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Definition of "Contemporary Romance": While technically a subgenre of the Romance category, that category is much too large to not be broken down. Contemporary Romance, by definition, is set in the time in which it was written. The ebooks in this category are largely focused on the relationship and romantic love shared by two people. Typically, ebooks in this category reward characters that are good people, punish those that are bad, and end with an upbeat, positive conclusion. But, that "formula" is always being altered by excellent authors--which is why we read their ebooks, right?
Some examples of the best Contemporary Romance ebooks past and present include Nicholas Sparks (The Longest Ride), Tracy Brogan (Crazy Little Thing), Jojo Moyes (Me Before You), Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook), Lisa Kleypas (Blue-Eyed Devil).
A real life love story. This is the first book in The Young and Privileged of Washington, DC series that cover many romance stories under the backdrop of our nation’s capital. All of the stories in this series are loosely based on true stories and/or characters.
Kara is beautiful but introverted, just finishing up her undergraduate studies and enjoying life with her friends. She wasn’t looking for love, and wasn’t prepared to find it. Naheed—mature, good-looking, and unabashedly focused on Kara—holds knowledge about Kara that drives him to meet her.
The earth shakes, she gets light-headed, and she feels him in her soul…all the things that are supposed to happen when you meet “the one” happens. Kara lets herself fall for him…and hard…until a misunderstanding leads her to cut him off completely. …but how long can “completely” last…and how dangerous would it be to renege on “completely” anyway?
Their attraction is undeniable, but life throws a few bumps in the road causing Kara to listen to her mind instead of her heart. …but Naheed never gives up, no matter how much she pushes him away. He knows…they’re meant to be.
Come for a visit to Walker Island where you'll find stunning Pacific Northwest ocean views, men too intriguing to resist...and five close-knit sisters who are each about to find their one true love.
After four years on the Seattle mainland, when Hanna Walker returns to Walker Island to make a documentary about the infamous Peterson-Walker feud from the early 1950s, she's shocked to realize that passions still run high. Especially when it comes to Joel Peterson, the one man who is totally off-limits...but that she's never been able to stop dreaming about.
The last thing Joel wants is for Hanna to dredge up the past, but when he realizes she's determined to follow through with her documentary no matter what, he knows he has no choice but to join her. But despite vowing to hold back his growing feelings for her, as Joel works with Hanna to unravel the mystery of what really happened between their two families, he soon begins to see that love is an unstoppable force...and that sometimes two people are meant to be.
What waited for Daria Stark was redemption and love, even if it was only temporary.
Daria Stark faces a lonely Christmas with her two young children promised to her recent ex-husband and his scheming girlfriend. Hoping for distraction, she leaves Seattle for the picturesque Canadian ski resort, Whistler Mountain, where her friend Joanne is entertaining a house full of Christmas company When a handsome man arrives at Joanne's mountain lodge for Christmas, Daria finds herself tempted by the attentions of the charming vintner, Pierre Charbenaud. Knowing she's vulnerable to his attentions and will undoubtedly face heartbreak at the end of the vacation when she returns to Seattle and Pierre returns to Napa, Daria throws herself in to Christmas instead of Pierre's log bed at the lodge. But days spent skiing the mountain with the once ski instructor and nights in front of the fire have Daria under the mistletoe with the dashing vintner soon enough.
Embarking on a vacation fling in the romantic ski resort, Daria she falls for the mysterious man who rescues dogs, speaks four languages, and helps her play a payback trick on Daria's ex-husband's nasty girlfriend. With only two weeks to feel like a woman again, and not a mother, Daria makes the most of her time but as the vacation comes to a close a family emergency has Pierre showing her exactly what he's worth.
Christmas in Whistler is a Sweet/Sensual Romance, with implied moments of intimacy. No swearing, no violence.
Christmas Cookie Recipes are included at the end!
Sometimes life throws curve balls you never see coming. And tragedies happen every day, you just never expect them to happen to you.
Ink. Sex. Lies. They are words that describe me. I’m not the guy you take home to mom. I’m the guy that screws you in a public bathroom, then I’m done with you as soon as I get my rocks off. If you can’t handle that, then chances are you shouldn’t bat your eyes at me. I don’t do relationships. Not even for the same sapphire eyes that I see every day and every night before I close my own. I will shut it down every single time.
Introducing book one in a new melt-your-kindle-HOT, highly-rated bad boy romance series: The Cocker Brothers of Atlanta. We hope you enjoy!
Audio Book available!
"Holy Big O - my e-reader was on fire!!!!!" -- AngDia
"The Cocker brothers are some of the most charming bad boys you could hope for." -- Stephanie
DREW:
This 'roommate wanted' ad is wildly rude and even unbelievable. Well, at least it's honest...unlike my soon-to-be ex-husband Edward, the bastard.
When Jake Cocker introduces himself wearin' only a towel and a smirk (8 years younger than me and hotter than hell in August) I decide having him as my roommate is a VERY bad idea.
He mistakenly thought I was a boy because of my name, so now that I'm here he won't rent to me.
I know I should go, but my search for a home has me begging him to give me a shot.
I can't stay where I've been - secrets are there I'm not even aware of. All I want is a fresh start.
What other choice do I have besides living with Jake Cocker...leave Atlanta, my dreams, and give up?
JAKE:
With our dad being a congressman, and us coming from old-money, women throw themselves at me and my brothers.
But Drew Charles is from a small Georgia town and doesn't know about us.
I only rented to her out of pity, because I hate to see a woman cry.
Then I braced myself for a nightmare... but she just hides in her room, studying.
No matter how carefully I try to coax any information out of her, she's a closed book. She wants nothing to do with me.
I knew I shouldn't have rented to a woman. I told her we'd be f*cking soon, but she just got pissed. Told me she wouldn't even if I begged her to.
I've never had to beg any woman for anything.
It's always been the other way around. Except with Drew.
Why has that given her the starring role in all of my fantasies?
And how can I convince her to make them real?
* If you're shy about sex, this whole series is not for you. Thank you! Cocky Roomie also has a lot of dirty talk. Just how I like it. It's a fun romantic comedy with loads of steam, humor and an incredibly satisfying HEA!
Book 4 of the Lowcountry Lovers series
Nobody does Christmas like Miranda Hamilton, and now that she finally has her chance to chair Magnolia Bay's tree lighting and the cotillion, which benefits her late mother’s breast cancer foundation, this Christmas is shaping up to be the best ever. That is until her childhood nemesis Logan Mauldin buys his way on her committee and starts making plans of his own.
Logan Mauldin loves to get under Miranda's very sexy skin, and it's only fair. She's been getting under his since long before their first kiss at 13. Logan’s the last man interested in co-chairing a Christmas committee or participating in a sexy bachelor auction, but since that night he interrupted Miranda on a date and cornered her under the mistletoe, he can't stop thinking about her. Or vying for her attention and bugging the hell out of her.
Christmas cheer isn’t the only thing that heats up between the Miranda and Logan, but, thanks to a lie that is as much her fault as it is his, he loses the woman he’s loved since forever. Logan will need a Christmas miracle for Miranda to forgive him. A grand gesture to melt her heart and win her back just in time for Christmas.
The Lowcountry Lovers series
Book 1: Flirting with Forever
Book 2: She's the One
Book 3: Sweet Home Carolina
Book 4: Just in Time for Christmas
Book 5: Caught Up in You
There’s no place like home ...
For teacher Jenna McKnight, nothing spells “heartbreak” like finding her husband with somebody else--in her bed. It’s clearly time to reinvent herself. A new body, a new city, and a new job later, she’s done just that. The beautiful Auckland villa isn’t really her home, though. Finn Douglas and his kids aren’t really her family, however much she wishes they were. And playing house can be a dangerous game.
Rugby star Finn Douglas is just looking for a temporary nanny and housekeeper. Not a girlfriend, and definitely not a wife. He can’t resist Jenna’s cooking, it’s true. Who knew he’d have so much trouble resisting her? He wants to do what’s right for his kids. But waiting is so hard ...
Note: This STAND-ALONE romance, like New Zealand, contains a bit of steam. If that isn't your cuppa, you may want to visit a different country ... er, book.
Houston's most eligible bachelor. A career-driven mom.
Named one of Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Romantic Comedies!
Elementary school teacher and part-time librarian Sarah Mayhew has the perfect plan: show off her cycling skills at her school's bike retreat and attract her oblivious coworker in the process. Her end game? Fall in love. Only one problem: she needs to find someone to teach her how to ride a bike pronto. But when she catches sight of Chris Dean, her best laid plans are about to go off track . . .
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling first book in The Wedding Pact series by Denise Grover Swank.
Megan Vandemeer meant to tell her parents about her broken engagement, but a month and a half later she finds herself boarding a plane home to her wedding. Having stretched avoidance to its limits, it's time to come clean--a terrifying prospect since her mother is sure to blame her rather than her cheating, emotionally frigid ex. A couple of drinks and two Dramamine later, Megan finds herself spilling her sob story to the tall, dark, and handsome stranger in the seat next to her.
With only one week left to save his business, Josh McMillan boards a plane to Kansas City in a last-ditch effort, leaving the details to chance. An unexpected answer is delivered in the form of the beautiful brunette beside him. Though she’s completely loopy, her honesty, openness, and humor charm him. So when she passes out before landing, he helps her off the plane--a good deed that leads to a colossal misunderstanding. Her parents assume he’s her fiancé. In a twist of fate, the mix-up might help Josh save his business, so he plays along, figuring he can help Megan too. All he has to do is stage a public break up convincing enough to appease her mother.
Josh is only supposed to be a substitute groom, but the more time he and Megan spend together, the more their pretend engagement starts to feel real…and the less they want to break it off. Can a relationship that began as a farce turn into happily ever after?
The Wedding Pact and Bachelor Brotherhood series
The Wedding Pact
#1 The Substitute (The Wedding Pact #1) Megan's story
#2 The Player (The Wedding Pact #2) Blair's story
#3 The Gambler (The Wedding Pact #3) Libby's story
#4 The Valentine (The Wedding Pact #4) Blair short story
Bachelor Brotherhood
#1 Only You (Kevin's story)
#2 Until You (Tyler's story)
#3 Always You (Matt's story)
Quiet and soft-spoken, Kate Zook is the responsible eldest daughter in an Amish family and prides herself on fulfilling her role. Then, one fateful snowy night, she uncharacteristically speaks her mind—and unwittingly plays a part in a horrible accident.
Wracked by guilt over her role in the tragedy that left her brother David injured, Kate devotes herself to his care, going so far as to take on his chores in the fields. Even so, her brother’s resentment toward her grows, and David torments Kate, making her increasingly isolated life even more difficult.
Though Kate’s parents have emotionally withdrawn, someone outside the home takes an interest in Kate and notes her clear grief. Samuel, a local boy, has recently returned from a wild rumschpringe—the Amish term for exploring the wider world—and recommitted to his community. Intrigued by Kate’s gentle yet loyal ways, he begins to fall in love with her. But tensions rise as he refuses to put up with David’s rage. As Kate’s heart begins to stir and cry out for happiness, she must rely on faith to find forgiveness or risk losing out on love.
Your favorite Harlequin Heartwarming authors are back with fifteen all new stories set in charming Christmas Town, Maine.
Save on your next Heartwarming purchase. Details inside the book.
This holiday season, warm your heart with 15 connected sweet, clean & wholesome holiday romances set in Christmas Town from 15 Harlequin Heartwarming authors who are USA Today, national bestselling, and award-winning authors.
There are five connected books in A Heartwarming Holiday. That means each set of three novellas shares characters and storylines! This collection of PG-rated holiday romances are all set in Christmas Town, Maine, a location introduced in the 2014 Harlequin Heartwarming release Christmas, Actually. A Heartwarming Holiday will bring you laughter, tears, and happily-ever-afters (no cliffhangers), for more than 1200 pages.
Book 1: Once Upon a Holiday by Anna Adams, Anna J Stewart & Melinda Curtis:
Three former college roommates start a business to bring the magic of the holidays to everyone in Christmas Town.
Novella 1: Once Upon a Thanksgiving by Anna Adams, award-winning, USA Today bestselling, Harlequin Heartwarming author
Novella 2: Once Upon a Christmas by Anna J Stewart, award-winning, USA Today bestselling, Harlequin Heartwarming author
Novella 3: Once Upon a New Year’s Eve by Melinda Curtis, award-winning, USA Today bestselling, Harlequin Heartwarming author
Book 2: Holiday Heroes by Leigh Riker, Tara Randel & Cari Lynn Webb:
Three former Navy SEALs come together to restore an outdated resort.
Novella 1: Thankfully Yours by Leigh Riker, award-winning, USA Today bestselling, Harlequin Heartwarming author
Novella 2: Cooking Up Christmas by Tara Randel, Barnes and Noble bestselling, USA Today bestselling, Harlequin Heartwarming author
Novella 3: Countdown to Romance by Cari Lynn Webb, USA Today bestselling, Harlequin Heartwarming author
Book 3: 24 North Pole Lane by Carol Ross, Amy Vastine & Cheryl Harper:
Romance is being delivered to 24 North Pole Lane this holiday season.
Novella 1: Hers by Thanksgiving by Carol Ross, USA Today bestselling, Harlequin Heartwarming author
Novella 2: Peace, Love, and Baby Joy by Amy Vastine, USA Today bestselling, Harlequin Heartwarming author
Novella 3: Never Say Never on New Year’s by Cheryl Harper, USA Today bestselling, Harlequin Heartwarming author
Book 4: Magic Moments by Tara Taylor Quinn, Shirley Hailstock & Liz Flaherty:
Three different times, three different stories. They all bring magic to Christmas Town.
Novella 1: Christmas Past by Tara Taylor Quinn, USA Today bestselling, Harlequin Heartwarming author
Novella 2: It Only Happens in Christmas Town by Shirley Hailstock, Harlequin Heartwarming author
Novella 3: The Magic Stocking by Liz Flaherty, USA Today bestselling, Harlequin Heartwarming author
Book 5: Nutcracker Sweethearts by Dana Mentink, Roz Denny Fox, & Amie Denman:
As the stage production of the Nutcracker unfolds in Christmas Town, three couples find love with the help of a little holiday magic!
Novella 1: Thanksgiving Duet by Dana Mentink, Harlequin Heartwarming author
Novella 2: Christmas Curtain Call by Roz Denny Fox, Harlequin Heartwarming author
Novella 3: Set for New Year’s by Amie Denman, Harlequin Heartwarming author
'Tis the Season to be Daring...
Lauren Hall has one wish for Christmas this year--raise money to build a new, no-kill animal shelter for the town of Sycamore Cove. And she is prepared to do anything to make it happen. Even dare a man she just met to perform a strip tease for the local knitting society.
Gabe Nicholson has one wish too--obtain the job of a lifetime to launch his career. Only his wishes get snowballed when his best friend's little sister hands him a pair of stripper pants and a bottle of eggnog-flavored body oil.
It's all sugar plums and mistletoe until a scandal caused by Lauren's fundraiser threatens to ruin it all. With Gabe's work opportunities disappearing before his eyes and Lauren's fundraising efforts tanking, their game of dares stands to burn them both. Unless it ignites a spark of Christmas magic.
**This is a story about love and loss. It contains mature content, sexual and other**
Whatever It Takes, A Saratoga Falls Love Story, is book one in the new adult series.
Horses and hard work, Sam's daily regimen to keep her haunting memories at bay. But all it takes is a heatwave, a pair of familiar blue eyes, and a camping trip with the crew to crumble her walls and expose what hides behind them. This story contains raw emotion, romance, unwavering friendships, and a lot of heart.
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
Four years ago, I thought my life was pretty normal for a teenager. Three years ago, my world was shattered, and now I'm just trying to hold the pieces together. But regret and anger aren’t so easy to ignore.
I just need to catch my breath... For it all to go away...
I thought I might finally be ready to move on from that horrible night, but then he decided to come back.
He can’t come back … he’ll ruin me completely.
One horror-filled night changes the course of Samantha’s seemingly normal life. She's ruined everything. Despite her determination to keep the family ranch up and running, her guilt makes it impossible to completely move on or forget.
Sam takes comfort in her quirky, endearing friends as she tries to balance between the girl she was and the woman she wants to become. Just when she thinks she’s finally making amends with her past, someone she never thought she’d see again returns, and Sam’s life is once again turned upside down. Both her head and her heart want different things, so she’s lost when, once again, she’s forced to make a decision that will inevitably change her life.
I don’t know why what happened to me shocks people. Everything about me is perfectly logical. Down to my three obsessions: ballet, sex, and food. Yep, food, though it might seem strange to put that one on that list, but it isn’t, not really.
All three bring me pleasure and pain.
All three demand the same commitment from me. Total discipline and control coupled with an ability to let completely loose and surrender to reward through agony and beauty through sacrifice.
See, completely logical.
Until it wasn’t and sent me into a downward spiral that seemed out of nowhere to everyone in my life except Jacob Merrick.
He saw through me from the start.
But that didn’t stop me from going to bed with him.
What I didn’t expect was for Jacob to become the guy who saved me from myself.
The Girl in the Mirror is an intense coming-of-age romance about addiction and love, sacrifice and mistakes with a poignant and unpredictable happily ever after.
MATURE CONTENT
This story contains sexually explicit material, mature subject matter, and is intended for individuals over the age of eighteen.
Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult, Rockstar Romance, Bodyguard Romance
What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas.
He’s there to stop a wedding.
Maxwell Bonander’s sister has been engaged six times in the past five years without any marriages. Tiff has the worst taste in men. So when she announces she’s marrying a man after only knowing him two days, Max knows he’s got to stop the ceremony.
She’s there as a bridesmaid.
Lorelei Spencer thinks Tiff has finally found the right man. When Tiff asks Lorelei to keep Max occupied, she takes her job seriously. Too seriously.
They never expected to wake up married. Can this unlikely couple unravel what happened in Vegas? And when they uncover the truth, will they really want an annulment?
From the moment Amanda Perkins first laid eyes on Bachelor Number Five on her favorite dating show, she knew it was love at first sight. Handsome, smart and kind, Grant Hutchinson is everything she's ever dreamed of in a man. The problem? She's not a contestant. And she lives halfway across the country. These small details aren't about to stop Amanda, who will do whatever it takes to win her man.
When a sweet and sassy baker meets the new Irishman in town, things start to sizzle...
Ex-rugby player Quinn O'Neill has just arrived in Northern California wine country when he meets Lilly Parker. She's the baker at the B&B, an amazing gazelle of a woman. Blonde. Curvy. With high cheekbones that give her the look of an old-fashioned pin-up with a naughty side. She's wearing a pink and black apron that reads Life is Short--Lick the Bowl, and all Quinn can imagine is them: her, wearing nothing but that apron, and him, licking and savoring.
The more time they spend together, the more Quinn believes Lilly's the one. Only she's headed to Miami in a week's time to pursue her own dream, and he has a decision to make.
Does he go back to Dublin and his rugby career? Or does he make a home in the enchanted valley town, start his life fresh, and see if love's enough to make Lilly his forever?
AUTHOR'S NOTE: All my books, including the Home To Green Valley Series, can be read as stand-alone novels, or for more fun read them in order. Characters you love from past books pop up in other books.
For more sexy contemporary romance, don’t miss my other books, including **FREE** Bedding The Wrong Brother, Book 1 in my Bedding the Bachelors series.
BEDDING THE BACHELORS SERIES
Book 1: Bedding The Wrong Brother (Rhys) <<-------**FREE**
Book 2: Bedding The Bad Boy (Max)
Book 3: Bedding The Billionaire (Jamie)
Book 4: Bedding The Best Friend (Ryan)
Book 5: Bedding The Biker Next Door (Cole)
Book 6: Bedding The Bodyguard (Luke)
Book 7: Bedding The Best Man (Gabe)
Book 8: Bedding The Boss (Eric)**
**Coming Soon
ROCK CANDY SERIES
Book 1: Rock Strong
Book 2: Rock Dirty
Book 3: Rock Wild** (Pre-Order for May 30, 2017)
Book 4: Rock Free**
SAY YOU LOVE ME SERIES:
Book 1: Say It Sexy
Book 2: Say It Sweet
HOME TO GREEN VALLEY SERIES:
Book 1: What Love Can DO
Book 2: The Way Love Goes
Book 3: I’m Gonna Love You
Book 4: Best Of My Love
Book 5: Because You Love Me
GOING DEEP SERIES:
Book 1: Down Deep
Book 2: Royally Deep** (Pre-order for January 10, 2017)
SEAL Of A Lifetime
Wild For Mr. Wrong
"Virna DePaul is amazing!" -Lori Foster
David is a doctor who appears to the epitome of a caring man on the surface but he leaves a path of broken hearts wherever he goes. His day starts out like all the rest, he treats patients and talks negatively about them behind their back...he is a two-faced man...He is soon put to the test, however, when a beautiful new nurse arrives on his floor. Her name is Paige and she is unlike any women he has met before. She doesn't fall for his superficial charm and is everything he is not; caring, compassionate and authentic. Will David change his self-absorbed ways and become the man he should have always been?
Spend a heartfelt Christmas on Schooley’s Mountain as four generations make a house a home. Carpenter Stephan Yost vows to build a precocious spinster a home by Christmas. Civil War widow Mary Ann Plum learns the greatest peace on earth comes from giving and receiving love. Olympia Paris must protect the orphanage she grew up in from a man intending to play Father Christmas to most of the town. Joy Benucci turns to a modern-day Scrooge to save a transitional home for foster kids. Will Christmas be a season of miracles in their lives?