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The long, hot Louisiana summer just got hotter for Rene LeDeux. He returns home to Southern Louisiana after quitting his job in Washington as an environmental lobbyist. Years of battling with the oil industry and land developers have left him completely burnt out, and now all he wants to do is work on his cabin on Bayou Black. But his peace of mind is disrupted by a few things. One, his great-aunt Tante Lulu is determined to get him hitched. Two, a couple of his activist friends have hatched a plot to bring national attention to their cause to save the bayou.

Hot-wired and restless, financial wizard Elliott Remington doesn’t turn down a dare. This time it’s to coordinate a service-dog boot camp for veterans at his family’s resort. Success means a one-way ticket to the West Coast to pursue his dream career. But it comes with a hitch: teaming up with his ex, who vanished on him ten years ago with nothing more than a kiss-off note.

London Sinclair was the boy my mother warned me about for as long as I can remember. His name alone has brought my family nothing but shame and suffering, so it’s no surprise we’ve been sworn enemies since the first moment we met. With his bedroom eyes and cocky smile, he has all the girls under his spell. I have one more year of school left, and then I’m home free because I’m guarding a secret, one I’m ashamed to keep. The boy who is completely off-limits is the one who drives me, Holland Brooks, wild. I want London, and I think…he wants me, too.

For never was there a story of more woe than that of Holland Brooks and her Romeo... For as long as I can remember, London Sinclair was the boy who was forbidden. It didn’t matter that he made my heart skip a beat. Our surnames fated us to be sworn enemies. But when the truth was finally revealed, my life changed forever. Lies have shaped our past, leaving London and me to pick up the pieces. But through the chaos, one thing is certain - I love London, and he loves me, and we won’t allow anyone to tear us apart again. However, life has a funny way of proving us wrong.

Scarlett Devereaux’s life on the Gulf Coast went from riches to rags so scandalously fast that she barely had time to kiss her Jimmy Choos goodbye. Now, with a new alias (Lily Barns), a new budget (tighter than a pair of Spanx), and a new job on the vacation island of Angel Fire Falls, she’s daring to reinvent herself. Single dad Trace Remington is devoted first and foremost to raising his young son, who has Asperger’s. With flying his floatplane and salvaging his family’s island resort too, he has time for little else. His brothers think he needs a break from his all-work-no-play lifestyle....

The third book in New York Times best-selling author Erin Nicholas's Opposites Attract series about three geeky girls and the hunky guys who fall for them.

Maya Goodwin doesn't believe in holding back. Ever. As a cop, she never hesitated to throw herself into harm's way to save someone. Even after an injury on the job forces her to retire, she's not afraid to keep risking it all to get the life she wants. With a new career teaching martial arts to kids already underway, she's looking forward to the future - and taking a chance on the unbelievably hot Dr. Alex Nolan.

The first book in a brand-new contemporary romance series from New York Times best-selling author Erin Nicholas about three geeky girls and the hunky guys who fall for them.

Grace Lambert is familiar with hard work, long days, and handsome cowboys. She's been working for her family's dude ranch since she was old enough to ride a horse, and she's not afraid to get her hands dirty. What she is afraid of is the heat that's been growing between her and not one but two sexy cowboys who've set their sights on her... and each other.

Atmospheric scientist Kelsey March is under siege. Her tornado research project is on the skids, and she's fighting conflict in her university department. So when irresistible bad boy Archer West suggests a hot, wild fling while he's in town, Kelsey is unable to resist his sexy offer.

Ava Thompson has at long last surrendered to her true love, Jasper White, and this time, there’s no going back. They’re both determined to forget their rocky past and focus on their promise to be together forever. However, with Ava living in New York and Jasper in LA, their future is held in the balance on where to call home. So what’s the compromise? Ava doesn’t want to leave, and Jasper doesn’t want to stay. They’ve reached an impasse in their relationship, and Ava soon realizes that for them to be together, one of them will have to give up their dreams for good.

When Ava Thompson met the cerulean-eyed rock god, Jasper White, her whole world was tipped on its axis, and nothing has been the same ever since. Thankfully, life for Ava has settled and that includes being in a healthy, stable relationship with Jasper at long last. Their turbulent love has withstood many obstacles, but when not one, but two bombshells are dropped at Ava's doorstep, will she and Jasper be able to survive? Will the cunning ex and bothersome mother rock the stable foundation they have built together?

Singapore has stolen a piece of Ava Thompson. It took one life shattering moment for her to realize her ex-boyfriend is not the man she believed him to be. Returning home to Los Angeles was never going to be easy for Ava, as her heart has been shattered to smithereens and she’s convinced it’ll never heal. Or, so she thought. Enter Jasper White. Unbeknown to Ava, he will change her life forever. The attraction is instantaneous, which troubles Ava, who has sworn off men indefinitely.

On the run from her past, photographer Ali Thibeaux arrives undercover in Marietta to find her biological half-sister. Plan A: Meet Olivia, photograph her wedding, and disappear before endangering anyone. Plan B: All hell breaks loose. Reclusive rancher Adam Wolfe’s only plan, when he hires Ali to manage his dysfunctional household, is to go on hiding from the world. But his scars don’t seem to matter to the beauty who unexpectedly turns his house into a home and heals the rift between him and the teenaged niece he’s taken in.

Talk about a bad hair day. Louisiana beauty salon owner Charmaine LeDeux has a loan shark on her tail, and Raoul Lanier, the six-foot-three hunk of testosterone she thought she divorced, has just delivered a bombshell: They're still married! At least the rundown ranch they've inherited together is the perfect hideout. With the moon shining over the bayou, this Cajun cowboy must sweet-talk his way into his wife's arms again...before she unties the knot for good!

She has a broken heart and revenge on her mind...Last year Karrie was riding high. She had a boyfriend she loved, a softball scholarship, and the best roommate a girl could have. When it turned out her man was a lying, cheating ballsack, she may have gone off the rails a bit. Now, it's a new year and Karrie's ready to build herself back up and move on to bigger and better things. Still, a little revenge would go a long way in helping the healing process. He's got a plan for revenge that will suit them both...

When an injury sidelined my career as a pro cricketer, my American mate Chelsea convinced me to take a coaching position at a girls' school. I never thought I'd love that job, but I do. So yeah, I owe Chelsea a lot. But we're still just friends.

A novella in snapshots: a couple's relationship across several New Year's Eves, including dating, sex, marriage, kids, job changes, and moving. As steadfast in their support of each other as they are to the fight for reproductive rights, this sweet and sexy short is chock-full of heart. Originally published as part of the limited release Resolve anthology.

One moment can change everything. Theo McCormick knew that better than anyone. His first audition, a breakthrough movie role, and more awards than he can hold in his arms are evidence of that. But that was before.