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Hers for the Weekend
Tanya Michaels - 2004
. . Piper Jamieson needs a man. And not just any man. She needs someone to play her significant other when she heads home for her family reunion. Thanks to a self-imposed period of celibacy, she has no prospects. . .except for her sexy best friend, Josh Weber. Since there's nothing between them, kissing him will be a breeze, right? But he wanted her permanently! Spending an entire weekend with Piper sounds perfect to Josh. . .it's the whole family thing that doesn't. Lately his dates haven't been as exciting as they used to be, and he knows why. His best friend's been on his mind--day and night. But Piper has made it clear she's not looking for a relationship. Luckily, he's hers for the weekend, and he has three full nights to change her mind!
When I Come Home Again
Jennifer Rodewald - 2020
But in a matter of a year’s time, everything she’d counted on fell apart, leaving her devastated. Seven years later, she’s stable again. She has a supportive boyfriend, fulfilling career, and close friends. She keeps her past heartache where it belongs—in her rearview mirror. Until the man who broke her heart finds his way back to Big Prairie.Craig Erikson had it all—popularity, success, and the love of his high school coach’s daughter. But after a year of mistakes that ended in a tragic accident, he’d left Big Prairie—the place he’d thought to always call home—hoping that without his antagonizing presence, Brenna would be able to heal. Now his mother desperately needs him, as do two young boys in her care. Craig has little choice but to return for good.Unsure that she can forgive him, Brenna does her best to avoid him. Irritated that she ignores him as if they’d never meant anything to each other, Craig becomes determined not to allow it. Life in a small town forces their interaction, making them confront their unresolved issues and igniting emotions that have smoldered for seven years. As Craig and Brenna are pushed together, can they endure the hard places still littering their lives? If so, is it possible to find their way back to love and home again?
Love at Turtle Dove Inn: Sweet Small Town Romance
Susan Warner - 2021
But when she arrives, the job has fallen through. Andthen nearly getting run over by a handsome bachelor? Hardly surprising at thispoint. She can’t refuse his offer for a job though, especially because it comeswith room and board.Conner Sanders bought the Turtle Dove Inn—a romantic notion to give hisparents a chance to relive their honeymoon. But the inn needs a lot of work,which is why Riley is the perfect answer. If only he could figure out why , thesmall-town residents don’t seem willing to help him. Or why he can’t stopthinking about kissing his beautiful new hotel manager.Riley isn’t looking for love and Conner doesn’t think love is in his skillset.Can two strangers learn to let go of their past mistakes and be healed byunconditional love?Start reading today and discover the small-town charm, irresistiblechemistry, and sweet storylines of the Inheritance Bay series.
Filthy Boss
Bianca Cole - 2022
I kissed my employee. I didn’t know she was my employee at the time. The next day she walks into my office and I'm shocked. She has stumbled on evidence of an embezzlement scheme going on right under my nose. It's my first day on the job, and it’s not going well. I panic and tell her to mind her own business and stick to work that’s meant for her. So she quits. As much as I don’t want to admit it, I need her help to figure out who is doing the skimming. It means I’ve got to do something I never do and beg her to come back and help me. Problem is, anytime we’re in the same room I can’t focus on anything but making this woman mine. And if feelings get involved? Yeah right. I'm Bryson Stafford and I don't let feelings get involved. But Tessa has shown she’s the exception to every rule. Filthy Boss is a safe standalone with no cliffhanger, and a guaranteed HEA.
Journey to Faithful
Anna Bishop Barker - 2017
“I don’t have anything to give a good woman, Laura.” Jake Beckett is a man frozen in the loss and grief of the past - a man who accepts that the existence that he has is the penance that he must pay. “My faith died a long time ago, Jake.” Laura Howard is a woman also mired in the past – a woman who has battled the monsters, but who fears that she may have lost the war. Two strangers struggling to fight their way out of invisible chains, they must travel together toward safety, freedom and peace. Faithful, Tennessee is the destination. For both of them, maybe, finally, a home, a sanctuary, a place where they each can find peace. And in each other, maybe they can find passion, laughter, acceptance. Love. But the past always follows and evil can find the best concealed path. And sometimes, the only way out is through.
Rainy Day Kisses
Debbie Macomber - 1990
She resents the way he questions her values and the way he messes up her five-year plan when she falls in love with him!
The Bride Price an original novel by bestselling Harlequin Romance author Day Leclaire
Day is much loved by fans and fellow authors for her upbeat, emotional and charming stories. Says Debbie Macomber, "Day Leclaire leaves the reader with a smile and a warm heart!" Piper Montgomery will do anything for her brother, even if it means handing herself over as collateral to his arch rival, Gideon Hart a man who left her five years before. For "Heartless Hart," it's all about business and revenge, but to Piper's own surprise she wants the deal to include love.
A Younger Man
Rochelle Alers - 2002
It was not long before the sexy-as-sin ex-marine realized that the wealthy widow was his true love. Now he had to convince the sensuous beauty that age was nothing but a number....Although Veronica Hamlin had turned a cold shoulder to Atlanta's most eligible bachelors, she couldn't resist the rugged Adonis who stirred her emotions each time their eyes met. Kumi melted her chilly heart and ignited her hidden desires. But would she ignore the scandal created by their affair and risk everything for the promise of real love?
An Indian Affair
Doreen Owens Malek - 1986
Andrew Fox was dangerous to the men he hunted for a living and to the women he chased for pleasure. He needed no one–until Lucinda Warren came to town.Shy, reserved Lucinda was as civilized as Fox was wild. He knew she was wrong for him–and he fought against his passionate need for her. She was the most precious prize he had ever captured, and to keep her he was, finally, willing to pay the highest price of all–his love.
Love's Truth (The Four Letter Word Series Book 1)
K. Lashaun - 2021
An offer she can’t refuse.Friends with benefits.Backsliding with a man that still honestly held her heart was probably a bad idea, but the chemistry they shared in the bedroom was undeniable and her lack of luck in finding someone new spurred her decision to agree.They were adults and could handle this, right?But the more time she spends with him, she realizes that maybe they’d ended things prematurely. Maybe they hadn’t fought hard enough to stay together.And maybe, just maybe, she was still a little bit in love with Truth.
The Cowboy's Bride
Donna Alward - 2006
By marrying Alexis Grayson, he'll be able to access the trust fund his parents left behind...and keep Windover Ranch alive.Alexis isn't sure how she's going to get through the next several months, especially when her baby is born. When Connor lands in her life, he seems heaven-sent, and the temporary solution he offers is both crazy and perfect. A fake marriage to save his ranch and give her the security she needs.But when happens when the wedding doesn't seem so fake after all? Can this bride-for-hire become Connor's wife-for-real?
A Wish for Christmas
Michele Brouder - 2018
After the death of her mother, the last two years have been rough and money is tight. A full-time nursing student, she feels her prayers have been answered with the temporary job of personal assistant to John Laurencelli. The billionaire is rumored to be demanding and difficult but India soon realizes there’s more to him than bad press and weapons-grade dangerous good looks. But with everything on her plate, she doesn’t have time to be falling for her new boss.John Laurencelli lives, eats, and breathes his business and making money. For his own reasons, he’s avoided Christmas for two decades. But it’s proving difficult this year when his new assistant wears vintage holiday aprons, hums Christmas tunes, and likes to spread good cheer. Despite his determination not to celebrate the season, it isn’t long before India opens his eyes to what’s missing in his life.Can they overcome their fears and misgivings to make it a truly wonderful Christmas for each other?Each book in The Happy Holidays Series is a standalone novel and can be read in any order.
A Betty Neels Christmas
Betty Neels - 2002
In A Christmas Proposal, Dr. Oliver Hay-Smythe sets out to rescue a modern-day Cinderella. In Winter Wedding, nurse Emily Seymour falls in love with Professor Reinier Jurres-Romeijn, who is busy preparing for a winter wedding. But who is the bride?
Lust to Love
Mia Ford - 2018
But, do they have a choice?Child abuse from her dad brought Prudence Evans to the child help center. But now she's all grown up and it's time for her to leave. But, deep inside her heart, she doesn't want to say goodbye to the one and only man in the world she trusts.Logan Bankers works for the child help center and is seen as a playboy but he prefers to keep his work and personal life separate. His strenuous job hardly gives him time for anything more than a fling. That is only until Prudence walks under his care.When this connection starts to develop deep feelings, they both know they would end up losing everything. But, it might be just worth it as long as they can have each other!
60,000+ words in this steamy, standalone second chance romance. HEA guaranteed. Kindle edition includes exclusive bonus content for your reading pleasure (including a never before published forbidden romance - Breaking the Rules).
The Life She Deserves
Maggie Christensen - 2019
A new relationship. What could possibly go wrong?Growing up in the small Australian country town of Granite Springs, Jo and Col have been lifelong friends.Following Jo’s divorce and the death of Col’s wife, the pair find comfort in their common grief. But as they tentatively explore their new relationship, they have little idea of the challenges that lie ahead.What they haven’t bargained for is Jo’s interfering ex, along with their three children, all of whom have their own agendas.Can Jo ride out the storm? Will she be granted the life she deserves?
SEAL Obsessed (A Navy SEAL Romance) (SEAL Alliance #2)
Ivy Jordan - 2018
When he got word of his father’s passing, he dreaded making the trip from his now home in Miami, Florida, to the island of Molokai, Hawaii. What others would view as a paradise, Elijah viewed as a personal hell, surrounded only by bad memories.When Elijah arrived on the island, much of the place hadn’t changed, with the exception of Taylor Madden. His fallen brother from the SEALS, and childhood best friend’s younger sister had blossomed into a beautiful young woman, one that Elijah immediately sought after to make his time on the island more tolerable.Taylor Grant had the perfect family, a loving father, a protective older brother that she looked up to, but suddenly she found herself pulled from her busy life in New York, and dropped back on the small island in Hawaii where she grew up, in the same house, but without either of the men in her life.The struggle to overcome the guilt of her father’s passing, and the desire to learn details about how her brother had fallen while serving their country overwhelmed her with grief. When a familiar face, Elijah Grant appeared on the island, she thought he could give her the answers she was looking for, but he ended up giving her much more than she ever expected.SEAL Obsessed is an 70,000 word Navy SEAL romance with a HEA and no cheating.