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Her Irish Boss
Palmer Jones
Brogan O'Keeley runs his family's restaurant with military precision and an iron rule: never mix business with pleasure. So when he can't stop noticing Selena—the disorganized, hardworking waitress who somehow makes his carefully ordered world feel alive—he does what he does best: doubles down on control. But when a developer threatens to demolish everything they've built, Brogan and Selena are forced into closer quarters than either of them can handle. Filled with witty banter, simmering tension, and the kind of slow-burn chemistry that makes you believe in second chances, Her Irish Boss is an escape into workplace romance that proves the best things in life are worth breaking your own rules for.
Contemporary
Better Light at Bridger Ranch
K. J. Curtis
My student’s grumpy single dad doesn’t want my Ag program on his ranch. But he needs the lease payments. Sam signs the contract, and suddenly I’m spending my days with a stubborn rancher who’d rather I stay out of his way. That works for me. Until our arguments turn into teasing, and I discover the man behind the scowl is dangerously hard to resist. Then he kisses me. I should stop him. I don’t. Somewhere between his daughter, my Ag kids, and long days together, the ranch I couldn’t wait to leave starts feeling like somewhere I belong. Then he said the worst thing he could say to me. I don’t know that I can survive this.
Contemporary
Lake I Love You
Farrah Jane
Lizzie has a terrible habit of losing things. The people she loves. Multiple jobs. Hope. And now, after the worst day of her life imploded spectacularly, possibly her last shred of dignity. But when her grandmother's will leaves her the keys to the family's beloved lake cabin in Dearing Creek, Minnesota, Lizzie sees a lifeline. A place to heal. A place to finally finish the romance novel she's been writing for years. A place to prove she's not as lost as everyone thinks. The plan is simple: fix up the cabin, finish the book, rebuild her life. Then she hires James Tate—a contractor with a reputation for quality work and a past as messy as hers. James grew up in Dearing Creek, where everyone knows your business and no one forgets your mistakes—especially when it involves family. After a public falling-out with his former boss, starting his own remodeling business was supposed to be his second chance. His first client? The shy, awkward girl next door he remembers—not the gorgeous, guarded woman he can't stop thinking about. He knows getting involved is a bad idea. He's spent years keeping people at arm's length—it's safer that way. And Lizzie, still reeling from a cheating ex and barely holding her life together, is exactly the kind of risk he can't afford to take. But proximity has a way of breaking down walls. And the closer they get, the harder it becomes to remember why they're supposed to stay apart. But when Lizzie uncovers a devastating truth about her grandmother's past—one that shatters everything she believed about love and threatens the fragile trust she's built with James—she's forced to choose: run from the truth like she always has, or stay and fight for something real, even if it costs her everything. Some things are worth losing yourself over. The question is whether she's brave enough to find out.
Contemporary
Jillian's Island
Kimberly Webb
JILLIAN'S ISLAND Book 1 of The Castaways series Every paradise has a predator. A shipwreck. Seven castaways. A disaster that was no accident. Days after meeting Dr. Carter Buckley, Jillian is certain she's found someone worth holding on to. Then their luxury cruise ends in catastrophe, leaving seven strangers stranded on a remote Bahamian island with little hope of rescue—and no choice but to depend on one another. As the castaways fight to survive, strange discoveries reveal an unsettling truth: the shipwreck wasn't an accident. Someone wanted the cruise to end in tragedy, and the deeper Jillian and Carter dig, the clearer it becomes that the people responsible will do anything to keep the truth buried.
Romantic Suspense
Too Late to Be Good
Harper Reynolds
A bourbon heiress. A reclusive mountain man. One brutal winter storm with no escape. Evie Ward runs to the mountains to escape the wreckage of her life. Instead, she ends up stranded in a remote lodge with Ryder Hale, a guarded ex-soldier with too many ghosts and no interest in letting anyone close. The storm traps them. The cold closes in. And the only thing more dangerous than the mountain is the way he looks at her. Ryder knows better than to want her. He’s built his life on distance, control, and never needing anyone. But Evie doesn’t scare easy. She sees past the walls he’s spent years hiding behind, and the longer they’re trapped together, the harder it is for him to pretend she doesn’t matter. Then the mountain lets them go. And reality comes crashing in. Because Evie’s past isn’t done with her. And Ryder Hale survived war, isolation, and the mountain. Evie Ward might be the one thing that finally ruins him. Tropes: Forced Proximity • Grumpy Sunshine • Age Gap • Wounded Hero • Runaway Heiress • Found Family Heat: Spicy Ending: Guaranteed HEA Uncover the fight for a love he’s sure he doesn’t deserve and she refuses to live without.
Contemporary
Blaze of Glory
Blye Donovan
Braylin Whitney didn’t claw her way into wildland firefighting to be sidelined by a reckless hotshot with a cocky grin—and Noah “Blaze” Layne is exactly the kind of man she doesn’t trust. He’s arrogant, rule-breaking, and far too interested in pushing her buttons. Forced to work together after a high-risk rescue, their clashing styles ignite instant friction… and undeniable attraction. Braylin refuses to give in. Blaze refuses to back off. Every argument sizzles with heat, every look dares the other to jump the line. When a routine training day goes disastrously wrong, leaving them stranded with flames closing in, survival demands more than teamwork—it demands trust. And in the heat of danger, the tension they’ve been fighting erupts into something neither of them can deny. As the fire rages, so does their chemistry. And Braylin must decide if she’s willing to risk her heart for a man who could change everything.
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