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Tears can’t wash away the betrayal that haunts them both… After two years as a widow, Jessie McKay has decided it’s time to move on. Her first night out as a single woman, her former brother-in-law Brandt shows up and is shocked by her reckless behavior. Jessie breaks down, hating the reminder that she chose the wrong brother years ago. Brandt McKay has avoided his sweet sister-in-law since realizing his feelings for her were far from brotherly. But when he’s faced with proof of Luke’s infidelity, Brandt is forced to ask for Jessie’s help taking care of Luke’s child. Jessie agrees on one condition—Brandt has to surrender to the chemistry that’s always simmered between them. As their time as lovers and guardians nears its end, Brandt wants to make the temporary situation permanent. He’s proven to Jessie he’s the one-woman man his brother couldn’t be. But Jessie is still shaken by feelings she’s sworn never to have again for any man…especially not another McKay.

Get ready for these hot, rowdy cowboys to lasso your heart. Come over to Burly, WA, one town over from where the Rough family lives. Frankie Love has a whole new crew of rugged and ROWDY men to introduce to you. This edition includes the first five novellas in the TO TAME A BURLY MAN series, all collected together in one. Book 1: HOT AND ROWDY When Cassidy Jones shows up at the Burly Bar I know what I need. Her. Gentle in ways my calloused hands aren’t and tender in the ways I crave, there is no denying the spark. She just moved to town to nanny, but after one night I want to be the one looking after her. She’s never ridden a cowboy — let alone a horse, but it’s time she learns.And I’m just the cowboy to teach her. Book 2: ROWDY & WILLING Friends to lovers never looked so dang good! Williams and Windy have been best friends since grade school. But now that they are all grown up, things are changing. For one, their invention has a shot at being more than a pipedream. If they get an investor, they could make their dream a reality. As they work toward their joint goal, William starts to realize he doesn’t just want to run a business with Windy. He wants a whole life with her. But telling the truth might mean losing the one girl he has always put first. It’s about to get Rowdy! Book 3: GOOD AND ROWDY Forbidden love never felt so good!Carter is a local bad boy rancher with one hell of a reputation. Cadence is a preacher’s daughter who has never made a mistake. When their worlds collide, the chemistry is undeniable – but no one would believe their connection is real. They must decide who to live for, and what’s worth a Rowdy brawl. Carter isn’t letting go of Cadence easy. He’s fought before, and he will fight again. Only this time, it’s for her heart.

With these two couples, summer in Wyoming has never been hotter… Widowed stock contractor Gemma Jansen needs help. When she swallows her pride and tracks down former bull rider Cash Big Crow to offer him a job, Cash agrees on one condition: it won’t be a strictly working relationship. She can be the boss during the day, but once Gemma’s in the bedroom, Cash calls all the shots. Gemma is conflicted by her growing emotional and physical attachment for Cash–especially when he makes no bones about his feelings for her. Can she trust in him to give her a second chance at love, or will they crash and burn? Meanwhile, Carter McKay is spending his summer working at the Bar 9 Ranch and preparing for an art show. He’s definitely not ready for the immediate connection he feels to Cash’s sexy and sassy daughter Macie Honeycutt, who is also camped at the Bar 9. But when lust flares between them, Macie proves she’s game for any dirty shenanigans the wild McKay can dream up. But as Macie falls hard for the brooding artist, will he understand that trust is as important as love?

Mr. Stubborn. Mace Nichols is an 'I'll die with my boots on' cowboy. Old-school. Tough, silent and honorable. Which is why he’s leaving his wife, Jenny. She has helped him build his dream—the Montana ranch they loved. Now he can’t give her the family she’s always dreamed of, so he has no choice: he needs to set her free. It makes perfect sense to him. It doesn’t make a bit of sense to Jenny! She loves her stubborn, bull-headed husband. She admires his courage, his tenacity and his determination to always Do The Right Thing—even if, in this case, it is the stupidest thing he's ever done. Mace is right—Jenny has always wanted a family. But she wants a family with Mace ! How can she convince the most honorable, stubborn man in the world what really matters in life? First published as A Cowboy's Tears

She's my sister's best friend. She thinks I've never noticed her. She couldn't be more wrong. Now I just need to prove it to her...before she walks down the aisle. Brooklyn Tanner and Andrew Brinks have a long history...one she wants nothing more than to forget. Considering he's her best friend's brother and single father to two amazing girls who mean the world to her, it's almost impossible. When the man she's been dating proposes, she thinks it's exactly what she needs to finally close this chapter of her life. After all, over sixteen years have passed since she gave Andrew Brinks her heart, only for him to destroy it. Why should that matter now? But it matters to Drew. When he learns of her engagement, he realizes he has a decision to make. Does he finally tell Brooklyn the truth of what happened all those years ago? Or does he watch her marry another man to protect her from enduring any more pain? Find out today in this angsty, second chance romance between two life-long friends! Redemption Series Reading Order: 1 . Promise 2. Commitment 3. Redemption

Their friendship would kill her… Weaver and fiber artist Edith “Pen” Meyer knew her friend Sandy Merritt’s relationship with a married man was wrong. She had even urged Sandy to take out a restraining order against Kenneth Carpenter. Which was why her call to Sandy on February 23, 2005, seemed to come from out of the blue. During it, she told Sandy to drop the restraining order and get back together with Ken. Pen was never seen again. One man stood to gain from Pen’s disappearance: Ken Carpenter. But evidence was bleak: no blood, no DNA, no body. Until detectives found notes hidden beneath a leather chair that turned out to be a playbook for murder…

"Full of fun, friendship and romance - a real escapist treat." - NYT bestselling author Jill Shalvis In the first warm, funny and romantic novel in the Girls Weekend Away series, four best friends embark on the ultimate girls' getaway filled with hijinks and a sprinkling of romance. For any fan of Bridesmaids and Sex and the City and readers of Jo Watson, Lauren Layne, Joanna Bolouri and Cate Woods. When the cop... Tough-as-nails detective Bonni Connolly is on a girls' getaway in Vegas with her friends, when Lady Luck shines on her. Seizing the chance to treat them all, Bonni splurges on a little luxury including a VIP booth in an exclusive club. That's when she sees him. Meets the gambler... Professional poker player Quinn Bryant is in town for one of the largest tournaments of the year. Fortune smiles on him when he spots Bonni across the dance floor. But what starts as a holiday fling soon turns into something more, as Bonni learns to see the man behind the poker face. The stakes have never been higher. Even though Bonni's trip has an end date and there is another tournament calling Quinn's name, their strong connection surprises them both. And by the end of the weekend they start to wonder if what happens in Vegas doesn't have to stay there... Each book in the Girls Weekend Away series is STANDALONE: * What Happens in Vegas * Meet Me In San Francisco * The Nashville Bet

Urban myths and legends from all over America are condensed in this collection. Through its pages various spectra pass, as the Chupacabra invokes and enumerates in one of the poems: “Creatures of the night and the sun. Covered Lady, Muqui, Yasy Yeteré, Alligator Man, Kharisiri, Whistler, Widow, Telesita, Curupira, Tata Elf, Cadejo, Just Judge of the Night, Witch Monkey, Holy Death, Demon of Dover, Wendigo, Girl with a scarf, The Crying Girl. Creatures of the underworld, let us unite in this new era in which humanity has degenerated and is the scum of the universe”.

A soldier changed into a metal monster Still loves the doctor who made him what he is Can Drew and Claudia overcome their past to be together? Unit 77 is a cyborg...but he used to be so much more. Tortured by glimpses of his past, former Captain Andrew Fischer goes through his days in a metallic nightmare, feeling broken inside though he doesn't know why. Doctor Claudia Chambers is distraught. After a land mine blew up Drew Fischer and his unit of elite Space Corps Marines, she was forced to implant the CyBRG device in all of them which turned the men into machines. But she keeps catching glimpses of humanity from the supposedly inhuman Captain...could it be that part of Drew is still in there, longing to get out? Claudia is almost afraid to hope--she loved Drew once and thought he might return the feelings. But how can a woman love a machine? And can the machine ever love her back? Half man...half metal...all heart. The CyBRG series by Evangeline Anderson and Mina Carter.

An epic love story that spans fifty years… The moment Carson McKay saw the voluptuous blonde at the dance hall he was tempted to throw her over his shoulder, race to the closest church and make her his . Given his reputation as a lover and a fighter—not necessarily in that order—it wasn’t surprising she gave him the cold shoulder. But he definitely wasn’t expecting the right hook when he tried to steal a kiss. Carolyn West might look sweet and innocent, but she’s no fool. The handsome charmer with the beautiful blue eyes and heart-stopping smile didn’t really want to marry her; he just fancied taking her for a test ride. But when he kisses her a second time, she can’t fight her burning attraction to him…until she learns he’s one of the wild McKay cowboys she’s been warned about. Carson doesn’t care about the long-standing feud between the Wests and the McKays—Carolyn owns his heart, body and soul. The more intimate they become, the more Carolyn sees the real man behind the reputation—a man who craves the same forever connection she does…a man who will stay by her side and give her the love of a lifetime.