At Christmas time, the last thing you need is more commitments.Lara is so busy trying to get her fledgling software company off the ground that she’s up in Yorkshire, pitching for business, just before Christmas. When bad weather sees the trains cancelled, the only place she can find shelter is a small pub called the Trewton Arms.Thilini (‘Tilly’) loves that her art helps feed her travel addiction. She’s back in England for Christmas after two year...

Trapped together in the snow, can two grinches melt the walls they’ve built around themselves?Tracey is a tech millionaire. Burned out and fed up of people needing her all the time, she retreats to a rural English village. All she wants for Christmas is a bit of space.Dumped by the woman he was about to propose to, Vinnie is spending Christmas alone in a cosy cottage for two. All he wants is to hide away and lick his wounds. Alone.When Tracey gets c...

The latest Harlequin romance by royal invitation…where a Cinderella plays a prince’s fake date!Throne together…for forever?When a fire breaks out at an exclusive event Clarissa is running, she is rescued by a stranger. And as the smoke clears, she—and the paparazzi—are shocked to see her hand-in-hand with palace heartthrob, Prince Max! With rumors of a royal romance already flying, Max makes her a proposal—to be his fake date! Max can rewrite his playboy reputation...

Hiding away in a tiny Yorkshire village, Harriet is grieving for her lost love. His family won’t talk to her and she can’t move on from from his death. All this changes when his daughter, Niamh, turns up on her doorstep, needing a sympathetic ear.Tim thinks Harriet broke up his sister’s marriage all those years ago. His sister’s enemies are his enemies. When his niece runs away to Harriet’s house, he knows he has to get her back before his sister finds out. But that means talking w...

Tamsyn needs a knight in shining armour. Her old friend Navin will rescue her. Won't he?- British-Asian hero, who is shorter than the heroine- cross dressing-terrible,terrible Knight puns

Oxford Ball: One Event Planner, One Childhood Crush, and a Whole Lot of Hilarious Chaos!Stevie's determined to prove she's a grown-up, even if it means tackling the fundraising ball from hell. A crumbling mansion, a committee that's a comedy of errors, and a budget that's basically a wish list? Check. But then, her childhood crush, Tom, strides back into her life, all grown up and distractingly handsome. Suddenly, "adulting" gets a whole lot more complicated.

Rhoda Baxter’s debut for Harlequin Romance, a festive romance with forced proximity and hidden identity!CINDERELLA’S MISTLETOE KISS!Hotel tycoon Tristan needs to lie low after a media scandal…so why not go undercover as a guest at one of his own country hotels? His mind isn’t on work for long, though. When he meets captivating local Maddie, he’s soon swept up in finding someone who cares about him, not just his wealth. But Maddie is reeling after being betr...

Cinderella's mistletoe kiss!Hotel tycoon Tristan needs to lay low after a media scandal…so why not go undercover as a guest at one of his own country hotels? His mind isn’t on work for long, though. When he meets captivating local Maddie, he’s soon swept up in finding someone who cares about him, not his wealth. But Maddie is reeling after being betrayed by her conman ex and Tristan knows trusting him doesn’t come easy… When his true identity comes out, will he lose her forever?

Can you ever forgive your first love?Jack broke Sue's heart when she was eighteen. Twenty five years later, Sue is busy running her bakery and fighting off competition from the new bistro in the village and has no time for romance.After more than two decades away, Jack returns to the village he grew up in. Seeing Sue rekindles all the feelings he thought were long buried.But will Sue forgive him for leaving… especially when she finds out that his daughter r...

"A perfect lockdown escape read."When Ellie’s boyfriend forbids her from going to France to attend her best friend’s wedding, she decides she’s had enough. She dumps him and goes to France by herself. But travelling alone is scary and Ellie realises how reliant she’d become on the men in her life.On holiday, she learns to trust her own judgement and grows in confidence. Just when she decides she doesn’t need a man to complete her, she meets Ash, who is everything h...

Throne together…for for ever?When a fire breaks out at an exclusive event Clarissa is running, she is rescued by a stranger. And as the smoke clears, she and the paparazzi are shocked to see her hand in hand with palace heartthrob Prince Max! With rumours of a royal romance already flying, Max makes her a proposal—to be his fake date! Max can rewrite his playboy reputation, and being on his arm opens doors Clarissa never dreamed of… Swept into their fairy-tale fauxmance, w...

A collection of twenty-minute short stories by contemporary women's fiction author Rhoda Baxter.