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It fits readers who want romantic suspense with gothic atmosphere, damaged characters, and desire threaded through menace.
Grimstone
Romance · Jaime's Picks · Thriller · Contemporary Romance · Gothic Romance
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Inheriting a crumbling manor is bad enough. Wanting the man everyone suspects of murder makes it far worse. In Grimstone, Remi Hayes is pulled into a volatile connection with the doctor next door while violence, blackmail, and the shadows around Blackleaf Manor turn her new life into something increasingly dangerous. It fits readers who want romantic suspense with gothic atmosphere, damaged characters, and desire threaded through menace.
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Remi Hayes is beginning to think she’s cursed—her fiancé cheated on her, her brother Jude is a major pain in her ass, and the moldering mansion she inherited from her uncle might just be haunted.
Flipping Blackleaf Manor already feels impossible, even before Remi is blackmailed by Dane Covett, the dangerously hot doctor-next-door, and Grimstone’s most eligible bachelor—if you can ignore the fact that everyone in town thinks he murdered his wife.
Remi doesn’t want to believe it, especially after Dane sews up a gash in her thigh and steals a kiss in payment—a kiss that makes it hard to walk for reasons that have nothing to do with an injured leg.
But as the renovation takes a strange and violent turn, Remi must decide if Dane is the one haunting her nights, or if he’s trying to protect her from something much worse…
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It fits readers who want contemporary romance with sharp chemistry, emotional vulnerability, and the tension of a connection that should be simple but isn’t.
All Grown Up
Jaime's Picks · Romance · Contemporary Romance
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Desire gets more complicated when history, timing, and restraint all start pulling in different directions. In All Grown Up, a woman easing back into dating finds herself drawn to a younger man who is not only impossible to ignore, but deeply tied to her past. It fits readers who want contemporary romance with sharp chemistry, emotional vulnerability, and the tension of a connection that should be simple but isn’t.
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A new, sexy standalone from #1 New York Times Bestseller, Vi Keeland.
When I first encountered Ford Donovan, I had no idea who he was...well, other than the obvious. Young, gorgeous, successful, smart. Did I mention young? If I did, it bears repeating. Ford Donovan was too young for me.
Let's back up to how it all started. My best friend decided I needed to start dating again. So, without my knowledge, she set up a profile for me on a popular dating site--one that invited men ages twenty-one to twenty-seven to apply for a date. Those nicknamed Cunnilingus King were told they'd go straight to the top for consideration. The profile wasn't supposed to go live. Another point that bears repeating--it wasn't supposed to.
Nevertheless, that's how I met Ford, and we started messaging. He made me laugh; yet I was adamant that because of his age, we could only be friends. But after weeks of wearing me down, I finally agreed to one date only--my first after twenty years of being with my high school sweetheart. I knew it couldn't last, but I was curious about him.
Though, you know what they say...curiosity kills the cat.
My legs wobbled walking into the restaurant.
Ford was seated at the bar. When he turned around, he took my breath away.
His sexy smile nearly melted my panties.
But...he looked so familiar.
As I got closer I realized why.
He was the son of the neighbor at our family's summer home.
The boy next door.
Only now...he was all man.
I hadn't seen him in years.
I left the restaurant and planned to put the entire crazy thing behind me.
Which I did. Until summer came.
And guess who decided to use his family's summer home this year?
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It fits readers who want gothic romantasy steeped in witchcraft, forbidden attraction, and a sinister, haunted atmosphere.
Hollow
Romantasy · Jaime's Picks · Fairy Tale
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In Sleepy Hollow, desire and dread twist together as old loyalties rot beneath the surface. In Hollow, Kat Van Tassel is pulled between her vanished childhood betrothed and her enigmatic professor while a string of brutal murders points to something far darker than legend. It fits readers who want gothic romantasy steeped in witchcraft, forbidden attraction, and a sinister, haunted atmosphere.
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"A fresh, magic-infused take on Sleepy Hollow that adds mystery, tension, and just enough romance to keep everything deliciously complicated. Hollow feels like a retelling with real purpose, not just a rehash." - Apropos Books
An Instant USA Today Bestseller!
A sexy, dark fantasy reimagining of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, where Katrina Van Tassel doesn't have to choose between Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane, and there are worse things haunting them than the Headless Horseman.
Kat Van Tassel's life was predestined from childhood; she was to marry her best friend, Brom Bones. But Brom vanished from Sleepy Hollow years ago, leaving Kat alone to enroll in Sleepy Hollow Institute, a shadowy university for advanced witchcraft run by her powerful family. And now she finds herself drawn to the school's enigmatic new teacher, Ichabod Crane, as he delves into dark magic.
When Brom returns, suffering from amnesia and a dark transformation, the trio must confront gruesome murders attributed to a vengeful spirit, The Headless Horseman, while navigating their tangled relationships.
As Kat, Ichabod, and Brom seek answers, their bonds deepen, and forbidden desires take hold. But Sleepy Hollow holds secrets more sinister than they imagined. The Headless Horseman lurks, threatening to claim them, while something even more terrifying looms in the shadows. Embark on a journey of dark mysteries, desire, and danger in the eerie heart of Sleepy Hollow.
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A woman returns to the town she swore she’d never see again and finds herself trapped between old secrets and a house that feels alive with menace.
Hemlock
Thriller · Jaime's Picks · Romantic Suspense · Suspense
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A woman returns to the town she swore she’d never see again and finds herself trapped between old secrets and a house that feels alive with menace. In Hemlock, Maggie’s homecoming stirs up the past she tried to bury, while strange occurrences inside her new house push her toward a truth far darker than she expected. The story blends psychological suspense with romantic tension and the kind of dread that keeps tightening.
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She thought she’d escaped her poisonous past…
Thirteen years ago, Maggie Ellis left her small town and vowed to never return. In her rearview mirror were two men she loved and an ominous secret that would forever haunt her.
Now, tragedy has brought her back, and she’s determined to forget that fateful night. But in a town like Myers, with familiar faces and chilling memories lurking around every corner, moving on is easier said than done.
Before the ink can dry on the closing documents for her new residence, Maggie begins to feel unsettled. In every room, there’s the unmistakable sensation she’s being watched. The strange sounds, odd smells, and bizarre occurrences only add to her paranoia.
There’s something sinister about her new home…
When she discovers the devastating truth about the house and its grim history, Maggie’s worst fears are realized. In order to survive, she must unearth the secrets she’d always planned to keep buried.
After all, they say that home is where the heart is, but as Maggie knows, home is also where the skeletons lie.
Seamlessly blurring the edges between psychological thriller and romantic suspense, million-copy bestselling author Kiersten Modglin brings us a dark and twisted romantic thriller, perfect for fans of Verity, Tell Me Lies, The Ghost Writer, and YOU.
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A seaside town with too many bodies and two killers with very different agendas make for a romance that was never going to be normal.
Tourist Season
Romance · Jaime's Picks · Romantic Suspense · RomCom
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A seaside town with too many bodies and two killers with very different agendas make for a romance that was never going to be normal. In Tourist Season, Harper protects Cape Carnage with a shovel and a smile, while Nolan arrives bent on revenge and finds himself tangled with the one target who refuses to play victim. The story mixes dark humor, obsession, and slow-burn tension with a murderous small-town backdrop.
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“The undisputed queen of dark rom-coms is back with a new swoony, one-of-a-kind banger, and the book world better get ready for it!” —Ali Hazelwood, #1 New York Times bestselling author
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brynne Weaver comes a wickedly delicious new series where dark romantic comedy meets thrilling suspense—and where falling in love can be a killer.
Welcome to Cape Carnage! Visit Once, Stay Forever.
You can hide in the farthest reaches of the deepest hell, and I will still drag you out. Even the devil can’t save you from me.
Cape Carnage is a seaside town of colorful houses, quirky shops, and an unusually high body count. With tourists comes trouble, and Harper Starling won’t let anyone ruin her picture-perfect home. A skilled gardener with killer instincts, Harper protects her sanctuary—and her aging mentor with a fading memory—at any cost. Troublesome tourists don’t check out of Carnage. They compost beneath Harper’s award-winning flowerbeds.
But Nolan Rhodes isn’t your average tourist. Devilishly handsome, disarmingly charming, and skilled with a blade, Nolan is relentless in the pursuit of revenge. On every anniversary of the hit-and-run accident that fractured his life, Nolan slays another target. And he’s saved the best for last: the undeniably beautiful Harper Starling. The problem? Harper isn’t the monster he expected. And she won’t go down without a fight.
When an amateur true crime investigator comes to Cape Carnage on the trail of a long-lost serial killer, Harper and Nolan strike an uneasy truce. If Nolan helps Harper protect her town, she’ll keep quiet about his hunting habits . . . for now. But their alliance soon spirals into obsession, one that threatens to shatter every secret in Carnage—including their fragile love.
Tourist Season is a darkly funny, slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romance where destruction and desire are balanced on the edge of a blade—and where love is the most dangerous battleground of all.
Tropes: Small-town romance / Fish out of water / Grumpy x grumpy / Forced proximity / He falls first / Touch her/him and die / Groveling
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When gods treat mortals as pieces on a board, vengeance can echo across centuries.
Hades’ Daughter
Fantasy · Jaime's Picks · Travis' Picks · Epic Fantasy · Historical Fantasy
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When gods treat mortals as pieces on a board, vengeance can echo across centuries. In Hades' Daughter, the fall of Troy sends the warrior Brutus eastward under divine vision, unaware he walks into a legacy of betrayal rooted in the ancient Labyrinth. This mythic historical fantasy weaves Greek legend, cursed bloodlines, and power struggles into a sweeping saga of destiny and revenge.
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Ancient Greece: A place where the gods hold mortal life cheap, mere playthings to amuse, delight, and abuse at their will.
But those puny mortals are not wholly devoid of power and at the core of their fabulous city-states lies the Labyrinth, where they can shape the powers of the heavens to their own design. When Theseus entered the Labyrinth and came away with the prize of freedom and his beloved Adrianne, Mistress of the Labyrinth, his future seemed assured... Until he abandoned her for the unforgivable sin of bearing him only a daughter, and the world seemed to change. From that day forward, all the Labyrinths in the ancient world started to decay. It slowly became clear that power was fading from the city-states.
Was it the natural decline that comes to all cultures or was it because the power of the Labyrinth had been corrupted by a woman spurned?
A hundred years pass—Troy has fallen and the Trojans are a scattered and humbled people. The warrior Brutus is of the line of kings and gods. He wears the golden kingship bands of Troy proudly—but they are his only mementos of a former glory, for he is a man without a country and is left little else but pride and a memory of the latent power that he could wield if but given a chance. When he receives a god-sent vision of a distant shore where he can rebuild the ancient kingdom, he will move heaven and earth to reach his destiny.
Ever eastward he is drawn, to a lovely and mystical green land that offers him a haven—and a dream of power and conquest. Nothing will deter him... not even the entreaties of the young princess whom he took as his wife and bedded against her will. First her hatred—and now her love—torment and bind him. She is the only one who realizes the danger he is stepping into, and she will do anything to save him... and his son, whom she carries in her womb.
For in the mists of Albion there lies a woman of power—a woman who has used her siren call to cloud Brutus's mind and has her own reasons for luring the warrior to these lush shores....
She is the long-descended granddaughter of Adrianne, and she has in her heart a hatred that has been passed down for generations. Her plans for Brutus will enact a revenge that could destroy the gods themselves.
If Brutus makes the journey successfully, it will be the next step in the Game of the Labyrinth and might start a complicated contest of wills that could span centuries....
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I Will Mend You traps its story inside fractured memory, where rescue and ruin feel indistinguishable.
I Will Mend You
Jaime's Picks · Romance · Gothic Romance · Psychological Thriller
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I Will Mend You traps its story inside fractured memory, where rescue and ruin feel indistinguishable. Amethyst is imprisoned in a nightmare shaped by trauma, while Xero moves through her mind as both ghost and threat. Told through dual unreliable perspectives, this dark romance leans into obsession, vengeance, and psychological survival, with disturbing themes that blur the line between protection and destruction.
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My worst nightmare finally stepped out of the mirror.
And the only man who can save me is a ghost.
Prey
I'm trapped in a forgotten nightmare with the monster I most fear.
The key to my freedom lies behind a wall of memories.
Xero's specter invades my mind, whispering both vengeance and salvation.
He insists he's real, yet I can't trust my shattered psyche.
But as my tormentors draw close, I must rely on the phantom I betrayed for protection—and for revenge.
Predator
She’s ensnared by darkness, and only I can set her free.
To save her, I must become the vengeful spirit she fears.
Amethyst’s mind is a maze of terror and confusion.
Freeing her will mean confronting the darkest parts of my past.
Vengeance will be mine, but first, I must earn redemption.
Because if I fail to save my little ghost, I will reduce the world to ashes.
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Imagine Me follows Juliette as the truth of Ella Sommers shatters everything she thought she knew.
Imagine Me
Dystopian · Jaime's Picks · Romantasy · Teen + Young Adult
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Imagine Me follows Juliette as the truth of Ella Sommers shatters everything she thought she knew. With her memories returning and old enemies closing in, the final battle against The Reestablishment forces her to confront a destiny she never chose. With strong Amazon and Goodreads ratings and recognition across BookTok, this finale delivers high-stakes emotion and explosive revelations.
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The explosive last novel in Juliette and Warner's story, the globally bestselling Shatter Me series.
Juliette Ferrars. Ella Sommers. Which is the truth and which is the lie?
Now that Ella knows who Juliette is and what she was created for, things have only become more complicated. As she struggles to understand the past that haunts her and looks to a future more uncertain than ever, the lines between right and wrong—between Ella and Juliette—blur. And with old enemies looming, her destiny may not be her own to control.
The day of reckoning for The Reestablishment is coming. But she may not get to choose what side she fights on.
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Defy Me follows Juliette Ferrars as her world collapses under the weight of long-buried truths.
Defy Me
Dystopian · Jaime's Picks · Romantasy · Teen + Young Adult
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Defy Me follows Juliette Ferrars as her world collapses under the weight of long-buried truths. As memories resurface and everything she believed unravels, she must decide whether to be a weapon or a warrior, supported by Warner and her closest allies. With strong Amazon and Goodreads ratings, this installment pushes the Shatter Me series into deeper emotional territory.
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Restore Me follows Juliette Ferrars as she steps into her role as Supreme Commander, only to find her newfound power tested by tragedy and the darkness she thought…
Restore Me
Dystopian · Jaime's Picks · Romantasy · Teen + Young Adult
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Restore Me follows Juliette Ferrars as she steps into her role as Supreme Commander, only to find her newfound power tested by tragedy and the darkness she thought she had mastered. With Warner at her side and the world watching, every choice becomes a reckoning. A New York Times bestseller with strong Amazon and Goodreads ratings, this installment deepens the series’ emotional stakes.
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An instant New York Times bestseller! Juliette and Warner’s story continues in the electrifying fourth installment of Tahereh Mafi’s bestselling Shatter Me series.
The girl with the power to kill with a single touch now has the world in the palm of her hand. Juliette Ferrars thought she’d won. She took over Sector 45, was named the new Supreme Commander of North America, and now has Warner by her side. But when tragedy strikes, she must confront the darkness that dwells both around and inside her.
Who will she become in the face of adversity? Will she be able to control the power she wields, and use it for good?
This bestselling series from powerhouse author Tahereh Mafi showcases relentlessly thrilling action, heart stopping romance, and a war-torn world in which rebellion is the only path to freedom.
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Ignite Me follows Juliette as she rises from the destruction of Omega Point and joins forces with Warner to master her powers and confront The Reestablishment.
Ignite Me
Dystopian · Jaime's Picks · Romantasy · Teen + Young Adult
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Ignite Me follows Juliette as she rises from the destruction of Omega Point and joins forces with Warner to master her powers and confront The Reestablishment. Every alliance is fragile, every emotion sharpened by war, and her choices could decide the fate of their fractured world. With 4.6 stars on Amazon and more than 650,000 Goodreads ratings, this installment is a reader favorite.
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The explosive last novel in Juliette and Warner's story, the globally bestselling Shatter Me series.
Juliette Ferrars. Ella Sommers. Which is the truth and which is the lie?
Now that Ella knows who Juliette is and what she was created for, things have only become more complicated. As she struggles to understand the past that haunts her and looks to a future more uncertain than ever, the lines between right and wrong—between Ella and Juliette—blur. And with old enemies looming, her destiny may not be her own to control.
The day of reckoning for The Reestablishment is coming. But she may not get to choose what side she fights on.
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Warner has power, control, and a secret he can’t escape.
Destroy Me
Teen + Young Adult · Dystopian · Jaime's Picks · Paranormal Romance
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Warner has power, control, and a secret he can’t escape. The girl who shot him has become the only thing he can’t let go of. When his father arrives with plans for Juliette’s capture, Warner’s loyalty is tested. Destroy Me reveals the darkness and longing behind Tahereh Mafi’s Shatter Me series, praised for its high-stakes emotion and lyrical power.
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Set after Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me and before Unravel Me, Destroy Me is a novella told from the perspective of Warner, the ruthless leader of Sector 45. Even though Juliette shot him in order to escape, Warner can't stop thinking about her—and he'll do anything to get her back. But when the Supreme Commander of The Reestablishment arrives, he has much different plans for Juliette. Plans Warner cannot allow.
The Shatter Me series is perfect for fans who crave action-packed young adult novels with tantalizing romance like Divergent and The Hunger Games. This captivating story, which combines the best of dystopian and paranormal, was praised as "a thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love" by Ransom Riggs, bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
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