Catherine Avril Morris

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About Catherine Avril Morris

Catherine Avril Morris lives and writes in Austin, Texas, where she consumes as many breakfast tacos and double-Americanos as possible. When she isn't reading, watching terrible TV shows, or chasing the two- and four-legged beasts -- er, that is, children and dogs, who destroy -- er, that is, live in her home, she is dreaming up sensual love stories with a pulse of humor and a whole lot of heart.

Catherine is also co-author, with YouTube star and motivational speaker Lizzie Velasquez, of DARE TO BE KIND: HOW EXTRAORDINARY COMPASSION CAN TRANSFORM OUR WORLD (2017, Hachette Books). She is also a freelance writer whose work is available all over the Web. In 2012, she was honored to be a cast member in the Austin Listen to Your Mother show (to view a video of her reading her essay to a live audience, search "Catherine Avril Morris" on YouTube.com). Catherine also works for Ruby's Rainbow, a nonprofit organization that provides educational scholarships to adult students with Down syndrome. This cause is especially near and dear to Catherine's heart since her own daughter, Pearl, happens to be "rockin' an extra chromosome." In fact, Pearl was the primary inspiration behind the title character of Cassidy in CASSIDY'S DADDY (Rose Quartz Book 2)!

One more fun fact about Catherine: A long time ago, she had a role in a little film called "Dazed and Confused" that became a cult classic.

Visit Catherine on the Web at www.CatherineAvrilMorris.com, or connect with her on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/CatherineAvrilMorrisAuthor) or Twitter (@Katerhiner).

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Mismatched (The Match Series Book 3) Feb 15, 2016

by Catherine Avril Morris

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Willow Grace: fun, arty and a little hippie-dippy. An accredited astrologer (well, almost...), massage therapist and vegetarian with vegan aspirations, she wants to save the world in any way she can, whether that’s hugging trees, saving the whales or looking to the stars for answers.

Finn Bonchamps: Willow's complete and total opposite. Willow would write him off as a poor little rich boy—he’s even a hunter, ugh... Except he’s just so smart, humble and highly ethical. And sizzlingly sexy, as she discovers while working undercover for a radical animal rights group that’s determined to take Finn down.

A super-hot encounter leaves both Finn and Willow wanting much, much more. But when the animal rights mission gets botched, leaving her in his debt and at his mercy, it starts to seem that aside from their electric physical chemistry, the two are utterly mismatched.

Will Willow's lies in the name of animal rights push Finn away? Will his privileged lifestyle turn her off? Or might they turn out to be each other's perfect match after all?

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HEAT LEVEL: Steamy. MISMATCHED is a contemporary romance novel that contains several explicit lovemaking scenes, and plenty of sexual tension between the hero and heroine.

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Mister Match (The Match Series Book 1) Apr 12, 2015

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Meet Adam Match: charming, confident, and a total catch. As founder and face of dating website Mister-Match.com, Adam is a celebrity gossip darling-du-jour, and his business is a runaway success. His personal life, on the other hand... Not so much. Adam does his best to keep his private life private. After all, if the gossip rags caught wind of the fact that Mister Match is a lonely divorcé, they’d be circling like sharks in no time.

Which is just what happens when Adam meets massage therapist Lisa DeLuca. An instant, mutual attraction leads to a seemingly harmless lunch date, which turns into an outright circus as paparazzi photographers swarm. Later, when a cutthroat journalist backs Adam into a corner, he tells a desperate little lie—that Lisa, a woman he knew for all of an afternoon, is his fiancée.

In an instant, Lisa’s pleasantly humdrum life is caught up in a tornado—but Lisa is in the eye of the storm. Without cable, a Smartphone or Internet access (it’s a long story), she doesn’t realize her face is suddenly plastered across celebrity news sites as Mister Match’s “secret bride.” Besides, she’s busy dealing with her newfound attraction to Adam. She really, really likes this guy. But she’s learned the hard way that handsome men can’t be trusted, and she’s not about to ruin the new life she’s worked so hard to build by falling for Mister Match.

Plus, her two meddling best friends, Clare and Willow, have appointed themselves Lisa’s Fairy God-Cupids, setting her up on Mister-Match.com to find a good man. Suddenly, Lisa has more men on her plate than she knows what to do with—including Adam, who comes to her with the most unexpected plea: to pretend to be his betrothed for the next month. Suddenly, Lisa is spending her weekdays meeting men chosen for her by her best friends, and her weekends with Adam.

In no time, celebrity gossip bloggers are accusing her of cheating on her supposed fiancé. And there’s another little problem: Lisa is falling head over heels for Mister Match. After a tough few years, she can't deny that having so many options is kind of delicious. Can a girl have her cake and eat it too? Or will Lisa ultimately have to make a choice—to cling to her hard-won independence, or to follow her heart?

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Cassidy's Daddy (Rose Quartz Series Book 2) Sep 29, 2014

by Catherine Avril Morris

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A small-town rich girl, determined to make her own way...

A bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks, determined to make something of himself...

Young love gone sour, a secret pregnancy, a tense reunion — and a sweet, sassy little girl with an extra chromosome.

Can they pick up the pieces of the past to forge the future of their dreams?

Things aren’t always how they appear in tiny Rose Quartz, New Mexico — and no one knows this better than Trixie Belmont.

For six years, Trixie has been waiting tables at the local diner and caring for her daughter all on her own. She truly loves her life — especially her sweet, smart, perfect daughter, Cassidy, who happens to have Down syndrome. Everything is rolling along just fine...until Trixie’s safe little world is rocked by bad boy Sam West’s return to the town she thought he’d left behind forever.

Only Sam isn’t such a bad boy anymore. In fact, he’s finally fulfilled his dream of becoming a doctor. Part of him knows he’s returned to Rose Quartz to prove himself to everyone who once thought he was trash — but another part knows he’s back for one person and one person only: The former love of his life, Trixie, whom he believes cheated on him with his own brother.

Is Sam ready to forgive and forget in the name of love? Is Trixie ready to come clean and reveal the truth — that Sam is father to a special little girl with an extra-special chromosome? Can Trixie, Sam and Cassidy form the family they never had the chance to be — until now?

Cassidy’s Daddy is Book Two of the Rose Quartz Series. It is a contemporary romance novel set in small-town New Mexico. Book One, MARRY ME TWICE, and Book Three, MIDNIGHT DREAMS, are also available on Amazon.

HEAT LEVEL: 3 Hatch Chili Peppers (out of 5): This novel contains several fully developed lovemaking scenes plus plenty of sexual tension between the hero and heroine.

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Midnight Dreams (The Rose Quartz Series Book 3) Oct 11, 2016

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**Publishers Weekly says, "Morris delivers...emotional heat!" --review of MARRY ME TWICE, Rose Quartz Book 1**

Rosemary Adams is nursing private heartbreak--but to the world, her star is on the rise. With a brand-new dream job lined up in Los Angeles, she's traveling south to tiny, magical Rose Quartz, New Mexico, on one last assignment for Albuquerque Tonight... And for a long-overdue trip to visit her sister Janie.

Rosemary loves her sister, but visiting Janie feels like having her nose rubbed in everything she wants but can never have. Case in point: Her traveling companion is Carlos Rubio, the cameraman she's loved quietly for years. As close as they've always been, Carlos seems to Rosemary as untouchable as the stars.

At least she has an exit strategy--and a secret. Maybe she can't have exactly the life of her dreams, but one way or another, she is bound and determined to make at least one long-held dream come true: becoming a mother. With a plan already in the works, she'll soon say goodbye to Carlos, along with her job, her friends and family, and the rest of her old life.

But is she truly ready to leave the man of her broken dreams behind?

MIDNIGHT DREAMS is Book Three of the Rose Quartz series. It is a contemporary romance novel set in small-town New Mexico. Book One, MARRY ME TWICE, and Book Two, CASSIDY'S DADDY, are also available on Amazon.

HEAT LEVEL: 3 Hatch Chili Peppers (out of 5) -- This novel contains several fully developed lovemaking scenes, plus plenty of sexual tension between the hero and heroine.

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Her Sweetest Match: A Match Series Novella (The Match Series Book 4) Dec 14, 2015

by Catherine Avril Morris

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All I Want For Christmas Is You...

Christmas has never been good to Frankie Dillon, but she vows this year will be different. After losing weight and getting sober, she’s now pursuing her dreams in Austin, Texas—which includes building a life she can be proud of for herself and her daughter, and finally finding Mr. Right.

Intent on moving forward, the last thing Frankie wants is to step back into the past that used to bind her.

But Can Her Past Also Be Her Future?

Rancher Harlan Williams has been Frankie’s best friend since they were kids in Midland, Texas—and he’s loved her, quietly, just as long. When Frankie left Midland for the big city, she took a piece of his heart with her. When she announced her plans to find a man, she stomped all over what was left of it.

Now, Harlan figures it’s time to make his feelings known—except Frankie’s never seen him as anything other than a friend. So he decides to shape himself into a man she can’t resist.

When he shows up on her doorstep on Christmas Eve, more handsome and muscled than ever, the sparks they ignite together burn hotter than a yuletide log.

But it’s tough for Harlan to get past the fact that Frankie only likes him now that he’s hot... And even tougher for Frankie to believe that Harlan, who knows everything about her checkered past, could truly love her for her.

It’ll take nothing short of a Christmas miracle to bring these two hearts together...

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HER SWEETEST MATCH is a Match series Christmas novella — book 2.5, if you will. (The heroine, Frankie, first appears in MISS MATCH, book 2 of the series; Frankie's the friend Clare Fox makes aboard the Lucky Duck singles’ cruise.) It’s a sexy, funny contemporary romance novella with a Chick Lit vibe.

HEAT LEVEL: Spicy-sweet. This novel contains fully developed lovemaking scenes and plenty of sexual tension between the hero and heroine.

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Miss Match (The Match Series Book 2) Feb 12, 2015

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Brash, bold, sassy and sex-positive, Clare Fox stomps men's hearts wherever she goes. But what happens when she starts to realize not all men are trollops — and at least one man is worth risking her heart?

Back in high school, if someone had told Clare she'd write for a living someday, she would have laughed in their face — or just dumped her cafeteria lunch down their shirt.

Ten years later, she has overcome both dyslexia and her high-school-dropout status with her own, personal ace in the hole: Her extensive knowledge of the male species. Now, Clare is Miss Match, the sassy, savvy love advice columnist for online dating site Mister-Match.com.

No one would dispute that Clare knows all there is to know about the male species — though some might say she knows all the wrong things. And lately, her advice columns have strayed a little beyond sassy and into the realm of acerbic...or even downright jaded.

It’s just that her life used to be a lot more exciting. A year ago, she was downtown five nights a week. These days, a typical Friday night is spent on the couch with a pint of Ben & Jerry’s for company. When Clare’s boss sends her on a singles’ cruise, ostensibly to vet the company for a possible partnership deal, Clare can read between the lines: Her job is on the line, and she’s been given one last chance to shape up...or ship out.

And then there are Clare’s meddling best friends, who have cooked up a little scheme of their own. On the sly, they hire the Love Doctor — refined, genteel Javier Valentín — to woo their best friend and sweeten up her bitter heart. Healing broken hearts, after all, is Javier’s work and his passion... Except he normally does it with his clients' full knowledge and consent. His process highlights perfect honesty, and it’s not about sex — it’s about helping a woman reconnect with her own strength, desires and sense of self-worth.

But Clare is a prime candidate for the Love Doctor’s expertise. Javier can’t pass up such a juicy case, but as soon as he meets her, his careful, tried-and-true process flies right out the window as he is captivated by this fiery, hard-hearted vixen.

Good thing he can see right through her bravado to the tender and passionate heart within. But can Clare let the Love Doctor past her walls and defenses, or will she end up doing what she’s done to a hundred other men, and stomp his heart to pieces?

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HEAT LEVEL: Steamy. MISS MATCH is a contemporary romance novel that contains several explicit lovemaking scenes and plenty of sexual tension between the hero and heroine.

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Marry Me Twice (Rose Quartz Series Book 1) Sep 29, 2014

by Catherine Avril Morris

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"Morris delivers...emotional heat!" --Publishers Weekly

A love festival, an ancient legend, an online Marry Mason contest, and a surprise marriage of convenience...

What could possibly go wrong?

If you love hot heroes, smart heroines, contemporary western romances and small-town stories with a touch of magic, you'll adore MARRY ME TWICE and the Rose Quartz series!

The pursuit of her dream job takes Janie Adams to tiny Rose Quartz, New Mexico, to produce a TV feature on the town's annual Valentine's Day festival. Rose Quartz is famous for two things: its successful marriages and its namesake mines that yield the mystical Love Stone, reputed to keep lovers true.

But her simple assignment gets out of hand when she meets rancher Mason Hart. Owner of the town's last operating rose quartz mine, Mason is annoyingly brash, hotter than hell, and--thanks to a ludicrously antiquated family tradition--in a real bind: If he doesn't marry before his 30th birthday, in just two weeks' time, he'll lose the family ranch and mine forever.

As a mysterious legend surfaces and Rose Quartz begins working its magic, Janie shocks everyone, and especially herself, with an impulsive dive into a marriage of convenience. But all too soon, she realizes her sham of a marriage is truly just a business deal, and her gorgeous husband is nothing but a stranger.

Will Janie end up losing Mason--or can she gain the life and love of her dreams?

Readers say MARRY ME TWICE is "a great story by an author with a great voice"; "...a fun and quirky book"; "truly a beautiful well-written love story... I couldn't put it down"; "I enjoyed the discovery of this literary gem, anticipating each plot twist filled with heartwarming emotions, unique characters, grins and practical marriage wisdom."

MARRY ME TWICE is Book One of the Rose Quartz series. It is a contemporary romance novel set in small-town New Mexico. Book Two, CASSIDY'S DADDY, is also available on Amazon, and Book Three, MIDNIGHT DREAMS, is coming soon.

HEAT LEVEL: 3 Hatch Chili Peppers (out of 5) -- This novel contains two to three fully developed lovemaking scenes, plus plenty of sexual tension between the hero and heroine.

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Yours At Night (Angels, Inc. Book 1) Feb 7, 2019

by Catherine Avril Morris

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Imogen Ze’keals is a Rank Three wish-granting angel with Angels, Inc.—and angels are expressly forbidden to become personally involved with the humans from their case files. But how can she resist Griffin Donovan’s aching heart, his bone-deep kindness and his sharply intelligent scientist’s brain?

Griffin is a scientist and a committed non-believer. Despite his neuroscientific research attempting to explain spiritual phenomena in terms of human brain chemistry, there’s no way in heaven or hell he’ll ever admit angels are real—except he can’t deny the all-too-real existence of the winged temptress who’s been showing up in his dreams…and who just appeared on his doorstep.

As Griffin and Imogen’s fates become more deeply entangled, an age-old battle between angels light and dark plays out over time and through several dimensions—and as the two become lovers, they are swept up in the crisis.

Is the love that builds between them strong enough to bind them together from one world to another?

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This is Book One of the Angels, Inc. series. Books Two and Three will be available in Summer and Fall 2019.

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