Kate Walker belonged in the second category--hadn't he once thrown her off his ranch for misbehaving? He'd never stopped wanting her, though, and it was time to make his move.Kate had been in love with Jacob since childhood. Unbeknownst to him, she wasn't the kind of woman who took love lightly. Now Jacob was back in her life, but she didn't dare tell him the truth.Kate risked everything just being with Jacob. Her gamble almost ended in disaster--until Jacob decided to take some risks of his own!987)

    He thrives on the limelight and the attention of women who throw themselves at him. Josh is a jerk who lives for his next one-night-stand, and his latest target is Corinne Lee, Wild Nights' new professional photographer.Except Corinne isn't interested in Josh or his antics. She's there to take his picture, nothing more, nothing less.Or so she thinks.

    Then it all fell apart.Cassie’s built a new life in New York and puts her heart into her career as the youngest culinary producer for Scrumptious. She’s not prepared to wander into some dive bar and see the man who broke her heart all those years ago. Sebastian Wolfgang Clark, lead guitarist of Steelwolf, had played her body like a fine instrument and made her heart sing before he’d shattered it.The well of music Bash tapped into for years has dried up. It died when his best friend did. Or maybe when he’d pushed Cassie out of his life. It’s been two years since he said goodbye to his friend and the record label is done waiting for new music. Then Cassie walks back into his life.Is Cassie willing to risk her heart again? Can she help Bash repair the fractured rhythm of his life and create the music he loves once again? Or will he end up pushing her away again for all the wrong reasons? Release date - September 2019

    I married him.I thought life was good.Now he’s dying.Beck—I married an addict.I didn’t know it at the time.She hid it well.Now she could die.When Bernadette—Birdie—Chapman and Beck Griffin meet in grief counseling they have an instant connection. For Birdie, it’s a comfort to share her feelings with someone who knows what she’s going through. For Beck, it’s an outlet, someone who understands his anger.But neither is prepared when they fall in love.And the guilt is almost too much to bear.The Wait series—a love story of two broken hearts that find each other…and try to become a whole…

    She has it all: a place of her own, a business where her temper has its uses, and great people who work for her. But something is missing. The problem is, her stubbornness refuses to admit how lonely she actually is. She lost the one man she thought she could marry, a university love, but when their careers drive them in different directions they went their separate ways. Now he’s back. He’s also changed. Unsure if she wants to hug him or throat punch him, she keeps her distance. Or tries to. Travis Stewart moves to Ballarat for one reason—to have Violet back in his life. His love has never diminished. Not through the years, the distance, or even in the underworld he finds himself a part of. He will always love her. Now he just has to convince Violet that his heart is hers, and his soul isn’t as black as it seems. His mission is simple: get Violet to understand they have a future together before getting kneed in the balls. Easy, especially as he refuses to be outplayed.

    She's tired of seeing her work with someone else's name slapped on the cover. She wants to make a name for herself, even if it means starting from scratch and saying goodbye to a steady paycheck.So when Emerson Whittaker, the famed, mysterious novelist convinces her to take on one final ghostwriting project in return for good money, she doesn’t even think twice. This could be her gateway into the daunting literary world.Finley finds herself captivated by the enigmatic Emerson. And there's something about Finley that Emerson can't ignore, either. They soon find themselves digging deeper into each other’s lives, and Finley soon uncovers things — shocking, hidden things that she can’t just brush aside.The only problem is, Finley is falling in love with Emerson. And she’s not sure she can overlook the provocative secret he’s been hiding for eight years.The Love at Work Series consists of interconnected standalones, all having to do with falling in love at work. They can be read in any order!Between the PagesA Love Like ThatTracing the StarsSay You Hate Me

    With a supportive family, a great job out of college, and her best friend, Eli, by her side, she doesn’t take anything this life has to offer for granted. A lesson she learned when she lost her dad to cancer. Another lesson she’s learned? Don’t date your best friend. But she and Eli worked through the awkwardness and are now firmly planted in the friend zone. Until she meets Eli’s other best friend, Heath, and true feelings are exposed.Fresh out of rehab, Heath Braeburn is Leah’s opposite in every way. Spoiled. Reckless. Impetuous. The only thing they have in common is Eli, who has been by Heath’s side through it all, including when his mom up and left years ago. A fact he’s never gotten over. But at twenty-four years old, it’s time to prove that he’s not the man everyone has come to expect him to be. Starting with Leah. She is his clean slate. His game changer. But will he become Leah’s biggest regret?This is a story of what happens when friendships are tested, words go unspoken, and hearts are broken. And how three friends all manage to find their way back to each other.Due to strong sexual content, coarse language and mature subject matter, this book is not suitable for readers under the age of 18.

    Not fighting harder to be in his daughter’s life was one, but the other was thinking that life would be somehow better without his best friend in it. However, as badly as he’d like Marlo back in his life, the last five years showed him a side of her he never imagined possible.At twenty-two, Marlo Byrd unexpectedly finds herself divorced and raising an infant on her own. Jordan had been her everything—her family and her protector—until one day he decided he wanted out. No calls. No letters. Nothing. She managed to find solace in the team that was once his…until five years later, when Jordan’s traded back. Back in the Enforcers locker room, Jordan is quickly put in his place—he may have a spot on the team, but his ex has a spot in the “family.” Everyone has an opinion on what happened between Jordan and Marlo. Did Jordan leave Marlo, and never look back, wearing the ‘deadbeat dad’ label?Or did Marlo hold back on Jordan, wanting to hurt him the way he hurt her?Gloves will be dropped. Fights will commence.But who will come out the victor?

    Free from the social obligations, free from the money, free from the control that her privileged upbringing has taken from her life. And at college, she wants to be unseen, unheard, unnoticed.Jackson's life has been less than perfect since his high school girlfriend took the back door out of his life, permanently. After years of subscribing to an existence of less than gentlemanly behaviour, he decides to man up and go to college, promising to be done with random hook ups and female drama. They had it all worked out, each one had a plan. At least they did...until they met. Together they run from everything; from life, from happiness, from each other. They are two people both so scared; of heartbreak, of repeating past mistakes, of trusting someone else. Two people simply scared of beautiful..

    And after seven months of watching my husband turn into someone I didn't recognize, I'd given up hope in finding answers. So I decided to break his heart... and he did nothing to stop me.Trigger warning: This book contains cheating and other sensitive subject matter.

    This is a story of what happens when love is so powerful and all-consuming that it has the ability to destroy everyone involved. It’s definitely not pretty and it’s certainly not a fairytale, but it’s their story and it couldn’t be told any other way.Heath is a full-length standalone romance.

    Her plan? Relax, reset, and head back up the corporate ladder. There’s just one unexpected step. Neely’s back in Dogwood Lane for barely a day when she sees the man she ran from nine years ago: the bad boy next door who was her first kiss, her first love, and her first heartbreak.Devoted single dad Dane Madden knows he hurt Neely in the worst way. He’s got a lot to make up for. And as passionate as their reconnection is, it’s a lot to hope for. Having her back in his arms feels so right. But falling in love all over again with a woman who wants to live a world away is bound to go so wrong.What’s it going to take for Neely to give him—and Dogwood Lane—just one more chance?

    The sound was smoky and alluring, but also commanding—like a teacher’s voice. I turned my head to see who was on stage, and my gut bottomed out. I felt as if a rod had just been thrown through me. It was Stephanie.      ***Seven years ago, Stephanie Renner was on top of the world. She was in her last year of college, she’d been dating her boyfriend for years…they were the ultimate couple and the envy of EVERYONE!The future looked so bright…it was blinding.She was in love…she was engaged...there was a plan…and everything was working out. What made it even better was that her boyfriend, Mark Mason had just gone with his two best friends to pitch their idea to some venture capitalists...AND THEY NAILED IT! Stephanie and Mark were going to be millionaires and she even graduated yet!That’s a heck of a start in life. But you know what the say about the best laid plans don’t you? While Mark is out of the state, celebrating with the boys, Stephanie discovers she is pregnant, but she doesn’t tell Mark.Well, on the other side of the country Mark screws up so bad, it’s on a level pursuant to the upper echelons of dumbassery. But that’s not the end of it….Things are complicated even more when, days later, the unspeakable happens with Stephanie.They had the promise of the perfect life…and it all ends in tears for both of them. Stephanie ghosts Mark and that’s the end of it. Or so she thinks…because fate…well, fate has different plans. Very different. Now…It’s seven years later. Mark Mason is a Billionaire. Stephanie Renner is a very successful teacher. When Mark attends a school’s fundraiser in lieu of his business partner and sees Stephanie on the podium, he knows beyond a shadow of all doubt that this is his second chance. He knows with every fiber of his being that Stephanie is the only woman for him…and for seven long years he’s been pining for her, he’s just not going to lose her twice. He won’t let it happen. He’s going to do anything and everything to reunite them. But it’s just not that easy. Will Mark manage to win back and mend the heart he once broke? Will Stephanie’s secret prove to be their undoing? Find out if destiny is all it’s cracked up to be in this brand new, riveting - second chance novel from Raquel Belle.

     She used to be the apple of Todd's eye but no matter what she did, lately, he was just too busy to notice her. She could not help but wonder why. Then one day, an unexpected email, subject line: Forgotten Wife and little did she know, it was about to play a major part in her life. They say first comes love then comes ... a kidnapping, attacks, lies and affairs. Someone is out for blood but who, what, when and why? Secrets are revealed and Rylee fears for her life, when all she ever wanted was not to be The Forgotten Wife.

    But a few stolen kisses and nights spent trading truths led to a decade of deceit and lies. We couldn’t escape the attraction, no matter how hard we tried. I took all of her firsts, despite knowing I won't be her last. Now the woman who owns my soul, isn't the one wearing my ring. Trigger Warning : Cheating