Adult Romance Books

A sizzling sports romance full of witty banter, high society scandal, and titillating tight breeches. Perfect for fans of Rivals, Hannah Grace and Stephanie Archer. She ran from the spotlight . . . straight into his stable. As the assistant to one of fashion's most powerful designers, Ashley has always stayed out of frame - until her secret romance with the face of his latest menswear line, tennis star Chris Courtney, is exposed in a single, perfectly-timed paparazzi shot. In the space of a day, Ashley's career, reputation, and privacy are torn apart by the press. With nowhere to turn, she escapes to the countryside to stay with family, hoping to disappear. But solace comes in an unexpected form: a quiet stable and a beautiful horse. That is, until she's caught trespassing by none other than international polo icon, tabloid regular, and infuriatingly charming Mateo. Horses? Zero experience. Polo players? Definitely off-limits. As Ashley's thrust into a world of high-stakes games and elite scandal, she finds herself at the centre of a yet another storm, one where passion and power collide, and her heart might just be the biggest risk of all. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035917761 • Author: Katherine Reilly • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 cm

He's looking for the perfect wife. She's just looking for the perfect one-night stand. As literary agent to a romance novelist, Zoey Moody's life currently revolves around love - which is ironic, as she is practically allergic to the L word. She's also a city girl through and through, and yet here she is in tiny Story Lake, Pennsylvania, trying to wrangle author Hazel's next big hit. Life isn't exactly going to plan. It takes all of five minutes in town before chaos finds her, sending her directly into the path of Gage Bishop, one of the stupidly handsome Bishop brothers. He is exactly the kind of romance hero that could entice a heroine to succumb to the charm of small-town life - but Zoey is no romance lead, and Gage can't seem to stand her. It's clear they're all wrong for each other. She's allergic to commitment and can't work a calendar app; he's looking to settle down and has the next five years all planned out. But when Gage's world is rocked by a devastating family secret, he turns to Zoey for one night to forget everything. That one night might just change everything . . . or ruin it. Zoey suddenly finds herself wanting to be the one to save him - and maybe even be saved in return. Can Story Lake inspire a woman who is terrified of love to finally write her own happy ending? Includes colourway exclusive to The Works. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781399726979 • Author: Lucy Score • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback     • Pages: 560 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 4.2 cm

Braedyn Winslow never expected to return to Starlight Grove—the town that took everything from her. Not after her best friend, the one who’d sacrificed so much for her, vanished without a trace. But with a young son to raise and a past that won’t stay buried, Brae is back…and determined to uncover the truth. She just didn’t count on the brooding, reclusive mountain man living next door. Dex Archer is the stuff of local legend—silent, rugged, and surrounded by whispers of his and his brothers’ violent father. But Brae sees through the scowl and his parentage to the man beneath: fiercely loyal, unexpectedly kind…and just dangerous enough to protect her when someone starts warning her off her search. The closer she gets to the truth, the harder it is to stay away from Dex. And as things get more perilous, Brae realizes the only person she can rely on is the one man who swore never to trust again. Only someone isn’t happy that Brae has been digging, and they’ll do anything to stop her. But Dex? He’ll do anything to save her, even slip back into the dark. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781911746300 • Author: Catherine Cowles • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 432 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3 cm

For her, he would risk everything… Notorious Mafia enforcer Maximo DiMarco has always been Joey Moretti's protector – her brothers’ best friend… and secret crush. With the body of a god and the mind of a devil, he’s the only one who sees the real woman beneath her spoiled Mafia princess façade. Max’s rigid loyalty to the Moretti brothers keeps them apart, and he does everything possible to ignore the sparks that fly between then. But when they finally lose control, their desires threaten to set the world ablaze. As Max’s dark past catches up to them, Joey must choose: remain bound by loyalty to her family, or risk everything for a love that could destroy her? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008799618 • Author: Sadie Kincaid • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.1 cm

New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy brings her signature angst, humor, and spice to the icy-hot Off Campus books.  The series follows a house of hockey-playing college roommates and the women who knock them off their pedestals, teaching them that love is worth more than any game-scoring goal.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780349443560 • Author:  Elle Kennedy • Publisher: Piatkus • Format:  Book Collection Titles in this Collection: • The Deal • The Mistake • The Score • The Goal • The Legacy

The best way to gain confidence after years with the wrong guy? Get lessons in love from my best friend. Hayden Owens is the hottest defenseman in pro hockey, my confident best friend, and my new dating coach. He'll teach me to be a player, but convinces me to practice with him... and our flirting lessons and practice kisses push the bounds of friendship. All that relationship stuff he's always avoided? He doesn't seem to mind it anymore. Rule number one of being a player is no attachments, but when Hayden sees me picking up other guys, he's jealous enough that I wonder... Maybe my wingman's been waiting for me all along. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398724310 • Author: Stephanie Archer • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 448 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 3.6 cm

I'm saving you, six. With his world unravelling around him, and pressure rising at home, Joey Lynch's life has never been in more turmoil. Desperate to prove himself worthy of the only person he's ever put his trust in, Joey fights to stay away from a world that threatens to destroy everything. But with the odds stacking against him by the day, can he keep his head above water? Unwilling to give up on the boy she loves, Aoife Molloy fights to save her best friend from the edge of self-destruction. Drowning in a world she doesn't understand, with only her heart to guide her, Aoife refuses to turn her back on Joey, no matter how badly the odds are stacked against them. Through heartbreak and horror, Aoife and Joey have had each other's backs, and this time is no different. Come what may. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780349439303 • Author: Chloe Walsh • Publisher: Piatkus • Format: Paperback • Pages: 960 • Dimensions: 12.6 x 4.6 x 19.8cm

Enjoy T L Swan’s steamy, jet-setting romance series with the The Miles High Club 5-book set! ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781923232549 • Author: T L Swan • Publisher: Simon & Schuster • Format: Box Set

A struggling event planner and a sinfully hot astronaut must decide if their fake relationship is worth a shot at happily-ever-after, in this starry debut. Risk-averse event planner Amerie Price is jobless, newly single, and about to lose her apartment. With no choice but to gamble on her shaky start-up, the last thing she needed was to run into her smug ex and his new, less complicated girlfriend at Amerie's favorite coffee shop. Panicked, she pretends to be dating the annoyingly sexy man she met by spilling Americano all over his abs. He plays along--for a price. Half the single men in Houston claim to be astronauts, but Vincent Rogers turns out to be the real deal. What started as a one-off lie morphs into a plan: for the three months leading up to his mission, Amerie will play Vincent's doting partner in front of his loving but overly invested family. In exchange, she gets a rent-free room in his house and can put every penny toward her struggling business. What Amerie doesn't plan for is Vincent's gravitational pull. While her mind tells her a future with this astronaut is too unpredictable, her heart says he's exactly what she needs. As their time together counts down, Amerie must decide if she'll settle for the safe life--or shoot for the stars. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405995146 • Author: Etta Easton  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336

Two ex-boyfriends. One perfect holiday. Can they leave their baggage behind? When influencer Brady Gibson is asked to be a global travel ambassador, he’s thrilled. Poolside cocktails. Gorgeous views. Designer boutiques. What could be better? And it might just heal the pain from his break-up with Hayes Carter, nine months ago. None of Brady’s followers know about the split, as Brady’s relied on a backlog of photos to keep posting. But the company want the “perfect couple” they see online and that couple no longer exists. Hayes has given up on Brady and social media altogether, using his broken heart as motivation for medical school. But school is expensive, so when Brady calls with the lucrative proposition that will pay his fees, he accepts – as long as they promise to keep things platonic. But after a hot summer travelling the major European cities, will this couple find their fake dating turning to real love? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835983904 • Author: Georgie Kain • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.8  x 12.9 x 1.7 cm

Two mortals. One Wraith. Zero rules . . . Dáinn the devourer has spent the past two hundred years of his undead life unwillingly bound to a dark witch, Ludmilla. When she commands him to devour the soul of a formidable rival witch, Jasper Prescott, Dáinn is stopped in his tracks by a human. Birdie Rhodes, aspiring historian and sometimes shopgirl, works for Jasper. But what dark magic could a human like Birdie possess to stop a wraith? Now, Jasper is back from the brink and obsessed with the woman who somehow saved him – and the monster who tried to take him. And all three are set on a path that could lead to their destiny . . . or their ruin. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035094073 • Author: Emily Rath • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Format: Paperback

She broke his heart. Now it’s time he destroys her. Tierney There’s a bullet with my name on it. And Achilles Ferrante is the man who’ll pull the trigger. I’d always known one of us would kill the other. I’d just hoped to do the honor. Twice I betrayed him. First, I broke his heart. Then, I sold him out to the Feds. Even if I hadn’t, I doubt he could spell mercy, much less spare me any. The Camorra prince promised he’d make a spectacle of my death when he caught me. Let him try. He could chase me until the end of Earth. I will always run faster. Achilles To love is to destroy, and I’d loved Tierney Callaghan far too long, and far too much. She’s a fatal weakness, but unlike the Greek mythology warrior – I will remain undefeated. My little flame can run fast, but my bullet is faster. Once upon a time, she was the only person who saw my humanity. She’s about to meet the monster everyone else knows. Includes cover and fanart exclusive to The Works Product Information: • ISBN: 9781399752534 • Author: L.J. Shen • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback • Pages: 464 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 3.8 cm

Travel the world with this iconic Formula 1 romance series. In Throttled, F1 royalty Noah can’t seem to stay away from Maya, his teammate’s sister. In Collided, friendly rivals Sophie and Liam strike a deal: one season, one naughty list, one dirty secret. In Wrecked, PR expert Elena fights to repair bad boy Jax’s reputation, on and off the track. In Redeemed, Chloe, a girl trying to find her long-lost father, agrees to a fake relationship with recluse driver Santiago, but it soon turns into something more . . .  ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398558045 • Author: Lauren Asher • Publisher: Simon & Schuster • Format: Box Set

It all began with just one line. . . The first letter arrived the day my husband was buried. It was postmarked from the state penitentiary and contained a single sentence: I’ll wait forever if I have to. It was signed by Dante, a man I didn’t know. Out of simple curiosity, I wrote back to ask him what exactly he was waiting for. His reply? You. I told the mystery man he had the wrong girl. He said he didn’t. I said we’d never met, but he said I was wrong. We went back and forth, exchanging letters every week that grew increasingly more intimate. Then, one day, the letters stopped. When I found out why, it was already too late. Dante was at my doorstep. And nothing on earth could have prepared me for what happened next. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035076994 • Author: J. T. Geissinger • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Format: Paperback

Discover Liz Tomforde’s bestselling sports romance series with this 5-book box set. Includes: • Mile High • The Right Move • Caught Up • Play Along • Rewind It Back Product Information: • ISBN: 9781399761932 • Author: Liz Tomforde • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Box Set - Paperback

She was meant to be with one brother, but what if the other was the one she was meant for all along? April had everything - her dream job, a beautiful home, and Lucas, her charming, polished fiancé who adored her. Until she found out he was keeping a secret she could never forgive. Heartbroken, she swears off men. Then he walks into her life. James. The brooding, tattooed and sinfully gorgeous bass player of Atlas Veil. The one man she should never, ever want - because he's also Lucas's brother. James is temptation wrapped in leather and late-night promises and resisting him is impossible. But musicians don't settle down - they chase the high of the stage, the thrill of the crowd. And with his band on the verge of stardom, April knows she's setting herself up for heartbreak all over again. She shouldn't want him. She definitely shouldn't fall for him. But when he looks at her like that...how is she supposed to walk away? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408725139 • Author: Tierney Page • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback • Pages: 368 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 2.8 cm

When Brianna Rogers joins a team of teachers who will spend their summer in a Mars simulation to win vital funds for the school library, she thought it would be easy. What she didn’t count on was Roman Major: science teacher, son of the principal, and far too handsome. Brianna is sure he’s been sent to sabotage them. But each day, she finds herself falling harder and harder. While it’s clear the feeling is mutual, she can’t shake the sense that he’s hiding something. ​​​​​​​As the simulation nears its end, Brianna realizes she may have to make an impossible choice, between the school she’s dedicated herself to, and the man who has won his way into her heart... Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405997812 • Author: Etta Easton • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback

There was only one woman who could set me free. But I would rather set myself on fire than ask Sloane Walton for anything. Lucian Rollins is a lean, mean vengeance-seeking mogul. Determined to erase his abusive father's mark on his family name, he spends every waking minute pulling strings and building his empire. The more money and power he gains, the safer he feels. Except when it comes to one feisty small-town librarian. Although they are bonded by a dark secret from the past and their current mutual disdain, Sloane Walton only trusts Lucian as far as she can throw him. Until their bickering accidentally turns to foreplay, fanning flames of desire that can't be put out. But with Sloane eager to start a family and Lucian refusing to even consider the idea, these enemies-to-lovers are stuck at an impasse. And when Lucian learns the hard way that leaving Sloane is impossible, he vows to do everything he can to keep her safe. Whatever the cost... Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781399713795 • Author: Lucy Score • Publisher:  Hodder Paperbacks • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  608 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 4.6 x 12.6 cm

He's a boy who's lost. She's girl who might just be the home he's never had. The second born son in a broken marriage, Joey Lynch has spent a lifetime picking up the pieces of a family unravelling. When his older brother Darren skips town, twelve-year-old Joey finds himself thrown into the role of protector to his younger siblings and mother.  Plagued by self-loathing, and furious with the world, he grapples with teenage life and his unwavering sense of duty to his family, while balancing precariously close to a life of addiction that threatens to swallow him whole. The only light in his sea of darkness is his boss's firecracker of a daughter who refuses to back down. A girl who just so happens to be his classmate. Aoife Molloy has never been backwards in coming forward. Her bubbly and self-assured nature has never led her astray. Until her first day of secondary school when she collides with a hot-headed boy who sparks a burning curiosity inside of her that only grows stronger by the day. Falling into a complicated friendship with her father's apprentice, Aoife works to unravel the secrets around Joey Lynch's life - while he desperately fights to keep her out. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780349439280 • Author: Chloe Walsh • Publisher: Piatkus • Format: Paperback • Pages: 656 • Dimensions: 12.6 x 4.6 x 19.6cm

He's the Ghost of Christmas Past. But she's not exactly Scrooge… Nolan Callahan intends to spend this holiday season exactly like every other; haunting the terrible people of Annapolis in his aimless existence as the Ghost of Christmas Past. Harriet York is a good person – or, at least, she tries to be. A people pleaser to her core, she always does what’s expected of her. So, when Nolan is assigned the sweeter-than-candy-canes antique shop owner for his holiday haunting, neither of them have any idea why. To escape one another, Harriet and Nolan must unravel the threads that bind them together – all by Christmas Eve. Hand in hand, they uncover each other’s pasts, but why is it that Nolan doesn’t want to let go? And might Harriet be the key to giving the Ghost of Christmas Past … a future? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008760434 • Author: B.K. Borison • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.4 cm