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The Perfect Match
Denise Hunter - 2013
Chelsea Stoddard agrees to a blind date with the man who renovated her grandmother's home, only to get her grandma off her back. But when Kyle stands her up, Chelsea fires off a nasty email, rebuking him for not showing--then receives the voicemail he'd sent the night before with a reasonable explanation.Knowing she's blown her opportunity with Kyle, Chelsea puts him from her mind. Until Kyle's company is hired to renovate the apartments where Chelsea lives. Chelsea only needs to avoid him, but that's turning out to be harder than she expected. And the more time she spends with him, the more attracted she is. How can she win his heart . . . without divulging her identity?
Taken
Jolie Day
A shark like me.She doesn't remember me. It's been a long time but I never forgot her. Hello to curvy, sexy Melanie, fresh out of College. She's got talent but she needs my help. Sure, I can help her. I can teach her a thing or two about the world of high finance. But, who am I kidding? I want her in my bed... under me and screaming my name. I'm crossing every boundary getting involved with her. There's billions of dollars at stake but I won't stop until she's mine. Shark is a 180 page romantic suspense novel. No cliffhanger. No cheating. HEA. WARNING: 18+ Only. Contains mature themes and language.
Cry Of The Heart
Ana McKenzie - 2019
When she lands a job looking after the horse, it is like it was meant to be, and she thinks that bringing the rescue animal back to health might be as healing for her as it is for the horse. What she doesn't count on is Josie Tearney, owner of the horse, and the most startling, intriguing woman Colette has ever met. The attraction, it turns out, is mutual, but the last thing Colette thinks she deserves is a relationship with someone who's grounded, competent, and whole – all the things Colette isn't. Josie, who runs her own business making witchy teas and essential oils, is as planted on the land where she lives as is her garden – which makes her strong, centred, stable – and lonely. All her friends have moved to the city, and she's not at all sure that Colette won't leave as abruptly as she arrived. Josie lost her mother when she was young – and she won't take the risk of being abandoned again. But healing can happen when you least expect it, and the heart, that most magical part of ourselves, knows how to lead the way.
The Playboy's Pretend Girlfriend
Raquel Belle - 2019
“I’m willing to pay $100,000 to you for helping me to learn how to function as an adult, and pretend to be my girlfriend.”$100,000? For 3 months?That’s more money than Jacqueline Cross makes in three years!Dylan Brandt has just been given an ultimatum: Get your act together… or you’re getting cut off!No trust fund, no cars, no personal chefs, no bottomless expense cards, no nothing.That’s where Jacqueline Cross — Dylan’s sexy downstairs neighbor — comes in to the picture.After she barged in to his apartment at 2am on a Thursday morning to tell him off for his loud music and irreverent attitude……Dylan thinks he knows just the person to whip him in to shape… or at least pretend to.The plan works at first, his dad is happy and it looks like he’s making real progress… barring some confusing boundaries regarding sex……until Jaqueline finds out that Dylan’s father OWNS the company she works for and HR comes after her because she’s dating the boss’s son.It gets worse…A story breaks that Dylan knocked up two separate women — AT THE SAME TIME — and they say they’re carrying his children!
The Playboy's Pretend Girlfriend is a stand-alone romance novel with a guaranteed HEA and no cliffhangers.
Cardiac Event
Richard L. Mabry - 2017
Kirk Martin continually crosses swords with Dr. Cliff Hamilton, so he is surprised when Hamilton asks him to care for him after a heart attack. When he is ready for discharge, Hamilton is found dead in his hospital bed, and Martin is suspected of murdering him.After another doctor is found shot to death, Martin's girlfriend, nurse Janet Rush, reminds him to be careful because he may be next. Can he save his own life while searching for the identity of the real murderer?
Bowled Over by the Broken
Sarah Mehmood - 2019
From coming to terms with the fact that the one guy she was in love with actually loved her best friend, to witnessing their union before her eyes; from building walls around her heart and throwing away the key, to having to bear with an annoying neighbor who took pride in unbolting the strongest of locks, Anabya was so done with being an adult. All she needed was a good book, some shots of coffee and her bed, but unfortunately, her mum had other plans for in a desi society, a young daughter at home equated to match fixing day in and day night. So while Anabya was a strong, sassy woman, finishing her Masters in Psychology with a promising future ahead, all her mum, Nikhat, wanted was to see her married and well settled. And since no suitors had worked so far, she found her friend's son as the perfect choice. The only problem? Not only did Anabya have a heart that wasn't ready to fall in love, the person her mum suggested was that one neighbor she despised. A dramatic saga of heartbreak, love, emotional blackmail, faith in God, loss and victory packed in a captivating and humorous narrative, Bowled Over by the Broken is for the ones who love too deeply, or don't love at all. There's no in between.
The Hidden Door
Emma-Nicole Lewis - 2020
With its rambling, wild garden and quaint little summerhouse, the cottage is the perfect retreat for writer, Natasha.When she is exploring, Natasha finds a poem that leads her to find an ornate looking key, tucked away inside a little dovecote. The key fits into the lock of a door, hidden in the wall, behind the overgrown garden. Natasha has been warned not to breach the boundaries between Keeper’s Lodge and the Crabwood Estate, but curiosity gets the better of her and she opens the door to find out what is behind it.Amidst the haven of a woodland glade, she meets Will, son of Mr Randall, the owner of Crabwood Estate.Will and Mr Randall have a secret though and as Will and Natasha grow close, she learns that all may not be what it seems.
My Husband With Scholar Syndrome 我的学者综合症老公
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There was no medicine for it, and there was only death waiting for her.Before she died, many people came to see her, but she was most impressed by Bai Chuan.Bai Chuan was her neighbor, an autistic child with scholar’s syndrome. At that time, his face full of scars was desperate: “I – I studied all your medical records, but I have no way to save you.”Mu Xiaoya was stunned: “You are a doctor?”Bai Chuan: “I am not… …”
Love on Parade
Carol Moncado - 2019
He's a wealthy man from the big city. Can the holidays bring them together? Teachers of Trumanville Book 1 Brittany Acevedo is only in the big city for one reason: to watch her daughter march in the country's largest Thanksgiving Day parade. Then she'll gladly go back to a place where traffic jams are caused by tractors. Cole Holmes is comfortable with his life in Manhattan, even coming to the rescue of a woman from middle America when Times Square proves to be a bit overwhelming. After the parade, they'll never see each other again. So they deny the attraction between them. But when Cole is sent to Trumanville to run Winterfest - the same Winterfest Brittany has been put in charge of - will they have more than a clash of cultures? Or can they find a way to work together and put love on parade? An unofficial prequel to Small Town Girls Don't Marry Hollywood Hunks!
Reunited at Christmas
Debra Ullrick - 2013
Not only does she train search and rescue dogs, but she’s a bestselling suspense author who has waterfront property in the beautiful mountain town of Grand Lake, Colorado. All is well until she receives a call to bring her dog Max and her snowmobile to help rescue a man who is lost in a blizzard up on Gravel Mountain. That man is the one person she never wants to see again—Ryker Anderson—the man who broke her heart the day he called three months before their wedding to say goodbye with no explanation as to why.After being gone for eighteen months, Ryker Anderson is back in Grand Lake where he hopes to win back the woman he loves. He only hopes Shelby understands why he left. Will he be able to convince Shelby that she can trust him with her heart again even though he broke it before?
Kiss Cam Connection (Missed Connections)
Kaitlin Maitland - 2014
Brody wants love and family, but Micah refuses to say the L word. When the guys try to reconnect at a baseball game Micah is mistakenly singled out by the Kiss Cam. He finds himself in a passionate lip lock with the gorgeous redhead sitting beside him and instantly knows things will never be the same. If Nena can be the one to bridge the gap between Micah and Brody, they have a chance at forever. Nena cannot believe her life has gone from stale to spectacular in one amazing kiss. Suddenly the girl with the extra curves has the attention of not one, but two, totally hot men. Micah and Brody don’t just rock her world. They change the way Nena views the woman in the mirror. If only she could convince her overprotective brothers that unconventional or not, this is the life she wants more than anything else.
Exiled Dragons Books 1-5
Sarah J. Stone - 2017
Intended for mature audiences only.
The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the "Love Lab" About What Women Really Want
John M. Gottmanسارا فیض - 2016
Based on 40 years of research, The Man’s Guide to Women unlocks the mystery of how to attract, satisfy, and succeed with a woman for a lifetime. For the first time ever, there is a science-based answer to the age-old question: What do women really want in a man?Dr. Gottman, author of the New York Times bestseller The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, and his wife and collaborator, clinical psychologist Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD, have pored over the research along with bestselling coauthors Douglas Abrams and Rachel Carlton Abrams, MD. Together, they have written this definitive guide for men, providing answers on everything from how to approach a woman and build a connection with her to how to truly satisfy her in bed and know when the relationship is on the right track. The Man’s Guide to Women is a must-have playbook for how to play—and win—the game of love.
Destiny Bay: Baby Dreams Boxed Set Vol. 2
Helen Conrad - 2013
Some have pasts they would like to forget-- some have regrets, some have resentments--some have things to atone for. But most of the Carrington ladies have reached that stage of life where a yearning to bring a baby into the world begins to override all that. Some of their men feel the same-- and some have to be convinced! These are a few of their stories. Book 4-Tick Tock, Baby ClockWhen Lisa Carrington turns 35 and has her career goals in hand—she gets that panicky feeling. Is it too late? Baby dreams begin to loom large. She knows the sort of man she needs to complete her life plan. A tweedy, academic type with leather patches on his elbows who quotes Shakespeare and makes wise decisions. Too bad she can’t find one of those. Instead, she gets Carson James, smart alecky and footloose—a man who never had a baby dream in his life. But he is awfully cute—and his kisses make her swoon. Is that enough to make her throw away all she’s gained and head for Tahiti?Book 5--JiltedKendall McCormick got left at the altar and she’s decided fate is trying to tell her something. Men—who needs them? But when she finds out the man who rescued her from humiliation at the chapel is really her ex-fiance’s big brother—and the one who convinced her fiancé to dump her--things don’t seem so simple anymore. Rafe Carrington is dealing with learning how to live with his two little girls now that his wife has died. Still, even when stressed out, he doesn’t usually steal his brother’s women. It’s just plain tacky. But there’s something about Kendall that grabs him in the gut. He should leave her alone, but he can’t ignore the aching need to have her—in his life and in his bed. Book 6--Waiting for Baby KateAnn Dupree loved her husband Joey and was as hurt as he was when his best friend, Cam Carrington, ignored his cry for help. When Joey died, she never expected to come face to face with Cam again, awakening the guilty crush she’d had on him for years. Could she forgive and forget? Or would every stolen kiss remind her of the man she was betraying?Cam is looking for a wife, but it isn’t until Ann gets closer to him that she finds out about the baby. Conflicted feelings about her own lost child make her draw away. Is it finally time to admit that she and Cam aren’t meant to be? Contain love scenes.