That’s the subject line of the email I send to the Wife for Hire Agency. After all, I’m desperate.
Almost two years have gone by since I broke up with my last girlfriend. Little did I know the final time we were together, a little miracle was created.
In my thirty-five years I’ve never thought about being a father, had relegated myself to not having children, but that all o changed when my ex-girlfriend leaves my daughter on my front doorstep.
Before I know it, I’m emailing the agency, getting paired with a woman twelve-years my junior, and trying desperately not to act on the attraction between us. But we’re both wearing rings, and she’s changed her last name.
Will we eventually give in, or will this marriage remain in name only?
Laramie Briscoe is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of over 30 books, with sales of over half a million copies.
Since self-publishing her first book in May of 2013, Laramie has appeared on the Top 100 Bestselling E-books Lists on Apple Books, Amazon Kindle, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble. Her books have been known to make readers laugh and cry. They are guaranteed to be emotional, steamy reads.
When she’s not writing alpha males who seriously love their women, she loves spending time with friends, reading, and marathoning shows on Netflix. Married to her high school sweetheart, Laramie lives in Bowling Green, KY with her husband.
I’m a vampire hunter, a legacy meant only to care about killing monsters. But all I’ve ever cared about is Sebastian. I’m enamored… obsessed. Stalking him and manipulating fate to keep us together.
We were assigned to Visamar Academy, where a group of powerful vampires gorge on the rich. I failed him as a partner and he paid the ultimate priceโthe worst thing that can happen to a hunter.
My obsession wouldn’t let me end him. I sullied our souls, damning us to Hell. Crossed lines I never thought I would.
Now I’ll pay for those sins in blood.
The Brotherhood will kill me… if Sebastian doesn’t first.
All My Kisses For You by Monica Murphy is now live!
Monica Murphy goes back to Lancaster Prep with a new generation of Lancasters, kicking it off with the daughter of Crew and Wren from the BookTok sensation A Million Kisses in Your Lifetimeโฆ
But when she returns to her beloved Lancaster Prep from a year abroad, everything has changed.
Her supposed best friend? Dating Willowโs longtime crush. The girls who worshipped her and wanted to be her? On to the new cliquesโsheโs old news.
And then thereโs him. The new man on campus.
Rhett Bennett is gorgeous, charmingโฆand 100% knows it.
Heโs also the star quarterback and a player in every possible way.
Letโs just say the masses are OBSESSED.
Willow has always been the good girl. The one who behaves. She shouldnโt want him.
And yet…one taste of his kiss, and Willow is wondering if itโs time she changed, too. Maybe little miss perfect should be bad.
Just for him.
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Monica Murphy is a New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling romance author. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and have sold over two million copies worldwide. Both a traditionally published and independently published author, she writes young adult, new adult and contemporary romance.
A native Californian, she lives on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere with her husband, son, their goofy dog, and three cats. When sheโs not writing, sheโs thinking about writing. Or reading. Or binge watching something.
๐Review๐ After spending her last year studying abroad Willow has returned to Lancaster Prep to reunite with her friends. She thought it would be like she never left however she soon finds out that everyone has moved forward so now she must readjust her plans as well and it begins with Rhett, the quarterback of the football team.
Due to his position on the field Rhett has become used to the attention he receives but when he meets Willow, he knows that she is special. He is familiar being pursued but with Willow he becomes the pursuer, and he isnโt about to let anyone, or anything come between them.
I enjoyed seeing how Rhett at every turn showed Willow that she was his number one priority which allowed her to overcome her insecurities and become the strong woman she was meant to be. There is a great cast of secondary characters which includes their friends and family who are there beside them every step of the way.
My Royal Showmance by Lexi Blake is now live on audio!
From New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake, discover The Park Avenue Promise Series…
Three young women make a pact in high schoolโ
to always be friends and to one day make it big in Manhattan.
My Royal Showmance
Anika Fox knows exactly where she wants to be, and itโs not on the set of a reality TV dating show. Sheโs working her way up at the production company she works for and sheโs close to achieving some of her dreams. The big boss just wants one thing from her. Sheโs got a potential problem with the director of The King Takes a Bride and she wants Anika to pose as a production assistant and report back.
As the king of a tiny European country, Luca St. Marten knows the world views him as one of the pampered royalty of the world. It couldnโt be further from the truth. His country is hurting and heโs right there on the front lines with his citizens. When heโs asked to do a dating show, his counselors point out that it could bring tourism back to Ralavia. It goes against his every desire, but he agrees.
When one of the contestants drops out at the last minute, Anika finds herself replacing the potential princess. Sheโs sure sheโll be asked to leave the first night, but Luca keeps picking her again and again. Suddenly she finds herself in the middle of a made-for-TV fantasy, and sheโs unsure whatโs real and whatโs simply reality TV.
New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband and three kids. Since starting her publishing journey in 2010, she’s sold over three million copies of her books. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings.
๐Review๐ Anika works for a production company and is slowly working her ways to be a producer. She respects her boss so when she is asked to work undercover as a production assistant on a reality tv show she agrees. Things are about to become complicated when not only does one of the participants on the dating show withdraw and she is asked to take her place, but she met the royal bachelor the evening before.
Luca will do anything to help his country prosper even if that means participating in a dating show that will not only help financially but give them some publicity as well. Finding a bride is an afterthought but when he sees Anika, whom he met the evening before, things are about to get a lot more interesting.
This is a heartwarming romance and I really enjoyed both characters as they had the best of intentions and tried to do what was right both when it came to their feelings for each other and everyone else involved. I thought that the narrator did a great job with the characters making it easy to discern which voice was which while the cadence and pacing was perfect.
Award-winning USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brighton Walsh spent a decade as a professional photographer before taking her storytelling in a different direction and reconnecting with her first loveโwriting.
She likes her books how she likes her teaโsteamy and satisfyingโand adores strong-willed heroines and the protective heroes who fall head over heels for them.
Brighton lives in the Midwest with her real-life hero of a husband, her two kidsโboth taller than herโand her dog who thinks sheโs a queen. Her boy-filled house is the setting for dirty socks galore, frequent dance parties (okay, so itโs mostly her, by herself, while her children look on in horror), and more laughter than she thought possible.
Coming home and finding out my ex is my new roommate is a nightmareโฆespecially when Iโve been pretending to hate her for years.
Harper Davidson has been ingrained on my heart since we were kids, and now sheโs tattooed on my skin. But sheโll never know about either. Not when sheโs better off thinking weโre enemies.
Having her in my space every day and sharing a wall with her every night is a challenge I never saw coming. A challenge Iโm not sure Iโm up to.
Especially when our daytime games turn into nighttime dares, pushing each other to the breaking point until our neighbors know exactly whoโs making her scream.
As lines blur and feelings deepen, we begin teetering on the edge of something more. And it’s becoming harder to pretend that this is nothingโthat she is nothing.
Because this second chance is starting to feel like a last chance.
Itโs always been her for me, but Iโm broken beyond repair and donโt know how to be the man she needs. These demons in my closet are never silent, and Iโll do anything to keep them from dragging her down with me.
Ellodie Cassandra Solaire made a single, solitary New Yearโs resolution.
That resolution was set in stone, and she wouldnโt be breaking it, no matter what.
It was simple: Say yes to every person who asks her out on a date until she finds a boyfriend.
Easy, right?
Wrong.
She breaks that New Yearโs resolution three months into the year after a guy gives her serial killer vibes.
Fast forward three months, and sheโs unhappily saying yes to any man who asks.
Until one day, there she is, eating a chicken burrito waiting for traffic to clear, and he appears like a knight in shining armor.
One second, sheโs counting down the seconds until the parade dissipates so she can go home, and the next, a car is flying through the air directly beside her, courtesy of a hot cop performing a PIT maneuver.
Itโs during the middle of the arrest when Quaid Carterโs eyes find hers.
From that moment on, sheโs lost to anyone else but him.
The only problem is that serial killer vibe she got off of her potential date a few months ago isnโt just a vibe. Itโs a full-blown obsession. And the serial killer decides that she wonโt be the one to get away.
Elodie has decided that the time is now to find the man she wants to spend her time with however the only problem is that everyone she seems to encounter is a frog. Or at least everyone was until Quaid, a police officer, happens to show up when she least expects it.
From the first time he saw Elodie there was no denying the feelings Quaid has for her. As fate keeps bringing her together the one thing he does know is that he is never going to let her go but first he needs to find who has targeted her before it is too late.
This story had it all from the steamy chemistry, the witty banter, the suspense and the twists. Elodie and are perfect for each other in every way and his family has us looking forward to more of this series.
Lani Lynn Vale is an American author of humorous romantic suspense novels. Born in the Great State of Texas, she has lived the majority of her adult life in East Texas where most of her novels are based. Sheโs married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as โLLVโs Bearded Half.โ She published her first novel, Boomtown. in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. Sheโs gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.
โพ๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ โพ๏ธ FromL.B. Dunbar comes an all-new small-town romance with a big family and the silver fox swoon one expects from her love over-40 romances. STERLING STREAK will be released on June 6, 2024. We are thrilled to share a teaser with you!
Love was a losing battle for this country music darling and a single dad, baseball star until one night brings them together and one small town sets the field for a possible winning streak.
They call me Lady Boss. Maneater. Queen. But beneath the makeup, blond wig, and glitzy costumes, Iโm just a country girl who likes to sing. I donโt hate men, Iโm just struggling to find a good one. Iโve learned my lesson. Fool me once, and it will never, ever happen again.
So Iโm baffled when I meet Ford Sylver.
A superstar in his own right as centerfielder for the Chicago Anchors baseball team, plus a single dad to three adorable little girls, we share a moment when I save his firm backside and pretend heโs mine. Something that he can never be.
Only, when he suffers a season-changing injury and I need a place to disappear, we both end up back in Sterling Falls, where Iโm suddenly and unwittingly his nanny.
Thereโs danger in having a wild side. Iโll try anything once. However, forced into close quarters with Ford, acting as his personal nurse, and caring for his three little ones might backfire. Because Iโm staring at all I ever wanted and never thought would happen for me.
After losing at love in the past, could I finally be on a winning streak?
A steamy, one bed, fake fiancรฉ standalone romance from Amazon Top 50 bestselling author Jaine Diamond.
When my brotherโs best friend proposes we get engaged, Iโm a fool to say yes.
Itโs a fake engagement, because men like Jameson Vance donโt fall in love with women like me.
Heโs a gorgeous billionaire, a marketing genius and a playboy, and heโs only getting engaged to please his family.
Iโm an introverted writer, just trying to start my life over, and Iโd rather mingle with the rose bushes in his garden than fall in love again.
But when we share a bed, our sizzling chemistry blurs the line between fake and real. And when Jameson turns on the charm, I canโt help melting from his growly whispers of โmy wife.โ
When he wonโt follow through on the explosive tension between us, though, I realize thereโs so much more to this fake engagement than meets the eye. Because my fiancรฉis keeping one hell of a secret from me.
I know Iโd be crazy to trust him with my heart.
But by the time I finally feel his searing touch, I know Iโm already falling for his charming deception.
Billionaire
Fake fiancรฉ
Only one bed
Alpha cinnamon roll hero
Brotherโs best friend
Playboy Prince Charming / Cinderella vibes
โMy wifeโ
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Jaine Diamond is a Top 50 Amazon US and a Top 5 international bestselling author. She writes contemporary romance featuring badass, swoon-worthy heroes endowed with massive hearts, strong heroines armed with sweetness and sass, and explosive, page-turning chemistry.
She lives on the beautiful west coast of Canada with her real-life romantic hero and daughter, where she reads, writes and makes extensive playlists for her books while binge drinking tea.
๐Review๐ In order for Vance to claim his inheritance he must abstain from any physical intimacy for 90 days which is going to be quite the challenge based on his past. That situation is about to become much harder when not only is his best friendโs sister Megan his roommate, but circumstances unfold where he needs her to pretend to be his fiancรฉ. Let the fun begin!
Megan is at a turning point in her life both personally and professionally which is how she finds herself staying with her brother and his best friend Vance. Even though she and Vance may not have gotten off to the best start he needs a fiancรฉ and the financial benefits of pretending to be gives her the new beginning she needs even if his behavior confuses her at every turn.
Due to the situation that Vance finds himself in this is a slow burn but that only makes the angst and tension more delightful. It was so much fun seeing Vance fall and I canโt wait to read his siblings stories as well.
Why you will love this bookโฆ ๐ฅChildhood rivals-to-lovers ๐ฅJilted Groom ๐ฅSports/Baseball ๐ฅFake Dating ๐ฅVirgin Heroine ๐ฅHe Falls First ๐ฅSmall Town
Taking over the family farm in our small town was the only future I knew. But the never ending work left me with no social life and my virginity intact. Until my childhood rival graced us with his presence and was convinced he could help me with my…problem.
Owen Ramsey was an elite professional baseball player that left Ashfield without a backward glance. But when he was left at the altar, he sought refuge back in our town. I hated how he could simultaneously make my heart race and my hands fist. And I really despised how good he looked in a pair of baseball pants.
He needed my help just as much as I needed his. If I agreed to fake date him, he would help me snag the man I had my eye on and I would help convince his ex that he wasn’t heartbroken.
But with his return to baseball looming, we realized maybe the hate we felt was really something more like love.
The fear of disappointing my family was too great, even though I craved something different for the first time ever. Owen was used to hitting balls out of the park, but I wasnโt sure I was meant to be his home run.
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฒby Hannah Gray is releasing June 13th!! This is an enemies to lovers, childhood friends, forced proximity, hockey romance.
I never looked back the day I left Sunset Drive. If I did, I knew that I would never leave the hellhole I had grown to despise, a place I began plotting my escape from as a child. The only difference was that I always thought sheโd be by my side on the day I was finally free.
The day I left it all behind was the day my hatred for the entire Wilson family was born. Poppy included. After all, she had lied to the police just to protect her monstrous father after he got my parents killed. From that day forward, I decided she needed to be dead to me. They all did. The only thing that mattered from then on was the one thing that had never let me down. Hockey.
She may haunt me in my dreams during those three years we were apart, but that was nothing compared to now when Iโm forced to see her at Brooks University. Slowly, my grip on everything else in my life begins to slip away as she becomes the only thing that matters. And when I find her in an alleyway, battered and bruised from two attackers who vow to return for herโฆI decide right then that I am going to protect her at all costs.
But protecting her means making a deal with the devil, also known as my rich uncle. A deal that will mean I will never get the chance to spend forever with the only girl Iโve ever loved. Poppy Wilson.
Itโs a high price to pay, but when it comes to her safety, I have no limits.
I only have room for two things in my life: football and my daughter.
At least until my brother’s ex-girlfriend shows up at my team’s stadium needing a white knight.
When I find out she’s also got a secret summer checklist that I’m uniquely qualified for?
I’ve forgotten all the reasons she should be off limits, and I’m signing up to be more than just her part-time bodyguard.
But when the threats she’s receiving escalate and the danger is at our doorstep, we have to decide if more than one summer is worth fighting forโwhatever the cost.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ by USA Today bestselling author Ginger Scott is coming June 13th!
NO WAY OUT–so says the note in the pocket of the murdered mayor.
The volcano beneath her town is seething, and the town’s fate now rests in the hands of an emergency planner with a twisted agenda.
The mayor’s death is personal for investigators Cassie Oldfield and Walter Shaws. This is their hometown. They are desperate to save their families and friends. Their field is forensic geology, and they know how to track mineral clues to find out where the mayor wentโand what she found.
As the volcano moves toward red alert, Cassie and Walter race to prevent ‘no way out’ from becoming a prophecy.
โข All books in the series are standalone novels and can be enjoyed in any order. โข
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