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The Lying Games: The Complete Love Games Duet


Mickey Miller - 2020
     When I’m in town for a once in a lifetime dance camp, my living arrangements fall through at the last second. I have no other option but to crash with my childhood family friend...turned millionaire athlete. He still hasn't forgiven me for the lie I told him years ago that shattered his heart. But underneath it all, there are shades of the same boy I used to know, before his heart turned to stone. I can tell myself all I want that I hate him, too. But deep in my heart, I know I’ve never wanted anyone more in my life. When you’re playing the lying game, the most dangerous lies are the lies you tell yourself. *Includes both THE LYING GAME and THE END GAME!*

Pinky Promise


H.J. Bellus - 2016
    Young children vowing to always protect each other. He was only nine but he was her protector and best friend for years.Even when thrown in foster care he took care of her always like a king to his queen. A silent pinky promise shared between, it was their secret protection to one another.Then one morning he was gone. Leaving Baylor on her own to battle the streets and more importantly life in the Kings all by herself.“I will love you, even if I never see you again.”

Doctor's Orders Box Set


Mona Risk - 2013
    Can an orphaned baby bring them back together? "ER" and "Grey's Anatomy" in the NICU.RIGHT NAME, WRONG MAN: What's a girl to do when she whispers another man's name in her fiancé's arms? A comedy novel set in France.NO MORE LIES: A lie that brings a smile or a truth drawing tears? Secrets and second chances with humor.HOLIDAY BABIES SERIES: A box set of three bestselling books at Amazon.com Books in this series can be read in order or as stand-alone reads.1. Christmas Babies: A sweet and powerful Christmas Story2. Valentine Babies: Can he love a woman expecting another man's baby?3. Mother's Day Babies: Never too late to find love and happiness.4. Wedding Baby: Is it the worst or best wedding surprise?5. Christmas Papa: Who's my Papa, Mommy?HER CHRISTMAS CRUISE: The perfect fiancé is a cheater and the fabulous Christmas wedding is off. But the would-be honeymoon cruise may fulfill the dreams of Julia and her unexpected companion.AN UNUSUAL CHRISTMAS: Running away from Christmas celebrations and the demons of her past, Dr. Jillian has dedicated her life to saving third-world children. In Belarus, a baby girl, four little boys, and a handsome doctor may teach her the true meaning of Christmas.FOREIGN LOVERS: Set in romantic or exotic international places, the romance novels in this box set are sizzling with passion, emotion and sensual tension.Her Greek Tycoon:A sexy and humorous Romeo and Juliette Greek style, set in Mykonos Island.Her French Count:A Da Vinci Code in a French Chateau.Her Russian Hero: Clash of cultures and intrigues between an American scientist and the Major General of Belarus.Neighbors and More: Too close for comfort for condo owners in a Florida High Rise after a man drowns in a hot spa.

Mortar: A Motorcycle Club Romance (Inked Angels MC)


April Lust - 2018
    Knocking her up was worse. MORTAR I took her as a prize. One more trophy in my possession. But Kendra was made to be handled, not just looked at. She’s got a body that men would die for. But unless she accepts my offer of protection, she’s gonna be the one dying. Because her abusive ex-fiance is determined to claw her back. Just so he can beat her senseless one more time. Nothing makes me madder than a man laying his hands on a defenseless woman. If this son of a b!tch comes for Kendra, he’s gonna feel my wrath. But I don’t do anything for free. And if she wants to stay safe under my guard, she’ll have to give me something. Something I’ve wanted for a while now. Something only she can provide. Something like… A baby. KENDRA I didn’t have a choice. It was either face another night being beaten by my beast of a fiancé… Or take the biker’s outstretched hand and ride off for God only knows what kind of fate. I took Mortar’s offer. But even then, I had no idea what I was getting into. The bad boy is like no one else I’ve ever met. He’s dark and brooding. Cocky and confident. He puts his hands on me like he owns me… And I don’t do a thing to stop him. But the terms of his protection are steep. I need him in my life… And that means falling to my knees and letting Mortar put his baby inside me. MORTAR is a full-length, standalone, super steamy, bad boy motorcycle club romance novel from bestselling author APRIL LUST. This suspenseful, action-packed MC romance is intended for mature audiences, due to violence, strong language, dark themes and elements, and explicit intimate scenes. The romance between the alpha male bad boy and the fiery woman he can't resist ends with a guaranteed happily ever after (HEA) ending, has absolutely NO CHEATING, and does NOT include a cliffhanger of any kind.

Faster Harder


Colleen Masters - 2013
    The esteemed daughter of Alfonso Lazio, the greatest driver F1 has ever seen, Siena seems to have it all figured out. All she has to do is uphold her family's honor and ensure her brother Enzo's public image is pristine while he rises to fame and clenches the title as Formula One's new champion.Everything is perfect......Until she's swept mercilessly off her feet by the one man she can never be with. The one man who can fuck it all up.Harrison Davies is Team McClain's secret weapon and he's the only driver who threatens to steal the championship from Enzo. The tattooed British bad boy knows how to get what he wants. And always gets what he wants.Harrison and Siena fall deeper and deeper with each secret tryst. Passion flares, reality fades, and the lines between right and wrong begin to blur. Driven by lust and ambition the couple delves into a world of treachery, deceit, lies, and ultimate betrayal. Is Siena ready to place her fragile heart into the hands of a speed demon and will the thrill of falling for him be worth it when they wreck?Full length New Adult Contemporary Romance novel. Readers 18+ only. Contains adult themes and explicit sexual content.

Interview with the Bad Boy


Rylee Swann - 2017
    Can they survive the intensity?When I'm assigned to write about the football team's winning streak for our college's paper, I can't believe it. I want to write about hard hitting, thought provoking topics, not interview the biggest manwhore on campus.And Cole James truly is an asshole, but he's also so damn sexy that it curls my toes. And there's more, something beneath the arrogant facade he presents to the world, something that calls to me, makes me ache. Makes me want to soothe his pain, kiss it all away.Yes, he's an asshole but I have issues too. We might be each other's saviors... if we don't break each other first.***Interview with the Bad Boy is a standalone bad boy romance with a little bit of football and a whole lot of sexy steam. No cliffhanger and a very happy ending.***

Hammer & Nails


Andria Large - 2015
    She’s a rough and tumble, beer drinking, hockey loving, smart mouthed, kind of woman. In fact, she owns her own contracting company. Most men just treat her as one of the guys; that is, until she meets her newest client… Nolan Hammerstein is most definitely not a guy’s guy. He’s rich, spoiled, well dressed, and oh yeah - rich. His father owns the NHL’s Boston Bruisers, and he’s worked for his father since graduating from Harvard. Needless to say, he lives the life of luxury. When he purchases a new home, Nolan calls Jameson Contractors to schedule a consult with a man that he thinks is the owner… Harley and Nolan’s first meeting does not go well, so you can imagine her surprise when he actually hires her to renovate his house. While snarky comments and arguments are simmering on the surface, sexual attraction and tension are brewing underneath. But will Nolan’s uptight father and a handsy hockey player get in between their already volatile relationship? Or will they learn to accept each other’s differences and bond tighter because of them? Note: This book is a standalone with a HEA. For mature audiences only, as there are hot, steamy, and explicit sex scenes throughout the book.

The Savage Trilogy: Complete Story


Lulu.com - 2018
    I don’t follow anyone’s rules—even my own.I knew I shouldn’t touch her, but it didn’t stop me. Didn’t stop me the second time either. Only made me want a third. My lifestyle suits the savage I am, and she doesn’t. Two: Iron Princess- He’s a mystery. An enigma. His very identity is a secret buried beneath layers of deception.He’s also an addiction I can’t shake. An attraction I can’t fight. And then I found out exactly who he is—a man more dangerous than the devil himself.Three: Rogue Royalty- Unthinkable. Unbelievable. Inconceivable.I don’t recognize what my life has become. I can’t tell where the lies end and the truth begins anymore.He came into my world and urged me out of my safe little corner.All my dreams are coming true except the one thing I want most—my own happy ending.

Chasing Down the Dream


Jaymee Jacobs - 2021
    The skinny teenager she once knew is gone, and when Asher strips off his shirt to work in the boiling heat, Kasey can't take her eyes off his glistening, muscular chest. Now she needs more than air conditioning to cool her desires.Asher Wallace has had a crush on Kasey ever since he realized girls don’t have cooties. She’s beautiful, talented, and fun. But as his best friend’s older sister, she’s completely out of his league. Once Kasey left Oak Bend to pursue a fashion career in New York City, Asher shelved his boyhood crush and moved on from his college hockey days and into the family's heating and cooling business.When Kasey and Asher finally connect, there’s enough heat to melt a Michigan winter. But when Kasey stumbles onto a new, profitable fashion venture, will she leave Asher behind for the bright lights of the big city once more? Or can Asher prove to Kasey that love and success can be found close to home?Chasing Down the Dream is part of the Blue Collar Romance series, a multi-author series of standalone novels. Welcome to Oak Bend, where blue-collar hotties work hard and love even harder, especially when it comes to landing their happily ever after.

The Forbidden Man


Karina Halle - 2019
     Forty-years old and still reeling from a public and painful divorce, Thalia Blackwood is looking for a fresh start, somewhere far away from her upside down life. When she’s offered a new job as the sports therapist for a football (soccer) team, she jumps at the chance. This is just what she needs to leave the heartbreak and shame of Manchester behind, trading it in for the warmth and hopeful vibrancy of Madrid. He was her only desire. Twenty-three year old Alejo Albarado is rising up the ranks in his career. As the charming forward for the Real Madrid team, Alejo’s life revolves around women, parties, and being a tabloid darling, that is until the new sports therapist joins the team. Their passion could not be ignored. What starts out as a strictly professional relationship between Thalia and the young Spanish player, slowly evolves into something more. Much more. Their relationship was forbidden. But their combustible chemistry and simmering sexual tension can only go so far—should Thalia give into Alejo’s advances, she’s at risk of not only losing her job, but succumbing to a much younger man will drag her through the spotlight again. Alejo might be worth that risk. Unless he breaks her heart in the process. The Younger Man is a full-length standalone romance. Characters from Love, in English make a cameo in this book, however The Forbidden Man is intended to be read as a STANDALONE. This book will be approximately 400-500 pages or more.

Ruthless Hearts: The Complete Series


Kristen Luciani - 2020
    

Love Hurts


Mandi Beck - 2015
    I’m at home, in my element, inflicting pain onto men trained to hurt me just as badly. Making them submit, knocking them out, maiming them, because it’s them or me. And I choose them. Outside the Octagon, my only weakness is a five-foot-two, classy as fuck woman that I’ve loved for most of my life. She’s the one that brings me to my knees, fills my arms, my heart, and one day soon, my bed. She makes me reckless. Volatile. I drink too much and try too hard to fuck my way out of feeling—all because of her.Frankie De Rosa is my girl, my best friend. I haven’t earned her yet, but I won’t stand by and let anyone take her from me. She will be the greatest fight of my life, but she’s worth the battle. Love hurts, but anything worth having does, right? I’m Deacon “The Hitman” Love — Welcome to the Cage.

Running Back To Him


Evelyn Rosado - 2016
    Or at least, that’s what it felt like when her star quarterback boyfriend dumped her. And she’s been ousted from the uber-exclusive inner circle of popular girls in school. There's only so much drama one ex-geeky, Chewbacca fan-girl can take in one day.She needs to find a way to put out the fires—fast. Everyone knows that the best way to get over a breakup is with a hookup—a fake hookup, that is. Enter Kellen, football wunderkind with lip gloss-melting good looks, and newly single after also being dumped. When Magnolia, asks Kellen to be her fake boyfriend, he’s down for the sham.Only one problem... Magnolia’s been in love with Kellen all her life—and he's got absolutely no idea. Somewhere between the innocent hand-holding and breath-stealing kisses, lines become blurred and Magnolia realizes the true meaning of the hashtag #ItsComplicated.

Rules of Engagement


J.T. Geissinger - 2020
    And one thing the sweet Southern belle knows for sure is that the foundation of wedded bliss is built on similarities: opposites might attract, but they don’t stay together. Enter Mason Spark.Rude, arrogant, and notoriously allergic to monogamy, the hottest quarterback in the NFL is Maddie’s polar opposite. He’s also her new client. Her gorgeous, infuriating new client who’s paying her an outrageous sum of money to find him a wife. With his multi-million dollar contract on the line due to his behavior on and off the field, bad boy Mason is willing to pretend to settle down. But when he starts to fall for the adorkable matchmaker who can’t stand him, the playboy finds himself in the game of his life to keep something he never thought he’d lose—his heart.

When the Stars Fall


Emery Rose - 2020
    My best friend. Fiercest ally. The most annoying boy in the world.At eighteen, the boy I loved to hate became the man I couldn’t live without.We were young. Madly in love. Invincible. Strong enough to weather any storm.Cocky enough to believe that no amount of time or distance could destroy us.When Jude finally returned home from overseas, it should have been cause for celebration. But the man I’d fallen in love with was gone, and in his place was someone I no longer recognized.𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛’𝑡 𝑑𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑. 𝐼’𝑚 𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑦.Now, after six long years he’s back. Only my heart ... it doesn’t beat just for him anymore.