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One Night to Fall
Kelsey Kingsley - 2017
He had been stuck to the roof of her mouth, since they were both three years old, when fate seemed to send his family next door to hers. All the way from the coast of Ireland to River Canyon, Connecticut. Over twenty-nine years, fate has been both kind and cruel and many choices have been made. Can things go back to when they were more innocent and magical? Patrick has a plan and just one night to try and take back the reins of his destiny and put the wrong things right with a trip down memory lane.
Fall in love again with this novella of firsts and second chances, in a little town where everything meant everything.
Deep Down
Elle Aycart - 2014
He’s never needed much to be happy: his family, his friends, his girl. Especially his girl. But when Kyra left him seven years ago to chase her dreams, she all but destroyed him.Contemporary dancer Kyra Brims made it big, but it cost her dearly. With her life and career in shambles, she doesn’t need a do-over, she needs a friggin’ miracle. Injured, broke, and out of options after going through hell, she’s come back to Alden, the town she swore she’d never return to and home of Mike Haddican, the man who ripped her soul to pieces, to lick her wounds and recover.Forgetting and letting go proved impossible when they were worlds apart; now that they’re stuck together they don’t stand a chance, especially with Mike’s grandma and her partners in crime plotting, meddling and refusing to give up on them.As the passion that never died burns out of control, so do old hurts and unresolved issues. Both have reasons to be angry and feel betrayed, but now that they’re older, are they wise enough to make things work?
Fractured Rhythm
Stephanie Kay - 2019
Then it all fell apart.Cassie’s built a new life in New York and puts her heart into her career as the youngest culinary producer for Scrumptious. She’s not prepared to wander into some dive bar and see the man who broke her heart all those years ago. Sebastian Wolfgang Clark, lead guitarist of Steelwolf, had played her body like a fine instrument and made her heart sing before he’d shattered it.The well of music Bash tapped into for years has dried up. It died when his best friend did. Or maybe when he’d pushed Cassie out of his life. It’s been two years since he said goodbye to his friend and the record label is done waiting for new music. Then Cassie walks back into his life.Is Cassie willing to risk her heart again? Can she help Bash repair the fractured rhythm of his life and create the music he loves once again? Or will he end up pushing her away again for all the wrong reasons? Release date - September 2019
When I Come Home Again
Jennifer Rodewald - 2020
But in a matter of a year’s time, everything she’d counted on fell apart, leaving her devastated. Seven years later, she’s stable again. She has a supportive boyfriend, fulfilling career, and close friends. She keeps her past heartache where it belongs—in her rearview mirror. Until the man who broke her heart finds his way back to Big Prairie.Craig Erikson had it all—popularity, success, and the love of his high school coach’s daughter. But after a year of mistakes that ended in a tragic accident, he’d left Big Prairie—the place he’d thought to always call home—hoping that without his antagonizing presence, Brenna would be able to heal. Now his mother desperately needs him, as do two young boys in her care. Craig has little choice but to return for good.Unsure that she can forgive him, Brenna does her best to avoid him. Irritated that she ignores him as if they’d never meant anything to each other, Craig becomes determined not to allow it. Life in a small town forces their interaction, making them confront their unresolved issues and igniting emotions that have smoldered for seven years. As Craig and Brenna are pushed together, can they endure the hard places still littering their lives? If so, is it possible to find their way back to love and home again?
SEAL's Bride
Vivian Wood - 2016
Settle down? Hell, the ripped, fierce bad boy doesn't even bed the same woman twice.When he winds up back in his hometown, he's got no intention of changing his ways. F*ck the comforts of small-town life, there's a world full of pussy out there to conquer.That is, until he sees her. Remy River, the gorgeous blonde knockout who slams the door in his face -- apparently, she hasn't forgiven him for his past sins.Time to conquer the unconquerable.I had his baby, and he doesn't know.Four years ago, Remy made a huge mistake. Lovesick and impulsive, she slept with Sawyer Roman.And while he was off shooting bad guys, she had his baby.He doesn't know Shiloh is his son, and if she ever tells him, his family's threatened to ruin her life. But now he's back, damaged but hotter than ever, and he still wants her.If only she could turn away. If only she could resist his kisses, but Remy melts when he looks at her like that. But this secret's weighing on her soul, the guilt getting heavier and heavier every day.Remy has to tell Sawyer that Shiloh is his, but can they start fresh? Or will it be the tragic end to their love story?
Rule Breaker By Accident
Ali Parker - 2019
One rule. Easy enough, or so I thought. Until this hot surgeon that I’ve been dating off and on becomes a client. It was a casual fling, a fun summer love affair. Until it wasn’t. My heart wasn’t ready to fall so hard for this bad boy in scrubs. The secrets he has hidden in his past stop me dead in my tracks. But he isn’t giving up on us. Not for anything. And I have to decide where I stand. Break the rules or walk away from the best thing I’ve ever had.
Get Kissed List (Last First Kiss #1)
Anna Michael - 2020
Everything that I’ve ever seen or read or heard about that sounds like fun but I’ve never done. And I want to do these things with you.I know a gorgeous guy like Clay couldn’t possibly be interested in me—the awkward, chubby girl. But he definitely knows how to kiss me senseless. I can’t help thinking that he’s the perfect guy to help me mark off all the items on my list, including losing my V-card at last.I’ve always had a crush on sexy, curvy Angela, but I never thought I’d have a chance with a girl like her. And when she tempts me with her kiss list—well, we all know I’ve never been able to turn down a dare. But I’m not going to be satisfied with just being a set of checkmarks on her list. I’m going to be her last first kiss.
The Sandover Beach Billionaire
Emma St. Clair - 2019
So why can’t Jenna escape Jackson Wells’ smirking--and frustratingly attractive--face? When she returns home to Sandover Island after her mother’s death, Jenna is at rock bottom. If there were a level lower than rock bottom, that’s where she is. Hope doesn’t exist down there. Neither does love. To make things worse, Jenna keeps running into Jackson, a man she’s known--and avoided--since high school. She doesn’t know why he’s pulling the nice-guy act, but she isn’t buying. Unless it isn’t an act at all. Then she might really be in trouble.
The one woman billionaire Jackson Wells has loved for half his life comes home…
….and still sees him as the idiot kid he was in high school.
He just wants a chance to show her that he has changed. But every kindness he tosses her way, she lobs back like a grenade. Jackson can see how high she’s built her walls to keep out the pain. Good thing he’s prepared to scale them. No matter how long it takes.But on a small beach island like Sandover, you can’t ever escape your past. Can Jackson and Jenna forge a new future together?
You’ll love this enemies to lovers clean romance! Grab your copy today!
This is book five in the Billionaire Surprise Series. Look for the other books in the series!THE BILLIONAIRE SURPRISE SERIES
The Billionaire Love Match
The Billionaire Land Baron
The Billionaire Benefactor
The Billionaire's Masquerade Ball
The Billionaire's Surprise Heir
The Sandover Beach Billionaire
The Billionaire Surprise Box Set (books 1-4)
*previously published as Sandover Beach Memories with significant updates!*
One More Chance (Romeo Family Romance #11)
Jennifer Youngblood - 2021
They’ve raised a good, productive family and are looking forward to the time when they will have more grandchildren.Despite past indiscretions that broke apart their marriage, they’re in a good place now—they’re best friends. Do they dare reach for anything more?Things are about to get tricky when Birdie’s former boyfriend moves back to town and tries to win her back.Enjoy all the books in the Romeo Family Romance Series:One Perfect DayOne Way HomeOne Little SwitchOne Tiny LieOne Big MistakeOne Southern CowboyOne Singing BacheloretteOne Fake FiancéOne Silent NightOne Kick WonderOne More Chance
The One Who Got Away
Mia Ford - 2018
Now he's back to claim me. My family hates him, but I don't care. This time, he's not getting away. I should never have slept with Leah. She was hot, she was begging for it... She was my best friend's little sister. If he finds out he'll destroy me, But Leah's worth destruction. I still remember her curves, her kisses... The way her body melted against mine. One taste just wasn't enough. I want more. Her family thinks I'm a spoiled rich boy who likes to play with motorcycles. All I want to play with is Leah. She thinks I don't know about the child she's carrying inside her. But I know everything, and I protect what's mine. I'll prove to her and everyone else that this time, I'm playing for keeps. This is an anthology of 7 steamy romance novels… Book 1: The One Who Got Away Book 2: His Brother’s Wife Book 3: Unprepared Daddy Book 4: Obsessed Book 5: Passion Book 6: Billionaire’s Date Book 7: Ssh…Don't Tell Each book is standalone with no cheating, no cliffhangers and a very happy ever after and plenty of steam.
The Lumberjack Effect
Carmen Bishop - 2019
Five years ago she had the best sex of her life with a stranger. That night turned into two blissful weeks where it felt as though their passion would never end. Until Graham walked away without a backward glance. Now, Lena finds herself uprooting and moving a state away to confront Graham, unsure how he will react when she confesses a heartbreaking truth she's not sure he will accept. Facing him will be the most difficult thing she’s ever done, and could prove to be the biggest mistake of her life. After all she’s betting a whole hell of a lot on the man he used to be.
The Plan
Ella James - 2017
Woman feels her biological clock ticking and gets someone to knock her up. Not for love, for baby. Crazy, right? That’s what I thought. Then I found out my fiancé had a vasectomy. The life I thought I had? Nope. Suddenly I’m 33, and I don’t even have a kissing buddy. When my mom’s health takes a turn and I wind up back in my hometown of Fate, Alabama, I tell myself to leave things up to…well, you know. Then I see Gabriel McKellan. He’s Fate’s most famous son, a bestselling author who is beautiful, complicated, and living just below me. In addition to his plus-sized brain, Gabe’s well-endowed in other ways, and great in bed to boot. I would know. He's my ex husband. When I suggest The Plan, I don't imagine that he'll take the bait. It's been ten years, and we don't work. But Fate has other plans for both of us.
30 Days: Part One
Belle Brooks - 2016
She’s mad at the world—at the series of doors that continue to slam in her face. Most of all, she’s mad at herself.When her best friend Sammy interferes in her spiral of self-loathing with an intervention, she finds herself walking into a successful law firm and right into Marcus’s lap.He’s sophisticated, funny, and alluring … but he’s also underhanded. There’s something else about Marcus that Abigail never expected: a link to her past. But are some secrets better left hidden?
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?
Crossroads Serenade: A Novel
Laurie Adair Grove - 2012
But no matter how much time passes, she can’t forget Pete, the only man she’s ever loved. Meredith wonders how she can move on, when just looking at her little boy so painfully reminds her of everything that's happened.Her son is five when Meredith returns to Crossroads to claim The Serenade—a popular hotel, bar and restaurant—which she inherits from a dear friend who treated her like family when her own family did not. A single mother from a rough background, Meredith knows life is not all roses, and that she will have to work even harder than ever with her new responsibilities. But she has no idea of the obstacles that she must overcome, now that she has moved back home to claim her inheritance and hopefully reunite with Pete.