Seventeen-year-old CJ Ainsworth doesn't drive—not because she can't, but because she won't. She's been living with the guilt of being the sole survivor of the head-on collision that claimed her mother's and sister's lives. It's the reason she refuses to get behind the wheel. It's the reason her father has nearly abandoned her. It's the reason she's sent to piddle the summer away at her estranged Memaw's house in Edisto Beach. All CJ wants to do is isolate herself and make it to the trial at summer's end, where she'll testify against the stranger who couldn't keep his car in its own lane. She doesn't expect to fall for a boy, especially not Jett Ramsey, a hotshot racing champion destined for greatness on the NASCAR circuit. CJ's resolve crumbles when she loses a bet that puts her squarely in Jett's driver's seat. While he patiently reintroduces her to driving, they confide in each other, and CJ learns she's not the only one silently suffering... Views: 123
Willow Andrew's life is a hot mess.Coming from a family of successful professionals, the fact that at twenty-seven she still doesn't know what she wants to be when she grows up doesn't sit well. Desperate not to disappoint her grandmother, she invents a fake boyfriend so Gammy won't worry so much. It seemed a victimless lie... until Gammy announced that Willow AND her boyfriend needed to be present at her 75th birthday party. Or else. Out of time and options, Willow turns to the sexy bartender she's been secretly crushing on for help.Levi Sullivan has his life in order and thrives off helping others.In fact, he would do anything to help out a friend. But he's angling for far more than friendship with Willow. Entranced by the clumsy beauty since the first time he watched her trip over nothing, he happily agrees to a chance to spend more time with her. Fake romance or not, he's determined to use their long-distance road trip to turn a game of pretend into something... Views: 123
Read this classic romance by USA Today bestselling author Helen Bianchin now available for the first time in e-book! Originally published as No Gentle Seduction in 1991.A Conspiracy 0f DesireLexi Harrison, one of Sydney’s top international fashion models, was accustomed to being pursued by men who wanted to share her fame and fortune. It made it difficult for the beautiful woman to trust men, especially a man like Georg Nicolaos, whose arrogant countenance was simply infuriating.But when Lexi’s ex-husband tried to blackmail her by threatening to destroy her family’s name and her professional reputation, Lexi was forced to turn to Georg for advice. She agreed to fall in with his plans and go along with a pretend engagement. But was Georg sincere in his offer to help? Or were there ulterior motives behind the charade?Previously Published: No Gentle Seduction (A Year Down Under) Views: 123
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