My mother never lost and when I took over the bakery I continued the winning streak until Leanne and Sprinkled With Sugar came along. Her apple pie blew my cherry pie out of the water that first year and has beat me every year since no matter what I try.It would be frustrating, but it’s hard to be mad at such a beautiful dessert, and I’m not talking about the pie. She’s sweet as pie and absolutely edible.She’s all smiles for everyone except me. She thinks I have a vendetta against her simply because she’s the new reigning champion of the Sweet Lake Festival pie contest. I don’t. No the only problem I have with her is how much she hates me.This year I’m determined to win. Not only the contest, but her heart.

    On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… twelve days to prove to her that we weren’t just best friends, that it was more than our dogs who were madly in love.When her mom bailed on their plans, she found herself stuck in the city with nothing to do.Well, I was going to give her something to do.Fall as in love with me as I was with her...

    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.

     This mountain is my sanctuary. Until some woman shows up during a snowstorm with a suitcase, insisting she’s rented my cabin for the week. She got scammed. Not my problem. She’s got curves in all the right places, but I send her away. The next thing I know, she’s crashed her car in the blizzard and I’m carrying her to my cabin. I rescued her and now we’re snowed in together. It’s all I can do to keep my hands off her. But I know she wants me, too. Sparks fly, and there’s no turning back. We’re all alone up in the mountains, snowed in and having the hottest fling in history. There’s only one problem: I don’t want to let her go. Make that two problems: I can’t let her find out my dark secret. If I tell her the truth, she’ll run away, and I’ll never see her again. If I keep the secret, I lose the girl of my dreams.

    But will their relationship end up costing him his job?

    Having been burned by love in the past, the last thing he expects is to feel so drawn to the sexy doctor in town. Especially when that doctor is a man, awakening desires Ford had long ago pushed aside.Dr. River Adams is happy with his life. Being the favorite pediatrician in the small town where he lives and a father to his little girl, Hannah, is incredibly fulfilling. Still, he can’t help wishing he had someone to share it all with.When Ellie and Hannah become friends, the two dads find themselves spending a lot of time together, forging a friendship of their own. But what starts out as nothing more than simple companionship, soon turns into heated looks, lingering touches, and mind-melting sexual tension. The chemistry between them is undeniable, but as they grow closer, Ford begins to worry that one more big change might prove to be too much for Ellie. Can River convince Ford to trust what is happening between them, allowing new hope to heal Ford and Ellie’s damaged hearts?

    Of course, they can’t pay. That’s why my empire is thriving—it’s built on other people’s weaknesses. When it’s time to collect what they owe, I see her. Rebecca Carson, their youngest sister. The darkness that surrounds her is intoxicating. The pain in her eyes is addicting. She’s most likely too good for me and most definitely too fragile. A good man would probably walk away. A good man wouldn’t lock her into his bedroom so that he will be the only one to touch her. A good man wouldn’t make her submit to his depraved desires. But I am not a good man. This dark daddy romance is over-the-top and deliciously dirty. Possessive alpha meets mouthy brat who just wants to be left alone. Spoiler: He most definitely won’t leave her alone. Safe, no cheating, and a ludicrously sweet HEA.

    What he hadn't figured on was moving next door to her.Lucie was bubbly and sweet.She had an obsession with baking. A temperamental cat. And a penchant for getting into trouble.She was everything he shouldn't be interested in.Yet he couldn't seem to stop thinking about her...Warning: Contains a grumpy, protective Daddy. Personally, that's my favorite kind.Please note that this was originally published in the Dirty Daddies 2021 Anthology and hasn't been changed.

    

    All she does is work.The only man keeping her sane and driving her crazy at the same time is her boss.Her infuriating, demanding, arrogant, hot-as-sin boss.Renee knows better than to get involved with that smug, sexy billionaire playboy. Zack is her boss, and she is determined to keep their relationship strictly professional.Zack Howell knows that his beautiful, curvy PA is trying her damnedest to keep him at a distance. The more he tries to get closer to her, the more walls she builds around her heart.Renee is smart, capable, sexy and sweet as honey.And she is his.Seeing her every day at the office and working together with her has become both a joy and a torment.When a dare turns into something more, all bets are off.But there are those who will stop at nothing to destroy Zack.Love is a dangerous game, and the game has just turned deadly.Zack will do everything to keep Renee safe and keep her with him.Nothing can keep a bear from its mate. Nothing and no one.

    But I can still make this work. Sure, I’ve never cooked or cleaned, but that’s what YouTube educational videos are for, right? Best of all, my new boss is, in a word, hot. And not as straight as I first thought. He’s divorced from a woman, but the way he touches me tells me he’s intrigued. Little did I know, we’re connected in more ways than one. My father’s business is moving into town—and putting Axel out of business. Telling Axel could ruin everything between us, but my heart is in too deep to back out now. I want more than a work contract with Axel, but our relationship may not survive the truth. AXEL: After my divorce from my ex-wife, I’m done with love and marriage. So I decide to “rent a spouse” to handle the cooking and cleaning while I focus on my business—which is how I’m paired with Ashley. When my new spouse shows up at the door, I certainly don’t expect the hottest man I’ve ever seen to waltz in. Ashley’s all sunshine and sass, and he makes me never want to leave the house. I’ve never been attracted to another man, but he breaks through all my barriers. My heart wants more with him, but my business is in trouble, and soon I’ll have to cut costs—including my spouse. Worse yet, Ashley seems to know more about my business than he lets on. He’s hiding something, and if we’re going to be real partners, I need a real answer. This is the first book in the Rent A Spouse series. It can be read as a standalone with no cliffhanger.

    Plus a sweet & sexy baker. Brought together by two mischievous boys with a plan that leads to a ho-ho-ho-happily ever after. The holidays have never been so romantic. And for a limited time, you get an extra holiday story read as a bonus...The One I Want for Christmas!

    Featuring two full length new adult romance novels, this new adult romance box set offers over 160,000 words of swoon-worthy bad boy romance for one special price. UNBELONGING (Book 1) Sometimes, the Place You Belong Isn't Where You Began...With an accounting degree that's getting her nowhere, Chloe Malinski spends her nights waitressing and her days housesitting in a neighborhood that's infinitely beyond her reach or comfort zone. But she knows all too well that no one wants a pauper in their mansion, so she's gotten good - maybe a little too good - at faking it 'til she makes it. With more baggage than any airline, Lawton Rastor made his money through prizefighting - and not the kind with padded gloves and some bowtie-wearing referee. He made it through the gritty, back alley kind where sweaty money changed hands over beer and bimbos. She's a poor girl from Hamtramck. He's a billionaire bad boy from Detroit. They should've never crossed paths. But when they do, thanks to Chloe's latest housesitting gig, the collision of sparks, secrets, and misunderstandings leaves both of them yearning to belong exactly where they shouldn't - with each other. REBELONGING (Book 2) How Do You Get Back Where You Truly Belong?...How do you come back from the biggest screw-up of your life? That's the question for Lawton Rastor, the billionaire bad boy from Detroit, after he lets the girl of his dreams not just slip through his fingers, but run away, fast – and with good reason. How do you resist a guy who's irresistible? That's the question for Chloe Malinski, the world's most overqualified waitress, after a nightmarish night leaves her vowing to avoid her fantasy guy for good – no matter how hard he works to win her back. Chloe finds Lawton impossible to resist. Lawton finds Chloe impossible to forget. But finding that place to belong isn't easy when neither one knows where the other truly comes from. New Adult Specials: Now, for one low price, get this complete new adult series, featuring the two breakout full novels that spent weeks in the Amazon top 100! Together, these two full length new adult books complete the New Adult Billionaire Bad Boy Unbelonging Series. They feature mature content, sexual situations, and adult language. They're not advised for under-age readers.

    No tree, no plans, and no family to speak of. Her life is ripping apart at the seams. But this state of affairs is not new to Kayla. She is no stranger to life having its moments with her. But, at forty years old, she’s wondering why it is, that the universe is hell bent on dealing her a losing hand. With her vehicle newly repossessed, and an eviction notice pinned to her front door, Kayla knows it’s just a matter of time before she’ll be without a roof over her head, and searching for somewhere to go. But she has nowhere to go . . . Alone, in a world that is pulling no punches, defeat is singlehandedly, weighing Kayla down. And it all goes from bad to way worse, when a stranger shows up to drop off yet another piece of bad news. Silas When Silas Daniels arrives at Kayla’s front door, he’s there only to bring a misrouted 48-hour disconnection notice, from the gas & electric company. It mistakenly got mixed in with his daughter’s mail and he’s just there, as a favor, to deliver. His intent is to hand the envelope off to its rightful owner, and be on his way. But when Kayla opens the door, it takes only a few seconds for Silas to see the pain inside her eyes. She’s hurting, and in his hands he holds something to twist the knife further. He wants to help; she wants to be left alone. And while Silas wants to honor and respect her wishes, how can he walk away from her in her time of need? That’s not who he is. He simply can’t do it . . .

    Just one kiss... Take the Bang.Charlotte Prescott has just been offered a job. She doesn't know much about the pharmaceutical company other than her childhood friend and former neighbor, Elliot Crowe, is a scientist there. She's hoping to run into him. As a teen, he did save her life and she would like to properly thank the brainy geek whom she felt was hardly deserving of a kiss at the time. Charlotte, however, is soon going to learn that some geeks have more to offer than wishes for kisses and brains. Some geeks grow up to become sexy, smartass men.This a Contemporary Pulp Fiction romance.Geeks Gone Savage: Bang No. 1 is for mature audiences.*This first of four books in a series can be read as a standalone.**Includes access link to the *After Dark* Bonus Chapter (just in case you want a little more).