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Dark Fire and Diamonds - A Dark Dragon Shifter Romance

by Kryssie Fortune

Tropes: firstperson, characterdriven, dualpov

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Hope Wigfield has billions in the bank, a genius-level IQ, and a stubborn streak a mile, wide. What she doesn’t have is a belief in magic. But when she’s abducted, stripped and caged at a dark coven’s slave auction, the monsters of her nightmares become terrifyingly real… Enter Flynn Hemsworth. Former military captain, survivor of horrific experiments, and host to a blood-hungry dragon demon. He buys Hope to save her, but his inner beast demands he claim her forever. Flynn is dangerous, dominant, and the sexiest man Hope has ever met. When they uncover the coven master's plot to use harvested demon blood to launch a nuclear strike, Hope and Flynn are thrust into a deadly race against time. The only way to survive is to unlock the dormant magic burning in Hope's blood—a power that can only be unleashed through absolute, breathless surrender to the dragon who calls her mate. [Read More]

Masks and Moonbeams

by Kanika Singhal

Tropes: characterdriven, dualpov, strongfmc

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To be loved is to be known. Princess Lata moonlights as a vigilante and finds an ally worth dying for. But what does this man have to do with her good-for-nothing fiancé? Chakor captures the Moon God. Now she needs to let him go. Or watch him die. To keep her promise to her dying queen, General Ria lives her life under a mask. But an old friend returns, and now she has a choice – lose her heart or break her oath. Chitrani falls in love with a Snake prince as a child. Years later, why does her fiancé look so much like the boy she lost? And Kalindi – the village healer – tries to evict a long-healed warrior from her hut by making him do housework. She doesn’t know he is a prince. “... being truly seen beneath expectations, titles, and carefully guarded secrets.” – Amazon Reviewer, Canada “The romances are tender without being cheesy and the mix of mythology and folklore gives it personality.” – Amazon Reviewer, Spain In this collection of clean fantasy romance, five women find themselves seen — truly seen — by the last person they expected. Five stories. Five happy endings. No cliff-hangers. Masks and Moonbeams is the first book in the Of Queens and Rascals series — fantasy romance rooted in Indian mythology, folklore, and history — fierce heroines, heroes who earn their place, and love that sees through every mask. “... a shiny gate to escape from the reality of modern, fast-paced life.” – Amazon Reviewer, Germany [Read More]

Across The River

by Rook Rivers

Tropes: dualpov, banter, newadult

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"Something to remember me by, little painter." Elliot Meyer draws the people he's too scared to talk to. At twenty-three, he's a late-blooming art student in Hoboken with a sketchbook full of strangers he's never once said hello to. Then his roommates drag him across the river to Vesper, a Lower East Side nightclub built inside an old funeral parlor, and Elliot makes the mistake of sketching the man holding court on the marble staircase. Donovan Black wears leather, kohl, and silver on every finger. He hosts the city's most notorious goth night, treats flirting like a blood sport, and lives by exactly one rule: gone before sunrise. By morning, Elliot has a bite on his neck, a black card in his pocket, and a question he can't stop asking. What's your real name? Because Donovan Black is a performance. By day, the man underneath keeps his curtains shut, his phone face down, and his past locked away. He has spent years making sure no one ever sees him in the light. Especially not someone who paints. But Elliot is braver in daylight than he's ever been at night. And the closer he gets to the truth, the closer he comes to the one person Donovan has been running from. Across the River is a moody, funny, aching MM romance about two men learning to stand in each other's light, and what it costs to finally be seen. - Dual POV - Night-owl goth x shy sunshine artist - Opposites attract, hurt/comfort, found family - Standalone with a guaranteed HEA Content note: references to past emotional and sexual abuse, grief, and family estrangement. None of the abuse is depicted explicitly. [Read More]

Little Wild Thing

by Freyja Dunkirk

Tropes: slowburn, forcedproximity, firstperson

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Hiding had been the only way to stay free—until Wulf found me. Now I don’t know if I still want to run. I don't trust the Red Mountain Clan, least of all Wulf, an overgrown fleabag who won't leave me alone. I hate his voice. His calm. His presence. I do! The moment my bones are mended, I'm gone. I have to be. I need to leave before Cain gets here and forces a claim. No one has ever protected me. Why should Wulf be the first? An adult paranormal romance set in a gritty early medieval world. When a solitary wolf shifter is injured and forced into the care of a fiercely protective clan warrior, survival gives way to trust, healing, and an intense slow-burn romance. [Read More]

Perfect Filter

by KT Monroe

Tropes: slowburn, forcedproximity, characterdriven

ARC READERS WANTED | PERFECT FILTER by KT Monroe Do you love romances that take their time, let you really get to know the characters, and make you care about whether they find their way back to each other? I’m looking for ARC readers for Perfect Filter, the first novel in my interconnected Perfect Hearts Series. About the book Millions of followers believe Soo-ah and Woo-jin have the perfect relationship. Behind the cameras, their love story is falling apart. When their carefully curated world unravels, they end up in the Korean countryside, where life moves at a different pace and there are no cameras to hide behind. Surrounded by unexpected friendships, meddling neighbors, and the complications of ordinary life, they have to decide whether the relationship they’ve spent years presenting to the world is one they still want for themselves. This book might be for you if you enjoy: * Second-chance romance featuring an established couple * Emotionally layered, imperfect adult characters * Slow-building intimacy and meaningful character growth * Small-town communities, friendships, and found connections * Humor and everyday moments alongside emotional conflict * Long, immersive novels where relationships have room to develop * Contemporary Korean settings and K-drama-style storytelling A few things to know before requesting an ARC: Perfect Filter is approximately 520 paperback pages. It’s a substantial, character-driven romance, not a short or fast-paced romantic comedy. The central couple is already in a relationship when the story begins. This is about rediscovering love within an existing relationship, not two strangers meeting and falling in love. The story balances romance with friendships, community life, personal growth, and the consequences of living for a public audience. It’s K-drama-inspired, but you don’t need to watch K-dramas or know anything about Korean television to enjoy it. ARC details * Genre: Adult contemporary romance / second-chance [Read More]

His Captive Luna

by Sophi Liddell

Tropes: slowburn, forcedproximity, firstperson

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When the Alpha King pins me to the ground, declaring that I will be his new bride, I know I must obey. But if this brutal King ever discovers my secret life, he’ll kill me instantly. Which means my only choice is to run, and unfortunately, the King’s son, Auden, is hot on my trail. But Auden and I? Yeah. We know each other. Auden doesn’t remember the Midwinter night we spent together, and I’ve spent years making sure the secrets I carried away from that evening stay hidden. Now the Prince I’ve avoided ever since is the one chasing me down, intent on dragging me back to a marriage I cannot survive. Will I be able to keep my secrets safe? Or will the forbidden chemistry between us make Auden crave the one thing he can never have: his father’s bride? ★★★★★ For readers who love: Wolf Shifters Forbidden Royal Romance Forced Proximity One-Night Stand Secret Children ★★★★★ Full Disclosure: SLOW BURN book 1 within a series -- NO SPICE until later books!! (But worth it when it comes!) [Read More]

Blood of the Merrow

by Robyn J. Fitter

Tropes: firstperson, characterdriven, dualpov

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Mermaids have been living among us for thousands of years. One scientist is about to discover not only the truth of their existence, but that she was born to rule them. Marine biologist Sirène Desjardin has dedicated her life to studying the ocean. But while on assignment in Hawaii, she finally understands why she has always been drawn to its depths. As her 30th birthday approaches, strange things start to happen. It starts with a run-in with her real mother, the Queen of the Merrow, an underwater society of mermaids that have stayed hidden for centuries. Sirène is part of the royal bloodline, making her heir to the throne, if she chooses to accept it. But there are darker secrets hidden under the waves and everything is not what it seems. Is her mother being honest with her? Or will she be pulled under, left to drown in a watery grave. In her search for answers, Sirène meets Aigèan, one of the queen’s guards, who was sent to silence her before she could claim the throne. He is a powerful warrior, and has always been loyal to his queen, but will he follow orders blindly or follow his heart. Torn between the world she knows and the one that calls to her, Sirène must decide if she wants to remain human and walk away from her destiny or surrender to the depth and rise as queen. [Read More]

Total Jane Wreck

by Laurel Osterkamp

Tropes: characterdriven, foundfamily, strongfmc

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He swore off complications. She ran straight toward them. Jane Adkins (a.k.a Jane Wreck) has a talent for disaster, including an infamous puking incident that ended her jockey career before it even began. So when her engagement implodes, Jane does the only sensible thing: flees to Colorado, with no plan, no prospects, and a playlist heavy on The Chicks. She’s searching for wide open spaces. What she finds is Resilience Ranch, a sanctuary for retired horses tucked into the San Juan Mountains, and its infuriating, magnetic owner, Chet Edwards. Chet has traded Silicon Valley for solitude, and he’d like to keep it that way. He’s made that perfectly clear. Jane is trying very hard to listen. She’s failing. As stolen moments and rides at sunset blur the lines between them, Jane senses that Chet isn’t just brooding for the hell of it–he’s hiding something. Something that could shatter the fragile, reckless hope she’s only just begun to feel. Award-winning author Laurel Osterkamp returns to Sugar Pine Springs with a sweeping reimagining of Jane Eyre—a story about the wreckage we carry, the truth we owe each other, and a love that emboldens us to stay. [Read More]

Slowburn Setlist

by Alana Maple

Tropes: slowburn, characterdriven, dualpov

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Shelly Kowalski is a freelance graphic designer with a flexible schedule and just enough fun money to live her best life rocking out at concerts and collecting stamps in her passport. One fateful night, she meets a member of her favorite band, and electricity sparks, but the moment passes when reality cuts short Cupid’s arrow. A reattempt at romantic overtures becomes out of the question when they run afoul of social media, so they resolve to keep their attentions platonic. However, you can’t stop the music, and once their long-distance friendship threatens to develop into something more, they must overcome public perception and their own baggage. With so much going against them, Shelly and her wary musician must decide if what they feel is worth the scrutiny they’ll fall under and the self-reflection they must undergo. Book 1 of the Basslines of the Heart trilogy. [Read More]

Year of Anything

by Madison Hawkins

Tropes: strongfmc, humor, banter

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A spicy, cozy, second chance romcom where finding love is easy, but keeping it means rolling up your sleeves and getting to work. “Let’s try to end it on a good note.” “Agreed. We’ll end it on a good note, in fifty-five years when we both drop dead.” Audrey is determined to move on after a messy breakup with her charming but flaky ex, Nate. When he shows up with a wild offer in the name of making amends, she agrees if only to prove once and for all that there’s no hope for their relationship. For the first time, she’s honest with him about what she wants, and he’s following through on his promises. They’re in completely uncharted territory, and it’s up to Audrey to figure out where they’re headed next. [Read More]

Hearts and Hairpins

by Kanika Singhal

Tropes: characterdriven, dualpov, strongfmc

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We all hide. And we all deserve to be seen. Princess Sindhu enters enemy territory to save a man she has long been in love with. Except, he doesn’t know her. Veena finally has the undivided attention of Sardar Vindhya. So what if he is the most ruthless teacher in the military academy, and she is his only student? Archer Ratna and Mage-Prince Shyamak are the best in their fields. Unless they are around each other. The Queen of Malinivan offers her husband the mercy of forgetting, and quietly refuses it for herself. Tarini has disguised herself as a man for years. Then she is ordered to take a diva prince through the Himalayas. Five new stories from the world of queens, princes, rascals, and divas — and the inconvenient people who see right through them. Five stories. Five happy endings. No cliff-hangers. No exceptions. Just love, in all its stubborn, spectacular inconvenience. Hearts and Hairpins is the second book in the Of Queens and Rascals series — fantasy romance rooted in Indian mythology, folklore, and history — fierce hearts, worthy loves, and the impossible relief of being truly known. [Read More]

The Runaway Prince

by Kanika Singhal

Tropes: slowburn, characterdriven, dualpov

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She broke up to save him. He ran to find her. Yaksha prince Samar is trapped – by his own curiosity – in the mortal world after his engagement with Jansthan’s princess Chandra ended. Anywhere else would have been acceptable, but he is stuck by the cruel princess’ side. As her maid. Princess Chandra doesn’t know that the new maid she hired is none other than the fiancé she left behind. So when she expects the maid to wait on her… Well, Prince Samar’s ego has never taken such a battering. Neither has his self-control. Worse, the princess seems to have taken a liking to her new maid. Samar gets treated like a Sakhi – Chandra’s dearest woman friend. He’d better not let the Yakshas find out about his humiliation. And yet, he can’t bring himself to leave. The Jansthan kingdom is starving under a spell that blinds its people to the truth. The queen they trust isn't who she pretends to be, and every day she rules, she drains more of the land's magic for herself. Chandra must break the spell before there's no kingdom left to save. She manipulated Samar into breaking their engagement. All to protect him from the queen's greed. No one can know, least of all Prince Samar, that Princess Chandra hides a secret – she is in love with her ex. Myths and Mortals: Book 1. A clean fantasy romance. No cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed. [Read More]

Ribbons and Royals

by Kanika Singhal

Tropes: characterdriven, dualpov, strongfmc

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What is divine without the devotee? Even the most powerful beings yearn to be truly seen. Five new stories from the world of gods, tyrants, princesses and rascals — and the one person in the world they cannot hide from. The princess of Mithila names her imaginary friend Vish, and tells him to come marry her. The princess who has decided the kindest thing she can do for the man she loves is make him hate her. The woman who lets a snake with an attitude into her house, and now he won’t leave. The princess of Chandanpur who recognises her childhood friend behind his disguise — and decides to have some fun with him. The tyrant who loses his entire reputation for tyranny because of one woman. Five stories. Five happy endings. No cliff-hangers. No exceptions. Gods and mortals, curses and kingdoms, love that outlasts every disguise. Ribbons and Royals is the third book in the Of Queens and Rascals series — fantasy romance rooted in Indian mythology, folklore, and history — fierce hearts, worthy loves, and the impossible relief of being truly known. [Read More]

Emerald

by Runa Saevik

Tropes: firstperson, characterdriven, dualpov

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Lev knows exactly who Bjarke is. Bjarke has no idea who Lev is. Ten years ago in Vienna, a twenty-five-year-old violinist played his heart out for Sonda, the band half the world can hum. Someone in the hall clapped. Then a voice came down the aisle and turned him into a joke. He shut his violin case that day and never opened it again. Lev Kuhar was the one who clapped. And he said nothing. For twenty years Lev was the half of Sonda nobody saw. He wrote the music. Someone else took the stage and the credit. A year ago Lev walked away without a word and went home to the Soča valley, to his bees, his sister's boats and a music room he hasn't opened since. Then a Danish folk singer who hides his face behind a stag skull walks across a festival courtyard in Ljubljana, and Lev would know that walk anywhere. He follows him into a cellar. He doesn't give his name. Afterwards, still breathing hard, Bjarke tells him exactly what he thinks of Sonda. Lev runs. Then he comes back and holds out his hand. What follows is one summer. A valley, a river the colour of its name, a two-week list that keeps getting longer. Bjarke picks up a violin for the first time in ten years, and Lev plays beside him. The man Bjarke is falling for belongs to the band he has hated for a decade, and every day Lev keeps quiet, the truth costs more. Then the past calls. The man who owned Lev's silence for twenty years wants his signature, and the leverage is Bjarke. Some names stay off the record. Some get said out loud. MM · hidden identity · enemies without knowing it · hurt/comfort · found family · high heat · HEA · standalone, Book Two of The Four Corners of Slovenia [Read More]

Can I Ask You Something?

by Nameless Astray

Tropes: firstperson, characterdriven, humor

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A standalone contemporary romance in the Astray Chronicles series. She spent ten years asking him every question except the one that mattered. Claire has been in love with her best friend for a decade. She asked whether he was single. Whether he liked anyone. What she meant to him. She never asked if he loved her. When he introduces her to his fiancée, Claire's carefully protected hope finally shatters. One terrible night later, she wakes up in her Toronto apartment with a quiet stranger named Luca watching over her—and absolutely no idea why she trusted him enough to bring her home. Luca never pressures her. He never plays games. Whenever Claire asks him a question, he simply answers. Soon, he is staying for dinner. Sleeping beside her. Meeting her coworkers. And whenever someone asks if they're dating, he simply says yes. There is only one problem. Claire never realized they were. After spending ten years waiting for someone else to define their relationship, Claire must finally ask what she wants—and decide whether she is brave enough to say it first. A tender, fast-paced, cinematic, dialogue-driven contemporary romance with brief narration and playful banter, featuring a shy heroine who finds herself accidentally dating a devoted hero, navigating cultural misunderstandings, and learning to say exactly what she means. A closed-door romance where passion runs deep, but intimate moments fade to black. A guaranteed HEA. [Read More]