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The Beachside Cafe (Saltwater Secrets Book 4)
Sage Parker - 2021
Claimed By Her Enemy
Flora Ferrari - 2020
My dad's so-called best friend thinks he's taking over my company with his billions? No way. But when he walks into our first board meeting I can't help but notice how hot he is...I want him. But can I trust him? When he asks me to go away with him on his private jet, I know I have to find out once and for all.AlistairI didn't make my billions by not being ruthless, but something about this woman makes me want to leave the rat-race behind. She's completely inappropriate for me my best friend's daughter in fact yet I have never craved a woman so much. If ever. I always go for what I want, and I want her. More than that, I want to protect her...because something is telling me that she could be in danger, and not just from me...*Claimed By Her Enemy is an insta-everything standalone instalove romance with a HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.
Gauge: Rockstar Romance
Cara Nelson - 2014
As the lead singer and guitarist of Provocative, he has his fair share of girls throwing themselves at him, but he refuses to get involved with clingy groupies or women he works with. When beautiful, beguiling Brynn joins the tour, though, he can’t deny there’s something about her he finds irresistible. It’s been a long time since a woman didn’t fawn over him. He’ll have to keep his appetite in check and keep her at a distance if he’s going to remember that she’s off limits. Aspiring journalist Brynn Morgan has been given the chance of a lifetime to interview a rock band for a new magazine and launch her career. When she learns her assignment is the band Provocative, whose music she’s never liked, any disappointment is overshadowed by her excitement and determination to write a killer story. Plus, the fact that she’s not a fan will make it that much easier to keep things professional. One look at Gauge, though, and she feels an instant attraction to the cocky, tattooed rocker. But despite the sparks flying between them, she’s got a job to do. As Brynn heads out on a world tour with the band and tries to get them to spill their secrets, the sizzling chemistry between her and Gauge becomes harder and harder to ignore…
Climbing The Walls
Sacha T.Y. Fortuné - 2018
But the high-powered job didn't quite factor into the equation. Nor did the attractive boss in dire need of a friendly shoulder to cry on...***Real emotion. Real life. Real love. This is NOT a glossy love story. But if you're looking for a romance read that will rattle you... characters that will change you... and love that will last in your mind long after you're finished... THIS IS THE ONE FOR YOU.***CLIMBING THE WALLSKris fell, head over heels over hormones, for the damaged b*tch who became his power-woman sex-goddess wife.All Nicole wants is to be a better mother, and a wife more worthy of the husband she loves with every fibre of her body, but she is constantly yanked away by her job and her overbearing boss Darren Hart.But Darren has marital problems of his own – and, when he confides in her, Nicole realises just how easily a happy marriage can crumble.…Can she keep her own from doing the same?Told from both points of view, “Climbing The Walls” explores the fibres that hold a marriage together – love, trust, forgiveness... and of course, the earth-shattering sex that will not be denied.______________________________PRAISE FROM READERS:★★★★★ - "Masterful... a slow burn that quickly heats up and sends you on one emotional rollercoaster that has you holding on for dear life..."★★★★★ - "Beyond emotional... gritty, real, raw, heart-wrenching, shocking and simply phenomenal!"★★★★★ - "A romance read that has the ability to change you as a person, one that will have you at a loss for words and thoughts..."★★★★★ - "Raw, real, angst, hot steamy passion, incredible characters, twists and turns that leave you wanting and needing more..." ★★★★★ - "I was a total and complete wreck during this book and for about an hour afterwards. My heart hurt, I smiled, I got so angry I wanted to hit something, I cried and I forgave things I never thought I would. I have become completely and totally emotionally invested in these people… all of them and I want more."______________________________“HART & COLE” SERIES: “A marriage is not a happy ending; it’s a beginning of so much more to come.”The books in this series share characters and events, and should be read in chronological order for the optimal reading experience. Book 1 - "Climbing The Walls" is Kris' & Nicole's story, and can be read as a standalone. Book 2 - "Pandora's Poison" is the first part of Darren's & Luisa's story, and can be read without reading Book 1 prior (although not recommended).Book 3 - "Pandora's Price" is the completion of Darren's & Luisa's story, and must be read after Book 2.
Day Use: Sex, Secrets & Stories
Dalia Rosenfeld - 2014
In her despair, following this disaster, she decides to change and rehabilitate her life. She turns her life upside down and opens a business for day use renting rooms by the hour for intimacy purposes. At the same time, she begins to search for the truth regarding her husband’s death and investigates a series of explosions that took place in secret military facilities. She refuses to believe that the series of explosions is random and unconnected. ˃˃˃ Funny, tragic and dramatic stories Her new unorthodox job exposes her to a new, intriguing world. She collects funny, tragic and dramatic stories about her guests’ She writes about her experiences and publishes a book about them.Her new fascinating life exposes the reader to amusing and even occasionally frightening stories. ˃˃˃ Based on real life events The book also sheds light on Israel’s nuclear secrets. The ending is surprising and unpredictable. The story is based on real life events; although the names have been changed to avoid invasion of privacy.
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The Evil Twin?
P.G. Van - 2016
She never expected a simple act of kindness would be life altering. Reyan comes into her life threatening to shake up her focus and challenges her resolve. He is everything Vinnie wants in a man and he shows up just when she thought she had everything she needed to stay focused on her life and her goals.Will he crack her titanium tough exterior and get to her heart? Will she let him into her life especially with what she has been through since she was ten? Will she trust Reyan to help her recover from her emotional wounds? Will she get to the bottom of why people think they have seen her at places that she has never been to before. Does she have a doppleganger or a twin?Follow Vinnie's and Reyan's love story as she learns the true meaning of love, trust and family.
Untapped Pleasures
L.N. Pearl - 2016
His love life will be the main focus of a brand new TV show, but there’s just one problem: he needs a wife to satisfy the producers and the audience. Trina stopped living a normal life when her mother got diagnosed. She used to have big dreams and ambition, but dropped everything to take care of the woman who loved her unconditionally after a painful divorce. However, medical bills keep accumulating and Trina finds herself struggling to make ends meet. So when the gorgeous Gunner offers her a million dollars to be his fake wife, she agrees despite her mother’s opposition. After all, it will be fake, right? But things are never that simple when it comes to love. And they will both pay the price. Note: this is the first book out of five in the series. Contains explicit language for a mature audience only.
The Cowboy's Fate
Janalyn Knight - 2019
Caleb has searched for his one true love and come up dry – until he hires beautiful ranching consultant, Eve Owen. Following their glorious nights together, a bereft Caleb must say goodbye to Eve as she disregards the shocking result of their final loving and returns to her beloved Dallas-based business. Sent from the sweeping expanse of his isolated West Texas ranch, Caleb’s deeply romantic love notes keep Eve’s heart in turmoil. She loves her desert cowboy, and his sensual, heartfelt words tempt her to abandon everything she’s worked a lifetime for. It appears a straightforward choice until a newfound secret throws her life into turmoil. This sweet spicy love story will have you burning the midnight oil.
The Cure
Parker J. Cole - 2017
Yet, when Savannah’s niece is injured in a serious accident, the one man she can’t trust is the one she needs. Micah can barely contain his satisfaction when he sees Savannah’s message pleading for him to come to her side. Her disloyalty nearly cost his career and he’ll never forgive her for leaving him at the lowest point in his life. Despite her efforts to remain aloof, Savannah keeps seeing glimpses of the Micah she once loved behind his cool exterior. Micah fights an ongoing battle to not succumb to the sweetness of the woman he once cared for beyond anything else. But Savannah and Micah’s hearts remain sick with the pangs of betrayal. What, if anything, is the cure?
Made for Him
Alexis Ashlie - 2020
It will give you the HEA that you crave with OTT everything. You don’t want to miss this one.
The Tycoon's Twin Trouble (Southern Beaus)
Layla Valentine - 2021
Shadow of Love
Ellen Wolf - 2012
He had learnt from early on that trust and unconditional love end badly. Both his mother’s failed relationship with his rich and absent father and his mentor’s marriage to a scrupulous and selfish woman taught him the lesson not to carry his heart on his sleeve. The man who had turned James’ life around in the darkest of his teenage years, died alone and rejected. Ridiculous accusations that prompted such ending left James incredulous and furious, the heat of his anger never completely leaving him in the years that followed.It is impossible to escape the past, his mentor’s suicide and the events that lead to it still very much on his mind. The fate has given him the rare opportunity to finally settle the scores. Avenging Steve Masden’s death is simply too tempting to be ignored. Emily Beggins knows right away that something isn’t right about her stepsister’s mysterious fiancé. He might well be the most handsome and charming man she has ever met, but there is a certain icy resolve in his eyes that frightens her witless. Behind the impeccable façade and lethal smile, she senses something dark and dangerous. Something that shouldn’t really be there…Loyalty has always been a big part of her character, even though her life with her stepmother and stepsister had proven far more challenging and difficult than she had ever anticipated. They share enough memories and dirty secrets to bind them together with the invisible thread of guilt and obligations. Saving Sophie from the unknown disaster leaves Emily no choice but to confront the man who had managed to capture her stepsister’s heart in a span of mere days.Only James isn’t ready to play fair, one sweep of his hand pushing aside any hopes she might have for a happy ending. He knows too much and cares too little to have any sympathy for her or her family.She has to play by his rules, each step taking her deeper and deeper into his world. Soon it becomes her world too and the lines between black and white blur, nothing certain any longer.As time goes by the question of how to survive being around James becomes replaced by another, more urgent one.How will she ever live without him?
The Lumberjack's Match: A Sweet Fake Relationship Romance (Pretendr Dating App Series)
Blake Andrews - 2018
Rhett’s already been planning to build himself a beautiful new home on it, but the seller has several stipulations about how said land can be purchased. Chiefest among them: the buyer must build a family home on the acreage, establishing genuine roots in their small town of Leavenworth. Rhett hasn’t devoted much thought to dating, let alone marriage, but he’ll do anything to acquire this land—even if it means pretending to have a bride. Lacey Macuzzi’s family is constantly pressuring her to settle down, wanting nothing more than to throw her a huge, expensive wedding. You’d never know by her massive social media presence, but Lacey’s actually shy and socially-awkward. She’s given up on the chance of ever meeting anyone, but wants to please her parents. Frustrated, she longs to find a man willing to pose as her groom for the big day, just to get them off her back. But how? Enter Pretendr, the app that pairs people looking for fake relationships. Being matched through the app seems like the perfect solution, but once Rhett and Lacey have solved their problems, another one emerges… They both seem to have fallen for each other. The Lumberjack's Match is a 30,000 word standalone novella, perfect to curl up with if you're looking for a sweet, fun, quick read on the go.
First Ink
Amy L. Gale - 2017
He avoids relationships lasting more than a few hours and sets his sights on breaking out of this college town and opening a shop in Miami. Hailey Matthews is ready to leave her college days behind her except for one last hoorah, getting matching tattoos with her sorority sisters by the best artists in the Tri-state area at Steele Ink. After passing out twice a few minutes into the tattoo, Vic Steele refuses to touch her skin again, at least not with the tattoo gun. When she shows up at his shop day after day demanding he finish the tattoo he finally agrees with one stipulation, she goes out to dinner with him. They both get more than they bargained for when their feelings take them by surprise and Hailey finds herself in the midst of the full Vic Steele experience, but Vic’s playboy status comes back to haunt him threating to ruin it all. Will Hayley’s first ink be her last or will Vic leave a permanent scar?
Stuck With You
Kristy Tate - 2014
Whit, an investment banker and adventure travel magazine writer, wants nothing more than to escape his mother’s match-making schemes. When Andie breaks Whit’s glasses, he offers to forgive her debt if she’ll pose as his date to his brother’s wedding. It's the perfect mixture of business and pleasure, until business threatens to get in the way of a happily-ever-after neither Andie nor Whit could have ever imagined.