A Cocky Hero Club Production

 

Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward are excited to bring you the Cocky Hero Club: original works from various authors inspired by Keeland and Ward's New York Times bestselling Cocky Bastard series.

Arrogant Architect
by Alexa Padgett
 
𝗔 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘆, 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗨𝗦𝗔 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁.
𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵…
I want Knox Wright. My best friend’s brother, my boss…the man who breaks my still-shattered heart. 
Knox was a college hockey legend and, now, he’s one of the most successful architects in decades. I was the new hire whose desperate need to move on from that night drove me to succeed. 
I never should have accepted the position, not once I looked into Knox Wright’s eyes and felt the heat deep in my belly…but I did...
*Arrogant Architect is a best friend’s brother/forbidden/workplace romance inspired by British Bedmate. Approx. 72,000 words.

Cocky Gamer
by Lauren Helms
Ben Ford is good at what he does, but his days as a professional gamer are numbered.
His entire pro-team is moving on, and now it's time for Ben to do the same. But when a short gig for a voice-over brings this Chicago native to California, he finds a little more than what he bargained for.
A chance meeting on the beaches of Hermosa soon has Ben falling head over lust for the animal-loving, wave crushing woman...
 
*Cocky Gamer is a missed connections/long distance romance inspired by Cocky Bastard. Approx. 63,000 words.

Arrogant Air Marshal
by Natasha Raulerson
 
The plane took off and I couldn't stop trembling, despite the soothing sound of the pilot singing a Beatles song over the intercom.
My name is Bianca “Binx” Moretti, and I hack from the rich to give to the poor—mostly. Only I hacked from the wrong rich guy and was literally on the flight for my life.
When Xander Hawke took the seat next to me, he tried to charm me with his smooth talking ways and dimpled cheeks. Yeah, he’s drop dead gorgeous, but he's also arrogant as hell.
And I had more important things to worry about. Like the emergency landing our plane made because of mechanical issues.
Oh, and guess what? Xander Hawke? Yeah, not a sexy playboy model. Nope. He’s a sexy playboy Air Marshal who only sat next to me because he pegged me as a threat...
*Arrogant Air Marshal is a protector/romantic suspense inspired by Playboy Pilot and British Bed Mate. Approx. 60,000 words.

Tormented Bastard
by Eliza Peake
I’m organizing New York’s biggest charity event of the year. But when the keynote speaker drops out, the success of my business hangs in the balance.
 
There’s one man who can help me. And no, I’m not above flying to the middle of nowhere to plead with the baseball legend in hiding.
 
All I need is a yes.
 
I didn’t expect his hostility. I didn’t expect a hurricane to trap me alone with him. And I didn’t expect to find that he still owns my heart after all this time...
 
*Tormented Bastard is a second chance/sports romance inspired by Cocky Bastard & Stuck-Up Suit. Approx. 57,000 words.

Bossy Burglar
by A.J. Norris
 
One job. I had one job.
All I had to do was steal a diamond necklace, and I’d be brought into the Hermosa Beach Crime Syndicate’s inner circle. My brother’s murder would not go unpunished. Pull off one heist, and I would be one step closer to bringing down his killers.
The problem is someone else wants my spot on the crew. This dangerously sexy and infuriating man is in my way, threatening my chance to avenge my family. And he’s also a distraction I don’t need. Lincoln is smug and cocksure of himself, and I’m falling for him...
*Bossy Burglar is an enemies to lovers romantic suspense inspired by Cocky Bastard. Approx. 54,000 words.

Seductive Scoundrel
by Olivia Peters & Marlo Lanz
Everything in my life is big from my penthouse to my ego, and I always get what I want. So when a mystery woman at a masquerade party leaves me with only her phone number, I’m annoyed – and intrigued. 
Mia is as smart as she is sexy, and she challenges my dominance in ways no one else has dared. But she’s also been lying to me, and a scandal from her past threatens my lucrative deal with the legendary Dex Truitt. 
I made a mistake letting her in. I might love her, but I can’t risk trusting her...
 
*Seductive Scoundrel is a soul mates contemporary romance inspired by Mister Moneybags. 

Fate's Attraction by Dirk Greyson

Title: Fate's Attraction

Author: Dirk Greyson

Genre: Gay Romance, Paranormal Romance, LGTBQ, M/M

Publisher: DreamSpinner Press

Release Date: May 11 

Blurb/Synopsis: 

Even a wolf shifter can’t defeat fate.

Vladimir Corelia is the second son of the pack alpha. He’s happy with his role in the pack, but it seems the fates have other ideas. When the man he finds living in a cave, caring for a shifter baby and a litter of wolf pups, turns out to be his mate, it begins a chain of events that puts the whole pack in jeopardy.

Frankie Bowers can’t remember anything except a powerful sense of danger. He only knows he can’t go home. With no way to defend himself, he has to rely on Vladimir, a perfect stranger who happens to be his mate, to protect him and the young he’s looking after.

While Vladimir and Frankie’s attraction as mates grows stronger every day, so does the threat to their relationship—and to the pack. As Frankie regains his memory, the threat grows more and more ominous. Vladimir and Frankie must rise to the challenge if they hope to have any chance at the future the fates might have in store.

Ruin by Lila Rose

 

Quit Bein' Ugly by Lani Lynn Vale

 

Title: Quit Bein' Ugly

Author: Lani Lynn Vale 

Series: Southern Gentleman #3 

Genre: Military Romance, Contemporary 

Release Date: April 20 2021

Blurb/Synopsis:

There’s a crush, and then there are the type of feelings that Croft Cruisie evokes from a person.

He’s everything that any straight woman would want: tall, handsome, charismatic, muscular, and sweet.

At least, Carmichael thought he was sweet, until he brings another woman to the gym she owns with her brother, on the night that’s to be their first date, and lets her know in a quick and painful, non-verbal way that her feelings are not reciprocated.

Fast forward six months, and she’s still trying to move on from the rejection.

It doesn’t help that the jerk moves in next door to her, and that she has to see him workout shirtless every single day.

How can a woman get over a silly crush when that silly crush won’t so much as give her room to breathe?

***

Croft doesn’t know what happened.

One day he was supposed to go on a date with the girl that wouldn’t leave his thoughts for even a second, and the next she’s avoiding him like the plague.

No matter how hard he tries—and admittedly, it isn’t all that hard due to the biggest case of his career taking over his life—he can’t get her to tell him what he did wrong. She refuses to give him a second chance.

At least, not until he’s nearly killed in front of the courthouse, that is.

The moment he sees his chance, he pounces. Or, more literally, he limps.

But the limping is what draws Carmichael in. The Southern charm that was instilled in him since birth will be what gets her to stay.

That’s his plan, anyway.

Funny thing about plans… they never seem to work out how you expect them to.

Heavy Lifting by Andrew Grey

Title: Heavy Lifting 

Author: Andrew Grey

Series: Standalone

Genre:  M/M Contemporary Romance 

Publisher: Self Published 

Release Date: April 20, 2021

Edition/Formats Available In: eBook 

Blurb/Synopsis:

Would-be journalist Reg Applewhite is a slight, geeky guy who knows from high school experience that he’s the perfect size to be shoved into a locker. He writes for his sister’s fashion and gossip blogs and is very understandably reluctant when assigned to cover a local bodybuilding competition for material.

Jack Ponte is a physical god, with a perfect body, poise, and intense eyes. But it’s his grace that captures Reg’s attention, and when Reg asks for an interview, Jack agrees. After all, he’s looking for a life after bodybuilding, and Reg’s blogs offer a chance at something less fleeting.

During the interview, they discover mutual interests in fashion and video games that lead to friendship and deeper feelings neither expects. Reg finds it hard to believe that a god-man like Jack would see anything in him, and Jack is just as shocked when Reg seems to see beyond his looks to the person inside. But there is a price to pay for everything, and Jack draws the kind of unwanted attention that could threaten to pull them apart… or worse. Together they need to figure out a way to lift each other up and push through the challenges

Spring's Mountain Men Series

 

SPRING'S MOUNTAIN MEN SERIES

 

COVER REVEAL!!! The Spring's Mountain Men series is coming in May!!!

 

The mountain men are calling, and we must go . . . 

This spring, twenty-one of your favorite romance authors are joining forces to bring you a mountain man series to make you swoon. Join us all May long for thick beards, big hearts, and instalove that won’t be denied. The Spring’s Mountain Men series of short, steamy stories is sure to put a spring in your step. *wink* HEAs guaranteed!

 

Pre-order the Spring’s Mountain Men series now! 

 

5/4 - A Beard and His Flowers by Poppy Parkes 

5/5 - Love in the Rockies by Eva Winners  

5/6 - Her XL Mountain Daddy by Amy Pennza 

5/7 - Mountain Spring Fever by Andrea Marie 

5/8 - Timber by Aimee Sue - link coming soon

5/9 - Marrying the Mountain Man by Khloe Summers 

5/10 - The Mountain Man's Curvy City Girl by EmKay Connor 

5/12 - Found by the Mountain Man by Carly Keene 

5/13 - Her Stubborn Mountain Man by Jade Bay 

5/14 - Mountain Man's Muse by Fern Fraser 

5/15 - Mountain Man's Maid by Vanessa Booke 

5/16 - My Mountain Man by Evan Grace 

5/17 - Loving a Mountain Man by M.K. Moore 

5/18 - Beard on Tap by Willow Sanders 

5/19 - Big, Bearded & Brilliant by Kat Baxter 

5/20 - Mountain Man's Major Obsession by Dee Ellis 

5/21 - Mountain Man's Treasure by AJ Alexander 

5/22 - Saved by the Mountain Man by K.B. Barrett 

5/23 - Spring Fling with the Mountain Man by Imani Jay 

5/24 - Mountain Man's Daredevil by Claire Ashlynn

5/25 - Hope Mountain Hero by Patricia D. Eddy 

Private Property by Skye Warren

 

Title: Private Property 

Author: Skye Warren 

Series: Rochester Trilogy Book 1

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publisher: Self Published 

Release Date: Mar 9 2021

Edition/Formats: 1st Edition ~ eBook & Print

Blurb/Synopsis: 

When I signed up for the nanny agency, I didn't expect a remote mansion on a windswept isle. Or a brooding billionaire who resents his new role. His brother's death means he's now in charge of a moody seven year old girl. She's lashing out at the world, but I can handle her. I have to. I need the money to finish my college degree. As long as I can avoid the boss who alternately mocks me and coaxes me to reveal my darkest secrets.

PRIVATE PROPERTY is a full-length contemporary novel from New York Times bestselling author Skye Warren about secrets and redemption. It's the first book in the emotional Rochester trilogy.