Paradise Authors

Navy SEAL who wants nothing to do with commitment, is forced to protect his neighbor and her unborn baby when her past comes calling. Jack "Mars" Marsten lives in an apartment he never made a home. He made the mistake of marrying right out of boot camp to his high school sweetheart. When his wife left him during BUDS training, he vowed never to marry again. No entanglements. Period. Deirdre Anne Tyler is running from her ex-boyfriend who beat her when he found out she was pregnant. She changed her name to Anne Smith and is hiding in an apartment next door to a cranky Navy SEAL who barely says hello. Which is just as well. The fewer people who know her and where she is, the less chance of her ex finding her. Until he does... When trouble comes calling, Anne hides in her neighbor's apartment. Jack wants nothing to do with the woman but can't send her back to deal with her problem on her own. Stuck with the woman, he's now responsible for keeping her alive until her baby is born. How hard could that be? Harder than he originally thought when he finds himself falling for the pretty mother-to-be. No-commitment Jack sinks deeper into his own kind of trouble where Anne is concerned.

Rylie Stewart, daughter of SEAL legend, Admiral 'Black Jack' Stewart, is in trouble. Big trouble. Eight and a half months through a difficult pregnancy, she's kept her silence about who the father of her unborn child is, but the closer she gets to giving birth the more the pressure mounts for her to reveal the man's name. But she's been a SEAL's daughter for twenty-three years and she's as good at keeping secrets as her father is. Navy SEAL Eric 'Viking' Anderson has just come off a six-month deployment to find Rylie on his doorstep with news. He's about to become a father, and she wants a promise in case something happens to her during the birth. Eric's more than willing to give her his word, but he wants something in return. Another chance with the woman he loves. And this time they're going to do things his way. No more hiding and no more secrets. But there's one truth he can't reveal to Rylie without further damaging her rocky relationship with her father. He suspects Black Jack knew about their affair and deployed Eric to end it. But now Rylie's carrying his baby, the Admiral will play hell getting rid of him again. His missions: To put a wedding ring on Rylie's finger, making their relationship permanent, and to be the best dad in the world for their baby boy.

What happens in Vegas ... will change his life forever. Navy SEAL Aidan "Rocket" Stone wants to do three things during his leave: get his hands dirty with something other than gun powder; eat something that doesn't come out of a pouch; and avoid any situation that involves him getting shot at. Two out of three ain't bad.

On leave after a difficult mission, Navy SEAL Tony Gallo steps off the plane in Rome and tumbles right into the arms of the woman who dumped him nine years ago, and they're both there for family events. He discovers Darcy's attending the wedding they planned but never had, but now it's someone else's. Darcy Moreau is traveling for the first time and fulfilling a dream. She's in Rome to be her best friend's Maid of Honor. But she's also there to bury the past and start a new life. When she and Tony meet again, she wonders if the past might not be such a bad thing if her future can include the man she left behind. But can she make amends and convince him to give her another chance?

Ellie Gorman hasn't had a vacation in years. Working herself to the bone day and night on Wall Street has kept her mind from wandering too often to the only man she's ever loved. The man she left fourteen years ago after their high school graduation. When her best friend lures her to join a girls' cruise, Ellie relents. The sun will do her good. Relaxation is her top priority. No stress for a full week. Noah Seager has spent more than a decade fulfilling his dream of joining the Navy SEALs and serving his country. But he's exhausted and worn out. It's time to retire, find himself, and start a new chapter in his life. A vacation with his best childhood friend is the perfect way to decompress. Even better-a cruise. Neither Noah nor Ellie are prepared to run into each other at the bar on the lido deck as soon as they board the ship. They've been set up, and they plan to toss their meddling friends overboard...as soon as they can find them. Fourteen years ago they'd been very much in love. They'd known. Everyone had known. And then the bottom had fallen out of their worlds. Ellie has a secret she has never shared with a single person. Noah has lived with the pain, hurt, and frustration of being dumped for unknown reasons. He never should have let her go, and that realization slams into him with a powerful punch as the two get reacquainted. While Ellie struggles with admitting her deep feelings for Noah have never subsided, Noah fights his own internal battle. She insists she can't and won't ever reveal the nature of their breakup. Can Noah convince her to let him back into her life anyway? And more importantly, can he let their past go, bury it, and live a fulfilling life with the woman he never forgot, knowing he will never have all the answers?

After a broken engagement followed by six months of grueling work, Sloan Bianchi is ready to hit the beaches of Hilton Head South Carolina for some R and R. She isn't looking for romance, but when she catches the gaze of a stranger at a local restaurant, her attraction is immediate. But he turns out to be just another guy who can't follow through. Karma isn't always a bitch. Navy SEAL Connor 'Hammer' Evans decides a fender bender is a small price to pay for finally meeting the woman who got away. Even though he'll only be on the East Coast a short time, he's convinced he and Sloan can enjoy a sexy, no-strings adventure together while he's here. Their first kiss ignites a hunger for each other they can't seem to quench. As their relationship deepens, Sloan realizes she has to be honest with Connor and share the reason behind her broken engagement. When he learns the truth, will he go wheels up and leave her behind? Or will he follow through?

Navy SEAL on vacation in Mexico wakes up married to a jilted bride and retraces his steps to matrimony Confirmed bachelor and Navy SEAL Chase Flannigan is celebrating his separation from the Navy in the tropical paradise of Cabo San Lucas. After a particularly hazy night, he wakes up with a ring on his finger and a beautiful woman in his bed, and no memory of how they got there. Stood up at the altar, jilted bride Maggie Neal snags her best friend and goes on her honeymoon, one groom short only to wind up in bed with a hot SEAL, married and extremely hungover. Together, Chase and Maggie take a walk down a fractured memories