Heart’s Cove Hotties Series by Lilian Monroe

Hilarious, hot, and seriously refreshing. Dirty Little Midlife Crisis is the book you didn’t know you needed.Forty-five, recently divorced, and a certified hot mess.The last thing Fiona needs to start her vacation is a flooded hotel room and a broken-down car…Alas, that’s what she gets.She’s ready to pack it all in and go home—wherever that is—when her knight in a wet T-shirt strides in to save the day... moreHilarious, hot, and seriously refreshing. Dirty Little Midlife Crisis is the book you didn’t know you needed.Forty-five, recently divorced, and a certified hot mess.The last thing Fiona needs to start her vacation is a flooded hotel room and a broken-down car…Alas, that’s what she gets.She’s ready to pack it all in and go home—wherever that is—when her knight in a wet T-shirt strides in to save the day. Jaw-dropping, panty-melting Grant Greene takes the “mess” out of “certified hot mess” when he walks up to Fiona and offers her a room to stay. No strings attached.Great, right?It would be, apart from the sparks that immediately start to fly. Sparks are bad. Sparks are dangerous. Sparks can cause a fire. And for a divorcée trying to start over, a fire is Really Bad News.But bad decisions can be fun...right? Just as long as you don’t get burned… less

Laugh-out-loud funny, with cover-to-cover banter and red-hot heat. Dirty Little Midlife Mess is not your typical fake relationship romance. It’s better.Simone owes handsome, broody Wesley Byron a favor, and he’s calling it in.He needs a maid.Yes, like the type that cleans a house. Black and white uniform not included (she asked).Except on Simone’s first day, she finds herself wrapped up in Wes’s muscular arms as he introduces her to his family using the word “girlfriend” instead of “maid”... moreLaugh-out-loud funny, with cover-to-cover banter and red-hot heat. Dirty Little Midlife Mess is not your typical fake relationship romance. It’s better.Simone owes handsome, broody Wesley Byron a favor, and he’s calling it in.He needs a maid.Yes, like the type that cleans a house. Black and white uniform not included (she asked).Except on Simone’s first day, she finds herself wrapped up in Wes’s muscular arms as he introduces her to his family using the word “girlfriend” instead of “maid”.Then he ducks his head and whispers two words against her ear: Play along.For a woman who dealt with a difficult man for eleven years (and divorced him), those words are like throwing a lit match into a box of fireworks.She’ll play along. She might even have fun with it.And when the explosions start, everyone will enjoy the show...Plucky heroine wants to start over. Brooding grump wants to be left alone. Small town rumor mill starts churning. Hilarity ensues. Heat escalates. Then escalates again. Then escalates again. Kaboom. Who said your forties had to be boring? less

Holy heat! Dirty Little Midlife Mistake is packed full of the best kind of bad decisions.Candice Viceroy—widow, mother, business owner—isn’t supposed to kiss anyone.Especially not Hollywood heartthrob and hunky silver fox, Blake Harding.Not in front of half a dozen cameras and a whole movie set’s worth of lights.And not when, for the first time in nearly a decade, she gets certain special tingles in a certain special place.So, Candice does what any normal, rational person would do:She runs away... moreHoly heat! Dirty Little Midlife Mistake is packed full of the best kind of bad decisions.Candice Viceroy—widow, mother, business owner—isn’t supposed to kiss anyone.Especially not Hollywood heartthrob and hunky silver fox, Blake Harding.Not in front of half a dozen cameras and a whole movie set’s worth of lights.And not when, for the first time in nearly a decade, she gets certain special tingles in a certain special place.So, Candice does what any normal, rational person would do:She runs away. Literally.One thing she doesn’t expect?For Blake Harding—actor, Adonis, ladykiller—to lay chase.That’s when Candice finds out she has a very, very big problem on her hands…...because when Blake catches her, he isn’t planning on letting her go.One little kiss turns out to be one big mistake. If you like laugh-out-loud humor, burn-the-page heat, and banter up the wazoo, then you need to read Dirty Little Midlife Mistake. Start with Book 1 for maximum enjoyability! less

Hilarious, hot, and seriously refreshing. Heart’s Cove Hotties is the collection you’ve been craving.Start the first three books in the series that has readers clamoring for Book Dirty Little Midlife Crisis Fiona is forty-five, recently divorced, and a certified hot mess.With a flooded hotel room and a broken-down car, her vacation is quickly turning into a disaster… Until the town hunk offers her his spare room. No strings attached... moreHilarious, hot, and seriously refreshing. Heart’s Cove Hotties is the collection you’ve been craving.Start the first three books in the series that has readers clamoring for Book Dirty Little Midlife Crisis Fiona is forty-five, recently divorced, and a certified hot mess.With a flooded hotel room and a broken-down car, her vacation is quickly turning into a disaster… Until the town hunk offers her his spare room. No strings attached.That’s when she knows she’s in real trouble… Book Dirty Little Midlife Mess Simone owes handsome, brooding Wes a favor.She doesn’t know the favor includes pretending to be his girlfriend.And she definitely doesn’t know the line between real and fake are about to get blurry… Book Dirty Little Midlife Mistake Candice Viceroy—widow, mother, business owner—isn’t supposed to kiss anyone.Especially not Hollywood heartthrob and hunky silver fox, Blake Harding.And when Blake decides one kiss isn't enough, Candice isn’t ready for the consequences… less

Sizzling-hot and seriously funny. Who said your forties couldn’t be both?Recent divorcée and single mother of two Katrina Viceroy isn’t looking for love. She’s definitely not looking for a hot, motorcycle-riding hunk to drive off into the sunset with her.No, sir-ee.She’s done with all that nonsense.Call the convent; Trina’s officially a nun.When she gets a flat tire, Trina’s no damsel in distress.She’s a strong, independent woman, dang it... moreSizzling-hot and seriously funny. Who said your forties couldn’t be both?Recent divorcée and single mother of two Katrina Viceroy isn’t looking for love. She’s definitely not looking for a hot, motorcycle-riding hunk to drive off into the sunset with her.No, sir-ee.She’s done with all that nonsense.Call the convent; Trina’s officially a nun.When she gets a flat tire, Trina’s no damsel in distress.She’s a strong, independent woman, dang it. She doesn’t need a hot hunk to put on a show while he fixes her flat....although, a woman can look, can’t she?Especially when the man changing her tire happens to be sex-on-a-Harley Mac Blair, all leather and attitude and the exact opposite of everything she left behind in the divorce.He’s just a rebound. A diversion. A hot tryst to distract her from the disaster that is her life.A distraction from, for example, the ex-husband that suddenly decides to come sniffing around town……right in time for Trina to find out that bad boy Mac is actually her daughter’s second grade teacher.Yep. Total Disaster...and only going to get worse. less

Jennifer Newbank knows success. She’s a talented baker with a celebrated new book. She’s forty-seven, self-assured, and finally hitting her stride. Opportunities abound, like the upcoming televised baking competition that could rocket her career into the stratosphere.Jen is going to win, open her own bakery, and live happily ever after...all by herself.All she needs to do is follow the plan, win the trophy, and ride off into the sunset.Easy. As. Pie... moreJennifer Newbank knows success. She’s a talented baker with a celebrated new book. She’s forty-seven, self-assured, and finally hitting her stride. Opportunities abound, like the upcoming televised baking competition that could rocket her career into the stratosphere.Jen is going to win, open her own bakery, and live happily ever after...all by herself.All she needs to do is follow the plan, win the trophy, and ride off into the sunset.Easy. As. Pie.…Until Jen discovers that her partner in the competition is the one man who turns her inside out.She hasn’t seen Fallon in six months, but he shows up looking burly and brawny and good enough to eat.The problem? Fallon and Jen have history. Tangled history. Complicated history.History that does not need to be aired on national television.But when the cameras turn off for the night, all those tangles and complications seem like distant memories.One little kiss couldn’t hurt...could it? less

Lily Viceroy arrived in Heart’s Cove with a suitcase by her side and two eensy weensy secrets tucked into the corners of her heart.Well, that’s if “eensy” and “weensy” are code for “terrifying” and “dire.”Clearly, the only thing for Lily to do is to engage in a good ol’ bout of denial.So, instead of facing the truth, Lily goes searching for a distraction–and stumbles upon handsome, charming, roguish Rudy... moreLily Viceroy arrived in Heart’s Cove with a suitcase by her side and two eensy weensy secrets tucked into the corners of her heart.Well, that’s if “eensy” and “weensy” are code for “terrifying” and “dire.”Clearly, the only thing for Lily to do is to engage in a good ol’ bout of denial.So, instead of facing the truth, Lily goes searching for a distraction–and stumbles upon handsome, charming, roguish Rudy.The man is made of steel and sin, like he was carved from Lily’s fantasies for the sole purpose of helping her hide from the looming uncertainty of her future.And help her, he does.With a kiss made of pure, fiery possession.With hands of male perfection.With lips promising better secrets than the ones hiding in Lily’s heart.The problem?Well, secrets don’t stay hidden for long.Especially not in Heart’s Cove. less

A hot, hilarious fresh start! Nora’s forties begin with a bang…or rather, a crash.What’s worse than bumping into a parked motorcycle and tipping it over?Easy. It’s bumping into a motorcycle, tipping it over, and sending it crashing into an entire row of bikes like horrible, slow-motion dominos.What’s even worse than that?Nora knows the answer. It’s when the first motorcycle in the row belongs to the hottest man in a hundred-mile radius, and he watches the whole thing happen... moreA hot, hilarious fresh start! Nora’s forties begin with a bang…or rather, a crash.What’s worse than bumping into a parked motorcycle and tipping it over?Easy. It’s bumping into a motorcycle, tipping it over, and sending it crashing into an entire row of bikes like horrible, slow-motion dominos.What’s even worse than that?Nora knows the answer. It’s when the first motorcycle in the row belongs to the hottest man in a hundred-mile radius, and he watches the whole thing happen.Lee Blair looks like he wants to pop her head off her shoulders like a champagne cork.Saying “oopsie daisy” doesn’t calm him down. Go figure.Safe to say, Nora’s not having a great day.Her fresh start isn’t exactly going to plan.When she gets the bill for her mistake, she nearly breaks down.In order to pay it off, she’ll have to move back in with her mother and beg for her old job back.It’s every forty-one-year-old woman’s dream…not.Until Lee offers her a solution.He’ll take on the debt and let her pay it off over time…if she agrees to work for him.What could possibly go wrong? less

Georgia wants a fresh start, and that doesn't include the handsome cowboy from her past.But Sebastian is in town now, and he has no intention of leaving until he gets what he wants...My high school sweetheart kissed me so naturally, I slapped him.Listen, I’m forty-three years old. I’m divorced. I’m in a new town. I don’t need ghosts from the past haunting me anymore.Unless, of course, the ghost happens to be two hundred pounds of hunky Texan cowboy, wearing a coy smirk and a deep golden tan... moreGeorgia wants a fresh start, and that doesn't include the handsome cowboy from her past.But Sebastian is in town now, and he has no intention of leaving until he gets what he wants...My high school sweetheart kissed me so naturally, I slapped him.Listen, I’m forty-three years old. I’m divorced. I’m in a new town. I don’t need ghosts from the past haunting me anymore.Unless, of course, the ghost happens to be two hundred pounds of hunky Texan cowboy, wearing a coy smirk and a deep golden tan.And when he shows up at the door of my new business telling me he’s the contractor I hired, I think I might be in more trouble than I anticipated.Because it started with a kiss…but it’ll end with a heartbreak. I know, because it’s happened once before.But twenty-five years after the first time, it looks like I need to learn my lesson all over again. I’m going to get Sebastian Finch out of my system once and for all… less

Brooding, grumpy Des has a problem. He needs a date to his family's Thanksgiving reunion for reasons he'd...rather not say.Single mother and all-around hot mess Mia has an even bigger issue: She can't afford her rent, and her new landlord Des is a major you-know-what.So, they make a deal. One simple weekend away in exchange for a serious rent reduction. It's an elegant solution to both Mia and Des's problems...Until it blows up in their faces... moreBrooding, grumpy Des has a problem. He needs a date to his family's Thanksgiving reunion for reasons he'd...rather not say.Single mother and all-around hot mess Mia has an even bigger issue: She can't afford her rent, and her new landlord Des is a major you-know-what.So, they make a deal. One simple weekend away in exchange for a serious rent reduction. It's an elegant solution to both Mia and Des's problems...Until it blows up in their faces. Right around the time they realize they'll be sharing a bed. less