Broken hearts meet foam swords in a new contemporary romance novel by bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg.

Eight years ago, Rue Thompson fell in love with her brother’s roommate. From across the country, he started writing her letters out of the blue—letters that encouraged her, amused her, and healed her.

Then he ghosted her and broke her heart.

Not What She Anticipated

Things heat up at the 709 retirement home when Violet Preston meets her Gran for dinner only to learn that Gran isn’t dining alone these days. Dinner comes with her boyfriend Malcom and his grandson Blake Wanamaker.

As a young widow with three children, Flora MacCallum thought happiness was behind her-until a friend asked her to run a bed and breakfast on the Massachusetts shore. There, her magical voice awakens the heart of a brilliant composer who is grieving his lost marriage and son. Together they learn that all is never lost, and that hope can be found in the most unlikely places.

A slightly dark second chance romance set in the Irish Wolves World, about a hospitality consultant hired to open a club in the heart of Rome with a twisted secret hidden below.

Jo should have been leery when she found out the name of her client’s new club: Veleno—poison in Italian. Each floor was an ode to snakes... foreshadowing 101.

Jilted and betrayed by love, Josephine O’Connor jumps at the chance to fly to Rome to work on a new club for her parents’ hospitality business. A big project means less time to miss the MacGregor who tore her heart out. As if dealing with that betrayal isn’t enough, she finds a mysterious room at her new work site—a room she was clearly never meant to see…

On top of that, the man who hurt her when she was eighteen has returned, bringing up traumatic memories from the past that she’d prefer to leave buried.

“A delightful story filled with small-town drama and steamy romance.” – Lori Wilde, New York Times Bestselling Author

Fed up with her self-imposed single life, successful event planner, Sara Archer, heads to a bar for a night of dancing…and bumps into Dylan Westcott, a high school crush she hasn’t seen in years. Harmless flirting leads to a hot, completely uncharacteristic one-night stand. But when she wakes up alone, Sara knows her life is too complicated for a relationship and there can’t be a repeat.

A slightly steamy secret romance set in the Irish Wolves World, about a gardener with an overprotective family and a Scottish ex-Royal Marine with a dangerous past.

Catriona misses the days when wilting gardenias and the unrequited love of her brother’s best friend were the worst of her problems. That all changes when she adds attempted kidnapping and being hit by a car to her résumé of woes.

Catriona MacGregor may look like a wee redheaded Scottish fairy, but a precious pixie she is not. At only twenty-two, she does two things well and with absolute dedication—moon over a man who still sees her as a little kid and run her own nursery with an iron-green thumb. Her life is routine until a string of bad luck wraps its unlucky arms around her.

Enrique—I control everything in criminal empire. I was born into this life and know no other. Men cower when I look in their direction. That’s why it surprises me when a woman ready to fall off a ladder catches my attention. I don’t need a second chance at love. I bring too much darkness. I definitely don’t need a woman to complicate my life with a list of secrets nearly as long as mine. But something draws me to her. Despite my family’s warnings, I’ll pursue the woman I can’t control. I’m the man she never knew she wanted.

In 19th century England, an era of sweeping change and industrial marvels, the lives of two unlikely souls intertwine in a tale of love, societal expectations, personal growth—and murder. Set against the backdrop of Lancashire's booming cotton industry, this is the story of Roger Sandiford, a ruthless, self-made industrialist, and Beatrice Parker, the daughter of a vicar.

Welcome to Hawthorne, Texas, a place where many former citizens return, drawn to their hometown’s slower pace and family values, finding lasting love and happiness.

A man who’s gained fortune and fame. A woman who’s known heartbreak and despair. A second chance for a couple who went their separate ways years ago . . .

As a wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, West Sutherland walks away at the peak of his career, ready to find a quieter life in his hometown of Hawthorne, Texas. He’s hired by his former high school coach and mentor and will have a place on the Hawks’ coaching staff next year. He’s surprised to find Kelby Blackstone in town, the girl he’s never forgotten.

A story of second chances, friendship and betrayal…and the way dogs can rescue hearts.

Lark Eamon has always lived a life on the outside. As someone who hears dogs’ thoughts, she’s been ridiculed and ostracized. Over the years, she’s learned to deny her gift. She’s built a solid reputation as a dog trainer and owner of a canine center dedicated to dogs’ happiness.

Until one autumn day, when everything falls apart. Max the Terrible, a terrier who’s used up all his chances, lands on her doorstep. The best friend who betrayed her in high school has come back to Brighton and wants to reconnect. Her brother’s best friend, who she once had a crush on, struggles with PTSD. Her landlord has just announced that he won’t renew her lease. And the local dog shelter grapples with an influx of rescue dogs who need a forever home.

He’s not who she thinks he is …

Jack Prescott has desired Caroline Lake for what feels like forever. Through bloody battles in the worst hellholes on earth, the thought of her has been his shining star—perfect, but forever out of reach. Now life has given him a chance to reach for that star, and nothing and no one will stand in his way. He’s gone through hell for her, and he’s going to take what’s his.

It’s her dark night of the soul…
When Dori returns to her hometown of Crescent Cove Vermont on the shore of Lake Champlain, she has lost everything. Her job, her money, and her faith. Once a revered Wiccan High Priestess, she doesn’t even believe in magic anymore. She feels adrift, without direction or clarity. Her entire focus is on landing another job that will restore her to the life she had before and take her back to the city.