21 Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 04-03-2026

SUPER-BARGAIN SPORTS ROMANCE ALERT!!

I’ve spent the last two years trying to keep the pieces together after my family fell apart. College was supposed to be my chance to start fresh—new beginnings, new dreams, and one thing I thought I could always count on.

Him. Gray was my anchor, my constant, my everything. Until he wasn’t.

Then Parker Davis crashed into my life and crumbled my reality. The first time I met the Tennessee star quarterback, something like obsession sparked in his eyes. He’s relentless, charming, and absolutely sure of what he wants.

And what he wants…is me…”

LIVE!! DARK MAFIA ROMANCE

They think I sell luxury. They don’t know I sell sin, bottled in crystal… and power, sealed with a kiss.

Once, I was nothing but a girl with bruises no one wanted to see—betrayed, broken, and left to disappear. I learned the only mercy in this world is the kind you take with your own hands. So I rebuilt myself into something sharp. Something sacred. Something lethal.

Now I run an empire with seven rules carved into my bones: No trust. No weakness. No mercy. And never—ever—love.

Tonight, the men who profit from my kingdom gather to celebrate me. Tonight, I’m hunting a traitor. Tonight, I serve a reminder that betrayal has a taste… and it’s going to choke them.

But the real danger isn’t the room full of predators. It’s the one predator I never planned to face again…”

LIVE!! PREGNANT AFTER A ONE NIGHT STAND WITH HER BROTHER’S BEST FRIEND!!

“…Getting pregnant after a one-night stand with my brother’s best friend was never part of the plan. We’re talking about Foster Davis here. Chicago Colts closing pitcher. The broody king of one-word answers. And the man everyone knows keeps one foot out the door.

Surprisingly, when two pink lines turn my world upside down, Foster doesn’t run. He steps in, he shows up, and he insists we do this together.

Pretending we’re fine is easy. Pretending this is just about the baby? Not so much…”

READER RECOMMENDATION!!DARK FANTASY ROMANCE & Tara recommends it!

“…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!! HOCKEY ROMANCE & STUCK TOGETHER IN A BLIZZARD…

Luka Popovich is the Seattle Hawkeyes’ Olympic golden boy with a god complex—and after his latest scandal, he’s already torched two PR reps.

Now it’s my turn. Lucky me. Taking this job is my last shot at proving I’m not the PR disaster everyone whispers I am. Except Luka mistakes me for a journalist, tries to charm his way into a “one-on-one,” and I learn fast that his idea of an interview includesno questions… and no clothes.

My plan is simple: bury the scandal and broker peace with the Olympic Committee before Luka’s facing lawyers… and losing more than endorsements. Then he disappears on bye-week—straight to the Swiss Alps. And his agent gives me one order: Follow him.

So I do the most unhinged thing I’ve ever done. I drain my savings to fly to Switzerland… to chase a hockey player who doesn’t want help halfway across the world. Of course there’s a blizzard. Of course the resort gives away my room…”

LIVE!! HER BROTHER’S BEST FRIEND!!

James Hamilton makes my heart stutter. He’s six feet three inches of muscle. A decorated Royal Marine. with a jagged scar that hints at a troubled past, and glacial blue eyes that see right through my defenses.

I’m the aspiring chef who spends my days drowning in dishwater and hiding my curves under an oversized apron while I strive for my big break.

James is also the definition of off-limits. My best friend’s overprotective older brother and a man who has seen too much of the world’s darkness to ever notice someone like me.

Or so I thought…”

LIVE!! M/M FORBIDDEN ROMANCE – TEACHER/STUDENT

“…I’m forty years old, a tenured professor with investments, property, and a 401k. But what I crave is to submit. To hand over control to Colton. We met on an app. His needs matched mine. It was only supposed to be once, then twice. No commitment, so I don’t feel bad cutting contact.

Then my world implodes when I get custody of siblings I didn’t know I have.

Everything would have been fine, I would have survived on my own, if not for Sir, my hookup, walking through the doors of my classroom.

He’s over a decade younger than me, and now I’m his professor, yet Sir is giving me schedules I need and caretaking from a distance. I know I should stay away, but I can’t. No matter what he gives me, I want more…”

LIVE HOCKEY STAR & THE NANNY!!

“…Famous hockey player Kieran Ashford is the NHL’s favourite headline, but when his reputation catches up to him in the form of a surprise phone call and a mute three-year-old daughter he didn’t know existed, Kieran is suddenly thrown into the depths of fatherhood. Now at least, he has something the quick witted book addict can’t say no to–a job offer.

Because Layla Carson needs a paycheck. After spending over a year in Berlin participating in a clinical trial for her lupus, Layla is painfully aware of how her medical bills have drained her parent’s bank account. When the opportunity arises to become a nanny, Layla can’t refuse…”

KRISTEN PROBY UNDER A PEN NAME IS LIVE!! ARRANGED MARRIAGE ALERT!

Being a Bratva princess is not as glamorous as it sounds. Or glamorous at all.

I’ve known since I was a child that my life is not my own. That one day, my father would give me away to the Mafia family that would best serve his purposes.

So it shouldn’t surprise me when I walk into Papa’s office and meet Elliot Stavros.

I soon learn that my husband-to-be is as monstrous as my father. And I’d do anything to get out of this marriage…”

LIVE!! FANTASY ROMANCE!!

“…Water keeps the memories. Fire burns them away. They were never meant to touch—until the day they choose each other over their realms.

When Water healer Seris Tidehold hides forbidden memories inside herself, she becomes the target of Fire purifiers. But the soldier sent to erase her—Rael Cinderheart—hesitates. One moment of mercy brands him a traitor and binds their fates together…”

READER RECOMMENDATION!!! ONE FROM COLLEEN HOOVER

“…A troubled young mother yearns for a shot at redemption in this heartbreaking yet hopeful story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover.

After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. Everyone in her daughter’s life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself.

The only person who hasn’t closed the door on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner and one of the few remaining links to Kenna’s daughter…”

LIVE!! SHE’S A RECEPTIONIST AT AN ESCORT AGENCY!!

“…Petra is not an escort—but she does answer the phones at one such agency. When she receives a call from a scarred veteran named Barry, he makes a request she never saw coming.

He needs a date to his brother’s wedding in order to honor his elderly grandmother’s final wish to see him settled down. One problem? None of the other girls are available, leaving Petra, a mere receptionist with no dating experience, to pretend to be Barry’s girlfriend at the wedding.

But when their attraction detonates on sight, what starts as pretend doesn’t stay that way long. After all, there’s only one bed…and their relationship is definitely the only thing being faked…”

DEVNEY PERRY SUPER-BARGAIN!! SMALL TOWN ROMANCE WITH THE SHERIFF

“…Living in Dalton, Montana, was not what I had planned for this winter. But after my father’s sudden death, I uprooted my life to move into his tiny lakeside cabin and settle his estate. My friends tell me to sell his place and move on. But this winter is my chance to say goodbye. To remember a man who’d loved tales of Montana lore.

Taking a temporary teaching job seemed like the perfect way to keep myself busy on lonely days. Cleaning out the cabin should have been simple. Except the more I learn about my father’s life, the more questions I have about his death.

The last thing I need is a crush on Sheriff Cosi Raynes. Not only is his son my student, but his life is rooted in Montana, while mine is headed…anywhere else…”

LIVE!! THE LATEST BY TATE JAMES!! FORMER CHILD STAR WITH AN ADDICTION TO ADRENALINE!

“…NoFear. It’s not just my name; it’s my whole identity. Edgy, daring, dangerous stunts executed anonymously and uploaded to my channel for my followers to view.

But the day my brother nearly died changed everything. I was forced to sign a contract that went against my gut, and now I’m dealing with the consequences of being the newest member of Olympus—a team of ClikByters who live, eat, sleep, and breathe social media content.

A team known for hordes of female followers, unhealthy parasocial relationships with fans, and a significant allergy to shirts…”

LIVE!! DARK ROMANCE!! A GAME SHE SHOULDN’T PLAY…

“…I signed up for the game. He already stalked me. If I walk into that warehouse, I’ll be prey. Twenty men hunting five women. Get caught, and the man who claims you owns your next thirty days. No refusals. No limits.

I should know better than to play. I have a business to build, bills to pay, and no patience for rich men who think they can buy whatever they want. But then I see him. Elijah Westwood. Blue collar pretender. Ultra rich. Completely certain I belong to him.

If he catches me, I’ll lose every argument I’ve ever made about men like him…”

LIVE!! FAKE MARRIAGE ALERT!!

Yesterday, I had a career. Today, I’m a viral disaster. So naturally, I agree to marry a Scottish billionaire I barely know. It’s just a deal. A contract. A perfectly controlled fake relationship.

What could possibly go wrong? Turns out… everything. Because life in the Highlands comes with a few unexpected challenges…”

READER RECOMMENDATION!! A SPLIT DECISION CHANGED EVERYTHING

“…From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Say You’ll Remember Me comes a beautiful, compelling novel that revels in laughter, friendship, and the messy choices life can throw our way.

In everyone’s life, there’s a split-second decision that can change everything…

For Larissa, it came when choosing who to ride home with after a concert. That night, she had no idea she’d met the perfect man…”

LIVE!! SMALL TOWN ROMANCE

“…When travel blogger Mara Ellery gets stranded in a windswept Cornish seaside town, the last thing she expects is to end up working off her lodging in a grumpy ex‑soldier’s struggling café.

Finn Trevelyan lives by rules, routines, and quiet—everything Mara’s whirlwind energy disrupts from the moment she crashes into his life.

She’s looking for a fresh start. He’s trying to hold his world together. Neither plans on finding home in each other…”

LIVE!! M/M HOCKEY ROMANCE

“…When my best friend offers to come as my date to my sister’s wedding to get back at my sister for breaking his heart, I agree thinking it will be hilarious. What I didn’t consider was that I’ve been in love with him half my life, and all the consequences of us fake dating.

My family demands I bring my new boyfriend to her shower first, and things only go downhill from there. My sister is marrying the goalie from our rival team who immediately is up in arms about us dating.

Fair, but I don’t have time to dwell on it as things quickly get weird with my best friend. Wolfe is straight, it shouldn’t be weird right? It’s fake after all…”

LIVE!! SMALL TOWN ROMANCE WITH A SHERIFF!

“…Molly McKinley has always been the easy one—soft-hearted, free-spirited, and content to take life as it comes. As the youngest of the McKinley kids, she trusts that things have a way of working out, especially when you don’t fight them too hard. In a town where her last name carries weight, Molly is known for her gentle smile, her love of chickens, and her refusal to take life too seriously.

Liam Carson is the exact opposite.

Silver Creek’s only sheriff, Liam lives by rules, responsibility, and control. Raised by a father who believed discipline came before love and shaped by a childhood marked by broken trust, Liam has spent his life convinced that order keeps people safe—and that love only leads to disappointment. Especially when it comes to his best friend’s little sister.

Then one night changes everything…”

LIVE!! REVERSE HAREM VAMPIRE ROMANCE

“Lunar witch Serafina Cimmerian has finally regained her magic power. Now it’s time to show her dhampir, monster-hunting husbands what she’s capable of.

As for her evil stepmother, Arabesque Harrow has already stolen too much from her, and Seri will not let the Dark witch claim one more person she loves, no matter what it costs to keep her family safe.

Includes a bonus short story!”

KRISTEN PROBY UNDER A PEN NAME IS LIVE!! ARRANGED MARRIAGE ALERT!

LIVE!! PREGNANT AFTER A ONE NIGHT STAND WITH HER BROTHER’S BEST FRIEND!!

“…Getting pregnant after a one-night stand with my brother’s best friend was never part of the plan. We’re talking about Foster Davis here. Chicago Colts closing pitcher. The broody king of one-word answers. And the man everyone knows keeps one foot out the door…”