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Boy Trouble
Kaylee Ryan - 2021
Unfortunately, until I was able to find a big girl job, it was my only option. It wasn’t that I minded waiting tables or working the bar, it just wasn’t my life’s ambition.I spent every waking hour I wasn’t working at The Wine Cellar looking for jobs. Finally, I got the call, but I couldn’t be excited. How could I be when the offer was to work for the boy that made my life miserable growing up? He was also my brother’s best friend, and I know all too well that boy is trouble.EliMorrison Hotels. My family’s legacy. Now, mine. I’ve returned home to Merlot to take over the company my grandpa built into a worldwide empire. He’s ready to retire, which means it’s time for me to step up and helm the business.Despite having to fire an employee, things look up when I’m able to reconnect with a long-time friend. And his sister. Marley wasn’t what I was expecting, which is part of the problem. She’s no longer the little girl I used to tease mercilessly. I can’t stop thinking about her. Even when she clearly wants nothing to do with me. I’m intrigued, fascinated, and completely out of my league. I’m in big trouble.
Boy on a Train
Leslie McAdam - 2021
Big plans. 1. Get the hell out of Merlot, California. 2. Ride trains around the world.Though I have a secret third entry on the list of things I want to do ...3. Tate LemieuxBut when my family gets a life-changing diagnosis just as I'm about to graduate, all my plans look like they’ll go up in smoke. Right when I finally get the chance to be with the boy I’ve always loved ... Will it end before it’s even begun?Boy on the Train is a standalone new adult friends to lovers romance from USA Today bestselling author Leslie McAdam full of sweet tension, fun banter & a side of family drama.
That Boy
Remy Blake - 2021
I had a successful business to run and didn’t need any distractions.Then I met Cord Renner. Younger, sexy, and confident, he set his green eyes on me and I couldn’t escape even if I wanted to.Cord Being sent to live with my uncle for the summer leading up to my senior year of college, wasn’t in my plans. But neither was falling for Penelope Schwartz. The moment I saw her I knew she was meant to be mine. I don’t care about our age difference, or that she’s temporarily sworn off men. In secrecy we fall hard and fast, stealing private moments whenever we can. But when our relationship is exposed can we keep the rest of the world from destroying what we have together?The All-American Boy Series gives you a taste of 15 of your favorite bestselling authors’ brand new stories in this shared world experience. All books are standalone but may include cross-over in characters or scenes.
Saviour Boy
S.L. Sterling - 2021
His little sister, Becca, was in trouble, and I was the only one he could trust.But maybe he shouldn’t have because he doesn’t know the truth. During my last deployment, Becca had secretly written me letters that made me believe we shared something. Something powerful. We had a connection. But maybe not strong enough because when I returned to Merlot, she was seeing someone else and I was thankful I didn’t need to violate the bro code.Chris asked me to protect her in his absence. To handle the guy that was stalking her. The same guy she’d been dating. I did what I had to do to keep her safe and didn’t mean to fall in love in the process.Screw the bro code. If everything worked out, she’d be with me when all was said and done, and she would never be scared again.
(Secret) Baby With My Best Friend's Ex
Summer Brooks - 2021
They’re completely wrong on paper but something draws them back together. A maddening connection… and a beautiful baby!
Just My Brother's BFF
L.A. Pepper - 2021
But someone forgot to tell her the rules.I was a billionaire, rich, handsome and powerful with women panting after me…but the only woman I wanted was untouchable.I promised her brother I would NEVER break the Bro code.She was my neighbour, my PLATONIC best friend and totally off-limits.When her brother moved back in after his divorce, everything changed.Our friendship was making her brother suspicious.I forced myself to move on and find another girl, any girl, or at least make all my friends THINK I had another girlSuddenly, Isabella jealous-- This wasn’t platonic at all. We could never work..I could get my happily ever after, or ruin everything.
Daddy's Business Partner: An Age Gap Secret Pregnancy Romance
Sofia T. Summers - 2021
Check. Check.He’s my dad’s best friend and business partner.My father, normally a smart man, could’ve sent anyone else to console me.But no, he asked Scott for the favor.I was going through a brutal breakup when he tried to cheer me up.But he didn’t just leave after I was smiling.He stole my heart.Ravished my curves.He made me belong to him.Maybe this was all my fault.I should’ve stopped it before it happened.But I never thought that the consequences would be this scandalous.I’m pregnant and I can tell no one.Including Scott.Especially Scott.And if my dad catches a whiff of it, then we’re both screwed.More than we already are!Fall in love with this deliciously sinful, kindle melting hot, and forbidden temptation from Sofia T Summers. No cheating or cliffhanger – EVER.All books in this series stand alone and do not have to be read in order.
Her Plus One
Jenn Sable - 2020
Possibly for good.With my life rooted in Pine Haven, lovingly pinned in place by my family and passion for photography, my holiday fling with Clay would need a Christmas miracle in order to turn into a real relationship.Will Clay and I have a picture-perfect ending, or will my heart be shattered beyond repair by the new year?
Boy Toy
Poppy Parkes - 2021
But both his family’s vineyard and his mother’s health are failing and he needs money to keep them all afloat — fast. Shira Meade stands to make millions off Blush, the dating app she’s designed. But before they sign on, her investors want to see if the app can work for even the most awkward, introverted of cases — her.She needs a fake boyfriend.He needs cash.It’s a practical, platonic match made in heaven. Unless feelings develop, threatening everything . . .Welcome to Merlot, CA, an idyllic all-American town in wine country where love is in the air, the boys are grown as fine as the wine and the town is a breeding ground for second-chances, weddings, and brand-new beginnings.The All-American Boy Series gives you a taste of 15 of your favorite bestselling authors’ brand new stories in this shared world experience. All books are standalone but may include cross-over in characters or scenes. Grab a glass of wine, put your feet up and let us whisk you away to wine country.
Valentine V Card
Hope Ford - 2020
She was my best friend’s little sister. And the chubby little girl that followed us everywhere we went. Things changed, though. We all grew up. When she came back from college, she was no longer the little girl I remembered. Now she’s the curvy woman of my dreams. But no matter how much I want her, nothing can change the fact that she’s off-limits. Patty I’ve been in love with Michael since I was in pigtails. When I overhear what he says about me, I do what I should have done a long time ago. I make a plan to get rid of the one thing I was saving just for him - my V Card. But when I finally give up on us, will fate step in and help me get everything I want? Dear Reader, Valentine V Card has everything you could want – an alpha man, a curvy woman, a brother’s best friend, friends to lovers, V card and HEA. You’ll cheer them on, you might cry a little, and you will fall in love in the end. I hope you have a soul-searching, love-inducing, earth-shattering Valentine’s! XX, Hope
Lost in You
Amanda Bailey - 2020
She owns him with just one kiss.Madison Green is desperate to avoid the comments and judgements that come with flying solo at yet another family wedding. Her heart does a little flip when Shawn, who she’s always harbored a secret crush on, offers to fake it with her for the weekend. What she doesn’t expect is to catch feelings for the handsome guitarist as she struggles to figure out how much of what they are doing is pretend—and how much isn’t.There’s nothing insincere about the emotions Madison stirs within Shawn Mitchell. The more time they spend together, the more intimate they become—and the more he wonders if he should have been the one at Madison’s side all along. He never expected to lose himself in the lie they’d created. To crave her. To need her like he does.When lines blur and then disappear completely, all that’s left is their intense desire to be together—for real.
The Boy Next Door
Sierra Hill - 2021
My tormentor. The bully who lived next door who tried beating me at everything.We were complete opposites.And though there were moments when I hated Jordan, hidden deep within the surface I harbored a secret…I had a crush on him. And sadly, it was my downfall.And now the “All American” boy and retired pro baseball pitcher is back in town. He’s the newest winery owner in Merlot and he has a job offer I can’t refuse. It’s a job I’ve wanted for years but could never get on my own.And now it’s mine for the taking, but on one condition.Jordan wants to let the past remain where it belongs but I’m not sure I can forgive him for breaking my heart on prom night ten years ago.Even if it means giving up on the job of my dreams.
I Miss You
Julie Scarlet - 2020
A Short Steamy Romance with Best Friend's Sister.She’s the one I’ll always love.I’m in love with my best friend’s sister.She’s pretty and curvy but off-limits.I run away and spend 5 years in an unsuccessful attempt to forget her.I finally return with a hope to confess my feelings.The only question is will she give me a chance?
Worth The Wait
Kay Lyons Stockham - 2012
But sometimes, it’s not hard to tell at all....Twelve years is a lifetime when it comes to age and love. And if the man is your father’s best friend... Well, let’s just say unrequited feelings tend to be awkward. But Laney knows what she wants. Who she wants., and she’s a firm believer that sometimes a girl just has to go for broke and take a chance....Rand Mitchell has done everything he can to avoid Laney Wyatt due to his awareness of her and, in a small town, that’s not easy, especially when his 911 call results in Laney appearing as his EMT. But it’s then, with her blushes and smiles and follow-up visits, that he wonders if maybe he’s not the only one fighting his feelings?Tragedy strikes Laney and her family, and Rand steps up to help Laney. But with their age difference, her father, and small town gossip stacked against them—can what they feel really be love?
The Single Dad and the Country Girl
EmKay Connor - 2020
He’s finally got time to focus on business, except he finds himself falling in love—and not just with his adorable baby girl. Thanks to Joelle, Wheeler finally understands the meaning of family. Can he convince the love-shy country girl to turn just-for-now into forever-and-always?Sometimes what a single dad needs most is the right girl…*****Each book in That Girl and the Single Dad series is a standalone romance featuring a different single dad, adorable baby, and the special woman who falls in love with both of them. Fans of over the top, insta-love, escape reads, and the opposites-attract trope will love this sexy sassy contemporary romance.