Friends to Lovers
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Summer Solstice by J.L. Campbell, Sylvia Grayson, P.C. Zick, Nikki Lynn Barrett, Susan Ann Wall, Christine Warner, Jude Ouvard, Hebby Roman, Carra Copelin
Love comes from the most unexpected places and is sweeter when friends turn into lovers. The summer’s best beach read!
SUMMER SOLSTICE gives you NINE, very different, exciting romances, featuring friends who eventually turn into lovers.! Dive into a tantalizing selection of full-length romances that feature sexy heroes and their women who make the leap from the security of friendship to the heat and passion of new-found love.
Penned by USA Today and best-selling authors, Summer Solstice will have you rooting for characters who dare to reach for love, despite the challenges.
J.L. Campbell -The Short Game
When Garth Chu is injured in a car accident, his long-time golfing buddy, Anna-Lise, discovers feelings she’s never admitted to having, and Garth can’t remember when she went from sister-friend to potential lady-love. A sizzling interlude forces them to choose between being best buddies or making the transition to happy-ever-after.
Sylvie Grayson – My Best Mistake
Jordie was heartbroken when he came home from university to find Jenny had married another man. Now she lives beside him, and he’ll either go crazy or do what he should have done years ago – claim her for his own. Jenny is back in town and she’s angry, her husband cheated, her kids were hurt and she can’t let it go. But when her boss dies and someone comes after her, who will she turn to? Can cousin Jordie help put this picture back together?
P.C. Zick – Behind the Curtain
When Lisa Williams returns to her hometown to star in a reality TV show, not everyone is happy. Friends and family turn against her. Even her buddy Tommy, a reporter assigned to cover the show, can’t accept all that Lisa will do to become a star. Through all the adversity, he discovers he feels more for Lisa than friendship.
Nikki Lynn Barrett – The Key To My Heart
Blaine Grant returns home with secrets and a past she’d like to forget. She’s missed out on so much and those she loves wonder how long she’ll stick around this time. The one person who sees through her facade is longtime friend Randy Hughes. Now that Blaine’s back home, he finally reveals how he’s felt about her all these years.
Susan Ann Wall – The Sound of Deception
Bryan Curtis isn’t supposed to want his best friend’s sister but saving a sinking ship would be easier than denying their attraction. When he and Morgan Landry cross the line from friends to lovers, they’ll deceive their friends for just one more night together.
Christine Warner – Secret Love
Saranac, Michigan 1955 – Can Lizzie Tarleton and Wayne Whitmore confess their love and then overcome secrets they are hiding in order to get what they each want? Or is their timing for love still off?
Jude Ouvard – Lost Dreams
When Carter is killed in combat, he leaves behind his heartbroken wife, Avery and his shattered best friend Remy. Naturally these two wounded souls gravitate together, irresistibly drawn by the loss of the one they both loved, as well as their deep friendship with each other. But when that friendship starts to turn into something more, new problems arise. Will Avery be able to move on after losing the love of her life? Will Remy be able to fill the void left by the loss of his best friend? Or will this new chance at love cost them all they have left?
Hebby Roman – Summer Dreams
Natalia Colon, who is hurting from a broken engagement, visits her beloved grandmother in New Mexico for the summer. She looks forward to seeing her childhood friend, Esteban Montalvo. Esteban has become a minor league baseball player who has ambitions to make the big league; and with his dark, athletic good looks, she fears he won’t be interested in a bookish school teacher. But Esteban has been secretly in love with her since they were children, although he worries his love isn’t good enough for her. Can these two friends overcome their fears and find true love?
Carra Copelin – Code of Honor
Graeme McAlister’s determined to unearth the truth behind his brother’s implausible suicide but, when he sees his widowed sister-in-law, will he be able to handle the biggest revelation of all?
After the death of her husband, Maggie Benning resolves to establish a successful and independent life for herself and her son, Andy. Can she overcome past hurt and loss of trust to accept a new love in her life?
Heated: A Stepbrother Romance by Stephanie Brother
He was a jerk, but she loved him, that was the first problem. The second? He was her stepbrother.
Dante Hix. An alpha male. A billionaire at 21. A God.
Three years already and she still wasn’t over him. What the hell was she thinking going back again now?
If she had any sense she wouldn’t have, but if she had any money she wouldn’t have needed to either. Broke, with bills piling up, there was only one way left for her to turn.
She had to see him.
And then when she did, she knew immediately. It was going to happen again.
He asked her to dance for him, but it could have been anything. Stupid Sash didn’t realize exactly what that meant.
All that time later and she was still doing the same. Her clothes on the floor, his body pressed up against hers, her hand on her belly.
A wish.
If she gave him what he wanted, he could never run away.
This is the complete collection of the serialized novel – Giving My Billionaire Stepbrother A Baby and includes a never before released, brand new epilogue!
If scorching hot, taboo romance and head-strong, alpha male billionaires that will stop at nothing to get what they want aren’t your thing, please look away now.
Milk and Honey: Book I by Lilla Stiles
They’ve behaved themselves for seventeen years, but the desire has become too strong to ignore. During an annual summer vacation, Mila Borghese finds herself unable to control her lust for her best friend’s brother, Lake Milesi. Acting on that lust has consequences that neither Lake nor Mila could have anticipated.
See how far they take it during one hot week in August.
Diamonds & Desire by Angelita Gill
Jordana Shaw thinks taking her sister’s place at a charity auction will be a fun alternative for a Saturday night. Little does she know this favor will change her world forever. Before the night is through, she’s got a diamond necklace in her purse, an unconscious handsome millionaire in bed, and an unbelievable story to tell him in the morning.
It’s not every day a man is rescued by a woman he just met. Logan Savant is not only grateful to Jordana, but also surprisingly enchanted, and eager to return the favor. Little does he know it’ll start with a trip to Vegas to stop her sister’s wedding. But that’s just the beginning. Because bringing her into his world is costing more than he’ll ever have in his bank account.
Her Soldier’s Touch by JM Stewart
Experience has taught single mother Rachel Madison that the only person she can truly rely on is herself. But what she wants most in the world—to give her son the life she never had growing up—means she must put her faith in a man who once walked out on her.
Retired from the service, U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Colten Taylor makes a detour to Phoenix to bury his brother. Nobody is more surprised than he is to see Rachel waiting for him at the airport. He regrets the morning he walked away from her, but coming from an abusive home taught Colt to put limits on all his relationships—especially this one.
So when he discovers he has a son, Colt knows this is a chance to prove to himself he’s not a chip off the old block. Turning his life around doesn’t come naturally, though. Then a drug dealer crops up from his brother’s dark past, threatening their son and forcing Colt and Rachel to face their demons … and each other.
Taken: His BFF – Erotic Romance Collection by Rowena
Includes three steamy friends-to-lovers erotic romance shorts:
– Taken By Surprise
Synopsis: Nicolette knows she shouldn’t fantasize about her boyfriend’s sexy best friend, Jacob, so she keeps her crush a secret until her boyfriend’s troubles land him in jail, and Jacob makes it clear that he wants her, and intends to have her.
Jacob can’t stop the dirty, lusty thoughts he has of his best friend’s girl, and now that he has a chance with the young hottie, he’s going to take it—hard.
– Taken for Granted
Synopsis: Avery’s fiancé drains their financial resources, leaving them broke and depending on Chad, her fiancé’s hot best friend.
They have to find a way to pay strong, muscular Chad back for letting them stay in his condo until they get back on their feet, and Chad has a couple of naughty ideas how.
-Taken By Storm
Synopsis: Reese can’t get brown beauty Eva off his mind. The problem is, she’s his best friend’s girl, but he can’t stop the dirty thoughts he has of taking her hard and without protection, filling her with his essence.
He resigns to suffering the torture silently, but Eva surprises him with a friendly visit one day, and ends up stranded in his place by a surprise storm.
Now that he finally has the delicious, nubile beauty alone, he’s going to give her far more than a piece of his dirty mind.
Taken By Storm by Rowena
Reese can’t get brown beauty Eva off his mind. The problem is, she’s his best friend’s girl, but he can’t stop the dirty thoughts he has of taking her hard and without protection, filling her with his essence.
He resigns to suffering the torture silently, but Eva surprises him with a friendly visit one day, and ends up stranded in his place by a surprise storm.
Now that he finally has the delicious, nubile beauty alone, he’s going to give her far more than a piece of his dirty mind.
Captured by You by Rowena
No man has been able to capture young, ebony hottie Gina’s imagination the way her hunky, blue-eyed military best friend, Jake, has.
Jake has had no chance to lock down a long-term relationship himself, but he has plenty of time to think about his beautiful buddy and what he wants to do to her while he’s away at war.
Neither of them think the other sees them as more than a friend, but this time, as Jake heads home from deployment, he plans to show Gina not only how much he has missed her, but how much more than a friend she’s about to become once he gives it to her hard and without protection.
From Best Friends to Lovers by April Dryad
June has never seen Jason. Not face-to-face, at least. They have been chatting online for ten years, and she can easily say he’s her best friend. Now that she has finally put an end to a relationship that wasn’t going anywhere, she decides to pay Jason a visit and see if he really is the guy he appears to be on webcam. She’s not sure the ten days she plans to spend with him will mean anything. After all, she might not like him at all and be back home the next morning. But she has been alone for too long and she’s willing to take her chance.
Jason is waiting for her at the bus station. His kiss, the touch of his hand, the way he smells of cigarettes and cologne… June is confused. He’s not exactly how she pictured him in her mind, but she can’t back down now. She knows him well enough to trust him, and they can still stick to being friends. However, once she finds herself in his bedroom, things take a different turn and June might just find out that he’s way better than she could have ever imagined.
Approximate length: 6,200 words (short story)
Content warning: This book contains explicit language and sexual situations. Intended for readers 18+.
