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Conner Cody is poised to have it all. Whether on the big screen or a concert stage, she commands adoration, lust, and more money than she can count from millions of fans across the world. Behind the scenes, she keeps people at arm’s length, having learned her lessons from her famous parents—better to hurt them first before they can hurt her.

Her love life is as dramatic as the roles she plays, so Conner fills the void with meaningless hookups, and her infamous parties provide a facade of friendship. But when a few people begin to slip past her defenses and her estranged sister returns, happiness finally appears within reach.

But letting people in is risky and her insecurities take center stage, pushing away everyone she cares about. On the verge of destroying everything she holds dear, Conner must choose: will she stay behind her walls, safe yet alone, or will she risk it all to finally learn what it means to love?

Zane Ranger has built a life on the Grand Canyon’s Colorado River, guiding successful expeditions through its wild currents. She found sanctuary in the remote landscape after a devastating breakup left her determined to keep her distance from love.

Helen Mitchell arrives fresh from a botany postdoc, hoping a field research position near the Grand Canyon will be her way into the future she wants. A two-week river expedition is part of the interview, and the rapids are nothing compared to her parents' controlling expectations.

Zane falls for Helen fast, hard, and completely out of her depth.

As the river carries them deep into the canyon, it strips away their defenses, revealing a connection they didn’t plan for and can’t ignore. But when Helen returns home for a final interview, the pressures waiting there threaten to undo their romance.

Out on the river, they might have a chance. Off it, the world is far less forgiving. They’ll have to decide whether they’re brave enough to turn their one river trip into forever.

Will the echo of Casanova open two romance nonbelievers to the possibility of love?

Rowan Whitney believed love was like the romance novels she read growing up, until her engagement party exploded in very public heartbreak. With New York gossiping about the scandal, Rowan and her sister escape to Venice for the summer.

Dante Morosini grew up in one of the most romantic cities in the world, but even though she’s a professor teaching romance, she isn’t a believer. The women in her life are temporary. So the last thing she needs is her new, extremely aggravating American neighbor stirring up feelings. Rowan Whitney has a talent for getting on her nerves, but their sisters Valentina and Wilhelmina are not having that problem.

Rowan and Dante don’t believe in love, but they’re about to discover the one thing neither of them saw coming—each other.

Scarlett Buchanan built a career telling women they deserve pleasure. Now, as the tattooed alt author of The Fat Girls’ Guide to Sex, Scarlett heads out on a chaotic national book tour, marred only by the online hate that comes with internet fame. When the hate hits too close a broad-shouldered security specialist with brown eyes she could drown in is assigned to shadow her every move. Riley Mason is all rules and restraint, the exact opposite of Scarlett’s impulsive, flirtatious energy. But the more miles they travel together, the harder it becomes to ignore the pull of attraction.

Riley has spent years believing she doesn’t deserve happiness after a tragedy on the job. Protecting Scarlett should be just another assignment, but Scarlett’s warmth begins to break through Riley’s carefully built walls. As an online follower closes in and the tour spirals toward a terrifying finale, they must decide if falling for each other is worth everything they stand to lose.

In the superficial world of Hollywood glamour, tenacious journalist River Westwood’s path collides with Maxine Stone, the ice queen CEO of Stone Enterprises. Maxine is reluctantly paired with River as her biographer for a six-month project, sparking a battle of wills that ignites an unexpected burn of attraction. 

As they clash and spar, their animosity might not be animosity at all. Perhaps it is something deeper. Caught in the crossfire of their own making, River and Maxine are inexorably drawn to each other. Are image and ethics too dangerous to comprise or will the demands of the heart rule in the end?