New Releases by Melissa Blue

Sasha McCormick, part-time artist and full-time art professor, has decided to mend her flighty, commitment-adverse ways. She''s already taken on a mortgage that forces her to pick up as many side jobs she can. When her well of contacts dries up, she may have to resort to something desperate. Or boring. Whichever pays better. Warren Tennison isn''t fond of anything that''s not nailed down with logic. Raised by a troupe rather than a family, he comes by his bias honestly. He does his best to avoid Sasha''s type--unreliable, emotionally unstable, selfish--because they''re nothing but ten pounds of drama in a five pound bag. Unfortunately, he needs help with some art research for the book he''s writing. He''s over deadline and out of time, so hiring Sasha to be his on-call muse is his best bet. Sasha knows Warren should be Mr. Perfect: steady and smart, but unfortunately also sexy as sin. Being around him makes her forget that she''s determined to be a staid, responsible woman from now on. The passion is insanely explosive, and makes them both do reckless things that only proves they''re doomed to keep falling for the Wrong One. He can''t find a logical way to justify his behavior, and she can''t see beyond her wild past that keeps getting in her way. They both know this can only end in angst-riddled tragedy. All they want is a nice, normal romance, but lust keeps waylaying their road to reform.

When Farrah Kane comes home from New York she doesn''t plan to fall into bed with Micah Stamps. He''s demanding, stubborn, her boss and...her best friend. Except she makes the mistake of agreeing to be his roommate as well as his co-worker for the next three months. It''s not long before their days are filled with work and their nights filled with passion. The question is whether their friendship will survive the heat and his stubborn ways. She wants to take her time getting settled into home and their new relationship. He seems to have other plans in mind...There''s no getting around the fact that Micah''s best friend makes his blood run hot. Their platonic relationship could die a slow death as far as he''s concerned. The year she spent in New York made him realize two things: He missed his best friend more than he should have and he never wanted to live without her again. Now that she is in his grasp -- in his home -- for three months, there''s no sense in waiting to take the next step. Micah only has to convince his impulsive friend to settle down with him.Their work and home life brings out all the differences between them and drags them to the forefront. Their hearts get in the way of their well-laid plans. Now, they have to figure out if it''s possible to still be friends now that they''ve become lovers.

Phoenix Taylor takes one look at Tony Creed and knows she''s in trouble. Everything inside her screams run. If she didn''t need the finishing bonus from Everything You Need, she''d listen to her gut. The company has hired her as project manager to build cabins on Palmer Island and work with Creed Construction. Tony''s the general contractor and there''s no way to avoid him. Just when she has a plan to move on and close the door on a very dark chapter in her life...there he is. Falling for the contractor with the wicked smile and infectious charm doesn''t fit into her plan. She''s not ready for that captivating emerald gaze or the trouble Tony can surely cause her heart. Tony Creed has forced his father to draw up a contract that explicitly states this will be his very last job before going on a much needed vacation from the family business. The pressure''s getting to him, and he feels himself turning into his father, a hard and heartless man. He just needs a break, period. He doesn''t have the time or energy to give this simmering attraction between him and the new project manager. All he wants to do is focus on building the cabins for the next six months and be a free man. After all, he''s not looking for anything, but her vivacious personality has his mind wandering back to her much more than he wants to admit. They just have to keep things light, which is hard at first, and then just impossible when something just a little supernatural intervenes on their well-laid plans

U.S. Marshal David Langston never planned to fall in love again. A graduate of West Point and former General in the Confederate Army, he wants nothing more than to move west, leave memories of loss behind, and put his honed skills to work as a government Indian agent. But when women start turning up dead in Charleston, his plans must be delayed. As the only daughter of the widowed town sheriff, Lillian Hudson has grown up around the law. With her father''s encouragement, she''s spent years educating herself as an attorney and assisting in his work. Local society, however, is not ready for a woman lawyer, and the infuriating Marshal Langston is at the forefront of her naysayers. Lilly Hudson is a thorn in David''s side. Bossy... stubborn... she perpetually sticks her nose where it doesn''t belong. When the unthinkable happens and Lilly falls into a serial killer''s sights, she has no qualms about seizing the opportunity and using herself as bait to catch the murderer. Tormented by memories of his late wife, David will hear none of it and vows to stop at nothing to keep her safe. As the dire situation unfolds, the pair become unlikely friends and attraction flares despite their tendency to clash. Will David see Lilly for the strong, capable woman she is before it''s too late? Or will hope of finding his way to her loving arms be forever dashed by a madman on the loose?

When murder suspect Cadence Jamison disguises herself as a boy and stows aboard the Heavenly Mistress Captain Curtis Langston may find his two past occasions for rescuing her more than he bargained for. Bitter and Cynical after service in the Confederate Army, Curtis believes himself no more deserving of another''s love than capable of returning it. Content to drift through life free of emotional and therefore romantic complications the once carefree and mischievous rogue may be forever gone. But when Cadence appears in his life Curtis finds himself smiling again, smiling and dreaming and feeling more like himself than he has in five years. Drawn with almost unnatural force to the sweet and innocent goodness Cadence offers, Curtis blunders again and again to resist the pull of what a life with her couldbe. Can Cadence show this wounded soul how to love again? Or is he doomed to be forever unforgiven, haunted by the ghosts of his past?

Nathan Craine eats small businesses for breakfast. There''s one store he is dying to buy, but this time it is for very personal reasons. He''s certain the owner will hand over the store; it''s only the matter of naming a price. To his surprise, Lynne Kelley refuses to sell, now or ever.For Lynne, this is more than a business0́4it''s a home. For Nate, it is a way to honor his father and right a past wrong. Both are determined to win, yet the more time they spend together, the deeper their attraction grows. In this battle, someone has to lose. And the cost of winning might be far more than either is willing to pay.

Hazel Garvey is told, not asked, to take a vacation from her job as an interior designer. Her latest work has become...stale, lackluster and downright fugly. She''s given a month to come up with fresh and new designs or end up in the unemployment line. No pressure. Brice Creed is already standing in that unemployment line after getting sacked from his last job. Being raised in a large family has at least given him the ability to have a plan B, which for him is starting his own renovating business. How he''ll make enough money is still a little fuzzy until opportunity knocks in the form of a woman who can change his life -- Hazel Garvey, Interior Designer to the Gods. If she can decorate his house he''ll be swimming in enough money to start his own business. Now all he has to do is convince her.The last thing she expects is to fall for an ambitious, anti-family man. Yet he sparks something that she''s believed to be dead inside of her. Brice is not Prince Charming nor will he ever be, but there''s something about Hazel that stirs an unknown need with him.With something just a little supernatural about the small island, will both Brice and Hazel get everything they need...and more?

His Death, My Angel is a true story of a young woman who had to come to grips late in life about the death of her grandfather who passed away when she was a young child. It was not until Lisa was in her mid twenties that she felt the pain of his death. He died of cancer. The main character goes through life desiring her grandfather''s presence and later realizes that he is with her in spirit. Lisa reminscenses of the times they shared and ponders on good memories. This book was written to encourage, to inspire and to help heal those who have lost loved ones. This story is for the young and old. Cancer awareness is very vital, please unite in prayer for a cure and support your local cancer centers.

Tasha Carter doesn’t do impulsive, but when it becomes clear her best friend’s HEA is at risk of turning into heartbreak, she doesn’t think twice about getting on a plane headed for Scotland. Now, all she has to do is keep one sexy-as-hell Scot from ruining her friend’s wedding. Grant Cameron is not surprised Tasha doesn’t trust him. He is a bastard. A charming one but a bastard. It’s only a problem because he wants to snog her. And then do more than snog. He just has to convince Tasha being a little impulsive will be so, so good. It takes Tasha five seconds to learn Grant is forthright to the point of recklessness. About ten to realize she is helpless fighting their attraction. And twenty to accept it’s not just her best friend courting heartbreak when it comes to falling for a Cameron man. She. Is. So. Screwed.

Alyssa Kirkpatrick believes the perfect cure for a failed engagement is a new life, a new city and a new chef''s position. That''s until Blaine“Ace” Davis struts into her kitchen. The ridiculously handsome NFL quarterback flirts like it''s a contact sport and has no qualms making her a single, over-the-top promise: he''ll get her over her heartbreak—guaranteed. A restless edge has haunted Blaine for a while until Alyssa accepts his unlikely bargain. She''s funny, smart and not afraid to let him know he can check his ego at the door. How could he have known keeping a simple promise would upend his entire world? Alyssa’s dead-set to not fall into the rebound fling trap. He only flirted with her to get himself out of a rut, not to fall and fall hard. Will their whirlwind romance survive a fumble?

The weekend that started it all... Sebastian Clark''s intentions are simply to buy Nicole, a beautiful stranger, a drink, make her laugh and disappear before dawn. As a publicist for Snapshot, his days are long and his moral code is to always keep things light. Until he touches her and lust fades any lasting hold on common sense. His questionable motives pave a road to unbelievable pleasure. Nicole Harrison is on the fast track for a promotion at Limelight, a PR boutique. She''s given up dating, especially handsome men. They tend to suck up time and sometimes common sense. Sebastian has the ability to do both. One single night won''t break her own rules and Nicole gives in to temptation. The boundaries are clear--no last names, no shared details. She has only to walk away to end the affair. One night turns into three, and her naughty little weekend becomes more than just sex. One night of consenting pleasure sets Sebastian Clark and Nicole Harrison on a course that could ultimately destroy them both, or bring them a love for all time...

Two months have passed since Nicole Harrison’s weekend of forbidden pleasure. It should have been more than enough time for Nicole to forget Sebastian’s charming smiles and wicked kisses. Except, during those nights together, she managed to leave behind her driven lifestyle as a publicist and took what she wanted, experiencing freedom and the wild abandon of their reckless agreement of no last names, no shared details. The woman she was with him is the hardest part to erase from her memory. Unfortunately, one detail was tantamount—Sebastian Clark is a publicist and now he’s gunning for her job. Sebastian never allows himself to get tangled in knots by a woman, and, yet, he can’t stop dreaming about Nicole’s silky thighs and ripe lips, how she''d shuddered under his touch. He doesn’t need a woman who is more of a shark than he when it comes to PR, except he’s seen every, single soft inch of her. Now they’ll have to work side by side and somehow ignore what feels like unfinished business. Will the weekend they spent together turn out to be more than they could have ever imagined, or will past hurts and career ambitions stand in their way? Only Cupid knows...

Their final chapter... Nicole Harrison has spent the last six months doubting her relationship with Sebastian. Between work and their sexual encounters, she’s kept too busy to entertain insecurities. If her lover wanted to declare them a forever kind of couple, he would have. Anxiety over his feelings leads to one mistake that could unravel their professional life and, possibly, their relationship. Sebastian Clark has always demanded what he wants. Nicole has become his partner in more than just work, and that doesn’t sit well with him. For half a year she''s held all the cards in their relationship, and he plans to take them back, leaving no doubt where they stand. Somehow he''ll have to convince her that a ruthless, ambitious man like himself can change. It''s time to put all their cards on the table, but a PR crisis sends Nicole and Sebastian from San Francisco to Vegas, on a job that forces them to question their next step as business partners and ultimately lovers. Will they bet it all and win?