Contemporary Romance

Contemporary Romance

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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).

Project Kaitlyn (The Sweet Water Circle Book 1)

by Grayson Avery


Sweet Water, we have a project....

Meet Kaitlyn Colby, a clumsy, inappropriate blurter with self-esteem issues, but also quite handy with an axe. She's certainly no superhero, but she fights the battles of a single mom with sweet snarkasm. Between work and pining for and co-parenting with her man-child ex (is there any other kind?), Kaitlyn has no time to find that special someone. And if she did, would he really want her anyway? Kaitlyn's sister and friends (The Sweet Water Circle) say yes, so following a typical Kaitlyn slip up, The Circle intervenes to force her out of the funk that she fell into following her unwanted divorce.

When Kaitlyn makes a decision to pursue her advertising career over love, she tumbles (like no tumble you've ever seen…or heard) into the life of hunky, bay breeze-drinking Hunter Dixon, an ad exec who is intrigued enough by Kaitlyn that he hires her firm to revive a struggling project, much like herself.

Can Kaitlyn become the woman she needs to be to land the man of her dreams? Maybe. Maybe not. But you'll laugh out loud as she tries. There's no doubt you'll be rooting for the lovable, hilarious, and relatable Kaitlyn. And you'll probably love her friends, too, which is good, because their stories are ready to be told in the Sweet Water Circle series!

Project Kaitlyn could be the funniest book you ever read. It's a hilarious romantic comedy that speaks the truth (well, most of the time) about life and love, and…hiking thongs? What the heck is that? Well, you'll just have to read it to find out!

 
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Jackson: The Sutter Brothers

by Cynthia Dees


Annabelle Winters is sick of the big city. She hates her job, hates her boss, and hates her life. And then she receives a letter informing her she’s inherited a slice of land in Apple Pie Creek, Montana. Jack Sutter has just retired from the army and plans to renovate an old grist mill he recently inherited back home in Apple Pie Creek. But when his feisty city-slicker neighbor shows up, everything that can go wrong suddenly does. Is she responsible for all the chaos? Or is it just that he can’t seem to do anything right around her?


City girl meets country boy in this sweet and tender love story of two neighbors with no fence between them…

…oh, and a Moose. A very drunk Moose.

Cynthia Dees is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 80 romances. Join her in Apple Pie Creek, Montana where clean and wholesome romance is alive and well. There will be love, laughter, and shenanigans aplenty in this sweet and whimsical series about seven bachelor brothers whose mother who is desperate to get her boys married off so she can start having grandkids.

"A delightfully light and refreshing read....Ms. Dees never lets me down...What fun. Five stars! Highly recommend..."

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My Kind of Earl (The Mating Habits of Scoundrels Book 2)

by Vivienne Lorret


USA Today bestselling author Vivienne Lorret continues her charming new trilogy with a bluestocking whose search for information on the mating habits of scoundrels has her stumbling upon the missing heir to an earldom... in the London underworld.

Jane Pickerington never intended to start a brawl in a brothel. She only wanted to research her book. Yet when her simple study of scoundrels goes awry, she finds herself coming to the rescue of a dark, enigmatic stranger… who turns out to be far more than an average rake out for a night of pleasure. He’s positively wild!

Only the most feral and cunning could have survived foundling homes and work houses. Orphaned as an infant, Raven never had another name. At least… not until he meets her. Now he’s face-to-face with the one person who recognizes the strange birthmark on his arm and can reinstate him to his blue-blooded birthright.

All at once, Raven’s life takes a turn. His knowledge of dark alleys and gaming hells never prepared him for gilded ballrooms. So Jane becomes his tutor. Yet, the more lessons in decorum she offers, the more this untamed scoundrel wants to teach her all the ways to be wicked.

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Shh... It's a Surprise! (Baby) (Small Town Romances)

by Annie J. Rose


My life depends on staying hidden.
Why not be the star of the show in this small town?


Who knew that doing odd jobs,
Would lead me into temptation?
Tara hires me to fix her porch.
She gets under my skin, sweet and sexy.

When I wind up in her bed,
I know it’s a mistake.
Dangerous men are after me,
And I don’t need someone else I could lose.

Except that one-night stand left us with more than regrets.
There’s a baby on the way.
And a gang leader determined to track me down,
Determined to kill anyone I care about.

There is nothing I won’t do to keep her safe.
And I won’t stop at anything to make her mine.


Shh... It’s a Surprise! (Baby) is a full-length standalone second chance, secret baby romance full of secrets, steam, and naughty small-town gossip. Enjoy these satisfying romances set in the charm of small town South Carolina where the HEA’s are as sweet as the tea.

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Just Friends: A Fake Marriage Secret Pregnancy Romance (Fake and Forbidden)

by Sofia T Summers


"I would rate it more than five stars if possible. I recommend it to every reader, not just romance readers." - specialangel, Amazon Reviewer. 

Fake marry my best friend. Throw in some "benefits." What could go wrong? How about ten little fingers and ten little toes...

Oz's plan seems so simple.
Convince his grandma to let us live in her rent-controlled apartment by telling her we're married.
It shouldn't be hard.
After all, we've been best friends for years and are already roomies.
We know each other almost better than we know ourselves.
But our fake marriage leads to other very real things.
Real touches that light my body on fire.
Real feelings that sear my soul.
And real consequences that will arrive in nine months.
If I tell him, it could destroy his dreams of rock and roll stardom.
Yet, if I don't, I could lose the most important person in my life.
So, yeah, Oz's plan seemed so simple...
In reality? Not so much.

Just Friends is book two in my Fake and Forbidden series. Full length, naughty, flirty, steamy with the swooniest HEA to melt your Kindle. Books in this series can be enjoyed as standalone romances and DO NOT have to be read in order.

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Amish Outsider (River Haven Book 1)

by Marta Perry


The Amish of River Haven offer sanctuary and solace…even to those with a dangerous past.

In the wake of his estranged wife’s murder, widower Michael Forster returns to the Amish community he’d left as a teen. He wants a fresh start for himself and his daughter, Allie, away from those who still believe he’s guilty. In River Haven, a quieter life seems possible. If only Allie’s Amish schoolteacher, Catherine Brandt, was easier to ignore.

A problem solver by nature, Cathy can tell Allie’s withdrawn demeanor isn’t due to shyness. But getting through to Allie also means breaching her father’s hardened defenses. What starts as persistence soon grows into an attraction neither Cathy nor Michael saw coming. When the past suddenly threatens both his daughter and the woman he loves, Michael must risk everything to save them.

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Nanny for the Billionaire: A Standalone Reverse Harem Romance

by Cassie Cole


WANTED: NANNY FOR BILLIONAIRE

I wish that’s what the ad had said.
Because it was a huge surprise when I was picked up for my job interview in a freaking helicopter.
Now I’m nannying the children of Braxton Nash, the young, fearless, incredibly-handsome billionaire.
But at night? He has scorching plans for me.

And that’s not the only fringe benefit of this job.
The billionaire wants to share me with his two colleagues.
Adam Sizemore: a lean, boyishly-handsome personal assistant with a sharp mind and even sharper tongue.
Mathias Fischer: a physical trainer with a carved body and intoxicating German accent, who leaves me sweaty both in and out of the gym.

When I’m not nannying Braxton’s two children, I’m having the time of my life in Braxton's penthouse.
Taking last-minute trips to Paris on a private jet, and being ushered down the red carpet with the dashing billionaire.
Can our scintillating relationship last?
Or will the paparazzi discover our scorching secret?

NANNY FOR THE BILLIONAIRE is a sizzling reverse harem love story filled with humor, suspense, and scintillating action. HEA guaranteed!

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A Midsummer Night's Romance

by Gina Conkle


An Invitation to the Ball…By Fifteen of Your Favorite Historical Romance Authors!


You are cordially invited to the most anticipated event of the Season — Lord and Lady Whitwell’s annual ball! This year’s theme is the most extravagant yet…A Midsummer Night’s Dream, filled with fairytale gardens and fantastical costumes, sparkling champagne, and heartwarming romance. Opportunities abound for secret trysts in the shadows of moonlit walks, mistaken identities, delicious unmaskings, and perhaps even a magical spell or two. But one thing is certain—fifteen pairs of hearts will never be the same again. Enjoy this collection of never-before-released novellas by your favorite historical romance authors!
Grace Burrowes
Erica Ridley
Ella Quinn
Jennifer Ashley
May McGoldrick
Sabrina York
Bronwen Evans
Jade Lee
Anna Harrington
Madeline Martin
Elizabeth Essex
Eileen Dreyer
Alyssa Alexander
Heather Snow
Gina Conkle
 

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Say You're Mine: An Enemies to Lovers Romance (Southport Love Stories Book 4)

by Sarah J. Brooks


USA Today bestselling author Sarah J. Brooks returns with the long-awaited romance #4 in the Southport Love Stories series.

My first love is back in our small town. Surprise: He’s my new boss. And after a wild night in his office, he’s also the father of our unborn child – Should I tell him?

Dear Universe,
What exactly are you trying to tell me?
Apparently it’s not enough that Robert broke my heart years ago.
You send him straight back to our small town and allow him to be my new boss.
Just when I thought I was over him!

It took me so many days (and even more nights) to bury everything good about him in a deep, black hole.
His electrifying charisma, his irresistible smile, and especially all the moments when I believed in our happily ever after.
But when he left me without a word, I learned that he can be as cold and closed up as he can be adorable.

And now, all of a sudden, I’m thrown back in time.
The wild kisses from the past, the familiar feeling between us – Is it fake or real?

But then I discover the secret reason why he left me all these years ago. And Robert’s dark past is about to jeopardize everything I ever dreamed of…

Say You're Mine is a fully standalone enemies-to-lovers romance from the bestselling Southport Love Stories series.

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The Best Man Plan (A Boots And Bouquets Novel Book 1)

by Jaci Burton


New York Times bestselling author Jaci Burton kicks off a dreamy new series with a sweep-you-off-your-feet friends-to-lovers romance.

Three days before Erin Bellini's wedding, her fiancé breaks up with her--in an email! Hurt and embarrassed, she decides to have a fling with veterinarian Jason Callum, who's both the best man and the hottest guy she knows. But Jason wants a lot more than just a one-night stand with the woman he's cared about for years. So he's taking things slow. And hot. And showing Erin what real love can look like.

Suddenly Erin finds herself spending a lot more time with Jason than she intended.  Feelings she never planned on having again are wrapping around her heart, refusing to let go. Erin isn't sure she can trust her instincts, though. After all, she made a terrible choice with her ex-fiancé. But Jason intends to convince her that he's the best man for her, and that what they have together is a real love that will last forever.

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EXPOSE: Single Dad Slow Burn Romance (Eagle Tactical Book 1)

by Willow Fox


There was a bounty on my head. I fled with only one thought in mind: survival.

I bought a cabin, sight unseen, in the wilderness. It came with quite a few surprises including a handsome stranger next door, Jaxson Monroe.

He also happens to be my own personal hero, saving my life. It’s complicated and I don’t want to disappoint him, but he wants to know why I’ve moved here. If I tell him the truth, he will never want to see me again. I’m not the sweet innocent girl he thinks I am.

Could I trust a former special forces soldier, or would he betray me? I owed him my life, but did I owe him my heart?

EXPOSE is a small town contemporary romance featuring a single dad and is book one of the Eagle Tactical series. EXPOSE ends with a HFN and a guaranteed series HEA.

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Sage It Out: a psychic mystery romance (Harrington Bay Mystery Book 1)

by Shereen Vedam


Police line, do not cross.

Rose Devlin is a fun friend with a good heart. Sage Tanton is her BFF with a psychic sense for trouble.

Protective of her family and friends, Rose is confident she can handle any situation without Sage's supernatural intervention. But then the unthinkable happens. Rose's action triggers one of Sage's visions about a child in danger. And once again, her life is turned upside down.

Getting the police involved throws Rose an unexpected romantic curveball. So, she does what she does best - jumps in feet first and finds herself out of the proverbial herbal teapot and into the flames.

Liar, liar, pants on fire, Detective Nathan Bryant knows that gorgeous woman he just met is not only deceitful but could be entirely insane. Now he can’t stop lusting after her. Can a determined police detective help Rose achieve her long sought-after redemption or will they both retreat behind their yellow tape and lose out on love?  Trust is a gift either has yet to give.

If you like a cozy mystery with a psychic flavor, you'll love this hilarious tale with feline antics.

Scroll on up and join this crew in drinking tea, eating honey buns and solving a mystery now.

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The Doyles Complete Series: A Dark Boston Irish Mafia Romance

by Sophie Austin


Get lost in the world of the Doyles. Dangerous men with big hearts who will do anything for their family and for the women they love.

Ronan, Kieran, Seamus, Connor, and Owen: the Boston Irish mob’s big-hearted bad boys.

The Doyles Complete Series includes over 400,000 words and 7 books following the Doyle brothers as they confront the fast-changing world of Boston’s mafia, meet the women that steal their hearts, and forge the next generation of the Doyle dynasty.

The complete collection features:

Knockout: Owen's an MMA fighter trying to get out of the family's mafia business and fiery Molly O'Brien is his best friend's little sister. What's a guy to do when the one woman he's forbidden is a total knockout vying for his heart?

Grind: Connor's a mafia nightclub manager that Ava runs into while escaping her abusive ex. Now that he's got her, this alpha won't let a woman in jeopardy out of his sight: not until he knows she's safe and maybe not ever.

Hustle: Seamus is a polished, ultra-professional lawyer and middle son of the Doyles. Evi is the free-spirited tattoo artist who got away. When a common enemy unites them, sparks fly in this frenemies-to-lovers, second chance romance that shows what happens when Boston’s most uptight mob lawyer gets down and dirty.

Thug: Keiran is a mob enforcer with a musician's soul, and when a job brings him to spend the summer on Martha's Vineyard, he succumbs to the charms of Siobhan, daughter of the rival Carney mob family. Find out what happens in this enemies-to- lovers forbidden romance, and see whether a summer fling can turn into the love of a lifetime.

Devil: Ronan’s in charge: he's a devil in the sheets and a mob boss in the streets. And it always worked fine until she came along: Ruby, the cop determined to put him away. When they reluctantly join forces to right an old wrong, their fake relationship threatens to ignite a passion they can’t extinguish.

Hooked: All holiday lover and event planner Sia wants is one perfect Christmas for her cousins and Uncle at the family's house on Martha's Vineyard. But fish shack owner and Coast Guard reservist Vin is determined to be a Grinch. Watch things heat up between the pages of this holiday love story as these two find common ground and sparks fly.

Ringer: Single father, Marine and MMA fighter Jack finds himself back in Boston, confronted with the one woman who got away: Alix, who is finally living her dream running an animal shelter. She's being stalked by an ex and Jack won't let her out of his sight, determined to play bodyguard and protect what’s precious at all costs. Can these two broken souls find a fresh beginning in time for the New Year?

Enjoy the full Doyle's Series Complete Collection. Click buy now to escape into their world today.

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My Fake Husband: A Secret Baby Romance

by Natasha L. Black


She can take my last name.
As long as I can have our baby.


Childhood crushes are fickle.
Yet this one is sweet and sticky like honey.
Trixie is in need of help, and I’m a certified hero.
Married to me, she can get the loan to buy the building her shop is in.

Our close quarters are combustible.
Flirting turns sexy.
I’ve got a bad crush on my wife.
Danger lights the fuse that smolders between us.
Fake married friends with benefits?
You could say it’s complicated.

So what happens when you really fall in love?
All I know is that I’m keeping her for good.

 
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The Will

by Benjamin Laskin

Putting the will in willpower.

Josh McCain has two years to reinvent himself. Stripped of everything that made life a swanky, booze and babe-filled breeze, Josh embarks on a grueling and often hilarious two-year regimen of self-discipline that targets his mind, body, and spirit.

Along the way, skeptics mock him; his own past taunts him; and saboteurs resolve to stop him. But Josh is determined to complete his "bucket list from hell," and prove that who he was is not as important as who he can become.

Operating in unfamiliar territory, Josh turns to a cast of quirky characters to aid him on his secret journey; persons he'd have previously shunned. Upbeat and inspiring, The Will is an enthralling story of goofs and grit, of the regenerative power of friendship--and if Josh doesn't blow it--real love.

 
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His Desires (Dominant Bosses Book 2)

by Ajme Williams


This is why I wanted to try and resist the hot maid of honor at my best friend’s wedding…

That one hook-up led to one huge decision.
And then a complication that neither of us were prepared for.
Look, I’m a single dad and raising an 11-year-old is not easy.
Lizzie came into my life at a time when I needed her.
When my daughter needed her.
Yes, it was tough to keep my hands off her gorgeous curves.
And it was even harder to ask her to be my fake wife.
But it’s what I had to do.
Besides, the way Lizzie squirms under me has me going crazy.
I’m aware that I’ve created one hell of a mess.
But a part of me feels that this mess is worth the trouble.
Especially if it leads to my fake wife turning into a real one…

Dominant bosses, sassy bbw’s, loads of office drama and angst! Each book in the series can be read on it’s own, promises oodles of kindle melting heat and of course, a very passionate happily ever after. His Desires is Lizzie and Troy’s story.
Books do not have to be read in order.

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Stick a Cork in It: a Sweet Romantic Comedy

by Rich Amooi


"A pitch-perfect romcom that will make you a little love drunk." -On The Shelf Reviews
“So much fun. I LOVED this book!”– Becky Monson, USA Today Bestselling Author
"A riot of witty banter."-The Eclectic Review
"I defy anyone to read this without laughing." -Melanie's Reads

Ivy needs a miracle and a drink—not necessarily in that order. What she doesn’t need is Ted Jacobs, aka Mr. Know-it-All. She’s determined to save her struggling winery, but she can do it without the annoyingly handsome man’s help, thank you very much.

Ted wants to catch lightning in a bottle and create the world’s greatest wine, but he’s smart enough to know he can’t do it alone. When he heads to Napa Valley to keep his grandma from ending up in jail (don’t ask), he meets Ivy Dobbs, the world’s most stubborn woman. Fine, she’s beautiful and as intoxicating as his award-winning cabernet, but she stomps on his offer to collaborate.

Ted knows it’s risky to mix business with pleasure, but if Ivy would only listen, they might just be the toast of the town.

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Intermediate Thermodynamics: An Enemies to Lovers Next-Door Neighbor Romance

by Susannah Nix


Loathe thy neighbor or love thy neighbor?


Everything about the guy in the apartment next door drives Esther to distraction: his hipster beanie, his movie and food opinions, and the fact that he won’t. Stop. Talking to her. As far as she’s concerned, they’ve got nothing in common.

Until she realizes he’s exactly the hipster hottie she needs…to distract her best friend from a bad-news ex. Lucky for Esther, Jonathan needs help with a sci-fi script, and she’s exactly the rocket scientist to do it. So they strike a deal. He’ll ask out her friend, and she’ll work with him on his script. Perfect, right?

Only the more time Esther spends with him, the more loathing turns into attraction—and attraction into something even deeper. Before she knows it, he’s broken down her carefully constructed defenses and thrown her well-ordered life into chaos.

Will loving her neighbor be her undoing or her salvation?

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The Summer Sand Pact: Women's Fiction with Heart (Five Island Cove Book 2)

by Jessie Newton


These five best friends made a Summer Sand Pact as teens and have only kept it once or twice—until they reunite decades later and renew their agreement to meet in Five Island Cove every summer.

Alice Kelton's marriage is in shambles, and while she's always thought she'd stay with her husband, after her last visit to the cove, she went back to the Hamptons and filed for divorce. She and her twins are moving to Rocky Ridge in Five Island Cove permanently, but she's not telling anyone.

Robin's husband is in Alaska for the summer, and she's pretending she's okay.

Eloise comes back to the cove every couple of weeks so she can see her new boyfriend, though she's growing tired of the distance between them.

AJ broke up with her non-committal boyfriend, and she's happier, freer, and open to another relationship, even though she lives in Atlanta.

Kelli brings her son to the cove this time, knowing her relationship with her husband is on the rocks and desperate to fix it. She plans to get some help from her sisterhood during the two weeks in the cove.

When she's followed to the beach house where the other women and their children have gathered, Kelli learns a dangerous secret thirty years in the making that could completely undo all the progress she's made...

Get ready for more secrets to come to light in Five Island Cove, and for these five women to show each other what it means to love and support someone through thick and thin.

 
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Royally Wild (Crazy Royal Love Romantic Comedy Book 2)

by Melanie Summers


The tabloids are hunting them. Their families are turning on them. Can their love survive?

Despite the odds, Princess Arabella of Avonia and rugged outdoorsman, Will Banks, fell in love while filming a reality show in the jungle. But that’s another story.

While she’s making room in the royal closet for his hiking boots and backpacks—right next to the crown jewels—the show’s producers are editing together film footage that could turn their romance into nothing more than a showmance.
Private moments caught tape and aired for the world’s viewing pleasure are about to turn their world upside down.

Can love to conquer all?

Find out in this scandalously funny, sweet but sexy second installment The Crazy Royal Love Series…

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