In the cozy town of Maplewood, Connecticut, Melissa Martin faces a make-or-break moment at her candy store, The Sugar Shack. Crafting her signature salted caramels for the Christmas bazaar could save her struggling business with a coveted year-long PR contract.In the midst of the festive frenzy and tough competition, Melissa's heart skips a beat when her high school crush, the enigmatic cowboy Bryan Dawson, rides back into town after a mysterious ten-year absence. The entire town buzzes with curiosity, eager to uncover the secrets behind his departure and the reasons for his unexpected return. Bryan, a cowboy with a heart as vast as the Texas sky, left Maplewood to forge a path contrary to his overbearing father's wishes. With a code of morals and ideals that clashed with his father's vision, Bryan found solace in the rugged landscapes of Texas. However, a plea from his sister brings him back to Maplewood, a place he would have gladly left behind if not for...

The Cowboy’s Heart: A Three Sisters Ranch Romance

Veterinarian Reba Keller has dedicated her life to ensuring her patients' health and comfort, but when a prized bull under her watch becomes a pawn in a sinister game, Reba's reputation hangs by a thread. Reluctantly, she asks the brooding, sexy cowboy she's been avoiding for help. Former rodeo star Shane Calland, may carry scars from his shattered career and broken engagement, but he's poured his heart and soul into building a bucking bull breeding program he's proud of. When tragedy strikes at the rodeo, Shane's world teeters on the edge of disaster. With both of their careers on the line, Shane helps Reba's investigation, confident he can resist his unwanted attraction to the pretty vet. But as they work together to unravel the rodeo's secrets, the protective walls around their hearts start to crumble.

Workaholic Blaine Stephens dreams of ditching his Maui wellness-resort penthouse for a bacon cheeseburger and internet access. Until personal chef Serena Thompson shows him the sexiest way to unwind!To slow his all-work-and-no-play pace, Blaine Stephens's family thought two weeks at a wellness resort in Maui would be the perfect Christmas present. But chowing down on tofu and navel-gazing is the workaholic software engineer's version of hell. Until gorgeous brunette Selena Thompson greets him in her figure-hugging chef's coat...Most people would kill for two weeks of sun, sand, and relaxation. But most people don't have a pilot project that's going down the tubes along with a media leak showing his driverless car mowing down a dog and an old lady—even if it was just a simulation. Maybe a naked soak in his penthouse hot tub would do Blaine some good...especially if the delicious chef joins him.Despite the resort's no-fraternization policy,...

The Cowboy’s Daughter: A Three Sisters Ranch Romance

Peter Strong uses his super strength to fight for his life and liberty. Brynn Davis fights for money.They were both enhanced in the inhumane laboratories of the Aethor Institute and then left to die when the Institute imploded by sabotage and treachery. Peter became an investigative reporter, determined to get truth and justice for the supernatural community. Brynn hit rock bottom and pays the bills by fighting in an underground MMA club.Peter is a Pollux strain variant, known to be reckless and unstable. Brynn is a Castor strain, who are more strategic and tend to shun confrontation, which makes Brynn's martial leanings a special interest to Peter's research. Not to mention that Peter thinks they may have literally been made for each other in the lab.Before it's destruction, the Aethor Institute transformed the Castor and the Pollux test subject's DNA so they have one perfect match. And bonding with the fated mate will allow their powers to grow to their ultimate...

A tale of forbidden love and second chances Pearl Thompkins, a seasoned Pinkerton agent and skilled vampire hunter, has always lived by one rule: never trust the undead. But when she's tasked with infiltrating the notorious Maverick gang and bringing their enigmatic leader to justice, she finds herself drawn to the very creature she's sworn to destroy. Maverick Richman, once a respected sheriff, now leads a band of outlaw vampires on the fringes of society. Fiercely loyal and dangerously charismatic, he walks a fine line between darkness and redemption. As he and Pearl navigate a treacherous web of secrets and lies, they discover a connection that defies all reason - a bond that could save them both, or tear them apart forever. With enemies closing in on all sides and their own desires threatening to betray them, Pearl and Maverick must decide where their loyalties lie... and how far they're willing to go to protect the...

Former rodeo star June Grayson has hit rock bottom, so she heads home to Last Stand, Texas, and lands a job at the Three Sisters Ranch until she gets back on her feet. Restless and searching for her new normal, June's determined not to get hurt again, but a sexy cowboy both calls to her wild side and soothes her need to run. To Esteban Lopez, the Three Sisters Ranch is more than a job. He's worked hard to help the ranch thrive and in return it has helped him support his family. But when his brother is passed over for a job in favor of a rodeo hotshot—who is also a lifelong crush of his—Esteban struggles with mixed emotions. His attraction makes him feel like a traitor, but he's never mixed work and play. One unforgettable night, June and Esteban blur the boundaries, and they're not sure how to redraw them. She's only in town temporarily, but he can't shake the feeling that when she leaves, she'll take a chunk of his heart with her.

A South Beach bachelor party stirs up a scorching affair in USA TODAY bestselling author Jamie K. Schmidt’s Wild Wedding Hookup!
 Concierge Mikelina Presley works for a luxurious resort club in sunny South Beach, Florida. She’s thrilled to land a two-week booking for a bachelor party at one of the resort’s most expensive villas—not least because the fiery chemistry between her and best man Bastian Ainsworth is deliciously tempting.
 When the groom-to-be suddenly disappears, Mikelina and Bastian team up to find him, bringing them closer together. Their irresistible desire for each other is dangerously distracting, but the stakes are high for both of them: if they don’t bring back the runaway bachelor, Bastian’s little sister will have her heart broken. And Mikelina’s resort stands to lose out on the group’s lucrative booking—which would be devastating for her career.
 As the search takes them all over South Beach’s sexiest hideaways, their racy fling becomes something much deeper and Mikelina finds herself falling for Bastian. But she hasn’t told him everything about her past, and a shameful secret weighs heavy on her mind… Can their passionate affair survive the truth?
Harlequin DARE publishes sexy romances featuring powerful alpha males and bold, fearless heroines exploring their deepest fantasies.

Sarah Bennett is a real estate agent by day and a masked crime fighter at night. She's her neighborhood's watch on steroids and has been doing her best at keeping the streets of New Athens City a danger free zone. As a former lab rat injected with the Castor variant, it's literally in her DNA that she has a perfect mate out there, created by the now defunct Aethor Corporation. Nick Cross is tired of living in fear. As a Pollux strain variant, he's been hunted by his enemies for the crime of being able to fly at high speeds and altitudes. It's a bird, it's a plane, it's kill it now before it takes over the world! But Nick never wanted to take over the world. He just wanted a place in it. When the Pollux underground assigned him to get a foothold in New Athens City, he volunteered. If the norms ever decided to decree open season on supes, they had to be ready with a first strike option. He hadn't counted on meeting the one woman who would both complete him and send...

When the cargo is critical and the road is dangerous, sometimes you need a legend behind the wheel.Photographer Ali Franklyn came looking for a story about supernatural truckers. She didn't expect to find Big Timber—eight feet of pure cryptid male whose scent makes her magic purr and whose rare, rumbling voice sends heat straight to her core. When life-saving medical supplies need to reach a dying werewolf community, and Ali's corrupt stepfather is profiteering from their suffering, Big Timber forms a convoy that will change everything.Mile by mile, Ali discovers that her mysterious Sasquatch isn't just legendary on the road. His primal need to claim and protect awakens desires she never knew she had. In the intimate confines of his custom sleeper berth, she learns what it means to be worshipped by a male whose stamina is as legendary as his stealth. His burning touch, his possessive growls, the way he scents every inch of her...

April Grayson is the responsible one in her family of wild, barrel racing rodeo stars. After years of keeping her sisters out of trouble, she's finally earned some time to let loose. She indulges in a one-night stand with the cowboy she crushed on in high school. It's as hot as it is memorable, but the next day she finds out Cole works for her new accounting client. He's dead set against having one of the "Wild Grayson Sisters" working on Three Sisters Ranch. Last Stand rodeo youth director Cole Lockwood loves horses, kids, and cowgirls—not necessarily in that order. Even though his night with April leaves him wanting more, his parents' medical bills have him working 24/7. He's tempted to go back to his professional gambling ways and enter a high stakes poker game, but April warns that's a loser's bet. Cole and April strike a deal: she'll teach him about managing his family's finances if he helps her overcome her fear of horses and learn how to be a little...

A fiercely protective bad boy. An innocent reporter in serious trouble. They shouldn't work, but after he throws her onto his bike, there's no going back. If Josh Lehman learned one thing as a Green Beret, it's patience. Josh founded the Sentinels of Babylon because he was sick and tired of watching scumbags cheat the system—scumbags like the man who murdered his sister. Of course, if Josh's sniper rifle was linked to the death of his ex-brother-in-law, that might be a problem. The bigger problem is the nosy reporter who's this close to exposing the club. Josh has to find a way to keep her hot mouth from talking . . . but he'll be damned if he lets someone take her from him. Not on his watch. Ashley Carver thought she'd do anything for a scoop. That was before her latest story leads to multiple attempts on her life. Ashley's been investigating a homicide that has gone unsolved for five years when she uncovers evidence tying the vigilantes of...

Rose is resentful of being kept in a gilded cage and becomes an outlaw to save rogue mages that are being executed. Bret is a bounty-hunter who vows to keep the peace between the mages and the non-magical population because he has seen the damage an out-of-control mage can do. When he's hired by Rose's family after she runs away, he doesn't expect the feelings she evoked of protectiveness and duty. He deposits her back to her family after a night of mutual passion, but she haunts him.As the masked Seeker, Rose can protect her identity and fight for the rights of the less fortunate mages.  However when Bret is hired to take down The Seeker, her double life is about to take a deadly turn.