All I need to do is keep my head above water. Push a little harder. Keep that smile plastered on my face for my son as we try to wade through the new life that's threatening to drown us both. But on the first day I can't seem to hold it all together, I meet him. And for some reason, he comes to my aid. Before I know it, Cole steps in and becomes an important part of my life. Our lives. Fills a void left vacant by a man who never wanted to fill it in the first place. Too bad he can never be more than a friend.

His goal is to make her his. Her goal is to resist falling for him. Tate I'm a confirmed bachelor, with zero interest in marriage or settling down. Life is perfect—until she literally crashed into me. One moment, I'm keeping her steady from falling again; the next, she’s laughing with her friends, oblivious to how she has upended my world. Since then, I can’t stop thinking about her. I want her, and I always get what I want. Then, I find out that I either: Marry her or Walk away. Walk away? Not a chance. Lande I never would’ve met Tate if I hadn’t been knocked flat in that ...

He’s danger incarnate. She’s the storm he can’t resist. If you love fiercely protective heroes who laugh in the face of danger and risk everything for the woman they love, Steel is the book for you. Delta Force Guardian Levi “Steel” has survived wars, broken enemies’ strongholds, and stared down death countless times. But nothing prepares him for seeing Charlotte again—the woman he’s loved from afar since fifteen, the one he let slip away. Detective Charlotte Randall "Charlie" thought she’d buried the past when she left her mountain hometown—and the man who broke her ...

He is a bodyguard who never mixes business with pleasure—until her. Now, protecting her means risking not just his life, but his heart. Gabriel Ross, ex-military and now the city's most sought-after bodyguard, lives by one rule: no distractions. Love? Definitely not in the job description. But when fiery, secretive Lexi Flores crashes into his life, he's forced to break all his own rules. Lexi’s on a dangerous mission, hunting down the powerful family who destroyed hers. Trusting anyone—least of all Gabriel—was never an option. But she didn’t expect the smoldering tension between ...

I thought I was lucky to have a fresh start. Those don’t come around often for a girl from the streets of this city. But a fortunate chain of events has delivered me to the center of wealth and power and into the midst of three very different, very formidable cousins with the world at their feet. Gage, Micah, and Conner were determined to be my enemies. So I braced for a war. But they underestimated me. I earned respect from one of them, friendship from another, and I found love with the third. Or so I thought.

One fateful night four years ago, Destiny Rose Porter gave in to her desires and ended up with a shattered heart. A heart that, with time, learned to heal and guard itself. But when Jefferson James Briggs returns to their small hometown of Wishing Well, Texas, memories of that unforgettable night come back with him.... JJ Briggs knew he had started something he couldn't finish four years ago. But now, he was back to set it right. The sexy Major League pitcher never forgot about his fiery redhead. The love and passion he felt for his "Pip" never faded.

He thinks he's here to shut down my doggy spa. But I will find a way to woo this grump, come Corgi or Golden Retriever. I thought things were moving along well with my job as a groomer of naughty puppies at the Dog’s Paw Dog Spa. I can handle the most troublesome of four-legged furballs, so it can't be much harder to manage the male species of the two-legged variety, right? Wrong. Inspector Buckley waltzed into the Dog’s Paw Dog Spa and turned everything upside down. If there ever was the perfect example of a pompous hunk of man, it’s Inspector Buckley. He's been sent to shut down the...

I never thought I'd wake up in Jake O’Connor’s bed—MLB’s brooding captain, protective single dad, and the one man I can’t afford to want. A man in a black mask pulls me close at the Valentine’s Day Ball. His piercing green eyes lock on mine, his touch sparking heat through silk. By dawn, the mask is gone, and I realize I hooked up with Jake, Titans’ most untouchable star. After my shock wears off, Jake makes an offer: a fake engagement to clean up his image, protect his son, and save his career. In return, he’ll help rebuild the career I lost. No feelings. No risks. Yeah, ...

She wants a baby--not a man. But when the perfect sperm donor turns out to be the mysterious guy from his lab results, things get complicated. Secrets, scars, and a few Oops later, could love be the real twist? Grab Miss Oops! now for a steamy strangers-to-lovers ride. ❤️💕 If you like novels with cute meets, you'll love Miss Oops!

A woman controlled by the mafia. The tough sheriff who loves her and refuses to back down. Alisa Lanza was born into the mafia. She hates her evil father and the control he exudes over her but she’s learned well that she’ll never be free. To protect the only man she ever loved she ditches him, but what can she do when Jake refuses to give up? Jake Tarbet has loved Alisa his entire life. She broke his heart as an eighteen year old but there’s something in her eyes … she still cares for him and her father is every bit as depraved and controlling as Jake and his friends suspect. Can ...

Twenty-seven years after Tyler left his troubles behind in his trilogy, he has a son, Oscar, who is proving to be a chip off the old block. As Kentucky's most eligible bachelor, he has everything--including a gambling problem. After getting on the wrong side of a notorious loan shark, Louie Gomez, Oscar Novak-Chambers must use his family's good standing with the governor's office to obtain a monumental favor to clear his debt. He targets the governor's daughter, Stacey Davenport. Sweet she is not. Ruthless she is--and she's looking to bring down Kentucky's criminal hierarchy--and Louie ...

❄️ A Dark Retelling of Beauty and the Beast – Where Death and Life Must Unite to End an Eternal Winter. She runs from me... But I will always find her. I am Death, a knight bound to the shadows, cursed to roam this world as a skeletal husk of the man I once was. I cannot be killed. I cannot feel warmth. And with my curse, the land has withered beneath an eternal winter. No mortal can touch me and live… Until Linora Beckett. She touched me and survived. Now, I must betray my queen, chase my temptress across the kingdom, and defend her from those who would see her destroyed. But ...

Previously published as Adler James (c) 2017, by Wick, Christa (AUTHOR), completely rewritten in first person POV and revised throughout with more steam, along with newly added content, and a different extended ending. -------------------------------------------- The moment I meet the admittedly cute trespasser ready to attack me in my sister’s home just weeks after a tragic accident took her from us, I know the woman’s going to be trouble. She’s sexy as hell, distractingly curvy—and obviously keeping things from me and my family. Worse than that, she’s definitely afraid of ...

Rancher Noah Tanner doesn’t believe in love, especially after his fiancee dumped him and married his best friend. But when Josie Reid jumps into his truck, pleading for help, he’s ready to forget his troubles and come to her rescue. Little does he know she’s the biggest trouble he’s ever met. Josie just wants one thing—to find her forever home in Calamity, Texas. But when everything goes haywire, she finds herself stuck with a headstrong cowboy who makes a wild proposition... and she’s just desperate enough to agree to it.

Henry Walker is a SEAL with scars deeper than the ocean, and now he's my fake fiancé. Life as a Manhattan ER doctor was all about control—until a gang targeting me for a mysterious flash drive turned my world upside down. Now I'm hiding in Harmony Springs, pretending to be engaged to a man whose life is all about the violence I've always feared. But beneath his rough exterior, Henry is surprisingly tender. His unexpected kindness and moments of vulnerability make it hard to remember why I hated him. As we share whispered confessions and stolen kisses, his strong arms don't just protect ...