This is Sofia’s big break. The reality TV design job will cement her talent as the Valenti Brothers’ star designer, and no man—with or without killer dimples—is going to stand in her way.She couldn’t have scripted it better herself.Sofia Valenti’s father has signed up his construction firm to be on Million-Dollar Start Home, a reality show that will bring the family more business and determine who will be his successor. Sofia can kill two birds with one stone: showcase her ...

What would you do for a second chance at your best one-night stand?Penny Maxwell’s dreams are coming true. Her sex toy business is launching on technology’s biggest stage and soon everyone will have a blended orgasm within reach, until the pandemic arrives and puts a kink in her plans. The only good thing to come out of her stay in Las Vegas is a truly stellar one-night stand who follows her home, but can she juggle a start-up launch, a global shut down, and a new relationship? She...

Paralegal Olivia Stone knows there's more to life than billing and briefs. She follows her sweet dreams and enters a harvest contest, pinning her hopes on her strawberry preserves. She walks away with a blue ribbon, a job offer, and a sizzling attraction to farmer, Theo Harper. Eager for a change, she accepts the job and moves out to Theo's farm.With a battered heart and a poet's soul, Theo is happiest alone in the fields. He is content with his blog and his plants, until Gran gets...

It's the most wonderful time of the year! OK—scratch that. It's time for another obligatory family gathering. And nothing spices up the egg nog like bringing your partner home. Surely your belligerent brother-in law, your gimlet-eyed granny and your drunken uncle will keep it classy. With forced proximity and alcoholic beverages, what could possibly go wrong?Stories and AuthorsDecked Out by Eva MooreA Perfect Fit by Adrienne Bell

Natalie Carras knows two things for sure: she is damn good at making people pretty, and she is a pretty damn good mother. She hides the rest of her struggles behind a polished facade. Despite the pinch of living in Silicon Valley, her job as a makeup artist on Million-Dollar Starter Home provides an entire year of stability, before one small change tips her life back into chaos. When Enzo, the far-too-handsome landscaper on the show, steps in with a firm shoulder to cry on and a possible s...

RECLAIMED DREAMSWhen the death of her eldest son calls into question a lifetime of choices, Jo Valenti reaches an uncomfortable conclusion. She is through putting her dreams on hold for everyone else’s ambitions. Unfortunately, her husband of forty years, Dom did not get the message. Grasping at straws to restore stability, he signs up the entire family for a home renovation reality show, when his marriage is the real fixer upper in need of attention. Will decades of shared love and...

Army medic Brandy Henderson has spent her entire adult life helping others. Now, she's come home to Silicon Valley to help take care of her family. Working as a barista and bartender during the busy holidays leaves little time for a social life and even less time to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse. When fellow veteran and notorious flirt Seth Valenti shows up for coffee, attraction begins brewing on both sides. Brandy tries to make room for one more person in her already hectic life, ...

One more easy job, life coach and empath Jamie Donovan promises herself. Then she'll take a well-earned break from her booming business to properly grieve the loss of her mother and pull herself together. When that job turns out to be an ambush intervention for Las Vegas heiress Layla DeGrasso, all bets are off. But Layla isn't Jamie's biggest problem on her new job. That honor goes to her client's hot as hell bodyguard, Axel. Damn those abs.Axel Frasier is finally free from the Ar...

From the outside, Stella Martin's life seems perfect. A thriving yoga studio, wonderful girlfriends, and enough Mr. Right Now's to keep her entertained should be plenty to keep her busy and happy. But her perpetual single status stirs up a nagging discontent. Too many strikeouts in a row leave her wondering if there really is a Mr. Right for her. He certainly can't be Bastian Pierce, the workaholic tech genius who can't relax, no matter how attractive he is. She's been runner-up to a deman...

And so at Christmas I began to play “The Spirit of Home” in The Cricket on the Hearth at Toole’s Theatre, which was a small place, mostly underground, beside the Charing Cross Hospital. I was very happy; it was all new and exciting, and everyone was very kind to me. Kate Phillips, who played “Dot”, had been ill, and her dressing-room—the dressing-room provided for the leading lady—was underground; she couldn’t stand it, and, as mine was on the roof—or as nearly on the roof as possible—she ...

The book is structured around key moments in Moore’s life, detailing her early aspirations, struggles, and triumphs in the theater. She recounts her beginnings in acting, including the challenges of securing roles and navigating the complexities of the industry. Through her vivid storytelling, Moore captures the excitement of performances, the camaraderie among fellow actors, and the demanding nature of theatrical life.In addition to her personal anecdotes, Moore reflects on the broader cu...

I may be the baby of the family, but I'm sick and tired of being the comic relief.I'm going to prove to my father that I am ready to take over the family business.All I have to do is knock this vineyard renovation out of the park for this reality show.Good work, on time, under budget... or I owe him $100K.Easy as pie. Or it would be, if it weren't for my dick-rector Jake Ryland.So he runs this cursed show. So what?That doesn't mean he gets wh...