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Their storybook romance didn’t have a happily ever after… but he’s back to rewrite their ending. When Assistant Chief of Police Elaine Potter's book club picks a steamy rockstar romance, she doesn’t expect real life to copy the story -- until her famous ex strolls back into town. It’s been twenty-five years since Jackson Meyer left her behind for the spotlight, and she’s never forgiven him. Sure, the charming smile, soulful eyes, and unfairly perfect muscles make him even more tempting now, but Elaine isn’t that naive and trusting college girl anymore. She's a hardened, non-...

A runaway bride walks into a bar…and finds her fated mate! Security Chief Duncan has just about given up on finding love. Almost everyone around him has paired up, but he’s still a lone wolf. Until a woman in a wedding dress appears in the doorway of his favorite watering hole… Elizabeth fought her way out of her old-fashioned pack. About to turn forty, she’s ready for a new start in the shifter town of Greysden. She’s ready to be independent and to finally live life on her own terms. What she’s not ready for? An overprotective wolf who claims she’s his mate the minute she ...

She was the one who got away – until she needed a rescue. Andrew I’d always thought the ‘Lawson Lightning Bolt’ was just a family legend. Everyone knows that love at first sight is just something they made up to sell romance books. Then I met Katy and everything changed. I knew right away that she was my soulmate, but she was only visiting my small town in the mountains for a few days, so I had to let her go. Until the day she called me from jail… Katy I spent my entire life avoiding romantic entanglements. So when I met the mountain man lawyer who made my heart pound and cartoon ...

She hates Valentine’s Day and her annoying coworker. He’s spent five years secretly loving her. Now that they’ve been matched up at a dating event, he’s going all out to win her love. Valerie doesn’t believe in fairy tales, soulmates, or anything involving Cupid. But when her meddling friend signs her up for a Valentine’s matchmaking mixer, she rolls her eyes and goes just to prove it won’t work. What she didn’t expect was to be matched with Simon, the cocky, infuriating coworker she’s barely tolerated since the day he joined the company. He’s too young, too confident, ...

Is there something in the water in the town of Greysden? Because falling in love within days of meeting someone isn’t normal. And neither is seeing a bear turn into an incredibly attractive man… When she learns that her best friend has fallen in love with a guy she just met, April is determined to save her from whatever weird cult has captured her. She doesn’t find a cult, but she does find a growly, Christmas-hating bear shifter who insists that April is his fated mate. A family tragedy years ago made Tyler hate Christmas and convinced him that he should avoid having a mate at all ...

A giant walks into a bar, and leaves with a succubus… Despite being a human, Dianne grew up with the stories that she comes from a long line of female demons. She doesn’t believe the family lore – at least until the day a huge football player tracks her down, claiming that she called to him in his dreams. Nephilim Elijah is used to being the biggest guy in the room. He’s turned his size into a profitable career in American football, but the giant has always felt like something was missing. When a curvy beauty starts haunting his dreams, he’s determined to track her down. The ...

She just divorced one monster, she’s not going to fall for another! Maggie I thought I’d done everything right, getting married to the perfect man and creating the perfect life together. But it was all an illusion. My ex-husband was an emotionally abusive cheater and now that I’m free from him, I’m ready to get a new start. When my cousin offers me a job, I head to the small town of Greysden Colorado, eager to leave all my bad memories behind. But there’s something weird about this town… like the fact that my cousin is a witch who says that I also have latent magical powers. And...

He’s a grumpy machinist. She’s an uptight efficiency expert. They’re going to use every tool in their arsenal to save the factory – or kill each other trying! George is a simple guy. He likes bowling, watching football, and remodeling his house. He’s worked at the same place since he was eighteen and for him, a job is just a job. Until his union steward tells them that management is considering outsourcing their jobs to Mexico. Cassandra is the leading efficiency expert for Thomas Industries. She’s got a reputation for being tough, fair, and getting results. She’s determined ...

Fifteen years ago a lie tore them apart. When they find each other again, will they still feel fireworks? Noah When I came back and discovered that my wife had filed for divorce while I was on a business trip, I was devastated. Carmen was my first love. My only love. And I had no idea what I’d done to make her disappear without a trace. The one day I get a taste for Italian food… Carmen When I got a letter saying my husband was cheating on me, I divorced him and left town without a word. I’ve got a good life with my friends and my restaurant, even if I sometimes miss the easy ...

Just when she’d given up on finding her fated mate, he turns up in her kitchen. Pepper Rosewater is known around town as the “mate magnet”. Everyone in the magical town of Greysden seems to find their true love when they’re with Pepper. Shifters, demons, witches…she helps them all, whether she means to or not. Now she’s decided to focus on her newly restored witchcraft and do something she’s always longed to do – learn how to cook. Charles is a magical mutt. He’s part demon, part wolf, part vampire, and one hundred percent grumpy about it. Ever since he turned forty his ...

They were each other’s first love in high school – in midlife they’ll be each other's last love too. Tara Month after month, my friends are finding love through our local book club. No one can explain it, but somehow whatever happens in the books we read happens to one lucky book club member in real life. When we read a story about childhood sweethearts who are reunited later in life, I never expect that this time I’ll be the one to fall in love. Patrick When I move back to my hometown, I never expect to run into my childhood best friend. I haven’t seen Tara in twenty-five years ...

Who says falling in love after forty can’t be fun, steamy, and wildly romantic? From grumpy ranchers and flirty factory workers to single parents and second chances, Hands On includes 5 midlife romantic comedies that celebrate love, laughter, and life’s surprising detours. This collection is full of heart and heat including cinnamon roll heroes, curvy heroines, and instalove fun including: A blue-collar factory guy and a no-nonsense consultant who go from enemies to lovers—with a basset hound referee. A harried single mom and a handsome stranger who ring in the New Year with a bang…...

This year Santa is getting a Christmas present…a brand new mate! Tony is transitioning back to civilian life after twenty years in the military and trying to figure out his next steps. When his mom signs him up to play Santa at Greysden’s annual holiday festival, he’s not happy about it. After so many years away from his family, he’s lost his love of the holiday, and the last thing the grumpy wolf wants to do is spread Christmas cheer. Marissa just moved to town, looking for a fresh start to heal her broken heart. When a growly Santa tracks her down and says he’s her fated mate, ...

Falling in love with your fake fiancé is something that only happens in movies, not in midlife… Mary Ellen For eighteen years, Antonio and I have been best friends. We’ve shared everything: inside jokes, secrets, Cubs tickets, even an address. Everyone thinks that we’re secretly in love with each other, but that’s ridiculous. I mean sure, Antonio is charming and hot, and we almost kissed that one time, but I’d never do anything to risk our friendship. Until Antonio pulls a stunt right out of a romcom… Antonio When my grandmother was on her death bed, I told a little white lie. ...

Previously published as “Dirty Martinis” by Rose Bak The boy on the playground has grown up into quite a sexy man -- and he mixes a good drink too! Olga When your sister is married to a famous rock star and your boss is a self-made billionaire, it’s hard not to feel inferior now and then. So, when I found out my landlord was selling my apartment and I was going to have to move – again – I decided to pop into the new bar up the street for a little liquid comfort. I wasn’t expecting to run into the guy who’d been my first boyfriend. It was in kindergarten, but it still totally ...

The first time Jonah Davis met his mate he was arresting her. The second time he saw his mate, he was rescuing her. When moved to the small shifter town of Greysden to become sheriff, Jonah was hoping that he would finally find his fated mate. He and his wolf had almost given up on finding love until they scented Susan Grey. Unfortunately, the beautiful and fiery wolf shifter hates him and has no interest in being his mate. She isn’t the first person that he arrested who has held a grudge. But little does Susan know that when Jonah decides on a goal, he pursues it with single-minded ...

Living in a town full of shifters, witches, vampires, and other mystical creatures, she thinks she’s seen everything. She was wrong. Marian When I was offered the job as head librarian in a small town in Colorado, I was thrilled. (Yeah, yeah, I’m a librarian named Marian, cue the musical jokes.) Sure, I’m one of the only humans in this magical little part of the world, but the residents welcome me with open arms. At least I thought they did, before someone tried to play an April Fool’s joke on me. There’s no way the hot younger guy flirting with me is into a middle-aged woman like...

Christmas is a time for family, love, and...men who turn into animals? The shifter town of Greysden is gearing up for the holidays and some of its sexiest residents are finally finding their true mates. When human women meet growly alpha males, there's going to be a little culture shock. Finding out shapeshifters exist is one thing, falling in love at first sight is another! The road to love isn't easy, but with a little help from fate and some nosy small-town matchmakers, there's a guaranteed happily ever after for these fated mates. "Holidays with the Shifters" includes five steamy ...

It was magic when they got together. Until it wasn’t… Growing up as part of the infamous Rosewater family of witches is a lot of pressure, but now that Sage is on her own, she’s ready to be a “normal”. She has one incredible night with a guy she meets at a college party, but when she wakes up, suddenly she actually is a “normal”. The guy she gave her virginity to somehow drained her magic and disappeared! Edward has been searching for his lost soulmate for four years. When he suddenly has a psychic vision of her kissing another man, he heads out to the town of Greysden to find...

She escaped once, and she’s never going to be caged again! Clothing designer Kat Phillips nearly lost her life escaping her hometown. The tiger shifter did the unthinkable: leave the tiger streak and their autocratic and old-fashioned ways. She’s clawed her way to independence, and now she’s finally in a place where she feels safe and stable. Until a wolf walks into her store and insists that they are fated mates. For contractor Stuart Grey it’s love at first sight, for him and his wolf. Kat insists that she doesn’t feel the same, but even the strongest tiger can’t fight fate ...