BOOK 1 IN THE BOOMTOWN BOYS SERIES When country singer Chase Warner’s father dies, he finally realizes he’ll never impress the man who raised him and hangs up his guitar for good. Soon after he moves to North Dakota and signs on as a derrick hand, he learns that an honest day’s work bringing oil from the earth gives him far more satisfaction than performing ever did. When his friends take him to the local tavern to celebrate his birthday, Chase agrees to sing one song for old times. When he looks out into the audience, he finds himself staring at a rockabilly dream come true: blue eyes, blond curls and sweet curves in the kind of dress just made to show them off. Nashville talent scout Regina McCary is taking a forced “vacation” after a bad breakup when she stumbles on the voice she’s sure will take her career to the next level: the smoldering, if slightly drunk, man singing in a North Dakota honkeytonk isn’t just talented but gorgeous, too. Regina is sure she can package and promote the reluctant singer - but soon she realizes she wants Chase for far more than a client. THE BOOMTOWN BOYS SERIES When the recession strikes Red Fork, Arkansas, leaving five friends desperate for a new start, they head for Conway, North Dakota to make their fortunes in the oil boom. Matthew, Calvin, Chase, Jimmy, and Zane are no strangers to hard work, but life on an oil rig means long shifts, difficult conditions and constant danger, and total commitment to bringing the black gold up from deep below the earth’s surface. It takes a special kind of woman to thrive in an oil town. The women who love the Boomtown Boys are as beautiful as the wildflowers dotting the gently rolling plains, as tough as the rocky Dakota Badlands, and passionate enough to keep their men warm through the long northern winters. EDITORIAL REVIEWS: Praise for the novels of Ruby Laska: “Very well-written…very enjoyable.” Tracy Reva Books & Reviews “Drew me in…this was a great read!” - All Romance All the Time “Lovable characters…an easy read that also happens to make you laugh.” - Bits and Dits “Characters to fall in love with…beautiful story.” - Whit’s Book World “Ruby Laska is really an easy read author…her books are hard to put down.” - Best Kindle Stores

When Laurel Sherman's boyfriend leaves her for a woman half his age, Laurel wonders if her romantic future is over. Forty-one years old, slightly overweight, she buries herself in the job she loves. But when her driver comes to take her to the airport each week, she can't help but give in to the allure of Rafi's cultured manners, engaging conversation, and smoldering, dark appeal. Rafi may only be twenty-six, but he is unusually experienced in the ways of women. He is drawn to the mature sensuality hidden beneath Laurel's buttoned-up exterior. When sparks lead to a first touch, blazing passion is not far behind.

Pretty is as pretty does....Mandy Leif came to Los Angeles two years ago to head up the modeling agency employing her impossible sister, Luna, and Luna's gorgeous but thoroughly unpleasant boyfriend Tad. Enduring her sister's snubs and Tad's rudeness is just part of the job—until the day Luna announces she and Tad split up, and she's quitting the agency. Now Mandy is one model short for a wedding dress shoot on Cupid Island. With nothing like her sister's tiny waist size, and her feet firmly on the ground, can she really pull off pretending to be a model for two days?Tad Eckholm knows he's got the goods. Too bad the only things he loves in life are writing screenplays—and his ex-girlfriend's sister. He endures modeling gigs so he can be near her, but how can he show her he's a lot more than a pretty face?EDITORIAL REVIEWS:Praise for the novels of Ruby Laska:"A real page turner."—#1 New York Times bestselling author Barbara Freethy on Black Gold"Sizzling hot." —USA Today...

International art thief Ricardo de los Santos barely introduced Chelsea to the dark, sensual world he inhabits when he disappeared. Now he's back—demanding more of her than ever. Art dealer Chelsea Ryder has spent only two incredible evenings with Ricardo de los Santos when he disappears, leaving only a cryptic note. Attempting to trace the priceless painting he gave her, Chelsea finds nothing but dead ends—and increasing evidence that her lover is involved with dangerous crimes. Still, she can't forget the man who promised to take her all the way on the journey of submission she barely began. She tries to numb her need with work until she is contacted by an FBI agent who wants her to cooperate in a sting operation. Ricardo returns before she can cement her arrangement with the FBI. He neither admits nor denies her accusations, but takes her back into his bed, where he pushes the limits of her experience, intuitively guiding her to the things she has sworn she will never do. Torn...

BOOK 2 IN THE BOOMTOWN BOYS SERIES Calvin Dixon grew up tough. After spending much of his adolescence on the streets, he vows to turn his life around, and enrolls in the police academy. Despite high marks, the top cops in town remember Cal’s past, and there’s no place for him on the force. In North Dakota, he gets a second chance. He’s weeks away from earning his badge when he catches a beautiful, desperate young woman breaking into the abandoned house next to the bunkhouse where he lives - and helps her escape. Roan Brackens is searching for treasure hidden in the old house that was once her home: without a windfall, she’ll lose the one thing she loves. As Cal tries to help, risking the job he moved across the country for, their growing attraction threatens to doom both their dreams for the future. THE BOOMTOWN BOYS SERIES When the recession strikes Red Fork, Arkansas, leaving five friends desperate for a new start, they head for Conway, North Dakota to make their fortunes in the oil boom. Matthew, Calvin, Chase, Jimmy, and Zane are no strangers to hard work, but life on an oil rig means long shifts, difficult conditions and constant danger, and total commitment to bringing the black gold up from deep below the earth’s surface. It takes a special kind of woman to thrive in an oil town. The women who love the Boomtown Boys are as beautiful as the wildflowers dotting the gently rolling plains, as tough as the rocky Dakota Badlands, and passionate enough to keep their men warm through the long northern winters. EDITORIAL REVIEWS: Praise for the novels of Ruby Laska: “Very well-written…very enjoyable.” Tracy Reva Books & Reviews “Drew me in…this was a great read!” - All Romance All the Time “Lovable characters…an easy read that also happens to make you laugh.” - Bits and Dits “Characters to fall in love with…beautiful story.” - Whit’s Book World “Ruby Laska is really an easy read author…her books are hard to put down.” - Best Kindle Stores

It's hard to stay uptight when the island breezes blow...Larissa Lawson spent years fighting her way to the top of the corporate ladder. When it gives out under her, an unexpected lifeline arrives: a mysterious invitation to join the staff of the Cupid Island Resort in the Florida keys. Arriving two days before Thanksgiving, she'd just as soon work straight through the holiday as dwell on her shattered dreams. Besides, rolling up her sleeves will show her new staff that she's all business.Tommy Reid is quite happy spending his days in the sun and salt air on Cupid Key. The once-nerdy grad student has been transformed into an easy-on-the-eyes cabana boy with an advanced degree in relaxation. When Larissa shows up with an agenda and an attitude, can he slow her down enough to enjoy what the island – and its number one beach bum – have to offer?THE CUPID ISLAND SERIESFans of Bella Andre, Kristan Higgins, and Susan Mallery will love the Cupid Island romance series, stories featuring...

A medical condition has left dentist Junior Atkinson with only a few more fertile months despite her tender age of twenty-eight. Junior barely has time to digest this news when she finds hunky travel writer Griff Ross in her chair with a hell of a toothache. Could he be the baby-daddy she needs?

Art dealer Chelsea Ryder has a choice to make: the man she loves is demanding that she submit to him completely—but the price for their passion may be too high. As Chelsea follows the trail of theft and murder that seems to lead straight to her lover, Ricardo de los Santos eludes the FBI agent who is pursuing him. Ricardo appears one rainy evening with shocking news: he has located Chelsea's abusive stepfather—and promises that the man will never hurt Chelsea again. In exchange, he asks for her trust...and her complete erotic surrender. Ricardo makes a sexual demand that could push Chelsea past her limits—and force her to choose between a man who could be a killer, and a life of safety and stability. As she yearns for Ricardo's touch, she asks herself: could passion like this exist in the shadow of evil? EDITORIAL REVIEWS:Praise for the novels of Ruby Laska: "A real page turner."—#1 New York Times bestselling author Barbara Freethy on Black Gold"Sizzling hot." —USA Today...

Ruby Laska presents a sweet contemporary romance novel about a hot geek inventor and a wedding planner out to prove she can succeed on more than her looks. Book 3 in the Boomtown Boys series: the women who live and love in the oil town of Conway, North Dakota are beautiful, tough, and passionate enough to keep their men warm through the long northern winters. Jane-of-all-trades Deneen Burgess is sick and tired of fulfilling her family’s expectation that she’ll fail yet again. But her latest surefire scheme, to start a wedding planning business with her sister as her first unwitting client, comes to a screeching halt when she arrives in frigid Conway, North Dakota only to discover that her sister’s left town. When a Good Samaritan with an eye-popping build shows up in a pickup truck, Deneen decides to take a break from her pity party. Jimmy Mason was the smartest kid in Red Fork, Arkansas, but his goal of becoming an inventor was set aside so he could care for his ailing mother. After her death, he heads north to find work in the oil fields, where he tinkers and lifts weights in his spare time. There’s no place for women in Jimmy’s life—until the ditzy chick of his dreams starts shaking things up. THE BOOMTOWN BOYS SERIES: When the recession strikes Red Fork, Arkansas, leaving five friends desperate for a new start, they head for Conway, North Dakota to make their fortunes in the oil boom. Matthew, Calvin, Chase, Jimmy, and Zane are no strangers to hard work, but life on an oil rig means long shifts, difficult conditions and constant danger, and total commitment to bringing the black gold up from deep below the earth’s surface. (contemporary romance, heroes, alpha males, wild west, sweet romance, bad boys, falling in love, women's fiction, love story)