Eat Right, Swim Faster is the ultimate nutrition resource for competitive swimmers of all ages. It is a smartly written book of highly practical and very accessible information for swimmers interested in what food can do for them in their pursuit of maximum performance in the water.

Rather than insisting that readers wade through a tangle of highly technical terminology, Eat Right, Swim Faster provides an abundance of sound, practical advice, in a straightforward, non-academic tone.

Eat Right, Swim Faster draws on the very latest sports nutrition research as well as the very personal experience of the author-a registered dietitian, sports nutritionist, swim coach, athlete, and mother of three competitive swimmers. Readers can therefore be confident they're receiving the smartest, most up-to-date information on the foods and drinks that will serve them-and their swimming performance-best.

One of the most ruthless CEOs in Newcastle, Katie has made all of her dreams come true. Except one. She's fantasized about having a secret, kept man at her beck and call, but so far, nobody fits the bill. After conducting a tense business meeting, she dips into a dive bar for her favorite drink, and ends up making her ultimate wish come true.

Holden doesn't believe in true love, but he does believe taking advantage of an opportunity when one comes along. That opportunity appears in the form of a gorgeous older woman writing a check with more zeroes in it than he's ever seen in his life. When the wrong people find out his dirty little secret -- and his judgment gets clouded by obsession -- it puts everything and everyone they both love in danger.

Crow Bar is the rowdiest bar in the city's toughest neighborhood, and it's owner is known for employing the kinds of bouncers nobody wants to mess with. Dubbed the Crow Bar Brute Squad, these hardened heroes may have zero bandwidth for anyone's B.S., but they have nothing but time and intense devotion when it comes to the queens that they love.

The oceanside city of Newcastle has everything: glittering skyscrapers, gritty warehouses and everything in between. It's also full of characters that fall fast and hard -- into love, into bad decisions and into danger: Tough, blue-collar guys and even tougher, mouthy broads. When irresistible forces crash into immoveable objects, the resulting tales of love, friendship, and adventure will make you want to pack up and catch the next train to Newcastle. Bring a beach chair! (And maybe a helmet.)

Eat Right, Swim Faster is the ultimate nutrition resource for competitive swimmers of all ages. It is a smartly written book of highly practical and very accessible information for swimmers interested in what food can do for them in their pursuit of maximum performance in the water.

Rather than insisting that readers wade through a tangle of highly technical terminology, Eat Right, Swim Faster provides an abundance of sound, practical advice, in a straightforward, non-academic tone.

Eat Right, Swim Faster draws on the very latest sports nutrition research as well as the very personal experience of the author-a registered dietitian, sports nutritionist, swim coach, athlete, and mother of three competitive swimmers. Readers can therefore be confident they're receiving the smartest, most up-to-date information on the foods and drinks that will serve them-and their swimming performance-best.

Gunther

One of the most powerful politicians in the country hired me to look out for his niece, and it's just the career break I need. But as soon as I lay eyes on Sara, I know I'm a goner. On the surface, she's all wrong for me. I like order, and she is a bringer of chaos. I have no choice but to compromise, because she needs to be in my life. Forever.

Sara

My uncle, fed up with my shenanigans, hired some guy to shadow me all over the city. If I don't comply, there will be consequences that I'm not willing to suffer. So, it's a good thing the guy watching me day and night looks like Captain America and blushes whenever I talk to him. The question is, does he like me enough to help me with my huge, furry, rapidly multiplying secret?

Hayden

Have you ever been so moved by a stranger's act of kindness that you follow her home? Me neither. But that's exactly what I find myself doing after the beautiful Mills helps me out of a jam at the airport. In fairness to me, she did mention that her car needs to be fixed, so it would only be right if I stalk--I mean FOLLOW--her for a while, just to make sure she's safe. That's where I draw the line. Because showing up at her audition, her dog park, and everywhere else she frequents would be wrong. So very wrong. And I will not be doing any of that...or will I?

Bree

I'm the last one of my friends who's still a virgin. At the age of 28, I've stopped looking for a Mister Right who makes my heart pound; I'll settle for a Mister Right Now to show up pound it out with me. No strings attached. So when my best friend books a girls trip to a remote island resort, it's the perfect opportunity to have one quick fling with a stranger. If I'm not good in bed? No problem! I never have to see him again. Too bad my hot diving instructor didn't get the no strings attached memo. Cody agrees to take care of my little problem, but he's creating a bigger situation by trying to get to know me. Why is he bothering to remember my likes and dislikes? He knows this is a sure thing. Well, too bad if he gets attached to me, because a long distance relationship is not part of my plan.

Cody

I love my job here on the islands. I've got my family, friends, and access to the most beautiful coral reefs in the world. There's only one piece missing to my puzzle. I want to settle down. I've been waiting my whole life for just the right one. What can I say? I'm a hopeless romantic who's looking for my lightning-bolt connection. I'd thought until today that I'd have to leave the islands to get my wish. When resort guest, Bree, dives into my life, I know I'm sunk. She's my lightning bolt, but all she wants is a quick jump start. Although I've agreed to help her with one tiny, minuscule problem and then never speak of it again, I just know that I'm not going to hold up most of that bargain. I'll help her, but I already know we're too good together for just a one night stand.

Vanessa

I've finally landed my dream job, and I intend to celebrate that before I ship out tomorrow. When I meet the handsome Ian at the hotel bar, a night of passion turns into something unexpected. I shouldn't let myself catch feelings. However Ian and I click so well, he leaves his mark on me. Unfortunately, I'm so caught up in our short time together that I make a series of life-changing mistakes, and no way to reach him. I may be the organized chief stew on the outside, but inside, I'm an absolute mess.

Ian

I don't do one-night stands. After the most incredible night of my life with Vanessa, I want more. I want every night to be with her and nobody else. Unfortunately, a family emergency pulls me back home to the States, and I have no way to reach Vanessa on the yacht where she works. That is, until a dubious opportunity falls in my lap that helps me to track her down. I don't care who I have to pay, I have to find her. Once I have her back in my arms, though, something feels off. There's something distant about her, and I aim to find out what's going on. We are meant to be together and there won't be any distance, any secrets, or any barrier between us ever again.

Angelica

My 23rd birthday is coming up, so I should be excited to get my royal inheritance as the princess of Austero. Unfortunately, my father, the king, is stuck in his ways and insists on upholding old traditions that dictate that I must be arranged in marriage first. I want to stick up for myself, but I also need that money to break away and start a life of my own. It would seem that I'm trapped, until a handsome deckhand makes an offer that will surely turn the tides. But am I prepared for the ensuing maelstrom with my family?

Abel

I wouldn't have believed in love at first sight, until it happened to me. As soon as I see Princess Angelica boarding the yacht I work on, I know I need a plan to make her mine. When I learn about her predicament, I'm both horrified on her behalf, and inspired. I've got an idea, but I'll have to act fast. Maybe I'm sailing too close to the wind, but I've got one chance and I'm taking it. Batten down the hatches, royal family!

Naughty Yachties is a new series of short romance stories loosely inspired by Below Deck. If you love romance tropes, obsessed heroes, plucky heroines, high heat, and happily ever afters, then welcome aboard!

Juno

Now that I've been promoted to chief steward on the yacht Carpe Diem, I have to at least try to get along with our tempestuous chef. Yet, Maksim and I can't seem to play nice. Something about him makes my claws come out, and whenever we are together in the galley, it's more than his cooking that's aflame. My feelings might be hurt at the way we trade barbs, if he weren't such an egotistical hothead. Me? I'll just keep doing what I do best: say yes to the guests and never back down from a challenge. Even if that challenge is a glowering, towering man with eyes that seem to see right through me.

Maksim

I did not join this crew to get attached to a woman; I came here to start a new life. Even if my innermost feelings demand something more than a solitary existence. I'll just have to deal with it; anyone attached to me will only end up with a target on her back, same as me. Leaving behind my job as a hired assassin doesn't mean I deserve any kind of normal, homey type of life. And yet, Juno is in my head. The smart-mouthed chief stew can't seem to stay in her lane, stay out of my galley, or stay out of my dreams. When we try to work together, all we do is trade barbs. I wouldn't care about the banter, but I'm enjoying it too much. The more I push her away the more my body and soul find ways to be close to her. Maybe a yacht wasn't the best choice if I want to avoid connecting with other people. Maybe a hot kitchen, with a hotter chief stew constantly buzzing around me, is too much for my cold heart.

Naughty Yachties is a new series of short romance stories loosely inspired by Below Deck. If you love romance tropes, obsessed heroes, plucky heroines, high heat, and happily ever afters, then welcome aboard!

Ally

What could be more lucky than having a successful brother who includes you on his luxury charter-yacht vacation in the Mediterranean? Sun, sea breeze, cute deckhands, and beach reads seems like the perfect getaway from my aimless life. Except for one thing: the tacit understanding here is that I'll be working for my brother's gaming company. No thanks! I'm only 19 once, and when am I ever coming back to Italy? I intend to make the most of it while I'm here, even if the captain insists that my flighty ass needs a grumpy, tattooed deckhand to chaperone me on a shopping excursion. This guy had better batten down the hatches, because we're about to have some fun with my trust fund.

Quint

I didn't sign up to work on the deck of The Carpe Diem only to spend time following a 19-year-old rich kid around Naples. But I need to stop punching coworkers in the face if I don't want to end up on babysitting duty. However, spending the day with Ally soon proves to be more than what anyone bargained for. Figuring out that she's perfect for me doesn't take long. There's just one problem: she's a guest, and I'm not allowed to touch her. Not in the way I want to. I'll have to wait until her charter is over. Waiting...that's the wisest course of action for two impulsive people, right?

Naughty Yachties is a new series of short romance stories loosely inspired by Below Deck. If you love romance tropes, obsessed heroes, plucky heroines, high heat, and happily ever afters, then welcome aboard!

Star

A job aboard a luxury charter yacht means everything to me, but I can't seem to stay focused. When my ineptitude lands me in hot water with the much older captain, I expect to be fired. Instead, the bossy Captain Joe teaches me things I never knew about myself. And now, I have a secret -- that ex-Navy SEAL may run a tight ship, but underneath that tough exterior is a teddy bear that has roped me into a life I never imagined.

Captain Joe

The greenest crew member is going to be the death of me. She's so bad at her job that she's a danger to herself. Unfortunately, Star is also sweet, kind, and gorgeous, and makes me crave things I didn't know I needed. A wife. A partner. A family. Maybe it's all an illusion; maybe I've spent too much time at sea. She's a siren half my age and I don't stand a chance when her soul calls out to me. Our little secret may mean the end of my career, but it's just the beginning of my life.

Jax

I don't need a reason to go on vacation with my best friend, Sierra, but I've got several. One of them being my impending wedding, and my desire to be far, far away from the groom. This vacation is all about girl time and me time, so the last thing I need is to meet and fall for a soft-spoken resort employee. But, the refreshingly shy, polite and slightly nerdy Brooks is unlike anyone I've ever met. The more I see him, the faster his shyness burns off like fog in the South Pacific sunshine, and soon the life I left behind is a distant memory.

Brooks

I meet a lot of celebrities on this rock, and none of them have ever left me starstruck. Until the day Jax Pierce walks into my life. As a man with no game when it comes to women, I'm not prepared for this day. More importantly, all I can think about is my lifelong crush on this woman. I feel as awkward as I felt at 13, and it shows in the way I keep tripping over my words and missing her jokes. However, the more time I spend with Jax, the more I realize what she needs. Me. I might not have moves, but I do have enthusiasm, loyalty, and complete devotion. There's no choice in the matter; she's going to be on an island vacation with me for the rest of our lives.

Maple

I have worked tirelessly to win a big advertising account at the company I work for, and now it's been handed to a junior employee - and I think I know why. The good ol' boys' network is at it again. If only the too-cool CEO of this company, Hollis Hardy, could spend a single day in my shoes, he'd realize he made the wrong choice.

Oops. Did I say that out loud? Maybe that wasn't the smartest wish to share with the world while standing next to a flirty, gorgeous CEO on a perfect fall evening...so close to Halloween...right before drinking a suspicious-looking brew...in a town full of people who believe that they possess real, magical powers.

Hollis

I'm not sure how one employee wishing I could spend the day in her shoes ended up coming true, but Maple Morrissey is a powerful woman. Unknowingly, Maple has been wielding her powers over me since the moment I stepped into this branch office. My attraction to her aside, I'm now stuck in her body on Halloween, and she's trapped in mine. One of us has to fly to New York to speak to the board of directors, while the other has to stay behind and spend a day working in a cubicle for a bully manager.

No one seems to know how to help either of us escape this predicament, but Maple knows one thing for sure: in the future, she'll be careful what she wishes for.

Me? All I've ever wished for is someone like her.

Torben

The king has decreed that it's time for me to choose a wife and start producing heirs, or he'll choose one for me.

Always the hardest working and most obedient royal, nobody expects me to secretly flee to America to find a match.

The woman of my dreams, the one who makes me fall flat on my face has got a mind of her own and isunfamiliar with what it takes to marry a prince. On the surface, Hailey is the opposite of me in every way, and yet underneath, she is my one and only queen.

Hailey

Do I believe in true love? Sure. Fate? Absolutely. Whirlwind romances? Swoon!

But those things are not for me.

Until one day, destiny lines up with a crossword puzzle clue, and I come face to face with a lost driver wearing a laughable disguise.

But I have a secret of my own: I know who he is.

With nothing else on my agenda, I step into the fairy tale. Just for one day.

Suddenly, the stranger is making me an unbelievable offer: one that will change my quiet life forever.

It's going to take more than a handsome prince and the promise of titles, riches, and fame to convince me that Torben is the man for me.

Alright, fine--his great big d*ck can't hurt.

THE RECKLESS ROYALS

Reckless Royals is five stand-alone romances all packed into one royal family. High drama, high heat, and all the tropes you love!

Fiona needs to clean up her image. The bouncer who recently helped her out of a scrape is the perfect fake boyfriend for her daddy's big holiday to-do. Sure, he might be a bit rough around the edges, but he's handsome enough and mysterious enough to distract everyone from her party-girl reputation.

Levi has been a fixture at Crow Bar longer than any of the other bouncers at the city's toughest, rowdiest watering hole. Nobody messes with him, but more importantly, nobody messes with the patrons when he's around. When he helps a cute new customer out of a jam, he agrees to go to her daddy's holiday party as her fake boyfriend. When the sparks between them eventually turn to true feelings, things quickly go from helping her save face to helping save someone's life.

About the series

Crow Bar is the rowdiest bar in the city's toughest neighborhood, and its owner is known for employing the kinds of bouncers nobody wants to mess with. Dubbed the Crow Bar Brute Squad, these hardened heroes may have zero bandwidth for anyone's B.S., but they have nothing but time and intense devotion when it comes to the queens that they love.

Etienne

No one expects much from the spare. I've always lived life for myself, but when my brother abdicates the throne, the king suddenly strongarms me to do my royal duty. Marriage, babies, and the crown were not on my list of life goals, but here we are. It's not a love match between myself and the bride. But the smart, beautiful, uptight heiress, Kala, has nothing to worry about. I fully intend to let her go-just as soon as I've had my fun.

Kala

I was raised by my stepmother to marry the heir to the throne, but that didn't work out the first time. Now that I'm grown and made my own way in the world, I suddenly find my family's name and legacy is at stake, and the only way to save it is to marry the notorious Etienne. But what everyone doesn't know is, I've secretly pined for Etienne all along. I'm intrigued by the idea of playing the part of the happy couple until we put this mess behind us. I can do this without getting my feelings hurt...right?

ABOUT THE RECKLESS ROYALS

Reckless Royals is a tropey, soapy, swoony and sexy collection of happily-ever-after romances. It's got everything: Bad boys, grumpy, gorgeous heroes, strong, sassy heroines, arranged marriages, divorce pacts, marriage pacts, and lots of surprises along the way.

It's all packed into one royal family with five stand-alone love stories to tell! No cheating, no cliffhangers. Five separate HEAs with epilogues.

Sigurd

My family is...a lot. They always have been. Between royal engagements, and now the king's mission to marry off all of the siblings, I've had my fill. What do I do when I've had enough? I disappear. Keep moving - that's the best way to stay hidden. Things don't go as planned, however, when I show up to a rustic hideaway to find someone else on the property. If I had any sense, I'd run along. But something about this woman is making me want to stay put, at least for a while.

Anastasia

The third prince in line to the throne has a lot of nerve showing up here to ruin my vacation. All I wanted was some time away from the city and get a break from people. Sigurd doesn't care about any of that - he thinks it's his duty to save me from myself. If the grumpy outdoorsman insists on staying, fine. But if he thinks I'm going to take my vacation elsewhere, he's got another think coming.

ABOUT THE RECKLESS ROYALS

Reckless Royals is a tropey, soapy, swoony and sexy collection of happily-ever-after romances. It's got everything: Bad boys, grumpy, gorgeous heroes, strong, sassy heroines, arranged marriages, divorce pacts, marriage pacts, and lots of surprises along the way.

It's all packed into one royal family with stand-alone love stories to tell! No cheating, no cliffhangers.

Both Windy City Holiday Duet books in one paperback Pumpkin and SpiceMaxine Pumpkin Novak is coming home to Chicago to do three things: eat turkey with her family; chill with her best friend, Joy; and avoid all the awful people who gave her that childhood nickname. But a run-in with a dreamy old classmate sidetracks her plans in a heartbeat, and gets her heart pounding.Bartender Talbot Stoner Spice has out-performed his high school epithet and whooped his childhood demons. Dividing all his time between running the neighborhood bar and caring for his widowed mother, he has never seen the need for a serious relationship. That all changes when his high school crush, Max, returns from California and walks into his bar two days before Thanksgiving. She doesn't know it yet, but she's not getting away from him again.Get ready for a full plate of hot, yummy Thanksgiving goodness that will melt your heart and leave you begging for more. Comfort and JoyJoy is a happy cookie baker in her quaint little Cookie Cottage. During the holiday rush, however, she receives a surprise visit from hunky health inspector Brady, who turns her life, her livelihood -- and her heart -- upside down. By-the-book Brady is bound by law to close her shop until further notice.Go ahead, take a bite out of this sweet and saucy holiday romance It's chock full of holiday cheer, filthy talk and possessive alpha hotness I triple dog dare ya to sink into this happily-ever-after

Dive bartender Blake Pritchard has zero interest in joining in the silliness of his town's Fall Festival, including a new ghost tour of a house that's definitely not haunted.

Blake's ex girlfriend and local historian Dahlia Jordan is determined to get Blake into the spirit, and bets him that he won't last one night at the haunted house without getting properly spooked.

This is a very quick and sexy stand alone short read with a second chance theme, an HEA, and no cheating. Also contains a dunk tank, some pound cake, a possibly haunted house, dubious points of interest, a dustling of the unexplained, and other shenanigans along the way as these two crazy kids work things out and finally get back together!

Running the rowdiest pub in town is the perfect job for a nocturnal bachelor like Drew. Birchdale has its share of weird incidents and weird folks, so it's the perfect place to lie low and live his passions: making beer and making eyes at the hot little witch across the street. He's hoping by cranking it up to 11, she might decide to come a little closer. After all, he doesn't bite. Much.

Creating a safe space for healing and expression is part of witch Alice's dream in starting an open mic night at her popular coffee house. After all, her little town has been through a lot lately. Bonfires gone wrong. Angry villagers armed with pitchforks and torches. Demons rising. The usual shenanigans. Foiling her efforts to Birchdale feel like a safe, serene place again is the overgrown frat boy across the street, Drew, who won't stop ogling her at every turn. Something about his presence makes her feel anything but safe, and she wants no part of that. Nope. Not at all.