"Heath Ashworth is a mountain lion shifter from a family whose roots go back to the birth of shifters. A grumpy former Marine, he stumbled and lost his way after a car accident where he barely escaped with his life. His grueling recovery led him down a path he never imagined. After he tangled with the shifter smuggling network, all he wants is to make it right again. Now he's trying to live up to the man and shifter he once was.
Vivi Sheldon once harbored a secret crush on Heath. He's her best friend's older brother and tall, dark, strong, and broody. She shelved her youthful fantasies when Heath moved away for his military career. In the meantime, her heart took a few bumps and bruises. She's a busy single mother and has convinced herself life without love is better than putting her heart on the line again.
As Heath pulls his life back together, he finds he can't stop thinking about Vivi. The spark between them burns so hot and bright, he doesn't want to ignore it anymore. One kiss sets the tinder between them alight in flames. Heath isn't sure he's shifter enough to live up to Vivi, while Vivi struggles to let down her guard. They are bound tighter and tighter together as they face down the secrets threatening shifters everywhere. Can Heath be the shifter he believes Vivi needs? Can Vivi have faith in the love between them?"
"A swoony holiday romance from USA Today bestselling author J. H. Croix!
He's my brother's best friend. He's also my pretend boyfriend for the weekend. Small problem: there's only one bed.
The whole mess starts when I get dumped at the airport. Dylan is my brother's best friend, and the last guy I want to run into when my pride's been kicked. But I need a plan and fast.
One bad decision leads to the next and we're trapped in a hotel for a romantic holiday weekend when we get snowed in. For days.
It's cold. Dylan is H-O-T. It's a game of willpower and I'm losing.
Contains mature themes."
"A swoony, holiday shifter romance from USA Today bestselling author J. H. Croix! If you like smoking hot paranormal romance with a twist of suspense and adventure, you'll love this second chance holiday romance!
When Max Stone saunters back into Catamount, Maine, he sends Roxanne Morgan's world spinning sideways. He's just as broody and smoldering as ever. And, he wants another chance.
Max's feelings for Roxy haven't faded. She's everything he remembered and more.
They were only seventeen when they fell in love, and Max's life was sent careening away from Catamount—the birthplace of mountain lion shifters. As Roxy faces her fears about what it means to maybe love again, Max kicks up dust over the mystery behind his father's death.
With Christmas approaching, Roxy and Max might be able to get their second chance at love, and Catamount may finally lay rest to an old betrayal among shifters.
A Catamount Christmas is perfect for listeners who love small town paranormal romance, second chances for Christmas, slow burn, emotional romance with a dash of angst, plenty of swoon, and a protective hero who's willing to fight to win back the woman he never stopped loving."
"High in the mountains of Colorado, mountain lion shifters hold rare power among mountain lions and humans, able to live in both worlds at once. Secrecy has kept them safe for centuries. Daniel Hayes returns to Painter, Colorado, after learning he's a shifter, a secret kept from him by his parents after his brother died. Daniel encounters the breathtaking Sophia Ashworth by chance. The lion in him wants her with a force he can't deny.
Sophia's ancestors laid claim to the founding of shifters back East and traveled West centuries ago to strengthen their line. Sophia is busy trying to hold her family together after her brother almost died in a car accident. When Daniel crosses her path, her lion calls for a chance to explore the passion beating wildly between them.
While Sophia struggles to help her family mend, Daniel comes face to face with an explosive secret within his own family. As passion stokes a love that can't be ignored, they find themselves fighting side by side to drive out the danger bubbling from within the shifter community. Daniel's newfound knowledge of the lion within him will be tested to the max as he calls upon his power to go up against his own blood to keep Sophia and all shifters safe. Sophia and Daniel are caught up in a storm of passion driving them to a love that cannot be denied."
"Tiffany: Romance is on my never-again bucket list. I'm moving back to Alaska with plans to turn into a grand old cat lady. There is no cat on the horizon. Rather, a sweet rescue dog. And, Wes.
Wes was quiet and smart in high school. Now a hotshot firefighter, he comes complete with melting powers.
A few fantasies never hurt. Until our lives get waaaay more entangled than I ever expected.
Wes: Between firefighting and helping my mother with the local animal shelter, time is one thing I don't have. When Tiffany crosses my path, she may be tempting, but I have less than zero time. Except, apparently, for kissing her.
When life throws a serious curve ball, Tiffany becomes someone I can't forget. I just have to convince her we're worth the risk.
Wes and Tiffany's story is perfect for fans of small-town romance, sassy heroines, broody heroes, slow burn, emotional romance with a dash of angst, oozing with swoon, and protective heroes who'll do anything for the woman they love.
Contains mature themes."
"A swoony hotshot firefighter romance from USA Today bestselling author J. H. Croix!
It all started when my cat needed something expressed. Do I have to explain?
That's when Farrah Taylor walked into my life, a fantasy spun true. Aside from stealing my breath, she handled the awkward situation with aplomb.
Turns out she's my neighbor, and my grumpy cat has a crush on her. He's not the only one.
Neighbors with benefits is the perfect option. I don't have time for romance.
Until I want more. Until just being neighbors isn't enough.
Contains mature themes."
"We got married in Vegas after only one night. I'm in love with her, and she doesn't even know it.
Rosie
Wyatt Cannon is all that and then some. Hotshot firefighter, seriously easy on the eyes, and knows his way around . . . well, me. We had a fling a few years ago and no one knows. I never meant for anything to happen again. But I never could back down from a dare. I woke up married. I'd like to pretend I don't remember that night, but it's burned into my body, heart, and soul.
Wyatt is impossible to forget. I should be figuring out how to get divorced, but he asks me to give us a chance instead. My life is beyond messy and he's just making it more complicated. I don't want to need anyone, and I don't believe in love.
Except Wyatt makes me want it all.
Wyatt and Rosie's story is perfect for listeners who love: hotshot firefighters, he falls first, billionaire hero, small town gossip, emotional romance with a dash of angst, plenty of swoon, and a grumpy, protective hero who bares his heart to win over the woman he loves.
Contains mature themes."
"We're roommates. We work together. She's my friend's little sister. She's soooo off limits.
I want her anyway.
I made a deal with Harley Jackson. We'd burn that fire between us to ashes with a few nights between the sheets. Friends with benefits, but with a time limit. It turned out to be colossally stupid.
A few nights together only made the fire burn hotter. I was never supposed to fall for her.
Contains mature themes."
"A swoony small town romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J. H. Croix!
When a grumpy billionaire falls first.
We're just going to be friends, right? My kind of forever is staying single. It took too many years to escape my disaster of a marriage. As a single mom who's barely scraping by, most men don't even notice me. So when Adam Cannon almost kisses me, I'm not expecting it.
I'm definitely not expecting him to propose more. Despite a firm commitment to never being committed, I can't resist Adam. It's just a few kisses, I tell myself.
Adam is everything I never expected. Protective, loyal, and hot enough to melt a few glaciers. I tell him we can't let things get complicated. I'm a woman with a messy past and definitely from the wrong side of town. By the time things have gone well past complicated, I'm falling hard and Adam might be the only man who can catch me.
Adam & Tessa's story is perfect for readers who love: he falls first, billionaire heroes, slow burn, friends to lovers, small town shenanigans, emotional romance with a dash of angst, plenty of swoon, and a deeply loyal cinnamon roll hero with a protective streak.
Contains mature themes."
"A swoony, small town firefighter romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J. H. Croix!
Alice: I didn't mean for the whole wedding party to see me skinny dipping.
That's how I met Jonah, my new, way too hot for my sanity neighbor.
Jonah: I came to Alaska to escape. I prefer to leave tragedy behind and don't need anyone reminding me I'm a hero. I'm not. I'm damaged goods and not in the market for romance.
Alice is beyond distracting, and I can't avoid her. My grandmother thinks we're fated for each other. While I'm busy trying to ignore my grandmother's matchmaking, I make the mistake of kissing Alice. My willpower burns to the ground in a matter of seconds.
Jonah and Alice's story is perfect for fans of small town romance, hotshot firefighters, smart and sassy heroines, nosy friends and relatives, slow burn, emotional romance with a dash of angst, oozing with swoon, and one smokin' hot broody hero.
Contains mature themes."
"Noah is tall, dark, and dangerous, a shifter and military operative rolled into one. He is returning home to Catamount after years away to take care of his ailing mother. Lily tends to hide in the shadows of her family's lore and has just about given up on the possibility of love.
A chance encounter throws Lily and Noah together. With Catamount in turmoil over the shifter smuggling network, the burdens of being a shifter lay heavily upon Lily. Noah instantly sees through Lily's reserve to the wild core hidden behind the brainy woman on the outside. He wants her to the depths of his very being. Yet, his family's troubled history is a burden he's carried for years and the reason he doesn't believe love is even possible. With her unassuming beauty, luscious curves, and heart of many layers, Lily is a temptation Noah can't resist. She kindles hope and dreams he's never even considered.
While events in Catamount continue to unfold, revealing more secrets, the desire between Lily and Noah burns hot and fast. Lily's struggle to believe in what lies between them threatens their fragile connection. Noah joins forces with the other shifters in Catamount fighting to drive out the secrets that threaten them all. As Lily tries to come to terms with Noah's love for her, he puts his life on the line to keep her and the rest of Catamount safe."
"Shana Ashworth is trying to pick up the pieces of her life after her husband's tragic death and the discovery of his betrayal of Catamount shifters. What no one knows is that long before she became a widow, Shana's marriage was cold and distant. Her heart still feels encased in ice. The only man who seems capable of cracking through the ice is Hayden Thorne—a grumpy, smoldering, and powerful shifter from Montana.
When Hayden shows up for a visit in Catamount, the first woman he encounters is Shana. Shana is breathtaking—a deliciously curvy, intelligent, sensual, and strong shifter. When Hayden met her before in Montana, the spark between them burned bright and hot. But he kept his distance. Now, he finds that impossible. Shana is his flame as much as he is hers. Shana wants nothing more than a fling—someone to make her feel again. Hayden is perfect—an out-of-town shifter who will be gone before her heart has a chance to get involved. Yet, she underestimates what lies between them.
On a journey that spans from Montana to Maine, Hayden and Shana must hold tight to each other as they unravel the threads of shifter secrets. Both put their lives on the line to protect each other and all that shifters hold dear. In a love story filled with adventure, Shana and Hayden must discover if the power of their love can hold them together."
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