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ROMANCE
BEFORE YOU GO
by Melissa Tereze
Available in Kindle Unlimited
Ryann Harris has everything she needs. A thriving tattoo studio and the woman she loves by her side.
But Ryann’s world is turned upside down when she discovers lies and deceit.
With the belief that she has no comeback, Ryann makes a drastic decision. She heads towards the river.
And then she meets Lydia Nelson.
Both are at the river railings for different reasons. One is in need of a break, the other is desperately seeking an angel.
Two strangers. One decision that could change everything.
WILD HEARTS
by Bridget Essex
Available in Kindle Unlimited
Ella Rivers hasn’t been okay since the day her mother died.
One wintry night, lost in grief, Ella goes for a long, cold walk. It’s three o’clock in the morning, and she decides to duck into a gas station to get warm, and perhaps buy a cup of tea. But when the power cuts out, Ella’s life is changed forever.
Because, that night, she should have died. And she would have, were it not for the mysterious, white-haired woman who saves her life: Silver.
Silver is more intriguing—and attractive—than any woman Ella’s ever known. She insists that she knew Ella’s mother, and that she can help Ella find out “who she really is.” But, while Ella is deeply attracted to Silver, how can she possibly believe what Silver says?
After all, there’s no such thing as werewolves.
Ella’s life is in danger, and the woman who holds the key to her survival is as mysterious as she is intense. Ella can’t predict what’s going to happen next… All she knows is that this gorgeous, wild woman might just change her destiny…
HEART STRINGS ATTACHED
by Ali Spooner & Annette Mori
Socialite Remy has her world shaken, causing her to reevaluate her priorities.Bartender Chancy has her orderly life turned around when she is in an accident leaving her with no transportation. When a mutually beneficial business agreement between Remy and Chancy turns into undeniable attraction, will the two ignore culture norms to explore their intense desire for each other? Follow Remy and Chancy as they join the characters of the Trophy Wives Club and Pleasure Workers in a continued journey of love and exploration. Is love possible when women from two distinctly different social tracks are brought together by fate?
REALITY CHECK
by Nicole Pyland
Available in Kindle Unlimited
Cali Banks lost her job and needs money fast. When her best friend tries to sign Cali up to appear on a reality show where contestants complete ridiculous challenges for cash and prizes, Cali tells her she’s crazy. When she gets a call back for an audition, she thinks there’s no chance the show will be interested in her boring life. Little does she know; that’s just what they’re looking for. When Cali agrees to go, she’s thinking about keeping her head down and trying to win as much cash as possible so that she won’t lose her apartment and have to move back in with her parents.
Dayton Maine is a reality show mainstay. She’s already done three and has been asked back for a fourth by the Berserk producers. Dayton understands she’s there to bring the drama. She has no problem doing that. She also has no problem hooking up with her fellow female contestants should the opportunity arise. She loves the challenges and the thrill of the chase. She’s there for the fun and the fame.
When the two meet, it isn’t exactly love or lust at first sight. Dayton thinks Cali is a hermit who judges the rest of them. Cali’s pretty sure Dayton’s just there to reconnect with an old flame and get as much camera time as possible. While the cast members get kicked off one by one, though, the two women find common ground mixed in with a whole lot of differences. Dayton finds herself in a new position, chasing a woman for more than just one night, and Cali finds herself trying to live in the moment and trust that this woman might be the one she had been waiting for all along.
THE FIRST LOVE
by Erinne Bates
Available in Kindle Unlimited
When seventeen-year-old Calli meets her new riding instructor, Justine, their attraction to each other is nearly immediate. But while young Calli is learning what falling in love is about, Justine is driven by her competitive nature to have it all.
Twenty years after their initial meeting, Calli travels to France to write her new novel. It’s been ten years since she’s last seen or heard from Justine, and all she knows of her is that she resides somewhere in France — and even that isn’t certain. If she were to find Justine, would she still be the same person and could they finally take the path they planned on so long ago?
Is anyone ever truly free from their first love?
ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES
by Crystal Chard
Available in Kindle Unlimited
Roxanne Mackenzie is not exactly living her best life. After moving to London to follow her dream of becoming a writer, she thought things would be different – better. Instead, they’re a whole lot worse.
Meeting Josie Calhoun – the woman who has everything together, including the top button of her shirt – makes Roxy question how she’s been living her life.
Josie can’t bear lies and values trust above all else, so what will she make of Roxy’s scandalous truth?
Crystal Chard’s debut romance takes us on a crazy ride of laughs and tears with many mojitos along the way.
THE OPPOSITE OF YOU
by Sienna Waters
Available in Kindle Unlimited
The thief with a heart of steel.
The victim with a heart of gold.
It should be a recipe for disaster.
But from the moment scam artist Mac tries to dine and dash from perfect Eleanor’s restaurant, an undeniable connection is forged between the two women.
Mac has scrimped, saved, and scammed her way through life. Eleanor has always been the good girl, the perfect student, girlfriend, and business owner. There’s no reason on earth that they should belong together. Yet somehow, Eleanor ends up offering Mac a job. And that should be that. Until money starts to go missing…
One is perfect: rich, well educated, her life mapped out. One is flawed: broke, street smart, her life in shreds. But together they could build a dream. As long as they can accept that opposites attract.
The Opposite of You is a standalone lesbian romance novel from the author of the Oakview Lesbian Romance series and the Monday’s Child series.
FORBIDDEN LOVE
by Clara Reese
Available in Kindle Unlimited
Three women. One unforgettable romance.
A billionaire whose face was scarred in a tragic accident.
A servant who secretly pines for her best friend and employer.
A dancer who bears her body on stage but doesn’t let anyone see her true self.
Welcome to Club Trillium, where nothing is forbidden…except love.
PRIZE FIGHTER
by Geonn Cannon
Six years ago, professional boxer Max “Wrecker” Reszke lost control in the ring. One moment of blind rage puts her opponent into a coma from which she never woke. Though cleared of any criminal charges, Max hangs up her gloves and swears that she’ll never risk losing control like that again.
Until one night, a chance encounter in an alley, a damsel in distress. Max leaps into action and saves the stranger. She soon learns that the woman she saved is actress Renee Lamar. Renee, anxious and paranoid about security, offers to reward Max’s chivalry with a job as her bodyguard.
Max has nothing to lose by agreeing, but soon discovers Renee might be her own worst enemy. Half a decade after leaving the ring, Max faces a new fight that can’t be won with fists.
A RUSHED & SIMPLE ROMANCE FOR THE QUARANTINED & SOFT @ HEART
by Blythe Stone
Available in Kindle Unlimited
A young retail worker finds herself having romantic feelings amidst a worldwide pandemic. While everyone else is worried about toilet paper and being stuck with their families, Dolly Parton Amber can’t seem to keep herself from longingly daydreaming about her stunning co-worker Haley Green.
Having to work when everyone else is being told to stay home creates a conflicting environment for a few young adults at an always crowded big-box store.
Haley Green didn’t come to California to work at a store. High on life, and just looking to make it through, she normally attracts every type of human being. But, the sweet girl Haley’s actually interested in won’t even look her way and that’s a problem she can’t stand.
YA/NA ROMANCE
DUET
Readdie Family: Book 1
by Lizzie Lawson
Available in Kindle Unlimited
After several relationships failed for the same reason, High School Senior Monica Readdie believes she can’t experience romantic love. She isn’t the popular girl in class, but she isn’t the outcast either. Finding her niche as the choir’s pianist, Monica is comfortable surrounded by her music and friends.
Five years removed from personal tragedy, Lillian Starr is in a new school ready to meet new people. A gifted musician herself, Lillian joins the choir and tries out to be the pianist. There’s just two problems: the job already belongs to Monica, and they have a tainted history.
When the choir director asks the two of them to work together, their former rivalry resurfaces and Monica starts feeling emotions she never thought possible.
EROTICA
THE DARE
Jade’s Erotic Adventures: Book 22
by Victoria Rush
Available in Kindle Unlimited
When Jade boasts to her sex therapist friend Hannah about her level of self-control, Hannah makes her a bet. If she can withstand Hannah’s stimulation at various public events, Hannah will pay for an all-expense paid trip to Bora Bora.
Jade’s first test is sitting through an entire church service with Hannah teasing her by remote control. As she participates in the various readings and singing of hymns, Jade finds it increasingly difficult not to surrender to the pleasure emanating inside her.
Her next challenge is to sit quietly in a library surrounded by two very attractive visitors. While Hannah slowly raises the level of stimulation from a nearby table, Jade struggles to control herself as her seat mates begin to notice her squirming in agony.
Just when she thinks it can’t get any more difficult, Hannah asks her to be a model at a nude figure painting class. With Jade standing completely naked in front of a group of hot young college students, she’s forced to remain still for thirty minutes as Hannah progressively ramps up the pain.
But it’s not until her final outrageous test that Jade learns how futile it is to resist the rising tide of pleasure. Join Jade as she experiences an increasingly erotic series of challenges to prove she’s worthy of Hannah’s prize.
ACTION & ADVENTURE
A BIT OF A PICKLE
The Simmons Series: Book 2
by Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue
When Edna Simmons takes a DNA test and finds out that she has a brother, her wife and her decide to go on a trip to find him, but after meeting Fredrick Tillison, Edna finds that her whole world has changed.
Will this man become the missing piece to her puzzle, or is there a skeleton in his closet that he isn’t telling her about?
SCI-FI ROMANCE
WORLDSHIP FILES: CITYSHIPS
by Erik Schubach
When the Earth is threatened by a slowly expanding sun, mankind embarks upon a mission to send a mammoth Worldship to settle a new planet across the stars. The preternatural races step out of hiding to work with the humans to save what they can from their dying world. With the aid of the Fae, shape shifters, Vampires, and other creatures of supernatural lore, the Worldship, Leviathan, is complete one thousand years later.
The one thing about interstellar space is that it is vast on a scale that is almost incomprehensible. Yet the Worlsdhip Leviathan finds that there are two herculean vessels approaching on an intercept course from the Earth they left behind five thousand years ago.
Conditions are dire on the Cityships, and an advance team is sent to evaluate the ships and the people on board. Knith Shade, Brigade Enforcer is put in charge of the humanitarian mission.
Upon the conclusion of the mission, Knith finds herself and the very world itself, fighting for their lives in a battle that will decide the fate of the twelve million souls aboard the Leviathan.
SPACE OPERA
NO QUARTER
Black Flag: Book 4
by Rachel Ford
Available in Kindle Unlimited
Sometimes, old debts cost dearly.
War breaks out when the Union’s newest member planet is attacked by an age-old rival. Now every planet or star system with a grudge is capitalizing on the unrest.
And every available hand is drafted into service, to help keep the peace. That includes privateers Kay Ellis and Captain Magdalene Landon, whose honeymoon is cut short when the Black Flag is assigned to the far reaches of Union space.
It’s supposed to be a quiet mission: a simple show of force to deter mischief makers and reassure the border colonies that they haven’t been forgotten.
What they find instead is a ruthless enemy, who will stop at nothing to oust the Union – and anyone flying her colors.
MYSTERY
BEFORE SHE LEFT
The Gulfport Mystery Series: Book 2
by Alison R. Solomon
A MISSING GIRLFRIEND. ABANDONED SPOUSES. A DETECTIVE WHO DOESN’T WANT TO INVESTIGATE
Ella Jay has vanished without a trace. Her passionate, strong-willed fiancée, Breezy Carmichael, is terrified that something sinister has happened to her. The detective assigned to the case thinks Breezy should accept she’s been dumped. But Breezy senses something strange going on. For no apparent reason, in this small town of Gulfport, Florida, where everyone knows everyone else’s business, husbands and wives are deserting their spouses. Could Ella’s disappearance be part of the same mystery? When the detective makes a shocking discovery about Ella, Breezy must decide whether to listen to her head, which tells her to walk away, or to her mostly unreliable gut which tells her to keep searching. The decision she makes could be the difference between life and death.
NEW AUDIOBOOKS
A TASTE OF LOVE
A Village Romance: Book 2
by Clare Lydon
narrated by Gabrielle Baker
Can the city girl win the village sweetheart?
Single since forever, Natalie Hill has all but given up on love. She’s convinced herself and everyone else she wants a quiet life. But if a tall, dark and gorgeous stranger turned up on her doorstep, her plans might change…
Enter Ellie Knap, who’s jump-starting her life in the Cotswolds after bailing on her relationship and her career. Her plan? To open an ice cream shop and melt into the village.
When the two meet it’s far from love at first sight, but then slowly, they become friends. Then one night, on a moonlit bridge, everything changes…But can Ellie pack up her old life in time to embrace the new? And can Natalie hold on tight when her quiet life suddenly gets deafeningly loud?
THE ROOMMATE ARRANGEMENT
by Jae
narrated by Lori Prince
Comedian Steph hopes to finally get her big break in LA. But to afford the rent, she needs a roommate. Enter Rae, a former cop guarding her wounded soul behind a tough exterior. At first, they clash horribly, but bit by bit, Steph breaks through the walls Rae has built around her. Falling in love is no laughing matter in this opposites-attract lesbian romance with a bit of fake relationship.
CRY OF THE HEART
by Ana McKenzie
narrated by Isabelle Gordon
When Colette Remington sees the black horse, she realizes it looks just like the one she dreamed of as a child – a dream that helped her through so many hard times. When she lands a job looking after the horse, it is like it was meant to be, and she thinks that bringing the rescue animal back to health might be as healing for her as it is for the horse.
What she doesn’t count on is Josie Tearney, owner of the horse, and the most startling, intriguing woman Colette has ever met. The attraction, it turns out, is mutual, but the last thing Colette thinks she deserves is a relationship with someone who’s grounded, competent, and whole – all the things Colette isn’t.
Josie, who runs her own business making witchy teas and essential oils, is as planted on the land where she lives as is her garden – which makes her strong, centered, stable – and lonely. All her friends have moved to the city, and she’s not at all sure that Colette won’t leave as abruptly as she arrived. Josie lost her mother when she was young – and she won’t take the risk of being abandoned again.
But healing can happen when you least expect it, and the heart knows how to lead the way.
HURT
by Lila Bruce
narrated by Hope Newhouse
When it comes to matters of the heart, Nicole Landers has made some wrong choices. But now, Nicole, one of the top real estate agents in Chattanooga, thinks she’s finally made the right one in Jamie Tate. Despite a serious Johnny Cash obsession and a tendency to shy away from long-term commitment, Jamie seems to be the perfect choice. Jamie is kind, loving, and especially nice to Nicole’s elderly grandmother. Now all Nicole has to do is convince the attractive police detective that it’s time to take things to the next level.
Jamie is crazy in love with Nicole and ready to move their relationship forward. Jamie decides it’s finally time to sell her home and move in together – something that Nicole has been talking about doing for months. Knowing that Nicole believes her to be commitment-shy, Jamie thinks it might be fun to surprise her with the move.
However, things take on an ironic twist when an old friend Jamie hasn’t seen in years comes by to look at the house, setting into motion a series of events that leaves more than just Nicole and Jamie’s relationship in jeopardy.
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