November 8, 2022
A meticulously researched chronicle of her parents’ fateful meeting and subsequent romance amid the horrors of WWII, Leila Sen’s debut novel blends memoir and historical fiction.
The story is initially set in 2002, a few months after Sen has scattered her parents’ ashes. Her visit to their home in San Francisco, the beloved house—filled with […]
August 1, 2022
E.F. Dodd’s romance novel, Earning It, features a woman forced to spend a week in the Caribbean with her ex-boyfriend on a group honeymoon.
As a PR executive, Regan “Rae” Murphy is an expert at dealing with other people’s problems, but not her own—particularly when, at her best friend Kesler’s wedding, Rae discovers that her […]
May 30, 2022
In this supernatural thriller, cardiac surgeon Dr. David Sholfield is swept up in a plot to acquire the legendary philosopher’s stone, which ancient alchemists believed could transform base metals into gold and even held the secret to immortality.
While out on the town in Chicago to celebrate David’s new job, his friend Alan encourages him […]
January 3, 2022
Nothing’s as it Seems, the second installment in Holly Brandon’s Chastity series, follows 31-year-old, structural engineer Dr. Chastity “Chase” Morgan’s journey to find a career and the man she’ll eventually marry.
Influenced by her grandmother’s prompting and her cousin, Roxie, who gives Chastity an emoji-guided worksheet to find the perfect guy, Chastity hunts for a […]
December 27, 2021
In Daniela Valenti’s latest paranormal romance, The Crystal Skull, two protagonists with supernatural powers struggle with relationship issues while investigating attacks on others like them.
Amanda and her fiancé James are celebrating their engagement in Mexico when they encounter an evil shadow. Both Amanda and James are Sentinels, psychic/magic warriors who fight evil in the […]
November 15, 2021
Gene Needham’s One Breath is a romance wrapped inside an action/suspense story set in contemporary times.
Phillip Walker, an American ex-federal agent, meets Maria Papei, a young woman from a prominent Italian family. The two fall in love at first sight and secretly marry, leaving everyone in the dark about it. However, much is working […]
November 15, 2021
Rob Edwards’ Christmas fantasy centers on a widower grieving for his wife and unwilling to try to find happiness again.
Cheri Porter celebrated every holiday, even small ones. Valentine’s Day meant champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries, St. Pat’s was a trip to an Irish pub, and July 4th meant fireworks. But more than any other holiday, […]
October 25, 2021
Risky Restoration is a romance novel about a scorned woman seeking closure from her last relationship.
Kesler “Kez” Walsh is pessimistically navigating relationships since being burned by her college sweetheart, Miller Thompson. Then, after another failed relationship, she finds herself surfing the Internet to learn what her ex has been up to lately—only to discover […]
October 4, 2021
Canadian author Jacquelyn Middleton’s engaging fifth novel (after 2020’s Say Hello, Kiss Goodbye) is a standalone contemporary romance set in London, an inspired setting for this story about a grieving woman stranded alone during the holidays.
Bostonian Madeleine Joy, a content programmer for a popular music streaming service, is supposed to meet her sister in […]
October 4, 2021
Nicholas McIntire’s dedication to elaborate world-building is more impressive than ever in A Wicked Wind, his sprawling sequel to 2019’s The Hunter’s Gambit.
In his second journey to the realm of Ilyar, McIntire builds upon an imagined world of angels and demons, monsters and mysticism and the Archanium, “a vast and complex network of energies” […]