Releasing Jan. 4
Renata Cabral needs to hide for the
weekend. Her cousin’s Valentine’s Day wedding means she’ll face embarrassing
questions from her large, extended family. Questions
like “Why aren’t you married yet?” Since the breakup of her last relationship, she’s not
ready to answer that question. She invents a work-related excuse and escapes to
a friend’s lakeside cottage.
Noah Brownlee has been hiding for two years. But now he’s ready to
come home and mend his broken relationship with his brother. When a friend
offers the use of his lakeside cottage, Noah arrives in the middle of a
blizzard with his English Mastiff, only to find the place is already occupied. With
her big brown eyes and quirky sense of humor, Renata stirs feelings he thought
long dead.
As the blizzard rages, the candy hearts predict love. Can
Valentine’s Day work its magic between them?
It's
Valentine's Day, and candy heart sayings mock Drew Engledown's lonely state. He
wants more in his life than work, but hasn't met anyone he can imagine spending
his life with. When he puts his own life at risk to save a friend, he's sent
back in time to Regency London and mistaken for a murdered earl. Has he been given
a chance at love with the earl's beautiful widow, or will he suffer the same
fate as the previous lord?
When
her husband's heir lays claim to all she once owned, Lady Engledown is left
nearly destitute. So she doesn't know whether to be relieved or angry when the
earl returns but claims he's not her husband. Could he be telling the truth, or
is he toying with her? She doesn't know what to think of this man who is so
different from the husband she never loved. Can they find happiness together,
or will this man she comes to love leave her worse off than before?
Andi’s new to town and looking for a fresh start in the
dating department. She’s attracted to the guy she sees each morning, but begins
flirting via text with Garrett, a friend of her new co-workers. Despite many
attempts and determination, she misses opportunities to introduce herself to
Cute Coffee Shop Guy or actually meet Garrett in person. With Valentine’s Day
approaching she succumbs to the sugar rush of Candy Hearts and when ‘Secret
Admirer’ continues to appear in the messages, she takes it as a sign to decide
which guy is her real Secret Admirer.
Releasing Jan. 6
Summer Dawn Riley’s an extraordinary elemental witch whose
troubled past haunts her. She’s created a calm life for herself teaching yoga
and keeping people at a distance. Her life takes a one eighty degree turn when
she enrolls in a women’s weapons class and meets ruggedly handsome Devlin Sawyer.
Devlin, a former Navy Seal, has sworn off women after
two long-term failed relationships, but there is no denying his attraction to
Summer. She intrigues him like no other woman ever has. Despite her attempts to
ignore him, Summer is drawn to Devlin. His magic signature is strong, but he’s no warlock. Will
Valentine’s Day magic find them a future together?
The car
accident totaled Sabrina Post’s convertible and reinvented her memories. She
can't recall dumping Cole Dawson ten years ago. What her new clairvoyant
visions tell Sabrina is he’s her husband. Any practical girl would question her
sanity. But if Sabrina wants to make this imaginary future a reality, she'll
have to regain Cole’s trust and eliminate her rival, the coffee shop waitress
who’s pegged Cole as husband #4. To prove she’s foreseen their destiny, Sabrina
stirs Cole’s interest by revealing specifics about him she couldn’t have
otherwise known. Unfortunately, the one detail he vividly remembers is the pain
when she left him and their "rinky-dink" town in her rearview mirror.
If Cole
can't believe she's a changed woman, can Sabrina accept the only
second chance she has at love exists in her memories?
Hard-working Kate Clark opens a thriving coffee shop that quickly
becomes the local hang-out for students and the community. Her one wish is to
eventually buy out her sister’s share of the old Florida home they inherited.
However, Violet is in desperate need of cash and has other plans.
Tappe Vanderberg, Kate’s childhood friend and high school sweetheart,
has sold his lucrative internet security business to return to Little Heron
Shores and fulfill his dreams of owning a marina. Now the handsome Dutch-born
businessman is making waves with single women all over town—including loony,
post mistress Eva May Poole who’s in search of husband number three.
Releasing Jan. 11
Beth has always loved Mark. He was the boy of her
dreams even though she was nothing more than his little sister's best friend.
Now he's back from the military and looking at her differently. Though that
could be the plate of lasagna she dropped in his lap.
A series of mishaps gives Mark opportunity to spend
time with her. He is sure that he is the man for her but experience has taught
Beth not all men can be trusted. Can he convince her that he wants her to be
his for Valentine's Day and ever after?
When
her husband ran off with a perky, much younger woman, Regina Cox got the house,
a decrepit car, and her freedom. Divorced, she plans to remain man-free and
focus on her career as a writer. Trouble is, the skinny boy next door who used
to tease her about her braces is now a handsome hunk and features as the hero
in her latest romance novel.
Tucker
Owen is a Dom with his eye on the new divorcee next door. His fantasies center
around draping Regina over his spanking bench. Too bad she’s a strong woman and
not submissive in the least. But when he learns she writes erotica romance and
is having trouble getting the research right, he offers a week-long tutorial
that’s bound to teach them both a few things.
Regina can't refuse all the
research she could ask for and no strings sex on top. And with the sassy sub,
Tucker soon discovers the pleasure that comes when the topper is topped.
Forty year
old Alex Spencer has given up on love. Having escaped five years earlier from
the verbally abusive and two decades older, Trent Peterson, her life revolves
around her daughter, sixteen-year-old Josie, even if Josie wants nothing to do
with her.
But with
Valentine’s Day looming, Alex’s high school sweetheart, Billy Leibowitz, whom
she kicked out of her life twenty years earlier thanks to Trent’s demands, has
been invading her thoughts. Alex searches for Billy in vain—it seems as if he’s
simply disappeared. Suddenly, Candy Hearts, which Billy sent to Alex every
Valentine’s Day, start arriving in the mail.
Is Billy sending the Candy Hearts?
Will this finally be her chance at happily ever after?
Releasing Jan. 13
The last thing Riley Flynn wants is to be present at her ex-fiancé’s wedding—which should have been hers—but she refuses to give him the satisfaction, despite the nosedive her life has recently taken. Now, if she can only find a plus one to prove she isn’t a complete failure.
All Sam Rutherford wants is a peaceful life, but his zany
neighbor is making it impossible. The woman is a menace to herself, and anyone
in her path—he has the dent in his car to prove it. But when she raises those
big amber eyes and confides in him, how can he say no to anything she wants?
Soon she’s invading his life and bungling
her way... into his heart.
Treena Stanton, artistic coordinator of Sierra’s Cowboy Theme Park, wants to
exact revenge on Clayton Wagner. She had a crush on him in school, but he never
acknowledged her existence. Revenge is sweet but not as sweet as the pleasure
of his touch.
Strategic accounts manager, Clayton Wagner lost a bet and has to work the
next twenty-four hours at his buddy’s theme park. But when his "boss for
the day" with mouth-watering curves demands he wear a cowboy costume, all
he can think about is finding out what's under her petticoat. But when the
truth is revealed about their past, will the sparks of passion fizzle or burst
into Red Hot flames?
Makenna Stewart flees Scotland for the Big Island of Hawaii
intent on making real a cherished dream–a bakery of her own. Hard work and long
hours leave Makenna craving some fun in her life. Her best customer, Greek-god
sexy surfer Tom may be just what she needs, but she suspects there’s more to
him than board shorts and a devastating smile.
Retired professional surfer and real-estate
multi-millionaire Tom Bensford is there when she opens every morning, but he’s
not craving her magical Morning Glory muffins. Fascinated by the dark-haired,
blue-eyed wahine with the creamy Celtic skin and devastating Scottish accent,
he’s never met a woman like her. Too bad he’s about to destroy her dreams.
To him, it’s just business. To her, it’s the kind of
betrayal she fled Scotland to escape. Can the island magic in Makenna’s
heritage save her dream and their romance, or will his secret tear them apart?
Releasing Jan. 18
As a young girl, Monda was placed into the tutelage of Mistress Teevac. Trained to use her empathic skills and educated in the ways to please a man, Monda is on her way to her new mate and master when her spaceship crashes. Rescued by a handsome space lieutenant, who literally makes her heart race, Monda’s eyes and heart are opened to new possibilities.
When
Lieutenant Patrick Lancaster looks at the exotic Monda, he sees beautiful not
alien. With an instinct to protect her and the desire to have her, he’d be
honored t call her his own, but the starts have something else in mind. Or do
they?
Darby Malone
has trouble saying no. Hosting a children’s Valentine party at her recently
renovated gallery is the last straw, and the last time she intends to say yes
to anything. That is, until she meets Ben, a well-known Cape Cod artist with
eyes as deep and blue as the ocean. He stirs feelings in her that have been
dormant for too long. Can she afford to say yes to him?
Ben Phillips
needs this gallery show. His life has been empty since his wife died four years
ago, his paintings the only thing giving him solace. But his style has changed,
his art completely different than the breezy shore paintings he staked his
reputation on. Can he convince Darby to give him a chance – and to consider him
for more than just a place on her gallery walls? Will she give him a place in
her heart as well?
Don’t call. Don’t text.
Tweet me…
Married to her work,
event planner Avery Kurtz runs her life and her business on a private message
feed. She has no time to waste on emails or a love life, and Valentine’s Day
means just more parties to plan. But when Tanner Voss, best man in Avery’s best
friend’s wedding, is assigned to help finalize plans, her world is turned
heart-side up. The hotshot attorney might be a player. He’d hit on her before
and she avoided that mistake but he’s also surprisingly cooperative, focused on
making the perfect choices for their friends, and even on board with her
messaging preference. Between the erotic dreams about the sexy litigator and
her body urging her to forget caution, Avery is wondering if she was wrong
about Tanner and wants him to do more than “tweet me.”
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Releasing Jan. 20
A hacker is targeting Meredith Crismis’s struggling new dessert company. But when the tech firm she depends on sends hunky computer expert Vlad Wiznitsky to fix the problem, things begin improving for Meredith, both personally and professionally.First, her relationship with Vlad heats up to the sizzling point, then Meredith’s given the chance to snag a wealthy customer who could put her company’s bottom line permanently into the black. It seems like a dream come true, until the persistent hacker turns her “Divine Desserts” website into an X-rated marketplace, the wealthy customer demands a discontinued decorative item or else no sale, and her relationship with Vlad begins to unravel under the pressure of her obsession with professional success.For a woman who deals with creating intricate wedding cakes and luscious muffins, life has suddenly become the ultimate recipe for disaster.
Teacher Lori
Tait has always wanted a family, but now she's 40, she’s pretty much
decided all the good men are taken. Instead, she devotes herself to her
students, particularly one little girl whose struggle with math seems
inconsistent with an otherwise brilliant and artistic mind.
Mark Wilder
hadn’t planned to become a father, but when a fling resulted in his daughter,
Grace, he whole-heartedly embraced the role. Raised in a family of boys, what
does he know about women and girls? Once he learns of Grace’s inability to
comprehend basic math, he welcomes the role of tutor as a way to
connect with his daughter; the opportunity to spend time with her sexy teacher
is an added bonus.
When Lori
cracks the mystery of Grace’s problem Mark’s world is thrown into turmoil; he’s
the last person who can help his daughter. He pushes everyone away, confirming
Lori’s theory about men. Grace, however, has other plans. Using her new-found
understanding of math, she sets out to prove to her father and teacher that,
together, they add up to the perfect match.
Veterinarian Lexi Mallory wants to submit to the
sexy new Dom from the club, but trauma from her past keeps getting in the way.
It's a good thing Gabriel Huntington has a special way with difficult subs and
sees the gorgeous Lexi as a delicious challenge. Unfortunately, Lexi fears
her inability to relinquish control that will finally test Garbriel's
patience and he'll end their contract. Can Lexi lower her barriers and allow
Gabriel's touch to melt her heart?
Releasing Jan. 25
Looking for inspiration, designer Genevieve Hoffman agrees to an apartment swap and heads to the south of France. But when the apartment owner's brother returns from deployment, she finds herself with a man who inspires fantasies rather than fashion.
Etienne
Gagnon barely made it out of Syria alive during his last special forces
assignment. All he wants is a little R&R in the apartment he shares with
his sister. But the woman making breakfast in his kitchen isn't his sister. He
might not understand a word coming out of her mouth but he has no problem
reading body language and likes what she's saying just fine.
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The last place Lorena Weber wants to be on Valentine's Day is a singles
party thrown by her newlywed best friend. But how can she say no? She'll give
it an hour—two, tops—and then she's heading back to her normal life. But she
didn't plan on seeing the one man who had turned her world on its side New
Year's Eve with one kiss that opened doors she had firmly locked.
Caleb Manning got coerced into attending this ridiculous party by a co-worker.
He'll stay for an hour at most and then he'll head home. That was the plan
until he recognized Lorena across the room and had to see if that kiss was only
New Year's Eve magic or something more.
Blurb coming soon
Josie and Carson Sandberg are on the cusp of being empty-nesters. With
a cross-country move and Carson's busy work schedule, there hasn't been much
time to connect. When gifted with a romantic getaway and challenge that says
"Surprise Me," the two embark on a trip that reveals secret desires
and more. But sometimes a fantasy is better left undiscovered.
When Erika’s ex becomes her boss less than a year after dumping her by
text, she gets desperate to find a date to the corporate Valentine’s dance so
he doesn’t suspect she still has feelings for him. Though not a fan of texting for
the obvious reason, she doesn’t have much choice but to tap the keypad in order
to gain the attention of the only viable candidate from the classified ads.
Grayson made the mistake of listening to his brother a year ago and
has regretted what he did to Erika ever since. But his brother’s next
suggestion just might be his salvation when he takes out an ad for a
Valentine’s date…and Erika answers.
Using a pseudo name and keeping contact to text messages only,
Grayson’s plans to make Erika fall back in love with him appears to be
working…until the date of the dance draws near, and she pushes a meeting—face
to face.
Releasing Feb. 1
Broken-hearted
and bitter, Brenna Jones plans to spend Valentine’s weekend at her parents’
cabin, reading romance novels and devouring heart-shaped candy. When her truck
hits a snowdrift and plows into a bank—during a storm, no less—her plans take a
drastic detour. Eric Buchanan, the playboy jerk from her past, comes to her
aid. He’s her only option for reaching safety.
Eric can’t wait to escape his parents’ latest attempt to set him up. He’s given up on happiness, knowing he blew his chance at love a decade ago. When his snowmobile ride turns into a harrying escape from a blizzard, he discovers Brenna stranded in the storm. After he ensures her safety, he plans to explain the misunderstanding that tore them apart. Can a secluded cabin help Eric convince Brenna to be his love?
For
wedding stylist Misty Morningside, mixing business with pleasure is a
professional no-no. That is, until she runs into wedding photographer Adam
Wright at a Valentine’s Day event. Dare they set aside business for one night
of pleasure?
In 1905 New
York City, affluent Millie Moore wants to be outspoken like the suffragettes
she admires. She also wants to rid herself of an annoying and controlling
suitor. For a well-brought up young lady whose mother fears her impending
spinsterhood, speaking her mind is an uphill battle.
When
Raymond Wilson sees Millie at a rally, it’s love at first sight. Not wanting
his stutter to ruin his chances, he enchants a little candy heart to do his
talking for him.
For Millie,
Raymond is a breath of fresh air. And maybe, just maybe, someone she could
love. But for her social-climbing suitor Guy Elliot, he’s a threat to his
plans. And Raymond isn’t the only one who knows something about magic. Now the
ante has been upped and Millie is the prize…
Blurb coming soon
Releasing Feb. 3
Alone on Valentine’s Day, Leo Rankin
attends the library’s Blind Date With a Book event hoping for something he can
take to bed with him that night, and finds himself competing against Gerri Webb
for the last remaining book. Wild child Gerri is not his usual type. Yet he
feels an immediate, sizzling attraction and agrees to share the book and its
accompanying bag of candy hearts.
The whole idea of a Blind Date With a Book is to go off genre, so Gerri doesn’t mind when their flirty conversation suggests they unwrap each other rather than the mystery book. When a candy heart advises, “Ask Me,” she asks Leo back to her apartment. She never expects button-down Leo to hit all her buttons, but by the next morning she fears her heart’s in danger. Can one night spent off genre translate to real life?
The whole idea of a Blind Date With a Book is to go off genre, so Gerri doesn’t mind when their flirty conversation suggests they unwrap each other rather than the mystery book. When a candy heart advises, “Ask Me,” she asks Leo back to her apartment. She never expects button-down Leo to hit all her buttons, but by the next morning she fears her heart’s in danger. Can one night spent off genre translate to real life?
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With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, gorse fairy, Flora Hawthorne is up to her neck in flowers, chocolate, and all things romance. She has no time for love, until she comes face to face with her own personal Cupid and the sparks fly!
Looking to settle down, Cupid Tharin Terize wants fairy Flora Hawthorne to be his valentine, not just for one night, but for the rest of time. Now, all he has to do is convince her.
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Releasing Feb. 8
Valentine’s Day is chocolatier Chloe San Valentino’s favorite day of the year. Not only is it the busiest day in her candy shop, Caramelle de Chloe, but it’s also her birthday. Chloe’s got a birthday wish list for the perfect man she pulls out every year: he’d fall in love with her in a heartbeat, he’d be someone who cares about people, and he’d have one blue eye and one green eye, just like her. So far, Chloe’s fantasy man hasn’t materialized, despite the matchmaking efforts of her big, close-knit Italian family. But this year for her big 3-0 birthday, she just might get her three wishes.
Everyone expects Rebecca Winston to
marry her high school/college sweetheart, Garrett Langley. The problem is, the
flame’s gone out on their romance. They’re still best of friends, but only
friends. When Garrett’s father has a heart attack, his older brother Wyatt (an
L.A. attorney) returns home for the first time in years. The attraction between
Rebecca and Wyatt is immediate.
Can Rebecca expect her family and,
especially, Garrett to understand that her desires have changed and turned
toward Wyatt?
Can Wyatt get past the feeling that
he’s poaching his younger brother’s girl?
Aspiring
choreographer and dance teacher, Simon West is walking along the hall in the
college where he teaches when he gets knocked over by klutzy, two left feet,
accounting professor Veronica Cooke. Simon wants to get to know the beautiful
woman who ran him down, but how will she react when she finds out his alter-ego
is a super sexy cowboy at an upscale exotic dancing male revue and that he
makes ends meet by taking off his clothes?
When ARP
warden Molly sees a light shining through the darkness of London on a cold
winter's night in the middle of the blitz she's infuriated with the careless
American who struck it. Doesn't he know there's a war on?
Guy's
just trying to find his way through a maze of unlit streets. He's very sorry
and Molly reluctantly forgives him. When he accompanies her on her nightly
rounds the two learn about each other, themselves and whether it's really
possible to fall in love in only one night - especially when there's no
guarantee of tomorrow.
Releasing Feb. 10
For nearly a decade, Maggie has put the needs of her younger siblings ahead of her own. Now she’s willing to accept a marriage without passion in order to protect her brother, but fate has a wicked sense of humor. On the eve of her wedding, Maggie meets the man of her dreams.
When Shamus loses a bet, the penalty is a blind
date. Shamus is prepared to endure a long, boring night; the last thing he
expects is to find the woman who can bring his heart back to life.
But Maggie is keeping secrets--and her engagement
is only one of them.
Blurb coming soon
How does a klutzy
slogan writer from a quiet Wisconsin Village who’s pushing thirty expect to
meet the man of her dreams? Living with
a long-tailed cat, a grandmother who bakes giant Snickerdoodles, and an
autistic brother who “collects” neighborhood lawn ornaments, Katie has her
hands full…until she opens the door to a “hot” rookie cop investigating a
not-so-petty theft. Is it a major crime or an arrest of the heart?
During the day, Megan surrounds herself with water lilies and goldfish in the ponds she creates. At night, memories of her lying ex-boyfriend are a reminder she can never again trust a man.
Jason embraces his career as paramedic firefighter, even though ugly experience declares his profession a greedy mistress. During quiet nights at the station, he wonders if this bachelor existence is all he’ll ever know.
Then Jason meets Megan and sparks fly, chased by flashes of anger when Jason, battling a raging apartment fire, stands up Megan on their first date. Is St. Valentine powerful enough to bring these two strong-willed people together?
Looks great, Angela! Can't wait for the big launch tomorrow! Thanks for putting together.
ReplyDeleteIt looks lovely Angela! Thank you for all your hard work to make it shine :)
ReplyDeleteYou've done a great job, Angela. It looks wonderful
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