Previously published as Hotshots by M.F. Lorson. Paige Walker is getting a promotion. No more slinging drinks for bad tips, no more swatting old men’s hands away while making small talk for small dollars. From this day forward Paige will be the acting manager of The Carlisle. She just has to politely exit the swanky apartment she spent last night in, and hope the gorgeous man who rents it isn’t insulted by her hasty retreat. All's well that ends well, until that is, her one night stand walks into the morning staff meeting. Now instead of promotion plans she has promotion problems. 1. ...

Life gave her shadows and she’ll make sure her past looks damn good in them. Rylee’s camera lens catches more than just dead bodies, it’s caught the eye of a masked artist. She hides behind the chaos of her job as a crime scene photographer where the dead can’t judge her demons. She escaped her old life thanks to a boy that still haunts her dreams. The one that got left behind. Her entire life has been one cruel circumstance after another. Somehow everyone who crosses her path ends up dead, and she doubts its just karma at play. In the shadows there’s always someone. And she ...

Two things I didn’t expect to happen to me over Spring Break at Chicago North University: 1. Getting knocked out by a baseball. 2. Getting knocked up by a baseball player.Hunter Novak. The most valuable player in college baseball. Home Run Hunter himself. But that’s not the name he gave me when he took me home from that bar a few months ago. We’re strangers. Now, we’re having a baby together. So, we’re going back to first base. First date. First kiss. First everything all over again in the hope it leads to... first love, I guess? Our baby deserves a family. A real family. Can me ...

I prefer high heels to fishing reels, but single dad Henry Cooper is determined to hook me. I’ve seen too many women give up everything they want for some man, and I refuse to do the same. That path leads straight to heartache. I say the absolute wrong thing every time I’m around him, but Henry still flirts and teases like he’s mistaken me for someone with a sense of humor. My plan to avoid the construction contractor with the big hands, strong thighs, and ridiculous fishy puns is shot all to heck when my cousin asks Henry to teach us how to fly fish for an upcoming competition. I’m...

When I was seventeen, I made a marriage pact with William Jones. This Christmas, I’m coming to collect. As the owner of a lucrative graphic design firm, I have everything a girl could want. Except for a baby. If your biological clock starts to tick in your early thirties, by forty, it’s a death knell. I can practically hear the bells clanging in my head as my ovaries shrivel up and die. I’ve considered fostering or adopting. I’ve even visited fancy sperm banks. Places where you can choose a donor based on everything from his IQ to his body type, hair and eye color, spirit animal, ...

Desperate to escape the demons of her past, Dani is on the run. Her plans to hide out in a sleepy Los Angeles suburb turn into a pipe dream, as she is drawn into the secret-filled world of the local motorcycle club. Dani soon learns that her secrets and lies are nothing compared to those kept behind the clubhouse doors. Trying to avoid the suspicious Vice President, she must keep a low profile in order to survive. The trouble comes when the VP has other ideas. Hero has simple needs. As the Heaven's Rejects Vice President, he has everything he wants at his disposal.

A volleyball coach. A single dad. One fateful blizzard night. In the heart of a close-knit community, Morgana Hoff, a dedicated volleyball coach and beloved social studies teacher, faces an uphill battle as she grapples with her endometriosis diagnosis and the daunting surgery ahead. She unexpectedly finds an ally in Leif Gill, a widowed father who is volunteered to be her chauffeur by his daughter. Their bond strengthens during a fateful car ride to the hospital, where vulnerability blooms amidst shared stories of love and loss. This bond grows enough to where Leif takes her to his own ...

Runaway groom. Snowed in escape. Unexpected romance. Michael had always opted for safety over desire, until the day of his wedding sent him spiraling into a blizzard of doubt and runaway emotions. On what was supposed to be the happiest day of his life, he dashed outside, seeking solace in a stranger's flower delivery van, where he met Vincent—a quirky florist with an infectious smile and a knack for warmth that ignited something long buried within Michael. As a snowstorm traps them in Vincent's cozy cabin, the two men find themselves sharing more than just a roof—Michael not only ...

Mary-Kate Grant has followed every rule to the letter to pursue her dream of working in TV. Ripping a page from the "hard work pays off" playbook, she takes an assistant level job at a Chicago sports network to break into the industry. MK is completely focused on one thing: her career. Love? A hindrance. But MK's plans are run through the shredder when she finds herself working for William Cumberland, a British media mogul who made his fortune with Connectivity, a social media site.

When Quinn moves to Florida to help her Grandma, the last thing she expected was to fall in love. But when she stumbles upon the theme park’s best stunt show it’s almost love at first sight with Grayson, the star. Grayson, the charming lead performer at World of Enchantment, has always lived for the spotlight. Until the day he locks eyes with Quinn, the new waitress at the park’s busiest restaurant, and everything changes. But love in a theme park is never as simple as it seems. Between Grandma Gertie’s endless supply of jokes, shocking stunt injuries and life changing opportunities...

When the sirens go off, the fun starts… Best friends Jonathon and Robert have shared everything since they first met in kindergarten…toys, an apartment, and now, a woman. The duo has loved their coworker Claudia from afar for years now, but they’ve always been afraid to approach her. She’s beautiful, private, and completely professional. She seems to hate both of them, at least until the day they’re trapped alone together in a tornado shelter… Everyone else was smart enough to head home before the storms came, but when Claudia, Jonathon, and Robert stay at work to finish an ...

Life in Spruce Crossing, Montana is as predictable as the changing seasons—until a handsome stranger, Mason Adler, breezes into town. On a snowy evening, our paths unexpectedly collide—literally—when his car slides into mine. The accident leaves Mason with amnesia, unable to remember why he came to our remote mountain town in the first place. As I help Mason recover and rediscover his memories, we find an undeniable chemistry that neither of us can deny. But doubt nags at me. My bruised heart warns me it's only a matter of time before Mason realizes he's too big for this small town—...

As she vies for a date in a whimsical radio contest, she finds herself entangled in a seductive dance of dominance and desire. Olivia Hazy Cove offers me a fresh start, far from the shadow of an ex-fiancé and a life that wasn’t right for me. At twenty-four, I'm here to find myself, not expecting to find someone else. But Dalton, the local vet with his reassuring touch and calm confidence makes me feel seen in ways I can't ignore. His voice alone sends shivers down my spine, and his commanding presence stirs a hunger I thought I'd buried. A quirky radio contest presents an unexpected ...

One bad pitch can change the whole game Not to mention your life.... Zach Hiller was an ace pitcher for the New York Yankees until the day he lost everything in a catastrophe that he now remembers painfully as “The Curveball Incident”. Then, after two years of hiding from his past— spent mostly in Dublin, serving beer to tourists and throwing a stress ball against the walls of his messy apartment—his life goes up in flames once more, this time when an American named Emma Crawford walks into his pub and immediately takes to his tidy non- existence like a sunshine sledgehammer. How is...

He needed a nanny for his nephew...He didn't expect to find the woman of his dreams. Billionaire bachelor, Darius Peyton's in over his head. He's the sole guardian of his four-year-old nephew while dealing with the overwhelming demands of his company. Hiring a nanny to help him through the holidays seemed like a no-brainer. He didn't plan for the chemistry between them. Hope Martinez is single - and lonely - by choice. She'd rather hold out for a relationship with promise than settle for less. She accepts the job of temporary nanny to one of her favorite students because it gives her ...