New Releases by M.K. Chester

New South Romance Anthology featuring contemporary stories of love in your favorite Southern cities: - Big Easy (New Orleans) - 10 Days (Charleston) - Crashed (Charlotte) - Missing (Nashville) Enjoy your favorite tropes - age gap, enemies to lovers, workplace, and second chance romance!

She might not need him. He definitely needed her. Tory Winfield used anger to dig herself out of the hole Seth Rivers left her in when he vanished four years ago. She vows to never give her power to a man again. When Seth returns as mysteriously as he left, he wants a second chance. Free to tell her the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, he puts everything on the line to keep her safe and win her back. They may be out of danger but is it too late for second chances in the Big Easy?

They serve two different masters in two different worlds. The day Sariah transitions into a life of temple service, she becomes part of a treacherous scheme to overthrow the provincial Roman government. When Titus takes her as a concubine, she leverages her knowledge for her freedom. She sees a way out of slavery. He sees a way to redeem his family and career. As the city burns in rebellion, will their tenuous bond of trust be enough to keep them together forever?

A desperate woman meets a man on a mission. u200bMaggie Sturgus thought she knew the man she married. She couldn''t be more wrong. Trapped in an abusive marriage inside a prominent family, she sees no means of escape when her husband announces his candidacy for the U.S. Senate.u200b Four friends enlisted following Pearl Harbor and the secret they brought home will rock their small town and tear families apart. But Josh Parrish made a battlefield promise to protect his best friend''s sister, the girl he''s always loved. u200bAnd it''s high time he kept his word.

She''s looking for a good time. He swore off love decades ago. Reagan, maid of honor in her best friend''s wedding, stalks sexy fun when the wedding party is delayed. Letting loose of her responsibilities sounds like heaven. Russell stopped acting on his impulses years ago, so when he crosses paths with Reagan, he''s stunned by the attraction. When she propositions, he doesn''t say no. When sparks fly, both wonder if they''ve found something more. But the romance is cut short when the bride arrives, and they discover they''re both in town for the wedding of his estranged daughter. Will they conquer self-doubt, a vicious ex-wife, and an entitled bride...or is ten days all they have?

Ella Leary will do anything to keep her father''s legacy alive. Levi Northrup stands in her way. Her first mistake was crashing the publishing mogul''s party, hoping to dig up secrets that will help her save her father''s magazine when she squares off against him in the boardroom. Her second mistake? Spending a long, hot night in his bed. Levi sees red when he learns Ella''s true identity and gives her only a single issue of her precious magazine to prove herself while he unravels his father''s final, very personal business deal. What he discovers will either drive them apart for good or pull them back into each other''s arms.

All he wants is to be left alone. She can''t possibly let him. When Ben returns to Bryeton after being released from prison in 1936, Heather takes it upon herself to help him restart his life. It''s the least she can do after he saved her life so long ago. He can''t resist her free-spirit and she can''t deny his reluctant charm and soon, sparks fly. But when a young girl turns up dead and another goes missing, they must face their shared past no matter the cost before their future disappears into thin air.

She wants to fade away. He can''t possibly let her. Elizabeth arrives in small, Southern Bryeton to teach first grade in 1948, hiding a painful secret that haunts her. She doesn''t count on falling for Jake, a WWII veteran struggling to raise his young son after his wife abandons them amid a swirl of scandal. He''s everything she ever wanted yet can''t have. Between her secret and his soon-to-be-ex-wife, more than enough reasons exist to deny their attraction. When one little boy runs away, all pretense falls away. Can they face the truth and follow their hearts? This is a sweet romance.

As the Romans storm the last stronghold of Dacia, Princess Ademeni awaits her fate. Taken as a slave, she is deposited into General Marcus Cordovis''s home as a gift. Driven to avenge her family, Ademeni plots to kill her captor and escape. Though not the cruel victor she expects, Marcus keeps her too close to make escape easy—so close that Ademeni is soon tormented by an unbidden, traitorous attraction. In a moment of weakness, a passionate kiss almost undoes them both. But the handsome, widowed general has another surprise for Ademeni: a young daughter. Marcus dares ask Ademeni to help him bridge the gap between him and his little girl. And now, Ademeni is growing too fond of those she is supposed to despise. As Marcus prepares for the triumphal march and the opening of the gladiatorial games—where captives of her homeland will be sacrificed—Ademeni readies for her own battle—between revenge and love. 59,000 words