A USA Today bestseller's "emotional" romance about starting over "is sure to please readers who enjoy plucky heroines and stories set in small towns" ( Booklist).Sometimes you have to create your own destiny. . . .Christy Knight grew up in Destiny, Ohio, but lately she feels that her future lies elsewhere. Her parents are gone and the beautiful jewelry she creates doesn't pay the bills. Maybe it's time for Christy to grow up and find a guy w...

USA Today–bestselling Author: They came to Destiny to escape their pasts—and found a chance for a new future . . .A rugged loner and ex-biker-gang member, Duke Dawson is looking for some peace and quiet while recovering from an accident. But when Anna Romo comes wandering through his woods and into his cabin, she completely rocks his world. The last thing he expected or wanted was to find himself hungering after a woman whose eyes held hurt even deeper than...

Welcome back to Destiny. "Toni Blake's romances are so delicious, so intoxicating and addictive, a good night's sleep isn't even an option." —Robyn Carr, #1 New York Times– bestselling authorA compelling new voice in supremely sexy contemporary romance, Toni Blake carries us to Sugar Creek with a sizzling, emotional rich story about giving in to a forbidden passion. The second book in her Destiny series, after

A feel-good story about marriage, making up, and miraclesMARRIAGENot even a bridal-veil-stealing dog can ruin Haley and Ben's wedding day. And when Haley's beloved Aunt Nan gives them a gift that's not to be opened "until your first big disagreement," Haley is sure the box will sit gathering dust for a lifetime. After all, she and Ben are the perfect couple. Aren't they?MAKING UPBut life comes with stresses. Architect Ben's career dreams are rooted in losses...

A feel-good story about marriage, making up, and miraclesMARRIAGENot even a bridal-veil-stealing dog can ruin Haley and Ben’s wedding day. And when Haley’s beloved Aunt Nan gives them a gift that’s not to be opened “until your first big disagreement,” Haley is sure the box will sit gathering dust for a lifetime. After all, she and Ben are the perfect couple. Aren’t they?MAKING UPBut life comes with stresses. Architect Ben’s career dreams are rooted in losses f...

It's tough to play it cool on a sultry summer night . . .The perfect daughter. The perfect prom queen. The perfect wife. Jenny Tolliver's been the good girl all her life, and it's gotten her nowhere. Now that her marriage has been busted up by her cheating ex, she's decided it's time to regroup and rediscover herself. This summer she's headed back to her hometown of Destiny, Ohio, to the very lakeshore cottage where she grew up, to figure out what life holds in store for her next.

It's the perfect season on Summer Island: the time for beaches, ice cream, bike rides and second chances…Trent Fordham thought he'd left Summer Island behind for good. But when he inherits his parents' vacation home—the one he'd assumed was sold long ago—he finds himself stepping right back into his past.Allie Hobbs is having a quiet afternoon in her cottage when a sudden storm leads a stranded cyclist to her front door. She's expecting anyone but Tr...

Lose your heart to Summer Island, where summers are easy, winters are cozy and friends welcome you with open armsSummer Island has always been home to Meg Sloan. She runs the Summerbrook Inn, like her grandmother did, and she loves the laid-back pace of life and the close-knit community the island offers. Meg also loves Zack Sheppard, but what she doesn’t love is Zack’s refusal to commit to an exclusive relationship.Seth Darden arrives on Summer Island in search of...

Five days before her wedding to a man she admires but doesn't love, Katrina Spencer escapes to a private island. There, she can let the sun warm her body as she contemplates a future without the passion she craves. Then she lazily opens her eyes, only to see Brock Denton . . . muscular, half-naked, the one who got away—the one who makes her body tingle with arousal.How Brock arrived is a mystery, but it's clear he's in danger. Kat faces danger, too, in the arms of a man who is dete...

Twelve all-new stories of women's resilience, empowerment, and fulfillment, by bestselling and award-winning authors.In this engaging anthology of never-before published stories, twelve authors are united by their unique visions of the female experience. A young woman is torn between the security of her fiancé and the excitement of an old flame; a desperate wife is forced into the workplace for the first time in her life; an ambitious professional woman finally fin...

The Red Diary, an erotic tale from rising romance star Toni Blake, takes readers on a sensual adventure in a story of seductive retribution.Lauren Ash keeps a private journal filled with her deepest, most intimate sexual fantasies... When house painter Nick Armstrong finds it, he plans to use the red-hot content to break Lauren’s heart—a proper revenge for the wrongs his family suffered at the hands of Lauren’s father so many years ago.Racy and fun, intimate and to...

The last thing she needs right now is a man . . .Lindsey Brooks had it all—an awesome job doling out advice to the lovelorn, a fabulous high-rise apartment, and a to-die-for fiancé. But then she got dumped—wearing nothing but a "Kiss the Cook" apron—and desperate to escape, she retreats to a tiny Montana town to reclaim a family treasure. She never dreamed anyone would try to stop her—or that he'd be sexy as sin.Too bad she finds such a hot one . . .Rob Colter isn't...