Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 07-17-2026

THE #1 BOOK ON ALL OF AMAZON KINDLE TODAY!!!

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hotel Nantucket: After tragedy strikes, food blogger Hollis Shaw gathers four friends from different stages in her life to spend an unforgettable weekend on Nantucket.

Hollis Shaw’s life seems picture-perfect. She’s the creator of the popular food blog Hungry with Hollis and is married to Matthew, a dreamy heart surgeon. But after she and Matthew get into a heated argument one snowy morning, he leaves for the airport and is killed in a car accident. The cracks in Hollis’s perfect life—her strained marriage and her complicated relationship with her daughter, Caroline—grow deeper.

So when Hollis hears about something called a “Five-Star Weekend”—one woman organizes a trip for her best friend from each phase of her life: her teenage years, her twenties, her thirties, and midlife—she decides to host her own Five-Star Weekend on Nantucket. But the weekend doesn’t turn out to be a joyful Hallmark movie…”

HOLY MOLY LOOK WHAT’S UP FOR PREORDER!!

“The next book in the blockbuster Empyrean series, Threshing Day contains thirteen stories starring your favorite characters and their dragons.

Full blurb to be revealed soon…”

LIVE!! BILLIONAIRE ROMANCE!!

After a passionate declaration of love and a honeymoon straight out of a fairytale,
Adelina and Rocco should be living their happily-ever-after.

But a devastating clause in his grandfather’s will threatens everything—Rocco must produce an heir or lose his empire.

Adelina wants to give Rocco the world, but she’s terrified of losing herself, like her mother did. And Rocco isn’t sure he’s ready for a child.
When Adelina’s father returns with a threat that could destroy them both, the pressure becomes unbearable…”

LIVE!! FAKE RELATIONSHIP WITH A HOCKEY STAR!

Lucy Taylor thought the hardest part of being the Hillford Ice Hawks’ new athletic trainer would be the pressure of working for a professional hockey team, but she was wrong…”

LIVE! F/F ROMANCE!!

“When I first laid eyes on Zuri Alexander, I knew she was mine. And becoming more than friends was just as easy as breathing. But she doesn’t know my secrets. There’s a dark side to the family business. So, I lie to her to cover it up.

I know she can feel the wall building between us, and I want nothing more than to tear it down…but the only way to do that is to share my truth with her.

That the girl she’s dating is involved in organized crime. But when Zuri becomes a target of what appears to be some red pill incel, I know we’re the only ones who can keep her safe…”

LIVE!! BASEBALL ROMANCE ALERT!!

Audrey Sullivan knows better than to get involved with a man like Asher Calloway. Audrey Sullivan knows better than to get involved with a man like Asher Calloway. She’s a church-going widow with two kids, a carefully protected reputation, and an entire small town ready to talk.

He should be a mistake. Instead, he notices everything…”

DARK FANTASY ROMANCE!!

“To err is human. To avenge is Divine.
Every person Harlow Carrenwell kisses dies immediately, and that’s the way she likes it. The poison-lipped youngest daughter of Lunameade’s magical founding family has used her power to annihilate their opposition.

Her first husband is in the ground. Her new betrothed is next. But the merry widow has a secret. When she’s not acting as an assassin at her parents’ whims, she moonlights as a vigilante for abused women in their walled-off city.

Meet a man. Lure him in. Kill him with a kiss. Until one night Harlow kisses a mark and he doesn’t die.

Worse, her invincible partner in passion is her new betrothed, Henry Havenwood, and now he knows about her double life. Instead of selling her out and bringing the rival families to blows, he does something much more sinister—whisks her away to wed in his wild mountain fort…”

LIVE!! SMALL TOWN ROMANCE MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE!!

That was before my dangerous ex started threatening me and my visa. The thought of being kicked out of Scotland, leaving behind my friends and the safety I’ve found here, is unthinkable. I’m determined to solve the problem myself.

Everyone knows Murray is battling his ex-wife for control of his company and the only way to stop her is to remarry. So I propose a marriage deal that’ll solve both our issues. The fact that I’ve been attracted to the handsome, gentle giant of a Scot since we met is something I’ll just have to ignore if I want to remain in Scotland…”

LIVE!! BIKER ROMANCE!!

“When Addie gets separated from her sisters during a bar brawl, help comes from an unlikely person. Cash Savage. They’re total opposites. He’s bossy, protective, and ridiculously gorgeous. She’s shy and struggles to talk when she gets anxious. And she gets anxious a lot.

He’s completely out of her league. A dream she could never hope for. However, when Addie and her sisters find themselves in danger, it’s Cash who volunteers to protect her. It’s Cash who rocks her to sleep and makes sure she gets enough to eat. And it’s Cash who puts everything on the line to keep her safe…”

LIVE!! HOCKEY ROMANCE & NOW ROOMMATES!!

Two out of three should be easy enough. In my defense, I didn’t know the gorgeous woman at the airport was Ella. The last time I saw Rookie’s kid sister, she had braces and a grudge against me for hogging the backseat of her parents’ car. She’s not a kid anymore.

She’s a curvy, sharp-tongued nurse who just moved to town, and apparently Rookie offered to let her stay with us. He forgot to mention we don’t have a spare room. Now she’s sleeping in my bed because I offered to take the couch…”

LIVE!! OLDER WOMAN YOUNGER MAN BULLRIDER!!

The age gap, the drama with her ex, the kids—she has a mountain of reasons to choose from for why she doesn’t want me. I try to accept it, but something in her sad green eyes wrecks me.

When her apartment goes up in flames, I offer up my bunkhouse for her to live in, rent-free.

Our physical attraction is undeniable. We’re unable to resist the temptation in close quarters. For the first time ever, I want more. But she doesn’t….”

LIVE!! FOOTBALL ROMANCE & A BABY!

As the youngest son in the Bradford football dynasty, I’ve spent my whole life being compared to someone else. The last thing I need is an influencer building her platform on my mistakes. So naturally, I confront her. Then I kiss her. Again. And Again.

Now we’re hiding a secret relationship that could destroy both our careers, and I’m falling for the one woman who refuses to go easy on me.

When a baby shows up on my doorstep, she stays to help, and we find ourselves wrangling poopy diapers, unexplained crying, and a little girl who makes us feel things we’re not ready to admit…”

SMALL TOWN ROMANCE MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE!!

“When I escaped to a Scottish island, I never expected I’d agree to a marriage of convenience with rugged local businessman and single dad, Murray Shaw.

That was before my dangerous ex started threatening me and my visa. The thought of being kicked out of Scotland, leaving behind my friends and the safety I’ve found here, is unthinkable. I’m determined to solve the problem myself…”