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Luc (Rossi Brothers Book 1) by JM Stewart
When her husband died in combat two years ago, Liz Anderson returned to Angel Bay, the small-town where she grew up, to heal her broken heart. She doesn’t think she’ll ever find a love like that again, but leave it to her best friend to set her up on a blind date. Oh, she’ll admit he’s gorgeous, but he’s a single father…and ten years her junior. She’s ready to write him off, but this hot young chef is awakening her long-dormant passion.
Luc Rossi’s priorities changed on a dime six months ago when he suddenly found himself a father…to a three-year-old daughter he never knew. With a restaurant to run as well, his life doesn’t have room for love. But when his coworker plays matchmaker, he can’t deny the awkward encounter with beautiful and charming Liz peaks his interest.
An offer to teach her to cook leads to a steamy fling. It’s only supposed to be sex, but this gorgeous older woman makes Luc wonder if it’s time to open his heart again. If only he can convince Liz to give their relationship a chance beyond the bedroom…
**previously publishing with Crimson Romance**
Summer Loving by Milan Watson
Can a forgotten summer romance be reignited?
Abby Sims has just landed her dream job as events coordinator for Cape River Dreams. Elated with her new appointment, Abby doesn’t realize what a challenge it was going to be working for the man that had stolen her heart thirteen years ago.
Max Sullivan has it all or so he thought until Abby stepped onto his boat and back into his life. He is blindsided when he finds out his mother just hired Abby as the new events coordinator for his business. Max is suddenly reminded of a summer romance that had ended too soon.
As they fight against the re-emerging feelings and the heartache from long ago, it becomes clear that Abby’s life is in danger. Will Abby follow her heart this time? Can Max forgive her for what happened thirteen years ago? Who is threatening Abby’s life?
If you like Nicholas Sparks, Nora Roberts, and Sandra Brown, you’ll be sure to enjoy Max and Abby’s story. Milan Watson writes contemporary romance filled with danger, deceit, and desire
White Nights: A Small Town Romantic Suspense by Jenna van Berke
After leaving her abusive husband, PhD student Litza York is looking forward to a change of scenery. A year in a tiny village in eastern Finland, researching the rare Saimaa seal is just what she needs.
Meeting handsome park ranger Niilo Vuorikoski comes both as a welcome surprise and a challenge: How can she trust her instincts, when they have utterly failed her in the past?
But her emotional struggle gets overshadowed by a more immediate concern, when someone starts poisoning the object of her study, bringing her favourite animal to the verge of extinction.
Both issues reach boiling point when Litza pursues a terrible suspicion, and finds herself in mortal danger…
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After the meltdown of her marriage, Jessica Pierce is ready to get on with her new life. She moves to Pax Island, where she spent carefree childhood summers, in hopes of creating some waves in her flat existence. Kissing a mysterious stranger before speaking to him adds a nice ripple. Falling into bed with the guy before knowing his name is closer to a tsunami.
There’s something so familiar about the man, even after she learns his unfamiliar name. He makes her comfortable in her own skin. He makes her laugh. He makes her feel.
But these new feelings rouse old nightmares. And the nightmares reveal memories of a boy with Teegan’s face and a different name, in a past Jessica wishes she hadn’t buried so deep. The Choices I’ve Made by J.L. Berg
Jake Jameson walked away from his former life a long time ago, but a death in his family forces him to return–to the demons that haunt him, to the town he swore he’d never return to and the woman he left behind. Can Molly forgive the choices he’s made or are some things better left in the past?
The Rejected Writers’ Christmas Wedding by Suzanne Kelman
Southlea Bay’s favorite sweethearts, Flora and Dan, are getting married and the members of the Rejected Writers’ Book Club are excited to help. Especially the group’s head honcho, Doris Newberry, who, much to Flora’s frustration, wants to control every detail, attempting to strong-arm Flora into accepting ridiculous wedding vows, wayward bongo players and into wearing a huge, old-fashioned wedding dress. But when a new resident arrives in town with information about Flora’s past that threatens her chance of happiness, the overwhelmed bride-to-be disappears overnight. To find her, The Rejected Writers set off on yet another zany road trip adventure, this time to a make-believe Bavarian town. Where they meet lederhosen clad, young men, are entertained by oompah bands, go on wild sleigh rides, and sing in a yodeling competition. But when they eventually find the bride and the bridegroom learns the truth about her, will he still want to marry her or will all the wedding plans be in vain.
Swear to Me: A Second Chance Mountain Man Romance by Lilian Monroe
She’s off-limits.
Completely, totally off-limits.
Our past has kept us apart for ten years, and now she’s back.
There’s no question about it: Off. Limits.So why does my heart beat faster whenever she’s near?
I’m supposed to be mad at her, but all I feel is the pulsing heat of desire. It’s is flooding my veins like a tidal wave, and I’m not sure I want it to stop.
I should stay away from her. I need to stay away from her.
What happens when I stop resisting this attraction, and I finally make her mine?
Swear to Me is Book 2 of the Clarke Brothers Series. It can be read on its own or with Book 1 of the series: Lie to Me. This steamy standalone mountain man romance includes exclusive bonus content. All of Lilian Monroe’s books have absolutely no cheating and a guaranteed happily ever after!
The Road Home by Krista Sandor
You can outrun a lot of things. The truth isn’t one of them.
Jenna Lewis has spent the last fourteen years lying about her past, but all that changes when a family emergency calls her back to the quaint town of Langley Park. Her plan is to get in and get out as quickly as possible, but things become complicated when she encounters her lost childhood love who is struggling with his own demons. While neither wants to admit their connection is still lightning-hot, the intensity of their attraction is too strong to deny. But not everything is as it seems. Unsettling events begin to occur, threatening not only Jenna’s second chance at love but her very life. Will she survive what lies ahead? Can her heart navigate The Road Home?
The Road Home is a sexy standalone romance in the Langley Park series. Buck’s Landing by Cameron D. Garriepy
Summer always ends. Love doesn’t have to.
Sofia Buck fled Hampton Beach a decade ago, never looking back until her father’s untimely death forces her to return for the summer to deal with the family business. Her one goal: sell Buck’s Landing, so she can move on with her life.
Silas Wilde believes in serendipity, especially when it brings an irresistible woman into his life. He’s certain they belong together, and sets out to convince Sofia to give him—and Hampton—a chance at forever.
Rediscovering the magic of her hometown with Silas tempts Sofia with a future she never imagined, if only she can let go of the past that waits around every corner.
Buck’s Landing is the first in a collection of steamy, standalone New England seacoast romances.
Second Chance Charmer by Brighton Walsh
Willow Haven’s content. Okay, that’s a lie, but she has been trying her damndest. Trouble is, it never sticks. Second oldest in a family her town was named after, she’s always felt the pressure. From the townspeople, from her sisters, but most of all from her daddy—the original Good Old Boy and Havenbrook’s reigning mayor. The only time she didn’t feel that stress had been those blissful months spent in the arms of the resident bad boy. The same one who broke her heart beyond repair when he left without a word.
Life hasn’t come easy for Finn Thomas. He’s had to claw and fight for everything he’s ever had—and truth be told, it hasn’t been much. He spent the first eighteen years of his life living so far from the wrong side of the tracks, he couldn’t even see them through his trailer window. The only thing that ever came easy for him and made his sorry ass happy was the one girl he loved with all his heart. And the one thing he had no choice but to leave behind.
When an opportunity arises to return to his tiny, southern hometown and open the first bar in a formerly dry county, he jumps at the chance. That won’t win him points with the mayor, who’s hell bent on making Finn’s life a nightmare for sullying his namesake. But too bad for Mayor Haven, Finn’s got his sights set on more than just the town, and this time he won’t be scared off quite so easily.
