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Raylene's bookshelf: all en-US Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:43:45 -0700 60 Raylene's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Throttled (Dirty Air, #1) 206023355 Maya Alatorre is the sister of my teammate…and my new obsession.
Keeping my distance during the Formula 1 season should be easy, except I always find ways to see her.
Press tours. Pre-race rituals. Sponsor events and black-tie galas.
The more time we spend together, the stronger my desire grows.
Sneaking around with her is one thing, but wanting more?
Never going to happen.
She might be a distraction dressed like a daydream, but no woman is worth risking the championship title over.
Or so I thought.

Maya
Noah Slade is Formula 1 royalty and my brother’s biggest rival.
When I’m invited to join my sibling while he competes for the World
Championship, I promise to avoid Noah at all costs.
Twenty-one races. Two drivers who hate each other. And one forbidden attraction I can’t ignore.
Developing feelings for Noah wasn’t part of my plan.
But then again, neither was anyone finding out.
Turns out the man I was warned about happens to be the one I can’t stay away from.
Even if he breaks my heart once the season comes to an end.]]> 378 Lauren Asher 1734258705 Raylene 0 3.69 2020 Throttled (Dirty Air, #1)

author: Lauren Asher
name: Raylene
average rating: 3.69
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]]> Can't Get Enough 218372451 “Kennedy Ryan pours her whole soul into everything she writes, and it makes for books that are heart-searing, sensual, and life affirming.”―EMILY HENRY, #1 New York Times bestselling author Hendrix Barry lives a fabulous life. She has phenomenal friends, a loving family, and a thriving business that places her in the entertainment industry's rarefied air. Your vision board? S��’s probably living it.

S��’s a woman with goals, dreams, ambitions—always striving upward.��And in the midst of everything, she's facing her toughest challenge caring for an aging parent.

Who has time for romance? From her experience, there's a low ROI on relationships. She hasn't met the man who can��keep up with her anyway. Until...him.

Tech mogul Maverick Bell is a dilemma wrapped in an exquisitely tailored suit and knee-melting charm. From their first charged glance at the summer's hottest party, Hendrix feels like s��’s met her match. Only he can’t be. Mav may be the first to make her feel this seen and desired and appreciated, but ��’s the last one she can have. Forbidden fruit is the juiciest, and this man is off limits if she plans to stay the course s��’s set for herself.

But when Maverick gives chase—pursuing her, spoiling her,��understanding��her—is it time to let herself have something more?

A deeply moving and personal novel about sacrifice, self-reliance, and finding true happiness from “one of the finest romance writers of our age.�� Entertainment Weekly]]> 448 Kennedy Ryan 1538706857 Raylene 0 to-read 4.36 2025 Can't Get Enough

author: Kennedy Ryan
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]]> The Rocker's Muse 218063335 From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE novel��

No one but me knew why I was actually in the California desert that day.
Nestled deep within the desolate, rocky area was a recording studio.
When a door suddenly opened, a man mistook me for someone he was supposed to be interviewing for a job.
The next thing I knew, I was whisked inside.
The position? An assistant on the upcoming tour for one of America’s most famous rock bands.
Pretty exciting opportunity for a twenty-two-year-old, just out of college.
Not surprisingly, I bombed the interview.
When I ended up mistakenly walking into the men’s room on my way out, I struck up a conversation with a stranger—not realizing it was the lead singer, Tristan Daltrey.
He seemed to like the fact that I had no idea who he was, that I saw him as a normal person.
That night, I got a call offering me the job.
So began my complicated story with Tristan.
Millions of women loved him.
Yet for some reason, after the shows, he only wanted to hang out with me.
Late-night talks. Casual dinners in his hotel room.
I wasn’t supposed to be fraternizing with the band’s frontman.
Despite our fifteen-year age difference, Tristan and I had a connection.
But I had a secret.
One that would eventually lead to my leaving the tour.
And one that would lead Tristan and the band straight to the small town where I came from.]]> 330 Penelope Ward 1959827715 Raylene 0 currently-reading 4.38 2024 The Rocker's Muse

author: Penelope Ward
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]]> The Drummer's Heart 217140051 That was the one rule my bandmates followed, because they knew how much it messed me up to think about her, especially on tour.
My ex, Nicole.
The one who got away and the woman who still owned every piece of my heart.
After our divorce, I threw myself into the rock scene, trying to forget my heartbreak.
Three years after we split, a phone call from Nicole changed everything.
She told me her grandmother wasn’t doing well.
Mimi was still family to me, and she apparently had one wish before dying: to spend time with us—Nicole and me.
With Mimi’s caretaker away on vacation, it would be the ideal time for us to move in with her for a couple of weeks.
Of course, I couldn’t refuse.
But there was a catch.
Nicole apparently never told her that we’d gotten a divorce.
She hadn’t believed Mimi could handle it, because her grandmother loved me so much.
So, not only would I have to see Nicole again, but I’d be pretending to still be her husband.
Two weeks in a tiny house in a small town with the woman who broke my heart. Or was it me who broke hers?
It was complicated.
And it was about to be a heck of a lot more complicated sharing one bed in the guest room with a woman who wasn’t mine anymore.]]> 318 Penelope Ward 1959827774 Raylene 0 4.08 The Drummer's Heart

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]]> <![CDATA[Until You (The Redemption, #1)]]> 71641873
Crew Madden needs to find a place to recover.
For his twin girls.
For himself.
From the woman who left them without a backward glance.

Recovering from a traumatic event, a summer in the small town of Redemption Falls was the perfect solution for him. For his family. The only drawback? The rental cottage at the end of the drive.

But then he met its tenant.

The quiet, guarded, sexy-as-sin woman who took Crew’s breath away.
---
Tennyson West moved to Redemption Falls to hide.
From her previous world of abundance.
From the woman she used to be.
For a chance to start over . . . and be free.

S��’s settled into her new life on the outskirts of a small town, content with her solitude. Her peaceful life.

And then she met her new landlord.

Crew Madden—and his sweet daughters—entered her life with a bang. She learned how to laugh again, to love again, something she never thought would be possible.

It was only meant to be a summer fling, but as demons from their past knocked on the door, their relationship was tested. Was their love strong enough to keep them together or would danger drive them apart for good?]]> 340 K. Bromberg 1942832605 Raylene 0 4.25 Until You (The Redemption, #1)

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]]> The Crush 57150540 He was six years older and always treated me like the sister he never had.
Fast forward a decade.
We were all in our twenties now. Jace had moved in with my brother, Nathan, and me to help us make ends meet after our parents died.
It was just the three of us--an odd family dynamic.
Living under our roof, Jace was as bossy and protective as ever.
But he certainly didn't look at me like a sister anymore. That was what made things so complicated.
I was pretty much hot and bothered twenty-four-seven.
And he was torn.
The signs were subtle, at first. Like on movie night, I'd casually rest my leg against his, and he wouldn't exactly shift away.
Still, I assumed he would never...go there.
Nathan would kill us.
The knowledge of that wasn't enough to stop the inevitable, though.
Eventually our slow burn exploded.
But more than the physical attraction, we'd developed a strong connection.
We just couldn't get caught, right?
That sounded simple.
Until it wasn't.
This is a story of forbidden love, broken trust, and an unexpected second chance.]]> 341 Penelope Ward 1951045459 Raylene 0 currently-reading 4.09 2021 The Crush

author: Penelope Ward
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]]> <![CDATA[A Beautiful Lie (Playing with Fire, #1)]]> 57568090
She settled for the safer choice, but her heart knew the truth.

They love, they crave, they lie.

Garrett McCarthy, Annabelle Parker, and Milo Roberts were as close as friends could get. They shared in each other's joy during graduations, promotions, and engagements. They consoled one another through heartache and loss.

When one of the friend's life is tragically cut short, it's up to the two left behind to pick up the pieces and find out the truth - no matter the cost. As they slowly start to uncover the nature of his deception, and the very powerful people behind it, they begin to question everyone and everything, even themselves.

Everyone has secrets - some do it for love while others do it for power. Those secrets can change perceptions, alter reality and sometimes destroy lives.

What do you do when you find out your whole life has been a lie?]]> 389 T.E. Sivec Raylene 0 currently-reading 3.91 2013 A Beautiful Lie (Playing with Fire, #1)

author: T.E. Sivec
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average rating: 3.91
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]]> Until You (Fall Away, #2) 209282123
Have you ever been so angry that hitting things felt good? Or so numb that you actually felt high? The past few years have been like that for me. Traveling between fury and indifference with no stops in between.

Some people hate me for it, while others are scared of me. But none of them can hurt me, because I don't care about anything or anyone.

Except Tatum.

I love her so much that I hate her. We used to be friends, but I found out that I couldn't trust her or anyone else.

So I hurt her. I pushed her away.

But I still need her. The sight of her centers me, and I can pool all of my anger into her. Engaging her, challenging her, bullying her...they are my food, my air, and the last part of me that feels anything human.

But she left. She went to France for a year, and came back a different girl.

Now, when I push, she pushes back.]]> 384 Penelope Douglas 0451477111 Raylene 0 to-read 3.79 2013 Until You (Fall Away, #2)

author: Penelope Douglas
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]]> Lucky Shot 223439654
Our first meeting? He stood me up.
Our second chance encounter? I told him exactly what I thought of him.
Our third? It came with a bet (he lost) and an understanding that we’re stuck with one another.

It doesn’t matter that ��’s Alexander Hardy—British soccer star extraordinaire, world-famous in every way, and a certified sex symbol. We come from two different worlds and live in two different realities. But all we need is one month.

The bet: Help him rehab his reputation to the media and the masses, and in exchange, he’ll help my soccer academy and the underprivileged kids who idolize him.

That doesn’t mean I have to like him. Not his delicious accent, his sexy smirk or those storm cloud gray eyes. Not his incredibly fit body or his sinfully dirty mouth. Not even the way he shows up day after day for the kids or the way he looks at me like he wants to devour me.

He looks at time spent in my world as a penance, while I look at it as a way to leverage his star power to help my academy survive.

But as the days turn to weeks, it seems we’re not as different as I once thought. The man who cares about no one, has fixed his sights on me. With his time at my academy up and his obligations back home calling, do we have a lucky shot of working out?]]> 400 K. Bromberg Raylene 0 currently-reading 4.21

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]]> Sweet Regret 120550375 From New York Times Bestselling author, K. Bromberg comes a second chance, rockstar romance that will stick with you long after you've turned the last page . . .

Vince Jennings has had two loves in his life. Music and Bristol Matthews.

His guitar skills catapult him to stardom with the most popular rock band on earth.

But it takes walking away from Bristol��his first love—to make this happen.

Despite the groupies, the success, the fun, life under the bright glare of fame and fortune isn’t enough.

Deep, dark pain threatens to derail all ��’s worked for, until fate brings her back into his life.

***

Bristol Matthews has found and lost love earlier in life than most, but she is determined to keep moving forward and not look backwards.

Even though she is reminded of him every day.

Now, her long-held dream of becoming a lawyer is finally within her grasp. Until her boss assigns her a new client. The famous rock star Vince Jennings.

A man who can never know her truth.

A man who can see through her as if he still knows her.

The man who still loves her.

Something is different when their paths cross this time. Both are holding tightly to secrets that threaten to tear them apart. Isn’t that always how their story has gone?

Will this time around be different or no matter how true their love, is it just not meant to be?]]> 288 K. Bromberg 194283263X Raylene 0 4.17 2023 Sweet Regret

author: K. Bromberg
name: Raylene
average rating: 4.17
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]]> Only You (Adair Family, #5) 60894522 Once upon a time, Monroe Sinclair was Brodan Adair’s best friend, but now ��’s a stranger and one of Hollywood’s leading men��

It took Monroe Sinclair eighteen years to return home to Ardnoch after a fateful night that devastated her friendship with Brodan Adair. She fled her unrequited love for him, as well as her difficult family life, and tried not to look behind her. Only a daughter’s guilt could lure her back to the Highlands and the assumption that Brodan Adair rarely ever sets foot in their hometown. She can handle seeing the rest of the Adairs so long as she can avoid her ex-best friend and the only man s��’s ever loved.

Nothing is more important to Brodan than family, and only his demons have the power to keep him from them. For years, acting was something he was lucky enough to be good at, yet it wasn’t his priority—Ardnoch and his siblings were. But when a ghost from his past returned out of the blue, Brodan tried to outrun its haunting, taking him further and further from home. When exhaustion finally forces him back to the family fold, the last thing he wants is to encounter another ghost. But that’s exactly what Monroe Sinclair has been to him.

When a promise to his nephew obliges Brodan to work with Monroe, it forces them to face their past. The explosive connection that has always existed between them resurrects truths long buried. Yet, just when they might be on the brink of a second chance, the ghost from Brodan’s past finally catches up to him and threatens not just their happiness, but their very lives.]]> 416 Samantha Young Raylene 0 4.21 2023 Only You (Adair Family, #5)

author: Samantha Young
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average rating: 4.21
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]]> <![CDATA[Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy, #1)]]> 199332489
The demon didn't just want my body. He wanted my soul.

My reputation among magicians is unblemished. Killer, they call me; killing is what I’m best at. One wrong move and you’re dead. Except her . The one I was supposed to take, the one I should have killed. The cult that once controlled me wants her, but I’m not about to lose my new toy to them.

I’ve always believed in the supernatural. Hunting for ghosts is my passion, but summoning a demon was never part of the plan. Monsters are roaming the woods, and something ancient—something evil—is waking up . . . and calling my name. I don’t know who I can trust, or how deep this darkness goes. All I know is my one shot at survival is the demon stalking me, and he doesn’t just want my body—he wants my soul.]]> 496 Harley Laroux 1496752899 Raylene 0 to-read 4.22 2021 Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy, #1)

author: Harley Laroux
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]]> Be With Me (Adair Family #4) 60712363 It was the friends-with-benefits proposition he never saw coming��

While Arran Adair might have followed the call of wanderlust in his younger years, it isn’t the reason he stayed away from Ardnoch. Home now, desperate to put the sins of his past behind him, and rebuild his life in the Scottish Highlands, Arran could never have predicted Eredine Willows. The Ardnoch Estate Pilates instructor is a complicated mystery and one Arran can’t help but want to solve.

Eredine has spent the last eight years hiding in Scotland and building walls between her and the people she cares about. Arran is the first Adair who doesn’t treat her as if s��’s fragile and demands a genuine friendship. Yet, the attraction sizzling between them is undeniable. So when she realizes she trusts him, Eredine surprises them both by offering Arran one night of no-strings passion.

Arran knows one night will inevitably lead to a desire for more and ��’s willing to stay by Eredine’s side for as long as it takes to convince her there’s something real between them. However, just when Arran thinks they might build a future together, Eredine’s past returns to stalk her. And Arran won’t just have to battle her demons to keep them together. He’ll need to battle his own.]]> 337 Samantha Young Raylene 0 currently-reading 4.17 2022 Be With Me (Adair Family #4)

author: Samantha Young
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]]> Always You (Adair Family #3) 58664643
Mac Galbraith remembers clearly the night Arro became everything to him, no longer just his best friend and boss’s younger sister. However, having made many mistakes over the years, there is one mistake Mac is determined not to make: to believe that he is worthy of Arrochar Adair. Allowing them to grow closer during his daughter, Robyn’s, return has proven his undoing. And when Arro forces the subject of their relationship, his response pushes her away. He just never meant for it to destroy them completely.

Devastated by Mac’s final rejection, Arro is determined to move on without him in her life, though he seems intent on staying put. And when the Adair family face a new threat, one that may have ties to Mac’s past, Arro can’t seem to be rid of the man. In fact, Mac will do anything to protect her.

But with so much hurt between them, will Arro let Mac close enough to guard her from their enemy�� before it’s too late?]]> 369 Samantha Young Raylene 0 4.17 2022 Always You (Adair Family #3)

author: Samantha Young
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average rating: 4.17
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]]> <![CDATA[There with You (Adair Family, #2)]]> 57691449
Determined to make amends for her mistakes, Regan plans to repair her relationship with Robyn by staying close. And when an offer of help comes from Thane Adair, Regan gratefully accepts.

Widower, Thane, needs a new nanny housekeeper for his two young children and when they bond with Regan Penhaligon, he offers her the job. But as the weeks pass and the complex American reveals who she really is, Thane struggles with his growing attraction to her.

Regan never expected to feel so intensely for Thane, but she can’t deny her passion for him or her love for his children. When someone from Thane’s past threatens his family, Regan wants to be his pillar of support. However, his continued inability to trust her might just destroy their chance at future happiness�� and the person who drove Regan to Ardnoch might snuff out her chance for any future at all.]]> 462 Samantha Young Raylene 0 currently-reading 4.24 2021 There with You (Adair Family, #2)

author: Samantha Young
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]]> <![CDATA[Here With Me (Adair Family, #1)]]> 56336433
After narrowly escaping death, police officer Robyn Penhaligon leaves behind her life in Boston in search of some answers. Starting with Mac Galbraith, the Scottish father who abandoned her to pursue his career in private security. To re-connect with Mac, Robyn will finally meet a man s��’s long resented. Lachlan Adair. Hostility instantly brews between Robyn and Lachlan. She thinks the head of the Adair family is high-handed and self-important. And finding closure with Mac is proving more difficult than she ever imagined. Robyn would sooner leave Ardnoch, but when she discovers Mac is embroiled in a threat against the Adairs and the exclusive members of the estate, she finds s��’s not yet ready to give up on her father.

Determined to ensure Mac’s safety, Robyn investigates the disturbing crimes at Ardnoch, forcing her and Lachlan to spend time together. Soon it becomes clear a searing attraction exists beneath their animosity, and temptation leads them down a perilous path.
While they discover they are connected by something far more addictive than passion, Lachlan cannot let go of his grip on a painful past: a past that will destroy his future �� if the insidious presence of an enemy lurking in the shadows of Ardnoch doesn’t do the job first.]]> 528 Samantha Young Raylene 0 4.14 2021 Here With Me (Adair Family, #1)

author: Samantha Young
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average rating: 4.14
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]]> <![CDATA[Forever the Highlands (The Highlands #6)]]> 208552078
Fyfe Moray raised himself. His only real family is his best friend, Lewis Adair. For that reason, Lewis’s sister Eilidh is totally off-limits. Fyfe is in deep denial about their intense attraction. Thankfully, Eilidh is a famous actor living in London while he runs his cyber security company from the Highlands. They’re worlds apart. Until one day, Eilidh reaches out asking for a lifeline and Fyfe can’t bring himself to turn her away.

Acting isn’t what Eilidh Adair expected. As a kid, she wanted to be just like her famous uncles. But the double-edged sword of fame cuts deeper than expected. Afraid to admit s��’s made a mistake, Eilidh is spiraling. The only person who knows the truth is Fyfe, but her childhood crush has developed into a love he won’t return. Yet when she comes home intent on starting over, Fyfe can’t seem to stay away. His confused feelings might just be the end of them. Until a woman from Fyfe’s past abandons the baby daughter he never knew he had.

Now a single father, Fyfe needs support. He just never expected Eilidh to be the one he needed most. Fyfe can’t believe how quickly he falls for his child and how rapidly his world view changes. He’s ready to admit the truth: ��’s madly in love with his best friend’s sister. And Fyfe’s done wasting time.

But someone else believes Eilidh belongs to them. Someone who has been watching her far longer than she realizes. Just when she thinks she might have everything she wants, Eilidh finds herself caught in the crosshairs of a person intent on destroying everything she holds dear.]]> 382 Samantha Young Raylene 0 4.28 2024 Forever the Highlands (The Highlands #6)

Forever the Highlands (The Highlands #6)

author: Samantha Young
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average rating: 4.28
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]]> <![CDATA[Northern Twilight (The Highlands #5)]]> 199023195 S��’s the girl he left behind. He’s the boy she tried to forget. But after seven years apart, one passionately reckless night will tie them together forever ��

As teenagers, Callie Ironside and Lewis Adair were inseparable. So much so, Lewis still can’t work out where it all went horribly wrong, or why ��’s spent the last seven years in London away from the love of his life.

Callie knows exactly where it all went wrong and while she tried to move on—learning pastry techniques in Paris and dating French men—returning home to Ardnoch to work in her mother’s bakery only reminds her of the future she lost with Lewis.

But when a visit to London brings them unexpectedly together, the passion, pain and animosity between them leads to a one-night stand. For Lewis, it’s the beginning of winning Callie and his life in Ardnoch back. For Callie, it’s a mistake that’s shaken up the devastating heartbreak she fought hard to forget. However, Lewis is determined to fight for her, and proves it when their night together results in more than just unresolved feelings.

As they come to grips with impending parenthood and the mistakes they’ve both made, Callie and Lewis will not only have to decide to fight for a love that has endured so many years apart, but a mysterious adversary who seems intent on destroying the future they’re building together.]]> 354 Samantha Young Raylene 0 4.23 2024 Northern Twilight (The Highlands #5)

author: Samantha Young
name: Raylene
average rating: 4.23
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]]> <![CDATA[Skies Over Caledonia (The Highlands, #4)]]> 175256709 He’s a down-to-earth highland farmer. S��’s the rebellious daughter of Hollywood royalty. They might seem like they’re from different worlds, but that won’t stop them from engaging in a marriage of convenience��

It’s been five years since Jared McCulloch’s grandfather Collum passed away and he inherited his farm in the Scottish Highlands. After his grandad saved him from his past life, Jared is determined to honor Collum’s legacy. But not only has a series of bad luck put him in danger of losing the farm, his estranged father is disputing the will. In a desperate situation, Jared realizes he’ll do just about anything to save the land.
Even marrying Allegra Howard, a woman ��’s avoided at all costs.
A woman who tempts him beyond reason.

There’s only one place that makes Allegra Howard feel safe; one place that feeds her artist’s soul. Allegra wants to settle down in Scotland and expand her business. But there’s a hitch: immigration intends to return her to US soil.
Panicked, Allegra finds the one person just as desperate as she is. The same person s��’s lusted after for years. In exchange for marrying her, she’ll invest financially in Jared McCulloch’s farm.

However, living together only forces them to acknowledge their searing mutual attraction. And with it comes an undeniable emotional connection Jared’s not sure ��’s ready for.
Yet, blurring the lines of their arrangement is the least of his concerns when someone begins terrorizing the farm.
Allegra and Jared came together to save what matters most and now that might just be each other. And unless they can figure out which of their pasts has returned to torment them, they could lose their chance at a real future together...]]> 342 Samantha Young Raylene 0 4.36 2024 Skies Over Caledonia (The Highlands, #4)

Skies Over Caledonia (The Highlands, #4)

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]]> <![CDATA[Through the Glen (The Highlands, #3)]]> 126725825
Theo Cavendish is the second son of a British viscount, and ��’s spent years running from the aristocratic world he grew up in. Betrayal and loss taught him lessons ��’s not quick to forget. As an award-winning screenwriter and creator, Theo prefers to throw himself into the world of film and television. He moves from one project to another, never really letting anyone truly know him.

As a housekeeper at the exclusive Ardnoch Estate, shy Sarah McCulloch feels invisible most days. No one really knows her, and they definitely don’t know s��’s a bestselling crime writer. She dreams of seeing her series on screen and believes only one person can develop it for television. On the day she quits the estate for good, she shares her secret with club member, Theo, and asks him to consider her books.

Sarah never expected him to say yes or to show up on her doorstep ready to write with her. Or that weeks spent locked up in her cottage would lead them to form an intense but undeniable connection. A bond that Theo is not sure ��’s ready to accept, even though he can’t bear to be without her.

However, when they finally venture out of their bubble, Theo finds he’ll have to battle more than his own demons to protect Sarah from hurt. For he has another fan, one intent on bringing the darkest elements of his most famous script to life. And unless he can figure out this real-life antagonist’s next move, Theo could be in danger of losing Sarah forever.]]> 319 Samantha Young Raylene 0 4.28 2024 Through the Glen (The Highlands, #3)

author: Samantha Young
name: Raylene
average rating: 4.28
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]]> <![CDATA[Among the Heather (The Highlands, #2)]]> 81330213 He’s a disgraced actor. S��’s the daughter of Hollywood royalty. Both are hiding in the Scottish Highlands, but despite their antagonistic attraction, they can’t seem to hide from each other��

North Hunter has worked hard to step out of the shadows of his orphaned upbringing into the limelight of Hollywood. He never imagined a dark moment from his childhood returning to destroy everything he’d built. Devastated, he finds comfort in the isolation of an exclusive members-only club in the Scottish Highlands, even if the club comes with a prickly estate manager who sets his blood on fire.

As the eldest daughter of a Hollywood legend, Aria Howard has learned the hard way that people will use her to get to her father. When her last relationship ended badly, Aria fled to Scotland. Running Ardnoch Estate provides distance from a life that has never fit comfortably. But when defamed Scottish actor North Hunter disrupts her sanctuary, Aria is on the defense. The cocky actor is the last thing she needs, and despite their searing attraction, Aria is determined to dislike him.

But one night of drunken forced proximity with North leads Aria to share insecurities seeded by her horrible ex. When North offers to prove her ex wrong by taking Aria to his bed for a no-strings distraction, they begin an affair neither expected. However, their fiery liaison leads to a deep emotional connection that unsettles them both, and North will have to break down more than Aria’s trust issues if they’re ever to have a future together. He’ll need to protect her from a past that just doesn’t want to stay buried�� or lose something far more essential to his existence than his career.]]> 346 Samantha Young Raylene 0 4.17 2023 Among the Heather (The Highlands, #2)

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]]> <![CDATA[Beyond the Thistles (The Highlands #1)]]> 61898315
Sloane never imagined she’d get pregnant at sixteen. Or that a decade later she’d escape from California with her daughter, Callie, to start over in the Scottish Highlands. Hidden and safe from Callie’s dangerous father, Sloane is satisfied with their new lives. Her daughter is happy. Sloane has a stable job, a quaint cottage, a passion for baking that might just be turning into a business, and a huge crush on brooding security guard Walker Ironside. Unfortunately, the grumpy Scot seems immune to Sloane’s charm, but she can’t help but try to seduce him with cupcakes and baked treats whenever the opportunity arises.

However, when someone arrives in Ardnoch intent on destroying Sloane’s life, Walker is the first to step forward to protect her and Callie. Even if it means giving into temptation and awakening his own demons. Because in doing so, Walker faces failing not only to shield Sloane from her past, but to safeguard her against his own.]]> 384 Samantha Young Raylene 0 currently-reading 4.14 2023 Beyond the Thistles (The Highlands #1)

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]]> Older 209745049 Before he discovered my age, he uncovered my heart.

Bruised and abused, and victim to a loveless household, I shimmered with new life the moment he found me drowning my sorrows in a lake beneath the stars.

A chance encounter. An unspoken connection.

I was smitten; he was curious.

But, as everyone knew, fate could be decidedly cruel.

He called me Halley, like the comet.

I called him Reed.

And my best friend?

Well…she called him Dad.

Older is a forbidden, slow-burn, age-gap romance standalone, ending in an HEA.]]> 436 Jennifer Hartmann Raylene 0 currently-reading 4.06 2024 Older

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]]> <![CDATA[Come to Me Quietly (Closer to You, #1)]]> 19048357 From the acclaimed bestselling author of Lost to You and When We Collide comes a New Adult novel of one woman’s obsession: a man who’s as passionate as he is elusive—and as tempting as he is trouble��

Aleena Moore is haunted by Jared Holt. It’s been six years since s��’s seen her brother’s best friend, the self-destructive bad boy she secretly loved in high school. As the years pass, she knows it’s time to move on. Time to decide between a practical nursing degree and her true dream as an artist. Time to get over Jared and give another guy a chance��

Just when she opens her heart to her friend, Gabe, Aly returns home to find Jared sleeping on her couch. The teenage boy she loved has grown into a man she can’t resist. Covered in tattoos and lost in rage, ��’s begging to be saved from his demons—the memories of the day he destroyed his family. As the two reconnect, their passion is hot enough to torch Aly’s judgment. But can she risk her future for a man who lives on the edge of destruction?]]> 385 A.L. Jackson 069814404X Raylene 0 currently-reading 4.19 2014 Come to Me Quietly (Closer to You, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Hold on to Hope (Fight for Me #4)]]> 48588509 A best friends-to-lovers, stand-alone romance from New York Times Bestselling Author, A.L. Jackson . . .

Evan Bryant wasn't your typical hero.
But he was mine.
Broken by the worlds' standards, he was still the strongest boy I would ever know.
My best friend. The boy I'd given everything to. My heart, my body, and the promise of forever.
The day I'd needed him most, he walked away.
He left me shattered and questioning the love I'd thought we'd shared.

Three years later, I wasn't prepared for him to return to Gingham Lakes.
It wouldn't have mattered if he wasn't the most beautiful man I'd ever seen.
My fingers still would have ached to caress his skin.
My body still would have begged to get lost in his touch.
And my heart . . . it would have always sung his name.
But time changes things. With it, secrets that could ruin everything.
Can we find a way to love again, or have the fears of our past stolen the hope of our forever . . .]]> 381 A.L. Jackson 1946420387 Raylene 0 4.18 2019 Hold on to Hope (Fight for Me #4)

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]]> <![CDATA[Lead Me Home (Fight for Me, #3)]]> 40044512 A friends-to-lovers second-chance romance...

Fourteen years ago, my life changed forever.

My sister disappeared. That day I was selfish. That day I chose myself over her. And that day, I lost everything.

Including Nikki Walters.

She's the girl I've loved my whole life. She's gorgeous. Caring. Every single thing I've ever wanted but denied myself. She was my sister's best friend, and I destroyed any chance of keeping her.

When her safety is threatened, I have a second chance to do the right thing. But as soon as she moves in, I want her in all the wrong ways.

All it takes is a brush of her hand, and I'm losing all control.

The fire between us is only burning hotter.

But neither of us saw what was coming.

And it just might be Nikki Walters who destroys me in the end.

The highly anticipated sexy, suspenseful stand-alone second-chance romance from NYT Bestselling Author, A.L. Jackson.]]> 396 A.L. Jackson 194642014X Raylene 0 4.42 2018 Lead Me Home (Fight for Me, #3)

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]]> Someone Knows 220161384 An English professor’s deadly past comes back to haunt her in this chilling and sexy thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Vi Keeland.

As a college English professor, Elizabeth looks forward to the start of each new semester teaching her creative writing seminar. At least until she reads chapter one of The Reckoning, a tale about a high school senior who has an affair with her teacher. To anyone else it would be the beginning of a great page-turner, but to Elizabeth it is the beginning of the end.

She knows this story. It’s all familiar because she lived it. The girl in the story was her best friend Jocelyn, and Elizabeth knows exactly how the story will end—with the professor dead. Because she was the one who killed him.

Someone knows what Elizabeth did twenty years ago and her secret is about to be exposed, but who is the mystery student submitting the chapters? In an effort to find out, Elizabeth returns to her Louisiana hometown where it soon becomes clear that no matter how many years have gone by, she can’t escape her past.]]> 288 Vi Keeland 1668047497 Raylene 0 to-read 4.25 2025 Someone Knows

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]]> <![CDATA[A Witch in Wolf Wood: The Complete Series (A Witch in Wolf Wood, #1-5)]]> 144702523 Bookish introvert Morgen Keller never thought she would have a midlife crisis. That was before her husband divorced her, her boss let her go, and her grandmother died.

Forty wasn’t supposed to look like this.

When Morgen inherits Grandma’s old farmhouse in the small town of Bellrock, Washington, it could be a chance for a fresh start.

There are just a few problems��

A fearsome werewolf has claimed the property for himself, Grandma didn’t die of natural causes, and, oh, she was a witch.

Embroiled in a mystery, and heir to powers she knew nothing about, Morgen must turn to the only person who might be able to help: the werewolf who threatened to rip her throat out for trespassing.

This isn’t the fresh start on life that Morgen had in mind.]]> 1319 Lindsay Buroker Raylene 0 to-read 4.56 2023 A Witch in Wolf Wood: The Complete Series (A Witch in Wolf Wood, #1-5)

A Witch in Wolf Wood: The Complete Series (A Witch in Wolf Wood, #1-5)

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]]> <![CDATA[Jesus Doesn't Care About Your Messy House: He Cares About Your Heart]]> 216052895 The phrase “cleanliness is next to godliness�� isn’t found in the Bible. Your house can never be good enough to please God—not because you can’t scrub it or declutter hard enough, but because that is never what He was looking for in the first place. Join Dana K. White, author of��Decluttering at the Speed of Life, as she works through removing the shame associated with having a messy home and reveling in the grace and love of our Savior.

This book is for you, if no matter how competent you feel in other parts of your life, you still feel overwhelmed and defeated by your messy home. While it’s true that keeping a clean and organized living space can contribute to a sense of peace and well-being, it should never be equated with your worth, moral standing, or what Jesus thinks about you.��

Dana K. White, trusted by millions for her no-holds-barred cleaning confessions and practical decluttering method wants

remove any shame or identity crisis associated with disorganizationhelp you understand God's love and purposeful design for you that is much bigger than any mess in your house.��Sharing relatable stories, biblical teaching, and practical life application, Dana will help you find a sense of freedom, acceptance, and a deeper understanding of God's love and purpose for you and your house.]]> 240 Dana K. White 1400344379 Raylene 0 to-read 4.50 Jesus Doesn't Care About Your Messy House: He Cares About Your Heart

Jesus Doesn't Care About Your Messy House: He Cares About Your Heart

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]]> From Nowhere (Wildfire, #2) 216840885 From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Jewel E. Ann comes the exciting second novel in the Wildfire series, an emotional romance that burns up the page as it tugs at the heart.

When Maren Bernabe stops by the office to update some paperwork, s��’s not looking for love. Then sparks fly during an awkward meet-cute with a stranger in the bathroom, and suddenly anything seems possible.

A seasoned air tanker pilot, Maren battles fires across the rugged Montana wilderness. With firefighters for roommates, s��’s no stranger to tough guys—or tough situations. Ozzy Laster is the helpful stranger she meets, one of Cielo Aviation’s newest aircraft mechanics who’s faced his fair share of hardship too. Two years ago, his wife and father died in a car crash. Now Ozzy and daughter Lola shun cars in favor of bikes.

Maren and Ozzy fall hard, but guilt forces them to hide their relationship from Ozzy’s disapproving in-laws. And Lola. They all want to protect her from more heartbreak. But when tragedy strikes again, Lola’s reaction will surprise them all. And Ozzy could get a second chance at love after all��
]]> 345 Jewel E. Ann 1662523653 Raylene 0 to-read 4.35 2025 From Nowhere (Wildfire, #2)

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]]> Some Other Time 211102993 A hopeful, funny, and untraditional love story about second chances, the ripple effects of love, and the myriad ways in which the simplest lives have the power to change the world.

The next step in Ellie Baker’s divorce. She and her husband, Jonah, are heading to Florida to break it to the family. No great drama to share. After twenty years of marriage, they’ve just fallen out of love. Simple.

Not to their college-age daughter, Maggie, who is devastated. Or to Ellie’s father, Frank, who grows as cold as a retiree can get in Orlando. As for Ellie’s mother, Bunny: no, no, no. She doesn’t want to hear it. After a dreadful weekend, Ellie and Jonah return home to New Jersey with hearts and minds still set on a split. Until the extraordinary morning Ellie wakes up to an alternate version of the present day—one in which she, and a passing stranger named Jonah, never married.

Over the span of an inexplicable week, Ellie sees how her world—and the world of everyone she loves—unfolded through a different course in time. And this time could change everything all over again.]]> 297 Angela Brown 166251638X Raylene 0 to-read 3.54 2025 Some Other Time

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]]> Last Resort (S.I.N., #1) 213263150 Him being the man wearing the perfectly tailored suit who oozed an intoxicating mixture of wealth, rebellion, and sex appeal.

One night.
No strings.
No names.
Great sex.

Still riding the high from last night, I walk in to meet my new client, and ��’s wearing that same dangerous smirk that reeled me in hours ago.

Yes, I’m consulting for Callahan Sharpe. And yes, ��’s that Callahan Sharpe.

Billionaire heir apparent who abides by no rules, bucks convention, and is determined to complete one final project to honor his late father’s legacy before walking away from the family business for good. Luckily and unluckily for me, I’ve been tasked to go to the Virgin Islands to help accomplish his goal. Callahan has no problem breaking his company’s no fraternization rule, but not me. There’s too much at stake.

What could possibly go wrong when you’re forced to work��and live—side by side with a man you can’t resist?

Are you ready to fall for the Sharpe brothers in K. Bromberg's sexy, contemporary, billionaire romance series? These books can all be read as standalones, but can be enjoyed as a series as well . . .

Last Resort (Book #1)
On One Condition (Book #2)
Final Proposal (Book #3)
]]> 352 K. Bromberg 1649377819 Raylene 0 to-read 4.06 2022 Last Resort (S.I.N., #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Save Your Breath (Kings of the Ice, #4)]]> 227726501 That was the headline we'd wanted. If only I’d known the cost to get it.

Aleksander Suter has been my best friend since high school—and the only man who’s ever been able to truly get under my skin. With his reputation for trouble and a smirk that could melt ice, ��’s also the NHL’s favorite bad boy.

When my publicist’s plan to fix my image collides with his need to clean up his own, we find ourselves in a fake engagement that feels too real from the start.

Now, I’m releasing my new album, putting on a show for the paparazzi I usually try to dodge, and falling too fast for a man who never falls for anyone. Every stolen glance, every heated touch blurs the lines between us until I’m wondering where the lies end and the truth begins.

And when a hurricane traps us together in his high-rise condo, all my carefully built walls collapse, and resisting the pull between us becomes a losing game.

Suddenly, the stakes are higher than just headlines, and the risks feel more personal than ever.

But as our past resurfaces and old feelings reignite, I realize the biggest risk isn’t losing my career—it’s losing my heart to the one person I thought would never be mine.]]> 440 Kandi Steiner Raylene 0 to-read 4.11 Save Your Breath (Kings of the Ice, #4)

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]]> <![CDATA[Kiss Her Goodbye (Frankie Elkin, #4)]]> 222139807 #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner returns with the 4th installment in her bestselling Frankie Elkin series, in which Frankie is called to Tucson, Arizona, to find a missing Afghan refugee, whose friend suspects she is in grave danger, before it is too late.

A young mother haunted by war, determined to make a fresh start. But sometimes, the sins of the past aren't so easy to escape.

Recent Afghan refugee Sabera Ahmadi was last seen exiting her place of work three weeks ago. The local police have yet to open a case, while her older, domineering husband seems unconcerned. Sabera's closest friend, however, is convinced Sabera would never willingly leave her three‑year old daughter. At her insistence, missing persons expert Frankie Elkin agrees to take up the search through the broiling streets of Tucson. Just in time for a video of the young mother to surface—showing her walking away from the scene of a brutal double murder.

Frankie quickly realizes there's much more to the Ahmadi family than meets the eye. The father Isaad is a brilliant mathematician, Sabera a gifted linguist, and their little girl Zahra—she has an uncanny ability to remember anything she sees. Which given everything that has happened during the girl's short life, may be a terrible curse. When Isaad also disappears under mysterious circumstances and an attempt is made on Zahra's life, Frankie realizes she must quickly crack the code of this family's horrific past.

Someone is coming for the Ahmadis. And violence is clearly an option. When everything is on the line, how far would you go to protect the ones you love?

Frankie is about to find out.]]> 416 Lisa Gardner 1538765101 Raylene 0 to-read 4.32 2025 Kiss Her Goodbye (Frankie Elkin, #4)

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]]> <![CDATA[If You Love Me (Toronto Terror, #4)]]> 222081655 Two nights with her ruined me for all other women, but I never got the chance to make her mine.

I’m the pinnacle of control. I protect the net, my team, and my daughter.
It’s my final season and I can’t afford any distractions.
Except our new assistant coach just walked in.
And I would know her face anywhere.
S��’s the one I dream about.

That weekend, I was just a man—not the legend, the dad, the mentor.
I didn’t care that I was a decade older.
For the first time in my life, I was ready to risk everything if it meant having her.
Until I woke up to an empty bed and no note.
Three years of wishing I knew how to find her, now s��’s my new boss.

I can be patient.
But for her—I want to break all the rules.]]> 408 Helena Hunting 1989185967 Raylene 0 to-read 4.14 2025 If You Love Me (Toronto Terror, #4)

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]]> <![CDATA[The Red Letter (The Orphanage by the Lake, #2)]]> 221206053
A DEAD BODY. A MYSTERIOUS RED LETTER.

Hazel has everything she wants.

Business is booming at her boutique private investigation firm. She's dating the man of her dreams. Even her perpetually skeptical mother seems impressed. Then the NYPD finds a beloved neighborhood priest dead along with a mysterious red letter.

Hazel investigates the murder as a favor to an old friend and discovers that the priest wasn't the only recent murder victim to receive a red letter...and one victim has ties to a psychopath from a past life that Hazel thought she had buried. One by one, the red letters continue to appear, and with every letter, another killing, each more mysterious than the last.

As Hazel closes in on the killer, the killer closes in on her, and Hazel begins to question everything she thought she knew about herself and the people around her. Even worse, Hazel discovers that the only way to find the truth is to open one more...]]> 352 Daniel G. Miller 1464246394 Raylene 0 to-read 4.39 The Red Letter (The Orphanage by the Lake, #2)

The Red Letter (The Orphanage by the Lake, #2)

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]]> <![CDATA[Pucking Around (Jacksonville Rays Hockey, #1)]]> 222894045
My name is Rachel Price, and two months ago I walked away from The Perfect Man—sweet, funny, and so sexy he should be illegal. We shared one magical night. No names. No strings. I never thought I’d see him again. I was wrong.

As it turns out, Mr. Perfect is the playboy grinder for the Jacksonville Rays, the NHL’s hottest new hockey team . . . and thanks to the ten-month fellowship I just landed, I’m his new physical therapist. Imagine my anticipation as those familiar muscled legs walk towards me, the way my pulse races as he reaches out to . . . shake my hand. The jerk doesn’t even recognize me!

This is going to be the longest ten months of my life. Because now Mr. Perfect Mistake is determined to use his every seductive trick to win me back. Meanwhile, I also have to contend with his best friend the surly team equipment manager, and an exasperatingly stubborn, superstitious goalie who’s convinced I’m his good luck charm.

This is my chance to prove myself, and I’m not risking it for anything. But between one unexpected night, and one secret revealed, these men are ready to test all my limits. Still, I can’t fall for a player—let alone three. Or can I?]]> 640 Emily Rath 149675879X Raylene 0 to-read 3.96 2023 Pucking Around (Jacksonville Rays Hockey, #1)

Pucking Around (Jacksonville Rays Hockey, #1)

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]]> The Tenant 221733722 There’s no place like home��

Blake Porter is riding high, until he's not. Fired abruptly from his job as a VP of marketing and unable to make the mortgage payments on the new brownstone that he shares with his fiancee, he's desperate to make ends meet.

Enter Whitney. Beautiful, charming, down-to-earth, and looking for a room to rent. She's exactly what Blake's looking for. Or is she?

Because something isn't quite right. The neighbors start treating Blake differently. The smell of decay permeates his home, no matter how hard he scrubs. Strange noises jar him awake in the middle of the night. And soon Blake fears someone knows his darkest secrets...

Danger lives right at home, and by the time Blake realizes it, it'll be far too late. The trap is already set.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden knocks at your door with a gripping story of revenge, privilege, and secrets turned sour��]]> 368 Freida McFadden 1464227314 Raylene 0 to-read 4.44 2025 The Tenant

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]]> <![CDATA[Follow Me Back (Fight for Me, #2)]]> 38339578 The next seductive, unforgettable stand-alone romance in the FIGHT FOR ME series from NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author A.L. Jackson...

Kale Bryant. Arrogant. Gorgeous. Commanding.
This ER doctor is married to his job.
His only vice is one-night stands and short-lived flings.
He learned a long time ago loving someone isn’t worth the risk.

Harley Hope Masterson.
Beautiful. Brave. Sweet.
The owner of a small coffee shop knows what it’s like to struggle.
Embroiled in a bitter divorce, s��’s threatened with losing everything.

When Kale accepts a new position down the street from Hope’s shop, he begins to question every wall ��’s built around his heart.
He wants her in a way he hasn’t wanted anyone.
One touch is fire.
One kiss, and ��’s spinning out of control.
But taking her won’t come without consequences.

Hope is in for the fight of her life.
One neither of them saw coming.
Now Kale must decide if loving her is worth risking it all.

She will fight with everything she has.
But sometimes even hope needs a hero...]]> 409 A.L. Jackson 1946420093 Raylene 0 4.41 2018 Follow Me Back (Fight for Me, #2)

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]]> <![CDATA[Show Me the Way (Fight for Me, #1)]]> 36340370
The owner of the largest construction company in Gingham Lakes has been burned one too many times. His wife leaving him to raise their daughter was the last blow this single dad could take. The only woman he’ll let into his heart is his little girl.

Rynna Dayne. As vulnerable as she is tempting.

She ran from Gingham Lakes when she was seventeen. She swore to herself she would never return. Then her grandmother passed away and left her the deed to the diner that she once loved.

When Rex meets his new neighbor, he knows ��’s in trouble.

S��’s gorgeous and sweet and everything he can’t trust.

Until she becomes the one thing he can’t resist.

One kiss sends them tumbling toward ecstasy.

But in a town this size, pasts are bound to collide. Caught in a web of lies, betrayal, and disloyalty, Rex must make a choice.

Will he hide behind his walls or will he take the chance . . .
]]> 358 A.L. Jackson 1946420034 Raylene 0 4.29 2017 Show Me the Way (Fight for Me, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Beneath the Stars (Falling Stars, #4)]]> 53085498 From NYT and USA Today bestselling author A.L. Jackson comes a friends-to-lovers romance about an unattainable rockstar and his best friend’s younger sister��

Maggie Fitzgerald is the last girl I should think about taking to my bed.

On the cusp of turning 21, she has her whole life waiting out ahead of her. Sexy AF while still radiating an innocence that I know better than to taint.
And here I am, itching to reach out and touch a girl who is so forbidden that just thinking about her feels like committing a mortal sin.
Thing is, I love playing with fire.

Rhys Manning is everything I shouldn’t want.

Country-rock’s newest superstar.
Fun. Wild. Ready to show the world a good time.
He’s so off-limits it isn’t even funny.
So out of reach he might as well be a poster tacked on my wall.
Too bad every time he looks at me, my heart races out of control.

Now, I’m stuck living with him for the entire summer��

We’re only supposed to be friends. Still, I should have known it was a terrible idea when I started sneaking into his room. Especially when it’s clear ��’s keeping secrets.
Secrets that might destroy us both.
One touch, and I want more.
One kiss, and I’m spiraling out of control.
I know it’s reckless to start dancing in the flames.
But in exchange for getting to spend one night with this brooding bad boy? I might be willing to get burned…]]> 475 A.L. Jackson 1946420530 Raylene 0 4.26 2021 Beneath the Stars (Falling Stars, #4)

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]]> <![CDATA[Falling into You (Falling Stars #3)]]> 55379528 Gifted. Charismatic. Hot as sin.
Lend your ear, and he’ll steal your heart.
Nah, you can’t have his considering he left it in his hometown years ago.

He knows better than going back. But it’s his younger sister’s wedding, and there’s no way he can say no to that.

He should have known she would be there, invading his senses and making him thirst and hunger for what he wants most.

Violet Marin hates him for what ��’s done. He left her emptyhanded with their wreckage strewn all around. S��’s picked up the pieces and is living her life the best way that she can.

But their connection is fierce.
Their attraction unending.
It only takes one glance for their worlds to collide.
One touch to set them on fire.

But she doesn’t know the dark secrets he keeps. If he had understood the true price of fame, he would have known he’d sold his soul and this debt is something he cannot repay.

Letting her go is impossible, but will loving her cost it all?

A sensuous, captivating contemporary stand-alone romance in the Falling Stars series from NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author, A.L. Jackson . . .]]> 455 A.L. Jackson 1946420492 Raylene 0 4.41 2020 Falling into You (Falling Stars #3)

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]]> <![CDATA[Catch Me When I Fall (Falling Stars #2)]]> 53602172 A close proximity, enemies-to-lovers romance from NYT and USA Today bestselling author A.L. JacksonRoyce Reilly found me at my lowest, drowning myself in a bottle of tequila.Not my best day.I’d never expected to spend the night with a gorgeous, tattooed stranger. When he suddenly walks out and leaves me high and dry, I know it’s best I never see him again.

But I have little choice when I find out ��’s the Mylton Records A & R exec going on tour with us.He’s determined to sign our band.It’s the exact opposite of what I want.

Now that dark intensity and seductive manipulation are set on me.I refuse to cave to it.

I knew Emily Ramsey was Carolina George’s lead singer when I took her back to the hotel that night.I never should have touched her.Falling for her will only ruin my carefully laid plans.There’s too much at stake.

The problem is, our chemistry is instant.Combustible.Something neither of us can resist.Before I know it, s��’s under my skin. A perfect, seductive itch.

Only she doesn't know who I really am or what I’m really after.And this betrayal might cost us both everything…]]> 375 A.L. Jackson 194642045X Raylene 0 4.38 2020 Catch Me When I Fall (Falling Stars #2)

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]]> <![CDATA[Kiss the Stars (Falling Stars, #1)]]> 52152258 An up-and-coming drummer with a sordid past.
Their paths never should have crossed.

But when a senseless crime rocks Mia West’s entire world, she agrees to spend the summer hiding out at her rock-star brother’s mansion in Savannah until the storm blows over.
What she never expected was the gorgeous, brooding drummer living in the guest house.
His darkness a lure.
His gaze a trap.
She knows better than to go after what will hurt her most.

Leif Godwin has two focuses in his life: his band, Carolina George, and seeking retribution for what was stolen from him.
Mia was never supposed to be a part of the equation.
Her eyes an appeal.
Her body a temptation.
Touching her is nothing but a sin.
But will loving her destroy them all . . .]]> 392 A.L. Jackson 1946420441 Raylene 0 4.25 2020 Kiss the Stars (Falling Stars, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Pieces of Us (Confessions of the Heart, #3)]]> 58515623 All my affection, and all my dreams.
What I needed to remember was he’d stolen my good judgment and my virginity, too.
When he broke up with me, I ran across the country and swore I’d never return to Broadshire Rim.
But here I am, thirteen years later.

Maxon is all grown up.
Sexier than sin and more tempting than ever.
A detective on the Charleston force, he lives on the outside of safety, devoted to protecting the people of his city.
But with the way ��’s looking at me now? I’m pretty sure what needs protecting is my heart.

Can we mend the pieces of us? Or will he leave my heart shattered forever . . .]]> 368 A.L. Jackson 1946420298 Raylene 0 4.32 2019 Pieces of Us (Confessions of the Heart, #3)

Pieces of Us (Confessions of the Heart, #3)

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]]> <![CDATA[All of Me (Confessions of the Heart, #2)]]> 58515629 I call myself tenacious.
One of the most powerful attorneys in Charleston, I don’t let anyone or anything stand in my way.
Until a chance encounter changes everything.

One glance.
One touch.
One night.
It only leaves me wanting more.

But Grace is off limits.
Most people would even say forbidden.

Everyone knows an attorney can’t sleep with his client.
Too bad I already did.
And even with the threat of losing everything, I don’t know if I can stop myself from having her again...]]> 435 A.L. Jackson 1946420255 Raylene 0 4.59 2018 All of Me (Confessions of the Heart, #2)

All of Me (Confessions of the Heart, #2)

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]]> <![CDATA[More of You (Confessions of the Heart, #1)]]> 205931493 My daddy warned me never to fall for a boy like Jace Jacobs . . .
The second I saw him walk through the door, I knew he was trouble.
A gorgeous rebel with a bad attitude and a huge chip on his shoulder.

My heart warned me. I didn’t listen.
I fell hard and fast.
He promised we’d be together forever, and then left me with a broken heart.

Now, ten years later, Jace Jacobs is standing at my door.
Sexier than ��’s ever been.
Provocative and commanding.
Successful and powerful.
The man I always knew he would become.
But I promised myself I’d never lose my heart to him again.

Even time couldn’t dim our chemistry. One glance of his intense eyes, and I become weak. One brush of his hand, and he brings me to my knees.

Little do I know, Jace holds the key to everything I’ve lost and everything that threatens my future.
Now he will either save me, or he will break me all over again . . .]]> A.L. Jackson 1946420204 Raylene 0 4.28 2018 More of You (Confessions of the Heart, #1)

More of You (Confessions of the Heart, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[A Phoenix Christmas (Out for Justice)]]> 56066248 It's a dog gone Christmas!

The plan was to gather at Noah and Mac’s place for a holiday celebration, but when the couple’s nine-year-old Labrador Retriever goes missing, the men and women of Phoenix descend on the city of Alameda. The neighbors and local cops get involved in a search that stretches from the streets of downtown to the rocky beaches. The unit swears they will find the pooch, but when hours pass with nothing, Noah fears the worst.

This MM short Christmas romp is filled with badass alpha men searching for a beloved K-9, and heaven help anyone who gets in their way. In typical Reese Knightley style, A Phoenix Christmas is a fast paced, multi POV, action packed short story with guns, bad guys, a standoff, and a tiny little explosion. What else would you expect from An Out for Justice Holiday?

*This book includes all the characters from the Out for Justice series, so while it’s not necessary, reading the series is helpful.]]> 52 Reese Knightley Raylene 0 4.32 2020 A Phoenix Christmas (Out for Justice)

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]]> <![CDATA[Bulletproof (Out for Justice, #5)]]> 52680626
- A chance encounter left an impression and Wolfgang Brandt was hooked. When Caleb turns eighteen in two months, Wolf is going to be at that birthday party come hell or high water. He doesn’t care if he has to fly across the world to be there. But then things go south and Wolf is left reeling when Caleb goes missing. He will do everything in his power to bring him home. The world isn’t big enough to contain his rage.

- Caleb Robertson wants Wolf, an older man, a sexy warrior. Is it any wonder ��’s drawn to the soldier since ��’s been around military men his whole life? Not to mention, ��’s going to enlist or join the police academy when he turns eighteen. He just hasn’t decided which one. But all that will need to wait when someone snatches him off the streets and he has to find a way to get back home.

-One man’s will to survive and one man’s devotion to find him come together in this next explosive story when Phoenix and the military might of Infinity team up. Will it be enough to stop a psychopath?

Trigger warnings: Violence, human and sex trafficking.

*Bulletproof is not a standalone novel. To get the full enjoyment out of the story and characters, reading from book one is strongly recommended.

**Out for Justice, Code of Honor, and Cobalt Security series are loosely connected.]]> 262 Reese Knightley Raylene 0 4.44 2020 Bulletproof (Out for Justice, #5)

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]]> Texting Dr. Stalker 223409923 From New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, comes a green-flag stalker standalone romance

Now a #1 bestseller in Medical Romance!

I have a stalker.
A masked man who watches me from the shadows. A guardian who says ��’s there to protect me—to help me heal from almost dying at the hands of another man.
He says ��’s willing to do anything to help me move on. That I needn’t be afraid of him.
I agree to keep him my secret and share how much I’m truly struggling.
In return, he guards me. Even if it means guarding me from himself.

I’ve known her my entire life.
S��’s the girl next door who I share a childhood betrothal with thanks to our two grandmothers wishing to turn their lifelong friendship into family.
I’m also the doctor who tended to her in the ER after her ex tried to kill her. I want to help her in any way I can, but I also know she’ll never accept my help because I’m the reason he tried to kill her in the first place.
But I can’t stand by and see her suffer, so…I come up with a plan.
A highly illegal plan that ends with me breaking laws, rules, and my own heart...

Doctor/girl next door, childhood friends to lovers, green-flag stalker, hidden identity, lots of texts, masked protector, would do anything to keep her safe, standalone, he has a motorcycle, he does things to her in the dark...]]> 420 Pepper Winters Raylene 0 4.08 Texting Dr. Stalker

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]]> Stand (Bleeding Stars, #6) 35181374
I’m Zee Kennedy.
Quiet. Reserved. Predictable.
When my brother died, everyone thought I was just the good guy who stepped up to take his place in the band.

No one knew what I was hiding. The one thing I’ve been fighting for.

For six years, I’ve never lost focus.

Not until one chance encounter with Alexis Kensington.

Now s��’s become my greatest temptation.
I knew better than to touch her, but now that I’ve had a taste, I can’t get enough.
Her kiss becomes my air. Her body my salvation.

She needed a savior and somehow she became mine.

Taking her was a betrayal. But keeping her means risking everything.
One look at Alexis Kensington, and I know s��’s worth the fight.
Will my past continue to keep me down or will I finally find the strength to pull myself up and Stand��
]]> 433 A.L. Jackson 1938404998 Raylene 0 4.40 2017 Stand (Bleeding Stars, #6)

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]]> Stay (Bleeding Stars #5) 33982780 From NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author A.L. Jackson comes the next sexy, gripping Bleeding Stars Stand-Alone Novel��

I’m Ash Evans.
The life of the party.
Hot. Rich. Charismatic.
A tattooed rock star with the world at my feet.
I burn through women faster than the strike of a match.

I’ve embraced my lifestyle and live it to the fullest.
Until the day my lifestyle caught up to me.

Willow Langston found me at my lowest.
Literally.
Facedown in a puddle of my own blood.

I owe her my life and I have three months to repay that debt.
What I never should have done was touch her. Kiss her. Take her to my bed.

Love wasn’t supposed to be a part of the equation.
I gave up that nasty complication a long damned time ago.
Now I want her more than my next breath.
But she doesn’t know what I know.

Do I leave to protect her? Or can I face my demons and ask her to Stay?]]> 345 A.L. Jackson 1938404971 Raylene 0 4.50 2017 Stay (Bleeding Stars #5)

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]]> Wait (Bleeding Stars, #4) 31580151
She is his strength and he is her weakness. And this time he won’t let her go.

Edie Evans is gorgeous.
Sexy.
Kind.
S��’s also the definition of off-limits.
But that didn't stop me from sneaking into her room to comfort her at night.

But guys like me? We destroy everything, so it should have been no surprise when I destroyed us, too.
The night I sent her running, I thought I’d never see her again.
Until I saw her standing like a vision in the crowd.

Austin Stone is dangerous.
Alluring.
Tempting.
He broke my heart and I refused to give him the chance to do it again.

It’s been years since I’ve seen him, and now I can’t do anything but stare at the gorgeous, tattooed man playing onstage. I should run. I know I should. But like a fool, I run straight back to him.

Our desire is overpowering.
Our need unrelenting.

She is my hope.
He is my weakness.
We should have known a passion this intense would burn us right into the ground.]]> 362 A.L. Jackson 1938404890 Raylene 0 4.24 2016 Wait (Bleeding Stars, #4)

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]]> <![CDATA[Where Lightning Strikes (Bleeding Stars, #3)]]> 35894855 408 A.L. Jackson 1938404947 Raylene 0 4.49 2016

Where Lightning Strikes (Bleeding Stars, #3)

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]]> <![CDATA[Drowning to Breathe (Bleeding Stars, #2)]]> 35894687
Sebastian Stone, Sunder front man and guitarist with a rap sheet about ten miles long, escaped to Savannah, Georgia, to get away from the trouble he’d caused.

Not find more of it.

The moment he saw Shea Bentley, he saw beneath all her sweet and innocence to something that went deeper.

Darker.

Their relationship was built on secrets; their love built on lies.

Sebastian never imagined how deep her secrets went.

When the past and present collide, Sebastian and Shea find themselves fighting for a future neither believed they deserved. Their passion is consuming and their need unending.

Now, holding the truth in his hands, Sebastian is faced with sacrificing everything ��’s come to love to protect Shea and his family.

Two pasts intertwined.

Two lives bound.

Will their demons drown them or will Shea and Sebastian finally learn to breathe?

Drowning to Breathe is Book 2 in Sebastian and Shea's two-part duet. Their story begins in A Stone in the Sea.]]> 377 A.L. Jackson 1938404904 Raylene 0 4.32 2015 Drowning to Breathe (Bleeding Stars, #2)

Drowning to Breathe (Bleeding Stars, #2)

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]]> <![CDATA[A Stone in the Sea (Bleeding Stars, #1)]]> 24997533 He wanted nothing at all��

Until he found she had everything to give��

Sunder lead singer and guitarist Sebastian Stone has everything—fans, fame, and fortune. He also has a heart full of bitterness and a reputation for a short-fused temper. But an outward reputation rarely reveals the true man inside. Facing assault charges after trying to protect his younger brother, Sebastian is sent to Savannah, Georgia to lie low until the dust settles in L.A.

Shea Bentley is beautiful, kind, and hiding from the very lifestyle Sebastian has always embraced.

When the mysterious, tattooed stranger begins hanging out at the bar where she works, Shea is quick to recognize he is nothing but trouble, but she's helpless to the way her body lights up every time his intense gray eyes tangle with hers.

They both soon find themselves drowning in a sea of desire and passion that won’t let them up for air.

Sebastian knows firsthand secrets never die, and ��’s not the only one who’s hiding them.

Loving someone always comes with a price. But will it be Shea’s past that costs them everything?]]> 383 A.L. Jackson 1938404874 Raylene 0 4.22 2015 A Stone in the Sea (Bleeding Stars, #1)

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]]> Jilted 217388009 Bramble's first never-before-published title from #1 New York Times bestseller Vi Keeland is Jilted, a slow-burn, swooning romance where 27 Dresses meets The Hating Game.

Weddings. I spend every working minute thinking and talking and writing about weddings, when the very concept makes me want to scream. After my fiancé abandoned me at the altar last year, my dream job at Bride magazine has turned reoccurring nightmare.

To add insult to injury, I’ve been conscripted into the bridal party of some bridezilla just because she knows the owners�� son. So of course I spend all afternoon bickering with one of the groomsmen and all evening making out with him.

Things only get better when I learn that of course ��’s the owner’s son and I’ll have to spend the rest of the season working with him at every single wedding I cover this year.

Can the jilted bride and the man who is afraid of love find a way to heal each other?

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.]]> 272 Vi Keeland 1250359856 Raylene 0 to-read 4.21 2025 Jilted

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]]> Damaged (Erebus Assassins #3) 222881637 Could they even be together when they were forever one step away from death?

-Rogue
Wrath wants him and Rogue knows it.
But ��’s not good enough for Wrath—a man who is liked by everyone.
And Wrath has roots. And him? He’s a drifter now that ��’s free.
Plus, he struggles with his past and the things ��’s done.
So as far as Rogue is concerned, ��’s going to hell for them.
And there is no way he is pulling Wrath down with him.

-Wrath
He couldn’t pinpoint what it was about Rogue that kept him coming back.
But one thing was for certain, he was not going to quit Rogue.
The big, quiet, and intense assassin with the storm-colored eyes holds his heart.
Only Rogue thinks ��’s too damaged to give them a try.
Wrath aims to change that—if Rogue will let him.
But honestly?
He is getting tired of being the only one who wants to give them a try.

🔥Assassin / Assassin
🔥Unrequited love
🔥Dark Secrets
🔥Emotional scars
]]> 203 Reese Knightley Raylene 0 4.42 Damaged (Erebus Assassins #3)

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]]> Agony (Erebus Assassins #2) 210274488 A man can be stronger than the pain of his past.

Justice ��
They were damned good together.
Until he royally screwed up and lost Fisher for good.
And regrets don’t do shit for him now.
He’d do anything to make it right, but he couldn’t break through the hate.
One thing was clear though, he’d give anything to have Fisher in his arms again.
Only Fisher won’t forgive him.

Fisher ��
He’d messed up getting involved with Justice.
That much he was sure of, if not much else.
Now all he can do is weave and bob until shit starts surfacing.
Then Fisher wants retribution.
But Justice can’t be reached.
And that pisses him off... Justice doesn’t get to be mad.]]> 294 Reese Knightley Raylene 0 4.38 2024 Agony (Erebus Assassins #2)

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]]> Broken (Erebus Assassins #1) 207644642 He craved him liked he'd never craved anyone before.
-Ice
They'd kissed. And spent a brief and wild time together.
He fell.
But Echo disappeared on him.
And now the chase was on.
He was going to find Echo, catch him, and make him his.
Even if it killed him.
-Echo
He should have never screwed the blue-eyed blond...
But he had.
He couldn’t say why, but Ice got on his last nerve.
So he wounded the guy a couple of times.
Since then, Ice seemed to be in his way every time he turned around.
Assassin vs assassin
Blind to love
Unrequited love
Emotional Scars
A traitor]]> 244 Reese Knightley Raylene 0 4.29 2023 Broken (Erebus Assassins #1)

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]]> Indiscretion 223511437 A new, sexy standalone from #1 New York Times Bestseller, Vi Keeland. ��

He's her boss. She's his greatest temptation.

The first time I met Dawson Reed, we wound up in bed.
The problem was, neither of us knew the other were there.
When I woke up in the middle of the night and found a stranger next to me, instinct kicked in and I attacked the intruder.
Only it turned out, the man wasn’t an intruder at all.
Dawson had rented this cabin, too. Apparently, a system glitch allowed a duplicate booking.
We’d soon find out we were in town for the same wedding, and Dawson was the groomsman I’d been warned about. He was as tall, dark and jaw-droppingly gorgeous as my best friend had described. Though she was also right when she’d said you two will hate each other.
When daylight rolled around, Dawson and I attempted to straighten out the mess we found ourselves in. But it proved to be more difficult than we initially thought. Since it was a holiday weekend, there wasn’t a single room available for more than fifty miles.
I suppose things could be worse than sharing a cabin for a weekend with a handsome man you despise.
Like maybe him winding up being your new boss?]]> 349 Vi Keeland 1959827871 Raylene 0 4.39 2025 Indiscretion

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]]> <![CDATA[Promise Me Always (Redemption Hills #4)]]> 75448151 I should know better than to let Tessa McDaniels pretend to be my fiancée.
I’m a dark, dangerous disaster who leaves destruction in his wake.
But when she offers to pretend to marry me to help me get my kids back, I can’t refuse. They are the one thing I have left to fight for.

Milo Hendricks found me at my lowest.
Battered and broken by my ex with no place to call home. When he insists I stay at his cabin with him, he sparks the feelings I’ve tried to suppress.
He’s only supposed to be my friend, but every time he comes in the room, he makes my knees weak.
This gorgeous, tatted, mountain-of-a-man who’s riddled with secrets.

Tessa is everything I crave but can’t have.
I shouldn’t touch her.
Shouldn’t make it real.
But s��’s a red-headed flame I can’t resist, and I can’t help but take her to my bed.

Now we’re falling into an abyss of passion and need.
Loving her is easy.
Only we’re tied in ways we don’t know.
I’ll do anything to protect her, but it’s my past that might destroy her in the end…]]> 491 A.L. Jackson Raylene 0 4.49 2023 Promise Me Always (Redemption Hills #4)

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]]> The Kiss Lottery 221724431 From bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills comes a steamy novella about first love and second chances where a city girl returns home for a Valentine’s Day tradition…and the boy who broke her heart.

Roses are red, violets are blue—someone in Rose has feelings for you��

Yeah, bad ones. Everly Davis didn’t leave her tight-knit hometown on the best terms. It’s been ten years, but you don’t forget heartbreak like that. Then again, the anonymous invite to the annual Kiss Lottery in Rose, Tennessee, gives Everly content for her podcast. And she has a bone to pick with that old heartbreak anyway.

Beckett Whitfield has never left Rose—and ��’s never forgotten Everly. He even named the villain in his latest bestseller after her. Turns out s��’s not happy about that. Nothing about their reunion is particularly happy, and after the way they left things, what did he expect?

When the Kiss Lottery pairs them together, Everly and Beckett will have to confront old feelings that never went away and the secrets they never shared. But finally telling each other everything might be exactly what they’ve needed all along.]]> 130 Ilsa Madden-Mills Raylene 0 to-read 3.88 The Kiss Lottery

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]]> <![CDATA[Never Look Back (Redemption Hills, #3)]]> 60722240 From NYT and USA Today bestselling author A.L. Jackson comes an enemies-to-lovers, small-town, second-chance romance��

Logan Lawson won me in a bet.
The second I saw him sitting at the illegal card table, I knew I was in trouble.
Years ago, he sealed my fate and condemned me to a life I didn’t want to lead.
Yet ��’s filled with untamed fury and thirsting for vengeance.

Aster Costa is everything I never should have wanted.
The second she showed, I should have gotten up and walked.
But there’s no looking away from the woman who wrecked me.
Worse, I can’t stop myself from plotting to get her back.

I want nothing more than to be free of my chains.
I’m afraid Logan Lawson is the only one who can make that happen.
He might hate me for our past, but now it’s me on my knees begging for help.

Finding each other in the middle of it wasn’t supposed to be part of the bargain.
But once Logan touches me, I’m gone.
A torch is rekindled. A fire is lit.

Aster Costa has always been mine.
And this time, no matter the cost, I won’t give her back…]]> 444 A.L. Jackson 1946420638 Raylene 5 4.33 Never Look Back (Redemption Hills, #3)

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]]> <![CDATA[Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1)]]> 212472603
In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water.

Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember.

But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.

When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently re-opens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares... but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.

The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him . . . or her.

Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he's the only way Saeris is going to make it home.]]> 624 Callie Hart Raylene 0 to-read 4.54 2024 Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Dark Fae (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, #1)]]> 57849095 This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B07Z91XV2X

What do a heartless Dragon Shifter, a cold-blooded Basilisk, an arrogant Lion Shifter and a brooding, tattooed Harpy have in common��?

Me.
��
Elise Callisto. Vampire. Angel of vengeance. And a girl on a mission to destroy one of them for murdering my brother. I just don’t know which one did it yet.��
��
When I kicked the ass of a Werewolf who was high on a new and dangerous drug called Killblaze, his final words painted a dark reality for me. The King of Aurora Academy killed my brother. The trouble is, there’s four kings at that school and each of them have motive and cutthroat natures.
��
Aurora Academy isn’t a place for the faint of heart. To put it lightly, my town is the asshole of Solaria where the dodgiest Fae in the kingdom reside. The school itself is divided by the two gangs who run this town. The Lunar Brotherhood and the Oscura Clan. And guess what? Two of the kings run the gangs at the school, their hatred for each other so fierce I hear a day doesn’t go by without blood being spilled in the halls.

��
I might be a petite, lilac-haired girl who looks like a fragile doll, but they haven’t been introduced to my fangs yet. And they don’t know why I’m really here. Or that I’ll do whatever it takes to bring down the Fae who took my flesh and blood from me.��

I don’t believe in fate, but I do know this�� the King who killed my brother is a dead man walking. And I’m prepared to sacrifice my heart, body and soul to ensure I get my revenge.

This is a reverse harem series set in the world of Zodiac Academy four years before the Vega Twins were Awakened. Expect some character cross-over, dark and hot romance, and a twisted murder mystery which will leave your head spinning.

]]> 536 Caroline Peckham Raylene 0 to-read 4.29 2019 Dark Fae (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, #1)

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]]> Fair Catch 60438349
A cocky kick returner and my brother’s best friend who should have been ripped of that title years ago, ��’s as infuriating as he is undeniably sexy.

I hate him, and for good reason �� reason I won’t ever let him forget.

He thinks because we grew up together that it’s his role to protect me, but all he does is get in my way, make me look weak, and piss me off more.

I tell him I can handle myself, and I’m hell-bent on getting that point across to him and the rest of the nation watching the only girl in collegiate football.

The pressure doesn’t get to me. The scrutiny? I’m ready for.

But sharing very thin walls with Zeke Collins? I wasn’t prepared for that.

And the more we’re forced together, the harder it is to distinguish that pencil-thin line between hating him�� and wanting him.]]> 310 Kandi Steiner Raylene 5 3.91 2022 Fair Catch

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]]> <![CDATA[Quarterback Sneak (Red Zone Rivals, #3)]]> 61334176
Except me: the coach’s daughter.

With piercing green eyes, herculean biceps, and irresistible dimples, Holden is the number one target for every girl on campus. But according to his teammates, football is the only love of his life.

He’s their leader, their QB1 and team captain who is all business and no play.

But when I’m with him? Mr. Serious isn’t serious at all. He loves to push my buttons, to pin me with those sexy eyes of his and tease me until I bite back.

I remind him I’m off limits.
He can’t have me, and I don’t want him �� or anyone else, for that matter.

I’m here for one reason: to show my father I'm more than his greatest disappointment.

But when an old injury flares up and I’m forced to work with Holden every day as his athletic trainer, his attempts to get under my skin start becoming harder to resist.

We can’t give in, no matter how much the air crackles between us when we’re close.

I’m the coach’s daughter, and if Holden Moore wants to go pro, ��’s got to play by daddy’s rules.

Otherwise, he’ll be off the team.
And ��’s not the only one with something to lose.]]> 352 Kandi Steiner Raylene 5 3.99 2022 Quarterback Sneak (Red Zone Rivals, #3)

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]]> <![CDATA[Glimmers of You (Lost & Found, #3)]]> 63116532
Now, Caden’s back. With his cocky smirk and infuriating nicknames. And I’m struggling to ignore his presence.

When my ex refuses to leave me alone, Caden steps in, suggesting that it will get my ex and Caden’s calculating father off both our backs if we just pretend to be madly in love.

There’s just one problem�� Nothing I feel for Caden Shaw is fake—even when I thought I hated him. And there’s no denying how the touch of his lips sparks a flame I’ll never be able to extinguish.

As those pretend moments start to turn oh so real, someone’s watching. They’re not happy about Caden’s new role in my life. And they’ll do anything to rip me away from him—even burn us all to the ground…]]> 342 Catherine Cowles 1951936418 Raylene 5 4.21 2023 Glimmers of You (Lost & Found, #3)

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]]> Beauty (Beast & Beauty #2) 62076687 I thought I could escape the Beast �� but he already devoured my heart.

When the Beast took me and dragged me back to his cell, I thought my life was over.
In the darkness, he watched me.
Yearned for me.
Tasted me.

He loved my scars, called me a beauty ��
Made me irrevocably his.

Until his owner finally let him out ��
And his final task was to destroy my father.
The only thing that stood between them was me.

Faced with an impossible choice, I run.
But even the beauty can’t escape the claws of the Beast.]]> 303 Clarissa Wild Raylene 5 3.61 2022 Beauty (Beast & Beauty #2)

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]]> <![CDATA[From Here to Eternity (Moonlit Ridge, #1)]]> 215352156 I should have known everything was going to change when she walked into my tattoo shop...
Timid as hell and gorgeous to the extreme. I knew better than even thinking about touching a woman like that.
My life is dangerous.
My calling wicked.
Willing to cross any line to protect the innocent.
I thought I’d never see her again until my little boy tumbled and busted his lip, and I found her working at the doctor’s office.
The woman who’d taken possession of my thoughts.
When it becomes clear s��’s in trouble, I offer up a deal.
Twenty questions to earn her trust.
Too bad trusting me is the last thing she should do.
With one kiss, I’m addicted. With one night, we’re falling into a passion greater than either of us has ever known.
The voices in my head warn I can never keep her. She can’t know the secret life I lead.
Only s��’s keeping a secret, too.
And I’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe, even if it means losing everything…]]> 414 A.L. Jackson 1960730371 Raylene 0 4.28 From Here to Eternity (Moonlit Ridge, #1)

From Here to Eternity (Moonlit Ridge, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Love Me Today (Time River, #1)]]> 146315972 376 A.L. Jackson 1960730118 Raylene 5 4.01 2023

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]]> <![CDATA[Lords of Wrath (Royals of Forsyth University, #2)]]> 57053157
I signed up for it. Literally. I agreed to the contract that made me the Lords�� Lady, a position that requires me to do whatever they want, but only as protection from someone worse. I agreed to be in their beds, on my knees, and punished should I disobey.

I just wasn’t expecting punishment like this.

Killian is two-hundred-and-twenty pounds of muscle, brutal physicality, and pure spite. He thinks I don’t know that he watches me when I sleep.

Tristian is fair-haired and charming to anyone who doesn’t know better. To me, ��’s the man who seeks to control me, with his cold eyes and possessiveness.

Rath is the dark-eyed tempest who took me into his bed. Even having been subjected to his barbed tongue, ��’s the first man to ever make me feel safe.

I hadn’t realized how much they’ve worn me down and made me feel complacent, but it turns out they’ve messed with my head just as much as they abused my body. Despite the awful things they've done to me, they actually made me feel special. Cared for. Protected.

And then I found out it was all a lie.

The way Tristian cares, Killian’s vigilant eyes, and worst of all, my contented moments in Rath’s bed, were all part of a game.

A game to see who can use me best.

A game they’ve been playing since day one.

And now?

It’s a game I’m going to win.

WARNING: This book is a DARK/BULLY romance. It contains graphic content of abuse and assault that some readers may be particularly sensitive to. If you have triggers or are even remotely unsure, please heed the note at the beginning of this book.

The Royals of Forsyth University is a three book, reverse harem series by Best Selling Authors, Angel Lawson & Samantha Rue.

Lords of Pain
Lords of Wrath
Lords of Mercy]]> 422 Angel Lawson Raylene 5 4.17 2021 Lords of Wrath (Royals of Forsyth University, #2)

Lords of Wrath (Royals of Forsyth University, #2)

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]]> <![CDATA[Princes of Chaos (Royals of Forsyth University, #7)]]> 63267168 “Tonight embarks your journey as the vessel for the next great heir. Any woman can have a womb, but yours has been chosen.�� He steps forward and presses a hand to my stomach. “Blessed.��

When I received the invitation to the Princes�� masked ball, I assumed it was a mistake. Possibly a prank. Why would East End Royalty invite West End trash for an opportunity to become their Princess?

The bigger question: Why would I take it?

I was raised to be the Dukes�� Duchess, but that dream came to an end when they chose a different woman. I had everything it took to be a house girl, including my innocence, something the Princes not only hold in high regard, but explicitly require.

It’s not the title that scares me.

It’s the men who have been chosen by the King. His adoptive sons.

Whitaker would fit the textbook image of Prince Charming to everyone but me. Gorgeous, athletic, and obnoxiously promiscuous, it only takes a few days as his Princess to realize the flirtatiousness in his eyes is a mask for what’s haunted beneath.

Believing me to be responsible for the two years ��’s spent in prison, Pace harbors a grudge that’s as unyielding as his determination to know my every move. Even when ��’s locked himself away, his eyes are everywhere. Watching. Waiting.

Lex, a moody, high-strung student on a straight shot to become a gifted surgeon, would rather have me under his scalpel than his body. Treating me like the subject of his experiment with fertilization is the closest I’ll come to having him as a lover.

These three have been trained to excel, endure, and maim, be it on in the hockey rink or down in the Palace’s dungeon. But most of all, they are Princes with one duty: to produce the next heir.

To Create is to Reign.

Princes of Chaos is book 7 in the contemporary, dark, reverse harem, traumatic romance, Royals of Forsyth U series by best-selling authors, Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue. Please read the foreword for all content warnings and details.]]> 582 Angel Lawson Raylene 5 4.35 2023 Princes of Chaos (Royals of Forsyth University, #7)

Princes of Chaos (Royals of Forsyth University, #7)

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]]> <![CDATA[Forged in Ember (Red-Hot SEALs, #4)]]> 36608838 In the final novel in the scorching Red-Hot SEALs series, a desperate mother and a Navy SEAL fight fire with fire to protect their love and save the world��

Amy Chastain has made a lot of enemies—none so ruthless as the insanely powerful New Ruling Order (NRO). When they killed her husband, it was hell. Then they targeted her children by injecting them with a dangerous, experimental isotope. Now Amy trusts only one man to help her: the ex-commander of SEAL Team 7.

In the company of Navy SEALs, Jace “Mac�� Mackenzie was in his physical element. Now ��’s on the run from the same cabal that poisoned Amy’s children. That doesn’t stop him from launching a mission to bring down the NRO—and find an antidote. But the clock is ticking. And as the sparks fly between him and Amy, Mac realizes he has more to lose than ever before.

As Mac closes in on the NRO, he uncovers a plot that threatens more than Amy’s children. Now it’s a race against time to stop a global conspiracy, save the woman he loves, and protect the family that’s starting to feel like his.]]> 389 Trish McCallan 150390556X Raylene 5 4.38 2018 Forged in Ember (Red-Hot SEALs, #4)

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]]> <![CDATA[Say It's Forever (Redemption Hills #2)]]> 60547645
An obscenely hot, mountain-of-a-man who screams danger .But I have little choice other than climbing onto the back of his bike.

One look at Salem Aguilar, and I'm hooked. The girl is devastation wrapped in a black, seductive bow.

A knockout.
A dream.

Turns out, she needs a job, and I need the help. Now I have a vixen strutting around my shop, and I'm the fool who's itching to reach out and take what he can't have .But neither of us can ignore the burning attraction. The fire that leads to a kiss.
A kiss that has us falling into my bed. The connection that has me wanting the one thing I'd never thought I could have again. Because monsters like me don't deserve love.
Only Salem has a secret, too. She's been running for years, and her past just caught up to us...]]> 414 A.L. Jackson 1946420581 Raylene 0 4.21 2022 Say It's Forever (Redemption Hills #2)

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]]> <![CDATA[Give Me a Reason (Redemption Hills, #1)]]> 57888401 From NYT and USA Today bestselling author A.L. Jackson comes a single-dad, enemies-to-lovers stand-alone romance about a jaded club owner and his son’s teacher��

Eden Murphy came into my club looking to make some extra cash.
A girl like her didn't belong in a place like this.
She'd get ripped to shreds.
Most likely by me.
There's nothing but sweetness dripping from her sexy little body, and I'm the monster who's salivating to get a taste.

Trent Lawson is the last man I should want.
Dark.
Dangerous.
So wickedly gorgeous he makes my knees weak.
He's also an arrogant jerk who happens to be my new boss.

When I discover his adorable son is also in my kindergarten class, I know I have to keep my distance.

But neither of us can ignore the attraction that flames.
One glance, and our hearts race.
One touch, and we’re aching for what we can’t have.
One night, and we’re falling fast.

Dragging her into my sordid world is wrong.
It doesn’t matter.
Eden Murphy is mine.]]> 473 A.L. Jackson 1946420557 Raylene 0 3.98 2021 Give Me a Reason (Redemption Hills, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Shadow Blind (Shadow Warriors Book 1)]]> 205754740 Navy SEAL Aiden Winchester is not okay.

Shattered by loss and betrayal, ��’s been thrust into a world where love, loyalty, and the fate of humanity intertwine.

When a devastating new weapon claims the lives of Aiden's teammates, yet spares his own, he's left grappling with the aftermath—broken bonds, a lost love, and a shattered career. Fate takes an unexpected turn when Aiden is rescued by his mysterious half-brother, Wolf, leader of a covert Native American special ops team operating from the enigmatic Shadow Mountain.

As Aiden unravels the secrets within the shadows, he discovers that this new weapon's threat is far more ominous than imagined, with the power to unravel the fabric of humanity. Guided by the base's shaman, Aiden faces an urgent mission to thwart the weapon's deployment, expose the shadowy culprits behind its creation—potentially his own superiors at USSOC—and reclaim the love of Demi Barnes, the woman he thought was forever lost.

A race against time ensues as the mastermind behind the weapon targets Aiden, determined to uncover the anomaly that spared him. In a desperate bid to save the woman he still loves, Aiden must navigate a perilous path, confronting enemies within and beyond the shadows.

Shadow Blind weaves a gripping tale of second chances, the bonds of brotherhood, found family, and a hero's quest for redemption against the backdrop of a super-secret Native American special ops base. Will Aiden defy destiny and emerge victorious, or will this weapon consume him, the woman he loves, and the world around him? This electrifying blend of romance, suspense, and action will leave you breathless until the last page.

Are you ready to step into the shadows?]]> 519 Trish McCallan Raylene 0 4.46 Shadow Blind (Shadow Warriors Book 1)

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]]> Lights Out 211200239
I want someone with a soul as black as night. Someone who would burn the world down for me and not lose a single minute of sleep over it.

Trauma nurse Aly Cappellucci doesn’t need any more kinks. She likes the one s��’s landed on just fine. To her, nothing could top the masked men she follows online. Unless one of those men was shirtless, heavily tattooed, and waiting for her in her bedroom. She dreams about being hunted by one in particular, of him chasing her down and doing deliciously dark things to her willing body. She never could have guessed that by sending one drunken text, those dreams would become her new reality.

I want things most people don’t, craving darkness and depravity instead of light and love.

Josh Hammond has spent his life avoiding the limelight, but his online persona is another story. At night, he posts masked thirst traps for his millions of fans to drool over, but one follower has caught his eye: Aly. After reading a comment begging him to break into her house wearing a mask, he decides to take her up on her offer.

Together, Aly and Josh live out their darkest fantasies, unaware that Aly has captured the attention of someone else. Someone with far more sinister intentions than a little light stalking. As Josh turns from predator to protector and the stakes heighten, he must ask himself how far ��’s willing to go for the woman ��’s obsessed with.

Lights Out is a fast-paced dark romance with a morally gray male lead. Some themes and scenes may be disturbing to readers. Please check the TWs at the beginning of the book.

Tropes
Stalker romance
Morally grey MMC
Masked stalker
He falls first
Black cat x golden retriever]]> 416 Navessa Allen 1638932239 Raylene 0 to-read 4.21 2024 Lights Out

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]]> <![CDATA[My Demon Hunter (Hell Bent, #2)]]> 215363487 LIMITED EDITION FIRST PRINTING featuring sprayed edges, designed chapter headers, full color inside covers, and front cover foil with spot gloss—while supplies last!

For fans of Jenna Levine and K.F. Breene, the steamy, laugh-out-loud paranormal romance about learning how to love—including the darkest parts of ourselves—complete with HEA, clothes-ripping-hot love scenes, and a crew of devilish demon brothers who are supposed to be the bad guys . . .

From the instant New York Times bestselling author of SANCTUARY OF THE SHADOW!

The hunter shall become the hunted . . . And the timid shall become the fierce.

Enslaved to an evil demon queen for millennia, Mishetsumephtai has only ever served one purpose. He is the Hunter, the one who drags the guilty back to Hell. But finally tasting freedom on Earth has changed him, and for the first time, Mist questions his duty. The human female who smiles at him with no idea what a monster he is, draws him in, and he’ll do anything to possess her.

Lily Donovan thought the most dangerous thing about running to the corner store at night would be the aisles of junk food. She didn’t bargain on encountering chaos in the form of a man with unusual tattoos and beguiling amber eyes, stalking her through the ice cream section. Since the death of her parents, Lily has tried to forget what she is. But denial is not an option when s��’s confronted with everything s��’s been running from.

Neither Mist nor Lily can ignore the burning magnetism between them. But Mist’s reprieve from Hell was always temporary, and the punishment for disobedience will be worse than death. Yet he can’t relinquish the woman whose scent calls to him like nothing ��’s hunted before.]]> 352 Aurora Ascher 1496755863 Raylene 0 to-read 4.11 2022 My Demon Hunter (Hell Bent, #2)

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]]> <![CDATA[Queens and Monsters (Brutal Vows, #4)]]> 222409840 Mafia/cartel, arranged marriage, forbidden, possessive hero, sheltered heroine, he falls first, dangerous romance

Reinaldo Roríguez
Emiliano Ruiz
Both are dangerous, deadly, and powerful. Both are second-generation soldiers proving themselves in the Roríguez cartel.
Both want me.
Of course, I wasn’t told until it was too late. That’s the way things work in the famiglia. My fate is up to Dario Luciano, my guardian.
He doesn’t care the way the men make me feel. How when I’m near them, the air crackles and my skin warms with stinging electricity, stirring something deep inside me that never before existed.
One fills me with desire, twisting my insides.
The other recognizes my need to be loved, filling me with a comfortable warmth.
By the time I learn that both have requested my hand, a deal has been brokered.
Neither man from the Roríguez cartel will have me.
I’ve been promised to another, the son of Dario’s sworn enemy.
Will I have any say in my future?
What will happen to the alliance between the Luciano famiglia and the Roríguez cartel when tragedy strikes?

Have you been Aleatha’d?

QUEENS AND MONSTERS is a stand-alone dangerous M/F Mafia/cartel romance in the “Brutal Vows�� series. Each arranged-marriage story is filled with the suspense, intrigue, and heat you’ve come to expect from New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig.]]> 310 Aleatha Romig 1965984053 Raylene 0 to-read 4.40 Queens and Monsters (Brutal Vows, #4)

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]]> Phantom 217987129 The married woman of the manor. The stranger outside. An intoxicating novel of dark temptation and dangerous desire by the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Cat and Mouse Duet.

November 12, 1944. This house holds on to souls for a lifetime. I thought I had given it to my husband when I vowed to love him until the end of time. I lied. Nothing could have prepared me for the day my phantom appeared outside my window. He was terrifying, yet hypnotizing, and I couldn’t deny my intrigue. I never intended to fall into a whirlwind romance with my stalker. Especially because ��’s so much more than that. A criminal. A mobster. The man who offers me solace from the monster in Parsons Manor. There are many that haunt these halls, yet it’s only my husband I fear.]]> 367 H.D. Carlton Raylene 0 to-read 3.97 2025 Phantom

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]]> <![CDATA[Forged in Smoke (Red-Hot SEALs, #3)]]> 28762331
Lieutenant Seth “Rawls�� Rawlings, ST7’s corpsman, hasn’t been himself since a near-death experience in the Sierra Nevadas. He’s tense and distracted, and the team caught him arguing with himself—loudly. Despite his erratic behavior, Rawls is the only one Faith feels comfortable confiding her life-threatening secret in.

But Rawls has a secret of his own: his wasn’t the only spirit to return to the physical plane when he was resuscitated. At first, Rawls assumed the “ghost�� he saw and heard meant he was having a complete mental breakdown. But the apparition soon becomes convincingly real, and what’s more, he may be the key to the conspiracy looming over them. Rawls had better act quickly because ST7’s race to save their reputations—and Faith’s life—is on.]]> 396 Trish McCallan 150390492X Raylene 0 4.30 2016 Forged in Smoke (Red-Hot SEALs, #3)

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]]> <![CDATA[Forged In Ash (Red-Hot SEALs, #2)]]> 15836088
Navy SEAL Lieutenant Marcus “Cosky�� Simcosky is no stranger to hot water, but recent events have boiled over into one hell of a mess. His team is under investigation for a hostage rescue gone wrong, a crazy female stalker is on his trail, and the last few bullets he took just may sideline him for the rest of his career. The kicker? The one woman who can help him get back on his feet—and has haunted his fantasies for years—is his teammate’s sister. He’s looked but never touched. When his stalker targets Kait, though, Cosky will have no choice but to do whatever is necessary to keep her safe.]]> 445 Trish McCallan 1611095042 Raylene 0 4.30 2014 Forged In Ash (Red-Hot SEALs, #2)

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]]> <![CDATA[Beautifully Broken Life (Sutter Lake #2)]]> 44641369
Tessa has finally found a safe haven in Sutter Lake, hiding in plain sight—just as long as no one asks too many questions.

He can’t escape��

Liam knows better than anyone how one wrong word, a single whisper can ruin a life. After seeing the darker side of fame, he's desperate to retreat and find his voice again.

Two people from opposite worlds, brought together by a connection neither expected.

But the forces they’re both running from still lurk in the shadows��

And you never know when they might strike.
]]> 324 Catherine Cowles Raylene 5 4.33 2019 Beautifully Broken Life (Sutter Lake #2)

Beautifully Broken Life (Sutter Lake #2)

author: Catherine Cowles
name: Raylene
average rating: 4.33
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]]> <![CDATA[Forged in Fire (Red-Hot SEALs, #1)]]> 17673192
Zane Winters lives for his job, using his uncanny psychic powers to carry out missions for elite SEAL Team 7. Yet the constant adrenaline highs can’t drown out the numbness seeping into his life as he yearns to find a woman he can trust. All that changes when he meets a beautiful stranger who sets his soul on fire—and somehow knows ��’s about to die.

To thwart the global crisis the hijacking will unleash, Beth and Zane join forces. But even amid the danger, they can’t deny the powerful force drawing them together. Is it merely attraction…or destiny?]]> 394 Trish McCallan 1611095034 Raylene 0 4.19 2011 Forged in Fire (Red-Hot SEALs, #1)

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average rating: 4.19
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rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Sunlight (Haven River Ranch, #2)]]> 205963763 From USA Today bestselling author Devney Perry comes a sweeping Western romance about undeniable attraction, unforeseen circumstances, and seemingly unbeatable odds.

My first day in Montana, I got into a tug-of-war over a grocery store shopping cart. The most handsome man I’d ever seen broke up the scuffle before he asked me on a date. I was seconds away from accepting but then he told me his name.

As an owner of the Haven River Ranch, Jax Haven wasn’t my boss. But he wasn’t not my boss either.

Obviously, my only option was to turn him down, scurry away, then pretend like he was a stranger on my first day of work. And obviously, I could never, ever admit that he was my secret crush.

For as hard as I work at my job, I work twice as hard to pretend Jax doesn’t exist. I don’t let myself think about his dazzling eyes or charming smile. I refuse to acknowledge how good he looks in a pair of faded Wrangler jeans. And as tempting as he is in a cowboy hat, Jax is a distraction I cannot afford.

Everything was going according to plan until the annual holiday party. Until I drank one too many flutes of champagne and let him sweep me off my feet. After a night in his bed, there was no more ignoring Jax Haven. Not when I’m pregnant with his baby.]]> 300 Devney Perry Raylene 0 4.13 2024 Sunlight (Haven River Ranch, #2)

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]]> The Broken Places 209604911 In this twisted journey into the shadows of the Golden Gate, an inspector and an FBI agent must track down the source of an unknown drug, but their attraction and their own secrets keep getting in the way.

The streets of San Francisco aren’t as sunny as the city pretends they are. Inspector Lennon Gray has learned this the hard way, and it’s starting to wear on her. When a new case plunges her into the depths of the transient community, Lennon must once again face ugly truths about humanity.

Her new partner makes things a little easier, though.

Agent Ambrose Mars is charming—innocent, somehow, despite his own hard years in the field. The combination leaves Lennon fascinated and disturbed at the same time, and s��’s even more drawn to him for it.

As they investigate the hallucinogenic drug that’s forcing homeless citizens into bizarre and dangerous role-plays, Lennon and Ambrose find their relationship intensified with every new twist. But when these revelations begin to uncover secrets she wasn’t prepared to know, Lennon will have to decide how much more she can take…before something important is taken from her.]]> 344 Mia Sheridan 1662523068 Raylene 4 Mia always delivers...

Mia always delivers a phenomenal read. This one, like most of her others, was slow to start. There were a couple times it slowed and made it difficult to keep on but I knew in the end, it would pay off. And it did. Stick with it; it's worth it in the end. Just an all around, well written piece of art. ]]> 3.80 2024 The Broken Places

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Mia always delivers...

Mia always delivers a phenomenal read. This one, like most of her others, was slow to start. There were a couple times it slowed and made it difficult to keep on but I knew in the end, it would pay off. And it did. Stick with it; it's worth it in the end. Just an all around, well written piece of art.
]]> We Were Warned 213570816 Everyone knows the legend of Fairport Village: twenty-five years ago, a shocking murder closed the place down. This year, the ruins will be bulldozed at last. But tonight, it's not too late to die.

All her life, Eden Stafford has heard the lore about the abandoned beach resort at the edge of town: ever since the notorious murder there, anyone who sets foot on the property is cursed to die, It's more than just a story: over the years, two high school students who dared to explore the ruins of Fairport Village were killed there.

Eden is no stranger to notoriety, having endured a family scandal that's made her a target at school. So when she reluctantly attends an overnight party at the ruins, she's on edge―not because of some legend, but because the clique that has made her life hell for years is there, too, including Caleb Durham, the worst of them all.

Yet out of all the things Eden expected to happen that night, finding another student dead at Fairport Village wasn't one of them.

Though the death is ruled an accident, Eden knows she saw something suspicious at the ruins―and Caleb and her other longtime tormentors did too. Now they're all being followed by a deadly stranger, and to save themselves, they must work together to uncover the truth about Fairport Village. But after all that's happened, can Eden really trust Caleb and his friends? Or will they leave her to face a killer alone?]]> 358 Chelsea Ichaso 1728299705 Raylene 0 to-read 3.78 2025 We Were Warned

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]]> Up in Smoke 214438346 Perfect for fans of Karen McManus and The Hate U Give, this edge-of-your-seat thriller from the author of Promise Boys follows a girl determined to clear her brother’s name and a boy desperate to keep his own out of the line of fire. As the heat turns up in a murder investigation, old feelings reignite between them, but a shocking secret could tear them apart.

Unmask a murderer or take the fall.

After Cooper King is pressured by big brother figure Jason to go on a looting spree during a local march, the unthinkable gunshots ring in the air and someone ends up dead. After Cooper flees, the news shows four teens in ski masks near the scene of the murder—Cooper and his friends. Cooper fears the cops will come knocking at his door, and the pressure only mounts when a suspect is taken into Jason.

Monique, Jason's sister and Cooper's longtime crush, is willing to go any length to clear her brother's name. Even if she needs to go into the belly of the beast and confront the killer herself. When she teams up with Cooper, they fall down the investigation rabbit hole and start to fall for each other. But little does Monique know that within this web of deception, Cooper is shrouding the truth that he was there when the shots went off. If the pair fail to uncover the real murderer, Jason will get locked up for a crime he didn't commit—and drag down Cooper with him.

Pick this up if you
�� high stakes, dual POV thrillers
�� page-turning mysteries
�� will-they-won't-they romance
�� twists and turns you never see coming]]> 256 Nick Brooks 1250359937 Raylene 0 to-read 3.96 Up in Smoke

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]]> Under the Same Stars 200982339
In 1940s Germany, Sophie is excited to discover a message waiting for her in the Bridegroom's Oak from a mysterious suitor. Meanwhile, her best friend, Hanna, is sending messages too—but not to find love. As World War II unfolds in their small town of Kleinwald, the oak may hold the key to resistance against the Nazis.

In 1980s West Germany, American teen transplant Jenny feels suffocated by her strict parents and is struggling to fit in. Until she finds herself falling for Lena, a punk-rock girl hell-bent on tearing down the wall separating West Germany from East Germany, and meeting Frau Hermann, a kind old lady with secrets of her own.

In Spring 2020, New York City, best friends Miles and Chloe are slogging through the last few months of senior year when an unexpected package from Chloe’s grandmother leads them to investigate a cold case about two unidentified teenagers who went missing under the Bridegroom’s Oak eighty years ago.

Age Range: 12-18]]> 480 Libba Bray 0374388946 Raylene 0 to-read 4.19 2025 Under the Same Stars

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]]> <![CDATA[The Beasts We Bury (The Broken Citadel, #1)]]> 208840724 Deceit and betrayal abound in this dark YA romantasy about an heir to the throne who can summon an army of animals and a thief who plans to manipulate her to pull off a once-in-a-lifetime heist.

Will he steal her heart... or her chance at the throne?

Daughter and heir to the throne, Mancella Cliff yearns for a life without bloodshed. But as a child, she emerged from the Broken Citadel with the power to summon animals—only after killing them with her bare hands. Her magic is a constant reminder of the horrors her father, the ruler of the realm, has forced upon her to strengthen their power.

Silver is a charming thief struggling to survive in a world torn apart by Mancella’s father’s reign. When a mysterious benefactor recruits him for the heist of a lifetime, a chance to rob the castle, Silver relishes the opportunity for a real future—and revenge. But he'll have to manipulate Mance and earn her trust to pull it off.

As the deception and carnage mount, Mance must find a way to save her realm without becoming the ruthless monster she's been bred to be. And when Silver discovers that his actions are fueling the violence that Mance wants to prevent, he'll have to choose between his ambition and the girl ��’s falling for.]]> 368 D.L. Taylor 1250331684 Raylene 0 to-read 3.78 2025 The Beasts We Bury (The Broken Citadel, #1)

The Beasts We Bury (The Broken Citadel, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Visions of Darkness (Darkness, #1)]]> 213004869 Destined to be together, forbidden to love, two lost souls fight evil in an everyday world that belongs to the night. A dark romantasy by a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author.

Aria Rialta is a girl of two realities. One she was born to. The other she was chosen for. Both are a threat.

Every night when Aria falls asleep, she enters the nightmare world of Faydor to fight a war. It’s her calling to help destroy the Kruen, who feed sin and chaos to our everyday world of vulnerable humans. It would be a lonely realm in which to do battle if not for Pax, Aria’s dangerously irresistible soulmate whose mere touch can kill. It’s also a realm that’s getting harder to escape.

Aria’s hallucinations are seeping into her waking world. And the Kruen are coming for her. To help Aria, Pax must do what no one in Faydor has dared to do before—join his soulmate in the light of day. Giving in to their forbidden attraction could be the death of them, but they might not be able to stop themselves as they embark on a cross-country journey to fight the evils hunting them.

As their desire grows, so do Aria’s untapped powers, and a menacing new force far darker than the Kruen.
]]> 378 A.L. Jackson 1662524935 Raylene 0 to-read 3.77 Visions of Darkness (Darkness, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Reckless Hearts (Rainbow Redemption, #2)]]> 204115842 Seb

Marcus is my sister’s best friend. He’s also the most gorgeous and charming man in the universe. And he knows it.

He’s always seen me as a nerdy geek who can’t string together a coherent sentence around him. So when he unexpectedly propositions me at a party, I decide to take the opportunity for all it’s worth.

Turns out it’s a night that will change everything.

Marcus

There’s one person who’s always been my best friend’s younger brother. But when I’m annoyed at Saskia one night, I don’t just cross the line, I obliterate it.

That one night determines the trajectory of my life.

Because it turns out one encounter with Seb will never be enough. And as the years go by, Seb and I collide over and over again, drawn together by an unexplainable force neither of us can escape.

But how can I accept Seb’s heart when I’m not sure if mine is worthy to give?

Reckless Hearts is the second book in the Rainbow Redemption series but can be read as a stand-alone novel.]]> 416 Jax Calder Raylene 0 to-read 4.47 2025 Reckless Hearts (Rainbow Redemption, #2)

Reckless Hearts (Rainbow Redemption, #2)

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]]> This Song Is (Not) For You 222025029 256 Laura Nowlin 1464218781 Raylene 0 to-read 2.47 2016

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]]> <![CDATA[Resilient: She Will Not Be Defeated (Iconic Sons, #1)]]> 214407271
After a harrowing attack one night, Charly and her friend Jess seek refuge within the MC’s protective walls. At the clubhouse, she encounters Dominic’s charismatic cousin, Jax, and the air crackles with an undeniable spark.

When the men reveal their interest in her, Charly’s insecurities emerge. Soon, jealousies erupt from her coworkers, including Jess, prompting Charly to set aside her fears. She begins a journey of pleasure and self-discovery with Dom and Jax.

Unfortunately, their relationship is fraught with resentment, betrayal, and sabotage. And when her life is threatened, Charly’s only option is to escape.]]> 336 Kahlani B. Steele Raylene 0 to-read 4.15 Resilient: She Will Not Be Defeated (Iconic Sons, #1)

Resilient: She Will Not Be Defeated (Iconic Sons, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[The Guru: Shadow (Dark Triad, #1)]]> 218712607 Secrets, betrayal, and an inevitable connection consuming the soul like a roaring fire. Deis DeBarra. The most celebrated guru in the world, supposedly helping millions of people achieve their goals and fulfill their dreams. But behind the sparkling mask hides a hunter lurking for his prey while he has only a single revenge. On his secret path of vengeance, he finds himself consumed by the pull of the girl he witnessed unleash her female rage many years ago has on him.

Unable to stay away, he drags her into his world of shadows and light, filled with a bloody trail, hiding something that was never to be known. And while everyone else is fooled by his shiny facade, she sees him exactly for what he a ruthless, patient strategist without a conscience.

So why isn’t she running?

What readers "I. Am. Simply. IN LOVE with this book and even more so with the writing. God, what a crazy Rollercoaster ride this story was. I laughed, I SOBBED, I was angry, scared, frustrated, I swooned and giggled, and felt almost every emotion under the sun throughout the book. Thank YOU, dear Charlotte, for that!"

* The book has very dark themes, graphic descriptions of violence and🌶�� (smut). Please check the full list of Content Warnings (CW's) on the authors website.*

Tropes & Notes:

Touch her and 💀
Morally grey MC's
Plotheavy with descriptive smut
Neurodivergent and Bisexual MC's
Unusual billionaire
Obsessive Love
Toxic Relationships
Dark Past Trauma
Stalker - Hunter/Prey
Secret Identities
RevengeManipulation
Ends on a Cliffhanger
Third Person with first person inner dialogue]]> 292 C. M. Raven 3982638712 Raylene 0 to-read 3.67 The Guru: Shadow (Dark Triad, #1)

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]]> The Forever Rule 204987798
Blakely
The moment I met Aston Cage, I knew my life had changed. A single dance later, we’re both all in. Until he ghosted me.
Then my boss fires me for dancing with the enemy.
Three months later, working for the Cages is my last resort. Now I’ll work beside him day by day, trying not to let my feelings take control. It’s heaven and hell. Except I’m starting to think there’s a part of this story I’m missing��

Aston
I made myself walk away from Blakely after my family’s dirty laundry hit the news. My father’s secret family complicates everything. In order to keep our inheritance intact, we’re forced to do monthly dinners with both sides of the family—the brothers I grew up with and the new set of siblings we never knew about.
An additional obstacle: Blakely is my new sister’s best friend.
Meaning the moment I give into temptation, I not only risk the woman I’m falling for, but the family legacy just starting to reveal itself.
But Blakley is worth it. I just have to prove I am as well.]]> 408 Carrie Ann Ryan 1636954138 Raylene 0 to-read 4.46 2025 The Forever Rule

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]]> <![CDATA[What I Should've Said (Red Bridge, #1)]]> 220599158 You don’t find love. Love finds you…in New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe’s tender and emotionally charged story.

When grumpy, muscled-up artist Bennett Bishop bothers to speak, it’s usually to say something you’re not ready to hear.

When he first speaks to Norah Ellis, a rambling runaway bride who hitchhikes a ride from him, it’s to tell her to get out of his truck and walk because s��’s a pain in the��

By appearance, Norah Ellis is a fancy fashionista who’s spent the last several years living the good life in the city—expensive apartments, highbrow events, and a fiancé with wealth and good looks. The only problem is that she didn’t choose any of it for herself.

On the day of her July wedding, Norah’s world turns upside down, thanks to a letter from a stranger. She runs for the small town in Vermont she used to call home, but what’s waiting for her, between her estranged sister, the townspeople, and bad-boy Bennett Bishop himself, is way more than she bargained for.

Enemies turn to lovers, strangers become friends, dark secrets bust open like cans of worms, and most of all…summer will never be the same.]]> 352 Max Monroe 1649379056 Raylene 0 to-read 3.98 2024 What I Should've Said (Red Bridge, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Chase Lovett Wants Me (Tilton University)]]> 222209967 A brand new standalone, opposites attract, college hockey romance.

Chase Lovett.
Star of my (unrequited) fantasies.
Hottest guy on campus.
Hockey god.

Too bad he has no idea who I am. Literally, I’m so invisible to him that he once sat on me in class.

No thanks to a fire in the dorms, he just became my accidental roommate.
Did I mention the hotel room our university moved us to has only one bed?
Not ideal.

Worse, I accidentally left “My Precious�� Lord of the Rings underwear hanging to dry in our shower.
My actual nightmare.

My name is Cammie Lovelock and this might just be the worst, best thing that’s ever happened to me.]]> 226 Helena Hunting 1998657027 Raylene 0 to-read 3.51 Chase Lovett Wants Me (Tilton University)

Chase Lovett Wants Me (Tilton University)

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