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A marriage in name only...

To save her family home, impulsive bookstore owner, Alexa Maria McKenzie, casts a love spell. But she never planned on conjuring up her best friend's older brother—the powerful man who once shattered her heart.

Billionaire Nicholas Ryan doesn’t believe in marriage, but in order to inherit his father’s corporation, he needs a wife and needs one fast. When he discovers his sister’s childhood friend is in dire financial straits, he offers Alexa a bold proposition.

A marriage in name only with certain rules: Avoid entanglement. Keep things all business. Do not fall in love. The arrangement is only for a year so the rules shouldn’t be that hard to follow, right?

Except fate has a way of upsetting the best-laid plans…

Makenna James thinks her day can't get any worse, until she finds herself stuck in a pitch-black elevator with a complete stranger. Distracted by a phone call and juggling too much stuff, the pin-striped accountant caught only a glimpse of a dragon tattoo on his hand before the lights went out.

Caden Grayson is amused when a redhead literally falls at his feet. His amusement turns to panic when the power fails. Despite his piercings, tats, and vicious scar, he's terrified of the dark and confined spaces. Now, he's trapped in his own worst nightmare.

To fight fear, they must both reach out and open up. With no preconceived notions based on looks to hold them back, they discover just how much they have in common. In the warming darkness, attraction grows and sparks fly, but will they feel the same when the lights come back on?

Who would have thought a simple board game could change your life. Three women learn it can when they toss the dice, face a challenge or two, and win...love, laughter, and hot, hot sex. Playing for Keeps Maddy Beaudet needs to shake things up a bit, but playing a board game isn't exactly what she considers exciting. Jace Michael has just moved across country to recover from an ugly divorce. Anxious to dive into work with both feet, the last thing he needs is a distraction, but the minute he meets Maddy, his employee no less, and learns about the game she's playing with her friends, a whole different game comes to mind. Master May I? Britt Olsen is shocked when Andre Cruz-Romero delivers a birthday gift, mistakenly mailed to Britt's former home. Unfortunately, what she finds in the box isn't what Britt expected. Then again, neither is Andre. The sexy entrepreneur who sports golf shirts and khaki pants by day wears leather by night. And the room that used to house Britt's workout equipment now holds a different kind of...apparatus...for an entirely different kind of game. A Game of Risk Taking risks is what day-trader Olivia Blake's life is all about. Well, at least financially. Personally is another story. It takes the draw of a card for her to approach the man she's pined over, her older sister's brother-in-law. The minute she does, she wonders if she's made the right decision. EMT Ty Wilcox spends his days rescuing people who toss caution to the wind and get injured or worse in the process. Playing it safe is the only way to live. But after seeing Olivia in a skimpy dress that almost covers her vitals, he wonders if risk is the four-letter word he'd always thought it was.

The start of a new series from New York Times bestselling author Courtney Milan...

She will not give up.

Three months ago, governess Serena Barton was let go from her position. Unable to find new work, she’s demanding compensation from the man who got her sacked: a petty, selfish, swinish duke. But it’s not the duke she fears. It’s his merciless man of business—the man known as the Wolf of Clermont. The formidable former pugilist has a black reputation for handling all the duke’s dirty business, and when the duke turns her case over to him, she doesn’t stand a chance. But she can’t stop trying—not with her entire future at stake.

He cannot give in.

Hugo Marshall is a man of ruthless ambition—a characteristic that has served him well, elevating the coal miner’s son to the right hand man of a duke. When his employer orders him to get rid of the pestering governess by fair means or foul, it’s just another day at the office. Unfortunately, fair means don’t work on Serena, and as he comes to know her, he discovers that he can’t bear to use foul ones. But everything he has worked for depends upon seeing her gone. He’ll have to choose between the life that he needs, and the woman he is coming to love…

The Governess Affair is a novella of about 33,000 words.

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These Stories were written by International Best Selling Author Timothy Carroll

The internet is the latest medium for dating. Among seniors it accounts for half the resulting relationships. There are dangers and pitfalls but it provides a very focused approach where rejection is a rare experience. This book walks the reader informatively through the process and illustrates the result with two happy-ever-after success stories.

ENJOY!!! Be looking for the first story of Tim's new series "They Never Gave
Up on Love"

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The Reluctant Highland Groom is Volume 2 in The Munro Clan Highlander Romances by bestselling author Marilyn Stonecross.

Cara McHugh and Alec Munro were intended for each other from the day they were born. But despite both fathers’ wishes, the proud beauty and the rugged Highlander have no intention of marrying each other. Alec remembers a chubby little rat-faced girl and Cara only knows Alec as the pompous boy who took himself too seriously.

Now fully grown, even an immediate attraction to one another can sway the two to look past their differences. The will not marry. Cara’s people need her and Alec and his brothers have unfinished business with the Gunns to see to.
But when Cara’s life is ripped apart by tragedy, Alec is the only one she can turn to, the only person she’ll trust in her time of need. Can he heal the girl’s broken heart without losing his own? Or will he find himself the Reluctant Highland Groom, destined for his own happily ever after at the hands of the auburn-haired beauty he was destined for from the beginning?

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Approx. 6,200 words. (short love story)

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Fifty-eight year old, Christine’s family and friends are always trying to play matchmaker, much to her chagrin. When she returns home from a vacation over the Christmas holiday, her daughter introduces her to a sexy, handsome, man. A man, she’s much too attracted to. One she tries to resist, but eventually gives in, and begins to see him on a regular basis. At least she does until her ex husband appears on the scene and wants a second chance at their marriage.

Staid professor Lissy McIntyre believes that choosing a mate should be based on common sense, not runaway passion. And she would certainly never pick a rolling stone like Nick Richards for long-term love. But a red-hot, tropical romance? Oh, yeah. He’s got a body just made for sinning and his sizzling kisses leave her senseless.

When Nick blows into town, he’s stunned to discover that his no-nonsense new neighbor and co-worker is the same sultry creature he seduced for one night of forbidden island pleasure. He’s unaccustomed to staying in one place for long, but he just can’t seem to keep his hands off the multi-faceted woman. Will Nick break loyal Lissy’s heart or will she be the one woman he simply can’t walk away from?

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Do you like short Highlander or historical fiction romances? If so, check out this Highlander love story.

Outlaw Scot and The Stolen Bride is Volume 1 in The Munro Clan Highlander Romances by Marilyn Stonecross.

Sabrina de Montfort’s dream has come true—the man she fell in love with years ago has finally returned. Her dreams quickly shatter as Ramsey Munro, the wild boy her uncle took in as a boy, acts as though he does not know her. Worse yet, it’s rumored that he plans to take another for his bride!

When an opportunistic suitor takes advantage and Sabrina is kidnapped, every muscle in Ramsey’s body screams for action. He’s loved the green-eyed beauty from the moment they met, but knows a life in the wilds of the Scotland is no place for a gentle creature like Sabrina. Can he free her from the claws of Lord Archer? If he does, will he be able to set her free…or will the Outlaw Scot take a Stolen Bride all the way back to the Highlands?


6,200 words (short love story)
Adults only!

FROM THE KINDLE BESTSELLING BRIDE SERIES
(Over 70,000 copies sold in eight months)

HIS ISLAND BRIDE (BOOK 4 IN THE BRIDE SERIES)  ***A Romance Novella

She wasn't looking for love, but love found her...while vacationing on the sunny island of Jamaica.

With mixed emotions, Jessica Mills can't wait to escape to the Caribbean--away from an arranged marriage agreement to honor her new found heritage. She is to meet her potential groom-to-be in two weeks. She finally books her long-awaited vacation to a resort in Jamaica only to be double booked in the same suite as a gorgeous, irresistible stranger--who happens to get under her skin.

Sexy, undercover billionaire, James Carrington has more on his mind than relationships. On the verge of making an important business decision that can affect his entire future and everything he's worked for, he goes to Jamaica to think and indulge in recreational activities. He did not count on having a beautiful brunette in his suite--a pleasant but ill-timed distraction. There's no mistaking the sparks that fly between Jessica and James at one of the island's hottest resorts. But Jessica is betrothed to someone else...which direction will her heart follow?


THE BRIDE SERIES: Read the fun, page-turning stories of four modern women as they stumble their way to finding happiness at the altar.

AN UNEXPECTED BRIDE- Book 1
Emma Wiggins is about to marry her heart-stopping gorgeous boss, CEO Evan Fletcher, in seven days--too bad he doesn't know it yet! Desperate to fulfill her ailing grandfather's last wish to see her settle down, she tells him a little white lie on his deathbed about being engaged to her secret crush--commitment-phobic Evan. Can love blossom in the most unlikely situation?

THE JILTED BRIDE- Book 2
Jody Anders' adoptive grandparents surprised her with a short one-day visit from New York and they can't wait to meet Gregory, her wonderful new husband with whom she eloped. Trouble is, she forgot to mention that he jilted her at the altar and is no longer in the picture. Will her gorgeous neighbour, Jake help her out?

THE MATCHMAKER BRIDE - Book 3
What happens when a lonely matchmaker unexpectedly falls in love with a
forbidden client-- a gorgeous, high-flying CEO with a secret past? Read the story of Sophie Wilson and Carlos Bradley III.

HIS ISLAND BRIDE- Book 4
Jessica Mills wasn't looking for love, but love found her...while vacationing on the sunny island of Jamaica. Undercover billionaire, James Carrington thought he was through with serious relationships...that was until he met darling Jessica.


THE BRIDE SERIES 

An Unexpected Bride
The Jilted Bride
The Matchmaker Bride
His Island Bride
The Bride Series (novels 1-4)
An Unexpected Baby (the sequel to An Unexpected Bride)