"I never thought I'd see the boy who broke my heart again, especially the day after I poured hot coffee over his cocky grin and threw him in the trash.
I wish I'd scalded his actual face. Notorious bachelor Stone Williams shouldn't even qualify as an after-thought. Until he bursts into the childhood home he left behind—where I'm currently staying.
A decade is a long time to be away from someone you once thought you knew better than you knew yourself. I've given up my dreams to stay in our small town as a nurse, while he didn't just surpass his dreams—he exploded them into the atmosphere like fireworks.
Stone makes it clear he hasn't returned to rekindle our relationship and I couldn't agree more. He's here for his mother, a woman I care for, and she doesn't have much time before her illness takes over. When her dying wish is for Stone and me to help her, I can't say no.
But when our grudges turn into explosive lust, we begin losing sight of why we hate each other.
I've rewritten my dreams once to remove Stone Williams. He can't expect me to rewrite them again . . . until an unexpected tragedy forces us to rewrite our reality.
Contains mature themes."
"I slept with the girl I bullied in high school then left her on prom night. I screwed up. Ten years later, if I don't save her, the damage I've caused will consume us both.
Do you hate me?
I would—and did—until I actually achieved infamy and could bury my past in booze, parties, and endless nights. You'd be right, too. I don't deserve to have good things come my way. I tend to be drawn to broken things and then make them unfixable.
Which is why, years later, when my bandmate tells me the girl I shattered is in town, well . . . I'm tracking her down. I can't resist. Only, she's not the McKenna Beckley I remember. My Mack.
The sweet, shy, bookish schoolgirl I ruined has disappeared, and in her place is a gorgeous, curvaceous, and jaded woman who's gotten herself into some bad, bad things.
Is there any hope of a second chance with us? I haven't changed one bit. I'll always be the jerk she remembers. So it's more like a second chance at ruin. Problem is, she might just become mine.
Contains mature themes."
"I convinced New York's cockiest, crankiest, hottest chef to take my virginity.
Three months later, I have to step back into his life . . . telling him I'm pregnant with his baby.
It was supposed to be a rebellious one-night-stand.
But that's what happens, doesn't it?
You get drunk, see your hot crush at the same bar, and you let him take you home. And sleep with him. Hard. Multiple times in one night.
Oh yeah, and I never said my secret crush was nice.
Contains mature themes."
"What do you do when you find the girl of your dreams? Lie so you can become the man of hers.
The way Taryn Maddox and I first met wasn't ideal—I'd almost driven off a bridge and she was meant make any charges go away. Not exactly the best first impression.
Her, though? She's incredible. Stunning, smart, and possessing a soft warmth to her eyes, even when standing over the hospital bed of a degenerate (me). I've never been on the other side of that kind of compassion. Ever.
I knew I couldn't lose her. Not even during the moments she could see right into me and the incredible pain I'm hiding. It's only when a threat from her past resurfaces that I'm forced to evaluate whether my secrets are worth more than her life.
I'd do anything for the woman I'm falling in love with—except lose her.
I'm afraid if she ever discovers the truth about me, she'll become exactly that. An irretrievable dream.
Contains mature themes."
"Our night together is increasingly difficult to keep hidden, because Ben Donahue is now the nation's hottest pro-football receiver.
Ben broke my heart and I thought I'd buried most of the pieces, until a high-profile criminal case hits my desk and Ben's name is on it. What is Ben doing on a mafia don's witness list?
It doesn't take long to realize Ben isn't the all-American boy the world believes, and there are parts of his past that can no longer stay hidden.
So, I do the hardest thing I've ever done. I confront the man who destroyed my soul.
I'm a professional. I can overcome my hurt enough to help save his life, but my heart's another story.
All these years later, I've stitched myself back together. It'll take all my strength to keep from unraveling, because Ben still has the power to touch me, and I become undone.
Contains mature themes."
"She finds his child, and he falls for both of them.
I wasn't sure how meeting baby Lily's father would go, but it definitely wasn't while tripping over an empty beer can castle after walking into his apartment.
Locke Hayes, a disgraced pro football prodigy, is an absolute mess and within five minutes of meeting him, has become a complete pain in my ass. There's no way I'm leaving Lily with him, not until he proves he's dad material.
Did I think that would mean moving in with him and helping with his transition to fatherhood? Nope, but here I am, teaching him how to change a diaper and warm up a bottle.
But the more time I spend alone with Locke, the more trouble I have separating the father from the man. Especially when my heart flips every time I see him . . . with and without Lily in his arms. Then, I break my one rule. I was only meant to stay until Locke was ready to care for Lily on his own.
I always knew it would destroy me to leave Lily, but now I don't want to leave Locke Hayes. And I'm terrified he won't ask me to stay.
Contains mature themes."
"Agreeing to be his no-strings-attached, fake fiancée for a weekend is totally doable . . .
Until I have to share a bed with this hot, bearded recluse.
It was a necessary deal, considering my boss was blackmailing me and Wyn was nearing bankruptcy as a washed-up rock star. We had to do it to fix our quickly imploding lives.
What I don't expect is Wyn to ferry me away to his hometown to visit his sweet, sharp-eyed mother and meet his arrogant brother, a guy who loves to throw his success in Wyn's face.
Which upsets the hell out of me. I don't know why. I have my own secrets and issues to deal with, but the thought of this guy messing with my fiancé—
Wait. We're fake. It's not real. I shouldn't be . . . But I'm totally falling for this hot, bearded recluse. Save me before I fall so hard, I get hurt on the way down.
Contains mature themes."
"I couldn't believe it when my friend called to tell me she knew someone desperate for a nanny. Jobless, broke, and with a landlord who hated me, I had to take it.
Turns out it was too good to be true.
Rex Sloane is cold, hard, and impenetrable. I'm not convinced he's even human. Oh, and he's a dick.
I should've walked my over-qualified legs right out of his penthouse the moment he screamed at me for wearing a tutu with his daughter, but stupid me, I didn't. His daughter captivated me with her sweet eyes and silent voice, and I couldn't walk away.
Rex is clearly an ass and it's a mistake to stay.
Yet . . . I may have to. For both of them.
Contains mature themes."
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