A one night stand with no names exchanged. Six years later, she comes face to face with her baby’s father again.
Aurora Michaels isn’t the same girl she was that spring night. No longer homeless and living in the back room of a diner where she worked, she’s now a member of the wealthy Kingston family. She has her daughter, a career and has adjusted to her new normal.
Billionaire Nick Dare is a man who takes charge. He runs the hotel arm of the family empire and his life revolves around business and travel. A quick stop at his brother's movie premier has him doing a double take.
The woman who haunts his dreams is there. He’s been given a second chance and is determined to make the most of it.
When he learns about their daughter, Nick becomes a man on a mission. Aurora and their child are his. Even if he has to knock down Aurora’s emotional walls to prove it.
Wonderful second chance romance. Aurora and Nick met while he was on vacation and shared an incredible night. For Aurora, she ended up pregnant but so many amazing things have happened in her life, the biggest being accepted into the Kingston family. Nick is the fixer for his families’ hotels so he lives his life from hotel to hotel as his job takes him everywhere. Being at his brother’s movie premiere, he is surprised to see Aurora across the room. As they work on how Nick will fit into their daughter Leah’s life, they know the spark they initially had still exists. But for Aurora, trusting that people will stay in her life is hard after her parents left her. Is Nick up for the challenge to show Aurora that people will stay? Can Aurora overcome her fears to have the family her heart has always desired? I love how this journey unfolded for both Aurora and Nick along with the spunky daughter that they created. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.
Meet Carly Phillips
NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller, Carly Phillips gives her readers Alphalicious heroes to swoon for and romance to set your heart on fire.
She married her college sweetheart and lives in Purchase, NY along with her three crazy dogs: two wheaten terriers and a mutant Havanese, who are featured on her Facebook and Instagram.
The author of 50 romance novels, she has raised two incredible daughters who put up with having a mom as a full time writer.
Carly’s book, The Bachelor, was chosen by Kelly Ripa as a romance club pick and was the first romance on a nationally televised bookclub.
Carly loves social media and interacting with her readers.
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I moved to Chicago six months ago, determined to finally open my own bakery. My landlady was this sweet woman who treated me like her granddaughter.
Then she sold the house. Now the devil himself is my landlord and neighbor since I live in the guesthouse on his property. Declan Maxwell is moody, unreasonable, and takes himself far too seriously. Unfortunately for me, he’s also damn sexy.
When he shows up on my doorstep in the middle of the night ordering me to turn down the music, I give him hell. Secretly, I’m also checking him out. We go toe to toe like this almost every night.
The man is impossible. But here’s the thing. I need a place to stay while I save for my business and this place is a steal. So, I need to put up with this handsome devil, though from a distance—because he’s far too gorgeous.
Then one day I come home injured from work and he surprises me by taking care of me.
And kissing me.
And just like that, all my best intentions go up in smoke.
Declan is the fixer in the Maxwell family which he carries into his career as an attorney. Sadly, he deals with too many divorces which has him cynical that long-term relationships are possible. He bought an amazing house but it has one flaw, the sexy tenant, Liz, who likes to dance in the middle of the night. Liz is focused on her dream to open her own bakery which has her working multiple jobs to earn enough money to make it happen. When she gets home late from bartending, she uses dancing to unwind but she never knew this could rile up her broody landlord. This relationship has a very rocky start yet there is chemistry that both try to fight. I love how this couple gets to know each other and learn that they may not be as different as they thought. Both are driven and confident with a strong focus on their families. I loved all the twists and turns along the way as well as getting to spend more time with the other Maxwell family members to check-in on how their lives are moving forward. For me, I had fun experiencing Declan getting pushed out of his comfort zone. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.
Meet Layla Hagen
Welcome! My name is Layla Hagen and I am a Contemporary Romance author.
I fell in love with books when I was nine years old, and my love affair with stories continues even now, many years later. I write romantic stories and can't wait to share them with the world. And I drink coffee. Lots of it :-D
The Daxon Brothers all have day jobs. At night, they’re escorts. But a different kind of escort. They work with a local domestic abuse center. Like a thief in the night. They steal battered women from their abusers. It’s not an easy job. And sometimes not legal. Still, they made an oath. Never leave a woman behind.
This is MY Story
A year ago, he saved me.
Now, can I save him?
A Steamy Evocative Love Story
Meet Kelly Gendron
USA Today Bestselling Author Kelly Gendron writes Steamy, Contemporary, HEA Romances. In her books, you’ll find a variety of alphas, love stories with fast-moving plots, and a slow burn that will keep you turning the pages. Besides being a writer, she’s also a nurse. So she’s a firm believer in clean hands and dirty books!
Claiming the Cowboy is now available on all retailers!
Early morning feedings, barn clean up, and chasing goats are Knox Bishop’s everyday routine. That changes when a bachelor auction brings him face to face with the world’s most forbidden fruit—his twin brother’s crush.
He shouldn’t tempt her, but the way her body reacts to his makes it too damn easy.Hadleigh has known the Bishop twins all her life and they’ve never crossed the lines. That is until she fools around with Knox and learns he has a piercing south of the border. A piercing she very much enjoys licking.She knows his main hobby consists of random weekend hookups, but she can’t get the taste of him off her mind.Admitting what she feels wouldn’t be so difficult if Kane Bishop hadn’t just confessed his feelings for her too. Now she finds herself wedged between two brothers—one she could break and one who could break her.**Claiming the Cowboy is a complete stand-alone and can be read without reading any of the other books or spin-off series, but if you prefer to read in order, start with Hitching the Cowboy as the characters and families do interconnect.**
Wow. Hadleigh, Knox and Kane delivered all the sexiness. For Hadleigh, winning Knox at the bachelor auction allows her to be bold and show Knox how she really feels about him. What she doesn’t expect is for Kane to show up after their date and profess his love. Knox seems to avoid feelings and relationships but when Hadleigh kissed him, well, he felt sparks. But Knox knows that Kane loves Hadleigh so he attempts to push her away. The big challenge is that it’s really Hadleigh’s decision but who will she choose? I had so much fun hanging out with Hadleigh, Knox and Kane. This is not an easy situation when friends and love are mixed together, how do you know what your heart truly wants? For Hadleigh, the biggest challenge is knowing what Knox is feeling. Knox is stubborn but leave it to Grandma Bishop to help knock some sense into him. And yes, this is definitely a super sexy romance which fits this duo perfectly. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.
Brooke Cumberland and Lyra Parish are a duo of romance authors who teamed up under the USA Today pseudonym, Kennedy Fox. They share a love of Hallmark movies, overpriced coffee, and making TikToks. When they aren’t bonding over romantic comedies, they like to brainstorm new book ideas. One day in 2016, they decided to collaborate under a pseudonym and have some fun creating new characters that’ll make you blush and your heart melt. Happily ever afters guaranteed!
At an age of twenty-five, I was finally ready to explore the world.
I was free. Out of my mother's grip. Out of Cherrywood.
I never expected my new world would revolve around a grumpy forty-year old single-dad.
I was supposed to be a short term tenant in Keith's loft.
I wasn't supposed to roam in his house, asking him to make me cinnamon latte, and become friends with his daughter.
And most of all, I wasn't supposed to fall in love with Keith Adams.
But if there's one thing I know how to do, it's break the rules.
Keith wants nothing to do with me. He's still mourning the wife he lost years ago, and the ice around his heart is thick. He claims he doesn't want love, and definitely not from a girl fifteen years younger than him. He says I need to figure out my life on my own.
But I'm gonna show him I can be what he needs. Even if he doesn't know yet.
I can be his second true love.
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Clementine is determined to create her own path. She has grown up with incredible wealth but also with the expectation that whatever she does, will be part of the Hathorne family. Her passion is design and she needs to know she can do this on her own. But venturing out into the world after growing up with money, she finds that there is a lot to learn. Her brother Oscar wants her to try but also wants to protect her so he arranges for her to rent a loft from his friend Keith. Keith is buried in grief after the loss of his wife. His daughter Mere is pulling away from him but he doesn’t understand why. When Clem walks into their house, it’s a breath of fresh air that scares Keith. As Clem works to learn the ways of the world, she finds herself falling in love with Keith and Mere. The challenge is, can Keith let go of the ghost of his first love to embrace a new love and future. For all the day to day things Clem doesn’t know, she is amazing with people and the bond she builds with Mere is beautiful. There are a lot of twists and turns along the way as Clem and Keith have to both fight for the future that they want.
Meet Vikki Jay
In those early morning hours when I'm alone, my imaginations run wild and I pen down the life of people living in my head. All my life, I have lived in small towns in different parts of the world. The friendships, the camaraderie that people share around me inspired me to create Cherrywood and St. Peppers, the two towns where all my stories take place.
I write about beautiful coincidences, finding love in unexpected places and times, and fighting hard to get that happily ever after.
I reject to read, see, write anything that does not promise a HEA. My characters are sexy yet shy, strong yet reserved...
I am married to a man whom I fell in love at an age of 15, proposed him at an age of 23 and married at an age of 30. He has no clue what I write or do when he is snoring quietly in the next room.
Bayou Sweetheart An all-new touching small town romance from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake is coming July 26th, check out the beautiful cover!
Sparks fly in Louisiana's Butterfly Bayou when a Hollywood starlet falls for a local deputy in a new small-town contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake.
After leaving the military, Major Blanchard moved to Papillon, Louisiana, to be with his aging father, where he's taken a deputy position with the sheriff’s department. Now that he’s settling into life on the bayou, he’s trying out the dating scene. Every single woman in town seems to be pining after the handsome newcomer. But so far, nothing’s worked out, and he’s had some spectacularly bad dates. Major’s getting ready to give up on love when a new lady roars into town to film a movie and turns his world upside down.
Actress Brynn Pearson is trying to make a successful transition from child star to leading lady. Now that she’s landed her first lead in a major film, nothing can stop her. She's committed to focusing solely on her work, so romance is the last thing she needs—too bad she can’t get her mind off the dreamy deputy who’s working security for the film. He’s gorgeous, and something about him makes her feel safe. As Brynn’s feelings for Major deepen, she starts to wonder if maybe there’s more to life than her career.
When a family crisis throws Major’s life into a tailspin, he turns to Brynn for support, and hopes the relationship growing between them will shine brighter than Hollywood lights.
New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband and three kids. Since starting her publishing journey in 2010, she’s sold over three million copies of her books. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings.
An all new spicy, second chance novella set in the
Kingston/Dare Family world from New York Times bestselling author Carly
Phillips and 1,001 Dark Nights is available now!
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carly Phillips returns to her sexy Kingston—Dare world of rich billionaire heroes in her new Kingston Family series.
He was her first love. She was his.
They broke up to follow their dreams.
Axel Forrester became a world famous drummer.
Tara Stillman became a veterinarian.
Years later, he’s scrolling social media and sees they’re both in East Hampton, NY.
Fate? Or Coincidence?
What’s a rockstar to do other than borrow his friend’s dog as an excuse to see the good doctor.
And—show up at her office after all this time.
Axel wants a second chance with the one who got away. He’s not going to let Tara go this time.
**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**
Wonderful second chance romance. Axel and Tara fell in love in high school but parted ways when he left to pursue his dream to be a rock star and she went to school to be a veterinarian. Axel has the success and loves playing the drums but as each of his bandmates gets married, he finds himself feeling a little lost and empty. When he finds Tara living in the same community, well, he needs to see her. Tara is shocked when Axel walks into the vet clinic and really doesn’t want to see him but her mother has other ideas. The reality, they still love each other but Tara has closed off her heart, can Axel convince her that loving a rock star is worth the risk? I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.
Excerpt
Axel Forrester adjusted his sunglasses and leaned back against a lounge chair, grateful for the first warm, summerlike day in June in the Hamptons. Xander Kingston’s dog, Bella, sat by his side.
An extra pair of glasses lay on the table beside him. He picked them up and propped them over the golden retriever’s eyes. “There you go, girl. That’s better, isn’t it?” He patted her on the head, and she stretched out on the ground, leaving the glasses in place.
He tipped his head up to the sky and closed his eyes, enjoying the heat on his face. As a California kid, his first winter in New York had been a huge adjustment. He’d moved here last summer when he’d become the drummer for the Original Kings and had spent the first couple of months bunking at the lead singer Dash Kingston’s house.
Axel learned fast that the band was a tight-knit bunch, all living in Dash’s home. Until a baby scare with a groupie put Dash in need of a fake girlfriend to fix his reputation, and Axel’s sister, Cassidy, had played the role.
Now Cassidy and Dash were married, having wed in front of family and friends this past winter. Axel had rented a house nearby, as had Jagger, the guitar player, and Mac, the bassist. But Axel and the guys spent more time at Dash’s home studio or here at Xander’s than at their own places.
Xander complained about the fact that the band had followed Dash’s lead, making his house their home away from home, but nobody believed Xander really considered them unwanted company. And Sasha, the famous actress Xander had married this past spring, welcomed them, as long as they knocked first.
Given the Kingston family’s dysfunctional background, courtesy of their now deceased father, the fact that four of the five siblings were settled and happy gave a guy like Axel hope that he’d meet the right woman. He was sick of the rock-star lifestyle, the parties after the shows, the groupies, and the drinking. At thirty years old, he wanted a partner for life.
And if he couldn’t find the right woman?
About Carly Phillips
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller, Carly Phillips gives her readers Alphalicious heroes to swoon for and romance to set your heart on fire. She married her college sweetheart and lives in Purchase, NY along with her three crazy dogs: two wheaten terriers and a mutant Havanese, who are featured on her Facebook and Instagram. The author of 50 romance novels, she has raised two incredible daughters who put up with having a mom as a full time writer. Carly’s book, The Bachelor, was chosen by Kelly Ripa as a romance club pick and was the first romance on a nationally televised bookclub. Carly loves social media and interacting with her readers. Want to keep up with Carly? Sign up for her newsletter and receive TWO FREE books at www.carlyphillips.com.
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