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An Unsanctioned Attraction
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An Unsanctioned Attraction

by Lia Adams

Tropes: slowburn, forbiddenlove, foundfamily

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She was a perfect lady… until she met him. Katherine Sullivan knows who she is: A woman in a gilded cage of satin and high expectations… and she’s determined to break free. She steps into a private sanctuary where the smoke of a hookah swirls around her like a whispered promise. Where Touma Maalouf—a Lebanese scholar with ancient secrets behind his eyes and a duke's trust in his pocket—pours her wine and watches her like no man ever has. In the dim light of a sweltering summer night, he changes her life forever. What begins as daring flirtation spirals into an unchaperoned weekend, erotic manuscripts, the steam of a Turkish bath, and honeyed kisses. Freed from her cumbersome English layers by experienced hands, Kitty discovers a passion that defies borders. Their affair is a sensory revolution hidden behind velvet curtains and claret-colored satin. Every kiss, every whisper, every reckless, secret assignation is a rebellion against a bigoted empire that would tear them apart. With an army of loyal allies and the thrum of London's crowded ballrooms at their backs, Kitty and Touma risk everything for a love that doesn't just break the rules. It burns them in a fit of passion. She was a perfect lady. Now she's his perfect sin. ✨ WHAT'S INSIDE: 🏛️ Setting: High-society Victorian London meets Lebanese sensuality 🔥 Vibe: Gritty, high-heat, sensual open-door romance 🖤 Tropes: Opposites attract, forbidden secret affair, and cultural defiance 📖 For fans of: Rule-breaking historicals, rich historical detail, and intense heroes [Read More]

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Blue Sky Black
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Blue Sky Black

by Lea Vale

Tropes: slowburn, firstperson, newadult

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Zelda never stopped loving Ari. She just got better at pretending she was over him. Then she ran into him again on the last normal morning in America. By the end of the day, he was missing. Now Zelda is searching the wreckage of September 11th for two people: her best friend, Charlie, and the man she thought she'd lost long before the towers fell. *** As teenagers, Zelda and her best friend Charlie had been trying to escape Philadelphia for as long as they could remember. Ari was never part of that plan—until he walked into the pawn shop where Zelda worked and refused to leave her alone. They fell in love too young. They fell apart too fast. Six years later, September 11th puts them face to face on a Manhattan street, hours before the world changes forever. When the towers fall, Zelda survives and realizes Charlie and Ari were both inside and are missing. She has to find them both. Blue Sky Black moves between Zelda's desperate search through the aftermath of September 11th and the years that made her: a lonely, furious girl learning the value of things in a back-room pawn shop, falling in love for the first time, and losing everything she wasn't ready to hold. Perfect for readers who love: - Emotionally devastating love stories - Second chance romance - Slow burn with heat - Dual timeline - Found family - Female ambition Steam: Open door emotionally driven intimacy with explicit detail. Content Warning: Depictions of September 11, 2001, Grief, Loss [Read More]

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Song of the Chintāmaṇi: A Steamy Ancient India Historical Romance
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Song of the Chintāmaṇi: A Steamy Ancient India Historical Romance

by M. P. Gupta

Tropes: forcedproximity, adventure, foundfamily

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She can read the manuscript men are killing to possess. He has been ordered to keep her alive. To survive the road, they must call their lie a marriage. Gupta-era ancient India, 400 CE. Vachana Devagupta is the only scholar alive who can read the scattered fragments her mother died protecting. When the imperial court sends her after the sacred relic hidden within them, she is placed under the protection of Commander Aryaman — disciplined, watchful, and dangerous to anyone who threatens her. Across river roads, temple archives, gilded courts, and deadly ambushes, they hunt a secret powerful men would kill to control. To move unseen, they must travel as husband and wife. One story. One room. One bed. The marriage is a lie. What it awakens is not. Song of the Chintāmaṇi is a steamy, open-door historical romance with fake marriage, forced proximity, only one bed, a brilliant scholar heroine, a protective warrior hero, sacred mystery, political danger, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. Book One of The Nāda Codex. [Read More]

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April When They Wed
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April When They Wed

by Pamela Sherwood

Tropes: dualpov, humor, historical

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The best laid plans… At twenty-three, Lady Madeline Lyons is considered almost “on the shelf,” so her family is delighted when she falls in love with Hugo Lowell, Viscount Saxby. But with only days left before their wedding, a series of mishaps threaten to derail the carefully planned event. It’s a test of love, nerves, and patience as Madeline and Hugo grapple with inclement weather, last-minute venue changes, malfunctioning appliances, and an attendant “in the family way.” Meanwhile, the often-contentious Lyons Pride must pull together to help overcome these obstacles and give the bride and groom a day to remember.   A direct sequel to The Advent of Lady Madeline, April When They Wed is the first entry in The Lyons Brides, a mini-series set within the family saga, The Lyons Pride. [Read More]

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The Witch's Broken Crown
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The Witch's Broken Crown

by Calla Robin

Tropes: slowburn, forcedproximity, forbiddenlove

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An enemies-to-lovers romantasy with a slow-burn romance and court intrigue. Perfect for fans of star-crossed lovers and aching yearning. She should fear him. He should hate her. But a masquerade ball was all it took to bind them together forever. Her whole life, Elise Thornwall has wished for nothing more than to rid herself of the curse that has controlled her family for over five centuries and to claim her throne on her own terms. But hidden behind a white mask, she found the one man her heart could not refuse. Andrew Aistle is her enemy. And, apparently, her fate. With war threatening their kingdoms and treachery lurking in every shadow, Elise and Andrew must do the impossible. Trust each other. Trusting your enemy is a dangerous game. And falling in love, even worse. Five hundred years of bitterness cannot be undone by love… can it? [Read More]

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Ash & Ink
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Ash & Ink

by Jon Grove

Tropes: slowburn, forbiddenlove, darkromance

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A tragic love story between a lonely draughtsman and a grieving widow in plague-stricken Restoration London. London, 1665. The plague has emptied streets, marked doors, and filled the night with bells. A young draughtsman, Nathaniel, begins a diary to steady his mind against fear and sorrow, expecting only to record what remains of the world around him. Then he meets Anne, a widowed herb-seller whose quiet kindness brings warmth to the coldest corners of the city. Their love grows gently: through chance meetings in Holborn, walks by the Thames, warm bread, humble suppers, shared prayers, and the fragile courage of letting grief make room for hope. But London is not finished with suffering. Rumours gather, old secrets stir, and fire waits on the horizon. Told through the recovered diary of an ordinary seventeenth-century draughtsman, this is a haunting historical romance about devotion, loss, faith, and the devastating beauty of finding love as the world turns to ash. [Read More]

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