Fae Bound
First kiss? Still waiting. First love? Don't make me laugh.None of the wolves in the pack that adopted me would ever dream of getting close enough for that, not when I'm a helpless human and my adoptive father is the gruff pack leader. I should be grateful that my overprotective family has kept me safe, but nothing has ever happened to me, and now I'm a sophomore in college with a mile-long list of things I've never experienced.I've never even felt a flutter of attraction to anyone before, but that won't stop me from checking "punch my v-card" off my list this year. And, for the first time in my life, I'm feeling heart-fluttery feelings for someone. My giant vampire roommate isn't on board with jumping into bed without strings, though. Or, more specifically, a whole toolbox of toys to make sure he doesn't accidentally hurt me. But seeing him laid out in front of me like that and at my mercy wakes up something inside of me I never imagined was there.When a long-lost cousin turns up claiming I have a fae grandmother who wants to meet me, my journey of self-discovery has to take a back seat to dealing with the dangerous family I never knew I had.Now I'm not sure if I'm trying to tame my roommate's inner beast, or my own.Fae Bound is a steamy M/F standalone romance where the FMC takes charge and everyone has a happy ending.
A Tainted Proposal
He's younger. Richer. Hot AF. And about to learn how to beg.When Xander Stone proposed to marry me and save my business, I wanted to refuse. I should have. He's younger.Filthy rich.Entitled. Trouble in every single way... but desperation won and I took his deal.It's supposed to be a fake marriage. A business transaction.The challenge is the raw attraction, the burning heat, the all-consuming pull. The man is good. Too good. He makes me feel like I matter. He teaches me to respect myself-but his love language is manipulation.And the biggest problem with our deal is that Xander Stone never intended to keep it. Instead, right from the start, he intended to keep me... even if I'm the one who tries to walk away.
Jagged Ink
Roxie Montgomery met her soul mate when she least expected it. When he asked her to marry him, she thought her happily ever after was only just beginning. Then, she found that walking into the sunset was much harder than her favorite books made it out to be.After a crushing loss, she feels as though she doesn't know her husband anymore, or rather...she doesn't know herself.Carter Marshall has loved Roxie since the first time he saw her. But as the days pass between them, so does the distance. He doesn't know how to show her that he's all in, and honestly doesn't know if she's in at all.When an accident changes everything, they'll have to decide if what they have can be salvaged, or if starting over is the answer. Or even possible.**Jagged Ink is a marriage in jeopardy, nearly enemies to lovers, second chance romance in the Montgomery Ink: Colorado Springs series featuring Roxie and Carter. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
Restless Ink
Never falling for your best friend's ex-husband is the first rule in keeping your friendship. But just once, Thea Montgomery would like to go on a date that doesn't end in disaster.Between her family and her bakery, she's on the top of her game. Her personal life, however, is a different story. And getting closer to Dimitri would just make things worse.Dimitri Carr thought he had it all: a job he loved and a woman who meant the world.Only in the end, his wife wanted something and someone else.He knows that starting something with Thea would cross a line, but there's no saying no to the chemistry bursting between them.Except the moment they finally give into temptation, the danger they thought they could avoid makes itself known. And if they're not careful, finding the love of their lives will the be the last thing they ever do.**Restless Ink is a friends to lovers, best friend's ex, single dog dad romance in the Montgomery Ink: Colorado Springs series featuring Thea and Dimitri. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
Fallen Ink
Adrienne Montgomery has two major rules in life: Never let them see you cry.And never fall for her best friend.On opening day of her family tattoo shop, she's already failed both of those.Mace Knight takes pride in two things: his art and his daughter.He knows he's taking a risk by starting over in a new shop with the Montgomerys, but the stakes are even higher when he finally gives into the temptation that is his best friend.But the world doesn't stop turning the moment he takes Adrienne into his arm-and his bed. Not only is someone furious about the new business in their "pristine" neighborhood, they're ready to resort to violence to get the Montgomerys to leave.**Fallen Ink is a Single Dad, Friends to Lovers, Workplace Romance in the Montgomery Ink: Colorado Springs series featuring Adrienne & Mace. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
A Million Dollar Marriage
A decade of love ended with one vicious fight.When Elsie's brother announces his divorce and their no-nonsense grandmother cuts him from her will, Elsie makes her soon-to-be ex, Petra, a desperate proposal: pretend to be happily married through the holidays, and split the inheritance. Then they can finalize their divorce.But Petra doesn't want money. She wants the love of her life back.Over three chaotic holidays, old wounds reopen, new truths emerge, and pretending begins to blur into reality. As Petra fights for happiness instead of stability, and Elsie wonders if she ever stopped loving the woman who broke her heart, they must face what really ended their marriage. And what it will take to rebuild it.Full of messy, real love, A Million Dollar Marriage is a reunion romance for anyone who's ever wondered if too late could be just in time.
Dare to Tease
I've spent my life helping people.As a doctor, I know how to stay calm under pressure and keep my focus where it belongs.What I don't know how to do?Ignore Brianne Prescott.She's my best friend's sister-the only girl in a family of sports royalty-and she's learned the hard way that most men don't see her... they see her last name.I'm not most men.The first time I really look at Bri, it hits me: the burden she carries, how guarded she is, how badly she wants someone to choose her for more than her family name and the connections that come with it.When I step in to protect her outside my clinic, something shifts between us.And when she agrees to come with me to New York for a family wedding, the lines I've spent years respecting don't just blur...They burn.Because being close to Bri is pure temptation. She's soft, stubborn, and once she's in my arms... impossible to forget.She thinks I'm the one man who doesn't need anything.And I want to be.The problem? I'm hiding something-a future I've been fighting for, a dream within reach, and a secret that could make her believe I'm no different from every other man who's ever wanted something from her.And she'll have every reason to walk away...Unless I can convince her the only thing I've ever wanted is her.A swoony, spicy brother's-best-friend romance filled with forced proximity, stolen moments, hidden secrets, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.A Dare Nation novella. Originally published as part of 1001 Dark Nights. Same story, new cover.
The Woman from Nowhere
After a heartbreaking betrayal, Mabel Adams reinvents herself for the fourth time. Regardless of the alarming reputation of the deceptively sleepy town of Misted Pines, she decides to move all the way across the country to start yet again.Mabel has a one-night stand with a mountain man who rocks her world in bed but doesn't tell her his name.The next day, after receiving a threatening note from her neighbors, she discovers she's living next to an extremist cult where the women go in and are never seen again.After serving, former Navy SEAL Hutch Hutchison is living a peaceful life on his patch in the mountains outside Misted Pines. He's been burned so many times by women, he's happy to train his guard dogs, play his guitar, live remote, and most of all, quiet.Until he hooks up with a beautiful woman who lives just down the way. And then he discovers she's been threatened by the cult next door.Hutch's protective instinct sparks, and he decides his next mission is to keep Mabel safe at all costs.But there's something even hinkier about that cult than Hutch or local law enforcement expect.As Hutch executes the riskiest mission of his life-keeping Mabel safe at the same time keeping both of their hearts intact-Hutch and the Sheriff's Department try to unravel the mystery of The Lion and The Lamb before it's too late.Because Mabel is in their crosshairs.And Hutch is not about to allow her to disappear.
Cash
He walked away from rodeo glory for a quiet life...but silence is the last thing he gets when she comes home for the holidays.Cash Young has spent years chasing championship belt buckles on the bull riding circuit-and one too many nights wondering who, if anyone, would miss him-but now he's traded his career for house-sitting a friend's stunning Dog Valley home. His dreams of a cutting horse operation are finally coming into focus. His family? Slowly healing. His faith? Still a work in progress.What he didn't plan on was Lark McClellan storming through the door with her little Yorkie and her big attitude and turning his time of peaceful healing and reflection completely upside down.Home from college for Thanksgiving, Lark has a full plate: finals stress, a forgettable ex-boyfriend she refuses to talk about, and a grandmother whose memory is slipping fast. She has no idea what to do with her life, though she's only one semester away from her college degree.She knows Cash will be at the house, and he's as magnetic as he is irritating. He's infuriatingly easygoing, impossibly good at baking and cooking, and way too good at seeing past all her carefully constructed defenses.But even as her older brothers descend upon them, Lark can't help but want a real relationship with Cash. She'll be home for a week, and then back for a full month over the Christmas holiday, and their heated clashes ignite sparks both are thrilled about.As Cash falls hard for his best friend's younger sister and wonders if she'll finally be the one to put him first, Lark still wonders what her life is supposed to be.With Cash's shadowed insecurities still haunting him and Lark's future up in the air, can these two guarded hearts learn to trust God...and each other? Or will their differences and the sacrifices that must be made to be together keep them apart?
Ink Exposed
The Montgomery Ink series continues with the brother that deserves a second chance and the woman who has always loved him.Alex Montgomery lost his first love and then proceeded to leave himself in the bottle. Only he and his ex-wife truly know why he fell so hard and so fast down a path he never thought he'd take. Now he's clean, out of rehab, and learning how to be a Montgomery once again-a task that isn't quite as easy as some of his family assumes.Tabby Collins is an honorary Montgomery and the organizational mastermind behind Montgomery Inc., the family's construction company. She loves her planners, friends, and a certain dark-haired man who's never given her a second glance.Alex is slowly immersing himself back into the world, but the demons he faced before aren't done with him yet. When Alex discovers that Tabby's life is in danger, he not only finds a way to help her but learns the true woman behind the soft smiles he's always seen. Their romance won't be an easy one, but nothing this passionate and heart-pounding ever is.
Tempting Boundaries - Special Edition
Decker Kendrick has kept away from her for years, but now his best friend's little sister is stepping up the game. No matter how hard he's tried to stay away from Miranda, once she sets her sights on him, there's no backing down.Miranda Montgomery has loved her brother's best friend for as long as she can remember and won't walk away until he knows how she feels and what they could have together.Only once they give in to their temptations, not all is at it seems. Decker's father is out of jail, and someone from Miranda's past refuses to stay away. And if he isn't careful, Decker will lose her before they even have a chance.
Destined Hearts Dangerous Secrets
To restore his honour, he must bring her home.To protect her life, she must guard her heart.Two secrets hold the key to their ruin.Rescued as an infant from a fate decreed by unforgiving laws, Xanthia has forged a life of fierce independence far from the land that once condemned her. When a Spartan warrior arrives to claim her, he shatters the fragile peace she has fought to protect. Proud and unyielding, Xanthia refuses to return to a city where her very existence is unwelcome and where she believes one secret, uncovered, would mean banishment once more.Acastus is bound by oath and honour to bring her home. Haunted by guilt over her exile and her mother's death, he believes this mission is his only path to redemption. But the closer he draws to fulfilling his vow, the more deeply he is ensnared by the woman he once betrayed and by a passion that could lead to his death.As enemies move in the shadows, determined to silence Xanthia forever, old rivalries and disturbing secrets rise to the surface. With vengeance closing in and Sparta's judgment looming, Xanthia and Acastus must face the consequences of the past, and a desire powerful enough to destroy them both.In a world of intrigue and family ties forged in the shadows, love may be the most dangerous secret of all.Book Two of the Hearts of Sparta trilogy, this epic historical adventure romance delivers a slow-burn, forbidden love story filled with family intrigue and high stakes, where duty battles the heart.
Chasing Echoes
One demo. One voice. One life-altering decision.Beth Daniels never chased fame - it found her. Plucked from obscurity and dropped into the chaos of the American rock scene, she's the last thing Eternal Echoes expected: a quiet, bookish Brit with a voice that cuts straight to the soul. But music isn't the only thing that ignites between Beth and the band, especially the magnetic and guarded lead singer, Jordan Riley. The deeper she falls into their world, and into his arms, the more the lines between love, loyalty, and ambition begin to blur.When tragedy calls her home, Beth must make a devastating choice between the life she always knew and the one she never dared to dream. And walking away might mean breaking more than just hearts, it could silence her future forever.Chasing Echoes is a raw, emotional tale of fame, first love, and the echo that lingers long after the final note.Set in 2010, Chasing Echoes is the first book in the Echoes Trilogy.
Black Velvet on White Satin
A love that defied the law. A time that demanded courage. A choice that could change everything.Set against the turbulent backdrop of 1960s America, Black Velvet on White Satin is a sweeping historical romance that explores love, ambition, and racial injustice during one of the nation's most volatile eras.Jen is a brilliant, idealistic young woman on the verge of becoming a lawyer-driven, independent, and determined to challenge a world that still sees women as secondary. Brason is a charismatic, accomplished Black attorney with political aspirations and a powerful vision for change. When their paths cross in Massachusetts, an undeniable connection ignites-one that promises passion, partnership, and a shared belief in justice.But theirs is a love the world is not ready to accept.In an era marked by civil rights unrest, institutional bigotry, and rigid social expectations, their relationship becomes both deeply personal and dangerously political. Jen must confront her family's prejudice, the limitations imposed on women, and the consequences of loving a Black man whose future is under constant public scrutiny. Brason, meanwhile, must navigate a society that questions his worth, his leadership, and his right to love freely.Rich with historical detail, emotional depth, and courtroom intrigue, Black Velvet on White Satin is more than a romance-it is a powerful exploration of identity, sacrifice, and the price of standing for truth when the law itself is unjust.
After One Night With My Grumpy Billionaire
SaraI slept with a stranger at a hotel bar.No names. No promises.Just one perfect night.Then I move to a quiet coastal town with my daughter...And walk into my new job.He's my boss. My landlord. And the grumpy doctor who ruined me for all other men.Rowan doesn't do feelings.He does rules. Distance. Control.Too bad my sunshine mouth won't shut up.Too bad his house puts us under the same roof.Too bad my kid already adores him.I can survive working for him.I can survive living in his house.But surviving the way he looks at me?That might cost me everything.RowanI don't do relationships. I don't do chaos.And I definitely don't do single mothers who talk too much.She was supposed to be one night.No names. No complications.Now she's in my clinic. In my house.And her kid looks at me like I matter.I set rules. Professional lines. Distance.But every smile cracks my control.Every threat against her flips a switch I can't turn off.I've survived solitude for years.What I'm not sure I'll survive?Wanting a family I never planned to have.
Billionaire's Bodyguard
Billionaire's Bodyguard "Let me save you, angel." "Why do you call me that?" I whispered. "Because that's what you are."*For the better part of her life, Gabrielle Carter has it all - designer heels, private jets, and endless parties. It's a dream most girls would kill for. But as heir to the Russian mafia, luxury comes at a deadly cost. And it's only a matter of time before everything goes up in smoke.When a violent threat shatters her carefully guarded world, Gabrielle is assigned a full-time bodyguard. Enter Beau St. Clair - deadly, disciplined, drop-dead gorgeous... and now sworn to protect her at all costs.Even from herself.She's chaos. He's control. She breaks rules. He lives by them.But forced into close quarters, desire sparks where it shouldn't. And the line between protection and attraction starts to blur.Because in a world built on blood and betrayal, falling for her bodyguard isn't just reckless - it's a death sentence.And if Gabrielle wants her happily ever after, she'll have to survive the bullets first or risk losing everything for good.Billionaire's Bodyguard is a contemporary mafia-bodyguard romance and the first standalone in the Guns and Roses Series. Features content that may not be suitable for all readers. *READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.*
Black Velvet on White Satin
A love that defied the law. A time that demanded courage. A choice that could change everything.Set against the turbulent backdrop of 1960s America, Black Velvet on White Satin is a sweeping historical romance that explores love, ambition, and racial injustice during one of the nation's most volatile eras.Jen is a brilliant, idealistic young woman on the verge of becoming a lawyer-driven, independent, and determined to challenge a world that still sees women as secondary. Brason is a charismatic, accomplished Black attorney with political aspirations and a powerful vision for change. When their paths cross in Massachusetts, an undeniable connection ignites-one that promises passion, partnership, and a shared belief in justice.But theirs is a love the world is not ready to accept.In an era marked by civil rights unrest, institutional bigotry, and rigid social expectations, their relationship becomes both deeply personal and dangerously political. Jen must confront her family's prejudice, the limitations imposed on women, and the consequences of loving a Black man whose future is under constant public scrutiny. Brason, meanwhile, must navigate a society that questions his worth, his leadership, and his right to love freely.Rich with historical detail, emotional depth, and courtroom intrigue, Black Velvet on White Satin is more than a romance-it is a powerful exploration of identity, sacrifice, and the price of standing for truth when the law itself is unjust.
Never Stopped Loving You
A brand-new emotional, angsty romance from the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the All of Me Series.When Callan Hunt arrived at Ryemont High senior year, I couldn't have predicted the hot Irish football player would become my everything ... and end up breaking my heart.College and dreams of a career in interior design were my sole focus until my new neighbor bulldozed his way into my life.Callan had ambitions too. He planned to leave Vermont after graduation to pursue his dream of playing for an English Premier League club.We weren't looking for love, but fate had other plans.When Callan was scouted during our freshman year of college, I couldn't have been prouder.Until everything came crashing down in one crippling blow.I was devastated, and it took years to recover.After finally moving on from the heartache of my past, I now have a successful career and a billionaire CEO fianc矇.Then my first love reappears.Callan says it's time I learned the truth about that night.He claims he's never stopped loving me and vows to fight for me in a way he couldn't before.He seems determined to keep every promise he ever made me, but how is it possible after everything that's happened?Author's Note: This full-length standalone novel is recommended to readers aged eighteen and older due to mature content and themes. If you have any triggers, please refer to the content list on my website. For readers who enjoy: love triangle, high school to college to adult life, fake dating, forced proximity, small town, second chance, right person-wrong time, friends to lovers romance.
Come Home to the Lawmen Book 3
A Riveting Pursuit of Love, Loyalty and Missing ChildrenIn Blessing, Texas, children are vanishing, striking fear in the town. U.S. Marshal Camila Garcia arrives undercover after the Feds get wind of the mystery. Even though suspects themselves, Sheriff Jordan Nash and Deputy Ely Austin join her in hunting down the kidnapper. As desire and passion complicate their pursuit, another child disappears, unraveling a web of secrets that goes back decades. In this suspenseful tale of love and loyalty, duty blurs with human need, challenging the trio's mission. How will they uncover the truth and keep the tempting marshal from slipping away when the case is over?
The Keeping
Carly is not crazy. At least that's what she keeps telling herself after surviving a failed alien abduction and losing her best friend during a wild weekend in Vegas. When government officials smooth things over with a plausible explanation for the blackouts, Carly tries to put the event behind her. But then Samantha returned home, bringing two of the aliens with her, and Carly's world is turned upside down when the younger brother's affections are turned her way. Krissik Sa Tskir is everything Carly had ever wanted in a man. Tall, handsome, strong as an ox, and with a quick mind to match, Carly is more than happy to teach the na簿ve alien all the right ways to handle a needy Earth girl. Then dark forces from the alien planet arrive on Earth intent on greater destruction than their first invasion, bringing to light dark secrets from the brothers' pasts, and questions of loyalty and motive that Carly cannot overlook. Mind struggling and heart torn, Carly must decide her role in the oncoming battle, and whether a certain alien has a place in her future.
The Dead Zone
FROM AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR CASSANDRA DOON, COME A STEAMY INSTA-LOVE ZOMBIE REVERSE HAREM ROMANCE.Some secrets are worth dying for. Others are worth killing for.Nova has survived ten years in the Dead Zone by following one rule-never let anyone get close enough to discover what she really is. But when three dangerously attractive men hire her to guide them through infected territory, her carefully controlled world begins to unravel.In a world where the living are more deadly than the dead, Nova's secret might be the only thing standing between her lovers and a fate worse than infection. When the walls meant to protect become prisons, and salvation reveals its true face, she'll have to choose between the safety of lies and the deadly truth of love.In the Dead Zone, trust is a luxury no one can afford. Desire is a weakness that gets you killed. And love? Love is the most dangerous infection of all.When you're the monster everyone fears, falling in love becomes an act of war.Do you love Insta-Love?Zombies?Apocalyptic style books?Steamy Chapters?Strong FMC?Then Welcome to "The Dead Zone "
Return Policy (Watercolor Cover)
Elijah AndersonI was the big man on campus.Everything in my life was going exactly according to plan until a wrecking ball reminded me that there were more important things than touchdowns, booze, and pretty girls.In the most turbulent time of my life, I felt lost and defeated until the moment my eyes landed on her.Sophia Summers is everything I never knew I wanted. A sweet shot of sunshine in the unrelenting hurricane.There's just one little problem. She doesn't trust in love, and she definitely doesn't trust me.But I'm a patient man, and she's worth waiting for. Soon she'll realize that I want every part of her-the darkness, the light, and the shadows in between. I'm already hers, whether she likes it or not.No returns, no refunds.This is the first novel in the Crystal Bay University series by Hailey Dickert.Return Policy can be read as a standalone; however, since Sophia is a side character from Dickert's first novel The Sister Between Us, it is suggested to read that first for the best reader experience.
Candles Make Great Alibi's
FROM AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR CASSANDRA DOON, COMES A FUNNY, WITTY, AND DIABOLICAL ROMCOM. ONE THAT WILL LEAVE YOU WONDERING "HOW DID BERNIE LEARN ALL THESE FACTS?"Bernie makes candles. Lovely, relaxing candles that definitely don't contain chloroform, and if they do, it's purely for scientific purposes and improved sleep quality. Many successful "experiments" have taught her that there's always a creative solution to society's pest problem.Living in Genie's magical estate should be a dream come true, except Bernie has a talent for setting things on fire, knocking over priceless antiques, and accidentally creating what might technically be classified as chemical weapons.When three mysterious butchers roll into their sleepy Lancashire town, Bernie's scientific curiosity is piqued. Especially when she meets Theo, a man who appreciates the finer points of making problems disappear forever.He's got secrets darker than her basement laboratory and a moral compass that points in the same deliciously twisted direction as hers.It should be the perfect match, except Bernie's never fallen for someone who might actually understand her hobbies. And Theo's never met a woman who could give him a run for his money in the "morally questionable life choices" department.Some candles burn brighter than others. Some love stories are deadlier than most.Candles make Great Alibis is a Romcom based in Lancashire England. This book does touch on some themes like murder, and cannibalism. If these subjects bother you please refrain from reading.
Only the Lovely
I searched half of Europe for the woman who disappeared from my bed.I never expected her to walk back into my life as the operative assigned to save it. Three years ago, she was Sophie. Brilliant, captivating, gone by sunrise.I tore Monaco apart looking for her. Found nothing but ghosts.Now she's sitting across from me in a security briefing, and her name is Brie Anderson. Former CIA. KOAN investigator. Here to stop the blackmail ring threatening to destroy The Sanctuary-the Manhattan club I built to prove I'm more than my family's billions.Someone inside my organization is weaponizing desire. Stealing secrets from the country's most powerful people. Selling intelligence. Escalating threats.They picked the wrong man to cross.Working with Brie means stepping back into the fire. The connection that rewrote my understanding of wanting someone. But she's here on assignment, keeping professional distance while we hunt a conspiracy.The problem? I've never stopped wanting her.And now that she's real-Brie, not the fever dream I chased across Europe-I'm not letting her vanish again.Even if protecting her means risking everything my family built. Even if stopping this threat means tearing down the empire I created. Because some things are worth any price.She's at the top of that very short list. ONLY THE LOVELY is the third standalone romantic suspense in The Sinful State series, where beauty becomes a weapon, desire becomes a risk, and second chances come with a price. For readers 18+ who enjoy their romance unapologetically. Step back into the world of KOAN Security in a romantic suspense thriller that proves the most dangerous temptations are the ones we can't walk away from.
The Sister Between Us (Watercolor Cover)
One night is all it takes to change everything.LeahHe was my best friend's brother. My neighbor. The one person I was never supposed to fall for, until lines got blurred - stolen kisses and lies told to the people we loved most.JakeWhen the secrets we'd been keeping came out, broken hearts weren't the only casualties. Though I've spent years chasing my dreams of being a professional soccer player, I've never forgotten the one who got away. A chance encounter brings me back face to face with the only person I've ever loved.Can we repair what's been broken?Has time healed the scars that run deeper than the surface?Will the sister between us bring us back together or push us apart yet again?
After You Returned
He broke her heart chasing waves. Now he's back - injured, regretful, and determined not to lose her twice.If life had a cruel streak, it would look a lot like Miles Raider standing in my treatment room, asking me to fix the shoulder he wrecked while pursuing the surfing career he chose over me.I should refuse. I should tell him to try the mainland. I should absolutely not touch him. Especially since the muscles I memorized at seventeen are somehow bigger and stronger now.Unfortunately, I'm the only physical therapist on Smuggler's Hideaway - a tiny island where secrets sink faster than ships and everyone hears news before you do. So, no, I can't refuse him. Not unless I want to be publicly shamed at Mermaid Karaoke.Suddenly Miles is claiming he wants a second chance. After years of being back home. Years of pretending I don't exist. Now, he wants another chance?Miles can take his second chance and feed it to the sharks. Because he never stays. Not when things get messy, not when feelings get involved, and definitely not when I start remembering what it feels like to be the only girl he ever wants.But when Miles Raider turns on the charm - the focused attention, the soft apologies, the smile that says he already knows I'm going to forgive him - how am I supposed to resist the first man to teach me about love? This second chance small-town romantic comedy features a surfer who's determined to earn a second chance with the only woman he's ever loved, a woman who doesn't believe him when he says he's staying, and a band of prank-happy brothers who treat emotional growth like it's a full-contact sport.
The Fall of a Prince
Katherine has regained her memories and the power locked within them. The First Trial is over, and the truth of who she was and what she has become can no longer be hidden. Now, with her memories restored and her place among the Five Champions of Fate made clear, she must face what comes next.The Second Serenade begins. Each champion has one chance to win her favour before Fate makes his decision. One will fall, and the balance of power within the Trials will never be the same again.But not every battle is fought within the Trials. As relationships strain and long-buried truths rise to the surface, Katherine must find her footing between her mortal heart and immortal power while shadows beyond the castle grow darker. Old enemies are moving unseen, their plans unfolding as the Trials consume her focus. When their reach strikes too close, Katherine faces an impossible decision. To save one she loves or surrender a part of herself she may never reclaim.Every choice brings her closer to a destiny she cannot escape.When the hurt of betrayal, weight of secrets, temptation of new beginnings, simplicity of humanity, and familiarity of home collide, The Second Serenade sees Fate decide who is unworthy to continue to compete for Katherine's heart, and ultimately, power.The Fall of a Prince is the second book in The Ashes of Eyrondale, a slow burn romantasy series filled with memory, magic, and heartbreak. Perfect for readers who crave slow reveals, escalating stakes, and character-driven plot, this instalment deepens the story of love, power, and destiny where every victory carries a cost.Prepare for The Second Serenade.
Changing the Game
In college, Emersyn Tanner and Savannah Sanchez were fierce competitors, basketball savants, and reluctant teammates forced to play on the same side of the ball. When competition gives way to intense attraction they desperately try to resist, it's too late. The pressure of their futures, risking it all, and coming out prove too much.Years later, the game clock resets as fate brings the former college team to a luxury resort in Mexico in celebration of their old coach's wedding. As soon as Emersyn and Savannah lock eyes, the temptation they buried rushes back to the surface and threatens to burn down their carefully constructed walls-and neatly curated lives. The chemistry is instant and impossible to ignore.Set against the tantalizing heat of the tropics, this slow-burn second-chance romance explores love that never ends, passion that can't be denied, and the courage to claim forever.
I Hate You, Now Kiss Me
People grow apart, Andy. Get over it.Their sordid history started before they were born, so in fifth grade when Lena severed her friendship with Andy, she started a war. For over six years, they lived to make each other miserable. That's why no one was more astonished than Andy when Lena kissed her, not once, but twice, just before they left for college.Twelve years later, Andy's unable to find love, Lena runs at the mere hint of emotional entanglement, and family has brought them back home for several weeks. Of course, it's only a matter of time before they run into each other. Unbelievably, not only are they civil, but they fall into bed, discovering the missing parts of themselves in each other.Amid family drama and new beginnings, they help each other heal. Some things aren't always what they seem, and others are exactly how they appear, even when they wish they weren't. Will they let fear ruin what they've rediscovered?
Melt
Birdie Tenneson and Chase Cyrus met under the stars on Christmas Eve. They shared their deepest secrets, and a first kiss that neither would ever forget...Chase hasn't stopped dreaming of that fateful night. Then one evening, nine years later, Birdie serendipitously reappears in his life-but on the arm of his biggest investor. Though Birdie's even more captivating than she was in his memories, Chase knows that she's off limits if he wants to have any success with his up-and-coming bakery. But with Christmas magic in the air, the two of them spend more time together, and Chase begins to realize that Birdie's more than just a fantastic memory. She could be his soul mate.Birdie hasn't forgotten Chase either, or the gift he gave her long ago-the ability to find both beauty and magic in small and quiet moments. Now that she's older, Birdie seems to live a perfect, happy life. She has a burgeoning photography career, a boyfriend who adores her, and a chance to enter the county photo contest to honor her father's memory. But Chase's unexpected reappearance in her life turns her whole world upside down. Between sips of gingerbread latte, he shows her that she may be frozen in a life that she doesn't really want.... . . And that he may be the only one who can make her melt.
If You Must hide
Nadia is intimately familiar with pain.She has learned how to minimise it, manage it, explain it away-and keep moving forward. Loving others has always meant asking for little and giving much.But after a traumatic night lands her in the hospital with an injured ankle, the careful balance she's maintained begins to unravel. Forced into stillness, Nadia starts confronting questions she has avoided for years-about devotion, self-sacrifice, and the quiet ways love can become heavy.What follows is overwhelming. And tender. And strange. And deeply transformative.If You Must Hide is a slow-burn contemporary romance about love as a place-where being fully seen feels safer than disappearing, where healing is messy, and where being wanted can feel liberating rather than demanding. Set against a richly familiar modern Nigerian backdrop, it is a story about choosing softness without losing yourself.
Time After Time
Time has an interesting way of showing you what you fear most.Genevi癡ve St. JamesAt 20, Genevi癡ve feels like something is missing. Nothing takes her breath away the way she's heard it should. Her father pushes her toward universities far from Golden Sands, the small European coastal town she's always called home. But as summer slips by, Genevi癡ve can't shake the worry that she's destined to live a life that doesn't fit, full of regret. The pressure to find her passion is suffocating, and she's haunted by a nightmare of a future where she's lost everything that matters: her family, her sister, and most of all, Sebastian. She refuses to let that become her reality.Sebastian VenturaSebastian has always loved baking. At 21, he's been working tirelessly toward landing an apprenticeship with the pastry chef he admires. It's his dream, and he's doing everything he can to make it a reality. But the thought of leaving Golden Sands-and the people who matter most-hits him harder than he expected. He loves this town, the comfort of his family, and most of all, he loves Genevi癡ve. She's been his best friend, the one constant in his life, and the girl he's been secretly in love with for years. The idea of leaving her behind isn't something he's ready to face, and it's a reality he's not sure he can accept.With summer drawing to a close, Genevi癡ve and Sebastian face an impossible decision: risk their friendship for love or let their dreams take the lead. Because it's one or the other... right?A childhood friends to idiots with benefits to lovers romance set in a small town.
Inked Memories
The Montgomery Ink series by NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues when the final Denver Montgomery sibling refuses to fall for his brother's former flame-the company's new plumber.Wes Montgomery watched his entire family fall in love, and now finds himself ready to settle down. Except the one person he seems to find chemistry with is not only his twin's ex, she also works for Montgomery Inc. But when the two find themselves in one compromising situation after another, Wes realizes he's having second thoughts about the dynamic woman who's burst her way into his life. Sure she sets off his temper, but she also makes him hot in every other way possible.Jillian Reid never loved her best friend like everyone thought she should, so she pushed him away so he could have his future. Now, despite fighting it, she finds herself attracted to the one man she shouldn't. When her father's health takes a turn for the worse, and a danger no one saw coming show its face, she's forced to turn to Wes for help. The two of them have fought off their attraction long enough, and each cave to the desire. But this enemies-to-lovers tale might have an ending no one ever dreamed of.
Inked Expressions
The Montgomery Ink Series from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with the brother who keeps his secrets and the one woman he shouldn't want.Everly Law married the love of her life and on the eve of giving birth to their twins, lost him in a tragic accident. Now she's a single mother working overtime at her bookstore trying to make sure her boys have the life they deserve. Her life is busy enough without her adding dating a Montgomery. As past secrets come to light, she'll need Storm more than ever-even if she doesn't realize it.Storm Montgomery has spent his life atoning for sins that only few know he's committed. When he lost his best friend, he promised himself that he'd always be there for her-even when she wanted nothing to do with him. But when a single touch ignites passions they've both buried deep inside, he'll have to remember exactly who is in his arms and that taking chances might be far more dangerous than they bargained for.
Westward
Atlas Carter has it all.One of the best careers in the NHL as a star goalie.A family that sacrificed everything to get him where he is.And a small town that praises him as their golden boy.What he doesn't have is the girl he left behind.But when Atlas gets hurt and is forced to spend his recovery in Ashford Creek, he finally has a second chance.Elizabeth loves her life-her small town, her family, and her job.Only she knows she can't love Atlas Carter.They parted ways for a reason, and those who judge her from her town don't need to know the truth. She knows what it feels like to have the town's eyes on her when it comes to Atlas Carter. So when she finally gives in, she's prepared for the heat.At least that's what they both tell themselves. Because the season is almost here and choices will have to be made.Only they aren't the only two forced to make a choice. Somebody doesn't want Atlas to return...and small towns keep their secrets for a reason.**Westward is right person, wrong time, hockey hero, small town romance in the Ashford Creek series featuring Atlas and Elizabeth. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**
Westward - Special Edition
Atlas Carter has it all.One of the best careers in the NHL as a star goalie.A family that sacrificed everything to get him where he is.And a small town that praises him as their golden boy.What he doesn't have is the girl he left behind.But when Atlas gets hurt and is forced to spend his recovery in Ashford Creek, he finally has a second chance.Elizabeth loves her life-her small town, her family, and her job.Only she knows she can't love Atlas Carter.They parted ways for a reason, and those who judge her from her town don't need to know the truth. She knows what it feels like to have the town's eyes on her when it comes to Atlas Carter. So when she finally gives in, she's prepared for the heat.At least that's what they both tell themselves. Because the season is almost here and choices will have to be made.Only they aren't the only two forced to make a choice. Somebody doesn't want Atlas to return...and small towns keep their secrets for a reason.**Westward is right person, wrong time, hockey hero, small town romance in the Ashford Creek series featuring Atlas and Elizabeth. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**
If You Keep Me
Things I should never, under any circumstances ever do: ask my secret crush, aka. the most notorious (reformed) playboy in pro hockey, to take my virginity. Too bad, I did. After a string of terrible dates, I did the unthinkable. I propositioned Flip Madden.Of course, he said no.It isn't that he's almost a decade older than me and I'm still in university. But because I'm his coach's oldest daughter.Not to mention my dad would bludgeon him with his hockey stick if he found out.Which he won't, because it will never happen. And now things are awkward because there's no going back.Except Flip is more protective than ever, and his eyes follow me around every room we're in together. He brings flowers to my recitals and reads all the books I recommend. Things I should never, under any circumstances ever do: hope Flip Madden might actually want me too.
The Witch Who Decided to Love
In a world etched with ancient runes and drenched in the blood of the unworthy, Catilyn Yhomen Trozzely is a force of primordial nature. A witch whose heart was forged in the freezing shadows of the Great Peaks, she has spent centuries mastering the art of destruction and the cold elegance of carnage. But when an ancient spell goes wrong, binding her fate to a soul she was meant to eradicate, Catilyn faces a choice that defies her dark lineage. Can a heart built for war survive the shattering impact of love? As she trades her solitude for a passion that burns hotter than her wildest incantations, she discovers that love isn't a weakness-it is the ultimate catalyst, alchemizing her raw power into something more radiant, more terrifying, and more beautiful than the world has ever seen.
Come Home to the Cowboys Book 1
Secrets and the City GirlNew Yorker Kalie Parker is stunned to learn she has inherited the Sweet B Ranch in Blessing, Texas . She plans to sell the property as soon as possible. What would she do with a farm in the middle of Podunk? But what awaits her in the small town catches her off guard.Preston Nash has lived in Blessing his whole life and worked at Sweet B since he finished college. He loves it here. Another ranch hand, Colby King, spent three years behind bars for a crime he would gladly do again if given the chance. When they meet the ranch's new owner, they are shocked beyond words.Can the two cowboys convince this socialite from New York to move to the country and become a rancher? Or will she sell them all off without looking back?
A Kingdom of Fire and Fate
Passion ignites, torn between desire and duty.Love and loyalty collide in the aftermath of war, where Sorin consumes my every thought. Haunted by nightmares, the intensity of our connection blazes brighter than ever.In the dead of night, he visits, whispering promises of a future that weakens my resolve. The fear of losing him becomes an inferno, overshadowing all else.But destiny takes a wicked twist. When news arrives that the human king, now allied with Evren's father, has invited Starblessed contenders to compete for his hand in marriage, I embark on a perilous journey into enemy territory. My goal: to uncover the enigmatic ruler's hidden secrets.Yet, Sorin, fierce and unwavering, refuses to let me face this danger alone. He risks everything to protect me.Together, we navigate a treacherous realm of secrets and deception, shrouding my true identity as we unravel the twisted web spun by the human king.As our desires intensify, so does the peril that surrounds us. Loyalties blur, and the line between friend and foe fades amidst an imminent threat.In a world where trust is fragile and danger lurks at every step, we confront choices that shall shape our destiny. Will we betray our hearts in the name of duty, or plunge into the flames of an all-consuming love that could set realms ablaze?
Cracks Beneath The Surface
Cracks Beneath the Surface Book 1 The world's most famous voyage is about to be seen through entirely new eyes. As the Titanic prepares to sail, lives quietly collide across its gleaming decks. In first class, wealth and expectation weigh heavily. In second and third, hope travels light but fragile. Friendships spark where none should exist. Secrets are carried alongside fine luggage. And beneath the surface glamour, unease stirs. Told through richly woven perspectives, Cracks Beneath the Surface reimagines the final days of the Titanic with intimacy and depth. Real historical figures move alongside unforgettable fictional characters, revealing love that defies class, courage born of desperation, and the unspoken bonds that form when the world is unknowingly on borrowed time. The iceberg itself becomes an ominous presence, its silent journey unfolding in parallel with those aboard, reminding us that fate is not sudden, but slowly, relentlessly approaching. Meticulously researched and emotionally charged, this is not a retelling of the disaster you already know. It is a story of women finding their voices, of lives forever altered before the first shudder of impact, and of what lies beneath the polished surface of history.
Delicate Ink - Special Edition
NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan begins her binge-worthy Montgomery Ink series with a bachelor ready to finally settle down and the one woman he shouldn't have.One look at the woman who comes in for new ink and Austin Montgomery knows she's the one for him. The problem: she can't stand him. Now he'll have to be his most charming and brooding if he has any chance of changing her mind...and claiming her heart.Sierra Elder has reasons for keeping away and secrets close to her heart. An accident took her first love and scarred more than her soul in the process. Now the inked man with a wicked grin is starting to melt the ice she's built to keep her safe, but the danger isn't only from what she feels.Some secrets were never meant to be kept and when mistakes from both of their pasts come knocking, they'll have to trust each other, even if it could hurt them both in the process.
Harder than Words
NYT Bestselling Carrie Ann Ryan's Montgomery Ink series continues with former best friends, now strangers, who finally realize what could have been.Meghan Montgomery-Warren thought she knew what love was when she'd married her first love. After years of emotional abuse, she's finally free to find the Meghan she'd once been and the one she needs to be now.Luc Dodd left Denver and his best friend when he was forced to watch her walk down the aisle to another man. He loved her then, yet never said the words, knowing neither one was ready yet. Now he's back but the secrets between them are louder than ever.Their journey from friends to lovers is a slow burn of seduction and healing. When Meghan's past comes back to haunt them both, the two of them will have to stand closer together or risk everything they've fought for.
Written in Ink
NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues her Montgomery Ink series with the quiet Montgomery, as he finds his match in the woman with a fiery passion and a past full of secrets.Autumn Minor is light on her feet and a bare memory for most people she meets. She does her best to blend in everywhere she lives, even if it's only for a short period of time. Making sure no one truly notices her is the only way she's survived this long. When she meets Griffin Montgomery, she's afraid she won't be able to let go when it's time to run.He's her boss for only a few weeks, yet they know the attraction between them is wrong. Neither of them are made for the long haul when it comes to love and romance. When the demons from Autumn's past find her and put both their lives at risk, Griffin will stop at nothing to protect her-even if he might lose her in the end, no matter what.
Ink Enduring
The Montgomery Ink series continues with a forbidden love between three friends and a past that they can't escape.Jake Gallagher knew from the moment he saw Maya that she was the one for him-it had the same breath-taking intensity as when he'd first set eyes on Border. Only life never turns out the way one plans, and now he's falling for someone else...or at least he thinks he is.Maya Montgomery never should have looked past the friendship she already had. Now, she can't stop thinking about Jake and what he means to her. When a mysterious stranger from Jake's past shows up at their door, she's forced to admit that if she doesn't take the risk of a lifetime, she'll regret it for the rest of her days.Border Gentry walked away without a second glance once because of what could happen if he let go, but now he's back and ready to see what he's missed. He's been on the road a long time and has seen things no man should ever see, yet once he rediscovers the broody Jake and meets the inked and fierce Maya, they're like a balm to his soul, and he realizes what path his future should take.When someone from the outside wants to stand in their way, it's not only their hearts on the line...but also their lives.
Tempting Boundaries - Special Edition
NYT Bestselling Carrie Ann Ryan continues her Montgomery Ink series with a forbidden romance worth the risk.Decker Kendrick has kept away from her for years, but now his best friend's little sister is stepping up the game. No matter how hard he's tried to stay away from Miranda, once she sets her sights on him, there's no backing down.Miranda Montgomery has loved her brother's best friend for as long as she can remember and won't walk away until he knows how she feels and what they could have together.Only once they give in to their temptations, not all is at it seems. Decker's father is out of jail, and someone from Miranda's past refuses to stay away. And if he isn't careful, Decker will lose her before they even have a chance.
Spring Fling
Spring Fling: A Right Person, Wrong Time CollectionSometimes you find the perfect person.But it's not the right time.They second chances don't come often, but in these three romances, they finally get a chance.Includes: The Forever Rule: A Cage Family RomanceFrom Our First: A Promise Me RomanceBittersweet Promises: A Montgomery Ink Legacy Romance
Angelo
Across the ethereal stream of fate, two souls converge, drawn together from distant worlds yet bound by a love that defies the very flow of time. Set against the rich tapestry of history and inspired by true events, their story unfolds in an age divided by creed and crown, where kingdoms clash and destinies are whispered on the wind. Their hearts move like a river through the unknown - winding, fierce, and tender- carving beauty through the harshest of bends. Amid the turmoil of cultures in conflict, the rigid strictures of power, and the echoes of a bygone era, love endures the tempest and rises unbroken. From their passion, a new kingdom emerges - not forged by might, but shaped by the enduring currents of the heart, a testament to history, to courage, and to a love that was destined to be.Set between the 19th and early 20th centuries, Angelo tells the story of two young lives bound by unspoken love. On one side, an unabashed defiance of rigid discipline and inherited expectations. On the other, a legacy forged through oppression, resilience, and hard-won purpose. When these opposing currents meet, love emerges - not as an escape, but as a force that dares to challenge the world.
