The daughter of a runaway Christmas Elf. The son of Santa Claus. A whole lot of Christmas Magic. What could go wrong?Ivy WintersAs the head elf at Santa's Christmasland, I never expected to be butting heads with the new executive—or going on a date with him. But when he asked me to go home with him for Christmas, I surprised myself by saying yes.Oh, and he's from the North Pole.And apparently, I'm an elf.Tedd...

I agreed to be a stranger's maid of honor because of the perks.How was I supposed to know my grump of a boss was the best man?Reid Hunt has it all—he's a partner in a private equity firm, his bank account is bulging, and he gets anything he wants at the snap of his fingers.How do I know?I'm his executive assistant.The jerk has me running around New York City at breakneck speed doing menial tasks.I didn't earn a degree from a ...

BookFest 2022 Spring Gold Medal winner: RomanceBookFest 2022 Spring Silver Medal winner: Love Stories and RomanceTime stamps.Our life is marked by them. Significant milestones to the seemingly mundane. All of them have a place. A purpose. Moments and chapters stacking on each other, building scars and memories. Creating stories that are only ours to tell.But those stamps are finite, pre-determined. And eventually our allotme...

A slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance filled with romantic tension and yearning, swoony banter, and small-town charm.One thing has always been clear to Isabelle Bennett: she wants to find true love. She's always been a hopeless romantic, losing herself in the pages of books when men in the real world inevitably disappoint. But she still dreams of finding her soulmate, and after meeting Reid Lawson, she wonders if she finally has.Neither of them can deny th...

There are only three things Mikey Tucker chases: danger, buckles, and buckle bunnies.With no intentions of settling down, he likes living life on the edge. In fact, he thrives on the edge. But after claims by the media that he's distracted and pressure from his friends, he's determined to prove them wrong.Juniper Ray built her future around the boy she thought she'd spend forever with… until she catches him sleeping with her best friend. Fleeing to a small ...

The swoony single-dad firefighter needs my help, but he might be too hot for me to handle.I'm in Cozy Creek for two reasons: To get over my breakup and help my grandmother run her bakery while she recovers from a sprained ankle.I am absolutely not here to fall in love.But my grandma's smoking hot firefighter neighbor keeps rescuing me—from the side of the road, from a tree (don't ask), and then finally from my ex with a steamy kiss in a bar....

Reaper:I’m a violent man. A killer. Life means little to me. She wasn’t my first, and she certainly wouldn’t be my last. And then she got away and knocked me off kilter. No one has ever escaped before her. I’ll watch her until she thinks she’s safe. And then I’ll give her the choice. Be mine or die.Arabella:Following a near death experience, I vow to live life to the fullest. Escaping from a serial killer gives you a new lease on li...

What kind of man in his right mind asks a girl out on a date just to make his ex jealous? Warren Farrow, that's who.I fell for that dimpled smirk, cowboy hat, and magnetic charm. Too bad he saw me as nothing more than a pawn in his scheme.That alone should have stopped me from asking him to be my fake boyfriend a few weeks later. In my defense, I was out of options after a major screw-up that almost cost me my job. My lack of self-preservat...

One shot could change everything—even their chance at love.Following a funeral, Navy SEAL operator Bernie Phillips finds himself in a small town filled with gossip and traditions he doesn't understand. Battling survivor's guilt, he throws himself into reckless adventures, but nothing prepares him for the fiery, curvy cowgirl he accidentally hit with a bottle cap a week earlier. Despite her clear disinterest and the fact that he never thought he'd see her again, Ber...

He's not just attractive, kind, and self-aware. He's also my boss and my dead father's best friend.I had been running from my past, thinking that connecting with my family in Florida was what I needed to find myself. Instead, I'm at a funeral and being gifted shares of a company I didn't even know existed.Some office flirtation turns into longing, which turns into desperation for one another. When our tension reaches its peak, it's clear we can't hold back ...

Nothing says welcome home like an irresistibly hot cowboy inviting himself into your shower.I should have kicked him out the second he barged in. He's my brother's best friend, and we're living on a ranch in the same bunkhouse for the next three weeks. It's a disaster waiting to happen.He's hell-bent on keeping his walls up. I'm a ball of stress, fresh out of medical school, determined to focus on my career and taking care of my family.Despite the l...

Forcing myself to be just friends with the shameless flirt of a cowboy down the road wasn't the genius life hack I hoped it'd be.I meant to protect my heart.Instead, I'm knee-deep in self-inflicted torture.Tripp is a hazard in boots, while I'm a recovering romantiholic. I could've stomached the side effects of friend-zoning ourselves—including a brutal mess of longing stares and simmering jealousy.But then he offered to solve a problem of mi...