Or does it?I’ve been keeping a secret. One that could change a lot of lives, including my own. I came to Cross Creek to find my father. He’s the difference between life and death for me. During my search, I found love, only sexy builder Ethan Lockhart isn’t having any of it. I’ve done my best to make him mine, but he’s more slippery than a fish in a brook. I built my life here on a lie, but my feelings for this man are true. Will the secrets I keep destroy what Ethan and I creating?I’m not the guy anyone picks first, so when Angie Sutton started flirting with my brother, I wasn’t surprised—that is until I found out she was doing it to get my attention. But this time, I’m determined not to give my heart away—not until I know who she really is. Letting someone get too close too fast is a blueprint for disaster. No matter how deeply I’m drawn to her, I know she’s hiding something, and until she can be honest with me, we don’t have a future.Find out if the truth can really set you free in Guarded Hart, book three in the Cross Creek Series.

    

    Previously published as Denying the Bad boy, this is Alex's story from She's Mine (Black Mountain Academy).This story has been completely re-written and e-edited.

    He’s been in love with her for years. One kiss will change everything.MackenzieWhy do they call it falling in love? Because there’s only one way to go— down.Love ruins everything, which is why I simply can’t trust my heart when important decisions are on the line. Like which car to buy or who I’m going to marry.Logic and cold hard facts are the only way to approach relationships. There’s no opportunity for heartbreak if your heart isn’t involved, right?That’s precisely why I’m dating my boyfriend. We’re such a good match that if he asked me to marry him… I might even say yes. Everything is going according to plan.Until my best friend Derek kisses me.Suddenly, I’m having these crazy feelings, and my whole life starts spinning out of control.But the scariest part of all of this is that I’m pretty sure I enjoyed his kiss… and I may have even kissed him back.This was definitely not a part of my plan…DerekWatching Mackenzie date other guys has never bothered me too much.Until she started dating the guy she’s with now.He’s an ass in every way, and she deserves so much more than him. But she’s blinded by her own stubborn rules.I told myself they’ll break up eventually when he inevitably does something too asinine to forgive, but then Kenzie goes and tells me he’s planning to propose. And that she’ll say yes.Kenzie? And that jerk? Married?I can’t let that happen.If Kenzie wants to live life according to some frigid list of made-up rules, that’s fine. But I’m not letting her throw her life away with that idiot without knowing what it feels like to be kissed by someone who truly loves her.Because I do. I always have, and I always will.I just hope I can make her see that before it’s too late.

    None of his brothers in the Savage Kings MC knew why, not until the day one of them made the mistake of posting a sexy centerfold on the wall of the clubhouse.The gorgeous model posing topless on sports cars and motorcycles isn’t just any girl. Her name is Zoe Donahue, and she also happens to be Winston’s stepsister.While the two haven’t spoken in years, Winston will do anything it takes to earn Zoe’s forgiveness. And this time around, he isn’t going to let her leave without putting up a fight.~ Verek ~Verek Rhodes is playboy royalty in South Carolina. As a member of the Savage Kings MC and the manager of a nightclub, women were easy come, easy go in his life, until he met Tessa.Tessa Singleton was getting ready to marry the man of her dreams before her entire world came crashing down.Eventually, she’ll have to face her past and make a decision about who she wants to be with. Will she choose the man she once loved or the biker who saved her from her nightmares?~ Conrad ~Conrad Erikson thought that doing the police chief a favor would be an easy assignment, one that could ultimately benefit the Savage Kings MC in the future. All he has to do is pick up the chief’s daughter from college and bring her home.What could possibly go wrong?When it comes to the chief’s daughter Hannah, the answer is anything and everything.~ Cannon ~When the livelihood of the Savage Kings MC is threatened, Cannon Erikson steps up.Madison Monroe has never had anyone to rely on except for herself. She worked her ass off chasing her dreams, earning a law degree, interning with political campaigns, and now, finally, going after her ultimate goal - making her own run for public office.Unfortunately, not everyone in this world has the same moral compass as Madison. She’s never dealt with a dirty opponent, one who will cross every ethical line just to hurt her and undermine her campaign.When the former chief of police comes after Madison with all the resources and connections he still has in the city, Madison will have no choice but to turn to an unforeseen ally – Cannon and the Savage Kings MC.~ Nolan ~Nolan is a convicted felon, searching for his place in the world without screwing up his probation.The last thing he needs is a giant oaf from a rival biker gang showing up at the MC’s clubhouse, threatening to kill Nolan if he doesn’t give his estranged wife, Rita, a divorce.The funny thing is, Nolan is certain that he has never been married.The name Rita does, unfortunately, ring a bell - she’s the reason he went to prison.WARNING: THIS BOX SET IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ANYONE UNDER 18. IT CONTAINS SEXUALLY AND PHYSICALLY VIOLENT SCENES THAT MAY BE A TRIGGER FOR SOME INDIVIDUALS.

    A life spent running from his past landed him in Driftwood, Georgia and he never wants to leave. He doesn't need bright lights or the big city to keep him happy. He likes the wide open spaces of being out in the middle of nowhere. A rare trip to town brings him face to face with the first thing to make him question his lonely life.Mollie Winters came to Driftwood to take a chance on herself. A big city girl who was born and bred in a backwoods town, she thinks she found the best of both worlds here. Mack is all brute and beard but she can't help how badly she wants him. They wind up stuck in his cabin during a storm and she wonders if she'll ever want to leave his mountain mancave.

    

    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.

    

    

    I'll be keeping her as my bride.As her thong is ripped off and my belt lashes her beautiful bare backside for the first time, I can tell Maggie Dudek is finally starting to realize that defying a man like me has consequences.Painful consequences.Rigging a high-stakes poker game put her in danger, but that's not why she's face down on my bed. She's here because my future bride needs to learn that her husband expects to be obeyed.Soon her already well-spanked bottom will be sore from a much more shameful lesson, but her screams as she is punished will turn into moans of submission long before I'm finished with her.The more she fights, the more delicious her surrender will be...Publisher's Note: Reluctant Surrender is a stand-alone novel which is the second book of the Reluctant Brides series. It includes spankings and rough, intense sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.

    

    She has found a sense of inner peace through her sewing, crafting, and teaching children online. Jobs that keep her at a distance from everyone but her sisters.Arson inspector Bryce Cambridge has never been shot down so quickly or so curtly as he is by the woman with gorgeous brown eyes selling quilts. Luck is on his side when he runs into her at a bowling alley the next day. He’s intrigued and turned on by her smart mouth. The chemistry is explosive between them, and even though she tries to resist, the spark between them is too hot to ignore.Those blue-grey eyes and charming smile have Gina lowering the wall she’s built around her heart. But as their relationship grows more serious, Bryce wants to see all Gina is hiding. The puckered, scarred skin and the shrapnel buried in her flesh are just the surface layers of the wounds Gina tries to keep hidden. But her deepest, darkest secret may be too repulsive even for someone as strong as Bryce.Because his fears are her reality.