Bad boy Birch Baker doesn’t run until he meets a woman worth running for.Tattoo artist Birch Baker has one goal : support his younger brothers so they can escape their hometown and build successful lives without the burden of the notorious Baker reputation. An ex-con from the wrong side of the water tower, he works hard and keeps his head down, looking up just long enough to see his high school crush, Jocelyn Carter, walk through the door of Serpent’s Tongue Ink.Forensic accountant and former golden girl track star Jocelyn is back in Epson to hunt down the cooked books of shell companies feeding an elusive corporation with potentially criminal connections. A chance run-in with one of Epson’s infamous Baker boys is an alluring distraction—until she discovers one of the businesses she’s investigating belongs to Birch Baker, the man currently warming her bed and stealing her heart.She won’t risk losing her integrity or career.He won’t risk losing his family.But both are losing themselves in each other and sooner or later, something has to break.

From USA Today best-selling author Ellie Wade comes a brother’s best friend and second-chance hockey romance.Cade Richards is the starting forward of the NHL team the Cranes. He’s at the top of his game and scoring like a champ. On a quick trip home, he runs into Iris, the woman he’s spent his adult life striving to be good enough for, the one who holds his heart.Iris Feldmore’s life is in shambles. Everything she’s worked for has crumbled. Her brother returns home with his best friend—her first love, Cade—in tow. The hockey team gave Cade the nickname of Heartbreaker, and it’s fitting because he broke hers. If she’s honest with herself, she’s never gotten over it.Now Cade’s back and offering to help her in a way only he can. He’s always known what she needed, yet she’s terrified to let him in. She wouldn’t survive his loss again.This time, though, something feels different. Their chemistry is off the charts, but she’s been fooled before. After all these years, could everything she’s wanted be in reach?Or will opening her heart end in another devastating heartbreak?

I have a Post-it note for every lie I’ve ever needed to tell.Post-it #1: I’m not falling for Quinn Ozler.Post-it #2: The Ozlers had nothing to do with my mother.Post-it #3: I can survive the truth.All are peeling.All are lies.Quinn Ozler is everything I swore to avoid: a billionaire heir, dangerous, untouchable, and impossible to stay away from. He looks at me like he can already see through every lie I’ve built my life around.I’m a scholarship pre-med student barely holding my future together. He is the one risk I cannot afford to take.But I didn’t come to Pritzker just for medical school. I came for answers about what really happened to my mother twenty years ago. The deeper I dig, the more every secret leads back to the Ozlers.Then a warning lands in my hands:Stay away from the Ozlers. You won’t survive it.The closer I get to Quinn, the harder it is to hate him. And the more I start to wonder if falling for him isn’t the danger everyone warned me about.Maybe it’s the reason I’m still alive.Almost Honest is Book 1 in the Heir of Hearts Legacy series, a romance-first new adult romantic suspense series with enemies-to-lovers tension, an elite pre-med campus, dark family secrets, a morally gray billionaire heir, and a slow-burn romance that deepens across the series.Book 1 delivers a high-emotion romantic arc with a happy-for-now ending for Prin and Quinn, while the larger mystery continues into Book 2.Perfect for readers who love sharp, voice-driven new adult romance, slow-burn chemistry, wealthy morally gray heroes, elite campus drama, dark academia vibes, obsessive tension, and suspense woven through the romance.Author note: This is Book 1 in a rapid-release series. Prin and Quinn’s romance continues across the Heir of Hearts Legacy books.EARLY PRAISE FOR ALMOST HONEST“Dark academia shadows, dangerous attraction, grief stitched into every page, and a romance so slow-burn it hurts… Almost Honest completely consumed me.” — Eve T., NetGalley reviewer, ?????“Highly recommend to readers who enjoy college romances with a darker mysterious side to them.” — Kelsey, NetGalley reviewer, ????“Strong appeal for readers who love fast twists and hidden histories.” — M., NetGalley reviewer, ????“The dark academia vibes? Elite campus secrets? Morally gray billionaire heir? SIGN. ME. UP.” — Anna, @tropesandtease / @rodeoandrinks, ????“The fire between them is undeniable in this slow burn novel.” — Meredith, NetGalley reviewer, ????“A romance that feels raw, complicated, and beautifully messy in all the best ways.” — Barbara, NetGalley reviewer, ?????“I was hooked from the beginning.” — Jennah, NetGalley reviewer, ?????

One contract. Two drivers.Chemistry hot enough to wreck them both.CJ Lomax didn’t earn her shot at the stock car Cup Series by playing nice—or slowing down. She lives for adrenaline, loathes high heels, and has zero patience for charming men with reckless smiles. Her focus is singular—secure the contract that will make her one of the few women competing at stock car racing’s highest level.Then Grady McBane cuts her off on the track—and crashes into her life.Grady’s reputation is in shambles, his career hanging by a thread. One last contract could save everything…except it means standing in CJ’s way. The smart move would be to race her, beat her, and push her out of contention.Instead, he’s drawn to her fire, her grit, her razor-sharp sass—and suddenly the finish line isn’t the only thing he wants.As competition heats up, rivals close in, pressure mounts, and every lap blurs the line between rivalry and desire. For one of them to win, the other must lose—and the chemistry between them may wreck more than their careers.Because falling for the wrong person might be the most dangerous risk of all.A Fast Woman is enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn, sports romance with charismatic characters, snarky banter and turbocharged action. It is the first book in the Driven Women racing series.Rivals to Lovers • He Falls First • Fierce FMC • Charismatic MMC • Racing Romance

Rule number one: never make a pucking deal with your best friend.Before Connor became the hockey star he is today, he was my best friend—and my crush’s little brother.Kieran was the goal I could never score. Connor was the boy who made me laugh.Then Kieran shattered my heart. And I lost them both.Until now.Now Connor is all muscle, money, and dirty smirks, looking at me like I’m his next hat trick.He's become a man.One look at him naked and my brain shorts out over just how much man there is.We strike a deal: fake date to drive his brother crazy.But Connor is too convincing as a boyfriend.One wicked kiss turns into another. And I discover my best friend excels at more than hockey.Every touch has me forgetting the game plan.I'm in way over my head.And I realize this was never just a pucking deal.Because now I’m pregnant with my best friend’s baby.Pucking Deal is a steamy standalone romance—each book in the series can be read independently. In Pucking Deal, two best friends strike a deal: fake date for mutual benefit. Problem #1: Connor has been in love with Sky for years.Problem #2: Sky’s crushing on Connor's jerk of an older brother. Problem #3: Fake dating gets complicated when your best friend turns out to be ridiculously good in bed… ? Hockey romance? Friends to lovers? Fake dating? He falls first? Surprise pregnancy? Workplace romance

A captivatingly funny and deeply emotional standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. When the Dark Knights at Bayside and the cast of Bayside Summers collide, sparks fly, and trouble—or maybe love—is not far behind.Set on the sandy shores of Cape Cod, the Wickeds feature fiercely protective heroes, strong heroines, and unbreakable family bonds. If you think bikers are all the same, you haven't met the Dark Knights. The Dark Knights are a motorcycle club, not a gang. Their members stick together like family and will stop at nothing to keep their communities safe. Their stories are told in the same loving, passionate voice readers have come to adore in Melissa's other series. Some of the Wickeds’ love stories will be hilariously fun and deeply emotional, others will tear at your heartstrings and include injections of humor, but they will all leave you wishing you could climb between the pages and join them!In USA Today Bestseller A LITTLE BIT WICKEDWhat do a cocky biker and a businesswoman who has sworn off dating bad boys have in common? According to Chloe Mallery, not much. But she couldn't be more wrong...Justin came into the Wicked family after a harsh upbringing by a thieving father. He’s gone through a lot to become a true Wicked, and he’s made them proud. Now he’s ready to show the woman he loves exactly what type of man he is. But Chloe has worked hard to move past her difficult upbringing, and she’s wary of getting involved with a man who looks like he’s walked right out of it. When tragedy strikes, will their trying pasts draw them together, or will Justin’s protective nature be too much for Chloe’s independent heart to accept?Buckle up for a spectacular ride, and fall in love with Justin and Chloe, in A Little Bit Wicked, a fun, sexy standalone romance.**MORE WICKED LOVE STORIES COMING SOON!The Wicked AftermathCrazy, Wicked LoveThe Wicked TruthHis Wicked WaysMEET THE WHISKEYS (Wicked Cousins). Available for your binge-reading pleasure!Tru BlueTruly, Madly, WhiskeyDriving Whiskey WildWicked Whiskey LoveMad About MoonTaming My WhiskeyThe Gritty TruthIn for a PennyRunning on DieselFind out more about these and many other steamy romance series in Melissa Foster’s big-family contemporary romance collection, Love in Bloom, featuring characters from all walks of life, from billionaires to blue-collar workers. You’ll love her fun, sexy, and relatable characters, and their real-life issues. You’re always guaranteed a happily ever after."Melissa Foster is synonymous with sexy, swoony, heartfelt romance!" NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely"Melissa Foster writes worlds that draw you in, with strong heroes and brave heroines surrounded by a community that makes you want to crawl right on through the page and live there. - NYT bestseller Julia Kent"When it comes to contemporary romances with realistic characters, an emotional love story and smokin' hot sex, author Melissa Foster always delivers!" The Romance Reviews"Melissa Foster is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Fated For Love was amazing. It kind of reminds me of Jill Shalvis' books and they are my benchmark for contemporary romance awesomeness." --Books Like Breathing"I highly recommend the Snow Sisters all the Braden and Remington books....They remind me of the McCarthy of Gansett series and The Green Mountain series." - I Love NY, Reviewer"Foster writes characters that are complex and loyal, and each new story brings further depth and development to a redefined concept of family." - RT Book Reviews"Emotional and sincere. Sweet and sexy. Hot and intense! More Whiskey please!!!" - Aaly and The Books"Love, Strength and Loyalty. Those Whiskey boys are something else. WOW!" - Dirty South Books