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After Jolie Becker is left at the altar, her friends secretly hire a handsome beach bum to cheer her up. When an accident ends his professional surfing career, Ken Cassidy wants nothing more than to land an acting role. Little does he know, his best acting job will be helping a jilted bride get her confidence back. Everything changes when love kicks in. Will Jolie believe Ken's feelings are real when she discovers he's the hired help?

Vera Custodio has never fallen in love, though she has strong feelings for her friend and sometimes lover, Zach Spencer. Long-forgotten memories resurface when Vera discovers Zach’s mother was the woman her father supposedly murdered many years ago. After losing his leg, former triathlete Zach Spencer reevaluates his life—and realizes he’s falling in love with Vera. After she ends their relationship, Zach is determined to prove his love and follows her to Australia in search of the killer. Caught between a web of family secrets and a deranged adversary, Vera and Zach must depend on ...

Single mother Kelly Kennedy can't afford lavish gifts for her four-year-old daughter, Bree. Homeless veteran Tyler Manning doesn't believe he deserves a Merry Christmas. When Bree asks Santa for a father and picks Tyler, both Tyler and Kelly vow to keep Bree from being hurt while fighting their feelings for each other. Tyler struggles with frightening flashbacks that scare Kelly. Meanwhile, Kelly's criminal past threatens her chance for happiness.

Florist Terri Martin lives a calm and peaceful life. Maybe too calm and too peaceful because she can't remember the last time she was in a relationship. Terri calls Bad Boys for Hire to book herself a date for her thirtieth birthday party, but before she can hire one, she meets Ryker Slade, a biker hiding from his motorcycle club. Old vendettas resurface and soon, Terri has more than she can handle when she learns that her and Ryker's love is as doomed as Romeo and Juliet's.

A preacher marries a prostitute to save her from human traffickers—or so he tells himself. ~~~ Sarah Rahab Sutton hides a secret life from her religious parents. While they’re out evangelizing, she’s hooking up for cash and worshipping a faceless man who meets her in an abandoned outhouse. Pastor Josh McKay lost his young son and wife to a hit-and-run accident. He drives a truck on the same route on the lookout for the deadly driver. Instead, he finds Sarah hitchhiking. He’s instantly attracted to her angelic looks but put off by her unsavory conversation. When God puts her in his ...

A writing skills reference book from the author of Romance In a Month: Romance Writers, do you want to: Keep your name in front of your readers with more releases and titles? Learn why you should write shorter in order to write quicker? Meet and exceed your yearly writing goals? Participate in multi-author boxed sets for increased visibility and profit? Claim your fair share of your reader’s attention span in today’s tsunami of books by producing a series of novellas or episodic serials? Make more money while writing less? If you do, you must master the art of writing shorter works ...

If you love sweet romances (PG-rating), look no further than Rachelle Ayala's Have a Hart series. The Harts are a family of San Francisco firefighters. Their family motto is: Heart comes first. Can a woman looking for Mr. Perfect settle for a happy-go-lucky Mr. Wrong? Dr. Vanessa Ransom has high standards and she's on the hunt for the perfect man. With limited time for a social life, she hires college dropout Dale Hart to walk her dogs and clean her house. Just for kicks, she decides to motivate him to succeed, only to find herself falling in love with him. Can Dale show Vanessa that love ...

The cute barista is a wannabe writer, and Gina Griffin doesn’t date wannabe writers. She’s a bestselling women’s fiction author and doesn’t need to take a clueless beginner under her wing, especially a handsome one who’s so awkward with words that she finds endearing. But Henry Archer is no ordinary barista. He’s a tech billionaire in disguise and the mastermind behind an AI chatbot designed to write like humans. Henry is captivated by Gina’s talent and determined to learn from her. What Gina doesn’t know is that he’s also using her word choices to fine-tune the very ...

Cait Hart has been married to Brian Wonder for 12 years, but does she really know him? The redheaded firefighter is dependable, loyal, and kind to others, but he's never let her probe his feelings. Brian's life is blown open when his former high school teacher and wife of a senator dies in a car crash. When a pair of blue chow dogs show up at his mountain cabin, he is forced to tell Cait his secret - the real owner of the dogs is a boy he believes is his son. Cait and Brian are tested on the true meaning of love when the boy goes missing and authorities suspect Brian of wrongdoing.

It’s a case of mistaken identity, secret agendas, Christmas love and magic, all with the help of a “talking” dog with superhero qualities. ~~~ Event planner Misty Jolly needs all the help she can get to pull off Christmas Creek’s biggest makeover: a grand indoor Christmas fair at the spanking new convention and retail center. The original Christmas Creek settlers, including her parents, aren’t sure having Santa in a heated gazebo with an artificial skating rink and electronic northern lights display is a good idea, but Misty has no time to listen to their concerns. While rushing ...

April Fu fumes when she finds a stolen dog in her apartment. What trouble has her best friend’s brother gotten into now? Dog walker Jex Wise has nowhere to turn. His sister is going through a messy divorce and wants to hide her soon-to-be ex’s pampered prizewinning Yorkshire terrier. Complications ensue when April and Jex go on an April Fool’s date pretending to be lovers. They win a stinky taco contest and the dog’s owner recognizes Jex as his dog walker—not April’s. Will April’s heart survive when she suspects Jex’s prank is one big April Fool’s joke? ~~~ Not Mine, a ...

Breast cancer cost Nutmeg Brown her fiancé, her job, and her cleavage, but not her love for Christmas. She’s had enough pity from family and old friends, so she travels to Christmas Creek to celebrate anonymously. Army specialist Craig Brockman has lost more than a foot and an eye. He’s lost his pride and can’t face his family—least of all for Christmas. When his friend, Nutmeg’s brother, asks him to anonymously deliver an old toy to his sister, he comes face to face with a wish he’d lost long ago. Nutmeg wakes up the next morning and finds a flesh and blood soldier in her bed....

Kerry Mills is a professional surfer who travels the circuits of the world’s surfing competitions until a broken heart and a shark encounter send her reeling to a tiny beachfront cottage. Focusing on her recovery, she has no interest in a rebound relationship. That is, until a tattooed hunk she spies in an outdoor shower asks her to teach him to surf. Suddenly, romance doesn’t look so bad. Finn Meriwether used to be the life of the party and the class clown, but years of war in the Middle East have replaced his smile with a deep frown. He’s overdue for a vacation and heads for his ...

Opposites attract and sparks fly in the delightful small town of Christmas Creek. Holly Jolly lives for Christmas. It's the only time of the year, as far as she's concerned. Gordon Gills doesn't need a reason to hate the holiday season. He doesn't see the point. Gordon returns to the mansion he inherited and finds Holly making a mess with her Christmas decorations. Unfortunately, his great-aunt's will stipulates that he must make merry every Christmas if he wants to keep his inheritance.

Bella Tallahan has always hidden behind her twin sister, Tally. She was born with cerebral palsy and even though she has finished college, she lives vicariously through her sister's adventures. It worked, until her sister married writer Lucky Lenigan, and Bella developed a crush on Lucky's brother - a bad boy with a shady past.

A writing skills reference book from the author of Romance In a Month: Have you ever wanted ... • To create unforgettable characters? The kind readers talk about well after the book is finished? • Your characters to jump off the page and tell you what they like and dislike? • To make your characters multi-dimensional, complicated, deeper, and larger than life? • Create compelling quirks, flaws, and internal conflicts to differentiate your characters? • To keep your story from being predictable by having your character surprise you and your reader? • To hear readers tell you they...

Honey and her ex-husband, Max, travel to Sapphire Falls to give their two young children the perfect Halloween treat. Max wants Honey back, and he’s counting on the magic of Sapphire Falls to seduce her into a second chance. Honey is leery of Max and his tricks, but when he woos her with a Halloween romance complete with bonfires, hayrides, parties, and paintball, Honey warms to the idea of a new beginning. Unfortunately, there's something off about Max on which Honey can't put her finger.

On the field and off the field, bartender Jeanine Jewell plays, collecting one-night stands like baseball cards. She doesn't need a man, except to curl her toes and make her scream. She's learned the hard way that love is about control and manipulation - and the last thing she can handle is letting herself be vulnerable, or having anyone discover her shameful secret. Scoring women is easy for catcher Kirk Kennedy - they don't call him "Catch and Release" for nothing. He never goes back for a repeat performance. Being traded to a new city is an opportunity for new adventures.

Melisa Hart has a soft spot for her brother Connor's ex-best buddy, Rob Reed. Unfortunately, Rob slept with Connor's girlfriend and is no longer welcome with any of the Harts. Melisa lends her pet lovebird for a Christmas Toy Drive, but a mix-up brings her face to face with Rob and his lovebird. Melisa is drawn into a whirlwind romance with Rob and discovers he hasn't told her the entire story. Can two little lovebirds and Christmas cheer open Melisa's heart to giving Rob another chance?

Do you wish you knew ... How to crack the code of a modern, contemporary single plotline romance? How to get motivated to write and finish your romance story ideas? How successful authors write consistently and put out high-quality work at regular intervals? How to use strong and sympathetic characters and hit well-known romance plot points to create your unique romance story? How a supportive group of writers can motivate each other to write faster and better? Why setting a daily word count goal is not the best way to track your progress? How to keep your motivation going, book after book,...