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Where Loyalties Lie
Jill Ramsower - 2020
Untraceable.I was wrong.Now, thereโs only one thing I can do if I want to stay alive.๐๐ถ๐ฏ.๐ง๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฟI like to think I help balance the scales of good and evil, one payday at a time. No messy red tape. No long, drawn out legal proceedings. Just me, my mark, and a mountain of sins.Some might ask who I was to play judge and jury about another manโs worth. I would say, piss off. No one asked you.Most of my targets are just another dayโs work, but her? Sheโs different.I feel an unrelenting need to lay my eyes on all of her coveted secrets. To learn the extent of her corruption and see how it compares to my own.She thinks she can escape me.Iโll never let her go.๐โ๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐โ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ 3 ๐๐ ๐โ๐ ๐น๐๐ฃ๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ . ๐ผ๐ก'๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐/๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฆ/๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐๐ ๐ป๐ธ๐ด ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐โ๐๐๐๐๐๐ .
His Lost Love
Ava Ryan
I want her out of my head...I don't know how his eyes manage to look so hot and so cold at the same time. Eyes like that want to either murder me or screw me...LiamI made my name fixing hearts.Most people know me as a world-class cardiac surgeon.Even more know the device I invented that made billions while saving lives.Iโve achieved success beyond my wildest dreamsโand Iโve always dreamed big.Funny how the one heart I canโt put back together is my own.Thatโs why Iโve returned to New York.More accuratelyโsheโs why.In the fashion world, Mia has arrived. But to me, sheโll always be the one who got away.Back in college, she claimed she loved me.Then she ripped my heart to shreds.Now I can have anything I want. Any toy. Any woman.And what I want is herโout of my system. This time, I plan to be the one leaving.They say revenge is best served cold, but once Mia is back in my bed?It may be too hot to walk away fromโฆ
For Love or Honey
Staci Hart - 2021
Heโs here to acquire mineral rights to half a dozen farms in town.And thereโs no way heโs getting mine.I donโt make deals with the devil.So when he challenges me to show him the small town ropes, my motivation is the prospect of seeing him make a fool of himself. He might have an angle, but if he thinks he can finagle me into endangering my bee farm, heโs got another thing coming.Until the line in the sand is washed away.My farm in danger. A town in upheaval. A man who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.And me in the middle.When the devil comes to town, you have to meet him head-on.And when he sneaks into your heart, heโll only break it.
The Setup and The Substitute (New Orleans Revelers, #3)
Jiffy Kate - 2021
Owen Thatcher has been ghosted by his ex, leaving him to pick up the pieces of their family in the midst of being traded to a new team. After striking out with nanny after nanny, heโs desperate to create a stable life for his two kids. Sophie Callahan comes from an affluent family but this free spirit is nothing like the stereotypical trust fund baby. While she waits on the perfect job to open up, sheโs making it work as a substitute teacher.But a ruggedly handsome baseball player makes her an offer she canโt refuse. And itโs a whole new ball game when these attractive, available adults are under one roof.
In the Unlikely Event
L.J. Shen - 2019
Shen comes a new, star-crossed lovers romance about loss, love, and meeting The One when you are too young to know how to keep them. Sometimes you meet people who are out of this world, so you make them a part of yours. A one-night stand born from vengeance in a foreign land. An explosive chemistry neither of us could deny. We signed a contract on the back of a Boarโs Head Pub napkin that said if we ever met again, we would drop everything and be together. Eight years and thousands of miles later, heโs here. In New York. And heโs Americaโs music obsession. The intangible Irish poet who brings record executives to their knees. The blizzard in my perfect, unshaken snow globe. Last time we spoke, he was a beggar with no intention of becoming a king. But a king he became, and now Iโm his servant. Iโm not the same broken princess Malachy Doherty put back together with his callused hands. I have a career I love. A boyfriend I adore. An apartment, a roommate, a life. I changed. He changed, too. But Mal kept the napkin. Question is, will I keep my word?
Grumpy Single Dad
Melinda Minx - 2021
The mustard-stained apron never suited her anyway. She looks a lot better in stockings and a pencil skirt.She's given me a list. โSmile.โ โTell people โgood job.โโ โNo growling!โ She doesnโt seem to understand that running a Fortune 500 company isnโt the same thing as selling sandwiches.Sheโs determined though, and determination is exactly what Iโm looking for in my new assistant. So Iโll humor her and follow her little list, just long enough that she thinks sheโs got me under control.But once I get her in bed, Iโll growl all I want.WENDYIโm going to tame the big bad Mr. Wolfe, and if I canโt break his iron fist, Iโll at least put a cute little mitten over it so he doesnโt hit his employees so hard.
Rescue Me
Sarra Manning - 2021
And she thinks Will is emotionally unavailable, slightly brittle and very mistrustful. Theyโre both right.But the more they bicker, the worse Blossom behaves, and they realise they have to form some sort of truce in order to dog-parent (or โpawrentโ as Margot calls it, to which Will rolls his eyes) her together. Itโs almost as if Blossom has plans of her ownโฆ
Cocky Playboy
Sloane Howell - 2019
In these words, and in this world. A five star read from the very first page." - Amo Jones, USA Today Bestselling Author of the Elite Kings Club Series He's a bastard in Burberry. Decker Collins knows how to do one thing--win. When his billion-dollar law practice moves to merge with a firm out of Dallas, she shows up to oversee the transition. Tate Reynolds--the vixen in Versace. She's whip-smart, sassy, and gorgeous. Oh, and she doesn't take any of Decker's sh*t. With the merger hanging in the balance, they go to war with each other. There's only one problem. This war isn't just about business. Because when they're not butting heads... They're banging headboards. If you love wealthy, possessive alpha males and strong heroines, this series is for YOU! Cocky Playboy is a full length romance novel with a Happily Ever After.
One Night with a Billionaire
Lane Hart - 2022
โฉโฉToo bad Siena has sworn off all men, especially gorgeous arrogant ones. She wouldnโt date the sexy rich boy for even a million dollars, which is exactly what he offers her. โฉโฉHarrison never meant to offend the beautiful beach shop cashier when he gave her a million-dollar check. He was just trying to get her attention. How could he have known that Siena was fed up with men and would use the check to try and ruin him? โฉโฉWhen Harrison buys up the beach shop where Siena works as payback, her opinion of him isnโt improved. But the more time she spends with her new boss the harder it is to keep hating him. โฉโฉSiena soon realizes that she can only resist the billionaireโs charm for so long. What harm could there be to let herself indulge in just one steamy night with the playboy?
The Key to Happily Ever After
Tif Marcelo - 2019
Allโs fair in love and business. The de la Rosa family and their wedding planning business have been creating happily ever afters in the Washington, DC area for years, making even the most difficult brideโs day a fairytale. But when their parents announce their retirement, the sistersโMarisol, Janelyn, and Pearlโare determined to take over the business themselves. But the sisters quickly discover that the wedding business isnโt all rings and roses. There are brides whose moods can change at the drop of a hat; grooms who want to control every part of the process; and couples who argue until their big day. As emotions run high, the de la Rosa sisters quickly realize one thing: even when disaster strikesโwhether itโs a wardrobe malfunction or a snowmageddon in the middle of a spring weddingโtheyโll always have each other. Perfect for fans of the witty and engaging novels of Amy E. Reichert and Susan Mallery, The Key to Happily Ever After is a fresh romantic comedy that celebrates the crucial and profound power of sisterhood.
Layover Lover
Jeannine Colette - 2020
Itโs my home.Ten years ago I ran away from everything Iโve known and vowed never to return. That is until my flight is canceled due to weather, and Iโm stuck in San Francisco. Fate is not on my side when I end up in an Uber rideshare with the one man I thought Iโd never see again. Zack Hunt was my high school sweetheart, and the boy I walked away from without a note saying goodbye. Except, heโs no longer a boy. No, this man is gorgeous, intense, and heated at the sight of me. The anger searing off him is nothing compared to the way my heart pounds from seeing him again. Words are said. Feelings are crushed. But when he invites me into his bar to hash out our past, I find myself following him in, desperate for more. The line between past and present is blurred when Zack challenges me to a dareโcome back home with him to see what I walked away from. Call me a glutton for punishment, but I do. Then I challenge him right back to live a day in my shoes. We drive home to rediscover the past We fly abroad to live in the present.When we stop moving, we realize we may never have a future. Layover Lover is a second chance romance, aligned by fate. Can two lost souls really find love again on a layover? Or do they need to keep flying?
Simply Complicated
S. Nelson - 2021
Proposition a man and extend a challenge: help me accomplish something Iโve never been able to do before with past boyfriends.But there are rules.He needs to be a stranger and someone who won't judge me if I can't cross the finish line.Luke Sorenson, one of the most famous soccer players in the world, isn't meant to be that man. He's the guy I grew up next door to. The man who broke my heart ten years ago, then moved across the country and never looked back.He also happens to be the one person in the world I can't stand.But as my best friend points out, he's the best option.Besides, it's only for one night. What can possibly go wrong?***The last person I expect to see when I walk into a random corner bar is Olivia Brighton, the one woman I let slip through my fingers when I chased my dream a decade ago.Not only do I run into her again, but I offer to help her out with her dilemma, and she accepts.It's supposed to be a one-time occurrence. One shot to prove my skills in bed.But that one shot turns into a deal, which morphs into something neither of us predicts.One thing's for certainโeverything is about to get simply complicated.
Inked
Tracy Lorraine
I say Iโm embarking on the life Iโve always dreamed of. Itโs all I have left.LA is everything I hoped it would beโa distraction from the life Iโm desperate to escape. Fresh air and a fresh start. A chance to rediscover myself.But before I can do that, I discover her.Harlow Winters. She falls into my lap, and everything changes.The artist in me recognizes her beauty. The broken man relates to the darkness threatening to consume her.Suddenly, the future isnโt quite as daunting.Iโm trying to escape my past... but she refuses to let hers go.With the scars of our past inked onto our skin and tattooed on our hearts, can we salvage a future under the weight of our memories, or will they crush us both?
Speak From The Heart
L.B. Dunbar - 2013
Back at her grandmotherโs summer home, sheโs only in Elk Lake City for a visit which canโt end soon enough. Especially when she canโt seem to get away from one grumpy repairman who shows up everywhere. Fortunately for him, his daughter is sweet even if she refuses to speak.Jess Carter is a hometown favorite and a hot single father. Sworn off love for several reasons, foremost is the silence of his daughter. His little one has a secret and he doesnโt know the why behind it. Unfortunately for him, his six-year-old has taken a liking to the beautiful new woman in town visiting her nana. And everywhere he goes, there she is, invading his space and his heart.While silence might be golden, the voice in lonely hearts refuses to remain quiet.** PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED in 2014 as Sound Advice, Sensations Collection 1.
So Good
Nicola Rendell - 2017
Sheโs naked, sheโs gorgeous, and everything about her is perfect, down to the ball-busting tattoo of a rose that wraps around her hip. But it isnโt just any woman making his knees buckle. Itโs his best friend, Rosie Madden. And as he stands there, mesmerized and precariously close to toppling off the roof, he knows heโll never, ever be able to look at her the same way again.Rosie canโt help but notice that Max is suddenly acting very strangeโlots of long stares, totally tongue-tied, and not at all like the slightly cocky hunk sheโs proud to call her best friend. She canโt figure it out, until later that night when Max rescues her from the worldโs worst date, challenges her to a game of pool, and shows her just exactly what sheโs got him thinking about. Repeatedly.But life is complicated. Rosieโs cat, Julia Caesar, wants to eat Maxโs dog Cupcake for an afternoon snack. A dream job threatens to pull them apart. And another glance through the skylight changes everything, one more time. Yet try as they might, they canโt go back to being just friends, because falling in love with the one youโve always adored?It feels so good.