King's Creek

I needed a job and a place to live, but after getting snowed in with an oil tycoon I have to find a way to cool off first.From Marie Johnston comes a forced proximity romance with an older man and younger woman and a dash of workplace romance.I got laid off and kicked out of the house I was sharing with my ex-on the same day. Faced with moving home and being put back in charge of my five siblings, I jump at a mysterious job interview. The only catch is that I hitch a ride with a local oil tycoon…on his private jet.Gentry King is also the single dad of the guy I'm interviewing with. Dads aren't supposed to be that sexy in a suit, ooze power, or make me suddenly desire older men. All I have to do is get through one meeting in the middle of nowhere and then I can go my own way.Only a snow storm strands us in a small town. Gentry and I find the last hotel room available, and I'm so relieved when we get into the room I almost don't freeze solid at the sight of one bed. I don't need to risk my chances by sleeping with Gentry, but once I wake up next to him I don't have a snowball's chance in a fire pit of resisting.King's Crown is a standalone novel in the King's Creek series (formerly published as the Oil Kings series). Marie Johnston was born and raised in the upper Midwest. She continues to live there, enduring frigid winters as a trade-off for smaller bugs, with her husband and four kids. She writes in between her part-time work as a med tech and adjunct instructor for the local community college. Marie hopes to bow out of the lab gracefully and dedicate more time to writing in the near future. Until then, she will continue to sneak to the library to write or greet the crack of dawn with her computer, because nothing attracts kids or an old cat like sitting with an open laptop on the couch. Four brothers have to fulfill the terms of the trust their mother left each of them.

When revenge turns into a fake engagement...From Marie Johnston comes a fake dating, hidden identity romance.It was supposed to be a simple case of revenge: get to know King Tech owner and CEO Beckett King, learn his secrets, and ruin his life like he ruined my brother's. But Beckett King offers me a deal I can't refuse.Not only does he want me to pretend to be engaged to him, he needs to marry me to get his grandmother off his back. And at the end of the year, we can go our separate ways, only I'll be a whole lot richer.I won't fall for his irresistible good looks, or that aw, shucks country-boy charm he still possesses from growing up on a ranch. I'm smarter than that. He has a lesson to learn and I'm the best one to teach him.But that's the tricky thing with revenge. It doesn't always go as planned.King's Ransom is a standalone novel in the King's Creek series (formerly published as the Oil Kings series). Marie Johnston was born and raised in the upper Midwest. She continues to live there, enduring frigid winters as a trade-off for smaller bugs, with her husband and four kids. She writes in between her part-time work as a med tech and adjunct instructor for the local community college. Marie hopes to bow out of the lab gracefully and dedicate more time to writing in the near future. Until then, she will continue to sneak to the library to write or greet the crack of dawn with her computer, because nothing attracts kids or an old cat like sitting with an open laptop on the couch. Four brothers have to fulfill the terms of the trust their mother left each of them.

Getting married to a guy I just met in Las Vegas wasn't how I meant to prove to my family I'm a responsible adult instead of a spoiled rich girl.My parents think my environmental endeavors are a cute distraction from getting a real job, and they want me to show I can make my way in the world without their financial support. When the company I'm working for folds while I'm on a business trip, I'm stuck with no money in Las Vegas, proving them right. Then I meet an enigmatic photographer who makes me feel legitimate, not to mentioned desired, and I do the most reckless thing ever. An impromptu Vegas wedding.Turns out I married into an oil empire. Xander King, son of the owner of King Oil. The environmentalist and the oil heir. My father is thrilled while my humiliation knows no bounds. I don't care how amazing the wedding night was, or how hot my new husband is, I want an annulment now.But Xander has a second proposal. If we can stay married for a year, he'll get a giant trust fund. After our time is up, we can divorce and I'll get half. I'll finally be able to take care of myself without depending on anyone. Deal.Only the more time we spend together, the more I wonder if staying married isn't a better option. And the harder I fall for my globe-trotting husband, the more I think the responsible thing to do is divorce. Because then at the end of the year, I won't be left alone, feeling like a sellout with a broken heart.King's Treasure is a standalone novel in the King's Creek series (formerly published as the Oil Kings series). Marie Johnston was born and raised in the upper Midwest. She continues to live there, enduring frigid winters as a trade-off for smaller bugs, with her husband and four kids. She writes in between her part-time work as a med tech and adjunct instructor for the local community college. Marie hopes to bow out of the lab gracefully and dedicate more time to writing in the near future. Until then, she will continue to sneak to the library to write or greet the crack of dawn with her computer, because nothing attracts kids or an old cat like sitting with an open laptop on the couch. Four brothers have to fulfill the terms of the trust their mother left each of them.

Our families have feuded for years, but when I get myself hurt during a winter storm, Dawson King rides in like a cowboy Prince Charming and tucks me into his bed until I get better. It's suddenly hard to remember why I don't like him.From Marie Johnston comes an enemies to lovers, small town romance.Dawson King's mom died because of my dad's poor decisions, and ever since, I've been at the bottom of the King Ranch manure pile. Years later, our circumstances couldn't be more different. I'm left running my decrepit ranch, and he's right next door, in his big house, with his fat and happy cattle, and he sneaks treats to my horse. Everyone in town loves him while hating me is their favorite game.Yet when I get hurt in the middle of a snow storm, he's the only one there to help me.When I'm recovering at his place, he takes care of me, and I start to forget the resentment between us and remember the friendship we had as kids. He treats me like he sees beyond my caustic personality and the high emotional barriers I've erected thanks to my rough upbringing.What I don't know is that he's hiding a secret that gives him millions of reasons behind his motivation to get close to me. The clock is ticking for Dawson and his generous trust fund, and if I don't succumb to his intoxicating charm, I'll end up back in the hovel I came from with a broken heart. But if I fall hard, I'm not sure if he'll have a reason to be there to catch me.King's Country is a standalone novel in the King's Creek series (formerly published as the Oil Kings series). Marie Johnston was born and raised in the upper Midwest. She continues to live there, enduring frigid winters as a trade-off for smaller bugs, with her husband and four kids. She writes in between her part-time work as a med tech and adjunct instructor for the local community college. Marie hopes to bow out of the lab gracefully and dedicate more time to writing in the near future. Until then, she will continue to sneak to the library to write or greet the crack of dawn with her computer, because nothing attracts kids or an old cat like sitting with an open laptop on the couch. Four brothers have to fulfill the terms of the trust their mother left each of them.

When I learned my husband married me to keep his trust fund, I served him divorce papers. Doing the deed on top of those papers probably wasn't a good idea.From Marie Johnston comes a second chance romance.I was content being the girl from the trailer park who grew up to be a quiet librarian. My idea of excitement was when King Oil hosted an open house and invited my workplace. Aiden King would be there, and he'd probably look better than he did when we were kids. A girl could dream-his looks and money made sure of it.I didn't expect him to remember me, much less ask me out. And keep dating me. He proposed and we married. I tried to be happy but he was distant and always gone for work. Then I learned the millions of reasons why he married me. In order to keep his trust fund, he needed a wife. I was nothing but an easy target.So I served him divorce papers. Only he won't sign them, and I can't figure out why. He cares more about his family's company than me. I can't believe I'm the woman he'd have chosen if he wasn't rushed. But one night, he breaks and reveals why he's not signing those papers, and his explanation is fast…and hot…and explosive. And right on top of those papers.I want to believe a simple girl like me could land a wealthy, handsome guy like him, but he fooled me once already. And I can't go back to a cold husband who won't make me a priority.King's Queen is a standalone novel in the King's Creek series (formerly published as the Oil Kings series). Marie Johnston was born and raised in the upper Midwest. She continues to live there, enduring frigid winters as a trade-off for smaller bugs, with her husband and four kids. She writes in between her part-time work as a med tech and adjunct instructor for the local community college. Marie hopes to bow out of the lab gracefully and dedicate more time to writing in the near future. Until then, she will continue to sneak to the library to write or greet the crack of dawn with her computer, because nothing attracts kids or an old cat like sitting with an open laptop on the couch. Four brothers have to fulfill the terms of the trust their mother left each of them.