Grace by Contract (Once Upon a Duchy Book 1)by Rachel Rossano

After her father uproots the family to the northern duchy of Brackenhurst, Grace Eldon and her four younger sisters struggle with a new life of hardship. Desperate to keep a roof over their heads amid mounting debts, she and her youngest sister seek employment in the Duke of Brackenhurst’s household despite fearsome rumors.

Scarred and maimed from a terrible fire Silas Isling, Duke of Brackenhurst, buries himself in his work to avoid the stares of pity and fear. When one of the new maids shows no fear at his appearance, he is intrigued. That is until his meddling steward gives her the task of cleaning Silas’ bookroom. It is a most unwelcome disruption since he prefers to be alone.

While a thief plagues his castle, an old nemesis reappears, and enemies invade in the guise of guests. Amidst the distractions and chaos, Grace brings some unexpected order. Once convinced his scars had stolen all hope for love, Silas finds his life forever changed by the quiet maid. Could she love a scarred Duke?

A reimagining of Beauty and the Beast

Hate Notesby Gracie Graham

Topher Elliot is high school royalty.

The king of Lakeview prep.

You know the type. Disgustingly rich. Blond-haired. Eyes the color of a clear, blue sky. And muscles for days.

He also happens to be enemy #1, the bane of my existence.

So when I’m forced to tutor him, I hatch a plan: get dirt on the king, and watch his reign crumble.

It’s about time someone made the king come tumbling down.

A Rosa for Russellby Pamela Ackerson

Welcome to Hell on Earth, boys.

Andersonville POW camp…

He was a Union soldier. She was a Confederate nurse. When Rosa looked into his eyes, she saw pure determination.  He was a fighter and wouldn’t let anything keep him down. Rosa could take a few lessons from him.

Trapped in desire and drowning in need;
to fall in love with the enemy, there might as well be a mountain between them.

Talk Dirty To Meby Ali Parker

The story was an emotional one which held my attention from beginning to end. Ali has written a truly moving tale. — Amazon Reviewer

A woman in the business of love that’s never been in a real relationship.

Check. That’s me. Nessa Night.

Now I know what you’re thinking. That sounds like a stripper name.

Hold up. Let me explain.

It’s my radio talk-show name. My incognito way of helping the world love deeper and more often.

Though my love life is like a ten-year-old fall leaf trapped between the pages of an old journal. #dramatic

I’m short. Curvy. Average at best.

And I’m a fraud.

For all the advice I give on the air, I have zero experience to back it up. I’m eternally single. Forever alone.

And the only man I’ve ever caught feelings for is one of my callers: Mr No Name.

Much to my surprise, he’s not unknown at all.

The grandson of the great Jack Daniels is my caller, and worse? He’s my brother’s best friend from high school.

Only one way to right these increasingly awkward wrongs.

High school reunion time. He wants in, and I want a date who looks like him.

The only thing off is his advice about love. It’s from Nessa night. Me!

And if he swoons over her (me!) one more time, I’ll have to give in and tell him.

Besides, I’m in the business of love.

If I don’t got this, who does? *Gulp*

Deceivedby L.A. Starkey

The battle between the Titans and the gods of old did not end with them. The demand for revenge has dripped down into the next generation. Twins, Marcus and Nicolas, heirs to the throne of the gods and sons of the last remaining Titan, learn that the purpose of their existence is to fulfill a prophecy born of hate and despair.

They must battle for Pandora’s daughter’s heart, a girl lost to the human world and unaware of her hidden heritage. For four hundred years Marcus and Nicolas have only been allowed to touch the edge of their soul mate’s dreams, but the time of the prophecy has come.

For Samantha, life has been nothing more than a series of misfortunes and heartbreak. For years, she has kept her heart locked away, but change is rolling in like a tidal wave. Now Samantha must discern the thin line between love and lie, myth and reality, and it seems that time is running out …

This is book 1 of a trilogy.

Susan: A Jane Austen Prequelby Alice McVeigh

Susan is a Jane Austen Prequel (or Pride and Prejudice Variation) brilliantly capturing Austen’s own Lady Susan as a young girl.

As the BookLife review put it for Publishers Weekly: “McVeigh’s prose and plotting are pitch-perfect. Emma mingles with Pride and Prejudice in a delightful confrontation between the two books’ worlds… This Austen-inspired novel echoes the master herself.”

Familiar characters abound – Frank Churchill, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Darcy himself – but Susan – mischievous and manipulative – is the star. This is Austen that even Austen might have loved, with a touch of Georgette Heyer in the romantic sections. Fans of Bridgerton will also relish this classic regency romance, the first in a six-book series.

Sixteen-year-old Susan Smithson – pretty but poor, clever but capricious – has just been expelled from a school for young ladies in London.

At the mansion of the formidable Lady Catherine de Bourgh, she attracts a raffish young nobleman. But, at the first hint of scandal, her guardian dispatches her to her uncle Collins’ rectory in Kent, where her sensible cousin Alicia lives and “where nothing ever happens.”

Here Susan mischievously inspires the local squire to put on a play, with consequences no one could possibly have foreseen. What with the unexpected arrival of Frank Churchill, Alicia’s falling in love and a tumultuous elopement, rural Kent will surely never seem safe again…

The Life-Takerby John Garrett

In times of desperation, sometimes a hero is the last thing you need.

In the darkest hours, sometimes only a villain can offer a kingdom a chance for salvation.

Kurzhon, The Life-Taker, is the last member of the lost race of Vultaikans – warriors feared and hated across the lands for their murderous ways. Like his ancestors before him, this ruthless fighter solves problems with violence and intimidation, making him a man with a target on his back.

But when the ruling powers from the kingdom of Resslayke need a great warrior, The Life-Taker is their only hope of victory, and they will stop at nothing to force him into the fight.

Marked by a magician as a means of coercion, Kurzhon is left unable to hide from those seeking vengeance for his bloodthirsty ways. With no other choice, he is forced to travel to the beleaguered kingdom where he is drawn into the conflict of two nations.

Using his arsenal of deadly skills, while confronting old enemies and making new ones, the last of the Vultaikans must navigate these dark waters of deceit if he is to survive.

Black Jackby A Parker

They murdered my brother and woke up a beast.

Losing my comrades in the military overseas was expected.

Coming home to a murdered little brother and a hometown ravaged by monsters that think they now own the place?

Not just no, but hell to the no. It’s about to get messy.

When I left Reno to join the SEALS, my younger brother took the reins to my MC, the Devil’s Luck.

He was supposed to wear the leather and fill the shoes until I got back. Not leave me alone in this life.

Now that I’m back, I have a bigger fight on my hands than I thought possible.

And not only that, but a beautiful girl is caught in the middle.

The type of woman that keeps a hard man like me up at night, pacing the floor with need.

I don’t deserve a woman like her. I’ve spilled too much blood in my life to be worthy of love.

Besides, I don’t have time for romance.

My town is under attack, and I’m going to get it back.

The war isn’t over.

It’s just beginning.

Note: Black Jack is a standalone, full-length novel with an HEA in a long series for the Devil’s Luck MC. It’s a darker romance than Ali’s contemporary romance books. Hence the A Parker pen name. Enjoy!