Book picks similar to
Tripped Up by Elyse Kelly
contemporary
alpha
summer-themed-books-tbr
fake-relationship
The Best Man, Claiming Abigail
Vanessa James - 2020
Working as a freelance photographer, she sets out across Europe looking for a place to call home where she can discover who she really is, and stand on her own two feet. After a passionate encounter with the handsome Alejandro that ends sourly, she settles in Edinburgh, putting thoughts of the arrogant Spaniard out of her head and focusing on her new exciting life. Then her world is turned upside down when her brother calls her to come home for his shotgun wedding, pulling her back to the world she swore she’d left behind her and the influence of her notorious father. And on top of that, the best man is a familiar, sexy man that she would rather forget as opposed to standing with him at a wedding. Find out if this rich girl finally surrenders to the bad boy when meeting him again.
Chopped (Taboo Tales Book 1)
Colleen Charles - 2019
I mean... woods.This is my forest and everything in it belongs to me.Especially things with hypnotic eyes, cascades of raven hair and killer curves that make my long, hard ax roar to life.My people have owned this land for generations.She's trespassing, so I'll claim her.Make her mine.She may try to escape... return to her boring city slicker life.But I'll make her think twice.If my perfect little Dove thinks she can just gallivant into my forest and keep her innocence...She's barking up the wrong tree.*****Chopped is a steamy long novella by USA Today Bestselling Author, Colleen Charles, about a huge ax-wielding lumberjack in the depths of the forest and the woman he claims as his own. It's the first book in the Taboo Tales series and is a standalone with all the steam and feels you're looking for, along with an emotional HEA.
First Pitch Swinging
Linda Fausnet - 2021
I grew up idolizing those players, and I ached to wear the orange and black, representing my hometown and playing the game I love.But the team doesn’t want me.I’m one of the hottest players in Major League Baseball, but the Baltimore owner thinks I’m too much of a risk. All because I drink too much and might have trashed a hotel room or two in my day.Everybody thinks getting married means you’ve “settled down.”I figure I need a wife if I’m ever gonna have a chance at playing for the Bay Birds.I haven’t been able to stop thinking about that woman who poured hot coffee on me the day we met. Sweet, beautiful, and stable medical school student, Lyric Rivers. Future doctor.Also known as the future Mrs. Brady Keaton.First Pitch Swinging is the first book in a new, steamy sports romance series. No cliffhangers, lots of humor and heart, and a sexy HEA.
Faking it with my Brother's Best Friend
Melissa Schroeder - 2021
Any Order. Individual Love.I’ve been in love with Milo Darling for as long as I can remember. He’s my brother’s best friend and would never be interested in a curvy girl like me. I’ve seen the women he’s dated in the past, and let’s just say they don’t look like me. I’ve come to terms with it…mainly.When I hear my ex is going to be at a charity ball I have to attend, the natural thing is to ask Milo. He’s safe, and he’s a gentleman, and well, who wouldn’t want to spend the night with the most beautiful man ever created.Only, he’s not looking at me like I’m just a friend, and when he kisses me on the dance floor, I lose every thought I have ever had in my life. And, yeah, maybe, I’m going to be okay with a one-night fling with the man of my dreams. Who can blame a girl for taking him up on his offer?And that night? I will just say that it blows my world apart.But I know as soon as the sun rises, this girl will have to put on her big girl pants and get on with my life. Because there is one thing I understand and that’s that girls like me don’t get happily ever afters with guys like him.
Honor & Ink: Talon's Story
Emily Rose - 2021
WILL HE BE ABLE TO STOP THEM BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE?TALON:I’ve fought in the pits of hell for my country. For the freedom of every man, woman, and child. So, you can imagine my surprise when I find out that my family is trying to take away mine. To make me out as some kind of monster that shouldn’t be among society. I won’t let them win. But they’ve found a hole in my armor. They threaten the one woman breaking down my defenses. My family has forgotten a SEAL doesn’t back down from a fight and I will use any tool in my arsenal to protect my little pixie. I will do everything to keep her safe.PIPER:My Mama always told me that when I saw my one I would know. And I’m one hundred percent certain that my one is Talon Cross. Now to make him see that is a lot easier said than done. Especially when his family gets involved and I find out the lengths they’ll go to get what they want. Can I convince Talon to give us a chance? Or will I lose him before we ever start?TRIGGER WARNING:Honor & Ink contains strong language, hot and steamy sexual scenes that include spanking, and some intense scenes of assault and trauma that may be a trigger for some readers. Please do not read if such things offend you.
The Fake Bride Loophole - A Mountain Man Romance (Men of the Mountains Book 2)
Layla Valentine - 2021
Trick or Tequila
Eve London - 2021
That doesn’t stop me from flirting back when he makes a play for me at my family’s pumpkin patch. But when he lays on the charm so thick that it leaves me gasping for air, I don’t know whether to lean into my feelings or ghost the divine devil.CruzFrom the moment I set eyes on the curvy girl in overalls, my heart belongs to her. Now I just have to convince her that despite our differences, we’re a perfect fit. A costume party at the small-town tequila bar will give us the opportunity to be whoever we want for a night. But will she still want me in the morning?This October, twenty-four of your favorite contemporary romance authors are bringing you a month filled with sexy-spooky Halloween steam. Get ready for over-the-top love stories sure to set your spine — and other parts *wink* — tingling. Brew some cider, grab your favorite blanket, and snuggle up with these hot shorts. The Halloween Steam series is sure keep you warm and cozy all autumn long.
His Voodoo Lily
Alexis Adaire
Like, glass shards on top of sandpaper rough. She managed to get out of an abusive relationship only to have her ex kidnap their 4-year-old son just days before the custody hearing. Lily has become so difficult to be around that her best friend, Alexa, has finally given up hope and abandoned her in Shorty’s Pub.Gerrit Rousseau is an oasis of calm in a stormy world, downplaying his smoldering good looks as he tends bar and keeps his head down. His emotions are not easily stirred, but the brazen, tattooed Lily is lighting a fire. There’s something about her, something beyond her looks, that gets his blood pumping to all the right places.Sexual fireworks are inevitable with these two, especially during Mardi Gras—but things in New Orleans are never as simple as they seem. When a man turns up dead and Lily admits to Gerrit that she was directly involved, all hell breaks loose in the Crescent City. Gerrit is compelled to get to the bottom of the twin mysteries of the death and the missing child, but first he must figure out where the mysterious Dani Weeks and her son Riley fit in.
Off Limits Neighbor
Penny Wylder - 2021
Wicked rumors. In short? Danger danger, keep away.My stupid heart demanded I crush hard on one of them, but I was smart enough to keep it a secret until I grew up and moved away.Now I'm back in little Rejects Corner to help my parents fix up their house to sell.And right across the street, hotter than ever, muscles from his calves to his chest...Is the one boy I'm supposed to stay away from.I did it before.When he knocks on my door, flashing me a perfect smirk, I don't think I can again.
The Grump's Girl Friday: A Secret Pregnancy Romance (Forbidden Temptations)
Sofia T Summers - 2022
His Wicked Worcestershire (The Secret Sauce #5)
Laney Powell - 2020
Just ask him - he’ll be the first to tell you all about it. So when anonymous food blogger and food critic, Wicked in Worcestershire, writes a scathing review of his latest culinary creation, he’s determined to discover their identity and show the world just how wrong they are.Evie Jones has clawed her way to the top of the amateur food blogger food chain by telling like it is. A review from her can impact a chef’s reputation, and she’s not afraid to wield that power. So when her latest review gets her called out on national television it’s knives out, baby, and Evie is prepared to filet her latest victim.She’s the reality check he doesn’t know he needs. He’s the tender touch she has no idea she’s craving.Can they fix each other’s recipes before the flames consume them both?
Her Undercover Billionaire Boss
April Murdock - 2019
A broke, big-hearted retail associate. Unexpected consequences. Anna Sharpe has suffered too much loss. In spite of that, she's still hopeful and believes in Christmas miracles. Her retail job has been a second home even though she could, and should, make more money somewhere else. The holiday season at Montgomery's Department Store is fun and she's looking forward to another year of joy at work. Michael Montgomery has also suffered loss. As the sole owner of the legacy left to him by his father and grandfather, he feels pressure to grow his business. But things in his comfy corner corporate office aren't so rosy. Struggles from within and worries about profits make him realize he needs to make some changes. He hears he's out of touch. One snap decision should help him remedy that problem. Going undercover, he poses as a new associate in his flagship store. Thinking he'll get insight into the business that will help him make better decisions, he's shocked at some of what he learns. But the biggest surprise of all is Anna Sharpe. He never saw her coming. Will Michael's secret be the thing that drives Anna away even though it's the very thing that brought them together?
Off Limits Single Dad: A Billionaire Best Friend's Brother Romance
Roxy Reid - 2021
Off Limits Single Dad is a stand-alone novel with no cheating, no cliff hangers and a gorgeously romantic happily ever after.
Santa's Naughty Helpers
Kim LubbersCedar Rose - 2020
A Christmas Themed AnthologyFeaturing a wide array of short stories, novellas and bonus content from: Elizabeth Knox, K.C. Stone, Pepper North, Amy Davies, Cedar Rose, Jen Talty, E.C. Land, Evan Grace, Krista Ames, Ashlynn Mills, Lizzie James & Amanda Kaitlyn.
Mr. Next Door Daddy
Annabelle Love - 2021
This is Book 6 in the Love, Accidentally series, but each book is a stand-alone and can be read in any order.