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Sometimes one night is all it takes...

A year and a half of therapy has barely put a dent in the guilt Amanda McGregor still feels over her ex boyfriend. And she hasn’t even mentioned to her therapist how much she dislikes her body.

So when her flatmate Alison comes up with a plan to help Amanda get over her guilt - a plan that involves alcohol and flirting…and maybe a little pool sharking…Amanda goes along for the ride…

…Levi Fox has finally extricated himself from a toxic relationship, and he just wants to focus on his next goal - qualifying for the Australian Olympic Rowing Team. He’s not looking for a rebound hookup, and he’s definitely not looking for love when he heads out to his local pool bar for a few drinks with his mates…

Sparks fly when the pair meet, and things between the two escalate quickly. But life has a way of throwing a spanner in the works.

Levi faces a bombshell that explodes right in Amanda’s face, flinging the pair headfirst into a situationship with an expiry date that neither of them want to discuss. And with Levi’s ex stirring up trouble, dredging up Amanda’s past and present pain, is the mind blowing chemistry these two share enough for them to build something worth fighting for?

Sometimes one night is all it takes...

A year and a half of therapy has barely put a dent in the guilt Amanda McGregor still feels over her ex boyfriend. And she hasn’t even mentioned to her therapist how much she dislikes her body.

So when her flatmate Alison comes up with a plan to help Amanda get over her guilt - a plan that involves alcohol and flirting…and maybe a little pool sharking…Amanda goes along for the ride…

…Levi Fox has finally extricated himself from a toxic relationship, and he just wants to focus on his next goal - qualifying for the Australian Olympic Rowing Team. He’s not looking for a rebound hookup, and he’s definitely not looking for love when he heads out to his local pool bar for a few drinks with his mates…

Sparks fly when the pair meet, and things between the two escalate quickly. But life has a way of throwing a spanner in the works.

Levi faces a bombshell that explodes right in Amanda’s face, flinging the pair headfirst into a situationship with an expiry date that neither of them want to discuss. And with Levi’s ex stirring up trouble, dredging up Amanda’s past and present pain, is the mind blowing chemistry these two share enough for them to build something worth fighting for?

Georgina Menzies might be having a quarter-life crisis …

She just quit her eight-year career to work in television production. And when her boyfriend of two years calls to break up, all she feels is relief.

But that relief flies out the window when she discovers that her first job as showrunner is a documentary about a sexy Sydney vet—a man who, as an eighteen-year-old, broke her heart …

She’s determined to keep things professional … with maybe a couple of little tweaks, to punish him just a teeny bit …

***

When Xander Fox discovers that the woman producing his new documentary series is his high school sweetheart, and the girl who ghosted him after one stupid teenage mistake, twelve years of anger and bitterness resurface.

He’s determined to get through filming with the minimum of fuss … but how will that be possible when Georgie seems hell-bent on driving him insane?

Stuck together in a small town, all their old resentments, old hurts, and old chemistry re-ignite … and their frustration feels a hell of a lot like foreplay …

Georgina Menzies might be having a quarter-life crisis …

She just quit her eight-year career to work in television production. And when her boyfriend of two years calls to break up, all she feels is relief.

But that relief flies out the window when she discovers that her first job as showrunner is a documentary about a sexy Sydney vet—a man who, as an eighteen-year-old, broke her heart …

She’s determined to keep things professional … with maybe a couple of little tweaks, to punish him just a teeny bit …

***

When Xander Fox discovers that the woman producing his new documentary series is his high school sweetheart, and the girl who ghosted him after one stupid teenage mistake, twelve years of anger and bitterness resurface.

He’s determined to get through filming with the minimum of fuss … but how will that be possible when Georgie seems hell-bent on driving him insane?

Stuck together in a small town, all their old resentments, old hurts, and old chemistry re-ignite … and their frustration feels a hell of a lot like foreplay …

Sex and feelings are a volatile cocktail …

Katarina Drákos has a lot going on. She’s taking the first step towards a musical theatre career, her best friend might be getting deported, and she’s keeping a big secret from her mother.

Oh, and she just can’t stop thinking about the stranger who got her off in a nightclub, then vanished. The stranger who gave her a taste of exactly what she’s been looking for in a man – hot, kinky and dominant.

If only she’d had a chance to explore the explosive chemistry she felt with him …

... Dominic Fournier needs to be in control, especially when it comes to sex. So, when a beautiful mystery girl almost makes him lose it, he escapes just in time. Only he can’t get her out of his head.

When term begins and he returns to his vocal coaching job, his control is tested to its limit. Because the ingenue soprano he’ll be teaching – the one everyone has their eye on – is his mystery girl.

An hour, alone together in Dom’s classroom every week is torture unlike anything either of them have experienced…and it’s only a matter of time before one, or both of them, succumb to their desires…

But can they ever be more … when everything between them must remain a dirty little secret?

A human girl ... a mysterious stranger ... a forbidden attraction ... a deadly craving...

All Blaire wants is to survive the tedium of yet another family summer vacation to Greenrock Island, Michigan with her best friend Jack and their parents. She's counting down the days until she can escape to college as far away from her parents as possible.

But something feels off this summer. Their parents lock themselves away in the den and day-drink, leaving Blaire and Jack to entertain themselves. And then there is the hot guy with intense green eyes who Blaire caught a glimpse of on the ferry...the one she can't stop thinking about.

***

Roman feels compelled to visit Greenrock with his sister Ellis for the summer. And when Blaire shows up unexpectedly in their very private hideaway, he's convinced she is a danger to them. But his cravings for her go far beyond anything he has ever felt before. Either way, he has to keep her away from them, for everyone's sakes.

Because Roman has a huge secret...one that has the potential to end Blaire's life, if he succumbs to it. But Blaire has a secret too—she just doesn't know it yet...

As the pair struggle against their need for one another, forces beyond their control are gathering, preparing to converge on Greenrock and tear apart everything the two hold dear.

Produced for the Layla Pine x Swoon Bookstore launch of Taiga in September 2024, these editions are hardcover with foiled writing, signed and numbered to 25.

A human girl ... a mysterious stranger ... a forbidden attraction ... a deadly craving...

All Blaire wants is to survive the tedium of yet another family summer vacation to Greenrock Island, Michigan with her best friend Jack and their parents. She's counting down the days until she can escape to college as far away from her parents as possible.

But something feels off this summer. Their parents lock themselves away in the den and day-drink, leaving Blaire and Jack to entertain themselves. And then there is the hot guy with intense green eyes who Blaire caught a glimpse of on the ferry...the one she can't stop thinking about.

***

Roman feels compelled to visit Greenrock with his sister Ellis for the summer. And when Blaire shows up unexpectedly in their very private hideaway, he's convinced she is a danger to them. But his cravings for her go far beyond anything he has ever felt before. Either way, he has to keep her away from them, for everyone's sakes.

Because Roman has a huge secret...one that has the potential to end Blaire's life, if he succumbs to it. But Blaire has a secret too—she just doesn't know it yet...

As the pair struggle against their need for one another, forces beyond their control are gathering, preparing to converge on Greenrock and tear apart everything the two hold dear.

Produced for the Layla Pine x Swoon Bookstore launch of Taiga in September 2024, these editions are hardcover with foiled writing, signed and numbered to 25.

Revenge is imperative ... Resisting each other is impossible ...

Seven has spent her life inside the gray, windowless walls of Taiga. She’s been taught to hate Purebloods with a fiery passion, but she’s learned to hate her captors all on her own. She dreams of revenge, of painting the walls with their blood.

When she finds herself outside unexpectedly, rolled out in a cage like a circus freakshow, things go sideways fast … but the voice in Seven’s head whispers one word: Mine …

A few weeks later, back inside Taiga, the whisper repeats it. And the new hybrid it’s directed at seems very chummy with the head of Operation Stranger …

***

Jack wants the monster inside him gone. He never asked for this, he resents what he is becoming.

When Agent Baxter offers him a bargain: complete some small tasks, and the Operation will suppress Jack’s monster so he can return to his old life, he jumps at the opportunity.

But then his monster starts roaring Mine on repeat … and he can’t stop thinking about the tawny-skinned hybrid the monster is obsessing over.

Jack knows where that sort of attraction heads when you’re a Stranger—even a half-breed one. And it’s something he wants to avoid at all costs.

But when Jack and Seven are forced to face their connection, under the most horrific circumstances, they’re left with only two options.

Escape … or revenge …

There’s only one way they can have both—but can they work together, without succumbing to the call of their blood

Revenge is imperative ... Resisting each other is impossible ...

Seven has spent her life inside the gray, windowless walls of Taiga. She’s been taught to hate Purebloods with a fiery passion, but she’s learned to hate her captors all on her own. She dreams of revenge, of painting the walls with their blood.

When she finds herself outside unexpectedly, rolled out in a cage like a circus freakshow, things go sideways fast … but the voice in Seven’s head whispers one word: Mine …

A few weeks later, back inside Taiga, the whisper repeats it. And the new hybrid it’s directed at seems very chummy with the head of Operation Stranger …

***

Jack wants the monster inside him gone. He never asked for this, he resents what he is becoming.

When Agent Baxter offers him a bargain: complete some small tasks, and the Operation will suppress Jack’s monster so he can return to his old life, he jumps at the opportunity.

But then his monster starts roaring Mine on repeat … and he can’t stop thinking about the tawny-skinned hybrid the monster is obsessing over.

Jack knows where that sort of attraction heads when you’re a Stranger—even a half-breed one. And it’s something he wants to avoid at all costs.

But when Jack and Seven are forced to face their connection, under the most horrific circumstances, they’re left with only two options.

Escape … or revenge …

There’s only one way they can have both—but can they work together, without succumbing to the call of their blood

Revenge is imperative ... Resisting each other is impossible ...

Seven has spent her life inside the gray, windowless walls of Taiga. She’s been taught to hate Purebloods with a fiery passion, but she’s learned to hate her captors all on her own. She dreams of revenge, of painting the walls with their blood.

When she finds herself outside unexpectedly, rolled out in a cage like a circus freakshow, things go sideways fast … but the voice in Seven’s head whispers one word: Mine …

A few weeks later, back inside Taiga, the whisper repeats it. And the new hybrid it’s directed at seems very chummy with the head of Operation Stranger …

***

Jack wants the monster inside him gone. He never asked for this, he resents what he is becoming.

When Agent Baxter offers him a bargain: complete some small tasks, and the Operation will suppress Jack’s monster so he can return to his old life, he jumps at the opportunity.

But then his monster starts roaring Mine on repeat … and he can’t stop thinking about the tawny-skinned hybrid the monster is obsessing over.

Jack knows where that sort of attraction heads when you’re a Stranger—even a half-breed one. And it’s something he wants to avoid at all costs.

But when Jack and Seven are forced to face their connection, under the most horrific circumstances, they’re left with only two options.

Escape … or revenge …

There’s only one way they can have both—but can they work together, without succumbing to the call of their blood

Saba Vasili, a scholar of the astral sea, faces a harrowing accusation: an arcane device he designed has malfunctioned and an entire district of the city has been obliterated and a foreign dignitary has been killed. Charged with murder, Saba is incarcerated on the orders of Byrengrad's ruling council, the Triad.

Ambassador Luan Zek of the Rezwyn Empire is dispatched to take custody of the alleged murderer of his countryman. But seeing Saba's pathetic state, Zek questions whether Saba is truly guilty or only the Triad's scapegoat.

With Byrengrad's fate in the balance, Saba and Zek must uncover the truth behind the arcane catastrophe and stop the malfunctioning device that is jeopardizing the fabric of their whole world.

Can one act of compassion save the world?

I can almost pretend it’s an adventure with a new friend—a Contiki tour to a mystical island filled with mythical creatures.

When Morgan's helpfulness sees her kidnapped and thrown in the back of a van, the last thing she expects is to end up marooned on a sentient and not-so-mythical island. Even less so, when she finds herself face to face with a tantalizing sea monster who claims they are fated mates.

Morgan is faced with figuring out how she’s going to get home, and more importantly, does she even want to?

Seducing Scylla is a story about second chances, finding love where you least expect it, and new beginnings. Join Morgan and Scylla as they navigate language barriers, meddling Fates, and a burning hot desire that neither of them seems able to control.

With a pen tip that glides like scissors on wrapping paper and ink that feels like getting into freshly washed bed sheets with shaved legs, the Quirky pens are notorious for a reason. 

With a perfectly weighted barrel and adorable engravings on the pen clip and top lid, our pens are here to not only inspire, but potentially ruin every other pen for you ever. 

With a pen tip that glides like scissors on wrapping paper and ink that feels like getting into freshly washed bed sheets with shaved legs, the Quirky pens are notorious for a reason. 

With a perfectly weighted barrel and adorable engravings on the pen clip and top lid, our pens are here to not only inspire, but potentially ruin every other pen for you ever. 

With a pen tip that glides like scissors on wrapping paper and ink that feels like getting into freshly washed bed sheets with shaved legs, the Quirky pens are notorious for a reason. 

With a perfectly weighted barrel and adorable engravings on the pen clip and top lid, our pens are here to not only inspire, but potentially ruin every other pen for you ever. 

In the famous words of Mother Chappell Roan, this pin 'could be the one, or your new addiction'🔥. The question stands; will you take it hot to go? 

Details

- Enamel Pin by The Quirky Cup Collective
- 4.5cm (1.7 inches)
- Gold Plated
- Material: Zinc Alloy + Iron
- Double Pin Backing

Turn up the heat and fan the flames. This romance is about to get hot because we're about to light it on fire, literally🌹

Details

- Enamel Pin by The Quirky Cup Collective
- 4.5cm (1.77 inches)
- Gold Plated
- Material: Zinc Alloy + Iron
- Double Pin Backing

Dive into the world of Dad Magic and immerse yourself in a spellbinding journey where modernity meets fantasy and magic. In a world where magic and technology are harmonious and queer freedom is celebrated, Spellford would be considered a metropolitan paradise amongst many.

Join Brent Abernathy as he navigates the complexities of fatherhood of raising a teenage daughter, Victoria, whilst discovering the secrets of the Mage's Union and his challenges facing the underground rebels known as the Code Weavers.

In this captivating blend of urban fantasy and queer familial bonds, Brent journeys with his best friend, Half-Orc, Paxton Grimtusk to discover the truth of Victoria's lineage, face his past and stop the impending doom that threatens to destroy the city of Spellford.

Benedict has never been anyone's knight in shining armor, but when he finds Rosanna in need of rescue, he can't help but step in.

Benedict

I knew the minute I laid eyes on Rosanna she was the one for me. I also knew there was something fishy about her boyfriend. Helping her kick him to the curb should have been easy. But neither of us anticipated just how much no-good he was up to.

Rosanna

I'ts no fun finding out your boyfriend is cheating. And when he works for your father? Well, it's complicated. The last thing I need is a not-so-teeny-tiny crush on my rescuer.

If Rosanna's not careful she could find herself caught up in a marriage of convenience with her scheming ex-boyfriend. Ben can't let that happen, even if it means coming clean to his family about what he's really been up to all these years.

This story features a hero with something to hide, a heroine with plently to lose and a plan that involves unlikely allies, a bit of cloak and dagger, and a whole lot of luck.

Tropes: He falls first; curvy heroine; fresh scent of pining hero; you called you came; avoiding a marriage of inconvenience; secret lives and troublesome exes.

Book 3 in the Prince of Lust series

Cassidy

I always want what I can’t have:
My business to succeed through winter.
Someone to kiss me goodnight without the pressure to settle down and start a family.
And now, my old high school flame.

When Callum moves in across the hall, he is just as handsome and flirtatious as I remember. Years ago, I thought we were perfect together. But our worlds now are far too different. Mostly because of the other girl in his life. His daughter.

Callum

This is not the life I planned:
A broken marriage.
A bitter custody battle.
And an undeniable attraction to the woman I shouldn’t want.

Cassidy is a ghost from my past. A reminder of the old me. The one who was carefree and thought the best of people, instead of the worst.

And I can’t shake the feeling that our lives have been thrown back together for a reason. I just need to convince her that we’ll work this time.

Because of Her is a steamy romance about friendship, love and accepting the unexpected. A standalone story, it is the first full length novel in Bookstagrammer Devon May’s Because of Love series.

Four unlikely couples.

All enemies-to-lovers.

A spicy story collection you need to read.

LOVE ME LIKE YOU MEAN IT by Elouise Tynan

It's easy to hate your brother's best friend when he's been c***blocking you since college. But when Reed and Jordie discover a scandalous secret about her brother's girlfriend, they're forced to put their snarky sniping aside to protect him from heartbreak. And learn just how thin the line is between enemies and lovers…

FIGHT OR FLIGHT by Stephanie Hazeltine

Last time high school enemies Blair and Levi saw each other was in a wedding party that ended in sabotage and pure humiliation. So what happens when they’re forced back together for another wedding three years later?

THE LAW OF ATTRACTION by Alison Middleton

Being a kick-ass lawyer is tough enough. But what’s a woman to do when you have to work with the sexy college nemesis who broke your heart–and he’s handling your divorce from another man?

FINDING HOME by Emma Mugglestone

Andi Bishop didn’t come to Wyoming to save a horse and ride a cowboy. Which is handy considering prickly ranch foreman Jack Woodruff is determined to scare away the pretty New York waitress who threatens his future at Jawson Ranch. As the fight for ranch ownership heats up and so does their attraction, will they lose more than they bargained for?

All I Want for Chris-mas

A spicy holiday romance inspired by Hollywood’s hottest man

Guarded Love

All Minnow wants for Christmas is to meet her favorite Hollywood heartthrob, a wish that would have come true if it weren’t for his straight-laced, hard-chested, annoyingly attractive head of security, Baxter, getting in her way.

With the two of them repeatedly forced together every time Minnow attempts to throw herself in her favorite actor’s path, will Minnow suddenly find a desire to unwrap a different gift this year?

Double or Nothing

As they navigate marketing an upcoming Christmas movie, Adam's long-hidden feelings for his best friend Mandy surface during the film’s premiere.

A kiss sparks tension, but after Mandy makes a terrible decision, this friends-to-lovers happy ending could be over before you can say mistletoe.

Mistletoe Magic

Luca and Mia have been best friends since they were ten. But they’re not kids anymore. When a beautiful actress makes a move on Luca, the unexpected jealousy takes Mia by surprise.

After years of missed opportunities, Luca’s ready to finally take the leap at Christmas. But it’s going to take a lot more than just mistletoe for Mia to admit her true feelings.

Finding Christmas

Nick Winters has big Christmas plans. He’s ready to level up and go after everything he wants, and Thea Beaumont is at the top of his wish list.

The gorgeous screenwriter has captivated him ever since she arrived and complained about Christmas. Can he use the magic of the season to convince her to give him a chance?

“Dear God, pardon my French, but please don’t let me fuck this up!”

Melanie Black is cursed – just ask her crazy superstitious mother.

Her tennis career is teetering on the brink of fabulousness, but she can’t seem to make it past a quarter-final. She’s also desperate to break her yearlong sex-drought; a problem because the only men she sees with any regularity are her hard-arse coach Steve, and his infuriating (but hot as Hell) son, Joel. Oh, and her best friend Brad, but he doesn’t really count.

But Mel’s luck is about to change, as she finally breaks her quarter-final curse, and gets an invite for sexy-times with tennis superstar and renowned playboy Pete Levine. Things seems to be looking up, until a sudden, horrific event turns everything upside down.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and she and Joel decide to work together to try and deal with the fallout and pick up the pieces of Mel’s career, even as their teasing, antagonistic relationship begins to feel the strain of constant proximity…

…Mel’s tennis career may be getting back on track, but as other parts of their lives spin out of control, things between the two are bound to become explosive – one way or another.

“Dear God, pardon my French, but please don’t let me fuck this up!”

Melanie Black is cursed – just ask her crazy superstitious mother.

Her tennis career is teetering on the brink of fabulousness, but she can’t seem to make it past a quarter-final. She’s also desperate to break her yearlong sex-drought; a problem because the only men she sees with any regularity are her hard-arse coach Steve, and his infuriating (but hot as Hell) son, Joel. Oh, and her best friend Brad, but he doesn’t really count.

But Mel’s luck is about to change, as she finally breaks her quarter-final curse, and gets an invite for sexy-times with tennis superstar and renowned playboy Pete Levine. Things seems to be looking up, until a sudden, horrific event turns everything upside down.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and she and Joel decide to work together to try and deal with the fallout and pick up the pieces of Mel’s career, even as their teasing, antagonistic relationship begins to feel the strain of constant proximity…

…Mel’s tennis career may be getting back on track, but as other parts of their lives spin out of control, things between the two are bound to become explosive – one way or another.

She thought her mom’s shifter blood had passed her by. Tossed into the deep end of amystical realm, will she survive the hot and heavy glamour?

Mara Reynolds isnauseous with anxiety. With her plans to skip college destroyed by a pair of strangers claimingthat she’s destined to manifest remarkable abilities, the curious nineteen-year-old agrees toattend a magical school. And overwhelmed by the unknown, the artistic young woman is startledby the tingles of attraction flying between her and the handsome leaders of Spring, Summer,Autumn, and Winter.

Digging deeper into the truth of her place in this world, Marais thrown off balance as all four princes unleash a seductive campaign to earn her kisses. But asshe starts to get a grip on their complicated society, a dream reveals that she’s about to becometangled up with a curse, a prophecy, and a quartet of fated mates.

With everyoneplaying a game for her heart, can she defeat destiny and make her ownrules?

Touch of Winter is the spicy first book in the WyldthornAcademy paranormal romance series. If you like witty prose, vibrant mythologies, and why-choose plotlines, then you’ll adore LK Shear’s lighthearted adventure.

ATLAS

Working undercover at a strip club is not my usual kind of job. If it weren’t a great opportunity to show the Mike Bravo team I can run my own op, I wouldn’t have agreed to it.

When my boss asks me to befriend the biggest gossip in the establishment, the person who knows everything, I’m even more reluctant. Because that happens to be one of the dancers. The only dancer to catch my attention in all the wrong ways.

I need to be professional or I will never prove I’m leadership material.

Only problem is, the guy with the stage name Lemon makes me want to be anything but professional.

LEMON

I’m sick of the new bartender throwing dirty looks my way. He’s as judgmental as he is hot, and let’s just say he’s really judgmental.

I don’t know why he’s working here if he looks down on us dancers so much. He could bartend at a regular club.

But when he saves me from a drunken customer getting too handsy, his attitude suddenly flips, and we find ourselves becoming … friends?

Underneath the judgment, it turns out Atlas is a total sweetheart.

Maybe more caring than anyone I’ve ever met.

I’ve never had a relationship before, but something tells me it could be way too easy to fall for the gentle giant.

Savannah Grace is on top of the world. She’s back to selling out stadium tours and winning Grammys ,and she’s just arrived home from her honeymoon after marrying the love of her life…nothing could burst this bubble.

Except, of course, her estranged family.

When her younger sister Cassidy shows up on her doorstep, in need of help and thoroughly - inexplicably - pissed off, the whole household gets turned on its end. Where did she spring from and why the heck is she so damn mad?

Savannah’s nanny Lane has grown all the way up, from a cute punk kid to a classic handsome heartbreaker, a long trail of short flings in their wake. They don’t have a second to waste on Cassidy, after all she’s rude, ignorant, hot-tempered and kind of a brat. It’s just…does their boss’s little sister have to be so hot?

Of course things could always get worse. Cassidy has one plan and one plan only: for her sister to turn her into a star.

Book Two in the Grace Notes trilogy is an enemies to lovers sapphic romance from the author of Falls From Grace