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Scorch


Aubrey Irons - 2015
     The dark, dominant, tattooed Spaniard has all the arrogant machismo of a bullfighter and a body carved out of steel. In my sister’s fairytale romance, he almost destroyed my family. He’s the devil, and I hate him. Until he saved my life, and changed everything. Javier f**king Toro is the last man in the world I expect to find pulling me out of the way of danger. He’s cocky, crude, and dangerously tempting. He oozes sex and the promise of breaking every rule I’ve ever made. Bad boy? Yeah, no, there’s nothing “boy” about Javier. He’s a man. A very, very bad man. And I can’t resist him, no matter the consequences. ***** What is it that they say, payback is a bitch? No, scratch that. Payback is a motherf*cker. One day after breaking out of a South American prison, I run head-first into her. Innocent, uptight, and sexy as sin. Her sister may have almost killed me, her family put me in prison. That doesn’t mean I’m not dying to find out if she’s as much of a firebrand in bed as she is while she’s chasing me down, trying to put me away again. That is, I’m curious until she’s got a gun pressed to my chest, flashing me a badge. Yeah, Special Agent Chelsea Archer isn’t just “off-limits”; she’s the f*cking enemy. She’s the last girl in the world I need to have a damn thing to do with. Because if she gets close to someone like me, I’m going to destroy her. I’m going to ruin her in such perfect ways and have her scream my name like I’m the last man on Earth. Because I'm no hero, I’m the bad guy. And I'm a very, very bad guy. ***This is a standalone book with a HEA, though there are plot threads that continue through the full Soldiers of Fortune series.***

Changed


Heather Dahlgren - 2014
    Having no friends, no boyfriend, and worst of all being bullied—graduation was the only thing she looked forward to. After graduation, she completely reinvents herself becoming the person she always wanted to be. Someone different. Changed. When she gets to college, she easily makes friends, boyfriends, and loves life. For once in her life, she adores the person she has become.Enter Campbell Boyd—the attraction between them is instant. He is sexy as hell. Sweet, romantic, flirty. He definitely knows how to treat a woman in and out of the bedroom. Once he has his sights set on Kenz, there is nothing that will stand in his way. Or maybe there is something that could ruin it all? One small detail that Kenz tries desperately to ignore—one that can only be swept under the rug for so long. What happens when the past and present collide and secrets are revealed? Is it possible to forgive or will it destroy them both? One thing’s for sure—things are going to change.

ASTON (Rogue Billionaires, Book Three)


Olivia Chase - 2018
    She oozes sweetness, innocence. The moment I see her in my building, I feel instantly conflicted. Because damn am I attracted to her. Those big blue eyes, luscious hips, and a mouth made for sin…she’s gorgeous. It takes everything I have to stay professional. I sure as f**k don’t intend to cross a line with her. But before long, the clear need she has for me coupled with how badly I want her breaks my will completely and I lose control… Her mouth tastes like heaven -- I can’t stop kissing her, drinking her. She clings to me like I’m a lifeline, and the sensation of her nails on my shoulders makes my blood go wild in my veins. I devour her. Taste every drop. I’m sure she doesn’t have a lot of sexual experience. I don’t care. I want her. I ache for her. Despite her inexperience, she’s enthusiastic, turned on. She wants me, wants this, desires to know everything I have to teach her. Gives her sultry, delicious, untouched body to me to do with as I please. Before long we’re both in way too deep. Not just because she works for me, but because I am far more damaged than a naïve girl like her could ever imagine. And worse still, it turns out Gemma has an unforeseen connection to my past that makes it even more dangerous for me to trust her. In the end, I know that if I stay with her I can only destroy her completely… GEMMA Aston Chandler is hot as sin. He’s not just traditionally attractive, like a lot of these annoying NYC hedge fund types with their trendy hair and skinny suits and smooth, practiced smiles. No, something about him is hotter, deeper, oozes an aura of danger. He’s dark and sexy and compelling, with strong features and bold gray eyes. A tall, brooding man. Before I know what’s happening, Aston is pursuing me. And then he’s kissing me, breathing me in, taking me in a possessive manner that is so intoxicating. Aston makes me feel things I’ve never felt before, that I’m totally clueless about. But I can’t stop myself, even if it means danger. I want to know what he can do to me. For me. I want to know what turns him on and how I can please him. More than I’ve wanted anything in my entire life. Unfortunately, Aston Chandler’s life is more complicated than I could ever have imagined, and his old personal demons will haunt both of us in ways that will threaten to destroy the fragile relationship we are only just starting to build. I’m not sure what’s worse, to fall in love with a cold-hearted billionaire or to walk away from him forever?

One Flight Stand


Kim Linwood - 2017
    Talk about head in the clouds.Except my reckless decision has a very permanent consequence, and in nine months this one could tear this city apart.Maybe I should’ve said yes when he asked for my number…Andrea DiFiero is first class trouble and a serious flight hazard.I won’t make the same mistake twice.The girl of my dreams walked off our plane and out of my life, but now that I’ve found her again, she isn’t going anywhere. Even if my mystery woman is the daughter of my family’s greatest rival.They don’t know it yet, but she’s already mine.Chicago might never be the same.

A Kiss for Christmas


C.C. Wood - 2012
    The problem? She's vowed never to date a man like him.A kiss under the mistletoe changes everything.This year, Blair plans to lose her spot on the nice list because she wants to be very, very naughty.

Playboy


Caitlin Daire - 2015
    A playboy. Bad news. Want me to go on? ANYA I could call him names for days, but I'm just hiding from the truth... I want him in my bed. My Mom just married the father of renowned playboy Cam Meyers. He smirks from the covers of magazines, and he plays the lead role in most of my dirty fantasies. He's also intent on screwing me. I can't lie much longer...he might be a jerk, but that doesn't mean I don't want him. CAM Anya is the one that got away, and I'm not going to let it happen twice. She can call me every name under the sun, but I won't give up. I know she wants me, even after all this time. So what if I have a reputation? They don't call me Big for nothing. ***Playboy is a steamy, sexy stepbrother romance with a HEA (approx. 62,000 words). Get ready for Cam to rock your world, ladies! ;)***

Plow


Heather Stone - 2016
    Empty tank. HOT sex. Courtney Brighten knows as the assistant to the governor she should avoid public indecency at all costs. But when your boyfriend is a cheat, emotions are high and you get stuck in a snowstorm all bets are off. Can Courtney resist the sexual chemistry or will she succumb to her desires and find herself in the unemployment line? **This is a short, happily ever after steamy novella. It contains insta-love and gets straight to the point.

Bad Boy's Secret


Jessica Ashe - 2016
     Tall, ripped Brit. Fierce MMA fighter. Unrepentant bad boy. The accent, the swagger – yeah, he’s seriously bad news. Elliot is the hottest man I’ve ever seen – but his life is about violence, and that scares me. I became a doctor to save lives, while Elliot hurts people. Add in his dark past, and all the secrets he's keeping… It draws me right to Elliot, like a moth to a flame. When Elliot and I start working together, he’s impossible to resist. Soon I’m letting him lure me in, bit by bit. A kiss here, a touch there. I’m ashamed of how much his dominance turns me on, the way he masters my body with those big, strong hands… Little does Elliot know, I’m keeping a secret of my own. No matter how good he makes me feel, he can’t protect me from everything. In the end, the weight of our secrets might be more than we can carry. Too bad, because I think I’ve already given Elliot my heart… Bad Boy's Secret is a standalone novel with a HEA

Bad Boy Rock Star


Candy J. Starr - 2013
    She’s a princess and the toughest obstacle she's had in life is finding shoes to match her outfit.Then her father disappears leaves her with only the money in her purse and a management contract for hot, indie band, STORM. She plans to sell the contract, one way or another, then pack up her designer wardrobe and head back to law school.But lead singer, Jack Colt, has other ideas. She's never met a man like him before. His raw sexuality is messing with her head and her heart... and a lot of other body parts.With the help of crazy rock chick, Angie, Hannah sets the band on their first steps to the big time and learns to survive on her own.But this isn’t some game - soon the threat that Hannah fears most becomes reality.Jack Colt - he’s arrogant and infuriating but he’s the one that’s there for Hannah when her world comes crashing down. With secrets of his own, will Jack Colt save Hannah or destroy her?Bad Boy Rock Star is the first book in a series of three. Rock Star vs Millionaire, the second book, is due for release in early 2014.

Before You


Lisa Cardiff - 2014
    Luckily, she has Camden… Her childhood friend. Her savior. Her boyfriend.Even after Camden leaves their hometown to chase his dream to be a musician, Aubrey can’t imagine her life without Camden and his family.Before starting a job search for her own dream job, Aubrey decides to visit Camden in California for a month. But when she arrives, something unexpected happens…she meets Jax Carmichael, the lead singer in Camden’s band. Jax Carmichael doesn’t have time for a relationship…much less love. Even if Aubrey is irresistible, she’s a complication he doesn’t want or need. He has spent the last few years building Chasing Ruin, and the band is on the verge of being signed. Pursuing Aubrey could destroy his band, and he’s worked too hard to be successful without his family’s money, or connections, to let that happen. Aubrey feels an attraction to Jax like something she’s never experienced before. Confused, she tries to resist, but when her relationship with Cam begins to unravel, she realizes that Jax might just be the one thing she needs.

Cole


Tess Oliver - 2015
    Tattooed. Cocky. Seductive. Has bad boy Cole King finally met his match—a woman who will spin his entire world around? What starts as a simple bet soon becomes so much more. Introducing Book 1 of Tess Oliver's hot new series FMX Bros—A spin-off to the bestselling Custom Culture series. Cole King lives the bachelor's dream life. He runs the family construction company and spends his free time in Southern California riding freestyle motocross with his two friends, Denver and Rodeo. Being the son of legendary rock star, Nicky King, Cole has always followed in his dad's footsteps, bouncing from girl to girl and never really stopping to fall in love. But when Rodeo bets Cole that he can't land a date with his neighbor, Kensington Modante, heiress to the Modante Winery, he accepts the challenge. Cole soon discovers that win or lose, it's a bet that will turn his heart upside down. Kensington "Kensie" Modante has never been able to find the man that can win and keep her heart. She's decided she just doesn't need a man to stir up her contented, albeit slightly dull life where she spends most of her time helping her dad run his winery and riding horses. When Kensie meets Cole King he is just interesting and hot enough to give romance another try. But has she risked her heart for another chance at love or disappointment? *This special, new release edition includes Cole (approx. 50,000 words) PLUS the full bonus novel Strangely Normal (approx. 65,000 words)* Contains adult content. Intended for readers 18+

Gone for You


Jayne Frost - 2015
    Painting. But when Cameron Knight, the sexy as sin guitarist for the band Caged, needs a place to hide out from the press for a few days, Lily’s entire world turns upside down.Dangerous. Sexy. Wild. Cam is everything Lily shouldn’t want. Not to mention, a fling with a musician might just be the one thing that severs her relationship with her family for good.Cameron loves his life. His freedom. His music. When it comes to women, there's no such thing as a repeat performance. But one night with the gorgeous blonde has him bending the rules.  Lily wants a taste of something forbidden.Cameron wants to give it to her.They've only got four days. So what could it hurt?Gone For You is a light hearted introduction to Jayne Frost's angsty rock star romance series, The Sixth Street Bands, Each book in the series features recurring characters, but can be read as a standalone. NO CLIFFHANGERS.*** PLEASE NOTE: This book was revised on 12/2018. ***

Tangled Web


Jade C. Jamison - 2011
    So when Johnny—now a famous rock star—comes home to visit, Katie can’t bring herself to tell him she’s engaged to be married. She should have, though, because she soon discovers that maybe the attraction is mutual…Warning: Not for the faint of heart! This book contains explicit sex, drugs, and rock and roll, not to mention a few eff bombs here and there. Proceed with caution.

Satisfaction


Piper Lawson - 2019
    What you have. And the distance between them. L.A. is the capital of unfulfilled desire. After busting my ass for years in the City of Angels, I’m handed the flagship location of the hottest new fashion label in the country… If I can pass one test. Enter Kent. My boss’ friend is 100%, fresh-squeezed California, from the hard body to the easy grin to the sky-high confidence. He offers me a one-week deal. He’ll help me get over my fears if I teach him how to sell his boards at the biggest surf championship in the world. The problem? It’s not easy to help him and ignore how he looks at me. To learn from him, without being seduced by his carpe diem lifestyle. Because Kent might be a good friend but he goes through women like a missile. There’s no way I’m falling for a guy like that again. If we follow the rules of our deal, he’ll walk away and we’ll both be satisfied. Unless one of us decides we’ve been chasing the wrong thing all along… Satisfaction is a steamy 150-page novella in bestselling author Piper Lawson’s hit TRAVESTY series about smart women with big dreams and the hot-as-hell guys that get in the way!

Picture Perfect


Ella Fox - 2013
    Although he's got a reputation as a player, he’s decided that it’s time to find something real.One look at a photo of Tessa Hamilton had him hooked.Tessa’s teenage celebrity crush was Flynn Rand. Now he was offering her the professional opportunity of a lifetime, a job as the official photographer for the Renegade Saints farewell tour. Assuring herself that her teenage attraction to Flynn wouldn’t hold up when she met him in person, Tessa took the job. The chemistry between them is immediate and powerful, but Tessa is hesitant to explore their connection.Flynn has no intention of giving up, and he intends to prove to her that they are meant to be together.Can Flynn convince Tessa that their attraction to each other is the real thing?