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A human servant who sees too much.

A lord cursed in a pitch-black maze.

A throne in crisis with a missing heir.

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The Unseelie Heir’s Claim

Courts in Conflict Book 3

by Elisa Rae

Genre: Light Fantasy Romance, Romantasy

The Unseelie throne is in crisis, and the whole Wild Wood is
in an uproar as the hunt is on for the missing heir. Kent is aware of the news,
and even the humans just beyond the borders of fae land have heard rumors. He
didn’t think it had anything to do with him. But then he comes home to a
Dullahan in his mother’s kitchen claiming Kent is the lost heir.

Rue doesn’t belong. Left on the doorstep of the foundling home as a baby, she
only knows she has some fae blood. Now an adult, she hides her differences from
the humans beneath a quiet demeanor. But that doesn’t stop her from seeing
magical things, like a glowing crown on the head of her new friend.

The Unseelie Heir’s Claim is a
light, fantasy romance novella about a relationship between an Unseelie and a
fae of mixed blood. It features a reluctant lost heir, fated mates, and a
romance between a noble and a servant, all played out against a backdrop of the
peril, politics, and uncertainty of the Unseelie Court in crisis.

 

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Kent

The young woman started scrubbing the surface of the table
without a word, almost as though nothing had happened between her and Misha.

“How did you know I was here to speak to the tavern keeper?”
I asked.

She froze and hunched her shoulders.

“I didn’t mention it until a moment ago.”

“I guessed.” She resumed cleaning.

“You must be a very good guesser.”

Some of the tension in her narrow shoulders eased, probably
because she thought I had accepted her explanation.

Opening my magical senses, I detected a slight sensation of
power around her. It felt soft and nebulous. She probably had traces of fae
mixed blood a few generations old. Such wasn’t uncommon. There were quite a few
humans of mixed blood among the humans living right outside the fae realm.

Premonitions were common, which were really just unrealized
magical awarenesses passed down through the generations, were common.
Hereditary magic could manifest in an affinity for animals, plants, or trees. I
once encountered a man who could tell with perfect accuracy where to dig for a
reliable well, which was clearly a latent naiad magic that had survived many
generations of pure human matches.

“People call me Kent.”

She made a final swipe at the tabletop before straightening
and leveling a contemplative stare at my face. “Rue.”

“The plant or the feeling?” I asked.

Her eyebrows rose, which I interpreted as surprise. “The
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The Fae King’s Labyrinth

Courts in Conflict Book 2

Someone stole Azulin’s true name. Cursed to ride with the
Wild Hunt during each full moon, he is helpless against the Unseelie king’s
will. Over the years, the curse’s grip has strengthened, making Azulin’s magic
difficult to control. Fighting the curse has exhausted his spirit to the point
that he despairs of breaking its hold on him. Then one full moon, the curse
places him in a labyrinth, not a hunt. Perhaps this is his chance, or maybe
just a new form of torture.

Calypso is a shapeshifter who can’t change form. Living as an unpaid caregiver
and laborer in her sister’s household, her presence is barely tolerated in
their insular community. When a strange fae threatens her pregnant sister,
Calypso sacrifices herself. Perhaps an honorable death would give her life
purpose. Instead, she ended up fighting for her life in a pitch-black
labyrinth.

The Fae King’s Labyrinth is a light,
fantasy romance novella about a relationship between a Seelie fae and a mortal
woman. It features fae, found family, fated mates, and a romance between a
noble and a commoner, played out in a perilous maze and an equally dangerous
fae court.

 

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The Unseelie’s Wallflower

Courts in Conflict Book 1

Greyson hides many things from the Unseelie Court when they
invade his estate each autumn for the Wild Hunt. During his required appearance
as host, he is surprised to find a human among the glittering fae. She can see
him even when he is using his stealth magic, which means only one thing—they
are soul mates. Can he protect her amidst the swirl of fae politics and a plot
against her life?

Lyra has grown up among the fae. She has been trained to be the perfect
servant. Then her master brings her to the Unseelie Court event of the year and
demands she demonstrate her skills to nobles. With the promise of freedom as a
motivator, she willingly agrees. Then she realizes her master’s true plan
thanks to the intimidating fae lord hosting the event. Though why he would be
invested in her fate is a mystery.

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light, fantasy romance novella about a relationship between an Unseelie and a
human woman. It features faes, fated mates, and a romance between a noble and a
servant, all played out against a backdrop of the peril, politics, and
maneuverings of the Unseelie Court.

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A reader of fairytales and folklore, Elisa Rae loves a happy
ending. Noblebright characters, dastardly villains, and chemistry between
characters delight her. When she isn’t writing, she loves to watch superhero
movies and literary dramas.

Elisa Rae is the pen name of Rachel Rossano.

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 Women’s Fiction / Historical Fiction / Romance
Date Published: 11-10-2026

 

 San Francisco, 1967. The Summer of Love promises radical freedom—but for
twenty-year-old Juliette, it becomes a dangerous trap.
Desperate
to escape her conventional family, Juliette shocks her parents by announcing
her engagement to David, a long-haired free spirit. When her father,
Tristan—a famous novelist harboring a tragic past—vehemently
forbids the union, Juliette acts on impulse. In the dead of night, she climbs
out her window and flees with David to the counterculture epicenter of
Haight-Ashbury.
But beneath the cloud of incense and rock ‘n’
roll, independence carries a steep price. As David drifts into a haze of drugs
and broken promises, Juliette’s bohemian dream shatters. Back home, her
flight reopens old wounds. Her fiercely protective mother, Lorna, must help
Tristan confront the shadows of his past as they desperately try to pull their
daughter back from the edge before it’s too late.

 

It’s
All About Love
is a poignant coming-of-age story about the fragile line
between rebellion and destruction and the enduring, messy grace of family.

 

About Author Cynthia Hilston

 

Bestselling and award-winning author of the Lorna
& Tristan Series, Cynthia Hilston is a stay-at-home mom of three young
kids, happily married, and lives in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. Writing has
always been like another child to her. After twenty years of waltzing in the
world of fan fiction, she has stepped away to do her debut dance with original
works of fiction, although she still dabbles in fan fiction.
In her spare
time–what spare time?–she devours books, pets her kitties, looks
at the stars, drinks wine or coffee with good friends, and dreams of what
other stories she wishes to tell.
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Poetry / Flash

Date Published: 11-10-2026

Publisher: Shanti Arts

The poems and prose of Hunting the Cosmos engage with and interrogate
the art of midcentury Spanish-Mexican surreal artist Remedios Varo, expanding
the absurd dreamwork, surprising realities, and meanings of paintings and
text. The occult, technology, fairy tales, and religion all play roles.
Transformation through alchemy, magic, and science is a significant theme, as
well as the metamorphosis of art and experience into new art. Award-winning
poet Luanne Castle brings Varo’s sensibilities to life on the page in
this beautiful ekphrastic collection of prose poems, lyric poems, and
microfiction.

 

 

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 Hunting the Cosmos is Luanne Castle’s sixth book. She has published four
award-winning poetry collections and Scrap: Salvaging a Family, a memoir in
flash. Her poetry and prose have appeared in Copper Nickel, River Teeth, Your
Impossible Voice, JMWW, Grist, Fourteen Hills, Verse Daily, One Art, Lunch
Ticket, Saranac Review, Pleiades, The Ekphrastic Review, The Mackinaw,
Thimble, Flash Boulevard, Cleaver, Moon City, Moon Park, Anti-Heroin Chic,
Bending Genres, BULL, and more. Her mixed media collages have been published
in many journals.

 

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Playing with Fire

By R.J. Blain

 

(a Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count), #1)
Publication date: January 31st 2017
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Paranormal, Romance

Warning: This novel contains excessive humor, a fire-breathing unicorn on a mission of destruction, magic, romance, and bodies. Proceed with caution.

Catering to the magical is a tough gig on a good day, but Bailey has few other options. Spiking drinks with pixie dust keeps the locals happy and beats cleaning up the world’s nastiest magical substances. She could live without serving Police Chief Samuel Quinn most days of the week, especially after destroying his marriage.

But when she’s targeted with a cell phone bomb containing gorgon dust capable of transforming her home into a stone tomb, she’s tossed head first into a mess with her sexiest enemy. Add in his ex-wife angling for revenge, and Bailey must use every trick up her sleeve to survive.

The last thing she needs is to fall in love with Manhattan’s Most Wanted Bachelor. Saving Manhattan will be tough enough.

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No one in their right mind would ever license me as a private investigator, but that didn’t stop people from coming to me when they needed something found. Fortunately, I liked my job as the only human barista at Faery Fortunes Coffee and Book Shop. Most came for a cup of joe and left too buzzed to read a thing, but who was I to complain? People paid top dollar for their pixie dust infused latte, and they tipped me well not to judge them.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t so fond of Chief Quinn. When he walked through the door, bad things usually happened to someone—me. For him to come in five minutes after opening, long before the sun even thought about rising, he needed something, and it wasn’t a cup of coffee. Why couldn’t he want coffee? I could deal with making him a drink, and I’d double his dose of pixie dust to keep him happy.

I gave the espresso machine a defiant swipe of my cleaning cloth before stepping to the counter to deal with Manhattan’s Most Wanted Bachelor. Without my help, he’d still be married, too.

What a way to start the day.

And to think people wondered why I refused to help find anything for anyone anymore. The reason stood across the counter from me. Chief Samuel Quinn, aged thirty, hotter than sin, and my heaven and hell rolled together in one smoking tall, dark, and handsome package, hated me for good reason. It was his fault, too. He had been the one to ask me for help finding his wife. I had found her all right, right in the middle of teaching a college stud the nuances of the reverse cowgirl.

If no one asked me to find something or someone again for the rest of my life, I’d be a very happy woman.

“Chief Quinn, what a pleasant surprise,” I lied. “Can I get you something? A dark roast, cream, no sugar, light on the dust?”

Why couldn’t I have been blessed with forgetfulness? I knew my worst nightmare’s favorite drink, and I had to make it for him first thing in the morning. Of course I knew it. He came in at least three times a week to torment me. Screw it. Who was I kidding? Instead of the coffee, he could take me instead. If I had to put up with the hassle of dealing with him, why couldn’t I enjoy it, too?

“Cream, no dust, and make it a large, Bailey.”

Alarm bells tinkled in my head. Since when did Chief Quinn address me by my first name? On a good day, he snapped my last name like he worried it would contaminate him. “Of course, sir.”

The faster I made his coffee, the sooner he’d go away. I’d love every second I spent watching him go. In less than a minute, I had his drink ready, and to lower the risk of him spending any extra time with me, I chirped, “It’s on me today, Chief Quinn. Have yourself a nice morning.”

If it meant we parted without incident, it’d be well worth the five bucks.

He saluted me with his cup, flashed a hint of a smile, and walked out the door. Facing him was hell, but I glimpsed the heavens when he left, and if my panties hadn’t caught on fire under my jeans, I’d be very, very surprised.

“You’re drooling, Gardener,” my boss squeaked. The moth faery, with just enough pixie heritage to dust glitter when she wanted, fluttered over my shoulder, her tiny arms crossed over her chest. “Reverse cowgirl.”

“Stop reminding me!” I wailed, slumping over the counter. “He hates me. Worse, all I think about when he struts in is taking off my clothes and giving him my panties. I think they caught on fire this time, Mary. Why couldn’t he have had one of his cops find his wife instead?”

“You just want to indulge in some guilt-free fantasizing like every other hot-blooded American woman in the city.”

“Exactly. This is why no one in their right mind asks me for help. I ruin everything.”

“Except my coffee, which is a miracle. Now that we’ve had our daily dose of excitement, can you handle the shop on your own for an hour? We’ll call it even on the coffee.”

Was she serious? Alone for an hour on a Monday morning forty minutes before rush hour? If she thought I’d be all right alone, she was completely cracked. I could already hear her if I dared to complain about my shift. What could possibly go wrong in an hour? Didn’t I like my job? The list went on and on and on. I smiled so I wouldn’t cry. “Sure, Mary. I can last an hour.”

“You’ve gotten better at lying. Your smile didn’t even slip that time. Try not to die while I’m gone. Good humans are so hard to find.” Mary zipped out of the shop through the pixie door and dove through the window of an idling sports car.

Wait.

Sports car? Red, convertible, top up despite the nice summer morning? I leaned over the counter and squinted. Yep. My boss had just ditched me for a ride in Chief Quinn’s car. Sometimes life really wasn’t fair.

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About Author R.J. Blain:

RJ Blain suffers from a Moleskine journal obsession, a pen fixation, and a terrible tendency to pun without warning.
In her spare time, she daydreams about being a spy. Her contingency plan involves tying her best of enemies to spinning wheels and quoting James Bond villains until satisfied.
AI is never used in the creation of RJ’s novels.

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Big-city critique meets small-town charm

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One Fall Day

River Valley Seasons Book 1

by Rachel Matthews

Genre: Slow-Burn Contemporary Small Town Romance

Manhattan food critic Valentina Aragon knows a good meal
when she tastes it, and she never expected small-town River Valley to fall onto
her plate. Her mentor insists it’s a working retreat to recharge her
creativity. But between the chilly days and the warmest people she’s ever met,
the town starts to feel less like a temporary stay and more like home. Too bad
the one man she clashes with is the one who knows this town best.

Brandon Scott doesn’t need love cluttering a life already full. But the inn’s
newest guest is impossible to ignore, even after he puts his foot in his mouth
when she first arrives. When an opportunity to make things right lands in his
lap, he takes it…and keeps taking it, one fall day at a time.

Acquaintances become friends, friends become something more, and when a figure
from Brandon’s past threatens the future he never saw coming, the whole town
rallies to protect what matters most.

Cozy comforts inside: slow-burn sweetness, community heart, and a fall romance
you’ll want to curl up with.

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dreamer all rolled into one. She’s dreamed of writing ever since she was little
and now enjoys penning them for readers all around the world. Part mermaid and
part stuffed animal wrangler, she currently lives in San Diego where she is
fighting an addiction to the beach and enjoying spending time with her loving
romantic hero husband.

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A Los Angeles Hockey Series, Bundle – Books 1-3
by Alisa Jean


A Los Angeles Hockey Series Bundle – Books 1-3
Romance
1st 3 Books in the Series
Setting – California
Independently Published
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 1, 2026
Print length ‏ : ‎ 836 pages
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0HDMBV7DX
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LINCOLN
He’s a two-time Stanley Cup-winning goalie, but at thirty-six, his game starts to slow. Is he aging out? His fate rests in the hands of the owner’s daughter, the powerful woman he can’t stop watching. Their forbidden love unleashes an unstoppable force on the ice, but as she chases her dream of owning the team, one exposed secret could be the final buzzer for both of their careers.

Forbidden Love, Boss’s Daughter, Sneaking Around, Aging Goalie, Dating Her Secret Crush, He Rescues Her, Future Boss

LUKA
The hottest left-winger in the league and handsome golden boy for the L.A. Quakes suffers a horrific injury during a game, making his life a breakaway to disaster. But a fiery Latina tries to drag a wounded Luka back to life. Can beauty save the beast, or is the ice tilted against them?

Enemies to Lovers, Beauty & The Beast, Tortured Hero, Curvy Heroine, Different Cultures, Stalker Ex-Boyfriend

MATTHEW
Matthew Holt uses his anger on the ice, gaining him the title of enforcer for L.A. Quakes and high minutes in the sin bin. But hooking up with a teammate’s little sister may earn him the highest penalty of all.

Sunshine/Grumpy, Teammate’s Little Sister, Sneaking Around, Haunted Hero, Sin Bin Leader, One Night Stand into Fling

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About Author Alisa Jean

Alisa Jean is the pseudonym for award-winning authors Marla A. White and C J Bahr. They first teamed up over thirty years ago over a bottle of Zima (don’t ask) while polishing their gear for a horse show. They’ve since moved on to better beverages and writing novels.

Separately, Marla prefers to murder characters in the usual way, while C J uses paranormal means. The long-time best friends joined together as a writing team through their mutual love of hockey. Wonder twin powers activated! Their hockey romances examine flawed characters with heart, humor, and sexy sizzle.

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Children’s Non-Fiction

Date Published: 11-09-2026

Publisher: Mission Point Press

Land of Math is a vibrant juvenile picture book that introduces early
learners to the building blocks of mathematics through a whimsical narrative
centered on the structured realms of Ones, Tens, and Hundreds. The story
follows the diligent King Equation as he strives for stability in his kingdom,
only to have his plans upended by the playful antics of Prince Addition and
Prince Subtraction. When the princes’ magical meddling leads to an
overflow of Ones, the king must consult the High Wizard of Ordinals. By
utilizing the enchanted Carry-Over and Borrow Rivers, King Equation
successfully manages the numerical surplus, teaching readers about place value
and operational balance. This delightful adventure blends creative
storytelling with academic fundamentals, providing an accessible and engaging
way for children to master basic arithmetic and logic.

 

About Author Lan H. Reilly
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 After recently completing Stahno the Space Explorer, Lan H. Reilly, a
self-taught artist, was inspired to write her next book, hoping to cultivate a
love for mathematics among her young audience. She was born in Saigon,
Vietnam, and spent most of her childhood there.

In 1975, she was evacuated with her family from the US Embassy and settled in
Wisconsin.

She later earned her Engineering degree at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. She met her husband while working in Minneapolis, then
relocated to Michigan to raise their three children.

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Children’s Picture Book

Date Published: November 19, 2026

 

 

Free on Amazon – November 9-14

Peanut Butter the bunny isn’t sure he’s brave.

So when a magical wishing tree opens the door to a glowing forest, he must
decide whether to follow his friends—Donner the parakeet and Annie the
duck—into the unknown… or stay safely behind.

As Peanut Butter steps into the forest, everything feels new, exciting, and a
little bit scary. With wobbly paws and a worried heart, he wonders if he made
the right choice. But along the way, he meets a surprising new friend, Earl,
and begins to discover something important: bravery doesn’t mean feeling
fearless—it means taking small, steady steps forward, even when you feel
unsure.

With gentle encouragement, teamwork, and moments of humor, Peanut Butter
learns that courage can grow in quiet ways—and that being brave looks
different for everyone.

Perfect for children ages 3–8, Peanut Butter and Donner: The Wishing
Tree is a warm and reassuring story that helps young readers explore big
feelings, face fears, and build confidence—one small step at a time.

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 Erin Rosenblum is a licensed therapist, storyteller, and the creator of the
Peanut Butter and Donner series. For more than 20 years, she has helped people
navigate anxiety, life transitions, and the many emotions that shape our
lives. Those same experiences inspire the stories she writes for children.

Erin believes some of life’s biggest lessons are learned through gentle
moments, meaningful conversations, and characters children grow to love. Her
books combine playful rhyme, memorable adventures, and emotionally rich
storytelling to help children build confidence, resilience, and compassion.

Peanut Butter and Donner: The Wishing Tree was inspired by a cherished family
tradition in the redwood forests of California, where generations gathered
around a hollowed redwood known as the Wishing Tree. Blending those memories
with her experience as a therapist, Erin reminds young readers that bravery
isn’t about never feeling afraid—it’s about taking the next small step,
even when your knees feel a little wobbly.

When she’s not writing or working with clients, Erin enjoys spending time with
her family, friends, and her many rescued animals, including the real Peanut
Butter the rabbit and Donner the parakeet, whose unique personalities and
friendship inspired the beloved characters in the series.

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Murder In The Winner’s Circle: A Harness Racing Mystery
by M.J. Evans


Murder In The Winner’s Circle: A Harness Racing Mystery
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting – Pennsylvania
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dancing Horse Press
Print Length – 257 Pages
Paperback
ISBN 9798993879413
ASIN B0HLQCXS8H
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0HFQNH72C

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A Birthday Celebration. A Champion Horse. A Deadly Toast.

Alfred Wellington has everything he wants on his sixtieth birthday. His prized colt just won at Liberty Racetrack, the champagne is flowing, and the crowd is cheering.

Then Alfred collapses.

At first, everyone assumes it was a heart attack—until the autopsy reveals the truth.

ALFRED WELLINGTON WAS POISONED.

Former insurance investigator Callie Oaks Coffman knows Liberty Racetrack inside and out. She knows its horses, its owners, its trainers—and she knows that secrets can get someone killed. As she and her new husband, reporter Paul Coffman, become drawn into the investigation, Callie discovers that Alfred left behind plenty of people with reasons to want him dead.

A beautiful young wife.
A secretive trainer.
A bitter ex-wife.
A business partner with something to hide.

But which one of them is the killer?

BECAUSE IN THE WINNER’S CIRCLE, EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING TO HIDE.

Return to the world of Liberty Racetrack in the second Harness Racing Mystery, following Fire at the Track.

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M.J. Evans is the award-winning author of twenty-seven published works spanning middle-grade, young adult, and adult fiction, as well as a selection of picture books. Her writing often explores themes centered around horses and equine fantasy, reflecting a lifelong passion for these remarkable animals. A graduate of Oregon State University and a former educator with experience teaching both middle and high school students, Ms. Evans brings both educational insight and storytelling flair to her work. She resides in beautiful Colorado with her husband, Tom, where they enjoy the company of their horses and Standard Poodle. She is the proud mother of five and grandmother of thirteen.

M.J. Evans was the recipient of the 2024 Colorado Authors League Lifetime Achievement Award.

Literary awards include:

Chanticleer International Book Awards

Readers’ Favorite International Awards

Eric Hoffer Awards

Nautilus Awards

Literary Classics awards

Literary Global Book Awards

Literary Titan Book Award

Feathered Quill Book Awards

Purple Dragonfly Awards

Royal Dragonfly Awards

Page Turner Award

Next Generation Award

Global Book Awards

CIPA Evvy Book Awards

Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards

Incipere Book Awards

International Impact Book Awards

Maincrest Media Book Awards

Book Excellence Awards

Mom’s Choice Awards

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Santa Baby Daddy

By Paula Dombrowiak

 

(Hollow Reign, #4)
Publication date: November 3rd 2026
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Holiday, Romance

Hollow Reigns bassist, Casey Beaumont, came to town for the holidays—to catch his bandmate’s Christmas show and have a little fun. One reckless night with a gorgeous stranger definitely counts as fun.

What he didn’t count on was running into her again… as the show’s costume designer. Or spotting the baby bump under all that holiday sparkle.

Casey was never great at math but he’s an expert at falling—for Ava, for the baby, and for a future he can’t stop picturing.

Ava Ramirez has been burned before. The last man who put a baby in her life walked out and never looked back. She is not handing her heart to a serial playboy no matter how cute he is.

But for once, Casey isn’t running. He’s all in.

Ava can’t make the same mistake twice… but would she be missing out on the family she so desperately wants?

Santa Baby Daddy is Book 4 in the Hollow Reign Christmas Novellas, a series of interconnected, steamy holiday romances. Each book can be read as a standalone and features a guaranteed happily ever after.

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The pregnancy book I’m reading says hormones may increase sexual desire. May, in the same way the ocean may be damp.

So I’m chasing waffles—a safe, legal, closed-toe-shoes kind of craving I can actually satisfy at midnight. Because I’m alone, four and a half months pregnant, in a city where I know exactly four people, and one of them just secretly married a guitarist.

A few months ago, my life was predictable. Planned. I knew where I was going and what the next year was supposed to look like. Now I’m pregnant, living on savings and a theater paycheck, hiding out in Sin City because packing a suitcase felt easier than sticking around to watch that carefully constructed future fall apart.

Vegas was supposed to be temporary. A place where I could keep my head down, sew sequins onto costumes for a naughty Christmas show, and buy myself enough time to figure out how the hell I’m going to raise a human being on my own.

The diner is all buzzing neon and cracked vinyl. There are maybe six people scattered through the place, including a waitress named Lou who looks like she’s been working the graveyard shift since Vegas was built, which is exactly the kind of quiet I came looking for.

Casey Beaumont is sitting at the counter with a milkshake and a stack of pancakes tall enough to qualify as architecture, looking like the universe personally designed him to test the limits of my second-trimester self-control. His blond curls are a little wild, his skin somehow still golden in December, like the sun makes a special exception for him.

He catches sight of me before the bell above the door finishes chiming, and his whole face lights up.

And suddenly, my cravings have been given a target.

“Ava Ramirez,” he says, like I’m the best thing that’s happened to him all day. Considering his band imploded into a tabloid circus before dinner, I’m competing against a remarkably low standard.

I sit. Not because he patted the stool like I’m supposed to come when called, but because the counter is closer to the syrup, my feet already hurt from walking in high-heeled boots—I’m pregnant, not fashion-averse—and refusing a perfectly good seat just to make a point would be childish.

The fact that Casey Beaumont is ridiculously easy to look at has absolutely nothing to do with it.

Lou comes over with her order pad. “Strawberry waffles, extra whipped cream, and a side of dill pickles?” God bless her, she doesn’t even blink.

Casey turns on his stool and looks at me, those pretty blue eyes full of something close to reverence.

“Bold,” he says, lifting an eyebrow. “I respect a woman with range.”

“Don’t judge me, Third Row. My stomach wants what it wants.”

He nudges his milkshake toward me. “Want some? It’s peppermint and festive.”

“I don’t share milkshakes with strangers. Especially ones with carnal knowledge of pretty much the entirety of the chorus line.” I roll my eyes.

“First of all, hearsay. And don’t believe a word of what Denise says—she likes to embellish, unless it’s about certain areas.” He not-so-discreetly gives a nod to his lap before pulling the milkshake back, completely unbothered. “Second of all, we’re not strangers. I know you belt Mariah Carey when you think the theater’s empty, I know nobody touches the thread wall and lives, and I know exactly which pocket the emergency Snickers lives in.” He lifts an eyebrow.

“What are you, the Phantom of the Opera lurking around the theater? It’s creepy.”

“A Phantom sounds badass, but it’s not lurking—it’s called paying attention,” he says, and points his fork at me with delight.

I hold in a giggle. He’s lucky he’s pretty.

That’s the thing about Casey Beaumont. For weeks, I’ve watched him make himself at home in my theater, usually sprawled across the third row with his boots propped on the seat in front of him, radiating the energy of a golden retriever who found the treat cabinet open. He’s Hollow Reign’s bass player and, according to the warning I received shortly after meeting him, “the one we don’t leave unattended.”

My waffles arrive and I stop pretending I have manners. Casey watches me drag the pickle through the whipped cream with the rapt attention most men reserve for playoff games.

“Incredible,” he says softly. “You’re my favorite person I’ve ever watched eat.”

I pause mid-bite and stare at him. “You should get out more.”

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About Author Paula Dombrowiak:

Paula Dombrowiak grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois but currently lives in Arizona. She is the author of Blood and Bone, her first adult romance novel which combines her love of music and imperfect relationships. Paula is a lifelong music junkie, whose wardrobe consists of band T-shirts and leggings which are perpetually covered in pet hair. She is a sucker for a redeemable villain, bad boys, and the tragically flawed. Music inspires her storytelling.

For more ways to learn about Paula and her books, check out her website: @www.pauladombrowiak.com

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