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Dirty Dessert (A Second Helpings Short Story) by Dori Lavelle
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romance
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Big Man's Bride
Penny Wylder - 2020
He wants a fake wife for a month.I lived on a shoe string budget just so I could buy back the house my mother raised me in.That place meant everything to me.A week before I could put down the cash, I found out it's been sold.I should have walked away. Instead I showed up on the doorstep — MY rightful doorstep — planning to do anything to get the house.I wasn't ready to stand toe to toe with Caleb Staunton.Darkly handsome, gorgeous from his hair to his boots, with the ability to make your skin tingle if he stares right at you.Everyone knows his family is rich beyond belief with a reputation for tearing down historical properties. He's my enemy. No question.That's why I'm shocked when he offers me a deal.He'll give me the house...If I pretend to be his wife.One month. That's all he's asking for.And I think I can handle it, keep things business.No flirting. No kissing.I can't give in, because someday I DO want marriage... a real one.This isn't real.I remind myself of that every minute Caleb consumes me with his intoxicating presence.I could never love him or his terrible family.We're total opposites.So why does it feel like we want the same happy ending?
Big Bad Sinner: A Forbidden Romance
Annette Fields - 2017
I just don't play by the rules.But who does, really?Anyone who says they do are just hypocrites.I'm labeled as a rebel because I'm honest about it.My parents try to straighten me out by dragging me to church-- boring!But when I listen to pastor Kaine Cross speak, I can't take my eyes off of him.I know he doesn't play by the rules, either. I can see it in the way he looks at me.There's only one sin I haven't committed. And I want it to be with him.I want my pastor to be my first.KAINEWhat's more shameful than a divorced pastor?A pastor lusting after a 19-year-old girl.As a man of God, my community holds me to a higher standard.I have responsibilities as a spiritual leader. I must resist temptation.No matter how sweet and mouthwatering it may be.I have to rebuild my soiled reputation and redeem myself in the eyes of my congregation.But Maggie's curves are tight, ripe and impossible to ignore.At the end of the day, I'm already a sinner.Big Bad Sinner is a delightfully sinful forbidden romance! Absolutely no cheating and guaranteed HEA!
Bossing the Virgin
Suzanne Hart - 2018
Getting mixed up in Felix Stone’s world was never my intention. He’s my boss. He’s filthy rich with a heart of stone. I’m just a small-town girl trying to learn the ropes. I know he’s against the rules, he needs to keep his hands off me. But once he touches me, I can never forget that feeling of my panties soaking wet. I’m addicted to his body, I’m desperate for one more touch. I’m an idiot because I keep going back for more. Felix shuts everyone out. He shuts his daughter out too, and she’s just a six-year-old kid. Why would I be any different? I know he wants nothing more from me, than to ravish my shuddering body. By the end of this cat and mouse game, I’m going to be left standing with my panties at my ankles and my heart in my hands. This is a standalone novella of approximately 40,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhanger, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
The One I Want for Christmas
Fiona Davenport - 2016
Only it isn’t a what that she’s wishing for this year… it’s a who. But what are the odds that Santa can fit Jacob Marley in her stocking? Warning: Some of the best gifts come in small packages. Which is a good thing since this sweet & sexy novella is short… but not as short as the blurb!
Over Us, Over You
Whitney G. - 2017
comes a falling for my older brother’s best friend romance.Subject: Delete this message after you read it...Dear Hayley,I'm assuming you're still hungover, so I'll make this brief.Last night, you slipped under my sheets (without my permission), and we almost had sex. I got the hell out of the bed once I realized it was you, and I took you home.That's the story.The end.Period. Just in case you've forgotten, you're my best friend's little sister. We will never be anything more. (We can't be anything more.) Our previous friendship is still unresolved--or "over" in your terms, so I'd prefer if we worked on becoming 'just friends' again since you're in town.Nonetheless, I'm not a man who leaves questions unanswered--even the drunken ones, so to properly close our inappropriate conversation:1) Yes, I liked the way your lips felt against mine when you were on top of me.2) Yes, I do "prefer" rough sex, but I'm pretty sure I wasn't rough with you.3) No, I had no idea you were still a virgin...This message never happened,Corey
Body Heat
Mia Ford - 2017
I’m a different man now; rich, famous, confident, always in control.
At least until she looks at me and I find myself melting like an ice cream cone on a hot summer day.
A full length Romance with HEA & no cliffhanger. And, there is some exclusive bonus too!!!
Giving Her A Baby
J.L. Beck - 2018
Perfect to come along. Im going to find someone to give me all the things I want.. a baby, a marriage, and a happily ever after. Posting an AD on the internet should find me all those things, right? Wrong. It sends a lot of bad men to my door and leaves me frustrated and sad. It isn’t until I get a mysterious email that everything seems to fall into place. Ive been fooled before into believing in love, but will I give love a second chance when it comes knocking on my door? SILAS Ive loved Winter since forever. So when I find out she wants a baby all bets are off. I knows I'm the perfect man for the job, so I send her an email, anonymously of course. She's been mine since the day I met her on the first day of Kindergarten. I screwed up once before, and ill be damned if I'm going to let her get away again. This time I'm playing for keeps, and nothing will stop me from possessing the woman of my dreams. Winters going to give me a second chance and I'm going to give her everything she’s ever wanted.
A Very Pierced Christmas
Ember Davis - 2021
I have no idea what it is, other than some sort of delayed homesickness, until I meet Levi Michaels.I’ve been talking to him via text and email about a custom motorcycle for my brother, but I had no idea I’d be meeting the sexiest guy ever when I go to pick it up. Talk about bad boy biker vibes. He’s got a beard I want rubbed all over my body even if he is a Grinch. When we meet, I swear I hear carolers singing, but something makes him go colder than the North Pole.Maybe he’s not a reason to stay. Maybe he’s a reason to keep traveling.LEVIAnyone who tells you Christmas is the best time of the year is a liar and should be watched with great suspicion. It’s true. How can the big man in red even be trusted? Delivering gifts around the world reeks of conman. When I meet Rowan Peters, I can feel a little bit of holiday cheer filter in for the first time in years. She’s a Christmas miracle if I’ve ever seen one, all sinful curves I want to lean into. Then I find out the motorcycle I’ve been working on for her is really for a man. It must be her husband. Somehow the lights, even the twinkly ones, dim with the knowledge that she’ll never be mine.When I’m set straight, the only thing to do is go after my woman and show her one of my golden rings is just for her.If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. It is a standalone but is related to my Denver Family series (Banks Ink., Suburban Outcasts and Higgins Security). Meet Levi in Healing Her Home (Banks Ink. Book 5).Pine-ing for the perfect holiday romance? It’s love at frost sight with The 12 Days of Kissmas! A dozen standalone holiday romances so steamy they’re sure to melt that winter chill. From dashing doctors to dirty-talking mountain men, staying off the naughty list just got a whole lot harder.
Honeymoon With The Prince
Brill Harper - 2018
But not for long… Markellan Bran, the brutishly handsome Prince of Kentigen, is used to taking what he wants, and what he wants from first sight is the plain, simple, and American Violet Havisham for his wife. He sees what most don’t when he looks at her—a curvy angel hiding an inner vixen. One who’s hot as sin and a woman complex and challenging enough to be his bride. He is confident that he can conquer anything—and Violet’s heart is next. Violet Havisham finds everything about the brash, nearly uncivilized prince unsettling. She’s recently left the monastery and craves a quiet life. Falling for a devil of man like Prince Markellan would be a royal mistake. He’s too big, too brutish, and too darkly sensual for her. He says he wants to give her the one thing she left the cloister for—a baby. But surely she’d be better off adopting than taking her chances with a reckless, dangerous beast. In his culture, the honeymoon comes before the wedding, and the bridegroom must convince the bride to marry him based on his honeymoon “performance.” So Prince Markellan makes her a deal—give him one week to satisfy her every need, and if she can walk away, he’ll let her go. Author confession: If she can walk at all after a week in his palace, it will be a miracle. If you know what I mean. Did I mention that Prince Markellan’s country is a fertility culture that worships women and all things carnal? The men there spend years learning the arts of pleasing and caring for their women. And you know he’s not going to let her go with his royal baby in her belly. If you’re looking for a BBW heroine, a royal hero, beastly alpha dirty talk, and opposites attract in an instalove minute, you’re in the right place. It wouldn’t be a Brill Harper book if it wasn’t as sweet as it is filthy.
Mister Landlord
K.L. Fast - 2020
He did not expect his tenant to be the one who captures his heart. Eleanor Gremillon has a million things wrong with the old house she rents. She did not expect her landlord to roll up his sleeves and get dirty. Strap on that tool belt, Mister Landlord is here to fix all that ails you.
A Treat for Daddy
Jaye Diamond - 2020
And after he breaks his promise to help her watch trick-or-treaters, she’s more than happy to let me step in.But will our age difference spook her when my mask comes off, and she learns I’m old enough to be her daddy?Or is a daddy exactly what my little doll is craving?Treat yourself with this bite-sized HEA, insta-love romance.
Stranded
Piper Sullivan - 2018
Gorgeous, masculine, mountain man, Rex.He was every girlhood fantasy I ever had.And when a late winter storm hit, that fantasy became reality.But I wasn’t prepared for Rex.Or for what came next.JerkCraftsmanMan of Shadow MountainPeople call me a lot of things, my personal favorite, as*h*le.But the way Lena said my name, all breathless and sexy was different.She was different.And off-limits.The storm made it impossible to deny what I wanted. Needed.Her. Just her.But when she disappeared I knew I would do whatever it took to find her.To make her mine.Forever.Author’s Promise: Stranded is a standalone steamy romance, with no cheating, no cliffhangers and a happily ever after.
Hands On
Cathryn Fox - 2016
Turns out the beautiful psychologist needed an extra bit of schooling in all things sexual so she could teach a class.I’m always up for helping a friend. I mean, it’s the least I can do. What I wasn’t expecting is for her to turn the tables and teach me a few things. Only this short-term promise of two weeks in her bed is going by a little too quickly. Not that I’m thinking forever or anything.I’ve got a football career to get back to. And she doesn’t want to be a part of my world. There’s no way we can be together—so I’m going to make sure I enjoy every sexy second….
This is the first of a three-part series full of mind-blowing sex, featuring a dirty-mouthed football player who knows the score and an inexperienced therapist who needs to learn it. HANDS ON is sure to leave readers begging for more. The next installment, Body Contact, will be published August 2016.
The Hands On serial is best enjoyed in order.Reading Order:Book #1 Hands OnBook #2 Body Contact (available in August)Book #3 Full Exposure (available in September)
Craving Cole
Kate Hunt - 2019
That same evening, my spontaneity lands me in the bed of a hot guy I just met. He’s confident, smart, a total dreamboat… …and he makes me feel more bliss that night than I ever have in my life. But that’s all this is ever going to be, just a one-time thing. My future is already figured out, and I’m sticking to the plan. Cole I fall for Aurora the moment I see her. I mean, damn. Those curves. When I strike up a conversation with her, her wit and sweetness makes me fall for her even harder. We ring in the New Year together with our own private celebration. Multiple times. But being with her for one night isn’t enough. I need her forever. And I’m willing to do whatever it takes to make this curvy hottie my bride. CRAVING COLE is a short instalove romance with steam, sweetness, and a happily-ever-after! This novella can be read as a standalone, but is best enjoyed with the rest of the Dirty Sweet Alphas series.
Secret Santa
Kati Wilde - 2016
That is, if she lasts that long. Because Logan Crenshaw, the creative force behind the company, doesn’t seem to want her there.Not being wanted is nothing new for Emma…but she doesn’t know what she’s done to make Logan stalk around the office, growling every command as if her very presence infuriates him. She can’t afford to lose this job, so her plan is to keep her head down and try to avoid any contact with him—no matter how big and sexy and unavoidable he is.But a Santa hat full of names, an office gift exchange, and one unexpected knock at her door are about to shake up all of her plans…Warning: This super-hot holiday romance contains Santa hats, red satin blindfolds, and an obsessed alpha male who talks dirty and knows exactly what to do with his big hands. Lots of swearing. No cheating, no cliffhangers.