New Releases by Jennifer Probst

De vrouwen in deze drie heerlijke wegdroomromans beleven de meest stormachtige, zinderend zwoele liefdesaffaires met knappe, stoere, rijke, beroemde, lieve, ijdele en onmogelijke mannen. Krijgen ze elkaar of blijft het bij genot tussen de lakens? Vele uren leesplezier gegarandeerd! De boeken in deze bundel zijn: Jennifer Probst – Het huwelijkscontract; Anna Todd – Hier begint alles; Jackie van Laren – Zin.

Afin de satisfaire le dernier voeu de son père, le millionnaire italien Michael Conti se met en quête d''une fiancée capable de supporter sa famille, de l''intégrer et d''en adopter les traditions. Mais comment trouver LA femme idéale le plus rapidement possible ? Michael doit se marier au plus vite, il l''a promis à sa petite soeur ! En effet, Mama Conti refuse que sa fille convole avant son fils, aussi, les fiançailles de Michael permettront celles de Venezia, qui a déjà trouvé l''amour... C''est alors que Michael a une idée de génie : proposer à la ravissante et forte tête Maggie Ryan, une photographe qui compte parmi son entourage, de se faire passer pour sa fiancée durant un séjour à Milan...

The highly anticipated third novel in the Searching For series from Jennifer Probst, “one of the most exciting breakout novelists” (USA TODAY), featuring a runaway bride and the man who wants to be more than just her best friend… Genevieve MacKenzie has her life completely under control. About to wed the charming Chief doctor at the local hospital, she’s an up-and-coming surgeon with everything she could ever want. Until an escape through the church window on the day of her wedding sends her life into a tailspin…and flings her right into her best friend’s arms. When Wolfe catches his best friend falling out a window on her wedding day, he doesn’t ask questions. He whisks her away, determined to watch over her and discover the truth behind her desperate escape. But when his feelings turn more than platonic, he realizes he may risk his most important relationship in order to protect his damaged heart, and the woman he loves. Can Genevieve and Wolfe’s friendship turn into something deeper—or is it already too late for true love?

New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling indie authors Jennifer Probst, Emma Chase, Kristen Proby, Melody Anne, and debut author Kate Meader come together to write a sizzling romance anthology. Outside it may be frosty, so turn the heat way up with these stories of desire! Can a determined woman executive and a playboy billionaire survive being stranded together in a snowstorm? Jennifer Probst depicts an encounter almost too hot to handle… Drew and Kate play an encore to Tangled in this sexy take on a “Christmas Carol” by Emma Chase. When a Christmas Eve argument condemns Drew to a troubled night, three dream women teach him that no gift could be more tantalizing than Kate… With Kristen Proby, ski slopes are quite delightful. Grace Douglas is sure she’ll never learn to ski, but instructor Jacob Baxter could teach her lessons of a different kind… Can a southern California transplant survive Montana’s deep snows? Melody Anne, author of the bestselling Andersons series, melts the icy drifts completely away with the heat between sexy Hawk Winchester and brand-new teacher Natalie Duncan… What could be hotter than a firefighter? Kate Meader shows how hot it can get as Beck Rivera and heiress-turned-tattoo-artist Darcy Cochrane discover that nothing ignites holiday flames like rekindling a lost love…

Kate Walker has been fascinated with reclusive billionaire Deimos Rowland since her early twenties. When rumors surface of his exotic sexual tastes, she becomes even more intrigued. Finally, a drunken former lover of Rowland''s gives Kate the clue to where she can find the man she''s lusted after from a distance for years. Deimos Rowland hasn''t trusted a woman since the ugly and public break-up of his marriage at a young age. He hasn''t lost his taste for sex, though. In fact, it''s grown more exotic with the passing years. He''s set a series of sexual challenges for any woman who wants to be his lover. Little does he realize that the woman who passes them all will still win his heart. Kate discovers that the man she''s always thought of as hurt and vulnerable has instead become distant to the point of hardness. This is not the man she wanted to give her heart to. Deimos has discovered that he needs love to exist, after all. Can he allow Kate to melt the ice and make him fully human again?

Él debe casarse para asumir la dirección de su empresa, ella necesita dinero para salvar su hogar. Un matrimonio pactado les beneficia a ambos, pero ¿será tan sencillo cumplir las reglas del pacto como habían imaginado? El multimillonario Nick Ryan siempre se ha regido por la lógica y la razón, por lo que considera que eso del amor eterno es cosa de los cuentos de hadas. Como ahora debe casarse para obtener el control de sus negocios, necesita a alguien que acate unas reglas básicas: no enamorarse, evitar cualquier implicación emocional y mantener una relación puramente formal. Alexa, la mejor amiga de su hermana, es el tipo de chica impulsiva e idealista capaz de llevar a cabo un conjuro para conseguir a un hombre. Pero también haría lo que fuera por sus padres y resulta que necesitan dinero para liquidar la hipoteca de la casa familiar. Así que ella y Nick acuerdan un matrimonio de conveniencia durante un año. No debería ser tan difícil ¿verdad? Sin embargo, una serie de malentendidos, la irrupción del pasado, el destino y la pasión intervendrán para desbaratar sus planes. Otras autoras opinan... «Jennifer Probst firma una historia encantadora y romántica destinada a robarte corazón.» Lori Wilde «Una historia ágil y encantadora, llena de ardiente tensión sexual. ¡ Matrimonio por contrato te enganchará y te dejará queriendo más!» Laura Kaye Y la prensa afirma... « Matrimonio por contrato es una de las novelas más tiernas que he leído en mucho tiempo. La historia es muy divertida y me hizo alternar entre las risas y las lágrimas.» Fresh Fiction «Una pasión tan explosiva y tierna como el comienzo de una historia de amor. [...] Jennifer Probst nos brinda un romance ardiente y salvaje que va directo al corazón del lector.» Maldivian Book Reviewers

Drie jaar nadat hij haar plotseling verliet, wordt een vrouw geconfronteerd met de rijke, arrogante man die ze sindsdien haat, maar die haar nu wil terugwinnen.

De knappe, volslanke Kennedy, directeur van matchmakingbureau Kinnections, lijkt op alle fronten een succesvolle vrouw. Maar onder dat masker van zelfvertrouwen gaat een onzeker meisje schuil dat niemand dichtbij laat komen. En al helemaal geen mannen. Nate Dunkle is een verlegen wetenschapper die tot nu toe weinig succes heeft gehad in de liefde. Kennedy weet zeker dat ze hem kan helpen, maar terwijl ze voor hem aan de slag gaat, raakt ze ongemerkt meer van hem gecharmeerd dan ze had kunnen denken. Durft ze haar hart te volgen, of blijft ze toekijken hoe Nate de ware liefde vindt – bij iemand anders?

The highly anticipated second novel in the new Searching For series from Jennifer Probst, "one of the most exciting breakout novelists" (USA TODAY)—a spin-off of the bestselling Marriage to a Billionaire series—featuring a sexy matchmaker, and the rocket scientist who becomes her special project… The up-and-coming matchmaking agency Kinnections is the hottest thing to hit Verily, New York—just like Kennedy Ashe, social director for the service she owns with her two best girlfriends. A coach, consultant, and cheerleader rolled into one super-sizzling package, Kennedy creates dream dates, encourages singles to shine, and never refuses a challenge—not even her new client, Nate Ellison Raymond Dunkle, rocket scientist and nerd extraordinaire. Kennedy vows to transform this hot mess in a lab coat with a disastrous relationship track record into the most wanted man on the Verily dating scene. If only she could turn the wand on herself. Though she radiates confidence and sex appeal, Kennedy harbors deep-seated insecurities from her tormented past. When she realizes she and Nate are cut from the same cloth and might be perfect together, can Kennedy learn to let her heart lead the way? Or will her fears sentence her to the sidelines as Nate finds love—with someone else?

From “one of the most exciting breakout novelists” (USA TODAY) comes the first novel in an irresistible new series—a spin-off of the bestselling Marriage to a Billionaire series—featuring a matchmaker who falls for a man who doesn’t believe in love. In charming Verily, New York, Kate Seymour has a smashing success with Kinnections, the matchmaking service she owns with her two best girlfriends. But Kate’s more than a savvy businesswoman: She’s gifted with a secret power, a jolting touch that signals when love’s magic is at work. It rocked her when she picked up a strange volume of love spells in the town’s used bookstore...and it zapped her again when she encountered Slade Montgomery, the hot-tempered— and hot-bodied—divorce lawyer who storms into Kinnections demanding proof that playing Cupid won’t destroy his vulnerable sister, Kate’s newest client. The only way to convince this cynic that she’s no fraud, and that love is no mirage, is for Kate to meet his audacious challenge: find him his dream woman. Can Kate keep their relationship strictly business when her electrifying attraction nearly knocked her off her feet? Or has the matchmaker finally met her match?

Op heterdaad betrapt... Carina Conte is al sinds haar tienerjaren hevig verliefd op Max Gray, de beste vriend van haar broer Michael. Inmiddels heeft ze haar MBA gehaald en werkt ze voor Michaels nieuwe bedrijf, een snelgroeiend bankimperium. Maar sommige dingen veranderen nooit: haar traditionele familie behandelt haar nog steeds als een klein meisje. Met drie succesvolle en waanzinnig aantrekkelijke broers en zussen boven haar wordt zij nog altijd gezien als het lelijke eendje. En Max, de nieuwe directeur van de bank, merkt haar na al die jaren nog steeds nauwelijks op. Max weet dat Carina verboden terrein voor hem is. Maar zijn lust wint het van zijn verstand, en op een conferentie beleven ze een spannende onenightstand. Mevrouw Conte, Carina''s moeder, betrapt hen echter, en volgens de Italiaanse etiquette moeten ze trouwen. Max is doodongelukkig en Carina is furieus door dit gedwongen huwelijk. Maar Max weet nog niet wat woede nog meer kan losmaken in een vrouw... ''Perfect voor de liefhebbers van romantische komedies die een tikkeltje verder durven te gaan.'' Chicklit.nl

Stubborn food critic Miranda Storme has reached her limit with infuriating restaurateur Gavin Luciano. Nicknaming her Red was just the tip of the iceberg—and not because her pulse races every time he uses it. She’d rather poke her eye out with a fork than let him know he affects her. Now he’s trying to charm a good review out of her? Last. Straw. Gavin can have any woman he wants, but he only wants Red. The problem? He’s spent a good amount of time convincing her he’s a horse’s ass. Her words. Risking upsetting the feisty critic further could ruin his family’s business, but sometimes, when you know you’ve met your match, there’s nothing left to do but play dirty and go all the way...

Carina Conte has had a crush on her brother''s best friend since she was a teenager. Having earned an MBA, she is now going to work for her brother Michael at his new venture, America''s fastest growing bakery empire. But some things never change: treated as a child by her family, and continuously out-shone by her three gorgeous siblings, Carina still feels like the ugly duckling. Max, the new CEO knows that his friend''s little sister is completely off limits, but lust wins out at a conference they attend together - only to be caught at it by her mother! The Italian Mama insists on the two of them marrying, leaving a miserable Max and a furious Carina. Her new husband is about to realise that hell hath no fury like a woman transformed…

To satisfy his late father''s wishes, billionaire Michael Conte must find a bride: someone who will fit into his traditional family back home in Italy --and fast, so his engaged sister will be allowed to wed. He proposes to fiery, free-spirited photographer Maggie Ryan, to play the part of his fiancée during her trip to Milan for a photo shoot. But once in Italy, sexual tension sparks the hottest no-strings-attached arrangement on any continent.

Chandler Santell avoids men—especially the rich and powerful ones who believe more in money than people. Desperate to save her struggling Yoga & Arts Center, her last hope is the most powerful man in the finance industry, a man reputed to be the have a "Heart Man of Steel." Logan Grant knew he was in trouble the moment Chandler Santell walked into his office. He agrees to her crazy precarious deal business proposal only when she risks all everything and guarantees him a profit. Behind the scenes, a dangerous game of love, power and greed begins to play out—a game Chandler knows nothing about. The payoff is worth millions to the man who can win Chandler''s heart. But is love worth the price?

"To save her family home, impulsive bookstore owner, Alexa Maria McKenzie, casts a love spell. But she never planned on conjuring up her best friend''s older brother--the powerful man who once shattered her heart. Billionaire Nicholas Ryan doesn''t believe in marriage, but in order to inherit his father''s corporation, he needs a wife and needs one fast. When he discovers his sister''s childhood friend is in dire financial straits, he offers Alexa a bold proposition. A marriage in name only with certain rules: avoid entanglement; keep things all business; do not fall in love. The arrangement is only for a year so the rules shouldn''t be that hard to follow, right? Except fate has a way of upsetting the best-laid plans"--P. [4] of cover.

Aidan Hunter is tired of city living and shallow women who only want to date him for his money and family legacy. Dubbed "The Pasta King" and named most eligible bachelor in New York City, he escapes to his cabin upstate to figure out what he wants. He hopes to meet a woman who will love him for who he is ... but he never counted on a certain schoolteacher to throw his world into chaos. Isabella Summers is shocked at the sexual attraction she feels for the rude worker on the Christmas tree farm. But when he shows up at a friend''s party and seeks her out, she finds she no longer wants to fight their attraction ... but she never counted on love with a stranger carrying a secret. Can love and truth triumph?

Buffy the rabbit loves playing with his friends at the farm, but Buffy is still a lonely rabbit. He wants someone special to share his life. One day, Buffy finds a very special carrot and knows it is true love! He names his carrot, Julianna. The other bunnies make fun and won''t play with him anymore. Buffy doesn''t care; he only needs Julianna to make him happy. One day, a storm ravages the farm and damages all the food. Buffy looks for food at his friends'' house, but they won''t let him in since he''s still with Julianna. Buffy grows hungrier and hungrier. Whatever will he do? He looks at his one true love and makes a decision. Buffy and the Carrot will become a favorite in your family library. "Delightful and entertaining reading." - Helen Buhler, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Program Director of Communication Disorders, Mercy College "Buffy and the Carrot by Jennifer Probst and Taylor Probst is a delightful story with a surprise ending." - Janet Lane Walters, author of the YA fantasy series, The Henge Betrayed: Book 1 Flight and Refuge Jennifer Probst has been writing since she was twelve years old. She wrote this book with her niece, twelve-year-old Taylor Probst. Jennifer has always loved telling stories and says, "We need to encourage young writers to go after their dreams." The authors live in New York state. Publisher''s website: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/BuffyAndTheCarrot.html