When Carmen is fifteen, she is forced to hide her high school sweetheart from her parents. She and Johny have amazing chemistry, and the night before he is to leave for war, Carmen gives him her body as a symbol of her devotion. Two months later, she discovers Johny has died when his plane is shot down over Hanoi. Soon after, Carmen also learns that she is pregnant. Her controlling father and traumatized mother kick her out of the house. Financially, Carmen has no choice but to leave her baby girl at an orphanage. A heartbroken Carmen plans to earn a living, save money, and eventually return for her daughter, but plans change when her daughter is adopted. Over the next few decades, Carmen grows into a strong, independent woman. She meets four men, each presenting her with a wedding ring and the promise to find her long lost daughter. Although misfortunes continue, Carmen fights on for the love of her child and a marriage that is meant to be.

Carmen's tumultuous life is finally normal, and she's happy with Kevin, her loving, supportive husband. Everything seems to be looking up until their one-year wedding anniversary when a friend is murdered. The murder turns out to be a professional hit, and the killer mistakenly slaughtered two innocent people when the actual targets were Carmen and Kevin. To protect them both, Kevin fakes his death so he can investigate. Carmen must go on the run but not before she buries a coffin filled with two concrete blocks. She leaves her marriage home unaware if she'll ever see Kevin again as he goes undercover to prove that his stepson ordered them to be killed. Carmen assumes a new name and identity. She discovers a passion for horse training and decides to chase the Triple Crown. Her new path returns her to a thirty-minute romance she had twenty years ago, and again, destiny makes her choose between two men.

Four romantically minded high school girls, besties forever, vow to find one another husbands in the laughably unlikely event any of them are unmarried at age thirty. They’re not laughing twelve years later when the Wedding Ring pact kicks in for the four single pals! Each girl—Raven, Charli, Sunny, and Amanda—gets her own story in this feel-good romantic comedy series. Book 1: Love’s Funny That Way The Prospective Bride: Raven Muldoon, hypnotherapist by day and aspiring stand-up comic by night. She realizes her matchmaking friends have made a grave mistake—and that’s no joke. The Prospective Groom: Brent Radley, a blind date who appears to be perfect husband material… until Raven meets his sexy-as-sin younger brother, Hunter, owner of the local comedy club. Did her pals pick the wrong brother? The Hitch: Hunter is no choirboy, but not even he would steal his brother’s girlfriend, no matter how tempted he might be. But how committed is Raven to Brent, and he to her? Book 2: I Do, But Here’s the Catch The Prospective Bride: Carlotta “Charli” Rossi, last of a dying breed: the thirty-year-old virgin. It’s love at first sight when her matchmaking friends set her up on a blind date with Grant—but does he feel the same way about her? The Prospective Groom: Grant Sterling, a handsome, rich, worldly lawyer, always in control. This confirmed bachelor’s only goal is to make partner at his stuffy law firm, and for that he requires a mousy, undemanding wife who doesn’t turn him on. The Hitch: Charli is thrilled to become Mrs. Grant Sterling, but maybe she should have paid closer attention to the details before the wedding! Grant thinks he’s planned the perfect marriage of convenience, devoid of messy complications like sex and commitment. Good thing perfect plans never go wrong, huh? Book 3: One Eager Bride to Go The Prospective Bride: Sunny Bleecker, who’s been waiting tables at Wafflemania for twelve years… and waiting just as long for her knight in shining armor to come rescue her. She can’t wait for her matchmaking friends to find him! The Prospective Groom: Kirk Larsen, who’s a college professor, a widowed single dad, and Sunny’s high school sweetheart. Between teaching and raising a toddler, Kirk isn’t looking for romance, but his unexpected reunion with Sunny feels so perfect. The Hitch: Sunny is dubious when her blind date turns out to be her old boyfriend, but her doubts quickly evaporate. Soon she’s walking on air, dreaming of a white picket fence and a passel of kids... until a devastating secret threatens their second chance at happiness. Book 4: Fiancé for Hire The Prospective Bride: Amanda Coppersmith, successful at everything except marriage. Been there, done that—twice! No way is she going to let her matchmaking pals fix her up with another husband. She’s determined to remain single, which means outwitting her well-meaning friends. The Prospective Groom: Nick Stephanos, studly New York taxi driver and the perfect choice for fake fiancé. The Hitch: Nick is willing to play along, and the meddling matchmakers are completely taken in. So how did a simple fake engagement become so darn complicated?

Carmen had finally found peace, moving beyond her tumultuous past. Her only desire was to add four children, orphans like herself, to her family. Except, her husband had little interest in children, adopted or otherwise. Then she met an actor that wanted to whisk her away and make her dreams come true, but first she needed to return home to seek her Nana's advice. That's when she comes face to face with her first love, and new possibilities. She must chose one man in her Triangle of Three Men. The second book in a trilogy

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A fangirl tattoo artist finds herself falling head over heels for the client she never saw coming… Loud, brash, and tattooed Sophie Kincaid has always been the odd one out with her stylistic choices. She's as far from 'girlfriend-material' as can be, and she has no idea why that upon meeting calm, stoic and beautiful Tommy (aka Russia) Ivanov that she wants to hold that role in his life. It could be the fact that despite his impeccable style he doesn't look at her like she's some party girl only looking for a good time, or maybe because he seems genuinely interested about her work, about her as a person. Maybe it's the fact that Sophie always goes after what she wants, even if she can't have it. When Russia's past comes calling, Sophie has to wonder if the quiet, controlled and image-conscious man will fight to have her in his life. Can Sophie find love with a man who seems to be her total opposite? KEYWORDS: new adult romance, new adult series, new adult romance series, new adult, enemies to lovers, enemies to lovers romance, opposites attract romance, opposites attract, messy heroine, not an alpha hero, contemporary romance, romance series, contemporary romance series, new adult series, funny romance, funny romance books, love story, tattoo artist heroine and preppy hero, first person POV, heroine's perspective, fangirl romance, nerdy romance, artist heroine, tattooed heroine, preppy hero, Russian hero, cute nicknames in Russian, sweet romance, closed door romance, fade to black romance, optional explicit extended dialogue, urban romance, angsty romance, Canadian romance, not college romance, messy heroine in her mid-to-late twenties, angst, heroine never sees him coming, characters walk on from another series, easter eggs, women friendships. For fans of Penny Reid, Cassie Mae, Mary Frame, Olivia Dade, Elle Kennedy, Mariana Zapata, Sariah Wilson, Helen Hoang, Emily Henry, Ali Hazelwood, and Christina Lauren.

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Enjoy these marriages of inconvenience books from USA Today Bestselling Author Sylvia McDaniel The Debutantes of Durango are on the Loose and Looking for Husbands! Look out, men! Sadie wants more than a husband; she seeks a career. Fannie kicks tail at the bar room card tables. Daisy dreams of marrying a wealthy and attractive partner. Carrie has resigned herself to simply finding a man who’ll love her. In their pursuit of love, they face a meddling mother, a set of evil twins, a real shotgun wedding, and an undercover Pinkerton agent on the run from a gang of criminals.

Sea Legs is a collection of nautical aviation vignettes covering the thirty-three year naval career of the author beginning in the US Naval Academy, naval flight training fleet squadron and test pilot duties as he advanced to the grade of Rear Admiral. The stories include his early fleet squadron experience as a "nugget" pilot on USS Oriskany, his selection to be a Navy test pilot (including the account of his first ejection from an out-of-control test aircraft), his fleet exerience in a fighter squadron based on the USS Lexington during the Cuban Missile Crisis and later on the USS Shangri La in the Mediterranean. This tour was followed by three cruises in the Tonkin Gulf on the USS Ticonderoga, (during which he ejected for the second time) USS Hancock and USS Bonhomme Richard during which he flew 167 combat missions over Vietnam for which he was awarded seventeen combat decorations. The vignettes also follow him through tours of duty in the Pentagon and cinCLantFleet staff, including his stint as the lead pilot in the movie, "Tora, Tora, Tora" flying off of USS Yorktown. Many of these vignettes are humorous, a few tragic, but all are exciting and serve to give the reader a good idea of what US naval carrier aviation was all about in the latter half of the 20th century.