Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchet, No Earls Allowed by Shana Galen, and The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren have been named Kirkus Best Romances of 2018

11/14/2018

We are thrilled to share that Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchet, No Earls Allowed by Shana Galen, and The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren have been named Kirkus Best Romances of 2018!

Read below for more about the books and authors.

Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchet

One of Entertainment Weekly's 27 Female Authors Who Rule Sci-Fi and Fantasy Right Now and the riveting conclusion to the Kingmaker Chronicles!

GODS. I’M AN IDIOT.

Without Griffin—and apparently a few meddling Gods—to push me along, I’d still be telling fortunes at the circus, lying about my past, ignoring my future, and living as far away from my tyrant mother as humanly possible.

True understanding thuds into place. Hope isn’t just an abstract concept; it’s me. Flesh and blood me. Griffin knew it all along. Probably everyone did. I’m an idea in human form.

I have the power of the Gods at my fingertips.
The only thing ever stopping me has been me.

Praise for the Kingmaker Chronicles:
An NPR Best Book of 2016
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2016 and 2017
An Amazon Best Book of 2016 and 2017
Amazon Best Book of the Month
A Washington Post Best Romance of the Month
A Bustle Best Romance of 2016
A Barnes & Noble Bookseller Pick

USA Today bestselling author Amanda Bouchet grew up in New England and studied French at the undergraduate and graduate levels, first at Bowdoin College and then at Bowling Green State University. She moved to Paris, France, in 2001 and has been there ever since. She met her husband while studying abroad, and the family now includes two bilingual children, who will soon be correcting her French. Connect with her at www.amandabouchet.com.

No Earls Allowed by Shana Galen

The second book in a new Regency romance series featuring the sons of nobility--from bestselling author Shana Galen

It is a truth universally acknowledged
that a lady can do anything a man can do:
backwards and in high-heeled dancing slippers.

Lady Juliana, daughter of the Earl of St. Maur, needs all the help she can get. She's running a ramshackle orphanage, London's worst slumlord has illicit designs on her, and her father has suddenly become determined to marry her off.

Enter Major Neil Wraxall, bastard son of the Marquess of Kensington, sent to assist Lady Juliana in any way he can. Lucky for her, he's handy with repairs, knows how to keep her and the orphans safe, and is a natural leader of men.

Unfortunately for both of them, the scandal that ensues from their mutual attraction is going to lead them a merry dance...

Shana Galen is three-time Rita award nominee and the bestselling author of passionate Regency romps. RT Bookreviews calls her books “lighthearted yet poignant, humorous yet touching." Shana lives in Houston with her husband, two cats, one dog, and a daughter who is most definitely a romance heroine in the making.

Visit her online at shanagalen.com.

The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren

A fresh new contemporary romance from New York Times and USA Today bestseller Roni Loren that will rock your world

“Phenomenal. Gets my highest recommendation!”
—LORELEI JAMES, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

It's been twelve years since tragedy struck the senior class of Long Acre High School. Only a few students survived that fateful night—a group the media dubbed The Ones Who Got Away.

Liv Arias thought she'd never return to Long Acre—until a documentary brings her and the other survivors back home. Suddenly her old flame, Finn Dorsey, is closer than ever, and their attraction is still white-hot. When a searing kiss reignites their passion, Liv realizes this rough-around-the-edges cop might be exactly what she needs…

Liv's words cut off as Finn got closer. The man approaching was nothing like the boy she'd known. The bulky football muscles had streamlined into a harder, leaner package and the look in his deep green eyes held no trace of boyish innocence.

Roni Loren wrote her first romance novel at age fifteen when she discovered writing about boys was way easier than actually talking to them. Since then, her flirting skills haven’t improved, but she likes to think her storytelling ability has. She holds a master’s degree in social work and spent years as a mental health counselor, but now she writes full time from her cozy office in Dallas, Texas where she puts her characters on the therapy couch instead. She is a two-time RITA Award winner and a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Visit her online at roniloren.com.