Grace Hamilton thought she had it all right up until the moment her life fell apart. Betrayed by the man she trusted, Grace’s only choice is to return to the one place she spent her childhood trying to escape. Wattle Creek. She knows it’s not forever, just a chance to reset and figure out the next step.
Cole Flanigan is enjoying the simple life. One he earned on the back of a decorated military career; he now spends his days tending cattle and taking advantage of the peace and quiet on his ranch. But the moment he finds Grace crying and bleeding on the side of the road, everything changes.
Could it be that the last thing these two want is exactly what they need… each other?
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When Grace’s life implodes she returns to her hometown to be close to her sisters while she tries to decide what comes next. Her visit is only temporary and then she will be on her way however when Cole comes to her rescue she takes a look at the life she was leading and the life she wants to lead.
After his military career ended Cole moved to Wattle Creek needing the quite life that the small town offered. He thought he was happy living on his ranch until he meets Grace and realizes that she was who was missing in his life.
At first glance Cole and Grace are an unlikely pair due to their different lifestyles however their hearts don’t agree as they take us on a romantic journey that allows them to see what really matters.
Daniella is my best friend’s younger sister—sweet, innocent Little Russo—and the one woman I should stay away from.
But when she unknowingly marries a man who’s out to destroy her family, she lands herself in danger she can’t escape, and I’m the only one who can protect her.
My first mistake? Insisting she move in with me.
Because the more time I spend with Daniella, the more the light threatens to break through my darkness, making me want things I’ve rejected for most of my life.
I should reject her too. Keep her away from me as much as from him.
That’s the problem with our arrangement though …
Her husband is bad.
Me? I’m worse.
I’m rough, ruthless, and nothing close to what she deserves. I can’t give her the white picket fence she desires.
But she doesn’t see the blood on my hands, or that I’m not husband or father material.
All she sees is the man who’ll burn down the world to save her.
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She was enraptured by the man they called Romeo the moment that he turned those butterscotch-colored eyes her way.
What wasn’t to love about a big, burly, plaid-wearing lumberjack?
He was tall, gorgeous, and knew how to wield a chainsaw better than Leatherface. He could fell a tree in seconds, had thighs that were as thick as said trees, filled out a pair of Wranglers better than any cowboy ever, and didn’t care that she could operate heavy machinery better than him.
He was everything a girl like Mable could ask for.
The caveat? He was a convicted felon that’d just escaped from prison, faked his death, and ran from his home in Texas to the mountains of Montana.
At first, Mable didn’t know what kind of man he’d been before coming to her small, mountain town. He led Mable into a false sense of security, made her fall madly, deeply, and irrevocably in love with him, and then shocked her by sharing his darkest secret.
Now, she’s left reeling, thinking life couldn’t get more complicated.
Until she finds out her stepmother knows Romeo’s secret and plans to exploit him. To make matters worse, Romeo goes on the run to protect Mable from himself, and she realizes that she has a dark side, too. One that’ll stop at nothing, not even murder, to make sure that he can live free.
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. She’s married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as “LLV’s Bearded Half.” She published her first novel, Boomtown. in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. She’s gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.
With the help of his brother in-law Romeo has created a new life for himself in Montana even if it is totally unlike anything he has lived before but at least he has his freedom. When he meets Mable he can’t deny the feelings he has for her even if he knows the best thing he could do was to stay away. This becomes even more difficult when they find themselves sharing a dog and all he wants to do is protect her.
Mable has a tumultuous family life which continues to create complications even as she tries to distance herself from them. When Romeo comes into her life she has deep feelings for him however his actions have her believing that he only wants to be friends. When she realizes that isn’t the case the chemistry erupts but the drama they must face if only beginning.
Both Mable and Romeo have had to deal with a lot in their lives but that only deepens the connection between them. As the truth comes to light it will rock both their worlds, but they are surrounded by friends and family who would do anything for them.
When publicist Mia Andrews becomes the face of a viral disaster dubbed #PantyGate, her career implodes along with her reputation.
Now jobless and single, Mia lands in the last place she expected—her grandmother’s anything-but-quiet retirement community in Florida. It’s chaos. It’s hilarious. It’s exactly what she didn’t know she needed.
Even worse? The meddling retirees are determined to fix Mia’s love life. Somehow, they find time to play matchmaker—with not one but two bachelors under thirty-five.
But amid the mayhem, Mia’s learning that the best second chances come when—and where—you least expect them.
For fans of witty banter, lovable troublemakers, and slow-burn romance, this is the laugh-out-loud novel that proves love never gets old.
Mia has focused all her attention on her career in public relations to the detriment of her personal life. When one misstep jeopardizes everything she finds herself in Florida at her grandmother’s retirement home while she tries to rebuild her career and takes a long look at the life she was leading.
Mia’s grandmother and her friend are not only matchmakers, but they are determined to set Mia on the right path when it comes to what is really important and it isn’t just her career. They are quick to interfere and offer guidance and the more time she spends with them she realizes that changes must be made if she is going to find a life that both fulfill her and make her happy.
This is a heartwarming story about love and family that is filled with humor and emotion. The romance part of the story involves two very different men but first she must discover who she is before she is ready to let anyone into her heart.
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“Henley?” Elodie asks, face down on the carpet, snapping me out of the transfixed state I’m in.
Fuck, she’s perfect. Round globes, silky white skin, and a tattoo of a heart just above her right butt cheek.
Jesus Christ. I could lick that ink. Dainty tattoos are so fucking sexy.
“Henley!” she says louder this time.
“Yeah?”
“My towel. I’m, uh…”
“Shit.” I turn away from her, facing the opposite direction. “I’m not looking. You can get up now.”
Groaning, she says, “Oh my God. This is so embarrassing.”
My eyes drop down to my cock getting hard in my pants, the flimsy fabric doing nothing to hide how my body is reacting to seeing her half naked.
“It’s fine.”
“Yeah, easy for you to say. You’re not the one that just flashed your boss your bare ass.”
Fuck. Stop picturing it, Henley.
“I didn’t see anything,” I lie.
“Yeah, sure,” she scoffs as I hear the sound of her coming up from the floor. Her heavy breathing fills the silence between us until she says, “Okay. I’m decent.”
Reluctantly, I twist around slowly to face her, and if I thought her ass was beautiful, it has nothing on her face fresh from the shower. “You okay?”
She brushes her wet hair from her face. “Nothing is hurt except my pride, fortunately.”
Chuckling, I say, “You have nothing to be embarrassed about.”
Arching a brow, she crosses her arms over her chest. “I thought you didn’t see anything?”
“I didn’t. I mean…”
She pinches the bridge of her nose, closing her eyes. “I’m mortified, Henley.”
“Again,” I say, dipping my eyes down her body and then back up, secretly loving the way her cheeks are pinker than I’ve ever seen them, “Nothing to be ashamed of.”
The storm rattles the windows. The lighthouse beam sweeps. Somewhere in town, a transformer pops, and the lights flicker once.
We don’t move.
“I’m scared,” she says suddenly, voice barely above a whisper.
I squeeze her hand. “Of what?”
She takes a shaky breath. “Of losing you again. Of… getting this wrong. Of giving you all my pages and finding out you only wanted the highlight reel.”
I swallow hard. “Bailey,” I say, my voice rough. “I’ve already seen the messy chapters. I was there for some of them, remember?”
Her laugh is watery. “You caused a couple.”
“Yeah.” The word tastes like regret and hope. “And I’ve spent a long time trying to figure out how to be worthy of a second read.”
She stares at me for a long moment, like she’s weighing something big and breakable in her hands.
Then she shifts closer, swinging a leg over my lap in one smooth, hesitant motion, settling down so she’s straddling me.
My hands fly to her hips on instinct, fingers flexing against the denim. My brain short-circuits.
“Bailey,” I rasp.
“I’m choosing,” she says, eyes steady on mine. “I get to do that, remember?”
“Yeah,” I manage. “You do.”
She cups my face again, thumbs brushing my cheekbones. “Then let me.”
Her mouth finds mine, slow and deliberate, and this time there’s no tentative edge. No testing. Just the quiet, fierce certainty of a decision made and remade.
I kiss her back, pouring all the words I don’t trust myself to say into the press of my lips, the angle of my jaw, the way my hands tighten on her waist like she’s the only solid thing in a world that keeps shifting.
Her fingers slide into my hair, tugging gently, and a sound escapes my chest I wouldn’t recognize on a replay. She swallows it with a soft, desperate noise of her own.
The storm rages outside. Up here, the world narrows to the couch, the heat of her thighs bracketing my hips, and the taste of chocolate and peppermint on her tongue.
She breaks the kiss first, breathing hard, forehead resting against mine. “Crew,” she whispers. “I want—”
I’m a princess with a future already planned for me—polished, perfect, and suffocating. Then my new bodyguard walks in. Mitchell Sinclaire doesn’t bow or fawn. He looks at me like I’m human, not royal—and suddenly everything feels dangerous. Because the more time I spend with him, the harder it is to remember my duty… and the easier it is to imagine a life that was never meant to be mine.
MITCHELL
I’m paid to protect her. Not want her. Evelyn Barlow is off-limits in every way that matters—royal, untouchable, and far too tempting. She’s smart, sharp, and impossible to ignore. Every smile is a risk. Every second together is a mistake. I’m supposed to keep her safe. Not fall for her. But some rules are worth breaking… and some hearts are worth the cost.
🖤𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 ✔️Mistaken identity ✔️Road trip ✔️Runaway princess ✔️Marriage of convenience ✔️Forced proximity ✔️Forbidden love
❤️Review Being a princess isn’t the fairytale that other’s believe Evelyn’s life is. Her marriage has been arranged to a man she doesn’t love and the only way to ensure that doesn’t happen is to marry another man first. Even though she doesn’t know him she knows that it is inly temporary and then she can live the life she wants.
Mitchell works in security and has been asked by his brother to escort Evelyn to Vegas so that he can marry her and he would do anything for him, so he agrees. What he didn’t expect was the feelings he was having for her as he gets to see the world through her eyes and he isn’t sure how he can give her and let her marry her brother when they get to Vegas.
Mitchell and Evelyn’s journey was filled with fun, heat, romance and wonderful experiences as Evelyn and Mitchell find what has been missing in their lives in each other.
Scarlett Cole is a contemporary romance and romantic suspense author who calls both Toronto, Canada and Manchester, England home. A born city dweller, she periodically quashes the urge to live in the country by hiking up a mountain to remind herself that living away from people would terrify the pants off her.
She believes everybody deserves their love story to be told and loves her heroes on the rough and rugged side…and usually tall (because she married one of those 6ft 6” men you read about in romance!). She’s an A-type personality and Scorpio star sign, so good luck getting her to do anything she doesn’t want to.
When she isn’t writing, she’s happy to talk hot men and expensive shoes while drinking a cold gin and tonic. Don’t bring up olives. As far as Scarlett is concerned, they are the devil’s food. As long as you don’t bring up olives, she’s happy to hear from any time.
From USA Today best selling author, Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole, comes a grumpy sunshine, forced proximity, hands off clause, electrifying small town MC romance.
Wren
It was supposed to be a quick job—slip into a criminal network, steal the money, vanish before anyone noticed.
Except now, I’m wedged between a furious cartel and an unrelenting FBI agent.
There’s nowhere left to run… except straight into the arms of the last people I should trust: the Iron Outlaws MC.
Yet Catfish—the biker assigned to shadow my every move—gives me attitude and quiet understanding in equal measure.
I’ve spent my life surviving systems built to erase me.
I didn’t expect a rough-edged biker with too many scars and not enough patience to be the one who sees me clearly.
Catfish
The club got hacked on my watch. Money gone.
Now I’m stuck protecting the outsider they brought in to fix it.
Wren—a hacker with no last name, no respect, and a mouth that drives me wild.
They’re off-limits. President’s orders.
And I’m already one mistake away from getting benched for good.
But when Wren is threatened, the rules go out of the window.
They become the line I’ll cross.
Because there isn’t anything I won’t do, to keep us safe.
Wren is a hacker who helping the MC regarding money that has been stolen the MC. This is a win-win for all parties involved as they will also provide protection from the people that are after Wren from the outcome of the last job. Wren needs to work closely with Catfish as they fight for their lives and the truth.
Catfish is the treasurer of the MC, and he can’t deny the feelings he has for Wren even though he knows the club wouldn’t approve. As they get closer he is determined to understand what Wren has been through and continues to go through amidst the other challenges they are facing as he knows he wants a future that includes the two of them.
The suspense part of the story keeps you edge but it the emotional connection between Wren and Catfish which makes this story so compelling and unlike anything I have read before.
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🏒 To be the wife that her husband wants Lexi has lost sight of who she is and the situation. When everything comes to a crescendo she knows she needs to leave and is focused on putting what happened behind her and creating a new life for herself, but she never expected that the future would include Kirby who played a pivotal role in her leaving.
Kirby is a professional hockey player who was drawn to her from their first meeting but after the auction that they were working on together he never expected to see her again. Months later he finds out she has moved to town and now he is willing to be patient and let her set the pace when it comes to any relationship between them.
After everything that Lexi has been through I enjoyed seeing her reclaim the woman she used to be and Kirby is supportive and understanding and shows her the life and love they could have together. Stephanie Rose portrays the insecurities that Lexi has to perfection while Teddy Hamilton brings out the sweet and swoony sides of Kirby.
A brand new forced proximity, second chance MC romance.
He left me on our wedding day with a single message: I’m sorry.
Two years later, the man who broke my heart kicks down my door, cuffs us together, and drags me into the Louisiana bayou in the middle of winter.
Haze “Cipher” Gravemont.
The hunky rat bastard.
He’s also Savage Reign’s in-house hacker, outlaw enforcer, and the only man I ever loved. Sadly, because I would love to get over how easily his callused touch affects my blood pressure.
Anyway, the reason I’m cuffed to my hot ex is because my name is at the top of a hit list that is now in possession of his enemy.
Fun times.
And the Russian crime lord moving Euphoria through New Orleans wants me silenced.
Merry Christmas to me, I guess.
Cipher swears his remote cabin is all about my safety and not about getting me naked in the middle of nowhere.
Out here, there’s no escape, no cell signal and no streaming.
It’s just him in my space looking like a wet dream come true.
But dammit! He’s the enemy of my heart who still knows how to touch me like I’m his. And we all are about to learn just how fast my body betrays me when moonlight mixes with midnight fantasies.
But when the danger hunting us closes in, I have to decide if I can trust the man who left my heart crushed with my life or if I risk the bayou and save myself.
Harlow works for the FBI and has been gathering intel on a dangerous drug when she finds herself in danger. What she didn’t expect was that the man who broke her heart a few years earlier would abduct her in order to keep her safe.
Cipher is a member of the MC who ended his relationship with Harlow believing he was making the right choice. When he finds out she is in danger there is nothing he won’t do to keep her safe and fight for a second chance even if that means he must resort to extraordinary tactics.
The chemistry and feelings between Cipher and Harlow is stronger than ever as they find themselves in a fight not only for their future but for their lives as well.
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