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The Broken Flame

by Zenna Lake

Tropes: slowburn, darkromance, magic

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This is Book 3 of The Shackled Oath series. Azaria Sylvenhart died in the Abyss. Coming back should have been the miracle. Instead, she wakes changed, fractured, and carrying power no one in Kareth fully understands. Her squad is still reeling from the devastation that almost took her from them. Old wounds have reopened. New fears have taken root. And while Azaria tries to rebuild the pieces of herself death did not return cleanly, the people who love her are fighting their own battles in the aftermath. Dain is losing ground to an old wound that takes more from him with every passing day. Quinton is chasing answers buried in blood and forbidden records. And Kalias carries truths about Azaria’s bloodline that could change everything she thought she knew about herself. Azaria was once the captain with no magic, forced to prove she was more than what the world saw in her. Now, she must face the one thing she was never trained to survive. Herself. She must learn what she has become before the power that saved her becomes the thing that breaks her again. Perfect for fans of: 🖤 Morally gray heroes and obsessive devotion 🔥 Dangerous magic and a heroine losing control ⚔️ Found family rebuilding after devastation ✨ Dominant MMCs and emotional intimacy 🩸 Blood magic, forbidden knowledge and hidden bloodlines 🐺 Shifters, family secrets and reluctant belonging 💔 Trauma recovery, grief and fiercely protective bonds 🌑 Dark epic fantasy with romance and multiple POVs ⚠️ This book contains heavier themes, including graphic violence, death, grief, trauma, PTSD, panic attacks, chronic illness, discussions of past abuse, and explicit intimate scenes between consenting adults. The Shackled Oath and The Fractured Wing, Books 1 and 2 of the series, are currently available on Kindle Unlimited for readers wishing to catch up before The Broken Flame releases. [Read More]

Illumination

by Jane Arro

Tropes: slowburn, forcedproximity, forbiddenlove

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He was never leaving his mountain. She was never staying. FBI Special Agent Mason Quade has spent eleven years learning to read the North Carolina high country he calls home. He knows every trail, every hollow, and every quiet person who lives there. He does not know what to do when Washington sends him Dr. Kyla West. A forensic entomologist with a fortress built out of nine years and one careful rule, Kyla has come to figure out why a hundred thousand synchronous fireflies have vanished from a cove that had been full of them a year before. Neither the case nor the woman is what Mason expects, and neither of them is prepared for what happens when their reserved professionalism gives way, night by night, in a two-cot yurt above a dying cove. But something darker than a missing insect population is moving in the mountains around them. And when the case turns from ecology to a foreign operation with reach into their own ground, the careful line Mason and Kyla have been holding will not be enough to keep either of them safe. A literary romantic suspense set in the ancient forests of the southern Appalachians, Illumination is a slow-burn love story about being seen for the first time, and about what a person will risk to keep someone whole. [Read More]

Assassins of Shadows and Steel

by B. A. Milsop

Tropes: slowburn, forcedproximity, firstperson

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Bexley and Rosalie were never meant to kneel—they were forged to kill. Once prisoners. Now assassins. The two women have carved their freedom from the throats of the men who tried to own them. Ruthless, feared, and bound by bloodshed, they survive by trusting no one but steel and each other. They are given an impossible mission: steal two ancient relics from the Dark Fae Kingdom before the Dark Lord claims one and unleashes hell upon the realm. But in the lands of the Dark Fae, nothing comes without a price. Every bargain tastes of temptation. Every shadow hides a blade. And the deeper Bexley is pulled into the deadly court of monsters and magic, the more she begins to unravel a prophecy tied to her blood—a prophecy that names her as either the realm’s salvation… or its ruin. As loyalties fracture and desire turns lethal, Bexley must decide how far she is willing to go to survive. Because some flames are meant to consume worlds. And others were born to burn within them. [Read More]

The Rival Hearts

by Anne Nikolaiken

Tropes: forcedproximity, firstperson, newadult

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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]

Siren's Hunt

by Ciera (C.M.) Miller

Tropes: firstperson, forbiddenlove, adventure

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A merman prince trapped in human form. A woman reluctant to let down her guard. Her kiss will save him, if only he can win her heart. Bree O’Hara has always known there are sea dwellers. When she rescues a handsome stranger named Kai during a stormy night who is unable to speak, part of her wonders if he’s a sea dweller in human form or the survivor of a siren attack. As Kai finds ways to communicate without his voice, she realizes that both merfolk and humans are in danger so long as the siren leader Hunter possesses the trident. Between the lure of the sirens and Kai’s attempts to win her heart, Bree knows her destined path may just decide the fate of both land and sea. Once Upon a Time meets genderbend Little Mermaid in this adventurous and swoonworthy retelling of a classic fairytale. If you love the "he falls first" trope, this book is for you! [Read More]

THE PENALTY BOX

by Rebecca Zorg

Tropes: slowburn, forcedproximity, firstperson

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He doesn't remember ruining her life. She's about to remind him. IVY Seven years ago, Gabriel Castellano took the best night of my life and turned it into a punchline—one that cost me a spot on the national pipeline and the only future I'd ever planned for. Now he's back. Traded to Whistler, parked in my booth with his new teammates, telling me to surprise him like he's never seen my face before. As far as he knows, he hasn't. So I did what any professional would do. I "accidentally" poured a pint of our worst IPA straight down his six-hundred-dollar shirt. Surprise. Here's the problem: his team just bought the sponsorship keeping my late father's bar alive—which makes the man I've spent seven years hating a fixture on the wrong side of my taps. And the longer he keeps showing up, the harder it gets to remember that I hate you was supposed to be the whole story. GABRIEL People have told me who to be since I was fifteen, and I've never once disappointed them. Golden boy. Franchise face. The guy who never puts a foot wrong. So I can't explain the bartender. She hates me—openly, specifically, like she's been waiting years to do it to my face. The worst part isn't that I don't know why. It's that I'm starting to think I should. Whistler Wolves, Book One. A slow-burn, high-angst, enemies-to-lovers hockey romance with a grovel that draws blood. [Read More]

Mooncrush

by Thain Newborne

Tropes: forbiddenlove, paranormal, romantasy

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Step into a world where fate howls, love burns, and freedom is worth fighting for. Kapri Stroud came to Fenris Hollow to escape the noise of her old life. But in the haunted Appalachian Mountains, silence has teeth, the woods remember ancient secrets, and the one thing she never meant to find is the one thing she cannot resist. Jack. Wounded, as dangerous as he is attractive, and bound to the Ashguard Clan by blood, ancient Norse magic, and the Wolf Spirit, Jack should terrify her. Instead, every look from his golden eyes pulls Kapri closer to a truth no fear can bury: some hearts choose long before the mind can stop them. As ancient clans rise and enemies close in, the Wolf Spirits awaken—not as monsters, but as sacred gifts of strength, courage, sacrifice, and love. Together, Kapri and Jack must decide whether to trust the bond growing between them... or let a world determined to control love tear them apart. If you love stories that make your heart race, your soul ache, and your spirit soar, Mooncrush will leave you believing that the strongest force in the world has never been magic or war. It has always been love. Inside these pages you'll feel: The pull of a love that defies destiny. The strength that comes from choosing each other. The wonder of ancient forests where myth still breathes. The hope that even in the darkest night, love refuses to surrender. Open these pages. Let the magic find you. Let love set you free. [Read More]

Siren's Hunt

by Ciera (C.M.) Miller

Tropes: firstperson, forbiddenlove, adventure

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A merman prince trapped in human form. A woman reluctant to let down her guard. Her kiss will save him, if only he can win her heart. Bree O’Hara has always known there are sea dwellers. When she rescues a handsome stranger named Kai during a stormy night who is unable to speak, part of her wonders if he’s a sea dweller in human form or the survivor of a siren attack. As Kai finds ways to communicate without his voice, she realizes that both merfolk and humans are in danger so long as the siren leader Hunter possesses the trident. Between the lure of the sirens and Kai’s attempts to win her heart, Bree knows her destined path may just decide the fate of both land and sea. Once Upon a Time meets genderbend Little Mermaid in this adventurous and swoonworthy retelling of a classic fairytale. If you love the "he falls first" trope, this book is for you! [Read More]

I Already Planned My Retirement: A Vampire Romance Series

by Shanna Lee

Tropes: slowburn, paranormal, youngadult

Colette Briars has had her retirement perfectly planned since she was a kid, every detail neat, quiet, and under control… or so she thought. One fateful run in with a charming teenage vampire, Theo Dragos, sends her plans spiraling into chaos. Now she’s stuck choosing between the life she carefully organized and a romance she never saw coming. [Read More]

Siren's Lure

by Ciera (C.M.) Miller

Tropes: firstperson, paranormal, adventure

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His kiss saved her. Now her choice could destroy him. “When the sea chooses to keep something…or someone…there’s nothing that can stop that pull.” With Audrey captured, tension continues to rise between the sirens and the merfolk. As Bree ventures into the kraken-infested sea alone, led by the vision she hopes will guide her to her sister, Hunter gives her an offer she can’t refuse. When the trident’s magic calls to her, she must decide between the merman who loves her and the seduction of power. A genderbent fairytale with a modern twist, based on the Little Mermaid. [Read More]