Candy Hearts Romance

I'm Sure by Beverly Breton

During the day, Megan surrounds herself with water lilies and goldfish in the ponds she creates. At night, memories of her lying ex-boyfriend are a reminder she can never again trust a man.
Jason embraces his career as paramedic firefighter, even though ugly experience declares his profession a greedy mistress. During quiet nights at the station, he wonders if this bachelor existence is all he’ll ever know.

Then Jason meets Megan and sparks fly, chased by flashes of anger when Jason, battling a raging apartment fire, stands up Megan on their first date. Is St. Valentine powerful enough to bring these two strong-willed people together?

Who doesn't love a hunky EMT/Firefighter? Tall, strong, and handsome, Jason is all that, plus he's sensitive and kind. Megan is the kind of woman you want to have as your best friend. Their love story is simple and classic and straight from the heart!

Ooh La La!

My Candy Hearts Romance novella is my sixth story using characters from my At The End Zone series. A big event ties the books together in all these books, the Addington, Massachusetts Ballet Guild Gala.

            Everyone loves a big party, right? A chance to get all dolled up, eat fancy appetizers, drink champagne, dance with handsome men in tuxedos. There’s no bad in that!

            As my End Zone series has come along, with each story the Gala got a little more elaborate. By the time we got to the third Gala, in Charming Dave, it was called the Mirror, Mirror On the Wall Ball. Artists donated artsy mirrors for auction and everyone had to dress up as a fairy tale character. The fourth Gala in A Taste of Hope had fancy tables to auction and a cooking competition for the best restaurant in Addington, called Addington’s Tables.

            We check back in with the Addington Ballet Gala in Ooh La La! Simon, my hero is a highly trained dancer and choreographer thirsty for his chance to choreograph full time for a real ballet company. He dreams big! After all, he’s from Texas. At the moment, he an adjunct professor at Addington’s Barrett University, teaching non-major dance classes, which doesn’t pay the bills, not even close. To make ends meet, he dances at Hardbody, an exclusive male exotic revue in Addington.

            Veronica Cooke is an accountant and the daughter of one of Addington’s upper-crust families. She teaches accounting at Barrett and has two left feet. Make that three left feet. Look up klutz in the dictionary and her picture is right next to the entry. She runs down Simon in the halls of Barrett and just stole his heart!

            Her family is big in the arts and is a huge supporter of the Addington Ballet. She’s happy to snag Simon as her date for the Gala, but there are some obstacles on the way to the ball!

            Ooh La La is part of The Wild Rose Press’ Candy Hearts series, out on February 8, 2016! It’s also part of my At The End Zone series. If you’ve read the earlier books, you might recognize some old friends.

At The End Zone books in order:

            Mike’s Best Bet

            What Ian Wants

            Charming Dave

            A Taste of Hope

            Ooh La La

Lobster Cove books with End Zone characters, in order:

            Working My Way Back to You

            Worth A Thousand Words (coming soon from TWRP)

Candy Hearts Romance

3 Wishes by Peggy Jaeger

Valentine’s Day is chocolatier Chloe San Valentino’s favorite day of the year. Not only is it the busiest day in her candy shop, Caramelle de Chloe, but it’s also her birthday. Chloe’s got a birthday wish list for the perfect man she pulls out every year: he’d fall in love with her in a heartbeat, he’d be someone who cares about people, and he’d have one blue eye and one green eye, just like her. So far, Chloe’s fantasy man hasn’t materialized, despite the matchmaking efforts of her big, close-knit Italian family. But this year for her big 3-0 birthday, she just might get her three wishes.

Told in first person in a style reminiscent of Janet Evanovich, 3 Wishes is a fast paced, snappy read with great humor and heart! I always enjoy jokes that make you laugh with the characters instead of at them, and Ms. Jaeger does that in spades.

Fair warning! You're going to want chocolate and Italian food. I'm thinking about lasagna for this weekend!

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Not2Nite by Barbara Burke

When ARP warden Molly sees a light shining through the darkness of London on a cold winter's night in the middle of the blitz she's infuriated with the careless American who struck it. Doesn't he know there's a war on?

Guy's just trying to find his way through a maze of unlit streets. He's very sorry and Molly reluctantly forgives him. When he accompanies her on her nightly rounds the two learn about each other, themselves and whether it's really possible to fall in love in only one night - especially when there's no guarantee of tomorrow.

This is a lovely, evocative story full of heart and emotion. Molly and Guy meet and spend a night together, talking about their lives and the possibility of love at first sight.

Ms. Burke is extremely adept at creating dialogue. You know Molly has an English accent via how she uses language. That's the same way you know Guy is an American. Both are endearing characters and you are just sucked into their conversation and the intimacy that grows between them. A totally satisfying love story!

Candy Hearts Romance

Only Yours by Nancy Fraser

Everyone expects Rebecca Winston to marry her high school/college sweetheart, Garrett Langley. The problem is, the flame’s gone out on their romance. They’re still best of friends, but only friends. When Garrett’s father has a heart attack, his older brother Wyatt (an L.A. attorney) returns home for the first time in years. The attraction between Rebecca and Wyatt is immediate.

Can Rebecca expect her family and, especially, Garrett to understand that her desires have changed and turned toward Wyatt?

Can Wyatt get past the feeling that he’s poaching his younger brother’s girl?

Both Wyatt and Rebecca are good people who want to do the right thing. They're very attracted to each other and want to make sure that they don't hurt anyone if and when they get together. This sweet love story has deep friendships, strong families, lots of respect and lots of love. You should give it a try! Plus it's dedicated to one of my favorite people!