Charity Ferrell

The first time I met Weston, he was my psychologist. I never planned to see him again. We lived in two different worlds. He was responsible. I was reckless. He was the good guy. They'd labeled me as out-of-control. He was harmony on a warm beach day. I was the hurricane that erupted through. But one night, I called him to rescue me. And he did more than that.

A Hollywood princess mixing business and pleasure with my hot bodyguard is a headline I’ll gladly live up to.   After a messy breakup, I promised myself—no more dating. Then my new bodyguard walks in. He’s nothing like the men in my world. He’s rugged and real. But I’m only a job to him.   But the longer we’re forced together, the harder it gets to fight our feelings. He starts seeing the real me—not the woman plastered all over the tabloids. So, I make him an offer: a no strings attached relationship that will end as soon as his job is over. I just wasn’t prepared for him to know my secrets, to fall in love with him, and how hard it’d be when it was time to say goodbye.

I don't want him. I can't do this. That's what my ex said after our son was born, leaving me a single dad. These days, my world consists of two things: Noah and my bar. Until her—the woman I want—but can never have. My ex’s sister wasn’t supposed to be stirred into the mix. Even though I try to push her away, my son falls in love with her. As much as I want to keep my distance, I can’t break his heart. Lines become blurred, and fighting our attraction becomes nearly impossible. Even though we know it’s wrong, desire doesn’t always fade away. As soon as we cross that line, nothing will be the same and everything will fall apart. And it does.

Every day, my neighbor tells me to have a good morning. Every day, I tell him to f*ck off. Kyle Lane is the town’s hottest cop. He’s also the man I’ve despised since high school. Each morning, he stands on his porch with an annoying smirk on his perfect face. He’s made it his life’s mission to get under my skin. Until one day, he’s no longer on his porch but on mine. He claims he wants to redeem himself for ruining my reputation. My instincts tell me to stay away, but with each morning he shows up, it becomes harder and harder to resist his charm. I was never supposed to fall in love with my neighbor and once he finds out my secret, we’ll forever be enemies. (An enemies to lover romance.)

I went from a penthouse to sleeping in a prison cell. From the VP of a million-dollar empire to a felon. All for a crime I didn’t commit. Now that I’m free, I vow to stay out of trouble. Then she walks in. The mayor’s daughter. My new co-worker. The only problem? She’s trouble wrapped in a bow. I swore not to cross that line. But one moment of weakness changes everything. And now, there’s no going back.

Things I never thought would happen: Meeting my boyfriend’s secret wife. Finding out I’m pregnant with his baby. Pretending my best friend is the father. In public, we fake a relationship. In private, we try not to fall in love. The more we pretend, the more we forget it’s only temporary. If only we had known it would change everything.

A one-night stand with a single, widowed dad can change everything. “What the f*ck have I done?” aren’t the first words you want to hear after a one-night stand. Yet that’s what he gave me. Dallas Barnes is tall, dark, and handsome. He’s also scarred, rough, and broken down by burdens. A single dad. A widower. A lost soul. We found each other in the back of a dark pub. He brought the whiskey. I brought the bad decisions. He called it a mistake. I vowed never to speak to him again. That vow is broken with one test. Two pink lines have turned my life upside down. One night can change everything.

A see yourself out note isn’t how you want to celebrate the morning after your first one- night stand. The first time I meet Archer Callahan is when I block him in a parking spot. The second is a fender bender. The third is at a bar, drinking away our problems, and finding our way to his bed. I never expected to see him again. That changes when a month later, he’s introduced as my brother’s new business partner. In need of a job, I’m hired at their bar, much to Archer’s dismay. We hate each other. We’re off limits. But every time we’re together, flashbacks of that night shake through us. We push, we pull, until one of us breaks.

The first time we spoke he tried to bribe me, and I called his bluff. That became friendship … then first loves.   I steal his heart. He steals mine. But we keep that our secret, hidden in fear of ruining our friendship. Until one night, we cross a line. I have secrets I never want him to know. But he won’t allow me to push him away. He’s ready to become more than friends, but will that change when he learns what I’ve done?

Our relationship starts as a game. I sneak into his bar underage. He kicks me out. Repeat. Maliki Bridges is the town's hottest bar owner. He thinks I'm the mayor's troublesome daughter. I think he has a stick up his a**. Once I turn twenty-one, we become friends. Nothing more ... Until my world is turned upside down, and he offers me his guest bedroom. It's a bad idea, moving in with him, but any opportunity I get to be around him I'll take. Consequences be damned. Becoming roommates is the riskiest game we've ever played.

We were the epitome of young love. Small town sweethearts. Until we broke.   He promised to hate me until he takes his last breath. I don’t blame him. He pleaded for me to not walk away. What he doesn’t know is that leaving him broke my heart as much as it did his. But I had to do it.   Now, he’s back in town even though he swore he’d never return. He carries new demons, more heartache, but no one knows why. And as much as we pretend to hate each other, we can’t seem to push the other away completely.   Then I learn what he’s hiding. And I’m not sure if he even carries a heart to give me again.

What’s the best way to get back at your cheating ex? Give every guy who hits on you his number. That’s what I did when I met Silas. Little did I know, we’d see each other again. One run-in leads to another. One fake date leads to a friendship. That friendship leads to feelings. But everyone knows feelings and friendship doesn't mix. We’re too much the same. It’d never work out. That changes when one of us asks for more. Everything falls apart. There’s no going back. Can our friendship survive … or will love destroy us?

I should’ve known better than to make a deal with a monster.</i) When my ex-boyfriend puts a hit out on me, there’s only one man I can run to for protection. Cristian Marchetti. The head of the Marchetti Mafia Family. My best friend’s father. My last resort. Cristian’s protection doesn’t come free. But what he wants might cost me my life. He’s the mafia king, and I’m his sacrifice. And now, I must become his wife.

Take my advice. Never fall for your brother’s best friend. Bracken Casey. Our hometown’s playboy. My brother’s best friend. The man I love. He doesn’t do girlfriends. He doesn’t do commitments. And he doesn’t see me as anything more than his best friend’s little sister. Until one night changes everything. A drunken kiss leads to a drunken screw. Now he can’t keep his hands off of me, and I can’t say no. Rules are set: No one can find out. It can’t lead anywhere. But rules were always meant to be broken. And that’s exactly what we are doing. Breaking them all. Something bad is bound to happen.

"I didn't pull the trigger but I could've stopped the bullet from hitting him." Daisy Mara had the picture perfect life until a shot rang through the air and shattered her world into pieces. Unable to cope with her loss, she's forced to move thousands of miles away. The last thing she expects to find when arriving in her new home is her neighbor, naked and in a very compromising situation. Keegan Montgomery never had to answer to anyone for anything. His life consisted of partying and frequenting as many beds as he could throw himself into. But under his bad boy facade, he is facing his own internal demons. Daisy will never love another. Keegan knows he'll never love anyone - ever. But their attraction is undeniable. Can the tragic ending of a first love end up being the beginning of another?