She survived a toxic marriage, a brutal divorce, and the chaos of the ER. Her heart? Flatlined. Love? Marked DNR.Emergency department nurse Sophia Mitchell has made it through the worst: single motherhood, long shifts in one of the country’s busiest ERs, and a man who nearly broke her. Now she’s built walls around her heart strong enough to stop a trauma team. And she has exactly zero interest in letting anyone past them.Especially not the charming New Zealand paramedic whose radio flirtations are making her question everything she knows about keeping men at a safe distance.Jack McKenzie wasn't supposed to be more than another EMT dropping off patients at Metro General. But his coffee deliveries, his easy way with her fifteen-year-old daughter Madison, and an accent that does dangerous things to her pulse are slowly dismantling every defense she's built. When he invites them to New Zealand for spring break, Sophia takes the biggest leap of faith since signing her divorce papers.What she discovers halfway around the world changes everything.Jack isn't just a paramedic with perfect coffee skills—he's Jackson Charles McKenzie, heir to a wine empire and owner of a vineyard estate that belongs in a travel magazine. Standing in his family's mansion, watching his mother assess her like a lab specimen, Sophia realizes she's made the same mistake twice: falling for a man who's been playing a carefully edited version of himself.But when her toxic ex-husband escalates his campaign of psychological warfare, Sophia discovers Jack has been quietly protecting Madison from threats she never knew existed. Now she faces an impossible choice: trust the man who deceived her, or lose the only person who's ever made her feel truly seen.From Metro General's controlled chaos to Central Otago's breathtaking vineyards, this is a story about second chances, the courage to trust again, and discovering that sometimes the biggest risk is letting someone see all of you—scars, walls, and all.Under Southern Stars is the first book in the Code Blue Hearts series. While the series follows an interconnected group of characters, this book is a complete standalone romance with a guaranteed happily-ever-after.Get ready for...A Grumpy ER Nurse & her Sunshine Kiwi ParamedicWorkplace Flirtations & Steamy Forced ProximityA Fierce Single Mom Protecting Her DaughterA Swoon-Worthy Secret Millionaire HeroHe Falls First (and Hard)A Protective Hero Who Saves the Day

Lieutenant Commander Connor Marks is starting over. His kids are grown up. His divorce is final. He’s settled into his new command and a beautiful house in Spain. Nothing left to do but move forward.And maybe explore his bisexuality after all this time.Unfortunately, his options are limited. He doesn’t speak enough Spanish to connect with the locals, and getting involved with other service members can get… complicated.When HM1 Alex Barlow stumbles across a hot guy on a hookup app, of course it’s that gorgeous new physician Alex sees all the time at the hospital. Of course he’s looking to hook up with a guy. Of course he’s exactly Alex’s type.The only problem is that Connor is an officer while Alex is enlisted. The fraternization regs are crystal clear—they can’t even be friends, never mind hook up.Never mind be more than hookups.But the Navy’s regs can’t cool the chemistry sizzling between Alex and Connor.And nothing—not even their own stubbornness or Alex’s toxic, persistent ex—can stop them from falling in love.CW: Discussion of past abuse, brief on-page violence; combat-related PTSD.

She’s off limits, and I’ve never been allowed to want her.And I shouldn’t be having these feelings.But there’s no way I can resist her.Our families have been feuding for generations.And somehow, that never stopped us from climbing the fence to find each other.We were best friends.Until one kiss at the fair changed everything.We haven’t spoken in twelve years.Now the town is forcing us to work together to rebuild the kissing booth that a scorned lover burned down last summer.And suddenly, she's everywhere again.My enemy.My past.The one woman I've never been able to forget.The town is watching.Our families are furious.And I can’t get those sultry lips out of my head.And I don’t want to.I'm done pretending I don't want her.This time...I'm not walking away.Enemies-to-lovers • Second chance • Small-town romance • Forced proximity • Feuding familiesPerfect for fans of Meghan Quinn and Lucy Score.

A small-town beach romance set in Carolina Cove with slow burn, closed-door chemistry, a contractor hero and a returning heroine with a secret, plus inheritance reveal, family drama, and found family support. Expect grumpy and sunshine sparks, resilience and forgiveness themes, and a heartfelt path to a guaranteed HEA—perfect for readers of sweet contemporary romance, small town beach reads, and second chance at life stories.Sometimes life is a rollercoaster... and all we can do is hang on for the ride!When Hadley Masterson returns to Carolina Cove for a funeral, she’s desperate to keep her secret until a surprise inheritance reveals all…Contractor Bryson James remembers Hadley from his teenage years and he’s more than a little interested in the grown-up version of her. He sees her strength, her resiliency—but he’s also forced to bite his tongue at her family’s attempts to control her life.When a secret from Bryson’s past throws yet another obstacle in their path, can Bryson and Hadley wade through the chaos—or will it mean the end before they ever have a true beginning?

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Jane Porter kicks off her brand new cowboy series with a modern twist on an old-fashioned way of finding a wife.After the only woman Joe Wyatt ever loved marries another, the Montana rancher swears off romance. He's done playing the game. Only problem? He needs a wife, and kids he can pass the Paradise Valley cattle ranch to. So Joe takes the same no-nonsense approach to marriage as he does to running his family’s business...he places an online ad for a mail-order bride. The ad is a lot like Joe, straight-forward and to-the-point: Wife Wanted. When Sophie Correia is left at the altar after her groom runs off with her maid of honor, she wants to get as far away from California and her dairy farming family as possible. Sophie doesn't need hearts and flowers, but she's fed up with men who can't commit. And at thirty, she's more than ready to start a family. When she comes across Joe's ad, she thinks she's found the perfect solution -- head to Montana, get married, and move forward.Can a contract for marriage lead to love, or will the arrangement cost them their hearts?

This military mechanic can fix anything, except his own broken heart…Beau Wilson’s past is littered with mistakes. But he has two things going for him—the know-how that only an Army-trained mechanic can boast, and his fierce, funny, four-year-old daughter Zandy. Between his two good things, this single dad figures he has the skills and the motivation to make it in his dream job at a repair shop, and give little Zandy the life she deserves.So, when his mom tells him she’s retiring and leaving him the Christmas tree farm that’s been in the Wilson family for generations, he can see his dreams falling apart before his eyes.Quinn Allen loves helping living things grow. She’s been saving forever, but she’ll probably never have enough to buy a farm of her own, so running the Wilson Tree Farm is the next best thing. But now the owner’s son is home and the handsome single dad doesn’t even seem to appreciate the incredible gift he’s about to get.When the two realize that they might both be able to follow their dreams—but only if everyone thinks they’re getting married—it feels like they just might have the perfect solution to all their problems. A fake engagement seems so simple—at first.But what happens if one of them doesn’t have a gift for lying?And what if Beau realizes Quinn might just be the third good thing in his life?As unwanted feelings start to crop up on the farm, the whole plan is thrown into chaos. It just might take a Christmas miracle (and the wisdom of a four-year-old) to bring this pretend family a very real happily-ever-after.Trinity Falls Sweet Romance is all about finding family – one clean & wholesome romance at a time. The Trinity Falls Sweet Romance: Home for Christmas series celebrates a group of men coming home to a small Pennsylvania town at Christmastime, and finding love and meaning in the season.