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Chasing Mr. December
by LM Fox
A Man of the Month Club Novella: Small Town Enemies to Lovers Holiday Romance (Magnolia Point series)
Genre, Tropes, and Triggers:
A small town firefighter romance Hate to love/Grumpy sunshine Age gap Ex-Best Friend’s Sister A strong willed heroine National Bathtub Party Day shenanigans and Christmas Holiday festivities
The ink is barely dry on my marketing degree, and I’ve already landed my first big break. If only 𝘩𝘦 wasn’t standing in my way. The mayor desperately needs to bring tourism back to Magnolia Point. And given I grew up here, there’s no one better for the job. Turning things around in my hometown could put my PR firm on the map. Between the hot fireman calendar, and a Bathtub Party Day celebration worthy of the Guinness World Records, I’ve got this in the bag. No one’s going to stop me. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘸. That smoldering firefighter is making it impossible to do my job. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥. When my brother’s ex-best friend refuses to participate, it leaves me one month short. So, I’m pulling myself up by my bootstraps. Because whether he likes it or not, I’m chasing Mr. December.
Read Starts: 11/21
Forms Due: 12/7
That's One Big Deck
By Mika Rayne
Book 1 of 6: That's One Big Series (standalone) / 400 Pages / Dual FMC/MMC POV
Genre, Tropes, and Triggers:
Toxic relationship (please read content warning, it does have a HEA) Carpenter romance set in New Orleans Good guy wins This novel contains vulgar language and graphic domestic violence scenes. Reader discretion advised (18+).
Bryony Thibodeaux has been dealt unfortunate cards since birth. After her father dies when she’s fourteen, her stepbrother- Buck- takes care of her. He becomes more controlling and eventually sinks his claws into Bryony, claiming her as his. Sometimes toxic relationships stir awake from the depths of the abyss, dragging you along until you’re just barely skimming the surface for air. Then Leland Bourbon moves to town. He’s hired at the same construction company that Buck works for in New Orleans. Leland is the first man to treat Bryony like a person, lighting her life up with happiness. Something she has never had. Their friendship soon blossoms into something more, which only unleashes the monster inside Buck. Will Bryony be able to break the cycle of abuse before it breaks her completely? This novel contains vulgar language and graphic domestic violence scenes. Reader discretion advised (18+).
Read Starts: 11/4
Forms Due: 11/23
Drowning in Sins
by AR Hall
Book One in the Lovibond Duet / 244 Pages / First Person POV
Genre, Tropes, and Triggers:
Dark-ish Romance, Gothic Romance, Love Triangle between brothers, Starcrossed Lovers Triggers: Depressive and Manic Episodes Infedility (it's a love triangle) Torture Murder Physical Violence
“Maybe I didn’t like the idea of choosing between them, but I would sure as hell choose to save them both from this monster.” They say never look too hard when you’re at sea, but when two brothers live through an unspeakable event it’s hard to process what they may or may not have seen. Rosalyn wants to know what happened that day, what secrets this shipwreck holds and when she meets two brothers that capture her attention, her job becomes that much harder. They say blood is thicker than water, but will love conquer all or will history repeat itself?
Read Starts: 11/11
Forms Due: 11/30
Like It's Christmas
by Diana Hicks
Winterstorm Village Book 1 / Standalone
Genre, Tropes, and Triggers:
Fake Dating Grumpy Boss Happy Ever After No Cheating / No Cliffhanger Explicit Sensual Scenes
I’m fake dating my grumpy boss to save Christmas. Why does it feel so real? When the Mayor of Winterstorm has an unfortunate accident and ends up in the hospital, Rhett is left hanging with the proverbial Santa gift sack. To make matters worse, the only one who can help him save their money-making tourist season is his office nemesis, Ms. Christmas cheer in a bottle, Parker Cruz. Parker Cruz, the Mayor's daughter, is determined to save Christmas now that her dad isn’t there to make it all happen. The only person standing in her way is the town’s Scrooge, the newly appointed Mayor, Rhett Parker. She's willing to do whatever it takes to make good on her promise to her dad. So, when a series of unlucky events strike, and the residents start talking about canceling Christmas, Parker does the unthinkable. She agrees to a fake date with her new boss. Love is always in the air during the holidays at Winterstorm Village. So what if this year it’s all pretend? Or is it?
Read Starts: 11/4
Forms Due: 11/23
The Cowboy's Beguiling Bride
by Saffron A. Kent
Branded Book One
Genre, Tropes, and Triggers:
Gritty cowboy romance marriage of convenience age gap mistaken identity
It all began with letters. Every word he wrote etched itself into my mind, into my soul. I had no choice but to fall in love with him. Was it really so bad that the letters were part of a pen pal program, sent from a penitentiary. Or that they weren’t really addressed to me? It’s not as if he’d ever find out the truth. It’s not as if I’d ever get to meet him or stare into his eyes that I think are blue as the sky over his ranch he left behind. Or that I’d ever get to feel his work-roughened hands dominating my body as he does my fevered dreams. Until one afternoon when I find myself standing in front of him at the courthouse. Pretending to be someone I am not. But the joke’s on me because for all my pretenses, his deception is much crueler. The hardened, dangerous, impossibly beautiful man is nothing like the man in the letters. And it may be too late for me to run. Because with one signature on the dotted line, I become his to do as he pleases. Till death do us part.
Read Starts: Mid December
Forms Due: Mid January
Fall From Grace
By Stephanie Napolitano
Debut Novel
Genre, Tropes, and Triggers:
Found family Second chance romance First love It was always you Oprhans/Foster care
Cassie had always wanted a family of her own. Growing up in foster care only made her yearn for what she never had: a sense of security, comfort, and love. Matthew coveted nothing more than a name: to be somebody to someone. In his pursuit of it, he risked the one person who had always been his real. Real love. Real family. Childhood love didn’t stand a chance against the desire for something more. When one of them gets handed the opportunity for a fresh start, it means leaving behind the other. An unexpected encounter ten years in the future forces them to face what happens when the lines of real and make believe are crossed. Can they find their way back to one another without pretending?
Read Starts: Early February
Forms Due: Late February
Under the Singing Bridge
by Shannon Rhozier Carlen
585 pages (ebook) 114 chapters
Genre, Tropes, and Triggers:
Saphic Civil unrest Genocide East Africa Rebels Humanitarian crisis Survival Resilience Moral dilemmas/complexity Identity Human connection Colonial legacies Capture Love in conflict Tropes: FF Emotional scars Capture Rebels Graphic Depictions of War Graphic Violence Genocide Sexual Abuse Death Sapphic Romance Sapphic Sex Scenes Vomiting Scenes Drug Use Strong Language Please regard the trigger warnings
Aubrey Renner: As a young journalist navigating the throes of civil unrest in the small East African country of Kiza, Aubrey finds herself unprepared and afraid on the frontlines of war and the beginnings of love. When protests become the target of rebel mercenaries, Aubrey must fight to keep herself and the story alive. Dr. Quinn Ambrose: Quinn has dedicated herself to healing the people of Kiza. After saving the life of the ruthless militia General, Quinn is compelled into a perilous web of servitude and a new love. She becomes torn between her humanitarian principles, protecting those she cares for, and her captors’ demands. Kolo Brahimwé Caught in the middle is Lieutenant Kolo, a young Yoriba boy orphaned by the very forces he now serves. As he grapples with his role in the violence consuming his homeland, Kolo confronts the stark realities of loyalty and identity. He faces the impossible task of holding on to his humanity in a war determined to strip it away. As their paths converge within the confines of the rebel camp, can unlikely bonds withstand the brutality of circumstance by finding love and friendship, or will it tear them down into something unrecognizable?
Read Starts: 11/12
Forms Due: 11/23
Ruthless Guardian
by Sienna Cross
A Mafia Bodyguard Romance (Ruthless Heirs Book 1) This series is the next generation of the Kings of Temptation, but it is not necessary to read those stories first.
Genre, Tropes, and Triggers:
Steamy, enemies-to-lovers, age-gap, bodyguard mafia romance This is a dark romance novel with scenes that may be triggering and sexually explicit in nature.
Forbidden is dangerous. Forbidden is tempting. Forbidden is mine... Introducing a new, steamy Italian mafia romance must-read for fans of Michelle Heard, Sadie Kincaid, and Jill Ramsower! Isabella I’m a mafia princess, heir to the Kings’ throne. My entire life has been spent behind the bars of a gilded cage. Protected, admired, adored. Controlled. I long for freedom. In one night, everything changes… Enter Raffaele Ferrara, dark, broody and tormented. And the most frighteningly gorgeous man I’ve ever seen. My new bodyguard is all rules and restraint. But beneath our clashes, an undeniable attraction simmers—dangerous, forbidden, irresistible. Raffaele Isabella Valentino is off-limits. She’s young and naïve and most importantly, my new client. I live by my rules; in my world, everything is about control. That’s why I’m the best at what I do. And rule number one: Never get involved with the principal. But the woman is a force of nature. Ignoring my rules and procedures, she’s intent on breaking every single one. And my tethers of restraint grow weaker by the day. Worse, I don’t want to fight it anymore. Isabella Valentino is mine.
Read Starts: 11/26
Forms Due: 12/4
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