The Burkes of Burnside Creek Series by Fiona Cullen

After ten years, a shattered heart, and broken dreams, he’s back.My brother’s best friend and my one true love.Gorgeous, sexy and completely off-limits. Our love was forbidden, searingly hot, and all I’d ever desired.Losing him nearly destroyed me.Seeing him again, I wish I were brave enough to believe what could be.He’s all my traitorous heart desires. Now, he wants a second chance, for him and his beautiful daughter.Watching them together, I yearn for what we could have been... moreAfter ten years, a shattered heart, and broken dreams, he’s back.My brother’s best friend and my one true love.Gorgeous, sexy and completely off-limits. Our love was forbidden, searingly hot, and all I’d ever desired.Losing him nearly destroyed me.Seeing him again, I wish I were brave enough to believe what could be.He’s all my traitorous heart desires. Now, he wants a second chance, for him and his beautiful daughter.Watching them together, I yearn for what we could have been.If only… I never could resist Chase, and the passion burning between us is hotter than ever.But it’s not enough. Secrets destroyed us ten years ago.Will they shatter us again? less

I should never have kissed her.Not ten years ago.And absolutely, not ten minutes ago. But now that I have...All I can think about is how soon I can kiss her again.To hold her in my arms and never let her go again.I should have known better.Because she’ll never be mine. The unforgettable Sofia Burke.My sister’s best friend and the woman I’ve loved since I knew what love was.When she ran away ten years ago, taking my heart with her, I forced myself to move on. I tried to forget her.Impossible... moreI should never have kissed her.Not ten years ago.And absolutely, not ten minutes ago. But now that I have...All I can think about is how soon I can kiss her again.To hold her in my arms and never let her go again.I should have known better.Because she’ll never be mine. The unforgettable Sofia Burke.My sister’s best friend and the woman I’ve loved since I knew what love was.When she ran away ten years ago, taking my heart with her, I forced myself to move on. I tried to forget her.Impossible. Now she has slammed back into my life after all these years, filled with grand ideas for her new bakery. The problem?I’m the architect working with her to design her dream bakery.A constant emotional battle begins, and a simmering passion awakens.When we both finally give into the blazing hot desire between us, thoughts of a future begin again. More than anything, I want forever.But I’m a fool because I didn’t learn my lesson ten years ago.Forever is impossible with Sofia.Especially when running away is her specialty. When the project is complete, how long will it be before she breaks my heart again? less

You’ve heard the cliché of falling for your brother’s best friend.My problem?I fell for my brother’s best friend who is also my best friend’s brother.I fell for him when I was fifteen when he rescued me after the chocolate fountain disaster. And never stopped falling.Mine is a secret love. A one-sided love affair, fueled by dreams where the handsome cowboy is overcome with love for the curvy librarian.I wish he would drive up in his truck and whisk me away to a remote cabin retreat... moreYou’ve heard the cliché of falling for your brother’s best friend.My problem?I fell for my brother’s best friend who is also my best friend’s brother.I fell for him when I was fifteen when he rescued me after the chocolate fountain disaster. And never stopped falling.Mine is a secret love. A one-sided love affair, fueled by dreams where the handsome cowboy is overcome with love for the curvy librarian.I wish he would drive up in his truck and whisk me away to a remote cabin retreat. Instead, I’m dreading the day he dates anyone but me, as I sit firmly stuck in the friend zone.Or am I?I see him watching me with a fire in his brilliant blue eyes that lights a spark in my belly, and I wish we could burn up the sheets like I do in my dreams.When he whispers in my ear, sending shivers down my spine, I want to wake to his deep voice in my ear every morning.When he sees me speaking to another man, it looks like he wants to wrap an arm around my shoulder, marking me as his.And then…that kiss. Molten and fiery and all consuming. How am I supposed to recover from a kiss like that and act like we are only friends?Ever since that kiss, all I can think about is enticing him into my bed, but risking our friendship and openly declaring my love for Reid terrifies me.Am I brave enough?Will I survive if he never loves me like I love him? less