Bøker av Kathryn Nolan

What's the first rule of wedding planning? Don't fall for the couple...It was supposed to be a quick trip to the mountains. I was going to show my best friends Beau and Flora their wedding venue, hope they said "yes," and check another task off the long list of things to do before they tie the knot. Oh, and continue to keep my feelings for the bride and groom under wraps.What I didn't plan for was a sudden blizzard to trap all three of us in a cozy cabin over New Year's Eve weekend. Just me, the dirty-talking paramedic, the flirty baker, and too many bottles of champagne.Oops.Talk about a disaster. Resisting temptation is the only option-because revealing my secret would ruin their relationship and our friendship.I'm not willing to lose them both.Even if the couple I'm forbidden to have...might want me back.KEEP YOU BOTH is an MFF novella set over New Year's Eve weekend with a guaranteed Happily Ever After.

These two on-air enemies can't stop rubbing each other the wrong way in the booth...and the right way in bed. Theo Whoever said "keep your enemies close" never had to share a small, dark sound booth with her. Daria Stone is the infuriating host of "Choosing Yourself." The name is almost as ridiculous as the concept. Permanently single? Please. The woman's made a career out of rejecting everything I stand for. I'm looking for the one. The right woman who's ready for marriage and a lifetime together. Not some sultry, stubborn vixen who makes my life a living hell and insists a husband can be replaced by a curated collection of bedroom toys. And I know she's wearing those skin-tight leather pants just to annoy me. DariaDr. Theo Chadwick is a professional pain in my...workplace. Sure-on the outside, the man is gorgeous. But he's also obsessed with finding his better half and getting his radio show, "True Romance," syndicated so he can give false hope to lovelorn listeners everywhere. He keeps pushing my buttons with his arrogant "expertise" about how wrong I am. I just want to see him snap. Maybe that's how I ended up here, pinned against a wall with my legs wrapped around his waist...whoops... Can these enemies put their feud on hold and play nice in a shared timeslot to save their popular beach town radio station? Or will their sparks burn everything to the ground? Author's Note: One-click if you love forced proximity, breakroom bickering, "we're just getting it out of our system" one-night stands, a rag-tag crew of DJs, and beachy, retro boardwalk magic.

Fake dating my hottest friend was not my smartest move... The cocky ex-baseball player-and flirty playboy-is the one man I'd never fall for. Which is why I stupidly thought he'd make the perfect fake boyfriend. As the reigning queen of the dirt bike racing circuit, my only goal is to win this next championship race. Except I've got a bit of a...reputation problem. While my fans love my tattooed, bad girl image, my fancy new sponsor hates it. And after a recent media fiasco, I'm on the brink of losing everything just when my family needs my help the most. So I asked Rowan O'Callaghan to fake date me to rehab my image for the cameras. We've known each other since I was just his favorite bartender and he was the charming baseball god who swaggered into my bar to seduce every woman in sight. And left a trail of broken hearts in his wake. Not me, though. I always knew better than to be tempted by his wicked grin and massive shoulders. Until now-when I suddenly have the huge, hunky flirt pretending to worship the very ground I walk on. Every fake kiss, every filthy promise he whispers in my ear, is starting to feel real. But it turns out that falling for my fake boyfriend is my biggest mistake yet.

It was supposed to be a one-night stand. Lust was the only thing they had in common.Roxy Quinn-tattooed goddess, daughter of punk rockers, and general beautiful badass-thought she'd never see Edward Cavendish III again. The wealthy, British hotelier wandered into her dingy New York City tattoo parlor, a little drunk and a lot broken-hearted. And very, very charming.After a night of panty-disintegrating passion, Roxy sends him on his way. She has zero time to pursue the suit-wearing sex god. Not when her business is failing. Not when her employees are counting on her.After a lifetime trapped in his parents' legacy, Edward's rendezvous with the scowling vixen is a glimpse of glorious freedom. But it's not freedom he needs now. What he needs is to find the right wife to fulfill the terms of his trust fund before he loses it all. Roxy, with her ripped stockings and delectable secret piercings, is definitely not that kind of wife.But their paths cross again when Edward and Roxy are inconveniently paired up in a business school mentoring program. It has to be a strictly professional relationship. No kissing. No sex.Definitely no dark alley trysts after dancing together all night. Oops.Author's Note: If forbidden relationships, opposites that attract like crazy lust magnets, and all the rescue pets in the world are your jam, you're going to love Edward and Roxy!

Summer in the city heats up when the girl who got away moves in next door. Dean "The Machine" is a South Philly legend. Much to the dismay of fans who still hound him, the broody former fighter walked away from his boxing career right before clinching another championship belt. Tight-lipped on his reasons for retiring, he's busy trying to figure out his future when the past literally falls in his lap.Tabitha Tyler, the fiery redhead who captured his teenage heart, is back in town and staying next door. Only now the girl that got away is all grown up and offering him a strings-free, summer fling. Dean knows better than to start something that will leave him flat on his back and seeing stars. But there's only so much temptation a man can take.Kept away by the secrets that tore her family apart, sparkly filmmaker Tabitha is home for the first time in nine years. And her old friend and new hunky neighbor is just the distraction she needs. It's the perfect relationship for her - one with an expiration date.She's got two weeks to convince him to cave. He's got two weeks to convince her to stay. But when she refuses to let down her guard, Dean realizes that this time...he just might get knocked out for good.Author's note: A smokin' hot, friends-to-lovers, opposites-attract love story in a close-knit South Philly neighborhood with a quirky cast of nosy but well-intentioned neighbors.

There was no way I could protect her and my heart at the same time.Cope McDaniels is known for two things: His cocky charm and his sterling reputation for keeping high-profile clients safe. Until a security job goes bad, and he suddenly finds his career on thin ice. Cope's newest assignment comes with serious consequences - he'll keep his job as long as he makes no mistakes.Cope isn't worried...until his new client turns out to be a beautiful blast from his past.Big wave surfer Serena Swift loves the adrenaline of her sport. And the elite athlete hates being told what to do. That goes double when the orders are coming from the sexy bodyguard-in-a-suit who broke her heart.But she doesn't have a choice when a mysterious threat materializes and Serena's sponsor saddles her with the last man she'd want guarding her body. She'd rather focus on her next surf competition, not on some shadowy danger or the arrogant ex who dared to get even hotter since their breakup.Cope can't stop butting heads with his new client. Just like old times, Serena refuses to play it safe, even when it's clear she's in peril. Now the intimacy of spending every second of the day by her side is wearing away at his self-control. He can't afford to lose focus, but everything about the woman is a constant distraction. Including the fact that their divorce was never finalized...Author's Note: One-click this scorching-hot bodyguard romance if you're a fan of second-chance angst, sizzling sexual tension, thrilling action and mysterious danger set on the warm, sunny beaches of San Diego.

He's the best bad decision she'll ever make...Type A attorney Fiona Quinn has one goal left to accomplish before turning 30: A big, fairy-tale wedding. All she needs is a groom. So what if she's never been in love-or even lust-before? She's confident she can solve the problem the way she always does, with spreadsheets and an action plan. When a family emergency brings bad boy Max Devlin swaggering back into town-with his cocky grin, tattoos, and wanderlust-Fiona has to remind herself that he's as unsuitable as it gets. Nope. Not happening. No matter how irresistible his invitation is for a night or seven between the sheets. If she can't tie him down-metaphorically, of course-her pants must stay on.Max can't remember the last time a woman turned him down. He's a guaranteed three-orgasms good time, dammit. So what if he's not the marrying kind? Those sweaty palms he gets when Fiona agrees to help him save his dad's punk rock club are just an allergic reaction to her methodical march toward matrimony. Before he hits the road again, he's going to prove to Fiona that life's more fun when you play rather than plan. No one gets hurt when it's all just fun and games, right? Author's Note: A steamy, opposites attract standalone romance featuring a cocky bad boy (with a heart of gold) and a buttoned-up good girl (with a secret wild side). 1-click if you're into dirty dancing, swoony first kisses and hot trysts in supply closets. This book comes with a guaranteed (and very romantic) Happily Ever After.

Just because the marriage is fake doesn't mean the attraction is...Delilah Barrett is a head-turning beauty on a quest for justice. The former cop with a checkered past has made a career of recovering stolen rare books with her private detective firm. She's level-headed, smart, cool under pressure... and entirely unprepared for her new assignment.When a centuries-old book worth an astronomical fortune disappears from Philadelphia's Franklin Museum, Delilah is paired up with Henry Finch, a brilliant rare book librarian and celebrated academic. Their orders: Go undercover as a married couple and recover the book by whatever means necessary.Henry can speak four languages and wear a suit like he was born in Armani. But he's never squared off against criminals. Never operated in this underground society of glamour and greed. And he's certainly never pretended to be married to a woman who both dazzles and distrusts him.Delilah's keen instincts are her greatest gift, but her growing attraction to the sexy librarian is messing with her head. Every feigned caress, every for-the-audience kiss only heightens the seduction, building a fire that refuses to extinguish. As the danger intensifies, so does the temptation to let their fake desire become real. With a priceless artifact at stake, can this undercover couple learn to trust each other...before it's too late?Author's Note: If fake marriage, closet sex, secret passages, guns and garter belts, high-society galas, mysterious code words, and danger pushes your pleasure buttons Behind the Veil is for you!

He needs to keep the gorgeous competition out of his head...and his bed.Former FBI agent Abe Royal believes in hard work, justice, and a suit for every occasion. He's hot on the trail of an elusive book thief when he realizes he's being followed...by a sultry, cunning stranger.Ambitious, young detective Sloane Argento has just been handed the case of a lifetime. It's a challenge she's prepared to meet head-on. Until she finds herself in a sexy game of cat-and-mouse with the devastatingly handsome competition. Tempting the sinful devil hidden beneath his cool façade might just become as much a priority as capturing the criminal.Abe's stoic restraint shows cracks every time Sloane gets too close. He needs distance, rules to protect himself. But when teaming up is the only way to race the ticking clock, he's left wondering just how long he can deny his attraction to this risky, red-hot distraction.Author's Note: Insta-lust meets suspense in this action-packed, flaming-hot romance about a stoic hero with a guarded heart and a kick-ass heroine with a few secrets.

She's about to go undercover with her arch-nemesis...From the outside, the gorgeous Freya Evandale seems like a quirky bookworm with a taco addiction. Most people would never guess she's a proud drop-out of the FBI's training academy and a highly-skilled computer nerd. These days, she's happy as a private detective at Codex, specializing in stolen rare books.That is until an old nemesis with an arrogant smirk and superhero shoulders ends up in her office.Special Agent Sam Byrne is a tightly-wound workaholic with a secret...or ten. When a betrayal leaves him questioning his career with the Bureau, consulting for Codex seems like the perfect place to hide. But he certainly never expected to see Freya again. At the academy, their rivalry was legendary. And their sparring sessions resembled an actual battle, or worse... foreplay. Now these enemies are forced to play nice as they go undercover to infiltrate a secret society. It's a dangerous world of power, wealth, and shifting alliances. The higher the stakes, the harder it is to resist the true reason behind their rivalry. But surrendering to years of pent-up lust is a direct threat to their mission...and their safety. Author's Note: If smoldering enemies-to-lovers, volcanic repressed lust, secret tunnels, gun-toting bad guys, and delicious slow burns are your jam, Under the Rose is for you!

Calvin Ellis's neat and orderly life is shattered when his grandfather dies, leaving him ownership of a quirky bookstore in Big Sur, California. The Mad Ones: once a place famous for poetry readings and bohemian rebellion, it now teeters on the brink of financial ruin.Lucia Bell's glamorous life as a super model is put into stark perspective when she shows up for a photo shoot, at a bookstore, in the middle of nowhere. She finds herself oddly intrigued by the quiet, nerdy owner with the huge glasses reading behind the register.One night they share a passionate and frenzied kiss against a bookshelf. Outside the store, lightning strikes. Trees topple. And the world shakes beneath their feet.As the storm tears its way through Big Sur, Calvin and Lucia share and explore their most secret desires. Hopes and dreams they once thought lost are recaptured. But inevitably, as reality roars back, they find themselves stuck at a crossroads.Two conflicting paths. And each must make their own decision.Which life will they choose? And will it include the other?Authors Note: Opposites attract. Shy nerd (with a dirty mouth). Gorgeous supermodel. Secret love notes. Poetry. Hidden desires. Quirky small towns and funky book stores. Hot springs. Wild storms. True love.

"Luna's cheerful, hippie reputation is ruined when her billion-dollar company is caught in a scandal. And only a burly, dog-rescuing biker can help her. As these opposites give into their electrifying attraction -- willtheir differences keep them apart? Or will they learn to trust their wild hearts?"--