H.M. Shander

PTSD sucks.Just ask nineteen year-old Aurora.She's dealt with it for the past two years. Effing car crash.Resigned to live a mediocre life with her friends Percocet and Xanax, she's coped on her own. Terrified of stepping beyond her backyard, broken and damaged Aurora doesn't need anyone, anyways. Until she meets - him.Shy but smoking hot, Nate Johnson has a mouth as smart as hers, and can handle every ounce of sass she dishes out. Immediately, he's hooked by Aurora's sarcastic wit. A man on a mission, he wants to help her over her fear of cars. He needs to, if he's ever going to have her as part of his world - a passion he's kept hidden from her. As he succeeds with the impossible goal, he finds he's curing more than just her PTSD, he's healing her heart.But when her fears collide with his passion, it drives Aurora away.From him.From them.From the best thing to ever happen to her.Because sometimes love just isn't enough.However, Nate wants her back and he's willing to give up everything he loves for her. Aurora refuses to have him sacrifice his passion because of her, and dreams up a risky plan to stop him. It's dangerous. It's foolish. And if it doesn't kill her first, it could just save them both.

Duly Noted

What better place to start over, than where it all began?Lily Baker needs a restart. No job, no boyfriend, and a baby on the way, she takes a break from her fast-paced city life to slow down in the seaside village where she spent her summers growing up, to re-examine her life.Back in Cheshire Bay, memories of her deeply trouble teenage years come flooding back. A face from her past, her neighbour Eric - a hottie with a heart of gold - doesn't seem to care about Lily's terrible reputation and welcomes her back with open arms. Could a romantic fling with him be in the cards?The more Lily settles into the beach life, the less she craves the urban hustle, and starts to feel like this is where she belongs.But small towns talk and small towns remember, and Lily's going to have to deal with her past if she plans on making Cheshire Bay, and Eric, her future.Fans of Rachel Gibson and Jill Shavis will love this sweet and charming story of a straightened out bad girl coming home to her small town on Vancouver Island.

Return to Cheshire Bay

A Christmas rebellion. An anonymous online connection. A breath-stealing rendezvous beneath the mistletoe.

Tired of the same old Christmas traditions and grappling with unrequited love, Natalie waves goodbye to the festivities for a year and swaps snow for sun on a Caribbean cruise. Amidst the roof top pool and warm ocean breeze lies a promising chance at a new beginning - a singles' cruise brimming with attractive bachelors ready to sweep her worries away. Including the one who’s already trying to capture her heart.

In the weeks leading up to her rebellious departure, Natalie encounters Hermes, an enigmatic and charming stranger while in the virtual waters of the Cruisin’ for Singles chat room. Their online connection flourishes into an intoxicating dance of desires and secrets, stoking a yearning for a real-life encounter.

As the clock ticks toward Christmas Eve, they hatch a whimsical plan to meet under the mistletoe. Will this magical rendezvous shatter Natalie's Christmas dreams or kindle a newfound Yuletide passion?

Messages and Mistletoe

Welcome to Cheshire Bay, a small-town community on the western edge of Vancouver Island. You'll come for the views of the Pacific Ocean, but you'll stay for the hospitality.The Cheshire Bay series contains four amazing stories featuring strong heroines and the sexy heroes who unwittingly steal their hearts. This paperback compilation features three published ebooks, and one not yet published.In Return to Cheshire Bay, you'll fall in love with the former bad girl as Lily temporarily leaves her city life to find peace and contentment. When she settles into her family's beach side summer home, a chance encounter with a sexy pilot next door changes her plans. In Adrift in Cheshire Bay, you'll root for Cedar as she struggles to come to terms with the recent upheavals in her life - including a surprise pregnancy - as her long-term relationship is tested when she finds out Mitch is already a father.In Awake in Cheshire Bay, you'll swoon with Amber, the local bartender, over the newly stranded guest in town. The night they share changes her, and now she's terrified of what happens when the sun rises and it's time for him to leave.Mona joins the gang in the final installment, Christmas in Cheshire Bay, as she begrudgingly returns to her summer home for her sister Lily's Christmas wedding and finally finds the magic of Christmas again.

Welcome to Cheshire Bay

With the help of her best friend Lucas, and a summer of battling her anxieties, Aurora finally thought she'd found Happily Ever After. She lost the love of her life in Nate once before due to her PTSD and painkiller addictions, and wasn't going to lose him again.But was he ever really hers?She thought being able to ride in a car after the accident that sacrificed her momma and sister would be enough for him.She thought keeping her prescription drug use at the recommended dose would be enough for her.She thought juggling her romance with Nate and her friendship with his brother Lucas would be enough for everyone.But in Aurora's world, Happily Ever After is just the beginning.If You Say Yes contains the final chapters of Aurora MacIntyre's trilogy. It's a New Adult, contemporary romance dealing with PTSD, and drug addiction.

If You Say Yes

Could there be anything worse than being stranded on top of a mountain with your ex? When Corrine purchased her ticket to visit Whistler's peak, her only plan was to photograph the majestic scenery, not to run into her ex-the man who stole her heart and ran off with it all those years ago.Seeing Alessandro at the summit after all this time brings up painful memories and feelings, and to her surprise, an overwhelming sense of empathy and long-lost love.Confused and not wanting to deal with Ales or their past, Corrine can't wait to get off the summit-as soon as possible. In a cruel twist of fate, before she can escape the mountain peak and Ales, the station loses power and they are stranded together.As the hours stretch on, they are forced to confront their haunted past. Will it all be too much, or will these moments together heal old wounds and help them survive until they are rescued?

Whistler's Night

An emergency landing, a sexy stranger, and a night she's never going to forget.Amber has never been lucky in love, that's why her guard is way up. Her bar and her small-town life are all she needs. That is until a plane has to make an emergency landing at the local airport, and a handsome stranger blows into her quiet life.She pours the mysterious Mr. Welsh a drink, and he wins her over with his charm, and sexy accent. When he extends a request for her hand at dinner, she accepts. It was only supposed to be a warm Cheshire Bay welcome for the unexpected guest. It turns out to be a star-filled night full of sizzling chemistry neither of them wants to end.As the sun crests the horizon, reality dawns. Now that she's had a taste of what a true gentleman is like, she's terrified of what happens when the sun rises, and it's time for him to leave.Readers who like Marie Force, T L Swan, and Jude Deveraux will love this red-hot small-town romance.

Awake in Cheshire Bay

Who needs holiday magic when your life is almost perfect? Britannia Edwards thinks she has it made. A high-profile career, a corner office with a view, and a private weekly meeting with her sexy boss to boot. Convinced he's going to leave his wife for her, she jumps at the chance to pick up his kid in an emergency to show him she's ready to do anything for him. At the private school, she meets handsome Noel Sullivan - a magnetic teacher full of holiday spirit. Suddenly, she can't stop thinking about him. Despite her desires and beliefs, she starts falling under the spell of the season, and of Noel Sullivan. Britannia is going to learn that mixing business with pleasure comes with a price, and she'll need more than a little holiday magic when it comes to choosing between love and her career.

A Christmas Novella

Noel

What better place to start over, than where it all began? Lily Baker needs a restart. No job, no boyfriend, and a baby on the way, she takes a break from her fast-paced city life to slow down in the seaside village where she spent her summers growing up, to re-examine her life. Back in Cheshire Bay, memories of her deeply trouble teenage years come flooding back. A face from her past, her neighbour Eric - a hottie with a heart of gold - doesn't seem to care about Lily's terrible reputation and welcomes her back with open arms. Could a romantic fling with him be in the cards? The more Lily settles into the beach life, the less she craves the urban hustle, and starts to feel like this is where she belongs. But small towns talk and small towns remember, and Lily's going to have to deal with her past if she plans on making Cheshire Bay, and Eric, her future. Fans of Rachel Gibson and Jill Shavis will love this sweet and charming story of a straightened out bad girl coming home to her small town on Vancouver Island.

A Small Town, Friends to Lovers Romance

A homeless dropout with nothing to live for. A socially inept astrophysicist with a detailed future. A cross-country journey that will forever alter their lives. Iris is ready to clean up her life and start over. For real this time. No more drinking, homelessness, or failed suicide attempts. Her only viable solution is to ditch her past and move across the country to the small town of Cheshire Bay. As she boards her only means of escape, she's gobsmacked to see her seatmate is the nerd she tormented back in high school. Holden has put the past behind him, including those awful years in high school where he was picked on for being smarter and younger than his peers. Grown up and filled out, he's ready to live his meticulously planned future, forty-four hours from takeoff. However, he has to get there first. That, unfortunately, includes a six-hour flight beside the girl who made his high school life a nightmare. When the plane makes an emergency landing and the clock starts ticking, book smart Holden needs street smart Iris's help to get him home. Maybe together they can put their differences aside and navigate the challenges ahead. Maybe, just maybe, the road trip will change their view on the other forever.

Journey to Cheshire Bay

An emergency landing, a sexy stranger, and a night she's never going to forget. Amber has never been lucky in love, that's why her guard is way up. Her bar and her small-town life are all she needs. That is until a plane has to make an emergency landing at the local airport, and a handsome stranger blows into her quiet life. She pours the mysterious Mr. Welsh a drink, and he wins her over with his charm, and sexy accent. When he extends a request for her hand at dinner, she accepts. It was only supposed to be a warm Cheshire Bay welcome for the unexpected guest. It turns out to be a star-filled night full of sizzling chemistry neither of them wants to end. As the sun crests the horizon, reality dawns. Now that she's had a taste of what a true gentleman is like, she's terrified of what happens when the sun rises and it's time for him to leave. Readers who like Marie Force, T L Swan, and Jude Deveraux will love this red-hot small-town romance. Scroll up and order this secret billionaire romance today.

A Secret Billionaire Romance

Revenge is never a fool-proof plan. Erin has learned to guard her heart and keep her secrets safely stashed away. When she's asked to design a huge mural and collaborate on the project with a handsomely rugged man, she jumps at the chance to say yes and impress. What a gift to her business, and her mounting debt. How could she refuse? Until... she learns who he is. Blissfully single, David Dean is surprisingly smitten by Erin's fierce tongue, her blunt honesty, and a willingness to call him on his bullshit, something no one has challenged before. It's intoxicating, and because she's a single mom, he wants to do right by her and treat her well, even if it comes across as old-fashioned. Until... he learns who she is. As his past business mistake collides with her aggressive social media smear, he starts to question their building attraction. Was any of it real? While revenge may have been part of her plan, destroying a heart - especially the one she's fallen in love with - never was. Can they forgive each other or is the damage unrepairable? Scroll up and one-click this romance today.

Unforgiven in Cheshire Bay

She's ready to surprise her boyfriend. Turns out she's going to be the one in shock. Tonight's the night. Cedar couldn't be more excited to announce to her long-time sweetheart, at their anniversary dinner, that she's expecting. That is until a mysterious woman shows up at their work, looking for Mitch, to introduce him to a young boy; their son. With her plans up in smoke, Cedar doesn't know what to do next. When Mitch shuts down and refuses to discuss his past, she risks everything to uncover details that had changed her future. In the middle of it all, her soulmate discloses how he never wanted kids. Heartbroken, Cedar is forced to plan a new future. But Mitch means the world to her. Can she forgive and forget? Will she move on without him? Or will she always be adrift in a sea of what could've been? Readers who like Aurora Rose Reynolds will fall for the spunky Cedar, and pine for the two lovers to overcome their misfortunes and find the HEA they both deserve. Scroll up and one-click this secret pregnancy, secret child romance today.

A Secret Pregnancy Small-town Romance

Adrift in Cheshire Bay

It All Began with a Mai Tai

MingleMore.com sounds like a great place to find a pretend date to a wedding, right?Meghan Carter's ex-fiancé-that left her at the alter-has the guts to send her an invite to his wedding. Now Meghan needs to decide if she's going or not. On the arm of the perfect man would be the best kind of revenge.As Meghan meets with potential fake-dates, she questions what the right thing to do is. Can she move forward with a lie or not? One intriguing man who writes the most eloquent emails, seems like the perfect candidate, but he won't send a picture and can't meet until the wedding day.What will she decide to do, open her heart to something new and unknown, go to the wedding alone or skip it altogether?

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