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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).
It began with Krentz...continued with Quick...and now it will end with Castle.
Book Three of the Dreamlight trilogy.
For many earthly centuries, a legendary curse has plagued the Winters family, stemming from the tumultuous founding of the Arcane Society. But now, on the futuristic world of Harmony, the curse's final mystery will be unraveled...
Head of the ghost hunters guild Adam Winters and dreamlight reader extraordinaire Marlowe Jones must break the curse, save Harmony's entire underworld-and fight a passion that could destroy them both.
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"Don’t tell anyone about what happens in here. Never ever.”
Amelia is desperate: Her new boss is not only cold and arrogant but also dominant and demanding. Apart from that, Robert Hardy looks like a GQ model and she gets goosebumps every time she’s near him.
He has two firm rules for his company. Number one: Never get involved with a female employee. Number two: Never break rule number one.
His charming side seems to be reserved for clients. Nothing Amelia does ever seems to be good enough for him. And with each time she messes something up, with every unwritten law she breaks, she fears she will lose the job she needs so badly.
Until Robert finally starts ordering Amelia in his office. And tells her to close the door. For good reason: Suddenly Robert starts breaking his own rules ... as well as Amelia's heart?
I really didn't mean to piss anyone off.
I'm just the new girl. I'm trying to get through senior year at a new school in a new damn city.
So I tell myself,
Keep your head down. Check
Don't bring attention to yourself. Check
Stay the hell off everyone's radar. Whoops
It looks like the gorgeous rich boy that rules the halls of Madison Falls High has his eyes set on me and worst of it is I want nothing to do with him. I don't want the attention.
Now I have a damn bullseye on my back and his ex, Queen B is out for blood.
How much worse can my damn life really get? FML!
Authors Note: Madison Falls High is a high school bully romance, teen and young adult series. This is book 1 and does end with a cliffhanger. It's recommended for mature readers 18+ because of cursing and 'certain scenes.' If you're cool with that, then dive in and enjoy the ride!
A second chance, frenemies to lovers romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix!
Boone Reeves was my everything once. Not anymore.
Boone is back in town, and I want *nothing* to do with him. He might be panty-melting hot, but I can stand the heat. All I have to do is remember how he dumped me.
Boone never did anything in half measures, and when he broke my heart, he broke it good.
He was never supposed to come back. He definitely wasn't supposed to want a second chance, and I’m not about to give it to him.
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Grace Lakes was my everything once before. She still is. Because no one ever could live up to all she was to me.
When life brings me home, Grace acts like I don’t exist. I set out to fix the biggest mistake of my life—breaking Grace’s heart. She isn’t going to make it easy even if her cat thinks I’m awesome.
She might think she can wait me out, but I’m not about to let my one and only go without a fight.
*This is a full-length standalone romance.
Aubrey is a newly single woman looking for a fresh start. Fleeing from everything and nothing all at the same time. She stumbles her way to Silverton, TX in hopes that her past won't find her. By day one she has pissed off a hot broody cowboy, one deceased pant suit and her favourite heels are missing one heel. When the local doctor offers to help her settle in by offering her to stay on the family ranch, she's grateful. Until she finds the pissed off and delicious cowboy is the doctor's brother and her new landlord.
Remington doesn't have time for distractions. He closed himself off from all possible happy endings after a devastating heartbreak. He's done taking crap from anyone and letting his heart get hurt. When a prim and proper woman pushes his buttons, he has no problem telling her to haul the stick out of her rear. Thinking he would never have to see her again, he doesn't think much of it. Until his sister volunteers his ranch to the feisty woman who is all attitude packaged in one tempting little firecracker.
When Aubrey's past follows her to Silverton, will the McGuire's step up to help her and will Remi find his heart in the process? Will they take the risk or will the option be ripped from their hands?
Suspense lights up in every page of this fast-paced blockbuster of thrills!
When Sloan Booker’s father dies tragically, he has no other option but to give up his job as an FBI agent and take over his family’s vehicle restoration business in Oahu, Hawaii. Giving up his badge is difficult but having Homeland Security and his old boss request the use of his house in a stakeout, spying on his Muslim neighbors who they suspect are terrorists, is just too damn much for a man already frazzled. It makes no difference that they’ve offered him a partner to be in charge of the surveillance… until he meets the gorgeous divorcee.
Special Agent Alia Hawkins might look more like a model than a cop but looks can be deceiving. Not only does she rescue street kids, fights their battles and transports them to safe homes, but since she lived many years in Pakistan and speaks their language, she’s a sought after agent. So far, she’s kept her personal life and job separate. But when Alia’s slimy ex-husband threatens to steal her eight-year-old son, she has no choice but to bring him along on her latest undercover assignment – living with a hotshot, sexy as hell agent as his long lost stepsister. Her life suddenly takes some drastic swerves and she wonders if things will ever slow down.
Special Agent Francesca – Undercover FBI Series Book #1
This special agent flies her own plane, drives like a maniac & approaches a father who never knew she existed. Nothing scares her, except for one thing… MEN.
Special Agent Finnegan – Undercover FBI Series Book #2
Finn’s a cop who adores his quirky dad. He knows this soft core leaves him vulnerable, so when he meets his new partner, Reneé, the thought of her in danger drives him crazy. Going under cover to find New York’s suicide killers ensures constant conflicts, and through it all, a solid thread of love entwines all three of the main characters.
Special Agent Maximilian – Undercover FBI Book #3
Nik Baudin discovers an identical twin - one he never knew existed. Taking over his brother’s identity, he becomes Special Agent Maximilian and gets embroiled in a case where high jacked young girls and trafficking of illegal drugs endangers his life and that of Max’s gorgeous partner, Maya.
Special Agent Kandice – Undercover FBI Book 4
Special Agent Kandice wants to be tough like the others on her team. And she wants to impress her new aloof boss, Dan Black. Being the chief hostage negotiator at a bank heist starts the process. Being stalked, kidnapped and beaten helps see it through. In the end, pulling the trigger comes easy…
Special Agent Booker – Undercover FBI Book #5
Sloan Booker has multiple quirky dads & a vehicle restoration shop that keeps him away from his job as an FBI agent. When terrorists threaten his neighborhood, he’s back in the game. This time, with a partner - a gorgeous chick who looks like a super model, has a little boy she needs to protect and exhibits a disposition that’s downright cranky.
A standalone novel containing forbidden romance and a delicious alpha male.
The Vault: These men will push boundaries. Then break them.
He's her boss.
Her fantasy.
An unobtainable dream wrapped in an expensive suit and arrogant smile. Until she uncovers his secret: a world of carnal exploration she isn't sure she can handle. One night, one taste. It should have been easy. Problem is, he's so damn addictive she can't stay away.
She's his employee.
His temptation.
A fantasy he should have kept at arm's length and admired from afar. He knew exposing an inhibited woman to his darkest desires would be a mistake, but the lapse in judgment had been inevitable. He can't resister her. Not her body. Not her sass. Now everything he's worked for hangs in the balance along with her clearly marked boundaries.
Secrets are at stake. Relationships, too. Yet neither one of them can ignore the wicked taste of sin threatening to tear it all apart.
Please note: This book was previously released by Samhain Publishing. This new edition contains a few slight tweaks as well as a new setting for the series.
I gave him my v-card for Valentine’s, now nothing will ever be the same.
One night stands with these gorgeous billionaires are far from simple.
Especially when an unexpected pregnancy is involved.
Delivering Her Gift
In one night, we came crashing together like a perfect storm.
The gift that came as a result was a surprise we didn’t see coming.
Logan Ambrose, a gorgeous surgeon with a broken past.
A hero, a savior, and the charming doctor that stole my heart.
I gave him my v-card and he crept into my heart as quickly as he left.
Seeing Logan again and finding out I'm pregnant at the same time? Insane.
My Boss, My Protector
My brother’s best friend is no longer the charmer from the past.
Cold, demanding, and distant.
He’s shrouded in scars and wrapped in arrogance.
Working for him is like a fight to maintain my sanity.
If only our fights didn’t end up with me in his bed.
One bad decision led to too many to count.
Now, it’s finally time to come clean.
“You’re my boss, my protector, and now my baby’s daddy.”
Unexpected Marriage
Accidentally married and pregnant by my brother’s best friend.
The worse part?
I can’t even remember the night it happened.
I thought I was prepared for the unexpected.
I thought I knew exactly what I wanted.
That was until my brother’s best friend walked back into my life.
Finding my marriage certificate in the mail,
Then news of my pregnancy on the same day?
I feel like I’m living in some crazy romance novel...
If only I knew how to tell him about us and our baby.
Billionaire Baby
I gave him my v-card for Valentine’s.
He left the next day.
I thought that would be the last I would see of him.
But then I found out some big NEWS!
☆ An Amazon Top 10 Bestseller & USA Today Recommended Romance ☆
The boy next door. That's what he was. Dash Frasier--my hero from the day we met, when I was six and he was nine. His sister was my best friend, the three of us one happy crew. Then one sweaty summer night changed everything.
No one understood me like Dash. No one made me feel so loved. That's why, when he skipped town, it wrecked me.
Now I'm older. Wiser. I've just snagged my dream job, writing at a film studio. The lead animator on my project? You guessed it.
He's not the boy next door. Not anymore.
I'm guarding my heart this time.
But Dash has secrets that could break us both.
Five full standalone novels full of steamy forbidden romances sure to heat up the coldest winter nights.
Settle in with these sexy bad boys and the ladies who’ve been forbidden to love them.
Book One: His Muse
I fell in love with my brother’s best friend.
Only to get pregnant, and then abandoned.
He left me when I needed him the most.
I’ve survived five years without him.
But my heart still races when I see him again.
Book Two: Filthy Mistake
Every girl desires to climb into his bed.
I’ve done that already.
Now I want more.
More than his lust and his money.
I want his heart.
Because he has mine.
Book Three: Pretend Wife
I said yes to being a fake wife to the hottest Hollywood actor alive.
Was it a stupid move?
Probably.
But I have to tell him how I feel.
Especially now that he’s fighting for his life.
Book Four: Picture Perfect
I’d never been rejected by a woman.
Much less the only woman I obsess over.
I know I’m playing with fire.
Eventually it’s time for me to leave town again.
But this time I’m not leaving without her.
…And her little secret that won’t stay little for long.
Book Five: Dating My Best Friend
She's still hurt that I broke my promise.
There's no room in her life for me now.
But this attraction won't be ignored.
Her lush mouth, her touch, they bring light to my dark corners
But my secrets, my past, threaten to scare her off.
I don't know if she can handle what I've become.
Forbidden Desires is a collection of five steamy standalone romance novels. No cliffhanger, no cheating, plenty of steam, and a guaranteed HEA.
A butterfly-inducing list of sinful exploits. Three gorgeous studs, looking to share. Can Payton win the ultimate wager? Or will love get in the way?
When Payton takes a Corruption Quiz with her friend Kennedy, she scores abysmally low. So low she decides to spice up her life a bit - especially when the two friends place a bet as to who can most improve their score over the next thirty days.
It starts with Jackson, the gruff, chiseled foreman in charge of renovating the Brooklyn apartment building Payton owns. It continues with Gabriel and Ethan - the sizzling hot guys in unit three. The men work both together and alone, competing hard to check off the many boxes on Payton's provocative bucket list. Bringing her to all new heights of overindulgence, along with Cameron, the big teddy bear who rounds out Payton's harem of strong, fiercely-competitive men.
If there's a winner at all... it's certainly her.
But the situation is not without obstacles, and forces may be aligning against Payton from within her own apartment building. Can her four beautiful saviors make everything right again? And will Payton push far enough into her own secret fantasies to beat out her friend at their fiery, sultry bet?
THE WAGER is a scorching, stand-alone reverse harem love story filled with suspense, humor, romance, and smoldering bet-winning action hot enough to turn your kindle into a puddle of molten slag. HEA guaranteed!
The author of Risky Games returns with a football team owner who’s a real player and the woman who’s ready to call him out on everything…
Dot-com millionaire Jay McManus is discovering that owning a pro football team isn’t as easy as his other hobby of wine-making. An anonymous blogger is out to destroy his reputation, and now his team, the Baltimore Blaze, is named in a highly contentious workplace violation lawsuit brought on by the team’s cheerleaders. If Jay’s not careful, he could lose big—and not just financially.
When Bridgett Janik’s law firm accepts the case representing the Baltimore Blaze, she’s not thrilled to be defending Jay McManus, the man who broke her young heart. It’s bad enough her brother is one of the team’s stars and she has to mingle with Jay during games, but working side-by-side her lover-turned-enemy may be too much for her body—and her heart—to resist.
Jay never makes the same mistake twice and he’s determined not to let Bridgett slip away from him a second time. But, as the two follow the mysterious blogger’s trail, secrets—both past and present--are revealed and Jay and Bridgett must decide if their relationship can be something more than just sleeping with the enemy.
This title was previously released with a different cover.
Valentine's Day usually isn't celebrated in the office.
But let's just say this one is off the books.
I've made a mistake.
It was tempting to sleep with him.
After all, I'd wanted him for years.
He's the Brent Waltham.
Forbes cover hottie.
Big billionaire pockets.
Every woman's dream.
Off-limits.
And now he's my boss.
That's the part I forgot when I gave him my all.
And now I'm about to give him more.
A baby.
Too bad his guilt got the best of him.
He's sent me into exile.
Miles and miles away from himself.
But he deserves to know this secret.
Or maybe... he doesn't.
This Descendants Series box set includes the following titles:
BOUND BY PROPHECY -- Aern's only job is to protect the chosen. Emily just wants her sister back. Together, they'll take on destiny.
SHIFTING FATE -- Brianna Drake was born to save the world. Logan was sent to watch over her. Neither expects what fate has in store.
REIGN OF SHADOWS -- Brianna and Emily thought they'd set things to right, beaten the prophecy. But the shadows have other plans.
Book One: Bound by Prophecy
Aern's only job is to protect the chosen. The trouble is, she's the key to a prophecy and everyone wants her. Hiding a girl in the center of a secret war is tricky business, but when her sister shows up to take Aern hostage, all bets are off.
A slim brunette in borrowed jeans should be the least of his problems, but there's something about Emily he just can't put to rights. And it's not her penchant for using hand tools as weapons or the fact that she seems immune to his sway.
Everything about her screams run. But when he discovers she's working toward her own prophecy, he's got no choice but to keep her safe. It might have been easy, if she didn't think she was the chosen's protector. When the opposition descends, their only hope is to stick together, but the truth unravels, and together might prove the biggest complication of them all.
Book Two: Shifting Fate
According to prophecy, Brianna Drake was born to save the world. Unfortunately, she doesn't have the slightest idea how. Her visions should have given her the answer, but they’re beginning to shift, making the danger too unpredictable, even for a prophet.
If she can just help her sister restore their hidden powers, she might be able to stop what’s coming. But an old enemy returns, and he’s got plans for Brianna and her visions.
What neither of them knows is that fate has given a stranger one chance to find her. He was trained to protect the chosen—but if he fails, the future will crumble.
Book Three: Reign of Shadows
Brianna can see her future, but it's the past that haunts her. Plans laid in place centuries ago are threatening not only her and her sister, but all of the Seven Lines. As the shadows plot their way to old rule, the visions shift again. Her power has led to some hard choices—and the occasional stab wound—but this set of futures holds nothing but darkness.
Unable to bear the idea of losing the footing they've so recently gained, she turns the soldiers of the Seven. But with shadows hidden among the ranks, can she overcome the path they've set in place, or is she blindly following their lead?
My kingdom, my rules… but Elle makes me want to break every single one of them.
The first time I see her, I don’t even know her name.
All I know is I need to have her.
And have her, I do.
This girl is royally screwed and begging for more.
Who am I to refuse a damsel in distress?
It’s what I do.
I’m the prince everyone loves to hate, until they get in a room alone with me.
So, yeah. She wants me.
That, I expect.
What I don’t expect is for her to run away from me.
And I certainly don’t expect to chase after her.
I’m already in too deep, but I can’t turn back now.
I want her, need her, will do anything to have her again.
… and that includes breaking the biggest rule of all.
In nine short months, this kingdom will have an heir.
Knocked Up by Prince Charming is an accidental pregnancy romance featuring a brooding, possessive hero and his feisty heroine. Grab a cold glass of water… this contemporary Cinderella retelling is about to get hot!
— “Eckhart has done it again-she is a masterful author that leaves you begging for more!” Katie Orost
Author Lorhainne Eckhart returns with a brand new generation of Friessens. An engrossing big family romance series about family, commitment, hope and making a relationship work. In this Friessen Family novel, an unexpected proposition leaves a young woman tempting fate that will inevitably end in heartbreak.
She looked him straight in the eye, those blue eyes that were so intense and she wondered what they’d be able to get her do? She was smart, level headed and not lacking in self-confidence. She loved who she was, she had a family who loved her and yet here she was sitting here discussing giving something to a man she would never consider giving to anyone.
Living on her parents’ ranch in the middle of nowhere, most people would give anything to be part of her family and have the kind of love her parents did. But Becky Friessen needed more than quiet and stability. She craved excitement, action, a spark of adventure and not letting anyone steer her into something she didn’t want to do, or living in a quiet piece of the world where nothing ever happened.
Until she meets a man who shocks her with an indecent proposal that she finds herself actually considering. He is a man she could never tell her parents about. He is a man she could never take home to meet the family. Only fighting this insane attraction between them could have her agreeing to something that could be a one-way road to heartbreak.
— “The Friessens are Back! Well written and powerful, the characters are unforgettable and you won't be able to put the books down” – Patti. B
— “This book is one of the most emotionally provoking books I have read in a long time. Typical of Eckhart's writing, the characters are realistically genuine and heartfelt and the story is non-traditional enough to cause angst for the beloved Friessen family.” aherman
“This is a tight-knit family, along with their cousin Andy, his wife, and their children. The kind of family we all wish we had.” Susan H.
Mating fever is for old dragons, idle romantics, and suckers.
Mathonwy, Duke Draco, absolutely, positively, definitely isn’t falling into a mating fever for the new little witch, Bethany Aura, whom his company just hired to whip a new Las Vegas casino into shape. The casino is behind schedule, over budget, and a shambling mess of construction debris and dirt. Angel investors are arriving in a month, and someone in the finance department is embezzling money.
But his eyes are changing color to flowing, molten gold, he keeps showing up to hang around Bethany, and he obsesses with buying diamonds and gold to drape all over her, as if she had been dipped in his hoard.
But Mathonwy has a job to do. He’s the CFO for Dragons Den, Inc., and he might be crowned the next king of New Wales, though he’s not particularly sure he wants that job. He’s six feet, six inches tall, ripped from flying instead of taking a plane, and on a dozen committees and boards in New Wales. He has a career. He has a position as a nobleman in his community. He’s too young to settle down with a fated mate.
Yet, as Bethany casts her glittery, sparkling spells and summons adorable, fluffy creatures to clean away the wreckage and arrange the furniture, Mathonwy watches.
He can’t take his eyes off of her.
But he isn’t falling into mating fever.
Introducing Love Spells - Get your Laugh Out Loud Paranormal here!
He’s the total package.
Except …
Eric Miller isn’t looking for a long term relationship. And he definitely isn’t thrilled when a friend signs him up for The Boyfriend Experience app behind his back. It’s not like he has a problem getting women on his own. But when he gets a notification that someone is in need of his . . . services, he’s intrigued enough to check out her profile and can’t resist the sexy, sassy little brunette who only wants him as a decoy for a family event.
Evie Bennett needs a boyfriend, stat. Someone who can accompany her to her family reunion so she doesn't have to explain that she's been recently dumped. Again. She’s perfectly happy being an independent woman, but what’s a girl to do when her new fake boyfriend starts to feel like the real deal?
LOVE KNOWS NO AGE LIMITS! FAITH-FILLED WOMEN'S FICTION / REALISTIC ROMANCE WITH COUPLES IN THEIR 30s, 50s, AND 80s!
The events of one long-ago Tuscan summer impact three generations of a fractured family. Will they allow faith and forgiveness to heal their wounds and learn to love again?
BOOK 1 : LEAST EXPECTED
Can such complete opposites find a way to make their love work?
When Maggie Golding, unconventional and artistic 50-something, agrees to help a friend by working as a window dresser at Pettett & Mayfields London department store, she never expected to fall in love with Edgar Pettett, staid and sensible heir to the business.
Nor did she expect that he’d still love her when she revealed her past, the consequences of that long-ago sunflower summer working in Tuscany. Her daughter, Rachel.
Between her shaky faith, their huge differences, and his mother’s disapproval, how can they possibly work things out?
BOOK 2 : DOLCE VITA (Sweet Life)
La dolce vita, a sweeter life of love, awaits Rachel. But can she accept it?
Rachel Golding loves her uncomplicated life in Wales, until the trip to Italy to meet her Italian grandmother for the first time stirs unwelcome emotions. Between her cousin’s accusations, her mother’s wedding, and her realisation she feels way more than she should for her best friend Jonathan, Rachel’s organised life is spiraling out of control.
Always ready for adventure, especially with the woman he loves, Jonathan Davies gladly accompanies Rach on a return journey to Tuscany. But now she needs his friendship and support more than ever, revealing his love is a risk he dare not take. Not without some sign she wants more. A sign she may never give.
In the haze of a sunflower summer, can Rachel learn to surrender her hurts and fears to God and so embrace the life He intends for her? La dolce vita, a sweeter life of love.
BOOK 3 : LA RISPOSTA (The Answer)
One marriage ends, as another begins. Or can faith and forgiveness bring a troubled couple back together?
When the harvest celebrations and a family wedding bring the entire Rossi family back to the villa at summer's end, along with their new loved ones, the final secrets are revealed.
But can these secrets be forgiven, healing old wounds and mending broken hearts, or will the mistakes of the past be repeated? The future of a marriage about to crumble depends on the answer!
BOOK 4 : INNAMORATA (Sweetheart)
Too old for love?
Widowed Isabella Rossi is content with her life at the villa. In the past year, all
her grandchildren have discovered faith and love, and huge family heartbreaks have been healed. But what about her?
When a beau from her teens returns to Tuscany, can the flame of love be rekindled? Or is eighty-something too old for romance?
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR
Please be aware that Books 1 & 2 use British spelling and grammar.
All four books are previously published. Least Expected is also in my London Loves boxed set, and the remaining three books were part of the A Tuscan Legacy boxed set.
I hope you enjoy these four stories of love discovered and love renewed!
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Graphic artist Lucy Shoemaker has never known a life outside of Blackwood. And she's determined to show the world why she loves her quaint Colorado hometown. But when a billionaire arrives looking to sell the land, Lucy feels both outrage and an irrepressible attraction…
John Blackwood usually gets what he wants. He never expected that selling the Podunk town would send him directly into a firecracker of a local. John knows that Lucy won't stop causing him problems…but is that why he can't get her off his mind?
With compromise off the table, will John and Lucy's passion disappear along with Blackwood or can they discover love's common ground?
What If… is a standalone contemporary romance with sizzling chemistry. If you like headstrong heroines, small-town drama, and a fresh twist on billionaire boyfriends, then you’ll adore Kelly Collins’ sassy saga.