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Taken by Surprise
Valerie J. Clarizio - 2014
Everyone is shocked when Clare Ulster leaves her rich and handsome fianc�, chucks her well-to-do Milwaukee city life, and moves into her grandparents' old homestead in the remote Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The quiet small town of Iron City is just what she needs to get her life in order and learn to stand on her own. No men needed! Her Ex-Fianc� Is Out to Make Her Life a Living Hell. Unfortunately, disaster follows her. Unable to let her go, her abusive, cheating ex- fianc� finds his way to the U.P. and sets out to make Clare's life more of a living hell then he'd done in the past. Additionally, Clare's alleged involvement with the Fire Chief, aka, town player, lands her in a world of trouble with his ring of female admirers, sending her on a dangerously chaotic adventure including murder and kidnapping. With Clare's life in danger, irresistible Police Chief Jack Ricco will do whatever it takes to keep their newest resident safe.Will Clare and Jack be able to survive the deceptively peaceful Iron City?
A Lindstrom Christmas: Two Small-Town Holiday Romances
Katy Paige - 2020
Proxy Bride and Missy's Wish, the first two books in the series, are the perfect holiday reads for fans of hot chocolate, warm gingerbread, and the magic of Hallmark Christmas movies!~THE LINDSTROMS~1. Proxy Bride2. Missy's Wish3. Sweet Hearts4. Choose Me5. Virtually Mine6. Unforgettable You
Waiting Under the Mistletoe
Elsie James - 2020
She’s a Christmas miracle, but she’s also his best friends little sister. Can he earn her trust or will he be left waiting under the mistletoe?NoelSpending my time indulging in all things Christmas brings joy to my world.I never thought I’d move back to my small town, but an offer to turn my blog into a holiday baking show is one I can’t refuse.When my older brother’s best friend turns out to be the production manager, all is merry and bright.He’s tall, handsome, and I want to deck his halls.But can I learn to trust him?NickAfter losing my mom, I’ve always been a bit of a grinch during the holidays.But producing a holiday baking show means playing Santa and hiring new talent.When my best friend’s little sister finds her way onto my lap, I’m sure to be on the naughty list.Noel is curvy, sexy, and makes me believe in holiday magic.But can I convince her that my love is real or will she leave me waiting under the mistletoe?
The Paradise Bay Romantic Comedy Boxed Set
Melanie Summers - 2020
Together, they’re the perfect power couple—right down to the fact that he’s agreed to use their honeymoon to help further her career in mergers and acquisitions. But ten minutes before the wedding, her dreams dissolve via text message.Devastated and humiliated, Libby escapes to Paradise Bay alone. She’s got two goals for her trip: to devise a plan to get Richard back and to convince resort owner Harrison Banks to sell his property to her company. Unfortunately, when she arrives, she discovers that tall, dark, and built Harrison is not about to make anything easy for her. Instead, he derails her plans while at the same time, bringing out a side of Libby she’s kept carefully tucked away—a carefree, adrenaline junkie. After a few days together, Harrison’s got her wondering if the life she always wanted was meant for some other girl. Suddenly, Libby must decide which version of herself she wants to be. Will she go back to her comfortable, safe life, or risk everything to be with the only man who’s ever made her feel truly alive? WHISKED AWAYAn irresistibly romantic, delightfully funny tale of love, passion, books, and food.2019 READER'S FAVORITE AWARD BRONZE MEDAL WINNERAt twenty-seven years old, Emma Banks has big plans for her life. After graduating from the prestigious Culinary Institute of America, she's ready to take her place as head chef at one of her family’s resort restaurants. But upon arrival at Paradise Bay, she’s shuffled off to the resort’s new private island getaway, where she’ll be stuck catering to the rich and shameless. Her first assignment is to serve Pierce Davenport, an infuriatingly arrogant writer with a palate that’s about as adventurous as a plain boiled potato. Putting Pierce and Emma together is like combining orange juice and toothpaste. Will their differences be their ruin or will they be the secret ingredient to each other’s success?THE SUITE LIFE A laugh-out-loud tale of a single mum and the man who restores her faith in love.Twenty-six-year-old single mum Brianna Lewis (AKA Bree) doesn’t believe in fairy tales—not after being abandoned by the father of daughter, Isabelle. A law student by day and concierge by night, Bree’s determined to give Isabelle the life she never had. Suddenly finding herself in dire straits, she converts her garden shed into a rental suite in hopes of climbing out of the financial hole she’s in. But when the only person interested in renting the suite turns out to be to Leopold Davenport, the ridiculously good-looking co-worker she loves to hate, she knows she must choose between being happy and being broke. But as she gets to know him, she discovers there may be more to him than flirty smiles and empty charm.Can Leopold make the leap from ultimate playboy to become the man Bree needs in her life? Will Bree allow herself to believe in happily-ever-afters or will she play it safe and hang a do-not-disturb sign on her heart?
Santa, Baby (Rock Stars in Disguise: Peyton)
Blair Babylon - 2017
Sometimes he goes down to the hotel bar to try to hook up with a woman who is traveling for business, usually to strike out because they're not looking to hang out with a famous twenty-something blond-haired, green-eyed hottie. Every night, he sleeps in a different hotel bed, alone.Except on those nights when Peyton picks up the phone to call one particular woman, one who understands him like no one else, but now she won't answer his calls.When Peyton goes to find her, he gets a Christmas surprise that changes everything. Five USA Today and New York Times bestselling authors have a special delivery for Christmas. Their novels feature characters from their top selling series - all announcing the birth of a new baby to bring extra joy to the holiday season. Cozy up with these amazing stories with characters you know and love for the ultimate feel-good romantic experience.
Raising Steel
M.J. Fields - 2015
Her husband and father of her children, Jase, Cyrus, Zandor, and Xavier, died in a horrible accident when the family was already going through rough times. Through hard work, love and loyalty in abundance, her sons are the men she and Jonathan, always knew they could be. Does true love only come once in a lifetime…or can we rise up and love again?
Yours By Christmas
Jennifer Youngblood - 2018
Beckett Bradshaw knows what it’s like to be on top of the world and then to come crashing down to the lowest form of human existence, living on the streets. It has taken a huge amount of hard work and self control to get where he is today. He’s content with his job as a firefighter and so incredibly grateful for the miraculous recovery of his young daughter. When a mysterious old lady shows up at the fire station and makes a prophecy that Beckett will find love by Christmas, he doesn’t believe it. Beckett doesn’t dare pray for the desires of his heart for fear that he’s used up all of his miracles. Then, Beckett meets the beautiful and vivacious Ava Lawrence and starts to hope that maybe he really can find love. Beckett is hesitant to tell Ava about his checkered past for fear that she won’t want him. However, Ava has a few secrets of her own that could destroy everything Beckett has built. Will a Christmas miracle be enough to bind two lonely hearts together or will the scars of the past prevent Beckett and Ava from finding the lasting love they most desire?
She's Not You
Mimi Barbour - 2013
When her neighbor’s brother gets involved, she welcomes the soft-spoken, good-looker into her world. Rescuing her kidnapped daughter isn’t part of the deal but any man willing to babysit his sister’s menagerie of pets and cares that much about a stranger’s baby is a guy she wants to get to know much better. Jesse has only loved one woman in his life. Years ago, she left him with a broken heart and a lot of poignant memories. No one can replace her. No other woman has ever come close. So why does this loving mom sneak into his head continuously? And why can’t he shake her loose? One spoilt girl in his life, a sister who expects him to live on a pedestal, is enough for any man.
Bourbon Springs Box Set: Volume II
Jennifer Bramseth - 2016
Included works: Distiller’s Choice (Book 4): CiCi Summers isn’t used to being the center of gossip in Bourbon Springs and she doesn’t like to date divorced guys. But she can’t resist Walker Cain, the new master distiller at Old Garnet Bourbon Distillery. Will her choice to make an exception for the new hot nerd in town be the right one? Cedar and Cinnamon (Book 5): Harriet Hensley and Goose Davenport don’t share much in common—or so people think. But after one wonderful, secret night, they’re not allowed to see what happens next. Years later, can they pick up where they left off or will history repeat itself? Distilled Heat (Book 6): Pepper Montrose has only known bad luck for most of her life. But when incredible good fortune strikes, her life is irrevocably changed by unexpected good fortune—as well as an unexpected encounter with Jon Buckler, her lifelong best friend.
Hoops Holiday
Kennedy Ryan - 2018
Years later, they've climbed so high and lost so much, but one thing hasn't changed. The attraction that simmered between them in a locker room before is still there. With success like theirs, everything has been possible... except them.That was then.But what about now?*Hoops Holiday Collection consists of FULL-COURT PRESS, a HOOPS novella originally published in the TEAM PLAYER Anthology. It has been expanded with all-new, never-before-published content & epilogue.It also includes Christmas-themed short stories for characters from LONG SHOT and BLOCK SHOT, books 1 and 2 of the series.
Good Cop
Liz Kelly - 2013
Yum!At the same time, she’s coaching the town’s notorious ‘Great Seducer’ on how to appreciate women outside the bedroom. Hmmm.And the two of them are best friends.What could possibly go wrong?
Montana Inspired
Kim Law - 2021
He’s been “with his soulmate” since high school, so pining was all she ever expected. However, when he returns home to help out with his family’s stock contracting business, he shows up sans fiancée and suddenly looking at Jewel in a whole new light. As they work together to ensure the Brandons’ star bull has the best season of his career, sparks between the two of them begin to take on a whole new light. Could an easy summer fling inspire something more? And will either of them be willing to change their entire life to make it so?Read the standalone prequel to the Wildes of Birch Bay series and fall in love with all things Montana today.
Christmas to the Max A Return to Welcome Novel
Bonnie Edwards - 2020
(Return to Welcome)Max Whyte moves to Welcome WA to live closer to his daughters after their mother remarries. He wants to fix up an old home, settle into his new position at an IT firm, and try not to think about turning forty alone.Burned by a single mother in the past, he vows not to get tangled with another woman with children. When he saves the life of a small boy, he finds himself tangled in more ways than he could imagine.When the boy’s mother turns out to be the perfect person to do his renovations, Max has trouble keeping his personal feelings out of their employer/employee relationship.Kaylin Simpson has returned to Welcome to give her boys the kind of home she wanted as a child. She needs a fresh, stable start and wants to run her own business. Her three-year-old twins keep her hopping, but after she finishes the renovations for Max, she hopes to have her life well in hand.Max is drawn to Kaylin and her adorable twin boys. Her wit and feisty spirit pull at his heartstrings until he realizes being a stepfather is never what he wanted.Christmas in Welcome can be a time to heal and move forward and Max and Kaylin must set aside their old hurts to allow love to blossom.
Tempting Gabe
Victoria Pinder - 2017
Megan wants to get her brother help. Neither was prepared for the electric chemistry from the enemy.While out in the desert, wealthy oil tycoon Gabe Hawke falls prey to a brazen theft. He’d joined the Marines to advance his tech skills and use them to build a premier computer technology company, but now his early prototypes are gone, and the thief remains at large. When Megan Maddox lost her mother, her world came to a grinding halt. Her brother became a virtual recluse, and the jewels left behind for her remained in his possession. But an attempt to retrieve those jewels and find a connection between her and her distant brother exposes unbelievable evidence about her brother’s true identity... as well as the dangers he faces.Desperate to keep her brother safe from harm, Megan turns to the one person who can help her. But when their worlds collide, and an unknown assailant surfaces, it exposes yet another unbelievable surprise – one that challenges her heart.This is a blending of Casino Royale and Mr. and Mrs. Smith with tons of romance to make you heart ache for a sexy hero of your own.While this story is a standalone novel that belongs to the Hawke Family Fortune, there are mentions of the Marshall Family Saga, the House of Morgan, the upcoming Brothers in Revenge novels, and even Princes of Avce characters and storylines are all intertwined in the same world.
Hard Working Hero
Penny Wylder - 2021
I think he's a stubborn jerk-hole.We should hate each other.Instead I'm falling head over heels for this chiseled, hard-working carpenter that my rich family would disown me for mixing with.It all started because I broke some cabinets. In my defense I was distracted--my parents demanded I hurry along to some socialite party when all I wanted to do was stay home and binge Bridgerton.My dad thought he'd teach me a lesson by making me help Mr. Rude-But-Hot fix what I busted.Somehow, I don't think he predicted me getting all melty for a blue-collar stranger.But I did.I'm hooked.And when my family finds out, I'll lose everything.This is one mess not even my heart-throb's skilled hands can fix...