Bøger af Rachelle Ayala

Wedding bells are ringing, and Holly Jolly is determined to rope in her groom by hook or by crook before the clock strikes midnight on Christmas Eve. 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the town, wedding bells are ringing but not for one Holly Jolly, Christmas Creek's original elf. She is in charge of decorating for the other brides and grooms, but her longtime beau, Go-Go Gordon Gills, is not the marrying kind. When Gordon's absentee father is sprung from prison, he shows Holly how little she knows about their checkered past.While her twin sister, friends, and youngest brother march eagerly toward the altar, will Holly unravel the lies and mistakes blinding Gordon to a path forward with her? Mayhap the kindly assistance of auld acquaintances not forgotten will save the date on Christmas Eve.---Christmas Creek romances are a fun way to get into the holiday spirit. They are sassy, standalone romances centered around a town that celebrates Christmas all year round. Each story has a happy ending and can be read in any order, but of course, they are more fun if read together.Deck the Hearts, #1 Can Holly's jolly Christmas spirit help Grinchy Gordon Gills save the town of Christmas Creek?Her Christmas Chance, #2 A woman with cerebral palsy and her tomcat disagree about the attractive ex-con living next door. Will a dose of Christmas magic reach through his dark secrets?A Christmas Creek Carol, #3 A reclusive writer, Ebony Cruse, is given a one-star review on her life by characters in her past, present, and future.Kitty, It's Cold Outside, #4 When mailman Mick Jolly delivers a kitten to an abandoned millhouse, he is ensnared by a beautiful Victorian woman caught in a Christmas curse.A Christmas Creek Caper, #5 Someone's stealing packages off the Christmas Creek porches. Sheriff Brad Wing is on the case-until he's caught with his hands up and his pants down.Toy Soldier Christmas, #6 Breast cancer survivor, Nutmeg Brown, finds a broken toy soldier under her Christmas tree. It's love at first sight with a wooden toy or is it?Red's Christmas Woodsman, #7 When Ruby Red Rumsey visits her grandmother's Christmas Creek cottage, she finds a hunky woodsman asleep in her grandmother's bed.Dashing Through Christmas, #8 Misty Jolly and Dash Weston play guessing games while rushing through a Christmas project with no help from Westie, a "talking" dog.Dottie's Christmas Wish, #9 All Merry Jolly wants is to make Dr. Colton Dale smile. All his daughter, Dottie, wants is a dog. Will Christmas wishes come true for three lonely hearts?Nick's Christmas Ride, #10 Nick Jolly's antique convertible turns into a wild ride when his best friend and secret crush, Hayley, chooses three social media starlets for his Christmas-promotional dates.Six Weddings and a Date, #11 Wedding bells are ringing, and Holly is determined to rope in her befuddled groom with the help of auld acquaintances not forgotten.

Imagine yourself shapeshifted not into a wolf or a giant eagle but into a 1959 MG Roadster convertible, all while the guy you're crushing on is driving his date through your hometown. Christmas Creek's favorite son, Nick Jolly, and its beautiful wallflower, Hayley Brockman, are so far in the friend zone that she's picking his dates for him. When Hayley selects three social media mavens to help Nick promote Christmas Creek, everything backfires, including the antique convertible Nick picks up to drive them around.Unbeknownst to Hayley and Nick, they are being watched over by their feuding forefathers, Ol' Nicholas and Slimy Cecil, with cosmic consequences. Will a shapeshifting car and the shifting fortunes of Texas Hold'em wake Nick and Hayley in time to save their hearts and keep Christmas Creek from being canceled?---Christmas Creek romances are a fun way to get into the holiday spirit. They are sassy, standalone romances centered around a town that celebrates Christmas all year round. Each story has a happy ending and can be read in any order, but of course, they are more fun if read together.Deck the Hearts, #1 Can Holly's jolly Christmas spirit help Grinchy Gordon Gills save the town of Christmas Creek?Her Christmas Chance, #2 A woman with cerebral palsy and her tomcat disagree about the attractive ex-con living next door. Will a dose of Christmas magic reach through his dark secrets?A Christmas Creek Carol, #3 A reclusive writer, Ebony Cruse, is given a one-star review on her life by characters in her past, present, and future.Kitty, It's Cold Outside, #4 When mailman Mick Jolly delivers a kitten to an abandoned millhouse, he is ensnared by a beautiful Victorian woman caught in a Christmas curse.A Christmas Creek Caper, #5 Someone's stealing packages off the Christmas Creek porches. Sheriff Brad Wing is on the case-until he's caught with his hands up and his pants down.Toy Soldier Christmas, #6 Breast cancer survivor, Nutmeg Brown, finds a broken toy soldier under her Christmas tree. It's love at first sight with a wooden toy or is it?Red's Christmas Woodsman, #7 When Ruby Red Rumsey visits her grandmother's Christmas Creek cottage, she finds a hunky woodsman asleep in her grandmother's bed.Dashing Through Christmas, #8 Misty Jolly and Dash Weston play guessing games while rushing through a Christmas project with no help from Westie, a "talking" dog.Dottie's Christmas Wish, #9 All Merry Jolly wants is to make Dr. Colton Dale smile. All his daughter, Dottie, wants is a dog. Will Christmas wishes come true for three lonely hearts?Nick's Christmas Ride, #10 Nick Jolly's antique convertible turns into a wild ride when his best friend and secret crush, Hayley, chooses three social media starlets for his Christmas-promotional dates.Six Weddings and a Date, #11 Wedding bells are ringing, and Holly is determined to rope in her befuddled groom with the help of auld acquaintances not forgotten.

Talented video game designer Safire Chu is gun-shy when it comes to dating real men, especially since she spends all her time shooting at their avatars.Football legend, Matt Swanson is nothing but trouble on season and off. He wants to cheat on an online video game, so he asks Safire to a New Year's Eve party while his publicist hacks into the game database through her computer.A bit of champagne and the countdown to the ball drop loosens Safire's inhibitions. When her company's newest secret game is pirated, Safire wonders if the man she's fallen for at first blush is not all he seems.-Club Cockburn-from the Heart of the Big Apple, a series of high-octane romances-not safe for work or play.#1 - Leap, Laugh, Love, A pro surfer on holiday after being attacked by a shark gets tangled up with an Army Ranger on leave with a mission.#2 - Triggered by Love, After her fiancé was shot, all Avery Cockburn has between her shattered heart and death is a cocky detective, Jason Burnett.#3 - Blush of Love, A hot New Year's Eve date with bad boy quarterback Matt Swanson leaves Safire Chu wondering if it's love at first blush.

Bartender Jeanine Jewell collects 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-until he runs into Jeanine and she refuses to go home with him.Intrigued, Kirk is determined to catch the elusive blonde and keep her to himself. When he proposes a wingman-to-wingwoman, friends-without-benefits relationship, he's surprised she accepts.The no-benefits clause soon falls by the wayside when neither Jeanine or Kirk can resist their explosive chemistry. Despite the sizzle between the sheets, they both refuse to acknowledge they're anything more than friends.Everything changes when Kirk discovers someone from his past is the one Jeanine is hiding from.Trigger Warning: The heroine was sexually abused by her foster father and has flashbacks.

Cade is arrested and thrown in jail. Instead of abandoning Cade, Andie is drawn into a sting operation to prove his innocence.Andie disappears on Cade, sending him on a desperate search. Can Andie and Cade unravel all the forces conspiring to keep them apart and intercept the love they both deserve?Font Size: 12 points, Font Face: Constantia

[LARGE PRINT EDITION - 18 POINT FONT]"Sexy and explosive. A modern day Romeo and Juliet story with a surprising twist."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.Ryker thinks he has a way out, but can Terri escape her fate, or will she find her lover dead before she wakes?

All I want for Christmas is Seashells & Mistletoe... or what happens after you're dumped by your groom and end up on a cruise ship with the kid in third grade who stuck bubble gum in your hair.My Christmas wedding is out the door, and all I want to do is drop off the face of the earth.When my best friend gifts me a Christmas cruise package to Hawaii, I'm on it like flies on my ex-fiancé's face. Twelve days and nights with complete strangers; no cell phones or internet. Sounds like the perfect getaway for me.I'm in trouble as soon as I board the S.S. Bird of Paradise. The first person I run into is -Jordan Reed, the boy who pulled my pigtails, threw spit wads at me, and made grade school a nightmare come true.It's too late to disembark, and why should I? I'm here to put fun back in my life and show that ex of mine that I'm doing just fine. Maybe I can kill two birds with one stone. Both these guys need a lesson from Dani, (that's me).Is it wrong to have a bit of fun along with revenge? It's not like anyone is here for love, right? A bit of fun mixed with hijinks and pranks. It will be perfect.Bring on the seashells and mistletoe. Let's get this party started!

Fashion Designer Avery Cockburn lost everything in a single New York minute. Her fireman fiancé was gunned down next to her, and her business is in shambles. She fears her secrets caused her fireman's death, and she wants to honor him at her next show.NYPD Detective Jason Burnett shot the killer and saved Avery's life, but a year later, he has no leads and the case has gone cold. He believes Avery is still in danger so he stalks her-to the gun range, through clubs and parks, and hopefully into her heart.When Avery signs up quarterback Matt Swanson to model her new line of clothing, a series of attacks leaves her reeling. Her fiancé's murderer is still out there, and a trail of dead male models leads back to her. With her fashion show looming, will her new relationship with Jason trigger the murderer to take out everyone who might expose her deep and dirty secrets?Trigger Warning: memories of sexual abuse-Club Cockburn-from the Heart of the Big Apple, a series of high-octane romances-not safe for work or play.#1 - Leap, Laugh, Love, A pro surfer on holiday after being attacked by a shark gets tangled up with an Army Ranger on leave with a mission.#2 - Triggered by Love, After her fiancé was shot, all Avery Cockburn has between her shattered heart and death is a cocky detective, Jason Burnett.#3 - Blush of Love, A hot New Year's Eve date with bad boy quarterback Matt Swanson leaves Safire Chu wondering if it's love at first blush.

To protect those he loves, Cade is forced to play dirty with one exception: on the playing field. Meanwhile, Andie is drawn deeper into her role as an actress, playing the lover of a man who manipulates her.Andie's mother appears on the scene to help while Cade's mother suffers a horrible relapse. A shocking twist upends everything Cade believes and forces Andie to reconsider whether she was too trusting of the man who wormed his way into her heart.Font Size: 12 points, Font Face: Constantia

[LARGE PRINT EDITION - 18 POINT FONT SIZE]A ballplayer's girlfriend hides his daughter from him because she fears he's like his abusive father.Marcia Powers wants nothing to do with ballplayer Brock Carter, especially after she told him to go away and pursue his dreams. She has more than she can handle with an elderly father, a business to run, and a four-year-old daughter posing as her baby sister.Brock Carter's back in town to rekindle his romance with Marcia, and this time, he's not letting her run him out of town. Marcia is unable to resist Brock, but determined to keep her secret.Brock's already lost his heart to Marcia once. Will he lose every dream, including baseball, when he discovers the real reason Marcia sent him away?

Framed for the murder of a congressional aide, Kevin Colson aims for the real killers-with a little help from loud-mouthed drama queen, Virgie Rivera. Kevin Colson: All I ever wanted was to make my father proud. I decided to run for Congress, but I had no idea the price I would pay. They say I killed a man. They have false witnesses and a fake video. I'm on the run, but I can't seem to stay away from Virgie Rivera, the damsel not in distress who's determined to get her man. Virgie Rivera: I'm not a drama queen, and I know Kevin didn't kill that man. When I find him working for an evil Santa Claus disguised as a billionaire, I raise a firestorm to blow the lid off their entire corrupt organization. I'm the only one who believes in Kevin, and I'll chase him and the bad guys to the ends of the earth to "get my man." Welcome to Gold Country, California - love, gold, and psychopaths up in them hills.Love Will Stay, Salem & Scott, #1Taking Me Back, Linx & Grady, #2All You Want, Tami & Todd, #3Kiss Me Tight, Rorie & Chad, #4Hold My Love, Virgie & Kevin, #5

[LARGE PRINT EDITION, 18 pt font size]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. He tells her he's her Nutcracker toy, come to give her a perfect Christmas.Meanwhile Craig finds himself in a healthy body with both eyes and no missing foot. His memory is shot, but he knows things about Nutmeg he has no idea how.What sort of enchantment has turned him into her super soldier and how long will it last? When the mouse king plays a dirty trick on Nutmeg and Craig, will Christmas wishes be enough to mend their broken hearts?---Christmas Creek romances are a fun way to get into the holiday spirit. They are sassy, standalone romances centered around a town which celebrates Christmas all year round. Each story has a happy ending and can be read in any order, but of course, they are more fun if read together.Deck the Hearts, #1 Can Holly's jolly Christmas spirit help Grinchy Gordon Gills save the town of Christmas Creek?Her Christmas Chance, #2 A woman with cerebral palsy and her tomcat disagree about the attractive ex-con living next door. Will a dose of Christmas magic reach through his dark secrets?A Christmas Creek Carol, #3 A reclusive writer, Ebony Cruse, is given a one-star review on her life by characters in her past, present, and future.Kitty, It's Cold Outside, #4 When mailman Mick Jolly delivers a kitten to an abandoned millhouse, he is ensnared by a beautiful Victorian woman caught in a Christmas curse.A Christmas Creek Caper, #5 Someone's stealing packages off the Christmas Creek porches. Sheriff Brad Wing is on the case-until he's caught with his hands up and his pants down.Toy Soldier Christmas, #6 Breast cancer survivor, Nutmeg Brown, finds a broken toy soldier under her Christmas tree. It's love at first sight with a wooden toy or is it?Red's Christmas Woodsman, #7 When Ruby Red Rumsey visits her grandmother's Christmas Creek cottage, she finds a hunky woodsman asleep in her grandmother's bed.Dashing Through Christmas, #8 Misty Jolly and Dash Weston play guessing games while rushing through a Christmas project with no help from Westie, a "talking" dog.Dottie's Christmas Wish, #9 All Merry Jolly wants is to make Dr. Colton Dale smile. All his daughter, Dottie, wants is a dog. Will Christmas wishes come true for three lonely hearts?

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 path and he rescues her from a brothel, the temptation is too hot to handle. He thinks marrying her will solve his problems, however, they've only just begun.Sarah wants unconditional love and she fantasizes that the baby she's carrying will heal Josh's heart. Meanwhile, Josh is wondering if he made a big mistake.When Sarah disappears one morning, Josh goes to his friends to mount a rescue. They're up against more powerful forces than they realize: betrayal, lies, murder, and a wily and well-placed enemy.Both Josh and Sarah must walk by faith to save their hearts, defeat the criminals, and prove to themselves that true love can rise from the ashes of sin and despair.

[LARGE PRINT EDITION - 18 POINT FONT SIZE]Jessica Song is tired of being a good girl, staying in a relationship well past closing time. Fresh from a breakup, she takes a walk on the wild side as a sports events intern.Baseball rookie Jay Pak Ahn has been burned one too many times by good girls, especially his cheating ex-fiancée. When he meets wild Jessica, he throws away all caution to enjoy her to the fullest.Jessica and Jay agree to a week of enchanting, starry-eyed dates and wild, unrestrained sex to get their exes out of their systems.Their pasts collide, exposing the secrets in Jessica's heart and threatening Jay's position on the team. Jessica must leave her disappointment behind while Jay has to decide whether Jessica comes before baseball. What will they sacrifice to turn their fling into true love?

Cade and Andie's love affair takes a shocking turn when both of them have obligations to people from their past. Meanwhile, a rival is trying to get Cade kicked off the team, and Andie's family situation takes a turn for the worse. Despite the heat between the sheets blazing hotter than ever, forces beyond their control work to rip them apart. New revelations and surprises leave Andie crushed and Cade reeling. Can Andie and Cade trust their crazy love to carry them forward, or will they have to sacrifice everything they'd hoped for and leave love behind?Font Size: 12 points, Font Face: Constantia

[LARGE PRINT EDITION - 18 POINT FONT]A single mother on the run.Amber McKay ran away from home to find adventure. She found Hunter instead. Now Amber's on the run again and this time she isn't alone.A bartender and innkeeper who's never left home.Nate Riley has always had big dreams - leave home, marry, raise a family. Family responsibility stole those dreams. Will fate return them?A backwoods killer on the loose.Nothing escapes Hunter Dixon. Especially his prize possession, Amber McKay. She is coming home no matter who has to die. When Amber finds out this may be her grandmother's last Christmas, she is determined to say goodbye to the woman who always loved her. But she's hiding from Hunter, and she has a big secret. She turns to the one person who has never let her down, her childhood crush, Nate.Nate agrees to help, but Hunter closes in. While Amber and Nate explore their budding romance, they must fight a crippling ice storm and a determined enemy to stay alive and protect her secret.

All Merry Jolly wants is to make Dr. Colton Dale smile. All his daughter, Dottie, wants is a dog. Will Christmas wishes come true for three lonely hearts? Mail carrier Merry Jolly has the Christmas blues. She's friendly, kind, and helpful, but unlike her three sisters, she's never brought a date home for Christmas. One day, while dutifully delivering the Christmas Creek mail, Merry finds a little girl lost near the frozen creek.Dr. Colton Dale knows how to set a broken bone, but he has no clue how to stitch up his broken life. He and his daughter, Dottie, moved to Christmas Creek two years ago after the death of his wife. When the pretty mail carrier finds Dottie lost in the woods, Colton is determined not to let gratefulness spill into temptation. He's lost so much, and he has to protect his heart and Dottie's at all costs.Despite every barrier Colton sets up, the Christmas Creek magic is at work. Dottie's looking for answers to her Christmas letters, and Merry can't bear to leave them unanswered. Meanwhile, Colton's lonely heart beats faster whenever Merry brings the mail. When Dottie is disappointed on Christmas Day, will Merry take the risk to deliver love and joy to their three lonely hearts?---Christmas Creek romances are a fun way to get into the holiday spirit. They are sassy, standalone romances centered around a town which celebrates Christmas all year round. Each story has a happy ending and can be read in any order, but of course, they are more fun if read together.Deck the Hearts, #1 Can Holly's jolly Christmas spirit help Grinchy Gordon Gills save the town of Christmas Creek?Her Christmas Chance, #2 A woman with cerebral palsy and her tomcat disagree about the attractive ex-con living next door. Will a dose of Christmas magic reach through his dark secrets?A Christmas Creek Carol, #3 A reclusive writer, Ebony Cruse, is given a one-star review on her life by characters in her past, present, and future.Kitty, It's Cold Outside, #4 When mailman Mick Jolly delivers a kitten to an abandoned millhouse, he is ensnared by a beautiful Victorian woman caught in a Christmas curse.A Christmas Creek Caper, #5 Someone's stealing packages off the Christmas Creek porches. Sheriff Brad Wing is on the case-until he's caught with his hands up and his pants down.Toy Soldier Christmas, #6 Breast cancer survivor, Nutmeg Brown, finds a broken toy soldier under her Christmas tree. It's love at first sight with a wooden toy or is it?Red's Christmas Woodsman, #7 When Ruby Red Rumsey visits her grandmother's Christmas Creek cottage, she finds a hunky woodsman asleep in her grandmother's bed.Dashing Through Christmas, #8 Misty Jolly and Dash Weston play guessing games while rushing through a Christmas project with no help from Westie, a "talking" dog.Dottie's Christmas Wish, #9 All Merry Jolly wants is to make Dr. Colton Dale smile. All his daughter, Dottie, wants is a dog. Will Christmas wishes come true for three lonely hearts?

Investment banking intern Carina Chen doesn't need any distractions-especially the sexy, guitar-playing barista she rooms with for the summer.Free spirit Dylan Jewell appreciates the delightful universe of women who vie for his attention. His goal in life is to do good, make happy coffee, and help the homeless.When Carina moves in, she insists on rules of conduct to quell her instant attraction to Dylan. But when her boss asks her to turn Dylan into a businessman, she can't think of a reason not to take advantage of his hospitality.Their chemistry is white hot, but Dylan refuses to play Carina's game, unable to understand how he can fall in love with a woman who puts profits in front of people. When Carina realizes Dylan isn't budging, she risks all to gain a single night with him. Will her gambit backfire or will Dylan discover Carina's true heart before she runs away with his?Set in Berkeley, California, Whole Latte Love is an opposites-attract romance mixing bluesy rock music, hot, steamy love scenes, and financial shenanigans.

[LARGE PRINT EDITION - 18 POINT FONT SIZE]The heartwarming conclusion to A Veteran's Christmas Series!Kelly Kennedy and Tyler Manning are planning a Christmas wedding, and her six-year-old daughter, Bree, is worried about being the perfect flower girl. Complications arise when Tyler gets reacquainted with a female soldier he rescued back in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Kelly gets an urgent message from the man who fathered Bree, asking for a big favor.With their Christmas wedding looming, Kelly and Tyler must tie up all loose ends while Bree risks her life to do a good deed before Santa's sleigh hits their roof. Will love, faith, and a Christmas miracle be enough to keep their family together?

Sniper Rorie Rivera aims to disrupt a politician's wilderness trek until she butts heads and kisses with tour guide, Chad Colson. Rorie Rivera: Take the shot. Take the shot. I have the congressman's flashy ski cap in my sights, but I'm not pulling the trigger. Not yet. Not until he tells me what he did with my missing sister. Chad Colson: I spy the stalker up in them hills. She's tracking my expedition, but I get the jump on her and warn her to back off. Her name is Rorie, a self-proclaimed assassin, and she tries to disarm me with a hot, torrid kiss. It's not enough. She's up to no good, and I have a duty to stop her cold. Rorie Rivera: I can't keep my sights off Chad Colson, the tour operator protecting the congressional delegation. He has no clue what's going on, and he thinks he's got it all covered-until someone picks off his team one by one. With the remaining team on the run, I'm forced to protect the congressman until we're all captured by a gang of human traffickers. I find my sister, but can I save her when I can't even save myself? Chad Colson: Falling in love is the last thing I planned on, but with Rorie and I on the run uncovering the tentacles of a secret organization, I can't help but kiss her tight while fighting for our lives. Until the secret hits too close to home ... Welcome to Gold Country, California - love, gold, and psychopaths up in them hills.Love Will Stay, Salem & Scott, #1Taking Me Back, Linx & Grady, #2All You Want, Tami & Todd, #3Kiss Me Tight, Rorie & Chad, #4Hold My Love, Virgie & Kevin, #5

Evie Sanchez is recovering from heartbreak when she runs into Romeo Garcia, the bad boy she left behind.Now a movie star, Romeo never understood why Evie stood him up. When Evie lands a part as Romeo's co-star, things begin to sizzle.Is the fantasy real or revenge? Evie and Romeo are about to discover if their buried feelings will explode in pure delight or utter disaster.Taming Romeo is a contemporary romance featuring family secrets, delicious food, and hot, steamy loves scenes.For big sister Choco's story, see Claiming Carlos, Book #2 of the Sánchez Sisters Series.

Research librarian Andie Wales is devastated to learn that the man she fell in love with is a professional athlete who plays on and off the field.When Cade's past mistakes catch up with him, Andie urges him to go back to California to do the right thing. Meanwhile, Andie's father's medical bills are mounting, and she needs to take on a second job. A lucrative offer to do research for a scriptwriter lands in her inbox. Andie flies to Los Angeles to take up the job and finds Cade at the airport. Andie needs to send every penny she makes home to her family, so she agrees to stay at Cade's to save money, as long as he promises their relationship is friends only. Can she negotiate a benefits package that'll keep her heart intact? Just when she thinks she's got everything under control, her past slams her with a shocking surprise.Font Size: 12 points, Font Face: Constantia

Tina Lee has never known love. Her mother locked her in a closet and abandoned her to an abusive foster home. Timmy Li has always been loved. He is the only son of a billionaire father and doting mother who've supported and encouraged his baseball talent. Tina befriends a billionaire and catches the attention of his son, Timmy, a professional pitcher with a wicked fastball. When her absentee mother reappears, Tina is in danger of being dragged into her criminal schemes. Can a woman who has never known love trust a man who has everything to treat her heart with care, or will his wealth and privilege keep Tina on her side of the tracks for good?

Social media CEO Brittney Reed's life is boring, according to her flamboyant talk-of-the-town sister who drafts Brittney to be the sexy elf at this year's Pet Rescue event at their Christmas Tree Farm.Ben Powers has a single goal in life-to be drafted to play pro football, but substituting for his grandfather to be Santa seemed like a good thing to do.Add a crazy cockatoo who talks too much and a lazy basset hound given to moans into the mix, and suddenly, Brittney and Ben have too much to handle.This Christmas, Brittney and Ben learn that love and family are the answers to all their troubles.

Sherelle Edwards is too sensible for romance, especially since her best friend is a guy.Gage Swanson is sick and tired of being the good guy. He's done with finishing last, especially with Sherelle. Turning a new leaf in the new year, Gage signs up with Bad Boys for Hire and is inadvertently hired by Sherelle for a winter retreat to teach her friends how to resist bad boys.When Sherelle's friends leave her snowed in alone at a mountain cabin, Gage shows up not to rescue her, but to show her just how bad he can be.A relentless enemy is determined to take Sherelle down and expose her past. Will Sherelle open up to a bad boy or keep her damaging secrets even if it costs her everything, including her best friend and a chance for love?---Bad Boys for Hire are fun and exciting stories where love is unexpected, but always delicious. They can be read standalone, but for greater enjoyment, please be sure to check out the other books in the series.Book #1: Ryker & Terri (Motorcycle Club Romance)Book #2: Ken & Jolie (Hawaiian Vacation Romance)Book #3: Nick & Carol (Hot Christmas Romance)Book #4: Liam & Marisa (Irish Adventure Romance)Book #5: Gage & Sherelle (Winter Wilderness Romance)Book #6: Leanna & Axe (South of the Border Romance)Book #7: Roni & Jason (Sweet Reunion Romance)Bad Boys for Hire Series was awarded the 2016 Beck Valley Books Reviewers Choice Award

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 friend's seaside cottage for some well-deserved R&R.Kerry soon discovers that sharks are the least of her worries. Her heart is at risk of being swallowed by a man whose grief and guilt overrides his ability to live and love. Can Kerry and Finn rise above their fears and take a leap for true love?-Club Cockburn-from the Heart of the Big Apple, a series of high-octane romances-not safe for work or play.#1 - Leap, Laugh, Love, A pro surfer on holiday after being attacked by a shark gets tangled up with an Army Ranger on leave with a mission.#2 - Triggered by Love, After her fiancé was shot, all Avery Cockburn has between her shattered heart and death is a cocky detective, Jason Burnett.#3 - Blush of Love, A hot New Year's Eve date with bad boy quarterback Matt Swanson leaves Safire Chu wondering if it's love at first blush.

Diamond Dionne is a daring treasure hunter with a hidden agenda. When she and her sidekick, Amethyst Angelova, break into an ancient crypt, they find themselves in the clutches of Prince Renaud, a tortured soul driven by a thirst for revenge, along with his pet ferret, Fausto. In exchange for their freedom, Diamond proposes an unlikely deal-they must find the Louis XIV Sunburst Pendant, a mysterious item that can bend anyone's will with the power to break curses.Deals with otherworldly characters are never what they seem, but that doesn't stop Diamond and Renaud from trying to one-up each other, flinging empty promises and wagering with the only currency that matters-their hearts. The fearless foursome traverses perilous landscapes filled with dark creatures while contending with Diamond's thieving godmother and the Demon Second Class, Philly, who requires Renaud to collect souls for him.While Diamond tries to weasel out of her deals with demigods and demons and Renaud counts the souls he's collected and lost, a shocking turn of events forces them to embark on a daring search for Diamond's missing mother. As their enemies close in on them, Renaud and Diamond must join forces with enemies and friends alike while their affections are tested and stretched to the hilt.Can an unapologetic treasure seeker and a prince with burdened soul open their hearts to true love and survive the secrets of the fabled Sunburst with its Faustian powers intact?---What if legendary gods and goddesses walk among us on the streets of San Francisco? What if they drop in on you unawares, and what if you fall in love with one?Love Charmed Romances are a flirtatious frolic through world mythology where ordinary you gets tangled up with delectable demigods in a magical and otherworldly romance.#1, Black Tied: Sapphire - When ordinary you and the Son of the Kitchen God stand up to a playboy apocalypse.#2, Red Hexed: Ruby - Burn victim, Ruby Rush strives to regain her beauty by helping a Viking demigod recover his berserker sword.#3, Blue Mooned: Diamond - Treasure hunter, Diamond Dionne, trades her soul for trinkets until she meets the devil's repo man, Prince Renaud.

Pro quarterback Cade Prescott's last play was to lose the Super Bowl for his team. To escape the bad press and recover from the disastrous season, he changes his appearance and hides away at a sleepy university town. Andie Wales's first love is researching ancient bad boy kings. She is blissfully unaware of the Super Bowl and modern day bad boys. When her dog meets and mates with Cade's dog, Andie's first concern is to get her dog to a vet. She gets waylaid by Cade and his hunky good looks and has no idea just how out of her league Cade is. Despite his secrets, Cade feels differently about Andie and thinks he might be falling in love. Unfortunately, his past catches up with him, and he is forced to make a difficult decision. Can a professional athlete and a research librarian truly prove the axiom that opposites not just attract, but were meant for each other?Font Size: 12 points, Font Face: Constantia

Jessica Song is tired of being a good girl, staying in a relationship well past closing time. Fresh from a breakup, she takes a walk on the wild side as a sports events intern.Baseball rookie Jay Pak Ahn has been burned one too many times by good girls, especially his cheating ex-fiancée. When he meets wild Jessica, he throws away all caution to enjoy her to the fullest.Jessica and Jay agree to a week of enchanting, starry-eyed dates and wild, unrestrained sex to get their exes out of their systems.Their pasts collide, exposing the secrets in Jessica's heart and threatening Jay's position on the team. Jessica must leave her disappointment behind while Jay has to decide whether Jessica comes before baseball. What will they sacrifice to turn their fling into true love?

Linx Colson fights fire with fire on smokejumper Grady Hart while a deranged arsonist targets their most precious secret. I'm Linx Colson. I'm mean, unforgiving, and have a short fuse.Don't hate me. I love dogs, and I rescue them from careless, cruel humans who abandon them in the creek, toss them from their cars, and leave them in burning buildings.The most careless man in the world is back, and I don't like it one bit.Grady Hart, the man who dived out of an airplane straight into a forest fire was the same one who dove into my heart and bed. What a disaster.When he and his delightful, sweet family invade my town, I have to show him who's boss.He hides secrets from them, and his sisters worship him. I can't let him find my secrets and my dog-hear that? My dog!I'm running him out of town and there's only one way to do it: on my back, on my knees, on the counter, and in the shower. I'm Grady Hart. I'm cold, past feeling, and have a death wish.Don't hate me. I fight fires and save lives-except for one.I'm done with rescuing women. They snare a man into their bed, dangle sweetness in the jaws of bitterness, and twist good deeds into blackmail.The worst one is Linx Colson, the vixen who strangled my heart with her barbed wire fingers. She's hiding something big, or maybe nothing.That's how she rolls. In the sack, up the hayloft, and naked in the creek.Did I tell you I have a death wish?I'm going to pry out what Linx is hiding before an arsonist destroys her precious secret. Welcome to Gold Country, California - love, gold, and psychopaths up in them hills. Love Will Stay, Salem & Scott, #1Taking Me Back, Linx & Grady, #2All You Want, Tami & Todd, #3Kiss Me Tight, Rorie & Chad, #4Hold My Love, Virgie & Kevin, #5