en-US Sun, 22 Jun 2025 11:31:00 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 210655345 Harper arrives in the Caledonian Forest in Scotland, her hopes for her holiday are quickly dashed. She’d planned a whimsical, autumnal writing retreat, to finish her novel. But ghosted by her scammer rental host, she discovers that the cosy log cabin she’d booked for her solo getaway does not actually exist. Miles away from any hotel, she wanders through the woods until she finds the hot local woodcutter Fraser.

The last thing Fraser needs right now is a pretty girl distracting him, but he can’t leave Harper stranded. So he reluctantly allows Harper to stay in his tiny lumberjack’s cabin for the night. He will sleep at his house outside the forest, then return tomorrow to turf Harper out so he can get back to his strenuous task of splitting logs for the locals� firewood.

But once Harper sees Fraser's axe swing, she is determined to cut through his gruff exterior. She has a feeling this man might be the perfect cure for her writer’s block.

Fraser can’t help inviting Harper to extend her one-night stay to two, then three, then four. And with every tree he fells, he's starting to wonder if he's falling harder.

This spicy autumnal romance features a HEA ending with BookTok's hottest lumberjack love interest.

18+ content.



- opposites attract

- forced proximity

- rural setting]]> 384 Bonnie Woods 0008702152 Sheryl 4 3.84
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]]> 83821102 an alternate cover edition can be found here

A Stranger to Love

Alaric McLeod, Duke of Strathaven, is known as the Devil Duke for his wicked ways. Tormented by his past, Alaric knows better than to trust a woman yet finds himself ensnared by a spirited, virtuous virgin—who accuses him of a crime he didn’t commit. Is she his foe... or his salvation?

A Novice to Desire

Emma Kent is an independent country miss cast adrift in the ton. When a depraved encounter with an arrogant rake lands her in intrigue, Emma’s honor compels her to do the right thing. But desire challenges her quest for justice, and she must decide: can she trust her heart to discover the truth?

Bound by Passion and Peril

Alaric and Emma engage in a battle of wits and will. As their attraction flares, the true enemy stalks their every move. With danger looming, will they solve the mystery and find true love� before it’s too late?]]> 352 Grace Callaway 1939537053 Sheryl 4 4.20 2015
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]]> 223815404
When a despised landlord is found dead inside Nightmare’s popular bakery, Mama Dalton worries one of her friends is the prime suspect. She takes a cue from Olivia Kendrick’s amateur-sleuth success to dive into the case, bringing Olivia along with her into a world of old grudges, soured relationships, and secret back-alley meetings.

At the same time, an arsonist is at work in Nightmare, threatening the historic buildings that make the former Wild West town iconic. Olivia, Mama, and the supernatural staff at Nightmare Sanctuary Haunted House must team up to keep Nightmare safe by tracking down the guilty party.

While trying to solve the murder and stop an arsonist, Olivia is also busy helping Damien Shackleford piece together the mystery of his long-lost mother. His father would probably help, but Baxter is in no state to talk. Damien’s family is heading toward an unconventional reunion, whether he’s ready for it or not�

Body at the Bakery is book 10 in the Nightmare, Arizona paranormal cozy mystery series. This lighthearted series is about starting over, found family, and solving murders in a quirky old mining town with a secret supernatural community.



The Nightmare, Arizona Paranormal Cozy Mystery SeriesHomicide at the Haunted House

Drowning at the Diner

Slaying at the Saloon

Murder at the Motel

Poisoning at the Party

Headless at Halloween (Novella)

Clawing at the Corral

Axing at the Antique Store

Fatality at the Festival

Terminated at the Trailhead

Body at the Bakery]]> 222 Beth Dolgner 1958587303 Sheryl 4 4.73
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]]> 223385657 She sees dead people. He is dead people. And their canine companion has a few secrets of her own. Together, they're Lockwood Cove's most dysfunctional detective trio!

When romance writer Anna McGuffin moved into Lockwood Manor, she expected creaky floors and drafty windows. Instead, she got an adorable ghost dachshund named Daisy and the grumpy spirit of handsome Victorian detective Richard Lockwood. Between Richard's unsolicited writing critiques and disapproval of her friendship with local baker Hank Miller, Anna's new life is anything but peaceful.

Just as Lockwood Cove gears up for its annual Founder's Day celebration, a mysterious death at nearby Campbell House pulls Anna into a tangled web of secrets spanning more than a century. To complicate matters, the town medium claims she possesses something powerful enough to summon Richard's spirit during the festivities.

What starts as quaint, small-town fun turns dangerous when the seance unleashes something sinister from the past. As Anna and Richard solve one mystery together, a greater threat emerges--along with the inconvenient truth that the most fascinating man Anna has ever met has been dead for over a century.]]> 233 Maggie March Sheryl 4 4.72
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]]> 219838865 She sees dead people. He is dead people. And their canine companion has a few secrets of her own. Together, they're Lockwood Cove's most dysfunctional detective trio!

When aspiring romance novelist Anna McGuffin relocates to Lockwood Cove, she’s hoping for a quiet retreat to jumpstart her writing—not a haunted mansion complete with a grumpy ghost and a mischievous stray dachshund.

Anna's lifelong secret? She can see the dead—a fact she's managed to keep hidden from the world. But she’s never encountered a ghost quite like Richard Lockwood—a 19th-century detective with the brooding good looks straight out of one of Anna’s novels. Unfortunately, he also has a chip on his shoulder and is hellbent on driving her out of his home.

Between Richard’s sharp-tongued sarcasm and stubborn refusal to ‘move on,� he quickly becomes more than just a ghostly annoyance—especially when he starts rewriting Anna’s manuscripts and short-circuiting her electronics. Good thing Anna’s not easily spooked. It’ll take more than a moody, meddling spirit to send her packing.

But when Tracy Grace, a nosy ghosthunter seeking a sensational story about Anna, turns up dead, Anna becomes the prime suspect. Desperate to clear her name and keep her closely guarded secret safe, Anna strikes a deal with help her solve the murder, and she’ll leave his beloved mansion for good—a pact he gleefully accepts.

Now, this odd couple must work together to catch a killer. With tensions rising, sparks flying, and a murderer on the loose, can Anna and Richard crack the case before her secret—and her life—come crashing down?]]> 174 Maggie March Sheryl 4 4.63
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]]> 221727876 Murder is on the menu in Cypress Grove... and the catch of the day is deadly.

When a celebrity chef dies after a dramatic event at the Crescent Moon Inn, innkeeper and part-time sleuth Amelia Matthews finds herself juggling magical mayhem, suspicious guests, and a daughter who’s suddenly back in town—and not happy about her mom’s witchy lifestyle.

What should have been a showcase of Cypress Grove's culinary scene descends into chaos during a violent summer storm, with tensions simmering among a wine bar owner with a grudge, an increasingly unhinged assistant, a suspiciously knowledgeable newcomer, and a city council member who won't stop singing � or drinking. All signs point to toxic pufferfish poisoning, but Amelia senses something far more sinister at a disturbing force that threatens not just her inn's reputation, but her daughter's safety.

With the power out, the storm raging, and the clues piling up, Amelia must uncover the truth before anyone else falls victim to the killer trapped under her roof. Can she solve the case while keeping both her magic and her family ties intact?


Total Eclipse of the Hex is a paranormal cozy mystery packed with charm, suspense, and a dash of magic! While it can be read as a standalone, the books in the Crescent Moon Mystery Series are best read in order.]]> 232 Tara Lush Sheryl 4 4.68
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As if the murder wasn't enough, Amelia's love interest, Oliver Everhart, reveals a secret that could alter their relationship � at least temporarily. Meanwhile, her best friend Liz is on a mission to discover if her boyfriend, the police chief, is hiding a furry secret of his own.

Between smashing volleys, gathering clues, navigating the eccentric personalities of her teammates, and unraveling the mysteries surrounding those closest to her, Amelia has her hands full. Can she balance her newfound love of pickleball with her paranormal sleuthing skills to ace this murder investigation and keep her personal life from falling apart?

SERVING UP HEX is a blend of midlife mystery, supernatural shenanigans, and a sprinkle of romance. This is the fifth installment of the Crescent Moon Mystery series, and it’s a full-length novel. Perfect for fans of Practical Magic, Hocus Pocus, and Only Murders in the Building!]]> 240 Tara Lush Sheryl 4 4.66
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]]> 202094797 A psychic sleuth stirs up a killer case when she uncovers human remains while investigating a decades-old disappearance to gain admission to a witchy Gen X coven.Amelia Matthews is feeling pretty proud about her invitation to join the local Gen X coven in the paranormal town of Cypress Grove. But to gain admission, she has to unravel the mystery of a woman who vanished decades prior. No big deal for someone with psychic powers, right?

Armed with a basket of arcane clues and a bone that seems suspiciously out of place, Amelia is ready to start sleuthing. However, this case proves even more fraught with difficulty when an unexpected visitor shows Amelia's mother.

She's intent on poking around in her daughter's love life with handsome professor Oliver Everhart. Amelia needs to conceal her newfound abilities from her meddlesome mom, all while attempting to illuminate the escalating shadows from the past.

With her mother watching her every move, can Amelia pierce the veil on this decades-old mystery without revealing her own psychic journey into the unknown?

Between the perplexing clues, a 90s-era puzzle, and her developing feelings for the charming Oliver, Amelia struggles to stay focused. She has to open her mind to new possibilities in order to solve this mystery, while deciding if sharing her gift will cast light or plunge her loved ones into darkness.

Because she's quickly learning that in this coven, curiosity can unleash powerful forces from beyond the grave...and what is unearthed may change her life and heart forever.]]> 272 Tara Lush Sheryl 4 4.58
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]]> 199799875 A bachelorette party turns deadly in this quirky paranormal cozy mystery!

Innkeeper Amelia Matthews' weekend goes from festive to fatal when a guest is murdered during a haunted swamp walk. With her psychic powers growing stronger and a killer on the loose, Amelia must channel her abilities and tap into the ghostly realm to catch the culprit.

Joined by a spectral new friend, witches with weird talents, and a charming, silver fox historian, Amelia races to solve the case before the killer strikes again. But with suspects around every corner and her own life on the line, will her newfound gifts be enough?

I WANT YOUR HEX is a lightly spooky, laugh-out-loud adventure filled with supernatural thrills, midlife mayhem, and a touch of romance. Perfect for fans of plucky heroines and haunted whodunits. If you loved Scooby Doo and Nancy Drew as a kid, this is the book for you! Grab your flashlight and join Amelia as she faces a baffling mystery in the Florida swamp!]]> 256 Tara Lush Sheryl 4 4.54
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]]> 198426818 One of the best Florida books of 2023 � Creative Loafing

Paranormal and perimenopausal? Amelia's got double trouble.

When hot flash–prone cookie shop owner Amelia inherits a spooky Florida inn, she plans to sell it fast. But the place is haunted by an unsolved murder, and her dead aunt tasks her with using her newfound psychic powers to crack the case. Armed with nothing but a cat named Freddie Purrcury and a posse of supernaturally-gifted locals, Amelia taps into the spirit world to unravel clues about the decades-old crime. She expected creaky floorboards, not messages from the other side.

Between misbehaving ghosts, a slow-burn attraction to her ghost hunting guide, and her deepening connection to her estranged aunt, this midlife paranormal adventure isn't what Amelia bargained for. But if she can't embrace her emerging psychic gifts and solve the mystery, the spirits may sink her hotel sale for good.

Saddle up for a suspenseful yet laugh-out-loud tale proving it's never too late to awaken your inner psychic detective. EAT, PRAY, HEX is a cozy paranormal read for fans of quirky stories, supernatural hijinks, and a daring heroine trying not to lose her mind at midlife.]]> 256 Tara Lush Sheryl 4 4.39 2023
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]]> 229215715
Weathering Leo’s silent fury has been more of a hardship than Jasper would care to admit—especially to her. He’s muddled through by putting his head down at the Yard and focusing on his demanding caseload. But when the persistent morgue assistant begins to interfere in another detective’s high-profile inquiry, Jasper is torn between warning her off as he should, or lending a hand.

As ties between the bombing and a seemingly unrelated murder case Jasper is investigating begin to emerge, so does a connection to one of London’s most dangerous organized crime syndicates. Leo and Jasper’s hunt for the true mastermind behind the bombing plot has drawn unwanted attention from the East End gang, along with a dire Solving this murder will come with deadly consequences.

Courier of Death is the third book in Cara Devlin’s new romantic historical mystery series set in Victorian London. The Spencer & Reid Mysteries are perfect for fans of PBS Masterpiece Mystery’s Miss Scarlet & the Duke, and readers of Irina Shapiro, Andrea Penrose, and C.S. Harris.]]> 262 Cara Devlin Sheryl 4 4.65
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The Davenport witches tackle the challenges of life and love in this bewitching and enchanting series brimming with magic and vivid characters. Don’t miss the next installment in The Witches of Hollow Cove series and get ready for another laugh-out-loud adventure.]]> 280 Kim Richardson Sheryl 4 4.78 2025
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]]> 221796187 St. Patrick’s Day is here—and so is a killer.It’s March in Honey Hollow and all month we’ll be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day! There’s a parade to be had, books to read, a convention of redheads called the Redhead An Auburn Affair, and have I mentioned Lyla Nell is turning two? Speaking of two, it’s time for the twins to make their debut into the world. The twins may not be able to wait to get here, but with a killer on the loose—my thirst for justice can’t wait either.My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people. Okay, so I rarely see dead people, mostly I see furry creatures of the dearly departed variety, who have come back from the other side to warn me of their previous owner’s impending doom.



The twins are about to make their grand entrance, and Honey Hollow is buzzing with excitement for the St. Patrick's Day Parade and the Redhead An Auburn Affair. It's a convention of fiery hair, and Carlotta is terrified of the entire thing—and that's before a killer makes an appearance.



As if that weren't enough, Lyla Nell's second birthday is on the horizon, and my bakery is buried in orders for every sweet treat imaginable. Between celebrating, baking, and dodging danger, it looks like March is about to test my limits in more ways than one.



With a killer lurking among the redheads, and my own family growing by the day, I'll need more than a sprinkle of luck to keep everyone safe. In Honey Hollow, when it rains, it pours—and sometimes it’s raining trouble.



Here's hoping I can keep the cakes from burning and the killer from striking again. Because in Honey Hollow, life is sweet, but murder never takes a holiday.



Includes RECIPE!



Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!"
Humor with a side of homicide.

A laugh out loud standalone cozy mystery by New York Times, USA TODAY, & Wall Street Journal bestseller Addison Moore



All books in the series can be read individually, so dive on in!]]> 249 Addison Moore 1624302041 Sheryl 4 4.70
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]]> 222666862 A sinister murder. An impossible alliance. A scandal-ridden investigation.London, 1889. Lady Rosalynd, a fervent champion of women’s rights, is no stranger to challenging the status quo. But when a brutal murder casts suspicion on Rosalynd’s beloved cousin and implicates the enigmatic Duke of Steele's brother, her fiercely guarded independence is put to the ultimate test.

Bound by necessity, Steele proposes a partnership as implausible as it is inevitable. Driven by the urgent need to vindicate her cousin, Rosalynd agrees. As they move from the glittering ballrooms of Mayfair to the perilous streets of St. Giles, they unravel a complex web of deceit surrounding the murder victim. When each revelation further implicates her cousin, Rosalynd embarks on more dangerous pursuits. Will her actions lead them to the killer or ensnare her in a deadly trap?

A Murder in Mayfair, Book 1 in the Rosalynd and Steele Mysteries by USA Today bestselling author Magda
Alexander, delivers a delicious blend of Victorian suspense, slow-burn romance, and gripping historical mystery. Perfect for fans of The Bow Street Duchess Mysteries and The Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe Series, this novel promises intrigue, passion, and danger at every turn.]]> 252 Magda Alexander 1943321434 Sheryl 4 4.60
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]]> 221409016 On her way home from Hemlock Cove, Stormy Morgan finds two teenagers in the middle of the road. They can’t possibly be the same teenagers, though. Can they? Turns out they are, but they haven’t aged a day.
Nobody understands how the teenagers are back. The teenagers don’t know where they’ve been. To them, no time has passed. The last thing they remember is that they were supposed to have summer visitation with their father. What happened after that, though?
Stormy is on the hunt for answers. She wants to help two traumatized children. First, she has to find their parents…and what a story they have to tell. It was one they didn’t think anybody would believe. Now, there’s no choice.
Shadow Hills is the sort of place where magic comes alive. Sometimes the magic isn’t of the nice variety.
Stormy is determined to solve an old case. What if that means a whole new pile of problems, however?
Things are about to get out of control in Shadow Hills. Will anybody survive to see the other side?]]> 290 Amanda M. Lee Sheryl 4 4.66 2025
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]]> 228990464 At last, Tabitha and Wolf can relax and settle into newlywed bliss� or so they think.

Just as they prepare to leave London for a quiet summer at the Pembroke Estate, an unexpected—and rather cryptic—invitation arrives. The notoriously flamboyant Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey, has personally requested their presence at Plas Newydd, his ancestral estate, accompanied by a desperate plea for their investigative skills. Intrigued, the couple agrees to a detour—with the ever-formidable dowager in tow, of course.

But upon their arrival, it’s not just the marquess’s lavish theatrics and eccentric indulgences that catch them off guard. Another guest is in residence—none other than Empress Elisabeth of Austria, "Sisi" herself, who has taken refuge at Plas Newydd after receiving chilling threats against her life.

Now, Tabitha and Wolf must unravel the danger that lurks within the marquess’s gilded world—before their most illustrious charge becomes its next victim.]]> 236 Sarah F. Noel Sheryl 4 4.42
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]]> 216881619 Wendy Darling is drawn back to Neverland, torn between childhood memories of Peter Pan and the mysterious young man who now stirs her heart.

Wendy Darling has grown into a stunning young woman. Her days are filled with social gatherings and elegant balls, but her nights are alive with memories of fighting pirates, soaring through the skies, and other wild escapades through Neverland with Peter Pan—the boy who never grew up.

When Wendy meets a handsome and mysterious stranger, there’s something about him that feels familiar yet elusive. His eyes sparkle with a mischief that tugs at Wendy’s heartstrings, reminding her of Peter. Intrigued and a bit unnerved, Wendy finds herself inexplicably drawn to this handsome young man and soon finds herself back in Neverland.

Caught between the allure of her past and the promise of the future, Wendy must navigate a perilous new journey, rediscovering the courage and wonder that once defined her youth. As she battles old foes and forges allies with new friends, Wendy is torn between her memories of a boy she once loved and the man who has stolen her heart.]]> 272 Julie Wright 1639933875 Sheryl 0 to-read 4.04
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]]> 222376880
After one very hazy night, Jill wakes up to a hometown that's filled with jolly neighbors, covered in pristine white snow, and shimmering with the smell of nutmeg. She realizes that this is more than just a bad hangover� she's stuck in a Heartfelt movie. One set in her town, starring real people from her life, including her family, her high school crush (uber perfect, owns a bakery, and definitely a Christmas Person), and of course, her ex —handsome as ever and now exclusively clad in plaid flannel.

The only way out of this bizarro world is to complete the plot of the movie, including a holiday bake off and a cookie-sweet love story. To get home in time for Christmas, Jill must act out a picture-perfect holiday romance with the one that got away, all while her ex watches on. Fa la la la freaking la�.]]> 304 Iva-Marie Palmer 1250396158 Sheryl 0 to-read 3.94 2025
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]]> 220239075 New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean’s first foray into contemporary fiction, with a sharp, sexy novel about a wealthy New England family's long-overdue reckoning with hidden desires, destructive secrets…and one week that threatens to tear them apart

Alice isn't like the other Storm siblings. While the rest stayed to battle for their parents' approval, attention, and untold billions, she left, building her own life beyond the family’s name and influence. Nothing could induce her to come back, except the shocking death of her larger-than-life father. Now back on the family’s private island off the Rhode Island coast, she plans to keep her head down, pay the last of her respects, and leave the minute the funeral is over.

Unfortunately, her father had other plans. The eccentric, manipulative patriarch left his widow and their grown children a final challenge--an inheritance game designed to humiliate, devastate, and unravel the Storm family in ways both petty and life-altering. The rules of the game are clear: stay on the island for one week, complete the tasks, receive the inheritance.

One week on Storm Island is an impossible task for Alice. Every corner of the sprawling old house is bursting dysfunctional chaos: Her older sister’s secret love affair. Her brother’s incessant mansplaining. Her sister-in-law’s unapologetic greed. Her younger sister’s obsession with "vibes". Her mother’s penchant for stirring up competition between her children. And all under the stern, watchful gaze of Jack Dean, her father’s enigmatic, unfairly good-looking, second-in-command. It will be a miracle if Alice manages to escape the week unscathed.

A story about the transformative power of grief, love, and family, this luscious novel is at once deliciously clever and surprisingly tender, exploring past secrets, present truths, and futures forged in the wake of wild summer storms.]]> 400 Sarah MacLean 0593972252 Sheryl 0 to-read 4.23 2025
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]]> 53198411 It’s hard to stay away when you’re next-door neighbors.

So what if the guy Addison Sparks had a crush on when she was thirteen just so happens to be her next-door neighbor when she moves across the country for a fresh start? And so what if she embarrasses herself in front of him...

Repeatedly.

If Ian Kendrick hadn’t grown up to be so good-looking, kind to his grandma, skilled at carpentry, and completely dateable, then it wouldn’t be so difficult to stay away from him.

Addison is just getting over a breakup, though, and Ian is, too. She doesn’t need the kind of awkwardness that would come from living next to someone who would surely be just a rebound if they ever dated.

Nope. What she needs is to make a list to constantly remind herself how to not fall for the guy next door.]]> 224 Meg Easton Sheryl 4 4.04 2020
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]]> 223134616
He immediately plans to annul, but it turns out she needs a husband to receive her inheritance. They have nothing in common, but if he plays along, she promises to be his dream wife.

The rules are simple: Share the marital bed every night, no real feelings, and the marriage ends in six months when they both have what they want.

But living with this accidental wife doesn’t produce the respectfully indifferent marriage he envisioned. Despite her innocence, she’s feisty both in and out of bed. His family adores her, and when he learns that her family treats her badly, he finds himself wanting to protect her. And maybe more.

Ares can’t stop thinking about his unexpectedly adorable, irresistible, and wonderful fake wife. But despite his evolving intentions—and emotions—she abides by their fake marriage rules a little too well.

Ares realizes the one thing his wife wants from him is the one thing he can no longer do: Let her go.

The Accidental Marriage is a standalone romance. If you love:

* fake marriage
* forced proximity
* he falls first
* he falls harder
* a scarred hero (and wait til you see just how scarred...)
* an unexpected virgin
* a runaway bride
* amnesia / mistaken identity
* soulmates
* a protector
* a found family

The Accidental Marriage is for you.]]> 389 Nadia Lee Sheryl 4 4.01
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]]> 218155534 Ted Lasso meets Bridgerton for a 19th century spin on The Hangover in USA Today bestselling author Jenny Holiday’s laugh-out-loud bromantic comedy featuring three Regency-era Earls on their annual trip�ride-or-die buddies offering one another unconditional support in everything from Lady problems to family woes�especially when this trip is crashed by one earl’s pen pal. The complicated fallout from his alter ego being exposed may just be the most challenging problem the boys have to solve yet!

From the author of CANADIAN BOYFRIEND,Ìýthe perfect romp for fans of Evie Dunmore, India Holton, Virginia Heath, Manda Collins, and Suzanne Allain!

An annual earls� trip should provide an escape from a gentleman’s cares, but in this refreshingly modern Regency-era series, three handsome BFFs find that wherever they go, romantic complications follow . . .

When not writing, poet Edward Astley, Viscount Featherfinch, spends his time fending off the young ladies of the ton—and some of its young men—and avoiding his cruel father. As heir to the earldom, Edward knows he must marry someday. Alas, he is already hopelessly in love with someone. Hopeless because not only is Miss Julianna Evans not a member of the aristocracy, she is employed. She is a magazine editor—the only one to publish his work. Also, in all their years of increasingly personal correspondence, they’ve never met.
Ìý
Also, she thinks he’s a woman. Named Euphemia.
Ìý
Julianna is baffled. How can her soul mate not want to meet? Could it be that Euphemia is not the simple country girl she claims to be? Perhaps she’s wealthy. After all, she’s never cashed any of the bank drafts Julianna has sent. Perhaps Euphemia simply doesn’t want rank to come between them. Well, no more. Having extracted the details of a trip Euphemia is planning, Julianna squanders her meager savings and surprises her at the scene.
Ìý
He is very, very surprised. As is she.
Ìý
Now the two will have to decide what is true, what is not, and whether the truest thing of all—love—just might be worth an earldom . . .
Ìý]]> 353 Jenny Holiday 1496745094 Sheryl 0 to-read 3.77 2025
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Frances and George are enjoying some well-deserved leisure time in Paris when an old acquaintance from London, Alicia Stoke-Whitney, seeks Frances’s help to investigate a personal matter. Alicia’s daughter is being courted by Carlson Deaver, a wealthy American shadowed by a very suspicious tragedy.

Less than a year ago, Carlson’s wife, a former actress, was murdered, her body discovered in one of the more dubious quartiers in Paris. Though authorities guess it was a robbery gone wrong, no one was ever brought to justice. Until Daniel Cadieux, Inspector for the Sûreté, follows a startling new lead. None other Sarah Bernhardt, legendary icon of the Paris stage, receives a piece of jewelry stolen from the victim, along with an incriminating note: I know what you did.

It opens a new door for the Hazeltons� investigation, as well. But not a soul believes that the Divine Sarah would become entangled in something so disreputable as murder—even if she and the late Mrs. Deaver did have a history of theatrical clashes. Amid questions of revenge, blackmail, scandals, and secrets, more poisoned pen letters follow, and suspects abound. Now it’s up to Francis and George to infiltrate the most elite social circles of Paris, and find a culprit before another victim faces their final act.]]> 304 Dianne Freeman 1496745140 Sheryl 0 to-read 4.31 2025
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]]> 224127998 Blurb to come.]]> 293 Hannah Gray Sheryl 4 4.02
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For the dogs, it’s puppy love at first sight. For us humans, well, I’m certainly not complaining when I get a look at who she’s tangled me with.

Tall, dark, and handsome: this must be Markus, the town’s new veterinarian.

More than one gossiping granny has suggested he’d be perfect for me. Pump the breaks, Gladys, we don’t even know if Krause’s new resident is gay.

Though the dazzling smile he just gave me sure holds a lot of promise.

Hearts We Claim is a sexy, full-length, small town, male/male dog dads romance. Featuring a sexy firefighter hero and the town's new veterinarian, this is Book Three of the Hearts of Texas series, but it can be read as a standalone.]]> 198 Christina Berry Sheryl 4 4.13
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Seven years ago, he left me and this small town to join the Army. Now he’s back, a single dad in search of a second chance.

But I’m not the girl he left behind, and I have no interest in taking a walk down memory lane.

It will take more than his sexy smile, sweet son, and meddling mom to mend this broken heart.

Hearts to Mend is a sexy, full-length, small town, second chance romance with an own-voices depiction of surviving a major medical crisis. Featuring a single dad hero and a firefighter heroine, Hearts to Mend is Book Two of the Hearts of Texas series, but it can be read as a standalone.]]> 198 Christina Berry Sheryl 4 4.15
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]]> 60164422 The plan was to fix up the farmhouse, sell it, and leave. Then I met Drew...and his cat Bodhi.

I’m a stranger in this place. When a car accident nearly killed me, Mom took me away from my father and this small Texas town. Now, I’m back, and while everyone seems to remember the little girl I used to be, no one knows the woman I’ve become. That’s okay. I’m not here to reconnect or fix what’s broken between my father and me. I’m just here to fix the house I inherited, sell it, and go.

Then I meet Bodhi, the three-legged cat who keeps peeing on my porch. And along comes Bodhi’s dad, Drew, the protective firefighter with rough hands, a smooth smile, and such a dirty mouth.

Drew has a reputation for rescuing strays. Is that what I am, another stray for him to rescue? Or this time, maybe I'll be the rescuer.

Hearts on Fire is a sexy, full-length, small town romance featuring a cat dad firefighter and a feisty heroine. It is Book One of the Hearts of Texas series.]]> 204 Christina Berry Sheryl 4 4.06
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]]> 220942446

🔥 Meet Claire & Jake 🔥

💥 A single mom (32) who’s sworn off love
🔥 A firefighter/ex-military hero (34) who falls first
💥 A small-town filled with found family, slow-burn tension, and enough fire references to set your Kindle ablaze
🔥 Oh, and the MMC is a golden retriever with pleasure Dom vibes




High Five Novella Seres - Part 2Description coming soon. Starring characters you meet in earlier books.

Book #4: Run Little Bunny: Easter-themed, age gap, light primal play, secret identity. Release March 20, 2025Book #5: Falling for Red: Fourth of July-themed, single mom, firefighter, both characters in their thirties. Release June 5th, 2025Book #6: Halloween-themed, two guys, male characters in their thirties, female character in her late twenties.]]> 211 Serena Pier Sheryl 4 3.79
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]]> 214092942 In a riveting new novel in a Victorian-set mystery series brimming with authentic atmosphere, Doctor Julia Lewis, Scotland Yard’s first female medical examiner, and her partner, Detective Inspector Richard Tennant, investigate a string of murders in the art world.

London, 1867: Among the genteel young ladies of London society, painting is a perfectly acceptable pastime—but a woman who dares to pursue art as a profession is another prospect, indeed. Dr. Julia Lewis, familiar with the disrespect afforded women in untraditional careers, is hardly surprised when Scotland Yard shows little interest in complaints made by her friend, Mary Allingham, about a break-in at her art studio. Mary is just one of many “lady painters� being targeted by vandals.
Ìý
Painters� sitters are vanishing, too—women viewed by some as dispensable outcasts. Inspector Richard Tennant, however, takes the attacks seriously, suspecting they’re linked to the poison-pen letters received by additional members of the Allingham family. For Julia, the issue is complicated by Tennant’s previous relationship with Mary’s sister-in-law, Louisa, and by her own surprising reaction to that entanglement.
Ìý
But when someone close to them commits suicide and a young woman turns up dead, the case can no longer be so easily ignored by ‘respectableâ€� society. Layer after layer, Julia and Tennant scrape away the facts of the case like paint from a canvas. What emerges is a somber picture of vice, depravity, and deception stretching from London’s East End to the Far East—with a killer at its center, determined to get away with one last, grisly murder . . .Ìý
]]> 336 Patrice McDonough 1496746414 Sheryl 4 4.42
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]]> 209002177 Whoever heard of a homeless ballerina?

Everyone in my life has always disappointed me, but NHL hockey star Camden James says he never will.

We meet, and then in a single blink, he’s made me his roommate, promising me I don’t have to worry about anything ever again.

They call him a hero, and that’s what I desperately need.

I remind myself it’s all temporary. That I shouldn’t get used to it.

But he has other ideas.

Camden tells me he’s obsessed, that he’s going to change my life, that he’ll never let me go.

But as more time passes, I wonder if it’s going to take a villain to get me my happily ever after.

And Camden James just might be the right man for the role.

*Note: Camden James is a morally grey antihero who is obsessed with his girl and will do anything to keep her. This is a darker hockey romance.

The Pucking Wrong Man is a hockey romance standalone.]]> 522 C.R. Jane Sheryl 4 4.11
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]]> 199135679 Walker Davis is going to ruin me� but for once, it might be worth it.

I’m a pariah, an outcast, and my life is not my own. I went to that hockey game hoping for an escape and found one in him. They call Walker Davis “Disney� for a reason, because the superstar goalie is the “Prince Charming� of every girl’s dreams. He told me he understood I just wanted one perfect night� But now he’s everywhere I go. He seems to know everything about me. He keeps saying I’m the one. And he’s trying to change my last name. He’s crazy� A wrong date can never be a happily ever after though� right?

*Note: Walker Davis is a morally grey antihero who is obsessed with his girl and will do anything to keep her. This is a darker hockey romance.]]> 454 C.R. Jane Sheryl 4 4.11
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The Pucking Wrong Guy is a hockey romance standalone from USA Today and International Bestselling Author C.R. Jane.]]> 414 C.R. Jane Sheryl 4 4.01
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]]> 221442232 A standalone hockey romance.

Aiden Slate.
Pro hockey star. Captain of the Redville Saints. And the bane of my existence.

All it takes is a little liquid courage to storm his castle.
Or, in this case, a cushy five-star hotel suite.

I’m supposed to give him a piece of my mind.
To unleash a decade of pent-up anger.

What I’m not supposed to do is sign an NDA meant for another woman.

He thinks I’m here to relieve his stress.
Well, he’s in for a rude awakening.

Problem #1? The boy I grew up with doesn’t remember me.
Problem #2? I fall to my knees at his command. Literally.

Next thing I know, I agree to be his fake girlfriend.
He doesn't realize I’m the girl he left behind ten years ago.
The last thing I'll do is admit it.

Because Aiden might have abandoned me all those years ago.
But me? I’ll forever be his.]]> 414 Ava Harrison Sheryl 4 3.75
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]]> 220458607 Cammy Wrenley's Book

Jon Paul Dumont is everything I was warned about in this league—talented, entitled, and fully aware of both.

The NHL's favorite bad boy has left a trail of broken hearts from Montreal to San Diego, and a year ago, I was stupid enough to become one of them.

Now he's signed with my father's team, the Seattle Hawkeyes, attempting a comeback after a career-threatening injury and a DUI charge that got him dropped from the Blue Devils. As the GM's assistant, I've spent four years building my reputation as more than just Coach Wrenley's daughter.

I'd like to pretend that my past hasn't just skated back into my life in a Hawkeyes jersey, but the universe has other plans. Now we're paired together on the team's biggest charity event of the year, and suddenly I'm forced to confront not only JP, but all the reasons I fell for him in the first place—his perfect smile, his infuriating habit of speaking French when he knows I don't understand, and the way he brings me coffee just the way I like it.

He claims there's more to the story of why he disappeared that night, and the way he looks at me makes me want to believe him, but I learned the hard way that players like JP Dumont don't change.

When he challenges me to a bet—three shots on goal for the chance to prove he's not the player everyone thinks he is—I know I should walk away. But with the whole team watching, my pride on the line, and my heart refusing to listen to reason, I realize I'm in danger of making the same mistake twice.

Because this time, JP Dumont isn't just playing for keeps—he's playing for me.

***The Rookie Hawkeyes Series is a spin-off series from the original: The Hawkeyes Hockey Series. Each book in this series is a standalone: Each MMC and FMC gets their HEA at the end of each book.
*** You do not have to read The Hawkeyes Hockey Series before starting the Rookie Hawkeyes Series.]]> 314 Kenna King 1966300018 Sheryl 4 4.00
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]]> 223854853 The werewolf Asil is gifted five blind dates by some anonymous “friends� in this enthralling novel in stories, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson series.

Includes two original stories, as well as three previously published stories.]]> 288 Patricia Briggs 059395260X Sheryl 0 to-read 4.57 2025
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]]> 228205741
The Captain's baby sister. Too young. Too tempting. Too damn off-limits.

But now she's in his home—close, distracting, and turning his world upside down.]]> 436 A.J. Summers Sheryl 4 4.35
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]]> 223727465 How do you tame a puckboy?

Maya Lawrence knew that such a feat was impossible. That’s why, when she got pregnant as a teenager and hockey star Christian Riley signed with the pros, she let him go.

Maya gave up on all her dreams to become a single mother. Her parents and Christian abandoned her when she needed them the most, leaving her to turn to her brother Preston to help raise her son Finley.

Christian Riley never blamed Maya for ending things and breaking his heart after how badly he treated her. In fact, while he never got over her, he didn’t expect Maya to ever speak to him again. But when Christian’s rival, Preston, finally breaks the news to him that he has a son, all bets are off.

The last thing Maya wants is the playboy from her past breaking her son’s heart or hers again. That’s why she makes Christian a deal. She’ll give him the summer to spend with Finley as a “family friend� to show her that he’s committed to being a father before letting him have a permanent place in their lives.

Proving to Maya that he can step up to be a father to Finley, and that his puckboy days are behind him, will be the toughest challenge Christian has ever faced.

Fate has finally given him a second chance to take a shot at love, so this time he better not puck around and miss.

Pucking Fate has a HEA and is perfect for fans of swoon-worthy athletes, sizzling chemistry, and second chances that come when you least expect them.
]]> 288 L.A. Hart Sheryl 4 3.95
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]]> 52915549
ENDORSE THIS: An Area 51 invasion outtake in which Alex once again tries to persuade Violet that he should go where no man has gone before. And likely never will. Also includes Alex & Violet inspired outtakes such as Weiner Warmers: a Holiday Outtake, Let’s Make An Alex Jr, Pretty Eyes (a Pucked-Good Luck Charm crossover), MILF in Training, and Kick Stand Kid.

From PUCKED OFF
A Valentine’s Day love note, a series of deleted, never before seen scenes from the cutting room floor of Pucked Off and a special birthday outtake.

From PUCKED LOVE
The original Prologue that didn’t make the cut in Pucked Love and a Valentine’s Day letter from Darren to Charlene guaranteed make you swoon.

Area 51: Deleted Scenes and Outtakes
Originally published in 2016, this compilation of outtakes and deleted scenes features Alex and Violet ridiculousness, lost chapters from Pucked Up, and alternative POVs from our sexiest, horniest hottie: Randy Ballistic.

Get Inked: A Pucked Series and Clipped Wings Crossover Novella
Worlds collide when the PUCKED crew decide it’s time to commemorate their love of hockey with a team tattoo and pay a visit to Inked Armor, the renowned Chicago tattoo studio where master artists Hayden Stryker and Chris Zelter ply their trade. Ink cherries will be popped, cupcakes will be consumed, and the hazards and enhancements of boob bling will be pondered.

NOTE: * Pucks & Penalties contains over 90 000 words in outtakes and deleted scenes, as well as the full Get Inked novella. Pucks & Penalties was previously only available at signings.]]> 274 Helena Hunting 1989185118 Sheryl 4 4.17 2020
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]]> 228559285
Until Charlene. She’s like a firefly. She’s elusive, and if you catch her she’ll burn bright, but keeping her trapped dulls her fire and dims her beauty.

I caught her. And as much as I might want to keep her, I’ll never put the lid on her jar. Not at the risk of losing her. So I've let her set the rules in our relationship.

But as long hidden secrets expose us both, I discover exactly how fragile Charlene is, and how much I need her.

We’re all broken. We’re all messed up. Some more than others. Me more than most.

The FINAL standalone novel in The Pucked Series.]]> 296 Helena Hunting Sheryl 4 4.19 2018
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average rating: 4.19
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rating: 4
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]]> 228559074
I’m NHL defenseman Lance Romero, AKA Lance “Romance."

I’m notorious for parties and excess. I have the most penalty minutes in the league. I get into the most fights. I take the most hits. I’m a player on and off the ice. I’m the one women with no inhibitions want.

Not because I like the notoriety, but because I don’t know how to be any other way.

I have secrets. Ones I shared with the wrong person, and she used them against me. Sometimes she still does. I should cut ties. But she makes it difficult, because she’s the kind of bad I deserve.

At least that’s what I believed until someone from my past gets caught up in my present. She’s all the good things in this world. She lights up my dark.

I shouldn’t want her.

But I do.

I should leave her alone.

But I won’t.
]]> 372 Helena Hunting 0995085250 Sheryl 4 4.23 2017
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]]> 228558847
With the off-season coming to a close and the boys gearing up for training camp, one more weekend of fun is the perfect way to welcome the new season.

The entire crew piles into vehicles and drives to Alex and Violet’s Chicago cottage for a few days of relaxation―and hopefully a chance for Randy to shake the anxiety that’s been plaguing him.

Accidental wardrobe malfunctions, typical Violet inspired overshares, and a whole lot of private time round out the perfect weekend getaway.

But the moment they return to the city all of Randy’s angst resurfaces with the arrival of a surprise houseguest.

***A PUCKED Series Sequel featuring the couple most likely to be found getting it on in a bathroom. PUCKED UNDER is best read after the standalone novel PUCKED OVER***]]> 192 Helena Hunting 0995085226 Sheryl 4 3.98 2016
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]]> 228516874 I want to marry the man who told me I was his triple word score in Scrabble.
Alex is the whole package and more.
Literally.
Like his package is out of this world. Total world record holder material.
I can’t wait to be his wife.

Except every time the topic of wedding comes up, I break out in hives.

I’m supposed to walk down the aisle in front of hundreds of people, and confess my undying love with so many eyeballs locked on me. I just know I’m going to say something embarrassing.

I want what we have to be forever but I might be totally pucked.

***Forever PUCKED is a sequel to PUCKED (The Pucked Series Book 1), while it is not necessary to have read Pucked Up (Book 2) or Pucked Over (Book 3) it is highly recommended to that you read Pucked first. ***]]> 330 Helena Hunting 099380019X Sheryl 4 3.91 2016
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]]> 216344314
My best friend and teammate has a new girlfriend. And she just happens to have a seriously feisty, extra-hot best friend on the rebound. I’m more than happy to be Lily’s companion in her time of need.

But casual sex is only casual until those pesky things called emotions get involved.
Someone’s about to get pucked over.]]> 350 Helena Hunting Sheryl 4 4.12 2016
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average rating: 4.12
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]]> 219301783
Last week, Nina Hunnicutt was a professor about to move into a gorgeous new apartment with her long-term boyfriend. Now, she’s single, unemployed, and living with her parents. Even more surprising is the fact that Quentin Bell, her childhood neighbor (and okay, fine, crush), is also back in town—and wants to resume the treasure hunt that ended their friendship almost two decades ago.

Hoping the reward promised to whoever finds the rumored riches left behind by the town’s eccentric turn-of-the-century seltzer magnate will help her get her life back on track, Nina agrees. Granted, last time the search resulted in a broken heart and seventeen years of silence. But Nina’s older and wiser now—surely things will be different.

Except, Quentin is also older and wiser…not to mention distractingly handsome. As they resume their hunt, Nina and Quentin begin to rediscover all the things they once loved best about each other. But unlike the treasure, the secrets that left them empty-handed the first time refuse to stay buried. If there’s any hope of finding what they’re looking for—and for a future together—Nina and Quentin will have to be brave enough to excavate their past as well.]]> 400 Sarah Adler 0593817427 Sheryl 0 to-read 3.91 2025
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]]> 216376873 Pro hockey player
Great family
Emotionally available for a girlfriend

Except I might be cursed. Bad stuff just happens to me.
I fell asleep only for someone to draw genitals on my face? Pictures go viral.
Got a spider bite, should be fine, right? It's close to my most prized body part, aka now melons.
Found the perfect woman? She’s my team captain’s younger sister.
I’m a goner for Sunny. Obsessed. Head over heels.

I will do whatever it takes to have her forever, even if her brother does try to remove me from this earthly plane.]]> 388 Helena Hunting Sheryl 4 3.78 2015
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average rating: 3.78
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]]> 80341946 Eli Andrews wasn’t supposed to be anything other than a temporary roommate.
On paper, it all makes sense. I rent out a room to him to earn some much-needed cash when my work hours get cut. I’ll stay on my side of the house and he’ll stay on his. Away from me and my kids.
But he wasn’t supposed to be tall and gorgeous and make butterflies flutter in my stomach. He wasn’t supposed to be helpful and charming and supportive in a way I didn’t know I needed. He wasn’t supposed to waken that part of me that’s laid dormant for so long, an attraction building between us the longer he stays. I wasn’t supposed to fall under his spell.
Or into his bed.
For years, I’ve made sensible choices. Ones that are best for me and my kids. Ones that don’t involve sexy blue-eyed strangers who are only in town for a month.
Eli Andrews isn’t staying in Crescent Pass. But tell that to my heart.


- Eli -
Kristen Taylor wasn’t supposed to be the woman of my dreams.
On paper, it doesn’t make sense. She’s a widow with two kids, while I’m the guy who avoids relationships. Only, when plans fall through and I’m stuck on a job with nowhere to stay, she’s the one who comes through for me.
But she wasn’t supposed to be so easy to get along with. She wasn’t supposed to show me what a family could really be like. She wasn’t supposed to make my heart pound.
Or tempt me beyond belief.
For years, I’ve kept to myself. It’s safer that way. No one to disappoint or hurt you in return. Besides, I’m not staying in Crescent Pass.
So why can’t I get her out of my head� or my heart?]]> 299 Allie Winters Sheryl 4 3.87 2023
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name: Sheryl
average rating: 3.87
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]]> 62843406 Harper Calloway is the one who got away.
Gorgeous. Vivacious. Witty. Everything my introverted self could never be. And though that single night five years ago is all I had with her, there’s no forgetting the girl who steals your heart.
So when the woman in question shows up on my doorstep demanding an annulment for a drunken Vegas wedding I don’t fully remember, it seems like a sign. A second chance to make good on that connection I’ve never felt with anyone else.
Except she doesn’t have any interest in reconnecting, even as things between us heat up the longer she stays in town. What will it take to convince her I want forever?

- Harper -
Owen Taylor is not who I expected.
Protective. Thoughtful. Humble. And the sexy lumberjack vibe he’s got going on? Who knew I was such a sucker for that?
I didn’t come to Crescent Pass to start anything up. My life is in Chicago, not the forests of the Pacific Northwest. But the longer I stay here waiting for an annulment, the harder it is to resist this rugged mountain man who shows me for the first time what it’s like to be understood. Cherished. Worshipped.
We both knew from the beginning this couldn’t last. So why has he gone and stolen my heart?]]> 287 Allie Winters Sheryl 4 4.12 2022
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average rating: 4.12
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]]> 59238296 The widow’s done with loneliness. The marquess is done with waiting. Can three kisses under the mistletoe lead to love before Christmas morning?

Mrs. Evelina Denby is ready to move on. Widowed for three years, she doesn’t expect to find love again. A man to keep her company—yes. Someone to offer good conversation—hopefully. A kiss that awakens her passions? A girl can dream. A sprig of mistletoe is all she needs to find out which of her three suitors� kisses warm her very toes. And which man should be her next husband.

The Marquess of Prescott is not one of her suitors. Though his hot looks and possessive words tell one story—he wants her. She’d be tempted � if he hadn’t courted then abandoned her without a word a year ago.

John knew he’d have responsibilities as a marquess, but he never thought they’d include adopting and caring for his profligate brother’s three abandoned children. Surprise, that, but one that stole his heart. At least the parts of it that didn’t yet belong to Evelina.

He’s waited a year to tell her how he feels, and he’s not waiting any longer. She’ll be his by Christmas. If he can scare away her other suitors.

This stand-alone Regency holiday novella from the author of the London Secrets series is full of laughter and heat. Let this fairy tale HEA keep you warm this winter!

]]> 115 Charlie Lane Sheryl 4 4.03 2021
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]]> 223663979 I’m Rylan Flynn. I hunt for ghosts and restless spirits, and solve the mysteries that make them haunt the living.

Flames leap from the windows of the burning house and smoke fills the air. I know immediately that this is no ordinary fire� With chaos all around her, the ghost of a young woman stands on the lawn, watching the blaze.

I call out, but she vanishes before I can learn what happened. When the police find her body in the ashes, it’s clear that she was murdered. A new twisted killer is stalking my hometown�

The obvious suspect is my friend Graham Rock. The house belonged to Graham, and the ghost I saw was his ex-girlfriend. Could he really be capable of something like this? Or is someone trying to destroy his life?

I’m desperate to find the truth. But my relationship with Detective Ford Pierce is in ruins, and he won’t let me join his investigation.

Even worse, an evil spirit that I trapped years ago has escaped. I need Ford’s help to track it down, but with so much tension between us I don’t know if he’ll believe me.

When another house burns down with someone inside, I know it’s on me to find answers—alone. Is the spirit behind these lethal attacks? Can I find the link between the victims and unmask the killer before the flames claim another soul?

A thrilling paranormal mystery packed with heart-stopping twists, The Burning Soul is perfect for fans of Heather Graham, Wendy Wang, and Noelle W. Ihli.

See why readers love the Rylan Flynn

“]±Õ> 214 Dawn Merriman 1836189915 Sheryl 4 4.58 2025
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]]> 220983487 Our bond was supposed to be a formality, but it's far more powerful than that...

After the magical mishap at the Merrow Tea Spot grand re-opening, Kas and I must figure out why our bond has my magic on the fritz. Our mothers say a curse was placed on both of our warring families, and our marriage is meant to usher in a truce. I have other suspicions, and an elder witch soon confirms this marriage is more than symbolic. It's connected to the magical rift that's kept our families at odds for generations.

As we dig into family histories, Kas and I uncover old betrayals, secrets, and magic gone horribly wrong. But every step we take to unravel the past brings us closer together—and closer to the truth behind the bad blood.

Just as Kas and I are on the verge of a breakthrough, we stumble onto something sinister. Someone is working hard to keep us apart and ensure that the feud between our families lives on. Suddenly, the rift between us feels as strong as it ever has. Now I'm terrified we'll be forced to choose between healing our clans and protecting the unexpected love we've found in one another.
]]> 77 Lia Davis Sheryl 4 4.14
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]]> 218111691
Since then, Tweetie Sorenson has embraced the professional hockey player bachelor lifestyle—his social media is a highlight reel of clubs, friends, and a never-ending stream of different women.

It’s hard to believe he’s the same man who stole my heart the very night we met. With him, everything felt wild, spontaneous, and absolutely perfect. I thought he was my forever.

Then, he broke my heart. Or maybe we broke each other’s. Either way, it was over.

I’ve moved on—new city, dream job—until my boss throws me back into Tweetie’s world. I’m sent to Chicago to manage the Falcons� social media, which means working alongside the one man I never truly let go of. FML.]]> 402 Piper Rayne Sheryl 4 4.21 2025
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]]> 218109166
At least, that’s what I thought—until I met Conor Nilsen. In truth, I didn’t know he was the goalie for the Chicago Falcons when he struck up a conversation the night of my bachelorette party.

He proved he wasn’t just some hot guy looking to score when he helped me get my drunk bridesmaid safely back to our hotel. That’s when he discovered my 30-before-30 bucket list—a list I hadn’t managed to check a single item off.

What was meant to be a night of stargazing turned into so much more. The chemistry between us was undeniable, and after one innocent night together, I started to question everything—especially my upcoming wedding to a man I wasn’t sure loved me.

Fast forward to my wedding day, and just as I’m standing at the altar, Conor bursts through the church doors to object. And now, somehow, I’m his roommate. Yikes.]]> 355 Piper Rayne Sheryl 4 4.21 2025
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]]> 218109148
To most people, he’s the Chicago Falcons starting right winger and hot single dad, but to me, he’s my first boyfriend, my first kiss, my first love.

Eight years ago, that all changed when our lives took us in two different directions. Our break-up almost broke me, so I kept my distance until our hometown called me back to where our story began.

I promised myself a quick visit to help my family out, and then I’d leave town before he even knew I was back, which should have been easy. He’s way too busy being a professional hockey player and raising his son to ever find out.

Of course, I’m only in town for a week before I run into him, and one thing is clear from our brief encounter—Henry wants to hash out our past, whereas I’d rather forget it.

But my plan really goes up in flames when I take a temporary substitute teaching job, and on day one, his son walks into my classroom. Boom.]]> 390 Piper Rayne Sheryl 4 3.99 2024
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average rating: 3.99
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]]> 220146590
Technically, Rowan Landry, the hot as hell center for the Chicago Falcons, is no longer my brother’s teammate. Or his best friend. Their college days are long behind them, and they barely talk now.

Also, I’m not dating him—we’re just sleeping together. There’s a difference.

Except there’s not a lot of sleeping going on, and neither one of us wants to stop what we’re doing.

It’s all fun and games until my brother is traded to the Falcons, because Rowan doesn’t know I’m the new goalie’s little sister. Oops.]]> 310 Piper Rayne Sheryl 4 3.78 2024
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]]> 216346065
Daddy Biker Bear

He found out we were having a baby. Then he rejected me as his mate.

Now I’m back in Forest Heights to care for my aunt with the son I’ve been raising on my own for nine years because Grizz didn’t believe the baby could be his. But Rainer might be more like his daddy than I want to admit, and I’ll do anything for my son, including letting the man who rejected us both back into our lives to help him learn control over his shifter abilities.

Protector Bear

He’s a shifter determined to keep me safe, but I don’t want his protection�

Forest Heights was supposed to be a fresh start, but when my ex-husband pays me an unexpected visit, that dream is torn to shreds. Hutch, a bear shifter with a playboy streak, has made it his job to keep me safe. But I’m used to taking care of myself. It doesn’t matter how sexy Hutch is or how convinced he is that we’re meant to be together - I’m done with men.

Fake Biker Boyfriend

Pretending to be in love with a shifter is dangerous...

My sister is marrying my high school sweetheart and she’s adamant I attend the wedding. Enter Sting. When he overhears my sister belittling me, he offers to play my boyfriend. But the line between real and fake blurs when Sting stands up for me in front of my family like a real boyfriend would. And when the groom starts behaving oddly, Sting’s bear isn’t happy. I could be wrong, but it’s almost as if his bear believes I’m his mate�

Biker Bears Best Friend

When you’re in love with your best friend, you pick all the wrong guys�

I blame my best friend for my poor taste in men. He’s always looked after me like a big brother but when it comes to women, he’s a playboy who has only ever seen me as a friend. And with two dangerous men sniffing around, Rogue’s about to get all protective brother again. But this time something’s different. Maybe it’s wishful thinking, but could this be something more?

Biker Bears Redemption

I’m in trouble from the moment I find my mate...

After breaking things off with an abusive ex, I needed somewhere safe to rebuild my life, and you don’t get any safer than living with a group of protective bear shifters. The moment I meet Trey we know we’re mates. He’s determined to make up for his past mistakes and prove himself to his clan—and to me. When a baby is left on his doorstep though, things get complicated fast. Maybe Trey and I aren't fated to be together after all, but Trey's bear isn't going to give up without a fight...]]> 923 Roxie Ray Sheryl 4 4.45 2024
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]]> 231133372 The star hockey player is my brother’s best friend. And he’s completely off-limits. So why can’t I stop imagining what it would feel like if we broke all the rules?

Connor Walsh is the Icehawks� starting goalie. The definition of calm and control on the ice.
Off the ice?
He’s intense, loyal, and infuriatingly hot in that “I’ll ruin any guy who looks at you� kind of way.
We’ve always had history. One wild night in Vegas. One kiss I never forgot.
But when I win a charity auction and end up stuck on the team’s media tour—not to mention sharing a hotel room with Connor—I see the man behind the mask.
To him, I’m just his best friend’s little sister. The forbidden girl who’s always been around.
The problem is� I’m not a kid anymore. And the way his eyes follow me when he thinks no one’s looking? I know he’s noticed.
Falling for Connor could destroy everything—his friendship with my brother, the career he’s fought to protect, and the fragile heart he’s already stolen without trying.
He claims he’s trying to protect me.
But when the man who’s spent his life guarding the net finally lets me in, will he risk it all to keep me?

Goalie’s Obsession is a best friend’s sister, fake-dating sports romance with golden retriever energy, sizzling chemistry, emotional heat, and a possessive goalie who will do anything to protect the woman he’s always wanted.
]]> 289 C.H. James Sheryl 4 3.62
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]]> 227537399 My boyfriend insults me in front of the whole Atlanta Fire team.
Wrong move.
Because not one, but three fiery hockey players come to my rescue.

Revenge never tasted so sweet� or spicy.

Problem is, I didn't think I'd fall for all three.
Or have a bun in the oven in less than a season.
Or not know who the daddy is.

But one question rattles my heart at night.

Can we all stay together or do I really have to choose?]]> 397 Mia Mara Sheryl 4 4.11
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]]> 223433527 A wild night at a masquerade ball should have stayed anonymous.
Except it didn’t.

Five years later, I’m a single mom, starting fresh in Atlanta, writing a piece on the NHL’s most respected coach—Casey McConnell.

He’s a silver fox with piercing blue eyes that ignite a spark in me.
A man who commands the ice and his team with sexy authority.
And completely off-limits, given I’m one of his player’s younger sister.

Despite our age gap, I didn’t think we’d get this close this fast...

Until I notice the birthmark on his shoulder—the same one I saw on my masked lover five years ago.

OMG. He’s the one who left me with a little surprise that night.
And he has no idea he’s her father.
And I plan to keep it that way.

But when he starts piecing the clues together, I realize the truth could spark a career-ending scandal that threatens to shatter the team.

And for my daughter—and my heart—I can’t afford to puck this up.

This is Coach's story, book 3 in the Pucking Daddies series. It can be read as a standalone and has a HEA!]]> 333 Mia Mara Sheryl 4 3.92
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]]> 222555704 I should never have agreed to babysit the NHL's hottest playboy.
Or move into his house.
Or fake date him, for puck's sake.

Luke Smith only takes one thing in life seriously. Hockey.
He thinks every problem can be solved with a grin.
And those big brown puppy-dog eyes? His get-out-of-jail-free card.

But not this last time� and now it's my job to fix his reputation before he gets traded.

To keep the puck bunnies away, I agree to fake date him.

A complete puck-up.

Because when we're alone, late at night, and his lips brush against my ear, he's got me breaking all my rules.

He's heaven between the sheets so walking away is hard. Then cue those puppy-dog eyes and I'm coming right back for more.

And now there's so much more at play than just us�

Because this little blue stick has two pink lines.

The Fake Play is a steamy, fake dating, opposites attract, forced proximity, surprise baby, pro hockey romance. It's the second book in the Pucking Daddies series and can be read as a standalone. HEA guaranteed!]]> 322 Mia Mara Sheryl 4 3.80
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]]> 221540108 I let an irresistibly hot stranger pleasure me with my purple toy.
So, imagine my shame when I find out he’s my new boss.
And I’m moving into his guest house� as his son’s nanny!

Okay, just because Atlanta Fire's star hot center knows how to handle his stick doesn't mean I'm going to let him cross any lines.

Sebastian Blue is a walking mistake in a hockey jersey.
Sinful smirk? You bet.
Dedicated single dad? Of course.
Relationship phobic? Just my luck.

But he's eager to become my knight in shining skates�

When I need a fake date for my ex's wedding (the same ex who told me I'm bad in bed), Seb is only too pleased to "prove the SOB wrong�—by teaching me just how good spice can be.

I'm trying not to lose my mind every time he kisses me like I’m his next big score, turning every steamy lesson into something that feels dangerously real.

And when little Matty draws a crayon family portrait with me in it, I start to wonder if this could become my home team.

So the question is, when the final buzzer sounds, will I still just be another move in his spice play—or something more?

The Spice Play is a steamy single dad and the nanny, grumpy/sunshine, pro hockey romance. It's the first book in the Pucking Daddies series and can be enjoyed as a standalone. HEA guaranteed!
***Now with updated hockey scenes. ***]]> 367 Mia Mara Sheryl 4 3.90
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]]> 214338999
Maybe it’s because I’m a pop star hiding in his house for the holiday season. Or maybe it’s the way I can’t help but tease the grinch.

More than likely, though, it’s because his best friend Cade touched me right in front of him,
lighting a fire so hot it threatens to incinerate us all.

Now I can’t keep my hands to myself.

Cade is famous for being the playboy assistant coach of the Boston Bolts, a man only out for a good time. But I know what we have is rare.

Cade wants me, Declan wants me, and Declan would be a bad liar if he didn’t admit that some part of him wants Cade too.

I've goneround and round about these feelings. Can we really just say the heart wants what it wants, or are we just asking for more trouble?

Author's Note: Trouble is a grumpy/sunshine holiday MMF romance.]]> 350 Brittanee Nicole Sheryl 4 4.02
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]]> 228248301 Partners in crime� but not in love?

Silver & Grey take on their first official inquiry, when Mrs. Angela Lambert hires Constance and Solomon to discover the truth about the ghost haunting her garden.

Constance enters the household disguised as Angela’s maid, but the apparently trivial case turns serious with the discovery of Caleb Lambert’s underworld connections, and his involvement in the fatal collapse of a slum dwelling. Bringing him to justice becomes more important than the mystery of the ghost � or is the ghost somehow involved?

A murdered body in the cellar further complicates matters, as does a threat to Constance’s colorful mother.

Alone in a houseful of dangerous murder suspects, with only Angela’s doubtful protection, Constance’s feelings for Solomon begin to clarify � as does the true impossibility of a personal relationship between them.

But Solomon, it seems, has other ideas�

Read in Kindle Unlimited!

Silver and Grey Series
Book 1 - Murder in Moonlight
Book 2 - Evidence of Evil
Book 3 - Ghost in the Garden
Book 4 - The Trick of the Treasure
Book 5 - Word of the Wicked]]> 272 Mary Lancaster Sheryl 4 4.61
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]]> 209231908
Alexandra
As a member of the royal family, my life is a spectacle. Every move I make ends up in the headlines. When a familiar face from my past joins my security team, his return brings more than just old memories. Raphael suspects someone close to me is leaking my whereabouts, putting me in danger.
I should be furious. Instead, I can't resist pushing his buttons. He wants me safe. I want to tease him. Besides, disappearing from the public eye isn’t an option.
Until it becomes the only choice I have.

Raphael
Guarding a princess wasn’t in my plans, but the more time I spend around Alex, I mean Her Royal Highness, the more I realise she’s in real danger. A series of close calls proves someone is selling her out, and it’s my job to stop them.
But keeping her safe means getting too close. Too close to the way she fits against me, the way she looks at me like she remembers everything we almost had.
The princess is off-limits. I have too many secrets to hold onto someone like her.
But staying away? That might be the one order I can’t follow.
--
Keep Her from Them is the final book in the McRae Bodyguards series, a lower drama-high romance series that follows our favourite crew of Scottish bodyguards. You can read this as a standalone.]]> 380 Jolie Vines 1739407288 Sheryl 4 4.50
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]]> 217267928
Finally reunited in New York, they must now learn to navigate the monumental shift in their relationship. But for these two members of Archangel Raphael’s legendary Seven, there is no time to rest. As they investigate a case for the Tower that echoes the darkness from Aodhan’s past, they will be forced to confront not only the scars that mark them both, but the promise of a vast power that flickers in Illium.

The threat of ascension has haunted and troubled Aodhan’s Blue for too long, the forces of change immutable and without mercy...and uncaring of Illium’s fierce wish to remain part of the Seven. Change is a constant in an immortal’s life, and this new horizon will bring with it both terrible heartbreak and a joy extraordinary enough to reverberate through time…]]> 411 Nalini Singh 0593550048 Sheryl 4 4.62 2025
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]]> 219092985
I never wanted to fall in love. My sister’s disappearance damaged me for such things. I’ve devoted my life to finding her—no matter where that leads me.

I could never have imagined it would bring me to him. A human with haunting celadon eyes and a determination that rivals my own. He’s strong, brash, and gorgeous.

Maybe that’s why I was caught off guard when he acknowledged that I was a covert agent. It’s a secret few know, and if word gets out, I’m as good as dead.

Too much rides on my identity remaining hidden. I have no choice but to help him navigate the perilous depths of the Below—and all who reside there.

But the lines that were once so vivid between us slowly begin to blur. We have only each other to survive and trusting him with my life is one thing. With my heart…that’s something I can’t even consider.

Yet, I can’t stop wondering what his lips would feel like against mine. I can’t help the ache I feel to be near him. And I can lie to him, but not myself. I crave his hard body next to me.

I never wanted to fall in love…but he stole my heart before I had a chance to safeguard it.

Now fate is pulling us apart, but I intend to fight for him. For us.

Even if it means my death.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Donna Grant weaves a captivating story of daring choices, unlikely alliances, and the enduring strength of hope in the thrilling third installment of her acclaimed Elven Kingdoms series.]]> 359 Donna Grant 1958353493 Sheryl 4 4.47
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This is the third book in the Eleven Kingdoms spin off. The story centers around Farah who is a wood elf and the human Rohan. Farah is trying to find her missing sister and Rohan is trying to find his sister and some of the villagers that have been kidnapped. Slow burn romance
]]> 201484418 A single mom in hiding and the bodyguard roommate she can’t resist

Mia
Hiding out in the Scottish Highlands, I’ve fled my old life. I need a home for my little daughter, a job, and the eyeful of my roommate naked in the shower has me thinking I might need a hot Scottish boyfriend, too.

But the gorgeous bodyguard only offers fun nights between the sheets. While he’s preoccupied worshipping my thick thighs and claiming he doesn’t want commitment, I’m meant to be busy on the dating scene.
For longterm, he’s telling me to look elsewhere, but what if it’s him I fall for?

Valentine
My new roomie is a wet dream come true. With her kind personality and curves for days, I can’t keep my mind off her. A welcome distraction from the broken relationship with my brother and the ex-fiancée who won’t leave me alone.
Except Mia’s looking for more than I can offer. I had my fingers burned by love and won’t ever go there again.
Only when people come looking for her do I realise just how easily she could be taken from me.
--
Take Her from You features a plus-sized single mom, her Scottish roommate with golden retriever energy, and an intimate toy she creates using him as a template.
This swoony, friends-to-everything, steamy read is a standalone in the McRae Bodyguards series and set in the gorgeous Scottish Highlands.

Join Mia and Valentine’s adventure in love today!]]> 369 Jolie Vines 1739407261 Sheryl 4 4.52
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]]> 180210363 He’s her bodyguard and her brother’s best friend. She’s a virgin with a spicy wish list.

Ariel
Someone’s out to get me, forcing my car off the road and me into hiding. When my brother recruits his Scottish best friend to protect me, though the brooding bodyguard drives me nuts, I can’t refuse his help. Or hide my crush. As a distraction, I create a spicy wish list and have only one man in my sights to share it with. What better way to spend my time locked in a house with the man of my dreams?

Jackson
I shouldn’t want this lass so much, but my best friend’s younger sister is under my protection and my skin. Hooking up with her is off-limits. I can’t risk losing my job. Without it, I’m unemployed and homeless. But Ariel offers a deal I can’t resist, even if I’m the last man she should take to the sheets. While her enemy hunts us, she’s using my body for more than just protection. I vowed to keep her safe, but what if it’s my secrets that are the real danger?

Save Her from Me is a close-proximity wild ride with a steamy deal between a determined woman and her brother’s best friend. Scorching scenes. Flaming cheeks. Guarding bodies never looked so good. This is a standalone in the McRae Bodyguards romantic suspense series with crossover characters and a gorgeous Scottish Highlands backdrop. Jump in now and discover Ariel’s list for yourself!]]> 328 Jolie Vines 1739407237 Sheryl 4 4.42
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]]> 141185606
Daisy
Phoneless, carless, and trapped by my relatives, I make a daring escape in just my fancy underwear. Right as a grouchy but gorgeous bodyguard arrives to rescue me.
Enemies pursue us on our West Coast road trip, so Ben whisks me away to a snowed-in cabin in Scotland. I start falling until I'm ready to let him guard my body in every way possible.
But breaking his rules could cost me everything—including him.

Ben
As a bodyguard, I have one rule: don't get attached. Yet Daisy's got me hooked. When I'm asked to protect her, I can't resist. She's warmth and kindness wrapped up in a curvy package, and I'm willing to cross any line to keep her safe.
Almost.
No matter how torn I am between duty and desire, there’s only one chance I can’t take.
For her, I’ll risk anything—except for my heart.
--
Touch Her and Die is the first in a brand new bodyguard series that brings steam, mystery, and adventure, plus a little revenge plot for our heroines. This is standalone romantic suspense with only-one-bed (twice) and a forbidden element.]]> 369 Jolie Vines 1739407202 Sheryl 4 4.16 2023
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]]> 220287206 Cocky beach volleyball champ meets no-nonsense kindergarten teacher? Someone’s about to get schooled.

Charming your way outta trouble is cute when you’re a little boy doing it. But when you’re a grown man?

Nope.

Which is how I know Sebastian Mazur is nothing but trouble. Swoon-worthy trouble I should avoid at all costs.

So it’s bad that I have to see him twice daily when he drops off and picks up his four-year-old niece from my classroom.

It’s even worse when he saves me from the violent advances of my stalker neighbor, then agrees to move in with me while I regain my sense of security.

Dios mio. I’m so screwed. Especially when things get steamy between us just as he gets his shot at a volleyball comeback.

Which love will he pick � competition or me?

And which do I want him to choose?

If you find cussing offensive and skip past sex scenes, Break ain’t the book for you. But if you love reading about an average girl meeting a broken guy who turns out to be fifty percent golden retriever hero/fifty percent Rottweiler hero and one hundred percent about her happiness, then this heartwarming, slow-burn, sports romance is calling your name.
Break is a spinoff of The Fatkini Chronicles with cameos from some of your favorite Fakini characters.]]> 394 Monica Ross Sheryl 4 4.35
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]]> 223288376 Just who did the deed, though?
Ivy thinks this case is one that can be chalked up to human weakness right up until the dead man’s soul is eaten by a shadow and magic explodes in the northern Lower Michigan hamlet. It seems the town lothario’s death might be more than it appears.
Ivy’s husband Jack and her good friend Maddie Graves-Winters join the party to start tracking down leads. Then things get worse when the shadow appears in Ivy’s daughter’s dreams…and seems bent on destruction.
Ivy won’t let anybody—magical shadow or otherwise—hurt her daughter. Of course, she’s up against something she’s never seen before. Not only does Ivy have to keep her daughter safe, but she also has to exonerate the woman she just knows is innocent.
That means finding the guilty party. Unfortunately, there are a few too many suspects.
Shadow Lake is a town with a lot of secrets. This one might just kill them all.
]]> 238 Lily Harper Hart Sheryl 4 4.67
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]]> 231014480 Something dark has come to Hollow Cove—and this time, it’s personal.

Life is finally settling down—if you count juggling magical crises, a growing family, and the occasional demon encounter as “settling.� But peace doesn’t last long around here.

When a string of brutal attacks rocks the town, all signs point to something—or someone—unnatural. And when suspicion falls closer to home than I ever imagined, I realize I’m not just fighting for Hollow Cove’s future.

I’m fighting for my family. For the people I love. And for secrets that were never meant to surface.

With the Gray Council lurking, old enemies stirring, and a new darkness creeping into the heart of everything I hold dear, I’ll have to trust my instincts—and maybe even make a deal with the devil.

Because if I don't? I could lose everything.]]> 368 Kim Richardson Sheryl 4 4.67
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He left me broken. But this time, I'm not the only one at risk.

I really believed I was over him. Over the heartbreak, the betrayal, and the regret. Then Owen Scott shows up as the Night Hawks� newest star, and just like that, every carefully placed brick around my heart starts to crumble.

Seven years ago, he walked away, leaving me pregnant and shattered. I pulled myself together, built a career, and raised my daughter. I convinced myself I left him in the past. But one look into those piercing blue eyes, and I know I never truly let him go.

He’s as magnetic as ever. But he’s also the man who turned his back on me, on us. My life is good now, and I refuse to let him derail it. Not when everything I’ve worked for, and built for my daughter, is on the line.

But the spark between us never really died. Every accidental touch, every stolen glance, sets my pulse racing and makes me question everything I thought I knew.

He doesn’t get to walk back into my life and upend it all over again. I won’t let him. This time, I’m not just fighting for my own heart, I’m fighting for hers, too.

And I’m not sure how to protect us from the storm he’s about to unleash.]]> 320 Katie Strong Sheryl 4 3.94
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What do you do when the one person who rejected you is the only one you can’t forget?

I’m on the verge of a big promotion at my dream job as a game developer, but there’s a I need to code a hockey video game, and I know nothing about the sport.

Luckily, my best friend, Grace, is dating the captain of the Night Hawks. Spending time with them should give me the insight I need to crush this project.

Problem solved, right? Not quite.

Her twin brother, Carson, is their goalie—the same Carson who rejected me in high school.

He’s just as maddening and infuriating as ever, and our banter is loaded with tension. Every stolen glance, every brush of our bodies sends my heart racing.

As the chemistry between us simmers dangerously close to the surface, so does my resolve.

I know I should keep my distance, but with him pushing all the right buttons, I flip the script.

He can have me…casually. Because this time, I won’t give my heart away.

Even if it was always his.]]> 330 Katie Strong Sheryl 4 3.79
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]]> 216483311 ***Pucking Never is an opposites attract, steamy, contemporary hockey romance. It is first recommended to read the prequel, Pucking Vacation.***

What if you want to break the rules you've built your life around?

Life post-college-graduation is tough, especially living with my parents.

But I have goals, and my type A personality won’t let me deviate.

So, when my pro hockey player twin brother asks me to manage his socials, I can't say no, despite loathing hockey and its players.

On my first day, I meet his best friend, Jensen—the guy I lost my virginity to.

One look and I know I'm in trouble.

Jensen is just as handsome as I remember and has one making me his.

The problem? I have a never date a hockey player.

And I never break a rule.]]> 214 Katie Strong Sheryl 4 3.86
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]]> 214586535 *** Pucking Vacation is the prequel to Pucking Never and is a short, steamy, contemporary hockey romance. ***

If you could be someone different for one week, who would you be?

I’m a planner. A bookworm. A goal setter. And� still a virgin.

Growing up with a hockey-playing, womanizing, over-protective twin brother, I never had a problem with being the responsible twin.

Normally, I’m happy to stay wrapped up in my studies, with no desire for a dating life.

But this week, I have a new goal. One that will change everything.

I’m off to spring break with my three best friends, and for once, the goal for the week is all about me.

It’s time to find a hot guy, spend a week under the sheets, and finally lose this v-card!

No commitment, no personal details, no strings� and no heartbreak.

I’m ready to let my hair down and be someone completely different� and when the week is over, I can leave it all behind and go back to being me.

Should be easy� right?]]> 74 Katie Strong Sheryl 4 3.82
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]]> 223338448 I came to Iron Ridge to change the game. I didn’t expect to clash with the captain of the hockey team� on and off the ice.

Landing the job as the Icehawks� new marketing executive was supposed to be my big break. A chance to prove I can hang with the best in a cutthroat male-dominated industry.

But no one warned me that Blake Maddox, the team’s brooding captain, would be the biggest challenge of my career.

Blake doesn’t just lead the Icehawks; he owns every room he walks into. Brooding, intense, and big arms that are built like a dream, he’s the kind of man who doesn’t compromise.

He hates my ideas, my plans, and let’s face it� he hates me.

The biggest problem?

Fighting with him feels less like a challenge and more like foreplay.

I tell myself it’s just chemistry. That I can handle him. But Blake doesn’t play fair, and when he corners me after hours with that low, possessive growl?

His rough touch shows me exactly how far he’ll go to make me his.

I know falling for him could cost me everything, but with every heated promise, I’m starting to wonder if losing myself to Blake Maddox might be worth it.

Captain’s Claim is a fast-paced, low-drama/high spice, enemies-to-lovers, sports romance featuring a brooding obsessive ice hockey captain, fiery arguments that turn into explosive banter-filled chemistry, and the curvy woman who just might bring him to his knees.]]> 293 C.H. James Sheryl 4 3.67
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]]> 221309756 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.
She’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 she’s my new boss.

I can be patient.
But for her—I want to break all the rules.]]> 380 Helena Hunting 1989185959 Sheryl 4 4.27 2025
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]]> 216156952 A standalone enemies to lovers, fake engagement, hockey romance.

I’ve been secretly in love with Wilhelmina Reddi-Grinst since the third grade.

I should be the one taking her to our small-town high school reunion. The prom king finally gets his chance with the valedictorian.
Except she hates me.

To the world, I’m a pro hockey player with a million dollar smile.
To Hemi, I’m the menace who (accidentally) sank her bike to the bottom of the lake.

I never thought I’d be able to right my wrongs until she took the team’s PR job.
I’d hoped I was making progress, winning her over—one geriatric polka party at a time.

Until I got drunk one night and made a mistake. A very big mistake.
Now the world thinks we’re both very much in love–—except Hemi is absolutely in loathe.

To save our jobs and reputations, we have to convince all our friends, family, and bosses that our fake relationship is the real deal.

I’ll do anything to protect her, especially if it means I get to be the best boyfriend Hemi never expected.


*If you want to meet Dallas and Hemi before you read their story, you can start with If You Hate Me, and If You Want Me. ]]> 406 Helena Hunting 1989185886 Sheryl 4 4.23
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]]> 209490259
Peggy Aurora Hammerstein. The Toronto Terror’s unofficial team princess. I would never do anything to mess with our team dynamics this late into the hockey season, but seeing her work in the front office changed something for me.

I see her as she is now: a powerful woman with ambition for miles. When I hold her against me, she fits perfectly.

Her little flirts and taunts push my buttons, if she doesn’t stop–my control just might break. But I can never cross that line. I can never know what it could be to call her mine.

I’ve never wanted anyone more than Aurora and no one can ever know.

* This is Hollis Hendrix's standalone novel. If you want to meet Hollis before you read this book, check out If You Hate Me, Rix and Tristan's story.]]> 460 Helena Hunting 1989185835 Sheryl 4 4.04 2024
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]]> 202008060 A brand new standalone enemies-to-lovers, brother's best friend hockey romance.

My new roommates are two pro hockey players.
First, my manwhore older brother, and second, his seriously hot best friend (who I seriously hate).
This was a last resort.
No one should be sleeping on a futon that smells like Cheetos and ball sweat.
But here I am, trying to get my life together.

Tristan Stiles is the bane of my existence.
He never wears a shirt.
We can’t seem to stop fighting.
He’s an arrogant playboy with a filthy reputation.
Sure, I had a crush on him when I was fourteen, but that was a long time ago.
I know better than to trust him.

I just need to survive long enough to find a new job and get a new place.
And not accidentally let Tristan rail me into next week.]]> 463 Helena Hunting 1989185789 Sheryl 4 3.95 2024
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]]> 222726172
Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!"

A laugh out loud Cozy Mystery by New York Times, USA TODAY, & Wall Street Journal bestseller Addison Moore. A cruise ship cozy mystery!

Includes RECIPE!



Ransom and I are finally setting sail on our much-anticipated post-wedding getaway, and I’ve promised myself no distractions. Just sun, sea, and some solid alone time with the man of my dreams. But when fate—and by fate, I mean my husband—has to step back into vessel security duty, that plan sinks faster than a badly constructed sandcastle.

With Ransom otherwise occupied, I decide to spend my days sipping mocktails and lounging with my octogenarian besties, Bess and Nettie. At least that’s the plan until I hear about the true crime podcast enthusiast group onboard—an entire crowd of amateur sleuths just like me, solving mysteries for fun. You better believe I’m chomping at the bit to join their merry band of clue-chasers.

But when Bess, Nettie, and I stumble upon a real-life murder victim, the ship’s carefree vibes take a hard turn into dangerous waters. Suddenly, the true crime junkies are trading theories like poker chips, everyone’s a suspect, and the killer might be hiding in plain sight—blending in with the group that ironically lives for murder.

The stakes have never been higher, the suspects never wilder, and if I don’t solve this case fast, “happily ever after� might turn into “til death do us part� sooner than I’d like.

Because love may be in the air� but so is a killer.

If I thought the first half of my life was a bumpy ride, I’d better buckle up because I’m about to go over the hill and off the rails.

My name is Trixie Troublefield Baxter, and I live on a cruise ship. My days are filled with exciting shore excursions, nonstop buffets, and ceaseless games of bingo—can life get any better than this? But then there’s that body.



Midlife on the high seas is proving to be murder.]]> 230 Addison Moore 162430205X Sheryl 4 4.64
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]]> 228127868 A Forty-Something Witch with a New Career

A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Daughter

And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets



It’s almost time for GiGi’s wedding, which means one thing—bachelorette party! Shayla and the gang are headed to Mystery Mansion, a supernatural inn where the walls move, doors disappear, and entire rooms shift without warning. It’s all part of the fun� until it’s not.

When a guest from another party goes missing and later turns up dead, Shayla and the gang slip into PADA mode to uncover the truth. But when one of their own vanishes within the mansion’s ever-changing corridors, the mystery becomes personal.

With time running out and the mansion itself working against them, Shayla and the gang must solve the case before the killer strikes again. Will GiGi’s bachelorette party be legendary for the right reasons? Or will the wedding party head back to Enchanted Island one short?]]> 148 Jenna St. James Sheryl 4 4.70
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]]> 213699133
Rylie and Luke are headed to the mountains to find his missing aunt. Will they make it in time?]]> 250 Stella Bixby Sheryl 4 4.46
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]]> 218700251
Coach Bex and Rowan]]> 328 Kenna King Sheryl 4 4.09 2024
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Brent and Zoey

What’s worse than attending my sister’s wedding without a date? Attending it with my ex-fiancé, Liam, as the Groom’s best man� and the guy who dumped me two weeks before our own nuptials.

This weekend was supposed to be simple� witnessing my sister marry the love of her life in a fairytale Christmas Eve wedding in my home town of San Diego, spend Christmas morning at my parents� house, and then fly back home to Seattle to ring in the New Year while wondering where my life went wrong.

But with the stress of my ex-fiancé bringing the woman he left me for almost a year ago, I’ll have to plaster on a fake smile, a pretend that avoid my ex-fiancé.

Easy enough, right?

But when all hell breaks loose on the flight back to San Diego and I’m seated next to Brent Tomlin, the Hawkeyes hockey golden boy, a groomsman in my sister’s wedding, and the man who stood me up prom night ten years ago, I have to wonder if the universe has it out for me.

Brent offers me a he’ll pretend to be my fake boyfriend for the weekend to make my ex-fiancé want me back, if I agree to go to his grandmother’s birthday party over the weekend.

Now I’m stuck fake dating Brent, who has no problem playing the role of my doting boyfriend. Worse? He’s making it all too convincing.

The goal was to make my ex jealous and want me back, but somehow, I’m the one struggling to keep my feelings in check.

Falling for Brent is definitely not part of the plan.

This was supposed to be fake... so why does it feel so real?


*** All books in this series are standalone in the same hockey universe and can be read in any order; however, there may be potential for spoilers if they are not read in chronological order due to prior HEAs already occurring for other players on the team. Reading order is recommended. Happy reading!

Reading Order **optional
#1 Cocky Score
#2 Filthy Score
#3 Brutal Score
#4 Rough Score
#5 Dirty Score
#6 Lucky Score
#7 Tough Score
#8 Perfect Score
#9 Wrong Score]]> 242 Kenna King Sheryl 4 3.98
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Keely Woods is everything I didn’t know I needed. She's kind, independent, and brave enough to leave everything she knows in Arizona to start fresh in Seattle. The only problem is that getting involved with her could mean a distraction. A distraction that I don't need if I want a win this season.

With her auburn hair and those mesmerizing green eyes, she’s a knockout, but that’s not what has my interest peaked. She’s smart and driven--a physical therapist with dreams of working for a pro sports team. And just as I try to convince myself that I can handle this distraction—fate takes an unexpected turn. A hit-and-run changes everything, and suddenly, I'm sidelined with a devastating injury that puts my season—and my future—at risk.

Now Keely is my therapist, and she’s as determined as I am to get me back on the ice. I should be focusing on my recovery, but with the Hawkeyes putting her up in my apartment building, I can't stop thinking about the gorgeous PT sleeping across the hall from me.

Just as I start to believe we might have a shot at something real, Keely tells me we can’t date—it would be inappropriate since I’m her patient. But something about the way she says it has me thinking it's more than just professional ethics.

That's when I meet Jack--the captain of the city league soccer team that she just joined and the guy who can't take his eyes off of her. They might have more in common than she and I do, and he doesn't have the misfortune of being her patient, but that doesn't mean I'll bow out so easily. Not when there's still that sparkle in her eyes whenever she looks at me.

Now, I’m not only fighting to get back on the ice but also for her heart. With every session bringing us closer and the more time we spend together, I realize that I’d do anything to win her over.

With the pressure of the championship looming and my heart on the line, will I let her walk out of my life for good? Or can I convince her that I’m worth the risk?

Am I willing to make the biggest save of a lifetime, both on and off the ice?]]> 233 Kenna King Sheryl 4 3.70 2024
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]]> 214011888 Seven and Brynn

As the last line of defense for the Hawkeyes hockey team, I've mastered the art of keeping my guard up, both on and off the ice. But when Brynn Fischer, a determined romance author with a case of writer's block, shows up at my beach house in Mexico as a hurricane is headed straight for us, I'm forced to let her stay and confront emotions that I have no defense against. Now, we're stuck together while the storm rages outside and I'm faced with my own battle inside—keeping to my "no relationship" rule that's served me well over the last eighteen years.

But when Brynn starts showing me all the ways that she's nothing like anyone I've ever met, the armor I've built around my heart isn't strong enough to keep her out.

Just when I think I'm ready to let her in, I discover she's planning to get back together with her ex when she returns to Seattle. Now, I have to make the toughest decision of my life.

Do I let her go for good? Or do I make the play of a lifetime and fight for the love I never saw coming?]]> 414 Kenna King Sheryl 4 4.08 2024
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]]> 210025569 When the rising star center forward for The Hawkeyes farm team gets a chance to move up to join the major league ranks, Penelope has to do everything in her power to keep her deep-seated grudge out of view.

The puck bunnies might all be swooning over the new tatted-up player sitting on the home bench, but she won't be fooled. He's a wolf, disguised in a Hawkeyes jersey. Penelope has never shared the heart-wrenching details of her and Slade's past with anyone, let alone her dad, but Slade's sudden appearance threatens to unravel her carefully guarded disdain. Slade Matthews, her father's protégé and her college bully are one and the same. She thought she'd never have to see him again, but with a new opening on the team and time of the essence to fill it, Slade gets his chance to move up. Now she has to hide her six-year-long grudge against the charismatic player who won't stop trying to win her over as if he forgot what he did to her all those years ago. As Slade makes a play to win Penelope, she's torn between the past and the future. Just when things couldn't get more complicated � an old love interest comes back into the fold, a person she met in one of the college's tutoring chat rooms that up and disappeared on her years ago has returned. Now, with her emotions skating on thin ice, Penelope finds herself in a tangled web of attraction, heartbreak, and rediscovered connections. Will she decide to let go of her grudge and finally let Slade in? Or is this an opportunity at a second chance with the pen pal who got away?]]> 356 Kenna King Sheryl 4 4.04 2024
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I need a green card, and I need it now if I want to keep from getting deported back to Canada and losing my ability to play for the best team in the NHL.

So, when I rescue an up-and-coming party planner from slipping on her heels in the Hawkeyes� parking lot, I might have just found my new wife.

Juliet is smart, sexy, and has her own reasons for agreeing to my proposal.

It's a foolproof plan... as long as no one's feelings get involved. But what happens when the chemistry we're faking for the crowd turns out to be anything but fake?

And when our lives start feeling more like a rom-com than a business arrangement, can we keep our feelings in check?

Or are we headed for a mess more complicated than any game I ever played?]]> 363 Kenna King Sheryl 4 3.88 2024
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Well, turns out Karma works quick because I stole something that night off the sexy stranger's nightstand before I snuck out of his room without saying goodbye and now, I'm going to pay for it.

I never steal! I'm practically an honorary Eagle Scout but he said it was his lucky charm and as of lately, my life has seemed void of any luck for quite some time. But now with his ruggedly handsome face sporting a brutal scowl that's usually reserved for his opponents on the ice, I think I'm going to need that lucky charm to do it's magic.

I'd happily turn right around and walk back down the driveway but unfortunately... I need this job to buy me a little more time after completing draining my savings to avoid my ex-fiancé and his new girlfriend.

Kaenan only needs help until the end of the hockey season and then I'll head back to face the music and return to my old life in Colorado...]]> 328 Kenna King Sheryl 4 3.95 2023
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]]> 182136218 What happens when a star hockey player ruins your trip to Cabo� on purpose? You end up on the plane ride from hell headed to his snowy hometown.

He’s my mortal enemy and one of the hottest NHL players in the league, but I have no interest in hockey players� well, not anymore. And Lake Powers is no exception.

Now I'm stuck sleeping under the same roof of this picturesque mountain mansion and I have to deliver what I set out to do... turn Lake into America's Sweetheart with this charity event. I won't allow myself to get distracted by the man the puck bunnies refer to as "Magic Stick".

What I didn't expect to find when I arrived in Aspen is a different side of Lake than the filthy hockey player I thought he was. So, when he offers up a bet that I'm sure to win, I jump the gun and agree before hearing his indecent wager.

Now I’m locked into his terms and he's hedging his stake on one thing he knows about me... I never back down from a bet.]]> 426 Kenna King Sheryl 4 4.00 2023
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]]> 212121924 What’s worse than being in a fake relationship with my childhood crush? When he's a notorious NHL party-boy and my brother’s best friend!

Being hired as the PR representative for the hockey team I’ve always been a fan, should be a dream come true, especially because my old crush plays for them.

My suggestion to save Briggs's career is solid� have him fake date someone wholesome who can change his image. That’s when my big mouth gets in the way and I admit to being the-girl-next-door.

Now� my boss is offering me the promotion of a lifetime, but it comes with strings�

Fake date Briggs Conley!

Now I have to fix Briggs� reputation, lie to our families, keep my MMA fighter brother from pummeling his best friend, and stop myself from falling further for my childhood crush, all while we're forced to live together and pretend to be madly in love in front of the cameras.

What could possibly go wrong?

How about when my brother ends up in our guest bedroom and I end up with a pro hockey player in my bed.

*** All books in this series are standalone in the same hockey universe and can be read in any order, however, there may be potential for spoilers if not read in chronological order due to prior HEA's already occurring for other players on the team. Reading order is recommended. Happy reading!]]> 414 Kenna King Sheryl 4 4.03 2023
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]]> 221408688 Getting married to a hotshot hockey player in Vegas was definitely not part of my life plan.

Callum Hendricks is my brother’s best friend and teammate.
The guy I’ve secretly crushed on since forever.
After one wild night in Vegas�
Now I’m his wife.

But here’s the kicker�
Neither of us remembers saying I do.
And my overprotective brother would lose it if he knew I accidentally married his best friend.

What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay there.

This time, it’s followed me home.

The only thing more dangerous than my brother finding out about our Vegas wedding?

The way Callum's starting to look at me like maybe it wasn't such a mistake after all...

Marrying my Brother's Best Friend is book one in the Milwaukee Frost a series of interconnected standalones following a team of professional hockey players and the women who make them swoon. They do not need to be read in order, but you will gain glimpses of previous and future characters/couples in each book.]]> 440 Leighton Grace Sheryl 4 4.21
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]]> 223960618 Ghosts from the past have the nasty habit of refusing to stay buried.

Returning from an extended stay in Scotland, life for Mikaela and Brodie picks up right back where it left off. Brodie is immediately tasked with a new case for the Agency, while Mikaela must attend a reception for the release of her latest novel. But, as it always does, intrigue has begun to creep its way back in.

While at the reception, Mikaela encounters a mysterious woman who bares a striking resemblance to her. But, before she can ask any questions, the woman disappears.

Days later Mikaela’s sister Lenore sees the same woman, raising more questions and bringing back painful memories. The woman claims to be a long-lost half sister, with old letters and documents that seem to support her claim. And there is that undeniable resemblance.

But is she who she claims to be?

Mikaela sets out to investigate, drawing Brodie in to support her even as he cautions that the woman might be telling the truth.

Their search takes them into the past as old secrets come to light, from a private hospital in the south of France to a grave in Highgate Cemetery, desperate to expose the truth.

But as they both know only too well, awaking old ghosts can be deadly...]]> 205 Carla Simpson Sheryl 4 4.54
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]]> 209094405 Thicker than Water is filled with humor, heat, and heart. It’s about embracing life’s surprises, even when they make you wanna puke. Because the blessings that heal our hearts often are the ones we never see coming.

Plus-sized? Puh-lease. Don’t label me.

That's my new mantra. I'm Zelda Mazur Katterman, and I don't care if I don’t fit society's mold. Not when Drew and Aithan, my sexy, loving husbands, have shown me what true beauty is. Who cares about cultural “standards� when I have two amazing men by my side?

Oh, and my reflection in the mirror? I see a woman who's conquered life, love, and even those back-stabbing Greed, Spite, and Pride. I've found my happy place, wrapped in the arms of my wonderful little family.

But life has a way of dropping obstacles in our path, and this time it’s two untimely surprises that’ll change everything. For better or worse? I’ll decide that � after I stop freaking out.

If you find cussing offensive, if you skip past the sex scenes, or if the idea of multiple love interests makes you clutch your pearls (not in a good way), The Fatkini Chronicles ain’t the books for you. But if you want to see a curvy girl with a chronic illness find romance and learn to love herself with the help of two cinnamon roll heroes who are all about her happiness, then this why choose series is calling your name.]]> 396 Monica Ross Sheryl 4 4.47 2024
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Big boobs, tiny waist, wide hips, and long legs. Hell yes, that’s me, Zelda Gordon.
The world calls me plus-sized.

Tobias calls me his friend.

Drew and Aithan? Those sexy, loving fellas call me theirs and I call them mine.

When I look in the mirror, I’m starting to see the beautiful woman my guys love. We’ve finally put the murderous spite of ex-everybodies behind us and settled into a peaceful life in our new home.

Or so we thought until time and stress come at me with a vengeance, malice burns Aithan where it hurts the most, and worry crashes Drew’s writing mojo into a brick wall.

That monster spite may be taking a breather, but life’s dragging our love and friendships through the thick of it.

NOTE: If you find cussing offensive, if you skip past the sex scenes, or if the idea of multiple love interests makes you clutch your pearls (not in a good way), The Fatkini Chronicles ain’t the books for you. But, if you love curvy girl, chronic illness romance with a why choose relationship and two cinnamon roll heroes who are all about her happiness, then this series is calling your name.]]> 339 Monica Ross Sheryl 4 4.33
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Big boobs, tiny waist, wide hips, and long legs. That’s definitely me, Zelda Gordon.

I don’t care if the world calls me plus-sized, and I’ve learned to stop caring if my sister calls me flawed.

Because I’m about to call those sexy, loving fellas, Drew and Aithan, my husbands.

When I look in the mirror, I finally see the beautiful woman my men love. We’ve survived a hellish year, and we're on track for happiness. Until greed slithers from the dark corners of Drew's past, and pride tries to drive a wedge between Aithan and me.

That monster, Spite, brought along its wicked cousins, Avarice and Scorn. They're crafting thinly veiled threats, but our unconventional family is ready to tear them apart. Because nothing will stand in our way. Nothing will ruin our happiness. Nothing.

NOTE: If you find cussing offensive, if you skip past the sex scenes, or if the idea of multiple love interests makes you clutch your pearls (not in a good way), The Fatkini Chronicles ain’t the books for you. But, if you love curvy girl, chronic illness romance with a why choose relationship and two cinnamon roll heroes who are all about her happiness, then this series is calling your name.]]> 356 Monica Ross Sheryl 4 4.37
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Big boobs, tiny waist, wide hips, and long legs. That’s still me, Zelda Gordon.

The world still calls me plus-sized.

My parents still call me voluptuous.

Drew and Aithan? They call me sexy, beautiful � and blind.

Why blind? Because I can’t see myself clearly when I put on that fatkini and look in the mirror. The woman looking back is insecure, overweight, and ugly. I may be professionally successful and loved by two � Maybe three? � hot, generous guys, but I’ve got a long way to go before my brain and my body agree.

It doesn’t help that my half-sister’s screwing with my head, and my jerk ex-boyfriend keeps showing up.

And that murderous monster spite? It’s still running free, and its teeth are sharper than sh*t.

NOTE: If you find cussing offensive, if you skip past the sex scenes, or if the idea of multiple love interests makes you clutch your pearls (not in a good way), The Fatkini Chronicles ain’t the books for you. But, if you love curvy girl, chronic illness romance with a why choose relationship and two cinnamon roll heroes who are all about her happiness, then this series is calling your name.]]> 320 Monica Ross Sheryl 4 4.21
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Big boobs, tiny waist, wide hips, and long legs. That's me, Zelda Gordon.

The world calls me plus-sized.

My parents call me voluptuous.

My ex-boyfriend Tristan? He called me an embarrassment. So I kicked him outta my house and outta my life. But the damage was done and my confidence crawled into the gutter with him.

Until two of the sexiest, sweetest guys I've ever met lifted me up.

Drew and Aithan call me a Valkyrie, they call me beautiful, and they love me just the way I am. And you know what? I think I can learn to love myself, too. Unless jealousy rears its ugly head and murders our happiness just as it's taking shape.

Because an ex's spite is more dangerous than my curves.

NOTE: If you find cussing offensive, if you skip past the sex scenes, or if the idea of multiple love interests makes you clutch your pearls (not in a good way), The Fatkini Chronicles ain’t the books for you. But, if you love curvy girl, chronic illness romance with a why choose relationship and two cinnamon roll heroes who are all about her happiness, then this series is calling your name.]]> 274 Monica Ross Sheryl 4 4.03
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]]> 213696694 In this heart-stopping installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling Immortals After Dark series, a vampire swordswoman and a ruthless sorcerer become inmates in a hellplane prison.

A FALLEN PRINCESS . . .
Sheltered Kosmina Daciano has always yearned for adventure. But her first trip to the mortal world turns dark when a foe curses her with bloodlust—ensuring her exile in the sinister dimension of Nightside.

AN OUTLAW SORCERER . . .
For millennia, Silt Harea has flouted the laws of the Lore with all the arrogance of a king, remaining one step ahead of ruination. Yet then a mysterious bounty hunter schemes to capture him, dispatching him straight to hell.

FIGHT TO ESCAPE A DYING REALM . . .
Within Nightside, Silt clashes with the hunter’s sister, also condemned. Never imagining that she might be the key to his escape—and his future—he vows revenge against her. But Mina is no easy quarry.

Can two doomed immortals survive long enough to salvage a nightmare, turning hatred into love and vengeance into bliss?]]> 375 Kresley Cole Sheryl 5 4.29 2025
author: Kresley Cole
name: Sheryl
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2025
rating: 5
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