Romance Novel Blurb Portfolio

I've worked with authors from just about every category of romance, and I've loved every minute of it! Please note: This is just a VERY small sampling of my work. If you'd like to see a more current sample of any specific category or POV, let me know.  

Contemporary Romance

Out of the Shadow by Arell Rivers
All’s fair in love, war…and reality TV
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Nothing ever came easy to Angie Russo. Hard work, loyalty, and sheer grit made her the kick-ass realtor she is today. But when it seems that her best still isn’t good enough, Angie decides to try something different. Maybe a stint on the latest real estate reality show can give her the notoriety she needs to push her firm to #1. Her chances of winning the show’s prize are high…until she meets the entitled, cavalier, and all-too-sexy jerk she’s competing against.

Angie’s big chance is King Hunte’s rock bottom. He screwed up big, and he needs money fast. The silly real estate competition should be a breeze to win. Or, at least it would be, if not for the sassy, determined, and ridiculously desirable Angie. King’s suddenly forced to work harder than he ever has, and he’s shocked to find that he actually enjoys it…almost as much as he enjoys the combustible chemistry he shares with his prickly co-star.

But just as Angie discovers there’s more to King than meets the eye, and King realizes Angie could be the key to the life he’s always secretly wanted, a ghost from the past emerges to threaten their future together. Can Angie and King overcome the obstacles the show—and life—throws at them, or will their shot at love be over before the first commercial break?
Waste of Handsome by Tina Gallagher
He can bring the heat, but she’s a curveball he never saw coming…

Hannah
My plan is sound: Fix the major league ballplayer’s PR crisis, ignore the annoying crush I have on the cocky jerk. I’ve had a front-row seat for how he conducts his personal life for years, and I want nothing to do with it—no matter how hot he is, or how weak he makes my knees. But my sound plan crumbles as I spend time with him and discover that maybe—just maybe—Jack Reagan’s more than a waste of handsome.

Jack
Baseball is my life. I don’t have time for unnecessary drama. So when my ex-girlfriend publishes a tell-all book, I know I need Hannah Adams. She’s worked PR magic for my team in the past, and I need all the help I can get to repair my reputation. Once the job’s done, all I’ll be left to figure out is … when did Hannah turn into a sexy-as-hell woman who makes me want things--forever kind of things—I never wanted from any other woman?
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It’s the bottom of the ninth. Will Hannah and Jack go deep, or strike out for good? 
The Bad Twin by Avery Scott
Being the good twin isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Abby Levesque knows that better than anyone. While her sister drifts through life carefree, Abby’s left to clean up her messes. The latest mess? Hudson Quinn—the hot, angry billionaire on her doorstep demanding she accompany him to Paris. He’s obviously mistaken her for her twin, Gabby, who happens to be his assistant. Too bad Gabby is nowhere to be found. If Abby wants to fix her sister’s latest blunder, she’ll have to pretend to be someone else for two weeks—preferably someone who isn’t wildly attracted to her mercurial boss…

As far as Hudson’s concerned, his sexy-but-flaky new personal assistant is just another in a long line of terrible decisions and failures in his life. But he’s working on the deal of a lifetime—a deal that could change everything for him—and he needs her help to close it. The last thing he ever expected was to connect with her on a soul-deep level.
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 Falling in love wasn’t part of the job, and when Hudson finds out who she really is, Abby’s terrified he’ll never forgive her. With a billion dollar deal—and both their hearts—on the line, can Abby convince Hudson she’s the right twin for him?
From Now Until Forever by Alexa Rivers
Being friends with benefits can work … but only if you don’t fall in love …

Sophie Delaware is ready to climb out of the slump she’s been in since she ditched her lying, cheating ex. There’s no way she’ll be ready for another relationship any time soon, but a hot, short-term hookup? That’s a different story entirely. What she needs is a no-strings-attached kind of guy who is capable of giving her all the unadulterated pleasure she can handle without getting too attached. And she knows the perfect man for the job.

Cooper Simons isn’t long-haul relationship material. He’s still far too emotionally messed up from his military service to even consider getting involved with anyone. But he’s only human, and there’s no way he’s strong enough to turn down Sophie’s entirely too-tempting proposal. It doesn’t matter that she’s his sister’s best friend. It doesn’t matter that he’s still struggling with PTSD. He’s going to take what she’s offering and give her everything she wants in return—over and over again.
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But when it comes time for their fling to end, will Cooper be able to let Sophie go? Will she even want him to?
Hidden Memories by Vanessa Grant
Abby met Ryan Marsdon on the worst night of her life. And in that moment, she needed him more than she needed her next breath. His inherent sensitivity, kindness, and tender touch comforted her through her darkest night. She took everything he offered, but in the light of day, she had no choice but to leave him behind. One perfect night was all they had.

That was eleven years ago.

Now Ryan’s back, and he still wants her. But Abby’s not the same person he met so long ago. She’s been living a lie, and if she’s not careful, she could lose everything—her family, the life she’s so carefully rebuilt … her daughter. Their daughter.

The truth will come to light. But is the cost of Abby and Ryan’s second chance at love more than they’re willing to pay?
Sweet Ride by Bonnie Edwards
Katie Calhoun can multitask like a pro. She can run a business, manage her life, and nurse her mentor back to health all at the same time. But as far as family goes…well, that’s outside her comfort zone. Her years in the foster system taught her it was best to bail when things got emotional. So when her mentor’s sexy nephew shows up, making her feel all the messy emotions she’s always tried so hard to avoid, Katie is thrown for a loop. This can’t possibly end happily…can it?

Hotshot banker Jace Donner doesn’t want emotional entanglements, either. He just landed his dream job in Switzerland, but wouldn’t feel right about leaving the country without first helping his stubborn uncle get back on his feet. And he’s especially not leaving without learning everything there is to know about the feisty Katie, who may or may not be a gold digger out to make off with the family silver.
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It’s not long before Jace realizes there’s more to Katie than meets the eye—and everything he learns about her only makes him want to know more. Now all he has to do is convince Katie to let down her defenses and give him a chance to prove that happy endings can actually happen…

LGBTQ+ blurbs

Diego’s Secret by Bryan Clark
Diego Castillo struggles daily under the weight of his secrets. Not only is he in the US illegally, but he’s also forced to hide his desire for other men from his brothers. Lately, the only time he can really be himself is when he’s with his landscaping client, Winston—a man as beautiful as he is intimidating. They come from two different worlds, but in Winston he senses a vulnerable kindred spirit, and even though getting involved could uncover Diego’s secrets, putting his entire family at risk, he’s powerless to stay away.

 Winston Makena is suffering, too. All his millions can’t buy a minute’s peace from the crushing grief he’s felt since his husband’s death. The only relief he finds these days is when he’s with Diego. Despite their differences, Winston finds himself inexorably drawn to Diego’s honesty, kindness, and gentle soul. But he can never truly love again…can he?
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It’s not long before Diego and Winston’s clandestine attraction grows into something much more complicated, and as cultures clash, misunderstandings mount, and secrets loom, they’re left to wonder if the cost of following their hearts is more than they can ever pay…
Like a Gentleman by Eliot Grayson
His revenge couldn’t be more personal…or delicious…

When writer James Rowley discovers his editor has stolen his work, he has only one thought. Revenge. And he’s not above playing dirty (very, very dirty) to get it. By the time James is done toying with the man’s emotions—and body—he’ll be broken and humiliated. It’s the perfect plan…until he actually meets the damnably alluring thief in person, that is.

Leo Wells has spent years pining for the witty, talented man he only knew through letters. So when he finally meets the man of his dreams and discovers he’s a cold, callous, rake, Leo’s more than a little disheartened. Too bad he’s also powerless to stay away from—or say no to—the disturbingly attractive James, even if it leads to his personal and professional ruination.
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It’s not long before Leo learns there’s more to James than meets the eye, and James begins to wonder if his need for revenge is about to be surpassed by an even more powerful desire…

Romantic Erotica

Propositioning the Playboy by JM Stewart
Rule #1: Don’t fall in love. Rule #2…see rule #1…

Grace Williams doesn’t need a hero. She can take care of herself, thank you very much. Surviving foster care and becoming a respected scientist certainly taught her how. Now, she’s finally ready to do something for herself and have a baby. All she’ll need is a genetically blessed donor who won’t get any ideas in his head about sticking around after the job’s done. And she has the perfect gorgeous, commitment-phobic donor in mind.

Liam McNamara doesn’t want a relationship. Being abandoned by his mother at a young age and his failed marriage cured him of any romantic notions he might’ve had. But when his best friend’s sexy older sister asks him for a favor, he can’t say no. And if he manages to give her a few—or a few hundred—orgasms in the process? All the better. It’s a winning proposition all the way around.
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It’s not long before their best laid plans are blown out of the water by the last thing either of them expected to get out of the deal—genuine feelings. Maybe love isn’t such a losing proposition after all…

Holiday Romance

The Wish Maker by Melissa McClone
At Christmas, sometimes even impossible wishes come true…

One word changed Wes Lockhart’s life forever. Cancer. Fighting for his life completely flipped his priorities, making him realize he wanted—no, needed—to use his billions to help others and give them the kind of second chance he’d been given. The first person he intended to help? The beautiful, kind, and dedicated oncologist who got him through his treatments and ushered him into remission. And what better time than the holidays to become her not-so-secret Santa?

Dr. Paige Regis has spent her entire career helping others, often at the expense of her personal life. She’d love to start a family of her own—but with her current patients and her plans to open a brand new cancer center, it seems like an impossible dream. It’s not until she reconnects with the charming Wes that she realizes he might be just the man to make all her Christmas wishes come true.
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Can Wes and Paige open their hearts to the magic of the season—and each other—to get a shot at their very own Christmas miracle? Or will past hurts and doubts end their happily ever after before it even begins?
Yuletide Treasure by Eliot Grayson
There’s not enough Yuletide spirit in the world to fix this holiday disaster…

Eben Sypeman’s world is falling apart. Its two days before Yule and his business partner is dead, leaving behind empty accounts and looming bankruptcy. And if that isn’t bad enough, his patron goddess is irritated with him. It seems she’s tired of his tendency to mince words and avoid conflict. She’s insisting—quite forcefully—that he start being totally honest with everyone, including himself. Divinely enforced honesty couldn’t have come at a less opportune time, especially when his clerk’s tall, dark and distractingly handsome son enters the picture.

The last thing on Tim Pratchett’s mind is romance. All the former soldier wants is to fill in for his sick father at work and recover from his war wounds in peace. But there’s something about the grumpy Eben that confounds and entices him in equal measure. Their timing couldn’t be worse. They’re complete opposites. And yet … none of that matters when he’s with Eben.

But if Eben and Tim have any hope of finding their very own happily ever after, they’ll have to survive a dickens of a truth curse and the machinations of a trickster goddess—all while searching for enough Yuletide Treasure to save them all.
The Christmas of a Countess by Linda Rae Sande
Spending Christmas in a remote hunting lodge with a warm, cozy fire is exactly what Milton, Earl of Torrington, and his new bride, Adele, need. With “The Year of No Summer” coming to a close, they’ve earned a brief respite from London’s distractions so they can relax and finally get a start on producing the heir Milton needs. But when the coach carrying their trunks—and servants—doesn’t reach its destination, Milton and Adele are left to fend for themselves. They soon realize there is such a thing as too much togetherness. And what they learn about each other’s pasts threatens to ruin the holiday…and their future together.

 Meanwhile, Milton and Adele’s servants, Alice and Alonyius, have their own problems. Stranded on their way to the lodge due to impassable snow drifts and frigid temperatures, they’re stuck sharing a coaching inn. Alice is none too pleased to spend time with Alonyius, but her disdain just seems to further ignite the infuriatingly tempting man’s desire to thaw her chilly disposition.
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 While the weather rages around them, can two budding romances survive the deep freeze…or will this holiday be their undoing?

Romantic Women’s Fiction

The Schoolhouse by Elizabeth Bromke
To move forward, she just might have to take a step back…

Becky Linden is starting over. With her son ready to go off to college, it’s finally time for the hardworking single mom to do what she wants to do. And as far as she’s concerned, there’s only one place to go for a fresh start and a little me time: home. She’s sure that if she goes back to her hometown, everything will fall into place. So, she does…and it doesn’t.

Her grandfather is sick, job opportunities are nonexistent, and Zack Durbin, the ex-boyfriend she never really got over, is still in town. If not for the long-abandoned schoolhouse she’s determined to save from demolition, she’d be tempted to leave Hickory Grove in her rearview again—this time for good.  But she’s not ready to give up—on her passion project, or on Zach—just yet…
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Can Becky convince the city to stop their demo plans and get Zach to give her a second chance? Or are some foundations simply broken beyond repair?

Sweet and Wholesome

Fake Marriage to Her Best Friend by Kacy Cross
They promise each other they won’t let it get weird. But they do. And it does…

Nomi Hannon is sick of losing. First, she failed to get her brother off on fraud charges. Then, she lost the practice they built together. She’s not about to lose anything else—least of all the city council election. Too bad she just accidently starred in a compromising picture her squeaky-clean opponent is all too willing to publicly use against her. Surely marrying the guy in the photo—her best friend, the only calming, stable force in her life—would solve the problem… right?

 Malone DuMar’s luck hasn’t been any better than Nomi’s. He’s not looking for a wife—especially since the last woman he was about to marry stole his company. But Nomi has always been the one person in his life he could count on. There’s no way he’s going to turn his back on her when she needs him the most.
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 It was a simple plan. It’s only pretend. That’s what they told themselves, anyway. But that was before things got weird—before they realized their friendship was on the line if their marriage of convenience went south. Before the kiss that changed everything…
Nurse’s Date With a Billionaire by Amelia Addler
She saved his life. He gave her a second chance…

Nurse Kali is sure she’ll never love again…until she meets Craig. He’s everything she ever wanted—handsome, funny, and sweet. Too bad he’s also a former patient suffering from amnesia. A relationship is out of the question, but when Kali finds out Craig has no place to stay while recuperating, she offers him her rental apartment.  All she’ll have to do now is figure out how to ignore the annoying attraction she feels for him.

Craig feels like his whole life is a puzzle. He doesn’t know what landed him in the hospital or even where he came from. The only thing he does know is that he’s quickly becoming way too attached to his landlord/former ICU nurse. He can’t remember anything about his life before her…and now he’s not even sure he wants to anymore.
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Craig knows Kali won’t consider making new memories with him until the mystery of his past is solved. But what if the truth he seeks is the one thing that could destroy their budding romance before it even truly begins?
Doctor’s Date With a Billionaire by Amelia Addler
They say no one dies in witness protection. Oh, if only that were true…

Jason’s cool, calculating, and detached from society. He’s had to be. Running from his father’s criminal associates and past indiscretions hasn’t left him with a lot of time to relax and enjoy life. But all that is about to change. He’s finally in a position to testify against his father and start a new life, complete with a brand new identity, courtesy of WITSEC. What he never expected was to unwittingly drag an innocent—and exasperating—woman along with him.

Alexandra lives life to the fullest. She’s selfless, outgoing, and always willing to help her fellow man. As a doctor, those traits served her well. Until the day that saving a stranger triggered a killer case of mistaken identity that landed her in WITSEC alongside Jason, a man as enticing as he is challenging.
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It’s not long before Jason and Alex form an unlikely bond—and an even unlikelier attraction. But when their enemies close in and a family emergency forces Alex out of hiding, Jason must decide if sticking to the rules of protection is more important than safeguarding the woman who stole his heart…

Historical

The Charming Rogue by Cinnamon Worth
She’s the woman of his dreams. If only she didn’t despise him…

Everything has always come easily to Caleb James. Everything, that is, but Mary Walker. Her stunning beauty and independent nature enticed him from the start—and yet every romantic overture he made went so horribly awry that she can now barely tolerate him. But that’s all about to change. He has the perfect plan to redeem himself. When she arrives at his family estate, he’ll finally be able to win her heart.  Too bad he’s not the only one there with the very same idea…

The last thing Mary wants is time alone with the insufferable Caleb. But since he’s one of her twin’s best friends, declining his invitation is out of the question. She’ll just have to do her best to ignore the charismatic, overly confident rogue. Only…he’s not acting like a rogue this time. Surely the little glimpses she catches of his softer, kinder side are an act…right?

Can Caleb and Mary overcome years’ worth of misunderstandings and missteps—not to mention a persistent rival for Mary’s affections—to find their very own happily ever after? Or, when all is said and done, will The Charming Rogue be left alone once again?
The Widowed Countess by Linda Rae Sande
Clarinda hasn’t seen her late husband’s identical twin since she slapped him for his insolence all those years ago. The horrible things he accused her of still ring in her ears. But she’ll just have to learn to put all that behind her now. Because while the child she’s carrying might be the next earl, it’s Daniel Fitzwilliam—the man she secretly loved before she married his brother—who will assume the duties of the earldom until the heir is of age.

Daniel has loved Clarinda since her come-out. Circumstances—and an untimely case of mistaken identity—cost him his chance with her once, but he’s not about to let that happen again without a fight. When she’s out of mourning, he fully intends to properly court her...if she’ll have him, that is.
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Soon, Daniel and Clarinda find themselves dealing with the arrival of the dowager countess, the appearance of the late earl’s disgruntled ghost, and the rather fishy circumstances surrounding his death. Can they overcome everything that stands between them and find their way back to each other? Or will their second chance at love end as badly as their first?

Romantic Suspense

Take My Heart by JJ Sorel
All he knew was pain and betrayal. All he wanted was revenge. Until he found her…

Ava
He mesmerized me with nothing more than a glance from those dark, smoldering eyes. Trouble was written all over his savagely handsome face, but I couldn’t stay away. It didn’t matter that I knew he’d hurt me. It didn’t matter that I belonged to another. I gave him everything I had—my innocence, my heart, my soul. And I regret nothing.

Bronson
When I was locked up for a crime I didn’t commit, I let my need for revenge consume me. It was all I needed, all I wanted. Until I saw her. Sweet, intelligent, sexy as hell…and on my enemy’s arm. Seducing her was the key to my revenge. But one night was all it took to bring me to my knees. Now I need to protect her, possess her, keep her forever. Hell, I’ve even started thinking maybe she’s not the key to my revenge. What if she’s my redemption?
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But it’s not long before ghosts of the past are unleashed. Dark secrets loom. And the real question is, was it divine fate that brought us together…or something far more dangerous?