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RISING WATERS
Aleatha Romig
Release Date June 15
AVAILABLE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED
A dark atmospheric psychological thriller packed with small-town secrets, buried trauma, and shocking twists.
She escaped her past—and the man she never forgot.
Now with two girls gone missing, she's pulled back into a deadly game she may not survive.
Jillian Thorne built her career making the unreal feel real.
On Hollywood soundstages, she stages murder, kidnapping, and violent crime with chilling authenticity—turning fiction into gripping entertainment.
But nothing she’s created compares to the truth waiting in Blue Gil.
Nearly six years after escaping her small hometown, Jillian is drawn back by the suspicious death of the town’s beloved high school football coach. What first appears to be a tragic loss quickly unravels into something far more sinister—a dark mystery no one is willing to confront.
Because in Blue Gil, secrets aren’t just buried… they’re protected.
As disturbing clues surface and a brutal tragedy strikes dangerously close to home, Jillian finds herself trapped inside a real-life psychological thriller. The instincts that made her successful in Hollywood may be the key to solving the crime—or the very thing clouding her judgment.
Everyone in this small town is hiding something.
Including Jillian.
To uncover the truth, she must break through an unspoken code of silence, deception, and loyalty—and face the past she thought she left behind. Because some secrets refuse to stay buried.
And in this twisted game of suspense, trusting the wrong person could be deadly.
Have you been Aleatha’d?
*Perfect for fans of Sharp Objects, All Good People Here, and The Last House Guest, Rising Waters is a dark and addictive psychological thriller filled with buried secrets, small-town corruption, twisted family loyalties, and devastating betrayals.
This is a complete 80K stand-alone psychological thriller with a STEM FMC who needs to learn secrets before it’s too late. The only connection to Aleatha’s FEAR OF FLAMES is that our favorite podcasters from Crime Daily Podcast are back, showing the readers another perspective.
*You do not need to read Crime Daily Podcast book one, FEAR OF FLAMES before RISING WATERS.
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No one loves a small town thriller like this girl right here. It's been a while since I've read anything from Aleatha Romig and she still has the ability to suck her readers in. From beginning to end, my mind was a merry go round of who was the real killer and what secrets refused to stay buried and through it all, I still got it wrong!
It's been six years since Jillian Thorne has stepped foot into her small town of Blue Gil but when a beloved high school football coach is found dead, she makes her way back home. On the surface, everything looks the same and although the town is in mourning, something doesn't feel right to her. Deciding to do some investigating on her own, Jillian learns that there is much more to her small town than she could've ever imagined. There's something sinister going on in Blue Gil and there's a killer on the loose who has no intention of slowing down.
Despite a few hiccups, I really did enjoy most of the story and if you're a fan of this author and love psychological thrillers, you may want to give this one a try.
Aleatha Romig is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Together with her high-school sweetheart and husband of over thirty years, they've raised three children. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she’s not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns or her new lighter side, she likes to spend her time with her family and friends. Her pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams!
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I once made the mistake of falling for a client, and it nearly cost me my career.
Jaded and disgraced, I used my attitude as armor so it could never happen again.
Until I was assigned to protect Lofton Beck.
Hollywood’s golden girl had a stalker on her tail—and two dead bodyguards.
She was a nightmare from the start. Didn’t follow orders. Had no concept of boundaries. Worst of all, she was so damn gorgeous I couldn’t build my walls strong enough to keep her out.
As the threats escalated, we were forced into hiding at her family’s farm. Keeping my distance became impossible with her sleeping in the room next door.
Somewhere between our early mornings together and the quiet moments when the world disappeared, it became clear her stalker wasn’t the most dangerous part of the assignment.
Protecting her was never the problem.
Falling in love with her could cost me everything.
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Aly Martinez never fails to bring you a tortured protected hero and this book was no different. Whether you've read the previous books in the Guardian series or you've decided to start with this one, you can rest easy knowing that she's going to take care of your heart in the process.
Devon Grant has been through his fair share of protecting high profile celebrities. Being in constant Survival mode is second nature to him now and he uses that skill to assess his surroundings while in work mode. He’s precise, calculated, and downright one of the best bodyguards at his Agency. But with that comes complications and an error in judgment that continues to haunt him to this day.
Lofton Beck has always known that she wanted to be an actress. Hard work has never scared her and growing up on a farm, just fueled her work ethic even more. Now she's one of Hollywood's hottest actresses and she has no plans to slow down. That all changes when a dangerous stalker took away her safety and made her his number one target. Forced to hire a top notch security team with a new bodyguard, Lofton is about to get a one on one lesson in having to trust someone she knows nothing about.
I have to say that I really liked the connection between Lofton and Devon from the very beginning. You felt it immediately even when they were at odds with each other and you were anticipating the next moment they were going to be pushed together.
If you're a fan of this author's work, I highly recommend you read this one. Devon and Lofton's love journey through self discovery, heartbreak and danger,was all worth it.
About The Author
Originally from Savannah, Georgia, USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez now lives in South Carolina with her four young children.
Never one to take herself too seriously, she enjoys cheap wine, charcuterie boards, and her mildly neurotic golden retriever. It should be known, however, that she hates pizza and ice cream, almost as much as writing her bio in the third person.
She passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a super-sized tumbler of wine by her side.
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Title: My Heart to Remember
Author: A.B. Medley
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Tropes: Unconventional Love Triangle, Protective Hero
Strong Heroine, Amnesia, Secret Love, Starting Over
Release Date: February 13, 2026
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Identical twins London and Lennon Tyler have always lived as mirror images—one a fearless race car driver, the other a quietly brilliant chef. Their secret talent? Switching places whenever life demands it. It’s always been harmless…until one switch ends in tragedy.
One twin wakes in a hospital bed with no memory.
The other never wakes at all.
Doctors tell the surviving sister who she is. They tell her who she loves—a charming physician who claims to be her boyfriend. She tries to settle into the life she's supposedly lived…until a shaken race car driver storms into her room, calling her by a different name.
Her sister’s name.
Hospitals don’t make mistakes this big…right?
As her body heals, fragments of the accident—and the life she might have lived—start surfacing. Someone isn’t telling the whole truth. Her heart tugs her one direction, her mind another, and every step forward blurs the line between memory, desire, and what is real.
Is she falling back in love with the man she had before?
Or are there new feelings for the man who loved her sister?
A.B. Medley lives in Tennessee with the love of her life and three sons. Her husband stole her heart when she was sixteen and their relationship is one of those meant to be love stories you find in magazines and novels.
She is a dental hygienist who loves to read and has always dabbled in writing. When she’s not making people’s smiles shine, she enjoys belting out songs with her boys, dancing, raspberries, baseball, and anything vintage. Like any proper Tennessean, Sundrop is her drink of choice.
She loves her family and friends fiercely and believes in always chasing your dreams.
Deception in the Truth is her debut novel—but as she nurtures her love for writing romance stories, her list of released books continues to grow.
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Identical twins London and Lennon Tyler have been attached to the hip since birth and they would do anything for each other. Best Friends since before they could talk, they've mastered the art in switching places when deemed necessary and they have no plans of slowing down. That is until one night everything ends in tragedy and life as everyone knows it, will never be the same.
Waking up in the hospital with no memory, one of the Tyler twins is at a loss for what's happened. Not knowing how she got there or what her heart is trying to remember with her true love, every story that's being told is upside down and the one question that's not getting answered is, was this intentional?
This is the first time that I'm reading anything from this author and I have to say that I was really impressed with this one. From the very first chapter, I was hooked and I was trying to read at warped speed because I needed to know which twin was in that hospital! There were a few things that felt repetitive if I'm being honest and I became annoyed with that but overall, this was a solid read from a first time author for me.
If you're looking for a quick romantic Suspense read that will make you question everything, then you should give this one a try.
Title: House of BS & Lies
Series: Don't Date Him #1
Author: Lani Lynn Vale
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Tropes: Bad Boy Ex Con/Small Town
Alpha Male
Release Date: January 13, 2026
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She was enraptured by the man they called Romeo the moment that he turned those butterscotch-colored eyes her way.
What wasn’t to love about a big, burly, plaid-wearing lumberjack?
He was tall, gorgeous, and knew how to wield a chainsaw better than Leatherface. He could fell a tree in seconds, had thighs that were as thick as said trees, filled out a pair of Wranglers better than any cowboy ever, and didn’t care that she could operate heavy machinery better than him.
He was everything a girl like Mable could ask for.
The caveat? He was a convicted felon that’d just escaped from prison, faked his death, and ran from his home in Texas to the mountains of Montana.
At first, Mable didn’t know what kind of man he’d been before coming to her small, mountain town. He led Mable into a false sense of security, made her fall madly, deeply, and irrevocably in love with him, and then shocked her by sharing his darkest secret.
Now, she’s left reeling, thinking life couldn’t get more complicated.
Until she finds out her stepmother knows Romeo’s secret and plans to exploit him. To make matters worse, Romeo goes on the run to protect Mable from himself, and she realizes that she has a dark side, too. One that’ll stop at nothing, not even murder, to make sure that he can live free.
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House of B.S +Lies is the first book in a new spin off series (Don't Date Him) and this one didn't hold back from the very beginning. Growing up in beautiful Montana, Mabel is familiar with her small town and she wouldn't trade it for anything. Well.. if you add in her stepmother and step sister, she would definitely re-consider. But trying to keep her head down and live her life is proving to be difficult day by day for Mable. When a new guy comes to town and she realizes that he has something that belongs to her, all bets are off.
Knowing that this is a new series by this author, I wanted to give this one a try. I loved the setting of the story and even though the hero's past was a bit vague still, I truly liked him. I found that more than a few instances were too convenient if I'm being honest and it's like everything had to be wrapped up quickly. I will say that I'm more than curious to see if a certain side character will get their own story and if that's the case, I'm definitely reading that one.
If you're looking for a quick sexy read with a lot of family drama, then this one's for you.
AUTHOR BIO
Lani Lynn Vale is an American author of humorous romantic suspense novels. Born in the Great State of Texas, she has lived the majority of her adult life in East Texas where most of her novels are based. She’s married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as “LLV’s Bearded Half.” She published her first novel, Boomtown. in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. She’s gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.
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Title: The Pawn
Duet: War of Hearts #2
Author: Natasha Knight
Genre: Dark Mafia Romance
Tropes: Age Gap/Forbidden Love/Dark Past
Enemies to Lovers/Virgin Heroine
Release Date: October 29, 2025
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I rule a kingdom built on blood.
Brutality is my legacy.
The moment I saw Allegra Moretti, I knew I had to have her.
The night I planned to make her my wife, my enemies attacked.
They took her from me.
They did not know the monster they unleashed.
I burned the world down to bring her home.
Now, I’ll go to war for her.
I will tear our families apart and I will deliver her enemies to her in pieces.
Allegra is my queen and I will destroy any man who dares hurt her.
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After barely surviving the cliffhanger in “The Villain,” I needed a play by play of EVERYTHING for part 2 and I can safely say that this author delivered. My heart has a million band aids over it right now but it's intact,and that's the most that I can ask for.
Picking up right after that jaw dropping cliffhanger, Allegra Moretti is now at the mercy of the one thing she truly feared the most. Time is running out and with the danger intensifying minute by minute, a war has just begun.
One thing that Cassian Trevino has learned in the past few days is to not underestimate ANYTHING. Allegra has and always will be his main focus and he's determined to get her back by any means necessary. While planning his enemies demise, Cassian is unaware of the hell that Allegra is enduring which is only making time more crucial. Will he be able to get to her in time or will he mourn his queen by burning everything to the ground?
I have to say that even though I was anticipating this story, I was not expecting that kind of intensity level. This was more fast paced than “The Villain” and darker which I loved!!! Casian was a man not to be messed with and we saw just how far he would go for his loved ones. I also really liked seeing Allegra come into her own and knowing that with or without Cassian, she could handle herself and she did that.
I'm really hoping that this author is going to give two side characters their own book because that is needed!! Their chemistry together is undeniable and has to be told. If you're looking for a dark gritty mafia duet, then you should definitely give this one a try.
AUTHOR BIO
Natasha Knight is the USA Today Bestselling author of Romantic Suspense and Dark Romance Novels. She has sold over a million books and is translated into six languages. She currently lives in The Netherlands with her husband and two daughters and when she’s not writing, she’s walking in the woods listening to a book, sitting in a corner reading or off exploring the world as often as she can get away.
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Title: Soft Tissue Damage
A Boyfriend's Dad Dark Romance
Series: Deadly Hearts #2
Author: Lilith Vincent
Genre: Dark Romance
Tropes: Forbidden Romance/Boyfriend's Dad
Release Date: September 24, 2025
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His obsession for me is deadly, and I’m falling prey to his pleasure.
There’s never been any security in my life. After being dumped on indifferent relatives as a child, it hurt when I realized that no one was ever going to protect me.
But Cullan, my boyfriend’s father, makes me feel safer than any man I’ve ever known. He’s twice my age and totally forbidden, but his protective embraces, deep voice, and inked muscles have awoken things in me that I shouldn’t want.
When darkness swallows me, it’s Cullan who pulls me into his strong arms and leads me back into the light. He gives me protection, and a job as a nanny to his very young child. But I suspect that Cullan is drenched in his own darkness. There’s a killer on the loose in the city, and I think I know the identity of the man behind the red mask.
My instincts tell me to run from Cullan as fast as I can, but my boyfriend’s father has stolen my heart with hands that are soaked in blood.
And though it should be impossible, I think I’m having his baby.
Author’s note: Soft Tissue Damage is a standalone boyfriend’s father MF romance with dark themes, a twenty-year age gap, the hero as the other man, breeding, a jealous and possessive alphahole, and a sweet but strong virgin heroine. This book features appearances of characters from Fear Me, Love Me. The story is dark, dirty and delicious, so please read at your discretion.
This book was hot on my radar from the moment that I read the blurb. I needed it badly because it had the promise of a dark and gritty storyline that toed the line with not only the forbidden relationship between the main characters, but we also had to check our moral compass in a sense. While I was left a bit disappointed in certain things, I still liked that we were introduced to these messed up characters.
The only thing that Elena has always wanted was to be loved. Raised by two women that has a disdain for her because they had to give her the bare minimum, she knows that she's missing the warmth of being loved. Trying her best to work and keep her head down while making time for her boyfriend is not easy. But having his support and someone to call her own, means everything to her. That all changes when a 6’5 handsome older man enters her life and she discovers that he's her boyfriend's father with a deadly secret.
I was prepared for the crazy, dark and sexy for this story and even though some things were right on point, I still felt like I was missing a lot. The dark themes felt very tamed and it didn't live up to the intensity that was teasing us throughout the book. I did love the main characters as a couple and you really saw how much Cullen loved Elena and vice versa.
If you're looking for a forbidden romance with a light dark theme, you should give this one a try.
AUTHOR BIO
Lilith Vincent is a steamy romance author who believes in living on the wild side! Whether it’s reverse harem or M/F romance, mafia men and bad boys with tattoos are her weakness, and the heroines who bring them to their knees.
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