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A sizzling small town romance with heat, heart & all the feels from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! One night changed everything. Now I’m playing for keeps. Susannah is the only woman who’s ever tested my control. Fighting fires is my life, but I can’t put out the fire between us. I tell myself I can keep my distance. Tell myself it was just one reckless night. I’m lying to myself. She fills every corner of my thoughts, burns through every wall I put up. Just when I think I’ve got a handle on her… I find out she’s pregnant. With our baby. All bets are off. I’ll do ...

Phoebe Devine has loved Jake North for years, but she's kept her feelings hidden because she didn't want to ruin their friendship. Jake is a grumpy, smoldering mountain lion shifter who's put his life on the line to protect Catamount shifters. Catamount has held the secrets of mountain lion shifters for centuries, but the town has been thrown into turmoil on the heels of a surprise death that upended trust among shifters in the community.

Owen Manning has perfected the art of keeping his distance. His passion is limited to intellectual pursuits and running his internationally renowned engineering firm in Alaska. Ivy is his newest recruit - brilliant and beautiful, she takes his breath away and tempts him beyond reason. Considering that reason and intellect are what drive his life, losing control isn’t something he does. Ever.

Russell Dane thinks he's all that. Maybe he's so hot he should come with a too-hot-to-handle sign, but he drives me crazy. Not the good kind of crazy either. He thinks women shouldn't be firefighters, he's obnoxiously overprotective, and I can't stand him. Unfortunately, my body is not getting the memo, but I'm stronger than a few confused hormones. Right? It wouldn’t be so bad if we didn't have to work together. It definitely wouldn't be so bad if he hadn't gone and kissed me.

An emotional small town romance with heat, heart & all the feels from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! She was my first love. Now I have a chance to make it right. Ella meant everything to me once. We were young, reckless, and deeply in love—until tragedy tore us apart. I was too broken to chase her… and I’ve regretted it ever since. Time hasn’t erased what we shared. One look at her, and the fire between us roars to life. Some loves never die. I’ll do anything to keep her safe, to make her mine. Welcome to a small town where first loves return, firefighters fall hard, and...

It all started when my cat needed something expressed. Do I have to explain? That's when Farrah Taylor walked into my life, a fantasy spun true. Aside from stealing my breath, she handled the awkward situation with aplomb. Turns out she's my neighbor, and my grumpy cat has a crush on her. He's not the only one. Neighbors with benefits is the perfect option. I don't have time for romance. Until I want more. Until just being neighbors isn't enough.

The second I lay eyes on Zoe, I know I want her. Like mad. She's nothing but curves, but she hides them behind her oh-so-proper clothes. That only makes me want her more—and I'm used to getting what I want. Problem is . . . she's supposed to get me out of a bit of a legal jam. My attorney is a definite no-no. Or so Zoe says. She also says a few other things. My prim, professional, smoking hot attorney is innocent. Game. Set. Match. I will have her. There's only one thing I didn't count on. She might have me too.

Problem: My ex is marrying my ex-bestie. Plan A: Burn the church down? Plan B: Fake marry my friend. I haven't seen Archer since fifth grade, but when he shows up in our tiny hometown and offers me a ring, I don't ask too many questions. It's a win-win: I get to save face, and I'm not about to turn down the chance to one-up my ex. All Archer has to do is sell the lie when my ex and his blushing bride roll into town. Easy. Except now I'm fake-married to a ridiculously hot guy who has his own reasons for needing a wife.

Sometimes when you stumble and fall, you discover who’s there to catch you. Lacey Adams runs at life full bore. She’s a tomboy of the highest order and doesn’t think twice about striding deep into the wilds of Alaska to lead backcountry hikes. She lives and breathes independence and doesn’t rely on anyone. Until life throws her a curveball, and she falls right into the arms of Quinn Haynes.

Leo Massie is a smoking-hot firefighter. Literally. He also owes me after dousing me in coffee. But instead of a simple favor, I might have accidentally told my therapist he's my fiancé. Oops. Now, Leo—single dad, small-town hero, and the most maddeningly good man I've ever met—is playing along. What started as a tiny white lie is spiraling into something I wish were real. The way he looks at me? The way he takes care of everyone around him? The way he makes me feel? None of that feels fake.

A sizzling small town holiday romance with heat, heart & all the feels from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! I never forgot her. I just never expected to find her again—on a snowy highway at Christmas. I never could forget Delilah Carter even though she was nothing more than a memory. Until I find her stranded on a snowy highway a few thousand miles away from where I last saw her. Every feeling I buried comes roaring back to life. The years don’t matter. One look at her and I know this isn’t a coincidence—it’s a second chance. This time, I’m not letting her go. This time...

It all started when he rescued me from a dumpster. Not my best moment. Grumpy, broody, too hot to handle Walker needs a date for a wedding. Let the complications begin.

The whole mess starts when I get dumped at the airport. Dylan is my brother's best friend, and the last guy I want to run into when my pride's been kicked. But I need a plan and fast. One bad decision leads to the next and we're trapped in a hotel for a romantic holiday weekend when we get snowed in. For days. It's cold. Dylan is H-O-T. It's a game of willpower and I'm losing.

A sizzling small town holiday romance with heat, heart & all the feels from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! One night. No strings. Until Christmas changes everything. Harlow May is wildfire, and I was already burning. She’s sharp-tongued, strong-willed, and fearless enough to fight flames for a living. One unforgettable night was supposed to be the end of it. A year later, I show up in her small town just in time for Christmas—and I can’t walk away. I build empires for a living. She runs into danger. We don’t make sense on paper, but the fire between us is still explosive, ...

A sizzling, opposites attract small town romance with heat, heart & all the feels from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! She’s all rules. I’ve always been good at breaking them. Dr. Lane is polished, proper, and completely unimpressed by me—which only makes me want her more. I push her buttons just to see what happens. I can’t explain the pull between us. I just know I feel it every time she looks my way. One night is all it takes. She’s seared into my soul, and suddenly walking away isn’t an option. Her life is complicated. I don’t do complicated, or I didn’t think I...

A swoony, off-limits small-town romance with heat, heart & all the feels from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! I’ve wanted my best friend’s sister for years. Winning a date with her was the easy part. When Holly Blake steps onto the stage at a small-town fundraiser, I start bidding. She thinks one date is a mistake. I know it’s my chance. I fall first—and hard. Holly’s smart, sassy, and completely off-limits, but the chemistry between us has been building for years. Falling for her could ruin everything. Holly has a big secret. Once I find out, it only makes me want her ...

An emotional small town romance with heat, heart& all the feels from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! Sometimes you have to play dirty. I didn’t expect falling for her to be the messiest move of all. Rachel Garrett is strong, smart, and all sharp edges—especially when she wants me to stay away. She doesn’t need rescuing. She definitely doesn’t need a hotshot firefighter complicating her life. That should be my cue to walk. But I can’t. The more I see past her tough exterior, the more I want her. The vulnerability she tries to hide hooks me deeper than any kiss ever could. ...

A swoony, small town holiday romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! Dallas is off limits. Until we end up snowed in for Christmas. One kiss. Five years. Zero chance I could ever forget. A single kiss with Audrey burned itself into my brain, and nothing in the years since has come close. Something like fate throws her back into my path—alone on a dark, snowy road with Christmas lights glittering in the distance. She’s my sister’s best friend. The girl I told myself to stay away from. The woman I never stopped wanting. She’s impossible to ignore. I’m an FBI agent who ...

A sizzling, emotional small town romance with heat, , heart & all the feels from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! She hates me. I fall first anyway. Lucy would rather wear overalls than lipstick, and she can’t stand me. Especially how much I want her. In a town this small, tension like ours is impossible to avoid. What starts as friction turns into sparks. Then fate steps in, and suddenly Lucy needs my help—and a place to stay. The line between enemies and something more begins to blur. Every argument crackles. Every glance lingers. The slow burn turns hot fast. One taste is all...

A swoony small town holiday romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! Break in for benefits? Nothing like coming home for the holidays and catching someone breaking in. Except the thief turns out to be Sasha—the girl I never should’ve wanted back in high school and the woman I can’t look away from now. She’s here for a quiet week alone. What she gets instead is me, an FBI agent with terrible timing and worse self-control. Because the moment the lights flip on, everything I buried years ago hits me at once. Sasha used to be my sister’s best friend. Off-limits. ...