Showing results by publisher "The Wild Rose Press" in Contemporary

A Valentine's Day wedding on a Caribbean beach! The last thing Riley Flynn wants is to be present at her ex-fiancé's wedding - which should have been hers - but she refuses to give him the satisfaction, despite the nosedive her life has recently taken. Now, if she can only find a plus one to prove she isn't a complete failure. All Sam Rutherford wants is a peaceful life, but his zany neighbor is making it impossible. The woman is a menace to herself, and anyone in her path - he has the dent in his car to prove it.

Eleanor Freemont owed her brother more than she could ever repay. He'd raised her after their parents were killed, but it was past time for her to grow up and be out on her own. Her painfully shy nature and her brother's over-protectiveness had kept her locked away for too long. Going out with Dustin Bass, a motorcycle riding stranger she'd dared make a date with at a stoplight, might just be her first step to independence. If only she can keep that date.

Ten years earlier, Bailee walked out on Mark before their first wedding anniversary. A miscommunication between their mutual friends brings them to the same ski cabin the week before New Year's.

Patience was not one of Belle Gregory's virtues. So when she finds herself lying flat on her back in the sand with a tone male body on top of her, she curses her loss of sight. But the doctors say she will see again, a fact that has Adam Parker very worried. He has no choice but to live with the damage done to his face by a roadside bomb more than a year ago, but can Belle? Or will she see only the scars and not what's in his heart?

The evening Marek Sumner opened his door to the wild-looking Felicity Powers, he knew nothing would ever be the same again. But even love and passion couldn't keep them together. Forty-three years later, having lived in the world's most dangerous places as a foreign aid worker, Felicity is back, still offering him love, passion, and adventure. But why would Marek risk having his heart broken a second time? But Felicity is just as fascinating and joyful as ever, and that wonderful sexy magic is still there, too.

When hotel inspector, Tallulah Thompson, is called in along with her pug, Franny, to investigate renovation delays, she meets an extremely annoyed and dapper turn-of-the-century innkeeper. The only problem is he's in limbo, neither dead nor alive, and Tallulah and the pug are the first to see him in a hundred years.

When Erika's ex becomes her boss less than a year after dumping her by text, she gets desperate to find a date to the corporate Valentine's dance so he doesn't suspect she still has feelings for him. Though not a fan of texting for the obvious reason, she doesn't have much choice but to tap the keypad in order to gain the attention of the only viable candidate from the classified ads. Grayson made the mistake of listening to his brother a year ago and has regretted what he did to Erika ever since. But his brother's next suggestion just might be his salvation.

Marine Veteran Nathan, too restless for college and everyday life at home, craves the adventure of backpacking around the world. Michaela, daughter of a Holocaust survivor, shares his love of backpacking and moving on. As they leave a kibbutz in Israel, they join forces to explore Europe before returning to their studies. Is it a match made in heaven?

Hannah Tate is raising her children alone after her husband's death. Keeping her homestead running isn't easy, but when chores get done that she didn't do, she wonders who her mysterious helper is. Her daughter insists it's the Gingerbread Man, who comes late at night. But Hannah has no time for such nonsense. Or does she? John Sullivan lives alone outside Harper Falls, trapping for a living. When circumstance brings him to meet the woman he's been helping in secret, he doesn't expect to find love once again. But he'll risk his life more than once to finally hold her forever.