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Ethan


Delaney Diamond - 2022
    After all, they’ve been together for seven years. One night, she broaches the subject of marriage and learns the devastating truth. Ethan has no intention of marrying her.Ethan married young and learned the hard way what it was like to be betrayed by the person he loved. After a bitter divorce, he promised himself he would never allow another woman to wreck his life again. So when Skye mentions marriage, he quickly shuts her down.To get the life she craves, Skye has no choice but to end the relationship and walk away. But can she really walk away, if Ethan won’t let her go?

Share My World


D. Rose - 2020
    In a desperate search for peace, they travel back to a place filled with loving memories. By chance, they run into each other, and the summer they shared as teenagers causes old feelings to resurface. Will the sweet memories be enough for them to give love a second chance?

Love's Truth (The Four Letter Word Series Book 1)


K. Lashaun - 2021
    An offer she can’t refuse.Friends with benefits.Backsliding with a man that still honestly held her heart was probably a bad idea, but the chemistry they shared in the bedroom was undeniable and her lack of luck in finding someone new spurred her decision to agree.They were adults and could handle this, right?But the more time she spends with him, she realizes that maybe they’d ended things prematurely. Maybe they hadn’t fought hard enough to stay together.And maybe, just maybe, she was still a little bit in love with Truth.

The Penmaker's Wife


Steve Robinson - 2019
    Angelica Chastain has fled from London with her young son, William. She promises him a better life, far away from the terrors they left behind.Securing a job as a governess, Angelica captures the attention of wealthy widower Stanley Hampton. Soon they marry and the successful future Angelica envisaged for William starts to fall into place.But the past will not let Angelica go. As the people in her husband’s circle, once captivated by her charm, begin to question her motives, it becomes clear that forgetting where she came from—and who she ran from—is impossible.When tragedy threatens to expose her and destroy everything she’s built for herself and William, how far will she go to keep her secrets safe? And when does the love for one’s child tip over into dangerous obsession?Alias Grace meets Peaky Blinders in this tale of obsession, ambition and murder in Victorian England.

Taming His Wild Girl (Wild Whip Ranch #2)


Lee Savino - 2021
    Joel always looked out for me, but now I'm desperate and he's my only hope. He offers me a way out, but only if I follow his rules. The second I disobey, he'll tip me over a hay bale and teach me how to mind. When I refuse his help, he rescues me anyway. He takes me to his ranch to keep me safe. He demands obedience and doesn't hesitate to mete out harsh discipline when I defy him. I think he know my secret: I crave punishment, almost as much as I love the pleasure he gives me as a reward... Taming His Wild Girl is Joel and Isabelle's story and part of the Wild Whip Ranch series. It can be read as a standalone.

Whisper of the Moon Moth


Lindsay Jayne Ashford - 2017
    In 1931 in Calcutta, Anglo-Indian girls like Estelle are considered half-breeds, shunned by both English and Indian society. Her only escape is through the silver screen, where she can forget the world around her.When Estelle catches the eye of a dashing American heir with connections to a major motion-picture studio, he also captures her heart. Soon, Estelle has a one-way ticket to London and a recommendation for a screen test.To get to the top, she must keep her Indian heritage concealed—and so begins her new identity as movie goddess Merle Oberon. But just as her dreams are poised to come true, she discovers that her own family is keeping a much more shocking secret from her—one that changes everything she’s believed about her past.

The Long Route


Kiersten Modglin - 2019
    She never planned to see Adam again or to rehash the night that changed their lives forever.But when an assignment at work brings her back to Love, she discovers the boy she left behind is not the same man there waiting for her. Adam once thought his future with Lydia was set. Until she walked away, leaving him to pick up the pieces of his life and heart alone.It’s been five years since he saw her face and now he wants answers.As secrets about that night are finally revealed, secrets that could change everything, Adam and Lydia must make the choice to let one decision ruin all they could have or to fight for a love they once believed could go the distance.

Sheikh's Unknown Baby Daughters: A Multiple Baby Romance (Sheikhs and Babies Series)


Sophia Lynn - 2018
    But I would be damned if I’d repeat it… There are some things a man doesn’t forget.And she was my lost memory.Holly.My curvy, honey-blonde, emerald-eyed American firecracker.Back then, fate had toyed with us.We met.We fell hard.We were torn apart.It was a stupid accident.And I should’ve told Holly everything about the car crash.However, my damn pride got in the way.Over time, I tried to forget her.Numb it all out.But then she walked into my interview room.I was determined never to lose her again.Especially when the stakes got upped…Double-fold.For all those years,Holly had kept a helluva secret.Twin girls. My girls. I was so sure that we’d make it this time.Despite my excessive “sheikh” lifestyle, I’d decided to give the family thing a chance…Until my past caught up with me. Now, no matter the cost, I won’t let anything happen to my girls…  Note: Sheikh's Unknown Baby Daughters is 30k of steamy romance between a Sheikh and his American love. It is part of the Sheikhs and Babies Series, but can be read as a standalone.

Protecting What's Mine (Playing with Trouble)


Ava Gray - 2022
    

The Sheriff's Unexpected Family (Mail Order Brides of Sanctuary Book 4)


George H. McVey - 2017
    When he takes advantage of her and leaves her ruined and pregnant she answers a letter from Deputy Henry White to become his mail order bride. Arriving in Sanctuary, Montana with her new baby she finds herself without a husband, rejected by the judgmental deputy. Jack Fury came west to escape a shattered heart after finding his fiancée in the arms of another man. He vowed to never marry or love another, dedicating his life to upholding the law till death. When his deputy refuses to marry the mail order bride he sent Jack finds himself offing to marry her and take care of her child. Can Abbie-Ann learn to trust a man after her violation? Can Jack’s hard heart soften toward his new bride? Will two broken and scared individuals be able to heal each other? Or are they destined to live together in a loveless marriage? Will the past destroy their future before it even gets started? Can healing be found in the Sheriff’s Unexpected Family?

Bountiful Harvest


Darlene Tallman - 2016
    With the help of his MC Brothers, their old ladies and kids, will he make Dorrie realize that she's the one for him?

The Second Sight Bride


Emma Ashwood - 2020
    

The Cowboy's Redeeming Love


Chloe Carley - 2018
    Morgan is hoping to start a new life, to settle down, and begin a family. What he doesn’t expect is a beaten-up runaway of a woman to stumble upon his camp! Morgan and his brothers resolve to help her in any way they can.The woman is Brianna Tompkins, an ex-high society woman from the East, who has never faced such adversity before. She grew up privileged with servants to cater to her every whim, but now she is faced with destitution unless she agrees to marry the cruel and lecherous Mr. Percy Smythe. When she meets Morgan, everything changes and she begins to have hope for a future filled with love instead.But ranch life isn’t everything she imagines and Brianna finds herself struggling. With no one around who understands the riches she was used to, Brianna feels guilty and terribly alone. Though she tries her hardest, Brianna finds herself too delicate in many ways to handle the rough and exhausting life of a pioneer woman. Until, love provides her with the motivation she was lacking.Wedded bliss leads to an unexpected pregnancy and Brianna finds herself facing her toughest challenges yet. Motherhood, wifely duties, and pioneer life are a heavier burden to bear than she feels like she can manage at times—even with Morgan’s help.And then a series of misunderstandings takes Brianna away from the ranch and Morgan, without hope but to…If you like fast-paced clean romance, inspirational and emotion-packed stories, you won't be able to put down this compulsively addictive Novel by Chloe Carley."The Cowboy's Redeeming Love" is a stand-alone Inspirational Historical Romance Novel of approximately 400 pages.Buy "The Cowboy's Redeeming Love" to discover Brianna's inspirational romantic story today!Get this Book FREE With Kindle Unlimited!

The Widow and the One-Armed Miner (Love Against the Odds Book 2)


Indiana Wake - 2020
    

The Rancher’s Pregnant Bride


Stella Clark - 2021