Six weeks ago, the third floor of the Linden Grove Public Library was just a graveyard of dusty art books, rigid schedules, and a wall of absolute control.For head of reference services Rowan Ellis, that immaculate surface is a shield. Three years ago, letting someone see behind her carefully armored cardigans cost her everything. Now, she keeps her desires confined strictly to paper, writing explicit, anonymous confessions and hiding them deep within the stacks wh...

Chaos meets control in this sizzling rivals-to-lovers romance where the only thing hotter than the kitchen is the chemistry.Dani Rivera doesn’t do subtle. She does loud, messy, and delicious. Her food truck, Dani’s Inferno, is a rolling temple to spice, grease, and soul, and she runs it with the same reckless passion she lives her life. She doesn’t need a Michelin star to know her food is good—the line around the block proves it.Julianne is her pol...

Twenty-two-year-old culinary dropout Sloane Delacroix has raw talent, zero discipline, and a mouth that gets her in trouble. When she lands an apprenticeship under Margaux Fontaine—Portland’s most exacting, icy, and brilliant pastry chef—Sloane expects a grueling kitchen. She doesn't expect the intense, undeniable heat that flares between them every time Margaux corrects her technique.Margaux hasn't let anyone into her kitchen—or her bed—in eight years. She has built her life aroun...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.One room. One bed. A Pacific Northwest storm that washes away every carefully laid plan.Ava Monroe's life is run by color-coded spreadsheets and perfectly scheduled routines. Seeking an escape from her highly structured and entirely unfulfilling reality, the rigid UX researcher heads to the stormy Oregon coast for a dedicated "Reset Week." But a booking error at the historic Driftwood Inn leaves her stranded, and she's forced to...

She has the perfect life, the perfect grades, and the perfect mask. I have the leverage to burn it all to the ground.Vanessa Ashworth is the queen of St. Jude’s University. She’s rich, popular, and terrified. Behind the designer clothes and the sorority smile, she’s drowning in a thesis she can’t write and a trust fund she’s about to lose. Desperate, she makes a fatal mistake: she tries to buy a ghostwriter using her school email.I’m the invisible scholarsh...

Being the "good daughter" was exhausting. Pretending to date my future stepsister? That might just ruin me.Chloe has spent her entire life being the responsible one, smoothing over every crack in her mother's fragile world. So when she arrives at a sweltering family cabin for a bonding weekend before her mother’s wedding, she’s prepared to grit her teeth and play the perfect daughter.She wasn't prepared for Roxy.Roxy is her future stepfather’s daugh...

Control was the architecture of Sloane’s life. Structure. Routine. Restraint. As a high-powered executive, she doesn't do chaos. She certainly doesn't do Chloe—her chaotic, boundary-pushing, impossibly attractive roommate who has spent the last eleven months trying to get a reaction out of her.Chloe is tired of being invisible. She’s loud, messy, and desperate to be seen—really seen. When she leaves her bedroom door cracked open one night,...

A ruined pair of shoes, a torrential downpour, and an unexpected sanctuary in an independent bookstore. Twenty-four-year-old Hannah Liu is barely surviving her soul-crushing temp job, let alone her chaotic life. When a rainstorm forces her to seek shelter inside Lavender & Lore, she finds much more than a dry place to wait out the weather. She finds a true sanctuary. And she finds Rowan Martinez.Thirty-two, fiercely protective, and exuding a quiet, command...

The ice is cold, but the penalty box is about to ignite.Riley Callahan is the best referee in the league. She’s invisible, impartial, and strictly plays by the rules. Her entire career depends on keeping her head down and her whistle ready. But it’s getting harder to remain objective when the Boston Renegades' star player keeps crashing into her orbit.Eve Korhonen doesn't do quiet. She’s a fierce competitor with a desperate need to prove herself on the ice. What she doesn't...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.At thirty-seven, Claire Ellison is a master of logistics. She project-manages her beautiful suburban home, meticulously organizes neighborhood block parties, and maintains her marriage like a client account. To the world, her life is a picture of manicured perfection. To Claire, it feels like an empty showroom she inhabits by accident. She has become a ghost in her own existence—load-bearing, but completely invisible.Then she si...

She plays to win. She plays for likes. When their worlds collide, the glitch might be exactly what they need.Lena "Rook" Kovan doesn't do "fun." She does frame-perfect inputs, world records, and isolation. As the most respected speedrunner in the Phantom Protocol community, she’s built a fortress of stoicism around herself. Her only rule? Don't get distracted. Especially not by bubbly, pink-haired "content creators" who value engagement over skill....

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The ice is cold, but the penalty box is about to ignite.Riley Callahan is the best referee in the league. She's invisible, impartial, and strictly plays by the rules. Her entire career depends on keeping her head down and her whistle ready. But it's getting harder to remain objective when the Boston Renegades' star player keeps crashing into her orbit.Eve Korhonen doesn't do quiet. She's a fierce competitor with a desper...