Romance Contemporary
After an accident in the line of duty, firefighter Roberto DeRosa’s life is turned upside down. His career fighting fires is over, and he’s left with an uncertain future and an injury that makes communicating difficult for him. The only time words flow easily is when they’re lyrics and he has a guitar in his hands. Talking to women is definitely out, especially if they have bright blue eyes that seem to see right into his soul.
Dani Hodge is on the brink of realizing her dream of opening a small combination wine and book store in San Diego’s funky Ocean Beach ...
Craving a good love story? Fall in love in Sacramento! A short series of love notes to the city of Sacramento, SACRAMENTO LOVE features 26 fictional meet-cute romances—each sparked somewhere within California's state capital. Follow along as our cast of local characters meet one another in diners, dive bars, coffee shops, restaurants, parks, and at some of Sacramento's most beloved landmarks from the American River Parkway to the mysterious Ziggurat. A fictional companion to author Laura Roberts' forthcoming travel guidebook, Sacramento From A to Z, each of the SACRAMENTO LOVE stories embrace ...
Owner of La Bella Vita, a five-star day spa nestled in the affluent suburbs of Nashville, Tennessee, Beth Sergeant knows her elite clientele firsthand. She attended their private schools. She was even engaged, although briefly, to one of their most recognized bachelors. But she never fit in to their social-elite world. After losing his parents to a car accident at a young age, Nick Chester was raised by his grandfather, the wealthiest man in Nashville. When he chooses to socialize, he has a never-ending list of exclusive events and beautiful women vying for his attention. Yet he never lets him ...
Where Bantry Bay in Ireland meets the wild Atlantic, three lost souls stumble together united by their inability to forgive themselves. A heart-pounding and magical tapestry of romance, history, legend, and complex themes of inequality that resonated as deeply centuries ago as they do today. Perfect for fans of Susanna Kearsley, Nora Roberts, Mary Stewart, Maeve Binchy, and Susan Wiggs.
After a disastrous relationship with her boss, Meg Cameron leaves her job with two bad options. Stay silent? Or speak up and ruin her career? A trip to an archeological dig gives her time t ...
Last year Liz got divorce papers for Christmas. This year, she’ll get the gift of love… When an unexpected divorce leaves her with nothing but an empty house, Liz Delaney decides to finally pursue her lifelong dream of opening a café in her small town. By day she’ll serve fancy coffee drinks and by night there will be themed cocktails, music, and art. The only thing standing in her way? A grinchy bureaucrat named Nathan Holly. Despite his festive last name, Nathan hates Christmas. He also hates businesses that serve liquor. He grew up in a town that was devastated by unemployment, alcoholism, ...
A street-hardened cop, a vulnerable woman. Dare she unwrap the Xmas gift of love from a dangerous Santa? Another book in the steamy 'Seduction Series' from Emma Calin. A stand alone story of passion, action and adventure with London cop Paula Middleton. Her job takes her to extremes on the streets of the city, but she can handle it. Mike Muswell has a reputation as a hard man, a local boy-made good. Never overstepping the mark, always bending the rules, he’s charming but ruthless. When fate throws them together, she finds herself drawn into a vortex of inappropriate love and professional dange ...
Only his return can determine her future. Wounded Jake Cavanaugh can't seem to escape his regrets. He’s still haunted by that fateful night when everything and everyone he held close was ripped from him, leaving him alone and fleeing. For four long years he stays away, all the time doubting he made the right choice. Finally returning home, Jake faces Emily Hamilton, the woman he left behind. Immediately, he's confronted with the danger she faces and the impact of their night together. As the web of corruption unravels, Jake and Emily’s passion reignites. But danger lurks closer than they think ...
With the shadowy organization still eluding capture, GQ and the team head to London where the next attacks are expected to occur. The SEALs, CIA and MI6 team up to discover the targets. GQ is still working at handling his mom’s death and the information that he has to the possible whereabouts of his father whom he thought was dead. He’s not sure he wants to confirm his mother’s bitter rantings impugning his dad’s character. With his own personal stuff clogging up his head, he’s disconcerted to find himself attracted to the reserved, quirky Dr. Celeste Potter, the cryptologist the NSA has sent ...
He exudes cavalier charm, stunning looks, and embodies the epitome of masculinity. Yet, he’s my new boss and the older brother of my ex-flame. Escaping a toxic relationship, and leaving my home behind, I head to Hawaii to pursue my career. Or so I thought. Finding a job is my number one priority. Getting one with a boss that is overbearing and wickedly irresistible is the last thing on that list. I catch his eyes undressing me more than once and it lights a fire deep within my soul. One touch of scorching desire is more than we can bear. But I’ve kept it a secret that his brot ...
Maybe it was because I’d always been a good girl, sheltered my whole life. Or maybe it was because I didn’t know damaged goods when I saw them. But when I met Ethan Richards, I fell hard. I didn’t think about the future or consequences or what was inside his head. I only knew I wanted him. When I become an integral part of his band just as they’re starting out, I experience firsthand the horrors and temptations becoming a rock star can bring, and Ethan breaks my heart again and again. The worst part is I know he’s not hurting me on purpose. But he can be saved. I know it. I s ...
I have a terrible crush on my next door neighbor. When too many guests at my house leaves me short a bed, he offers to let me crash at his place. I didn’t expect him to walk in on me… *ahem,* taking care of myself. And I certainly didn’t expect him to join in. A short and sweet standalone with a happy ending and lots of spice.
“You are the best thing I never knew I needed.” My brilliant idea to capture my newborn’s first Christmas with a photo shoot at a local tree farm isn’t quite as picture-perfect as the idyllic setting. The baby is fussy, my soon-to-be ex-husband leaves me to fend for myself, and the photographer’s hot assistant is the owner of the farm. Harried and frazzled, I toss the baby into his arms. Not my finest move, but I’ve earned my title of “hot mess mom.” Turns out, West Murrtham isn’t into kids. Not even a little, and my little stunt propels me into even crazier territory. I never expect to se ...
She’s an aspiring artist. He’s a lawyer on the rise. Will they risk their dreams for a chance at love? Wren Busch is determined to stand on her own two feet. After sidelining her painting dreams in support of her selfish ex’s law ambitions, she’s ready to turn over a new leaf as small-town Haven’s resident florist. So when a handsome lawyer struts into her shop, she’s not about to let another smooth-talking suitor throw her creative passions off course… Miller Lynch would do anything to make partner. Even if he has to marry into the local family law firm. But his plans for courtroom domination ...
Confront the past. Heal the present. Olivia is torn when her brother-in-law, Lukas, shows up in town with an unexplained child in tow. Her husband, Jake, wants nothing to do with Lukas. The bad blood between them started in adolescence, and Lukas hasn’t stopped causing trouble since. It doesn’t help that Olivia dated Lukas in high school. Olivia knows Lukas needs help, and without it, his child will suffer. As a mother, she can’t just watch from the sidelines, can she? Jake’s too blinded by the past, and his family is part of the problem. Can she help heal old wounds, or will they fester an ...
INTRIGUE, ROMANCE AND THE LOVE OF GOD – AUTHOR OF THE SISTERS OF ROSEFIELD, EMMA EASTER, INTRODUCES A NEW SET OF FLAWED AND LOVEABLE CHARACTERS IN THE DESTINY SERIES. Twenty-five-year-old Rachel, nearing the end of her pregnancy, makes an urgent dash to flee her polygamist husband Mike Caldwell and his embittered first spouse Olivia. Pregnant with her first child, a product of her troubled forced spiritual union with Mike, Rachel knows if she doesn’t escape her unholy relationship both her and her child will never be free. She has been unable to accept this way of life and feels it is not righ ...
Data analyst Cassie Howard may be brilliant (and, okay, a little awkward), but she’s worked hard to get where she is. She definitely doesn’t need some sexy new analyst coming in and taking credit for her work. Or the inappropriate thoughts that keep popping out of her mouth she’d rather he not hear.
For undercover FBI agent Drew Kerrigan, computers have always made more sense than people, but he’d better develop some slick social skills in a hurry if he’s going to win over the too-tantalizing-for-his-sanity Cassie. Hacking their systems was easy. Now he ...
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Enjoy this steamy, small-town mystery romance series with a sense of hope, and let the power of love sweep you away.
How many times will you risk your heart for love?
When tragedy tore Jessie’s life apart, Cameron saved her and captured her heart. Just when they thought they had it all, impossible demands sent her running from everything … and everyone she loved.
It’s taken years, but Cameron’s broken heart has finally been put back together. An unexpected meeting with someone new gives him a chance to move on. Then, one night, he looks up, and Jess ...
When Tiffany Cahill opens the door to the police, memories flood her mind of the previous year and a relationship gone bad. Frightened, she calls her friend, Steve, for help, but instead a stranger answers the phone. Little does Tiffany know how much this New Zealander is going to impact her life, especially after she is assaulted only a few hours later.
Mat Apanui, the owner of a helicopter tour company in New Zealand, can’t ignore the worry in Tiffany’s voice when he answers Steve’s phone. Before he knows it, he is spending most of his business trip to Melbourne with her. Desperat ...
Is he still the boy I fell in love with, or are the rumors true? After all, everyone knows rock stars don't date nice girls. Rock stars *use* nice girls.
A little birdy told me...
Beautiful women fly in and out of Matthew Birdsong’s apartment, but no one has a permanent roost there. Matt caged his heart after a bitter divorce. Zaney Miller, his neighbor, believes she can set Matt’s heart free to love again. But can she do it without falling in love with him and breaking her own heart in the process?
Kasey Phillips thinks her biggest problem is deciding whether to photograph Cody Tuggle’s honky-tonkin’ tour, until an accident on Route 58 claims the life of her husband. In a desperate race against time as a hurricane threatens the eastern seaboard, they search for her three-year-old son who is missing from the wreckage. A community and friends rally to help, but someone knows more than they are telling. Don't miss Pecan Pie and Deadly Lies, Cody Tuggle's story and the next in this series!
What do you get when a brainy, blonde bookseller who is a magnet for trouble meets a not too tall, deliciously dark, and definitely not handsome new man in town who has his own secret agenda? The Adventures of Anabel Axelrod ongoing series! Welcome to Anabel’s world as she banters, spars, and drags her high heels down the sometimes hilarious, sometimes treacherous, but always tantalizingly crooked path towards true love with the seductively mysterious Luke Drake. From the first sparks of explosive attraction to the dreaded exclusive relationship, happily-ever-after has never been so elus ...
Introducing Cait London’s Fresh Start Series: Kenna, Olivia and Crystal, very different women with separate life-survival needs travel in RVs from New York to Fresh Start, Washington State. JUST YOU: Hugh Donovan wants to know why: Kenna suddenly cut him off and divorced him after a 3-year marriage. With her new friends, she ran to Washington State's mountains, and he had to have answers. One challenge to their perfect lives, and Kenna changed her name and ran… Determined to survive, tormented Kenna Peck needs a new life. She couldn’t trust her ex-husband now, though a part of her aches for hi ...
Penelope Auberge is at her breaking point. With an overbearing mother, a married boyfriend, and a boss who gives Pen’s high-profile finance clients to male colleagues, it feels like nothing she’s accomplished in her thirty-three years belongs to her. Determined to build a life entirely her own, Pen moves from Minnesota to Tennessee to open a solo financial business. There, she meets siblings Deanna and Grant, who attempt to coax Pen out of her socially anxious shell. Hesitant to open up so she doesn’t get hurt (again), Pen is slow to develop a friendship with Deanna, and she’s determined t ...
Discover destiny's path to true love. When Nancy is betrayed in love, she gives up on romance, convinced she is not destined to find her soulmate. Then Nancy stumbles across Diana, a mysterious clairvoyant with an important message. But can Diana really see the future? Zack, on the other hand, is careful to mind his heart, given his family’s tradition of arranging marriages. Whilst keeping to himself has done him well so far, fate has other plans in store for him. On the night that he and Nancy meet, two worlds collide and are changed forever. Can two very different individuals find place in t ...
Raina spent her youth as the problem-solver and peacekeeper of her volatile dysfunctional household, then later continued in a similar role as a family law attorney often working sixteen-hour days. But as she watches her family and her clients move on with their lives, she is shocked to discover she forgot to get a life of her own.
After a tragedy that left him orphaned and alone, Roman finally got a second chance and he made the most of it. Although he is now a plastic surgeon, an expert in repairing external scars, the scars from his own internal wounds still haunt him—and so does ...
Happily ever after is not in her plans... Always a bridesmaid… And that’s exactly how professional bridesmaid Lauren Bennett wants it. All she'll allow herself to indulge in is a quick occasional fling or a one night stand. She won’t risk falling for someone and ending up trapped in a loveless marriage like her parents. She knows all too well that love and marriage equal misery and she never wants to live like that. Never the groom… But photographer Kyle Rawlings would like to be! At 30 years old, he’s done playing the field and wants to settle down with the rig ...
Did someone say dance like no one is watching? Guess that’s the only way Tyler CAN dance now. Slip into the pages of the fun and feisty second book in the Rocky Mountain Romances series. Tyler Carter has everything she dreams of—she’s the starring ballerina in a Cirque-du-Soleil type show, a splashy Las Vegas lifestyle, and there’s nothing tying her down. Until she injures her knee, that is. Tyler flees to her family in the little mountain town of Independence Junction, Colorado, and pretends she'll get better, until forced to realize the truth. And forced to confront her past when she smacks ...
When a personal and professional crisis leads Will Carter to a farm in the small town of Bangalay, the last thing he expects to do is help a pixie-like woman rescue an orphaned joey from the middle of the road. What has he got himself into?
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I love a good legal mess. Messes of the animal variety? No thanks. I need to get this farm—and my head—sorted out so I can get back to my real life. What I don’t need? Emotional attachments. Shame my ...
Molly Brown always faces life with a smile, even when a frightening thug is intent upon killing her. At first, Detective Sean Cushing finds Molly’s cheery disposition unnatural, especially when he discovers the seriousness of her injuries. When she asks for police protection, he instead offers her a job and home being a nanny to his five-year-old daughter, hoping her cheery disposition can pull his child from her dark hole of misery. Never did he expect he’d be proposing marriage within a day, but life has a way of going in odd directions when Molly Brown is involved.
It’s been over three years since a train accident made a widow of Katrina Lewis, sending her and her young daughter Abbey back to the suburban town of her youth…the only place that still makes sense. Lauder Lake is the perfect place to hide and heal. Recluse rocker Adrian “Digger” Graves survived the implosion of his music career, but his muse has long lain dormant. Until Kat hires him to play at her library—not on the basis of his hard rock credentials but rather, because of the obscure kids’ TV jingle he wrote years ago. In a case of mistaken identity, Adrian stumbles into the lives of Ka ...
Wildlife biologist, Isabelle Acker, meets sexy park ranger, Wyatt Powell. His Wolf sits up and takes notice of her, but when he learns why she came to the park, he becomes wary of her intentions. After all, as far as the general population knows, there are no wolves in the Black Hills. Ordered by his Alpha to keep an eye on the smoking-hot biologist, Wyatt finds it difficult to keep his hands to himself. He wants to possess her, to share everything about his life, but that might endanger the Tao Pack. But the attraction proves too great and, unable to deny his Wolf, he takes her with a passion ...
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 ...
What happens in Aspen is definitely not staying in Aspen. . . A girls’ trip to Aspen was exactly what Shay needed to forget about her toxic ex-boyfriend. She’s got her girls, pristine slopes for skiing, and hot guys everywhere. Of course, her epic self-rediscovery goes completely to hell when a wild (and deliciously hot) skier knocks Shay on her ass . . . and war is declared. Kolton doesn’t know what it is about Shay that makes him lose it. Not just his cool—although she does have an unholy gift for that—but his restraint. When anger gives way to explosive chemistry, they’re both shaken with t ...
Reba Farwell is finally getting a chance to live out her dreams. Sent to Winter, Montana to direct filming for a crucial, on-location shoot, she knows the next two weeks will make or break her career. And she could definitely use a break. As if that isn’t enough, she’s got a secret that none of her crew knows. All she’s asking for is two weeks of small town, Christmas beauty and a little bit of on-camera sizzle. Five years ago, Hoyt Bradley’s heart and future shattered in one fell swoop that landed him back in Winter. Thankfully, making lemonade—or his father’s famous lemon meringue pie— out o ...
Lillian Rouse is new in town and determined to rebuild her life after a divorce. With everything new: a place to live, and a job in a new city, she sees an exciting future within her grasp. What she doesn’t take into account, is the handsome man who calls himself Smoke to overwhelm her senses. Zack Smoker has worked hard to build his new company, and the last thing he was looking for was a woman to invade his mind. Especially one with little to no good experience in the bedroom. Only the first time he stares into her whiskey-colored eyes, he’s caught in a wave of desire that he can’t escape fr ...
Melissa Haddon can't afford the luxury of satisfying her desires... Andrew Cooper is determined to fulfill her every need between the sheets...
Sassy, sexy and successful Melissa Haddon is driving Andrew Cooper nuts, he wants her almost as much as he wants the corner office on the fifth floor of their law firm. The trouble is Melissa wants that corner office too, and she's not about to give the firms Don Juan what he wants at the cost to herself.
But when a client asks Andrew and his "wife" to stay at their Winery for the weekend, Andrew seizes the perfect opportunity to seduce Mel a ...
"An amazing story of love, strength, and surviving abuse." - Leanna Wallace
On the field and off the field, bartender Jeanine Jewell plays, collecting one-night stands like baseball cards. She doesn’t need a man, except to curl her toes and make her scream. She’s learned the hard way that love is about control and manipulation—and the last thing she can handle is letting herself be vulnerable, or having anyone discover her shameful secret.
Scoring women is easy for catcher Kirk Kennedy—they don’t call him “Catch and Release” for n ...
Hopes and wishes and holiday kisses...Sommerville holidays. Holiday Disaster: Days before Christmas, a librarian experiences plumbing issues and visits from Mr. Maintenance Man who isn’t nearly as jolly as Santa Claus. The Littlest Angel: Two people. One ornament for the tree. Can a twosome find common ground and discover the true meaning of Christmas? Holiday Handbag Extravaganza: Christmas Countdown is on! A hunk-a-licious customer pesters a boutique owner to locate a vintage handbag for his mother. Too bad the wedge between them is his sister, the meanest girl in town.
Will she fall in love or will she be…Forever a Bridesmaid? From romance author Courtney Hunt comes the Always a Bridesmaid series, a fun, contemporary romance series about professional bridesmaids who end up finding their own happily ever afters… Erin Delaney’s struggling professional bridesmaid’s business needs an infusion of cash—quick—so she can support herself and her younger brother. When she gets a last-minute contract for a week of wedding festivities in Savannah, she jumps at the chance to create the perfect wedding. But she didn’t count on t ...
The hot nerdy science teacher taught me a thing about chemistry. A steamy one-night with my sexy co-teacher wasn't how I planned to start my new job. Super awkward, especially since we were at each other's throats minutes before. We went our sated, separate ways. That’s perfect for me because I've sworn off relationships. And yet… He’s this quirky, brainy type, which is my kryptonite. How he keeps his distance is infuriating. The worst—or best—is when I see him with his adorable son. I’m smitten. Just as I start to believe we may have a future, His complicated past becomes ...
The International Soulmate Series: The Paris Soulmate: A woman with autoimmune disorders & a "no dating policy." A mysterious, cocky British stranger. A dream trip to Paris. What could go wrong? The Irish Fall: Eyre goes to find her heart in Ireland, what she doesn’t realize is she will be leaving it there. The Aloha Butterfly Kiss: It’s love at first sniff for their service dogs, but certainly not for them.
His heart is hers. Eight years earlier, Matt Hamilton gave away his heart only to have that love snatched away. When called in to protect Caitlyn Robinson, the damaged woman from his past, he’s prepared to risk everything to make sure she’s kept safe. By the time his team is in place, Matt discovers Caitlyn hasn’t truly recovered from the event that previously destroyed them. He’s determined to be the one to save not only her life, but her heart. Possibility drives him forward, but first, he must catch the bastard chasing her.
Caroline Carlisle loved Simon from the moment she first laid eyes on him when she was nine years old. Unfortunately, he married her older sister, and thus set a southern family on a collision course with its past. After the death of her sister that makes Simon a widow, the two finally marry and attempt to make a family with Simon’s daughter Jodi. Jodi has other ideas, and they don’t include welcoming a new step-mother who also happens to be her aunt. As Caroline starts to report on the oil spill threatening the sea turtles on Florida’s Panhandle beaches, she begins to uncover the secret of ...
A legendary treasure hunt in the dramatic – and deadly – New Mexico desert.... Reviewers give it a 4.6 star average: “The story has it all – action, romance, danger, intrigue, lost treasure, not to mention a sizzling relationship....” The lost Victorio Peak treasure is the stuff of legends—a heretic Spanish priest’s gold mine, made richer by the spoils of bandits and an Apache raider. When Erin, a quiet history professor, uncovers a clue that may pinpoint the lost treasure cave, she prepares for adventure. But when a hit and run driver nearly kills her ...
Heat up your holiday with nine Unforgettable Christmas stories of love and giving, hope and desire. Created by the same bestselling, award-winning authors who brought you the popular Unforgettable Romances and Unforgettable Heroes, this festive, bargain, boxed set will brighten your joy for the season. Grab your favorite Kindle e-reader and cozy up with these amazing romantic tales, guaranteed to be...UNFORGETTABLE.
Dakota Taylor is a freelance photographer in Los Angeles who has just found out that her estranged father has bequeathed his house to her. After breaking up with her longtime boyfriend, she decides to head to Alabama to see the house and decide what she wants to do with it. Arriving in Liberty, she is shocked to find out that her father was the town drunk and the house she inherited is a ramshackled heap of half-finished projects. Dakota hires Luke Wyatt, the only renovator in town and also her only neighbor. They are instantly attracted and both Luke and Dakota try to ignore it. Luke is still ...
Pianist Penelope Dixon is stepping out of her father's shadow to embark on a solo career with the Seattle Symphony. An unexpected reunion with her first love rocks her world. Despite the heat still burning between them, she's determined to spare her heart any further agony and concentrate on herself for once. Sebastian Mauer, once famed performer now reclusive composer, foolishly pushed aside his feelings for Penelope. Thinking it for the best at the time, he never imagined how the years would slip by, along with the chance to have Penelope in his life. When Sebastian is called in to collabora ...
"Circle in the sand practically screams quality from the first page...It is sensational...If you're looking for beauty, then this is it." ~Mia's Point of View From Bestselling Author, Lia Fairchild Four Friends. Four Different Paths. One Unwavering Friendship. Two decades of love, laughter, promises, and secrets hold together four friends pursuing different paths in life. Jax always lived on the edge, skating through life with no apparent ambition, yet remained the energy and emotional cement of the group. She longs to be accepted. Sage, career-driven, has always followed a carefully laid out ...
Caitlin was used to living in abandoned buildings, or derelict houses. She didn't expect much out of life. All she wanted was a better life for her brother, and eight letters. Sam was a successful architect on his way to the top of the industry. The last thing he needed was a relationship with a woman in charge of her little brother. And, what the hell were the eight letters all about?
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Set in and around Sydney, Australia. Written in Australian Engl ...
Everyone remembers their first love... But sometimes its the second love that lasts This book weaves together the heart of Nicholas Sparks, the romance of Nora Roberts, and the charm of Debbie Macomber. Fleeing her picture-perfect marriage among the privileged set of Brentwood and the wreckage of a failed marriage, Lily Parkins decides to move to the only place that still holds happy memories, her grandmother's old farmhouse. The lush and majestic setting of the Pacific Northwest calls to her and offers a place of refuge and perhaps renewal. Her grandmother has passed away, leaving th ...
"Hickman's novel takes a lighthearted approach to serious issues, including illnesses, body image, and sexuality. Harmony to Heartburn is the ideal book for fans of contemporary fiction about characters who are believable, funny, honest, imperfect, and a joy to spend time with." (Self-Publishing Review) "Poignant and funny. Ms. Hickman weaves love, laughter and hope into her story and makes this family one's own." (InD'tale Magazine) https://www.amazon.com/Harmony-Heartburn-Fortytude-Book-3-ebook/dp/B01EPPWXAU
Welcome to Adams Grove…where the barbecue isn’t the only thing that sizzles. Savannah Dey politely agreed to attend her ex-husband’s wedding, but she’d be grateful for any reason to get out of it…which is why the speeding ticket from the handsome sheriff of Adams Grove is both a surprise and a reprieve. With one quick call to her editor, the aspiring columnist finds herself with a new assignment and the perfect excuse to get closer to the man who pulled her over. Now, all she needs is a way to deal with all the bad memories the small town dredges up… Sher ...
She needs a Daddy and he’s in need of a Little who can be strong enough to stand up to him. A last-minute surge of courage enabled Substance Abuse Counselor, Veronica Wallace, to leave her fiancé, chosen by her overbearing mother, at the altar. Escaping to Colorado for a visit with her college roommate, Veronica finds home and acceptance among the citizens in the small town of Grand Ridge. Hardened Navy SEAL veteran Nicholas, “Bull", Schmidt followed his best friend Phantom to the mountains of Colorado to set up Valhalla. Returning to his roots, Bull builds a successful Equine-assist ...
A sexy bartender stirs up a daily lesson plan for an adventurous teacher... When she discovers her ex-husband is about to be a father, Quinn Adams is on a mission. Determined to get pregnant without the commitment of a man, Quinn sets out for her own adventure. But everyone seems to think she needs to focus on herself first. With a list of challenges compiled by her sister and their friend, Quinn embarks on some life-altering fun. Her first challenge is to go on five dates within two weeks. After a few disastrous attempts, Quinn’s ready to give up—until sexy bartender Ryan O’Leary offers his a ...
It was only ever meant to be one night.
University professor Ethan Carter has returned to Sydney to rebuild his life and reconnect with his family. What he doesn't expect is to connect with a beautiful stranger. Or for her to turn up as his student.
Ethan - What are the chances? The first woman who has made me feel anything at all in two years, and she's totally off limits.
Sadie - The one rule I've lived my life by is not to turn out like my mother. Why did he have to flip that on it's head?
Is Ethan truly ...
Evie is staring into an empty future. Joe is the only man she ever loved. But he cheated and broke her heart. Enter rocker Jake, hot and tempting, to sweep her off her feet. Why shouldn’t she grasp her own happy ending? Is Joe too late to persuade Evie he loves her? Does he even deserve another chance? Old hurts are deep and forgiveness seems out of the question. Don’t miss this award-winning romance – a sizzling second-chances page-turner that’s sure to melt your heart.
Kane's a country singer who's tangled with too many deceitful women. He's learned his lesson: girls are for flirting and fun; emotions are for his music. But after spending a night with an earnest woman unlike any he's known, he can't force her out of his mind. So he goes in search of the woman he knows only as "Elle."
On her last night in Nashville, the staunchly pragmatic Sabella found herself in a situation more suited to a romance novel than reality. Swept away, she ignored her rigidly self-imposed rules, succumbing to the fantasy just this once. But she knows real-world rela ...
With Rachel and Boen, it’s hate at first sight of her dog. Rachel: My new neighbor, Boen, is the rudest, most uptight man I’ve ever met. He’s a like pair of khakis, with the pleats ironed in and extra starch, all buttoned-up and boring. He does wear those khakis well… Still, he yelled at my dog for being a dog, and that’s something I won’t tolerate. It’s not like I’m interested in him. I’m not. Now, if only I can stop running into him everywhere. Boen: With a life spent studying science, women are the only mystery left to me. Like my twin sister Bexley, who thinks it’s a good idea to be a cont ...
A boy-band heart throb. A violent kidnap. A female cop’s daring rescue. A spark to fire the passion of love.
When Sergeant Sophia Castellana stumbles into an international terrorist attack, things are not as they seem. Global forces beyond her grasp sweep her up into an audacious scheme to re-unite a world in chaos Superstar Charles Gonin wants his rescuer Sophia by his side, as his bodyguard… and more!
He has a valuable secret that makes him a target for those in control. Power and celebrity beckon. Betrayal and violence threaten every move as events unf ...
What is a classy woman who looks like she’s been mud-wrestling hiding from in a carnival? Chick Lovett offers a desperate-looking Eden Payne shelter and a job working in his game booth. Having witnessed a body hauled onto a boat and a prominent politician who was involved, Eden can’t go home. As they work together to find proof of a woman’s murder, as attraction brings them closer than he’s ever been with another woman, "Chickie-loves-it" wonders if Eden will ever realize he’s more than a seasoned carny.
I never mix business with pleasure until I got pregnant by my boss. He is wealthy, confident, and arrogant. His brooding figure intimidates everyone around him when his wealth and power can’t. He is a welcome distraction after my cheating ex left me a complete mess. I want nothing to do with him; the feeling is mutual. But getting him out of my mind is impossible. A late night in the office ends up with me in his bed. Two lines on the test stick soon after. Now I am pregnant, and he has no idea. Will he be the father our baby deserves, or will I leave with a broken h ...
What’s a girl going to do when two months before the deal's deadline with her bossy Papá in Chile, Angelino Serrano faces an unforeseen earthquake, a sassy teenage runaway and a charge of theft? Top that with her meeting the most dangerous complication of all, a handsome Search & Rescue hero with cat-green eyes full of pure temptation and a tendency to screw up whenever he’s near her. After her rescuing him time and again, she’s ready for romance, only he’s skittish and proves to be her biggest challenge. Search & Rescue worker, Dr. Joe Davidson, has never had a victim save him before and ...
All I want are the simple things in life. A wife, a family of my own, and a peaceful existence. And I can picture the kind of woman to share it all with. She’d be sweet. We’d click. It would be uncomplicated, and it would feel easy and right from the start. Callaway Rice, AKA bad girl pop star Miss Mayhem, is not that woman. She’s too beautiful for her own good, her life’s a mess, and she’s an outsider in this town that I love so much. But now she’s staying in the cottage on my property. She’s showing up at my place for breakfast every day. And for some reason, I’m gravitating to her lik ...
My new neighbor is a hot single dad, and now my grumpy boss who has rocked my world. Kenneth Hutton has been infuriating as hell from the first day I met him. Fixing the image of this multi billionaire CEO was the key to climbing the corporate ladder. But sleeping with him would be career suicide. Revealing his naughty and irresistible ways makes it harder to work with him. The slightest touch, even a nudge, sets my body on fire. I know there’s a connection we both can’t deny. Making it very hard for us not to do inappropriate things. Now I’m falling for this man after an unforgettable night. ...
Bargain book bundle – includes the steamy romance novel ‘Seduction of Dynasty’ PLUS ‘Seduction of Taste’, an illustrated companion recipe book. Read the romance – feel the passion – taste the love! A sexy aristocrat. A wild-child inner city cop. A crime wave of passion. Feisty London street cop Shannon Aguerri walks a dangerous line between her methods and justice. After one-too-many maverick missions the bosses lose their nerve. When she's moved out from the city she rapidly discovers there's way more going on in the sleepy country village than meets the eye ...
Bound by need. Entwined in secrets. Krystina Cole was a girl on a mission. She had big dreams and aspirations, none of which included a man by her side. She knew better than that – at least until she met Alexander Stone, the New York billionaire real estate tycoon. She saw the way he looked at her, and the dark promises in his eyes. She was curious about his world and all it entailed. But the shadows of her past haunted her, making her afraid to explore the possibilities she could never before have imagined. Alexander Stone was a man who knew how to get what he wanted. He understood the ...
Catherine Taylor, no stranger to life’s school of hard knocks, at 18 leaves her dysfunctional family behind, striking out on her own to embrace her passion for art. Years of hard work has given her a degree of acclaim. When offered the opportunity to work in the middle eastern country of Bashir to create the defining mural for the new children's critical care ward, Catherine embraces the chance to meld her love of children and her love of art. What she doesn’t think she is ready for is the blatant and instant passion she feels the moment she meets the successful country’s crown prince, Malik. ...
No Way. I can’t be falling for him. No freaking way...,. Alexandria I’ve been the acting chief at this station ever since they let Larry go. There’s no reason why they shouldn't make my position official. I’m a seasoned firefighter and I’m the best man for the job. Besides, I need the raise that comes with the promotion. It's the only way I'll ever be able to afford to leave my alcoholic husband and put my daughter in a private school. The last thing I need is someone coming along and screwing it all up. Chance When they asked me to leave my small town fire hall a ...
Annie I look at the party going on next door, you know the house that no one’s been at until today for almost a whole month now. Yeah, that one and the guys at the party are pure man candy. Buff and sexy as sin. They look military, but I know looking military doesn’t mean they are military. I’ve been invited by one of those gorgeous and tall men, but I’m here keeping a low profile. I even changed my type of job. Now I’m a freelance journalist, and romance author keeping out of society. Why you ask? I know secrets that can get lots of men hurt, it was my last job. Ghost I’m not int ...
She's not looking for Mr. Forever - just Mr. Right Now. It all changes when she takes her city's star football player home, and he WANTS more. So much more . . .
Leslie McClunis didn't give up ballet for firefighting to be told she'd get ahead if she acted more 'feminine.' As far as she's concerned, she's allowed to cuss like a guy and kick her one-night stands to the curb in the morning like a guy. Trevor Hampton is not used to being shown the door as football's biggest, baddest defensive end. Not a fan of losing, he wants Leslie for more than a night. Nothing will stop him from ...
Letting me live was a mistake - one they won’t live long enough to regret. The last thing I expected when I flew home for my brother’s wedding was a massacre. Or to suddenly find myself as the head of a powerful, dangerous criminal organization. I sure as hell wasn’t expecting to walk down the aisle myself. Especially to a bride who isn’t too thrilled with the arrangement, either. But my little spitfire is about to learn the hard way that my word is law, and I have every intention of making sure she upholds her vow to obey me. Both our lives could depend on it. Author note: His F ...
Kristen Caldwell, owner of Cozy Corners Café, is tired of hiding her true nature and ready to explore her kinky side. And who better to show her the lifestyle than the dominant sex ed professor. Cameron McMillan has had his eye on the pretty cafe owner since she settled in his hometown four years ago. He’s waited for just the right moment, and now that he's back from teaching in Scotland, he’ll gladly introduce her to the world of BDSM. But when Kristen’s fears and past rear their ugly head, threatening not just their relationship but their professional lives, she must decide whether to stand ...
Scoring Boston’s billionaire bad-boy hockey star was never my intention… One drink after work to sort out the loss of my dad left this small-town nurse practitioner with way more than I bargained for. Sprinkle in some pent-up testosterone and an act of valor, and you’ve got a broken nose and trip to the clinic where I’m forced to treat him. If it wasn’t for his bloated ego and big-city attitude, I might appreciate this hunky-tatted hottie. Next thing I know, I’m signing on as the team’s travel medic for an insane amount of money. I’m no puck bunny, but his constant attempts to score have me cu ...
Lara Haley has it all. At least that’s what everyone tells her. Husband (estranged). Home (her mother-in-law’s). Family (smothering). When she finds her estranged husband’s dead body behind her Buick along with her prize-winning camellia he was trying to steal in the – ahem – dead of night, Lara decides it’s time for a change. Will Kenner left town in the back of the sheriff’s car and never looked back. He left behind his family (estranged), the town (smothering) and most of all, Lara (sexy). Now he’s back, intent on saving the struggling town and his family. And this time, nothing will keep h ...
Recently widowed Sharon Peterson is spending her first winter as a snowbird in Arizona. Determined to not let old habits repeat themselves, she immerses herself into her new locale, signs up for a class hoping to make new friends, and takes a spur-of-the-moment trip to Sedona. Enter Hal Jackson. Drop dead handsome and charming. Exactly the kind of man Sharon would never have imagined herself with. And yet their chance meeting holds the promise of much more. Upon arriving in Arizona, Sharon begins dreaming of a young Native American couple living in the long distant past. As their story u ...
Croix Adams has built his life on routine, predictability, and numbers. He can’t imagine a woman wanting a future with him. But his confirmed bachelor’s life takes a chaotic turn when a disaster forces him to share his safe space with his best friend’s older sister—the woman whose long-ago kiss he can’t forget. Krista Dupont is desperate to find her Mr. Right-Enough and start a family. When a storm destroys her apartment, Krista moves in with Croix. She’s secretly loved him for years, but he’s made it painfully obvious he isn't interested. Because of her age and her doctor’s warning, she knows ...
He’s my billionaire ex that shattered my heart three years ago… And the last person I thought would save me. Despite our messy breakup, Jacob Adler is the sexiest man to ever cross my path. Those crisp blue eyes, irresistible smile and chiseled body still fuel my dreams. After putting my career on hold to care for my family, I’m ready to move on. But life took a wild turn when I inherited my late aunt's neglected estate. And thanks to my best friend, aka his sister, we’re stuck renovating it together. As we work, sparks fly, old flames ignite and my defenses weaken. We soon find out the house ...
A hotheaded city boy clashes with a headstrong country girl in DRIVE ME CRAZY, the first book of this hot NEW series from award-winning author Mysti Parker and co-author MJ Post! Each book is a standalone read with no cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed! ALL 4 books are available now!
Welcome to Dawson Springs, Texas Where dreams are big and love always wins. Shannon O'Leary always had a plan for her life: escape Dawson Spring and strike it rich as a personal trainer to the stars. Her plan crashed and burned when her two-timing husband squandered every penny of her hard-earned savings. Broke and divorced, Shannon retreats to her parents’ home to regroup. She takes a teaching job at the high school she once attended. Unfortunately, that also means facing Tyler Evans, the high school sweetheart she jilted, along with responsibility for organizing the annual Christmas Prom. Be ...
How did a good Christian man get involved with the wrong woman? When Mark Crandall first hears Trudy singing in his neighbor’s apartment, he is captivated by her voice and can’t wait to see her. His opportunity comes when, at the request of his neighbor, he picks up her mail and takes it to Trudy who is visiting from another state. He is not disappointed. Trudy is more beautiful than he imagined her to be, but one thing stands in his way — his platonic relationship with Abigail, the wealthy daughter of the CEO of the hospital he works for. Mark sees her as just a friend, Abigail keeps droppin ...
SEAL TEAM ALPHA SERIES Big, muscled, tough and red, white and blue, these guys are as dedicated to service to their country as they are gorgeous and deadly. They'll go that extra mile whether in a foreign country or in their own backyard. With hearts of gold and wills of steel, their missions will take them into danger, heartache and deep, abiding love showing what courage is all about.
When Ethan Montgomery is forced to return home to run the New York City branch of Montgomery International, the last thing he expects is to find is that the Board of Directors have hired forensic accountant, Rachel Sullivan, to review the bank’s records. Ethan fell for Rachel thirteen years ago, but she chose Ryan, his best friend since childhood. Now, after Ryan’s sudden and tragic death, Rachel is alone again. Seeing her brings back feelings Ethan believed died a long time ago. Worse, giving in to those feelings threatens to expose a secret Rachel should never know, one that involves Ryan an ...
He lives in the spotlight. She hides in the shadows. With secrets and a spark between them, can they escape to forever? Max Davenport craves a break from the press. Constantly on the run from paparazzi and over-enthusiastic women, the football star takes to the small town of Green Hills to embrace a simpler lifestyle with his sister. But his pulse unexpectedly quickens when he discovers his sibling’s usually frumpy-dressed friend swimming in his backyard pool…opening his eyes to her breathtaking beauty. Janie Lyn needs to stay under the radar. Desperate to remain hidden for reasons she ...
A second chance romance! Oliver Harris and Birdy Macon are not on the paths either of them expected when they knew each other, over two decades ago. Oliver works through weekends and holidays, even his brother’s wedding, to be the leader he was meant to be. Birdy moves from place to place, trying to escape the person she let herself become. Both are determined to work hard and reach success. Neither seem to notice they don’t have time for much else. But sometimes, a blast from the past is exactly what you need to ignite your future.
There was a time when Sam trusted everyone---before his little idea grew into a billion-dollar company. So when he meets Olivia in a coffee shop, he has his security team check her out. She seems safe, but as Sam's attraction to her grows, he realizes he is the danger. The target on his back has expanded to include everything in his world, including Olivia. Olivia left Manhattan brokenhearted, moved to Prague and proved herself professionally. When she returns to NYC as a graduate student at Columbia, stronger, capable and determined, she has interest in repeating past mistakes...but her attra ...
Some incidents from the past are not easily forgotten… For over a year, former National Guardsman Keiffer Wyne left his past in Pennsylvania to start a new life, drifting from ranch to ranch across the southwest. Unrestricted, nomadic, unaccountable—he embraces the new lifestyle, until he’s called upon to watch over his sister Brandy during her husband’s absence. The problem? She’ll be there. The one woman capable of breaking through his barriers and making him feel. Caitlin Ryan can’t believe who blew into Harland County looking dangerous, hotter, sexier t ...
Kat Daily is excited to trade her Sydney airport quarantine uniform for an RSPCA inspector’s uniform and a job in the rural town of Walgarra. A fresh start in a new place, where she can make a real difference in the lives of the animals that she loves. But Walgarra doesn’t offer a peaceful, bucolic existence. Like many small towns, the distance from urban settings – and urban law enforcement – has allowed a criminal element to set in. Kat may only be looking after animals, but that doesn’t mean she will be immune to people with sinister agendas. The previous RSCPC ...
NASA engineer Dr. Jackie Darling Lee is a genius about many things... the male species is not one of them (despite the many cowboy romances she reads). Then a little friendly blackmail from a co-worker has Jackie walking into a Texas saloon ready to initiate Operation Social Life. After making friends with her waitress and helping a drunk country beauty get home safely, she thinks she’s off to a good start. Flynn West left his family’s rich ranching life behind after discovering his girlfriend’s gold digging ways. Now he specializes in vintage muscle car restorations in his own shop in Hous ...
Prequel to the Tangled Web Rockstar Romance Series Sierra needed anything but a relationship. Mickey would take anything but the one thing she couldn’t give. One night of passion changes their lives forever. How can she move on when their one night together was one she can never forget?
“You have my heart, Butterfly. Someday, I hope you will trust me enough to give me yours.” When Valhalla resident, Former Navy SEAL Mitch Anderson and his company, Paws Your Six were invited to compete in The National Police and Security K9 Trials in Arizona, he didn’t hesitate to invite his love interest, Pediatric ICU nurse, Mia Shaw to come along. They’d barely arrived when an angry cartel member confronts Mia in their hotel. Then, when their K-9 dogs take mysteriously ill, Mitch suspects there might be a traitor on his team. While Mia grapples with her past, Mitch fights for h ...
“Ellie Cahill is definitely one to watch!” raves bestselling author Cora Carmack, and this steamy, upbeat modern romance about connecting in all the best ways proves it once again. Clementine Daly knows she’s the black sheep. Her wealthy, powerful family has watched her very closely since she almost got caught in an embarrassing scandal a few years ago. So when Clementine’s sent on a mission to live up to the Daly name, politely declining isn’t an option. Of course, the last thing she does before boarding the plane is to grab a stranger’s phone by mistake—leaving the hunky journalist with her ...
Free-spirited Elizabeth Foster turned her back on her father’s photography business to pursue musical theater, but with a one-show contract, she’s a few weeks from unemployment forcing her home. Meanwhile sought-after photographer Ryan Callahan has put his career on hold to help his sister’s family while her husband is deployed, but the promise of a bigger assignment could lure him away from building a family of his own. If given the choice, what dreams would develop? Or will they learn to focus on love instead?
Reviews can make or break an author’s career and she took mine. Cheryl Daniels has power over my writing career and now more than ever I need her to help me so my world doesn’t come crashing down on me again. I need an editor and Cheryl is the only one that can get my manuscript up to snuff so that it doesn’t tank like my first book did after her scathing review. Except she needs me to fake date her so that family and friends stop harassing her for being single. I don’t know if I’m up for the challenge, though. My feelings for her are complicated to say the least and if I didn’t need her so ba ...
Leaving my bouquet in a burning trail at the altar lands this single mommy in the arms of the alphalicious hunk I gave my v card to ten years ago. ..
My brother's best friend, now billionaire single daddy, is back for a mountain-top bachelor/ette party he’s hosting and needs me to nanny.
He can be a pain in my a$$, but his brooding charm and bad boy image still set my panties on fire.
I know he's Off-limits, but every touch, every glance ignites our past passion. And I don't know how to keep what I’m feeling a secret.
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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 ...
Daniel Archer broke my heart; he doesn’t know he fathered a baby. Now he is back. I was a college student, and he was my mentor, As a tech tycoon in Silicon Valley, he’s always been no-nonsense, arrogant, and takes what he wants. One look at his gorgeous face, with intense brown eyes, I knew I was his. Then he left with my heart shattered in pieces. Two years passed, and I can’t believe I stumbled into Daniel Archer again. My heart is pounding, and my insides shake like leaves. His scent awakens my whole being, and I remember everything. I work hard to create a se ...
