At one point, Chess thought he’d found that same kind of love, too, but that relationship just wasn’t meant to be. Brokenhearted, Chess focused on his work and family until a chance meeting introduced him to the woman who would change his life forever.Katy Marks was born into a horrible home with an unknown father and a criminal mother. Her older brother’s protection was all that kept her from traveling down a path she might have never recovered from. A short-lived career in the army ended with the loss of her best friend and nearly cost her own life. Katy knows that the best place to get back to herself is at home in Rojo, Texas.In the final book of the Conner Brothers Construction series, follow Chess and Katy as they navigate their new lives that are full of surprises and adventure but most of all, family.

    

    Now that Little Cakes is about to open, nothing can distract her. Okay, maybe one thing. While crafting her first featured cupcake, she's interrupted by her handsome new landlord, and his commanding presence is impossible to ignore.Garrett Erickson is enchanted by the sprinkle-covered, sugar-fueled woman renting his property. When he discovers her alone behind an unlocked door in the predawn darkness, his protective instincts won't be ignored. Is it possible she's the Little he's been looking for?Little Cakes is a sweet and satisfying series, but dare to taste only if you like delicious Daddies, luscious Littles, and guaranteed happily-ever-afters.

    Casanova?!? Could the producers be any more vanilla?At least give me some character. Doctor with the hot Irish arse is more like it.Now, my days are filled with suggestive grinsAnd flirtatious winks from patients during exams.I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried!Whatever. I've got my sights set on one beauty.Amelia's mesmerizing eyes and luscious curves are all I want.But I've got my work cut out for me.She's jaded and would never go for her "playboy" boss.Valentine's Day or not...I'll make Amelia mine.And the world can watch for all I gave a d*mn.This is an Irish doctor, boss, docuseries, Valentine's Day romance. This is Dr. Collin O'Neill's story. Each book can be read on its own. Transport yourself into the charming and quaint town of Sandy Cover, Ireland as we follow a sexy brotherhood of Irish doctors in their quests to find lasting love.

    Aida and Gia begged me to vacation with them in Boston. My parents were away in Hong Kong, so I agreed. It might be one of the worst decisions I’ve ever made. I’m snatched from the bar we’re drinking at. Taken captive by one of Milo’s enemies. The Russian Bratva boss, Mikhail Gurin. He holds me for ransom in an attempt to force Milo to back down from a merger.Milo doesn’t strike me as the kind of man that accepts threats.It means I’m doomed to a fate worse than death.Mikhail Gurin is brutally handsome, but he’s as wicked as sin.The way he looks at me scares me to the core.He intends to use me as his slave and plaything until Milo submits.He tells me he will ruin me for all other men and then toss me aside.Milo will never back down, so it means I’m entangled in this trap forever, destined to be used by the Bratva boss for all eternity.Will his wicked ways ruin me forever?Wicked Daddy is the fifth book in the Boston Mafia Dons Series by Bianca Cole. This book is a story with no cliffhanger and a happily ever after ending. This story has some very dark themes that may upset some people, hot scenes, and bad language. It features an over-the-top possessive, and wicked Russian Pakhan.

    Frustratingly, they don’t seem to take his grunts and growls in reply as anything less than encouraging, and Nelson can’t make his trips to town go fast enough for his liking.But when a trip into town brings him face to face with the new yoga studio’s instructor, Serenity Coldwater, Nelson may just have met the one person on earth who can turn his frown upside down. Hope his face doesn’t crack… As with all Megan Wade books, this Whisper Valley romance comes with her Sugar Promise. High heat, low drama, guaranteed.

    

    At the urging of her closest friends, she books herself a once in lifetime vacation, trading the chaos of Boston for the serene tranquility of the Caribbean. Once in paradise, she makes the decision to drop her guard and finally let loose. Enter two bachelors, with demons of their own to vanquish. Zane Rhodes, a successful architect, is on a path of self-destruction after a tragic loss. In denial regarding his own issues, resort owner, Xavier Rivera, invites his best friend to spend the holiday with him in paradise. Once there, they both meet Calista and are immediately captivated. Used to sharing everything, including women, they set out to seduce the innocent brunette and fulfill her deepest fantasies. Neither is prepared for what happens next, though, as the two Dominants find themselves not only battling each other, but their own demons as well. Will they be able to save their friendship before the reality of the three ends the fantasy forever?

    so long as they stay on the phone.OPHELIA: My favorite client is the gruff, sexy carpenter I speak with on the phone every day. Talking to Logan is easy--we're basically best friends. But that's all we can ever be.LOGAN: I'm a man of simple pleasures. I love a mug of piping hot coffee on my porch. The curl of wood under my plane. A woman I've never actually met. And can never have.Note: this book was previously published under the same title, and has been updated and expanded for this new edition.Logan is a literal dream! Sweaty, wounded woodworker who makes dreamy bookshelves and is full of longing - Angela, GoodreadsLogan came across as a lovely guy - not to mention HOT - with a good heart and a real sense of what was right. Bella, GoodreadsA little bit of angst and a little bit of steam wrapped up in a short, sweet, swoony romance. Perfect for a pick-me-up or afternoon read. - Coffee and the BibliophileTouching Wood is a standalone steamy short prequel to the Jewel Lakes Series. One-click if you love slow burn friends to lovers romance stories with Pam & Jim (The Office) vibes, but hot.All books in the Jewel Lakes Series can be read as standalones.

    I trapped myself in his web. I thought I was safe with him.Safe in his arms, safe from a past that refused to let go.Turns out Christian Russo was the past I was running from, and my first mistake was ever thinking I could escape him.**This is a dark stalker-mafia romance. It contains adult themes, and material that might be triggering to some readers.**

    These authors don’t close the bedroom door on the good stuff, so be prepared to get hot and bothered in the best of ways. After all, lust has no age limit!From billionaires and alpha military heroes to nerds and single dads, this limited-edition collection of sensual and sexy stories will keep you up all night and daydreaming all day!The one thing they have in common? They’re about to discover it’s never too late to fall in love.

    Since I'm really self-conscious about working out in a gym full of people, hiring a personal trainer at my local gym to work with me one-on-one after hours seemed like a no-brainer. And things were going fine with Hunter until my big mouth didn't know when to stop teasing and flirting.Hunter: I knew from the moment Marcie approached me that there was something special about her, apart from her being a gorgeous package of curvy deliciousness. When she kept joking around about employing the various ropes, straps and cables for something much sexier than their intended use, I decided to test her limits and give her a steamy Valentine's Day she'd never forget.Fit to Be Tied is a short, steamy novella that delves gently into bondage kink, with instalove and a HEA thrown in for good measure.

    New city, new career, plus a new healthy outlook. Spa days, spoiling herself, and spending days at the local gym to take care of her body.Carli wouldn't mind if Carmine Olivio took care of her body for her.Carmine is the grumpy and gorgeous physical trainer at Fit Factory. He used to love life as much as the sunshine sweet Carli seems to, but he lost his way. They are not a good fit, but he can't help but want her.

    Get ready for all the naughty nurses, dirty doctors, and patient shenanigans that take place in Eastport General.Doctor All-Nighter Burb Coming Soon!

    Ugh.I’d rather be studying.So, when my friends throw me on stage for a wet t-shirt contest, I nearly die.Hundreds of people are watching as the MC approaches with the water jugs to show off my jugs.That’s when I see him.Jackson.Charging through the crowd like a nuclear bomb about to go off.First, I feel the possessiveness in his eyes.Then, I feel his hands on me, grabbing me, throwing me over his shoulder, stealing me away.Saving me.He’s the rich owner of the hotel and he’s not having any of this.It’s not the wet t-shirt contest that he’s against.It’s the hundreds of people watching.He still wants me to get wet, but it will be for an audience of one.Just me, him, a tight white shirt, and a big ole jug of water.That’s a contest I don’t mind entering.One look at Ella and this hot rich alpha will become totally obsessed! Nothing or no one is going to keep him from his girl.Insta-love at its finest in a SAFE read with no cheating and a super sweet HEA guaranteed. Double V-cards. Enjoy!

    

    Five heroines.Steamy and sweet.Full of danger.These books have been previously published and are not compiled in a boxset for easy reading. Adults only.

    Some worth it, most not. Getting involved with him again would be the biggest one of them all.I knew when I saw him for the first time after a decade that going home was the worst idea possible. But that one moment brought it all back. The heartache. The pain. The longing...Now my identity has been burned and I have nowhere else to go. I may not be worthy of a second chance, but neither is he. He's also too dangerous to ignore.

    I won’t let it happen a second time.Just because things didn’t end well three years ago doesn’t mean I’ve been able to forget her. It’s not every day you fall in love with a wildcat with a stubborn streak a mile long. Or that you lose her because you’re a coward.So when we’re forced onto the same team for a project, I swear to win her back. But the hatred from a spitfire like Leah doesn’t die easily, and the more I try to break through to her, the more we fight. So when an accident leaves us stranded, we have no choice but to work together to make it out of the mountains alive.But will teaming up rekindle our flame, or be the final blow that destroys us?

    I have to get free. I have to find her and bring her home before it’s too late.Before my mate is lost forever.

    now she will be MINE!Vivian: My mission is simple, straightforward, really. Contact the Intergalactic Alliance and plead for help for Earth. But when I meet the Lord High Commander, nothing is simple or straightforward any longer.Draxor: The moment I lay eyes on the strange human, I know I have met my destiny and must make her mine. The only question is, will she surrender willingly?The Lord High Commander's Mate is a full-length alien sci-fi romance featuring action, adventure, and full of steamy intimate moments. No cliffhangers or cheating. Happily ever after guaranteed!

    I didn’t know what to expect when my father’s estranged step-brother, my new guardian, came to collect me.Handsome, patient, brooding. Aidan was the opposite of the rage-filled monster who’d raised me. But I soon learned that my guardian harbored sadistic whims of his own.I listened at doors and peered behind curtains. I saw things I shouldn’t have, things that made my pulse race and my heart beat faster.Things I desperately want him to do to me.AidanMy desires are unconventional.Grace is too pure, too innocent for the things I would do to her untouched body. Yet a twisted part of me longs to see how she’d look on her knees, bound in leather, her silken skin bearing my marks. I’ll permit her to serve me if she promises to play by my rules.If only I could stop myself from breaking them.As her guardian, I’m charged with keeping her safe, and I take that responsibility to heart. But the devastating secrets I carry refuse to remain in the dark.This love will burn us alive, but I’ll walk through fire before I let the flames touch my little one.Author's Note: This title contains dark tropes and sensitive themes, including a highly taboo romance pairing, a 20+ year age gap, physical and domestic violence, suicide, and assault. This is NOT a safe romance, though it does end in a HEA. For a complete list of potentially troubling themes, please visit Margot Scott's website.Ward was originally published in the Killing Me Softly anthology. It is now available as a standalone novel with a new cover and a steamy bonus epilogue.

    

    Pining after my younger roommates in San Francisco, my friends point out my Daddy side, and I start to wonder what else could be possible. My youngest roommate was a shy, chubby, red-headed trans boy finishing his fashion degree online. July’s confidence came out when he worked as a cam-boy every night, but he seemed to be holding back from pursuing the kinks he really wanted. His family was either dead or rejected him, and I have helped him as much as I can. My other roommate, Roman, was living his best life as a fabulous, tech-savvy gay man by day, high femme Drag Queen by night. He had everything he wanted, but seemed to need a firm hand as he flirts relentlessly, resulting in both July and I wanting him. When one of July's online clients tracks him down and turns into a stalker who thinks Roman is a threat, Shepherd has to protect both boys. They were members of the same kink club as well as roommates and friends for years, but the forced proximity of hiding out reveals secrets long held.On Amazon: amzn.to/3ohdXM9

    Striking out to uncover a story that would make her byline appear on front pages across the country, she tangles with Marco Agassi, a billionaire who wants to possess her. Refusing his advances puts her in his predatory crosshairs, leaving her embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Driven by revenge, Xander Royce agrees to help the FBI put away Marco, the man who destroyed his father. Discovering Harlow, the woman of his dreams, among his enemies wasn’t planned. Using her as bait is unthinkable. Sex with her is heart-stopping, and fear of losing her compels him to keep her safe until a botched plan thrusts her into his enemy’s grasp.Now the difference between life and death depends on instinct…

    

    He’s cute, kind, thoughtful, funny… and hot. There’s only one problem. He’s married to someone else… and so is she.Destiny brought them both together through a calamitous accident, and as they lay dazed and confused in the aftermath, Cupid fired one arrow… and hit their guardian angels too.Ten years later Holly, Adam, James, and Jenna are inseparable, their chemistry undeniable, their love for one another never stronger. Tonight’s their anniversary, and they intend to celebrate with fun, love, laughter and dance… and a little game they’ll never forget.Four players. Adults only. No limits. You can never have too much Fourplay.

    

    Her new boss is filthy rich, sexy as sin, and as ruthless in business as he is at the poker table.He's also the man responsible for her stepbrother's death.But her mission to ruin Ben Dennehy is thrown for a curve when she realizes her attraction to him isn't all for show. There's nothing fake about the way her body responds to his rough, demanding touch.When her moment of reckoning finally arrives, she'll have to choose — turn her back on the brother she's sworn to avenge...Or follow through with her plan, and destroy the man she loves.

    

    The only obstacle? She's about to be sold to the highest bidder.When her father shows up on my doorstep, begging for help, I agree on one condition.Finders keepers. The moment I set eyes on Lucia, I know she's mine.I'll do anything to protect her. Even if that means waging war against an unexpected enemy.

    He was meant to help her overcome her dirty need to flash unsuspecting men what she hides beneath her skirts.He tried. He really did.But then she started taunting him during their sessions. She’d sit with her heels together and her knees apart, giving him naughty glimpses of what he secretly craved.It wasn’t long before he was one of the men she was giving a peepshow to.She just didn’t know it.Heels Together, Knees Apart is a short novella and can be read in a couple of hours.

    They’re brutal. Dangerous. And I fell in love with one of them. Seven years ago, I ran away. Now I’m back home, with a secret Nate can never find out. What we had was a dream. It’s about time I wake up.NATE: Leigh came into my life like a hurricane. She changed everything. She’s the one I want. The one I can never forget. I did everything I could to find her after she disappeared. She was smarter, hiding away for seven years. Now that she’s back in Chicago, there’s no way I’m letting her go. No matter what I have to do.Alpha Billionaire Obsession has everything we love: steamy scenes, sweet romance, strong girls and possessive men. Adults only!

    With the heat rising, and their supplies gone, all they have left is each other, and prayer.So when devilish bad-boy biker Bear and his breathtaking wife Siren rescue them and ride them back to their river-side canyon camp, Eden questions who answered their cries for help, for these tattooed nomad outcasts are dripping in sin.But as the heat of the desert fades and the darkness draws near, Eden’s innocent body begins to quiver with temptation, and as wicked thoughts corrupt her, she starts to wonder… How bad can a good-girl get?

    But when her life is threatened, Aurei whisks her away to Rome to protect her, and she learns the man she’s fallen for isn’t the man she thought he was. As it turns out, the helicopter pilot has secrets buried inside of secrets. Not only is he the heir to an Italian dynasty, but he's considered the most eligible bachelor in Europe. If she wants a life with him, she must face off against his old flames, the paparazzi, and a scheming family that wants her out of his life. Will Siri and Aurei live a life together or will they be forced apart? **This is the first time in the series that you get Aurelius Moore’s point of view. **Read in this order:Undeniable Chemistry - The Sweet Home Alabama Collection - contains Sexy, The Cocktail Party, Perfect, Ladies Night, and part of Battle.Unbridled Passion - Intimate Italy Collection - contains Battle, Sex Pot, Heaven, Shakeup, and part of Hardcore.Unwavering Devotion - Sin City Las Vegas Collection - contains Hardcore and The End.

    All I want to do is curl up into a ball and die… until my inappropriate teenage crush, silver fox Jack Temple, walks back into my life and right into the middle of my breakdown.Pushing fifty, more salt than pepper, six-foot, and three tours of duty, Jack awakened me a decade ago. He barely remembers me from back then, but I do, because I whispered his name a thousand times.Those dark and dangerous eyes of his have got plans for me. Sinful plans. I know we shouldn’t do this. I know it’s wrong. But I can’t stop myself. I want to be his.JackI’ve been watching her since the moment she arrived, stealing glances in her direction like a petty thief, my obsession made worse by the fact that she’s one of the bridesmaids and I can take my time drinking her in. Sailors used to talk of sirens; women whose songs and beauty would lure them to shipwreck on rocky islands. I believe them now. I’d wreck anything to be with her, which is why I need to walk away. She’s too young, and I’m too single-minded. I can’t touch her, and I shouldn’t want to.But when I see her crying I feel that rage building, that instinct to protect what’s mine, no matter the consequences, and this sweet angel might just be worth every goddamn ounce of trouble.

    She can’t afford to hook up with a bad man. In her line of work, she knows everyone has secrets. Some are better at hiding them than others, but everyone has them.She is no exception. She has to protect hers. Too many people’s livelihoods depend on it.Aurelius Moore can’t believe his luck. The stripper, Seary, that got under his skin in Vegas but vanished before his appointment, is here in Alabama. Flaunting her drop-dead gorgeousness, and teasing him terribly, he moves into her apartment building to seduce her.But as he gets to know the sweet southern Siri, he discovers she’s more than a sexy stripper. She is a very interesting find, a one-of-a-kind woman, and he changes his end game. He wants her for the long haul.The problem is she thinks he is simply an Army Aviator, a helicopter pilot. But he is the heir to an Italian dynasty and worth billions. And that’s not his only secret. He has secrets buried inside of secrets.As hard as it is to hold back, he must protect his real identity until he is convinced Siri can navigate the complexities of a long-term relationship with a man as complicated as he is. Only then can he open up fully and hope that she will accept the real Aurelius Moore and they can make a life together.This bestselling erotic trilogy collection is an unforgettable love story that Fifty Shades of Grey fans absolutely adore. Feel the thrill of two lonely souls who have everything, yet nothing, as they fall hopelessly in love and learn to live a life together that others only dream of.From the love at first sight moment to the many gasps of shocking secret reveals, Jessika Klide delivers “a brilliant piece of writing magic.”

    

    Possessive. Two hundred pounds of aggressive hockey player. Not the sort Mom would want me dating. It’s a good thing dating is not on the contract. I am to be his PR and help him improve his image. That’s all. No kissing. No matter what he makes me feel.ASHER: I don’t give a single f**k to my image. I’m the best, and that’s what matters. When my agent tells me he hired a PR, I’m ready to punch the crap out of him. The second I see her, though, everything changes. And I will not stop until she’s mine.

    

    He can render you a blabbering idiot through his irresistible fae prince beauty. 2. He can consume you through the huge deadly shadow that he casts.Years ago, his dark powers consumed my parents, leaving me an orphan. Now, every single metahuman that lives outside his castle could be its next victim. His dark powers are going to strike again, that’s for sure. It’s just a matter of when, where, and who they’re going to take. Now, the high spirits have designated me, Sandra of the Ray, to infiltrate Runar’s castle and assassinate him, because apparently I’m the only one who can.But there's a problem.The survival of my race depends on me, and yet here I am, trapped at his castle, with very little will to leave. Runar and I become each other’s prison, and there’s only two ways we can break free—as doomed, guilty lovers, or as mortal enemies. Either way, things aren’t what they seem, and the story about my parents turns out to be a coin with two sides. One of those sides is sharp as hell, and it could kill me, unless I make a really tough choice.

    

    Another chance to put my parents' expectations and their pressure to return home behind me. But hiding from my issues by entertaining clients at an exclusive club in Chicago wasn't the erotic buzz it used to be. And then, this smoking hot dude spilled bourbon down the front of my dress... Michael What had, at one time, been sexy, illicit, and thrilling now felt like one more night stuck on a hamster wheel. I was bored to tears with the whole club scene, forced yet again to verify to everyone that I was as Alpha as I claimed to be while continuing to hide from my responsibilities as part owner of my family's brewery. And then, I literally ran into her... What happens between Sloane and Michael in Chicago seems like nothing more than a hookup, a scorching hot interlude for a couple of well-matched libidos. Once they realize that there are legit feelings involved, they find plenty of ways to deflect and sabotage their burgeoning relationship. When they both have to leave their beloved Chicago and go home to Michigan--Sloane to help an ill parent, Michael to salvage his family's famous brewery--things get even more complicated. Accepting the depth of their emotion for each other means acknowledging their own flaws, which makes for tough conversations...along with smoking hot make-up sessions.