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A Royal Secret
V. Vee - 2018
A very big, very dangerous secret. One that could cost him his place in the line of succession to the throne if it were ever discovered, but one that he could never give up or do without. Meet Valerie Hall-Smythe: Prince Algerone's secret. She is the love of his life, and fourteen years ago, the two of them got married after having one blissful summer together. And while Valerie knew Algerone was a prince when he left her at the end of the summer. He assured her he would return and she believed him. And he did. Four times a year. Every year. For fourteen years. During that time, Valerie has given birth to five of Algerone's children, and now she's pregnant with his sixth, doing what she loves and raising his children, when news about Algerone's arranged marriage, a surprise to both the prince and his American bride, sends her to the hospital. And brings Algerone to her side to care for her. Now that his secret is at risk of no longer being a secret, Algerone is determined to go public, to claim Valerie and his children, but someone is bound and determined to keep the royal secret quiet... permanently. This book is 80,000+ words. It includes material that is intended for mature readers including strong language, sexual situations, and violence. It also includes mentions of hate speech. *Author Note: This is book 1 in a series. While the main characters have a HEA ending, the book does end on a cliffhanger.*
His Muse
Twyla Turner - 2018
Unfortunately, Kari pushed her away over two decades ago. Now, finding herself in eerily similar shoes as her mother at 44, Kari is finally ready to hear her side… Mid-Life Crisis or Mid-Life Awakening? I am a 44-year-old divorced mother, starting a new life in the South of France. He's a 29-year-old, sexy French artist with the soul of a poet. And he's set his eyes on me, of all people. I can't deny my overwhelming attraction to him. Nor his touch that sets me on fire. But can I really risk it all to blossom under his skilled, paint-stained hands? Can he give up his dreams of raising a family to stay with me? Or can I selflessly give him up so that he can? Find out in the sensual, heartbreaking, and bittersweet story with an HEA guaranteed to tug at your heartstrings in…His Muse. ***New Cover and Bonus Epilogue!!! Same heartwarming story!*** Adult Content: 18+ Only
8 Seconds to Love
Monica Walters - 2019
She’s strong, smart, independent, and well-rounded. Her life has already been figured out, and she is living it to the best of her abilities, along with her year-long boyfriend, Zaire. Things seem to be going well until Harper is given some news that stuns her, leaving her angry with herself for being so naïve. Zaire isn’t the man she thought he was. Still reeling from that news, she decides to go and have a great time at the Houston Livestock Show. Her interest was only in the concerts happening, but a certain bull-rider steals her attention. Doing her best to resist him only makes her want him more. Legend Semien, bull-rider extraordinaire and a legend in the making, has made his passion a professional career. He loves the risk and suspense of it all. Being in the limelight of the rodeo circuit, he’s cocky and expects to be able to get whatever he wants. That expectation applies to women too. His conquests always approached him, and he was living the life he thought was meant for him to live. The moment he sees Harper, he knows that he wants her. There’s something different about her though. She doesn’t approach him. Destined to make her his, he steps out of his comfort zone in a quest to get what he wants. While Harper and Legend are like night and day, they are attracted to each other like magnets. Despite the baggage and complications of their past lives, they attempt to get to know one another. Will they be able to leave their old lives behind in pursuit of a life together?
Lucky
J.J. Murray - 2017
Candace leads a life of peace, solitude, and serenity after retiring early from a lucrative career in investment banking. She fishes, reads, bakes, tends her garden, visits with her vast extended family, and vows one day to own Barton House, the vacant mansion her "Double Great Grand" built before the Civil War on the other side of the pond. But when New Yorker Robert Macarthur, 41, "The Big Mac of Fast Food Advertising," purchases Barton House, Candace's life goes south in a hurry. And yet there's something familiar and natural about the tall, bearded, pony-tailed, blue-eyed man that moves Candace's heart in unexpected and unintended ways. With faithful descriptions of country life, an authentic cast of down-home characters, and genuine homespun humor, LUCKY proves that "sometimes love comes home."
Make Me Stay
Amarie Avant - 2018
Donavan Hardy carries enough anger for them both. When they were young, Donavan learned sign language so he could talk to the deaf beauty. He cared, even when Avery’s influential father couldn’t be bothered with her “flaw.” In spite of things, the bad boy made her fall in love with sound… with music. They couldn’t have been any more different, but he was always meant to protect her, just like she was always meant to calm his rage. And then, Avery’s world came crashing down when the love of her life disappeared without a trace, leaving her broken-hearted and pregnant. She loses her baby, the last bit of him she has left, and her world plunges deeper into darkness. Seven years of hurt, confusion, and pain collide when they are thrown back together. Avery has to decide if the life she’s been living with the sizzling Cuban cop, whom her father approves of, is worth not having Donovan back in her life. But Donavan is fighting for her forgiveness, to prove that deep-seeded secrets far greater than their love tore them apart. Donavan will force Avery to return the key to her heart no matter the cost… ***This is a FULL LENGTH, STANDALONE novel Make Me Stay is complete at a little over 80k words... of a heart-wrenching second chance romance that will make you fall in love with Donavan and Avery and root for them. You'll laugh, cry, and fan yourself while reading exactly how hard these two love with each other. That being said, this novel ends around the 65% mark of your kindle. For your further enjoyment, an additional second-chance BWWM romance has been added as a thank you for your support***
Christmas With His Brother's Baby (Interracial Romance)
Teona Bell - 2015
Then a few days before Christmas, the worthless jerk sent her divorce papers. Gracie is four months pregnant, and her husband doesn't know it. When Gracie's mother-in-law invites her to Christmas with the family, Gracie figures why not? She lost her dad a couple years ago, so she just wants one last Christmas before she doesn't have any family except her and the baby.From the first moment Asher Hawkes, Gracie's brother-in-law, comes to pick her up, she notices how he looks at her and how he's careful to make sure she's got everything she needs. Ash doesn't know her secret, that her husband left her or that she's pregnant. He doesn't know about the divorce papers, and Gracie wants to keep it that way. Unfortunately, from the day she steps into her in-laws' house, everything goes wrong.Gracie's attraction to Ash grows, but she's battling the feelings she still has for her soon-to-be ex-husband. She won't be the woman that moves from one brother to the next, but Ash won't give up once he learns what his brother has done. Things get complicated when Carter arrives, and all Gracie's secrets are revealed.This Christmas, it's not just about love and family. It's also about betrayal, jealousy, lies...and a foot to the throat.
Love Me Deeper
Aja Cole - 2018
Okay, now here’s what she doesn’t know. How on earth to tell him how she feels. Asher’s already given her everything he can – including a hasty fake marriage to keep her free from her crazy parents. He deserves better than someone who needs him so much and has only drama to give in return. Right? For nearly 10 years, football player Asher King has been in love with his best friend. That hesitant, dimpled smile on her captivating lips – that curly hair unruly around her smooth, brown face – he never stood a chance. But she distanced herself after college, and even though it hurt like hell, he respected her wishes. Now they’re back in each other’s lives. Two people bent on believing that there's nothing between them. One more chance to get it right. When things get complicated and there’s more at stake than their feelings for each other, will they make it out alive and together? Or will they be torn apart for good this time? Love Me Deeper is a full-length novel with a little intrigue, a lot of love, and all the heat you can handle.
His Obsession
Rose Marie - 2020
Overbearing, egotistical and rude. He ridiculed everything about me from how I dress, to my hair and even my plus size figure. I hate him. The only thing nice about that man was his outside appearance and damn was it nice to look at, everything else especially his personality was a throw away. Ready to hand in my two weeks notice, there’s a significant shift in his personality. That’s when I see that everything is not as it seems. Channing She was the employee from hell. Big ass, big legs and big breasts. She was downright sexy and I did everything I could too keep my attraction from showing. It was excruciatingly difficult, but I did it. It was all going so well, until one day she tried to leave me. I couldn't have that. I needed her there. She was the bright spot in my life. My Angel. My everything. If she thought she could leave me then she had another thing coming, because she has no idea just how vital her presence is. I think it’s time I show her just how important she is to my sanity. No cliffhanger for original couple.
Hawk
Tiya Rayne - 2020
I thought I cleaned my plate. Now that job is coming back to haunt me. I thought I left the Church behind, but Albany is dead, and I’m being sucked back in. The clock is ticking, and I have Brooklyn to worry about. I won’t fail her like I did her sister. This time the cost is greater as I introduce myself to a stranger that I know so well.Brooklyn CreedmooreI can’t believe it’s real. My sister is gone. I can hardly breathe. Albany and I have always been close. We told each other everything. No one knew my sister better than me. At least I thought that was true until he came into my life. Now everything is upside down, and I’m learning I didn’t know my sister at all. However, somehow I feel like I know this stranger that I’m stuck to in order to save my life.Who was Albany? Can I still trust my sister? Would she leave me in the path of this sexy, crazy, lethal stranger without a good reason? I have more questions than answers, but I’m going to go with my gut and follow this Hawk. It just might save my life.
A Love Letter to Whiskey
Kandi Steiner - 2016
Except this time, there was no rain, no anger, no wedding invitation — it was just us.It was just him — the old friend, the easy smile, the twisted solace wrapped in a glittering bottle.It was just me — the alcoholic, pretending like I didn’t want to taste him, realizing too quickly that months of being clean didn’t make me crave him any less.But we can’t start here.No, to tell this story right, we need to go back. Back to the beginning.Back to the very first drop.This is my love letter to Whiskey. I only hope he reads it.
Hearts On Ice
Janae Keyes - 2017
No distractions, no excuses, I put everything into my golden career. I never expected it all to come crashing down on me. I could have given it all up, but that would just be too easy. Max Madden - Hockey’s Bad Boy Do or die, that’s always been my motto. Put it all out on the ice, be the fastest and the strongest. Being the hottest hockey player in the country and getting a significant injury was a no go when my addiction was already killing me from the inside out. I was ready to give it all up. Meeting her, that changed everything.
My Way to You
Lyndell Williams - 2018
Immediately intrigued by Regina’s beauty, Simon becomes increasingly enthralled and ultimately risks his friendship to have her for himself. Social justice writer and activist Regina Kent is usually cautious and savvy. Yet, unable to resist her attraction to the handsome Simon, she plunges into a torrid affair, knowing that she chances angering big brother and her less tolerant followers, many of whom will not accept that one of their most popular pro-Black bloggers is dating an Asian man. As their clandestine romance evolves, Simon and Regina fall deeper in love. Making sure that things stay between them becomes progressively impossible, and neither knows how much longer they can keep Marcus in the dark and the world at bay.
Intercepted
Alexa Martin - 2018
But there's a new player on the horizon, and he's in a league of his own...Marlee Harper is the perfect girlfriend. She's definitely had enough practice by dating her NFL-star boyfriend for the last ten years. But when she discovers he has been tackling other women on the sly, she vows to never date an athlete again. There's just one problem: Gavin Pope, the new hotshot quarterback and a fling from the past, has Marlee in his sights.Gavin fights to show Marlee he's nothing like her ex. Unfortunately, not everyone is ready to let her escape her past. The team's wives, who never led the welcome wagon, are not happy with Marlee's return. They have only one thing on their minds: taking her down. But when the gossip makes Marlee public enemy number one, she worries about more than just her reputation.Between their own fumbles and the wicked wives, it will take a Hail Mary for Marlee and Gavin's relationship to survive the season.
Stay Until Dawn: A Redemption Novel
Jamie Pope - 2017
A Marine who nearly died fighting for his country, Christian is a man of duty, honor . . . and deep desires. Something about the scarred war hero touches Georgia, awakening feelings she's tried to keep hidden. One passionate night together changes everything, erupting with consequences neither could have foreseen. Now Georgia faces the most momentous decision of her life. Should she trust Christian--a man she barely knows--with the devastating secrets from her past? Could this be a love that will heal and save them both? STAY UNTIL DAWN is a heartrending and seductive story about the power of love to redeem and transform even the most burdened of hearts. Previously published as JERICHO under the pseudonym Ginger Jamison.