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Love Next Door: A '90s Anthem Duet

by Eve Kasey & Melanie A. Smith

Tropes: slowburn, firstperson, dualpov

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One volume, two steamy interconnected romances set in 1995 Seattle Come to My Window: Hazel Bell has lost everything. Now her whole world is a thrift-store wardrobe and a stranger in the opposite window who knows exactly what to say. They exchange notes instead of names. Confessions instead of introductions. But Gideon Sarkis knows exactly who she is — and how badly he once hurt her. Some windows are meant to be opened. But some secrets can shatter everything. Knockin' on Heaven's Door: A misdelivered package introduces ghostwriter Ben Pedersen to the mystery of unit 203 — and its elusive occupant, Heaven Lee. She's building one of the first online bookstores and barely has time for sleep, let alone nosy neighbors. But one coffee not-date changes everything. When curiosity crosses a line, both must decide what matters more: their secrets or what they've found. Love Next Door is two warm, witty nostalgic love stories about the secrets we keep, the walls we build, and the people worth tearing them down for. [Read More]

The Traitor’s Game

by Vanessa Jayde

Tropes: slowburn, firstperson, darkromance

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Camila The night I bonded with my Alpha should have been the happiest night of my life. Instead, it was the night I was accused of betraying the pack. I didn’t run because I wanted to. I ran because staying meant death. For a year, I’ve lived in the shadows, hiding from the man the blood bond ties me to. Every step away from him feels like a lie the bond refuses to believe. But I know he’s coming. And when he finds me, he won’t be looking for forgiveness. Thaddeus My Omega ran. For a year the blood bond has burned beneath my skin, demanding I find her. Demanding I drag the truth from her lips. She thinks she escaped me. She’s wrong. The pack answers to me now. The world bends to my will. And when I finally find the woman who betrayed me, I’ll take back everything she stole. Her secrets, her lies… and the heart that still belongs to me. [Read More]

The Rival Hearts

by Anne Nikolaiken

Tropes: forcedproximity, firstperson, dualpov

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A steamy Married in Vegas Formula One romance featuring Rivals to Lovers. The race weekend plan didn’t include waking up married to the rival rookie driver. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, right? Ethan Ethan St-Pierre is used to living in his brother’s shadow, but now he has no other option but to shine on the racetrack...and keep the St-Pierre legacy alive. Sharing his rookie season with his biggest rival shouldn’t be that difficult. They only have to interact on racetracks–and that’s plenty, thank you very much–but now sponsors are suggesting joint photoshoots with Maggie. Their rivalry is fuelling sales, sparks are flying, and Ethan wonders if there’s something more behind their shared, sizzling glances captured in photographs. Maggie Maggie Hoffsommer is the first female race car driver with a chance to win the Drivers’ Championship and prove her critics wrong. Her surprise debut at Kestrel Racing caused a media frenzy; her repeated pole positions and podium finishes created turmoil in the paddock, but the greatest shock is the one Maggie experiences when she wakes up married to Ethan St-Pierre in Vegas… and he suggests they give it a go? He’s the steamy distraction on track, putting everything she’s worked for in jeopardy. How can she consider staying married to him? This season, they have nothing left to lose but their hearts. Will Maggie and Ethan’s competitiveness put what they desire most at risk? This is a high-octane contemporary sports romance filled with open-door spice, swoon-worthy moments, and a guaranteed happily ever after. The Rival Hearts is book #2 in The Racing Line series. Each book can be read as a stand-alone, and do not need to be read in order to be enjoyed. [Read More]

Bonds of Shame, Bonds of Lust

by Jordyn Haart

Tropes: slowburn, forcedproximity, forbiddenlove

Dr. Lacey Bonds is a good girl. Smart, sweet, and modest. She also has a secret so dark she hides it even from herself. When she catches her husband with two of his university students, her marriage is shattered and she has a second chance to find out what she really wants. To her surprise, it’s a craving completely at odds with her repressive upbringing. Guided by the beautiful young guitarist Ricardo and her hedonistic best friend Janice, Lacey enters the world of the notorious Second Circle Social Club determined to experience everything she’s denied herself. Unbeknownst to Lacey, Derek Harrington, chairman of her hospital board, widower and father to her favorite patient, has been watching her transformation with increasing interest. But the gruff, former Special Forces officer, has a secret of his own… As Lacey uncovers the dark source of her obsession, her carefully organized world starts to unravel, and she risks losing everything important to her. Through it all, Lacey knows Derek is the last man who can be allowed to see what she's become. But he’s the only one she wants to show. Bonds of Shame, Bonds of Lust is the first book in this super spicy dark contemporary romance duology. [Read More]

Love Next Door: A '90s Anthem Duet

by Eve Kasey & Melanie A. Smith

Tropes: slowburn, firstperson, dualpov

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One volume, two steamy interconnected romances set in 1995 Seattle Come to My Window: Hazel Bell has lost everything. Now her whole world is a thrift-store wardrobe and a stranger in the opposite window who knows exactly what to say. They exchange notes instead of names. Confessions instead of introductions. But Gideon Sarkis knows exactly who she is — and how badly he once hurt her. Some windows are meant to be opened. But some secrets can shatter everything. Knockin' on Heaven's Door: A misdelivered package introduces ghostwriter Ben Pedersen to the mystery of unit 203 — and its elusive occupant, Heaven Lee. She's building one of the first online bookstores and barely has time for sleep, let alone nosy neighbors. But one coffee not-date changes everything. When curiosity crosses a line, both must decide what matters more: their secrets or what they've found. Love Next Door is two warm, witty nostalgic love stories about the secrets we keep, the walls we build, and the people worth tearing them down for. [Read More]

Gaia's Dawn

by Sapphire Rae

Tropes: firstperson, paranormal, strongfmc

Born of violence and awakened by the cruelty of men, I delivered justice through intimacy. But with every soul judged, the darkness pressed closer. Fearing I would become the monster I sought to destroy, I fled to a secluded island kingdom. There, I fell for a mortal king. But a goddess cannot be sustained by one man alone; I watched him wither beneath the weight of my power. To remain in mortal form and save our love, I must draw strength from a circle of bonds. Now, men travel from distant lands to be judged. Only the worthy will stand at my side as paramours. But a plague has come—a darkness that does not bargain. Saving my people will demand more than love; it will test the trust of my chosen men and the limits of my survival. Gaia’s Dawn is a dark fantasy romance featuring reverse harem devotion, high heat, and themes of justice and sacrifice. 18+ only. Note: This campaign is for the newly expanded/definitive edition. As the book is already live on Amazon, you may post your honest review immediately upon finishing! Join the team and help relaunch the series. [Read More]

His Little Witness

by Kindra Cress

Tropes: slowburn, forcedproximity, firstperson

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He was sent to make me disappear. He wasn't supposed to want me for himself. I recorded a murder. One shake video, one VIP room I should never have served, one man who looked straight into my phone and smiled, and now the most powerful men in the city want me erased before sunrise. Then he found me first. Silas doesn't ask. He doesn't comfort. He shows up like a blade in a tailored shirt and tells me I have ten seconds to choose: walk away and die, or come with him and lose every piece of the life I used to have. Cold-blooded, ruthlessly efficient, and absolutely not allowed to touch me, he's the man Blackwater sends when there's nothing left to save. But he touches me anyway.. Every safehouse gets burned. Every alias gets cracked. Someone inside his own organization is feeding me to the wolves, and Silas just promised he'd torch Blackwater to the ground before he let them take me. God help me, because I want to watch him do it. A dark, possessive, slow-burn romantic suspense for readers who like their heroes lethal, their heroines sharp-tongued, and their tension thick enough to cut. Forced proximity. One bed (eventually). A man who was supposed to be untouchable until he met her. HIS LITTLE WITNESS is Book 1 in the Blackwater series. Reader note:Steamy, explicit, and intense. Contains on-page violence, themes of stalking and surveillance, and a hero whose protective instincts run very, very dark. [Read More]

Bonds of Shame, Bonds of Lust

by Jordyn Haart

Tropes: slowburn, forcedproximity, forbiddenlove

Dr. Lacey Bonds is a good girl. Smart, sweet, and modest. She also has a secret so dark she hides it even from herself. When she catches her husband with two of his university students, her marriage is shattered and she has a second chance to find out what she really wants. To her surprise, it’s a craving completely at odds with her repressive upbringing. Guided by the beautiful young guitarist Ricardo and her hedonistic best friend Janice, Lacey enters the world of the notorious Second Circle Social Club determined to experience everything she’s denied herself. Unbeknownst to Lacey, Derek Harrington, chairman of her hospital board, widower and father to her favorite patient, has been watching her transformation with increasing interest. But the gruff, former Special Forces officer, has a secret of his own… As Lacey uncovers the dark source of her obsession, her carefully organized world starts to unravel, and she risks losing everything important to her. Through it all, Lacey knows Derek is the last man who can be allowed to see what she's become. But he’s the only one she wants to show. Bonds of Shame, Bonds of Lust is the first book in this super spicy dark contemporary romance duology. [Read More]

The Sniper and the Swan

by Halle Macpherson

Tropes: slowburn, firstperson, characterdriven

Five years ago, the mysterious masked musician known as Il Cigno vanished. Her disappearance has haunted him ever since. Matteo Rossi has two equally challenging roles: mercenary assassin and guardian to his boisterous thirteen-year-old niece, Alessandra. He knows how to track a target, take down a threat, and disappear without a trace. What he doesn't know how to handle is a teenager who has started breaking the rules—or the feisty music teacher who is encouraging her to do so. When Mia Mills built her new life as a music teacher in the Italian lakeside town of Lacustria, she had one rule: keep her head down and stay out of trouble. But Mia has never been the type to walk away from someone who needs her help. When her talented student Alessandra secretly applies for a prestigious music summer camp, Mia is determined to help her chase her dreams—even if it means going head-to-head with her overprotective guardian. Mia knows getting close to people only puts them in danger. But as she is drawn deeper into the Rossi household, she finds herself wrapped in the warmth of a family she never expected to become part of. With each day she spends there, she indulges in the most dangerous ideal of all: hope for the future. As Matteo and Mia try to resist the magnetic pull between them, the truths they are both hiding threaten to destroy everything they've built. Because some truths can set you free. And some can get you killed. [Read More]

The Raven & the Lake, Book 1: Hoarfrost

by Rowan Ravenheart

Tropes: slowburn, forcedproximity, characterdriven

THEY SAID FAERY NEEDED A KING. THEY LIED. For three years, Jesryn Hallows called survival peace. Hiding from a fractured past in the human world, she thought she had successfully severed the threads of a destiny meant to break her. But when Faery's ancient ley lines buckle, the deep places of the world remember her name—and the gods come calling. The Veil between worlds is failing, the ley lines are breaking and Faery is teetering on the edge of magical collapse. To save her world and her people, Jesryn must return to Arcadia and take up the mantle of the goddess she refused. But returning to Arcadia means facing the prince that nearly destroyed her. Owyn Corey, Regent Prince of the Lake, has spent three years searching for the woman who vanished without so much as a goodbye, spiraling into darkness and obsession. But Owyn is no longer the boy Jesryn loved. As old magic stirs and destiny closes its hand around them both, Jesryn must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice for a crown she never wanted—and a world that demands nothing less than her life. Perfect for readers who love: • Fated mates • Celtic-inspired fantasy • Gods and prophecy • Second-chance romance • Dark fae courts • Ancient magic and broken kingdoms • Slow-burn romantasy with epic stakes [Read More]