McGuire Brothers (Valente)

Last night, I met the funniest, sexiest single dad on the planet. I also managed to get into the kind of co-ed naked trouble with him that involved a nurse, a shotgun, a feral turkey, and a pair of pliers. But all's well that ends well, and we already have plans to meet up again. It's early days, but I'm already thinking Drew might be The One. Then I show up to my new nanny gig and who steps out on the front porch, holding the cutest little redhead in the world? Yep, that's right. Drew is Andrew McGuire, my new boss, and he's not about to date the nanny. His daughter's happiness and stability are his top priority. Considering I just fell in love with this precious, motherless girl at first sight, I would be inclined to agree with him. If it weren't for one thing-my heart already has a Drew-shaped hole in it. I'm pretty sure I would miss him, even if we'd never met. But how to convince this amazing man that his heart-and his family-are safe with me? And that he should be my boss with benefits? Forever.

I'm a hot mess single mom with no time for playersor anything else. He's a wounded NHL star stuck in the small town he's fought to escape. So we strike a deal to become roomiesAaron will babysit my little boy to help me through the busiest catering season of the year. In exchange, I'll give him a place to heal away from his overbearing family. The problem? We hate each other (and lust after each other) in equal measure. I expect living with my nemesis will be annoying at best, excruciating at worst. Until the night I come home emotionally broken from a fight with my ex and Aaron holds me while I cry. He just...holds me. And then I drag him upstairs to my bedroom. Soon, this man is turning my world upside down in the best way. Aaron makes me feel beautiful, special, maybe even...lovable? But can my tender heart survive falling for a man who's determined to put my beloved hometown in his rear view mirror?

Truth or Dare:Tell the One-Who-Got-Away that you're still madly in love with him OR spend the night trapped with him in a hunting lodge that's about to be swept downstream? Ha! Trick Question. I get to do BOTH! Because when it rains, it pours. First, I call Theo McGuire to tell him that I've always loved him and I always willat least for the next few hours until Pippa Jane the Pig and I are swallowed by the floodwaters. Then, I open the second story window when Theo comes knocking in his kayak, in a likely doomed attempt to save us. Soon, we're trapped in the cabin where we had our first time fifteen years ago and all I can think about is how much I wish I could turn back the clock. If I could, I'd never let this fiercely kind and sexy-as-hell man go. Since this could be The End, we agree to make our last night a night to remember. But what happens when morning dawns, we're both still breathing, and I can't bear to think of a life without my favorite McGuire?

The only thing worse than being snowed in at the airport on Christmas Eve far from home? Being snowed in with the one man youve been trying your best to avoid. Bear Hansen is a burly sweetheart with loads of sexy tattoos and big hands that did wickedly wonderful things to me the last time we met. Things that made me want way more than a one-night stand Which is why I ran, blocked his calls, and stopped commenting on his cat videos. I only have a few years to launch my career. I'm determined not to end up filled with regret like my mother, so I have to focus on making my professional dreams come true. But when Bear and I are thrown together by fate on the most magical night of the year, I find myself questioning everything. What if I have this all wrong? What if what I want most in life is standing right in front of me, offering to love me no matter what? Bear and I have one night to find out When it Shines is a steamy, feel good, snowed-in romance featuring a tattooed cinnamon roll hero and all the usual Bad Dog hijinx. It is part of The McGuire Brothers series, but can stand alone.