Burning Love (Cinnamon Roll Saviors Series)

HAILEY

Growing up and living in Sweetwater Valley is both a blessing and curse. Everyone is in your business, but there’s a community here that I’ve been part of my entire life. I have a few good friends and I know what to expect. The kids I teach keep me on my toes and that’s enough for me.

Knowing everyone around isn’t great for my love life, but I really can’t complain. I’m content with what I have until a small kitchen fire has the new firefighter in town coming to my rescue. While Wesley puts out the fire, he’s stoking flames in me I didn’t know existed.

Wesley is determined to make sure I know how he feels and never doubt him or his intentions. He’s not just my savior or hero, he’s the perfect man for me.

WESLEY

Being the new guy in town is always a little daunting, but moving to a small town where everyone seems to already know each other makes it even worse. I’m lucky that there’s a brotherhood I’m accepted into the moment I slip on my gear at the firehouse. It makes me think that Sweetwater Valley is exactly the place I’ve been looking for.

When I respond to a call with my crew and meet Hailey, I know I’m right where I’m supposed to be. She’s the woman I’ve been looking for. It’s no surprise I couldn’t find her in the city.

Hailey is all sweet smiles and cozy moments and I’m going to show her that fate brought us together. She calls me a hero, her savior, but she’s the one who saved me by giving me a home.

**18+ If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. It is a standalone and exists in my small town Sweetwater Valley world. Catch up with Sweetwater Valley by starting with the first book, Unexpected Love.**

Cinnamon Roll Hero (sin-a-mon roll he-ro): ( n ) a hero who is too sweet for this world…but will fight to the death for the people they care about.
 

Join twenty of your favorite romance authors on our journey to prove that cinnamon rolls can still be steaming hot! These sweet, sexy heroes (and heroines!) are here to save the day, whether it’s rescuing their partner from the ghosts of their past or just showing them that they deserve to be loved, cherished, respected…and, of course, pleasured.

SALEM

Senior year is upon us and as much as this is the last hurrah, it’s also time to buckle down because before I know we won’t have the quad to call home and then life truly begins. I’m not sure where I’m going, but I also want to enjoy the time I have left. I’ve carved out a nice place for myself amongst the theater geeks, but all that changes when I get paired with Hollis Lang, star quarterback and king of the Kings, for a project in a theater class he probably shouldn’t even be in.

I’m determined to do the work and not let how attractive he is get to me. Then I meet his best friend and fellow player, Slade Parsons. One of them I could ignore, but two?

Maybe it was always bound to happen, just like they say when I’m sandwiched between them while they handle my body better than they do a football. I’m hoping to get through the year without any drama, but when we’re talking about two kings on campus is that even possible? They’ve scored my heart and body, but will it last?

HOLLIS

Football is my life and I’ve only allowed myself a distraction or two along the way. I wasn’t expecting the biggest distraction of my life to be my partner in a theater class I’m taking for an easy grade while I’m playing the most important season of my life. Salem isn’t anything like the girls I’ve been with before—she’s so much more.

I’ve been looking toward the draft along with my best friend, Slade, who has been at my side for as long as I can remember. We’re a powerhouse team. I didn’t expect him to want the woman I’ve been watching since the first day of class, but it makes perfect sense. Can we have it all? Or is there too much off field drama?

SLADE

Hollis always told me the right woman would make me change my ways, but I never believed him. When he brings Salem into our world, he has every right to say, ‘I told you so’. We’ve faced opponents on the field and come out victorious. Winning over Salem and convincing her we want to share her forever is a battle we never expected and one we can’t lose.

With everything on the line, including three hearts, can we make it through the season without too much drama? Can we find a way to have everything we’ve ever wanted? I’m not going to let anything stand in my way and I know Hollis is right there with me. Salem is ours.

**18+ If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. It is a standalone but is related to my Denver Family series (Banks Ink., Suburban Outcasts and Higgins Security).  Salem is mentioned in Dad Bod Foreman as Griffin’s younger sister.**

Fall isn’t only about changing leaves and saying goodbye to summer, it’s also all about going back to school.  Pack up and head back to the dorms because class is in session and love is in the air.  Will you fall for the nerd, the jock, or maybe the professor?

This fall, join your favorite Instalove romance authors from Flirt Club and find out just how naughty it can get on campus. 

GRIFFIN

When I got the invitation for my 15-year high school reunion, I said right then and there I wasn’t going to go. Why would I want to? I don’t have anything to prove to those people.

I came from the wrong side of the tracks and there were people in school who never let me forget it. I’ve made something of myself now. I love my construction job and I work with a great crew who are my friends. It’s my crew who encourages me to go to my reunion, not to prove anything, but for myself.

Back in the day, Sienna was the sparkling star on everyone’s radar, but she’s not the same girl now. Life has beaten her down and she doesn’t see her worth, but I’ll remind her. Finding out that she’s a single mom doesn’t change anything for me—I’ll prove to her that she’s mine and I’ll be the man she and her daughter need.

SIENNA

I’m looking forward to my high school reunion. Not because I want to hash out the last 15 years with anyone, but because it means a night out. Since becoming a single mom, I’ve learned to appreciate any time away since it doesn’t happen often.

I’m ready for some people to be surprised with the way my life has gone. I am too. I thought it would go completely differently than it did. That’s life, but it’s hard to not feel like a failure sometimes.

Seeing Griffin again reminds me of the crush I used to have on him. The difference now is that he’s looking right back at me and seeing me. Will he look at me the same when he finds out about my daughter? Can I trust the future he’s offering me?

**18+ If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. It is a standalone but is related to my Denver Family series (Banks Ink., Suburban Outcasts and Higgins Security).  Meet Griffin in Less Than Strangers (Stanger Shoot Series Book 6) and Dad Bod Foreman.**

It’s time to go back to school, but not to take tests or leave apples on the teacher’s desk–it’s reunion time!  No matter how long it’s been since graduation, love will be found surrounded by lockers, streamers, and memories of the glory days.

This September, join some of your favorite Instalove authors as they revisit those hallowed high school halls from Back In The Day to find out if love can be found in the past and how much everyone has changed. 

Release Date 10/4

There are moments in time you wish to capture and keep. Others you wish you could forget forever—moments when your life irrecoverably changes. You hope it’s a change for the better, but I haven’t found that to be true.

At ten everything changed. I was loved. I was cherished. Then…I wasn’t.

The day I turn eighteen is the second time everything changes. I find my mate and he rejects me. I’m not surprised because the Alpha’s son has hated me for years along with the rest of my pack. Being rejected fills me with pain I’ve never known and makes me feel hollow because it steals my hope.

I don’t know what will happen the next time everything changes, but I’m afraid of what that moment will bring. How will I survive it? When will the pain stop? Can I escape the darkness I’ve been trapped in for far too long?

I can only hope the Moon Goddess will give me the strength I need to find my true purpose and no longer be swallowed whole by the pain of my past. When the lies surface, maybe I can be bonded beyond them.

**18+ This is a wolf shifter rejected mates story and there are dark themes and elements in this story (bullying, violence, no SA). If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. This is a PNR romance and there will be more stories within this world in the future.**

We’re taught fate knows all. That it leads you down a certain path because that’s where you’re meant to be. But what if whoever is waiting for you at the end of it chooses not to accept your combined destiny and instead fights it? The authors in this series have decided to find out.

Release Date 10/9

BENNETT “PENANCE”

She believed my words and felt my hatred, but they were all twisted lies. Every word, every action, was a blade against her skin and they marked me as well. Our fate was sealed the moment our parents got married and I couldn’t do anything about it other than push her away. I didn’t want anyone else to see her, to touch her, to love her, but I couldn’t have her even though she was always mine. 

I made her believe the lies to make her hate me, feeding the part of me that hated myself. When she got the chance, she flew away, and I’ve been paying for it with bits of my soul ever since. I’ve been watching and waiting while I found a new family with the Devil’s Saints MC, channeling all my anger and resentment toward our past into something more to gain enough favor to barter with fate. 

When she finally comes home, she’s a swan, and we’re no longer family. Evelyn was always beautiful, and I’ve always loved her. She thinks she’s transformed, but those are just the feathers. It was always her light that shined the brightest. I’ll chase away the darkness I shrouded her in and repent for my sins before I make her mine, then I’m never letting her go. 

EVELYN

Years ago, I should have known nothing could happen, no matter what my heart said, because he was my stepbrother and he hated me, which he made it clear every chance he got. When I couldn’t take it anymore, when I was at my lowest and surrounded by choking darkness, I ran. It wasn’t far enough. The memories twisted into nightmares and followed me, along with the stolen moments and the dreams I knew would never come true. 

In the years I’ve been gone, I’ve grown into the woman I was always supposed to be. I’ve gotten better at ignoring the echo of his voice in my head and the way his eyes would heat when he thought I wasn’t paying attention. Still, I can feel the fissures caused by the push and pull between us.

Our parents are divorced now, more broken pieces of a fairy tale forgotten, and they haven’t seen Bennett in years. It should be safe for me to be home where so much has changed, except I can still feel his eyes on me, just like I used to. I can’t shake it and I’m not sure I want to. I’m stronger now, but he holds the power to break me; he always has. When he gets his hands on me again, I can see how much he wants me, but can I trust him?

**18+  If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you.  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. Bennett (Penance) is part of the Devil’s Saints Motorcycle Club, Seattle Chapter. Meet Penance in Devil’s Return (Devil’s Saints Motorcycle Club: New Orleans Chapter Book 1) and Biker. The New Orleans Chapter is mentioned in Flowers and Moonlight. The DSMC is not a one percenter club, but these guys don’t always operate within the law either and have ties to crime families. Don’t be surprised if there is OW (other women) drama when the men of the DSMC are involved.**

Once upon a time…
When you’re tucked into bed and looking for a fairy tale, not all of them can be glitter and gold.  Sometimes you want them gritty and twisted to fulfill your deep, dark desires.  This October, fifteen of your favorite authors are bringing you the Dark and Twisted Tales Series.  These stories will follow you into your dreams and show you that the tales you grew up with might have had moments in the sunshine, but were borne from the darkest corners of your mind.
…they lived happily ever after.

Release Date 11/21

ASTER

I’ll be the first to admit that I ran back to Sweetwater Valley when moving to the city proved how sheltered I was growing up. The city wanted me to descend into depravity to realize my dreams and I wasn’t willing to do it. Instead, I came home with trauma wrapped around me.

I’ve left my deferred dreams in the past and have found new ones that help to heal the fissures in my soul. I love my dance studio and teaching kids, but life is still a little hollow. I’m finding it hard to trust, even with my favorite holiday coming up. When the town’s busybody suggests I get involved in the Christmas toy drive, I figure it might help.

Had I known she was meddling in more ways than one, I would have refused. Bowen and I keep getting pushed together, but he doesn’t seem like the type to settle down, I’m still too emotionally scarred, and he’s too young for me.  Still, the more time I spend around him and see the real him, the more I wish things could be different.

BOWEN

Young and free. It’s a mindset I’ve been embracing for so long, but it hasn’t been cutting it lately. I love my job as a waiter because I get to interact with a lot of people without a lot of responsibility. It’s been the perfect job while putting off figuring out what comes next.

Now, I’ve been at The Goose for two years and something has been bothering me—a feeling of needing more and wanting to be more. I blame the people falling in love around me, but only because part of me is jealous. I never wanted it before, but now the lack of someone in my life bothers me and the Christmas season isn’t helping.

To try to find some sort of peace, I take up the suggestion of the town’s grandmother hen to help with the annual toy drive because a little good cheer and community service couldn’t hurt matters. I never expected to get close to Aster who has always been so unattainable.  She doesn’t trust me, or any man, but I know with one look that she’s mine and I want to take away the pain in her eyes. I’m going to be her shield and to give her solace, it’s my new purpose in life. I won’t fail and together we will celebrate love forged in the darkness of her fear.

**18+ If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. It is a standalone and exists in my small town, Sweetwater Valley. Catch up with Sweetwater Valley by starting with the first book, Unexpected Love, where you’ll meet Bowen and hear a little about Aster.**

A Country Christmas is full of heartwarming holiday fun but that doesn't mean it's missing the heat! Even in the dead of winter, our couples burn with love and the instant attraction of steamy romance!
This holiday, 11 of your favorite instalove writers heat up your holidays with A Country Christmas!

Release Date 12/15

SAOIRSE McCARTHY

I ran as far away as I could, no longer able to be so close to the only man I’ve ever wanted while unable to have him. It wasn’t hard to convince my brother, Declan, to let me leave Boston for college. He’d do anything to keep me away from his world where violence and betrayal is around every corner. 

Declan’s world taught me that you never know who you can trust when you’re an Irish Mob princess. But my heart told me I could always trust Conor. He always kept me at arm’s length and that’s why I really needed to get away. I had put it off too long already.

Now the holidays are right around the corner and I’m going home. I’ll see Conor and prove to him I’m not the lovesick puppy who ran away months ago. I don’t need him or the unrequited love that is like glass shards shredding my heart. We’re forbidden and I’ve gotten the message. But what happens when everything changes, and he looks at me like I’m his ruin and his salvation?

CONOR O’BRIEN

Saoirse was always too innocent and pure for my world, one I’ll never escape, and that is why I had to let her go. I didn’t see a way for a woman to stand next to me because I’m used to using my fists and the rage inside of me before any words can be spoken. I came up in the ring and that’s how I met Declan, who gave me a home before he even knew I needed one.

Betraying Declan after he became more of a brother to me than my own blood, who I could never trust, isn’t an option. I stayed away from Saoirse, but I’ve kept an eye on her, even when she ran as far as she could. I’ve watched and I’ve waited, my heart bleeding out with every passing day.

Now she’s back and there’s only one thing I want for Christmas—her love to shine on me and her heart to accept me. Declan has made room at his side for his queen while vowing to protect her. Can I do the same for my princess? Am I strong enough to be worthy of her in Declan’s eyes? Saoirse is my sweet ruin and I welcome her destruction because she’s mine and without her I’m nothing.

**18+. This story has dark themes and a morally gray hero. You’ll still find an insta-love story that is spicy and isn’t necessarily simple, but with darker themes, situations, rough spicy times, and depictions of violence (not between the MMC and MFC).  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. This book is part of my McCarthy Irish Mob series and has ties to my Agosti Crime Family books but can be read as a standalone. Meet Conor and Saoirse in Betrayal and Ruin. This is the second book in my McCarthy Irish Mob stories.**

Turn your Kindle library into Santa's naughty list this Christmas. Join some of your favorite authors for eighteen sweet, twisted, and taboo tales of forbidden romance.
 

From mob bosses to billionaires and age gaps to stalkers Sweet but Twisted Christmas will have you saying, "Sorry Santa, but being naughty just feels too nice."