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When lightning strikes, things are bound to get steamy . . . Nothing can rain on Quincy Monroe’s parade. She’s a woman-in-STEM with a PhD in Atmospheric Sciences, the host of a successful online weather show, and has one million followers on her meteorology Instagram. Quincy has spent endless hours forging her path in this male-dominated field, becoming one of the best in the industry. And with a new job opportunity, nothing can derail her success. Except for the ill-timed arrival of Sebastian Dunn. Sebastian is her best friend’s brother, her long-suffering academic and professional rival, and a flashy TV weatherman from New York City that everyone swoons over. Everyone but Quincy. Over a scorching Florida summer and record-breaking hurricane season, Sebastian and Quincy are forced into close proximity. Setting aside their grudges to chase storms and stay alive is one thing, but can they weather the inevitable collision of their hearts? From bestselling indie author Chelsea Curto comes an academic rivals-to-lovers romance about storm-chasing meteorologists during hurricane season – perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood and B.K. Borison.

Beautiful palm trees. Warm ocean water. Idyllic sunsets. Sounds like heaven, right?Not when you're head-strong Jo Bowen and forced to attend a work trip with your obnoxious-yet-attractive coworker, Jack Lancaster. How can she survive four days in the Florida Keys with the grouchy man she wants to throttle more often than not?When her toxic ex-boyfriend arrives at the same conference, Jack doesn't hesitate to jump in and act as her current love interest. Jo discovers there might be more to her infuriating nemesis than meets the eye. Maybe it's the island air, or maybe it's the time they spend together, but soon their mutual hatred morphs into attraction. How can it not when Jack looks at her like she's the only woman in the world?It's easy to pretend they're a happy couple in front of strangers. With the real world looming beyond their temporary paradise, Jack and Jo must confront their feelings and new opportunities. They will either find themselves on the path of happiness... or the path of destruction.

WANTED: One very fake date to a very real event.Henry Dawson is many things-successful, charismatic, good-looking... and, most recently, a liar. A stupid fib to his parents about bringing a date to their anniversary party is causing him to scramble, attempting to fix his mistake.Emma Burns lives a double life. By day, she's a Civil Rights attorney. By night, she's the mastermind behind RB's Companions. When hired, she platonically accompanies men to social events, whether it's as a girlfriend, friend or business associate. She does her job well.After receiving an inquiry from a desperate new client, she agrees to be his girlfriend. What she doesn't account for is the mystery man to be Henry, the notorious playboy, fellow lawyer and coworker she's known for years. Communicating under aliases to protect their identities, the pair find themselves captivated by one another, and are shocked when they finally meet face-to-face.The two might be experts in the courtroom, but they're hardly professionals when it comes to matters of the heart. Pretending to date is easy. When the lines between real and fake blur, getting what they want becomes way more complicated.The Companion Project is steamy romantic comedy featuring coworkers-to-lovers, forced proximity and fake dating. Told through dialogue, emails and text message conversations, you can expect plenty of banter, very spicy scenes, an unstoppable woman and a man willing to change for the person he adores. It is a standalone novel.

It's not a winter wonderland, but the holidays are always special in small town Park Cove, Florida. This year has the chance to be even more memorable. When a big time magazine offers an incentive of $100,000 for the most festive, best decorated store on the busy local avenue, bookstore owner Bridget Boylston is eager for the jolly task. The gleam of a potentially very merry Christmas fades quickly, though, when she finds out they have paired her with her grumpy next door shop neighbor, Theo Gardner, for the competition. Bridget is certain their plan is heading for disaster until Theo slowly inches into her life. He takes Bridget to find the perfect Christmas trees, helps hang colorful lights, and introduces her to his daughter. And, what's worse, he's devastating when he smiles, showing Bridget there's more to the Grinch than meets the eye.As the contest heats up, so do Bridget and Theo. Their theme might be 'Home for the Holidays, ' but along the way they learn home might be a person, too.

When I agree to help my best friend with a photo shoot involving a stranger, I don't expect to hit it off with the guy posing in the photos with me. Somehow, I do.There's an undeniable heat between us, and electric energy surges through my veins whenever he touches me. When he invites me back to his place for a one-night stand after we finish the shoot, I don't even hesitate.He's attentive, funny, sweet and kind. And his mouth is downright filthy, hearing my fantasies and delivering on every one. It's only twenty-four hours, no strings attached. That's it. Except there's one tiny problem; he makes me feel more alive than I have in my entire life.I can't stop thinking about him, and I'm wondering if he's thinking about me, too. I try to tell myself it's just camera chemistry. Adrenaline from a fun photography session, not actual attraction. There's no way men like this exist in real life, is there? If so, Aiden Wood is the blueprint, and I'm the sucker who's desperate for more of him. One night wasn't enough.

Two best friends. A road trip that changes everything.Lola Jones has been given the opportunity of a lifetime-the chance to show her designs at the Florida Fashion Show. When she enlists her best friend, Patrick Walker, to go on a road trip down to the Sunshine State with her, she never expects sparks to fly between them. All this time with him makes her realize he's less like the boy she's known for twenty-four years, and more like the man of her dreams.Patrick Walker is in love with his best friend. He knows it. His friends know it. But she has no idea. He's watched Lola date other people, always just out of his reach. A road trip with small hotel rooms, shared sleeping bags, and surprises up and down the east coast seems like the perfect time to tell her how he feels. He'd do anything for Lola, even if it means breaking his heart in the process.

Maven Wood is ready for a fresh start. After an injury on the soccer field leads to her dropping out of college, she needs a change.When her godfather-the coach of the hottest team in the NFL-tells her about an open position as a sports photographer, she jumps at the chance to apply. The pay is good, but it doesn't cover her rent after her roommate moves out. Out of ideas, she's not sure how she's going to afford to make ends meet... until the cute kicker comes to her rescue.Dallas Lansfield never thought he'd be a single dad, but he's embracing the role as best as he can. With a four-year-old that has too much energy and not enough time on his hands, he needs help.Desperately. So when he hears that his coach's goddaughter is looking for a way to make more money, he practically begs her to come be his nanny.Maven and Dallas aren't allowed to fall for each other. Getting involved with a player on the team is off-limits and a quick way to get fired. But what starts as a professional relationship turns into something deeper.In front of people, they're colleagues. Behind the cameras, though, their attraction only grows. Late night talks turn into sharing a bed, and soon, Dallas would rather give up his career than give up the feelings he has for Maven.He can't have her. So why does he want her so damn bad?Behind the Camera is a spicy single dad / nanny romance with no other woman drama and a guaranteed happily ever after.

Emerson (Emmy) Hartwell has waited for a spot on an NHL roster since she became a professional hockey player, and this season, she'll finally get a chance to showcase her talents with the struggling D.C. Stars.Maverick Miller is the best player in the league, but he's never had a winning record. Team captain and desperate to turn things around, he agrees to play nice with the fiery new left-winger even though they're total opposites.After a night where the tension between them reaches a tipping point and they fall in bed together, Emmy and Maverick vow it was only one time. Just once to get it out of their systems so they can play better and help their team. It doesn't mean anything. She doesn't date hockey players. He's a notorious playboy who doesn't date. Period.Except... what should've been just once happens again, then again. They tell each other their friends with benefits arrangement is only for the season, but despite facing off on the ice, behind closed doors, the pair is nothing but fire.Face Off is a spicy dislike to lovers sports romance with professional athletes, friends with benefits, he falls first and a guaranteed happily ever after.

Emerson (Emmy) Hartwell has waited for a spot on an NHL roster since she became a professional hockey player, and this season, she'll finally get a chance to showcase her talents with the struggling D.C. Stars.Maverick Miller is the best player in the league, but he's never had a winning record. Team captain and desperate to turn things around, he agrees to play nice with the fiery new left-winger even though they're total opposites.After a night where the tension between them reaches a tipping point and they fall in bed together, Emmy and Maverick vow it was only one time. Just once to get it out of their systems so they can play better and help their team. It doesn't mean anything. She doesn't date hockey players. He's a notorious playboy who doesn't date. Period.Except... what should've been just once happens again, then again. They tell each other their friends with benefits arrangement is only for the season, but despite facing off on the ice, behind closed doors, the pair is nothing but fire.

Avery Sinclair is good at her job as the social media manager for the Baltimore Thunderhawks. She's one of the best in the NFL, in fact. The only thing stopping her from being the account of the year? The DC Titans, run by the mystery man she's been feuding with for years.Reid Duncan isn't the world's biggest sports fan, but he loves his job. Working for the DC Titans means working on the same team as his best friend... and being constantly annoyed by the woman who works for the rival team up the road.But when a night with a woman he can't get out of his head turns out to be the woman who won't leave him alone on social media, Reid isn't sure what to do. The only solution? A casual arrangement that goes perfectly with the bet they've enacted for the football season.Online, they exchange sarcasm and snark like it's their job. In the bedroom, though, it's a different story. What's supposed to be one time turns into something more.Avery and Reid know they aren't supposed to fall for each other. Feelings aren't part of their agreement, but neither one of them can stay away.Can what happens off camera and away from their phones really work in real life? Or are they destined to never get along?

Piper Mitchell needs one thing to go her way.Divorced, feeling stuck in her professional life and terrified of reentering the world of dating, she's decided she's going to work on something she can control: learning how to be good in the bedroom.Enter Liam Sullivan.The star NHL goalie might not be a people person, but he's the perfect teacher. He knows what he's doing behind closed doors, and with a little convincing, he agrees to be Piper's guide.Things between them are casual and easy. Something they can both benefit from. And when a road trip to Vegas as Piper and Liam waking up from a night they can't remember with matching wedding rings, they decide to figure out how much more fun they can have as husband and wife.It's just for the hockey season. It doesn't mean anything.But as the clock ticks down on their fake-marriage-with-benefits, can Piper and Liam make it work in the real world? Or will their relationship be a power play straight to disaster?Power Play is a spicy friends-to-lovers sports romance with the teach me trope, a sprinkle of fake dating and accidental marriage and a guaranteed happily ever after.

MARGOAfter an ex-boyfriend told me I'd never be able to run a half marathon, I did what any logical woman would do: I set out to prove him wrong.We're going to pretend like I didn't collapse at the finish line of the race.It's a good thing the hot paramedic caught me before I could fall.It's an even better thing I ran into him at the bar the next night.He might be my ex's dad and sixteen years older than me, but that won't stop me from wanting to enjoy some holiday cheer with the man I can't stop thinking about.FINN I knew who she was when I caught her, but she didn't know who I was.When her initial shock of my identity wore off, she came home with me.I gave her the best night of her life.It makes sense that I found her again at the finish line of another race, and now I'm determined to keep her around for longer than a night.Forget the age gap. Forget her history with my son.She might be the best Christmas present I've ever received, and I'm in no hurry to say goodbye.

Hudson Hayes, star defenseman for the DC Stars, needs help. He's been looking for a private chef for months but keeps coming up short. With the NHL season starting and no prospects in sight, he's close to giving up.Madeline Galloway needs a job. Recently let go from her executive chef position in Las Vegas, she's desperate as can be when she reaches out to an old acquaintance about a possible job opportunity.... in Washington DC.After hitting it off with her prospective employer, the blond hockey star who seems to have a heart of gold, she and her daughter, Lucy, make the move east.The rules were simple: no personal relationships. No falling for the romantic guy who always made her smile, even if they are living together and spending all their free time with each other.After a kiss on New Year's Eve, everything changes. The lines blur. Being Hudson's friend-and only his friend-is the last thing on her mind.But when Hudson learns American Sign Language for Lucy, it might be a slap shot to Madeline's heart.Slap Shot is a spicy slow burn friends to lovers, private chef x hockey player romance with forced proximity and a man who if he wanted to, he would.