But meeting him? And discovering that he wants me? That just seems too good to be true.That’s why I keep my guard up when I’m accepted into his creative writing academy. Tanner is a seven foot silver fox with a dark past and the most intense eyes I’ve ever seen. When he looks at me, it’s like I’m the only woman alive. But I just know he’d laugh if I told him how badly I’m crushing on him.Then I make a mistake. I just can’t resist peeking through the door to spy on him, an alpha in his element, doing push-ups in his iron colored suit. He sees me looking … and this crazy, angry expression falls across his powerful features.What happens next makes me suspicious as hell. He tells me that I belong to him now. He tells me that no other man can ever touch me. He tells me that I’m going to be the mother to his children and that I’m the sexiest woman he’s ever laid his eyes on.Me? A twenty-one year old orphan, wannabe writer, barista with a curvy build who’s never even had a boyfriend? It’s just so hard to believe that a thirty-nine year old sizzling hot bestselling writer with hordes of eager fans would want me of all people.But Tanner is a man who knows what he wants. Now that he’s claimed me, he’s never letting go.*POSSESSIVE WRITER IS AN INSTA-EVERYTHING STANDALONE INSTALOVE ROMANCE WITH A HEA, NO CHEATING, AND NO CLIFFHANGER.

    My dad hates him. I can’t get involved in a relationship because I’m going to college soon. Oh, and he leads one of the most feared biker clubs in the state.But when this older possessive silver fox tells me that I’m his, I feel my body reacting in sinful ways it never has before. Kane Knight is a man who knows what he wants – me – and nothing is going to stop him from going after it. Never mind that I’m just a shy virgin with my face buried in a book.I had a bad experience and it’s made it all but impossible for me to be intimate with a man. Even if we can get over all our other problems, is Kane willing to wait until I’m ready to give myself to him, or will this handsome dominant alpha find his pleasure elsewhere?I have aspirations to become an English professor one day, but there’s so much more poetry in the savage and primal way he claims me. But am I just a fling, a convenient naive eighteen-year-old to be picked up and used, or is there more here?Even if there was more, I just know Dad would absolutely freak if he found out. And since Dad is also the leader of a biker club, that might result in all-out war. Can I be responsible for that?There’s so much that could go wrong, so much in our way, so why can’t I stop thinking about my dad’s worst enemy, this six-foot seven ripped-as-hell biker badass?*Falling for Dad's Enemy is an insta-everything standalone instalove romance with a HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

    I think I’ve made the possessive older man angry at first.But is there something more going on? And how the heck am I even letting myself think like this when Liam is also my dad’s best friend? I had a crush on him once, tall and steel-haired and muscular. But there’s no way he wants an inexperienced eighteen-year-old girl like me, is there?I dream about him claiming me like the primal savage he is.I’m just a wannabe writer trying to decide what to do with my life, but this millionaire, confident cage fighter knows exactly what he wants and exactly how to take it.But this silver fox might create a rift in my family.He and my dad grew up together and I just know he’s going to go berserk when he learns about the irrepressible passion and heat between us.Are we destined to crash and burn? Can a naive younger woman really be with an accomplished, savage older man? Will I ever fulfill my dreams of being a writer?And just what the hell is Dad going to say when he learns what happened with his best friend in the sultry sun of the Caribbean?*MMA FIGHTER’S OBSESSION is an OTT insta-everything standalone instalove romance with a HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

    

    

    My obsession drawing me to her.But next thing I know she’s slipped through my fingers. But stalking my prey is what I’m good at as a hitman for hire.I’m the man she needs, whether she understands just how much she needs me…or not.Yet.I’m going to find her and convince my romance novel junkie that a heartless man from the other side of the tracks is right for her.Usually when I do a little breaking and entering it’s because I’m setting up before my would-be target arrives home, only for me to swiftly execute him.This…this is different. This is me planning for a big event in the future all right, but not one that ends in tragedy. One that ends in triumph.But will my little girl catch onto me before I tell her who I really am?I’m an all-or-nothing kind of guy, and I always find a way.I knew she was mine for life the moment I laid eyes on her, that’s exactly what she is…whether she wants it or not.

    He’s off-limits.At least that’s what I’ve always told myself.Then when he comes back into town, he keeps showing up just when I need him.My ex-husband is causing problems, threatening to take my daughter.And I feel like I’m about to lose it all.I know I should figure this out on my own, but Bart’s not having it.He’s taking matters into his own hands.Welcome to Forest Grove. It’s a small town in the hills of Tennessee where everyone knows each other and love always prevails.For one reason or another, the people may leave, but they each return to find love and romance in this small town with a big heart.Coming Home to the Grove is a series of interconnected, stand-alone small-town romance stories. Each book promises a sweet, steamy, happily ever after.

    When Noah goes behind my back and hires Lauren, my gut tells me something isn’t right about the beautiful, intelligent woman.When she uncovers a company secret, I rethink my doubts about her.When her ex pops back into her life, I’m on guard again.When her adorable daughter and snaggle-toothed, one-eyed dog melt my heart, I lose sight of what’s important.In the end, I should have gone with my gut. She’s trouble with a capital T. The question is, what do I do when I’ve fallen for her, already love her daughter, and my company needs her expertise?

    I’ve been busy writing books and escaping the grim realities of the society I knew. Now I’ve been asked to make a speech to aspiring authors but my agent thinks my etiquette could use a little brushing-up, plus this speech is harder to write than a thriller novel.What’s even harder? Being well-mannered around the curvy-as-hell, sweet-as-sin etiquette coach, Marin. She’s so buttoned-up it drives me crazy. We’ll get through the speech, I might even let her re-socialize me to my agent’s standards. But I won’t wait forever to make Marin mine all mine.Real life? Yeah, it’s crazier than fiction.

    He's too old for me. He doesn't do relationships. He likes his s*x dirty, and I have zero experience. But worst of all? He's my best friend's dad. I haven’t seen David since I went away to college three years ago. But this week my best friend and I are tagging along on his business trip to Paris. The moment I see him, all my old feelings come rushing back. He looks better than ever. I know it's wrong, but I can't deny this attraction. Especially when I accidentally walk in on him fresh out of the shower, wearing nothing but his birthday suit… David I've spent the last three years avoiding Madison. She's perfect—smart, beautiful, ambitious, fun. But as my daughter's best friend, she's also strictly off-limits. It hasn't been easy to stay away. She's got these killer curves that make me instantly hard and the sweetest smile that makes me want to break all my own rules—the rules I've followed to a T for the past 20 years: no spending the night, no repeats, no strings. And this week, I won’t be able to avoid Madison at all. She'll be on my private jet for the 8-hour flight from New York to Paris, and then we’ll be sharing the same hotel suite. I only have so much self-control… This standalone romance novel comes with a guaranteed HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

    Control over my life. My community. My heart. But none of that changes the past.Not wanting anyone else to live through heartache, I’ve paid my dues, and as police captain, I’ve done everything in my power to keep the people of Cherry Fall safe. I’ve devoted my life to them. In a few years, I’ll be able to retire from the police department and take some time for myself.My plan is rock solid. Then Bayleigh Green walks into my life.She challenges me at every turn. She tests the walls I built around my heart. And she makes me want to be a better man. But can I face my demons? The secret I’ve kept from those closest to me?Can I give up control?If I don’t, she’ll slip through my fingers and I’ll lose the most precious thing to ever enter my life.Cherry Falls is filled with returning characters and iconic destinations that will begin to feel like family. When you leave the city, and drive into Cherry Falls, it’s like you’ve finally come home.The cherry on top? Each book delivers a swoon-worthy romance!So welcome to Cherry Falls, we hope you stay a while!This book can be read as a stand-alone, and as always, I guarantee a dirty-sweet romance with no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a Happily Ever After!

    Nobody knows it’s really because her skating partner was also her lover — and that he broke her heart.Now, five years and thirty pounds later, she’s tired of journalists casting her as figure skating’s tragic princess. She’s ready to get back on the ice as a coach and prove her worth, and ready to date again using the Curve Connection app.But can she create the life she’s looking for, or will she end up with her heart broken all over again?

    He’s tall, muscular, and charismatic. He wouldn’t be interested in a shy, frumpy girl like me.But when he rescues me from a rainstorm, it’s my chance to show him that underneath my sensible cardigans and flat shoes, there’s something wild waiting to be unleashed.ZachShe’s the reason I get up in the morning, the reason I deliver to Candy’s Café every single day of the week. So I can watch her reading in the corner.But she’s shy and sweet. She wouldn’t be interested in a brute like me.When she gets caught in a rainstorm, it’s my chance to be her shining knight.It’s my chance to show her I’m not a brute, to show her what I’ve known all along: that she’s more than a customer at the café. She’s my future wife.Take a seat at Candy’s Café where the goods are freshly baked and sprinkled with love.Meet the sisters who run the café, the staff who work there, and the regulars who stop by. There must be something in the cookie batter because each one finds their own special happily ever after.Her Sweet Release is book two in the Candy’s Café baking romance series featuring curvy women and the strong men who love them. Each couple has a steamy love story that’s sprinkled with sweetness.If you love small-town insta love stories that are high heat and sugary sweet, then this series is for you!Each book can be read separately, but they’re best enjoyed together. No cliff-hangers and always with a happily ever after.

    Well, sort of. I live on an estate with high walls and plentiful guards. My father is an important man, though I’ve never learned why. But I have learned to obey him or suffer the consequences. Even so, I have a life I understand and can bear as long as my tiger is here with me. She’s my best friend, my only friend. At least, she was until I met the strange man through the garden wall. Ronan. He isn’t afraid of my father. Isn’t afraid of my tiger. And the more we talk, the less afraid I am of him. I begin to hope he’s the prince who can save me from this tower … Until I learn I’m betrothed to another. But if there’s anything at all I’ve learned about Ronan, it’s that he doesn’t give up easily. But will I be able to escape my father’s plans or end up married to another man after all?MINK's Note: Curl up with a [large] kitty and a coffee for this safe, sweet tale with a satisfying HEA.

    That doesn’t stop me from flirting back when he makes a play for me at my family’s pumpkin patch. But when he lays on the charm so thick that it leaves me gasping for air, I don’t know whether to lean into my feelings or ghost the divine devil.CruzFrom the moment I set eyes on the curvy girl in overalls, my heart belongs to her. Now I just have to convince her that despite our differences, we’re a perfect fit. A costume party at the small-town tequila bar will give us the opportunity to be whoever we want for a night. But will she still want me in the morning?This October, twenty-four of your favorite contemporary romance authors are bringing you a month filled with sexy-spooky Halloween steam. Get ready for over-the-top love stories sure to set your spine — and other parts *wink* — tingling. Brew some cider, grab your favorite blanket, and snuggle up with these hot shorts. The Halloween Steam series is sure keep you warm and cozy all autumn long.