Maggie James is a smart, ambitious, and career driven woman. When she realizes she’s stuck in a dead-end job, she dreams of opening her own branding company. After a brutal day at work, a one-night stand with a handsome Russian hockey player feels like just the escape she needs.Vladi Volkov is the broody starting goalie for the Milwaukee Steel Riders, haunted by a painful past and a strict no-relationships rule. After getting benched, a strong pour of bourbon and a gorgeous woman seem like a solid game plan. But when he realizes Maggie isn’t just another hookup, emotions he’s worked hard to block come rushing to the surface panicking him into sneaking away in the middle of the night.Seven months later they are stuck together at their best friend’s destination wedding: same island, one room, one bed. Maggie and Vladi are about to find out that unresolved chemistry, tropical heat, and shared hotel space are a dangerous combination.Ice Block is a spicy, laugh-out-loud off-season hockey rom-com about two stubborn people who have zero chance of keeping things casual.

A Barefoot Bay Novel When running is all you've ever known . . . Caught between fight and flight, Zoe Tamarin has always picked flight. Since she was rescued from a nightmare childhood by her great-aunt Pasha, they've been on the move, never staying in one place long enough to risk exposing their precarious past. But now that they've reached the sun-baked shores of Barefoot Bay, Zoe may have to stay and fight-for her aunt's life . . . and for a love she ran from years before. Sometimes the bravest act of all is to stand still. Oliver Bradbury came to Florida to start over, as both a doctor and a father to his eight-year-old son. He never expected life to hand him a second chance with the woman he lost years ago-but one look at Zoe Tamarin and he knows he'll do whatever it takes to prove that this time, he can be the man she needs. But when demands of family and friendship threaten to shatter their rekindled passion, Oliver must heal Zoe's lifelong wounds with more than hot kisses . . . but will that be enough to keep her from flying off with his heart?

I've been in love with my best friend's sister for years. And does she have a clue? Nope.RobShe's smart, funny, beautiful—and completely off-limits. Not just because she's my best friend's little sister, but because for eight years, she's been stuck on a guy who treats her like an afterthought.But this time when they break up, something feels different. She's different.Between our daily carpool and text threads, being her safe landing after disastrous internet dates, and the accidental touches that don't feel so accidental anymore, something has shifted.Do I finally tell her the truth and risk losing her completely? Or do I stay silent and watch her move on with someone else?KelseyWhen my boyfriend dumps me for another woman, I'm blindsided. Eight years—gone. Just like that.My coworker convinces me it's time to get back out there, but online dating is a nightmare. Turns out, I have no idea what I'm looking for anymore.And then there's Rob—my brother's best friend, my coworker, and the guy who's been there through it all. Suddenly, I'm noticing things I never noticed before. The way he looks at me. The way he seems to know what I need before I do. The way my heart races whenever he's close.Falling for him would complicate everything—our friendship, our jobs, our entire lives.But what if the perfect guy has been there all along?A sweet, swoony rom-com featuring:? Brother's best friend? He falls first? Workplace romance? Dual POVs? All the feels, zero spicePerfect for fans of Emma St. Clair and Jennifer Peel!

Sometimes, the best gift isn’t under the tree, it’s finding someone who makes you believe again.HardyLast Christmas, I messed up so badly my daughter asked Santa to be her new dad. This year, I’m determined to make it right—except I have no clue how to pull off the effortless kind of holiday magic my late wife did. I need help.When I walk into the local PTO meeting, I don’t plan to volunteer to help my daughter's teacher. We make a deal: She’ll be my Christmas coach and teach me the Santa Rules, and I’ll help her build the most magical Santa Workshop.BellaI’m determined not to be the hot mess everyone thinks I am, so I volunteer to create the biggest and best Christmas event the PTO has ever seen…along with my student’s hot dad.He swears he can’t fall in love again—and isn’t sure his daughter is ready for him to try—but somewhere between decorating trees, making questionable Christmas cookies, and defiling Santa’s throne, we start breaking more than just the Santa Rules.A holiday rom com with a single mom, a single dad, two kids, and a whole lot of fun.Single Dad (widower)Single MomFirefighter/EMT romanceSmall TownGrumpy/SunshineRom Com

He’s a cowboy trying to save his family ranch, she’s a high-level equestrian on the run. Their worlds would never have collided—until she needs a place to hide her top-class competition horse.Madison James is riding straight to the top. Or she was—until she finds out her fiancé is planning to sell her best competition horse. In the middle of the night she leaves with her horses to hide out at an old friend of her coach in a valley near Rustler’s Ridge, a small West Virginia town. All she must do is stay under the radar and make it through two months. But across the valley there’s a cowboy who is desperately trying to keep his farm afloat. She can’t help it, whenever they meet there are sparks. Jack Coleman has only one goal: to keep his family ranch out of the hands of an unscrupulous debtor. This was his sole focus until he finds a beautiful, mysterious blonde and her horses stuck on a flood-washed backroad. He has no idea who she is hiding from, or why. But he knows that she has lit a fire in him that had been dead for years. Now, if only he could forget about her and carry on with the business of saving his farm. But fate keeps throwing them together.There is no way they can be together—but how do you stop falling in love?A closed-door romance with all the sparks to make you fall in love. This contemporary Western is for fans of Emma St Clair, Katherine Center, and everyone who loves horses and pure romance.

The Double Trouble Duet Identical twin brothers separated at birth. War veteran Dawson Trudeau never expected his estranged identical twin to walk into his bar in Alaska, let alone offer him twenty million dollars to pose as the CEO of King Enterprises while he secretly heads to rehab for thirty days. With dreams of starting a homeless shelter for veterans and locating his retired service dog from Afghanistan, Dawson can’t say no. Then he meets his brother’s sexy assistant and he hopes she can’t say no—some overtime between the sheets. Lacey Brooks isn’t attracted to her metro-sexual boss, but his rough and ready identical twin is just her type. When lust turns into love, she fears she is betraying the CEO. If she can navigate the family feud to ensure a spot-on impersonation by Dawson, she’ll finally be promoted to VP. If they can pull off the masquerade, everyone wins. But once the thirty days is over will victory matter if they don’t have each other?