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17 books found
Protecting What's Mine
Lucy Score · Benevolence #3
476 pagescontemporary romance
(54k)Scorching
A burnt-out trauma surgeon moves next door to a flirty fire chief — and can't resist the heat.
Fragile Sanctuary
Catherine Cowles · Sparrow Falls #1
366 pagesromantic suspense
(71k)Steamy
A grumpy contractor falls for his best friend's sister — just as someone starts threatening her life.
P.S. You're Intolerable
Julia Wolf · The Harder They Fall #3
417 pagescontemporary romance
(38k)Steamy
Her grumpy billionaire boss barely noticed she was pregnant — then moved her in and never let go.
From Air
Jewel E. Ann · Wildfire #1
328 pagescontemporary romance
(18k)Steamy
A psychiatric nurse moves in with firefighters and can't stop poking at the grumpy smoke jumper hiding a secret.
Boss
Cee Bowerman · Timed Served MC #1
199 pagescontemporary romance
(4k)Scorching
An ex-con biker falls hard for the warm-hearted coffee truck owner lighting up his small Texas town.
Ruthless Salvation
Jill Ramsower · The Byrne Brothers #3
366 pagesdark romance
(15k)Scorching
Her brooding Irish mafia boss ignores her by day — and stalks her by night.
Engagement and Espionage
Penny Reid · Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries #1
351 pagesromantic comedy
(9k)Warm
Engaged to Green Valley's resident devil, Jenn must solve a chicken-choking sabotage plot with her infuriating fiancé.
Midnight
Cala Riley · Lotus MC #4
326 pagesdark romance
(695)Steamy
A grumpy MC tattoo artist can't stay away from his nanny — his employee, his twin girls' caretaker, and his biggest temp
In Too Deep
Rebecca Sharp · Winter Games #4
contemporary romance
(531)Steamy
A warm-hearted tutor cracks the frozen facade of a reclusive single dad hiding dangerous secrets.
Falling for the Grumpy Orc
Mary Auclair · Monsters of Saltford Bay #1
249 pagesparanormal romance
(692)Steamy
A newly divorced chaos magnet renovates a seaside lodge — with the help of Saltford Bay's grumpiest, greenest orc.
Orcs Do It Better
Michele Mills · Orcs Love Curvy Girls #1
334 pagesparanormal romance
(782)Steamy
Her orc neighbour takes one sniff and declares her his bride — too bad she's also his new boss.
Sparring Partners: A Spicy Enemies to Lovers MMA Sports Romance
Erin Rose
288 pagessports romance
(109)Scorching
A viral MMA coach and a bubbly content creator fake nice for the cameras — until it stops being fake.
Sunshine Love
Bailey Hart · Heatstroke Hearts #1
324 pagescontemporary romance
(692)Steamy
A grumpy ex-country star hires his ex-fiancée's best friend as his daughter's nanny — his long-lost sunshine girl.
Love Me Today
A.L. Jackson · Time River #1
376 pagesromantic suspense
(16k)Steamy
A jaded single dad hires the infuriating woman he feuded with to train his daughter's horse — and loses his heart.
His Greatest Treasure
Hannah Cowan · Greatest Love #4
348 pagescontemporary romance
(5k)Steamy
A grumpy firefighter moves in next door to the girl he once let go — and her daughter has already claimed his heart.
Speed Rail
Lainey Davis · Bridges and Bitters #3
230 pagescontemporary romance
(803)Scorching
A grumpy single dad tries to drive away the loud, spandex-clad gym owner next door — but his daughter has other ideas.
Knight (Unfinished Hero, #1)
Kristen Ashley · Unfinished Hero #1
285 pagescontemporary romance
(57k)Scorching
A sweet, guarded woman wanders into the wrong bedroom — and the wrong man decides to keep her.