The Ultimate Kate Stewart Guide [Plus 5 Author Recs]
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Table of Contents
Who is Kate Stewart?
Where Can I Find Kate Stewart?
Series by Kate Stewart
Standalone Books by Kate Stewart
Collaborations with Kate Stewart
Anthologies featuring Kate Stewart
5 Authors like Kate Stewart
More Author Guides
Book Lists
Who is Kate Stewart?
USA Today bestselling author and Texas native Kate Stewart lives in North Carolina with her husband, Nick. Nestled within the Blue Ridge Mountains, Kate pens messy, sexy, angst-filled contemporary romance, as well as romantic comedy and erotic suspense.
Source: https://katestewartwrites.com/
Kate Stewart also writes under the name Angelica Chase.
Where Can I Find Kate Stewart?
Series by Kate Stewart
Balls in Play
Balls in Play Books in Order
Book 1: Anything but Minor
Book 2: Major Love
Book 3: Sweeping the Series
Balls in Play is for readers who enjoy:
- Alpha Males
- Baseball Romance
- Friends-to-Lovers
- Opposites Attract
- Rom Coms
Balls in Play Main Characters
- Alice Boyd (Anything but Minor FMC)
- Rafe Hembry (Anything but Minor MMC)
- April Turner (Major Love FMC)
- Andy Pracht (Major Love MMC)
- Erica Wild (Sweeping the Series FMC)
- Ren McAvoy (Sweeping the Series MMC)
Balls in Play Book Descriptions
Anything but Minor
“She’s a nerd.”
“Heyyyy!”
“Okay, she’s a flight instructor.”
“Better.”
“He’s a ballplayer.”
“The best that ever was.”
“Technically, you aren’t according to MLB stats.”
“See? Total nerd. She also has no filter.”
“He’s no southern gentlemen.”
“I had one last season to prove my worth.”
“I’d never seen a game.”
“He told me he was a player.”
“She told me she was a lesbian.”
“But you fell in love with me anyway.”
“Yeah, baby, I totally did.
Major Love
“I met her at an all-time low . . . the worst night of my life—a time I never wanted to remember.”
“It was a night I could never forget.”
“When it came to women, I swore I was done with wishful thinking. Ball and my coaching career were all that mattered.”
“I reminded him it wasn’t.”
“She was everything I was afraid of.”
“He was everything I’d ever wanted.”
“She was fire—an irresistible piece of southern heaven that I couldn’t stay away from.”
“He was smoke that clouded me in every imaginable way.”
“And the sex . . .”
“Dear God, the sex . . .”
“I fell hard, and she gave me hell at every turn.”
“I made a promise I was hell bent on keeping.”
“And you kept it.”
“Hell yes I did.”
“F*ckin’ A.”
Sweeping the Series
Ren Makavoy is one season away from realizing his Major League dreams.
Unfortunately, his bad-boy reputation off the field has landed him in hot water. Ren swears his days of drinking, brawling, and seducing starlets are over, but management sees fit to bring in PR to clean up his act. Determined to prove himself as a reputable catcher, his plans of playing along backfire when he comes face to face with the woman who shattered his heart.
She is the last hope of saving his reputation. And things are about to get a hell of a lot hotter.
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The Bittersweet Symphony Duet
The Bittersweet Symphony Duet Books in Order
Book 1: Drive
Book 2: Reverse
Book 3: Bittersweet Melody
The Bittersweet Symphony Duet is for readers who enjoy:
- Emotional Stories
- Friends-to-Lovers
- Love Triangles
- Rockstars
- Second Chances
The Bittersweet Symphony Duet Main Characters
- Stella (Drive FMC)
- Nate (Drive MMC)
- Reid (Drive MMC)
- Natalie (Reverse FMC)
- Easton (Reverse MMC)
The Bittersweet Symphony Duet Book Descriptions
Drive
Music . . . the heart’s greatest librarian.
The average song is three and a half minutes long; those three and a half minutes could lead to a slow blink, a glimpse of the past, or catapult the soul into heart-shattering nostalgia.
At the height of my career, I had the life I wanted, the life I’d always envisioned. I’d found my tempo, my rhythm. Then I received a phone call that left me off key. You see, my favorite songs had a way of playing simultaneously. I was in love with one man’s beats and another’s lyrics. But when it came to the soundtrack of a life, how could anyone choose a favorite song? So, to erase any doubt, I ditched my first-class ticket and decided to take a drive, fixed on the rearview.
Two days.
One playlist.
And the long road home to the man who was waiting for me.
Reverse
Thirty years ago, my father became the other half of a broken love story.
A relationship he’s kept hidden for decades.
Upon unearthing his secret through a series of emails in our paper’s archives, I began my search for the truth. Haunted by my father’s love story, and in my quest for answers, I never imagined I would discover a love of my own. Or that my love for Easton Crowne would be key in discovering the reason behind what split our parents up.
Doomed from the start and knowing the havoc our relationship would inevitably wreak on our families, I could never have prepared for the toll it would take or the cost of the truth.
But in order to find our ending, we had to go back to their beginning.
My name is Natalie Butler, and this is my star-crossed love story.
Bittersweet Melody
The vows are just the beginning…
For Natalie, being the wife to the most sought-after rock star on the planet has its privileges, but in the last year, she’s been put through the wringer as far as the pitfalls.
So, when Easton summons her to Mexico for a second-anniversary honeymoon vacation in the very place that brought them back together, Natalie becomes filled with hope to close the space between them…along with a special request.
A request that leads them into a day-long exploration of sorting through their past—while trying to imagine the rest of their future together.
They’ll soon recognize that in order to keep what they have, they’ll have to rediscover the other again. And with a little reminder from both their parents, they’ll realize the fight to keep what they hold most sacred—begins after I do.
The Bittersweet Symphony Duet Playlists
Lust & Lies
Lust & Lies Books in Order
Book 1: Sexual Awakenings
Book 2: Excess
Book 3: Predator & Prey: The Phoenix and the Fire
Lust & Lies is for readers who enjoy:
- Alpha Males
- BDSM
- Dirty Talk
- Praise Kinks
- Sex Clubs
Lust & Lies Main Characters
- Violet (Sexual Awakenings FMC)
- Rhys (Sexual Awakenings MMC)
- Nina (Excess FMC)
- Devin (Excess MMC)
- Taylor (Predator & Prey FMC)
- Daniello (Predator & Prey MMC)
Lust & Lies Book Descriptions
Sexual Awakenings
Why so blue Alice?
Blue_Alice: I want to explore a part of me I’ve kept hidden.
MadHatter: Why?
Blue_Alice: Because I don’t have anything to lose.
MadHatter: That’s dangerous.
Violet
After sacrificing years of my life on a cheating husband, I’d had enough. I set out to quench a thirst I had ignored for years. I gave myself one year to explore my sexuality—to delve into my deepest, darkest desires. With nothing to lose and everything to gain, I would have my sexual revolution. I would have my…awakening. Diving into the world of both pleasure and pain, I was sure with Rhys I had found what I’d been missing…until he took it away.
Rhys
I was on my way out of the life when she came barging in with her new appetite and unrealistic expectations of what a Dom should be. All I had left to do to break free was sell the club and walk away. Now I found I had something to walk toward. And for the first time in my life, I hoped I’d be enough for a woman. Caring for a woman was easy for me. I had always cared for different women for different reasons. Loving a woman had always been quite a bit harder.
Doms don’t have to say I love you.
Excess
NINA
When I was twenty-eight years old, I wrote my own winning lottery ticket. A simple idea thrust me onto the fast track to wealth, and into a world I had only ever dreamt about. I submerged myself in the unfamiliar, a life that seemed all too alluring … until it lost its appeal. I made my fortune, built my castle, and then exiled myself within its comforts once reality set in. Far too late, I discovered I was drowning in a sea of hungry sharks. Given the choice to sink or swim, I chose the latter … and it cost me everything. Devin McIntyre, the most dangerous shark of them all, was the last nail in my naïve coffin. His beautiful smile and amazing cock tainted me in ways I could have never imagined. I craved him. I needed him. I loved him. Miserable with the outcome of my prosperity, I set out to change what disgusted me most—the first decision being to rid myself of Devin. Little did I know that taking that first step would make me a slave to a man far more tempting … or that my addiction to Devin would threaten to ruin it all.
DEVIN
I was a prick, but I never hurt anyone that didn’t deserve it. Well … until Nina. I was a very smart man who made a very bad decision, but the mistakes I was paying for were not just my own. My behavior toward her, no matter how unforgivable, had always been about protecting her—from me, from my wife, and from the long line of mistakes I would never be able to rectify. Nina was finally done with me, and I knew it was for the best. I could finally keep her safe from depraved people like me. I needed her as far removed from the situation as possible. I tried to force myself to be content with her decision to move on … until I found out whom she was moving on with.
Predator & Prey: The Phoenix and the Fire
I was drawn to darkness, and he was the abyss.
Safe.
It’s a liar’s word. No one is ever truly safe.
Control is how I survived.
I lived my life by two principles: order and excellence. My moral compass steered me out of the backwoods of Tennessee and towards the woman I was destined to become, but not without gathering a few skeletons along the way. Eventually, I found success, but my restless, relentless nature still left me feeling unsatisfied. Then I met a ghost of a man, an enigma.
He wanted me submissive. I wanted to know him.
At first, I was convinced Daniello was a figment of my imagination, a beautiful and dangerous apparition with an animalistic hunger and insatiable thirst. He threatened my need for order, and in his absence, I became more haunted by my past.
My love for him made me flesh and bone—vulnerable.
I was finally a woman with something to lose and would do anything to keep it.
But when my past caught up with my present, it became clear that control was a farce, and safe would forever remain an illusion.
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The Ravenhood
The Ravenhood Books in Order
Book 1: Flock
Book 2: Exodus
Book 3: The Finish Line
The Ravenhood is for readers who enjoy:
- Age Gaps
- Emotional Stories
- Enemies-to-Lovers
- Secret Societies
- Why Choose
The Ravenhood Main Characters
- Cecelia (FMC)
- Dominic (MMC)
- Sean (MMC)
- Tobias (MMC)
The Ravenhood Book Descriptions
Flock
Can you keep a secret?
I grew up sick.
Let me clarify.
I grew up believing that real love stories include a martyr or demand great sacrifice to be worthy.
Because of that, I believed it, because I made myself believe it, and I bred the most masochistic of romantic hearts, which resulted in my illness.
When I lived this story, my own twisted fairy tale, it was unbeknownst to me at the time because I was young and naïve. I gave into temptation and fed the beating beast, which grew thirstier with every slash, every strike, every blow.
Triple Falls wasn’t at all what it seemed, nor were the men that swept me under their wing.
But in order to keep them, I had to be in on their secrets.
Secrets that cost us everything to keep.
That’s the novelty of fiction versus reality. You can’t re-live your own love story, because by the time you’ve realized you’re living it, it’s over. At least that was the case for me and the men I trusted my foolish heart to.
Looking back, I’m convinced I willed my story into existence due to my illness.
And all were punished.
Exodus
Can you live a lie?
It’s a ghost town, this place that haunts me, the one that made me.
It’s clear to me that I’ll never outgrow Triple Falls or outlive the time I spent here.
I can still feel them all, my boys of summer.
Even when I’d sensed the danger, I gave in.
I didn’t heed a single warning. I let my sickness, my love, both rule and ruin me. I played my part, eyes wide open, tempting fate until it delivered.
There was never going to be an escape.
All of us are to blame for what happened. All of us serving our own sentences. We were careless and reckless, thinking our youth made us indestructible, exempt from our sins, and it cost us all.
I’m done pretending I didn’t leave the largest part of me between these hills and valleys, between the sea of trees that hold my secrets.
It’s the reason I’m back. To make peace with my fate.
And if I can’t grieve enough to cure myself in my time here, I’ll remain sick. That will be my curse.
But it’s time to confess, to myself more so than any other, that I’d hindered my chances because of the way I was built, and because of the men who built me.
At this point, I just want to make peace with who I am, no matter what ending I get.
Because I can no longer live a lie.
The Finish Line
Secrets and Lies…
I’ve lived the entirety of my life wrapped up in subterfuge for one purpose—revenge.
Through the years, I lived more as an enigma than a man.
For so long, I denied I had a beating heart of my own.
Until her. Until she unearthed the starving vessel inside, forced me to acknowledge it, forced me to understand that I’m capable of bleeding the same as any other.
For that, we paid. We’re still paying.
Yet, she demands it still, the useless heart of the ruthless thief and shameless villain she fell for. My fear is, I’m no longer that man.
With the lies I’ve told, the life I’ve led, my mistakes are beginning to catch up with me, day by day, one by one.
This is my last chance, and I have no intention of losing her again, but as the deception of my past starts to unravel and close in, shedding my humanity may be the only thing that can save us both.
Maybe it’s already too late.
Related Books/Series
The Ravenhood Legacy (Anchor)
Booklists that feature The Ravenhood
The Best of 2023: BWBH Edition
The Ravenhood Playlists
Ravenhood Legacy
Ravenhood Legacy Books in Order
Book 1: One Last Rainy Day: The Legacy of a Prince
Ravenhood Legacy is for readers who enjoy:
- Age Gaps
- Emotional Stories
- Enemies-to-Lovers
- Secret Societies
- Small Town Romance
Ravenhood Legacy Main Characters
- Cecelia (FMC)
- Dominic (MMC)
Ravenhood Legacy Book Descriptions
One Last Rainy Day
Once upon a time…
There lived a man with a vengeance-filled heart that held too many secrets.
And a woman, pure of soul, intent on uncovering them.
What they failed to realize is that through the storm their love would create…
a legacy would be born.
Related Books/Series
The Ravenhood Trilogy (Anchor)
Ravenhood Legacy Playlists
The Reluctant Romantics
The Reluctant Romantics Books in Order
Book 1: The Fall
Book 2: The Mind
Book 3: The Heart
The Reluctant Romantics is for readers who enjoy:
- College Romance
- Emotional Stories
- Friends-to-Lovers
- Love Triangles
- Second Chances
The Reluctant Romantics Main Characters
- Dallas (The Fall FMC)
- Dean (The Fall MMC)
- Rose (The Mind, The Heart FMC)
- Grant (The Mind MMC)
- Jack (The Heart MMC)
The Reluctant Romantics Book Descriptions
The Fall
Dallas
He was the beginning of my heart . . . and the end of it.
I was only fifteen years old when he claimed it and twenty when he took it with him. They say what is meant to be will find a way. But when you have changed to the point of no return, how can anything ever be the same? Seven years later, Dean Martin waltzed back into my life in hopes of resuming what I had fought so hard to forget, but he was in for a wake-up call. I was no longer the naïve woman he had left . . . and I was no longer his. I met the love of my life and my soul mate when I was fifteen. I knew that; he knew that. He wanted that girl back.
I wanted to forget she ever existed.
Dean
What I thought was my pre-destined path was very much an illusion.
Living seven years with regret, I realized too late that I was broken, and that I only had myself to blame. I thought love could wait . . . but it didn’t. We’d had it all those years ago, and then I foolishly left it behind. She was all that mattered. She was all there ever was. There was no life without Dallas, no reason . . . except her.
No matter how hard she tried to convince me, I knew I had to once again make her mine, to make her remember . . . the fall.
The Mind
We fell in love in a lightning strike.
He knew right away, yet I was hesitant.
I could have never prepared myself for a love like ours. No one could.
As a child, I had conjured an amazing story in my mind. It was a story I could retell about a man that would move me like no other; a story about the way we met and how he had swept me off my feet. But, the ending to that fairytale was so far from the reality.
No one will want to hear that story now, but for Grant, I will always tell it.
The Heart
Jack
For the last ten years, I’ve roamed the globe, captivated by the world around me. I’ve seen the seven wonders and admired sunsets from every continent. I’d lived and loved and that was enough for me. It would have to be. I was content, satisfied with my collection of experiences . . . until a phone call led me down a road less traveled.
If I’d known my fascination would pique and be forever quenched only a few hundred miles from where my curiosity had been born, I may have never set sail.
Rose
Stripped of the future I’d planned with the love of my life, my family and my career were now all that mattered.
I’d lived and loved and that was enough. It would have to be. I struggled to move forward, to discard the part of me that held out hope for my obliterated heart. But I was bred a romantic, so it was easier said than done.
The chances of being struck by lightning are 1 in 960,000. The odds of being struck twice are 1 in 9 million. I risked those odds every minute, often cursing the dark sky, praying for static and a rumble of thunder, but it never came.
No, that second bolt hit me on a clear day.
Related Books
- Never Me Anchor
- Room 212 Anchor
The Underdogs
The Underdogs Books in Order
Book 1: The Guy on the Right
Book 2: The Guy on the Left
Book 3: The Guy in the Middle
The Underdogs is for readers who enjoy:
- College Romance
- Friends-to-Lovers
- Opposites Attract
- Rom Coms
- Slow-Burns
The Underdogs Main Characters
- Laney (The Guy on the Right FMC)
- Theo (The Guy on the Right MMC)
- Clarissa (The Guy on the Left FMC)
- Troy (The Guy on the Left MMC)
- Harper (The Guy in the Middle FMC)
- Lance (The Guy in the Middle MMC)
The Underdogs Book Descriptions
The Guy on the Right
Strike One-My mother named me Theodore after her favorite chipmunk.
Not cool, Mom.
I‘ve spent most of my life answering to Teddy, because I couldn’t make Theo work.
Except for here. College. The place where all bets are off, and I’ve managed to redeem myself.
There’s only one problem, my new roommate, Troy, is football royalty and looks like he stepped off the set of an Abercrombie shoot.
Doesn’t matter, I cook a mean breakfast for his panty parade, and we get along well. And anyway, this year I got the girl. And she’s perfect.
That’s right. Theodore Houseman, former band geek, now marching band rock star has finally landed the girl of his dreams. Everything is perfect. That is, until Troy takes a good look at her. I’m not going down without a fight. As a matter of fact, I’m not going down at all. As glorious as these days may be for my all-star roommate, Laney is my end game. I may not know much about play strategy, but I’ve been the good guy my whole life. I’ve been listening and I know exactly what women want.
Framed in a picture standing next to me, Troy may seem like Mr. Perfect, but he’s underestimating the guy on the right.
The Guy on the Left
It started with a lie.
A night of blurred lines between a teacher and a student. I wasn’t her student, yet it was the single most defining night of my life.
I’ve never been the man she thinks I am. Most people have no idea about the life I’ve lived or the words that ring true when it comes to me—still waters run deep. But you’d be hard-pressed to find a coed on the TGU campus who knows otherwise…because I’ve never corrected them.
The clock is ticking down, it’s fourth and inches with the ball inside the one-yard line and the focus is on me, The Guy on the Left. I’ve never felt like a football god, inside I’m…just Troy. It’s time to set the record straight. For my son, I‘ll find the strength. In her eyes, I’m determined to gain redemption.
I will have them both, even if I have to take my eye off the ball.
The Guy in the Middle
I was born to play and bred to win.
My priorities were instilled in me early on—family and football. Those ideals led me to TGU and a coach whose ironclad principles mirrored my own. With one last college season to play, my goal was singular—get drafted. By realizing my NFL dream, I could save my family, our ranch, and the only home I’d ever known. Two birds, one ball. Playing hard was my only option, but there’s always a wild card. For all of my planning and hard work, I never anticipated falling for the coach’s daughter.
Harper was a fair catch, but who knew loving her could be the one play to throw my career before it started or that the weight of our secret would change the game.
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Standalone Books by Kate Stewart
The Brave Line
The Brave Line by Kate Stewart is for readers who enjoy:
- Alpha Males
- Men in Uniform
- Slow-Burns
- Strong FMCs
- Suspense
Main Characters
- Michelle (FMC)
- Rowdy (MMC)
She is a five-foot-seven-long list of things he can’t have.
He is a determined cop, desperate to keep his heart sealed behind his badge.
Michelle is a survivor. With a fresh perspective on life, she trades her tragic past in California for the coastal waters of Charleston. Fueled by a new career as a dispatcher, she’s determined not to let her scars weigh her down. She apologizes for nothing, especially her insatiable need for a certain police officer.
Rowdy is a newly minted sergeant dedicated to his job, but the life of a Charleston police officer has never been more dangerous. With his need to take order of a city spiraling out of control, the last thing he wants is an entanglement with a mouthy dispatcher. But, there’s just one problem. He can’t get enough of her.
As the heat rises between the unlikely pair, so does the tension.
Three months of summer was all it took to shake their foundations, rattle their walls, and bring them crashing down.
It was lust.
It was love.
It was real.
And it would have been perfect . . . if it wasn’t already over.
Loving the White Liar
Loving the White Liar by Kate Stewart is for readers who enjoy:
- Cinnamon Roll Alphas
- Contemporary Romance
- Emotional Stories
- Friends-to-Lovers
- Mental Illness Rep
Main Characters
- Hilary (FMC)
- Jayden (MMC)
I met my true love when I was twenty-seven.
He was handsome, charming, witty, and irresistible. Jayden Monroe came along when I was struggling with indecision and made things simple, turned monochrome into vivid color, and forever altered my perspective on life. I was not naive enough to believe in happily ever after, but with Jayden, it seemed possible . . . until I realized something wasn’t quite right. You see, I met a man who would be anyone I needed him to be, and after I found out that fact, I knew it would be impossible to walk away. His disorder, however, would change everything I ever thought about love and what it truly meant to accept someone for who they are.
This is not my sob story; this is his success story.
Method
Method by Kate Stewart is for readers who enjoy:
- Celebrities
- Emotional Stories
- Married Couples
- Mental Illness Rep
- Second Chances
Main Characters
- Mila (FMC)
- Lucas (MMC)
Hollywood is a temptress, a trickster, a soul-stealing devil. I married an A-list player, knowing I come second place to his craft. But Lucas and I are a golden couple, a modern-day fairy tale.
I’ve never doubted what we built…until the sudden death of Lucas’s best friend has scandal rocking the Hills and shaking the foundation of our relationship.
I chose Lucas as my safe haven…he chose the role of a lifetime.
For the next three months, I’ll share my nights with a stranger, watching as he buries his pain, immersed in his role and living as someone else.
We’ve done this before. I tell myself it’s just another movie, and he’ll return to me.
I should’ve known this time would be different.
To get my husband back, I’ll need the strength of ten men.
As it turns out, I’ll have to go through two.
Never Me
Never Me by Kate Stewart is for readers who enjoy:
- Friends-to-Lovers
- New Adult Romance
- Road Trips
- Second Chances
- Slow-Burns
Main Characters
- Nadine (FMC)
- Spencer (MMC)
Related Series
The Reluctant Romantics Series (Anchor)
I was a thief of men… a whore.
Not the conventional type that got paid for sex. I was the girl you talked about in your sad inner circle. The girl you shielded your boyfriend from as you cleverly covered him with your body when I came near.
I was a threat to you.
Keeping him safe in your grasp was smart.
One week…one incredible week was all it took to forever change me.
I was NEVER going to be you… until I met HIM.
The Plight Before Christmas
The Plight Before Christmas by Kate Stewart is for readers who enjoy:
- Enemies-to-Lovers
- Forced Proximity
- Holiday Romance
- Rom Coms
- Second Chances
Main Characters
- Whitney (FMC)
- Eli (MMC)
Clark Griswold was onto something, at least with his annual holiday meltdown. And since the last three weeks of my life have been riddled with humbug—another breakup, a broken toe, an office promotion I deserved and didn’t get—I’m not at all in the mood to celebrate nor have the happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER.
When Mom insisted that we all gather at my Grandparent’s ancient cabin for an old school family Christmas, I fully intended to get into the holiday spirit with the help of the three wise men, Johnnie Walker, Jack Daniels, and Jim Beam. But those boys did absolutely nothing to offset the shock or temper the sting of seeing my EX on our doorstep the first day of our holiday soiree.
Apparently, Santa missed the memo, and this elf is pissed.
Stuck for a week with the man who obliterated my heart nearly two decades ago, I did the only thing I could do and put on my game face, thankful for the home advantage.
I knew better than to drink that last cup of eggnog.
I knew better than to get tongue tangled beneath the mistletoe with the only man to ever break my heart.
I knew better than to sleep with Satan’s wingman on the eve of the Lord’s birthday.
I could blame the nog. I could blame the deceitful light blue eyes, thick, angelic hair, and panty evaporating smirk…but mostly, I blame Eli because he always knew exactly which of my buttons to push.
I foolishly thought a family Christmas filled with nostalgia was going to turn my inner Scrooge around, but this year’s festivities went up in flames. Leave it to the ghost of my Christmas past to be the one to light the match.
Fa la la la la, la FML.
The Real
The Real by Kate Stewart is for readers who enjoy:
- Contemporary Romance
- Emotional Stories
- Friends-to-Lovers
- Instalove
- Slow-Burns
Main Characters
- Abbie (FMC)
- Cameron (MMC)
They say it happens when you least expect it.
It did for me.
It started the moment I saw the simple message pop up on my computer screen:
Cameron’s Mac: Hi.
And when I met the eyes of the gorgeous man messaging me from across the coffee shop, I never thought my reply would lead to the most intense, sexual, and passionate relationship of my life.
We both agreed to check our bags at the door and put our future hopes and aspirations on the table.
It worked.
I fell in love with his no holds barred attitude, sexy smirk, and undeniably good heart . . . and for a while we forgot about our baggage. We happily tripped over it to get to the other, neither of us willing to show the contents of our pasts in the off chance it could ruin us.
We built our love on a foundation of gray.
It was life in black and white that threatened to tear us apart.
Room 212
Room 212 by Kate Stewart is for readers who enjoy:
- Angst Stories
- Contemporary Romance
- New Adult Romance
- Opposites Attract
- Second Chances
Main Characters
- Laura (FMC)
- Seth (MMC)
Related Series
The Reluctant Romantics Series (Anchor)
Twenty-one-year-old Laura Sedgwick is a rebel without a cause. Her only plans for life are to make no plans. She revels in her fascination with the unexpected as she navigates her way through mid-1990s Dallas nightlife. One very bad night brings her face to face with the one man likely to change her mind about…well…everything.
Twenty-three-year-old Seth Whitaker has every intention of seeing through with his well-mapped out life. He is a hard working over-achiever that has no intentions of slowing his pace for anyone. With a fierce determination to not let life pass him by without taking a huge bite, he finds himself inexplicably drawn to the one distraction that could keep him from his best laid plans. Little did he know his determination to keep his life on track would be the very thing to trigger the events that change the course of both their lives.
In this life she had only done one thing right…
and she was his only chance at salvation.
Someone Else’s Ocean
Someone Else’s Ocean by Kate Stewart is for readers who enjoy:
- Age Gaps
- Friends-to-Lovers
- Second Chances
- Single Dads
- Slow-Burns
Main Characters
- Koti (FMC)
- Ian (MMC)
The first time I met Ian Kemp in the sparkling blue waters of St. Thomas, I was six years old and we shared a summer beneath the stars.
The second time I met Ian Kemp, he was a shell of the boy I once knew. Turbulent and infuriating, he refused my friendship at every turn. Like me, he was a casualty of life’s cruelty, but we were planets apart.
We’d both sought refuge on the island, hoping to find our anchor. Instead, we found each other and managed to reclaim our stars…until we both got swept away.
Collaborations with Kate Stewart
Heartbreak Warfare
Heartbreak Warfare by Kate Stewart and Heather M. Orgeron is for readers who enjoy:
- Angsty Stories
- Forbidden Romance
- Love Triangles
- Military Romance
- Slow-Burns
Main Characters
- Katy (FMC/MMC/etc.)
- Briggs (FMC/MMC/etc.)
Briggs,
Remember when we parted ways in Germany? It was the day I broke your heart. What you didn’t know was that I was breaking mine too.
I thought they’d be enough–my husband and my son. That I’d get home and everything would go back to the way it was . . .
Before the war.
Before the ambush.
Before you.
But, no matter how hard I try, I can’t erase the trauma we shared. I can’t seem to forget the way my heart beat in time with yours.
The truth is I’m lost without you.
I thought the nightmare was over when they pulled us from that hole in the ground, but nothing could have prepared me for the war I’d face at home.
I know it’s selfish of me to ask, but, please, I have to see you one last time. . .
All my love,
Scottie
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Anthologies featuring Kate Stewart
Team Player 2: A Sports Anthology
Team Player 2: A Sports Anthology is for readers who enjoy:
- Alpha Males
- Enemies-to-Lovers
- Quick Reads
- Rom Coms
- Sports Romance
Muscular football players. Passionate tennis pros. Sexy soccer stars. All sorts of alpha hotties, on the field and off.
Have no fear! The team is back again, and this time…it’s thicker. You’ll get your sports romance fix with brand-new stories from eleven bestselling authors.
Need one last summer fix? Dive into this anthology.
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Swear on This Life by Renee Carlino
Swear on This Life by Renee Carlino is for readers who enjoy:
- Contemporary Romance
- Friends-to-Lovers
- New Adult Romance
- Second Chances
- Small Town Romance
When a bestselling debut novel from mysterious author J.Colby becomes the literary event of the year, Emiline reads it reluctantly. As an adjunct writing instructor at UC San Diego with her own stalled literary career and a bumpy long-term relationship, Emiline isn’t thrilled to celebrate the accomplishments of a young and gifted writer.
Yet from the very first page, Emiline is entranced by the story of Emerson and Jackson, two childhood best friends who fall in love and dream of a better life beyond the long dirt road that winds through their impoverished town in rural Ohio.
That’s because the novel is patterned on Emiline’s own dark and desperate childhood, which means that “J. Colby” must be Jase: the best friend and first love she hasn’t seen in over a decade. Far from being flattered that he wrote the novel from her perspective, Emiline is furious that he co-opted her painful past and took some dramatic creative liberties with the ending.
The only way she can put her mind at ease is to find and confront “J. Colby,” but is she prepared to learn the truth behind the fiction?
Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre
Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre is for readers who enjoy:
- Alpha Males
- Celebrities
- Enemies-to-Lovers
- Opposites Attract
- Slow-Burns
Brant:
Became a tech billionaire by his twentieth birthday. Has been in a relationship with me for 3 years. Has proposed 4 times. Been rejected 4 times.
Lee:
Cuts grass when he’s not banging housewives. Good with his hands, his mouth, and his body. Has been pursued relentlessly by me for almost 2 years, whether he knows it or not.
Go ahead. Judge me. You have no idea what my love entails.
If you think you’ve heard this story before, trust me – you haven’t.
The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker
Wild, Book One
The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker is for readers who enjoy:
- Enemies-to-Lovers
- Forced Proximity
- Grumpy Sunshine
- Slow-Burns
- Small Town Romance
Calla Fletcher was two when her mother took her and fled the Alaskan wild, unable to handle the isolation of the extreme, rural lifestyle, leaving behind Calla’s father, Wren Fletcher, in the process. Calla never looked back, and at twenty-six, a busy life in Toronto is all she knows. But when her father reaches out to inform her that his days are numbered, Calla knows that it’s time to make the long trip back to the remote frontier town where she was born.
She braves the roaming wildlife, the odd daylight hours, the exorbitant prices, and even the occasional—dear God—outhouse, all for the chance to connect with her father: a man who, despite his many faults, she can’t help but care for. While she struggles to adjust to this new subarctic environment, Jonah—the quiet, brooding, and proud Alaskan pilot who keeps her father’s charter plane company operational—can’t imagine calling anywhere else home. And he’s clearly waiting with one hand on the throttle to fly this city girl back to where she belongs, convinced that she’s too pampered to handle the wild.
Jonah is probably right, but Calla is determined to prove him wrong. As time passes, she unexpectedly finds herself forming a bond with the burly pilot. As his undercurrent of disapproval dwindles, it’s replaced by friendship—or perhaps something deeper? But Calla is not in Alaska to stay and Jonah will never leave. It would be foolish of her to kindle a romance, to take the same path her parents tried—and failed at—years ago.
It’s a simple truth that turns out to be not so simple after all.
The Words by Ashley Jade
The Words by Ashley Jade is for readers who enjoy:
- Enemies-to-Lovers
- Forced Proximity
- Friends-to-Lovers
- Rockstars
- Second Chances
He was the talented bad boy everyone wanted.
I was the irrelevant geek everyone hated.
He was the sun…drawing all of us in.
I was a black hole…taking up space.
He was destined to be a star.
I was destined to remain an insignificant no one.
Until he made me believe I was special…
And then he destroyed me.
I never thought I’d see Phoenix Walker again after he broke my heart, but fate had other plans.
One tour. Eight weeks. Forty shows.
Countless opportunities to make him pay.
The world thought he was a God…
But I knew the truth.
Indigo Ridge by Devney Perry
The Edens, Book One
Indigo Ridge by Devney Perry is for readers who enjoy:
- Enemies-to-Lovers
- Forced Proximity
- Grumpy Sunshine
- Small Town Romance
- Suspense
Winslow Covington believes in life, liberty and the letter of the law. As Quincy, Montana’s new chief of police, she’s determined to prove herself to the community and show them she didn’t earn her position because her grandfather is the mayor.
According to her pops, all she has to do is earn favor with the Edens. But winning over the town’s founding family might have been easier if not for her one-night stand with their oldest son. In her defense, it was her first night in town and she didn’t realize that the rugged and charming man who wooed her into bed was Quincy royalty.
Sleeping with Griffin Eden was a huge mistake, one she’s trying to forget. He’s insufferable, arrogant and keeps reminding everyone that she’s an outsider. Winslow does her best to avoid Griffin, but when a woman is found dead on Eden property, the two of them have no choice but to cross paths.
As clues to the murderer lead to one of Quincy’s own, Griffin realizes Winslow is more than he gave her credit for. Beautiful and intelligent, she proves hard to resist. For him. And the killer.
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