Best of
Contemporary-Romance

2022

Things We Never Got Over


Lucy Score - 2022
    Unless you count his basset hound, Waylon. Knox doesn’t tolerate drama, even when it comes in the form of a stranded runaway bride.Naomi wasn’t just running away from her wedding. She was riding to the rescue of her estranged twin to Knockemout, Virginia, a rough-around-the-edges town where disputes are settled the old-fashioned way…with fists and beer. Usually in that order.Too bad for Naomi her evil twin hasn’t changed at all. After helping herself to Naomi’s car and cash, Tina leaves her with something unexpected. The niece Naomi didn’t know she had. Now she’s stuck in town with no car, no job, no plan, and no home with an 11-year-old going on thirty to take care of.There’s a reason Knox doesn’t do complications or high-maintenance women, especially not the romantic ones. But since Naomi’s life imploded right in front of him, the least he can do is help her out of her jam. And just as soon as she stops getting into new trouble he can leave her alone and get back to his peaceful, solitary life.At least, that’s the plan until the trouble turns to real danger.

Dark Hunter’s Prey (The Children Of The Gods #57)


I.T. Lucas - 2022
    

Someone Like You


Marie Force - 2022
    How am I supposed to go on without the man who's been at the center of my life for nearly a decade? My friends and family do what they can for me, but I quickly realize that surviving this loss is going to be on me. One day to the next, I have to make the decision to go on, but life isn’t done throwing me ringers, and just when I think I’ve got this young widow game figured out, I find out how wrong I am. When a friend of my sister’s connects me to the Wild Widows, I find a group of fellow travelers who understand my new reality in a way no one else in my life ever could. The Wild Widows have one requirement for membership to their group—I must be open to the possibility of a Chapter 2, which is what they call a second chance at love. While I’m not in any way looking for or ready for a Chapter 2, if I’ve learned anything it’s that I’m not in control of where this journey will take me.Come along as Roni and the other Wild Widows navigate their new realities with grace, humor and compassion. They will make you laugh and cry and root for each and every one of them in this exciting, heartfelt new series from New York Times bestselling author Marie Force.

The Last Eligible Billionaire


Pippa Grant - 2022
    He’s cold. He’s distant. He has more defenses than a nuclear missile silo. And he’s the ultimate catch of the century. At least, according to his bank statement.My job’s simple: Keep Hayes Rutherford’s matchmaking relatives and all interested ladies away from the cranky, grumpy, walled-off heir to my favorite movie empire, and in return, he won’t ruin my life over a teensy, tiny little misunderstanding.But the more I sneak past Hayes’s walls and fences, the more I realize that while we might be from different worlds, we have more in common than either of us expected. The man under all the glitz, glamour, and dollar signs could be the real love of my life.But you know what they say about fake dating a billionaire—it’s all fun and games until the scandals start.The Last Eligible Billionaire is a swoony, laugh-out-loud romance featuring a botched wax job, a woman in over her head, a man in over his heart, and the sweetest misguided dog to ever play matchmaker…or at least make sure these two anti-love birds never have clothes when they get out of the shower.A new stand alone romantic comedy from Pippa Grant.

The Difference Between Somebody and Someone


Aly Martinez - 2022
    It took losing the woman I loved and facing the paralyzing task of moving on without her for me to truly understand that. Consumed by regret and razor-sharp memories, I’d resigned myself to a life of loneliness until a survivor from the same plane crash that took my fiancée stormed into my life.Remi Grey was chaos and sunshine, fire and freedom. With her in my arms, I began to believe that fate had other plans for me.But as secrets of the past exploded around us, it seemed the only thing fated about our relationship was that I had been destined to lose her from the start. The world owes you nothing. But for Remi, I would risk it all. No matter the cost.

The Summer Proposal


Vi Keeland - 2022
    He only pretended to be until my real date showed up.To say I was disappointed would be an understatement.Before he left, he slipped me a ticket to a hockey game a few blocks away, in case things didn’t work out on my actual date.I tossed the ticket into my purse and went about trying to enjoy the man I was supposed to meet.But my real blind date and I had no connection.So on my way home, I decided to take a chance and stop by the game.When I arrived, the seat next to me was empty.Disappointed again, I decided to leave at the end of the period.Just before the buzzer, one of the teams scored, and the entire arena went crazy.A player’s face flashed up on the Jumbotron. He was wearing a helmet, but I froze when he smiled.You guessed it: Dimples.Apparently, my fake blind date hadn’t invited me to watch hockey with him, he’d invited me to watch him play.And so began my adventure with Max Yearwood.He was everything I needed at the time—fun, sexy, up for anything, and only around for a few months since he’d signed with a new team three-thousand miles away.Max proposed we spend the summer helping me forget my ex. It sounded like a good plan. Things couldn’t get too serious when we had an expiration date. Right? Though, you know what they say about the best-laid plans.

Put Me in Detention


Meghan Quinn - 2022
    Being single and looking for a wild night, I asked him if he wanted to join me. To my delight, he said yes.Drinks were consumed, fun was had and then . . . one drunken conversation with a cranky gondolier in Las Vegas led to an Uber lift through a drive-thru wedding chapel with the incredibly hot, British bad boy, Pike Greyson.On paper, it seemed like I hit the jackpot. And if I wasn't fresh from a toxic marriage, I would have absolutely noticed the finer things about him.But I wanted nothing to do with being married, so when I arrived back home from my eventful weekend in Vegas, the last thing I expected to see was a new doting husband already moved in.I asked for an annulment, he pulled a Ross Geller and said no.That's right, he said NO! Instead, he asked for three months to prove we could be good together.Insanity clearly knocked him in the head and the only way I could convince him to give up on our sham of a marriage was to show him just how wrong we were for each other. Only problem with that was, he saw right through my every prank, every trick, and every yearning emotion I attempted to mask.

Bad Situation


Brynne Asher - 2022
    Jensen Montgomery. Now I'm treading that area between right and wrong, good and bad, where sin and honor meld to become gray. Not that I haven't been here before. Hell, I’ve made my career in the gray. I never hesitate going to battle when my gut tells me I'm right. And right now, my gut—among other things—is speaking loud and clear about Jen Montgomery. She’s in a bad situation. Not just bad—deep and black and ugly. And I’m about to make it worse. She just doesn’t know it yet. Warning: This author is also a mom who runs a PG-13 home. This book is not PG-13. If you are under the age of 18, do NOT pick up this book. This author doesn’t enjoy mama-drama of any sorts. Do her a favor and walk away.

Hauling Ashe


L.B. Dunbar - 2022
    She could give you a ride.""What?" Tucker Ashe and I say in unison.Mae FoxSurely, my older sister has lost her mind. There is no way I'm driving her insufferable – albeit sexy silver fox – boss two thousand miles. This is my spirit trip. The Mother Road is intended to help me reclaim myself. Letting go of my past, I'm only looking forward to the path ahead of me.But my gaze keeps wandering to the rearview mirror, wondering what secrets my grouchy passenger keeps and how that silver scruff might feel blazing a trail on hidden parts of me.+ + +Tucker AsheDriving me from Chicago to California might be the least this ray of sunshine can do after ruining my new suit. However, being confined with her for seven days in a car named Louie is the last thing I need. Because I don't want to think about kissing those lips singing off-key or the way she beams every time we stop for a photo-op along Route 66.And I definitely shouldn't consider asking her to pull over and join me in the backseat for a bit on this crazy journey where memories haunt and every mile hints at a second chance.+ + +Join Mae and Tucker on a road trip where an eclectic soundtrack and unusual highlights along the most iconic road in the U.S. bring together two souls in need of a second chance at revving their engines, recharging their batteries, and rebuilding their dreams.From L.B. Dunbar comes a new series of feisty vixens and the sexy silver foxes they attract.**NOTE: The Fox sisters (Road Trips & Romance) are the siblings of Garrett Fox from Wine&Dine, an original sexy silver fox. Each book can be read as a stand-alone.

Decker: Changing the Play


Kayley Loring - 2022
    Star quarterback for the Boston Tomcats. Two-time Super Bowl MVP...a decade ago. Nickname: Decker the Panty Wrecker. I get tackled for a living by men who are built like rhinos. I could take the wings off a fly with a football from 30 yards away. (I wouldn’t, but I could.) Being a veteran quarterback means I’m a mentally alert, fine-tuned athletic machine who can make split-second decisions. It’s my job to anticipate what’s going to happen next and adapt. But I couldn’t have anticipated the death of our beloved team owner. His estranged daughter Hannah Strong is a finance nerd from New York. She knows less than nothing about football. Know what she didn’t anticipate? Inheriting the Boston Tomcats. She’s stubborn, uptight, infuriating, and wrong about absolutely everything—from pizza to how to run my team. And I don’t want to talk about how good she looks in a skirt. Or daydream about how good she’d look out of it.Really, I don’t. I’m not Decker the Panty Wrecker anymore—I’ve changed. I can’t stop arguing with her. Or thinking about her. I thought I had a winning play.But Hannah Strong changed everything.

Tattered Stars


Catherine Cowles - 2022
    Just for sixty seconds. Twenty breaths.One night changed them both forever. Their lives shattered, beyond repair, with jagged edges and pieces askew. Now, Everly has a chance to make things right. To bring healing to the place where everything fell apart. But it means facing the family her father almost destroyed, and the boy with the dark eyes—now grown—who still haunts her dreams.Just one breath away from having your life ripped out from under you.The last thing Hayes wants is another reminder of all the ways he failed sixteen years ago. When Everly drives back into Wolf Gap, his only mission is to get her to leave. For his family’s sake, and for his own, those demons need to stay buried for good.But everything about this woman is a surprise, from her spine of steel to the sanctuary she hopes to create with the land her mother left behind. And Hayes is powerless to stay away. As a careful friendship sparks into something more, someone watches. And they’ll do anything to tear it all apart…

The Reunion


Meghan Quinn - 2022
    With their fiftieth wedding anniversary on the horizon, they’ve modeled a beautiful relationship for their three grown children. But to their dismay, that lesson hasn’t quite caught on—the three siblings just can’t seem to take a chance and find love in their own lives.There’s Ford, the eldest, devoted to his work and resistant to romance…or so he claims. Cooper, the middle child, can’t get past his divorce—until he reconnects with a feisty baker from his past. And Palmer, the baby of the family, is the free-spirited world traveler who always pictured herself with someone other than a handsome small-town family doctor.When the Chance siblings come together to plan the ultimate anniversary party for their parents, they’ll have to navigate romantic entanglements, sibling rivalries, and the definitive end of their childhood. Whatever happens, The Reunion promises to be a fun, flirty, wild ride.

Broken Dove


Chelle Bliss - 2022
    A complicated future.Lia Dove has always been a free spirit, living life to the fullest and never putting down roots. But after finding her birth father, along with a group of lovable, rowdy bikers, she can't imagine being anywhere else. Throw in a hot biker roommate who offers her no-strings-attached deal as the cherry on top and leaving becomes an afterthought.Leo Hawk has never felt part of anything until he becomes a prospect in a local motorcycle club. But catching feelings for his roommate, who's also the club president's daughter, could spell disaster before he earns his patch.But when the past comes back to haunt him thanks to his missing older brother, Leo will have to lean on his biker brothers for help, risking a future with the club and the woman he's grown to love.Broken Dove is an interconnected standalone friends-to-lovers, motorcycle club romance, but can be read and enjoyed alone.

Chocolate Cake for Breakfast: (Little Duck Pond Cafe, Book 20)


Rosie Green - 2022
    With her confidence shattered, even leaving the house is scary, and a promising romance with gorgeous Logan is over before it even had a chance to begin. But cheered on by her dad and her great friend, Madison, she makes a decision that could change everything. Can Martha find the courage to step out into the world and love again?

Irish Doctor's Valentine: A Holiday Romance


K.C. Crowne - 2022
    Casanova?!? Could the producers be any more vanilla?At least give me some character. Doctor with the hot Irish arse is more like it.Now, my days are filled with suggestive grinsAnd flirtatious winks from patients during exams.I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried!Whatever. I've got my sights set on one beauty.Amelia's mesmerizing eyes and luscious curves are all I want.But I've got my work cut out for me.She's jaded and would never go for her "playboy" boss.Valentine's Day or not...I'll make Amelia mine.And the world can watch for all I gave a d*mn.This is an Irish doctor, boss, docuseries, Valentine's Day romance. This is Dr. Collin O'Neill's story. Each book can be read on its own. Transport yourself into the charming and quaint town of Sandy Cover, Ireland as we follow a sexy brotherhood of Irish doctors in their quests to find lasting love.

The Replacements


Shae Sanders - 2022
    CEO Taurus Jackson needs an assistant. But here's the problem: she's never had a real job and he's, well, horrible...Mean, arrogant, curses like a sailor, and prone to yelling fits. But in a rare fit of niceness, he gives Savannah a chance.It doesn't go well.But they're two very sexy people in very close quarters, so...sparks naturally fly. And when business and pleasure collide, and lines get blurred, they're forced to confront their growing feelings for each other before they fail to close the most important deal of all: love.

Should I Tell You?


Jill Mansell - 2022
    Years on, the bond between them is unbreakableBut Amber has a secret. She's in love with Lachlan. She can't tell him, because that would never work - he's definitely not the settling-down type. Surely it's better to keep him as a friend than to risk losing him for good?Raffaele has his own dilemma. He had the dream girlfriend in Vee, until it all went horribly wrong . . . and he still can't understand why. Is Vee hiding something from him?Now their widowed foster dad Teddy has found new love. Younger, charming and beautiful, Olga seems perfect. But is she? Or will she break Teddy's fragile heart?Against a backdrop of sparkling seas and sunny skies, the unexpected is always just around the corner. Welcome to Lanrock!

Betting On Him


Kelly Collins - 2022
    She’s a waitress going bankrupt. Will their gamble on a marriage of convenience pay off in true love? Alex Wilde desperately wants to be free of the family’s mob business. But when his infamous father is murdered, the family attorney makes a suggestion he can’t ignore: find a bride before the funeral or they'll force a wedding with a nice Russian gangster girl. When he meets a feisty cocktail waitress, he thinks he’s found his way out. Faye Tandy is desperately in debt and hard-pressed to find help. Alex’s offer of a phony marriage for a ton of cash couldn’t come at a better time and she’s happy to help him exit the criminal world. The fact that he’s tall, dark, and handsome is an attractive bonus. But when she discovers the Russians have a contract out on her head, she wonders if divorced and bankrupt would be a better choice than rich and dead... As Faye’s fake feelings for Alex turn real, she’s terrified her trip to the altar might be her last. Will Alex and Faye’s throw of the dice succeed or will they lose the lawless game of love? Betting On Him - A Wilde Love Novel is a hilarious contemporary romance. If you like feisty heroines, sharp heroes, and passion that’s meant to be, then you’ll love Kelly Collins’ sure bet story. Buy Betting On Him - A Wilde Love Novel to bet big on love today!

The Family You Make


Jill Shalvis - 2022
    After strong winds hurl the gondola in front of them into the ground, Levi calls his parents to prepare them for the worst...but can't bring himself to say goodbye. Instead, wanting to fulfill his mother's lifelong wish, he impulsively tells her he's happily settled and Jane is his girlfriend--right before his phone dies.But Levi and Jane do not.Now Levi's family is desperate to meet "The One." Though Jane agrees to be his pretend girlfriend for just one dinner, she's nervous. After a traumatic childhood, Jane isn't sure she knows how to be around a tight-knit family that cherishes one another. She's terrified, and a little jealous. But an unexpected series of events and a host of new friends soon show Jane that perhaps this is the life she was always meant to have.As Jane and Levi spend more time together, pretend feelings quickly turn into real ones. Now all Jane has to do is admit to herself she can't live without the man she's fallen in love with and the family she has always dreamed of.

Pure Chemistry (Gilded Knights Series Book 4)


Emilia Finn - 2022
    

Until You


Catharina Maura - 2022
    And she’s off-limits.Author's Note: This is a standalone novel with a guaranteed HEA.

Baden


Sawyer Bennett - 2022
    As part of the defending Cup champion Arizona Vengeance, I was living my dream until one split second decision destroyed it all. Instead of lacing up my skates and hitting the ice, I’ve spent my days in rehab and physical therapy just so I could walk again. When a coaching opportunity with the Pittsburgh Titans is presented to me, I find myself with a career I had never considered but which allows me to continue being part of the sport that I love.While my injuries are physical, the same can’t be said for the woman I rescued. Suffering from wounds that can’t be seen, Sophie Winters has withdrawn from the world in fear and guilt. I didn’t know Sophie before that fateful night and have only met her once since, but I refuse to let her face her demons alone. Determined to be a friend, I support Sophie in the only way I know how… by simply being there.Through our shared trauma, Sophie and I begin to find peace within one another. As we grow closer, what started as friendship becomes more intimate until our broken pieces become one. But can a love born of anguish endure, or will the pain of our past prove too much to overcome?

Nochebuena


Marie Force - 2022
    Best read after How Much I Love, book 3 in the series.

Max


Julie Capulet - 2022
    His dark past has left him scarred, but under his hot, bad-boy exterior is a shining heart of gold. When a cute, sassy chef who looks like an angel serves Max a slice of her warm apple pie, he notices an unmistakable bruise around her left eye and knows exactly what caused it. Can Max handle this new obsession and control his lust long enough to save her without destroying her?Peach Sutton spends every waking moment cooking, baking and working to make her new restaurant among the best in Los Angeles. But when one of her customers turns into a stalker, she runs—literally—straight into the arms of the gorgeous blue-eyed stranger who could turn out to be either the devil or a saint. Is Max Black just as dangerous as the man Peach is running from? Or will he turn out to be the white knight lover she never expected to find?Max is a spin-off from the I Love You series and is a sexy standalone story.

The Second Chance Series


Kelly Collins - 2022
    And when those barriers are gone, all these ex-cons have is one shot at a future they never thought possible.Embark upon the journey five women take as they learn who they really are once they’ve been granted their freedom. With the Second Chance Ranch, they get more than they ever imagined. From falling in love and finding themselves, their stories will pull at your heartstrings as you cheer for unlikely heroes—heroes who will steal your heart. With one click, these women will be set free—for good.

A Wild Card Kiss


Lauren Blakely - 2022
    And in walks a deliciously charming local football hero -- Harlan Taylor. Yes, I’ll take another drink in the form of a one-night stand with this hunk of a man. In the morning, he asks if I want to get together again. More rebound nookie? Yes please!But then I learn his football team just hired my yoga studio to teach downward facing dog to their star player, making my O-delivering hottie officially off limits. Trouble is, the more time I spend working with the sexy single dad who dotes on his daughter, the more I’m feeling all the things far too soon.There’s no way this can end well, but tell that to my runaway heart…A Wild Card Kiss is a sexy, flirty sports romance featuring a charming, pie-baking, single dad who's never forgotten the red-hot kiss he planted on the feisty, sassy blonde one night years ago and a jilted bride heroine determined to move on from heartbreak. This story contains sexy times that can cure getting-left-at-the-altar blues, and heart-tugging swoony romance that’ll melt the most jaded hearts.

The Secret


Kristen Proby - 2022
    The Secret is the first in the Single in Seattle series!Vaughn is everything I’m supposed to stay away from. Sexy. Cocky. And famous.Ultra-famous.I grew up in a family full of wealthy celebrities. My father, Luke Williams, is the celebrity of them all. A superstar actor and producer, my father knows the downside of living in the spotlight. And because of that, he sheltered my siblings and me from everything Hollywood entailed. We didn’t attend premieres. We weren’t photographed. There were no friendships with other celebrities’ children.The limelight couldn’t touch us.But now, at twenty-five, I’m ready to start my life, working for my father’s production company in downtown Seattle—until Vaughn Barrymore walks through the door.He can’t keep his hands off me. He’s completely forbidden, but I can’t help falling for the sweet, complicated man.When—and it’s when not if—my family finds out that I’ve been keeping this secret, will I have to choose between the man I love and those who mean the most to me? Or, by some miracle, can I have both?

B is for Brett: A Secret Baby Mountain Man Protector Romance (Men of ALPHAbet Mountain)


Natasha L. Black - 2022
    

Spring Blooms at the Hummingbird Hotel


Daisy James - 2022
    

Just One Favor


Stephanie Rose - 2022
    Sure, maybe I enjoy our bitter banter, his cocky smirk, his chocolate chip cookies. But there’s a reason I can’t play nice. You’re wondering why—if I hate the guy so much—did I agree to be his fake date to his cousin’s wedding? Look. Just because I love being a pain in the man’s well-formed butt doesn’t mean I want someone else torturing him. Especially not the ex-fiancée who left him for his best friend.One night of faking it takes an unexpected turn. Heated glances, lingering touches, that arrogant mouth against mine. One night of getting swept away in an attraction that maybe isn’t so one-sided after all.Aside from this new, tentative friendship laced with sexual tension, something else has grown out of that night. And Tyler and I will have to figure it all out…in about nine months.Author’s note: Just One Favor is an enemies-to-lovers standalone romance with a hot side of longing, sexually-charged banter, a broken hotel bed, and chocolate cream pie.

Best I Ever Had


S.L. Scott - 2022
    How can it resist? He’s charming, devastatingly handsome, and sweeps me off my feet before I realize the impact he’s making. And then it’s too late.We fall too fast to worry about the consequences. We love so hard that we ache when we’re apart. Even though I have a past that still haunts me and he has a future that could put us at risk, none of that matters when we’re together.Until it does. And then everything changes.Although the best thing he ever gave me now calls me Mommy, I can’t help but wonder if Cooper Haywood and that fateful storm were one and the same.

Taboo Daddies (An Age Gap Older Man Younger Woman Romance Collection)


K.C. Crowne - 2022
    Grab this delectable mixture of forbidden Amazon Top 100 romances in a hard to resist package. Book One: Doctor Daddy It was the perfect arrangement… Three hot days and steamy nights in the city of love. No strings attached. No phone numbers exchanged. No real names. Fast forward 9 months later and guess who is the doctor delivering my baby - and he’s probably going to flip!!! Book Two: Daddies Best Friend Matthew isn’t just older... He’s my dad's best friend. And my new hot boss. Will I regret everything after discovering I'll become the mother of his baby?... And when danger comes knocking can he save us when we need him most? Book Three: Taboo Daddy 15 years age gap? It's naughty. It's taboo. It's scandalous. And a scandal is the last thing my family needs. But the pink bars on the screen tell me that this little secret... Won't stay little for very long. Book Four: Ex Boyfriend’s Dad My son and I fell for the same girl. And now her life is in my hands. But how am I supposed to guard her life... When all I can think about is devouring every inch of her for myself? Book Five: Daddies Law He's twenty years older. HOT single daddy. And my very bossy bodyguard. Should I be more worried about the dangerous men after me... Or the inappropriate feelings I have for my much older bodyguard?! If you enjoy the following you will LOVE Taboo Daddies:❤️ Older men younger women❤️ Hot doctors❤️ Single daddies❤️ Secret babies❤️ Surprise deliveries❤️ Daddy's best friends❤️ Possessive bodyguards❤️ Ex-boyfriend's dads❤️ Older bosses❤️ Forbidden toe curling slow burns Note to readers: This box set will be offered for a limited time.

Rookie


Laramie Briscoe - 2022
    Knowing I’m the first in my family to be educated makes me proud, and gives me hope for the future. I hold myself to a higher standard than anyone else, especially with a southern small-town breathing down my neck. One night, on a dark mountain road, I help the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen in my life change a flat tire. What I don’t know, is she’s the youngest daughter of my Chief. His number one rule? Don’t date his daughter’s. I try to stay away from her, try like hell, but when a forest fire threatens our town, and the guys in my company, I know I can’t let her walk away from me. Not without a fight.

Must Love Hockey


Sarina Bowen - 2022
    But it’s just a little less terrifying when a big, strong equipment manager for the Brooklyn Bruisers saves the day.That’s how I meet James “Jimbo” Carozza. When I’m alone and frightened, he gets me the help I need, and delivers me safely to the emergency room.Too bad I didn’t even get his number.

Carry On Wayward Son (Underground Granny Matchmakers #2)


Tamie Dearen - 2022
    When she sends me over to redesign Race’s condo, I know what she’s up to. GeeBee wants us to get married, just like my sister and his brother did.But I’m not Race’s type. He’s a rockstar, and I couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket if you held a gun to my head!The good news is that Race is on my side. I told him he’s not my type either. Together, we should be able to foil GeeBee’s plans to match us up.RaceApril is helping me win back the woman I lost. Only, I'm not so sure I want her back anymore.And now GeeBee is finding new matches for April. First, my old high school nemesis. And then my roommate.Doesn't she realize those guys aren't good enough for April?It’ll take an act of desperation to get April’s attention.But I know her weaknesses: flowers, chocolate and (most important of all) throw pillows!I just hope it’s not too late...You'll love this second book of the sweet romantic comedy series, Underground Granny Matchmakers, from USA Today bestselling author Tamie Dearen!This heartwarming, rockstar romance is the second of the Underground Granny Matchmaker romantic comedy series. Lighthearted, fun-filled stories of finding love with a little help from grandma!

Restore me


J.L. Seegars - 2022
    He's arrogant, dismissive, and up until recently has only ever used those dark eyes of his to look right through me. For the last ten years, he's taken a sick pleasure in making me feel paper thin, like my entire existence is of no consequence to him at all.But now, things are different.After one drunken night, and a surprisingly sexy act of heroism, he's started to be...nice. Treating me like something other than the physical embodiment of his annoyance, which would be nice if it didn't make me feel all the things I swore to never feel for another man after my husband died.DominicSloane Kent is going to be my undoing.What's worse: I think I'm going to enjoy being unravelled by the gold flecks in her hazel eyes and the adorable little way she scrunches her nose up when we're arguing, which we've done a lot of over the past decade. She thinks it's because I hate her, and I've always let her think that because the alternative is...untenable.But something is changing between us, and I don't know how to stop myself from breaking every promise I've ever made to myself regarding my best friend's wife. Promises that include never telling her that there's a long list of things I feel about her, but hate isn't one of them.___________________________________Restore Me is an enemies to lovers romance about forbidden romance and love after loss. It is the first book in the New Haven Series—an interconnected, series of stand-alone novels.

The Sweetheart Deal


Miranda Liasson - 2022
    Spinster. Ice Queen. Such a shame. It’s enough to make a woman bake her troubles away, dreaming of Parisian delicacies while she makes bread at her mother’s struggling boulangerie. That is until Tessa’s mortal enemy—deliciously handsome (if arrogant) chef Leo Castorini, who owns the restaurant next door—proposes a business plan…to get married.Leo knows that the Castorinis and the Montgomerys hate each other, but a marriage might just force these stubborn families to work together and blend their businesses for success. The deal is simple: Tessa and Leo marry, live together for six months, and then go their separate ways. Easy peasy. It’s a sweetheart deal where everyone gets what they want—until feelings between the faux newlyweds start seriously complicating the mix. Have they discovered the perfect recipe for success…or is disaster on the way?Each book in the Blossom Glen series is STANDALONE:* The Sweetheart Deal* The Sweetheart Fix

More Than Thrills: Watchdog Security Book 5


Olivia Michaels - 2022
    

Logan


Nyssa Kathryn - 2022
    Nor may she ever. But she’s better than she was, and now devotes her time and energy to helping other women…until someone connects her old life to her new one. Suddenly, she’s forced to do something that goes against her conscience, her moral compass…her heart.In the aftermath, her only choice is to seek redemption.Former special forces soldier Logan Snyder is intimately familiar with captivity. He was taken, kept from loved ones, irrevocably changed. Now finally free, all his enemies dead, Logan is operating a security business with his team. Just as he’s moving on with his life, the world learns his incredible story.And one woman is to blame.When Grace appears in Cradle Mountain, Logan isn’t certain he can offer the absolution she seeks. As the couple attempts to build trust and overcome past hurts, Grace is unexpectedly in jeopardy when old demons cause new threats.Danger has a way of putting everything in perspective. Logan can forgive the woman he’s coming to love…but it might be too little, too late.

A Wild Card Night


Lauren Blakely - 2022
    I definitely didn’t plan to, ahem, get to know him better in the coat closet. And I absolutely didn’t think the hottie would ask me out for a real date. But when the weekend rolls around, I do expect a fantastically wild night with the man. Except fate writes a very different ending to our beginning.

The Girl in the Mist


Kristen Ashley - 2022
    Her security team has suggested a house by a lake. Secluded. Private. Far away. In a beautiful area of the Northwest close to the sleepy town of Misted Pines. It's perfect. So perfect, Delphine has just moved in, and she's thinking she'll stay there forever.Until she sees the girl in the mist.After that, everything changes.Delphine quickly learns that Misted Pines isn't so sleepy. A little girl has gone missing, and the town is in the grips of terror and tragedy. The local sheriff isn't up for the job. The citizens are up in arms. And as the case unfolds, the seedy underbelly of a quiet community is exposed, layer by layer.But most importantly, girls are dying.There seems to be only one man they trust to find out what's happening.The mysterious Cade Bohannan.

Valentine Veto


Claire Wilder - 2022
    But I didn’t just leave my past behind—I left Callie McIntyre, the good girl I was never good enough for.Now Callie’s mayor of our town, and I’m back too, a European-trained chocolatier with a proposal for a new facility I need her approval on. One that will redeem my family name, and hopefully me, in her eyes.But Callie still hasn’t forgiven me for breaking her heart. And if she vetoes this project, she’ll never know it was all for her.Valentine Veto is a standalone steamy second chance novella, part of the Man of the Month Club multi-author series.

Tangled (Billionaires in Disguise)


Blair Babylon - 2022
    But Tristan “Twist” King felt bad about it, so he hired her to fly all over the States with him as a “consultant.”Since then, she’s been shot at, threatened, and sort of-inducted into the Russian mafia against her will.Which was all worth it after she sneaked into Tristan’s hotel room one night with the keycard he gave her. One glorious, spicy night where he did things she’d never dreamed of before.And then the next afternoon, too.But she messed everything up by helping one of the bad guys’ teenaged victims escape.Now the Russians are hunting her.And the only way to keep ahead of the bratva is to keep travelling with Tristan on his private jet to the most glamorous places in the world, And looking over her shoulder the whole time.A person can’t live like that, but their days are glamorous and exciting and their nights are amazing.Something has to break.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tristan King has something the Russian organized crime lords are after, and they’ll stop at nothing to get it. The reason he’s so wealthy is that he’s a computer genius, and he’s created some programs that would be devastating in the wrong hands.The Russian mafia is very definitely the wrong hands.But now his life is tangled up with Colleen Frost’s. She sweet, and funny, and smart as a whip.And she’s just as into those as Tristan is, too.Tristan King has found his soulmate, but both their lives are in danger. The only way to stay ahead of the Russian mob is to keep moving. They jet around the world, exploring a different city every day and exploring each other every night in a different bed.He could go on like this forever.But the Russian mafia is catching up with them.It has to end. Tristan has to save her.Behind every great fortune lies a great crime, and Tristan "Twist" King has to commit his to save both himself and Colleen.TANGLED is the final book in the Twisted and Tangled Duet! The Scholarship Mafia series will continue next with Micah in SHINE. Don’t miss a book in this amazing series!

A Sweet Escape: Seven Sweet Romances


Elana Johnson - 2022
    For a limited time, get these heartwarming stories of love and friendship, hope and happiness, and discover new authors, revisit the ones you already know, and escape reality with the best sweet romance there is!Get these 7 books:1. Aloha Hideaway Inn (Getaway Bay #1) by Elana Johnson2. Sweet Beginnings (Indigo Bay #8) by Melissa McClone3. Sweet Troublemaker (Indigo Bay Second Chance #1) by Jean Oram4. Longing for Forever (Sunset Bay #1) by Debra Clopton5. Feels Like Home (Oyster Bay #1) by Olivia Miles6. The Sugar Queen (Emerson Pass Contemporaries #1) by Tess Thompson7. Chances Are (The Pacific Bay #1) by Kellie Coates GilbertEnjoy your SWEET ESCAPE today!

Faking The Game


Claudia Y. Burgoa - 2022
    I’ll be his girlfriend if he helps me solve my problems.It’s a win-win situation, right?I mean, how hard can it be?It’s not like I plan to fall in love.

Nurturing Love (Zaftig Dating Agency)


Jane Fox - 2022
    I'm not complaining.Sometimes fate needs a little help. Welcome to the files of the Zaftig Dating Agency, where alpha men find the curvy women of their dreams!Each book in the series is a complete, standalone story.This is a sweet but sexy short story romance, complete with insta-love and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. If you’re looking for an escape from everyday life with an alpha older man and the curvy BBW younger woman that he loves, this is the book for you!

Up in Smoke


Kate Meader - 2022
    Bruised and burned by my marriage, I don’t have time for dating or drama, but I always have time for pie. And when I share a slice of cherry with a sweet redhead, followed by the hottest, dirtiest, most pulse-pounding kiss of my life, I start to rethink the possibilities.Until that same woman walks into my firehouse and upends my well-ordered world.Abby Sullivan is now a rookie firefighter on my crew and a threat to my self-control more dangerous than a five-alarm blaze. My job is to watch her six when all I want is to watch her fall into my bed. Lust has no place in the firehouse, and a distraction like Abby with her electric blue eyes, waves of flame-red hair, and freckles I want to map with my tongue, is one I can ill afford.Because one wrong move … and it could all go up in smoke.Up in Smoke is the first in the brand new Hot in Chicago Rookies series about firefighters navigating the trials of new jobs and sizzling romances as they find their place in the world and the love of a lifetime.

Risky Business (Wrecked Roommates)


Kelsie Rae - 2022
    Yes, I climbed into Jake Jensen’s lap and kissed the crap out of him in a crowded bar to make my ex jealous.Yes, I lied to my family and told them I’m in a relationship with the guy, even though he doesn’t know my name or my family’s connection to one of the hottest software companies in the US.Yes, I’m now on my way to convince him to be my fake boyfriend for my father’s company retreat in exchange for...whatever the heck he wants if it’ll get me out of this mess.And no, I’m most definitely not interested in his smoldering eyes or the way his hands feel against my body.Because whatever’s burning between us?It isn’t real.We’re both a means to an end.And there’s no convincing me otherwise.

Postcards


Elizabeth Maddrey - 2022
    And then my boss introduced me to the guy who would be taking over the new project.My project.Sure, Owen’s hot. And so what if he has the world’s most impressive resume? He’s not getting my job without a fight.And my job isn't the only thing I'm not going to surrender.I'm also not going to let Owen take over my heart.

All Cowboy and Heart (The Brothers of Dove Grey Series Book 3)


Rhonda Lee Carver - 2022
    

Bridge of Love


Nana Malone - 2022
    My best mate’s sister. My secret weakness. Don’t look.Don’t covet. And sure as hell don’t touch.I’ve never been a rule breaker... until Emma Varma.

Secret Baby 4 the SEAL's: Military Reverse Harem Romance (Alphas and their Queens)


Teddy Paisley - 2022
    

Got Your Six: A Demented Sons MC Prequel Novella (Demented Sons Texas #4.5)


Kristine Allen - 2022
    After my last deployment unraveled, leaving chaos in its wake, I walked away from the Marine Corps. The problem was, my ghosts followed me. Relentlessly. Never in a million years did I expect a furry, four-legged guardian angel to step in and change my path. Nor was I prepared for the hot mess of a woman that accompanied him. Tori and her cantankerous dog were everything I never knew I needed in my life. Except my fear and issues ruined everything. Left with my ghosts, I was spiraling without her. So I came to a conclusion. Come hell or high water, I was going to show her I was worth forgiving.

Always


Kris Bryant - 2022
    When her great-grandmother passes, her estate bequeathed Peri a piece of jewelry, a stack of cash, and a note that simply reads “find her.” As a newly licensed private investigator, Peri travels to Italy to find the mysterious woman whose photo was perfectly preserved in the heart-shaped locket. What she doesn’t expect is to be given the runaround from a beautiful stranger who offers to help and does anything but.Camila Barnes is bored. Nothing exciting ever happens in the small town of Sequina, Italy. When a pushy American shows up demanding to meet the woman in Camila’s artwork, instead of introducing her to her great-grandmother, Camila decides to lead her on a wild goose chase all over town. Nobody messes with her family, especially people who won’t tell her why.When the truth is finally revealed, Peri and Camilla realize they are a part of something greater than they ever expected. Attraction is fleeting and true love touches only a few. Do they take the easy road home, or do they fight the odds and give love the chance to last for always?

The O Zone


Kelly Jamieson - 2022
    I’m not going to waste the opportunity I have. All my focus is on hockey. I avoid distractions like women and relationships during the hockey season, but when a quirky subway busker asks me out on a fake date, somehow I’m intrigued enough to accept.Emerie RossI gave up my music dreams to look after my half-sister. I don’t want her to feel as alone and neglected as I did after our mother died. But my ex-boyfriend is still trying to win me back and now my stepfather is helping him. Gah! I’d rather drink bleach than marry Roman Moretti. If they think I’m involved with someone else, maybe they’ll give up on that idea. All I need is a man…a date for a party.OwenWhen Emerie introduces me to her wicked stepfather (ha) I realize I’ve made a huge mistake. He’s my boss—the man who owns the team I play for. And he’s not happy to see me with Emerie. Can you say career ending move?EmerieOops. I hate hockey. How was I supposed to know who Owen is? How are we going to keep Vince from trading him away? How am I going to make sure I stay happily un-married? We’re going to have to keep up this pretense even if it means me going to hockey games. Ugh. Even if it means disrupting Owen’s rigid routines. Even if it means everything gets a lot more complicated…

River to the Ocean (Rydell River Ranch Series, #15)


Leanne Davis - 2022
    only he doesn't know that...He appears out of nowhere, leaving Lillian shaken and guilt-ridden. How the hell, after all these years, did the father of her only child find her? He is totally unaware of the son they conceived. Long ago, Lillian accepted her life as a single mother, and proceeded to set up a successful veterinarian practice in the town she was raised in. It was smooth sailing until Matt Griffin showed up.But how can she trust him, a complete stranger, with her precious son’s life? She can’t. She won’t. She will however, meet Matt, and unbeknownst to him, secretly administer the interview of his life. Can Matt fill the enormous role of becoming the father of her child?Lillian shows up in Westport, the oceanside town where Matt lives and works as a charter boat captain. Although he wonders why she’s there, he isn’t about to lose another shot, possibly his last, with her. Little does he realize what Lillian is about to bring into his life: pivotal changes more immense than the ocean he sails on every day.When he meets his six-year-old son, Matt has no idea what to do with the boy, but sincerely wants to learn how to be a dad. But there is no ocean where Matt can charter a boat in River’s End, but he also can’t be a real father to his only son from half a state away. Can they find a compromise? One that shows them how to prevail over the challenges that separate them?Binge read this contemporary, western romance series, full of hot cowboys and family entanglements that is based around the Rydell River Ranch brought to you by small-town romance author Leanne Davis…Recommended Reading Order for River's End Series:River's EndRiver's EscapeRiver's ReturnRiver RoadRiver on FireRiver's LostRiver of ChangeRiver's DestinyRiver's RescueRiver's WinterContinue reading the next generation with The Rydell River Ranch Series:River in DarknessRiver in LightRiver in the MountainsRiver at the RanchRiver to the OceanRiver from the CityRiver Through the ValleyEach book is a standalone with a happily-ever after but the journey getting there? Never easy and always epic! You’ll get to check in with beloved characters in this interconnected standalone series.

It Was All The Pie's Fault


Elizabeth SaFleur - 2022
    One bite of her cherry pie and he’ll declare her “the one.”Jaded attorney Nick doesn't believe in magic OR Russell's intentions with Chloe. Pies making wishes come true? Pffft.But she's perfect for him--as a fake girlfriend to appease his family-friendly boss. She's in love with someone else, after all. And he doesn’t do love, especially not with someone so bubbly, so dewy-eyed, so committed to marching down a wedding aisle.Plus this girl needs help when it comes to men--a lot of it. He'll help her lure Russell into dreaded wedded bliss, and she'll pose as his date. Her pies are an added bonus.Except Chloe's wishes begin to go haywire -- starting with granting Nick's and turning all those fake kisses into smoking hot moments of passion. It turns out Chloe’s not as innocent as he first thought.A fake relationship, opposites attract, laugh out loud, sexy romantic comedy.

Sinacore Crime Family


M. Robinson - 2022
    Robinson & #1 NYT Bestselling Author Rachel Van Dyken comes two full length, standalone romantic suspense novelsMAFIA CASANOVATrust.Loyalty.Family.The tangled web of mafia life.We grew up together. Me, Eden, my brother Tristian.He was always the safe bet, the sure thing, the good guy.And me? Well, I was the Casanova, the killer who flirted with anyone and anything, breaking Eden’s heart again and again.We both loved her.Mind.Body.Soul.Until I gifted her to my brother as if she meant nothing, when she meant everything to me.Tristian was safer.Better.Could give her the life I never would be able to.But things changed.We changed.My only goal was to protect her, making her hate me in return. Except once my brother wasn’t standing between us anymore, I decided…It was my turn to claim what had always been MINE to begin with.FALLING FOR THE VILLAIN“Play for me, Juliet…”Those four words whispered in my ear again and again until I craved what I used to fear.Such a simple demand from my captor—the man who stole me and refused to tell me why he wouldn’t let me go.I was his.He made me need him, just as much as he needed me.I broke all the rules of the golden prison he put me in.During the day he ruled his dark, seedy world.His subjects and me.During the night—he bowed before my feet.Have you ever wondered what happened to the villains in all the fairy tales you read?You’ll soon find out.It all started when he kidnapped me and made me his pet.And it all ended with me…Calling him master.*This story is not for the faint of heart and may be uncomfortable for some readers. But, then again, stepping outside of your comfort zone may be exactly the thing you need…Care to play with us, readers?

Confetti Over Bluebell Cliff


Della Galton - 2022
    So determined not to let Olivia down, she signs up to a swanky new diet & fitness club, The Bluebell Booty Busters.Uncertain of what to expect Ruby meets Harry Small, a wealthy local businessman who ‘joins’ Booty Busters, after pressure from his wife, who’s worried about his health and growing waistline.Ruby and Harry soon team up as diet buddies, supporting each other through their dieting crisis’s. But something seems amiss at Booty Busters when they both discover that if it looks too good to be true; it probably is….Will Ruby and Harry ever reach their targets?And will Ruby do her sister proud and be the Belle of the Ball?

Nobody Else But You


Claire Marti - 2022
    She doesn’t care how gorgeous he is––she wants him gone after he threatens to pull her family back into the paparazzi filled world they escaped from over a decade ago.Holt knows Sam hates him on sight and the feeling is becoming mutual. But his entire career is riding on a favor from Sam’s legendary film director father. No way will he allow one irritating, sexy redhead to stand in his way.Sam intends to fight him at every turn…if only her heart didn’t race when they’re together. Holt does his best to steer clear of her…except all he wants to do is hold her close. The sizzling attraction between them is either going to burn up the sheets or burn down the ranch…

Compared (The Sweet Rom"Com" #1)


Kortney Keisel - 2022
    Let me give you Tyler Dixon's resume: thoughtful, manly, father of the year, widower, ridiculously attractive (basically the opposite of a dad bod).This might sound like good news for someone like me—someone who dreams of getting married and becoming a mom—but it's not. Getting involved with a parent is grounds for immediate removal at my school, and right now, my fragile heart can't handle being fired. My mom just died. My boyfriend broke up with me, and to top it all off, my dad started dating again. Stable employment is the only good thing I have. Risking my job and my heart is the most foolish thing I could do.TylerBeing a widower isn't like the movies. There's not a block of women knocking on my door, bringing me casseroles every day. No, real life is work, laundry, and groceries—all while being both the mom and the dad. I'm pretty much failing at this single-parent thing. I don't have time to date. Which is good since the only woman I'm interested in keeps pushing me away: Miss Johnson. Emphasis on the Miss—as in, my son's teacher. It's hard to convince a woman to go out with you when she'll get fired. But it's either pursuing Meg, despite her job, or the never-ending depths of loneliness—no big deal.Compared is a witty, heartfelt rom-com with a teacher/parent romance, an irresistible single dad, and swoony chemistry that will have you rooting for a happily-ever-after while keeping the romance closed-door.

Auction House: A Dark Billionaire Romance


Piper Stone - 2022
    He took me for himself instead.When I went undercover to investigate a series of murders with links to Steele Franklin's auction house operation, I expected to be sold for the humiliating use of one of his fellow billionaires.But he wanted me for himself.No contract. No terms agreed upon. No say in the matter at all except whether to give in to his shameful demands with or without him stripping me bare and spanking me into submission first.I chose the second option, but as one devastating climax after another is forced from my naked, quivering body, what scares me isn't the thought of him keeping me locked up in a cage forever.It's knowing he won't need to.Publisher's Note:Auction House includes spankings and rough, intense sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.

Smoke and Mirrors


Norma Marie - 2022
    Being around Lucas again makes the voices that tell me I'm not good enough fall quiet. But just as I start to heal, my past and his present threaten to tear us apart.LucasIn high school, Natalie was my best friend... and my secret crush. With her back in my life, she's reawakening feelings I thought were long gone. When things start spiraling, it takes all I have to prove to her that I won't walk away again. The further I fall, the more she pulls away. I want it all, but she has to want it too.Can I be enough to show her that this is real, or is she living in a past filled with nothing but smoke and mirrors?

C is for Carter: A Secret Baby Mountain Man Romance (Men of ALPHAbet Mountain)


Natasha L. Black - 2022
    

Devil In The Elevator


L.A Hudson - 2022
    Stepping into an elevator with a man she named Diablo, the Devil, did just that.Noah Hartman, with his wicked tongue and inappropriate word he set her very soul on fire.What happened next neither of them could have predicted. All they had in the world was one another. That, well, that was almost the scariest out of everything they had to face.

Freeing the Calf Roper: A Christian Rodeo Romance (Faithful Cowboys Book 4)


Danae Little - 2022
    

A Real Kind of Love


Bella Jay - 2022
    Never did, never wanted to and as far as she was concerned, never would. She lives her life proud to hold the title as the ‘break up queen’ and for never letting love get her caught up in being an advocate of false hope fairytales. But her extreme methods to avoid love are put to the test by the one person able to tap into her cold little heart and Avelyn has no clue how to handle it.Dasiah Stokes - charming, handsome, and not afraid of love. The complete opposite of Avelyn and the moment he reveals his true feelings for her, she bolts leaving him to fight for their love. He’s willing to do just that - until he’s not, leaving them both to figure out if it is or isn’t the end of their love story. Follow Avelyn on her journey as she finds the true meaning of love.

The Baby Proposition


Kim Loraine - 2022
    I wanted Clara the first time I saw her, but as soon as I figured out she was the local vet and would be working on my ranch, I knew I had to let her go. I put myself in the friend-zone until the night she told me she wanted to get knocked up.There wasn’t a chance I’d let another guy get her pregnant, even if he was an anonymous donor. Not when she had me, Maverick Wilde—grade A certified Montana cowboy—right in front of her.The arrangement was perfect. I make my donation, she gets her baby, we go back to being friends. No strings. No messy heartbreak.Except everything changes when we decide it’ll be a lot more fun to make a direct deposit and do things the old fashioned way. That spark between us? Now it’s a blazing fire I have no desire to extinguish.Our baby proposition just got a lot more complicated.

Joined at the Hip


Liwen Y. Ho - 2022
    That includes writing the best article ever—a how-to piece on renewing wedding vows on a budget. My only problem? I’m missing the husband my boss wants me to bring along for research. TristanI swore off all romantic relationships years ago, a fact that should have stopped me from volunteering to help September. There’s no rhyme or reason why I should care about her success—especially when we’re hardly friends—except that I can’t seem to get her off my mind. SeptemberI’m shocked but relieved when my annoyingly handsome coworker offers to be my fake husband. Tristan’s attitude is as pleasant as the stomach flu, but at least I don’t have to guess where he stands, unlike my long distance boyfriend’s commitment level. This ruse might not be so hard to pull off, assuming we don’t drive each other crazy first.TristanPretending to be married for a week should be a piece of cake, but nothing about this arrangement is as sweet or as simple, especially when it involves feeding each other cake. Between my fake wife’s annoyingly cheery personality and the intimate demands of this assignment, I’ve got a bad case of cold feet. But when the sparks between us become a little too real, it’s time for me to decide: do I bail or let her in? For better or worse, my heart may never be the same again.The Fab Forties series was written by an over-40 author with readers of all ages in mind. This rom-com is guaranteed to tickle your funny bone and help you escape reality. So, sit back, relax, and be prepared to laugh!*This story first appeared in Save the Date, a wedding anthology that hit the USA Today bestsellers list in October 2021. It has since been expanded with four brand new chapters for your reading pleasure.

One Night Burn


Kate Meader - 2022
    Me? I party with cherry pie at my local diner.Except this hot guy—and I mean smoking hot—snags the last piece.I won’t be denied, however. Rocking a serious case of pie envy, I give him the sad eyes and jackpot! He offers to share. Before long we’re sharing more than pie: heated glances, sparkling conversation, and a kiss that sends me some place I didn’t know existed before I met him.But after every sugar high comes a crash … and I’m about to find out that this guy is very bad for me indeed.One Night Burn is a short, sweet, and sexy prequel to the full-length novel, Up in Smoke. It ends on a cliffhanger.

Oblivion (The Salvation Society)


Vi Summers - 2022
    ABOUT THE BOOK:Penelope My entire world shattered the day my mom’s twenty-one-year long lie blew up in her face. If only that was the end of our family secrets and deceit. Taken, manipulated, and used as a pawn in a political game, I didn’t think life could get more complicated.That was until I ran into Dante again. Once my lover, then my salvation, his wolfish eyes now look through me as if none of that ever mattered. Dante The day I left the Green Berets was the day I failed my comrades. There was only so much bullshit, loss, and destruction one could take, and I was foolish to think it would end when I hung up my uniform for good. When Penny crashed into my life for the second time, not only did she have me torn between our past and the present, she created one helluva problem… I want so much more than the contract with her father allows.

The Groom (A Keeper at Heart Romance Book 1)


Melissa McClone - 2022
    

River from the City (Rydell River Ranch Series, #16)


Leanne Davis - 2022
    Eventually, his marriage, identity and lifelong dreams crumble in the blink of an eye, leaving him not only heartbroken, but burned out and jaded.Self-medicating with gallons of alcohol, Hunter has no clue about his next move so he chooses to wallow in his wretched situation. The only good thing he can still appreciate is Kyomi Wade, a girl whom he likes to hang out with. She dates his cousin and often visits the ranch where he insists on hibernating. Soon, however, she and Hunter spend more time together than either of them do with Asher. Their strong friendship gradually helps Hunter's broken heart to heal. Kyomi, however, refrains from exposing very much about herself. Hunter can only wonder why she settles for a few crumbs from Asher while he longs to give her the entire world, which she deserves.Eventually, a compelling secret from Hunter’s past invades his present. Hunter fears losing the new life he now embraces because of the grave influences of his former life. How can he handle such an explosive secret without losing all that he managed to gain since he snubbed the city and his recent past?Binge read this contemporary, western romance series, full of hot cowboys and family entanglements that is based around the Rydell River Ranch brought to you by small-town romance author Leanne Davis…Recommended Reading Order for River's End Series:River's EndRiver's EscapeRiver's ReturnRiver RoadRiver on FireRiver's LostRiver of ChangeRiver's DestinyRiver's RescueRiver's WinterContinue reading the next generation with The Rydell River Ranch Series:River in DarknessRiver in LightRiver in the MountainsRiver at the RanchRiver to the OceanRiver from the CityRiver Through the ValleyEach book is a standalone with a happily-ever after but the journey getting there? Never easy and always epic! You’ll get to check in with beloved characters in this interconnected standalone series.

The Valentine Wager


Nan Reinhardt - 2022
    Yet, despite the sizzling chemistry between them, Kitt quickly turns him down.Kitt has moved to River’s Edge for a fresh start and is ready to focus on her new marketing job at her cousins’ winery. She’s done with players, and vows she won’t let the local sexy cop distract her, but Kitt, a flirt herself, is definitely tempted. To keep her sanity as she prepares for several Valentine-themed winery events, she and Ryker make a bet: for the next three weeks, neither of them can flirt with the other.The game starts out lighthearted, but when the town takes sides, Ryker and Kitt must choose between winning a wager or finding lasting love.

Love's Journey Home


Julie Coulter Bellon - 2022
    . ." ---Meridian Magazine". . . a refreshingly sweet tale of how love really can change lives and about two people who find home together." ---InD'Tale Magazine Olivia is a D.A. with a job to do. Mick is a man with a hidden past. When their lives collide, choices must be made---and nothing will ever be the same.   Olivia Dalton has a reputation in the DA's office---tough, thorough, and fierce when she's closing a case. Those skills are essential in the courtroom, but not in the relationship department---until Mick Donovan crosses her path. Everyone thinks he's a player, but when an unexpected situation arises, she glimpses an honorable man instead. Olivia is drawn to him,but he pushes her away, unable to shake the past that still haunts him. Mick Donovan learned at a young age never to let anyone close because those you love never stay. Keeping people at arms-length has never been hard for him---until he meets Olivia Dalton. Mick is caught up in a case she's prosecuting, and he can't deny his attraction to her, but when she uncovers the past he's kept carefully hidden, he's sure she'll turn away. Yet, even with all his secrets in the open, Olivia reaches out.Can he let his guard down long enough to let her in and take a chance on love?

The Holiday Plan


Emma Lynden - 2022
    Coming off a disastrous split with her ex, she’s struggling for inspiration to write her next book. And she’s lost without her favorite Aunt Theoni’s wisdom and guidance.Hoping for a fresh start and to avoid the holiday completely, she’s planned a Valentine’s detox: a luxurious trip alone to the historic Courtington Castle hotel, near the adorably quaint town of Camelot Creek, tucked into a picturesque valley in the Adirondacks.But escaping the heart-shaped balloons and red roses isn’t as easy as she thought.This won’t be the restful retreat she’d imagined. Instead, she’s just walked into one of the biggest matchmaking events of the year. Not to mention, the incredibly attractive single dad and dating coach Troy Turner is heading the whole thing up, and he’s on a mission to include Verona in the festivities.Troy is in the midst of a professional crisis of his own. After a bit of unfounded bad press, the very last thing he needs is a guest to cast doubt in the minds of his attendees.Will Troy change Verona’s mind about the most romantic day of the year? Just when sparks begin to fly, an unexpected visitor checks into the castle, stirring up the past. No matter what, for Verona, Valentine’s Day is the day where everything changes.A heartwarming, sweet romance that will whisk you away to a magical winter wonderland, and have you reaching for the hot cocoa and box of chocolates long after the holidays.

Claiming Valentine: A small-town, friends to lovers, instalove story with a heart-warming HEA (The Claiming Series Book 7)


Violet Rae - 2022
    

Instinct


Alexis Ashlie - 2022
    No more complications. I know exactly what I need to do.Then she fills my head and my world is not the same.REBECCAI thought that heading back to Texas would have been the best decision in my young life. Who would have thought my plans would be derailed by dating the head of one of the biggest motorcycle clubs in the state?Morgan’s dangerous, fresh out of jail and bent on revenge towards an old friend named Blood Hound. All my instincts tell me that I should run. But when things get complicated between us, it’s like my legs have flat tires.Can I stop my frustratingly sexy boyfriend from self-destructing, all while trying to carve out my own life? And why did I feel like Morgan was hiding something?

Finding Edith Pinsent (Netta Wilde #2)


Hazel Ward - 2022
    She’s agreed to go through the late Edith Pinsent’s diaries and possessions personally. The problem is, she’s been busy sorting out her own life.  But she’s in a better place now. She’s free of her manipulative ex, has a new love in neighbour, Frank and has reunited with her kids.What better time to begin Edie’s story?But the path to discovery is not easy.There are missing diaries to contend with, boxes of memories to uncover and revelations that turn everything on its head. Revelations that make Netta question if her own life really is sorted.Delving deeper into Edith’s history, Netta is overtaken by a need to revisit her own past and put things right, but to do that she has to find the two people who once meant everything to her. As her two challenges intertwine, Netta realises that Edith had a purpose for her. One that she must fulfil.Bit by bit, the house yields a lifetime of secrets and the real Edith Pinsent begins to emerge.But will it be the Edith everyone thought they knew?

Loving Summer


Debra St. James - 2022
    Experience has taught me that people are not interested in me as a person, only for what I can do for them. … until Kate. She’s like the sun shining through gloomy gray clouds. She sees me for the man I am, not what my bank account can do for her. I can’t forget her, and I don’t understand why, but I’m not walking away. Will I be able to convince Kate my intentions are genuine? KateSpending my free time volunteering and looking after my elderly neighbor doesn’t leave much time for a relationship, but I don’t mind—it makes me happy. Past relationships have shown me it’s always better to focus on everyone else’s happiness. … until Oliver. He’s the hottest, most generous man I’ve ever met. He sees something in me no other man ever has before. I can’t forget him, and I don’t understand why, because he’s way out of my league. Can I move beyond past hurts to have a future with him?Steamy contemporary romance. 115K+ words. Stand alone. HEA. Recommended for 18+.

Wicked Lies


Renee Harless - 2022
    A past that collided with hers and could destroy the pretty world that she lived in. One push from her became too much and I savored her downfall, except she took me down with her.Now I was exposed to all of Wellington University and that reputation I had built was a pile of bricks at my feet.The greatest lie of all was that love was worth the fight.

Deliverance


Evelyn Montgomery - 2022
    This novel is a standalone in the Can't Help Falling In Love Series.TroyOne word.Fear.Fear I wonʼt make it home.Fear Iʼll never make it back state side.And fear Iʼll never feel again the way Jolene Stewart makes me crave her next touch like Iʼm a fein needing mynext fix.Sheʼs my kryptonite.My vice.The one thing that makes me secretly wish for tomorrows and forever afters when all Iʼve ever done is serve.Give without even a thought for my fellow man and country.But now, all I want is to stay with her and her daughter in this new world and home weʼve somehow created together.But when her past comes calling and my next tour has me leaving the two girls I love more than anything with the fear I wonʼt return, will she wait for me?Or will giving my heart away be worse than the fate that awaits me overseas?Publisher's Warning: This book contains graphic sex scenes and military violence, reader discretion is advised.

For Always


L.K. Shaw - 2022
    Three years after their first meeting, Ines and Brody are finally getting married! Along the way, Victor and Estelle reignite their intimacy after the birth of their son, Preston and Landon have a serious discussion about their future, and Maisie officially becomes a Rodriguez!

Doctor Heartbreak


D.M. Davis - 2022
    Davis' Doctor Heartbreak is a second-chance, doctor-patient, heartbreaking romance of loss and unrealistic promises that threaten to keep Dani forever lonely and break the only organ Dr. Heartgrove doesn't know how to fix.I'm intimately familiar with the brain, but it's the heart that's giving me trouble.I found her in a bar.Red hair and a rocking body teasing me with promises her eyes threaten to keep.She marked me without saying a word.Tattooed her name on my soul.One night was all we had. Come morning she was gone.Eight months later, I find my redheaded temptress on my gurney, holding a little boy like he's her lifeline.Turns out he's her nephew, and the only promises she's capable of keeping are those made to her dead sister.We may have started out as a drunken romp, but I've no intention of letting that be all we are. I want more than one night.I want forever.When Dani wakes up in the ER, the man of her fantasies staring down at her, can she find room for him among her family obligations, or will she run as fast as she can, living for others instead of herself?Intended for mature audiences.Series Details:Doctors of Eastport General is a brand-new Contemporary Romance series. Get ready for all the naughty nurses, dirty doctors, and patient shenanigans that take place in Eastport General.

The Billionaire Wager (Billionaire Game, #2)


Sylvia Hart - 2022
    Rule two? Never add your heart to the bet…Richard Barrow said he never lost a bet, and I didn’t believe him. I was wrong, and the fact I’m only wearing lingerie on my first date with him is proof. Everything about this man is steamy, from the scars he’s not afraid to hide to the way he turns every word I say into an innuendo.After our date ends up revealing more about him than just what’s under his clothes, I realize I want more than just a good time.When he doesn’t call me for a second date, what am I supposed to do? Get on with my life, obviously. I have an art gallery to open, and I’m volunteering at a local youth center. Life is busy enough without worrying about a broken billionaire.Richard isn’t even the kind of man I should be dating. When he wraps his hands around something, he doesn’t let go, and I’m not the kind of girl who wants a chain holding her down. Even if it’s made of gold.But when the youth center needs funding, I know exactly who to call. The only problem? Richard Barrow doesn’t do anything for free. There’s only one thing he won’t be able to turn down. A bet.With me as the prize.He won our first bet, but I can’t let him win this one. I may have wagered my body, but it’s my heart and soul that I’m worried about.The Billionaire Wager is a steamy standalone in the Billionaire Games series with all the feels and a guaranteed HEA.

DadBod


Kayt Miller - 2022
    He's got the perfect person in mind, the thing is, all he's done since he met Elizabeth Duncan is picture her in his home, in his bed. Now he's got the chance for at least one of those things. Will he be able to see her there and not want to more? Doubtful.Very doubtful.

Tainted (Twisted, #4)


Emily Rose - 2022
    For Reanna Adams’, life had turned upside down. In the best and the worst way possible. Without her son, Jayson, she would have no one. She was single, divorced, a new mother, and the family she once knew had shattered, leaving behind nothing more than broken hearts.She knew that walking away from the two men that had stolen her heart was the right thing to do, but the nightmares that now haunted her mind refused to let her get too far.When things go from bad to worse, Reanna realized that the nightmares that had ruined the Twisted Crew and her life were only just the beginning.Lies were revealed.Hearts were bonded.Blood was spilled. And revenge was bittersweet.

Troubles


K.C. Enders - 2022
    One taste. One distraction.AIDAN KEARNEY is desperate to escape—just for a little while. He never thought he’d be burying his older brother, but after that, slinging drinks for an old friend in a small pub is just what he needs. With a little luck, he might just find a bit of happiness far from Dublin.LISBETH RITTENHOUSE has been fighting her whole life: her parents, her sister, and now her boyfriend. Make that ex-boyfriend. Her nursing degree is her chance to get her feet on solid ground. To find even just a hint of happiness. But the blessings she’s looking for are nowhere to be found. Until she stumbles into the arms of the new bartender. The accent. The intensity. The secrets.May your troubles be less, and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door.

Love, Michael


Gina A. Jones - 2022
    Now it's our daughter's wedding day, and your smile tells me you're here for more than to walk her down the aisle. When we met, it was the summer of Shania Twain, the color of Mocha Iced lipstick, Sand & Sable perfume, and the summer I began a seventeen-year-old mother. But time has changed me. So tell me, why are you back? Jill

New Beginnings At Roseford Hall


Fay Keenan - 2022
    In the beautiful Somerset countryside, the majestic Roseford Hall has been painstakingly restored and is now ready for its grand opening. And as the writer in residence, Stella gets to see it all – from the rowdy resident peacocks, the hidden secrets of the Hall, to befriending the Lord of the Manor himself.At the other end of Roseford, single father, Chris Charlton is facing his own refurbishment woes. Rocked by a tragedy two years previously, his plans for crumbling Victorian wreck Halstead House are as stuck as he is. As Roseford Hall prepares to welcome a new era, and Halsted House’s future is under threat, Chris and Stella find themselves drawn to one another. Can they finally leave their pasts behind, and will Chris and Stella be able to embrace their new beginnings together – or apart… Escape to the beautiful, idyllic English countryside with Fay Keenan. Romantic, feel-good and utterly charming, this is perfect for all fans of Julie Houston, Cathy Bramley and Holly Martin.What authors and readers say about Fay Keenan’s novels: 'A gorgeous rural romance full of warmth and charm.' Victoria Connelly‘Guaranteed to put a spring in your step. Feel-good, frisky and great fun with a hearty dash of romance and intrigue.' Julie Houston 'Moving, funny, thoughtful and romantic. Bring on the next one!' Jenny Kane'This is a lovely and heart-warming story, that has a serious side hidden within the romance.' Amazon reviewer 'It was a wonderful book, guaranteed to put a smile on your face.' Amazon reviewer‘I was so engrossed in the storyline, which is thoroughly heart-warming, that I read the entire book without stopping. I always enjoy Keenan’s books and am looking forward to the next one!’ Amazon reviewer

Taken By The Priest (Lessons In Sin)


Fiona Lust - 2022
    Last we met you saw a glimpse into my life. I’m the one you come to when you want to indulge your wicked fantasies, the ones you’re too scared to even confess. He’s the one you seek out when you desire absolution for all the sins you committed.A lifetime ago he stole my soul and played a hand in creating the woman I am today.Now it’s time to revisit the past and confront my demons. This journey back in my hometown of Lavenham, Suffolk is not one meant for pleasure.I once believed in fairytales and happily ever afters, I saved myself for the one.This is the story of me going back to where it all began.And it all starts with him.Taken by the Priest is Book 2 in the Lessons In Sin series but can be read as a standalone.

Chasing Bullets


Suzanne Cass - 2022
    Then she ran away from him in the ultimate act of betrayal. Two years later, Tara Hunter’s easy life in Byron Bay is turned upside down when David Cooper, her ex-police partner, appears and their chequered past comes back to haunt her. Coop is in town on an undercover mission to prevent a possible terrorist plot. While he’s recovered physically from the bullet wound, mentally he’s still scarred by her act of deceit. Reluctantly, Tara is drawn into Coop’s operation to track down a group of extremists hiding in the jungle wilderness, where she soon finds the illicit desire they shared two years ago is back, stronger than ever. But will she be able to find the courage to tell him she loves him and save him from the brutal terrorist gang? Suzanne Cass writes a thrilling romantic suspense in this game of hide and seek, full of passionate romance and heart stopping choices. Pick up a copy of Chasing Bullets today and get lost in this world of romance and deception.

Tight Fit


Poppy Parkes - 2022
    Megs has never been able to forget Max Hampton.They loved each other hard in high school, only to have everything fall apart after Max’s family moved away.When his blue-collar career has him return to their small southern hometown fifteen years later, fate throws Megs and Max back together in the most surprising of ways.But can they turn their mistake at the fitness club Megs owns into an opportunity at a second chance, or will it be a claustrophobic disaster?Tight Fit is a steamy, over-the-top second chance forced proximity romance in Flirt Club’s Flirty Fitness series that’s sure to get you hot and bothered before it leaves you satisfied. ;) Happily ever after guaranteed!

The Brie Collection


Red Phoenix - 2022
    

The "I Do" Do-Over: After I Do


Poppy Parkes - 2022
    HEA guaranteed!

Mix and Match


Peggy Jaeger - 2022
    The bar scene and dating apps give Jasmine hives and Liv’s reputation is stellar. If anyone can help guide her through the quagmire that dating has become, Olivia can.Architect Donovan Boyd is ready to settle down. He wants the kind of marriage his parents have; long-lasting, filled with love, children, and joy. But even after a year of living and working in Heaven, he’s still considered an outsider by many. Finding the type of woman he’s looking for is hard in the tight-knit community. Retaining Olivia Joyner to help him find his forever love is one of the smartest things he’s done, especially after she sets him up with Jasmine Green.But the red-haired, green-eyed beauty wants a different kind of marriage from the one Donovan considers ideal.Can these two strong-willed people learn to compromise so they can both find their happily ever after? Or will their relationship forever be relegated to the friend zone?

The Brie Collection


Red Phoenix - 2022