Story By Toni Denise
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Toni Denise

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Out of Time
Updated at Jan 14, 2023, 00:54
When new beginnings come face-to-face with danger, no one is safe…Jessica was born with the travel bug. A lifelong tourist and adventure seeker, she’s unwilling to give up what she loves for anyone. But when she decides to open a bed and breakfast, her life of adventure takes a dangerous turn. Will followed his heart and jumped in to care for his sister’s children while she was in rehab, but it was only supposed to be temporary. Now weeks have turned into months and there’s no end in sight. When he receives mysterious letters demanding money, he initially ignores them, but when things escalate, he has no choice but to act. His plan to keep the kids safe goes awry when his sister’s home is set on fire. Desperate to keep them safe, he seeks refuge in a new bed and breakfast. But what he finds there introduces a different kind of danger—a drop-dead gorgeous woman who just might steal his heart if he’s not careful. The exciting conclusion to the Westbeach Series!
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One Last Chance
Updated at Jan 14, 2023, 00:53
Fact: Older brothers will always protect their little sister, even when they don’t want them to. Fact: Pretending nothing happened is harder than it looks. Sam has worked hard to make her bakery a success. With a newly remodeled home, a successful business, and a loving family, life for her is grand… or it would be if her overprotective, older brothers would ease up a little. When they go out of town on an impromptu trip and leave her in the capable hands of a bodyguard, Sam has had enough. He’s the last person she wants to see. Alex isn’t looking forward to the nonstop arguments he and Sam will have, but he’s determined to grin his teeth and bare it. It’s the least he can do after the falling out they had years ago. What he can’t predict is just how undeniably attracted he still is to her and how much he’d give up to make sure no one ever hurts her. When a new man unexpectedly enters Sam’s life, Alex is left on the sidelines once again. As things heat up, he knows what he has to do to protect her before the new man ruins her life and her livelihood.
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On The Run
Updated at Jan 14, 2023, 00:53
Liz just wanted to confront her cheating boyfriend. She didn’t think it’d lead to disaster. Liz has had enough. It’s time to confront Mickey and toss the serial cheater out of her life for good, but her plans take an ugly turn when she discovers he’s also a murderer. As the sole witness to his vile act, she has no choice but to run. Sure Mickey won’t let her get far, Liz races across state lines, but when her aging car fails her, she knows it’s only a matter of time until he finds her. Agent Nate Cole is ready to hang up his badge. Living a life undercover has taken its toll on him. He’s ready to leave the danger and drama behind. With one potential case pending, he’s inclined to turn it down… until he finds Liz in his kitchen and danger not too far behind. Will helping Liz end in disaster or will it lead to love?
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Old Friends
Updated at Jan 14, 2023, 00:53
Sometimes a second chance can be the last chance. Recently divorced, Kelly finds herself back in her hometown. Deciding that starting over is key, she and her son take to living a new life. When a second chance with Mason, an old flame, ignites, Kelly is excited to feel love again. But something is wrong. Someone is watching them, waiting to strike. Someone that knows them. Someone. . . close. Not knowing who she can trust, Kelly is thrust into a life of fear and looking over her shoulder. Where do you turn when the one person you thought you could trust might actually be the person you're running from? A steamy romance novel with a moderate heat level.
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Fighting Chance
Updated at Jan 14, 2023, 00:51
Kendall isn’t fearless, but to get a scoop, the reporter pulls no punches, but this story takes unexpected turns that force her to stretch well beyond her reporting skills. Everything she believes about herself is challenged when she meets Chad, a stubborn fighter who takes her breath away and simultaneously sets off alarm bells in her head.Chad is a wanted man. Champion fighters want to fight him. Women want him to love them. Major companies want to stop the small fighting operation. And a pretty and insistent reporter wants to interview him. The more she pesters, the harder he resists…What begins as a relatively benign interview soon turns into something neither Kendall nor Chad could have anticipated. For the first time in his life, he finds himself drawn to a woman who isn’t fawning all over him, and it drives him crazy.It takes more effort than he hoped, but when a dinner leads to a night neither will soon forget. Will she let down her guard and take him at his word or is their night together the end for them?
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Engaged to Her Neighbor
Updated at Jan 7, 2023, 17:43
He didn‘t want neighbors and she just wanted a fresh start.Macy is starting over in a new town with her little brother to take care of. She settled on a small town where no one knows their past and they can be themselves without the shadow their father casts over them.Daniel agreed to rent his property, but it was supposed to be simple instead, a kid and a dog interrupt his life from day one. Annoyed by the disturbance, he pushes them away until the day he really needs them.When Daniel gets injured and Macy comes to the rescue, feelings get in the way. Macy agrees to help Daniel until he's recovered but never could have predicted that the arrival of Daniel's ex-fiance would lead to a fake engagement for herself.Sparks fly when the town gets involved in the fake wedding and Macy and Daniel have to decide what they really want from each other. How far will they take this fake engagement? Can it become real?
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Married to the Playboy
Updated at Nov 21, 2022, 17:41
She wants her happy ending. He wants the girl he can’t have. Will fate bring them together?Kristen likes her life, but she’s not in love with it. She knows there’s something more out there for her but isn’t sure where to look or even if it will make her happy. What she knows for sure is watching her brother marry and begin his happily ever after isn’t helping her feel any better about her life.Mike, a notorious ladies’ man, is good at keeping his feelings to himself, but that becomes complicated when he sees his best friend’s sister again. Kristen is beautiful, intelligent, and everything he has ever wanted. But when he inadvertently hurts her friend’s feelings, Kristen wants nothing to do with him and his playboy ways.When a fellow teacher backs out of a school fundraising event, Kristen is forced to pull off the biggest event of the year on her own. A friend announces that Mike and Kristen are getting married in front of the town's biggest gossips and another teacher and they must come up with a way out of it, or make a go of things. Mike sees it as an opportunity to make amends and finally win her over, but is the second-grade teacher ready to trust the Army veteran and his past indiscretions?Find out in MARRIED TO THE PLAYBOY!
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Falling For Her Fake Husband
Updated at Nov 21, 2022, 17:41
He saved her once, but now she needs him again. This time, the stakes are higher…Three years ago, Chloe was desperate to break-free from her controlling parents. Thankfully, her best friend David was willing to help her. It was only temporary after all. But what they thought would be a short-lived fake relationship ended with long-term consequences.David did his part. He played the role. He left when it was time, even though it killed him to walk away. But after all these years, he still thinks about her and does his part to help her and the child they share.Now, after doing everything she could to keep herself and her young daughter afloat, her parents want even more control. They want her daughter. Chloe refuses to let that happen, but she can’t prevent it alone. She needs David’s help.When this young family reunites, what begins as a repeat of their fake relationship soon becomes something very real. Are Chloe and David ready to become a real family or are they wading into dangerous territory?
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