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  TROPES 🛡️ Bodyguard 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏼 College romance 🥂 Second chance 💙 Brother's best friend 🤐 Forbidden 🚪 Forced proximity ‼️ Woman in danger 🎖️ Military hero ❤️‍🔥 Enemies to lovers BLURB New York Times  bestselling author Sarah Castille brings another angsty, deeply emotional, heated romance that blends Ana Huang's  Twisted Games  with Katherine Center's  The Bodyguard. Emotions run high, but the tempo thrums higher as music, heat, and angst collide between a singer and her bodyguard. Haley Chapman has struggled against rules all her life. As the daughter of a senator, she’s expected to finish her college degree, but music is her one true love—the only outlet she has for her wild, impulsive feelings. When Haley becomes the target of a brazen kidnapping attempt linked to her mother’s high-profile Senate career, the Senator insists on round-the-clock protection. Having a security detail follow her around college feels like overkill, but the Senator has t...

  Date  a hockey player?? Why the heck would she want to do that? But study him? Sign her up for that experiment! Except when Dr. Valentina Hargrove meets the captain of the Alexandria Eagles, Brock “The Rock” Thomson, she isn’t sure her original hypothesis that hockey players are Stone Age throwbacks stands up. Stock options and impressive IQs weren’t on her checklist. Brock may have the requisite scary scar, but it’s on a sexy, after-shave scented, rock-hard jaw— and  he chews his food with his mouth closed. Only she can’t date him—her proposal guidelines are strict. She is to study hockey players to determine whether they are modern cavemen. Hockey stick/club—same, same. Even their dental issues make the similarities seem academic. Except Brock’s manly  come, now, mine  routine seems to answer  the one question plaguing women since the beginning of  what is it about men that women find so irresistible?  His desire to make her his isn't just abo...

  Owen Wheaton isn’t just a soccer icon—he’s also my brother’s off-limits best friend. My once-upon-a-time protector. My first everything. When an injury sends him home to our small California town, we end up living under the same roof. Only Owen isn’t the boy who left—he’s a world-famous athlete who dates models, tops hottest man alive lists, and has full stadiums singing his praise. But I know the version of him the world doesn’t see. The one who made me believe I was more than my stutter. The one I trusted to be my first—all those years ago. I’ve built a quiet, full life—crafting handmade products for the shop I manage, filming YouTube videos to face my stutter head-on, and finding strength in my own voice. But now he’s everywhere—on my porch, in my kitchen, under my skin. The simmering tension between us starts to boil ... and nothing will ever be the same. He’s looking at me like I’ve always been his. But I keep telling myself I never really was. Because if I was—if I am—what ...

  If the only way off death row is by dying, I'll drag you to hell with me. From Prison Missing after a prison break, Alastair must contend with the ghost of his past and survive the ordeal to return to his dreary life of imprisonment. Surviving a murderer for the second time is no walk in the park, and he'll get to see how unhinged the madness inside can make a person when left to their own devices. He might be the byproduct of a monster, but there are demons even he doesn't want to contend with. The longer he's free of his physical chains the tighter the metaphorical ones feel. To Evasion Finding a convicted murderer and a ghost back from the dead is no small feat, and with the weight of the FBI's Deputy Director resting on his shoulders, Sterling feels the burn of judgment every time he looks over his shoulder. Balancing the trials of the law with his twisted feelings for Jo and Vinny makes the case messy, and he's unable to fight their gravitational pull whe...

  The moment I stray into the kingpin’s path, I’m his lucky girl… But there’s a price to pay Running for my life into his London mafia territory, immediately I’m being watched. And my luck changes. I win a competition. I land my dream job. My whole wishlist is gifted to me.  The shadowy billionaire kingpin with violet eyes is my new neighbor and my boss. Twice my age, he’s dangerous, handsome, and compelling. I have to know more.  The line between stalker and stalked blurs. Then he catches me, and it’s clear I’ve been the prey all along. Because the mafia boss won’t take  no  for an answer…  Spoiled by my Stalker is a sweet and spicy mafia instalove romance with an innocent heroine who goes from rags to riches, and the morally gray kingpin who loves to take care of his good girl.  My Review Another steamy, quick read or listen if chose the audiobook like I did. With I have to tell you that you are going to want to grab the audio version. It is narrated...

  They say trouble comes in three… as in the form of three rough and tumble bikers. They make my heart race and my skin sizzle. They push my boundaries like no one else, introducing me to the dangerous world of the  Devil’s Psychos  motorcycle club. And they’re completely wrong for me. When my college friend invites me to her family’s home for the holidays, I didn’t expect to see her brother Marcos—a gorgeous man I haven’t been able to stop thinking about since we met—and he didn’t come alone. His two best friends are hot as hell and downright dangerous… and they all want me. One night I give into temptation.   They teach me to submit, and it’s hotter than I ever could have imagined. Afterwards, I try to dismiss our passion as a one-time thing. But I can’t stop thinking about Marcos’s demanding presence and chiseled jaw. And Jason and his sexy piercings and sultry voice. And I miss the way Nico seemed to balance the two and always make me laugh. When I need a place t...

  A touch-her-and-die, smutty mafia romance that will make you swoon and blush! No one was supposed to know that the little waitress was special to me. My obsession. My love. I wanted to protect her, both from the brutal life of the Bratva, and from myself. When I walk in after closing time and find her cowering on the floor, surrounded by a rival mafia’s hitmen, I lose it. I slaughter every single one of them, then pick up my girl and take her to my home. Safe. She’s sweet and innocent, twenty years younger than me and deserves better than to be dragged into this violent life by an older, tattooed man with silver at his temples. But I can’t let her go. My Review Um, Hayley could not have asked for a better landlord. Maxim instantly fell head over heels in love with Hayley. He made sure to take care of her. Leaving her food and making sure all her favorite things were available to her.  I love an obsessed Bratva man. I am not always a fan of instant love, but Evie does it real...

  My dear runaway wife, Blocking me on everything except this email address does not change the fact that you are still  my wife . You ran after the wedding, but you’re home now. Our families expect you to behave as a wife should in this elite world. It’s time to act like you promised you would five years ago. Or do you need a reminder? Your impatient husband, Damian P.S. Don’t think I forgot about how you stole my entire life savings. My dear delusional husband, Isn’t revenge sweet? Our marriage was a business contract to keep both of us happy. You failed to hold up your end, so I took what’s mine. But I know your dirty little secret. How would your father feel if he found out that his upstanding son owned an exclusive club? One with masked dancers, where secret fantasies come true. Better be nice to me, or I might let that secret slip. Hating you lots, Talie P.S. Give me all the reminders you want. Payback is always a game I love playing with you. *This story is an enemies t...

  If I had known it was the last goodbye, I would have held on tighter and never let you go. Haunted by insurmountable grief, Jennifer tries to come to terms with the loss of her son. Moving forward seems like a Herculean task that she is ill-equipped to deal with. Until she meets Sawyer. Struggling with a grief of his own, the last thing Sawyer expected was a searingly, intense connection to a broken woman who walked into his tattoo studio looking for a job. As their lives become more entwined, and the heat between them rises. Will they be capable of riding the destructive waves that life batters against them? Or are some heartbreaks too much to overcome? A Woman Worth Healing is book one in the Waves of Heartbreak Duet. This beautiful, grief-ridden, steamy romance will have you reaching for a box of tissues while you eagerly turn the pages. If you want to learn more about tropes and possible triggers before reading, please visit the author's website nduneauthor.com. My Review I a...

  Hawke Ivanov is known to excel at two things. Sex and violence. It’s why I never took our fling seriously, accepting it with no strings attached. Except now, his mischievous ways have become all-consuming, and I’m his new obsession, especially after one night that changed everything between us. Hawke is using me to run away from his own demons, and when I realize it’s not only matters of our bodies but hearts as well, I tell him sweet little lies to keep him away. All I wanted was a good boy in my bed. The last thing I needed was a dangerous man carving his way into my heart, especially when he was the one to be feared the most. My Review I absolutely love this book. I have been waiting for Hawke's story ever since I was first introduced to him and his brother, Ford. Authors, T.L. and Kia did not disappoint me. I did not want this book to end. T.L. and Kia smashed it with this book! This book is a top favorite of mine for 2025! All of the cheekiness of Hawke came out in full forc...

  How to get revenge on your ex-husband: Step one: buy his family’s lumber company. Step two: demote him and force him to work for you. Step three: sit back and enjoy the sweet victory. Not part of my genius plan? Sleeping with the enemy. Gus Hebert is no ordinary ex-husband. This grumpy lumberjack is hiding a big, squishy heart beneath those broad, flannel-clad shoulders. And he delights in pushing my buttons, challenging me, and flirting nonstop. Our mutual dislike grows as we’re forced to work together. Until one night, after a little too much wine, the fighting turns into foreplay. The situation only gets more complicated when I discover that I’m having my ex-husband’s baby. I fell for his broken promises once before and vowed never to trust him again. But as things heat up at work and at home, and past mistakes threaten our future, we find that, together, we make a pretty good team. Soon, I’m rediscovering long-forgotten dreams. And I can’t give into these growing feelings and...

  Book Description: New Collector's Edition—Reillustrated with enhanced story and bonus content.  ​In the Frozen Frogg Ice Cream Store, Bully Vanilli is the most popular ice cream and self-proclaimed king of the flavors. Lonely Mustachio sits at the back of the freezer. No one ever picks him.  Every night, after the store door is locked, Bully Vanilli begins his bullying and Mustachio is his favorite target. One night, Vully kicks Mustachio's bucket. Poor Mustachio falls SPLAT on the floor, and it's...  War at the Ice Cream Store! (And there's a song!) Buy the Book Amazon B&N  ~  BAM add to  goodreads My Review This is such a fun and delightful book to read. I know my niece will really enjoy this story. She is 5 and learning to read. There are not many large words which is great. So, she will have an easier time reading this book. All the rhyming and puns were great. The illustrations really came alive as well. Yet, this book is not just a fun one ...