The Painted Lady Press: 40 books

Sweet, humorous short story A runaway cart and a runaway cat bring two people together. When a runaway shopping cart, a wayward cat, and a visit to the vet bring handsome Pete into Tracy’s life, she wonders if these chance encounters are Fate’s way of telling her to open her heart...

An accident-prone woman A hotshot radio star What happens in Vegas... In Sin City, a couple, unlucky in love, gamble on each other. Win or lose? Holidays have never brought Las Vegas hotel concierge Laney Sikora anything but bad luck in the romance department. The worst...

A reluctant bride A hot Hollywood actor What happens in Vegas... Bartending in Las Vegas is the means to an end for Analisa Barbero. As soon as she finishes school she can get her dream job as a teacher. With her hard-working single mom temporarily disabled, money is tight and...

A magical snow globe sets the stage for romance between a drama teacher who no longer believes in love and an enticing photographer picturing a different life. Manhattan drama teacher Carlyn Cameron used to be a firm believer in happy-ever-after, but since the last smooth-talking charmer devoured...

WINNER 2016 EPPIE, Best Short Work A Christmas snow globe from a mysterious stranger swirls holiday magic for a sophisticated New York woman with a broken heart and a handsome Iraq War vet with a secret. As a child, Avery Coleman loved Snow White and dreamed of Prince Charming. The...

Danger. Deception. Desire He broke her heart once. Can he save her life now? Doriana Callahan's life is unraveling. Someone is stalking her and sabotaging her father's company; her teenage son is rebelling; and Logan Tanner is back in town. For sixteen years she's kept an explosive secret...

Hot romantic suspense "When a female bodyguard is hired to protect a reformed playboy, she finds saving his life is easier than protecting her heart." When the past and present collide... Somebody wants rich playboy Franco Callahan dead. When security expert Josephine...

Hot paranormal romance thriller "What if you were honor bound to kill the man you love?" Nick Radford is a reluctant werewolf who’s been fighting the Beast within for nearly 500 years. He’s never killed a human, but the Beast is gaining strength and Nick may not be able...

Sexy. Scorching. Sizzling. That describes Aiden Rourke, hero of Storm of Desire "*The storm outside is nothing compared to the storm of desire and guilt raging between former lovers trapped together*." Corporate attorney Samantha Greco needs some peace and quiet to come to a...

If a man offered you $1 million dollars to marry him, what would you do? That's Poppy Duval's dilemma when yummy Jack Crossan proposes a temporary marriage. Jack Crossan needs a wife fast, to prove to his grandfather he's reformed his playboy ways and is ready to take control of the family...

The gift of love... A mysterious matchmaker alters the destiny of three women when she offers each the gift of a magical snow globe. Is the elderly stranger simply eccentric? Or is there enchantment in her gifts? Her Snow White Christmas... A Christmas snow globe swirls holiday...

A trip to Vegas... A gorgeous man... A beautiful woman... What could go wrong? When a struggling actress takes a role as the glamorous temporary wife of a wealthy playboy, she finds love doesn’t always come on cue. Struggling actress Kate Carluccio showed up for...