After a tragedy rocked her world, she packed her bags and headed for Sweetheart, Colorado, opening Urban Bloom and trying to forget her past. She never thought she would fall in love with the charming town or fall for one of its heroes.

Holden Summers is one of Sweetheart, Colorado’s most eligible bachelors. The townsfolk never understood how the handsome captain of the Sweetheart Fire Department hasn’t been caught by anyone, but Holden isn’t interested in dating. He is too focused on other things…until the day when he steps into Urban Bloom and takes one look at the sweet young owner.

    The picture is soft, just like her curves, and instantly he's obsessed. Cali Carr is at the end of her full-figure modeling career when she's hired for a new campaign. But when the owner of the company steps out of the shadows and starts calling the shots, a job is the last thing it feels like. Love at first sight isn't supposed to be real. One-touch isn't supposed to ignite so much. A single picture isn't supposed to drive a man insane. But luckily for us, it's happening in Curvy! Warning: Over the top isn't strong enough for what this short story is. It's velvety sweetness coated in insta-love cheese, and it's waiting for you to take a bite.

    Guarded. And he never takes his eyes off me.I thought I’d see him one time, but he keeps showing up.If I was any other girl, I’d probably get my hopes up.But not me. I’m plain Jane.Destined to be alone with my vCard intact.DuttonFrom the moment I saw her, I wanted her as mine.Slowly, I’ve moved my business to Sweetheart, Colorado just to be near her.She’s too young. And just as sweet as the apple pie she bakes.She makes me smile and wish for things I never knew I wanted.I thought I could be happy just seeing her at the diner.But then she goes out on a date with another man.I can’t just stand by. And I won’t stop until Jane is mine.

    This bossy hockey star just met his curvy match.LaneyWeston Davies, bad boy of the NHL, was my dad's hero.He's a beast on the ice…and off.He's also rude, arrogant, and way too hot.I came to the game to thank him for making my dad's last year so happy.I'm leaving as the winner of a Valentine's Day date with him.Why do I get the feeling he's behind my random selection?And why am I thinking about actually following through?This has bad idea written all over it.WestonNothing gets me as heated as a bad call on the ice.Until I save Laney Briggs from a wayward puck.She's got the brightest eyes and the cutest annoyed face I've ever seen.I probably shouldn't have offered to sign her chest.I really shouldn't have scammed my way into a date with her.But there's something about her that drives me wild.She thinks I'm an arrogant jerk.I think she was made to be mine.Now I just have to convince her that I'm worth the hassle.

    From the clown school fiasco to the near torching of her sister’s restaurant, Luna’s work history has been a string of bad luck. She’s back on her feet with a new private investigator job which only requires her to look up credit reports and take the occasional photo. What could possibly go wrong? Answer: Falling for the man you’re hired to investigate. Maddox Castile knows he’s being stalked but after he gets a good look at the spy, he’s thrilled. He opens his curtains, takes long strolls for lunch, and makes sure that his new friend doesn’t get arrested for following him around. The real problem is that she’s not making any moves. What will it take? Answer: Doing a little stalking of his own. Luna may have thought she was the hunter, but in the end, she’s the one captured.

    That's what I need. And that's what I have -- until her -- the woman in the pop-up shop across the street. The shop that's invaded my tranquil life, and turned my town into a movie set. I want nothing to do with any of it. But then I hear her voice -- and I can't think about cogs and tick tocks. All I can think about is her. And when I find her? I'm never letting her go. FawnA pop-up shop is a perfect idea to publicize our Kitty Cat Valentine premiere. I may not be the star of the movie, but I can certainly be the MVP of the shop. But when my friend tells the long line of people that I'm giving away a kiss to one lucky shopper, I don't know if I can do it -- until he walks in -- Sam. The stoic man who's built like a freight train and kisses as he means it. I want to be his Valentine -- but when his dangerous past finds him -- will we be able to give love a chance?*-*MINK's note: Curl up with a coffee and a cat for this Valentine's treat with twists, turns, steam, and a fun HEA.

    McKenzie Hardware was the center of my universe, but I wanted more. I was lonely, isolating myself from people at every turn.
But when I’d seen Pepper, something in me lit up. She was like the sun in my very dark world, and I wanted that light to wash over me forever.
I wanted her forever.
But I was over a decade older than her and hadn’t ever been in a relationship. What could I offer her aside from my own inexperience and a hardware store?
Despite the fact that I saw myself lacking, that she deserved better than me, I knew I had to find out more about her. I had to make her mine.
She was so much younger than me, innocent and fragile. She was soft and perfect to my hard and rough.
And she transfixed me, mesmerized me. I was infatuated.
It got to the point where I couldn’t stay away anymore. I couldn’t lie to myself that what I felt for her was just a passing curiosity.
It was more. She was more. I needed her to be mine.

    Complicating matters is Lars’s innocent new neighbor, who may as well have a target on her back in this seedy neighborhood. Whether she wants it or not, she’s under his protection now. Wendy Wilson is a poor college student who’s been on her own for some time. When she takes out an online ad looking for babysitting work, she finds herself in a dangerous predicament. But the one person who shows up to help her might be even more dangerous to her virtue than being held captive by an evil kingpin. Warning: This special Holidays With Alexa Riley story will leave you happily breathless! This gritty Christmas story has everything and more that readers would expect from characters ripped right out of Alexa Riley: a hot, over-the-top possessive alpha, steamy insta-love, a holiday-themed happily ever after, zero condoms, at least one virgin and tacos. Wait, the tacos … that was me, Abby. ANYWAY … get ready because Lars and Wendy are going to fill your stocking with all the swoons!

    When she finds herself facing a sea of half-dressed athletes, her innocence gets the better of her and she clams up, leading to a public lecture from her boss. She never could have anticipated Cort Mulloy, legendary pitcher, to step in, defend her…and offer her an exclusive interview. There’s one catch, though. For every three questions she asks the mysterious, blue-eyed loner, she’ll have to surrender a little more to his possessive touch. Anything to get the biggest story of the year, right? Who knew she could fall for him so fast? Pippa isn’t the only one falling, though, and Cort has plans to keep Pippa in his life well past the ninth inning…

    One maid. And one hotel room.Jacob Moreland should never have taken the meeting in Sweetheart, Colorado. His heart is a mess. His soul is a wreck. And there's no one on earth who understands. It's a one-night trip...until he wakes up to find a gorgeous maid in his suite.Marie Porter isn't looking for a hero. But when a last-minute errand for her boss puts her in the path of billionaire Jacob Moreland, she finds a handsome, heartbroken prince. But he's a prince she can never have.The clock is ticking, and at midnight, this fairy tale is over...

    Introverted and studious, she plans on spending most of her time holed up in the library working on her novel and keeping to herself. But when she gets dragged along to a school football game by her fun, football-mad new roommate, the hot alpha quarterback almost drops the ball at his very first sight of her.Bo McCabe is saving himself. A hopeless romantic at heart, he’s holding out for the real thing. As soon as he lays eyes on the shy stranger with the striking gray eyes and the angel’s face, he’ll stop at nothing to find out if she’s the one he’s been waiting for all along. Millie thinks Bo's insta-obsession is insanity and wants nothing to do with him. But Bo is determined. Because, somehow, Millie has already stolen his heart … and he is now utterly obsessed with winning hers.Can Bo convince Millie he’s the man of her dreams? Hopeless Romantic is a sexy standalone novella, starring an obsessed hero and the love of his life (includes three hopelessly romantic HEA epilogues!). This book is a tribute to love at first sight and insta-everything (because it happened to me :). Book #1 in the McCabe Brothers series

    In fact, he’s never spoken to me other than to order his coffee. I just can’t get over the way he sits in the corner of the shop a couple of times a week slowly sipping his hot, black coffee and staring at me with intent. Why? I don’t know. I should be concerned that he’s like a lion stalking his prey, but all I can think of is stalk me, please. James: I watch her every chance I get. When the time’s right, she will be mine. With every smile she tosses at a male customer, the angrier I get. Buying the shop, installing extra cameras, and visiting twice a week does nothing to calm the need to claim her for my own. She’s going to think I’m crazy, but really, I’m determined.

    Experience the BOOM! all over again in this action-packed novella of insta-love and suspense brought to you from author C.P. Smith!

     It took one night. No, it took one dinner, a bevy of cocktails, and a woman who’s been skirting me for months. Then, everything changed. Because the tequila did what it does best, Mary’s words flowed faster than the magic liquid she was shooting with salt and lime. Mary had demons—ones she thought were buried. She thought wrong. She can’t hide from her past or from me. Not anymore. I’m Evan Hargrove and I’ll turn the world red before I let anything happen to her. This is a Killers Series Crossover Novella written for the Happily Ever Alpha World of NYT Bestselling Author, Aurora Rose Reynolds. Warning: This book contains naughty words and sexy bits. If you aren’t eighteen, step away from the purchase button, turn around, and walk away. We’ll pretend this never happened and I won’t tell your parents.

    That could be because the temporary rental she's in is a dump, or it might be that the police just kicked in the door of said rental and came in with their weapons drawn.Officer John Wright is stunned to realize the girl standing in front of him with her hands up is the former neighbor he's pined over for years. Now that he's finally got her within his sights, he plans never to let her go.