Il suo mantra è il controllo… fino a quando una donna porterà scompiglio nella sua vita, e nel suo cuore.

HTJB, Inc. Acquistabile qui.

La storia cominciata con la trilogia Quantum riprende la notte degli Oscar, quando il regista fresco di statuetta Hayden Roth bacia la donna che desidera più di ogni altra cosa al mondo, e che non potrà mai essere sua.

Addison York si strugge per Hayden, il migliore amico del suo capo, che però non le ha mai dato la minima speranza, almeno fino a quel bacio. Sarà finalmente l’inizio di qualcosa o andrà ad aggiungersi a una lunga lista di episodi frustranti?

C’è qualcosa che impedisce a Hayden di cedere all’attrazione tra loro e Addie è decisa a scoprire di che cosa si tratta. Ma, quando verrà a sapere per caso il segreto che Hayden, Flynn e i suoi più cari amici le hanno tenuto nascosto per tanto tempo, permetterà ai suoi sentimenti feriti di ostacolare il vero amore?

Quando poi Hayden si rifiuterà di mostrarle il mondo BDSM a cui appartiene, Addie farà le sue ricerche, ma ne resterà affascinata o disgustata? E lui che cosa farà quando scoprirà come lei trascorre le sue serate?

M.S. Force è l’alter ego erotico di Marie Force.

I primi tre romanzi della serie sono stati pubblicati dalla Harper Collins Italia nel 2017 e sono acquistabili qui.

1. Virtuous – Flynn & Natalie

2. Valorou – Flynn & Natalie

3. Victorious – Flynn & Natalie

4. Rapturous – Hayden & Addie, stand alone

5. Ravenous – Jasper & Ellie, stand alone

6. Delirious – Kristian & Aileen, stand alone

7. Outrageous – Emmett & Leah, stand alone

7.5 Naughty or Nice, Joyous—A Quantum Christmas – Flynn & Natalie

8. Famous – La storia di Marlowe Sloane

8.1 Precious – Epilogue to Famous

Per lei è come il suo quinto fratello maggiore, ma i sentimenti che prova per lui sono ben lontani dall’essere platonici.

Quixote Edizioni (3 settembre 2019), acquistabile qui.

Joe Cantrell, proprietario della compagnia di traghetti di Gansett Island, è innamorato di Janey McCharty da quando ha memoria. Janey, invece, sin da ragazzina ha frequentato e poi si è fidanzata con il medico tirocinante David Lawrence. Quando le cose tra David e Janey finiscono terribilmente male, lei chiama il suo “quinto fratello”, Joe, una delle persone a lei più vicine, che vive sulla terraferma. Janey decide che passare qualche giorno con Joe è proprio quello di cui ha bisogno, prima di tornare sull’isola e affrontare la sua famiglia e i suoi genitori, per dire loro della fine del suo fidanzamento. Per Joe era già abbastanza duro amare Janey in segreto, ma averla in casa con sé è una vera tortura. Approfitterà della situazione, per mostrarle quello che potrebbero avere insieme? E cosa avrà da dire al riguardo Mac, il migliore amico di Joe, nonché protettivo fratello maggiore di Janey?

1 Pazzo d’amore, qui la recensione.

2 Ricominciare a Gansett Island

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Maddie Chester è determinata ad andarsene dalla sua città natale di Gansett Island, un posto che le ha lasciato solo brutti ricordi e una cattiva reputazione.

Poi, però, viene fatta cadere dalla bicicletta, mentre si sta recando al lavoro come addetta alle pulizie al McCarthy’s Resort Hotel, proprio dal “figlio prediletto” di Gansett, Mac McCarthy.

Mac è tornato in città per aiutare suo padre nella vendita dell’albergo di famiglia e non ha alcuna intenzione di trattenersi a lungo.

Quando fa accidentalmente cadere Maddie dalla bicicletta, ferendola gravemente, si trasferisce da lei per aiutarla a guarire e per prendersi cura di suo figlio.

Ben presto, Mac realizza che i suoi progetti di una visita toccata e fuga sull’isola sono seriamente a rischio e potrebbe semplicemente essere pazzo d’amore.

Gansett Island è poco più di un lembo di terra al largo del Rhode Island, un luogo per le vacanze, con gli amici o la famiglia.

Dietro le quinte, però, è quello che tutti i luoghi piccoli sono: tutti si conoscono e tutti sanno, o pensano di sapere, tutto.

Una maledizione per la giovane Maddie, cameriera nel più antico e importante hotel  dell’isola, di proprietà della famiglia più in vista, i McCarthy.

Madre single di un bambino piccolissimo, gode, tra gli abitanti dell’isola, di una reputazione orribile, e così sogna di andare via.

Mac McCarthy torna a casa per un periodo di riposo e, poco dopo essere sbarcato dal traghetto, investe una giovane donna in bicicletta. Si ferma a soccorrerla e… da quel momento non vuole più lasciarla! Non sa cosa sia, non si chiede perché, l’unica cosa che capisce è che deve starle vicino, e proteggerla, e aiutarla, e vederla sorridere…

– “Non ti farei mai del male.”

“Sono certa che ti piace crederlo.”

“Qualcuno è mai stato gentile con te, Maddie?”

Lei ci pensò su. “Mia nonna, ma è morta quando avevo sette anni.”

Lui si avvicinò, sfiorandole le labbra con le proprie. “Mi fai venire voglia di darti tutto ciò che desideri. Sai perché?”

Lei scosse il capo ma non distolse lo sguardo.

“Perché non mi hai mai chiesto nulla.”-

Certo, la reputazione di Maddie è terribile, segnata a dito e disprezzata, abbandonata come una storiella da poco dal padre di suo figlio, non rende le cose facili. Lei è ferita, insicura, spaventata; non ha fatto nulla per meritare umiliazioni e dolore, ma questo pare il suo destino sull’isola.

Riuscirà Mac a rompere la corazza di dolore e diffidenza che avvolge Maddie? Scoprirà l’origine di tanta cattiveria e malignità nei confronti della giovane?

Dolcezza. Forza. Coraggio. Di questo parla la storia di Mac e Maddie.

E speranza, anche.

Mac è un cavaliere d’animo romantico, un bravo ragazzo che decide di amare a dispetto di tutto e che crede che si debba sempre combattere per conquistare il meglio. E per lui il meglio è Maddie.

Una storia dolcissima, romantica. Una carezza sull’anima, questo romanzo.

Sebbene questi racconti non siano proprio nelle mie corde, non ho potuto che apprezzare la scrittura sobria e lineare, la descrizione dei tipi umani e di quella piccola provincia che pare uguale in ogni angolo del mondo.

Chi sarà il prossimo a trovare l’amore, a Gansett Island? Ai prossimi volumi…

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First the fire, then the heat…

A brutal home invasion. Two small traumatized survivors who may have witnessed the horror. Lieutenant Sam Holland has never worked a case quite like this one, in which her eye-witnesses are five-year-old twins. But when Sam steps up in a big way for them, she risks her heart as much as her career.

While Sam and her husband, Vice President Nick Cappuano, go to battle in more ways than one for her tiny witnesses, her colleague Sergeant Tommy “Gonzo” Gonzales battles his own demons. Months of unbearable grief and despair come to a head in an unimaginable way that threatens Gonzo’s status with the department and his relationship with his fiancée, Christina.

With trouble both at the precinct and on the case, Sam struggles to keep her priorities straight at home and at work while trying not to lose her heart to her latest crime victims.

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Marie Force is the New York Times bestselling author of contemporary romance, including the indie-published Gansett Island Series and the Fatal Series from Harlequin Books. In addition, she is the author of the Butler, Vermont Series, the Green Mountain Series and the erotic romance Quantum Series. In 2019, her new historical Gilded series from Kensington Books will debut with Duchess By Deception.

All together, her books have sold 6.5 million copies worldwide, have been translated into more than a dozen languages and have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list many times. She is also a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller, a Speigel bestseller in Germany, a frequent speaker and publishing workshop presenter as well as a publisher through her Jack’s House Publishing romance imprint. She is a two-time nominee for the Romance Writers of America’s RITA® award for romance fiction.

Her goals in life are simple—to finish raising two happy, healthy, productive young adults, to keep writing books for as long as she possibly can and to never be on a flight that makes the news.

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Do you want to be naughty and sneak a little peek at what some of what your favorite authors are bringing you for the holidays? You know you wanna! Shhh here take a little looksie, we won’t tell…

The last thing I needed was to share an Uber with Scrooge—a cocky lawyer on a snowy Christmas Eve. It was bad enough I was on my way to court for the gift of eviction. Although maybe today wouldn’t turn out so bad after all. The Sexy Scrooge and I started to connect as we trudged our way through a storm. Our ride was about to end. But would I ever see him again?

Shannon’s last-minute Christmas shopping trip quickly goes from tedious to thrilling when she meets a sexy stranger in Harrods. He’s irresistibly cheeky, hot as sin, and he seems to want to play. So when he sets Shannon the challenge of completing her Christmas shopping before he completes his, she can’t help but accept. And she plans on winning. But the sexy stranger plays dirty on the shop floor. And even dirtier in the women’s changing rooms…

Evie Sanders has a secret. She’s in love with her boss, Jace Winters, the hot as hell, hardworking owner of the best bar in the snowy, ski resort town of Alpine. She thinks Jace barely knows she exists—that to him, she’s just an employee. But at this year’s Christmas party, bells get jingled, stockings get stuffed, snow—and other things—get thoroughly plowed, and Christmas wishes (even the naughty ones) just might come true.

After a remarkable year that included a wedding and a big Oscar win for Quantum Productions, Hollywood superstar Flynn Godfrey wants to give his wife, Natalie, and closest friends a Christmas they will never forget. But when best-laid plans go awry, Flynn will learn that sometimes the season’s greatest gifts are those that can’t be bought or wrapped.

Holly has had enough pain around the holidays to last her lifetime. All she wants is to focus on her work. All of that becomes impossible when she’s stuck in the elevator with her co-worker Dean. She can’t avoid his intense stares, deep voice, and scent that drives her crazy. Will the holiday season bring them an unexpected lift or will they come crashing down?

When Chris and Sienna meet during an accident in Texas, the perfect strangers soon discover they’re inexplicably linked…in more ways than one. Coincidence? Perhaps. Or maybe the makings of their very own Christmas miracle.

Much Love,

Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward, Jodi Ellen Malpas, Marie Force,

Emma Chase, Corinne Michaels & Susan Stoker!

She made her bed, but she doesn’t have to sleep in it . . . Single mom Maddie Chester is determined to leave her hometown of Gansett Island. For visitors, it’s a place for fun in the sun, but for Maddie it holds only bad memories and ugly rumors. Yet no sooner than she’s decided to leave Gansett behind, she’s knocked off her bike en route to her housekeeping job at McCarthy’s Gansett Island Hotel—by none other than Gansett’s “favorite son,” Mac McCarthy.

Mac has returned to the Rhode Island beach town to help his father prepare to sell the family marina—and he has no intention of sticking around a minute longer than necessary. But when he realizes he’s badly injured Maddie, he knows he has to do the right thing. When Mac decides to help her heal and care for her young son, he discovers he just may be “maid” for love . . .

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Marie Force is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 50 contemporary romances, including the Gansett Island Series, which has sold more than 3 million books, and the Fatal Series from Harlequin Books, which has sold 1.5 million books. In addition, she is the author of the Butler, Vermont Series, the Green Mountain Series and the erotic romance Quantum Series, written under the slightly modified name of M.S. Force. All together, her books have sold more than 5.5 million copies worldwide!

Her goals in life are simple—to finish raising two happy, healthy, productive young adults, to keep writing books for as long as she possibly can and to never be on a flight that makes the news. Join Marie’s mailing list for news about new books and upcoming appearances in your area. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter @marieforce and on Instagram. Join one of Marie’s many reader groups. Contact Marie at marie@marieforce.com.

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A sizzling hot stand-alone contemporary romance!

I inherited a life I never intended to live.

I’ve upheld my responsibilities admirably.

And I’ve taken care of my own needs privately…

I’m biding my time until I can get the hell out of here.

But I didn’t count on having unfinished business

With one of my very best friends…

When a man has a certain “reputation” to uphold,

There can be no unhappy customers left behind.

Lauren is a loose end that won’t be tied up no matter how hard I try.

And I try hard. Really, really… hard.

Sex God is the much-anticipated follow-up to Sex Machine.

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Lauren

I walk through the wide-open space that Honey uses to shoot her Desert Babies portraits. Families come from all over Texas for her distinctive photos that feature babies in the desert environment that surrounds Marfa. In the office, I find Honey seated at her desk, feet up and keyboard on her lap. “Thank goodness it’s just you. I’m so comfortable, and that’s a rare thing these days.”

Honey’s pregnant belly seems to get bigger every day. “How is my nephew doing?” I drop into one of her visitor chairs.

She lays her hand over the baby bump. “I think he’s playing rugby today.”

“Ouch.”

“You said it. The feet to the ribs are my favorite.”

“Won’t be long now, Mama.”

“I can’t wait. Blake is so excited. He talks to him every night and tells him all the things he’s going to teach him.”

“It’s great to see him so happy.” During our senior year of high school, Blake was devastated by the loss of his girlfriend, Jordan, in a car that he was driving when a truck broadsided it. He’s never been the same, and only after he fell in love with Honey last year did he seem to recover somewhat. “Both of you deserve everything you’ve got now.”

Honey gives me an odd look. “What’s the matter?”

“Why would you ask me what’s wrong when I’m saying you and Blake deserve to be happy?”

“Because I know you, and as much as I appreciate that, I can tell when you’re upset about something.”

That’s the thing about meeting your best friends in kindergarten. No one knows you like they do. “I’m not upset… I’m anxious.”

“About?”

“I have a date with Garrett tonight. A real date, not the usual beer and wings.”

Honey lets out a giddy squeal and claps her hands. “It’s about freaking time!” She puts the keyboard on her desk and drops her feet to the floor so she can lean in for closer scrutiny. “What brought this on? We all assumed you guys decided to just stay friends.”

“We did. We had. We… Well, it’s complicated.”

“How so?”

I bite my lip while trying to decide how much to tell my best friend, who is also Garrett’s good friend. “We sort of had sex six months ago.”

Honey stares at me, eyes agog. “How can you sort of have sex?”

“We did it, but it was weird and awkward and well… not good.”

“Ohhhh.” Honey taps her bottom lip. “This is extremely surprising in light of his… well…”

“Reputation?”

Nodding, Honey says, “Supposedly, he’s somewhat of a… um…”

“God in bed?” Girls we knew growing up used to wax poetic about his skills even when we were still in high school. Garrett thinks we don’t know this, but Honey and I are well aware that more than one tourist has come to town for a roll in the sack with the guy known as the Sex God.

“Yes! So, what the hell went so wrong?”

“I have no idea. I’ve gone over it and over it in my mind a million times, but it never makes sense. I adore him, and vice versa. We’ve been hot for each other for ages. It should’ve been off the charts. Instead, it barely made the chart, and it brought back a lot of crap from when I was with Wayne and he would tell me I suck in bed.”

“Wayne is an asshole, and you do not suck in bed.”

“How do you know that?” I ask with a laugh.

“Because you’re gorgeous and sexy and any man would be lucky to have you in his bed.”

The fear that Wayne is right about me has been keeping me awake at night since the disaster with Garrett. Though I’m touched by Honey’s unwavering love for me, I go with sarcasm to hide my emotional response. “And you’re not even slightly impartial.”

“Not at all. It’s a well-known fact that men who suck in bed frequently make their partners feel responsible for their inadequacies. Clearly, Wayne passed off his own failings onto you, and you can’t let him get away with that.”

“Where did you hear this well-known fact?”

“Cosmo. Where else?”

Snorting with laughter, I say, “Of course. Where else, indeed.” I run my hands over the skirt of my dress as another thought occurs to me. “But what if Wayne was right and I do suck in bed? What if it was my fault that it went so badly with Garrett?”

“Lauren! Stop this! It wasn’t you. It was an off night. I can’t stand to see you doing this to yourself. If you believe that crap, then Wayne wins, and he can’t ever win. I won’t allow it.”

Honey’s fierce defense goes a long way toward making me feel better, but I won’t truly believe it wasn’t me until Garrett and I successfully close the deal.

SEX MACHINE (A Standalone Contemporary Romance)

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Marie Force is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 50 contemporary romances, including the Gansett Island Series, which has sold nearly 3 million books, and the Fatal Series from Harlequin Books, which has sold 1.5 million books. In addition, she is the author of the Butler, Vermont Series, the Green Mountain Series and the erotic romance Quantum Series, written under the slightly modified name of M.S. Force. All together, her books have sold more than 5.5 million copies worldwide!

Her goals in life are simple—to finish raising two happy, healthy, productive young adults, to keep writing books for as long as she possibly can and to never be on a flight that makes the news. Join Marie’s mailing list for news about new books and upcoming appearances in your area. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter @marieforce and on Instagram. Join one of Marie’s many reader groups. Contact Marie at marie@marieforce.com.

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SEX MACHINE (A Standalone Contemporary Romance)

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Marie Force is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 50 contemporary romances, including the Gansett Island Series, which has sold nearly 3 million books, and the Fatal Series from Harlequin Books, which has sold 1.5 million books. In addition, she is the author of the Butler, Vermont Series, the Green Mountain Series and the erotic romance Quantum Series, written under the slightly modified name of M.S. Force. All together, her books have sold more than 5.5 million copies worldwide!

Her goals in life are simple—to finish raising two happy, healthy, productive young adults, to keep writing books for as long as she possibly can and to never be on a flight that makes the news. Join Marie’s mailing list for news about new books and upcoming appearances in your area. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter @marieforce and on Instagram. Join one of Marie’s many reader groups. Contact Marie at marie@marieforce.com.

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