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Kara Martinson always thought her high school crush was out of her league, but they did share one night she's never been able to forget. Nearly three decades after being disowned by her parents and forced to raise her son on her own, Kara's made it - her art is being toasted at a gallery opening. Even better, she and her son are finally on stable ground. Until Mr. One-Night Stand himself crashes her party. Harry Canton always knew Kara would make it as an artist. Almost 30 years after high school, he still considers her the one that got away.

Bruqlyn (Brooklyn) Sampson has been on a long road to happiness. Something that she learned early was that life's highway had many on ramps, off ramps, and detours. Her biggest reroute on her trip was leaving her home in Mississippi to come to North Carolina. Now that she's traveling at a comfortable speed, will a new person on her highway cause a distraction that could be the cause of a head-on collision, or will she get a ride-along partner? Euri Westin is on her bumper, but will she be willing to slow down to let him in for the ride, or will he be forced to speed up?

“[A] poignant and perceptive coming-of-age story about two strangers who become star-crossed lovers . . . Belgrave Road shows us that, sometimes, the promise of a future is all it takes to fight the ghosts of one’s past.” —The Guardian An unforgettable debut novel about two young people...

Bloccata in un bar della stazione degli autobus dopo aver lasciato quel traditore del mio ex, sono infreddolita, stanca e in cerca di una via di fuga. Quindi, perchè non cogliere al volo l’offerta di un affascinante sconosciuto di nome Mark Sullivan di darmi un passaggio fino allo stato di New York? Cosa può andare storto? Tutto. Quando torno nella mia piccola città natale e mi presento per il mio primo turno alla tavola calda, scopro che Mark Sullivan è in realtà Matthew Sullivan. Famoso scapolo miliardario. Avvoltoio capitalista. Bugiardo. E il sostituto del mio capo per qualche mese.

Egal, wie sehr er sich bemüht: Auch mit zweiunddreißig Jahren kann Yancy Grey die Schatten der Vergangenheit nicht abschütteln. Selbst das Haus seiner Kindheit baut er um, weil er die Spuren von früher löschen will. Seinen Lebensweg wird er wohl allein gehen – doch dann taucht eines Nachts eine geheimnisvolle Schönheit bei ihm auf. Ihre Galerie in Dallas ist für Parker Lacey das Wichtigste überhaupt. Doch als eine junge Künstlerin sie verzweifelt um Hilfe bittet, bietet Parker ihr an, auf ihrer entlegenen Farm in Crossroads unterzutauchen.

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 town in Montana, she's ready for a clean slate, a new start.

In Unscripted Love, Kyle and Chaz learn that the best-laid plans often go awry, the heart has a mind of its own, and the greatest love is unscripted. Psychic Emory Jackson and former black-ops specialist Jonathon Silver are broken men whose jagged edges could somehow align perfectly to form something whole and beautiful in Someone to Call My Own. In Nobody's Prince Charming, Darren McCoy and Wren Davison are two opposites that shouldn't mix well. But passions ignite once the men stop fighting their attraction, but will it be enough to overcome their differences?

Aidan Ross might be an engineering genius, but people skills? Not this soldier's forte. Thankfully, a trusted friend is accompanying him to a make-or-break tradeshow...but then a bubbly redhead hops into his truck, claiming to be his new road trip buddy. She's a gorgeous distraction he can't afford. Or ignore. Delaney Harper comes from a family of engineers—male engineers. With several impressive projects under her belt, she's on a mission to prove she can hang with the big boys. Cracking the sexy, closed-off CEO is tougher than she expects...and hotter than she could have imagined.

Parker Wilson has the life he's always wanted: an apartment in Brighton Pier, amazing family and friends, and a job he loves. With the invitation to his childhood best friend's engagement party, the safe haven he's created around himself is soon flooded with memories of the past. The roadblock he's taken years detouring soon becomes a reality he can no longer avoid. After six years, Parker will have to see Sarah's brother again—the only man he's ever truly loved.

Wanting to distance himself from his toxic parents, Trent Love moved to the quaint town of Blissville to begin a new life. What he finds is blazing chemistry with a hunky fireman who breathes new life into him. Fearing they're too different, Tucker attempts to extinguish the spark between them before it can ignite. How could a simple man like him compete with Trent's life of wealth and privilege? Knowing you shouldn't want something doesn't make it go away, and Tucker's desire for Trent continues to smolder. 

Working on cars is the great love of Foley Sanders's life, so his job at Webster's Garage is a little slice of heaven. But watching his fellow mechanics and friends find happily ever after has him thinking about a statuesque barista firecracker with a hate-on for men. Tired of feeling defensive about her tall stature, Cynthia Nichols has decided to quit men. But that doesn't mean she won't occasionally check out the eye candy at Webster's Garage. And when her car breaks down on the side of the road and Foley lends her a hand, she can't help but send all of her heated glances his way.

Mira's days are filled with duty and light on freedom. In a new country, living with a husband she barely knows - and who she fears she'll never love - Mira is desperate to discover all that her new life in England might offer. And then there's Tahliil. The quiet, beautiful man she sees at work each day. With a depth in his eyes and a face full of questions. The first person in this new world who listens to Mira's hopes for who she yearns to become.

Matt Landers and Jacob Mercer have been ride or die best friends forever. But now, on the cusp of adulthood, it's all about to change. When summer is over, Jacob is going away to college and Matt will be stuck in Cape Charles, Virginia. Before that happens, they've got a plan for one more epic adventure—a road trip all the way across the country to California.

Sophia Walsh has given up on her happily ever after. This divorced mom of two feels destined to live her mundane suburban life. That is until a movie star pops into her world, and changes everything. Tate Anders is Hollywood's "it" guy. He's on top of the world until his girlfriend dumps him. When a public outburst combines with his failed relationship, he does the unthinkable. He secretly hops on a plane to go find the romance author whose book he has been wanting to make into a film.

Moving to the small town of Rockland seemed like a no-brainer for Lexie. New place, new people, and miles away from the reminders and trauma of her own childhood. Needing something to fill her time, she accepts a job with Jace, her married but very separated friend. What happens when they cross the fine line between love and friendship without confronting the ghosts of their pasts? When the ghosts come knocking, a choice sends Lexie running straight towards danger and a life she thought she had left far behind.

Ria and Marilyn have never met - they live thousands of miles apart, separated by the Atlantic Ocean: one in a big, warm, Victorian house in Tara Road, Dublin, the other in a modern, open-plan house in New England. Two more unlikely friends would be hard to find: Ria's life revolves around her family and friends while Marilyn's reserve is born of grief. But when each needs a place to escape to, a house exchange seems the ideal solution.

This emotionally charged read tells a once-in-a-lifetime story about love: In small-town Tennessee, eighteen-year-old Charlie Ross wagers a kiss from Anna Cochran, the most beautiful girl in town, and wins. Just as their budding romance begins to blossom, Charlie is drafted to fight in the Vietnam War. Anna vows to wait for him, no matter how long it takes. But when Charlie is captured and later presumed dead, Anna is left picking up the pieces to her shattered world.

Magnolia had her life planned out; however, after a devastating loss and a heartbreaking betrayal she didn't see coming, her plans crumbled and changed in the blink of an eye. Fleeing her home in the wake of her devastation gave her the strength to move on with her life. When she's called back eight years later to settle loose ends and is finally forced to confront her past, will who she's become be strong enough to finally move on? Or will returning to the place she left behind bring her to where she's supposed to be?

Quinn James thought he had his life figured out. Successful rock band, sold-out tours, and a future mapped out in front of him. But sometimes life has other plans. When Sinful Distraction embarks on their biggest tour yet, Quinn finds himself questioning everything he thought he knew about love, loyalty, and what he really wants.

The road to romance begins with…one wrong turn. Researcher Poorvi Gupta is desperate to reach her medical conference in Dublin on time to secure grant funding with her presentation. But when her flight is diverted due to bad weather, Poorvi agrees to share a rental car with a fellow...