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  A little fake relationship never hurt anyone…

  Kate Massie has big dreams—they just haven't worked out. Yet. In the meantime, she spends her days clerking for a judge and her nights fantasizing about her tall, dark, and sexy gym crush. So when she runs into him one night, she’s shocked to realize he was her shy, nerdy junior prom date. But that isn’t where the surprises end…

  James Abell needs a date to his sister’s wedding. So when Kate agrees, he’s relieved…until one little lie turns their wedding date into a full-blown fake relationship. Only it doesn’t feel fake—not the toe-curling kisses and definitely not the electricity. Neither of them is looking for something real…but they just might fall for their own little white lie.

  What happens in Aspen is definitely not staying in Aspen…

  A girls’ trip to Aspen was exactly what Shay needed to forget about her toxic ex-boyfriend. She’s got her girls, pristine slopes for skiing, and hot guys everywhere. Of course, her epic self-rediscovery goes completely to hell when a wild (and deliciously hot) skier knocks Shay on her ass…and war is declared.

  Kolton doesn’t know what it is about Shay that makes him lose it. Not just his cool—although she does have an unholy gift for that—but his restraint. When anger gives way to explosive chemistry, they’re both shaken by the intensity of it. But somewhere between lust and hate, Kolton and Shay realize they could have something real…if they don't kill each other first.

  Two tickets to paradise

  After some disappointing dates, Karen Ramirez has concluded that great sex is for other people. Especially since medical school won’t leave her much time for romance anyway. Then she runs into tall, dark, charming, and ridiculously wealthy Mark Lansing—and quickly reconsiders celibacy. Adding to temptation? Mark will be the best man at her sister’s wedding, and the nuptial destination is sultry Puerto Rico. Now this trip might just be sensory overload—or the perfect chance for Karen to find the groove she’s never had.

  For CEO Mark Lansing, his perfect match would be smart, sweet, and funny, with long legs and silky hair the color of dark chocolate. In short, someone a lot like Karen. But Mark’s looking to settle down, while a relationship is the last thing on Karen’s mind. So Mark proposes a plan: He and Karen will use their weekend in paradise to sizzling advantage—before downshifting to friendship. The only problem? Karen is all Mark can think of when he gets home. Now his most challenging negotiation will be for the one thing money can’t buy…

  A CHAPEL OF LOVE SHORT STORY

  After a very public career disaster, journalist Jeff Talbert-Lyndon wants to escape from the world. Picturesque Shenadoah Falls, Virginia, seems like the perfect place to relax and regroup before heading back to real life. But when he discovers the charming bookstore Secondhand Prose—and its lovely, slightly overwhelmed owner—he finds a part-time job and a very tempting reason to stay…

  Melissa Portman is fighting a losing battle when it comes to saving her grandmother’s store—and selling the historic building may be her only option. Yet when a handsome stranger wanders in one day, she wonders if her very own fairy tale is just beginning…

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  Table of Contents

  Cover

  Title Page

  Welcome

  Dedication

  Acknowledgments

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Epilogue

  An Excerpt from RUN TO YOU

  Also by Rachel Lacey

  About the Author

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  Copyright

  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

  Copyright © 2016 by Rachel Bates

  Excerpt from Run to You copyright © 2016 by Rachel Bates

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  ISBNs: 978-1-4555-6795-9

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