Cross My Heart

The perfect fake-dating college sports romance for fans of Bal Khabra and Hannah Grace May Velasco has always wanted to be a lacrosse player, and she’s finally achieved her dream: joining her college team on a scholarship. Now she's got to give her all to keep her hard-fought place on the team. But then CJ "Colt" Bradley shows up at her college to help with training. He's a professional player, but he was also her grade school nemesis, and the last thing May wants to do is take pointers from him . So when they're photographed having what looks like – but definitely isn't – an intimate moment at a bar, May's outraged. But the college is thrilled that women's lacrosse is getting press. May and Colt will have to pretend they're dating until the lacrosse team is happy. But it doesn't take long before this fake relationship starts to feel all too real, and May begins to question if she really wants this relationship to be fake after all… Readers are loving Cross My Heart ! 'Couldn't put it down!' NetGalley reviewer, 'Everything you want in a romance' NetGalley reviewer, ' Cross My Heart has my heart!' NetGalley reviewer,

The perfect fake-dating college sports romance for fans of Bal Khabra and Hannah Grace May Velasco has always wanted to be a lacrosse player, and she’s finally achieved her dream: joining her college team on a scholarship. Now she's got to give her all to keep her hard-fought place on the team. But then CJ "Colt" Bradley shows up at her college to help with training. He's a professional player, but he was also her grade school nemesis, and the last thing May wants to do is take pointers from him . So when they're photographed having what looks like – but definitely isn't – an intimate moment at a bar, May's outraged. But the college is thrilled that women's lacrosse is getting press. May and Colt will have to pretend they're dating until the lacrosse team is happy. But it doesn't take long before this fake relationship starts to feel all too real, and May begins to question if she really wants this relationship to be fake after all… Readers are loving Cross My Heart ! 'Couldn't put it down!' NetGalley reviewer, 'Everything you want in a romance' NetGalley reviewer, ' Cross My Heart has my heart!' NetGalley reviewer,

NOW THE INSPIRATION FOR THE ORIGINAL SERIES 'CROSS' ON PRIME VIDEO ____________________________________ 'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.' LEE CHILD ______________________________________ The Sunday Times Bestseller Alex Cross is being hunted. Now his predator is priming himself for the kill. As a police detective, Alex Cross has devoted his life to protecting others. His only refuge from the horrors of his job is his family - something his enemies have noticed. He's never faced a foe like this before. One by one, everyone he loves is being taken from him. If Alex doesn't act fast, he'll have no one left... 'Alex Cross is a legend.' HARLAN COBEN _________________________________________ 'Alex Cross is a legend' HARLAN COBEN 'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON 'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer . . . Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER 'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL 'A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting.' MARK LAWSON, GUARDIAN 'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN

NOW THE INSPIRATION FOR THE ORIGINAL SERIES 'CROSS' ON PRIME VIDEO ____________________________________ 'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.' LEE CHILD ______________________________________ The Sunday Times Bestseller Alex Cross is being hunted. Now his predator is priming himself for the kill. As a police detective, Alex Cross has devoted his life to protecting others. His only refuge from the horrors of his job is his family - something his enemies have noticed. He's never faced a foe like this before. One by one, everyone he loves is being taken from him. If Alex doesn't act fast, he'll have no one left... 'Alex Cross is a legend.' HARLAN COBEN _________________________________________ 'Alex Cross is a legend' HARLAN COBEN 'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON 'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer . . . Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER 'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL 'A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting.' MARK LAWSON, GUARDIAN 'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN

Welcome to the blazing hot dark academia romance trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Roxy Sloane -- perfect for fans of Ana Huang. Emily McIntire, and Lauren Asher! "Oxford, England. The city of dreaming spires, dark secrets... And desire." Anthony St. Clair. The future Duke of Ashford. A reckless enigma... and my greatest temptation. I've come here, to Oxford University, on a mission--to uncover the truth about what happened to my sister--no matter the cost. Until I meet him... Saint is my passport to a sensual world of wealth and privilege, but something wicked is lurking behind these ivy covered walls. Secrets these people will kill to protect. Loyalty is everything to them... but will it be my ruin?

Welcome to the blazing hot dark academia romance trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Roxy Sloane -- perfect for fans of Ana Huang. Emily McIntire, and Lauren Asher! "Oxford, England. The city of dreaming spires, dark secrets... And desire." Anthony St. Clair. The future Duke of Ashford. A reckless enigma... and my greatest temptation. I've come here, to Oxford University, on a mission--to uncover the truth about what happened to my sister--no matter the cost. Until I meet him... Saint is my passport to a sensual world of wealth and privilege, but something wicked is lurking behind these ivy covered walls. Secrets these people will kill to protect. Loyalty is everything to them... but will it be my ruin?

A single dad and a damaged soul... Three kids. One ex-wife. And a seven-figure business to run. My world is absolute chaos. I don't have time to breathe, let alone grieve the loss of my father. Not when nanny number three quits and everyone is demanding something from me. When Lanie walks into my life-and the guest room across the hall-she's the breath of fresh air the kids and I need. Smart, sassy, and beautiful, she refuses to be intimidated by my scowls. For the first time, I feel like someone finally has my back. But I see the shadows in her eyes. The more I learn about Lanie's dark past, the more I want to protect her. She's the missing piece to my fractured family, and I need to convince her to stay. To make her choose us. Choose me. And I'll do that one grand gesture at a time. Dexter Cross will never understand my kind of damaged... I've learned to be the kind of cautious that never lets a man close enough to hurt me again. It doesn't matter that Dex makes me feel like I'm someone special, someone who deserves to be protected. It doesn't matter that his kids have burrowed their way into my heart. Some souls are just too damaged to love. I need to leave soon before someone gets hurt.

A single dad and a damaged soul... Three kids. One ex-wife. And a seven-figure business to run. My world is absolute chaos. I don't have time to breathe, let alone grieve the loss of my father. Not when nanny number three quits and everyone is demanding something from me. When Lanie walks into my life-and the guest room across the hall-she's the breath of fresh air the kids and I need. Smart, sassy, and beautiful, she refuses to be intimidated by my scowls. For the first time, I feel like someone finally has my back. But I see the shadows in her eyes. The more I learn about Lanie's dark past, the more I want to protect her. She's the missing piece to my fractured family, and I need to convince her to stay. To make her choose us. Choose me . And I'll do that one grand gesture at a time. Dexter Cross will never understand my kind of damaged... I've learned to be the kind of cautious that never lets a man close enough to hurt me again. It doesn't matter that Dex makes me feel like I'm someone special, someone who deserves to be protected. It doesn't matter that his kids have burrowed their way into my heart. Some souls are just too damaged to love. I need to leave soon before someone gets hurt.

"Part (possible) murder mystery, part deep dive into out-of-control social media addiction, and part sleight-of-hand trick by the author...terrific." -- The New York Times The author of The Family Plot brings her signature "taut, emotionally charged, and propulsive" (Jeneva Rose, New York Times bestselling author) prose to a twisty novel about a heart transplant patient who becomes romantically obsessed with her donor's husband. She has his wife's heart; the one she wants is his. Rosie Lachlan wants nothing more than to find The One. A year after she was dumped in her wedding dress, she's working at her parents' bridal salon, anxious for a happy ending that can't come soon enough. After receiving a life-saving heart transplant, Rosie knows her health is precious and precarious. She suspects her heart donor is Daphne Thorne, the wife of local celebrity author Morgan Thorne, who she begins messaging via an anonymous service called DonorConnect, ostensibly to learn more about Daphne. But Rosie has a secret: She's convinced that now that she has his wife's heart, she and Morgan are meant to be together. As she and Morgan correspond, the pretense of avoiding personal details soon disappears, even if Rosie's keeping some cards close to her chest. But as she digs deeper into Morgan's previous marriage, she discovers disturbing rumors about the man she's falling for. Could Morgan have had something to do with his late wife's death? And can Rosie's heart sustain another break--or is she next?

"Part (possible) murder mystery, part deep dive into out-of-control social media addiction, and part sleight-of-hand trick by the author...terrific." -- The New York Times The author of The Family Plot brings her signature "taut, emotionally charged, and propulsive" (Jeneva Rose, New York Times bestselling author) prose to a twisty novel about a heart transplant patient who becomes romantically obsessed with her donor's husband. She has his wife's heart; the one she wants is his. Rosie Lachlan wants nothing more than to find The One. A year after she was dumped in her wedding dress, she's working at her parents' bridal salon, anxious for a happy ending that can't come soon enough. After receiving a life-saving heart transplant, Rosie knows her health is precious and precarious. She suspects her heart donor is Daphne Thorne, the wife of local celebrity author Morgan Thorne, who she begins messaging via an anonymous service called DonorConnect, ostensibly to learn more about Daphne. But Rosie has a secret: She's convinced that now that she has his wife's heart, she and Morgan are meant to be together. As she and Morgan correspond, the pretense of avoiding personal details soon disappears, even if Rosie's keeping some cards close to her chest. But as she digs deeper into Morgan's previous marriage, she discovers disturbing rumors about the man she's falling for. Could Morgan have had something to do with his late wife's death? And can Rosie's heart sustain another break--or is she next?