From New York Times bestselling author Cassia Leo comes an emotional romance about all-consuming love and family secrets. Jack and I had everything. Then in one brutal instant, the universe tilted on its side, discarding us into black nothingness. Now Jack is obsessed with revenge, and I’m desperate to leave the night of our anniversary behind me. When we’re not fighting, the only way we communicate is in the bedroom. With nothing left to lose, I write a goodbye letter and head for my mother’s empty house, three hours away from Jack, where I quickly meet a neighbor who helps me find a job. My new neighbor—handsome ex-soldier Isaac Evans—is complicated. Nevertheless, we form a fast friendship, bonding over a mutual desire to create something beautiful from the wreckage of our lives. But despite the distance between us, Jack and I are still trying to make things work—fighting and playing dirtier than ever. And he doesn’t appreciate my new friendship with Isaac. Not one damn bit.

At only six-years-old, Tildy McVee has an extraordinary talent for reading people. The heavy burden of this 'gift' comes to a head one Summer, as her family struggle to try find their way through the free-wheeling decade of the 1970s. Secrets are revealed, loyalties are tested and no one is prepared for the eventual fallout. As Tildy gets older, the aftershocks of these events continue to ricochet through the tumultuous 80s, the self-conscious 90s and the beginning of a new millennium. Everyone has their part to play in each other’s lives - even those who have since crossed over to the other side

Lacy has everything she wants in life—a career as a well-respected, world-class journalist, a sister she adores, and the opportunity to travel around the globe. Life is grand… until a devastating loss wipes it all away in the blink of an eye. This is a great read for all lovers of suspenseful romance, suspense, and romance, later-in-life romance, beach reads, feel-good reads, middle-aged woman romance, women's fiction, Christmas romance, Christmas story

All five books in The Safeguarded Heart Series in one collection plus an exclusive bonus novelette! The Safeguarded Heart (Book 1) She safeguarded her heart for a reason... Real estate entrepreneur Serafina Evans chances her guarded heart to be with her handsome and charming Italian client, but things take a turn when she finds out her company is being sabotaged and her paramour isn’t what he seems. Will her gamble on a mercurial relationship pay off, or will it leave her hurt and closed off from love forever? And will she find out who’s sabotaging her in time to save the company she’s worked so hard to build? All of Me (Book 2) The time has come to decide: it's all or nothing... Fresh off a series of life-changing events, real estate mogul Serafina Evans has decided to pursue the man she loves - the stubborn, intelligent, charming, and devastatingly handsome Alessandro Giordano. And while Alessandro is finally free of the ties that bound him, that revelation was followed by his insistence that he must return to his home country of Italy. So, Sera must track him down and find out why he left ... and if there's any hope left for their love. But as much as her life has changed lately, nothing can prepare Sera for the challenges and lessons in love, loss, and tragedy that are yet to come. This will include her biggest lesson yet: how to persevere through it all and mend a repeatedly shattered heart to do the impossible - give all of herself to someone. But is it something she's ready for? Never Forget (Book 3) She must find the strength to keep going as her world falls apart around her... Just when Serafina Evans seems to have figured out how to make the relationships in her life work, the loose ends she knew might come back to haunt her threaten to unravel it all. But if she's learned anything from her hardships, it's how to let the people who care about her in, to trust them, and lean on them to ride out the storm. Until fate deals a hand that changes everything. Sera is smart and resourceful, but that won't help her now. And she thought she was done safeguarding her heart, but is she? Is she doomed to return to protecting herself from harm or will she find a way to persevere without closing herself off forever? Her Dirty Secret (Book 4) A forbidden affair that's practically irresistible... Emily Hoyt is often referred to as a "free spirit," but she knows that's just a nice way to say "flake." She doesn't normally let it bother her, but when her perfect big brother unexpectedly announces he's gotten married, Emily once again feels the pressure to be more than the meandering musician she is. Alessandro Giordano is the lying, selfish bastard Emily had pegged as bad news. But when they meet at the engagement-turned-wedding celebration, they're both looking to escape, and the instant chemistry they have pushes them together. Is their attraction just a diversion, or could it really be more? EXCLUSIVE BONUS NOVELETTE A new romance between Hattie, Sera and Bryce's daughter, and Matteo, Alessandro's nephew, challenges whether Bryce and Alessandro have truly moved past their feud. Can they bury the hatchet once and for all or was Hattie and Matteo's romance over before it even began? Recipes from the Heart: A Companion to the Safeguarded Heart Series The Safeguarded Heart Series may be fiction, but the author’s love for food as showcased throughout the books is real. More specifically, Italian food. In this companion guide, you’ll learn a bit about Smith’s family and history that brought about her love for cooking and Italian cuisine, as well as the recipes featured in the books and more.

If you love friends to lovers, marriage of convenience, runaway bride, cinnamon roll heroes, second chance romances, single dad-nanny, age gap, and more, you'll love the Henry Brothers! Unraveled: Nothing unravels a marriage of convenience faster than doing something stupid…like falling in love. Best friends Holden and Chloe are about to find that out in a big, messy way. Unsung: She’s the world’s most famous runaway bride. He’s a small-town guy with some big secrets. They weren’t looking for love. But what will Everly and Seth do when they find it? Undone: When an unexpected inheritance brings aspiring TV-writer Ava back to her small hometown, will a second chance at love with Cash end in happily ever after—or the worst plot twist ever? Unexpected: Knox didn’t plan on becoming a father until a baby showed up on his doorstep. Quincy had plans that didn’t include becoming a nanny for a hot single dad. But fate—and love—works in unexpected ways…

From USA Today Bestselling Author Krystal Shannan comes seven books in a sizzling romantic series filled with action and adventure and fantasy and passion. Fans of The Black Dagger Brotherhood and Lords of the Underworld will discover a heart-pounding toe-curling ride into a small town of fantastical creatures and a war for world domination they won’t soon forget. This collections includes the complete series. Book 1 - My Viking Vampire I’ll fight to the end or die trying… I’ve got nowhere to run—except into the arms of a sexy stranger who says he can protect me. But this guy comes with a bit more than I bargained for—fangs. Book 2 - My Dragon Masters My body burns with a hunger I can’t describe. I’ll do anything to find them and so will the beast that lives inside me. I don’t know how much time has passed. I don’t know where I am or where I’m going, I just know that two men are waiting for me and that I belong with them. Book 3 - My Eternal Soldier I thought I killed the woman I loved a thousand years ago. The last time I saw her, my sword was in her chest. Now the fates have granted me a second chance. I won’t waste it. I won’t let her slip away again. Book 4 - Mastered Teagan I deserve nothing but pain. No happily-ever-after. Just agony and the numbness that follows. But the pixies tricked me. Now my new Dom wants to inflict pain I don’t think I can endure. He wants to love me. Book 5 - My Warrior Wolves She is ours. She has always been ours. Our desire burns for her and only for her. We gave her the space she asked for. The time to heal. But now evil is stalking her and we must claim her before we lose her forever. Book 6 - My Guardian Gryphon A beast and his beauty… She’s beautiful and perfect. I’m scarred and broken. She’s kind and comforting. I’m nothing but hard edges. She is forbidden. I can’t have her. And it makes me want her more. Book 7 - My Vampire Knight I’m a siren and cursed. Any man I love dies. Godric Deveraux thinks he can beat the curse. I know he can’t. No one can. My father made sure of it. And now I am fated to watch the only man I’ve ever truly loved die in front of me.

Complete Series - 8 Steamy full-length contemporary romances plus two bonus scenes in one amazing box set! Curl up and escape to Shattered Cove with this series boxset of eight small-town romance novels. Book 1: A Fallen Star Mikel is tormented by dark addictions. Remy is fighting for a lifelong dream. Can they rise from the ashes of despair and find happily ever after? Book 2: Glass Secrets Mia guards her past. Andre's heart is off-limits. Can these next-door neighbors break the walls between them and build the love they crave? Book 3: Defying Gravity Belle is raising a teenager. Bently is hiding his tender heart. Do they have what it takes to indulge their forbidden passion? Book 4: The Lighthouse Inn His ambition brought them together. Her secret could tear them apart. With love on the line, will they invest in their hearts? Book 5: His True North He’s lost their history. She’s questioning their future. Can their lifelong vow weather a devastating storm? Book 6: In The Grey They were never supposed to be. When their lives collide again, is it wrong to want what they could never have? Book 7: Brave Love She’s finally living her dream. He’s a struggling single dad. Will their fiery connection burn out, or warm their hearts long into the future? Book 8: Hope Between Us She barely escaped with her life. He’s hellbent on helping lost souls. When a marriage of convenience leads to love, can their hearts keep them safe? Buy now to start reading this steamy small-town romance series today! *** Complete series. No cheating. HEA guaranteed.*** -------------------- Keywords related to this steamy small town romance series boxset: Complete romance series boxset, small town romance series, small town romance, shattered cove series boxset, contemporary romance series, romance series book, contemporary romance novels, interracial romance books, multicultural romance books, diverse romance, strong female leads, strong women, beach reads, seaside romance, beach romance, seacoast romance, strong heroines, emotional romance, interracial romance books, romance ebook, IR romance books, ir, IR romance books, romance novels to read, love story, love story books, interracial relationship, shattered cove series.

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