"A small town, slow-burn romance for fans of Elsie Silver and Laura Pavlov.
Lily
I fell in love with my best friend when I was fifteen. My first love, my first everything. But then I left, and broke both our hearts in the process. I tried to move on, but when tragedy brings me back home to Amity, it also brings me back to him. I want to stay away; I don’t want to want him. But there’s always been a pull between us that’s impossible to ignore. And I’m afraid if I let him in, I’ll end up falling even harder than before.
Parker
It’s always been her. Even when she hasn’t wanted me, I’ve still wanted her. Lily is my everything, even when she left. Even when she acted like she hated me, I’ve still wanted her. Now that she’s back I’m determined to do everything I can to have her once again. The memories of her will never be enough. This time, when I get her back, I’m going to hold on tight and never let her go."
"A small town, slow-burn romance for fans of Elsie Silver and Laura Pavlov.
Bailey
Three years ago I moved to Amity. This was the place I was going to set my roots and live my life without the constant reminders of the pains of my past. That first night I fell into bed with a sexy stranger, only to find out he's none other than my neighbor. And he didn't even remember me or the night we spent together. Or so I thought. Years have past and it seems that may not be the case after all. Even though we don't get along, our chemistry is impossible to ignore. Turns out the fire between us may not be based on hatred at all. But rather something much more explosive.
Wes
Ten years. Ten years since the entire course of my life was reshaped, and the trauma of it still plagues me nightly. The only time I'm not affected is when I'm driving to nowhere or verbally sparring with my neighbor. The same woman I slept with years ago. I'm drawn to her like a moth to a flame, unable to deny the pull she has on me. The feelings I've bottled up for years, growing more and more potent. When she finally gives me the control I crave, we both benefit from it. What starts out as something casual quickly becomes something grounding for us both. But then life throws another curveball at us, and I'm left wondering if the scars of our past will be the thing to truly break us."
"I was free. Free of the confines of my past. Free to explore who I really am.
Now I'm back, stuck in a cage with the monsters of my past holding me hostage while I do everything in my power to escape.
The difference is that now I know what my life can be. Now I know what it's like when my every desire is fulfilled.
Now I know how it is when their obsessions are uncaged. The three men who I know will stop at nothing to get me back. But I don't need them to save me.
I'm determined to save myself.
Contains mature content. A complete list of content warnings can be found on the author's website."
"I'm like a snake shedding its skin.
Shedding my old life. All the pain and torment are in the past while I figure out who I am.
I fled from one monster only to find three more.
What do a professional MMA fighter, a man who struggles to let anyone in, and our coach have in common?
Me.
They help me train. Help me find myself, my strength, my solace through MMA training and through my now uncaged desires.
When the nightmares that plague my sleep come calling, will the strength I've found be enough?
Uncaged Desires is an MMA romance by Madi Danielle. Contains mature content. A complete list of content warnings can be found on the author's website."
"A heartfelt and witty small-town romance about a woman rebuilding her life after betrayal, finding unexpected love with a charming firefighter, and learning to trust again, blending the charm of Emily Henry's Book Lovers with the emotional depth of Abby Jimenez's The Friend Zone.
When twenty-five-year-old Sutton Miller catches her best friend in a compromising position with her father, she does the only sensible thing: packs her car, drives north, and starts over in a town where no one knows her name. Amity, Washington, seems perfect—a place where she can lick her wounds while building a new life as a dog groomer, accompanied only by Jerry Lee, the shop's potty-mouthed parrot with impeccable comic timing.
Enter Jameson Turner, the thirty-six-year-old firefighter next door whose boy-next-door charm and dimpled smile are as dangerous as the fires he fights. After rescuing Sutton from a locked car incident (and her dignity from Jerry Lee's colorful commentary), Jameson is smitten. But while he's busy trying to win her heart between emergency calls and helping at his family's struggling ranch, Sutton's busy building walls higher than the Cascade Mountains.
As Jameson's mother's illness forces him to confront family obligations and Sutton grapples with her trust issues, their attraction becomes harder to ignore. But for a woman whose closest relationships have gone up in flames, letting her guard down might be the scariest thing of all—even if Jameson proves to be more of a cinnamon roll than a player.
For fans of Elsie Silver and Laura Pavlov, this small-town, slow-burn romance delights with heartfelt themes of trust, healing, and the unexpected joy of finding a home where you least expect it."
"I don't date hockey players.
I never have and never will.
That is why I've brushed off this specific player who has continued to try to get my attention. The thing with this specific player is that he can't stand my brother. His teammate. And I can't stand him.
Colton Wheeler is persistent, and even if it's just using me to get under my brother's skin, he's determined to wear me down. The chemistry between us is tangible, no matter how much I want to deny it.
But the more I learn about him, the more I feel there may be a pull that is more than just physical. I want to continue to hate him, but it's getting harder to remember the reasons I should."
"Some people would consider me an 'F boy'… an 'F girl?' 'F woman?'
The whole term is obviously sexist. Whatever, I'm a player I guess you could say. I like sex. I like having it, talking about it, anything. Growing up it was considered shameful, wrong, sinful.
Now, as an adult, I do whatever I want and don't care what others think, which is what led me to camming. That led me to him. We have never met in real life. He doesn't even know my real name, but he's consumed my thoughts for years. When I'm forced to stay with the hockey player who once stood me up, I never expected him to be the man behind the screen.
Or that finally getting to touch him would disrupt everything I ever thought about love and relationships, and that scares me more than anything.
Includes a bonus novella, Cross Checked."
"What's the saying… the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else? How about three someones?
I didn't expect the hot stranger who helped me face my ex to end up being an NHL player and be interested in me. I really didn't expect his two teammates to also be interested in me.
These men look at me like I'm everything they've ever dreamed of. Now I have all three men wanting my attention. And I want them all.
Unfortunately, it might not be that simple. When it comes down to it, the hot nights, whispered words, and strong emotions might not be enough. I just hope that at the end of it all it will have been worth it."
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