She has banished him from her thoughts for eight years, but all her feelings rush back as he plays the white knight and takes Rachel and her son into his home. The young man she once knew is now a wealthy, successful business owner, and more gorgeous than ever. Life has left them both bruised, but can they put the past behind them and start again?

    At 53, with a divorce and a string of bad dates behind her, she just doesn’t see the point of it. Besides, her career keeps her way too busy to worry about romance. But when a trip to San Juan Island brings her face-to-face with her high school sweetheart, she can’t help but wonder how the icy walls she’s built around her heart can possibly survive him again.Jack Pappas is thrilled when a holiday catering gig puts him back in contact with Sandy. In his mind, she was the one that got away – and she’s more beautiful and delightful than ever. All he’ll have to do now is convince her to give him (and love) a second chance…Somewhere between the caroling and mistletoe (and the unwanted medical mystery that hits San Juan Island), can Jack and Sandy figure out how to take one last shot at love? It might take a Christmas miracle…This stand alone novella is the perfect holiday pick-me-up, whether you’re new to San Juan Island or have already read all about Sandy’s sister Margie in the Westcott Bay series. Get your copy today and dive into this small town, feel good Christmas romance!

    Only, I never get a chance, because I set my kitchen on fire.Thankfully, the local fire department is quick to arrive.I’m even more grateful when one of those firefighters is the strong and brave Thayer.ThayerThanksgiving is one of our busiest times of year. This year we’re getting an even earlier start thanks to a Friendsgiving dinner party gone wrong.Only there’s nothing ordinary about this call.I rescue a woman who stops me in my tracks.Brittani is exactly the kind of woman who could break a man’s heart.And after just one night with her, I’m willing to risk it.The Firefighters Calendar is a standalone series of short, sweet, and steamy instalove romances about the heroic men behind the photographs and the curvy women of their dreams. Check out this series if you like older men and younger women, curvy heroines, and hot firefighter romance. No cheating. No cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed!

    Moved on to Caius Became the baius knaius. 'Oxford Blues' is one of the many new poems in this expanded and revised edition of The State of Poetry, Roger McGough's book of short humorous verse which was published in 2005 as part of Penguin's 70s series celebrating its 70th anniversary. From a poem commissioned to commemorate Dylan Thomas in just 140 characters, which unfortunately comes to an end mid-word, to a pre-emptive erratum notice, these poems show McGough at his inventive, hilarious best - and there are also new line drawings by the author offered at no extra cost.

     My new, younger assistant jingles all my bells. She's curvy, innocent and submissive. What I want for Christmas is her tied up under my tree. I know she's perfect for an arrangement that suits my needs. And suddenly working over the holidays doesn't seem so bad. I didn't anticipate falling for her like snowflakes in winter. Because that's not something I do. But now, every time we're in my office, my heart feels as exposed as her body. Unwrap Me, Boss is a standalone steamy office romance featuring a bad boy billionaire boss and his feisty, curvy secretary. It has no cheating and no cliffhangers, and a very happy (and festive!) ever after. Includes bonus content!

    On Christmas Eve, she hides away in the family cabin, the same place her father abandoned her twenty years ago. Dalton Scot is unable to face the family holiday after his divorce and discovering he can never have children of his own, so he chooses Christmas Eve to fix his buddy’s cabin. Both search for a secluded spot to mourn their Christmas pasts, but instead are snowed in at the cabin for the holiday where they discover the power of the Christmas spark.

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