When a consulting firm shows interest in franchising Your Wildest Dreams, Erica is over the moon at the thought of her longtime dream becoming a household name…and the financial payoff that is sure to come. Now, she must create the ultimate Valentine’s Day experience, and Erica knows just who to call to help her plan it.Since Gavin Foster opened Decadente Artisan Chocolates, life has never been sweeter. The former tech company CEO has found his true calling, creating high-end chocolates for the discerning palettes of New Orleanians…and the best friend whom he wishes were more, Erica Cole. When Erica requests his help in creating a Valentine’s Day fantasy, Gavin sees it as the perfect opportunity to show her just how sweet their reality could be.This is a novella of approximately 35,000 words.

    Cole presses harder into the investigation, but the body count climbs. He has personal reasons for detesting the press, so sparks fly when Laurie hounds him for a story. Fate forces them to join forces, neither one anticipating the attraction that ensues. But just as Cole thinks he is close to finding all the answers, both personal and professional, Laurie disappears. Review: Deadly Obsession is a taut, gripping, fast-paced story of murder and madness. The tension mounts page after page, until the chilling and terrifying conclusion. The plot flows seamlessly and leaves the reader guessing as to who, and what the killer is until the very end. The characters are well defined and realistic, from the bitter, angry homicide detective to the chilling portrayal of a soul lost to madness. The dialogue is crisp, and direct, moving the story forward smoothly. While this is a suspense novel, there is also the underlying romance between Laurie and Cole, which is done so well, it blends into the main story flawlessly. Deadly Obsession is an intense story best read with all the lights on. I highly recommend this well-written novel to those who enjoy a murder mystery with enough suspense to keep them on the edge of their seat. Terrie Figueroa for Romance Connections

    Frantically grasping at any hope, she turns to STAFFORD WEBB, a psychic who retrieves information through his sense of touch.Stafford is reluctant. Unbeknownst to Maggie, he helped with the Tommy Hutchinson kidnapping case six months earlier, but didn’t get to the child in time. Haunted by images of the boy, Stafford retreats inward and focuses on his other private obsession: finding the killer, James Ryan Morley – the man who also murdered Stafford’s older sister when she was sixteen.But the desperation in Maggie’s eyes is too great for Stafford to ignore. Following his visions, they set off on a journey through the rugged terrain of the Northwest Territories – and along the jagged line between faith and reason.61,000-word Romantic Suspense. Adult language, some violence, sexual situations.

    But for Merrie Langston, that’s just when things start heating up! Merrie is a free-spirited, caterer looking for a bank loan to expand her business. Tom Farrell is her buttoned-down accountant who’s trying to get her finances in order--no easy task as she keeps her receipts in Baggies. Sparks fly when these opposites realize they attract!Originally published in the anthology Stroke of Midnight

    After witnessing her husband’s murder and barely surviving herself, she’s left medicine and become a prisoner of her own house and mind. Until she wakes up in her old hospital, told that she has a brain tumor that can only be treated if she agrees to participate in an experimental treatment.Grace sees her brain tumor as a blessing rather than a curse. It’s a chance for her to die and be reunited with her lost love, her soul mate, her husband.True Love never dies…

    Working with a single-minded tenacity, she sets out to prove it.Deputy Sheriff Ben Slater hides his personal pain behind the job, but Kate's arrival in his county knocks his world on its axis. He wants to believe her wild theory, but the idea of a serial killer with the kind of pathology she proposes is too bizarre.Together they work to find a killer whose roots began in a small town in Bigler County, but whose violence spread across the nation. A Janus-like killer, more monster than man, he fixates on Kate. The killer wants nothing more than to kill the "purple-eyed girl again."

    The bad guys are kidnappers, spies, fortune-stealing scoundrels, bride-buying evil-doers, and of course manipulative, over-protective parents and older brothers, but the very, very good guys will rescue you, whisk you away to their noble manor houses, and show you just how good it is to be with the king. STIFF DRINK by Blair Babylon — Arthur Finch-Hatten, six-feet and four-inches of ripped, loaded, hot English nobleman, is in danger of losing his earldom. The only way for Genevieve to make partner in her law firm is to win Arthur’s case, so she poses as his girlfriend to keep an eye on him all day and all night. BAD KING by M. Malone — My parents just put a gold digger's target on my back. But I can play that game. Who Wants to Marry a Billionaire? Must be completely inappropriate. A SOCIETY OF DUKES by Gina Robinson — Our plan was simple, and a little scandalous. Me, a 29-year-old American, marrying the noble Duke of Manly on his hundredth birthday. Hint: It wasn't about the money. But Manly died at the altar. With his dying breath, he maneuvered me into marrying his hot, mysterious heir, Ren Sattler, the new duke. And then everything got weird. HIS TO PRINCESS by Theodora Taylor and Bianca Pierce — Whoa, did I kiss the wrong frog! I thought he was a tortured ex-soldier when we hooked up, but as it turns out, he's a bad boy prince. And now I'm pregnant with his twins. My life is about to become very, very complicated. HOT SEAL BRIDE by Lynn Raye Harris — Navy SEAL Cash McQuaid has to marry a runaway princess if he wants to save her. It's supposed to be a marriage in name only...but resisting temptation isn't going to be easy. THE DUKE WHO KNEW TOO MUCH by Grace Callaway — In this steamy enemies-to-lovers romance, a clever spinster joins forces with a tortured rake to clear his name...after she mistakenly accuses him of murder. Passion, humor, and intrigue abound in this national bestseller! MR. BIG by Nana Malone — As a London billionaire, I play by my own rules. Except for the sacred rule: You don't touch your best friend's sister. ABOUT THE AUTHORS: These bestselling romance authors have teamed up to bring you this fabulous romantic suspense and romantic comedy boxed set of royal and aristocratic billionaires! Hope you like it!

    All of the books in the Texas Trouble series can be read standalone. MY KIND OF TROUBLE When she left her hometown ten years prior, Cassie Bellamy had no intention of ever going back. Phoenix is where she built her life and it was a good one. But when her father is injured, she has no choice but to return. The question in her mind was could ten years be enough time to forgive and forget about the dark-haired devil who sent her running to Arizona? On a nostalgic whim, Cassie drives her old pickup back to town and her question is quickly answered when it breaks down and Luke Matthews stops to help her. Although he's no longer the nineteen year old badboy from her girlhood fantasies, the sex-on-a-stick, fully grown man is even more of a force to be reckoned with by her heart. Cassie decides her best plan of action is hiding out at the Double B Ranch until her father recovers and she can go back to Phoenix, but Luke Matthews isn't letting her run. He is on her two-yard line and won't be satisfied until he scores. Her fiance's appearance proved to be a buffer, but not when she starts to have doubts about him as her business partner too. When those doubts turn into dangerous facts, Cassie realizes the only one she can turn to is Luke. But could she convince the jaded playboy lawmen to help her? And could she protect her heart while he protected her? **NOTICE** The cover on this book is new, but the content and story have not changed.

    A soldier indebted to a promise. The only thing more dangerous than the threat pitting them together is the secret keeping them apart.Contemporary dancer Anna Madison is determined to honor her mom’s memory. With the life she’s built in downtown Chicago hinging on an upcoming audition, now’s the worst time for her childhood best friend—and the only man she’s ever loved—to reenter her world. Her dad’s current DA case instigates enough danger without adding on the risk of losing her heart. Again.Army Ranger Evan O’Riley has always known his place in Anna’s life. Letting his feelings compromise her safety simply isn't an option. Especially when his promise to protect her drives him off the sidelines and into the one place even his special ops training can't save him from. Anna's arms.Keeping her from uncovering the real reason Evan returns is one thing. Trying to hide the reason he left to begin with could destroy them both. But when the past they’ve both tried to outrun launches them down a heart-pounding road of threats, secrets, and attraction, resisting love may turn into the greatest risk they face.If you like emotional romances mixed with humor, depth, and characters who come alive on the page, then you'll love Crystal Walton's moving story of love and forgiveness. Read Arms of Promise today and be swept into a moving tale of romance and suspense that'll have you turning pages until the end.

    A Standalone Contemporary Romance Professional security expert Jocelyn MacKenzie knows better than to mix business with pleasure, especially in the presence of her new client, Dr. Donovan Knight, a wealthy, handsome heart surgeon. She’s been burned by handsome men before, so all she wants to do is her job and protect him from the stalker who’s been sending him threatening letters. But it’s not easy to stay focused when she feels an intense attraction that can’t be ignored… When danger escalates and the stalker makes an attempt on Donovan’s life, he agrees to leave town under Jocelyn’s protection and hide out with her in a secluded cabin in the woods. Jocelyn wants to keep things professional, but Donovan is falling fast and hard for his female bodyguard, and he has other ideas. Now the challenge is to get her to let down her guard at last, and turn this contractual arrangement into a personal one….