What do you do when you need a mommy too? Winner of the RITA® Award for Long Contemporary Romance! Once upon a time, Tim Luchetti went searching for a daddy and found one in Dean Luchetti. Now it's time for Tim's Mommy Quest and he has the perfect woman picked out: his principal, Stella O'Connell. Unfortunately, Dean and Stella have history . . . a lot of it. Stella left Gainsville, Illinois right after high school, never planning to come back. But an attack at her Los Angeles school has put her on mandatory leave. When the Gainsville Elementary principal is injured, Stella slides into her chair. Why does her problem child have to be Dean's son? In a plot to get Dean and Stella together, Tim misbehaves. He sets his father up on all sorts of terrible dates. The Mommy Quest is in full swing. However, when history rears its ugly head, can Dean and Stella overcome it and find happiness together? Most importantly, can they keep from hurting Tim, who has been hurt enough? RITA winner long contemporary, romance with children, men women relationship humor, family life fiction, small town rural fiction, siblings fiction, funny contemporary romance

What secrets does this 19th century traveling show hold? Emmaline Monroe was born into the magic and mystery of the circus. When fellow performers begin to meet suspicious deaths on the nights of the full moon, Emma knows she should trust no one. However the lovely tiger tamer is unable to curb her growing attraction to a mysterious stranger. Johnny Bradfordini has been plagued by violent dreams. Uncertain of the depth of his own inner darkness, nevertheless he joins the circus to discover the truth of his past. He finds himself drawn into their world, even as he is drawn to Emma. Is Johnny endangering her and everyone she holds dear? Or can the fiery beauty save them both with her love? werewolf romance, werewolf romance books, circus romance, circus historical romance, shapeshifter romance books, historical paranormal romance novels, historical paranormal romance books

What walks the streets of 19th century New York? Newly dead Jack Keegan may be doomed to wander the earth forever with only a lantern to light his way unless he atones for the sins of a lifetime. Will his love for Lucia Casale, and hers for him, be the only thing that can save him? historical paranormal romance, halloween novella, novella romance, holiday romance novella, immigrant romance, irish hero, ghost romance

Love, like magic, can leave you breathless . . . The powers that be dubbed me Willow Black after the black willow tree where I was abandoned. Into foster care I went and in foster care I stayed. No one wants to keep a fey girl who thinks she can see the future in the water—and bring the rain. A stint in the Northern Wisconsin Mental Health Facility brings me face-to-face with the man who’s haunted my visions for a very long time. Sebastian Frasier is not only the facility’s new administrator but my new psychiatrist. Others have tried to convince me that I’m delusional. Been there, done that. Still have visions. Others have given up on me, but not Sebastian. Sebastian lost his sister to madness and it haunts him. His sadness calls to me almost as much as the memories of a love that hasn’t yet happened. Sebastian does his best to logically explain away a few demonstrations of the impossible. But when someone tries to kill me, we have no choice but to run. After that, fighting our intense, mutual attraction, the destiny that beats around us every time that we touch, is impossible. A centuries-old witch hunter intent on killing not only me but the two sisters I didn’t know I had, along with every other witch on earth, has been resurrected. I’m an elemental water witch and once my burgeoning power is combined with that of my sisters—an air witch and a fire witch—we just might be powerful enough to stop what’s coming. An epic battle against certain evil.

Love always casts a spell . . . My name is Raye. Miss Larsen to my students. And I see ghosts. Like the freaky little kid in the movie said: They’re everywhere. In choosing my occupation, I tried to get as far away from the dead as possible. I figured I’d be safe in a kindergarten classroom. Boy, was I wrong. The first murder in decades brings New Orleans homicide detective Bobby Doucet to town. Our attraction is instantaneous. Bobby is on the trail of a serial killer and our victim fits the profile of the others, as does the next one. And the next. Life becomes dangerous, chaotic, damn near unbelievable. Covens, witch hunters, magic, a lone black wolf where she doesn’t belong and suddenly my life is in danger. Events in his past have caused Bobby to harbor an intense hatred of all things supernatural; he believes anyone who pretends to have psychic abilities is a liar, a charlatan and a thief. Which makes it kinda hard to tell him . . . the murder victims have been talking to me.

Is anything easy when you're saving the world? Name’s Megan Murphy and just yesterday I was a widowed mom doing her best to keep it together. Then a demon came calling and blew my tavern sky-high. Next thing I know I’m on the run with my klutzy day shift bartender, the exceedingly gorgeous Quinn Fitzpatrick. Thanks to my best friend, Liz Phoenix—Leader of the Light aka the good guys fighting a demon-induced Apocalypse—I’m familiar with the supernatural world. Therefore, it doesn’t surprise me, much, to learn that Quinn isn’t as klutzy as he makes out, nor as human as I believed. He was sent to protect me from anything that slithers. Quinn thinks the safest place for us is one that’s far, far away, a place he once called home. Ireland—land of fairies and leprechauns, trolls, dragons and more. Alone in the Irish countryside with a man like Quinn . . . well, things happen. Awesome things. Things that haven’t happened to a lonely widow in a very long time. But Quinn has secrets. Who doesn’t? Will his secrets save us, or get both of us killed?

A sexy shifter paranormal novella from the voice of New York Times bestselling author Lori Handeland. Winner of the Prism Award for Best Paranormal Novella On the cover of my adventure novels, the name Maya Alexander blazes bright red, a colorful contrast to my need for peace, quiet and safety. When a Navajo skin walker begins to stalk me and Clay Phillips, a mysterious soldier of fortune, saves my life we go on the run together in the biggest adventure outside of one of my very own novels. Fans of Jen L. Grey, Tessa Hale, and V. Vaughn will be enthralled.

Love is timeless . . . The folks in my hometown of Three Harbors call me Doc Becca aka Rebecca Carstairs. As long as I can remember I have heard the thoughts of animals, but I learned to keep those “conversations” to myself. Crazy is as crazy does, and a veterinarian who thinks she can talk to animals doesn’t last long in small town Wisconsin. A string of missing pets are found mutilated in the abandoned “witch’s house,” which also happens to be the childhood home of the only man I’ve ever loved. Owen McAllister broke my heart when he joined the Marines and left me behind. Now he’s back following an accident that left both Owen and his K-9 counterpart in bomb detection injured. Being over him was easy when he wasn’t everywhere I turned. However, the missing animals are only the beginning. Pentagrams, cults, witches—real ones—show up with disturbing speed. And what about the wolf with the oddly human, florescent green eyes that has been a companion since childhood? When a stranger arrives calling me sister, questions about my past resurface, but before they can be answered, someone tries to kill me. After that, there’s no keeping Owen away. But who wouldn’t want a Marine and his military working dog as bodyguards when it seems like the whole world has gone mad?

Can love survive the revelations of an outlaw past? Aboard an orphan train bound for Kansas, a little red-headed girl meets a street-tough fifteen-year-old boy. Only with Noah does Ruth feel safe. When they are separated at the end of the trip, she vows to wait for him every Christmas Eve at the Kelly Creek train station. Ten years later, Ruth is still waiting. Adopted by the town founder, Ruth is a Kelly now, and her father wants her to marry Sheriff Leon Harker to protect his legacy. When Noah stumbles out of the alley, wounded, Ruth nurses him secretly in an abandoned cabin. Noah has never forgotten Ruth or how her childish adoration made him feel. Over the holiday season, love blossoms from their affection. Ruth's father is impressed with Noah's strength and command and offers him his empire. But Noah has spent the last ten years living a far different life from Ruth's. What will happen to their love when the truth comes out? historical romance with emotional plot, best romantic holiday novel to read. christmas historical romance books, captivating must read historical romance, exciting plot line with hero, fresh take historical must read, compelling historical romance novels best

How can a friendly little bet cause so much trouble? A classic contemporary romance. Humor with Heart! After the death of her husband, Evie Vaughn realizes her dream of becoming a high school teacher. She and her three sons move to Oak Grove, Iowa and become part of the community. Evie would like nothing better than to be able to send her boys to college, but to do so she needs to land the coveted position of high school baseball coach. She's qualified. She's almost got the job in her grasp. Then former pro football player Joe “the Iceman” Scalotta comes to town. He's just received custody of his teenage daughter following her mother's recent death and accepted a job at the community college When Joe is offered Evie's coveted coaching position based on his notoriety alone, sparks fly and Evie proposes a test. Whoever's team wins the Big League Baseball championship over the summer wins the job. Though Joe doesn't want her job, he does want to keep an eye on the lovely Mrs. Vaughn. Especially since his daughter will be pitching on Evie’s team. After Joe discovers himself hornswoggled into coaching Evie's twin terror sons in T-ball and his daughter falls in love with her catcher, Evie's oldest son, the two of them wind up spending more time together than apart. And not just because of the children. What is it they're really competing for? A job? Or the new life they've always wanted? (Originally published as Mother of the Year) sports romance, romance with children, classic romance, men women relationship humor, family life fiction, small town rural fiction, funny contemporary romance, romantic comedy