RELEASE DAY: JANUARY 25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I love a good second chance between once-marrieds story. In Mona Shroff’s new series, “Law student Anita Virani hasn\u2019t seen her ex-husband since the ink dried on their divorce papers. Now she\u2019s agreed to pretend she\u2019s still married to Nikhil until his sister\u2019s wedding celebrations are over\u2014because her former mother-in-law\u00a0neglected to tell her family of their split[.]” The wedding gives them the backdrop against which to finally talk out what tore them apart, and make way for their feelings to rekindle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n GET THE FIVE DAY REUNION from The Ripped Bodice<\/a> | IndieBound<\/a> | Amazon<\/a> | Apple Books <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n RELEASE DATE: MARCH 15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kareena Mann dreams of having a love story like her parents, but she prefers restoring her classic car to swiping right on dating apps. When her father announces he\u2019s selling her mother\u2019s home, Kareena makes a deal with him: he\u2019ll gift her the house if she can get engaged in four months. Her search for her soulmate becomes impossible when her argument with Dr. Prem Verma, host of The Dr. Dil Show<\/em>, goes viral. Now the only man in her life is the one she doesn\u2019t want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Prem Verma is dedicated to building a local community health center, but he needs to get donors with deep pockets. The Dr. Dil Show <\/em>was doing just that, until his argument with Kareena went viral, and he\u2019s left short changed. That\u2019s when Kareena\u2019s meddling aunties presented him with a solution: convince Kareena he\u2019s her soulmate and they\u2019ll fund his clinic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Even though they have conflicting views on love-matches and arranged-matches, the more time Prem spends with Kareena, the more he begins to believe she\u2019s the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with. But for Prem and Kareena to find their happily ever after, they must admit that hate has turned into fate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n GET DATING DR. DIL from The Ripped Bodice<\/a> | Bookshop.org <\/a>| IndieBound<\/a> | Amazon<\/a> | Apple Books<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n RELEASE DATE: MARCH 29<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n London\u2019s most renowned mapmaker is a woman…but nobody knows it. If anyone discovers that Rose Fleming is the power and talent behind the family business, the scandal could ruin them. Rose\u2019s secret is tested by the arrival of a handsome new footman who shows far too much interest in his new mistress. Rose battles an intense attraction to the enigmatic servant, but maintaining a proper distance isn\u2019t easy when you and temptation live under the same roof. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She makes him forget he has a score to settle\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Few have met the reclusive half-Arab Marquess of Brandon, who is rumored to live with a harem of beauties among his mother\u2019s people near Jerusalem. Brandon couldn\u2019t care less what society thinks of him, or that his fellow peers are disdainful of his common blood, but he won\u2019t stand for being robbed. That\u2019s why he’s disguised himself as a footman in the home of a respected mapmaker who cheated Brandon out of his land. But the nobleman’s plans for retribution are complicated by his growing attraction for the secretive lady of the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When Brandon uncovers the shocking truth about Rose\u2019 role in his stolen birthright, can a love born of deception really conquer all?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n GET THE MARQUESS MAKES HIS MOVE from The Ripped Bodice<\/a> | IndieBound<\/a> | Amazon<\/a> | Apple Books<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n RELEASE DATE: MAY 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Growing up the daughter of notorious treasure hunter and absentee father Duke Wilder left Lily without much patience for the profession\u2026or much money in the bank. But Lily is nothing if not resourceful, and now uses Duke\u2019s coveted hand-drawn maps to guide tourists on fake treasure hunts through the red rock canyons of Utah. It pays the bills but doesn\u2019t leave enough to fulfill her dream of buying back the beloved ranch her father sold years ago, and definitely not enough to deal with the sight of the man she once loved walking back into her life with a motley crew of friends ready to hit the trails. Frankly, Lily would like to take him out into the wilderness\u2014and leave him there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leo Grady knew mirages were a thing in the desert, but they\u2019d barely left civilization when the silhouette of his greatest regret comes into focus in the flickering light of the campfire. Ready to leave the past behind him, Leo wants nothing more than to reconnect with his first and only love. Unfortunately, Lily Wilder is all business, drawing a clear line in the sand: it\u2019s never going to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But when the trip goes horribly and hilariously wrong, the group wonders if maybe the legend of the hidden treasure wasn\u2019t a gimmick after all. There\u2019s a chance to right the wrongs\u2014of Duke\u2019s past and their own\u2014but only if Leo and Lily can confront their history and work together. Alone under the stars in the isolated and dangerous mazes of the Canyonlands, Leo and Lily must decide whether they\u2019ll risk their lives and hearts on the adventure of a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n GET SOMETHING WILDER from The Ripped Bodice<\/a> | Bookshop.org<\/a> | IndieBound<\/a> | Amazon<\/a> | Apple Books<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n RELEASE DATE: MAY 24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The charismatic and vivacious Katherine Delafield should be married by now. Her father arranged an engagement to the much sought-after tycoon Preston Clarke ages ago. The only problem is Preston refuses to acknowledge it. But this isn\u2019t going to stop Katherine from living life to the fullest as she ditches all silly notions of love and marriage and sets out to sample all the excitement New York City has to offer . . . the more scandalous the better. Because no matter what happens, she and Prestonwill never<\/em> marry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After a tormented childhood, Preston is done letting his father control his life\u2014including choosing his bride. But when a mysterious lover at a masquerade turns out to be his would-be fianc\u00e9e, Preston\u2019s resolve begins to crumble. He hadn\u2019t expected Katherine to be so charming. Or beautiful. Or passionate. And seeing her out on the town with other men is driving him crazy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What happens when the wrong bride turns out to be the right woman after all?<\/p>\n\n\n\n GET THE BRIDE GOES ROGUE from The Ripped Bodice<\/a> | Bookshop.org<\/a> | IndieBound<\/a> | Amazon<\/a> | Apple Books<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n RELEASE DAY: JUNE 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Having grown up in the nurturing household of Casa Capuleta, Mariana will do anything for familia. To solve her adoptive parents\u2019 financial problems amid their rapidly changing San Antonio comunidad, Mariana and her younger sisters are determined to win the Battle of the Mariachi Bands. That means competing against Hugo Montero, their father\u2019s archnemesis, and his band and escalating a decades-old feud. It also raises the stakes of Mariana\u2019s forbidden attraction for a certain dark-eyed mariachi who sets her heart racing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To Angelo Montero\u2019s familia, Mariana is also strictly off-limits. But that doesn\u2019t stop him from pursuing her. As their secret affair intensifies and the competition grows fierce, they\u2019re swept up in a brewing storm of betrayals, rivalries, and broken ties. Against the odds, they vow to bring peace. But sacrifices must be made and consequences weighed for two star-crossed lovers to make beautiful music together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n GET WESTSIDE LOVE STORY from Amazon<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n RELEASE DATE: JUNE 7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Electric Idol, book 2 in Katee Robert’s Dark Olympus series comes out January 18, but I’m already looking forward to #3 — Wicked Beauty. In Olympus, you either have the power to rule…or you are ruled. Achilles Kallis may have been born with nothing, but as a child he vowed he would claw his way into the poisonous city’s inner circle. Now that a coveted role has opened to anyone with the strength to claim it, he and his partner, Patroclus Fotos, plan to compete and double their odds of winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Neither expect infamous beauty Helen Kasios to be part of the prize…or for the complicated fire that burns the moment she looks their way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Zeus may have decided Helen is his to give to away, but she has her own plans. She enters into the competition as a middle finger to the meddling Thirteen rulers, effectively vying for her own hand in marriage. Unfortunately, there are those who would rather see her dead than lead the city. The only people she can trust are the ones she can’t keep her hands off\u2014Achilles and Patroclus. But can she really believe they have her best interests at heart when every stolen kiss is a battlefield?<\/p>\n\n\n\n GET WICKED BEAUTY from The Ripped Bodice<\/a> | Bookshop.org<\/a> | IndieBound<\/a> | Amazon<\/a> | Apple Books<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n RELEASE DATE: JUNE 28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sexy, driven rapper Danielle \u201cDuchess\u201d Nelson is on the verge of signing a deal that\u2019ll make her one of the richest women in hip hop. More importantly, it\u2019ll grant her control over her life, something she\u2019s craved for years. But an incident with a rising pop star has gone viral, unfairly putting her deal in jeopardy. Concerned about her image, she\u2019s instructed to work on generating some positive publicity\u2026 or else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A brilliant professor and reclusive royal, Prince Jameson prefers life out of the spotlight, only leaving his ivory tower to attend weddings or funerals. But with the Queen\u2019s children involved in one scandal after another, and Parliament questioning the viability of the monarchy, the Queen is desperate. In a quest for good press, she puts Jameson in charge of a tribute concert in her late husband\u2019s honor. Out of his depth, and resentful of being called to service, he takes the advice of a student. After all, what\u2019s more appropriate for a royal concert than a performer named \u201cDuchess\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Too late, Jameson discovers the American rapper is popular, sexy, raunchy and not what the Queen wanted, although he\u2019s having an entirely different reaction. Dani knows this is the good exposure she needs to cement her deal and it doesn’t hurt that the royal running things is fine as hell. Thrown together, they give in to the explosive attraction flaring between them. But as the glare of the limelight intensifies and outside forces try to interfere, will the Prince and Duchess be a fairy tale romance for the ages or a disaster of palatial proportions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n GET AMERICAN ROYALTY from The Ripped Bodice<\/a> | Bookshop.org<\/a> | IndieBound<\/a> | Amazon<\/a> | Apple Books<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n RELEASE DAY: JULY 12<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cadence Lim has transformed from behind-the-scenes number cruncher to an integral part of the sales team at Prism Realty. But despite moving up the corporate ladder, her complicated relationship with her estranged elderly father weighs heavily and she can\u2019t seem to shake the desire for a new beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At least Cadence can always lean on her favorite co-worker and co-conspirator, Matt Escanilla. A top broker with an unsuccessful love life, the forever single Matt is constantly being nagged by his loving Filipino family to settle down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Their relationship takes a turn when a business trip lands them both in their hometown and Matt enlists Cadence as a pretend girlfriend for a family gathering. The new after-hours setting forces the two friends to see each other in a new light, and their previously buried feelings rise quickly to the surface. When competing promotions threaten to separate Cadence and Matt, these office besties must work together to round up their ambitions and families to pursue their overdue romance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n GET CIRCLING BACK TO YOU from The Ripped Bodic<\/a>e | IndieBound<\/a> | Amazon<\/a> | Apple Books<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n RELEASE DAY: JULY 26<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hoping to attract more customers to his family\u2019s knitting shop, Lucas Strong participated in an FDNY charity calendar and accidentally became a local celebrity. The only place he can find solace is Scrubs\u2014a 24\/7 laundromat where he can disappear for a couple of hours. But Lucas\u2019s soapy sanctuary is shaken by an inquisitive little girl with a late-night interest in knitting, whose mother is his old school crush. GET KNOT AGAIN from The Ripped Bodice<\/a> | Bookshop.org | IndieBound<\/a> | Amazon<\/a> | Apple Books<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For Sewanee Chester, being an audiobook narrator is a long way from her old dreams, but the days of being a star on film sets are long behind her. She\u2019s found success and satisfaction from the inside of a sound booth and it allows her to care for her beloved, ailing grandmother. When she arrives in Las Vegas last-minute for a book convention, Sewanee unexpectedly spends a whirlwind night with a charming stranger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On her return home, Sewanee discovers one of the world\u2019s most beloved romance novelists wanted her to perform her last book\u2014with Brock McNight, the industry\u2019s hottest, most secretive voice. Sewanee doesn\u2019t buy what romance novels are selling\u2014not after her own dreams were tragically cut short\u2014and she stopped narrating them years ago. But her admiration of the late author, and the opportunity to get her grandmother more help, makes her decision for her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As Sewanee begins work on the book, resurrecting her old romance pseudonym, she and Brock forge a real connection, hidden behind the comfort of anonymity. Soon, she is dreaming again, but secrets are revealed, and the realities of life come crashing down around her once more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If she can learn to risk everything for desires she has long buried, she will discover a world of intimacy and acceptance she never believed would be hers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n GET THANK YOU FOR LISTENING from The Ripped Bodice<\/a> | Bookshop.org | IndieBound<\/a> | Amazon<\/a> | Apple Books<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Successful pediatric surgeon London Kelley just needs to find some balance and de-stress. According to her friends Samiah and Taylor, what London really needs is a casual hookup. A night of fun with no strings. 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