A small-town adjacent, curvy-girl, age-gap, broody-hero romance packed with dance-floor chemistry, big-city heat, and emotional depth. A curvy finance genius. A broody, older club owner. One dance that changes everything. Marco Houde built Redemption into Manhattan's most exclusive nightclub.Behind the velvet rope and pounding bass, he keeps his world locked down tight-no attachments, no exceptions. Until she walks in. Lynne Bradbury is brilliant, curvy, unapologetic and determined to give her best friend the bachelorette party she deserves. With the wild Freeman clan in tow, she ends up in the VIP section... and directly in the path of the brooding owner whose stare feels like a spark about to catch. She calls him out for treating her differently than everyone else. He doesn't deny it. He can't. Because when Lynne steps onto his dance floor, Marco's carefully controlled world tilts. Still, when he pulls her into his arms, the chemistry hits like fireworks. One dance. One touch. Suddenly nothing between them feels casual, safe, or simple. What starts as heat becomes something deeper-something neither of them expected and both of them feel in their bones. Because a single dance can shift everything if you're brave enough to follow where it leads.

A bullied-girl-glow-up, reunion-romance, second-chance story filled with secrets, revenge, emotional scars, and a lawyer determined to win back the author who once loved him. You are cordially invited to a night of secrets. Where old cravings resurface and longings can no longer be denied. At least, that's what the invitation should have said. Kelsey Kennedy should've trusted her instincts and skipped her fifteen-year high school reunion. But revenge is tempting-and she wants the people who made her life miserable to see exactly who she's become. A bestselling author. A woman in full control of her life. Someone they never thought she could be. There would be no more hiding in shapeless clothes, no more shrinking herself to survive. She's done being the girl they called King Kong. But one cruel confrontation outside the ballroom shatters her resolve. Kelsey walks away before stepping inside-leaving behind only a name tag with the nickname she's spent her entire adult life outrunning. Shaken, she ends up in the hotel bar where she comes face-to-face with Benedict Perrault. Her first crush. Her deepest heartbreak. Her final undoing. He doesn't recognize her. But, nothing about her is the same. Not her body, nor her confidence. Certainly not the woman she's become. So she makes a dangerous gamble. For one night, she uses his ignorance to forget the past. She goes all in for unforgettable escape in his bed. Benedict has spent years wanting to make amends for what happened in high school. It wasn't until after he broke Kelsey the hazing he endured came out. He's carried that shame into adulthood, vowing he'd apologize if he ever saw her again. Kelsey doesn't need protection anymore. Benedict is determined to learn who she is beneath the armor she wears and to prove the man he's become is worthy of the girl he once betrayed. Now they must confront the shadows of their past or risk losing each other again.

A firefighter romance with survivor-to-survivor chemistry, small-town heat, an instant spark, and a craft-loving heroine trying to resume her life. A firefighter returning to the flames. A survivor rebuilding her life stitch by stitch. The spark neither of them saw coming. Captain Brett Stewart is a second-generation firefighter whose life changed the moment he threw his body over a woman trapped in a collapsing building-taking the brunt of the flames meant for her. Now healed and determined, he's trying to return to duty to prove he still belongs fighting fires. What he's not expecting is for his pulse to meltdown when he spots a swirl of soft gray and the quiet curve of a smile across a packed fundraiser. One look. One jolt. He has to meet her. Jillian Beale knows exactly how fire steals everything. She lived it. Survived it. She's trying to rebuild her life through color, yarn, and the safety of her small-town knitting shop. After a childhood of instability, she thought she found security-until the day it all went up in flames. She never expects the man asking her to dance to be the same firefighter who covered her body with his in that blaze-the man who saved her without ever learning her name. It isn't until his someone else throws water on their moment that Brett pieces together who she is. But chemistry like theirs can't be put out. The pull between them is impossible to ignore. Still, Jillian's cautious. She knows better than anyone, touching fire burns. And Brett is fire in every possible way. Now two survivors must decide if risking their scars is worth what happens when one spark becomes the second chance neither believed they deserved.

A small town, former-professor, age-gap romance packed with longing, regret, high fashion, and a spark that refuses to die. An international fashion exec. Her former college marketing professor. One moment neither of them forgot. Jenna Madison is the polished face of Amaryllis Events, a rising star in global fashion marketing, and a familiar presence across every major social platform. Long before her soon-to-be stepmother took her under her wing, Jenna vowed to make her mark in the industry-no matter what she had to survive to get there. But even after five years, she still can't forget the last day of her international marketing class. The spark. The chemistry. The way Professor Finn O'Roarke kissed her like a promise then pushed her away like it meant nothing. Jenna never understood why he walked out of her life without a word. She only knows what it felt like: betrayal, heartbreak, humiliation. Instead of folding, she rebuilt herself from that pain. Finn, however, has spent five years mourning the moment he let her go. A family tragedy tore him away before he could explain, before he could choose her, before he could become the man she deserved. Now fate is giving him one chance to speak to the woman he's never stopped wanting. He wants to explain. He wants redemption. He wants her. But Jenna isn't the girl he left behind. She's a woman who demands accountability, respect, and trust. And she's finally ready to ask the one question he can't escape: Why? Can Jenna let go of the past or will she spend the rest of her life wishing for a love that should have been hers?

A guarded photographer. A scarred firefighter. One friendship that was never just friendship. A small-town, friends-to-lovers romance about surviving the past, healing what hurts, and choosing love even when it terrifies you. Wedding photographer Holly Freeman uses her camera like armor. The lens protects her. The shutter shields her. Her camera keeps the world from seeing the vulnerability she's never outrun. After all, she's already earned one second chance at life and still believes she owes a debt she can never repay. One perfect shot... and everything shifts. Firefighter Joseph Bianco knows loss in its cruelest form. The kind that leaves scars too deep to show. His days are filled with flames and nights are spent convinced there's no room left in his life-or his heart-for anything real. But even old wounds can heal when the right person is there to help. When Holly and Joe collide, they swear that friendship is all they want-the safest lie they tell themselves. But sparks don't listen to logic. Walls start to crack. Heat builds slow and steady. Then it's impossible to deny. Soon, they're forced to confront the truth they've both avoided. They're not living; they're only surviving. To claim the love they deserve, Holly and Joe must each face pasts that broke them and risk their hearts on a future that might finally make them whole. Or could crash and burn.

A small-town single dad romance where artistic healing, fierce second chances, and gut-deep emotion collide. She designs fairytales for everyone but herself. He teaches music to keep his daughter's life on beat. Neither expects their second chance at life to start with each other. After her engagement implodes, wedding dress designer Emily Freeman is left stitching her life back together from scraps. Her creativity is gone. Her confidence is cracked. And the future feels like a pattern she's too afraid to cut. Then one unexpected phone call reignites something she thought she'd lost forever-hope. Her family can't guide her back to her artistic fire, so Emily sets out to rediscover it on her own. What she finds is so much more... Jacob Madison walked away from a promising music career the moment his baby daughter was placed in his arms. Now a full-time teacher and single dad, his world revolves around keeping rhythm with a teenager who's starting to slip out of tune. But nothing prepares him for Emily-the poised designer with an icy shell and wildfire underneath-the woman who knocks his carefully built life offbeat with a single look. Nothing is what it seems... To claim the future she's always wanted, Emily must face the two fears she's run from her entire life-love and loss. And she'll have to face both while protecting the people she cares about from the hardest truth she's ever carried.

He broke her trust the same night she learned a truth that could change the rest of her life. A second-chance, military hero, small-town romance about fate, unfinished business, and the secrets our bodies force us to keep. Baker Corinna Freeman walked away from Colby Hunt in college-heart aching, pride shattered, and carrying a life-altering discovery she was too young and too terrified to share. His careless words destroyed their friendship. What she learned that night destroyed everything else. So she cut him out. Completely. Ten years later, Corinna is a force. Famous for her pastries. Feared for her confidence. Driven by the quiet urgency of someone who knows time hits differently for her than for everyone else. And then... Colby comes back. He's suddenly in her orbit again-steadfast, relentless, and acting like the past didn't burn them to ash. It infuriates her how easily he still gets under her skin. How easily he still makes her feel. Colby never understood why Corinna vanished without a word. He carried that wound through every deployment, every mission, every lonely night. Now that she's back in front of him, he's not letting this second chance slip. Not when the woman he never stopped thinking about keeps looking at him like she's running out of reasons-and maybe running out of time. But Corinna isn't just hiding the truth behind that night. She's hiding the truth behind herself. And unlike her perfect cakes, the secret she's kept for a decade is starting to crack. When it finally falls apart, it will test not just Corinna and Colby...but the entire Freeman family.

She dared herself into disaster. He's the one man she can't out-negotiate. A steamy small-town, enemies-to-lovers, workplace romance with dark secrets, sharp edges, and a love that refuses to be denied. Alison Freeman met Keene Marshall because of a dare she immediately regretted. As her family's corporate lawyer, Alison destroys the idea of love the same way she destroys contracts-cleanly, brutally, and without hesitation. Letting Keene in was the first crack in her armor. And now he's tangled himself into her family, her thoughts, and the emotions she's fought to keep buried. Keene Marshall knows their time together left a mark-one Alison doesn't want to acknowledge. Arrogant, intense, and far too self-aware, he hasn't decided where she fits in his life... only that she will. Their chemistry is too explosive to walk away from. But opening himself up after shutting down for years? That's the challenge he never expected. Finding her again forces him to confront his past, her walls, and the truth he hates most-he wants something real. Alison doesn't trust Keene. She doesn't trust desire. She barely trusts herself. But every time he touches her, she's flung into a race for the one finish line she swore she'd never cross: falling in love.

Secrets brought them face-to-face. But it's her dreams that might ruin them... or set their hearts free. A small-town protector romance with workplace tension and a love that proves dreams can come true. Cassidy Freeman doesn't sleep-she survives. Every night she's dragged back into the childhood nightmare she barely escaped. By day, she hides behind rigid control and flawless confidence. No one sees the truth she protects. No one gets close enough to try. Until Caleb Lockwood. From the moment they meet, he disrupts everything. His patience disarms her. His compassion melts the walls she swore would never crack. His touch makes her feel-for the first time in years-safe. Helping his brother hire a wedding planner shouldn't have changed his life. But Caleb uncovers long-buried secrets about his family...and hers. And the moment he meets Cassidy, the connection is immediate and impossible to ignore. With Caleb, Cassidy's control shatters. And she's no longer sure she wants it back. Because losing control might be the only way she gets something she never believed she could have again: Love.