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21) Alaskan Dawn
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A USA-TODAY BESTSELLING CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE!FIRST in the PACIFIC HORIZONS series. In these connected romantic novels, characters facing tragedy, heartbreak, and painful family secrets are drawn to the wild beauty of the natural world. Breaching whales and howling wolves refresh their spirits, but only human love can heal their souls…Haley knew that carrying her twin sister's baby would be a sacrifice.She just didn't know how great.Pregnant, overworked,...
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Love should not hurt. Caroline has been married once before, and is wary of another error of judgment in the wedded bliss stakes. She is introduced by well meaning friends to a charming, handsome foreigner, who, for reasons best known to himself, is determined to make her his wife in as short a time as possible. A probable cause of this haste is that if she really got to know him well before he slipped the ring on her finger, she would not have him...
23) Whisper Her Name
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Power and privilege, duty and honor, Noella de Bartez was born to it all.Her mother was a legendary actress who gave up her career to follow the man she loved. Her father is president of a country where powerful forces are determined to overthrow him. But, still guilty from a long-ago sin, Noella no longer feels she has a rightful place in the family.Wild and wilful, she rejects the land of her birth for the temptations of Paris and London. There,...
24) Hunk for Hire
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This is a romance short story (word count 4,297).Emma is furious with her best friend Deborah when she buys her a date with the very attractive Aaron Davidson, despite her warning to her that she wants nothing to do with dating and most importantly men!However, Emma might just find herself eating her words when Aaron whisks her off her feet and organises the most wonderful date that she has ever been on.
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This is a steamy romance short story (word count 4,468).Beth feels apprehensive when Matthew Wayland her charismatic boss asks her as a favour to accompany him to a grand gala ball as his plus one. Beth did expect perhaps a little drama at the gala party, but even she had not foreseen the eventful night changing the dynamics of her relationship with Matthew so that by the next morning after a night filled with passion there will be no going back...
26) From This Moment
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The last thing Rona Jameson expected was the scorching connection she feels to Cade Matthews. At twenty-four, Rona is embarking on what should have been her honeymoon to Jackson Hole, Wyoming…alone. Having just gotten out of one relationship, she's hesitant to jump into another. But there's something about the forty-five year old single father of three that calls to her.Cade knows it would be best to steer clear of Rona, but he can't deny the chemistry...
27) Aquavit
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With the help of some Scandinavian aquavit, a restless businesswoman finds a bucket-list worthy voyage, but continual setbacks and bad omens try to stop her!After a traumatic night, American businesswoman Kat Jensen de-stresses with shots of Scandinavian aquavit known as 'water of life' liquor. With her audit consulting business closing and nothing keeping her at home in New York City, Kat has a few months before starting another job search. She decides...
29) A Perfect Storm
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Lily Tsang met her husband-to-be Kyle when they were both struggling artists. Eight years later, they are both famous in their fields, but now Kyle struggles with what might be fleeting success. He's bringing the problems with his stress and ego into their marriage. Lily's response is to retreat into her art - for now.The story is based on my novel-in-progress, THE THREE HALF SISTERS OF THE ENLIGHTENED BETTY TAYLOR. Lily's sisters, Doris and Gina,...
30) Aunt Marge
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Tranquil Peace or Death Trap?Gwen Trobert is a mess: grief-stricken, drug-dependent, and convinced her husband is cheating. When Aunt Marge, a woman she hardly knows, offers to let Gwen stay at her farm in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Gwen sees it as a chance to reflect on the future and heal herself.But Marge's farm, Giiwe, is a place of secrets, some of them disturbing. Marge is taciturn and unfriendly. Her farm hand Charlie has a shocking, violent...
31) Bound to Submit
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"Smoldering and sexy, Laura Kaye's Blasphemy series is everything I look for in a romance. Haunted heroes and strong heroines populate this one of a kind club and I can't wait to see the big bad Doms fall one by one." ~ Lexi Blake, NYT Bestselling Author of the Masters & Mercenaries Series He thinks he caused her pain, but she knows he's the only one who can heal her… Kenna Sloane lost her career and her arm in the Marines, and now she feels like...
32) Lucia
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Antonio DeLuca knows exactly what he wants in life.Lucia Bonavera knows exactly what she doesn't.Destiny has something completely different in mind for each of them.Betrothed at birth but never having met, pragmatic innkeeper, Lucia, and sexy Italian architect, Antonio, consider their grandfathers' thirty-year-old marriage pact a meaningless relic. Neither had any interest in meeting the other, but when Antonio travels to the States on holiday, his...
33) One Door Closes
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When Marnie, Tina and Lee share a house in famous Bondi Beach they are young, driven and ambitious. Yet below the surface each has her own agenda.Marnie, strong, confident and privileged is escaping the stifling conservatism of her home town-and a father who will forever mark her relationships with men. Tina, driven to overcome her impoverished background, promises herself a home on Sydney harbour by the time she is thirty-no matter what she has...
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Robin Perry's life is finally on track with her dream job and a promising relationship with Ben Martin, even if his two spoiled children, Amber and Jaden, hate her. But things take a downhill turn when Gloria Reyes, an acquaintance of Ben's, asks her to admit her young son to a cancer study meant for adults and Robin, heartbroken, must turn her down. But Gloria won't take no for an answer and begins an insidious crusade to force the issue. Amber Martin...
35) Taming James
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Can you tame a wild heart?James is always on the the scout for the next good time. Liv has sworn off love, vowing never to be hurt again.Forced to work together, their tentative friendship erupts into a heated affair plagued with doubts and fears.When an explosive discovery shakes their foundation, James and Liv face a hard decision.Will old wounds come between them, or will they fight for love?
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IT guru Cassie Noble can depend on networks and servers. It's the people in her life that always let her down. With her fortieth birthday looming, she'd love to find a way to trust and commit to someone. Eager to work out her problems methodically, Cassie reaches out to her support group. Electrician Keith manages to infiltrate their all-female ranks, infuriating her with his flippant jokes and his all-too laid back attitude. The other women all find...
37) Spinsterella
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Matilda Crowley has earned the nickname Spinsterella at Amalgamated Consolidated for her unique style and fashion sense. But when an enigmatic new hire starts working on her floor, the Goth Monster is eager to get closer to the silent stranger many in the office have called the Quiet Man. Is it love at first bite for the Black Widow? Or is she destined to die an old maid?
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A watchful eye as a marriage falls apart. The phone call, the rows, and the split are all observed by the family Labrador. He knows the habits and senses the moods of his beloved family members. Seeing them unhappy and hurting each other is unbearable. Where did his perfect life go? Her marriage to Phil in crisis, two children at the challenging teenage stage, and a close friend in peril, Meriel's world is falling apart. She finds solace in the arms...
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The plain life was too restrictive, but Mr. Rock and Roll All Night And Party Every Day might be too freeing. Rachel left the cage of her simple life behind to do wardrobe for the band SendDown. Gian, SendDown's lead guitarist, wants Rachel now and forever from the minute he meets her. She's hot, amazing and completely kinky. But can she handle the cage door being open? If not, can he handle letting her go for her own good?A GIFT TO BE SIMPLE is the...
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This is a romance short story (word count 3,466).Tiffany finds herself for the first time unsure of herself and what her future holds. Thinking she has no one to turn to in her time of uncertainty she is surprised to find support and even more surprisingly passion and desire coming from someone she has known for so long but overlooked, a person who takes her completely unexpectedly!
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