GATHERING STORMS
Wild at Heart #4
Lex Martin
Release Date: July 9
Blurb:
What’s more complicated than a marriage of convenience? Falling for your husband.
After losing my apartment and librarian job in the same week, I'm one bad day away from hitting rock bottom. That's the only reason I consider Jace Walker's offer to be his toddler's nanny while he goes on a national tour.
I don't even like the man. But he recently had a baby he didn't know about dumped on his doorstep, and for once in his charmed life, he's as desperate as I am.
The plan seems simple — until his label says only spouses can join the tour. And Jace Walker, it turns out, would rather lose the chance of a lifetime than leave his daughter behind.
So when he asks if I'd consider marrying him, I know exactly what I am: his last resort.
I agree to his four-month marriage, convinced he'd never tempt me. Besides, he's too charming, too handsome, too talented to look twice at a quiet bookworm. I have rules and walls up for good reasons.
Except life on the road with this rugged cowboy has other plans—bandmates who resent me, his conniving ex who joins the tour, and a deranged fan who leaves us creepy gifts.
And nothing prepares me for Jace himself. The man underneath the charm. The father who'd give up everything for his daughter. The one who makes me feel things I buried a long time ago—and the storm building between us reminds me exactly why I buried them.
If you enjoy reformed playboys, swoony cowboys, single dads who adore their daughters, or prickly, closed-off librarians who would rather read than hang out with country stars, this one is for you!
Pre-Order Link:
https://geni.us/GatheringStormsEbook
Meet Lex Martin:
Lex Martin is the USA Today bestselling author of Varsity Dads, Texas Nights, and the Dearest series. She writes contemporary romance novels, the steamy kind she hopes readers love but her parents avoid.
She’s always been obsessed with writing, starting in elementary school when she would pen short stories and make her father read them. (Afterward, he’d have to take her tests, but he was a good sport and did them without complaint.)
In high school, when she wasn’t playing basketball, she wrote emo poetry (that won awards, go figure) and worked on the school newspaper.
She later became a nationally-certified high school English teacher and freelance journalist but decided she’d rather write romance novels than tests or city hall articles.
Lex loves coffee, rom coms, pen hoarding, planners, and college football. She married her almost college sweetheart (they met right after graduation), and she’s still obsessed with him, especially when he writes her songs.
She currently resides in her hometown of San Antonio with her husband, twin daughters, a bunny, and their new puppy. Drop her a line at lex (at) lexmartinwrites.com. She loves hearing from readers.
Lex is represented by Kimberly Brower of Brower Literary & Management.
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Sweet Salvation
Love & Legacy #5
By: Bella Matthews
Releasing: June 25, 2026
Cover Designer: Books and Moods
Photographer: Michelle Lancaster
Cover Model: Jaxon Human
Marrying my enemy in Vegas was never part of the plan. Falling in love with my husband . . . now that’s where things get complicated.
I’ve spent my life being called out as an ice queen.
I don’t do reckless.
I don’t do relationships.
And I definitely don’t do bad-boy hockey hotties who check every wrong box and skate for my family’s biggest rivals.
At least I didn’t until Logan Adler and his ridiculously sexy face sat down next to me.
One night in Vegas. One incredibly stupid bet. And one very real ring later, I wake up married to the one man who could destroy everything I’ve worked for.
In theory, walking away should be easy, but I need to avoid a scandal, and Logan needs a wife to help him keep custody of his little girl.
So we make a deal.
Stay married.
Keep it secret.
And whatever we do—don’t cross any lines.
It should be simple.
Until the lies start stacking, the lines start blurring, and Logan starts looking at me like I’m not his enemy. Like this wasn’t a mistake. Like maybe I’m his salvation.
And maybe . . . just maybe . . . he could be mine.
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🏈𝑵𝑬𝑾 𝑹𝑬𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑬 🏈
The Pact
(Gridiron Legacy Book 2)
by Ava Sutton
Release Date: May 22nd
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BLURB:
Back in college, I made a pact with Presley Grant—if we were both still single at thirty, we’d marry each other.
It was a joke. A fallback plan we never thought we’d need.
Now I’m an NFL star, playing for Presley’s father’s team, and she’s the team doctor—completely off-limits. But when an injury puts me under her care in the offseason, old chemistry resurfaces fast … and inescapably.
Then tragedy strikes.
Now I’m the legal guardian of my sister’s two young children, facing a custody battle I might lose. Because no matter how much I love them, the court might not see my career as stable.
And Presley ... her dream of opening a football camp for underprivileged kids hinges on one seemingly impossible condition: she must be married or thirty-five years old to access her trust fund.
So, I make a proposal and cash in on our pact.
It’s supposed to solve everything—my family, her future. Temporary. Controlled. Nothing more.
But living together, raising two kids, and pretending to be in love—it starts to feel dangerously real.
And when the time comes to walk away … neither of us is sure we can.
What to expect:
💍Marriage Pact
💍Marriage of Convenience
💍Fake Marriage → Real Feelings
💍Friends to Lovers (with history)
💍Second Chance Romance
💍Close Proximity (home and work)
💍Pro Football Sports Romance
💍Doctor x Athlete
💍Single Guardian/Suddenly Raising Kids
💍Found Family
𝗢𝗡𝗘-𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬!
𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱!
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book one of the Gridiron Legacy series today with Kindle Unlimited
CHIN UP CHAMP
by Ginger Scott
Release Date: May 21st
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Blurb:
Jayden Vargas and I have history, a past I’ve finally moved on from. But when my dream job pairs me with the only guy to ever break my heart, old wounds surface, and buried feelings come right along with them.
My father is the winningest baseball coach in Texas history, and Jayden Vargas was his favorite player. While my softball skills were elite enough to pay for college, my best friend Jayden was destined for the majors. My dad knew it then. And so did I. Maybe that’s why I fell for him. Or perhaps it was his sad eyes and perfect dimples. One thing is certain, a desperate kiss after the state championship our senior year made those feelings impossible to outrun.
Then he ghosted me completely. Years of friendship gone. My person, no longer a phone call away. The perfect kiss . . . tainted. So I focused on my game. And I turned my talent into the job my father always wanted—an MLB hitting coach.
I’m the first female member of the Sweetwater Mavericks coaching staff. The weight of it isn’t lost on me. And I have my sights set on breaking down more barriers. I’m determined not to let anything get in my way. Not even Mavericks star player Jayden Vargas.
Even if I’ve always been his biggest fan.
So what if it turns out he’s always been mine.
What to expect:
🔥Coach and player romance
❤️Childhood friends to lovers
🚫Twist on taboo
👸🏻Female breaking barriers
💘He falls first and he falls hard
🏟️Small-town baseball
𝑶𝑵𝑬-𝑪𝑳𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑻𝑶𝑫𝑨𝒀!
𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅!
Find more books by Ginger Scott here: www.littlemisswrite.com
KNIGHTS LIKE THESE
Kendall Ryan
Release July 23, 2026
Blurb:
He was my first kiss. My first everything. And then he married someone else.
I've been in love with Archer Lockwood since I was fourteen years old. I've never told him. I stood at his wedding, held his newborn twins in the hospital, and cried in my car afterward. I smiled through every moment that should have been mine—because that's what best friends do.
Now Archer is divorced, overwhelmed, and raising two three-year-olds alone during an NHL season. When he calls for help, I pack a suitcase and fly to New York.
The plan was simple: help with the kids, keep my distance, and don't fall in love.
The plan lasted about seventy-two hours.
Because his twins have me wrapped around their fingers. His house feels like home. And he keeps looking at me like he's finally seeing something he missed.
I've waited years for Archer to look at me like that.
I just wasn't ready for what happens when he finally does.
Tropes:
Single dad x Nanny
Hockey goalie x ballet dancer
Childhood best friends
Forced Proximity
Touch Starved Hero
Slow Burn
Will be available in ebook, print and audiobook
Kindle: https://amzn.to/4nH9QGy
Accidentally in Love by Stacy Travis is now live!
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Accidentally Pregnant... Accidentally Charmed by the Grumpy Cowboy... Accidentally in Love
When I inherit the dilapidated Loveland Ranch on my birthday, I do what any self-respecting L.A. career woman would do —have one unforgettable night with a hot, broody cowboy and skedaddle before sunrise.
But when I hear that a crabby neighbor is suing my beloved grandmother’s estate, I decide her legacy is worth the dirt under my manicure and start renovating.
Cue the hot, broody cowboy, who rides up on a horse and informs me he’s the crab. And just when I think things can’t get worse, the universe hands me another surprise.
A little pink plus sign.
Fitz and I have nothing in common except being fiercely independent. We come from different worlds. We have different visions for the future. We don’t share the same dreams, backgrounds, or even the same zip code.
But it doesn’t take long before I find myself wishing for all the things I’d given up on—a real partnership with a protective, kind, hot-as-sin man who reassures me I’m not fighting my battles alone. Except he’s fighting his own battles, and they may be too big for us to overcome.
Will this accidental family we created lead to heartbreak? Or could it be the life I’ve always wanted?
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