Summer is heating up with 14 traditional romances from USA Today, national bestselling, and award-winning authors, brought to you by Book Boyfriends Cafe. Foreword by USA Today bestselling author, Leanne Banks. $0.99 on Kindle.
Summer Lovin
Dragonfriend
Stabbed. Burned by a dragon. Abandoned for the windrocs to pick over. The traitor Ra’aba tried to silence Hualiama forever. But he reckoned without the strength of a dragonet’s paw, and the courage of a girl who refused to die.
Only an extraordinary friendship will save Hualiama’s beloved kingdom of Fra’anior and restore the King to the Onyx Throne. Flicker, the valiant dragonet. Hualiama, a foundling, adopted into the royal family. The power of a friendship which paid the ultimate price.
This is the tale of Hualiama Dragonfriend, and a love which became legend. $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: Hopeless
Gabby’s brain is like a human fish finder. It comes in handy when she wants to avoid people. Mostly men. They seem to like her a bit too much. It’s lonely being different, but she’s adapted to it. Really. She just wishes she knew why she is different, though.
In her search for answers, she discovers a hidden community of werewolves. She immerses herself in their culture, learning about their world until she meets Clay. He’s unkempt, prone to mood swings, intense without saying a word, and he thinks Gabby is his.
It’s going to take every trick she knows to convince Clay to go away, and every bit of willpower not to fall for him when she discovers the man beneath the rough exterior.
Wild Marauders MC (Erotic Romance)
His life is chaos and danger. Her life is safe and ordinary.
Kat finds herself kidnapped when the prospect of an outlaw motorcycle club mistakes her for a doctor. She suddenly finds herself under the protection of the club’s president, Lynch, the same sexy biker she’d met on the road three weeks earlier. The attraction between them is hot and instant, and it isn’t long before they’re burning up the sheets. However, Lynch isn’t sure she’s cut out for the wild, chaotic life of an MC and cuts her loose.
When trouble finds Kat, and she’s taken by a rival club to use against him, Lynch realizes that he’s in too deep. The curvy, blond bombshell gets to him on every level, and he’s made up his mind to claim her for his own, but first he has to rescue her. He enlists the help of Dark Menace, an MC his club is friendly with, and together they face the Red Devils and the monster who calls himself their president.
The price of Kat’s freedom comes high, leaving violence and bloodshed on both sides. In the end Lynch has her on the back of his bike and in his bed where she belongs, but she has to make a decision. Can she accept and live with the danger and chaos that’s his life?
The Antiquity: An L.A. Crime Novel
The murder of a popular university professor unearths a mystery involving a 2,000-year-old religious relic stolen by the Nazis during World War II.
The object, secretly referred to as THE ANTIQUITY, is rumored to possess supernatural powers. LAPD homicide detective Jack Sheridan is skeptical… until his hunt for the killer leads him deep into a world of dark forces, shadowy characters and unexplainable incidents.
For Sheridan, the most startling coincidence is personal: this case is inextricably linked to a painful secret from his past. Forced to confront his demons, he soon uncovers an insidious conspiracy that threatens the future of humanity itself. $0.99 on Kindle.
Thieving Forest
Winner of the North American Book Award in Historical Fiction, and an Independent Publishers Award Silver Medal.
On a humid day in June 1806, on the edge of Ohio’s Great Black Swamp, seventeen-year-old Susanna Quiner watches from behind a maple tree as a band of Potawatomi Indians kidnaps her four older sisters from their cabin. With both her parents dead and all the other settlers out in their fields, Susanna makes the rash decision to pursue them herself. What follows is a young woman’s quest to find her sisters, and the parallel story of her sisters’ new lives. $2.99 on Kindle.
Bel Canto
Winterkill
A beautiful reporter and a charming rancher are caught in a web of mayhem, murder. . .and lust.
Reporter Sawyer Cahill returns home to Cheyenne, Texas to report for the local television station. But leaving behind the coverage of San Antonio’s gangland murders only lands her in the middle of a wave of ritualistic animal mutilations. Harassed and threatened by Hunter Kane, the freak behind the bizarre mutilations, Sawyer plunges into her investigation.
A former attorney turned rancher, Jake Spooner lost his wife to the man he believes is now tormenting Sawyer. Torn between his desire for Sawyer and his need to keep her safe, Jake’s mission is to bring Hunter down before the murderer strikes again. $3.03 on Kindle.
Free: Restless Hearts
Boston, 1849. Denied her dream of attending medical school, Sarah Howard is desperate to leave Boston far behind. Determined to prove that she can make it on her own, she poses as a married woman and boards a schooner bound for San Francisco. Stuck working in his family’s merchant bank, Jamie Thompson eagerly accepts the challenge of setting up a branch in San Francisco. He’s been restless for some time now, and barely escaped the clutches of the woman determined to marry him. The attraction between Sarah and Jamie is instant and powerful, yet each has something to prove, if only to themselves. Will their single-minded determination derail a blossoming romance? Free on Kindle and iBooks.
The Billionaire’s Hidden Heart
Brooding billionaire Jon Baxter and his vulnerable new hire Demeter O’Reilly play a dangerous game of seduction…
They sent me to Miami to take pictures of an old hotel. It was my first real job out of college, and the first time I used my camera for anything but fun.
I loved my new job. I was finally making money, had left those frigid Maine winters behind at last. I felt confident, and grown-up. But then I met Jon Baxter, the owner of the company I worked for, and everything changed.
We were opposites, Jon and I. I was innocent, vulnerable. I wore my heart on my sleeve. He was a sophisticated, brooding billionaire who’d hidden his heart away, someone who constantly wanted new experiences.
He shocked me with his view of the world. Introduced me to smoldering new emotions. Intrigued me with red-hot experiences that left me blushing and yearning for him every second of the day.
I knew it was wrong. I knew I was putting my job in jeopardy, by giving myself to the man I worked for. And yet, I sensed I’d found love where I’d least expected it. I wanted to grab it with both hands and never let go. But first I had to make the billionaire’s hidden heart my own…
A full-length contemporary romance with an HEA. $2.99 on Kindle and iBooks.
Red Hot and BOOM! A Sizzling Hot Collection
The Secret of Crybaby Hollow
Recently wounded while on duty as a city police officer, a young woman retreats to an isolated Blue Ridge mountain cabin to recover. Soon she meets a county sheriff’s deputy, and together they begin to discover there’s something all too real and sinister behind a local superstitious folk legend. $0.99 on Kindle.
Stolen Memories
The fabric of our life is stitched together with precious threads of captured memories, stirring emotions, and lasting events which are permanently etched across the tablet of our mind. What if those life-forging memories were gone? Would we no longer exist or would life start anew? To even imagine such a catastrophic possibility is frightening, but for Emma, a young woman battling brain cancer, the challenge was all too real. Her tale is fictional but it mirrors those of thousands of individuals who have traveled down strange paths of new memories and forgotten love.
Emma’s story begins 15 years before being admitted to a well-known Portland hospital for brain surgery. It was a different time, devoted to higher learning and the tender devotion of her sweetheart, Mark. Their union had been loving…but not lasting, ending suddenly at Emma’s behest. Mark, now a brilliant psychologist at a prestigious hospital, often looks back, weighing the good and bad of those days to help him focus on the future. He has tried to move on, dating Lea, a young intern, who has helped him to once again feel…and hope.
Destiny brings three star-crossed lovers together to share in the rarest of moments. Twisted together through time and circumstances, Mark and Emma explore long-shrouded emotions while trying to discover their past. Learn the true meaning of melancholy in the pages of this unique novel, and discover what it is to have loved and ‘lost.’ $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: Lucien’s Mate
“…lace panties, thong or nothing at all…or would you like me to check?” -Lucien, Alpha of the Last Hope Werewolf Pack
From the moment Lucien, Alpha of the Last Hope Werewolf pack, sees Lanie, he knows she is his. Overtly sexual by nature, Lucien pursues Lanie, undeterred by the fact that she is Human and their union is forbidden.
When she encounters an Alpha Werewolf determined to have her, Lanie is flattered and confused. The unworldly, innocent Lanie is terrified of her intense desire for Lucien.
Lanie soon discovers the patriarchal nature of Werewolf society and begins to question Lucien’s motives. Is the lustful Lucien only intrigued by the idea of sex with a Human or is he interested in something more? Can this modern woman tolerate the old fashioned notions of Werewolf culture or will their cultural differences keep them apart? Free on Kindle and iBooks.
Free: Langston’s Daughters
Kate, Jenny, and Mandy. Langston Lockwood’s daughters. His tyranny drove them away. His suicide draws them home. They inherit his land, his millions, and his mysteries. Meet the women of the Rocking L and the men who come into their lives. Together, they begin the journey to discover the truth about The Lockwood Legacy. From the pain of the past they find the strength to build a dynasty. Free on Kindle.
Murder in the E.R. (A Detective Capella Crime Novel) — $0.99
While recovering in the hospital from a hit and run car accident, Deidre McDonough meets handsome detective Tony Capella, who had no idea that falling in love would cause Deirdre to once again be fighting for her life. Join Deirdre and Tony in their action packed, thrilling adventure as they work to unravel the mystery of the Murder in the E.R. $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: The Butterfly & The Snail
A tenor’s voice, passionate and pure, draws shy Rebecca Butler into the Studentenheim’s crowded social room. Finished singing, Khalil Khoury notices her sitting alone, joins her, then notices no one else. Georgetown University’s 1964 summer program opens; Salzburg’s magic begins.
The Butterfly & The Snail interweaves several heartfelt encounters, creating a fabric of love and intimacy that transforms their lives forever. On one outing, Rebecca loses her footing and tumbles down Untersberg Mountain. Khalil risks his life-and almost loses it-to save Rebecca from falling off the peak. Two days later, Rebecca discovers a newborn butterfly and then spies a snail picking its way up the path. These creatures come to symbolize this couple’s extraordinary relationship. Relaxing on Gaisberg’s hillside, Rebecca reveals the turmoil she’s had to overcome to gain inner peace. Yet, she confesses, her heart’s desire-love-has eluded her. When Khalil reacts with sympathy and compassion, she desires that powerful, mystical love radiating from within him. She asks, “How can I love like you?” His answer binds them together forever.
Six weeks later, the program ends. As Rebecca says good-bye, Khalil hands her an envelope: “Not to be opened until out of Salzburg.” Is this his auf Wiedersehen or the beginning of a deeper relationship? Discover if their magic continues beyond Salzburg. Free on Kindle.
Beyond A Darkened Sky
What if the life you live were a facade, your dreams a reflection of your true identity, and what if those worlds collided?
The balance between good and evil has just been shattered, opening a path for a dark lord’s demons and shadows to consume the energy found in humanity. To New York psychiatrist Dr. Sara Forrester, these nightmares become more than figments of a troubled mind when a powerful entity known as the Soltari calls Sara to duty as their only hope to retrieve three ancient keys hidden thousands of years earlier. But to find the keys she must unlock the gateway to each of them by way of three secret medallions. As part of Sara’s existence in this life, the alliance that governs the equilibrium between good and evil has blocked her memory from the many past lives she’s lived and the power she holds in order for her to establish a relatively ordinary life on earth.
The last great warrior hasn’t forgotten the love he’s vowed to protect across time and space. He’s come to earth under the guise of a physician and colleague on an oath to the Soltari not to remind Sara of their past lives together when the mission is engaged. In guarding every facet of the quest, the Alliance couldn’t risk a love that transcends time to interfere with the task to rescue billions of lives and put a halt to earth remaining as an intended place of human development. There is no room for distraction where life-threatening decisions need to be made. If Sara fails the mission, not only will the quest to save lives be lost but so too will the eternal bond of two souls linked for centuries. $2.99 on Kindle.
Free: Secret Blend
SECRET BLEND is the first book in the Bourbon Springs Series, an upcoming nine-book series of smooth, sensual, sexy, slow-burn contemporary romances set amidst the lush and rolling Land of Bourbon and Bluegrass of central Kentucky. Book 2, FILTERED THROUGH BLUE (Hannah and Kyle’s story) was released June 14, 2015 (National Bourbon Day) and Book 3, ANGELS’ SHARE (Lila and Bo’s story) will be released July 14, 2015. Free on Kindle and iBooks.
Evil Runs
Does living evil walk among us?
Not according to Cole Garza, sheriff of a small Gulf Coast town. He doesn’t believe in much of anything since the day his wife was killed.
When the French priest Francois Domaine walks into his life claiming that a recent mass murder was the work of a dark force, Garza doesn’t know what to think, let alone believe. He only knows that the mysterious stranger seen around town at the time of the slaughter bears an uncanny resemblance to the priest’s claim that living evil moves in our midst. The two men form an uneasy alliance, both determined to find the murderer.
Drawn into the web of mystery is Nadine May, an information genius under contract with clandestine services. Socially awkward but interested in a relationship with the sheriff and fascinated by the shadowy power behind the murders, she agrees to add her unique skills to the pursuit – despite her spiritual skepticism and complete lack of belief in the supernatural.
The trio find themselves on a quest for the truth about good and evil, travelling first to Wales and the scene of another mass-murder, then on to the killing fields of Syria where the stakes rise even higher. Now it’s not just innocents in danger; they’re forced to fight for their own lives.
What they always thought was true might not be. Cole and Nadine must decide whether Francois is right about the nature of the living horror they pursue. If he is, how do you battle this most evil of creatures? They need to find the right answers, because their own lives, and the potential fate of millions hangs on it. $0.99 on Kindle.
Heroes & Hooligans in Goose Pimple Junction
Goose Pimple Junction is just recovering from a kidnapping and a murder, its first major crimes in years, when trouble begins anew. Life is turned upside down in the quirky little Southern town with the arrival of several shifty hooligans: A philandering husband intent on getting his wife back, another murderer loose in town, a stalker intent on frightening Martha Maye, and a thief who’s stealing the town blind of their pumpkins, pies, and peace. Together, they’re scaring the living daylights out of the residents and keeping the new police chief busier than a set of jumper cables at a redneck picnic. Suddenly, he has his hands full trying to apprehend a killer, stop a stalker, and fight his feelings for the damsel in distress. $0.99 on Kindle.
Elementary Virtue – The Savior
Moving to Canada was supposed to be a fresh start for Gregory; all he wants is a normal life. Hang out with his friends and have fun, like any normal eighteen year old.
When Gregory finds out that he is the prophecised savior of a mystical clan, his life is turned upside down.
Caught up in a war between the mystics, some of whom see him as the savior, and others simply want him dead.
His situation gets even more dangerous by his tendency to immolate everything around him whenever he gets angry.
As conflicts come to a head, Gregory’s life is in balance…
Then there’s Leyla…
Her lifelong crush on Gregory is messing everything up, compromising his cover in a time when he needs to lay low and keep his cool to avoid detection.
Will they be able to unravel the secrets of an Ancient prophecy, thwart their enemies, and deal with their feelings towards each other in time? $2.99 on Kindle.
Vanquished
Known as The Maid of Mayfair for her unassailable virtue, unwavering resolve, and quiet dignity, suffragette leader, Caledonia ~ Callie — Rivers is the perfect counter for detractors’ portrayal of the women as rabble rousers, lunatics, even whores. But a high~ranking enemy within the government will stop at nothing to ensure that the Parliamentary bill to grant the vote to females dies in the Commons — including ruining the reputation of the Movement’s chief spokeswoman. $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: Imperfect Chemistry
Lucy London puts the word genius to shame. Having obtained her PhD in microbiology by the age of twenty, she’s amassed a wealth of knowledge, but one subject still eludes her—people. The pendulum of passions experienced by those around her both confuses and intrigues her, so when she’s offered a grant to study emotion as a pathogen, she jumps on the opportunity.
When her attempts to come up with an actual experiment quickly drop from lackluster to nonexistent, she’s given a choice: figure out how to conduct a groundbreaking study on passion, or lose both the grant and her position at the university. Put on leave until she can crack the perfect proposal, she finds there’s only one way she can study emotions: by experiencing them herself.
Enter Jensen Walker, Lucy’s neighbor and the one person on the planet she finds strangely and maddeningly appealing. Jensen’s life is the stuff of campus legend, messy, emotional, complicated—in short, the perfect starting point for Lucy’s study. When her tenaciousness wears him down and he consents to help her, sparks fly. To her surprise, Lucy finds herself battling with her own emotions, as foreign as they are intense. With the clock ticking on her deadline, Lucy must decide what’s more important: analyzing her passions…or giving in to them? Free on Kindle.
Drums
Life was difficult in the new colony of New South Wales, especially for near destitute women. So when the Mission suggested an answer Amelia Yorke took it.
Guy Richmond is a botanist seeking orchids in a Polynesian rainforest and heir to vast lands in New South Wales.
They come from different world and should never have met, yet come together on the deck of a sailing ship overlooking a spectacular tropical lagoon.
On the beach drums threaten.
Below them a man desperately paddles for freedom. A man Amelia has never met but agreed to marry. A man Guy loathes. $0.99 on Kindle.