Recommendations based on "The Season of Secrets"

The second I ran into Gunner Wilson and his outrageously cocky attitude at my cousin’s shooting range, I considered us a team. Then he played dumb about a duffel bag full of money, my cousin’s whereabouts, and the freaking case he’d been working. Now, I’d bet my britches (and everything else I’m wearing) that my sexy, hot-assed Texas Ranger is lying about my cousin’s real involvement in the local gun smuggling ring. I know just how damned distracting Gunner can be. Trust me. The pure, unadulterated want between us has never been stronger—and it seems Gunner is pulling all the punches to drive me crazy. He’s good, I’ll hand him that.But as they say—“You can’t pick your family”—and I’ll be damned if I’m going to let one of them take heat for a crime they didn’t commit.This case means war.

A wild fling in a small Southern town leads to a second chance at love in this contemporary romance by the USA Today bestselling author.   Though divorce wasn’t easy for Melanie Ramsey, it hasn’t kept her down. She’s starting fresh in Haven, Georgia, helping her friends fix up the local airport. And with Mel’s Motivational Blog taking off, she’s not about to change course for any man—not even when a one-night stand with Haven’s gorgeous deputy, Tanner Roark, leaves her shaken, stirred, and pregnant.   What matters most to Tanner: defending the weak, seeking justice, and protecting his heart after a tragic loss. He’s not looking for anything more than a hook up—until he meets Melanie. She’s resilient, straight-talking, and sexy as hell. The chemistry is there big time. Trust is a different story. But when you find the one who sends your heart soaring, what can you do except buckle up and hold on tight?

After Emma Davis’s first week at Danvers International, she’s convinced her boss will drive her crazy…   Being the assistant to uptight workaholic Brant Stone is more than Emma can bear. But in her weaker moments, she can’t help but admit that the sexy control freak can turn her on with an insult more than any man she’s ever met...  So when Emma gains an unexpected advantage, she blackmails Brant into accompanying her to her high school reunion. After all, the enemy she knows is preferable to a blind date arranged by her meddling mother.  But before they realize what’s happening, they are doing more than acting the part…they’re living it. The war that has been raging between them shifts playing fields to the bedroom, as hate turns to lust and then to something so much more…

I have a secret.One I’ve spent my whole life running from.But my secret has finally caught up with me, and I don’t know whether to start running again, to leave the life I built in Baltimore—one I’m finally happy in—or to stay.To fight.Or maybe, better yet, to run straight into Raph’s arms.The hockey player for the Breakers is big and strong and his body is…chef’s kiss.Bonus? He wants me and makes that clear, but…He doesn’t know about the secret.And I know—know—that if he finds out—He’ll run.Even faster than I had.

A routine business deal comes with a secret baby surprise in this Dynasties: The Carey Center novel by USA TODAY bestselling author Maureen Child. The man who got away is back and a little surprise awaits him… Single mom Sadie Harris couldn’t resist charming entrepreneur Justin Carey—and she couldn’t convince him to stay. And then she made the mistake of keeping her pregnancy a secret after they parted ways… Now he’s back to make a deal with her family—and meet his son for the first time. With emotions running high, Sadie and Justin soon cross the line from anger to passion…to possibly more. But will Justin stay this time? From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. Love triumphs in these uplifting romances, part of the Dynasties: The Carey Center series: Book 1: The Ex Upstairs Book 2: Ways to Win an Ex Book 3: The Wrong Mr. Right Book 4: One Little Secret

A happy ever after is not in the cards for me. But a short fling aboard a ship crossing the Atlantic might just be exactly what I need. When my friends suggest I take a much-needed vacation on their Valentine's Inc. hosted cruise, I leap at the chance. I don't have a lot of expectations for this matchmaking singles cruise--I'm certainly not looking for a future Mr. Chase Kelton. What I'm not prepared for is walking into my assigned suite to find a man passed out on the first day. I recognize the shy barista immediately. He's been serving me my morning fix for a year and driving me crazy with the hard shell he keeps locked around himself. I want to break it. I know there's an entirely different man beneath it that I'm itching to reveal. Reign is the proverbial fish out of water, and when I discover the real reason he's on this cruise, I see an opportunity I can't resist. He needs a companion to show him the ropes--I can do that and so much more. An introverted barista with a crush, a wealthy executive afraid to fall in love, and a summer fling with an expiration date neither of them wants to keep.

Racer McKay is a broody bastard. From the moment I met him, he's been rude, irritable, and unbearable. And worse? He's broke. A contractor working to remodel my parents pool house for extra cash, he stomps around in those clunky construction boots with his tool belt wrapped around his narrow waist, and a chip on his shoulder. Racer McKay is also infuriatingly . . . sexy as hell. I want to take that pencil tucked behind his ear, and draw lazy lines slowly up and down his body all the while wanting to strangle him at the same time. We try to stay out of each other's way . . . that is until I have no other option but to ask for his help. But what I don't realize is he needs me just as much as I need him. I have money he's desperate for, and he holds the key to making my dreams come true. Our pranks turn from sarcastic banter, to sexual tension and lust-filled glances. Bickering matches quickly morph into slow burn moments. We're hot, we're cold. We push and pull. I need him, I don't want him. We're on the verge of combusting with an agreement dangling dangerously between us. Neither one of us can afford to lose one another and yet, we're finding it quite hard to decipher the line that rests between love and hate.

Secrets: Book FourWhen a Dom invites a shy bookstore owner to live out his fantasies, more than one life will be transformed. Words are Heath Snow's life. He can't remember a time when he didn't have his nose buried in a book. He couldn't make a living as a writer, so he did the next best thing—he bought a bookstore. But when he's not selling books, he's living vicariously through the characters he encounters. Real men can't hold a candle to the hot men in his favorite genre. The Pride display in the bookstore window may be what captured Xavier James's attention, but the man enthusing about books interests him more. The BDSM book lying next to the cash register is a pleasant surprise, and when he draws attention to it, Heath's flushed cheeks and bright eyes pique Xavier's curiosity even further. Xavier is about to learn that some things are more important than work, and Heath is about to step out of his comfort zone, into a place where fantasy and real life coexist.

"Who Hurt You?"When Hudson Cage asked those words, I shut him out just as I did the rest of those who cared for me. It's been a year since I made one of the worst choices of my life but now I am stronger and following the path I've carved myself.As manager of the Cage Resort, I want to bring the company into a new era and show the larger than life family that I worth so much more than what my father and ex said I was.Only to do that, I have to deal with Hudson. The man I can't get off my mind.And my neighbor in this small town of ours.We fight more than we speak to one another, and his over protectiveness is starting to become far too attractive. He holds secrets within those stormy eyes and the part of me that knows it's a mistake wants to dive deep and know more.When one lack of control turns to another, there's no turning back from what we could have. Yet the darkness on each of our paths are closing in.I don't want to love Hudson Cage, but if we don't give in and learn to trust, we both could risk losing it all before we even have a chance.**One Quick Obsession is an enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine, small town romance featuring Hudson and Scarlett. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**

Claire Daniels is good at a lot of things, but dating isn't one of them. Although she enjoys men of all different shapes, colors, and sizes, she has one requirement: they must have a job on her approved-occupation list. It has to be safe, so they can come home every night, which means no cops, pilots, doctors, ranchers, and absolutely no firefighters. She's kept to her rules thus far-as long as you ignore the tiny crush she has on Trevor Allen, a crush that cannot move toward anything physical because Trevor is a firefighter and a rancher. Not to mention, he's four years younger than she is and the brother of her two best friends. Still, it sure would be nice to have him put out her fire. Trevor Allen also has a few rules when it comes to Claire Daniels: no staring, flirting, smokin' hot fantasies, or touching of any kind. He's been lusting after Claire his whole life, but with a steady stream of willing women and two demanding jobs to hold his attention, he's somehow managed to keep his hands off her. Until they end up in a bathroom together-a small bathroom with very little room to move, leaving him pressed against Claire's lush curves. What's he supposed to do when she looks up at him with those big, green doe eyes and licks her lips? The only thing he can do: kiss the hell out of her, then convince her it can't happen again. Too bad he can't convince himself.