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Check out these new Black Romance releases from November 17th-23rd.
Steel: The Dillinger Chronicles by Kimberly Brown
Kerrion “Steel” Dillinger experienced a heartbreak that carried him through the years. Once a lover boy, he’s turned his back on love and settled for temporary pleasures. These days, his sole focus is being a father to his six month old son and running his defense academy. Falling in love isn’t even on his radar until she shows back up.
Neha Malone thought she could run from her past. When a job opportunity lands her in the same city as the man she once considered the love of her life, Neha realizes that the past will always catch up to you and old feelings die hard.
When the two cross paths again, a world of hurt, anger, and betrayal swirls around them. What happens when the love of your life has done the unthinkable? Is forgiveness an option, or can some things not be swept under the rug?
Stoplight (Stoplight Series Book 1) by Charae Lewis
Follow Irish, a woman trapped in a marriage that harbors a secret that complicates her union. While she strives to maintain the appearance of a perfect life, she secretly longs for the affection and excitement that has escaped her for years. Her heart aches for the connection she craves, yet she feels confined to a life that offers little in the way of genuine intimacy or understanding.
When a chance encounter with Noble, the general of Legacy Mafia, ignites a spark of possibility, Irish is faced with a dilemma: pursue the passion she desires or remain loyal to a husband who struggles with his own reality. As secrets unravel and tensions rise, Irish must confront her own desires and the realities of love, identity, and self-acceptance.
Cali finds herself captured in the bliss of a forbidden love. What she wants is pure unadulterated devotion but it’s not easy to obtain. Standing in her way is the person she pledged to love for eternity. So, when she makes the decision to part ways with the obstacle in her path, Cali is confronted with a tragedy that not only changes the lives of her loved one but hers as well.
Stoplight is a notable tale of the complexities of relationships and the courage it takes to embrace one’s true self.
Please note this is the first installment in The Stoplight Series.
Back in the Game: All or Nothing #2 by Renée A. Moses
What you don’t deal with can come back to bite you.
“She found us.”
Airen Landry has been running from his previous life of fame, fortune, and unwanted drama. After losing his wife to her addiction, he retired from the game of football and love.
Finding love again with Khaliyah Luke, Airen finally feels free from the past. Until it comes knocking at his door.
Airen decides to get back in the game of life to fight for the future he now believes he deserves.
Typa (The Henderson Family Saga Book 27) by Monica Walters
Toxic. High risk. Dangerous.
Maui Henderson’s connection to Mythic Semien is all the things she’s ever craved from a man. He’s everything her heart desires, but everything her family wants her to resist. Can you help who you fall in love with? It’s a question Maui ponders as she listens to her heart instead of her family. Mythic has persuaded her through his words, along with his actions, that he is the man meant for her.
Passionate. Uncontrollable. Explosive.
When forging a relationship with someone who is your total opposite, one of two things can happen. One can cause the other to level up and do better for themselves in life and love, or one can pull the other down to their version of the gutter. Mythic’s life seems to be at a standstill, all roads leading to danger and destruction. Maui sees differently, and her family refuses to accept her vision, despite her intellect. She chooses to follow her heart, alienating herself from all the people she loves.
Intentional. Deliberate. Forgiving.
Will Maui get used to living life without her family, or will her family eventually accept Mythic? Only time will tell how their relationship will play out, because what’s done in the dark always comes to light. There are secrets lurking in the past. Will their revelation hinder what they thought was inevitable, or will it heal tortured souls and allow them to move forward in love?
The Phyre that Burns by Kay Shanee
Since her heart was broken several years ago, Ginae Burns has shied away from love and anything resembling a relationship. She’s content with her career as a traveling nurse and occasional dinners and/or hookups with male suitors. When she’s offered a six-month-long assignment over two thousand miles away from her hometown of Chicago, she’s excited. However, when she finds out she’s working with the man who skewed her view of love, and broke her heart, her excitement turns into fear.
It took every ounce of courage in him for Phyre Jordan to stand up to his parents, but in the end, he still lost the woman who continues to have a chokehold on his heart. It’s been over a decade, but she’s still all he sees when he closes his eyes. When he finds out she’s been assigned to work with him for the next six months, he immediately begins to make plans to win her back.
Family expectations, dishonesty, lack of communication, and other outside forces tore them apart years ago, but their love for one another never wavered. Will they allow history to repeat itself, or is the fire that once burned between them still aflame?
Reluctant Love: Welcome to Emancipation by elle kayson
If there’s one thing Farrah Gray can’t stand, it’s the smug, arrogant, slightly gorgeous Mekhi Venzant. He misjudged her from the day he met her, and they’ve been enemies ever since. The heated back and forth, the sarcastic commentary, the sly insults—they all infuriate her… almost as much as they exhilarate her. Every time the up-and-coming financier crosses her path, Farrah can’t decide whether she wants to slap his face—or kiss it.
Mekhi matches Farrah’s disdain. The bougie, annoying, slightly beautiful suburban princess had looked down on him from day one. Aggravating her became his mission. He just didn’t expect the annoying little bookworm to give as good as she got.
When dangerous circumstances link them together, Mekhi suddenly finds himself acting as Farrah’s protector. In forced proximity, the duo discover that the passion between them doesn’t all come from anger. As things begin to heat up between them, the world around them is also set ablaze. Can their reluctant love withstand the fire or will it perish in a madman’s flame?
Zuri Blues (The Blues Series Book 2) by Tiye
Successful real estate agent and interior designer, Zuri Benton, has never been afraid to dance alone in the rain. Caring for her emotionally unstable mother most of her life left little time to have the type of relationship she desired, and she’d learned to do without. Love wasn’t required.
Thriving owner of a small moving company, Elias “Lee” Thompson, is content in his solitude. Determined to build a good life after his release from prison five years ago, he has no desire to remain stuck or expect women to accept his past transgressions. Love was only a dream.
Yet, locked eyes connected souls.
And love became inevitable.
Open For Business : A Ruevielle Romance by Britt W.
Demielle Summers never planned on falling for anyone again—especially not a man like Lyle Chancellor. After heartbreak flipped her world upside down, she’s focused on rebuilding her peace one cup of coffee at a time in her small-town café. Lyle Chancellor is the definition of composed—sharp mind, smoother talk, and ambition that turns every goal into gold. Beneath his tailored suits and confidence, though, is a man who’s learned that success doesn’t always mean fulfillment. When business brings him to Ruevielle, the last thing he expects is to find himself drawn to Demi—her warmth, her strength, and the way she makes him forget how controlled he’s supposed to be. What starts as an undeniable spark soon brews into something neither of them saw coming. Together, they’ll learn that love doesn’t always follow logic… sometimes it just shows up ready to change everything.
Open For Business is a southern romance steeped in charm, spice, and soul—proving that second chances can bloom in the most unexpected places.
Carter’s Unyielding Passion by Joslyn Marks
Carter and Wendy never expected their connection to run this deep, this fast. What began as an easy friendship filled with teasing banter and undeniable chemistry has grown into a partnership neither of them saw coming. Carter is steady, loyal, and fiercely protective; Wendy is warm, resilient, and learning to trust her heart again. Together, they’re building something that feels like home.
But love doesn’t erase the past, it exposes the parts that were never fully healed.
Carter has been carrying a chapter of his life he never fully closed, a truth he kept to himself because he didn’t know how to bridge who he was with who he’s becoming with Wendy. When that secret surface, it shakes the foundation they’ve been carefully, beautifully building.
Wendy has no underlying secrets, but she is forced to navigate the hurt, confusion, and doubt that comes with discovering the man she loves hasn’t been entirely transparent.
As Carter confronts the past he avoided for years and Wendy decides whether she can trust him through it, they’re pushed to their emotional limits. Between new life, old wounds, and the unspoken fears that rise between them, they must figure out whether love is enough to carry them through the hard truths.
Method of Love (Alpha Third Battalion Book 4) by Laquana Brumfield
Ramel Method is the executive officer of Alpha Third Battalion. He prides himself on commitment and his ability to always accomplish the mission, until the mission in front of him is a wedding that ends in a marriage he never wanted. He thought by calling off the engagement that the pre-wedding stress would be behind him, but when he bumps into the most peculiar woman he has ever met singing drunk karaoke, he realized the stress he was running from was nothing compared to her.
Regina May is the daughter of music royalty. At the young age of twenty-three, she’d mastered the art of being alone due to her parents’ schedule that always seemed to be more important than their daughter. After finally cutting ties with them once and for all, she settled on the idea of being alone forever. But after one conversation with a stranger in a bar, she was reconsidering everything she knew to be true.
The Fire We Make (Luna Lake Book 3) by Shameka S. Erby
Harrison “Harry” Meadows is a serious man. As a firefighter/ paramedic, and conservator for his ailing grandfather, his life is filled with cleaning up messes and remediating accidents. He doesn’t have time for games, or carelessness, and he hates chaos. But when he shows up at Roxanna Wilde’s house for her injured child, he’s thrown into her crowded, messy, world, only to find that he doesn’t want to leave.
Roxanna Thurman Wilde is a woman who knows how to roll with the punches. A mother of five, divorced and widowed, she picked herself up after heartbreak and moved her children from Raleigh to Luna Lake, looking for stability and new opportunities. When firefighter/ paramedic Harry Meadows comes to her house for an accident, Roxanna can feel his judgement and she has no time for it. But the more she peels back the layers of the serious, structured, man, the more she realizes he’s the stabilizer she and her children need.
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A Smoky Little Christmas (A Novel-Tea Christmas Book 4) by Lauren W. Roach
Firefighter Monae Brown is used to putting out flames, not falling for them.
When her fire station volunteers at a local nursing home for the holidays, she expects to hang lights, bake cookies, and keep things under control. What she doesn’t expect is him.
Restaurant co-owner Jai Carter has been quietly crushing on Monae since the night their friends fell in love. When The Hungry Hippo—his cozy, Black-owned restaurant he owns with his best friend—agrees to cater the nursing home’s Christmas events, he sees his chance to finally get close to the woman who makes him forget his own cool. Too bad his cooking skills aren’t quite as hot as he thinks…
Between burned cookies, holiday chaos, and one very meddlesome matchmaker, Monae and Jai find themselves spending more time together than planned. But when Monae’s magical journal starts filling with entries she didn’t write, each one nudging her toward the man she’s trying not to fall for, resisting him becomes harder than ever.
She’s used to saving the day.
He just wants to show her that sometimes it’s okay to be saved.
Make It Last Forever: A Summer Love Story by Nadia Nicole and Tywanda Brown-Johnson
Twin sisters Tylee and Tylea couldn’t be more different. Tylee is ambitious and disciplined, chasing success but quietly longing for love. Tylea, bold and carefree, fears life is slipping by without meaning. A sistercation to Jamaica seems like the perfect escape—until four hearts collide.
Brothers Jonathan and Joshua arrive for their own getaway. Jonathan lives for the moment, while Joshua is all work and no play—until his younger brother drags him into an adventure he never expected.
When the sisters and brothers cross paths, sparks fly under the Caribbean sun. Tylee is challenged by Joshua’s steady discipline, while Tylea can’t resist Jonathan’s thrill-seeking charm. What starts as laughter and late-night passion quickly becomes something deeper…forcing them to ask the ultimate question: will they risk it all for a two-week vacation fling, or fight for a love that could last forever?
In paradise, hearts collide, secrets surface, and four lives are changed forever. Will they leave with just memories…or the greatest souvenir of all?
Rough Goods by Lore
Kymari ‘Rough’ Leary been out the mix for a minute. Quiet, heavy, and built like he carry too much of yesterday on his back. He don’t talk much, don’t party, and damn sure don’t trust easy. Life taught him silence keep you safe and softness get you smoked.
November ‘Nov’ Merritt is the opposite. Flashy, mouth slick, always in motion. Runs a thriving barbershop on Good Hope Road in southeast D.C. Known for his laugh, his hustle, and the way he makes everybody feel seen. But the man behind that grin got a heart full of unspoken stuff he’ll never admit out loud.
They grew up side by side. They were on the same block, same grind, same code. Years later, life got them on different sides of calm. When Kymari drifts back into the city, a familiar pull drags them together. What starts as catching up turns into long looks, quiet tension, and a chemistry that hit harder than either expected.
Ain’t no labels here. Ain’t no fairytale. Just two men trying to make sense of a feeling that don’t fit the world they come from.
Rough Goods is a raw, masculine love story about friendship that turns into fire, walls that crumble slow, and what happens when loyalty start looking a lot like love.
Thankful for the Rancher: A New in Town, Cowboy, Small Town Romance (Blackthorne Ranch Book 1) by T L Russ
Moving to Cherish Springs for the big city was my dream. I never expected the tall, gorgeous, cowboy who happens to be my friends older brother to be my destiny.
I always knew I wanted to live in Cherish Springs. From the first time I came down to visit my grandma and she took me to Blackthorne Ranch’s riding camp. It was the first time I ever felt at home. I love everything about this place my mother couldn’t leave fast enough. The starlit nights, the way folks wave at you even if they only sorta know your name. This is my chance at a new life. One that is all mine. I was ready for it. Who I wasn’t ready for is Dallas Thorne.
He’s my former best friend’s older brother and man did he grow up good. Tall, handsome, with a boyish nature, and a Texas drawl that does things to my body and my heart. I should stay away, but when I offer to help with the Thorne family’s Friendsgiving setup there is no avoiding him. Coming back was supposed to be easy. Falling for Dallas? That wasn’t part of the plan, but the more it we spend together, the more I’m starting to thing he’s exactly the reason I moved home.
Thankful for the Rancher is the first book in the Blackthorne Ranch series. It is a holiday, fun family, town rivalry, Thanksgiving, cowboy, new in town, sister’s best friend, African American, small town romance. It’s filled with great banter and memorable characters. And as always, you can expect no third act breakup, no cheating, open-door, steamy loving, and a happily ever after to warm your heart.
Bayou Side of Secrets: Bayou Holiday Book 8 by Danyelle Scroggins
When Damion Carter returns home to Louisiana for the first time in over a decade, he’s bracing for dust, a will, and maybe a ghost. What he doesn’t expect is a man—Dexter—lounging in his late father’s recliner, watching Saints highlights, and baking a caramel cake that smells like heaven.
And then the bomb drops: Their father had two families, born only six days apart. Two mothers. Two sons. One long‑buried trail of secrets.
Dexter, a proud Louisiana baker, wants nothing to do with his California brother from his father’s snobby side. Damion, with his swanky L.A. car service, thinks Dexter’s world of sugar, gumbo, and throw pillows is beneath him.
But the will has one final request:
“Break bread together. Give thanks—together.”
One house. Two brothers. A table too big to ignore.
What begins as a truce over turkey, cake, and sibling resentment turns into something neither brother expected. A war between sides… and then the surprising arrival of love, forgiveness, and a culinary dream rooted deep in family, flavor, and home.
If you love sweet holiday romances with messy family secrets, second‑ chance love, and a Louisiana twist, you’re going to fall hard for Bayou Side of Secrets.
The Perfect Verse by Tisha Andrews
Kaleela Bradshaw never thought she’d find love again, if she ever found it at all. Being a former gang member, bound by a wheelchair, she fought each day in search of sobriety, redemption, and most of all, peace. That comes with making amends with the man she once tried to kill. That felt impossible until Solomon “Scooter” Black inserted himself into her life.
Solomon “Scooter” Black, up-and-coming deejay and beatmaker, has his sights on taking care of his family and doing what he always loved to do—make music. That is, until Kaleela seeks forgiveness, using him as a vehicle to heal old wounds.
What she doesn’t expect is a pursuit filled with patience and a connection she never knew was coming. Haunted by guilt and feelings of inadequacy, Kaleela pushes the idea of love away. Not easily swayed, Scooter is determined to prove that even broken hearts can heal. What he doesn’t factor in is how his own unfinished business could shake their already fragile foundation.
Will Kaleela face her fears and embrace the love Scooter offers, or will her faith be shattered when he proves to be someone she can’t trust?
Just Right for Christmas: a bliss peak holiday short by Shon
A holiday check-in for the Just Right crew.
The Thesis of Us by Frankie Majesty
When grad student and research assistant Yvonne is roped into a trip with her infuriatingly brilliant—and undeniably attractive—mentor Myles Charleston, she thinks her holiday break is ruined. It’s the final year of her program and the last thing she wants is to spend hours trapped with him. Their destination? The prestigious Wilson-Wheatley conference where they’ll present their co-authored paper. But when a rogue snowstorm brings their carefully planned journey to a screeching halt, detours, forced proximity, and unresolved tension turn the trip into anything but professional.
Her Sweetest Desires by Erika B.
Thanksgiving is quickly approaching, and Billie Maxwell is stressing. This is her year to host her and her husband’s entire families. Before Billie’s head can explode, Mr. Maxwell steps up in a way that only he can.
Truce Maxwell hates that his mother, wife, and mother-in-law came up with the idea of alternate locations for Thanksgiving. He isn’t interested in having all those people in his house, family or not. The most important thing in Truce’s life is Mrs. Maxwell’s peace, so when he sees her becoming overwhelmed, he wastes no time doing what he can to settle her nerves.
A weekend away in the middle of chaos is either a genius idea or a flawed one. Billie needs to recenter, and Truce vows to make it happen. After their mini vacation comes to an end, will Truce’s efforts have set Billie back or be just what his darling wife needs?
A Christmas To Remember by Tacarra
Infidelity and tragic loss caused Savior to lose the love of his life and made his daughter a motherless child. His old ways turned him into a different man. One that he vowed he would never become again. He made a promise to his daughter, and he fought tooth and nail to keep that.
Miracle was in a dead end relationship and knew she deserved better but didn’t have the will to go out and get it. Luckily for her, fate was on her side and brought Savior into her life, and it couldn’t have happened at a better time.
Cozy up with Savior and Miracle as they make memories in this holiday story to remember.
Safe Word by Tatum James
She was the star that the world adored. He was the protector she didn’t know she needed. She sang about love. He didn’t believe the hype. One night changed everything, bringing them one step closer to destroying everything.
Carteay Hoyt is one of the biggest names in R&B. She’s beautiful. She’s talented. She’s trapped in a contract that owns her soul. If that isn’t bad enough, she’s in a toxic fake relationship with the hottest rapper in the game, Cy the Great. To the world, her life is a dream. Behind closed doors, her reality is a nightmare.
The one person who truly sees her is her friend Kannon Glover, the cynical bodyguard who found his way into her life by chance. He’s not a crazed fan. He’s not on the label’s payroll. He’s just a man willing to stand in the gap for her. Kannon is the only constant in her chaotic life.
When one night of recklessness starts to blur the lines between protection and passion, Carteay is torn between the man and the life the world says she should want, and the one she can’t get over. All she asked for is one week to breathe and something fun with no strings. Kannon gave her safety and a soft place to land. Their chemistry is undeniable, but if the label or Cy finds out where she’s hiding, it could cost them everything. What happens when the only way out is to risk it all?
The Hellcat Barbies: Zora by Tacarra
Zora Miller gave up on love after heartbreak left her cold. Men are nothing more than a temporary fix, and that’s how she plans to keep it.
Semaj Holland, a single father back in Diamond Cove, only wants to build his shop and raise his daughter. But the moment he notices the stylist across the street, everything shifts.
One look turns into a spark neither can ignore—and Zora has to decide if risking her heart is worth it.
GOTTI: In Love With A Made Man by Nako
Nina Marcelle was born into prominence. As the granddaughter of a legendary watchman whose name carried weight in every circle of New York high society. Groomed for success and raised to protect her family’s reputation, love was never supposed to complicate her life. But that was before she met him…
He was forbidden. Dangerous. A man whose very name struck fear and respect across the city. A made man in the powerful Gotti family. Against every warning and instinct, Nina gave in to the pull of his world. Their secret romance became an addiction neither of them could escape, igniting a love so passionate it shattered boundaries and birthed a child that would bind them forever.
Over the span of many years, their story unfolds in shadows, where twisted secrets come to light, betrayals cut the deepest, and every choice carries a cost. From hidden rendezvous to explosive confrontations, Nina and her mob boss lover are forced to face the reality of a love that’s as dangerous as it is undeniable.
In Love with a Made Man is a sweeping urban romance that blends passion, suspense, and whirlwinds of romance into a tale of love and devotion that refuses to die, even when the world and their families conspire to tear it apart.
*You do not have to read any prior books written by Nako. This is a new series with new characters*
Wake Me: An African American New Adult Second Chance College Romance (Twice Duet Book 1) by Trice McIntyre
A heartbroken runner. A relentless soccer star. A second chance that could cost them everything.
Cassidy Pittman thought she’d lost everything: her mother, her future, and the track that once defined her. Three years later, she steps onto the campus of North Carolina A&M determined to start fresh, running toward a scholarship and away from her grief. But she never expected Kylo Blade, international soccer star with golden-hazel eyes and a reputation as unstoppable as his game, to crash into her carefully built walls.
What begins as a tense collision in an ice bath spirals into an all-consuming connection neither of them can ignore. But when tragedy strikes and secrets come to light, their love is tested by betrayal, dangerous obsessions, and a stalker who refuses to stay in the shadows.
With Kylo spiraling into darkness and Cassidy torn between her dreams and her heart, one question remains: can love be strong enough to heal the deepest wounds, or will their story end as nothing more than a forgotten memory?
If you love passionate new adult romance filled with intensity, heartbreak, and the kind of love that refuses to let go, then dive into Twice: Wake Me today, and discover what it means to fight for love when the world tries to tear it apart.
Perfect Harmony: A Friends to Lovers Cozy Romance (Thomas Family Saga Book 1) by Zea Kayleigh Galan
They call me the sensitive Thomas twin. The plant-obsessed, sentimental, too-much one.
I don’t let it get to me because my mom taught me to love myself and to nurture the things around me.
I haven’t quite processed her passing, not in the way everyone wants me to. I have my plants, my siblings, and the quiet rituals that keep me moving forward. And I also have him, my best friend, Bryce Hampton.
Family having your back is a given. Finding a best friend that has your back is a rare gift. One I’m grateful for.
But my best friend, he’s nothing like me. He’s an ambitious neat-freak and perfectly on-track to make partner at his law firm if he plays the part right. Fiancée included—except he doesn’t have one of those.
That’s where I come in.
He has this wild idea that we should fake an engagement.
One photo. One ring. One passionate kiss that doesn’t feel like pretend…
I’m willing to go along with his idea because he thinks people like him don’t get to have it all. I think I want to be the reason he’s wrong.
The only problem is I didn’t expect it to feel this real.
Now, I don’t know if he’s falling for me or the perfect version of us that we created to impress everyone else.
Holidays in the Fast Lane by Lanette
Jaden Scott was born into the sport, raised under the Rossi name and trained by champions. Two years into his NASCAR career, he’s proving he’s more than a legacy. He’s a contender. Cocky, fast, and unrelenting, Jaden has no problem owning the spotlight on the track. Off it? He’s still chasing something real, even if love feels like the one race he can’t win.
Isolde Harrington built her career on precision, not chaos. As one of NASCAR’s most trusted data analysts, she doesn’t bend for egos, especially not for the driver who thinks he can charm his way into anything. But when Jaden asks her to be his date for Thanksgiving, what should’ve been a polite refusal turns into five days of push-and-pull banter that shake her carefully built walls.
From the roar of the Thanksgiving Showdown to family-filled holidays and a glittering New Year’s Eve, their worlds collide in ways neither expected. He’s determined to prove he’s more than a last name. She’s terrified of giving her heart to someone who lives in the fast lane. Together, they’ll have to decide if what’s brewing between them is just holiday heat or the kind of love built to last beyond the checkered flag.
Love In The Dark: A Holiday Romance for Grown-Ups: From The Author of Scarlet Yearnings Comes A New Short Story of Winter Nights and Second Chances by Scarlet Ibis James
When the lights go out, the truth comes on.
This December, when a blizzard traps them in their Connecticut home two weeks before Christmas, Marissa and Gregory must decide if their marriage is worth saving before the New Year begins.
For readers who believe second chances are harder—and more beautiful—than first love
When Marissa Williams-Parker packs divorce papers in her laptop bag, she’s done waiting for her husband to come home. Twenty years of watching Gregory choose the gym over breakfast, spreadsheets over conversation, and financial security over their dreams of children has left her exhausted. She’s built a life around community work while he’s built walls around his heart.
Then a blizzard knocks out power in their Connecticut home, trapping them in darkness with only dying phones and difficult truths.
No escape to his 5 AM workouts. No charity galas for her to organize. No electricity to maintain the careful distances that have kept them strangers in their own home.
As the temperature drops and the snow piles higher, Marissa and Gregory must decide: Is love at forty-something worth fighting for when the fairy tale has long since faded? Can two people who’ve forgotten how to be friends remember why they chose forever?
The Meat Cute: A steamy black romance with a second chance between a basketball coach and a charcuterie cart owner. (The Wordplay Series) by Tobie Carter
After her tumultuous marriage ended, the only thing Cozy Cordella wants to do is rebuild her life and save up enough money to buy her own food truck. With a mobile charcuterie cart, she spends her time slinging sausage and cheese to the feral soccer moms down at the park. Everything is going great until her cart is knocked over by the man she deems responsible for her bad luck—her ex-husband’s enemy.
Introvert Malik Orion is the league’s most sought-after basketball coach. With a near miss at the NCAA championship game, he’s more determined than ever to win the title. His attention should be on recruiting new players, but a mishap at the basketball court sends his focus—and his body—barreling towards the one woman who’s always been off-limits.
When his athletic director suffers a heart attack and needs him to attend booster events in his place, Malik enlists Cozy’s help, promising to buy her the food truck she’s always wanted if she’ll attend the events with him. Haunted by an ex bent on ruin and truths buried deep, Cozy and Malik learn that nothing is ever as it seems, and as they wine and dine alumni, they find that sometimes love is found between salami and slam dunks.
Not In The Christmas Plan by Etta Easton
From the author of The Kiss Countdown comes a charming holiday novella about a Type A lawyer, a rigorous to-do list, and the man determined to unwrap her heart.
After a string of heartbreaks, all Eve Matthews wants this year is a quiet holiday with her pregnant sister. But when early labor changes everything, so must Eve’s plans. While her sister cares for her newborns in the hospital, Eve will stay behind to finish the nursery, decorate the house, and create the perfect holiday homecoming—because if she can’t control life’s disappointments, she can at least control Christmas.
There’s just one problem: Grant Simmons. Her brother-in-law’s infuriatingly charming brother…and the man whose peppermint-flavored kiss she’s never forgotten. She pushed him away once to protect her heart, and now he’s back—claiming he only wants to help his brother’s growing family by helping her.
It starts with stolen pie and ends with him taking up more space in her holiday, and her life, than she ever planned. Between tangled lights, flour fights, and laughter she thought she’d lost, Eve realizes what Grant really wants is a place in her heart, and that maybe the best Christmas moments aren’t on any checklist.
Still, opening her heart means risking it all. Can Eve let go of her need for control, or will fear keep her from the one gift she needs most this Christmas?
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