Fired from my job and dumped by my boss-boyfriend at the same time (lesson learned the hard way, don’t even start), I’m forced to adopt the ‘New Year, New You’ mantra whether I want to or not. The only silver lining is a rundown old house my estranged aunt left to me in Starlight Bay, Massachusetts.That is, until I run head-on—literally—into Jackson Montgomery, local hometown superstar and the best contractor in town. He offers to help with renovations so I can rent it as a side hustle once I find a job and move back to Boston. Unfortunately, he does not offer to date me, which is a crying shame because he’s exactly what I didn’t know I was looking for.Jackson:I’ve never made a New Year’s resolution until this year. Why? Because 99.9% of people break them within six weeks. But after my girlfriend cheated on me with my (ex-) best friend, I knew I had to do it. Give up dating for at least a year, but maybe the rest of adulthood.What I hadn’t counted on was meeting Harper, a perky city girl just begging to be kissed. Fixing up her late aunt’s house was proving to be a bigger job than I could handle in the feelings department and I didn’t like it one little bit. I just needed to get her fixer-upper fixed so she could get out of Starlight Bay before something happened I couldn’t repair with a hammer and some nails.NEW YEAR’S RENOVATIONS is a standalone, small-town steamy romance novella destined to give you all the feels!

    Period.But, when his intense dark eyes travel the length of my curves, I have trouble remembering all the reasons I can't be with a man a couple of years my junior!TiagoI got my eye on voluptuous, brown-skinned Amy Kane from the day she was introduced to my cohort as our career counselor.Her no-nonsense buns and severe-looking glasses only make me want to pull up her tight skirt and pop the buttons of her blouse.She says no to my advances, but the hitch in her throaty voice whenever I'm near, and the flame in her big brown eyes tell me otherwise...Once burnt by a man she trusted, Amy closely guards her heart and body. Especially against the college star athlete coveted by legions of groupies!Tiago might be a few years younger, but he's an ambitious man who knows what he wants & gives his all to get it! On the court, in class & in matters of the heart...This is a full story with a cautious BBW, a Latino jock who's all kinds of naughty, no cheating, no cliffhanger & a guaranteed HEA!WARNING: if you don't like a dirty talking hero and scorching hot sexy times, this is not the book for you!!

    Infatuation, sure. Lust, absolutely. But true love? Please. That’s strictly fiction, folks.Unfortunately, I haven’t convinced my best friend and business partner of that. The guy’s still a believer in happily-ever-after, despite having met—and lost—“the one” more times than I can count. And that’s pretty damn high, since I’m the numbers guy behind our hot new startup.Tonight, I wish I had my buddy’s technical skillset. If I did, I’d be back at our twentieth-floor office, solving our system crash. Instead, I’m taking his place at yet another pointless speed-dating meetup, so he doesn’t tick off the organizer by bailing. I’m tempted to no-show and get him booted from the group, but he wouldn’t see it as the favor it is.So I’ll go and fake it for a couple hours. Maybe score a hookup. Probably rack up some good stories. One thing I won’t do at tonight’s “Desperates Anonymous” event…meet the woman of my dreams. Because she doesn’t exist. Dating is fun and games. Love is for suckers.* A love-at-first-sight, instalove romance novella *

    A titan in his industry, he wants for nothing, but it’s not long before he realizes money can’t buy happiness.The evening he comes face to face with Marisol Torres, everything changes.Marisol is the blast from his past he didn’t know he needed, and one night together turns both their lives upside down.Gabe knows he’ll never be the same without her, but Marisol has a secret that could end things before they even get a real chance to start.

    But that's exactly what she finds when she returns from being out of town. Worse, the bear has been deliberately trapped by the shop's owner, Will Parker.Will is starting a new life in the town of Reindeer Ridge. His shop, The Big Bear, sells novelty items while also providing guests the chance to see a live bear kept humanely upstairs. Unfortunately, the shop owner across the way seems to be determined to have his shop closed down.But Annaliese soon begins to realize that Will isn’t the bad guy she wants to make him out to be. As their feelings for each other start to grow, they both begin to realize the importance of compromise.This book was previously included in the December 2020 anthology, Small-Town Christmas. The rest of the series was not part of that anthology.The Reindeer Ridge series is a sweet, clean contemporary Christmas series filled with swoon-worthy heroes and a small-town setting.

    She’s going to be mine.She’s my friend’s little sister.She should be off-limits.But I never was one to follow the rules.I was sent to protect her, but one look at her, and I want more.She’s smart, beautiful, and curvy, and she consumes my every thought.But I’m a mercenary.I have enemies all over the world, and I travel more than I’m home.I have plans to make.Plans that include loving Jenna but also keeping my crew safe.I just need time to put them in place.But when I find out that MY woman has signed up with Seeking Curves, an exclusive matchmaking company that guarantees a match, I’m no longer playing.Nothing else matters… Jenna means everything to me.I just hope she’s ready because she’s about to be matched to a mercenary.

    He loves his job, he loves his town, and secretly he loves the town's baker. Too bad for him she's not interested in him that way. Instead he's content to be her one of her best friends getting to eat her treats and be as close to her as he can get. Chloe Sweets owns Sweets Treats, the only bakery in her little town. She's happy, sort of. When she isn't busy baking, running her business, or looking after her cooky best friend, she's daydreaming about the town's sheriff. He friend zoned her a couple of years ago and she's been trying to recover from it ever since. Secretly she pines away from him dreaming about what their life could be if they were together.A little misunderstanding years ago has two people who couldn't be more meant to be, alone and miserable. That is until Wade's cousin shows up in town very interested in the curvy little baker.Will Wade man up and claim his woman before his cousin does? Will Chloe choose the right Moore?Hungry for Wade is a short, sweet, happily ever after about two best friends too stubborn for their own good. Find out what happens this Thanksgiving.

    Never in a million years did he think a few hours later his whole world would change. A freak blizzard forces him into a remote crash landing. Facing brutally cold temps, they accept their mutual ends. And make deathbed confessions. Her most shocking? She really is a virgin! When she begs him to make love to her before she dies, Colby agrees. After all, it's the only honorable thing to do. When morning comes, not only are they very much alive, but they're caught in each other's arms by an entire alpine rescue team comprised of his SEAL brothers. Talk about awkward. Rose leaves town, only to return seven months later. Seven very pregnant months later when she admits she's carrying his son . . . *********************************************** Other Exciting Laura Marie Altom series: SEAL Team: Holiday Heroes Christmas Cookie Baby--Available for Preorder! Happy New Year, Baby--Coming soon! Seal Team: Disavowed ROGUE--Available now! OUTCAST--Available now! SHUNNED--Available now! EXILED--Available now! RENEGADE—Available now! FORSAKEN--Available now! SCORNED--Available for preorder!

    Or does it?I’ve been keeping a secret. One that could change a lot of lives, including my own. I came to Cross Creek to find my father. He’s the difference between life and death for me. During my search, I found love, only sexy builder Ethan Lockhart isn’t having any of it. I’ve done my best to make him mine, but he’s more slippery than a fish in a brook. I built my life here on a lie, but my feelings for this man are true. Will the secrets I keep destroy what Ethan and I creating?I’m not the guy anyone picks first, so when Angie Sutton started flirting with my brother, I wasn’t surprised—that is until I found out she was doing it to get my attention. But this time, I’m determined not to give my heart away—not until I know who she really is. Letting someone get too close too fast is a blueprint for disaster. No matter how deeply I’m drawn to her, I know she’s hiding something, and until she can be honest with me, we don’t have a future.Find out if the truth can really set you free in Guarded Hart, book three in the Cross Creek Series.

    And up against it.But will we be rocking a baby in nine months?I'm a ski instructor at a fancy resort in New York.And I'm plowed into by a handsome older guy careening down the path.He apologizes and says he was staring at curves.And he doesn't mean the ones on the slope.Daniel's a billionaire who's having his son's birthday party here.The kid is spoiled and not exactly the most well-behaved.Daniel offers me a job as Charlie's nanny but I know nothing about kids.I do know it's not a good idea to mix work and pleasure.But when I'm fired from my job at the resort, I have no choice.Soon, Daniel is warming me up from the cold winter nights.And Charlie's behaving better because he loves having me around too.But I'm not sure what exactly we're doing.And then I find out Daniel might be the reason I lost the job I liked.I know he's cocky, dominant and controlling.I even like that about him sometimes.Like when he pinned me against the Christmas tree and took my virginity.But would he really force me to work for him?I'm already questioning everything, when I find out I'm pregnant.This is supposed to be the best time of the year.But it's the worst timing ever. Daniel always takes what he wants and claims what's his.But what about when he finds out I'm carrying his little bundle of joy? Bundle of Joy is a standalone Christmas-themed single dad secret baby romance. Jamie Knight promises to always bring you a happy ever after filled with plenty of heat. And never any cheating or cliffhangers!

    I know that firsthand. And this time, my abusive ex-boyfriend has finally gone too far. So I flee, searching for my own safe haven. I swear once I get to Crooked Creek, Montana things will be different, and I’ll be able to start over. But nothing is ever that easy. Terror strikes again, and I’m not sure I can handle any more—until they show up. Each man wounded in his own right, but strong enough to heal me. They rescue my soul and ignite the passion I long thought dead. The desire raging between the three of us is hotter than a thousand flames, and if it doesn’t consume me, the return of my violent past, just might. Rhett/ Maverick We each have our own demons. One of us tries to burn the darkness away, while the other chooses to escape the world in solitude. We’ve accepted our pain. Learned to live with it. But that all changes when she shows up. Meeting her was never in our plans, but fate doesn’t care about what you want. Only what you need. And we need her. Her sweet lips. Her luscious body. Her. . . everything. She tries to push us away, claiming that she’s got a bad past. But hell, who doesn’t? Now a threat pursues us. And the fire of our attraction overwhelms us. But we won’t let a single thing stand in the way. We want Delilah, and there’s not a damn thing anyone can do to take her from us. Rescued by Her Mountain Men is the first standalone book in the Crooked Creek, Montana Series. It’s a flaming-hot, tension-filled, MFM Mountain Man Menage Romance. If you like alpha mountain men, and sexy firefighters, this book is for you!

    With a great job and a best friend who tries everything to get her to break out of her boring life, it’s not until her birthday present arrives at her door, opened by a stranger, that things finally start to get interesting.Alex Miller is ready for his second career after retiring from the military. He’s excited to start training contractors in safety issues and getting to know his daughter after being away for so many years.When a package addressed to him shows up on his doorstep, he is kind enough to deliver the box to the rightful owner. When Lexi opens the door, Alex quickly realizes that he’s found the beautiful woman he has been catching peeks of as she comes and goes from the building.From misunderstandings to new beginnings, Alex and Lexi come together, but a business trip threatens their future right before Valentine’s Day, and neither is sure they will ever be reunited.

    . . will a little Hope and a Christmas miracle mend their troubled hearts?Hope Sullivan’s popular yoga channel leads her to teach at an exclusive mountain resort in Pine Ridge, Colorado. Her goal is to help others relax, but when she’s confronted by a stalker during class, the situation is more than just uncomfortable—it’s dangerous. Before Hope can call security, a handsome stranger defuses the situation by pretending to be her bodyguard boyfriend.As a former Marine, Owen Davis is used to rescuing others. But in his effort to help Hope, he signs himself up for a week of work on his vacation. Scarred by the trauma of his life and convinced he’s a broken man, he tries to keep her at arm’s length to protect her from the demons of his past.As the lines between real and pretend begin to blur, their growing attraction for each other is undeniable—but can they overcome his broken past and her guarded heart? It just might take a Christmas miracle . . . and a little bit of Hope.**This title was previously published as Hope for Christmas.

    Holly is working overtime, cold and lonely and broke. Across the hall, Declan is lonely too, and thinking this Christmas is going to be a joke. Then one blustery night Holly’s car won’t start and Declan is there to help with a little love in his heart. Open this gift from bestselling author Jasinda Wilder to find out if a single mother of two can let herself fall in love with her sexy-as-hell workaholic boss.

    She stands out from the crowd-- there's nothing fake or plastic about her.And when our eyes lock, I know this pretty little virgin feels the exact same way.His Old FashionedShe's an old fashioned girl who won't do the deed until she's walked down the aisle.He better be ready to pop the question, because this cocktail waitress won't lose her virtue to just anyone.She wants him--bad.But matter how thick his beard is and how deep his growl--if he wants this ingénue, he needs to drop to one knee.Dear Reader,Tan lines fade but these summer stories last forever! This collection is the only summer reading list you need -- so grab your kindle, sun screen, and a cocktail for the steamy stay-cation you deserve!xo, frankie