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A Different Kind of Love
Series · 8 books · 2016-2019

Books in series

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#1

Everything She Ever Wanted

2016

When her husband leaves her for a younger woman, transplant surgeon Harlow James hits the open road and ends up in Taos, New Mexico hoping to find out where she went wrong. Instead, she finds the perfect man. Master woodworker Dax Drexel is gorgeous, funny, and represents every reason to keep going. There's only one problem: he's too young. But even if everything about Dax is perfect, can their fling stand a chance against the world that betrayed her... the same world she's about to return to? For Dax, a naked woman asleep in his bed when he thought his rental would have been available is the last thing he expected to find on his day off. He could walk away... but he can't. For there's something about Harlow James that he just can't turn away from. Sure, she's thirteen years older than him, but she's smart, independent, and beautiful. She's also broken. Set amidst the enchanting landscape of Taos, New Mexico, Everything She Ever Wanted is a contemporary emotional romance that explores one woman’s search for the things that really matter, like love and family, and where losing her way turns out to be the best prescription to finding herself... and falling in love.
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#2

Falling for Jordan

2017

No names. No numbers. Just one wild night together and they’d go their separate ways. At least, that was her plan... But not all plans work out the way we want them to. Sometimes it involves a little white lie... and a baby. Some one-night stands are just that: one-night stands... unless you’re Doctor Addison Rowe and it’s an unexpected pregnancy—and a story she’ll stick to about being a single mother... by choice. Besides, after last year’s scandal involving her colleague, Dr. Harlow James, and Dax Drexel, the much-younger man she ended up with, Addison’s got a professional reputation to protect. But when building contractor Jordan O’Halloran returns to New York after a year spent building schools in Southeast Asia, Addison will need to decide whether maintaining her reputation and being her mother’s “perfect” daughter is more important than finding true love. But first, she’ll have to navigate through a maze of her Filipino-American family’s expectations—and her own—and an ex-girlfriend who hasn’t yet let go of her first love. \\This book is a lighthearted standalone story that follows after Everything She Ever Wanted (An Older Woman Younger Man Romance) featuring Dr. Harlow James and Dax Drexel. I hope you’ll enjoy Addison and Jordan’s story. EXCERPT: The sidewalks aren’t crowded at this time of the morning and I like it. Piper probably thinks it’s one of our leisurely walks, although this time, there’s no elevator ride up to the High Line where I walk all the way to the end of the line and back. Sometimes I find an empty bench and read a book while she naps in her stroller or peruse the art at the Whitney Museum of American Art. “It’s a beautiful day,” Jordan says, breaking the silence between us after we emerge from the subway, coming up the stairs with me carrying the baby carrier and him, the stroller. “Yep, a beautiful day for a DNA test.” The words come out before I can stop them and he rewards me with an annoyed glare. I don’t know why I’m being snarky other than I’m nervous. “I’m sorry. This is all so new to me.” “And you think that it isn’t for me?” His frown is replaced with a smile when Piper gurgles at him after I set the carrier back in the stroller. “I’m sorry.” “That’s alright. I understand we’re both stressed right now,” he says. “How long before we find out?” “Three days. And from there, based on the results, either your life will change or it won’t.” “Addy, my life changed when you told me that Piper’s mine. And honestly, I believe you,” he says. “I do have to tell my family.” My heart skips a beat. I knew it! He has a family. A girlfriend and maybe kids. Just because he said he wasn’t married or isn’t wearing a ring didn’t mean he didn’t have kids.
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#3

Breaking the Rules

2018

Former Marine Sawyer Villier has always preferred to keep his life simple and commitment-free. But when he runs into his best friend’s widow during a stopover in LA, Sawyer realizes there’s one commitment he’s failed to keep, the one he made to the man who saved his life in a time he’s fought hard to forget. But Sawyer’s not the only one having a problem with promises… Single mother Alma Thomas wishes she could forget the moment when she had to choose between standing by the man she loved or saving herself and their unborn child. After a year spent keeping his secrets safe, all she wants now is to move on. But when Sawyer reappears in her life determined to honor his promises, will Alma be willing to let go of her own? Set in Dax and Harlow's world as seen in Everything She Ever Wanted, Breaking the Rules is the third book in A Different Kind of Love series that readers have called "moving," "riveting," and "emotional."
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#3.5

A Taos Christmas

A Dax and Harlow Holiday Story

2018

When Harlow receives an unexpected visitor during a trip to town to see the tree lighting at the Taos Plaza, it's an emotional reunion that reminds her what really matters in the end... and how sometimes, moving on means forgiving and letting go. I used to catch myself remembering how the holidays were back when I lived in New York. From the hustle and bustle of the city that never slept to the frenetic energy of the people around me, it was the city I thought I’d never leave behind. But those memories are fleeting right now. That was a different time and place… and a different Harlow. A Taos Christmas follows Dax and Harlow after their wedding. Featuring characters you've come to know like Sawyer and Addison and their latest additions Anita-Pea and DJ, it's time to return to Taos for the holidays and learn what the season is all about.
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#4

Friends with Benefits

2018

When I wake up in my brother's best friend's bed the morning after he rescues me from the worst blind date I've ever had, two things are suddenly so No way am I ever letting my BFF set me up with anyone ever again and 2) my brother's best friend is the hottest thing on two legs I've ever seen... Oh, and why don't I want to be "just friends" anymore? Wait, that makes three things. But is a fling worth sacrificing a lifetime of trust between our families? Or is it worth a shot at something that had always been there all along? Each book in A Different Kind of Love series can be read on its own with NO cliffhanger and a guaranteed HEA. Some are angsty and emotional while some are fun, lighthearted, and set during the holiday season… like this one!
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#4.5

Her Lucky Charm

2019

She caught the bouquet. He snagged the bridal garter. But when her so-called walk of shame goes viral, he'll need to do more than just slip a garter up her leg. Did we or didn't we? That’s the million-dollar question when I wake up next to Kodiak “Kodi” Donovan the morning after a mutual friend’s St. Patrick’s Day wedding. Forget that he’s one of the hottest bachelors in Manhattan, a billionaire, and as the founder of the nonprofit ReBuild to Heal, a philanthropist to boot. And so we agree to go on with our respective lives and pretend nothing happened. Too bad my walk of shame ends up getting plastered all over social media and the next thing I know, I’ve become #walkofshameroxy. As if that isn’t bad enough, my job as an ICU nurse is in jeopardy, too. Suddenly whether we did it or not is the least of our worries. To save my reputation, the only other question becomes… ...should we or shouldn’t we just take it all the way? Author's Note: Roxy is Caitlin's best friend in Friends with Benefits (Book 4 of A Different Kind of Love series) and this is her story. 10 Authors. 10 Holidays. 10 Shorts Ten romance authors bring you a sexy story to fire up your holiday. Each author has their own series in 2019 with one thing in common - Holidays! Check out all of the Steamy Sensations books today!
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#5

Other Side of Love

2019

After her last relationship ends in disaster, travel nurse Sarah Drexel takes a job on the Navajo Nation, believing it far enough away from civilization for anyone to recognize her. But all that changes when environmental protection specialist Benny Turner walks into her clinic. He used to be her best friend until the night she told him her deepest darkest secrets and everything changed between them. But Sarah's not the only one with something to hide. For Benny, being half-Navajo means straddling two worlds. It means never quite belonging to either one without having to constantly prove himself. But just when he decides to settle down on the reservation for good, Benny runs into the only woman he's always wanted but convinced himself he could never have. Until now. Duty or love? Which one will he choose? \\\This book features events that occur ten years before Dax meets Harlow in Everything She Ever Wanted.\\\
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#5.5

Every Breath

Sarah and Benny

2019

Twelve years since he promised her his heart, can their love stay as strong as ever... even without that ring? Environmental protection scientist Benny Turner has always managed to surprise his long-time love (and Valentine cynic) Sarah Drexel on Valentine’s Day. But when a toxic waste spill on tribal land requires him to travel out of state, for the first time since they’ve been together, they'll have to spend Valentine’s Day apart. But Benny has never been one to give up so easily. Determined to give Sarah a day she'll never forget, he’ll move mountains to get back to her in time for Valentine's Day... or even better, employ the help of friends and family to help him pull off his most ambitious plan yet. But Benny’s not the only one with a surprise up his sleeve. Sarah has one, too. This is a steamy Valentine's Day novella featuring Dax’s sister Sarah Drexel and her longtime partner Benny Turner. It’s a slice-of-life story set in Taos, New Mexico where we first met Harlow and Dax in Everything She Ever Wanted. Featuring characters you've met in previous books in A Different Kind of Love series, this story is guaranteed with steamy feels and no cliffhanger!

Author

Liz Durano
Liz Durano
Author · 17 books

Liz writes emotional angsty romance and women's fiction. When she's not writing, she's usually stepping all over her son's Legos. SIGN UP for Liz's newsletter: https://lizdurano.com/subscribe SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: https://facebook.com/lizduranobooks Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizdurano Instagram: https://instagram.com/lizdurano Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/liz-d...

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