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Christmas has come to Cape Harriet, and this year, it’s all about second chances! Christmas Morning is an emotionally gripping novel in the tradition of Clipper Beach and Wicked Summer.
James & Sandhya have found unexpected love, but their future will be decided by a tormented child. A newly married couple find their vows tested to the limit. A wounded vet finds himself in a Christmas nightmare.
Zadie’s dishing up special Christmas treats, and the town is decked up for the holidays. As the mercury dips, everyone eagerly awaits Christmas Morning.
Stoke up the fire, have a warm drink at hand, and snuggle up to enjoy this sweet contemporary romance, spiced up with a dash of intrigue.
*includes festive recipes from Zadie's kitchen

He needed a wife.
She needed a home.
A completely platonic arrangement.

When sexy, single bodyguard Nick Cahill and his childhood friend, sweet and jobless Adelaide Sinclair, agree on a marriage solely for convenience, they have no idea what's in store. Winning an unexpected dream honeymoon turns into a nightmare when they find a reality TV crew waiting for them on the island paradise. With cameras rolling, filming their every move, the lines blur between fantasy and reality. Acting like passionate newlyweds wreaks havoc on their platonic agreement. Will Nick and Addie succumb to their feelings off camera, turning their make-believe marriage into a real fairytale?

The Ever After series
Book 1: The Honeymoon Prize
Book 2: The Cinderella Princess
Book 3: Christmas at the Castle

Readers loved last year’s set so much, we decided to do it again and bring you NINE spicy romances set around the holidays. From bestselling, award-winning and multi-published authors come romances that include friends to lovers, doggie matchmakers, single dads, hero-in-hiding, maybe baby, reunited lovers and more!

So grab your romantic Christmas set today, settle in with a mug of something delish and feel the heat from Spicy Christmas Kisses 2!

Hope for Us All: A Hope Series Christmas Novella, by Sydney Aaliyah Michelle
Welcome to Carrington and Jackson’s first family Christmas, money, fame and family are supposed to be good things, right?

Unfinished Business, by Lyssa Layne
Marine Theo Lindemann is hoping to avoid his family over the holidays, just like Tess Vargas. When the two cross paths, they help each other accomplish this goal only to find out that they’re both hiding from the same thing.

Maligned, by Jade Kerrion
A single dad. The pretty girl-next-door. First impressions can make or break a relationship. But what if they’re wrong?

Mistletoe Marathon, by Susan Ann Wall
They’ll run 26.2 miles for just one kiss.

Invitation to Christmas, by Bonnie Edwards
Last Christmas Tom Fontaine kissed his soon-to-be step-sister and unleashed a mess of want. Can he convince Jordyn Bailey that their family can be blended in more ways than one?

All I Want For Christmas, by Susan Oloier
Charlotte missed her flight to Wisconsin and is looking for a quick way home before her sister’s Christmas Eve wedding. Ryan’s in search of a meandering adventure. When they’re forced together for a two-thousand-mile, cross-country trip, they discover a journey neither of them planned for.

Napa Christmas (The MacAllesters), by Dawn DeSousa
Jennifer “JJ” Jones, has the life she has always wanted, dream job - check, dream man, check. Intrusive future sister-in-law, not so much. Can JJ juggle her own Christmas desires with the expectations of others?

Heating Up The Holidays, by Marcia James
When Chris Spencer returns home with his daughter, he's not looking for a second chance with his first love. And the last thing Nicky Paxton needs at Christmas time is her high school heart-breaker. But thanks to a unique dog and a lonely child, they might get their Christmas desires.

Five Golden Rings: A Christmas Novella, by K.L. Brady
Girl trips over boy...and Boy falls for Girl. Nick and Kristy’s unforgettable chance encounter at the National Tree Lighting takes a turn for the worst when they’re torn apart. Can a Missed Connection ad and a little Christmas magic bring them back together?

Me: What turns you on?
Him: Confidence, communication, passion, intensity.
Four words. Four, very sexy, words. Hisreply to my question. His response.

HIM: I've always been known as a lady's man... but I'm ready for something different. I've retired from pro soccer and am starting a new stage in my life. I want a partner, a lady friend - dare I say, wife material?But old habits die hard, right? And right now SF49girl has my attention...

HER: I don't have time in my life for a relationship. I'm too damned busy with my career. Sure, I've got needs... and I take care of those casually, finding what I need online - but I'm just not the right type to be a wife or mother. 

Boxed Set of all three parts available now!

Tristan was everything I’d ever wanted in a one night stand. He was panty-melting hot with a body chiseled by Greek gods and a lover of filthy dirty talk that left me gasping and begging. Better yet, he gave me the best wall-banging, scream-inducing sex I’d ever had in my life.

Then he completely humiliated me once everything was said and done…

When I found out that my sex god was none other than Tristan Blackwell, billionaire heir to the famous banking empire and a notorious playboy known for getting his way, I never wanted to see him again. Not in a million years.

Unfortunately, luck had never been on my side…

Note: This is the first part of a serialized romance. Each installment is 25,000 words long or 100 pages and ends on a light cliffhanger. For mature audiences only (18+).

A boxed set of all three parts is available on Amazon now!

It takes time to heal. When tragedy occurs in Keisha Evans life, her world turns upside down. The confident school secretary with hopes and dreams of becoming a teacher takes herself away from the outside world. She protects herself from being hurt again. With her best friend Ashley, pushing her to take a big step back out into the scary world she use to thrive in. Keisha finally gives in and takes that step. Having made memories and so many good times in a local pub. She decides to have lunch with Ashley. The first step through the door is the hardest thing for Keisha to do. The biggest step for her changes her changes her life with hopes to get back to the life she had. When she comes face to face with the man who saved her, can he save her again?

Three men, seductive as sin and living single, meet three strong women passionate about life, loving and family who will change their lives forever.

Book 1--Six Months in Montana, Molly and Christian's story
Book 2--Mistletoe in Montana, Dan and Traci's story
Book 3--Mischief in Montana, Isabella and Travis's story
Book 4--Match-Making in Montana, Anna and Zach's story

This is Dan & Traci's story. We first meet them in SIX MONTHS IN MONTANA. Dan is Christian's younger brother, who loves the city life and living in Chicago...and is not happy to be stuck for several months in Beauville, MT recuperating with a badly broken leg. His spirits lift when he meets newly single Traci, who is also crazy about Christmas....while Dan would be happy to skip the holiday entirely. Traci just ended a serious relationship with the former high school football star, when he grew uncomfortably controlling....and she is not ready for a new relationship with anyone, especially a scrooge like him.....but Dan doesn't give up easily…

Ever,

These letters are often all that get me through week to week. Even if it’s just random stuff, nothing important, they’re important to me. Gramps is great, and I love working on the ranch. But…I’m lonely. I feel disconnected, like I’m no one, like I don’t belong anywhere. Like I’m just here until something else happens. I don’t even know what I want with my future. But your letters, they make me feel connected to something, to someone. I had a crush on you, when we first met. I thought you were beautiful. So beautiful. It was hard to think of anything else. Then camp ended and we never got together, and now all I have of you is these letters. S**t. I just told you I have a crush on you. HAD. Had a crush. Not sure what is anymore. A letter-crush? A literary love? That’s stupid. Sorry. I just have this rule with myself that I never throw away what I write and I always send it, so hopefully this doesn’t weird you out too much. I had a dream about you too. Same kind of thing. Us, in the darkness, together. Just us. And it was like you said, a memory turned into a dream, but a memory of something that’s never happened, but in the dream it felt so real, and it was more, I don’t even know, more RIGHT than anything I’ve ever felt, in life or in dreams. I wonder what it means that we both had the same dream about each other. Maybe nothing, maybe everything. You tell me.

Cade
~ ~ ~ ~

Cade,

We’re pen pals. Maybe that’s all we’ll ever be. I don’t know. If we met IRL (in real life, in case you’re not familiar with the term) what would happen? And just FYI, the term you used, a literary love? It was beautiful. So beautiful. That term means something, between us now. We are literary loves. Lovers? I do love you, in some strange way. Knowing about you, in these letters, knowing your hurt and your joys, it means something so important to me, that I just can’t describe. I need your art, and your letters, and your literary love. If we never have anything else between us, I need this. I do. Maybe this letter will only complicate things, but like you I have a rule that I never erase or throw away what I’ve written and I always send it, no matter what I write in the letter.

Your literary love,

Ever

Why is it this hard to just ignore a man?

The older sister of Emma LaRue wasn't looking for love. In fact, the last thing Kaylee LaRue thought as she attended her sister's Caribbean wedding was that she would meet a man as confident as Owen Parker. The suave businessman oozed charm, and when that charm was directed at Kaylee, it gave her pause. She couldn't be sure if the man was actually interested in her or just interested in a good time.

In reality, Owen Parker had never met anyone like Kaylee LaRue. The quiet girl from Iowa made him forget to breathe the first time he saw her. When he tried to work his magic, her wit proved to be a match for his, and his charms had no effect. He knew what it looked like- she probably thought that he wanted to have a vacation tryst with her just as Jack Saunders had with Emma. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

Kaylee tried hard not to yield to his advances, but their last night in the Caribbean was simply magical. After a passionate night spent in the arms of Owen, Kaylee ruefully observed that there was no fake wedding to keep the two of them together. As she flew home, she thought it'd be back to the same old life for her. She never expected Owen to show up at her door.

However, this small town girl wasn't sure she was ready to change for this city boy. When Kaylee tried to fit into Owen's world, everything came crashing down. In the blink of an eye, what seemed like a strong foundation suddenly found itself built on a pillar of sand. Would their relationship blossom like Jack and Emma's, or would the two of them forever be haunted by the memories of rainwater kisses?

We had just passed by the hot dog stand again when a crack of thunder made me jump. Owen laughed and pulled me close to him, draping his arm around my shoulder. I smiled up at him and felt something wet land on my cheek. I touched it with my fingertips, confused for a moment until a second heavy drop landed square on my nose. Owen and I looked right at one another with realization that it was raining just as the down pour started.

It was as if someone had turned on the shower faucet, the rain starting quicker than either of us could have expected. We ran for the nearest trees, but their bare branches offered no protection from the sudden deluge. I shivered, the two of us already completely soaked by the sudden microburst. Owen quickly shrugged out of his jacket and wrapped it around my shoulders, still warm from his body.

I reached up, wrapping my hand around the back of his neck and pulling him down for a kiss. Our lips met, the taste of the rain on his lips. I parted my lips and slipped my tongue inside of his mouth, which was so warm and inviting. His hand tangled itself in my wet hair and pulling me closer to him. Our bodies pressed together, the heat of his chest defying the cold of the rain.

We stood there, kissing in the rain as if it was the most natural thing in the world. Raindrops pounded against the pavement, splattering against windows and shaking the baby leaves on the trees. I was enjoying the taste of rainwater kisses too much to stop.

Modern Conveniences- a new series featuring contemporary marriages of convenience.

As a widowed, single mom, Lyndsey Allen has a load of financial troubles. Despite her best efforts to stay afloat, she faces foreclosure. With a young son to consider she needs a miracle and quick, but pride won't let her accept money from a longtime friend.

When handyman Shep Patterson promised his best friend that he'd look after Lyndsey should anything happen to him, he never imagined that would include marriage, yet a proposal slips from his mouth.

Lyndsey accepts his proposal, shocking them both. Will their marriage of convenience hold just as many surprises?

Trevor MacLaughlin has been in love with his sister's best friend for years. But, he let her move away to college without ever telling her how he felt and hasn't seen her since.

Now, years later, a second chance with the woman of his dreams practically falls into his lap.

Will he take a leap of faith and tell her how he feels? How he's always felt? Or will the woman he knows is meant to be his slip through his fingers a second time?

The MacLaughlin Family, in series order...
TREVOR
CAIDEN
HARVEY
LIZZY

Author's Note: Previously published under the pseudonym Krystal Shannan

A modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast...

Who's the man behind the mask?

No one told her that Garrick Hawke wore a leather mask that hid half of his scarred face, or that he hid himself away on a lonely, desolate, wintery estate in the countryside.

No one told her that he was as sensual as he was beautiful, or that he could seduce her so fiercely with a quick curl of his perfect, wicked lips.

No one told her that she’d fall in love with him even as Garrick’s brother was blackmailing her into stealing millions from him.

It was supposed to be easy.

Then again, she never saw Garrick Hawke coming.

Billionaire Lawson Heywood is ruthless and unforgiving with his business. He's earned the right to be arrogant. With his broad shoulders and panty-dropping charm, he can have any woman he wants. 

He sets his sights on a young artist and gets one taste.
A sweet innocent kiss that tempts him for more. 

But Skye Simmons isn't going to be a notch on his headboard. She's not interested in his sh*t. 

Lawson has no intention of letting this angel slip through his fingers. He won't stop until he has her against his wall, panting and begging for more. 

*** A steamy STANDALONE contemporary romance with a hot, dominant alpha. No cliffhanger, no cheating, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.***

New York Times Bestselling Author Erika Wilde turns up the heat in THE MARRIAGE DIARIES, a sensual series about a married couple who take intimacy and passion to the extreme. This full-length book includes the first four parts of The Marriage Diaries, and makes a complete novel.

SEXY BEDROOM GAMES . . .
Even after nearly twenty years of marriage, Jillian Noble is still madly in love with her sexy-as-sin husband, Dean. But now that their two sons are grown and it's just the two of them alone again, there's something that Jillian wants from her husband. Something he's been holding back since the day they met—the dominant man he rarely lets show.

Now she wants it all, and when Dean agrees to unleash his more assertive side, all bets are off as he introduces her to dark, forbidden desires that will change the course of their marriage.

THE MARRIAGE DIARIES Collection Includes:
The Awakening (Volume #1)
The Seduction (Volume #2)
The Taking (Volume #3)
The Temptation (Volume #4)

Emily thinks her new class with a visiting professor is going to be pretty dull: Latin Literature taught by some old British fuddy-duddy. Except Will Spencer isn't what she expected: he isn't old, and he isn't a fuddy-duddy...

Stay out of trouble, they said.   But Emily Masterson, sitting in the front row of my class, was the kind of trouble I didn't see coming.
I bet I’m the only college professor in all of Britain who’s punched his boss for being an asshole.
But he got up again, and hit back pretty good—he knocked my ass three thousand miles across the Atlantic. Now I'm in exile for a semester, teaching bored college students in New Hampshire.
It’s only a semester, they said. It’ll blow over, and you can come back to your real job.

All I need to do is stay out of trouble.

Especially the kind of trouble that comes in a cute little package, with red lips, and round hips, and little polka-dot skirts.
Especially when that trouble is in my class looking at me as if I’m the most important thing in her world.
Especially when she's my new student, and all the things I want to do to her are completely forbidden.  

Stay out of trouble. Right.

From #1 NY Times Bestselling Author, Barbara Freethy, comes a romantic new contemporary series about the Callaways, a big, blended Irish family born to serve and protect. 

The second oldest of the Callaway clan, Aiden Callaway veered from the family tradition of urban firefighting and became a smokejumper, never questioning his choice until the job took the life of his friend, Kyle, and left Aiden with injuries and fractured memories. Everyone blames Aiden for what happened, but he doesn't remember, nor is he sure he wants to remember. The truth may clear Aiden of blame but destroy Kyle's reputation and hurt the people he left behind. 

Aiden seeks help from an unlikely ally … 

Sara had always been untouchable, sweet, innocent, his sister's best friend, and the girl next door. But one reckless night in their youth took their relationship to a new level. Sara has never forgiven or forgotten the way Aiden brought it crashing down, but she's no longer that girl with the crazy crush. She's a woman in search of her own truth.

The sparks between Aiden and Sara have been smoldering for a very long time. Sara is afraid to take another chance on a man who broke her heart, and Aiden knows better than anyone how dangerous an intense fire can be.

As teenagers they weren't ready for each other. Are they ready now?

Don't Miss Any of the Callaway Novels:
ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS (#1)
SO THIS IS LOVE (#2)
FALLING FOR A STRANGER (#3)
BETWEEN NOW AND FOREVER (#4)
NOBODY BUT YOU (A Callaway Wedding Novella)
ALL A HEART NEEDS (#5)
THAT SUMMER NIGHT (#6)
WHEN SHADOWS FALL (#7)
SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW (#8)
IF I DIDN'T KNOW BETTER (#9)
TENDER IS THE NIGHT (#10)
TAKE ME HOME (Callaway Novella)
CLOSER TO YOU (#11)

PRAISE FOR THE CALLAWAYS!

"I love the Callaways! Heartwarming romance, intriguing suspense and sexy alpha heroes. What more could you want?"
-- NYT Bestselling Author Bella Andre

"I adore the Callaways, a family we'd all love to have. Each new book is a deft combination of emotion, suspense and family dynamics. A remarkable, compelling series!"
-- Barbara O'Neal, author of How to Bake a Perfect Life.

"Once I start reading a Callaway novel, I can't put it down. Fast-paced action, a poignant love story and a tantalizing mystery in every book!"
-- USA Today Bestselling Author Christie Ridgway

"I loved Aiden and Sara’s story! Barbara manages to give us a good glimpse of the rest of the family too, without taking away from Aiden and Sara’s story, leaving us with a little bit of mystery to be followed up on."
Harlequin Junkie for ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS

Barbara manages to weave a perfect romance filled with laughter, love, a lot of heat, and just the right amount of suspense. I highly recommend So This is Love to anyone looking for a sexy romance with characters you will love!
Harlequin Junkie for SO THIS IS LOVE

"BETWEEN NOW AND FOREVER is a beautifully written story. Fans of Barbara’s Angel’s Bay series will be happy to know the search leads them to Angel’s Bay where we get to check in with some old friends."
The Book Momster Blog

"A very touching story that shows the power of love and how much it can heal."
All Night Books for BETWEEN NOW AND FOREVER

"I love the Callaways and FALLING FOR A STRANGER makes me love their family even more."
All Night Books

"I really love the Callaways and am looking forward to reading about the rest of the family and unraveling the grandparents’ secret which we’re learning a little more about in each new book. If you’re looking for a great feel good read with a bit of action and mystery, this book is for you!"
The Book Momster

Photo journalist Trey Scott comes back to Marietta for Christmas, only to find no one home... except for the enchanting Lucy DeMarco. Although Lucy isn’t crazy about the holidays, Trey does his best to restore her enthusiasm, starting with nestling her snug in his bed. But if he’s only in town until New Year’s...

The Scott Brothers Series

Book 1: A Cowboy for Christmas
Book 2: Her Summer Cowboy
Book 3: The Cowboy's Reluctant Bride
Book 4: Cowboy, It's Cold Outside
Book 5: Her Christmas Cowboy

Montana Born Christmas Series
Book 1: Blame the Mistletoe by Dani Collins
Book 2: Mistletoe Wedding by Melissa McClone
Book 3: Her Mistletoe Cowboy by Alissa Callen
Book 4: Cowboy, It's Cold Outside by Katherine Garbera

Riding hard and loving harder… Cowboys, Bulls, and Buckles…
Where eight seconds means the difference between winning and love…
Six brand new stories by some of the hottest Contemporary Western Romance Authors…

The Ride of His Life by Deb Julienne
When it comes down to the finals, who will win?

Broken Dreams by Melissa Keir
Sometimes life doesn’t go as planned….

Sweet Cowboy Kisses by Stephanie Berget
Can two wounded souls find a sweet future together?

Bucked Off for Love by Lacey Wolfe
What happens when a bull rider seeks physical therapy from the one woman who brings his body to life?

Heart Rush by Lisa Huffman
When two hearts collide, can anything happen?

A Cowboy to Love by D’Ann Lindun
Can a women dreaming of a family and a cowboy who is sterile find a way to build a life together?

Book #1 in the Addicted series

She's addicted to sex. He's addicted to booze...the only way out is rock bottom.

No one would suspect shy Lily Calloway's biggest secret. While everyone is dancing at college bars, Lily stays in the bathroom. To get laid. Her compulsion leads her to one-night stands, steamy hookups and events she shamefully regrets. The only person who knows her secret happens to have one of his own.

Loren Hale's best friend is his bottle of bourbon. Lily comes at a close second. For three years, they've pretended to be in a real relationship, hiding their addictions from their families. They've mastered the art of concealing flasks and random guys that filter in and out of their apartment.

But as they sink beneath the weight of their addictions, they cling harder to their destructive relationship and wonder if a life together, for real, is better than a lie. Strangers and family begin to infiltrate their guarded lives, and with new challenges, they realize they may not just be addicted to alcohol and sex.