Bøger af Serenity Woods

A 'holiday fling' romance Jess I've made so many mistakes in my life, I'm sure I'm in the book of Guinness World Records, and unfortunately, this year has proved no exception. Telling my boss's wife that we were having an affair was probably the biggest mistake, but the lying bastard broke my heart, so I don't regret it. I do regret losing my job, though, especially now I'm broke. Frankly, I'm glad it's nearly New Year, and I can put this annus horribilis behind me. If only I could do the same with the rest of my life, things might start to look up. When I see a guy lying on the deck of the beach house next to mine, I make sure I look the other way. I want a quiet, uncomplicated New Year, and I'm not going to get involved with a complete stranger, especially one who's obviously got issues of his own. But then his family invites me to Christmas dinner on the beach, and his dark eyes tempt me into saying yes. Well, it's better to regret the things you've done than the things you haven't. Right? Rich Life's been tough for a few years, ever since my twin brother died. Christmas is always the hardest time, and as usual I escape to the beach where I plan to spend the rest of the festive season drinking myself into a stupor. Then I meet Jess. A hot fling is just what the doctor ordered, and both of us enjoy escaping the harsh reality of life for a week or two. But Jess has secrets, and one of them turns up on New Year's Day to explode her life like a grenade. I don't want to get involved. I know Jess is short of cash, and if I tell her that I'm rich by nature as well as by name, I'll never know whether it's me she wants or my money. I need to tell her goodbye and let her sort her fucked-up life out herself. But she's crawled under my skin and inside my brain and into my heart. I hunger for her. And I discover that I can't let her go.

A boss/secretary, 'marriage of convenience', Cinderella romance Meg It's not easy to reinvent yourself, but my thirteen-year-old son and I are ready for a new start. Old Maggie was a magnet for disaster, but New Meg is going to be elegant, sophisticated... and blonde. I've landed a dream job at the other end of New Zealand as PA to three rich directors who spoil me rotten, I've found a beautiful new apartment, and I feel reborn. Then I write an email to a friend describing in vivid detail what I want to do to the sexiest of the directors-involving melted chocolate and/or whipped cream-and mistakenly send it to All Staff. It turns out that New Meg is pretty much just Old Maggie with different packaging. Some things never change. Stratton I've wanted Meg since she first walked into my office with her soft lips and sexy curves, but she wears another man's ring, so I've steered well clear... until now. My mind's been occupied anyway since I broke up with my ex, Natalie. She's desperate to have me back and won't take no for an answer-so I've come up with a brilliant plan, to hire a fake fiancée for Christmas to prove to her that we're done. After sending her hot-as-hell email, Meg confesses the truth about her past, and it gives me an idea. She can pretend to be my fiancée, and I can protect her from the guy she's running from. Sounds like the perfect plan, right? Her teenage son's no problem because we get on great. Sharing her room? That's more of a challenge, but I've always had excellent self-control. Yeah, I know. I keep forgetting about the melted chocolate. What an idiot.

Moonshine, magic, and murder. I'm definitely having a midlife crisis... I didn't expect to be single at forty-five, but I've always prided myself on facing up to a challenge. A new town, a better job, and a cozy cottage of my own are all at the top of my To Do list. A new man? Right at the bottom. I'm far too busy for love. Returning to the Devon village of Crows Tor on Dartmoor brings a new lease of life for me - in more ways than one. It turns out my old school friend, Fiona, makes a secret moonshine at her whisky distillery using spring water collected under the full moon. Apparently it enhances your psychic powers, and she tempts me to have a shot... or three. I'm thrilled at the prospect of developing my psychic abilities. And then I look into a crystal ball at the May Day fair and have a vision of a murder. Suddenly it's not such a fun idea after all, especially when my prediction comes true. Consumed by guilt because I didn't warn the victim, I'm determined to find the killer, even if it puts me in the very path of danger... * The Midlife Moonshine stories are set on Dartmoor in Devon, England, and contain British English spelling and usage. They are clean reads with no graphic violence, strong language, or sex, but they're packed with magic, mystery, romance, and history - all starring women in the prime of midlife!

Treats to Tempt You Book 2. A friends-to-lovers sexy romance. Maisey Graham's desperate to devise a new advertising campaign for her confectionery shop, Treats to Tempt You. The youngest of her group of friends, she's determined to prove she's not as ditzy and inept as they all seem to think she is. After witnessing her brother's gorgeous best mate, local GP Joss Heaven, working out at the gym, Maisey has an idea: photographs of sexy guys eating chocolate truffles. Joss isn't keen on taking part. He has far too much on his plate with his demanding job and family problems. And the thought of everyone in town staring at pictures of his chocolate-covered crown jewels doesn't appeal either. Plus, her brother has threatened to kill him if he so much as kisses Maisey. But the crackpot chocolatier is surprisingly persuasive. Maisey does her best to resist the best-looking guy in the whole of New Zealand. But when the chocolate starts to melt on Joss's warm body, it seems only polite to offer to lick it off... And that's where the problems start. Warning: contains enough laughter and loving to keep you up all night. Chocoholics beware-this story will make you want to lick melted chocolate off the nearest good looking guy. Adults only.

"Marry me," Mac said. "To save the vineyard. It'll be strictly business." He's right, Winifred Cartwright thought. It was just a contract, a way to access the money tied up in her inheritance. It didn't mean anything. Fred knew she mustn't think about his broad shoulders. About the intriguing tattoo that curled around his arm, how his muscular body gleamed when he worked in the warm sunshine, or how his ocean-blue eyes heated her from the inside out. She mustn't think about the stolen kiss, the way he'd slipped his arm around her waist to pull her against him. The soft touch of his lips on hers. "It'll be strictly business," he repeated. Yeah, right.

Treats to Tempt You, Book 1 An enemies-to-lovers romance with heat and heart. Tasha Wilde has spotted the perfect site for the Treats to Tempt You confectionery shop she's planning to run with her best friend, Maisey. It's the ideal size and location, right on the waterfront in Doubtless Bay, New Zealand. The only fly in the melted chocolate is Maisey's brother, Kole. He wants the shop for his photography business, and he's about to sign the lease. Tasha and Kole Graham have trod the wafer-thin line between friends and enemies since they were teenagers. Privately, she acknowledges Kole has grown up into a fine figure of a man. Okay, to be honest, he's so sexy he often dismantles the speech center of her brain. But he's still the most irritating guy on Earth. Kole tries to think of Tasha as just his sister's best friend, but it's getting harder and harder. Literally. And he's having trouble hiding it. So when their friends suggest a bet with the shop as the prize, and it means he can get his hands on Tasha, he's quick to agree. The Shakespearean-style scheme? To get the other person to fall in love with them. In eight days. Both are confident their attraction is only physical. Both are going to get into trouble. But who will win the bet on Midsummer night? Warning: Sultry and steamy, with rising temperatures. And the sub-tropical weather's pretty hot too. Adults only.

A second chance at a first love...Nearly two years after her husband's death, Noelle Goldsmith is convinced that at age 52 she'll never marry again. Her days are full running the Bay of Islands bridal shop with her three daughters. Then Cameron Taylor walks into her life and turns everything upside down.Cam is stunned to find the first woman he ever loved-and lost-on the other side of the world. About to close the most important business deal of his career, he feels that having a wife on his arm will make him seem more authentic, so he asks Noelle to pretend to be his bride for the weekend.It's just an act and a chance to catch up on old times before he leaves again for the UK. But the passion that was between them has only been dormant, not extinct, and when it flares up again, it's going to make parting a second time the hardest thing they've ever had to do.

A fun and sexy "marriage of convenience" romance. Fox Wilde loves working at Aqua Blue, his seafood restaurant in Doubtless Bay, New Zealand. But when he lands an interview for head chef at the famous Rutland's Restaurant in Auckland, the opportunity to work at the exclusive hotel is too good to turn down. At the interview, the head of the family-run firm makes his old-fashioned standards very clear. Put on the spot, Fox mistakenly invents a fiancée, and then compounds the problem by giving the name of his sexy but volatile friend, Caitlin. Now, Fox has to work out how to convince Caitlin to go along with the ruse and come with him to meet the Rutlands on Halloween. The last thing on Caitlin Baker's mind is a long term relationship. After years of putting up with a strict father and a jealous, possessive ex, she's desperate for some freedom and independence. So when the impertinent Fox announces their sudden engagement, she's tempted to tell him to stick it where the sun doesn't shine. But Caitlin has a secret. She's had a thing for Fox since the first time she met him, ten years ago, at another Halloween costume party. Fox doesn't remember her, luckily, as her father ended their steamy clinch with a thermonuclear meltdown from which Fox barely escaped with his life. She feels she owes him. But that entails pretending they're a couple, which means sharing a room. And that's never going to end well. Warning: Contains fireworks. Read with caution-preferably while wearing safety goggles. Adults only.

A second chance to win her heart...A second chance to win her heart... Four friends. Four seasons. Four ways to fall in love. Six years ago, Neve Clark thought she'd found in Rhett Taylor the perfect doubles partner both on and off the badminton court, but their volatile relationship ended with a betrayal she couldn't forgive. Since then, she's dated plenty of guys in an attempt to recreate the passion she once felt with the man who broke her heart, but to no avail. Anxious to put aside her growing despair that she'll never find someone to replace him, she books herself on a business course in wintry Queenstown, New Zealand, with the aim of concentrating on her career as Marketing Manager for the Four Seasons lingerie company. It's only when she turns up that she discovers the keynote speaker is her old flame. After leaving New Zealand to pursue a career as a badminton player at international level, a series of unpredictable events leads Rhett back to the country and to the woman who haunts his dreams. A sizzling chemistry still exists between them, but even though he wants her back, Neve wants nothing to do with him. Rhett's not used to losing. Not everyone gets a second chance at both life and love, and this time he's determined to win her heart... Warning: Contains enough heat to melt the snow on the Southern Alps. Beware.

Treats to Tempt You, Book 3. A poignant yet sexy romance about learning to live and love again after grief. Elle Baker's had enough of men telling her how to live her life. She loves her job at Treats to Tempt You, a chocolate, coffee, and ice cream shop in Doubtless Bay, New Zealand. But repeated issues with her overbearing father and arrogant ex have persuaded her it's time for a fresh start, and she's planning to move away to Wellington at the end of the month. When Stuart Casey's childhood sweetheart lay dying, she made him swear to her that he'd never love another girl as long as he lived. So far, he's kept his promise, even though he knows it was unfair of her to make such a demand. He's only twenty-eight, and their marriage was hardly physical at the best of times. But how do you get back in the saddle when you've never even been on a horse? Stuart craves the happiness and affection he sees in his friends' relationships, but he's beginning to think he's destined to be single and lonely. Then Elle makes him a surprise proposal. A long weekend away in a beach house with her-and she's not expecting him to sleep on the couch. She says she wants to help him find his feet before he launches back into the world of dating. Desire fights with guilt, and desire wins. Elle's offer isn't completely altruistic-she fancies Stuart rotten, and is more than happy to spend a few days showing the gorgeous English teacher a few tricks of the trade to help him move on. But once she's let the tiger out of his cage, it proves impossible to get him back in. And the new and improved Stuart isn't going to let her go without a fight. Warning: a virgin hero learns a few tricks of the trade in this sexy romance. Also packs an emotional punch. Keep the tissues handy. Adults only.

It's bad enough losing the wedding rings, let alone losing your heart... Josh Hamnett is best man at his mate's wedding, and he's determined that nothing will go wrong on the big day. Then his ex-girlfriend appears in the church in a gorgeous scarlet bridesmaid's dress and literally falls into his arms. Kate thought she'd locked away her memories of Josh forever, but seeing him again brings them all rushing back, good and bad. He's the only man she's ever really loved, and she's shocked to discover the chemistry between them still sizzling hot. But she can never forgive him for the terrible things he did. Can she? Will they both be able to put their past aside, and give their love another chance?