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Marrying Up (Cowboy Up, #2)


Abby Knox - 2020
    The gorgeous whirlwind of a wedding coordinator quickly takes over the ranch and stakes a claim on Smitty's heart.Ally has one job to do and that's to get Sam and Wren married in one week. Tall and capable, this ranch manager turns out to be pretty good at more than just helping her drape tulle at this rustic-chic affair; his kisses also touch down like a twister in Tornado Alley.Settle in for a stress-free, angst-free story about two good people falling in love and getting their happily ever after. That's it. No high-stakes drama, no scheming exes, No silly misunderstands. And as always, no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed HEA.This is part two in the two-part Cowboy Up series of short reads. Each part is a stand-alone story. Get Wren and Sam's story in Shacking Up!

Resolution: Snow Job


Laney Powell - 2019
    But when the guy interviewing me turns out to be the same guy I mowed down not twenty-four hours ago on the slopes, it seems like the universe really is conspiring against me.Markus happens to be the yummiest specimen I have ever seen cutting up the powder. He's irresistible and things between us are hot enough to melt snow. But when his ex-girlfriend shows up, that's my cue to nope on out of there...I won't be put on ice for any man; not even one who fills my dreams and makes me wish I was his own personal snow bunny.#MeltMyPantsOff #SnowJob #YesPlease #HappilyEverAfterIt's the New Year! Time to ring your bell with some hot and hunky resolutions! Join 15 of your favorite romance authors as their stories get off... on the right foot this year. Champagne corks aren't the only things popping!

Eating Kandy (Hunky Halloween)


Penelope Wylde - 2020
    And insta-love? Nah. That's the real trick. Now, if you ask me about insta-lust? Well then… I might say give me a double slice of that with a whipped cream topping.He's that kind of crazy gorgeous. Deep brown eyes, muscles for days and long thick…everything.When the tall, bearded and broad-shouldered Marine walks into my diner Halloween night I stay firm to my no-man rules, but he's armed with a sweet treat kind of offer—one weekend, no strings, and pumpkin pie.It's hard to say no to the beast of a man now that the nights are getting cooler and the fireplace beckons.And the worst thing? His wicked tongue knows how to get me to agree to just about anything.But a forever? It has to be a trick, but he's promising me only sweet, autumn nights as long as he can have all the Kandy he can eat.Author's naughty note: Pumpkin pie, fireplace snuggles and all the whipped cream you can handle await you inside. He's the Marine and she's the sweet virgin treat welcoming him home. As always with a Penelope Wylde book, you'll get the filthy, naughty bits you crave with the perfect happily ever after you love.The leaves are falling from the trees, the nights are growing darker — and love is in the chilly autumn air! Join thirteen authors for Hunky Halloween, a sexy-spooky contemporary romance series. Get ready for magical meet-cutes, costumed crushes, and all the over-the-top love you can handle because these stories are bringing the Halloween heat!

Sweet Valentine


Aria Cole - 2017
    Valentine finds herself bumping into the completely sexy and totally cocky stranger more and more often. So often she’s beginning to think he’s a working man with a serious sweet tooth... Ford Knox has spent almost twenty years secluding himself from the public, retreating to his mountain cabin after work everyday without a second thought for complicated things like women and relationships. But when the syrupy sweet and dangerously curvy bakery owner next door seems to fall right into his lap this Valentine's Day, he winds up drunk on her and desperate for more. Knox is a real man with a wicked appetite, and Valentine is the only thing he can see. Warning: Sweet Valentine is cocky, blue-collar alpha goodness with a dash of sweet candy hearts, lush chocolate-dipped strawberries, and sawdust-scented first kisses. Grab a chocolate martini because Knox and Valentine are about to melt your insides!

Always His


Jenna Rose - 2020
    She needs to know the real me.All I can do is pray she accepts it…

Resolution: Good Text


Deana Farrady - 2019
    Women drool over his ripped body. He helps charities. He’s a god in a man suit. I’m Cecily Spangler, geek. I snark. I draw. I huddle in my shell like a turtle. Nobody has ever heard of me. Do I need to spell out how wrong we are for each other? Luckily, I’m done with fantasies of celebrities I have no hope of ever meeting. On New Year’s Eve, I resolve to flirt with the nerdy guy I’ve been crushing on over on my favorite forum. I know nothing about him, but I just have this feeling we have a lot in common. And then, joy of joys, he messages me back. Before I know it, I’m in deeper than I ever expected. The connection between us SIZZLES. I only hope that if we ever meet in person, I’ll live up to his imaginings. One small problem: he just sent me a text. He wants to meet me. Now. I figure the worst that can happen is that we have no chemistry, right? Wrong...because there's a lot more to this nerd than I ever dreamed... --------------- It’s the New Year! Time to ring your bell with some hot and hunky resolutions! Join fifteen of your favorite romance authors as their stories get off… on the right foot this year. Champagne corks aren’t the only things popping!

Stealing Conleigh : Part 2 (Stealing Love )


Glenna Maynard - 2021
    Stealing Conleigh Part 2 Holden James is a thorn in my side. He’s rude, conceited, and he’s also my boyfriend’s best friend. When Ezra suggested we move into together, I didn’t know he meant the three of us. Two’s company and three is a crowd, at least that is what I thought…until one night changes everything. Conleigh Meyers is the last person I should want. She’s my best friend’s girl, therefore untouchable. At least she was…until one night ignited a fire in me that burns only for her. I try to stay away from her but it’s impossible with her room across the hall from mine. There’s only one thing I can do…let her go. That’s the idea anyway. However, fate has other plans.

Cowboy's Christmas Carol


Flora Ferrari - 2017
     Not my Carol. She said she'd always be country down to her cowgirl boots. She used to help out a bit around my ranch in exchange for a little walkin' around money and time with my horses. She worked harder than any ranch hand I ever had. And she took to ridin' my horses like a natural. But she's gone and turned into one of them uptown girls. A city slicker that only cares about fancy things and livin' the good life. Well the good life's with me down here on the ranch... enjoying the simple things. Most important thing of all being a family to call your own. And that's exactly what I want. But she don't even notice me anymore. She should be lyin' down by the creek with me listenin' to bullfrogs, but instead she's in the big city listenin' to them hot shot downtown douchebags spout a different kind of bull. I'm gonna show her what she left behind, and when I do I'll ride her bareback and make her mine forever. And there's another thing we're gonna make together. Our own little bronc riding baby. I'm gonna make hay while the sun shines, and make something else at night. A family... together with her. Forever. *Cowboy's Christmas Carol is an insta-everything standalone romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

Redemption


Measha Stone - 2018
    I'm one of them. My name's Adam, and Celeste has been assigned to me. I have three days to show her the error of her ways and help her redeem herself before she's marked permanently Naughty. She'll fight me, she'll struggle, but in the end I will win. Even if I have to use every implement in my arsenal, Celeste will find her way to the nice list.

Billionaire's Baby (A virgin fake marriage romance)


Lila Younger - 2019
    But I need this job… I have to save my family home, no matter what. So when he wants me to pretend to be his fiance, I immediately say yes. And then he said he wanted me to have his baby. It sounds crazy. Completely crazy. All I have to do is not fall in love. I hate to be controlled. My grandfather doesn’t know the meaning of family, having controlled every aspect of my life until I broke free. But now he’s done it again… he wants me to have a family, or lose the business I sacrificed my life for. So now I need a wife. Only I didn’t expect to want her this much. And suddenly I’m thinking long term… But she’ll never believe me now… (Lila Younger writes hot, steamy romance with no cheating and a HEA every time because love stories are always a little better when they’re naughty. If you’re looking for a novella that’s guaranteed to leave your heart - and your panties!- melting, then start reading!)

Dear Phoney Fiance


Alexx Andria - 2019
    Once I explain my messed-up situation — that I need a fake girlfriend to get back at my soul-sucking ex — she’s more than willing to help me out. The plan is going great, except my feelings are getting real. And hers? I have no effing clue. What happens when it’s time to go our separate ways? Because one thing is for sure — I’m not ready to say good-bye. **** Valentine’s Day comes once a year…but the Amazon best-selling authors who brought you the #resolutionpact is at it again. This time they have a matchmaker series that is more perfect than a dozen roses!  Skip the box of chocolates — it’s time to devour FIFTEEN steamy, stand-alone stories set in a shared world.

Bad Cop


Cassandra Dee - 2018
    But I’m not most girls. Marisa’s driving back from a party with a friend when they’re pulled over. The sweet female’s in big trouble because if she gets a ticket, then her parents are taking away her privileges and she’ll be stuck at home while everyone else goes off to college. Officer Liam Davies is a ten-year veteran of the force. And when he sees Marisa’s car weaving on the road one night, the sirens come on because it's his job to keep the community safe … even if it means cuffing the curvy brunette! Hey Readers – Our sassy heroine meets her match in this steamy novella. As always, there’s a guaranteed HEA with an engagement and a baby on the way :) Bonus books included. Enjoy! xoxo, Cassie and Kendall

To Do List


Lauren Dane - 2007
    But one week in his bed could tip the scales. Since she could pick up a pencil, Belle Taylor has used lists and charts to map out her life. When she achieves a goal, she marks it off her to do list. Simple. But now, just steps away from her corner-office, name-on-the-letterhead goal, she realizes that the life she thought she wanted may come at too high a price. Exhausted, she retreats home for Christmas vacation to rethink her life, complete with all-new lists. What she hadn’t expected is Rafe Bettencourt, her brother’s best friend, the man who she thought only saw her as a pesky younger sister. But when he kisses her under the mistletoe, Belle finds herself with a whole new set of goals to balance with what she thought she always wanted. Rafe knows Belle is trying to figure out what to do with her life. He also knows he’s done loving her from afar, and he’s not beneath making it as hard as possible for her to choose to return to San Francisco. Because Rafe can make to-do lists too—and his plan is to seduce Belle back home where she belongs. At his side. And in his bed.

His Smarty Pants (Kappa Sweets #1)


Mayra Statham - 2019
    Major sparks flew with a first kiss, but reality had them crash and burn their freshman year. Fast forward the start of their senior year at University of the Desert. He’s in trouble, and she is his only hope. When he asks for help, she finds herself striking up the deal of a lifetime. An exchange. She will help him pass Greek Mythology as long as he will pretend to be her boyfriend, so her match-making sorority sisters will leave her alone. Shouldn’t be a problem, right? Wrong! All too quickly they start to realize the fireworks from their first kiss years ago were far from a fluke. The high-voltage chemistry they share now is undeniable. Can Miss Smarty Pants and the Jock have a future? Or is it a matter of time before they fizzle out? Temps might be dropping this fall but things are starting to heat up with the girls at Kappa Sweets!

Up Her


Dani Stowe
    Just one kiss... Take the Bang.Charlotte Prescott has just been offered a job. She doesn't know much about the pharmaceutical company other than her childhood friend and former neighbor, Elliot Crowe, is a scientist there. She's hoping to run into him. As a teen, he did save her life and she would like to properly thank the brainy geek whom she felt was hardly deserving of a kiss at the time. Charlotte, however, is soon going to learn that some geeks have more to offer than wishes for kisses and brains. Some geeks grow up to become sexy, smartass men.This a Contemporary Pulp Fiction romance.Geeks Gone Savage: Bang No. 1 is for mature audiences.*This first of four books in a series can be read as a standalone.**Includes access link to the *After Dark* Bonus Chapter (just in case you want a little more).