Excited to return to Sandcastle Cove as maid of honor for my best friend Avie’s wedding, I’m ready for sun, surf, and celebration. That is until I learn I’ll be sharing a beach cabana with the sexy-as-sin but uptight Naval officer, Lennon Harraway—the groom’s older brother and best man.
With his strict, by-the-book personality, Lennon and I are complete opposites. He likes to play by the rules, and I like to break them all. Sparks fly, and tensions rise, but as the days unfold, so does an undeniable attraction.
Caught between fiery clashes and off-the-chart chemistry, we must navigate our differences and work together to ensure the wedding goes off without a hitch while discovering opposites really do attract.
*This is the third book in the Sandcastle Cove series.
“What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined to strengthen each other, to be at one with each other in silent, unspeakable memories?” —George Eliot
Siri and Aurei have survived trials and tribulations together. Unflinching in their love and unwavering in their devotion.
It’s time to make their union official as they begin their family. Wedding invitations are sent, and a baby reveal ceremony is scheduled.
Life is hectic, but happy. And when there are two Moore to love, Siri and Aurei experience it in its purest unconditional form.
Lennox Kennedy is beautiful, loud and the love of my life. She’s also my ex-girlfriend.
The first time I saw her again, I slammed into the plexiglass minutes before our game was set to begin. The second time I threw up. But third time’s a charm apparently because as my fiancée and I walked into an appointment to meet the woman hired to plan our nuptials–there she was again.
Obviously, I did what any smart man would do–I called off the wedding.
I don’t have a plan per se, other than winning back the only girl I’ve ever loved.
As a future hall of famer and one of the best centers hockey has ever seen, I know a thing or two about winning, but convincing Lennox Kennedy to give this hockey boy another chance might just be the challenge of a lifetime and this game I’m playing may turn out to be nothing but a pucking disaster.
Excited to return to Sandcastle Cove as maid of honor for my best friend Avie’s wedding, I’m ready for sun, surf, and celebration. That is until I learn I’ll be sharing a beach cabana with the sexy-as-sin but uptight Naval officer, Lennon Harraway—the groom’s older brother and best man.
With his strict, by-the-book personality, Lennon and I are complete opposites. He likes to play by the rules, and I like to break them all. Sparks fly, and tensions rise, but as the days unfold, so does an undeniable attraction.
Caught between fiery clashes and off-the-chart chemistry, we must navigate our differences and work together to ensure the wedding goes off without a hitch while discovering opposites really do attract.
*This is the third book in the Sandcastle Cove series.
Welcome to the Dark Horse Dive Bar, where the Wildes throw one hell of a party and love could be a barstool away!
Wilde Abandon
A Dark Horse Dive Bar Novel #1
by Jennifer Ryan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ryan’s page-turning Dark Horse Dive Bar series continues with this story of love shadowed by secrets and lies as a bar owner falls for an old friend, now a computer programmer mogul, she once betrayed.
Welcome to the Dark Horse Dive Bar, where the Wildes throw one hell of a party and love could be a barstool away!
Broken and betrayed, Fox Bridges escaped Blackrock Falls 16 years ago, vowing never to return. But when his mom is diagnosed with terminal cancer, there’s no escaping it. Making the best of a bad situation, he goes back to face his past and set up a program to help foster kids who age out of the system like him. But more importantly— to reunite with the best friend he had to leave behind.
Melody Wilde never got over the loss of her childhood best friend. She saved his life… but it cost her Fox. He left town and never looked back, hating her for revealing his secret.
So when Fox walks back into town—right through the front door of her bar—she realizes he’s the man she’s been falling for online. He could be her chance at forever.
But Fox has secrets, and there are those who will do anything to bring him down. They’ll exploit any weakness. And he’s just given them the biggest one yet—Melody.
New York Times & USA Today bestselling author JENNIFER RYAN writes suspenseful contemporary romances about everyday people who do extraordinary things. Her deeply emotional love stories are filled with high stakes and higher drama, love, family, friendship, and the happily-ever-after we all hope to find.
Jennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children. When she finally leaves those fictional worlds, you’ll find her in the garden, playing in the dirt and daydreaming about people who live only in her head, until she puts them on paper.
As a child Melody tried to keep Fox’s (her best friend) secret however faced with an impossible choice she chose his safety which resulted in them being torn apart and not seeing each other for years. When he returns to Black Rock the feelings between them are strong than ever, but it is no longer just friendship but a romantic love as well.
Even though Fox blamed Melody at the time he knows she wasn’t responsible for the turns his life has taken. Due to his mother’s illness, he has returned to town and even though they have been apart for years the connection between them is immediate and intense. Their reunion wasn’t without its setbacks as not only is there a danger element to overcome but the realization that someone is willing to do whatever is necessary to keep them apart.
A little suspense, great chemistry and two compelling characters as even though the love between them was apparent both Melody and Fox have insecurities and trust issues that they must overcome.
Excited to return to Sandcastle Cove as maid of honor for my best friend Avie’s wedding, I’m ready for sun, surf, and celebration. That is until I learn I’ll be sharing a beach cabana with the sexy-as-sin but uptight Naval officer, Lennon Harraway—the groom’s older brother and best man.
With his strict, by-the-book personality, Lennon and I are complete opposites. He likes to play by the rules, and I like to break them all. Sparks fly, and tensions rise, but as the days unfold, so does an undeniable attraction.
Caught between fiery clashes and off-the-chart chemistry, we must navigate our differences and work together to ensure the wedding goes off without a hitch while discovering opposites really do attract.
*This is the third book in the Sandcastle Cove series.
When her nose isn’t buried in a book, or her fingers flying across a keyboard writing, she’s in the kitchen creating gourmet meals. You can find her, in four inch heels no less, in the car chauffeuring kids, or possibly with her husband scheduling his business trips. It’s a good thing her characters do what she says, because even her Labrador doesn’t listen to her…
🤠Review🤠 Zara thought she had her future planned out until she realized that the man and the future, they were planning was nothing but a lie. She manages to escape to her friend’s family ranch where she meets a swoony bartender who shows her how a woman should be treated. The only problem is that she must return to her life in NY no matter how much she is enjoying her time with Gabriel, his son and the rest of the people who have welcomed her.
Gabriel is dedicated to his family and especially his son Colson whom he shares joint custody with his ex. He knows that developing feelings for Zara won’t end well however even when she returns to her life, they aren’t able to walk away from each other and now they are trying to find a way to be together.
I really enjoyed the fact that there was minimal angst when it came to their relationship. They were honest about their feelings for each other, and they had their wonderful and interfering families to ensure they knew what really mattered.
Dane Greathouse brings twenty-five thousand people to their feet—chanting his name like he’s God.
I admit, I’m one of them.
But I dream of him chanting and panting my name too.
Lettie:
Since second grade when Dane used to pull my hair and chase me around the art table, we’ve ben inseparable.
The only girl at his birthday parties. The only boy allowed in my room. Camping. Swimming. Riding. You name it, we’ve done it together, except the one thing.
How can I focus on punching my ticket to the Olympics and earning a gold medal in Equestrian if I can’t get Dane out of my head and into bed? But I owe him my life and I can’t wreck it on a whim…an uncontrollable feeling.
Dane:
We’re graduating this year and if it goes as planned, I’ll be off to the NBA.
I’ve had it all mapped out since I was ten to have Lettie by my side. And now I want so much more. Unfortunately, she can’t take a hint and rather than lose my best friend, I watch my teammates make her blush.
When I finally make my move, will fear of losing two decades of friendship keep us from stepping out of bounds from best friends to lovers? Or will we stand on the line, look at the basket and shoot to win it all?
My brother’s best friend brought me back, but nothing was the same. I can’t remember what happened. My parents dragged me away from my island home in the name of keeping me safe, and thrust me into hell instead.
I came back to Hatterwick to rebuild my life and–hopefully–my memory.
Now a new inheritance threatens to expose those long buried secrets, and someone will stop at nothing to ensure I never remember what really happened that fateful night.
The only thing standing between me and whoever wants to hurt me is a marriage of protection with the boy who saved me–now a man grown and determined to keep me safe at all costs.
But what began as protection turns into more. Because he’s the key to unlocking what hides in the shadows of my mind, which will either save or damn us both.
Now that an injury has forced him to leave the Navy Sawyer has returned to his hometown where he will reunite with Willa, his best friend’s sister. He was there to rescue her from a dangerous situation and when the danger escalates around her once again, he will do anything to protect the woman he has always loved and that includes marriage.
Willa has a painful past which was only made more painful by the way she was treated in the aftermath. She returned to her hometown years earlier and has created a new life for herself but that appears to now be in jeopardy. She knows she needs to uncover the secrets of the past, but those memories could also be her downfall if Sawyer is unable to keep her safe.
Neither time, distance nor the past has diminished the feelings between them however if they are going to have a future together, they will need to eliminate the threat in the present.
Meet Harper Jackson:
Harper Jackson has rescued her co-workers from a hostage situation, battled ninjas, and stopped international espionage—in her head anyway. Now that she’s no longer busy devising ways to make staff meetings more entertaining, she’s pouring that imagination into tales of breath-stealing, small-town romantic suspense. She believes that peach cobbler with ice cream is the best dessert ever and has a black belt in taekwondo to back it up. She lives in the Deep South with her husband and three canine furbabies.
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🛳Review🛳 Casey’s goal is to become a travel journalist however she finds herself stagnated in her current position with the magazine where she works. Facing nothing but challenges, both personally and professionally, to ensure she gets the assignment of interviewing the CEO while on a Caribbean cruise she claims a relationship with him that one might say is exaggerated.
Philip is a successful businessman who has a past with Casey that he would like to forward even if it happened two decades ago. He has no intention of being interviewed by anyone but especially Casey however he soon realizes the sparks of animosity between them are only a cover for feelings that run much deeper.
Humorous banter, a less-than-ideal past and feelings and chemistry that neither expected is sure to entertain as what begins as a battle of wills evolves into so much more.
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