J. Shen comes a second-chance romance about love, loss, finding yourself, and getting lost in the right person.Maddie Goldbloom stitched up a plan to ensure everything in her life was perfect—from a career in fashion to a chic NYC apartment to a pediatrician boyfriend.When her ex, Chase Black, storms back into her life with an outrageous request, her immediate reaction is to refuse him. But he only wants to fulfill his father’s last wish. So even though he’s the man who broke her heart, playing his fiancée shouldn’t be hard, especially if it means she gets to watch the arrogant devil squirm a bit.What ensues is a chain of events that detonates Maddie’s life—and when Chase’s walls come down, they both are forced to face reality.They say keep your enemies close. But what if your enemy is also the man you love?

     And the bastard has invited me to his wedding to rub it in my face. But I need this. For closure, or so I tell myself. It’s past time to heal already. A good-looking Park Ranger with a chip on his shoulder just happens to show up in my life. And his timing couldn’t be better. I need some help getting under my ex’s skin. I’ll work on letting go later. He needs to know what he lost and that I’ve moved on. Forever. All lies, but the wheels in my head are turning. If I attend the wedding with a handsome mountain man, my ex’s head will spin. I just have to convince this new stranger a be my fake fiancé for the weekend. And then I have to NOT fall in love with the guy.

    The sunshine that warmed me and made me smile.We had one summer. One perfect summer, until the day it ended.Years later, she walked back into my life. Older. Sadder. More beautiful than ever.How can I prove to her that summer was real?How do I make her see the boy who loved her then, still loves her now?How do we get back to the summer when we were us?

     Forget that he's a rock star. Forget that the day I meet him, he's shirtless and running down the middle of the street. Forget that the tattoos and muscles that graze his glistening skin make remember what it's like to be alive again. Can I have a future with Crosby -- especially when our pasts are marked with tragedy? He can stay in this small town and be loved by me -- or he can get back to living his rock star dream. All we have is the time in between that. The problem? Time's running out... and we both want more.This is a full length 90,000+ word slow burn romance novel with a guitar play, a painter, an unspoken summer romance past, a present they never saw coming, and a complete HEA, no cliffhanger ending that will make you fall in love with Crosby and Josie. Thanks for taking a chance on me and this novel.

    Young, rich, handsome, and talking smack about my profession, he was the walking stereotype of a speak-before-I-think hockey player.The second time I met him, I was sad and he made me smile.The third time, we got married.His proposal took me by surprise, to say the least. But Dustin needed a marriage to save his image. And as a bonus, it put an end to my visa issues.Thing is, now we've got to play like we're truly married and in love. Turns out there's this thing called marriage fraud and it can land you up to five years in prison if they catch you. We'll have no problem faking our way through this relationship, right?Except every day we spend together, the more real our connection seems, and we start to fall in love for real.If only it wasn't for those pesky skeletons in both of our closets.And the twist that neither of us could have imagined coming.

    Or with the wounded teenager who should’ve been his.But Annie’s holding a bargaining chip Nate can’t refuse, and she’ll use everything she can to protect her son and secure his future.Nate’s determined to keep his distance, but when old feelings are resurrected, he must decide if some risks are worth taking.And if some secrets are better left unsaid…

    I had sworn off women for the last couple of years because of what one female had done but then she walks in. She’s a natural brunette that has hair down her back and a body that dreams are made of. I fell hard, then one unpredictable disaster struck. How do I make it right again?RiaAfter a very troubled past, I am content with my life. Through love of family and counseling I pulled myself out of the darkness. I finally meet the man of my dreams and then the unthinkable happens. Ghosts from my past have come back to haunt me. Is it real or just coming from my subconscious? Can I trust myself enough to let Jax into my life, or are we both to damaged? Do I trust my ‘dream man' to save us both?

     Once the love of my life but he couldn't give up his wild ways. The closest thing to wicked in my life is the irresistible chocolate I sell in my shop. Until my most delicious mistake comes back to town. We were 18 when he crushed my heart. Now, he wants me back, and he’s all grown up. I have a business to run, and a son to raise. I don’t have time for the one that got away. Never mind that he’s a millionaire now. Never mind that he looks even more attractive with age. Never mind that I remember the exact way he tastes... Like heaven. Like the road straight to hell. He’s relentless, romantic, everything I remembered and more. I can’t resist him. He’s the worst kind of temptation - but I almost believe it can work... Until my son's father comes back and all hell breaks loose.

    At least that’s what Clara Abbot finds herself hoping when she runs into Boone Cavanaugh less than an hour after returning to Charleston.As kids, Clara and Boone had been each other’s firsts, and no one or nothing could stand in the way of their forever. But all kids have to grow up sometime. The troubled son of the town drunk winding up with the firstborn daughter of the local royalty was a happy ending even the most imaginative of fairy tales couldn’t make believable.Their fable came to an end as most do: tragically. Boone might have done the leaving, but it was Clara who got away and made a new life for herself in California. But after seven years of dodging her hometown, she’s only back in Charleston for seven days to celebrate her sister’s wedding. She won’t let her overbearing family or her run-in with Boone rattle her—though rattling her is obviously Boone’s primary objective.Boone is her past and her past is behind her, a mere speck in the rearview. So why does she feel it coming back every time she looks at him? Why does she see it every time he looks back?Just when Clara’s life can’t possibly get more complicated, the ground shifts, and she discovers just how far her family was willing to go to keep the wrong boy out of her life. Was it really Boone who left her? Or was it Clara who left him?The truth will be hard to face. Especially when she discovers most of her life has been built on lies.

    No really, I can’t refuse it because I slammed my Kia into his Lamborghini and now I’m in deep sh*t. Apparently, his mother is on his back about settling down, and he thinks I’m just the girl for the job. I can’t say I’m not intrigued about how far this might go. He’s got another thing coming if he thinks I’m sleeping with him. I’m not that type of girl.Not yet at least. Unfortunately for me, he’s president of the alphahole billionaire club. I mean, he would be if there was one. It’s just a few months, and besides, I could use a break from my grocery-store job to taste the life of the rich and famous. Even though he’s the worst thing that ever happened to me, he’s growing on me—fast. So I’ll be his fake fiancée and give him a run for his money. This boy’s going to pay up, hot stuff.

    Every step of my life has brought me to this moment, and I'm prepared to do whatever is necessary to protect the woman I love.Even if that means the ultimate sacrifice.If you love over the top Aussie alphas, sultry summer nights, and happily ever afters, Rough Edge is the book you're looking for.Trigger warning: This book contains some violence and references to drug use.Note: This book was previously published under a former pen name. It has been rewritten and updated before release.

    Like how my kid isn’t adjusting as quick as the rest of her class.And how quiet she is.How lonely.Then she steps in. A young, impulsive, small and loud woman who thinks she can win my daughter’s heart.Maybe she can, but she won’t get near mine.HARPERTo everyone else, I’m happy.There's an emptiness within myself, a sadness I can’t get rid of, until I meet a little girl named Stella.I see me in her, that hollowness, and I’m determined to make it different this time. To make her smiles count.What I don’t expect is her father.A callous, calculated, famous man who seduces the public with his voice, then goes on ice as soon as he steps into his private domain.I think I see something in him, too. I hear it in his music, am mesmerized by his sound...And I’m afraid I’ll walk straight over the edge with him singing to me as I fall. SING TO ME is the newly released first-in-series of Ketley's Rockers to Lovers collection. This novel contains steamy, angsty heart with an HEA. It can be read as a standalone.

    Exactly one hundred and thirty-two months since I’ve seen his face or kissed his lips.4017 days since his heart was mine.Calvin Hunt is the last person I should be thinking about. I’d moved on, got over him. Or so I thought. Twelve hours ago I arrived back home, ready for a fresh start after catching my fiancé in bed with my best friend. Now all I can think about is Cal. Maybe it’s merely nostalgia, but I can’t help wondering if young love really can stand the test of time.Blakelynn was my best friend and love of my life until she chased her dreams all the way out of town, leaving scraps of my heart along the highway. I never thought I’d see her again—wasn’t prepared for her return. I certainly didn't expect her to show up and change everything I'd worked so hard to build. She may have everyone else fooled, but I'm not falling for it.Blakelynn Smith might look like heaven, but she’s making my life hell.

    A seed that took root and grew to become a piece of me.But what happens when that secret has finally outgrown me?When its vines climb over every wall I have in place?When it finally overfills that little spot inside of me that it's been buried in for so long now?All secrets come out eventually.I just hope mine doesn't destroy everyone I love.

    I know I’m invisible to him. I know I’m just the barista that makes his usual ridiculously complex latte order. That is, until the day he tells me he needs me to save his billion-dollar empire.Now I’m in way over my head as personal assistant to the hottest, youngest billionaire in New York. But the deeper I sink into Evan Danforth, the more I see there might just be one last thing on earth he doesn’t have, and wants.Me.Evan:She’s the girl I can’t look away from—the gorgeous barista at my usual spot that takes my stupid latte order and takes my breath away. I know all she sees is another obnoxiously rich finance bro. But all I see is the one thing I can’t have.She tests everything I am, and everything I have—my patience, my resolve, my sobriety. But right now, I’m a man at war. A rival has launched an assault on the empire I’ve built from scratch, and Julia Summers might just be the one addiction I need to save it all. She might be the one thing I need to save myself.This OTT romance is packed with instalove, no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a perfect happy ever after.