Innocence of the Maiden

By Ileandra Young

Enemies to Lovers Romance
People of Color
Workplace Romance
Police / Cops
Rivals
Good girls/Bad girls
Magic

“I’m a Willow Bark and you’re an Elm Stem, but we’re not enemies. We never have been. Our covens are just…different.”

Tina Marks once believed that being a witch would make life easy. But when one mixes mundane police work with a dash of witch politics and a pinch of forbidden love, the cauldron is sure to boil over sooner or later.

When her Willow Bark coven mentor goes missing, Tina struggles to keep the search as separate as possible from her work with the Angbec Police Force. Then a regular beat patrol exposes a witch of the opposing Elm Stem coven in damning, suspicious circumstances.

Tina is faced with a choice that could change the course of not only her entire future, but also those of her girlfriend Nikolette and two entire covens of young, vulnerable witches. But choose she must, and soon, because the world has no time for indecision, and the maiden’s innocence is inevitably destined to fade.

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Protection in Paradise

By Julia Underwood

Enemies to Lovers Romance
Workplace Romance
Police / Cops
Close Quarters
Friends & Community
Small Town Romances
California
Children / Families

With an imminent mayoral election, her vindictive ex a candidate, and an arsonist on the loose, Eve Maguire’s profession as chief of police in Paradise Pines is her sole focus. That consummate kiss with an anonymous stranger was just her stirring libido. After her unfaithful ex, she has no desire to repeat her mistakes with a gifted, chemistry-generating flirt.

Shaye Hayden is back after two decades to make peace with her painful past, and cops caused that pain. She can’t stand them. Her assigned office is next to the police chief’s. Worse, Eve Maguire is that enticing Lady Luck stranger she kissed. When Shaye witnesses another arson and needs full-time protection, the only practical solution is to move in with Eve.

They have nothing in common except good reasons for distrust…and a flawless kiss that was obviously a huge mistake plus undeniable, potentially catastrophic chemistry. How are they going to manage living together?

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Too Forward

By Krystina Rivers

Big City
Friends & Community
Celebrity
Las Vegas
Sports

What happens when falling in love means loving parts of ourselves that we do not believe are worthy?

Jane Gray arrives in Milwaukee with a lot to prove and low expectations for success after her former collegiate coach persuades her to sign a WNBA training camp contract. She doesn’t usually throw caution to the wind, but that’s exactly what happens her first night in town, and she lands in bed with a beautiful stranger.

Jane is shocked to discover she slept with Kinzie Lancaster, brand consultant for Jane’s new team—the Milwaukee Pitbulls. And she’s even more stunned when her career begins to heat up after an ACL injury stalled her bright future and years of bouncing around the league destroyed her confidence. When passion and pleasure turn to promises of forever, the love and success she has always dreamed of is suddenly within reach and she must put everything on the line to discover she deserves love.

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Worth Waiting For

By Kristin Keppler

Workplace Romance
Reunion Romance
Friends & Community
Small Town Romances
Second Chance at Love

For Peyton Reilly no strings means no heartache. She hasn’t had a relationship since Hanna Choi, her high school girlfriend, broke her heart almost a decade ago. But everything’s great. She has a job she loves, a loyal group of friends, and plenty of time for surfing. At least until Hanna unexpectedly accepts a job at the aquarium where Peyton works.

Their reunion is anything but joyous. Despite Hanna’s cold shoulder, Peyton can’t stop old and familiar feelings from pouring back. When Hanna slowly begins to open up, painful memories Peyton’s worked hard to forget remind her that getting too close could lead to another broken heart.

Peyton quickly learns that sometimes all your heart needs is a second chance, but are the scars of the past too deep to heal?

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