Right?How many sparkling ciders would it take to drown my misery? I might have found out if a handsome stranger hadn’t taken the barstool next to me.He didn’t flinch at my choice of drink. Said all the right things. And when I confessed why I was sitting alone at the bar, he pulled out an engagement ring. Too soon? No worries.It wasn’t actually an engagement ring.It was adjustable, and it’s fake diamond made Cubic Zirconia seem like an extravagant option.It was a piece of costume jewelry from a machine at the front of a grocery store. He’d gotten the trinket for his daughter.But the way he looked into my eyes when he slid it onto my finger hit me deeper than anything my ex had ever done.According to nearly everyone, by the time the clock struck midnight and ushered out the horrendous year, the engagement ring they expected to see on my finger would be from my former boyfriend. He was back in town and everyone seemed to know he was going to make amends and pop the question.But he was a former boyfriend for a reason.And the ring sliding on my finger wasn’t from him.Was it wrong to undermine his proposal in such a silly way?Was it wrong to dream of my fake fiancé being something more?And was I foolish to believe my knight in shining armor had shown up that fateful night purely by chance?Is there anything better than falling in love? Finding another HEA? I'll always give you a dirty-sweet story to keep your heart full and your windows steamed!Her Midnight Mistake is part of the Hot for Curves series of New Year's Eve romances. We're ready to move on from 2020 and wanted to bring you some sexy stories to help pass the time while we wait for the stroke of midnight!

    The mysterious big rig driver made me feel flustered in ways I barely understood, with his hands. His words. His observant eyes. Now he's telling me that I'm unsafe. That I'm in serious danger, unless I trust him. In all ways. Physically. Emotionally. In the back of his rig, I become his, without exception. But our happy ending could be cut short by the men who want to hurt me. They underestimated what my truck driver would do to keep me safe, though...and come home to me forever.

    A hitman with one last job before I can quit and do what I really want with my life. It should be simple. Go to a club, find my mark, and shoot. But when I get there, things get hard. Pun intended. It’s impossible to ignore the intense, blue eyes gazing at me from the group of women on stage being sold to the highest bidder. Something primal ignites inside me the longer I stare at her. She needs me to protect her. On a snap decision, I place a bid and before I know it I own her. But she has a secret. And I won’t stop until I figure out what it is and claim her as mine. No refunds. Proceed With Caution: Instalove. Hired hitman. Girl in danger. Funny, clever banter. Racing across town on his Harley. Longing looks. Bits of humor. Tattooed, overprotective hero with an unusual hobby. A heroine who has a mind of her own and won’t take no for an answer. Finger-banging fun times. Skirts on the edge of reality. Epic bedroom scenes. Heat Level: Molten.Action: Page-turning Suspense. HEA: Always.

    Enjoy the wildlife, take lots of pictures, a few of the Mountain Bluebird and load up my scrapbook. What I didn’t plan on was falling into the arms of a Mountain Man, literally.The mountain men are calling, and we must go . . .This spring, twenty-one of your favorite romance authors are joining forces to bring you a mountain man series to make you swoon. Join us all May long for thick beards, big hearts, and instalove that won’t be denied. The Spring’s Mountain Men series of short, steamy stories is sure to put a spring in your step. *wink* HEAs guaranteed!

    Living in the mountains can get lonely, but it’s easier to resist temptation when your only companions are trees and bears.Then temptation fell into my lap—literally.Allie Russo is the last kind of problem I need on my hands. Gorgeous, smart, and far too young for me, she’s running from problems of her own. She has no business being in my life. Or in my bed. Or over my knee.The problem is, she likes being there. And when she calls me Daddy with that look in her big, dark eyes, I have a hard time remembering all the reasons we’re wrong for each other.Because this thing between us feels right. And now I’m not sure I can live without her.

    My cabin. My rules. And she’s my woman – she just doesn’t know it yet. I left civilization and my demons a long time ago, seeking solitude up on Blackthorn Mountain. Just one ex-Marine, a remote cabin, and the wilderness, with no distractions. But then she turns up, blowing in with a winter’s blizzard like a very f**king big distraction. Blonde, beautiful, and mouthy as all hell, even when I save her from freezing that sweet little butt off. A rough mountain man like me should want nothing to do with a rich city girl like Katrina. Except one look at her sweet, tempting curves, and one taste of those sassy, pouty lips, and I want everything to do with her. I saved her from freezing, but maybe it’s her who’s going to save my frozen heart. We’re trapped up here for the storm, locked in a cabin with only the heat between us to keep us warm. Her wealthy, city family thinks they can marry her off to some rich little sh*t. But they’re very wrong. My mountain. My cabin. My woman. I’ll make Katrina my bride, and I’ll be d*mned if I let them take her from me. Heads up - I’ve gone totally off the rails with this one. This book is pure, unfiltered, growly-alpha-claims-his-woman smut at it’s finest. It’s sweet, it’s filthy, and it’s completely ridiculous. You’re probably going to love it ;). Safe, no cheating, and HEA guaranteed. For a limited time, this new release edition contains additional content for further reader enjoyment, as a thank you for your support. Though the page-count below may show differently, Claiming His Mountain Bride is a novella-length book of approximately 22k words.

    She wished he’d never left. TylerGoing back is never easy. Especially when the night you left is also the night the girl of your dreams said she loved you.I wasn't enough for her back then. I wasn't enough for me either.Avery and I were just kids, and I had dreams that were bigger than Oakwood falls could provide.Not to mention, she was my best friend’s kid sister. She was off-limits then. A decade later, she's probably still off-limits. But this time, I don’t care. I won't let anything stop me.I've come back to make Avery Roberts mine.AveryHe broke my heart. I handed it to him on a silver platter and instead of taking care of it, he stomped it into the ground and didn't look back at the mess he made.A whole decade has passed since that night, and I’ve grown up. I'd like to say I don't think of him, but that would be a lie. I think about him all the time. I think about him so much that when I see him again, I don't quite trust my eyes. I've seen him in the faces of strangers so many times that it's hard for me to recognize him in the flesh. But he's here. He's back. And I’m…angry.He says he came back for me. Question is, am I still the girl he left behind?I won't let him break my heart again.Mother Nature has other ideas for these star-crossed lovers. When the rotting floor of an old cabin gives way and traps them together in an old cellar, they’re LOVE TRAPPED. They have no choice but to confront their past, and possibly discover their future…As always, this Megan Wade book comes with her ‘Sugar Promise’. High heat, low drama, guaranteed.

    But now that she's living in small-town Montana, she's finding her way easier. If only her daring baking adventure could find success, she'd be content.Merrick Dumont loves his mountain. He likes creating rustic furniture out of the red cedar that grows on Big Horn Ridge. And he'd never go to town at all, except for the necessities: toilet paper, beer, and coffee. Not to mention the cupcakes he found at the pop-up bake shop... and the spicy-sweet girl who's selling them...Short, sweet, steamy instalove! No cheating, no cliffhanger, and a guaranteed HEA. Part of the Men of Big Horn Ridge series, but can be read as a standalone.

     A Scottish-American, he moved back to the states with his mum after University and started Iver Aeronautics. He built it from a start-up to a billion-dollar company with government contracts. Now all that’s missing is a bonnie lass to share his success with. He finally spots her on his way home and is all set to sweep her off her feet… too bad she gets away before he can claim her. Nova Donahue is screwed. She just lost her roommate, her apartment, and most of her belongings and now some guy keeps popping up and declaring that she’s meant for him. She’s been an optimist all of her life but given her current situation, she’s starting to have trouble seeing the best in people. Will Baylor be able to convince his girl that what they have is true love? Or has Nova been through too much to trust again? *Warning: This instalove romance is full of heat! Looking for an alpha hero with a strong Scottish accent who isn’t afraid to go after his woman? Then hit that button because this is the book for you!

    There was no better way to do that than by dating her best friend. Or at least that was the excuse he gave himself to ask Olivia Hall out.For two years, they had the perfect relationship. With graduation on the horizon, Leland was ready to pop the question. He had no doubt Olivia would accept his proposal…until she overheard something she shouldn’t have.Will Olivia forgive Leland when she finally discovers how they became a couple?

    They destroyed my family when I was a boy. So when the pretty little Volkov heiress stumbles past my cabin in the mountains, I can’t believe my eyes. She’s sweet. Innocent. Her father should know better than to let her roam the mountains unprotected.There are beasts out here in the wild.Beasts and wicked men.And none of them worse than me. Mountain Captive is a short and steamy instalove story with an OTT possessive hero and the innocent heroine he’s sworn to destroy.

    Seeing the smiling faces of all the children was a sight to behold. Dressing up and playing an elf, you’re always kind of overshadowed by the big guy in the red suit everyone wants to see. That is until one nervous little girl needs my help. I just wasn't expecting a Christmas Miracle. Troy I was ready to leave. I was going to pick up my daughter and carry her out of the mall. What was I thinking? It was too crowded, too chaotic, too busy. I almost walked out but then I saw her. A beautiful little elf. Entranced when this beauty stepped in and assisted my daughter; I knew I found it - My Shimmering Sign. Book 20 in A Forever Safe Christmas

    Any Order. Individual Love.I've been infatuated with Silas Prescott for the longest time.Sure, he doesn't know I'm alive as he walks past me without looking up from his phone. But, it's not like I ever thought he would notice me, or anyone else for that matter. All he cares about is work.That is, until he needs a date and his sister insists I should play his fake girlfriend. And not just for a date, but a whole weekend, staying in the same room, lying to all of their friends and family. But I'm desperately in need of money and I can handle a weekend pretending to be a billionaire's plaything.Only...it's hard to remember it's only fake when he acts like a possessive jerk, or when he tells me I'm beautiful, or when I'm in his arms.But I have to remember it's not real because falling for my fake boyfriend would be a mistake. There is only one thing Silas Prescott cares about and that's work.Author Note: This relationship might start out fake, but it doesn't stay that way for long. Along the way there's a dressing room incident, dancing, and a Momzilla who wants nothing more than to have her kids happily married. Don't worry, our hero and heroine get their happily ever after.

    Come for the found family created in the midst of the most unlikely of circumstances, stay for the protective mountain man who will do whatever it takes to protect the ones he loves.The mountain men are calling, and we must go . . .This spring, twenty-one of your favorite romance authors are joining forces to bring you a mountain man series to make you swoon. Join us all May long for thick beards, big hearts, and instalove that won’t be denied. The Spring’s Mountain Men series of short, steamy stories is sure to put a spring in your step. *wink* HEAs guaranteed!**Content warning: domestic abuse is lightly portrayed and referenced in this book.

    Shy and artistic, she’d rather keep to herself. But when she gets talked into attending a school football game by a new friend, the drop-dead gorgeous quarterback can’t take his eyes off her. Will Blake Travis be the one to bring Skye out of her shell?Blake Travis is saving himself. The hottest superstar at UT just isn’t interested in playing any other field except the one with a football on it. A romantic at heart, he’s holding out for the real thing. As soon as he lays eyes on the shy stranger with the smoky green eyes and flaxen hair, he knows he’s found her.SCORE is a super-sweet, safe, scorching-hot story about first love. No love triangles, cliffhangers or cheating.Book #1 in the Travis Brothers series