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Mistletoe Wish

Under the mistletoe with your mister or miss, make a wish then seal it with a kiss...

Amaya Montero has a beautiful son, a lovely home, and is married to the love of her life. What she doesn't have is her husband's heart. After a brief summer romance resulted in their son, Cristian did the honorable thing and married her. But Amaya is tired of being his obligation. She wants him to love her the way she deserves -- wholly and passionately. Is that a wish too much for the mistletoe to handle?

Cristian isn't a sentimental man but he takes care of the people he loves. Though unexpected pregnancy changed his future, he loves the life he has now. Which is why he's surprised when Amaya announces she's leaving him. He hadn't realized how much he'd been taking his wife for granted. Now he must prove to her that he can love her the way she needs and that she has always held his heart.

For twelve days, Cristian woos Amaya with gifts to show his love truly is real and deep. But just as the ice around her heart begins to thaw, a figure from their past returns and threatens the delicate bond being rebuilt between husband and wife.

Will Amaya's mistletoe wish melt away? Or will the magic of the season help her and Cristian find their way back to one another?

One More Lie

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Fifteen years ago, Webb Duncan obliterated my heart. Now he’s back with a proposal that could give me everything I ever wanted or break me for good…

 

Adopting my late best friend’s baby is all I want, but to make it happen means marrying the man who stole my belief in forever. What’s supposed to be a marriage of convenience puts me on a path I never thought I’d walk again with Webb, awakening dormant desires and opening my heart to him again.

 

But there’s something I’m hiding from him, something that might destroy us. How can I protect my secret when I’m falling for him all over again?

 

I thought I did the right thing when I left Piper all those years ago, but I was a fool. Now I’ll do anything for a second chance at loving her, including marrying her so she can adopt a baby. She insists this is a marriage on paper only. Until our wedding night, when it becomes something more. Now the family I always wanted is in my grasp.

 

But the choices I made continue to haunt me. How can I keep our past from coming back to tear us apart?

Mistletoe Miracle: A Sweet and Heartwarming Christmas Novella

In the snowy mountains of Montana, widowed bladesmith Hart Amory guards his solitude like a treasure. Ten Christmases have passed since his wife’s death, leaving a hollow ache that echoes in the rhythm of his hammer on the anvil. With only Frank, his faithful furry friend, by his side, Hart endures each winter alone with his grief and pain. 

But this year, a blizzard brings more than snow to his door. Five days before Christmas, Nessa, a spirited woman with eyes as bright as winter stars, and her teenage daughter Wren, become stranded when they travel up the mountain to interrupt Hart’s self-imposed exile with an impossible request: replicate the heirloom knife Wren’s late father gave her so she can take part in her family’s Christmas tradition. 

Only Hart has the skill to pull off the miracle they need, but it means letting Nessa and Wren into his life. With each shared cup of cocoa, each whispered secret, and each smile cast his way, feeling returns to his frostbitten heart. 

As Christmas grows nearer, Hart must make the choice between letting go of his grief and misery, or letting go of Nessa and the hope she brings. Can he forge not just a knife, but a second chance at joy? 

Mistletoe Miracle is a heartwarming tale of second chances, unexpected connections, and the enduring power of love under the mistletoe. It’s a story that will make you believe in the magic of Christmas, the strength of family, and the possibility of finding light even in the darkest of winters.

 

Body Check

This novella was previously released as Taking the Shot

Professional lacrosse player Avalon Rivera, "The Ice Queen", has been in love with her best friend's older brother since she was a kid. But after his stinging rejection, she wrote him off for good. Eight years later, he's back in her life and the lacrosse star is forced to work with him to salvage her team's reputation, or she'll lose the career she's fought hard for.

JJ Jennings is a premiere player in men's professional lacrosse, both on the field and off. But when he is reunited with Ava, the young girl he once thought of like a sister, he's tempted into becoming a one-woman man. If only he can convince The Ice Queen to give him another chance to heat up her sheets and thaw her heart.

Love Me Now

A sassy good girl. A rebellious billionaire. A pretend proposal. What could possibly go wrong?

Feisty and determined, Calista Markatos will do anything to save her family's restaurant. After a devastating storm nearly wipes out their beloved Greek diner, it's up to Calista to put her dreams on hold to keep the business afloat. But with a land developer lurking around, she needs nothing short of a miracle.

And Miles Gardner could be the miracle she's hoped for all along...

Guilt-ridden over his brother's death, Miles reluctantly plays the role of the obedient son. But he'll be damned if he lets his father choose his bride. Meeting the sexy and sassy Greek goddess is the answer to his prayers--and fantasies. All he has to do is convince Calista to be his fiancee for one month, and he's out of his father's clutches for good. After all, it's a win-win for both of them.

With stakes this high, what do they have to lose?

Love Me Like You Do

Love is a Battlefield…

Haley Wood knows the darker side of love. She’s seen how it beats you, breaks you, swallows you whole. She’s vowed never to be its victim, like her father was when her mother abandoned them. She’ll never give anyone power over her heart, never trust someone else with her own happiness and dreams.

Never Surrender…

Will Leonard has seen the beauty and healing power of love. A romantic who believes in marriage, family, and happily-ever-after, he’s determined to have all those things with Haley. She’s rejected his proposal once, but he refuses to give up. Will must prove love isn’t just another four-letter word and his kind of love is what she needs.

It’s a Matter of Trust…

Haley knows Will’s not a heartbreaker – he’s a promise keeper. But as she begins opening herself to the idea of a future with him, ghosts from the past return and present-day secrets threaten their fragile relationship.

Can Will accept the limits Haley has on love or will his attempts to persuade her to love on his terms drive her away? Will Haley let her painful past keep Will out of her heart and life forever?

Love Me Harder

Take two spicy chefs. Stir in a meddling mentor and a deadline for success. Pepper with hot sex and longing looks. A recipe for love…or will it all go up in flames?

 

The First Course…

 

Juliet Winslow earned her saltiness. The sassy chef made a fresh start in Mystic Point after divorcing her cheating bastard of a husband. Now the renowned head chef of the local French bistro is living the free life she wants, surrounded by good friends and the occasional casual fling. Until one tempting night with a scrumptious cowboy gives her a taste of what she’s missing.

 

The Main Course…

 

Nate Faulkner is on a mission. After discovering the truth of his parentage, the cowboy chef left his Montana home determined to prove his worth to his family and the father he yearns to know. His chance comes when his mentor agrees to invest in a restaurant with him, a small French bistro in a beach town in Connecticut. Nate has big plans for reinventing the place, but the tasty head chef who comes with the business is cooking up all sorts of distractions and threatening to throw his carefully planned menu into chaos.

 

Dessert…

 

A battle of wills is being whipped up in the kitchen. The harder Juliet and Nate fight against the attraction simmering between them, the hungrier they get for one another. But do they have the right ingredients for a happily-ever-after?

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