Top new romance books out this week: 26 Dec - 1 Jan 2017

From #1 Amazon bestselling writer of Pretend You’re Mine, Lucy Score delivers once again with the conclusion to the Sinner & Saint story. In this suspenseful sequel to Crossing the Line, movie star Waverly Sinner has a gunshot wound and a missing fake boyfriend and the only man who can help her now is the one who broke her heart five years ago, Xavier Saint...

In a corporate-controlled future where the ruling conglomerates genetically engineer their employees, Millicent Foster is the best of the best.Physically perfect and exceptionally intelligent, Millicent is granted the uncommon privilege of breeding...

The princess is dead. Long live the princess.Centuries ago, the royal family of Adria was killed…or so everyone thought.Now Grace Blakely knows the truth: There was one survivor, and that survivor’s blood runs through her veins. This simple fact could cause a revolution—which is why some people will stop at nothing to keep it from coming to light...

Emilia: They say love and hate are the same feelings experienced under different circumstances, and it’s true. The man who comes to me in my dreams also haunts me in my nightmares. He is a brilliant lawyer. A skilled criminal. A beautiful liar. A bully and a savior, a monster and a lover. Ten years ago, he made me run away from the small town where we lived...

"He was toxic, poison, and he was going to kill everything beautiful in my life if I let him. He was the storm to my cherry blossoms." Emilia They say love and hate are the same feelings experienced under different circumstances, and it's true. The man who comes to me in my dreams also haunts me in my nightmares. He is a brilliant lawyer. A skilled criminal. A beautiful liar...

"Privileged princess meets boy from the wrong side of town."I've loved my brother's best friend since forever.Nathan Cole, with his dirty mouth, sinful tattoos, and screw the world attitude, has my head in a continuous spin.He doesn’t see me like that, though. To him, I'm just Jackson's baby sister.Cute, young, off-limits…Well, he's about to see how grown up I really am...

People’s Book of the Week “Perfect for fans of Curtis Sittenfeld's Prep...

With both her best friend and sister safe, Rosalind has nearly everything she wants. The three of them dream of a simple life together--a cozy little house in the woods. If nothing else, it would take Rosalind far away from the gorgeous incubus Caine and the conflicted feelings he inspires. But when Rosalind’s psychopathic cousin Drew invades the vampire kingdom, the slaughter begins...

ISLE OF THE FORGOTTEN SERIES NOVELLA (#2.5) Consumed by guilt, Quildor Vinson returns to the Mage Tower and questions his place...

Love chose me, and I tried, but I couldn’t stop the arrow in its flight.As one of only two aromateurs left on the planet, fifteen-year-old Mimosa knows what her future holds: a lifetime of using her extraordinary sense of smell to mix base notes, top notes, and heart notes into elixirs that help others fall in love.All while remaining incurably alone...

Stop reading. Stop dreaming. Stop wishing for more. Stop alienating yourself. Make friends. Date. Track down your mother’s family. Surround yourself with people who will care if you go missing.This is the advice I wish someone had given me.I implore you to learn from my mistakes.And if you see a tall, handsome man with the devil in his eyes, run...

Short story that features in the December 2016 newsletter complementing the Guild Hunter series...

Beloved authors Julia Quinn, Elizabeth Boyle, Laura Lee Guhrke, and Stefanie Sloane deliver the stories of four friends from Madame Rochambeaux’s Gentle School for Girls who find an old sixpence in their bedchamber and decide that it will be the lucky coin for each of their weddings… “Something Old” Julia Quinn’s prologue introduces her heroine Beatrice Heywood and the premise for Four...

Dillon Keck knew Ashlyn Mayson was drunk when she suggested they get married. He knew he should have taken her back to their hotel room and put her to bed. Instead, he did what he had been craving to do since the moment they met. Claim her as his. Waking up married in Vegas isn't something Ashlyn Mayson ever thought would happen to her...

Even the perfect marriage has its dark side…  Iris and Will's marriage is as close to perfect as it can be: a large house in a nice Atlanta neighborhood, rewarding careers and the excitement of trying for their first baby. But on the morning Will leaves for a business trip to Orlando, Iris's happy world comes to an abrupt halt...

LA cop Jericho Crewe got the hell out of Mosely, Montana, when he was seventeen. Fifteen years later, he’s back, and everything is just as messed up as when he left. He planned a quick visit to deal with his injured father, but of course things are never that simple. Family complications, police complications, social complications—and, as always, Wade Granger complications...

Dublin, 1962. Within the gated grounds of the convent of The Sisters of the Holy Redemption lies one of the city’s Magdalen Laundries. Once places of refuge, the laundries have evolved into grim workhouses. Some inmates are “fallen” women—unwed mothers, prostitutes, or petty criminals. Most are ordinary girls whose only sin lies in being too pretty, too independent, or tempting the wrong man...

Declan Lionhart has been running interference between the Founding Families and the citizens of Noctem Falls since the day he arrived in the city. His hopes of being a simple unit warrior crumbles in the face of their troubles and it looks like he will always be bound by his family’s political legacy...

"I still don't know who I am… What if I'm an enemy?" Injured in battle, Magnus awakens with no memory of who he is. Knowing he is in danger, he flees…only to encounter a Saxon maiden in peril. Aisly hates the Danes who invaded her land and killed her husband. Yet, when a mysterious wounded warrior saves her life, she cannot turn her back on him...

He’s known only as Wren. A wealthy, dangerously secretive man, he specializes in making problems disappear. A professional fixer, Wren hides a dark past, but his privacy is shattered when Emery Finn seeks him out—and what she wants from him is very personal. Some people disappear against their will. Emery’s job is to find them and bring closure...

Eva Ward has won a lavish wedding on the nation’s hottest morning show and can’t wait to kick off her happily-ever-after in style. Too bad her fiancé backs out on-air—and cameraman Aidan Walker makes sure her private meltdown goes viral, down to the last couch-kicking moment...

She’s scared and broken, but soon she’ll be mine . I was only a boy when I saw my mother murdered in front of me. That does something to a man. It turns him hard, cold and makes him an addict for control. In all things. My desires are dark and what I’m interested in is far more than simple submission. I’ve been waiting for someone as broken as me...

Most Lone Wolves have a story—a pack they left behind, a love they lost, or worse, one they buried. Some leave their packs to roam because they crave freedom, and independence. Some leave because in their hearts, they can’t bear to stay...

What happens when the unstoppable force meets the immovable object? Joss Archer Codename: Lieutenant Abilities: Soldier, Security Specialist, Private Contractor Mission: Identify and Capture Bio-Enhanced Humans A private contractor with military experience, retired Army Lieutenant Joss Archer took a job where she thought she could make a difference...

Too steamy for the penalty box... The New Orleans Cajun Rage professional hockey team just won the Cup. No one thought they'd do it: they were a team of shoulda beens, never coulda beens and a star or two. They'd only been in the Crescent City for three years before this year's Cinderella run that had them skating off the ice with the championship...

He’s single, wicked, and a perfect pretend boyfriend...but exactly who is she fooling? Murphy DeWitt enjoyed two years touring American consulates in Europe as an assistant to a diplomatic attaché. It was a dream come true, and a hell of a learning experience. A master of languages, she knows how to get her point across. Romance, however, proves to be a tongue twister...

A charming Susan Mallery short story in ebook alone for the first time Firefighter Jake Stone is hot for his best friend Lily, but one thing after another has kept him from staking his claim on the beautiful nurse. First she got engaged, then she was jilted, and now she’s pregnant—via a sperm bank! She was so sure love had passed her by, she decided to have a baby on her own...

“I want you to tell me how much you want it Ava. I want you to beg me. Beg me to give you, your release. Beg. Me.” I growled against her p#ssy, her juices coating my tongue. -Professor Caldwell All I needed was a passing grade. I never expected to sleep with my Professor for it...

L'Ange: Book Three Jon Slade finally met his mate, but instead of it being the happiest day of his life, it became the saddest when wolf shifter Kelvin MacCurdy chose his obligations over their fated bond, leaving Jon to pick up the pieces of his shattered dreams...

Logan and I are friends. That’s it. Just friends.Sure, he’s really hot. Yeah, he’s got biceps I’d like to lick and a smile that makes me feel all fluttery inside. And yeah, even though he’s the strong, silent type, he still manages to make me snort-laugh at least once a day.I did drag him to this Halloween party, and we are getting drunk, but it’s no big deal. Nothing’s gonna happen...

Laine Loren is an aspiring model, hoping to somehow make it out of South Side, Chicago, and away from her predator uncle and cheating boyfriend Tarik. When she gets the chance to move away to Los Angeles, she hops on it and doesn't look back. Laine's plans to focus only on her career and nothing else, are suddenly thrown to the wind when she meets the dangerous and unbalanced Mischief...

Prequel to The Bartender/Free with author's newsletter...

Twenty-two-year-old Kyle McKallister has lived his life in the shadows. Younger brother to one of the world’s most elusive and embattled celebrities, Kyle has carved out a comfortable existence touring with his famous brother and living in the lap of luxury with no commitments or plans of his own, only a deep, haunting loyalty to his brother...

The Princess bundle includes the entire Princess Series with a BRAND NEW BONUS story at the end. It’s crowns galore as we give you all the brooding kings your heart can hold. Climb on your throne and adjust your tiara… we’ve got cherries to pop and heirs to make. BONUS STORY Unexpected Princess Romy has let the paparazzi make up their own story about him...

USA TODAY bestselling author Alexa Riley's first full-length novel shows just what happens when a strong, possessive man finds the woman of his dreams.   I'll never forget the way she looked, so confident and sure of herself. I watched her from a distance. She wasn't ready for me yet. I didn't approach her and I didn't disturb her, but I never once took my eyes off her...

A lot can elfin' happen in 12 days... Finally Hugh finds an ally to help him take down the certifiably mad and completely infuriating Krista Kringle. But there's one huge catch--he's going to have to woo her in order to get the information he needs. Hardest mission ever, considering how much he despises her...

A lot can elfin' happen in 12 days... A mere four days after meeting Krista Kringle, a madwoman claiming to be an elf with magical matchmaking powers, Hugh Edgeworth's life is in shambles. He's either lost or on the verge of losing everything that matters to him. But there's a chance he can fix this all today. There's only one catch: he'll need Mad Krista's help to do it...

A lot can elfin' happen in 12 days... Hugh Edgeworth has had it up to HERE with Krista Kringle. The woman is certifiably insane and wrecking his life in every conceivable way. With his relationship, family business, and career on the line, he's determined to put a stop to her interfering shenanigans. At least that's the plan...

A lot can elfin' happen in 12 days... It's New Year's Eve, but is Hugh celebrating? No! Instead, he's trying to assuage the wife of his potential Russian business partner--you know, the daughter of the woman he let marry a cult leader, claiming to be Santa. And if that's not bad enough, Krista's suddenly acting very different around him...

A lot can elfin' happen in 12 days... Hugh has some important decisions to make after his ex-girlfriend shows up at his door, begging him to take her back...