Sex, Lies and Sensibility by Nikki Payne

Nora is not having a good year. She’s just discovered that she and her sister Yanne are her late father’s secret family, all they got left in the will was a barely habitable house in MAINE of all places, and oh yeah, her sex tape just went viral. With no options at home, she and Yanne head to Maine with hopes of fixing the place up and making it a viable inn before they run out of money.

Bear has a habit of taking on more responsibility than he can handle, and the weight of his Abenaki community rests on his shoulders. If his tourism business fails, the community fails too—and it’s not looking good for business right now, especially since the abandoned house they use as a home base is suddenly un-abandoned by a beautiful woman and her sister. But maybe if they work together, all of them can succeed—or maybe it’ll bring all of them down?

This is a modern retelling of Sense and Sensibility, and in Nikki’s capable hands, it’s fresh and funny and sexy. It’s out everywhere today!

(I’m not the editor on this one—just worked with Nikki on an early version of the story. But I’m always happy to hype her up!)

With This Witch by Isla Winter

Petra thought she’d have ages before she’d have to take over the role of Premier Witch, the leader of the witches in her small community where supernaturals and humans live together, but a family emergency means she’ll have to step up sooner. The Premier Witch, though, traditionally has to be married, and Petra thought she’d have ages for that as well. But if she can’t find a spouse in 30 days, the supernatural council will give the Premier Witch title to her family’s long-held enemy.

Her friend Lachlan, the demon representative on the council, who has secretly been pining for her for years, offers to fake-marry her for the good of the council (sure, babe). Petra, of course, thinks they’re just friends and doesn’t want to ruin anything, even though her new husband is hot and sweet and has HORNS, you guys.

Family, legacy, politics, small town, friends to lovers, witches and demons and vampires (and more), oh my! With This Witch is out today!

Call of the Sea by Emily B. Rose

Princess Kenna has one dream: adventure on the ocean to find out if mermaids are real. But her parents won’t let her anywhere near the water, AND for the good of her kingdom, she has to get married, dooming her to a boring life on land. To make matters worse, suitors from around her kingdom have been sent to the castle so she can choose one of them as her husband, but she has no desire to marry someone who only wants to be king.

There is one man, though, who seems like an attractive option, but he mysteriously disappears before she can choose him. She chases after him on a boat, and wouldn’t you know it, they end up getting shipwrecked on an island together. There, Kenna learns about herself and about a truth long hidden, and tries to figure out how she can do her duty to her people while also being true to her own desires.

Big Little Mermaid/Moana/Brave vibes and fat/demisexual/ADHD rep in this NA fantasy! It’s out today, and there is also a GORGEOUS exclusive hardcover edition from ERRA Books that you can preorder!

An Accidental Proposal by Melanie Rachel

This is a Pride and Prejudice variation in which Darcy doesn’t quite get the chance to put his foot in his mouth when proposing to Elizabeth for the first time (oops, spoiler for a 211-year-old book) because someone ELSE barges in and accidentally proposes (not to Elizabeth).

But as Darcy and Elizabeth sort out the implications of this other proposal between their friends, they get to know each other better, and both of them start to understand where they’ve gone wrong with each other in the past. But will they fall back into their old patterns before Darcy can propose properly this time?

Melanie always writes unique and banter-y Austen variations, and this one is no exception. An Accidental Proposal is out on Amazon and KU now!

An Old Acquaintance by Cat Andrews

Surprise! A brand-new release dropping from Cat Andrews just in time for Christmas!

This is a Pride and Prejudice-inspired modern second chance romance, where our Darcy is a musician trying to make it big and he meets Elizabeth at a Christmas frat party when they’re at college in the ‘80s. Except we start with them separated in the ‘90s.

We see the Christmases when he makes a disastrous first impression to their happier holidays together and then how things fracture and the awkward post-breakup run-ins in holidays following. So can they make it back together at a future holiday season?

As always with Cat’s stories, this gets deep into emotions and angst, plus the chemistry and heat that she brings to every book. An Old Acquaintance is available now on Amazon and KU!

Hold Fast by Eliza MacArthur

It’s release day for Eliza MacArthur’s Hold Fast, and can we have some commotion for the old-schoolness of this cover??

Una has just ended a handfast marriage with a terrible man she is desperate to be free of. A gifted healer, she takes off to the neighbouring/rival clan when she saves the laird’s brother and finds safety and purpose there. After suffering a year of abuse in her marriage (check the CWs!), she wants nothing to do with men.

Meanwhile, the laird, Ewan, is deeply impressed with Una’s competence and her determination. He’s got his own issues, though, and has promised himself to never marry.

As much as both of them are scarred from their pasts, they’re still drawn to each other, and when they’re forced to handfast each other, they have to work through their trauma together and separately so they can stand against an old foe. But that trauma isn’t quickly healed by love or sex—so how much will their trauma get in their way and potentially tear them apart?

If you love old-school historical Highlander romance but want a more modern sensibility behind it, you HAVE to check this out! Hold Fast is on KU and Amazon now!

Freelance Fiance at Mistletoe Inn

Only in romcoms do you get a crazy inheritance clause, and this one is no exception!

Addison is desperate to fulfill her dream of owning her family’s cozy inn in North Dakota, but the deal is that family tradition says she’s gotta be married by the age of 25. She’s hoping she can rope her high school boyfriend into it, but oops, he just eloped. But there is the cute guy she met at the airport...

Said cute guy is Teddy, who’s a freelancer stranded in ND. He jumps in to save Addison, and suddenly become a freelance fiance, whisked off to the Mistletoe Inn, surrounded by family for the first time in his life, and fake-engaged to a pretty stranger.

They have to play engaged until Addison’s 25th birthday on Christmas, but will Addison’s nosy family and Teddy’s own past catch up to their game before then? Freelance Fiancé at Mistletoe Inn by Lillian Joubert is out now!

An Unexpected Path by Megan McSpadden

It's release day for Megan McSpadden’s An Unexpected Path!

Bennett has a perfectly fine life in the country mostly keeping to himself and his 20–count 'em, TWENTY—dogs that he rescues. On one of his daily walks, he doesn't expect to find an injured woman who upends his quiet, reclusive life.

Marley is a conflict photographer who's become ambivalent about her high-demand job and chaotic lifestyle. Her hike to think about her life puts her in Bennett's path and strands him at his house where they open up to each other. (Gotta love that forced proximity!)

Their days together learning about each other might be idyllic, but they don't keep the real world away for long. But they both need to figure out what path will lead them back to each other.

This is an emotional, heartfelt journey, and it's available now on Amazon and KU!

Mr. Darcy's Christmas Letters by Melanie Rachel

SO. MUCH. PINING.

(And yes, it’s a pun, because Christmas.)

It’s release day for Melanie Rachel’s Mr. Darcy’s Christmas Letters!

Darcy didn’t come back to propose to Elizabeth after Lydia’s disastrous elopement, and he’s been regretting it ever since. He’s heading back to Hertfordshire for Bingley and Jane’s wedding in December and trying his best to respectfully stay away from Elizabeth. All he can do is write a letter to confess all his feelings, though he never intends to send it.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth has also been pining for him and wishing she didn’t waste her chance with him. When Darcy gets detained at Netherfield (for...nefarious reasons?), they’ll finally have a chance to actually clear the air—if Caroline Bingley doesn’t get in their way first. (And what happens with the letter? You’ll have to read to find out.)

A second-chance holiday novella that’s perfect for a cozy afternoon of reading! It’s out on Amazon and KU now!

So Flocked by Sarah Estep

Listen, none of us saw Jordy Taylor coming.

Sarah Estep’s group of CPs, betas, and early readers (including me as her editor) did not expect Jordy to become our fave (out of the Brunch Bros, I was betting on Peter), but Sarah makes him a hell of a hero.

So Flocked features Jordy, a pro football player in the twilight of his career, and Annie, a recent ornithology PhD unsure about her future, accidentally sharing a lighthouse in the run-up to their best friends’ wedding.

They decide that they’re going to be friends with benefits up until the wedding, and are DEFINITELY not going to catch feelings, no they are not. (OF COURSE they do.) But they’re at totally different points in their lives, so how will they make it work?

This is a laugh-out-loud-funny rom-com with tons of heat—Jordy and Annie are SO into each other, physically and emotionally. So Flocked is out on KU and Amazon now!