Once upon a time-according to Grandma-Mommy loved getting messy, wearing kooky costumes, and dragging out bedtime with just one more story. She collected bottle caps and dandelion fluff, and didn't know how to tie her shoes. Sometimes she was a terror, but most of the time she was a sweet potato. Just like her own little girl today. Kids love to hear about what their parents were like as children, and this celebration of moms and the little girls they were will inspire lots of laughter and memories.

After going through a difficult childhood, Rodney Butler seems to be the one with it all: a hero father, a hard-working mother, and a beautiful girl who loves him. When tragedy strikes, time after time, Rodney is left to navigate his way out of the pain to reclaim the beautiful life he has created for himself and his family. The Life of Rodney Butler perfectly and relatably illustrates the highs, lows, and perseverance of the human spirit.

A mom on the run. A man who missed his shot. When their paths cross long after meeting, will misunderstandings lead to love? Maddy Miller is barely keeping her head above water. A struggling single mother raising a little boy, she’s terrified when her house is broken into and flees in panic to a childhood father-figure. But after she mistakenly pepper sprays the gorgeous guy who hated her in school, she wishes she’d left a better impression. Fresh out of the Navy, Turner Walker is ready for a new chapter. So when one of the mean girls he had a secret teenage crush on confuses him with an intruder in his own home, he’s immediately suspicious of her intentions with his dad. But as he grows closer to the troubled woman, he can’t ignore his old feelings… or their red-hot chemistry. Falling hard for the handsome former sailor, Maddy’s petrified her chance at happily ever after will fall victim to a shadowy stalker. And with the truth of their shared history thrown into a drastically new light, Turner won’t rest until the girl of his dreams is safe. Can long-overdue passions survive an obsessive danger from the past? Beautiful Collision is a pulse-pounding standalone romance. If you like steamy attractions, satisfying retribution, and shocking secrets, then you’ll adore A. M. Kusi’s riveting tale. Buy Beautiful Collision to crash into desire today! ***No cheating. HEA guaranteed.*** ----------- Keywords related to this contemporary romance novel: Single mom romance novel, romantic suspense, enemies to lovers romantic suspense, steamy romance, single parent romance, woman on the run romance, enemies to lovers romance, small town romance, military romance, military hero suspense, romantic suspense, contemporary romance novel, interracial romance books, new adult romance, multicultural romance books, strong female lead, biracial romance, black man romance, wwbm romance, strong women, beach reads, strong heroine, romance suspense, interracial romance books, romance ebook, IR romance books, wounded heroine romance, contemporary romance series, african american romance, ir books, stripper romance, romance novels to read, love story, love story books, abused heroine romance, interracial relationship, small town romance series, standalone romance books, interracial romance bmww, bmww, letting go of past romance, military hero, me too romance, interracial romance novels,

"Woman, tell me, whose child is this?" A dirty deal left her with a hidden knot. She thought that this happy wedding was just a bet! Five years later, with a child that did not belong to him, the reborn girl returned to his side once more, "Man, this time I will give you a child, but ... I need to use your life in exchange! "

When Taffeta Brown loses everything, including custody of her daughter, she moves to Mystic Creek, Oregon, to start over, where she unexpectedly meets the one man who might be able to help her get her daughter back.

Harlequin® Special Edition brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Special Edition box set includes: HER SOLDIER OF FORTUNE The Fortunes of Texas: The Rulebreakers by Michelle Major When Nathan Fortune returned home, he vowed to put the past behind him. But when Bianca, his best friend’s little sister, shows up with her son, Nate finds that the past won’t stay buried…and it threatens to snuff out the future Nate and Bianca now hope to build with each other. JUST WHAT THE COWBOY NEEDED The Bachelors of Blackwater Lake by Teresa Southwick Logan Hunt needs a nanny. What he gets is pretty kindergarten teacher Grace Flynn, whose desire for roots and a family flies right in the face of Logan’s determination to remain a bachelor. Can Logan overcome his fears of becoming his father in time to convince Grace that she’s exactly what he wants? THE RANCHER AND THE CITY GIRL Sweet Briar Sweethearts by Kathy Douglass Running for her life, Camille Parker heads to her sworn enemy, Jericho Jones, for protection. She may be safe from those who wish her harm, but as they both come to see their past presumptions proven incorrect, Camille’s heart is more at risk than ever.

Trusting in second chances Finding Her Way by Marta Perry When Caitlyn Villard becomes mother to her orphaned twin five-year-old nieces, she trades New York City for Prairie Springs, Texas, the small military town she’d run from at first chance. Learning how to be a slow-paced soccer mom is not easy. Until handsome army chaplain Steve Windham steps in to show Caitlyn that sometimes you find the man—and life—of your dreams where you least expected. FREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME! The Bull Rider's Secret by Jill Lynn Letting bull rider Jace Hawke back into her life breaks all of Mackenzie Wilder’s rules—just like he broke her heart years ago. Jace is working at her family’s ranch while recovering from a rodeo injury…and chipping away at Mackenzie’s tough-girl exterior with each passing day. Which is the bigger mistake: falling for Jace again…or letting him go without a fight? Previously published as Mission: Motherhood