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The Irish Cowboy: Bear Creek Rodeo Series


Jessica Marin - 2019
    While rodeo life isn’t for me, it’s the only thing supporting my secret side career. I live a double life, but I know my dream of returning to the big city is close to becoming reality. If being an orphan has taught me anything, it’s that you can’t count on anyone but yourself. Working for the rodeo brings many distractions and I can’t afford the complications that come with sliding between the sheets with a smooth talker in tight jeans and a cowboy hat. I have big plans for myself and none of them include being charmed by any of these cowboy Casanovas.But then I meet the infamous Rhett Kearney, who makes my stomach flutter by just saying my name. One kiss from his gorgeous Irish lips turn my world upside down and my panties inside out.My timeline doesn’t include falling for a handsome cowboy… but it might be too late for that. Rhett Kearney As one of the top saddle bronc riders in the world, I’m no stranger to hard work that draws out blood, sweat and tears. Every time I leave Ireland to compete, I feel the weight of my birthright square on my shoulders, but nothing compares to the roar of a crowd when I climb onto that bucking horse, riding it as hard as I can for those eight seconds. The goal has always been the same — compete in US National Rodeo Finals and make as much money as I can. It’s a race against time, as age is not your friend when you are a professional cowboy. So I don’t waste my time chasing skirts and getting tangled up with a pretty face who’s looking for her next meal ticket out of town.But I couldn’t prepare myself for the sassy Tessa Mandel or the punch to the gut when I see her beautiful baby blue eyes flare with desire, making me want to risk it all for one more taste of her honeysuckle kisses.I didn’t travel halfway around the world to lose. I’m taking home my grand prize… she just doesn’t know it’s her yet.   Is your heart ready for the heat of this insta-love story? All books in the Bear Creek Rodeo Series end in happily ever after and can be read as stand alone novellas. We hope you fall in love in Bear Creek!

10 Dates


Emily James - 2017
    However, when her engagement starts to look more stalemate than soulmate, her best friend stages an intervention sure to make even the most hardened, serial daters wince: 10 Dates in 10 Days. Statistically, if you kiss a lot of frogs there's bound to be at least one that's not a complete toad, isn't there? With nothing to lose, Joanie embarks on a crazy rollercoaster of blind dates. After all, what can possibly go wrong in the search for Mr. Right? 10 Dates is a standalone, sexy, laugh out loud romantic comedy with a happy ending. It is not for the feint hearted and is best suited for readers over the age of eighteen due to sexual themes and mature content.

Mad Love


Colet Abedi - 2014
    With her two best friends along for the ride and to help her find herself again, Sophie is not prepared for the enigmatic Clayton Sinclair. Clayton comes from another world of privilege that seems like a fantasy to Sophie. Can this man introduce her to the passion & seduction she never realized she was desperately searching for? Sophie quickly becomes ensnared in Clayton's seductive web until a shocking treachery makes her question her judgment and actions...

Waiting for Wyatt


S.D. Hendrickson - 2016
    It was unexpected, leaving a feeling in the pit of my stomach like the time I drove too fast over Beckett Hill. The moment happened out of nowhere, all fast and quick and a little strange. Or maybe that was just Wyatt’s personality.It was Charlie that brought us together. Little Charlie with those ridiculous ears. I found the dog, waiting in a pool of his own blood. Waiting for someone. Waiting for me.Now Wyatt, he wasn’t waiting for anyone. At least that’s what he said, except I saw something different in the broken guy all alone out in the woods. I knew he needed me before he knew it himself.Wyatt with his hidden dimples. Wyatt with his warnings to stay away. He was a hard lump of coal, ready to burn everything around him. The more he burned, the more it pulled me into the pain I saw etched on his troubled face.I wanted to help Wyatt. I wanted to save him like he had saved all the Charlies in the world. He told me not to fall for him, but I did anyway. I fell hard and fast and deeply in love with Wyatt Caulfield. But that was before I knew his secret. Author Note: Waiting for Wyatt is the love story of Wyatt Caulfield and Emma Sawyer, which also features rescue animals. It's a 112,000 word Standalone Novel. Contemporary Romance / Coming of Age/ New Adult & College

Falling for Gravity


Isabella Cassazza - 2020
    Yet the moment he saw Wioletta Dabrowski, he knew he’d found the one. But is two days enough to convince her to take a chance on him and give up her old life? Falling for Gravity is a standalone novella in the Ice Tigers Hockey Romance series. Pick up Falling for Gravity and discover this exciting new series today!

The Problem with Planning Love


Claire Cain - 2020
    Divorcé. Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army.All titles I’ve come to terms with, even if I didn’t see those first two coming.I never imagined making a military move to Germany as a single parent. What else I never imagined? Having an insane spark like I’ve never felt with my son’s kindergarten teacher.Livie’s a singular force of light and beauty, and I’ve never wanted someone so much. But after what happened last time, I can’t escape the dread of dragging a new wife into this life and failing again.Besides, our lives are too different. Our plans don’t match. We definitely shouldn’t date and absolutely can’t afford to catch feelings.Everything changed the day I walked into that classroom. And now the only thing that scares me more than trying for another chance at love is living with regret if I don’t.The Problem with Planning Love is a dual point of view romance told in first person that will give you all the sizzle and heat but keep it sweet.

Token


Kelly Gendron - 2017
    Little did I knowThe next Harley I'd pick upWould give me the ride of my lifeHarley Redbourne is beautifulSelf-destructive, unpredictable, sassy, temptressAnd my mission to take her just got complicated ~ Token Kane One week out of the yearOn the anniversary of the death of my familyI put away my good-girl, free the darkness, and completely let goThis year, my plans were cut short by TokenKaneThe ex-boxer hired to bring me back to CaliforniaAnd, while I was thrown-off by the sexy, Irish rogueI'm still not going anywhere with him ~ Harley Redbourne Will Harley continue downa self-destructive path, or will she change gears and give intothe undeniable attraction she has for the alpha brute and seewhere he might take her?USA TODAY Bestselling Author of Breaking the Declan Brothers Series, now brings you Daring the Kane Brothers! TOKEN is book #1 of five new shameless, sexy, and daring brothers who will make you blush all over!Warning ~ This book contains explicit sex scenes, graphic language, and is intended for mature audiences.

Meant to be Yours


Poppy Parkes - 2020
    Now that I look back over the past few weeks, I can see signs of this coming.I’d thought it was wedding jitters. Our family had begun trickling into Shotgun, our western Montana town, making the incoming life commitment all the more real. That’d be enough to make any groom-to-be nervous. But then my fiancé never showed up to our weddingMy three bridesmaid friends were amazing. They’d spun into action dispersing the guests while I sat, numb. Now we’re driving to the closest dive bar at my request, and I feel lots of things.Hurt. Confused. Betrayed. But most of all, I feel like my insides are alight with anger.I’m ready to blow off some steam. But love isn’t done with me yet. It has one more trick up its sleeve . . .Meant to be Yours is a super hot story about finding true love at the most unlikely of times. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and only consensual shenanigans await. This contemporary instalove romance is first in the Love at First Sight series, and will make you squirm with delight. ;) Steamy happily ever after guaranteed!

Remember When


T. Torrest - 2012
    Although, come to think of it, I am from New Jersey, which may serve as explanation enough. We were teenagers then, way back in a time before anyone could even dream he’d turn into the Hollywood commodity that he is today.In case you live under a rock and don't know who Trip Wiley is, just know that these days, he’s the actor found at the top of every casting director’s wish list. He’s incredibly talented and insanely gorgeous, the combination of which has made him very rich, very famous and very desirable.And not just to casting directors, either.I can’t confirm any of the gossip from his early years out in Tinseltown, but based on what I knew of his life before he was famous, I can tell you that the idea of Girls-Throwing-Themselves-At-Trip is not a new concept.I should know. I was one of them.And my life hasn’t been the same since.**Remember When is the first book in an NA romantic comedy trilogy, but there is NO CLIFFHANGER. It is intended for mature teen readers and immature adult ones due to some high school sex scenes, underage drinking, questionable language and 1980s flashbacks.**

Her Backup Boyfriend


Ashlee Mallory - 2015
    But when her ex gets engaged and a big promotion is on the line at work, she blurts out that she has a new boyfriend. And now that she’s proved she “has a life” outside of work, everything is perfect. Except for one teeny little detail—there is no boyfriend. And now Kate’s liable for her little white lie…Dominic Sorensen is hot, charming, and very definitely not Kate’s type. But not only does Dominic want to help Kate renovate her home, he’s also willing to play “boyfriend.” All he wants in return is a little pro bono work for his sister. Now instead of Mr. Right, Kate has a delectable Mr. Fix-It-Right—and some unbelievable sexual chemistry. And if falling for Dominic is a breach of contract, Kate is guilty as charged…

Nashville - Part One - Ready to Reach


Inglath Cooper - 1994
    When Holden Ashford and Thomas Franklin stop to offer CeCe and Hank Junior a ride, fate may just give a nod to serendipity and meant to be.

Stay (Love Forget Me Not, #1)


Ashlyn Mathews - 2017
    I don't want a broken heart. The whole of me is already broken.After losing pieces of my memory in a brutal assault, I know better than to get involved with the new guy in the building. Brooks Hunter is dangerously sexy with his piercing gaze and ripped body beneath his well-fitted suit.He can have any woman, yet he wants me. I don't deny our instant spark, but I can't understand his attraction. I'm plain and skinny, wear ugly owl glasses and my monotone black hair is piled high on top of my head."Invite me in. Otherwise, I can't stay."He says we know one another. I swear I've never met him. A woman can't forget his type of sexy--mouthwatering and panty-melting hot. But his eyes are familiar, and I can't shake the suspicion he had something to do with my assault.When he reveals the unbelievable truth behind the story of how we're connected, he rocks the very foundation of my safe world. Will I demand he takes a much-deserved hike? Or will I ask him... to stay?

His Valentine


Kate Hunt - 2020
    My night with him was mind-blowing. But the next morning I was so mortified about the one-night stand that I fled his hotel room before he could wake up. Four weeks later, I held a positive pregnancy test in my hands. I tried to contact Magnus. Multiple times. When he didn’t respond, I said screw him and decided to forge ahead alone. Now, six months into my pregnancy, I’m determined to rock it as a single mom. But when I run into Magnus again...every emotion inside of me rises to the surface. Magnus Six damn months I’ve been looking for this girl. And then she unexpectedly falls into my life again...with a big, sweet baby belly that I instantly know is the result of our night together. Never has there been a more beautiful sight. If you ask me, this isn’t a very complex situation: she belongs with me, and I belong with her. We’re going to bring up this baby together—and, if I have anything to say about it, a bunch more. But Lena doesn’t see it that way. She’s unsure about me, and she’s unsure about marriage in general. So I’m going to prove to her there’s nothing to be unsure about. We belong together. As partners. As lovers. As man and wife. Forever. HIS VALENTINE is a short instalove standalone romance with a hot alpha, a sassy heroine, sweetness & steam, and a happily-ever-after!

Tangled Up In You


Lara Ward Cosio - 2016
    Every day is filled with music and every night is a party. He's living his rock star dreams.Sophie Kavanaugh is settled into American college life. Every day is filled with classes and every night is spent avoiding the grabby hands of boys who can never quite measure up to her first love.When Gavin's band lands in Los Angeles, he and Sophie suddenly have the second chance they never thought they would and their very public reunion sets them off on a decade-long roller-coaster journey where, for better or worse, they hold tight to each other through all the ups and downs.Because all Gavin has ever wanted is Sophie and music.And all Sophie has ever wanted is Gavin--and to somehow be the one to soothe his tortured soul.But getting everything you've ever wanted isn't always enough.A love like theirs was destined to either burn bright . . . or go up in flames.Tangled Up In You is a second-chance rock star romance full of addictive angst. Gavin and Sophie's epic love story starts here and continues through the now complete Rogue Series.

Blue Harmony (My Day Book 1)


Mary Kelly Reed - 2018
     MY DAY IS A SERIES - HOWEVER EACH BOOK CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE NOVEL Amy is tired of sabotaging all of her relationships because of Ethan. He broke her heart years ago, and she let him get away unscathed. It’s time for her to confront him and rewrite the past. Determined to set things right, she flies away with her friends for the blue skies of Santorini to carry out her plan; a plan that begins to collapse as soon as she crosses Ethan’s gaze. Surprise guests and an idyllic romantic setting will further complicate her designs. Is she right to insist, or will stirring up the past prove to be a dangerous game? EXCERPT “Good morning, Zoe, Allison ... Amy.” Why does a shiver go through me when he utters my name? It’s like he … “You look like you didn’t sleep well. I hope it wasn’t because of me.” “I don’t see why it would be because of you. Your kiss didn’t perturb me to the point of staying awake all night.” “I just wanted to make sure our walk didn’t get you too worked up to sleep, but I see the answer is quite different.” I try to picture him as a Greek statue, made of stone and unable to speak, and in my distraction I miss something Zoe asks me. “Excuse me?” “Ethan just offered to show us around the island. He knows it better than we do, and I think it’s a good idea. What do you say?” “I don’t think so,” I reply dryly.