Tropes: Small Town + Spice; Opposites Attract; Secret Baby; Shared Past; Overprotective/Cocky Alpha Male; Biker Romance with PNR; Forced Proximity; Touch Her & 💀
Release Date: July 25, 2026
Natalya:
Autumn is my favorite season, and as a blogger who embraces all things spooky, I can’t resist taking a tour of the historic haunted Mayfield Inn.
I invite my brother along, and we take a trip to Raven’s Crest, where the hotel isn’t the only attraction. There’s the Fear Farm, plenty of spooky shops, and a giant corn maze. That’s just the beginning.
But when my brother disappears before the end of the tour, and the guide is anything but helpful, I turn to the sheriff for help. It’s only when I see him talking to a big group of bikers wearing leather vests that I realize this town protects its own.
I’ll have to investigate my brother’s disappearance and find out what happened without help.
Only the biker club, Kings of Anarchy MC, doesn’t like me poking around or taking snapshots of their bikes. And that’s when I meet Hayride. He’s a cocky, muscled, tattooed barrier between me and the truth.
There’s a rising body count in Raven’s Crest, and someone is copying the kills of the infamous Hillside Stalker. Lengths of rope aren’t just props. They’re the killer’s favorite tools, and he loves tourists.
Now I’m racing against the clock to find my brother and avoid the killer, hoping I’m not next to die.
Hayride becomes one of the few that I can trust. He swears to protect me and help find my brother. But he’s got secrets, too. And they’re deadly enough to kill.
I’m about to find out if the biker who claims I’m his to protect and owns his heart is willing to risk everything to save my family.
Nikki Landis is a romance enthusiast, tea addict, and book hoarder. She’s the USA Today Bestselling Author of over fifty novels, including her widely popular Tonopah, NV RBMC series. She writes wickedly fierce, spicy romances featuring dirty talkin’ bikers, deadly, possessive reapers, wild bad boys, and the feisty, independent women they love. She’s a mom to six sons, two of them Marines. Books are her favorite escape. Nikki also writes steamy alien and monster romance under the pen name Synna Star.
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My Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 out of 5
I loved this third book in the Kings of Anarchy MC, Ohio series. Hayride and Natalya are great characters and their story was great. As is the case with all of Nikki Landis’ books, in my opinion, the characters are great and the stories seem to pull me into the scenes. I love her strong FMLs that can stand up for themselves, but also are willing to let the men in their lives back them up and protect them as well.
This town has secrets and if you aren’t careful, you could find out the hard way that secrets are best kept hiddin in Raven’s Crest. This story has suspense, danger, great characters, and a wonderful story. I do wish there were a little more on the history, but overall the story was great and I read it pretty quickly.
I look forward to more of this series to come, and more stories of the Kings falling for their women.
Tropes: 🏍️MC 🏍️Enemies to Lovers 🏍️Age gap 🏍️Forced Proximity 🏍️Marriage of Convenience 🏍️Found Family
Blurb: Rain My father has always been my entire life. So when he passes, I am ready to leave this town in the past and find a brand new start. The only problem is my father’s last will and testament requires I marry for my inheritance. Not some random man, no. He wants me to marry Ridge, my once crush turned adversary. I tell myself I’m not going to do it. That I don’t need the inheritance, but the thought of losing everything that was once home has me spiraling. Could a marriage of convenience really be that bad?
Ridge Mustang was like a father to me so with his death brings pain like I’ve never felt. What’s even worse is that he asked me to make a sacrifice for him by marrying his daughter. The same woman who has despised me since I ignored her existence when she was sixteen. She’s not sixteen anymore though. Now she is a woman, one that slowly has clawed her way under my skin. Marrying her should be a hardship, so why does it feel like an opportunity instead?
These two have been dancing around each other for so long, it was great to get their book and read their story.
Ridge has finally seen Rain for more than Mustang’s daughter, but his loyalty to his club and his brother keeps him from acting on it. That is until Mustang loses his battle and the will is read.
Rain has hated Ridge for years, but has she really? After the reading of her father’s will, she’s ready to tear Ridge apart and wishes she could blast her father as well.
I loved this story and how Rain finds her way after her father passes. She realizes that her life has actually put her where she should be. I love the way these two navigate their new life and find their way to each other for real.
I love the Mountain River MC series and the characters. I can’t wait to read more in this series.
I survived my first year at Thornwick. That was the easy part.
They moved me to Stormwind Squadron—the military’s dumping ground for riders who are too dangerous, too valuable, or too damaged for regular units. My new squadmates include a griffin rider who steals memories and a pegasus rider whose healing magic sometimes kills instead of cures.
We’re the ones they don’t trust. The ones they can’t afford to lose.
The Forsaken are hunting anyone with royal blood. And my ability to amplify other riders’ powers? That’s a signature trait of House Vaelthorne, the royal family everyone thought died twenty years ago.
Turns out, I’m not just some foster kid who got lucky. I’m the last heir to a throne that doesn’t exist anymore.
And Kael knew. The whole time.
Captain Kael Blackwater—the man I’m falling for despite every warning sign—was there the night my family was massacred. He’s been lying to me since we met, protecting secrets that could get us both killed.
Now we’re forced to work together on missions that grow deadlier by the day. Our dragons sync in ways that terrify our superiors. And when we finally kiss, the resonance between our bonds creates a firestorm visible for miles.
But Hollowmaw are breeding in underground tunnels, feeding on stolen dragon blood. The military is conducting illegal experiments on captured riders. And somewhere out there, a man claiming to be my father is building an army using blood magic that corrupts everything it touches.
Why does Kael look at me like he’s mourning someone I used to be?
Why are riders with Vaelthorne abilities disappearing, their deaths ruled training accidents?
Why are the Hollowmaw suddenly evolving, targeting me specifically in ways that suggest someone’s commanding them?
Kael has answers. About the massacre. About a father who might be alive or might be the architect of every horror I’m facing. About what my power really does and why the military would rather see me dead than risk losing control of me.
He’s keeping me alive by keeping me complicit.
And I’m falling for him anyway—for the man who kisses me like an apology while hiding the truth about why things with teeth keep finding me, who might have orders to eliminate me the second my bloodline becomes more valuable dead than alive.
Surviving first year was supposed to be the hard part.
No one warned me the real test is deciding who to trust when everyone’s keeping deadly secrets.
Welcome to Stormwind Squadron, where: Misfits bond over shared damage (or kill each other) Captains keep devastating secrets about your murdered family Something is building an army using corrupted dragon blood The man who saved you might be the one ordered to end you Royal blood isn’t a crown—it’s a death sentence
About Brenda:
A USA Today bestselling author, Brenda loves everything paranormal. She has co-authored over twenty-five books in the best-selling Dark Warrior Alliance series, as well as the Hollow Rock Shifters series. She also has best-selling solo titles readers are raving about.
Brenda created worlds that feature dangerously handsome heroes and feisty heroines. With the help of popcorn and candy, she takes dragons, fairies, witches, vampires, and so much more and brings them to life. She lives in Texas with her husband and three kids who fuel not only her heart but her life.
If she’s not writing, she’s reading, traveling, or knee-deep in projects with her husband and five sisters. She encourages readers to Dream Big. If your dreams don’t terrify and electrify you then they aren’t big enough!
When your world is always stormy, it’s easy to hide from the sunshine… Tyler After all that I’ve been through, there’s nothing I won’t do to protect what matters most. I’ve devoted my life to this ranch and my son, and I promised I’d never let anyone get close enough to risk losing either one of them again. But even the most disciplined man makes a mistake from time to time. I didn’t expect to see her again, so when Delaney reenters my life with news that scares us both, the safety I’ve carefully built for myself shatters. It was just one night of weakness, but now it ties us together forever. I’ve been down this road before, and I’m terrified of how the journey will end. She’s far too young to shoulder this burden alone, but the ranch is expanding, and there’s no room for distractions. Delaney thinks she’s cursed to lose everyone she loves. I’m terrified that if I trust her, I’ll lose the son I’ve spent years shielding from the world. But the day our lives change forever is coming soon, and it’s time for me to decide: do I keep guarding my heart like a fortress, or do I step up and be the man everyone needs me to be?
About E.C. Land
E.C. Land grew up in the country and has it deep in her bones. As she grew up, if she wasn’t out on the ball field or playing in the woods, she had her nose stuck in a book. Now she writes romantic suspense stories, specializing in MC (motorcycle club) romance. She plans to broaden her writing horizons in the near future and move into other forms of romantic suspense. When she’s not writing, she’s spending time with her husband, three kids, and fur babies.
The devil doesn’t ask for permission, and he never begs for forgiveness.
Lucifer Wielding the gavel for the Fallen Demons MC means I take what I want. And Jessica is no exception. The moment I laid eyes on her, something raw and primal awakened within me. She was young, beautiful, and desperate to outrun her past. And I was the selfish bastard who needed to possess every curve of her body and own all the jagged edges of her soul. My recklessness nearly destroyed her, so I did everything in my power to make it right. Now she sees me as a monster who has trapped her in a lie. I’ve kept my distance, watching from the shadows while she tries to heal. Jessie’s gone to hell and back, and every time she looks in the mirror all she sees are reminders of the pain. Her mother’s mistakes. My betrayal. Her brand new scars. She wants to let the darkness consume her, but I didn’t watch her fight for her life just to throw it all away. And I won’t rest until the woman I’ve claimed can see herself through my eyes. As a goddess. A warrior. A siren. The woman I secretly call my wife.
About Janine
USA Today bestselling author Janine Infante Bosco lives in New York City, she has always loved reading and writing. When she was thirteen, she began to write her own stories and her passion for writing took off as the years went on. At eighteen, she even wrote a full screenplay with dreams of one day becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
Janine writes emotionally charged novels with an emphasis on family bonds, strong willed female characters, and alpha male men who will do anything for the women they love. She loves to interact with fans and fellow avid romance readers like herself.
She is proud of her success as an author and the friendships she’s made in the book community but her greatest accomplishment to date would be her two sons Joseph and Paul.
Getting involved with someone new after my divorce was the last thing I expected. Then I met him. Loyal. A younger bad boy who belongs to a motorcycle club. I shouldn’t want him. Especially when he is only a few years older than my daughter, but I’ve come to crave the safety and peace he brings me. The only problem is my daughter won’t accept him. Do I risk my relationship with my daughter for true happiness or do I let him slip through my fingers and make the sacrifice?
Loyal
My sole focus has always been the club that took me in when I needed it most. Until I saw her. Sami. The single mom who is a decade older than me. I knew I wanted her the moment I laid eyes on her. It’s why I bought a house to be close to her. There are powers that be that don’t want us together though. Society, her daughter, and the sleazy ex-husband who seems to think that she belongs to him. I’m not one to give up easy though. I will fight for her until my dying breath.
Loyal and Sami were meant to be together. Sami’s life may have taken a side path for a bit, but she needed it to wait for Loyal to get to where he is now. They still have some obstacles to overcome before they’ll get their HEA, but it will be worth it.
Sami’s ex-husband is a piece of work and holds their daughter in the clutches of his mind games that won’t let her have a good relationship with Sami. The stress that this causes for all involved, except her ex, causes a lot of trouble. However, Loyal won’t give up on Sami or her daughter. He’s patient, kind, and a man that will go to all lengths to find a way to keep them in his life, including getting information and help on how to help her daughter to accept their relationship. It’s great how he’s willing to be so patient with both of them.
I love this series and this story did not disappoint. I look forward to more in this series to come.
★★★★★ Amazon Review – “What an excellent and heartfelt story in the Fury Series…”
★★★★★ Amazon Review – “This was a shocking and emotional edition to the Little Rock Chapter of Satan’s Fury MC…..Some suspense with a beautiful and tragic story on both sides. Ending in a HEA that you don’t want to miss.”
★★★★★ Cajun Heat Book Blog (Barb) – “This was such a fantastic read that I couldn’t put down! A tragic tale that will have you all up in your feels!”
“Rae, you’ve got two boys in that house, and…” “I’ve always had two boys in that house, and we managed just fine.” I wasn’t one hundred percent correct on my stance, far from it. Dan was right that I didn’t know much about Walker, and I needed to be careful, especially where the boys were concerned. But I was winning this little debate of ours, so I decided to bring it home with the final punch. “You just don’t like the fact that I’m finally moving on.” “That’s not what this is.” “Isn’t it?” I thought back to my night with Walker. I couldn’t remember the last time that being around a man had felt that simple, that easy. There were no questions I wasn’t ready to answer. No looks that made me feel like I owed him something. He just let me be, and somehow, that made me want to give him more. Dan was just the opposite, and I was over it. “You don’t get to do this. Not anymore.” “Do what?” “Show up here and make demands like you still have a say.” “I’m their father.” “And you always will be, but that doesn’t give you the right to control what I do.” I stepped closer. “You’re building a whole new life with someone else, Dan. A new wife. A new house. A new baby…” His eyes flickered with anger, but that didn’t stop me from adding, “And yet, you’re here questioning me on who I chose to spend my time with.” For a second, he didn’t say anything. There wasn’t anything he could say. He knew I was right. I was about to push further when I heard a faint creak behind me. One of the boys was up, and they were listening. Damn. Dan’s eyes flickered toward the door, signaling to me that he’d heard it too. He leaned in closer and whispered, “I expect the boys to be at my place by one.” “They’ll be there.” “Good.” He grumbled something under his breath, then turned and charged down the steps, heading for his truck. I stood there for a moment, watching until he pulled out of the drive. Once he was gone, I punched the code into the keypad and opened the door. When I stepped back inside, I didn’t see any sign of the boys, but Milo, our enormous and always ravenous cat, was sitting at the foot of the stairs. The second he spotted me, he darted for my feet, weaving in and out of my legs while meowing like a lunatic. This was his way of telling me that he was on the verge of starvation and may pass at any moment. “Okay. Okay. I’m coming.” As expected, he followed me into the kitchen and only tripped me twice as I grabbed his food from the cabinet. I opened the can and was about to put it in his bowl when he nudged my hand, pleading with me to hurry. I shook my head and scowled, “Oh, come on. You are not that hungry.” That got me another meow that I swear sounded like “momma.” But the second the food dropped into his bowl, I was all but forgotten. He started chowing down like there was no tomorrow. I gave him a quick rub across the head, then walked over to the counter and turned on the coffee pot. While I stood there letting it percolate, I thought back over my conversation with Dan. I should’ve been furious that he’d had the audacity to question my actions, especially after everything he’d done, and I was to a degree. But there was part of me that no longer cared if he approved of me or what I was doing. As the mother of his children, sure. It was important that we were on the same page on some things, but not my personal life. That was off the table. Just like it was for him. And whether he liked it or not, I had every intention of getting to know Walker better. I just hoped Walker felt the same way about me.
Some men are born drifters. Others are just waiting to find their way home.
Loss is tough.
Some learn to live with the grief and move on.
I couldn’t.
There were too many memories.
It hurt too damn much, so I packed up and left.
I spent years trying to outrun my ghosts
And then, a threat drew me back in.
It wasn’t my fight.
Hell, it wasn’t even my chapter.
I was only in Little Rock to deliver a warning.
I never intended to stay.
And I certainly never intended to meet her.
She was beautiful and soft in all the ways that can undo a man.
And she unraveled me without even trying.
I had no business getting tied up with her, but I couldn’t stay away.
She reminded me what it was like to have something worth living for.
Now, I had to make a choice.
Stay lost or find my way home.
Drifter is an emotional, slow-burn romance about grief, healing, the real meaning of family, and learning that loving again doesn’t have to mean letting go. HEA and no cheating.
Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Seller, L. Wilder, writes about hot, alpha men and the women who love them. She currently has six series available for readers: The Devil Chaser’s MC, Satan’s Fury MC, Satan’s Fury MC-Memphis, the Redemption Series, the Happy Endings Collection, and the Ruthless Sinners MC. If you’re looking for a book that will keep you on the edge of your seat and have you smiling like a school girl at the end, L. Wilder is the author for you.
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This was such a great story. It was devastating, tragic, healing, and wonderful.
Drifter is a Satan’s Fury MC, Kansas member, but he had to leave his home after a devastating loss. Now he rides around the country looking for peace and a way home. When he hears a threat to his Little Rock brothers, he knows he has to warn them. He knows it’s not his fight, but he can’t in good conscience just leave them to hang out to dry. Knowing he needs to do it face to face, he decides to head to Little Rock and warn them of the danger that’s heading their way.
The past five years have left Drifter aka Walker a nomad for the Satan’s Fury MC. He’s not looking for anyone, nor is he looking to plant roots, but somehow, fate has other plans for him and he finds that he can’t walk away any more than he could stay in Kansas. One last trip home to Kansas and he’s ready to find a place to plant those roots. A beautiful librarian and her two sons are more than willing to help him with that.
Raelynn wasn’t looking for a relationship. She figured her life was set with her and her sons, but when a man stops in the diner to speak to her sons and back up her statement, she sees a man that peeks her interest. She’ll probably never see him again, but one can hope. It seems neither one want to chance not seeing each other again.
I loved this story even with the tragedy and the devastation that Drifter went through. This story shows that there can be life after tragedy, we just have to be willing to take the chance on ourselves and open up to something new. I love the Satan’s Fury MC characters and their stories. I look forward to more books from L. Wilder to come and can’t wait for other characters to find their HEA and the women that will bring them to their knees.
‘Heads I win, tail’s you lose.’ A new killer is stalking the streets of York, and it’s a killer that Detective Sergeant Jason Smith can’t figure out. He drugs his victims, attacks them when they come round, and leaves them with a song playing on repeat. But he only kills them much later. Smith and the team are no strangers to serial killers but the murderer who calls himself The Gambler is something entirely new. Who is this psychopath? Why does he leave his victims alive and come back to kill them later? And why does he subject them to hours of Kenny Rogers before that? Smith isn’t a gambling man, but he knows that the odds are stacked against him with this killer.
BOOKS BY STEWART GILES DS JASON SMITH SERIES Book 0.5 – Phobia Book 1 – Smith Book 2 – Boomerang Book 3 – Ladybird Book 4 – Occam’s Razor Book 5 – Harlequin Book 6 – Selene Book 7 – Horsemen Book 8 – Unworthy Book 9 – Venom Book 10 – Severed Book 11 – Demons Book 12 – Deadeye Book 13 – Motive Book 14 – Australia Book 16 – Wishbone Book 17 – Ghosts Book 18 – The Scarecrow Book 19 – The Bluesman Book 20 – The Librarian Book 21 – The Viaduct Book 22 – The Twin
Book 23 – The Dogwalker Book 24 – The Flytrap Book 25 – The Electrician Book 26 – The Cellar Book 27 – The Loner Book 28 – The Painter Book 29 – The Hitchhiker Book 30 – The Creed Book 31 – The Workshop Book 32 – The Preacher Book 33 – The Professor Book 34 – The Graveyard Book 35 – The Optician Book 36 – The Spider Book 37 – The Gambler Book 38 – The Lake
DI O’REILLY MYSTERIES Book 1 – Blood on the Island Book 2 – Lies on the Island Book 3 – Fear on the Island Book 4 – Malice on the Island Book 5 – Revenge on the Island Book 6 – Christmas on the Island Book 7 – Silence on the Island Book 8 – Secrets on the Island Book 9 – Chaos on the Island Book 10 – Sadness on the Island Book 11 – Danger on the Island Book 12 – Evil on the Island Book 13 – Fire on the Island Book 14 – Madness on the Island Book 15 – Fury on the Island Book 16 – Sickness on the Island
JAN NORGE HILDA BAKER SERIES Book 1 – Hakuna Matata Book 2 – 27
DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES Book 1-The Beekeeper Book 2-The Perfect Murder
Book 3-The Backpacker
DS JASON SMITH &DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES Book 1 – The Enigma Book 2 – Dropzone Book 3 – The Raven Girl
THE MIRANDA TRILOGY (psychological thrillers) Miranda Mistress Medusa
STANDALONE NOVELS Horror – The Divide Thriller – The Ghostwriter Thriller – The Guests
Stewart Giles – Author Bio
After reading English at 3 Universities and graduating from none of them, I set off travelling around the world with my wife, Ann, finally settling in South Africa, where we still live.
In 2014 Ann dropped a rather large speaker on my head and I came up with the idea for a detective series. DS Jason Smith was born. Smith, the first in the series was finished a few months later.
3 years and 8 DS Smith books later, Joffe Books wondered if I would be interested in working with them. As a self-published author, I agreed. However, we decided on a new series – the DC Harriet Taylor: Cornwall series.
The Beekeeper was published and soon hit the number one spot in Australia. The second in the series, The Perfect Murder did just as well. I continued to self-publish the Smith series and Unworthy hit the shelves in 2018 with amazing results. I therefore made the decision to self- publish The Backpacker which is book 3 in the Detective Harriet Taylor series which was published in July 2018.
After The Backpacker I had an idea for a totally new start to a series – a collaboration between the Smith and Harriet thrillers and The Enigma was born. It brought together the broody, enigmatic Jason Smith and the more level-headed Harriet Taylor.
The Miranda trilogy is something totally different. A psychological thriller trilogy. It is a real departure from anything else I’ve written before. The Detective Jason Smith series continues to grow. I also have another series featuring an Irish detective who relocated to Guernsey, the Detective Liam O’Reilly series. There are also 3 stand alone novels.
Another great story in the Jason Smith series. The team is put to the tests again and this time there are other issues going on with the team.
With the serial killer looming and keeping a list of how they’re doing on their murders, the team is working hard before the list ends and another life is taken. DS Smith has finally found a thread and they are following it, only to have it snapped again. Will they be quick enough to save a life, or will the killer claim another victim, one that’s known by the team and a colleague?
I always enjoy these books and this one was no different. It has the right amount of suspense, team work, great characters, and the ability for the characters to learn more about themselves, their colleagues, and the work that is needed to clear a case. The side stories are always interesting as well. This one brought information that looks to carry on to the next book. Which I cannot wait to read.
I’m always happy to read the DS Jason Smith books.
I was so happy to read Rush’s story. He has had a rough life and it made him doubt himself to much. He’s a loner, self-doubter, and a loveable character. I was so happy that Rush found someone that believes in him and is pushing him to open up and find a way to be who he was supposed to be.
Everly is woman that was raised by the VP of the South Carolina Chapter of The Fury Vipers MC. She’s strong, smart, and independent. When she finally confronts Rush on his lurking, and talks to him, she finds that she’s attracted to him and pushes him to admit why he keeps lurking and following her, other than to watch over her per his president’s orders.
I loved these characters and this chapter. Now I’m ready for somemore Fury Vipers MC in a new chapter to get to know and read.
Some men are born drifters. Others are just waiting to find their way home.
Loss is tough.
Some learn to live with the grief and move on.
I couldn’t.
There were too many memories.
It hurt too damn much, so I packed up and left.
I spent years trying to outrun my ghosts
And then, a threat drew me back in.
It wasn’t my fight.
Hell, it wasn’t even my chapter.
I was only in Little Rock to deliver a warning.
I never intended to stay.
And I certainly never intended to meet her.
She was beautiful and soft in all the ways that can undo a man.
And she unraveled me without even trying.
I had no business getting tied up with her, but I couldn’t stay away.
She reminded me what it was like to have something worth living for.
Now, I had to make a choice.
Stay lost or find my way home.
Drifter is an emotional, slow-burn romance about grief, healing, the real meaning of family, and learning that loving again doesn’t have to mean letting go. HEA and no cheating.
Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Seller, L. Wilder, writes about hot, alpha men and the women who love them. She currently has six series available for readers: The Devil Chaser’s MC, Satan’s Fury MC, Satan’s Fury MC-Memphis, the Redemption Series, the Happy Endings Collection, and the Ruthless Sinners MC. If you’re looking for a book that will keep you on the edge of your seat and have you smiling like a school girl at the end, L. Wilder is the author for you.
Explore world literature and meaning-making with scholar Neriman Kuyucu. Deep reflections on postcolonial narratives, migration, and the craft of writing.
I read lots of books, from mythology retellings to literary fiction and I love to reread books from childhood, this is a place to voice my thoughts for fun. I also like to ramble about things such as art or nature every now and again.
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