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Flawed
Claudia Y. Burgoa - 2017
Like the green-eyed woman I meet on sidewalk, tears streaming down her cheeks. The one who triggers what my overprotective older brothers call my “Everhart Complex”—the uncontrollable urge to erase someone else’s pain.This little character flaw could shred me if I let it. That’s why I don’t do family law. But it’s who I am. Who I became after my parents died.
Willow
Nothing says “successful adult” like living with my grandfather and having my little sister as my boss. But with my acting career stalled and my checking account in single digits, playing receptionist at Beesley Enterprises is a bearable humiliation.Until he walks into the office. The man I met on the sidewalk on the worst night of my career. Mr. I’m-Going-To-Fix-Your-Life—as if I’d let him. Because just for a moment, I felt safe. I felt something besides numbness. And dammit, if I let my ice queen façade crack, I’ll be worse than back to square one. I could fall off the edge entirely…
Hungry Mountain Man
Charlize Starr - 2018
But all I could see was her gorgeous smile. I want to take her up to my mountain. But it’s too dangerous. Someone’s after me and my billions. I suspect it’s my brother. I know I should hate him, but I can’t hurt him. So I retreat to my cabin. And me and Mia talk dirty on the phone. But it’s not just dirty talk. This woman is becoming the only good thing in my life. The one thing I’m living for. What will happen when we finally meet again? This is a 30,000 words standalone story with a hotter-than-hot mountain man and a HEA. 18+ readers only.
All He Wants
Jagger Cole - 2020
I know I’m invisible to him. I know I’m just the barista that makes his usual ridiculously complex latte order. That is, until the day he tells me he needs me to save his billion-dollar empire.Now I’m in way over my head as personal assistant to the hottest, youngest billionaire in New York. But the deeper I sink into Evan Danforth, the more I see there might just be one last thing on earth he doesn’t have, and wants.Me.Evan:She’s the girl I can’t look away from—the gorgeous barista at my usual spot that takes my stupid latte order and takes my breath away. I know all she sees is another obnoxiously rich finance bro. But all I see is the one thing I can’t have.She tests everything I am, and everything I have—my patience, my resolve, my sobriety. But right now, I’m a man at war. A rival has launched an assault on the empire I’ve built from scratch, and Julia Summers might just be the one addiction I need to save it all. She might be the one thing I need to save myself.This OTT romance is packed with instalove, no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a perfect happy ever after.
Fighting for Us
Heather Lyn - 2017
Life was perfect, and I had everything I wanted. Until I didn’t. It’s been two years since I became a single father, and I have never wanted to share my life with anyone. Until she walks into my life. I don’t want to share my life with her.I need to.And I’ll do anything to prove that to her. With our future hanging in the balance, I have to fight to show her that I’ll do anything to keep her safe. I’ll lay down my life for her. Emerson Reese. I thought I knew what I wanted out of life, but one moment changed that. Life is good and I couldn’t want for anything more. Until the night he came running into my life. He has completely consumed me. His daughter has won my heart. But our happily ever after isn’t going to be easy. Lives are on the line. Danger lurks around the corner. I’ll do everything I can to keep my family safe.But this time, Levi’s love might not be enough to save me. And we could lose everything.
The Billionaire and the Virgin
Gisele St. Claire - 2017
Then Vee’s half-sister comes to visit. The Amelia he remembers was 9 years old, not this 23-year-old very attractive blonde. Within hours, she’s turning Henry’s life upside-down. Is Henry finally ready to live life again, or will he continue to close himself off from love? If you like stories of HOT rich alpha males, stories that pull at the heartstrings, and happy ever afters, read on… This is the first in a new series about billionaire businessmen who featured in the Double Delights series, but can be read as standalones. Look out for the stories of Elias King and Aidan Hall coming soon.
Control
Suzanne Halliday - 2018
Good, old-fashioned, heart-thumping, panty melting, lady boner smut. There’s a fancy box on my desk filled with letters from readers, eager to share their sinful escapades like the character in my first book! Each of the naughty writings in my fancy box is a tale worth telling, so I started weaving stories around the titillating confessions. Even though names have been changed to protect the innocent, these are the stories as presented to me along with some wicked embellishments. CONTROL is the sexy, dirty love story of Adam and Emily. For this hot couple, a mutual attraction led to her awakening and the fulfillment of all his alpha dreams.
Mack: A Standalone Enemies-to-Lovers Romance
Alex Wolf - 2021
Arrogant. Powerful.Presley Griffin is a do-gooder out to save the world.Sweet. Giving. Smart.But they have one thing in common… They’re ruthless in the courtroom.The spark is instant. The attraction undeniable.The yearning inescapable.And when they go from enemies to lovers, can they both survive the fire?
Billionaire and Nanny Secret (Daddies and Babies Book 1)
Lauren Wood - 2021
Buy Me, Sir
Jade West - 2017
They say he’s dirty, dark and dangerous. And they’re right. He’s everything they say he is, and more. So much more. Alexander Henley has no idea I exist. No idea whatsoever how much I want him. But that’s all about to change. Because if there’s one thing I know about the puppet master, it’s that he pays well to pull women’s strings. And I’m going to be his next purchase.
Single Dad's Wife: A Fake Marriage Romance
Lara Swann - 2020
My sweet, mischievous angel.And I’d do anything to keep my Emma safe and secure.Even marry again.So I pick the only woman I can think to trust – my reliable, straightforward colleague – and I offer her a deal she can’t refuse.Marry me for the custody battle, and I’ll make her a partner in my medical practice.Three short months, and it will be over. No attachment. No risk.It’s the perfect plan.…except for the secret crush she’s had on me for years.…and the way that I suddenly can’t take my eyes off her.Living together and seeing who she really is – outside of practical, formal clothes and a strictly professional environment – changes everything.Within weeks, we’re rewriting the deal. Adding caveats. Sneaking into each others’ rooms.As the court battle heats up, things get even hotter between us…until I realize it’s not just my daughter I want to be fighting for.It’s Jessica too.And the life we could have together.Single Dad's Wife is a hot, fun romance with plenty of sweet, tender moments, a few tugs on the heartstrings and absolutely no cheating or cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed!
Boss Daddy
Annie J. Rose - 2019
Colt was my secret crush. I was trying to get back at my ex. Pregnant and scared, I ran away. Six years later, I’m desperate for a job and Colt is the CEO. Passion sparks between us again. I can’t tell him my secret. Our son, sick, is in need of a transplant. Why do I run to Colt? Why is he the only one who can comfort me and make me weak with desire? He won’t let me go, no matter how I try to stay away. Colt’s tongue is hot in my mouth, his hands all over me When I get the emergency call about my son, our son. Do I tell Colt my secret just when I might lose everything? If you’re anything like me, you like a little escape from reality. So jump into the pages and take a little trip to naughty town with me! You’ll get to meet feisty heroines and the super sexy alpha males that adore them. The chemistry might melt your Kindle, but the guaranteed HEA will melt your heart.
Big Bad Daddy Wolffe
Maggie Ryan - 2018
From the moment I set eyes on her, I knew Regina Redd would be mine. She will feel the bite of punishment under my hand as I devour her...body and soul. My Little Red will beg for release as I make her call me Daddy. I am the big bad wolf, and I will be her ever after.
Rock Block
Mickey Miller - 2021
But the ring on her finger definitely isn’t….Rock Block, verb: To stop your best friend from marrying someone who is guaranteed to ruin their life. Hi. My name is Luke and I’ve got to stop my best friend from marrying the wrong woman, but he won’t listen to a thing I say.Luckily, I’ve got a plan so crazy it just might work: Fake an entire relationship, engagement, marriage, and—finally—stage a horrible divorce right in front of his face so he sees just how bad things will get if he goes through with this marriage of his. Problem: I need a woman to do this fake relationship theatre with me.Enter my best friend, Skylar Houston. We couldn’t be more different—she’s a social justice warrior, I’m a baseball playing jock. But after a semester of studying abroad together last year, we became best friends and get along so well.Of course—I’d never dream of crossing the line of just friends with her. Our friendship is too valuable to both of us to risk losing it. She takes to the role of my fake girlfriend, fiancé—and even fake wife like it’s the most natural thing in the world.But what happens when we decide that, instead of being celibate for the five months of our “relationship,” that we should use the time to experiment together? And I do mean, experiment like we just saw Fifty Shades of Grey for the first time.Turns out, our comfort level from being friends before lovers makes for some extremely fun, relaxed sexy times. Before I know it, I’m enjoying our time in—and out—of the bed more than I thought I ever could with a woman.Yes, I admit it, I’m falling for her deeply. But she’s leaving for the Peace Corps after we graduate: her life’s dream. Who am I to stop her? Turns out that faking this breakup—this divorce—is going to be the most difficult thing I’ve ever done in my life.Because I don’t want to let her go. And if I get my way, I won’t.
One Night Stand (Second Chance Bachelor Series #2)
Kylie Walker - 2017
Finally, a few angel investors are ready to invest. She decides to check in on the wedding her assistant is handling to calm her nerves, however, she never expected to get snowed in for the night. 'Make the best of it,' her assistant says. 'Relax and have a one night stand.' When Heather meets the tall, dark and gorgeous stranger in the lodge, she throws everything out the door and follows her assistance's advice. Screw it! She needs to live a little and having a one night stand is just what the doctor ordered but when she finds out who the gorgeous, six foot billionaire is, will she run out the door or into his arms?
The Perfect Illusion
Winter Renshaw - 2017
I’m in the midst of scrawling “I QUIT!” onto his fancy cardstock letterhead when my boss corners me. He needs a favor, he says. And then he asks how well I can act … Hudson Rutherford needs a fiancée. With his old-moneyed parents forcing him to marry some bratty hotel heiress and his hedonistic, playboy lifestyle at stake, the only way to get them to back off is to make them think he’s truly, madly, deeply in love … with me—his third personal assistant this year. But I can hardly stand working for him as it is. Hudson is crazy hot and well-aware. He’s arrogant, spoiled, and silver-spooned. He checks me out when he thinks I’m not looking, and his life is a revolving door of beautiful women. Plus, he can’t even pronounce my name correctly—how’s he going to convince his family he’s in love with me?! I’m seconds from giving him a resounding “no” when he flashes his signature dimpled smirk and gives me a number that happens to contain a whole mess of zeroes … On second thought, I think I can swallow my pride. But, oh baby, there’s one thing I haven’t told him, one teensy-tiny thing that could make this just a hair complicated … Here’s hoping this entire thing doesn’t explode in our faces.