10 Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 05-15-2026

LIVE!! BASEBALL STAR ROMANCE!!

“…I’m the coach’s daughter. Falling for one of my father’s players was never the plan. Especially not Decker Davis. Chicago Colts third baseman. Dependable. Steady. The guy everyone trusts. And the man who’s spent years keeping his distance—especially from me.

We have history. The kind that ten years and a thousand miles can’t touch. So, this time, I promised myself I’d be smarter. No getting attached. No blurred lines. And definitely, no falling. He broke every last one within the first week.

Because Decker doesn’t just show up for me. He shows up for my daughter…”

HISTORICAL ROMANCE SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT!!

As a lover of animals and nature, Beatrix Hathaway has always been more comfortable outdoors than in the ballroom. Even though she participated in the London season in the past, the classic beauty and free-spirited Beatrix has never been swept away or seriously courted . . . and she has resigned herself to the fate of never finding love. Has the time come for the most unconventional of the Hathaway sisters to settle for an ordinary man—just to avoid spinsterhood?

Captain Christopher Phelan is a handsome, daring soldier who plans to marry Beatrix’s friend, the vivacious flirt Prudence Mercer, when he returns from fighting abroad. But, as he explains in his letters to Pru, life on the battlefield has darkened his soul—and it’s becoming clear that Christopher won’t come back as the same man…”

LIVE!!MARITAL STRIFE & GROVELING ALERT!!

Carrie always knew marrying Thatcher Caldwell meant marrying into his world — old Atlanta money, impossible standards, and a family who made no secret of the fact that they had someone else in mind for him. She learned to hold her head up anyway. To smile through the dinners. To be exactly what was needed.

And she told herself it was worth it, because Thatcher loved her. Then the late nights started. The unanswered texts. The distracted silences where her husband used to be.

Carrie almost talked herself out of her suspicions — until a birthday party in Atlanta unravels everything at once…”

LIVE!! FAKE DATING ALERT!!

He needs a date. She needs the practice.

Ariana Ledger is a hopeless romantic who’d rather lose herself in romance novels than face the reality of her nonexistent dating life. As the owner of Red Mountain’s beloved coffee shop, Novel Teas and Coffee, she’s content living in fictional happily-ever-afters—until a charming man strolls into town and checks every box on her dream-man list.

There’s just one problem. Ariana has no real dating experience, and she’s convinced it’s only a matter of time before she sabotages her own chances…”

LIVE!! FANTASY ROMANCE!!

I was betrothed to the spare. Destined for life in the background, with a prince I thought might like me with time, but I accepted my fate, just grateful to be near my sister in this distant kingdom so far from home.

Then everything changed and I’m forced out of the shadows, into the light.

Alaric will be King which means I have to be his Queen. Now I have to learn how to become what my sister was trained for and marry a male who doesn’t want me, all while falling in love the head of our guard.

Kol’s tasked with protecting Alaric and I, but he’s so much more to both of us…”

LIVE!! MARITAL STRIFE & GROVELING!!

She built a beautiful life with her husband Drew — elegant dinner parties, a stunning Philadelphia penthouse, quiet routines that felt like love. While Drew built his tech empire, Madeleine built everything else: the home, the warmth, the life waiting for him at the end of every exhausting day.

But lately, she’s begun to feel like a guest in her own marriage. At first, it’s little things. The inside jokes she doesn’t understand. The late nights. The way Drew’s business partner, Victoria, seems to know him better with every passing day while Madeleine feels herself slowly disappearing from her own marriage.

Drew insists nothing is wrong…”

LIVE!! SHE’S NOT STAYING LONG…

Piper
As the COO for Langston Hotels, I travel the world, but for the moment, I’m stuck in Windward, Colorado. The town is small, has snow (shudder), and did I mention small? Once I finish renovations to our latest acquisition, I’m gone.

One man has become the bane of my existence: head of hotel maintenance, Everett Murray. Does the man wear his uniform? No. He wears awful flannel shirts and jeans. So maybe the denim fits his long body like a glove, and the flannel stretches over wide shoulders, but that’s beside the point.

I need the hotel to meet Langston standards, I need this job done so I can move on, and I won’t let Everett slow me down…”

LIVE!!BIKER ROMANCE!! HE’S CLAIMING HER…

“…Ares “Tyre” Costa always kept perfect control…until the club’s cool-headed treasurer became obsessed with Cecily Hayes. But the sweet swimming instructor has Olympic dreams that may take her away from Crossbend.

Even with an outside crew trying to steal the Redline Kings’ underground racing territory, Tyre’s real battle was tearing down Cecily’s walls. She was terrified her dreams would force her to walk away, but he’s determined to claim his woman…”

LIVE!! MAFIA MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE!!

“…I live by new rules. Stay clean. Stay focused. Stay in control. Then SHE walks into my classroom. Scarlett Ford. My student. The dean’s daughter. And the young woman I spent one incredible night with.

Now she’s off-limits. Untouchable. A mistake I can’t afford to repeat. When her ex threatens to destroy her future, I offer her a solution.

Marry me. It’s not romantic. It’s not gentle. And it’s not optional. She needs money for school. I need a wife…”

LIVE & IT’S THE #1 BOOK ON ALL OF AMAZON KINDLE RIGHT NOW!!??!!
“…It’s off to the races in the explosive eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series.

As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they’re forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal for the dungeon.

Races. Get from point A to point B, and don’t come in last. After each race, they pick an upgrade for their vehicle and the track gets more challenging. It all seems a little too normal, a little too simple…”