When I came back to Sin Valley, the mission was simple—avoid the ex-girlfriend who broke my heart. At all costs.Too bad I just (accidentally) moved in next door to her. And her battery-operated boyfriend(s). Plural.Crap! No matter how hard I try to steer clear of Desiree Grant, fate keeps tossing us together.And, so far? It’s not going too well for me.When our eyes lock across the crowded bar, I get all tongue-tied and make a damn fool of myself.Next, we end up trapped in an elevator alone and my protector instincts switch on at the speed of light.Then, a pink, glittery, vibrating package with her name on it shows up in my mailbox and—poof!— there goes my master plan to resist her.Okay. Change of plans.Now, I've got a new mission in mind—reminding my gorgeous ex-girlfriend that her battery-operated playthings could never compare to me.Y'see, the truth is, I never stopped thinking about her. Never stopped wanting her. Never stopped loving her.But things are different now.She's a single mother with a demanding career and a little boy she's raising on her own.I'm a former military man, struggling to find my place in the civilian world.The life I'm trying to build is a threat to the life she's fighting to protect.But I’d go to war for a second chance with the girl who was always supposed to be mine. This time, I'm determined to give her the happy-ever-after she deserves.Now, the only question is, how do I get her to play along?Pfft...And I thought this would be simple.Playing Along is a steamy, laugh-out-loud, single mom and grumpy protector-next-door, small town second chance romance. (Wow—that was a mouthful!) It is set in Sin Valley, Iowa and is book 3 in the Playboys of Sin Valley Series. It is a standalone. Read more

#6 IN THE AMAZON KINDLE STORE#1 IN COMEDYThat marriage pact I made with my grumpy, off-limits best friend. That was totally a joke...Right?It was a heat-of-the-moment agreement scribbled onto the back of a crinkled gas station receipt nine years ago."If neither of us are married by age 30, we'll marry each other."Haha! So funny!Cash moved to a city 500 miles away. Building his billion-dollar empire. Making a name for himself.Me? I stayed in our gossipy hometown. Working a simple job. Living a simple life.And we never discussed the marriage pact again.But I just turned the big three-oh.And Cash showed up at my door, in the middle of a freaking rainstorm.Tall, muscled and soaking wet.With a birthday cake in his hand and a daring smirk that says he means business.Holy plot twist! Didn't see that coming!Now the small town rumor mill is in overdrive.Cash is dissolving my defences with those sexy half-smiles he saves just for me.And my brain is exploding with what ifs...What if we give this a shot?What if we're crazy enough to try?What if we're good together?We've always been 'just friends'. We're experts at playing it safe.But his skin on my skin leaves me reeling. His oh-so-fiery kisses melt my excuses.I know our decade-plus friendship is on the line. But I'm aching to see Cash's wild side.The Wild Side is a steamy, laugh-out-loud, friends-to-lovers small town romance. It is set in small town Iowa and is book one in the Wild Westbrooks Series. Read more

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • More than one million copies sold! A “brilliant” (Lupita Nyong’o, Time), “poignant” (Entertainment Weekly), “soul-nourishing” (USA Today) memoir about coming of age during the twilight of apartheid “Noah’s childhood stories are told with all the hilarity and intellect that characterizes his comedy, while illuminating a dark and brutal period in South Africa’s history that must never be forgotten.”—Esquire Winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor and an NAACP Image Award • Named one of the best books of the year by The New York Time, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Esquire, Newsday, and Booklist Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents’ indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, steal him away. Finally liberated by the end of South Africa’s tyrannical white rule, Trevor and his mother set forth on a grand adventure, living openly and freely and embracing the opportunities won by a centuries-long struggle. Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother—his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life. The stories collected here are by turns hilarious, dramatic, and deeply affecting. Whether subsisting on caterpillars for dinner during hard times, being thrown from a moving car during an attempted kidnapping, or just trying to survive the life-and-death pitfalls of dating in high school, Trevor illuminates his curious world with an incisive wit and unflinching honesty. His stories weave together to form a moving and searingly funny portrait of a boy making his way through a damaged world in a dangerous time, armed only with a keen sense of humor and a mother’s unconventional, unconditional love. Read more

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Best MÉMÉS: Collection of Humorous and Fun Images – Brain Tonic to Help Create Great Ideas for WorkNeed a mental boost? A reason to smile between deadlines? Best MÉMÉS is here to rescue your brain from burnout! Packed with clever, hilarious, and totally relatable images, this collection is more than just a laugh – it’s creative fuel for your day.Whether you're stuck in a meeting, facing a creative block, or just need a mood-lifting moment, these memes are your go-to brain tonic. Perfect for anyone who wants to mix productivity with play, this book proves that laughter really is the best kind of inspiration.So grab a coffee, flip a page, and get ready to recharge your mind with the power of MÉMÉS! Read more

Don’t tell lies. Otherwise, you might end up stuck in Hawaii, pretending to be in love with your best friend just to save face at your little sister’s wedding.I’m nearly thirty and forever alone.But my little sister is getting married to the man of my parents’ dreams … and my love life—or lack thereof—is back in the spotlight.When I blurted out that I was bringing a boyfriend to the wedding, I was just as surprised as my family was.Enter Blaze—my NHL star best friend—who reluctantly agrees to help me save face.Now, we’re in Hawaii, pretending to be the perfect couple.But the more time we spend together, the harder it is to deny the chemistry between us.And the feelings for him that I buried in college are quickly bubbling to the surface.Suddenly, every touch, every laugh, every dance, feels like it could be something more.Something … real.I thought this fake relationship would be easy. But now, the stakes are higher than ever.Because if I let myself fall for him, there’s no going back.The Love Trick is a closed-door, friends to lovers, fake dating hockey romcom. It's the second standalone novel in Kristine W. Joy's Glacier Hockey Series. Read more

I spent the night with a hot, grumpy stranger in an airport hotel.No, not like that. Get your mind out of the gutter. It was just sleeping. And… maybe a little cuddling.Long story short, I embarrassed the heck out of myself. But at least I never have to see him again.Except the universe is clearly out to get me, because Monday morning, I arrive at my new job and who’s the first person I see?Hot stranger himself: Liam Donovan.AKA my new boss.AKA Annie, you are so freaking screwed.While the HR rulebook doesn’t explicitly say you can’t share a bed with your boss, I can read between the lines. And I need this job.Which is why I have to pretend that night never happened. Luckily for me, sexy as Liam—excuse me, Mr. Donovan—is, he’s surly, rude and totally not my type.Or so I keep telling myself.Because I’m starting to think there’s a warm, gooey cinnamon roll with extra frosting lurking beneath that impressive, muscular form.I promised I’d never choose between my career and love.But when a scandal threatens to break, that promise could prove impossible to keep…So That Happened is a laugh-out-loud funny, swoony, closed door romantic comedy. Expect some mild language and suggestive jokes coupled with tons of chemistry and tension, but no explicit scenes. Read more

When two Texas farmers unearth a thousand-year-old flying saucer, their simple country life takes an intergalactic turn for the absurd. Donny, a die-hard UFO conspiracy buff, finally gets his “I told you so” moment – dragging his sarcastic and skeptical friend Pablo into the most chaotic, side-splitting space adventure of the century.Before they can say “We come in peace,” the two are hurtling through the cosmos, dodging trigger-happy lizard people, getting seduced by a telepathic blue alien, suffering abuse from their ship’s snarky AI, and discovering that not only is Bigfoot real – he’s also the galaxy’s worst prison warden. Oh, and they might be humanity’s only hope against total annihilation. No pressure.A fast-paced, irreverent, and wildly entertaining sci-fi comedy, UFO Farmers is perfect for fans of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Red Dwarf, Resident Alien, Futurama, and The Orville.UAPs, UFOs, non-human intelligence, ancient aliens and conspiracy theories are hilariously sent-up as this book tackles life’s biggest questions – Are we alone? Who’s really in charge? Why do tacos taste different in zero gravity? – and answers them with gut-busting hilarity.If you like your space adventures ridiculous, action-packed, and a little bit inappropriate – congratulations, you’ve found your next favorite book.Warning: Reading UFO Farmers may cause sudden bursts of laughter, loss of faith in government cover-ups, and an uncontrollable urge to scan the night sky for "drones" and “weather balloons.” Read more

Jasper Westbrook. Code name: Swoon Machine.My best friend's older brother.Melter of ovaries. Destroyer of panties.And suddenly...a single dad.Guys like Jasper—I bet you know the type. The chiseled arms. The wavy hair. The melt-your-brain-cells smile.Good thing I'm a smart girl—Honey Hill's former child prodigy, to be precise—I should know better than to fall for this playboy's charm.Here's the thing, though. The man is an expert at solving my problems. And he always knows how to make me laugh. And those hands...Those big, rough mechanic hands...Oh, damn. What's that I just said about resisting his charm? Never mind.Right as our clothes are about to go flying, Jasper's playboy ways catch up to him. And his life goes to hell in a picnic basket.Welp. Should have seen that coming.What I didn't expect was that Jasper would turn to me for help. And that I would accept.And I definitely didn't expect to discover the 'paternal side' he's had hidden all along.When he rocks his sweet baby girl to sleep in those big, tattooed arms, 'come to daddy' takes on a whole new meaning.Now, I just want to crawl between his sheets and keep him up past his bed time...if you know what I mean.But we both know we shouldn't cross that line. Because Jasper is the sudden single dad. And I'm the reluctant nanny. There's way too much at stake.Yet, each stolen kiss ignites a wildfire. And each whispered confession leaves me craving his heart.Fine. I should know better. But I just want to tame this wild one. Once and for all.The Wild One is a steamy, laugh-out-loud, best friend's brother, single dad and nanny small town romance. It is set in small town Iowa and is book two in the Wild Westbrooks series. Read more

The bad boy of professional fencing meets Hollywood’s favorite good girl in this sexy sports romance set against the backdrop of a high-stakes blockbuster.DANTE HASTINGSYou might have heard of me.I was the defending Olympic champion—until I used my fist instead of my sabre during a match. Needless to say, I was suspended. Which means no competing for a year…and cleaning up my image.So, instead of continuing to dominate the fencing world, I’m working on a film that’s poised to be next year’s blockbuster action flick.The upside? Working with Reese Sinclair, my celebrity crush whose poster was on my wall growing up. Spending time with her will help wash the tabloids of my suspension and convince the league that I’m reformed.But America’s sweetheart is nothing like I imagined. She’s stubborn, ambitious, and struggling to prove herself in a role that no one thinks she can handle. Still, her determination runs red-hot, and I can’t help but admire her.When our late-night training sessions turn into something more, I start to realize that I’m outmaneuvered by feelings I never saw coming.REESE SINCLAIRThe girl next door. The best friend. The love-struck heroine.I’ve played them all.But with thirty creeping closer, I need to prove to myself that I can be more than Hollywood’s darling. And this movie is the opportunity I’ve been waiting for, the project I can use to break out of my typecasting.The problem? I’m not cut out for action-packed stunt work.Enter: Dante Hastings. He’s hedonistic, insufferable, infuriatingly gorgeous—and my last shot at making this career move work.I should stay away. His reputation alone could sink mine. But the more time we spend together, the more I see past all his tabloid exploits and rule-breaking. He knows what it means to fight for something.But a leading lady doesn’t simper over her co-workers, right?Yet as much as I try to resist, part of me wants to let Dante put the sin in Sinclair.On Guard is the secondbook in The Hastings series, a collection of interconnected standalone sports romances about the Hastings siblings, scions of sports royalty. Read more

She has one rule: never fall for her brother's best friend. He has one goal: to prove that love is worth the penalty.I’m a former hockey hype girl, aka a puck bunny. After a big win, I fell for the center who happened to be one of my brother’s best friends. Swept into celebrating, twenty-four hours later, we were in Las Vegas getting married. I didn’t want what happened in Vegas to stay in Vegas. I thought I had my happily ever after.Two weeks later, he ditched me. Was it love or did my brain temporarily break?Thankfully, I have a new brain. A mom brain. Because nine months later, I have a baby girl...and an ex-husband who wants nothing to do with us, resulting in me moving back to my hometown—Hockey Town.Rumors circulate about my fall from grace. When did this cheerleader become a homebody?When my brother’s other best friend gets traded to our hockey team and gives me a You’ve grown up look, my inner alarm rings. Except he needs my help with a social media makeover...and maybe I could use his. Not to exact revenge on my ex. My brother took care of that.I was in love with love, but we broke up. But I might have a crush. One the size of a jellybean. He listens instead of giving advice and is helpful without me having to ask. Will my relationship with romance be restored, this time, with my brother’s (other) best friend?Tropes include:•Single mom•Brother’s best friend•Cinnamon roll•He falls first•Slow burn•Easter•Forced proximityThis is a clean, sweet, closed door hockey romcom with lots of sweet kisses and a happily ever after. Lace up your skates and get ready to laugh, swoon, and have all the swoopy heart flutters! Read more

All my life, I've been in love with my best friend. All my life I've waited for him to notice. I'm done waiting. I'm moving on with my life...I'm having a baby. I really need to get over Walker Kingston. My lifelong infatuation with my best friend is sort of embarrassing. The tall, broody hunk of farmer has always been my fierce protector, my constant hero, my knight in flanneled armor. But to him, I've never been more than a friend, the girl he saves from trouble in the middle of the night. This whole damsel-in-distress thing is getting kind of old. I'm tired of being a burden on Walker. I'm ready to stand on my own feet. I may never win his love but I'm ready to focus on the other things I want in my life. And what I want most? A baby. I've practically got one foot inside the sperm bank when the overprotective alpha intercepts my plan. Now he says he will father my child. Nope. Nuh-uh. Absolutely not. I'm trying to get over the guy. So letting him be my baby daddy is low-key dysfunctional. But Walker insists it won't affect our friendship. Plus, he has all these amazing qualities that make his offer super hard to resist. He's strong and charming and fine as hell. And he's the only person I really trust. Okay. Fine. Grab the specimen cup. Off to the fertility clinic we go. Except nothing ever goes to plan. Now I need rescuing--again. And Walker has made it his mission to take care of my every need--again. And when the ever-grumpy cowboy introduces me to his soft, nurturing side, I'm a goner. Well, damn. How the hell am I supposed to get over the man now? Mister Baby Daddy is a steamy, laugh-out-loud, arranged pregnancy, small town romance featuring a growly alpha with a huge savior complex and a strong distaste for turtlenecks. It is set in small town Illinois and is book 3 in the Bad Boys in Love series. A full-length standalone. No cliffhanger. HEA guaranteed. Read more

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author comes a brand new sizzling summer read that will have you laughing, swooning . . . and sweating. Scottie Price just started a new job and it's a real sausage fest. She's the only woman on a team filled with Brads and Chads. Expecting a bachelor pad atmosphere, she is quickly corrected when she finds out everyone is happily married. In an effort to impress her boss, Scottie mentions her nonexistent husband in a company meeting. But eagle-eyed Chad points out her lack of wedding ring. Panicked, Scottie creates a story about her unhappy marriage. Unfortunately for Scottie, her boss has a solution—a one-on-one session with the best marriage counselor in the Northeast, who happens to be her boss’s husband. With no way out of her lie, Scottie agrees to see him. Frantic, she calls in help from her best friend who sets her up with his brother, an improv-obsessed millionaire. Enter Wilder Wells. More than happy to take on the job, he teaches Scottie the main rule of improv: always say yes. But the rule backfires during the session when Wilder signs them up for an eight-day summer marriage camp with all of Scottie’s co-workers where she’ll have to share a cabin with her way-too-handsome fake husband. Read more

This is a dual POV, kisses only, sports romance and the third standalone in the Accidentally In Sports Series.A Brooding Hockey Player. A Gorgeous Movie Star. And One Very Public Break-up.AvaDuncan James has always been the one person I couldn’t hide from.He saw me. The real me I hid from everyone.Ten years later, that hasn’t changed, but Duncan has.The younger brother of my best friend is all grown up. And way too attractive for his own good, and mine.With a crazy ex, I have a favor to ask: Pretend to be my boyfriend.DuncanThe moment I laid eyes on Ava Norris, I knew she was my person.Now she’s asking the impossible: pretend I’m in love with her.One problem: I’m pretty sure I still am.Fake dating never goes well in the movies. And if the ‘fake’ kisses are any indication, my heart’s about to be broken a second time.Unless I can figure out a way to make her mine for real.This is a sweet, kisses only, fake dating, off-limits, slow burn, grumpy/sunshine, he falls first, brother's best friend, age gap, all sizzle no spice romance with a happily ever after. Let yourself get swept up with Duncan and Ava. I hope you fall in love with the two of them and are left wanting more of the Accidentally In Sports Series! This book is a standalone but is interconnected with Accidentally In Love With My Best Friend’s Brother and Accidentally Falling For My Fake Wife. Read more

She’s a fiery social media specialist. I’m a hockey star with a hothead reputation. But her determination to salvage my career is melting my defenses…Being a professional hockey player means I’m no stranger to fights.But when a run-in with a fan threatens my spot on the Atlanta Glaciers, everything is on the line.Enter Nila, the social media guru my managers hired to combat this PR crisis.The fiery bombshell has a clever little plan to “salvage my reputation.”And now I’m forced to play nice on the platforms I’ve always avoided.Her sunny disposition clashes with my gruff exterior.Yet her fierce resolve intrigues me more than I care to admit.Given my reputation, she keeps me at arm's length.But I’m determined to tear down her carefully guarded walls.With the playoffs looming, winning her heart might be my toughest battle yet.Penalty of Love is a closed-door, grumpy sunshine hockey romcom. It’s the first standalone story in Kristine W. Joy’s Glaciers Hockey Series. Read more

Best Autocorrect Fails - Text messages that didn’t mean to sendAutoCorrect takes words that you have misspelled and corrects it. For years, millions of people have used this great program. Especially since it is imbedded in all the new phones. Of course, there is a way to disable autocorrect if you really want to. However, not many people do. Why would they? It is just too hilarious when it happens! Read more

The broodiest goalkeeper in the Premier League meets his match in a radiant knitting influencer in this sexy grumpy/sunshine sports romance by best-selling author duo Kels & Denise StoneCAMERON HASTINGSI was running from the paparazzi when I crashed into a mystery girl with bright eyes and lavender hair. All it took was a smile from her, and I was a goner.We agreed to one night. No strings. No real names.So imagine my surprise when I discover she’s moving across the hall from me—in another country.But I don’t have time for distractions, especially after last season.It doesn’t matter that I’m the best of the best, the only American keeper in the Premier League. I need to prove myself to my new team. I need to give them everything so we have a shot at winning the championship.But I have a problem.It was supposed to be one night. But I want more. . .DAPHNE QUINNI blame it on my Yes Year: finally stepping out of my comfort zone, moving to London, and . . . Him.The man I spent that magical evening with. But this version of him, the guy who wears all black and a matching scowl, is nothing like the man I remember.I do my best to avoid him, instead focusing on creating a real-world safe space for my online knitting community and collecting as many experiences as I can during my stint abroad.But one neighborly run-in leads to another, and suddenly, I’m catching glimpses of him again.For the first time in my life, I feel confident enough to play by my own rules. To live my life on my own terms, bullies be damned.But how do I play to win when I’m facing down a man who protects his heart at all costs?Close Knit is the first book in The Hastings series, a collection of interconnected standalone sports romances about the Hastings siblings, scions of sports royalty. Read more

It was supposed to be harmless. One fake date with an off-limits football player I'd never date for real.Plot twist—Harry Westbrook is the exact opposite of harmless.My first mistake? Underestimating that boyish smile, those playful eyes, the charming words on those perfect lips. He claims to have a crush on me.But, as hot as he is, I'd bet he's scheduling booty calls like a dentist booking teeth cleanings.I'm Nadia Chester — in-house lawyer for the Paragons football team. Queen of logic and compartmentalizing.Resisting him should be easy.But then my slimy ex rolls into town, determined to hijack my favorite charity event and turn my life upside down.Suddenly, six feet two inches of wide receiver muscles might come in handy after all.I need a fake boyfriend. ASAP.Harry would make the perfect gala date.It's just one night.It's all for a good cause.What could possibly go wrong?Just about everything, actually.Because I start getting to know him. And that's when the real trouble starts.How am I supposed to resist the guy who makes late-night pharmacy runs for his grandma? And bakes cookies with his brothers?The hopeless romantic who's saving his V-card for his dream girl?And what's this magic that happens every time his lips touch mine?I'm realizing that I was all wrong about him. I thought I knew what I wanted in a man. But Harry's the wild card I never saw coming.Too bad fairytales don't last. And a hard dose of reality is hurtling toward us like a freight train.Maybe I could survive losing my reputation. Maybe even my career. But could I survive losing Harry?I'm not so sure.The Wild Card is a steamy, laugh-out-loud, opposites-attract, fake dating small town football romance. It is set in small town Iowa and is book three in the Wild Westbrooks series. Read more

He’s my boss. My grumpy, jaded, fresh-out-of-jail boss. Falling for him is not okay. Too bad I’m already up-to-my-eyeballs in love. I always imagined myself with my very own Prince Charming. The kind of man in those fairytales I grew up reading. And when Eli Kingston shows up in Crescent Harbor—grumpy, jaded and fresh out of jail—I know he's not the one for me. So what if I find myself living under his roof as nanny to his adorable daughter? I can resist his wide shoulders, his muscled forearms, the big d*ck energy pinging off him like electromagnetic waves. Like I said, he's not the one. But seeing him turn to goo for his daughter? That's my weak spot, right there. Watching him banter with his brothers? There goes another point in his favor. Seeing him fight like hell to rebuild the life he lost when he got tossed into jail? I'm Team Eli all the way. Soon, I discover that his kisses are magic. And when our bodies meet, it's almost too good to be true. Now, I've got capital-F 'feelings' for my boss. Our love is unfolding like the storybook romance I've always dreamed of. But here's the thing—Eli's not the only one with a secret. I've got a big, bad monster hiding out at the bottom of my panty drawer. (Not the battery-operated kind, unfortunately). When he discovers that I’m not as innocent as I seem, will the pages of our fairytale go up in flames? Mister Bossy is a steamy, laugh-out-loud, single dad and nanny small town romance featuring a schmexy ex-convict daddy with a big, big heart under a big, big layer of concrete. It is set in small town Illinois and is the conclusion to the Bad Boys in Love series. Read more

Bossy. Infuriating. Sexy as sin...I can't stand the man.And he's waiting for me at the altar.I'm up to my eyeballs in unpaid rent. So is half this town.Cannon Kingston is the devilish, arrogant billionaire with the power to save us all. But he wants something in return...My hand in marriage.The terms of our twisted contract are simple. A month or two of dirty, dirty matrimony and he'll drop the eviction threats.No biggie. I've got this...Until he switches up the rules on me halfway through the deal.First come the bed-breaking orgasms.Then come the late nights, spilling secrets in the dark.Now, he's after my heart.But this is strictly business. Falling in love is a big, fat no-no. I'm not looking for a fairytale ending. I'm just trying to save myself and my town.Cannon Kingston is a man who always gets what he wants. And now, I'm at the top of his wishlist.I'm no spineless damsel, though. I can bring this king to his knees....Unless he steals my heart for ransom first.Mister Billions is a steamy, laugh-out-loud, marriage of convenience small town romance featuring a billionaire with a sinful body, a cocky grin and a serious attitude problem. It is set in small town Illinois and is book 1 in the Bad Boys in Love series.A full-length (80 000-word) standalone. No cliffhanger. HEA guaranteed. Read more