"This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Sometimes the boy who broke your heart returns with a secret—and a crown. When the Big House becomes the setting for an unexpected reunion, Tahlia will have to decide if her ex is her bitter enemy…or a real-life fairy tale.
Tahlia:
Transforming the Big House into a cozy bed-and-breakfast is a dream I still need to sit with. With all my friends now married and moving on, I need to as well. But I’m not quite ready, and to cover my mortgage, I decide to rent out the extra rooms.
And what do you know? A mysterious guest books the entire second and third floors for six months. He needs privacy, his assistant says. He’ll have bodyguards, I’m told.
So when my new roommate moves in and I come face to face with the man who ghosted me over a decade ago, shocked isn’t a strong enough word. Callan Irwin was my high school best friend and boyfriend, right up until a devastating graduation-night betrayal.
Now, I dislike him more than anyone else on the planet. But the forced proximity of living under the same roof is making it impossible to hold onto my resentment, and those undeniable old sparks are dangerously close to catching fire…
Callan:
Tahlia still looks at me like I’m her worst enemy, and I don’t blame her. I had to leave on graduation night to protect a massive secret, but walking away from her was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Now I’m back, but I’m not just the boy from her past anymore.
Hiding my royal identity while sharing a roof with the captivating woman I’ve never forgotten is a dangerous game. I rented her house to make amends and finally explain the truth, but the closer we get, the more terrified I am that the heavy secret of my crown will ruin my second chance with her forever.
Will their forced proximity rebuild a broken bond, or will his hidden identity destroy their second chance at love?"
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Get ready to rev your engines with the Blue Ridge Formula One Racing RomCom Short Reads series! These sweet short reads deliver instalove with a high-octane twist, set against the backdrop of the fast-paced world of Formula One racing and the charming small town of Blue Ridge, Virginia.
Each book features a plus-sized heroine who finds herself unexpectedly drawn to a world-famous F1 driver.
Prepare for opposites attract as these small-town heroines navigate the challenges and excitement of falling for men who live life in the fast lane - but don't worry! These F1 drivers always fall first.
1. Racing Into Love: When the Formula One circuit rolls into Blue Ridge, Virginia, for its inaugural Grand Prix in early September, the last thing Mia Whittaker expects is to catch the eye of the Italian superstar F1 driver…
2. Love in the Fast Lane: When Formula One’s notorious bad boy arrives early for a charity gala in Blue Ridge, Virginia, the last person Dominic Hayes expects to challenge his carefully crafted image is Missy Maughan, the no-nonsense community relations manager who color-codes her entire life.
3. Love at First Lap: He’s racing for glory, but she might just be his greatest victory.
4. Driving Toward Love: When a snowstorm strands a perfectionist F1 safety director with a small-town mechanic, sparks fly faster than a Formula One lap time.
5. Love at Full Throttle: When a quiet librarian meets a rising Formula One superstar, their chemistry accelerates from zero to heart-pounding in seconds flat.
6. Fueled by Love: She’s a small-town photographer, and he’s racing toward glory. But even F1 drivers have to stop and refuel, and once Tony meets Sage, he’s suddenly being fueled by a love that has him questioning everything he thought he wanted."
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Escape to Getaway Bay for some seriously sweet romance. This complete collection features four sweet romance novels that will leave you stranded with a hero! You'll get swept away with a billionaire, a Navy SEAL, a quarterback, and a cowboy billionaire in four love stories that will leave you breathless.
The Perfect Storm: A freak storm has her sliding down the mountain...right into the arms of her ex.
The Overboard Mistake: Friends who ditch her. A pod of killer whales. A limping cruise ship. All reasons Iris finds herself stranded on a deserted island with the handsome Navy SEAL...
The Cruising Fiasco: He can throw a precision pass, but he's dead in the water in matters of the heart...
The Sand Bar Misstep: Tired of the dating scene, a cowboy billionaire puts up an Internet ad to find a woman to come out to a deserted island with him to see if they can make a love connection..."
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Sometimes the friend zone is breached...
He's her office crush, and she's the colleague he can't stop thinking about. But with HR's no-fraternization policy breathing down their necks, Lizzie and Matt have to get creative if they want to explore what’s brewing between them…
Lizzie:
I’ve been stuck in a corporate rut for years, but it’s not all bad—there’s Matt. Smart, funny, drop-dead gorgeous Matt, whose eyes make me forget how much I hate filling out toxic material regulation paperwork.
It’s not like anything can happen between us. ChemTech’s relationship rules are stricter than a chemistry final, and honestly, I don’t think I could survive the embarrassment of submitting a detailed dating log to HR.
But then Matt invites me to dinner and a concert—as friends.
Fake friends, to be exact.
He claims it’s the perfect loophole, and I know I should say no. Except...he’s Matt. And who am I kidding? I want to go out with him more than I want a handful of my favorite chocolate-covered almonds.
Caught between the thrill of potential romance and the fear of corporate consequences, I find myself at a crossroads. Matt’s offer is tempting, leaving me questioning everything I know about risk and reward.
Navigating dinners and concerts and movies as 'fake friends' seems harmless enough, but with every glance and shared laugh, every conversation and tender moment, the heat between us turns into a bonfire and the façade of friendship crumbles.
And now I have to decide: Is our connection worth risking my career?"
"This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Welcome to Blue Ridge, where the ice is cold, but the romance is sizzling hot!
Join the players of the Blue Ridge Buffaloes as they skate their way into the hearts of six unforgettable heroines in this complete collection of sweet, closed-door instalove romances.
1. Love on Thin Ice: When hockey center Jack Winters is involved, anything can happen…even love.
2. Love in the Net: Goalkeeper Liam “The Wall” O’Brien can block every puck that comes his way, but nothing can prepare him for the whirlwind that is Claire Daniels…
3. Love in the Penalty Box: Hockey hottie Chase Kingston doesn’t do love, but when a spilled latte introduces him to Daisy Montgomery, he’s ready to risk it all—on and off the ice.
4. Love on the Blue Line: Star defenseman Rhett Carter can block anything that comes at him on the ice, but he's completely defenseless against June Rollins' sweet smile and delectable desserts...
5. Love Behind the Boards: He’s a grumpy hockey star on the verge of retirement, but she might just be the one to melt his icy exterior.
6. Love on a Power Play: He’s the quietest player on the team, but she might just be the one to make him speak his heart.
Grab this all-in-one collection and fall in love with every swoony, instalove romcom in Blue Ridge!"
"Sometimes a person speaks before thinking..
She's just bought the flower shop and he's taken over the hardware store for his dad. Sounds peachy, right? Sure, until they both want an assistance grant from the city...and now Emma and Aaron are rivals and neighbors.
Emma:
I’ve always believed that flowers can brighten any occasion and make anyone's day, but nothing seems to cheer up my handsome-but-grumpy neighbor, Aaron Stansfield.
Owning a flower shop next to his hardware store means our paths cross all the time, and it’s usually just a conversation about how hard it is to run a small business in a small Southern town.
Which it is. I'm barely keeping my head above water and he has a family legacy to uphold. But it would be nice to talk about something besides work, especially after our flirt-fest at Halloween last year.
People do that, right?
Apparently not us, because the city of Cider Cove is holding a community project where participating small businesses have the opportunity to win a significant grant.
And I need that money.
Aaron wants it too, and when I see him at the information meeting, I can't control myself. I sit next to him and tell him I'm going to take the prize. After all, park rebuild + flowers = winning combo.
So when he issues a dare—that we submit one application and work together to ensure the win—my stupid crush kicks in and takes him up on it.
So now we're working together on the community project, and I start seeing a different side of Aaron—the side that’s kind, thoughtful, hardworking and frustratingly...sweet.
He may be grumpy, but he’s also the one who’s always there when I need him.
As our rivalry turns into something more, I can't help wondering: Could this very disastrous dare be the start of something wildly wonderful?"
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Tired of the dating scene, a cowboy billionaire puts up an Internet ad to find a woman to come out to a deserted island with him to see if they can make a love connection...
Mason Martin has sold his cattle ranch in Texas for just over a billion dollars and traded it for Long Bar Island, a remote island a few hours away from Getaway Bay. Frustrated with the dating scene in the more populated areas of Hawaii, he puts up an ad, asking for volunteers to come live with him on his deserted island for three months.
The goal? See if they can fall in love.
Ivy McLaughlin has seen all three of her sisters fall in love during stressful, tragic times on deserted islands. When she hears about Mason's ad, she's intrigued. Spurred on by her real-life Legally Blonde moment, where her boyfriend breaks up with her instead of proposing, she contacts Mason.
And she's the only one who does—at least Mason thinks so.
He doesn't know his servers went down, only allowing Ivy's message to get through. They set out for Long Bar Island after an altercation on the dock which leaves a bad taste in Ivy's mouth. Has she just signed up for the worst three months of her life?
As she and Mason live on the island, she begins to see the softer side of the tough cowboy billionaire. Maybe the next three months will be the most romantic of her life—and end in that proposal she so desperately wants.
But when a storm hits their slim patch of sand in the vast ocean, their shelter is rendered roofless and the yacht they sailed out on is lifeless in the water. Will Ivy and Mason make the love connection they both want? Or will the forces of nature—and a faulty server—pull them apart?"
"This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Sometimes the holidays are messy...
Christmas is the season of joy, mistletoe, and, unfortunately for Ryanne, the pressure of bringing home a date. When she vents to Elliott, her best friend and co-manager at the small-town office supply store, he impulsively grabs her phone and texts her mother that they're dating.
Date. Ing.
Ryanne:
I'm utterly speechless.
Elliott Hutson, the man who knows all my secrets, the one who's never been serious with anyone, and the picture of Male Perfection that makes my pulse leap and frog, has now dived headfirst into my family drama. And as much as I pretend to be annoyed, I can't deny the flutter in my heart.
I've never had a fake boyfriend before—getting a real one is hard enough—but Elliott makes everything look so easy. And I'm absolutely positive the twinkling lights and Justin Bieber Christmas tunes are influencing the way he keeps dropping his gaze to my mouth.
Or maybe I'm not absolutely positive. Maybe The Biebs really does make true love happen.
As we navigate the slippery slope of fake dating, the lines between pretend and reality blur. Our stolen glances over family meals become lingering looks. Our playful banter near sprigs of mistletoe turns into something charged with real emotion.
Suddenly, the festive chaos around us isn't the only thing that's messy.
Our feelings are too.
And as the countdown to Christmas ticks on, I start to wonder if this holiday ruse might lead to the most unexpected gift of all — true love.
Will this façade end with the holiday season, or can we unwrap a future together we never saw coming?
Maybe at Christmastime, the most unexpected love story can unfold."
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He can successfully throw a precision pass, but he's dead in the water in matters of the heart...
Quarterback Maine Fitzgerald has struck out with more women than he'd like to admit—and he doesn't even play baseball. Armed with a plan to get out of his comfort zone onboard a singles cruise, he joins the very first event: a mix and mingle.
Too bad he's almost completely deaf in one ear and doesn't hear the beautiful blonde tell him her name.
Orchid Stone doesn't want to be on the singles cruise. She has an eight-year-old daughter to tend to, and a job to do, and a husband to mourn. But her sisters think eight years is long enough to mourn, and she promises them she'll at least try to meet someone on the cruise.
She can't help it if the meathead quarterback isn't interested.
When a tsunami strikes their ship, she's forced overboard with Maine and a security guard, and they make their way to a deserted island. Desperate to get back to her daughter, Orchid will do anything to survive. She climbs rock walls, escapes from wild boars, and plucks chickens.
She knows she's lucky to be washed up on an old World War II outpost, complete with an overgrown garden and a herd of wild chickens, but she needs to get home. Maine does too—but he's scared of the man he'll have to be once he leaves the island.
He's sure Orchid won't want to be with him once he has to go back to the public persona of Perfect Quarterback Maine Fitzgerald. Can Orchid and Maine make things work between them when they're so different? Or will their time stranded together be all they get?"
"This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Question: What do a reclusive author and an outgoing real estate agent have in common?
Answer: Nothing.
But fate brought them together on a vacation five years ago, and as Logan and Sloane prepare for their annual get-together, there are sparks flying between them.
Sloane:
When Logan Murphy, my accidental best friend, calls to say our annual mid-winter trip has to be 'redone,' he's already got the solution.
Belize. An adults-only resort, and we leave in two days.
I'm giddy with excitement, because I need this trip more than I can express. When I see Murph standing in the airport, my heart twitches to a beat it hasn't since my fiancé left me to tell our friends and family that he couldn't make it to the wedding.
So it's a short-lived twitch, because I'm never going to get into the dating boxing ring again—and least of all with my best friend.
Logan:
I've never told Sloane what I do for a living, and she doesn't know how I feel about her either. But I want her to know all of my secrets.
I want my best friend in my life more than once a year, and I've already started penning a happily-ever-after for the two of us.
This year, I tell myself, as my crush on the vibrant woman is at least two years old now.
If only I knew how to tell her...
This is a standalone, slow-burn travel romance that will make you smile, gasp, and cheer for Logan and Sloane as they figure out who they are...and who they want—at home or on vacation.
For fans of BEACH READ and THE PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION by Emily Henry, THE LAYOVER by Lacie Waldon, or THE UNHONEYMOONERS by Christina Lauren."
"This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
A Coast Guard captain would rather spend his time on the sea...unless he's with the woman he's been crushing on for months. If Dave asks just one more time, will Brooklynn give their second chance at romance another shot?
David Reddington has spent years in the Coast Guard, and his career brings him a lot of joy. But he’s lonely even surrounded by his crew, and he feels like he’s perpetually looking out to the ocean, hoping and wishing he could be as fulfilled on land as he is at sea.
Brooklynn Parrish lost her husband three years ago to an accident on the ocean, and she can’t bring herself to accept Dave’s invitations to dinner. Or lunch. Or even coffee. How he can go out on his ship each day baffles her, and she’s not willing to lose another loved one to the relentless ocean waves.
But Dave only has eyes for her, and when they get put together to organize Hawthorne Harbor’s Spring Fling, Brooklynn can’t deny the attraction between them. As they go through the bachelor auction, tour the blooming apple orchards, and judge the dessert bake-off, their relationship deepens and strengthens. Will she be strong enough to battle the unyielding ocean? Or will she lose her heart to another man destined for a catastrophe at sea?"
"Sage Grady is a master of transformation. She's a seasoned hairstylist who's perfected the art of change, one cut and color at a time. Yet, her own life has started to feel somewhat monotonous, almost like she's stuck in someone else's style–and she needs to shake things up.
It's not a mid-life crisis.
It's a new way of thinking, of living.
With her sister and her Supper Club friends at her side, Sage decides to return to her roots: Texas. No, she's not moving back there. But she wants the vibrancy and adventure each new day can bring that she had when owned a hobby farm in the Coastal Bend.
Sage just needs to find the right patch of land on Hilton Head Island to build her new waterfront way of life.
So she needs Tyler Parker, the man she's had exactly one date with, months ago. Ty's a real estate mogul who knows the value of every inch of Hilton Head Island, where every for-sale piece of property is, and exactly how to make Sage's dreams come true.
Her real estate dreams.
He's made a fortune flipping properties and developing luxury resorts. Yet beneath his polished exterior is a man who's been burned by love, and he's built walls higher than any of his skyscrapers.
As Sage snips, styles, and sashays her way into Ty's heart, she discovers that her way of life isn't the only transformation happening.
Can Sage and Ty navigate their contrasting worlds to create a happily-ever-after? Will they find that the path to true love doesn't always follow the path most trod, but might just be discovered through...the waterfront way?"
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