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Hello Reader,
Some romance readers want the crown, the curse, and the kiss that could ruin everything.
Some want danger close enough to feel like heat.
Some want a second chance that matters because the characters are old enough to know what it costs.
Wednesday is for that side of JL Collins Publishing: romantasy, spicy romance, and romance over 40. Not one single mood. Three different kinds of ache.
This week, choose the lane that fits your reading mood.
If you want romantasy: Jennie Wren Foster
Jennie Wren Foster is for readers who want romance wrapped in magic, court politics, dangerous promises, and worlds where love can be both refuge and rebellion.
Open this lane when you want a heroine standing at the edge of a choice that may cost her the life she knows, the crown she fears, or the person she cannot stop wanting.
Start here if you want:
Marked by Thorns, for the beginning of the Hearts of the Hollow Court.
Soulfire, for a romantasy entry point with fire, fate, and emotional stakes.
Witches of Willow Creek, for magic with a more intimate, enchanted-world pull.
The Hollow Hearth, for readers already drawn into Hollowmere's witchy world.
Explore Jennie Wren Foster here:
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If you want spicy romance: Kira Deveraux
Kira Deveraux is for readers who like tension high, attraction dangerous, and the emotional stakes just as sharp as the chemistry.
Open this lane when you want power games, forbidden pull, paranormal bonds, dark obsession, and the kind of romance where everyone should know better.
Start here if you want:
Dark Obsession, for power, desire, and the Rowe Capital world.
The Ash Bride, for a darkly romantic pull.
Tethered in Ash and Starlight, for the beginning of the Tethered Trilogy.
Bloodbound to the Dragon Alpha, for paranormal heat and fated danger.
Explore Kira Deveraux here:
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If you want romance over 40: Clara Langford
Clara Langford is for readers who know second chances are not softer just because they come later. They can be braver, wiser, more complicated, and more deeply earned.
Start with Second Chance at Mercy General, the first book in the Mercy General series.
Open this lane when you want grown-up longing, real-life history, work, family, healing, and the question of whether love can return after the heart has learned to protect itself.
Explore Clara Langford here:
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Whatever kind of love story you need this week, I hope you find the one that makes "one more chapter" sound perfectly reasonable.
Read the romance and romantasy catalog here:
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Warmly,
Lori Collins, Publisher
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