Karla Doyle

Nia has one rule-don't date neighbors. Simple, except the guy next door is single, handsome, and not inclined to close his blinds while naked. When her car dies, Conn takes "being neighborly" to a new level by offering a ride to her long-distance destination. Nia has resisted his looks and charm for months. Surely she can handle a few hours in his truck... For months, Conn has blatantly put himself on display, hoping his pretty blonde neighbor would tire of secretly watching and come knock on his door for a cup of sugar-or more. No such luck-until an unusual opportunity arises. After a six-hour drive turns into a sweet-and-sexy weekend, Conn wants more than neighborly status with Nia. To get it, he must convince her to break the rule protecting her heart-by putting his on the line.

Cup of Sugar

Their online games turn into games of the heart. A brutal mugging two years ago left Calli terrified to go out after dark, and incapable of real dating. Hanging out with a resentful Chihuahua every night hasn't filled the void, and all the sex toys from the store she owns could never replace a flesh-and-blood man. An online Scrabble-type site promising anonymous, flirty fun sounds right up her alley. A like-minded geek, that's what she needs. Unbeknownst to her, the man on the other end of the game is anything but geeky. Travis is tired of the party scene and women chasing after his bad-boy musician persona. He wants somebody who is drawn to his mind, not his profession, and he might have found her-on the opposite side of an internet game board. After heating up the tiles with Calli online, he's determined to meet her in person. Touch her in person. And when he does, their chemistry is undeniable. But when he discovers her tragic past he realizes it will take more than words to win her heart...and her trust.

More Than Words

Cassie has fantasized about the ginger-haired personal trainer for months. Brian is friendly, but never more-until he appears on her doorstep and shows her how much her flirting has affected him. The more she's with him, the more Cassie wants the fairytale, not just hot sex with the 6'2" hunk. She can give Brian full access to her body, but after her ex's reaction to her explicit photography business, sharing her secrets, and her heart, isn't an option. Brian knows better than to break the rules. Don't date gym members. Keep his inner beast on a leash during sex. Cassie tested his resolve on number one her first day in the gym. Shattered the second rule when he touched her. The petite pixie shares his preferences in the bedroom. She makes him laugh and love-but past mistakes haunt him, emotionally and tangibly. Cassie's worth the price he'll pay for breaking the rules. Now he must convince her to give him her heart.

Body of Work

After catching her boyfriend cheating two weeks before Christmas, Brinn is seriously lacking in holiday spirit. So when she looks into the eyes of a last-minute shopper after closing on Christmas Eve, she's sarcastic rather than sympathetic. But Brinn is ever the good girl and her conscience wins out. She offers the handsome stranger ten minutes to select a gift and ends up with a present of her own-a date. On Christmas Eve. Davis hates Christmas. Especially this year, since a neighborhood heist liberated him of his hard-earned belongings and the few gifts he'd purchased. But the robbery led him to a cute store manager with a sense of humor, smokin' body and no plans for the evening. Mistletoe might be in order after all. Their Christmas Eve date is like gift-wrapped, sexy satisfaction. But the best gifts keep on giving, and one naughty night may not be enough-for either of them. Note: This book contains sexually explicit content and language, and is intended for adult readers only.

Gift Wrapped

When a workaholic ER nurse grudgingly takes her first vacation in two years, then ends up spending it with a laid-back, famous actor who turns her world inside out, could one week of holiday fun lead to a lifetime of love? CHLOE Who doesn't love going on holiday? Me. It's easier to ignore the voids in my life when I'm working. After two years without missing a day, the hospital administrator caught up with me, then forced me to take time off. Not only am I on mandatory, unwanted vacation, I don't have an excuse to avoid the very specific trip my mom left me in her will-a week at the Virginia resort where she met my dad. My plan to hunker down and avoid people is upended the moment I step inside my cabin-and come face to face with a man whose fully exposed attributes definitely weren't on the list of attractions at Mountain Ridge Resort. Though they should be. They really should. Even if I wanted to find a love match, Eli wouldn't be it. He's infuriatingly cocky. So laid-back it makes me twitchy. He's also annoyingly likable, borderline irresistible, and apparently, quite famous. We're total opposites. We're not even from the same country. Love isn't on either of our itineraries, but if I follow Eli's lead, this week may be the time of my life after all. ELI After wrapping my tenth season as one of television's most popular fictional doctors, I have one week to unwind before jumping into a movie role. When I told my assistant to book me a quick getaway, I thought I'd be jetting off to the tropics. Instead, I'm at a rustic Virginia lodge. Not the kind of fun I had in mind. My vacation gets more interesting when a woman barges in while I'm in the raw, then accuses me of being in her cabin. She doesn't know who I am. Isn't impressed by my charm. She's not the only beautiful woman at Mountain Ridge Resort, but she's the only one I want to spend the week with. Until now, my career is the only thing I've ever taken seriously. As the clock ticks down, I don't want Chloe to return to Canada and a life without me. Somehow, I have to convince her that this week wasn't just the time of our lives, it was the beginning of our life together. The Mountain Ridge Resort Series Summer is the season for love at Mountain Ridge Resort! Pack your bags and get ready to have the time of your life at this charming, lakeside resort nestled in the Virginia mountains. This summer, our guests are getting much more than they expect, when what starts as a summer getaway ends in love and happily-ever-after! Your reservation is confirmed. Check in today, and join some of your favorite romance authors for 25 unforgettable, steamy, summer love stories.

Mountain Ridge Resort

Resorting to Love

Doggy Style

When the one woman not interested in going home with Anthony is the only one he wants, it's last call for this Casanova... * * an instalove romance snack * * ANTHONY I'm back in Hope Harbor, the little town I can't stay away from, for my buddy's wedding to the love of his life. They're perfect together. I'm happy for them, but that kind of relationship isn't in my wheelhouse. Not anymore. Everything changes once there's a picture of you holding an oversized check splashed across the internet. When it's public knowledge you won the lottery and have ten million in the bank, everybody wants a piece of you. Been there, got burned, and have the scorch marks to prove it. Money's not the only thing I keep locked up now. My heart's in the vault too. But there's one piece of me I've been happy to share since then, and it's guaranteed to satisfy. Looking for a good time? I'm your man. Just don't look for more. That's the rule. Or it was, until I met Mya. Hope Harbor is full of gorgeous fish happy to hop on my hook anytime I'm in town. Too bad the only one I want doesn't fall for my lines, and has no interest in my pole. Pretty sure she'd be happy if I took a long walk off the end of the short pier and never resurfaced. The more Mya pushes me away, the more I want to reel her in. The truth is-I'm the one who's hooked. And one night together is all it takes to know I never want to be released. * * * Last Call Casanova is a short romance set in the Hope Harbor series. This story can be read on its own, but you do meet the main characters in Dad Bod Wingman, which takes place a year before Last Call Casanova begins. The author thinks you'll get maximum enjoyment if you read Dad Bod Wingman before Last Call Casanova.

Last Call Casanova

Dad Bod Wingman (Dad Bod

When personal trainer Sam bumps into his favorite former client, their chemistry reignites instantly. Leigh is everything he pictured in his sometime-down-the-road woman. Sexy, funny, independent, mature-in more ways than one. He never cared about their age gap, he just wasn't ready to get serious before. He's ready now. But when his prior playboy ways come back to bite him in the ass, it'll take more than sizzling sex and charm to convince Leigh to stick around.Leigh's life is humming along according to plan. Her custom bakery is thriving. Her daughter is a well-adjusted ten-year-old. Romance is the one area that's lacking. Completely. Until the universe fulfills her request for some hot lovin' and puts Sam in her path-for a second time. Sam gives her exactly what she was missing, and more. Maybe more than her well-structured life plan can handle...

Worth the Wait

To survive and thrive in her line of work, Candace has become a master at reading people. With most of her customers, it's easy. Until the off-duty cop with golden-boy good looks starts coming around. He pays for her services but never collects, even though it's obvious he wants her. Candace can't afford to get to know or like him. Whatever his angle, he's still a cop, and she's breaking the law to provide for the only person who matters-her five-year-old child.Between his looks and his police uniform, Jake never lacks for female attention. But when a favor for his partner Curtis lands Jake in a massage parlor, one sexy "masseuse" fries all his circuits. He should enjoy her services and move on, but it wouldn't be real. It wouldn't be enough. When he and Candy get together-and they will-it won't be a paid transaction.

Sweet as Candy

Nia and Conn's wedding will be fairytale perfect...if their siblings can get along. Free-spirited, anti-establishment Sara has always been on the outside of her family's fairytale mold. Now she's being forced smack into the middle of it at her sister Nia's wedding. Alongside the cocky and annoyingly sexy best man-Conn's cop brother. Curtis doesn't buy in to organized romance and fairytales. But for his brother, he'll throw on a tux and fake it for a few hours. His flak vest would have been a better choice around the maid of honor. He should have brought his handcuffs too, because somebody needs to restrain the dark-haired spitfire-and he's just the man for the job. One night to indulge the spark between them, then goodbye-that was the agreement. Curtis isn't looking for a relationship and he sure doesn't want a troublemaker for a girlfriend. The last thing Sara needs in her daily life is a cop looking over her shoulder, no matter how hot he is. But giving in to their chemistry is much more fun than giving it up...

Icing on the Cake

When a buddy hits on the woman Jensen has secretly loved since childhood, his days of being "the wingman" are over. A small town, friends to lovers, instalove romance Jensen I've always been the wingman. The great buddy. The teddy-bear guy women lean on. In elementary school, I was the kid passing notes between infatuated classmates. In high school, I was the guy telling a pretty girl that somebody liked her. In college, I was the icebreaker, initiating casual conversation with women in the bar, so that my buddies could ultimately take them home. Tonight's no different, even though it's my birthday. I'm still the guy enlisted to lay the groundwork so my friend can get laid. Only tonight is different. Because tonight, we're in my hometown. In my bar. And tonight, the woman I've been asked to warm up is Bailey Burrows. That's not happening. Yeah, I owe my buddy. The guy invested in my business when the bank laughed in my face. But I'm still not helping him hook up with the girl I've crushed on my entire life. If anybody's taking Bailey home, it's going to be me. Dad Bods have made a big impression - and they're not going anywhere! In January 2022, some of your favorite contemporary romance authors are bringing you a sexy selection of brawny, hot Dad Bods, and the women who love their men with a little something extra to hold on to. These men may be built for comfort, but don't be fooled - they will stop at nothing to protect the women who've claimed their hearts.

Dad Bod Series - Men Built for Comfort

Dad Bod Wingman

Thirty years of elbow grease and commitment have made Under the Hood one of the busiest garages in town. I live and breathe work since my wife died. My kids encourage me to move on, meet someone new, but they don't know what I know-soulmates happen once in a lifetime, if you're lucky. That doesn't mean my eyes don't work, and I can't take mine off my newest customer. The friendly, flirty brunette wants me to do a lot more than fix her car, and God help me, I'm tempted. I'm drawn to her in ways I never expected to experience again. Dove is beautiful and smart, she's also twenty years younger than me. Her touch is like jumper cables to my heart, but can she repair all the broken parts of me? ♥︎ Shifting Gears is a hot instalove novella with a guaranteed happily ever after.

(an Age Gap, Instalove Romance)

Shifting Gears

* A love-at-first-sight, short and steamy instalove novella * Harrison I've seen enough brokenhearted saps crying over lost love to know love doesn't really exist. Infatuation, sure. Lust, absolutely. But true love? Please. That's strictly fiction, folks. Unfortunately, I haven't convinced my best friend and business partner of that. The guy's still a believer in happily-ever-after, despite having met-and lost-"the one" more times than I can count. And that's pretty damn high, since I'm the numbers guy behind our hot new startup. Tonight, I wish I had my buddy's technical skillset. If I did, I'd be back at our twentieth-floor office, solving our system crash. Instead, I'm taking his place at yet another pointless speed-dating meetup, so he doesn't tick off the organizer by bailing. I'm tempted to no-show and get him booted from the group, but he wouldn't see it as the favor it is. So I'll go and fake it for a couple hours. Maybe score a hookup. Probably rack up some good stories. One thing I won't do at tonight's "Desperates Anonymous" event...meet the woman of my dreams. Because she doesn't exist. Dating is fun and games. Love is for suckers. * * Dating the Doubter is a standalone instalove novella with steam, humor, and a guaranteed happily ever after! * * This Valentine's Day, our heroes and heroines are skipping the dating apps, and attending one of MatchMakers' famous speed-dating events. Is five minutes enough time to feel a spark of chemistry? Can love truly be in the air? Go on a speed date with us and find out!

Dating the Doubter

A small-town, friends-to-lovers, light & fluffy, Christmas romance.Kelly Horne and Adeline Mission have been best friends since the third grade. Yes, he thinks she's pretty. And hot. Smart. Funny. But they're buds. Roommates. End of story. Until he opens a package delivered to his house without checking the name on the label, and finds Addie has ordered a vibrating cock ring for some guy who doesn't deserve her, because no guy does. There's a gift receipt in the box, meaning she intends to give the sex toy to somebody for Christmas...in 12 days. 12 days to undo a lifetime of "just friends". 12 days to change the name she writes on that gift tag. 12 days to win the girl he just realized has always been the one for him.

(a Friends to Lovers, Small Town Romance)

12 Days

Recently divorced after seventeen years with an uptight, controlling man, forty-year-old Andie is definitely ready for some casual, sexy fun when a hot younger man "accidentally" hits her with a baseball. Mason's interest is clear and he looks like a lot more fun than her overworked vibrator collection, so she goes for it, despite the obvious age gap. The young veterinarian is as easy to be with as he is on the eyes, making him an ideal summer diversion and the perfect man to help her make up for lost time between the sheets. Mason had to meet the sexy woman at the ball diamond. The chemistry between them is instant and completely addictive. Andie is more than beautiful, she's uninhibited and independent-totally unlike the needy twenty-somethings he's been dating since his ex-fiancee deceived him five years ago. And yeah, Andie is ten years older than him, big deal. The more they're together, the more his heart wants her as badly as his body. Too bad Andie isn't playing for keeps.

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