ROLL FOR LOVE

April 8, 2025
Running Press Kids

They’re falling for each other one die roll at a time…
Harper Reid’s life is not going according to plan. Right before senior year, her poppy passes away, so Harper and her mom move cross country to the family farm in Clintville, Virginia (population: tiny). Fortunately, Harper has a plan to help her senior year not suck:

1) Find a Dungeons & Dragons group.
2) Figure out the college situation. (Or just don’t go.)
3) Fix up Poppy’s old woodshop.
4) Maybe find a girlfriend?

But things aren’t all bad. Harper loved visiting Clintville as a kid and her dream of being a professional woodworker feels possible here—if she can find a way to tell her mom she doesn’t want to go to college. And, of course, there’s Ollie Shifflet: neighbor, childhood best friend, and, oh yeah, first crush.

Ollie has her life all planned out. First, graduation. Next, community college, teaching at her mom’s farm school, then opening her own daycare. All completely achievable . . . so long as no one learns that she’s bisexual. Because being out with her friends is one thing, but out in public in a small town where everyone’s known her since birth? That feels impossible. But when beautiful, bold, Harper Reid comes back to town and joins Ollie’s Dungeons & Dragons group, her careful plans—and her heart—are upended.

When sparks fly at the game table between Harper’s brash Barbarian character and Ollie’s proud Paladin, Harper and Ollie brush it off because it’s all just part of the game . . . right? As the school year draws to a close and the final boss looms on the horizon, Harper and Ollie must channel the best of their D&D characters to fight for the lives they want—and for a second chance at love, both in-game and in real life.

ALL FIRED UP

April 29, 2025
Canary St. Press/Harlequin

In this sapphic rom-com, a fire starter (a chemist who studies fire) and a firefighter team up to save their best friend from making an epic mistake, sparks fly (literally) and shenanigans ensue; a celebration of queer joy for fans of Casey McQuiston and Ashley Herring Blake.

Nicole Wells left Seattle two years ago for graduate school to study fire dynamics…and to get away from her best friend and unrequited love, Skylar Clark. Now she’s back home with a new job, ready to hit reset on her life and reconnect with her friends.

And maybe finally get together with Skylar.

Nic’s plans go up in flames when Skylar announces she’s moving to Fiji for a new business venture, in what will likely be another catastrophe for the ambitious but seldom successful BFF. That, and there’s a newcomer to Nic’s group of friends: Kira McKinney, a firefighter Nicole can’t keep her eyes off.

Worried about their friend making a huge mistake, Nicole and Kira work together to stop Skylar from leaving. When talking to her doesn’t work, there’s only one option left—shenanigans. But as all their efforts go up in smoke, one thing becomes wildly clear.

Sparks are starting to fly between Nic and Kira…