Cheryl Barton

Tightly wound casino owner, Horace Grant didn't know what family meant until the day his best friend Torrence called him brother. Finding his footing in life in Las Vegas, he put the word 'sin' in "Sin City" with the wicked relationships with women that came with having money and power. Soon, that was no longer enough for him. Making a move to Chicago, his newfound friends showed him what was missing from his life; real, true love. Angel Reagan has been a lost soul for most of her adult life. For years, she'd been running away from facing the bleak reality of life without her son who died and a family who made her feel nothing but shame. Having unconditional love was never something in her grasp until she met Horace, a man who cared for her like no other. Horace and Angel are two broken souls who discover that life may not come at them straight with no chasers, but love can break through even the smallest crack in concrete. Can Horace, who knows everything about gambling, trust his next gamble on his heart?

Carlos Kincaid is an irresistible, rugged loner who is the epitome of that good guy who finishes last when it comes to women. His life is finally on track when Everly Robinson, his Achilles' heel returns to Chicago to turn his world upside down. She stirs up memories of their inexhaustible, hot, steamy, lust-filled nights that he thought were long gone. Everly chose the wrong man one time too many in her life. She finds herself on the run from two dangerous men, one who conned her into leaving the only love she's ever known and the other whom she calls her father. In desperate need of help, she escaped a mental and physical prison to go in search of the one man she trusts and has always loved. Carlos is frustrated that old feelings could lead him back into the arms of the woman he needed to hate in order to move on. He couldn't tell if her story was filled with lies or truths. Against his better judgement, he's ready to risk his heart and his life for a woman who once betrayed him and his love.

SHE WANTS HIM...HER SECRET LOVE Brielle Sullivan grew up and transformed from being a teenage tomboy to a beautiful, brilliant bombshell who happens to be the youngest and only girl of the Sullivans of Montana. No one in her family knew that she held a fiery torch for her brother's best friend, Sheriff Marcus Coley, who is ten years older. Marcus is recently divorced and not looking for anything new with another woman. Along came an unexpected love in the form of Brielle following the most unforgettably, sensual kiss which ignited a desire that no man could turn away from. Unbeknownst to him, his ex-wife has a plan for revenge against the woman she believes broke up her marriage. Brielle is fated to defend herself against a disastrous accusation by a scorned ex-wife and a family who isn't happy to hear that Marcus isn't just a man she's fantasized about, but he's also her new husband, a secret they kept from everyone. Using the law of the land and her determination to scorch any and everyone who tries to come between her and Marcus, Brielle will use the law of love to hold onto what they have in order fight anyone who attempts to tear them away from each other.

Big town, busy life and then, a medical scare...When life throws Dr. Danielle Young a curve ball, a prescription from a patient suggests a change from big city living to small town life. She takes the leap to reset her life while reimagining love.While resetting her life, Danielle realizes two things; old love is familiar and could be made new, while new love is refreshing and exactly the therapy she needs.What prescription for love will her heart lead her to?

They had been young and in love after meeting at The Diner. Once Camille and Everett Sumpter became one, they thought their life and love would be perfect. Their eventual divorce shattered every dream she ever had about happily ever after, especially once Everett had moved on. Camille is now in her fifties and ready to love again. She didn't expect the focus of her desire to be her ex-husband. After what was an unplanned, one-night stand filled with once unleashed, now rehashed passion, she tried to go back to her life. Thoughts of Everett's sizzling seduction had stoked a fire in her that had been dim for many years. It was now alive again and ready for more, but only with him. Fate brought them back to The Diner once again. It was where their love first brewed. Camille only has to let go of the past and be willing to partake in the reawakened fire that has ignited a thirst which seems to have never been quenched by any other man. Come join me at The Diner for a story about love truly standing the test of time.

As a teenager, Gabrielle Mann fell in love with strikingly handsome Adonis Duqette, an older, close family friend. He was the sweetest of temptations who helped her save face in front of her friends. He then broke her heart by rejecting her declaration of love. Adonis is his given name; A.D. is what his friends call him. As a special forces operative, he was simply known as, Jaguar. When the Mann family is in need, Adonis drops everything to provide protection for Gabrielle, no longer a teenager, but a sexy, vibrant, damn-near irresistible woman. He once had no problem resisting his desire for her. Being back in her life, he was about to risk it all for the woman he had begrudgingly left behind. Gabrielle's star-studded career as Hollywood's next "IT" girl is derailed when an unknown assailant targets her political family. Adonis reappears in her life to her chagrin. He once told her to forget about him and she did. Now he's back, looking hotter and hunkier than any man should legally be. While he's trying to save her life, she's trying to save her heart from the one man she vowed to never love again. Gabrielle is about to learn that some things are easier said than done.

Delaney Monroe had a secret. She thirsted for earth-shaking sex that being married for years never provided. Now divorced, she understood the assignment; to live life on her own terms. She'd never experienced the kind of racy, wild intimacy that she'd only dreamed of with her faceless fantasy man. She was sure he possessed all she wants and needs when it comes to her ultimate satisfaction. Nashall Patterson was famously known for being a happily single, salaciously sexy, and untamable stallion to every woman who has ever set eyes on him. He never had to worry about his heart being on the line because he never involved it when he indulged in women. That was until he met Delaney during a pre-wedding weekend meet and greet for his cousin's upcoming nuptials. Delaney, the reserved business woman and Nashall, the bad-boy of hedonism had no idea that her secret hunger would lead to amorous encounters that were no longer just cravings of the body, but drove them to the desires of their hearts as well. Could what started out as voracious encounters lead to love of the permanent kind?

Professional racecar driver, Dayton Sullivan, is the youngest of the Sullivan cowboys out of Bozeman, Montana. He's found himself in a bit of a jam when he falls in love with Kima McDonald, the daughter of a man who could be responsible for the death of Kima's mother. Dayton and Kima run off to the Sullivan Ranch in order to escape the life she's being told she has to live to support her father's illegal schemes. It's discovered that her father has debts that can only be settled if he can get Dayton back on the race track and Kima married to a man she doesn't love. Can their love sustain them through the ups and downs they'll face against her sinister father?

Kasey Young discovered that a man would do anything to keep her in his grips, even if it's her ex-husband. She lived her life his way for years until she'd had enough and filed for divorce. He wants to insert himself back into her life with an ultimatum; take him back or lose custody of their kids. Kasey found herself between a rock and a hard place needing the help of a man she barely knew, but who stirred up deep carnal desires that had been lying dormant. Attorney Darren Braxton stepped up to the plate to help Kasey with her child custody case as a favor for a friend. What he hadn't planned on was the hedonistic lust for a woman who could cause him to lose all he's gained because he can't say no to her. He did the one thing he could think of to save them both; he married her. Kasey has to convince the court that their love is real or she could lose everything. Could she before it's too late?

About It Should Have Been You Karma: Dr. Clayton Myers was never a believer inkarma, but he did believe in fate. Both would soon collide and expose a secretthat would impact the perfect life and relationship with the only woman he everloved, but not the only woman he took to his bed. That revelation would put hislife on a path he accepted while never forgetting what could have been. Disappointment: Dr. Donna Spencer had experienced one ofthe darkest days of her life at the hands of the man who made a promise offorever. She took the hit to her heart and realized nothing good lasts forever. Fate: After years of no contact, Clayton andDonna's paths would cross again, forcing them to face the past where their loveresided, while wondering what should have been and if they could find their wayback to love again.

A season of magic and LOVE Bella Hardwick is a top-of-the-charts Hollywood actress, Kenneth Gibson is a Maryland Fire Captain, and Willow is his nine-year-old daughter. Separately, they each made a special wish upon a supposed magical Christmas tree. All they need is for Santa Claus to come through and grant their wishes so that a forever kind of love can begin just in time for Christmas. Do wishes really come true when you wish upon a tree or is the eleven-foot Balsam Fir just another plain old tree?

Seize the Moment Aubree Campbell played a childish game with love and she lost. Ending her relationship with her live-in boyfriend, Russell Hall, because they became passing strangers in the night didn't have him begging and pleading for her to take him back as she hoped. When a pandemic hit, they agreed to ride it out together under one roof. Tensions brewed and so did their undeniable desire and passion for one other. Will their steamy nights lead them back to love or will past hurt and jealousy return to put an end to their rekindling? Being Neighborly Should she? Would she? Could she? Those questions plagued Natalie Banks every time she encountered her tall and hot as fire neighbor, Levi Hamilton. Everything about him exudes pure unadulterated, raw masculinity. She flirted, he reciprocated and they danced around their obvious attraction to each other with no one making a move; until she did. With amorous undertones, Levi was about to give new meaning to the old adage of, "can I borough a cup of sugar?"

Dawson Frazier stood on the sideline and watched the woman of his dreams get mistreated and disrespected by his philandering best friend, the man she was about to marry. He wanted to step in and rescue her, but he didn't want her coming to him that way.Riley Cooper was left at the altar, confused and embarrassed by the man she thought loved her. It took her over a year to get over that disappointment and with the help of a good man, she was able to see what it really meant to love and to be loved.

Meridian, Mississippi, held nothing but bad memories for Sumaria Moore. Not only did she lose her parents who raised her in the southern city, but the love of her life had walked out on her three years ago, leaving not only their love behind but a secret he never knew about. Preston Washington wanted more than what a small, southern city could offer him. In order to make his dreams come true, he had to leave the only life he knew and the only woman he's ever loved.A bad decision took them away from each other and then a tragedy brought them once again to the city neither wanted to go back to. Sumaria and Preston will soon find that the best-kept secrets aren't the ones that are kept hidden; they are the ones that can show them how everything they left behind, could lead them to what they thought they once had; forever.