Nicole R. Locker

She thinks she’s already had her one shot at real love. Can he prove her wrong? Hunter Haley is gun-shy to invite a new relationship into his life after his recent attempt to rekindle an old flame ended badly and his daughters have displayed strong reactions to his ex-wife bringing a new man into the picture. After seeing what adding someone new into their lives means, Hunter fears what adding someone else to the mix will do. Kelli-Anne, known affectionately as Annie to those who know her best, is preparing to spend Thanksgiving in Tennessee for the first time in years. Her best friend is marrying her brother, which is about the only thing that could possibly make her willing to set foot near her toxic family and her devastating past again. Those are old wounds better left unopened. To avoid another unwanted attempted setup from her wicked stepmother and serve as a buffer between her and her nasty stepsisters, Annie needs to bring a date for the holiday/wedding festivities, and hearing that her boss, Hunter, will be alone the week of Thanksgiving, she invites him along. Hunter, a sucker for a damsel in distress but also not keen to spend Thanksgiving alone while another man takes his seat at the Thanksgiving table, agrees to go, and they embark on a fake-relationship journey that will leave them both forever changed.

Sly Man Gray

"A lovely holiday indulgence." "An entertaining, heartwarming, must-read holiday romance." Millie is headed to the Big Apple for the holidays, her best friend Goldie in tow, for Millie's top PR client and the events they have leading up to a new memoir for the bratty heiress, Brinne Wren, just hitting shelves. It's finally the chance Millie has waited for to move up in her career, that is, if she can keep the young, overly dramatic Brinne in check despite her established penchant for trouble. Hung up on a less-than-interested guy back home, Millie is mostly annoyed by the handsome and flirtatious Irish investor who keeps turning up in all the right places. She's not easily fooled by a sense of humor with a sexy accent, even if he has the looks to top it off. Especially not when it starts looking like Seamus Gallagher might have his own motives to sabotage Brinne Wren, and Millie's career in the process. There must be a little good old fashioned Christmas Magic in the air, though, when Millie's attempt to cheer up a heartbroken Goldie turns into an "I will if you will" situation, and they both find themselves giving it that good old college try. If Millie isn't careful, though, she just might find Seamus turning up in other unwanted places. Maybe even her heart.

Holiday Fling

May Sage

Lexy Timms

Ann Omasta

Hettie Ivers

Jordyn White

Regina Croft

Emma Nichols 

Seven standalone contemporary romance stories featuring hilarious, sassy women and the guys who believe they can take them on. There’s something irresistible about the things you can’t have…seven bestselling romance authors will make you laugh, cringe, and swoon with these new stories. Just the Tip will be available for a limited time. Hands off his dudette: When Anna starts dating, her best friend questions why their relationship has always been platonic. Risking their friendship is out of the question…but what if they could have more? Boundaries: Office flirtations. Boardroom fantasies. It's all innocent enough. Until it's not. He loves me not: When you have a chance to plan the wedding of all weddings, falling for the gorgeous groom is out of the question. How does one ignore the sparks, the attraction, and the forbidden fruit right in front of them? Playing the Professor: Fed up with her lying, cheating boyfriend of five years, Mika moves in with her best friend. Unlike her ex, who happens to also be a college professor, she won’t sleep with students. And because her specialty is psychology, she knows before she can think of sleeping with anyone, she needs time to heal, but her friend swears nothing will fix her faster than a fling. Who could possibly ignite her passion again? Daring Her Captor: He's the last man she should want... Off Limits: A bad decision waiting to happen, a forbidden fruit begging to be savored ... a best friend's ex is strictly off limits. Unless... Keeping Her: He’s my ex and now my client. There are so many reasons to say no to him. So why can't I stop saying yes?

Seven Standalone Contemporary Romances

Just the Tip

A jilted blind date turns into an unexpected chance meeting for Cordi, but when she runs into the same, handsome stranger at her friend's Christmas party, all bets are off. A sweet, holiday romance full of hope, wonder, and holiday cheer. Follow Cordi as she learns to believe in Christmas miracles when a chance meeting turns into something more. Includes a Spotify holiday playlist to accompany the story.

Mistletoe and Fire Glow

First Impressions Series - Books 1-2 FIRST IMPRESSIONS (Zia's POV) College romance isn't that complicated. When you can read people like a book, what else is there to know? Marzia Benagli wasn't impressed with Dylan, not that he was lacking attention from every other girl around. But what happens when you find out your first impressions were wrong? Dylan may have been the object of any other college girl's dreams, but Zia's first impressions of him left her less than impressed. A chance meeting in a coffee shop off campus leads Zia to offer her psychology skills to help Dylan get out of his own way and meet girls with more to offer than just a pretty face. Seeing a different side of Dylan brings about a change of heart, but with their arrangement underway, it might be too little, too late. SECOND THOUGHTS (Book 2 - Dylan's POV) There are two sides to every story. When Dylan first meets Zia, she's standoffish and indifferent, something he isn't used to when it comes to the opposite sex. When Zia offers to help him get out of his own way to meet girls with more than just a pretty face, he accepts, but his motives are not what Zia suspects.

First Impressions Series

A set of firsts by contemporary romance author, Nicole R. Locker. Book 1: Boss Unyielding She wasn't the kind of girl men stuck around for. Life had taught her she wasn't the kind of girl people moved mountains for. He disagreed. Farren Fields shouldn't be attracted to her hot, older boss... But she is. She's brains and beauty, unafraid to go after what she wants - until her sexy, Alpha, playboy boss becomes the object of her innermost desires. Rogan Rayner knows his new star employee is off limits... But when have limits ever been able to stop him? "In this world, there is nothing softer or thinner than water. But to compel the hard and unyielding, it has no equal. That the weak overcomes the strong, that the hard gives way to the gentle - this everyone knows. Yet no one asks accordingly." -Laozi Book 2: Big Man Blue "High heat, high emotions, and as much drama as your romantic little heart can handle. A winning romance for Nicole R. Locker." How far would you go to get him back? Blue Brigham was barely a man when he first got his chance with the girl he'd loved all his life. He made her laugh, and he made her love, but he couldn't make her stay. Legal wasn't enough for their older woman-younger man relationship, not in a town like theirs, so before he knew it, she'd left town to marry another man her own age and took his heart with her. Ten years later, Harper Haley is back and looking better than ever, but even a rocking body and a smile as sweet as he remembered isn't enough to melt his defenses. She won't have the chance to break his heart a second time. Trouble is, she's staying here in his house since he moved his sister in after her recent divorce, and Harper's not going easy on him. Not even a little bit. Either he'll take his revenge, or she'll take what's left of his heart. Either way, someone's going down. Fans of enemies to lovers, older woman/younger man, best friend's brother, return to hometown, second chance, cowboy romance will enjoy Big Man Blue. Written in Third Person, dual character POV. Now available in audio, duet narration by Tor Thom and Charley Ongel! The Genre Minx Book Reviews said: "Big Man Blue is an amazing second chance romance that will tug at your heartstrings from start to finish and I highly recommend you get your hands on a copy today." Other Praise for Big Man Blue: "High heat, high emotions, and as much drama as your romantic little heart can handle. A winning romance for Nicole R. Locker." "Deserves more than 5 stars. Grab all the stars in the sky might do it justice. Blue is more than your next book boyfriend he's who you would want for a book husband." "Grabbed hold to the heartstrings and did not let go even at the end." "Ms. Locker has done it again. This is not your straightforward second chance romance. This is a book about true love, making mistakes and fighting for what you want. Great character development, steamy sex scenes, and twists and turns to really be able to sink into the book." "I absolutely loved this book! I was on tenterhooks the whole time. The tension was high. The chemistry between Blue and Harper was explosive! Amazing book!" Book 3: Reckless Hot as the Dallas, summer heat - Perla Fae resists the advances of a sexy as hell, playboy billionaire to protect her heart from further devastation. It should be easy, coming fresh out of a painful breakup, starting a new job, and the calendar just days away from the tragic reminder of why she feels utterly alone in the world. Jax Maddox doesn't do emotions or complications in his love life, but if there's one thing he loves more than anything, it's a challenge. He may have just met his match.

First In Series

Hot as the Dallas, summer heat - Perla Fae resists the advances of a sexy as hell, playboy billionaire to protect her heart from further devastation. It should be easy, coming fresh out of a painful breakup, starting a new job, and the calendar just days away from the tragic reminder of why she feels utterly alone in the world. Jax Maddox doesn't do emotions or complications in his love life, but if there's one thing he loves more than anything, it's a challenge. He may have just met his match. Reckless is Part 1 of 3 in the Dangerous Desire Series. All books are available, including the full set in one, titled Dangerous Desire by Nicole R. Locker. Enjoy!

Reckless

In an explosive, must-read finale, their collision course reaches its climax as Perla finally gives into her heart-stopping, mounting attraction to Jax. Just when they're ready to make it happen and go all in, everything goes up in flames when the mystery of her parents' brutal, unsolved murder finally comes to light in an unexpected twist. When Perla goes missing and there's more than one suspect with ulterior motives, Jax finds himself not only in a race against time, but in a race against the ghosts of her past to save her. Ruthless is Part 3 of 3 in the Dangerous Desire Series. All books are available, including the full set in one, titled Dangerous Desire by Nicole R. Locker. Enjoy!

Ruthless

Marzia Benagli - Zia - is a psychology student who enjoys people-watching in her free time. Dylan Porter is a playboy athlete from a wealthy family. Zia's first impression of Dylan is that of an over inflated ego, which she is not attracted to despite his undeniable good looks. While Dylan admits that he can get any girl he wants, they all seem to be the same, and he's hoping to find something different. Circumstances bring them together and they work out an arrangement that Zia will use her psychology skills to teach Dylan how to find the right girl. By the time Zia realizes her first impressions were wrong, she's already established herself in the friend zone with their arrangement and can't see any indication that Dylan might see them as anything more. Will Zia have the strength to walk away when the time comes, and if so, will Dylan let a good thing slip away? First Impressions is the story as told by Zia. Don't miss Dylan's side of the story, coming soon in Second Thoughts.

A Novella

First Impressions

&quot;I absolutely enjoyed this entertaining feel-good love story … fast-paced, filled with drama, pain and loss, all mixed perfectly with sooo much love … definitely not-to-be-missed!&quot; -GoodReads Reviewer It&#39;s the cardinal rule of the Girl Code: never date a friend&#39;s ex. Laynie Duluth knows that Gideon Roth is completely off limits. After all, he and her best friend, Priya, dated for two years back in college. And there&#39;s no statute of limitations on the rules of Girl Code. Problem is, somebody forgot to tell Gideon. When Laynie wakes up in Gideon&#39;s hotel room bed, wrapped up in a naked, deliciously attractive Gideon after a night of explosive, earth-shattering, mind-blowing sex, she knows she&#39;s got to fess up and come clean with Priya. Only that&#39;s not easy knowing what she knows about her best friend, and it becomes even harder when she learns Priya might just have a secret of her own to come clean about Off Limits was originally published in a multi-author anthology titled &quot;Just the Tip&quot; from December 27, 2018 - March 26, 2019.

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