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Chaos wears a leash—and love might just be found in a poop bag. Wren Montgomery is a flannel-wearing, glitter-loving dog walker with a flair for attracting furballs and drama in equal measure. Theo Everhart is a latte-art-perfectionist and the uptight owner of the local cat café. Their feud? Legendary. Their accidental partnership on a community fundraiser? A disaster waiting to happen. Or maybe... the beginning of something neither of them saw coming.

Just when the past seemed long buried, it returns with a knock. Nathan Miller — a composed and thoughtful literature professor — finds himself forced to confront the memories he’s spent years trying to forget. Ava Reynolds reappears without warning, bringing with her the echoes of a love that once fell apart — and the reasons never spoken aloud. Caught between a picture-perfect fiancée and a former lover bearing long-held secrets, Nathan is swept into a storm of emotions he can't quite name.

Beckett: If you’re reading this, well, you know the last-letter drill. You made it. I didn’t. Get off the guilt train, because I know if there was any chance you could have saved me, you would have. I need one thing from you: get out of the army and get to Telluride. My little sister Ella’s raising the twins alone. She’s too independent and won’t accept help easily, but she has lost our grandmother, our parents, and now me. It’s too much for anyone to endure. And here’s the kicker: there’s something else you don’t know that’s tearing her family apart.

When my best friend Taylor gifted me a vacation at a resort owned by his grandparents, the last thing I expected was to bond with a man seventeen years older. Tate was also vacationing alone. He’d come to Midnight Key to clear his head and reevaluate his life. I’d come to get over my high school sweetheart who’d dumped me. I’d spotted the brawny, tattooed Adonis in the lobby on the first day and thought he had to be someone’s hot dad.

In modern-day London, Alexander Harrington, a young architect bound by family duty, enters an arranged marriage with Eleanor Sinclair, a fiercely independent journalist. Initially strangers united only by a business deal, they navigate familial pressures and a hidden debt that ties their families together. Through shared moments—cooking mishaps and art gallery visits—their guarded hearts begin to open, sparking an unexpected connection. A misunderstanding fueled by jealousy tests their fragile trust, but a rain-soaked confession cements their bond.

Grace Walton never meant to fall in love with Rick Grayson while dying. Shut out by her own family and shadowed by the fear of an early goodbye, Grace’s relentless pursuit of connection becomes a journey through heartbreak, resilience, and the fragile moments that make life worth living. But when a truth she never expected turns her world on its head, she and Rick are forced to confront the question neither dared to ask: if time were suddenly given back, would they be brave enough to love without holding back?

Stacey returns home with the security of Kade’s team, only to be dragged further into her own living hell by her deranged abuser Chris–until the opportunity finally comes to fight back. Kade has never been so deep in the pits of hell itself.

Rückkehr in die Windy City – der Ort, der sich wie ein Zuhause anfühlt und in dem man sein Herz verliert! In der Windy City haben wir uns in sie verliebt: Zanders, Ryan, Kai, Isaiah und Rio. Aber es gibt einen Mann, zu dem die jungen Sportler alle aufgeblickt haben: »Monty« Montgomery. Monty kennt ihr seit Caught Up . Monty wiederum kennt Reese Remington seit Play Along Es wird Zeit, dass die beiden zusammenkommen – oder? Ungekürzte Lesung mit Rebecca Veil, Philipp Oehme ca. 15h 50min Spice-Level: 4 von 5

Five best friends and NFL teammates navigate life, single parenting and love in the Single Dad Playbook Series by USA Today Bestselling author Willow Aster. Now available in one complete box set! Welcome to Silver Hills, Colorado! In this small town just outside of Denver where the NFL's Mustangs are based, players Weston Shaw, Henley Ward, Rhodes Archer, Bowie Fox, and Penn Hudson have formed a tight knit group aptly named the "Single Dad Players.

In the time it takes to answer a phone call, Desmond's life changes. Suddenly, he's a single parent to his nephew, living in South Carolina, and the assistant coach for the university hockey team. Life might not be great right now, but he's handling it. And things can't possibly get worse, right? Jack—the survivor of a horrific childhood— knows that things can always get worse. And right now, for him, worse is hockey. He loves the game and loves the friendships he's cultivated with his teammates, but that's where the good ends and the bad begins.

The last time Audrey Saunders saw Jude Bellessi, he begged her to ditch her wedding and run off with him. She said no. In her defense, she was already in the dress. Years later—divorced and done with relationships—Audrey runs right into the one man she never managed to forget. Except Jude isn’t the rebellious bad boy she remembers. Now Jude's an aerospace engineer, a fiercely protective single dad… and, apparently, her fiancé. At least that’s the story he spun for his sick mother. When Jude asks her to play along for the summer, Audrey knows better. She really does.

At St. Alden’s College, Sandra Elwood lives by one golden rule—never fall for the boy next door, no matter how tempting he is. But when Collins Tiffin, her quiet and infuriatingly composed best friend, becomes the target of her teasing, the game between them turns into something dangerously real. Beneath Sandra’s mischief hides a heart that longs for more, while Collins’s calm mask begins to fracture under the weight of unspoken desire. Between debates in ivy-covered halls and stolen glances in candlelit libraries, their friendship teeters on the edge of something neither can name.

Things I should never, under any circumstances, ever do: ask my secret crush, aka the most notorious (reformed) playboy in pro hockey, to take my virginity. Too bad, I did. After a string of terrible dates, I did the unthinkable. I propositioned Flip Madden. Of course, he said no. It isn’t that he’s almost a decade older than me, or that I’m still in university. It’s because I’m his coach’s oldest daughter. Not to mention my dad would bludgeon him with his hockey stick if he found out. Which he won’t, because it will never happen.

Six powerful men. Six unforgettable love stories. From alpha CEOs and elite athletes to a driven detective and a ruthless lawyer, the Connors don’t back down—from business, from passion, or from love. This USA Today bestselling series delivers sizzling chemistry, strong heroines, and swoon worthy romance.

Welcome to Cottonwood Cove! In this lakeside town you’ll find small town charm, unbreakable bonds, and the lovable Reynolds family. These five siblings will have you laughing, crying, yearning and swooning over every happily ever after.

Set in small town Montana, this sports romance series follows a group of football coaches and players. From a single dad to a second chance to a surprise pregnancy to enemies-to-lovers to fake dating, fall in love with all four stories in the Treasure State Wildcats series.

Emerson (Emmy) Hartwell has waited for a spot on an NHL roster since she became a professional hockey player, and this season, she'll finally get a chance to showcase her talents with the struggling D.C. Stars. Maverick Miller is the best player in the league, but he's never had a winning record. Team captain and desperate to turn things around, he agrees to play nice with the fiery new left-winger even though they're total opposites.

Jude Kensington is the playboy of Pembroke Hills Country Club and the last person I expected to be living with this summer. Charming flirt. Billionaire bachelor. And my friend who once kissed me during a night neither of us can remember—or forget. But before things could get complicated, a surprise showed up on his doorstep. A baby. His baby.

Gage has a blueprint for his life all mapped out. First, straighten out his little brother so Gage can finally stop being pseudo-father to him. Second, expand the company to have permanent crews. Third, avoid any more hookup dates–he wants all or nothing. The very sexy, tatted bar owner that slides into his life? Not part of the plan. But god, Gage can go for some red line changes to make Logan part of it.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and being in the hospital with stitches in my head and no way out makes me pretty desperate. So I log in to a dating app, searching for a guy willing to pretend to be my boyfriend so I can bust out of this overpriced nightmare. But what do I get? Accused of being a prostitute. Talk about a waste of phone minutes. With plan A a no-go, I move on to plan B. Escape. Except, on my way to freedom, I’m nearly pummeled by a man wearing all black and with the bluest eyes I’ve ever seen. When he pretends to be my boyfriend, I’m shook.