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She's got a recipe for romance. He's throwing that cookbook out!Middle-school teacher Amy Larkin has a foolproof plan: find Mr. Right using a step-by-step marriage guide. Forget pulses racing and butterflies fluttering. No swiping right or scrolling profiles either. She's meeting men the old-fashioned way to evaluate them using her detailed list. She wants compatibility, shared values, and someone who dreams of the family she's always longed for.There's just one problem: Jake Weston.Contractor, workaholic, and the infuriatingly attractive grandson of Amy's beloved neighbor, Jake has been a fixture in her life for ten years. Part family friend...All trouble.When Amy moves into his beach house for the summer and enlists his help finding husband candidates, Jake thinks she's lost her mind. But watching her date other men while treating him like a pseudo-brother? That churns something dangerously like jealousy in his gut.Time to launch a counterplan. Using her book against her, Jake is determined to prove to Amy—no matter what it takes—that he's the only man who measures up.Between disastrous blind dates, inedible dinners, and moonlit confessions on the beach, Amy discovers her foolproof recipe might be missing the most essential ingredient. Can she risk everything on a man who's never wanted marriage—or is she cooking up heartbreak?A light-hearted romcom about perfect plans, imperfect people, and finding love.

Her hypothesis: make him macho. His conclusion: make her his.Scientist Ernestine St. Bennett has always been different. Most women like parties; Ernie's comfort zone is the lab. Most women are adept at small talk; Ernie talks to her pet fish, Waldo.Then Ernie spots Simon Prime. Awkward, hunched, hiding behind thick glasses… Why, he's obviously a nerd, too! Sympathizing, Ernie decides to help him. Using masculinity boosting principles learned in her fish studies, she'll turn Simon from meek to macho!What Ernie doesn't know (but Waldo suspects) is that Simon Prime is really ex-cop, private investigator Sam Pierce in disguise. A man who's plenty macho already—thank you very much! He's simply undercover, playing a shy nerd to solve a case. Sam thinks the disguise is perfect…until Ernie's gentle encouragement, her sweet smiles, and her earnest faith in him make him forget he's pretending. Sitting on the beach late at night, waiting for grunion to appear? Strangely stimulating. Watching her explain animal mating rituals while demonstrating "e;power stances"e;? It's too adorable.And too dangerous. Because somewhere between the fish facts and the flirting, he's fallen for her. The woman who thinks he's a nerd named Simon.Can Sam come clean without losing Ernie?Waldo's betting no.A sweet romcom about fish, faking it, and finding real love.-----

She's very, very good…Dee Evans has always been the good girl. The responsible one. The one who follows the rules, never makes waves, and definitely never does anything that could jeopardize her dream job as executive assistant to billionaire Jason Masters.But then her boyfriend dumps her for being too repressed, and Dee snaps. When he drives past the company van, her friends egg her on—and she commits one wild, reckless act of rebellion.She moons him.Except—oops!—her aim is off. Because the man in the car isn't her ex. It's Jason Masters, her devastatingly attractive (and devastatingly furious) boss. The same boss who demands complete honesty and launches a company-wide investigation to find and prosecute the cheeky "e;Mooner."e;With her career (and dignity) on the line, Dee's friends convince her the only way to throw Jason off her tail is to transform herself from invisible assistant to irresistible woman. It's a bare-faced scheme that just might work... as long as she can keep her secrets covered.But the closer Dee gets to Jason, the harder it becomes to hide her growing feelings. Because the real danger isn't getting caught—it's falling for a man who values honesty above all else.And who's very, very good at spotting a liar.---------Perfect for readers who love:✓ Quirky romantic comedies✓ Workplace romance with sizzling chemistry ✓ Makeover transformations✓ Billionaire boss heroes who fall hard✓ Heroines who find their confidence✓ Secret-keeping shenanigans✓ Friends who always have your back (even when their plans are terrible)

To: Julia, Maggie, Jen, Sharon From: Lauren Date: 12/01RE: I'm not a pregnant virgin!You'll never believe what Rafe did today! He asked me if I was pregnant! Just because he suspected my flu was morning sickness. The worst of it is, as soon as I denied it, he looked relieved! He said he didn't really think it possible. Does he mean he doesn't believe anyone would want me enough to get me pregnant? Watch out, Rafe Mitchell, you drop-dead gorgeous bachelor. Because once you see the new and improved Lauren, you won't doubt any man would long for me!

He'd make her pay… …for luring him to her ship and having her men imprison him. Yes, the beautiful American had sealed her fate, for Saegar, the royal prince of Pacifica, would claim Beth Livingston as his wife, brand her with his passion and make her his forever….What had her father's crew discovered? Whoever–whatever–he was, Beth knew the prisoner with the chiseled face and chest of a Roman warrior directed his anger at her, and if she didn't convince her father to release him, she would one day feel the full wrath of his fury–and his heart's desires….

To: Julia, Maggie, Jen, Sharon From: Lauren Date: 12/01 RE: I'm not a pregnant virgin! You'll never believe what Rafe did today! He asked me if I was pregnant! Just because he suspected my flu was morning sickness. The worst of it is, as soon as I denied it, he looked relieved! He said he didn't really think it possible. Does he mean he doesn't believe anyone would want me enough to get me pregnant? Watch out, Rafe Mitchell, you drop-dead gorgeous bachelor. Because once you see the new and improved Lauren, you won't doubt any man would long for me!

They were alone together during a three-day blizzard. They had to stay warm, didn't they?Elizabeth "e;Libby"e; Sinclair has everything figured out: a Victorian attic apartment in small-town Cauldron far from her indifferent mother; a job at a local store; and a plan to raise her baby solo—without the man who left his "e;emergency contact information"e; seven months ago then disappeared.Del Delaney has spent his adult life avoiding commitments. But when he shows up uninvited at Libby's surprise shower and she pretends they're strangers—while trying to hide her baby bump with a throw pillow—the truth hits him. She never called. That's his baby. The woman he hasn't been able to forget is about to become a mother without him.Not. Happening.Suddenly he's measuring her belly with pink yarn while half the town speculates about the father. He becomes her birthing coach, her personal chef, her rodent-removal service—whatever she needs.But Libby needs more than good intentions, and Del's still figuring out how to be a present father with a job that keeps him gone. He needs her to believe he can be dependable—before their baby arrives.Libby won't marry him out of obligation, but winning her heart? That's going to take more than charm and home-cooked chicken dinners.* * * * *BABY ON THE WAY is a standalone small-town romance where fashionably late means showing up seven months overdue. It features forced proximity that leads to actual babies, heroes who secretly knit, heroines who refuse to be rescued, and small-town neighbors who see everything (except the obvious). Part of the Welcome to Cauldron! series—each book is a complete standalone with a different couple. Read them in any order!

He's definitely undomesticated...Julie Jones is proud of her dog training institute, but her latest client is jeopardizing its stellar rating. He growls. He snaps. He refuses to follow the simplest command without balking. But his dog is an absolute sweetie. All Puppy needs, Julie tells his surly master, is to bond.Luc Tagliano wants to correct the destructive behavior of the 150-pound mastiff his great-aunt left him—not bond with it! Although he wouldn't mind some bonding with sexy little Julie. As for Puppy, the dog just needs to learn to behave, so Luc can place him in a good home.But after watching the two males together, Julie is convinced the best home for Puppy is with Luc. Luc, however, decides the best home for Puppy is with Julie.So here's the deal:Luc persuades Julie to move into his guest house temporarily to help him train Puppy, secretly sure she'll eventually adopt the dog despite her teeny, tiny apartment. Julie agrees to help Luc, secretly sure that with a little coaching, Luc will keep the mastiff, despite his seemingly teeny, tiny heart.The problem with their respective plans? The more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to remember who's training whom.And Puppy is worried. Because if Julie doesn't have room in her home for him...and Luc doesn't have room in his heart…what will happen to Puppy?

Algo personalJessica SteeleChesnie Cosgrove estaba emocionada desde que había empezado a trabajar para el guapísimo magnate Joel Davenport. Lo más difícil de aquel empleo no eran las muchas exigencias de Joel, sino la cantidad de mujeres que intentaban seducirlo.Las tornas cambiaron cuando Joel se enteró de que Chesnie estaba saliendo con su máximo rival. La mejor manera de solucionar aquel pequeño problema era anunciar su propio compromiso... ¡con Chesnie!El mejor candidatoRenee RoszelEl anuncio se había publicado, ya había entrevistado a los candidatos y Jennifer Sancroft estaba a punto de encontrar un marido que la ayudara a conseguir el ascenso que tanto ansiaba. Pero cuando conoció al sexy Cole Barringer todos los demás candidatos quedaron en un segundo plano.Un secreto bajo las aguasSandra PaulBeth Livingston se las pagaría. Por haberlo atraído hasta su barco y después permitir que su gente lo encerrara. Sí, el destino de la bella Beth estaba unido al de Saegar, príncipe de Pacífica, porque este pretendía convertirla en su esposa y colmarla de pasión y felicidad para siempre. Pero también estaba furioso con ella y, si Beth no lograba calmarlo, acabaría sufriendo su cólera... y su deseo.

Lauren no podía creer que su jefe creyera que estaba embarazada, pero lo que realmente le había molestado era que Rafe parecía aliviado al enterarse de que no era así; era como si pensara que nadie podría quererla lo suficiente como para desear querer tener un hijo con ella. Así que, para superar la ofensa, Lauren decidió hacer todo lo posible para dejar con la boca abierta a su irresistible jefe. En cuanto viera a la nueva Lauren Rafe, no dudaría que cualquier hombre se moriría por estar con ella.

Ella se las pagaría…Por haberlo atraído hasta su barco y después permitir que su gente lo encerrara. Sí, el destino de la bella Beth Livingston estaba unido al de Saegar, príncipe de Pacífica, porque este estaba empeñado en convertirla en su esposa y colmarla de pasión y felicidad para siempre...¿Qué era lo que había descubierto la tripulación de su padre? Daba igual quién, o qué, era esa hermosa criatura de rasgos marcados y fuertes músculos, lo cierto era que toda su ira se dirigía hacia ella y, si no convencía a su padre para que lo dejara en libertad, acabaría sufriendo la cólera... y el deseo de aquel ser.