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A Very Special Christmas
Anna Jacobs - 2021
She has never married because Lucas Chadwick, the man she loved when she was young, left the village suddenly with his family. When her loathed stepmother dies Abigail is glad to be released from the woman's nagging and bullying, but the will she left casts doubt on Abigail's inheritance. It is not until Lucas returns to the village, and helps to get to the bottom of the complicated situation, that Abigail begins to believe her life might be able to start at last.
Guarding Lauren
Barb Han - 2020
He quickly realizes that things aren’t always as they seem when his assignment, Lauren James, cleans out her bank account and heads to a known drop spot in the Caribbean. Is she in deep with the criminal brother she supposedly barely knows?
The Beast of the Highlands: A Steamy Scottish Historical Romance Novel
Eloise Madigan - 2021
She's My Boo
Jacob Chance - 2021
Ginny, a descendant of the original owner, is there to keep me company.One look at her and I’m instantly smitten. Beautiful and knowledgeable, she peppers my days with historical facts and my nights with spice.By the end of the week, I’m convinced we’re destined to be together.But Ginny has secrets of her own—secrets that could end it all when we’ve only just begun.This is a sweet and steamy standalone holiday novella.
Married With Me
Bailie Hantam - 2020
He's the one she's always wanted.From the moment, Justin Ellis reunites with his best friend's little sister in Las Vegas, his world is turned upside down. Angela is beautiful and smart and everything he wants. But they cannot have more than their week-long fling before they both go back to their lives in Seattle.Deciding to give her brother's best friend a Vegas experience was probably not Angela York's smartest move. Especially since she never really got over her school girl crush on him. And why, oh why, did the Vegas experience have to include a drunken night at a wedding chapel.Will they see that they are meant for one another? Or are they headed straight for divorce?
Wooed by Mr Charming
Dee James - 2020
Burned by his childhood experiences, if there was one thing he didn't do, it was commitment. And then he met Mia - the sexy, curvy baker who had once made him long for her sweet treats. Will he be able to survive this time without saying 'I do'?Mia Jacobs had had a crush on Armaan Malik. Knowing he was way out of her league, she had preferred to remain his friend, firmly drawing lines. Years later, when she met him again, their chemistry threatened to explode. With a disastrous past behind her, Mia was slowly rebuilding her life and her business. Can she afford to take a chance with her heart once again?
Held Captive by a Criminal's Heart
B. Love - 2020
Tender, intentional, and devoted... one look in her eyes and the world stops turning — until he’s hauled away in the middle of the night, arrested on murder charges. When those telling eyes begin to drip with doubt, love doesn’t look the same.Siara, a CPA, has her world rocked from the bottom when the love of her life is accused of murdering his ex-wife. Holding true to her vows, Siara stands by his side until the day he is released from prison, however, home doesn’t feel the same. Trust is no longer certain but becomes a lingering question.Did Silky kill his ex-wife? And if he did, is Siara in danger of meeting the same demise? Or will another truth arise and allow them to reclaim their love?
Love by Numbers Complete Series Boxset: A Reverse Harem Romance (Books 1-9)
Nicole Casey - 2021
Securing Willow
Annie Miller - 2021
When she discovers he is not only alive but has been searching for her the last fifteen years. The foundation of her entire life rapidly changes and she finds herself unsure how to life a normal life.
Tyler Ellison lost his team in an ambush and struggles with what is next in his life. When he is sent on a mission with his new team to extract a woman from a survivalist camp, he soon finds himself in a different kind of struggle.
Can Willow find love after she’s returned home to a father she doesn’t know? Can Tyler move past his guilt and grief from losing his team? Can he work with his new SEAL team?
Will these two find something they are both missing? Can they find forgiveness and trust each other with their insecurities?
Can Tyler take on his most important mission, Operation: Securing Willow?
Retreat
Nicole Dykes - 2020
. .TyWhy didn’t I just stick to the plan?This is a question that haunts me every day. I had a great job and a solid circle of friends.Then, everything fell apart . . . because I didn’t stick to the plan—never get involved, just enjoy life. I was an idiot, but never again. From now on, I stay far away from relationships and feelings. That’s not who I am. It’s time to get back to the real me.MorganHe doesn’t see me. I was pathetic, a ridiculous girl following her older brother’s best friend around like a lost puppy. Watching him with every other woman on the planet. Fantasizing about what it would be like to be them.I was a fool to believe if I just put myself out there and told him I loved him maybe, just maybe, he would truly notice me. Never again. I’m moving on. I’m not the pitiful girl I once was. I’m stronger and wiser, ready to take on the world. And nothing, especially my stupid heart, will stop me.Now there’s nothing left to do except withdraw from each other.
Bringing Up Baby
Shyla Colt - 2021
With my parents on an international cruise, I’m the guardian of my nephew, Noah. I love the kid. I mean, I’m his godfather, but I know next to nothing about caring for a baby. Shell-shocked and at my wit’s end with a colicky babe who seems to be allergic to sleep, I’m about to cry with him when an angel, in the form of my sexy neighbor, knocks on the door and begins to show me how empty my life was before now.When cries, unlike the usual moans of pleasure, come through the walls of my single neighbor’s apartment, I leave the comfort of my bed to investigate. The sight of the distraught man with a chunky baby in his arms melts me on the spot. Assessing the situation, I offer aid. I swore off dating after a disastrous run of unsatisfying relationships and hook-ups, but this new role-playing house caught me off guard. I’m falling for more than the baby as we work together to care for the tot. Forgetting this is temporary could prove detrimental to my heart.A playboy doesn’t go cold turkey on partying and the single life ... or does he?
Wanted
Jennae Vale - 2019
They’re wanted by the English Dragoons for reaving their own cattle in the year 1747. In order to escape, they flee on foot and the only way they can go is up. Climbing to a cave on Ben Macdhui might be their last hope, but they’re soon caught in an avalanche that tosses them through time to the year 2019 and a place very far away from home. Kirsten Hunter is part owner of a ski shop in the tiny Sierra Nevada village of Delight. She’s also a member of the local search and rescue team. Her days are full and her personal life is suffering. It isn’t until she meets Bear that she believes there might be something missing in her life. Unfortunately, she thinks he and his brothers are irresponsible, extreme skiers who have flouted the rules and were caught in the controlled avalanche she was tasked with overseeing. Having no idea that they are actually time traveling Highlanders she is angered that they risked their own lives and the lives of her search and rescue team for what she sees as an adrenaline rush. The attraction Bear and Kirsten have for each other becomes harder and harder to deny as they spend time together, but standing in their way is a jealous man who wants Kirsten all to himself and Bear’s desire to return to life the way it was before the Highland defeat at Culloden - the life he’s lost and can’t forget.
Wrecked
Jessica Blake - 2016
When her family’s business goes under, she’s left with nothing. Goodbye mansion in the Hollywood Hills. Goodbye weekends spent sipping cocktails while fishing for the latest hotties. Goodbye shopping. Goodbye expensive cars. Worst of all... goodbye Los Angeles. Now Grace is headed to Crystal Brook, North Carolina where she's left to practically fend for herself. With her inheritance down the drain, Grace is left having to start a new life—a task which seems nearly impossible. Until she catches sight of the gorgeous Luke Anderson who, cha-ching, is from a billionaire banking family. Suddenly, Grace's luck seems to have turned around. Once she snags Luke and makes him her husband, she can return to her old pampered life. Unfortunately, Luke sees right through her. After all, he’s spent his entire life trying to escape her kind. But Grace is on a mission and what Grace wants, Grace gets. And this time, she gets more than she bargained for. "Wrecked" is another book that's taken place in the small town of Crystal Brook and is part of the "Crystal Brook Billionaires" series. With that said, it is a full-sized STANDALONE novel with an HEA and NO CLIFFHANGERS. Also included in this copy is another standalone novel in the "Crystal Brook Billionaires" series, "Damaged", as a free bonus for a limited time!
Patrick's Proposal (The Langley Legacy #2)
Hildie McQueen - 2018
Seeking shelter in a barn she prays for a reprieve from a life of misery. When the son of a family in good standing helps her, Emma knows he'll expect something in return. It's time to run again, but where can she possibly go?Patrick Langley's life has been good but predictable. When a woman needing protection enters his life on a stormy night, little does he realize, just how much things are about to change. She brings equal parts of passion and danger. The first is stronger than any storm.A story of trust and new beginnings.
Note: Explicit Adult Content
" Beare and Forbeare"