Eastshore Isle

All I wanted was one little vacation in an adorable small town…I didn't expect to fall into his arms!Stressed and exhausted from my tour, I book myself a stay on secluded Eastshore Isle, looking forward to hiding from public eyes, reading smut, and eating junk food for a week. But that plan goes right out the window when I-a major klutz-sprain my ankle and fall off the ferry, right smack into the arms of my first love.He's just as gorgeous and sweet as I remember, but sometime in the last ten years, Tanis has become super protective. He insists on settling me into his bed and tenderly caring for me, which--honestly?-is just about heaven for someone like me who is tired of having to be strong all the time.But I still have to finish my tour, and Tanis has a life here in this charming small town. I'm busy worrying myself sick, but it turns out when he says we're Mated, he means…he'll be protecting me forever.Tropes: fated Mates, second chance, hurt/comfort, size difference, only one bed, and a smidge of father's best friend.

I'm beginning to think he needs me as much as I need him…Look, there are plenty of things I just learned about the gorgeous, seven-foot-tall perfect specimen of male living next door to me:Karnak can scent everything about me, including those times I thought I was alone in my hot tub and I decided to experiment with different water jet settings.He's really good at finding lost kitties (not a euphemism).In the four years I've lived next door to him, the orc has known-beyond a shadow of a doubt-that I'm his fated Mate. And apparently it's killing him to stay away.But our beach town of Eastshore is dying, and I'm the one tasked with saving it. No pressure, right? And the fourth thing I've just learned about Karnak is that despite being the world's largest, greenest recluse, he's also the only one who can help me save our cozy, tightknit community.

He's growly, he's green, and he's no Prince Charming…but he's about to save my butt!I'm pretty sure there's a rulebook somewhere that says the owner of a successful small-town bakery must be cheerful, friendly, and a little bit curvy, which means I'm nailing it. But my family doesn't see it that way, especially since there's no handsome doctor or lawyer keeping me company. They're visiting Eastshore Isle for our summer celebration, and they're planning to bring me a date to cure my case of singlehood.Desperate to escape their matchmaking, I make up a story about my own knight in shining armor, and cast the grumpy, seven-foot-tall town mechanic in this role. It's not like Cairo knows I've been crushing on him forever, so he has no reason to step up and help me out. But when my mother demands proof we're actually dating…Cairo delivers.Oh boy, does he ever.

I'm a focused and goal-oriented librarian-in-training, so there's no way I'm falling for my himbo roommate, who gives off major golden retriever vibes, right? Right.But dang. Since the moment I started renting Luxor's spare bedroom, I've been plagued with these inconvenient urges…so being mature, responsible adults, we've decided to deal with them. One time. Once, to rid Lux of his innocence. Once, to rid me of these distracting desires to lick him.Should've known once wouldn't be enough.My roommate (with benefits) might be the kind of guy who is always goofing off and laughing and rescuing puppies, but he's turning out to be a surprisingly deep male… And I'm having a hard time thinking of this as temporary. But soon I'll have to leave the adorable small town of Eastshore permanently (there's not many opportunities for wannabe librarians here), so it's best not to get too close.But with a category two hurricane bearing down on us, I'm going to learn what's truly important.This feel-good, low-angst, high heat cozy romance features the following tropes: Roommates/intimacy bargain, virgin "at least he's cute" hero, reverse grumpy/sunshine, Save The Puppies!, small-town (of course), lots of humor, lots of heat.

I thought my one-night stand with a hot older guy was just a rebound, but it left me with a memento that could ruin my life…or perfect it?My whole life, I've been the perfect daughter: perfect hair, perfect body, perfect grades, perfect career. Of course my mother would choose the perfect fiancé for me! Thank God I wised up in time and dumped the jerk, but maybe I shouldn't have jumped into bed with the first hottie who winked at me.But how was I supposed to resist? Yeah, he's an orc, and he's muscled and tatted and definitely the take-charge kind of guy…exactly what I love. Little did I realize, when I snuck out of his bed, that he'd left me with a present.Now I'm pregnant and hiding from my mistakes with my sister on Eastshore Isle, worried that I've ruined my perfect life…and I come face-to-face with Giza again.When fate-or more accurately, my meddling little sister-throw us together, I'm hard-pressed to maintain the I can do it all myself attitude I've kept up my entire life, especially with the way Giza is so desperate for the chance to know his child. And the more time I spend with him, the more I come to suspect…I don't always have to be perfect.This feel-good, low-angst, high-heat cozy romance features the following tropes: Age gap, not-quite-secret baby, only one bed, smokin' hot silver fox, adorable small-town (of course), lots of humor, lots of heat!

My bruised heart doesn't stand a chance against this charmer!I hate my greedy stepfather and his multi-million-dollar company, but I'm so close to being out from under his thumb. All I have to do is visit this tiny town no one's heard of and sign over a piece of property to one of his cronies, and I'll finally get access to my inheritance. But when I arrive in Eastshore Isle, I realize it's not going to be that easy.Because this place might be small, but it's also warm, friendly, and totally desperate to keep me from selling the historic district to that developer. So desperate, in fact, that they've assigned an escort to schmooze me: A tall, charming, and utterly gorgeous orc, who just happens to be the Internet celebrity I've been crushing on for ages.Thebes doesn't realize I don't need schmoozing to sway my resolve; all it takes is his love. But when my stepfather figures out what's going on in Eastshore Isle, I'm never going to get my independence, am I?