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    About YOU’RE STILL THE ONE: Love is one dare neither of them can take... Arabella Stone, Nashville's darling, is eager to shuck her prim-and-proper rep, and a few wild months spent checking items off her " summer bucket list" is the way to do it. First up: kiss the man she's crushed on since she wore a training bra, the bad boy of country himself, Blue bassist Charlie Tucker. For Charlie, a beautiful woman flirting with him isn't out of the norm--but a beautiful woman bolting after the hottest kiss of his life sure is. And when he finds out his kiss-and-run Cinderella is none other than Arabella Stone, daughter of his label's CEO, he knows he's in trouble. Because not only is she a Stone, she's also his employee for the next few months at the recording studio he just bought. Over the course of one thrilling summer, Arabella and Charlie chip away at her bucket list and fight the simmering attraction between them...knowing that once it's all over, so is their time together.  

About Rachel Harris: New York Times bestselling author Rachel Harris writes humorous love stories about sassy girls-next-door and the hot guys that make them swoon. Vibrant settings, witty banter, and strong relationships are a staple in each of her books…and kissing. Lots of kissing. An admitted Diet Mountain Dew addict and homeschool mom, she gets through each day by laughing at herself, hugging her kids, and watching way too much Food Network with her husband. She writes young adult, new adult, and adult romances, and LOVES talking with readers!    

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Matt McKinney is a Navy Seal extraordinaire, and he soon finds himself falling in love with a pregnant widow along with her charming four children.

Abby Davis is a widow pregnant with her fifth child and wants to give her children a holiday to remember. But she is a little confused as to why the gorgeous and sexy Matt want to spend time with her and all her kids. Plus she has a painful past, leaving her broken and dealing with major trust issues. Their journey is a beautiful, poignant love story filled with sensual chemistry and heartfelt emotion.

There may not be a lot of sexy scenes, but the sensual more than make up for it.

If you love alpha shifters and the women that can make them fall to their knees, you’ll like A Highlander’s Obsession.

Paisley Munro has always felt as a weird person because of her ability to communicate with animals, which make her a great veterinary assistant. But when she travels to Scotland with her grandmother for a relative’s funeral things are going to take an interesting turn for her.

Creighton Matheson has to keep the place safe for him and his fellow shifters as well as all the other animals. But with Paisley’s grandmother inheriting land there, he is afraid their days of roaming free may be in danger. But he cannot seem to be able to keep away from Paisley, the woman that fainted in his arms as soon as she arrived at his lodge.

But what Creighton doesn’t know is that she is afraid because she heard his thoughts when they arrived, when she has only ever been able to hear animal’s thoughts. Only that is not the only danger they face, someone has been making problems within the clan, and now Effie, Paisley’s grandmother seems to be in danger, and there is also the curse the Matheson have hanging over their heads that only one person can break.

I absolutely loved this story, not only does it have a sweet and over protective alpha shifter, it also has a lot of mystery and a woman that has more than a simple role as a damsel that will help save the day.

Last of the Red Hot Cowboys is different from your usual romance read. It involves 3 young women who want to be bull riders, a female mayor who recruited them, and 3 handsome ex-soldiers who work with the bulls, who call themselves the Outlaws, and help the local sheriff when they have to in order to help keep order in a town called Hell, which is mainly full off men.

The story and fun begins when the women are refused to be trained by the Outlaws, and the mayor takes them to their rivals The Horsemen stirring up trouble all around.

Of cause there's some heavy attraction going on between one Outlaw and one of Hell's Belles, and the mayor is involved with the sheriff making things more interesting.

Can’t wait for the next books. :)

A Sexy and Hot read. Three short and fast paced novellas that will keep you entertained.

Sexy as Hell:

Sexy as hell makes a great short read for any paranormal romance reader.

Seth is the oldest immortal warrior that fights Demons. He was turned immortal by Michael the Archangel right before his death, but he has to serve as his warrior and fight demons. The downside to becoming immortal is that lust was not taken away the same way as his mortality was. Now he lust for his neighbor and friend Camille. But she has been possessed by a succubus and he has to keep the succubus from killing him or Camille.

Camille is Seth's neighbor and has been a good friend. She wants to be more than that but she doesn't know how, she thinks that acting like what a man would want to take home to his mother is the best way to get him. But now she has been possessed by a succubus that wants to seduce and destroy Seth.

The book was a great short read, but like many short reads it kept me wanting more. I hope that there are more books to come. :)

Sexy in a Bottle:

Valerie Thomas just learned that she has an incurable heart condition. After which she decided to live in isolation as a lighthouse keeper. She believes that if she lives a very clam life she may live longer.

When a pendants and a naked man suddenly show up on the beach in the eve of a storm things will change for her forever. For Raj is a djinn who has been trapped in the necklace for a millennia and been forced to do the will of others, mainly selfish and evil men and women.

After meeting Valerie he thinks that he will go through hell again, only to have her not want to make any wishes and taking care of him. But he can see the deep sadness she carries and wants to help her and make things better for her.

The Walking Sexy:

Greyson Foster has lived isolated since the outbreak and the beginning of the zombies. Humans are afraid of him because of how he looks, but he is not like the ravenous undead, and they ignore him for he is not food to them.

Daria Mason has been working hard to find a vaccine for the Anthropophagus virus creating the undead. Most of the people in her town have either fled or died. When suddenly Greyson arrives into town and warns her of the zombies heading her way. Only instead of being afraid of him she is attracted to him.

What she doesn’t know is how the undead ignore him and he has survived the disease, until she learns what happened to him and how he may just be the answer she has been looking for.

Not all zombies are man eating monsters, this one is a hot male in an undead body willing to fight for the woman he falls for.

Gavin Brooks and Sabine Hayes used to be an item years ago. But Sabine could not deal with Gavin’s world and never felt comfortable in it so she left him. Gavin didn’t see the point of pursuing her if she wasn’t comfortable with him. Until a couple years later when he find out that Sabine has been keeping a secret, his child.

Now Gavin knows that he made a mistake letting her go without a fight. Yet things are still not going to be easy, for they have to find a way to work through their problems and find a way to compromise for their son’s welfare. And even though Gavin is willing to put his ego aside in order to show Sabine that he wants her back in his life, his way is not exactly the most romantic or tactful one.

But for Sabine her son comes first, and she will have to teach Gavin the same and help him put their son first, even above his company. Something that is not easy for Gavin to do for he has always put his company first.

Another great reunion and second chance romance that will keep you flipping the pages until you finish it.

A friends to lovers story is not always easy, as Amelia and Tyler will soon learn.

Tyler no longer believes in love thanks to his ex-fiancé and her actions days before their wedding, while Amelia wants the perfect marriage that her grandparents had. But his story begins with a pact they made in school, that if neither of them was married by their tenth year high school reunion, then they would marry each other.

On the night of their reunion Amelia and Tyler decided to get married by Elvis. But with the light of day, the regrets and second thoughts begin and soon Amelia wants a divorce. Only their one night has created a little someone, and now Tyler has thirty days to win his wife’s heart while trying not to lose his own.

Brianna and her three friends have setup a company called From This Moment, an elite wedding one stop in which Briana is the photographer. Only in her meeting she learned that they had booked a big celebrity wedding for Missy Kline and Ian Lawson. Not knowing that Ian was her college sweetheart, now she is expected to take the engagement and wedding photos.

Ian used to be everything to Bree, until he became such a workaholic he forgot everything and reminded her so much of her father that she could not do it anymore. Now nine years later she has managed to get to his cabin on the mountain side through the treacherous weather, and comes face to face with him once again. Only once she arrives he receives a call from his fiancé that the roads are closed and she cannot make it. Leaving Bree and Ian stranded, alone and unable to leave.

Now being cooped up together will bring back the memories of when they were together and the sparks that never went away. While Ian has tried to forget the bad memories of his past, he was never able to forget her. But will be able to make up for the mistakes of his past and get back what he lost?

Ivy and Blake used to be high school sweetheart with a great future. Until things imploded one night at a football game, where their relationship ended, his football career was lost and Ivy’s angry song made her a rock star, making Blake a laughingstock.

Blake salvaged his career by becoming a high school football coach and regaining his hero status in town. But after a tornado hits town and destroys part of the high school, a committee is formed to rebuild and plan a charity fundraiser. What Blake doesn’t know is that his grandmother requests Ivy return to Rosewood for the events to bring attention to the town and to bring more money.

Being back together will not be easy for either of them, even if they both thought that their relationship was over. For the sparks still fly when they are in the same room, and Blake’s grandmother will make sure that they are in a lot of rooms at the same time. But first they will have to find forgiveness for the past before they can find the happiness in their future.

Greyson Foster has lived isolated since the outbreak and the beginning of the zombies. Humans are afraid of him because of how he looks, but he is not like the ravenous undead, and they ignore him for he is not food to them.

Daria Mason has been working hard to find a vaccine for the Anthropophagus virus creating the undead. Most of the people in her town have either fled or died. When suddenly Greyson arrives into town and warns her of the zombies heading her way. Only instead of being afraid of him she is attracted to him.

What she doesn’t know is how the undead ignore him and he has survived the disease, until she learns what happened to him and how he may just be the answer she has been looking for.

Not all zombies are man eating monsters, this one is a hot male in an undead body willing to fight for the woman he falls for.

Valerie Thomas just learned that she has an incurable heart condition. After which she decided to live in isolation as a lighthouse keeper. She believes that if she lives a very clam life she may live longer.

When a pendants and a naked man suddenly show up on the beach in the eve of a storm things will change for her forever. For Raj is a djinn who has been trapped in the necklace for a millennia and been forced to do the will of others, mainly selfish and evil men and women.

After meeting Valerie he thinks that he will go through hell again, only to have her not want to make any wishes and taking care of him. But he can see the deep sadness she carries and wants to help her and make things better for her.

A short novella you have to read for a sweet and fun read.

Annie is a poker player, to everyone she may seem cold and unemotional, while Nate a casino owner is trying to work hard to bring his family’s legacy back after a bad run. Three years before they met and fell hard for one another, making Nate afraid of losing her and marrying her in haste Vegas style. Only Annie comes from a family of commitment phobic women which makes her run fast after Nate asks for a little more than she thinks she can give.

Now Annie is back wanting a divorce and Nate will give it to her, for a price. Nate needs help to break a cheating ring at a major poker tournament, which will bring a contract for future tournaments, and his best bet to do that is Annie.

While blackmail is not always nice, that’s the bets way Nate can think of to get both his wife back where she belongs and pickup where they left off, and to bring success to his casino. But things will not be so easy for them, for the cheaters are not going to give up the big prize that easily.

Second chance romance with a little angst mixed in, what more can I ask for. ;)

Another great book in this series. In this third book, we get to see Xander finding his own happiness.

Xander’s life seems like the perfect life, but everything ais about to fall apart. When he returns home to assist his family cover up a scandal that will damage his changes at being re-elected as a congressman. On his return he runs into Rose, the first woman he loved, and discovers that she has changed into a beauty that he can’t resist.

While out on a date she receives a call that her son is in the hospital, and under the stress and worry she cannot drive herself to the hospital. So Xander being a gentleman offers to take her there. But once there, he makes a great discovery as soon as he lays his eyes in Joey, Rose’s son. He is angry about the secret she kept form him, but he will not walk away from his son.

Now not only does he have a family scandal that will cost him his re-election, he also has a secret son that will make things more difficult there too. Xander will have to decide what’s more important his family or his career.

In Blood Secrets by Shay Lacy, Ileana Alvarez Calderon and her family are bound to the past. Her family by the country they left two generations ago and which the long to return to, and her to her deceased fiancé. Ever since the death of her fiancé, Ileana dedicated herself to living the life he would have had. She went to school and took a job in the family business.

Now as her father is about to retire due to illness, she expects to take over the company. But her father believes that the woman’s place is in her home taking care of a husband and children, which lead to many arguments. But in her quest to show her father she can run the company she goes to their distributor and makes her own choices besides what her father will usually buy for them to sell.

What Ileana didn’t expect was that Michael Ziffkin, the importer and owner, would be the man that the Sight showed her. She has always had the Sight and everything that it shows her has come true. Now it has shown him as her forbidden lover. For her family will not accept a man not of their community.

Michael has his own problems, he has a past that haunts him and the reason why he built the empire he did in order to protect his family. When he meets Ileana he cannot help the immediate attraction he feels towards her and asks her out only to have her turn him down. In a way it’s better since he needs to concentrate on his business and his family.

But when robberies start happening in the Cuban community things get complicated really fast. Especially after Ileana finds out that Michael also gets robbed and figures that things are connected. Only Michael already has enough on his plate with his mother getting sick again and him having to support his mother and father and keep everything from his brothers.

To make matters worst a dead body turns up at one of his warehouses, and Ileana’s Sight had already foreseen it. She thinks that they are being attacked by one person for a possible blackmail. The only problem will be finding out who is targeting them and have the authorities there in time before another tragedy happens.

Then there is Ileana’s father who is dead set against her dating or even seeing Michael, but if Ileana wants even a little happiness in her life she will have to confront her father and make one of the toughest decisions of her life.

If you want a suspenseful and intriguing read that will keep you at the edge of your seat, don’t miss Blood Secrets by Shay Lacy.

In the Shadow of Malice by Nancy C. Weeks, Adam Blake is an ex-CIA operative. He went to great lengths to fake his death and change his identity, in order to hide from his maternal grandfather, who controls the most brutal crime syndicate in Eastern Europe. He has been living on the edge of danger since he turned 18, and has to keep his guard up at all moments, not letting anyone get too close. But when he finally decides to let up a little the worst happens. His best friend and the mother of his child is attacked, tortured and murdered.

Calista Martin has been hiding from life since her college roommate and friend was killed in their home. On the outside she looks friendly and befriends everyone, but on the inside she continues to hide from life and getting too close to anyone hiding behind her grandfather in his diner. Until the day that she turns in her thesis and everyone is congratulating her. For the first time Adam approaches her and congratulates, when he usually keeps to himself.

When Adam offers to give her a ride home, Calista is encouraged by her grandfather to accept. But as they are about to enter the highway something weird happens, Adam gets a terrible pain in his head and hears his daughter calling for his help inside his mind. He knows that this is not possible, but he calls his friend to make sure they are all right, only to find out that his uncle has her and has threatened to kill her.

Adam tries to get rid of Calista and send her home, but she will not leave him, especially with him still having a headache and bleeding from his eyes. So he accepts her driving but requests that she leaves as soon as she drops him off. But as he gets off the car, Calista gets the same feeling she felt that night before she left her friend and home only to find her dead soon after. And she knows that she needs to get past her fear and help Adam any way she can.

Soon Adam and Calista find themselves on the run with a little girl and hiding from the killers. Adam must find help if he is to keep his daughter safe, and his best bet is to ask his paternal family, the family that knows him but doesn’t know who he is.

This is a very intense read, Adam and Calista are a great couple and I loved how she always found just the right way to help and protect him and his daughter. While he was determined to end the threat from the Vasnev family, there are things he doesn’t know and truths that will change his view of his life and what will happen in the end.

For a intriguing read full of suspense that will keep you at the edge of your seat, don’t miss In the Shadow of Malice by Nancy C. Weeks.

In Sweet Callahan Homecoming by Tina Leonard, Ashlyn Callahan has always believed that she is the haunted one. So one night when she believes that she has killed her uncle, the one thing their grandfather has prohibited to them, she runs away from her family to keep them safe. According to her grandfather, the haunted one will bring darkness down on her family and that is the only way to keep them safe.

Xavier Phillips has loved Ashlyn for a long time now. But as the only female Callahan he would have a tough time convincing her to marry him. He had expected to ask her to marry him when Wolf ambushed them, and then she ran away. Now it’s almost Christmas and Fiona wants Ash back home. So Xav will do his best to track her down and bring her home.

Xav has finally tracked her down, but the woman who answers the door denies knowing Ash. But his instincts have him looking in on the window, only to find her carrying one baby and surrounded with bassinets containing three other babies. Xav believes at first that she is helping caring for another person’s babies, until she start breastfeeding. Now he will take him woman and his children home with him no matter what.

Ash knew that sooner or later she would have to tell him the truth, but she is not ready. She wants to keep them her family safe, but if she returns she will put them in danger once again. Wolf has already said that she was his main target, only now she also needs to think of her children and the best way to keep them safe. Not to mention that she misses her family.

But as they are planning to head back to Rancho Diablo, Wolf shows up and attempts to kidnap Ash. Xav needs to keep his babies safe and having wild shots with them within range is not safe. But he will make his move as soon as Wolf thinks he is almost succeeded. He asks Mallory, the woman Ash has been with, to take the babies to the safety of the kitchen and makes his move. Shooting three times towards Wolf and his accomplice he believes that he has killed them. Only to learn the bodies have disappeared when the sheriff arrives.

Ash and Xav head back to Rancho Diablo believing that they are now safe from Wolf, but things are not as they seem, as they will soon learn. But in the meantime, Xav will do his best to try to convince Ash to marry him. Yet she keeps declining saying that she will bring darkness to his life, without accepting that she loves him as much as he loves her and that for their children’s happiness they should be together. Then when he finally convinces her, the magic wedding dress magically burns and is replaced by a normal wedding dress that when she tries it seems to choke her and she is unable to remove on her own.

Things are complicated for the Callahans in this last book. But with the help of their grandfather and the things that Ash just knows somehow, they will be able to finally defeat the darkness that has been hunting their family for many years. And if you have been following their journey, just like me you will love the ending. Not going to tell you what happens but it is the best ending to a wonderful series.