12 Naughty New Books For Steamy Beach Reading

Evan Gilmore would do anything to get his best friend back, including show up uninvited outside her dorm room. With her plan to move on from heartbreak spoiled by his arrival, AJ Parker knows she can't run from Evan anymore. He wants to fix them. She wants the pain to stop. Can a fall break road trip full of confessions and hard truth be enough to reunite them? Will this be the solution to unrequited love? The Solution to Unrequited is book two in The Science of Unrequited Series by Len Webster.

When one man's death exposes a complex web of lies, three couples discover the true meaning of love, loss, and redemption. Samantha was Eric's wife for 12 years, and they were parents to two girls. She thought she had the perfect life, then one day someone else answered his phone sharing the news of his death and his double life, complete with another wife and her perfect life. The love she once had for him transforms to hatred, and when she let it be known, the family that once accepted her with open arms, Eric's family, now pushes her away.

She continues to live for her girls, making sure their lives are as normal as can be when one loses a parent. But she was losing herself, and the only one who could give her any answers was the man who was the other wife's brother, Blake. Blake is the only one who might hold some of the answers, so it's only normal that Samantha would be drawn to him. Though it turns out he might just be able to fix her in more ways than one. One text turned into two, and a friendship forms with this stranger. Slowly but surely, her broken pieces start to meld together. It should be easy, but it wasn't. Tragedy and heartbreak make Broken Love Story by Natasha Madison a perfect blend of tears, laughter, and unforgettable characters. A true escape where hope, healing, and redemption can be found in the least likely of places.

If you were given the chance to choose between accomplishing your dream or keeping love, what would you choose? Does love always win? In The Downside of Love by Meghan Quinn, Colby Brooks has set his mind on one thing and one thing alone, becoming a fighter pilot. He's spent countless hours working to make that one dream come true, until one faithful night where his dreams are tested and his world is flipped upside down. All it took was one night, one night to change everything. Now Colby has to decide: Will dreams or love win?

In Maneuver by Chelle Bliss, Delilah Miles never expected to be abandoned with her child on the gritty streets of Chicago. Penniless, alone, and afraid, Delilah stumbles into the Hook & Hustle, a family-owned neighborhood bar, finding more than a helping hand. Lucio Gallo, bar owner and total ladies' man, had never been in love and never thought he'd settle down. But when he opens his home as well as his heart to the single mother in need, nothing will ever be the same.

Knuckle Down by Chantal Fernando: As a single father of two girls and the sergeant at arms for the Cursed Ravens MC, Jack "Knuckles" Chester doesn't have much free time. Earning his road name from his reputation as a fighter, Knuckles isn't one to back away from a challenge. Even though he'd never admit it out loud, having his two daughters, Willow and Westley, has changed him in so many ways, softened him even. Even though he's not with his ex-girlfriend Flora, the girls' mother, the two of them are somewhat civil and co-parent accordingly. At his bestie Erin's birthday party, which is held at the Cursed Ravens clubhouse, Knuckles meets Celina, Erin's cousin, and he can't keep his eyes off her. Celina is nothing like the women Knuckles is used to. She has a professional job as a journalist for the local newspaper, dresses well, and basically just has her shit together. He asks her on a date, and she refuses. But Knuckles doesn't plan on giving up so easily.

In The Naked Truth by Vi Keeland, Layla Hutton has just gotten her life back on track. After two years on shaky ground at work because of her screw-up, the senior partners give her a chance to make the pitch for a prospective new client — finally a chance to impress them. So she thinks. Until she walks into the conference room and collides with the gorgeous man she's supposed to pitch — her ex, Gray Westbrook.

Broken Edge by CD Reiss: "They say not to. My family, my friends, even Ronin, who has the most to gain says I shouldn't follow my husband on deployment. But I'm going to Caden. If I have to walk across the desert in my bare feet, I'm going to him. He says I should stay home, but loving him doesn't mean I have to obey him."

In Bella Andre's Every Time We Fall in Love, 15 years have passed since Harry Sullivan last saw Molly — but he's never forgotten her. She has always been his one true love, and more than anything, he hopes that they can finally have their happily-ever-after. But then his doorbell rings . . . and one look at the teenage girl standing on his doorstep changes absolutely everything. Molly never thought she'd see Harry Sullivan again, so she's beyond stunned when her 15-year-old daughter brings him back into her life. Molly can't stop herself from falling in love with him all over again — especially when his kisses and the sizzling attraction between them are hotter than ever. But will they be able to move beyond the mistakes they both made in the past, and fall in love forever this time?

The next player to fall on the Aces Hockey team is Chase! Kelly Jamieson charms with her upcoming Aces Hockey release, Playing Hurt. Pro hockey player Chase Hartman's season isn't going so well, but when his celebrity crush replies to his tweet, it's a bright spot in his life. He and rising pop star Jordyn Banks develop an online flirtation that leads to a spontaneous bet on the outcome of a hockey game between their two favorite teams. Jordyn's team loses, and she owes Chase . . . a real live date. Not so easy when they live in different cities and have such busy lives, but a deal's a deal. Readers say it's "a great fun flirty read" with "sweet and witty banter," "the feels to warm your heart," and "lots of steam!"

Paranormal romance fans won't want to miss the second novel in Lara Adrian's thrilling new Hunter Legacy vampire series, Hour of Darkness. Breed vampire and former assassin Cain thwarts the murder of a mysterious Russian beauty Marina Moretskova and soon unravels a deadly conspiracy — and a consuming desire — that rocks both of them to their core. With high-octane action and plenty of passion, Hour of Darkness is a nonstop read in a bestselling new series that readers are calling "intense" and "impossible to put down."

Harley was my first love, my only love. When she left me, I knew my heart would never be the same. I forged on though with the plans I had made for my future, our future. Now Harley is back in town, and my entire world has been turned upside down. Would I be able to forge ahead with the plans I had made for my future? Or would Harley's return open my eyes and my heart to a new future? Find out in Blind Love by Kelly Elliott.

Do you like cowboys? How about dark, kinky, lawless, modern-day cowboys who wield revenge as hard as they love? Buckled by Pam Godwin is an enemies-to-lovers romance. Jarret Holsten doesn't trust Maybe Quinn, the meddling journalist snooping around his family's secrets. But he's never met a woman who twists him up the way she does. He's determined to make her buckle beneath his belt. Unless he buckles first.