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"Georgia Woodward lives by her lists, none more so than the one about her ex, Eli Mora. It's full of the ironclad dos and don'ts they've been following since she returned to the Bay Area after their cataclysmic breakup five years ago. With the wedding of their mutual best friend Adam looming, and them about to step into their roles as best woman and man, Georgia's never needed it more. She refuses to threaten their tight-knit friend group with her messy--and still very present--feelings. The rules on that list will keep her cool, calm, and compartmentalized. What's not on her list? Eli arriving from New York with a new rule-breaking attitude, or the all-inclusive venue burning to the ground, leaving the bride and groom in dire straits"--

"One little lie leads to a weeklong ruse of fake dating in this destination wedding rom-com by Sajni Patel, author of Isha, Unscripted. There's only one person who can bring UX designer and sunshine incarnate Bhanu down: Sunny with the Denzel voice, aka her work nemesis and all-around killjoy. She hoped to get a reprieve from him while visiting her sister in Hawaii with family, but then she ran into the grump at the hotel. Not only is he there, but his ex-girlfriend is, too. But when Sunny's ex starts throwing around cruel accusations of why he doesn't have a girlfriend right in front of Bhanu, Bhanu instinctively claims to be his just to shut the woman up. After all, they're in Hawaii, and this lady needs to calm the hell down. Bhanu is the bane of Sunny's existence, but he's found himself stuck with her for the week because of her lie. Although, the last thing he wants is to bring tension to his best friend's wedding festivities, much less be the center of everyone's pity, so he hates to admit he should really be thanking her. But soon enough it'll be back to daily bickering and hopefully stomping her out for the coveted promotion they both applied for. But the more time Sunny spends with Bhanu, the more he lets his guard down. And the more involved Bhanu gets with this fake-dating thing, the more her family comes to adore "the man who will prevent her from turning into moss." Will either of them last the week on their pretend romantic getaway without crossing the line?"--

"Evie Lang's life is in shambles. On the heels of losing her beloved aunt, she's unceremoniously fired from her poetry professorship by her secret boyfriend. Lacking income and inspiration, she's stuck in Ohio with no idea how to move forward--until hope arrives in a surprising letter. Auntie Hao left Evie the deed to her San Francisco row house, a place full of Evie's happiest memories. The catch? To inherit, she must go on a pre-arranged matchmaking tour in Vietnam"--

A light comedy about our darker future. In a self-contained city of the future, life is a grind until retirement, cooking is a dying art, and the weight of wealth at the top exerts a crushing pressure on the populace below.She's the best drone pilot around and he's a rising star in food delivery. Her punishing schedule isolates her, making it hard to find happiness outside of virtual reality. He's eager to show her the experiences real life has to offer if he can deal with his event hijacking brother, geriatric hooligans, and a conspiracy to keep the young lovers apart even if it kills them. 72k words

Past democracy ? Placebo democracy ? Where people take to the streets, to give vent to their pressure, with a growing administration the efficiency missed, dangers and their mechanisms in current situations the population, rural areas, economy and socio-cultural problems remain unspoken ? Who will learn to understand facts in the future ? geopolitics, philosophy, literature, Latin and the latter to master the modern language ? The West is becoming cognitively assimilated, to a disappearing mass of education, which is actually the mainstay a future society should be.

One man's search for purpose and connection in a world where social insecurity is the rule, middle-class aspirations are out of reach, and genuine intimacy seems an all but forgotten dream.

Tatum may not have put "sexy stranger" on her Christmas list, but Santa knows what a good girl needs to make her holiday complete.When Tatum tells her overbearing mom that she isn't coming home for Christmas, Mom doesn't take it so well. But when Tatum's sister breaks the news to their mom two days before Christmas that she wants to bring her new girlfriend home for the holidays, Mom has the worst reaction of all.Tatum's inner elf rises up and she decides to create the brightest, happiest, pinkest, glitteriest, most loving holiday ever-in her one-bedroom apartment over a Christmas-themed bar. Who cares? It's not where you spend the holiday that matters; it's who you spend it with. Hooray! Tatum's holiday spirit is back in full force.In fact, she's feeling so cheery that when a stranger accidentally sends her a text to say he's on his way, she kindly texts back to let him know he's reached the wrong number. Sure, she's had a little wine while wrapping presents, so she maybe says a little more. And when he replies? Well, it would be rude not to respond.Quicker than she can stab herself in the knee with a pair of scissors, she's got a full-fledged flirty text convo going with some random guy who might be a doctor, might be a serial killer . . . might be the perfect addition to her holiday guest list.And if she happens to extend an invite to a drag queen Mrs. Claus and the vampire throuple from across the street? Hey, the more the merrier, right? 'Tis the season!Light the fireworks and pour the champagne! The naughty list is ready to make merry!

"Signing up for a reality show with a $100,000 prize, wedding gown designer Andie Dresser marries a stranger--sight unseen--only to discover her new husband is the man who left her 10 years ago, and with the cameras rolling, finds their feelings for each other growing under the spotlight"--

The eldest daughter of Romeo and Juliet rejects the betrothal planned by her parents and tries to find the groom-to-be a more suitable bride.

The state of Margen is Grimm.Eighteen months after moving from the land of Horror, Pansy Finster has made her home in Romance. All she wants is to become a paramedic and fall deeper in love with Fantasy Lord Theodor Fromm while avoiding Hauntings like unusual animals, crazy relatives, and witches.As a member of Fairy's royal family, life was never that simple for Theo, especially when a mysterious death makes him heir to the Margen Duchy. Unable to choose between the home of his heart and the keeper of it, he proposes for Pansy to marry him in Margen; home to Jack the Giant Killer, the Little Red Cap, and the Robber Bridegroom. Except Margen has fallen under a curse of disappearing magics and people--including Theo's father, the duke. Pansy knows all about surviving werewolves and serial killers, but mountain giants and in-laws are another story. She must earn her place among royalty and help Theo save Margen from his tyrannical brothers: Dunstan the Night Terror and Oswald the Fire Breather. Friends and foes aren't who they appear to be as a sinister power rises to threaten every land in Fantasy...and even Novel. Werewolves and serial killers don't seem that bad now.Continue Pansy and Theo's haunting and romance in "Don't Marry the Cursed," book two of the Haunted Romance trilogy, by C Rae D'Arc. If you like Seth Grahame-Smith, Christopher Moore, or Grimm's fairy tale retellings, then this dark romantic comedy will more than satisfy! Don't forget; be careful for what you wish.

The BookTok sensation: a spicy coach's daughter college sports romance, second in the Beyond the Play series, with new exclusive content in this edition! A secret friends-with-benefits arrangement with the hockey coach's daughter shouldn't have a shot in the dark of leading to more...CooperAs a pro-bound college athlete with a good-time reputation, I usually have my pick of puck bunnies. But lately, I've been in a dry spell that feels more like a curse, and the stress is affecting my game--the one thing that can't happen if I'm going to make team captain, and eventually the NHL.Enter Penny Ryder.She's my coach's daughter, but the moment she pulls me into that ice rink closet, she's the one thing on my mind besides hockey. She has a sex bucket list, and each item on it confirms we're kindred spirits in the bedroom. If I say yes, I'll be relaxed on the ice again--but if her dad finds out, I'll be forced to say goodbye to being captain and finally earning my own father's approval.PennyThanks to the ex from hell, I'm a long way from being ready for a relationship--but it's time to reclaim my agency, one long-sought-after experience in bed at a time.Enter Cooper Callahan.He's my dad's star defenseman; an arrangement with him will mean keeping yet another major secret from my father. But the agreement we strike is simple: secret friends-with-benefits until he makes captain...and I cross off everything on my list, so I can finally move on from the incident that ruined both my life and my figure skating career.Yet the longer our connection goes on, the more we trust each other, and the less I want to say goodbye. I know love leads to heartbreak, but what if it can also clear the ice for a breakaway?Filled with swoons, spice coaching, sports, and book nerds in love, Breakaway is a don't-miss adult college sports romance.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Alyssa Cole's second Runaway Royals novel is a queer Anastasia retelling, featuring a long-lost princess who finds love with the female investigator tasked with tracking her down.Makeda Hicks has lost her job and her girlfriend in one fell swoop. The last thing she's in the mood for is to rehash the story of her grandmother's infamous summer fling with a runaway prince from Ibarania, or the investigator from the World Federation of Monarchies tasked with searching for Ibarania's missing heir.Yet when Beznaria Chetchevaliere crashes into her life, the sleek and sexy investigator exudes exactly the kind of chaos that organized and efficient Makeda finds irresistible, even if Bez is determined to drag her into a world of royal duty Makeda wants nothing to do with.When a threat to her grandmother's livelihood pushes Makeda to agree to return to Ibarania, Bez takes her on a transatlantic adventure with a crew of lovable weirdos, a fake marriage, and one-bed hijinks on the high seas. When they finally make it to Ibarania, they realize there's more at stake than just cash and crown, and Makeda must learn what it means to fight for what she desires and not what she feels bound to by duty.

"Meet Maggie Chase and Ethan Wyatt. She's the new Queen of the Cozy Mystery. He's Mr. Big-Time Thriller Guy. She hates his guts. He thinks her name is Marcie (no matter how many times she's told him otherwise.) But when they both accept a cryptic invitation to attend a Christmas house party at the English estate of a reclusive fan, neither is expecting their host to be the most powerful author in the world: Eleanor Ashley, the Duchess of Death herself. That night, the weather turns, and the next morning Eleanor is gone. She vanished from a locked room, and Maggie has to wonder: is Eleanor in danger? Or is it all some kind of test? Is Ethan the competition? Or is he the only person in that snowbound mansion she can trust?"-- Provided by publisher

"For fans of The Holiday comes a ... Christmas house-swap rom-com debut in which finding yourself and finding love come hand in hand"--

"The third and final installment in Nisha Sharma's ... Shakespeare-inspired rom-com trilogy--an ode to Twelfth Night--is the perfect friends-to-lovers romp featuring an accidental wedding, meddling families, and plenty of sizzling chemistry"--

She's just his boss, especially since Tara just barely hired Alec. But when things heat up in the kitchen, Tara will have to decide where Alec is needed more-on her arm or behind the stove.Tara: Alec Ward makes sure everyone knows I'm the boss. He thinks it's some sort of homage to me or something. I find it as sarcastic and annoying as he is drop-dead gorgeous.I'd have fired him on his first day for his Grumpy-Cat attitude, but he's the best thing to happen to Saucebilities since I opened the doors a decade ago. He acts like dating is beneath him, and I'm happy to feed that opinion for him by telling him all about my dating disasters while we whip up delicacies for the rich and famous around Charleston.I know just how to handle men like Alec.Until an article comes out that could devastate me. The headline?No one trusts a skinny chef, but can the plump cooks in this town find love?I'm the headliner in the article, thanks to an ex who's looking for revenge."Plump?" I rage to Alec, a knife in my hand. "I'll show him plump."I expect him to laugh, pluck the knife away before I hurt myself, and tell me to get over it. Instead, he says, "You should show him that women of all sizes can find love."So he's deeper than I thought. Big deal. Doesn't mean I'm going to fall for his knife skills or the muscles it takes to lift all those pounds of potatoes. I do take his advice and leave a comment on my ex's article.When my ex walks into my kitchen, uninvited I might add, and demands to know who I'm dating, Alec steps right to my side with, "Is this the guy, baby?"Oh, he's the guy, and I suddenly want to show him-and myself-that I'm a good catch, curves and all...Get ready to laugh out loud in this hilarious, sweet workplace romantic comedy! The romance is clean, the jokes witty, and the office-kitchen grump swoon-worthy. Read today!

She's just his secretary...until he needs someone on his arm to convince his mother that he can take over the family business.*** "The humor in JUST HIS SECRETARY doesn't go for the easy laugh - it is witty and tongue-in-cheek because the characters are smart." ~BookBub ReviewerOh, and the romance is clean, the jokes witty, and the office grump swoon-worthy.Read today! ***Callie:Dawson Houser makes sure everyone who comes into the office knows I'm "just his secretary." Heck, I've even said it to suppliers and CEOs when they smile knowingly at the two of us during business meetings. He scowls and grumps around the office afterward, as if the two of us dating is the most ridiculous thing on the planet.Dawson can handle them.I can handle them-and him too, once they leave. And he's no picnic, let me tell you.Who can't we handle? His mother.When Lila Houser comes to town with her faux furs and fashion sunglasses, she only has one question for her spoiled rotten son: When are you going to get married, Dawson, darling?I expect him to laugh and tell her he's never getting married. I mean, I've heard those exact words come out of his mouth. Instead, he pulls me to his side and says, "Maybe sooner than you think, Mother."Oh, that Lila Houser can make a woman feel two inches tall with a simple up-down look. I think I'm a pretty good catch...no matter what my last three boyfriends say.When Lila says, "I thought Callie was just your secretary," I suddenly want to prove her dead wrong...

High school jock Cash Hamilton has almost everything: he's tall, handsome, a star football player and beloved by all the girls. The one thing he hasn't got is his namesake: Cash is dead broke. But a rich novelty manufacturer has a way out - all Cash has to do is date his hated school rival, brainiac Stu Carrey.Add to his problems an amorous snake, a New Age swami, an angry not-so-ex girlfriend, and a room of wombats, and you get a complete picture of dating in The Modern Age.Cash and Carrey is the first adult romcom by Bob Madison, author of the acclaimed young adult novel Spiked!Gay for pay has never been so much fun-or so dangerous. "Cash Hamilton, the hero of Bob Madison's new novel, is a 21st-century South-California Bertie Wooster. His special friend, Stu Carrey, is the son of a tycoon who manufactures gags and novelties--joy buzzers, whoopee cushions, wind-up plastic penises, and such. Cash isn't as genteel as Bertie, or as gentle, but he still gains entrée into some of the stately homes of Orange County. He's a witty and surprisingly likeable narrator, and his prose is as well-stocked with laugh-getters as Mr. Carrey's warehouse. Cash and Carrey is outrageous and extremely silly. It's also as sweet as it is funny."- Christopher Miller, award-winning author of The Cardboard Universe, Sudden Noises from Inanimate Objects, and, American Cornball."If Dobie Gillis and Groucho Marx had a son it would be Bob Madison. Funny, silly, and funny."- Nick Santa Maria, comedian/author

She's just his barista...until she buys into Legacy Brew as a co-owner. Then she's Coy's business partner and the source of his five-year-long crush. But after they share a kiss one night, Macie's seriously considering mixing business and pleasure.Macie: Coy Cochran and I have never gotten along all that well. His daddy hired me a decade ago at their family coffee shop, and I've grown to love the place. Now that Coy's dad is gone, he's more than determined than ever to carry on the family owned and operated café.I'm the brains and beauty at the shop, but Coy won't listen to me-until I have money in the game too. Now that we're business partners, we get along slightly better.Slightly.He's still surly and full of bark, and while I like animals, I tend to stay away from the human ones that demand to see me in their office over a little spilled sugar.I can handle working with Coy. It's the "not working" that's been plaguing me. See, we had this...well, I call it The Kissing Incident-a single kiss, months ago, in a moment of extreme distress.Too bad I told him it was a mistake and couldn't happen again.Double-too-bad that it was the best kiss of my life and triple-too-bad that I can't stop thinking about it. Him. I can't stop thinking about him.And now my best friend's wedding is coming up, and I don't have a date. So I post on my social media, asking if anyone in Charleston would be willing to spend a few hours with me, drinking, dining, and dancing the night away. No strings attached. No boyfriend status required.When Coy texts me, saying he'll be my date, I'm torn. I definitely want to go out with him, but the wedding isn't for seven more weeks. And I want that boyfriend status with him, so I tell him we should give a relationship a test drive.The problem is, if the test drive turns out to be a complete wreck, I'm back in the same situation as before my social media post: dateless and comparing every future kiss I'll ever have to the man who still thinks I'm just his barista.Oh, and bonus: I'll have to continue working with him day in and day out too.Get ready to laugh out loud in this hilarious, sweet workplace romantic comedy! The romance is clean, the jokes witty, and the coffee-shop-grump swoon-worthy. Read today!

She's just his partner, because she's seen the number of women he parades through his life. No amount of charm and good looks is worth being played...until Sabrina witnesses Jason take the blame for someone else at the law office where they both work.Sabrina: Jason Finch has had no shortage of girlfriends-if you can even call the women he sees that. He's tall, good-looking, incredibly intelligent, and always has the perfect comeback. He's as polished as he is irritating, especially with the way he struts around the law firm where we work together, as if he owns the place.He doesn't, thank you very much.We both made partner (even if I'm a junior partner and he's a full partner) within same year, and I've managed to keep our relationship professional even with the late nights, the social events, and the close quarters at the office. Until I see him take the fall on a case that he barely touched.Everything changes then, and when the managing partner at the firm comes down hard on him, I step in.My boss trusts me, and when I vouch for Jason...he thinks we're seeing each other. "I'm just his partner," I say, not realizing (at the time) that the word "partner" can have a different meaning than the lawyerly one.Jason is suddenly kind, appreciative, and...real. I can't help thinking that our relationship could be more than a façade too.Which makes me crazy. After all, no one actually turns the office playboy into marriage material.Do they? Can I?I've never shied away from a challenge, and I suddenly want to try taking myself from just his partner to his girlfriend.Get ready to laugh out loud in this hilarious, sweet workplace romantic comedy! The romance is clean, the jokes witty, and the law-office-grump swoon-worthy. Read today!

Fake dating my sworn enemy to make my ex so jealous he can't see straight? Worth it. Silas and I agree on one thing, and one thing only: my ruthless, heartless, narcissistic jerk of an ex-fiance needs to be taken down a notch. So we do what anyone would do: we pretend to be a couple.Even though Silas and I are polar opposites. Silas is a loud, cheerful, over the top showboat. He's his hometown's golden boy, the Marine who came back to rescue kittens from trees and walk old ladies across the street. And me? I'm the awkward new girl who freezes up around strangers and can't make small talk to save my life.It shouldn't work. We can barely have a conversation without arguing. There's no way we should be friends, let alone dating, except... Everyone believes it.Especially my ex.Now I'm having way too many real fantasies about the man who gets on my last nerve. My fake boyfriend is starting to feel a whole lot like a real one.The kisses feel real. The way he protects me feels real.The night we spend together in a hotel bed feels very real.This was supposed to be fake, but I think I might have fooled myself most of all.

Anna Katherine Tran, or Kit to her dearest and nearest, is a twenty-five year old barista who may have her priorities out of whack, something her mother never fails to mention during their weekly family dinners. So what if she hasn't started a retirement plan or has a solid savings account or her future career mapped out? Her best friend, Declan Mullins, assures her that she isn't supposed to have it all together in your twenties. That's easy for him to say, however, since he has a solid nine to five job with benefits, insurance, and even a built-in retirement plan! So, what could possibly happen when Mr. Nine-to-Five forgets to renew his residential visa? Thankfully their two best friends are around to constantly tell them that getting married simply for the sake of ensuring Declan's citizenship and keeping Kit from being homeless is an absolutely terrible idea. Unfortunately for all involved, it is going to take a lot more than sound logic from their increasingly distracted friends, the threat of Kit's strict Christian parents finding out, and the possibility of a beautiful friendship going to ruins to stop the two of them from tying the knot. Because maybe underneath all the assurances that it's all for convenience, it's more about the desires of their hearts.