prize?”
“That’s kind of what you wanted, right? I’m supposed to give you something for opening up to me.”
“I wasn’t thinking about it as a prize, though I can see where you would.” He wanted to explore this thing between them, and having her talk to him or tell him something important about herself would do that. But he wasn’t going to push her. “You don’t have to if you don’t want to.”
He was going to go slow. He was going to get to know her and ease into a friendship that could become something more. He had to be patient.
“I want to.” She crossed the space between them. “I want to give you this.”
She had another Red Vine in her hand. He’d wanted something personal from her. Something that would let him know this woman better. He got his own candy back. Story of his life. Still, he gave her what he hoped was a game smile and reached out. “Thanks.”
She pulled her hand back before he could take the candy. It wasn’t even a full one. It was the last little piece of what he’d given her.
“I want you to take it from me.” She licked her lips and put it in her mouth.
He was fully awake now, and about three thousand reasons this was a bad, bad idea went through his head.
It was too soon. She was sheltered and inexperienced. He was not. He had needs that would shock her. She’d literally said she didn’t do weird sex stuff. He did. A lot of weird sex stuff.
He should wait because she wasn’t doing this because she was in love with him. She was doing it because they had wild chemistry and she couldn’t help herself. He should be the senior partner and end this experiment of hers.
She settled on his lap. Suddenly every muscle in his body was tense and waiting to see if she was doing what he thought she was doing.
“Noelle?”
She lifted her face to his, offering that last bit of sugar, and he gave up the idea of waiting.
Exciting, sexy, compelling, unpredictable. Noelle’s passion is chemistry and got lucky to work at Genedyne but a recent accident and death of a fellow scientist has her questioning the company she works for. Her father, fearing for her safety, hires McKay-Taggert to protect her and investigate. Noelle isn’t excited to have a bodyguard. I love Noelle’s strength and courage. She had to relearn to walk after a car accident which left her using a cane which will cause some people to doubt her abilities. Hutch is pulled in to work on Noelle’s case and initially thinks it’s just a setup by his bosses’ wife. What he finds in Noelle is a strong and courageous woman that is also extremely smart. He is shocked by his reaction to her and his need to be with her and take care of her like a Dom would for his sub. However, he didn’t make the best first impression so how does he redeem himself? I loved the relationship that Hutch and Noelle built as they each tapped danced around the other trying to get to know each other. The mystery of what is happening at Noelle’s job added a great level of excitement with fabulous twists and turns along the way. I was pulled in and didn’t want to stop reading. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.
About Lexi Blake
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places. Lexi believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome or foursome may seem.
From Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author M. Robinson comes a new stand-alone romance with all the feels.
What happens when you make a pact with your boys to stay single and never fall in love?
Well, you get the Playboy Pact.
We were friends, her and I.
Best friends.
It was easy.
Simple.
Comfortable.
That was our dynamic.
We had a system.
An understanding.
An unspoken arrangement.
We were there for each other through thick and thin. We had an unbreakable bond. Nobody understood our friendship. Because a guy and a girl couldn’t just be best friends without emotions getting involved, right?
Without noticing, everything shifted, and I was experiencing all these new feelings…
Jealousy.
Possessiveness.
She’s mine.
Yeah…
For the first time in my life, Mila wasn’t merely a girl I trusted and hung out with on a regular basis.
Leo and Mila have been best friends forever. Leo and his other 3 friends, Cain, Sawyer and Ashton, agree to the Playboy Pact that they will never fall in love. They will all embrace and live the single life and enjoy as many women as they want. As they are all getting ready to graduation college, Leo realizes that life isn’t going to stay the same. Mila is headed to graduate school in another state while he stays in their home town to work for his dad. Then the night before Mila leaves for school, it all changes as Leo and Mila give in to the passion that sparks between them. But what does this mean? Will Leo ask her to stay? Or will his commitment to the pact cause him to lose Mila? I had fun with this group of friends. Cain is a great foil to wake up Leo. Ashton is the comic relief and I never knew what he would say next. Sawyer remains a mystery. Excited to experience all of their stories. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.
Meet M. Robinson
M. Robinson is the Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author crowned as the "Queen of Angst" by readers around the world.
Dive into her visionary world that will take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions and leave you wanting more.
She writes everything from contemporary to suspense romance and is best known for her novel, El Diablo.
When M isn't in the cave writing her next epic love story, you will find her shopping and living on a boat in Florida with her real life pirate, her lobster, her husband Bossman. Sipping on Starbucks and hanging out with their two dogs, a German shepherd mix and a gordito Wheaten Terrier reading a good book. Or spending time with her family, who she is extremely close with.
Above all, M loves her readers more than anything and loves to connect with them! She is on all social media platforms but you will find her in her happy place the most. Her VIP Reader Group on Facebook or her second favorite happy place, Instagram.
Pushing You Away is now available on all retailers!
I’ve been in love with my best friend Katie Walker for as long as I can remember. We may have shared our deepest, darkest secrets but that one I’ve kept to myself. Before I got the courage to confess my true feelings, my cousin Gabe moved to town and swept Katie off her feet.
I should’ve admitted how I felt but I couldn’t—especially once they got married.When I caught Gabe cheating on his pregnant wife, I snapped. A deadly fight erupted and before I could comprehend what happened, I was charged with his murder and sent to prison.The day I’m released, I go straight to Katie’s house. But after pushing her away for a decade while I was behind bars—she slams the door in my face—wanting nothing to do with me. While she’s determined to pretend I don’t exist, this time I’m not going anywhere.
PUSHING YOU AWAY is a slow burn, angsty friends to lovers romance with lots of small-town, Southern drama. It's book 1 in the Noah & Katie duet and must be read in order.
Exciting and compelling friends to lover’s romance. Noah and Katie had been best friends but as they got older, each one began feeling more about the other however, neither one had the courage to tell the other one. Then Gabe moved to town, Noah’s cousin, and he asked Katie out. Next thing Noah knows, Katie marries Gabe. Then one crazy night, a crazy accident happens and Noah ends up in jail. For years, Katie tried to get Noah to talk to her but he pushed all her attempts away while he was in prison. After 10 years behind bars, Noah is returning to his hometown, fearful of the future ahead. And his one regret, pushing Katie away. Will she let him explain? Or are they doomed to be apart forever? Love Noah and Katie. Katie has built a life for herself and doesn’t just let Noah walk back into it. He hurt her and even though he was dealing with his own challenges, he needs to demonstrate that she can trust him again. I am anxiously awaiting part 2 of this journey as it ended with a very intriguing twist. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.
Brooke Cumberland and Lyra Parish are a duo of romance authors who teamed up under the USA Today pseudonym, Kennedy Fox. They share a love of Hallmark movies, overpriced coffee, and making TikToks. When they aren’t bonding over romantic comedies, they like to brainstorm new book ideas. One day in 2016, they decided to collaborate under a pseudonym and have some fun creating new characters that’ll make you blush and your heart melt. Happily ever afters guaranteed!
The Chandler Brothers from New York Times Bestselling Author Carly Phillips are back!
In honor of THE BACHELOR’s 20th Anniversary all three books have been updated and will be reissued with gorgeous NEW covers with the same content but modernized for your reading pleasure. The BACHELOR was the first book that Kelly Ripa chose for her Reading with Ripa Bookclub.
The Bachelor
He’s got wanderlust and no intention of settling down. She’s home to stay and has put her bad boy ex in her rearview mirror.
After spending his life abroad, embracing his freedom at every turn as a foreign correspondent, Roman Chandler finds himself the brother nominated to deal with his ailing mother’s matchmaking shenanigans. Thanks to a coin toss, he needs to find someone to marry and fast.
It shouldn’t be that hard in sleepy Yorkshire Falls where women fall over themselves to hook a Chandler man.
But Roman only wants the one woman who got away.
Charlotte Bronson is back home to put down roots and get her lingerie business off the ground. She’s not interested in her past or a man that chose to chase breaking news stories to the far corners of the earth over her.
No matter how good they used to be or how combustible their chemistry still burns. It’s up to Roman to convince Charlotte he’s a changed man and here to stay.
The Chandler brothers are no match for their mother Raina who wants to see her sons happily married and giving her grandchildren. She uses a health scare to motivate them to look for a long-term relationship. Roman, the youngest, takes one for the team and becomes the brother to full her dream. Now, he is the wanderer, living his dream as a journalist all over the world so coming back home isn’t something he ever expected to do. He believes he can find a woman that he can leave at home while he continues to travel. What he doesn’t expect is to see Charlotte, the one that got away in high school. Charlotte is pursuing her dream of opening her own shop and is finding success. The one thing that alludes her is love. She fears finding love and then having that person leaving her behind like her father did with her mother. The one guy that she pushed away even though she was intensely attracted to was Roman. She is stunned when he shows up in her shop. Let the games begin as these two intelligent, driven and confident people dance around each other. Will they overcome their issues and find love? I enjoyed this couple with all their complexities and nuances that kept me guessing on what would happen next. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.
The Playboy
He’s the town’s most popular playboy. She’s sworn off men and weddings for good.
Police officer, Rick Chandler, has managed to fend off the marriage-minded women in his small town but it’s getting more difficult with each passing day. After all, there’s something about the Chandler charm that keeps them coming back with hope in their hearts.
What’s a man determined to stay single to do?
Kendall Sutton is a cliche, a runaway bride stuck on the side of the road, until she’s rescued by the sexiest cop she’s ever seen.
In spite of her pearly gown and tiara, Kendall vows to never get married -- which makes her the ideal fake girlfriend to ward off Rick's legion of admirers.
But when their charade starts to feel real, suddenly the town’s most popular playboy has marriage on his mind - but will a woman with Kendall’s jaded past ever say “I do”?
He's a loner who indulges in a one night stand out of town. She’s a senator’s daughter who never expects to see her indulgence again.
Small town journalist Chase Chandler has waited a long time for the chance at a national story, putting his dreams on hold to help with his younger trouble-making siblings and taking over the family newspaper.
His trip to Washington D.C. is business only until he gets a look at the seductive red-head.
Sloane Carlisle isn’t just any woman.
She’s a senator’s daughter whose world has been rocked by news that devastates her and she finds solace in Chase’s arms.
She was never supposed to see him again except when she heads to the small town of Yorkshire Falls to uncover the truth about her family, she runs headlong into the man she can’t forget and suddenly he’s by her side. All. The. Time.
Because unbeknownst to Sloane, in exchange for an exclusive, all Chase needs to do is keep her safe.
He’s watched his siblings fall in love and marry and suddenly the man who thought he was finished raising a family wants one with the woman who made him believe in love at first sight.
What will it take to get Sloane to say the two words that could turn the town's most eligible bachelor into the world's sexiest spouse?
NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller, Carly Phillips gives her readers Alphalicious heroes to swoon for and romance to set your heart on fire.
She married her college sweetheart and lives in Purchase, NY along with her three crazy dogs: two wheaten terriers and a mutant Havanese, who are featured on her Facebook and Instagram.
The author of 50 romance novels, she has raised two incredible daughters who put up with having a mom as a full time writer.
Carly’s book, The Bachelor, was chosen by Kelly Ripa as a romance club pick and was the first romance on a nationally televised bookclub.
Carly loves social media and interacting with her readers.
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Securing Jane, an all-new Seal of Protection: Legacy Series Novella packed with danger and suspense from New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker and 1,001 Dark Nights is available now!
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Susan Stoker comes a new story in her SEAL of Protection: Legacy Series…
Over the years, Storm North has witnessed two teams of Navy SEALs under his command find true love. He doesn’t expect the same for himself. He’s too old. Too jaded. Too set in his ways. Until a woman who’s been right in front of him for years manages to impress Storm in a way very few women—or men—ever have.
Jane Hamilton knows it’s ridiculous to have a crush on the charismatic and handsome commander. She’s the divorced mother of a twenty-six-year-old daughter. Too old for crushes. Too old for a lot of things. There’s no chance she’ll ever catch the eye of a man like Storm North.
Until someone delivers a bomb to the base.
As the civilian contractor in charge of the mail room, Jane finds herself in the direct line of fire, enduring a series of events that leads to a budding relationship with the very man she’s been longing for. She couldn’t be happier, and Storm feels the same.
The only one unhappy, in fact, is the thwarted bomber. Unhappy enough to do something drastic. Now Storm and Jane have to work together to save innocent sailors—and themselves—from an explosive situation threatening their happily ever after.
**Securing Jane is the 7th book in the SEAL of Protection: Legacy Series and a part of the 1001 Dark Nights collection. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.
**Every 1,001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**
Jane and Storm gave me a wonderful and natural feeling romance while dealing with an exciting mystery. They both work at the same base and Jane has had a crush on Storm for a while but Storm never seemed to notice her. An incident on the base brings them together in a new way. Storm is always so focused on the preparation and work needed before any of his teams are deployed and realized he never truly saw Jane. Being a SEAL, he never pursued a long-term relationship, never seeing it as fair to the woman he would leave behind but now, he has a desk job and maybe, he could find someone to share his life with. Getting to know Jane, he realizes that the right woman may have been right in front of him. I loved experiencing this journey. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.
Excerpt
She was sure
Storm had to have a girlfriend, though he wasn’t married, as far as Jane knew.
She constantly checked out his left hand for a ring.
On the outside
looking in, Storm North was the perfect catch, and she was…simply Jane. Plain
Jane, as her ex used to call her. It was a nickname their daughter had picked
up and taunted her with for most of her mean teenage years.
Raising Rose by
herself hadn’t been a walk in the park. At first, Jake had wanted to co-raise
their daughter, but as the years went by, and he moved from one base to
another, his trips to see her had become fewer and fewer. It affected Rose
greatly. She’d felt abandoned, blaming her mom for the fact that her dad wasn’t
around. She’d snuck out of their apartment all the time in high school and
graduated by the skin of her teeth.
Jane hadn’t been
surprised when she’d moved out on her eighteenth birthday. There were even a
few years when Jane thought she’d wake up to a knock on the door from the
police, letting her know that Rose was dead of an overdose or because she’d
hooked up with the wrong man. But finally, after several painful years for them
both, things had at least leveled out when it came to their relationship. She
was twenty-six, had a steady boyfriend—who Jane didn’t know at all—and was at
least making an effort to be a little nicer. She wasn’t sure what her daughter
was doing for a living, but when Rose did reach out, she was no longer begging
for money.
It was kind of
pathetic that Jane was taking that as a good sign.
In the near
decade that she’d been living on her own, Jane had felt as if she’d been
learning who she was as a woman.
At first she’d
been Jake’s girlfriend. Then his Navy wife. Then she was the woman who’d been
dumped and a single mother. She’d struggled for so long and so hard that she
still felt as if she was finding herself. Which was somewhat silly after half a
century, but there it was. And she wanted to find love again. Find a man who
would support her as much as she
supported him. Wanted someone to laugh with…and do all the naughty things she’d
been fantasizing about for years and years.
But Storm North
wasn’t that man.
Jane knew it, but
that didn’t mean she could stop fantasizing about him.
Pushing the mail
cart down the hallway, Jane felt her heart rate increase as she got closer to
Storm’s office. It was silly. Ridiculous. But she felt as if she was in middle
school again, about to see the boy she had a massive crush on.
But Storm was no
boy, that was for sure.
She entered his
administrative assistant’s office and smiled at the man sitting behind the
desk.
“Good morning,”
she said cheerily.
“Hi, Jane,” the
young man replied with a smile. “Go on in. He’s not in a meeting.”
“Thanks,” Jane told him, hoping she didn’t look as excited as
she felt. She didn’t get to see Storm every day, since he was a very busy man,
and whenever she did, it made her morning.
About Susan Stoker
New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Susan Stoker has a heart as big as the state of Texas where she lives, but this all American girl has also spent the last fourteen years living in Missouri, California, Colorado, and Indiana. She's married to a retired Army man who now gets to follow her around the country.
She debuted her first series in 2014 and quickly followed that up with the SEAL of Protection Series, which solidified her love of writing and creating stories readers can get lost in.
New York Times bestselling author Erin Nicholas is taking readers back to the Bayou with an all-new, fun and flirty small town romance series!
The Boys of the Bayou Gone Wild Series kicks off April 20th with Otterly Irresistible and we have the incredible cover!
Broody wildlife veterinarian Griffin Foster is done. Done trying to save the world. Done getting attached. He’s been fired twice for standing his ground and now he’s going to be content--by God--in small-town Louisiana, in a small veterinary practice, where there will only be small problems.
Quiet and boring, though? Um, no. He’s been adopted by a loud, crazy Cajun family with a tiny petting zoo for him to care for. Hey, it’s not endangered tigers at a nationally renowned zoo, but a family of otters--and all the gumbo he can eat--isn’t a bad deal.
Until she shows up. Again.
The sunny, gorgeous optimist who stole his heart--and his favorite shirt--two months ago. Who clearly hasn’t heard the word “no” enough in her life. And who is the first woman to put even a tiny crack in his don’t-get-attached wall.
Charlotte “Charlie” Landry is the new marketing consultant for the family swamp-boat tour company and petting zoo. It might not have been her plan, but she is all in, ready to grow the business. Whether the hot, grumpy vet likes it or not.
He doesn’t.
Worse, sparring with his unforgettable one-night stand is more fun than he’s had in a long time.
But watching wears-designer-dresses Charlie find her dream job amongst a bunch of goats, alpacas, and otters is a surprise.
And her helping him find his passion again is...well, irresistible.
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erin Nicholas has been writing romances almost as long as she’s been reading them. To date, she’s written over thirty sexy, contemporary novels that have been described as “toe-curling,” “enchanting,” “steamy,” and “fun.” She adores reluctant heroes, imperfect heroines, and happily ever afters. Erin lives in the Midwest, where she enjoys spending time with her husband (who only wants to read the sex scenes in her books), her kids (who will never read the sex scenes in her books), and her family and friends (who claim to be “shocked” by the sex scenes in her books).
Submission Impossible by Lexi Blake
