It's their first time running the business, and their first client has them wondering if they're prepared to make brides' dreams come true... The Bride: Julianne is big on fitness, small on patience. As a Zumba instructor, she designs her own routines, and having others choreograph her big day has her wanting to hip-hop toward eloping! The Matron of Honor: The only married bridal party member, Natalie considers herself an aficionado on all-things wedding. But it isn't long before she realizes her enthusiasm might be masking fear of her own honeymoon ending. The Bride's Sister: Nothing screams unwanted relationship advice like your younger sister getting married before you. It's not that Harper doesn't want to get married, but finding the right man is harder than she thought. The Reluctant Bridesmaid: There's nothing Kayla wants more than to see one of her best friends get married...if only the whole process wasn't so tedious! Being on the go fuels her, and now she may have to pass up a trip of a lifetime.
Returning to Magnolia Sound was never part of the plan. Then again, Parker Bishop rarely had one. Yet after confessing her love to her best friend right before his wedding, she needs time to lick her wounds from the disastrous scene that unfolded. After the unsympathetic welcome she receives from her parents and siblings, Parker finds herself absentmindedly driving through town in search of a place to stay. That's when she spots the flier and a familiar name... Ethan Harlow enjoys peace and quiet. Unfortunately, finding a moment of it becomes impossible when the flier he posts for a roommate brings Parker crashing into his life. Of course, he remembers her from high school. It's impossible to forget little miss popular who was always the center of attention. All he wanted was to split the rent and keep to himself. Instead, Parker transforms his home and makes him question the dreams he gave up out of fear of stepping out of his comfort zone. The attraction they feel to one another makes crossing the line from roommates to lovers seem inevitable. But the more Parker encourages Ethan to pursue his dreams, the less likely it becomes that they can have any kind of future together. Can they find a way to claim their happily ever after, or will their individual paths make a future impossible?
Grace Mackie is having the worst day. Finding out her fiancé only proposed for the sake of a promotion is one thing. But discovering he'd also knocked up his assistant? There's no coming back from that. Desperate to escape her own destination wedding, she'll do just about everything to get back home and put the whole mess behind her. Even driving cross?country in a rental car. Finn Kavanaugh's day is even worse. What started as a brother bonding trip has now left him stranded three thousand miles from home without a car or credit card...because his brother took off with both. So much for bonding, right? As much as he might want to throttle his brother, he first has to find a way to get home. His only option? A rental car and a cross?country trek. Neither Grace nor Finn expected their trip would come complete with a surprise passenger. But desperate times and all that. Warning: This sweet, sexy, and laugh-out-loud-funny romance is filled with all the most ridiculous road-trip stories you can imagine and is sure to drive you crazy with all the feels!
Elliott Sullivan loves being in love, but after his latest romantic disaster, his friends and family finally put their foot down-no relationships or proposals for at least a year. Ready for his heart not to be squashed under another sexy high-heel, he agrees to fully embrace life as a perpetual bachelor-which should be easy, especially once he recruits his sister's best friend to help. Surely he won't fall for her, no matter how perfect she seems... Skylar isn't sorry to see Elliott's latest relationship go up in flames. She's had a crush on him for as long as she remembers-not that anything can ever happen there. So when Elliott asks for her help to stop him from breaking his dating embargo, she jumps at the chance. They've spent time together before and nothing has come of it, so what could possibly go wrong this time? Sticking to his embargo would be fine if all this time with Skye wasn't making Elliott wonder if maybe the perfect girl has been in front of him all along...
If only life was a cheesy holiday movie-unfortunately for Aspen Harris, her life doesn't even come close.Finding herself unemployed just before the holidays, Aspen has no choice but to move back home into her parents' house. And that means leaving behind her best friend Gabriel and all her dreams of someday owning her own chocolate shop. So when Gabe suggests she come to Silver Bell Falls to spend the holidays with his family, it seems like the perfect distraction.What's so great about holiday movies? Don't people realize that living in an actual Christmas town is anything but magical?Every year, Gabriel Andrews goes home to Silver Bell Falls to help his father run the family Christmas tree lot. When Aspen tells him she has to move to the other side of the country after losing her job, he suggests she come home with him for the holidays. It's the perfect way to spend as much time together as possible before a whole country separates them.But this is Silver Bell Falls at Christmas time-between a mother with matchmaking tendencies, tight living quarters, and far too much chocolate, it doesn't take very long for life to start imitating art.
Megan Montgomery has always been careful...except that one time she threw caution to the wind and hooked up with a sexy groomsman at her cousin's wedding. But that was two years ago?so why can't she stop thinking about Alex Rebat? Alex has been living the good life. He loves his job, has a great circle of friends, and doesn't answer to anyone. The problem? There's only one woman he wants, and she ran out on him after one amazing weekend. But now that Megan's coming back to town, Alex hopes he can convince her to take another chance on him...and on a future that can only be built together.
Danielle Perry has an appreciation for a certain classic car. And the man who restored it.Who says you have to be a great driver in order to appreciate fine cars? Danielle's certainly never let her less-than-stellar driving record stop her. It's why she works at Malcolm and Son Classic Car Restorations. But she's not just there for the cars-there's a certain mechanic she also can't get enough of.Malcolm King lives and breathes classic cars. Nothing can distract him.Restoring cars was in Malcolm's blood. It's more than a job-it's an obsession, one that leaves him little time for anything else. But there's a certain sassy brunette who keeps stealing his attention. Taking her with him to a car show seemed like a harmless idea. Except when he's around her, business is the furthest thing from his mind.One week on the road can take Danielle and Malcolm from friends to lovers. But one spin in a classic car could ruin everything. So which will win out-Malcolm's love for cars or his feelings for Dani?
Hailey's all about things being perfect and believes she's found it with Logan Baxter III. While failing to gain Logan's attention, she can't seem to get rid of the less-than-perfect Jackson Carr. And yet, there's something about Jackson that has Hailey questioning her definition of perfect. Becca's got a knack for dating the wrong kind of guys. When her current boyfriend publicly dumps and humiliates her, she's devastated. Max Abrams-the new photographer on the scene-is right there offering encouragement. She has to wonder if maybe getting dumped by Mr. Wrong has finally led her to Mr. Right. Angie's loud, feisty, and completely fearless-until she gets dumped by the one guy she really had feelings for. But when Sean Peterson comes back into her life in a big way, she's not sure she's ready to forgive and forget quite so easily. Ella's been planning her perfect wedding to Dylan Graham since she was twelve. She can't focus on all that's right in her life because all she can think about is what she may be missing. Not one to ever make waves, she suddenly sees that's exactly what she's doing. The life that she once considered boring is now the one she longs for, but is it too late?
I like women, and I like adventure. I always have. The last thing I want to do is settle down with the girl next door and live a boring, domestic life. So I have no idea what I''m doing here, posing as a firstgrade teacher.
It's the most ridiculous undercover security job I've ever had to work. Corralling a bunch of sixyearolds while I try to do my job and keep anyone from knowing how clueless I really am. I manage to fool everyone. Except Kristin.
She's an actual teacher, and she's determined to find out what I'm really doing here. She doesn't trust me, and her daughter doesn't like me. And the worst part is that I'm starting to like them. A lot.
So now, instead of being the tough guy, I'm stuck with rowdy children and Christmas pageants and falling in love. It's not the way I thought I'd spend Christmas.
Forget all those other roommate romances you might have read.
Heather and Chris don''t hate each other...very much. And they don''t have sex all the time...at least not at first. Chris doesn''t go around shirtless, flexing his muscles and driving Heather wild...too often. And he doesn''t get jealous and possessive every time she goes out with another man...well, maybe occasionally.
But they definitely don''t fall in love...right away.
When Heather comes back to her hometown, she plans to take over her father''s historic restoration business and move into a beautiful converted apartment in Preston''s Mill. Then she finds out she''ll have to partner up with the one man she can never forgive. Chris Dole, who abandoned her father and betrayed her trust three years ago.
It gets even worse. They don''t just have to work together. They have to become roommates for six months to prove they can get along. That means Heather will have to play nice with Chris and put up with his obnoxiousness, his drop-dead sexiness, and his ugly recliner named Flo.
She''ll do what she has to do out of loyalty to her father, but she isn''t going to like it.
At least not much.
The only woman I want is the one I can never have.
Harper. My best friend's sister. I''ve wanted her since I was eighteen, but she''s always been off-limits. Now I''m home after years in the Marines, and nothing has changed-except everything has. Her brother is dead, and she's on a hopeless quest for answers about his death.
And I want her just as much as ever.
Someone is trying to kill her now, and she won't let me keep her safe. I have to protect her anyway, even if she doesn't trust me, even if she hates me for it. A man protects what's precious to him, whether or not he can ever claim her for his own.
And Harper has always been precious to me.
Protecting the Enemy was originally published as Honor Bound. It has since been expanded, revised, and re-edited.
Twelve years ago, I gave up the love of my life because my family made the relationship impossible. Now that Ali has come back to me, I'm not going to give her up again.
It's been years since I've seen her, and I know she's hated me all this time. I never expected to see her working as an event planner for one of my father's business partners. But here she is, always snooping around and getting into trouble. I'm supposed to be providing security, but I can't stop thinking about her.
She's up to something, and it might put her in danger. She sees me as the enemy now. Maybe I am, but I'm not going to lose her again. I might be hired to protect the man she's working against, but my heart only wants to protect her.
