Mia Hopkins

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST • A gangster hiding from his past. A single mom fighting for her future. Can she show this bad boy the man he’s meant to be? “A powerful, honest look at love as both a motivation and a risk.”—The Washington Post “Heartrending, raw and beautiful.”—USA Today’s Happy Ever After blog My name is Salvador Rosas. Back in the barrio, my past is written on the walls: ESHB. Short for East Side Hollenbeck, my father’s gang—my gang. Hell, it’s a family tradition, one that sent both my brothers away. They used to call me “Ghost” because I haunted people’s dreams. Now I’ve got nothing going for me except a hipster gringo mentoring me in a new career. An ex-con making craft beer? No mames. Still, people in this neighborhood look out for one another. That’s how I became Vanessa Velasco’s unwelcome tenant. Chiquita pero picosa. She’s little, but with curves so sweet they’re dangerous. I remember Vanessa from the old days, the straight-A student with big plans. Plans that were derailed by another kid stupid enough to think he was bulletproof. Now Vanessa knows better than to believe in empty promises. There’s fire in her . . . and if I touch her, I might get burned. I’m trying everything I can to go straight. But when East Side Hollenbeck comes calling, I might have to risk it all to find out if there’s a future for Vanessa and me. Because she’s the only one who can quench my thirst for something real. The Rosas brothers will return in Trashed! Praise for Thirsty “Thirsty held me captivated from its first page to its last with its heartrending, raw and beautiful story. . . . Mia Hopkins sublimely blends blunt realism with romantic fantasy and sharp-eyed social observation and delivers a happy-ever-after that is much more than a neat conclusion to a love story. . . . A singular reading experience.”—USA Today’s Happy Ever After blog “Thirsty is a brilliant read. There are good writers, and then there are writers that just leave you in awe. And Mia Hopkins has definitely left me in awe after reading this novel.”—Hypable This standalone novel includes an excerpt from another Loveswept title.

An Eastside Brewery Novel

Thirsty

He burns for her. Lucky for him, she likes to play with fire. . . My name is Eddie Rosas, but everyone calls me Trouble. Since I got out of prison six months ago, I've had one goal: find my father, whatever the cost. My older brother says I need to move on. He also wants me to leave our gang, East Side Hollenbeck, and go straight, but I can't--not until I uncover the truth about our family and its missing piece. One problem? I'm distracted. My distraction's name is Carmen Centeno. Smart, passionate, and tough as hell, Carmen is a woman from the neighborhood who's built her career as one of the city's top chefs. She's a master of creating pleasure both in and out of bed. But when our connection deepens, how can I show her I'm not the trash everyone says I am? The pressure's rising. Carmen deserves a man she can depend on. And when the ghosts of my past rise up, I'll have to outsmart them--or lose my shot at a future with the only woman who believes in me. The Rosas brothers will return in Tanked! Praise for the first Eastside Brewery novel, Thirsty ONE OF THE BEST ROMANCE NOVELS OF THE YEAR "A powerful, honest look at love as both a motivation and a risk."--The Washington Post "Heartrending, raw and beautiful."--USA Today "A brilliant read. There are good writers, and then there are writers that just leave you in awe. And Hopkins has definitely left me in awe."--Hypable "Bold and unapologetic."--Smexy Books "A sizzling, emotionally intense story that is both gritty and heartwarming, an addictive page-turner that will stay with me for a long time to come."--New York Times bestselling author Cathryn Fox "Sexy and soul-wrenching, with Sal's irresistible voice luring you through a living, breathing Los Angeles."--USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone "An amazing read! I stayed up way too late to finish and haven't stopped thinking about the characters. Highly recommended!"--USA Today bestselling author Molly O'Keefe

Trashed

Forget chocolate and flowers. This homegrown honey is all the sweetness he craves.Small-town life is nothing but a waiting room for eighteen-year-old honor student Corazón Gomez. Work and school leave little time for love, but with a full-ride Ivy League scholarship and a one-way ticket out of the boondocks, who needs it?The answer appears on Valentine's Day when her old cowboy crush ambles into the ice cream parlor where she works, inviting her to go on a late-night ride in his truck. For the first time she wavers between staying on the straight and narrow, and going off-road with the handsome heartbreaker.After four years working on ranches all over the country, Caleb MacKinnon is back on the family farm helping out his mom and brothers while his father fights cancer. The one bright spot: smart, funny, and wickedly sexy Cora.From the start, they both know this blazing-hot love affair can't last. But when autumn comes and Cora has to leave for the East Coast, Caleb must find a solution to keep himself-and his heart-from falling apart.Warning: Contains hard, cherry-poppin' sex in a pickup truck and a cowboy charmer who talks dirty in two languages.

Cowboy Valentine

Sarah Smith

Tif Marcelo

June Gray

Liz Durano

Maida Malby

Maan Gabriel

Aurora Paige

Elle Cruz

Kaye Rockwell

You are cordially invited. The Moore family requests the pleasure of your company on a starry harvest night, rich with tales of passion, magic, and love. Our beloved Filipino American family hosts a gathering at Hacienda Luz this autumn for another grand celebration – Vida and Rafa’s long-anticipated wedding. As promises of fidelity and infinity fill the air, ten couples live and relive intimate stories that attest to the true meaning of happily ever after. Acclaimed and bestselling Filipino American authors – Aurora Paige, Elle Cruz, June Gray, Kaye Rockwell, Liz Durano, Maan Gabriel, Maida Malby, Mia Hopkins, Sarah Smith, and Tif Marcelo – bring you Forevermore, a romance collection celebrating love everlasting. ~ * ~ Forevermore, A Romance Anthology is a collection of new and never-been-published stories by the authors that brought you Pasko Na, My Love, A Holiday Romance Anthology, and from exciting voices in Filipino American Romantic Fiction. Lola Naty is back along with her sprawling multicultural family, friends from all over the world, and a gatecrasher or two. Moments In The Vineyard by Aurora Paige The Memory of You by Elle Cruz Double Exposure by June Gray Maybe This Time by Kaye Rockwell Stay With Me by Liz Durano Someone’s Always Saying Goodbye by Maan Gabriel Now That I Have You by Maida Malby Moonlight Serenade by Mia Hopkins The Stand-In by Sarah Smith Win Your Love by Tif Marcelo

A Romance Anthology

Forevermore

Sex, drugs, and spicy tuna rolls? Resilient and disciplined, tsunami survivor Eve Ono moves to California from Japan looking for a position as a sushi chef. When she’s suddenly fired from her restaurant job, desperation drives her to find work on a fishing boat despite her fears of the ocean. To make matters worse, she’s stuck in close quarters with her new captain—a man whose raw physicality drives her out of her mind with lust. Free-spirited and roguish, Sam Lamont is a commercial fisherman aboard his own dive boat, the Bravado. When he makes a bad deal with a deadly loan shark who threatens to take his boat, Sam is in danger of losing both his business and his way of life. On top of that, he’s got to train his new deckhand—a beautiful hard-ass who just so happens to be sexy as hell. A female sushi chef with mad knife skills. A deep-sea diver who's pissed off a Mexican drug cartel. Together, they're in trouble, and the only way out is down.

Deep Down

Tanked

Feisty reporter vs. gruff cowboy-buckle up for a hard ride.Journalist Georgia Meyers is writing an article about MacKinnon Ranch in a last-ditch effort to save her job at a failing newspaper. At first, the hot-as-hell rancher wants nothing to do with her. But butting heads leads to knocking boots, and soon she's getting the real story-in bed and off the record.Cattleman's son and petroleum engineer Daniel MacKinnon turned down a lucrative oil career to take over the family farm. Frustrated about giving up his dreams and worried about money, Daniel buries himself in ranch work-that is, until gorgeous Georgia shows up and rocks him to the core.A blazing one-night stand leads to something deeper. Despite their feelings for each other, he's tied to the land and she's a rolling stone. When the time comes to part ways, will the lovers choose duty over desire? Or will they face their fears and rise to the challenge of love?Get ready for sassy banter, sizzling sex, orgasms galore, and a nerdy dirty-talkin' cowboy who can go all night long.

Cowboy Rising

Who needs luck when you can get Lucky?When Harmony Santos's boyfriend dumps her on her birthday, she doesn't get mad. She gets lucky...with a mysterious cowboy whose bedroom eyes and rough edges bring out her inner bad girl. But when their one-night rodeo turns into more than a rebound, Harmony worries her heart hasn't healed enough to take on someone new-even if that someone is as sweet as he is sexy.Tie-down roper Lucky Garcia can't believe his good fortune. A shot at national finals and now this-his longtime crush, in his arms at last. The more time he spends with Harmony, the harder he falls for her. But financial demands and family responsibilities take him further and further away from her-as does his secret fear she hasn't quite gotten over her dickhead ex.Behind closed doors, Lucky and Harmony are filthy perfection. But when reality comes knocking, the star-crossed lovers must decide: walk away intact, or risk it all for a chance at happiness.Get ready for rope tricks, spanking, self-pleasure, and a smoking-hot cowboy who puts the big D in Dominant.

Cowboy Karma

Elle James

Delilah Devlin

N.J. Walters

Megan Mitcham

Tray Ellis

Susan Saxx

Kris Norris

Belinda LaPage

Layla Chase

Adele Downs

Sukie Chapin

M. Marie

Robie Madison

Kalissa Wayne

Jennnifer Kacey

Blue Collar

This cowboy and cowgirl sell the steak and the sizzle.For eight years, Melody Santos played the game of love and lost-big time. Now she's back in her tiny hometown looking after her younger sister, making ends meet with an assortment of odd jobs. When her childhood best friend hires her to help him sell his family's grass-fed beef, the last thing she anticipates is falling in lust with the legendary, brown-eyed player.To put his family's cattle ranch back in the black, Clark MacKinnon has his sights set on big contracts-gourmet chefs and restaurateurs. If that means long hours traveling from farmer's market to farmer's market, Clark doesn't mind. Particularly since his new assistant is his childhood crush, all grown up and sexy as hell.One night in bed leaves them breathless and hungry for more. But when his love-'em-and-leave-'em reputation collides with her trust issues, Clark and Melody must face the truth about what they've become: not friends, not lovers, but players in a game that's impossible to win.Warning: Contains filthy banter, raunchy sex, excessive Johnny Cash references, and hundreds of pounds of raw beef.

Cowboy Player

Ball-busting businesswoman meets no-holds-barred cowboy. He's gonna need a longer rope.Marketing hotshot Monica Kaur has put her big-city life on hold to help bail out her brother's failing business. Now she's got three months to plan and promote a rodeo, the first her tiny hometown has ever seen.To ensure the rodeo's success, Monica enlists a local hero, a rancher's son who's made a name for himself on the bull-riding circuit. Problem? She can't stop daydreaming about the cocky bastard-and all the things she longs to do to him out behind the chutes.Professional bullfighter Dean MacKinnon is home helping his family while his father fights cancer. Haunted by bad memories, jaded by love, Dean finds escape in a no-strings-attached go-round with brainy, sexy Monica, whose close-knit Sikh-American family would sooner run him out of town than see her with a notorious rodeo romeo.In private, Monica and Dean play as hard as they work. But as the rodeo draws near, that clean break they promised each other is getting more and more hung up in the rigging.Warning: Contains rope play, motel nooners, and a cowboy charmer with a taste for kink.

Cowboy Resurrection

With nothing but her dog, her guitar, and her cowboy boots, songwriter Riley Marion arrives in Los Angeles on the run from her abusive ex. A quiet job teaching music sounds perfect, but her low-key lifestyle is threatened when she reunites with a sexy old flame-now an up-and-coming celebrity who's constantly dogged by paparazzi. Charming and driven, Jack Lamont is a Hollywood actor on the rise to stardom. Ready to outgrow his playboy reputation, he's happy to leave the hard partying to his entourage. Romantic entanglements? Jack's not interested. At least, not until he gets tangled up with the one who got away-a smoking-hot woman whose memory has haunted him for the last ten years.

Hollywood Honkytonk

Cynthia Young

Jennifer Kacey

Erzabet Bishop

Emma Jay

Delilah Night

Bibi Rizer

Axa Lee

Cela Winter

T.G. Haynes

Rogues: Alpha Male Short Story Collection

Rogues

Preslaysa Williams

Family, heart, and a Merry Christmas Happily Ever After. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all 'round Hacienda Luz bustled in celebration of Natividad Luz Moore’s 100th birthday. A Filipino American woman of courage, strength, and heart, Lola Naty has touched the lives of many. Celebrities and politicians make merry, fine dresses and barong Tagalogs shimmer, and food and drink flow freely. And it's all to honor family, tradition, and the very essence of that thing called love. While Filipino ballads fill the chilly Northern California air, hearts throb and passions ignite as seven remarkable couples find love in all the right—or wrong—places. From acclaimed and bestselling Filipino American authors—Elle Cruz, Maan Gabriel, Mia Hopkins, Maida Malby, Tif Marcelo, Sarah Smith, and Preslaysa Williams—comes Pasko Na, My Love, a holiday romance collection that is sure to warm your heart and uplift your Christmas spirit.

A Holiday Romance Anthology

Pasko Na, My Love

Mia Hopkins

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