Casanova's Echo

By Ali Vali

Will the echo of Casanova open two romance nonbelievers to the possibility of love?

Rowan Whitney believed love was like the romance novels she read growing up, until her engagement party exploded in very public heartbreak. With New York gossiping about the scandal, Rowan and her sister escape to Venice for the summer.

Dante Morosini grew up in one of the most romantic cities in the world, but even though she’s a professor teaching romance, she isn’t a believer. The women in her life are temporary. So the last thing she needs is her new, extremely aggravating American neighbor stirring up feelings. Rowan Whitney has a talent for getting on her nerves, but their sisters Valentina and Wilhelmina are not having that problem.

Rowan and Dante don’t believe in love, but they’re about to discover the one thing neither of them saw coming—each other.

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Corporate Confessions

By Spencer Greene

In the superficial world of Hollywood glamour, tenacious journalist River Westwood’s path collides with Maxine Stone, the ice queen CEO of Stone Enterprises. Maxine is reluctantly paired with River as her biographer for a six-month project, sparking a battle of wills that ignites an unexpected burn of attraction. 

As they clash and spar, their animosity might not be animosity at all. Perhaps it is something deeper. Caught in the crossfire of their own making, River and Maxine are inexorably drawn to each other. Are image and ethics too dangerous to comprise or will the demands of the heart rule in the end?

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Between Two Hearts

By Kristin Keppler and Others

Between Two Hearts is a romance novella collection for readers who know that love doesn’t always come with clear answers. When you’re in a love triangle, choosing one heart means breaking another.

To Love Again by Kristin Keppler: After learning to live without her wife, Nicole is certain she’s closed the door on love. Then she meets Kira. Is there room in her heart for the possibility of loving again?

Kiss Cam Romance by Kel McCord: Meg thought she was committed to her girlfriend, Jordan, but distance has begun to erode her certainty. When a kiss cam moment with her former assistant goes viral, Meg is forced to confront her feelings, and her relationship.

Love Triangle by Jeanine Henning: Jack García Heath has built a steady life, balancing her remote career and a situationship with magnetic bartender Tiffany. But when captivating chef Cate moves in next door—and turns out to be Tiffany’s best friend—Jack is forced to choose between familiar chaos and a love that might finally feel like home.

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It's Not Really Over

By Sarah G. Levine

For the past three years, thirty-one-year-old Dina Graber’s life has been all work all the time. As the general manager of a new restaurant, there’s been little time for anything else. But when her best friend and executive chef Kay demands Dina finally take a break, she signs up for the Maiden Voyager Retreat, a five-day women’s wellness experience in the woods of Maine. Also attending? Lana Horowitz, her first girlfriend and the woman she hasn’t been able to get over.

Lana is used to pushing through. She spent her twenties in marketing for a holistic wellness company, until a chronic illness and burnout forced her to quit. Now, at thirty-two, all her energy goes into keeping her pottery business and her body running. When her old coworker invites her to attend a retreat at her new wellness center, Lana jumps at the chance for some relaxation. But she didn’t bargain for the intensity of the programming, or for her roommate to be her ex-first love.

Throughout the retreat, Dina and Lana are forced to face some hard truths about their lives. The deepest truth? Their love story might not really be over.

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Late Bloomer

By Lisa Moreau

Morgan Wellington has built a life of wealth, a globe-trotting luxury lifestyle, and a successful career. Her life is upended when her emotionally distant father dies, leaving her a cryptic last wish letter to help restore the Healing Hearts Sanctuary. Morgan has never heard of the place and she’s certain it has nothing to do with the man she thought she knew.

Trading her five-star lifestyle for the crumbling sanctuary, Morgan meets the fiercely devoted owner, Allie Bennett, who is determined to revive the retreat, especially the legendary rose garden. Corporate polish clashes with rustic passion and ignites sparks neither woman expects.

As they work side-by-side, a secret tied to Morgan’s father comes to light, binding their pasts together. Then a devastating threat puts the sanctuary’s future at risk, and Morgan must choose between the life she’s always known and the one she’s only just begun to imagine.

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Murder on the Back Roads

By Karis Walsh

Librarian Willa McCourt has made peace with her predictable life, bringing books and conversation to the outlying communities near Washington’s coast. Until rookie State Patrol officer Steph Douglas crashes into her life, bringing with her a missing person case that pulls Willa off her quiet coastal route and into danger.

Steph Douglas’s plan is to prove herself, earn a better posting, and always move forward. But when a local man vanishes, a routine search quickly spirals into a potential homicide. With few leads and a community full of secrets, Steph reluctantly accepts Willa’s help, and her bookmobile becomes a base of operations.

As clues twist and turn and the case edges toward murder, Willa and Steph are drawn together by an undeniable attraction they don’t expect or know how to handle. On roads where everyone is hiding something, trusting each other could be the most dangerous risk of all.

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Two Truths and a Crime

By Carsen Taite

Former prosecutor Raleigh Drake walked away from the courtroom when justice failed her, leaving her with a lingering bitterness and an unshakable resolve to seek justice on her own terms. Now a true crime investigator and host of the hit podcast, <i>Two Truths and a Crime</i>, Raleigh’s latest case brings her to a small Texas town to uncover the truth behind Lily Collins’s tragic death. But as she gets closer to the victim’s aunt, Quinn, Raleigh is caught between her growing feelings and the chilling suspicion that Quinn knows more than she lets on.

Quinn Collins has spent years guarding her secrets. When Raleigh arrives, digging deep into Lily’s murder, Quinn fears that her hidden past will finally be exposed. Drawn to Raleigh’s intensity yet wary of her intentions, Quinn is forced to confront the guilty memories she’s long buried. As their attraction deepens and the investigation unravels, each woman must decide how much she’s willing to risk—and who she can trust.

In a town where silence conceals deadly mysteries, will Raleigh uncover the truth, or lose herself in Quinn's secrets?

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Under the Stars: An Age-Gap Romance

By Ursula Klein

Ellie Mack is supposed to be applying to doctoral programs in biology and pursuing the high-powered career in science her parents chose for her. Love isn’t on the schedule.

Then she meets Cade Williams.

Cue the instant attraction and automatic denial. Ellie isn’t dating a woman fifteen years older than her, with an ex-wife and a kid who comes first, no matter how hot she is.

When Ellie’s parents’ marriage implodes, Ellie’s life begins to unravel; she seeks solace in Cade’s arms. Over the course of the summer, long hikes, starlit nights, and a connection that feels safe and real are the perfect comfort she desperately needs.

But when summer ends and real life interrupts their romantic bubble, the gap in their ages and life stages may be too great. Family obligations and insecurities mount. Are Ellie and Cade just a summer fling, or truly written in the stars?

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Doctor's Orders

By Ronica Black

Dr. Willow Foster is in control. Her small-town medical clinic in Meadowbrook, Colorado, is thriving, her patients respect her, and the mountain trails offer the perfect escape when people get too close for comfort.

Poppy McCoy is unconventional. A naturopathic doctor with a free spirit, she only relies on herself and has returned to Meadowbrook to care for her grandmother and open a holistic clinic. But her first day ends with a near collision with the town’s stuck-up physician, and sparks fly... not the good kind.

Willow thinks Poppy’s remedies are reckless. Poppy thinks Willow’s closed mind is the real problem. But a troubled younger sister, a shared patient crisis, and one too many late-night house calls keep throwing them together. And the more time they spend together, the harder it is to ignore their growing attraction.

They’re opposites in every way. But love doesn’t always follow the doctor’s orders.

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For Love or Money

By Jesse J. Thoma

A Hot Hires Novella

Short-seller Frances “Frankie” Sender has always been good at picking winners, but her skills might make her the ultimate loser when a company she is researching frames her for a crime. Her only chance at staying alive is Dakota “Oz” Osborne, a woman with a million-dollar reason to toss her in jail. They’ll have to trust each other and avoid the easy cash out if they want the stock to rise on a chance at love.

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On Location

By Sara Radley

After rising movie star Avery Mitchell’s very public breakup and round of tabloid damage control, she escapes to New Hampshire to keep her head down. El Walsh’s life in the mountains is far removed from the spotlight. Avery is impossible to ignore and the last complication she needs. And yet, shared hikes turn into something more than friendship.

When Avery lands the lead in the film adaptation of a novel, the last person she expects to see at the table read is El, the anonymous author behind it all. Suddenly, they’re working together in an industry that thrives on image, control, and messaging. And Avery’s publicist pushes her toward a safer romance with her costar. Avery convinces herself it’s the right move. But when El risks everything to be honest about her feelings, Avery worries her feelings for El will cost her the career she’s spent her whole life building.

From the quiet New Hampshire mountains to the glare of Hollywood, <i>On Location</i> is an emotionally charged sapphic romance about choosing what matters most when the cameras stop rolling.

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The Last Good City

By Ashley Bartlett

In the last city left on Earth, humanity survives by one rule: Don’t be an asshole. In a future where natural water is toxic, the wilderness is dangerous, and humans have finally put aside their differences in order to thrive, apprentice philosopher Ellas Harding thinks that rule is aces.

Benevolence is their greatest achievement, and Wargames—a weeklong festival that parodies humanity’s violent past—is the culmination of that peace. There’s no better way to reject brutality than to drink and dance and weave flowers in your hair.

The fun is just getting started when Ellas witnesses a shocking act of real violence. Worse, Jones McCoy, her enigmatic new paramour, may have something to do with it. Wargames is a time to be frivolous and fall in love with a girl, not reckon with danger, but Ellas is going to do it all. She reluctantly digs for the truth, uncovering secrets that could shatter the city. As her peaceful world falls apart, Ellas will have to decide what it means to be good.

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Art of the Deal

By Morgan Adams

Perpetual player Stella Torres couldn’t care less about climbing the corporate ladder. Her priorities include providing for her grandmother, being a loyal friend, and meeting as many beautiful women as possible. So, when her law firm sends her on a trip to London to win over a new artist, Stella assumes this will just be another deal. That is until she meets the competition.

Gallery curator Leila Ahuja loves art, history, and everything about what she does. Leila can’t wait to prove herself with her upcoming exhibit featuring one of London’s most popular artists. Everything is going according to plan until an obnoxious New Yorker shows up at her gallery to steal her biggest client.

Tension and romantic chemistry mount as Leila and Stella are forced to work together at the artist’s request. Will one of them master the art of the deal, or will love prove an even bigger prize?

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Bones of Contention

By Karen F. Williams

Sydney Wade, aquatic landscape designer, is easygoing and easy on the eyes, but her true talent lies in mischief. Funny and fearless, she’s known for her elaborate pranks, much to the horror of her uptight business partner, Marcus, who’s still traumatized by the alien invasion stunt that left him unconscious. There’s only one thing that truly scares Sydney: funerals.

Elle Woodsworth is charming, stylish, and so relentlessly cheerful she could bring sunshine to a cemetery, which is fitting, because she runs one. Elle’s an undertaker with a heart of gold and a perky ponytail to match. She’d be perfect for Sydney if only she wasn’t death’s doorman.

When Marcus arranges a blind date, sparks fly, then quickly fizzle when Sydney learns Elle’s profession. Creeped out, Sydney ghosts her until a tragedy reunites them. Sydney—guilt-ridden—offers to renovate the Woodsworths’ crumbling garden fountain. She didn’t expect to find a skeleton inside. Or that the skeleton wouldn’t be entirely dead.

Now they must unravel a decades-old mystery, fend off a restless spirit, and figure out whether love can survive where the dead don’t stay buried, and the living dig deeper.

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Pretty Girl

By Taylor J. Brown

Quinn Lawton thought she had the perfect life: steady job, loving family, great boyfriend, and a proposal just around the corner. Instead, a breakup shatters everything she thought she wanted. But in the wreckage, Quinn meets a woman she can’t stop thinking about.

Whitley Birds is fierce in a fight and absolutely uninterested in forever. Between running a bar and caring for her ailing father figure, she doesn’t have time for love. Not that those she loves stay anyway.

Their undeniable chemistry turns into an attraction neither of them is prepared for. Quinn is finding her feet as a queer woman, but she’s ready to risk it all for a chance at real love. Too bad Whitley is already bracing for the inevitable heartbreak.

When loss and fear tear them apart, Quinn must prove she won’t walk away. But loving Whitley means convincing her that some people are worth staying for.

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Specifically, You

By Jeanine Henning

Taylor Thomas has her life under control. She’s a dedicated personal trainer, loves her clients, adores her nosy landlady Myrtle, and dotes shamelessly on her rescue cat, Chicken. She’s got zero room for chaos—until a luxury SUV almost turns her into a speed bump.

Behind the wheel? Her brand-new client.

Sam Fairchild doesn’t do distractions. Between running a high-profile creative agency, countering a manipulative ex-husband, and navigating family tension, she just wants a trainer to help her reclaim her health. She doesn’t want Taylor—the relentless, magnetic blonde who’s immune to Sam’s CEO voice. Yet sparks fly.

When Sam’s sister receives a life-changing diagnosis, boundaries blur and Taylor offers strength without asking for anything in return. As family drama, old wounds, and outside pressures mount, Sam and Taylor must decide—play it safe or risk their hearts.

Specifically, You is a steamy, heartfelt sapphic romance about healing, resilience, and finding home in each other.

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This Spells Forever

By Melissa Sky

She cast a love spell to summon her soulmate. The universe sent her worst enemy instead.

Nova Wilde is a TikTok influencer, dripping in glitter and bravado, posting viral videos and thirst traps for Gen Z witches. But off-camera, she’s longing for the one thing she can’t seem to conjure: someone who stays. On a whim, she performs a sex-magick ritual…and accidentally summons the one woman who knows exactly how to get under her skin.

Dr. Delphine Desrosiers is everything Nova can’t stand. Serious. Controlled. Annoyingly unreadable. She’s an ice-queen academic with impeccable mystical credentials and a long history of throwing shade at Nova.

Their heated rivalry is the tea of Witchtok. Their searing attraction is the bane of their existence. When the signs begin stacking up, the two have to consider the unthinkable: that the universe knows what it’s doing.

This Spells Forever is a witty and whimsical enemies-to-lovers romance about power, performance, and the terrifying possibility of being truly chosen.

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Two Women, Two Weddings

By Alaina Erdell

A Hot Hires Novella

Aarti Singh’s brilliance in cardiology hasn’t diminished her longing to be an event planner, even if familial expectations demand a career in medicine. Meanwhile, Jo Samuels’s love life has taken a back seat to her demanding chef career and her desire to keep her life simple. When Aarti hires Jo to cater a wedding, their attraction is undeniable, but how can they fall in love when they’re struggling to be true to themselves?

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