Category: Harlequin Desire

The Rancher’s Plus-One by Joanne Rock

Posted May 19, 2023 by Marsha in ARC, Booksprout, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Modern Western Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

A searing one-night stand. A devastating betrayal. Years later, a rancher reunites with his ex to save his family business…and get her back in his bed. 

What did he do that she couldn’t forgive?

And how can he lure her back?

Rancher Levi Kingsley urgently needs Kendra Davies’s help. His family’s business is threatened by his father’s scandals, and Kendra is the best PR crisis manager around.

But Kendra has avoided him since their unforgettable night years ago. Now he’s forced to swallow his pride and hire her. 

Kendra believes Levi guilty of an unforgivable betrayal. But she can’t say no to this job.

She also can’t ignore their chemistry or the quickly mounting proof that Levi may be a good man after all… 

Titles in the Kingsland Ranch series include — Rodeo Rebel —♥— The Rancher’s Plus-One —♥— Alaskan Blackout —♥— Rancher Under the Mistletoe —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Release date: May 23, 2023

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Their Temporary Arrangement by Joss Wood

Posted April 24, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, ARC, Booksprout, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

He’s the most difficult boss she’s ever had—but also the most tempting.

She’s ready to call her own shots

If only her boss wasn’t so seductive…

Personal assistant Ru Osman is tired of people trying to control her—from her parents to her notoriously difficult alpha boss.

All she needs is enough money to leave New York.

Sexy CEO Fox Grantham knows the determined beauty is the answer to his professional headaches, but the desire she evokes leads to all-new problems.

Will Fox drop his guard long enough to let new love in?

Titles in the Calcott Manor series include — Just a Little Jilted —♥— Their Temporary Arrangement —♥— The Trouble with Little Secrets —♥— Keep Your Enemies Close —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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A Baby to Make Her His Bride by Dani Collins

Posted April 21, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, ARC, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, NetGalley, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments

Unexpectedly pregnant…
Scandalously wed!

Fleeing her very public divorce, socialite Vienna is shocked to find her private hideaway already occupied.

Gruff and brooding Jasper was presumed dead—just like Vienna’s love life.

So her instant connection to him is unexpected, yet completely undeniable…

One night is all Jasper can offer Vienna. The people closest to him always get hurt.

Then scandal strikes, forcing them to fly to Chile as a couple for the whole world to see!

But when Jasper learns Vienna is carrying his baby, he must take things one step further to protect them both…with his diamond ring!

Titles in the Four Weddings and A Baby series include — Cinderella’s Secret Baby —♥— Wedding Night with the Wrong Billionaire —♥— A Convenient Ring to Claim Her —♥— A Baby to Make Her His Bride —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Just a Little Jilted by Joss Wood

Posted April 21, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, ARC, Booksprout, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments

She ran from her wedding—

and fell into her ex’s arms!

Supermodel Eliot Gamble has been jilted mere minutes before her wedding, and it’s sent her into a tailspin—just as her career in couture fashion is ending.

For a lifelong people pleaser, it’s the ultimate nightmare.

In steps champion swimmer and former lover Soren Grantham.

Soren sweeps Eliot away from the paparazzi to his family’s estate.

And as Eliot discovers what she really wants, her old flame may just become a wildfire…

Titles in the Calcott Manor series include — Just a Little Jilted —♥— Their Temporary Arrangement —♥— The Trouble with Little Secrets —♥—Keep Your Enemies Close —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Blue Blood Meets Blue Collar by Cynthia St. Aubin & One Stormy Night by Jules Bennett

Posted April 15, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Author ARC, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, NetGalley, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments

Blue Blood Meets Blue Collar by Cynthia St. Aubin

The night he can’t remember is one she’ll never forget.

Distillery co-owner Remy Renaud’s rags-to-riches story could launch blue-blooded TV producer Cosima Lowell’s career—even if he has no memory of the night they spent together. When their combustible chemistry lands them back in bed, Cosima knows she’s playing with fire. But Remy’s hiding something—a shocking betrayal that could bring down the Renaud brothers and shatter his second chance with Cosima…

Titles in The Renaud Brothers series include — Blue Blood Meets Blue Collar —♥— Trapped with Temptation —♥—

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One Stormy Night by Jules Bennett

All the rules change once the lights go out…

Up-and-coming plus-size model Mila Hale can’t chance another scandal ruining her newest job. That means keeping her eyes and hands off billionaire playboy—and her potential boss—Cruz Westbrook. Until a storm traps Mila and Cruz at his palatial estate. Now all bets are off. Their chemistry ignites into a whirlwind fling…but what will they do once the lights come back on?

Titles in the Business & Babies series include — Friends…with Consequences —♥— One Stormy Night —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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The Billionaire Plan by Katherine Garbera

Posted April 6, 2023 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Owned, Series, Sexual Content, TBR Pile Read / 0 Comments

Her idea for revenge is foolproof.

But this billionaire has a plan of his own.

Why did CEO Nolan Cooper second-guess hiring Delaney Alexander? His company needed her dynamic PR expertise, and she utterly charmed his precocious six-year-old daughter.

Or perhaps it was the way he wanted her…

Keeping things professional is more difficult than Nolan imagined as Delaney starts to teach him to trust again.

But when Delaney’s secrets are revealed, Nolan wonders, was their relationship all a part of her plan?

Titles in The Image Project include — Billionaire Makeover —♥— The Billionaire Plan —♥— Billionaire Fake Out —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Make Believe Match by Joanne Rock

Posted March 11, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, ARC, Booksprout, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Series, Series Multi-Author, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

From fling to fake fiancé? Anything can happen when the match is make-believe! 

Billionaire playboys aren’t marriage material.

But “fake” marriage?

What could possibly go wrong?

Wedding fever has hit the town of Royal, Texas!

And graduate student Jessica Lewis has made a deal with the devil.

Her one-night stand—bad boy CEO Oliver Price—has agreed to be her pretend fiancé for the social season.

Their off-the-charts chemistry makes their fake romance an easy sell. But the more events they attend, the more the make-believe feels very, very real.

But for two commitmentphobes from different worlds, will their chemistry be enough?

Titles in the Texas Cattleman’s Club: The Wedding multi-author series include — A Cowboy Kind of Thing by Reese Ryan —♥— Designs on a Rancher by LaQuette —♥— Four Weeks to Forever by Karen Booth —♥— Make Believe Match by Joanne Rock —♥— Oh So Wrong with Mr. Right by Nadine Gonzalez —♥— The Man She Loves to Hate by Jessica Lemmon —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Four Weeks to Forever by Karen Booth

Posted March 8, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, ARC, Booksprout, Connection or Spin-Off of Another Series, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Modern Western Romance, Series, Series Multi-Author, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

Can they put that one unforgettable night behind them

and keep things strictly business?

Sharing the bed of high-profile chef Colin Reynolds during a blackout was a mistake florist Corryna Lawson can’t afford to repeat.

Especially now that they’re working together on a celebrity wedding at the Texas Cattleman’s Club.

As the two collaborate on flowers and food, Corryna finds Colin nearly impossible to resist…and maybe she doesn’t want to.

But then she discovers she’s carrying his baby…

Titles in the Texas Cattleman’s Club: The Wedding multi-author series include — A Cowboy Kind of Thing by Reese Ryan —♥— Designs on a Rancher by LaQuette —♥— Four Weeks to Forever by Karen Booth —♥— Make Believe Match by Joanne Rock —♥— Oh So Wrong with Mr. Right by Nadine Gonzalez —♥— The Man She Loves to Hate by Jessica Lemmon —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Designs on a Rancher by LaQuette

Posted March 7, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Connection or Spin-Off of Another Series, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Modern Western Romance, Owned, Series, Series Multi-Author, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

She’s willing to give him everything in bed

But will she risk her career for passion?

Keely Tucker knows designing a showstopping wedding dress for a movie starlet is the career-making opportunity of a lifetime.

But Jacob Chatman has sent her focus into a tailspin!

When a blackout leaves her stranded with a rancher she can’t resist, their passion practically sets the sheets on fire. Jacob admires her drive…but is their hookup worth Keely risking her hard-earned ambitions for a life in Texas?

Titles in the Texas Cattleman’s Club: The Wedding multi-author series include — A Cowboy Kind of Thing by Reese Ryan —♥— Designs on a Rancher by LaQuette —♥— Four Weeks to Forever by Karen Booth —♥— Make Believe Match by Joanne Rock —♥— Oh So Wrong with Mr. Right by Nadine Gonzalez —♥— The Man She Loves to Hate by Jessica Lemmon —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Taking on the Billionaire by Robin Covington

Posted February 23, 2023 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Owned, Series, Sexual Content, TBR Pile Read / 0 Comments

 

In the boardroom—and the bedroom—they’re on fire.

But will her secrets destroy them both?

Investigator Tess Lynch once helped Adam Redhawk find his Cherokee family.

Now the self-made tech billionaire wants her to root out his company’s saboteur—and share his bed.

But as passion builds between them, the private eye pursues a plan of her own—to get even for the way Adam’s adoptive father ruined hers.

Until an unexpected pregnancy changes everything…

Titles in the Redhawk Reunion series include — Taking on the Billionaire —♥— Seducing His Secret Wife —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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A Cowboy Kind of Thing by Reese Ryan

Posted February 22, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Connection or Spin-Off of Another Series, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Continuity Line, Harlequin Desire, Modern Western Romance, Owned, Series, Series Multi-Author, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

He’s Texas. She’s Hollywood.

…and together they’re playing with fire!

Dionna Reed is in Royal, Texas, to help plan her starlet bestie’s wedding. But when the bride and groom bail, all the planning falls to Dionna…and the too-hot, too-sexy best man who’s convinced Texas can outdo Hollywood for this wedding event of the year. Well, bring it on, cowboy.

Tripp Noble has one week to convince city-slicker Dionna that Royal is the perfect place for his cousin’s wedding—all the while keeping his hands off the gorgeous maid of honor. But cowboys don’t always follow the rules…

Titles in the Texas Cattleman’s Club: The Wedding multi-author series include — A Cowboy Kind of Thing by Reese Ryan —♥— Designs on a Rancher by LaQuette —♥— Four Weeks to Forever by Karen Booth —♥— Make Believe Match by Joanne Rock —♥— Oh So Wrong with Mr. Right by Nadine Gonzalez —♥— The Man She Loves to Hate by Jessica Lemmon —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Breakaway Cowboy by Barbara Dunlop

Posted February 21, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, ARC, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Modern Western Romance, NetGalley, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

He’d been down for the count…

but hadn’t counted on her.

After an injury destroys his rodeo career, the last thing Dallas Hawkes wants is to train a new ranch hand.

Sierra Armstrong has zero experience with ranching—little does Dallas know that she’s secretly been hired to help him work through what he’s lost.

As Dallas inducts Sierra into ranch life, her sunshine threatens to crack his grumpy exterior…and maybe even his heart.

When he learns the truth, will his pride be trampled, or will Dallas get back up to love again?

Titles in the High Country Hawkes series include — Breakaway Cowboy —♥— From Highrise to High Country —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Billionaire Makeover by Katherine Garbera

Posted February 18, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Owned, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments

“Just smile and do that brooding-stare thing.”

For this makeover, good looks only go so far…

As CEO of Inferno Brewing, Dante Russo has quite the casual image. Now, with sudden celebrity, he’s forced into a makeover.

In comes image specialist Olive Hayes—the same Olive who’d ruthlessly rejected him in college.

Now the tables have turned, and Olive is tempted by the man Dante has become.

Will Dante go for a little payback…or take this sizzle more than skin-deep?

Titles in The Image Project include — Billionaire Makeover —♥— The Billionaire Plan —♥— Billionaire Fake Out —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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The Inheritance Test by Anne Marsh

Posted February 15, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Owned, Sexual Content, Standalone Single Title / 0 Comments

Could the partnership that should save his reputation

cause the scandal of her lifetime?

To save his inheritance, Declan Masterson needs to fix his playboy image—fast! Partnering with plain, respectable Charlotte Palsgrave for a charity yacht race is a genius first step, no matter how much she initially dislikes him. Charlotte is from an established family without a hint of scandal. Or so he thinks…

At first, they can barely speak to one another, let alone sail a boat together. And then he has the nerve to suggest she needs a makeover! But when the two become shipwrecked, they may discover just how much opposites can attract…

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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One Night Only by Jayci Lee

Posted January 13, 2023 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Owned, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments

Will giving into passion free them from their secret…

Or cost them everything?

Making beautiful music is what chamber violinist Megan Han lives for.

But one night with a seductive stranger and a surprise pregnancy could jeopardize her hard work.

Especially when that handsome stranger turns out to be Daniel Pak, CFO of her father’s company.

The only choice for these star-crossed lovers is to keep their fling—and Megan’s pregnancy—a secret.

But when passion reignites, will they risk one more sweet symphony?

Titles in the Hana Trio series include — A Song of Secrets —♥— One Night Only —♥— Just a Few Fake Kisses —♥—

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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