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Walking home from the hospital past the ornate gates of the Burmingham estate, ICU nurse Brad always stopped to talk to the ferocious guard dogs. He’d been trying to make friends with the German shepherds for months. Thorston Burmingham doesn’t know what to make of the young man in scrubs. Drawn to the caring nurse, the wealthy reclusive man soon pursues Brad with single-minded determination.

Could the man she’s fantasized about become her real-life Daddy? When Fiona is badly injured by an irate customer, she discovers the chef she’s ogled for months will step in to make sure that she is taken care of—completely. Georges LeDoux, the executive chef for the exclusive restaurant, Le Pamplemousse, immediately takes steps to make sure the injured produce delivery driver recovers. As she heals, Georges realizes just how special Fiona is.

When she walks in the wrong door at the worst time, will anyone be there to help her? Bartender Rita Alma discovers the new owner of the bar with a vast display of drugs. When he forces his full-figured employee out the backdoor, Rita takes the first opportunity to get away while no one else can get hurt. The last thing handsome, veterinarian Bartholomew Jennings expected to find hiding inside Gumdrop’s horse trailer was a beautiful stowaway. When she strikes her head getting into his truck, Bart will do anything to help the captivating mystery woman.

Hunter Stevens may be a law-abiding business owner, but his tattooed appearance and motorcycle can give people the wrong impression. When faced with a judgmental police officer, he reacts badly. Lazzaro Bianchi is a police homicide detective. While filling in for a fellow police officer on patrol, he learns he seriously misjudged the tattoo studio owner and artist. Now this intriguing man needs to accept his apology so he can pursue the Little who the Lazzaro knows is his.

Roxy Stevens thought she had the perfect life complete with a Daddy and time to create beautiful paintings. Everything comes crashing down around her when her Daddy throws her out into the streets. Homeless and afraid, she takes shelter in the alley near a beautiful, old hotel. Miguel Herrera has been searching for his Little girl for a long time. The wealthy hotel owner follows his instincts to care for the homeless woman who sets off all his protective instincts. He will fight to make her his.

Can an infected tooth play matchmaker? Desperate, Luna approaches Dr. Graham for help. She’s noticed his compassion and caring for others. Homeless and penniless, she hopes he’ll allow her to repay him with hard work. Sebastian Graham is immediately concerned about the young woman’s swollen jaw. Unwilling to allow anyone to be in such pain, he immediately brushes away her concerns about payment and begins to treat her. Something about this young woman tells him Luna may be the little girl he’s been trying to find.

Cynthia Grant is in trouble. With her picture plastered on all the networks as a fugitive of justice, she has nowhere else to turn. Fleeing to the one man she hopes she can help, she must put her trust and her future in his hands.

Belinda Jenkins’ expertise is recognized by everyone at Edgewater Industries. As the information technology specialist, she is the go-to source of assistance for every department. When the position she’s always dreamed of becomes available, Belinda is sure she’s at the front of the line to lead the company’s IT structure.

Jillian loves her job working as Dr. Richards’ housekeeper. Taking care of the house and those who she loves takes all her time and energy. When she crashes into a man who speaks to her as a Little, she runs. Yoga studio owner and instructor Griffin always listens to what his instincts and body tell him. He recognizes immediately that the driver of the grocery cart that plows into him is someone he needs to know.

Serena loves the art of belly dancing. Performing in a Greek restaurant, she knows with one touch that the handsome man at table 40 is extraordinary. Choosing to expand his business in the Little-friendly community, Talos Kosta hopes to find his own perfect match. He quickly links the bewitching performer with the clean-faced young woman in the park. Can he convince her to give him a very special name?

Liam is a former soldier who was medically discharged after an explosion leaves him physically and mentally scarred. The visible injuries prove easier to deal with as mentally, Liam struggles to rejoin the world he now finds filled with threats and danger. Little does he know that those books that he read during his recovery could be his salvation.

When she arrives at her new school without any supplies and holes in her shoes, Maisie expects to be shunned by her classmates, including the well-dressed Beau. Instead, he hands her his treasured pencil without hesitation, and it isn't long before he soars into the lead as her favorite person on earth. As the son of a politician, Beau learned early that others will judge you by the company you keep

With 13 years separating them, Amber has always known that Rio is off limits. Not only does her father forbid such a relationship, but Rio himself seems intent on keeping her at arm's length. If only that was enough to quench her desire for the handsome older man.

Max (Rebecca Robbins) I'm a bad ass bitch. It's a truth of mine. I live it and breathe that shit. No, I'm not conceited or full of myself. It's just something I've discovered over the years. I'm damn good by myself, always have been, always will. What I didn't know is I can be improved upon. Enter the equally bad ass and hella charismatic Deckard Camden. Who, the hell, told him to be this jaw-droppingly gorgeous, mountain of a man, in comparison to my little self, projecting a wall of defense that rivals my own?

Harper has loved Colt since the first day of third grade. Unintentionally attracting his attention with her beautiful voice and sweet personality, she basks in the attention of the talented athlete as they grow together, and in time, their musical harmony blossoms into so much more.

Masks is a dark fictional tale, based on true-life events. It narrates the adventures of a young Armenian girl born in Lebanon in the '70s. She dreams of fame and power in Lebanon and the Arab world and shows resilience and motivation beyond her years. The novel delves into the world of the protagonist, Anna, who is surrounded by social, religious, and sexual taboos. She fiercely breaks the chains to enter the world she has striven to reach, in a seemingly conservative society barely emerging from a civil war.

Starting over has been tough for Gabi Turner. A new city, a new business, and a new life is enough to scare anyone, but with the help of her best friend and their burgeoning interior design business, Gabi is starting to heal from her tumultuous divorce. With everything in delicate balance, the last thing she needs is the swaggering, simmering local carpenter to upend it all.

Her whole life, Lula Stanley has wanted one thing - to find her father. When her grandmother’s failing health threatens to leave her with no family at all, the quiet literature teacher will stop at nothing to locate the man her mother tried so hard to hide. With her life in a tailspin, she doesn't have time for anything else, especially romance.

Book five in the Hollywood Legends series.

Hollywood is a cutthroat town. Nobody knows that better than the Landis brothers. It's time for them to step out of their parents' shadow. It's time for them to become legends. Looks can be deceiving. From the outside, Wyatt Landis seemed to have it all. Born to Hollywood royalty, he had forged a path that had taken him to the top of the movie industry. Again and again, he produced movies that did the impossible. The critics loved them as much as the public did. Wyatt had the looks, the success, and the money to make him the envy of millions.