Wait For Me (Swoon Series)

Romance

Croix, J.H.

Contemporary

Independently published

A steamy, full-length, standalone romance with a guaranteed HEA from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! If you like smoking hot romance with alpha men and strong women, you'll love this series! In this captivating love story set against the stark beauty of the Alaskan wilderness, Hannah Gray returns to her hometown after the death of her parents. Once wild and impulsive, she shut her heart off to love and adventure after her parents died. When she meets Luke Winters, their immediate attraction is overwhelming.Burned once before, Luke has committed himself to nothing but casual dalliances with women. Rugged and sexy, he finds no shortage of women happy to oblige. When Hannah comes along, he questions what he might be missing. Both fight the depth of their feelings--love is not part of the plan.Hannah's sense of identity is shaken when she unearths a surprising truth about her family. Meanwhile, Luke's interfering family and complications from his past challenge Hannah and Luke to face their true feelings for each other. Can two people who don't believe love is worth the risk find the courage to face their fears and open their hearts?*All novels in this series are full-length standalone novels with an HEA.

When Love Comes: A Diamond Creek, Alaska Novel (Diamond Creek, Alaska Novels)

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Love Unbroken: A Diamond Creek, Alaska Novel (Diamond Creek, Alaska Novels)

Welcome to the bestselling Diamond Creek, Alaska Novels – a steamy contemporary romance series! Love Untamed is a sexy, charming and charged love story set against the wilderness and beauty of small-town Alaska. What happens when two people who are committed to staying single can’t keep their hands off of each other?   Susie Hammond is a romantic at heart and a meddling matchmaker to her friends. She had a near tragedy that shattered her trust in men a few years ago. While she wants love for everyone, guarding her own heart is more important than finding love for herself. Susie is beautiful, strong, independent, brash, funny…and most definitely not interested in Jared Winters.  Jared occupies the fantasies of many women in Diamond Creek and afar. He’s sexy, strong, enigmatic, and unattainable. His life is neat and tidy, organized down to the minute. Being a bachelor is simpler than dealing with the messy complications of a relationship. Susie is a hurricane force and a source of mischief and mayhem…most definitely not a temptation for Jared. Jared is just a tad too cool and collected for Susie. They drive each other crazy—in more ways than one.  For years, the spark between them has been on slow burn. When it finally ignites, passion and emotions explode. One scorching hot kiss leads to another and another and then some. As long as they’re not talking, their relationship is phenomenal. Events force them to face themselves and each other. Can Susie find a way to trust again? Can Jared let go enough to show her he’s worth trusting?  *All novels in this series are full-length standalone novels with an HEA.

Love Untamed: A Diamond Creek, Alaska Novel (Diamond Creek, Alaska Novels)

Welcome to the bestselling Diamond Creek, Alaska Novels - a sexy and steamy contemporary romance series set against the wilderness and beauty of small-town Alaska! Sometimes love happens in a crash-or at least that's how Risa and Darren met.Risa Holden often feels like her life is spinning beyond her control. On the heels of an emotional betrayal, she's more committed than ever to making sure she doesn't hope for too much, especially not love. When Darren Thomas, a smoldering and oh-so-sexy cop, helps her after she crashes her car, she thinks a fling is in order. Her heart has other ideas.Darren Thomas looks dangerously delicious in his uniform-with a smile that melts hearts and a body to notch up the heat. When he meets Risa, the spark between them burns so hot and fast, he can't think straight. After facing a tragedy in his career, he retreated home to Alaska with plans to keep to himself. Risa tests his convictions by rattling the cage around his heart.The sensual passion between Risa and Darren weaves a spell beyond their control. Both are tumbling far and fast-love the only thing that might break their fall.*All novels in this series are full-length standalone novels with an HEA.

Tumble into Love: A Diamond Creek, Alaska Novel (Diamond Creek, Alaska Novels)

Welcome to the bestselling Last Frontier Lodge series – a sexy and steamy contemporary romance series set against the wilderness and beauty of small-town Alaska! What happens when different worlds collide and love gets caught in the middle?  Garrett Hamilton is the quintessential ladies man, a sexy, wealthy corporate lawyer whose work keeps him far too busy to think about romance. Yet, he’s lost his drive to win cases and finds himself hopping on a plane to visit his brother at Last Frontier Lodge in Alaska. Delia Peters is a single mother who learned the hard way that lust often doesn’t translate to love. She figures life is good enough if she can pay the bills. Love is the stuff of dreams, not real life.  Garrett has spent so many years driven almost entirely by his work that he’s at loose ends. He’s hoping an unplanned escape will refresh and renew him. He didn’t count on Delia nearly bringing him to his knees with her unassuming beauty. One kiss and he’s lost. A man whose career was built on his ability to spin any situation to his advantage finds himself stumbling when faced with a woman whose mere presence rattles his control.  Delia is finally finding some stability with a new job as the chef at the local ski lodge. She’s so accustomed to the busy pace of single motherhood that the thought of romance hasn’t crossed her mind in years. She’s entirely unprepared for the scorching hot attraction between her and Garrett. One kiss sends her reeling…and wanting more than she ever imagined.  Delia and Garrett can’t deny the depth of desire that simmers between them. Falling in love wasn’t in the plans for either of them. Garrett is everything Delia dreamed of and more. Delia touches places in Garrett’s heart that he hadn’t known existed. Can Delia learn to trust in love? Can Garrett get out of his own way long enough to show Delia how much she matters?  *All novels in this series are full-length standalone novels with an HEA.

Love at Last: A Last Frontier Lodge Novel (The Lodge Series Novels)

Dane Ashworth, a sexy, solitary mountain lion shifter, comes from one of the founding shifter families of Catamount, a town deep in the woods of Maine where mountain lion shifters have existed in secret for centuries. The community is in turmoil after the startling death of a shifter. In the midst of upheaval in Catamount, Dane encounters the unassuming, curvy and deliciously sexy Chloe Silver who injures herself hiking along the Appalachian Trail.Chloe set out to hike the famed trail in the aftermath of heartbreak. She's lived a well-planned life, only to learn that the best laid plans could blow up in her face. She's looking for a fresh start, but trust doesn't come easily for her. The mere idea of shifters has never crossed her mind, but Dane calls to her in a way that no man ever has. She finds herself tossed and turned by the depth of her attraction to him. The mountain lion in Dane knows Chloe is meant for him, but he has to find a way to earn her trust and make her believe in him and in what lies between them. Passion burns like wildfire between them while events in Catamount put them both in danger. In a love story filled with passion, steamy romance, adventure, betrayal and secrets, Chloe will have to decide if she can accept Dane for who he is, and if she's willing to believe in the power of love.

Protected Mate (Catamount Lion Shifters)

Paranormal

Phoebe Devine has loved Jake North for years, but she’s kept her feelings hidden because she didn’t want to ruin their friendship. Jake is a sexy, smoldering mountain lion shifter who’s put his life on the line to protect Catamount shifters. Catamount has held the secrets of mountain lion shifters for centuries, but the town has been thrown into turmoil on the heels of a surprise death that upended trust among shifters in the community. Phoebe is one of the few people Jake trusts—completely. She’s also tempting beyond all reason—delectably curvy, passionate, and so sexy her mere presence rattles Jake’s control. He’s denied the depth of his desire for her, but once he has a taste, unbridled passion swirls around them, engulfing them in its power. Jake knows beyond any doubt Phoebe is meant to be his, but she has her own reservations. She’s loved him in secret for so long, she’s afraid to put her heart on the line. On a journey that spans from Maine to Montana, Phoebe and Jake face their feelings for each other and chase the secrets that threaten everything Catamount shifters hold dear. While Phoebe grapples with whether she can trust in Jake’s love for her, Jake tries to keep her safe as events around them thrust them in the path of danger. In a love story filled with passion, steamy romance, adventure, betrayal and secrets, Phoebe will have to discover if she has faith in the love Jake offers. Can best friends find their love in time for the magic of Christmas?

Chosen Mate (Catamount Lion Shifters)

Romantic Suspense

Heath Ashworth is a mountain lion shifter from a family whose roots go back to the birth of shifters. A strong alpha male and former Marine Special Forces operative, he stumbled and lost his way after a car accident where he barely escaped with his life. His grueling recovery led him down a path he never imagined. After he tangled with the shifter smuggling network, all he wants is to make it right again. Now he’s trying to live up to the man and shifter he once was.Vivi Sheldon once harbored a secret crush on Heath. He’s her best friend’s older brother and all kinds of tall, dark, strong and sexy. She shelved her youthful fantasies when Heath moved away for his military career. In the meantime, her heart took a few bumps and bruises. She’s a busy single mother and has convinced herself life without love is better than putting her heart on the line again.Vivi is bold, brash and beautiful. As Heath pulls his life back together, he finds he can’t stop thinking about her. The spark between them burns so hot and bright, he doesn’t want to ignore it anymore. One kiss sets the tinder between them alight in flames. Heath isn’t sure he’s shifter enough to live up to Vivi, while Vivi struggles to let down her guard.In a love story filled with passion, steamy romance, suspense and adventure, Heath and Vivi are bound tighter and tighter together as they face down the secrets threatening shifters everywhere. Can Heath be the shifter he believes Vivi needs? Can Vivi have faith in the love between them?

Lion Lost & Found (Catamount Lion Shifters)

Sometimes what we run from leads us exactly where we need to be.Jessa Hamilton has nowhere else to go. So she packs up her little blue truck and drives to Alaska, seeking refuge at Last Frontier Lodge where at least she has family she can count on. A fender bender lands her in the path of Eli Brooks, a man of pure, well, manliness. Rugged and sexy with a smile that sends sparks flying through her, Jessa has no idea what to do with the way Eli makes her feel.Eli has plenty on his mind and none of it has anything to do with meeting a woman who makes him reconsider his commitment to avoiding romance. A painful past led Eli to seek peace in the land he loves-the wilderness of Alaska. Eli is a classic Alaskan-he lives and breathes hunting and fishing. Jessa is unlike any woman he's ever encountered-quirky, sexy, independent and...a vegetarian.While Jessa tries to put the pieces of her life together, a surprise from the past forces Eli to question just how much running from the past has gotten him. As they each grapple with their own ghosts, passion burns like wildfire between them. Can Jessa slow down enough to realize she may have run into the arms of the man she was meant to find? Can Eli look beyond the pain of his past and believe in the future?

Stay With Me (The Lodge Series Novels)

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