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Book of the Week · Week of 2 November 2026

The Phoenix Conspiracy

Richard L. Sanders

Science Fiction

On the surface, the galaxy seems peaceful. Humankind prospers from the Capital World to the far reaches of The Corridor. But to those who can see the signs, it's clear something is wrong. Long, dark fingers are pulling strings inside the military, making clandestine deals with enemy states, and fulfilling some dark design. Calvin is an intelligence agent working for the Imperial government. He's young, his methods are unorthodox, but he gets results.

For readers exploring science fiction, this selection offers a starting point in Richard L. Sanders’s work. Read the retailer’s sample to decide whether it suits your tastes.

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Editorial selection, not a client endorsement. Description sourced from Apple Books.

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All Because of You — Theresa Paolo, book cover

All Because of You

Theresa Paolo

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All Because of You

Theresa Paolo

Sometimes you have to lose everything to find your happy ending. Olivia Green has the picture-perfect life. Dating one of the most successful businessmen in New York City, living in a penthouse over Manhattan and a budding career, until one dreadful night when she discovers her future fiancé is a two-timing jerk. Left with nothing, she leaves the city to move back with her parents in the small town of Morgan's Bay.

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Never Date Your Brother's Best Friend — Jules Barnard, book cover

Never Date Your Brother's Best Friend

Jules Barnard

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Never Date Your Brother's Best Friend

Jules Barnard

My plan was perfect. My friend needed a date, and my brother's best friend was single. Problem solved. Until I saw Jaeger for the first time in years, and sparks flew in the wrong direction. Jaeger has grown up and bulked up. But that shouldn't matter, because I have the perfect life. Really. Only my plans are beginning to unravel and now visions of Jaeger's hard abs, broad shoulders, and intense green eyes fill my head. I should hold back in case my friend is interested. Or in case of a million other reasons.

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Sexy Romance Short Stories — Clara James, book cover

Sexy Romance Short Stories

Clara James

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Sexy Romance Short Stories

Clara James

4 Book Multi-Author Box Set Book 1: Clara James – “Her Last Love Affair” Allie has been a workaholic during her young professional career. She has not taken part in the everyday satisfactions of life. That is until she gets news that turns her life upside down. Allie refuses to live life like before and vows to live on the edge. Follow Allie as she tries to make up for lost time by finding the men from her past that she missed out on. She finds the no strings attached rendezvous with them incredible.

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Perfectly Brutal: Dark Mafia Romance — Alice Reyes, book cover

Perfectly Brutal: Dark Mafia Romance

Alice Reyes

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Perfectly Brutal: Dark Mafia Romance

Alice Reyes

I DON'T NEGOTIATE WITH LIABILITIES—I OWN THEM They say money talks, but in my world, it screams. I've built an empire on shadows and silence, a machine that runs on logic and blood. I am Declan Varley , and I am the city's most feared warlord. I don't make mistakes. Until a brilliant, auburn-haired forensic accountant decided to start digging where the bodies were buried. Lena Caldwell was supposed to be a problem to be solved. A liability to be liquidated.

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Game Changer — Piper Lawson, book cover

Game Changer

Piper Lawson

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Game Changer

Piper Lawson

A steamy, grumpy sunshine sports romance featuring a woman down on her luck, a star basketball player with a filthy mouth, and a connection neither of them can deny. After being dumped and losing my job the same week, the last thing my broken heart needs is a rebound. I'm escaping across the country to help my perfect sister plan her dream wedding, and to prove to both of us everything is under control.

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Erotic Romance Starter Pack — Mindy Wilde, book cover

Erotic Romance Starter Pack

Mindy Wilde

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Erotic Romance Starter Pack

Mindy Wilde

The Erotic Romance Starter Pack is a 7 story bundle that allows you to sample different steamy series from author Mindy Wilde. Links are provided at that end of each story in case you would like to read the rest of the books in that series. These titles range from Alpha Males and Billionaires to New Adult and Paranormal . Most of the stories are a quick sexy read that you can fit in during a lunch break or at night before you go to bed for a little "inspiration"!

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Sinful Duty: A steamy billionaire romance — Juliette N Banks, book cover

Sinful Duty: A steamy billionaire romance

Juliette N Banks

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Sinful Duty: A steamy billionaire romance

Juliette N Banks

Will he outwit his blackmailer or prioritize his heart's desire? NYC billionaire, Daniel Dufort, is being blackmailed into marriage. He'll do whatever it takes to protect his family dynasty but not that and he's not about to be coerced into it. While in Hawaii on business, he meets Harper, and what starts as a sexy distraction soon ends with him questioning his priorities. Bestselling author Harper Kane is in Oahu where her steamy romance is being made into a movie.

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Niko: Dark Mafia Romance — Alessa Steel, book cover

Niko: Dark Mafia Romance

Alessa Steel

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Niko: Dark Mafia Romance

Alessa Steel

SIENNA The night Viktor Zorovsky was carried into my trauma bay with three bullets in him, I fought for thirty-eight minutes to keep him alive. I lost. His son watched me do it from the doorway, covered in snow and his father's blood. Nine days later, that same man walked into my father's restaurant in the middle of a war and asked for one thing. Me. My father said yes before I could open my mouth. Now I sleep in a glass house on the edge of a frozen lake, wearing a ring I never wanted, married to the coldest man in Chicago.

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Hungry Like Her Wolf: A Curvy Witch Meets Growly Wolf Shifter Fated Mates Romance — C.D. Gorri, book cover

Hungry Like Her Wolf: A Curvy Witch Meets Growly Wolf Shifter Fated Mates Romance

C.D. Gorri

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Hungry Like Her Wolf: A Curvy Witch Meets Growly Wolf Shifter Fated Mates Romance

C.D. Gorri

One Witch. One weekend. One seriously sexy Wolf. Let the chaos begin. Can I embrace my destiny as a Seer Witch, save my hometown, and claim my fated mate— all before Monday? You bet my Aunt Edna–sized butt I can! Time to hike up my big girl panties and handle this supernatural s#!tstorm. Being a Castor in Castor's Corner isn't easy. As mayor, I'm always juggling fires— sometimes literal ones.

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Ripped: A Hitman Romance — Jove Chambers, book cover

Ripped: A Hitman Romance

Jove Chambers

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Ripped: A Hitman Romance

Jove Chambers

Cade "Ripper" Davies I don't do attachments. I don't do affection. I do my job, and it's all I need. I'm a contract killer, and I'm a bad man. But this girl, Shell, she's getting to me. She started out as a convenient hostage, a means to an end. But for some reason, I'm keeping her safe, even though it means turning against a man I once considered my best friend. There's something about her, and not just that she's sexy as hell. I can't get her out of my head, and I can't let her go.

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Beach House Romance — Cora Seton, book cover

Beach House Romance

Cora Seton

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Beach House Romance

Cora Seton

<i>She’s 27 and just hit rock bottom…</i><br> Emma Miller’s fiancé left her days before her meal delivery business went bust. Now she’s broke, homeless and starting out all over again, weighed down with debt that isn’t even hers. So when she learns she and her estranged sister, Ashley, have received an unexpected inheritance, she’s thrilled. Now they can both move to Seahaven, California and run Brightview, her grandmother’s rambling beachside bed &amp; breakfast. She’ll do the cooking.

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Frank: Dark Mafia Romance — Rose Knight, book cover

Frank: Dark Mafia Romance

Rose Knight

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Frank: Dark Mafia Romance

Rose Knight

GRACE My father lost me in a card game. A week later I was standing on a stage in a red dress while a room full of masked men bid on me. I spat in the auctioneer's face. Someone paid ten million euros for me anyway. Then he gave me away. As a present. To the most dangerous man in Hamburg. Frank Brandt has ice in his voice, ink on his knuckles, and no idea what to do with a woman who bites. He needs a fiancée fast, or he loses everything his father built. I need a way home.

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Returning Home: A Sweet Small Town Romance — Ginnie Carmichael, book cover

Returning Home: A Sweet Small Town Romance

Ginnie Carmichael

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Returning Home: A Sweet Small Town Romance

Ginnie Carmichael

Enjoy this sweet romance series starter by small-town romance author Ginnie Carmichael. I swore I'd never move back to Alder Creek. Not after losing Dad at sixteen, when grief turned every familiar corner into a reminder of what I'd lost. Not after building a successful career at one of Chicago's top architecture firms. But when Mom traded Colorado winters for Florida beaches, someone had to deal with our family home. Three weeks should be plenty. Renovate, sell, move on .

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Seducing Mr Remington - Spicy Billionaire Romance — Juliette N Banks, book cover

Seducing Mr Remington - Spicy Billionaire Romance

Juliette N Banks

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Seducing Mr Remington - Spicy Billionaire Romance

Juliette N Banks

SEBASTIAN Marry for love… not to lose our fortunes. That's the pledge we made ten years ago after our Harvard graduate brother suspiciously died three months into his marriage. I've never wavered. The last thing I need is a woman distracting me from my billion-dollar NYC business. Taking it… or killing me. So, when my private jet has an issue and I'm forced to fly first class, I take one look at Emily as she clambers over me and roll my eyes. She's clearly been upgraded, a sexy mess and totally out of her depth.

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Winter King: A Billionaire Romance — Jemma Lane, book cover

Winter King: A Billionaire Romance

Jemma Lane

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Winter King: A Billionaire Romance

Jemma Lane

OLIVIA I thought it was just a consulting job. Walk into Alexander Winter's foundation, audit his charity programs, collect my paycheck. Simple. Professional. Safe. I didn't expect Manhattan's most intimidating billionaire to buy me hot chocolate from a street cart on a freezing December morning. Didn't expect him to look at me like I'm something precious instead of just his temporary consultant. And I definitely didn't expect to want him to keep looking. He's ice in a tailored suit—all sharp edges and dangerous control.

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Bring Her Wolf Werewolf Romance — Michelle Fox, book cover

Bring Her Wolf Werewolf Romance

Michelle Fox

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Bring Her Wolf Werewolf Romance

Michelle Fox

More than 500,000 copies downloaded! I'm a wolf with a problem: It's my birthday and I can't shift. If my wolf doesn't come soon, pack law demands I leave the only home I've ever known. Then temptation comes calling... Hot hunky werewolf, Jackson promises he'll make me howl. But he's also the pack gigolo and about as trustworthy as spit in the wind. And I want more than howls. I want a home, a pack, a happily-ever-after. Can Jackson deliver more than howls? Can he bring my wolf?

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Claimed: A Dark Mafia Romance Trilogy — Em Brown, book cover

Claimed: A Dark Mafia Romance Trilogy

Em Brown

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Claimed: A Dark Mafia Romance Trilogy

Em Brown

Note to self: don’t fall in love with a gangster. I’m the good girl: a college student who studies hard, wants to do good, and plays by the rules. I shouldn’t be falling for a guy like Darren Lee, the bad boy owner of an exclusive nightclub that, unbeknownst to me, caters to an international triad. We’re absolutely wrong for each other. Maybe that’s why the heat between us is so sizzling hot… But Darren’s desires run dark and wicked. Should I submit to his passions?

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BFF'ed: A Friends-to-Lovers Romance — Kate Aster, book cover

BFF'ed: A Friends-to-Lovers Romance

Kate Aster

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BFF'ed: A Friends-to-Lovers Romance

Kate Aster

Mason Adler: Hot. Cocky. Sugar-coated Bad Boy. The type of man who knocks the big "O" clear to the front of the alphabet every time. Wrap up that eight-pack with Navy khakis and top it off with a shiny SEAL Trident, the kind that makes the girls swoon. That's Mason. My best friend. For me, he's off limits. Now that I've finished college, I need to focus on my writing career. And without his help, I don't stand a chance. But I need something from him. Something only he can give me. So I'll pull the blinds.

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Truth & Sin: Enemies to Lovers Billionaire Romance — Juliette N Banks, book cover

Truth & Sin: Enemies to Lovers Billionaire Romance

Juliette N Banks

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Truth & Sin: Enemies to Lovers Billionaire Romance

Juliette N Banks

My father is marrying a woman half his age and I'm going to take her from him... just as he took my innocence. I had good, solid plan until I locked her away and Kyra refuses to obey me. Her defiant chin and icy blue eyes slowly get under my skin. Unfortunately for her, no one can break down my walls. But I will break her. Then toss her back and watch as the rest of my fathers world burns to ashes.

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Between Takes: An Enemies-to-Lovers Movie Star Romance — Morgana Bevan, book cover

Between Takes: An Enemies-to-Lovers Movie Star Romance

Morgana Bevan

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Between Takes: An Enemies-to-Lovers Movie Star Romance

Morgana Bevan

A steamy movie star romance from Welsh romance author, Morgana Bevan. ✓ An actor who needs a babysitter ✓ An assistant who's out of their depth ✓ A workplace romance ✓ and off the charts chemistry "So I'm clear: you want me to babysit an off-the-rails actor for six months?" When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. Or, at least, that's what I'm telling myself. My family moved, my ex took my friends when he left, and my job is suddenly uninspiring. There's a silver lining in here somewhere, I'm sure...

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Titles, authors and covers sourced from Apple Books. Collection checked on 29 October 2026. Availability and pricing are determined by the retailer and may vary by region.