M. Mabie

He was trouble from the start, but I couldn't resist. [She was the best kind of trouble. The kind that was so wrong, it felt right.] I've tried and failed to stay away from him. [I've done everything in my power to make her mine and keep her.] He's almost impossible to say no to. [She never tells me yes.] We're always fighting. [When we're not fighting, we're... well... making up.] He makes me laugh so hard. [I miss her laugh the most.] I'm a liar. [She knows the truth, but won't admit it.] Sometimes, I wish I'd never met him. [I wish we could meet all over again. I'd do better.] His girlfriend knows. [The guy she's with is a fool.] I'll never love anyone like I love him. [She doesn't love me enough to choose us.] It was the wrong place. [It was the wrong time.] It should have been him. [It will always be her.] *This book contains adult situations and is recommended for adult readers.

Book One in the Wake Series

Bait

Tatum Elliot is a successful writer on a hit television show, lives in an Upper East Side apartment and loves her life. She wouldn't change a thing. Unfortunately, she doesn't have a choice. She's losing her sight. Tripping over her tongue and her heels, Tatum all too quickly realizes that the things which appeared so important before are slowly slipping away leaving room for what really matters. With the support of her best friends, family and colleagues, she begins to see that there's much more to life... and herself. When Ben Harris enters her life as her new personal assistant, she can't tell if it's his good looks and charm that are working on her libido, or his kind and helpful nature working on her heart? Whatever it is, neither one of them can resist it. As her vision fades out, a world of love and happiness just might...Fade In. Fade In is a contemporary-romance novel about laughing through your tears and telling life to, quite frankly, "Suck it." This novel contains sexual situations that the author may or may not have tried at home... for your safety, of course. Research is research.

Fade In

Welcome to Wynne, population 3,401. No billionaires. No professional athletes. No celebrities. In this small town, current events are pondered in mirrors at the local salon or around crowded tables at the diner, and there's a new couple to gossip about. A rough and tumble woman who works in her dad's garage, not yet ready to spread her wings, shows the new guy in town what it's like to finally have roots. It's your run-of-the-mill, sexy, Astro van driving dentist meets smart-ass, bass fishing tomboy in a story of real-life romance. Low on drama. High on love. Pull up a chair and stay a while.

City Limits, #1

Roots and Wings

This isn't just a two-year long one-night stand. It's my life. [This is my life. Our life. It isn't just some careless affair.] I've made the worst decisions a woman could, but I'll earn my second chance. [She can try keeping all the guilt for herself, but I'm just as much to blame.] Loving Casey wasn't my biggest mistake. Fighting it for so long was. [I'll show her how fearless our love makes me. I'll protect her torn heart.] He still has magic in his eyes. He's the man who makes me happy. [Her voice still brings me to my knees. She says my name like it's sacred.] I live for the day when I'm his. To take care of him. To love him the way he deserves. [I can't wait to be all she needs. I can give her a happy life, security and so much love.] Sometimes two ships never meet in the night, but ours did. [Sometimes the water is rough. It beats you all to hell, until you have no choice but get stronger.] Our love story reads more like a tragedy, but to me it's clean and pure. [Let them point their fingers. Without a love like ours, they haven't really lived. I pity them.] I'm a cheating wife and a villain. I am his honeybee. [I'm a snake in the grass and I sleep best when I'm lying next to his wife.] I want to be his everything. [I'm nothing without her anyway.] This isn't even close to over. [It'll never be over.] *This book contains adult situations and is recommended for adult readers.

Book Two in the Wake Series

Sail

One Week Stand

Welcome to Wynne, population 3402.No rockstars. No major politicians. No media moguls. Things don't change quickly in a small town, except when they do. It's been pouring rain all summer long, and the disc jockey and local farmer are all of the sudden attached at the hip. It's not only the rising river getting deeper and deeper.This is your basic water tower painting, tractor driving, tailgate cooler packing kind a guy chases the single, blonde, radio vixen with mosquito bite rage from his youth type of romance. Or is it the other way around?Low on drama. High on Love.Grab an umbrella because it's a long wet summer.Sunshine and Rain is the second stand alone novel is the City Limits series. It follows new characters as they navigate their own small-town romance.

Sunshine and Rain

I believe in love at first sight. Now I know soulmates exist. Nothing has ever been easy for us. Every fight, every struggle, has been worth it. I'm stubborn, but what woman isn't? She's hard work and I love the overtime. He's frustrating and unpredictable. I hope he never changes. I love driving her crazy. That's half the fun. Lou's sexy curls. Honeybee's pink nose. He still looks at me like I'm precious and unflawed. She treats me like I'm the center of her world. Our future will be full of happiness. Despite everything, we're two of the lucky ones. I took the bait. She was a lucky catch. He is the wind in my sail. She's the anchor that grounds me. The wake our love made is beautiful. Every day I thank God for her. No matter the hurdles, we've jumped them side-by-side. No matter the obstacles, we've made it through together. For better or for worse, I'd do it again. I'll love and protect her all the days of my life. We made it. We always will.

Anchor

A standalone, second chance romance between a former Air Force firefighter and the love he left behind. My best laid plans had backfired. I'd thought by putting miles between myself and my first love that she'd be free to live whatever life she'd wanted, but when I came back from serving my country and Faith was raising her little girl alone, it was time to make new plans. In eight years, not a single day had passed when she wasn't on my mind, and not a night went by when I didn't miss her. She was fierce and stunning and didn't need a man in her life, but when the time came--and she wanted one--the line would start behind me. Like smoke, I'd let her slip through my fingers once, but I'd never forgive the man in the mirror if I let it happen again. She was the fire inside me that would never burn out.

Smoke and Mirrors

He knows everything. She has all the damn answers. I've always been a free spirit. It's my nature. I crave control, but with her it's far more. He's a power hungry climber. Her wealth could buy and sell me. It's too much pressure being the center of anyone's focus. She underestimates my desire for her, my need to please just her. When he's vulnerable, it's hard to deny him. Her crooked smile cripples me. He hides his demons, but I'm no fool. She thinks not committing to anyone makes her more honest. She's wrong. A man like him deserves someone who can offer that kind of love. She promises nothing, yet I feel like a king when she says my name. I never let anyone possess me like he did. Not before. Not after. My greatest regret was compromising. I should have never held back. Still, when we're apart I'm not myself. I miss the days when she was just down the hall. He's better off without me, and it hurts. The ugly truth is I need her more than she needs me. Our relationship was born out of lust and curiosity. The lies we told ourselves killed it. Together, we found Nirvana. We learned it was all a mirage. I ruined him. I broke her heart. I keep coming back. I can't let her go. KNOT is a contemporary romance and a complete standalone. It is the first spin-off from the best-selling Wake Series. You do not need to read BAIT, SAIL, or ANCHOR to enjoy this book in its entirety, but if you love angst you'll enjoy them, too.

Knot

Carey Heywood

Meghan Quinn

Kennedy Ryan

Lex Martin

Ahren Sanders

Liv Morris

Christine Manzari

Christine Zolendz

Lindsey Iler

Magan Vernon

L. Collins

A. Justice

Leigh Carman

Taryn Plendyl

Amanda Maxlen

Brooke Paige

Dina Litter

Eliana Peters

Gina Sheldon

H. Bellus

25 Authors, Awkward Sex, Epic CauseHolidays conjure up many thoughts - long, chilly nights snuggled up by the fire, bare feet tucked under the one you love. Some are hallmarks of summer, when your skin is warmed by more than the sun. There is the after-Thanksgiving dinner nightcap, and the feel of the smooth, sultry burn of whiskey warming your chest, rendering your limbs heavy. Or lazy kisses and wandering hands beneath your best dress on a romantic Valentine's Day date.But sometimes, Grandma gets boozed up and passes out at the table, your brother gets caught rubbing one out under the fireworks, your kids catch mommy kissing Santa (and not on the lips), your special new toy winds up in the wrong gift bag, a goat steals and wears your sexy new thong and watching the ball drop takes on a whole new meaning.In other words, the holidays can be magical, but sometimes, they're also just f*cking awkward.

F*cking Awkward Holidays

"The first time I returned to Lancaster was for my brother's funeral. The second time was for Myra." For twelve years, I lived alone in my cabin, building a life with my two bare hands. I was free from their rules, their policies, and their lies. They are a cult. My father is their leader. To protect my brother's widow, I'm making her my wife. It's her only way out. But drawn to the purity in her deep blue eyes and the innocence of her gentle voice, I wonder if I'm not the biggest monster of them all. I have to save her from them and myself. Because every second I spend with this timid woman, I fight the urge to claim her. Own her. Make her truly mine. And I know it's wrong. I will break her fall--if I don't break her first.

M. Mabie

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