She doesn’t realize how stagnant her life has become until a younger man, Tristan Hannigan, moves to the village and shows interest in her. As Julia becomes closer to Tristan, he begins to season her mundane days and to challenge how she views the world. The relationship is threatened when Julia’s doubts and insecurities overwhelm her, and the secret she’s afraid to reveal creates a wedge between them. Will Julia choose the easy route, slipping back into her daily routine and living without love? Or will she find the courage to follow her heart and accept the love she deserves?

     Can Claudia place her trust in Lord Pelham? 1816, Paris As a frequent hostess of her father’s Parisian gaming house, young Claudia Herbert is one of the most sought-after belles in the city. But when her father is murdered, she is forced to disguise herself and flee to England for her safety — and to carry out the dangerous task that he left her. However, a twist of fate draws Claudia into the chaotic home of the Brewster children, where she agrees to help out until their uncle — Lord Miles Pelham — returns from his travels. To Claudia’s dismay, Miles instantly recognises her from her old life in Paris. And now she must decide whether to enlist his help or go on the run once again… The Gamester’s Daughter by Dorothy Mack is a classic Regency Romance with a strong and daring heroine.

     Get the first four books in Kelli Callahan's bestselling Surrender to Them series! Smoke & Fire: Two hot-as-sin firefighters rescue Kayla from a fire that she started by accident, but the embers reveal secrets that could destroy everything. Trent and Chase are alpha AF, and they love to share. When the gorgeous girl they rescued turns out to be a natural brat, they have no problem gives her a taste of the discipline she craves. Smoke & Fire comes with a special extended epilogue that is only available in this anthology. Temptation & Trouble: Kacey is on a downward spiral but a chance meeting with her father's best friend, Harlan, awakens feelings that she's tried to forget. When she hits rock bottom and he offers to let her move in, she's hard pressed to turn him down. A taste of discipline is long overdue and when she realizes that his roommate Gabe is the kind of man that has no problem putting her over his knee, she finds herself drawn to both of them. What happens next? You'll have to read to find out! Secrets & Sin: Brianna is captivated from the moment she first looks into Dante's mesmerizing eyes. He recognizes the need to surrender that lingers beneath the surface. He pulls her into his world, one that is filled with delicious sin, but riddled with secrets. She's everything he craves, but she might be the one person that can help his best friend, Shane, escape the darkness that has consumed his heart. Can he learn to share? Heat & Desire: Wendy has been in love with her best friend's father for years. Some lines shouldn't be crossed, even when they are blurred by desire. Then a mistake puts her in his arms and secrets from the past pull them together. The biggest secret of all? He likes to share... Kelli's Note: These stories are hot, steamy, and they might melt the paint off your walls before you can turn the page. All four books are MFM and all about her. Can you handle the heat? Can you Surrender to Them?

    He attempts to deny the attraction, but Miranda has already captured his heart.A widow with an autistic child, Miranda wears her ring as a deterrent to suitors. Although smitten with Travis, she can’t believe the handsome younger man could ever be more than eye candy.When Travis discovers Miranda’s widowhood, she acknowledges the attraction but still sees the age difference as an obstacle. An intense sexual encounter has Travis hearing wedding bells until a bump on the head leaves Miranda wondering what the hell she missed…

    Says things that make my face burn. He’s always there, and he always has my back.And even though I shouldn’t, I want him, too.But I’m thirty-one, and I’m about to lose everything.He’s twenty-two with his whole life ahead of him.It’s impossible.But Theo Mancini doesn’t let anything—or anyone—stop him from getting what he wants, and that’s me—heart, soul, and body.Roosevelt is a steamy, older woman/younger man age gap romance. This novella is a companion to Nickel’s Story, the second book in the Steel Bones Motorcycle series, but it can be read as a standalone. Intended only for adult readers.No cheating. HEA guaranteed.

    I had a successful business to run and didn’t need any distractions.Then I met Cord Renner. Younger, sexy, and confident, he set his green eyes on me and I couldn’t escape even if I wanted to.Cord Being sent to live with my uncle for the summer leading up to my senior year of college, wasn’t in my plans. But neither was falling for Penelope Schwartz. The moment I saw her I knew she was meant to be mine. I don’t care about our age difference, or that she’s temporarily sworn off men. In secrecy we fall hard and fast, stealing private moments whenever we can. But when our relationship is exposed can we keep the rest of the world from destroying what we have together?The All-American Boy Series gives you a taste of 15 of your favorite bestselling authors’ brand new stories in this shared world experience. All books are standalone but may include cross-over in characters or scenes.

    She thinks she has everything planned out and is excited about her trip, though little does she know that she has no idea what this trip will entail.Johnathan lives alone in the mountainside. He is a loner, who has written off humanity, but when his path ends up crossing with a woman who needs his help, he will have to force himself to rekindle a sense of decency, at least for the woman, if not for anyone else.However, things take an unexpected turn when the two starts to enjoy each other's company and that company eventually heats up.Can Carrie help Johnathan break through his trust issues to regain his life and carry on within normal society?OR Is this simply a fling for two people brought together by unlikely circumstances?  70,000+ words in this steamy mountain man romance. HEA guaranteed. Kindle edition includes exclusive bonus content for your reading pleasure (including a never before published forbidden romance - "Claiming Charlotte").

    The humiliating chastisement leaves her with blushing cheeks and a burning backside, but the real lesson will be taught in a far more shameful fashion.For nineteen-year-old Mary Johnson, the only thing more embarrassing than her husband’s strict correction is her inability to hide her helpless arousal as she is punished. But no matter how desperately she begs, she will still be claimed in just the way a naughty wife needs to be claimed.Publisher’s Note: His Blushing Bride includes spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don’t buy this book.

     This is a standalone romance, so as with all my books you don't have to read the others in the series to enjoy this one! My stories are always OTT, and there's always a Happy Ever After (HEA). Anthony:She’s sweet and off-limits.She’s my best friend’s/business partner’ssister,but her curves keep my eyes focused on her.Now she’s my nurse,and I’m her doctor.And there’s no wayI’m not going to make her mine.She makes me want to have babies.Lots of babies… Hope:I’m not supposed to feel this way.My crush on Doctor Anthony Baileyshould have ended a long time ago.But now I’m a nurse at his clinic,and I can’t avoid him.He’s my brother’s best friend,but for me he’s a dangerous addiction,and if I’m not carefulI may never recover.

    Having married into wealth, she lived for a number of years surrounded by every luxury money could buy. Now, with her husband gone, the truth is revealed. And it’s worse than she could possibly have imagined. Penniless, alone, and shunned by the friends she used to know, Greta is desperate.Wesley lives a happy but simple life in Lost Creek, a long way from his rich family and a heartbreak he never recovered from. When he receives a letter from his grandmother, he discovers he needs a wife. He needs one soon.Neither of them are looking for love, but they are soon to learn that sometimes life’s not about what you seek, but what you find. Can our two heroes leave their pasts behind them? Can they open their eyes to the possibilities that lay ahead?Join them as they navigate the scenic streets of Lost Creek, carefully finding their way to their own, and each others’, hearts.

    The Hellbound Lovers are tough, ride hard, and love fiercely. And when they set their heart on something, There’s nothing stopping them from getting what they want. Especially when that something involves top of the line curves That make their engines rumble and purr like a smooth dream. When these men fall, they fall hard, And when impending danger threatens what they love most They’ll do whatever it takes to protect it. Duty and honor collide with wild passion in this sexy and dirty MC Romance.

    The pressures of war threaten to tear apart two sisters traumatised by their mother's murder by their father.With her new husband Will, a merchant seaman, deployed on dangerous Atlantic convoy missions, Hannah needs her younger sister Judith more than ever. But when Mussolini declares war on Britain, Judith's Italian sweetheart, Paolo is imprisoned as an enemy alien, and Judith's loyalties are divided.Each sister wants only to be with the man she loves but, as the war progresses, tensions between them boil over, and they face an impossible decision.A heart-wrenching page-turner about the everyday bravery of ordinary people during wartime. From heavily blitzed Liverpool to the terrors of the North Atlantic and the scorched plains of Australia, Sisters at War will bring tears to your eyes and joy to your heart.

    

     Jocks? No thanks. Football? I don't know a touchback from a tight end and I don't care to. So of course someone calls in a favor and sticks me with Tyler Sinclair, gridiron god, big man on campus, star quarterback with a million watt smile, a body to die for, and an attitude as big as his... reputation. Now he's my problem. He needs me to graduate and I need him to stop driving me insane. I can't have a simple conversation with him without getting into an argument... or getting hot under the collar. I can't stand him and I can't keep my hands off him. When he's not making this difficult he's making me melt. One more lewd suggestion whispered in my ear might be all I need. Worse than that, he might not be the man I thought he was. We might be more alike than I realized. I might be falling for him, but loving Tyler might cost him his future and cost me my career. We have everything on the line, but love doesn't care. Stuck With You is a standalone romantic comedy with a jerk jock with a heart of gold, a sassy heroine, and an HEA.

    I didn’t know he would be my unraveling. I didn’t know he was twenty-five.”A single mother often lives by certain rules, and Angela Petrov has made certain to adhere to hers: Mom first, career second, and no man will meet her child unless they will be in her life long-term.However, with her daughter now in college, the company she has worked at for over a decade facing major changes, and no lover in sight, Angela’s life has lost all its carefully construed and configured organization.When news that the annual, employee, Labor Day party in the Hamptons will still be held, Angela tries to bail out. However, her best friend and coworker, Autumn, convinces her otherwise.Turns out that, while attempting to enjoy the elite Hampton nightlife with her coworkers, she meets a much-younger, tall, dark, and sexy man who offers her an escape for the long weekend. So, throwing caution to the ocean breeze, she accepts his offer of a true time-out in life, focusing only on time between the sheets with no …strings attached.What happens when you allow yourself to let go of life’s stresses, release inhibitions, and embrace desire?You chase regret. *This is a stand alone novel part of The Vault collection.