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Two corporate executives agree to a temporary marriage — strictly for business purposes — while hiding secret crushes and plotting to make their marriage permanent. Architect Greyson Maddox designs a self-sustaining, futuristic house for a luxury homebuilder. When the man’s daughter begs him to turn down the project, claiming it's just another one of her father’s doomed-to-fail schemes, Greyson invites her on a dinner date to debate the merits of the investment. For him, it’s love at first sight, but he doesn’t want to move too quickly and scare her away with his genius-level ...

Binge through this third and final installment of the complete Texas Hotline Series in these books of intrigue and sweet romance!From former military heroes to law enforcement heroes to medical heroes, these Texas cowboy first responders and their K-9 partners will keep you turning the pages through their bravery and heart-racing action to rescue the innocent when disaster strikes. Book #9: The Blind Date Rescue When a tropical storm serves up a second chance at love for a once-burnt-twice-shy kind of guy... Book #10: The Maid by Mistake Rescue When a mistaken identity leads to an ...

A billionaire CEO hires the rebel youngest daughter of his family’s biggest corporate rival to serve as his personal assistant…and sparks an unwanted attraction in this sweet & swoony office romance! Luca Calcagni isn’t sure why Jacey applied for a job at Genesis & Sons in the first place. However, he can’t tell her no without creating a PR nightmare for his multi-billion-dollar company. Instead, he hands her a punishing schedule, hoping to send her packing pretty quickly. A man known as a cobra in the boardroom can’t afford for anyone to find out he's secretly crushing on the one...

Military heroes, law enforcement, medical first responders, and their K-9 partners put their lives and hearts on the line to rescue the innocent in this sweet and swoony, pulse-pounding series! Book #5: The Secret Crush Rescue A K9-certified EMT, the new girl in town he instantly falls for, and the blind date disaster that finally makes her notice him — but not the way he hopes! Book #6: The Bachelorette Rescue A cowboy cop is secretly in love with the girl next door (who thinks of him as her best friend), until a blizzard forces them to face what their hearts truly want for Christmas. ...

Dive into the intrigue and sweet romance of the Texas Hotline Series!From former military heroes to law enforcement heroes to medical heroes, these Texas cowboy first responders and their K-9 partners will keep you turning the pages through their bravery and heart-racing action to rescue the innocent when disaster strikes. Book #1: The Plus One Rescue Despite the center's no PDA rule, an instant attraction simmers between an expert search and rescue instructor and a broody firefighter during summer training. Book #2: The Secret Baby Rescue A Marine trying to right an old wrong, a celebrity ...

A scarred ranch manager is determined to remain single, but the lovely new ranch hand he hires trips up his carefully laid plans in this sweet, grumpy-sunshine romance. Asher Cassidy hasn’t dated since the freak fire that scarred one side of his face, which doesn’t keep his interfering family from constantly trying to nudge him back into the dating game. He dreads the upcoming hoedown, knowing they’ll be up to their usual matchmaking attempts…right up to the point when their newest ranch hand agrees to pose as his fake girlfriend. Landing a summer job in the country was supposed to ...

A new CEO is battling corporate sabotage while a mysterious secret admirer uses his extensive power and resources to protect her. Alora Maddox has been named successor CEO to her family’s multi-billion-dollar company. As the threats against her mount, and one brother in particular guns for her job, she puts a few stop measures in place to secure her position, never dreaming how quickly trouble will strike. Rhys Calcagni, Chief Operating Officer of her biggest rival firm, has secretly been in love with her for years. However, a bitter feud between their families has made any hope of a ...

It’s not easy being the best friend of the woman he secretly dreams of dating in this sweet and swoony billionaire romance. Titus Rand is sent to Anchorage by a top-secret organization to investigate Genesis & Sons. He goes undercover to serve as a bodyguard, which makes his path cross again and again with a lovely nurse on their payroll. Though they develop a close friendship he longs to turn into more, his line of work leaves no time for romance. His plan to keep his emotional distance from her falls apart when he's asked to guard the newest ward of the Maddox clan, a long-lost brother ...

Despite the center's no PDA rule, an instant attraction simmers between an expert search and rescue instructor and a broody firefighter during summer training. Axel Hammerstone returns from overseas with a Purple Heart. As tribute to his battle buddies who never made it home, he's determined to devote the rest of his career to search and rescue operations. Kristi Kimiko is living her dream as an expert search and rescue instructor at the Texas Hotline Training Center. Unfortunately, it leaves her little time for dating. When the hunky Axel half-limps and half-swaggers into her renowned dog ...

A Marine trying to right an old wrong, a celebrity actress struggling to prove herself in the world of search and rescue operations, and the amber alert that forces them to put everything on the line — including their hearts. Hunt Ryker's search for a missing Marine comrade lands him in a temporary instructor position at the elite Texas Hotline Training Center. On day one, he meets Dallas Hill, who's tired of not being taken seriously as the lead dog handler at her local search and rescue unit. A former celebrity actress, she impresses him with her all-in attitude toward her new career, ...

Cassidy Ranch is under new management, but the mother of the six cowboys running it isn't ready to retire yet. Not until she lends a hand — wanted or not — with their happily-ever-afters. The easy part is they're all single. The hard part is they're in no hurry to tie the knot. Mr. Not Right For Her A scarred ranch manager is determined to remain single until the lovely klutz (that his mother recommends he hire) trips up his carefully laid plans in this sweet, grumpy-sunshine romance. Mr. Maybe Right for Her A range rider falls in love with his brother's ex-girlfriend but refuses to act...

Best friends go on a double date to raise money for charity and spark an accidental attraction in this sweet and swoony billionaire romance. It’s complicated. That’s the only way to describe how Priscilla Cardale ever ended up becoming besties with one of the hottest bachelors in Anchorage — a billionaire, no less. He invites her to attend a charity ball with him, and she agrees on one condition. Make it a double date so no one gets the wrong idea about their relationship. All it takes is one dance, however, to make her realize that their friendship she’s been so fiercely protecting...

A billionaire vice president falls for her former special forces bodyguard, a match her family will never approve of in this sweet and swoony billionaire romance. Newly promoted Bailey Maddox is anxious to prove herself to her hard-to-please family of billionare executives. Since dating her bodyguard isn't likely to impress them, she fights her growing attraction to him. Former Special Forces weapons sergeant Don Kappelman is in the business of serving and protecting. He's honored to be tasked with guarding the stunning new vice president of DRAW Corporation, though he understands whatever ...

Anxious to make it home for Christmas, a rodeo star hits the road in a hurry, only to discover he’s hitched his truck to the wrong trailer!In his defense, it’s the same model and color as his. Plus, it’s dark outside. Not to mention he’s trying to beat a snowstorm out of town. At the next truck stop, he finds himself face-to-face with the trailer's very lovely, very angry (and slightly terrified) rightful owner…and soon finds himself offering to make it up to her by posing as her husband for the remainder of the road trip. Yeah, she has her reasons for begging that kind of favor. ...

A strapped-for-cash waitress who’s taking a break from dating, the single-and-available foreman determined to change her mind, and the late winter storm that leaves them snowbound together at the ranch he runs…Tess Caldwell isn’t sure why she says yes to her best friend’s invitation to join her in a remote mountain town that celebrates Christmas year-round. After her ex-boyfriend leaves both her heart and bank account flat broke, she can’t afford a vacation. And she certainly can’t afford to extend her visit indefinitely when a winter storm shuts down every road leading out of ...

A Texas Ranger who’s secretly married, the award-winning chef who calls it quits and leaves him, and the search and rescue program that puts their hearts back on a collision course… It’s not easy being a Texas Ranger; Seven Colburn is living proof of that. He can tell anyone who wants to listen about the long hours, constant danger, mediocre pay, and number of marriages that don’t survive his choice of careers, including his own. When an anonymous donor pays his tuition at the prestigious Texas Hotline Training Center, he jumps at the opportunity to bury his heartache in a new ...

A visit home for the holidays rekindles a childhood crush in this sweet, small-town Christmas romance.Celebrity country western singer Willa Morgan receives a gift from a secret admirer that ultimately leads to a long overdue visit home for Christmas. On her first day back, she encounters Angel Castellano, a cocky blast from her past who's been bragging since they were kids that he’s going to marry her someday. All too soon, her annoying childhood nemesis is wrangling her into serving as the interim entertainment director at his dinner theater, baking her one tastebud-exploding dessert ...

Binge read your way through this sweet billionaire romance series — full of faith, family, and second chances. Each title features a birthday celebration, romance on the beach, and a happily-ever-after! The Billionaire’s Birthday Date He's a billionaire CEO who never got over his first crush, and she's a rising singer hoping for her big break. Can a last-minute singing engagement at his island birthday celebration make both wishes come true? The Billionaire's Birthday Blind Date It’s not easy coming up with a birthday surprise for her billionaire best friend. A guy she likes a little ...

A cowboy falls head over heels for a gorgeous single mom who insists she’ll never date again. He’s determined to change her mind in this sweet, friends-to-lovers romance! Cormac makes it clear to his brothers that he’s not interested in being the next one to tie the knot. He’s met everyone in their small Texas town, and none of them are the one. The only woman who’s ever made him feel a spark of anything is Ellie Roberts — an out-of-towner who shows up at a charity rodeo with her six-year-old in the middle of an asthma attack. Cormac is a farmer and crop duster pilot by day and ...

No more workplace romance for her! A rising star at a small-town dinner theater, Hope Isaacson has big plans for the future. Plans that don’t involve dating on the job. She tried that once, and it ended in disaster. But when a good friend and coworker begs her to serve as his plus one at a family holiday celebration, she decides to make an exception. Just this once. After being tragically widowed, Roman Rios has no interest in dating again. So a onetime date with his just-a-friend coworker feels like the perfect way to get his matchmaking sister off his back. One excuse leads to another, ...