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August 31, 2025

★ LIVE and on LIMITED-TIME RELEASE PRICE!★

THE HOUSE GUEST is LIVE in ALL Formats! FREE to Read in Kindle Unlimited! Get it while it's $3.99 (U.S. Pricing) for a very limited time. (Moving to $4.99 permanently after release.)
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What You Can Expect:
• BILLONAIRE HERO
• ROOMMATES
• TWIST
• SLOW BURN
• ANGSTY
• OPPOSITES ATTRACT

SYNOPSIS:

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE contemporary romance…

The last thing Dorian Vanderbilt expected was to find me painting in my crop top when he returned to the mansion he hadn’t inhabited in years.
He was understandably surprised I’d turned his living room into an art space.
Life is certainly full of surprises, though, but not always in a good way.
I learned that lesson when my aunt and the billionaire she married died unexpectedly while traveling.
I’d been living with them, and just like that, my life was turned on its axis.
Unsure of what was next, I stayed alone at the barren estate figuring out my next move.
That was when Dorian—the late billionaire’s only son—showed up.
I’d never met Dorian Vanderbilt. He’d been living on the other side of the country.
But now, he was home, left to pick up the pieces of his father’s legacy.
Not only was Dorian devastatingly handsome and mysterious, but he was the sole heir to the Vanderbilt fortune.
He didn’t seem to like me—at first. We were total opposites. But I was grateful that at least he didn’t kick me out.
We stayed out of each other’s way for the most part, save for some late-night kitchen run-ins or unexpected bonding sessions in the home theater.
Over time, though, we grew closer. Turned out, our chemistry was pretty combustible.
I was falling in love with him.
Until everything I thought I knew turned upside down yet again.
And fate left me pining for the one man I’d ever loved.

The House Guest
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Published on August 31, 2025 04:28

July 27, 2025

★ LIVE AND FREE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED! ★

DENIM & DIAMONDS by me and the amazing Vi Keeland is now live in ALL FORMATS! Meet our sexy lumberjack Brock and escape to smalltown Maine!
PURCHASE LINKS:
Amazon US ➜
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Audio ➜
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Paperback (Alternate cover) ➜
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SYNOPSIS:
When the board of directors of my company mandated that I go to a wellness facility in small-town Maine to recharge, that shouldn’t have included:
1.) Using a ladder to sneak out of the bedroom window at night and going to the local bar.
2.) Getting so drunk that the bar owner brought me upstairs to sleep it off in his bed.
3.) Waking up staring at the taxidermy moose head on said bar owner’s wall.
4.) Falling for said bar owner who was the most drop-dead gorgeous man I’ve ever seen.
But Brock Hawkins was so much more than just the hot bar owner. He owned half the town, built log cabins with his bare hands, and was apparently the most eligible man in all of Meadowbrook.
He was also a cinnamon roll despite his seemingly rock-hard exterior.
And the last man I should’ve been falling for—because my time in this small town was limited.
I had to head back to my life in New York City, one that was the complete opposite from the kind Brock lived.
He was denim. I was diamonds.
The problem was, the sexy lumberjack wasn’t the type of man who was easy to walk away from. Hell, I couldn’t even part with his plaid shirt that had become a constant fixture wrapped around my shoulders most days, let alone think about erasing him from my life.
A life with Brock, though, would have to be all or nothing.
Go big or go home.
I just didn’t realize that choosing to go big might also mean getting my heart broken when Brock’s life took a turn neither of us saw coming.Denim & Diamonds
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Published on July 27, 2025 04:37

February 23, 2025

★ LIVE IN ALL FORMATS! ★

The Drummer’s Heart is LIVE and FREE to Read in Kindle Unlimited. It’s also on special release price of $3.99 for a few days only.

What You Can Expect:
• ROCKSTAR HERO
• “MY WIFE”
• SMALL TOWN
• CLOSE PROXIMITY
• SLOW BURN
• ONE BED

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AUDIO:
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Special Edition Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Drummers-Heart...
(Model Paperback and Hardcovers also available!)
SYNOPSIS:
From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE novel…
Don’t say her name.
That was the one rule my bandmates followed, because they knew how much it messed me up to think about her, especially on tour.
My ex, Nicole.
The one who got away and the woman who still owned every piece of my heart.
After our divorce, I threw myself into the rock scene, trying to forget my heartbreak.
Three years after we split, a phone call from Nicole changed everything.
She told me her grandmother wasn’t doing well.
Mimi was still family to me, and she apparently had one wish before dying: to spend time with us—Nicole and me.
With Mimi’s caretaker away on vacation, it would be the ideal time for us to move in with her for a couple of weeks.
Of course, I couldn’t refuse.
But there was a catch.
Nicole apparently never told her that we’d gotten a divorce.
She hadn’t believed Mimi could handle it, because her grandmother loved me so much.
So, not only would I have to see Nicole again, but I’d be pretending to still be her husband.
Two weeks in a tiny house in a small town with the woman who broke my heart. Or was it me who broke hers?
It was complicated.
And it was about to be a heck of a lot more complicated sharing one bed in the guest room with a woman who wasn’t mine anymore.
The Drummer's Heart
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Published on February 23, 2025 05:31

September 15, 2024

★LIVE!★

THE RULES OF DATING A YOUNGER MAN is LIVE! (AUDIO TOO!) Happy Sunday Reading!! ❤
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BLURB
I was the last of my group of friends to find “the one.”
The guys would always tease me that I needed to hurry up and settle down.
But I was in no rush.
Until I met someone worth rushing for.
Alex was one of the weekend volunteers at Ryan’s House—a charity I founded to build housing near hospitals.
Little did I know she was the same person I’d been arguing with over email before the project started. At the time, I’d thought Alex was a dude.
In reality? She was a smoking hot blonde who captivated me from the moment we met in person.
Our chemistry was off the charts, and I fell hard pretty fast.
Unfortunately, Alex insisted I was too young for her. I hated that she felt that way. Because age was just a number.
Not only that, her words didn’t match the way she looked at me—like she was very interested.
I lived for the weekends we’d spend out of town volunteering. Alex and I side-by-side hammering during the day, while sharing intimate dinners together at the hotel at night.
Eventually, the walls she’d put up to protect her heart began to crumble.
Until fate threw us a doozy that I wasn’t sure we could come back from.
If I’d thought our age gap was the biggest hurdle, I didn’t know anything yet.
Rule number one for dating an older woman who insists you could never be together?
Don’t fall in love.The Rules of Dating a Younger Man
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Published on September 15, 2024 04:21

August 25, 2024

★ LIVE and on LIMITED-TIME RELEASE PRICE! ★

THE ROCKER'S MUSE is LIVE on EARLY on Amazon! Get it while it's $3.99 (U.S. Pricing) for a very limited time. (Moving to $4.99 permanently after release.) It is also NOT in Kindle Unlimited, so grab it at the lowest price NOW!
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What You Can Expect:
• ROCKSTAR
• 15-YEAR AGE GAP
• SMALL TOWN
• FOUND FAMILY
• SLOW BURN
• FORBIDDEN
FULL SYNOPSIS:
No one but me knew why I was actually in the California desert that day.
Nestled deep within the desolate, rocky area was a recording studio.
When a door suddenly opened, a man mistook me for someone he was supposed to be interviewing for a job.
The next thing I knew, I was whisked inside.
The position? An assistant on the upcoming tour for one of America’s most famous rock bands.
Pretty exciting opportunity for a twenty-two-year-old, just out of college.
Not surprisingly, I bombed the interview.
When I ended up mistakenly walking into the men’s room on my way out, I struck up a conversation with a stranger—not realizing it was the lead singer, Tristan Daltrey.
He seemed to like the fact that I had no idea who he was, that I saw him as a normal person.
That night, I got a call offering me the job.
So began my complicated story with Tristan.
Millions of women loved him.
Yet for some reason, after the shows, he only wanted to hang out with me.
Late-night talks. Casual dinners in his hotel room.
I wasn’t supposed to be fraternizing with the band’s frontman.
Despite our fifteen-year age difference, Tristan and I had a connection.
But I had a secret.
One that would eventually lead to my leaving the tour.
And one that would lead Tristan and the band straight to the small town where I came from.
The Rocker's Muse
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Published on August 25, 2024 15:51

February 25, 2024

★LIVE EARLY! ★

THE SURROGATE, a complete standalone, is now LIVE on Amazon! It’s on very limited-time release price moving to $4.99 soon. This is the lowest price it will ever be. And based on early-reader reactions, I think Sigmund Benedictus is officially my most loved hero EVER.
What You Can Expect:
• AGE GAP
• WIDOWER
• BRITISH HERO
• FOUND FAMILY
• SLOW BURN
• FORBIDDEN
• STEAMY
• ENEMIES-TO-FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS

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FULL SYNOPSIS:
ABBY:
I’m falling for the father of the baby I’m carrying.
The problem is: it’s not my baby.
And the broody widower is not looking for a long-term partner.
As a surrogate, the deal was that I’d only be in England long enough to give birth.
At first, the man seemed as pretentious as his name: Sigmund Benedictus.
He and I butted heads.
Sig challenged my intentions, accused me of just wanting to do this for the money.
Gradually, he learned to trust me.
He even became protective.
Over time, our heated animosity turned into fiery chemistry.
I was falling in love with him.
But my time here had a limit.
I needed to protect my heart from the devastatingly gorgeous older man who’d end up breaking it.
SIG:
When my in-laws told me they wanted to use my dead wife’s eggs to conceive a grandchild, I wasn’t immediately on board.
They swore that on her deathbed Britney told them it was what she wanted—but only if I fathered the baby. Her parents insisted they would be the ones to raise it.
Against my better judgment, I agreed.
I vowed to keep my heart out of it, though.
I’d continue to pretend it wasn’t happening and live the empty, single life I’d become accustomed to the past five years since Britney died.
And despite the fact that a certain younger American named Abby Knickerbocker had awakened things inside me that I thought were long dead…
I most certainly wouldn’t fall in love with the surrogate.
The Surrogate
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Published on February 25, 2024 05:54

February 9, 2024

★ ★FREE FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY!★ ★

The Aristocrat is the first solo book I’ve offered FREE in a decade! Grab this rare opportunity to read The Aristocrat for FREE. A standalone, second-chance novel with a sexy, British hero. Emotional, angsty and equally funny with a twist you won’t see coming. *You’ll want to avoid spoilers for this one. Audible also has the audio on sale for only $5.99 right now! Download that and whispersync with the free book! (While my next book releasing 2/26, The Surrogate, is a COMPLETE STANDALONE...The hero, Sig, was first introduced in THE ARISTOCRAT. So grab this now and binge both!)
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The Aristocrat
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Published on February 09, 2024 05:16

November 12, 2023

★LIVE AND FREE TO READ IN KINDLE UNLIMITED★

I'm so very excited to share that The Rules of Dating My One-Night Stand, co-written with the amazing Vi Keeland, is LIVE!! (Audio too!)
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The ebook is on limited-time release price and will change after release day. Here's what you can expect:
One-Night Stand
Close Proximity
Found Family
Surprise Twist
Cinnamon Roll Hero
He Falls First
Strong Heroine
BLURB
Rule number one for having a one-night stand: Don’t fall for the girl.
After a lengthy dating slump, I finally met someone who sparked my interest.
Well, first the sparks flew when we argued. Later in the evening those sparks ignited into something more.
I was drawn to Devyn, in a way I hadn’t felt in a really long time.
Needless to say, I was disappointed when she abruptly left after our amazing night together.
I couldn’t stop thinking about her. But she hadn’t even given me her number.
In a city with eight-million people, I figured I’d never see Devyn again.
So imagine my surprise when I knocked on the door of an apartment in the building I lived in, and none other than my one-night stand stood on the other side.
If I thought Devyn didn’t want anything to do with me before, that was nothing compared to how she felt after finding out I was the landlord and she was about to be evicted…
And that was just the first surprise that would rock my world when it came to the mystery woman in apartment 410.
The Rules of Dating My One-Night Stand
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Published on November 12, 2023 05:06

August 25, 2023

★ ★ SALE ENDING ★ ★

Going, Going, Gone, Peeps! I'm about to change the price of I COULD NEVER very soon from $3.99 to $4.99 USD. The book will not be on sale again for a very long time (if ever) and will NOT be going into Kindle Unlimited. So, if you were planning to buy it, it's at the lowest price it will ever be RIGHT NOW. Have you met Josh and Carly?
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✔️ Dead Fiancé's Best Friend
✔️ Enemies-to-Lovers
✔️ One Bed
✔️ Close Proximity
✔️ Laugh-Out-Loud Parts
✔️ Small Town
✔️ Found Family
✔️ Surprise Twists
✔️ Witty Banter
✔️ Melt-Your-Heart Moments
✔️ Super Hot Scenes
★★★★★
"If there is one book to read this year, pick up this one."
-Kay, Amazon Reviewer
"Organically beautiful and filled with never-ending laughs. This is one of Penelope’s best!"
-The Lushy Reader
"This story has touched me like no other in a very long time."
-Amber, Goodreads
"Grab your favorite ice cream, a couple tissues because you won’t want to put this story down. Definitely a top favorite read of 2023."
-Read Til Dawn Readers
I Could Never
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Published on August 25, 2023 05:12

August 20, 2023

LIVE and on LIMITED TIME SALE!

I COULD NEVER is live early and on limited-time release sale for $3.99! (Changing SOON to $4.99. This will be the ONLY sale ever and it will NOT be going into Kindle Unlimited.) A forbidden, enemies-to-lovers standalone that will make you feel all the feels!
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PREORDERS AVAILABLE NOW:
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✔️ Dead Fiancé's Best Friend
✔️ Enemies-to-Lovers
✔️ One Bed
✔️ Close Proximity
✔️ Laugh-Out-Loud Parts
✔️ Small Town
✔️ Found Family
✔️ Surprise Twists
✔️ Witty Banter
✔️ Melt-Your-Heart Moments
✔️ Super Hot Scenes
I Could Never
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Published on August 20, 2023 05:07