I've always preferred my life simple and commitment-free. It's why I live off the grid and do my own thing. But when I run into my best friend's widow, I realize there's one commitment I've failed to keep. It's the one I made to the fellow Marine who saved my life so many years ago, the one that became complicated the moment my feelings for her crossed the line and I had to walk away. But I'm not the only one having a problem with commitments... for Alma's got one of her own. And she's determined to honor it no matter what the cost. But when Fate brings us together, can she let go of her secrets and allow me to honor my own?
Three years after her ex-boyfriend left her to pursue his Hollywood dream, barista Riley Eames is still haunted by questions only he can answer. So when he asks to meet her for a booty call, she reluctantly agrees - only to get stuck in the hotel elevator with Hollywood rising star, Ashe Hunter.But it's going to take more than a celebrity romance to get Riley's life moving again for the ex-boyfriend is back in town and with him, secrets that could change Riley's life forever.
Hollywood star Ashe Hunter has done many things to get ahead... some best kept hidden from the public eye... But when someone from his past threatens to reveal his deepest and darkest secrets, how far will he go to keep them from the woman he loves? To his fans, Ashe Hunter is the perfect man, the classically trained British actor taking Hollywood and Broadway by storm. To his American girlfriend, Riley Eames, he is a man in love who'll do anything to keep her safe from the prying eyes of paparazzi suddenly digging into her life. But to someone from his past, Ashe is her ticket to Hollywood fame, and she'll do anything to get it even if it means tearing down the perfect image he built for himself long after he left her. Loving Riley is the second novel in a series readers have called "beautiful," heartbreaking," and "full of shocking twists and turns." While this can be read as a standalone, the events in this book follow right after Loving Ashe.
She's smart, independent, and heartbroken. He's gorgeous, a bit rough around the edges, and too young.But when a scheduling mistake lands them in the same place at the same time, can their fling turn into the real thing? After a devastating personal loss, transplant surgeon Harlow James finds herself without family and friends... and barely a career. So she trades the bright lights of New York for the open road and ends up at the Pearl, a sustainable home outside of Taos, New Mexico where she hopes to find out where she went wrong... or simply end it all. But when the home's owner arrives sooner than expected, Harlow finds herself with the perfect distraction. For master carpenter Dax Drexel is everything she never thought she'd want in a man-he's gorgeous, cocky, and way too young. Soon, she'll learn that everything she thought she wanted-her high-profile marriage and career, and even that coveted house in the Hamptons-weren't exactly what she needed. But in a world where appearances can be everything, can falling for a man 13 years her junior be the best thing for Harlow? Or is it another big mistake in a life that's already broken? EXCERPT I was never into fairy tales...But discovering a real live princess in my house reminds me of the story of the three bears and some chick who breaks into their pad, eats all their food, and sleeps in their beds. Just like the one that's in mine right now.At first, I thought she was dead, but the rise and fall of her chest told me that she was just passed out, probably from the half-empty bottle of Bordeaux I'd been saving for a special occasion. Two grand down the drain, courtesy of Goldi-effing-locks here, who's not only passed out cold, but she's also naked. I should walk out right now and let her be...But I can't. Not when there's something else next to the Bordeaux, something that shouldn't be there-a gun. And it's sitting on top of a note that begins with the words..."I'm sorry I failed you... AS FEATURED ON COSMOPOLITAN.COM: AN UNEXPECTED GETAWAY WITH A YOUNGER MAN
Single mother Sam Martin could use a break.With an ex-husband who won't take no for an answer and a past that continues to haunt her every move, she watches her dreams fade away, one brush stroke at a time.But when she runs into community doctor Erik Maystrom and his widowed sister, Olivia, Sam discovers a whole new world filled with possibilities-even true love. It's a place where she and her young son can live without fear or limitations.But the past has a way of coming back and when it does, will Sam run again? Or will she face her demons head-on and begin healing completely? And when someone from Erik's past returns with a vengeance, will their romance survive?
He's the billionaire CEO set on demolishing my community center. I'm the activist willing to risk everything to save it. When Declan Pierce offers me a so-called "collaboration," I know it's a trap. But it might also be the only chance to protect my father's legacy. The real danger? The way this devastatingly handsome enemy looks at me-like I matter more than profit margins. Can love survive when loyalty and legacy are on the line? When enemies become lovers, some battles are worth losing. Some risks are worth taking. But can love survive when everything hangs in the balance?
She built an empire without him. Now he wants a second chance to deserve her. Four years ago, Cameron Judd chose family approval over Lianne Peralta. Now she's LA's premier luxury event planner-and he's her newest client. The $2 million Sterling Industries gala could make her career. Working with the man who broke her heart could destroy it. Cameron claims he's changed, that he'll fight for her this time. But Lianne spent a lifetime in foster care learning that she's temporary-that eventually, everyone sees something wrong and sends her away. His mother's reminder that she'll never truly belong in his world only confirms what she already fears. When her own insecurities threaten to destroy their second chance, Lianne must decide: let fear protect her from heartbreak, or be brave enough to believe she deserves to be chosen. This time, words won't be enough. Cameron will have to prove some love is worth fighting for-and Lianne will have to fight her own demons to accept it.
When the woman you've loved for years walks back into your life with a ticking biological clock... The board hired Cassie Reynolds to make sure I follow protocol as Pierce Enterprises' CEO. What they don't know? I've been half in love with her since she mentored me at Harvard six years ago. Now she's planning to have a baby through a fertility clinic because she thinks she's running out of time. I could let her do this alone. I could focus on my career and stay out of her way. Or I could fight to show her we could build this family together-even if it means risking everything we've both worked for.
After a devastating personal loss shatters her marriage, career, and sense of purpose, transplant surgeon Harlow Jamesflees New York for the quiet of the New Mexico high desert. Her destination is The Pearl, a sustainable off-grid home outside Taos where she hopes to regroup, heal-or simply disappear from the noise of her old life. But her solitary retreat is interrupted when Dax Drexel, the home's rugged and unexpectedly young owner, arrives ahead of schedule. Confident, infuriating, and impossible to ignore, Dax is everything Harlow never expected to want in a man. Their connection is instant, unsettling, and far too tempting for someone determined to keep her heart closed. As the days unfold, Harlow begins to question the life she built, the dreams she chased, and the version of herself she thought she had to be. And with every moment spent with Dax, she wonders if this unlikely, age-gap attraction might be more than a distraction-maybe even a new beginning. Everything She Ever Wanted is an emotional contemporary romance about second chances, self-discovery, and finding unexpected love under the wide, healing skies of New Mexico.
She built a life around staying. He became a man worth coming back. Lucia Garrido has given everything to Rancho Luna Dorada - the historic Orange County resort her family has tended for generations. At fifty-two, she's the one who preserved its legacy, trained her daughter to carry it forward, and learned to stop wanting things she couldn't have. She's good at that. Then a long-lost family painting arrives from New York, donated anonymously. And behind it walks Hiroyuki Asato - her first love, gone thirty years - the foreman's son her parents sent away before she ever got the chance to say goodbye. Hiro didn't come back to reopen old wounds. He came back because the painting belonged to Luna Dorada. Because he's spent thirty years becoming a man with no more excuses. And because some things, carved into the bark of an orange grove tree, don't fade. Coming Back to You is a later-in-life second chance romance about two people who chose responsibility over desire - and what happens when desire refuses to stay buried. Warm, grounded, and genuinely sensual. For readers who know that the best love stories don't always start young.
