Books published by Bold Strokes Books

Secret Service Agent Oakes Weaver is in the midst of the biggest assignment of her career-leading the advance team for President Andrew Powell's impending trip to Philadelphia where everyone expects he will be nominated to run for a second term. The last thing she needs is a tragedy among the president's inner circle that might not be an accident, or the sudden recruitment of Ari Rostof, a woman who might be a lot more than she seems. But Oakes doesn't get a say in policy. She only has to secure the president's safety-at all costs.First Daughter Blair Powell and her spouse, Cameron Roberts, are among the reelection campaign members accompanying President Andrew Powell to Philadelphia. While the president may be protected by his Secret Service agents, those close to him are literally in the kill zone, and his adversaries will stop at nothing to further their cause-even mass murder.

A recipe for love:One cup of homespun country farmerTwo dollops of hotshot city chefA sprinkle of funky little restaurantIncrease the heat until romance sizzles.Hannah Little doesn't have much use for fancy chefs or fancy restaurants, but that's exactly what Three Willows Farm needs to survive. When a local restaurant wants to feature her produce, she's thrilled. But the contract means working with an egotistical, and (let's face it) drop-dead-gorgeous head chef from New York City.Chef Drew Davis can't wait to run her own kitchen. If taking a job at some trendy farm-to-table restaurant in the middle of nowheresville will get her there faster, she's on board. She has no intention of staying though, and that means the feisty farmer who keeps trying to tell her how to do her job can't be anything more than a pleasant distraction.

Children's book illustrator Garet Allen has just escaped her most recent, ill-fated relationship and accepts a temporary teaching position at a rural public school. After all, how hard can teaching kids about art really be? Apparently, pretty hard, because her first day on the job is a complete disaster, and that has nothing at all to do with the fact that Tess Hill, the captivating and overly conscientious music teacher, shares the same classroom. Tess, a dedicated teacher and single mother focused on creating a stable life for her daughter, is immediately attracted to the handsome, cavalier Garet for all the wrong reasons. Everything about Garet says short-term, and Tess refuses to consider anything less than forever. She's not about to give her heart away to someone she can't count on. Can Garet and Tess survive three months sharing the same classroom without killing each other...or falling in love?

Eden Bauer grew up in a rough part of New York with an unsafe home life and took refuge in the neighborhood Taekwondo dojang. When the master of the dojang offered to train Eden as a live-in student, he started her on a journey that would eventually lead her to become the UFC featherweight champion of the world. Eden loves competing and coaching the underprivileged kids of her community, but just as she''s getting comfortable with her champion title, a new martial artist from a legendary family comes roaring onto the scene with a dynasty on her shoulders. Brooklyn Shaw is a loud, cocky, aggressive Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu genius who''s also unfortunately pretty dreamy. Brooklyn and Eden''s rivalry attracts worldwide attention, but as they spend time together, Eden sees past Brooklyn''s showmanship to who she really is. They ought to be perfect for one another, but can either really fall in love with the person standing in the way of her dreams?

Hannah Olsen just wanted to be an accountant. She met the girl of her dreams and was more than ready to settle in for an ordinary life. Then she found out she was the reincarnation of Thor. Suddenly, she''s thrown into a world of magic and intrigue, unexpected attraction, and a mystery she''s got to unravel. All she can count on are her friends and her partner, and perhaps her new crush. With their help, she just might be able to find her way in this new life, and maybe stop an evil plot along the way.

Wren Lindley loves her low-tech life far off the grid near the small Pacific Northwest town of Poulsbo, Washington. Her world is untouched by the latest anything until the day social media star Gina arrives to help her market her horse farm...and brings an unexpected and irresistible electricity into Wren''s life. Influencer Gina Strickland always has her focus forward, toward the hottest trend and the newest way to make a splash. Her glamorous on-screen persona has made her a success, but when her real identity is leaked and threats ensue, she needs a temporary hideout. Wren''s isolated farm sounds like the perfect refuge until Gina discovers just how far off the grid it really is. With this much downtime, how is she supposed to distract herself from the sparks flying between her and tantalizing Wren? On the shores of Liberty Bay, far from the buzz of social media feeds, can Wren and Gina find a way to forge a real-world connection?

Nico Marshall''s living her best life. Her packaging company''s turning a profit and she''s just been labeled Chicago''s most promising up-and-coming artist. The only thing missing is love. When she meets a beautiful woman on the train with an indescribable sweet and sugary scent, Nico''s ready to make her move. Sophia Sweet doesn''t have time for distractions. Never mind how fit and tan Nico is, or how she has the most beautiful eyes ever. Sophia only has one goal: keep the family business alive. Her third-generation chocolatier shop, Sweet Stuff, is tanking. In a last-ditch effort, Sophia creates an upscale version of their product and needs the perfect package to ensure success. When Sophia recognizes Nico from the train but mistakes her for the packaging company''s warehouse employee, Nico doesn''t bother to correct her. She''s been burned by women in the past wanting her for her money. This time, she''s determined to win Sophia over with her charm.

Lauren West is stuck. Stuck in her hometown over the holidays. Stuck in a Wi-Fi dead zone. Stuck watching her longtime crush make out with her ex-best-friend. The small town of Sunrise Falls thrives on gossip, and everyone's talking about the mess she's made of her life back in San Francisco. One festively decorated bar and two vodka tonics later, a game of truth or dare seems like just the thing to distract her. Until the dare to seduce the next woman who walks through the door brings her face-to-face with librarian Emma Prescott.Emma's a good girl with a mind dirty enough to make a sex worker blush. A painful experience as a teenager has left her anxious and afraid of her own desire, but when gorgeous Lauren West kisses her senseless, Emma thinks maybe she's finally found the perfect person to help her break free. That is, until Lauren comes clean about what really turns her on and reveals passions far darker than Emma ever anticipated. Reader Advisory: If You Dare contains explicit fantasies of non-consent.

Country mouse Lady Honora Banfield arrives in London with one mission: to catch a husband. A perpetual wallflower, she's going to do whatever it takes to win a proposal from London's most eligible bachelor, including teaming up with the most popular (and least proper) woman in London.Miss Jacqueline Lockhart is having too much fun in her sixth season to ever consider settling down, even though she's been unsuccessful at mingling with the upper echelons of London society.When Lady Honora agrees to exchange invitations to the most exclusive events in return for Jacqueline's introductions to eligible gentlemen, neither expects their friendship to ignite passion. Nora and Jacquie begin an affair with the strict understanding that it will end once Nora is married, but as a proposal becomes more imminent, choosing between a conventional life without love, or certain ruination if they stay together, isn't as simple as it seems.

When 32-year-old Elena Ricci wakes up in the hospital, the last thing she recalls is walking home from work the night before. Except the night before turns out to be eight years ago and Elena has no memory of the time she's lost. Family feuds, breakups, and sexual awakenings--all forgotten. For Keelin Jax, Elena's wife, the long nightmare only continues upon Elena's awakening when Keelin becomes a platonic roommate overnight. While Elena struggles to adjust to her new present and find the life she left behind, someone from Elena's past finds a way to seize the opportunity after years of silence.

Dr. Daniella Waveny is back from a medical posting in Guyana carrying more than just her suitcase. The difficult to diagnose virus that forced her return to her northern Canadian hometown could threaten much more than her livelihood. It could shatter her dreams.Luca McAffery has her own baggage. The iron sculptor and hockey coach carries the world on her shoulders, but when she runs into Daniella, her arms are--fortunately for them both--wide-open. So is her heart.A devastating hit at center ice first brought them together years ago. Will the consequences now tear them apart or will the spark of their passion be hot enough to thaw the secrets that stand between them?

Reese Conlon's much anticipated family leave is only two weeks away, and nothing is going to stand in the way of her being at her wife's side for the upcoming birth--not even the summer crowds in Provincetown, a new rookie cop with a hero complex, and a cruise ship at anchor in the harbor with a reported outbreak of a mysterious illness.Andy Champlain might be a rookie cop, but she was raised by a family of cops, and she's ready to take on any challenge, if she only gets the chance. With a disaster brewing in Provincetown Harbor, a journalist who'll do anything for a story, and sexy summer PA, Laurel Winter, at the local clinic, she's about to have all the excitement she can handle.Before long, Reese, Tory, Laurel, and Andy are caught up in the gathering storms of an epidemic that could threaten all their lives.

By day, Holly Hudson's a story editor for Wifetime Network. By night, she's the writer for the network's very cheesy, very straight holiday romance series--Christmas in Evermore. Holly took the job to accomplish exactly one thing: a gay Christmas movie. She's been shot down before, but things start to look up when Meredith Drake unexpectedly moves into the network's holiday division.On the heels of a brief (but totally hot) fling, Holly and Meredith agree to keep things professional now that they'll be working together. Especially since the network has a strict policy about workplace relationships. Instead, they vow to channel their passion into a pitch for the network's first Christmas movie to feature two female leads.In this contemporary romance, Holly and Meredith work to make the Yuletide gayer while discovering that happy endings aren't only for the movies.