RIPTIDE by Leigh Lennon @4leighlennon @inkslingerpr


Leigh Lennon is returning back to Threes in the Keys series with Riptide, a new MFM Romance! Check it out and be sure to sign up for release updates today!

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Title: Riptide

Author: Leigh Lennon

Genre: MFM Romance

Release Date: May 1st

About Riptide:

Preston Life has hit me below the belt, and I have lost those I hold most dear. On my sister’s deathbed, she made me swear I’d care for her baby girl as if she was my own. After six years of loving her like my daughter, we live a quiet and peaceful life. In the midst of more loss, I meet this couple, and unbeknownst to me, they are who I need to feel whole again.   Hardy Dakota is my life, my wife, and my partner. We fit together like two jagged edges, making the perfect combination. Our unconventional life falls under scrutiny as the heir of a large family conglomerate, choosing to live quietly behind closed doors with our kinks. But what happens when another closes the gap and makes us even more complete. Do I walk away from my responsibilities as the perfect son my parents desperately want from me?   Dakota I’m a free spirit, going where the wind takes me. So far, it’s been simple in the life I live with Hardy. Until a trip to a new resort has us questioning if we can love another as deeply as we love each other. I know the answer the second I set my eyes on the broody bartender with a ton of baggage. How do we convince the man he’s worth all the love in the world when everything he’s already lost and more may be taken from him?  

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About Leigh Lennon:

I am a woman who loves to share all my imaginary friends with the world. My characters become as real to me as those I call family. I am a girl, who loves pretty nails, spikey hair and large earrings. Coffee and wine call to me daily, depending on the time of the day. I am a mom first and foremost and my kids are the breath of my life. I met my husband while serving in the military and I am proud to say he’s kicked cancer’s ass! I write real life issues that reflect a little of my own little world. My family tolerates the seventh member of our family, my computer, as I lug this vital piece everywhere I go.  

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Trouble in Disguise by Sonia Stanizzo @GiveMeBooksPR





Title: Trouble in Disguise
Series: Trouble in Love #3
Author: Sonia Stanizzo
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Outlined with Love Designs
Release Date: April 27, 2022


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The greatest risk is disguised in trouble.

Falling in love is what most people dream of, right? Not Jade Brennan. She believes a family curse is preventing her from finding ‘the one’. Love only leads to heartbreak…better to avoid it.

Nate Miller leads a double life and goes to great lengths to keep his identity a secret. Until he meets Jade. He can’t help but get close to the sexy, bubbly redhead who causes his defences to slip.

Nate becomes Jade’s ideal man. Gorgeous, talented, and more importantly…unavailable. His demanding career and her family curse mean a relationship will never work. But a casual fling is perfect.

Attraction is building between them and Jade’s at risk of falling in love and consequently her heart being broken. Making Jade question if she can break the curse and have her happily ever after, or will she be doomed to be alone forever?







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Sonia Stanizzo is a contemporary romance writer living in the beautiful south coast of New South Wales, Australia with her husband and three children. When she’s not dreaming up stories about couples and their road to finding love, sometimes bumpy but always a lot of fun, she can be found taking pole dancing lessons, reading and writing.


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Piper’s Purgatory by Maureen A. Miller @MaureenAMiller @INKSLINGERPR


 

Piper’s Purgatory by Maureen A. Miller is out now! Check it out and get your copy of the sexy paranormal romantic suspense today!

Title: Piper’s Purgatory

Author: Maureen A. Miller

Genre: Paranormal Romance

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  Is it possible to fall in love in the afterlife?   The last thing Piper Malko ever expected was to have her life snatched away so early. When she wakes up on the front steps of her brownstone to a rose-colored facsimile of her world, she is forced to come to grips with her demise. Why is she still trapped on her street, though? Was there a debate as to her final destination? Any attempt to ask the gauzy pedestrians passing by goes unheard. No one notices her. Until she sees him—over six feet of well-defined humanity staring back at her from across the street.   Russell Hughes is dead. He can remember the impact of the car. But there was no bright light. No portal to the beyond. Instead, everything around him is pink. Except for her. The attractive woman across the street.   Together, Piper and Russ try to piece together the crime that killed two strangers on the same road. If they can find their killer, then maybe they can escape this rosy limbo.   But will leaving purgatory tear them apart…just as they’re falling in love?  

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It could have been minutes—maybe even hours that she sat watching phantom figures pass by. Motion at the street corner caught her attention. Just another foggy remnant of an Earthbound soul. No. Wait. Her eyes snapped at the shock of color. Blue. Frustrated, she blinked away tears and grit. It was a man. With a shoulder propped against the building, his long back faced her. His hand was hitched in the pocket of his jeans while his head inched up, searching the sky. Piper slowly uncurled her body and rose. Hands shaking, she tried to grab the railing for support. Convinced her eyes were playing tricks on her, she searched the avenue. In a swirling sea of pink and red ribbons laced with airy pedestrians and transparent cars, the man stood in stark contrast. Blue—glorious—authentic—contrast. Piper picked her way across the street, dodging a vending truck. There was no tailwind. No scent of exhaust. And no need to dodge. Those factors didn’t register. Her focus was solely on the man now half a block away. As real as he looked in his jeans and flannel shirt, she expected him to dissolve on approach. So far, though, he remained convincingly intact. All the phantom pedestrians she had passed were bundled for the late autumn chill, but like her, he wore no coat. This man had ruffled brown hair as if a strong breeze played with the soft ends. Hitched against the brick façade, the broad width of his shoulders was evident. Half of the blue flannel shirt was tucked into jeans that rode low over his hips. “Hello?” she tested quietly, afraid to be rejected again. The man’s arm jerked as he hefted off the wall. Sharp eyes flared open and traveled over her face, briefly trailing down her arms before they hiked back up to her gaze. “Hello.” Husky. Tentative. His voice rumbled across the space between them. Green. His eyes were green. Not red. Not pink. Not amethyst. Not translucent. A rich, vibrant green like sunshine over a field of wild grass. “You—you see me?” Any other time she might worry that she sounded like a nut job, but now was not the time. “I do,” he murmured, his eyes tracing her chin and sliding up into her hair. “Are you—” he hesitated, “—real?” Piper almost collapsed. “Real,” she repeated, her lips hiking into a smile. His mouth quivered in an attempt to mimic it. “As real as can be in this place.” Even in death, she tried to play it cool. Don’t look desperate. Don’t look eager. Don’t drool. “Can I touch you?” she asked. Soooo not cool! This time his full lips settled into a smile. He raised his arm with his palm up. It was only inches away. She stared at that hand with broad fingers and a callused patch between the thumb and forefinger. Tentative, she reached forward and tapped her pointer in the sinewy center. His fingers snapped around it, making her scream and yank free. “Sorry,” he chuckled. “You looked like you were trying to touch a scorpion.”    

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USA TODAY bestselling author, Maureen A. Miller worked in the software industry for fifteen years. She crawled around plant floors in a hard hat and safety glasses hooking up computers to behemoth manufacturing machines. The job required extensive travel. The best form of escapism during those lengthy airport layovers became writing.   Maureen’s first novel, WIDOW’S TALE, earned her a Golden Heart nomination in Romantic Suspense. Initially, she wrote for Harlequin’s digital imprint, but when the little voices in her head called for her to craft the young adult science fiction BEYOND series, it didn’t quite fit into the Harlequin world. So, she put on her big boy pants and went out on her own. The grownup in her still writes romantic suspense, but her inner adventure girl enjoys young adult adventures.  

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Just Married by Kiersten Modglin @kmodglinauthor #review


 





When my husband found this perfect little cabin in the woods for our honeymoon, I couldn’t wait to get away. Just us in the middle of the forest, waking up every day in the trees, ending each night in the hot tub under the stars. But now I’m not sure that I know my husband at all…


I am psycho right now! I’m really just breathless over the ending!

This author consistently blows my mind. Grace and Ryan, newly married are six months in when Ryan surprises her with a honeymoon. Ryan’s parents are wealthy but he stopped taking his monthly allowance when Grace told him they would be fine with finances. So it takes like 6 months to go away for a week alone. In the beginning the author makes Grace quiet, timid and anxious while Ryan is more assured. Ryan has confidence while he seemingly calms Grace.


They arrive at this splendid remote cabin. They will hike, wander around the small town and just enjoy the scenery. BUT then things happen. Here is the part where I was on edge. Grace asks herself “Can I trust my husband? “

To be honest I started about 4:30pm while I had supper in the oven and was engrossed almost immediately. The spin this book took from the halfway mark totally shocked me. I finished around 11pm and it has had a lasting effect. I did expect it to stay with me, because this brilliant young author has created a certain amount of horror with this story. Being scared was a slice of the pie. Personally I don’t often have them but last night I had a running away dream and woke up at 4am scared.

My husband promised till death do us part. Am I about to find out what that means?

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KIERSTEN MODGLIN is an Amazon Top 30 bestselling author of psychological thrillers, a member of International Thriller Writers, Novelists, Inc., and the Alliance of Independent Authors. Kiersten is a KDP Select All-Star, a recipient of ThrillerFix’s Best Psychological Thriller Award and Suspense Magazine’s Best Book of 2021 Award. 

Kiersten grew up in rural western Kentucky with dreams of someday publishing a book or two. With more than thirty books published to date, Kiersten now lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband, daughter, and their two Boston Terriers: Cedric and Georgie. She is best known for her unpredictable psychological suspense. Kiersten’s work is currently being translated into multiple languages and readers across the world refer to her as ‘The Queen of Twists.’ A Netflix addict, Shonda Rhimes superfan, psychology fanatic, and indoor enthusiast, Kiersten enjoys rainy days spent with her nose in a book. 



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Just Married by Kiersten Modglin @kmodglinauthor #Spotlight


 





When my husband found this perfect little cabin in the woods for our honeymoon, I couldn’t wait to get away. Just us in the middle of the forest, waking up every day in the trees, ending each night in the hot tub under the stars. But now I’m not sure that I know my husband at all…


I just wish we’d gone to the police when someone left a note on the doormat saying: She’s dead, you’re next. Ryan said I was overreacting, but I don’t understand why he won’t go to the cops now things are getting worse. Can I trust my husband?

I’ve known about the terrible thing that Ryan did for years and it’s been tearing me apart. Last night I told him I would always keep his secret. But is the man I married hiding something else from me?

Now someone has cut the phone lines and we’re trapped here. Ryan swears he has no idea what’s going on and just wants to keep us safe. I’m here alone in the middle of the dark forest with the man I thought I could trust. My heart is racing and there’s no one I can call…

My husband promised till death do us part. Am I about to find out what that means?

A heart-pounding, unbelievably twisty psychological thriller that will have you sleeping with the light on! Fans of Gone GirlBehind Closed Doors and Date Night will be utterly gripped.

Readers are utterly gripped by Just Married!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “WOW, WOW, WOW. I absolutely loved this book. It completely blew my mind and I have not been able to stop thinking about it since I finished reading it! I devoured this in one sitting… Magnificent. Keep them coming Kiersten! You just keep getting better and better!!!!” NetGalley reviewer

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KIERSTEN MODGLIN is an Amazon Top 30 bestselling author of psychological thrillers, a member of International Thriller Writers, Novelists, Inc., and the Alliance of Independent Authors. Kiersten is a KDP Select All-Star, a recipient of ThrillerFix’s Best Psychological Thriller Award and Suspense Magazine’s Best Book of 2021 Award. 

Kiersten grew up in rural western Kentucky with dreams of someday publishing a book or two. With more than thirty books published to date, Kiersten now lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband, daughter, and their two Boston Terriers: Cedric and Georgie. She is best known for her unpredictable psychological suspense. Kiersten’s work is currently being translated into multiple languages and readers across the world refer to her as ‘The Queen of Twists.’ A Netflix addict, Shonda Rhimes superfan, psychology fanatic, and indoor enthusiast, Kiersten enjoys rainy days spent with her nose in a book. 



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King of Spades by Alta Hensley @AltaHensley @GiveMeBooksPR


 




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


 


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


 




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



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





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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