Showing results for "Matches" in Contemporary

Evie Jones has dedicated her life and very limited funds working for Southern Service Paws, the company that matched her with the love of her life: Charlie, a service dog trained to assist with her epilepsy. But it’s no secret that the company has been struggling to make ends meet. It’s up to her and her longtime mentor and boss to throw the fundraiser of the century to keep the doors open.

My bride. The daughter of my enemy. She's nothing more than a part of my revenge. I'm the one who holds her life in my hands. As well as her body. And soon, her very will. Yet, she refuses to break. This woman disarms me, not with weapons but with words. And not with a fist, but with a simple kiss. But a match made in hate can have no other ending except war.

Meet Minnie, Dotty, and Stella—all retired and year-round residents on a cruise ship, they have dubbed themselves the unofficial matchmakers aboard. Minnie can ferret out a lonely woman by the second day of the cruise. Dotty can spot an open-hearted man all the way across the Lido Deck. And Stella is great at putting a plan together. Together they’ve been every bit as successful as one of those online dating sites, and they can watch the romance unfold right before their eyes.

La journée avait débuté comme un mardi ordinaire. J’avais passé douze heures à écrire des algorithmes pour l’une des plus grandes entreprises au monde, puis j’étais rentrée chez moi pour travailler sur un projet personnel – incorporer des données sur les hommes de ma connaissance dans une formule mathématique afin de trouver le partenaire idéal pour moi avant la fin de ma vingtaine qui arrivait à grands pas.

For two weeks Wimbledon hosts the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world and this year everyone is talking about player Kieran O’Sullivan, the infamous bad boy of the sport with one last chance to win a Grand Slam. Everyone, that is, except Flora Hendrix. Flora might live in Wimbledon, but she’s renting out her flat for the summer while she explores the fresh start that she’s longing for. Except when Flora's plans unexpectedly fall through, the last thing she expects is her house guest to refuse to leave. Especially when it’s none other than Kieran O’Sullivan.

Reyna Carpenter was promised paradise. She was delivered into hell. Giving up her body for money was supposed to be the hardest part of becoming a blood escort. She never expected to lose her heart to her dark, enigmatic boss, Beckham Anderson. After being taken by a depraved captor who plans to rule the world, Reyna will do anything to return to Beckham. She just has to find the will to survive this game.

You met quarterback Kevin Tucker in This Heart of Mine. Now get ready to meet his shark of an agent, Heath Champion, and Annabelle Granger, the girl least likely to succeed. Annabelle's endured dead-end jobs, a broken engagement . . . even her hair's a mess! But that's going to change now that...

If the covers of every romance book ever published didn't convince librarian Evangeline Kelly that she isn't heroine material, her fiancé calling off their wedding when she lost her hair to alopecia did. But what's a girl head over heels for love to do when her feelings are unrequited? Matchmake, that's what. Armed with library patrons' check-out histories, she's determined to make at least one love connection—even if it's not her own.

Simon can't stop thinking about the pretty Amish teacher at the local one-room school. But he's ignored the sparks between them because he's so shy. So Simon's little brother, Isaac, takes matters into his own hands. He's determined to give his brother the best Christmas present ever - a date with his favorite teacher. Amish novelist Byler brings her tender humor and skillful observation of family relationships to this holiday story.

Maven King vient d'intégrer les TBB, le collectif d'influenceuses journalistes le plus en vue de Tampa. À son arrivée, une opportunité en or s'offre à elle : un accès exclusif 24/7 à Vince Tanev, étoile montante des Ospreys, l'équipe locale de hockey. Vince a tout pour plaire ; surnommé « Vince Cool » par ses fans, il est séduisant, beau-parleur et il est l'un des meilleurs joueurs de la LNH. Mais il incarne aussi ce que Maven exècre : le cliché du play-boy millionnaire qui ne s'intéresse aux actions de charité que quand il est devant les caméras.

California girl Lola has her life all set up: business degree, handsome fiancé, fast track career, when suddenly, without warning, everything tragically implodes. After years fruitlessly searching for love, marriage, and children, she decides to seek spirituality and meaning far outside the parameters of modern life in the insular, ultraorthodox enclave of Boro Park, Brooklyn. There, fate brings her to the dysfunctional home of newly-widowed Jacob, a devout Torah scholar, whose life is also in turmoil, and whose small children ache for the kindness of a womanly touch.

Um Novel Haven zu vermarkten, geht Nataly das erste Mal in ihrem Leben live - und hat gleich einen berühmten Gamer am Hals, der Kritik an dem einen Charakter übt, den sie beigesteuert hat. Plötzlich steht für Nataly alles auf dem Spiel, und um den PR-Skandal in den Griff zu kriegen, schlägt sie vor zu fakedaten - ohne zu ahnen, dass fake sich schon bald echt anfühlt ...

For five years Ashira Wernick has thrown herself into the company her mother built, continuing her work as a matchmaker in the Orthodox Jewish community. But when a small (read: huge) faux pas lands her in hot water with one of the most powerful families in Brooklyn, Ashira's future starts to look a little shaky. Now, her only hope of saving her mother's legacy is to make the match of the century and she has just the person in mind: New York City's most eligible (and eternally single) bachelor, Caleb Kahn.

Hours after landing in Valencia, Spain, I’m newly single, tipsy, and stranded at a bar with three declined credit cards. Enter Ale: swoon-worthy local with a smirk that should be illegal and dance moves that leave me breathless. He covers my tab, takes me to dinner, and somewhere between cocktails and a reckless kiss, I forget about the awful start to my trip. By the following morning, we’re trending on social media. Turns out, Ale isn’t just a charming stranger—he’s a European soccer star with a PR problem.

Je pensais avoir trouvé la perle rare, l’homme parfait, l’amour avec un grand A. Et puis un après-midi, j’ai surpris mon mec, enfoncé jusqu’à la garde dans ma copine Katia, au beau milieu de la cage d’escalier de notre immeuble. J’ai donc enfilé mon legging le plus confortable, me suis pelotonnée sous mon plaid rose Hello Kitty, et j’ai décidé d’avaler mon poids en glace sur le canapé de mon petit frère, à quatre cents kilomètres du drame. Après m’être noyée dans le chagrin, j’ai enfin eu le déclic, celui de reprendre ma vie en main.

Sometimes love is what you need. Even if it’s not what you want… Running the local Amish inn is the only reason Molly Esch has gained back her confidence after being jilted at the altar. When the owner is suddenly injured, Molly’s sure she’ll be promoted. Except the owner asks her...

Paris is a fixer for mob families on the Grecian islands when a powerful crime lord hires her to investigate a bombing. Insinuating herself into Zarek’s circle is the chance for revenge that Paris has been waiting for since she was a child. Years ago, Zarek wiped out everyone she loved. Now it’s Paris’s turn. Her target? Zarek’s beautiful daughter, Helen.

‘Had me laughing out loud. I couldn’t put it down, finished it in an afternoon’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don't miss this hilarious small town rom-com from million-copy bestselling author Portia MacIntosh! Thirty-one-year-old matchmaker Lola James had it all – until she broke her leg at a wedding...

A shy country miss, Harriet Rowe is sure she has little to offer her step-cousin, the dashing Lord Richard Stanton. The most handsome gentleman in London, he can have whatever he wants - except for a racehorse that's just out of his monetary reach. Eager to stay close to the man who has won her heart, even if he doesn't know it, Harriet offers to lend Richard the money for the racehorse, making them partners on the racecourse.

Cori Stratton’s a small-town girl. She loves making candles, and her little gift shop is her pride and joy. But when the shop’s building goes up for sale, she might lose her home and everything that makes her happy. The worst timing of all? Her landlord’s daughter Elizabeth Brennan—popular, smart, and oblivious to Cori’s existence in high school—has breezed back into town.