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Fumble Baby


Bella Grant - 2017
    She’s a recent college grad stuck working the checkout lane of her hometown grocery store. For all she knows, love will never find her … until she gets a friend request from the hot football player who bullied her in high school. Someone she swore she’d never talk to ever again. Travis is a pro football star and enjoys the advantages of that life: money, women, fame. But deep down, he’s missing something – the nerdy hot girl he had been mean to in high school. When he sees her picture on social media, he only hopes she’ll forgive him and give him a chance to show her how much he’d always wanted her - how much he needs her now. PUBLISHER'S NOTE: FUMBLE BABY is a standalone happily-ever-after romance story with no cliffhangers

Cowboy Six Pack


Kari Lynn Dell - 2017
    He’s the exception she can’t afford…or resist. If lying is your job, is true love possible? Cowboy Courtship by Allison Merritt: Despite work-place trauma and domestic drama, Dean and London might be able to overcome any relationship trouble with a little patience and a sweet cowboy courtship. Changing a Cowboy's Tune by Stephanie Berget: After years apart, can the barrel racer and her cowboy see past their own dreams and cultivate a life they both love? Catch the Rain by Paty Jager: Zach MacDonald, the new veterinarian in town, sees in stable hand, Kitty Baxter, more than she sees in herself. Broken Vows by Melissa Keir: Distance causes problems for Rick and Julie. It turns their world upside down. When Julie puts her foot down, will Rick make the right choice or will their vows break? Cowboy Wrecked by D’Ann Lindun: Can a schoolteacher who wants nothing more than a family of her own and a bull rider unable to father children find a way to build a life together.

Tiaras & Teacups (Berry Lake Cupcake Posse Book 2)


Melissa McClone - 2021
    She’s struggling to leave her trophy wife identity behind and make ends meet as a full-time event planner. When her handsome new neighbor needs to throw the perfect birthday party for his niece, Juliet offers her services. If she pulls this off, maybe she can get her life back on track. But to do so, she’ll need the help of the Cupcake Posse. Too bad her friends are grappling with problems of their own:Missy’s recovering from injuries; Nell’s trying to thwart her mother’s matchmaking efforts; Selena’s husband wants her to work less when she needs to do more; and Bria’s facing obstacles she never anticipated trying to save her late aunt’s bakery.Join the Cupcake Posse as they work together to navigate the difficulties of life, loss, and love. They continue to rely on each other, never losing sight of the importance of friendship and family, but will that be enough to save the Berry Lake Cupcake Shop?

Her Second Chance Forever Groom


Lorana Hoopes - 2019
    The second chance she's not sure if she wants. Emmitt Brown’s demons are even bigger than he is, and as a defensive lineman for the San Antonio Rebels, that’s something. When DJ Madden tasks his defensive line to go home for Christmas and get rid of their biggest past regret, Emmit finds himself returning to the small town he grew up in to find the woman he never should have left. Too bad she hates him and tells him to go away. Mia Carter can’t believe Emmitt Brown is back in town. She does not need this right now. Especially since he’s been the ghost who won’t leave her conscience alone for the past five years and especially since she recently lost her husband. But when the pro football player steps up and offers to help her son fight cancer, she finds herself reluctantly agreeing. Now they have to make a choice; dig into the past and let the truth bring them together, or lose the Christmas miracle right in front of them.

Rock Me To The Top (Gracefall: Vicious Love Tour Book One)


Victoria Zak - 2021
    Now one of the hottest metal bands on the charts, things are looking up, until a tragic accident threatens to rip the band apart. Can the guys recapture the beat that rocketed them to the top, or will they crash and burn?He believed the lie.Uber-sexy drummer, Joe Grace, has it all, except the one woman he wants to share it with, his best friend, Melody. When he hires Mel to manage his band’s tour, hot summer nights flame into a new passion neither can deny, but their fire ignites the darkness hiding behind long-buried secrets and lies. Lies that could lose him the woman he loves unless he bares his soul and lays it all on the line.She fell for the fantasy.Melody Sterling is no stranger to rock and roll. As the daughter of a legendary rocker, she had a front row seat to the destruction that lifestyle did to her parents’ relationship. Dating a rock star after that disaster? Out of the question! Until her best friend becomes one. Down on her luck—and apparently out of her mind—she joins Joe on their Gracefall summer tour, and soon finds herself falling fast for the fantasy of his crazy world. Now she must decide if her own dreams are worth fighting for, even if believing in herself again means losing the man she loves.

That Boy Series: Books 1-5


Jillian Dodd - 2020
     Top 100 book in the entire Amazon Kindle store #1 Teen & Young Adult Contemporary Romance You know, being friends with two cute boys does have its benefits. There's Danny. Danny is a golden boy in every way. He has dreamy blue eyes and blonde hair that always looks perfect, even when it's windblown or been stuck under a football helmet. He's the boy every girl crushes on. The boy I get into trouble with, the boy I fight with, the hot quarterback no girl can resist. Being with Danny is like being on an adventure. He has a bright, contagious smile and abs to die for. Equally crush worthy is Phillip. Adorable, sweet Phillip, who I have known since birth. Phillip has dark hair, a perfect smile, brown eyes, and the sexiest voice I have ever heard. He's the boy I talk to every night before I go to sleep. The boy who rescues me, the boy who can read my mind, the boy who is always there for me, the boy who tries to keep me out of trouble, the boy who irritatingly keeps getting hotter, and whose strong arms always seem to find their way around me. And when he gives me that grin, I can never say no. One boy will give me my very first kiss. One boy will teach me to make out. One boy will take me to prom. And finally, one boy will ask me to marry him. They will both be my best friends. But only one of them will be the boy I fall in love with. Only one of them is That Boy. If you're a football fan, love small town romance, and cute boys next door, you'll love the That Boy series.

Rough Tackle


Amber Heart - 2017
    Tall, athletic, drop dead gorgeous. The perfect combination to make a girl swoon. His family however, are a real piece of work. Ungrateful, rude, manipulative - he doesn't have the heart to tell them ‘no’. Why does he have to be such a sweetheart? A disastrous tackle towards the end of the Superbowl final has left him in agonizing pain… And zero feeling in one of his legs! Lucky for him I’m the best physical therapist in the business… And luckily for me I get to spend the next few weeks manhandling him through all his exercises. How on earth will I manage? Problem is I’m not allowed to date patients. How do I stop myself from falling for this smoking hot Superbowl champion? More importantly, how do I help him recover from this life changing injury? Rough Tackle is a football romance with a very HEA. For a limited time, this story comes with two bonus stories at the end: Family First & The Singer.

One Spark of Magic


Iris Bolling - 2016
    The man in the seat across from her sent a spark through her heart. It was him. She knew it without a doubt. She knew her grand mere's dream had sent her to meet the man she was to marry. Jarrett Bryson is a star. Not just on the baseball field, but in life as well. He has it all, money, fame, and women. Yet, there was something about the woman in the seat across from him. Love and laughter enter their lives, but jealousy rears its ugly head in ways neither anticipates. Will Jarrett and Paige survive? It all comes down to One Spark of Magic.

The Complete Jesse Trilogy: Breathless, Fearless, Carpe Diem


Eve Carter - 2014
    The young, hot professional Motocross rider, Jesse Morrison, knows how to leave an impression. Only lately, it has mostly been bad impressions. Frustrated about unlucky turn of events, he surrounds himself with women, booze and drugs, until he, in search of a change of pace, sets out on a trip to sunny California to help his uncle open a sports bar. In Los Angeles, Jesse meets the one woman who can lead him back on the right path, the stunningly beautiful 22 year old, Niki Milani. Only problem is, she is not interested. Niki has her own past demons to fight. A past that left her feeling abandoned with a deep void in her soul. She cannot open up her heart easily and it’s almost impossible for her to trust a man ever again. Especially, not a bad boy player who seems even more messed up than herself. However, Jesse is not the type to back down from a challenge. He is determined to prove to Niki that there is more to him than what appears on the surface. That he is the one person in her life, who can fill the void. The story of Jesse and Niki is a New Adult Romance that will leave you breathless.

Calamity Jayne Boxed Set


Kathleen Bacus - 2011
    Tressa is determined to prove there's more to this cockeyed cowgirl than meets the eye and she’s just been handed the perfect opportunity to get "Ranger Rick" and a skeptical citizenry to finally take her seriously. How? By solving a murder no one else believes happened...No one, that is, except the killer. CALAMITY JAYNE RIDES AGAINTressa’s off to the State Fair to work at her Uncle Frank’s ice cream concession stand. But when a soft-serve saboteur appears at the same time her cousin, Frankie, goes missing, it's another fine, sticky mess she's gotten herself into. With a string of malicious pranks, to scary, psycho dunk-tank clowns, two geriatric Jessica Fletcher wannabes, a dishy state trooper, and a sister who may have her eye on a certain ranger-type, and it's mayhem on the midway time. GHOULS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUNTressa thinks she on to a scoop when eccentric and reclusive bestselling writer, Elizabeth Courtney Howard comes to Grandville to finish her latest book. So, what's stopping Tressa from scoring this journalistic coup? Only the fact that the skeletons to uncover in this little exposé are all in a closet in Haunted Holloway Hall--a house only Norman Bates could love.CALAMITY JAYNE GOES TO COLLEGEAce cub reporter Tressa Jayne Turner is back in college and nothing’s going to stop Tressa from making the grade. Well, except for a wrinkled roommate rekindling an old flame, maid of honor madness run amok, a botched betrothal that’s more than just schoolyard gossip and a campus criminal out to teach the student body a lesson—one one crime at a time. Failure is so not an option.CALAMITY JAYNE HEADS WESTTressa Jayne Turner’s off to Arizona to see her gammy hitched. Her cousin’s keeping secrets, Ranger Rick Townsend is sending signals—more of the smokin’ than smoke variety—and it seems Tressa’s not the only person with an attachment to “Kookamunga”, the fertility figurine she picked up at a roadside stand. Throw in a washed-up actress out to kick-start her career, a suspect spiritual advisor, locals with a cause, and a ten-year-old who’s a chip off a certain ranger’s blockhead and it’ll be a vision quest to make Thelma and Louise’s southwestern spree seem like amateur night at the OK Corral. May the best spirit guide win.ANCHORS AWEIGHTressa Jayne is off on a post-wedding cruise. Good food. Warm beaches. Romantic sunsets. Nothing can take the wind out of Tressa’s sails this time. Nothing that is except this particular Love Boat has Iceberg ahead! written all over it. Why? It’s a lo-cal “biggest loser” cruise, Tressa’s bad-boy faux fiancé and his marriage-minded aunt Mo are stowaways, and Tressa’s barely got her sea les before a dastardly murder plot bobs to the surface and Tressa Jayne knows just how Capt. Jack Sparrow feels when the rum is gone. Yo ho ho and a bottle of V-8!

The Winning Ace Series Boxset: The Complete Series


Tracie Delaney - 2021
    She’s a hard-hitting journalist. Will their romance be game, set, mismatch?800+ pages of fast-swinging racquets, hot-off-the-press gossip, and smoldering chemistry across three full-length novels!Tennis heartthrob Cash Gallagher is undefeated both on and off the court. But beneath his superstar playboy image, he’s hiding a painful secret. When a headline-busting exposé hits a little too close to home, he’s determined to match the feisty journalist swing for swing… even if it means sleeping with the competition.Tally McKenzie is one story away from launching her career into the big leagues. And she can’t think of a better subject than the tennis bad boy she’s drooled over for a decade. But when her unauthorized tell-all triggers his infamous competitive streak, she’ll go toe to toe with the man of her dreams for a shot at fame and a fantasy of her own.As their flirtatious rivalry heats up, can Cash and Tally drop their defenses and let love in or will old doubts and dark secrets ruin their perfect match?A Winning Ace Boxset: The Complete Series is a sizzling contemporary romance collection containing three full-length novels.

Kick Off


S.J. Bishop - 2017
    Hell, I’ll go all night...Franchise tight ends can bed any girl. But I’m done with bimbos.I want Yvette: Supermodel. Sexy as Hell. I’m all the man she needs.But damn: her assistant is flirty and fine! Ass like you wouldn’t believe.Since that night we kissed, I can’t get Sarah out of my head.So I stay the hell away, until that one night.That night I can’t remember.Sarah says nothing happened.But I’m not so sure.Because she’s pregnant.And it might be mine.

Line of Scrimmage / Love at First Flight / Everyone Loves a Hero


Marie Force - 2013
    Line of Scrimmage Susannah finally has a peaceful life and a no-surprises man. Marriage to football superstar Ryan Sanderson was a whirlwind of passion and excitement, but Susannah got sick of playing second fiddle to his team and watching women throw themselves at him. With their divorce just days from being final, she's already planning a wedding with her new fiance, but Ryan has to convince her to give him a second chance. He has just brought home his third championship, but Ryan's come to realize success doesn't mean anything at all without Susannah...2. Love at First Flight Juliana is on her way to visit her boyfriend of ten years. Her seatmate Michael is going to his fiancee's parents' home for an engagement party he doesn't want. A states' prosecutor, he's about to try the biggest case of his career, and he's having doubts about his relationship. They discover they're on the same flight coming back, and when the weekend is a disaster for each of them, they connect. But life is full of complications, and when Michael's trial turns dangerous, they must confront what they value most in life...3. Everyone Loves a Hero National hero (and reluctantly famous) First Officer Cole Langston finds being in the spotlight has its perks-until he meets Olivia. Cole is the only man who's ever seemed to understand her as an artist and as a woman, but his entourage of adoring women becomes a serious problem. Olivia has trouble trusting him, and everywhere she turns she sees reasons to run. Can Cole convince Olivia she's the one?

Stealing Home


Lori Ryan - 2016
    It was thrust on him, but he couldn't argue that the change was needed. He'd turned into someone even he couldn't like anymore. Unfortunately, he didn't know how to fix it. He was truly lost, and it wasn't the first time he'd felt that way. He'd been lost since he was ten-years-old. Since the day his sister died.Laken Sky didn't need the distraction of the bad boy baseball player staying in the next room over at her B and B. She'd come to Hope Falls to search for her past, to find a link to family she desperately needed in her life.Somehow, though, that bad boy next door finds his way into her heart, and she's not sure what she'll do when she has to give him up.

Second Down Love


Kara Hart - 2016
    On and off the field. I'm tall, confident, and ripped. Yeah, that's right. Jackson Leeman is my name and I'm the player of every woman's dreams. Love? F*ck that. No one can tie me down. That is, no one except for my high school sweetheart, Fiona Breckenridge. She's a hot piece of a** with curves to die for, but I broke her heart over a decade ago. Now that I'm famous, she despises me. Wait until I show her the whole package... I'm the best football player there ever was, but I can't control myself. When I find out she's my new PR agent, I know I'm screwed. I'm not the kind of guy who holds back. I'm going to tame her. I'm going to make her mine. This is my year, but my whole career is on the line. I need to settle down and focus. One problem: I want that woman more than I want to win the big game. All it takes is one night to get her begging my name. After that winning touchdown, I'm taking her all the way home. "It's always hotter the second time around." **Second Down Love is a standalone, 50,000 word, bad boy sports romance novel with a HEA and absolutely NO CLIFFHANGERS!**