Romance
My Grumpy Silver Fox Featured
I’m stuck as the roommate of a grumpy silver fox billionaire CEO.
I was homeless. Max is my brother's best friend. Just doing a favor.
Ruthless developers are foreclosing on my family’s farm. Desperate.
I left another guy at the altar.
That’s how I ended up at Max’s door.
And Max? Overbearing, judgmental, questioning my every move.
He says protective. I say suffocating.
His infuriating attitude totally pisses me off.
But his hot body has me on fire.
Our trail ...
Faking a Fairy Tale Featured
She always dreamed of being Cinderella… Just not with him Bridal editor Daphne Ballantyne despises her handsome yet infuriating colleague Jack King. In fact, their workplace feud is legendary. But when a juicy magazine assignment requires going undercover as a blissfully engaged couple, both Daphne and Jack say I do. Fake affection soon leads to very real kisses, authentic emotions…and undeniable attraction. But will their high-profile marriage charade lead to a new romantic beginning for Veil's most combative employees?
A Royal Pairing in Perish Featured
June aka Quick Claw I want revenge. It’s been fifteen years since a home invasion changed everything. But I’m Quick Claw now, and everything I’ve trained for has led to tonight—to making the two men who broke into my apartment suffer. That is, until my moment is stolen by Black Coyote, the city’s infamous vigilante. An error on his part, he makes me a deal—what if we help each other? Nikolai needs a female to help with undercover roles, and I need to track down my intruders again. Win-win. And while I’m still upset my original plan fails, I don’t expect the security and comfort I feel ...
Perfect Night Featured
In the vibrant streets of London, Charlie is struggling to make ends meet. To afford his mother’s care facility, he’s taken on a risky side job that forces him to sell his body. Life is tough, but Charlie remains resilient, finding solace in the camaraderie of his four best friends.
When a chance encounter brings him face-to-face with Sebastian, a wealthy businessman from New York fifteen years his senior, their connection ignites a passion that neither can ignore. After a perfect night together, they are drawn back into each other’s lives, their chemistry undeniable.
But as ...
Lord of the Lamented Featured
An Earl declared a war hero, a widow stricken with angry grief, a plot conceived in despair, lies and deception which might undo everything good in their lives, courage and forgiveness which lead to unexpected love at Christmas.
Martin Luckett, the Earl of Truharton, was injured at Waterloo, even as he watched most of his men cut down around him. He returns to England to discover his father and brother dead, and himself now Earl. He has fallen into a despairing lethargy with no enthusiasm for life when the process of hiring new staff changes everything. When Martin interviews a youn ...
Roustabout Featured
A con man and a government agent walk into a carnival… Bartlett Gibson is a necromancer and an agent for the Tennessee Bureau of Supernatural Investigation. He’s hot on the trail of RJ Tucker, a psychic con man who has eluded him at every turn and led him on a merry chase. Pursuit leads to grudging respect in their game of cat and mouse, which becomes a high-stakes game of seduction. Bart chases RJ to the Carnival of Mysteries and realizes that nothing is as it seems. A dark witch’s curse ups the ante, creating a deadline for revenge and redemption, and the clock is ticking. Falling in l ...
The moment I laid eyes on Stella at the gym, I knew I had to claim her. An instant forbidden attraction too hot to deny. Her curvy backside and seductive smile weren’t just amazing—they were a challenge I couldn’t resist. Our flirty banter quickly turned into the most erotic night of passion, revealing desires for power, control, and surrender we never knew we craved. Stella, a high-powered CEO twelve years my senior, has given up on love and relationships. A commanding presence in the boardroom, but secretly seeking surrender behind closed doors. And as a Navy man on the brink of deploy ...
Three deadly accidents that might have been magical murder. A dark witch with a grudge against the King family. Federal agents with supernatural abilities. And, as usual, Dawson and Grady are smack dab in the crosshairs of trouble even they can’t outrun. When Grady King’s brother Knox is targeted by shady characters, old secrets, coverups, and lies come to light. Grady and his boyfriend Dawson begin to question what really happened when Grady’s grandparents and Dawson’s parents died. Then agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Supernatural Investigation show up pursuing a different case, only to ...
A shy lighthouse keeper who can talk to ghosts. A lonely ghost mourning the losses of the past and hoping for justice. A love strong enough to transcend death. Monty Clark is the new park ranger for the Cape May Light. He hoped to find someone to love who can accept his ability as a psychic medium. Jon Richards was a movie stuntman who was murdered on the beach in the 1950s. When the new lighthouse keeper strikes up a conversation and invites him in to watch TV, Jon discovers that a beating heart isn’t required to fall in love. Light My Way Home is MM paranormal romance with a shy park ...
Reckless Mate Featured
Not everyone is what they seem. Sometimes that’s good and sometimes not. Kyra My life is… complicated. I’m a deputy in the small town of Mystic River; my boss used to be my lover; and my brother is the local gangster. If that isn’t enough, Scott, the town’s very sexy baker, has told everyone that will listen that I am his fated mate. Something is going on in my town and it seems to involve Scott and lots of secrets. An unfamiliar shifter dies suspiciously in my jail after sharing a cryptic message for “the baker.” The cause of death is unknown. My brother informs me, that Scott, who ...
Lord of the Betrayed Featured
An Earl who fears betrayal, a Lady certain in her affections, a long lost friend, an unhealthy obsession, a love saved from scandal and ruin. Roland Shelton, Earl of Eldwood, has finally allowed himself to trust that he will not be betrayed, to believe that he is worthy of love, and is soon to marry. Cautiously, he hopes for happiness. Lady Gabrielle Vickery has dreamed of marrying Lord Eldwood for many years, and is ecstatic that it’s finally going to happen. She cannot imagine anything that could ruin their happiness, and looks forward to the final reading of the banns, and the actual weddin ...
A Fast Affair Featured
Bad boy race car driver Rafe Turner comes home to heal. Ronni Danken’s a healer, but will she help or hurt? Their worlds collide on the racetrack. Racing was in her blood. The loss of her family fueled Ronni’s desire to drive faster and faster away from that fiery tragedy. He barely survived a life-threatening accident involving a woman racer. Rafe’s drawn by Ronni’s beauty and fire but doesn’t want another lady racer in his life – only his bed! The competition between them is legendary on the racetrack. They struggle with their own inner demons but the magnetic attraction they feel towards ea ...
Secrets cannot be hidden forever; not even by a tech billionaire. James Hunt is a damaged, scorching hot, alpha entrepreneur. That’s my fault. Well, not the alpha part. His tech company made me a job offer I couldn’t refuse. I took the bait, leaving my secure life and fiance behind. Nobody told me the boss was actually Oliver James Hunter, my brother’s best friend and the man who took my v-card. I ghosted Oliver 10 years ago. Now he wants answers. So do I. Butting heads at work opens our second chance, and leaves our clothes on the floor. His bedroom moves reveal he’s lea ...
Supernatural historian and goat shifter Adiel Nielson moved to Fox Hollow to write about the town's unique history as a haven for shifters and psychics. He never expects to encounter the cute guy he flirted with at a rest stop—or to discover that Joel is a shifter as well—and the photographer assigned to his project. Sparks fly between them, but a misunderstanding threatens their relationship. Then Joel disappears, taken by the fae, and Adiel is the only one who can rescue him. Nothing tests true love like a fight to the death against three faerie monsters! Gruff is a suspenseful MM paranormal ...
Forbidden Daddy's Baby Featured
He’s my brother’s best friend My one night stand… And my baby’s daddy… I never planned to lose my v-card to my brother’s best friend, Mason Whitman, on the night of my brother's wedding. I was heartbroken the next day, waking up to an empty bed and a single note. That jerk abandoned me. As the interim CEO, I'm forced to work with him, because he owns shares in my family's company. Now, we keep running into each other everywhere. He won't allow things to be strictly professional with his suave, dominant allure. He keeps showing me that he desires me, taking me to new hei ...
Hat Trick Holidate Featured
I'm eight years into my professional hockey career when I come face to face with my one-night stand from my rookie season. Her auburn hair and full body makes me crave a second helping. Hell, maybe even if a five course meal.
But right now, I have a daughter that was dropped off at my door. She won't speak to me and I have no idea how to raise a child, much less a girl.
So as much as I want to tell the ruby haired vixen that I remember who she is and that night is never far from my mind,I can't. She's off limits, my new teamm ...
A newlywed in the Scottish highlands reaches back in time to unearth the story of a lass from hundreds of years earlier. 1695 - Tess Campbell is frantic to escape the arranged marriage her father is forcing upon her. When a galleon docks at the pier where she's to board a boat to her demise, she impulsively stows away in the tall ship and thrills as it sails off. To where, she knows not. But anything would be better than marrying a rich old sot and allowing him to bed her. Right? Hope mingles with fear as she faces the unknown. 2024 - A newlywed living in the highlands of Scotland, Innis ...
Hold onto your aprons, darlings! My brother Jeremy throws me a lifeline: a gig as a personal chef on his billionaire best friend’s luxurious yacht. A quick fix to my financial crisis. Twister alert! Keith, the billionaire hottie and brother’s best friend, was my fling from a year ago. Yes, a one-night stand. Can you believe it? I hate this man. Now, I'm stuck serving him alone for a week. But as I reminisce about that steamy night, this job might not be so bad. Just the two of us on his yacht for a week. Oh, the ways I will serve my new boss. Bon appétit! Waves aren't the only thing rocking ou ...
They Call Me Raven Featured
They call me Raven, she stated quietly. How did you get shot? Raven worked feverishly to help the man that had landed on her doorstep in the middle of the worst snowstorm in years. As Chase heals, she learns more about his mission to save her mountain. Danger is lurking at every turn not only from the people at the mine, but from Mother Nature as the storm of the century intensifies. Raven values her privacy as she herself heals from a catastrophic event years earlier but the growing attraction between them gets in the way. Can a small band of local heroes beat the odds and defeat corporate di ...
SHE BRINGS BEAUTY TO ME Featured
A woman deserted. A troubled warrior. A passion denied. 1855. When eighteen-year-old Czanna Fehér is forced to flee her home in Hungary, she journeys with her younger siblings and her father's manservant to Montana in search of her cousin. Mourning for her recently deceased parents, she sings a prayer to the grand, Montana mountains. From the first moment Stands Strong hears Czanna singing, he is transfixed. When he meets her, he is captivated as much by her dark beauty as he is by her voice. But, after the family's hired guide steals their money and runs, her father's servant leaves Czanna ...
Stefan of Caeli Featured
When Stefan Baudin’s mother was brutally ripped away from him by strange guards, he vowed to one day find her. He never expected that his quest would lead him to a hidden kingdom rumored to be a dragon stronghold, or that asking the wrong questions would land him in a dungeon with his dragon magically bound and at the mercy of a sadistic warrior. Beaten and bloody, it is the tender hands of the woman in the cell beside him that bring him comfort in the darkness. Isabela Florin is the only female in the Caeli Guard. She has fought her way up the ranks, determined to be the best, hoping to re ...
Mary Poser Featured
Bollywood meets a modern Southern society in this award-winning sexy and provocative multicultural journey of self-discovery. There's troubled love in Music City, Nashville Tennessee. Despite deeply entrenched obstacles, Southern Belle, Mary, falls for a visiting Bollywood director, Simha Das. A life-changing event leads to questions about who or what intervenes. Passions collide as Mary must come to terms with her darkest secret. 2018 American Fiction Awards Winner. 2018 Best Book Awards Winner 2018 NYC Big Book Award Winner. Mary must cross the bridge to her heart to have her butterflies. O ...
Last Love Featured
Welcome back to Juniper Springs, home of gay ducks, Nerdvana, and the LOLS.
Okay, so here's the thing. I'm Liv, the normal O'Bryan sister. I have two kids I'm raising on my own, and I even have what people think is a boring job. Going to Vegas with my insane sisters is out of character for me, but I take that chance because of my new job. And let's face it. I lost my husband over five years ago and I just haven't...well...there's been no one.
But an altercation with some drunken idiots has me almost falling on my butt, until a set of v ...
Peacemaker Featured
Secret agents, forbidden love, danger, and magic! Supernatural Secret Service agents Owen Sharps and Calvin Springfield meet on the train to their new assignment in St. Louis, and sparks fly between them. But it's 1897, and they need to be very careful—falling in love can be dangerous for men like them. It's their first case together, investigating mysterious disappearances—including the two agents who preceded them. Grim evidence leads them to look for a darker purpose. Old ghosts haunt the railroad line, zombie rise, signs point to ritual sacrifice, and they suspect someone is trying t ...
Brandon Davis is a psychic and a moose shifter. He makes his living as a wilderness guide in Fox Hollow, NY—a town that is a haven for misfit shifters and psychics. Brandon has a profitable business, a found family of close friends, and a cozy cabin in the woods. Life is good, but he wishes he could find a special someone to share it with. Then he picks up the unmistakable scent of his fated mate--a handsome man who isn't a shifter of any kind and whose thoughts he can't read. The chemistry is undeniable, but can he fall for a silent partner? Riley Henderson escaped a bad relationship with ...
Love, Julie Featured
Once, Julie dreamed of a life filled with love and laughter. Now, in her mid-forties, she faces a starkly different reality. She's single, lonely, and reeling from breaking her hard-earned sobriety in front of her family and friends. Opting for self-recovery over romance, Julie dives into planning her best friend Kate’s wedding. However, sharing this task with the irritatingly cheerful best man, single dad Luke, proves to be an unexpected challenge. As Luke’s persistent kindness chips away at her icy exterior, a friendship forms, stirring a longing she’d sworn to suppress. But with self- ...
A Very Messy Christmas Featured
She makes sure nothing can go wrong. Until he decks the halls with chaos, unusual menus, and romance. Everyone knows Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. So I make sure it’s absolutely perfect for my B&B guests, even if we’re on the Florida coast instead of the North Pole. With everything from sandcastle-building to a traditional feast catered by the restaurant next door, my clients go home with idyllic Yuletide memories. But this year, my usual food partner has to call in his chef nephew from San Francisco to help. And while he’s the most gorgeous man I’ve ever seen, he doesn ...
Book 4: Take a Chance on Love Featured
When their friendship develops into more, will they find the courage to take a chance on love?
The Keeper Featured
Can they extinguish the flames of obsession before everything they hold dear is consumed by the inferno? The stakes are high for billionaire Damon Knox when his obsessive ex-fiancée begins stalking him. He never expected his past to catch up with him in such a dangerous and sinister way. After someone close to him is seriously injured, he turns to Cerberus. Miley Stuart, Cerberus’ best sniper is assigned Damon’s case. He is not keen on a bodyguard in general and a woman in particular, but after Miley demonstrates her abilities at the meet and greet in his Charleston office, he knows she is t ...
My Rodeo Man Featured
He’s not the man she wanted – he’s everything she’s trying to avoid – but he’s the man she fell for… hard. Zach Kincaid was definitely not what Ashley Drayton was looking for – one more risk-taking, bad boy to add to the long list of men who had broken her heart – the last one leaving her nearly penniless and homeless. Aiming for a fresh start, Ashely moved halfway across the country to Texas. From here on out, players need not apply for the key to her heart. So how in the world had this cocky, confident cowboy charmed his way into her affections? Ashley Drayton seemed like the kind of woman w ...
Shine Tonight: A Badlands Story Featured
Simon and Vic finally get a night on the town for dinner and a performance at Impressions, a celebrity tribute show. Can Simon stop the mayhem when a haunting threatens to bring down the house in the worst possible way?
His Queen Featured
L’AMOUR DE MA VIE The streets are no longer safe in the city. Le Manchot has turned them into a criminal playground. He took her from me once and was lucky enough to escape alive. Now there’s a bounty on his head. Dead or alive, bringing him to me is the only instruction that matters… No loose ends. Until then I must keep Quinn caged, locked away and hidden like the precious little jewel she is. Too bad she’s having nothing of it. This woman will be my undoing. Refusing to play the part of a damsel in distress, she plots to take matters into her own hands. The only remaining move to ...
Secrets and Ciphers Featured
Lovers from Cape May, New Jersey, take a Halloween holiday at a castle in England in Secrets and Ciphers. As their love and trust deepens, they also stumble across and solve a 700 year old mystery! Enjoy this M/M Romance with Morgan Brice’s Erik and Ben from Treasure Trail. (Reads as a standalone)
Book 1: Grocery Girl Featured
She inhales life with every breath. He’s suffered a world of pain. Can they rise above tragedy to find their happily ever after? Maree Davenport refuses to let a tearful past rule her future. After losing her parents at the age of five, the big-hearted fabric designer is determined to embrace her feelings and find happiness no matter what. So when she literally runs over a handsome new firefighter in the produce section, the hopeless romantic is certain she’s just collided with destiny. Everyone Rhys Larsen ever loved has died. And though he may have hit it off with the pretty girl at the stor ...
Savage Warrior Featured
In the aftermath of a devastating accident that claimed the life of his friend, Stefan Romansque - Rome - finds himself consumed by survivor's guilt, clutching onto it like a suffocating cloak. His sole intention is to tend to his wounds in seclusion, but his plans are abruptly shattered when he discovers an intruder lurking within his private Highland sanctuary. Arina Kovalyova, a woman desperately fleeing for her life, seeks refuge only to stumble upon a captor more terrifying than those she had escaped. Will Rome become her unexpected ally, or does he pose an even graver threat? This hard ...
The desire for my inheritance has driven my family to take extreme measures. When my mother found out that I inherited everything, she wanted to destroy me to get it. I ran. Then, I end up in a barn in the middle of nowhere, caught by the most beautiful man I have ever seen. Flint Mayfield. He is rugged, rough, protective and kind. Instantly, I want to stay, but I cannot do this. I need to keep moving, to be one step ahead of my family no matter what. Until I know that I will win. Yet, here I am, unable to pull away from Flint, who is the first man that has ever made me feel truly safe.
Dandelion Summer Featured
Annie Chisholm led the perfect life for more than 30 years -- at least that’s how it seemed to everyone around her. But she and her husband, Michael, knew the truth about their shattered marriage. Eighteen months after her husband's death, Annie still struggles with grief and guilt, unable to put the past behind her and embrace the future. On what would have been Michael’s retirement date, Annie learns that he rented an RV and planned a solo road trip for her after he had found out he was dying. Annie is reluctant to take the trip until an encounter with a former co-worker offers Annie a ...
Book 5: Undeveloped Love Featured
She’s tried being polite. He’s digging in his heels. When complete opposites feel the tug of romance, will their holiday become a blizzard of delight? Blake Fisher won’t let anyone destroy the life she’s built. So when a silver-spoon-in-his-mouth snob refuses to listen to her proposed deal, the hardworking real estate agent sneaks her way onto his land to demand a face-to-face meeting. But while she hits it off with his rambunctious trio of brothers, she’s determined not to yield an inch to her onetime crush…even after they share a bone-melting kiss. Hudson Sharp’s roots run as deep as the tow ...
Heart of Faith Featured
In Fine Form Featured
He was in fine form until life—and love—threw him for a loop... Declan Doyle is ready for a change. He’s finally going to put his couch-surfing, job-hopping, responsibility-free days behind him. So, when his best friend’s sister offers room and board in exchange for home repairs, he jumps at the opportunity. Falling for her wasn’t part of his plan. But that’s exactly what he does... As a divorced single mom with a dilapidated house, Renee Griggs has more responsibility than she can handle. So, even though Declan has always been more charming than reliable, she needs his help. She does n ...
Felix Employed at Pierced Pretties, Felix is used to caring about the needs of others. When Prince Rainier comes looking for a Kitten, Felix is sure he won’t be chosen. Except he is. Not only does Rainier dote on him, he respects boundaries and is willing to let Felix set them too. Felix never imagined Rainier would be quite so sweet and adoring, but as they grow closer, the Prince grows thinner. Rainier He’s spent years controlling his intake. Even though some have told him he’s too thin, he knows he needs to lose weight thanks to his prudish Mum’s constant complaints: He needs le ...
What would you sacrifice to save your marriage? Your hopes... Your dreams... Your pride? Daniel and Sophia are on the brink. Family bonds begin to crack as the circumstances of life drive them closer toward the edge. Grappling to meet their own personal needs, they each pour fuel on the fire. Where can they find hope when all else seems to fail? Trusted friends challenge them to confront their deepest doubts and darkest fears. But can they overcome emotional scars they’ve hidden even from themselves? This heart-wrenching drama will take you on a roller-coaster ride of bitterness, tear ...
Loving the Wrong Guy Featured
What does a girl do after a bad breakup? Road trip! When Demi finds her controlling boyfriend has followed her to Las Vegas, she not only leaves him, but leaves the city as well—deciding to make the two-thousand-mile journey back to Toronto rather than risk running into him again. New friends Chrissa and Tad are quick to join her; Chrissa wants Demi to have fun and start living her best life again. Tad just wants Demi. But loving the wrong guy for years really messes you up. Is the road trip long enough for Demi to sort out her life—and the new feelings she has for Tad? Loving the W ...
Matt Featured
Will they embrace the love that could be theirs, or will the past steal their future? Rachel had the job of her dreams until it turned into a nightmare. She sees something she shouldn't, and now, she's desperate and running for her life. But when she gets to Serenity Bay and meets doctor charming, she's torn between skipping town again or giving love a chance. Scarred by the betrayal of the woman he loved, Matt moved to Minnesota to start over. Unfortunately, it wasn't far enough to escape his past. Now he'll have to deal with a truth he'd buried, but not all lies die a peaceful death. Then Ma ...
She is a winged warrior of the heavens. He is a doomed Elven King. Khyrial the Zyrane Stormrider, disgraced Ayraelar warrior, has one mission – to keep King Vaylar alive. Her honour and return to her home above the Boreal Tempest depend upon success, for her dead father swore an oath she must keep at all costs ‘Evil knows how to bide its time. It is slow, as the turning of our worlds, and its memory is very long indeed.’ Powerful enemies plot a deadly end the Elven King’s reign. His fated attraction to the exotic bodyguard must be expunged at once. Khyrial will give her own wings to keep Vayla ...
Ambrosia by the Sea is the first in Traci Halls Read by the Sea Second Chance Contemporary Romance Series. You can read them all in any order. We hope you enjoy Ambrosia by the Sea.
Celia Langford lost her perfect life in the ultimate betrayalnot only was her late husband a cheat, he left her with a mountain of debt and no self-confidence. She poured her grief into cooking, determined to start new and heal by the sea. She meets Dax Smith, local dive shop owner, and pure-bred South Florida native. The wrong city girl left a bad taste in his mouth, so he's stayed clear of all ma ...
She’d known the boy he was and it had never been a secret that she loved him with all her heart...then walked away...her dreams and hopes lost. Years later her life depends on the man he’s become. There was only time to grab her purse and the small keepsake box she couldn’t leave behind. She had no choice but to trust a family friend with his own share of secrets to keep them safe from a mysterious and threatening danger. But was her heart safe from him...was it ever?
Seth Tanner and Evan Malone finally get some holiday down time. It’s been a wild ride, chasing a dark coven and hunting supernatural threats. As they face their Christmas together, will a spat over holiday traditions be what makes someone snap?
After apprehending the money man who caters to cartels, Hazard and the team discover a connection to the Alzate Cartel and their leader Angel. The lead takes them to Bogota, Colombia, one of the roughest cities in South America where he comes up against US Attorney Leigh Waterford, a difficult, beautiful, and determined lawyer. Hazard chaffs against her presence, believing that civilians didn't have any business being embedded with a SEAL Team. He'd previously acted as her bodyguard while NCIS handled a volatile, dangerous, and intense investigation. Now that his team were on the trail of A ...
After a traumatic event in his childhood, Dana decides he's going to change his name, move across the country, and start all over. Forgetting the past seems like a good idea until he meets someone. Suddenly he's in love, his past catches up with him, and he's forced to face the truths he struggles to hide. Will love win, or will the trauma of his past ruin any chance for happiness?
When Sophie’s Europe plans are cancelled, she pivots to a job as activity director at Christmas Tree Lodge. The same lodge where she was proposed to three years earlier. To a guy who dumped her in a text! Enter Sam who is there with his four-year-old daughter Can they get past their hurts and start anew?
Meet me under the mistletoe... In this limited edition Christmas romance collection love blooms underneath the mistletoe as secret admirers finally confess their love and secret santas make holiday wishes of the heart come true. Get into the Christmas spirit by diving into these stories where anything can happen through the magic of Christmas—and love.
He was protecting those he loved.... She wanted him to notice her and when he did, she knew she could never let him go. #Unputdownable Amanda (Mandy) Gilchrist was just baffled by her colleague. One minute he was her rock and the next he couldn't get away from her fast enough...only to land himself in jail. Her bosses now hate him and wouldn't help him cross the street let alone post bail, so it was up to her — except someone got to him first. What the heck was going on? By now he must realize he needs her help… And it’s going to cost him because this time she’s not going to turn a blind eye. ...
A vampire who's lost everything he cared about searches for solace in all the wrong places. Zacharias, a former flight trainer in Gabriel's Legion, was accused and convicted of an abominable crime, then banished to Earth. Now a vampire in the Santa Cruz nest, he struggles to find the confidence he lost, hiding his pain in all the worst ways. But a wolf is in town. A wolf unlike any Zach has met before. His smiles are unsettling, his scent soothing, his voice an achingly sweet song that touches Zach's spirit.
The alpha male speaks with few words, but always with truth. Ryder makes Za ...
Sasha Blazevic wants to be a pediatric oncological nurse, but her mother’s insistence they move back to Youngstown, Ohio, slows down nursing school. Yes, she can still complete her goal and be closer to their only living relative, but it also means repeating classes and delaying her degree. On the bright side, maybe she’ll run into the handsome pediatrician she dated last year… Mark Bartos’s career as a staff physician stagnates. He wants to move on to private practice, but when his sister’s husband walks out on her, he moves in with her and their four children to help them through the cris ...
From Book 1: Someone is stalking women and murdering them in Key West.
Psychics Levi Wolfe and Trudy Tucker join forces to help identify the murderer and stop him. Levi can channel the deceased victims and Trudy can tap into the mind of the killer. As a psychic detective team, theyre formidable. As lovers, they discover that theyre insatiable.
As they grow closer, Trudy wonders if Levi will ever completely trust her and let her know his heart. Levi struggles with his new, tender feelings toward Trudy and worries that she might be in over her head with him ...
Orin believes he isn't worthy of love and spends his life trying to be what he perceives as the perfect and most desirable human.
Orin decides he needs to accept himself as is before someone else can. All seems well until one momnet of loneliness has him on a dating app and quickly into a flirty banter, undoing months of hard work.
Will his fear of being alone encourage him to move too fast and change? Can he find himself in a relationship instead of losing more of himself to one?
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She’s building a future. He’s chasing the truth. Can two wounded hearts open a window to trust? General contractor Jess Winters had to work twice as hard to make it to the top of her male-dominated field. So her sterling reputation can’t handle any mistakes in front of the guys—which means absolutely no dating co-workers. But the strong, silent type she’s just hired makes her want to break her own rules. Devin Miller isn’t proud of where he came from. As a recovering addict and the son of a swindler, he’s out to right the wrongs and redeem his family name. But it pains him to keep his id ...
Two different women, one dangerous journey. Which one will survive? Find out in this explosive thriller mystery romance!
Maria-Alejandra Cahill, “Mac” to her friends and family, has the best life: a successful law practice, three beautiful stepdaughters, and a military spouse she couldn’t be more proud of. But not everything is as it seems . . . When a client seeks Mac’s help in leaving her abusive husband, a dangerous family secret rises to the surface. With her perfectly crafted life tearing at the seams, Mac will have to fight for her family or risk being dragged back into the pe ...
How do you save a rural mall from being abandoned and forgotten?
Step 1: Overhaul Christmas village.
Step 2: Get the business owners on board.
Step 3: Hire the best Santa the Oak Grove Mall has ever seen.
Candace Kane has one goal this holiday season. To save Christmas.
Nick Frost just needs a job, a stiff drink, and to forget how he lost his livelihood, his friends, and most of his money in less than a ...
My one-night stand pulled a Houdini on me. I found out he was my brother’s best friend. Now it’s time to track down Mr. Too Fine. And read him the riot act for the mess he left me in. But I ended up swallowing my pride and became his assistant. And shocked to learn he’s a billionaire with a past. Then tension arises as a terrible ex resurfaces. But my smoking hot CEO declared a fake engagement to keep the past away. As I play fiancée with Mr. Temptation, our growing attraction is undeniable. And his smoldering kisses ignite an untamable fire between us. Our desires rage out of control ...
With God, all things are possible. Even love... Four-faith filled contemporary romances set in Scotland, where three brothers and their sister find their lifetime loves! Opposites attract, friends to love, enemies to love, workplace romance, mistaken identity, overcoming challenges, renewing faith - with help from God and their family, all discover their happy-ever-after in almost 1000 pages of heartwarming and uplifting reading. Book 1: A Model Bride Her trip to Europe wasn't supposed to include falling in love with a wounded war photographer! Book 2: More than Friends They've been friends al ...
A ghost and a psychic medium explore a love that is stronger than death.
After an unexpected hookup, I end up dating Grayson Knight—my former mortal enemy. We still argue constantly, and I’m sure we’ll break up at some point, but after a family dinner goes well with Dad—the city’s Police Sergeant—I have hope. Then I start noticing things. Like how Grayson gets called away at odd times, or how skilled he is with gymnastics. Then there was the fight at school—the one where he dominated his opponent. None of it seems important until we’re attacked by a monstrous creature—and Grayson springs into action. It’s almost like he knows what to do…like he’s done it before. ...
Hunters are elite alien warriors bound by a strict code of honor. When a unit of them crashes on Earth, they discover that their ancient legends of mating are true. Forbidden to mate on their home planet, they are now free to find the one woman that is fated to become their pair bond. If you like space travel, gorgeous aliens, and romance, then you’ll love the aHunter4Hire series. For a limited time all books in the series will be on sale.
When a coven of dark warlocks killed Seth Tanner’s brother, Seth became a man driven by vengeance, sworn to stop the cycle of ritual killings, willing to die for the cause. He never expected to fall head over heels in love with the witches’ next intended victim. Evan Malone didn't believe the supernatural was real until Seth swept in with his magic and motorcycle to save him from being the next sacrifice. Now they’ve gone on the road together, hunting the rest of the coven while they figure out how to keep the white-hot, once-in-a-lifetime bond between them. Days are filled tracking their para ...
U.S. Navy SEAL Elias “Joker” Jackman had always chafed at his father’s yoke. He’s being groomed for an upper level military position, a career that was laid out for him before he was even born. After deploying to Niger, he has to endure a visit by his dad in an official capacity which includes all the pomp and circumstance. He reluctantly attends, but being under his father’s thumb provokes a reckoning he might not be able to stem. But when Joker gets a load of his father’s personal assistant, strait-laced and very beautiful Lt. Philippa Thompson, there’s more than havoc on his mind—there’s se ...
A humorous romantic women's fiction novelette... When Marley Peters, a non-profit owner who helps the underprivileged, thinks her husband is cheating on her with her best friend during the holiday season, she prepares for a life without her other half and a business without her partner and friend. But her ugly relationship past makes moving on an emotional nightmare. Enter self-doubt, violent fantasies, and chocolate cake. The audio version, narrated by the author, is now available! Look for the audio link in your welcome email from Melissa. "Excellent read! The story gave me all the feels and ...
“There’s no time. Remember your imaginary lover....” Cory Caldwell woke up by the side of the road with no memory of how he got there. He pieces together who he is but has no idea what happened to him. Dark visions haunt him—flashes of blood, magic, and a brutal fight. Scorching dreams of a faceless lover offer no clues. His gut warns that something urgent is eluding him, and that time is running out. Worse is the sense of bone-deep grief, as if Cory is missing part of his soul. Desperate for answers, he hops a bus for Fox Hollow, a town famous for psychics, mediums, and those with super ...
Hot In The City is a collection of short romantic comedy stories and novellas from award-winning author, Cassandra O'Leary. Perfect for reading on your lunch break, on the go or anytime really! Never before published in one book, this collection includes: - Chocolate Truffle Kiss: A Romantic Comedy Novelette - An older woman meets a younger man in a story full of pining. A lonely writer, a hot rockstar barista, a cafe setting with stolen moments, poetry and chocolate. . . - Tree Love: A Romantic Short Story - A short story with a sweet second chance romance, an urban lumberjack and emails to t ...
When a desperate woman takes a perilous gamble to save her family from a brutal murderer, they go through an illegal portal to the Forbidden Colony of St. Antoni. But it proves a dangerous haven. whose citizens created a society as different from the Post-Apocalyptic Earth they fled as Mars is from Venus. With almost no resources, Jade takes a job as an illustrator for a book company owned by the elderly Hortense Jones. Here, she meets Hortense's nephew Levi Jones, a former Enforcer with a dangerous reputation as a gunman. As Jade is drawn into the deadly feud between the Jones and the Smi ...
He was cunning, stealthy and the most sought after and revered bounty hunter across the plains. Calculating, swift and deadly; Nathan Malone ALWAYS collected his bounty and earned himself the nickname “The Silent Shadow”. Then he met her…gorgeous, graceful, fierce, and wild. She was so intriguing to him. Not to mention that she was the only other person, man or women, that he had ever met whose skills matched his own! He had a job to do in order to collect his bounty money…but what about her? He had his plans, his life lived out in solitude, but a few days together changed everything…for both! ...
Take a road trip with three resourceful young women as they navigate love, danger, and unexpected adventures. Stationed in the remote north-western outback, human resources officer Maggie is in love ... just not with her husband. In Central Queensland, pro trick rider and now cattle farmer Abbey is dealing with a suspicious death and a mysterious squatter she can’t seem to shake. And in the picturesque south of Western Australia, a new man enters lonely farmer Libby's life, but will he stick around when disasters strike? This box set of three romantic novels will take you through remote ...
Noelia Russo's plate is full: she works at Wedding Bliss by day, writes romance by night, and now she's agreed to volunteer at the hospital too. However, this favor for a friend pays off when Noelia bumps into Dr. Nate Westbury, a widower who could warm her lonely heart. But Nate can't think about a relationship while his daughter, Lydia, remains in an unexplained coma after a car accident. He blames the girl's fiancé, a young mechanic whom Noelia believes is innocent in the tragedy. She's determined to help the young couple find their happily ever. Then strange events begin to occur, and it's ...
A ghost, a missing book, and a confused fox shifter librarian add up to a fluffy Halloween short story.
Mitch and Karl are meant for each other—they just don’t know it yet. They’re both gay, middle-aged, single, and open to meeting that special someone. Problem is, they never get out of the house! With Karl working from home, and Mitch’s non-existent social life, it seems unlikely the two will ever meet. However, when Mitch decides on a whim to visit a new dog park, Karl’s greyhound takes a shine to him, and the game is on. In a sneaky bid to spend more time together, Karl hires Mitch to do some landscaping work on his front yard. Soon, something special begins to grow along with the flowers. Gr ...
As arable farmland grows scarce, the United States opens up former sections of Indian Territory for homesteading. Those who want to claim land must make a run for it. Rose Calloway feels guilty about living off her sister’s, meager schoolmarm’s wages. She responded to a matrimonial advertisement and sees a promising future with Joshua Kent. Joshua Kent, landless and working as a farrier, sees promise in the land run planned for the Cherokee Outlet in Oklahoma Territory. He knows, once he claims his land, he will need a wife and soon decides he wishes to marry Rose. However, once he realizes th ...
Lady Juliet Kingston did not expect to find love in the Scottish Highlands. Sent by the king to marry a laird’s son, she had no expectations until she met the strong and stubborn Ross MacLaren. He won her heart, erasing her feelings for the man she left behind. Happiness is short-lived as the threat of war becomes real, and she is reclaimed by her former love.
Karina had gotten out of the military after her tour was up. Her parents wished for her to come home. She did. What she found did not satisfy. It was cold and dreary and Karina felt something was missing. she did not know what. With a friend, she made plans to g to San Pedro Island to escape the cold and give herself time to think about the future. At the last minute, her friend bailed. Karina went on her own much to her mother's chagrin. What she had not expected was to feel so helpless and at a loss when she was alone. What she did find was four men vying for her attention. Michael was charm ...
Scarlett is just trying to survive with her nephew in tow, hoping one day someone will want to marry her. Everything changes when she meets a former musician at the music camp she finds work at.
What happens when the one you want the most is someone you’ve never met? He’s a hunted hacker and former international criminal. She’s a bookshop owner and heiress to one of Napa Valley's greatest wineries. But their identities never mattered. In the online game they've been playing since they were kids, they’ve always been comrades, warriors, and friends. Their friendship was a haven from real life. A place where they were safe… until the day he walked into her store. It's no longer fun and games between Vivianne Rossi and Erik Lai. Enemies are circling and dark secrets are looming. The real ...
Dario suffers from anxiety and depression mixed with a toxic desire to please his parents. Although an overachiever in all things, he can't get the approval he craves; Never believing he could be good enough for them. His friends try to help him realise he's okay as is, but nothing they do works. Eventually, something beyond his control forces Dario to the conclusion that all he'd worked for no longer mattered. Will the damage of Dario's past stom him from full acceptance or will he push through to find the man he buried.
Sexy East Coast playboy, Nolan Banks, is disturbing my perfectly buttoned-up life. He sleeps with celebrities, jets around the globe and thumbs his nose at the tabloids.
And every time he gets drunk and photographed with some random harlot claiming she's pregnant with his love child, I get the call.
Clean it up, Charlie.
Nolan's mess.
You see, I'm Charlene de Monaco, Nolan's corporate attorney.
Then he went and did it. Something so outrageous his daddy can't buy him out of it. I can't even lawyer him out of it ...
Mistake #1 – A one-night stand with the new client. Mistake #2 – Agreeing to be her live-in bodyguard. Mistake #3 – Thinking her stalker fears were exaggerated. I couldn’t have disliked her more, but she was a client, and a paying one at that. As the new security firm in town, turning down paid jobs wasn't an option. When Stacy asks for our help after a break-in, I'm caught between duty and disdain. But when we’re trapped together during a storm, that hate sparks into unexpected desire. The next morning. I'm torn when she rejects our passionate encounter as a mistake. Just when I think ...
Madden just moved to a new town, and he's hoping he'll find his special someone. He meets Elias, and they hit it off perfectly. Great chemistry, shared interests, even a passion for the same TV show. But Madden has a secret--he's a squirrel shifter. Elias has a squirrel phobia. Is Madden nuts to think he and Elias can find a way to be together?
Author Jamie Beck returns with an engrossing series about family, friendship, and starting over. In this first Cabot novel, a legacy of secrets tests old friends seeking a second chance at life and love. On the second anniversary of her husband’s suicide, Colby Cabot-Baxter is ready to let go of her grief and the mistakes made during her turbulent marriage. Her fresh start comes in the form of A CertainTea, the restaurant she’s set to open along Lake Sandy, Oregon, with help from her family. But when her executive chef quits just weeks before the grand opening, Colby is pressured to hire old f ...
“Valentine shmalentine – count me out!” Valerie Robinson isn’t a fan of Valentine’s Day or matchmaking services, so when her friend bullies her into attending a Seasoned Singles mixer, she figures it’s highly unlikely that she’ll find Mr. Right. But she’s not expecting to be matched up with Mr. Wrong. Simon Constantine is the bane of her existence. It was hate at first sight when he walked into her office five years ago. He’s too young. Too cocky. Too good-looking. Little does she know that Simon has been in love with her for all these years, and now he’s ready to finally make his move. ...
As Blowing Rock, NC’s JOY Radio talk show host, Everly has discovered fulfillment, but she hasn’t found love, at least not for her—not even from her mother.
Everly Johnson is every man’s dream of the perfect date, even though her audience has never met her. As host for the EnJOYing God’s Best program on JOY Radio in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, she receives countless gifts of flowers and candy from her listeners, some callers being more ardent than others. Everly has no interest in such offerings and promptly bestows the bounty on her mother’s assisted living facility. Everly wants ...
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HE IS NOW DISABLED . . . AND SHE ALWAYS HAS BEEN. Kerry Kowalkski survived a marriage of domestic violence but still struggles with lingering fears and a learning disability. Now a widowed mother raising a son with autism, she deserves to have a temporary fling with her hot, new tenant. Noah Elliott survived a plane crash, but his knee is shot and so is his Navy career. Until he figures out his next step, his friend-with-benefits landlady and her son’s therapy dog will lift his spirits and pass the time. Despite their damaged parts, maybe with love and a little pit bull’s help, they can feel w ...
Finding love is hard when you're a SEAL all the women want you because of your job, but no woman wants to really get to know who you are. So, what's a man to do but turn to a dating site, right? What's Dutch going to do when he finds he's met the woman on the dating site before? Dutch has resorted to finding women on dating sites, but when he runs across a familiar face on a site he sends her a message. Thankfully, she takes him up on his offer. Having jobs that require more attention than most the two have kept their relationship a secret from others. Bri has found a good man in Dutch ...
Cinderblocked - We all know the story of Cinderella, but what if the shoe was on another foot... literally? Emelia DeMontford is one of many eligible maidens invited to the royal ball, but she has no interest in marrying the prince. Unfortunately, a twist of fate puts her right in the middle of a fairytale she has no place in. It's going to take some quick thinking, and help from a couple of unlikely sources, if Emelia wants to get things back on track, and have everyone living happily ever after in the end! The Beauty in the Beast - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but what if you fa ...
Black Eagle A woman on the run…a warrior’s vow…an assassin on their trail. THE WARRIORS OF THE IROQUOIS, BOOK 1 With the English and the French at each other’s throats, struggling for control of the North American continent, the battle lines have been drawn. But Marisa Jameson is witness to treachery closer to home. After she overhears her uncle’s plot to destroy a Dutch town for his own gain, she threatens to expose him – and is forced to run for her life. When the mesmerizing beauty says she needs a guide to visit a friend, Mohawk warrior Black Eagle agrees to be her guide, since her plans c ...
Kennedy Myers was the queen of Spring Hills High School: beauty pageant champ, head cheerleader, and the most popular girl in school. She only made one mistake - she said yes to the wrong boy. Elijah Stevenson was the resident nerd at Spring Hills High. Convention said he should have never been friends with someone like Kennedy Myers. He hid in the shadows and avoided the spotlight, which was where she thrived. Not wanting to risk their friendship, Elijah watched as she ran off with the boy he knew wouldn't love her the way he did. Ten years later, a transformed Elijah returns for the ...
Riley had accepted Whit's proposal to get married in Monterey. She imagined the perfect dress and set about to have it made. Whit was in charge of the wedding. In her mind, Riley had A Perfect Wedding put together in a short amount of time. Could the wedding live up to her expectations?
Boss-hole or not, he’s an attractive single dad and it’s been a long time since I was with anybody. It’s a dangerous thought and one I should stay away from. Every time he looks at me, my heart skips a beat. The gruffness in his voice sends a shiver down my spine as he caresses my body. Jonah is everything I’ve ever wanted yet seems I can’t have him. We cannot move forward together while my past still haunts me. In an ideal world, I would be more than happy to build my life here with him and his daughter. Heck, it’s the dream. Unfortunately, dreams don’t come true. Sometimes we don’t always ge ...
Today was a special day, a day she would never forget. The first time she had met a man. And she had taken him as her prisoner...
Deep in the undiscovered forests of Urquaid, the Tinka women live in secret, haunted by their traumatic past. Maimed and mutilated by their own men, they massacred every one of them. The youngest Tinka, Nuala, has heard stories of man’s barbarity all her life, and fears and despises them all.
When a muscular warrior bursts into the forest, Nuala takes him captive and vows to do anything to keep her people safe. Horrified by her attraction to her b ...
High School quarterback. Troublemaker. Player. The definition of the type of guy I can’t stand. Also, the guy I’ve agreed to tutor for the next three months. Sebastian Murdoch spends his free time at either football practice, after-school detention, or hooking up with random girls at wild beach parties. I spend my free time digging in tidepools, reading, or studying moon jellyfish. He’s the school hero. I’m the school pariah. Only I’ve suddenly been presented with an opportunity to leave Sandy Haven and finish my final months of high school at an exclusive boarding school miles away from the p ...