So Flocked by Sarah Estep

Listen, none of us saw Jordy Taylor coming.

Sarah Estep’s group of CPs, betas, and early readers (including me as her editor) did not expect Jordy to become our fave (out of the Brunch Bros, I was betting on Peter), but Sarah makes him a hell of a hero.

So Flocked features Jordy, a pro football player in the twilight of his career, and Annie, a recent ornithology PhD unsure about her future, accidentally sharing a lighthouse in the run-up to their best friends’ wedding.

They decide that they’re going to be friends with benefits up until the wedding, and are DEFINITELY not going to catch feelings, no they are not. (OF COURSE they do.) But they’re at totally different points in their lives, so how will they make it work?

This is a laugh-out-loud-funny rom-com with tons of heat—Jordy and Annie are SO into each other, physically and emotionally. So Flocked is out on KU and Amazon now!

Hazel and Elijah Get Mixed Up by Marty Vee

It’s release day for Hazel and Elijah Get Mixed Up by Marty Vee in the Fall into Love anthology. The anthology is all small-town romances with big fall vibes, and I got to edit Marty’s!

Hazel and Elijah had a one-night stand a while back, and it was unforgettable for both. So unforgettable for Elijah that he’s willing to go back to their hometown that he was essentially run out of when he was younger just so he can spend more time with Hazel.

But Hazel is a super-busy veterinarian who hates asking for help even when she needs it, and she needs to raise money for the animal society in town. When she puts together a bachelor auction, she comes under fire from the more conservative townspeople, led by Elijah’s estranged father, who wants to use her relationship with black sheep Elijah against her.

Who will prevail? Read and see! The Fall Into Love anthology is out in KU now!

All the Ways We're Wrong by Amelia Elliot

It’s release day for Amelia Elliot’s All the Ways We’re Wrong!

Movie star Ava Blum just wants to process turning 40 alone in the mountains—but when a mudslide washes away her cabin (with her inside!), she has to trek down the mountain with a hot, grumpy structural engineer who saves her life and luckily has more survivalist skills than she does.

Killian and Ava trauma-bond on their days-long hike, and even though they’re opposites in every way (he makes a list), they can’t stay away from each other. With totally incompatible lives, how are they supposed to be anything but wrong for each other?

It’s out now on Amazon and KU!

Stay by Tracy Ewens

Listen, Tracy and I talked about it, and we agree that this hero is just stop-and-double-take hot. He doesn’t know it, but he is.

World-renowned cellist Clara arrives in small-town Bodega Bay to claim her inheritance to a historic hotel owned by her late grandfather—who she never knew existed. Meanwhile, hometown boy Dylan is at a crossroads in his career when his mentor leaves him his hotel—yeah, the same hotel.

Under the terms of the will, they’ll have to live and work together for six months to renovate the place before they decide what to do with it.

Digging deep into both their pasts brings them together, but it’s the future that might push them apart.

Stay by Tracy Ewens is out now!

Birthdays and Bachelors by Elle Rush

Gloria only joked to her friends that she needed a boyfriend for her 30th birthday--but they made it happen, or at least set her up with some bachelors. Now she has more dates than she knows what to do with. Between her high school sweetheart, the billionaire, the town bad boy (there's a less polite word for him, but this is a sweet romance here!), PLUS the bonus new-in-town doctor, she's got more dates than she knows what to do with.

The new-in-town doctor, Daniel, is determined to win Gloria's heart. But with all this competition, how can he stand out? He's accidentally witnessed all of her dates be disasters, so he's gotta pull out all the stops to show her he's worth the risk.

This is such a great premise, and so much fun! It’s part of Elle Rush’s Holiday Beach series, in which each book is a novella based around a holiday. Birthdays and Bachelors is available now!

First Impressions of You by Gabriela Graciosa Guedes

Pride and Prejudice fans, get ready!

It's release day for Gabriela Graciosa Guedes’s P&P retelling, First Impressions of You!

Luiza is a struggling plus-size actress from Brazil who's desperate to stay in the US and make her dreams come true. She needs a job that will sponsor her for a visa, and the theme park she's been working at has a well-respected theater division that has sponsored visas in the past.

Against all odds, she gets the job, but she has to work with brooding Winter Davis, former child star and current snob, who seems to think the theater work--and everyone around him--is beneath him.

Their on-stage battles and explosive chemistry infuriate and intrigue Luiza. But even when she comes to understand him better, she can't let him stand in the way of her dreams for her future.

Tons of steam and banter in this modern take on P&P--it's available on Amazon and KU now!

I Want It That Way by Karen Grey

It's release day for Karen Grey’s I Want It That Way! (By the way, try not having that song stuck in your head the rest of the day--you're welcome.)
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Dani is a jill-of-all-trades on the set of a Dawson’s Creek-like show and is doing great in her life. One thing she knows she doesn't want? Babies. But infuriatingly she can't get her tubes tied without a husband.
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Enter Luke, former child star turned producer, who needs a favour and is somehow willing to actually temporarily marry her in exchange. When their secret marriage comes to light, they have to pretend to be in love...which turns out to not be that hard for them. But what happens when feelings get too real in a fake relationship?
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As always, Karen creates great chemistry and heat between her MCs and makes them super real and relatable in this 90s-set retro romance! It's available everywhere now!

Both Sides of the Fence by Amelia Elliot

It's release day for Amelia Elliot’s debut Both Sides of the Fence!
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Amelia is coming in hot with her first book being an EPIC romance spanning three decades, from childhood to the ups and downs of adulthood.
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Dee and Ricky grow up next door to each other in rural Kansas, and have never been able to keep away from each other, no matter how much trouble they get into. Ricky goes into the army, and Dee does all the responsible things she needs to do to leave their tiny town but never makes it out. But every time Ricky's back in town, they're drawn back together until their misunderstandings and insecurities drive them apart.
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But it's time for them to truly grow up and decide: is this unstoppable attraction and inevitable heartache worth the fight?
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A small-town second chance romance with lots of emotions and drama, Both Sides of the Fence is available on Amazon and KU now!