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1000 tulosta hakusanalla L B Dunbar
Meeting Bolan Adler, professional baseball catcher and single dad, is a complicated story.One involving a one-time kiss when I was young and silly. And a two-time tryst as some kind of midlife breakdown moment. Anyway, in the game of baseball, three strikes mean: you're out. I thought my third one might happen when Bolan Adler is the newest client of the sports management agency I work for. The same business that just promoted me to agent status when I haven't asked for the position. Also, the ridiculous company that wrote up a reputation repair report for the newest member of the Chicago Anchors which includes: Bolan Adler needs a wife.He's decided I'm it. Only this isn't a game of tag.Hearts are on the line when I meet Bolan's sweet sixteen-month-old, and my role goes from babysitting the bad boy of baseball to bonus-mom for his precious daughter.Complicated, like I said. Add in when my fake husband starts tossing out real emotions about love, marriage, and another baby, and I'm just hoping to stay out of the strike zone. Because the obvious opponent on the field is love.Will it win or lose at the end of the season?
When a sexy silver fox, and a man of means, meets his next-door neighbor's sister, healing her broken heart might be worth more than gold.At the ripe age of forty-seven, I find myself reflecting on love, and the lack thereof. Exhausted by life, I ran away from my small, mountain town to the opposite coast hoping for some perspective. Instead, I end up plowed over by a smelly, wet dog on the beach. I don't care for dogs. Then I met its owner-Garrett Fox.My brother's next-door neighbor is fit and fine at fifty, and the last thing he wants to do is entertain the train-wreck of me. As a financial investor, he prides himself on possessions not emotions. There is no wealth in love, he claims, but I recognize a fellow burned-by-love heart. Besides being opposites in every other way, we have this one thing in common.And that pesky connection gets me in heart-trouble once again, because you aren't supposed to fall in love when your life is falling apart, right?+ + + From L.B. Dunbar comes another romantic comedy containing a sexy silver fox, next-door neighbor; a woman on a self-reflection life-trip; a hyper chocolate Lab; classic movies, and panty-melting steamy bits plus a second chance at love (over 40).
A social experiment. Two crimes. Two victims. One island. Neither knows the other is present. Is redemption possible? Is something more?Juliet took revenge. The result landed her in a social experiment of solitary reflection called The Island. She didn't mind the solitude in this tropical paradise until she learned she wasn't alone. One of them was there with her and this changed everything.Tack committed a crime-almost. By association, his bad decision cost him the experimental banishment. He thought he'd treat the time away like a much-needed vacation until he noticed he wasn't by himself. She was here-the woman who derailed his life-and that made all the difference.Can two tortured souls find their way to redemption through the one person they need forgiveness from the most?+ + + This bold beginning to the Island duet is L.B. Dunbar's detour into dark romance. If you like thought-provoking circumstances, intriguing situations, and something stunningly different in romantic suspense, then this redemptive romance of enemies to lovers is for you. Welcome to the Island.
Return to the Island marked by more intrigue mixed with sensual electricity rivaling a hurricane and almost as deadly for two repentant hearts.Tack lost her two years ago. In a social experiment gone wrong, the participants fell in love...or was it only lust and forced proximity? The socialite millionaire has questioned these things until he learned where she'd been-right under his nose. With his Mouse discovered, it's time to return to the island. Together.Juliet wasn't hiding. She simply moved on from that period of self-discovery and redemption. The new philanthropist believed he had done the same until circumstances drew her back to him. When she discovered he'd been searching for her, she needed to make a decision: return to the island or live without him forever.Can two separated souls uncover true love or was the time they shared only a failed test at attraction?+ + + This thought-provoking conclusion to the Island duet sets L.B. Dunbar's work apart from other dark romance. If you like emotional journeys, tumultuous paths, and occasionally frustrating characters, then this tale of love after forgiveness is a second-chance romance for you.Welcome back to the island.
"Welcome to Hell."Persephone Fields is just an average girl: beloved daughter and loyal friend. One night decides her Fate, when the prince of The Underworld becomes her savior and her kidnapper.Hades has lived centuries in darkness and sin. When he decides to save the blonde goddess, he doesn't consider the ramifications of his decision to bring her into his realm.Two worlds divided struggle to find friendship in a history of family discord beyond their control. When attraction blurs the lines, questions result in choices of love or loyalty.A modern twist of the classic myth: Hades and Persephone, this version incorporates the sensual tension of opposites divided by contemporary humanity and mythical underworlds. Also reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet, this is a love story ripe with desire.
Oh my sunshine. Veva Matron is a feisty girl raging with suppressed anger and distrust of men.Solis Cronus is a blindingly beautiful, Greek god of a guy, who likes to play women. An electric hatred thunders through each of them about the other until one night, lightning strikes. A world of secrets reveals the destiny of two at odds with one another, and clouds the line between love and hate. Can a lively girl find calm in the stormy tension of a boy made of sunshine and sin? The mythical tale of Zeus and Hera reignites in this modern interpretation of enemies to lovers. Full of flirty sexual angst and teasing temptation, Solis might be the one man who can extinguish Veva's angry fire and ignite a different sort of flame: desire.
Phyre has a haunting past. The girl without a last name and fire in her hands burns with a history of destruction to save herself. Solace is finally found in the cozy comfort of Hestia's Home, a place for women who need hiding. Just like her five surrogate sisters-in-solitude, Phyre yearns to extinguish memories and rekindle her spirit. Her plan blazes forward until he arrives. Hephaestus Cronus considers himself an ugly man. A near-death accident left him disabled but not without heart. His gratitude lies with the protection of his foster mother, Hestia. Running from a failed relationship, Heph only desires the familiar fires of the hearth at her home. Burned from the heartache, Heph never expected to spark a new flame in the rose-bud-cherry-haired girl missing a name. This modern tale of Hephaestus, the metal working god, rights the wrong of a crippled man failed at love. Here the flaming passion he deserved as an under-recognized god is written in a new fashion with the fiery spirit of a woman who ignites true love between these twin flames.
Sometimes it takes an outsider to force us to see who we are. The real struggle is accepting what we learn. For Beverly Townsen, nothing could be closer to the truth. Virtually a shut-in, Beverly has pulled back from Green Valley's community, preferring the isolation of her farmhouse and her daily routine of viewing home improvement television shows. When the opportunity arises for her own home improvement and a personal re-assessment, she's not so excited about the reality of real life versus DIY programs. Jedd Flemming understands physical pain and personal loss, but it's never stopped him from bucking forward in life. A former military man and rodeo star, his life as a nomad comes to an end with false accusations and a family matter back in the Valley. It's been a long journey to find his way home and once there, there's nothing he wants more than to reclaim what he's lost...and maybe the elusive female reclusive who holds a sliver of his past. With an unprecedented proposition, Beverly finds a stranger living in her barn, raising horses on borrowed pastures, and plowing his way into her vacant heart. Old hurts linger, but sometimes love in deed is louder than words. 'Love in Deed' is a full-length contemporary romance, can be read as a standalone, and is book #6 in the Green Valley Libary series, Green Valley World, Penny Reid Book Universe.
When a silver fox veteran returns to his small town, he sets out to prove to one prickly farm owner, she has what he wants most: a second chance at her land and her heart. Beverly Townsen has pulled back from her mountain valley community, preferring the isolation of her farmhouse and her daily routine of viewing home improvement television programs. It's more than her frail body that prevents her from associating with others, but a fragile heart shattered more than once. When a personal renovation becomes mandatory, she's not so excited about the reality of life versus DIY cable shows. However, her new tenant isn't backing down from this extreme makeover. Jedd Flemming understands physical pain and personal loss, but it's never stopped him from bucking forward in life. A former military man and rodeo star, his life as a nomad comes to an end with false accusations and a family matter in his hometown. His absence has been long, but once returned, there's nothing he wants more than to reclaim what he's lost and maybe stake a claim on the elusive buzzing-bee female who holds a sliver of his heart.When faced with a challenge, sometimes deeds are louder than words, and Jedd's out to prove love is worth another go around the pasture for these forty-somethings.'Love in Deed' is a full-length contemporary romance, can be read as a standalone, and is book #2 in the Small Town Silver Fox series, Green Valley World, Penny Reid Book Universe.
When a mysterious silver fox becomes intrigued with this small town's most disliked society woman, he finds she's more than a little trouble and possibly a whole lot of heart.Scotia Simmons. The name says it all-ornery, judgmental, mean-but underneath a woman like that is typically a shattered heart. Locked within her secrets, this fried pickle princess has used her unkindness as a shield of protection against the loneliness. However, menopause and a one-night stand can change a woman's perspective on things. Who knew it would take a man the likes of him to push her strong will to its limits?Chester Chesterfield. The name has more than one meaning-generous, quiet, private-but within one man is a multitude of personas. The gruff oil mogul has a wounded heart (and a big secret) that holds him hostage from the man he's meant to be. His past defined him, or so he thought. He never imagined it'd take a woman like her to push him over his carefully constructed edges and show him love has no boundaries.When you're in a pickle, it's time to relish what-or rather who-stands before you and accept that even over forty, a second chance at love can be a big dill (every pun intended).'Love in a Pickle' is a full-length contemporary romance, can be read as a standalone, and is book #3 in the Small Town Silver Fox series, Green Valley Chronicles, Penny Reid Book Universe.