Seven Day Fiance: A Love and Games Novel (Entangled Bliss) Read online

  Stacy Cantor Abrams and Alycia Tornetta are hands down the best editors an author can ask for. Their notes are phenomenal, the laughs are constant, and their support and belief in me is unconditional. They made this story shine, and made me fall even harder for Cane…a feat I didn’t think was possible.

  I’ve been blessed with the most supportive family ever. My husband has helped plot every one of my books, and he always reads the guy parts to make sure they sound like dudes. He takes me out on dates, surprises me with love notes, and does the laundry without asking—proof that real romance exists! My daughters scream from the rooftops that their mama’s a writer (and they have crazy loud voices, y’all), and are totally understanding when homeschool time goes wonky due to deadlines. My mom, dad, and brother hear more about the writing process than they ever wanted to yet they never fail to ask anyway or to show how proud they are. And my mother-in-law’s reign as Number One Cheerleader remains fully intact. *squishes you all*

  To every blogger, reviewer, and reader of Taste the Heat, a gigantic tackle hug. Your Jason crushes and “Holy Fireman” tweets made me giggle and grin like a loon, and I hope Cane lived up to your expectations. Double tackle hugs go out to The Autumn Review, Harlequin Junkie, Mostly YA Book Obsessed, Starbucks and Book Obsession, Lovin’ Los Libros, Imperfect Women, All Romance Reviews, Jenna Does Books, Book Loving Mom, Stuck in Books, Tangled Up in Books, Always YA at Heart, A Bookish Escape, Dazzled by Books, The Fictionators, Meredith and Jennifer’s Musings, K-Books, i*Heart*BigBooks, Library of a Book Witch, Pandora’s Books, Crystal in Bookland, Tsk Tsk What to Read, and Just a Booklover for going above and beyond. You made my adult romance debut so fantastic.

  And no list of acknowledgements would be complete without a teary-eyed, mushy, and totally sentimental thank-you to my Flirt Squad. Our daily swoons over yummy men, heartfelt chats about life, and giggles over random oddities mean the world to me. No other author is as blessed as I am. I love each and every one of your faces, and I can’t thank you enough. You inspire me to keep pushing, to keep going, and I love you for it!

  About the Author

  Rachel Harris grew up in New Orleans, watching soap operas with her grandmother and staying up late sneak-reading her mama’s romance novels. Today she still stays up late reading romances, only now she does so openly.

  A Cajun cowgirl now living in Houston, she firmly believes life’s problems can be solved with a hot, sugar-coated beignet or a thick slice of king cake, and that screaming at strangers for cheap, plastic beads is acceptable behavior in certain situations.

  She homeschools her two beautiful girls and watches countless hours of Food Network and reality television with her amazing husband. She writes young adult, new adult, and adult Fun, Flirty Escapes, and LOVES talking with readers! Visit her at www.rachelharriswrites.com.

  Don’t miss the first book in Rachel Harris’s Love and Games series

  TASTE THE HEAT

  One sexy fire captain. One Cajun chef. One combustible kitchen…

  When chef Colby Robicheaux returned home to New Orleans to save her family restaurant, the last person she expected to reconnect with was her brother’s best friend and her childhood crush. As tempting as a sugar-coated beignet, Jason is one dish she can’t afford to taste. Colby can’t wait to leave the place where her distrust of love and commitment originated and go back to Vegas.

  Fire captain Jason Landry isn’t looking for love, either. Disillusioned by his past, he knows he should be focusing on finding the perfect mother for his daughter. But when he first sees Colby, all grown up and gorgeous, he can’t help but be drawn to her. And when she suggests a no-strings-attached fling, Jason can’t say no.

  As their relationship grows more intense, Colby finds that Jason isn’t as easy to leave behind as she thought. Could turning up the heat on something real be worth the possibility of getting burned?

  Find your Bliss with Tracy March’s

  TEMPTED IN THE TROPICS

  Paige followed the couple into the sanctuary. Beyond, Lane still stood naked in the pool, leaning against the edge, looking as surprised as Paige had felt when she opened the door. The couple stopped near the pool, the man looking sterner than he had before, the woman more shocked.

  “Mom, Dad,” Lane said, “this is Paige.” He looked at Paige apologetically. “Paige, these are my parents, Don and Karen.”

  Paige shifted nervously from foot to foot, clutching the sheet to her chest. She dipped her chin, not sure exactly what to do— shake their hands…curtsy? “Nice to meet you,” she said, as if everyone was dressed.

  Don simply stared at her, his fiery eyes the same captivating shade of green as Lane’s.

  Karen glanced over at the patio and apparently caught sight of Lane’s shorts and briefs on the chaise, her eyebrows jumping halfway up her forehead before she lowered them quickly into a grimace. “Obviously we’ve interrupted something.”

  Paige stepped over to the patio while Lane got out of the pool. Karen and Don faced her, their intent gazes simultaneously resting on something behind Paige at about knee level. Paige turned to see her sundress and bright-pink-lace bra tossed across the chaise, her thong dangling by a thin strip of elastic from the armrest. Her stomach pitched. Champagne bubbled in the back of her throat, and she thought she might hurl. And why not? A puddle of puke would be like icing on the cake of this train-wreck scene.

  Paige practically leaped over to the chaise and scooped up her clothes. She yanked her thong from the armrest, but the elastic caught on the curved end. The thong snapped from her fingers and went flying, landing limply in the pool beyond her reach.

  “We’ll worry about that later,” Lane said in a low tone as he joined her, facing Don’s and Karen’s glares.

  Paige officially wanted to die. But short of that, she was dying to leave…now. Nothing could save her at this point. “I, um…” She looked in the general direction of Don and Karen. “Nice to meet you, but I need to run.” She glanced at Lane and shrugged. “I’ll get your sheet back to you,” she said, and broke a walk-of-shame speed record getting out the door.

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  Flirting with Danger by Claire Baxter

  Firefighter Jasmine Mackinnon has always just been one of the guys. So no one’s more shocked than she is to find herself kissing fellow firefighter and all-around sinfully handsome playboy Aaron Parkes after a friend’s wedding. Jasmine knows she can’t risk an emotional connection with a colleague—a potentially dangerous entanglement when fighting fires together—and nothing’s more important to her than her job. But when their casual flirtation builds into a steamy affair, both will have to “man up” to get what they truly want.

  Fake Fiancé, Real Revenge by Roxanne Snopek

  In order for Mitchell Granger to secure a lucrative real-estate deal with an eccentric client, he told the teeny white lie that he was engaged…and now he needs to prove it. Sabrina doesn’t mind posing as Mitch’s fake fiancée. She’s got a plan to exact revenge on her first love, the boy who left her and Three River Ranch behind. But will both Mitch’s and Sabrina’s grand plans get derailed by love?

  Love Him or Leave Him by Sara Daniel

  Connor O’Malley and Becca Sanders were once high school sweethearts, ripped apart by rumors in the small town of Kortville, Illinois. Now that Connor’s back as the town sheriff, Becca finds herself struggling to resist the too-handsome man who once broke her heart. When a scandal rocks the town, suddenly Connor and Becca must trust in each other if they want to weather
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