Starting over is hard. Starting over by moving across the country to live with your mom's new fiancé and his son? A nightmare. Rosalie Lane, AKA Rosie, was living her best life in Autumn Grove, New York. On the fast track to the National Ballet Academy, she had everything she needed to achieve a dream she only ever fantasized about. But when her dad is arrested for embezzlement, her and her mom are left with nothing. Goodbye prestigious private school and fancy dance studio, hello tiny apartment and makeshift dance spaces. When her mom reconnects with a blast from the past, Rosie's life is uprooted, again. This time in the small farm town of Blueridge, California. Enter Nolan Bradshaw. Football royalty and the town's golden boy. He had his life figured out. Football, girls, repeat. With his eyes set on a future in the NFL, there was no time for distractions. But when his dad gets engaged to a woman he barely knows, Nolan's plan gets thrown for a loop. Forced to share a space with his soon to be stepmom and stepsister opens more than just a door to his home. As hidden scars and invisible demons begin to surface, can Nolan keep his eye on the prize, or is he about to discover a whole new goal worth fighting for? *Trigger warning: The FMC struggles with her mental health, including the depiction of an eating disorder.

Mackenzie Cooper has always hated labels. She's been the girl who lost her mother when she was young. And when she catches her boyfriend making out with her best friend, she becomes the girl who got cheated on. All she's ever wanted was to focus on the things that matter. Get good grades, get a scholarship playing soccer, and take care of her family. But all of that is about to change. Enter Camden Beck. All-star athlete and Vista Point's local royalty. He's cocky, arrogant, and Mackenzie's older brother's best friend. His goal: get a baseball scholarship and follow through with the promise he made to his best friend-don't fall for his sister. When Mackenzie becomes the center of pity looks and endless rumors, Camden presents her with a proposition. In order to make her ex think she's not affected by his act, Camden offers to be her fake boyfriend. Through the shared ache of loss and a growing closeness neither of them expect, lines will be crossed and hearts will get tangled. But grief doesn't choose sides, and neither does love.

**Ambys 2024 Romance Favorite** Some rules are meant to be broken, but what happens when the rules are there to protect the walls around your heart, and the last thing you ever meant was for someone to see through them? Lacy Adams, artist and high school teacher, finds herself suddenly living out of her van with no potential prospects. That is, until a fateful accident lands her in the ER, where she unexpectedly runs into Trevor James, a long forgotten blast from the past. Trevor offers her a lifeline: a place to stay in his home. With thick boundaries drawn in the sand, and a rulebook bound by promises, Lacy agrees. However, they soon land in a desperate need to forget their pasts, and what starts as a casual arrangement between friends soon ignites into something much more. Set against the backdrop of crashing waves and coastal charm, All of Me is a passionate story of healing, vulnerability, and the transformative power of love when least expected. *This story has been removed for publishing *Please check trigger warnings