Chelsea M Cameron

New York Times bestselling author Chelsea M. Cameron is back with the opposites-attract, sweet-and-sexy small-town romance you've been waiting for.Iris Turner hightailed it out of Salty Cove, Maine, without so much as a backward glance. Which is why finding herself back in her hometown--in her childhood bedroom, no less--has the normally upbeat Iris feeling a bit down and out. Her spirits get a much-needed lift, though, at the sight of the sexy girl next door.No one knows why Jude Wicks is back in Salty Cove, and that's just how she likes it. Jude never imagined she'd be once again living in her parents' house, never mind hauling lobster like a local. But the solitude is just what she needs--until Iris tempts her to open up.A no-strings summer fling seems like the perfect distraction for both women. Jude rides a motorcycle, kisses hard and gives Iris the perfect distraction from her tangled mess of a life. But come September, Iris is still determined to get out of this zero-stoplight town.That is, unless Jude can give her a reason to stay...Carina Adores is home to highly romantic contemporary love stories featuring beloved romance tropes, where LGBTQ+ characters find their happily-ever-afters.This book is approximately 60,000 wordsOne-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you're looking for with an HEA/HFN. It's a promise A new Carina Adores title is available each month: The Hideaway Inn by Philip William StoverJust Like That by Cole McCadeHairpin Curves by Elia WintersBetter Than People by Roan ParrishFull Moon in Leo by Brooklyn RayThe Beautiful Things Shoppe by Philip William StoverJust Like Us by Cole McCade

"Cameron's cleverly conceived and brilliantly executed contemporary romance is elevated by her superb character development and flair for delivering exquisite sexual tension." --BooklistNew York Times bestselling author Chelsea M. Cameron delivers the opposites-attract, sweet-and-sexy small-town romance you've been waiting for.Iris Turner hightailed it out of Salty Cove, Maine, without so much as a backward glance. Which is why finding herself back in her hometown--in her childhood bedroom, no less--has the normally upbeat Iris feeling a bit down and out. Her spirits get a much-needed lift, though, at the sight of the sexy girl next door.No one knows why Jude Wicks is back in Salty Cove, and that's just how she likes it. Jude never imagined she'd be once again living in her parents' house, never mind hauling lobster like a local. But the solitude is just what she needs--until Iris tempts her to open up.A no-strings summer fling seems like the perfect distraction for both women. Jude rides a motorcycle, kisses hard and gives Iris the perfect distraction from her tangled mess of a life. But come September, Iris is still determined to get out of this zero-stoplight town.That is, unless Jude can give her a reason to stay...Carina Adores is home to romantic love stories where LGBTQ+ characters find their happily-ever-afters.

Things are going great for Sutton Kay, or at least they were. Her yoga studio is doing well, she's living with her best friend, and she just got two kittens named Mocha and Cappuccino. Sure, she doesn't have a girlfriend, but her life is full and busy. Then her building is sold and the new landlord turns out to be the woman putting in a gym downstairs who doesn't seem to understand the concepts "courtesy" and "don't be rude to your tenants." Sutton can't get a read on Tuesday Gr msd ttir, but she can appreciate her muscles. Seriously, Tuesday is ripped. Not that that has anything to do with anything since she's too surly to have a conversation with, and won't stop pissing Sutton off.Sutton's life gets interesting after she dares Tuesday to make it through one yoga class, and then Tuesday gives Sutton the same dare. Soon enough they're spending time working out together and when the sweat starts flowing, the sparks start flying. How is it possible to be so attracted to a person you can barely stand? But when someone from Tuesday's past shows up and Sutton sees a whole new side of Tuesday, will she change her mind about her grumpy landlord? Can she?

Maeve Ivey doesn't have time for bullshit. She's got her bridal boutique to run, she just started designing custom wedding attire, and she's healing from a vicious breakup. Plus, she also has a cat named Shady that needs plenty of belly rubs.Everything changes when her makeup artist quits and in walks Cedar Shay to interview for the job. The very same Cedar Shay that Maeve spent one reckless and steamy night with a thousand years ago. Okay, it wasn't a thousand years ago, but it was way in the past. To top it off, that was Maeve's first time, period. Of course, Maeve is professional enough to overlook that little (MAJOR) fact, especially when it's clear that Cedar doesn't remember her at all. Great. Things are distant and cordial until Maeve finds out that not only does Cedar remember her, but she's been thinking about that night too. A LOT. The two are determined to keep everything above board, but will they be able to resist each other when they're together all the time? Or will they give in to temptation and potentially ruin everything they've both worked so hard for?

Lauren "Lo" Bowman is in a bit of a pickle. She needs money, like ASAP. She lost her job, the rent is due, and her car needs repairs. Problem is, the inheritance left to her by her old-fashioned Granny has one stipulation before she can collect: she has to be married.Let's just say suitors (of any gender) are not knocking down her door. And then Cara Simms, her best friend from childhood that she's recently reconnected with, pours her heart out and confesses that she needs money to pay for grad school. Lo has a completely brilliant idea: they should get hitched.Not married married. Like, fake married. All they have to do is play the part for the lawyers, get the money, and then get the marriage annulled. Easy as hell. Well, it starts out that way, but being fake married feels a lot like being real married, and Lo is flipping out. She cannot be falling for her best friend. Can she?

Chase Hillier has plans, and nothing will cause her to deviate from them. So far, they're pretty simple: Get through her first year of college with good grades, read a lot of books, and hopefully find a cute boyfriend who could turn into her husband someday. She's got it all mapped out. No one is going to stand in her way. Not even her roommate, Cordelia Scott.Cordelia Scott has her own plans: Get through her freshman year without too many panic attacks, figure out what the hell she wants to major in, and meet a guy who finally makes her heart flutter.Fate has other plans for the two when they end up as roommates and neither of them can stop thinking about the other. They're both absolutely sure that they like boys and not girls. But their sparks can't be extinguished and they realize there is a lot more to their connection with each other than either of them thought. How will they navigate a path that neither of them planned on taking?

Brooks Benson is bored, stuck and miserable. When both his parents were unable to continue running the variety store, he dropped out of college and came back home to help. It's been almost two years and he's tired of making pizzas and selling scratch tickets to the locals of Hope Harbor, Maine. But as the second oldest Benson brother, he's the one that stepped up. Now all he can see is a gray future in front of him.Remington "Remi" Wright is disappointed, frustrated and out of options. After dropping out of college and trying to make a go of it in New York, she's forced to come back home to live with her parents in Hope Harbor. Totally humiliating. Things are looking pretty grim until she starts baking again and runs into Brooks when she visits Benson Variety to ask if they'll sell her whoopie pies, cakes, and cookies.What was once a high school crush is now something much more mature that hits both of them like a ton of bricks. Brooks is game, as long as they keep things physical. which is just fine with Remi. She's not planning on sticking around Hope Harbor forever and Brooks is definitely a lifer. They're just two different to ever build something that could last.Life rarely goes according to plan and what starts as just sex soon turns into something that splashes color into their once-drab lives. For the first time, they find peace and security in one another. But will it last? Or will everything crumble into pieces, leaving them with nothing?

Kyle Blake likes plans. So far, they're pretty simple: Finish her senior year of high school, head off to a good college, find a cute boyfriend, graduate, get a good job, get married, the whole heterosexual shebang. Nothing is going to stand in the way of that plan. Not even Stella Lewis.Stella Lewis also has a plan: Finish her senior year as cheer captain, go to college, finally let herself flirt with (and maybe even date) a girl for the first time and go from there.Fate has other plans for Kyle and Stella when they're paired up in their AP English class and something between them ignites. It's confusing and overwhelming and neither of them know what to do about it. One thing they do know is that their connection can't be ignored. The timing just isn't right.But is there ever a good time for falling in love?

One girl.Lonely. Broken. Lost.One boy.Determined. Guilty. Lost.Two hearts.One terrible secret.It will either bring them together or tear them apart.

Trish Grant is not a romantic. Okay, so she may read her share of romance novels, but that doesn't mean she thinks that some fellow with a six pack is going to ride up on a horse and sweep her (literally) off her feet. Romance like that just isn't for her. It belongs on the page.Max Greene noticed Trish at his cousin's funeral, of all places. She was hard to miss with her citrus-colored hair, violet contacts and fiery attitude. Trish is just as captivated by Max. He makes her laugh, which is rare, and it doesn't hurt that he rocks blue hair and isn't put off by her resting bitch face.On the outside, their relationship seems sweet and perfect, but that's a lie. To say that Trish's childhood was rocky is an understatement. She's a mess of scars and hangups and is convinced that there's no way Max is going to stick around. He's determined to prove to Trish that she's a girl worth loving, flaws and all.Will she let Max in? Or will she give up her potential fairytale to protect her already-scarred heart from further damage?

He underestimated me.The girl with the red hair and green eyes. But I also underestimated him.We're both good at what we do.Together, we're unstoppable. But I'll have to be careful. Last time I played him and he's not going to take the betrayal lightly.I'll have to watch my back... and my heart.

To get to him, I need to use her.I'll play her like a violin and have her falling in love with me before she even knows what's happening.It will be easy. I've done it before and I'll do it again.She's just a girl.A tool to get what I want.When I'm done with her I won't think twice about walking away.At least, that was what I thought.Until I met her.

*This is an omnibus collection of the first 6 episodes of the novella series, Deep Surrendering. There will be a second edition with the last 6 episodes available next year when the rest of the episodes have been published*Episode One: She's all about rules. He lives by none but his own. When these two meet, the results could be disastrous.When Marisol Everly's friend Rory sets her up with Fin Herald, Marisol doesn't expect that it will amount to anything, .but that was before she saw Fin's searing blue eyes and mischievous smile. Not to mention, he seems absolutely fascinated by her mundane life. He's everything that a girl could want, but there's something else that ripples under the surface of his flirty behavior. Something darker. Something that fascinates Marisol, but scares her at the same time. Is she willing to risk falling into an abyss she might not get out of?Episode Two: When Fin ran out on Marisol, leaving her naked on her couch, she swore she was done with him. There was no way she would forgive him, let alone see him again. But fate, or something else, had different ideas, and she ran into him again the very next day.Instead of hating his guts and wanting him to die, Marisol finds that's she's still attracted to Fin. She just can't get him out of her system. Maybe if they had one night together? Just one night and she could get over him. But will that be enough?Episode Three: Marisol's days with Fin are dwindling and they still haven't discussed where they stand, and that's not the only thing Marisol doesn't know about him. They've continued to trade secrets for sex, but when Fin reveals one particularly traumatic secret, will Marisol be able to handle it? Or is it better call it quits before she falls even deeper?Episode Four: For the first time since their relationship started, Fin and Marisol are on different pages in the bedroom, but Marisol is determined to make their last few days together count. Each moment is precious, but each shreds her fragile heart a little more. Can they get back on track and figure out a way to stay together even with thousands of miles between them?Episode Five: With thousands of miles separating them, will Fin and Marisol be able to keep their relationship alive? Or will the distance finally come between them?Episode Six: For the first time in their short and rocky relationship, Marisol is having doubts about how to move forward with her relationship with Fin. Will the secrets and the distance finally come between them and end things forever?Other books by Chelsea M. Cameron: Nocturnal (The Noctalis Chronicles, Book One) Nightmare (The Noctalis Chronicles, Book Two) Neither (The Noctalis Chronicles, Book Three) Neverend (The Noctalis Chronicles, Book Four) Whisper New Adult Contemporary Romance: My Favorite Mistake My Sweetest Escape Deeper We Fall (Fall and Rise, Book One) Faster We Burn (Fall and Rise, Book Two) For Real (Rules of Love, Book One)For Now (Rules of Love, Book Two)UnWritten Christmas Catch: A Holiday Novella Adult Contemporary Romance: Sweet Surrendering (Surrender Saga, Book One)Surrendering to Us (Surrender Saga, Book Two)Dark Surrendering (Surrender Saga, Book Three)Coming soon: Behind Your Back and Back To Back, New Adult Romantic Suspe

Two people. A relationship with no commitment. What could go wrong?Javier Cruz definitely isn't relationship material, but that suits Hazel Gellar just fine. She's not a girlfriend girl and doesn't plan on ever being one. But after a mind-blowing, bed-breaking night, she knows once isn't going to be enough.Fortunately, Javi feels the same way. And it's not just the sex. Javi is funny and complicated and Hazel loves being around him, even when he drives her nuts.Will she and Javi make the choice to be together for longer than just right NOW? Or will their hangups about romance be the end?

Ryder Blythe is is a disaster. A red-headed, tattooed, dirty-talking disaster. But that doesn't stop Sloane Harris from being totally and absolutely attracted to him. She knows he's bad news, but she can't fight the way she feels.Plus, it's hard to avoid him since he's her best friend's fianc 's brother. But Sloane can't ignore the issues Ryder has following his unintentional overdose. Ryder flirts with darkness and Sloane's not sure if she can fight being dragged down with him.It seems like only a matter of time before Ryder will self-destruct. Is Sloane willing to take that risk? Or will Ryder finally get his life together and become the man she needs?

Children's librarian by day. Romance novelist by night.British single father.Someone else is writing this love story...Blair Walton isn't your average curvaceous tattooed children's librarian. She's also one half of bestselling romance author, Scarlet Rose. Along with her BFF Raine, she spends her nights writing books so steamy, she's afraid they would shock her Southern conservative grandmother to death . . . if she knew about them. That's why she and Raine write in secret.On deadline for their latest book and out of ideas, Raine suggests (demands) that Blair find a guy and "do some research". Declan Bennet has all the qualifications: He's British, looks fabulous in a suit, has glorious blue eyes and gets bonus points for being an amazing single dad to his adorable son, Drake. But what starts out as a research project quickly turns into something much more. And Blair's not the only one with secrets.*UnWritten is a New Adult Contemporary Romance and cointains situations not suitable for readers under the age of 17*

Audrey Valdez didn't mean to fall for Will Anders. He isn't her type. At all. But his goofy smile, Star Wars quotes, and athletic body make it impossible. She's lived so long in the darkness and Will is like the sun. He makes her laugh more than she has in years and cares for her more than her own family. But there are things about Audrey that Will doesn't know, things he can't know. She tries to push him away, but he just ends up getting closer to her, and to her secret. Is the risk of losing him forever worth the chance a being with the only person she's ever loved who has loved her back?

They're finally together. But the Universe seems intent on tearing them apart...Rory Clarke might not be Lucah Blythe's boss anymore, but that doesn't mean they can sneak off to the boardroom for hot sex whenever they want. Keeping their hands off each other in the workplace is harder than they could have imagined, and that's not the only obstacle they have to deal with. Between Lucah's troublesome brother Ryder, and Rory's bff Sloane's inability to understand locked doors, they're drowning in drama.But it's only about to get a lot worse when a blast from Lucah's past surfaces, and chaos at Clarke Enterprises threatens to take away everything Rory has worked so hard for. Can the couple weather the storm and surrender to each other, or will the challenges of staying together destroy their relationship for good?