Piper James

I Wanted It to be Me

The Little Black Dress

I Wanted It to be You

Have you ever made a decision you thought was for the best, then you realized you were wrong? Like maybe it was the worst choice you'd ever made, and now you had to clean it up?FeliciaYeah. That was what my life looked like less than a year after picking up and moving away from my hometown.I'd lied. To everyone I loved. My family. My best friends. My baby-daddy.Yep. I, Felicia Stone, had run from my hometown of Milestone with my tail between my legs and a bun in the oven without telling a soul I'd gotten myself knocked up during a one night stand. Now, I was back, trying to fix my mistakes.I thought coping with a secret pregnancy far from home was hard, but I quickly realized resisting Marshall Parker was much harder.MarshallWhen I found out what Felicia had been hiding from me, I panicked and said some things I regretted. But one look into my son's blue eyes, and I was in love.I made a lot of mistakes with her, but now that she was back in my life, I wanted to fix them all. She thought keeping our relationship strictly platonic and professional was the right choice, but I had other ideas. I wanted her. And I was pretty sure that despite her fears, she secretly wanted me, too. Our one night together had been incredible until I went and messed it all up, and I wanted a do-over.And I intended to get it. Snubbing My Billionaire Boss is book #5 in the Milestone Mischief Series. It is a sweet & steamy standalone with no cliffhanger.

Milestone Mischief #5

Snubbing My Billionaire Boss

It's nothing but a casual hookup. Temporary, with no strings attached. It'll be over in a few weeks, and we'll go our separate ways. What could go wrong?JessaHave you ever wished you could turn back time and do things differently? Like that one time you decided to use your ratty bra as a weapon and almost took out the eye of your dad's hot doctor? Yeah? Me, too. But my nylon ninja skills must've impressed him, because he kept coming around, heating my blood with those tight jeans and sexy smiles.As hard as I tried, I couldn't resist him. So I decided to make a deal. A few weeks of fun, then we'd go our separate ways.RafeMy life was perfect-just the way I wanted it. Or at least it was until the day I met Jessa Maddox. Beautiful and feisty, I couldn't get her out of my head, and I kept making excuses just to be near her. When neither of us could deny our attraction for another moment, we made a bargain.No strings. No commitments. Just a cool and casual fling that would run its course before Jessa headed back home and out of my life, for good.It was the perfect situation...until it wasn't.And I needed to figure out what I really wanted, because Jessa Maddox was no "here today, gone tomorrow" hookup. She was just what the doctor ordered.Playing with the Doctor is book one in the Milestone Mischief Series. It is a hot standalone novel with no cliffhanger.

Milestone Mischief #1

Playing With The Doctor

I don't believe in fate. But if I did, I'd be certain that sassy wench sent me to add a little excitement to Max Parker's life. If anyone needs to take the stick out of his butt, it's him.KarlyI really scored when I became the receptionist for Milestone's newest law firm. Cushy office job with great hours and holiday pay? Check.Great location? Check.Two incredibly hot, identical twin lawyers? Check and check.But after a series of mishaps on my first day left the Parker brothers with a less-than-stellar first impression of my sparkling personality, I knew I had my work cut out for me. Especially where Max Parker was concerned. He wanted me gone the minute he laid eyes on me.I had two choices. I could make nice and be the professional, meek employee Max wanted. Or, I could be me and bring a little pleasure into that uptight, yet delicious man's life.Fun. I meant fun, not pleasure. But hey, if he's game...MaxKarly Brooks had no respect for authority, no sense of propriety, and a terrible disregard for punctuality. I wanted her gone.It didn't matter that she was gorgeous. Curvy, with flaming red hair and glittering green eyes. It didn't matter that my traitorous body reacted every time I saw her. I could ignore all that.She liked to play games? Well, game on. One way or another, I planned to win.Teasing Mr. Moneybags is book three in the Milestone Mischief Series. It is a steamy standalone novel with no cliffhanger.

Milestone Mischief #3

Teasing Mr. Moneybags

First, I hit him with my car. Then I hit him with an offer he couldn't refuse. Annabelle My father really outdid himself this time. If he wasn't already the worst, his newest demand surely gave him that title-if I wanted to take over the family company, I needed to get married. Within the next six months. He thought he had me right where he wanted me...that I'd marry one of his lackeys. A man who'd keep me in line with Dad's vision for both me and Parker Industries. Well, dear old Dad had another thing coming. I was no pushover, bowing to the whims of him or any man. I had a plan. And that plan's name was Ryder Perry. Ryder Red River, Texas was worse than I thought it was going to be when I moved here with my brothers to renovate the old ranch home we inherited from a distant relative. Mosquitos, flies, and the lung-clogging humidity were making me miserable, and that misery was only compounded when a spoiled rotten princess slammed into my truck and had the audacity to blame me. The next time I saw her, she offered me two things-an apology for her behavior and a million dollars...to marry her. I thought she was drunk. Or crazy. Or maybe a little bit of both. I wasn't sure. But one thing was for sure-my time in Red River just got a lot more interesting. This is a standalone romance with lots of spice and snarky humor. It is book one in a series of standalones featuring four hot brothers finding love in a small town. HEA guaranteed!

Red River Romps #1

It Started with a Bang

Merry freaking Christmas to me. Virginia I was set up. Tricked. Manipulated. The life and career I'd worked so hard to build crumbled around me, so I abandoned it and moved in with my parents. Shady Springs Retirement Community in Sweet Pea, Florida was the perfect place to hide out, even if I was stuck sleeping on the couch. Then along came Ford Birmingham, a jerk who ran over my things with his lawnmower, destroying them and blaming me for the whole thing. As frustrating as he was charming, it didn't take long for me to soften toward him...but I knew it was a dead end. His life was here, but mine wasn't. I would be leaving as soon as I found a new job in a new town where I could rebuild my shattered world. Ford I'd mowed the grass at Shady Springs for twenty years and never met a resident as intriguing as the beautiful and feisty Virginia Jones. Of course, everyone else who lived there was at least twenty years my senior, so... When I accidentally shredded her e-reader, sunglasses, and towel one bright and sunny December afternoon-starting a feud I was definitely all-in for-I couldn't stop thinking about her. I knew I'd eventually win her over, but to what end? She would leave Sweet Pea, and me, eventually. But sometimes, the reward was worth the risk. Fooling Around with Ford is the first book in the Sweet Pea Flings series of interconnected standalone novels. A sweet & steamy romance, this book has all the spice with a guaranteed HEA.

Sweet Pea Flings #1

Fooling Around with Ford

The Bliss List

I thought I had it all figured out. I had a great plan. A great job. A great life... Yeah. That didn't work out so well... Dakota I thought quitting my job as a bartender to focus on my new job as a realtor was a good choice. And for a few months, it was. But the success I was enjoying disappeared, and now I was broke and late on my rent...for the third month in a row. When I tried to get an extension on my rent payment, my sleazebag building manager tried to give me his extension instead. Gross. Luckily, my friends came to my rescue-I'd stay at the empty ranch they owned until it sold, and I earned the commission that would help me get back on my feet. I didn't want charity, but I also knew when to accept the help I so desperately needed. It was only for a few weeks, then I'd get my life back under control. Right? Noah With my brothers moving out and starting to put down roots in Red River, I felt like I was floundering. Living alone in this rental house was making me squirrelly, like I needed to make a change to get my life back on solid ground. Just when I'd decided to stay where I was until I found the perfect home, the floor fell out from beneath me-my lease was up and would not be renewed. I had to move out. The ranch home I owned with my brothers was the perfect solution-newly renovated, lots of space, and best of all, empty. At least, it was supposed to be. Imagine my surprise when a squatter cracked me over the head the minute I walked in. A beautiful, feisty squatter with whom I had some unfinished business... This was going to be so much fun. This is a standalone romance with lots of spice and snarky humor. It is book three in a series of standalones featuring four hot brothers finding love in a small town. HEA guaranteed!

Red River Romps #3

It Started with a Crack

I've never been into older men. And I definitely haven't had any experience with older men-or any men, really-who are as intense as Jack O'Sullivan. What am I even doing? When I accepted the gig to take marketing photos for O'Sullivan's Irish Pub, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I was convinced it was a quick, in-and-out job, something to broaden my portfolio and open my business up to new ventures. What I didn't expect was to feel a sudden and intense attraction to the bar's owner, a man twelve years my senior with infinite more life experience and a need to maintain control in every situation. And I never once considered he might feel that same attraction to me-a curvy, inexperienced twenty-something with no flirting skills and a shaky self-image. But he does want me. That much is obvious, even to someone as clueless as me. I just don't know what to do with it. Should I dive headfirst into uncharted waters? Or run as fast as I can in the opposite direction? Whatever I decide, I know my life will be utterly unrecognizable after Jack.

Rebel Rendezvous #3

I Wanted It to be Us

Ivy: Nate Walton showed me who he really was years ago, and I’ve hated him ever since. And when he came to me, begging for help, I almost laughed in his face. His proposition was simple—I’d pretend to be engaged to him to save his business from a conniving hag bent on having him for her own, and he’d finish the work on the classic car my dad had been restoring for my mom before he died. It was a win-win situation...until things got complicated, and cracks started to form in the walls I’d put up around my heart. Nate: Ivy Anderson had always been an enigma. When we first met, I was sure she’d been attracted to me...almost as much as I’d been to her. But something changed. She hated my guts, and I had no idea why. When I came up with the idea of creating a fake fiancée to save my auto repair shop, Ivy was the first person I’d thought of. Our dislike of each other would ensure a simple, drama-free transaction. We’d both get what we wanted out of the deal, then go our separate ways. No stress. No mess. No chance of hurt feelings or broken hearts. But after an unexpected kiss that was meant to be all for show, I couldn’t get the taste of Ivy’s lips out of my head. And it was obvious she’d been affected, too. So, we struck another deal. We’d give into our desires...once. Satisfy our curiosity and our needs, then go back to the way things were.

Faking with the Enemy

My brother's best friend is the whole package--sweet, smart, funny, and smoking hot. There's just one problem...according to him, I'm totally off-limits.LolaI'd had a crush on Dane Webster since I was old enough to know what one was. But he only ever saw me as his best friend's kid sister.Now that I was all grown up and working side-by-side with both of them, the close proximity was making me feel things I shouldn't have been feeling--especially since Dane locked me down firmly in the friend zone.His offer of friendship came complete with the suggestion that he should be my wingman. After the horror wore off, I considered the possibilities...would helping me meet other men make him finally see me?It was worth a shot...DaneNate Walton was my brother from another mother, which made Lola like a sister to me. Sure, I flirted with her outrageously, but that was just to mess with Nate...and he fell for it every time.But I couldn't deny she was attractive, with her glossy black hair, dark eyes, and secret smiles. My constant friendly teasing quickly turned into real lust, and I fought it...until I couldn't. One confession from her set my resolve--and my body--on fire.Now, I was obsessed with two things--pleasuring Lola Walton and making sure her brother never found out about it.Wanting My Brother's Best Friend is book #4 in the Milestone Mischief Series. It is a sweet & steamy standalone with no cliffhanger.

Milestone Mischief #4

Wanting My Brother's Best Friend

I don't date my students' fathers. I don't date my students' fathers. I don't date... Sage I've loved teaching at Red River Elementary for the last six years, and I've had my fair share of single dads ask me out. But even though there's technically no rule against it, I've always declined. Things like that could get messy, especially in a small town where everyone knew everyone else's business. Enter Chase Perry-a single dad who was not only my best friend's brother-in-law, but father to my newest student. He was everything I found attractive in another human being-funny, kind, generous, an amazing father, and smoking hot. I found myself crushing, hard, but there was nothing I could do about it. Because if I let myself go there and people found out, it could ruin my reputation and call my ethics into question. It just wasn't worth it...was it? Chase I couldn't believe it when I got called in for a parent-teacher conference less than a week after my third grader started at his new school. Apparently, he had a crush on a classmate, and things got ugly when he tried to show her how he felt. But he wasn't the only one with a crush. I wanted Sage Barlow the moment I laid eyes on her. She was convinced any relationship between us would cause problems for her and Daniel. But I refused to give up. I could persuade her to date me in secret. What the good folks of Red River didn't know couldn't hurt them. Or us. Right? This is a standalone romance with lots of spice and snarky humor. It is book two in a series of standalones featuring four hot brothers finding love in a small town. HEA guaranteed!

Red River Romps #2

It Started with a Crush

Riggs Malone. Star quarterback and captain of the football team. The boy all the girls wanted and all the boys wanted to be. My first love. And the only person who ever broke me. I have a great life. I've fulfilled my dream of running my own coffee shop-slash-library in my hometown, I own my own home, and I have the best group of friends a girl could ask for. Everything is perfect. Or it was. When a neighboring town starts its very own professional football franchise, he gets himself traded to be the starting quarterback of the Branston Bandits. And before I know it, he's purchased the house next door, moving in with a neighborly smile like he didn't destroy me all those years ago... ...when he made a disgusting bet with his teammates to take my V-card, which I was eagerly and naively willing to give him before I found out the truth. Well, if Riggs Malone thinks it's all water under the bridge, he has another thing coming. I don't forgive easily, and I never forget. I'm about to make his life a living hell. Let the prank war begin. The Turnover is a steamy, enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy with lots of laughs, plenty of heat, and more than a few cookies that are...ahem...anatomically correct. And if you're worried about Riggs' ability to be redeemed, don't worry. While he did, in fact, make the bet, all wasn't as it seemed...

Branston Bandits #1

The Turnover

What do you do when your strictly casual friend-with-benefits decides he wants to get serious...with someone else? You hatch a crazy fake-dating scheme with a stranger to make him jealous. Right? Keira I never wanted to be in a relationship...until I did. But when I asked my casual booty call to be my date for my best friend's wedding, he dumped me for another woman. What's a lonely, heartbroken woman to do? Kiss a stranger at midnight on New Year's Eve, of course! When my ex saw me kissing the handsome Brodie, I could tell he was jealous, which got me thinking... Could seeing me with another man bring him crawling back? Brodie My career couldn't take another scandal. And while being photographed kissing a beautiful blonde wouldn't be a scandal for most people, it was for Broderick Bennet-a Hollywood heartthrob who cheated on his longtime girlfriend with a stripper. That wasn't how it went down, at all, but people will believe anything they read...including the director of the film I was dying to star in. There was only one way out of this mess. I had to convince Keira McCain to pretend to be my girlfriend and fool the world-and the director-into thinking we were happy and in love. I'd get the role of a lifetime and afterward, we'd quietly break up with no one being the wiser. It was the perfect plan. What could possibly go wrong? Breaking Them Up with Brodie is the third book in the Sweet Pea Flings series of interconnected standalone novels. A sweet & steamy romance, this book has all the spice with a guaranteed HEA.

Sweet Pea Flings #3

Breaking Them Up with Brodie

When life gives you a second chance, you should grab on tight and refuse to let go. Right? Saylor I knew I'd never love a man the way I loved Slade Pearson. But it wasn't meant to be. He was my big brother's best friend, nine years older than me, and completely off-limits. It wasn't until six years ago that every one of my dreams came true...before they were dashed to bits by Slade's guilt and regret. Then, out of nowhere, he was back in Sweet Pea...living in the apartment next door. And we had to learn to be friends again if we were going to keep our families-my brother, especially-from finding out what happened between us all those years ago. Slade I'd known Saylor Birmingham since the day she was born. She was like a kid sister to me for two decades...until she wasn't. The day I saw her as a woman was the day she first kissed me. A day that was seared into my brain forever. I'd given myself one week with her, a secret we swore to keep to our graves. Now, she was back in my life, and the walls I thought I'd fortified around my heart were crumbling, fast. I told myself we could be friends again. That we could forget the fire between us. But I was wrong, and now we were sliding down a slippery slope of secrets, lies, and deception...and I knew the landing was going to hurt like hell. Sneaking Around with Slade is the second book in the Sweet Pea Flings series of interconnected standalone novels. A sweet & steamy romance, this book has all the spice with a guaranteed HEA.

Sweet Pea Flings #2

Sneaking Around with Slade

Have you ever known someone who seemed to have their life together, but one tiny scratch beneath the surface revealed they were two seconds from hitting rock bottom? Yeah. That was me. Ember I'd always been the wild one who did what she wanted with zero apologies. The life of the party. The one who swore she'd never settle down because living in the fast lane was the only place to be. Well, as fast as it gets in Red River, Texas, anyway. But my free and loose lifestyle came back to bite me hard. My quaint little boutique, Glowing Embers, was on the brink of collapse thanks to a few bad decisions and a decades-old building that was threatening to fall down around me. I refused to tell anyone how bad it had gotten, but when a support beam snapped thanks to millions of tiny, wood-chomping termites, my friends refused to let me deal with it on my own. They called in backup. Ethan Perry, my quiet, gorgeous archenemy-and my best friend's brother-in-law- volunteered to renovate the entire place on his own time and his own dime. I wanted to refuse, but what choice did I have with my life's work on the brink of collapse? Ethan Ember Moore was the opposite of me in every way. Where I was quiet and reserved, she was loud and extroverted. While I exercised complete control, she let her wildest impulses rule her decisions And yet, I'd felt drawn to her since the moment I first laid eyes on her. I tried to fight it. I told myself the attraction was just loneliness in the wake of my three brothers finding love and settling down. But when I saw her kiss another man, my jealousy went on a rampage, and I made the mistake of getting drunk and saying awful things about her-things she just so happened to overhear. And now, she hated me. When my brothers asked me to help her, I dreaded the prospect, but I couldn't say no. She needed me. And within a few days, I realized I needed her just as much. An uneasy truce and an unlikely friendship turned into much more, but could we survive a life-altering surprise that would change both of us forever? This is a standalone romance with lots of spice and snarky humor. It is the fourth and final book in a series of standalones featuring four hot brothers finding love in a small town. HEA guaranteed!

Red River Romps #4

It Started with a Snap

What do you do when one of your best friends is unlucky in love? You become his wing-woman, obviously... Sam Simmons has quickly become one of my best friends. We were thrown together when our B.F.F.'s fell in love, and the connection was instant. He's the yin to my yang. The peanut butter to my jelly. The chocolate to my bacon. Wait...what? Gross. Anyway, when Sam gets all misty-eyed over his sad, cobweb-filled dumpster fire of a love life, I devise a plan. We'll go through his little black book--who knew there was an app for that?--and set up second-chance dates with each woman with whom he's failed at finding love. I'll be the ultimate wing-woman, a creeper who observes from the sidelines so we can figure out what he's been doing wrong... But the plan backfires in a big way, and I'm falling for him. I want him, but if things go sideways, I could lose him, completely. What am I going to do now?

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