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Mission: Believe

**Mission: Believe, Bronze Star Winner, Readers Favorite Awards, 2020**

What can one disabled man do for military veterans who suffer from physical pain, mental anguish, social unacceptance, and disturbing thoughts of suicide? Staff Sgt. Shane Logan is fortunate to have come from a privileged family, and after losing both of his legs in the war, he now has the best prosthetics that money can buy. While Shane is trying to move forward with life, he struggles with memories of his traumatic service and the way people react to him and his disability.

Dr. Lauren Falcone works tir ...

Circle in the Sand

"Circle in the sand practically screams quality from the first page...It is sensational...If you're looking for beauty, then this is it." ~Mia's Point of View From Bestselling Author, Lia Fairchild Four Friends. Four Different Paths. One Unwavering Friendship. Two decades of love, laughter, promises, and secrets hold together four friends pursuing different paths in life. Jax always lived on the edge, skating through life with no apparent ambition, yet remained the energy and emotional cement of the group. She longs to be accepted. Sage, career-driven, has always followed a carefully laid out ...

Hot Cop

Revenge is a dish best served with humor. I’ve always believed in happily ever after, until he walked out on me without a word and left behind a lifelong memory in his place. Writing a humorous and fictional account of our time together helped me cope and captured a bigger audience than I could ever imagine. When that book brings my muse right back into my life, keeping my distance is useless. The chemistry is far too hard to ignore. I made a vow to protect and serve my community. Becoming a cover model was never part of my plan, but one viral photo in the middle of a hurricane cha ...

Space Balls: Houston, We Have Liftoff

Billionaire Rose West suffers no fools. Growing up abandoned by her parents and left to the socialite wolves at an all-girl boarding school, Rose learned early on how to survive with a smile, a wink, and cleavage full of cash. As an oil baroness, a soon-to-be honors graduate from a prestigious university, and a fairly attractive woman --if you’re into big hair and bigger boobs-- Rose is poised to take over the world. Too bad she has no idea what she wants to do with her life. Hashtag quarterlife crisis NASA astronaut Vance Bodaway made a deal with himself a long time ago—be an astronaut, be al ...

Summer's Family Affair (Music City Hearts #3

Jenny Cohen defines successful independence: she put herself through college, couldn't ask for better friends, owns a consulting firm, wears designer clothes, and just moved into her dream home . . . But she's alone, except for her ailing mother whom she supports in a nursing home. As the marketing consultant for Chester, Dorsey & Tanner, she's surrounded by male attention. Too bad it's the overly-protective big-brother type. Architect Craig Chandler hasn't looked at another woman since his wife passed away four years ago. His time is taken-building a career while trying to be both mother a ...

Heat Lightning

Amnesia stole Tessa's memory--her life! Now her husband has found her, claimed her, rescued her. David’s touch makes Tessa throb. Desire flashes between them like heat lightning on a summer night.

Her body knows David, but when she looks at him, he is a stranger to her. Not a flicker of memory is left of him or their life together since she awakened from a coma.

All she has are questions. Who is she? Why does David seem to hate her even as he pulls her in ...

His Destiny

Despite their secrets, he’ll discover she’s always been his destiny. Damaged HIS agent Trent McKenzie jumps on his motorcycle and leaves town, running from the pain eating at his soul. He has no plans to go home to his old life or tackle the destruction he left behind. Only when he learns his close friend Kelly Williams may be in danger does he return, even knowing he must confront the anger and grief that tortures him. Once home, Trent discovers Kelly is no longer the innocent woman she once was. She is temptation and unobtainable, and everything he knows he doesn’t deserve. Needing to protec ...

Mia's Irishman

When real love comes calling as the storm rages on, are you brave enough to trust again? Former fashion photographer, Mia Nardelli, returned home to Ohio to help her widowed brother and two nieces. But after years of living a quiet life and trying to put her past trauma behind her, she wants to get back to photography. When a trip into the West Virginia mountains to hone her skills leaves her injured in a ravine after an accident, she doesn’t know if she’ll ever work again—or even survive. Veterinarian, Sean McDermott, is happy to seclude himself in his remote cabin to write a book about ...

Harmony to Heartburn

"Hickman's novel takes a lighthearted approach to serious issues, including illnesses, body image, and sexuality. Harmony to Heartburn is the ideal book for fans of contemporary fiction about characters who are believable, funny, honest, imperfect, and a joy to spend time with." (Self-Publishing Review) "Poignant and funny. Ms. Hickman weaves love, laughter and hope into her story and makes this family one's own." (InD'tale Magazine) https://www.amazon.com/Harmony-Heartburn-Fortytude-Book-3-ebook/dp/B01EPPWXAU

That Was Then

How much chance was really involved in second chances, or was fate just having a bit of fun?


Cassidy:
I worked hard to move up the career ladder - even if it was for my ex-boyfriend's family-owned and bloated international corporation. They'd never find out about me working for them, right? Maybe I should move on, now that I had some experience added to my resume. But it was too late when Bronson showed up. I avoided him, spending the holiday cooking up projects, and helping my best friends with their issues, but it was useless because ch ...

Space Oddities: Ground Control to Major Cutie (audio)

Trish Garret is a good girl who may or may not be wanted by the law. A poor decision in her past has her on the run, keeping a low profile while working waitress jobs at local watering holes. But during her latest stop in Houston, she’s managed to make herself a great group of friends she’s always wanted and never had. When a private detective shows up at her Airstream trailer asking questions, Trish takes it as a sure sign it’s time to pick up stakes and skedaddle. But with her new best friend getting married, Trish is reluctant to leave before the wedding. Biting the bullet, she asks the one ...

Barbecue and Bad News

Welcome to Adams Grove…where the barbecue isn’t the only thing that sizzles. Savannah Dey politely agreed to attend her ex-husband’s wedding, but she’d be grateful for any reason to get out of it…which is why the speeding ticket from the handsome sheriff of Adams Grove is both a surprise and a reprieve. With one quick call to her editor, the aspiring columnist finds herself with a new assignment and the perfect excuse to get closer to the man who pulled her over. Now, all she needs is a way to deal with all the bad memories the small town dredges up… Sher ...

Life Saver: Sweet Romance (Shady Piers Clean Romance Book 2)

When Charlotte Olson becomes legal guardian of her young sister, it's tough to survive, even in the friendly setting of Shady Piers. Now, after a disastrous fire, she loses everything, and Charlotte must protect her sister from a much more serious threat to the life they have built together. After an embarrassing introduction, firefighter Neil Mack doesn't expect to see Charlotte again, but when he's called to the fire in her apartment block, he manages to get her and her sister to safety, despite great personal danger to himself. What neither of them knows is the deeper threat, just around th ...

Falling For The Grump

He is my first and the hot silver fox that’s stealing my heart…. Olivia This gorgeous man had me at hello. I felt an odd sensation in my stomach every time I met his eyes. He’s like a glimmering lamp, and I’m a helpless moth. I have never experienced this with a man before. Then one stormy night stuck in his mansion, and we can no longer ignore the sparks between us. Feeling his body tremble over mine is intoxicating. Zachery And now life without her seems impossible. I can’t rid myself of an overwhelming feeling of guilt due to our age difference. But I’m her first, and I hope she’s my last. ...

Pararescuemen Series

This series of steamy, suspense romances follows each member of a pararescue team as they find true love while bringing a terrorist to justice. 1. Second Chance 2. In My Sights 3. Explosive Conditions 4. Do No Harm 5. Third Time's the Charm This series gets hotter and more dangerous with each book.

Girl Under The Christmas Tree

A hilarious holiday romance on the steamy side, featuring a girl who won’t say no to a fling, a guy who needs some holiday fun, one naughty night in a hotel suite… and a conga line of Santas! Yuki Yamimoto isn’t the kind of girl to say no to opportunity, especially when it comes swaggering into the five-star hotel where she works, dressed in a three-piece suit. The handsome wavy haired man with a movie star smile and charming Irish accent is almost irresistible… If only he wasn’t a hotel guest! Declan Moriarty can’t keep his eyes off the gorgeous girl at hotel Reception. Her wide eyes and flir ...

Mending Heartstrings

Kane's a country singer who's tangled with too many deceitful women. He's learned his lesson: girls are for flirting and fun; emotions are for his music. But after spending a night with an earnest woman unlike any he's known, he can't force her out of his mind. So he goes in search of the woman he knows only as "Elle."

On her last night in Nashville, the staunchly pragmatic Sabella found herself in a situation more suited to a romance novel than reality. Swept away, she ignored her rigidly self-imposed rules, succumbing to the fantasy just this once. But she knows real-world rela ...

Love & Chocolate

A Romance with Recipes! "An engaging, irresistible chocolate-laced romance." - Kirkus Reviews When Sarah Westwood’s deadbeat husband deserts her and their young son, she takes a job at her family’s restaurant, The Three Chocolatiers. Determined to never fall for the wrong guy again, Sarah vows to stick to chocolate and steer clear of men, especially her delicious ice-cream supplier, Blake Harrison. Blake Harrison wants nothing more than for Sarah to give him a chance, but all she’ll give him is the cold shoulder. Never one to run from a challenge, he works on becoming the kind of man S ...

Sapphire

What would you do if you knew there was a predatory cult with shocking habits near the ones you love? The day of her mother's death changes everything for Sapphire, an 18-year-old member of the Faith of the Attuned. One moment she is discussing her coming-of-age ceremony and the next her mother is dead. She does what any scared girl would do and runs. She wants away from the cult and her mother's death provides the perfect opportunity to leave, only where is she to go? The soaking wet woman's entrance into Jake's restaurant drew the former cop turned restaurant owner to her. Her scared e ...

Only You for the Holidays: A Christmas Romance

She made excuses to stay away. He'll give her a reason to remain. Piper Deacon had a spotless flying record while serving in the Army until a careless mishap from her flight partner had her questioning her own skills and responsibility. Foolish pride kept her away from home for too long; the one place she should've known she could always return to no matter what. When circumstances force her back to Idaho, she'll have to face life-altering decisions which include whether or not to succumb to the match-making devices of her mother and co-conspirator friend. With the appealing lawman, Logan S ...

The Starry Knight

Life isn't always a work of art... Stormy was on a path of destruction until she ran into a power greater than her own. An arrogant bosshole with a penchant for driving her mad. But she had a secret that she was trying to escape and needed a place to work. She had a fire inside her she refused to allow any man to snuff out—or so she thought. Sebastian was the most eligible playboy bachelor in New York City until a tempest crashed into his life overturning everything in her wake. She was chaos, a hurricane, a force to be reckoned with, and he wanted nothing to do with her... until he did. Sudde ...

All That's Unforeseen

Knowing how the story ends doesn't mean there aren't wonderful surprises along the way. When her son was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy Marilynn Morgan knew how the story was going to end. What she didn't know was what life would bring her along the way. She didn't anticipate her husband leaving her or getting remarried a few years later. She didn't realize how lonely her life would become, and she certainly didn't expect to feel the way she did when her ex-husband's best friend, Eli Briggs, showed up to fix Joss's lift. Back in high school, Eli fell head over heels for Marilynn. When she s ...

His Heart

His heart is hers. Eight years earlier, Matt Hamilton gave away his heart only to have that love snatched away. When called in to protect Caitlyn Robinson, the damaged woman from his past, he’s prepared to risk everything to make sure she’s kept safe. By the time his team is in place, Matt discovers Caitlyn hasn’t truly recovered from the event that previously destroyed them. He’s determined to be the one to save not only her life, but her heart. Possibility drives him forward, but first, he must catch the bastard chasing her.

Hierarchy of Blood

The winner will be crowned Ambassador’s Bride. The losers will meet certain death. When you’re living inside a dwarf planet in the cold abyss of space, life is only easy if you’re rich. 17-year-old Marishel Vance works as a seamstress – but when she’s selected to compete in a brutal contest for the Ambassador’s hand in marriage, she’s quickly catapulted into a life-threatening struggle. Marishel hates the idea of fighting for some stuck-up rich guy – no matter how handsome he is. But after her attempts to escape are thwarted, she becomes desperate to find a way to end the Blood Match and save ...

SEAL Team Alpha Series

SEAL TEAM ALPHA SERIES Big, muscled, tough and red, white and blue, these guys are as dedicated to service to their country as they are gorgeous and deadly. They'll go that extra mile whether in a foreign country or in their own backyard. With hearts of gold and wills of steel, their missions will take them into danger, heartache and deep, abiding love showing what courage is all about.

His Kind of Trouble

Monica Campbell may have a history as a wild child, but she's changed her ways. She's respectable, responsible-and, most importantly, she's sworn off bad boys. That is, until Callum Hughes roars back into her life with his sexy British accent and killer smile. Cal remembers every steamy moment he shared with Monica, but he barely recognizes the straight-laced woman she's become. Determined to lure Monica into letting go of her inhibitions, Cal will use every trick he knows to fire her blood and tempt her body...reminding her just how good it can feel to be bad-and his.

Worth the Risk

A Woman’s World Book Club pick and GDRWA Booksellers' Best Award finalist. When Jackson St. James decided that six weeks in Vermont’s Green Mountains would help him get his life together, he didn’t anticipate replacing his craving for whiskey with a craving for his alluring new landlord, Gabby. Now, instead of prioritizing his sobriety and the resolution of the lawsuit threatening his business, he’s making excuses to spend time with the spunky young landscaper whose candor is more than a little addictive. Gabby Decouteau refuses to let her pill-popping mother and unreliable baby daddy turn her ...

The Heir

This Novella is the first of seven in the Billionaire Royal Series. Home for the summer, Jo Finley struggles to save her family's marina, comfort her ailing father, and find a way to break up with a controlling boyfriend. She quickly becomes distracted by a newcomer to their small town. Immediate attraction has her reeling and second-guessing her choices. Nick Waters, otherwise known as Nico Valdez, Crown Prince of Torren, an island country off of Greece, is hiding out in Shady Lake South Carolina for the summer. His one task: no entanglements with other women. Lay low until the press in his c ...

Christmas Wishes Anthology

Twas the night before Christmas and all across the world, thirteen authors gathered to share stories untold. From comedy to dark romance they cover it all. So sit by the fire with your pipping hot drink and read the stories brought to you by ST Nick. This is a multi-author anthology stories may end on a cliffhanger or come with a trigger warning. Please beware before reading.

Kissing the Intern

The path to true love is never easy… but it’s always worth it. Nova Velez, a sassy Dominican, has a busy life, working two jobs, volunteering at the hospital, and finishing graduate school. It’s all necessary to fulfill her dream of helping troubled children. To graduate, she has to complete her school counseling internship, but it won’t be easy working with depressed, hormone-addled students. When she meets her distractingly handsome mentor, Bryce, a health conscious vegan, and the jealous, domineering principal, things become even more complicated. When sparks begin to fly between her and Br ...