Books like Tender secrets by Ann Christopher

At a glamorous Brooklyn escape, Lilly’s divorce party spirals into a high‑stakes love game as ex‑fiancé Riccardo De Campo lures her back into his glittering world of gossip, forcing her to confront insecurities and a media‑fueled truth.

A hired hand falls for a dark-hearted tycoon, only to be chosen as his bride. Overjoyed at first, she flees when she learns the marriage is a convenient duty, prompting the billionaire to pursue her relentlessly.

Crown Prince Maksim Yurkovich must choose duty over desire when his lover cannot bear children, yet one night he risks scandal to secure an heir—pregnant Gillian Harris—using passion and royal resolve.

Penny Fairburn learns to stop pretending when she starts working with the charismatic Carter Dodds, a businesswoman’s apprentice who changes her perspective on love and honesty.

A man embarks on a dangerous quest to win back his kidnapped bride, driven by a thirst for revenge and passion that sets off a thrilling chase through the city of lights.

With Christmas on the horizon, Tegan Fielding must end her risky deception when she discovers she’s pregnant with James Maverick’s child. As she balances love, secrets, and destiny, the handsome tycoon faces a choice that could change both their lives.

After a whirlwind wedding, millionaire Jonah Landis discovers he is still legally married to his new bride and must confront her betrayal and the secrets she hid, all while navigating the complexities of a failed marriage and lingering attraction.

Marie Ferrarella's ""World's Greatest Dad," Tragedy had struck Flynn O'Roarke twice recently. He'd been widowed, and his eldest daughter and her husband had been killed, leaving Flynn to raise their orphaned son. Flynn was too emotionally raw to feel like the world's greatest anything - and at forty-five, he sure didn't feel old enough to be the world's greatest granddad! Single mom Susanna Troy thought Flynn was the best-looking grandfather she'd ever seen, and she wasn't about to be put off by his aloof attitude. She sensed that his gruff demeanor masked a deeper hurt, a grief she knew too well. Flynn needed her to help let go of the past and to realize that what they had together was the world's greatest love... Terry Essig's "House Calls" HOME REMEDIES Andrea Comrades had always found it easy to keep men at a distance. But the day Greg Rennolds, M.D., stormed through her front door was the day she met her match. Greg's brash arrogance made Andrea fume as they argued over everything from home repairs to preparing pot roast! But most of all, she was wary of Greg's diagnosis that it was time for him to think about starting a family of his own. Andrea was not about to let this man railroad her into marriage. But her attempts to deny her attraction were soon dispelled with one amazing kiss. Should she trust his love! Would any woman do as a wife for Greg, or was it Andrea he really wanted! "A Knight in Tarnished Armor"" by Ann Major The Myth: Silver-screen superhero--a man called The Tiger. The Man: Behind the mask... was gorgeous, sensual Christopher Stone he had everything--until tragedy struck. The Woman: Gentle, lovely Dallas Kirkland. Scholar, seductress, and guardian of a hell-raising brood of four--including Christopher's own lost little girl . . . It was a bizarre twist of fate that left Christopher Stone's six-year-old daughter the ward of Dallas Kirkland. Christopher went to Texas to claim his child, never counting on Dallas's tender touch igniting a searing passion that threatened to consume him. But what would happen when she discovered who--and what--he really was? Not the anonymous hero of her dreams--but a lonely, loving knight in tarnished armor...

"Exonerated for a crime he didn't commit, Dawson Reynolds has worked hard to make a new life. Now a fabulously successful real-estate mogul, he will never forgive the powerful Warner clan for turning their backs on him when he needed them most...and he's determined to demand what's his. But when he returns to Heather Hill, his plans immediately spin out of control, starting with his fierce and undeniable attraction to a Warner niece, gorgeous Yale Law graduate Arianna Smith. Still reeling from their passionate interlude, he is stunned by a family crisis that forces him to reevaluate everything he is and everything he thought he wanted...Arianna falls for the charismatic real-estate tycoon the moment she meets him, but she has fears about starting a relationship with a man as tormented as Dawson, even after their erotic idyll in the Hamptons. Can she help him heal the bitter pain of the past with the promise of a passionate future together?"--P. [4] of cover.

Martha Jones abandons her wedding to meet a mysterious stranger, Daniel "Diablo" Ortega, in a passionate encounter that threatens to alter both their lives.

Riana Cole, a high‑powered San Antonio businesswoman, reconnects with ex‑lover Andre Preaux after years apart. Their past romance threatens her professional edge as they navigate passion and ambition in the city’s competitive scene.

A charming romance set in the small-town town of Red Rock, Texas, where love blossoms amid family ties and friendship.