Bøger af Lauren Stewart

Some fairytales begin with a kiss... Laney I finally get it. And to think, it only took my heart being pried out of my chest and stomped on five separate times by men who claimed they loved me. That's got to be a record, right? Let me put it as simply as I can: Fairy tales aren't real. Love is a lie. And, at least in my experience, sex never comes with a happy ending. Fortunately, I still have B.O.B, and he'll never fall out of love with me. I won't walk in on him in bed with another woman either. Nope. As long as I keep supplying him with fresh batteries, B.O.B's only purpose in life is to make me happy. And, damn it, I deserve to be happy. I'm a nice person. I work hard. And, most importantly, I've learned my lesson: I will never, ever let a man near my heart again. Carson My secret to happiness is to be completely upfront with what I want and, trust me, it has nothing to do with Laney's heart. Her lips? Hell yeah. A few other parts of her body? You better f*cking believe it. But her heart? Nope. Not even a little. Until it does...a lot. Forget I said that. I don't have feelings for anyone. They were all ripped out of me when I was a kid. This thing between Laney and me could be great. But we have to follow certain rules. We have a good time--no dates, no sleepovers, no expectations. When one of us is ready for something new or if she starts getting too attached, we move on with no hard feelings. Win-win, and everybody's happy. I came into this thinking it would be the same thing as it had always been and that she was like any other beautiful woman. It isn't. She isn't. But how do I tell her she deserves someone better, someone who can love her, someone who's not broken, if I can't seem to let her go? ***standalone contemporary romance/romantic comedy without a cliffhanger or cheating*** Now Available Virtually Impossible (Once and Forever #2) Deeper Water (Once and Forever #3) Carson and Laney's after happily-ever-after Darker Water is a friends with benefits story inspired by The Frog Prince, and this is how Carson and Laney's fairy tale begins: Once upon a time there was a young woman who lived in a tall glass tower in the middle of a city. She wasn't incredibly beautiful but she was attractive, probably somewhere around the eighty-fifth percentile. She was smart, kind, honest, and good with animals. But the most beautiful thing about her was her heart, for it was made of the purest of golds. Unfortunately, she wasn't very good at taking care of it, and over the years, it lost its shine. Because every time she met a prince, she believed him to be perfect--strong but gentle, brave, and caring. So, she would show him her heart and give it to him to hold, thinking he would take care of it. What she hadn't yet realized was that there was a curse put on her...at some time...by someone. And the curse was this: The moment the woman gave her heart away and kissed the prince--believing it to be true love--the prince would begin to change. Sometimes slowly, other times quickly. But he always turned into a frog. And although the frog would give her heart back to her, each time it was a little more worn, a little less brilliant. But the woman didn't give up trying to find a prince who would remain a prince, knowing that somewhere out there was someone who could heal her heart and break the curse by remaining a prince after she kissed him. Then one day, she finally understood the curse's power. No one could heal her, she would never find a prince, and the curse would never be broken. And so, clutching what was left of her heart, she gave up her search.

Sometimes, to see the eyes of your greatest enemy, you need to look into a mirror. In this final chapter of Mitch and Eden's story, everyone will be tested. Morality and honor weighed against getting the job done. But desperation can make people do things they never thought they'd be capable of. And returning from hell is a pretty damn big wake-up call, especially once Mitch realizes that the woman he loves has been in a different kind of hell...and she can't get out of it. *** STRANGE CASE is the conclusion of Mitch and Eden's story and may prove confusing to those who haven't read the first two books. This novel is intended for adults. It includes lots of cursing, biting sarcasm, descriptive sex, and some seriously bad team morale. Other books in this trilogy: Hyde, an Urban Fantasy (Book I) Jekyll, an Urban Fantasy (Book II) Dear reader, Although Strange Case marks the end of this trilogy, it isn't the end of the Hyde world. Thank you for your support and for taking a risk on a series that can be crude and cruel but is, at its core, a love story.

"When the devil tells you to stop struggling, do you?" From the moment Eden wakes up, she knows she's not in Kansas anymore. She isn't even on Mitch's doorstep, Chastity's favorite place to dump her off. No, she's somewhere far worse. And far more sterile. Sometimes a girl needs to adapt, be flexible, change. And that's exactly what Eden will do, all the way back to Mitch. No matter what she has to do to get there. Because his life depends on it. Mitch has lost something he'd never thought he'd find to begin with. And "It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" is a lie. A lie people tell themselves to make the pain go away. But the pain doesn't go away, not in someone like Mitch. It festers. It grows. Until it can't be held back anymore, even by the bars of a cage. *** Jekyll is a continuation of Mitch and Eden's story and may prove confusing to those who haven't read Hyde, an Urban Fantasy. *** This novel is intended for adults, as it includes lots of cursing, biting sarcasm, and some truly evil people.

To survive, they must embrace what they most despise . . . in themselves and each other. Mitch Turner is everything women want most in a man-charismatic, successful, drop-dead gorgeous. Except he's not a man-he's a monster. The only way Mitch can protect others from his monstrous side is to stop them from getting too close...that and a 7x7 foot cage. Isolated by his genetic curse, he spends his life hurting people emotionally, driving them away before Hyde can harm them physically. But, after a night of the best sex Mitch has ever had, he realizes that might be impossible. Except the woman he wakes up with claims she doesn't remember any of it. Eden Colfax is everything men want most, men other than Mitch, that is. She's kind, honest to a fault and sickeningly sweet. To rid herself of the monsters that haunted her broken childhood, Eden doesn't lie, doesn't curse, and definitely never wakes up naked in strangers' beds...until the day she does. Then the flashbacks start-places she's never been, people she's never met, blood she's never spilled. She discovers she's split into two parts-the woman she thought she knew and another who is capable of anything. And the only person with any answers is the one man she never wants to see again. What neither of them know is that someone is watching them both, manipulating them, determined to see just how evil the two of them really are. And when the truth begins to seep through the cracks, leaving them nowhere to turn but each other, they will be forced into a partnership neither had expected. Because in life, who you trust is as important as who you are. And when you can't even trust yourself, sometimes the only person you can rely on is the last person on Earth you should be falling for. *** This novel is intended for adults only, as it includes lots of cursing, descriptive sex, biting sarcasm, and themes similar to those in Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, from which this story was inspired.

She's all alone in the darkness. He's lighting up the stage. But not even the brightest spotlight can reach the shadows of a broken soul. Declan Every wanna-be rocker dreams of the day when crazed fans will pack their shows. But the more people worship me as some kind of musical god, the more I realize why singers are called "performers." I'm just a pretender. A fake. I need something real. Something to break through the revolting glamour that's bled into every part of my life. And for one perfect night, I found that in Sara. > Sara No sane woman would've ever walked away from Declan Hollis after only one night. But walking away from him was the safest move for both of us. I've spent so much time burying my old self in the past, trying to erase the vulnerable person I used to be. I'm smarter now-men are dangerous, and relationships are doubly so. But the more time I spend away from him, the more I want to go back.> ***Immaterial Defense is a standalone contemporary romance***

A steamy new romantic comedy with the characters you fell in love with in Darker Water and Virtually Impossible. I'm Carson Bennett. The first time I slept with Laney Temple was two years ago. At the time, I thought I deserved a medal for all the effort I put into making it happen. What I ended up with is a million times more valuable. Now, with everyone and my brother getting hitched, I think I'm finally ready for the next big step. To make what Lane and I have better and stronger. Deeper. I'm just not sure if she's ready. When we're horizontal, our communication couldn't be better. And the other forty-nine percent of the day-when my pants are zipped, her bra is hooked, and nobody's hands are anywhere fun-it's still easy and full of laughs. It's just that last one percent we haven't quite figured out yet. Time's ticking. And if we don't repair the cracks soon, water is going to rush in and break this whole damn thing apart. Carson and Laney are back! Get a look at their after happily-ever-after and be there for Hayden and Andi's island wedding. *Deeper Water is not a true standalone contemporary romance novel like the others in this series. You will enjoy it much more if you read Darker Water first. I suggest starting there. What people have said about the books in this series... "I loved the banter and the writing. I can't even...I can't even tell you how much I loved it...It was epic. I loved it. I can't wait to read the next one." - Katy Regnery, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author "Unique, fun, and sexy!! I absolutely loved this book!!" - Aestas Book Blog "WOW! Is there an option to give this 10 stars?" - Rhonda James, author of Jersey Girl "Perfect spontaneous combustion material. I was all smiles and giggles, until suddenly - bam - tears started flowing and the sob-fest commenced." - The Book Enthusiast "I could not put it down. All that sexy flirting, outstanding humor, and that perfect chemistry..." - Nancy's Romance Reads "...deserves its own freaking medal. It deserves to be made into a movie that we can keep watching on repeat. Or a TV series so we can indulge in Carson & Laney in weekly increments." - Jenny, Goodreads "...great story, romantic, sweet, sad, funny and intriguing." - Kathy, Ahmazing Book Faerie "Seriously, you need to get this book." - Robin, goodreads

Can you call it an office romance if we've never actually met? Sara has a kick-ass life. She has loyal friends, works from home, and sets her own hours as a virtual assistant. Perfect... Except Sara doesn't actually exist. She's just a borrowed name I use when I'm hiding behind my computer screen. But pretending to be someone else is the only way I can earn enough to make up for the mistake I made and the lives I ruined. If I hadn't typed my new boss' name into that search engine, none of this would be happening. I would've kept imagining Hayden looked the same way I pictured all my other clients--late fifties/early sixties, a little soft around the middle, and a lot more forehead than hair. I couldn't have been more wrong. Seriously, how many VPs look like they go model underwear after leaving the office? Damn it, if I'd never found out what an amazing man Hayden is, I wouldn't want to cry every time he calls me Sara. But hey, that's life, right? And nobody's life is perfect. Actually... My life is pretty damn perfect. I'm married to a beautiful woman, live in a luxury apartment, and am prepped to take over the multi-billion-dollar company my father built. Perfect... Except all of it is a lie. My wife is madly in love with someone else, my career is meaningless, and I forgot how to live, let alone be happy. But when I hired a new assistant online, it finally occurred to me that life wasn't meant to be endured. It was meant to be lived. It's unimaginably stupid to fall for someone at work, but I can't seem to stop it from happening. I'd give up everything I have to be with Sara, and I still have no idea what she looks like. That has to change. Unfortunately, the only way to get what I want is for a lot of good people to lose everything they have. ***There is no cheating in this novel. Hayden is far too noble a man to hurt and disrespect a woman like that. Trust me, you'll understand when you read the book.*** ***standalone contemporary romance/romantic comedy (no cliffhanger)*** Now Available... Deeper Water (Once and Forever #3) - Get a look into Carson and Laney's after happily-ever-after and be there for Hayden and Andi's island wedding! Virtually Impossible is a twist on Sleeping Beauty, and this is how the story begins: Once upon a time there was a woman who made the mistake of trusting the wrong man. And that mistake led to another. And another and another, each more damaging than the last. But the woman was as ignorant of her mistakes as she was of the damage they caused. Until she was punished for them. Around the same time, but in a totally separate part of the city, lived a noble man and his beautiful wife. Though their castle was the envy of all, its empty halls echoed of loneliness and regret. For the man had lived his entire life asleep, and both of them remained silent of who they truly were and what they truly wanted. And then one day, the woman entered the man's life and forced him to awaken...