Awkward: My dad’s best friend realizing he’s inspired all my books’ sexy heroes…Navy Commander Aiden McBride is a stern and serious surgeon — and a dangerously handsome older man — but I swear I didn't plan on turning my secret fantasies into a series of steamy romance novels.But here we are, and my books are flying off the virtual shelves. I'm living the dream!Nothing will ever come of my secret crush, of course — because I may be an accid...

He almost ran her over. Now he’s directing traffic outside her school because that's never going to happen again.LucaFor two hundred and thirty-seven years, I’ve avoided unnecessary obligations, modern bureaucracy, and anything that reminds me I'm no longer ruling a principality.Then early one rainy morning I nearly run over Helen.She’s young, sweet, and entirely too careless with her own safety. By the time I leave...

Can she submit to the man who demands she bite him?BrodyI'm sworn to protect and serve, and that includes one particular sweet and defiant vampire. One look at Janey and I knew she was different. She may not want to embrace her nature, but I'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe and show her she's worthy of love. Even if that means playing the role of dominant to ensure her compliance. Janey doesn't realize it yet, but she's min...

An older military man has just three days to claim the new curvy girl in the office - the one he's never met!TylerI knew Sophie was meant for me the first time I read her ridiculously polite emails. I was going to wait, do it all proper when I got back, but other guys in the office are already sniffing around my girl. Understandable, but she’s mine, always has been and always will be. Now to convince her of that…Sop...

A grumpy military age gap romanceDukeI’m a grumpy you-know-what, and that’s why sweet young things like Evie should stay the hell away from guys like me. Doesn’t mean I’m heartless, though.It’s fine if she’s mad at me, but I draw the line at her blaming herself for anything. Maybe that’s why I can’t stay away? Whatever. It all comes to a head when I agree to do one of the guys still in the hospital a good turn — and find I’...

All I really want for Christmas is my brother's best friend!ShaneKatie's always been a sweet kid. Even though she's twenty-four now, the way she churns through boyfriends says just how young she is. I've got no business thinking about her curves and she has no business wanting to trek through the backcountry in the middle of winter. I'll take her on a little overnight adventure in the state park then bring her home safe and sound.

A military instalove short romanceColeI’ve turned the occasional wandering hiker away before, but Emma and her friend manage to fall in the lake too.Getting her warm again has me all hot and bothered.My cozy mountain cabin might not have the kind of electricity that will turn on lights, but suddenly the air is crackling.EmmaI thought I was hallucinating.But every har...

He's bossy in the boardroom and the bedroom. Good thing she likes a challenge.ElliottI’ve been a single dad for my daughter’s entire life. Since she’s heading out on her own in a few days that gives some indication of how long I’ve been alone. I wasn’t looking either. Not until Bailey, with her arsenal of sweet curves, shows up to nanny for the single dads’ co-op. Now I can’t take my eyes off of her and I’ll be damned if I’m going ...

NOW I find out he’s a gazillionaire rock star — after I told him I hate his music…LilahI can’t even manage an apology without needing to be rescued from the storm. By Todd, naturally (cue eye roll). But it can’t work out between us, can it? It’s not just the age gap. Failing coffee shop owners do not hook up with the likes of world-famous lead singers hiding out in a small town — not long term, at any rate. And he says forever is t...

Not thin enough. Not successful enough. Not a good enough mother, wife, or friend. Not doing enough, not having enough, never quite enough. If you know that quiet, exhausting hum, this book is for you.So many women live with a chronic background sense of falling short — a feeling that drives them to strive and achieve and improve and never rest, always chasing an enough-ness that stays perpetually out of reach. It is exhausting, this never-enough life, and it is built on a...

A steamy military romance with a quirky island village and a time limitCashSasha has me re-evaluating absolutely everything I thought was true and important. I’ll even go through with the crazy courtship ritual at the hardware store if it will make her happy.But I can’t stay. And if I can’t leave her behind safely, then I’ll have to find some way to take her with me.Now, how do I convince her to see sense?Sash...

She didn’t mean to summon a cowboy...CeliaAll I wanted was one private summer solstice ritual in a quiet field of daisies. Yes, I was naked. Yes, technically I was trespassing. And yes, Trevor found me before I found my shoes.He says I’m his. He says we have a future to discuss. He also says the best way to honor the solstice is to let him put a baby in me and marry me before I can overthink it.I should probably be ...