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This & That February 2020 Turn Up The Heat
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The Plus One by Sarah ArcherKelly is a go-getter and a robotics engineer, which means that she has no time for much. When her sister's wedding looms on the horizon, and Kelly realizes that she has no date for it, she does the next logical thing: build a boyfriend. Ethan is everything she could have dreamed of. When people begin asking about him, Kelly realizes the problem she created. There is only one problem: she finds herself falling for her own creation.
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Fix Her Up by Tessa BaileyInstead of getting into the renovation business like her family, Georgie Castle traded hammers for face paint. Unfortunately, her choice of profession does nothing for her dating life. So, she comes up with the idea to give the town something to talk about. Georgie enlists the help of crush and former baseball player, Travis Ford. Though he agrees to help her create a fake relationship, pretty soon sparks begin to fly and Travis finds himself wanting Georgie for real.
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Holding On Tighter by Shayla BlackJolie is a woman who enjoys being in charge, and she won't let anything rock her boat, especially Heath. Heath is intrigued by Jolie, and the chemistry between the is undeniable. When someone begins to threaten everything that Jolie worked for, she turns to Heath for help, setting off her on a dangerous path towards love.
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Bad For You by Abbi GlinesKrit loves the life he has: the women, the partying, everything. Then, Blythe moves into his apartment building, directly downstairs from him. When one of his bashes becomes too loud, and she comes to complain, Krit realizes that his biggest addiction has just walked through the door.
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All In by Shelley Shepard GrayMeredith loves the life she has got. She is her own independent and capable woman. Then, she experiences a mugging. A chocolate eyed stranger rescues her from her mugger. Ace moved to town to give his older son a better life. He isn't really in the market for love right now. He likes his new life the way that it is, but he cannot forget the gorgeous redhead he helped save.
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Misadventures With a Country Boy by Elizabeth HayleyBrooke is definitely running, running from her parents and a life that has gotten beyond her control. Then, at a gas station, she runs into Cole, a man with some secrets of his own. She asks him for a ride to wherever, hoping that she can just disappear. Cole should say no, but one look at her has him saying yes. As they drive from Kansas to Oregon, they go from strangers to something else entirely. But the secrets they harbor from one another has the ability to tear them apart.
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The Kiss Quotient by Helen HoangStella is more interested in math than anything else. Her love of math has led her to a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, but her dating life is nonexistent. So, she decides to change that. But, it isn't easy because Stella also had Asperger's. Stella hires an escort to show her the ropes and gets more than she bargained for when she begins to fall for him.
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Meet Cute by Helena HuntingKailyn has always been calm and collected..until she runs into her former crush and proceeds to freak out. Surprisingly, Dax does not run away like she thought he would and a friendship blossomed between them. Then, Dax betrays her, leaving Kailyn hurt and bewildered. When he asks her for help, Kailyn's first instinct is to leave him out to dry, but she is not the kind of girl to do that. So, Kailyn agrees to help Dax with his sister, never realizing that there may be more between them than she originally thought. But, can Kailyn trust Dax after he hurt her the first time?
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I Owe You One by Sophie KinsellaWhen Fixie's father passes away, she is left handling his store pretty much on her own. She isn't the type to say no to helping people out. So, when a stranger asks for help in a coffee shop, of course, Fixie is totally on it. The stranger thanks her by giving her his card and an IOU, but of course, Fixie isn't going to take him up on his offer.When an old flame returns, Fixie decides to use the IOU to get him a job. Soon, something else happens between her and the stranger at the coffee shop.
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Josh and Hazel's Guide To Not Dating by Christina LaurenHazel is the kind of girl that men seem to run from because she likes to have fun. When she and Josh meet, it's completely by accident. (Hazel threw up on his shoes.) Josh is mellow and restrained. So, a friendship blooms between them. And after ten years, it is still going strong. Then, Josh's girlfriend dumps him. Hazel and Josh start setting each other up on horrible blind dates. Doing this can't mean that there are feelings between them, can it?
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Love on Lexington Avenue by Lauren LayneAfter losing her husband, Claire Hayes is shocked further still when she realizes that the man she married turns out to be a complete stranger. After becoming friends with his mistress and girlfriend, they make a pact: don't fall for another man like Brayden. When she decides to renovate her house, Claire realizes something: her life is vanilla, everything is vanilla. She decides to completely flip her life upside down. Her friend tells her about a contractor, who agrees to help her. As the reno on the house commences, both Scott and Claire realize that they must face the demons of their past in order to start their future.
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Mr. Nice Guy by Jennifer MillerLucas gives up everything to pursue his dream of becoming a writer in the Big Apple. One night at a bar, he runs into a beautiful brunette only to discover later on that she is none other than Carmen Kelly, the columnist at the magazine he is working for! Lucas becomes furious when he reads her column, discovering that she wrote about him! Lucas rebuts the column and when people fall in love with the warring columns, the magazine decides to have them keep writing. The magazine also allows them to sleep together. Their war of words soon becomes more than they bargained for as each becomes seduced by power and ambition.
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The Start of Something Good by Jennifer ProbstWounded, Ethan needs a place of solitude to heal. His career has forced him to see things, to experience things, that many people do not. So, he heads out to his sister's bed and breakfast, thinking it is the respite he needs. But, peace is not what he finds. Mia came to the bed and breakfast for business, not pleasure. When she encounters Ethan, everything about him annoys her, but as they come to know each other, love slowly blossoms. But, their pasts threaten to tear them apart.
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Wrapped Up In You by Jill ShalvisIvy's life has always been on the move. When she puts her feet onto solid ground by starting a taco truck business and renting an apartment, she is determined to not let anything rock the boat. Especially Kel O'Donnell. Though he has been burned once, Kel is determined to show Ivy that he is anything but temporary.
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After by Anna ToddWhen Tessa goes away to college, she is totally not prepared for what she encounters in her dorm room: Hardin. Though she should stay away, though she should hate him for what he says to her and how he treats her, Tessa finds herself falling for Hardin when they share an expolsive kiss. As a relationship blossoms between them, is Hardin all he says he is or is he lying to Tessa and is there a deeper, darker secret that he is hiding?
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Say You Still Love Me by K. A. TuckerPiper is living the high life. She has an awesome apartment with some cool girlfriends, and she loves the job she's got. Then, the air is sucked out of her sails when her former flame walks back into her life. Of course, he says he doesn't remember her, but Piper is sure that he does. She comes up with a plan to make Kyle admit that after all this time, he still cares for her.
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After four years, Cadie is thinking that the relationship between her and her boyfriend, Will, should end. She feels that he does not love her in the way she loves him. When a mistake is made, Cadie sends Will packing. Realizing that he messed up, Will leans on his friends, and draws inspiration from the romantic comedies that Cadie likes in an attempt to win her back. Will his strategy work or will it blow up in his face?
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Risky Play by Rachel Van DykenAfter being left at the altar, Mackenzie does something only a hurt, single girl can do. She has a one night stand with a handsome stranger. When she wakes up the next morning and sees him gone, Mackenzie realizes how angry she still is. Imagine her surprise when Mackenzie turns out to be the mystery man's personal assistant. When someone starts messing with them, both Mackenzie and Slade realize that the only people that they can trust is each other.
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The Friend Zone by Sariah S WilsonLogan was on his way to the big time, but then he messed up. He gets one more shot at the NFL, but he has to follow the rules. Then, he meets the coach's daughter and he realizes that he is in trouble. They agree to be "just friends", but neither can deny the attraction. Will Logan allow a girl to sideline his career permanently or will the game be too important for him to pass up?
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Annie wishes that she could meet a man like Tom Hanks, so she waits patiently for that day. When a movie starts filming in her neighborhood, Annie gets a part. Here's where things go haywire. The lead star, Drew, is everything that Tom Hanks is not. As they start sharing some moments together, Annie wonders if Drew is her Tom Hanks.
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The Last Letter by Rebecca YarrosAfter losing his buddy Beckett overseas, Ryan finds a letter from his friend begging him to go home and help his sister, Ella raise her children. Beckett explains that Ella has no one left to help her, and a secret is looming over her head that will possibly overwhelm her. So, Ryan decides to go home and help his friend's sister out, but will he get more than he bargained for?
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