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Rivals at the Royal Altar by Julieanne Howells

Posted June 1, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Owned, Sexual Content / 0 Comments

Not just a night with her enemy… 

A lifetime!

Queen Agnesse was not supposed to become playboy Prince Sebastien’s bride.

But, forced to cohost a charity gala, the incendiary, off-limits chemistry they’ve long ignored explodes…and the consequences will be legally binding!

Seb vowed he’d never marry. Not after his own unhappy past.

Still, he’ll do anything to protect Agnesse and her hard-won reputation. They have faced heartbreak apart.

Now the love developing between them could help them face their biggest trial together…if they can finally believe that love exists.

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Rescued by the Rancher by Barb Han

Posted May 25, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Harlequin, Harlequin Intrigue, Modern Western Romance, Owned, Romantic Suspense, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

He’s on guard

…with a woman and her protective canine

When rancher Callum Hayes learns that Payton Reinert has returned to Cider Creek, Texas, to hide out from a killer, he opens his family home to her and her rescue dog.

Though reluctant to offer his heart—broken by betrayal—he can’t ignore his electrifying attraction to the vulnerable beauty and his desire to protect her.

Even if stopping the monstrous killer means risking his life…

Titles in The Cowboys of Cider Creek series include —  Rescued by the Rancher —♥— Riding Shotgun —♥— Trapped in Texas —♥— Texas Scandal —♥— Trouble in Texas —♥— Murder in Texas —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Trigger Warning: discussion of rape

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Winning Her Fortune by Heatherly Bell

Posted May 25, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Continuity Line, Harlequin Special Edition, Modern Western Romance, Owned, Series, Series Multi-Author, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

Can an untamed cowboy make a proper father?

Cooper Fortune Maloney is the next best brother—and he knows it.

But when Alana Searle wins him in the Chatelaine, Texas, bachelor auction, he doesn’t mind being second choice.

The flirty ranch hand has a few tricks up his denim sleeve he’s sure will win her over.

The surprise is on Coop, however, when he learns what lovely Alana is hiding—and what she seeks!

Titles in The Fortunes of Texas: Hitting the Jackpot continuity series include —  A Fortune’s Windfall by Michelle Major —♥— Fortune’s Dream House by Nina Crespo —♥— Winning Her Fortune by Heatherly Bell —♥— Fortune’s Fatherhood Dare by Makenna Lee —♥— Fortune’s Runaway Bride by Allison Leigh —♥— Self-Made Fortune by Judy Duarte —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Spring at Saddle Run by Delores Fossen

Posted May 19, 2023 by Marsha in Harlequin, HQN (Harlequin Digital), Modern Western Romance, Owned, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, TBR Pile Read / 0 Comments

The truth about a small-town scandal is about to unleash one wildly unexpected romance…

Millie Parkman Dayton is still healing from the fatal car accident that claimed her husband and turned her into the focus of local gossip. But when she’s thrown together with the attractive rancher who shares in her tragic past, new rumors begin to fly in Last Ride, Texas.

Single dad Joe McCann is focused on running his ranch and raising his daughter. He has no desire to help Millie unearth his late wife’s past, especially if it means revealing painful secrets.

Until his daughter teams up with Millie, and the widower cowboy finds himself agreeing to help them with their project—and opening the door to a deep attraction he thought he’d never find again.

Titles in the Last Ride, Texas series include — Spring at Saddle Run —♥— Christmas at Colts Creek  —♥— Summer at Stallion Ridge —♥— Mornings at Rivers End Ranch —♥— A Texas Kind of Cowboy —♥— Tempted at Thoroughbred Lake (novella) —♥— Twilight at Wild Springs —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Her Man of Honor by Teri Wilson

Posted May 18, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Closed Bedroom Doors, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Special Edition, Owned, Series / 0 Comments

When did her longtime best friend

Become the perfect groom?

Everly England is a bridal-advice columnist. A guru.

And unfortunately, a jilted bride!

Her ruined reputation and wedding only get more disastrous when her bestie Henry Aston’s sympathetic kiss ignites a desire she never knew possible.

Henry knows the glamorous city girl is terrified romance will ruin their friendship.

But this stand-in groom plans to win her “I do” after all!

Titles in the Love, Unveiled series include — Her Man of Honor —♥— Faking a Fairy Tale —♥— Marry and Bright —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that does not contain violence or swearing but does contain closed bedroom door situations.

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The Honeymoon Cottage by Lori Foster

Posted May 17, 2023 by Marsha in 2022 New Release Challenge, Canary Street Press (formerly HQN-Harlequin Digital), Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, HQN (Harlequin Digital), Owned, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Women's Fiction / 0 Comments

She was fine arranging other people’s weddings… But life had other plans.

When it comes to creating the perfect happily-ever-after, Yardley Belanger is a bona fide miracle worker. From bridal bouquets to matching cowboy boots, the quirky wedding planner’s country-chic affairs have caused quite a stir in the small town of Cemetery. But when it comes to her own love life? She’s clueless.

Completely clueless.

Perhaps it’s for the best. The thirty-one-year-old has poured her heart and soul into her business and doesn’t have time for anything—or anyone—else. And that’s something not even the gorgeous older brother of her newest client can change…right?

All Travis Long wanted was to give his little sister, Sheena, the wedding of her dreams. Ever since the tragic death of their parents, he’s done everything he can to make her feel loved and give her everything she needs. Still…a country wedding? In a place called Cemetery? But Yardley seems to know exactly what to do and how to do it—and Travis finds himself falling for her a little more each day.

Soon Yardley and Travis find themselves being nudged together by well-meaning locals who want to see the town’s favorite wedding planner get her own happy ending.

Titles in The Indiana Summers series include — The Honeymoon Cottage —♥— The Little Flower Shop —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Small Town Vanishing by Nicole Helm

Posted May 15, 2023 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Intrigue, Owned, Romantic Suspense, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

He had a knack for finding things…

Even if they wanted to stay lost.

Rancher Brody Thompson’s an expert at finding things, even in the wild and remote Wyoming landscape he’s just begun to call home.

So when Kate Phillips asks for Brody’s help in solving her father’s decade-old disappearance, he’s intrigued.

But then the former soldier is run off the road with the enigmatic Kate, and it’s clear that there’s a steep price to pay for uncovering the truth…

Titles in the Covert Cowboy Soldiers series include — The Lost Hart Triplet —♥— Small Town Vanishing —♥— One Night Standoff —♥— Shot in the Dark —♥— Casing the Copycat —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Unbridled Cowboy by Maisey Yates

Posted May 8, 2023 by Marsha in Canary Street Press (formerly HQN-Harlequin Digital), Harlequin, HQN (Harlequin Digital), Owned, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Trigger Warning! / 0 Comments

Welcome to Four Corners Ranch, where the West is still wild…and when a cowboy needs a wife, he decides to find her the old-fashioned way. 

Cowboy Sawyer Garrett has no intention of settling down. But when he becomes a single dad to tiny baby June, stepping up to the responsibility is non-negotiable. And so is finding a woman to be a mother to his infant daughter. So he decides to do it the way the pioneers did: by putting out an ad for a mail-order bride. 

Evelyn Moore can’t believe she’s agreed to uproot her city life to marry a stranger in Oregon. But having escaped one near-disastrous marriage, she’s desperate for change. Her love for baby June is instant. Her feelings for Sawyer are…more complicated. Her gruff cowboy husband ignites a thrilling desire in her, but Sawyer is determined to keep their marriage all about the baby. But what happens if Evelyn wants it all? 

In bonus novella Once Upon a Cowboy, can single dad Adam give Belle the fairy tale she’s always dreamed of?

Titles in the Four Corners Ranch series include — Unbridled Cowboy —♥— Merry Christmas Cowboy —♥— Cowboy Wild —♥— The Rough Rider —♥— The Holiday Heartbreaker —♥— The Troublemaker —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Meant to Be by Lori Foster

Posted April 25, 2023 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Owned, Paranormal Romance, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

 

Everyone deserves a second chance at new beginnings 

When Cory Creed was just a little girl, she knew she’d grow up to marry Austin Winston—and she made the mistake of telling him so.

Tired of watching him avoid her ever since, Cory has decided it’s time to leave Visitation, North Carolina, and Austin, behind.

But Austin has finally realized what Cory was once so sure of, and now it’s his turn to prove they belong together . . . with a little help from their mothers.

Titles in the Visitation, North Carolina series include — Say No to Joe? —♥— The Secret Life of Bryan —♥— When Bruce Met Cyn… —♥— Just a Hint – Clint —♥— Jamie —♥— Meant to Be —♥—

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Revealing Her Best Kept Secret by Heidi Rice

Posted April 22, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Owned, Sexual Content, Standalone Single Title, TBR Pile Read / 0 Comments

A four-year-old secret…
From that unforgettable night!

Since the passionate hours Lacey Carstairs spent with CEO Brandon Cade, her life couldn’t have changed more dramatically.

Even her name has changed!

Yet when writer Lacey is told to interview Brandon at the last minute, she can’t believe he doesn’t recognize her—at all…

However, it’s his invitation to be his plus-one at a ball in Paris that Lacey finds most shocking—and privately thrilling!

Until Brandon finally recognizes her and the past begins to crash into the present…

Starting with Lacey’s biggest secret: their child!

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Lawman to the Core by Delores Fossen

Posted April 20, 2023 by Marsha in Harlequin, Harlequin Intrigue, Modern Western Romance, Owned, Romantic Suspense, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

A Texas lawman will do anything to protect a woman and baby.

The woman who broke into ATF special agent Nick Brodie’s home and aimed a gun at him isn’t a stranger.

Neither is the baby with her.

Seven months ago, the lawman and former ATF agent Hallie Stanton rescued the newborn from a black market ring.

Now on the run, they must join forces to escape the abductor hot on their trail.

As their taboo attraction heats up, can Nick and Hallie keep the baby safe and stay one step ahead of a merciless killer?

Titles in The Law in Lubbock County series include — Sheriff in the Saddle —♥— Maverick Justice —♥— Lawman to the Core —♥— Spurred to Justice —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Her Delta Force Protector by Sandra Owens

Posted April 19, 2023 by Marsha in Connection or Spin-Off of Another Series, Harlequin, Owned, Romantic Suspense, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments

Everyone thinks Harper Jansen is dead.
She is not, and she wants her life back.

When Harper—very much alive but terrified—calls Kade Church, he does what is programmed in his DNA: he protects. Delta Force operator Kade and Duke, his military K-9 school flunker, have the skills to keep Harper safe.

Kade has never allowed himself to think of Harper as more than his best friend, but as they join forces to bring the men who tried to kill her to justice, long-buried feelings surface. And Duke may be a goofball and see everything as a game, but when it counts, he proves he’s more than a boot camp dropout.

Whatever it takes, they’ll save the woman Kade is falling in love with.

Titles in the K-9 Defenders series include — In His Protection —♦— Her Delta Force Protector —♦— To Hold and Protect —♦—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Bound by the Italian’s ”I Do” by Michelle Smart

Posted April 18, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Owned, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments

In this game of revenge,

She’ll meet her enemy at the altar…

Billionaire Gianni Rossi destroyed Issy Seymore’s family legacy…and it’s time for payback.

Issy has a plan: she’ll get him onto a yacht headed for the Caribbean, distract him then take down his company!

Gianni has been onto Issy from the start, outmaneuvering her at every turn. But, as the heat between them rises, it’s the Italian who begins to feel out of his depth.

To finally end the charade, he calls her bluff with an outrageous marriage proposal.

Then Issy makes one last move—by saying yes!

Titles in the Billion-Dollar Revenge duet include — Bound by the Italian’s “I Do” by Michelle Smart —♥— Expecting Her Enemy’s Heir by Pippa Roscoe —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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A Rancher Worth Remembering by Anna Grace

Posted April 7, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Harlequin, Harlequin Heartwarming, Little to None Sexual Content (kissing), Modern Western Romance, Owned, Series, Small Town Romance, Sweet Contemporary Romance, TBR Pile Read / 0 Comments

Could this unforgettable rancher…

Be her perfect match?

Matchmaker Clara Wallace keeps her anxiety in check by avoiding messy complications—including gorgeous and stubborn rancher Jet Broughman, her teenage crush.

That’s not so easy in small-town Oregon, especially when Clara starts matchmaking for Jet’s best friend.

Fully prepared to clash with a skeptical Jet, Clara is shocked at his kind, steady help with her work…

Could Clara be ready for a second chance match of her own?

Titles in the Love, Oregon series include — A Rancher Worth Remembering —♥— The Firefighter’s Rescue —♥— The Cowboy and the Coach (2023) —♥— Her Hometown Christmas (2023) —♥— Reunited with the Rancher (2024) —♥—

This is an adult romance that does not contain graphic violence, swearing, or sexual situations beyond kisses.

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The Billionaire Plan by Katherine Garbera

Posted April 6, 2023 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Owned, Series, Sexual Content, TBR Pile Read / 0 Comments

Her idea for revenge is foolproof.

But this billionaire has a plan of his own.

Why did CEO Nolan Cooper second-guess hiring Delaney Alexander? His company needed her dynamic PR expertise, and she utterly charmed his precocious six-year-old daughter.

Or perhaps it was the way he wanted her…

Keeping things professional is more difficult than Nolan imagined as Delaney starts to teach him to trust again.

But when Delaney’s secrets are revealed, Nolan wonders, was their relationship all a part of her plan?

Titles in The Image Project include — Billionaire Makeover —♥— The Billionaire Plan —♥— Billionaire Fake Out —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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