Romantikk og erotikk

This novella was originally published in Coming Home: A Tiny House Collection on May 15, 2017. This edition is revised with an all-new ending.Berly Charles remembers the days before her father was a successful business tycoon in Indianapolis. Growing up a razor's edge from homelessness planted a tiny desire for home in her heart that she now, as the owner of Le Petite Maison, LLC, fills for others by building their tiny home ideals. Now she has the opportunity to take her tiny house company big time-is this the chance she's been waiting for?Nathan "Rafe" Rafferty is a writer for the nationally reputed architecture journal who is used to calling his own shots and covering the biggest and the best architectural accomplishments of the modern world. But when his hipster, much younger, editor assigns him to cover a new trend-tiny houses-the assignment stirs unpleasant memories and thoughts of revenge.

Eleven years ago, ragtag near-orphan Harriette Smythe made a lifelong friend when she defended the young Earl of Renwick from the village boys persecuting him for his stammer and clubfoot. When Ren returns to London with all the polish of his Grand Tour and the need to take up his duties, he finds a woman in crimson silk shimmying through his window: Harriette, all grown up into a delectable woman, who offers him a startling proposal.Harriette, now an artist, has been helping support her eccentric household with salacious sketches that have made her notorious, but she needs to redeem herself with a respectable-and rich-clientele if she wants to keep a roof over their heads. She offers Renwick a trade: she'll help him select a bride from London's marriageable maidens if he agrees to sit for a portrait.Ren soon falls back under the spell of wild, willful Harriette, the only person who thinks he's perfect just as he is. But winning the one woman he cannot have will mean risking his life to free her from the grip of her past and the forces bent on tearing them apart.

England, 1884An earthquake brings Cora and Ethan close. Literally.They find themselves trapped together under an altar in a half-collapsed church. With nothing better to do but wait for the rescue party to free them, they form a bond of friendship and shared secrets.She endures a loveless marriage with her abusive husband, Lord Roxbury, who mistreats and neglects her and their son, David. Ethan, a soldier and the next Marquess of Hertford, is about to be deployed to a Pacific island to fight against pirates.Cora and Ethan meet again a few years later after he returns to London to keep open the centre for veterans his father founded. Not an easy task since he needs Lord Roxbury's support for legal reasons.When Cora tries to leave her husband to start a new life and protect her son, he shoots her. Desperate to help his mama and scared, David takes Cora to Ethan's house and begs him to save her.Ethan hides them in his house and takes care of Cora's injury. Helping Cora leave England and hiding her from Lord Roxbury proves to be a challenge for Ethan. The future of dozens of soldiers, who suffer from permanent physical and mental problems, depends on his good relationship with Lord Roxbury.On top of that, he didn't expect to develop strong feelings for both Cora and David. As they carve their places into his heart, he has to decide which path is the worst. If he helps Cora and David move somewhere Lord Roxbury won't find them, he won't see them again. But if Cora gets a divorce, Lord Roxbury will take his revenge on Ethan, destroying everything important to him. Including Cora.

♥ Destiny brings them together but will status rip them apart? ♥The Innkeeper: Innkeeper, David Stone's worries are abundant and his troubles many. When an entourage of nobles enters his establishment one stormy night, his life turns upside down. His tavern is suddenly overcrowded and he is short on help. Now, a pregnant noblewoman is giving birth on his bed!One of the nobles, Lady Martine, takes his interest, fainting in his arms after she helps his mother deliver a baby. Being so close and even touching a noblewoman is something that doesn't usually happen to a commoner like David. The woman's essence is as sweet as roses and her skin is as smooth as silk. Looking at the beautiful angel in his arms, he can't stop wondering what it would be like to kiss her. But a thought like this is only going to get him into deep trouble.The Lady: Lady Martine Blake is frightened but has no choice but to assist when her sister-by-marriage starts giving birth too early. Overwhelmed by the experience, Martine stumbles out into the adjoining tavern afterwards, ending up in the handsome innkeeper, David Stone's arms.David is a blessing in disguise. He seems to understand what she is going through and is easy to talk to. Even if he is a mere commoner. Martine finds comfort in his presence and discovers solace in his arms. Caught up in the moment and too tired to think straight, Martine allows herself to express her feelings for this man, which ends up in a few kisses shared between them. It is something neither of them planned and also something that never should have happened. Even moments of true passion will not change who they are.Martine returns to the tavern a few days later while helping out her uncle who is away fighting for the king. She comes to collect the rent and discovers David is four months behind in payments. It is now her duty to confiscate the inn from David and his family, taking from them not only their business but also their home. Doing this breaks her heart and also dooms any relationship that had started to brew between them.Will the feelings of attraction shared between a commoner and a noble suddenly end when one is about to lose everything and the other is the one to take it all away from them? Sometimes, even the best laid plans can go awry, leaving only the hope of a strong love to rectify irreparable damage.Love has no bounds but marriage has rules. A noble must never marry anyone from below the salt.(This series features the next generation from Elizabeth's Legacy of the Blade Series.)

Euphemia Templeton can't wait to put the London season behind her forever, but before she can retire to the country in blessed obscurity, she has one final promise to keep. She must find a proper match for Lady Harriett Fairmont, who is embarking on her second season.Matchmaking is easy for a lady with Phee's skills, but when Harriett's elder brother James, the arrogant, infuriating, and far too handsome Earl of Fairmont accompanies his sister to London, she soon has cause to regret her promise.James doesn't believe in matchmaking, he doesn't approve of Harriett's favored swain, and most of all, he doesn't trust Euphemia Templeton, no matter how clever she is, or how charmingly her lips purse when he argues with her.James and Phee challenge each other at every turn, but when a battle of wills becomes a battle for hearts, will Phee discover the only lady in London she can't successfully match is...herself?

You can't hide anything from me.She thought she knew me.She thought I wouldn't find out.I did.Now I'll protect her from herself and anyone who thinks to touch what's mine.The pleasure I'll bring her is unlike anything she's ever known.The damage I'll do to anyone who gets in our way is unlike anything you've ever known.She's mine to have and to hold.And that's exactly what I plan to do.She's my cailín, and I'll be whoever she needs.

Welcome to Ann Roth's exciting new series, Heroes of Rogue Valley: Calendar Guys series. Twelve months, 12 gorgeous firefighter heroes and the women who steal into their hearts and forever change their lives. Meet Mr. March: Firefighter Gus Viggio needs to convince the stubborn great aunt who raised him and recently suffered a stroke to give up the house that has become too much for her. When she refuses, Gus enlists help from her flamboyant hairstylist, Wanda Lippman. The two women get along well, and Gus's great aunt just might listen to Wanda. Wanda and Gus have both been hurt by love, and neither is ready to venture back into those dangerous waters anytime soon. But sometimes the heart knows best...Mr. March-Gus Viggio Age 336'4" 230 LbSingleTime with Guff's Lake Fire Department: 13 years

Welcome to Ann Roth's exciting new series, Heroes of Rogue Valley: Calendar Guys series. Twelve months, 12 gorgeous firefighter heroes and the women who steal into their hearts and forever change their lives. Meet Mr. February: Rafe Donato is a senior firefighter well aware that loving a woman can destroy a man. He will never trust any female with his heart. Jillian Metzger is a talented potter whose biological clock is ticking. Ready to fall in love, get married and start a family, Jillian wants what Rafe cannot give.Mr. February-Rafe Donato Age 32 6'1"190 LbSingle Time with Guff's Lake Fire Department: 11 years

Love comes in all kinds of packages. In this short collection, Meyari McFarland turns to stories of love. Slow-growing in moments of holiday celebration, emerging from the threats of death, homelessness and fear, and romping through college shenanigans as winter forces spring back with sudden storms, the stories in this collection will bring a smile to your face and joy to your heart. Includes: The Girl of Silver CloudsAbsence of WrathDandelion IntriguesPint Trucks and Bow TiesTheorem of Bright Half-Light

Winter Holliday lives for her friends, her career, the tiny town of Anneville and Christmas (not necessarily in that order). She has no place in her life for romance, no matter how much her friends, coworkers and neighbors insist otherwise. After all, the Anneville Special Events Council can hardly be expected to operate if their chairperson, top volunteer and sole member of the Decorating Committee trades in her giant tissue paper pom-poms for a chance to live out her schoolgirl fantasies with her high school crush Avery Sumner. After leaving Anneville, Avery has found success and a steady stream of exasperation as a record producer in New York. Thanks to her capricious top star's most recent set of demands, Avery finds herself in a jam. Suddenly Anneville seems much more welcoming. Despite an immediate attraction between Winter and Avery, a series of missed opportunities and often hilarious obstacles always seem to interfere with them doing the simplest thing in the world: fall in love.

Hugh Calumet has had bad experiences with women who were just after his money, and he's very afraid that his father is going down the same road with the new nursing assistant who is caring for him.His father, of course, thinks Lisa walks on water.But Hugh finds out something very embarrassing about Lisa, the CNA, that he then holds over her head in order to blackmail her into allowing him to discipline and make love to her.Once he realizes, after moving back in with his father and his new stepmother, that she really isn't a gold-digger, he begins to regret how he's treated her, although he can't quite bring himself to stop it, either.Publisher's Note: This steamy romance contains elements of power exchange. If that is offensive to you, please do not read it.

Pancake house owner, Sandy Keller is tired of the dating scene in Three Rivers. Despite being deeply rooted in the community where she grew up, she yearns for a fresh start and a departure from the predictable rhythms of small-town life. As the holiday season unfolds, a glimmer of hope arrives in the form of Tad Jorgensen, her older brother's best friend.Tad, a seasoned helicopter tour guide who has faced the brink of mortality, seeks solace and a new beginning in the very town Sandy dreams of leaving. His return to Three Rivers is a balm to both their weary souls, setting the stage for a transformative ten days that could alter the course of their lives forever.As they embark on a journey of self-discovery and renewal, Sandy and Tad grapple with the challenges that life has thrown their way. Will they find the courage to follow the path that God has laid out for them, overcoming obstacles and uncovering the true meaning of love?With twinkling holiday lights and the magic of the season, the duo explores the possibilities of a shared future, discovering that sometimes the most unexpected places hold the keys to unlocking a love that transcends time and challenges.Can Sandy and Tad unravel the mysteries of their hearts in just ten days, forging a connection that withstands the test of fate and finding solace in the arms of each other against the backdrop of a town that holds the promise of new beginnings?

I had the world.Then he told me he wanted a divorce.I was the first female hockey player in the NHL. I'd broken barriers, kicked butt on the ice, made a family out of a group of grumpy misfits... But I couldn't keep my marriage together.I wasn't enough for the man who said he'd love me forever. And now, as strong as I wanted to pretend I was, I wanted to give up, move on, forget everything there was about Stefan. Only... Then I found out the real reason he'd left me. And I knew there had never been any game more important in my life than winning my ex-husband's heart a second time.

Der unverbesserliche Schürzenjäger Acton Loxley, Herzog von Wellsbourne, ist auf der Suche nach einer Herzogin. Auf dem Weg zu seiner potenziellen Braut begegnet er einer höchst faszinierenden und fesselnden Witwe, die ihn völlig von seinem Vorhaben ablenkt. Sie verschwindet jedoch, bevor er es ihm gelingt, ihre Bekanntschaft zu vertiefen. Widerwillig macht sich Acton auf den Weg zu seiner Braut, ohne jedoch zu ahnen, dass die Witwe und sie ein und dieselbe Person sind. Als Persephone Barclays jüngere Schwester kompromittiert wird, muss Persephone heiraten, noch bevor sich der Skandal ausweitet. Ihre Eltern bemühen sich, sie dem Herzog von Wellsbourne vorzustellen, doch der ist genau die Art von Herzensbrecher, die zu meiden sie gelobt hat. Auf der Flucht vor einer Verlobung läuft Persephone ihrem potenziellen Verlobten direkt in die Arme und gibt vor, jemand anderes zu sein. Doch allen Ressentiments zum Trotz erweist sich der Herzog als unwiderstehlich charmant! Fall sie in seiner Gesellschaft bleibt, wird sie noch in den Bann des verruchten Herzensbrechers geraten.

Growing up in isolation in Cornwall, Tamsin Penrose looks forward to the one month each year that she spends in an idyllic seaside town with her best friends. She's shocked to receive a letter from her reclusive father informing her of a potential groom-they've never even discussed marriage and she rather expected to be a spinster. But she's met a charming, if serious, baron and now she's dreaming of a romantic, wedded life.During his annual trip to a friend's seaside estate, broody Isaac Deverell, Baron Droxford finds himself in an objectionable situation: socializing with a group of ladies over several days. He is not prepared for the storm of cheerfulness that is Miss Penrose, nor can he deny that she makes him feel...good.Because Isaac is an unheroic rogue with a devastatingly sinful secret, he should flee this delightful ray of sunshine. However, he can't keep his distance, and when her overzealous suitor arrives and won't take no for an answer, Isaac protects her in a scandalously public fashion. Now he can't run from her. Can these attracted opposites find a happy ever after, or will the past destroy their chance?

CEO Eleanor Clairice Beauchamp's rules for business: #1: Business always comes first#2: Succeed#3: Don't fail#4: Never fall in loveClairice "Claire" Beauchamp has spent her adult life escaping poverty and reaching the top of her industry by adhering to her rules. But staying there may prove to be the most difficult challenge yet. Lotus Enterprises' next big project requires owning an entire city block, and one last property owner refuses to sell. So, Claire goes undercover to scope out the café owner. She expects to discover the source of her resistance and negotiate a deal. She doesn't expect to be so drawn to her. Abby Pita is finally her own boss after achieving her dream of owning Sunshine and Sweets Café. She has no interest in the buyout offers, especially not as her attraction to her newest customer, Claire, is growing. Claire seems to feel their connection too, and Abby has hope that there could be a future for them. When the truth is revealed, will Claire break all her rules, or both their hearts?

Is it possible to fall in love with someone you haven't seen for 40 years? Arnold Moon, an investigative reporter experiencing some career and personal setbacks, leaves New York City to become the editor of the community newspaper in his Ohio hometown. Surprisingly, he reconnects with Annie, his sidekick in a musical duo in a hotel on Mackinac Island where they worked as college students. Why did Arny suddenly take off from the island before summer was over, leaving Annie heartsick and confused? What will happen when they perform together again, as well as share their contrasting personalities and life stories? When a ghost from Arny's past appears, how will this affect their reunion? MARY BELL MEYER has worked in medical research, journalism, and libraries on the East Coast and in Ohio, where she grew up and later raised a family. Now retired, she and her husband live in Nevada below Lake Tahoe and enjoy hiking and traveling in the Sierra Nevada. Although she has written much during her career, this is her first novel.

In a sprint, every millisecond counts.When you're waiting for love, those milliseconds can feel like eons.High school senior Lucas Preston has it all: star of the track team, a scholarship waiting for him, an apartment to himself and a revolving door of girlfriends.He also has an older sister, five younger brothers and a father who relies on him to make sure those brothers don't kill each other.His saving grace? Lois "Laney" Sanders, a girl he started to fall in like with when he was just eleven.A girl who became his best friend, his confidant, his courage.It took only sixteen clicks and eight seconds for Lucas to realize that his like for Laney had turned into love. Eight life-changing seconds.It's also the exact length of time it took to lose her.

One life-changing summer. One boy.The boy.The boy who offered me safe touches and heart-stopping smiles - smiles he shared with his son.We filled our days with porch-step kisses, filled our ears with laughter, filled our hearts with love. Deep, soul-aching, desperate love.But love is misleading.It's an invisible, fleeting moment.Somewhere between false adoration and pure hatred comes an emotion, a vulnerable need, a single desire.It lives within the ones who miss it, who crave it, who know better than to expect it.Love is relentless.Even when that love turns to hate, turns to loathing, turns to pain. Love should heal you. But it can also break you. Believe me, I know...Because I'm Becca Owens - a broken girl......And he's Josh Warden - the boy who broke me.

There's no emotion greater than fear.No ache greater than grief.No sound greater than silence.***I'm grateful he showed up on my doorstep, pissed off and angry at the world.If he hadn't, I wouldn't be here.And I don't just mean here on this journey with him.I mean here, in this world.*I wonder what events in all our lives-hers included-are The Turning Points?The points where we all determine that the fear of our pasts and the uncertainty of our futures are greater than our need for happiness.Here.Now.While time and everything around us stands unmoving... who's to say we can't have it all?***We wanted it all.We wanted it with each other.We thrived on the chaos we created.And ignored the Mayhem that ensued.Because falling in love was easy.But sometimes, love isn't enough.

There's a single defining moment within every skater. It lasts only a second. Two if you're good. Three if you're really good. It's the moment you're in the air, your board somewhere beneath you, and nothing but wind surrounds you. It's the feeling of being airborne. The sixteen-year-old version of me would've said it was the greatest feeling in the world. Then at seventeen, I had my son. And every single second became a defining moment. Even the ones that consisted of heartbreak when his mother left us. Seventeen. Single. Dad. That's what my life became. Yet, every day, I managed to find that feeling of being airborne. Or at least I convinced myself I did. But I lied-to myself and to everyone around me. Until she showed up; Tanned skin, raven dark hair, and eyes the color of emeralds. You know what sucks about being in the air? Coming down from the high. Sometimes you land on the board and nail the trick. Then kick, push, and coast away. Other times you fall. You fall hard. And those are the times when it's not as easy to get back up, dust off your pads and try again. Especially when the girl with the emerald eyes becomes your drug... And you become her poison.

Successful freelance photojournalist Meg Wainwright is offered the assignment of her dreams-photographing and writing a new line of travel books for a publisher in the UK. But when she arrives, she learns she'll be working for the man who walked out on her ten years ago without an explanation and left her heartbroken. Blaine Reeves regrets leaving the only woman he ever loved. Luring her to London without revealing his involvement might not be his best plan. He can only hope it's not too late to change the past.

After the deaths of two husbands and a fiancé, Claire Saint-Ange is branded the Widow Spider in her coastal Maine town. Tormented by threatening phone calls and desperate to prove her innocence, Claire hires a P.I. But her attraction to the rugged investigator poses an even greater threat. She can't risk losing someone she cares about... not again. Never again. Two tragic losses cause federal agent Michael Quinn to submit his resignation, but he's forced into one last gig-investigate the widow's connection to her last husband's drug smuggling. Uncovering this lovely, mysterious woman's darkest secrets should be just an assignment, but her gentle soul and passion make him long to believe in her innocence. The frozen Maine landscape, deadly attacks, and shocking revelations test Claire and Michael at every turn-but it's the blazing desire between them that threatens their very lives.

Brandy Drummond's life depends on finding her missing brother, and she will use any means available to overcome this adversity. Thrown together with the one man who can help her succeed, she must endure his arrogance and suspicion. Added to her frustration, she finds herself struggling with unfamiliar feelings while fighting her growing attraction to him. Chandler Townsend, the cynical Duke of Marbury, agrees to help but needs to determine if she is England's friend or foe. Fighting demons from his past, he doesn't trust Brandy, but he wants her. Is she cut from the same cloth as his mother? Is she in league with her suitor? To save each other, and find love, Brandy and Chandler must overcome obstacles both real and imagined.

As second-in-command of Brandon's Brigade, a paramilitary group, Jackson Favre is comfortable following orders and getting things done. Left in charge when Brandon leaves on a secret mission, Jackson is determined to keep everyone safe. When he walks into his office and finds the love of his life, Charlene Bowman, his tightly reined control, slips. Jackson must come to terms with his lost love and the woman she has become. Charlene Bowman is supposed to be dead. She comes out of hiding to work for Brandon' Brigade. A sharpshooter and computer whiz, Charlene will guard Brandon's wife. She isn't prepared for her rekindled love for Jackson. Can she find the courage to overcome her past and tell Jackson about her attack and their child?

-LUCY-There is a love so fierce it cannot be measured.A heart so strong it will never slow.There is a promise so sure it can never lie.He promised me that love forever. Even when it wasn't enough.-CAMERON-Forever. Everlasting. Eternal.There is no measure of time.No sounds of the ticking of a clock.Just the rising and falling of the sun.nd our own sense of forever. But our forever isn't always.

During a fight, you can either run or stand your ground.Meyer never expected to become a member of a pack of wolves. He's a vampire, and wolves and vampires notoriously hate each other, yet here he is, peacefully living with the pack.Well, mostly peacefully.Ollis never took things too seriously until his pack became the target of the dragon clan. His family still sees him as an immature teenager, even though he outgrew that phase a while ago. When his alpha asks him to step up and help guide the pack, Ollis readily agrees. No matter how frightened he is, he'll defend his home.And he won't do it alone.The pack is still at a disadvantage, but they have something the dragons don't.Each other.

A cancelled engagement. A non-refundable honeymoon. A Christmas Robin will never forget.Robin Ellis has had a year she'd like to forget. She's tired, overworked and most definitely not ready to spend the holidays with her rowdy family in Manchester. So when she discovers she forgot to cancel her honeymoon she sees this as the perfect opportunity to get away; it's time to relax and embrace adventure!The last thing she expects is to clash with standoffish ski instructor Neve. But despite their rocky start these two unlikely people can't help but fall for each other under the starry Canadian skies.They know that holiday romances don't last, and Robin has had her heart broken one too many times before, but can they overcome the distance between them and find a happily ever after together?A sparkling sapphic wintry holiday romance, perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan, Heidi Swain and Jo Thomas.

Everyone supports Fanny Williams as little Renny becomes part of the Aberbryncraig story and causes a problem or two on his way, showing considerable ingenuity and originality. Mrs Mopalot sorts it all out again with the help of those who have caused all the difficulties, her husband, cocoa in bed, and above all, most of the population of Aberbryncraig in one way or another. The Summer Party is rather unusual this year.