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USA Today bestselling author Naima Simone heats up the page with intensity and wit in this romance between a pro hockey player and a firefighter, both struggling to move on from the past.Being a firefighter isn't easy. Especially for a Black woman. Working with family helps a little. But when somebody from your company doesn't come back from a call, it's brutal--as in, "How'm I supposed to go on?" brutal.And one death took me to a really dark place.A year later, I'm at the Pirates' hockey training facility. Just another day on the job. Until I find a charred journal. I look inside for the owner's name, but the words on the page punch me in the gut. It's like reading my own thoughts. Reliving my own pain.The journal belongs to Solomon Young, left-winger for the Pirates--a father and widower. When I return it, I'm racked with guilt for the invasion of privacy. The look Solomon gives me is cold as ice.But damn if that man isn't hot as hell.Now he's stuck in my brain. And fate seems intent on making us face off.

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Boston socialite Morgan Lett is having a run of bad luck. Her fiancé just dumped her for her stepsister, the charity foundation she's given her life to is in danger of folding, and now, the gorgeous man she bid on and won at a masquerade bachelor auction turns out to be a cold-hearted jerk...and her new employer.Millionaire Alexander Bishop needs the best wife money can buy. In order to inherit his family business, he must get engaged-fast. And Morgan, with her beauty and pedigree, is the perfect candidate. Her sharp tongue may drive him crazy, but she needs money to save the foundation she loves, and he needs a fiancée. It's a flawless arrangement-no strings, no love. But soon she has him craving more, and cursing the platonic terms of their agreement.Still, he won't allow need-no matter how hot it burns-to threaten everything he's built.

I'm no one's knight in shining armor. My weapons of choice are my drumsticks and my di-Yeah, you get what I'm saying.Yet, here I am, riding to the rescue to save Lena Graves from an ugly confrontation with her a-hole ex. It's not like I've given the little secretary, who happens to be the friend of my best friend's girl, much thought. But I'm not going to stand by and let her be disrespected either. And when she thanks me by sinking to her knees in the club bathroom? Well, I don't stop her.I did mention I'm no one's hero, right?Now, my mother is demanding I return home for my parents' anniversary party, and I might be the drummer of the world's hottest rock band, but I can't say no to her. But damn if I'm showing up alone-especially when my brother will be there with the woman I was supposed to marry once upon a time.It's Lena's turn to do me a solid, and when she grudgingly agrees to come with me, problem is solved. Though we shared a nuclear hot encounter that is permanently branded on my mind, she's the perfect woman to be my fake girlfriend. Lena knows this is pretend and won't expect anything more at the end of this.But being in such close proximity to her...sharing her space...breathing in her sweet scent...touching her thick, curvy body... This ruse requires me to act as if I'm gone over this woman. But this pretense is stirring something all too real inside me. And at the end, we're going our separate ways. Or maybe it'll be me begging her to please, don't go...

Playing with fire

Unexpected love

Too convincing

"As one of the world's hugest musicians I'd seen and had it all. Sold out tours. Awards. Fame. Money. Women... And I'd almost lost it all. Epically. Now I'm back home. A broken, burned out, desperate rock star...and a single father. I returned to give my son a family, stability. To figure out my life. But coming home meant seeing her. The woman who was once my everything. Who made life in this too small town bearable. Who I loved with my whole heart...my whole body. But long held secrets forced me to leave nine years ago. Forced me to abandon her. And she's never forgiven me."--Page 4 of cover.

Making a Marriage Deal by Sophia Singh SassonShe just married the perfect husband...who's also a perfect stranger.

It's no coincidence that my family's breakup service is called BURNED Inc. I know what it's like to be dumped. I've been there. Long story short, I've got a rule when it comes to my love life: no athletes. As it happens, my best friend, Jordan, is a professional basketball player. He also has a delicious body and sexy tattoos. But rules are rules.

You've been his for years, and I respected it. Maintained my distance.Kept my silence. My secret.Until that night you came to me, disillusioned, angry and hurt. God helps us both, but I crossed my carefully drawn line before you left, disappeared.Now, you're back, and my need for you is a beast that hasn't been fed and has grown hungrier in the years since I've seen you. I remind myself we can't be more than friends, that you're off-limits to me. But it doesn't stop me from secretly craving what can never be mine.You.My fantasy. My sin.My joy. My regret.My best friend's woman.Jessie's girl.

Return to Rose Bend in a brand new romance from Naima Simone and Mills & Boon`Passion, heat and deep emotion ¿ Naima Simone is a gem!¿ Maisey Yates, New York Times bestselling author

Second Chance Vows by Jules Bennett When exes reunite at a masquerade gala... The masks are coming off!

Zora owns a full service breakup company that provides clients with peaceful, drama-free termination of their relationships--by text, video, even singing telegram. When she meets Cyrus, they have instant chemistry, but it turns out his ex used Zora's company to dump him. And Cyrus doesn't know. How can Zora and Cyrus possibly have a future together?

The Perfect Fake Date by Naima Simone 'It's just a kiss, Eve... I'm only holding up my end of the bargain.'

With major Gilmore Girls vibes...but added spice! In escaping his past can he find his future? Leontyne Dennison is off men! She is perfectly happy focusing on running her family's small town inn and volunteering for Rose Bend's annual spring festival. Until a blast from her past sweeps into town... A retired professional football player, Owen came to Rose Bend to hide after a car accident ended his career. But when he bumps into Leo, the woman he has never forgotten, things start to look up. When Owen's low profile in town is threatened, Leo comes to his aid and, soon, what started as a temporary hideaway looks like it could become so much more permanent for Owen...

Can the festive magic heal her broken heart? There is more than one surprise in store... When Nessa Hunt arrives in Rose Bend she is looking for answers, and her absent father. Not a picture perfect town teeming with Christmas cheer, or the innkeeper's ruggedly sexy son, Wolfgang Dennison. The heat between her and Wolf is undeniable and the festive merriment of the town is almost enough to make Nessa believe in the Christmas spirit. But with lingering questions about her birth father, is there room in Nessa's life for happy holidays and happily-ever-after? Readers LOVE Christmas in Rose Bend 'If you only read one festive themed read this year, make it Christmas in Rose Bend' 5 Stars 'I can't adequately convey how much I loved this book.'Goodreads review 5 Stars 'A lovely Christmas read.'NetGalley Reviewer 4 Stars 'An adorable, quick and easy read that i really enjoyed. a cute plot, endearing characters and a great setting, I loved it'NetGalley Reviewer 4 Stars