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Keegan: The Murphy Family
Savannah Rylan - 2019
And I plan to do everything to make her mine. Fallon and I grew up together. My father ran the mob, while her father helped us cook the books. When her father was killed by a rival family, I helped her run. I never thought I would see her again. Until she shows back up in town. And I'm not the only one that knows she's back.
Stepbrother's Rules (Forbidden Firsts Book 4)
Mila Loveline - 2015
My whole life I’d done what I was supposed to—study hard, get into college, remain a virgin. But after one eye-opening night with my stepbrother (a night that took care of the whole virgin thing), I began to question everything I thought I knew.Adrian and I could never be together. Ending things was for the best. If only it were that easy to listen to my head over the racing of my heart. After two months away at college, I was coming home for Thanksgiving. Seeing Adrian again should’ve been a sweet reunion between stepsiblings, except that I wouldn’t be alone—I was bringing my new boyfriend.Stepbrother's Rules #4 is a forbidden erotic novella that can be read as a standalone, but it's recommended that you start with Forbidden Firsts #1. Intended for readers 18 & over. 17,000 words.
Resisting the Bad Boy
Violet Duke - 2013
His brother's best friend. And the valium for his soul he had no business wanting.To be fair, she did ask him for advice--on what she could do to stop being 'the nice girl' for a little bit. All he did was answer truthfully:"Try something new that excites you."...Preferably him.NOTE TO READERS: This is Book #1 in a three-part 600-pg SERIAL (also available as a bundled box set). Each book in the trilogy has a separate story arc in the greater love triangle, and need to be read in order. Book #4 (the other brother's happily ever after) is a standalone novel that can be read on its own.
The Last Single Girl
Bria Quinlan - 2012
Last minute. Who doesn't already have plans on the busiest date night of the year.But, so far the best part of the search for a great date has been the cute café I found and the geeky-hot owner who keeps rescuing me from these crazy eLove.com dates. This should be easy-peasy. The internet is the home of all your hopes and needs, right?Spoiler Alert: it isn't.Between the bromance date and the crazed single dad who needs to hire a nanny and housekeeper, not get a date, I'm running out of options. If only a certain cutey didn't have a phone call with "sweetheart" every day.The weirder things get, the more I think just going solo is very I Am Woman, blah blah blah. Forget about the fact that my heart keeps bringing me back to a certain café even when I don't need to be there...I mean, my heart doesn't always get what it wants, does it?
Dane - Book 1: A Foster Family Saga
Avery Phillips - 2015
Proving to his family that he's capable of running the family business adding more pressure to his already bruised ego. If he fails, all will be lost for him. But of course, with him, failure's not an option. Like him or love him he won't be denied. What you see is what you get and what you get is a hell of a ride. Dane... Dane is an adult story that teeters on erotic romance. It's meant for a mature audience, 18 and older only.
Crave
Amelia Gates - 2015
I’m no saint, but I’ve casted away all my sins. My name is Keira and I’m no longer a whore. I’ve changed for chances, changed for love, changed because change was the only way I could have his love. But then, he proved, just like every other man, that sometimes the things that seem so right are destined to be deathly wrong. He left me wanting; left with secrets untold. What he didn’t know was that if you push a woman into another man’s arms, she might fall. And he might catch her.What he didn’t know was that he allowed the wrong person to catch her. Sex might not cure anything but it was my antidote.
Maria Before Us
Ellie Messe - 2019
Seven nights I’ve held my nephew as he relives the crash he survived. Six casseroles sit on the kitchen counter from neighbors who don’t actually care. Five fingers drum against the wooden grain to my right. Four bodies try to ignore the growing tension in the room. Three years since I’ve seen the man who’s almost here. Two car doors shut. One doorknob twists. This was me Before Us. **PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A NOVELLA** NOVELLA 1/6 Due to adult content this novella is 18+
Studmuffin Santa
Tawna Fenske - 2017
Not a fan. So why am I wearing a Santa suit and letting frisky moms paw me at a reindeer ranch?It might have something to do with the family crisis that drew me home between tours as a career Marine. Or maybe it’s my urge to cozy up with the prickly reindeer rancher whose curves give me visions of something way hotter than sugarplums.Jade King isn’t thrilled I’m here, and she’d be less thrilled to know her sister hired me to keep an eye on things. Someone’s set on sabotaging the ranch, so I’ve got a built-in excuse to get close to Jade.I could swear the attraction’s mutual, but something’s holding her back. Some secret in her past that has her pushing me away like a bad batch of eggnog. It’s almost as baffling as all these accidents at the King sisters’ place. Seriously, who’d screw with a reindeer ranch?Between sexy Santa suit malfunctions and risqué Christmas cookies, Jade and I keep ending up under the mistletoe together. Is there any chance we can mesh our Christmas wish lists, or will it all crash down like a fat man in an iron sleigh?
Strapped
Lucia Jordan - 2015
Here is the first book in the ‘Strapped’ Series by Lucia Jordan, written in her signature style of high passion and emotion. Life imitates art unlike anything Madeline has experienced before. Madeline Longo is well known in the world of romantic literature as editor of SwanSong Books – the publishers of best selling romance, whose steamy works are popular with readers. Unfortunately what she is not so talented in is transferring that success to her love life, which is practically nonexistent due to the demands of her career. But when she meets Will Bennet—a sensuous romance writer who is not afraid to act on his powerfully seductive imagination—she finds herself for the first time living out her deepest fantasies. He intrigues and excites her, and not before long she finds herself swept up in his world of dark fantasy that’s addictively mind-blowing. But can Will and Madeline’s careers withstand the force of their attraction? With Will on her mind, Madeline is loosing track of work and her competitive streak is fading. And when she gives Will an ultimatum, will she end up losing him to SwanSong’s biggest rival? Only mature readers should download this book.
Benched Part Two
Colleen Charles - 2016
And a b*tch ain't one. That's me. Because I caught my fiance screwing my own brother. Now they're both dead to me. I saw Julia for the first time since college curled up on a chair in my hospital room. She overtook my damaged senses like a fresh tropical breeze. She's lush. Decedent. But there's more ... Julia Wales is successful and kind. Nothing like her. Not since my injury have I shown a woman my scars. Until now. And there's no going back
Till I Found You
Michelle Fernandez - 2019
With the overload of work, there’s no time for romance, nor does he want it. His rule—don’t mix business with pleasure. Until one assignment puts that rule to the test. Chloe Channing is not to discover his undercover role as her protective detail from an unknown psychopath. But as their days pass together in tropical paradise, it becomes difficult to keep his desire from compromising everything. Including her safety.All Chloe wants is to remember, but so much of her memory was lost after her assailant left her unconscious. On a summer trip with friends at her family’s estate in the Bahamas, she yearns for the quiet respite from a previous heartbreak and her tortured nightmares. She never expects a man like Julian to help her find emotional peace and physical healing. But as she falls deeper, her flashbacks slowly come together, and they include glimpses of one handsome, mysterious, yet all-too-familiar face: Julian’s.Is Chloe’s mind playing tricks on her again… or has she met this man before?Even if Julian could let go and risk it all, could he ever forgive himself enough to fall in love again?
Reed
Madison Stevens - 2013
All of that is threatened when her brother drags her back into the seedy world of greed, violence and corruption she’s tried desperately to flee.Private security contractor Reed Allen isn’t about to let a burning attraction rope him in again. He’s already felt the sting of letting his heart rather than his head lead him. He’s just there to do the job and get paid, even if a certain spunky beautiful librarian has him feeling things he thought long since buried.Keeping Olivia safe is the easy part. Resisting their passionate urges could prove to be much harder.They’ll have to mend their broken hearts and move on from their painful pasts for a chance at a future.
Undeniably Yours
Pamela Ann - 2013
Your promise reflects my own. If something was to happen, it’s comforting to know that your dead heart will be intertwined with my lifeless own.” I vowed with ferocity. “My heart for yours, Emma.”~BlasphemousFalling.Losing.Risking. Everything. ALL for one woman. Bass Cole was devastated when the woman he truly wanted chose her ex-boyfriend over him. Forgetting Emma Anderson wasn’t easy, but he got through it. Months later, he was convinced that he was done and over her… until he found her standing, in shock, inside his cottage in Greece. He was never more challenged when it came to wanting a woman before. But when he heard that she was single again, all bets were on. When he finally had Emma, things spiraled out of control when he found out that she was keeping crucial secrets from him. Their separation brought a lot of heartache, but the worse was yet to come. Now after that gutting revelation, how will Bass handle the situation? He did, after all, had a lot to prove to Emma. ~ Undeniably Yours (A Bass Cole Novella)
Mr Sexy
Jessika Klide - 2014
Sexy, a handsome helicopter pilot, moved into 9G down the hall.I shouldn’t risk exposing my secret, but our chemistry is off the charts.He's too handsome to handle and too hot to resist. I sure didn't see him in my stars.DOWNLOAD THIS STEAMY, SLOW-BURN NOVELLA to begin the series that's been called, “A brilliant piece of writing magic."* * * * * * * * * *THE HARDCORE SERIES is recommended for 18+ adventurous readers about two people from entirely different worlds who overcome the complexities and difficulties of commitment for love. The entire series is complete and written in continuous prose.When one book ends, the next one begins. No time is wasted on the back story.The ten-book series covers time spent in Alabama, Italy, and Las Vegas.
When I Kissed You
Suzie Grace - 2018
Sassy mouth, fearless emerald eyes, and delicious curves in all right places. She makes me alive in a way no other woman ever did. A man of my age and position should know better. Yet, I find myself offering her an opportunity of her lifetime. An opportunity that can destroy us both. We both know we’re walking a thin line so we keep our desire secret. When they find out they try to set us apart. They certainly can try... AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a full length standalone romance with a happily ever after, no cliffhanger, and no cheating.