This Could Be Love by: Lilly Lucas

This Could Be Love (Hawaii Love #1)
Author: Lilly Lucas
Published: August 2026 (First published July 2024)
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Format: ALC Audiobook
Pages: 368
Rating: 3.5/5
Summary:

Beautiful Hawaii is where everyone goes for the sun, sand, sports and tropical lifestyle. Germany's rising tennis star Louisa Herzog-Riggs arrives on Oahu not to enjoy, but to work--an injury has sidelined her, but she's ready to get back into intensive training. That's not so easy when she encounters surfer Vince Greenfield on the beach every day during her daily run.

Vince has quit his job in Silicon Valley and wants to open a surfers' hostel on Oahu with his twin sister Laurie. Even though Vince has a completely different outlook on life, Louisa enjoys the light-heartedness that surrounds him. She increasingly wonders in his presence whether life should be about more than just serving a tennis ball at top speed, nutrition plans, workouts, training and rankings within her sport.

But then she learns that Vince has been keeping secrets about a few essential chapters of his life...how can she give up everything she's worked for for a man who hasn't even told her the truth about himself?

Dangerous Haven by: Luna Pierce

Dangerous Haven (Brothers of Sin #1)
Author: Luna Pierce
Published: June 2026 (Paperback September 2026)
Publisher: Arndell
Format: ARC eBook & ALC
Pages: 502
Rating: 4/5
Summary:
From Amazon bestselling author Luna Pierce comes Dangerous Haven - a standalone dark romance and book one in the Brothers of Sin series. From the first reckless kiss to a wildfire of forbidden desire, Dangerous Haven draws you into a shadowed world where survival means risking everything... especially your heart.

London Gardella is running; broken, bruised, and desperate for safety. When she arrives in New York City, she’s clinging to the last hope she has left; finding sanctuary with a stranger who wants nothing to do with her.

Archer Sin is a reclusive billionaire hacker—tattooed, brooding, and razor-sharp— he thrives in the shadows. He reluctantly agrees to keep her safe, but only if she follows his two rules:

No touching his computers.

No falling in love.

Archer’s inked fingers rarely leave his keyboards, but his eyes never stop watching London… stalking her every move, sparking a fire neither can ignore. Then comes a reckless, forbidden kiss.

Rules shatter. Walls crumble. Desire ignites.

Trust is a risk neither can afford, but survival means facing the truth: sometimes, the safest haven is the most dangerous place of all.

Tethered Love by: Ann Einerson

Tethered Love (Silver Saddle Ranch #3)
Author: Ann Einerson
Published: July 2026
Publisher: Ann Einerson
Format: ARC eBook
Pages: 332
Rating: 5/5
Summary:

A single night changes everything between a grumpy cowboy and his sister’s best friend, the woman he’s secretly pined after for years, in this spicy, surprise pregnancy, age-gap, marriage-of-convenience, small-town romance.

No one plans on accidentally getting pregnant by their best friend’s grumpy older brother.

Heath is too hot, too serious, and absolutely has no business being the star of my fantasies. I thought our banter over the years was the closest to foreplay we’d ever get. Until the romance of a wedding and unexpected flirtations lead to a night tangled in the sheets together.

It was supposed to be a no-strings-attached, years-in-the-making romp that we’d forget as soon as the sun came up. And Heath delivered over and over again.

It was all going to plan until I saw those two pink lines. What I didn’t count on was Heath getting down on one knee and popping the one question I never thought I’d hear coming from his mouth. But he has something I need, so a marriage of convenience is a means to an end. Who says romance is dead?

Except Heath has a way with words and cares for me in ways I’ve never experienced. Not to mention his plans for our upcoming bundle of joy, or how every touch reminds me of that night when his name fell from my lips.

Soon, playing house starts to feel natural, and I find it hard to picture my life without him. One night might have tied us together, but will it be enough to keep us from unraveling the knot?

What We Knew Then by: Rachel LaBerge

What We Knew Then (Great Lakes U #1)
Author: Rachel LaBerge
Published: July 2026
Publisher: Rachel LaBerge
Format: ARC eBook
Pages: 327
Rating: 4.5/5
Summary:

He should know better. She’s the coach’s daughter.

Lane Maxwell has one season left to prove he’s more than the reputation that followed him from his last school. Transferring to Great Lakes U wasn’t a fresh start—it was his last shot at keeping his NHL dream alive.

Cora Banks has built her life on being the one everyone can count on. Between classes, extra research projects, and doing whatever the Great Lakes U hockey team needs behind the scenes, she keeps everything moving—even when it means there’s nothing left for herself.

She’s always known the don’t get involved with hockey players. Not when your dad is the coach. But Lane keeps showing up… on the ice and behind the scenes. The more time they spend around each other, the harder it is to ignore what’s between them.

Until one reckless moment changes everything.

Suddenly, Lane is back in the same spotlight. Same accusations. Same assumptions. Different college.

Only this time, Cora knows the truth—and how much it will cost to prove it.

WHAT WE KNEW THEN is a college hockey romance with forbidden chemistry, a hero with everything to lose, and consequences neither of them can outrun.

Into the Fading Twilight by: Catherine Cowles

Into the Fading Twilight (Starlight Grove #2)
Author: Catherine Cowles
Published: July 2026
Publisher: Bloom Books
Format: ARC eBook
Pages: 416
Rating: 5/5
Summary:

Kol Archer guards the shadows of his past with unshakable control and rules he never dares to break.

Until her.

She’s the person he least expected. Yet here she is, turning his carefully constructed world upside down. Fairy-winged tea parties with his daughter. Dinners with his family. Moving into the apartment over his garage.

Now, Kol can’t escape her. She’s around every corner, filling the empty spaces inside him with her laughter, stealing his damn flannels, and tempting him to shatter the control he vowed to never lose hold of.

But Kol isn’t the only one transfixed by the new woman in Starlight Grove. Someone else is watching, waiting. And Kol has no choice but to act.

For her, he’ll not only break every rule, he’ll burn down the world to save her…

West of Forever by: Corinne Michaels

West of Forever (Heartstone Ranch #1)
Author: Corinne Michaels
Published: June 2026
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Format: ARC eBook/ALC
Pages: 384
Rating: 5/5
Summary:

Tristan Stone is off limits.

It doesn’t matter that the grumpy, single dad did nothing wrong. He’s a cowboy and his last name means I’m bound by blood to hate him. My family would never be okay with me having feelings for our enemy.

When he stops—in the pouring rain—because I have a flat tire, the last thing I expect is for him to help me.

I do my best to ignore the water sliding off his hat and how he fills out those jeans. My best, however, is not good enough. Each night I close my eyes and dream of a future we can never have. And after he defends me at the bar and we share a magical dance? It only gets worse.

I know I should forget about him, but when I find him alone one night, I offer up a no-strings attached relationship that we both promise to keep secret. Sidelong glances across property lines morph into clandestine meetings under the stars wrapped up in each other’s arms.

Never mind that our families will never approve or that he told me he can never love again, I crave him.

Soon our no feelings agreement is in tatters, and my heart belongs to that broken cowboy. Will he break it or will he defy them all and choose us instead?

The Hotshot by: Piper Rayne

 The Hotshot (The Dugout #1)
Author: Piper Rayne
Published: February 2026
Publisher: Piper Rayne Inc
Format: Audio
Rating: 4.5/5
Summary:
Raising my cousin’s three kids wasn’t in my five-year plan.

Actually, it wasn’t in any plan.

One minute I’m a single labor and delivery nurse living a quiet life and the next, I’m navigating guardianship hearings, meltdowns, and homework I’m pretty sure requires a math degree.

Enter Hayes Carlisle.

My best friend’s older brother.

Chicago Colts newest catcher.

And the man I once kissed and immediately pretended I didn’t.

So, when the custody battle I’ve been dreading becomes a reality, I shouldn’t be surprised that Hayes swoops in with a wild idea—a fake relationship. According to him, pretending we’re together will polish his image and prove to the court I’m not taking on an instant family alone.

But pretending to be Hayes’ girlfriend is a terrible idea.

Because he remembers how to make me laugh.

Because he looks at me like our kiss wasn’t a one-time mistake.

Because the kids start asking him to read bedtime stories.

Because my heart starts wanting things my life doesn’t have room for.

I can manage the chaos. I can fight for these kids.

But pretending not to fall for Hayes Carlisle?

That might be the one thing I can’t do.

When You Stayed by: Ashley Muñoz

When You Stayed (Rose Ridge Second Generation #1)
Author: Ashley Muñoz
Published: May 2026
Publisher: Ashley Muñoz
Format: ARC eBook
Pages: 312
Rating: 5/5
Summary:

I was never meant to stay in Rose Ridge.

My father was the president of a notorious motorcycle club, so if something rattled him enough to request that I go, I should have listened.

In my defense, at the time, it seemed more terrifying to give up the only dream I ever had than to leave like everyone else.

I should have known that chasing that dream would lead back to the club, because everything in this town eventually did.

I wasn’t expecting to see a familiar face, glaring as usual, amidst the chaos surrounding the Stone Riders. For years, I had endured scowls, glares, and scoffs from Ford Ryan. However, there was something new and different about his heated stare, and even that oddly protective touch.

Something dangerous and addictive.

I should have left when I had the chance, because my proximity to Ford and the club meant I was close to danger. Even worse would be discovering exactly why Ford chose to stay when, out of all of us, he had every reason not to.

The Auction by: Sadie Kincaid

The Auction (Wages of Sin #1)
Author: Sadie Kincaid
Published: April 2026
Publisher: Mira
Pages: 384
Format: ARC Ebook/ARC Audiobook
Rating: 4.5/5
Summary:
I was trained to be a pawn, but I will rise as a queen.

My life has never been my own. After the death of my parents, I was saved by my grandfather, with the promise that he would turn me over to the Brotherhood on my twenty-first birthday.

I was kept away from the outside world so I could one day be sold to the highest bidder—pure and unsullied. Penance for my parents’ alleged crimes.

That’s how I come to be sold at an auction.

And who buys me but the reclusive billionaire, Lincoln Knight?

Some say that he’s a monster, more dangerous than any of the evil men from the Brotherhood. That he wears a mask to cover his scars. But I believe he’s hiding more than just his face behind his mask.

My fate is sealed when he takes me to his crumbling mansion deep in the woods. I’m trapped. Entirely at his mercy.

I have to escape.

But something here isn’t what it seems.

Lincoln isn’t what he seems. Maybe he’s not a monster at all. I’m drawn to him in a way that I can’t explain. Until I discover that his secrets go far beyond his mask.

He’s everything I’ve been taught to fear, but what if everything I’ve ever known has been a lie?

Love and Other Side Effects by: Deidra Duncan

Love and Other Side Effects
Author: Deidra Duncan
Published: April 2026
Publisher: Mira
Format: ARC eBook/ARC Audiobook
Pages: 400
Rating: 4/5
Summary:
Asher Foley is an imposter. Or rather, he feels that way sometimes. The "MD" after his name should mean he's got his life together, that people take him seriously, but as a lover of practical jokes, he can't shake the feeling he'll never lose his reputation as a jokester.

Jocelyn Maddox is a paradox - a confident, affectionate woman who refuses to love. After losing almost everyone she loves to tragedy, she's unwilling to open her heart and risk being hurt again. An anesthesiologist with zero pain tolerance. Who'd have thought? But that's why Asher's the perfect best friend. He's far too lighthearted to be a threat to her walls.

When a surgical complication compels Asher to confide his insecurities to Joss, she uncovers a whole new side to him. A deeper, more fascinating side. In soothing him through his self-doubt, Joss realizes Asher has struck a crack in her walls. With a storm brewing in the Caribbean and their friendship evolving into something else, she must face her demons head on, but the fortress around her heart may be too sturdy for even a hurricane to break.

Love Overboard by: Kandi Steiner

Love Overboard
Author: Kandi Steiner
Published: April 2026
Publisher: Arndell
Pages: 444
Format: ARC eBook/ Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Summary:

Ember Reed is finally living her chief stew on a Mediterranean superyacht, sun-kissed days at sea, and the star of Close Quarters, the hottest new reality TV show. But just as she finds her stride, the producers throw her a curveball—by hiring the one man who nearly sank her.

Finn Pearson was the one that got away. The boy who kissed her like they had forever, then left without a word. But now he’s the chef in her new crew, and the cameras are watching their every move, innocent, or not.

Even on a superyacht, there's nowhere to hide from the past. Every stolen glance, every whispered argument, every lingering memory threatens to ignite what never fully burned out. And as the tension spills into their day jobs, even the dinner service is spiralling into disaster.

They’ve crashed before… but could eight weeks at sea be their second chance to get it right? Or will it be the storm that finally sinks them for good?

Come What May by: Corinne Michaels

Come What May (Ember Falls #4)
Author: Corinne Michaels
Published: January 2026
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Format: ARC eBook/Paperback
Pages: 336
Rating: 5/5
Summary:

Sleeping with your client is bad, but what I did is even worse.

When I’m sent to Ember Falls to handle a PR nightmare, I have no idea I am creating a crisis of my own. Killian Thorn is everything I know to resist—older, rugged and handsome with mesmerizing green eyes and a wicked smile—which is why instead of running from him, I end up in his bed.

Forced to work together, our stolen kisses are the least of our worries because the scandal on Killian’s ranch continues to grow.

My job is to fix the issue, but our secret is only making it worse.

My best friend convinces me that being with my client isn’t really such a faux pas. In fact, she thinks I should go for it since I’ve always guarded my heart.

Trouble is, neither of us realize we’re talking about her dad.

Tell Me Softly by: Mercedes Ron

Tell Me Softly (Dímelo #1)
Author: Mercedes Ron
Published: September 2025 (First published Jan 2020)
Publisher: Bloom Books
Format: ARC Paperback/Audio
Pages: 272
Rating: 4/5
Summary:
From New York Times bestselling author and Wattpad sensation Mercedes Ron comes the English translation of the first in the Tell Me series, where Kamila Hamilton is caught between the two Di Bianco brothers after they burst back into her life.

Lassoed Love by: Ann Einerson

Lassoed Love (Silver Saddle Ranch #2)
Author: Ann Einerson
Published: March 2025
Publisher: Ann Einerson
Format: ARC eBook
Pages: 366
Rating: 5/5
Summary:
Spicy lessons turn into undeniable chemistry, blurred lines, and broken rules between a reformed cowboy Casanova and the girl he’s secretly pined after for years in this steamy, friends-to-lovers, fake-dating, small-town romance by Ann Einerson.

I wasn’t expecting to bail my little sister’s best friend out of jail.

But what else could I do? I’ve wanted her for far longer than I care to admit. Too bad she thinks I’m a notorious playboy, leaving me firmly in the friend zone. Not that I didn’t earn that reputation once upon a time, but Birdie is the only one I have eyes for now.

Luck is on my side when, after a few too many shots, the girl of my dreams propositions me. Will I be the first one to take her for a roll in the hay and teach her everything I know?

Getting involved with the woman I’ve been yearning for is a bad idea. But it’s one I plan to take for a ride, especially when Birdie becomes my fake girlfriend with benefits.

This might not be my first rodeo, but agreeing to give her spicy lessons blurs the lines between friendship and what lies beyond. If I’m already bending the rules, I’m determined to lasso her heart.

Across the Vanishing Sky by: Catherine Cowles

Across the Vanishing Sky (Starlight Grove #1)
Author: Catherine Cowles
Published: March 2026
Publisher: Bloom Books
Format: ARC eBook
Pages: 432
Rating: 5/5
Summary:

He spent a lifetime trying to escape his dark past…but to save her, he’ll wade back into the shadows.

Braedyn Winslow never expected to return to Starlight Grove—the town that took everything from her. Not after her best friend, the one who’d sacrificed so much for her, vanished without a trace. But with a young son to raise and a past that won’t stay buried, Brae is back…and determined to uncover the truth.

She just didn’t count on the brooding, reclusive mountain man living next door.

Dex Archer is the stuff of local legend—silent, rugged, and surrounded by whispers of his and his brothers’ violent father. But Brae sees through the scowl and his parentage to the man beneath: fiercely loyal, unexpectedly kind…and just dangerous enough to protect her when someone starts warning her off her search.

The closer she gets to the truth, the harder it is to stay away from Dex. And as things get more perilous, Brae realizes the only person she can rely on is the one man who swore never to trust again.

Only someone isn’t happy that Brae has been digging, and they’ll do anything to stop her. But Dex? He’ll do anything to save her, even slip back into the dark…

Restore Me by: J.L. Seegars

Restore Me (New Haven #1)
Author: J.L. Seegars
Published: January 2026 (First published January 2022)
Publisher: Bloom Books
Pages: 576
Format: ARC eBook/Audiobook
Rating: 5/5
Summary: 
Sloane

Dominic Alexander is my late husband's best friend and the last man on Earth that I should want. He's arrogant, dismissive, and up until recently has only ever used those dark eyes of his to look right through me. For the last ten years, he's taken a sick pleasure in making me feel paper thin, like my entire existence is of no consequence to him at all.

But now, things are different.

After one drunken night, and a surprisingly sexy act of heroism, he's started to be...nice. Treating me like something other than the physical embodiment of his annoyance, which would be nice if it didn't make me feel all the things I swore to never feel for another man after my husband died.

Dominic

Sloane Kent is going to be my undoing.

What's worse: I think I'm going to enjoy being unravelled by the gold flecks in her hazel eyes and the adorable little way she scrunches her nose up when we're arguing, which we've done a lot of over the past decade. She thinks it's because I hate her, and I've always let her think that because the alternative is...untenable.

But something is changing between us, and I don't know how to stop myself from breaking every promise I've ever made to myself regarding my best friend's wife. Promises that include never telling her that there's a long list of things I feel about her, but hate isn't one of them.

Only on Gameday by:

Only on Gameday
Author: Kristen Callihan
Published: January 2026
Publisher: Mira/Harper Collins
Format: ARC eBook/Audiobook
Pages: 416
Rating: 4/5

Summary:

A “fake” fiancée is just the trick to help a bad-boy football player clean up his image. Trouble is, there’s nothing fake about the way August feels about his “pretend” fiancée.

August Luck is on the brink of greatness: top NFL draft pick, a great team, multiple corporate sponsorships, but he keeps messing it up with bonehead moves. After his latest shenanigan goes viral, everyone is telling him to get his act together.

Penelope Morrow grew up with August. Their mothers were best friends. Unfortunately, Pen always fled the room with a look of disapproval on her pretty face whenever August was around. But Pen has a problem too: she inherited her grandparent’s house and can’t pay the estate tax.

On a whim, August decides a temporary public engagement is the solution to both their problems—he’ll pay her taxes, and she’ll help his image. Win-win.

But, when it comes to Pen, nothing is certain or safe. Because Pen isn’t so reserved anymore. This time, she’s smiling back at him. And he likes it. A lot. Will they each survive the ruse unscathed?

Game on...

Tailgates & Tinsel by: J.C. Hannigan

Tailgates & Tinsel
Author: J.C. Hannigan
Published: December 2025
Publisher: J.C. Hannigan
Format: ARC eBook
Pages: 223
Rating: 4/5
Summary:

He came to close a chapter. She’s about to rewrite his whole story.

Luke Everhart has one goal this settle his late great-aunt’s estate in the picturesque town of Cobourg and get back to his fast-paced life in Toronto. No distractions. No detours. And definitely no falling for small-town charm or cocoa-sipping Christmas magic.

But Cobourg has other plans.

Enter Elysabeth Bennett, holiday enthusiast, and unofficial queen of Christmas cheer. She takes one look at Luke and decides he’s exactly the kind of corporate grump her beloved town doesn’t need. The feeling is almost mutual, until sparks begin to fly beneath their frosty banter.

When Luke is roped into wearing a period costume for the town’s Storybook Stroll, his aunt’s favourite holiday tradition, he’s convinced things can’t get worse. That is, until a snowstorm strands him at Elysabeth’s family-run Christmas tree farm with nothing but a dead EV battery and board games to pass the time.

But as the fire crackles and the snow falls, Luke finds himself unexpectedly drawn to the town, to its people, and most of all, to Elysabeth. Suddenly, “home for the holidays” starts to feel a lot more permanent.

A sparkling, enemies-to-lovers Christmas story perfect for fans of festive romance, witty banter, and new beginnings in small towns.

Dreaming of a Cowboy Christmas by: Ann Einerson

Dreaming of a Cowboy Christmas
Author: Ann Einerson
Published: November 2025
Publisher: Ann Einerson
Format: ARC eBook
Pages: 256
Rating: 5/5
Summary: 

A grumpy cowboy with a permanent scowl isn't quite what I had on my holiday wishlist this year.

Except we don't always get what we wish for, which I quickly learn when I find out the Christmas vacation home I booked is a scam. Which means I need to get off the surly silver fox’s property ASAP.

But even a grumpy cowboy has manners, and he isn’t about to send this city girl away with a snowstorm blowing through town–even if it would make his life less complicated.

Another not-so-small problem? There's only one bed in his cabin.

I might be used to bright city lights, but country evenings turn into the perfect holiday nights when I find myself wrapped up in his arms. It seems the crackling fire isn't the only thing heating up, and I can’t help but wonder if fate led me here after all.

Dreaming of a Cowboy Christmas is a spicy, age gap holiday novella between a sunshine girl and a grumpy cowboy who uses toys as teammates.

Honeymoon Phase by: Amy Daws

Honeymoon Phase (Mountain Men Matchmaker #3)
Author: Amy Daws
Published: November 2025
Publisher: Canary Street Press
Format: ARC eBook
Pages: 432
Rating: 5/5
Summary:

Fact or fiction: becoming a lumberjack and marrying your best friend so she can inherit her family business is a great idea.

When Addison “Roe” Monroe tells me she’s going on a husband hunt at the local lumberjack competition so she can inherit her father’s lumberyard, I think she has finally lost her mind.

But my stubborn friend, who would rather drive a forklift than get her nails done, refused my first marriage offer. And since I can’t stomach watching Roe hitch her wagon to some hulking ax wielder who might be a serial killer, I decide that desperate times require desperate measures.

Call me Lumberjack Luke.

I’ll do whatever it takes to get her to accept my proposal because she’s more than just a friend. And the way she looks back at me? I think she knows it.

On the surface, I’m offering a marriage of convenience to protect her. But the truth is…I’m hopelessly in love with my best friend.

Marrying her and moving her up to Fletcher Mountain might mean I’ve lost my mind too, but so be it.

Because the only thing I would regret more, is never trying.

And that’s a fact.