Detective Lucian
A relentless killer. A stubborn detective. A woman who refuses to break.JosieI've worked two jobs for as long as I can remember-realtor in the afternoon, hotel host before sunrise. Exhausting? Absolutely. But after years of grinding, my nest egg is almost full, and my dream is finally within reach. Then one client crosses a line. And everything spirals. Someone is watching me. Waiting. And the infuriatingly intense Detective Lucian Warrick-the man who drives me crazy on a good day-is suddenly the only shield between me and the darkness closing in. He swears he'll protect me. He swears he won't let anything happen to me. I pray he gets to me in time.LucianJosie Hale crashes into my life with a smart mouth, a stubborn streak, and a smile I can't shake. She gets under my skin in all the wrong ways... and all the right ones.When a predator sets his sights on her, lines blur fast. And keeping her safe means ignoring the heat between us, the one that could burn down every rule I've lived by.I'll tear apart this island to stop him. I'll put my life on the line without hesitation to save her.Because somewhere between the chaos, the danger, and her damn irresistible sass... I realized Josie Hale isn't just another case. She's mine to love and protect.When it comes to Josie... losing isn't an option. I'll do whatever it takes to keep her with me...forever.Detective Lucian is a first-person, dual POV, slow burn, stalker/kidnapping/rescue, protector/bodyguard, police, small-town romantic suspense. HEA guaranteed.
Wed or Alive
Discover the next BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from MULTI-MILLION-COPY bestseller Portia MacIntosh She's not getting hitched. He's just here for the ride. Whitney's life is not going to plan. Her romantic comedy novel isn't selling, her career feels stuck, and by the time she realises she's in love with her best friend and roommate, Andy, he's back from his work trip with a fianc矇e - and a wedding date that is alarmingly soon. Enter Jake: a cowboy with his own problems, including a country estate he's desperate to buy and an owner who doesn't trust developers - or men without roots. When a viral moment throws Whitney and Jake together, they strike a deal. Whitney gets the real-life love story publishers want. Jake gets to look like a committed, family-minded man who belongs at Rosewood. All they have to do is pretend they're in love. As Andy's wedding approaches, Whitney uncovers a plot twist that could change everything for him - but the romcom she's acting out with Jake is starting to feel dangerously real. Falling for your best friend is complicated, but riding off into the sunset with a cowboy is pure fiction... Right? Praise for Portia MacIntosh: 'Smart, funny and always brilliantly entertaining, every book from Portia becomes my new favourite rom com.' Shari Low 'I laughed, I cried - I loved it.' Holly Martin 'The queen of rom com!' Rebecca Raisin 'This is one of the easiest 5 stars I have given' Reader Review 'Portia Macintosh knows how to add the perfect amount of humor, current pop culture reference, and setting to make every rom-com an absolute joy to read!' Reader Review 'If you're looking for a feel-good read that will make you laugh, swoon, and maybe even shed a tear, "Wish You Weren't Here" is a must-read. Highly recommend!' Reader Review
High Spirits at The Village Inn
The BRAND NEW magical, cosy Cotswolds romance for fans of Heidi Swain, Debbie Johnson and the hit BBC series Ghosts 'Wonderfully warm and romantic - with a magical twist!' Jessica RedlandEvery book in the Ghosts of Rowan Vale series can be read as a standalone.Spring has arrived in the Cotswold village of Rowan Vale and everyone is in an optimistic mood.Everyone except Danny. He's had a rotten eighteen years stuck in a village where all his hopes and dreams were shattered. His annoying ex-work colleague, who seems determined to look on the bright side of the afterlife, won't leave him alone. And - as if that wasn't bad enough - he's facing eternity dressed as Adam Ant.Meanwhile, in London, Rory plans to whisk his wife Kirsty away to the Cotswolds for their wedding anniversary. But when they arrive in Rowan Vale, Kirsty is horrified. How could her husband be so insensitive?Rory insists that they stay at The Quicken Tree Inn and face up to the issues in their marriage. Kirsty has no choice but to go along with him, hoping she can finally put what happened all those years ago behind her. But when she spots her long-dead cousin in the village, things take a decidedly difficult turn...Will confronting the ghosts from her past be a recipe for happiness or disaster?Praise for Sharon Booth's Ghosts of Rowan Vale series: 'Oh. My. Ghosts. This book was EVERYTHING! If you love found family, a bit of ghostly mischief, and a touch of romance, you NEED this in your life.' Reader review'An entertaining story with a fabulous cast of characters that I know you will fall in love with!' Reader review'A truly heartwarming read that offers a gentle escape into a world of love, family, and a touch of the extraordinary.' Reader review'This is a must read, best new 2025 romantic cosy mystery fantasy series, that will charm your heart and make you laugh and feel great! Loved it immensely and cannot rave enough about it' Reader review
Misfits Purpose
Broken promises, fear-filled nights, tearful escapes-they have left their old lives behind. Jacob and Grace arrive in Oakwood Creek as strangers from different worlds and provinces apart, each carrying the scars of their past.Oakwood Creek is a town for those who are done fleeing. A place of quiet streets and second chances, where heated gazes can meet healing hearts, and two broken souls might just fit together.As their guarded worlds slowly collide, a fragile hope begins to grow. But the past isn't finished with them. Just as they start to believe in a new beginning, a darkness from yesterday resurfaces, threatening to tear apart everything they have begun to build.Now they face a final choice: run alone once more, or stand together. In Oakwood Creek, the greatest strength is found not in fleeing, but in what-and whom-you choose to fight for.
Made for Mayhem
One chance to rewrite their story.On the eve of his retirement from the NHL, Ty Hudson met a woman he never forgot-and lost her just as quickly. One night. Instant sparks. Terrible timing.Three years later, Ty is back in Linwood, building a new life-coaching the Mayhem Hockey Club, tending a rescue farm full of misfits, and loving the eight-year-old next door like she's his own.Then Daisy Winslow comes crashing back into his world.Daisy never expected to return to Linwood heartbroken and grieving, desperate to hold on to the only family she has left. The last thing she's prepared for is Ty-the man she never truly moved on from-or the way her niece already adores him.That spark reignites, even as grief makes everything heavier. Daisy is barely holding herself together. Ty is risking his heart-for her, and for the family he never knew he wanted.But this time, he isn't walking away.Made for Mayhem is a second-chance small-town hockey romance featuring forced proximity, found family, and all the heart.
Three Wishes
When Lily Jacobs was born, she inherited Fazire, a genie. Her family had three wishes and they'd only ever used one. Since Lily never used her wishes, Fazire was stuck in the human world. This worked since he'd become a member of the family anyway.Even with a genie, Lily's young life wasn't perfect. To escape the nasty kids making her miserable at school, Lily buried herself in romance novels. One day, when the teasing was just too much, she used one of her wishes. She told Fazire she wanted to find a man like in her books and she made the most complicated wish Fazire had ever heard. Her wished-for man had to be impossibly handsome, virile, fierce, rugged and ruthless (amongst a dozen other things).He also had to think she was beautiful and he had to love her more than anything in the world.Nathaniel McAllister wasn't born to a life where there were such things as genies granting wishes. His life was filled with drugs, crime and neglect. He was running errands for a gangster before he was in his teens, and even though life and hard work led him to wealth and respectability, he always knew, deep down, he was dirty. When Nate met Lily he knew he was no good for her, but as virile, fierce, rugged and ruthless as he was, Nate was no match for the pull of sweet, innocent Lily.Unfortunately, Lily's wish included that she and her hero go through trials and tribulations to test their love. And Fazire wasn't only a good genie, he loved Lily-so he gave her exactly what she wanted.
Vadriel Vail
Set in the milieu of New York's Gilded Age aristocracy, Vadriel Vail vividly explores excesses and arrogance from the heights of glittering society to the depths of poverty in unimaginably horrific immigrant slums. Romance, secrets, and high stakes action, exceptional women and extraordinary men are swept into a whirlwind of love and forbidden desire.Armand de Guise, dangerous scion of a New York financial empire, is both handsome and loathsome. Wrought with guilt over an egregious encounter, he turns his lust, then love, toward young, brilliant, and ethereally handsome Vadriel Vail, Newport, RI's lavender-eyed golden boy of wealth and privilege. But Vadriel is soon in the arms of Placidia Van Leer, a perfect social match. As Vadriel crucifies himself on duty and doubt, appetite and anxiety, Armand looms, menacing and melodramatic. Placidia, her prized Vadriel in her bed, grows terrified that someone, something else will steal him away. Can redemption and true love become one?With hyperbolic exuberance, classic in form and relentlessly entertaining, Vadriel Vail is an historical gay romance of the highest order, a stunning follow-up to Gaywyck."Vincent Virga understands that the Gothic is always about the secret, vexed attraction of virtue for vice and vice for virtue, the first unsure of whether it wants to ennoble or be degraded, the second of whether it wants to degrade or be ennobled. That engine pulses through this wild, magnificently excessive novel, which teems with the social and sexual life of queer Gilded-Age New York." - Peter Trachtenberg, The Twilight of Bohemia: Westbeth and the Last Artists in New York"As melodramatic, mysterious and menacing a gay gothic romance as one might desire on the heels of the classic Gaywyck." - Layla McCay, The Queer Bookshelf: a reader's guide"Luminous and beguiling, a profound mosaic of allusion and desire, Virga's novel returns to the literary scene just in time: we need and deserve transformative love - this epic torch that is Vadriel Vail lights the way." - Tom Cardamone, Momentary Aberrations
Wed or Alive
Discover the next BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from MULTI-MILLION-COPY bestseller Portia MacIntosh She's not getting hitched. He's just here for the ride. Whitney's life is not going to plan. Her romantic comedy novel isn't selling, her career feels stuck, and by the time she realises she's in love with her best friend and roommate, Andy, he's back from his work trip with a fianc矇e - and a wedding date that is alarmingly soon. Enter Jake: a cowboy with his own problems, including a country estate he's desperate to buy and an owner who doesn't trust developers - or men without roots. When a viral moment throws Whitney and Jake together, they strike a deal. Whitney gets the real-life love story publishers want. Jake gets to look like a committed, family-minded man who belongs at Rosewood. All they have to do is pretend they're in love. As Andy's wedding approaches, Whitney uncovers a plot twist that could change everything for him - but the romcom she's acting out with Jake is starting to feel dangerously real. Falling for your best friend is complicated, but riding off into the sunset with a cowboy is pure fiction... Right? Praise for Portia MacIntosh: 'Smart, funny and always brilliantly entertaining, every book from Portia becomes my new favourite rom com.' Shari Low 'I laughed, I cried - I loved it.' Holly Martin 'The queen of rom com!' Rebecca Raisin 'This is one of the easiest 5 stars I have given' Reader Review 'Portia Macintosh knows how to add the perfect amount of humor, current pop culture reference, and setting to make every rom-com an absolute joy to read!' Reader Review 'If you're looking for a feel-good read that will make you laugh, swoon, and maybe even shed a tear, "Wish You Weren't Here" is a must-read. Highly recommend!' Reader Review
High Spirits at The Village Inn
The BRAND NEW magical, cosy Cotswolds romance for fans of Heidi Swain, Debbie Johnson and the hit BBC series Ghosts'Wonderfully warm and romantic - with a magical twist!' Jessica RedlandEvery book in the Ghosts of Rowan Vale series can be read as a standalone.Spring has arrived in the Cotswold village of Rowan Vale and everyone is in an optimistic mood.Everyone except Danny. He's had a rotten eighteen years stuck in a village where all his hopes and dreams were shattered. His annoying ex-work colleague, who seems determined to look on the bright side of the afterlife, won't leave him alone. And - as if that wasn't bad enough - he's facing eternity dressed as Adam Ant.Meanwhile, in London, Rory plans to whisk his wife Kirsty away to the Cotswolds for their wedding anniversary. But when they arrive in Rowan Vale, Kirsty is horrified. How could her husband be so insensitive?Rory insists that they stay at The Quicken Tree Inn and face up to the issues in their marriage. Kirsty has no choice but to go along with him, hoping she can finally put what happened all those years ago behind her. But when she spots her long-dead cousin in the village, things take a decidedly difficult turn...Will confronting the ghosts from her past be a recipe for happiness or disaster?Praise for Sharon Booth's Ghosts of Rowan Vale series: 'Oh. My. Ghosts. This book was EVERYTHING! If you love found family, a bit of ghostly mischief, and a touch of romance, you NEED this in your life.' Reader review'An entertaining story with a fabulous cast of characters that I know you will fall in love with!' Reader review'A truly heartwarming read that offers a gentle escape into a world of love, family, and a touch of the extraordinary.' Reader review'This is a must read, best new 2025 romantic cosy mystery fantasy series, that will charm your heart and make you laugh and feel great! Loved it immensely and cannot rave enough about it' Reader review
Wed or Alive
Discover the next BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from MULTI-MILLION-COPY bestseller Portia MacIntosh She's not getting hitched. He's just here for the ride. Whitney's life is not going to plan. Her romantic comedy novel isn't selling, her career feels stuck, and by the time she realises she's in love with her best friend and roommate, Andy, he's back from his work trip with a fianc矇e - and a wedding date that is alarmingly soon. Enter Jake: a cowboy with his own problems, including a country estate he's desperate to buy and an owner who doesn't trust developers - or men without roots. When a viral moment throws Whitney and Jake together, they strike a deal. Whitney gets the real-life love story publishers want. Jake gets to look like a committed, family-minded man who belongs at Rosewood. All they have to do is pretend they're in love. As Andy's wedding approaches, Whitney uncovers a plot twist that could change everything for him - but the romcom she's acting out with Jake is starting to feel dangerously real. Falling for your best friend is complicated, but riding off into the sunset with a cowboy is pure fiction... Right? Praise for Portia MacIntosh: 'Smart, funny and always brilliantly entertaining, every book from Portia becomes my new favourite rom com.' Shari Low 'I laughed, I cried - I loved it.' Holly Martin 'The queen of rom com!' Rebecca Raisin 'This is one of the easiest 5 stars I have given' Reader Review 'Portia Macintosh knows how to add the perfect amount of humor, current pop culture reference, and setting to make every rom-com an absolute joy to read!' Reader Review 'If you're looking for a feel-good read that will make you laugh, swoon, and maybe even shed a tear, "Wish You Weren't Here" is a must-read. Highly recommend!' Reader Review
High Spirits at The Village Inn
The BRAND NEW magical, cosy Cotswolds romance for fans of Heidi Swain, Debbie Johnson and the hit BBC series Ghosts 'Wonderfully warm and romantic - with a magical twist!' Jessica RedlandEvery book in the Ghosts of Rowan Vale series can be read as a standalone.Spring has arrived in the Cotswold village of Rowan Vale and everyone is in an optimistic mood.Everyone except Danny. He's had a rotten eighteen years stuck in a village where all his hopes and dreams were shattered. His annoying ex-work colleague, who seems determined to look on the bright side of the afterlife, won't leave him alone. And - as if that wasn't bad enough - he's facing eternity dressed as Adam Ant.Meanwhile, in London, Rory plans to whisk his wife Kirsty away to the Cotswolds for their wedding anniversary. But when they arrive in Rowan Vale, Kirsty is horrified. How could her husband be so insensitive?Rory insists that they stay at The Quicken Tree Inn and face up to the issues in their marriage. Kirsty has no choice but to go along with him, hoping she can finally put what happened all those years ago behind her. But when she spots her long-dead cousin in the village, things take a decidedly difficult turn...Will confronting the ghosts from her past be a recipe for happiness or disaster?Praise for Sharon Booth's Ghosts of Rowan Vale series: 'Oh. My. Ghosts. This book was EVERYTHING! If you love found family, a bit of ghostly mischief, and a touch of romance, you NEED this in your life.' Reader review'An entertaining story with a fabulous cast of characters that I know you will fall in love with!' Reader review'A truly heartwarming read that offers a gentle escape into a world of love, family, and a touch of the extraordinary.' Reader review'This is a must read, best new 2025 romantic cosy mystery fantasy series, that will charm your heart and make you laugh and feel great! Loved it immensely and cannot rave enough about it' Reader review
High Spirits at The Village Inn
The BRAND NEW magical, cosy Cotswolds romance for fans of Heidi Swain, Debbie Johnson and the hit BBC series Ghosts 'Wonderfully warm and romantic - with a magical twist!' Jessica RedlandEvery book in the Ghosts of Rowan Vale series can be read as a standalone.Spring has arrived in the Cotswold village of Rowan Vale and everyone is in an optimistic mood.Everyone except Danny. He's had a rotten eighteen years stuck in a village where all his hopes and dreams were shattered. His annoying ex-work colleague, who seems determined to look on the bright side of the afterlife, won't leave him alone. And - as if that wasn't bad enough - he's facing eternity dressed as Adam Ant.Meanwhile, in London, Rory plans to whisk his wife Kirsty away to the Cotswolds for their wedding anniversary. But when they arrive in Rowan Vale, Kirsty is horrified. How could her husband be so insensitive?Rory insists that they stay at The Quicken Tree Inn and face up to the issues in their marriage. Kirsty has no choice but to go along with him, hoping she can finally put what happened all those years ago behind her. But when she spots her long-dead cousin in the village, things take a decidedly difficult turn...Will confronting the ghosts from her past be a recipe for happiness or disaster?Praise for Sharon Booth's Ghosts of Rowan Vale series: 'Oh. My. Ghosts. This book was EVERYTHING! If you love found family, a bit of ghostly mischief, and a touch of romance, you NEED this in your life.' Reader review'An entertaining story with a fabulous cast of characters that I know you will fall in love with!' Reader review'A truly heartwarming read that offers a gentle escape into a world of love, family, and a touch of the extraordinary.' Reader review'This is a must read, best new 2025 romantic cosy mystery fantasy series, that will charm your heart and make you laugh and feel great! Loved it immensely and cannot rave enough about it' Reader review
Wed or Alive
Discover the next BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from MULTI-MILLION-COPY bestseller Portia MacIntosh She's not getting hitched. He's just here for the ride. Whitney's life is not going to plan. Her romantic comedy novel isn't selling, her career feels stuck, and by the time she realises she's in love with her best friend and roommate, Andy, he's back from his work trip with a fianc矇e - and a wedding date that is alarmingly soon. Enter Jake: a cowboy with his own problems, including a country estate he's desperate to buy and an owner who doesn't trust developers - or men without roots. When a viral moment throws Whitney and Jake together, they strike a deal. Whitney gets the real-life love story publishers want. Jake gets to look like a committed, family-minded man who belongs at Rosewood. All they have to do is pretend they're in love. As Andy's wedding approaches, Whitney uncovers a plot twist that could change everything for him - but the romcom she's acting out with Jake is starting to feel dangerously real. Falling for your best friend is complicated, but riding off into the sunset with a cowboy is pure fiction... Right? Praise for Portia MacIntosh: 'Smart, funny and always brilliantly entertaining, every book from Portia becomes my new favourite rom com.' Shari Low 'I laughed, I cried - I loved it.' Holly Martin 'The queen of rom com!' Rebecca Raisin 'This is one of the easiest 5 stars I have given' Reader Review 'Portia Macintosh knows how to add the perfect amount of humor, current pop culture reference, and setting to make every rom-com an absolute joy to read!' Reader Review 'If you're looking for a feel-good read that will make you laugh, swoon, and maybe even shed a tear, "Wish You Weren't Here" is a must-read. Highly recommend!' Reader Review
From Provence with Love
A dreamy, escapist cosy romance by Alison Roberts, perfect for fans of Gillian Harvery, Kate Frost and Lucy Coleman A lifechanging encounter, a whirlwind affair... an unexpected consequence Laura Gilchrist has always made sensible choices. But a trip to Provence to sell an inherited stone house leads her face to face with Noah Dufour. Her wild, irresistibly attractive real estate agent. And within an instant she's bewitched. Without a second thought, she decides she's going to accept his offer to ride on the back of his motorbike and see the beauty of the South of France though his eyes. She's never acted on impulse before, but Noah makes her feel spontaneous and free - and a little bit excited. Weeks later, with the memories of their passionate fling refusing to fade, Laura waits for her life to return to normal. But she can't shake the feeling something has changed. And then her instincts are confirmed by the sight of two blue lines. Their connection was a whirlwind; perfect yet brief. But Noah has become a chink in her buttoned up armour and she knows her news is going to blindside him. Now she must return to Provence to find out whether they can both take a leap of faith based on one brief yet perfect holiday romance... ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I loved everything about this book. The storyline, characters, and ending. It will not disappoint! Reader Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️An evocative and uplifting escapist story. Reader Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'I didn't want it to end, Highly recommended. Ten stars' Reader Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Thoroughly enjoyable. Highly recommend. One of the best romance novels I've read Reader Review
The Doctor's Promise
A Life changing confession...Single mum and Paramedic Fiona Murchison has made it her mission to protect her little boy. Her husband was a daredevil, a risk taker, with his life played out in front of the camera. But when he died, she vowed to keep her son away from the glare of the world's media. Now her quiet and content life is about to come crashing down around her with the arrival of a new doctor in town...Dr Nick hasn't seen Fi in years, and is as shocked as she is that their paths have crossed again. But he's more surprised by the little boy at her side, whose eyes are strangely familiar. Confessing her four year secret, Nick sees there is more to Fi than he expected. He promises to be there for his nephew as if he was his own. What he hadn't counted on was his growing feelings for Fi which he knows she feels too...
The Magic of Provence
A dreamy, escapist romance from Alison Roberts Sometimes facing your fears can be the start of something wonderful Fiona Gilchrist has spent years running from her demons. But deciding to take back control, she packs up her life and makes the trip to Provence to be reunited with her sisters. And almost instantly, there is something about La Maisonette which is healing and Fi knows she's ready for a chance to start again. When an opportunity arises to work alongside vet Christophe Brabant, Fi, although hesitant cannot resist saying yes. Because immersing herself in what she loves is the ultimate distraction. And while Christophe may be utterly charming, he's also committed to his job so Fi knows she's in safe hands. Yet, what starts as a blossoming friendship quickly turns to something deeper. Because for the first time in her life, Fi begins to feel relaxed and completely at ease. Could it be that Christophe's heart is more like hers than she realises? Or has she allowed him to penetrate the boundaries she always considered unbreachable? Coming to France took a leap of faith, but in doing so it has allowed these two damaged souls a chance to find each other while Provence works its magic...
The Surgeon's Surprise Baby
The miracle she wasn't expecting is about to change her life When pediatric surgeon Jane Walters donated her eggs to her best friend and her husband, as time went on she believed all of their IVF attempts had failed. So why has a gorgeous man, holding the most adorable newborn baby walked into her hospital and announced this tiny little girl Sophie is her daughter? Not only is Dylan McKenzie navigating the death of his brother and sister in law, he also knows his out of the blue news is about to change Jane's life forever. And seeing the vulnerability in her eyes, he's overwhelmed with a need to protect both Jane and Sophie. Could it be possible that out of all the pain they'll both find a future they never expected - together? Previously published as Her Baby out of the Blue
Breaking The Ice
A SPICY sports romance from USA Today Bestseller Amy Andrews A bookshop face off! NHL hot shot, Nick Hawkeye Hawke has 4 months to recuperate from a potentially career ending injury. All he has to do is take it easy and keep things low key. So, looking after his grandmother's beloved second hand romance bookshop and working very closely with the ruthlessly efficient Samantha Evans is just what he needs right? Wrong! Career driven Sam has impulsively decided to swap her highly stressful corporate job for a slower pace in her favourite bookshop at the exact time her biological clock has started to tick. And she wants absolutely none of that. But when your boss is a hot hockey superstar and you can't stop daydreaming of him being your baby daddy, forced proximity takes on a whole new meaning. With temptation around every book shelf, Nick and Sam find themselves skating on thin ice until they put themselves firmly in the friend zone. But the more they try to resist their slow burn, the more they want each other. How long can they stay in the zone until one of them breaks the ice? Previously published as Risky Business
Look What You Made Me Do
A SPICY sports romance from Amy AndrewsA disgraced football star, a high school in need of saving and a reunion too hot to handle.Headteacher Ella Lucas and football star Jake Prince have a very complicated history! Their mind-blowing encounter two years ago is proving impossible to forget now Jake has reappeared in Ella's life after being booted out of the NFL.She knew he was trouble back then but Ella has enough on her plate right now to worry about Jake and his shenanigans. Except, her school's on the brink of closure, and it appears he's the one person who can actually help. All he has to do is coach the underdog football team to a winning streak and maybe Ella can help Jake restore his tarnished reputation in the process. With nothing to lose, Jake reluctantly agrees.As the school season heats up so does their inevitable chemistry. Far from being stuck in the past, the sparks between them are burning hot. And although he may look like her next mistake, Ella is determined that she will keep her hands off the anti-hero even if he does still have the best tight end on the planet. Because Ella has one golden rule: they are never ever getting together....Perfect for fans of Elle Kennedy, Chloe Walsh, Sarah Adams and Hannah Grace.Previously published as Holding Out For A Hero.EARLY READER REVIEWS⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'Amy Andrews is one of my go-to romance authors and she kicked the game-winning field goal with Look What You Made Me Do!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'Messy, complicated, funny, intriguing and spicy!'⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'The whole cast of characters had me laughing and tears brimming throughout.'⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'This is a love story for the underdogs.'
A Dominic Effect
Sweet and spicy Aussie housemates romcom with low stakes and high feelings!Some things are written in the stars.And Lia Gosling knows you can't do anything about those. But everything that isn't pre-ordained? That's fair game. With a major promotion up for grabs, Lia needs to prove that she has the creativity and the confidence required. She only needs to convince her boss... and their boss... and herself.Luckily, she has the perfect plan. It just requires her inconveniently attractive new housemate to help her land a deal with his whisky distillery. No pressure at all.Dominic Martin made his bed...And now he has to lie in it. Moving to Melbourne to work at a start-up sounded like a great plan when he was drunk in Berlin, but he's realising that might not be the best yardstick for life changing decisions. Running home or back to his ex are not options, so he's determined to make it work. And if that means helping Lia with her half-baked career schemes, then so be it.All Dom and Lia have to do is keep things strictly platonic and perfectly professional... how hard could it be?A Dominic Effect is perfect if you're looking for: Single POVOpposites attractHousemates & colleaguesSecret relationshipWith bonus cock-blocking cats, tarot-consulting aunts, know-it-all colleagues and extremely attractive whisky distillers.
The Alpha Firefighter
She escaped one kind of fire. She never expected to fall into another-burning hotter, deeper... and destined.Avery has spent three years on the run. No ties, no trust, and absolutely no alphas. Sanctuary was supposed to be a quiet stopover-another nameless town where she could disappear.Then her house goes up in flames.Dragged from the inferno by a brooding firefighter who smells like pine, safety, and everything her omega instincts crave, Avery's careful life begins to unravel. Ethan Rawlins is all alpha-gruff, gorgeous, protective-and when her heat hits early, he doesn't take advantage. He offers shelter. Safety. Choice.But Ethan doesn't just want her trust. He wants her heart. Her future. Her fated bond.And when scouts from her old pack track her down, determined to drag her back to a life she barely survived, Ethan-and Sanctuary-will have to prove just how fiercely they protect their own.Because this time, Avery isn't running. She's standing her ground.And she's not alone anymore.One heat. One mate bond. One alpha firefighter who will burn the world down to keep her safe.
Rule Breaker
You could say Jesse Winters and I got off on the wrong foot. The first time I laid eyes on him, I let him know exactly where he could shove that smug grin on his face. I've met plenty of guys like Jesse-handsome, charming, infuriating. He skates through life on good looks and charisma, leaving a trail of broken hearts along the way. It's clear that most girls find him impossible to ignore, but then, most girls haven't been raised with a powerful political family legacy resting squarely on their shoulders. My parents taught me to be poised, polished, and perfect. And to stay far away from men like Jesse Winters. Unfortunately, he's one of the owners of the company I now work for and seeing as I uprooted my entire life and moved to Deep Cove for this job, I tell myself to just do my best to avoid him. That is, until an out-of-town gala I'm pressured to attend forces us together. An airplane ride away from the office and the town we both call home, we're stuck sharing one hotel room. And one bed. Suddenly, Jesse is my fake date for the weekend-only nothing about it feels like we're pretending. Especially not the possessive way he looks at me. Or how much I like it. It doesn't take long to realize that underneath that bad boy charm is a heart I didn't expect and a softness I didn't see coming, and it threatens to break through every carefully constructed piece of who I'm supposed to be.As Jesse and I grow closer, my parents begin to see him as a threat to the legacy they expect me to uphold. So, they do what they've always done when something gets in the way of their plans: lie, manipulate, and play dirty to get what they want. And what they want now is to keep us apart. I was raised to follow the rules. Jesse has spent his entire life breaking them. But the more we collide, the harder it becomes to deny what's between us or how much it could cost me if I choose him.
Rule Breaker
You could say Jesse Winters and I got off on the wrong foot. The first time I laid eyes on him, I let him know exactly where he could shove that smug grin on his face. I've met plenty of guys like Jesse-handsome, charming, infuriating. He skates through life on good looks and charisma, leaving a trail of broken hearts along the way. It's clear that most girls find him impossible to ignore, but then, most girls haven't been raised with a powerful political family legacy resting squarely on their shoulders. My parents taught me to be poised, polished, and perfect. And to stay far away from men like Jesse Winters. Unfortunately, he's one of the owners of the company I now work for and seeing as I uprooted my entire life and moved to Deep Cove for this job, I tell myself to just do my best to avoid him. That is, until an out-of-town gala I'm pressured to attend forces us together. An airplane ride away from the office and the town we both call home, we're stuck sharing one hotel room. And one bed. Suddenly, Jesse is my fake date for the weekend-only nothing about it feels like we're pretending. Especially not the possessive way he looks at me. Or how much I like it. It doesn't take long to realize that underneath that bad boy charm is a heart I didn't expect and a softness I didn't see coming, and it threatens to break through every carefully constructed piece of who I'm supposed to be.As Jesse and I grow closer, my parents begin to see him as a threat to the legacy they expect me to uphold. So, they do what they've always done when something gets in the way of their plans: lie, manipulate, and play dirty to get what they want. And what they want now is to keep us apart. I was raised to follow the rules. Jesse has spent his entire life breaking them. But the more we collide, the harder it becomes to deny what's between us or how much it could cost me if I choose him.
Lavender Fields
Love doesn't save her. It sees her. Emma Davis keeps her life small and predictable, carrying her grief quietly and moving through the world with careful steps. Safety feels easier than hoping for anything more. When Daniel enters her life with gentle patience, Emma finds herself seen in a way she hasn't allowed in years. He doesn't try to change her. He simply notices the strength beneath her silence and walks beside her as she finds her footing again. As their connection grows, Emma begins to sense a different kind of life waiting for her. One that asks her to open the door, even just a little, to possibility. Lavender Fields is an intimate, heartfelt novel about healing, resilience, and the quiet power of being truly known. It celebrates the courage it takes to move toward hope and the beauty that can rise from the ordinary moments that shape us.
Flee
What happens when life gives you missiles?Facing the collapse of civilization, a feisty and independent young woman embarks on a perilous adventure that pushes her to her limits and challenges her long-held goals.The missile marked the beginning of Sadie's nightmare. The demands of a crumbling society, dangerous terrain, and her own weakening, feverish body will test her courage.Sadie wants to flee to the safety of her family's compound, where Liam waits, and the ache in her chest is a constant reminder of her feelings for him.Despite his calm exterior, Liam anxiously awaits Sadie's arrival. More questions than answers remain: Where is Sadie? Why hasn't she made it to Haven like the fortunate few?Hunter has his own plans. Escaping the taint of his family's criminal past puts him in Sadie's path. She struggles to trust him. Forced together, their connection deepens, placing her family and all of Haven in extraordinary danger.Survival depends on Sadie taking control of her own life and deciding whom to trust and whom to love. Her decision could set her free...or destroy her and everyone she loves.
Rushed
From the bestselling author of Infidelity and Sin comes an addictive football romance series filled with power plays, forbidden passion, and jaw-dropping twists.He was her past. Now he might cost her the future. I was born into a football dynasty built on power, money, and secrets.Now those secrets are unraveling.The truth about my family threatens everything from the franchise to the locker room. Allies I trusted have their own agendas. And in the NFL's ruthless good ol' boys club, there's no mercy for a woman who dares to challenge the league's power structure.This isn't just football.It's an empire. It's a legacy. It's war.With the franchise and my future on the line, there's only one man I might be able to trust.Fin-Griffin Graham.Elite NFL quarterback. The new face of the team.My past. My weakness. My second chance.Our chemistry still burns hotter than game-day lights. But in a professional football world ruled by contracts, media scrutiny, and billion-dollar reputations, falling for the star quarterback again could destroy everything we're fighting to protect.With more than our season on the line, I'm forced to choose a side. Will it be the right choice?Have you been Aleatha'd?Rushed is book two of The Coopers, a second-chance sports romance wrapped in betrayal, dynasty drama, and high-stakes romantic suspense set in the seductive, cutthroat world of professional football. RUSHED ends on a cliffhanger-an unforgettable Aleatha blindside.The Coopers is a four-book football romance saga following one explosive couple, beginning with INTERCEPTED, which must be read prior to RUSHED. Perfect for fans of the ruthless tension of Succession and the dark, aching obsession of Wuthering Heights.
The Anna Puzzle
'An enticing and timely tale of love and espionage' When a Ukrainian man in London saves Anna from a mugging, it is the start of a passionate affair. Thirty years earlier, her mother had an affair with a KGB agent, but unawares, Anna knows only that her parents died in a mysterious car crash in Berlin soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Now in the winter of 2021, as Russian troops amass on the Ukrainian border, her estranged husband insists her lover isn't Ukrainian, but a Russian agent determined to compromise her family. Should she trust her head or her heart? This is Anna's puzzle.
Summer Love
A DECORATIVE EDGE DESIGNSummer Love: A Secret Romance CollectionThat moment you find the perfect person.But the world can never know.Forbidden. Tempting. Forever in secret.Are they worth the risk? Includes: Harder than Words: A Montgomery Ink RomanceFar From Destined: A Promise Me RomanceAccidentally Forever: A Montgomery Ink Legacy Romance
Tied With a Bow, Vol. 1
Aren't birthdays fun? Especially when there are presents involved.And what presents they are...See if you've ever gotten a present as, um, exciting as these women get.After all, the best gifts are always tied with a bow...JACKED: Aren't birthday presents fun to open? Especially when your husband sets out to fulfill all your secret fantasies. Join Debra and Jack and see just how much fun.JACKED AGAIN: In JACKED, Debra has the birthday of her life thanks to her husband Jack. But now it's Christmas. How is she going to one-up him on the present scale? Or maybe two-up him? It's a Christmas neither one of them will ever forget in this erotic holiday season.MAXED: Aren't birthdays fun? Especially when you get a present you never really expected to get. Oh, you'd thought about it, wanted it, imagined it, fantasized about it, but to actually get it? Join Max and Nicole and see just how much fun it can be.ROCKED: Birthday presents can come in all shapes and sizes.Including the chiseled form of your best friend's younger brother who's bound and determined to make your milestone birthday something you'll never forget. Join Heather and Rock as they unwrap each other. And remember, it's the thought that counts.
Little Fox
Charlotte can't wait to turn 18 and shift. She has been promised to become the packs trainer, an honourable position to have. However when the shift goes wrong her alpha wants her blood. Can she escape. What will she do without a pack? Adam is the alpha of the moonlight pack and needs to find his Luna. But what will he think when she isn't a normal wolf. Will he allow her to be a Luna?
Royally
Daksh singh chauhan - the crowned prince and future king of Jodhpur is a multi billionaire and the CEO of Ratore group. He is highly honored and respected in the Rajputs and is one of the most eligible bachelors of the country. He's smart, handsome and sensible but arrogant, cold and dangerous when someone tries to mess up with his family. Girls kiss the ground he walks and drool over him but he never spares a glance. He loves his family and can do anything for them. He is very possessive about the things that belongs to him.Chaitra Chowdary - a girl full of bliss and love. Every boy's dream girl with all the qualities like empathy, care, love, understanding. Being from a mixed cultured family, she always respects and tries to understand other cultures. Everyone's favorite being the only girl child from both her parent's sides. She gets all the attention yet she is so down to earth but very naughty and will give a fitting reply to the people who tries to mess with her.
Crash the Net
Hockey. Family. Forever.Crash the Net follows three brothers blindsided by hits to the heart. A rookie goalie wakes up married to a runaway cellist in Vegas. A scorned defender plots revenge with the team dentist who was also betrayed. An enforcer faces consequences when he can't walk away from his teammate's ex-wife.Through it all, the Stag family proves the true meaning of strength as these heroes fight for love they weren't expecting. Brace yourself for thrilling stakes, power plays, and steam hot enough to fog your visor.Heart-pounding romance. Wounded hearts healing. An unforgettable collection.Titles included: * Playing for Keeps* Playing for Payback* Playing with Fire
Love Me, Love Me: Polar Opposites
Soon to be a feature film on streaming! Readers of Love Me, Love Me: Magnetic Hearts will be eager to continue James and June's tumultuous love story. Perfect for fans of steamy, slow-burn angsty romances featuring brooding leads with troubled pasts. June White realizes that everything she thought she knew about her new friends was wrong. After moving to California, she discovers the hallways of her high school hide lies and appearances are worse than deceiving. The only person she can really trust is the one person she never thought she would: the brooding but sexy James Hunter. And as they grow closer, June's heartbreak over William fades. For the first time, James talks to June openly and honestly, and without any desire to drive her away. Even as the truth emerges and William continues to battle his demons, June is still torn. Did James try to keep her and William apart to protect her, as he claims? Or are his feelings for her more than he can admit? Eventually, it's up to June to choose--William or James. But as James and June draw ever closer, even more secrets about James's past are revealed, including one that could destroy the fragile happiness they are creating.
All Your Fault
From USA Today Bestselling Author Kristin Lee comes a off-season college sports romance that might break your heart that will tug at your heart strings.ADALEECampus is all abuzz about the new baseball transfer. He's all anyone talks about. Been there. Done that. No more cocky athletes for me.I have one goal-win the Gymnastics All-Around title. No distractions. Then I see him and the dimples that frame his smile.With one look, he ruins everything.HAGANI transfer to outrun betrayal.New team. New state. No attachments.I'm here to play ball-not fall for the guarded gymnast with fire in her eyes and walls around her heart. Most of the time she seems to hate me, but the closer I get to Adalee, the harder it is to walk away.Loving her might fix her...And destroy me.Baseball Player/GymnastFrenemies to Lovers Forced Proximity He Falls First & Hard Found Family Her First TimeGrief
Magkasintahan 5.0 Love Stories and Poetry
'Best Collection of Short Stories & Romantic Poetry with a beautiful music album!Magkasintahan 5.0 is written by various authors namely, Alvin E. Lauran, Chris Ope簽a Orcuse, Dayana, Rhodesia, Shayne Martinez, Evangieyn Joy Barba, Ara D. Larosa, Emily M Eronico, Lara Patricia O. Balquiedra, Gigi Balita, Leslie Riola, Rosalie Muzones, Theva Kiruba
Stride for Stride
Rivals on the road. Teammates on paper. But could they be more?Jackson and Elliot have been neck-and-neck since their first race. Two elite marathoners constantly pushing each other to the limit. But with the Olympics looming, they're forced to do the unthinkable: train together.Altitude camp means long runs, cold nights, and the kind of tension that's not just competitive anymore. When a single kiss shatters the fragile line between enemies and something much more complicated, both men are left breathless-for reasons that have nothing to do with their last tempo run. But between the pressure of the Olympics, increased media scrutiny and career-threatening injuries, their chance at love might not make it to the finish line.Can they go stride for stride toward something real, or will the world pull them apart before they've even begun?Stride for Stride is the sizzling follow-up to Your Pace or Mine. It is a standalone spicy MM Sports Romance and book 2 in the Running for the Romance series. If you loved Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid and Pole Position by Rebecca J. Caffrey, you'll fall hard for Jackson and Elliot in Stride for Stride.
Older Than Ghosts
In the middle of the night, Daniel and his mother flee their burning home in Mississippi for a bus bound to Chicago. There they find brief peace and safety at his grandparents' house. But Daniel's mother cannot resist the siren call of a tumultuous relationship and soon abandons Daniel to go back to her abusive partner. At thirteen, Daniel believes he's almost a man. So it's his responsibility to rescue his mother. When an ancient spirit attached to his family becomes interested in his quest, their partnership will both test and temper the love between family members and the lengths they're willing to go to save one another.
Ian, a prequel to the Dixon Brothers series
CALLA VAUGHN has spent the last three years desperately trying to get her life in order so that she can go back to culinary school. No matter how hard she works, though, she feels like she is just treading water and can't see any way out of the hole dug for her by a con artist who stole her identity.When flowers she sends to her best friend with a dinner invitation accidentally get delivered to IAN JONES, she decides to cook him the best meal he's ever had. By the time she admits that the flowers were never for him, he is as convinced as she is that God orchestrated the mistake in the first place.All that's left is to tell him the dark secret about her father's widow. She waits a little too long, though, and is carted off to jail for questioning on felony charges before she gets a chance.Will Ian understand her situation, or will the deception surrounding Calla destroy any trust he has in her?
Entangled Shadows
Sometimes the past leaves scars the truth can't eraseAmeerah Sheikh is an eternal optimist, funny to the core, and the friend everyone needs. But just as she opens her heart to a man with a checkered past, Ameerah's deceased brother's name shows up in an ongoing investigation...and her trust in everyone crumbles. Can people overcome their mistakes? Or is innocence a fallacy in this dark and evil world?Zain Ghazanfar has fallen far from his pedestal. From being the son of a billionaire, to a pawn in his father's crimes, he's loved and lost and almost given up-until a woman whose superpower is hope stepped into his life. But in a world that doesn't forget, can he really redeem himself? Or is love one more thing to be snatched from his grasp?As the shadows of their past entangle, Ameerah and Zain find that falling for each other is easy. But believing in love-that's where their courage is born.Set in Pakistan, Entangled Shadows is a tale of the complexities of family loyalty, trust, and the legacy they leave for tangled hearts.
Euro Dreams
From the international and USA Today best-selling author of The Plight Before Christmas and The Ravenhood Trilogy comes a laugh-out-loud, romantic dramedy full of spice, swoon, and ALL OF THE FEELS.Now a #1 Bestseller in Alpha and Workplace Romance and a Amazon Top 100 Bestseller! I don't remember booking a first-class ticket to hell... An all-expense paid trip to Europe. What could be more enticing than that?Well, other than having the surgeon I fantasize about daily as my travel companion.But to me, that's all Lucian Aston is-a highly sophisticated, posh Englishman who stars in my daydreams. Mostly because of the way he views me as a loud, boisterous, no-nonsense surgical nurse he's stuck touring London and Paris with up to the day of his groundbreaking surgery.Until then, we've got a lot of downtime to kill. So, it's only natural that I put my best foot forward to get to know him a little better.Problem is, Lucian has no intention of taking a single step in his fancy wingtips to meet me halfway. That is until we strike our deal...For the next six weeks, it'll be a no-holds-barred, balls-to-the-wall reckoning between me and the prickly heart doctor as I get to know the man behind the scowl and scalpel.But that's the thing about the good doctor's surgical specialty and his skill in the heart department. The more we spend time together, the more I run the risk of losing mine.Even so, I'm prepared for anything. Or at least I think I am.You see, there are the best-laid plans for the dream getaway you drum up in your mind, and then there's reality.But in all my careful planning, I don't, at all, recall booking a first-class ticket to hell. *Euro Dreams is a stand alone, SPICY, ROMANTIC DRAMEDY with ALL OF THE FEELS.
Inked Craving
Instead of walking away with a marriage proposal, Paige Montgomery ended up broken hearted and pregnant.Now she has to figure out how to begin her life again alone.She refuses to fall for another man, yet every time she sees Lee Grier, her traitorous heart aches for him. It doesn't matter he's her brother's best friend and wants to be her rock in the storm. She knows she has to weather the oncoming pressures on her own.When they can no longer fight the pull between them, they'll have to remember that passion can only shelter them from reality for so long and letting themselves fall will be the hardest step yet.
Whispers Beneath the Soil
Some stories don't disappear when the land is taken.They wait.When something unexpected surfaces in the soil of a quiet Allendale farm, it stirs memories of a vanished place called Dunbarton and the lives once rooted there.Through the steady presence of Marion and Kitty Weathersbee, and a child learning to listen, the past begins to press gently against the present. Long-buried stories ask to be remembered.Shaped by family memory and imagination, Whispers Beneath the Soil honors home, loss, and the quiet ways the land holds what we leave behind.What is taken may be gone-but what is remembered remains.
Burn Every Bridge
"Barbara Freethy's Romantic Suspense books are explosively good!" -NYT Bestselling Author Toni AndersonA series of explosions. A city on edge. And two people with more to lose than they'll ever admit...FBI Agent Kara Reid is new to the FBI Strike Team East-an elite unit built to move fast and take on the Bureau's most dangerous cases. When a precision blast disrupts the streets of Manhattan, what begins as a search for answers quickly spirals into something far more personal-and far more dangerous.Max Malone walked away from the CIA years ago. He has kept his distance, stayed quiet, and left the past buried. But this case is pulling him back in, whether the FBI wants his help or not.As the attacks grow bolder and the clock ticks down, Kara and Max are forced into a fragile alliance-one built on secrets, suspicion, and a shared need to stop a threat that's bigger than either of them imagined. The danger is closing in, the targets are getting personal, and every lead takes them deeper into a deadly game where trust is a liability, and failure isn't an option.Sometimes the only way to move forward is to burn every bridge behind you.From #1 NYT Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy comes the explosive first novel in a thrilling new spin-off series: FBI: Strike Team East-a pulse-pounding romantic suspense packed with emotional tension, explosive action, and a slow-burn romance that refuses to back down.Note: Every book in the FBI Series: Strike Team East can be read as a standalone. No cliffhangers. No graphic violence or sex scenes, but plenty of slow-burn romance, high-stakes drama, and intense emotion. Personal stories often play out against a bigger, broader storyline, and surprising twists will keep you up all night!What the readers are saying: "Barbara Freethy delivers riveting, plot-twisting suspense and a deeply emotional story. Every book is a thrilling romantic ride." -USA Today Bestselling Author Rachel Grant "PERILOUS TRUST is a non-stop thriller that seamlessly melds jaw-dropping suspense with sizzling romance, and I was riveted from the first page to the last." -USA Today HEA Blog"Barbara Freethy writes a beautiful, edge of the seat story, full of intrigue, mystery and romance. Can't wait to read the next book!" Christine - Goodreads"Non-stop action, romance, murder, deceit, secrets and lies... this is the wild ride that is Barbara Freethy!" Robin - Goodreads
Socials with a Side of Pie
FROM AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR CASSANDRA DOON, COMES A FUNNY, WITTY, AND DIABOLICAL ROMCOM. ONE THAT WILL LEAVE YOU WONDERING "WHAT IN THE WORLD DO THE TOWN FOLK OF LANCASTER PUT INSIDE THERE MINCE PIES?"Daisy reviews things for a living. Two million followers hang on her every sultry word, and brands pay obscene amounts for her to hold their products up to a camera and promise life-changing results.It's a good life-until she falls for Fraser, a Scottish butcher with hands that know exactly how to handle meat and a past darker than her eyeliner. One night of spectacular sex turns into something more complicated when two pink lines appear on a pregnancy test.But Fraser isn't just any reformed criminal. He's the kind of man whose real name comes with a bounty, whose enemies would pay handsomely to know where he lives and who he loves.Meanwhile, Daisy's got her own problems. A stalker who knows her every move, sends countdown timers, and has very specific plans for what happens when time runs out. Between morning sickness, death threats, and a boyfriend who's legally changing his identity, her content calendar is the least of her worries.Good thing Fraser's as skilled at making people disappear as he is at making her scream his name.Some influencers sell dreams. Some secrets are worth killing for.Socials with a Side of Pie is book 3 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.
Burn Every Bridge
"Barbara Freethy's Romantic Suspense books are explosively good!" -New York Times bestselling author Toni AndersonA series of explosions. A city on edge. And two people with more to lose than they'll ever admit...FBI Agent Kara Reid is new to the FBI Strike Team East-an elite unit built to move fast and take on the Bureau's most dangerous cases. When a precision blast disrupts the streets of Manhattan, what begins as a search for answers quickly spirals into something far more personal-and far more dangerous.Max Malone walked away from the CIA years ago. He has kept his distance, stayed quiet, and left the past buried. But this case is pulling him back in, whether the FBI wants his help or not.As the attacks grow bolder and the clock ticks down, Kara and Max are forced into a fragile alliance-one built on secrets, suspicion, and a shared need to stop a threat that's bigger than either of them imagined. The danger is closing in, the targets are getting personal, and every lead takes them deeper into a deadly game where trust is a liability, and failure isn't an option.Sometimes the only way to move forward is to burn every bridge behind you.From #1 NYT Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy comes the explosive first novel in a thrilling new spin-off series: FBI: Strike Team East-a pulse-pounding romantic suspense packed with emotional tension, explosive action, and a slow-burn romance that refuses to back down.Note: Every book in the FBI Series: Strike Team East can be read as a standalone. No cliffhangers. No graphic violence or sex scenes, but plenty of slow-burn romance, high-stakes drama, and intense emotion. Personal stories often play out against a bigger, broader storyline, and surprising twists will keep you up all night!
Marrying My Prickly Boss
A marriage of convenience, a plotting grandmother, and one grumpy principal who never saw it coming.Middle school English teacher Brynlee Hart is broke, stressed, and stuck with a fixer-upper house that's falling apart faster than her finances. When her wealthy and wildly manipulative grandmother changes the terms of the family trust, Brynlee is left with two options: marry someone, or kiss her inheritance goodbye.Enter Travis Dobson: her gruff, rule-loving principal with a resting scowl and zero tolerance for her quirky teaching style. He's the last person she wants to spend a staff meeting with, let alone marry... but when Travis learns his own family is in financial trouble, a fake marriage might just solve both their problems.A closed-door romantic comedy perfect for readers who love chemistry without the spice.They agree to keep it strictly business-no feelings, no drama, and definitely no kissing.But as Brynlee starts to see past Travis's prickly exterior, she realizes there might be more to her boss than sharp words and buttoned-up suits. And Travis? He's finding it harder and harder to resist the chaos that is Brynlee Hart.Can two opposites survive a fake relationship under one roof... or will pretending to be in love turn into the real deal?A closed-door romantic comedy perfect for readers who love chemistry without the spice.
Sterling Streak - Chicago Anchor Edition
Love was a losing battle for this country music darling and a single dad, baseball star until one night brings them together and one small town sets the playing field for a possible winning streak.They call me Lady Boss. Maneater. Queen. But beneath the makeup, blond wig, and glitzy costumes, I'm just a country girl who likes to sing. I don't hate men, I'm just struggling to find a good one. I've learned my lesson. Fool me once, and it will never, ever happen again. So I'm baffled when I meet Ford Sylver.A superstar in his own right as the centerfielder for the Chicago Anchors baseball team, plus a single dad to three adorable little girls, we share a moment when I save his firm backside and pretend he's mine. Something that he can never be.Only, when he suffers a season-changing injury and I need a place to disappear, we both end up back in Sterling Falls, where I'm suddenly his roommate. There's danger in having a wild side. I'll try anything once. However, forced into close quarters with Ford, acting as his personal nurse, and caring for his three little ones might backfire. Because I'm staring at all I ever wanted and never thought would happen for me.After losing at love in the past, could I finally be on a winning streak?+++Enjoy this special edition cover to match your Chicago Anchors collection.
