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Wild child Jade Easler has never met a man she didn't like, but there's only been one she thought about keeping. And now he's back in town...right after she's slept with Hollywood up-and-comer Dean Hartley. The fastest way to get her ex's attention? Show up on the arm of a sexy younger man. When he hooked up with his photographer, Dean thought he'd only get the one night she promised. But when she needs help convincing a former flame she's ready to settle down, who is he to argue? He'll get to show her that giving up crazy, hot sex for a stale, predictable life isn't what she wants.

I've loved only two men in my life. My grandfather: my namesake and the man who raised me. And him. The small-town boy who's too cocky and arrogant for his own good. The heartthrob every girl we knew wanted. But while they only dreamed of getting close to him, I knew his heart. His truth. His secrets. While they wanted him physically, I had him in every way that mattered. A series of first things that change a person forever: my first kiss, the first person I gave myself to—my first love.

For Olivia Sullivan, love is more a curse word than a sentiment. Growing up as the daughter of a small town mortician, guys didn't warm to the fact there were dead people in her house. At thirty, taking over the family business and becoming the town Coroner helped to cement her undateable status. Of course her past sex history didn't help matters either.

I never thought the love of my life would turn out to be - a mall Santa. What has happened to Mack McAllister? We were law school rivals. Absolutely insane in bed. Our two-year fling ended when we graduated. He had his ambitions. I had mine. We were going to slay the competition. Now he’s sleighing it? When I stalk him at Riverside Mall, he looks like Santa in every way. White beard. Rosy cheeks. Kid on his knee. But I know better. That bowl full of jelly is hiding ripped abs. I’ve been inside that suit.

Knox Channing has everything he could have asked for in life—after a career in the Navy SEALs, he’s now running a security firm with his best friends. The only thing that would make it better is if he wasn’t the lone single guy in his friend group. But after having his heart broken once, he’s not looking to go back. Or at least that’s what he thought before Maddie showed up. He swore that he would never let himself fall for anyone again, much less the woman who broke his heart. But sometimes you fall in love with the most unexpected person at the most unexpected time. Twice.

Shy baker Emilie Michels never thought she’d meet her Prince Charming, especially not at an event she’s working. But when a handsome stranger finds her hiding in a corner and strikes up a conversation, she can’t help but be drawn in. Unfortunately, duty calls and she’s forced to flee, leaving the man of her dreams behind. Cooper's mother has his wedding all planned out, despite the fact that there’s no bride in the picture. But when he finds himself face-to-face with the woman he met at a party months ago, he thinks it might be time to finally have a say in his love life.

After four years living the single life, it’s decided that I, London Stuart, am back on the market. I’m not even mad when my cousins and best friends put my name down for the speed-dating sessions. In fact, I’m actually a little excited about it. But then one of my dates turns out to be my six-year-old son’s irresistibly sexy soccer coach - his irresistibly sexy British soccer coach.

I'm the Princess of Solaria, a realm full of beasts that could make the Devil cower. That title means nothing because I'll be dead by the week's end. Like my sisters before me, the moment I turned twenty-three, my father announced a gauntlet. A fight to the death, where the most ruthless of the land could try to claim me as their bride. Desperate, I entered the gauntlet and fought for my own hand. But the mad king is a twisted monster who loves to play tricks, and now, instead of wearing a crown, I'm a prisoner, set to be executed for defying the king's tradition.

As an assassin for the mafia, I've amassed a lot of enemies over the years. I've been on my own for eight years with one goal in mind—find my missing mother. She left me with simple instructions: leave the pack and contact the mafia. So I did just that. Everything is going fine until I'm handed the name of my next target. Christian Ellis is the son of the pack leader and my most hated frenemy. Going after him could change the course of my life completely. And worse, it would get me involved with the pack again.

His thick hair, cold blue eyes, and strong jaw held power in a conference meeting, causing women to melt in his presence. I’ve wanted to confront him on his stubborn attitude and critical demands for employees. I’d bitten my tongue in many scenarios and held in my true feelings over a dozen times. Keeping the peace was necessary until I had enough experience under my belt to move on to bigger and better things. The only problem was, Craft Marketing was the bigger and better, and the longer I stuck it out with him, the more opportunities would arise.

Tempest Swan is out for revenge. Billionaire Leonard Allred's software program has put her out of a job. She makes a bet with a friend that she'll get Leonard to take her on a date so she can get retribution, but a fortuitous accident with an adorable nerd might just derail her vengeance. Leonard has reasons for hiding his identity from the public. It's worked well for him so far, until he starts falling for the honest and witty Tempest. But how can he destroy their budding romance by admitting he's actually the guy she hates?

The toll of fighting fires day in and day out leaves Leslie Haddon emotionally drained, exhausted, and burnt out. She needs a big change, fast, or she won't survive another year. After losing his wife, the only thing going right for Noah Mills is his career as an English professor. He's given up on failed dates and lonely nights swiping left. None of the women he's met have the depth and complexity he craves.

Straight out of a ten-year relationship, Vanessa tries to get used to being by herself again. It's difficult with an eight-year-old in tow asking all kinds of questions. Her fears about being able to provide for her daughter on her own scare her, but she's determined to make it happen without having to ask for his help.

When former foster kid and perpetual misfit Hazel Grey left Grapevine to follow her dream of studying law at Harvard, it felt like the right thing to do. Even though it meant turning down the proposal of the only guy she ever loved. Aiden Jackson has never forgotten the only girl that took him seriously instead of just treating him like a dumb jock, the one who stayed by his side the night his mother died to help him through his grief.

When construction worker turned firefighter Jeremy Grey is faced with the difficult decision to put his father in a facility due to his progressing Alzheimer's, he's left wondering if he made the right choice. When Raquel Hargrove steps into the picture as his father's caregiver, the attraction is there, but he has no time to even think about pursuing a relationship with the responsibility of his father's health in his hands.

Liam Jackson, a Grapevine firefighter, has always longed for his happily ever after. He dreams of becoming a father, but all the women he dates want nothing serious. Until he meets chemistry teacher Harper Davis. She's relocated to Texas following her parents' deaths and is trying to settle in to her new surroundings. When Liam and Harper meet, their connection is instantaneous, but their idyllic life together suddenly shatters when an attack leaves her in a coma.

Leftwinger Anders Sorenson's life-long focus on hockey came with a price—a price he never minded paying until reaching a crossroads in his career and meeting Dahlia Clarno. The eccentric bartender is hot, she doesn't care about his fame, and she has no idea about the bounty his teammates have on his virginity. She's the total package for a vacation fling.

He's the President of the Heaven's Sinners MC. She once begged him to take her virginity—and now she's back in town. Travis is more than willing to make it up to Skylar, but she wants nothing to do with him. Too bad, because as a grown-ass lady, Skylar is everything he's ever wanted. On the other hand, she brings up feelings—and troubles with the local outlaw MC—that he thought were long buried. Now the only question is whether he can keep her safe long enough to win her back?

At 22, she's still slinging coffee at an Amazon Cafe despite having a degree in programming. It's not because she's unlucky, unmotivated, or even that she fancies herself an underground activist crusading against evil corporations. Hunting for a real job would take time away from her game. Axillon99 is the world's most popular multiplayer online experience, with a universe containing billions of planets to explore. Ever since video games broke the screen barrier, plunging players fully into their characters, reality just can't compete.

Held prisoner since birth and used for her ability to give and take life with a single touch, Calamity yearns to see outside the dungeon walls. When the plan to kill her father goes south, a friend helps her flee into a monster-ridden world, and she's thrust into the arms of a rebel thief. Loric owes a life debt—one he's being blackmailed to repay by getting Calamity out of the kingdom alive. She's the daughter of his mortal enemy, the spawn of the cruel king he despises for murdering his twin sister.