Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 10-23-2026

LIVE!! HOCKEY ROMANCE!!

“Waking up married in Vegas? Not exactly part of the plan. Especially when the groom is Jax Wilder—Chicago Railers hockey star, shameless flirt, and the most infuriating man I’ve ever met.
I want an annulment. He wants to stay married.

But with custody of my younger siblings on the line, a stable home—and a husband—might be exactly what I need to keep us together…”

LIVE!!COWBOY ROMANCE ENEMIES TO LOVERS!!

“There’s no fixing what he broke…

Accidents happen and mine took me out of the race. After months of recuperation, I’m finally ready to get back in the saddle. But the rodeo circuit isn’t what it used to be. Chance Benson isn’t either.

The broody cowboy I once considered my best friend seems more interested in riding buckle bunnies than broncos. His reputation is a scandal I’ve unsubscribed from.

At least until the truth comes out…”

SMALL-TOWN ROMANCE SUPER-SALE!!

When life took an unexpected turn, I decided to get out of New York for a while. What better place to go than the idyllic small town my father spoke about so fondly when I was growing up? Laurel Lake held the title America’s Friendliest Town for seventeen years running, and friendly was just what I needed right now…”

LIVE!! M/M SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!!

“…I was sixteen years old when I met Oakley Manning during a family beach vacation. He was funny, gorgeous, as obsessed with football as I was, and hurting after his mom abandoned him.

For two weeks, we were inseparable. Oakley made me feel complete, settling something inside me…”

LIVE!! MAFIA ROMANCE ALERT!!

Seven years ago, my world ended. My wife was stolen from me and brutally murdered. I spent five years in prison and emerged a vengeful, hateful assassin. I’m the most dangerous man alive: I kill without a second thought, searching for my nemesis and the retribution I’m owed.

Until the day I find out Rina might not be dead after all…”

LIVE!! TEENS MOTIVATIONAL BOOK!!

“Many teens appear fine on the outside.

They keep up with school, show up for their friends, and answer “I’m good” when anyone asks. Underneath, something else may be happening. They feel overwhelmed, stressed, or stuck in their own thoughts, but they may struggle to put it into words and don’t always know what to do with it.

The Teens’ Guide to Navigate Emotions was created for this exact moment. It doesn’t lecture, it doesn’t label, and it doesn’t ask teens to explain what they’re feeling first. Instead, it gives them something they can use on their own, in their own space, at their own pace…”

SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT!!

Violet Silverwood loves her life by the sea in East Sussex, but as a widow with grown-up children, she’s ready for a new sense of purpose – and more fun! So, along with her outspoken best friend Marigold and their surprising new neighbour Iggy, Violet launches ‘The Seaside Singles’ Club’, for people who refuse to believe that friendship (or romance) has an age limit…”

LIVE!!FIREFIGHTER ROMANCE!!

“The snow is falling. So are they…

She works in Maple Falls’ coziest kitchen. He’s the brooding firefighter from the family that’s feuded with hers for decades. They drive each other crazy, and now a snowstorm has thrown them together… Gilmore Girls + spice + Christmas chaos = 🔥…”

A TRIO OF FRIENDS SUPER-SALE ALERT!!

The bestselling author of When Life Gives You Lululemons is back with a delicious Manhattan-set novel about female friendship, dating, and reinvention, as a trio of best friends agree to change their lives in the most personal and dramatic way possible—and to do it within one calendar year…”

LIVE!! FIREFIGHTER ROMANCE

“A deeply betrayed heroine starting over. A brooding small-town Alaska firefighter, and two guarded hearts who never expected love.

When I discovered my ex was cheating with my best friend, it felt like I lost everything in a day. Months later, I packed up the broken pieces of my life and fled to Willow Brook, taking a job at the remote Heartfire Falls Resort. I came to the Alaskan wilderness for a fresh start…”

LIVE!! SECOND CHANCE MEDICAL ROMANCE

ER doctor, prankster, friend to all. His easy smile and quiet demeanor hide the pain he doesn’t talk about. Love is one prescription he refuses to fill ever again.

Until he meets her…”

LIVE!! STALKER ALERT!!!

Mary Jordan is walking along the street when she spots a sign.

If you are reading this, I am watching you. You are now part of my collection. You will be mine, and your life will never be the same again…”

LIVE!! FAKE RELATIONSHIP!!

“My whole life, I’ve been protecting what matters: my family, the puck, and my team’s reputation. Fake dating Briar Beckett should have been easy.

The plan was easy—play out my contract, move home to Boston, and take care of my family. The plan did not include Briar. But then, a fake date for the cameras to keep our coaches and the media happy sounded like a win-win…”

LIVE!! SHIFTER ROMANCE!!

“POV: You get accidentally added to a stranger’s family group chat.

You stay for the drama.
You stay for the memes.
You stay because Grandma Ruth is hilarious…”

THEOLOGY SUPER-SALE!!

In this groundbreaking book, Linas Kučiauskas presents logical, clear, and compelling arguments for the existence of God, the divinity of Jesus Christ, and the eternal nature of the soul.

Drawing on philosophy, theology, and reasoned analysis, he takes you on a journey through some of humanity’s most profound questions:…”

SUPER-SALE!! AND I READ THIS ONE!!

“#1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 8 MILLION COPIES SOLD • Meet Elizabeth Zott: “a gifted research chemist, absurdly self-assured and immune to social convention” (The Washington Post) in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a beloved TV cooking show. • STREAM ON APPLE TV+

This novel is “irresistible, satisfying and full of fuel” (The New York Times Book Review) and “witty, sometimes hilarious…the Catch-22 of early feminism” (Stephen King, via Twitter)…”

LIVE!! MAFIA ROMANCE ALERT!!

Seven years ago, my world ended. My wife was stolen from me and brutally murdered. I spent five years in prison and emerged a vengeful, hateful assassin. I’m the most dangerous man alive: I kill without a second thought, searching for my nemesis and the retribution I’m owed.

Until the day I find out Rina might not be dead after all…”

LIVE!! FAKE RELATIONSHIP!!

“Wildflowers aren’t the only things that bloom where they shouldn’t.

Margot Grace knows everything about love stories. As Hollywood royalty, she’s spent her life watching romance play out in headlines and across movie screens.

Enough to know chemistry is easy, attraction–– fun, but happily-ever-afters rarely leave room for both love and the life you’ve built for yourself…”

LIVE!! BIKER ROMANCE ALERT!!

“She was looking for shelter from the storm. She didn’t realize she ran straight into a monster’s sanctuary.

As the Sergeant at Arms for the Rebel Kings MC, I’m the club’s ultimate shield. I handle the weapons and discipline, which is the perfect way to exorcise my demons. I know exactly what I am, and I’m completely unworthy of anything soft or pure…”

LIVE!!TIME TRAVEL ROMANCE!!

“The 2000s called…it wants you back.

Like most thirty something year olds, Natalia was tired of living in unprecedented times. As if the world continually going up in flames wasn’t bad enough, her personal life wasn’t much better. From student loan debt up to her eyeballs, and a love life in shambles she had come to a harrowing conclusion: she had peaked.

Her prime flourished and died in 2006. When life felt easier, and her best friend, Rennix Steele, who she is secretly in love with, was still around. She wanted nothing more than to go back in time, so she could see him again and feel something other than perpetual dread.

But you know what they say, be careful what you wish for because you might accidentally open the same portal to the past Rennix has been stuck in for the last twenty years…”

LIVE!! MAFIA ROMANCE!!

“A new STANDALONE enemies to lovers, dark mafia romance from USA Today bestselling author Jane Henry.

𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩, 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠. I used to be someone important. Now I’m nobody.
I have no money, no friends, and no way to escape. Everything has been taken from me and all that’s left is my body… and today that’s being taken from me, too.

I don’t know who sold me, or what the men in that room paid to bid on me. All I know is the giant Irishman who won the bidding looks at me like I’m his property, not a person…”

PSYCH-THRILLER SUPER-BARGAIN!!!

He hides in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment. Each kill is calculated, planned and executed like clockwork…”

LIVE!! PSYCH-THRILLER!!

Emily: When I first saw the glass-fronted house perched on the edge of Lake Tahoe, a shiver ran though me. I knew I had to have it. And convincing my best friend, Samantha, and her husband, Patrick, into buying with us was easy; she always does what I tell her.

But I throw my husband, Keith, a warning glance as he jokes about our bigger share. I need this week away to be perfect so they never learn my secret, or how far I will go to keep it…”

LIVE!! BILLIONAIRE ROMANCE!!

Being almost run over by a grumpy British billionaire definitely wasn’t part of the plan. Especially when I was trying to save a cat from his sports car. But, let’s face it, when he offers me two weeks at his luxury hotel on his dime, I’m not exactly rushing to say no…”

LIVE!! BASEBALL STAR ROMANCE

Growing up as the second born son to the King of Baseball was no picnic, but being known as the ill-tempered spare to my brother was even worse. When he betrayed me before the biggest game of our lives, I made my feelings known with my fist and his broken nose…”

LIVE!! FORBIDDEN HOCKEY ROMANCE!!

“Welcome to Rebel, Louisiana, where the hockey players also hokey pokey, secrets last approximately six minutes, and apparently even stalking is a competitive sport.

I accidentally started stalking my brother’s teammate. Worse? He’s into it…”

LIVE!! HUSBAND OF CONVENIENCE!!

“He’s my former best friend and my husband of convenience, but he’s not the man that got me pregnant.

One year into my nursing program, two little pink lines alter my reality…”

LIVE!! MAFIA ROMANCE ALERT!!

“A love worth starting a war for . . .

Penelope Townsend can handle anyone after growing up as the youngest with seven overprotective brothers. Dark and Dangerous doesn’t intimidate her. Which is probably why she fell for the man her brothers do not want her with…”

HOCKEY ROMANCE!!

“Waking up married in Vegas? Not exactly part of the plan.Especially when the groom is Jax Wilder—Chicago Railers hockey star, shameless flirt, and the most infuriating man I’ve ever met.I want an annulment. He wants to stay married.

But with custody of my younger siblings on the line, a stable home—and a husband—might be exactly what I need to keep us together. Jax offers me a deal: stay married, move into his penthouse, and let him help until everything is settled…”

PSYCH-THRILLER

“A gripping psychological crime thriller with a terrifying twist that will have you looking over your shoulder!
Mary Jordan is walking along the street when she spots a sign.

If you are reading this, I am watching you…”

MAFIA ROMANCE!!

“A captive who refuses to be owned.

A man who controls everything except what he feels for her…”