The heat is already coming in before the summer with these sizzling reads. From curses that were meant to be broken to fantasies coming true, these heartwarming stories will keep you turning the page until you’re at the happily ever after. Julie Parker, a high school basketball coach, learns to up her game off the court. Soledad Barne’s perfect life is turned upside down when the man, who was supposed to be her happily ever after, betrays her. These stories will melt your heart and make you swoon. The heat is on!
Anita Kelly, the author of Love & Other Disasters, is back with another sapphic romance full of humor and heart. A smart-mouthed junior joins East Nashville High’s basketball team, and Coach Julie Parker is ready for the challenge. What Julie wasn’t prepared for is the teen’s new foster parent, a super-hot ex-WNBA baller who’s the star of Julie’s fantasies. Elle Cochrane is way out of her league, but somehow Julie persuades Elle to be her assistant coach. Off the court, Elle helps Julie navigate her dating life. Lines grow increasingly blurred and the two must decide whether to take their shot or stay on the sidelines.
Thanks to a Reddit thread, Justin’s curse is now all over the internet. Every woman he dates ends up finding her soul mate the second they break up. When a woman with the same curse slides into his DMs, they come up with a plan to date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each other and maybe they’ll find the love of their lives. Not only will they have to manage this but also Emma’s toxic mother showing up and Justin’s sudden guardianship of his three siblings. What was supposed to be a summer fling becomes a lot more when they start catching real feelings for each other.
Soledad Barnes has her life all sorted out. She has a plan for everything, and when things don’t turn out the way she wants, she can fix it. All except when the life she builds with the man who was supposed to be her happily ever after betrays her. Unfortunately, Soledad has no time to grieve as she’s too busy keeping food and a house over her daughters’ heads. While trying to save everyone else, she rediscovers herself and the possibility for a future with the unlikeliest man becomes clearer.
Ricki Wilde, an impulsive, artistic daughter of a powerful Atlanta dynasty, is the total opposite of her famous socialite sisters. She’s a dandelion, born to float wherever the wind blows, and is waiting for a different, more exciting life. She gets a chance at a fresh new beginning when Ms. Della offers to rent her the bottom floor of her Harlem brownstone. One evening, she meets a handsome, mysterious stranger who knocks her world off balance in the most unexpected ways. This is a swoon-worthy love story between two passionate artists and is for fans of the magic and opportunity New York has to offer.
Sloan O’Malley is free for the first time in her life after she leaves her family, wealth, and even real name behind. She can now try to live the “normal” life she’s always wanted. But there’s nothing safe about her intensely sexy neighbor, Jude MacNamara. Jude only wants revenge but finds Sloan hard to resist. By claiming Sloan, he’ll have a target on her back. Just will need to risk everything to protect her.
Emily Hoang is a writer and editor, who is obsessed with haunted houses, ghosts, and dreams. More info can be found on her website.
