Rushton: From the moment I see her, I'm hooked. One thing's for sure, I can't stay away from the new kindergarten teacher with the kind smile and secrets in her brown eyes.There's no hiding in a small town, and she's suddenly everywhere. My family loves her, my niece won't stop talking about her, and I just want to make her mine.Crosby is everything I didn't know I was looking for, but the wall she keeps up makes it impossible to love her the way I want to....

SterlingIt's always been her, and I just never realized. Now that I'm looking at her that way, I can't unsee it . . . and I don't want to. Alyssa has been my best friend since kindergarten, and these intense new feelings could cost me our friendship. She's the one I share everything with, good or bad. It makes sense to share my life with her. But I can't risk losing the only woman I've ever loved, which will happen if she doesn't feel the same.Alyssa is loyal and kind and t...

Screaming Woods, where the monster dwell . . . and love goes to die.Or at least it feels that way. Because finding love isn't easy when you're green. Thanks to a mad scientist and his potion spiked punch, I'm a lovely shade of chartreuse and my scary reputation for being obsessed with sparkly shoes precedes me.I'd given up on love until my dark knight literally rode in on a big, black horse. The spark was instantly there, the only thing missing—his head.For once, so...

Savannah (Savvy) Colter is not easily overwhelmed, which is a good thing, since she is the sheriff of Edwards County.It's rare to find someone her age—a woman to boot—carrying such responsibility, but over the years, Savvy has more than proven herself worthy of the position… to most.However, when in a matter of a few weeks an old flame resurfaces in Silence, and two particularly violent murders land on her desk, her steady and predictable life becomes a lit...

Courtney: Maybe blurting out my imaginary relationship status to my nagging mother wasn't the best idea. Declaring that I'm dating my boss's brother-in-law, well, that was just wishful thinking.To my embarrassment, they both overheard me. But Merrick not only offers to be my plus one, he agrees to fake date me for the next couple of months leading up to my sister's wedding.The more time we spend together, the harder it becomes to deny that every look, every...

What happens when your wandering heart is captured by your friend with benefits?Scarlett: Archer Kincaid is supposed to be all the fun and none of the strings, but the longer I stay in Willow River, the more I feel roots pulling me to settle down.I plan to complete a one-year photography contract with Captured Moments, then move on to travel the world. Chasing my dreams, taking photos, and living life on my terms—shot by shot....

Ryder: Two years of silence and no goodbye—she slipped away and through my fingers, leaving me with nothing but questions . . . and a heavy heart from missing her.I know what we had was real, that our love was once in a lifetime.Now she's back from her Parisian fashion internship, and I'm ready for answers, desperate to understand why she couldn't just stay.Jordyn: When I walked away, it was to protect him. Yet, al...

BrooksOverhearing my cousin's best friend confessing that she's never been satisfied wasn't my fault . . . but offering to help her change that definitely was. Her brother is a friend of mine, and while this has a bad idea written all over it, it doesn't stop us from becoming friends . . . with benefits.Palmer is gorgeous, off-limits, and stubborn as hell. For the first time, I'm the one left wanting more. I'm tired of watching her walk away. I'm ready for ...

AxlosMy people are fighting for their lives against a power determined to rip our planet apart for a valuable energy source. I am on the front lines, leading our forces. I knew this would be my fate if we went to war, and I don't expect to survive. My only regret? Not telling Arria, the shy little human we rescued, that I loved her. Now it's too late. I've taken my last steps on my home planet of Heveia. I'll fight to the end alongside my warriors to ensure that my...

StellaGetting pregnant in college wasn't part of the plan, but I'll never regret giving birth to the best part of me. A fresh start in a small town seems like a good idea, until a handsome stranger shows me a little kindness and has me feeling things, I thought I'd never feel again . . . things I have no business feeling about a man I just met.Every time I turn around, Maverick is there. I'm doing my best to hold it all together, but the truth is, ...

"We were not supposed to come here."ClaireHe is my patient, my subject. The gorgeous cyborg who has fought so hard to regain the memories taken from him recalls most of his life, except his childhood. We journey to the village of his youth to be reunited with his family. The journey brings us closer, blurring lines I swore I would never cross. But Craal's resurfaced memories don't match what we find at his village, and I can't escape a sick feeling...

HarpHe's my boss on this ship, but not the boss of me. At least that's what I tell myself every time the gorgeous, icy-eyed—and hearted—Heveian warrior speaks to me. Or rather, growls at me. Despite his clear dislike of me, I have the dirtiest thoughts about the big guy. When he receives an invitation to visit an alien warlord's fancy space lair, he shocks me by asking me to come with him, posing as his mate. How can I refuse?DraveS...