I’m not Mr. Settle-Down-and-Start-a-Family.I tried it, failed it, lived the scars of it.When you find your wife tangled in the sheets with your best friend, that kind of betrayal changes a man.So I chose isolation, retreating to the mountains where solitude became my sanctuary. I built a life of careful routine: managing my businesses, crafting custom furniture, and keeping everyone at a safe distance.Simple. Controlled. Protected.Then, Quinn Prescott moved into my downstairs rental, and my carefully constructed world began to crack. Her disarming smile and endless questions threatened to unravel years of meticulously built defenses.Those innocent doe eyes hid secrets as deep as my own, and despite every instinct screaming at me to keep my distance, I found myself craving just one taste of her sweetness.But one taste wasn't enough.It became an all-consuming need to claim her, to make her mine.Each touch was an addiction, every kiss ignited something I couldn't control.Just as I began to believe I could risk opening my heart again, my past came thundering back, reminding me exactly why I'd lived by my rules for so long.Only it was too late.Quinn was carrying a secret of her own.They say the past has a way of catching up with you.What they don't tell you is that sometimes it collides with your present, leaving you to choose between the safety of solitude and the risk of everything you never knew you wanted.Dive into this series, where gruff, possessive mountain men surrender to the women who claim their hearts. Claiming Her Forever (Book 1) kicks off this steamy series with a virgin heroine, forced proximity, and enough sexual tension to set the Rockies ablaze. Get ready for alpha males brought to their knees, small-town charm, and emotional journeys that prove love conquers all. Each book stands alone but builds an unforgettable world you won't want to leave.

When sparks start to fly, someone is bound to get burned.Beckett wants to spend his days protecting the members of his small hometown and his nights with someone special. As a firefighter, Beckett has never hurt for female attention, but he has never felt sparks with any of the women who give it to him. That all changes one day when he sees Willa, a woman who stirs a fire in his belly, and in his heart.Willa wants to spend her days rebuilding her career and her nights refocusing on herself. Still dealing with the trauma of a toxic relationship, Willa doesn’t see the need to try and find love in her new town, but that’s a difficult position to maintain when she is constantly having meet-cutes with the gorgeous, strong, and incredibly patient Beckett.Will their relationship catch fire, or be smothered by the troubles of Willa’s past?

I used to be a good girl.That is until I woke up in Vegas married to a former hockey player who also happens to be my best friend’s ex.Cole Hebert and I are opposites. I’m the new town doctor, a rule follower, and five-five on a good day. He’s the six-seven bad boy currently doing court-ordered community service.I’m struggling to earn the respect of the people in our hometown, and he’s doing some soul searching after an injury ended his hockey career. We’ve already drunkenly said I do, so we agree to a marriage of convenience.Forced to live together, we slowly become friends. I see a side of Cole I never knew existed. He coaches kids’ hockey, knits for the entire town, and loves snuggling while watching Jeopardy.Soon, we’re growing closer, and the way the hockey-playing lumberjack worships my plus-size body and obsessively calls me his wifey has me embracing my inner bad girl and tearing down all my carefully constructed walls.Our feelings eventually burn as bright as our passion, but the small town we both love is harboring dark secrets. After a shocking discovery, we learn there are those who want us silenced forever, and we’re forced to risk it all to protect our happily ever after.Author’s Note: Axe-identally Married is a marriage of convenience romance featuring a sassy plus-size doctor and a cinnamon roll hockey player with a heart of gold. If you enjoy opposites attract, flirty banter, possessive heroes, wood-chopping, meddling moose, and small-town hijinks, you will not be disappointed. Welcome to Lovewell, Maine, where the moose outnumber the people and you can’t swing an axe without hitting a hot, grumpy lumberjack. The books of the Maine Lumberjacks Series are ALL standalones but are most fun when read in order!

If you love scorching hot billionaires, fake fiancées, and chemistry hotter than the Med, this is your next read From USA Today Bestseller Amy Andrews! Perfect for fans of Ana Huang, Sadie Kincaid and Rosa Lucas ?Every book in the Billionaire Confessions collection can be read as a standalone.The world’s hottest playboy is off-limits… to everyone but her Theo Callisthenes - renowned playboy and heir to a multi-billion-dollar Greek shipping company’s sex-capades - always make the front page. But when one misdemeanor goes too far, his brother offers up a challenge. Restore his reputation with a 4-month sex ban…Vowing to see the ban through, Theo takes up residence on his superyacht sailing around the Greek islands. Until one day, the one woman he hasn’t been able to hit and quit - Tiffany Wainright - strides onboard as the newest member of his crew. Temptation has set sail with him and the forced proximity gives him absolutely nowhere to hide! Tiffany might live below deck but their attraction is still electric and she’s just too close for comfort.Then an opportunity to salvage a business deal he put in jeopardy is back on the table. To ensure success Theo may need a very indecent proposal. Can he convince Tiffany to pose as his fake fiancé during the day to help seal the deal and trust that neither of them will succumb to their burning chemistry once the sun goes down? It’s only for two days but how long will the ban hold when the door closes on his suite and there’s only his sorely tested honour keeping them in check?Praise for Amy Andrews:?????????? 'Undercover Billionaire is packed with everything I love about Amy Andrews — wit, heat, and all the romance. This is Amy at her absolute best, truly unmissable!' Rachael Stewart?????????? 'Desire, temptation and passion. Three of my favourite things, and this book has them all.' Laura Carter?????????? ‘Amy Andrews is one of my go-to romance authors’ Reader Review?????????? ‘Messy, complicated, funny, intriguing and spicy!’ Reader Review

Two widows, six kiddos, and a will that leaves them a massive cattle ranch, but only if they work it for a year. Abigail and Amanda may have married brothers, but they have almost nothing else in common (and really, they never did get along very well). After their husbands both pass away, they have no reason to interact. Their connection drops to an awkward phone call on birthdays and an exchange of holiday cards.Until an eccentric uncle of their husbands' leaves a massive cattle ranch to the women's minor children. . . if they work the ranch themselves. A ranch that's located near a small town on the border of Wyoming that isn’t too keen on outsiders.They're both going to turn the bequest down, clearly. It’s not like either of them could properly raise their kids or find love again in a backwater province like Birch Creek. But when things at home change dramatically—for both moms—they decide to give it a try. . . just for the summer.What could possibly go wrong in a mere three months? (Or more importantly... what might go right?)Publisher's Weekly says, "The Bequest [is] an endearing work of women's romantic fiction and the first in the Birch Creek Ranch series. [It] offers a compelling setup as two wildly different women are thrown together in the aftermath of their husbands' deaths. Baker's prose is candid, warm, and allows readers to feel immediately connected to the two protagonists. Baker brings freshness and fun to the story of two 'couldn't be more different' individuals who find they have more in common than they'd anticipated."Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Pamela Kelley said, "B. E. Baker takes you right to the heart of the small town that two widowed sisters-in-law land in very unexpectedly. Can they survive the year they need to spend there to keep it? I really enjoyed reading Bridget's romantic women's fiction debut."

Aspiring journalist Maura Hall dreams of changing the world, but for now, she'll settle for Chicago.Uprooting her life and eight-year-old son from the quiet Sandhills of North Carolina, Maura plants new roots in bustling Chicago, Illinois, in hopes of building a better future. But after three years of struggling to publish even a single hope-filled article, her dreams are on the verge of collapsing—much like the crumbling tenement she calls home. Forced to juggle two jobs to make ends meet, Maura finds herself editing typos for plagiarizing co-workers instead of crafting stories of change.Enter Rick Figueroa—handsome, smart, and supportive of Maura’s vision for their media company. With his help, they launch a "Dear Santa" project, designed to restore hope and Christmas cheer to thousands of children. As Maura’s attraction to Rick deepens, so do her suspicions about his identity and intentions.Maura must decide between love, her career, and doing what’s right—all before Christmas!What readers are saying about Carmen’s books:????? "Definitely could be made into a Hallmark movie..." — AVP (Chicago Hope)????? "A charming little story that will make an excellent companion whether you're waiting in line, stuck in traffic, or cuddled up at home!" — AVP (Chicago Hope)????? "Great story and even greater message…" — Top 1000 Vine Voice (Some Lucky Woman)????? "You'll be swept off your feet along with Jaynee as she discovers the man of her dreams. You'll be drawn into the drama. And you'll flip the pages fast as Jordan must desperately figure out the truth in time. I was and did!" — New York Times bestselling author Jaime Rush (She Belongs to Me)