Their lives in New York came to an end when they moved to Louisville to live with their Daddy, step mother, and sister. Seven tried to piece her life back together the best way she could by leaning on her family and best friend Riley.Dealing with a broken heart is never easy and accepting the loss of her mother was a hard pill for Seven to swallow. Since moving to Louisville, she turned angry and coldhearted. She blamed all the problems she had on her brother’s best friend Shy’Donis. She felt he was the cause of her brother being incarcerated and hated the sight of him. But while Seven openly hated Shy, he secretly loved her. He knew with the hate she held for him, he could never have her.Life for Riley has always been difficult. Having a mother who put everything before her kids, Riley had no choice but to raise herself and grow up quick. Graduating from high school, Riley was ready to live her life worry free, partying, and hang with her girls, but a day after her graduation she was quickly pushed into the real world.Falling in love was never Riley’s intentions and who she fell in love with was even more of a shocker. Being no stranger to difficulties, Riley solved most of her problems by telling lies and keeping secrets from the ones she loved.They were two different chicks, with two different life stories, but with all life's crazy obstacles Riley and Seven lean on each other for support.

    

    

    Makayla Young has over a thousand rules. She has rules about love, life and even sex. When will she ever learn you cannot control and keep a man with rules. Will her rules cause her to loose another man?

    

    For adult readers.Marcie has never heard of such a thing as a contract to become a substitute wife and it’s even more shocking coming from the real wife of her attorney boss. It’s very simple. She needs to care all her boss’s needs at work. Some of those needs are pretty kinky. It also involves being shared with the boss’s partner. Marcie should say no. But she doesn’t.

     The Champagne Girls, Netta and Gaby, have beauty and wealth, but these are not enough to protect them from heartbreak and loss as they live through stormy times. Netta's determined ambition to become a concert singer shocks her family. But then, the Tramont's involvement in a political scandal has consequences for them all. Gaby must face life with courage when the Great War forces her into a dangerous situation. Meanwhile, the family fortunes are threatened with ruin by a deadly pest which could destroy their vineyards. One thing is certain, life for the Champagne Girls and their family will never be the same again. Praise for Tessa Barclay: ‘Tessa Barclay always spins a fine yarn. Her novels are gripping and entertaining.’ Wendy Craig ‘Filled with fascinating historical detail and teeming with human passions.’ Marie Joseph ‘A red hot contender for the Romantic Novelist of the Year Award.’ Daily Mirror From the publishers of Hardacre and Hardacre’s Luck. Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries, Margaret Dickinson, Lyn Andrews and Helen Forrester.

     After seven years of self-imposed exile after the love of her life cheated on her, Becca is finally going home. She’d like to think she’s being brave but in her honest moments she knows she’s being forced into it by the loss of her job. Can she trust herself not to hunt down her cheating ex and fling herself into his arms? Will she ever find the true love that she yearns for? Finding the perfect home with a hot but unavailable landlord and a life far better than she could have hoped for, Becca is still plagued by self-doubt. Is she annoying? Is she the most accident prone person in the world? Is she dislikeable? She thinks she might be all of these, but most importantly, is she normal? Because normal people don’t have The Beccabird squawking in their ears...

    Read this collection of heartwarming historical romances from an award-winning author with more than one million books sold. TEMPORARY BRIDE Lena Stevens has lost everything. Everything except her son. When her neighbor Anker proposes a marriage of convenience, she has no choice but to accept, but makes him vow to annul it come spring. Anker has longed for a wife--but not like this. A forced marriage with an end date. Can what started as a pretense turn into something more? ABANDONED BRIDE Elin Hanson has traveled across the ocean as a mail-order bride. When she arrives in the Dakota Territory, she finds the man she has planned to marry has abandoned her--and left her to care for his young son. Sam Andrews has his hands full running his ranch. The last thing he needs is a woman and little boy getting in his way. When Elin’s groom-to-be comes home, she must make the choice: settle for a loveless marriage? Or hold out for love? SECOND-HAND BRIDE America was supposed to provide a new life, but Freyda has found only bitterness since making the treacherous journey from Norway. She has no choice but to strike a reluctant bargain with her neighbor. In exchange for his help, she will care for his two little boys. The more she is forced to work with Ward, the more she begins to realize that maybe God didn’t intend her to be alone. But Ward’s walls of distrust and past hurts are high--maybe too high for her to scale. Can she, and two little boys, open his heart to love again? RELUCTANT BRIDE Agnes Bland has learned the hard way just how crushing it can be to trust in someone else. When she is made guardian to three little girls, the boarding house refuses to rent to them, and Agnes and the girls are left with nowhere else to go. Nels Hanson has an empty house. When Agnes and the girls fill up the structure--and his life--with their giggles and tears, he decides a marriage of convenience isn’t the worst thing in the world. Until Agnes rejects his proposal…

    They're what people consider "Couple Goals" in hood fashion. They have a bond that was unbreakable and a union no one could come between, no matter what. Stephon an entrepreneur who had Dayton on lock and O'Mara who only job was to ride for her man. Which was a role that Mara loved and embraced even after their relationship took a turn for the worse. Their life literally became a battlefield. Stephon carried her through deep despair almost on a daily. There's constant hurt, drama and lies. Yet, they still continue holding strong to one another. Then there's Mega, a headstrong, male exotic dancer and A'Yona, your everyday hard-working chick. She wants nothing more than to be with Mega. But there's one thing stopping it. Mega's desire for other women. Something he does not hide and has made very clear to her, that he's not looking for commitment. But Yona feels she has what it takes to change his mind. Sex, lies, drama, women, brawls, pain and deceit is being thrown every which way. Will Mara and Steph union remain unbreakable? Will Yona win over "her" man? Come into the lives of these couples and see just how thugged out things can get when love is on the line.

    But when her perfect husband turns out to be a lying, cheating slimeball - and bad in bed to boot - Savannah kicks the jerk to the curb and embarks on life on her own terms. With a new apartment, a new career, and a brand new outlook on life, she's all set to take the world by storm. If only the world would stop throwing her curveballs... SCARED MONEY – #13 When Savannah’s real estate company, Lamont, Briggs, and Associates, finds itself embroiled in a closing scam, broker Timothy Briggs asks Savannah’s help in figuring out what happened and who’s behind it. The task is a welcome distraction for Savannah, whose private life is rocky. Carmen Arroyo is in prison in Nashville, nine months pregnant, and no one knows whether the baby is Rafe’s or not. And while Rafe doesn’t seem too worried about it, Savannah can’t say the same. Meanwhile, down in Sweetwater, Savannah’s mother Margaret Anne is hitting the brandy while trying to come to terms with her late husband’s love child and her best friend’s thirty-four year silence on the subject. Between one thing and another, it’s all Savannah can do to keep everything moving along smoothly. The very last thing she needs is someone rocking the boat... BAD DEBT – #14 When every member of a rural Sweetwater family is murdered in their beds, Maury County sheriff Bob Satterfield calls on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for help. While Savannah’s husband, TBI agent Rafe Collier, heads to their shared hometown to help the sheriff figure out who and what is behind the grisly massacre, Savannah goes along to assist her old friend Yvonne McCoy’s quest to gain ownership of Beulah’s Meat’n Three restaurant. But when Beulah Odom’s death turns out to have been murder, suddenly Yvonne’s on the hot seat. And with the sheriff occupied elsewhere and Beulah’s family gunning for Yvonne, it’s up to Savannah to figure out the truth before her old friend lands in jail... or six feet under. HOME STRETCH - #15 The end is near. The end of Savannah’s pregnancy, that is. Less than a month to go, and she’ll be the mother of what will surely be the most adorable baby boy or baby girl in the world. But before that, there’s Thanksgiving with the Martins to get through. Not to mention a little spot of murder at the group home where Mrs. Jenkins, Savannah’s grandmother-in-law, lives. A spot of murder that leaves Mrs. Jenkins covered in blood, and with no memory of who else might have hurt night nurse Julia Poole. With Savannah’s friend, homicide detective Tamara Grimaldi, investigating, and Savannah’s husband Rafe insisting that the detective can’t find out about Mrs. Jenkins’s involvement, in case she doesn’t share his rock-solid belief that Mrs. Jenkins would never kill anyone, Savannah’s caught between a rock and a hard place. Can she help Mrs. Jenkins figure out the truth before Detective Grimaldi throws them both in prison… or before the real murderer comes back to finish the job?

    This drama filled saga continues with more twists and turns than a rollercoaster ride. Just when you thought this circle of friends and foes were getting their happily ever after, chaos strikes once again. It threatens to break some of the strongest bonds, leaving some in deep confusion. Skeletons begin to fly from the closets, exposing some of the deepest secrets and dishing out some of the heaviest heartbreaks but there are consequences to every action. Tangi is the first one to find that out. Just when she begins to live that ‘perfect’ life, reality kicks in. The Karma that didn’t catch her before is surely on her tail now and she has only herself to blame. Will Smooth stand by her during her roughest moments? Or will the secrets that are exposed prove to be too much for him to bear? How far will she go to push a good man away? Thaddeus is next in line. Although he quickly wins over Tierra’s heart, he proves to have his own share of secrets. When someone from his past threatens to break up his happy home, how will he handle it? With all the trust issues that Tierra now has, she refuses to accept another betrayal by a person she loves, especially once she learns what he’s been hiding! Through it all, Tierra is fortunate enough to have a lifelong friend to lean on. Someone she never thought would accept her in his life this way. If you don’t know who it is, you can surely find out in this final installment of ‘Obsessed with my Wife’s Best Friend’!

    

    So, as any sane vampire would do, he bets her over a game of pool. If he loses, she gets his money...but if he wins; she has to go on a date with him.Important warning:Before reading this novella, have pearls to clutch. You're going to need them. You'll likely never be able to look at a photo booth the same. It is also a choking hazard to eat or drink while reading this story.Must Love Humans is a steamy paranormal romance novella, featuring characters from the Hells Bells & Demon Deals standalone series. You do not need to read any of the other books in the series to enjoy it. This story is a lighthearted, fun, spicy read and is intended for readers over the age of 18.