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Beast


J.A. Wynters - 2020
    Beauty is more than skin deep.

Protecting Delilah


Kat Mizera - 2019
    Marine Eric Lopez hasn’t been the same since losing his wife in childbirth. Drowning himself in work—and working out— was the only way to cope with his grief and the pressures of being a single parent. But now that he’s become a member of the elite Force Recon, Eric needs help with his five-year-old son, Elias. The answer to his prayers is a gorgeous nanny who needs protection. 
            Brilliant biologist, Delilah Lancaster has been living a lie. On the run from her abusive ex-husband, she's hidden her identity and taken refuge as a live-in nanny. With the job coming to an end, Delilah scrambles to figure out her next move, until her sweet elderly neighbor sets her up with a hunky Marine who just so happens to be a single father. He needs a nanny, she needs protection, so it's a match made in Heaven.
            A marriage of convenience wasn’t on either of their radars, but it's the only way—as long as they can keep their feelings in check. He makes her feel safe, she makes him feel things he hasn't felt in a long time, and the chemistry between them is anything but fake. Will Eric be able to protect his pretend family or will Delilah’s past come between them?

The Deal


Becca Steele - 2019
    When he comes to me with a proposal to pretend to be his girlfriend for a weekend, I take the deal but I wasn’t expecting sparks to fly. When he suggests we see where our attraction takes us, I can’t help but wonder, can I really settle for always being second to his work? Or do I deserve more than that? EthanI built Barrett London from the ground up. It’s been my life from day one, and I never let anything get between me and it. I need a date for my sister’s wedding, otherwise I risk my mother trying to set me up with some vapid socialite, so I make a deal with my employee, Avery Jenkins. She’s my opposite in every way—messy and disorganised—so I know there’s no chance of feelings developing. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Can I let go of some of my control in order to put her first? Or am I willing to lose the only woman who has ever managed to get under my skin?

Ink my Soul: A Queen of Hearts Ink Short Story


ChaShiree M. - 2018
     My biggest fear was that I would never find my ‘little dove’. The other half of me. The woman that would complete the secret part of me. She would be my biggest glory. The one I protect, cherish and place above all others and in return she will surrender all she is to me. I just never expected my dove to be HER. Elizabeth I have been searching for love and acceptance my whole life. My family has never cared. They just throw money at me and go about their way. In order to feel important, I became the town Bitch and I am not proud of it. Searching my soul, I discovered I needed something more and went in search of it. I want to reinvent myself. Become someone I can be proud of. I found him at a time in my life when I never thought I could be happy. I ran from him, then I ran to him. Then I begged him…… To INK my Soul You hated her in Marry Grinchmas and began to question who she really was in A Rose for Max. Now it is time to hear her story and learn why even SHE deserves love. This is Elizabeth and Chips story. It is a bit of a departure from Moosehead and Inked because not all love is conventional and sweet. Some is unorthodox and dark maybe a little messy. All that matters is that you find that someone that completes you. Hope you love it as much as I do!!!!

Sweet and Wild (Winchester Wild, #1)


Carmen Jenner - 2020
    A heartfelt, second chance, small-town romance from USA Today bestselling author Carmen Jenner.Twelve years ago, Lemon Winchester traded her cowgirl boots for Manolos and fled Red River Canyon for New York without so much as a glance in her rearview.When tragedy strikes, Lemon returns to Winchester Wild Ranch, back to the little town she left so many years ago, back to the house that holds too many memories, and back to her overbearing, madcap family.But not everyone is happy to see her.Colton Hayes has worked Winchester land since he was old enough to ride a horse. For as long as he can remember, his future only ever involved one person—Lemon Winchester—his best friend’s little sister. But it’s hard to marry the girl next door when she runs off in the middle of the night without so much as a goodbye. She’s back and he’s bitter.They once shared a love capable of scalding even the most brutal Texas summer, but the ranch is no longer big enough for them both, especially when those old feelings begin to resurface.Lemon is every bit as infuriating as the day he fell in love with her, but Colt knows better than anyone that you can’t rope in Winchester wild. That woman will be the death of him … assuming her brothers don’t kill him first.

Beneath The Surface


Abbi Cook - 2020
    It's all I'm supposed to be.I take no prisoners. Until Lily. For her, I make an exception. But only for a week. When I walk in, time starts ticking down to zero. Her father has seven days to save her. Until then, she's mine. Mine to have. Mine to take. Mine to keep. Beneath The Surface is a standalone in the Captive Hearts series.

Ruler (Relentless Alphas Book 1)


Jenna Rose - 2020
    

The Plunge: A romantic suspense


Linnea May - 2020
    Wanted criminal, ruthless assassin - and my sole protector in a world that's out to get me.But he is part of that world.There’s a bullet left in his gun, and it’s meant for me.Strapped to his strong chest I fall into the abyss, unsure what I will find at the bottom.Death?Mercy?Or… love?No. How could I possibly fall for the man whose job it is to kill me? A man who took everything from me and is now holding me as his captive, just waiting for the right moment to turn the passion between us into a deadly finale?We both know what he has to do.We both know that there’s hell to pay if we don’t stop this.Yet, here we are. On our road to ruin…

Easy Revenge


L.P. Dover - 2020
    They thought they could forget each other and move on ... until a local charity auction in their hometown of Snowy Creek sets Zac up for the ultimate revenge. If he wins, Clara will be at his mercy, forced to work for him for one full week. Tantalized by the sweet taste of revenge, he eagerly ups the ante to claim his prize.But what starts out as a week of filthy manual labor and bitter rivalry leads to a shocking revelation. Someone has been plotting for over a decade to keep Clara and Zac apart. Can the pair band together to uncover who? Or will their rift from the past continue to ruin their chance at a blissful future?

Reckless Rebel


T.C. Matson - 2020
    And those secrets threaten to shatter me right along with the trust I’ve started granting him.AsherI’m reckless.I’m wild.I’m a rebel.I live life on the edge.My life was a revolving door of fun and women until a jaw-dropping beauty caught her man cheating on her.All I could think about was making sure he realized his mistake…and rubbing it in his face.I laid a kiss on her to rival all others.But I wasn’t prepared for the kiss to knock me to my knees as she stormed off without giving me her name.Her trust issues won’t allow me to keep things to myself.It’s either bare my secrets or risk losing the only thing that makes me truly happy.**Reckless Rebel is a complete standalone inspired by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward's Stuck-Up Suit.**

Tap


Georgia Cates - 2015
    That’s all she was when I agreed to play a part in deceiving her. But then the unplanned happened.We met. And all I wanted from her was a dirty weekend . . . until that wasn’t enough and I longed for so much more.Lawrence Thorn suddenly means the world to me. And that’s a problem. She’s my business partner’s sister. Forbidden fruit. Pursuing her can mean trouble for me at Lovibond Brewery. But I don’t care.I yearn for her skin against mine.I crave her smell on my body.I want to make her laugh and then hear her moan my name.And she does for a brief moment in time.But Lawrence wants more than I’m able to give. And it’s a damn shame because there’s no one on earth I want more than her.An epic love.A miserable ending.Unless it’s not.

Rock Block


Mickey Miller - 2021
    But the ring on her finger definitely isn’t….Rock Block, verb: To stop your best friend from marrying someone who is guaranteed to ruin their life. Hi. My name is Luke and I’ve got to stop my best friend from marrying the wrong woman, but he won’t listen to a thing I say.Luckily, I’ve got a plan so crazy it just might work: Fake an entire relationship, engagement, marriage, and—finally—stage a horrible divorce right in front of his face so he sees just how bad things will get if he goes through with this marriage of his. Problem: I need a woman to do this fake relationship theatre with me.Enter my best friend, Skylar Houston. We couldn’t be more different—she’s a social justice warrior, I’m a baseball playing jock. But after a semester of studying abroad together last year, we became best friends and get along so well.Of course—I’d never dream of crossing the line of just friends with her. Our friendship is too valuable to both of us to risk losing it. She takes to the role of my fake girlfriend, fiancé—and even fake wife like it’s the most natural thing in the world.But what happens when we decide that, instead of being celibate for the five months of our “relationship,” that we should use the time to experiment together? And I do mean, experiment like we just saw Fifty Shades of Grey for the first time.Turns out, our comfort level from being friends before lovers makes for some extremely fun, relaxed sexy times. Before I know it, I’m enjoying our time in—and out—of the bed more than I thought I ever could with a woman.Yes, I admit it, I’m falling for her deeply. But she’s leaving for the Peace Corps after we graduate: her life’s dream. Who am I to stop her? Turns out that faking this breakup—this divorce—is going to be the most difficult thing I’ve ever done in my life.Because I don’t want to let her go. And if I get my way, I won’t.

Filthy Italians


S.C. Daiko
    Go to Italy, they said.It will be interesting...Little did I realize just HOW interesting.Marco and Alessio are committed to each otherBut they also want me.How can this American girl resist two gorgeous, hunky, alpha Italians?We form a perfect triangle of loveUntil a Mafia boss sets me in his sights.What started as a fling turns into something way more serious.And I risk not only losing my heart but my life.

The Bachelor's Games


J.S. Cooper - 2019
     Maxwell Van Harkel is totally out of Sophie’s reach. He’s her best friends brother, the hottest guy she has ever met and a billionaire bachelor. Some days he acts like he wants her. Other days he just ignores her. So Sophie decides to try and seduce him. Only Maxwell is an alpha male and he has his own plan of seduction. One that she’s not prepared for. And then come the games. Games that will blow both of their worlds. But what Maxwell doesn’t know is that Sophie has a secret that could change everything. What Sophie doesn’t know is that Maxwell’s got a secret even bigger than hers that could be the undoing of them both.

Mr. Man Candy


Alessandra Hart - 2018
    Visit a tropical island, meet a rich, handsome player and root for the bad boy in Alessandra Hart's newest standalone romance novel. Going to a destination wedding should be fun, right? Not when there's a +1 on the invite, and you're painfully single. I don't want to face my family without a date, so I've told them all about my gorgeous, charming, all-around-amazing boyfriend. The only problem? He doesn't exist. In walks Nate Scott. Playboy. Loaded. Handsome. Bad news. He's also my only option, and surprisingly, he agrees to be my fake boyfriend during the wedding festivities. Neither of us know what we're really getting into with this game of pretend, though. We started off as enemies, but suddenly, I don't hate his guts. Suddenly, his smirk is more dangerous than annoying... and suddenly, my fake feelings have turned very real. So maybe he's not just man candy after all. The island weather isn't the only thing heating up, because I might just be falling for my very fake, very handsome and very off-limits boyfriend...