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Dad's Best Friend


Flora Ferrari - 2018
     But can this older man have eyes for such a much younger woman? The first time he looks at me after I return home from college is the first time I think there might actually be a chance… to share another kind of first time I’ve been saving just for him. Will my dad’s best friend risk my father’s friendship for me in the hopes of the HEA I’ve always wanted, or will this older man leave this younger woman heartbroken in San Francisco… forever? *Dad's Best Friend is an insta-everything standalone instalove romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

Opposites Attract


Jane Fox - 2020
    All it will cost is one dilapidated building. But the last thing I expect is opposition from an outspoken archivist who's obsessed with "historical significance." She's standing in the way of my project--so why can't I stop thinking about how much I want to kiss her?Nora: I've never met anyone as frustrating as Dane Wyndham! He can build his proposed park anywhere. Why does he need to knock down an important piece of our city's history to do it? And, more importantly, why can't I keep my eyes off of the insufferable man?Sometimes matchmakers needs a little help. That's why Mona Zaftig has recruited Zara and Krissa to assist in matching couples. They'll learn the ropes as they work to help alpha men find the curvy women of their dreams!Each book in the series is a complete, standalone story.This is a sweet but sexy short story romance, complete with insta-love and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. If you’re looking for an escape from everyday life with an alpha older man and the curvy BBW younger woman that he loves, this is the book for you!

Cover Model (Love at First Sight Book 4)


Loni Ree - 2020
    Okay, it was a big mistake, really big. If I want the jerk to continue keeping my mistake a secret, I have to give up my vacation plans and play detective for his friends. Someone is stealing from their company, and I’m supposed to quietly investigate, but there’s a catch. To keep my investigation under wraps, they’ve come up with a cover for me, and when I meet her, things change drastically. My “Cover” is model Brianne Bisset, and I’m about to make capturing her heart my new mission. There’s no way I’m leaving here without making the stunning Cover Model mine forever.Brianne BissetWhen my best friend asks me to pretend to be some computer nerd’s girlfriend so he can investigate thefts at her husband’s company, I’m not too sure about their plan. I’m uncomfortable around new people, but this is all for pretend, so I figure why not? I mean, I don’t really have to date him. One look at the hot nerd and I change my mind. Dating him isn’t going to be a hardship at all. Now, I’m hoping I get to keep him.You might remember Brianne Bisset from Nerd Boy. She’s giving Justin Mackenzie a run for his money in this new book that brings the Love at First Sight, Sweet Beginnings, and Loving a Bennett Boys series together. This book is a standalone story, but there are characters from all three series in it.

His Curvy Desire


Julie Scarlet - 2020
    Hot. Muscular. Perfectly Carved. Boss.He makes me do things I never knew I was capable of in this lifetime.When I finally decide to love someone after a heart-wrenching past,He breaks my heart and leaves.Will I ever have someone in my life that loves me?MaxThe moment I laid eyes on Mollie, my curvy drop-dead gorgeous employee......I knew she is the one.Due to unavoidable circumstances, I leave her...When I return, she complains that I broke her heart.God! she is so cute even when she is angryMy intention was never to hurt her, andI'm going to prove it to her no matter what.

Her Firecracker


Laney Powell - 2019
    Join the authors of Flirt Club in The Fireworks Series of stories that celebrate summertime, BBQs, and all things that end with a bang! Where will you be when the fireworks go off? Serena Nothing like being the only one standing at the altar to make you want to move somewhere new and start all over. That also means no more men - I'm going to be all business, all the time. The perfect opportunity comes to me via a friend - I love my Spar Island girls - and I end up going for a dream and buying my own bakery in Milltown, Colorado, just in time for the town's big fireworks celebration. And everything is great until he walks in. Nate I thought the fireworks show and the various fires were the hottest things I had to deal with after coming home to Milltown. That is until I met Serena, who just bought the bakery that's right down the street from the firehouse where I'm working. Calling her a distraction is an understatement. And her buttercream frosting isn't the only thing that melts in my mouth. It won't take much to light this fuse. #flirtclub #fireworksseries #Bighotbang #toohottohandle #HEA

Delicious Daddy (A DILF For Father's Day #1)


Barbra Campbell - 2020
    He also should have warned me not to let my mouth hang open when I first saw him. And he definitely should have warned me not to let him rip my heart out on his way through town.But as long as we followed my single rule everything would be fine.He also should have warned me he wasn't good at following rules.--Jasper--Picking up my daughter for the summer should have been a seamless task. She meant everything to me, and I couldn’t wait to get her home so we could spend valuable time together.That was Plan A.Plan B involved the highway being closed, me falling for the owner of the bed and breakfast, and regrouping my entire life just to have a chance for more than one night with her.But she was operating off of Plan C… enjoy the fling and don’t look back.Another dirty-sweet, insta-love romance! Plus, this book is part of the DILFs for Father’s Day series. Read on to enjoy the rest of the sexy DILFs and Daddies!

His Azalea: The May Flowers Series


Kelli Callahan - 2019
     I came to my friend's wedding to be polite. Big social events were never been my thing. I was always rather shy and kept to myself. Once the vows were said, I was ready to go. Then a mountain of a man started talking to me. Mason Foster. The groom's brother. He had a British accent that made want to swoon. I tried to resist his charm, but he was persistent. He made me feel things I had never felt before... Roses are red Violets are blue Flirt Club has a brand new collaboration Just for you! Join twelve of the Flirt Club authors in this hot and steamy spring collection where our May Flowers bloom faster than a hothouse rose! Kelli's Note: If you are a fan of my Once Upon a Daddy series, you will see a few of your favorite characters again in this delightful short story.

Brownies & the Billionaire


R.K. Coven - 2021
    Dedicated to her baking with an entrepreneurial spirit, the vibrant young woman is not going down without a fight. Even if her opponent has billions to his name, and a body that shakes her to her core.Baxter Fern, used to farm and fortune, isn’t quite used to being told “no.” When a young competitor steps on toes he plans to solve the problem with money. When he finds himself up against a fierce woman, he’ll have a hard time staying focused on the deal at hand when all his hands want to do is touch Fanny.This is the story of a business merger baked with love.

His Cherry Blossom (The May Flowers Series)


Tracy Lorraine - 2019
    But when that door swung wide, I never expected the sinfully sexy flower that was hiding behind it. I met her on a day I thought I’d want to forget, but she changed everything. The moment our eyes connected, my heart knew it was the beginning of something unexpected. But something I’d been waiting for, just the same. It’s not the best timing, and she thinks I’m using her as a distraction from my grim reality, but she couldn’t be more wrong. The only thing I want is her, and I’ll do anything to make sure that happens. There’s no chance I’ll let her go. Not now. She needs to accept that this is the beginning of a blossoming love story. Our story. Roses are redViolets are blueFlirt Club has a sexy new collaboration just for you! Join twelve of the Flirt Club authors in this hot and steamy spring collection where our May Flowers bloom faster than a hothouse rose under the touch of our sexy heroes.

Forbidden CEO


S.A. Clayton - 2021
    I never expected to fall into bed with him and I never expected to crave his touch, his lips, or his voice.He was everything I swore I never wanted; Filthy-rich, cocky, sexy as hell, and way too demanding. But after one night I knew if I didn’t leave I’d want more. So much more.So I left. Leaving a note on his kitchen counter knowing that I would never see him again. That is until I walked into my new job and met Luke Masters, my new boss, and CEO of Masters Publishing. His eyes tell me he knows exactly who I am, and he wants to be more than just my boss.

Mr. Sapphire (A Mr. Billionaire Short Story)


Vivian Ward - 2019
    She was there to interview for a job and was well qualified but, with her beauty and charisma, all I could see was her gorgeous face. Hiring her was my first mistake because everyone knows that office romances never end well. Taking her on a date was my second mistake because I knew it was more than business. Bringing her back to my mansion? I wouldn’t call that a mistake because I was already head over heels for her. They say diamonds are forever but my love for her will last longer than all eternity. The Flirt Club does it again! Hold on tight! We have 14 of your favorite romance authors bringing you hot and steamy billionaires who are about to meet their happily ever afters--only they don't know it yet. Come along for the ride, again and again. And with billionaires, you know their wallets aren't the only things bulging... #FlirtClub #WhatsInYourWallet #TheMrShortStories #TheyCallMeMr

Naughty Under the Mistletoe (The Sweater #7)


Anna Joung - 2020
    He’s a playboy boss, needing to prove his dad wrong. A kiss under mistletoe entwines their fate.HopeA new job and a new city, just what I need to heal.I just want to keep my head low and move on with my career. No more broken hearts.My proposals during a meeting seem to attract the CEO’s attention. But it seems he’s interested in more than just my ideas.He’s tall, dark, and handsome. Everything a woman could want. Problem is, he seems to have had every woman already.When I saw him across the room, I knew I wanted him. I’m just not ready for another playboy to leave me in pain.But he wouldn’t change his ways for me, would he?KristopherMy dad thinks I’ve spent my entire life being frivolous, never being tied down. Not even to a relationship.There’s something missing in my life, but I’m not sure what. All I know is that if I don’t change my ways, my dad will never leave me the company.When I see her in the meeting room, I know that I must have her.She’s smart, curvy, and drop-dead stunning. Everything about her calls to me.I’m going to make sure she gets the present she deserves this Christmas—a chance at true love.But to convince her I’ve changed, I’m going to need an ugly sweater and a Christmas miracle.

Her True Blue


Sierra Hill - 2019
    Join the authors of Flirt Club with The Fireworks Series of stories that celebrate summertime, BBQs, and all things that end with a bang! Where will you be when the fireworks go off?She’s a big-city girl that ignites his small-town heart. Jordana Bolton is Milltown’s newest resident, seeking solace and a fresh start in the small mountain town, hundreds of miles away from the big city elements she’s running from.After a robbery at gunpoint leaves her shaken, the new bank manager and part-time animal rescuer, Jordana finds out that you can’t always outrun crime or your past. Officer Cord Clawson was raised in a family of police officers, where tradition is to protect and to serve their small town. As a returning vet and cop, Cord is first on the scene of the bank robbery, where he finds Jordana, the beautiful bank manager who he’s had his eyes on for weeks, injured and in shock. From that moment on, he vows to protect her from any future harm.Cord doesn’t expect to fall so hard or so fast for the sweet animal-loving city-girl, whose secret past seems to follow her, putting her life in danger. Can Cord be the one to rescue this explosive firecracker and be her true blue forever?

Bad Boy


Eve London - 2020
    But I’m not her type. She’s a bookworm, nose always stuck firmly in her laptop, and I’m the tatted up, motorcycle-riding bartender barely making enough to pay tuition.But when she asks me for dating lessons, I’m going to do everything I can to teach her exactly how opposites attract.Kennedy:I’m gonna do it. I’m going to ask bad boy Xander to teach me how to flirt. It’s not like he’s going to fall for me. I’m the nerdy, chubby, book blogger, girl next door, nothing like the hot sorority chicks always swooning over him at the bar.Then I can use my new skills to find a guy who’ll do dirty things to me, someone just like him. Ack, I mean help me find a nice guy who’ll fit into my nice girl life. Oh geez. I’m a wreck and I’m pretty sure I’m doomed to die a virgin.Bad Boy is an insta-love New Adult romance with a bookworm virgin and the bad boy bartender (who’s secretly a good guy!). Grab this opposites attract short story and escape for an hour today!

Messing Around


Anita Knight - 2021
    He stares right back, those blue eyes crackling with amusement. Damn him for laughing at me.Still.ElizabethLogan Miller is single-handedly responsible for ruining my life.Tackling me with the force of a professional football team. Spreading rumors at school.That one thing I won’t mention.Ever since the eighth grade I’ve been known as The Panted Lady because of his evil antics.Turns out, twelve years isn’t long enough to get over my hatred for that jerk.And to think, we used to be friends.Those days are long gone. Now that I’m jobless, broke, and living with my terrible match-making mother again, I’ve got nothing better to do than exact revenge on an old enemy.But when Logan has the gall to start flirting with me, you can bet things are about to get messy.LoganLiz Clements is back in town, and she’s just as feisty as I remember her.I’d forgotten how much fun it was to push her buttons.She turns everything into a competition, and I’m never one to turn down a challenge.Especially when that challenge involves a twelve-year-old feud and a woman who fights dirty.But this time, fighting with Liz feels more like fighting for her.Having her back in my life makes everything more interesting, and I don't want to lose her again.If there’s one thing I know about that woman, it’s that she appreciates a good battle.So that’s exactly what I’m going to give her.And then I’m going to do what I should have done all those years ago.Make her mine.Author’s Note: A smoldering hero with a penchant for mischief, a hot-mess heroine looking for trouble, shameless panty jokes, a quirky small town obsessed with relay races, and a whole lot of messing around.This small town is paradise. Beautiful beaches, year-round warm weather and friendly neighbors. There’s only one thing missing—single ladies. It’s Raining Men in Spring, Florida and the lonely residents are hungry to find their soulmates.Some of your favorite instalove authors are bringing you stories set in this fictional town where the men significantly outnumber the ladies. Come meet us in Spring to find your next book boyfriend!