When there is Love at Sea, can a no-strings rebound turn into more than a distraction? For Grayson Hamilton, this all-expenses-paid cruise is his chance to focus and work on saving his reputation. But when his best friend’s little sister, Abby Winters, enters the picture all grown up with a freshly broken heart, he losses focus and finds himself making an offer neither one of them can refuse. Fans of best friend’s sibling romances will devour ABANDON SHIP by Karigan Hale, a spicy jilted bride romance.

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Abby

Instead of walking down the aisle, my fiancé walked out the door. So I’m taking our honeymoon cruise without him. I’ll enjoy seven perfect days of endless margaritas, pristine beaches, and island excursions even more with my best friend instead. What I need is a complete break from ANYTHING akin to romance. Complete break. That includes the tempting Grayson Hamilton, I remind myself. No matter how much of a crush I had on him back in high school. No matter how lickable his abs turned out to be. I AM ON A BREAK!

Grayson

Scoring my dream job with the industry’s leading travel magazine was a lucky break. Unfortunately, I’m just about out of luck. This all-expenses-paid cruise my employer sent me on is my last chance to save my reputation. I have to stay focused despite all the beautiful, single women on this Love at Sea cruise. Yep. Focused. Focused on my job. NOT on my best friend’s little sister, all grown up and smoking hot, looking like she needs someone to help her get over her freshly broken heart. On second thought, maybe a little distraction couldn’t hurt. Maybe an offer of a no-strings-attached rebound will help get her out of my system. Then I can concentrate on saving my career before we both Abandon Ship.

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I am reinventing myself. I’m a ME not a WE. Since I’m no longer Asshole’s fiancée, I can be anything I want to be. I could be a recovering circus performer who left the big top for big adventure. I could be a rich German heiress just waiting on wire transfers—oh wait, that’s already been done.

I could definitely be carefree and happy and not have people look at me like I’m going to crack. I can find myself again. I can be single and happy and unattached.

As we pass a group of oglers, I smile brightly and toss my hair. Instead of looking cool and collected, I am momentarily blinded by the sun and miss the small step to the ramp, pitching me forward into the crowd.

“Shit, Abby. You okay?” Jazz asks, trying, and failing, to grab my elbow.

Luckily, my fall is broken by the person in front of us.

Unluckily, my nose ends up embedded in his ass crack. I grab his thighs to keep myself from sliding down his backside. He clenches his muscles in surprise, but that only makes my face smoosh harder into his ass. I’m sucking in his khaki shorts instead of air, but if I let go, I will faceplant onto the gangway. I hold on until I can get my feet under me and pray I don’t pass out from lack of oxygen. Imagine the headline: “Jilted Woman Suffocates in Man’s Ass on Love Cruise.”

Jazz grabs my arms and helps me stand. I suck in khaki-free air.

“At least buy the man dinner first,” she quips.

The man glances over his shoulder with a frown. I give him a sheepish smile and a finger wave. “Crowds, am I right?”

He nods, lips twitching, and turns back around, putting his earbud back in his ear. The gesture and the way his dark hair falls over his forehead slams me with deja vu, but I can’t think of why. I shake off the feeling. I’m just too mired in memories today.

I can’t help but glance at his backside now that I’m at a distance to examine it. It looks damn good in the shorts he’s wearing. If I had to face plant into a butt today, I’m glad it was a nice one.

“Well, that’s one way to make an impression,” Jazz says, suppressing a laugh as we follow the slowly moving crowd up the ramp to board the ship. “I didn’t peg you for being into ass play. I guess what they say about school teachers is true.”

I roll my eyes at her. “Go on. Get it all out of your system so we never have to mention this again. Like ever.” I groan. “I’m so not good at this flirting thing. I’ll be your wingman and live vicariously through your overly friendly vagina. Just put a sock on the door if you don’t want me walking in.”

“Next please?” the woman at the check-in booth says with a forced smile. Her cheeks must hurt by the end of the day.

“Sorry,” I say, handing over my passport to her. Jazz does the same.

“Welcome aboard, Abigail Winters and Jasmine Bucolo. You will be in Sea Terrace 13090A.”

I’m looking at my room key when a deep male voice startles me. “Excuse me.”

I jump a little and turn to see the man I bumped into earlier. My face heats to match the red carpet of the entrance way.

“I’m so sorry for earlier. I don’t normally grope strangers. I tripped and—”

“It was an accident. That isn’t why I stopped you. I—uh—this is weird, but did I hear your name is Abby Winters?”

I tilt my head at him, the fog of embarrassment lifting. And holy shit. “Grayson Hamilton?”

A broad smile lights up his face, smoothing out the strong angles, and my memories start clicking into place. Grayson and my brother, Alex, dominating the soccer field in high school. Grayson and the rest of Alex’s annoying friends teasing me to no end. Grayson’s adorable, crooked smile. Grayson dominating my fevered teenaged dreams.

He holds out his hand. “Little Breezy Winters. Of all the cruise ships in all the world, you had to board this one.”

I laugh a little too loudly and take his hand. “God, no one’s called me Breezy in years. How are you, Gray?”

Besides really freaking hot. His handsome features—that I used to discretely study more than my homework…but in a not-at-all creepy way—have filled out into strong manly angles. Small lines form around his mouth and deep brown eyes when he smiles. In short, he has aged very, very yummily.

No, I scold myself. I am most definitively on a break from men.

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When Abby finds herself abandoned by her fiancé right before her wedding she decides to take the honeymoon cruise they had planned with her best friend. Some fun in the sun is exactly what she needs but she didn’t expect to see Gray, the man who is not only her brother’s fried but the star of her teenage dreams.

Gray is a photographer who has a great opportunity to reinvigorate his career while taking pictures on the boat. He needs to stay focused and not be distracted by Abby but that is becoming more difficult with each passing day. Will they realize that their holiday fling is meant to be forever?

Gray and Abby were so much fun together especially when you add in the cruise setting. There is a little drama and angst they need to overcome but there is no denying they belong together.

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Karigan Hale is a writer, reader, wife, mother, teacher, and photographer. She married her high school sweetheart and has been a hopeful romantic ever since.

She’s highly susceptible to sudden summer thunderstorms and happily ever afters. Highly allergic to poison ivy and early mornings. And highly addicted to fountain sodas and true crime.

When she’s not reading or writing swoon-worthy romances, she’s usually stalki…er, chasing her two daughters around with her camera, grading papers, or cleaning up after the animals on her mini-farm (at least emus, goats, chickens, dogs, and cats are cute, right?).

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Ranger stepped in front of me and Dutch. “You need to understand that you have no control right now. You’re in no position to be making demands with anyone, much less us.”

That only made her grin. “A woman always has more control than men think. It’s why men are always toppled by a strong woman. It’s why men drive this world into the ground when women have the capability of making it better. More prosperous. Men do nothing but destroy. It’s the women that are tasked with building things back up.”

She stalked toward Ranger, standing onto her tiptoes just to get closer to his stone cold face.

“So, tell me,” she said as she pointed her finger directly against his chest, “do you really think I have absolutely no control?”

Ranger chuckled darkly. “Good. I’m glad you think that.”

She blinked. “And why’s that?”

He slapped her hand away before getting into her face. “Because the only sense of control you feel you have is because I’ve allowed you to have it.”

Naomi didn’t waver. “Then, prove it. If you think you’re so tough and so in control, then prove it.”

He tilted his head. “Says the woman who gets to roam around freely, yet hasn’t made one single move to leave.”

I looked over at Dutch, and even he had a blank stare on his face. It was like watching a goddamn train wreck, and we wondered who would get hit first.

Her, with her hand across his cheek. Or him, with his hand wrapped around her throat.

“Ranger?” I asked.

He straightened his back. “Now, go back downstairs to your little den of sin and–.”

Naomi took a step back and cleared her throat. “Your guards do three rotation changes every single day. One at ten. One at four. One at nine. They circle around the building counterclockwise before coming inside and doing rotations around each and every level twice, going in the opposite direction. Clockwise.”

“And?” Ranger asked.

That’s when Naomi smiled. “During the three changes, two things occur: one, the side door all the way at the end of the living room hallway that you guys think you have concealed is completely free from prying eyes for six minutes; and two, no one locks the front door.”

“What?” Ranger hissed.

“Not only that,” Naomi said as he held her finger in the air, “but no one comes down these basement steps. They check the door, but they never come down to check on me. That leaves me very vulnerable to the “attic” access in the closet-slash-kitchen down there that leads into the ductwork of the house. Did you know that the ductwork in this place is large enough to fit my hips? Interesting, how that works.”

Dutch grinned and I had to admit, I wanted to chuckle. She was smart as a fucking whip, and it was clear that her fiancée had taught her, in some ways, how to help herself.

But, Ranger was furious. “Go on, since you seem to want to show us all how smart you are.”

And Naomi took the bait. “Your evening crew doesn’t like keeping that kind of routine schedule, though. The two men that park their lazy asses on the porch don’t move for at least two hours at a time, which I don’t think is part of their hourly rotation. Plus, they never check the third floor. I don’t know how many times I’ve snuck up to the conference room and planned my escape by getting onto the roof that I know isn’t guarded and distracting those porch dwellers long enough to steal the car they keep unlocked in the driveway.”

I’d never seen that kind of anger on Ranger’s face. “Well, thank you for telling me exactly who I need to fire and what needs to be fixed.”

It was then that she turned her attention to Dutch. To the long, angular, dead-faced knife-thrower that stood as still as a statue at my side. My gaze dropped to her fingers, watching her wiggle her engagement ring off her hand. And as she held it out for Dutch, he opened his palm.

Before all three of us watched her drop it against his skin.

“Thanks for doing my dirty work for me. At least now I have answers,” Naomi said flatly.

Then, she turned her back to us, stumbled her tired ass back toward the basement, and slammed the door behind her.

Leaving the three of us shocked and rooted in our places.

 

 

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Savannah Rylan is a romance writer that spends most of her time writing and reading with her cat, Gris. When not writing about sexy bikers and the women that love them, you can find her on the beach with a drink in her hand or at the gym testing out some strange new position. Yoga, obviously. She lives in Southern California with her husband and Gris, the true love of her life.

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Luca has focused all his attention on his career as a professional soccer player which didn’t allow for relationships beyond that with his family. He has realized that it is time for the next stage in his life and there is nothing he would like more than to find that special someone to spend his life with. When he meets Elise he knows that she is special and now he just needs to convince her.

Elise enjoys her job as a teacher and her best friend is a hoot! She meets Luca through her job and rather than being impressed that he is a professional athlete it only makes her cautious however with everything that Luca says and does he shows her that she is the only woman he wants.

I really enjoyed seeing the relationship between Luca and unfold especially that he was all in and was determined in his pursuit of her. An enchanting romance, witty banter and a great cast of second characters which brings out the humor of this story.

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The time had come for Luca Conti to hang up his boots.

After a career travelling the world playing in some of the biggest games, his body was tired, and he was looking for the next step.

The only problem was, what came next?

After playing the game he loved day in, day out since he was a kid, Luca had no idea what life looked like on the other side.

Enter Elise McCoy.

Elise doesn’t do sports. She does margarita Mondays and tight-arse Tuesdays. With her job as a schoolteacher filling her days and her crazy best friends filling her nights, she’s not looking for anything more.

Elise is ready to play and Luca is out to win the most important game of his life.

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The boy next door isn’t next door anymore.
He’s in Vegas, preparing for the upcoming NFL season, and I’m still stuck in the small Midwestern town where we grew up.
We should be together, but people wanted us apart. They won. Secrets are uncovered and lives are forever torn apart.
Maybe it was a mistake to try to recapture what we once had after everything we’d been through.
But of all the mistakes I made in my life, he was my favorite, and I will never stop fighting for us.
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After the events that unfolded in the previous book in this series both Tristan and Tessa are left devastated when her secret is revealed at the worst possible time in the worst possible way.

With the help of his teammates Tristan realizes that Tessa is the only woman he will ever love and that means ensuring that the people that are trying to keep them apart don’t get a second chance.

The finale of Tristan and Tessa’s story was everything you could want for them and more as they showed how strong the love between them truly was. They are able to make peace with past and prepare for a future filled with family, friends and football.

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Lisa Suzanne is a romance author who resides in Arizona with her husband and two kids. She’s a former high school English teacher and college composition instructor. When she’s not chasing or cuddling her kids, she can be found working on her latest book or watching reruns of Friends.

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Merry Kissmas to Me by Jerica MacMillan is now live!

One kiss changes everything …

Ty Daniels has been picking on me since we were kids. As my best friend’s older brother, he apparently decided it was his job years ago and hasn’t stopped, even though we’re both adults now.

To be fair, I give as good as I get.

And it all got worse last year, when he kissed me under the mistletoe.

Now he’s back in town, newly single, and there’s mistletoe everywhere.

And my best friend wants to make sure her brother and I can get along since we’ll both be in the wedding party when she gets married this summer.

Little does she know, getting along isn’t a problem for long …

But Ty’s only in town for a little while, and I’m trying to build a life following my own dreams.

Can my Christmastime fling with my best friend’s older brother become more?

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Olivia would do anything for her best friend Sarah and that includes ending the animosity with her brother Ty when it comes to Christmas and her upcoming wedding. As they spend time together, she realizes what her true feelings for him are but will their relationship end when the New Year arrives?

Since they know each other so well Ty has always known how to get a reaction from Oliva however and it is no different now even though they have pushed the animosity between aside. He is drawn to her in a way he never expected but is he ready to allow another woman into his heart so soon after ending his last relationship?

There is no denying that Olivia and Ty have always had feelings for each other even if they refused to acknowledge it. The interactions between them were humorous but the story still had all the feels, and have you invested in ensuring that they find the happiness they both deserve.

Meet Jerica MacMillan

Jerica MacMillan has been reading romance since she stumbled into the paperback section of the library as a middle schooler. And it’s been an ongoing love affair ever since!

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Caitlyn Dare is a Top 50 Amazon bestselling author of dark romance.  

She writes angsty, gritty stories about alphaholes you’ll love to hate and the feisty girls who bring them to their knees.

 

Her bestselling series include: Savage Falls Sinners MC, a dark high school reverse harem romance; and Rebels at Sterling Prep, a dark bully high school romance.

 

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When Iris lost her husband she had no choice but to pick up the pieces of her life as she had three children who needed her. She has started to heal, and she is ready to allow another man into her life and she knows that she wants it to be Gage.

Gage is still trying to move forward after the tragic death of his family and isn’t sure that he will ever be ready to let anyone close enough to feel that pain again. When the friendship he shares with Iris turns into something deeper they will both have to decide how much they are willing to fight to be together when they are tested more than once.

There is no one more deserving of happiness than Iris and Gage. They have already been through so much and continue to go through so much as they take us on an emotional journey that at times is heartbreaking and at times uplifting.

Meet Marie Force 

Marie Force is the New York Times bestselling author of contemporary romance, romantic suspense and erotic romance. Her series include Fatal, First Family, Gansett Island, Butler Vermont, Quantum, Treading Water, Miami Nights and Wild Widows. 

Her books have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, have been translated into more than a dozen languages and have appeared on the New York Times bestseller more than 30 times. She is also a USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller, as well as a Spiegel bestseller in Germany. 

 

Her goals in life are simple—to finish raising two happy, healthy, productive young adults, to keep writing books for as long as she possibly can and to never be on a flight that makes the news. 

 

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