Title: The Fire We Crave
Series: Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado #3
Author: S. Cole
Genre: MC Romance
Tropes: Age Gap, Grumpy/Sunshine
Enemies to Lovers
Release Date: June 5, 2025
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From USA Today best selling author, Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole, comes an electrifying small town MC, grumpy/sunshine, enemies to lovers romance.
Quinn
Two things happened on my thirteenth birthday. My older sister went missing. And I told Smoke Callahan, the Iron Outlaws Road Captain, that it was his fault she was gone.
Fourteen years later, I still hate him.
But hate doesn’t keep me safe when the Bratva sets its sights on me.
I need protection. The kind only a ruthless, broken man like Smoke can provide.
So I make him an offer. I’ll help him recover from the burns that nearly cost him his life. In return, he keeps me breathing.
It should be simple. It isn’t.
Because the more time I spend in his orbit, the more I see the man behind the scars. The one who carries a past as heavy as mine. And when he looks at me, it’s not hatred I see in his dark eyes anymore.
It’s something far more dangerous.
Smoke
Quinn Moran was just a kid when she came at me, fists flying, blaming me for her sister’s disappearance. I let her. I deserved it.
Now she’s all grown up—sharp-tongued, stubborn as hell, and standing in my cabin, asking for my protection.
I should say no. I should send her away.
But I don’t. Because even if she still hates me, I’ll kill anyone who tries to hurt her.
Even if it means she learns the truth.
Even if it means she never forgives me.
Because she was never meant to be mine. But that won’t stop me from taking her.
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Smoke’s eyes drop to his chest, and he places his hand over mine.
“You’re okay, Smoke. So am I. It’s all okay.” The words are softly spoken. Soothing, like you would for a frightened child.
My heart hammers loudly in my chest, and it’s not just the adrenaline of the situation.
It’s the way I feel Smoke’s heartbeat beneath my palm. It’s the way his hand sits over mine, covering it completely, so strong and warm. It’s the way his thumb rubs over my fingers and the way his eyes darken with heat and arousal.
It’s his presence. The way we feel so…joined. His eyes raise to my lips as he runs his tongue over his lower lip.
Neither of us moves.
The world continues around us. Birds chirp, cicadas do their thing, but we’re stuck in a vortex. Swirling. Chaotic. All consuming.
“The prospects need to be protecting you,” he says finally.
But his voice is gruff, layered with nuance it’s impossible to interpret.
“And he was. Who was protecting you?”
“I don’t need protecting.”
I shake my head sadly. “I think you do.”
Smoke cups my cheeks before I have time to process, his hold firm.
“Fuck it,” he mutters, more to himself than to me, I think.
Then, he dips his head and kisses me.
And it’s everything I ever read about.
It’s angry yet filled with the kind of passion that sweeps you up and knocks you over into the tumble of a huge wave of emotion.
My treacherous body capitulates to every small movement.
His lips stroke my mouth; I open.
His hands wrap around my waist; I throw mine around his neck.
I struggle to see anything beyond the way he feels against me.
When I step up against him, his cock lengthens and hardens against my stomach. His whole body envelops me, showing just how disparate our size difference is.
He doesn’t ask. He takes. But I’m wholeheartedly a willing participant. If anything, I want more. Every part of my body meets Smoke. If he began to strip my clothes to take me on the parched ground, I’d let him.
“Quinn,” he mutters against my lips as his hands roam my body, familiarizing themselves with my shape.
I’m gentle where he’s injured, but I slide my hand beneath his cut, and I’m immersed in the scent of leather and tobacco and him.
“Shit. No,” Smoke says suddenly, lightly gripping my wrists before pushing me away from him.
The shift in his expression from need to disgust churns my stomach.
“I’m sorry,” I say, almost on autopilot, even though I’m not a hundred percent sure what I’m sorry for.
Hell, I’m not even sure how I fell headfirst into that kiss.
Smoke shakes his head. “Not your fault. Just—we can’t do that again.”
Unable to come up with anything else to say, I blurt one word: “Okay.”
Four letters that do absolutely nothing to convey the storm raging inside me right now.
“Okay,” he repeats.
But as I watch him stride into the house, ignoring the glass Shane left on the step, I know the fragile truce we were building is broken. And I wonder if we’ll ever truly be okay again.
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A smoke jumper and a baker who's past collided and ended in tragedy? I needed this like you wouldn't believe!
It's been years since Quinn’s family suffered one loss after the next. Nothing was ever the same after her older sister went missing and that created a domino effect within her loved ones. Now running the family owned bakery herself, Quinn is doing her best to survive the recent threats to some business owners as well as herself.
Left with no choice but to ask the one person that she deems responsible for her sister missing, she goes to the Road Captain of the Iron Outlaws MC for help. Quinn is about to learn a lot about self discovery, forbidden love and a danger that's lurking amongst the town.
Brotherhood has a deep meaning for smoke jumper “Smoke” and he's a fierce protector when it comes to his brothers. After suffering his own tragedy and getting injured, he decides that it's time to take a break from his other job and get back to the club. When Quinn shows up asking for help, he knows that nothing is ever going to be the same again.
The Fire We Crave had all the makings to be a scorching, painful angst filled read that was going to set ablaze the forbidden line that these two characters were going to cross. I was not a fan of the whole shocking wrench that was thrown into the story and I think it would've been better without it. While it didn't really live up to that, it was still a decent read and I'm really looking forward to reading the President's(Butcher's) book. That is going to be one messy read and I'm here for it!!
AUTHOR BIO
Scarlett Cole is a contemporary romance author that calls both Toronto, Canada and Manchester, England home. A born city dweller, she periodically quashes the urge to live in the country by hiking up a mountain to remind herself that living away from people would terrify the pants off her.
She believes everybody deserves their love story to be told and loves her heroes on the rough and rugged side…and usually tall (because she married one of those 6ft 6” men you read about in romance books!). She’s an A-type personality and Scorpio star sign, so good luck getting her to do anything she doesn’t want to.
When she isn’t writing, she’s happy to talk about hot men and expensive shoes while drinking a cold gin and tonic. Don’t bring up olives. As far as Scarlett is concerned, they are the devil’s food. As long as you don’t bring up olives, she’s happy to hear from you any time.
She is represented by Louise Fury at The Fury Agency.
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From mega-bestseller and TikTok sensation Mia Sheridan comes an all-new epic second-chance romance with an unexpected and gritty speculative twist.
When the world is plunged into darkness, who would you turn to?
Amid the sun-drenched orange groves of California, childhood friends Tuck Mattice and Emily Swanson shared a bond that seemed unbreakable—until life ripped them apart.
Thirteen years later, Emily is a rising pop sensation in need of security, and Tuck, a brooding ex-con, is in need of a fresh start. When fate brings them together once again, Emily hires him on as her new bodyguard. They butt heads and bicker, just like the old days—yet neither can deny the heat rekindling between them.
But when a cataclysmic solar flare disrupts the electrical grid, society is suddenly plunged into chaos and darkness. For Emily, the familiar comforts of fame and fortune crumble, but for Tuck, this stark new reality could be the chance he needs to finally prove himself. As they come to terms with all they've lost and the bitterness that's kept them apart, they must find their way back to one another and discover a new place, under the sun.
For fans of:
• Enemies to Lovers
• Childhood Best Friends
• Slow Burn Romance
• Second Chances
• Popstar + Bodyguard
• New Adult Dystopian fiction
• The HBO show The Last of Us
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From the moment I read the blurb for this story, I needed it immediately. This was going to be a different read and I was genuinely craving that because I was struggling a bit with a few books that I picked up before. Heart Of The Sun is a action packed dystopian romance that will have you rooting for the main characters victory.
When a solar flare permanently damages the earth's electrical grid, everything is plunged into darkness and the world as we knew it, no longer exists. Now in constant Survival mode for the foreseeable future, everyone is now doing whatever it takes to make it out alive and that includes childhood best friends Tuck and Emily.
It's been years since they've laid eyes on each other but due to life's choices that put them on different paths, Emily and Tuck are now back in each other's orbit with a rocky start. Now trying to navigate their new normal and get home safe, can these two friends that are now enemies survive their new world and each other?
I really loved the premise of this story and I truly enjoyed the first half of it. It was exciting going into the unknown and I held my breath while reading certain scenes because everything was so tense!! But somewhere along the line, it became too good to be true and just a matter of convenience. I understood that a few things were “right place right time” but it became too much of a coincidence and no more element of surprise.
I applaud this author for stepping out of her comfort zone and trying something new and even though I didn't love it as much as I had hoped, this was still a decent read. If you're looking for an enemies to Lovers dystopian type feel, you should give this one a try. What didn't work for me, just might be the one thing that makes you fall in love with it even more.
About The Author
Mia Sheridan is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. Her passion is weaving true love stories about people destined to be together. Mia lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband. They have four children here on earth and one in heaven.
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Title: The Fire We Crave
Series: Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado #3
Author: S. Cole
Genre: MC Romance
Tropes: Age Gap, Grumpy/Sunshine
Enemies to Lovers
Cover Design: Letitia Hasser, RBA Designs
Photographer: Wander Aguiar
Release Date: June 5, 2025
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From USA Today best selling author, Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole, comes an electrifying small town MC, grumpy/sunshine, enemies to lovers romance.
Quinn
Two things happened on my thirteenth birthday. My older sister went missing. And I told Smoke Callahan, the Iron Outlaws Road Captain, that it was his fault she was gone.
Fourteen years later, I still hate him.
But hate doesn’t keep me safe when the Bratva sets its sights on me.
I need protection. The kind only a ruthless, broken man like Smoke can provide.
So I make him an offer. I’ll help him recover from the burns that nearly cost him his life. In return, he keeps me breathing.
It should be simple. It isn’t.
Because the more time I spend in his orbit, the more I see the man behind the scars. The one who carries a past as heavy as mine. And when he looks at me, it’s not hatred I see in his dark eyes anymore.
It’s something far more dangerous.
Smoke
Quinn Moran was just a kid when she came at me, fists flying, blaming me for her sister’s disappearance. I let her. I deserved it.
Now she’s all grown up—sharp-tongued, stubborn as hell, and standing in my cabin, asking for my protection.
I should say no. I should send her away.
But I don’t. Because even if she still hates me, I’ll kill anyone who tries to hurt her.
Even if it means she learns the truth.
Even if it means she never forgives me.
Because she was never meant to be mine. But that won’t stop me from taking her.
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Scarlett Cole is a contemporary romance author that calls both Toronto, Canada and Manchester, England home. A born city dweller, she periodically quashes the urge to live in the country by hiking up a mountain to remind herself that living away from people would terrify the pants off her.
She believes everybody deserves their love story to be told and loves her heroes on the rough and rugged side…and usually tall (because she married one of those 6ft 6” men you read about in romance books!). She’s an A-type personality and Scorpio star sign, so good luck getting her to do anything she doesn’t want to.
When she isn’t writing, she’s happy to talk about hot men and expensive shoes while drinking a cold gin and tonic. Don’t bring up olives. As far as Scarlett is concerned, they are the devil’s food. As long as you don’t bring up olives, she’s happy to hear from you any time.
She is represented by Louise Fury at The Fury Agency.
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Title: A Wreck, You Make Me
Author: Saffron A. Kent
Genre: Dark Forbidden Romance
Tropes: Bully Romance, Blackmail, Forced Proximity
Morally Grey Hero, Praise/Degradation Kink, Soccer
Cover Design: Najla Qamber
Model Cover Photographer: Daniel Jaems
Release Date: June 9, 2025
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I have been in love with Shepard Thorne since I was twelve.
He’s my best friend’s hot older brother, and I am the weird redhead who low-key follows him everywhere. He’s soccer’s bad boy, and I am stuck in a dead end job, serving drinks at the local strip club.
Our paths aren’t meant to cross.
Until one day I catch him getting a lap dance at the club and jealousy makes me ruin his fun.
Now he’s made it his mission to make my life hell and no matter what I do, there is no escape.
Everywhere I turn, there he is, waiting for his payback.
He threatens to kiss me one second, and choke me the next.
He promises to bring me to my knees and make me beg.
What started as a little harmless prank turns into a twisted game of blackmail that’s toxic but oh-so-good.
But it has to end.
Because I have a secret...
That ties me to my tormentor in an irrevocable way, and if he ever finds out, it will wreck everything I now crave.
Even his revenge.
Note: This is a STANDALONE set in the world of Bardstown
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Saffron A. Kent is a USA Today Bestselling Author of Contemporary and New Adult romance.
She has an MFA in Creative Writing and she lives in New York City with her nerdy and supportive husband, along with a million and one books.
What's Left of Us by B. Celeste is now live!
Following a tragic shooting that takes the life of his partner, wounded thirty-one-year-old detective Lincoln Danforth unravels ten years of history during counseling sessions that reveal a decade worth of secrets.
Secrets including the demise of his marriage to Georgia Del Rossi, the daughter of a growing organized crime associate that he married to save from her father.
But will the mandatory therapy make the detective see the consequences of his choices and let go of the past? Or will he remember all the reasons he put his life on the line for the girl he fell in love with?
What’s Left of Us is an emotional standalone romance featuring two star-crossed lovers caught between morals and loyalty.
But how much are the two willing to sacrifice for love?
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What's Left Of Us became a highly anticipated read for me because this author brings her A game when it comes to angst and love stories. She never holds back and there's this pure rawness within her characters that leaves you feeling stripped. This story was no different and for a marriage of convenience storyline, she more than delivered the emotional turmoil.
I think that you need to go into this story blindly so my review is going to be very vague. You need to experience these characters in all their messy glory because they're going to make you mad, frustrated, and have you wondering if love is really enough.
Lincoln and Georgia Danforth have been through hell and back as a couple and from the very beginning, you see the love but you also witness the hate and anger. How did they get to that point? How could a seemingly in love couple go from wanting to be each other's everything to not wanting to be in the same room with each other?
Told from dual povs with past and present, What's Left Of Us takes on an emotional gray path that was filled with heartbreak, lies, temptation, and the longing for justice from opposite sides. These characters will put you through the wringer and you'll be left wondering What's Left Of You! This is going down as one of my favorite reads of the year so far so If you're looking for a sexy darkish romance, this one's for you.
Meet B. Celeste
B. Celeste is a new adult and contemporary romance author that gives voices to raw, realistic characters with emotional storylines that tug on the heartstrings.
She was born and raised in upstate New York where she still resides with her four-legged feline sidekick, Oliver "Ollie" Queen. Her love for reading and writing began at an early age and only grew stronger after getting a BA in English and an MFA in English & creative writing. When she's not writing, she's working out, binge-watching reality game shows, and spending time with her friends and family.
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I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew’s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it’s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina’s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.
I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out… and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late.
But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don’t know who I really am.
They don’t know what I’m capable of…
An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train won’t be able to put this down!
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Well… I wanted a thriller that was going to keep me hooked and ya girl showed up!. Now listen, I was expecting the story to go another way and just when I thought that I had everything figured out, I closed the book just to make sure that I was still reading the same story and that the title was the same because….
After being away for ten years, Millie is looking for a fresh start and that includes getting a job. Thankfully with a stroke of luck, she becomes the new housemaid for a rich family. As time begins to go by,Millie quickly learns that there's a lot more to this family and it's not all good.They say be careful what you wish for because everything is not always what it seems and she's about to find out just how much.
I've seen this book climb the charts and became a popular must read for thriller fans but still, I lingered. Given that's where I first started out before switching to mostly contemporary romance, it became a soft itch that I kept in the background. As time went on, I kept circling back to this story and it no longer became that but a roaring need to jump into the unknown. I will admit that I did see a few things coming but make no mistake, this author shocked the hell out of me with a plot twist that was so unexpected, I started apologizing to MYSELF for the profanity that came out of my mouth!!
If you're looking for an addicting psychological thriller that is going to make you question everything and leave you stunned, then I highly recommend you read this one.
New York Times, #1 Amazon, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly bestselling author FREIDA MCFADDEN is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury. Freida's work has been selected as one of Amazon Editor's best books of the year and she has been a Goodreads Choice Award nominee. Her novels have been translated into over 30 languages. Freida lives with her family and black cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean.
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