Bøker av Cheryl Terra

Nellie Belanger never intended to start university as a virgin. But even though she's determined to have her first time before the summer is over, she has two requirements:1. She doesn't want to end up in a relationship.2. She wants it to be a little more special than "we met at a nightclub and I'm pretty sure your name starts with an N."Which shouldn't be that hard to find... right? After all, all she wants is a no-strings-attached hook up that isn't completely anonymous.Someone who she can have fun with and who won't spread rumours about her.Someone who would be a bit more memorable than a generic guy in a backwards hat that looks completely different once they step out of the dim lighting of a bar.Someone who knows what he's doing so her first time won't suck as much as everyone says the first time does.Someone kind of like the boy next door, her best friend's older brother with the great smile and reputation for sleeping around.And who just so happens to be the guy she's crushed on since she was a kid...The Boy Next Door is the spicy prequel to the If You Can series, taking place 3 years before Kiss Me If You Can, a spicy unconventional romance coming April 12, 2024. Please see book interior or author's website for all content warnings.

When he met my sister, I knew he was going to leave me for her.Just like when I met his dad, I knew I wanted him more than anyone I'd seen before in my life.What I didn't know?Just how far my sister would go to hurt me.Just how many secrets it takes to keep a family together.And just how many knots would begin unravel when I found solace in the arms of the one person I shouldn't.But it's like they say, I guess.When it rains...It pours.Jocelyn "Joss" Miller's family is, in a word, disastrous.With a boyfriend-stealing sister and a father who's decided she's clearly not the favourite, she's not sure how much longer she can give in to her mother's pleas to keep the peace. But when her sister does the unthinkable at her own wedding and Jocelyn is blamed, she finds comfort with the one man she shouldn't: a rugged carpenter and motorcycle enthusiast... who just so happens to be her ex's father, Derek Thompson.With a sister dead set on revenge and an ex-boyfriend trying to repair his relationship with the father Jocelyn has fallen for, will the secrets revealing themselves one after the other lead to heartbreak, or can Jocelyn and Derek weather the storm and find love on the other side?This age gap contemporary romantic drama features a plot with twists, turns, and plenty of spice to keep you turning page after page!

When good things happen to Sean Lemieux, he knows something is about to go horribly, horribly wrong. It's what he's come to expect. Five years after being kicked out at seventeen by his religious zealot of a father, he's learned to protect himself by keeping his hopes, fears, and secrets heavily guarded. Sure, he might not exactly be happy... but he's safe. That is, until the day Rick McDougall walks into the firm Sean works at. The tall, immaculately good-looking redhead is the personal assistant of Sean's newest client: a world famous musician who's a little too busy to attend appointments himself. Even Sean can't deny the chemistry between the two of them. But Rick is the definition of "too much of a good thing." Just as Sean starts letting his guard down, everything comes crashing down at once. After discovering the baggage of his past and uncertainty of his future, will Rick be just another person who lets Sean down? Or is the tall redhead with startling blue eyes be the angel Sean needs to save him? The Devil Made Me is part of the Love Across Canada series, a four-book series of interconnected standalones about three different couples. While the books can be read in any order, The Devil Made Me is best read after Get Over It and Runaway.

If you're looking for a sweet, swooning heroine who loves first kisses, soul mates, and letting her hair blow romantically in the breeze...This ain't her.When the blunt, abrasive, sassy-as-hell-take-no-crap workaholic Aspen Haws is "promoted" against her will, she goes from constantly travelling to a small town in northern Ontario with a dating pool of approximately twelve eligible men.Luckily, Aspen has no time for love and no desire for commitment. Unluckily, she does have time for no-strings-attached hit-em-and-quit-em hookups... and there's not a lot of that going around Wakeham. -If you're looking for a cocky, confident, bad boy rock star who leaves a trail of broken hearts behind after every show and has a lover in every city...This ain't him.Theo Barker's fairytale came true. No one was more surprised than he was when the outcast loser turned world-famous rock star went from being bullied on the playground in Wakeham to the biggest stages in the world. But after his (now ex) girlfriend admits she's only with him for his money, the jaded rock star with a romantic streak decides it's time to go back home and take a break.-Both of these big personalities are immediately intrigued by each other when they collide in the small town of Wakeham: Theo by Aspen's self-assured sensuality and Aspen by Theo's charming smile and genuine kindness. But can these two very, VERY different people overcome the inevitable drama of having two very, very different lifestyles?This small town romance is intended for mature readers and includes strong friendships, rock stars, bad-ass women, boundaries, consent, healthy relationships, and a lot of spicy scenes and happy endings! Get Over It is part of the Love Across Canada series, a four-book series of interconnected standalones about three different couples.

A young musician with a dark past. A single mom with a secret. And a little girl with a Christmas wish that threatens everything.Being with Jimmy Reilly is the most selfish thing I could ever do. There is no reason for a sassy, sweet, and seriously gorgeous man like him to want a cynical single mom in her thirties. And that's before you add in monster of an ex-husband or the fact that I can't even manage to get my daughter what she wants for Christmas. And there is absolutely no good reason for me to want him back. He's too young. Too kind. And way, way, way too much "my best friend's little brother." Jimmy Reilly doesn't deserve to be dragged into the mess that is my life. But for some reason... He keeps insisting on it. And the more I let him, the more I realize he's just as broken as I am. And I'm only going to break him worse.Selfish Love is an award-willing full length novel that can be read as a standalone or as part of the collaborative Afterglow Studios series. Please see front pages of book or the author's website for full content warnings.

One small town. Two childhood friends. Ten years later, will an attempt to save the local bar be their last call for love?MAGGIEThe bar was my legacy.It was all I had to look forward to: a lonely life waiting tables in a small town and dumping beer on the tourists who got a little too forward.Though, as the current owner of the bar, Mom didn't exactly approve of the beer-dumping thing. But it wasn't my fault they were pigs.Maybe if I'd listened to her, things would have gone better.Because then he came back.Just in time to see everything around me crumble.And he's the last person I want to get help from.CALEBThe cabin was my inheritance.Not money or heirlooms. Just a rundown cabin in Marble Beach made even shoddier by the luxurious lake houses that surrounded it.Typical Dad. Everything had to be a lesson with him.I thought that was the last lesson he was trying to teach me: turning what I had into what I wanted. Take the cabin and spruce it up, then sell it so I could use the money to start my business like I'd planned.But I was wrong.She was my lesson.But would she be my reward?Based on the original award-winning novella The Last Time, this second chance small town romance between a surly waitress and the man who returns to her life ten years after they had their first time together has been revamped as a 50K novel. It features plenty of steamy scenes and passionate drama. Please see book preview for potential content warnings.

Confession: Bad things come in threes.Tessa is used to the chaotic frenzy that is her hot mess of a life. But between reconnecting with an old flame going through a wild experience, sneaking around with her brother's best friend, and maintaining her unique and wonderful friendship with the billionaire heiress who is definitely not her sugar mama, things are actually going well for once in her life. After a slight misunderstanding brings all the people she cares about together, Tessa starts to realize that maybe - just maybe - she can actually have it all.But before Tessa can come up with a plan to get herself out of the tangle of secrets she's been keeping from her family, a nemesis from her past throws a wrench into her newfound happiness. Faced with revealing not only her darkest secrets, but the secrets of those she cares about, it's only the support from her friends and partners that is keeping Tessa going... until something happens that changes her life forever.The third installment in The Unicorn Confessions series is a rollercoaster ride of hilarious chaos and heart-wrenching twists and turns. Join Tessa as she continues to explore how love and romance can exist outside traditional relationships in this witty and steamy tale.

"I love you. And I'm not going to stop loving you. This isn't what ends us, Noah." "What do you think ends us, then?" "Nothing." A week was all it took to change Lacey and Noah's lives forever. From one side of the country to the other, Noah helps Lacey break free from the chains of her childhood so they can begin their lives together. But the road to happily ever after isn't always easy. When an unexpected person from Noah's past returns, the tenuous peace in Noah and Lacey's lives threatens to shatter as trial after tribulation is thrown at them. Faced with the uncertainty of the future, can Lacey and Noah find a way to escape from their respective pasts? Finding Home brings back Noah and Lacey, the beloved characters from Runaway, in a story that explores the challenges of new adulthood. From making friends, finding jobs, and learning how to cope with the challenges of being an adult, get ready to fall in love with this steamy love story set in Canada!

"Guess I'm going to Vancouver now." "What? Why?" "'Cause if I don't, you're gonna get yourself in trouble. Then I'm gonna have to hear some sad news story about a pretty small-town girl named Lacey Stephens who ended up dead in a ditch somewhere." After the boy she's crushed on for years plays a cruel prank, Lacey Stephens ends up stranded in Winnipeg with nothing but what's in her backpack. In a moment of recklessness she doesn't realize will change her life forever, Lacey boards a train headed west to find the brother she hasn't seen since their religious father kicked him out of their house ten years ago. But when trouble finds her first and she's saved by a tall, stoic man with dark eyes, a tight smile, and a good heart, Lacey starts to realize the life she had in her small, northern town was anything but normal... or safe. Determined to break free, Lacey contends with her family, her surroundings, and feelings she didn't know were possible. Part coming-of-age story, part love letter to Canada, part sweet romance, Runaway follows the twists and turns of Lacey's journey, with plenty of steamy stops along the way. This feel-good romance deals with themes of religious trauma and toxic family relationships. Runaway is part of the Love Across Canada series, a four-book series of interconnected standalones about three different couples.

Tessa's life was already a mess before her boss started losing it just days before the biggest fundraiser of the year. Working for a sham charity, juggling multiple couples for casual dates, and keeping way too many secrets from way too many people means this unicorn is one busy person.All that trouble means Tessa finds herself reaching out more and more to Finn and Julie: that couple she was definitely only supposed to see as a one time thing. But she's just reaching out as a friend, of course... until something happens that turns everything upside down and reminds Tessa why she created her unicorn rules in the first place.But Tessa barely has time to process that when life ramps up even more. From a last-minute date auction, a chaotic sugar mama, an unexpected nemesis from her past, and - oh yeah - that whole fake dating thing with her brother's best friend so he won't tell everyone about her secret divorce, book two of The Unicorn Confessions series has Tessa still putting the "hot" in "hot mess."With a cast of old favorites and new friends, this rollercoaster plot bounces from hilariously absurd to heart-wrenchingly relatable. Join Tessa as she continues to explore how love and romance can exist outside traditional relationships in this witty and steamy tale.This is book 2 of The Unicorn Confessions series. Book 1, The Unicorn Confessions, should be read prior to this for the best experience.

Tessa Lane is a unicorn and proud of it. Sure, the delightfully chunky 30 year old might be a mess, but at least she's a hot mess. And she knows she's exactly what a ton of couples are looking for: a bi woman who wants a couple... but also wants to keep it casual. To keep things from getting serious, Tessa has a list of rules that helps her go from hellos to hell-yeahs as efficiently as possible when she meets a new couple: One-and-done.Always get a hotel room.And never, ever stay the night. But there's a lot more to this unicorn than meets the eye. When Tessa's mother calls to invite her to an anniversary party in her hometown, the tangle of secrets that she's been keeping begins to unravel. Forced to confront her family's expectations, unwelcome feelings for her brother's best friend, and a couple that has her rethinking her list of rules, can Tessa face a series of unexpected events and her own buried insecurities without compromising what she wants... even if she discovers that what she wants isn't necessarily what she needs? With a cast of quirky and lovable characters, a curvy body-positive main character, and a ton of sass, The Unicorn Confessions is the first in a series of books that walk the line between steamy, scorching romance and witty women's fiction as Tessa explores the ways love and romance can exist outside traditional couples.