Romantic Suspense

Romantic Suspense

A great tale of love just isn't enough for you, is it you adrenaline junkie? You need love AND suspense.  You need two people on the verge of falling in love---while clinging to the side of a cliff.  Well, that what we and our eBookHounds' promoting authors are here to give you.  Heart wrenching romance and gut wrenching suspense, all wrapped up in a pretty little ebook.  And, always free or discounted for you.  Read away!

 

Definition of the "Romantic Suspense Genre": The Romantic Suspense genre is oftentimes the bestselling subgenre of Romance, though that can vascillate with historical romance.  The elements of a romance need to be there--a budding relationship between two people that overcomes obstacles and succeeds in the end.  But, the critical elements of suspense in that romance setting also need to be interwoven expertly.  Those include action, adventure, and oftentimes, a heroine that has been wronged and a hero who attempts to help right that wrong.  Through their work to right the wrong, they are brought closer together and what would you know?  They fall in love.  Honestly, you can think of many, many Disney movie scripts for this storyline (start with Frozen).

 

Some examples of the top ebooks in the Romantic Suspense genre are Mary Stewart (Nine Coaches Waiting), Tiffany Snow (No Turning Back), Colleen Hoover (Never, Never), and Melinda Leigh (She Can Run).

Coral Cottage (Summer Beach: Coral Cottage Book 1)

by Jan Moran


A fresh start. A sunny beach town. One summer to rediscover her life.

**NOW A USA TODAY (August 6, 2020) BESTSELLER!**

A new beach read series set in the beloved village of Summer Beach.

When Marina Moore’s life blows up on national television, she seeks refuge at her grandmother’s beach house called the Coral Cottage. Now in her mid-forties with children in college, Marina is in dire need of her grandmother's gutsy advice to a well-lived life. Marina meets an old friend, Ivy Bay, proprietor of the Seabreeze Inn, who encourages her to share her love of food at the local farmer’s market. Soon Marina’s sister Kai arrives on a summer break from her musical theater troupe. Together, the sisters discover new paths bound to change them forever. If only those changes didn’t require such long leaps of faith.

Jack Ventana, a newspaper writer and confirmed bachelor nomad, is on a six-month sabbatical to write his first book. The only company he wants is his inquisitive Labrador Retriever puppy, but when he receives a call from an old colleague, he finds his life altered in ways he never imagined—including the prospect of romance.

What began as a short, reclusive holiday is destined to change Marina’s life, especially when Jack’s research uncovers her grandmother Ginger’s hidden past. Join the fun in Summer Beach, where the bonds of friendship and love prove unbreakable.

From the author of the bestselling Seabreeze Inn at Summer Beach book series, the Coral Cottage is a new chapter on the sunny coastline. Get it now in ebook, hardcover, paperback, and large print. Audiobook coming soon--mark it on your wish list. For women's fiction readers of Mary Kay Andrews, Elin Hilderbrand, and Mary Alice Monroe.

“I love how the women in Jan’s stories are always intelligent and strong business women. At the core of all her books is a strong, close-knit family.” - Reviewer B.J.T.

“Jan Moran is the new queen of the epic romance.” - USA Today Bestselling Author Rebecca Forster

“[Jan Moran is] is a compelling voice to follow.” - Booklist

“Each of Jan Moran's books is captivating and reflects her love of the written word, as well as her insatiable curiosity.” - Reviewer Andrea S.

 

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Just for the Money

by Teagan Meier


A love story with some steam, a little humor, and a twist.


Kate Bennett is unexpectedly set up on a date with her neighbor’s wealthy grandson, Nick Hughes. Neither one of them is thrilled about this date for their own reasons. Kate is hesitant about entering the dating scene again. Although she is moving forward with her life since her husband’s death two years ago, Kate hasn’t been remotely interested in dating. Nick is cynical about relationships and over women in general. In the past, he’s been burned by gold diggers who were only interested in his money.

Reluctantly, they agree to go on the date, which ends up being a train wreck largely because Nick was an arrogant jerk. However, despite a rough start, Kate and Nick are drawn to each other. Their relationship is getting serious until Nick finds out that Kate may not be dating him for love, but just for the money.

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Want Me Always (Heron Harbor Book 1)

by Lea Nolan


Her mind says no…


Wren Donovan’s done with love. Betrayed and humiliated by her ex-fiancé, she retreats to her family’s beach house on Heron Harbor Island to lick her wounds and gorge herself on ice cream, spray cheese, and a box of glazed donuts. Wren vows to devote herself to her law career and swears off men forever, but she isn’t prepared for what being reunited with her oldest friend makes her feel…

His heart says yes, please…

Smith Connors can’t believe his eyes when Wren walks into his restaurant. He’s loved her since they were kids, when summertime found them inseparable best friends. As a boy, he’d never felt good enough for Wren. But now he’s a rising-star chef with a thriving business who knows what he wants—which means he’s not letting beautiful, brilliant Wren get away again.

Smith determines to show Wren how good they could be together, and soon neither of them can resist the heat growing between them. He’d do anything to earn her faith—and her heart, if only she could learn to trust again.

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Lost and Found (The Curve Masters Book 2)

by Olivia Rigal


Lost & Found
The Curve Masters (2)
I drifted to a place in my mind where Leo always loved me as sincerely as I loved him, a place I never wanted to leave.
I was far away, yet I felt his lips on my neck, his teeth grazing my shoulder, his breath in my ear, and I heard his voice.
“You are mine, Diana, all mine.”


Invited to Laura’s Dungeon, Diana hoped to mend her broken heart in the arms of a stranger.

Instead of falling into oblivion she stumbled onto the man she wanted to forget

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This Boy

by Jenna Scott


Nothing in Camilla's life will be the same after This Boy...


Camilla dreams of the day she can leave her life behind. Saying goodbye to the mother she's never been good enough for, to the bottles there's always money for, to the bills there's never money for—and most of all, to being the help in someone else's dream home.

But the scholarship to her new private school that gives her a real chance at a future comes with one big catch—Hunter Beck.

It's his home her mother cleans. His little brother that Camilla babysits. It's his face that she dreams of at night, and his cruel voice that taunts her every day. Hunter is the most popular boy in school, and she's his favorite target. She hates him, but even more, she hates how drawn she is to him. Becoming his debate partner seems destined to end in disaster.

As she's drawn further into his world, he alternately pulls her close and pushes her away. But behind the roller coaster, Camilla senses true emotion. A man she wants to know hiding inside the boy.

She's so close to getting everything she wants. Getting into college. Leaving this town forever. She’s let nothing get in her way so far.

So why does it feel like Hunter Beck might be the boy who ruins it all?

Book One of Three

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Shh... I'll Be Your Lover (Small Town Romances)

by Annie J. Rose


Yeah, this is a very small town.

But Ben has one HUGE...
Heart. Amongst other things.

And those hands that whip up gourmet food,
Could also ravish my entire body.

Geez, Kathy! That is no way to think about the new guy in town!
Especially when he is a single dad with a kid to take care of.
Who am I kidding? As a family lawyer myself...
He already has my heart and doesn't even know it.

Late one night, Ben and I are caught in a storm at the diner.
Clothes are torn off. One thing leads to another.
Nothing in my life has ever felt so right.
But things are bound to go wrong.

His ex is back and wants Cooper.
I know that little boy is better off with his dad.
And I’m just the lawyer to fight for them.
To give that boy the life he deserves with Ben, and hopefully me too.

I just have to make sure I win the case.
And make sure Ben doesn’t find out two little things:
That I’m in love with him.
And that I’m carrying his baby.

 
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And Then She Was Gone (The O'Connells Book 12)

by Lorhainne Eckhart


The moment Brady told his family he was engaged, his fiancée was nowhere to be found.

Six months ago, Brady’s true love, Cassie Arnold, walked into his hometown and his life. Everything was perfect, including their plans for their upcoming wedding—but one night, when he came home, Cassie was gone.

How could she just vanish?

Brady turns to his sheriff brother, Marcus O’Connell, and is stunned by what he discovers. Not only is there no trace of her, but it’s as if she never existed.

As they dig deeper into the days before Cassie vanished, Brady is stunned to learn of a series of mysterious phone calls, and he realizes his bride-to-be and her seemingly perfect smile were hiding dark secrets, including an unsolved murder at her family’s cabin in a hometown he’s never heard of.

Brady soon suspects that to find Cassie, he may also have to figure out what really happened the night of the murder—and why Cassie kept it all a secret.

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Perfect Love: A Serenity Bay Novel

by Danni Rose


How is Grant supposed to get Trish back to the farm when she's vowed never to return?


Grant made a promise, and to keep it, he has to convince Trish that going home will be the best decision she can make. Can he win the fight against the bitterness and resentment that has been a part of Trish's life for twenty years?

Torn from the father she adored, Trish returns to the farm and confronts the ghosts that shaped her life. How will she deal with the truth when she learns the past was not what it seemed?

As Trish struggles to come to terms with the past, someone decides she should die. Can Grant keep her alive long enough to claim their happily ever after?

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Colton (Kentucky Green Book 1)

by Olivia Sands


Welcome to Elm Ridge, Kentucky, where you’ll swoon, smile, and fall helplessly in love with the Green family.

Colton Green thinks he’s got life all figured out. He’ll run the Red Widow Bourbon factory—a business that’s been in his family’s name for generations—build a beautiful home, marry a nice country girl, and start a family. After all, family is what the Greens are all about.
But all those perfectly laid out plans fly out the window the second he meets Grace Baker.

There’s no room in his life for the big city legal eagle who recently joined his uncle’s law firm.
How could she fit in his plans when she’s accepted a case against his best friend? How could he still be drawn to her? And how will he stay away from her if she settles down for good in his small town?

Now if only there was a way to stick with his plan with her by his side.

Each book in the KENTUCKY GREEN sweet small town romance series can be read on its own.

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Internship with the Devil (Shut Up and Kiss Me Book 1)

by Jaqueline Snowe


Grace Turner scores the opportunity of a lifetime interning with an Ex-NFL player. But working under Brock Anderson turns out to be the job from hell.

The hometown hero turned athletic trainer has a reputation as the best in his field, but his volatile personality makes working with him miserable.

Despite the animosity between them, he’s highly respected in his field and interning under him could mean everything for her career.

The long days, longer nights, injuries, and busses filled with smelly athletes are the easy part.

The biggest battle is the unwarranted attraction to Brock that she can’t seem to shake.

But as Grace spends more and more time with her brooding boss, she uncovers that his abrasive nature is deep rooted in his grief—something she’s no stranger to.

The glimpses of the man beneath the harsh exterior Brock presents to the world leave Grace conflicted in her feelings for him. As the internship draws to a close, Grace is faced with a choice that could set her future on an entirely new course. 

If you like Meghan Quinn, L.J Shen, and Kendall Ryan, you’ll love this sexy boss contemporary romance!

 

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Royally Unexpected: The Nord Kingdom Accidental Baby Trilogy

by Lilian Monroe


Three sizzling books! Things are heating up in the arctic Kingdom of Nord.

First, architect Rowan Reed gets stranded in the Summer Palace with big, bad Prince Wolfe...

Second, Queen Penelope reconnects with a childhood friend and finds out just how deep old feelings run...

Third, party boy Prince Silas goes head-to-head with the unflappable reporter who wants him to give up his throne...

The thing all three couples have in common? They have no idea just how complicated love can be...especially when they find out there are three new babies about to join the royal family.

This accidental baby collection features three red-hot contemporary fairy tale retellings:

  • Lone Prince
  • Ice Queen
  • Rogue Prince

This collection is part of the Royally Unexpected World and can be read in any order.

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The Anderson Brothers: A Secret Baby Romance Collection

by Natasha L. Black


Spend some time with these five sexy boss brothers and the ladies who capture their hearts. The only dilemma you’ll have is choosing your favorite couple! Grab a cool drink and settle in for some sizzling love stories!

Book One — Second Chance Baby
In walks my past, hotter than ever.
I never could tell her no.
If Ava thinks she can walk back into my life
Thinks I’ll help her out when she’s desperate for a job,
If she thinks I’m going to lay awake wanting her back…
She’s right.
My first love, my first heartbreak, and now she needs me.
I’m not the kind of man who would walk away from her.

Book Two — Taboo Boss
My assistant, dedicated, delicious, and so forbidden.
I summoned her to my hometown.
We were supposed to be working.
Out of the office, it’s a different playing field.
No rules. Winner takes all.
Because I mean to take ALL of her.
What do you do when something forbidden feels so right?

Book 3 — His Best Friend’s Sister
My crappy year just got better.
How much better?
About six feet is my guess.
I got jilted at the altar.
Had to move back home.
I’m trying to lay low, but fate has its own idea.
My brother’s best friend, hunkier than ever.
Off-limits and the juiciest forbidden fruit I ever saw.

Book 4 — Boss Daddy
An ordinary life, that’s all I wanted.
But the chemistry between us is anything but ordinary.
I’m back in my hometown after two decades in the military.
She’s the new girl working at the bar.
Next thing I know, I’m teaching her to mix drinks and making her laugh.
This energy between us is insane.
The sparks in one look could start a forest fire.

Book 5 — The Marriage Contract
She’s all fiery spirit and dangerous curves.
And off-limits. I’m her boss.
Until we get a crazy idea.
We could get married, solve both our problems.
All fun and games, no strings attached.
The fun becomes something sexy and delicious.
Everything’s great until I find a pregnancy test.
Things just got complicated…
But maybe it’s a sign that our love is 100% for real.

The Anderson Brothers is a collection of 5 scandalous standalone romance novels. Each one guarantees no cliffhangers or cheating, so you can enjoy every word to its maximum pleasure. To top it off, a unique HEA to make your heart swell. Enjoy Reading! - Natasha L. Black

 
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Adam (Farraday Country Book 1)

by Chris Keniston


"Chris Keniston gives us a world you'll never want to leave." Emily March, New York Times Bestselling Author of Eternity Springs series.

"Chris Keniston never disappoints!" RaeAnne Thayne New York Times Bestselling Author

Welcome to Farraday Country, a twist on the favorite 7 Brides for 7 Brothers theme set in cattle-ranching west Texas, with all the friends, family and fun that fans have come to expect from USA TODAY Bestselling author Chris Keniston.

On a barren road in the pre-dawn hours, Adam Farraday, the oldest of seven siblings, happens upon a disabled sports car and an angel in white searching for a disappearing dog. What is it about this secretive redheaded beauty that intrigues him as no woman has before?

After learning her fiancé's true nature minutes before her wedding, Meg O'Brien drives as fast and as far away from her world as she can. Stranded with no money, and nowhere to go, the city girl must learn to fit in to small town life and all its quirky trappings. Too bad falling in love with her handsome rescuer is not an option.

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The Enforcer (Fire's Edge Book 4)

by Abigail Owen


Death comes for everyone. Even Drake Chandali. The aging process that twists all unmated dragon shifters’ bodies into something useless has taken hold of his body centuries early. A mate could have reversed the process, but now it’s too late. To protect his team of enforcers, he leaves, and comes face to face with the woman he’d thought was human when he saved her from a fire months before.

Except she’s not human. She’s a mate.

Camilla Carrillo almost lost her family to wildfire. To discover she’s fated to mate a creature made of flame and rage, and become one herself, should be terrifying. But somehow a rightness settles inside her, especially when she’s around the glowering red dragon shifter who wants nothing to do with her.

When Drake learns Cami bears his mark—the same mark as the High King—he refuses to believe she’s meant to be his. It’s too late. How could he turn Cami only to take her with him to the grave? At the same time, he can’t walk away. Hiding her from the corrupt, rotting High King might be the last honorable thing Drake ever does with the little time he has left.

 

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Fatal Diversion (The Keeper's Series Book 4)

by Stephanie St. Klaire


Unapologetic salt of the earth war hero Ransom Wyatt will stop at nothing to get what he wants and this time...it’s 
Dillon Stone.

Feisty beauty Dillon is immune to his charm, and completely unimpressed by the big White House Ransom lives in, and his title...President of the United States. It isn’t until the couple finds themselves caught in the crosshairs of something sinister that she falls for the alpha behind the suit who tries to protect her, but it’s quickly revealed that the weak link in security is bigger than anyone could have imagined and lives are on the line.

Someone wants the President dead, but the real question is...who is Dillon Stone, and what does she know?

 
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Sins of the Heart (The Sins Series Book 1)

by Eve Silver

“…dark, seductive, and sexy as sin.”—Library Journal

Dagan Krayl, the Underworld's most powerful soul reaper, is the demigod son of the evil god Sutekh. He's on a mission to find his murdered brother's remains and resurrect him, but resurrection means that the secrets carried into death would be released and, with them, a war that could end gods and mankind alike.

Roxy Tam is searching for the same thing, but for completely different reasons. She means to make certain that the remains don’t fall into Sutekh’s hands, and that the soul reapers do not reanimate their fallen comrade. As a Daughter of Aset, Roxy is tasked with the protection of the human race, and if that means thwarting an all powerful soul reaper and making certain his dead brother stays dead, so be it. But when Roxy sees Dagan face-to-face, she realizes that she has met him once before—a meeting that changed her life forever.

Neither Dagan nor Roxy expects to join forces for the sake of mankind. Or to have their loyalties tested as they struggle against treachery, betrayal and the potent desire that threatens to consume them both.

Praise for Sins of the Heart:

For fans of J R Ward, Kim Harrison and Kelley Armstrong!

The books in the Sins Series are mature, gritty, dark, violent, sexy and straddle the line between Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance.

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Darkest Wishes: A Jinn Anthology

by Emma Mountford


The Jinn…

A mysterious creature of legend.

He is renowned for his fabled ability to grant wishes, but beware…

The Jinn is wily and devious, and those wishes come at a cost.

Choose your words wisely and be certain you are ready to pay the price.

He has his eye on you.

And he will twist your every desire to make you his.

~*~*~

Dark Wishes: A Jinn Anthology is a collection of dark romance stories brought to you by the fabulous authors Emma Mountford, V.T. Bonds, Ana B. Starr, Danielle Chapman, Merel Pierce, and Chelsii Klein. It contains adult material not for sensitive readers.

 
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Shared by the Cowboys: A Standalone Reverse Harem Romance

by Cassie Cole


I started working at Cassidy Ranch as a research project.
I never expected to fall in love.
But after meeting the rugged Cassidy brothers?
I’m definitely falling head-over-heels for three cowboys.

Mason, the eldest Cassidy brother, goes about his ranch work with a calm confidence--which is as unmovable as his rock-solid body. After stealing sidelong glances at each other, we find ourselves alone in the barn together one night...
As the youngest brother, Cody is as gorgeous as he is charming, and he gives me a very warm welcome to the ranch.
Blake, the grumpy brother with an attitude, hates me from the moment I start working on the ranch. But underneath his tattooed exterior is a cowboy with a heart of gold... if I can just get him to come out of his arrogant shell.

They don’t know I’m here to do research for my novel.
But we're having so much fun that I can't bring myself to tell them.
Will they still love me once they find out,
Or will our scintillating relationship be left in the dust?

SHARED BY THE COWBOYS is a sizzling Reverse Harem love story filled with humor, suspense, and scintillating action. HEA guaranteed!

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The Shameless Flirt (Regency Love Book 3)

by M.A. Nichols

 

A rogue with a silver tongue. A spinster with an iron heart.

Ambrose Ashbrook has spent his life hiding. Even his family see nothing but the roguish facade he has carefully crafted to conceal the secret burdening his heart. But when he finds an abandoned infant, all his pretenses are upended with one look at her dimpled smile. Knowing his sister is far better equipped to deal with the babe, Ambrose strikes out for the country, determined to give her a better future than the foundling homes have to offer.

It is only a day’s journey. An easy distance. Caring for an infant cannot be that difficult…

Mary Hayward cannot abide empty compliments and false flattery. Such things turned her head once and landed her with a shattered heart, and she would never allow that to happen again. So being trapped in a public coach with a gentleman who has an overabundance of both is the last thing Mary wants. But the gentleman is so clearly incapable of caring for his young charge that she had no choice but to step in and lend a hand.

If only the gentleman would stop spouting his flirtatious nonsense! No charming and handsome gentleman could sincerely flatter a plain spinster like herself…Or could he?

Set in Regency era England, The Shameless Flirt is a sweet romance about the lengths people go to protect their fragile hearts and scarred souls, and the happiness to be found in opening up to love. Because the most important journeys to take are those of the heart.

Though part of the Regency Love Series, it is a standalone story, and the entire series can be read in any order.

Buy your copy today and escape into a world of romance!

 

 
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The Rookie (Fire's Edge Book 3)

by Abigail Owen


To escape exile, Aidan Paytah has had to prove himself worthy. Every second of every damn day. He fought with everything he had to earn his precarious place on the Huracán team of dragon shifter enforcers. He can’t fail or afford distractions, no matter how temptingly sweet. Total loyalty to the clans and dedication to his team is the only way.

Sera Morrison lost her parents and her husband in short order, leaving her a single mother running her family winery alone. Nothing could ever have prepared her for the discovery that she’s a destined dragon mate. But once she finds out, there’s only one man she wants—the one who walks away.

However, the Alliance Council has its own agenda. They want to use her as a political pawn and force a mating that could ultimately kill her to save the High King. Aidan has no choice but to kidnap her, even if it means their close proximity reinforces their own mating bond. And mating with him could end up being a far worse fate for Sera....

 

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