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When Hope Calls


David Lui - 2017
    They don't know who she is. They don't know where she is or her destination. All they have is a phone connection. Every clue draws them closer to her rescue...or pushes them to frustration. Within the next twelve hours, they must each make daring sacrifices and be tested to their limit.The clock is ticking, the odds are against them...will they be able find Mya?

Beginning


Avery North - 2020
    But below the surface is tension and resentment; Patricia is tired of looking after their children single-handedly with no help from her husband, and George struggles with how his wife has changed and feels undesired.When George abruptly leaves the family for his assistant, Patricia decides it’s time to look after herself, become a real estate agent and encourage her boys to be the best they can be.Blessed with good looks and charm, and with the never-ending support of their mother, the Darlington boys start their adult lives. Can they follow their mother’s professional footsteps or become caught up in sexual escapades like their father? In this prequel, get an insight into the beginning of their unique journeys.

Under the Legend


Carolina Carter - 2016
    This is an alternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B01FRGK8EO.Find yourself on a secret island where dead celebrities live… And see if you make it out alive.Pilot and investigative reporter Nola Mitchell is on the assignment of a lifetime when she stumbles into a story more sensational than anything she’s ever covered.Forced to crash-land on an uncharted island in the South Pacific, she discovers a hidden paradise, a last resort for those wealthy enough to leave the world behind—forever.Actors and aristocrats, politicians and musicians… All supposedly dead, all very much alive, and all under the protection of an elite security force that will do anything to protect their shared secret.But Nola can’t let her mother live with the heartbreak of her imagined death, and she searches for an escape through unlikely allies as desperate as she is.When she starts falling for the man who must kill her if she tries to leave, she’s faced with an impossible decision: turn her back on true love, or face a menacing director hell-bent on exterminating her.

Punitive Damages


Charlotte Byrd - 2017
    But Cora is forbidden fruit... She's my boss' niece and my intern for the summer. I'm a high priced attorney. I"m always the professional - except when it comes to Cora. I want her. I lust for her. F*ck the consequences. I have to have her. Punitive Damages is a full-length standalone novel full of hot steamy scenes with a Happily Ever After. For a limited time, it includes some bestselling bonus books inside!

A Match for Magnolia


Marion Ueckermann - 2016
    Adulterer. Divorced. That is Lord Davis Rathbone’s history. His future? He vows to never marry or fall in love again—repeating his past mistakes, not worth the risk. Then he meets Magnolia Blume, and filling his days penning poetry no longer seems an alternative to channel his pent-up feelings. With God’s help, surely he can keep this rare treasure and make it work this time? Magnolia Blume’s life is perfect, except for one thing—Davis Rathbone is everything she’s not looking for in a man. He doesn’t strike her as one prone to the sentiments of family, or religion, but her judgments could be premature. Magnolia must look beyond the gossip, Davis’s past, and their differences to find her perfect match, because, although flawed, Davis has one redeeming quality—he is a man after God’s own heart.

Force of Nature


Kris Norris - 2015
     Conservation Officer, Finley McKay, isn’t a stranger to criticism. Taking risks to protect delicate ecosystems doesn’t impress most people—including the doctor renting the cabin beside hers. The man’s arrogant, opinionated and far too sexy in his faded jeans and tees. She already knows he’s an ass—she just wished it mattered enough to make her keep her distance. Dr. Coen Brady isn’t looking to fit in. Having recently retired from the military, he’s hoping to spend a few months hiding from the world in a small, out-of-the-way town in northern Washington. But just his luck, he has the misfortune of running into his next-door neighbor. A girl who seems determined to get herself killed before his time there is up. She’s reckless, stubborn and slowly driving him insane. When anger morphs into angry sex, Coen knows taking her to bed is a calculated risk—one he might regret when her investigation turns deadly, leaving Finley’s life hanging in the balance. Breaking a few rules to keep her in the game doesn’t seem that dangerous, until it becomes painfully obvious she won’t stop until justice is served—even if the price is her life.

In The Wake Of Death


Billy McLaughlin - 2016
    Now Marc Adams is awake and he can barely remember anything about his life before. All he knows is that his meddling sister has returned to his life, whilst his partner Joel is gone. Marc is convinced that something has happened to Joel. Why won’t anybody believe him? As he is pulled further into the pit of his subconscious, Marc begins to remember exactly what happened on the night of his accident. Soon, he’ll be wishing he hadn’t woken up at all.

Ready or Not


Carol Schede - 2011
    They grew up together. They still lived next door to each other. So why after thirty-some year were they suddenly sneaking around, trying to have an affair? Both were unattached and the timing seemed perfect, at least in Sam's mind. But Ginger was wary, afraid that when the passion had faded—as she was confident it would--Sam would no longer be her friend. Their friendship was more important to her than a quick fling, which seemed to be all Sam was looking for. Fate chose to side with Ginger, preventing Sam from achieving his goal. Ultimately, no match for Sam's perseverance, Fate finally gave up, stepped aside and declared "have at it" but not without throwing some obstacles in their way. Just when it all seemed to be working so well—that deafening thud they heard was the sound of everything falling apart.

The Note


Andrew Barrett - 2017
    It was raining, and I was working a murder scene around midnight when that prickle ran up my spine. If I’d listened to that feeling, if I’d thought back to my past, maybe I could have prevented the terror that was to come.Back at the office, I found a death threat on my desk.I had no idea who sent it or why they wanted to kill me.But I was about to find out.

Stone Cold Heart


Lisa Hughey - 2013
    But on a humanitarian mission to aid an earthquake ravaged country, finally she finds a place where she fits, in Colin Davies' arms, and working for Global Humanitarian Relief, her big brother's company. But can the former SAS thaw Jess's stone cold heart?

A Shining Star


R. Castro - 2016
     Be captivated by the heartfelt adventure of Cali Malone. Let this emotional ride bring you to tears, as you root for happily ever after. Cali is excited about the holiday season. Despite struggles in her early life, she never lost the Christmas spirit. This holiday season was different, as she was to embark on an unexpected business journey that would give way to the possibility of love. Before she can make any decisions, fate once again would play her a rough hand, as she fights for life. A crystal ornament mysteriously brings everything full circle, as those around Cali find themselves coming together.

Izzy's Cold Feet


Sarah Louise Smith - 2013
    After such a traumatic childhood, all Izzy wants is a normal, happy, settled life, but love is never simple. In the week leading up to her wedding day, Izzy is forced to ask herself who she loves the most. And, given the choice, who would she want to spend her life with?

Single Dad FILF: Fireman I'd like to.... (HotShots Book 3)


Savannah May - 2018
    Savior. Alpha I've been accused of all of the above but I'm no hero. Just a regular joe firefighter and single dad to my daughter. Until the night I carry the bare-a$$ed girl out of the blaze and something ignites in me. I'm bowled over by a backdraft of desire I can't control. Lainie sparks an inferno with her feisty mouth and luscious lips. Her perfect curves detonate my hunger to possess her. But she's tangled in a web of deceit and I have my kid to consider. Add possessive and obsessive to my personality traits because I can't get Lainie's perfect little body out of my head and into my bed. How can I convince the little spitfire that this Daddy is going to be her forever protector? Time to get hot with another in the FILF Firefighter HotShot series from Savannah. 50,000 words to melt your reader. All standalone, all HEA, all steamy.

Mail Order Bride: New Beginnings: A Collection of Mail Order Bride & Christian Romance


Sandee Keegan - 2021
     Laurel's New Beginning : Laurel knew true love, and lost it when her fiancé was killed in a riding accident. Now, her younger sister is in love and wants to be married. But, as Laurel is the elder sister, their father refuses to let Priscilla be married first. Out of equal parts loyalty to her sister, and the understanding that she’ll never again know the love she once had, Laurel answers an advertisement in the Matrimonial Times. Now, she’s in a town far from her family with Derek Binder, the handsome, grieving widower, living as his servant and waiting to be his wife.

Campbell Agency


Clara Kendrick - 2017
    Lots of suspense, mystery, and romance. No cliffhangers! Book One Gwen Grange doesn’t exist, as far as the world is concerned. She disappeared after her father was accused of horrendous crimes, and has been presumed dead. In reality, she’s simply living off the grid, surviving on her own. But when she comes across Jason O’Neil of Campbell’s Agency in the unlikeliest of places, she’ll be forced to come to terms with what happened to her family and become a functioning part of society once again. Book Two Bridget Barden’s greatest joy in her life is her son, Wyatt, despite the fact that his father died suspiciously after getting involved in the wrong investigation. The last thing she ever expects to do is get involved with another private investigator, but when her connection to Gwen Grange puts her in danger and her home is set on fire as a message to the Campbell Agency men, she finds herself relying on the head of the organization, Alex Campbell, to keep her and her son safe. Book Three Caleb Robinson has been charged with looking after his best friend’s sister while she works to recover from a difficult past. The problem is, he’s falling for her fast. But when his health gets in the way, he’ll doubt whether or not he’s right for the woman who has already overcome so much. Only her persistence and a case that helps him realize what’s most important in life can help him get past his doubts and accept love. Book Four Mark Thompson is determined to track down the man who has for so long been plaguing Campbell’s Agency, and having a source on the police force is a great asset. He’s eager to help Rachel when she asks, but the chemistry between them starts to get distracting. What he could never have predicted is that helping her with her own secret investigation might just crack his own wide open. Book Five Sylvia Lyons is a freelance cartoonist who works in Jackson Square in the historical district of New Orleans. Her boyfriend, Ken, works as a security guard, but he doesn’t tell her much more than that until the day he drags her to Campbell’s Agency where he proceeds to confess the fact that he’s gotten in over his head with the worst criminal possible. Their unhealthy relationship explodes, and Sylvia commits to helping Campbell’s Agency clean up the mess Ken created. When Spencer Nichols takes her under his personal protection, Sylvia is grateful, but both of them are wary of the intense connection between them and distracted by the threat on all of their lives.