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The Niece of His Highland Enemy
Alisa Adams - 2021
Laird Fergus Brodie has just suffered a terrible and unexpected defeat, but even so, he can not leave a poor lass helpless.Fergus takes Moire, who is half-conscious, with his ship across the Highlands to the Isle of Skye, where his clan resides. When they settle in, Fergus feels like he has a scared animal in his room who can trust no one! Fergus is torn by his defeat, and taking care of Moire works as a therapy; If the lass can recover from her horrible past and forget the pain, maybe he can forget the man who caused him so much anger and shame.But as the days go by, the word revenge echoes louder and louder in his head, and the name of “Ronald Campbell” burns his soul like hellfire. Trying to focus his thoughts elsewhere, as Moire is getting better, he tries to learn more about her. The girl has lost her parents and does not know where most of her siblings are, but Fergus admires that she is still vigorous. All she has now, Moire says, is her uncle and protector, Ronald Campbell...As soon as Fergus hears that Moire is one of the Campbells, he makes unholy thoughts. The lass deserves nothing but rest and safety, but what if he can use her to get close to Laird Campbell and get his revenge? This will be a huge risk, but Fergus is prepared to die rather than disappoint his people and live his life in shame. He only promises not to harm Moire in the process.The two begin the journey back to Moire’s home, but Fergus is not prepared for what he will encounter. The Campbell clan is suffering under the rule of Ronald, and Fergus feels that he must take this man down not only for his clan but also to save the Campbells too. The only problem is that he is now caring for the lass too much, and fate will make him decide between completing his plan and saving Moire.
Dallas and the Cowboy (Triple C Cowboys Book 5)
Linda Goodnight - 2018
Show off his authority. Typical cop. But the memory of strong arms and a warm chest came back to her. Comforting, secure. He’d taken care of her. Linda Goodnight is a RITA award-winning, New York Times and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author of more than 3 million books sold. About DALLAS AND THE COWBOY: She can’t find her footing… Dallas Langley is still coping with tragedy when she receives a mysterious phone call that leads her to Calypso County, looking for answers about the father she never knew. When the local sheriff rides to her rescue, she can’t help the intense attraction that flares between them. He’s not looking for love… The last thing Sheriff Lawson Hawk needs is another complication in his life. The life of a lawman is already difficult. When his thirteen-year-old niece shows up on his doorstep and needs a place to stay, he can’t say no. And when the beautiful stranger in town catches his attention, she makes him reconsider his stance on being a bachelor forever. With the sheriff by her side, Dallas can face the truth of her past. But is she strong enough to overcome the tragedy that still haunts her?
At the Sight of Holly
Jeannette Winters - 2018
It just meant starting over where no one knew him. He didn’t care how hard the road was, he was free to live his life, his way. Janet Holly couldn’t pass up a promotion, even one that took her to the other side of the world. This wasn’t just another job, it could be the start of a new career. Without friends or family there to distract her, nothing should prevent her from proving she was an asset to the Hendersons. Yet when their paths cross, fate seemed to have other plans for them. Vinny’s secret is revealed and Janet finds herself being torn in two. Will they deny their attraction or will they follow their hearts and give into the sparks waiting to ignite and consume them both?
The Hot Target (Men of Delta #2)
M.M. Rose - 2020
Teenage fantasy. Heartbreaker. Flashed into my life then vanished like a meteor. Now he's back. Hotter than burning coal. One look from his ravenous eyes reduces me to a puddle. But I can't have him. No freaking way. Not again, if I value my sanity. Problem is, I'm stuck with Mr Sex On Legs. I'm in more trouble than I can handle, and he's putting a roof over my head. Only for two weeks. Oh, and I have to do as he says. Who does he think he is? It doesn't matter that my heart goes faster than a bullet train when he's around. It doesn't matter that I can't breath when he undresses me with his eyes. In two weeks it'll all be over. Right? CALEB They say you don't get a second chance at life. Not with a delicious tormentor like Lucy Dixon anyway. Turns out they're wrong. Hair like the sun that turned my heart to scorched earth. My personal kryptonite. Now she's back in my life. In my house. Like the years in between never existed. But she's in trouble. I've sworn to protect her, and till my last breath, I will. I won't gaze into her eyes and feel my blood heating up. I won't reach for her like a drowned man catching a rope. This time, its different. Right? From author MM Rose, comes the second book of a hot new romantic suspense series. If you like Susan Stoker, Nicole Snow, Brittney Sahin, Caitlyn O Leary, Suzanne Brockmann, then dive into this glorious storm of hot military men and the women they would die to protect. SCROLL UP AND PRESS BUY NOW!
Chasing Bailey: A Lake Harriet Novel
Deanna Lynn Sletten - 2019
With two-year-old Abby to care for and a new full-time job as a school nurse, she’s just trying to keep her head above water both emotionally and financially. It didn’t help that her ex-husband gifted a rambunctious puppy to Abby for her second birthday. But Abby instantly fell in love with Bailey, so Lisa didn’t have the heart to say no. Even though Lisa’s quiet neighborhood is a great place for kids and dogs, there’s one neighbor who isn’t thrilled about Bailey—the hermit across the street. And try as she might, Lisa can’t keep the dog from digging his way out of the yard and running to the hermit’s house. But after one particularly nasty clash with the hermit, Lisa discovers that maybe the man across the street isn’t as terrible as she’d once thought. Avery McKinnon moved to the quiet neighborhood to hide out after an extremely nasty divorce. In one year his entire world has fallen apart. His wife left him, he lost his house, and his novels are no longer selling as well as they used to, taking a bite out of his income. He’s bitter and angry and the last thing he wants is to become chummy with all the annoyingly happy people in his neighborhood. When the puppy across the street keeps running over to his house and digging up his yard, Avery explodes. Can’t that annoying woman across the street control a puppy? But when he finally sees Lisa for who she is, he realizes that maybe he’s been angry long enough. Maybe it was time to let someone back into his life. And then her ex-husband comes back into the picture and ruins everything.
Healing Hearts (Quinn Valley Ranch Book 27)
Kay P. Dawson - 2019
Over the past year, all of her cousins and siblings have fallen in love, leaving her the sole focus of her matchmaking grandmother's attention. When one of the residents in the nursing home where she works asks Vicki to accompany her on a road trip, along with her estranged grandson, Vicki isn't sure it's a good idea. But, without her, the trip can't happen—and Vicki wants to be able to give the woman this chance to go back home one more time. But, the one problem is the grandson who has been absent for years. Can she ever trust that he has his grandmother's best interests at heart? After their less than ideal first meeting, they are forced to spend days on the road together, where they will both learn a lot about family, loyalty and forgiveness. Can hearts that have been hurting for so many years ever truly be healed? Or, will Vicki remain the one Quinn who will never find their happy ever after?
Our Little Secret
Haley Pierce - 2019
My best friend’s arrogant prick of a brother Evan is in my way. But he’s a force in the bedroom and I’m weak in the knees. Get my PhD and take over the world, that’s why I moved back. Not so easy when you don’t have any money, but my friend has a lead for me… Working for her brother. I should be happy he’s giving me a chance, but let’s not forget he’s a cocky jerk okay? We’re night and day to each other, but I need this job. The last thing I want is to fall for him. But there’s just something about his secretive ways and alluring eyes that draw me in. His strong protective arms wrapped around me make me melt and I can’t say no…. Again, and again, and again. What will Evan do when I show him the little “+” on this plastic stick? Is he ready to be called “Daddy” in 9 months?
Mr. Accident (Mr. Mistake Series Book 2)
Karice Bolton - 2019
They all vowed to never date a Mr. Wrong. And it is Winter’s bright idea to go find their Mr. Wrongs and date them by the time they all turn thirty. Simple. Right? It only takes two weeks after they all agree to the challenge for Winter to realize how very, very wrong she is for ever bringing up such a silly idea. It isn’t until Winter accidentally finds her Mr. Wrong teaching a summer class she signed up for at the local university that she begins to reconsider the challenge. Between imagining things she wants him to do to her on his desk to daydreaming about going back to college full-time, Winter is completely turned upside down. Once she learns more about her Mr. Wrong, she lets herself imagine him as Mr. Right...until he reveals a secret that could change everything about love as she knows it.
A Reluctant Bride for the Baron
Abby Ayles - 2020
What happens when you marry a person you cannot live with…?Emmeline Walford’s world comes crashing down around her when she finds out her father, Baron Ashton, is deep in debt. But the final blow comes when she learns she has to marry a man she deems beneath her, in order to help her father back to his feet.Gerard Turner might bear the title of Baron Caulton, but in his heart, he is a modest man, very different from other gentlemen of the ton. He always wanted to make a love match, but circumstances change and he will find himself marrying a spoiled young lady, just like the ones that he had always been avoiding.But it is not easy to learn to coexist with someone of such different background and Gerard and Emmeline will try to make the best out of the hand life dealt them.Will they have the courage to let go of the prejudice instilled in them since birth and take a leap of faith, or will they let their pride ruin the bright future they could have together…?
Game Over
Cheryl Douglas - 2019
Women came to him, he didn’t have to hunt down the action. And it was a good thing, with a nephew at home depending on him, a tattoo business that fed his soul, and a real estate business that made him filthy rich, he didn’t have much down time. He loved what he did and called his own shots. Life was good. Damn good. Until the girl of his dreams walked back into his life and reminded him... it could get so much better. Harper had been used, abused and tattooed. Literally. Her first love, Deke, dumped her. Her ex-fiancée cheated on her, and she’d been reduced to sharing a shoebox apartment with her bestie. Not that she was complaining. A shoebox beat a park bench any day. But she needed a job. Money. Hell, she needed a new life. What she didn’t need was her ex-boyfriend to ride in on his white horse, make that Harley, with the answers to her prayers. But it was hard to kick a gift horse in the teeth, especially when he was ripped, inked, and rich. Oh, and claiming to be in love with her…
A Race for the Duke's Heart
Aria Norton - 2021
She has never wished to become a lady, but rather enjoys being different... In fact, what keeps her happy is being outdoors and caring for her father, as well as spending most of her time with Patience, her horse. Little did she know her serenity would be disturbed for good when a runaway horse would appear at the bottom of the cliffside along the ocean. Her heart skips a beat though, when she sees its charming owner, Duke Owen Ellis of Blackmoor Manor. In her experience, all dukes are callous and deplorable examples of human beings, but upon first impressions of him, Laura is left feeling rather enchanted and therefore confused. Will Laura overcome her fascination caused by his enigmatic but warm presence, or will she allow her overwhelming feelings to blossom?Lord Owen is the only heir of the Ellis name and Blackmore Manor following his father's death. As for his mother, it was expected that her wish for him to marry Lady Marjorie Fielding, a spoiled London heiress, would be fulfilled. Life has other plans for Owen's heart though, as when Laura is brought on as an equestrian trainer and tamer, he encounters warmth and affection for the first time. However, how could he betray his family's expectation of marrying Lady Marjorie, who despite appearing pretty on the outside, is rather cruel on the inside? A dilemma awaits him, as the journey of becoming the man his father always wanted, would inevitably involve hurting the first woman he ever loved... In the end, which path will he choose?Forced to choose between love and duty, the future is foreshadowed uninviting, unless Laura and Owen can find a way to overpower whoever tries to keep them apart. Will their love and devotion prove that their romance is unassailable? Most importantly, how could they both find the courage to ignore tradition, and not dismiss their hearts' one true calling?
Rescued by a Wicked Lord
Emily Honeyfield - 2021
Her impetuous younger sister has run away with a wicked man, leaving all of their futures hanging in the balance. She must be found and brought home, at once. When Jenny’s father suggests working alongside the son of an old family friend, she is violently resistant. For she knows the alluring Harry Wycliff of old and he has always been her enemy. She cannot work with him, even for the sake of her beloved sister. Can she?A race through the dark streets of London to find a fallen lady begins...Lord Harry Wycliff is no happier to be saddled with the spirited and stubborn Jenny Rayment than she is to be saddled with him. He only agreed to help find her sister as a favour to her family. He has always teased and tormented the enthralling Jenny and he certainly doesn’t like her any more than she likes him. Working side by side to find her errant sister is going to be a complete nightmare... is it not?Hidden passion cannot be denied forever though...As Jenny and Harry traverse the seedy streets of London, they discover they perhaps don’t know each other as well as they thought they did. The strange, fiery attraction that has most inexplicably arisen between them is real... but could it ever last when they started out as enemies? Yet just when it seems like Jenny might finally trust Harry, the world is turned upside down, once again...
Cooper
Kate Tilney - 2020
A curvy first aid instructor having a bad day. When their paths collide, could it be true love or a fluke?LucyToday isn’t off to a great start. I broke my favorite mug, spilled coffee all over my shirt, and I’m late for work. I figure things can’t get worse until I’m in a fender bender. The other driver is so good looking, I can barely think straight. It takes all my focus just to exchange information with him.And as if my day couldn’t get any better, who do you think I find sitting in the front row of my training class? It’s Mr. Sexy Driver himself, looking smug and way too appealing.Cooper I’m already running late to my first day of training when I get rear-ended.I’m ready to tell off the other driver until I get a look at her. She’s the most gorgeous woman I’ve ever seen. When Lucy ends up being one of my instructors, it seems like a sign. This wasn’t just a coincidence.She’s my destiny and I’m hers. But what will it take to make her see that?The new class of firefighters at Sunset Canyon Fire & Rescue are hotter than ever. The Sunset Canyon Fire & Rescue: Rookies is a series of short, sweet, and steamy standalone instalove romances. Check out the Rookies if you love heroic firefighters, confident and curvy women, and a guaranteed happily ever after. No cliffhangers. No cheating.
A Treacherous Bet to Win a Duchess
Hanna Hamilton - 2020
Selected for the position of a governess, she is certain she will dread every minute of it. Until the moment she meets her dashing employer.Anthony Ambrose, the Duke of Sherriden, never knew that trying to raise his sister on his own would be such a daunting task. Desperate to do right by her, he hires a governess. What he never accounted for was the way her warm presence quickly melted his icy exterior.Until the residents of the manor start dropping like flies, victims to a mysterious illness. The glint of a blade is all Meredith sees before she succumbs to darkness. She’s falling into a deep sleep she might never wake up from, and Anthony must fight a monster created specifically for him.
The Accidental Heiress
Lorea Hartwell - 2021
The ton explodes with malicious gossip.Where did Phoebe’s mysterious riches come from? Everyone wants to know—and so does she. But too many people in her glittering new world aren’t who they seem to be. And then there’s the confusing behavior of handsome Captain Anthony Grenville—the man who once ruined her.With scandalous rumors flying, Phoebe can’t afford to succumb to passion again. But can the newly-minted Heiress of Holborn discover the truth about her fortune... before her secret enemies can ruin her life?