Rebel Carter

Of all the coffee shops in the world, he just had to walk into hers… When Teresa Ruiz’s Aunt Mary passed away, she lost the guiding light of her life and found herself alone and adrift. But for all her loneliness, Teresa never gave up and made for herself a new life and at the center of it was Barista Witch, the coffee shop she worked at. And for a time her life was good, predictable, and surrounded by a work-family she trusted---a feat in a world of magic, shifters, and fey… In this world of magic, there are mates, and then there are fated mates. What Teresa doesn’t know is that she’s destined for her very own fated mate. But when Cash Strongheart, her fated mate, walks into her coffee shop one day, it’s anything but magic and Teresa is determined to do this on her own terms. Will Teresa learn to trust the magic of mates, and can Cash prove to her that for all the risk, life with a fated mate is just sweeter. Find out both in the first book of the Oak Fast Fated Mates Series! This a sweet, whimsical, and grin-inducing PNR shifter romance set in a small town with plenty of found family vibes, smart-mouthed heroines, magical realism, and cinnamon roll heroes. *This is a novella of approx 32k words*

Can a Mail Order bride find love with two husbands? It doesn’t take long for Julie Baptiste to realize she yearns for more than the non-stop engagements and niceties dictated by New York high society. So, she decides to do something bold and answers an advertisement for a mail-order bride in Gold Sky, Montana. Ex-Union soldiers Forrest Wickes and William Barnes have been inseparable since the War. They share everything, including the desire to find a wife. A woman who is willing to marry them both and provide the isolated town with a much needed teacher. When Julie arrives in Montana the three of them must figure out how to navigate the boundaries of their new lives. Can Forrest and Will come together to provide what Julie needs and protect the heart of the woman who’s made her way intimately into theirs? And how will a debutante-turned-teacher manage frontier life with two husbands? Heart and Hand is a romantic and passionate interracial MFM romance and Book 1 in the Gold Sky Series. CW : Talk of infertility

The first time Rosie met her fated mate she clocked him with her purse. She’s not sorry about it. For years, Rosie has been just fine on her own. She’s lived all over the world and met all kinds of people, witches, shifters, and even fey folk. She’s been happy, really she has. She’s been just fine. She even found a new place to call home, or as close to home as any place she’s found before, a place that makes her feel safe enough to think about what it might be like to put down roots once and for all. Oak Fast, Alaska. What she doesn't need is a bear shifter claiming to be her other half barging into her life and turning everything upside down. Eric Waites is the last thing she wants, a bear shifter with deep roots when Rosie has never managed to stay in one place for longer than a few months. Will Eric be able to overcome Rosie’s doubt and show her that life with a mate can be just right if she’ll let it? Find out in the fourth book of the Oak Fast Fated Mates Series! This is a whimsical, heartfelt, and hot PNR shifter romance set in a small town with plenty of found family vibes, smart-mouthed heroines, magical realism, and cinnamon roll heroes.

New life, New Me… Ximena is a wolf, er, new woman without a pack. Emphasis on the new, because she’s also a wolf shifter who isn’t much of a wolf anymore. Not after the Fey Queen took her ability to shift along with the rest of her pack. They had it coming. Definitely, no doubt about that. As far as packs went, the Bloodstone Pack was one hell bent on doing harm and taking more than they were owed. They had ruined Ximena’s life since day one. Since the day they had taken her from her family, since they had made her one of them, since the day they took away her future. But now, things are different. Being a newly made human isn’t all bad. There’s good to it, even without her wolf. Ximena can be free, she can have her way in the world...she just has to learn how to be human first. And that’s where her teacher, ah, self-appointed guardian comes into play. Blue, the Fey Guard who found her on that fateful night the Fey Queen struck. He spirited her away then, to a home only they could see, a safe place where she could learn how to be human. She should be happy, ecstatic even, with her freedom finally within her grasp, except for one thing. Blue is her fated mate, and to claim her freedom Ximena will have to find the strength to let him go. It should be easy to do, really, seeing as she’s sure the fairy plans to set her loose once she’s learned enough to pass as human. Then why is it so hard to imagine a tomorrow without Blue? How is it that Blue seems focused on winning her over more than ever if he means to leave? Find out both in the third book of the Oak Fast Fated Mates Series! This a whimsical, fairy-laden, and sigh-worthy PNR shifter romance set in a small town with plenty of found family vibes, smart-mouthed heroines, magical realism, and cinnamon roll heroes.

The better to see you. Smell you. The better to eat you... Bea Ortega has a great life. She’s smart and loyal, has a job she loves, can mostly run a marathon without dying, plus a pretty great set of friends she adores. She’s even nailed the fine art of magical charms, but do you know what Bea doesn’t have? An anchor. Her best friends are finding fated mates, making families, finding their direction in life, and Bea? Bea feels like she’s drowning. More than that, she feels like she’s being left behind. But like an answer to a prayer, her mate, Pierce Moon Claw, comes calling. Except, that where Bea thought mates should be good and kind. You know, the kind that make you feel warm, fuzzy, and safe, Pierce turns out to be anything but. Because Bea’s mate is a wolf, and everyone knows wolves cannot be trusted. Things get trickier when Bea realizes she isn’t just half of a fated mate-pair, she’s a Luna---a Luna to a whole pack. What happens when Bea finds out that she isn’t just getting a mate, but a new way of life? And how about when she realizes her new pack are all that stand between the town of Oak Fast and an all-out shifter war? Find out both in the second book of the Oak Fast Fated Mates Series! This a magical and sigh-worthy PNR shifter romance set in a small town with plenty of found family vibes, smart-mouthed heroines, magical realism, and cinnamon roll heroes. *This is a novella of approx 36k words*

A romance of cosmic proportions Anton is everything Grace dreamed of. Smart, funny, supportive of her best friend’s work... He makes her heart race. Too bad they’ve never met—at least not face-to-face. Emails and the occasional phone call are their only links. Until finally they do meet. And it blows, because the funny, sensitive, and thoughtful man vanishes in the blink of an eye, replaced by a condescending jerk who thinks she’s little more than an errand girl. Billionaire. Rake. Playboy. Physicist. Anton has played many roles. But his greatest wish is to gain respect as science's brightest star. Determined to put his bad boy reputation to rest and recover his company after the theft of valuable research, Anton accepts the offer to work in his friend Lou's lab in Geneva. The lab Grace just so happens to manage. Amid glitter bombs, shrink rays, over-caffeinated scientists, and stolen research, the two of them struggle to figure out what to do about their burgeoning feelings. Is love, like gravity, a wave? And will it pull them under? "Rebel Carter writes with wit, elegance, and longing. Her love stories exist in a world of their own and it's one I never want to leave." -Talia Hibbert, author of Get A Life, Chloe Brown Rebel Carter is an award winning new voice in romance with diverse, multicultural characters and plots that reader's yearn for. Fans of Talia Hibbert, Susannah Nix, and Tessa Bailey will find much to love in Rebel's strong willed heroines and the swoon worthy men who love them.

New Job, New Town… New Man? Aurora thought divorcing her abusive ex would be the hardest thing she ever did. Little did she know that starting over at thirty-seven would be even harder. Moving to the small Colorado town where her best friend lived seemed like the right decision at the time. But that was before he rescued her. Grant St. John is handsome, smart, and whenever they’re together sparks fly.  He seems perfect in every way but one: he’s ten years younger than her. Even finding the man of her dreams has her on edge despite how safe she feels in his arms. Can a decade between them be a road block to love, or is age nothing but a number?

New job, New city…New man? To the world at large Melinda Pérez is at the top of her game. She’s just earned a promotion to her dream job, in her dream city. Melinda should be living her best life in NYC, and she is. At least according to her social media. The Diamond Dating League is the newest and most exclusive dating app on the market---because curing loneliness is just one swipe away. It might be the answer to her prayers-- if it weren’t for her driver. Her hot and obnoxious driver who she just can’t seem to get out of her head. Even under the best circumstances, you aren’t supposed to daydream about your driver. Even more so when he’s eight years younger than you. Liam Conlon is infuriating and makes it clear he thinks Melinda is a spoiled princess. Never being one to disappoint, she is only too happy to step into the role. But for all the ways they clash there is no denying the tension and attraction building between the two. But can they find the courage to step out of their roles and find something real with each other?

I am not a good man. Former enforcer to New York City’s most prominent crime families? Absolutely. Now successful CEO? Yes. But a good man? Not on your life. There is no room for light or goodness in my carefully ordered days. Going legit means longer hours, memos, and conference calls, but it's worth it to rule my new world. I don’t intend to give even an inch of ground to my competitors. That includes a grueling month-long work schedule---a move that has my second in command enforcing a weekend of mandatory fun. But the kind of fun I enjoy isn’t the kind you mention in polite conversation, or in broad daylight.My weekend of letting go can only be done in one place--The Cairn, New York City’s most exclusive BDSM club. It’s within the walls of The Cairn that I let my urges take control for the precious forty-eight hours I’m allowed. I might not be a good man, but I am good Dom. A Daddy Dom to be specific. And it’s time to let Daddy out to play. Come To Daddy is the first installment of The Cairn series and features a dark and sexy encounter between a Daddy Dom and a lonely Little in need of a firm hand, if only for one night. Enjoy this sexy as hell look at what kind of man, Dom, and Daddy, Lawson Sokolov is while he gives his chosen play partner a once-in-a-lifetime encounter. He may not be this Little’s perfect HEA, but he is a perfect Daddy Dom. Lawson is not a man that believes in love, and his novella is not about a forever kind of love but never fear, Lawson will be brought to his knees by a kinky as hell happily-ever-after when he meets his forever Little in Honey, Honey, an utterly dark and romantic novel of love and angst.

My name is Buffy Martinez and I’ve spent my entire life training to be a wife, but when a cult is the one leading me down the aisle there is no happily-ever-after waiting for me and I end up a virgin that can’t drive because my family totally sold me out to be a virgin sacrifice. Jokes on everyone who thought they could lie to me because the god they tried to sacrifice me to just claimed me as his bride. WRATH-not a god but a demon, and my devoted husband all the same. Lucky me, he’s made it clear the only thing he cares to do is be a good husband, and what better way to prove his devotion than helping me teach an entire cult exactly what revenge looks like because there is no WRATH like a woman scorned.

Your mate isn’t supposed to reject you, right? Well, Birdie’s did. JFC. Now what? When Birdie Salazar found her mate, she thought it would be a cause for celebration, that her world would finally be complete. Except that when the long awaited day arrives he rejects Birdie before she can even tell him her name. But it’s okay, or at least it will be. So what if she can’t stop thinking about him and the pain she feels when she sees him with another woman nearly brings her to her knees. She’ll get through this. She will. Just because fate decided to give her an ungrateful Fae mate doesn’t mean she has to live with a broken bond that feels like a knife in her chest. Their world is one of magic and that means the solution to fixing the wound of her broken mate bond is just one Fae witch away. Birdie’s mate will find out that he’s not the only one that can reject their bond, and if he realizes what he lost, well that’s just too damn bad. The Librarian and the Bear is a 40k word rejected mates novella for those that enjoy a dash of angst with their romance, Fae heroes with wings, sassy shifter heroines, a dash of primal chase, magical realism and a guaranteed HEA.

It’s the holidays, and Delilah Solis has had enough. For years she has dedicated herself to the well-being of her loved ones, working her fingers to the bone at the family business, all at the price of putting her own dreams on hold. But when Del overhears a conversation detailing how much her family takes her for granted she decides she’s had enough, and runs away for the New Year. Del’s adventure takes her to the Highlands of Scotland, where she meets Agnes, her new boss, a woman sure about two things: the fey folk, and her talent at matchmaking. Agnes has set her sights on making a match between Del and Callum, a rugged Scotsman and the owner of the town’s printing press. It wouldn’t be so bad if Del wasn’t so drawn to the prickly Scotsman. It’d be even better if Del could rule out fairy intervention. Are the feelings springing up between Del and Callum real, or is it all just magic? Read on for a fun and sexy contemporary Highland romance replete with Scottish brogues, heroines who love big, and a happily ever after perfect for the New Year.

Of All The Coffee Shops In New York City… Honey… My name is Honey Martinez. I live in New York City. I make coffee. I’m not a fan of staying in any one place for too damn long. I have a simple life and a few friends. Nothing special, but that’s because I’ve made it that way. My life has been lived in the shadows of my past, and it’s a past I’ve worked hard to run from. Well, everything except for one place—The Cairn Club. New York City’s most exclusive and luxe BDSM club. It is a playground I’ve thrived in, a place where I am known, desired, and indulged. The freedom of the Cairn Club sustains me through my mundane every day, but all of that changes when Lawson Sokolov enters my world. Lawson… She’s the woman I shouldn’t want, but from the second I see her, Honey is all that I need. She’s sweet, open, and trusting in a way the city eats up and spits out. Every Dominant instinct in my body demands I protect her, keep her close, and that’s exactly what I intend to do—even though a smarter man would run from Honey. In a world like mine, there’s no room for softness and soft is all Honey calls up in me. She makes me weak, but it’s the like I never thought to experience, not after what I’ve done to get to where I am. I’ve got blood on my hands, but Honey’s smile, her touch, the woman’s slightest kiss washes it all away and makes me believe that I can be a man worth a damn again. What will happen when this couple is caught up in the inner workings of the Cairn? When the all-powerful Zeus takes an interest in Honey and Lawson is asked to play the role of protector, her shield against the man that would see her fall? Will they fight their attraction, or will they take a leap of faith and give in to the kinkiest desires of their hearts and find their own brand of happiness as Daddy and Little? Honey, Honey is for fans of Midnight Poppy Land and anyone that goes weak for a gruff hero going sweet over their heroine of choice. This novel a darkly sweet and steamy BDSM romance novel with age play, DDlg, spanking, dirty talk, restraints, impact play, and a creepy lurking ex. All sex is explicitly consensual and deliciously enjoyed by all involved. Read Honey, Honey, the first novel in the Cairn Series Duet, for an emotionally fulfilling, kinky, BDSM romance novel replete with a yummy HFN.

When I get tricked by a witch and wake up in my favorite vampire dating simulator on a quest for true love the rules are find true love, win the game, and I get to go home. Easy breezy, right? Not when the game’s most fearsome character walks into my virtual world. Cade Graves. He’s the character I always avoid because he never fails to take me out (and not in the bring me roses and chocolates kinda way) every time I play the game, but if he’s so dangerous then why am I drawn to him and the dangerous game we play? Will I ever get home or is it game over for me?

"Find the place where love exists and ask for room." Florence Wickes-Barnes's reputation proceeds her in Gold Sky, Montana. Seen as dramatic and too passionate for her own good, none could have predicated just how much her heart yearns for a love as steady as that of her mother and two fathers. But Florence's approach of aiming to fit two unattached men together like mismatched puzzle pieces does little for her in the way of love and courtship. Her desire for wedded bliss seems impossible until her mother imparts a bit of wisdom to her..."find the place where love exists and ask for room." It seems impossible until she spots Ansel Ortega and Brenden Black across the assembly room. Two men new to town and obviously deeply in love. Florence knows the town will accept another triad, but can she escape the doubts of her past to trust Ansel and Brenden with her heart? Florence will dare to ask for space in their love, but will the lovers find room between them for Florence? Between the opera house and snowy hills of Montana three people find space in their hearts for each other and a beautiful triad develops to rival even the love of Julie Baptiste and her husbands. Visit historic Gold Sky for another dose of out-sized HEAs and joyful frontier living, where diversity reigns supreme. Three To Love is a romantic and passionate low angst MMF romance with three people finding their way to each other. Sword crossing guaranteed.

Can a wealthy businessman find love as a mail order groom?Julian Baptiste was determined to find a love as epic as that of his parents. As the son of a freedwoman and a wealthy Union solider, Julian was unique among the glittering upper 400 of New York Society. Shrewd in business and discrete with his affairs, Julian was not a man to be trifled with.Until her. One glimpse of Violet Shield and Julian is haunted. As the cook of the boarding house where he is staying while visiting his sister Julie and her two husbands Violet is a breath of fresh air. But Julian is hesitant to call it love at such a short acquaintance and is determined to be only a friend to her.But when an unexpected advert for a husband is placed on Violet's behalf, the frontier cook's reputation and her very future are at stake. And Julian finds himself stepping into a role he is powerless to resist. Mail order groom.Amidst the wilds of the sweeping Montana frontier to the riches of the New York 400, Julian and Violet fall deeply in love. But can love be enough when misunderstandings threaten the fragile new passion they have found?

Sugar and Spice by Rebel Carter - Daisy Ortiz is certain of two things: 1) A life in Clarity, Alaska is not what she wants and 2) she hates Austin Finnigan. Since childhood, the two have always fought and now as adults their rivalry is as strong as ever---evolving to encompass their competing bakeries.But Clarity was never big enough for a fire like Daisy and Austin, and they might have burned it to the ground if not for one little thing. A fake marriage. Works Of Friction by Marie Lipscomb - When stuffy English librarian Benjamin finds out that popular American author Orion West is coming to present their work at his library, he anticipates a respectable sci-fi author. What he gets is an erotica-writing, dildo-wielding siren who reawakens a desire in him he long thought lost. When a big, grumpy, and irresistibly sexy librarian makes her unwelcome at her own event, Jess (writing as Orion West) knows how to hold her own. But she soon finds that their animosity does nothing but chip away their armor to reveal the softer sides they have both been hiding Cul-de-sac Cupid by Lauren Connolly - The best revenge is an extravagantly decorated house. This is the philosophy Diana swears by as she uses an unspoken rivalry with her neighbor as a distraction from her recent heartache. Who can focus on a failed love life when there are three dozen pumpkins to carve? As Diana works to out do the woman across the street, she finds her fascination with her neighbor may be less about the need to win, and more about making sure Melany Buchanan’s attention never strays far from her front door. Loathe To Love by A.Perveen - Mahnoor Baig never thought she'd have to deal with her childhood nemesis, Ishraaq Ayaz Khan, again. Her brother's old best mate who'd tormented her all her life and then promptly disappeared like a locust plague six years ago. Now he's back, not as an enemy but as a more annoying, more virile, more bloody handsome business partner. The look in his eyes, though, is not just professional courtesy, and it sparks an old, primitive instinct inside her. But how does a woman who's had her heart brutally broken trust a man who once vanished without saying goodbye? Queen Of Thieves by Natalia Andrews - Ramona Martinez lives in a ghost town in a tiny pocket of the Texas coast, haunted by the Irish ruins that are slowly crumbling into the surf below the cliffs. For years descendants of the Irish that once occupied the ruins have threatened to reclaim the land that is rightfully hers. She expects nothing less from Dr. John Brenham, an Irish archeologist who arrives to explore his family’s history. Each has so much to lose, and a hurricane only adds pressure to waters already churning with unexpected heat. The Flip by Inga Gardner - As if flipping a house all by myself wasn't a big enough job, it turns out that Ian Caldwell, the boy I once vowed to hate forever, lives right next door. And he's not a boy anymore. He's most definitely a fully grown man. Well, I can handle this. I'll let him know I still hate his guts and to stay the eff away from me. But what do I do when it turns out he's... nice... and helpful... and kind of funny... and maybe nothing like he was back when I decided he was an absolute snake? What was an easy promise to make might turn out to be a lot more complicated to keep. Hard To Swallow by Emily Hemenway - When Kat Hansen writes a bad review of his restaurant, she and famed chef Jacques Girard become mortal enemies. Now, after a year of hating each other, can one night at a charity auction heal the rift between them?

I’m a recent divorcee who hasn’t been on a first date in twenty-two years, I have no business having a crush on the mysterious Jamie S. from the dating app for the rich and beautiful of New York City. But his quote on his dating profile shakes me to the core and I can’t get him out of my head. “If you’ve ever been in love with someone, you know it’s very rare to have someone know all of you. You protect that. All I want is to find my someone to protect. It’s a long life and I’m looking for someone to grow with.” Doesn’t hurt that he’s also gorgeous, accomplished, a former NFL football player, now a tech guru and yeah, he’s a millionaire. He’s also twelve years younger than me. But I’m moving to a small town in Colorado looking to start my life over, I don’t have time for a hot NY fling. At least that’s what I tell myself. Until I get to Colorado and see who’s waiting for me on my doorstep. Jamie S. Can I trust the instant connection between us, or is it doomed from the start? Especially when I find out the real reason he is here.

Rose Wickes-Barnes has a plan to establish herself as an independent woman of good standing. * Move away from Gold Sky. * Join one of New York City’s most prestigious theater companies. * Establish herself in society as an up-and-coming costumier with said theater company. Thus, she aims to enjoy the fruits of her labor just as any woman should. What she never anticipates is the scandal, paparazzi storm, and subsequent whirlwind marriage she finds herself in. Rose and her new husband, the gentle, soft-spoken and earnest Samuel Walker, who selflessly put himself in harm's way to keep her safe one fateful, rainy, day, are forced to flee the city and marry to keep their reputations intact. All the while Rose suspects there is far more to her new husband than the man she’s coming dangerously close to falling in love with. People on the streets of New York give him a wide berth, and they call him ‘Wicked Walker’. Rose has never known him to be anything but a gentleman and her protector, but she can’t help but admit she is curious to see just what’s so wicked about ‘Wicked Walker.’

Delilah Wickes-Barnes has no intention of getting involved with any man, much less the handsome newcomer who once courted her sister, albeit briefly. However, fate (or more accurately, her mother...) has other plans. No matter how hard they try to avoid each other, they can’t seem to stop finding themselves alone together. And when they are tasked with saving the Christmas play how can Del say no? It's for the children, after all. A rush of newcomers hope to settle in the unique town of Gold Sky, Montana and Elliot Meyers is no exception. Prosperous and accepting, it's exactly the place an industrious man with a mission can build his future and find some peace. That is, until Delilah walks into his life and turns everything upside down with her haughty glances and refusal to give him the time of day. But the more time they spend together the more determined Elliot is to make Del see that their fiery arguments can turn to something even more explosive. Visit historic Gold Sky for another dose of out-sized HEAs and joyful frontier living, where diversity reigns supreme.

For as long as anyone can remember Seylah Wickes-Barnes has been at the side of August Leclaire, her best friend and the boy her fathers took under their wing. Now a grown woman and looking for love, Seylah's deepest regret, and secret, is quickly coming to surface: She has been in love with August for as long as she can remember. For years she has been content in her role as secretary to the Sheriff's department in Gold Sky, Montana. Mostly for the opportunity to be around the men of her family, and the one who still owns her heart. But there is no denying that the woman behind the desk is far more suited to wielding a gun and keeping the peace. If only she could convince her fathers to see her in a new light, as a person worthy of a deputy's badge. Determined to put her past behind her, Seylah gives her attentions to a handsome new arrival. One who sweeps Seylah off her feet-quite literally. Things are almost perfect until August suddenly declares his intent to court her. Can she trust that August's affections are true and not inspired by jealousy? Amongst gun fights and forbidden kisses, childhood friendships mature into a love built on forever and intimate desire in this tale of friends-to-prickly-allies-to-lovers romance Visit historic Gold Sky for another dose of out sized HEAs and joyful frontier living, where diversity reigns supreme.

I fell in love with my boss’s broody bodyguard and now it’s our anniversary. I never expected to fall for the silent and cold Taylor Jensen, but I should have known better. He only has a soft spot for me and I’m a sucker for a man with a firm hand. Lucky for me, Taylor has both in spades considering he’s my Daddy Dom. My Daddy is ever the man with a plan. There’s no doubt he has something delicious in store for me when he orders me home at 6 PM sharp. But when I get a sneaky little call from the owner of New York City’s most exclusive kink club, I know exactly what my Daddy has in store for me. With the help of my friend, I hatch my own little plan to take center stage with my Daddy and show everyone just what they’re missing. HER ENFORCER is a kinky little quickie featuring a Cairn Series fan favorite couple, Taylor and Addie! Revisit the Cairn Club where it all began and enjoy this look at Addie and Taylor’s big anniversary together, a whole year out from The Cairn Series conclusion. Read the complete series on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.

Mary Sophia James came to Gold Sky, Montana to find a husband at the insistence of her overbearing mother. Striking out in spectacular fashion after setting her eye on Julian Baptiste, her options are dwindling, and time is running out. She needs to find a man to marry before her condition becomes...obvious. Her mother's prejudices and sharp tongue aren't helping matters and Mary, to her shame, hasn't behaved much better. But all her plans are derailed when she spots the most beautiful person she's ever seen across the town square. Alex Pierce is strong, intriguing, looks stunning in a pair of trousers...and a woman. Gold Sky is accepting of all types of love, and that between women is no different. Still, Alex didn't expect to be so floored by the sight of the firey haired, yet fragile looking young woman. Mary needs to be married and Alex has a solution. Because in Gold Sky, Montana there are many ways to be married...and not all of them include a man. Leather and Lace is a 35k word novella set at the same time as the events of book 2, Hearth and Home. It includes a passionate and romantic f/f love in a town where diversity, and love, reign supreme. Note : Leather and Lace has a bit of mail-order, arranged married, kind of secret baby with some foreced proximity sprinkled on top!