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King of Spades by Alta Hensley @AltaHensley @GiveMeBooksPR

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Title: King of Spades
Series: Wonderland Trilogy #1
Author: Alta Hensley
Publisher: Dangerous Press
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 5, 2022


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Nick Hudson has a dangerous reputation.
That’s what I need if I’m going to survive.

Desperation makes me seek out a ruthlessly powerful billionaire.

I need protection.
He demands my virtue as payment.

I’m falling into a world of luxury and sin.
With every twist and turn, I need more.

Except this is not a man to love.
This is a man to fear.

His obsession grows. So does the threat, until I’m trapped in a world of depravity. I’ll need more than Nick’s strength to survive. I’m going to need his heart.






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Alta Hensley is a USA TODAY bestselling author of hot, dark and dirty romance. She is also an Amazon Top 100 bestselling author. Being a multi-published author in the romance genre, Alta is known for her dark, gritty alpha heroes, sometimes sweet love stories, hot eroticism, and engaging tales of the constant struggle between dominance and submission.

She lives in a log cabin in the woods with her husband, two daughters, and an Australian Shepherd. When she isn’t battling the bats, and watching the deer, she is writing about villains who always get their love story and happily ever after.


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Kiya and the Morian Treasure @RSMellette @booksforwardpr

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Xena’ writer pens fresh spin on the female action duo with epic YA space opera 


LOS ANGELES – Among the ancient ruins of a distant planet lies a girl’s diary, the first entry a warning: If you’re reading this and I’m not dead, then get out of my stuff. With that brusque alert, begins the epic adventure in R.S. Mellette’s space opera, “Kiya and the Morian Treasure” (April 26, Elephant’s Bookshelf Press). Mellette, who worked on “Xena: Warrior Princess,” took his experience in the television and film industries to craft a female-led YA sci-fi novel that will captivate readers of all ages and genders.


The aforementioned diary belongs to Nadir, the daughter of a peacemaker and diplomat, who has lost her mother, and whose father, Janus, is quickly dying of a space plague ravaging the universe. Janus hires freelance space pirate Kiya to arrange safe passage back to their homeland and plans to turn himself over to Admiral Ghan, leader of the council of pirates, in the name of peace. But all does not go according to plan. Kiya’s ship is attacked by fellow pirate and Kiya’s Ex, Derek, who’s looking to collect the bounty on Janus himself. With Janus’ capture, Nadir and Kiya are left to fend for themselves all while Kiya seeks to recover the memories erased by her father, which she’s convinced hold the key to finding the mysterious Morian Treasure. 


Action-packed and quick-witted, “Kiya and the Morian Treasure” is a journey through the galaxy like readers have never seen before — and the ending is sure to astonish all those who venture into this exciting new universe.


“Stirring and deft curtain raiser to a mayhem-filled, girl-powered YA/SF saga that doesn’t talk down to readers.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Kiya and the Morian Treasure”

R.S. Mellette | April 26, 2022 | Elephant’s Bookshelf Press | YA Sci-Fi/Space Opera

Paperback, 9781940180205, $14.99 | Ebook, 9781940180199


R.S. MELLETTE, originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, now lives in San Clemente, California, where he toils away at turning his imaginary friends into real ones. While working on “Xena: Warrior Princess,” he created and wrote “The Xena Scrolls” for Universal’s New Media department and was part of the team that won a Golden Reel Award for ADR editing. When an episode aired based on his “Xena Scrolls’” characters, it became the first intellectual property to move from the internet to television. Mellette has worked and blogged for the film festival Dances With Films as well as the novelist collective, From The Write Angle, and he is on the board of the L.A. region of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators.

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Dirty Gentleman by Christy Pastore @christypastore @GiveMeBooksPR

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Title: Dirty Gentleman
Author: Christy Pastore
Genre: Dark Romance
Cover Design: RBA Designs
Release Date: April 22, 2022


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Lauren

His world. His rules.

When I come face to face with my captor, Valter Kallas—a ruthless mobster, his plans for me are made clear. Do what he wants, and I’ll have a wonderful life.

Refuse and he’ll make sure I won’t survive the cruel Baltic winter.

Left with one choice, I do the only thing that I can to stay alive—obey.

There’s just one problem, his son, Damen. Tall, dark, and dangerous Damen.

No matter how much I try, Damen Kallas sees through the lies and barriers I put between us.

I should keep my distance. Instead, in my desperation, I ask him for protection—a decision that ultimately intertwines our fates.

Trusting him could be my only hope or my ultimate demise.

Damen

Even in a world as dirty as mine, I have rules that I won’t break. Lines I won’t cross.

As the oldest son of Valter Kallas, the head of the notorious Kallas crime family, I’ve never had a reason to go against my father’s rule…until a mysterious stranger arrives.

Blond, beautiful, a liar, and my newest obsession.

Lauren Sanders should never have stepped foot in my world. She doesn’t belong here.

I should send her away. Instead, I’ll protect her. It’s a decision that will put a target squarely on my back.

She could be my destruction or my ultimate salvation.







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International Bestselling Author and self-proclaimed french fry addict, Christy Pastore writes sexy, contemporary romance books that contain no nonsense (mostly) heroines and swoony gentleman with a naughty side. Readers so overwhelmingly embraced one Wicked Gentleman, Jackson Hart specifically, turning many of her #AuthorGoals into a reality.

When Christy’s not turning her risqué thoughts into something worth reading, you’ll find her geeking out on all things pop culture, obsessively stalking Pinterest for home interior ideas, lunching with friends, or researching her next vacation destination.

She has strong opinions about folding laundry, fruity wines, the Oxford Comma, fashion, and mixed vegetables.

Christy lives in central Indiana with her husband and their three loveable cats, Cheeto, Dorito, and Brew. But as cute as they are, please send scratching posts asap because they’re slowly destroying the furniture.


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Stay Awake by Megan Goldin @megangoldin #Review @StMartinsPress

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This book had me stunned from the get. It opened with a few main characters but the star is Liv Reese. The book takes you on her journey which tends to be frightening. She forgets, has flashbacks and incessantly writes on her hands and arms. Stay awake Please take a day or two and plan on reading. This book is hard to put down!


She has a condition that it turn out is a real thing. It tends to happen to people with traumatic events. So Liv loses her memory for about two years. The author does a past present with the past chapters moving forward in time from 2 years up to 12 hours before the “event”. The even is spoken of in the text and past sequences but it is not revealed until about 70 % into the novel. When it is exposed 



Other characters are Marco, Liv’s boyfriend, and Amy her Doctor best friend and roomie. Marco is trying to get investors in his business, but not really a story there, or is it ? Then you meet Brett, who is Amy’s boyfriend. Brett, also a doctor at the same hospital as Amy, has kids from first marriage and seems perfect. The dynamic that Amy and Marco hate each other because Marco is a moderate and Amy is very liberal. Liv is upset that her love and friend don’t get along, but deals with it. Amy and Brett’s relationship is sort of odd because both are doctors who don’t spend a lot of time together. 

Liv works at a magazine after being a teacher, she finds her niche and grows with the magazine. Occasions arise where she has to review an artist who honestly scared me to death. Performance art is a thing and this guy was a creep!

 Some people involved in the sub plot are all supportive friends who constantly remind Liv of her condition. I mean these people are golden! She falls asleep on the E train, in the park and when she awakes it brings the tension. When things get super crazy the author introduces a detective that has more interest in scratching his ass than doing work to help Liv who feels like she is being stalked. 
 


Hold on because at 50-60% in the reveals start to come. It was a complete shock. I was guessing throughout the book but it hit an all time high in the last few chapters. What a wild ride. I can not wait for the reviews to start pouring in. Lucky for me I have The Night Swim up next. 


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Megan Goldin is the bestselling author of “The Escape Room“, praised by Lee Child as “one of my favorite books of the year”, as well as “The Girl In Kellers Way“, a critically-acclaimed domestic noir thriller nominated for Australia’s leading crime fiction awards.
Megan worked as a journalist for Reuters, the Australian ABC and Yahoo! News before writing her debut psychological thriller The Girl In Kellers Way.


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“Top-shelf page turning crime”
“Domestic noir at its best. This work of fiction will leave your heart pounding days after the final pages are finished” New Idea Magazine
“A taunt thriller” Courier Mail review
“A cracker of a debut novel that gives Gone Girl and Girl on the Train a run for their money” Herald-Sun review
“A real page turner” Women’s Day Magazine

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40 and (Tired of) Faking It by Ella Sheridan @AuthorESheridan @GiveMeBooksPR

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Title: 40 and (Tired of) Faking It
Series: Silver Foxes of Black Wolf’s Bluff #1
Author: Ella Sheridan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Jaycee DeLorenzo
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Release Date: May 31, 2022


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Who knew life after forty could get more exciting than the sparklers atop her decadent dark chocolate birthday cake?

A series of lackluster boyfriends led Lily to the ultimate ex. Not only was he terrible in bed, but he told everyone in their small town that it was her fault. Struggling to be seen as successful as the first female mayor is hard enough, but the juicy rumors only give the patriarchy a good reason to keep her in her place.

She’s turning forty, and tired of pretending that her ho-hum life isn’t lacking the important things: love, commitment, and some seriously intense orgasms.

Finding success away from the family who’d hated him consumed John David’s life. He’s back in Black Wolf’s Bluff, but not to stay. He’ll use his skills as a real estate developer to transform the family estate that held his most hated memories into a high-end resort, the kind that would raise the profile of this backwoods town. He’ll need the help of the “lady mayor,” but in return, maybe he can teach her about more than five-star resorts and lavish lifestyles.

He needs to remember he’s here to do a job, then get back to his real life, which doesn’t include lessons in small-town hospitality, quirky residents, or local politics…and definitely doesn’t include seriously intense orgasms with the “lady mayor” who’s nothing like he expected.

Welcome to Black Wolf’s Bluff, where turning forty doesn’t mean your life is over. It might just mean the spark that can light up everything is right around the corner.





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Ella Sheridan never fails to take her readers to the dark edges of love and back again. Strong heroines are her signature, and her heroes span the gamut from hot rock stars to alpha bodyguards and everywhere in between. Ella never pulls her punches, and her unique combination of raw emotion, hot sex, and action leave her readers panting for the next release.

Born and raised in the Deep South, Ella writes romantic suspense, erotic romance, and hot BDSM contemporaries. Start anywhere—every book may be read as a standalone, or begin with book one in any series and watch the ties between the characters grow.

★ Anything can happen in the shadows of a sultry Southern night. Explore the heat with the SOUTHERN NIGHTS romantic suspense series.
★ Secrets and sex abound in the SECRETS TO HIDE contemporary romance series.
★ Dark desires come to the fore in IF ONLY, a BDSM contemporary series.

“The perfect blend of suspense and romance.” – Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews

“Ms. Sheridan writes suspense that grabs you and won’t let go.” – Tea and Book

“The perfect kind of naughty…with [characters] that have great chemistry.” – Alpha Book Club

“A great plot, likable characters, witty banter, and seductively wicked love scenes—the perfect recipe!” – Blogging by Liza

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Surrender by Ariana Rose @AriRose50 @GiveMeBooksPR

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Title: Surrender
Author: Ariana Rose
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Emma Nichole
Release Date: May 25, 2022


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Ava Caron, a successful and hardworking PR strategist, finds herself in unfamiliar territory when her engagement is unexpectedly and dramatically called off. A getaway with her best friend seems to be exactly what’s needed to clear her mind, body and spirit. She never expects to make a connection with a man who appears to have walked right off the silver screen and into her life without warning, much like the heroes of her favorite fairy tales.

Rafael Varallo is made of leading man material with his rugged good looks, chivalry, and charm that would make any woman fall at his feet. The last thing he’s expecting is to take a fall of his own, when an accidental encounter involving spilled coffee and a pair of beautiful hands capture his attention immediately. His proposal for adventure to step outside of their comfort zones is all it takes.

To surrender isn’t weakness, it’s strength.

Sand, sex, laughs and perhaps even love make for a heady combination and in paradise things may not always be what you expect.







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Author and hopeless romantic, Ariana Rose, dabbles in all forms of contemporary romance. All of her novels do have one thing in common. Her heroes and heroines are as passionate about life and love as they are about each other.

A proud mother of two, she was born and raised in the Minneapolis area. She’s always been a storyteller and known to have a flair for the dramatic. When Ariana is not writing, she can be found at the rink in a figure skating lesson, binge watching her favorite shows, screening an 80s movie she’s seen hundreds of times, exploring history or traveling to any of her current or new favorite places.

Ariana first published in August of 2018. Her Stone Series was the leaping point. You can find her exclusively in Kindle Unlimited. You can also sign up for her newsletter, watch her website or find her on all her social media to catch all the latest and greatest on upcoming projects.

Always remember that passion is never a bad thing, it’s where dreams and reality collide.


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What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline @penguinrandom @LisaScottoline #Review

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Every time I get the chance to read a tried and true favorite author, I get nervous. I always think about the fact that the book may not be good. Not the case with this book or author luckily! I really hate when they turn out to be duds.



This book tells the tale of the all American Bennett family. The first chapters are so frightening. The Bennet family is just driving home from a game in their new Mercedes. As you are reading the first chapter you begin to get the buildup of something huge. Was it drama, fear or horror? All three. What happened to the Bennet family seemed to be a car jacking, but it was not. The details are given out over the next few chapters. 


We learn a lot about the career of Jason, who is a court reporter for many years. We learn about Lucinda, who has a photography business of her own. The guessing for who, what, when and WHY will have you turning the pages fast.

About halfway. there are a few big bombshells that are dropped. In the middle of that you deal with the mental reprisal of the car jacking murder of Allison. Ethan, their son who is 13, deals with his own issues. Reading about his depression is so sad. His parents don’t deal with what is happening too good as a unit, so Ethan is allowed to be in his funk.



So there are several twists and turns that the author throws in so you can’t possibly guess the plot. It was a well put together novel by a master author. She adds the police procedures, working with the FBI and politics into the last half of the book. The FBI agents, well they are something else. I can’t go into much about them or what I liked about the character development because of the plot.

Very well written. Special thanks to Penguin Random House and Netgalley




Lisa Scottoline is a #1 Bestselling Author, The New York Times bestselling author and Edgar award-winning author of 33 novels, including her latest work, Eternal, her first-ever historical novel.

She also writes a weekly column with her daughter Francesca Serritella for the Philadelphia Inquirer titled “Chick Wit” which is a witty and fun take on life from a woman’s perspective. These stories, along with many other never-before-published stories, have been collected in a New York Times bestselling series of humorous memoirs including their most recent, I See Life Through Rosé-Colored Glasses, and earlier books, I Need A Lifeguard Everywhere But The Pool; I’ve Got Sand in All the Wrong Places; Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?; Have a Nice Guilt Trip; Meet Me at Emotional Baggage Claim; Best Friends, Occasional Enemies; My Nest Isn’t Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space; and Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog, which has been optioned for TV.

Lisa reviews popular fiction and non-fiction, and her reviews have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Lisa has served as president of Mystery Writers of America and has taught a course she developed, “Justice and Fiction” at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, her alma mater. Lisa is a regular and much-sought-after speaker at library and corporate events. Lisa has over 30 million copies of her books in print and is published in over 35 countries. She lives in the Philadelphia area with an array of disobedient pets, and she wouldn’t have it any other way.

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The Golden Couple by Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks @sarahpekkanen @greerkh #review

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The main characts are a wealthy, yet not uptight couple-Marissa and Matthew Bishop At first they seem to be fairly perfect and have it all until…..Marissa is unfaithful. In the beginning it seems the best move to make is to seek therapy with Avery Chambers. Very unconventional therapy. OK at this point I am all in. 



When they meet and Marissa drops the bomb about why they are in therapy, prepare to hunker down and read like a woman or man obsessed. Poor Matthew doesn’t even have a chance. He is blindsided by this admission of guilt. He didn’t even know what the meeting was about. Not even the tiniest clue of who they were seeing. Buckle up now.



TOUGH JUSTICE by Tee O’Fallon @inkslingerpr @TeeOFallon

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TOUGH JUSTICE by Tee O’Fallon is out now! Check it out and be sure to grab your copy today!

Title: Tough Justice

Author: Tee O’Fallon

Genre: Romantic Suspense

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It should have been a routine investigation. Instead, DEA K-9 agent Adam “Deck” Decker watches in horror as one Denver hospital seems to be Ground Zero for overdoses of a new drug. Now Deck can only hope a certain icy, green-eyed ER doctor will help him and his canine partner track down the deadly source.   Dr. Tori Sampson has her reasons for not trusting federal agents, especially ones working for the DEA. But the rash of overdoses—including a heartbreaking case involving a teen—is alarmingly high. And the new opioid is not only extremely dangerous, it defies all the usual medical treatments. So Tori has a choice: work with the big, brawny, and annoyingly hot DEA agent…or watch more innocent people die.   Tori’s the only person who can help Deck break the case, and they’ll need to trust each other, no matter how high the tension and attraction sizzling between them runs. But with every question answered, they realize there’s something more behind these typical teen overdoses. There’s a pattern here, and a pattern can only suggest one thing. There’s a killer on the loose.

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Her eyes softened, turning pensive. “If there’s something I can do proactively to stop the rising body count, I want to do it.” Absently, she stroked Thor’s ears, allowing him to lean his head against her thigh. Deck suspected the change of heart had something to do with the dead teenager. “But let’s be clear on something.” Her pretty eyes glittered like shards of green ice. “You have your rules, and I have mine.” He and Thor led the way to the elevator. He glanced over his shoulder to make sure she was behind him. “Meaning?” Two seconds into their alliance, and he was already on the verge of regretting it. “Meaning”—she stared up at him frostily—“you will not skulk around the ER, waiting or searching for overdose victims. You’ll wait until I notify you that a patient is willing to speak with you.” “Skulk?” Deck held back a snort. Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. “DEA agents don’t skulk.” She pursed her lips. “I beg to differ. History has shown otherwise.” He leaned his shoulder against the wall by the elevator bank, tensing. “What history?” He had no idea what she was talking about. Whatever it was, they really needed to clear the air fast or this partnership would sink faster than the Titanic. “Never mind.” She shook her head and looked away, as if she’d said something unintentional. “There is one other thing, however.” “What other thing?” Yeah, two minutes into it, and this arrangement was already fixing to be a cluster. “If a patient changes their mind in the middle of your interrogation and no longer wishes to talk, you’ll leave, no more questions asked.” “Fine.” Between them, Thor swung his head back and forth, as if watching a tennis match. “And for the record, it’s not an interrogation. It’s an interview. Anything else?” “Yes. You have to promise never to use a patient’s name in any report.” Deck pushed from the wall, towering over her, but she stood her ground, craning her neck to look up at him. The elevator door opened, but he ignored it. “No dice, Doc. That’s how I get my PC—probable cause. If an OD victim has information about the source of the opioids and can direct us to the location where they purchased it, I may need to put their name in an affidavit for search and arrest warrants.” She crossed her arms and jutted her chin up at him. “Then that part of the deal is off.” What had he gotten himself into? They’d made a deal over the phone, and she was already changing the rules. He should’ve known he couldn’t trust her. Maybe he should find someone else. But they were here, and he didn’t want to waste more time finding another doctor. “Let’s compromise. I’ll do everything in my power to leave names out, but you have to understand that sometimes that’s what it takes to get a dealer off the street. If a judge allows me to refer to victims as ‘confidential sources’ instead of using their real names, then I’ll do it. Deal?” Before meeting his gaze, her lips compressed into a tight line, and he expected her to tell him to pound sand. “Deal.” “Good, and I have a condition of my own. Everything we do together, everything we discuss, is confidential. You need to be discrete about DEA operations.” “Understood,” she said curtly. “And for the record, that seems obvious.” The door began to close, and he reached out his arm, stopping it. “Is there anything else I should know?” Her lips twitched. “If there is, I’ll tell you.” “I’ll bet you will.” This woman was hardcore. Delicate and pretty on the outside. Inside, she was a drill sergeant, barking out orders like a seasoned federal agent. Like him. He’d bet she could hold her ground against some of the best defense attorneys he’d ever run into.  

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Tee O’Fallon is the author of the Federal K-9 Series and the NYPD Blue & Gold Series. Tee has been a federal agent for twenty-three years and is now a police investigator, giving her hands-on experience in the field of law enforcement that she combines with her love of romantic suspense. When not writing, Tee enjoys cooking, gardening, chocolate, lychee martinis, and spending time with her Belgian Sheepdogs, Loki and Kyrie. Tee loves hearing from readers and can be contacted via her website https://teeofallon.com where you can also sign up for Tee’s newsletters.  

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Level With Me by Claire Wilder @GiveMeBooksPR

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Title: Level With Me
Author: Claire Wilder
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 22, 2022


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When I hired a husband-and-wife consulting firm to help get my family’s resort back on its feet, I never thought I’d catch the handsome husband being a little too receptive to one of my employee’s advances. But when Blake confesses his high-profile marriage is a sham, and asks me to keep his secret in exchange for deeply discounted services, I know I’d be a fool to say no. Our resort needs major work, and I’m scraping the bottom of the credit accounts to make it happen.

But keeping Blake’s secret isn’t as easy I thought it would be. The more time we spend together, the harder it is to deny my growing feelings for him. I promised myself I’d never get entangled in a messy situation again. But the deeper I get, the more complicit I become, and if Blake’s business goes under, my heart—and family business—could too.

Level With Me is a standalone enemies to lovers steamy contemporary romance set at the Rolling Hills Resort in Quince Valley, Vermont.



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Claire Wilder first discovered romance books as a preteen: while staying with family friends, she uncovered a giant stash of old Harlequins languishing in a basement. A ho-hum trip suddenly wasn’t long enough! As an author, she writes for both the traditional and indie market. She lives with her husband and three kids on the west coast of Canada.