Marshmallow. Every kid gets a nickname. Marshmallow was mine. And like the squishie confectionary, it stuck. As did the extra pounds that inspired the nickname in the first place. But that was OK, the plus-size revolution gave me confidence in m...
I need a man. Just for the holidays...Skin care is my life. My business, my baby. I don't have time for a relationship. In fact, I don't even want one. As one of seven children, the last thing I want is marriage and kids. I enjoy my single life, thor...
Welcome to Oakwood Falls. A mountainside town, where the swoon is high and the men are dreamyGet all five Wedded Curves stories in one boxset.Whoa! I Married a Mountain ManAlways the bridesmaid and never the bride. It's something I'd resigned myself ...
I was just trying to be a good friend. My bestie had just gone through a tough breakup, and I wanted to show my support. So when I saw a car that looked like her ex's, I left a quick note on the hood. It was nothing major, just a few words and a...
BBW Billionaire Romance:Staying in is my favorite thing to do. So, if you relate, you'll understand my reticence about leaving the quiet comfort of my home for a night out at a noisy drag club.But it's for a good cause. My big brother is in town, and...
It's been years since I've had a vacation. So when I win a radio competition to visit some tiny European country I've never heard of, I jump at the chance and drag my best friend along for the ride.When we arrive, it's like stepping back in time. The...
The first time I met Ronan Kennedy face-to-face, it was while he was screaming down a fresh-faced analyst for being less than perfect at his job. And what's worse, he then tried to fire me for being in the way when said analyst turned away and f...
The first time I spoke to Peter Greer, it was at my best friend's engagement party. He was introduced to me as her brother then, but I knew of him even before that.For the many years I'd worked in the admin department at Pierce Goodman, Peter Gr...
There's a certain percentage of women who've never experienced the big O. I happen to be one of them. When I confide that in my two best friends, they decide I can't go a moment longer without experiencing it. Next thing I know, they've signed m...
A husky man romance:The wedding of the year just made his night! I'm not the guy who gets the girl. Never have been. Never will be. So when I'm one part of a bridal party filled with a bunch of guys who look like they belong on the cover of Men'...
On paper, they don't make sense. But he needs a fake girlfriend, and she needs the cash. It's a Pretty Woman moment that quickly turns into every girl's fairytale wish. I never thought of myself as a lucky person. When you're twenty-five an...
-Mia-I know better than to mix business with pleasure, but when I meet brooding billionaire Brody Harrington, our intense chemistry is impossible to resist. As one of New York's most successful venture capitalists, Brody seems adamant to keep our rel...
Cheesecake. Everyone has a favorite dessert, but cheesecake isn't just a dessert to me. It's a food group. And the best place on the island to get a slice is at a cafe run by gorgeous single dad, Corey Lewis. He bakes, he surfs and he's the only...
Cookies. They're sweet and crumbly. In my bakery, they're a melt-in-your-mouth delicacy. People drive miles out of their way for a box of fudgey choc chip. Any cookie you can think of, we make it.We don't serve sandwiches.For some reason, the tall an...
Cupcakes. They're not my life. But they've certainly become my daily bread. As the salesperson for a pop-up cake stand, I get a bonus every time I sell those sweet little suckers out. And I do. My grandfather says I could sell sand in the desert if I...
Peaches and cream. For a southern girl like me, those flavors represent my home. So when I make it to the semi-final round of a baking contest, and Southern sweets is is the theme, I think I have this in the bag. I don't. I come second.To a...
Pop. It's a drink. It's a name. For me, pop was the sound my cherry still hadn't made. At first, I thought it was because of my curves, but then I found out my brother warned them all away from me in high school and the 'don't touch' rule kinda ...
My brother swears his roommate in college was an bonafide prince. And if it wasn't for the ridiculousness of that notion, I might believe him. But, seriously, what kind of prince attends a second-rate college in South Carolina? A prince of thieves, p...
Suckers. They're sweet and sticky, and when I was a kid, my dad's best friend would give me a cherry-flavored sucker, pat me on the head and call me, angel. He was one of my favorite people. But as I grew, the suckers stopped, and he stopped visiting...
Taffy. It's chewy, stretchy, and a little salty. And it's what I'm eating when my world changes. It's sudden. It's unexpected. It's complicated...You see, Troy Dante isn't just anyone. He's the man who lives next door, and he's also my best friend's ...
Toffee Apples. Hard on the outside, soft in the middle. And as the red-headed chubby child in the family, that's exactly what I've become over the years. Mercilessly teased by my siblings, I found my relief in the library of my high school, overachie...
I've been without my fated mate for far too long, resigned to endless grief. But when I continue scenting her presence on the wind, hope flickers anew. My pack thinks I'm mad with loneliness, so I keep my search a secret. Until the day I uncover a my...