ABCs of Love Books
From USA Today bestselling author Kimberly Knight comes a mood-lifting second-chance bodyguard romance with a touch of suspense that will have you turning the pages. The night before Frankie went off to college, she asked her best friend, Luke, for a favor. A favor that would change their lives forever. A favor that would tear them apart. Nine years later, Frankie is a world-famous actress, and Luke is a police officer for the LAPD. Their lives couldn’t be more different. Desperate to know where things went wrong for them, the two meet to talk . Not long after reconnecting, Frankie discovers she has a stalker. Wanting to keep the woman he’s always loved safe, Luke becomes her bodyguard. But outside forces could ruin their new beginning. Especially when Frankie finds herself staring down the barrel of Luke’s gun.
In the alphabet of love…B is for Beckon. Chandler Benson is coping with losing a team member and adjusting to civilian life when he finds out something he was never supposed to know. The unredacted knowledge of his last mission is more than he can handle. The only peace he sees is six feet under. Tamitha Spencer knows loss. Her husband was killed by a drunk driver years ago, and now she does what she can to make sure no one else feels that pain. When she finally overcomes the devastating loss, she longs to love again but doesn't know how. Chandler is looking for an end, Tami is searching for a new beginning. Is it possible for them to find both...together? The ABCs of Love is a multi-author world of stand-alone novels based on the alphabet.
Read a new funny, second-chance, romantic suspense set in Pelican Bay from USA TODAY Best-selling author Megan Matthews. Could a chance run in with exboyfriend Riley Jefferson lead to my death? Cassandra left in the middle of the night ten years ago without a single goodbye. Now she’s back, leaving me with the chance to solve the mystery of why she disappeared. My high school sweetheart didn’t come alone and has no idea what trouble she’s about to unleash in our quiet town. I’m not the same man she once loved. Working with a group of former Navy SEALs has shown me the horrors of the world. They’ve also taught me well. When her choices catch up to her, I’ll need every one of my new skills to win Cassandra’s heart and keep her alive. If you love second chance love stories with humor, action, and a bossy hero, this story is for you. Comfort is a complete stand-alone in the ABCs of Love series where one author a week will deliver a brand-new story for you to rediscover your ABCs.
Jace Callahan had to be going through a midlife crisis. Sure he was about twelve years too soon, but it seemed to be the only explanation for the state of matters. Fresh out of a divorce, the only bit of advice his folks gave him had been to stick it out. Not listening had led him to his best friend’s restaurant and the pity job Travis found for him to do. Now Jace was parenting solo on the weekends in a place he wasn’t even fond of just to get away from all the drama. Beth Rollins wasn’t your typical twenty-four-year-old. Growing up with super conservative parents made her naïve, and when they disowned her for not thinking the same, her life changed real fast. Things weren’t flowers and sunshine all the time, but after landing a dream job, Beth thought perhaps things were finally going her way. Running into Jace reminded her she wasn’t allowed to have nice things. When Jace and Beth’s worlds are thrown together again, only one of them remember their past connection. Having already shed her former self, Beth is in no hurry to remind Jace of their history. Perhaps he’ll see her for the woman she is and not the girl they all made fun of in high school. What’s the worst that could go wrong anyway? It’s not like guys like him stick around long term with girls like her. Delectable is a complete stand-alone in the ABCs of Love series where one author a week will deliver a brand-new story for you to rediscover your ABCs.
The ABCs have never been sexier ... From New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Nicole Blanchard comes a captivating new tale of redemption and romance. Waking up in the hospital after an accident is bad enough...but realizing I can’t remember a thing—not even the sexy paramedic who claims to be my husband—is infinitely worse. They tell me my name is Tana Dorran, but I don’t recognize it, or the face in the mirror. Alec Dorran has made a living from solving problems, but the one problem he can’t solve is how to restore the woman he used to love. He says he’ll wait as long as it takes, and he seems like a good man. I’d be a terrible person if I let him waste his time reviving a version of his wife that may never resurface. For some, love may be eternal...but can the same be said for ours?
From USA Today bestselling authors, S.R. Watson and Ryan Stacks, comes a forced proximity romance filled with suspense. Our paths crossed along a deserted, small-town road. I was on the run and the handsome stranger was there to ensure I got to the next town safely - his town. Huxley made it easy to let down my guard… made it easy to forget the trauma I left behind. Courageously, I let myself live in the moment, knowing it was all temporary, just for a taste of happiness. I never expected things to spiral the way they did… I never expected to be taken… I never expected Huxley to be the one to betray me. Our chance meeting wasn’t a coincidence. I’m the job . Nothing is as it seems and feelings aren’t easily contained. Who foolishly falls for their captor? More importantly, is my captor starting to fall for me?
What do you get when you throw a burly blacksmith and the town’s poster child for clumsiness together? A whole lot of swearing and a threatening use of duct tape. And the need to construct a sign that reads, “DO NOT LET CAMPBELL NEAR THE FORGE!” Alabaster Falls’ local blacksmith, Daughtry Blackburn, was satisfied with his reclusive status. He had iron to bend and orders to fill but he knew he needed something to take the business to the next level. His father had fought taking their business into the twenty-first century, but since he’d passed, it was up to Daughtry to keep things forward moving and he knew there was no way to do so without being on the World Wide Web. Metalworking, he got. Computers, not so much. Campbell Jenkins was desperate to be accepted by his peers in the little town he’d called home since birth. Problem was, he was accident-prone. Not just in the sense of an occasional break here or there, but in a "can’t walk by glass without it shattering – even when it seemed he was a mile away" type of thing. No matter how hard he tried to fit in, this curse led to failure. Forced to stay stuck inside the walls of the home his grandmother left him, he spent his time learning all he could about computers and social media. His online friends never cast him aside—too bad the real world wasn’t as kind. When he answers an ad in the local paper for online marketing assistance, he wasn’t sure what to expect. Least of all, the brawny man answering the door to a log cabin that had seen better days. Can two opposites in forced proximity learn to play nicely or will one wind up in an iron grave?
Lyla I never thought I would crave his kisses. I have never craved anyone’s kisses before his. Before him I was going with the motions. Then he crashed into my life. All I know is nothing will be the same. Will we crash and burn? Or kiss our way through the obstacles? Sullivan She owns me in every way possible. I never thought I would feel this way about anyone ever again. She crashed through the walls I had built up. Only she is forbidden. I know we should stop but she is my kryptonite.
L is for Loser I would rather stick a fork in my eye than to attend my niece’s wedding without a date. Don't get me wrong, I love my family. But having to put up with an entire week of pitying glances and questions about when I’m going to “meet a nice man my age,” is a form of cruel and unusual torture I would rather not subject myself to. Thankfully, I have a great group of guy friends, and each of them owes me a solid one. Like it or not, one of them is going to help me. None want to volunteer, so we’re going to play a game. The loser flies to Ohio with me to pose as my loving boyfriend for all the wedding festivities. I'm the loser who has to fake having a boyfriend to fool my family. He’s the loser at a simple game of chance. The one thing neither of us are walking away with... is our dignity.
Nate Hastings is a jerk. But it wasn’t so long ago that he was everything. Football hero. Most popular boy in school. My neighbor. And my secret crush. I waited with my nose in a book for him to notice me all those years ago. Instead, he gave me a terrible nickname and left town to become wildly successful like I always knew he would. The only thing missing in his life was love, which he tried to find on a reality dating show. His public humiliation drives him back home. That and the letters I’ve been writing him warning him that his historic house was in shambles. I should have anticipated he’d show up to fix it. But I never expected this. The man who destroyed me is doing more than rebuilding his family’s home. He’s trying to steal the key to my heart. Nooky is a complete stand-alone in the ABCs of Love series where one author a week will deliver a brand-new story for you to rediscover your ABCs.
Agreeing to a fake relationship with my brother’s best friend was supposed to fix a stupid mistake and save my career. I wasn’t supposed to fall for him in the process… My relationship with Xander is nothing more than a way to ease some of the fallout we’re both experiencing in our careers. The lie is intended to be as harmless as the spontaneous trip we’ve decided to take—an adventure of a lifetime to a tropical island. It’s the perfect escape to nurse our wounded egos. How can we be stressed with nothing but sunshine and palm trees surrounding us? At first, our conversations are innocent. Our touches casual. Our glances fleeting. We aren’t supposed to grow closer. Or kiss—we definitely aren’t supposed to kiss. And before I realize it, what I thought would be a regular summer turns into so much more. Right up until our blissful bubble bursts from a dose of reality much stronger than our umbrella cocktails. Which begs the question… are we a vacation fling, or can we finally make our relationship official? ** Official is a standalone laugh-out-loud romantic comedy with swoony moments, troublemaking animals, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Small town romance author, Andrea Johnston, brings you an all-new STANDALONE small town suspense romance about love, survival, healing, and redemption. Fairytales tell us monsters are big scary creatures that hide in the shadows. Life isn’t a fairytale, and neither are the monsters. In my story, the evildoer hides behind a screen to torment me. When his interest escalates from messages to threats, the only way I can stay safe is to leave my life in the city and seek safety in a small mountain town. What I didn’t expect to find in Starlight Ridge is a police officer I’ve met before. It isn’t the change in Gage Castillo’s appearance alone that has me curious. There is something in his eyes that tells me he too is seeking solace. Unlike me, I don’t think it’s a man after him but a memory. Having Gage nearby dims the feeling of being pursued. For the first time, I am able to live my life in love and not fear. I am determined to live in my bubble of happiness … so long as my stalker doesn’t find me.
Quintessential "Representing the most perfect example of quality or class" A trip back to the small Indiana town of Riverbend to finalize my grandmother's last will and testament throws my world off its axis. I wasn't prepared to learn the stipulations of her will or that she'd left her beloved mercantile Quintessential Treasures to my college summertime love, Kandace Sheers. Imagine my greater surprise when I learn about the secret that's been roaming Riverbend for the last five years. Here are a couple of hints: She's five years old. She has her mother's silky auburn hair and my golden eyes. The answer should be simple-I take responsibility for the girl and go back to Chicago where my life awaits. It turns out, Grandma had other plans because life's never that simple. Have you been Aleatha'd? Enjoy this sweet, funny, and sexy secret-baby, second-chance contemporary stand-alone romance that brings back the feelings of what it's like to be young and in love. A stand-alone in one of Aleatha Romig's 'Lighter Ones, ' QUINTESSENTIALLY.
"The ABCs have never been sexier..." Life was a set of well-laid plans for Andrea Raffield. She married her high school sweetheart, raised their twins, and planned to grow old with the love of her life. But now, with an empty nest and a divorce she never saw coming, she’s alone for the first time in her life. When the opportunity presents itself to purchase an RV and travel the country, Andrea throws caution to the wind and takes a chance on herself. But is it really possible to start over at forty? Daniel “Rome” Abrams was on his way to building his tattoo empire. Fresh off of a win from Tattoo Genius , America’s top tattoo competition show, Rome had the ink world in the palm of his hands; money, fame, and success were his for the taking. But when a tragedy turns Rome’s dreams into his darkest nightmares, he’s left with nothing but the broken pieces of his tattoo shop—and the life he’d been building. When a chance meeting brings these two together, Andrea and Rome do everything they can to fight the attraction. But two souls searching for revival are hard to ignore, and their broken pieces will either fit together perfectly—or shatter them both completely.
From USA Today bestselling author Renee Harless comes a forbidden, age gap love story with a sexy musician and a woman that knows what she wants. There are many things in life I’d rather forget. But nothing tops walking in on my teenage crush and temporary neighbor in the great outdoors while he showered. It wasn’t as if I did it on purpose, but he thought I had. Asher Blake was the head of my favorite band and the most gorgeous man I’d ever laid eyes on. But to him, I was nothing more than his friend’s daughter. Or maybe I was wrong. I wasn’t exactly that awkward doting girl anymore. I was older and no longer off limits. We were two consenting adults. And no one would know what we did behind those cabin walls. Once our time was up, we could go our separate ways. Our lives were complicated enough and we didn’t need to add our age difference into the mix. We threw caution to the wind and gave into temptation, never realizing that it was more than just our secrets that we needed to protect – it was our hearts too.
Claire Rossi craved independence. Two years in London opened her eyes to a world shimmering with possibilities after a lifetime under her overprotective father’s thumb. She returned to Chicago with a PR degree, a dream job, and a fiery spirit. Special Agent Matt Cavalli infiltrated the notorious Rossi crime family, meticulously building trust as John Peretti. After four years, he was one of the most trusted men in the organization. He never expected his mission would include the boss’ daughter. Bound by duty, Matt viewed Claire as a pawn in a bigger game. She wasn’t supposed to be anything more than collateral damage. But as the lines between his mission and his heart began to blur, a new enemy emerged, forcing Matt to confront a brutal choice: remain loyal to the badge or fight for the woman who held the key to his heart. Could he choose one without losing everything?
I move back to my hometown with two kids and a broken heart. After my ex cheated on me, all I want to do is start over somewhere with happy memories. Back then, Beckett Andersen was just an annoying kid I knew. Now, he’s my neighbor whose NFL career ended abruptly with a catastrophic injury. He’s a player—in every sense of the word. The last person I should get involved with. His lifestyle doesn’t mesh with a divorced single mom whose sole focus needs to be her children’s happiness. Only when he touches me, all the reasons why it’s a horrible idea disappear. All that remains is the pull to the man who is all wrong for me. He breaks down my walls and steps up when I need someone. Is he my second chance at love, or will he break me all over again? Yours is a complete stand-alone in the ABCs of Love series where one author a week will deliver a brand-new story for you to rediscover your ABCs.
"I’m leaving you.” When my wife spat out those words, I was angry. Furious. I thought I could move on. Thought I could keep on living my best life without her. I was wrong. You don’t ever get over a woman like Rose Reynolds. You worship her until the day you die. I did while we dated, and for years after our marriage. But then I went and screwed up. My Rose comes with thorns, and she won't forgive me. She won't listen to a word I have to say. She's completely shut me out. When I see her on a date months later, I decide in order to win her back, I have to do everything I can to make her realize she's still mine. I'm going to play dirty. So, I follow her to her apartment building where we get stuck in the elevator. That's where things change. We say things we don't mean. Things we both regret. Things that just might be impossible to fix our marriage.