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Protect and Serve
Nikki Wild - 2016
Sandra Williams is a by-the-books detective with a job to do: Protect Nathaniel Hale, the most infuriatingly arrogant and hopelessly self-entitled billionaire playboy on the planet. There’s only one problem… He’s the man who took her innocence… It was supposed to be an easy ride… Just spend a few days shacked up in a cheap apartment until the bastard could testify. The rules were simple. Keep him alive, keep him quiet, and don’t get in bed with him… Again… Two out of three isn’t bad… Protect & Serve is a fully standalone novel with a HEA and NO CLIFFHANGER! Protect & Serve now includes special bonus novels from Nikki Wild.
The Accidental Wife
Shayla Hart - 2020
Shayla Hart, a 27-year-old, fiercely independent, young woman with aspirations of becoming an architect lands a job at Cult Designs -- one of the world's most prestigious architectural firms in London. A wild night out with her two best friends to celebrate her new job quickly gets out of hand when she finds herself in Las Vegas, hungover, with no memory, and married to none other than Tristan Cole Hoult -- the devilishly handsome, and charming stranger she meets at the club. The meaningless, wildly passionate, one-night-stand with the irresistibly sexy stranger Shayla was hoping for, quickly becomes more than she bargained for.
Bryce
Scarlett Avery - 2015
Her body.Once, she had it all…She was New York’s real estate queen.Then she made a decision that cost her everything.How quickly a partner turns into a backstabber.On the brinks of financial disaster, she’s forced to rebuild her life.Betrayal stings…The humiliation is unbearable.Sometimes in life, desperation is the only card you have left to play—your body in exchange for some money to crawl out of hell.Sofia is about to meet her first client… Bryce, a trailblazing billionaire in the Big Apple for business.A man who never takes no for an answer.A man who gets what—and who—he wants.A man who has the means to buy her soul.Could their arrangement turn into more?You’ll love this exceptionally provocative billionaire romance, because everyone loves a Pretty Woman inspired story with a generous dose of steamy romance.USA Today Bestselling Author Scarlett Avery brings you the perfect getaway filled with passion, steam and a twisty storyline that will keep you riveted until the fairytale ending!Get it now.No cliffhanger. HEA guaranteed. This is Book 2 of the Billionaire Romance in Manhattan Series. Each standalone romance in this sexy series can be read on its own.This romance was first released as Unbearable Passion.
Zodiac
Quinn Ryder - 2021
Hurting Tess was the biggest mistake I ever made, but I can’t take it back, nor remember anything about that night if I tried. Running my MC was the only thing that kept me going over the years, but now she’s suddenly home, and I’ll do anything to win her back, even if it means revealing the secret, I’ve been keeping from her for the last twenty years and ruining any chance I have of holding her again.TessFor twenty years, I’ve avoided my hometown of Rising Star, Texas and all the memories and ghosts that I would rather leave buried there. Returning home wasn’t part of the plan, but when my grandmother suddenly fell ill, I knew I had no choice but to return home to care for her.What I didn’t anticipate was for all those ghosts I ran away from to find me the second I walked through the door, or for him to ride back into my life harboring a twenty-year secret that is even more devastating than the reason I left Rising Star in the first place.
All I Want For Christmas (12 Days of Christmas Book 2)
Hadley Raydeen - 2019
However, when I knew him, all those years ago, I was only his nerd tutor in high school whom everyone hated, including his spiteful girlfriend. But, we all have to grow up sometime. I'm not that young girl anymore. I own a lingerie store in the mall Bryson's family development company owns. Maybe he will come down and play Sexy Santa to bring in the female shoppers and help keep the store open after the holiday—that is if he even remembers me.Jamilya Hawkins was my shy, cute tutor back in high school—even after a couple of negative run-ins we had because of my girlfriend at the time. I was not expecting to see her again, almost twenty years later, not looking like this, hot as hell, owning a lingerie store in my mall development project. When I go down to her store, to say 'hello,' I fall into this Sexy Santa gig to help save her shop and provide Christmas toys for kids. I can't pass up on the chance to get to know her again and discover if she might be All I Want for Christmas.
His Control: A Billionaire Romance
Ilsa Ames - 2018
I’m her boss. She’s my obsession. First I’ll have her submission. Then I’ll have her body. But will she let me have her heart? I left this town years ago. And with it, her too. Now I'm back, and three times the man I was. Wealthy, powerful, possessive, driven. I'm a man with certain appetites, and when I find the small-town girl I left behind, there'll be no holding back. I never saw Ella Gordon coming, and her sass and those tempting curves are shattering the last of my resolve. Will our hearts stay locked and bound apart? Or will she submit and let me show her pleasure she’s never even imagined? His Control is a standalone, full-length contemporary billionaire romance with mild D/s themes. Steamy hot and sweet as pie, with a dominant alpha hero who’ll stop at nothing to take what’s his. Safe, no cliffhanger, and a guaranteed happy ever after!
Passion on Park Avenue
Lauren Layne - 2019
For as long as she can remember, Bronx-born Naomi Powell has had one goal: to prove her worth among the Upper East Side elite—the same people for which her mom worked as a housekeeper. Now, as the strongminded, sassy CEO of one of the biggest jewelry empires in the country, Naomi finally has exactly what she wants—but it’s going to take more than just the right address to make Manhattan’s upper class stop treating her like an outsider.The worst offender is her new neighbor, Oliver Cunningham—the grown son of the very family Naomi’s mother used to work for. Oliver used to torment Naomi when they were children, and as a ridiculously attractive adult, he’s tormenting her in entirely different ways. Now they find themselves engaged in a battle-of-wills that will either consume or destroy them…Filled with charm and heart and plenty of sex and snark, this entertaining series will hook you from the very first page.
The Billionaire Needs a Wife
Rachael Eliker - 2021
He’s convinced Luke is wasting his life and wants him to hurry up and marry before the end of the year, or he’s firing Luke and cutting off his inheritance.It’s not that Lauren’s life is awful, but things aren’t as perfect as she’d hoped. She’s floundering in a dead-end job, she hasn’t had a date in months, and as a Southern girl, she doesn’t mix well with upper Michigan winters. Applying for a new position across the country at the prompting of her friend, Lauren’s excited about the promise of a new start.Only there’s a surprise that comes with the job—her ex is her new boss.There’s a thorny history between Luke and Lauren, but their attraction for each other is alive and well. If they want to give love a second chance, their challenges have only begun.
Mr. Billionaire's Second Chance: Enemies to Lovers
Laura Olsen - 2021
It's my fault for falling for a filthy rich and obscenely handsome Manhattan type.Silly of me to think Preston had something more beneath his immaculate suit than just a chiseled body.But what a body. I still wake up sweating from dreams about the night we shared.I thought knowing I'll never experience one again was torture enough. I was wrong.
Because working with him every single day is definitely worse.
I hate that he thinks he can order me around or that he still thinks I belong to him.And I really hate that he stays late in the office when I try to bury myself in work to stop thinking about him.Most of all though, I hate seeing glimpses of the man I once believed he was.Hints of true passion and charm beneath Mr. Billionaire's stone-cold demeanor.
But it doesn't matter how many evenings we spend together in the office.
There is absolutely no way I'm falling for him again.
No cheating, no cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed!
Cross-Checking
Evie Graham - 2020
One of the hardest choices was ten years ago, when I left Coraline Campbell and Lilac Harbor in the rearview mirror to play hockey and provide for my father.Now, I’m back. Back in the small town I grew up in, breathing in the same air of the last person who made me feel whole. Chasing that feeling. Coraline has made her own choices. She’s not the same girl I fell in love with, and she has her own secrets to hide. When her final choice brings me to my knees, I have my own decision to make.Will I let the anger and betrayal consume me, or will I fight for the only thing in my life that makes sense? Can we have a second chance?
Loving The Enemy (The Bosshole Series)
Mia Faye - 2021
No phone number, no text.I don’t even know his last name or where he lives.I mean - really? We nearly make the king-size bed in our hotel room break down (twice!) and my ONS from last night doesn’t even bother to say goodbye?Gosh, I hope I never see this jerk again.But it seems like the Universe has different plans for me.Because when I start my new job, guess who’s my new boss?Right, Mr. I’m-so-handsome-and-I-know-it.Getting a tooth pulled is fun compared to being his assistant.He’s cold, arrogant and demanding, and nothing I ever do seems good enough for him.If I didn’t desperately need the money, I’d quit right away.That is until… the unthinkable happens.When the fifth pregnancy test shows two lines, I must face the truth:I’m carrying Mr. Bosshole’s baby!This enemies-to-lovers romance features a hero with a big... ego & romantic HEA that will leave you swooning!"Loving The Enemy" can be read as a stand-alone.
Fall For Me Again
Ali Parker - 2018
Not after everything I’ve done. None of the women in my life were there for the right reasons. Not my wife, who I married for convenience and to shut my father up. And not the beautiful girl from my childhood that I used from time to time when it pleased me to do so. Not a single one of them. I’ve burned so many bridges and broken far too many hearts. And yet, fate has a way of f*cking with a fellow. As CEO of my father’s billion-dollar publishing firm, I’m always looking for great writers, and a new one just showed up. My high-school fling. Not that I expected a warm reunion, but this delicious tart is having none of it. No matter what I do to push. I’m a different man now, and I want a love affair to fulfill my life. The kind most people only dream of. It’s the holiday season, and I have one wish. To find the right woman for me and my son to spend our lives with. Crazily enough, she’s sitting across the proverbial negotiating table, looking for a job. Little does she know, she’s got the job, the ring, the future–if she wants it. I just need to convince her to fall for me again.
The Good Billionaire
Deborah Garland - 2022
The twist? I am his wife…That’s my husband, Dr. Sebastian (Break My) Hart. Celebrity surgeon who forgot he had a wife.So I left him.Then his sister asked me to be her maid of honor. Which meant he never told his family we split up.Seriously?Now they’re all coming into town for the wedding.And I have to pretend we’re still together.By sleeping in a hotel bed with him.I can do this.I can resist him.Until we get behind closed doors.He’s good at removing my defenses and my panties. Not to mention leaving me a sore aching mess when he’s done with me.It’s just forty-eight hours. And I missed him. Missed the man I fell in love with. The man who took my virginity in medical school ten years ago.
When I try to leave this time, will he prove I’m more important than fame?
The Good Billionaire is the 24K prequel to The Billionaire Hart Series, featuring Sebastian Hart, cousin and best friend to the Hart Brothers, billionaire owners of The Sterling hotel in New York City.No cheating. No cliffhanger. HEA guaranteed.Series Complete!The Good BillionaireDaring the BillionaireBossy BillionaireRebel Billionaire
Billionaire's Unexpected Baby
Nikki Bloom - 2021
GQ good looks and a bazillion dollars –Carter, my new charming hotel mogul boss.When he expressed interest,I knew I desperately needed to have a little fun.But what if he finds out I’m pregnant with his baby?You see, my parents abandoned me with my kid siblings.Raising them was tough enough,but then we lost the house.I couldn’t roll over and give up.The last thing I needed was romance.Carter’s opening of a hotel in my little seaside town opened me to a job that wouldn’t run me into the ground.The catch? I had to work for him,and he was irresistible.I shouldn’t be adding more to my plate,but Carter was a fresh of breath air when I was suffocating.Like fresh air, Carter revitalized me,and I brought him something he never had — a total family experience.Only I didn’t know how ‘total’ that experience would really be.When Carter finds out about our accident, will he be ready?Or will he run away?