Bücher von Carly Phillips

It was supposed to be one fun night of hot sex.It turned into a second. Then a third.Now Mother Nature is having the last word-with a secret baby surprise!Jade Dare has done everything in her power to overcome her mother's unstable influence. Changed her name. Became a success. Vowed never to risk passing on the potential for inherited pain. What has it gotten her? One fiancé who wanted her for money. A second who cheated on her with his brother's wife.Now she's sworn off men. Or at least off serious relationships. But when the chance to indulge in a little revenge sex with a man she's secretly fantasized about arrives, she jumps in. Only to land heart-first into a case of the feels she can't bring herself to trust.Knox Sinclair always suspected he liked his brother's fiancé a little too much, that's why he kept his hands to himself. But with ties broken and Jade all too willing, a one-night stand with a side of payback sounds like a damned good idea.Except one night isn't nearly enough. But while Knox is busy convincing Jade they have a chance at forever, the past is planning one last parting shot.

One grumpy billionaire.One sassy-sweet supermodel.Add in a tropical private island paradise.What could go wrong?As owner and CEO of Dirty Dare Spirits, thirty-three year old, Asher Dare has it all. Money. Power. Women whenever he wants. A private island retreat when he doesn't. People he trusts? He can count those on one hand. When one of his best friends asks a favor-hide his twenty-one year old, supermodel sister, on the island until a scandal blows over-Asher can't say no. But he doesn't have to like it.Model Nicolette Bettencourt always acts with decorum. Yet through no fault of her own, scandal seems to follow her every move. When damaging photos surface, the uproar puts her family business at risk. And forces her into hiding with Asher, the hottest-and grumpiest-billionaire she's ever met.Under soothing tropical breezes, Asher discovers that Nicolette is nothing like the spoiled brat portrayed in the tabloids. She's warm, sexy, and a temptation Asher must resist at all costs-or he risks betraying his closest friend, bringing a powerful political dynasty to its knees... and losing the woman he loves.

The Kingston Family Floral Collection - the same book you originally loved, now with a special edition floral cover featuring the pink eustoma.He's a rock star wanted by millions.She's a wife willing to fight for their love.Rock star Dash Kingston is finishing the last leg of his band's U.S. tour. Exhausted and ready to be home, he can't wait to see his girl. Time zones, show times, and the demands of his career have made married life harder than expected. Even knowing the rock star life wouldn't make their relationship easy.Cassidy Kingston thought she was ready to handle being married to a man idolized by women everywhere. She believes in their love even though the separations when the band is on tour can be torture. But the paparazzi and media don't make their time apart easier and the gossip headlines hit her harder than they should. She trusts her husband even if she misses him like crazy.When rumors surface that Dash is seeing someone, what's a girl to do? Surprise her husband and remind him of what he's been missing. Except you know what they say about the best laid plans.This novella is a sequel to Just One Spark.

A one night stand with no names exchanged.Six years later, she comes face to face with her baby's father again.Aurora Michaels isn't the same girl she was that spring night. No longer homeless and living in the back room of a diner where she worked, she's now a member of the wealthy Kingston family. She has her daughter, a career and has adjusted to her new normal.Billionaire Nick Dare is a man who takes charge. He runs the hotel arm of the family empire and his life revolves around business and travel. A quick stop at his brother's movie premier has him doing a double take.The woman who haunts his dreams is there. He's been given a second chance and is determined to make the most of it.When he learns about their daughter, Nick becomes a man on a mission. Aurora and their child are his. Even if he has to knock down Aurora's emotional walls to prove it.

This big-city girl is ready for Serendipity.But is Serendipity ready for her?No sane woman breaks off an engagement to an extremely handsome, rich man, right? But Nicole Farnsworth is tired of being the good daughter, and she's sick of being her fiancé's arm-candy. So she flees to Serendipity. She can't think of a better place to find some peace and figure out what comes next."Next" shouldn't include falling for the man who once slapped handcuffs on her wrists--and unwittingly changed her life. But in this small town, fate and fortune make the decisions.Sam Marsden trusts his instincts as a cop, but when it comes to love? Not so much. Back when he'd mistakenly arrested Nicole, she'd made his jaded heart beat faster and he thought she'd reciprocated. But she returned to her high-society life in NYC and slipped through his fingers. Since then, he's tried and failed to stop dreaming about the beautiful woman.Now Nicole is back and it isn't long before they give in to the attraction that never stopped burning. But when the reason Nicole ran away from home catches up with her, it'll take every ounce of Sam's protective instincts to keep her safe.

She's the town good girl.He's the sexy bad boy.But a one-night stand is about to bring consequences neither expects.Serendipity assistant district attorney Erin Marsden rarely makes mistakes and is perfectly content with her predictable life, thank you very much. Until the day sexy Cole Sanders returns to town and tempts her off her good-girl path.After seven years of deep undercover work, Cole Sanders comes home to help his aging dad and rediscover his buried sense of right and wrong. He's not there to get involved with the town's good-girl, who has always been off limits to a bad boy like him.But Cole's a rebel at heart and he just can't ignore their blazing-hot chemistry. He also can't ignore the consequences of their intense one-night stand--Erin is pregnant with his baby.As if that's not enough to make his protective instincts kick in, Erin's current case has danger written all over it. But Cole is determined to protect the woman he loves, and Erin finds herself succumbing to his alpha demands.Now Cole just needs to prove to both himself and Erin that he can give her and their baby the love they deserve.

She's a a small-town girl.He's got a restless spirit.Can their hearts bridge the gap?Michael Marsden's adoptive parents gave him a family, but Serendipity never felt like home so he fled to Manhattan, where he's an undercover cop with a reputation for skirting the rules. But when his police chief father steps down to fight a serious illness, Mike returns home to fill his dad's by-the-book shoes.Serendipity hasn't changed much but there's one familiar face from the past that he never expected to see--Officer Cara Hartley. She's the only woman that ever made him consider giving up his lone-wolf ways.Cara is determined to keep a professional distance from her new boss, the one night stand she never forgot. But hearing Mike's deep, sexy voice ignites memories of how he set her body on fire. It isn't long before their red-hot chemistry tempts them to cross a dangerous line both personally and professionally, leaving Cara hoping for a future where she can have it all.But when Mike's long-absent biological father returns, the fragile bonds that could have kept him in Serendipity threaten to snap. And Mike must face his past if he and Cara are to have any kind of future.Will Mike realize he fits perfectly in Serendipity with Cara, or will he choose to walk away?

It was just supposed to be a fling.Now she's having his baby.Winter Capwell knows all about billionaire Harrison Dare's bad-boy reputation.His all-pleasure, no-commitment rule worked well for her, too. Until fate changed everything.Harrison never wanted a wife or kids. His incredibly large family provides all the siblings and children he needs. Besides, no woman has ever tempted him to give up his bachelor lifestyle.Until the mysterious and sexy Winter entered his life.But when someone comes after the woman he loves, he will stop at nothing to protect her and make her his. For good.

They've got chemistry. But he's her brother's worst enemy--and his arresting officer.For Officer Dare Barron, there's only one good thing about bad-boy Brian McKnight getting thrown in the drunk tank again. Being there when Brian's sister, Liza, strides into the precinct on those long, delectable legs to bail her brother out.It's not just the old building's failing air conditioning making Dare sweat. Liza is a contradiction of proper lady and sexy siren who's riveted Dare's attention since high school.She's always been oblivious, which is a good thing because she's way out of his league. Plus, she's got a huge blind spot where her brother's concerned, and Dare knows what's hiding in that void she refuses to see.When one of those secrets threatens Liza's safety, Dare doesn't hesitate to appoint himself her protector. Close proximity awakens Liza's desire for the sexy cop and fuels the sizzling heat between them, but the bad blood between their families could ruin any chance for love.Note: Karma is book five of the Serendipity series by New York Times bestselling author Carly Phillips. Contains a by-the-book cop with some hot off-shift fantasies about the girl of his dreams, and a woman who doesn't quite mind being looked at like she's a hot fudge sundae.

One grumpy billionaire. One sassy-sweet supermodel.Add in a tropical private island paradise.What could go wrong?As owner and CEO of Dirty Dog Spirits, thirty-three-year-old Asher Dare has it all. Money. Power. Women whenever he wants. A private island retreat when he doesn't. People he trusts? He can count those on one hand. When one of his best friends asks a favor--hide his twenty-one-year-old supermodel sister on the island until a scandal blows over--Asher can't say no. But he doesn't have to like it.Model, Nicolette Bettencourt always acts with decorum. Yet through no fault of her own, scandal seems to follow her every move. When damaging photos surface, the uproar puts her family business at risk. And forces her into hiding with Asher, the hottest--and grumpiest--billionaire she's ever met.Under soothing tropical breezes, Asher discovers that Nicolette is nothing like the spoiled brat portrayed in the tabloids. She's warm, sexy, and a temptation Asher must resist at all costs--or he risks betraying his closest friend, bringing a powerful political dynasty to its knees ... and losing the woman he loves.

She won't let any man stake a claim. - But for him she might make an exception.Nash Barron may be cynical toward love but he still intends to enjoy his brother's wedding. Especially when a beautiful woman lays a surprise kiss on him that tempts his resolve. But Kelly Moss is the last woman he should want considering her complex connection to his family.That kiss, though...it's still taunting him days later.Kelly has learned a lot about herself since her mother abandoned her and her half-sister, Tess. One, that parenting isn't her strong suit and two, that showing vulnerability to any man is a weakness she can't afford. Yet now that she and Tess are settled in Serendipity, leave it to Nash Barron to show her a kindness beneath his tough-cop exterior that dents her carefully constructed walls.But Kelly is hiding something. And Nash doesn't tolerate secrets. If he ever discovers what she's concealed, she's positive he'll turn his back-and break her heart.Note: Destiny is a previously published title in the Serendipity series by NYT bestselling author, Carly Phillips. Contains a small-town cop with a white-knight complex, a woman who's nobody's damsel in distress, and a teen half-sister who spouts attitude like a second language.

He's from the wrong side of the tracks. She lived in the house on the hill.Now their fortunes have reversed ... but their long-ago attraction still burns.From high school golden girl to wife of a high-powered New York attorney, Faith Harrington lived the dream. Until divorce and her father's imprisonment for fraud left her with almost nothing. Now she's back in her hometown to redesign her life, and not every face is friendly. Least of all the town rebel, whose memory lingered long after they shared one searing teenage kiss.Ethan Barron is a bad boy. Was. Was a bad boy. Now a man--a very rich man--he quietly buys the old Harrington mansion to thumb his nose at Serendipity and the people who looked down on him. But until he reconciles with his brothers and builds a life, the victory rings hollow.Faith had been a rich girl ripe for rebellion, and his shamelessly stolen kiss still burns in his dreams. Only a fool would risk feeding town gossip by asking her to redecorate the house she grew up in. But Ethan never did choose easy. Not when the hard way promises a much sweeter--and hotter--reward.Note: Serendipity is book one in a previously published series by New York Times bestselling author Carly Phillips. Contains a tarnished golden girl, a bad boy in search of redemption, a brother whose first order of business is to ticket his big bro's Jag, and a town that runs on nosiness.

It was just supposed to be one fun night of hot sex.It turned into a second. Then a third.Now Mother Nature is having the last word--with a secret baby surprise!Jade Dare has done everything in her power to overcome her mother's unstable influence. Changed her name. Became a success. Vowed never to risk passing on the potential for inherited pain. What has it gotten her? One fiancé who wanted her for money. A second who cheated on her with his brother's wife. Now she's sworn off men. Or at least off serious relationships. But when the chance to indulge in a little revenge sex with a man she's secretly fantasized about arrives, she jumps in. Only to land heart-first into a case of the feels she can't bring herself to trust. Knox Sinclair always suspected he liked his brother's fiancé a little too much, that's why he kept his hands to himself. But with all ties broken and Jade all too willing, a one-night stand with a side of payback sounds like a damned good idea.Except one night isn't nearly enough ... But while Knox is busy convincing Jade they have a chance at forever, the past is planning one last parting shot.

Vier starke Frauen-und attraktive Männer, die sie schwach werden lassen: Die neue Reihe der Bestsellerautorin Carly PhillipsDie Malerin Halley Ward lebt zurückgezogen von ihrer reichen Familie und dem Rest der Welt am Strand von Rosewood Bay. Als sie mit dem Auto liegenbleibt, rettet sie der attraktive Mechaniker Kane Harmons. Obwohl die beiden unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten, interessiert sich Kane nur noch für diese geheimnisvolle Frau mit den tieftraurigen Augen. Nach und nach lässt Halley es zu, dass Kane ihr Leben mit Farbe füllt. Bis die Vergangenheit sie einholt ...

Bist du bereit, dich auf einen Sünder einzulassen?Nach einem Leben voller Lügen und Verrat ist Jackson Stone kein Mann, der leicht jemandem vertraut - und Frauen schon gar nicht. Für ihn geht es in jedem Bereich seines Lebens um Kontrolle. Besonders im Bett. Aber die sexy Barkeeperin Tara Kent hat etwas Besonderes an sich, das er unwiderstehlich findet. Etwas, das ihn dazu bringt, seine Prinzipien zu untergraben und seine Regeln etwas lockerer zu sehen. Mögen die Sünden beginnen.

Vier Romance-Bestsellerautorinnen. Vier brandheiße Geschichten.Carly Phillips entführt Sie in die Kleinstadt Serendipity, wo es beim Tanzen auf Anhieb zwischen der überarbeiteten Alexa und dem heißen Footballstar Luke knistert. In Jaci Burtons »Umleitung ins Glück« hat die überforderte Jane nach einer Scheidung ihr eigenes Leben vorerst auf Eis gelegt, um sich ganz ihren Kindern zu widmen - bis sie den ehemals besten Freund ihres Ex trifft. In Jessica Clares »Die legendäre Jane« macht Bloggerin Luanne zunächst unliebsame Bekanntschaft mit einem äußerst attraktiven Officer. Und bei Erin McCarthy sitzt Singlefrau Chelsea bei einem Wochenendtrip fest, doch Rettung naht in Gestalt eines Märchenprinzen.