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When life throws the unexpected, sometimes the best thing to do is catch it. 

Addison and Kaiden arrive at a campground in Maine each with their own set of emotional baggage. Addison, fresh off a forced retirement, feels the weighty loss of identity and sense of purpose. Kaiden, trading life as a high-powered executive for something she can’t yet define, wants desperately to shed life in the spotlight. 

Neither woman wants connection. Yet, as they navigate their own troubled pasts and unknown futures, that’s exactly what they get. As old wounds surface, together they learn to find joy in places least expected and trust the unpredictable nature of this new season of life. 

Set against the rugged backdrop of the Maine coastline, Curveball is a story of finding love later in life, leaning into vulnerability and the renewed courage it takes to write a new story when the old one no longer fits. It’s a celebration of second chances, redefining family, and an intimacy born from slowing down long enough to hear your own heart.

Ellie Knox is country music’s rising star. She’s topping charts, winning awards, and selling out stadiums. The only thing missing is a love life that actually feels like hers. Her manager insists authenticity can wait; the brand comes first, including a parade of fake boyfriends to keep rumors quiet.

Her latest stand-in, smug heartthrob Tom Watson, seems like just another dude, until “he” confesses the truth. Tom is really Jane, a talented musician forced to masquerade as a man to get ahead in the industry.

Thrilled to have a queer confidante, Ellie keeps Jane close. But while the boy might be fake, Ellie's feelings become real. As their connection deepens, Ellie must choose: protect the dream career she’s built on illusion, or risk everything for a love that refuses to stay hidden.

With thirty-five on the horizon and still single, Hope Mason is abandoning her beloved New York City to try her luck in bright, shiny Los Angeles. One problem. This New Yorker is terrified of driving, an essential skill for Californians. She hires instructor Val Caceres to teach her how to drive off into the sunset, but Val could be the one thing she doesn’t want to leave behind.

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?

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.

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.

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?

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.

Dr. Madeline Bishop has built her life with surgical precision, from her successful dental clinic to the daughter, Zoe, she raised mostly alone. She did everything right, and yet somewhere along the way, she stopped having fun. With her birthday looming, Maddie can’t ignore the truth anymore: She’s lonely and hasn’t let herself want anything, or anyone, in years.

Then a so-so-hot encounter with a younger woman brings Maddie back to life in a stunning kaleidoscope of color.

Evan Dawson doesn’t do complicated relationships. She pours her energy into helping others through her therapy practice as well as Hope and Harvest, where she helps feed the people who need it most. Romance will just have to wait. That's why exchanging numbers with a gorgeous older woman was a lapse in judgment. Falling into intense, flirtatious texting with her? Even worse.

What starts as fun quickly turns into a romance neither of them planned, and both of them desperately need. But when Zoe's career aspirations and awkward crush come between them, their love story may not survive the collision with real life.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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?

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.