Melanie: 1971 books

Love in the fast lane In the five years since Alana Sharp Dumond lost her husband, she has remodeled her life. Her vintage car company, Custom Classics, is raking in money. She owns her own home and she has top-of-the-line friends. If she misses the feel of a man's arms around her, she'd never...

If you can't stand the heat Sherry Stratton has kept her heart on ice for years. Between her pediatric practice and her seven-year-old daughter, the accomplished physician believes she has no time for romance. But every time she's around Lucas Van Buren, her temperature starts rising. So why...

A dark re-envisioning of Sleeping Beauty, as told by the prince. A short story from the collection The Evolution of Reptilian Handbags. In Victorian-era Pennsylvania, hunters find a beautiful, naked woman lying in the woods in a coma. All who see her become obsessed. The man they call The Prince,...

The perfect lie Violet Drummond can't face another office Christmas party as a singleton, but charismatic family friend Cameron McKinnon seems like the perfectly platonic "plus one" for the festive season. Until he reveals his plan to make Violet his convenient fiancée! Wealthy architect...

After trying everything from blind dates to online matchmaking to speed dating, Alexis Sharp has given up finding Mr. Right. Or even Mr. Almost Right. Until the stormy night when the South Carolina spa owner gets a flat…and a hunky stranger comes to her rescue. Sexy, sensitive, supersuccessful...

Stand-alone Wishing Well romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way! For Bryson O’Sullivan, Wishing Well was home. He had a good life with his family and friends but the sexy Irish-Texan knew something was missing and he found it when he laid eyes on her… Kelsi...

A virgin’s passionate awakening Ruthless playboy Blake McClelland dominates in the boardroom and commands in the bedroom. So when he’s required to produce a fiancée in order to clinch the most important deal of his life, his solution is as coldhearted as Blake himself—he’ll choose...

The laws of attraction… Walking in on a beautiful woman taking a bath is a perk Todd Wainwright doesn't expect when he arrives at a friend's Hilton Head beach cottage. The dedicated Chicago surgeon is looking for some much-needed R & R. He gets that and more when he spends an unforgettable...

Joe “Mojo” Lumby is a champion on the track. But when he gets caught up in the mystery of the Margaret rose, he runs into trouble. Someone thinks Joe knows where a mysterious treasure is hidden, and will stop at nothing to get it. In his search for the Margaret rose, Joe finds himself in a race against his toughest opponent yet, time.

What does the term ‘Date Night’ inspire in you? From a first date to a last; from online dating disasters to a dream come true; needing to spice up a marriage to starting over, Date Night is sure to have something to spark your imagination. This anthology features twelve aspiring...

A bizarre encounter initiates an extreme spiritual battle with only God-issued spiritual armor for protection. School is back in session, but for psychology professor Dylan Foster, the promise of a new semester is dying in the heat of the late Texas summer. First, there is the bizarre encounter...

Deep in the heart of the Florida Panhandle, Scott Ashworth's bleak life stretches out before him with not much hope for the future. His hardscrabble days are brightened by the arrival of a new stepbrother, Rylan Mahoney, who quickly becomes the friend Scott so desperately needs. Their relationship...

Their matchmaker folks think it’d be great If Natalie and Evan would date Watch them say, “No thanks,” But plow into the banks Of the slippery slope where they skate Natalie East and Evan Lee are determined to stay single. Their parents are just as determined to get them together. Nat,...

Stand-alone Wishing Well romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way! Harmony Briggs always knew what she wanted—until she realized she wanted more. The gorgeous Southern beauty knew that only one man would be able to fulfill her wildest dreams and fantasies, but...