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Irish Billionaire’s Revenge
Destiny Davis - 2016
But then, so is hers…Career-driven Denora James was never interested in finding love until she meets Max Greenheart, a devastatingly handsome Irish Billionaire who fills her minds with dreams that she’d never dared envision. As she’s swept into a whirlwind romance, it becomes all too easy for Denora to finally forget about the past that had haunted her ever since she ran away from home so many years ago. What she doesn’t know is that her past is tied to his in ways that she can’t even imagine.Max Greenheart has Denora exactly where he wants her. Fueled by an obsessive desire for revenge, he lures her into his life with the firm intention of destroying her. To Max, she is nothing more but a pawn in a meticulously-calculated plan. And yet, in spite of his hatred for everything that Denora James stands for, he finds himself growing inexplicably closer to the fiercely independent woman.But as Max falls in love with her, will Denora ever find out that their relationship started off on lies? And what happens when she discovers that she’s carrying his child?
Regret
B.D. Anderson - 2017
Because of his struggle with mysophobia, Jayden is rich but alone. He ended his relationship with his college sweetheart, Tamaeya Jackson due to pressure from his parents and his belief that she would soon tire of his compulsion to clean. He now learns through her lawyer that he fathered a set of twins with Tamaeya and that she’s requesting support. Stunned by the news, Jayden demands that his lawyer set up a meeting. With this new spark of hope, Jayden realizes that he has a chance to make things right with the woman he never got over, but will Tamaeya take him back and will the twins he unknowingly fathered accept him into their lives even with his obsessive compulsive behavior?
Broken Promises
S.K. Lessly - 2019
They met when they were kids and shared a love of all things science, computers, and freeze tag. True love blossomed but was never allowed to flourish. Promises were made but never kept. Ethan moved away, leaving Alexis brokenhearted. Fast forward to now. A class reunion has brought the once best friends back together. Unfortunately, Alexis and Ethan aren't the same people they were in school. Bitterness, pain and rejection has taken root, leaving the once thick as thieves friends, at odds. Or so they think. The more time they spend together, the more they realize the love they once had for each other didn’t die; it lay dormant, ready for its chance to flicker to life. All they needed to do was sit back and watch the sparks fly. Except, once again, fate has other ideas. Has too much time passed for these two childhood friends? Has the pain of broken promises become too great to overcome? Or can they get past differences and tough obstacles to be together? Both Alexis and Ethan will come to a crossroads. The question is, which road will they choose… a life together or a life apart.
Holiday Affair
Yvette Hines - 2011
The man of her dreams has spent a year teasing her with love notes, trinkets and thoughtful gifts, doing everything but ask her out. Well, she is prepared to grab the reindeer by the antlers this season. A week off from work, a lone man in a cabin is going to give her just the opportunity she needs to set things in a sensual motion. Only one problem, it’s the right cabin, but the wrong man.Aidan Carmichael is expecting a quite week in a friends cabin. The season has never meant much to him over the years and he is ready to relax in his time away from work. What he is not expecting is a caramel skinned goddess to come shimmying down his chimney. Aidan has had his eyes and heart set on Chanel since he first joined the accounting firm. Now, to both of their surprise she comes dancing into his holiday haven. Chanel is trapped for a week with a grey eyed temptation. With freezing temperatures outside and things heating up on the inside, Aidan tries to prove to Chanel that they can be more than just a holiday affair. Ho, ho…oh, what a Christmas.
Pieces of Me
Kirby Elaine - 2015
But Kylie may not be as put together as she comes across. Finding love and solace in Jason forces her to look at her own reality and confront the issues that have ruined her chances at love in the past. “Pieces of Me” is a light-hearted tale of love and healing with a twist you’ll never see coming.
Bound Through Time: Past
Twyla Turner - 2019
Becoming an orphan twice over, she has no one and fills her lonely days living vicariously through the adventurous stories of love in the historical romance novels she adores. Little does she know that a trip to visit the Scandinavian lands once occupied by Vikings would catapult her back nearly one-thousand years in the past like a heroine in one of her favorite books. Thorin is the newest chieftain of his clan after the unexpected death of his eldest brother. Used to life as the baby brother, he's done nothing but chase skirts and glory in battle. Is he really ready to lead an entire village? And would anyone try to challenge his seat as the leader of the richest clan on Iceland? Just as Thorin attempts to find his way as the chieftain, a mysterious woman with skin of bronze and hair as dark as night is dragged before him. Now as his captive, her beauty sets his blood on fire. Her spirit challenges him at every turn. And his weakness for her threatens his precarious place as chieftain. Ellie's fear of losing those she loves, jealousy and danger lurking around every corner, and being from two different worlds could rip them apart. Will Ellie stay? Or will she be forced to return to her own time? Find out in the sweeping time travel romance, Bound Through Time: Past. Warning: This novel contains adult content. 18+ only
Come Home Bad Boy
Leah Holt - 2016
I'll do anything to make that happen. Fighting for our country, joining the Army, it was an easy decision. I was bred for it. Bold, confident, rough around the edges; that was just who I was. I'd never fit in anywhere, didn't even have a family to worry about me. Hell, I'd never imagined HAVING a family. Until I met Heidi. Just watching her dance had me throbbing. But when I looked into her eyes, held her close... It made me hurt. I couldn't get her out of my head, I ached to see her carrying my baby. I was going to make sure she became mine. She'll carry my lineage... our future... And a reason to finally come home. **Author's Note: This is a new hot and heavy novella, with an HEA ending. This book also contains an ENTIRE bonus novel: Chained: A BAD BOY ROMANCE! These two books are perfect if you love to read about alpha males and their dirty desires.**
So Different
Ruthie Robinson - 2012
Her fierce exterior masks a woman who is loving, compassionate and deeply loyal to those she loves.Adam Barnett Jr. is a dentist like his father. He has come to Austin to take over his father's dental practice while he recuperates from an accident. The timing couldn't have worked better for Adam, who just broke off his wedding engagement to a woman he thought was perfect, both inside and out.He meets Mariah at her regular dental appointment. She is interested, willing to put aside her normal reticence and give him a chance. Adam, however, assumes the worst about her, given her black eye and the bruises on her arm. He assumes that she is the victim of some form of abuse and he approaches her in an attempt to help her seek help. But Mariah, with assistance from Adam's father, has a thing or two to teach him about making assumptions. As they spend time together and get to know each other they find sex, friendship, and eventually love.
Falling For Sharde (Taking Chances, #1)
Marilyn Lee - 2005
On their return to the city, she's hurt when Jeff suggests they upgrade their relationship to one of friendship with benefits. She refuses and then does the unthinkable--starts dating his chief and business and romantic rival. After outbidding Jeff to win a lucrative government contract, the handsome owner of Fra-tech sets his sights on Sharde. Jeff is forced to admit his true feelings or risk losing her.
Wait for Me
Tia Louise - 2019
Her brother Sawyer would kick my ass if he knew how many times we made out that summer, how close we got.Everything changed when Sawyer and I joined the military.We were honorably discharged, but I didn’t go to her.Instead, I went back to the city… where no amount of money, no amount of pills can heal this wound.Only her whiskey eyes and dark hair, her slim arms and her sweet scent, give me hope. I broke her heart just as surely as I broke mine, but I’m going back to make it right.If she’s still waiting…
(WAIT FOR ME is a STAND-ALONE second-chance, military romance with a guaranteed HEA. No cheating. No cliffhangers.)
Color Blind
Leigh Lennon - 2018
A connection. Our difference in color didn’t matter; we were made for each other. A love so strong nothing could come between us—until someone did. Faced with an ultimatum, I made the only decision I could but it was never about skin color, for me. Saying good-bye to him left me in pieces, never to be the same without him.Now, many years later, I am face to face with the man no one could ever compare to. The feelings I’ve pushed aside for him threaten to boil over. I must fight them. I can’t go back. I need to protect my family, myself.IsraelHere I am, face to face with the one that got away, the one that abandoned me, the one no other woman could measure up to. I still need to know why she left. Did she leave me for her family money? Was it my skin color? She left by choice, leaving me broken. I’ve never been the same without her.But now that she’s in front of me, I can’t let her get away again. My slightest touch leaves her covered in goose bumps. Liz is using everything she has not to give in. I hope she will. I need her to be mine, to once again be my Buttercup.Triggers: This book depicts an interracial couple. This book has areas of ignorance and racism and violence associated with it.
Happily Even After
Lena Matthews - 2010
That is until a little blue stripe turns her world upside down. Never in a billion years would Creigh have thought she'd become pregnant from a one-night stand, nor could she have ever guessed the unforeseen pregnancy would warrant unexpected help...from her ex-husband, Dean. Divorce papers haven't changed a thing for Dean. He's still as in love with his ex-wife as he'd always been. Despite the fact he's not the father of her unborn child, Dean is determined to help Creigh during her pregnancy--whether she wants him to or not. Creigh has never stopped loving Dean, but she's not going to let him back in to her life just because she's expecting a child, especially since she is determined to keep the father's identity from Dean. But Dean refuses to be dismissed so easily. He knows that with a little patience, forgiveness, and love they can still live happily even after.
Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Anal play/intercourse.
Aphrodisiac
Mercedes Keyes - 2008
Carina Artess, southern born, African American, -William O'Malley, southern born, wealthy, Caucasian. These two people were destined to be, if only they can find a way to heal from a tragic past.
Stereo
Trevion Burns - 2014
Within hours his P.R. Agent concocts the perfect plan to revive his rapidly sinking career before it’s too late, but will Adam be able to pull it off?