Bøger af Avery Flynn

All I want is to play hockey on the Ice Knights, instead, I'm in a viral video for all the wrong reasons and my mom-yes, my mom-has taken over my dating apps. Then, when I think it can't get any worse, the fates deliver Zara Ambrose, a five-feet-nothing redhead with more freckles than inches and who'd rather be anywhere other than on a date with me. Now a bet with her friends and my PR nightmare have us both stuck in this go-on-five-dates-with-the-same-person hell situation. But if we band together, we can get the whole thing over with and go on with our lives. It's perfect! No feelings. No future. No fuc- *ahem* fun. No naked fun.What could go wrong? Nothing-as long as I remember the rules. Don't notice the way she looks in a dress. Don't react when she does that little shivery sigh thing whenever we touch. Don't think about the fact that she's never had a toe-curling orgasm that wasn't self-delivered and just how badly I want to change that.Five dates-that's it-and then we go our separate ways. At least, that was the plan...

How exactly has one good deed landed me in the penalty box?Ice Knights defenseman Zach Blackburn has come down with the flu, and my BFF-his PR manager-begs me to put my nursing degree to use and get him back to health. Of course she would call in a favor for the most hated man in Harbor City.But when he's finally on the mend and I'm sneaking out of his place, everything goes sideways. Paparazzi spot me and pictures, plus accusations that I slept with him, fly faster than a hockey puck.At first, all of Harbor City wants my blood-or to give me a girlie-girl makeover. But then...the team finally wins a game. And now this fickle town wants me with the big jerk twenty-four seven.Argh. I never slept with him the first time! But no one will listen. Then the grumpy bastard goes and promises to break his no-fan-appearances rule to help raise money for a free health clinic-but only if I'm rink-side at every game. That's not a deal I can turn down.But when the team keeps winning, and I realize there's more to him than his bad reputation, suddenly remembering to keep my real hands off my fake date gets harder and harder to do.

Hot, filthy rich, and usually irresistible, Hudson Carlyle just met the one woman in Harbor City who's immune to his legendary charm. Nerdy ant researcher Felicia Hartigan is the unsexiest dresser ever. She trips over air. And she's in love with totally the wrong man. Hudson can't stop thinking about her.His regular moves won't work here. He's going to need a new plan, starting with helping her win over the man she thinks she wants. And if in the process she ends up falling for Hudson instead? Even better. Step one, charm her panties off. Step two, repeat step one as frequently as possible.But what if the famous Carlyle charm finally fails him when he needs it most? Or worse, what if she figures out the one secret he's kept from everyone, including his family, and walks away for good?

I never meant to say a word, not one single word.But I did.Now because of something I leaked-without even realizing it-I've inadvertently broken up one of the Ice Knights' most legendary bromances. And worse-I've kicked hockey star Ian Petrov's grumpy level to insane levels of grump.And what could make it worse? How about the two of us being trapped together in a remote cabin after a massive blizzard. Neither of us can leave. Just us, the snow, his resentment, and OMG sexual tension so thick it would take a snowplow to break through it.I've got to get out of here before I do something even dumber than I've already done and kiss the sexy grouch with his misplaced anger and perfect pecs. That would be the worst, the absolute worst. But... would it be terrible if we gave in? Just a little? It's not like we're ever going to have to spend time together again.Until the next morning when we're told we have to play chummy for the press until this news cycle blows over. F.M.L.

Sylvie Bissette may be one of Harbor City's youngest glitterati, but only her best friends know her most closely guarded secret. She's the woman behind The High-Heeled Wonder, a must-read blog for fashionistas everywhere. Gossip, fashion advice, expos

Brooke Chapman-Powell takes her position as the Earl of Englefield's personal secretary very seriously. This job is what keeps her sister in her university for the deaf and the town from completely shutting down. But the earl's dying, and they have only one hope. An American. From some place called Salvation, Virginia.Now she'll have to teach the in-all-likelihood-uncouth-and-lazy half American how to be a proper earl if they hope to save the village. God help them all.Nick Vane has about two gazillion things that land higher on his to-do list than becoming an English earl. Things like naps. Hosting poker nights. Oh, and raking in the profits from his latest invention. Accepting the title his grandfather has denied him since birth? Doesn't. Even. Register. But Miss Prim and Proper won't give up, and before he knows what's what, he's on a plane to London.He's got too much pride to go down easily, and she's got too much propriety to ever break the rules. They are as different as a cocktail fork and a bread knife...and the clash between them lands these two in the most unexpected positions.

It's always the quiet ones... Uptight history professor Sam Layton may have the abs of a movie action hero, but he stopped believing in the joy of adventure a long time ago. However, when a one-night stand with a tattooed bombshell leads to a treasure map for the long-buried Rebecca's Bounty, the call to action is too strong to ignore. All Las Vegas cocktail waitress Josie Winarsky wants to do is paint. But when she lands smack dab in the middle in a mob plot, she has to push aside her dreams to find a treasure and save her family from harm. With Sam at her side and a Vegas loan shark on her tail, she's running to save her life and her heart... RT Book Reviews award-winning author Avery Flynn brings you her signature sexy blend of sass and action in the steamy Laytons series: Dangerous Kiss, Dangerous Flirt and Dangerous Tease! The Layton series was first published in 2011 and 2012 and has been revised.

What's the danger in one hot kiss? When Claire Layton discovers a dead body in a Dumpster behind her restaurant, the killer demands she find the victim's phone and flash drive or face fatal consequences. Her unlikely ally in the search is a cocky, muscle-bound private investigator Jake Warrick, who ticks her off almost as much as he turns her on... Jake just wants to solve the case, but the impulsive and fiery Claire turns his plan upside down. Together they uncover a more complex crime than they'd ever imagined while things between them go from hot to downright combustible... RT Book Reviews award-winning author Avery Flynn brings you her signature sexy blend of sass and action in the steamy Laytons series: Dangerous Kiss, Dangerous Flirt and Dangerous Tease! The Layton series was first published in 2011 and 2012 and has been revised.

If that man calls her one more time... So what if Gabe Campos is a model-dating billionaire who gets Keisha Jacobs hotter than a Ferrari's engine on the straightaway? He keeps pushing her to sell her family's furniture business, but she'll never give in--not unless she wants to give her father a second heart attack.All Gabe should be thinking about is how he'll finally get revenge on the man who killed his father. But when he meets the man's daughter, Keisha, instead of focusing on destroying Jacobs Fine Furnishings, he can't get her warm-whisky voice out of his mind.Forced by a snow storm to spend the night together, their passion ignites. The next day, however, it's back to business. The only way Keisha can save her family is to win a bet with the billionaire. But neither realized their hearts are part of the bargain...

By-the-book secret agent Lucas Bendtsen will do anything to keep his country safe-even if that means blackmailing the stepdaughter of a notorious mobster who is about to sell guns to a group of terrorists. The plan? He'll pose as her fiancé in order to access her stepfather's guarded compound and find out the location of the arms deal. The problem? Despite her reputation as a heartless femme fatale, Ruby Macintosh is not at all what she seems.Only a fool would double-cross the Organization, but Ruby doesn't have any choice-not if she's going to save her brother and mother from her stepfather. So she places her life in the hands of a man who turns her on as much as he ticks her off...The fake engagement may be the beginning of a high-stakes game of subterfuge, but when their hearts get involved, Lucas has to decide whether to break the rules or break Ruby's heart.

Stylist Elle Olsen lives in fear of someone discovering her secret identity as Princess Eloise. But the men who killed her entire family in a bloody coup have done just that and now they're coming for her. All Elle wants is to disappear into anonymity again, but the panty-melting billionaire who kidnaps her isn't about to let that happen. On the society pages, smoking hot financier Dominick Rasmussen is one of the world's most eligible bachelors, but there's more to him than meets the eye. As a secret resistance fighter, his one goal is to get Princess Eloise on the throne and restore the monarchy. The biggest problem? His stubborn and sexy undercover princess has no interest in ever wearing a tiara again. Their goals couldn't be more opposed, but neither Dom nor Elle can deny the attraction bringing them closer together. As the stakes rise and danger increases, they are forced to choose between love and country...

A high school reunion is about to get down and dirty and a whole lot more complicated in this new romance from USA Today bestselling author Avery Flynn. Brains and a badass attitude. That's all troublemaker Leah Camacho took with her when she left Catfish Creek. She'd promised herself she'd never go back, but when the invite to her tenth high school reunion arrived along with the chance to show everyone who doubted her what a success she's made of herself, she couldn't resist. However, when she discovers a 15-carat, stolen diamond in her rental car's glove box, there's only one man she can turn to for help-the same sexy, stubborn domineering man who'd smashed her heart all those years ago. Sheriff Drew Jackson knew a long time ago that Leah Camacho was nothing but trouble and has sworn to never get caught up in her again-no matter how damn sexy she is or how badly he'd failed to forget her. But, when the woman who test drove his heart right into a concrete wall rolls into Catfish Creek with some serious bad guys on her tail, it's up to him to keep her safe-even if that means guarding her hot bod 24/7 without giving into temptation or losing his mind.

There's more to me than just being awk-weird. I own my own flower shop, have some great friends, and I have my eye on adopting the most adorable kitten. But sadly, hot guys don't tend to be blown away by my trivia-spouting, dorky self.So when a Thor-lookalike who happens to be a professional hockey player hits on me at my bestie's wedding rehearsal party... You better believe I climbed that tree like a cat. And the fact that it happened not once, not twice, but three times? Yeah, that's pretty much a once-in-a-lifetime experience for a woman like me.There's zero chance I'll end up ever seeing him again...right?Until the pregnancy test comes up positive. What happens next?Oh my God, I wish I knew...

Sometimes the only answer is to just bang it out.Like today, for example. I'm in actual hell at my sister's over-the-top reality TV wedding and up until now, I've been able to handle it all. The horrible bridesmaids. My relentless mother. Even the awful eighties fashion to fit the retro theme. But when my sister nonchalantly mentioned that she never even wanted me at the wedding-the producers insisted-ouch doesn't fully express how much it hurts. So for the first time I don't think. I just do. And as a shy paleontologist who plans everything, I probably should have taken a moment.But here we are.I've just asked the best man, who my sister absolutely loathes and who can't stand her right back, if he's up for a little naked revenge with me. The cameras are filming every horrifying second, and the whispers have begun. (Did I mention that the music happened to stop just as I asked him?)But then his mouth quirks up, and he does the last thing I expect.

"Intoxicating!" - 4.5 Stars, RT Book Reviews, which named it Best Contemporary Romance, Indie PressEnemies ...After years away, Miranda Sweet returns to Salvation, Virginia to save her family's brewery, but her fate is in the hands of her lover-turned-enemy, Logan. What's a girl to do when the only person who can help her is the man who betrayed her?Lovers ...Logan Martin can't believe his luck when the woman who smashed his heart to smithereens walks into his bank asking for his help. What she doesn't know is that he needs the land her brewery is on-and he'll do whatever it takes to get it. An Irresistible Combination ...Their wager becomes a battle between their attraction and their determination to win. But it's in each other's arms that they realize there might be more at stake now than their bet. With the town against the Sweet Salvation Brewery's success, Logan has to choose between what's expected of him and what he really wants.

Wanted: Personal Buffer Often snarly, workaholic executive seeks "buffer" from annoying outside distractions AKA people. Free spirits with personal boundary issues, excessive quirks, or general squeamishness need not apply. Salary negotiable. Confidentiality required.Workaholic billionaire Sawyer Carlyle may have joked he needed a buffer from their marriage-obsessed mom, but he didn't need a waiting room filled with candidates to further distract him. (Thanks, bro.) But when a sexy job applicant shoos his mom and the socialite in tow out of his office, Sawyer sees the genius of the plan. And the woman. In fact, Miss Clover Lee might just get the fastest promotion in history, from buffer to fake fiancé...This free-spirit might look like hot sunshine and lickable rainbows, but she negotiates like a pitbull. Before Sawyer knows what hit him, he's agreed to give up Friday nights for reality TV, his Saturdays for flea markets (why buy junk still baffles him), his Tuesdays and Thursdays for date nights (aka panty-losing opportunities if he plays his cards right). And now she wants lavender bath salts and tulips delivered every Monday?Yup, she's just screwing with him. Good thing she's got this non-negotiable six-weeks-and-she's-gone rule or Sawyer may have just met this match...

It's true. I'm not what most people would call "pretty" and, well, high school was rough. Fast forward ten years and life is good... Until a bunch of jerks think it's hilarious to put the "butterface" (AKA me) on a wedding Kiss Cam with the hottest guy ever-and that old humiliation hits hard. I recognize him immediately. The sexiest cop in Waterbury and totally out of my league. But then he kisses me. And we totally forget the room, the crowd, everything. Then he tells everyone we've been dating for months. Soon everything starts to feel too real, from adorable fights over "necessary" tools to fix my broken porch to surviving a free-for-all dinner with his six siblings to picking up where our last kiss left off. But there's something he's not telling me about why he's really hanging around, and I'm pretty sure it has to do with my mob-connected brothers. Because this is not a make-over story, and Cinderella is only a fairy tale...

Tyler Jacobson has a plan for everything-except how to handle his completely annoying, utterly frustrating, and totally sexy upstairs neighbor. He couldn't care less if Everly Ribinski thinks he's equally irritating-until he discovers she's the only one who can help him land a business deal that will finally make him feel like he's more than just a guy from the wrong side of the tracks.Color him shocked when Everly refuses to help, insisting she should have run him over in the parking garage when she had the chance. Harsh. But possibly deserved. Tyler may have spent the last few months reveling in annoying the fiery gallery owner with a dark past, but he's got secret leverage she can't refuse.If only one meeting didn't turn into a fake date that turned into more. Way more. Like naked and hot as hell more.The last thing either of them wants is to catch feelings for someone who is so obviously not their type. Good thing that will never happen. Right?

From Liliana Hart's New York Times bestselling MacKenzie family comes a new story by best-selling author Avery Flynn... "Being one of the good guys is not my thing." Bianca Sutherland isn't at an exclusive Eyes-Wide-Shut style orgy for the orgasms. She's there because the only clue to her friend's disappearance is a photo of a painting hanging somewhere in Bisu Manor. Determined to find her missing friend when no one else will, she expects trouble when she cons her way into the party-but not in the form of a so-hot-he-turns-your-panties-to-ash former boxer. Taz Hazard's only concern is looking out for himself and he has no intention of changing his ways until he finds sexy-as-sin Bianca at the most notorious mansion in Ft. Worth. Now, he's tangled up in a missing person case tied into a powerful new drug about to flood the streets, if they can't find a way to stop it before its too late. Taking on a drug cartel isn't safe, but when passion ignites between them Taz and Bianca discover their hearts aren't bulletproof either.

Shirts and shoes optional-vodka necessary-in this hilarious new romantic comedy from a USA Today bestselling author.

Hadley Donavan can't believe she has to go home to Nebraska for her sister's wedding. She's gonna need a wingman and a whole lot of vodka for this level of family interaction. At least her bestie agreed he'd man up and help. But then instead of her best friend, his evil twin strolls out of the airport.If you looked up doesn't-deserve-to-be-that-confident, way-too-hot-for-his-own-good billionaire in the dictionary, you'd find a picture of Will Holt. He's awful. Horrible. The worst-even if his butt looks phenomenal in those jeans.Ten times worse? Hadley's buffer was supposed to be there to keep her away from the million and one family events. But Satan's spawn just grins and signs them up for every. Single. Thing.Fine. "Cutthroat" Scrabble? She's in. She can't wait to take this guy down a notch. But somewhere between Pictionary and the teasing glint in his eyes, their bickering starts to feel like more than just a game...

Es sollte nur eine Nacht sein ...Nach einem Skandal flieht Eishockeystar Ian Petrov in eine einsame Hütte, um der Presse zu entkommen. Er will alleine sein und seine Wunden lecken. Umso entsetzter ist er, als er feststellen muss, dass er nicht der einzige Bewohner ist. Ausgerechnet hier trifft er auf Shelby Blanton. Shelby, die ihn in der Öffentlichkeit bloßgestellt hat, Shelby, die sich von seiner grummeligen Art nicht einschüchtern lässt - Shelby, die sein Herz schneller schlagen lässt. Für eine Nacht geben sie der Anziehungskraft nach und sind nicht darauf gefasst, was sie am nächsten Tag erwartet ...x

Drei Dates mit Folgen ... Männer spielen in Tess' Leben keine große Rolle. Zu oft wurde sie schon enttäuscht. Und als sie Cole, einen der Spieler der Ice Knights bei der Hochzeit ihrer Freundin kennenlernt, glaubt sie nicht, dass sie eine Chance bei ihm hat. Doch ihre Anziehungskraft ist unleugbar, und beide geben der Versuchung nach ... einmal, zweimal, dreimal . Aber dann müssen sie feststellen, dass ihre Affäre ungeahnte Folgen hat ...

Ein Crack auf dem Eis - eine Niete in der LiebeUm das Image seines Teams aufzupolieren, stimmt Eishockeystar Caleb Stuckey zu, bei einer PR-Kampagne mitzumachen: fünf Dates mit einer Frau, die seine Mutter für ihn ausgesucht hat - alles unter den Augen der Öffentlichkeit. Zum Glück hat Zara Ambrose ihre eigenen Gründe, bei diesem Stunt mitzumachen, und Caleb ist heilfroh, dass sie nicht auf einen Ehemann aus ist. Doch schon bei ihrer ersten Begegnung vergisst er alle seine guten Vorsätze, und der NHL-Profi verliebt sich bei jedem Date ein bisschen mehr in die temperamentvolle Rothaarige - und das alles live im Fernsehen ...

Two powerhouse authors bring you a hilarious tale of one woman's journey to find herself again.Ever have one of those days where life just plain sucks? Welcome to my last three months-ever since I caught my can't-be-soon-enough ex-husband cheating with his paralegal. I'm thirty-five years old, and I've lost my NYC apartment, my job, my money, and frankly, my dignity.But the final heartache in the suck sandwich of my life? My great-aunt Maggie died. The only family member who's ever gotten me. Even after death, though, she's helping me get back up. She's willed me the keys to a house in the burbs, of all places, and dared me to grab life by the family jewels. Well, I've got the vise grips already in hand (my ex should take note) and I'm ready to fight for my life again.Too bad that bravado only lasts as long as it takes to drive into Huckleberry Hills. And see the house.There are forty-seven separate HOA violations, and I feel them all in my bones. Honestly, I'm surprised no one's "accidentally" torched the house yet. I want to, and I've only been standing in front of it for five minutes. But then my hot, grumpy neighbor tells me to mow the lawn first and I'm just...done. Done with men too sexy for their own good and done with anyone telling me what to do. First rule of surviving the burbs? There is nothing that YouTube and a glass of wine can't conquer.