Thursday Romance Reads To Devour 4/25
Christmas Kisses: A heartwarming, feel-good holiday romance : A Hope Springs Novella
(Hope Springs Clean Romance Collection)
Suzannah Blossom
$0.99
Three days, one blizzard, and a second chance at love. It's a holiday Hope Springs will never forget.
Emma Besta has one goal: pull the annual Christmas concert off without a hitch. The small-town librarian is used to doing everything herself. She juggles her job with caring for her aging father, managing the family farm, and serving on the town council. A Christmas concert should be a breeze.
But when a breeze turns into a blizzard, Hope Springs loses power. And with half the concert's set pieces and costumes lost in the snow, Emma loses hope that the concert will go on. It'll take a miracle to hold the show the town's elementary schoolers have been looking forward to all year.
That miracle arrives in the form of hotshot Boston lawyer Harry Velasquez. Emma's childhood crush is back in town, and he's ready to roll up his sleeves and help.
After they are forced to spend time together, Emma learns that Harry has changed. The green eyes and broad shoulders might still make her swoon, but it's his kindness that wins her over.
Like tinsel around a tree, Harry brings the town together when Emma needs it most, showing her that all those days she felt lonely and lost, she had a community of people cheering her on. Waiting to help.
The question is, when Christmas Eve comes and the concert starts, will Harry stay in town, or is this a holiday fling destined to end by New Years?
Read Christmas Kisses, a sweet, small town holiday romance novella, to find out!
The Christmas One Night Stand: Standalone Enemies to Lovers Forbidden Romance
(Big Bad Billionaires)
L. Steele
$2.99
I got pregnant from a one-night-stand with my worst enemy
Then I walked into the office to find out he was my new boss…
In my defense, I hadn’t planned on having anything to do with Hunter Whittington again.
So what if his jaw can cut glass, his gaze is piercing and he has a body that haunted my dreams.
Our values are contradictory.
Our principles are contrasting.
Our upbringing couldn’t be more different.
He’s the entitled Oxbridge educated billionaire on track to become the leader of the country.
I’m the daughter of a shopkeeper, who by sheer determination rose to become a PR specialist.
We hated each other on sight.
Couldn’t spend time in the same room without getting into a fight.
Until we find ourselves double-booked…
…in the same house over Christmas.
What’s worse there’s only one bedroom.
And a snowstorm brewing outside.
Then the electricity goes out…
Only the chemistry between us takes off.
Unable to keep our hands off each other we make a pact…
…to spend one night together.
We wouldn’t speak about it afterwards.
Not to each other, not to the world.
We’d pretend it never happened.
Except for the pink line across the test in my hand…
This is Zara and Hunter’s story. A true enemies to lovers stand alone romance. Features a feisty, determined-to-stand-up-for-herself beauty and the grumpy billionaire who’ll tame her and lose his heart in the process. Guaranteed to give you all the feels, along with the grand gestures and the HEA you crave! 1-Click NOW
Tropes: Enemies to lovers, Boss – Employee, forbidden romance, one night stand, growly tattooed hero, strong female lead
His Christmas Wish (Mountain Rescue Romance Book 1)
Melissa McClone
FREE
Carly Bishop loved Christmas…until tragedy struck.
Carly Bishop doesn’t want to come home for Christmas. Hood Hamlet is filled with nothing but heartbreaking reminders of the fiancé and brother she lost six years ago. But her family needs her, so Carly must dig deep to unearth her Christmas spirit so she can give her niece and nephew the best holiday ever.
Mountain rescuer Jake Porter believes he could have saved his two friends that fateful day and kept the Bishop family from experiencing such a heart-wrenching loss. He hopes helping Carly rediscover the magic of Christmas will allow him to finally move forward with his life, but he's not certain anything can relieve the guilt that's kept him stuck all these years.
As Jake and Carly spend more time together, attraction grows, but toe-curling mistletoe kisses aside, his late best friend would never think Jake is good enough for his little sister. But maybe he can open her heart to something else she’s given up on…love.
Fans of Hallmark Christmas movies will love this heartwarming Christmas romance by USA Today bestselling author Melissa McClone.
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Bite the Ice: A Lakeshore U Prequel Story
L.A. Cotton
FREE
From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Rixon Raider series, comes a brand new sports romance series. Lakeshore U, where hockey is religion, and the players are gods. Are you ready to fall in love with a Laker?
When Ella Henshaw agrees to attend the annual Bite the Ice party at Laker House with her best friend, she knows it's a bad idea. Especially, since it’s a hockey party and she swore off hockey players a long time ago.
Enter Connor Morgan.
Handsome. Confident. With enough persistence to wear down even the most stubborn heart, he’s determined to win over the girl he hurt in freshman year.
When he finds Ella at his team’s annual Halloween party, it’s his opportunity to finally make his move.
He’s the hockey player who broke her heart. She’s the girl he let slip through his fingers.
But can Connor persuade Ella to give him one more chance?
Or will she always be his biggest regret?