**Wish upon a Christmas star tonight…** Karen Wallace's festive spirit has gone A.W.O.L three days before Christmas. Her perfect solution? Take a road trip to spend the holidays with her friend's family. Then a broken down car leaves Karen stranded at her friend's brother's house, along with his Grinch-like but kind-of-cute, roommate, Art. Short of Santa's magic direct from the North Pole, nothing will make the next few days bearable. Not even Art's stolen kisses beneath the Christmas stars. Art Donnelly doesn't believe in magic anymore-the Christmas kind especially. As a scientist working at one of New Zealand's most picturesque star-gazing observatories, he believes that what you see is what you get. Planets, solar systems, and black holes are more reliable than joy, peace, and love. But love doesn't play by the rules of the universe, and Karen might just change his perception of the Silly Season forever.

She’s a Holiday Grinch…Carly Gatlin doesn’t want to spend another Christmas alone. With her beloved father gone, she’s desperate to be part of a family—so she’s spending the holidays with her step-brothers on Stewart Island. But even with sand, sun, and not a snowflake in sight, everything reminds her of what she’s lost. So no tree trimming, cookie baking, or kisses under the mistletoe for her, thanks. Especially not from Due South’s sexy bartender, Kip.He’s a too-hot-for-his-Santa-suit killjoy...Kip Sullivan’s moved hundreds of miles away from his family who’d like to see him married off before his next birthday—on Christmas Eve. Then ten days before the big event, his meddling relatives arrive en masse, and dear God, they’re planning to stay. With match-makers breathing down his neck, it’s becoming harder to ignore the temptation to unwrap Carly like a present under the tree.The Kiwi barbecue isn't the only thing sizzling this summer...Kip agrees to help make Carly’s first New Zealand Christmas special. He’s got five holiday missions to complete—one involving a frisky fake reindeer—before he hopes to claim a mistletoe kiss…and maybe even Carly’s heart. Christmas just isn’t Christmas without this spicy yet sweet Due South novella.

He’ll shake her foundations… Ana Grace is living a single mother’s worst nightmare. Separated from her two kids by a catastrophic earthquake, she’s trapped in her office building with a man she’s only just met. He’s a sexy former soldier, and possibly the only man able to help her navigate the dangerous landscape home. Daniel Calder is tired of failing people he’s tried to help, but since Ana is his younger sister’s boss, he’s caught between a rock and a hard place. That rock keeps shifting under his feet, shaking his determination not to become emotionally involved with another damsel in distress. But when an unforeseen enemy rises from a city in chaos, Ana Grace and her family are in the crosshairs. There’s so much more at stake than just their hearts, and the clock is ticking.   Intended for mature 18+ aged readers who enjoy their feel good romance on the sensual side.   Praise for Tracey Alvarez’s books: "Reading a book by Tracey Alvarez is like taking a mini vacation to my imagined little happy place in New Zealand."~ Spellbound Book Reviews "Tracey now is included among some of my fav authors from the Southern Hemisphere. Rosalind James and Natalie Gayle fans will love Tracey's books."~ Retailer review "Tracey Alvarez has written a finely crafted, well written romance. Sexy and delightful and full of family values."~ The Book Date "Her writing style will keep you hanging on to every word and feeling the characters’ heartbreak right along with them."~ Rach Lawrence Books   Other Contemporary Romances by Tracey Alvarez Stewart Island Series: Book 1: In Too Deep. Featuring Piper and West. Book 2: Melting Into You. Featuring Kezia and Ben. Book 3: Ready To Burn. Featuring Shaye and Del. Book 4: Christmas With You. Featuring Carly and Kip. Book 5: My Forever Valentine. Due South Short Stories.  Book 6: Playing For Fun. Featuring Holly and Ford. Book 7: Drawing Me In. Featuring Bree and Harley.  Book 7.5: Kissing The Bride. A Due South Short Story.  Book 8: Saying I Do. Featuring MacKenna and Joe. Book 9: Home For Christmas. Stewart Island novella.   Bounty Bay Series: Book 1: Hide Your Heart. Featuring Lauren and Nate. Book 2: Know Your Heart. Featuring Savannah and Glen. Book 3: Teach Your Heart. Featuring Gracie and Owen. Book 4: Mend Your Heart. Featuring Natalie and Isaac. Book 5: Break My Heart. Featuring Vanessa and Sam. (Coming Soon).

Imagine the secret lives, the hidden passions simmering in New Zealand's sultry, subtropical Far North. Welcome to Bounty Bay, where the reward of true love is a price only some are willing to pay.Meet Savannah and Glen...He is the one she couldn't remember. She is the one he couldn't forget... After being unexpectedly kicked off a movie set, her part given to a younger actress, Savannah Payne flees to her holiday house in Bounty Bay. There, in her little hideaway managed for her by her older cousin, she'll be able to lick her wounds privately, and prepare for an audition of a lifetime in L.A. Only her cousin has rented the place out to an old friend for the next month. A friend whose knowledge of the law means she has no easy way to evict her stop-the-heart sexy tenant. He tempts her, challenges her, and sees to the heart of who she is with knowing ice-blue eyes. Glen Cooper has woken up and smelled the decaying roses. Working in his father's law firm is murder on his creative heart. A month in New Zealand's sub-tropical Far North without the distraction of family and work is what he needs to finally complete writing the book he's worked on for years. He hadn't anticipated the woman who'd haunted his university days arriving on his doorstep, demanding her house back. But the distraction of her close by must stop. With a literary agent's deadline approaching, he has to ignore his growing attraction to Savannah or his dream may never become a reality. Something about Glen stirs Savannah's blood and the slippery memories of a quiet young man she glimpsed in the background of her tumultuous teenage years begin to return. But how can they make the sacrifice love requires when she has one foot out the door - ready to walk away from him a second time? The Far North Series: *Book 1: Hide Your Heart. Lauren and Nate's story. *Book 2: Know Your Heart. Savannah and Glen's story. Coming June 17th 2015.**

For a limited time only! There’s nothing sweeter than the promise of a second-chance romance that somehow fell apart the first time around. Join seven top New Zealand indie authors as they chart the course of rekindled romances after tender teenage infatuations, failed first-time marriages, friendships that never quite made it over the line, and partnerships previously forbidden. This collection of contemporary novels is a limited time special offer. Heat levels vary from sensual to downright sexy—there’s something for everyone. For more info check out our website at kiwiindies dot com. In Too Deep — Tracey Alvarez To save her brother from financial ruin, police diver Piper Harland does the one thing she swore she’d never do—return to the tiny island hometown on Stewart Island where Ryan “West” Westlake crushed her heart. West lost Piper once, but now she’s back for an unexpected six week visit. Maybe he wants her a little bit, but can he fall in love with such a flight risk? The Playboy’s Redemption — Diana Fraser James Mackenzie is tired of his shallow lifestyle and wants a family. But before he begins his new life he wants to secure the future of the woman he wronged ten years before. The last thing Susie Henderson needs is her ex lover buying the winery in which she works and threatening her independence. Because how can she trust someone who betrayed her, someone who doesn't even believe in himself? Laura’s Big Break — Janet Elizabeth Henderson Laura needs to interview war hero Charlie to keep her job. She'd rather stick a fork in her eye. Charlie jokes that he won't say a word unless Laura comes along on his cycling holiday. Sport phobic Laura has no choice but to agree. It's two weeks of hell in Holland - and that's before Charlie discovers she can't ride a bike! Dating Daisy — Joanne Hill When Daisy Miller discovers a new dating show in town, she auditions in the hope of getting promotion for her ailing bookshop. She figured she’d never win. She was wrong. Ancient History Professor Joel Benjamin—the loser boy Daisy once spent a memorable night with—chooses Daisy. But Joel's only on the show as a favour to his best mate and dating Daisy threatens his dream of becoming an Associate Professor. The Wrong Sister — Kris Pearson From the 'Wicked in Wellington' series. Fiona Delaporte has an impossible assignment - to care for her newly widowed brother-in-law and his tiny daughter. (The newly widowed tall, dark and delicious brother-in-law she's secretly wanted for five long, frustrating years.) WARNING: Contains one hot man who always gets what he wants - in bed and out. Return to Totara Park — Shirley Wine Winsome Grainger left Totara Park vowing never to return. A vow broken when she and her estranged husband, each inherit a half share in the estate. She has had time to regret not telling Jared why she walked out on him, and their marriage... Too late Winsome learns she’s a pawn in a dark and deadly game. A game whose rules she doesn’t know His Christmas Present — Serenity Woods A romantic Christmas novella. Dion Wallace turns up in New Zealand hoping for a quiet break after the stress of his father's betrayal, and maybe also to reconnect with Megan Green, whom he hasn't seen since they met in Prague a year before. Megan has a Christmas present for him - but it's not quite what he was expecting...