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So Good (Turn Me On Book 1)


M.K. Moore - 2019
     Luke Kelly was having a terrible day until sunshine walked into the bar. Oakley Riley, a famous model, was not in the mood for anything until she sat on a certain barstool. Love at first f*ck. Dicknapped is a real thing. P*ssy so good, he must own her. This is a Turn Me On Short Story. It's a safe and oh so sexy Instalove with an HEA.

Thick


Phoebe Sweet - 2020
    But when he is the surprise guest lecturer in my business class, he finally meets Abby Reynolds - the real me - even though I've done my best to avoid the gaze of this silver fox. Will this hot, high-flying CEO fall for the real me? Will he add "fall in love" to his to-do list? Can I get my startup off the ground without the help of a sugar daddy? And can I find true love - and lose my V-card - too? This is a high steam insta love short story of 10,000 words. Their happily ever after is so sweet it will give you a toothache! Babies included!

Mr. Baby Maker


Aria R. Blue - 2020
    As in heir-to-the-throne-of-a-foreign-country prince.Only he conveniently kept that part of him a secret when we first met. For a reason.The passion between us was one I couldn’t deny. We tumbled into a hot hook-up that tasted like the beginning of something beautiful. Every kiss made me feel like my curves were made just for him.He said that he wanted to win my heart, and claim my body.He got both.I gave myself to him, but only for a night.And he gave me a gift to remember him by.However, the stakes are high. Nobody can know about the baby growing inside me. Especially my baby daddy.Author’s note: This story takes place in Sierran, a fictional island country in the Atlantic Ocean. Come take a vacation in this land of salty ocean breeze, warm sunshine and happily ever after’s.

Unwrapping His Package: An Instalove Holiday Romance


Cameron Hart - 2020
    I’ll admit I had my doubts in all three of those things when my sister wanted to move all the way here to Christmas, Michigan in the dead of winter. I’ve been scrambling to be the supportive sister after her messy divorce, but I’m exhausted. Just when I think I’m at my breaking point, I sense something. The universe is telling me it’ll all work out. I know my gut instinct is right when I see him. I instantly want to know everything about the tall, broad shouldered, blue-eyed man staring at me. I want to unwrap him layer by layer. All of him. Every single inch.Walker: As a doctor, I trust my mind, science, and empirical evidence. Until I see her. The short, curvy minx stares right at me, her teal eyes gliding down my body. My chest tightens and I can’t catch my breath. I run through a list of symptoms and possible diagnoses, but nothing quite matches what I’m feeling. My condition only worsens the longer I look at her, yet I can’t bring myself to do anything else. Love at first sight isn’t possible, but one look at my pixie and I know she’s about to prove me wrong.

Grating on the Boss


Ember Davis - 2021
    I should have asked more questions about the other J because where James has an easy smile and rolls with things, Jaxson is rigid and doesn’t know the definition of coloring outside the lines. I don’t think Jaxson likes me very much because I always thought those lines were more suggestions than boundaries.It would be okay if Jaxson wasn’t the sexiest man I’ve ever laid eyes on. I have become a walking, talking cliché complete with a boss who makes me swoon and lose all my mental faculties. I can’t seem to stop making a fool of myself in front of him, somehow becoming an uncoordinated newborn giraffe as soon as I get a whiff of him.I don’t think I can keep doing this. It’s embarrassing. I’ve decided, for Boss’s Day I’m going to give Jaxson the only present I’m sure he wants: my resignation.JAXSONI don’t know what James was thinking when he hired Autumn because everything about her screams unorganized distraction. Maybe the distraction part is only a problem I have because I can’t seem to keep my eyes or mind off her. The whole thing grates on my last nerve. I knew I shouldn’t have taken a few vacation days. Somehow, he found the one candidate destined to turn me inside out and turn me on like no one else.The more I’m around her, the longer she works for me at J&J Construction, the harder it is for me to keep myself in check. I need order, I understand it, but she’s come in and messed everything up, making me want to throw all the rules and my regulated life out the window. I’m not sure when or how, but I’m finding the chaos she brings to my life and business endearing instead of annoying.She got under my skin. She might think I want her to leave so I can find order again, but she’s wrong. She shook me up, reminded me there’s more to life and I’m not letting her go. I’m going to make her mine.**If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. It is a standalone, but J&J Construction appears in Less Than Strangers (Stranger Shoot Book 6) and exists within my Denver Family world.**This October meet the bosses who deserve a little something special for Boss’s Day.The Boss has been doling out big bonuses, well-deserved down time, and special treats for good behavior. They’ll do anything it takes to keep their employees happy. Now it’s time to play favorites and show The Boss who’s in charge from the bedroom to the boardroom.#TheBoss is a multi-author standalone short romance series with guaranteed HEAs, no cliffhangers, and no cheating.

Knock Out (Beautiful Boxers, #1)


Willow James - 2020
    The last thing he wants is to find his mind and body derailed by a luscious, shy librarian. Now all he can think about is coaxing her to come out of her shell and how he's going to make her his.Humiliated by the only man she ever let into her bed, Tabitha Simms took the job in Walton, MA, determined to play it safe and accept her life as a lonely, quiet librarian. She doesn't count on Brodie, a tattooed, possessive boxer interrupting her life and bringing out a side of her she never knew.Knock Out is a sweet, steamy romance and is the first short read in the Beautiful Boxers Series. If you love possessive, alpha men, curvy women, hot love scenes, and instalove all wrapped up in a sweet, sexy story then grab a glass of wine and curl up in your favorite spot, because this one is for you

Exes & Ho Ho Hos


Pippa Grant - 2018
    And it was the worst mistake of my life.So when she shows up to play Santa for my daughter’s preschool Christmas party, you’re damn right I’m going to try to get her back.Except Kaitlyn Holly’s lost all of her Christmas cheer. Which means it’s my job to help her get it back. No matter what it takes.Exes and Ho Ho Hos is a short, sexy, standalone Christmas romance told in alternating first person, complete with reindeer, a Santa brawl, and a little mishap on the most iconic skating rink in New York City. It stands alone and has a merrily ever after.

Ames


Shaw Hart - 2021
    That should be easy enough. They work at different Eye Candy Ink locations. He'll just do his best to avoid her and to push her out of his mind.There's just one problem.He's pretty sure that he's in love with her.Will pursuing Maxine ruin everything? Or will he finally get the happily ever after that he’s been dreaming about ever since he first laid eyes on her?

Mr. Mistake: A Fake Marriage Romance (Mr. Mistake Series Book 1)


Karice Bolton - 2019
    Wrong?Those were the words that shaped Tessa Berry's entire dating life the moment she vowed with her best friends in high school to never date a bad boy. Each of them took a pledge to never date a Mr. Wrong...and Morgan McKenzie was Tessa's wrong.But when her best friends bring up the pact and come up with a challenge to go after their Mr. Wrongs before they turn thirty, Tessa realizes they're all in over their heads and Tessa must teach her friends a lesson.But when Tessa's Mr. Wrong becomes her fake fiancé, she wonders if she made the biggest mistake of her life.After all, love isn't a fake emotion, even if the relationship is, right?

Mountain Man


Regina Wade - 2020
    Clint is wild, free, and big enough to climb. Get ready for a quick and steamy new series featuring the protective older men of Knotty Wood Ridge and the curvy younger women that fall for them. No cliffhangers here. Just Mountain Men bringing the guaranteed HEA heat to your kindle!

His Curvy Temptation


Julie Scarlet - 2020
    A beautiful trouble. A romantic trouble.Can we get together? Will my parents understand me?Even when all these questions spoiled my mind, I decide to live in the moment......and now I am more confused than ever."His Curvy Temptation" is the third book in the Obsessed Alphas Series. This book contains over the top declarations, steamy, hot love scenes that set your kindle on fire. Grab this book if you love insta love, short, steamy romance books with a hea.

Snow Angel


Mink - 2019
    Perfectly coordinated each year, my holiday display can't be beaten. I reign supreme. At least I did. Until he moved in across the street. Brendan. Who does he think he is? Just because he's handsome and makes my parts tingly doesn't mean I'll let him beat me. This Christmas, he's going down. Ariadne waits for the clock to tick over to December 1. She's poised over there, ready to spring into action with her curvy body and Christmas spirit. She goes all out for the holidays. This Christmas, I intend to go all out for her. (MINK's note: Snow Angel is an instalove, steamy, and sweet romance with a HEA, perfect for reading with a kitty in your lap and a coffee sitting next to you.)

All I Want for Christmas... Is My Sister's Boyfriend


Brooke Blaine - 2018
    Not me. That would be too clichéd. Then again, I never thought I’d stoop to sitting on Santa’s lap and asking him to bring me a boyfriend, either. In my defense, though, the man of my dreams had just knocked me into a store display ten minutes prior, so I wasn’t exactly thinking straight. Hah, but when did I ever. I never thought I’d see Mr. Tall, Dark, and Handsome again, but it looked like fate—or Santa—had other plans when I ran into him the following night. Seemed like I might be getting my Christmas wish after all, right? Right. So imagine my surprise when I showed up at my parents’ house for the holidays, only to find out that my sister had asked Santa for the exact same thing I did—and he’d delivered early. Yep, my sister scored herself a handsome new boyfriend, and he’s absolutely perfect. He’s charming, my parents love him, and even Lucifer the demon cat tolerates him. Oh, did I mention he also happens to be my dream guy? The one who’s supposed to be under my tree? Yeah. Merry freakin’ Christmas to me. Someone pass the hot buttered rum. This is a fun, feel-good MM Christmas novella.

Just A Hook Up (Hunky Halloween)


Alexx Andria - 2020
    Get ready for magical meet-cutes, costumed crushes, and all the over-the-top love you can handle because these stories are bringing the Halloween heat!

One Wicked Night with the Boss


Amy Pennza - 2021
    That’s what they call Jonathan Barnes, Boston’s most successful architect. They say he’s arrogant.Demanding.Impossible.Cruel.They say his gorgeous exterior conceals a wicked core. Like the rambling Victorians he restores, Jonathan Barnes is a complicated, beautiful, mysterious man.He also famously fired three assistants in one day.But he’s the best at what he does, which is why I’m determined to make a good first impression. Sure, I’m starting out as his secretary, and I’m wearing my sister’s hand-me-downs because I can’t afford new clothes.But I can hide my working class roots. If I can tame the monster, I might just get to use my architecture degree.It doesn’t matter that it’s Halloween on a Friday and my grad school friends are out celebrating. I’ve got one chance to show Jonathan Barnes I’m not afraid of him.Of course, I didn’t count on being stuck with him all night in a building rumored to be haunted.I’ve never worried about things that go bump in the night. Bump and grind is a whole other story...