Böcker av M E Carter

Tempers are about to flare and sparks are about to fly...Tucker Hayes is holding a grudge. After being unexpectedly traded from his beloved professional hockey team in San Antonio, he''s still trying to mesh with his new teammates in Tampa. It''s going fine, but that''s just it... fine. Lacy Hawkins is holding a grudge of her own. She blames the man who left her alone five years ago and caused her dreams to die a slow and painful death. Now it takes all her energy everyday just to stay afloat.When their paths unexpectedly cross again, drinks are thrown and anger becomes the norm. But Tucker and Lacy have to find a way to stop fanning the flames if they want to come out unscathed.Because when you''re under fire, the innocent can get burned...

When you've always been the balanced one, life sends you an unexpected slip...My name is Ellery McIlroy.A former college gymnast, I've settled into the adult life I worked so hard for. Great relationship? Check. Solid career? Check. Planned out future? Check. I may be predictable, but at least life never throws me for a loop. Until it does. Unceremoniously dumped by my long-time boyfriend, I'm left stunned, with nothing left but my job. And it gets worse-I work for his mother. Broken and alone, I venture out into a stormy night to drown my sorrows. Ellery McIlroy, the good, reliable girl, was ready to take a drunken risk for the first time in seven years. I didn't expect a stranger in that bar to flip my world upside down. As the center forward for the San Antonio Slingers, Liam is at a crossroads in his career. Feeling his own kind of brokenness, he has every right to be angry at the world. But with me, he's the opposite. Liam helps me find the courage to explore and try new things. To stand up for myself. To put myself first for once. And I want to do the same for him. We may not make sense, the former gymnast and the hockey player, but somehow we work in ways no one never imagined possible. Turns out that when you have a hand to hold on to, it's a lot easier to stick your landing.

No one has ever wanted me so why would she? My name is Kade Maxwell.You probably don't remember me. I'm not a rich athlete. I'm not a bar owner. Hell, I'm not even in medical school like the guy I thought was my older brother. I'm just a college guy with no family trying to figure out the direction my life is taking. That means taking classes, gaming with my online friends and working behind the counter of a premiere sports bar. I enjoy it. I make good tips and have regular social interaction with interesting people. Unfortunately, that social interaction has taken an awkward turn now that the woman I love from a distance is slinging drinks behind the bar with me. As the soon-to-be sister-in-law of my boss, Nicole Willoughby is off-limits. Not just because she's too good for me - and with her beauty both inside and out, she is - but because she's still healing from the worst kind of betrayal. It makes my stomach turn just thinking about the abuse she suffered at her ex's hands. When he begins poking around in her new life, I instinctively know someone like me, who no one would call an alpha male, could never protect her. But I can offer up the empty bedroom in my apartment so she never has to fear being alone. It seems to be a solution that works for everyone, except maybe my bleeding heart. But I'll put up with it as long as she is safe. Because I'd rather have her as a friend and a roommate than not have her at all.

Failure is not an option...My name is Paul Franklin. You might remember me as Jaxon Hart's former boss. Now, I go by a different title - entrepreneur. As the owner of a flailing bar, work is my life. With every penny of my savings on the line, living on the property doesn't even feel like a hardship so much as a necessity. I expected lots of late nights when I bought this place. What I didn't expect was a new employee that I can't keep my mind off of no matter how hard I try. As a single mom, Kiersten Willoughby's sole focus is on providing for her son. Yet another reason to keep my hands off of her and stay focused on my goals. She doesn't need the distractions that come with a new relationship any more than I do. But it feels almost impossible to stay away, especially when she takes her breaks moving on the dance floor, like she knows seeing her sway is my kryptonite. Still, I'm determined to stay away because complications mean failure, and that is not an option. Success if the only thing good enough for both of us. Nothing else matters.

New York is where dreams come true. Or at least that's what I've been told. What I didn't know was that my dream of working in theater and my crush on Hollywood superstar Hunter Stone would collide into a reality I never planned.After missed encounters and a spontaneous few weeks together, I find myself lost in his charms and enamored with his passion for acting. Beyond his good looks and brooding reputation is a man who sends my heart racing and leaves me wondering if fictional boyfriends are real.***Passion and drive have made all of my acting dreams a reality. All I've worked for is at my fingertips, but I can't seem to settle. In my life or on my future.Meeting Celeste Pumperkin was never part of my plan. Her own dreams and passion for the stage have reminded me of a life beyond the big screen and celebrity. Holding her in my arms and staring into her eyes should frighten me but instead I feel solace. Our paths didn't cross by happenstance, it was always meant to be. It has to be because our story is better than the book.

He thinks he’s so perfect with his model behavior . . . and he just might be.Reading and reviewing books is my hobby. Rescuing wildlife is my passion. It never occurred to me that both my hobby and passion would collide in the strangest of ways one day. I was perfectly content in my quiet little world. Working, reading, and supporting my favorite authors left little time for dating or a relationship. Besides, when you take the horizontal mambo off the table, you sort of limit your prospects. Then one night, Matthew Roberts in all his cover model glory blew into my life and swept me off my feet.  ~Life as a single dad is not for the weak. Especially when your daughter is a spunky six-year-old with a passion for singing and a weakness for baby animals. I’ve been strictly focused on being her dad and smiling for the camera to provide for her future. Having my abs splashed on the cover of romance novels hasn’t left much time for a personal life. Much to my mother’s dismay. When a storm dropped—literally—a wild animal into my life, I knew there was one person who could help us—Carrie Myers. I just never expected her to save not only the small squirrel but to also find her way into my heart. Sometimes the most unlikely person can be your greatest gift. 

Take the journey with Greg and Elena as they find love amid the chaos of life with the Getting a Grip duet. Includes Getting a Grip, Balance Check and the EXCLUSIVE story, Little Miss Perfect: How Deborah and Aputi Came to Be.

de-flected[dih-flek-tid]verbWhen an object changes direction after hitting something, or the cause to deviate from an intended purpose.See examples Tiffany and Rowen Flanigan: After surviving the biggest sex scandal to rock major league soccer, the Flanigan's are finally living the dream. They're newlyweds, have great friends, and are both making names for themselves in their respective careers. They have goals for their future and big plans on how to make it all happen.But when a new and unexpected development suddenly arises, Tiffany and Rowen realize all those carefully made plans are about to become irrelevant. Things will never be the same when their lives are deflected.

He’s the plot twist she didn’t hear coming.Becoming a book narrator was never my goal. But if your deep voice tempts romance listeners to swoon and throw their proverbial panties at you, plans change.  When an unexpected chain of events rockets my easy-going and chill life in a completely different direction, I tackle it like I do everything—with humor, wit, and a little bit of my “Hawk Weaver” charm. That’s not a hardship, though.  It means establishing a friendship with erotic romance author, Donna Moreno. She’s a game changer. In all the best ways.  ~As an over-thirty single woman who writes erotica for a living, you would think I spend my days fighting off every handsome, dirty-mouthed billionaire in a twenty-mile radius. I don’t. Sure, I have a checklist for my ideal man who I write in my books. I just haven’t found “the one” in the real world. Todd Chimolski may not check all the boxes on my current list, but there’s something to be said for a friend who makes you laugh and puts on a suit to make all your fantasies come true. Hearing him bring the words I’ve written to life is nothing short of an eargasm, and that’s a box I didn’t know I needed checked. What happens when the woman who writes sexy romance and the man who narrates it build a friendship that quickly turns to more?  

I, Agnes Sylvester, a successful author known as Adeline Snow to the romance community, enjoy the simple things in life: watching the X Games with my childhood friend Todd; taking pictures of interesting buildings; and creating stories based on fantasies about my favorite skateboarder, Spencer Garrison. I’m known for my extreme sports stories, and as long as no one ever figures out he’s my muse, all is well. But fate has never liked me and now that muse is standing in front of me. Asking me to sign a book.What.Is.Happening!?! “Extreme Sports Superstar” is the term the media has used to describe me over the years. I prefer to just be Spencer Garrison, a small-town guy who happens to ride a skateboard for a living and is known for philanthropy. Nearing retirement, I’m focusing on my non-profit efforts and building a life outside of a professional athlete. My agent won’t let me retire in peace and consequently a talented and kindhearted woman stumbles her way into my life. Sometimes happy endings aren’t written. They’re lived.

They're going to have the ride of their lives…Greer Declan is finally settling into her new town. After a nasty divorce and an ex who ended up in prison (isn't karma great sometimes?), it was finally time to start somewhere new. That somewhere is Flinton, Texas… home of Vikings football, her big brother Jack, and All Hands Farm - a dairy farm that specializes in helping special needs high schoolers learn vital life skills.Grayson Whitman, known as Ace to his friends, has spent his life taking care of others. From his mother, to his brother, to the kids in the specialized program he runs, his life has never really been his own. He's not complaining. He's just… bored. That is, until Greer's son Oli joins the program.Neither have conventional situations But Greer and Ace quickly learn that life's difficulties are actually what makes it amazing.**Amazing Grayson is a three part story that follows the evolution of Greer and Ace's relationship. Each part can be read as a stand alone story, but combined, they create the complete novel.***