Author: stephanierose
Can a summer fling become the love of a lifetime? Perpetual good girl Caterina Longo is dependable to a fault. At 33, she’s never called in sick. Never had a one-night stand. Never taken a chance in her entire life. When she walks in on a cheating ex and sees everything wrong with her life, she takes off on a solo vacation, busting out of her comfort zone and into the arms of a guy she never saw … guy she never saw coming.Joe Hunter has no room for distractions. Making his restaurant a success and proving his worth to…
PJ is ready to move on from her longtime crush — but as she prepares to leave home, he’s determined to make her stay. Meanwhile, her brother, Jack, finds new hope in his beautiful physical therapist… “Four people, two love stories, one amazing book” (USA Today bestselling author Melanie Moreland).
Simmer (verb): to stew gently below or just at the boiling point; to be in a state of incipient developmentMy life was always at a simmer… only stewing, never going anywhere. I was left to fend for myself when it came to affection or love, so I learned to go without.I refused to let them see how broken and lonely I was; it was much easier to hide behind a false reality. I didn’t want anyone’s … didn’t want anyone’s pity. I didn’t need it. Pity wouldn’t put food on the table or keep a roof over our heads. That…
“Rewrite gripped me from the start and never let me go.” Award-winning and Bestselling author, K.K. AllenRewrite is a STANDALONE novel.Once upon a time, a girl loved a boy and he loved her back. They lived happily ever after. But our story was never that simple. I loved Josh with all I had, right until the day he left. Now, all these years later, he was back—and wanting me the way I’d always … wanting me the way I’d always longed for him. Except now, I belonged to someone else. Someone who never left me the way Josh had. I…
Emilia (Mia) Callo was a go-getter who played by the rules. After one night with a gorgeous stranger, she broke her lifelong habit of playing it safe and moved from New York City to St. Helena, California. As the new head of Event Planning for Ryo Wines, the success she always dreamed of is within her grasp. Too bad her one lapse in judgment followed her—and could ruin everything. Mia couldn’t … mix pleasure with business, no matter how much Derek Marconi’s bedroom eyes begged her for a repeat. Derek Marconi is done trying to prove himself. Working his fingers…
I had the happily ever after . . . until it was gone.Three became two. And I was alone. Our time—my time—was over. Alone was the right way to be. The only way. Life was me, my son, and my memories. Until the day I met someone who turned my lonely existence upside down. This man made me smile, made me laugh, made me ache for his touch. But I couldn’t. He shouldn’t awaken feelings I resolved to … awaken feelings I resolved to bury with my husband. But he did. I couldn’t let his presence make my heart race.…
After seven years of marriage, Lucas and Samantha are still crazy, head over heels in love. But happily ever after is now overrun by a teenager in a hurry to grow up, and a toddler demanding everyone’s full attention.With their children pulling them in every direction this holiday season, life is hectic and time alone together is at a premium. Lucas and Samantha’s only Christmas wish this year is … this year is to prove they’re still Always Us.more
To escape her troubled upbringing, Bella moves far away from home for college — and meets Owen, a charming hockey player. As they begin to open their hearts to each other, can Owen convince Bella that she’s worthy of love?
I spent my life searching for love, but Evan was right there all along. As gorgeous on the inside as he was on the outside, I never had to wonder if he loved me. He showed me with every glance, every sweet touch, every scorching kiss.I wanted nothing more than to give him my forever—until I found out I may not have one.***Paige was the girl of my dreams. So beautiful in every way; no one would … dreams. So beautiful in every way; no one would ever compare. I feared she would never be mine, and then she became…
An irresistible romance: Samantha pined after Lucas throughout college, but he only saw her as a close friend. When they meet again, will they finally be ready to give in to their attraction?