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Ransom


Rachel Schurig - 2014
    She’ll go to class, alone. She won’t speak or make eye contact. She’ll spend her entire day doing her best to go completely unnoticed. That’s what life is like for Daisy now—an endless cycle of loneliness and fear. A life lived hiding behind the walls she so faithfully maintains. Then she sees it. A magazine, left behind in class. A simple picture—just his face. And it changes everything. It’s been a year since she’s seen Daltrey Ransome. A year since he and his brothers left town to pursue their dreams of rock and roll superstardom. A year since he left Daisy behind—left her to watch as everything she knew crumbled around her. She’s been running from Daltrey ever since, desperate to keep her secret.But she can’t run anymore. And now that Daltrey has found her—the girl he’s loved his entire life, the girl he’d give up everything for—he’s determined never to let her go again.**The first book in a brand new series from USA Today bestselling author Rachel Schurig. This New Adult Contemporary Romance novel is a complete story with no cliffhanger.**

My One and Only


Weston Parker - 2018
     For one night. And then she left to LA to become a rockstar. My Clark Kent appeal wasn’t enough to keep her around, but she missed out. After graduating law school and becoming the alpha male jack-ass type that she always loved, I returned the favor. One more night of passion, but it was my turn to break her heart. Every whisper against my skin, every moan from her lips haunted me for years and years. What the hell had I done? Was it so fucking important to be right? To repay heartbreak with heartbreak? All these years later and her band is in bankruptcy, and I’m on the wrong side of the courtroom. Winning is everything to me, but I already played the game and lost against her. I can’t do it again, especially not when I find out she’s a single mom with a pretty little girl. A little girl that looks – Just. Like. Me. No way she’s been keeping our baby a secret from me all these years. If so, the final joke has always been on me. She was, is, and will always be - My One and Only. Every good girl deserves a bad boy. ~ Weston

Nashville - Part One - Ready to Reach


Inglath Cooper - 1994
    When Holden Ashford and Thomas Franklin stop to offer CeCe and Hank Junior a ride, fate may just give a nod to serendipity and meant to be.

Under the Thistle-toe (Twelve Days of Kissmas, 11)


Mindy McKinley - 2021
    Mostly. Her B&B, the Thistle Do keeps her busy in the small Scottish-American tourist town of Aberdeen, Illinois. With a dating pool she can count on one hand, though, she's come to terms with the fact that she'll have to learn to love being alone. That is until a six-foot-five, bagpiping hottie shows up on her front step and dares to make her feel again.As leader of the pipe band Aon Dueg, Finn MacGowan is growing tired of his life of travel. Aberdeen is just the latest stop in a whirlwind life that keeps him moving constantly. In town to work with the high school pipe band for the Christmas parade, the last thing Finn expects is to find is a woman that turns him upside down and a new calling that could change everything. All he has left to do is convince Mia that he's worth taking a second chance at love.

Second Chance with the Girl Dad


Elsie James - 2021
    She’s the one who got away.LillianAt thirty-four I thought I’d have children of my own by now, but it seems it wasn’t in the cards for me. Thankfully, I have my students, and teaching them is more than just a job, it’s my calling. But between my classroom, my wild roommate, and caring for my aging dog, there isn’t much time left for love. When a new student puts me in touch with an old flame, my lesson plans are out the window. Ezra is tall, handsome, and he just might be my perfect pick.I want to open my heart to him and his little girl, but can I trust that this time he’ll choose me?EzraBeing a single father, and taking a landscaping job at a local brewery isn’t what I planned for my life. But all the late nights and co-parenting struggles are worth it because out of this beautiful mess came my perfect little girl. When a move back to my hometown brings me in contact with the one who got away, everything goes paws up. Lillian is sweet, sexy, and I want to teach her that old dogs can learn new tricks.But can I convince her that this time we will be forever?

Butterfly in Frost


Sylvia Day - 2019
    But I’m settled now. In a place I love, in a home I renovated, spending time with new friends I adore, and working a job that fulfills me. I am reconciling the past and laying the groundwork for the future.Then Garrett Frost moves in next door.He’s obstinate and too bold, a raging force of nature that disrupts the careful order of my life. I recognize the ghosts that haunt him, the torment driving him. Garrett would be risky in any form, but wounded, he’s far more dangerous. I fear I’m too fragile for the storm raging inside him, too delicate to withstand the pain that buffets him. But he’s too determined…and too tempting.And sometimes hope soars above even the iciest desolation.Emotional and heartrending, Butterfly in Frost marks a brilliant return by global sensation Sylvia Day, the #1 international multimillion bestselling author of the Crossfire saga.

Valentine Veto


Claire Wilder - 2022
    But I didn’t just leave my past behind—I left Callie McIntyre, the good girl I was never good enough for.Now Callie’s mayor of our town, and I’m back too, a European-trained chocolatier with a proposal for a new facility I need her approval on. One that will redeem my family name, and hopefully me, in her eyes.But Callie still hasn’t forgiven me for breaking her heart. And if she vetoes this project, she’ll never know it was all for her.Valentine Veto is a standalone steamy second chance novella, part of the Man of the Month Club multi-author series.

Noel's Puppy Power


KaLyn Cooper - 2017
    That might be why he hasn’t had a second date in over two years. He’s also been extremely busy with his kennel that has become the premier training facility, specializing in supplying dogs to veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Then again, there is this psychologist he can’t get out of his head, or his heart. Dr. Bailey Conrad would never allow the loss of half her right leg to an IED in Iraq to stop her. Every day at the VA hospital she sees patients who have lost so much more to the war effort. It’s her goal in life to help as many vets as possible to find a 'new normal', because she knows firsthand, it’s the internal scars that can be the most difficult to heal.

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.

Betrayal Bend


Andrea M. Long - 2021
    A gorgeous couple with sunshine smiles and a perfect marriage.But behind Shay’s smile lies unrest. She loves the husband she met in high school, but sometimes she feels trapped. Trapped by the island, trapped by her marriage and providing stability to her younger sister, and trapped by the whole ‘good’ ethos that underpins their company.The tourists provide a distraction. They come, stay a short while, and leave again, and that leaves Shay with opportunities. Ones where she can not be such a good girl.But on Liar’s Island you can trust no one... so Shay’s betrayal might not stay secret for long.

Tarnished


Violet Rae - 2021
    CassidyI've been in love with Asher for as long as I can remember.But this headstrong, billionaire rancher wants no part of me.He says I'm too young.He's wrong.Asher still sees me as the girl I was.It's time to show him the woman I've become.AsherI'm a man of few weaknesses.Cassidy is one of them.She's my Kryptonite.Too beautiful.Too Tempting.And completely off-limits.Almost losing her is the wake up call I need.I just hope I haven't left it too late to claim the only woman I've ever loved.

The Last First Kiss: A Short Sweet Steamy Instalove New Year's Eve Romance


Carly Keene - 2022
    

Harry Styles: 150 Facts You Need To Know!


Jessica Stewart - 2013
    Discover 150 Amazing facts and secrets about British superstar Harry Styles!Do you know everything there is to know about Harry Styles? In 150 Facts You Need to Know about Harry, author and Directioner Jessica Stewart brings you 150 fantastic facts about your favorite hearthrob, including: What his family thinks of him What he looks for in a girl What his life was like before the fame His weird hobbies and habits What drives him crazy Funny Stories And MUCH MORE!!Find out if you're a true Directioner!

A Very Fumbling Merry Christmas


Eva Haining - 2020
    

Jesse's Girl


Tara September - 2019
    After all, he has been secretly and painfully enamored with Jesse’s girl, Gwen, for nearly a decade. It was love at first sight for him, but sadly she’s not his girl. She belongs to the one man who betrayed him and knows Reade’s hidden family secret. Yet Reade can’t seem to love anyone except the one woman he can't have. Or can he make her mine? When Gwen Clark’s senator husband runs off with his intern and all their money, the ensuing scandal turns her life upside down. Deserted, penniless and desperate to provide for her six-year-old daughter, Gwen has no one to turn to but Reade Walker. The one man her heart desperately wants, but her pride dreads having to ask for help. Despite welcoming them into his home, it seems like Reade can barely stand being in the same room with her anymore, let alone under the same roof—in the same bedroom. But Gwen is determined to get her life back on track. It is past time to rediscover her own dreams…if only she can keep her aching heart from breaking all over again. *Song lyrics by Rick Springfield Jessie’s Girl, 1981 ABOUT: -HEA (Happily Ever After) ENDING -STANDALONE (not part of a series, no cliffhanger, fully wrapped-up novella) -"FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS" CONTEMPORARY ADULT ROMANCE -INSTA-LOVE with a MEET CUTE -CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE based on the pop song of the same title. -HEAT LEVEL: HOT AWARD WINNING NOVELLA: - 2018 Orange Rose First Place Winner for Best Romance Novella by OCCRWA.org - 2018 Cleveland Rocks Romance Contest 1st Place Winner for Contemporary Short - The Catherine 2018 2nd Place Winner from Toronto Romance Writers - 2018 Unpublished Maggie Awards Finalist - 2018 Golden Rose Contest Finalist – 2nd Place - 2018 Unpublished Maggie Awards Finalist - Maine Romance Writers 2017 Strut Your Stuff Finalist - Pages from the Heart 2017 Finalist – Third Place