THE CONSEQUENCE by Ashley JadeRelease Date: August 27thGENRE/TROPES: Second-Chance / Enemies-to-Lovers / Off Limits / Rockstar RomanceSeries: Book 2, The Star-Crossed Lovers TrilogyTHE CONSEQUENCE, book 2 in The Star-Crossed Lovers Trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Ashely Jade is NOW LIVE!Make sure to grab this all-new angsty, gritty, off-limits, second chance romance TODAY! NOW AVAILABLE!!Amazon: https://geni.us/TheConsequence2Paperback: https://geni.us/AwjpGESTART THE SERIES TODAY WITH BOOK 1, THE CHOICE!Amazon: https://geni.us/TheChoice1BLURBFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ashley Jade comes a gritty, off-limits romance about mistakes, choices, and love conquering all. The world thought they knew the choices we made...They were wrong.The choice we made changed everything.The consequence we paid destroyed us.About the Author:Ashley Jade is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and top 20 bestselling Amazon author who craves tackling different genres and tropes within romance. Her first loves are New Adult Romance, Contemporary Romance, and Romantic Suspense, but she also writes everything in between including erotica and dark romance. Her characters are flawed and complex, and chances are you will hate them before you fall head over heels in love with them. She's a die-hard lover of oxford commas, em-dashes, music, coffee, and anything thought-provoking...except for math. Books make her heart beat faster and writing makes her soul come alive. If she's not paying off student loan debt, working, or writing a novel—you can usually find her listening to music, hanging out with her readers online, and pondering the meaning of life. Check out her Amazon page and Facebook page for future novels.She loves connecting with her readers—they make her world go 'round. ~Happy Reading~Connect w/Ashley: Website: https://ashleyjadeauthor.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ashley-Jade-Author-788137781302982/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajadeauthorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleyjadeauthor/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorashleyjadeGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14175946Bookbub:https://www.bookbub.com/authors/ashley-jadeAmazon: https://amzn.to/2RGsIJ9
DEVIL by Sierra SimoneRelease Date: August 11th Genre / Tropes: Dark romance (content notes on my website!) / Older FMC/younger MMC / Second chance / Dub-con & free use / Groveling (on a cross) / if you don't think there's more happening on that cross, then you don't know me very well by now ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ / Also I gave the devil a kitten / Also he loves making wafflesFor full information regarding the content, click here:https://www.thesierrasimone.com/priest-content-notesDEVIL by Sierra Simone is NOW LIVE!!Make sure to grab this all new dark forbidden romance TODAY! AVAILABLE NOW!https://www.thesierrasimone.com/devil
BLURB I have nothing left.One moment of weakness seven years ago, and I lost my job, my art, and my only friend. Now I’m working nights at a gas station to scrape together a living and a way to care for my sister, and I’m completely alone.And then I see him on the front page of the newspaper, my former college student and the man who ruined my life seven years ago.Ryan Bell.So I carve a statue of the devil and I give the devil Bell’s face. I leave it for the world to see.I shouldn’t have done it. I should have known he’d use the statue to hunt me, find me, offer a deal that demands my soul. He wants one year of me—all of me—and then he’ll make my problems go away.How can I refuse? When it’s my only chance of salvation? How can I refuse even when I know Ryan Bell will leave me with a broken heart—again?But it’s my own fault…I should have stayed hidden, I shouldn’t have revealed how the memory of him haunts me still. I was the one who spoke of the devil, after all.I can’t be surprised that he appeared.*(This is the fourth full-length standalone in the Priest Collection, featuring Father Bell's youngest brother, Ryan Bell. You do not have to read Priest, Sinner, or Saint to read Devil.)
REVIEW
Reviewer: Tammi
Rating: 5 Groupie Stars
We finally are fully introduced to the Baby Bell Brother! OH MY!!!
He's a dirty boy. I love him!
Our poor Birdie their first interaction literally ruined her life, she lost EVERYTHING. Fast-forward 7 years he's been looking for her, he can't forget her, he's been obsessed with finding her.
When he does hes going to change her life, give her everything make life easy, every dream come true but there's a catch.....
She's his for a year in EVERY WAY!
OH the story that unfolds is fantastic. (remember the dirty boy comment)
Seirra Simone has outdone herself. I bow down to the queen of forbidden dark romance
A freshly divorced heroine. A rugged small-town Alaska firefighter, and the accidental glacier rescue that changes everything.
My marriage blew up. So I went to Alaska. Obviously, the logical next step. If my cheating ex hadn't gotten caught, I'd still be the fool who thought I had forever. Instead, I'm on a reckless divorce trip, trying to figure out what starting over even looks like. I came to the wilderness to find myself again, not to break my ankle on a freezing glacier.
Enter Tanner Houlton.
He's a local hotshot firefighter, a flannel-wearing knight, and the exact kind of steady, protective man who shows up when everything goes wrong. I'm an expert at hiding my pain behind loud laughter, but Tanner sees right through my defenses.
What I don't expect is how much that steadiness costs him. He has his own scars, yet he's determined to prove I'm worth fighting for. I swore off men the second I signed my divorce papers, but as the snow melts around us, this broody firefighter is slipping past all of my defenses.
Perfect for readers who want a healing, slow burn romance featuring a heroine learning to trust again after betrayal and a steady devoted hero. Ideal for fans of Elsie Silver, Devney Perry, and Lucy Score.
USA Today Bestselling Author J. H. Croix lives in a small town in Maine with her husband and two spoiled dogs. She writes swoony contemporary romance with sassy women and alpha men who aren't afraid to show some emotion. Her love for quirky small-towns and the characters that inhabit them shines through in her writing. When she’s not writing, you can find her cooking, counting the turtles in her backyard pond, and running with her dogs, which is when her best plotting happens.
Exhausted—both mentally and physically—he could barely put one foot in front of the other. Tired to the bone due to a never-ending war. He was desperate to find a new every day that didn’t revolve around getting shot at by kids that could barely hold a rifle steady. War had broken his soul, and the last thing he wanted to do was go home and pretend that he was just a normal citizen.
But then he sees her, also at her lowest of lows, for the first time, and his soul latches on. Bernice, his salvation.
He’s convinced that she’s the answer to his woes, and he develops an unhealthy attachment to her that carries over to his civilian life. For five years, he watches her. Protects her. Keeps her safe when she won’t protect herself. Hux follows her every move and hides in the shadows so she’ll never see.
Then she shows up in his town, and all bets are off.
She’s in his town now. That means his rules. His way. And no more highway.
She’s stuck, and she’ll never know it until it’s too late for her to run.
Lani Lynn Vale is an American author of humorous romantic suspense novels. Born in the Great State of Texas, she has lived the majority of her adult life in East Texas where most of her novels are based. She’s married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as “LLV’s Bearded Half.” She published her first novel, Boomtown. in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. She’s gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.
“Power, legacy, secrets, and emotional warfare… I ate it UP.” —Review
Second chance romance. Football dynasty. High-stakes betrayal.
My life, my career, my future—was built on the Hubbards’ legacy: honor, heritage, tradition. Or so I believed.
Now it’s all falling apart.
The Coopers aren’t just a football team. They’re power, secrets, and emotional warfare.
Under the bright lights of Crystal Light Stadium, the real game is finally clear.
This isn’t just about the Super Bowl— It’s about protecting my family’s dynasty at any cost.
And this is when he walks back into my life.
The man from my past. My biggest regret… and my greatest weakness.
He wants a second chance. A place beside me in a game ruled by loyalty, lies, and betrayal.
But in this world, trust is a risk. And desire is a liability.
Because what we share… It’s explosive. Dangerous. Impossible to ignore.
And it might be the one thing that brings everything crashing down.
Because football isn’t just a game.
It’s power. It’s legacy. It’s survival. And I’ll stop at nothing to keep it alive.
Have you been Aleatha’d?
From New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes a steamy, addictive football romance packed with power plays, betrayal, and jaw-dropping twists.
SACKED is Book 3 in The Coopers series, ends on a cliffhanger, and must be read in order: INTERCEPTED → RUSHED → SACKED → SCORED.
Its currently baseball season and I am missing football so this is an absolute perfect time to be reading these books. I am getting my football fix Aleatha style.
There are so many secrets in this family they go back generations but some are hidden in the current. I am reading wide eyed taking it all in. We have a Whodunit? And I can't figure who the suspects are, everyone is acting suspicious. Too many people have something to gain or lose. But at the core of the story we have our romance and our scary jaw dropping ending has me worried about our hero.
Meet Aleatha Romig:
Aleatha Romig is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Together with her high-school sweetheart and husband of over thirty years, they've raised three children. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she’s not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns or her new lighter side, she likes to spend her time with her family and friends. Her pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams!
He saves her from a fate worse than hell, and in return, she ruins his life.
Not on purpose, though.
No, the men who think to rule her life don’t like that she has a champion on her side and realize the best way to get back at her is to go through him.
They find a really great way to do it, too.
They frame him for a crime he didn’t intentionally commit and sentence him to spend thirteen years in prison. As an added bonus, they take his child—the one thing that matters most to him— just to remind him that they hold all the power.
But Sage will never let them have any power over her.
That’s why, the day before he’s sentenced to prison, Sage offers the only protection she can think to give him. Her hand in marriage.
For seven years, Sage fights to get her husband-in-name-only free.
Just when she thinks she’s close, she gets the news. Her husband has died in a prison riot, leaving her free to marry another.
That’s when she decides to run.
And where does her running take her? Right into the arms of a man who was supposed to be dead.
Sage and Gentry met under the strangest circumstances and he comes to her revue and ends up in prison for a crime he didn’t commit and yes our beloved Apollo comes to the rescue and he’s one of those that “died “ in a riot and get to start a new life ….
Sage married Gentry as a way of protecting him because of her family but she wrote to him while he was in prison and she was affected but his “death” so imagine her surprise when she sees he’s vey much alive !!!! In his defense he was trying to get her a fresh start via Apollo and she needed to get away from her mob family …..
Sage lives in Gentry’s yard as they’re trying to work through her dog’s trauma, he was one of the lucky ones that weren’t euthanised after being rescue from the dog fighting ring , my heart breaks for Neo but he pulls thorough 🐾🙏🥰
The missing kids and their trauma had me in tears and on edge , the nasty nurses at the hospital had me seeing red and let’s not talk about those “mothers” and all they put Dean through but fortunately the boys distracted me and had me in stitches reading the girls smuttie books , these boys blushed 🫣😂 and Neo had me cheering him from the sidelines I felt like all my boxes had been ticked and then some😄
I loved Sage and Gentry but I’m counting down till 4 August for the next instalment …. This series is addictive 🥰😉and I just want more !
Lani Lynn Vale is an American author of humorous romantic suspense novels. Born in the Great State of Texas, she has lived the majority of her adult life in East Texas where most of her novels are based. She’s married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as “LLV’s Bearded Half.” She published her first novel, Boomtown. in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. She’s gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.
Tropes: Surprise Pregnancy, Best Friend's Older Sister
Small Town, He Falls First, She Fights Her Feelings
Release Date: June 23, 2026
BLURB
Quinn
I have a thing for my best friend’s sister. Charli Miller has always been the woman to own my heart, despite the fact she doesn’t feel the same way. We’re oil and water, fire and ice. We butt heads at every turn, but I’d still do anything for her.
I wouldn’t deny her anything.
Which is why I don’t put a stop to the little arrangement we seem to fall into. Spending that time with her is better than anything I’ve ever experienced, but unfortunately, it makes me crave more. I’ve always wanted Charli, but now, I’m a determined man. Especially when she shocks me with big news.
She’s scared, but I’m ready to fight. Fight for us.
Charli
No one pushes my buttons like Quinn Garrison. He might possibly be the most infuriating man on the face of the planet, and since he’s my younger brother’s best friend, I can’t get away from him. He’s always there, and even when he’s being sweet and supportive, it just grates on my nerves.
Until one day, that irritation explodes.
What happens next wasn’t planned. It’s raw and fueled by years of emotions, and even though I swore it wouldn’t happen again, it does. I let him into my bed and, as time passes, I’m unable to keep him out of my heart. I want everything I didn’t even know I needed, and there’s no going back now.
The first books follow the Miller twins anf their journey to HEA. Quinn has always been friends with their younger brother, Camden. And their sister, Charli, well his lived her most of his life.
Charli is a little older than Camden and Quinn, and when Quinn is around, which is often, they have so much good banter. But she has always ignored their flirty chemistry. That’s is, until recently.
I love these two! Charli was a little annoying to start, but her reasoning for something’s are valid and I eventually grew to love her!! Quinn is such a solid hero and I loved how he never gave up when it came to Charli!!
One more Miller sibling to go! Can’t wait for the finale!!
USA Today Bestselling Author Lacey Black is a Midwestern girl with a passion for reading, writing, and shopping. She carries her e-reader with her everywhere she goes so she never misses an opportunity to read a few pages. Always looking for a happily ever after, Lacey is passionate about contemporary romance novels and enjoys it further when you mix in a little suspense. She resides in a small town in Illinois with her husband, two children, and three rowdy chickens.
THE CONSEQUENCE by Ashley Jade
Release Date: August 27th
GENRE/TROPES: Second-Chance / Enemies-to-Lovers / Off Limits / Rockstar Romance
Series: Book 2, The Star-Crossed Lovers Trilogy
THE CONSEQUENCE, book 2 in The Star-Crossed Lovers Trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Ashely Jade is NOW LIVE!
Make sure to grab this all-new angsty, gritty, off-limits, second chance romance TODAY!
NOW AVAILABLE!!
Amazon: https://geni.us/TheConsequence2
Paperback: https://geni.us/AwjpGE
START THE SERIES TODAY WITH BOOK 1, THE CHOICE!
Amazon: https://geni.us/TheChoice1
BLURB
From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ashley Jade comes a gritty, off-limits romance about mistakes, choices, and love conquering all.
The world thought they knew the choices we made...
They were wrong.
The choice we made changed everything.
The consequence we paid destroyed us.
About the Author:
Ashley Jade is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and top 20 bestselling Amazon author who craves tackling different genres and tropes within romance. Her first loves are New Adult Romance, Contemporary Romance, and Romantic Suspense, but she also writes everything in between including erotica and dark romance.
Her characters are flawed and complex, and chances are you will hate them before you fall head over heels in love with them.
She's a die-hard lover of oxford commas, em-dashes, music, coffee, and anything thought-provoking...except for math.
Books make her heart beat faster and writing makes her soul come alive.
If she's not paying off student loan debt, working, or writing a novel—you can usually find her listening to music, hanging out with her readers online, and pondering the meaning of life.
Check out her Amazon page and Facebook page for future novels.
She loves connecting with her readers—they make her world go 'round.
~Happy Reading~
Connect w/Ashley:
Website: https://ashleyjadeauthor.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ashley-Jade-Author-788137781302982/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajadeauthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleyjadeauthor/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorashleyjade
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14175946
Bookbub:https://www.bookbub.com/authors/ashley-jade
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2RGsIJ9
