Contemporary

A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry....

Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it's now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They'll date each other and break up....

Meghann Dontess is a woman haunted by heartbreak. Twenty-five years ago she was forced to make a terrible choice, one that cost her everything, including the love of her sister, Claire....

When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of a like-minded, pitch-black soul....

After a wild bet, gourmet grilled-cheese sandwich, and cuddle with a baby goat, Alexis Montgomery has had her world turned upside down. The cause: Daniel Grant, a ridiculously hot carpenter who’s ten years younger than her and as casual as they come....

The beast hunts her in the night, and she longs to return to him. She is trapped in a fortress, and he will do anything to find her.

When Lauren and Ryan’s marriage reaches the breaking point, they come up with an unconventional plan. They decide to take a year off in the hopes of finding a way to fall in love again. One year apart, and only one rule: they cannot contact each other. Aside from that, anything goes....

Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favorite Atlas’s side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the “glorious and touching” (USA TODAY) #1 New York Times bestseller It Ends with Us....

Sparks fly when a competitive figure skater and hockey team captain are forced to share a rink....

Charming, deadly and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman. He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can't deny the strange pull he feels towards the woman living one floor below him....

Three of them, one of her, and a remote cabin in the woods. Let the hot winter nights ensue....

Knox lives alone, and he likes it that way. Unfortunately, runaway bride Naomi is about to have her life implode on his doorstep.

I swear I only asked one hot hockey-playing friend to give me romance lessons for the week, but three hockey stars volunteered. The post breakup plan was simple escape from my toxic ex to a vacation rental and stay far away from men.

Ruthless. Meticulous. Arrogant. Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally. The billionaire CEO never planned to marry—until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows....

Rosie Belmont has been driving me wild for years. The good kind of wild. The bad kind of wild. But mostly the kind of wild that comes with wanting your best friend’s little sister and knowing you can’t have her.

The first time I met Hudson Rothschild was at a wedding. I’d received an unexpected invitation to one of the swankiest venues in the city. Hudson was a groomsman and quite possibly the most gorgeous man I’d ever laid eyes on. He asked me to dance, and our chemistry was off the charts....

Nora Stephens' life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients....

Helen Zhang hasn’t seen Grant Shepard once in the thirteen years since the tragic accident that bound their lives together forever. Now a bestselling author, Helen pours everything into her career.

The night my sister died, a piece of me died with her. So I made a vow to enroll at Spine Ridge University just like her, find the person responsible… and make them pay....

Kristen Petersen doesn't do drama, will fight to the death for her friends, and has no room in her life for guys who just don't get her. She's also keeping a big secret: facing a medically necessary procedure that will make it impossible for her to have children....

Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes best-selling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast....

Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book....

Eight months ago, I was a naive, small-town farm girl nursing a shattered heart. Then hotel billionaire Henry Wolf picked me up off the ground (literally), and my entire life changed.

Lucian Rollins is a lean, mean, vengeance-seeking mogul. On a quest to erase his father’s mark on the family name, he spends every waking minute pulling strings and building an indestructible empire. The more money and power he amasses, the safer he is from threats....

After years of working her tail off at her event-planning business, Maggie Mitchell is ready for a vacation. With nothing on her mind but R & R, she’s enjoying the warm weather of Bora Bora when in saunters Brody McFadden, her brother’s best friend and also her sworn enemy.

On Her Game Tristan Merritt Four couples have become fast friends, most of their activities revolving around tennis. That is how the group came together for that matter, when the four women met due to their participation in the sport. For the four men, it is just something to do. But for one of the women in particular, Cara, it is a near obsession. And that factor comes into play one Saturday afternoon when they all go to a racquet club, and Cara, with the cooperation of the other three women, bribe an attendant to let them have the next available court ahead of a party that had arrived ...

Please note: the stories in this themed anthology have previously been published either as standalone works or as part of other collections and anthologies. Away From It All: Rustic Spankings From Lynn Carlyle and Lee Jordain Enjoy this collection of stories that have something in common: they are all set in either the outdoors or a place of vacation. For example, House Of Solitude takes you to a remote prairie house owned by an obviously well-off man, but who has concealed his true identity. It seems that he is actually a very well-known author of western novels. When a pair of sisters ...

Curiosity Lee Jordain Becky Trenton had, on occasion, felt a spark of interest at the thought of being spanked. But when she and her husband Nick watch a romantic drama that includes a hot spanking, she finds it arousing. Now the young couple decide to explore the matter further. They introduce roleplay….and a paddle….into their antics, and the effect it has upon their marriage and life is nothing short of breathtaking.

UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: Stories of Unforeseen Spankings by Lynn Carlyle presents four stories of sensitive backsides being warmed when behavior brings about unanticipated administrations of justice. In The Invitation, Eldon “Mack” McBride is more than pleased to meet the quite fetching young woman who operates a canoe livery on the property adjoining the vacant business he just purchased. But all of that unravels the moment that Paula Singleton finds out that the new business Mack is opening is a gun shop. It was bad enough for Mack that a budding relationship seems to be dashed. But ...

Three's Trouble An Anthology K.C. Kiser Please enjoy this set of three short romantic spanking stories. Karina Gets Tanned Karina Howard decided to go to the beach to relax and get a nice tan three weeks after graduation from college. But she did not expect to run into the man and college classmate she had left behind in her anger, only to find she had unjustly accused him of being with another woman. Having to finally face up to her rash act, she confesses that she would like to renew the relationship, but feels that she needs to apologize and pay a penalty for her behavior. Quite A ...

♥ From USA Today bestselling author Delancey Stewart - an emotional standalone novel that takes readers back to Kings Grove! ♥ Building a future means tearing down the walls of the past... Chance Palmer is the hottest bachelor in Kings Grove, and even his younger brother Sam sees him as a playboy and a charmer. It's nice to be admired, but Chance is ready for something serious, something like the love he had once before. The love he refuses to talk about. Michaela "Mike" Grayson fell in love once. And that relationship gave her the son she'd never trade for anything, but it came with a ...

A lighthearted tale that will make you smile & let you believe that dreams really do come true. Abigail Apple is running late to meet her blind date when she’s pulled over for speeding. Unfortunately, the follow-the-rules cop doesn’t care that she’s late, let alone that she’s heartbroken because her favorite dog rescue is in danger of being closed. Now she has to meet her date with mud drying on her heels, dog hair covering her dress, and the smell of a barn perfuming her hair. When she arrives, however, Abigail learns her handsome blind date is none other than the cop who pulled ...

Getting life back together and new beginnings takes time. Reuniting with my arrogant-of-a-jerk ex was not in the cards. Jake was a single-minded bully in high school towards me. That turned into passionate college nights that always ended with his alpha attitude the next morning. Ten years later…Our best friend was getting married and he was invited. Jake didn’t come home looking for a second chance with me. But a near mishap life experience event realizes what he lost. What we could have again… Jake’s touch wants me. His hands are like magic on my body. They were moving up and down...

I returned to Windy Cove and ran into my high school sweetheart. Problem is, I had his baby six years ago, and he doesn’t know. Jess became a handsome Air Force pilot. Before he shipped out overseas, we spent one night together. And that’s where the secrets begin. I never expected to see him again because we agreed not to. Years later, in the middle of a small geyser in my kitchen, I looked up. There he was, looking at me and our son. When he looked into our child’s eyes, he had to see a reflection of himself. Jess rebuilt a gazebo that a tree fell on and let my little boy help. When ...

Bestselling authors Candace Ayers and Kym Dillon bring you SHORT "lunchtime quickie" reads—condensed romances intended to be read in under 2 hours! Welcome to Mystic Hollow where wildest dreams (trust me, they do get wild) come true. I did it. I packed my bags, said adios to city life, and left my troubled past behind for a little town tucked in the bosom of nowhere. Why? Oh, let's call it the need for a fresh start. Or desperation. Yeah, we can call it desperation, that works. Why else would a shy, introverted bookworm like me sign up for an arranged marriage? Because any man is better ...

Luna is a timid bunny shifter, so shy she’s practically a recluse. Pratt is a huge bear shifter in the Raging Bears MC, an outlaw biker gang. How is it that fate has paired such an unlikely match? It really doesn’t look like these two are destined to be mates…until friends step in. Leave it to the She-Shifters of Hell’s Corner to nudge the romance along a bit! NOTE: In the late 1800’s, on a homestead in New Mexico, a female shifter named Helen Cartwright was widowed under mysterious circumstances. Helen knew there was power in the feminine bonds of sisterhood, and she provided an ...

Kacee’s mother sent her to a dude ranch in Montana, where she met Colt, a Shoshone Indian, who worked there. She instantly fell madly in love with him, only he was twenty and she was fifteen so they couldn’t act on their instant attraction to each other. After that, she never saw him again. Eight years later, by a twist of fate the man who owned the ranch, and she believed was her illegitimate father, offered her a partnership in the ranch with Colt. However, Kacee soon learns that not all dreams may turn out the way you expect them to.

Janelle knew no one would ever love her. After all she'd been through, who could? Behind the façade of her of her seemingly ordinary life lurked the wreckage of unspeakable trauma. Then one day, while hawking hot dogs at an afternoon carnival, she took a chance on a man who seemed different. Maybe, she thought, Just maybe. But then, she didn't know him. Who was this man? Charles was a successful salesman with a beautiful wife, two kids he adored, friends, and a solid reputation--until a vile, false accusation was plastered all over the papers. Suddenly, his wife lost faith in him, his ...

Letting go can be as easy as giving in. Or so everyone says…but according to Jasmine Grant, retired world-renowned singer, letting go can mean leaving the only family she’s ever known. But what will happen when a once in a lifetime opportunity comes knocking at her door. Will she give in and explore her deepest fantasies? Or will she run away? Tycoons Gabriele Sabino, Antonio Russo, and Wren Costa were closer than family. They had practically everything in their lives handed to them on a platter. The trio had everything they could ask for, but the one thing that eluded them. With ...

In the glittering world of reality TV, Sarah's shattered heart finds an unexpected path to healing. The unusual experiment thrusts her into the whirlwind of marrying 12 diverse men simultaneously, each with a distinct allure that captivates her wounded soul. From the opulent billionaire to the rebellious rock star, Sarah navigates the maze of love in a grandiose wedding that sparks a rollercoaster of emotions. As the holiday-themed show unfolds, Sarah discovers unexpected connections, including one with her Dad's best friend and a tangled affair with her best friend's dad. Amid the chaos of...