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Heat Of The Moment (Brooklyn Heat)
A sexy contemporary romance for fans of Rachel Gibson and Kristan Higgins…
When twenty-nine-year-old Kenley Mitchell loses her job and her boyfriend all in one week, she decides to cash in her severance pay and book a week-long trip to Florida. A relaxing vacation by the beach is just what she needs – she’ll lose herself in the sand and the sun, doing her best to forget all her problems. But on her first night there, Kenley runs into star baseball player Chad Parnell. The only problem? She has no idea who he is — until after a paparazzi camera catches her in a, uh, compromising position with the hunky first baseman.
Chad’s trip to Florida was supposed to be business only. He’s just about to land a multi-million dollar endorsement deal with Expera Footwear, and he doesn’t need any distractions. But when paparazzi pictures of him and Kenley surface in the tabloids, Expera is not happy. They don’t want Chad’s dalliances messing up their family friendly reputation – so Chad does the only thing he can do, and tells them that Kenley’s his girlfriend. Of course, now he has to somehow convince Kenley to go along with his plan.
Kenley wouldn’t have even been in those stupid pictures if Chad hadn’t been acting like a manipulative womanizer, and so at first she says no way to his crazy scheme. As far as she’s concerned, he doesn’t deserve her help with anything. But when he makes her an offer she can’t refuse, Kenley somehow finds herself signing up for a stint as his fake girlfriend.
She knows it sounds crazy, but whatever. It’ll be strictly business, right? But when the sparks start to fly, Kenley and Chad are going to have to figure out what’s real, and what isn’t. And they just might be surprised at the answer….
Sexy Sassy Novels Box Set (4 Books)
Boxed set of 4 complete sexy sassy novels by Stephanie St. James, including:
*** NEWLY EDITED VERSION ***
BUSINESS OR PLEASURE
Callie Armstrong is on a mission to convince Lone Star Shipping’s CEO not to buy up her family’s business. A mission that’s cut short when he refuses to see her. Discouraged, Callie drowns her sorrows in a one night encounter with a handsome hunk from the hotel bar. The next morning Callie almost faints from shock when she’s finally let in to see the owner – none other than Mr. Last Night! Somewhere between the boardroom and the bedroom a one night fling flirts with real love, and suddenly Callie stands to lose more than just her company.
COWBOY UP
Female private investigator Jessie Harmon is at the end of her rope. Her P.I. business is in the red, her credit cards are maxed out, and her rent is overdue. So when she takes on a job tracking down the heir to the Sloan fortune and handing him a billion dollar inheritance check, she’s ecstatic. That is until she meets the sexy, sultry, and oh-so-stubborn heir, Blake Sutherland. Not only does he prefer the solitude of his ranch in the middle of Nowhereville to a potential estate in Bel Air, but Jessie is also having a heck of a time keeping her eye on her case – and off the fit of his wranglers. If she’s not careful, Jessie may end up losing her heart along with her business.
IN OVER HER HEAD
Jason Cavanaugh was used to handling corporate merges – not babies. So, when the daughter he never knew he had shows up, the first thing on his to-do list is find a nanny. When fiery redhead Grace Standish arrives, reforming himself from playboy to play-dates becomes harder that Jason ever imagined. Instant attraction, a hot single dad, and a growing attachment to one little baby leave Grace in danger of losing her heart and in way over her head.
SUMMER HEAT
Recent law school graduate Sarah Cline refuses to be a small town nobody for the rest of her life. She takes a summer job helping to clean up the old Tidewater Ranch while studying to pass the Bar. What she didn’t count on was falling for the mysterious, dark, and oh-so-sexy new owner of the place, Jack McIvers. Is this new attraction enough to make her give up her big dreams? Or will a big love spell big trouble for Sarah?
REVIEWS:
“The characters are passionate, humorous, and true to life. (Business or Pleasure) is an enjoyable and entertaining read.”
- Romantic Times Book Reviews
“St. James is a new author for me, but I plan to be watching for more of her work in the future.”
- The Road to Romance Book Reviews
“A pleasing and sweet contemporary romance that leaves readers feeling good about love. The sparks flew instantly, as did the sass and “give as good as you get” dialogue from both characters.”
- The Road to Romance Book Reviews
“(Cowboy Up) is an entertaining romantic tale with laughter, sensuality, and adventure. The story is filled with humor, sexual-tension, a little mystery, and romance. The two main characters have wonderful and attractive personalities and rub sparks off of each other every chance they get.”
- Romance Reviews Today
Waking Up In London
Witty contemporary romance with a hint of mystery.
When turmoil in her private life causes Ella Watson’s passion for painting to fade, there’s no excuse for the artist not to accept a job as freelance photographer with one of London’s hottest studios until she sorts herself out.
So what if London’s hottest bachelor also happens to run the studio. Ella learned long ago how to deal with him. Didn’t she?
Matthew Tremaine has everything under control: his image, his business, his secrets. Ella shouldn’t prove any different. Should she?
Watch things unfold–or unravel–while our hero and heroine learn a thing or two about each other, and even more about themselves, when their paths converge in the most unpredictable manner.
Neither misunderstandings, nor twists and turns, nor even a full-fledged conspiracy can stand up against true love.
QUOTES FROM THE BOOK:
She opened her eyes once again and let them drift across the scene laid out before her like a page from a storybook. Inky blackness hung above them as though painted in impasto in an opaque Prussian Blue. The impression it gave was of a sky hand-crafted out of felt with a pearl of a moon and a generous dusting of diamonds sprinkled on for the stars. A night dreams were made of.—Ella J. Fraser (Waking Up In London)
He sat with his back to the tree and helped settle her between his legs, in front of him. Leaning against the trunk, he pulled her back against his chest, resting her head on his shoulder. She closed her eyes and matched her breathing to his. She’d never felt so at peace or so at one with another human being in her entire life. Content, she listened to the sounds of the night. The expected ones: the crickets; the breeze; and the distant drone of the party. And the unexpected ones: the rhythm of his heart; and the crackling of something magical in the air that billowed about unseen, enchanting them both in its spell.—Ella J. Fraser (Waking Up In London)
He rose then, in one fluid motion, and began striding back through the meadow. She looked on helplessly, watching him float away like a ghostly spectre. But then he stopped. Waited. And when still she did not move, he turned, looking over his shoulder at the empty space on the ground beside him. With no other choice, she hauled one foot in front of the other. And realized this would be how she would go on. Falling into step beside him, they walked; a pair, but not a couple.
They were worlds apart.—Ella J. Fraser (Waking Up In London)
More Than a Mistress. Mary Balogh (Mistress Couplet 1)
When Jane Ingleby interrupts a duel in London’s Hyde Park, Jocelyn Dudley, Duke of Tresham, gets shot, and Jane, late for work at a milliner’s workshop, loses her job. She is angry enough to demand a new job of Jocelyn, and he is angry enough to hire her – as his nurse. Her blue eyes are the sort a man could drown in – if it wasn’t for her imprudence. She questions his every move, breaches his secrets and touches his soul and soon the dangerous duke is offering her a different job – as his mistress. Jane tries to keep it strictly business, an arrangement she is forced to accept in order to conceal a treacherous secret. Surely there is nothing more perilous than being the lover of such a man. Yet as she sees through his devilish facade and glimpses the noble heart within, she knows the greatest jeopardy of all is the rising passion that could tempt her to risk everything…
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre secures a job as governess to the child (Margaret O’Brien) of the troubled Edward Rochester, sire of Thornfield, a mysterious English manor. When she hears strange cries and noises from a distant wing, her inquiries are rebuffed. As time goes on, Jane and her master fall in love and decide to marry. But their halted when a visitor suddenly reveals the shocking secret that Rochester has kept for years.