Bøger af Emma Nichols

Après le succès internationale de 'Elodie' et 'Madeleine', Emma Nichols nous présente ici un autre roman lesbien rempli d'émotion. Maddison Hernandez est un médecin urgentiste compétent. Elle est aussi épuisée, ce qui risque de lui faire commettre une erreur qui mettrait fin à sa carrière exemplaire. Depuis la mort de sa femme deux ans auparavant, elle ne vit plus que pour son travail et ses collègues. Les vacances prolongées qu'elle a réservées à contrecoeur ne peuvent plus attendre. Elle quitte sa vie trépidante de New York pour se rendre à Austin, dans le fin fond du Nevada, sachant qu'elle devra affronter ce qu'elle a enfoui au fond d'elle-même si elle veut retourner à son travail en pleine forme. Sa rencontre avec Devin, la fille du propriétaire du ranch, et la vie là-bas lui font remettre en question plus que sa santé mentale. Devin porte sa propre tristesse, après une rupture. Entourée par l'amour de ses proches et par les chevaux, elle a retrouvé son équilibre. Elle aide des enfants comme Alice, placés en famille d'accueil, tout en refusant de s'impliquer émotionnellement...ce qui s'avère plus difficile que prévu. L'arrivée de Maddie va bouleverser cette paix durement gagnée. Un coeur peut-il se briser deux fois ?

Her life had never been a fairy tale. Adopted at birth, Isabella never felt like she fit in. All she ever wanted was a happy family and a love of her own. When she suddenly became a single mother of two, her life changed for the worst until she ran into a handsome stranger. A billionaire playboy, Gabriel had lived a charmed life. Never one to settle down, he didn't understand why he was drawn to this woman he knew his father would never accept. Still, one date leads to another and suddenly he had the life he never knew he always wanted. Together, their life was perfect, until the lies were exposed. Then, their happily ever after couldn't be further away.

People change. Motives change. Situations can change. For six months, Hannah Matthews has held it together as best she can for her twin girls. On Labor Day, she returned from their vacation only to discover her husband had cleaned out the apartment and bank account, but left the bills. Over-educated and under-employed, her lease has increased, her income hasn't, and she's forced to seek an unconventional living situation. Affluent businessman Gavin Meyers is looking for someone to punish since his divorce has left him bitter and wounded. When his lawyer suggests he find a hobby, he can only think of one: revenge. When he spots a personal ad for a sugar daddy, he knows this woman will suffice. Keeping it perfectly legal, he has a lawyer draft a contract, the Terms of Service for their new life together. It seems cut and dried, but love, lust, and revenge are complications that defy every perfect plan.

Three players. Two friends. One common enemy. Harry Spencer had doubts about his friendship with Drew, and concerns about his career choice, but whether or not to support Ty had never been questioned. Without hesitation, he drove from LA to Vegas dragging drunk Drew with him. There was nothing Harry wouldn't do to show his support, but at some point enough was too much. When a beautiful woman falls at his feet, Harry finally sees what's missing from his life. Laney Jenner hated her career as a forensic accountant, which was as far from Broadway as a performer could get. Luckily, she loved the financial security her position provided, even if did suck the hope out of her. The current job sent her to sin city, where figuring out the dirty left her soiled too. Only by spending time with Harry will she ever be able to clean up her messy life again. Friendships are tested. Friendships are mended. A dream deferred can still come true.

After hundreds of years on his own, billionaire bachelor Blaise Draco had given up on finding his mate and turned his attention to growing the computer side of the security business. When he arrived at the Silicon Valley Expo, Blaise already expected to fight off unwanted female attention, but meeting the one woman who was immune to his charms had him intrigued. Luckily, she needed his help and he had his in. Ever since her mother's death, Maggie Wallace had cared for her father, keeping him focused and fed. The whole of her plans revolved around helping her father negotiate a sale for his software program. Instead, some arrogant rich guy came along and dashed their last hope. He was living the fairy tale. She had given up her dreams. Together they might just build a future.

When Sarah discovered lingerie in her husband's vehicle, she knew her life would be changed forever. Soon a harmless Girl's Night Out with a friend for a tarot card reading revealed a secret about her heritage, and to further complicate her existence...her co-worker, Brian, wanted to move out of the friend zone. For as long as he had known Sarah, Brian had felt an undeniable attraction to her. Not only would he do anything to heal her heart, he would do everything within his power to protect her from harm, and save her from the forces which threatened to keep them apart. If only she would stop fighting her fears and focus on their future. Digging deep, Brian discovered patience and determination he never knew he possessed. Some loves are so special they are worth the wait.

A billionaire workaholic. A personal assistant running from her past. One treacherous chance at a future.After a bad break up, Samuel Davenport throws himself into running his family's New York based advertising agency. He has little interest in women until Haley becomes his personal assistant. Soon, he's intrigued by her mind, her natural abilities for the business, and why she works so hard to hide her beauty. Haley moved to the city New Year's Day to hide, recover, and build a new life far from her past. She alters her appearance, ignores her ambitions, and focuses on surviving one day at a time. This worked well, until Sam tries to uncover all of Haley's mysteries. Sometimes playing hard to get is a defense mechanism. Sometimes getting too close exposes a person to danger. Sometimes the past should be left alone.

When Alysin decided to surprise her boyfriend at work with dinner, the surprise was on her. Since he was going at it with his secretary on the conference table, she packed a bag and called her BFF. Jolie and Alysin had been traveling the country, working as digital nomads for ten years ever since graduation. Taking this as a sign it was time for a new move, they decided to take a cruise, regroup, and make a plan. Then she meets Mr. Bedroom Eyes. Following her lead, they pretend to be married so that she can rid herself of the guy who started hitting on her before the boat left the dock. Though it was supposed to be a momentary arrangement, he asks her to take it one step farther. Then another and another. The cruise promises to be memorable in every way that matters. Along the way, Alysin learns that she won't have to fake an orgasm if she's with someone who knows what to do, that not all men suck, but the best ones suck really well, and that sometimes what starts out as something pretend, can fast become something completely real. Will the woman who lives life with no regrets, regret that she made that stupid rule about not exchanging names and contact info?

Billionaire bachelor Drew Morgan has effectively managed to avoid responsibility his entire life, right up to the last ninety days which were spent in rehab, playing the game until he could be released. Afraid of dying sad and alone, he'd fought to stay numb and free of emotions, until he met Talia Bartek who made him want to embrace his feelings...and her. As a sometimes blackjack dealer, Talia knew a little something about playing with the hand you're dealt in life. This DREAMer was brought to America as a child, but without the help of a lawyer, she could be sent back to Poland by the government. For Talia, being Drew's sobriety coach could change her finances. For Drew, staying sober could change his life. Together they could have everything they've always wanted, but for one problem. When you're down on your luck, love may be the biggest gamble of all.

After a lifetime of bets with my best friends, we made the one bet that would change our lives. Get married. Make it last. Win a car. I didn't even care about winning. What does a billionaire bachelor need with a car? I live a charmed life. Why would I need bragging rights? I'm cool and confident. Bragging is not my style. As far as I was concerned, I wasn't even one of the players. This was all about helping a friend heal. See, I forgot all about the damn bet the moment I laid eyes on Kate. Then all I wanted was to kiss Kate, have Kate, marry Kate. Of course, I never considered what I could lose if I won the bet.

Bestselling author Emma Nichols presents a new adult contemporary romance fans and critics are comparing to works of Jennifer Weiner. Snark and heart make The Souvenir a novel that will leave readers desperate for more.WrenI fell hard and fast for Brady Conner, even though I knew in my heart that he wasn't ready for me. Sure enough, he messed up. And I did too. I wanted to make him regret what he'd lost. Hence the break up sex. It was an impulsive move for someone who failed to consider the consequences, or practice safe sex. That's how I ended up with a souvenir. And that's why, as much as I wanted to, I had to be even more careful about giving bad boy Brady a second chance.BradyI wasn't ready for Wren Jacobs, even though she was the best thing to happen to an ass like me. No wonder I cracked under pressure. She'd warned me. She'd predicted this. And she promised me just one chance. Still, I wanted more. I wanted all of her for always. Too bad I figured that part out too late. She moved out. And from the looks of the guy hanging around her apartment, she'd also moved on. I couldn't blame her, but I also couldn't let her go without trying harder and proving I could be the man I should've been all along. Then I'd move her back in and it would be just the two of us, like it was before. Only this time, I'd make sure we were forever.Follow Wren and Brady as they navigate through the tricky dating scene in this touching romantic comedy, and fall in love with the souvenir of their relationship.

With his gift for storytelling and his degree in film making, his plan had always been to see the world. A semester from finishing his graduate degree, Ben was assigned to make a dying girl's wish come true. If he could hold it together, he might just fulfill one of his own. The problem was he'd never been good with kids and even less comfortable with beautiful women. Life hadn't been easy for Charlie after being kicked out of her parent's house and dumped by her boyfriend when she refused to have an abortion. Now, six years later, Charlie's daughter had leukemia and all she wanted was the same thing she'd wanted since she took the pregnancy test so long ago: for her baby to live. After two long years of treatment, and news it hadn't helped, Olivia had one last wish: to leave a legacy for her mother. As she worked on the documentary with Ben, it seemed to be working and Olivia felt better than she had in a very long time. Then the father she'd never met showed up. Three people. Three wishes. One chance to make all their dreams come true.

A night of passion. A raging fire. A home destroyed. The sun returned and Joey and Marti felt they had turned a corner in their relationship. Only when they turned the corner, they ran right into the insurance adjustor, Finn. She wasn't just any woman, though. She was the one woman Joey always believed he'd spend the rest of his life with, but they couldn't make it work. Soon it was obvious Finn didn't just want to adjust the value of the house, but remind Joey of the value of their relationship, and adjust his attitude about the future. Suddenly, Joey struggles to choose between two women...one who has never and would never hurt him and one that his heart can't let go despite the hurt. He's not the only one with a choice to make. Never again will Marti allow anyone to make her question her own worth. A tempest brews. A man is torn. A woman refuses to wait.

Sometimes the life you planned isn't the one you get to live. Sometimes the pain of the past overshadows the future. Sometimes to start over you have to go back to where it all began. This was how Joe Masters ended up back in New Hope, thick in his thirties with nothing to show for his life. He needed a complete overhaul, just like his father's old house. Instead of a fast track, he had slowed down and was plodding through a ten year plan, which felt more his speed after his stormy relationship and bad break up. Maybe alone wasn't so bad. Maybe there would be sunshine in his future. Martha had weathered her fair share of storms in Vermont. Although accustomed to the cold, both the chill in the air and the cold shoulder in her marriage, left her feeling like she would never get warm again after her miscarriage. Martha's search for hope brought her to New Hope, South Carolina, a small southern town full of charm and character. So focused on the move, she never imagined her husband would trick her into leaving and never follow. Strong willed and determined, Martha decided to do more than survive, she'd thrive. Thrown together by chance, Martha and Joe would discover a connection neither prepared for, which would change everything. Inclement weather approached. Somehow, they had to find a way to survive together. After all... Life is full of storms and love means sharing an umbrella.

Three short weeks together. Three long years apart. Then fate threw them together again. DeSean I thought I was doing the right thing when I stuck out my broken marriage because of my unborn child, but hurting Tegyn was wrong. For the last three years, I've watched over her from afar, but I've been given a second chance. She needed a bodyguard, and there was no body I wanted to guard more than hers. Tegyn I never expected to see him again. We'd ended our relationship and I'd reluctantly closed that door, but when danger landed on my front step, DeSean was the first person to have my back, my front, and if I wasn't careful...my heart.

For as long as he could remember, Sebastian had been cursed. It began with the tragic death of his parents when he inherited the modern art gallery. It continued every day when he looked in the mirror and saw a monster where a man should be. He'd tried everything without success. Then he happened upon her, his cure, the one who could give him a second chance at life, love and happiness. After years of repairing what her father destroyed during his drunken rampages, opening a shop for repurposed and redesigned furniture seemed a natural progression for Marisa. When Sebastian hired her, she finally had a chance to get paid to do what she'd done for years for free. It seemed like a win, until he proposed. The moment they met, Sebastian was drawn to her. Of course, losing everything in thirty days if he didn't marry was a huge incentive. So he asked and she refused. An experienced negotiator, he never gave up when he had his heart set on something. For Marisa, marriage wasn't on the table and love wasn't negotiable. Still, always quick to see the best in others, she looked at him and saw a project, her ultimate redesign. Maybe even Sebastian deserved a second chance. **Even though this is book 2 in the series, the books can be read as standalones. All have HEAs and no Cliffhanger.

Where most stories end, this one begins. Nina and Shane are already married and have a special needs baby. Life isn't the fairy tale she imagined. Their happily ever after has never seemed so far away. Then one October, everything falls apart. Years of addiction result in Shane having a complete breakdown. Nina must decide whether to keep the family together, or keep Kylie safe. The choice isn't simple. The results are unexpected. The journey to happiness is long and difficult. See, the truth about love is that it's messy, challenging, exhilarating, exhausting, and scary. Most of all, real love never ends.

It was supposed to be a week of simply being, of living in the moment, and enjoying every minute while it lasted. Of course, that kind of intoxication can have lingering effects. For Sin, she found herself wanting to break all the rules, to extend her time with the stranger who stole her heart. Vegas was just the right kind of place to take such a gamble. Meeting up with BE at the gondolas was a risk. Love went against everything they had promised, but the best things in life can't be planned. Soon Alysin will be tested. After guarding her heart for so long, she finally let a man in and discovered that the worst things in life happened when she least expected them. When she walked in on BE with another woman and overheard their heated conversation, she suddenly remembered there was a reason she made these rules. Will broken rules lead to broken hearts or will she realize that though love was a gamble, she was all in?

For ten years, Sin and Jolie were inseparable. Now with Sin happily married and pregnant with twins, Jolie is feeling lost and restless. She knows something is missing, but the closest she comes up with is a desire for her own baby. Maybe, if she could just get past her issue with men, she could find a proper sperm donor. For the past ten months, she's been working with Mac. Other than being male, he's younger, her complete opposite, and pretty much wrong in every way. Soon he instructs Jolie to take a vacation, and decides to join her. It's only a week, but by now Jolie should know that someone who seems wrong can be oh so right, and a week can change the course of a life.

Hiking Yellowstone couldn't be farther away from her comfort zone. Returning to Yellowstone could help him fulfill his destiny. Autumn and her boyfriend were on the outs. After six months together, he'd decided they weren't compatible. Determined to prove him wrong, she agreed to go hiking one October weekend. While she pictured a romantic stroll around the lake, he booked them a grueling weekend in Yellowstone, where he promptly humiliated her, dumped her, and left her all alone in the wilderness. Yet again, she'd fallen for a guy who treated her like a project. All she wanted was love and acceptance. By the time Autumn dried her tears, snowflakes covered the trail, darkness had fallen, and her demise appeared imminent. Ronan Cormac had some decisions to make. Though he'd become one of the most sought after agents in Hollywood, years of superficial relationships had worn him down, making him long for a meaningful connection. In other words, the wolf shifter was ready for a mate and LA made it impossible for him to find one. When his sister called him home for a family emergency, Ronan rushed back to Yellowstone. In order to save the Druids, his pack, he'd have to find a mate and become the Alpha before the Blood Moon.

It has been six months since Marti agreed to marry Joey. Despite her history, she's having a healthy pregnancy. They finally have her house to themselves and Joey has finished her To Do list. Life should be perfect, but it's not. Joey is pressuring Marti to make it legal before the baby arrives, which is proving impossible since Blaine refuses to let go. Their situation is further complicated when Finn refuses to go away. Add in a town divided, a legacy to uphold, and a particularly vicious hurricane season, and then hang on. Marti never imagined a southern storm with all its force and fury could be so destructive. Of course, after the storm, the land is washed clean. It's perfect for a fresh start, a clean slate, and a permanent love, if only they will surrender.