Caught off guard by his close friend who still believes in love and he’s afraid to…will he be willing to accept what she’s offering is worth every risk. Calhoun Landers is attracted to Cassandra Kincaid - his close friend – yet he refuses to act upon it. Unwittingly he hurts her with his reaction to her Christmas gift and she leaves before he could explain. With his friend at Christmas he opens her gift and realizes what a fool he has been. Enlisting the help of his friends he sets out to prove to Cass that he’s willing to take a chance with her. Cassandra Kincaid knows more than most that love is fickle and sometimes unexpected. Being one of the Kincaid 15, her sisters and her have lived with it. When Calhoun doesn’t react to her overture she realizes she has to learn to be just his friend. At the New Year’s Party thrown by one of her sister’s Mom, Cass is too upset to stay. At least until the first strains of a sax and a familiar melody makes her hope what they could have is worth every risk. \\\Previously titled New Wishes. Book has been expanded and has additions.\\\

Winter Rossi-Royal didn’t need anything else to take his attention when Harmon come looking for job. He's attracted and so was Harmon. He hired him but didn’t realize until later it was all a misunderstanding. No matter the reason Harmon had come Winter wasn’t about to walk away from the man whose captured his attention. Harmon Caine is drawn to the man he's been sent to help. When he puts him to work he’s more amused and even more attracted to him. As Harmon works his shift each interaction only heightens the connection. Harmon already knows that this man wasn’t like any he had ever met. He wants to take things slow but Winter isn’t one to do that. Harmon is off-kilter and knows that it didn’t matter the reasons they meet they were in this together with their unforgettable mistake.

When an opportunity brings an unexpected meeting he’ll need to decide if he can trust again to risk it all. The move to Rowan is supposed to be the start Ryder Masterson desperately needs. The nightmares that still plague him he’ll have to handle and hope they will go away with time. Settling into his new life isn’t as easy as he thought it would be especially with the distraction of a man who he had to stay away from. He was dangerous to his hard-won sense of normalcy. Yet Milo was determined, and he didn’t know what to do about that—run or stand and claim him. Milo Hannigan is focused on making his new business in Rowan a success. The community was welcoming and just what he, his dad and his brothers need to rebuild after a devastating loss. He’d vowed not to take life for granted and when he meets the man who sparks his interest, he wasn’t about to let an opportunity pass. Ryder was afraid to open up, but he was the right person to convince him that sometimes you needed to let go your control in order to get anything worth having. Two fractured people find each other and they find that together they will risk it all.

When two rivals must work together, they also have to face an attraction neither wants or has time for…. Chailyn Kincaid has worked hard to build her business to what it is. When an opportunity comes to work on a project, she thought she lost, she will do it even if it means working with her rival. Yet when she officially meets Mitchell, she finds herself with a predicament—she’s attracted to him. She doesn’t have time for this yet finds that Mitchell is like nothing she expects so she’ll take a chance but ensure they each know where they stand. Mitchell Nash can’t believe he has to work with the pain in the ass rival who has been a thorn in his side. To keep the client happy, he will but has set ground rules, he is in charge. Within moments of officially meeting Chailyn, he knows she won’t accept anything but being equals. He can adjust but what is he to do with his desire for her. Usually he would control it but with her, he finds he is not able too. When he gives in, he finds that he’s found a woman who can meet him and separate personal from just business. This is a rerelease. This story was previously released in the Seduction in a Suit Boxset.

He’s used to getting what he wants in business but this time, there’s no business involved…he’ll need all his wits and acumen to get the man who he wants for reasons that are just personal. Tariq Williams is used to being all business with Driscoll Hayes…yet when the man asks him out, he is surprised. He’s straight and never been attracted to any man before. Yet instead of his usual response, he hesitates intrigued despite Driscoll being like no one he has ever dated. The man is compelling and now Tariq must decide what to do about the enigma of a man. Driscoll Hayes knows Tariq is surprised and very intrigued. He also knows as a businessman you have to take a gamble when the stakes are high and you want to get what you want more than anything else. He’s all in with Tariq…now he just needs to convince the stubborn man that what they have is…just personal.

She’s hired to protect him and he doesn’t want her to yet both are drawn to an unexpected love….Bodyguard Khandi Creighton is hired to protect a mysterious person but when she arrives, and overhears the man insistence he doesn’t need a bodyguard; she steps in then realizes that her new charge is none other than Ryson - one of the most antisocial entertainment figures. His chauvinistic attitude about a woman being his bodyguard puts her back up. Khandi reacts the same way she does with everything - blunt and to the point. Yet as she does her job she finds herself finding this is very personal She’ll resist to protect the one thing she guards closer than her charges – her heart.Ryson Whitney is used to everyone treating him like Ryson, the superstar, and not Ryson, the man. When his family, despite his refusal, hires protection after he receives threats he’s livid. Finding out it is a woman makes it even worst. The thought of anyone especially a woman getting hurt is too much for him to take. Khandi refuses to leave or listen to his protests. The spitfire they hired as his bodyguard is turning out to be more than he ever expected. Going after Khandi who is afraid of forever will be the most important thing he has ever done. He’s willing to put it all on the line for their unexpected love.This is a rerelease. There's minor additions to the story.

Friends who have drifted apart realize they want more than friendship...will they be able to let go of the past and make their holiday distraction last forever? Kelsey Stephens had accepted what was the new normal for her and her once good friend. They were no longer friends. She had been avoiding him to make things easier for their other mutual acquaintances yet when he seeks her out she is thrown when she realizes that she had misjudged him. Misjudged the tension that had grown between them for the last few years. The man who was her friend had started to look at her as more than a friend…and until now she couldn’t even admit to herself she had too. Now she had to rethink everything and decide if she could open herself to him. Dexter Morris knows he messed up how he handled his changing feelings for Kelsey. She’d distanced herself and he had been trying to get past the walls she had built. He wasn’t used to expressing himself verbally. He was better at the non-verbal. But this time and the way things are, with Kelsey, he has to get this woman who has captured him to give them a chance. Kelsey may accept he wants more but is she ready to realize that this wasn’t just a holiday distraction.

He never expected to find a man who makes him go against his usual no relationship rule but now he has he's willing to go all in with this holiday complication... Cameron Vaughn didn’t need or want any complications in his life. He was building a new life and business in Rowan. Life was good and he didn’t need anything coming into his life to change that. Yet from the first words he spoke, Stefano, was under his skin. The man was arrogant and determined to date him. Cameron knew he should resist but…something about Stefano makes it hard to say no. He knew saying yes even if it’s to itty-bitty dates it will change him. Stefano Royal is usually the first one to shy away from others but the gorgeous shy, sassy man makes him go against his norm. Cameron captures him and he was going to go with his instincts and get close to this man. This man who with one look makes him see his future. A future where they don’t let anything get in their way and they give in now and forever to this holiday complication.

When a man wants more from his good friend, he’ll find a way to make a reunion favor into so much more.Chase Ellison is usually blunt but finds himself changing tactics with his good friend. He’s wanted more from her for a while and now with his high school reunion, he’s going to use the opportunity to let her know his intentions.Paige Temple can’t believe she was roped into going to Chase’s high school reunion. He’s acting weird, and she has no clue what’s wrong with him. When he tells her what he wants, she’s surprised and intrigued. She’s put him in the friend category but does she dare let herself give into her desires.Can what started as a reunion favor become more?

His friend agreed to help him by being his date for his reunion but will his ulterior motive of wanting him as his work so he can have this man beyond a reunion experiment. Dustin Dupree doesn’t know why his friend Hunter wants him to go to his high school reunion with him as his date. He’s not believing the lame excuse of it being an experiment of their friendship. But Hunter is being very strange about it. He’ll go along with him to get to the bottom of what is up with Hunter. Yet when the man says what he wants Dustin is stunned. Hunter is in the friend box and does he dare take him out of it to see if they have a potential for more. Hunter Ellison doesn’t usually sugarcoat things yet his feeling for one of his best friends makes him go outside his norm. He’s tried subtle which failed, tried not so subtle and that didn’t work either. Now he’s going to lay it out there and see what happens. The experiment is on but the stakes are high, will he get what he wants…the man who is so much more than a reunion experiment.

A chance can create a firestorm of emotions you never expected…Blake Harrington had already found her one and then lost him. She didn’t want anything to do with love ever again. She came to Rowan to support her sister and not find a man who tempted her. But fate seems to have a cruel sense of humor and brings a man into her path who makes her want so many things. Yet she cannot let go of her first love…to embrace a new one. Yes Luciano is gorgeous and he is stubborn too but she is too. Now she just had to resist the temptation he posed.Luciano Royal knew Blake is his yet she has to accept they are meant to be. He now knew there was truth behind finding the one that was to be yours. You could find them but that didn’t mean keeping them would be easy. Love wasn’t a fairytale…it was messy, emotional and took strength. And he was going to need all of that to get Blake to accept him. She started something with him now she just needed to let go and accept their unexpected chance…. \\\This is a rerelease . Previously published as Royal Chance. There's minor additions to the story.\\\

When two men who know they are not right for each other are powerless to resist their attraction they’ll give into their mutual desires with an intentional maneuver. Maximus Rossi-Royal doesn’t know what to do when he meets Landon. He doesn’t have time for anything but work and has his mind set to walk away. When Landon agrees they are not suited for each other he is relieved.…mostly. They decide on friendship. Yet he cannot forget the attraction between them. He makes a move to get to know this man who has captured him. Landon Jarrett already accepted that Maximus is not his type. The man likes to take charge and Landon does too. He didn’t need the problems that came when two strong-willed men got together and neither was willing to give. However; when Maximus comes to him, he is tempted to give him a try. He didn’t expect that he’d meet his match in so many ways that he would even think there could potentially be a forever…if they were willing to give into their mutual intentional maneuver.

An impulse can lead to something that will affect you for a lifetime…Melody Harrington didn’t come to Rowan to find a man who could be her forever. Yet her first day there she runs into a man who tempts her. It didn’t matter if life had plans for her to find a man who is her one and for her to be happy. She wasn’t doing that…at all. No…maybe…who was she kidding. The man was gorgeous determined and how was she to resist a man who is so chivalrous and thoughtful. Alessandro Royal had no idea he would run into a woman who would make him believe in what happens too many within his family. They know when they meet the one who is theirs. Now he is in that situation he doesn’t know what to do. But walking away is not an option. Now he has to convince Melody that life with him is worth giving into the wicked impulse….\\\This is a rerelease . Previously published as Royal Impulse. There's minor additions to the story.\\\

He wasn’t going to let him get under his skin even if he’s overcome with desire and unable to come up with good reasons to resist their spontaneous reaction. Tyberius Rossi-Royal knows when he meets Desmond, he needs to avoid the man who has his off-balance and not acting like himself. There was no way he was going to get involved with anyone…especially this man. He’s good with his life as it is and doesn’t need the trouble Desmond would bring. Yet he’s drawn to this man who pushes all his buttons even if he’s not his type. There was something about Desmond that makes him decide to get to know this man who made him react. Desmond Jarrett already knows that Tyberius would be his. The man just needed to figure it out for himself. When Tyberius comes to him, he’s ready to be all in for whatever comes. Desmond doesn’t expect that Tyberius would make him off-kilter. Tyberius wasn’t what he expected and he enjoys the unexpectedness…of their spontaneous reaction.

When life brings a woman into your path who is not in your plan you might just have to take an ultimate risk to see what happens…David Ferguson didn’t like diverting from his set plan. He was all about order and control. Yet the woman he meets at a party isn’t anything he expected. He didn’t need the distraction since he was trying to avoid his parents matchmaking plans. But there is something about Michelle that throws him off…now he has to decide if he wants to find out what that is.Michelle Wallace isn’t used to being so bold with men. But David seems to bring it out in her. She’s drawn to him but is he ready for her. He doesn’t need to worry about any matchmaking with her. All she wants is to get to know him. She didn’t expect to become so invested so fast. Plans are made to be changed but are they ready to take the ultimate risk….\\\This is a rerelease . Previously published as Risk. There's minor additions to the story.\\\