The price of survival...

Gabriel Miller swept into my life like a storm. He tore down my father with cold retribution, leaving him penniless in a hospital bed. I quit my private all-girl's college to take care of the only family I have left.

There's one way to save our house, one thing I have left of value.

My virginity.

A forbidden auction...

Gabriel appears at every turn. He seems to take pleasure in watching me fall. Other times he's the only kindness in a brutal underworld.

Except he's playing a deeper game than I know. Every move brings us together, every secret rips us apart. And when the final piece is played, only one of us can be left standing.

THE PAWN is a full-length contemporary novel from New York Times bestselling author Skye Warren about revenge and seduction in the game of love.

A delicious and all new reimagining of Lauren Blakely's original fake fiancé romance!

I don't mean to just blurt it out. "Why, yes I'm engaged!"

But once I say it to a potential client, there's only one logical thing to do -- cast the role of my fake fiancé.
Easy enough. As a casting director, my job is to find the most talented players for every part, so I choose dreamy, edgy, sexy, sarcastic Reeve.And I sign him up for one week in the role of mine.
It's not as if I'll fall for him in five nights even if we get a little cozy one night at theater. It's not as if I'll want more even after a scorching afternoon in the stacks of the New York Public Library.

I can't let myself fall because on Friday at midnight the curtain drops on our fake romance . . .

The Pretending Plot is a reimagining of the 2013 story Pretending He's Mine (no longer available for sale). The Pretending Plot has been rewritten in first person and expanded from a novella to novel length!

In this swoony, new reboot of the contemporary romance series, "Caught in
Love," dive into four interconnected standalones that will make your heart
happy, starting with The Pretending Plot, Lauren Blakely's original fake
fiancé romance!

1: The Pretending Plot (previously called Pretending He’s Mine)
2: The Dating Proposal
3: The Second Chance Plan (previously called Caught Up In Us)
4: The Private Rehearsal (previously called Playing With Her Heart)

Sexy, suspenseful #2 novel of the Mind's Eye Series finds psychic detectives Levi Wolfe and Trudy Tucker facing a murderous, unknown foe who is determined to destroy everything beautiful in Levi's life -- including Trudy. Will Levi's love claim her or kill her?

Welcome to Moonshire Bay - the small town lakeside community that has love in the air ♥

After Kate’s husband of over twenty years is sentenced for embezzling and fraud, she loses everything and needs to start over. She decides to visit Moonshire Bay to regroup at the urging of her friend, Claire, who owns the diner there.

Knowing she needs a way to support herself, she rekindles her passion for photography and starts to think maybe staying in Moonshire Bay is her best chance at happiness.

Zach is the town attorney and a confirmed bachelor. After a scarring experience with love and almost marriage in his younger days, he vowed never to get any closer to a woman than a casual relationship.

When Zach meets Kate, the wounded look that lingers behind her smile grabs him and he wants to know her better, but Kate was burned by her lawyer ex-husband. Even if she wanted a relationship it wouldn’t be with a member of that profession.

Zach tricks Kate in order to get to know her better. When she finds out, will she understand and forgive him or will it push her father away?

Two feuding clans, one accidental encounter, a wee bit of holiday enchantment…

Peigi Craigg has tended to her family without complaint since her mother’s death. But now they ask too much. The English landlord has offered her uncle, the Craigg chieftain, an escape from debt and starvation. The price: Peigi must become the earl’s mistress. If she refuses, the remainder of their clan must leave the Highlands. If she agrees, her hope of a husband and family of her own are lost.

Calum MacNaughton rescues a man from an icy drowning, only to find he’s a member of the rival Craigg clan. The man swears to repay Calum for saving his life and broaches the possibility of peace between the clans. Months later, the Craigg reappears with his most precious possession, hoping to settle his debt before the new year.

Now Calum has until Twelfth Night to convince her to stay.

Read free in kindle Unlimited!

A MacNaughton Castle Romance
Novella - A Merry MacNaughton Mishap
Book 1 – Deception and Desire
Book 2 - An Allusive Love
Book 3 - A Bonny Pretender

(Note: This story was first published as part of the Bestselling Boxed set Stars are Brightly Shining, November 2019)

A girl. A guy. A tiny white lie. What could go wrong? (A lot). Sweet and sexy, sassy romantic comedy from RWA Golden Heart finalist Cindy Procter-King.

“Warm, witty characters, a little hijinx and some great sexy times make for my idea of a perfect read. Head Over Heels ticks all the boxes.” Dani Collins, USA Today Bestselling Author.

Magee Sinclair has had it with the recent blunders pushing her family's advertising agency to the brink. How can she accept the promotion her father plans when she keeps making costly mistakes? She needs to bring in more business however she can. So when new client Justin Kane asks her to act as his girlfriend for a weekend in exchange for a lucrative campaign, she jumps at the chance.

Justin's goal to expand his chain of bike stores hinges on a distribution deal with a manufacturer. First, he needs to impress the man at a mountain resort while they bike trails with their significant others. But Justin's girlfriend dumps him, forcing him to find a quick replacement. Magee—pretty, clever, and a skilled cyclist—is the perfect choice.

Or so Justin thinks.

Because Magee is in major trouble. She knows no more about mountain biking than Justin does about demi-bras. Before long, an irate ex pops up, fake identities abound, and a whole lot of doors slam in the middle of the night. Yet, through the chaos, Magee and Justin discover what it really means to fall head over heels...

LOVE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST is a series of stand-alone romantic comedies set in British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. Fun, sassy, madcap...and a little sexy, the books in LOVE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST can be read in any order.

HEAD OVER HEELS (Book 1) - Vancouver, BC
BORROWING ALEX (Book 2) - Seattle, WA
GETTING OVER BRETT (Book 3) - Portland, OR

If you like love and laughter, and flirty, feel-good happy-ever-afters, you'll adore Head Over Heels. Grab this sassy romcom today!

Kill
She is a means to an end.

Half my size and and ten times as innocent.

The job is simple. Ruin Meisie. Destroy her mother. Keep my business.

It’s the target who is complicated.

She’s broken. Scarred. Away with the fairies.

And everything I never knew I needed.

She wants to go home?

I'll make sure she never leaves.

Meisie
He’s a nightmare parading as a dream.

He lured me in with the promise of a one-night-mistake.

If only I could have stayed that naive.

Cillian Hendry is a dangerous man, and I’d do my best to never forget that.

So why have I told him my darkest secrets?

Why am I walking down an aisle towards him?

I thought being abducted by the man they call Kill was a death sentence.

Turns out I’m wrong. Loving him will kill me.

And he’ll be there, like always, to twist the knife.

Beautiful Scars is a dark captive romance with mafia themes.
This book is intended for mature audiences only as some scenes may be triggering.
This is the second book in the Cruel Heroes, but can be read as a standalone.

I swore I’d never fall in love again.
And especially not with my new employee.

What am I even thinking?
I remember what happened last time.
My ex-wife cheated on me.
Women have seduced me for my bank account.
This time can’t be any different.
Billie comes from a small town.
Her curves beg for me to take her.
But she doesn’t know what she wants.
She’s young, innocent and sassy.
And I’m drawn to her like a magnet.
Even though I know what the future holds.
I see scandal as clear as day.
This story could only end in one of two ways.
Heartbreak.
Or an extremely unexpected happily ever after.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★"Kate O'Keeffe does it again with another sweet romantic read of friendship and first dates." - Holly Kerr, author 

When it comes to men, Marissa Jones is totally committed to not being committed. One major heartbreak is enough for her. 

Against her better judgment, Marissa agrees to a pact with her friends to marry the next guy she dates. But she isn't going to take any chances. For her, it's a numbers game, and one last first date just isn't enough. So, she ups the ante--three first dates with three very different guys, all in one day. 

But can any of these men live up to her high standards? 

Despite a few bumps in the road, from the three, she chooses The One. That is until the motorcycle-riding ex she never got over turns up, changing everything. 

In the end, do you choose love or does love choose you? 


Escape to New Zealand in this fun, feel-good chick lit story. Three Last First Dates is Book 3 in the Cozy Cottage Café series but is a full-length novel that can be read as a standalone.

Readers LOVE Three Last First Dates!: 

"This entire series is so funny, romantic, well written, and needs to be turned into a romcom immediately!" - Goodreads reviewer 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★"Kate O'Keeffe is fast becoming one of my favourite authors of all time. Three Last First Dates continues the amazing Cozy Cottage Café series, this time focusing on Marissa's journey to find 'the one'. With the same loveable characters from the first two books, I feel like I'm catching up with old friends - almost as if I'm part of the gang. If you haven't already discovered Cassie, Paige, Marissa and Bailey's world, do it now!" - Kirsty McManus, author of Perfume Therapy 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★"Kate O'Keeffe does it again with another sweet romantic read of friendship and first dates." - Holly Kerr, author of The Secret Life of Charlotte Dodd 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★"A fun romantic comedy to read lounging on a couch by the fire!" - Book Lover in Florida 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★"Dare I say it? I think "Three Last First Dates" was my favorite book of this series." - Diane Michaels, author of Ellen the Harpist 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★"Brilliantly written, sweet, romantic comedy" - Amazon reviewer

I can’t choose one
of the hunky triplets.
I love them all,
my stepbrothers.
And they love me.

My mom brought me up to share her values, and to save myself for the right man.
I've always respected her wishes, but now I'm in trouble.
I'm involved with three men, each of whom are 'Mr. Right'.
And, here's the real rub - they're my older stepbrothers!

The triplets look after me in every way.
Adam’s the romantic one, always full of passion for life that he transfers into delicious, decadent feasts as king of the kitchen.
Ben, born a few minutes after Ant, is the most protective of my virtue. Sort of... Ben's definition of 'virgin' has a LOT of leeway!
He's fun, dances divinely, is a great kisser, and a cunning linguist as well.
Carl’s my BFF, and the one with whom I can truly share my most intimate secrets. But he constantly taunts me with his hot, muscled body! What's a girl to do?
I love them all and can’t choose between them.
Which is fine by them!
They're all about having fun with me, regardless of the consequences.

Not every woman meets her soulmate.
Lucky me, I've met three!

Mom will think I’ve gone from good girl to slut, if she ever finds out the truth!
She thinks I have to save myself for one man who loves me.
If one is good, isn’t three better?

A steamy standalone story romance in which three identical brothers fall in love with their virginal younger stepsister and are happy to share her.
Guaranteed happy ever after. No cheating. No cliffhanger.

A small-town mayor. A stranger with a sketchy past.

Two weeks before Christmas, Katie is kicked out of her apartment. Again. Rather than wander the streets and continue to work for a dirty cop, she escapes, determined to disappear for good. Until her car breaks down in a small New Mexican town, and everything is threatened when she falls for the charming mayor.

Sam Freedman is the first bachelor mayor of Amor. After convincing the locals that having a mayor without family responsibilities means he can dedicate all of his time to the community, they watch his every move. Then Katie Andersen shows up. Against Sam’s better judgement, he hires her to replace his former event coordinator. Now he can barely think straight, let alone run a town. 

In the midst of half-truths and outright lies, Katie and Sam desperately search for the place where honesty and trust lead to love. But they have to find it before the past catches up with them.

Borrowing Amor is the first book in this New Mexican small-town romance series. If you like small towns, quirky characters, and swoon-worthy kisses, then you’ll love this story of love and new beginnings.

Pick up Borrowing Amor to embark on this romantic journey today!

A lady lawyer determined to score the job of her dreams.
With no family and a transient upbringing, Katelyn Whitaker wants nothing more than financial security and a permanent place to call her own. She’s finally finished law school and is close to landing a job with a prestigious Chicago law firm, but only if she can track down and convince a reluctant client to agree to the terms of his inheritance.

A millionaire beach bum who traded duty and responsibility for sun and sand.
Toby Hayes already has more money that he knows what to do with so why would he agree to serve as executor for his great-aunt’s estate, which she left to a neurotic Great Dane with chronic drooling issues? The proud owner of his own little piece of heaven known as Margarita Key, Toby has no intention of ever again answering to anyone, least of all a 200-pound dog with his own therapist, chauffeur and chef.

One night in paradise that will change them both
When Katelyn arrives at Margarita Key, she discovers the only person on the island is a disreputable individual who can only be the caretaker. Toby does nothing to clarify his true identity, especially after realizing that if anyone ever needed a dose of island medicine—sun, sand, surf and a fruity cocktail—it’s this woman who’s all briefcase and business. But one magical night will reveal discoveries neither is prepared to face

"Chris Keniston gives us a world you'll never want to leave." Emily March, New York Times Bestselling Author of Eternity Springs series.

"Chris Keniston never disappoints!" RaeAnne Thayne New York Times Bestselling Author

Welcome to Farraday Country, a twist on the favorite 7 Brides for 7 Brothers theme set in cattle-ranching west Texas, with all the friends, family and fun that fans have come to expect from USA TODAY Bestselling author Chris Keniston.

On a barren road in the pre-dawn hours, Adam Farraday, the oldest of seven siblings, happens upon a disabled sports car and an angel in white searching for a disappearing dog. What is it about this secretive redheaded beauty that intrigues him as no woman has before?

After learning her fiancé's true nature minutes before her wedding, Meg O'Brien drives as fast and as far away from her world as she can. Stranded with no money, and nowhere to go, the city girl must learn to fit in to small town life and all its quirky trappings. Too bad falling in love with her handsome rescuer is not an option.

More Books in the Farraday Country Series:

Adam
Brooks – Book 2
Connor – Book 3
Declan – Book 4 -
Ethan – Book 5 -
Finn – Book 6 -
Grace – Book 7 -
Hannah - Book 8 -
Ian - Book 9 -
Jamison - Book 10
Keeping Eileen - Book 11

Praise for Farraday Country:

"Loved it. Fast moving and fun." Jodi Thomas, New York Times Bestselling Author on DECLAN.

"My kind of read! Spend an afternoon with a great romance story, a feisty heroine, and one unforgettable hero." Lindsay McKenna, New York Times Bestselling Author on ADAM

For more books by multi-time USA TODAY Bestselling Author Chris Keniston, check out.chriskeniston.com

My new neighbor is looking for a nanny. Cool. But what starts with accidental encounters in the bathroom, ends with passionate nights in his bedroom – and now we’re in a fake-marriage!

Brad is a fearless firefighter risking his life for others.
But he’s messed up when it’s about saving himself.
After his wife has left him heartbroken with a small child, he’s looking for a nanny.

I take the job because I need to pay my bills as my own demons are haunting me.
Everything seems to be going well until his ex comes back seeking sole custody for their son.
Brad’s lawyer advises him to show the judge a new wife so he can keep the baby.

Now we have to play pretend for 8 weeks until the trial is over.
But what starts as fake, soon becomes very intense and real.
All of a sudden, I ask myself three critical questions:

1) What if Brad’s ex finds out everything is set up?
2) What will my real husband say?
3) When should I tell Brad that the result of my pregnancy test is anything but fake?



"Unexpected Heat" is a stand-alone fake marriage romance, between enemies who become lovers, with a baby surprise and a guaranteed HEA you don't want to miss! No cheating. No cliffhangers. Includes a preview of "My Best Mistake".

When Joel Shields dies, Robin Grover's only goal is to get her four best friends back to Five Island Cove to celebrate the life of Kristen's husband. She alone has stayed in the cove while everyone else couldn't wait to get away. 

Alice Keller comes instantly, because her mansion in the Hamptons and her husband's infidelity is smothering her. Not only that, but Kristen has always been like a mother to her, and she wants to support her.

Eloise Hall comes quickly too, because she's not teaching at the university this summer, and she might as well visit her mother—and the house she secretly bought years ago. Her first night on the island, she runs into an old high school crush, and a flame ignites that hasn't been there before.

But Kelli Thompson and AJ Proctor are more resistant, and as Robin, Alice, and Eloise uncover secret after secret in the books, journals, and files in Joel's office, Robin becomes more determined to reunite them all. 

When Kelli and AJ finally arrive in the cove, the women are embroiled in secrets the lighthouse has hidden for decades. Robin tries to hold them all together, but she too breaks down and admits that her perfect-on-the-outside life isn't so perfect.

As they work together to find the truth, they learn to let go of what doesn't matter and cling to what does: faith, family, and most of all, friendship.

My best friend’s brother has always been a pain.
He’s bossy, full of himself, and demanding.

I’d rather be anywhere but in a room with him.
But for Doug, I’ll do just about anything,
Even if that means interviewing the new mayor,
And helping him with the annual Fourth of July celebration.
Long hours of working together make me see Gavin in a new light,
And soon I’m questioning everything I’ve ever thought about him.
Is it that I really can’t stand him?
Or can I not stand how he makes me feel when I’m around him?

All I know for sure is there will definitely be fireworks this Fourth of July.


My Brother's Best Friend is a full-length romance novel all wrapped up with a beautiful and sweet HEA sure to make your heart soar! This book is part of the Holiday Romances series but stands alone. Books do not have to be read in order.

A headstrong woman with a mysterious past. Three gorgeous construction workers, still mourning the death of their shared wife. Some things were just meant to be.

It was the renovation job of a lifetime - a historic manor in Rhode Island, complete with three ripped, musclebound bosses, each more handsome than the next. They were more like brothers than lifelong friends. Men who shared everything together, including their own wicked little secret.

Working for them is one thing. Living with them, quite another. When boundaries are crossed and curtains of restraint fall, our overwhelming attraction leads to unspeakably hot encounters throughout the ancient grounds. And when I discover their ultimate secret - that these men have shared everything in their lives? I can't help but wonder if I might be that last, perfect piece of a very butterfly-inducing puzzle.

Bryce. Camden. Roderick. I can't get them out of my mind. Not that I have to, because all three are bent on seducing me, loving me, taking me into their lives to fill that dark, hollow void. A cold, lonely void I unfortunately know so very well.

Can four wounded souls come together and find the strength to heal old wounds? Or will the ghosts of our shattered pasts come back to haunt our one shot at true happiness?

THEIRS TO KEEP is a smoldering, stand-alone reverse harem love story filled with suspense, humor, romance, and enough molten hot action to melt your kindle into a steaming pile of glass and plastic (author not responsible for molten kindles). HEA guaranteed!

The ultimate bad boys, criminals capture our attention and awaken our darkest desires. Celebrate the illicit in this romantic suspense anthology, where handcuffs are used for more than play. These stories are shocking, sexy, and thought-provoking.

In New York Times Bestseller Skye Warren’s Magnolia Hotel, meet the heroine who pays her brother’s debt to a loan shark—who happens to be her childhood crush. Find out if the jury made the right decision in Acquitted by award-winning author Giselle Renarde. Explore a dark and sensual psychology with New York Times Bestseller Pam Godwin in Unlawful Seduction.

New York Times Bestseller Skye Warren – Magnolia Hotel
Cynthia Rayne – Captivated
New York Times Bestseller Pam Godwin – Unlawful Seduction
Sheri Savill – Slipknot
New York Times Bestseller Shoshanna Evers – This Might Hurt A Bit
Candy Quinn – The Bombshell
Tamsin Flowers – Playing with Fire
Elizabeth Coldwell – Disposing of Donnie
Audrey Lusk – Surprise Witness
Trent Evans – Last Day
Giselle Renarde – Acquitted

Ride the edge of desire and see if you can TAKE THE HEAT…

What if you could find the love of your life just by reading between the lines?

Single mom Fordham Price is juggling her job at a small publisher, her precocious ten-year-old daughter, and her feisty mother. She wants to find time for men, but after a series of dating disasters, her relationship status is still stuck at single.

As if her macchiato lite wasn’t already overflowing, a co-worker gets pregnant, and Fordham is expected to step in and deliver the company’s latest reality read from the Flowers from the Heart series. She must now supplement her own romantic misadventures with tales of cynical cat-ladies, identical-twin husbands, spunky monks, and countless other web-crawlers.
As she wades through the submissions, she finds one from a widower whose story gives her tingles in all the places she forgot existed. His words draw her in until she finds herself daydreaming about him more than she’d care to admit.

Could she have a love like that, or will her romantic fate be forever bound to her philandering ex-husband?

Welcome to Sugar Maple

Sugar Maple may look like your postcard-perfect Vermont town but that’s where the similarity ends. Our librarian is a beautiful Norwegian troll. The funeral parlor is run by a family of vampires. The Sugar Maple Inn is owned by Fae while the werewolves keep our hardware store well-stocked. For centuries we have been home to house sprites, witches, selkies, spirits, shapeshifters, and elves.

And who could forget Forbes, our lovable Mountain Giant?

I’m Chloe Hobbs, the half-human/half-magick owner of Sticks & String, the most popular knit shop in New England, where your yarn never tangles, you always get gauge, and the knitter sitting next to you only comes out after dark. And did I mention that I’m almost thirty, single, and with no prospects in sight? My friends and neighbors have been casting spells to help me find Mr. Right but so far their efforts have been all wrong.

Who'd have guessed I'd find my soulmate in Luke MacKenzie, a cop investigating Sugar Maple's very first murder? Bad news is he's 100% human which could spell disaster for a normal future with a paranormal woman like me--in love, in danger, and in way over my head.

Romantic Times Book Club – 4.5 stars – TOP PICK
Bretton launches her new series of magic and murder with an enchanting, lyrical masterpiece that should make its way to the bestseller list in no time. Brilliantly weaving the town of Sugar Maple with that of its inhabitants into one living, breathing entity, this novel captivates readers from the first page. With vibrant, multidimensional characters, including the town itself, Bretton pens a memorable romance that combines knitting, love, magic, and self-discovery.

Publishers Weekly
Tongue-in-cheek humor lifts this weird but fun hybrid, part knitting cozy, part paranormal romance, from romance veteran Bretton (Just Desserts). After a classy female tourist drowns mysteriously in an icy lake in remote Sugar Maple, Vt., the Montpelier authorities ask Boston homicide cop Luke MacKenzie to investigate. As Sugar Maple's temporary police chief, Luke soon notices the village's odd ambience. Originally a haven for witches who fled the Salem witchcraft trials three centuries earlier, Sugar Maple is now home to witches, vampires, fairies and trolls. Luke is also attracted to Chloe Hobbs, the half-human owner of the knitting shop Sticks & Strings, who must find Mr. Right if she's to preserve the spell that sustains the town's unusual residents. As sparks literally fly between the two, Chloe's "magickal" side stirs into life. Bretton charmingly depicts how love empowers Chloe and awakens Luke to some major surprises.