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Amazon US Amazon UK Amazon CA Amazon AU Nook iBooks Our history made things harder. We were associates out of convenience. We tolerated each other. I never saw her that way. She never saw me that way. She and I were never meant to be friends. You’re not supposed to fall for your best friend’s enemy, even if the enemy is YOUR ex-best friend. This isn’t the story of falling in love with your best friend. It’s about falling out of hate. …. “So what’s your story, Lisa? The real story.” Grams shifts her attention to Lisa, honing in on her like a lion does a gazelle. Even though I’m ecstatic to be out of the hot seat, Lisa hasn’t had a grilling by grams in years, and the woman is like a human lie detector. If Grams hadn’t been pulling so much overtime at the hospital during my senior year, she would have sniffed out Lisa’s Mr. Robinson romance before it even started and set her straight. Lisa’s eyes dart over to me, but if there’s...

Title: Lead Heart Series: Seraph Black #3 Author: Jane Washington Genre: YA Romance/Urban Fantasy/Reverse-Harem Release Date: September 23, 2016 Blurb “The paint dripped off me like a liquid coat and I inhaled the toxic fumes, sucking the undiluted scent into my lungs. My pupils dilated as I sank into the vision of a pain so absolute, it went beyond pain. It should have rendered me unconscious, it should have affected my ability, it felt like it should have killed me. As it was, the pain distracted me so badly that I was unable to focus on any other details. I painted turquoise wounds that wept turquoise blood onto the paper floor, and when I was finished, I painted more. I painted the walls, the floor, the back of the door and the boarded-up windows. I covered the room in wounds and fumes, and then I curled up in the middle of the mess, weeping my heart into my paint-covered hands.” The past few months have reduced Seraph Black to a permanent...

Title: Midnight Scent Series:  Amour Toxique #1 Author: Dori Lavelle Genre: New Adult Romantic Thriller/Suspense   Release Date: September 27 , 2016 Blurb I find the love letters in my new dorm room, left behind by a previous occupant. They're meant for someone else, but the words speak to me. They slide off the page and wrap themselves around my body, touching me in places I never knew existed. I'm falling in love with each word, unable to stop myself. And I don't even know his name. Until they tell me. His name is Judson Devereux. They say he’s toxic. Falling for him will be a mistake. I want to believe them. I want to walk away. But the words refuse to be erased from the invisible parts of me. I'm hooked on the scent of his poison. It’s bad for me. It could kill me. But I’m in too deep. *This series contains sexual content, dark themes, and violence that could trigger emotional distress in re...

Title:  Phoenix Under Siege Series:  Phoenix Decree #4 Author:  Anna Albergucci Genre:  Time Travel Romance Release Date:  September 30 How far would you go to reclaim your heart’s desire? Devon has laid claim to Elz—marrying her in twenty-first-century America as well as nineteenth-century England. He hopes it will grant a respite from others who are drawn to the flame in her eyes. During a trip to London, Devon’s hopes are dashed as he thwarts an attempt to kidnap Elz. While investigating who is behind the attack, he finds himself at a crossroads and is forced to enlist the aid of his friend turned rival, Symond Grayson, the Duke of Graburn.In an act of compassion gone horribly wrong, Devon’s marriage to Elz is threatened and his world is turned upside down. The door is opened for Symond, and the duke has every intention of walking through it. With their love in as much danger as their lives, Devon has no choice but to send Elz far ...

Title: HOT SEAL Rescue Series: H OT SEAL Team # 3 Author : Lynn Raye Harris Genre: Romantic Suspense   Release Date: September 27 , 201 6 Blurb Abducted at gunpoint by a gorgeous woman… Navy SEAL Cody “Cowboy” McCormick is in Las Vegas for a little R & R before his friend’s wedding when a beautiful blonde jams a gun in his side and abducts him from a casino in broad daylight. He could stop her, but he plays along because he’s intrigued—plus he’s convinced she’s in danger. CIA agent Miranda Lockwood’s life is on the line when an undercover operation goes wrong. Little does she know when she sashays up to the biggest, baddest looking dude in the casino lobby that she’s kidnapping a Navy SEAL—or that she’ll be unable to resist his charm when he turns up the heat. When the CIA labels her a rogue agent, Miranda’s faith in everything she believes in is shaken to the core. Cody’s the only one she can trust to help her find the tra...