Ashes & Embers

Carian Cole brings you her debut novel in a series of popular interconnected stand-alones showcasing members of a rock band finding the love of their lives in the most unlikely ways. A series of weather and driving mishaps leaves me trapped in the woods during a blizzard with a complete stranger in the back of his pickup truck for forty-eight hours. A stranger with long hair, tattoos, and rippling with muscle. A stranger with an insanely sexy voice and a wicked smile that turned my insides to jelly. A stranger who held me in his arms, calmed me, and then set a fire in me that I couldn't put out. A stranger who I later find out, is a famous rock star. Storm lives up to his name. Dangerously alluring. Tumultuous. A beautiful, unexpected clash of hot and cold. He's used to getting everything he wants. And now he wants me. Me? A quirky, girl-next-door-type who has no business dating a rock star. Some people chase storms for the thrill. What happens when the storm chases you? *** Authors note: this story is a stand-alone with a guaranteed happy ending.

Carian Cole brings you a twisty, sexy, emotional journey of trust, love, and healing. She takes my breath away. She's so beautifully damaged. A mirror of my own tortured soul. I was powerless to stay away from her. I was responsible for all the pain and grief that brought her to her knees in front of me. Broken. Hopeless. Reckless in her agony. But what I took away I can give back…in ways she cannot even begin to imagine. Ways that I can't stop thinking about. Together we spun a tangled web of lust and need. Power and submission. And dare I say... trust and love. We're everything right in all our wrongs. We found redemption. We found happiness. A chance for a new beginning. But... she has no idea I'm the one who destroyed her life. Author's note: Vandal has D/s themes. None of the other books in this series have D/s or dark themes. Vandal is a stand-alone with a happy ending, but this book can be skipped in the series.

A thirty-six year old mother of two finds out life isn't over after divorce when a sexy as hell twenty-four year old tattoo artist kisses her senseless under a shooting star. Ivy thought she had it all - married to her high school sweetheart, two great kids, and a beautiful house. But her world comes crashing down when she catches her husband with another woman. When her best friend gives her a gift certificate to a local tattoo parlor to cheer her up, Ivy gets a helluva lot more when inked-up Lukas Valentine - renowned tattoo artist, violin player extraordinaire, and extreme hopeless romantic, captures her heart. Lukas is an old soul with a heart of gold. When Ivy walks into his shop, he's instantly drawn to her shy smile and down to earth personality. Tired of the dating scene, Lukas is ready to settle down, and he's hell-bent on making Ivy believe they can have the happily ever after they both dream about - with each other. Despite their age difference, the chemistry and love they share is undeniable. Lukas is everything Ivy never knew she wanted, but can she trust her heart with a much younger man, and can they overcome the hurdles life keeps throwing in their way? ** Lukas is a stand-alone story with a guaranteed happy ending.

Carian Cole brings readers a new twist on arranged marriage with this heartfelt romance that's full of witty banter, tantalizing slow-burn chemistry, and two people finding love where they least expect it. My best friend has a habit of trying to fix all my problems-whether I want her to or not. But when she approaches me with an application to join a marriage experiment, I think she's finally gone too far. She's right, though-my heart (and other body parts)-have been woefully neglected during my three years of singlehood and endless bad dates. I love my cat, but at twenty-five years old, I'd like to settle down with a great guy and start a family. After some serious soul-searching, I take the biggest leap of faith in my life and agree to marry a total stranger. I asked for a stable, funny, smart, clean-cut, caring, family-oriented man. But when I get to the altar, I find a guy covered in tattoos with wild hair and a sexy, panty-melting grin waiting for me. Talon Valentine. A rock star. A famous rock star. I wanted to run. So did he. But we stayed and said our vows, determined to commit to the experiment. We fought. We laughed. We cried. We went from not being able to stand each other to not being able to keep our hands off each other. To our surprise, we fell in love. But then tragedy struck, cracking our fragile foundation, leaving us wondering how this six-month marriage experiment would end. Will one-or both of us-choose to get divorced, or will we finally get the happily ever after we both dreamed of? * Talon can be read as a single stand-alone book.

Evie I met him in a snowstorm... We spent forty-eight hours trapped in the back of his pickup truck. We fought. We touched. We fell. Hard. Storm She literally crashed into my life... The last thing I wanted was a relationship. Especially with a quirky chick who drove me insane. But something about her got under my skin, and into my heart. And I had to have her. All of her. Now. Falling in love in the back of a truck, just the two of us, was easy. Dealing with crazy fans, jealous ex's, and demons from the past....not so easy. But nothing is going to stop us from having our happily ever after. Please note: Loving Storm is a novella that gives an extended look into Storm and Evie's future with a very happy ending. It is best read after reading Storm (and also Vandal, Lukas, and Talon, as those characters have short cameos in this book)

Carian Cole unapologetically pulls out all the feels in this romance! Reading this book will have you asking yourself if you would stay committed to your spouse in the face of unspeakable tragedy. And would they stay committed to you? I should have died. I should have been forgotten. But I didn't, and I wasn't. Living the life most women only dream about, I was madly in love with my soulmate-Asher Valentine-amazing husband, loving father, and rock's favorite kick-ass frontman. A man who loved me every day, in every way, since we first met as teens. We were blessed with a beautiful daughter who was the light of our life. My all-female rock band was tearing up the charts. Then tragedy struck, and I lost it all. Now all I have is a stack of journals, an antique key, and a big black void where my memories should be. Used to be. And I have him-this man with wild hair, tattoos from head to toe, a soft voice, and an even softer touch that gives me butterflies. He's clearly hopelessly in love with his wife. I'm told that's me. But that wife is gone, and she took everything they once had, leaving me in her place. A broken replacement. A new version that doesn't quite fit. I'm slowly falling in love with him, but will he ever truly love me? Or will he forever be in love with her, the phantom woman who haunts us both? * Asher can be read as a single book.