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Escort


Claire Adams - 2016
    Things are going great, right until Grace collapses, waking up in a hospital bed. Now afflicted with a condition she can hardly pronounce, all the gears in the machine of Graces life grind to a halt. That is, until she meets Dr. Churchill. Dr. Jace Churchill is a lot of things: He’s a skilled oncologist, he’s a caring partner to his long-time girlfriend and, in his free time, he moonlights as a male escort. When he’s sent out to a client, only to find out it’s his new patient, the normal doctor/patient relationship goes out the window forever. After being used as a prop by his girlfriend for the sick pleasure of her secret lover, Jace’s connection with Grace only grows. When an experimental treatment is being run through a clinical trial, Jace puts his career on the line to give Grace a chance at a cure. Escort is a steamy, funny look at what happens when an attraction between two people overwhelms the instinct for self-preservation. The question is, will they be able to save each other from themselves? * This sexy steamy bad boy romance is perfect for fans of Joanna Blake, Devon Hartford, Sabrina Paige, Winter Renshaw, Vanessa Waltz and Dani Wyatt *

Thick Cop Daddy


Jaye Diamond - 2020
    Reed’s thick.He's a cop.And he's a daddy.Who could blame me for wanting a guy like him, even if I am half his age?The heart wants what it wants, and mine wants to belong to this dominant daddy.I have a plan to sneak into his room that could get me in serious trouble if he turns me down, but I can’t help myself.When the beefy cop finds me sprawled out on his sheets, will he take me in or cuff me to his bed?This is a safe, HEA, insta-love DDlg romance.

Rakes and Rogues


Mary Balogh - 1993
    THEY'RE BETTEROpen the pages of this superb book and enter the world of the bad boys of romance. Make a date with a bevy of colorful rakes and devilish rogues in five exquisitely sexy stories by some of the most beloved, highly acclaimed authors of romantic fiction. Here are men who are "mad, bad, and dangerous to know"--sly Romeos, devious dandies, sexy scoundrels, and darkly forbidding heroes--all outlaws of the heart who are used to getting their way ... until true love steps in. Let these five extraordinary talents introduce you to some of the most exciting and infuriating, passionate and unpredictable men ever to take your breath away. Includes:"The Wrong Door" by Mary Balogh"Hide-and-Seek" by Melinda McRae"Highway Robbery" by Anita Mills"Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know" by Mary Jo Putney"Cats-Paw" by Maura Seger

Captured for Love


Ella Goode - 2020
    Despite her sister’s advice to move out and marry up, Dove plans to be single forever. If she did hook up with someone, it would be a man in her neighborhood who was of modest means and kind temperament, a man who wouldn’t abandon his poor pregnant mistress, a man the exact opposite of her wealthy father. 
Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Jay has spent the last decade roaming around the world, shooting wolves in Siberia and lost cities in the desert. Back home, he prepares to put together a photo essay for his publisher but his plans are sidetracked when he spots curvy, gorgeous Dove outside of her apartment. The next thing he knows, he’s living across the hall from her in an apartment where nothing works. When he learns of her aversion to rich men, he knows he’ll have to hide his background or he’ll never be able to capture her love.

Angel


Victoria Dahl - 2015
    The work means nothing to her, it’s only a way to stay fed and sheltered…until Bill Donnelly begins to visit and awakens something inside her she’s never felt before. Desire. She starts to view him as a man instead of a client, and his visits become more than transactions...for both of them. BUT HER HEART REMAINS UNTOUCHED After years of looking out for herself, Melisande is stunned to find that someone else might care for her. Men have never offered anything but pain, and she never even dreamed of more. So when Bill proposes a new path for both of them, can she find the courage to trust him with her body and her heart?

Biker's Baby Girl


Jordan Silver - 2015
    Nine years ago an old drunk offered him his twelve-year-old daughter for his next pint. Knowing that as fucked up as he was he was still the kid’s best bet, he took the deal. He left her with an aunt he thought he could trust because Uncle Sam owned his ass for the next little while, and he had no choice. Then his babygirl turned eighteen and shit went south, literally. He knew he had to stay the fuck away from her or she’d be under him before she could blink, but he made a deal with himself. When his babygirl hit twenty-one he was taking her no matter what. Her birthday was three days away and though he’d kept his distance for the last two and a half years he’s been keeping tabs on her. It was time to collect. This book contains cameo appearances from Colton Lyon, The Lyon series, Travis Mallory, Rough Riders, Blade Master, Man of Steel, Lawton Daniels, Anarchist, Jakes Summers, Bad Boy, and members of the SEAL Team Seven series.

Bossy


Kim Linwood - 2015
    No promises, no regrets. He was rich, ripped, inked up, and gone in the morning. I didn't even know his name. Not until I read it off the door on my first day at work.See, I don't do bad boys, I don't do troublemakers and I sure as heck didn't graduate college with a 3.9 GPA by screwing around.I was never supposed to see him again, but now he's my new boss, as sexy in a suit as he was between my sheets.And my new stepbrother.Having him was a slice of Heaven. Working for him could mean selling my soul. But if the devil looks like Declan Riordan, Hell might be worth the burn.

Big Man's Contract


Penny Wylder - 2020
    I said I wanted to hook up with him, but instead of doing it, I teased him mercilessly for believing me.My mother moved us out of town before I had a chance to apologize.Years later I'm back on my home turf, trying to restore my dead father's precious bar to its glory days, but the job is impossible without help.Then the boy I bullied walks back into my life.He's not small anymore; he's hot as heck with sculpted arms and a chest so broad you could stretch out on top and have room to roll around. Yum.He says he never forgot what I did to him. He makes me a deal: he'll help fix my dad's bar... if I spend a night in his bed.I wish I could say I told him no.

When I'm with You: When I'm Bad


Beth Kery - 2013
    New York Times bestselling author Beth Kery's blistering new novel of a man and woman bound by the scandalous secrets of the past--and by the sexual hunger that still fuels their uncontrollable desires...Restaurateur and self-exiled heir Lucien Lenault's first look at the breathtaking young chef trainee for his trendy Chicago restaurant is a shock. She's Elise Martin, daughter of a wealthy French fashion designer. She's also the holder of a secret that could explode his carefully laid plans.Notorious for her flagrant exhibitionism, and for flouting the respectable façade of her aristocratic background, the coquine's wild streak shocked most people. Not Lucien. He was tempted by it. It was a deliriously punishable offense as far as Lucien was concerned. But taking on Elise is more than a game. She's a catastrophe waiting to happen, an inferno that's burned many a lover. Lucien isn't most men, however, and he won't allow her to manipulate him. In order to control the defiant beauty--in order to see her submit--he's going to have to willingly walk in the flames...More to come. Don't miss When I'm With You, Part II, available 3/12***Dear Reader,When I'm With You continues the story begun in Because You Are Mine, although this time the camera lens is focused on Lucien and Elise, whose undeniable and scorching desire for one another burns away surface facades, revealing secrets that will forever change Lucien, Elise, Ian and Francesca's lives. Please note that like Because You Are Mine, When I'm With You will be released in eight parts, each installment debuting weekly. I hope you enjoy watching Lucien and Elise's romance unfold, seeing Lucien's immense control tried by the irrepressible Elise, while the self-indulgent Elise is challenged sexually and emotionally by Lucien into fulfilling her full potential as a giving, caring and vibrant woman.Look for more of Ian's and Francesca's love story in Because We Belong, out in November of 2013.Happy Reading!~Beth***

My Wicked Prince


Molly O'Keefe - 2019
    But my life has never been a bedtime story and no prince with a fancy shoe is turning me into a Cinderella.I had big plans outside of my small but powerful country. But Gunnar, the wicked prince in a gorgeous package, was temptation too strong for me to resist. His sweet lies and sweeter kisses pulled me back into his arms over and over again until his cold cruel heart finally broke mine for good.Now he's going to be King and he wants me back in his country, his palace...and his bed.And we all must bow to the King.

Across the Miles


Rhonda James - 2015
    Loving family, beautiful girlfriend, and lead singer of the rock band, Paradox. Their debut album shot to number one on the charts, and they had just come off a worldwide tour, performing in venues filled to capacity. Then, one night, a tragedy rocked his world in a whole new way, turning him into someone he no longer recognized. Now, two years later, and on the other side of his own private hell, he learns to stop taking everything and everyone for granted. Yet, he is still alone. Then, one day he meets her, and suddenly, his darkened world is once again filled with hope.Brooke Caldwell is a twenty-four-year-old prodigy in the culinary world. After a lifetime filled with heartache, she decides to pursue the opportunity of a lifetime by interviewing for a world famous chef in Los Angeles. While visiting the city, she is reminded how cold and calculated the world can be. Until she meets him, and he shows her a world filled with the love and support that she never knew growing up.Two wounded souls. Two hearts that continue to beat, in spite of all the damage that has been done. What happens when their damaged hearts collide? And, could they possibly be the half that finally makes the other whole?

Prince Albert


Sabrina Paige - 2015
    He’s also the most conceited, insufferable, arrogant man I’ve ever met.Did I mention he’s a freaking prince? An actual, real life Prince Not-So-Charming.He’s tattooed and pierced, too. Prince Albert has a Prince Albert piercing. That's right – he's pierced you-know-where. Allegedly. I’ve never seen it.My mother is marrying a king. Being a princess is every girl’s fantasy, right?Except that means Albie is my new stepbrother.Oh, and one more thing -- I accidentally married him.We’re keeping the biggest secret on the planet.Ever heard the fairy tale about the Princess and her stepbrother?Yeah, I didn’t think so.I’m royally screwed.

Forbidden Crush


Cassie Cole - 2019
     Charlotte Hawk had perfect blue eyes, a rock-hard chest, and tattoos covering his bulging arms. He was the bad-boy biker I'd been dreaming of. Yet when I woke, he was gone. I thought I’d never see him again. But thanks to a power-hungry sheriff, now I’m stuck in this town. Stuck with my new crush for three weeks of community service. Plus three weeks of teasing, flirting, and increasingly scandalous text messages. But there’s a darkness in his eyes holding him back. Something keeping him from taking me the way he wants. And before I leave this town? I’m going to find out what it is. Hawk Charlotte rolled into my life like a thunderstorm. Smoldering eyes and a body I wanted to crush against mine. I had the irrepressible need to possess her. To drink from those pouty lips. But the last time I cared about a woman, my life was destroyed. The Copperhead biker gang took everything from me. I vowed I would never let it happen again. But she makes me want to risk it all. She makes me want to start over. Because for the first time since I can remember? I have something to live for. FORBIDDEN CRUSH is a standalone MC romance with humor, action, suspense, and off-the-chart heat levels guaranteed to melt your kindle! HEA guaranteed.

Throttle


Teagan Kade - 2016
     ANDY I do whatever it takes to win. That’s why I’m a Formula One champion. And I’m going for the prize again this year, no matter what my team says. But I’ll play their game—so long as it benefits me. Now there’s a beautiful woman traveling with me to make sure I wear the team sponsor’s outfits and smile at all the right moments. I’m going to make Sara smile, all right. But not about what I’m wearing. In fact, clothes won’t be involved at all. SARA Working PR for a fashion house and traveling the world? I’m not complaining. Even if it means putting up with a womanizer like Andy. Yes, he’s sexy as hell. But I’m nothing to him—just another score, someone to warm his sheets for a night and then be forgotten. He’s going to learn I’m not that easy. At least, that’s what I keep telling myself. This novel is a full-length bad boy romance with a happily ever after and NO CHEATING. For a limited time, it also includes full-length novel Royally Wrong as a bonus. Love free stuff? Signup to the newsletter for ARCs, freebies and date releases for new and exciting titles from Teagan Kade: http://eepurl.com/bg2MAn (copy and paste into browser)

Hooked


Iris Parker - 2015
    Thirteen years as a rugby superstar.Thirteen years of winning streaks, of making more money than I've known how to spend, of women throwing themselves at me.Thirteen years since I last saw her, knowing she has every right to hate me, her so-called stepbrother.Thirteen years knowing I ruined her life and left without looking back.Or so she thinks.Money can’t buy forgiveness, but at least it can get my foot in the door. Hooked is a complete, standalone romance novel with mature themes intended for readers 18 and over.