All I Ever Needed: A Valentine's Novella


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Abbie I’ve lived in Foxtail Ridge my entire life and I love everything about it. Okay, almost everything. The one thing I don’t love? The dating scene—it’s almost non-existent. But I’m not worried, because I’m not looking for love. Between helping my sister Kelsie with her bed & breakfast and playing Cupid, I’ve got my hands full. But little do I know, fate has a little something in store for me. And it comes when I least expect it.




Mall You Need is Love


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Stupid Cupid strikes an arrow through reader’s hearts with this opposites attract standalone Valentine’s Day novella sure to take your breath away. Jaded-by-love Amara Hart owns a retro-style gaming arcade in the local shopping mall that is bustling full of people who’d rather play Pac-Man than have a candlelit dinner with the charming Casanova store owner next door. Despite her cynicism toward anything roses, Amara finds herself agreeing to help Valentino Rossi when his store is robbed a few days shy of Valentine’s Day—his biggest annual moneymaker. Valentino believes in endless love and has made it his mission in life to help others express that love through romance and custom-made jewelry. Silly little love songs are what make him get out of bed in the morning, and meeting the anti-Valentine Amara has thrown him for a loop. Determined to prove love me tender is more than a retro ballad, Valentino sets out to give Amara a Valentine’s Day she’ll never forget. As Amara feels her rough edges begin to soften, she begins to wonder what would happen if she asked the man next door to…be mine, Valentino.




A HallowedSpell Novella Vimp Novellas: Book 4 Out of Luck


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Is there such a thing as luck?Eve McAllister doesn't think so. . . .Which is a major faux pas during Cliffcoast's annual St. Patty's Day Festival where good luck charms, green clothing, and haggis are the staple. (The enormous Scottish and Irish population has nothing to do with it--trust me.)So when she starts to get the feeling that she is being followed, her family gets an unexpected windfall of luck, and clover begins sprouting everwhere she goes, Eve is a little more than creeped out.And she should be.Such things are signs of leprechauns--and leprechauns are nothing but bad news.Out of Luck occurs a half a year after Eve McAllister discovered that she was not an ordinary girl, but a supernatural creature inclined to bite necks and cause mischief. However, Eve's actual good nature leads her into fiascos almost worse than if she gave into her demonic appetites.HallowedSpell Vimp Novella, Book 4




Cupcakes, Signs, & Valentines: A Novella


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USA Today Best author featured on “ABC 20/20” brings you an Annie Graceland Cozy Novella! Annie Graceland: Cheesehead. Unwed. Hi-LAR-ious baker who speaks to 'The Dead!' I squeeze into my not-so-little red dress because I’m meeting my handsome detective boyfriend, Raphael Campillio, for Valentine’s dinner at a cute trattoria. When my cat, Theodore Von Pumpernickle pulls his ‘I’m a finicky eater’ act, I detour to the pet store to buy him something yummy. I’m in the cat food aisle staring at the ugliest cat carrier I’ve ever seen when I hear gunshots. A panicked, lost, black cat, is skittering toward the front door. I do what any sensible person would: I tackle the cat. I rip my dress. I lug that cat around in the ugliest carrier trying to find his owner. But the only guy that will help me is the ghost of the man who was just murdered… __ Cupcakes, Signs, & Valentines – A Novella was originally published as Trouble’s Crummy Valentine’s Day in “Year-Round Trouble" by Kalioka Press in 2020. Copyright © 2020 by Pamela DuMond. “Trouble” the cat character is the creative property of Carolyn Haines.




Tempt Me: A Stark International Novella


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From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julie Kenner comes a new story in her Stark International series… Sometimes passion has a price … When sexy Stark Security Chief Ryan Hunter whisks his girlfriend Jamie Archer away for a passionate, romance-filled weekend so he can finally pop the question, he’s certain that the answer will be an enthusiastic yes. So when Jamie tries to avoid the conversation, hiding her fears of commitment and change under a blanket of wild sensuality and decadent playtime in bed, Ryan is more determined than ever to convince Jamie that they belong together. Knowing there’s no halfway with this woman, Ryan gives her an ultimatum – marry him or walk away. Now Jamie is forced to face her deepest insecurities or risk destroying the best thing in her life. And it will take all of her strength, and all of Ryan’s love, to keep her right where she belongs… **Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**




One Valentine's Kiss


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Is one Valentine’s Day kiss too much to ask? Marsha and Rigel are deeply in love, and have been for months. But Marsha, known to her school friends as M, also happens to be Princess Emileia, born Sovereign of a secret, underground colony on Mars. Unfortunately, Martian tradition decrees that she must pair with Sean, Jewel High’s recently-arrived basketball star, and not Rigel, her soulmate. To prevent Rigel’s execution for “treason,” M agreed to make it look like she and Sean are dating and that she and Rigel are just friends. But this will be their very first Valentine’s Day since falling in love. Surely, after all they’ve gone through, they deserve one real kiss to mark the occasion? They just need to find a way to make it happen without breaking M’s promise to the ever-observant Martian Council. Written as a Valentine gift to my faithful fans, this story falls between Starcrossed and Starbound, books 2 & 3 of the Starstruck series. However, enough context is included that readers new to the series should also enjoy it (though be warned there are some spoilers!) The Starstruck series appeals to fans of Twilight and other romantic, non-spicy teen fiction. Science fiction with a fantasy vibe, the series has elements of Cinderella, the Chosen One, Fated Mates, Forbidden Love and more. Enjoy!




Susceptible to Him


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Enjoy this billionaire contemporary romance by best-selling author Lynn Burke... Lia Risso walked in on her fiancé and three other women on Valentine’s Day. Two celibate years later, her roommate creates a profile for Lia on a dating website—without her knowledge—and sets up a date. On Valentine’s Day. Ryan Walsh, a self-made millionaire and libertine, refuses to commit to any one woman. Tossed from foster home to foster home as a child, Ryan is on guard against becoming vulnerable ever again. One dinner…one night of dancing and flirting with the attraction between them, puts both Lia and Ryan in danger of heart break. They have a choice—open themselves to the possibility of hurt or walk away, never knowing what might have been. Susceptible to Him is the first book in the Risso Family series and is a FREE read! HEA guaranteed, this contemporary billionaire short story is steamy enough to get anyone’s nether regions going. Perfect for readers who enjoy second chance romance, strong heroines, and swoon-worthy heroes. If you’re a fan of TL Swan, Alexis Winter, Adriana Lock, Abby Brooks, Claire Kingsley, Lainey Davis, & Sav R. Miller, you’re going to love the Risso Family series!




Ballroom Blitz


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Anjali and Mikhail go on a Valentine’s Day date. Trouble ensues. Once, Anjali Patel and Mikhail Grikov were soldiers on opposing sides of an intergalactic war. They met, fell in love and decided to go on the run together. Now Anjali and Mikhail are trying to eke out a living on the independent worlds of the galactic rim, while attempting to stay under the radar of those pursuing them. It’s Valentine’s Day and so Mikhail and Anjali enjoy a well-deserved romantic dinner. But their date is rudely interrupted, when they find themselves caught in the crossfire of a turf war between two rival gangsters. This is a Valentine’s Day novella of 23200 words or approximately 78 print pages in the “In Love and War” series by Hugo finalist Cora Buhlert, but may be read as a standalone.




Wild Need


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In this third thrilling story in the Chiasson series, New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant delivers a fiery tale about a man who embraces his heritage and a woman trying to escape evil. STALKED BY DEATH… Davena Arcineaux would like nothing more than to put her past of tragedy and magic behind her and stop running. Maybe even find a great guy to share her life with and start a family. But an evil Voodoo priestess who will stop at nothing to get her hands on Davena has tracked her to Lyons Point. And time has run out for Davena. FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL… Brave, protective, Beau Chiasson was prepared to be live his life alone, but when fate puts the lovely Davena in his path, he realizes that there has been a part of him missing that only she can complete. Engaged in the biggest fight of his life, Beau must not only save the parish from evil, but also win Davena’s heart – if he can keep them both alive.




Love Me Like I Deserve


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NIVEA JACOBS is a smart, compassionate, hopeless romantic, who is weeks away from marrying her first and only love. But is MARCUS JONES really the man she thinks he is? In the days leading up to the beautiful wedding Nivea has planned, she uncovers some soul shattering news about her man that puts their future in serious jeopardy. Can Marcus allay his woman's fears and assuage her heartache? Or will her plan to walk down the aisle, turn into a painful walk away from the only love she's ever known? Meanwhile, there’s CHANCE ROBERTS, the Best Man. When things go awry, he confesses his love for his best friend's soon-to-be bride. Could this be the beginning of a love meant to be? Or will it set off a chain reaction that rattles the Earth?