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Can the joy of the Christmas season help an older boss and his younger employee realize they belong together? HEATHER It's Christmas time and I should be excited about my upcoming trip to see my family, but my former boyfriend left a lump of coal in my stocking. He borrowed my car, leaving me stranded with his clunker, and now says he can’t pay back the money I loaned him, which means no trip. My older boss, Evan, keeps stepping in to help, showing me that there are still some good guys left. Shame he’s my boss and strictly off limits. But even if he did see me as more than an employee,...

Can a younger woman and an older man find love when they’re on opposite sides? LINDA Life is hard, but family is tougher. After getting my heart broken, my family rallies around me, giving me a home and a job at my family’s store. When you’ve been hurt before, it’s difficult to trust anyone again. That’s why it’s surprising when I fall so hard and fast for Ryan, a handsome older man. My mind urges me to use caution. My heart tells me he’s the one I can believe in. But how well do I truly know him? RYAN Growing up in the shadow of a powerful father and having your every mistake...

More than just his engine is revving when this older mechanic gets his hands on the curvy girl of his dreams. ANGEL She’s sugar, spice, and everything nice. I’m older, tatted up, and as dirty as they come. Literally. I’m a mechanic with more motor oil in my veins than blood. We shouldn’t work together…I shouldn’t think about her…But one taste is never enough. I’m determined this curvy girl is going to have my bun in her oven and be mine. JOHANNA My Father’s mechanic gets my engine going in more ways than one during a test ride. Now, after a ride of a different sort, I’m ...

MACK For years I’ve known something isn’t right, but as a busy tattoo artist I put it off until it begins affecting my work. The truth is staggering. I’m losing my hearing. My life seems pretty bleak when the matchmakers step in to fix me up with the woman I’ve loved from afar for years. How can I be the man she needs when I can’t even fully hear her? SADIE After dropping hints for years and the hunky tattoo artist not taking the bait, it’s time for me to get serious and move on. My BFF found love thanks to her grandmother, the matchmaker, so I turn to her and her friends for ...

Will a woman with a different perspective help a sullen older man realize how great life could be? COLIN Known for years as Alan, the loveable second fiddle on a popular comedy show, I’m more than happy to put that chapter of my life far behind me. When I break my leg, the caregiver the center sends is my gorgeous, funny, next-door neighbor, and apparently my biggest fan. She makes me laugh and smile like I haven’t in years, but she wants the character I played, not me. EMERSON He’s surly, huffy, and got me fired. He’s nothing like the man I adored watching for years. Life’s far ...

Can crushing on the wrong guy turn out right? MELISSA When my BFF bails on our vacation, I’m left bored in paradise. Crushing on an attractive older man livens things up and when we connect more than sparks fly. He’s all wrong for a relationship but just right for a holiday fling. Yet I find myself dreading the end of vacation and our time together. It makes me wonder how wrong crushing on him really is. ALAN An all-inclusive resort sounds perfect to combat professional burnout. I wasn’t counting on how lonely and out of place I’d feel being a single guy among couples. When a ...

DYLAN Plagued with social anxiety, I like to keep my life as simple as possible. Just me and the antiques I appraise. Yet holding history in my hands reminds me daily of the life I’m missing out on. When my well-meaning grandmother sets me up on a date, suddenly, my life is a lot busier and louder. I thought I needed the quiet, but I need Tracy more. TRACY My life is a mess. I’ve made mistakes in my past and I’m working hard to get my life together. When Granny sets me up on a blind date with a guy who drinks tea and shows up in a suit and tie, I don’t think we’ll work out. He’s...

Can a determined young woman convince an older man that she wants him not what he can buy her? JENNIFER After a breakup, the last thing I want to do is go to my brother’s wedding by myself and be surrounded by happy couples in love. Yet when a handsome older man sweeps me off my feet, I find myself melting into his embrace. Except he’s the bride’s uncle and insanely wealthy. When a misunderstanding has him pulling away, I need to convince him it’s his heart I’m after not his bank account. THEODORE Another wedding, another forced appearance, and the usual set-up with someone ...

When a reformed bad boy crosses paths with a spoiled Daddy’s girl, his heart might not be the only thing in trouble… JACOB I was a dumb kid when I committed the crime that sent me to prison and forever altered my life. I’ve paid my debt and put in my time. My job as a trash collector isn’t glamourous, but it’s honest work and keeps the bills paid. When I tangle with a spoiled little rich girl, I should keep my distance. My rough hands aren’t fit to touch a princess like her. Problem is I never was much good at doing what I should. Hauling Her In is a steamy & sweet, opposites ...

ELIZABETH I can’t believe the nerve of the man that comes limping towards me after he just took off the rear bumper of my car. He’s lucky that Good Samaritan stopped me from tearing into him… and that his insurance is going to pay out for my car. Considering how bold he is, it shouldn’t surprise me when he calls and asks for a date. What does shock me is that not only do I agree to a date, but I also can’t help wondering if fate played a part in our meeting. GABE The car accident unnerved me, but the sight of the woman who foolishly didn’t move her car out of the road leaves me ...

Can loving the wrong guy turn out right? TAYLOR I’m blonde, beautiful, and have a great career. Finding love should be easy. It’s not. Every man I date turns out not to be who I’m looking for. I’m starting to think I should just settle for Mr. Right Now when my bestie hooks me up with a man that’s all wrong for me. The right guys haven’t worked out. Maybe Mr. Wrong will? GABE Burned by love, I’d given up on finding the mythical right one. Yet the closer I get to forty the more I realize how much I want a wife and family. Then a coworker sets me up and suddenly I realize who ...

Will the undeniable chemistry between a young professional and a retiree be enough to make them take a chance on more? Millie After a grueling three years to earn my DPT, I’m ready for a well-deserved break. My parents graciously offer me their beach bungalow in Key West. The only catch is they asked their neighbor to check up on me. I’m an adult. I don’t need a babysitter. Except I wasn’t expecting the immediate flare of attraction I feel for the handsome older man. He’s not shy about telling me I’m too young for him. Good thing I’m trained to listen to body language more ...

Is there ever a good or perfect time for love to find you? BRITTANY There I am in the middle of a restaurant trying to process the public dumping I just endured when along comes a cute guy slipping right into my ex’s still warm chair. He obviously has no sense of timing, yet he’s exactly what I need right now. GRANT I’ve been attracted to Brittany since the moment she bounded out of her mobile groomer to collect my dog. My life has several big changes coming up, yet I can’t help taking what could be my only chance with her. Loving Grant is a sweet and steamy Instalove romance ...

Eight years ago, my best friend’s younger brother stole a kiss under the mistletoe… When tragedy brings me back to Gunther’s Hollow for Christmas, Benjamin’s there, looking far too handsome. I thought he forgot all about that stolen kiss. He hadn’t. He tells me he made a wish all those years ago and that despite our nine-year age difference, he wants me. I have a confession… I want him too. Can mistletoe wishes come true? Home for Christmas is a steamy and sweet reverse age gap holiday romance with a best friend’s younger brother and the older woman who’s captured his heart....

Is there ever a good or perfect time for love to find you? NATALIE Office romances are a hard no in my book. Yet somehow, I connect with the office ladies’ man. I’m not about to be played. If he wants me, then he better be prepared to play for keeps. MATT I thought I had women figured out. Then I met her and all my well-thought out plans get scattered. How can one woman leave me completely unbalanced? The only thing I’m certain of is I can’t let her go when her internship ends. Loving Matt is a sweet and steamy Instalove romance featuring an older man who thought he knew it all and ...

Ruth Gunther has had enough of me. For years I’ve gotten away with my bad attitude, but now the town’s #1 citizen has threatened to pull her substantial business from my adoptive mom’s deli unless I right my wrongs. Starting with helping her organize and throw the annual Christmas Eve party. I just want to save my family’s business. I never planned to fall in love with the much older Ruth. Can a bad boy give the town’s sweetheart what she needs? Yours for Christmas is a steamy and sweet reverse age gap grumpy/sunshine holiday romance with a man that felt trapped by circumstances ...

AVA He was my secret crush in high school and my tormentor. He also got me suspended. Thankfully, I went to college far, far away from him and rarely gave him a second thought. Okay, hardly ever. But now I’m back home and my mother owes his family a lot of money. He still tempts and torments me, and it is payback time. I’m going to take his heart. RAFFERTY She was my everything, the girl just out of reach and the only one who saw past my bad boy image. I did a lot of stupid things to get her attention and it backfired spectacularly. When she left, I worked to build myself up to be a man...

BRYLEE Always a bridesmaid, never the bride- good! Because I don’t want to be the bride. Be in, go to, or even think about weddings. When another friend bites the dust and gives in to the big L-word, I’m left without my best friend and my roommate. Then he steps in, needing a place to stay. Fine, whatever, it doesn’t matter that he’s tall, dark, and handsome. I’m not falling for him or any of that love nonsense he’s spouting. JEREMY Watching my big brother stumble all over himself now that he’s in love, I can barely stop laughing. Nope, never will I make a fool of myself like ...

Can falling for the wrong guy turn out right? AMELIA When an attractive man catches my eye, I decide he’s perfect for a one-night stand. It’s only later I find out he’s anything but. He’s older, a bit of a jerk, and, oh yeah, a despised former coworker of my dad’s. Despite everything, when that one night turns into more, I start to wonder if maybe he’s not so wrong for me after all. MARK A lot is going on in my life and I’m not a relationship sort of person. When a younger woman approaches me, I’m game for a few hours of fun. Except afterwards I can’t get her out of my ...

JADE Everything that could go wrong in my life recently has. Normally I’m not impulsive, but sometimes you must take a deep breath and take the chance. Which brings me here to Mountain Ridge Resort. When a hungover, sexy older man steps out of the bushes, it doesn’t take much to convince him we can get over our woes together and have the best revenge by enjoying ourselves. Flings are meant to end, and I can’t ask for more. Can I? BAXTER Planned at the request of my ex, I should have cancelled this trip as swiftly as she ended our relationship. Who goes to a romantic resort by ...