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MY AFTER-HOURS SECRET - Maya Blake Billionaires in the Spotlight (Book #1) Harlequin Presents BUY Reviewer: Brenda Larnell | Rating: A CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Tessa: Theo’s touch made me forget my pride, my sense, even my own name. Four years later, the grief I shouldered from that night is still raw. I’m determined to create a family on my terms through IVF. But being back in his devastating presence incenses me—with need…Theo: Past betrayal has barbed me against trusting people. My night with Tessa is everything I tried to forget. Yet forced to work together, her fiery temper is addictive. Discovering she secretly wants a baby is shocking. The urge for it to have my name? All-consuming!

HER UNDERCOVER PROTECTOR - Kayla Perrin Steel Protection Services (Book #1) Harlequin Romantic Suspense BUY (25 August) Reviewer:  |  Rating: ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

Bodyguard Griffin Woodward’s latest assignment, posing as newly appointed CEO Dahlia Mondale’s assistant, is far from simple. Not only is Dahlia’s company under public scrutiny, but the heiress believes her father has been murdered. When Dahlia’s life is threatened, Griffin springs into action, protecting her at any cost. There are past traumas Dahlia can’t escape, but the former navy SEAL is determined to keep the woman he is falling in love with safe…and to bring a criminal to justice.

COLD CASE REDEMPTION - Denise N. Wheatley A West Coast Crime Story (Book #5) Harlequin Intrigue BUY Reviewer: Shirley Fleming | Rating: A|  Rating: ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

Framed for a murder he didn’t commit, Ian Carter left Juniper, Colorado, to join the Marines, leaving behind his childhood sweetheart, Bella Winters. More than a decade later, he goes back home to discover that Bella is a CSI—and that she’s raising a son he didn’t know he had. She convinces Ian to help her investigate the case that tore them apart and clear his name, but as soon as they begin digging, copycat killings start happening. It’s clear that someone doesn’t want them to uncover the truth…

	THEIR UNEXPECTED PLAN - Donna Hill A Lowcountry Promise (Book #1) Harlequin Special Edition BUY Reviewer: Shirley Fleming | Rating: A CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Ascension Publishing’s newly minted publisher Morgan Chambers has to make the organization profitable or risk everything he’s ever worked for if it fails. Morgan doesn’t have time for distractions like pretty Noa Dunnavant. He’s only meeting with her to discuss her novel. Not the fact that he can’t stop thinking about her.

ALL MY SISTERS AND ME - Sheryl Lister Harper Muse BUY Reviewer: Brenda Larnell | Rating: A FICTION

After almost a decade of marriage, Giselle is still childless with the pangs of jealousy and feelings of inadequacy mounting each day. Kamryn loves her husband’s family, but she and Giselle have never gotten along and she’s tired of always trying to keep the peace. Newly married Chanel is ecstatic to finally have the family she’s craved all her life, but the ongoing feud between her two sisters-in-law threatens that harmony. Meanwhile, Taylor is still trying to find her place in the family after a tragic and unexpected turn in her relationship.

SECOND CHANCE SUMMER - Tina Martin Independently Published BUY (28 August) Reviewer:  |  Rating: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Lanai: I’m living my best life with a clean house and no man behind me to drive me insane. I love Hendrick…from a distance! That’s why when he calls to tell me about a couple’s retreat, I ain’t trying to hear it. Hendrick: Going through meditation with Lanai is proving to be a challenge. But things take an interesting turn when Dr. Hubert suggests we go on a couples’ retreat in Hawaii. I’m hoping it’ll mend our bond, but Lanai isn’t so easy to convince.

	OFF SCRIPT - Shelia Goss The Women of Hollywood Collection (Book #3) Honey Blossom Press BUY Reviewer: Brenda Larnell | Rating: A CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Kem Phillips is the powerhouse producer behind one of television’s highest-rated shows. On screen, she controls every detail. In real life, she keeps love firmly off the schedule. A discreet one-night stand with the leading man of her latest project feels safe enough. No promises. No complications. No repeats. In Hollywood, success follows a formula. Love never does.

HIS LAST CHANCE - Dalia Dupris A Chance Romance Series (Book #3) Dream Weaver Press BUY (8 September) Reviewer: | Rating: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Heartbroken and mortified by mean-spirited taunts and social media pictures of her looking like a hot mess at her ex-boyfriend’s wedding, Leah James decides to accept her friend, Miguel Montoya’s, offer to take a road trip to their hometown of Santa Lorena. Miguel, ex-Marine, turned fitness trainer, is done pretending that he doesn’t have strong feelings for Leah. From the moment he laid eyes on her, he knew she was the one, and now this trip provides the perfect opportunity to take their relationship to the next level.

	WRITER IN RESIDENCE - Rhonda McKnight Thomas Nelson BUY Reviewer: Brenda Larnell | Rating: A+ FICTION
Alexandra "Alex" Chambers is a writer who has lost her words. Facing a crushing case of writer's block and a looming deadline that threatens to end her career, she accepts a lifeline: a writer-in-residence position near Edisto Island in the South Carolina Lowcountry. She expects solitude, Spanish moss, and the time to salvage her next novel. She doesn't expect Gabriel Scott.