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!

Grim Reapers. Saving lives. Lessons in love.

Get the entire Death is a Woman series for one very low price, including the prequel!

When Death Becomes a Woman:

For some, it's a fictitious world. But for Debra Stone, it's everyday life.

After a chance encounter with a man she enjoys throws her down a path she almost can't believe, she struggles to cope with her newfound purpose.

Saving lives.

Ushering souls into the afterlife. It can't be real, right? But the men who catch her in the act are real. And their adoration for her is very real.

Drinking With Death:

For some, it's a fictitious world, but for Debra's friend, it will become her life.

For once, nothing is going right in her world, but she always has her friend to help her, right?

Right?

Ushering souls into the afterlife was something she scoffed at…until it became all too real.

Disorganized as Death:

For some, it's a fictitious world, but for Jessica Flores, it will become her life.

Jessica prizes one thing above all else: her salon.

Little does she know that her business competitor, Charity, has passed onto her something that will fight for that first-place spot in her life.

The foul-mouthed hairdresser is known in the community for her crass advice, her shark-like tactics in the boardroom, and her unforgiving nature.

All's Fair in Death and War:

For some, it’s a fictitious world, but for Debra’s friend and assistant, it will become his life.

Jonathan knew about the real world and death, he even thought it exciting. Until he became the next recipient.

Ushering souls into the afterlife was something he thought to be exciting… until he was drafted.

Two Sides of Death:

What happens when two sides of Death meet up for battle? Will either walk away unscathed?

Polly, an independent reporter with her own blog, was onto something big. If only she could find the man who’d been saving people’s lives all over New York City. Others had said he was a superhero, but she had dubbed him The Savior.

Grab a glass of wine and read this boxed set. Just be careful when taking a sip since the laughs can be dangerous!

Go up and click ‘Buy’ or ‘Read For Free’ now and start reading a series that turns love and relationships totally around.

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!

When pastry chef Annabeth Jones goes on the run from her abusive fiance, the small town of Bearpaw Ridge offers her a safe haven. Nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, with friendly neighbors and a bakery/cafe that needs a new owner, it's the perfect place for her to start over.

Firefighter and bear shifter Dane Swanson knows at once that kind, curvy Annabeth is his fated mate. She's also human, in a world where shifters must keep their existence secret. Annabeth has no idea that Bearpaw Ridge's population is more shifter than human ... but if they're to be mated, Dane will have to find a way to tell her everything.

Wary of new relationships, Annabeth can't help warming to the strong, handsome man who can't get enough of her cinnamon rolls ... or her. But her fragile hopes are shattered when her ex tracks her down, determined to reclaim her.

Dane is equally determined to protect his mate -- but will Annabeth still accept him when he reveals the other side of his nature?

Heat is a novel-length steamy standalone paranormal romance with no cliffhangers.

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?

A KISS TO KILL FOR…

In Colleen Mooney’s funny, romantic, delightfully meandering cozy mystery, you gon’ have a authentic Noo Awlins experience, dawlin’! And a wild ride into the bargain.

Brandy Alexander’s the real deal--yes, that’s her real name and she’s not even a stripper, although her best friend Julia is. Brandy still lives with her parents in the Irish Channel and she’s sort of semi kind of engaged to the boy next door, who’s—what else?—one of NOLA’s finest.

In fact, Dante, the BF, is such a thoroughgoing New Orleanian he always manages Mardi Gras parade duty on his own block. So you'd think Brandy might be a little self-conscious when a suave smoothie in one of the gentlemen’s walking clubs mesmerizes her into a big fat Mardi Gras smooch right in front of him. But not a bit. Because after all, it's Mardi Gras, and also for another good reason— “that kiss was long, slow, hot—unlike any kiss I’d ever had in my life.” She makes a date to meet Mr. Good Kiss after the parade (Yes! Right in front of Mr. Right Next Door) but –horrors--arrives just in time to see him get shot. Although fortunately not shot dead. Before he passes out, he pulls her close and whispers, “Save Isabella.”

And then, in case you aren't yet in the carnival spirit, the fun begins. You’d think a mystery that begins with an eligible man taking a bullet might be a bit dark, but Colleen Mooney has something else in mind—something like a screwball chase all over town, from Lee Circle to the Lakefront, with a stop at Charity Hospital, and finally to the French Quarter’s favorite gay dance club, at all times accompanied by Schnauzers, one of them named Geaux Cup.

Jiff, the captivating kisser, (aka Mr. Possibly Right), has enemies, of course, and, oh, by the way, he and Brandy get kidnapped, but this one’s much more about the offbeat inventive fun than the mystery. And the romance, of course. The real adventure here is swanning around town with Brandy and her crazy krewe—much of it canine and seriously cute.

New Orleans aficionados will appreciate the plethora of authentic touches, from Brandy’s family and neighborhood, to meals at Ye Olde College Inn, and the familial friendships black and white families form with each other; cozy readers will love the humor and the romance; and chick lit fans will root for plucky, soft-hearted Brandy, who never met a stray dog she didn't rescue.

Brandy may be the most unlikely of detectives, but the slapstick way she goes about it has a definite whiff of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum about it; fans of Stephanie Bond, Jana DeLeon, Joan Hess, Lisa Lutz, Sarah Strohmeyer, and Elaine Viets may also find a kindred spirit in this New Orleans dawlin’. And animal lovers will flat-out swoon

After freeing herself from her controlling, manipulative, and so-called "dominant" ex-fiancé, 24-year-old Teresa Bodnar returns to her hometown of Pittsburgh to try and put the pieces of her shattered life back together. Stuck in a rut and determined to prove herself capable of moving on with her life, Tera makes a bold move: founding the city's first BDSM club.

But opening a club for business proves to be no small task, especially where unexpected romantic entanglements are concerned. Since first meeting at a kinky costume party, the magnetic attraction between Tera and easy-going Dominant Eric Yun has been undeniable, and yet Tera finds herself denying it at every turn. She knows she has baggage to spare, and the high-strung submissive is taking no chances when it comes to her budding friendship with the sweet and seductive Eric, no matter how tempting he may be.

Eric Yun has baggage of his own. No one knows better than he does how to hide pain behind a joke and smile. He’s spent years learning to take life in stride, and just when he thinks he has it all figured out, Tera Bodnar sweeps into his life with her big dreams, stubborn determination, and soft submissive side. He’s wanted her more than anything since they met, and now it’s impossible to get her out of his head. But he can tell she’s hiding painful secrets of her own, and the more he learns about this beautifully complicated woman, the more he finds himself revealing to her about the Eric behind the smile…

As Eric chips away at her walls, Tera learns that there is much more to this man than his mouth-watering good looks and effortless charm. She’s falling for him hard and fast, but if life has taught her anything, it’s that the harder the fall, the worse the damage, and the risk of Eric becoming a casualty in the process is just too great. But how can she hope to resist him when she can’t even escape him in her dreams?

**Note: This book is the first in The Loft Series and ends on a cliffhanger to be resolved in book two**

Sleeping with my ex-boss?

Definitely not a great idea.

Even more so, when one mistake leads to another – our daughter (his daughter).

No way, I’m telling him about her!

Well, let’s see why?

For once, we conceived Ada just when he had told me that he preferred to stay a bachelor throughout his life.

He’s arrogant, jerk, filthy rich, off-limits, and…handsome as sin (oh God, help a girl out here).

And he’s got his own set of rules that I don’t wanna comply with.

Four years later and he’s back.

Did I mention that we are working together again?

I’ve broken so many rules in the past.

Is there one about him getting to know our daughter?

Not sure how long I can continue to break that one!

A full-length, standalone office romance with no cliffhanger, and a swoon worthy happily ever after.

“Elise Sax will win your heart.”—NYT bestelling author Jill Shalvis

"Elise Sax will make you laugh. Her larger-than-life characters jump off the page and make crazy seem like a fun place to hang out."--Christie Craig, New York Times bestselling author of Texas Hold 'Em

“Elise Sax belongs on every bookshelf." -- Melissa Foster, New York Times Bestselling Author

The Five Wishes Series: Novellas about wishes that go terribly wrong…fortunately. Five Wishes...A happy ending is just a coin toss away. Each novella is approximately 100 pages with NO cliffhanger.

Book 1: Going Down:
Marion MacAlister wants to nail her audition, not get nailed. Truly. Honestly. All right...maybe she does want to get nailed, but that's just because her hottie landlord and local diner owner Mack Ryan is confusing her. Can friends become lovers? Especially friends who might not even be friends in the first place?

Book 2: Man Candy:
Raine Harper is in love with Wade Gates. But Wade likes women who are model thin, and Raine is model thin plus a whole lot of pounds. Desperate to make him love her, she trains just a little too hard and passes out in the arms of superstar movie star Dirk Adams. Dirk thinks Raine’s junk in the trunk is perfect and proposes to make Wade jealous by becoming her pretend boyfriend. Pretend soon seems very real. Is Dirk a great actor, or is something really developing between Raine and the movie star?

Jamie Cook is a work-in-progress. He’s always wanted what his parents have: a good marriage, lots of kids, and financial security. He thought he’d have the first two with his ex-girlfriend while the third would come once he got his house-flipping business off the ground. When his ex doesn’t subscribe to his five-year plan, he makes Cook Brothers Construction his sole focus.

Then he moves next door to April Williams, a sassy single mom he can’t stop riling up. Throw in her matchmaking mother-in-law, who’s set her sights on Jamie being April’s knight in a leather tool belt, and a house threatening Jamie’s sanity, and it should be a recipe for disaster, but Jamie wants this three-month project to last forever. That’s if he can stop being the neighbor from hell and prove to April he’s not just flipping a house—he wants to flip her heart.
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Work In Progress is a full-length, neighbors to lovers house flipping romantic comedy that can be read as a complete standalone and is book 1 in the Cook Brothers series.