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She’s done with men. He’s ready to love again. Piper Frost is embracing singlehood after shedding her frustrating mooch of a boyfriend. With a new job, in a new city, and new friends, she’s free and loving it when that man crashes her cooking class and threatens everything. Distractingly handsome, his very presence disturbs her in unwelcome ways. She doesn’t need this. Not him. Not now. Contractor Chad Thomas’s belief in happily-ever-after died with his wife three years ago. Then Cupid’s arrow struck again and now he’s got his work cut out for him. Can this single dad and his ...

Beauty and the Brain—the adventure begins. When rough-edged handywoman Charley Jensen stops to help a stranded motorist with a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, she writes the preppy biologist off as too soft to survive in her isolated and unforgiving wilderness. But Drake Carver is more than just a brain in a pretty package, he’s resourceful and, much to Charley’s surprise, fun to be around. However, only when their lives are on the line does she learn he’s tougher than he looks. Suddenly, her secret, burning question, ‘Are you strong enough to be my man?’ becomes 'Am I ...

The one time Mia Page undresses a perfect stranger with her eyes and he busts her? What are the odds? Now, this embarrassed mom is running into the hot middle school teacher everywhere. Is there no mercy for the wicked? It’s not fair. Nor is it fair her ex is about to remarry, her teen wants his space, and her overactive imagination means batteries are suddenly in short supply since meeting the charming Mr. Walden. He’s a twenty-eight-year-old fantasy, not an option. He looked up, she blushed, and Curt was hooked. It’s cute that Mia gets tongue-tied around him. He loves how easy it is...

Resenting him was natural; wanting him, a revelation. There’s nothing Shasta Kovich won’t do to save her recording contract after blowing her voice during The Velvet Bitches’ first major concert tour. But asking her to put up with Blake Adams? That’s pushing it. Big surprise they’d clash. She came up the old-fashioned way; she worked her ass off. Blake, on the other hand, has led a charmed life, the product of the best musical education money can buy. It’s pretty hard not to resent him, especially with that elitist attitude of his. It can’t get any worse than that, right? ...

As if secretly loving one woman wasn’t complicated enough. Best friends for years, Lance is the first person Kavita thinks of, the one person she and Angie can always call for anything, so buying the little beach house next to his when it becomes available is a great idea. Only, the open-door policy between the new neighbors brings a level of intimacy none of them anticipate, laying bare secrets and sentiments on all sides. Is there such a thing as being too close? Can their friendship survive if they redefine what they mean to one another and take their relationship to the next level? ...

It’s ladies’ choice when a weekend fixup veers toward the ‘help’ instead. Britt doesn’t care for her friends’ plan to set her up with a total stranger that weekend. However, when sinfully sexy Harrington appears, she reconsiders her objections. The script is fine. It’s the cast that needs to change. After meeting the man intended for her, she knows she’s right. Only the butler has bothered to ask what she wants. Her answer is simple—him. Enjoy this sexy, saucy, deliciously naughty frolic today.

There are things you don't break, like your word, your vows, or the public trust. It's Justine's code of ethics. So can somebody please explain how she just set off Washington's biggest scandal of the year? When Justine agreed to delay divorce until after her husband’s reelection, she didn’t know Sean O’Donnell was on the horizon. Now, falling fast for a man she’s admired for years, she’s stuck playing the happy politician’s wife instead. Sean noticed her beauty right away, but it was Justine’s haunting sadness that captivated him. His wish to meet her became a need to ...

A day she won’t get over. A man she can’t forget. Kate was in love when she walked onto the boat that morning. Quietly plotting her own happy course as they set out for a day of deep-sea fishing. Then everything went terribly, tragically wrong, leaving her haunted by what she couldn’t change and stunned by what she wouldn’t. It was a simple, private charter. Easier than most because they only had two passengers. But Brady returned to the harbor with a police escort and a lot of questions. No one knows how they’ll react to a traumatic event until it happens. He blames himself for ...

Does she have the courage to love a man destined to leave? Ariela lost everything when her dad was killed in the line of duty: her father, her home, her school, her friends. Unable to cope without the love of her life, her grief-stricken mom chose to leave her too. As a consequence, Ariela grew up wary of the deep passion her parents felt for one another. Since then, she’s sabotaged every potential relationship she’s had. To her, love means loss and heartache. No thanks. After years of covering war zones, journalist Dylan Bond is home, though not without scars. Intimately acquainted ...

When defending her clients puts an attorney in the crosshairs, her safety falls to a cop with personal demons of his own. Eden Hennessey, champion of social justice and attorney with the non-profit Civil Rights Watch, just won her biggest case yet—and made a dangerous enemy. Now the anonymous hate mail has turned to threats. Someone is following her, taking photos of her, and proving nothing she’s done to guard her privacy and protect herself is enough. Recently returned to duty after an emotional crash over the death of his former partner, Detective Glen Gold knows he can't afford a ...

Everything changed once he got there, and that was part of the problem. Recently discharged from the Navy, Gabriel Nadeau is looking forward to his new job as head of security for the Pelican Cay Resort. Confident island life will suit him, he’s eager to regain his land legs and call it home. Born and raised on Pelican Cay, Adriana Hernandez doesn’t romanticize the island the way tourists do. She sees its limitations and yearns for more beyond the blue horizon. Drawn to one another by the very things that should discourage them, the former sailor and the beautiful free spirit fall head ...

Is fate messing with them or is he just unlucky? And seriously, how many times does a girl have to say she’s sorry? Sabrina Eckhart is losing it. Oasis, the restaurant she manages, is getting battered by a trendy newcomer and with everyone looking to her for ideas, you could say she's under a little pressure. But wait, that’s not all. Her evil landlady has given her until the end of the month to vacate her crummy apartment. Then there’s her thirtieth birthday looming, reminding her of the milestones she’s missed. No wonder she’s so distracted by the jogger with the tightest buns ...

He lost touch with her once. There's no risk he won't face to keep her. Lauren McKay and Wes Dunlop saw their moment slip away when he left for college. Now, fifteen years later, Detective Dunlop just walked into the domestic violence shelter Lauren runs and the sparks fly, reminding her why she never got over him. Sylvia Coulter knows if she could go back and give her younger self some hard-earned advice, it’s unlikely she’d get through to the misty-eyed romantic. She’d tell her a day will come when she’ll fear her husband. Sadly, innocence truly was bliss––bliss with an ...

Charter boat crewman by day, bartender by night, Hero knows life is hard and rewards are few and fleeting. On the job, intimate propositions happen. He’s accepted some, regretted one. With college behind her, all Dani wants is a stress–free break to figure out her next step. Aware her mother’s yacht is currently docked on Pelican Cay, she returns to that beloved place, assuming she’ll be welcome. She assumed wrong. The time to experience a moment with someone is not when you catch them in your mother’s stateroom toweling off after a shower. Dani's shock and outrage at having a ...

Even good girls misbehave. For elementary school teacher Naomi Kendall, all it takes is a few cocktails, fabulous curls, and that guy. You know who he is. We all have one. And for whatever reason, he’s off-limits. But you think about him, wonder, and never say a word to anyone. When Naomi sees Ryan McKenzie again, it seems the universe is trying to tell her something. Mr. Fireman is still smoking hot. They’re both single. That spark of interest is stronger than ever. This is not the time to be timid. Make the call. She should have known she’d trip over her own damn heels stepping out ...