Itβs the thought thatβs kept me going for four long years. Iβve imagined it, dreamed about it, relished in it. I want it so bad, but the question is, do I have what it takes to make it happen?
Taking a life isnβt for the faint-hearted. Just ask Lucien, he knows.
Heβs taken me back to where it all started and I know exactly how itβs going to go. Heβs going to hurt me and then heβll marry me off to his millionaire business partner, Marcus Mahony, who has even lower morals than he does.
I canβt let that happen.
I have to get out of here even if it means finding out exactly what Iβm made of, even if it means leaving a piece of myself behind.
I thought the past six months were insane. It turns out that I hadnβt even touched the surface. One thing is for sure, I will never be the same again.
When her brother is killed in action in Afghanistan, Stephanie (Stevie) finds herself unexpectedly thrown into the role of sole guardian of her two young nephews.
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Determined to do the best she can for them, Stevie enters a marriage of convenience with her brotherβs best friend. After all, she has known Chase for years and knows that he will provide for and protect them as if they were a real family.
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It doesnβt matter that she had always hoped for more with Chase, for her nephews, she will put her own dreams on hold, the same way her brother had when they themselves had been orphaned too young.
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Will the weight of guilt tear them apartβ¦
There was nothing that Chase would not do for Kyle. Kids when they first met, they had spent more time together than apart.
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Marrying Stevie was a no-brainer. She and the boys needed a stable home, medical insurance, and familiar faces to help them heal, all benefits that Chase could provide.
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The fact that it was Chaseβs fault that Kyle was gone was his own personal cross to bear. One that he was determined no one else should ever find out about.
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Or will faith lead them to forgiveness and love?
As Stevie and Chase begin blending their lives together, helping the boys through the first year without their beloved daddy, they begin to see each other, and themselves, in a different light.
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When Stevie learns the truth of her brotherβs death, will she be able to forgive Chase, and claim the happiness they both deserve, or will she lose him forever?
When Stevie receives the devasting news that her brother has been killed while serving his country her primary concern is her nephews. She will do whatever is necessary to ease the transition even if that includes a marriage of convenience with Chase, her brotherβs best friend and the man she has been hiding her feelings from for quite some time.
Chase is devastated by the loss of his best friend and the fact that he couldnβt save him. There is nothing he wonβt do for his best friend and that includes marrying Stevie and being there for her and the children as they try to pick up the pieces of their lives without his best friend.
This is an emotional story about love, loss and healing. Both Stevie and Chase are trying to deal with their emotions which clouds their true feelings for each other and adds some additional turmoil.
A one-night stand with an abusive and cruel Alpha, leads to Avery finding out that she is pregnant and without a wolf to protect herself and her baby. Fearing for their safety, she runs away and seeks refuge with another pack. There, she meets the charming and mysterious Alpha Trio, and discovers a love that may cost her everything. As danger closes in, Avery must make a difficult decision between protecting her new family or fleeing once more to safeguard her child. “Bonded to the Alpha Trio” is a heart-pounding tale of love and sacrifice. Just how far will Avery go to protect those she loves?
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About the author:
Always being told she is a daydreamer; Stephanie uses her gifts for escaping into a fantasy world to bring those worlds to life. Unable to write solely in one genre, she has found herself enjoying writing a wide array of books. From historical fiction to fantasy, Stephanie loves it all. Hoping to instill a love of books in her children, Stephanie spends her days reading, writing and going on adventures with her family, allowing imagination to lead the way and creativity to write the stories. Her favorite adventures are the ones where her son leads them through magical portals to new lands in discovery of the mystery that lies there.
You can contact Stephanie HERE if you’d like to know more about her upcoming series!
Youβre probably wondering why I would do such a thing? Well, I didnβt.
It was my teammates.
The moment they found out Blakely White was single, they took it upon themselves to play cupid and instruct me on how I should win her over.
Don’t wear a shirt around her. Make her dinner. Lightly touch her shoulder when you say goodbye.
I’m so flustered, so overwhelmed, so madly in love with this woman who barely notices me, that I lose control of the situation and make one huge mistake: I offer to be her fake date for a wedding so she can make her ex jealous.
That means, for one whole night I get a free pass with her. I get to hold her, dance with her, kiss herβ¦stare at her from across the room like sheβs my entire world because she has been for months now.
But when the night comes to an end, Iβm faced with two options: bring her back to my bedroom and show her how I really feel, or let her walk away, succumbing to the fact that I very well might not be her type.
βNo, going to watch from my apartment. I actually asked Blakely to watch with me.β
He slowly turns his head and faces me. Whispering, he asks, βDid you tell Posey this?β
βNo, why?β
βHeβs going to be so freaking obnoxious that I donβt think I can bear him knowing.β
βWhat do you mean?β I ask.
βHeβs seemed really chill in the Frozen Fellas group, but heβs been bragging up a storm in a separate text about how heβs the best matchmaker to ever walk the planet. Of course, Pacey let him have it last night and said he shouldnβt be celebrating while our center is laid up with a bad ankle. We havenβt heard from him since but if he knows you have a date plannedββ
βItβs not a date.β
βOh, heβll call it that. Like man, heβs been insufferable. Itβs almost as if heβs trying to avoid something in his life so heβs incessantly involving himself in ours.β
βThatβs probably the case,β I say just as OC walks into the locker room.
βOh crap, man, how are you doing?β he asks, coming up to me and taking a seat.
βGood. Slightly in pain, but just got done with treatment.β
βI canβt believe you rolled your ankle fighting over an air mattress.β
βYeah.β I pull on my hair. βI need to come up with a better story, because it doesnβt sound great.β
βTo me it does,β Silas says with a smirk.
βHow was everything last night?β OC asks.
βGood.β I glance around the room. βDonβt say this to Posey, because his head might explode, but I shared my bed with Blakely last night. Nothing happened but this morning, she said it was the best nightβs sleep sheβs had in a while. She said it was probably because she felt comfortable sleeping next to me.β
βDude.β Silas slaps my chest. βThatβs huge.β
βShe really said that to you?β OC asks.
βYeah.β I canβt hide my smile. βIt was the first sign Iβve gotten from her where I thought . . . maybe there could be something there.β
βThereβs definitely something there and, now that you get to spend all of this time with her, Posey was right, this is the perfect chance to make your move,β Silas says.
βYeah, I think it is, but Iβm going to take it slow. Feel her out and then, maybe when the time is right, Iβll ask her out.β
OC shakes his head. βI swear, if this all works out and you end up marrying this girl, Posey will never, and I mean never let us live it down.β Crap, heβs right. But if I were to end up with Blakely, nothing would overpower the utter happiness Iβd feel. Iβd have my girl . . . something I still canβt even imagine.
βI think thatβs a risk Iβm willing to take,β I say.
Erin Mallon and Connor Crais narrate this sexy, roommates-to-lovers romance in duet with a full cast including Jason Clarke, Teddy Hamilton, JF Harding, and Kelsey Navarro! HEβS NOT MY TYPE will be released on November 28th, and you can pre-order it now!
USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.
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Snowed In takes on the winter romance trope with a focus on Forced Proximity, allowing for all the pairings and fun bits readers have come to expect from The Knot & Thorne Press and its Authors. Join us as we see just what it takes to get hot on a cold winter night.
AJ was the quiet girl I never expected. She brought me to my knees with that beautiful smile. She made me laugh and slowly brought the old me back to life. I found myself wanting more with her.
I became her world, and she was my everything.
Captivate –
I was back in Brooklet Georgia and things were far from how they were when I left years ago.
Maddison used to be one of the guys, but that was definitely not the case anymore…
Gravitate –
I was the ultimate bachelor. I enjoyed my wild life, the late nights, and the fact that I had no commitments. My job and my freedom were all I needed.
Or so I thought.
Entice –
She was younger than me, so innocent, and worst of all, my best friend’s little sister.
Grace was off limits.
But had I realized that Grace Jackson was the one for me too late? Had I missed my chance by driving her away and into the arms of another?
Intrigue –
Iβm Colton Thomas, and Iβm stubborn too, and I do not give up easily.
Gretchen better hold on tight because Iβm coming for her. And I plan to break down all those walls sheβs built so high around her.
Tempt –
For years I stood on the sidelines, watching and waiting for my perfect chance
Itβs time I go after the one Iβve wanted. The one that Iβve dreamed ofβ¦
The one temptation Iβve never been able to shake.
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C.A. Harms is an avid romance and mystery reader. She’s always had a love for books, getting lost in writing and storytelling even as a young girl. She enjoys happy endings and HEA love stories.
She lives in Illinois and enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. She holds an addiction for Starbucks White Chocolate Mochaβs and KitKat when she should really be focusing on water and maybe a fruit or two to make herself feel less guilty, but that feeling quickly passes…thankfully.
She is easy going, fun, and although she may seem like one of the quiet ones at first, you just wait until she gets to know you better…that quietness changes, fast.
The Grumpiest Elf by Jerica MacMillan is now live!
The last thing I need is to be trapped in a snowstorm with a pretty girl who can barely stand me … while I’m wearing an elf costume.
The elf thing started at birth, since my parents portray Santa and Mrs. Claus for our family business every year. You could say being an elf is in my DNA, and everyone in our small town knows me that way.
Except, I’m so tired of it.
I mean, did my mom really have to give me the elf name of Elfie Tinselbottom? Not terribly masculine, if you ask me.
To make matters worse, my very existence seems to piss off the newest elfβa gorgeous girl named Lydia who’s just moved to Arcadian Falls. She’s as sunshiny and filled with Christmas cheer as everyone elseβexcept when she’s with me. I seem to make her as frosty as an icicle.
But an off-site party and a snowstorm traps us alone at the event space. How are we going to survive a whole night stuck together?
Will I be able to break through the cold exterior she keeps up only around me? Or will I be doomed to be Santa’s grumpiest elf forever?
The Grumpiest Elf is a low angst Christmas rom com featuring a grumpy elf who just wants to be a normal guy and the new girl who cures him of his Grinchy ways. Light and fun and full of all the holiday feels!
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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!
You can frequently find her sipping coffee out of snarky mugs while dreaming up stories and trying to bring them to life on the page. Join her Book Club at http://www.jericamacmillan.com/book-club and get a free book!
πReviewπ The last thing that Dylan wants to do is spend the holidays working as an elf even if his family represents Christmas in their town. His attitude is better known for the grinch and not an elf which doesnβt bode well when he meets Lydia, a fellow elf.
Lydia has moved to town to be there for her mother and she embraces Christmas and the magic that goes along with. She doesnβt want anything to do with Dylan and his bad attitude until a snowstorm and some forced proximity allows her to see the man and not his attitude.
Dylan may not have made a good first impression but he works hard to overcome it. He is understanding about what she is going through and shows her that their romance is strong enough to transcend the holidays to happy ever after.
Itβs not every day you meet a man at the bar, stare at him for hours, and then right when you decide to make a move, he gets up to leave. Worse, when you follow him outside, you see him completely change his appearance by shucking a wig and a button down shirt, dropping them into the nearest trash can.
When Crimson looks around to see who noticed the complete one-eighty thatβs just taken place, not a single person notices or cares. When she looks back, heβs gone.
Dejected, she leaves, thinking maybe sheβd hallucinated and made the whole night up.
Only, just as she passes a dark alley, sheβs taken. Literally and figuratively.
Thatβs the night that Winston Cyrus Osborn, III walks into her life.
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Crimson is the worst type of woman.
Sheβs curious.
And curiosity kills the cat in his line of work.
With nothing else left to lose, heβs set to rid this world of the filth that infests it. And in doing that, heβs made a lot of enemies that would like nothing better than to ruin him and every single person he cares about.
At every turn, sheβs there, insinuating herself into his life. And despite his attempts to keep her at armβs length, she blows past every single barrier he erects.
He should really stay away.
He should also make sure that she stays out of his business.
Yet, he keeps letting her in. And she keeps reminding him why he wants her to stay.
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Winston is a wealthy man who is determined to protect the children who canβt protect themselves and it is a cause that is very close to his heart. He is recruited by the circus to confirm if what they believe is true and who is responsible, but Crimson just might be his undoing.
Crimson is a woman who acts first and worries about the consequences second. Their first meeting was unconventional, and all their interactions afterward continued down that path. She knows exactly how to get his attention and once she does he canβt imagine a future without her.
Crimson is a character you canβt help but adore as she has no filter and Winstonβs strength regarding his past is something you canβt help but admire. Although he never planned to let her into his heart, she shows him there is so much more to life than the way he has been living it.
Rose Shaw has no idea what she wants. She put aside passion for practicality, earning her degree in a subject she likes, but doesn’t love. Same for her job as a junior architect. And don’t even get started on her personal life…been there, done that, got betrayed for her effort. So when sparks fly after meeting a renowned MLB player while on vacation, she takes him for what he isβa homerun in the sack, but nothing more. The next day, she sneaks back to Montana, leaving Bryson behind…but the memories of their night together refuse to disappear so easily.
Bryson Robinson knows exactly what he wants. His parents are a love-at-first-sight success story, so he recognizes what he felt with Rose Shaw during their night together could be the real deal. She has no interest in long-distance dating…so when the league’s best pitcher gets devastating news that could be the third strike for his career, he turns it into a win, going all in to get the girl. Starting with a home in Montanaβand hiring Rose to design it.
Now he just has to convince her that not all men, including MLB superstars, are players…if she’s daring enough to take the risk.
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Kelly Elliott is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling contemporary romance author. Her bestselling works include, Wanted, Broken, Lost Love, and Never Enough, to name a few.
Kelly lives in central Texas with her husband, Gus, her chocolate lab, four cats, and endless wildlife creatures. When she’s not writing, Kelly enjoys reading and spending time with her family.
To find out more about Kelly and her books, you can find her through her website. www.kellyelliottauthor.com
Rose finds herself at a crossroads in her life as she is unfilled both when it comes to romance and her career. When she meets a sexy baseball player, she knows that they can never have more than one night however fate and Bryson donβt agree with her.
When Bryson reaches a crossroads in his career and his life the only thing his sure of is that one night with Rose was not enough. He believes they are destined to be together, but he is also willing to be patient, so he puts a plan in place that has him moving to her hometown and hiring her to help with the house he wants.
From the beginning Bryson was all in however because of the way her last relationship ended Rose was cautious. This story has it all including a heartwarming romance, a great group of family and friends and a love that was meant to be.
The story of Ty and ivy continues, and it doesnβt disappoint.Β Β They have so many obstacles to overcome both as individuals and as a couple.Β Β After all they have been through the danger is far from over and Ivy shows that she is Tyβs equal partner in every way.
If that isnβt enough Ty and the rest of the team are trying to make peace with the return of someone they never expected to see again and learning what happened and why only makes it more difficult.
Suspense that keeps you on end, surprises you never saw coming and secrets that will have them questioning everything all combine into a captivating story you wonβt be able to put down.
Author J.L. Drake was born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada, later moving to Southern California where she lives with her husband and two children.Β
When she’s not writing she loves to spend time with her family, traveling or just enjoying a night at home. One thing you might notice in her books is her love for the four seasons. Growing up on the east coast of Canada the change in the seasons is in her blood and is often mentioned in her writing.
An avid reader of James Patterson, J.L. Drake has often found herself inspired by his many stories of mystery and intrigue.
She hopes you will enjoy her stories as much as she has enjoyed writing them.
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