Base City Romance Series by Ellie Roth

He just has to pretend to date his worst enemy. Simple, right?Jay Diamant is a bad guy—on the clock, at least, where his job description occasionally includes masquerading as the time-stopping villain Metronome and wreaking general havoc. When he’s not on company time, though, he mainly enjoys living the best life that (nefariously gained) money can buy and making sure that his teenage nephew, Zach, has the childhood that Jay never had.Harris Ferguson is a hero—not that it’s helped him much... moreHe just has to pretend to date his worst enemy. Simple, right?Jay Diamant is a bad guy—on the clock, at least, where his job description occasionally includes masquerading as the time-stopping villain Metronome and wreaking general havoc. When he’s not on company time, though, he mainly enjoys living the best life that (nefariously gained) money can buy and making sure that his teenage nephew, Zach, has the childhood that Jay never had.Harris Ferguson is a hero—not that it’s helped him much. Living out of his car while he struggles through college, Harris spends most of his free time in the Climber suit, using its physics-defying powers to help clean up the streets. When he takes aspiring newbie hero Zach Diamant under his wing, he thinks that the two of them might be able to make a real difference in the city.All of this, of course, is before Harris finds out that Zach’s uncle is infamous villain Metronome. It’s also before Jay finds out that his beloved nephew is trying to play the hero game under the guidance of thorn-in-Jay’s-side hero Climber. When their worlds collide in the worst way and their only solution is to fake a relationship, will they be able to find something worth fighting for underneath each other’s masks?This 110k-word enemies-to-lovers romance features a world of superpowers and mysteries, reluctant fake dating, numerous bank robberies, tragic backstories, a surprising number of waltzes, meddling siblings, some mild-to-moderate steaminess, major angst, and a guaranteed happily ever after.*Content warnings available on website. less

A superhero and a supervillain walk into a coffee shop...Broke and unemployed since the fall of French Industries, William Akbar’s life derails even further when the Coyotes, a gang that used to terrorize Base City, reunite to steal the superpowered DP-11 suits and fill the power vacuum that French left behind... moreA superhero and a supervillain walk into a coffee shop...Broke and unemployed since the fall of French Industries, William Akbar’s life derails even further when the Coyotes, a gang that used to terrorize Base City, reunite to steal the superpowered DP-11 suits and fill the power vacuum that French left behind. Now, Will has to gear up in the laser-shooting Infrared DP-11 and work together with his old enemies to stop the Coyotes… and hide all of this from Angel, the cutie at his new favorite coffee shop.Angel Rosario Mendez thought that his job as speedster hero Greaser was almost finished after Marcus French was arrested. But with the Coyotes—his old gang—back in action, he and his team are forced into an uneasy alliance with two of French’s former minions. Now, Angel has to take down his old crew while hiding his past from his new crew… and never breathe a word of this to his new coffee shop friend, Will.Will rapidly falls for Angel over conversations about coffee, planets, and absolutely nothing about Will’s double life as Infrared. And even though Greaser and Infrared were actively antagonistic under French’s reign, Angel slowly starts developing feelings for Infrared—and whoever he is underneath the mask. With the fate of their city on the line, will Angel’s and Will’s secrets tear them apart or bring them closer than they ever imagined?This 100k-word two-person love triangle romance features the same familiar world and characters from Book One, enemies to lovers, coffee shop flirting, tragic backstories, a surprising number of chess games, meddling best friends, some mild-to-moderate steaminess, major angst, and a guaranteed happily ever after. (Note: MM romance with a transgender main character.)*Content warnings available on website. less

A hero, a cop, and a Coyote? Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke.Ashley Qing, known to her fellow heroes as Ice Queen, is used to operating alone. A lifetime of concealing her natural powers over ice makes her slow to trust and even slower to depend on others. But when a shadowy government organization arrives on Island Eleven, she’ll need all the help she can get to stay alive—starting with her cop friend, Taylor... moreA hero, a cop, and a Coyote? Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke.Ashley Qing, known to her fellow heroes as Ice Queen, is used to operating alone. A lifetime of concealing her natural powers over ice makes her slow to trust and even slower to depend on others. But when a shadowy government organization arrives on Island Eleven, she’ll need all the help she can get to stay alive—starting with her cop friend, Taylor.Police officer Taylor Jameson has more than enough on his plate since his old gang, the Coyotes, rose back to power. Now, with the Department of Security Affairs tracking down people with natural powers—like his confidential informant and sometimes-lover, Ashley—Taylor will have to accept help from the most unlikely of sources: Jo, his ex-girlfriend.Jolene Turner, Coyote extraordinaire and current owner of the shadow-traveling Morningstar DP-11, has been tasked with a supposedly simple assignment: find out if known hero Ice Queen has natural powers. Unfortunately, her search leads her not only to adorably abrasive Ashley, but also to the man who broke her heart ten years ago.A hero, a cop, and a Coyote working together without killing each other sounds impossible, but their common enemy from the mainland forces them into an uneasy alliance—and their undeniable attraction leads them into something more. When DOSA sets its sights on Ashley, will they be able to overcome their pasts in time to protect everything they hold dear?This 120k-word “why choose?” polyamorous romance features the same familiar world and characters from Books One and Two, enemies to lovers, friends with benefits, tragic backstories, second chances, meddling best friends, some mild-to-moderate steaminess, major angst, and a guaranteed happily ever after.*Content warnings available on website. less

That awkward moment when your superhero crush is kind of... boring.Seven years ago, Candace Malachi ignited the uprising against French Industries. Armed with the electricity-wielding Ampere DP-11—and dozens of other stolen tactical suits—she assembled her team, coordinated an island-wide network of heroes, and helped to take the company down… only for a new threat to rise in its wake... moreThat awkward moment when your superhero crush is kind of... boring.Seven years ago, Candace Malachi ignited the uprising against French Industries. Armed with the electricity-wielding Ampere DP-11—and dozens of other stolen tactical suits—she assembled her team, coordinated an island-wide network of heroes, and helped to take the company down… only for a new threat to rise in its wake. Now, with the Department of Security Affairs allying themselves with General Barnes and the Coyotes, she has her work cut out for her—especially when DOSA goes on the offensive.Vanessa Kapur thought her life couldn’t get any worse after losing her job at French Industries and joining her former enemies’ team of heroes, but DOSA breaking into her apartment to try and steal her telekinetic Kinetix DP-11 is officially a new low. Without a safe place for herself and her daughter, Monique, she reluctantly agrees to move in with Ampere… and promptly discovers that their team’s fearless leader is also the mother of Monique’s best friend.Reconciling their civilian identities with their heroic ones is hard enough. Figuring out how to balance their steadily growing attraction with the needs of their team is even harder. When they’re forced to enlist the heroes’ oldest enemy to take down DOSA, will their relationship—and their team—crack under the strain or emerge stronger than ever?This 130k-word friends-to-lovers romance features the same familiar world and characters from Books One through Three, mistaken identities, numerous superhero battles, tragic backstories, an ill-advised jailbreak, meddling best friends, some mild steaminess, major angst, and a guaranteed happily ever after.*Content warnings available on website. less