As the only Beckett cousin who is still unattached, I’m a shoo-in to win the bet with my cousins to be the last man blissfully not in love by Christmas. Of course, I know they’re still going to make me follow the rules of our bet and go on six dates with the same woman—but I’ve figured out a way out of that too. I’m getting married. Is it love? Not even close. Chelle Finch needs a temporary husband and I need to win this bet. We agree to put a ring on it knowing that in six months this marriage of convenience will end in divorce. Except, somehow dating my wife has me realizing that I don’t ever want to take this ring off if it means losing her.
What does the guy who can talk his way out of anything have to do to sweet talk his temporary wife into forever?
Royal wider Willen
Nick Vane hat wichtigere Dinge zu tun, als der nächste Earl of Englefield zu werden. Doch als sein Großvater erkrankt und den Titel an ihn - den amerikanischen Rebellen - übergeben will, bleibt ihm keine Wahl. Zumal Brooke Chapman-Powell, die Assistentin des Earls, ihm keine Ruhe lässt und ihn nach England schleppt. Hier will sie ihn nicht nur die royale Etikette lehren, sondern auch, was es bedeutet, sich seiner Verantwortung zu stellen. Aber sie hat nicht mit Nicks Charme gerechnet - und dem heißen Prickeln zwischen ihnen ...
Der Auftakt der prickelnden und humorvollen INSTANTLY-ROYAL-Reihe von Bestseller-Autorin Avery Flynn
So I may be in the Last Single Man Standing competition with my cousins, but five minutes around Kinsey was all it took to take myself out. Who cares about bragging rights when you've just found the woman you're going to marry? Sure, she may work for my biggest competitor. Sure, she's not dating right now. Sure, she's my sister's best friend and I've been sworn off her. But somehow she agrees to go on six fake dates to help me save face in this competition.
What does the guy who never uses his words have to say to convince the girl of his dreams that they're perfect for each other?
Some fashion statements can kill . . .
Mika Ito combines her two favorite things in life-textile design and live-action role-playing (LARP)-by creating costumes for her fellow Magic Battledome gamers. Lately, someone's been assaulting LARPers and stealing their costumes. Concerned for the safety of her friends, Mika hires Maltese Security . . . only to discover that the lead investigator is the super-hot stranger she just hooked up with.
Carlos Castillo is all too familiar with Magic Battledome. A former legend in role-playing circles, he was all about gaming, until things went very, very wrong for him. Now he's forced to return to the game undercover-as Mika's boyfriend-to find some answers. Only playing 'boyfriend' with his gorgeous one-night stand is more temptation than a guy can withstand . . .
Someone wants the costumes enough to kill for them. And when it comes to murder, nothing is what it seems . . .
Contains mature themes.
MUST HATE DOGS
Do you hate dogs? Only want to talk about yourself? Is having a sense of humor something you've never been accused of? Think eating for pleasure is a complete waste of time? Agree that tipping is for suckers? Then you're the date for me.
Dixon Beckett is the kind of guy who loves his mama, treats women right, and never ever wants to fall in love again. That's why he'll do anything to win a bet to be the last single man standing by Christmas.
He's got a plan, too. Create the most no-good, horrible, very bad dating profile in existence. Only someone actually responds to his ad ...
The rules say he has to go on six dates with the first (or in his case, only) person who answers-even if that person is Fiona Hartigan: hater of dogs, non-lover of any delicious food, and zero sense of humor.
But something feels off about this pariah. In fact, Dixon is almost positive Fiona is just pretending to be awful. Pretending to be the most horrible date in existence. And she's most definitely pretending to not be as interested in him as he is in her.
The more Dixon Beckett starts to unravel the mystery of why Fiona answered his ad in the first place, the more he starts considering the most vile, awful, terrible idea ever ... falling in love.
Es sollte nur eine Nacht sein ...Nach einem Skandal flieht Eishockeystar Ian Petrov in eine einsame Hütte, um der Presse zu entkommen. Er will alleine sein und seine Wunden lecken. Umso entsetzter ist er, als er feststellen muss, dass er nicht der einzige Bewohner ist. Ausgerechnet hier trifft er auf Shelby Blanton. Shelby, die ihn in der Öffentlichkeit bloßgestellt hat, Shelby, die sich von seiner grummeligen Art nicht einschüchtern lässt - Shelby, die sein Herz schneller schlagen lässt. Für eine Nacht geben sie der Anziehungskraft nach und sind nicht darauf gefasst, was sie am nächsten Tag erwartet ...-
Former special-ops turned private investigator Cam Hardy leaves a trail of broken hearts wherever he goes. He's all charm and sex appeal, and who can blame him for putting it to good use? Besides, it works damn well on the stunning and tough-as-nails makeup artist Drea Sanford. Only this time, Cam may be in over his head . . .
Drea is trying to keep her naughty affair with Cam a secret. After all, he's Harbor City's version of a Casanova . . . if Casanova had a motorcycle. When Cam makes their hot little liaison known to the public, however, Drea vows never to have sex with him again. Then one of her clients turns up dead. Now Drea is suspect number one-and she needs Cam's help. But sleeping with him is one thing . . . trusting him is quite another.
Contains mature themes.
Ein Crack auf dem Eis - eine Niete in der LiebeUm das Image seines Teams aufzupolieren, stimmt Eishockeystar Caleb Stuckey zu, bei einer PR-Kampagne mitzumachen: fünf Dates mit einer Frau, die seine Mutter für ihn ausgesucht hat - alles unter den Augen der Öffentlichkeit. Zum Glück hat Zara Ambrose ihre eigenen Gründe, bei diesem Stunt mitzumachen, und Caleb ist heilfroh, dass sie nicht auf einen Ehemann aus ist. Doch schon bei ihrer ersten Begegnung vergisst er alle seine guten Vorsätze, und der NHL-Profi verliebt sich bei jedem Date ein bisschen mehr in die temperamentvolle Rothaarige - und das alles live im Fernsehen ...-
A fighter since birth, Allegra 'Ryder' Falcon would rather trade in her all-black wardrobe for head-to-toe hot pink than let anyone ever see the cracks in her tough exterior. But one night with a stranger changes everything.
Devin Harris may have given up his MMA fighting dreams for high fashion, but that doesn't mean he isn't always in control. So when someone embezzles millions under his watch, he isn't going to let the private investigator working the case go it alone-even if she is the woman who blew him away in bed and then blew him off.
Just when it seems like it couldn't get any hotter between Ryder and Devin, the case takes them to a tropical paradise where the danger increases. From the catwalk to the pineapple fields, they have to work together to track down the missing millions before the thief finds-and kills-them.
Contains mature themes.
You can't hide from love . . . or revenge.
Dodge Loving wants revenge . . . and he's about to get it. On the cusp of closing a multi-billion-dollar luxury resort deal, Dodge can't afford for anything go wrong. But then a fiery redhead shows up, the paparazzi hot on her trail, and throws his world into chaos. He has to get rid of her. Immediately.
Harper Conner just wants to be left alone, but after slapping her cheating senator ex-husband during a televised press conference, she's a hot commodity. The ultra exclusive resort in Wyoming seems like the ideal place to hide-and work-so there's no way she's letting the Type-A jerk who runs the place fire her.
Despite the animosity sparking between them, Dodge and Harper can't keep their hands to themselves. This thing between them can't happen. It won't. But his mother has other ideas . . . and she's willing to do whatever it takes to make sure Harper and Dodge fall in love.
Contains mature themes.
Ever have one of those days where life just plain sucks? Welcome to my last three months-ever since I caught my can't-be-soon-enough-ex-husband cheating with his paralegal. I'm thirty-five years old, and I've lost my NYC apartment, my job, my money, and frankly, my dignity.
But the final heartache in the suck sandwich of my life? My great aunt Maggie died. The only family member who's ever gotten me.
Even after death though, she's helping me get back up again. She's willed me the keys to a house in the burbs of all places and dared me to grab life by the family jewels. Well, I've got the vise grips already in hand (my ex should take note), and I'm ready to fight for my life again.
Too bad that bravado only lasts as long as it takes to drive into Huckleberry Hills. And see the house.
There are forty-seven separate HOA violations, and I feel them all in my bones. Honestly, I'm surprised no one's "accidentally" torched the house yet. I want to and I've only been standing in front of it for five minutes. But then my grumpy neighbor tells me to mow the lawn first and I'm just ... done. Done with men too sexy for their own good and done with anyone telling me what to do.
First rule of surviving the burbs? There is nothing that YouTube and a glass of wine can't conquer. Well, unless it's your hot neighbor.
Sylvie Bissette may be one of Harbor City's youngest glitterati, but only her best friends know her most closely guarded secret. She's the woman behind The High-Heeled Wonder, a must-read blog for fashionistas everywhere. When an internet troll discovers her secret identity and escalates from stalking her to threatening her life, Sylvie turns to security expert Tony Falcon for help.
When a murder investigation leads Tony Falcon to the same place Sylvie works, he realizes the feisty fashionista may be his best chance at catching the criminals who killed his best friend. But solving that case means going after the people Sylvie cares about, and soon his attraction for her-and the danger she's in-has him wondering if solving the case is worth hurting the woman he can't stop fantasizing about . . .
When Sylvie's almost run over in broad daylight, Tony goes undercover as her boyfriend to infiltrate the close-knit fashion community. And when they discover Sylvie's stalker may be linked to Tony's own investigation, what started as a simple plan to find his friend's killers turns into a hot bed of secrets and revelations.
Contains mature themes.
