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No Ordinary Christmas (The Lennox Brothers Romantic Comedy)


Talia Hunter - 2020
    Returning to my hated home town.2. Getting arrested.3. Realizing the arresting officer is the boy I ran out on in high school.Luke Penn may look spectacular in a cop’s uniform, but I never wanted to see him again. He witnessed The Incident, otherwise known as the most embarrassing thing to happen to any high school student ever. So as soon as I make it through my sister’s Christmas wedding, I’ll pack up my elf costume and catch the first sleigh out of town.But when Luke rescues me from a terrible mistletoe accident (don’t ask!) things take an unexpectedly sexy turn. Now I need to make an impossible choice:Escape my cringe-worthy past?Or take a chance on a Luke-alicious future?No Ordinary Christmas is a fun Christmas novella you’ll love!

Snowed in with Grumpy


Olivia Noble - 2021
    He only growls.I’m not intimidated. My boss sent me to deep backwoods Vermont to get Garland McGrumpypants—I mean McGuinty, to sell some of his lucrative landholdings on Silver Mountain. And I NEED this commission.McGrumpy only likes kids, animals, and his giant axe… he definitely doesn’t like me.When our meeting goes horribly wrong, and an avalanche causes my car to be nearly crushed under a pile of snow… I’m rescued by the massive hermit himself. No cell service, no road access, no escape. I am STUCK with Grumpy, and this Christmas couldn’t get any worse!GarlandHer name is Ava, and she’s the unluckiest woman I’ve ever met. She spills every drink she touches all over herself, she trips over her shadow… and somehow, when she comes around, the whole mountain falls apart.So why do I have a strange urge to protect her and take care of her?Damn this crazy woman. She will be the death of me.A sweet and steamy holiday romance with a guaranteed HEA!

Hunter Me


Elsa Rain - 2019
    The one with the big plaid shirts, glasses and sketchpad. But now that I'm in college, I've changed my look and am ready to go out into the world as the new me. But will my heart be able to trust the hot football player that takes notice?HunterI'm tired of all the same girls throwing themselves at me just because I'm a football player. I want someone real, and I've found that in Sarah. She's my curvy obsession. I want to make her mine, but will she be able to see past all the hype and love me for who I am?This is a guaranteed HEA, steamy and sweet, short story romance between a shy curvy college girl and the hot jock alpha male that makes her his forever.(This was previously published as "Meant to Be" by Elsa Rain)

Sheriff Bear


Zoe Chant - 2015
    First: the smoking hot waitress with flaming red hair and curves in all the right places is also the woman on the wanted poster back in his office. Second: she's his mate! Framed for a crime she didn't commit and running from dangerous enemies, curvy Tara Malloy is waiting tables in a truck-stop diner while trying to figure out how to clear her name and get her life back. The last thing she needs is to get involved with a drop-dead-sexy sheriff and his entire bear clan. But she's always been a sucker for a man in uniform ... Axl knows he shouldn't fall for the sexy fugitive; Tara knows better than to fall for a cop. But flaming desire pulls them together, and Axl can't leave his mate to face her enemies alone. Can they overcome their differences and find the love they've been dreaming of ... or will Tara's deadly past claim both their lives? This is a standalone BBW bear shifter romance, first in the new Bears of Pinerock County series about the rugged bear shifters of the Circle B bear clan. Every one has a guaranteed HEA, with no cliffhangers!

Her Roman Candle


Fiona Starr - 2019
     Join the authors of Flirt Club with The Fireworks Series of stories that celebrate summertime, bbqs, and all things that end with a bang! Where will you be when the fireworks go off? #flirtclub #fireworksseries #bighotbang He's too hot to handle... almost. Poppy Blaze After discovering my almost-fiancé had not one, but two "other women" with engagement rings on their fingers, I have decided to give the whole romance thing a break and spend the summer with my granny. Getting back in touch with my childhood summers full of small-town memories—bonfires at the lake, ice cream on Mainstreet, and of course, the biggest fireworks show in the state—sounds like the perfect way to disconnect and reset. That is, until I meet Roman Chandler, one of the newest residents of this tiny town who is about as hot in his uniform as his name suggests. Too bad I've sworn off anything with a wick, right? #ohboy #holdmeback #toohottohandle

Read Between The Lines (Business of Love Book 6)


Ali Parker - 2020
    Successful. Wealthy. That’s me, and I look damn good in a three-piece suit or in nothing at all. Nudity is my jam. I’m an artist and my favorite inspiration is the female figure. Curvy. Beautiful. Lush. My life is perfect. Fast cars. Big luxurious home. And we’re opening more galleries across the country. The only thing I don’t have is inconsequential: love. Then a beautiful curvy woman shows up on my gallery floor and her wise ways and sexy sway make me think differently. Maybe the life I have isn’t what I want after all. I thought I knew what living was, but after her, I’m not so sure. She’s challenging. Fickle. Flighty. She wants to travel abroad and she never saw a man like me fitting into her life. Poor thing doesn’t know what she’s missing.She’s mine. Period. Now I just need to be subtle, cool, collected. And she needs to read between the lines.

Dalton Boys Box Set


Em Petrova - 2016
    The Dalton boys must marry to get a piece of the land they love. Cowboy Crazy--When a pretty little woman is delivered into Hank’s hands, he believes it was fate that kept him from joining his brothers for a “wife hunt” in the city. But she’s leery of men and hiding something dark. Can Hank tap into the attraction they both feel before she drives away? Cowboy Bargain -- Cash figures being hitched to a woman is no different than taking care of cattle, but his bride is driving him crazy. Between her sharp tongue and soft curves, he’s over his head. Finding common ground might be the only way to tame his little bride. Cowboy Crushin' -- When Witt spies the curvaceous new candy shop owner, he suddenly has a sweet tooth. Trouble is, so does every other man in the vicinity, including his brother Kade. Shelby seems to crave male attention, and they flock to her like bees to honey-flavored hardtack, though nothing she says or does seems genuine. Who is she really? Cowboy Secret -- The part-time school teacher sent Beck into fits of insanity—right before she drove off with his clothes and truck, leaving him naked in the middle of nowhere with nothing but his guitar and cell phone. At least he’d had something to pass the time. Now the woman he’s never forgotten has walked back into his life. And she has a secret. Cowboy Rush--The new ranch hand has curves that are sending Kade into a skid. Kade’s desires for Ryan are sloping toward dangerous, and she’s had enough of the big cowboy getting in her space and not showing what he’s made of. But as a natural disaster strikes the ranch, they’re forced together. Question is, who will come out on top?

Zane


Kim Fox - 2017
    Especially next to the hot fireman of Colwood, Montana who like to walk around half-naked. Boy, was she wrong. Because every time she walks outside, she ends up fighting with Zane, the frustratingly handsome firefighter who always gets her heart pumping, her palms sweating, and her pulse racing. Zane, the Kodiak bear shifter, can’t stop fighting with the girl next door. But his inner bear has other plans for his curvy neighbor and he doesn’t seem to care what Zane has to say about it. When the two enemies are forced together for a night will they be at each other’s throats, or be at each other’s clothes? The first book in the new standalone series by Kim Fox. Come for a stay at the Colwood Firehouse with two hot bears, two scorching lions, and a firefighting dragon. Oh, yeah!

Chubby Wants A Hubby: A Bite-sized BBW Romance


Penn Rivers - 2021
    Because I’m ready to settle down and I’ve got my eyes set on sassy, sumptuous Mischa.She’s stunning in every way, even if she doesn’t think so. She says “birthing hips”. I say “perfect to grip”. Tomato, tomahto. She’s my happily-ever-after, and I can prove it. But only if I can get the adorable little chatterbox to stop talking long enough to ask her out…I’ll show her I’m husband material.Except I’m not the only one with marriage on the mind. Her strict parents want her wedded. The sooner the better. When the pressure builds, she does the unthinkable. One tiny white lie, and suddenly, I’m her fake fiancé.Now I have one week to make curvy Mischa mine for real.

Fooling Around with Ford


Piper James - 2021
    Tricked. Manipulated. The life and career I’d worked so hard to build crumbled around me, so I abandoned it and moved in with my parents. Shady Springs Retirement Community in Sweet Pea, Florida was the perfect place to hide out, even if I was stuck sleeping on the couch.Then along came Ford Birmingham, a jerk who ran over my things with his lawnmower, destroying them and blaming me for the whole thing. As frustrating as he was charming, it didn’t take long for me to soften toward him…but I knew it was a dead end.His life was here, but mine wasn’t. I would be leaving as soon as I found a new job in a new town where I could rebuild my shattered world. Ford I’d mowed the grass at Shady Springs for twenty years and never met a resident as intriguing as the beautiful and feisty Virginia Jones. Of course, everyone else who lived there was at least twenty years my senior, so…When I accidentally shredded her e-reader, sunglasses, and towel one bright and sunny December afternoon—starting a feud I was definitely all-in for—I couldn’t stop thinking about her. I knew I’d eventually win her over, but to what end?She would leave Sweet Pea, and me, eventually. But sometimes, the reward was worth the risk.Fooling Around with Ford is the first book in the Sweet Pea Flings series of interconnected standalone novels. A sweet & steamy romance, this book has all the spice with a guaranteed HEA.

The Clients (Forbidden Fantasies #5)


S.E. Law - 2020
    She’s smart but naïve, and when a job goes wrong, there’s only one way to make up for it: by pleasing the client in other ways.Tom and Gabriel Costas are demanding billionaire brothers with an eye for vivacious women. When Michelle is sold by her boss as reparation, they don’t hesitate to claim their due. The problem? She’s sassy, curvy, mouthy … and now, she’s pregnant with their child. Arrogant. Demanding. Complete a$$holes, yet utterly irresistible. Even better, the Costas brothers love taming women, and Michelle is about to get a filthy lesson or two. Lose yourself in this forbidden encounter that breaks all the rules of a traditional client relationship. No cliffhangers, no cheating, and always an HEA for my readers.

Hard Love


Kim Loraine - 2021
    But every feud has to start somewhere.As the heir to Ryker Ranch, I love two things. My family and my home.I don't have time for distractions, for dating, and everything that goes along with falling in love. So when the prettiest girl I've ever seen ends up knocking me on my ass quicker than a bucking bronc, I'm not ready for her.Sandy is everything I could want in a woman. She's smart, beautiful, kind, and with one sweet smile, I'm hers. Too bad it all falls apart before it can even begin. Because she's engaged to my friend and sometimes-rival Wes Wilde, and I don't stand a chance.

Her Firecracker


Laney Powell - 2019
    Join the authors of Flirt Club in The Fireworks Series of stories that celebrate summertime, BBQs, and all things that end with a bang! Where will you be when the fireworks go off? Serena Nothing like being the only one standing at the altar to make you want to move somewhere new and start all over. That also means no more men - I'm going to be all business, all the time. The perfect opportunity comes to me via a friend - I love my Spar Island girls - and I end up going for a dream and buying my own bakery in Milltown, Colorado, just in time for the town's big fireworks celebration. And everything is great until he walks in. Nate I thought the fireworks show and the various fires were the hottest things I had to deal with after coming home to Milltown. That is until I met Serena, who just bought the bakery that's right down the street from the firehouse where I'm working. Calling her a distraction is an understatement. And her buttercream frosting isn't the only thing that melts in my mouth. It won't take much to light this fuse. #flirtclub #fireworksseries #Bighotbang #toohottohandle #HEA

Necessary Roughness (Curves For the Boys #3)


Jenna Rose - 2020
    I know that’s why she doesn’t like me.I know that’s why she wants to hurry up and get the story; get in and get out. …well, at least we’re on the same page with that…But I have no intention of letting Natalie go. If she wants the scoop on me, she’s going to have to play the game – my game. Now all I have to do is prove to her I’m more than just my reputation.Now I have to win the most important game of my life – the game to win her heart. And this might call for some necessary roughness.

Night Moves


Lauren Milson - 2019
    In the span of twelve hours, I had the cops called on me, my car broke down, and the on-campus apartment I’m supposed to move into isn’t ready yet. But my luck changes when my dad’s cop friend offers to lend a hand. Big, strong, powerful. Chris is the only man I’ve ever wanted, and I want him to see me as something more than his friend's daughter, so I do what seems like a good idea at the time - I put on a curve-hugging little white dress and ask him to drive me to a party on campus. Turns out my plan worked a little too well, and when some frat guy jerk tries something with me, my dad’s friend goes into ultra-protective beast-mode. He says I’m his. That no one is allowed to put a hand on me but him. But does he just want to protect me and keep me safe - or does he want to do something else to me, too? After all, he’s too old for me, too much my dad’s friend, and too much of a by-the-book guy. Right? Please enjoy this short, steamy novella :) This book is part of the “Night” series, but each is a stand-alone and the books in the series can be read in any order. xx, Lauren