Lani Blake

She was everything he never thought he needed After a life working his family’s ranch, Nash Winter understands animals better than people. He loathes social media, and twitter to him is a fancy word for talking. So, when his friend’s sister gets excited over the arrival in Ryker Falls of model, and social media influencer, Luna McKinley, he’s going to make damn sure she does no influencing of young minds in the town he now calls home. Nash watches closely, waiting for her true colors to show. But the more time he spends with her, the more he realizes that the lady who’d once walked catwalks worldwide is open and honest. She also has him feeling things he’s never felt before. Grumpy hot guys really didn’t do it for her Luna didn’t exactly run all the way to Ryker Falls when her friend said it was time to catch up, but it was a near thing. Her life was too fast, too crazy, and too much of everything. She wasn’t walking away, just taking a break. She’d fought hard for what she’d achieved and no one, not even the past she’d run from, was taking that from her. Okay, so the town was full of people who seemed to know everything about everyone, and it had him, Nash Winter. A tall dark drink of bitter water, who was determined to see her for what she wasn’t. She didn’t need him looking at her like a bug he wanted to squash. She’d had worse than that in her lifetime. Why then did he bother her. Why did his touch make her want something she’d never had? And why was he the one she turned to, to keep her safe? When her past catches up with her, Luna has to decide to stay in the town where her heart now lies, or run again, and not look back. Can Nash convince Luna to trust him? Can Luna keep Nash safe? The town cheer squad is determined they will find their HEA, but they must navigate the road to true love with care! BOOKS IN THE SERIES Somebody To Love From This Moment Love Me Tender Only Just Begun Hold Me Close You're The One

You're The One: A Opposites Attract Steamy Small Town Romance

He was the bad boy no one trusted When Joe Trainer’s childhood friend, Bailey Jones, returns to Ryker Falls his life suddenly shifts from settled to off-center. Once they’d been closer than anyone ever guessed. Now, they’re chilly strangers. But Joe’s not letting his stubborn, sexy-as-hell ex-best friend stay closed off. He lost her once through his own stupidity, this time he’s never letting her go. Joe knows he doesn’t deserve a second chance, but he’s never played by the rules before so he’s not starting now. Game on. She was the good girl who never broke the rules Bailey’s burned out and not sure what leads her back to Ryker Falls, but has a feeling it’s got something to do with closure. Bad boy Joe Trainer was once her soulmate, but she isn’t sure she has a soul anymore. Finding he’s made something of his life is a shock, as he’d been on a one-way trip to hell when she left. This new Joe is sexy and enticing, but she knows all too well there’s a devil underneath the urbane exterior. BOOKS IN THE SERIES Somebody To Love From This Moment Love Me Tender Only Just Begun Hold Me Close

Somebody To Love

Second chance seduction. Brad Gelderman rode his Harley into the small town of Lake Howling with one intention. Find Ethan, apologize, then leave. No messy emotion required. What he hadn’t factored on was arriving the day of his brother’s wedding, or meeting Macy Reynolds. Disturbingly sexy she wants nothing from him but fun. Why not stay for a few days; they were consenting adults right! Not so much, because before he knew it his brother was digging into his soul, his father was causing trouble, and Macy was making his chest ache. So what if touching her drives him crazy? He’s in control right? Single mom Macy Reynolds has sworn off relationships for at least the next fifty or so years after the hell that was her married life! She definitely hadn’t planned on a night in the arms of the handsome Texan Brad Gelderman where he took her places she’d never been before. The man spells d-a-n-g-e-r, in flashing neon letters. She needs him to leave town so she can get on with living… alone, without that hot body. Really, she does! A Texan Oil Baron threatens the town’s existence, but he hadn’t planned on butting heads with the Book Club! Follow Brad and Macy as they fight their growing attraction, all too aware that the scars of their pasts can easily threaten their hopes and dreams for a future. If you enjoy your small town romance sizzling with a side of crazy, then Lake Howling is for you. Meet the real authority in town (the local book club ladies) and maybe a Gelderman can take you on a scenic tour! Dive into the ice cold lake, then warm up with a coffee and mystery muffin at The Hoot Café. Plenty of feels and LOL’s, all wrapped up in a town that will have you packing your bags to head there. Read Don’t Look back now! BOOKS IN THIS SERIES A Promise Of Home The Texan Meets His Match How Sweet It Is It Only Took You Don't Look Back A Long Way Home Then Came You Faith and the Rock Star

Don't Look Back

Finding her way home Leaving her beloved hometown Ryker Falls was the second hardest thing Rory Haldane had ever done. Forgetting the cloud of shame her family left under, was the first. When circumstances bring Rory back, wounded but not broken, some townsfolk don't appreciate her arrival. As threats against her begin to escalate, she finds support from an unlikely ally. Jack Trainer may epitomize the dark handsome bad-boy, but surprisingly he takes her side, and she finds herself falling for a man who has no intention of losing his heart to anyone. This is one battle Rory refuses to fight, so for her own protection, she'll once again say goodbye to Ryker Falls. He'll fight for her to stay Jack Trainer likes women, he just never had any intention of loving one. Life taught him to guard his heart, and when Rory Haldane walks back into town he’s ready to ignore her. The problem with that is, he also hates injustice, and the way some of the people in his town are treating her has his hackles rising. He's not exactly the stuff heroes are made of, but Rory has his protective instincts on high alert. And his libido. He wants more, way more from her than a passionate fling, but will Rory drop her guard enough to trust him? BOOKS IN THE SERIES Somebody To Love From This Moment Love Me Tender Only Just Begun Hold Me Close

Love Me Tender

The life he has always known is about to change Findlay Hudson, landed in Ryker Falls, Colorado, leaving a dysfunctional family and his bad attitude behind. He has friends he now thinks of as family, and considers himself happy. All that changes when Maggie Winter, a sexy, alluring red-head, returns to Ryker Falls. She’s had her big London adventure, but Maggie’s clearly hurting and vulnerable now. They’d always struck sparks off each other, but never moved on them. Second time around though, Fin doesn’t seem able to keep his distance, and suddenly the comfortable life he’d always thought he wanted is turned on its head. Maggie’s arrival brings overwhelming desire and hidden threats. Now Fin’s embroiled in a potential homicide, his estranged father arrives in town, and Maggie… well, Maggie, slides into his heart and this time he can’t shake her. Coming home was meant to heal her Maggie Winters left home excited for her big adventure, then everything changed one chilling day when she faced an horrific attack. Determined to put the trauma behind her, she arrives in Ryker Falls, ready for the best acting job of her life. Of course, she’d counted on Fin Hudson, a long tall drink of handsomeness who had always made her feel a little off balance, still keeping his distance. Turns out she was wrong. Way wrong. Maggie’s defences are weakened and now Fin wants to know what she’s hiding and he’ll do whatever it takes to find out. Fin Hudson could seduce secrets from a stone, but Maggie is no pushover. With a murder to solve, scars to hide and a business to run, she doesn’t have time for love. But kisses that touch her soul, a confession and the cheering squad of a close-knit community give her the strength to accept that she and Fin deserve a chance. BOOKS IN THE SERIES Somebody To Love From This Moment Love Me Tender Only Just Begun Hold Me Close You're The One

Hold Me Close

Three strong sexy women + three swoon-worthy men = Over 1000 pages of heat and quirky small town hilarity! LOL funny, sizzling sexy, this set of contemporary romances will deliver you all the feels, from USA Today bestselling author Lani Blake. SOMEBODY TO LOVE (Joe and Bailey) He was the bad boy no one trusted When Joe’s childhood friend, Bailey Jones, returns to Ryker Falls, his life suddenly shifts from settled to off-center. Once they’d been closer than anyone ever guessed; now, they’re chilly strangers. But Joe’s not letting his stubborn, sexy-as-hell ex-best friend stay closed off. He lost her once through his own stupidity; this time he’s never letting her go. Joe knows he doesn’t deserve a second chance, but he’s never played by the rules before, so he’s not starting now. Game on. FROM THIS MOMENT (Dylan and Piper) To keep himself safe, he trusted no one Sixteen years after leaving, FBI Profiler Dylan Howard is returning to Ryker Falls to see his sick father. He doesn’t do emotion or friendship, this is about duty and nothing more. He didn’t need to connect with the two sisters who were strangers to him or catch up with his old school buddy. The only problem with that is one sexy brunette called Piper Trainer. From the start, she’s determined to make him feel, determined to make him see how empty his life is. He can feel himself changing, but then someone from his past surfaces, and suddenly those he cares for are in danger. He must keep them safe, but to do that he needs to push them away and Dylan fears he’s not strong enough to do that for a second time. LOVE ME TENDER (Jack and Rory) He'll fight for her to stay Jack Trainer likes women, he just had no intention of loving one. Life taught him to guard his heart, and when Rory Haldane walks back into town he’s ready to ignore her. The problem with that is he also hates injustice, and the way some people in his town are treating her has his hackles rising. He's not exactly the stuff heroes are made of, but Rory has his protective instincts on high alert. And his libido. He wants more, way more from her than a passionate fling, but will Rory drop her guard enough to trust him? RYKER FALLS SERIES Somebody To Love From This Moment Love Me Tender Only Just Begun Hold Me Close

Ryker Falls Series, Books 1-3

An innocent hiding in the shadows Living on the sidelines has always suited Mandy Robbins but all that changes when Ted Hosking challenges her to step into the light. For some reason the dangerously sexy Falls Lodge owner has decided to personally play a part in her metamorphosis. She is determined not to fall for the taciturn man who has “commitment phobic” written on his forehead, but Ted is the only man who has ever seen the real her beneath the quietness. As her past comes calling, she realizes that with Ted it’s not just her heart that’s at risk … it’s her life. Her big, bad protector Ted Hosking has no problem with hard work or living in the spotlight; it’s what he knows and how he’s built his business. He’s a take-charge kind of guy, so how is it possible he has no clue how to handle Mandy Robbins? She scares him. There’s no getting around that. Gentle, sweet, and shy, she’s Ted’s opposite in every way. There shouldn’t be any surprises in life, not for a man as jaded as he. But when he leaves her bed after their first night together, everything changes. What he feels for her has the power to change the very foundation he’s built his life on, and that shocks him to the core. When danger looms and threatens Mandy, he knows that staying away for her protection is no longer an option. Their love has only just begun and he’ll fight with everything he has for her, no matter the cost. Ryker Falls Series Somebody To Love From This Moment Love Me Tender Only Just Begun Hold Me Close

Only Just Begun

Enemies to lovers. And dangerously hot buns. Buster Griffin has zero tolerance for idiots. Annoy him and you’re cut from his life. Unless you’re a friend, then you get two strikes. When Willow Harper from New York turns up in his home town of Lake Howling determined to meddle, he’s ready to move her on. The problems starts when her business woman persona sheds and he discovers the sweet, hot mess beneath. Before he knows it, he’s making plans to keep her. Her buns may be way too hot for him to handle! Growing up with hippie parents taught Willow Moonbeam Harper to recycle like a pro and that she hated the transient lifestyle. Uptight and commitment phobic her plan is to work until she gets the security she craves. When she’s offered a promotion she only has to get Buster Griffin’s signature to achieve it. Easy! Not so much! The hot, brooding café owner is not playing ball. It doesn’t take long for her to realize that more than her career is at stake, her heart is on the line too. A boss who demands results, a winter carnival and a whole lot of holiday-crazy join forces to throw Willow and Buster together. Will they both stop fighting their attraction long enough to realize that in fact the secret ingredient is always love?! If you enjoy your small town romance sizzling with a side of crazy then Lake Howling is for you. Meet the real authority in town - the local book club - and remember to check out Mac’s general store! Swim in the ice cold lake, then warm up with a coffee and mystery muffin at The Hoot Café. Plenty of feels and LOL’s that you need to read right now! BOOKS IN THE LAKE HOWLING SERIES A Promise Of Home The Texan Meets His Match How Sweet It Is It Only Took You Don't Look Back A Long Way Home Then Came You Faith and the Rock Star

How Sweet It Is: A Enemies To Lovers Steamy Small Town Romance

Hot. Rich. Annoying. Helicopter pilot Ethan Gelderman V is a man who understands woman, both in and out of the bedroom. Annabelle ‘killer’ Smith seems to be the only lady who looks at him like he’s something she got stuck on her stiletto. Sexy, beautiful and colder than a glacier, she lives in the small town of Lake Howling alongside his best friend, and she has a lifetime supply of Texan repellent. But Ethan has one thing in his favor – persistence - and when he gets the chance to infiltrate her defenses he takes it, and to hell with the bite marks! Annabelle Smith doesn’t take anyone’s BS. She’s tough and a survivor. Betrayed by her brother, she’s forced to put her trust in the man she calls the Texan Tomcat. Ethan is a smooth-talking womanizer: too rich, too hot, and too much of just about everything! The problem is she wants him and always has. There is absolutely no way she she’s giving in to temptation. Resistance is futile when they’re thrown together at a wedding, and the result leaves them wondering what the hell just happened. Raw, and vulnerable, Annabelle comes out fighting, but Ethan’s not completed years of combat training for nothing. He has the girl he wants and he’ll do what it takes to keep her. If you enjoy your small town romance sizzling with a side of crazy, then Lake Howling is for you. Meet the real authority in town (the local book club) and remember to stick your nose in everyone’s business! Swim in the ice cold lake, then warm up with a coffee and mystery muffin at The Hoot Café. Plenty of feels and LOL’s, all wrapped up in a town that will have you packing your bags to head there from the opening page. BOOKS IN THIS SERIES A Promise Of Home The Texan Meets His Match How Sweet It Is It Only Took You Don't Look Back A Long Way Home Then Came You Faith and the Rock Star

The Texan Meets His Match

To keep himself safe, he trusted no one Sixteen years after leaving, FBI Profiler Dylan Howard is returning to Ryker Falls to see his sick father. He doesn’t do emotion or friendship, this is about duty and nothing more. He didn’t need to connect with the two sisters who were strangers to him or catch up with his old school buddy. The only problem with that is one sexy brunette called Piper Trainer. From the start, she’s determined to make him feel, determined to make him see how empty his life is. He can feel himself changing, but then someone from his past surfaces, and suddenly those he cares for are in danger. He must keep them safe, but to do that he needs to push them away and Dylan fears he’s not strong enough to do that for a second time. Trust was the only thing that kept her safe Piper didn’t need or want a hot, sexy man in her life. Especially not when her best friend died and she takes custody of her one-year-old daughter Grace. But Dylan Howard is like a burr under her saddle, and everywhere she turns there he is. She watches him try and remain emotionless when faced with his family and friends but the cracks are starting to appear, and the good guy surfaces. Just when she thinks that maybe there could be a chance for them, he pushes her away. Piper takes refuge in her family, but too late, she realizes that she’s given Dylan her heart. Now she must fight for her happiness with the only weapon she has: love. BOOKS IN THE SERIES Somebody To Love From This Moment Love Me Tender Only Just Begun Hold Me Close

From This Moment

Childhood Sweethearts, a Rock Star, and a parrot called Syd! Ryan Lawrence wasn’t on Faith Harris’s list of favorite people. He’d broken her heart after one magic night together, then walked away to find fame. Forgive and forget wasn’t her motto, so when his handsome face appears back in Lake Howling, it’s fair to say she’s not happy. She’s stronger now, a businesswoman who doesn’t take any crap from anyone. Especially not a rock superstar with an over-inflated ego. He may be a man loved by thousands, just not her! So why did she kiss him? He’s back in Lake Howling to see his sister and instead finds something Ryan hadn’t known he was missing. Friends and Faith. Friends he understood, Faith he didn’t. She refused to acknowledge his success, and her cool attitude gets under his skin. But he’s never walked away from a challenge, especially one that stirs him up like Faith. When his life follows him from L.A. and threatens Faith, he knows that leaving is no longer an option, because if he did, he’d be leaving more than his home. He’d be leaving his heart behind too. Ryan will do everything he can to protect the woman he now loves and make her understand he’s sticking. He’ll fight for a life together, no matter what it costs him. If you enjoy your small town romance sizzling with a side of crazy, then Lake Howling is for you. Meet the real authority in town - the local book club - and Mrs. C., the interfering ex-owner of the Cakery who has no idea of personal boundaries, and a parrot named Syd who swears like a drunken sailor! Swim (or skinny dip!) in the ice cold lake, then warm up with coffee and a mystery muffin at The Hoot Café. Plenty of feels and LOLS, all wrapped up in a town that will have you packing your bags to head there, from the very first page. BOOKS IN THIS SERIES A Promise Of Home The Texan Meets His Match How Sweet It Is It Only Took You Don't Look Back A Long Way Home Then Came You Faith and the Rock Star

Faith and the Rock Star

His best friend’s sister should be off-limits. Sheriff Cubby Hawker loves his job, his mother, and his friends… but the woman side of things is not going so well. He’s had his chances, take his best bud’s sister, sexy Katie McBride. She’d thrown her heart at him and he’d been to slow to catch it. She left him the next day, and now years later, she’s a detective. A sexy, hard assed one who turns him inside out. Finding her halfway down a bourbon bottle, broken and scared, makes him want to protect her, he’s just not sure she’ll let him. He’s got a second chance but is he brave enough to take it? Katie McBride’s confidence is rocked when she’s shot in the line of duty. It takes another hit when Cubby Hawker finds her two days into a pity party for one. She refuses to acknowledge that he’s still the only man she’s every wanted. The sexy lawman had his chance… there won’t be another one. But when she returns to her hometown of Lake Howling, they are thrown together when a dead body is found. Is Katie strong enough to walk away again… does she want to? Two lawmen who have vowed to serve and protect. Can they fight drug lords, solve a murder, and make sure Militant Lawrence pays her parking violations? Join the Howlers in the Hot Foot Run and watch as Cubby and Katie overcome everything to find love. Escape to Lake Howling today for sizzling romance and a side of crazy. Brave the real authority in town - the local book club - and remember to check out the Redwood trails! Plenty of feels and LOL’s, that you don’t want to miss out on. Go hit that buy button now because Sheriff Hawker is waiting for you! BOOKS IN THIS SERIES A Promise Of Home The Texan Meets His Match How Sweet It Is It Only Took You Don't Look Back A Long Way Home Then Came You Faith and the Rock Star

It Only Took You

Opposites attract. Watch out Newman. Corporate raider Paul Theodore Newman likes his life to run smoothly. His sheets have a thread count between 1400-1500, and his spreadsheets are always on point. Maybe when he’s back in Lake Howling he lets down his guard and his personal hygiene slips, but there is absolutely no need for Hope Lawrence to take shots at him because she dresses che dumpster. Her fashion sense makes him shudder, as do her kale smoothies! Down on her luck, she challenges him at every turn, but when trouble follows her to Howling, he finds himself determined to help her, only to discover it’s him who needs rescuing! They do say opposites attract. Hope Lawrence’s life has imploded. Losing her job and savings she thought she’d hit rock bottom. WRONG! She totally humiliates herself in front of her childhood nemesis. No way can she face the sexy as hell Paul Newman again, knowing his black eye was a result of her stupidity? Can she go back to Lake Howling and pick up the pieces of her life? ​Both seem unlikely, as does the sudden attraction she feels for the man who wears designer clothes and has a girl in every city. Her head is telling her to run, but her heart has other ideas. If you enjoy your small town romance sizzling with a side of crazy then Lake Howling is for you. Meet the real authority in town, the local book club, and maybe ask Willow to draw you a memento! Swim in the ice cold lake, then warm up with a coffee and mystery muffin at The Hoot Café. Plenty of feels and LOL’s, all wrapped up in a town that will have you packing your bags to head there from the opening page. BOOKS IN THIS SERIES A Promise Of Home The Texan Meets His Match How Sweet It Is It Only Took You Don't Look Back A Long Way Home Then Came You Faith and the Rock Star

A Long Way Home

In a small Oregon town, three different couples are in for the ride of their life… LOL funny, sizzling sexy, this set of contemporary romances will deliver you all the feels, from USA Today bestselling author Lani Blake. IT ONLY TOOK YOU (Cubby and Katie) His best friend’s sister should be off-limits. Sheriff Cubby Hawker loves his job, his mother, and his friends… but the woman side of things is not going so well. He’s had his chances, take his best bud’s sister, sexy Katie McBride. She’d thrown her heart at him and he’d been to slow to catch it. She left him the next day, and now years later, she’s a detective. A sexy, hard assed one who turns him inside out. Finding her halfway down a bourbon bottle, broken and scared, makes him want to protect her, he’s just not sure she’ll let him. DON'T LOOK BACK (Brad and Macy) Second chance seduction. Brad Gelderman rode his Harley into the small town of Lake Howling with one intention. Find Ethan, apologize, then leave. No messy emotion required. What he hadn’t factored on was arriving the day of his brother’s wedding, or meeting Macy Reynolds. A LONG WAY HOME (Newman and Hope) Opposites attract. Watch out Newman. Corporate raider Paul Theodore Newman likes his life to run smoothly. His sheets have a thread count between 1400-1500, and his spreadsheets are always on point. Maybe when he’s back in Lake Howling he lets down his guard and his personal hygiene slips, but there is absolutely no need for Hope Lawrence to take shots at him because she dresses che dumpster. Her fashion sense makes him shudder, as do her kale smoothies! If you enjoy your small town romance sizzling with a side of crazy then Lake Howling is for you. Meet the real authority in town, the local book club, and maybe ask Willow to draw you a memento! Swim in the ice cold lake, then warm up with a coffee and mystery muffin at The Hoot Café. Plenty of feels and LOL’s, all wrapped up in a town that will have you packing your bags to head there from the opening page. THE LAKE HOWLING SERIES A Promise Of Home The Texan Meets His Match How Sweet It Is It Only Took You Don’t Look Back A Long Way Home Then Came You Faith and the Rock Star

Lake Howling Series, Books 4-6

A spectacular single night. And cakes. After his ex stomped all over his heart Noah Harris vows to stay a lone wolf. Lake Howling, is his home, where he runs his business and has friends and family, and he’s convinced that’s all he needs in his life… or at least he was until he walked into that bar. The night he spent with Lucy Sullivan was a meeting of two lonely souls seeking comfort in each other—a spectacular single night to remember. But that plan is upended when she turns up in his home town, secretive, withdrawn, and trying hard to hide who she really is. And it doesn’t take long for Noah to want to know why. One night with her could never be enough. Lucy once had it all: money, friends, and family, but that all changed when someone tried to kill her, and now she’s on the run and planning on keeping it that way… or she was until the night she met Noah Harris. The man had a devastating effect on Lucy, and she knows he’s dangerous to her survival. Taking a job in his town was foolish, but getting to know him and his people is doubly so. Soon Lucy wants more and begins to dream about a life here with Noah. Can she take a chance, or will her secrets destroy any chance of a future with the man who has given her hope? Noah wants her in his bed and his life, the only problem is Lucy is running from something, and won’t tell him what. Cakes with purple frosting and a street party with a three-legged race all contribute to showing Lucy that Lake Howling is the place she wants to call home, can Noah convince her that he will keep her heart safe? If you enjoy your small town romance sizzling with a side of crazy then Lake Howling is for you. Meet the real authority in town, the local book club, and have a meal at the world famous (in Lake Howling) Howler! Swim in the ice cold lake, then warm up with a coffee and mystery muffin at The Hoot Café. Plenty of feels and LOL’s, all wrapped up in a town that will have you packing your bags to head there from the opening page. BOOKS IN THIS SERIES A Promise Of Home The Texan Meets His Match How Sweet It Is It Only Took You Don't Look Back A Long Way Home Then Came You Faith and the Rock Star

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