I’ve never wished to be seen, until she comes along.I love my job, sort of. As chef-behind-the-scenes on Home TV’s hit show ‘Decadent Desserts’, I cook up a storm every day. Always off camera. Never getting any of the credit.Then, tabloid reporter Sarah turns up to interview the star of the show, and I fall immediately. She’s gorgeous, intelligent, and completely out of my league.What I lack in the looks department, I make up for in cooking prowess....

I’ve been burned before. But then, so has he.As a single mom, dating was never on my radar. Until my friend Claire convinces me to fill a spot on her upcoming dating reality show. A cruel deception, except… Sparks fly and I’m hooked.Sweet, funny, supportive, and a whole lot of man to cuddle up with–Daniel is a dream. To be his first would be an honor.But when he never calls after, I wonder… Did I fall for an illusion? Maybe he’s just not into me. Or...

We’re only pretending; why does it feel so real?When I board the train, Mr. Tall, Cuddly and Handsome awaits in the seat next to mine. He’s going to a funeral, to confront his painful past. And I volunteer to tag along as his fake girlfriend. Impulsive? Obviously. Bad Idea? Hell yes.The more he shares, the more I’m drawn to him. It’s not all selfless, I have my own wounds to confront… It just so happens that his scars are a lot more visible than mine.

She’s the one for me. Too bad we’re just friends.Endless days we spend under the bright spotlights of the reality TV show set where we work. We laugh together, lean on each other, tell each other everything. Except how I really feel. Although it sits there on the tip of my tongue every day, I can’t bring myself to confess.I’m her chubby, nerdy BFF, but she’s my everything.Should she find out the truth, and shoot me down, all that we have will be rui...

A virgin walks into a bar… Right into the bartender’s arms.Every time I sneak a peek at him, he’s already looking back. Or is he?Nathan is the burly, tattooed bartender to my plain Jane. He couldn’t possibly have noticed me… right? Except he remembers my regular order. And when I lose my mind and start quoting steamy romance-novel pick up lines at him, he doesn’t just play along—he fires back.Did I really just flirt my way into the arms of the barte...

In my quest for Mr. Right Now, have I accidentally found Mr. Right?After the day I’ve had, I could really use a distraction. At the pub, I quickly spot the perfect counterpart to chase away my frustrations, just for tonight. Whereas I’m all business, George is big, burly, long-haired as well as tattooed. We’re nothing alike; could he still be interested?George’s scary exterior is just a mask; one he takes off quickly when we’re alone. What I find beneath th...

*AI Dual Narration*The heart wants what it wants…and it sucks.Who makes out with her friend's dad? Kayla does, apparently. At Lauren’s grand opening, no less.Obviously, they need to ignore what happened and move on. Right?But Simon awoke something in Kayla, which she cannot ignore. Likewise, she made him feel things he thought impossible ever since his wife’s death.Sometimes love strikes in inconvenient plac...

I shouldn’t be here.When I called into the radio quiz, I didn’t even know what the prize was.A luxury vacation for two in Crete, apparently. And I have no plus-one.Enter Nicole—the stranger who should have won. Gorgeous, fearless, and nothing like me. Where she sees adventure, I see danger. Where she says yes, I freeze.And yet… when I first see her in a bikini, I just about lose myself. Maybe fate knows exactly what it’s doing, dropping us i...

I’m the guy who has everything… except her.At 47, I’ve built a restaurant empire and a TV career on discipline and sharp edges. Love? Never had the time, and certainly never had the patience. But a business expansion drags me to Teddington… and straight into her café.Alice is too young, too sweet, and entirely too tempting. With curves that could bring a man to his knees, her presence makes me forget why I was scowling in the first place. Before I know it, ...

*AI Dual Narration*A coffee mix-up with unforeseen repercussions…From the moment Lauren almost steals his coffee, she recognizes that Lawrence differs from all the other guys.Mature, sexy and confident, the man flirts like a champ.Lauren ought to stay away before she loses herself. But when Lawrence asks her out she accepts instead.This can only go well…Note: this self-contained steamy holiday re...

All I wanted was a tree, not to fantasize about the farmer’s large… axe.I knew this was a bad idea the moment my friend dragged me to the Christmas tree farm. Me—the girl who can’t even assemble Ikea furniture—cutting down my very own tree?Within two minutes I fail to pick one, stumble over my own feet, and fall flat on my ass right into a puddle. Just my luck—making a spectacle of myself in front of the hottest lumberjack in a Santa hat I’ve ever seen....

Careful what you hope for…Tess hates her boring life. On the way home from work and stuck in traffic, she desperately wishes for a change.Until a handsome stranger jumps into the back seat, scaring the hell out of her. He insists he must reach Heathrow Airport to stop an impending disaster.Liam's story sounds insane, but Tess stops screaming and gives him a chance. Wish come true?Ride along on this absurd high stakes adventure, in which ...