One is a guy I met online, who I’ll never work up the guts to meet in real life. And the other? That’s a long story…My life feels like it’s falling apart at the seams—I’m broke, my restaurant is on the verge of failure, and my brother’s best friend just moved back to town. Okay, so maybe Brooks Callahan’s return isn’t a life-ending event, but it sure feels like it. Eight years ago, he told me he wanted me. He was just a kid, and honestly, so was I. When I tried to let him down gently, he lashed out, his awful words scarring me in ways they never should have.Now Brooks is the only one who can help me, and I have to find a way to put our issues to bed. Metaphorically, not literally. That would be ridiculous, right? Of course, it would.Maybe I’ll ask the guy I’ve crushed on for months…my online friend whose posts always seem to reverberate in my soul. Whose messages make me laugh. Think. Feel.The one who has his own crush…on someone else.What am I going to do?

    Blue Eyes is my brother's best friend.The only man to make flannel look sexy.And the one guy that's completely off limits.My brother tricked me into coming home.Wants me to forgive our dying father.Nothing like fond memories of a drunk dad and trailer parks.Everything about this ranch town sucks.Except for Chase Dalton.I actually wrote a bestselling romance about him.He just doesn't know it.He never saw me the way I saw him.I was always the little sis.Now I'm all grown up.A big city girl with a big city attitude.But Chase knows better.He sees the real me.The shy girl with a rough childhood.A heart that's longing for love.This town is everything I never wanted.And Chase is everything I always needed.I guess now I can finally finish my sequel...

    But when she gets to Big Bend National Park and meets the hunky Ranger assigned to assist with her dig, her plans start to look less than solid. Her mind insists on staying on track, but whenever she’s around Sawyer, her heart refuses to listen. After inheriting the Alpha title of his bear clan, Sawyer’s ready to start settling down—and when he meets Madelyn, his inner bear knows he’s found the one. Even though sparks fly between them, Madelyn can’t imagine leaving her New England family and budding career behind. But Sawyer longs for her to stay in Texas; he can’t bear the thought of being without her. Madelyn tries to find a balance between dating and schoolwork, but time’s running out for her to make a discovery for her thesis. But when she digs up Big Bend’s biggest secret of all, will her life—and love—be put in danger? Sawyer’s Mate is a 33,000 word standalone novella with steamy shifter scenes intended for readers 18+.

     Forget that he's a rock star. Forget that the day I meet him, he's shirtless and running down the middle of the street. Forget that the tattoos and muscles that graze his glistening skin make remember what it's like to be alive again. Can I have a future with Crosby -- especially when our pasts are marked with tragedy? He can stay in this small town and be loved by me -- or he can get back to living his rock star dream. All we have is the time in between that. The problem? Time's running out... and we both want more.This is a full length 90,000+ word slow burn romance novel with a guitar play, a painter, an unspoken summer romance past, a present they never saw coming, and a complete HEA, no cliffhanger ending that will make you fall in love with Crosby and Josie. Thanks for taking a chance on me and this novel.

    After breaking up with reality TV star Nancy Patterson he decides to leave love alone and focus on his business, helped by a suggestion from an old college friend that they become friends with benefits.Everything in Lucas’s life is going great until he meets gorgeous baker and charity founder Sammy Wicker, and his world is turned on its head. Thoughts of her take over his mind, and he embarks on a quest to know this beautiful independent woman better.Things seem to be on track for the two until Lucas is hired to sell the building Sammy’s bakery is located in, promising to make his company a lot of money. However, the new owner is kicking out the existing businesses for their own plans and Sammy is furious that Lucas is part of it, breaking up with him and refusing to see him.Can Lucas find his way back to Sammy’s heart or will their businesses get in the way of their relationship?

    Fresh off a bad divorce, she decides to rebuild her life from the ground up - starting with a fixer-upper that's got more leaks than the Titanic. Deciding to tackle this project alone might be her biggest mistake of all.... That is, until Noah Thompson shows up at her front door like a knight in a shining tool belt and makes her an offer she'd be crazy to refuse.Noah's sexy, rugged, and good with his hands, but Finley swears she doesn't need his help - in the basement, or in the bedroom. Can this unlikely couple build a future together? Or will this be one fixer-upper that is better off left alone?(A fun and sexy Contemporary Romance, ages 17+.)

    He’s grown from a boy to a man. A hot, lean, sexy rock star of a man.A fierce attraction simmers between us, but my ex took both my dog and my confidence in the break-up.Will this be my night with a rock star?

    

    Valentine is serving up the exact opposite at the Short Stack Café.She’s a disaster waiting to happen—a gorgeous, irresistible disaster.Ryder can’t risk his newfound stability on a whirlwind like Valentine. He definitely can’t risk his heart. But one taste of her has him willing to pick up the tab, no matter the price.(Previously titled Over Easy.)

    

    His one goal is to bring his father down and despite his brothers’ desires, Liam wants him to face justice for all the wrongs he’s committed. Faced with the insurmountable task of going through his father’s financials, he’s thrown a lifeline when a mutual friend sends novice nun Sister Catriona Walsh to help.Catriona is a wizard with numbers and Liam could definitely use her expertise. There’s only one problem—he’s deeply attracted to the angelic nun. Her beauty, compassion, and intelligence are an almost irresistible combination.Confronted by his own scars, and his resolve to do the honorable thing, Liam is forced to reconsider everything he thought was right and acknowledge that maybe Catriona is the one that holds the answers.A bastard in the truest sense of the word, he’s covered in sin, but for his angel of mercy, he’s ready to go through the fires of hell to keep her safe, and make her his forever.

    PINK.She was only supposed to be a one-night stand... Let’s face it. I’m a jerk with a big bank account, and that means I call the shots. Until Macey McCaslin. There’s only one word to describe the smart, sexy, take-no-prisoners she-devil. Unforgettable. And while we may have made an agreement, she's bent on breaking the rules as much as I am. This may cost me everything, but I’m not staying away… The only hitch in our little plan? Macey’s off-limits. So far off-limits, my brother Jason might kill me if he found out about us. And when he does, because he will find out… When I put it all on the line for Macey, the secrets that come tumbling out may break us both. **TS Layne is the Alter Ego of USA Today Bestselling Author Tessa Layne. TS Writes Bad Boys & Billionaires. Tessa Writes Alpha Cowboys & Hot Heroes.**

    I’m a single dad who hates commitment.  After making the mistake of sleeping with my daughter’s teacher,I realized that I’m better off staying single.  Why? Because I’m in serious trouble. I have a dark past and my secrets need to remain buried. My ex’s parents are using them to blackmail me. They want to take my daughter away for good. I thought my little girl was the only person I could ever love. But now that I can’t seem to get that cute teacher out of my head,I wonder if there’s still some hope left for me. I can almost see a future with her.  But will I be able to keep her and my daughter safe? I will.  Or I’ll die trying.

    Ten years ago, I gave Carter my innocence.

    I can have any woman, then why do I want the only one that will never be mine?The second I laid my eyes on her, I knew she was different. She didn’t belong to the place we met at. I had to ask her to leave, but what I didn’t know was how hard it was going to be for me to let her go...SavannahIt was supposed to be a one time only experience. A one-night stand with the man of my dreams, but not only did he throw me out of his night club after figuring out that I lied, but now he also happens to be my school professor: a man I have to look at every day, but forbidden to touch.Will he ever let me get closer again? Maybe after another try...“Take Me Gently” is a new adult standalone forbidden novella between a high school professor and his student. There’s NO cheating or cliffhanger, and a beautiful HEA guaranteed.