L B Dunbar

When a small town, single father becomes enemies with the new girl in town, it's either keep fighting her or give in to what his heart wants most.Emily Post isn't staying. Back at her grandmother's summer home, she's only in Elk Lake City for a visit which can't end soon enough. Especially when she can't seem to get away from one grumpy repairman who shows up everywhere. Fortunately for him, his daughter is sweet even if she refuses to speak.Jess Carter is a hometown favorite and a hot single father. Sworn off love for several reasons, foremost is the silence of his daughter. His little one has a secret and he doesn't know the why behind it. Unfortunately for him, his six-year-old has taken a liking to the beautiful new woman in town visiting her nana. And everywhere he goes, there she is, invading his space and his heart.While silence might be golden, the voice in lonely hearts refuses to remain quiet.Author note: One feisty woman visiting this single father's small town leads to fairy tales, backyard folly, and firework-worthy sexy time.** Previously published as Sound Advice - now with new content

A Small Town Romance

Speak From The Heart

Is it an accidental pregnancy, if it's purposefully planned? Autumn Kulis wants a baby. It's that simple and that complicated, because one thing stands in her way - she doesn't have a man in her life. And at almost forty, she isn't getting any younger. On a two-week trip to her brother's lakeside cottage, a plan forms. Make a list of three men. Sleep with each of them. Allow nature to take its course. Only, a certain someone gets in her way. Logan Anders goes with the flow of life. Divorced, single dad, he works hard, and occasionally plays harder. When his college roommate invites him to Lakeside Cottage for two weeks, he hadn't remembered his best friend's little sister being so hot. Nor was he a fan of her plan to find a baby daddy. He's determined to make her list, then tear it to shreds leaving him the only man horizontal with her. When we were forty, we had so much life to live, and a simple proposition could be the start of a second chance at really living. + + + It's The Big Chill of 2021, including a reunion of friends gone awry when someone wants to get pregnant and someone else wants to be the one to give her everything. Welcome to Lakeside Cottage, a new adventure in over 40 romance and second chances at love by L.B. Dunbar.

Living at 40

When a small town teacher meets her new neighbor, she's failing at remaining professional.Tricia Carter loves teaching, but as a high school teacher, her newest student puzzles her. When she calls home to discuss her concerns, she learns the child lives with a much older brother. She also discovers he's her next door neighbor and dangerous. Complete with tattoos, piercings and lots of leather, he's everything Tricia isn't interested in. She knows all about the menacing-man types and she won't be walking into the darkness again. She's smarter than that.Leon Ramirez never learns. Case in point is the woman next door. When his sister has issues in school, he can't seem to stay out of trouble himself. Addicted to dangerous situations in his formative years, this former gang member just wants to live a simple life, work on cars, and drink his beer in peace. His vivacious, witty and tempting neighbor screams off limits, and he won't dismiss the signs. He's not that dumb.When you don't heed the signs, the heart reads between the lines.*Originally published as Sight Words. Now, with more than 75% new content.

Read With Your Heart

Can there be something right in sending a text message to the wrong person? If you like piña coladas... Shy librarian Lexi O'Malley didn't realize she'd sent her attempt at seduction to an incorrect number. When the wrong person responds, she never expected it to be him who showed up. Moody rock star Jared Kane didn't necessarily care for the tropical beverage, nor did he know how someone got his private number, but in his lonely state he played along. What about getting caught in the rain... Mistaken messages and a chance encounter turn into an arrangement to follow through on the lyrics of a famous song. Or making love at midnight... When an unlikely pair consent to a one-night stand, they could get caught in something more than they anticipated. +++ This spin-off novella from AFTER CARE tells the tales of Collision, the band managed by Tommy Carrigan. It can be read as a stand-alone and follows the encounters of Jared and Lexi chronologically after AFTER CARE.

A Rock Star Novella

Caught

What happened in the garden didn't stay in the garden. Too much paradise punch. One slow dance. A few I dos later, andSofie Vincenta has something - or rather someone - who doesn't fit her plan: A famous fighter for a husband.Things like this don't happen to good girls. A necessary getaway. One studious girl. An awkward proposal later, andCain Callahan has the last thing he needs in his life.Until he loses her.Things like this always happen to the bad boy. For once, evil might conquer good as Cain fights to find what he wants most -His wife. +++Paradise Stories Book 2.The second of two stories about two brothers.Previously published as Paradise Tempted (a novella) and Paradise Found: Cain

A Fighter Romance

Cain

Can't buy me love or can you? Up-and-coming fighter, Abel Callahan needs help understanding women.Elma Montgomery is the girl he wants. Most popular girl on campus, Elma Montgomery wants to avenge her brother's death.Abel Callahan might be just the guy she needs. Problem: she wants nothing to do with him.Solution: he'll pay her college tuition for her assistance It's not for sex. It's for foreplay. Can a fighter win the heart of a bitter girl?Sometimes you need to fight for love. +++Paradise Stories Book 1.Abel is the first of two stories about two brothers.Previously published at Paradise Fought: Abel

Abel

James Harrington.That's my name, my birthright, and my curse. I didn't always hate being a Harrington. At one time, I took it as a privilege. I used it to my advantage. But a name doesn't stop you from losing everything, and after six haunting years, that everything is back forcing me to face the past or give up a future.Evie Harrington.I bet you didn't know about me because James doesn't talk about me. Or to me. We had it all and I was never happier. My family was my entire world, but that world shattered. When faced with the unimaginable, is there a way to put the pieces back together? After six painful years, it's time to accept our history and move forward or move on from one another.It's the final Harrington brother, so hold onto your hearts. Silver Biker is going to be a bumpy ride.

Silver Biker

Charlie Harrington has always been the good one.Loyal to his town as the mayor. Loyal to his family as the youngest son.So there comes a time when every good man needs to be a little bad.

The Silver Foxes of Blue Ridge

Silver Mayor

When a prodigal son returns to his small town, secrets could prevent a second chance at romance.At eighteen, I fell in love with a girl for a summer.At twenty-five, I spent a lust-filled weekend with her.At thirty-eight, I hadn't planned to give her my heart.But you know what they say about third times...Gavin Scott left home long ago. On his way as a promising professional baseball player, he missed nothing from his small-town other than one woman and a few wild nights one summer. Not prone to sentimentality, he hasn't looked back until life threw him a curveball and an invitation for his new venture returns him to his roots, where he learns the woman he's never been able to forget is still there. Britton McKay didn't expect to stay. Elk Lake City was only her summer town until life changed course more times than she could keep track. As the owner of the local tea shop, she braces herself for the annual film festival celebration which brings forward memories of some glorious summer nights, an unforgettable weekend romp, and the secret she's been holding back for too many years.Sometimes it's all a matter of perspective before the heart can love again. Author note: A former baseball player, the woman he left behind, and a decade-old secret gives this third-time encounter a chance to heat things up in this small town.** Previously published as Touch Screen - now with 80% new content

View With Your Heart

When a snowstorm forces two working-friends together in this small town, one night might blossom into something more than either ever expected.Pam Carter loves all things bright and beautiful, but as manager of the local gardening center and moonlighting as a personal assistant, life isn't always blooming lilacs. Especially when she has a crush on the one man she shouldn't...the ruggedly handsome, horror writer she assists. His demons haunt more places than the page, but she doesn't scare easily.Jacob Vincent loves all things dark, especially his home - a mansion in the woods. His Elk Lake City retreat brings inspiration but also temptation in the form of his curvy, quiet, and hardworking assistant. She's fun to flirt with but he knows his limits. Love doesn't exist within his black heart, but could he be persuaded to turn the page for a new adventure?When a shadowed heart clashes with blooming desire, love fights to be set free.Author note: An author in the woods, his feisty assistant and a snowstorm cause this office romance to melt ice in this small town.** Previously published as Fragrance Free - now with new content

Fight From The Heart

When small town enemies are forced to face each other in shared quarters, they just might find there is more than meets the eye between them.Ethan Scott lost his job. As top chef to an elite resort, he heated the kitchen with more than just the stove ... and got caught. A blow to his ego in more ways than one, he's forced to move back to his hometown when a position for a personal chef opens. His new boss is a recluse in the woods and he's heard the stories. Determined to make the best of things, nothing prepares him for the sight of his new employer or her feisty attitude.Ella Vincent gave up her career without a choice. As a former model, the gruesome scars on her once lovely face won't sell beauty products. Finding refuge in a secluded home in the woods near Elk Lake City seemed like a good idea until her brother hires someone to look after her. Her new employee is more than handsome in the face; he's a thorn in her side.Sometimes it takes a bruised heart to see more than the beauty our eyes can behold.*Originally published as Taste Test. Now, with 75% more content.

Look With Your Heart

Dolores Chance.When I was falling apart, I fell in love.It wasn't supposed to happen like this. I ran away from life and ended up running into...his dog.Actually, his dog ran into me. I don't care for dogs. Then I met the owner. Garrett Fox.When my neighbor's sister came to visit, I promised to show her around town. I'm an investor in things, not people, not emotions.I'm not a fan of love. I've been burned before.Then I met Dolores.When a sexy, mature man-of-means encounters a silver vixen, healing her broken heart might be worth more than gold.Romance has no age limit. +++From author L.B. Dunbar comes another steamy romance for the over 40

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