New Book Releases for September

Have Mercy

Romantic Suspense, Contemporary Romance, Second Chance romance

I never saw it coming.

It’s hard to get over that kind of betrayal. It leaves a mark on the heart. A slow bleed that never goes away. She was my girl. We were supposed to be partners. She was going to be the mother of my children down the road. The only girl to warm my bed. She was my forever girl.

Until she ran away.

I thought she felt the same. But if she did she wouldn’t have ditched me like I didn’t matter. All the plans we made meant nothing to her. She disappeared without so much as a goodbye. Those cuts are the deepest. A gaping hole that can’t be sealed. I could’ve stomached anything else—a meaningless one-night stand, drifting apart, vanishing love. But abandonment is a deadly strike that can’t be forgotten. It sticks with you forever.

Three months later she showed up, expecting me to welcome her back with open arms. Excuses, lies, not even her crying eyes could make me believe the manipulative bullshit coming out of her mouth. For months I felt like I was burning alive. She shattered my heart and stole my soul.

I moved on.

Now, eighteen years later, a nightmare unfolds. Every detail makes my stomach churn. Lies come to the light. The truth is uncovered. And the people I thought I knew become strangers. The heartbreak I felt was only a scratch compared to the sliced open heart in my chest.

Winning her back seems like an impossible feat. She may never forgive me, because the thing about mercy—you have to give to receive.

***Have Mercy is a 107K word standalone, second chance love story.***

Sweet and Sassy Baby Love

Contemporary Romance

Nine NY Times and USA Today bestselling authors offer stories of men and women who go to great lengths for the children they love.

A scent of innocence, that touch of softness, an angelic nap, and deep belly laughs. Babies and toddlers bring great joy, love, humor, and even conflict into our lives. But first, we need a passionate encounter, a romance that transcends time.

Marriage-of-convenience, a woman and child in danger, a platonic marriage (but not for long), an adoption in the nick of time, finding out there’s more to life than work, holding on to love at any cost, and a brother’s love for the mother of his nephew—these are the themes that make the boxed set Sweet and Sassy Baby Love a very special delivery!

• Encore Lovers – Alicia Street – USA Today bestselling author: No one knows her secret, not even him. But that is about to change.
• Forever Love – Natalie Ann – USA Today bestselling author: Can their pretend marriage lead to the forever love and family they always wanted?
• He’s My Baby – Mimi Barbour – NY Times and USA Today bestselling author: Emma signs the final adoption papers for the orphan minutes before his handsome uncle arrives to claim the baby as his. Sparks fly… but they both agree that it’s the boy who matters.
• Special Delivery – Suzanne Jenkins – USA Today bestselling author: When the unexpected happened, Tony and Bridget’s love would carry them through any trial.
• Christmas Babies – Mona Risk – NY Times and USA Today bestselling author: The serious doc never had time for fun or love until twin newbies teach her there’s more to life than work and career.
• To Protect His Own – Jen Talty – USA Today bestselling author: If Kenzie wants to hold onto the only man she’s ever loved, she’s going to have to dig up the darkest betrayal of all. A lie so damming it holds the power to destroy the very thing she’s trying to save…
• Bedded by the Billionaire – Leanne Banks – NY Times and USA Today bestselling author: She’s the mother of his dead brother’s child, and he’ll do anything to protect her and her baby.
• Accidental Family – Donna Fasano – USA Today bestselling author: A temporary—strictly platonic—marriage… yeah, right.
• Tidal Falls – Jacquie Biggar – USA Today bestselling author: A woman and child in danger teach Nick life is worth living.