Can a white hat hacker and a wild child tattoo artist turn their oops into forever?
Former Army Intelligence officer Cash Grantham is a whiz with computers and data. An expert in cyber security, he prides himself on being prepared for anything. That doesn't include his best friend's little sister. The one who's all grown up.
Tattoo artist Hadley Steele always had a thing for Cash when she was young. But the man who swaggers into her shop is a far cry from the moody teen she remembers. One look and that childhood crush ignites into a simmering lust that neither of them can deny.
Feeling guilty about his clandestine involvement with Hadley, Cash puts their relationship on hold and hauls himself to Tennessee to square things with her brother. Turns out Hadley has the same idea. And she's got a surprise he didn't see coming. Now they've both got to find a way to break the news their connection as family just got a whole lot more permanent.
He lives to enforce the law. But he’ll break every rule to protect her.
Nick Clark
I clipped a shiny, new FBI badge to my belt, thinking I could save the world. Four years later, the shield’s got some dents, along with my idealism. And there’s one cold case that’s come back to haunt me.
A killer has resurfaced, and all my instincts tell me he’s after the victim that got away. I’ll break every rule in the book to protect beautiful, scarred Meadow. Because I’ve done the most dangerous, most distracting thing an agent can do. I’ve fallen for her.
Meadow Holiday
I don’t believe in fairy tales. Not after an attack left me a half a woman. But when Nick swears to protect me from my worst nightmare, his charm cracks my resolve to guard myself. One kiss shatters it.
But, like the evil villain in the tale, the killer won’t stop until he finishes what he started. And our happy ending balances on the point of a knife.
***The sparkling new Christmas novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author Heidi Swain!***
When Paige turns up unannounced at Wynthorpe Hall, she discovers the place she knew when she was growing up has changed beyond all recognition. She’s only planning to stay for a short time, but is quickly pulled into local life.
One night while driving home after delivering library books and shopping to residents she stumbles across an isolated cottage and meets Albert, its elderly and rather grumpy owner. She quickly realises there’s more to Albert than meets the eye and the same can be said for the other man she can’t seem to help running into, handsome but brooding Brodie.
All three of them have a secret and a desire to hide away from the world, but with Christmas on the horizon, is that really the best way to celebrate the season?
Praise for Underneath the Christmas Tree
‘Heidi Swain is the queen of feel-good fiction, and this Yuletide yarn certainly ticks all our boxes’ New! Magazine
‘A seasonal romance as warm and welcome as a mug of mulled wine’ Woman & Home
‘You’ll want to curl up with a hot choc to read this warm hug of a festive book’ Fabulous Magazine
'The Magical One' Heat, festive fiction picks
'This heartwarming story by Heidi Swain' Hello
She's my best friend's sister, which makes her off-limits. So why can't I stay away?
I'm a master at hiding my true feelings for Aria Bristol. Well, except for that one time. That one kiss. She almost figured me out then, and I vowed to never let it happen again.
The fact that we were separated by thousands of miles helped a lot. But now that I'm back, all I can think about is re-creating that kiss from high school. And that's bad, because if I know anything, I know she deserves so much better than me.
But she's fierce. Feisty. And she knows me better than anyone. I don't know how much longer I can keep up this act. And the scariest part of all? I'm not sure I want to.
Contains mature themes.
Everyone in Captivity, Alaska, now knows Lilah Iquat's big (and getting bigger) secret. She's knocked up. Pregnant. All it took was a foolish decision with lasting consequences. Now Lilah's going it alone-with the help of the town. But with one particular craving getting stronger, Lilah has her eyes on just one thing: too-sexy Ford Langley.
Ford may be out of the army, but his Special Forces sense of honor and duty hasn't disappeared. Which is exactly why Lilah is fully off-limits, hands-off, and don't even think about it, Ford. She's too young and too bright for a man who's seen too much, too soon. He'll hold to his code-even if it kills him. And it just might.
Now Lilah is showing Ford how much light and life and love he's missing out on, testing every last shred of his resolve. But with a baby on the way and the whole town involved, Ford and Lilah are about to learn the hard way that life never goes according to plan . . . especially when it comes to love.
Contains mature themes.
When your flatmate is the hottest new party planner in the country, three things are bound to happen: 1. You’ll have to take a work call for her while you’re in your underwear. 2. You’ll have to fill in for her after an emergency...and pretend to be her. 3. You will royally mess it up...until a hot future duke steps in to save your bum. Yes, yes, that all sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? Until you consider the party being planned is for the Dowager Duchess of Devon’s 80th birthday, and the current duchess is the ultimate type A personality, determined to micromanage the entire thing. I’m a type...XYZ...LMNOP...with zero organizational qualities. When all my planning goes to hell in a handbasket, the only hope I have to pull this thing off is duke-in-waiting Hugo Edwards. He’s the only person who knows who I really am. The success of his grandmother’s party relies on us getting along long enough to make it happen—and keeping our hands off one another. Neither of which are easy to achieve. And when my best friend shows up to take over from me, the fact that I might just be falling for Hugo is the least of my worries...
When Hannah refuses to forgive a terrible sin she becomes anathema--shunned. But the real question is, can she forgive herself?
Visitors come to Parke County, Indiana to enjoy the lush farms, to buy the Amish quilts, and to experience the peaceful ways of the Amish families who live there. But when a double murder rocks this quiet community, the Amish residents resolve to forgive even this unfathomable offense.
Hannah, however, finds forgiveness out of reach--both for the murderer and for herself. She harbors a secret shame: while the crime was committed in her own home, she was out meeting with her forbidden love, her English beau, Reece.
The elders of the community insist that Hannah must forgive her family's killer or be shunned. When Hannah refuses, she runs away with Reece, leaving behind the only life she's ever known.
Years later, Hannah must journey back to the place she no longer calls home. Can she find the forgiveness and belonging she so desperately desires?
How long does it take to fall in love?
It most certainly can't happen in one night . . . Can it?
A one night stand, an engagement, and a wedding, all within the space between New Year's and Valentine's Day.
Could it be love? If so, is it meant to be?
Contains mature themes.
'For decades, the unsolved murder of Father Michael Leary has haunted Billings, Montana, the community he served. Who summoned the priest late one autumn night, then left his body in a sandstone gully for the ravens and other wild scavengers? And it’s haunted no one more than Lindsay Keller, who admired and confided in him as a teenager. Compelled by his example to work for justice, she became a prosecutor. But after a devastating case left her shattered, she fled the rough-and-tumble for the safety of a desk, handling real-estate deals and historic preservation projects. It's good work, but not what she’d dreamed of. Now Lindsay finds herself in possession of the priest’s wallet, the photo of a young girl tucked inside. She’s sure that she knows the girl and that it’s tied to his death. But how? Detective Brian Donovan, a hot-shot Boston transplant, would like nothing more than to solve the county’s coldest case. Probing the life and death of Father Leary takes Lindsay and Donovan deep into long-simmering tensions in this seemingly peaceful place. Then another woman far away digs up unexpected clues about her own family’s past—a history rooted in a shocking truth—and her questions bring her to Lindsay and the detective. But the dangerous answers could rock the community to its very core.'
'Vivacious and successful, Ava Meyers is living her dream life, except for one thing: ever since childhood, she’s been in love with her best friend...and she’s never admitted it. Back then, Sam Farrow was a damaged young man with a tough past. Now he’s supremely confident, super sexy, and totally untouchable—until the night when he pretends to be her boyfriend to save her from some unwanted attention. In a moment of weakness, she finds out that a decades-long friendship is no match for blistering sexual chemistry. After years of denying his own feelings, Sam finds that one amazing night with Ava isn’t enough to chase away all the pent-up fantasies. So he proposes they spend a few weeks driving each other wild, exhausting their every desire, and then return to their perfect platonic relationship like nothing ever happened. But his plan has one fatal flaw: the part where they give each other up. Because the more they let go of their inhibitions, the more they’re tempted to never go back.'
Cori Ross is thanking her lucky stars. Sure, her longtime boyfriend just dumped her, but that's a good thing. In her rush to find Mr. Right, she realizes she almost settled for Mr. Just Okay. And that's definitely not okay. So, tonight, she's out with her friends at the Breakup Bash-a private party for women celebrating their break-ups-and she's actually celebrating. Still, it was too close a call. So she makes a deal with herself-no guys for six months.
Unfortunately, just as she's leaving the club, she runs into her old boyfriend, Grey Latham-the guy she'd always wanted to be Mr. Right. Great. What a time to swear off guys. Maybe she needs to change the deal-no relationships for six months. There's no reason why she can't have a fling, right? Because Grey still holds the title of the best sex she's ever had.
There's no way this could go wrong. Grey is on his way to international DJ fame-he's only in town for a short time, and then he'll be gone again. No harm in burning up the sheets while it lasts.
Too bad neither expected what happened next . . .
Contains mature themes.
Star-Quarterback Ryan Sanderson hat zehn Tage Zeit, um seine Frau Susannah zu überzeugen, es noch einmal mit ihm zu versuchen - und es gibt nichts, was er nicht tun würde, um sie zurückzugewinnen, auch wenn er dabei zu schmutzigen Tricks greifen muss.Susannah Sanderson hatte endlich einen Schlussstrich unter ihre stürmische Beziehung mit dem beliebtesten Spieler der Denver Mavericks gezogen. Als ihr Noch-Ehemann also plötzlich auftaucht und verlangt, dass sie ihm und ihrer Ehe noch eine Chance gibt, würde sie ihn am liebsten zum Teufel jagen. Wenn seine Küsse nur nicht so unwiderstehlich wären ...-
