A girl that I can stand to talk to for longer than it takes to get in her pants. A girl I want to keep around after I've gotten into her pants, one that I'd like to have stick around. Forever. Kimberly: All I ever wanted was to get married: Have a big party and be a princess for a day, but it turns out that happily ever after is a lot like team sports-- girls like me just don't get picked first. A professional match-maker can find me a man, but planning a wedding turns out to be a lot more stressful than I'd expected. Maybe I don't want to play princess after all. *** A Lucky Break is the 10th book in the Modern Match-Maker series by Rocklyn Ryder. It contains a complete story that follows one couple from their beginning to their happily ever after with no cheating, no cliffhangers, and just enough drama to keep it fun. All the books in the Modern Match-Maker series are individual stories that can be read in any order.

    He wants her but can’t believe he’s good for her.NINAHe’s easily the sexiest man I’ve ever seen.He’s tall and handsome and funny and smart.He’s the perfect man and that’s why he’d never want a girl like me.I can’t deal with life. Sometimes I just want to go back to being a little kid, to just color and live without a care in the world.Why would a real man like Mark want a girl who doesn’t want to grow up?MARCUSNina is amazing in every way.She’s not only the best employee I’ve ever had but she’s beautiful and engaging.I can’t stop thinking about her!It doesn’t matter, though, because I know I can never be a good boyfriend to anyone. Not anymore.I used to be a great Daddy with a lovely little girl but she moved away and every time I let myself get involved, I end up ruining things.I can watch her but I can’t touch her no matter how much I want to.Daddy’s Sweet Little tells the story of Marcus and Nina. He is still reeling from the end of a relationship that left him certain he can’t be with anyone without seeing his ex. She’s afraid nobody will understand the things she likes and especially afraid nobody could ever like the true girl behind her face. He doesn’t believe he can be good for anyone and she doesn’t believe anyone would want to try. What will happen when she gives a hopeless man hope and he gives an insecure girl security? The answer might surprise you. It certainly surprises these two!Daddy's Sweet Little is a short HOT age play romance, featuring two consenting adults who are perfect for each other. It includes DDLG and ABDL elements, a touch of drama, and a sexy Happily Ever After. Enjoy.This is book one in a collection of standalone novellas featuring Littles and the Daddys perfect for them. These books can be read in any order.

    And the nights, well, they’re long and frigid. The small, isolated town known for its yearly icy swim is overflowing with hunky, lonely men. These Mountain Men are waiting for their special soulmate to come along and heat things up.

    **Rush is a standalone novella.**

    

     Mandy: I won a trip to a beautiful resort in the Blue Ridge mountains. I thought it was going to be the perfect vacation until things took a turn for the worst. My best friend bailed on me at the last minute and the resort looked like something out of a horror movie. It definitely didn't look like the paradise I saw in the brochure. The only saving grace was Red, a rough man with a grizzled voice that set my heart on fire. He was unbelievable hot, with muscles as big as the mountain itself. He made me question my innocence and put thoughts in my head that no virgin should have. All of that happened before he leaned in and told me that he was going to claim me as his own. Red: I found solace in the Blue Ridge mountains when I returned home after having enough of the so-called real world. My family's resort was a disaster and I was determined to rebuild it. I never imagined I would end up with an unexpected guest. Her delicious curves drew me in. Her luscious lips needed to be crushed beneath mine. I didn't care if she was untouched. I didn't care if she was pure. She needed a rough man's touch and I was going to give it to her. I wasn't just going to be her first, I was going to be her last. Kelli's Note: If you're looking for insta-love and suspense, you're in the right place. My job is to make your panties melt if you forgot to leave them at the door. If that is what you're looking for, then you definitely want to dream about a Real Rough Man tonight.

    

    A homebody to the extreme. All it took was one night out for my hermit lifestyle to tailspin into one with a professional hockey player kissing me on my doorstep in a Wednesday Addams costume.I wanted us to be friends, so I became the girl friend—with a space, as he likes to say. Just friends is a tried and true failure. I’ve fallen for a hockey player, and I don’t even like hockey.Brooks I’ve had a lot of random hookups because of my status, but never one made by my dad pimping me out to fans in the crowd at my game. And she rejected me.My hockey career is my only ambition. I don’t date women because, eventually, they always want more. When I think of the future, it’s about career goals,breaking records, and how many trophies I will hold above my head. Now I’m the one who can’t stay away. Out of all the Labelle men, I never expected to be the first to fall.

    Inspiration can come from the unlikeliest of places...in Greer’s case, from the lips of the sexiest man he’s ever laid eyes on. Struggling to keep his family’s cafe afloat after his parents passed, omega Greer finds himself working insane hours and sinking quickly. Something needs to fall into place if he is going to avoid losing everything. A chance encounter with a sexy alpha and a few flirty words change the entire trajectory of his life as they inspire him to turn his failing cafe into a doggie-and-me ice cream shop. Alpha Tennyson spent his entire focus on becoming a tenured professor at the prestigious university he’d been giving his all to. The university had other plans, and Tennyson begins a life of travel, aimlessly searching for he isn’t quite sure what, only keeping his studio apartment for some semblance of roots. When he meets Greer while walking his injured friend’s dog, he begins to question the direction his life is heading. A few months later, the two reconnect and sparks fly, as Greer’s business booms and Tennyson’s career heads down a familiar path, one that led him to failure before. Can the two men find the balance between their professional and personal lives? A little bundle on their way is counting on them to do just that. Just One Lick is a sweet with knotty heat non-shifter MM mpreg stand-alone romance with a guaranteed happily ever after.

    My friends warned me to stay away from my new billionaire boss, Malcolm Stewart.He’s definitely hot AF, but an arrogant entitled alpha is not my type.It was hate at first sight.He had some kind of power over me that I couldn’t explain, so I confronted him first and let him know that I could not be bought and was not at all interested.Rejecting him seemed to make him even more intrigued with me, ugh.He figured out that I loved to travel, take adventures, and cherished my job.So he offered me a luxurious vacation AND ownership to the cafe where I worked...But there was one catch...I would have to play his fake wife for a week, to help him with an inheritance.I reluctantly accepted the challenge and upped the ante even more.I counter-bet him that he would fall in love with me, and I would break his heart.I knew there was no risk of losing because I didn’t have a heart to break.We sealed the deal with the hottest night of my life… suddenly I knew I was in trouble.Can two people who don’t believe in love play the game so hard that they lose their hearts to each other?Malcolm & Mina’s relationship is one emotional roller coaster filled with misunderstandings, power struggles, wrapped up in one epic love story! This will keep you turning the pages all night long! Can be read as a standalone, with no cheating and of course one heck of a HEA

    

    She does not have time for a late-season renter, no matter how many hundred dollar bills he can peel off from his billfold. But everything has its price, and watching him peel off his shirt might be worth delaying her plans to settle down. Dr. Matthew Brendan is a secretive professor who wants to find a remote cabin to hole up and finish his work. He’ll pay any price, and the sexy resort owner is an added perk of the perfect Northwoods scenery. He soon finds that Gretchen makes it difficult for him to concentrate on his project, especially when life isn’t giving her the happiness she deserves — and that he knows he could give her. WARNING: This is a SAFE, steamy love story that contains a HAPPY ENDING, NO CHEATING, NO CLIFFHANGERS, and a satisfying epilogue. Hang on tight, there will be choppy waters and an over-the-top, ridiculous and FUN climax. 18 and over only, please.

     But when her boss, Rafe Garrett, hooks her up with a gorgeous new apartment with a dream kitchen and a handsome chef to give her cooking lessons, it looks like three of them are sorted pretty neatly. Claire’s not sure she can trust it—everything is happening so fast. It’s a big leap from single girl heating up cans of soup and eating takeout to … whatever this is that she’s doing with Mason Brody, celebrity chef and star of Knives Out, the cutthroat cooking show. Mason doesn't want to take her out; he just wants to take her. And Claire’s about to learn that sure, eating out is great—but eating in can be pretty mind-blowing, too. It's the New Year! Time to ring your bell with some hot and hunky resolutions! Join 15 of your favorite romance authors as their stories get off... on the right foot this year. Champagne corks aren't the only things popping!

    He’s tall with rugged good looks and a rock hard body. A perfect exterior. But inside he's damaged…carrying a burden too big to bear. The Navy sends him on a break to clear his head, which leads him to a small town miles away. But his mind wanders back. To Kandahar. To his missions. To his Navy SEAL brothers. Until her…a younger woman Caleb’s got his sights set on like no one ever before. Fate brings Grace and Caleb together, but will the feelings they have for each other burn so strong that they threaten to tear them apart? In this small town where everybody knows everything about everyone will Caleb battle his greatest challenge alone or will Grace break down his walls and become his trusted ally? His confidant. His lover. What neither one of them counted on was falling for the other. But that might be just what they need. Each other. *Small Town SEAL’s Saving Grace is an insta-everything standalone romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger. **This one is pretty wholesome and not steamy compared to other stories in the series. Without giving away too much, it's mostly a story about two people coming together to make the world a better place which in turn helps a returning veteran work through tough times.

    Stabilize the family bakery business following the death of my father, and then get back to the city. It would have gone flawlessly had I not run smack dab into Hadley Hutton on my first night back. That spit-fire competitive girl was my college nemesis, always one-upping me, until she mysteriously didn’t return for our senior year.So, imagine my surprise when I’m introduced to the bakery’s newest manager and it’s her! Now I have to work closely with her nearly everyday. Words fly and tempers flare between us, just like they did in college, except something is different about her now. There’s more to Hadley Hutton than her sweet looks and salty attitude.Maybe if I can figure her out, she’ll see I’m not the jerk she thinks I am.Or maybe I’m just creating a recipe for disaster.This book is a full-length interconnected standalone! The books in the Bardstown series can be read in any order as each one features a different brother in the Fox family. These books are adult in nature and should only be read by those 18+ years old.