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"...I live for you. I breathe for you. I will die for you. It. Has. Always. Been. You."No one has ever made Rosie LeBlanc feel more alive than the man who serves as a constant reminder that her clock is ticking. Dean Cole is her forbidden, shiny apple. A stubborn fallacy against her blunt, raw truth. Because Rosie has an illness. Cystic fibrosis. Sometimes she conquers it, but sometimes it conquers her. She knows she's more than her diagnosis, but she also knows she will not live a long, happy life with it. And the last thing she wants to do is start a relationship she knows is doomed to end in tragedy.Least of all with her sister's ex-boyfriend.But the truth is, Rosie saw Dean first. She craved him first. She loved him first. And now, eleven years later, he's come waltzing back into her life, demanding a second chance. He sees her walls, and he's determined to smash them down, even with his own demons at play.He wants to be Rosie's white knight, whatever it takes…but he might just be too late.

Amazon’s #1 Most Unputdownable Book of the Year.An Amazon Charts bestseller.A Wall Street Journal bestseller.A Washington Post bestseller.From New York Times bestselling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward comes an unexpected love story of secondhand hearts and second chances…It all started with a mysterious blue note sewn into a wedding dress.Something blue.I’d gone to sell my own unworn bridal gown at a vintage clothing store. That’s when I found another bride’s “something old.”Stitched into the lining of a fabulously feathered design was the loveliest message I’d ever read: Thank you for making all of my dreams come true.The name embossed on the blue stationery: Reed Eastwood, obviously the most romantic man who ever lived. I also discovered he’s the most gorgeous. If only my true-love fantasies had stopped there. Because I’ve since found out something else about Mr. Starry-Eyed.He’s arrogant, cynical, and demanding. I should know. Thanks to a twist of fate, he’s my new boss. But that’s not going to stop me from discovering the story behind his last love letter. A love letter that did not result in a happily ever after.But that story is nothing compared to the one unfolding between us. It’s getting hotter, sweeter, and more surprising than anything I could have imagined.Something new.But I have no idea how this one is going to end…

Single mother Estrella Cortez has been put in an impossible situation: find a spouse within the next six months, or lose guardianship of her daughter.After her brother and best friend passed away, Estrella swore to raise Daisy as her own. But when the little girl's grandparents threaten Estrella with a custody battle if she does not find a spouse, she knows she has to do exactly that to spare Daisy the fear and heartbreak that comes with a fight over guardianship.Lucky for her, James Landon has long stopped believing in love and marriage, making him the perfect match for her.Although they get off on the wrong foot, he offers to marry her for as long as it takes to get rid of Daisy's grandparents and keep the little girl safe with Estrella. The only problem the Brit faces? He likes his fake wife a lot more than he would like to admit, and with every moment they spend together, his feelings for her grow. And no matter how many times he tries to push her away, to keep her at arm's length, he can't stay away from her. He's constantly drawn to her, and she finds herself letting him see parts of her she hid for years.But with Daisy's grandparents a looming threat, and their complicated pasts interfering with their feelings, they find themselves struggling to figure out what they want.Even when Daisy and Estrella are the family James has always wanted, and James is the spouse Estrella never wanted but has fallen for without a shred of doubt.

**AN AMAZON TOP 10 BESTSELLER**My new assistant is all smiles and sunshine-and she's about to set fire to my cold, grumpy heart.I've moved to this god-forsaken small town to run the family business.I need to hire a new PA and the pickings are slim.Some say my irrational expectations are the reason I've gone through assistants quicker than most people refill their coffee.Incompetence is my pet peeve.If that makes me irrational, so be it.Then Georgia Reynolds walks into my office.Blonde hair.Sapphire eyes.And a smart mouth that irritates me as much as it turns me on.On top of being a rockstar at her job, she is a ray of freaking sunshine on steroids.I have no patience for it.Nor for the way she flutters around the office like a modern-day Tinkerbell.She has ridiculous taste in music.Drives an unreasonable form of transportation.And did I mention that I caught her dancing in my closet when I sent her on a simple errand?My new assistant has somehow become my kryptonite.But I am her boss, and I am not going to be a pathetic cliché.It doesn't matter that my cold, jaded heart has started beating again.In my world, a beating heart makes you weak.And I do not tolerate weaknesses.**This is book 2 in the Cottonwood Cove Series. Each one can be read as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**Cottonwood Cove Series:Into the TideUnder the StarsOn the ShoreBefore the SunsetAfter the Storm

Can friendship lead to forever?Claire Wells just helped the only man she’s ever loved choose an engagement ring…for another woman. With her heart in pieces and her professional life in shambles, she turns to the one man she can always count on: her best friend. Ethan is more than just a shoulder to cry on—he’s sweet, and funny, and okay, easy on the eye. In many ways, he’s the perfect guy…aside from the fact that she’s looking for forever, and he’s just looking for fun.Ethan Parker is all too aware of his reputation as a ladies man. Inviting Claire to pose as his date for his cousin’s wedding seems like the perfect solution for them both—she needs a break from the city and he needs to show his family that he’s fully capable of committing to one woman. The trouble is, the more he pretends that Claire is his girlfriend, the more impossible it becomes to view her as just a friend…

From the bestselling and RITA Award-winning author of The Kingmaker comes an epic story of forbidden love about a man who has everything could he want-except the one woman who truly understands him. Kerris Moreton should be the happiest woman in the world: She has a successful business and is about to start the family she's always wanted. But the man of her dreams-the one whose green eyes see straight into her soul and whose gentle hands make her body hum with pleasure-is not hers. Each secret moment with Walsh Bennett serves to remind Kerris of what she's missing. And every stolen hour makes it harder to see her future without him. But being with Walsh would betray a sacred promise and upend her perfect life. When tragedy strikes, the razor's edge between love and loyalty grows sharper than ever. And Kerris must decide where her heart will fall . . . Don't miss the first installment in The Bennett Series...When You Are Mine. Available now!

I knew the exact moment I'd become a 'yes' girl. December 16th, a cold winter's night, four years ago. The night my innocence was stolen, the night I made the mistake of saying no--a mistake I'd never make again. The dream of a 'happily ever after' was now a locked away myth. I promised myself that I'd never return to the place of my worst nightmare, that I'd never let anyone get close, but then again, I never thought I'd meet someone like him. The intense, confident and beautiful Ky Crawford. I had no plans to become someone's Prince Charming. I couldn't be. I refused to be. My plan was simple--do whatever it takes to correct my biggest mistake, my one regret that now controlled my life. I was on track. I had plans, but then everything changed when I saw her--the girl in the red jacket, the girl who I was told couldn't say no. The reserved yet stunning Eden Rivers. A girl who can't say no. A guy who craves redemption. A chance encounter?It all comes down to this. One question. One month. Be My December?

Tragedy brought us together, but something stronger made me want to stay.Julian was the boy next door. My brother's best friend, he fit with my family in ways I never could. While he and Rhett went on to play house, I left the only life I knew, desperate for a fresh start.Until everything changed.Heartache came along, and the aftermath of my brother's death was here to stay. I was now face to face with Julian more than I ever wanted to be.Being around him brought up all my insecurities, forced me to deal with hard truths, and conjured up feelings I had no business entertaining. He wasn't the man I thought I knew. He was complex and layered, and inherently beautiful in all the ways I'd never noticed.Not on another person.Not on another man.Not until him.

Lorenzo Moretti and Damon Blackwell have never met, but they're tied together by the same tragedy. They were both there that night. They each lost someone they loved. They've been living as shells of their former selves ever since. Running into each other and realizing their shared pasts? Pure serendipity.Being together is a tingle at the base of Enzo's spine, a comfort that settles into Damon's bones. No one understands what they went through the night the club caught fire-until now. For the first time, they have someone to lean on, someone who knows all the right things to say and when to say nothing at all. Neither of them has been with another man before, but their shared connection grows from friendship and explodes into something more, something raw and desperate and real. Now, they're dealing not only with their pasts, but their new relationship, the one thing that calms their internal storms.Enzo and Damon might not know much else, but with every touch, with every word, and every night spent exploring each other's bodies, they know they're in love. They keep each other going, show each other what happiness really is.But love alone can't get them through. Damon and Enzo must decide if they really have what it takes to work through their trauma and fight for the happily ever after that's waiting just on the horizon.

A wildland firefighter falls for his best friend’s widowed sister after she and her kids move in next door, in this flaming hot book three in the BookTok viral Sky Ridge Hotshot series. ‘Don’t ever let me hear you talk about yourself like that, do you understand? You’re perfect just like this.’ Being a hotshot wildland firefighter is all I’ve ever known. It’s my greatest passion. This job is dangerous, and after watching my parents’ marriage fail because of it, I knew long ago I’d never be a relationship kinda guy. That all changes when Teddy moves in down the street. As her brother’s best friend, I’ve always been Xander to her, but secretly I’ve always wanted to be more. She’s recently widowed, with two young kids and another soon on the way. With a heart locked up like Fort Knox after losing her husband, breaking down Teddy’s defences will be damn near impossible . . . but I want to show her that I’m here to stay. As superintendent, my duty to my crew has always been my priority. But with Teddy’s heart on the line, can I give up the only life I’ve ever known? Or am I doomed to be honour bound and lose the only woman I’ve ever loved? Tropes: Firefighter romance Angst Small town romance Forced proximity Friends to Lovers Hurt Care Workplace romance