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August 2025 Lopt & Cropt Releases

A paranormal debut, a lush glam contemporary, a sexy MMF, and a sweet small-town opposites-attract romance this month!

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Love at the Gates of Hell by Stella Rossi

Gideon would just like to be a normal thief and forger, thank you very much—except his beloved brother Luke has just become a vampire and they’ve been thrown into a whole supernatural world they didn’t know about before. So when Benny’s father hires them to find his kidnapped daughter, Gideon’s expecting a regular day at the office. Except...

Benny just wants a normal life of being a PhD student in folklore. Except she’s also the daughter of a mafia don AND secretly a witch. So, not exactly normal.

Life does not get any more normal from there, because turns out Benny is a rare kind of witch, the only kind that can open the gates of hell. And Gideon is now her protector against the baddies who want to do just that.

Supernatural creatures, a jewel heist, found family, banter—it’s all here! Love at the Gates of Hell by debut author Stella Rossi is out on KU now!


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Lavish by Tinia Montford

What if it goes friends to lovers to enemies to rivals to married-but-still-enemies-and-rivals to lovers?? You get Lavish by Tinia Montford!

We are back in Lush where the Kings rule, and the Whitmores, once their best friends, are clawing their way back to the top after a scandal. Miles Whitmore is determined to reclaim his family’s mantle, but in his way is Serena King, who chose her family over him in that same scandal.

To consolidate power, their families force Serena and Miles to marry—but they have more than family drama going on. Ghosts from both of their pasts have returned and are threatening everything they’ve individually worked for. How do they protect their businesses, their secrets, and their hearts when they can’t trust each other?

Lots of drama and glamour and intrigue in this sizzling contemporary romance. It’s out on KU now!


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All Our Broken Vows by Mya More

Becka and Robert have been married for years and are still happy and in love, but they’re in a slump. So they decide to open up their lives to more sexual exploration. When an old friend comes back into their lives, Robert realizes that he’s maybe not that straight, which puts him in a tailspin because of his religious upbringing.

Becka is cool to support him through this and to bring their friend, who she’s also attracted to, into their relationship, but there’s a lot more for all three of them to deal with. But between family, work, society, and his own issues, Robert is struggling to deal with their polyamorous status, despite being happier than ever.

Lots of found family moments, plus plenty of spice in this MMF romance! It’s out on KU now!


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A Darling Heir by Lark Holiday

Vivian has buried herself in her small town in Alaska after being burned by an ex who stole their restaurant from her. She’s poured her whole life into her family’s grocery, which is being sold out from under them, and she needs to raise enough money to buy it herself.

Thomas is a nepo baby with a trust fund his controlling father won’t let him access if he’s not married by 30. When Vivian hears about this while Thomas is visiting family in Darling, she goes to him to make a deal: she’ll marry him if he can give her enough money to buy the store and he can get his inheritance to keep his own NYC restaurant afloat. But when his father comes to town to see if this relationship is really real, they’ve gotta prove it... and maybe fall in love in the process.

This is a sweet small-town standalone, and Lark is so good at keeping the tension between them! Check out A Darling Heir available everywhere now (and soon to be on KU)!

March 2025 Lopt & Cropt Releases

This month, we’ve got an angsty Austen variation where Elizabeth's independence is threatened and Darcy can't intervene without questioning that independence, and a second-chance rom-com where the golden retriever hero is desperate to win back the black cat heroine, and a soapy second-chance romantic suspense with lots of intrigue and glamour.

Without Undue Pride by Heather Moll

Elizabeth is a war widow who’s been deeply traumatized by being on campaign with her late husband and has been terribly disappointed by all the men in her life, so much so that she’s never going to let anyone—and especially not any man—have any power over her again. But it’s 1811, and her husband has died without a will, which means she has no money and her unborn baby can be taken away by her husband’s hateful family.

Darcy is the only one willing to help her find her own independence. The problem is he’s also falling in love with her, and Elizabeth MEANS it when she says she’s not going to let any man have any power over her—and that includes marriage. How far will she go to assert her own autonomy and prove that she can cope on her own? Find out on KU today!


Coming Swoon by Sarah Estep

Big black cat x golden retriever vibes here! Peter loves love, and he’s never forgotten his first, Sybil—and has been certain that serendipity will bring them together again. He didn’t expect she would be his best friend’s wife’s best friend, but now that he’s back in her life—and back in her hometown shooting a movie—he’s going to do everything he can to win her back.

Sybil’s heart was broken when she and Peter split, and she doesn’t trust love at all. But Peter is doing all he can to show her that this is real and he’ll never let her go again—if only Sybil would believe it.

This was supposed to be book 2 of the series, but I managed to convince Sarah to make it book 4 because Peter is so freaking charming and an absolute scene-stealer that we had to keep you waiting for him. And he is worth the wait. Coming Swoon is out now on KU!

Lush by Tinia Montford

Laurene left town after her fiancé Conrad's tragic death. She also left because she was having an ill-fated affair with his brother Reese Ashbourne...and maybe there are things about the brother's death they don't want coming to light.

But now Laurene's back in town after six years, and her family is again trying to arrange a marriage with the Ashbournes for both families to maintain their legacies... this time with Reese, who hates her for leaving him.

Laurene's return and arranged marriage coincides with threats against her and Reese about what happened when Conrad died. They'll have to work together to protect themselves--if their chemistry doesn't explode first.

A morally grey heroine, an intense bad boy hero, and TONS of drama in this deliciously soapy romantic suspense. Check out Lush on KU today!