"Jessica and Troy's gripping story concludes with the third book of the Hidden Secrets Trilogy as passion and danger collide . . .
After everything she's been through over the past ten years, Jess should be focusing on her healing. She should be figuring out where her future will take her. And she should be finding herself after her abusive husband ripped away her identity.
Too bad someone else has different plans.
After a national newspaper article reveals to everyone in Maple Ridge about her past and her shame, Jess's life and plans are put in jeopardy. Prejudices in the town run strong against her—prejudices because of where she spent the last five years.
But it's not only her life that is at risk. Everything that matters to Troy, the man she's falling in love with, will be ruined . . . unless she finds a way to stop it all from crumbling before it's too late.
Stop it before the truth destroys Jess and all that she loves . . .
Contains mature themes."
"Jessica and Troy's exciting story continues in the second book of the Hidden Secrets Trilogy as passion and danger collide . . .
Despite Jess's initial reluctance to get involved with ex-Marine Troy Carson, her friendship with him is growing to be something more. But love cannot exist without trust, and trust is something she can't afford—not when she needs to cling to the secrets of her past.
Not when she's hoping to be part of her daughter's life again. Too much is at stake if the truth gets out.
As Jess tries to put the pieces of her life back together after being wrongfully imprisoned for the death of her abusive husband, she recognizes her past life in a new friend. Refusing to let history repeat itself, Jess is determined to get her friend away from the man who is abusing her.
But in doing so, Jess's past is at risk of being revealed, costing her everything she holds dear: Troy. Her daughter. Her life . . .
Contains mature themes."
"After being wrongfully imprisoned for the death of my abusive husband, all I want is to start a new life where no one knows me and my heart isn't at risk of making the same mistakes again . . .
After being wrongfully imprisoned for the death of her abusive husband, all Jessica Smithson wants is to start a new life where no one knows her true identity. Maple Ridge is the perfect place to hide from the media circus battling to know who really rid her of the man. A question she can't answer.
The last thing she expects to find in the small idyllic mountain town is the good-looking and very persistent Troy Carson. From the moment he sees her, the ex-Marine is determined to help Jess with her anxiety attacks and to get to know her better. He's determined to help her renovate the old house she bought—a house with secrets hidden behind the walls.
Heat simmers and grows between the pair, but Jess can't risk getting too close to Troy. Can't risk her own secrets being revealed.
So much is at stake if the truth gets out.
Contains mature themes."
"Mason: When my best friend, who's away on a mission, asks me to find out why his sister isn't answering her phone, there's no way I can say no. He once saved my life from an attempted suicide. Turns out, Nicole had been too busy with work to replace her phone after it broke.
With my band, Pushing Limits, taking a few days off from their biggest tour yet, my helping Nicole around the house seems like the perfect way to spend the break. What I didn't expect was for the chemistry between us to be explosive.
Nicole: I have two goals in life: growing my flourishing business and one day marrying a stable, career-oriented guy who's nothing like my destructive father. The last thing I'm looking for is a sexy, tattooed drummer like Mason Dell. But the man is sweet and playful, and I can't turn away from him.
When my boutique has to shut down due to renovations, Mason asks me to join his band on tour and temporarily be their social media person. It's a chance to live a little—until tragedy strikes, and I discover the truth about Mason's past.
Now Mason and I have figure out if we have what it takes to forge a future together . . . or if love can't conquer all.
Contains mature themes."
"Bad-boy rocker Jared Leigh is about to meet the biggest challenge of his life . . . his deaf four-year-old son.
Jared: At twenty-one, I had been prepared to give up my dream of touring with a rock band to become a father after getting my ex-girlfriend pregnant. But when she told me she'd gotten an abortion, I was devastated.
Now five years later, I bump into her little sister, who I haven't seen since high school, while she's grocery shopping with four-year-old Logan. Sparks flare between Callie and me that didn't exist before.
But soon I grow suspicious when I realize her deaf 'son' is the same age as my own child would have been.
Callie: When Jared demands to know more about Logan, I panic. There are things I can't tell him. Besides, Jared is a bad-boy rocker, not a dependable father figure. Trouble is, Jared refuses to be pushed away. And the more quality time he spends with Logan, the more I start to fall for him and envision us as a family.
But falling for him is far from a good idea—because when Jared's band hits big time, Logan and I will prove to be nothing more than a passing phase. Right?
Contains mature themes."
"When I skipped town six years ago to pursue my music career, I wanted to start a new life and escape the memories of my broken family. The one thing I knew I wouldn't be able to forget was Hailey Wilkins—my best friend and the girl I left behind.
Now my days are filled with my band's nonstop touring, late-night recording sessions, and eager groupies. But when I hear that Hailey is in a coma, I drop everything to be by her side.
****
After I finally admitted to myself six years ago that I was in love with my best friend, Nolan Kincaid, he left our hometown and never contacted me again.
But after a brutal attack lands me in the ICU, Nolan rushes home, acting like nothing has changed between us, risking his band's recording contract.
With my attacker still at large, I'm desperate to remember the night that ended with me in a coma. Desperate to remember before Nolan's life can be destroyed again and before my heart once more gets caught in the crossfire . . .
Contains mature themes."
"My brother's best friend needs me to be his wife. I might be the only person who can save him. Or I might be the one person who tears him apart . . .
Lucas Carson was her brother's best friend. The man Simone sent letters to while he served in the Marines. The man she fell in love with.
But while he was deployed, Simone's world caved in on her. She stopped sending him letters and stayed away from their hometown, too broken to return. Too broken to risk seeing him again . . . until a hit-and-run has her rushing back to their small town.
And now, Lucas needs her help. He needs Simone to be his wife. He's gotten himself into trouble, and someone wants to take him down. Neither of them expects their old sparks to reignite or for things to be even better, hotter, between them.
Except, secrets can't stay buried forever, and the truth about the past might be the thing that tears them apart forever . . .
One More Chance is a small-town, standalone romance and is the first novel in the Carson Brothers series.
Contains mature themes."
"Bucket List Rule #1: Be careful who finds your list.
Oops.
As the future CEO of my grandmother’s fashion empire, I’m not supposed to want to design a line of fancy dresses for girls with special needs. But when I pull out all the stops and present my vision to my grandmother, she agrees to let me try on one very questionable condition.
The condition?
I have to complete every item on the bucket list I wrote in college.
Challenge accepted.
Only, this is the same bucket list that includes going on a date with a hot hockey player, riding a horse, kissing in front of the Eiffel Tower…oh, and finding a husband.
The first one is where NHL player Eli Lawson comes in.
***
When my matchmaking mother sets me up with a date for my cousin’s wedding, I tell her the only thing I can…that I’m bringing my girlfriend.
Except, I don’t have one.
And I certainly don’t have someone who will spend a week with me in Copper Creek, Montana for the wedding festivities.
When workaholic Nala Johnson wins a date with me at a charity auction, I think I’ve found the perfect solution to my problem. Even better when she tells me about her bucket list. Because I’m just the man to help her with it.
I mean, how difficult can it be to find her a husband?"
"Masquerade ball rule #1: what happens at the ball doesn’t always stay at the ball.
Oops.
A chance encounter with a masked stranger at a charity ball led to an incredible kiss and a night of hot sex. The kiss was my goal for that night, a baby step forward after my husband’s death a year ago. The hot sex? Not so much.
You know what else hadn’t been my goal?
To be knocked up by a man whose identity is a mystery to me.
So now I’m preparing for my impending motherhood and planning a fundraiser to provide books for foster kids.
The latter is where hot hockey player Logan Mathews comes in...
****
The last time I saw Kiera Ashdown was the night of the Jingle Balls masquerade ball. She’d wanted her first time with a man after her husband’s death to be with a stranger.
After my NHL team trades me to San Francisco, where my daughter and ex-wife live, I’m determined to be a better father and not repeat past mistakes. My hockey career and my daughter come first.
The last thing I expect to discover is that Kiera is my seven-year-old daughter’s teacher. The last thing I expect to learn is that she’s pregnant with my dead best friend’s child.
And the last thing I want to admit is that I was the one who made love to Kiera—several times—the night of the ball.
Because if she ever found out that I’d lied to her, I could lose her friendship. I could lose so much more..."
"She’s pregnant with another man’s baby.
He’s now the father to his little niece.
A sexy rom com with all the feels!
Single Mom-To-Be Rule #1: watch out for those horny hormones.
Oops.
After a childhood of bouncing from one foster home to another and a series of failed relationships, I’ve taken matters into my own hands when it comes to starting a family.
Or rather, someone else’s hand. And a plastic cup.
I’d rather be a single mom than be let down again, and I’m definitely not looking for a baby daddy. That includes sexy workaholic game designer Wes Chiasson, thank you very much.
***
My software company has been my number one, two, and three priorities. But that all changes when I suddenly become the guardian of my three-year-old niece. Now my world has turned topsy-turvy with princesses and little-girl tea parties.
When Hannah Morrell needs a place to stay after the pipes in her apartment burst, I invite her to move in with my niece and me. Hannah is a pediatric nurse, and given my situation, who could ask for a better roommate?
Sounds easy. Right?
It is—until emotions get tossed into the mix. Because if there’s one thing history has taught Hannah, it’s that the people who’ve gained her love can’t be trusted.
And now I have to put my heart on the line to prove otherwise."
"From the author of sexy romantic comedies comes the story of a meddling grandmother searching for lifelong love. For her hockey player grandson…
I own Aphrodite’s Boutique, a store that I adore with all my heart, and which is at risk of being replaced with a condo development.
Losing the boutique also means the loss of my wishing-well fountain. The proceeds from it go to a local center for underprivileged kids.
To save them both, all I have to do is pretend to be Travis Hamilton’s girlfriend.
Sounds simple enough. Right?
Except he and I have a history together...but he doesn’t seem to remember me.
****
My feisty, well-meaning grandmother raised me after my parents died, but now she’s determined to help me find The One. But when most women I meet tend to be only interested in my hockey-player salary, why bother?
Only a fake girlfriend will deter my grandmother’s matchmaking scheme.
Too bad the one woman who can help me is the sexy redhead who wants to assist me as much as she wants her eyeballs dunked in hot sauce and barbecued.
To convince her, I promise to help her with her own dilemma. And to sweeten the deal? A Magic Mike number, with my teammates, to raise money for the community center.
But sometimes fire and ice really do mix. Now I have to decide if love is in the air—and if together, Emma and I make something hotter. Something stronger. Something real.
"
"Kissing-under-the-mistletoe rule #1: never kiss your ex-fiancée.
Oops.
My plans for the Christmas break include:
1. Drive to Lake Tahoe,
2. Learn to ski,
3. Enjoy hot, earth-shattering sex (and end my sex drought!),
4. Meet my Forever Love under the mistletoe.
Right—the last one was my friend’s prediction, but you never know. What I don’t count on is a flat tire, a major blizzard, and for Liam Quade, my ex-fiancé and the man who broke my heart ten years ago, to come to my rescue.
Oh, damn.
****
While driving back to San Francisco to spend Christmas with my family, I discover Ava stuck on the side of the road. She’s the woman I was forced to walk away from ten years ago.
And now, she’s the woman who would rather be coated with honey and fed to a hungry bear than to be within ten feet of me. Ouch.
I drive Ava to a nearby inn to wait out the storm…and end up kissing her under the mistletoe.
But Christmas magic is in the air and I quickly realize that I never stopped loving her. As secrets from ten years ago begin to unravel, I have to prove to her our love is worth a second chance.
I have to prove to Ava that I’m her forever."
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