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You'll Think of Me
Lucia Franco - 2014
He has his future mapped out, but his plans with Olivia are suddenly derailed when she makes a decision that blindsides him, changing the path they both envisioned.As Luke struggles to keep everything in check during a difficult time in his life, he must put his trust in the one person who broke it to begin with. The last time they saw each other, Olivia busted his heart wide open, turning him into the man he is today.When Olivia returns to her roots, just like Luke said she would, he is shocked for more reasons than one. Nine years have passed since they've seen each other, and when their roads collide unexpectedly, Luke can only push his worry and misgivings away for so long.Things are different now—they are strangers—and the rope that once bound Olivia's heart to South Fork, Georgia is pulling her back in, forcing her to remember how it used to be all those years ago.
The Lying Game
Mickey Miller - 2018
But deep in my heart, I know I've never wanted anyone more in my life.When you're playing the lying game, the most dangerous lies are the lies you tell yourself.THE LYING GAME is Book 1 of The Game Duet. It is an enemies to lovers, steamy contemporary romance.Book 2, THE END GAME, is coming September 27th.
F*ck Marriage
Tarryn Fisher - 2019
Shamed and divorced, Billie retreated to her family home in Port Townsend, far from her old life in New York. After a near-death encounter, Billie decides to return to the city that took everything from her. But sometimes in the midst of heartache, hope suffocates the pain. Satcher Gable has carried a torch for Billie for ten years. When she suddenly returns to New York a single woman, he can't believe his good fortune. But convincing her to walk away from her heartache is proving more difficult than Satcher anticipated. A changed woman, Billie's only goal is revenge.
Then There Was You
Claire Contreras - 2018
Love is about walking to the edge of the cliff and taking the leap together.Timing was never on our side.My first mistake was hooking up with my best friend.My second came years later, when we met again, and I fell for her. My third was letting her go, because I had to. Because a love like this wasn't built to withstand the winds coming in our direction.Love and timing.I didn't believe in either. Then there was you . . .
Something New
Ashlee Rose - 2018
Freya never imagined that 'something new' would be a fresh start in the big city after finding out her high school sweetheart is cheating on her. New city, new job, new life coaxed along by her best friend Laura. Everything was starting to settle down. What she wasn't expecting was to be suddenly knocked off her feet by a new man coming into her life. Is Carter everything she has been waiting for, or is there a secret about to ruin everything?
Untouchable
Ivy SmoakIvy Smoak - 2020
Everyone knows Matthew Caldwell.Charming.Gorgeous.Wealthy.And way out of my league.So when he invites me into the lifestyle of the rich and famous?I agree in a heartbeat.But behind all the glitz and glam?Secrets.Lies.Betrayal.All hidden behind a perfect smile and a tailored jacket.I should have known better than to pretend to belong in his world...
Below Unforgiven
Kimberly Stedronsky Adams - 2013
She runs.Spending the summer in small town Pennsylvania, working for minimum wage in the old trailer-turned-video-store, Vivian longs to move on after her world came crashing down around her. She’s given up on her acting dream and is willing to do whatever it takes to make enough money to get a place of her own and start over- anything, of course, but sacrifice her pride.Oscar winning, LA director Keaton Thorne is back home for the first time in seven years, determined to survive one weekend with his family. As best man in his little brother’s wedding, he has one job- show up with his gorgeous wife and prove to everyone in the small town that he’s better than his father had ever been. When Keaton makes her a clichéd offer that she just can’t refuse, Vivian tries to protect her heart. She knows the difference between right and wrong. Between moral and immoral…Between acting… and reality. One weekend. One man.One yes.
Beyond Words
Abby Brooks - 2019
Please.I know better than to trust strangers with candy, but, after a tequila-fueled night, I create a new email address and do just that.…and the man I discover is overflowing with kindness and humor and depth.Meanwhile, I meet Lucas Hutton—a Marine with scars covering his body, heart, and soul.The chemistry between us is a force of nature.His intensity leaves me reeling.I can’t have them both.I have to choose between them before things go too far.I just don’t know how I can. Beyond Words is a standalone contemporary romance. Get ready for an unconventional love triangle with no cheating and a guaranteed happily ever after!
Kissed by Reality
Carrie Aarons - 2016
Falling in love on national television is impossible. Right?Leighton Aldridge did not sign up to meet her soulmate; she signed up for the lights, camera and action. So when the Hollywood-native ends up with the wounded war veteran and a ring on her finger, it's a surprise to everyone.What isn't a surprise is the way she breaks Finn Wyatt's heart, or the massively public breakup that follows.But a year later she's back, ready for another round on the reality TV show that brought them together. Her ex-fiance has no idea why she left, and the dark secrets she’s bringing as baggage might make him change his mind about her.She knows what they had was the real thing, and she's ready to fight for him, even if it means ultimate embarrassment and heartbreak.Finn is the new Mr. Right, the country's favorite single guy, and the object of 25 women's affections. But when his ex-fiance steps onto set and back into the limelight, he wishes he never agreed to another season.Leighton shattered his heart for the world to see, and he's not ready to face that reality. Or the fact that he can’t focus on anyone else when she’s in the room.Can Leighton convince him, and America, that she's the one? Or will her future with Finn only consist of fifteen more minutes of fame?
At This Moment
Karen Cimms - 2016
Kate Daniels wants it all—a big, crazy life, lots of kids, and an adoring husband. Someday. For now, she’ll be happy just to survive her first semester of college. Billy McDonald wants it all, too. Since the day he got his first guitar, he’s had one goal—to prove he’s worth something. His dream is so close, he can almost touch it.Thrown together during a freak snowstorm, Kate and Billy’s lives become permanently entwined. On the outside, they have nothing in common, but scars aren’t always visible and abuse doesn’t always leave a mark. Kate keeps the pain of her past buried, while Billy carries his like a weapon.In spite of finding love, Billy continues to be haunted by his childhood and tempted by the excesses of the music industry. He struggles to keep his career on track and his inner demons at bay, until one night, he makes a mistake that could cost him everything. Kate may have found her happily ever after, but for Billy, the nightmare has just begun.Set against a backdrop of heavy metal and emerging grunge, At This Moment is the first book in the Of Love and Madness trilogy. A love story that unfolds over twenty-five years, it’s the tale of two damaged people trying to make their way in the world without destroying themselves or each other in the process.
A Scandal, a Secret, a Baby / Marriage Scandal, Showbiz Baby!
Sharon Kendrick - 2013
The wickedly sexy Italian is ruthless to the core. He broke her heart once; she won't surrender to his insatiable desire again. But what Dante wants…One very big scandal!Justina's pregnancy hits the front page and Dante knows he's the father. He'll make her pay for trying to keep his child from him. His Miss Independent is about to become completely dependent…on him!This Italian will claim his heir and—if he wants her—a wife!Plus a Sharon Kendrick reader-favorite: Marriage Scandal, Showbiz Baby!
When You Loved Me
Terra Lorin - 2013
The experience, thrills, and heartbreaking moments of the story will be totally ruined for you, if you do. Just a warning ; )'Unconditional Love' is a very rare thing, but the few who live it, know what 'true love' is.Songwriter Brooke Davenport's fiancé has left her for another woman. She's devastated, but this is not the first time a man she's loved has broken her heart.Tristan Jameson, her brother's best friend, crushed her dreams on the seventeenth summer of her life when he disappeared without so much as a phone call or note to her, or her brother. What could've happened that he left in such haste especially after finally winning him over to confess his love for her?Now he's back in town and Brooke wants an explanation. Will she be able to forgive him? After having been jilted twice by the two men she trusted her heart to, will she ever give her trust and love to a man ever again—much less to one who hurt her once before?As Brooke and Tristan record her duet song together, memories flood her mind and sensual desires surge through her body for the man who she had a crush on since he was a boy—her first love—the one no girl ever forgets.Get ready for a roller coaster ride with curve balls and twists and turns as mystery and suspense come into play in this endearing story of true love and romance. No cliffhanger; HEA ending! =)Word count: Approx. 73,700
Unwrapping The Billionaire
Catherine Wiltcher - 2019
Jonas Farley is a Christmas-wrecker. Two years ago, he broke my heart, and this year, he’s on the brink of destroying my father’s legacy. I hate that man, even though his voice drips like warm honey into unmentionable places... But even dirty-talking titans of industry can’t escape a reckoning. And this Christmas, Jonas Farley, is about to get more than he bargained for. Three spirits will shine a light on all he’s done to me, and everything in between the sheets. Three spirits are going to bring that man to his knees... And then I’ll make him pay.
Covered in Coal
Silla Webb - 2014
Just like any little girl would, she assumed her daddy would always be by her side. Unbelievably, he turned his back on her when she needed him most, leaving her with no one in her life to turn to for support. Without options, Carly runs away from the only home she's ever known, leaving behind her heartache and the betrayal of the two men she loved most.Seven years later, Carly reluctantly returns to Kentucky. Her daddy is dying of cancer and Colton is nothing like the boy she once loved and left. After her daddy passes, Carly must uproot her life in South Carolina and take control of Simon Coal Company, where she has no choice but face the pain of her past.Can Carly keep her secrets buried deep beneath the black Kentucky coal and her heart safe from the fiery Colton Weston?
Second Chance
Natasha Preston - 2014
Logan was the person she turned to when Jace died, and she never imaged that would leave her with the biggest dilemma she could face.He makes her question everything. She makes him a better person. They push the limit between right and wrong.Unfortunately, Chloe and Logan are perfect together.