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Playing with Forever (Frost Lake High #2) by Rebecca Jenshak Release Date: January 20, 2026 Bloom Books About Playing with Forever From USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Jenshak comes the next in a brand new YA romance series that follows Frost Lake High School's state champion soccer team. Tutoring the captain of Frost Lake High's soccer team isn't on her bucket list. And neither is falling for him. Seventeen-year-old Lacey Kerr is a lot of things: head cheerleader, an A+ student, vice president of student council, a loyal friend, and beloved by her classmates. What she isn't is a fan of star soccer player Vaughn Collins. And he knows it. Unfortunately for him, he needs her. With his grades on the line, he'll do anything to turn it around and keep his spot on the soccer team. Even if it means winning over his ex-girlfriend's best friend and convincing her to tutor him. They're different. She's sunshine and he's…not. She ha...

Death to Valentine's Day (The Improbable Meet-Cute: Second Chances #5) by Catherine Cowles Release Date: January 20, 2026 Amazon Original Stories About Death to Valentine's Day What’s worse than Valentine’s Day after a brutal breakup? Being trapped in a snowstorm with your ex’s brother and maybe a murderer. A witty and chillingly romantic short story by #1 Amazon bestselling author Catherine Cowles. After her boyfriend’s betrayal, the last thing Maia St. James wants is to celebrate Valentine’s Day. And when her friends force her out for a Death to Valentine’s Day masquerade ball at a mountain lodge, the last thing she expects is to kiss a masked stranger, especially when he ends up being her ex’s older brother. But that’s the least of her problems. When a guest is found murdered, the party becomes a mystery. And Maia must unmask a killer before her second chance at romance is cut short. Catherine Cowles’s Death to Valentine’s Day is part of The Improbable Meet-Cut...

Wilde Cowboy (Love is a Cowboy #1) by Kelly Elliott Release Date: January 20, 2026 About Wilde Cowboy Ladd As the son of a third-generation cattle rancher, it's expected that I would follow in the footsteps of my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather and work the family ranch just as they did. However, that wasn't my dream, and thankfully, my parents stood behind me when I told them I wanted to open a sporting goods store in our hometown of River Falls, Colorado. That's my plan. My endgame, and nothing is going to distract me from that goal. Then, I met Vivianne Pennington. It soon becomes clear to me that Vivianne is now a part of my dreams, and when I bring her home for Christmas, my entire family and the town of River Falls fall head over heels in love with her. Vivanne I've gone and found myself in love with a cowboy from a small town in Colorado. When Ladd's mother and father insist that I come and spend Christmas with them on the family...

Grumpily Ever After (Stick Taps #1) by Teagan Hunter Release Date: January 20, 2026 Montlake About Grumpily Ever After An obstinate ex–NHL player meets his match in a cheerfully resilient wedding planner prone to chaos in this sweet and spicy romantic comedy about game-changing second chances. Wedding planner Odette Chambers has a knack for ruining every ceremony she touches. But her latest gig could be a curse breaker. The bride is her best friend, Izzy, and the venue is a local cidery with the Pacific Northwest mountains as a beautiful backdrop. The cidery’s only rotten apple is its owner, former NHL player Noah Stevens—Izzy’s older brother and a recently divorced, fully committed grump who doesn’t believe in happy endings. But Noah can’t say no to his hopeful little sister. His decision sends Odette barreling into his life, and she insists on making picture-perfect renovations to his cidery. She’s demanding, irritatingly optimistic, and quite possibly the prettiest woman ...

What It Takes (Windy Harbor #2) by Willow Aster Release Date: January 15, 2026 About What It Takes A sexy, small town, enemies to lovers, brother's best friend romance by USA Today bestselling author Willow Aster Camden Whitman has always been in my life. I met him when I was five and he was seven, but when he and my brother became best friends, I became nothing more than the pesky little sister he didn’t want around. There was a period of time when I thought I felt a connection between us, but he shut that down faster than I could blink. Fast forward to adulthood years later, and here I am, still the annoying little sister he can’t stand. Now there’s one difference: I want nothing to do with him. I’m happy running The Kitty-Corner Café in my small town of Windy Harbor, Minnesota, and love living in my little slice of paradise on Lake Superior…until Camden decides to move here and open up a new restaurant. Who cares if he’s a well-known chef who can prepare the mo...

Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author via Valentine PR. Back to Minnesota I go with the second novel in Willow Aster's eponymous small-town series, Windy Harbor , featuring the Whitman siblings and their respective journeys as they make their way back home to be with their beloved father as he battles a health crisis. The author offers up an friends-to-enemies-to-lovers, falling-for-your-best-friend's-sibling romance between Juliana Fair and Camden Whitman. She's twenty-six, a talented baker, and the owner of The Kitty-Corner Café; he's twenty-eight, a renowned chef and the owner of Michelin-starred Whitman's in Denver, Colorado, with Elm & Echo, his new restaurant in Windy Springs, Minnesota. There was a time that they were actually friends, having met when she was five and he was seven. Over the years, however, Jules became besties with Goldie, Cam's younger sister, and he and Jackson, Jules's older brother, became the close...

A Hateful Negotiation (Kings of New York #4) by Tijan Release Date: January 13, 2026 Montlake About A Hateful Negotiation In a slow-burn mafia romance from New York Times bestselling author Tijan, a dangerous psychopath—and deadly crime boss—drops his defenses for the one girl he’s vowed to protect. Creighton was a dangerous crime boss with a growing empire. And he’s a psychopath. He’s also obsessed with Blake. She wanted a normal life. That meant new friends and a life without Creighton. Except when Blake moves to New York for her senior year of college, Creighton follows because he knows that danger is close behind. He has always protected Blake, and he always will protect her, even if Blake hates how ruthless Creighton has become for her. However, once they’re in New York, the dynamics between the two begin to change. Tensions heat up, and soon their chemistry is sizzling beyond what Blake can handle. That means that their usual back-and-forth has to change, wit...