I just want to drink hot chocolate all day, but that guy with all the muscles and the killer tan is super distracting.As a new business owner selling gourmet hot chocolate to tourists and locals alike in our little beach town, I don’t allow for distractions. My plans are set and they don’t include a man.But things heat up faster than I can handle when a bronzed lifeguard pursues me in the most delicious of ways. Mix in a stalker determined to throw me off m...

She's texting him her heart. But she's got the wrong number…When Isabel "El" Watson applied for a sales job with her company, she had no idea a jelly donut would explode on her blouse, or that her grumpy boss would practically laugh her out of the interview. Accountants could be salespeople, she was sure of it, even if that jerkface didn't think so.So when a lady at the local wine festival offers her a sales job on the spot at a new boutique winery...

10 Resolutions. 2 Friends. 1 Shot At LoveI’ll admit, having nine New Year's resolutions makes me twitchy. After all, I’m Allison Gottlieb; overthinker, overachiever, hot mess extraordinaire. I’ve spent my entire life trying to be the best but for some reason, I’ve always fallen short. When a near meltdown (and maybe too much champagne) lands me in front of an old friend, things finally start looking up.If Mateo Ramirez, personal trainer, self-discipline junkie, and the Inte...

A complete small town beach romance series for readers who love their romance with laughs, steam, and strong heroines!The Beach Squad women join forces to solve mysteries and tangle up with hot beach lifeguards. These strong heroines have met their match with alpha men who know how to support their women in all the right ways. Esa and Ivan find insta-love while tracking down her stalker. Brinley and Dean fight their pasts to win in the game of volleyball and love. ...

When Christmas Eve leads to disaster of epic proportions, fate should owe you a do-over.ShastaA chance encounter with a Harley-riding Santa and a bulging sack of goodies on the worst day of the year turns my world upside down. Too bad I'm on a man diet, especially from silver foxes who give me heart palpitations and hot flashes. I cling to willpower like a starving woman front and center at a buffet and say no to each of his swoon-worthy attempts to rekindl...

I should have known better than to flirt with a hot cop.JackIn my world as a police officer, things were either black or white. Right or wrong. Then Bailey arrived, challenging all my principles. She had a mouth on her, the level of sass matching the exaggerated swing of her hips. I couldn't get her out of my head, even knowing she wasn't right for me. I tried to stay away, I really did. But once I had a taste, I kept coming back for more. Something didn't ...

If I’d known she was my new employee I never would have kissed her when I found her naked in the locker room.CainI do the only thing I can do without being fired or sued: I decide to stay far, far away and pretend it didn’t happen. Trouble is, all the whiskey and women in the world can't burn that memory out of my brain.She's everything I'm not: a happy, non-swearing, ray of sunshine. She's positively annoying, but I can't deny the burning attractio...

When you’ve lived your whole life on the defense, true love isn’t something you believe in anymore.DeanThis girl should have a warning label: comes with baggage. But hell, we all have baggage and mine is saying I need to save Brinley. She pushes me away at every opportunity and then drops the most ridiculous jokes that catch me off guard. She’s so much more than a beautiful face. I want to show her how a real man treats the woman he loves. If she lets me......

Lincoln Cunningham doesn't do relationships. Mostly because he learned in college that he doesn't do them well. Translation: book smart guys focused on learning the art and science of vineyard tending aren't always girl smart, and the humiliation that comes from being the only one invested in the relationship, well, that's enough for him.Lincoln's mother, however, isn't so sure. Her oldest son found his match, and now her sights are set on Linc. Why she insists on ...

Any chemistry teacher will tell you opposites attract. Unfortunately, I teach English.I spend my days a buttoned up high school teacher and spend my nights with my book boyfriends, not daring to think I could procure one in real life. It's precise, it's controlled….it's boring as hell.The tide shifts and I find myself with a hippie lifeguard who provokes me as much as he turns me on, a Senior class in upheaval, a crazy Beach Squad that wants to befriend me,...

I may be worth billions, but I’m ready to get down and dirty with the local lifeguard.SageI’m a free spirit trapped in an “old money” conservative family. Right before my thirtieth birthday, my father, sick of my bohemian lifestyle, gives me an ultimatum: tear down The Surf Shack in Huntington Beach and build a five-star restaurant. Or lose my trust fund AND his multi-billion dollar company.JaxAs the owner of The Surf Shack, I’ve promised to...

He's a hot, shirtless hockey player…and he’s my fake date for my ex-husband’s wedding. Talk about a hot flash to beat all hot flashes.The wedding bells are ringing and my ex-husband is the groom! When my grown kids hook me up with a fake date to my ex-hubby's tropical island nuptials, I expect sun, sand, and plenty of fruity cocktails - not steamy nights with a shirtless pro hockey player!Roman might be all swagger on the ice, but this growly, egotistical m...