JESS K HARDY
romance author
Come For The Heat
Stay For The Sweet
COME AS YOU ARE
Ashley Cooke will do just about anything to save her struggling ski hill. When she hires the men from a local sober living home for the season to cut costs, even she thinks she’s gone too far.
With her credit cards maxed, her cheating ex-husband intent on buying the mountain out from under her, and record-breaking snow in the forecast,
she can’t afford to be distracted by the six-foot-tall bearded and tattooed sober living home owner moving onto her mountain.
Older MCs, forced proximity,
winter vibes, redemption
Content notes: Addiction, divorce, mourning the loss of a parent
THE 7 RULES OF MOVING ON
For jingle writer Kissie Mitchell, rules are all that stand between order and chaos. Determined to move on from a breakup and a stagnant life, she heads to Mystic Hot Springs—a resort in the remote town of Twin Hearts, Montana—for a Valentine's Day getaway with her best friend before embarking on a new job in Seattle and a more exciting life. She's armed with a laminated list of rules to keep her heart safe and a simple plan: find a rebound guy, get lucky, put her ex behind her. Not part of her plan: the resort’s sweet and smoking hot bartender, Andrew Trig.
Small town, magic,
he falls first
LOVE IN THE TIME OF WORMHOLES
Sunny never expected to find love in deep space. But when Freddie, a former one-night stand, joins the crew of her infamous interstellar pleasure cruise, she's thrown into a tailspin of unexpected feels. Despite her personal rules about workplace romance, the two soon find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other.
Romcom in space, second-chance, workplace, adventure
Content notes: Loss of a child (prior to events of this book but the loss is discussed/processed), workplace, one-night stand>coworker, trauma bonding.
I, BIONIC
Half-human Elanie's life aboard the interstellar pleasure cruise, the Ignisar, is changed forever when she installs her LunaCorp hormone upgrade. Seeking answers, she's thrown into the path of the ship's handsome but grumpy physician, Sem, an empath from the ocean planet Portis. When a mysterious voice hacks Elanie's programming and forces her to jump through space, Sem follows her to the edges of the Known Universe.
Idiots to lovers, sex lessons, high stakes bonding
Content notes: Cult-like community
THE PRINCESS AND THE BRUISER
Rax Varon, head of security on the infamous interstellar pleasure cures, the Ignisar, despises the Royals of his home planet, especially House Lysero, the palace lording over his home city. But when he returns from a visit to his mother, he discovers the insufferable only princess of House Lysero has stowed away on his shuttle to escape her abusive uncle.
Grumpy/Feisty, bodyguard, marriage of convenience/protection
Content notes: Emotional/magical abuse, hurt/comfort, high spice.
THE CURSE OF NONA MAY TAYLOR
Once upon a time, I was Nona May Taylor, a twenty-three-year-old folk singer on a collision course with stardom. Until a jealous witch cursed me into old age so she could steal my career. Now I’m hiding out in my grandpa’s cabin in the Montana wilderness, nursing my aching joints and shaving my old lady beard while the witch climbs the charts as one of the world’s biggest pop stars.
Found family, forced proximity, love is stronger than hate
Content notes: closed door threesome
THE BENCH
Public defender James has been in self-imposed dating jail since his divorce, but Noah, the gorgeous dad he met at the playground, has him considering parole. Their kids are best friends, they have a lot in common, and they're both single. It's almost too perfect, except for one tiny detail:
Noah is straight.
Single dads, friends to lovers,
bi-awakening
Content notes: Spousal and child abuse
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