Kayla Perrin

Vibrant and soulful love stories featuring African-American heroes and heroines in compelling emotional conflicts.Natalie Hart has sworn off love and basketball. All sports, for that matter.Her pro athlete husband cheated on her—and she’s not sure she’ll ever be ready to give her heart again. Now single and working at a children’s charity, it’s not just event planning that has her putting in overtime. Local football celebrity Michael Jones is organizing a gala affair with Natalie. And the sexy...

Though there was no need for him to continue touching her, he didn’t remove his hand.Deanna stared up at him, feeling her internal temperature rise. And then he did something she didn’t expect. He lowered his hand to her waist, then put his other hand on the other side of her waist. Deanna didn’t need the jacket to keep warm. Not at all . . . «I never forgot about you,» Eric said in a low, throaty voice.Dusk had turned to dark since they’d arrived for dinner, and the streetlights provided the...

Three years ago Brianne Kenyon suffered the unthinkable: her fiancé disappeared while hiking the Rocky Mountains, never to be seen again.Heartbroken beneath an avalanche of grief, Brianne's not sure what her path holds. But just when she starts to regain her foothold on life, sexy Alex Thorpe returns to town—and her pain reaches its peak. But so does her desire.Alex Thorpe knows why beautiful Brianne doesn't want to have anything to do with him—and he doesn't blame her. After all,...

They're turning up the heat…on love Haunted by a life he couldn't save, Omar Ewing walked away from his successful family business to become a firefighter–risking his own life every day. Now he's sworn to track down an arsonist who's already struck twice. Working with beautiful local journalist Gabrielle Leonard definitely has its perks…until the man who finds it safer to play the field is in danger of losing his heart.Gabrielle has her own reasons for teaming up with Omar to...

Shayna Kenyon knows heartbreak. After she catches her fiancé cheating on her the night of their wedding, a reality break in Jamaica is just the pick-me-up this romance author needs. Especially when Shayna arrives at the exclusive resort…and notices the seriously sexy brother checking her out.In the Caribbean for a wedding, Donovan Deval isn't thinking about making a love connection. But it's time to move on with his life—and that means pursuing Shayna, the exotic beauty who's...

Their passion's rising… Ever since the tragedy that tore through his life, Mason Foley guards his heart, never letting any woman get too close. Yet the gorgeous, independent Sabrina Crawford is perfect for a sizzling fling, even if she does seem resistant to his charms. He'll just have to turn up the heat, igniting a longing the hard-to-get wedding photographer can't resist.Once burned is enough for Sabrina to swear off a man's touch forever. But it's impossible to...

Their spark is burning hot…Betrayed by love in the past, Nya Lowe has vowed to steer clear of future heartbreak. But when she sees her deceitful ex at a party, she does something totally out of character and puts the moves on sexy San Diego firefighter Tyler Johansen. Her payback plan backfires when her counterfeit «boyfriend» starts breaking down her defenses…kiss by sizzling kiss.Tyler risks his life every day, but he isn't ready to gamble with his heart again. Yet ever since the sultry...

Never again, she vows. Now that her abusive ex-husband is in prison, Tamara Jackson has finally found some peace.Life can be sweet—as long as she remembers not to lose herself in another relationship. She pledges to remain strong, independent, and single. But now change is in the air in the form of a sexy, smoking hot man. Police detective Marshall Jennings is hardly a stranger–Tamara has known him since college, and now his best friend is married to her best friend, Callie Hart. Marshall’s...

A Risk Worth Taking Salina Brown isn’t looking for a new relationship, and her goal of landing a position as a New York City chef is proving more difficult than she thought. Then a temporary position as a nanny comes her way, and the opportunity could help her achieve her culinary dream. Sexy lawyer Jake McKnight has a demanding career, yet the widowed father can’t help but relax his guard around his new nanny, Salina. Amazingly, she is able to make him want to enjoy romance again.Suddenly,...

One night of passion…Burkes of Sheridan FallsWhen a family wedding reunites Melissa Conwell with Aaron Burke, she’s determined to prove she’s over the gorgeous soccer star who broke her heart years before. Newly single Aaron wants another chance with Melissa and engineers a plan for a full-throttle seduction. Will Melissa risk heartbreak again for the elusive dream of a happily-ever-after?

A combustible attraction…Flirting with a gorgeous stranger at the bar is how Lorraine Mitchell celebrates her longed for newly single status. One-night stands usually run hot and wild before quickly flaming out, but Lorraine cannot forget her heated encounter with firefighter Hunter Holland. Weeks later, she is beyond surprised to discover that his father—a former patient of hers—has left her a large bequest!Last time Hunter was in the same room as Lorraine, they were burning up the sheets. Now...

Sultry days, hot nights, and passion in the air…Enjoy the thrill of unexpected romance in three scintillating stories that lead to “I Do,” island-style… Seven Nights in Paradise by Kayla Perrin – After flying halfway around the world to see her friend get married in Fiji, Melanie White bumps into the one man she’s never been able to forget. Will one week be long enough to erase past mistakes and create sizzling new memories?… The Wedding Dance by Carmen Green – Vivian Franklin was asked to...

Marissa isn't exactly sure what she wanted on her trip to Cancun–until she ends up at the adults-only resort Temptation with the sexy man she's been admiring from afar for days. Trevor is certainly the type of guy to help Marissa forget her troubles back home. . . and it's clear he wants her, too. In a place where inhibitions are left at the reception desk, it's time for Marissa to give into temptation and have a vacation she'll never forget. . .