"Steven McAllister is a villain. Once a villain, always a villain, right?
There's no one I hate more in our small town, and now that my dad is his boss, I can't avoid him. And maybe… maybe I don't want to. Because the more I get to know him, I realize there's more to him than I thought. With each intimate conversation and accidental touch, the sizzling tension between us grows. He makes me laugh. We understand each other in a way no one has before.
Then a positive pregnancy test turns my life upside down. The timing couldn't be worse, but this might be my only chance to be a mom, and I'm taking it.
This baby isn't Steven's. My problems aren't his to solve. My messy life isn't his to clean up. But he didn't seem to get the memo, because he keeps showing up.
If Steven is a villain, why does he insist on being my hero?"
"Of course, I said yes when Hannah Bell asked me to help her save the library. I say yes to everything.
After an accident destroyed my career as a rodeo cowboy, the only things on my schedule were brawling, drinking, and bedding, so it wasn't like I didn't have the time.
Now, I have regrets. Because the nerdy little librarian drives me crazy. She has five cats. Five. Her nose is buried so deep in her romance books that she can't see me standing right in front of her. And those long skirts and baggy sweaters leave far too much to the imagination.
The thing is, though, I have a very good imagination. And I'm desperate to see if the reality is even better.
But Hannah's past left scars on her heart as thick and raw as the scars on my body. Physical intimacy is a problem for her—and she thinks I can teach her the solution. So of course I say yes to that, too, even though I know it means risking a heart as shattered as my leg.
She says it's just physical, but I have one more lesson to teach her, if she would only let me.
Wild cowboys can't be tamed.
Except by love.
A steamy, small-town, cowboy romance by bestselling author Elizabeth Bright."
"I promised my best friend I'd take care of his hellion of a sister. A sham marriage probably wasn't what he had in mind.
Growing up, the three of us were inseparable. Now, the only time she speaks to me is to tell me to get lost. Fair enough. Maybe I do go out of my way to make her mad, but I'd take her hate over her indifference any day.
But when it comes to a rodeo competition, we're on the same side for once. With a prize of $100,000, it would make her career—and she could finally give her mom the help she needs. Her skill and my horse are a winning combination. The only problem? The rider has to be the owner… or immediate family. The only way she can compete is as my wife.
She thinks our marriage is all for show, but there's nothing fake about my feelings for her. I'm determined to make this marriage real. All she ever had to do was just say when."
"Working as the head trainer at Lodestar Ranch is my chance to prove I have what it takes to be a woman in a man's world. The only problem? My boss is the world's grumpiest cowboy… and I can't keep my eyes off him.
Between running the ranch and being a single dad, Adam Hale has the weight of the world on his shoulders. But beneath his gruff exterior is a man who is fiercely loyal and compassionate. His heart has been broken and he's not looking to repeat the experience.
After chasing my dad's approval my whole life, I know better than to get my heart tangled. But it's hard not to melt for this man—and his son.
When things get heated at a local rodeo, I have to remind him: We're not at the ranch. He's not my boss here… unless he wants to be.
From USA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Bright comes a new grumpy/sunshine, single dad, steamy romance set in wild and beautiful Colorado."
"Sebastian Sinclair, the Duke of Wessex, is not in love with Eliza Benton—nor anyone else, for that matter. But he must marry and produce an heir, and love is not required for either. His future duchess must be of high birth and good nature, a lady unlikely to snipe at him over breakfast. In short, the complete opposite of Eliza. So who better to help him find a bride?
Eliza Benton is not in love with the Duke of Wessex. He's infuriating, arrogant, and an ass of the first order. Not that she has any intention of marrying anyone now that her secret dream is on the cusp of becoming reality. A husband would ruin all her careful plans. But she's all for finding her nemesis the perfect bride, anything to get him from underfoot so she can focus on her writing.
Thank goodness Sebastian and Eliza aren't in love. That would be disastrous.
Contains mature themes."
"After ten years of adventure, Colin Smith, the bastard son of a viscount, returns to the place he most despises—London. But only until he can sell off some of his treasures. He has no use for the stifling rules of the ton, but he's more than happy to play the game if it gets him what he wants.
Lady Claire, daughter of a marquess, is everything Colin loathes about the ton, but she is determined to win him over. Her life is a catalogue of dances and evening gowns, and thanks to an eidetic memory, she can remember every blasted, boring second of it. A treasure hunt for the Cleopatra Emerald promises adventure, but Claire wants more. If she can convince Colin Smith to take her with him as he travels the world, then she'll have the life she's always dreamed of. There's just one problem, he doesn't seem to like her much.
But Lady Claire loves a good challenge and the intellectual beauty may be on her way to the grandest adventure of all.
Contains mature themes."
"Nicholas Eastwood is finally about to get everything he ever wanted. As a reward for his service to the Crown, he has been offered the title of marquess. All he has to do is stay scandal-free until the papers are signed. There's just one problem: his ex-lover, presumed dead, is remarkably alive.
Adelaide Bursnell is determined to right her wrongs. She will be a dutiful daughter and loving sister. Most importantly, she must marry before her scandal catches up to her. Nicholas was once her ruin, but now he is determined to be her salvation. If he can find her a suitable husband, their shared past can stay buried.
But old temptations prove impossible to resist, and scandal can never stay secret for long . . .
Contains mature themes."
"Miss Alice Bursnell is determined to wreak revenge on Nathaniel Eastwood, Viscount Abingdon, for the seduction, ruin, and death of her beloved twin sister. But how to expose a seducer without falling prey herself? As she gets closer to Nathaniel, she finds she is in serious danger of following in her sister's much-too-tempted footsteps. The man is nothing like the heartless rake she expected . . . and his kisses are truly divine. Could she be wrong about him?
When a mysterious and gorgeous woman confronts Nathaniel at a fancy ball, he suspects she has murder on her mind—his own. But the more he tries to determine who the deceptively innocent beauty is—and what she's up to—the deeper he falls under her alluring spell. Nathaniel fears he's in imminent danger of losing his life . . . or worse, his heart.
Contains mature themes."
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