Layla by Collen Hoover
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Layla by Collen Hoover

Layla by Collen Hoover Mystery/Thriller Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis When Leeds meets Layla, he’s convinced he’ll spend the rest of his life with her—until an unexpected attack leaves Layla fighting for her life. After weeks in the hospital, Layla recovers physically, but the emotional and mental scarring has altered the woman Leeds fell in love with. In order to put their relationship back on track, Leeds whisks Layla away to the bed-and-breakfast where they…
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Timber by Tate James

Synopsis Betrayed. My best friend, my right hand, the man I trusted above all others. Zayden de Rosa declared his love for me and pursued me until he shattered the walls between us. Then the man who loved me proved to be a traitor. I never saw that coming. Abandoned. My fierce lover, he died to protect me. Let me kill him and erase him so he could move in the shadows. He’s…
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September 2021 Dark/Steamy Romance Releases

June starts in two days and I feel like I’ve been waiting forever because some of my most anticipated Dark and Steamy reads are coming out in June. I have to admit a lot of these are sequels, but I did try to add in some standalone or first in a series as well. So here are my June 2021 anticipated Dark/Steamy Romance Releases.
August 29, 2021
The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
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The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

Synopsis Dev Deshpande has always believed in fairy tales. So it’s no wonder then that he’s spent his career crafting them on the long-running reality dating show Ever After. As the most successful producer in the franchise’s history, Dev always scripts the perfect love story for his contestants, even as his own love life crashes and burns. But then the show casts disgraced tech wunderkind Charlie Winshaw as its star.Charlie is far from the…
The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose
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The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose

The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose Mystery/Thriller Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis Would you defend your husband if he was accused of killing his mistress?Sarah Morgan is a successful and powerful defense attorney in Washington D.C. At 33 years old, she is a named partner at her firm and life is going exactly how she planned.The same cannot be said for her husband, Adam. He is a struggling writer who has had little success in…
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Burnout by Coralee June

Synopsis Maybe if we met at another time—another life—he could’ve been mine.Maybe if I were older. Maybe if he wasn’t my brother’s best friend. Maybe if he wasn’t my teacher.Maybe.Maybe.Maybe.Having my dirty little secret living down the hall had me obsessing over alternate endings and happily ever afters. I’d never wanted someone so badly, but his hot and cold behavior was giving me emotional whiplash. In the classroom, he practically ignored me. But…
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Earn Your Extra Credit by Meghan Quinn

Synopsis "She went home with someone else that night?"Hearing the disbelief from my best friend's mouth makes the events of my failed date sting that much more.I would like to make it known, I have a lot more swagger than what it seems. I don't normally ask a girl out, have her fail to recognize it's a date, and then give me a high five--as if I'm her wingman--and take off with someone…
The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
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The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

Synopsis When violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she finds herself incapacitated and burned out from her attempts to replicate that moment. And when her longtime boyfriend announces he wants an open relationship before making a final commitment, a hurt and angry Anna decides that if he wants an open relationship, then she does, too. Translation: She's going to embark on a string of one-night stands. The…
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Untouchable by Sam Marino

Synopsis The bully isn't supposed to win.Senior year was off to a rough start: lube in my locker, panties on my front porch, unimaginative name-calling. See, I got a player suspended from the football team for harassing me, and in my small Texas town, you don’t mess with the football players—even if they mess with you first.I didn’t care if it was an unpopular thing to do; I stood up for myself… and…
For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing
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For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing

For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing Mystery/Thriller Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis Teddy Crutcher has won Teacher of the Year at the esteemed Belmont Academy, home to the best and brightest.He says his wife couldn't be more proud—though no one has seen her in a while.Teddy really can’t be bothered with the death of a school parent that’s looking more and more like murder or the student digging a little too deep into Teddy’s…