Remi Carrington
In high school I made a deal with my best friend. If neither of us were married by 35, we'd marry each other.
We haven't spoken about it since. So when he proposes at our party, I walk away. I've loved him forever, but he is just making good on a deal.
I deserve better than that.
So I get on every dating app I can and vow to change things. I'll meet someone new and forget about how much I love my best friend.
That's
...He's the only witness to the most heartbreaking moment of my life. No way am I giving him a second chance.
I played some part in the demise of our relationship, but mostly it was all on him. At least the way I see it. But I didn't need him. Still don't.
Anyway, the spark of first love has been out too long to rekindle.
No matter what people say. Time doesn't heal all wounds.
He wants to forgive and forget
...True love . . . delayed
When Josefina accidentally texts a handsome man from her past, she's embarrassed. When he shows up at the dance hall, she's shocked.
After a few weeks of dating Josefina, Mateo wants more than companionship. But navigating a relationship isn't easy when there are adult children with differing opinions about whether their mama should date.
Will his patience win him a happily ever after?
...A great new job, a gorgeous new place to live, and the most frustrating landlord in the world. I guess I can't have everything I want.
The Cowboy Chef has a reputation as a heartbreaker, but that doesn't stop my heart from going pitter patter whenever he's around. It's not because I'm over forty and single. There are other reasons.
But I'm not going to risk opening my heart to a man with his reputation. Any man for
...All I want for Christmas is to kiss my boss. Scratch that. What I really want is for him to kiss me back . . .
Every year, planning the department holiday party is my job. And this year's party is shaping up to be the best one yet.
Until I mistake my new boss for the rent-a-Santa.
Embarrassing myself is only the beginning. My major attraction to the man makes it hard to work as his administrative assistant and
...I'm a cat person. He has two BIG dogs. There is no chance this will work.
There are three things I said I'd never do—
Never move back in with my parents. Thanks to a summer storm, not only am I residing with my parents—temporarily—but a tree falls on their house and traps me in the bathtub. Enter the hottie firefighter who rescues me, bubbles and all. Then my parents have to
...Never date your brother's best friend
There is one guy on my 'do not date' list. Zach Gallagher. It's not that I'm not attracted to him. Because I've been crushing on him since I was ten.
The trouble is, he still treats me like I'm that kid who fell for him. Oh, and did I mention that he's my brother's best friend? Attraction or no, he's totally off limits.
When a Thanksgiving camping trip (which wasn't
...Never marry the same man twice
The day I married Hank ranks as the best day of my life. The worst day?
The day he left.
He wants us back together, but I can't go through all that pain again. That's why I've ignored his calls for a year.
But it's pretty hard to ignore him now that we're in the same wedding.
Due to a mix-up with the rooms, we end up sharing a cabin. A weekend in a romantic cabin is like
...I've been avoiding my ex. More like hiding from him, but that's just semantics. But hiding isn't possible now that he's my new neighbor.
We dated all through high school, but then the day after graduation, I ended things, which I know broke his heart. But at the time, I thought I was making the best choice.
Now I regret it. Actually, I've regretted it for a while. Pretty much since the day we said goodbye.
As
...The one who got away was here all along
When I'm abandoned at a party and find myself in a vulnerable situation, a stranger rescues me. I want to thank him, but I have no memory of his face, only a text telling my housemate that he's a cowboy with a pretty face. That's not a lot to go on.
I've build him up as a fantasy in my head, but when a flirtatious ranch hand makes his interest clear, I have to choose between clinging
I only saw him as my best friend's little brother . . . until I married him
Getting pregnant before the wedding wasn't my plan, but surprise! Then my fiancé (correction, ex-fiancé) tells me to take care of the problem. And that's how he becomes my ex.
But being a single mom in this small town won't be easy. Maybe not even possible. I'm a large animal vet. It's not like I can take my baby to work with me.
Then
...Picking up a stranger off the side of the road is risky. Falling in love with him is . . . not going to happen. Probably.
My life is all doughnuts and sprinkles, and I can't lie to save my life.
None of that is a problem until I find a man beaten up on the side of the road. In the dark. In the rain. And even though I promised I'd never again pick up a stranger, I load him into my car—not an easy task—and
...Never Date a Guy When Your World is Falling Apart
Being an only child has its perks . . . and its disadvantages. My parents want the best for me. That I get. But they also want to dictate my life.
Not gonna happen.
They want me to move back home, but I like living three hours away. Then I meet the perfect guy. He's another reason not to leave my small town.
My parents don't like that I'm not moving—they
...Tall, dark, and . . . does not fit with my life plan
When my dad marries into this incredible found family, I make lots of new friends.
I'm strangely infatuated with one of my hunky new friends. And his kid is adorable too. Watching him with his son makes my heart flutter. Who knew single dads could be so sexy?
But it's easy to keep our relationship in the friend zone because 1) he isn't interested and 2) he lives
...They say you have to kiss a lot of frogs, but what if a prince shows up . . .
When a prince—not the kind who wears a crown—swoops in to rescue me, I kiss him before I even ask his name. I'm sure I've given him the wrong impression, and he'll bolt away like a cat out of a bathtub.
Except he keeps showing up.
Maybe fairy tales are real.
We all know they aren't.
It's all fun and games until the cowboy rides away.
The most amazing guy sweeps into my life when I need him most, and I don't want him to be the one who got away.
As a bonus, he's extremely photogenic even if he is a bit reluctant to let me snap his picture. My engagement is through the roof whenever he shows up in my feed. Because who doesn't love a man in Wranglers?
Did I mention that he's adorably
...How can a good guy make me want to break all my rules?
I have three rules. One I learned as a child, and the others I learned running my lingerie store. But even following my rules, I can't seem to meet the right kinds of guys. I only attract bad boys, and I'm sick of it.
When the gorgeous but incredibly shy deputy has me inadvertently breaking rule one, I change my dating strategy.
If bad boys seek me out, maybe
...Holy hot flashes! This blue-eyed dream in a pair of Wranglers is the best-looking cowboy I've ever seen. Thankfully, I'm immune to his charms.
After nearly 25 years as a trophy wife, my cheating ex dumped me for a younger woman.
Now I'm starting over in a new place with a car, a piddly amount if money in the bank, and an exotic cat.
Oh, and a ten-foot pole to keep between me and any man, even the good-looking,
...My next big adventure is running a goat farm. I just need a few lessons from the grumpy cowboy who's been volunteered to help.
Nearly the big 5-0, I decide it's time to put down roots, but life without adventure is no fun. So, I buy a goat farm.
I anticipate smelly livestock and a steep learning curve because I've never owned even a parakeet, let alone a four-legged creature.
What surprises me is the redhead-hating,
...Dating again is not part of my plan, and romance with my late husband's best friend is definitely off limits.
When Blake shows up after five years, I remember how much fun he was to have around. With his own brand of humor, he keeps everyone laughing. Especially me.
He's fun, comfortable . . . until he shows romantic interest.
Blake's never been one for settling down, but even if he were, I can't date him. There
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