Showing results by publisher "HarperAudio" in Contemporary

Melbourne teacher Netta Phillips is staring down the barrel of her fortieth birthday with months' worth of negative pregnancy tests, her relationship in the bin, and a mortgage she can't afford. Things aren't going to plan. When she finds the childhood diary of notoriously private celebrity musician Morrison 'Mo' Maplestone, things get even messier. Mo's desperate to keep the diary's dark contents hidden both from the tabloids and his beloved brother, and he's willing to pay Netta handsomely to personally return it to him in London.

While investigating a criminal network, Detective Crosby Albertson keeps crossing paths with members of the highly trained, suspiciously well-informed McKenzie family. They’re always one step ahead of him — especially their alarmingly attractive intel specialist, Madison. And Crosby needs to find out why.

Aften penning a short story for her best friend, Alice learns she has a unique gift—that people find their true love after reading her writing. As word spreads of her ability and requests flood in, Alice decides to embrace this new calling—to be a love scribe. But not everyone’s love story unfolds as expected. And while Alice tries to harness her extraordinary gift, she is summoned by an elderly woman named Madeline to her isolated mansion in the woods. As Alice struggles to write a story for Madeline, her most challenging assignment yet, she’s forced to confront her own guarded heart.

When Olive Stone and her Italian pseudo-celebrity chef father fell out fourteen years ago, annoyingly handsome Leo Ricci slipped right in as his surrogate son and sous-chef. No one is more surprised than Olive when her father wills her his beloved (and now failing) restaurant. Or that his dying wish was for Olive and Leo to complete his cookbook ... together.

My life has been a series of duties—to the mafia, to my father, but never to myself. Aurora and I are a good match as far as mafia politics go, but she’s nothing I’ve ever wanted in a wife with her hard edges and being about as malleable as granite. Then there’s Sofia Moretti, my little sister’s best friend. I never looked at her with anything other than sisterly affection, until recently. Now she consumes my every thought. My every desire. Her innocence beckons me, and I yearn to be the one who taints it.

Always each other’s plus-ones, but never each other’s real dates, two childhood best friends have one last summer wedding to fall in love in this dual-narrative debut.

Nell Regan has learned the hard way that love's not in the cards for her. Nell's life is here in Arizona, running her dude ranch-alone. Until Tyler Jacobs arrives. Most men barely notice shy Nell, yet Tyler makes her feel beautiful in a way she never has before. But she's not about to mistake kindness for love. Not again.

Dana Mobry has worked her family’s Texas ranch her entire life. The cowgirl knows every inch of the property like the back of her hand, but she might find a ring on that same hand sooner rather than later. Where does it say a rancher’s daughter has to marry a long, tall Texan — or lose her cherished home? In her father’s will — and Dana’s just discovered that her partner in this marriage of convenience is none other than the sexiest cowboy in Texas, Hank Grant!

Injured years ago in a car accident, wealthy Christopher Deverell has every material item that he could ever want. But the jaded millionaire has never opened his heart to let a woman in — that is, until he’s confronted by determined journalist Della Larson. The pretty young woman is looking to track down Christopher’s wayward mother and will stop at nothing to get her story.

Rue Matthews has it all. A cute little yarn store to call her own, her upcoming wedding and the best friend on earth. Sure, most people might not understand her relationship with Justice King, but he’s always been there for her. And now he’s going to be her best man…until her fiancé calls off the wedding just before the guests arrive.

Halo Phaninon, assassin of gods, is as cold and merciless as a machine. For victory, he will cross any line. When tasked to kill twelve of mythology’s fiercest monsters in twenty-four hours, Halo eagerly accepts. Except, each morning he awakens to the same day, forced to relive it over and over again. Only one other person retains their memory — the beauty who threatens his iron control.

Lawyer Jack Hanson has a successful career as a junior partner in a law firm, but when his father dies unexpectedly, Jack steps in to run his family’s media company. His goal is to pull the company from the brink of catastrophe and into the modern world as fast as possible in order to resume his professional life. Luckily, after hiring the talented, fun, and vibrant Samantha Edwards, he won’t be doing this alone.

Single mom Eden Harwood has a lively daughter, a blooming business - and a juicy secret she’s hung on to for 10 years. She doesn’t mind a bit that there’s no room for romance in her whirlwind life...until six-foot-infinity, smoldery-eyed, bass-voiced Gabe Caldera reminds her of what she might be missing.

Arabella Craig was eighteen when she first fell for Ethan Hardeman...and he turned around and married another woman. Four years later, tragedy brings Ethan, still just as tall and handsome, back into her life. He runs his family’s cattle empire with an iron hand, and keeps just as tight a grip on the reins holding back his heart. But Arabella is determined not to let this long, tall Texan escape her again!

Putting down roots in Copper Ridge was never Alex Donnelly's intention. But if there's one thing the ex-military man knows, it's that life rarely unfolds as expected. If it did, his best friend and brother-in-arms would still be alive. And Alex wouldn't have inherited a ranch or responsibility for his late comrade's sister - a woman who, despite her inexperience, can bring tough-as-iron Alex to his knees.

Arabella Craig was eighteen when she first fell for Ethan Hardeman...and he turned around and married another woman. Four years later, tragedy brings Ethan, still just as tall and handsome, back into her life. He runs his family’s cattle empire with an iron hand, and keeps just as tight a grip on the reins holding back his heart. But Arabella is determined not to let this long, tall Texan escape her again!

Jake McGuire has worked hard to earn his success, with holdings that include ranches and a private jet. The only threat to his comfortable existence is the last woman he should ever want. He knows Ida Merridan by reputation only, but the stories he's heard are enough for him to keep her at arm's length, until the day fate puts her in his path under circumstances only the most heartless cowboy could ignore. Now, realizing the truth Ida's been keeping, he's powerless to give her up.

Orphaned as a child, Abby Clark learned not to rely on many people — except the Ballenger brothers, who were her rocks and her providers. But she’s not the little girl they once knew. Now, nearly twenty-one years old, Abby is a woman grown, and she knows what she wants: sexy cattleman Calhoun Ballenger. He insists on keeping her under his thumb, so Abby resolves to teach Calhoun a lesson. With the fury of a South Texas twister, she devises a plan to prove her independence—and capture his attention. Can Abby make Calhoun her very own cowboy?

Boone Sinclair is a hallmark Diana Palmer hero: tall, strong and handsome. A businessman and a rancher, Boone had it all — except for Keely Welsh. The first time he spotted her on his property, he was determined not to let her get away from him. The lovely beauty would be his...

Sparks fly the moment Kasie Mayfield arrives at Gil Callister's sprawling Montana ranch to care for his two adorable daughters. Yet never in her wildest dreams does the young woman imagine that her formidable new boss might sweep her off her feet with his potent charm. Before long, she falls in love so deeply that her heart aches. But how does he feel? The enigmatic rancher is impossible to read, but can Kasie convince the hard-edged widower that a circle of gold belongs on her finger forever?