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Rivals to Lovers Romance
Emma Castillo is always stuck in her own head, daydreaming about the life she could be living instead of the one she has. Especially when it comes to her handsome co-worker and rival, Hunter Paxon.
Normally content in her place in the shadows, that's all about to change when she's selected as one of two contenders to land the cover story for the upcoming anniversary edition. Faced with a shot to finally prove herself, and land an interview with the magazine's elusive founder, there’s only one thing standing in her way - Hunter.
As they both search for the perfect lead, they find themselves in all the same places getting dangerously close to one another. Are these flirtations just another product of her daydreaming, or could all of her dreams about her career - and Hunter - be coming true?
Welcome to Westbridge State! This cozy college town is abuzz with excitement as our basketball team is headed to the NCAA March Madness tournament! Holly Lange, however, doesn’t care. She’s only focused on herself, reading, and her studies.
When she gets paired up to tutor a student athlete, she never expects it to be Westbridge’s local basketball celebrity star center, Hunter Jace. Yet, the more they get to know each other, the more they can’t seem to get enough of each other.
Will this unlikely pair make it through March Madness?
Four years ago, two men met by chance at the Annual National Whiskey Convention in Kentucky. It was supposed to be a one-time thing; no names or numbers exchanged. The next year, the attraction was still there and neither could resist. Their yearly one-night stand stayed in Kentucky, but their emotional connection continued through texts and calls. Now, Ripley is helping his best friend prepare for her wedding as her man of honor while mending a broken heart from the last time he saw his stranger. He’s tried everything—including having someone else in his bed—to get over him. The last thing Ripley expected was for him to show up in his small town of Indigo Hill; even worse, he showed up as the groom’s best man. Seth is in Indigo Hill to support his best friend by standing at his side in his wedding and helping the bride with her bed-and-breakfast expansion. He’s already stressed about missing work and leaving his sisters in Seattle with his volatile father, but then he sees the man whose heart he broke months ago because he couldn’t let himself be happy. With the mystery of his identity blown to shreds, Seth is spiraling and terrified his secret will get out. Can he deny himself the man he loves again? If he does, can Ripley survive heartbreak for a second time? Or will they allow themselves to be loved the way they deserve?
By day, Emma turns hockey fundraisers into glitter-soaked spectacles. By night, she dominates the roller derby track. Chaos and creativity are her fuel. After another failed relationship, she’s determined to focus all her energy on her career.
Spencer, the new operations manager for the Seattle Sirens, thrives on rules and razor-sharp numbers. He’s had more than enough chaos in his life lately. His plan? Rein in Emma’s wild ideas. Though he can’t seem to rein in his fascination with her. Their disastrous wedding meet-cute sets the tone. Their late-night office battles only raise the stakes. But between the bickering and the banter, the heat between them builds into something explosive. She’s chaos on wheels. He’s control in a tie. Together, they’ll either crash and burn or skate straight into love.
Lana My life is built on survival and lies. Danger has always welcomed me with open arms, and I like to play by my own rules. Doing odd jobs and making myself unseen was my plan. One with the shadows. Invisible. A nobody.
Until he comes along and takes a vow of corruption, and I might let him. Even if that means I must put my plan in jeopardy. M I am the monster people whisper about. I kill people for a living, and I am the epitome of stealth. But the moment my eyes land on her, it’s game over.
I want to chase her. Own her. Ruin her. But then my little hummingbird finds herself in danger. And I swear to destroy anyone who dares to harm what’s mine.
Kaia Rhodes lives a pretty simple life. Work, caring for her dad, and a best friend to help her through it all. The not-so-simple part? She’s finding it harder to hide the fact that she’s madly in love with the one person she shouldn't be. Daisy Fletcher’s life hasn’t always been full of sunshine and... daisies. Having been born with a disability, she’s no stranger to other people's judgment. But when Kaia comes into her life, she finally feels safe. After a phone call that turns Kaia's life upside down, Daisy offers support and her spare bedroom. It’s all fun and games until one split second decision changes everything. When someone knows you as well as your best friend, can feelings, and secrets, really stay hidden?
She was born in the shadow of a tyrant. Now she must rise into the light - or be consumed by it…
Cyra is a gifted healer with an addiction to using her own dangerous magic. When her mother vanishes and a royal summons drags her into the militant court of House Mars, she’s forced to confront the truth she’s spent her entire life hiding - about her power, her bloodline, and the legacy she was born to inherit.
Lord Zevran, the brooding and battle-worn ruler of House Mars, suffers from a mysterious affliction only Cyra can soothe. Their nightly healing sessions begin to blur the line between duty and desire, binding them in ways neither of them expects.
But when a masked stranger made of darkness itself saves her life, Cyra is drawn into a web of secrets, seduction, and betrayal.
With a Conclave looming and the solar system teetering on the edge of destruction, Cyra must decide who to trust, who to love - and whether to embrace or destroy the monsters she’s heir to.
Zaynab is finally free to find her way in the world. She thinks she is going to find Demerise, the girl she used to love, until she finds herself staring into the glowing green eyes of a blue-haired Siren on the eve of her execution. With a blade to her throat and a heart that begs for more, will Zaynab find a way to be with the woman she loves, or will she lose herself in the depths? Brina is the fiercest warrior princess in Clan Brinneagh. She has spent her entire life training to lead her clan, which is going swimmingly. Perfectly, in fact, until she finds herself staring into the maple eyes of a land-dweller she is sent by her clan to kill. The choice for Brina is as simple as the age-old adage goes...kill or be killed.
Condemned to the Arena for a crime they didn’t commit, fae brothers Wayden and Nathan are forced to strike a dangerous bargain: serve a new master in exchange for their lives or die at one another’s hands.
When their paths cross with December’s, a captive fae-hybrid, who’s thrust into a deadly world that she’s unprepared for, Wayden and Nathan must earn her trust as they discover that their lives are bound together by a prophecy steeped in ancient secrets and lies.
As war looms between fae and human, and a fanatical cult seeks to unleash an ancient entity hellbent on destruction, the three battle not only for survival, but for each other. Hunted and pitted against each other, all three must fight to change their fates—before the world falls with them.
After her parents died, Sapphira was locked away in her castle by her wicked aunt. On her 18th birthday, the castle gates finally open, and a party is thrown to find Sapphira a husband.
But Sapphira doesn't want marriage, she wants to escape; and when a pirate king comes to take her throne, she gets her wish.
She flees the kingdom to keep herself from the king’s dangerous hands and stumbles down a portal and into a new world. She lands in the magical land of Suleihaerin... and into the arms of the healer Isabel.
A runaway bride. A god who deals in fate. A love story that may not survive.
When Everlee Dove escapes a future she refuses to accept, she crashes headfirst into a dangerous game where bargains rewrite destiny and monsters wear crowns.
Desperate and alone, she makes a reckless deal with Adonis Harts, the ambitious Grand Duke of Zemira — a man whispered to be equal parts savior and sin.
He promises protection. She becomes collateral.
Under the shadow of the thirteenth eclipse, Adonis plots treason to seize absolute power. Manipulation is his weapon, and no one is off-limits.
As ancient games awaken and divine politics turn deadly, Everlee is pulled deeper into a web of obsession, power, and secrets that refuse to stay buried. The more she learns about the man who holds her fate in his hands, the more she realizes he may be the very thing destined to destroy her.
In a world where love feels like war and devotion tastes like poison, Everlee must decide if she’s willing to fall for the monster who claims her… or become one herself.
They say the Dusk Queen destroyed the world. They lied.
A thousand years ago, a grief-stricken queen’s magic shattered the land of Vesmor, severing the Dusklands from the Five Kingdoms. In the centuries since, Solnyr has rewritten history, weaponising the story, demonising her bloodline, and building an empire on a carefully preserved lie.
Now, her heir rules the Dusklands. High Queen Zoryana Vekara is silver-eyed, iron-willed, and unwilling to kneel to the throne that blames her people for the sins of the past. When the Solnyrian king demands her surrender, he sends his brother instead. Prince Aurelian Solnyr is a diplomat, an idealist, and the last person prepared to question the truth of his own lineage. What begins as political negotiation becomes a collision of loyalty, desire, and long-buried history. Because the real enemy is not the Dusklands, but the lie that has kept Vesmor divided for a thousand years. And if the truth rises, so will the world.
Within the walls of a secluded facility that reforms troubled girls into obedient daughters, there are only two options: graduate or disappear. Erased and rebuilt from the ruins of herself, Maysie knows little about the future she’s training for, let alone the world outside. Daily sedatives, posture drills, and the constant reminder to smile shape the only life she’s ever known.
She considers herself lucky. She has friends who keep her calm, rules to keep her safe, and a future she’s been taught to want. The guidance of armed enforcers and watchful doctors is a small price to pay for the promise of perfection.
But perfection never lasts. Dreams bleed into memories of a girl they claim no longer exists. Girls who break vanish without explanation. And two rival mentors—each claiming to know what's best for her—pull Maysie into a game she can’t afford to lose.
In the Advancement Program, being chosen is just as dangerous as being discarded. Every lie she uncovers threatens the version of her they’ve built, and the Program knows how to silence girls who know too much.
Lucky Callahan enters his final year of university with everything he needs: money, power, and a promising career.
Yet, he still can’t have the two things he’s not supposed to want: his childhood best friend, Francesca Berringer, the woman who left him heartbroken or the ability to decide his own future.
His descent into the secret society was supposed to be his escape, the way to change his fate.
He didn’t count on capturing the attention of his guide, Wren Brennan, a man who is as smart as he is determined to succeed by any means necessary.
As Lucky is drawn deeper into the Society, he’s torn between his burgeoning feelings for Wren, the fallout of his broken heart from Frankie, and his commitment to the Society.
But nothing is at it seems.
The true nature of the dark, twisted, and seductive world of the Helio Society is revealed, forcing Lucky to make a choice.
Love or loyalty. His future or his freedom.
After all their Pledge is eternal: One Body. One Voice. One Mind.
As promised, something new is coming to Something Novel This Way. I’ve been working on a massive project behind the scenes, and it’s finally time to share: We’re expanding!
Starting April 1st, we are launching the SNTW Showcase Digital Magazine.
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