USA Today Bestselling author Brooke O'Brien brings all the hate-to-love feels in this rivals to lovers, small town college football romance.Football players are treated like royalty in our small town, which makes Beckham Carver their king. And as the new quarterback of the Braysen Bulldogs, he's also my boyfriend's biggest rival.Add that to the list of reasons I should stay far away from him.But when my truck breaks down, Beckham makes me an offer I can't refuse: He'll repair my pickup in exchange for me tutoring him.I have only one stipulation—no one, including my boyfriend, can find out.The more I try to convince myself and Beckham that I hate him, the more he pushes my buttons to prove me wrong.Worse, the lines we've drawn between us blur as we spend more time together. And when my relationship comes crashing down around me, I almost forget why I couldn't stand him all along.If I've learned one thing about Beckham Carver, it's that he always gets what he wants...... and now, he's set his sights on me.___________________________________________TROPES:Rivals to LoversBoyfriend's Rival (No cheating!)College FootballReformed PlayerHate to Want You VibesSmall TownInterconnected Standalone___________________________________________The Rivals We Hate is a book one in the Braysen U series: a series of interconnected standalones following the football players of Braysen University and the women who can't help but fall for them. They do not need to be read in order, but you will gain glimpses of future characters/couples in each book.

My ex’s brother is officially off-limits. Right?He’s ten years older.He’s only in town for a few weeks.And did I mention he’s my ex-boyfriend’s brother?But when I agree to be the grumpy lumberjack’s temporary assistant, it gets harder and harder to resist him. He’s all beard, broad shoulders, and growls, but I savor every one of his rare smiles.I’m so close to the fresh start I’ve been working toward for so long, but while I’m ready to leave behind the moose, the lumberjacks, and the crazy small-town gossip, I can’t stay away from Owen.We’re tasked with cleaning up a disaster in order for his family to move on from their painful past, and we can only succeed if we trust one another. Our late nights, road trips, and inside jokes bring us too close and make it difficult to stay away.And while on a business trip, we don’t just cross the line, we demolish it.We’ve both been burned by the small-town rumor mill, so we agree to keep things quiet. But secrets don’t keep in Lovewell for long, and it’s only a matter of time before we get caught in the act.We’re headed in different directions and living different lives.And no matter how badly I want him, he can never truly be mine.Author’s Note: Caught in the Axe is a standalone small-town romance featuring a nerdy, grumpy lumberjack with a heart of gold hidden under his flannel shirt and a sunshine ex-beauty queen who loves to challenge him. If you enjoy flirty banter, wood chopping, moose shenanigans, and possessive mountain men, then take a trip to Lovewell and meet the Maine Lumberjacks.Welcome to Lovewell, Maine, where the moose outnumber the people and you can’t swing an axe without hitting a hot, grumpy lumberjack. The Maine Lumberjacks Series are ALL standalones but are most fun when read in order!

It’s never too late to rewrite your story…Emily Cotton has always dreamed of owning a bookshop, but when her dreams finally become a reality, she realises she’s going to need some help. So after a couple of glasses of Merlot, she emails her childhood best friend, Kate Vincent.Kate jumps at the chance to return to scenic Wigtown and to see Emily and the Cotton clan again. But after a six-year absence, the happy family she once thought of as her own has changed.Kate has one summer to help save the bookshop and bring the fractured Cotton family back together. But with so much left unsaid between the two best friends, will they have to save their friendship first?This charming and uplifting tale of friendship, family, and love will whisk you away to Scotland’s picturesque book town.Previously published as Summer at Bluebell BankReaders love The Bookshop of New Beginnings!'I cannot recommend this book enough. I was absolutely hooked within the first couple of pages! I love the way the backstory is teased out little by little to give real depth and honesty to the characters. I found myself completely transported' Reader review ?????'I absolutely loved it. The characters were real from the first page and I really cared about them all. Beautifully written and full of family drama' Reader review ?????'A superb story with vivid descriptions of the location and the characters, who are so complex and believable. A roller coaster for your emotions as you are drawn into the antics of the family and their friends. I highly recommend this book' Reader review ?????'Much more than just a summer read – it's a story which pulls you in immediately and keeps you hooked right to the very end, leaving you wanting to know what happens next!' Reader review ?????

A swoony firefighter romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix!Problem: My ex is marrying my ex-bestie.Plan A: Burn the church down?Plan B: Fake marry my friend.I haven’t seen Archer since fifth grade, but when he shows up in our tiny hometown and offers me a ring, I don’t ask too many questions. It’s a win-win: I get to save face, and I’m not about to turn down the chance to one-up my ex.All Archer has to do is sell the lie when my ex and his blushing bride roll into town. Easy. Except now I’m fake-married to a ridiculously hot guy who has his own reasons for needing a wife.I’m too cynical to fall for anyone, but Archer makes that delectably difficult. He keeps saying we’re just pretending, but let me tell you, there are definitely things we are not faking.This was never supposed to be real. Until he whispers, fall for me.If you love marriage of convenience, childhood friends to lovers, slow burn romance, a broody billionaire, small-town gossip, emotional angst, plenty of swoon, and a fiercely protective hero, Archer & Phoebe’s story is for you!*A full-length, standalone romance.

USA Today Bestselling author Claudia Burgoa presents a heartwarming, sexy romance about second chances and starting over.After a week off the grid, I finally get reception and the first voicemail I hear stuns me.“You’re summoned to Baker’s Creek by the late William Tower Aldridge.”Twelve Years.It’s been twelve years since the last time I heard from the Aldridge family.That one voicemail changes everything—I need the money the late William offers.In exchange, I have to live eighteen months in Baker’s Creek.I’ve survived cancer, the jungle, and the plague.This should be easy compared to all that, right?Or so I think until...I see him.Confident, charismatic, bitter, sexy as hell, Doctor Hayes Benjamin Aldrige.My first love, my first kiss—my late husband’s brother.He hates me.He still hasn’t forgiven me for walking out on him, and I can’t blame him. It’s been over ten years, and I still have feelings for him.But I faked it once and I can fake it twice.I can survive eighteen months and that’ll be the last time I see the Aldridge brothers.Isn’t it?The Baker’s Creek Billionaire Brothers series is a romantic comedy saga packed with the perfect mix of angst, tears, and laughs. If you like strong heroines & alpha males, steamy romances and witty love stories, this series is for you!

A Washington lobbyist with amnesia falls for her fiancé’s brother in this dramatic forbidden romance by the author of Along Came Love.“Scandal meets While You Were Sleeping in a D.C.–set romance.” —Kirkus ReviewsAn accident changed Leighton Clarke’s life forever . . .  After waking from a coma, Leighton Clarke can’t remember anything from the past six years. She’s stunned when her doctors inform her she has amnesia, something she didn’t think occurred outside of soap operas. Anxious and disoriented, the only person who elicits any feelings is Jonathan Moran, a gorgeous chef with compassionate brown eyes . . . who also happens to be her fiancé.Jonathan isn’t her fiancé. But when his estranged brother—her real husband-to-be—asks him to step in while he’s away in London, Jonathan doesn’t think he has a choice, especially after seeing how the previously aloof Leighton now responds to him. The more time they spend together, the more Jonathan begins to fall for his brother’s fiancé, until he’s wishing the pretense were reality.When Leighton’s memories come flooding back, can she forgive the man she’s fallen in love with or will his lie ruin the only thing that feels true?