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Falling in love with your best friend is something that only happens in movies, not in midlife… Mary Ellen For eighteen years, Antonio and I have been the best of friends. We’ve shared everything: inside jokes, secrets, Cubs tickets, even an address. Everyone thinks that we’re secretly in love with each other, but that’s ridiculous. I mean sure, Antonio is charming and hot, and we almost kissed that one time, but I’d never do anything to risk our friendship. Until Antonio pulls a stunt right out of a rom-com… Antonio When my grandmother was on her death bed, I told a little ...

A runaway bride walks into a bar…and finds her fated mate! Security Chief Duncan has just about given up on finding love. Almost everyone around him has paired up, but he’s still a lone wolf. Until a woman in a wedding dress appears in the doorway of his favorite watering hole… Elizabeth fought her way out of her old-fashioned pack. About to turn forty, she’s ready for a new start in the shifter town of Greysden. She’s ready to be independent and to finally live life on her own terms. What she’s not ready for? An overprotective wolf who claims she’s his mate the minute she ...

In the small beach town of Diamond Bay, it’s never too late to find love. But it's not always easy either… Three women move to coastal Oregon looking for a peaceful life, but they're in for a surprise. They have finally met the one man who can change everything they believe about love. But relationships don't come easily. They’re old enough to be independent and are jaded by their past relationships. They have all experienced pain and traumatic events in their past that make it difficult to trust. Can alpha males and independent women find love later in life? With a little help, they ...

Picture it: Pine Grove, Louisiana. The year is 1986. A clueless divorced man stumbles into a world he never knew existed: aerobics class. Stacy I’ve always been the practical one in my friend group. Level-headed. Responsible. Cautious. Until the day HE came into my aerobics class… Jessie After I got divorced I decided it was time to get back into shape. I’d let myself get a bit soft over the years I was married. I was lifting weights at the community center when another guy said that aerobic exercise was the key to burning fat. When I saw a sign for Aerobics class, I figured that was ...

A giant walks into a bar, and leaves with a succubus… Despite being a human, Dianne grew up with the stories that she comes from a long line of female demons. She doesn’t believe the family lore – at least until the day a huge football player tracks her down, claiming that she called to him in his dreams. Nephilim Elijah is used to being the biggest guy in the room. He’s turned his size into a profitable career in American football, but the giant has always felt like something was missing. When a curvy beauty starts haunting his dreams, he’s determined to track her down. The ...

He’s a grumpy machinist. She’s an uptight efficiency expert. They’re going to use every tool in their arsenal to save the factory – or kill each other trying! George is a simple guy. He likes bowling, watching football, and remodeling his house. He’s worked at the same place since he was eighteen and for him, a job is just a job. Until his union steward tells them that management is considering outsourcing their jobs to Mexico. Cassandra is the leading efficiency expert for Thomas Industries. She’s got a reputation for being tough, fair, and getting results. She’s determined ...

Marie’s new boss is a bear. Literally. Marie Caldwell has watched all of her best friends find their fated mates, and despite their best efforts to reject their soulmates, they’re now all living their own version of “happily ever after”. But not Marie. She’s stuck in the same job she’s had for twenty years, slinging cocktails for the shifters of Greysden and worried that life has passed her by. When her boss dies, the wolf shifter thinks it may be a sign to leave town and find something new. She agrees to stay just long enough to help the new owner learn how to run the bar ...

He’s the right wolf at the wrong time… Connie Lucero has just turned eighteen and is looking forward to escaping her small-town, going to college in the big city, traveling the world, and having adventures. When she meets her fated mate at a party, she knows she had no choice but to reject him before she ends up mated and pregnant. Andy Galina moved to the shifter town of Greysden for a new job, but it’s not long before his wolf locks onto the beautiful younger woman they’re meant to be with forever. He’s stunned when Connie tells him she has no interest in being his mate. He ...

A wolf-shifter saying she’s his fated mate? She’s been there, done that, and got the divorce papers to prove it. Joy is newly divorced and ready to start over. After her husband dumps her for his fated mate, she moves to a new town where there are other shifters around to provide support to her daughter. The little wolf shifter was always an outcast in their old pack, but in the town of Greysden, no one seems to care that what kind of shifter you are or if your mother is human. Playboy Luc knows his party days are over the minute he runs into his mate for the first time while Christmas ...

She was supposed to be celebrating her sister’s birthday, not falling in love with some guy she just met! When her sister invites her on a girls’ weekend to celebrate her fiftieth birthday, Teresa tries her best to get out of it. She’s much too busy to take a vacation, let alone spend time with the charming and sexy bartender at the resort they’re visiting. Colin never believed in love at first sight, at least until he set eyes on Teresa. The curvy beauty is everything he’s ever wanted in a woman. If he could just convince her to stay…but first, he needs to tell her the truth ...

We all crave connection. The desire to be loved, to have friends, to feel like we are not alone in this world. All of us are defined by the relationships we share, whether it’s with our families, friends, romantic partners, and even ourselves. “It’s All About Relationships” includes a series of essays focusing on the good, the bad, and the ugly part of relationships. With her signature mix of humor and practicality, Rose Bak offers insights into modern relationships and presents real-world ideas on how to make your relationships work better for you. Topics covered include: ...

He let her go once, but there’s no way he’s letting his mate get away a second time. Thirty years ago, wolf shifter Damon met his true mate. Unfortunately, he was already married to someone else, with a baby on the way. Letting Angie go was the hardest thing he ever did, but he always knew that somehow fate would bring them together again. Angie is only back in the shifter town of Greysden long enough to mend fences with her sister and help settle their parents’ estate. She has no desire to stay in the town where she experienced so much loss, even if her sister’s new neighbor is her...

They both believe it’s too late for love, but is it? Now that she’s in her fifties, Stacy Roberts has given up on love. She’s been divorced for ten years, her kids are all grown up, and dating seems like too much work. She’s ready to just enjoy her life and do precisely what she wants, as soon as she gets through her daughter’s wedding… Dave Harkin has just retired from the military. After years of being separated from his kids, he’s looking forward to reconnecting with them and transitioning into a quiet civilian life, starting with attending his son’s wedding. Thirty years...

Sometimes, it takes stitches to mend the past… When an accident sends writer Janna Frazier to the emergency room, it’s not just the blood loss that’s making her woozy. She is shocked to learn that her doctor is the man she fell in love with at a New Year’s Eve party twenty years ago. The one who disappeared without a trace, leaving her pregnant and humiliated. Dr. Steve Jacobs had almost forgotten the woman he fell for all those years ago. Now he learns that taking Janna’s virginity and then losing her phone number had more serious consequences than he ever imagined. Having found ...

She moved to a fifty-five and older community intending to enjoy an early retirement – instead she found love! Julie My kids think I’m crazy moving to the Silver Falls Active Living Community after my job offers me a buyout to retire early. They don’t understand my need to downsize and enjoy a simple, uncomplicated life. After a lifetime of working fulltime and taking care of my kids as a single mom, I’m ready for some “me time”. I soon learn that Silver Falls is nicknamed “Silver Fox Falls” due to the abundance of handsome older bachelors. But I’m not interested in ...

Living in a town full of shifters, witches, vampires, and other mystical creatures, she thinks she’s seen everything. She was wrong. Marian When I was offered the job as head librarian in a small town in Colorado, I was thrilled. (Yeah, yeah, I’m a librarian named Marian, cue the musical jokes.) Sure, I’m one of the only humans in this magical little part of the world, but the residents welcome me with open arms. At least I thought they did, before someone tried to play an April Fool’s joke on me. There’s no way the hot younger guy flirting with me is into a middle-aged woman like...

Twenty-five years ago David Macetti humiliated her in the worst way imaginable, and it's something she'll never forget. When Jenny Rizzo agrees to attend her high school reunion, she’s hoping to find out that her fantasies have come true and that the boy who hurt her is now a fat, bald, miserable convenience store clerk. She’s disappointed to see that David is rich, has a full head of hair, and looks even better than he did in high school. Dave never stopped loving Jenny, and he wants to make things right. He's not the same selfish jerk he was in high school. It’s hard to resist him ...

Clothing designer Kat Phillips nearly lost her life escaping her hometown. The tiger shifter did the unthinkable: leave the tiger streak and their autocratic and old-fashioned ways. She’s clawed her way to independence, and now she’s finally in a place where she feels safe and stable. Until a wolf walks into her store and insists that they are fated mates. For contractor Stuart Grey it’s love at first sight, for him and his wolf. Kat insists that she doesn’t feel the same, but even the strongest tiger can’t fight fate forever. Cats and dogs might be enemies, but a tiger and a wolf...

She wants to get him to the Big Game. He wants to get her to the altar! Robbie Mason was once the NFL’s golden boy. One of the most successful placekickers in league history, he’s now staring down retirement. If he can just get his battered body through another season and finally get his chance at a Super Bowl ring… Dr. Violet Grange was raised in a family of football stars. She loves the game, but she doesn’t love the inflated egos that come with the men who play. The physical therapist has dedicated her life to helping female athletes stay on top of their game. Until her father ...

3 magical sisters. 3 funny paranormal love stories. Just outside the shifter town of Greysden sits Rosewater Manor, a place shrouded in magic. The Rosewater sisters all have special gifts, although sometimes they’re a bit glitchy. At least until they find true love… This three book midlife romance collection includes: Love Potion Psychic Flashes Kitchen MagicAbout the “Magical Midlife” series: Just outside the shifter town of Greysden sits Rosewater Manor, a place shrouded in magic. The Rosewater women and their friends all have special gifts, although sometimes they’re a bit ...