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Ethan Hamilton moves to a lazy little town in Oregon, hoping to escape his demons. But, instead he discovers a woman dancing nude in the moonlight. This woman who claims she is a witch dazzles him with her sensual presence. He thinks she's crazy, but what if she's not?

New Release! Only $1.99! Free on Kindle Unlimited! "5 Stars... couldn't read fast enough to find out what awaited them in this well-written, romantic adventure... An excellent summer read!..." —Author Joanne Guidoccio "5 Stars... author did an amazing job of bringing the Everglades to life... Suspense, secrets, betrayals, lies and romance, I can't think of anything I could want more in a book...." —Paranormal Romance Guild "5 Stars... McCarty knows how to build a tale that grows and explodes with action, suspense and of course, the possibility of that perfect love...." —Tome Tender "5 Stars... I would definitely recommend this book to others and will be buying a paperback for my shelf collection because I liked it that much!!!..." —Net Galley Reviewer/Stephanie Plenty of action-adventure in this romantic-suspense tale. Photographer Kayli Heddon is given the biggest assignment of her career—a photo essay on the Everglades Restoration—and a special airboat safari is arranged, so Kayli can get her pictures. What she doesn't count on is being stranded alone in the Everglades with her handsome and unpredictable airboat guide. Kayli is forced to learn some tough lessons. Trust means everything in the dangerous River of Grass, and a skilled partner makes all the difference in your survival. Skye Landers takes the airboat safari gig as a favor to his cousin who is called out of town. Skye doesn't expect the governor's photographer to catch his eye, but Kayli Heddon is unlike any woman he has ever met. He knows he should keep his distance, but common sense flies out the window whenever she gets near. Unfortunately, Kayli thinks honesty is the most important thing in a relationship—any relationship—and Skye Landers is a fraud. When secrets surface from his past, Kayli and Skye are soon on the run from more than just alligators.

Book #1—The Cinderella Romances Series Fall in love with the fairy tale all over again... Free on Kindle Unlimited! "5 Stars... What a wonderful story! I absolutely adored the characters..." --The Romance Reviews "5 Stars... I just fell in love with all the characters..." --Once upon an Alpha Reviews "4.5 Stars... well written story with so many twists and turns..." --Long and Short Reviews "4.4 Stars... cleverly written, heart-warming and entertaining..." --The Kindle Book Review "4 Stars... one heck of a story that'll leave you saying 'wow' when it's all said and done..." --Night Owl Reviews Cinderella's fairy tale moves to Jupiter Island, Florida where Lily Foster, owner of an eclectic landscape nursery, is mistaken for a wealthy socialite by billionaire resort developer Rhett Buchanan. Overdue for a little romance in her life, Lily is anxious for one fabulous date with her handsome prince, so she cultivates her inadvertent masquerade. Rhett Buchanan has become jaded with the Palm Beach social scene, dominated by scheming women desperate for more money -- his money. Rhett falls hard when he meets Lily Foster. She is a breath of fresh air after the smog of gold diggers constantly surrounding him. For Rhett and Lily, it's love at first sight until her deception comes to light and pitches their relationship into a disastrous tailspin. Well-meaning friends are determined to intercede and resort to inept high jinks to reunite the estranged couple while a wicked ex-girlfriend plays dirty to keep the couple apart.

New Release! Free on Kindle Unlimited! Book #3—The Mystery Angel Romances Series "5 Stars... will pull at your heartstrings and make your pulse pound... Beautiful storytelling, characters with real flaws, and some incredible heroes rising to the occasion!... I love this series!..." --Tome Tender "5 Stars... We have ourselves a hero for the ages... I could not put this one down... a must read for those into military men, gutsy women..." --Wild Women Reviews "5+ Stars... loved every minute reading this book. ... The ending made me cry buckets. So heartfelt, so honest, so real... Highly recommend!..." --N. N. Light's Book Heaven "5 Stars... an intense, action packed story with lots of twists and turns... The reader will have a hard time putting this book down..." --Linda / Ebook Discovery The Angel and the SEAL . . . a cozy mystery with romantic suspense from the Mystery Angel Romances series. An angel hidden in every book waiting for you to figure out who . . . Navy SEAL Sean MacKay's teammate is murdered after stealing a deadly nerve-gas formula from Syrian terrorists. Naval Intelligence believes MacKay's teammate was a traitor and shipped the stolen formula to his sister in the states for safekeeping. MacKay is given orders to find the sister before the terrorists do and to retrieve the stolen formula at all costs. Foreclosure looms for Cory Rigatero as she fights to keep her rustic resort near Mt. St. Helens afloat after her brother deserted her to join the SEAL Teams. Cory's whole world dives into a tailspin when Sean MacKay shows up at her resort with the news of her brother's death and the wild suspicion her brother may have sent her traitorous classified documents. No way will Cory trust MacKay—the man who once seduced her and then vanished into the night without a trace.

To escape the guillotine, Noelle de Vallon takes refuge with her aunt in England. Determined to make her own way, she joins the local smugglers, but when their plans are uncovered, Richard, Lord Boltwood steps out of the shadows to save her. Too bad he's the last man on earth she ever wanted to see again. Years ago, Richard Boltwood's plan to marry Noelle was foiled when his ruthless father shipped him to the Continent to work in espionage. But with the old man at death's door, Richard returns to England with one final mission: to catch a spy. And Noelle is the prime suspect. Noelle needs Richard's help, but how can she ever trust the man who abandoned her? And how can Richard catch the real culprit while protecting the woman who stole his heart and won't forgive him for breaking hers?

Book #1—The Mystery Angel Romances Series Free on Kindle Unlimited! "5 Stars... This was a wonderful book and I read it in one sitting... Surprises, secrets, romance, and suspense, what more can you want!..." —Paranormal Romance Guild "5 Stars... A tearjerker!... characters are rich and full, layered and complex. This one's a winner!..." —Wild Women Reviews "5 Stars... This book, y'all... so much that I absolutely loved about it... At times, I swooned, gasped, laughed and generally had a great time reading... fast becoming one of my favorite authors. Just saying…" —Harlie's Books "5 Stars... a creative storyline, fantastic writing style with meticulous and vivid scenes, well-developed characters... keeps you completely entertained through the last page ..." —Fabulous and Brunette No Cowboys No Angels... a cozy romantic mystery with suspense... an angel hidden in every book, waiting for the reader to figure out who... Kellen Brand's inheritance turns out to be a whopper—one dilapidated farm in West Virginia and one guardian angel! Since Kellen is convinced no sane woman would choose to live in Riverside, she vows to sell her farm and quick. Her handsome neighbor Luke Thornton must block the farm sale or risk exposure of his family's secrets. While Kellen has located one potential buyer, she faces a town full of objectors. Someone is trying to frighten her off, and Luke is forced to step in and rescue her more than once. Unfortunately, Kellen can't seem to stay out of trouble. She stumbles onto a clandestine hazardous-waste-dumping operation next to her farm, and she prays Luke has one more rescue up his sleeve. It's her only hope of staying alive. Unless her mother really did leave her a guardian angel…

Book #1--The Lords in Time Series Regency Romance "5 Stars... Duke du Jour is just delightful reading, period!...this twisted tale of time will captivate readers from start to finish!... one time travel read that no one could resist!..." --Tome Tender Book Blog "5+ Stars... Duke du Jour is Outlander meets Downton Abbey in lush Regency England...I was sad when it ended, and I wanted more!..." --N. N. Light's Book Heaven "5 Stars... I was sucked in right from the beginning and didn't want to stop..." --Dreams and Screams Bookaholics "5 Stars... Overall, I just flat out loved this book... I will definitely re-read this book again. Yes, it's that good..." --Harlie's Books "5 Stars... I'm very impressed... Fans of time travel and romance will definitely enjoy this book. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series..." --Two Ends of the Pen Jared Langley, thirteenth Duke of Reston, tumbles into a dilapidated fountain in an overgrown section of his ducal estate and awakens in 1816. Reston servants and local villagers think him a dead ringer for his namesake and rakehell ancestor—the seventh Duke of Reston, gone missing at the Battle of Waterloo. Unfortunately, Seven got mixed up with French spies out to assassinate the Duke of Wellington, and an unwary Jared ends up in their crosshairs. Lady Ariana Hart has loved Jared Langley since she was twelve years old, until the night the rogue broke her heart. Given up for dead, her rakish neighbor makes a miraculous return from France—only he shows up a changed man and threatens to reignite all the feelings Ariana had long ago buried. Jared is in a race against time. He must waylay the suspicions of his quirky servants and neighbors, get to Wellington before the French spies do, fix his fountain—before Seven shows up—so Jared has a way home, and definitely not fall in love with the beautiful Ariana Hart.

Book #3—The Cinderella Romances Series Fall in love with the fairy tale all over again... Free on Kindle Unlimited! "5 Stars... this take on the fabled tale is unlike any you have read before!...quirky characters that will make you laugh out loud!..." —Tome Tender "5 Stars... I was hooked from the first page, and this is definitely a re-read for me. Oh yes, a must..." —Harlie's Books "4 ½ Stars... NOR Top Pick!...intriguing secondary characters that I know you will enjoy... you're in for a story of love, happiness, and life's hard lessons..." —Night Owl Reviews "5 Stars... an awesome book, full of action and passion and so much romantic tension. I loved it. Five stars!..." —Emily Carrington Book Reviews Billionaire Aidan Cross longs to escape his life of celebrity and become a regular guy, if only for a brief time. His chance comes when his yacht breaks down near quaint Cypress Key, Florida—the site of his planned five-star golf resort. The golf resort no one in town wants. Casey Stuart has given up her dream of escaping to the big city. She refuses to desert her uncle, even when he hires the new stranger in town to replace her at their golf course. Casey vows to steer clear of the stranger called Aidan and the danger their inescapable chemistry provokes. Aidan's stay is temporary, and falling for him promises only heartbreak. When Casey discovers Cypress Key's mayor is making underhanded business deals, she ends up on the wrong side of the powerful autocrat. Aidan steps in to rescue her, but secrets from his past threaten to bogey their new-found relationship.

Retired First Nations Temporal Agent Wilda just wants to run her Toronto shop, garb Time Tourists, and send them on their merry way into the past. She finds contentment in her cat, her sarcasm, and her whiskey. All that changes when a deathly ill Traveller literally fell onto her doorstep, setting off a chain of events which forces her to return to the job she'd retired from decades before. The Agency sends her and her assistant, Mattea, back into three dangerous eras of history to find the disease vector threatening the life of every modern Traveller. She searches through a teeming desert bazaar amongst the luxury of the court of Mansa Musa. She explores the dark forests of pre-Columbian America, fighting against the heartbreak of true love. She gets entangled in the convoluted politics of twelfth century Norse-ruled Orkney, sifting through the horrific carnage of a murdered village. If Wilda can't return in time with the right pathogen, the modern scientists can't synthesize a cure for the disease before all the Travellers fall ill. She has to navigate politics, bandits, camels, and midnight coup d'etats, complete her mission, and return to the present, or lose herself in the depths of her own purposely-forgotten past.

At eighteen, a difficult childhood drove Larkin James from her Georgia hometown with the vow never to return. Eleven years later, news of her ailing mother forces Larkin back, knowing she'll face her demons. Jeremy Henderson fights to salvage his relationship with his daughter after a tragedy changes her forever. Larkin, a friend from his youth, reaches out to his daughter, giving him glimpses of the child she once was. Larkin struggles to do right by a mother who never wanted her. She battles ghosts from a childhood filled with more anguish than any child should endure. Added to her conflict is a renewed desire for Jeremy, who she resists letting inside the walls she's erected. Will the turmoil of moving home suck her so far back into her past she breaks, or can people who care reach her before regrets propel her across the country?

Escape can embolden your soul - or destroy it. Val Masterson created Vigdis in order to escape the drudgery of her life. Instead, Vigdis starts living it. Val and Karl's house is destroyed by a hurricane and her husband reveals he can't have children. These catalysts inspire her to write a historical romance novel set in Iceland, rife with sorcery, sexy Vikings, a big family, and a volcano. Val's dreams reveal historical details she can't possibly know, details which prove to be factual, which both frightens and intrigues her. Her obsession with writing puts a strain on her already troubled marriage, but she's terrified of being on her own. In her novel, Val becomes Vigdis. She evades two amorous brothers and their sorcerous, drunken father. The brothers fight a duel, forcing her to make a very public choice between them. Their father refuses to bide by her choice and tries to use black magic to enchant her. A volcanic eruption throws their entire world into ash and fire. The line between past and present grow blurred as Vigdis lives everything Val dreams of - true love, children, and family. An attractive Icelandic professor of history helps Val investigate the history behind her visions, but her husband draws the line - give up her writing or he'll leave. Val must decide whether to resurrect the shambles of her marriage or take her chance in Iceland to discover if her dreams truly do come from the past. Can she find vicarious solace and satisfaction in her fictional creation? Or will the escape take over and subsume her?