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I never should have gone commando in that dress. I'm almost positive the rest of it wouldn't have happened if I hadn't been dangling off a hotel balcony. And of course the one person to witness my mortification had to be him. Camden Cox. Sure, today he's gorgeous and wealthy, and fine, I can admit he has a great sense of humor. But once upon a time, he was the boy who loved to make my life miserable. But I'm Sophie Abbott, and if there's one thing I'm good at, it's making a mess. Only this is a disaster. Because after a wild night in Vegas, I'm pretty sure we got married.

Nora Lakes is sophisticated, successful, and happily single. Career problems aside, her life is fine the way it is, thank you very much. Sure, her best friends are all moving into a new season of life—full of husbands and babies and white picket fences. But that’s not what Nora wants.

Zachary Haven is living a lie. He’s stuck in a rut, pretending to hate the woman he’s always loved. He didn’t mean for things to turn out that way. But sometimes life gets out of control, especially when you’re young and stupid. Not that he ever had a chance with her. She’s gorgeous and smart, talented and kind. And Zachary? He can’t seem to keep himself out of trouble.

Selene Taylor is the first to admit her dating life is a disaster. She has a weakness for the wrong men - bad boys with bodies to drool over and attitudes like they're God's gift to women. But her professional life? It's right where she wants it. Until her company's bought out by a man from her past, and she finds herself with a sexy new boss. Ronan Maddox doesn't just play the game. He wins. He's an adrenaline junkie who lives for the thrill of the chase. But he flirts with more than danger when he discovers one of his new employees is the one woman who still haunts his dreams.

What happens when frenemies take the experiment out of the lab and into the bedroom? Corban Nash is a self-proclaimed data nerd with a sexy half smile and a set of abs that leave girls drooling. He developed a theory he claims will make two people fall in love. And after numerous tests on friends and family, it’s been successful for everyone who’s tried it. The problem is, it’s never worked on him. And he doesn’t know why. Still, he’s determined to prove his theory. The only thing standing in his way? His nemesis, Hazel Kiegen.

Kylie's best friend Braxton is the hottest man she's ever known, with a rock hard body and a smile that melts the panties off every woman he meets. Except Kylie. Mostly. Kylie is anxious to get off the dating carousel and find something real. Despite the way Braxton tends to suck the air from her lungs, she knows he's trouble. He's just another player, and she's tired of the game. But Braxton isn't the man she thinks. The real reason he's sh*t with women is simple. None of the women he's with are the one he wants. None of them are Kylie. 

Everly Dalton is a walking, talking, martini-drinking dating disaster. Forget kissing frogs. She can’t even get past the first date. But at work, she’s a badass - the longest-running assistant billionaire Shepherd Calloway has ever had. Her coworkers wonder how she handles the big bad wolf and never gets bit.

Sexy firefighter Logan Bailey is an expert at putting the wet stuff on the hot stuff - on and off duty. But he just did the unthinkable, and it wasn’t trading in his tube socks. He slept with his nemesis. His mortal enemy. The crazy redhead he loves to hate. Cara Goulding. And no matter how much he wants to lie to himself, he has to admit, it was mind-blowing.

Someone is stalking Audrey Young. And she has no idea why. Complicating matters is her landlord and new neighbor, Josiah Haven. She doesn’t usually go for the big, surly lumberjack type. But there’s something about that broody man. He intimidates her a little, but she kind of likes it. She could totally handle the mess that is her life, except the strange feeling of being watched is just the beginning. Next thing Audrey knows, she’s a target, and she doesn’t know who’s behind it or why. For Josiah Haven, none of that makes her his problem.

Raised by her three overbearing brothers, Scarlett is a hell-raising tomboy with a tool belt. A tornado stirring up trouble everywhere she goes. Her favorite pastimes? Drinking any man under the table and two-stepping. But she has zero interest in love. Scarlett’s only being neighborly when she claims her sexy next-door neighbor as her new pet project.

Gravel-voiced Gibson Bodine takes his lone wolf image seriously. His one love - besides starting a good brawl - is sitting on a rinky-dink stage in a backwoods bar playing guitar and singing about things he’ll never have. When a video of him playing goes viral, Gibson ignores the unwanted attention. He’s got bigger things to worry about. Like the bomb his half-brother’s mom just dropped on him. And the fallout from the memento he’s been carrying around for 13 years. But one night in a bar, 50 miles from home, he meets her. And she changes everything.

Stoic, growly Evan Bailey has enough on his plate. A growing business, a pack of brothers who drive him crazy, a gossip-loving small town, and a rivalry that runs deeper than any family feud. Love? That’s a hard pass. He already learned the hard way that he’s better off alone. Fiona Gallagher has a problem. Or more like 10, but who’s counting? The trouble with her car is just the cherry on top of the crap sundae, but she won’t let that get her down. Besides, she has a plan. Evan Bailey - that brooding custom car builder who happens to hate her father - is going to help her.

Personal trainer Jonah Bodine discovers more than he bargained for with the half-siblings he didn’t know he had in small-town West Virginia. Not only is his dead father a person of interest in a cold-case disappearance, but the entire town seems way too invested in Jonah’s happily-ever-after potential. His summer of solitude in a lakeside cottage is ruined when his matchmaking sister saddles him with an unwanted roommate. Adorable, snort-laughing nerd Shelby Thompson came to Bootleg Springs looking for answers and ends up getting adopted by the town’s nosy elders.

Bootleg Springs - die erfolgreiche Reihe der Bestsellerautorinnen Claire Kingsley und Lucy Score! June Tuckers Welt besteht aus Zahlen, Daten und Statistiken. Menschen hingegen sind für sie schon immer ein Rätsel gewesen. Im kleinen Bootleg Springs fühlt sie sich als Außenseiterin, die mit den Partys und Line-Dance Veranstaltungen so gar nichts anfangen kann. Nur bei George Thompson fühlt sie sich wohl und angekommen. Doch je mehr Zeit vergeht, umso größer wird Junes Angst, dass sie ihm nicht geben kann, was er braucht.

Bootleg Springs - die erfolgreiche Reihe der Bestsellerautorinnen Claire Kingsley und Lucy Score! Cassidy Tuckers Dating-Leben ist eine Katastrophe und dabei würde sie so gerne endlich ihren Seelenpartner finden, um mit ihm durchs Leben zu gehen. Jemanden wie den attraktiven und charmanten Bowie Bodine. Doch leider wird aus ihr und Bowie nichts - irgendwie ist sie für ihn schon immer in der "strictly friends-zone". Zudem hält sie der ungeklärte Fall des Verschwindens von Callie Kendall auf Trab. Doch ihre Ermittlungen stellen die Freundschaft zu allen Bodines auf die Probe. Vor allem zu Bowie.

Nora Lakes ist kultiviert, erfolgreich und glücklicher Single. Sie liebt ihr Lebens so wie es ist, auch wenn es mit der Karriere nicht ganz rund läuft. Ihre besten Freundinnen starten gerade mit Hochzeit, Baby und Eigenheim in einen neuen Lebensabschnitt, doch das ist nicht das, was Nora will. Auch Dex St. James, der unfreundliche Typ von nebenan, Tattoo-Künstler und Single Dad eines Teenagers, passt so gar nicht in ihre Welt.

Schatten der Vergangenheit. Mit dem eigenen Restaurant habe ich mir meinen größten Traum erfüllt, aber dennoch fehlt mir etwas im Leben. Während alle um mich herum ihr Glück gefunden haben und verliebt sind, bin ich allein. Doch dann tritt Sadie in mein Leben. Eigentlich ist sie für mich tabu, denn sie arbeitet in meinem Restaurant. Aber sie berührt etwas tief in mir, was ich schon verloren glaubte. Und Sadie macht es mir nicht einfach. Sie läuft vor ihrer Vergangenheit davon und lässt niemanden an sich heran.

Die neue Nachbarin von nebenan? Sie ist atemberaubend, aber für mich tabu. Ich bin kein Freund von festen Beziehungen. Das habe ich schon hinter mir und lasse mir mein Herz nicht noch einmal crashen. Doch dann bittet mich Rebecca um einen ganz speziellen Gefallen. Und ich bin der perfekte Mann für diesen Job! Schließlich sind wir nur zwei Freunde, die Spaß haben. Was kann da schon schiefgehen? Eigentlich war mein Leben ganz anders geplant.

Als Juliet Blake in meiner Bar auftaucht ist sie traurig, weil ihr Mädelswochenende schiefgegangen ist. Also mache ich das, was ich immer mache - mixe einen Drink und höre zu. Spontan biete ich an, den Rest des Wochenendes mit mir zu verbringen, damit sie an ihrem Geburtstag nicht alleine ist. Ich hatte gar nicht die Absicht, mit ihr im Bett zu landen. Ehrlich nicht! Als es dann doch passiert, ist es einfach nur umwerfend und ich will sie unbedingt wiedersehen. Aber nur als Affäre. Nicht als etwas Ernstes. Dazu ist mein Herz nicht bereit. Niemals.

June Tucker doesn’t understand people. Numbers, data, and statistics? Those make sense. People? Not so much. In a town of Friday night fighters and moonshine-swilling line dancers, she’s the odd duck. And that suits her just fine. But her sister and friends are pairing off, and the change is unsettling. George “GT” Thompson was at the top of his game — one of the best receivers in football. But a career-ending injury sidelined him for good. Now he’s hoping to find relief in the healing waters of this tiny West Virginia town.