Beast’s Secret Baby
Grace Goodwin
(Interstellar Brides Program: The Beasts, #7)
Publication date: March 30th 2023
Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Science Fiction
Atlan Warlord Velik is hanging on to sanity by a thread. His mating fever rages. His beast fights him every moment. The beast needs to hunt. To kill. To find their mate or surrender to a glorious death in battle. He volunteers for a mission so dangerous, he knows he will not return.
Waiting to deploy, he is lost, keeping distance between himself and those his tormented beast could destroy. His fate is sealed…until his beast picks up her scent. Sees her face. In an instant, the beast knows this human woman belongs to him and no one else.
Until he sees the diamond ring on her finger and overhears a discussion about her wedding, the event mere weeks away.
He is honorable. He is desperate. He will stop at nothing to seduce her. Claim her. Steal her heart and keep her for himself.
When he disappears on a secret mission, she has a decision to make; play the fool and hope for a dead Atlan’s return, or marry another and ensure the security and safety of her true love’s unborn child.
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EXCERPT:
Stefani Davis, Biscayne Bay, Florida
I leaned back, bracing my weight on stiff upper arms as the sailboat cut through the waves. At least once a month I made time, with my friends Carmen and Greg, to spend an afternoon on the water. Now that both my mom and my twin sister had mated Atlan Warlords and moved to another planet, I spent a lot of time alone. Too much time.
A twin without a twin was a sad, pathetic thing. Out on the water was the only time I felt alive anymore. And free.
Lifting my face to the sun, I let out a loud whoop. “I love sailing!”
Sitting right next to me on the bow of the forty-footer, Carmen laughed. “Me, too.”
Greg handed us both another margarita and settled on a folded towel next to Carmen as the sail snapped and waves crashed around us. “And this, lovely ladies, is why you will never convince me to leave Florida.”
I was about to agree when Carmen smacked my leg. Hard. “Effing-A Stef. Look at that guy on the beach. Total hunk.”
I turned my head to follow her gaze and almost dropped a frozen margarita in my lap.
Oh, god. Oh shit. That was an Atlan. Had to be. He was too big, too gorgeous with his shirt off. Jeez, he was showing too much…muscle. “He should put on a shirt.”
“Are you insane?” Carmen leaned forward and pulled a pair of small binoculars from where they rested around her neck. She lifted them so she could spy on the man. “He’s way too hot to cover up.”
With a knowing grin, I met Greg’s gaze. Carmen was a wild woman. We both knew that. Greg nudged her with his shoulder. “You going to try to find him when we get back to shore? We’re getting close.”
I checked my watch and sighed. He was right. About ten minutes and we’d be walking off the boat. Damn it.
“He’s running.” Carmen giggled. “Oh my god. Stef, I think that guy is chasing the boat.”
“What?”
Carmen handed me her binoculars and I looked for myself.
I shouldn’t have looked. Now my peaceful day on the water was instantly ruined by a throbbing, horny vajayjay and a bit too much tequila. Seriously? I licked my lips. Could this guy be any more perfect? He ran like he could run at top speed for hours. The sun made his skin look like he was glowing, from sweat or the water splashing beneath his feet, I wasn’t sure. Didn’t matter. All it did was define every muscle in his chest and across his back. His thighs and legs stretched and contracted as he ran, every muscle popping out to say hello. His dark hair was just long enough to flow back from a face that looked carved from granite. “What the hell is he doing all the way out here?”
Carmen grabbed the binoculars from my hands, held them up to her eyes. “I wouldn’t kick him out of bed. I can tell you that.” She practically purred. “You know him?”
I sighed. “No, but I’ve met enough Atlans to know one when I see one.”
“He’s one of those aliens? What do they call them?” Greg took the binoculars from Carmen.
“Warlords.”
“Fuck me, that guy is ripped.” Greg whistled and even from this distance I saw the Atlan turn his head in our direction. “And fast.”
“I told you, he’s following us.” Carmen sipped at her margarita and stared at the Atlan as he picked up speed. “Stef, I swear he is following us. Why is he following us?”
“I don’t know.” I didn’t. Not for sure. Carmen was right, it did look like he was pacing the boat, keeping us in sight. Which could only mean one thing—he thought his mate was on this sailboat. We were going to hit the docks and an eight foot tall alien was going to walk up to one of the handful of women on this boat—mostly tourists— and say the one word I dreaded hearing…mine.
Author Bio:
Grace Goodwin is a USA Today and international bestselling author of Sci-Fi and Paranormal romance with nearly one million books sold. Grace's titles are available worldwide in multiple languages in ebook, print and audio formats. Two best friends, one left-brained, the other right-brained, make up the award-winning writing duo that is Grace Goodwin. They are both mothers, escape room enthusiasts, avid readers and intrepid defenders of their preferred beverages. (There may or may not be an ongoing tea vs. coffee war occurring during their daily communications.) Grace loves to hear from readers.
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Sutter Mason is sick
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She’s over their
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the broken promise the last ace left her with was her final strike in the game
of love.
The problem? Her dad is
the coach of the hometown minor league team. And the hot new lefty who just
joined the squad? He’s her brother’s new roommate. This time around, instead of
falling for the player, she’s going to use him to get what she wants—the
perfect case study for her psychology thesis.
No dates. No feelings.
Zero extra innings. Simply a business relationship that ends when the season is
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Arizona Monsoon rookie
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GINGER SCOTT
Ginger Scott is a USA Today, Wall
Street Journal and Amazon-bestselling author from Peoria, Arizona. She was also
nominated for both the Goodreads Choice and Rita Awards. She is the author of
several young and new adult romances, including recent bestsellers The Fuel
Series, The Varsity Series, The Hard Count, A Boy Like You, A Girl Like Me, Cry
Baby, This Is Falling and Wild Reckless.
A sucker for a good romance, Ginger's
other passion is sports, and she often blends the two in her stories. She has
been writing and editing for newspapers, magazines and blogs for a hella long
time. She has told the stories of Olympians, politicians, actors, scientists,
cowboys, criminals and towns. For more on her and her work, visit her website
at http://www.littlemisswrite.com.
When she's not writing, the odds are
high that she's somewhere near a baseball diamond, either watching her son
field pop flies like Bryce Harper or cheering on her favorite baseball team,
the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ginger lives in Arizona and is married to her college
sweetheart whom she met at ASU (fork 'em, Devils).
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It feels like it's been an age since I read a Ginger Scott novel and I remember how much I appreciate her writing. I just don't ever pick them up on a whim because they aren't a light and fluffy read between life. They have all the emotions and a heap of events that make it feel like I'm a voyeur in someone else's life. So I only read them when I am in the mood and have the time.
Sutter
was such a different character, and despite the fact I don't have one single
thing in common I feel like I know her. The whole time I was reading this I
felt like I could look over and shake my head at her. Because for someone who
had it all together the girl was a hot mess. But she didn't let that hold her
back once she made up her mind to go for something.
Jensen
honestly surprised me the most. He started out with such a stick in his uhm,
yeah. But his growth and success was beautiful to watch because he was so
honest about his perceived failures. And the pair of them together made me feel
everything. Honestly, they went from cold to hot to cold to laughing with a few
tears mixed in and I loved it.
I
was totally engrossed in the book. Which is surprising for me because it was a
slower burn than I anticipated. But it was a decent length with so many layers
to each of the characters. I couldn't stop trying to figure out how they were going
to react or if I was right in some of my assumptions. And it was about
baseball, seriously I don't even believe that's a real sport for how much I
know of it.
I thought I knew my best friend.
Transcontinental video chats didn't do him justice.
He's not an awkward teenager anymore, and one look from him sets my body on edge.
I'm the type of woman who has her life together. Sure, a panic attack here or there might derail my day, but I've got this. I have my life under control.
I'm not the type of woman to lust after the most important person in my life.
But he knows me better than I know myself—even the anxious parts I try my best to hide.
Now that we're in the same place, everything in our relationship is changing.
James
I'm back for her.
She's my best friend.
Being in love with Jess has been the sweetest agony, and I've waited long enough.
I've watched her fall for men who don't appreciate her.
I've waited for her to see me.
Now it finally seems like she might, and I won't hold back until she's mine.
Release Date: March 28
From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author L A Cotton comes a brother’s best friend sports romance. Lakeshore U, where hockey is religion, and the players are gods. Are you ready to fall in love with a Laker?
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First,
I feel like I need to confess. My name is Carmen and I'm addicted to hockey
romance despite the fact that sport hardly exists in Australia. I can't get
enough of it and throw in some new adult college angst and it's not even going
on the TBR, that's already one clicked and waiting on my kindle. L.A. Cotton is
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I
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Noun: A slang term meaning hockey season used exclusively by the Fulton University hockey team and their fans.
Saffron Briggs—Fulton University’s newest pitcher—hates me. I shouldn’t like that fact, but I do. Maybe too much. She claims I’m not her type, which is ridiculous. There’s a reason they call me Levi “Sexy” Sexton…I’m everyone’s type. And thanks to my dad, who just happens to be her softball coach, I’ll get my chance to thaw out the ice queen. I’m her new tutor, so she has no choice but to spend time with me. It may be Sweater Weather, but I’ll make time to show her what a god I am. On and off the ice.
Levi Sexton—captain of the FU hockey team and my new tutor—drives me crazy. The man has zero boundaries. He doesn’t care that I have a boyfriend, that I’m friends with his sisters or that I don’t like him. And I don’t. Not even a little. Not when he’s winking at me from the ice or when he’s telling me how good I look in his hockey sweater and especially not when he’s kissing me, which he absolutely should not be doing. And definitely not when I find myself kissing him back.
I’m pretty sure Sweater Weather isn’t supposed to be this hot.
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To be fair, the street was pitch-black, the wheel to my suitcase had popped off, and I found myself face to face with a stranger charging at me.
My instincts had kicked in, and instead, I'd landed him straight on his back with my knee pressed to his chest. Turns out, the stranger I'd tackled to the ground was my brother's roommate... which meant he was also mine.
With my dreams coming to a screeching halt, I was left with no other choice than to move in with my brother and his roommates.
Hunter Moore was star pitcher for the Northeast Rebels. Although I'd found his incessant talk of baseball obnoxious, I couldn't help but relate to how deep his passion ran. Even if our dreams were completely different.
With a shared bathroom and a single wall between our bedrooms, we couldn't resist pushing the boundaries.
Potent green eyes.
Perfectly sculpted muscle.
I was inevitably drawn in.
But the closer we became, the more I learned just how dedicated Hunter was to his dream, no matter the cost.
Only I was unaware, he'd already traded mine for his.
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Six summers. Six chances. One week spent pretending.
Ever since her younger
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wedding. What should be a joyous, sun-drenched affair is sure to be filled with
plenty of awkward moments, thanks to Harper’s strained relationship with her only
sibling. Awkwardness enhanced by the wedding’s location—a lake in Maine
swimming with painful memories of their late father.
Running into Drew
Halifax—her childhood crush who grew up to be the golden boy of hockey—is a
surprise. Not nearly as shocking as his offer to be her plus-one is, though.
She expects him to back
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time until his season starts and he can chase the championship. She’s guarded
yet outgoing. He’s easygoing yet focused.
They hardly know each
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sleeping in the same bed changes everything. Feelings that were supposed to be
fake start to feel very real.
Problem is, neither of them
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Definitely not a happy ever after.
But when it comes to
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