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It was a simple marriage of convenience. Just two years. What could possibly go wrong? All Nara wanted was to become a fashion designer. That, and an IV full of Diet Coke to feed her favorite addiction. She never thought her father would force her into a marriage of convenience. And who did he choose for her wedded bliss? None other than Derek Marshall, Mr. Stuffy himself. Derek’s been in love with Nara since they were kids, but he’s always become so tongue-tied around her. He wasn’t like the guys she dated, smooth and confident. No, he was too awkward and nervous.

Madison Nichols, aspiring actress, is floundering. Her rent is due and she needs a job. Desperately. After getting a tip about an open position, she rushes to Jameson Technologies and meets CEO Jared Jameson. Unfortunately, due to a misunderstanding, she is put in the awkward position of pretending to be his girlfriend. Not the job she was applying for. And when she finds out Jared lied to her to get what he wanted, she decides to get back at him. In front of his family.

Featuring New York Times bestselling author Victorine E. Lieske. Readers will love this collection of six novellas - three contemporary and three historical - all with one thing in common: Romance.

When Charley gets sent by her father to appraise a mansion full of antiques, she's shocked to find the owner is cold and mean and doesn’t want anything to do with Christmas. And even worse? It’s not really an appraisal job, at all. He just wants her to clean out his mountain of junk from his garage. But Charley makes it her goal to show him that Christmas is a special time of year. And as time goes on, she sees his frozen heart start to thaw.

Felicity should have suspected something when she got hired to take pictures at a resort in Belize, all expenses paid. When she arrives and bumps into her ex-fiancé Aiden, she realizes she’s been set up. His grandmother is playing matchmaker, and every time she turns around, Grams is forcing Aiden and her together. But she can’t fall for him again. It was a disaster last time, and she doesn’t want to repeat the past.

Katherine Fox loves working for the small-town newspaper. She even has her own quirky column. But when Damian Warren, the handsome billionaire and owner of the newspaper shows up looking to shut them down, she decides this means war. She creates a fake profile on a dating website to befriend him and get the inside scoop. Damian just wants to find out why his father bought the small newspaper years ago, and why he kept it on the books. Then, he can finally get the poor-performing business off his spreadsheets. He didn’t expect to fall for the feisty secretary. Too bad she’d never leave her beloved small town. His business was in New York. Things between them couldn’t possibly work.

Miranda Moore is devastated when her fiance dumps her right before their wedding. Luckily her best friend, Drew Tucker, comes to her rescue, agreeing to go with her on the Star Venture cruise trip she booked. But he's changed, and strange new feelings towards him are making it hard for Miranda to stay focused. She needs to keep her friendship with Drew. Falling in love would ruin everything! Drew's been in love with Miranda since he could remember. But unfortunately, she only thinks of him as a friend.

When Isabella accidentally switches phones with Chase Hawkins, the hottest guy in school, she finds herself making an unexpected connection with her secret crush. There's only one problem: her awful stepmother and two horrible stepsisters would freak out if they knew. Plus, she's sure Chase will run if he finds out he's been texting the school nobody. But things get interesting when he gets paired up with her in physics class. Will it blow her cover?

Kenzie Bennett just wants to attend her sister's wedding without looking like the loser her mother thinks she is. When she mistakes Camden for her date-for-hire, she doesn't realize her good fortune. But her ex left her scarred, and even though Camden is everything she'd want in a man, she's not looking for love. Camden James needs a distraction from his crazy stalker ex-girlfriend, and Kenzie fits the bill perfectly. Spunky and full of life, she makes him laugh. The more time he spends with her, the more he falls in love. Too bad she's made it clear there isn't anything between them.

Tara McDermott needed a job, so she took the only thing available, cleaning house for the swoon-worthy actor and Hollywood bad boy Rick Shade. When he comes up with a crazy plan to tame his wild reputation by marrying her, she reluctantly agrees so she can pay off her debts and move her daughter back to the Midwest where life is simpler. If only he wouldn't make her heart pound every time he kisses her.

Aribelle is backed into the position of cleaning house for the horrible Mr. Thaddeus Walker. Not only is he rude, he's dangerously secretive, going out at night and coming home with injuries which seem to heal mysteriously fast. She should be keeping her distance, not trying to break down his barriers. But the more she uncovers, the more attracted she becomes until the cost of exposing his secrets fades behind the risk of losing her heart.

Penny's gotten herself into another one of her crazy messes. She's broke and about to be evicted. When her online boyfriend suggests they elope, she agrees. Why not? She loves him, even though she hasn't met him, so she blows the last of her cash on a fun Las Vegas wedding. Except, William stands her up and the limo driver picks up the wrong guy. A smokin' hot wrong guy. Too bad she doesn't find out who he really is until after the wedding.

Megan Holloway can't stand her local morning show co-host, Adam Warner, even though he's a total hunk. He goads her on-air until she says things she regrets. But since ratings increase each time they have an on-air fight, the producer encourages his behavior. When a relationship specialist comes onto the show purporting that Adam has hidden feelings for her, she reluctantly agrees to go out with him - on camera. What starts out as one date turns into a viral dating show.

When billionaire Steven Ashton couldn’t stand his high society social life anymore, he left the stress of New York on a vacation for his soul. The need to meet real down to earth people led him to a small Nebraska town. He didn’t want to lie about who he was, but he couldn’t exactly tell them the truth. Emily could have easily fallen in love with Steven, under different circumstances, but her past was catching up with her and she needed a new life.

Sidney's matchmaking business is suffering. When her best friend convinces her to put on a fake engagement ring to boost customer confidence in her, she reluctantly agrees. Couldn't hurt to try, right? And when her childhood crush comes walking in, she's glad to have her fake engagement as an excuse not to get involved with him. He shattered her heart 10 years ago, and she can't take another painful Blake incident.

Getting out of the dreaded friend zone isn’t as easy as it sounds. Remi’s been in love with her childhood best friend forever, but when Colton moves to LA to become a famous actor, she figures he’s out of her life for good. That is, until she calls off her wedding and runs into Colton—literally—on the trip that was supposed to be her honeymoon. Her new mission: to shove herself out of the friend zone and into Colton’s arms.

Kendra hears him on the radio every day and sees him in her daughter’s eyes every night. If only she could get him out of her heart. All Kendra wants to do is get through the holidays and figure out what her daughter wants for Christmas. When Jacob comes back to her small town for Christmas, Kendra is terrified he’s going to break her heart all over again.

Fleeing from an abusive relationship, Meg takes his precious Mustang and runs. Afraid the police will be after her, the last thing she needs is a wanted man in her car. But when Cade McMillan saves her life and gets hurt, she can’t just leave him by the side of the road bleeding. And waiting for the cops is out of the question.

Jessica has to get a good grade in science class, or she might not get into the top music school in the country. But when she's paired up with the school bad boy on an important project, she is sunk. Only, as she spends time with him she finds out he has a sweet side. She starts to wonder if he's really the bad boy everyone makes him out to be.

Destiny couldn't help but like Eli. He was cute and always knew what to say to make her pulse race. But she was dating Jack, so she kept her distance. Too bad Jack was treating her like a jerk.