Jaxon Dahl is everything Lia had ever dreamed of. Successful, handsome, committed. Marriage should have been the answer to the life she’d always dreamed of. But six years in and unfortunately, it’s not all smooth sailing. Somewhere along the way, she got lost. It’s time for drastic action to get this marriage back on track. And what’s more drastic than fulfilling a few fantasies? This will either be the jumpstart they need or the final nail in the coffin. How did she allow herself to become invisible? Well, no more. \*This book was originally listed as Book1 in the Playing for Keeps Series. It is now listed as the prequel to ensure the best reader experience.

Book 1 in the Playing for Keeps Series - Available for sale April 28, 2022 She’s off-limits, but this pro-baller has never been one to follow rules. Kendall Graves has been in love with her brother’s friend for as long as she can remember. Unfortunately, he’s never felt the same about her. She’s always just been his buddy’s annoying little sister. Until now. When professional baseball player, Pete Saunders, agrees to let Kendall stay with him while she’s in town, it never occurred to him she’d tempt him to break bro-code. Rule number 1- don’t touch your friend/teammate’s sister. Rule number 2- see rule number 1. But this Kendall is a whole lot different from the awkward little sister he remembered. This Kendall is sexy, stacked, and so freaking smart. It’s enough to tempt anyone. And what his buddy doesn’t know won’t hurt him. Casual he can do. Relationships? Not a chance. True love is just some crap people tell themselves so they don’t have to be alone. He’s not about to blow-up his whole life over something temporary. So why can’t he stop thinking about her? \\ This is a standalone book in the Playing for Keeps Series. No cliffhangers\*

Sliding into home isn’t easy, sometimes it’s a fight to stay on the bag. Single mom, and tattoo artist, Kia Kamen finally has her act together. Sure, it might be an illusion, but it feels like a pretty good one. Until a chance encounter with Jeff Smith proves it was all a lie. She’s not even close to having it all together. But what’s a girl supposed to do when her one-night stand from six years ago shows up as her son’s T-ball coach? Blurt out he’s the father, of course. As centerfielder for the San Diego Hawks, Jeff ‘Smitty’ Smith is used to being put in pressure situations. He just never expected that to mean needing to come in clutch as a father. Being a single dad, he could figure out, getting Kia to take a chance on them is proving to be a little more challenging. Thank god, he’s a competitive guy, who doesn’t know the meaning of the word quit. But how does he convince Kia it’s not a game to him? This professional athlete is ready to play for keeps.

Hitting the gap is easy compared to falling in love with your best friend. For a smart girl, Bailey Reynolds has terrible taste in men. How else can she explain why she agreed to move halfway across the country with her fiancé? Her now ex-fiancé. The lying, cheating, jerk. Now she’s not only in a new city, but homeless, and needing her childhood best friend to come to her rescue. Good thing she stopped believing in fairytales a long time ago because they sure don’t happen for curvy girls like her. Fun-loving, Hawks third baseman Ramon (Gonzo) Gonzalez enjoys his single life. Who wouldn’t? He’s got no commitments and his pick of women. But he’d do anything for the people he cares about, including giving up his spare bedroom. When he insisted Bailey move in with him, he’d thought sharing his space might take some getting used to. What he didn’t expect was the late-night conversations and seeing her sleep-rumpled face over coffee to make him re-evaluate everything he thought he felt about their relationship. Now he’s lusting after his childhood friend. And that was never part of his plan. Getting girls has always been easy. Finding one he wanted to keep? Not so much, until now. But Bailey’s fears and insecurities run deep. And it’ll take all his skills to convince her a life with him is so much better than any fairytale ever could be.

Arrogant Ball Player? No thanks. Broody grump who rescues dogs? Yes please. Too bad he’s both. When Annie Wright met Brandon Sims, she thought he was just an arrogant baseball player, self-absorbed and only out for #1. And who needs that? Not this girl. But when the gruff athlete walks into her veterinary clinic with a wounded dog he’s rescued, she sees a totally unexpected side of him. Beneath his tough exterior is a guy who’s more cinnamon roll than he lets on—too bad he’s terrified of showing it. She’s always been a sucker for an underdog. And what’s more underdog than a guy who doesn’t realize how great he is? Grab this steamy wounded hero stand-alone about a veterinarian who can't help but fall for a grumpy pro baller and his adorable dog.

This year there's not much holiday cheer for a grumpy ex-ball-player, but maybe he's stumbled onto the small town—and Christmas angel—who will turn his life around. Carter Daye has always known exactly who he is. A ball player. Until an accident took his lower leg and his dreams along with it. Now he doesn’t have a clue where he belongs. Hiding out in a small town in the middle of nowhere feels like the perfect place to figure it out. Diner owner, Kelsey Danvers loves her small town, all things Christmas and believes there are very few things that can’t be made better with a smile. Unfortunately, her grumpy neighbor disagrees. But Kelsey has never met a Scrooge who didn't eventually appreciate a little holiday cheer. Carter stopped believing in the magic of Christmas long before he lost his leg. But his sunshiny neighbor seems to have made it her holiday mission to help him see that life is what you make it. If only that were true. Kelsey’s pulling out all the stops to make him see there’s a whole world beyond the diamond. Grab this grumpy sunshine holiday novella about a small town girl and the wounded baseball player who moved in next door. \*This novella was previously published in the Cinnamon & Spice Holiday Anthology