Or a reckless act?What makes a good mother? Maddie feels there's no such thing, and while her own style may be controversial, it works for her family and that's all that matters.Until one day she makes a fateful decision that has devastating consequences for another parent, and suddenly the world is lining up to vilify her.As the court of public opinion closes in, now she must defend every parental choice she's ever made - in a court of law.But this is not just a trial; it's a witch hunt - and everybody has an opinion.Is she a terrible mother? Or faced with the choice, might you have done the same?

    So what’s the problem, I hear you cry? Gorgeous, naked man in my bedroom? Well, there’s the not-so-small, highly significant detail that he died six years ago. Yup. You read that right. And now he’s everywhere. I can’t even brush my teeth in peace. And did I mention that he never stops talking? I’ve missed him like crazy, every day of the six years he’s been gone. And with Christmas coming, the memories are even more acute. But this is getting beyond a joke. Ignoring a naked guy is a pretty tough task, especially when I’m the only one who sees him. So when he bops a complete stranger on the head with his dick in the middle of the coffee shop, I have to laugh. Anyone would, right? Except… there’s a look on the guy’s face that tells me he felt that. But… how could he? And now he’s looking at me like he’s expecting me to explain what just happened. Either he’ll call for the guys with the straitjacket… or this will be one of the most interesting conversations I’ve ever had….

    And holiday kisses...the Season of Magic. Wrap yourself in the holiday spirit with five romantic stories filled with fun and forever after.Noel Noel Noel by Merry Holly (Marian Lanouette)Dumped and lonely, is it possible to find love at the local mall? Noelle thinks not, but a chance encounter with Chase Clayborne has her rethinking her rigid set of rules as sparks flare between them. A Cinderella Christmas by Cara Marsi Jessica Gallo no longer believed in fairy tales or happy endings. And she certainly didn’t believe she’d find her Prince Charming at Saks Fifth Avenue. Her Fairy Godmother thought differently. Matchmaker Matchmaker by Bobbi LermanWith Chanukah around the corner, is there enough magic left for a matchmaker to bring a cynical heart back to life. Holiday Disaster by Vicki BatmanThe week before Christmas and all is in disarray when a librarian experiences horrible plumbing issues and a Mr. Maintenance Man who isn’t nearly as jolly as Santa Clause. This Christmas is a disaster. Yuletide Bride by Gerri BrousseauThe Dowager Duchess’s decree that her grandson must marry before Twelfth Night or relinquish his title and fortune sends him into a tail spin. Without any prospects and with only two weeks until Christmas will Stuart Nelson find himself destitute or will he find The Yuletide Bride.

    He's twice my age. It's so wrong. But that won't stop him. What might? The diamond ring on my finger...When I broke things off with my fiancé, he begged me not to expose him for the cheater he is.I agreed - as long as I could keep the engagement ring for the holidays.My dad is the world to me, and I know telling him the truth would crush him.But then I meet Jason - a big, tough Brooklynite. Faded tattoos over rippling muscle. A withering stare and fierce emerald eyes.I've never met anyone like him before.He doesn't fall all over himself to impress me.He's cold, he's distant, but I see the way he's sneaking glances at me.It makes me hot all over. It makes me feel something new blooming inside me.I want him. I need him.Now I just have to convince him that I'm no one else's.That I'm only for him.And once I do?This obsessed, possessive older man tells me he'll show me exactly what it means to be his.Come along for a wild sleigh ride through this over-the-top insta-love holiday romance as Jason and Madelyn make their sweet, crazy and steamy journey to a very happy HEA.Happy Holidays :)xx, Lauren

    A life spent running from his past landed him in Driftwood, Georgia and he never wants to leave. He doesn't need bright lights or the big city to keep him happy. He likes the wide open spaces of being out in the middle of nowhere. A rare trip to town brings him face to face with the first thing to make him question his lonely life.Mollie Winters came to Driftwood to take a chance on herself. A big city girl who was born and bred in a backwoods town, she thinks she found the best of both worlds here. Mack is all brute and beard but she can't help how badly she wants him. They wind up stuck in his cabin during a storm and she wonders if she'll ever want to leave his mountain mancave.

    And now my mission is to deliver his dog tags to his brother. Jahiah doesn’t seem anything like Jesse. He’s struggling to raise his son alone and hanging on by a thread. But there’s a core of steel to the man that I can’t resist. It feels wrong to fall so fast when we’re both supposed to be grieving, but when Jahiah’s in my arms, it couldn’t be more right.But Jahiah’s been on his own for so long that he doesn’t know how to lean on someone else. And he seems to think that an alpha like me couldn’t want an omega like him. I want to give him the world, but how can I protect my mate when he won’t ask for help?We will need to confront our entrenched issues if we’re ever going to survive as a family, but will a fated bond be enough to hold us together? Or will our invisible wounds destroy the foundations of the new life we’re trying to build?

     My new patient, an ex-SEAL is wounded My work as a physical therapist can heal Brad’s physical wounds. But his emotional wounds are what need attention the most. This brave Adonis, who has fought valiantly for our country, will find the biggest battle of his life off the field… when he’s come home. The battle to live as his true, authentic self. Do I have what it takes to rise to the occasion and fill the deep hole in his psyche? Will he open up his heart so I can show him the man he was meant to be? Broken is a full length standalone romance novel that contains no cheating, no cliffhangers and an HEA. And plenty of steam. A M/M Bad Boy Romance

    With a degree and a dream, she's heading to New York City to start a new job and a new life. She can't wait to experience Rockefeller Center and to take a thousand pictures of her first Christmas in the city.But before she's even on the ground, she loses the job and learns her parents are divorcing.Can Aubrey find her way in an unforgiving city? Can she find love, or at the very least, a real friend? Most importantly, with her first holiday in New York fast approaching, can she create the kind of Christmas she always pictured?

     Merri’s Christmas Mission by Chautona Havig Merri Zeiger is on a mission--create a fabulous Christmas for her three children on a dime. Well, that is if she can spare one. After six months of unemployment, her benefits have run out and so has her Christmas fund. But when she meets her rival in a giveaway for a pool table, things start to look a bit brighter. "Barney" Barnett isn't supposed to have to do fundraising for The Mission, but until they replace the last guy, he's stuck on a daily trek to enter a giveaway for a pool table. Meeting Merri and hearing her story gives him a solution to both of their problems. Merri's Christmas Mission--one woman's quest to conquer Christmas. Lead a Merry Dance by April Hayman FBI Agent Trip Devereaux' s time has run out: take his new wife, Libby, on a honeymoon (finally) or find out what it's like to live in the dog house. His solution? A Christmas Carribean cruise! But when a jewelry thief strikes and Libby is - literally - left holding the bag, Trip's vacation is put on hold so he can prove his wife's innocence. Can he find the real thief in time? Or will their first shore excursion be a one-way trip to jail for Libby? A Sidelined Christmas by Toni Shiloh Sidelined with a career-ending injury, wide receiver Jahleel Walker is forced to return to his hometown of Peachwood Bay, Georgia to heal. Nothing shocks him more than running into his high-school sweetheart, Lucille “Bebe” Gordon. Bebe Gordon returned to Peachwood Bay three years ago with a divorce certificate and her daughter, Hope. When Jahleel returns, all the memories of the past come rushing back. She can’t decide if he’s changed or if her heart is holding onto past hurts. Will Jahleel and Bebe take a chance on love or let life sideline them at Christmas? Hope for the Holidays by Cathe Swanson Newly arrived from her home in the Congo and armed with a brand-new degree in nonprofit management, Carrie Strough is eager to organize and improve the Unity Plenkiss Community Center. Unfortunately, no one wants to be organized, and only Micah Neresen, the charming and handsome pastor of the local church, is interested in her plans. Or is he just interested in Carrie? With a cast of lively and eccentric characters including a homeless vet with PTSD, a con man, an elderly couple with an over-the-top Christmas display, a feisty committeewoman with a past of her own, and a police investigation, Micah and Carrie wonder if there is any hope for the holidays this year!

    She’s stuck there and haunted by memories until she meets Tim, Christmas present. He opens her eyes and heart.If you love small town second chance romances, read this heartwarming novella and fall in love today.

    He never expected to catch a wolf.After working nonstop while adjusting to his new position, Santa needed a day off, and he needed one badly. If only it were that easy. With wish lists a mile long, toys getting more complicated by the minute, and the cookie machine being down, there is still so much to do. After a mishap with some cocoa, Santa reluctantly agrees to go fishing for the afternoon. It is perfect, that is until he’s called home and is left with a gut-wrenching feeling he’s left a piece of himself back at his fishing hole.Alpha arctic wolf Channing moved back to join his pack after years being with the humans. He thought it would be a much easier transition than it is. Once again living with his pack, Channing finds himself more alone than he’s ever been. That is until one day while running he scents his mate. Except how could he? The only other people who lived in the North Pole live in Santa’s Village, a magical place his kind isn’t permitted and Channing isn’t too sure even exists.Santa’s Mr. Claus is a super sweet with knotty heat MM Mpreg Holiday Romance featuring an arctic wolf trying to find where he belongs, Santa—yes that one—more Christmas cookies than anyone should eat in a lifetime, a magical sleighride that leaves more than just Santa’s bag being filled, a troll, enough marshmallows to build a fort, and a Christmas miracle or two, including an adorable baby on the way. If you enjoy true love, fated mates, a little bit of whimsy, and your mpreg with heart, download Santa’s Mr. Claus today.

    

    Thinking back to the prior evening’s events, I decided it was definitely the naughty one. There had to be a mistake —I was always on the nice list. But the gorgeous, naked man snuggled next to me seemed to suggest I had a lump of… something waiting for me. Maybe the nice list was overrated. Or maybe naughty girls really did end up with coal in their stockings.GrantI was now on the ‘every-other-weekend and alternating holiday schedule' with my kids —one more thing about divorce that I detested. Attending my law partner’s Christmas Eve party seemed like a better alternative to drinking alone in my boring beige condo, staring at my new pipe-cleaner tree with its new, shiny ornaments. The last thing I expected was to be propositioned by a former PTA President. Or to wake up Christmas morning not wanting to leave her bed. But you don’t get to be our age without plenty of baggage. The question was, did ours match?This sexy, feel-good second chance romance will have you cheering for Paige and Grant to finally find their happily ever after together. But not before they discover that dating —at any age —isn’t so easy.

    And she doesn’t understand the first thing about life in Montana.I know her type, city girls looking for a hook-up that’s different and wild, as long as they can go back to their pedicures and fancy cocktails the next day.I sure don’t mind giving her a good ride and letting her play cowgirl for a night. Everything about her makes me sweat. Her voice, her curves, and especially her tongue.But is she working for me? Or for the corporation trying to buy my ranch?This ranch has been in my family for three generations. Some sexy little slip of a girl from downtown coming in here and telling me how to run my business? Not happening, lil lady.Although I’m big enough to admit that maybe spanking that bare butt of hers wasn’t the right way to deal with this.Even though I know she liked it.Truth is, she’s all I can think about. I crave her, but I don’t know if I can trust her.I’m burning to be with her, but if she thinks I’ll give up the ranch without a fight, she’ll find out just how cold a Montana winter can be.

    One bad decision derailed him for two years, but now he’s out of prison and trying to begin anew. The only things that ever made him happy in life was his younger brother Taylor, and the sexy alpha, Harlon Smith, who taught Taylor how to swim. Ian’s teenage crush on Harlon was never reciprocated, but Ian has fantasized about Harlon since the day they met. When the cab driver drops him off at Millie’s Hotel the first night of his freedom, he’s shocked to find Harlon behind the front desk. Alpha Harlon Smith always thought Ian was a nice kid, but he truly was just a kid. Nine years older than Ian, Harlon never looked twice at Ian romantically. However, when Ian shows up on his doorstep, fresh out of prison, Harlon is instantly drawn to the younger omega. He’s shocked at his need to take Ian under his wing, and the desire to protect him. However, Ian isn’t a child anymore, and when Harlon offers Ian a job and a place to live, neither one of them is prepared for the chemistry that explodes between them. This 53,000 word story is a standalone holiday story with lots of steamy scenes, Christmas cheer, and warm feels.