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Tangled up in Blue: A Rainy Day Women Romance
Linda Steinberg - 2021
Deadbeat dads, that is. Until she's arrested by a handsome detective who won't listen to reason. But when she discovers a dead body while working a case, she needs Detective Tall, Dark and Handsome's Help.Protect and serveWhen Dallas P.D. detective Trey Donovan arrests a feisty, gun-toting woman with a stack of hundred dollar bills stashed in her camisole, he senses this is no ordinary drug bust. He manages to maintain his professional composure but he can't get her out of his mind. On his next case, when he finds Selena standing over a dead body, they agree to work together to catch a killer.Trey is by the book; Selena prefers to color outside the lines. But the chemistry between them sparks creative detective work. And ignites simmering passions. Despite their intentions to keep the relationship professional, a rainy night stakeout leaves them 'tangled up in blue.' And when Selena's out-of-the-box ideas put her in danger, Trey realizes this is a woman he will never put out of his mind. And that's a 'Dunn deal.'Tangled up in Blue is the first book in the Rainy Day Women series, featuring women empowering women--and the men who love them. In a converted warehouse near downtown Dallas a group of strong, professional women come together to volunteer their services to the women of an under-served community. They name their facility the Rainy Day Women's Center. Each book is a stand-alone romance about competent, independent women and the equally competent, independent men they can't ignore--or live without.
Aiden
Jet Masters - 2019
Plunge head over heels as you ride out a hurricane on an oil rig. Dive into ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ: ๐ด๐๐๐๐ & ๐ด๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฆ by master storytellers, Jet & Ellie Masters where your happily ever after is waiting.ARIEL BLACKFor a woman unlucky in love, Ariel certainly falls for it fast. With a Cat-Five hurricane barreling down on the Gulf, her mind should be on the mission.So why is she falling into the installation managerโs arms? Aiden Cole makes her heart race, her pulse pound, and the butterflies in her stomach soar, but true love and happily ever afters have never been in the cards for a woman like her.AIDEN COLEItโs been years, and Aiden refuses to honor his wifeโs dying wish to find love again. With wounded men on his rig, he only cares about getting them to safety before the storm hits. When the rescue pilot turns out to be a woman, heโs surprised. When she falls into his arms, heโs shocked. And his entire body is taking notice.Can Ariel be the one? His second chance at love?But when Hurricane Julian arrives ahead of schedule, there are more pressing concerns than falling in love. Will the worst storm of the century destroy their chance at a happily ever after? Or will true love prevail?Sparks will fly in this love at first sight, steamy contemporary romantic suspense. If you believe in true love and soulmates, this story is your happily ever after. Donโt miss out, get your copy now.๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ: ๐ถ ๐โฏ๐๐พโฏ๐ โด๐ป ๐โด๐โฏ ๐๐โด๐๐พโฏ๐ by JET & ELLIE MASTERSLove is everywhere in this swoon-worthy, steamy series of combustible coupleโs romance stories.โ
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๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐.Youโll find it all. Plunge head over heels as you ride out a hurricane on an oil rig. Get swept off your feet by a treasure hunter as you hunt for sunken Spanish gold. Be carried away by a Delta Force Operative in the middle of a mountain rescue. And find true love with a special ops Para-Jumper in a small town. Dive into ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ: ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ , ๐ by master storytellerS, Jet & Ellie Masters where your happily ever after is waiting.๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐: ๐๐ข๐๐๐ง & ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐: ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ & ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐: ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ & ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ง๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐: ๐๐๐ฑ & ๐๐๐ง๐ขโ
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In Too Deep
Tracey Alvarez - 2013
He broke her heart to save his own.As an elite police diver tormented by her father's fatal drowning accident, Piper Harland is forced back to the one place she'd sworn never to return. Her tiny hometown on New Zealandโs isolated Stewart Island hasnโt much changed in the nine years sheโs been gone. But she soon comes face to face with everything she ran from โ grief, regret, and the scalding pain of a love lost.The one place Ryan "West" Westlake belongs is a hundred feet below Stewart Islandโs dangerous waters with one breath of air and only a line to guide him to the surface. Down deep he can forget his mentorโs death. Down deep he can forget the one woman who seared his heart when she left. Only now sheโs back, and as it turns out, he hasnโt forgotten a thing.Desire and tempers flare when West and Piper cross paths again. Can they face their past and be together? Two hearts. A second chance. Everything on the line...IN TOO DEEP is the first story in Tracey Alvarez's best-selling Stewart Island books set against the stunning backdrop of Aotearoa, New Zealand. If you like heartwarming, sexy and sweet small town romances with a touch of comedy, you'll love sharing the journey with these authentic men and women struggling to find their special someone.Intended for mature 18+ aged readers who enjoy their feel good romance on the steamier side.
A Time to Treasure
Juliette Duncan - 2018
He lost his wife but is ready to move on. Will a chance meeting in a foreign city change their lives forever?
Following her husbandโs untimely death, Wendy Millerโs life revolves around her adult children, but when she accepts an invitation to her late husbandโs grandmotherโs 90th birthday party in London, she meets a dashing, silver-haired Texan cowboy in Dublin. Bruce captures her heart, but can she move past the memories of her late husband and truly open her heart all over again?Bruce McCarthy did his best to hold his family and ranch together after his wife died in a car accident ten years before, but following a recent health scare, he decides to live every day as if it were his last and books a flight to Ireland to find his Irish family.The captivating woman he accidentally spills coffee on one morning stirs something inside him, and Bruce wonders if God might be giving him a second chance at loveโฆAs they meet again in London, Paris and Venice, their friendship grows deeper, but while Bruce is eager to take their friendship further, Wendy is unsure if her adult children will accept a new man in her life, especially when one of them still blames God for allowing her father to die prematurely.If Wendy can trust God to take care of the details, and Bruce can overcome his fears of his cancer returning, then they may just find true love again after allโฆA Time to Treasureย is the first book in The Time For Everything Series, a set of contemporary Christian romance novels set in Sydney, Australia, and Texas, USA. If you like real-life characters, faith-filled families, and friendships that become something more, then youโll love Juliette Duncanโs inspirational second-chance romance.Buy A Time to Treasure and fall in love with Wendy and Bruce today!
No One But You
Jillian Hart - 2012
With every good deed done, and helping hand offered, we are making the world a better place. The dedicated women selected as this year's recipients of Harlequin's More Than Words award have changed many lives for the better, through their compassionate hearts and unshakable commitment. To celebrate their accomplishments, bestselling authors have written stories inspired by these real-life heroines.In this book, Jillian Hart honors the work of Mary Byberg, a committed volunteer for Nellie's Shelter for Women and Children in Toronto, Ontario.We hope More Than Words inspires you look inside your heart and to get in touch with the heroine inside of you.
Betting on You
Jessie Evans - 2013
At least that's what she's told her sisters... But when Mason shows up at her best friend's wedding, talking sweet and looking even sweeter, Lark can't deny the man still gets to her in a major way.Mason Stewart was a messed up kid, but he's a man now, a man who knows what he wants and won't stop until he's convinced the only woman he's ever loved that they are meant to be. He persuades Lark to give him seven days to remind her why they belong together. At the week's end, Lark may tell him to get out of her life for good, but Mason's betting on true love for the win.But when old secrets come to light, Lark and Mason will find their rediscovered love tested, and happily ever after harder to hold on to than either of them wagered.Fans of Bella Andre, Kristan Higgins, and Susan Mallery will love the Always a Bridesmaid romance series, stories featuring sassy Southern women and the alpha males who love them.The complete Always A Bridesmaid series is available now!Book 1: Betting on YouBook 2: Keeping YouBook 3: Wild For YouBook 4: Catching You (A Summerville Short Story)Book 5: Taking You (A Summerville Novella)Jessie Evans gave up a career as an international woman of mystery to write the sexy, contemporary Southern romances she always wanted to read.A Southern girl, born and bred, Jessie loves writing Southern romances with just the right amount of sizzle, and hopes you'll enjoy her stories set in the fictional town of Summerville, Georgia. Especially the "Always a Bridesmaid" series!
Stranded with the Boss
Bonnie R. Paulson - 2018
And if people lose their jobs? Well, that's business.Travis travels with her as the expert on day-to-day operations while she just understands the bottom line. When they end up stranded on a deserted island together, the pressures of profit and production melt away. Jordan begins to see Travis as a caring, capable man, and she questions whether her business choices are the right ones.
Can Jordan and Travis navigate survival on the island and find a solution that benefits everyone? Or will they come away with broken hearts in the name of business?
Escape toย Getaway Bayย and get stranded on a deserted island for some seriously sweet romance.
Each book can be read as a standalone, with a happily-ever-after ending, and clean, sweet-without-losing-the-heat romance!
A Stranded in Paradise Romance series
1. Stranded with the Ex-husband2. Stranded with the Boss3. Stranded with the Billionaire4. Stranded with the Rockstar5. Stranded with the Cowboy6. Stranded with the SEAL7. Stranded with the Quarterback8 Stranded with the Billionaire's BrotherRead all the books in the Clean Billionaire Beach Club Romance series by USA Today bestselling author Elana Johnson and USA Today bestselling author Bonnie R. Paulson:1. The Brainy Billionaire2. The Brawny Billionaire3. The Bashful Billionaire4. The Brazen Billionaire5. The Billionaire's Bodyguard6. The Billionaire's Boyfriend7. The Brilliant Billionaire8. The Broke Billionaire9. The Bad Boy Billionaire10. The Blue-Eyed Billionaire11. The Brave Billionaire12. The Belated Billionaire
Something Old
Megan Ryder - 2017
Three lost loves. One matchmaking bride. With just a week before the wedding, can a bride-to-be reunite her bridesmaids with the ones who got away? Delaney Winters never expected to see Ethan Van Owen again. He was part of a life she had left far behindโฆ But now, with her best friendโs wedding coming up, it seems like her past has caught up to her. Forced to spend time with her former flame, Delaneyโs feelings for him resurface, rekindling the white-hot passion that had always drawn them together. For five years, Ethan has wondered what went wrong with their relationship. After Delaney broke up with him, Ethan moved to Texas Wine Country to start a new life. But now, he is being pressured to take up the mantle of his family investment business and return to Houston, Ethan must confront his past. Can Delaney and Ethan bury their past to rekindle the love and passion they once shared?
The Billionaire's Marriage Bargain (Clean Billionaire Fake Marriage Romance Series, #1)
Melody Archer - 2019
Massive fears of another person he loves dying, has kept love strictly out of bounds.
With his heart firmly caged in and with noย intention of being tied down longer than a year, Adam proposes a marriage in name onlyย toย the girl-next-door, Elle Jennings.
Elle is desperate to save her dad's ranch from foreclosure. She has 3 weeks to do it.
All alone in the world, except for a stepmother and stepsister who dislike her, Elle wants to hold onto the one thing that brings her a sense of belonging... her father's ranch.
When Adam asks her to be his fake wife, she agrees... with certain conditions.
They agree to strict guidelines: 1) keep this a business arrangement 2) do not fall in love.
It's only for one year. What could possibly go wrong with a marriage bargain?
If you like strong but woundedย heroes and feisty but scarred heroines, you'll love thisย marriage-of-convenienceย sweet romance!
Buy your copyย today or Read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited!
Cruising Speed
Donna McDonald - 2014
The big bike in her garage hasnโt been ridden for a couple years now. It is no more than a symbol of her loss and reminds her of her own lack of usefulness.When the very large, very excited Mikkel Gunnarsen arrives to buy it, his pleasure in the bike makes the decision to sell to the younger man much easier than she imagined it would be. The same is also true for the decision that ends with Mikkel spending the night in her bed.Kia knows the blissful moments with Mikkel are only momentary relief, but being with the younger man is certainly inspiring.
I Still Do
Rosa Lee Jude - 2016
When tragedy tore apart the life he planned with Emily James, Harry went on with his life but never forgot. Sixty years later, he makes an impulsive journey to honor Emily, his first love. A touch of serendipity intervenes when he meets a young woman who will help him learn his and Emilyโs love could withstand the test of time with a miraculous outcome.
Heartwarming Contemporary Romance with a twist of Suspense (standalone)
I STILL DO
UNTIL INFINITY
NEVER GOODBYE
Other books by Rosa Lee Jude
Read all the books in the Legends of Graham Mansion series:
REDEMPTION
AMBITION
DECEPTION
SALVATION
REVELATION
BLOOMSPOONS ADVENTURES โ new time travel series
The Legend of Amburgey Gibboney
Haunted by the Fire (Coming Winter 2019)
Murder at the Boyd Hotel (Coming Summer 2019)
THE ENCHANTED JOURNEY โ Urban Fantasy โ Magical
Tremble
Jasmine
Neverwrong
The Good Billionaire
Deborah Garland - 2022
The twist? I am his wifeโฆThatโs my husband, Dr. Sebastian (Break My) Hart. Celebrity surgeon who forgot he had a wife.So I left him.Then his sister asked me to be her maid of honor. Which meant he never told his family we split up.Seriously?Now theyโre all coming into town for the wedding.And I have to pretend weโre still together.By sleeping in a hotel bed with him.I can do this.I can resist him.Until we get behind closed doors.Heโs good at removing my defenses and my panties. Not to mention leaving me a sore aching mess when heโs done with me.Itโs just forty-eight hours. And I missed him. Missed the man I fell in love with. The man who took my virginity in medical school ten years ago.
When I try to leave this time, will he prove Iโm more important than fame?
The Good Billionaire is the 24K prequel to The Billionaire Hart Series, featuring Sebastian Hart, cousin and best friend to the Hart Brothers, billionaire owners of The Sterling hotel in New York City.No cheating. No cliffhanger. HEA guaranteed.Series Complete!The Good BillionaireDaring the BillionaireBossy BillionaireRebel Billionaire
Jaded Billionaire
Jill Snow - 2018
Ethan Thomas is disillusioned after selling his company for billions and discovering all the people he cared about are now only interested in him for his money. Needing to get away, he heads to a campground in Sweet Mountain, Montana. Itโs the off-season and he is assured all the other cabins will be empty. Heโs after complete solitude which is why the last thing he needs is a city-slicker faux camper in the cabin next door. Especially one who doesnโt even know how to boil water over an open fire. Lily Ryder doesnโt even know how to boil water over an open fire. Or on a stove for that matter. But she canโt pass up the opportunity for a big promotion at the newspaper where she works. All she has to do is spend one week at a campground and sheโll steal the job right out from under the nose of her rival. Camping, even in a cabin, turns out to be a lot hard than she expected, but the last person sheโs going to turn to for help is the Neanderthal that almost shot her dog. They could just ignore each other, but Sweet Mountain is hiding a secret, one that could change both their plans forever.
A Place To Call Home
Lacey Black - 2017
She left everything behind: her parents, her brother, and the love of her life, Aiden Hughes. Now, Colbi must return home in the wake of her brotherโs unexpected death in Afghanistan where sheโs about to come face-to-face with her old demons. Aiden has been left unsettled since his one true love left him for something else in the Big Apple eight long years ago. After the unexpected death of his oldest friend, who was serving in the Army, Aiden finally comes face-to-face with the woman who stole his heart and has haunted his dreams. What happens when old lovers reunite in the midst of tragedy? Is it finally a happily ever after, or will their dreams tear them apart once more? *This novella is 23,000 words and was first published in May 2016 as part of the Honor Anthology.
What Once Was Perfect
Zoe York - 2013
Heading home always stirs up mixed emotions for Laney Calhoun. Twelve years ago she left for graduate school, broken-hearted. She's found professional success, but positive personal relationships have proved elusive. Running into her ex-boyfriend fans flames she thought long extinguished, and causes a renewed interest in love. Not with Kyle, of course. Never again. But as sparks fly and items of clothing disappear, she scrambles to keep her emotions in check. ...Now he has a second chance to get it right. Kyle Nixon let Laney slip away once. Their chemistry together is undeniable, but steamy sex is not enough to convince her to let him back into her heart. Even if she did trust him again, her career as a paediatric surgeon is five hundred kilometers away from the hometown that he loves, and the life he once chose over her. Come home to Wardham. Come home to love.