In this Protective Alpha Billionaire Older Man & Curvy Beauty Romance Zander Markos is a commanding neat-freak who likes things in perfect order… until he meets a certain little firecracker and she messes everything up. 34-year-old, strait-laced, straight-faced Zander Markos is a lawyer who never cracks a smile if he can help it. As one of the heirs to the ubiquitous and all-powerful Markos Inc’s empire, no one could argue with him if he’d say he has no time to even think of having fun, let alone actually do such a mundane thing. In light of all of this, it remains a mystery why his brother thought it would be a good idea to put him—a no-nonsense, micromanaging, security freak—in charge of overseeing the preparations for the company’s July 4th retreat and beach party at their estate on Lake Tahoe. And yet here he is, neck-deep in organizing funny family-friendly activities within an inch of their lives, until there’s no fun left whatsoever in them. Of course, any Independence Day party worth its name’s got to have a firework display and the Markos must have only the absolute best. And therein lies the problem, because ‘the absolute best’ this time is not what Zander expected. 24-year-old Alexandra ‘Alexa’ Tinley may be short compared to most kids, let alone adults, but she’s a tough spitfire through and through. She’s been ‘one of the boys’ all of her life and still has the mouth and scrapping abilities to prove it. She could not tidy a room if her life depended on it because she’s in constant motion and wherever she goes, disorder rules, but when it comes to her art no one could say she’s not the absolute best. A man and a woman can’t get any more different than these two: he’s order, she’s chaos, he’s ice, she’s fire, he’s Scotch neat and she’s… nitroglycerine, and yet they can’t look away. The explosion is inevitable. This little voluptuous nuclear firecracker might have ‘handle-with-care’ written all over her, but she’s still the spark he was missing and he’s the tether she didn’t know she needed. Dear Reader: Man, these two are gonna butt head! But don’t worry: it won’t last much since Zander and Alexa are only safe from each other if they stay away from each other, which they don’t, because… duh: this is one of my books so that’s never gonna happen! This is a quick, fun, steamy novella. Here’s what you get is: NO-cheating NO OW/OM drama A passion that’s gonna set the summer sky on fire with a white-hot display you won’t forget. As always, your sugary shot of guaranteed Happily-Ever-After is included in the kit, but do bring your own safety-goggles! \*Please note that ‘Zander’s Firecracker is part of ‘The Holiday Firecrackers’ collection of standalone books brought to you by some of your favorite insta-love romance authors out there.

For seven long years, I’ve been secretly in love with Reese. But since we’re best friends and coworkers, I’ve restrained myself. Then everything changes when we go on a Fourth of July camping trip a few days before Reese is scheduled to leave for an extended stay abroad. The fireworks between us are incredible… …and also incredibly badly timed. But I’m not about to let that stop us from being together. Now that I know how she feels about me, I’m not going to let anything get in our way. Dear Reader, Get ready for those Fourth of July fireworks! This short friends-to-lovers instalove romance is full of sweetness and steamy sparks – with a guaranteed HEA. Don't forget to check out the other books in the Holiday Firecrackers series! xo, Kate

Growing up, Hayden Corby was my best friend, and my worst enemy. It was always that way, but we could never stay away from each other. When he moved away, my world changed and the trouble stopped. The fun stopped too. I convinced myself it was a good thing. I convinced myself I didn’t need him. But now it's five years later and our parents' are taking us to the lake house for the 4th of July. It's only a couple of days in his presence, but it’s been so long that I'm dreading it. God only knows who that guy is at eighteen. He’s probably an arrogant jock, who wants nothing to do with the bookish me. So, imagine my shock when it turns out that Hayden not only glowed right up, but he makes my heart beat funny too. Maybe there'll be more than the fireworks going bang this year... Yikes on a Cracker is short and steamy romance that was previously known as Hayden's Firecracker. As always, this Megan Wade book comes with her ‘Sugar Promise’. High heat, low drama, guaranteed

Tru Whoever said food was the way to a “man’s” heart and not a “woman’s” obviously never tried cake, or steak, ohhh or pizza, mmmm tacos… I’m getting off subject. Anyways, whoever said that must have had a starving skinny bitch deep inside her somewhere begging for a milkshake. Poor girl. Me? I’m a Rebel. You know, eating cookie dough in my underwear or drinking beer before breakfast. Don’t judge me. I’m celebrating. Another year, another Fourth of July spent alone. My plan was to eat until I put myself in a coma, cuddle up to my new puppy Duck, and forget how lonely it felt out here on the lake all by myself. But then Duck decided to live up to his namesake. That’s how I met him. The man who fell head over heels in love with me. What did it take you might ask? Cake? Nope. Pizza? Wrong again. All it took was my charming personality and a black eye. Zeke You’d think after growing up in a huge Italian family nothing would surprise me and normally you’d be right but then I meet her. She’s nothing like I’ve ever imagined. She’s funny, sarcastic as hell, and completely unpredictable. She’s absolutely perfect. Now I just have to figure out how to settle her down long enough to give her my last name. Luckily I have an ally on my side, my mother. More specifically my mother's cooking. I’m not at all ashamed to admit I may have used that to win her heart. What’s a little bribery anyways when it comes to your forever? All is fair in love and war… or in my case, love and food. Read less

She's always been a ball-buster, but is she ready to be his? —Tammy—Taking control of my life always came naturally to me. My code of ethics didn't make me popular, but it got me where and what I wanted. Some people said that made me fierce and unstoppable, a force to be reckoned with. But I was also very private, so what most people didn't see were my insecurities and careful considerations of every move. As the first female Sales Manager to work under my new boss, I was ready to hold my own. But my first day on the job, I nearly fell prey to his charm. I hadn’t been saving myself for Mr. Right only to hand the goods over to a player, so I did what any rational woman would do… I kept a journal documenting how exactly wrong he was for me. —Adrian—I’d dated tons of women, never finding that package deal of a woman who wanted a deep relationship and could keep up with my long work hours. Ironically, that left even more time to work. My new sales manager was possibly the most brilliant person I’d ever hired. She was also gorgeous, single, and completely uninterested in anything other than getting her job done. Her intelligence and drive should have made her the perfect woman for me. But the other factor… total focus on work, was a problem. And there was the issue that she seemed rather turned off by my dating history. In retrospect, the large number may have looked less like I’d been unable to find the woman of my dreams, and more like I dreamed of every woman. How could I convince her that we were meant to be together? A dirty-sweet, insta-love, short story romance!

Conrad Felton is a hot as sin fire captain who works long, hard hours. A night at Two Hearts, the local watering hole, brings him face to face with the love of his life. Sabrina Morris doesn't need a man. She needs a job. A home. A new life. New in town, she heads for the only bar and meets the man of her dreams. Too bad, it's just for one night. Things get interesting as they see more and more of each other.Conrad's little firework is about to go off in the best way possible. This Fourth of July we learn that bangin' is just the beginning. This is a safe, sexy, over the top novella. This is book 8 in the Holiday Firecracker's Series.