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Uncover My Secrets


Ali Parker - 2018
     Prince. It is a title that some boys dream of, but as an orphan, I never thought it would happen to me. After being adopted by the wealthiest people in Qatar, I had a new life to look forward to. Years later, my adopted parents would have a son, a true son. My father gave me the opportunity to have my own business, and I could never repay him for what he has done for me. After a trip to Qatar to see him, I find out that he is stepping down as the king and wants me to be the new king. I know my brother is the one that should have the seat, but he is only eleven and has spoken out about not wanting to do it. All this, and now the most beautiful woman somehow pushes her way into my life. She is tough and persistent. Two very attractive qualities in a woman. I’m in a place of doubt and confusion and all I need is her. When she tells me who she really is, can I still love her? Please note that this is book 1 of a 4 books series. There will be a cliffhanger, and book 4 will have the HEA. The books are scheduled to release in two week increments for your reading pleasure.

Doctor’s Fake Fiancée


Charlize Starr - 2017
    My job is to look women in the… eyes. Deep. If you’re not on my booty call list, you want to be. But my lawyer says I need a wife. Or I’ll lose my daughter. And there she is. My new neighbor. The most innocent sweet geek. I watch her through my window. I can see that she wants to play. With me. So I make her a deal. She has only one condition. She wants to wait until the wedding night. Cause she’s a virgin. Game on, baby. LUCY I’ve always had a crush on him. He gave me my first kiss. My brother’s best friend. But I’m all grown up now. He doesn’t even recognize me. He proposes the most disgusting deal in the world. One million if I marry him. Another million for a baby. But I have no choice. I need the money to re-build my chemistry lab. He drives me insane with his devastatingly hot abs and gorgeous smile. And now I’m stuck in the same bedroom with him. For three days. All alone. This guy is going to be the end of me. This is a 96-page bad boy, second chance, single dad romance with a fake marriage. It is a stand-alone story with an HEA, so no cliff-hangers! It includes lots of steam and mature language. Most definitely for 18+ readers.

Forbidden Heat


Bella Winters - 2019
    Heroic. Selfless. Extremely SEXY.Each have their own secrets.  Ricky, Lance, Gary and Tyler didn’t even know that the hottest flames often burn from within…And now they face the struggle in their quests to find everlasting love.But, will they be able to rescue their own hearts?Feel the HEAT by joining them in their journey in this Forbidden HEAT Series!

Savaged Surrender


Jennifer Lyon - 2016
    Bad boy Ethan Hunt is sexy, hard and tainted by a past he can't escape. To make matters worse, good girl Ana Kendall is a wicked temptation impossible to resist. She's too innocent for him, so he leaves, joining the security team for the world tour of the internationally famous rock band, Savaged Illusions. Being good has never satisfied... Since moving in with her dad at fourteen, Ana's been the perfect daughter, friend, student and employee. But perfection sucks. When her girlfriends cook up a ridiculous scheme to reunite her with the one man she can't forget, Ana hijacks their plot. It's time to shed her good girl persona and go after what she wants-Ethan. Being bad together is deadly... When Ana bursts back into his life at a concert, Ethan has to make a choice. Consumed by fiery passion, Ana and Ethan surrender to their sensual desires...and unknowingly ignite the rage of an insidious stalker. This time Ethan can't walk away-Ana's life, and his heart, are on the line.

Persuading Him


Michelle Dare - 2015
    Her father is the founder of Markson Aviation, a top name in the private jet industry. When her parents go through a public divorce battle, she is shoved into the spotlight. Now in her late twenties, she lives a comfortable life, but likes to keep the media at a distance. Radek Cole is a retired Air Force officer who agrees to a last minute job. He flies the rich and famous around the country in their private aircraft. Kasi needs a pilot for her upcoming trip and Mr. Cole comes highly recommended. Little does she know that one encounter would change everything. Kasi has an immediate and intense attraction to her new pilot and is used to getting what she wants. Initially, he turns down her advances, but her skills of persuasion are no match for him. Unfortunately, the media won’t leave them alone. What Kasi doesn’t know is that she isn’t the only one who has a public past. Find out what happens when the heiress meets the pilot.

Destiny Undone


Amanda Heartley - 2015
     Her ‘friend with benefits’, Jonathan Church, is confident, commanding, and hotter than hell! When they're together, they’re spontaneous, careless and passionately reckless. He’s also Destiny Beach’s richest playboy and wants Pepper all to himself. To stay out of jail for her latest shenanigans and get back in Daddy’s good graces, Pepper takes on a job as an intern at Sea Lab, a sea life theme park, where she meets her new boss, Gabriel Gregory. The mere sight of him takes her breath away, and his deep, sexy voice makes her knees weak. He's at the top of his professional game—smart, quiet and keeps his distance from the limelight of Destiny Beach's rich and famous. Pepper wants him and Gabe wants her as well—or so he thinks—until their first date where he ends up in the middle of Peppers chaotic life. He can't deny the attraction he has for her, but will he be able to stay in control... and will Jonathan Church let her go? Find out in the first book of this steamy romance from bestselling author, Amanda Heartley! Length: Novella, ~30,000 words Genre: New adult erotic romance. 18+ for adult situations

Taming Romeo


Rachelle Ayala - 2014
    He whisks her away on his motorcycle and reignites her love with romance and skillful lovemaking.Is the fantasy real or revenge? Evie and Romeo are about to discover if their buried feelings will explode in pure delight or utter disaster.

Lover's Intuition


Noelle Greene - 2015
    On the night she meets reclusive vineyard owner Will Holloway, her sixth sense goes haywire.Although Camille’s intuition whispers that evil will strike, she doesn’t know when, why, or where.Sweet and sexy Camille is Will’s worst nightmare. She’s the only one who senses deep passion beneath his icy indifference. But tenderness checked out of Will’s soul long ago, and logic — unlike the people he loved — has never abandoned him.After a friend is brutally murdered, Camille resolves to use her psychic gift to help find the killer. Now she and Will are in the crosshairs of a sociopath with powers of his own and a shocking secret.Camille must outsmart both the sociopath and the drug cartel thugs tailing him, or she and Will won’t survive to find the love they deserve.If you like intense romance with a touch of the supernatural, you’ll enjoy Lover’s Intuition, Book 1 in the Blue Mill Intuition series.

Long Road Home


Mary Jane Morgan - 2015
    Leaving college, she returns home to find her younger sister mute with shock, her mother too depressed to function, and their beloved Thoroughbred horse ranch on the verge of going under. She’s barely arrived when she’s forced to accept help from Brett Dawson—the man who once broke her heart—when a marauding mountain lion threatens one of the prized horses they depend on for survival. Brett would rather be anywhere but the Swearingen ranch. Caught between his feelings for Megan and the powder keg of the ongoing feud between their families, he feels his only choice is to help Megan, regardless of the consequences. If it weren’t for Brett’s father, Megan’s dad might still be alive, and she wouldn’t be here now sacrificing her future to save her family’s ranch. As the long-simmering attraction between Megan and Brett resurfaces, it is threatened almost before it begins by dark family secrets swirling around them—secrets that turn to danger and could very well destroy not only their new beginning, but the lives of everyone they both love.

Huck


Alison Ryan - 2016
    Because when you’re debutante Belle Delford (that’s me), all you are to the world is your old Kentucky money. But I’m not going to live a life that was arranged for me before I was even born, a life I have no passion for. So I fled in the dead of night, and didn’t look back. I drove until I couldn’t drive anymore, until I was positive the things that were chasing me could never catch up. I ended up in Whitmer, Montana, and on my very first night I met Huck Calloway. He’s everything a woman could want: tall, brooding, and handsome as all hell. As soon as I see him, I want him, if just for one night. Anything to get my mind off the things I left behind. But Huck isn’t like any man I’ve met before. Nothing is simple when it comes to him, and I can’t read him to save my life—which only makes me want him more. HUCK I grew up in the back woods of Montana, raised never to need anyone or anything—except myself and my brothers. We build things with our hands, we kill what we eat, and we earn every single thing we have in this life. I wouldn’t have changed a damn thing about it, until the night Belle Delford waltzed into our bar and flipped my world upside down. As much as I want her in every way possible, it’s a no-go. She has secrets she doesn’t want to tell me, and I have things I can never tell her. There’s a hard line in the sand, but despite what I tell myself… I’d do anything to be able to cross it. WARNING: This is a sweet, but incredibly steamy story about love breaking through the thickest of emotional walls. Get ready to cry tears of sadness and joy for these two. Huck Calloway is one alpha country bad boy you'll never forget! This is a complete standalone story with an HEA. It's part of a series of standalones featuring brothers that live in the backwoods and mountains of Montana.

Renegade Ridge


Arabella Steedly - 2018
    His prized mare is injured while barrel racing and needs medical attention fast! He is forced to turn to Dr. Vanessa Hart… The young, HOT inexperienced veterinarian who is new to town. When she shows up at the ranch, they get off on the wrong foot… Jake’s PTSD kicks in from his military days, and he gets angry with her. Jake can’t deny his attraction for the BBW, but he has a shady past. One he is afraid to admit to Vanessa for fear she will label him as a bad boy loser. Vanessa has come to town for a fresh start… She keeps to herself but when Jake does her a favor she agrees to go out with him. After their first kiss, Vanessa can’t keep her eyes off him. She wants more… But she holds a deep dark secret too that she isn’t about to share… a deadly secret! Will Jake and Vanessa’s love for each other be strong enough for them to find happiness and put their pasts in the rearview mirror? Renegade Ridge is a Bad Boy Action-Adventure Romance with a guaranteed HEA. This full-length novel is a contemporary romance but has elements of a thriller as well. Renegade Ridge is book #1 in the Renegade Series and can be read standalone. The book comes to a natural ending with no cliffhangers even though the novel has been developed to create interest in future books in the series.

Big Bad Royal


Tia Siren - 2016
    Seriously? But if he really is who he says he is, then I’m in trouble. Billionaire prince? Check. Ruthless playboy? Check. Muscles and an obviously huge package in his pants? Check. There is no way in hell he’ll get me to be his princess. Not even for one night. Because if he does, then happily ever after will be over before it even began. PRINCE NIKOLAY “NICK” ROSTOV: When my father, the king of Kosnovia, told me I must kidnap and marry an American girl to save his crown, I told him he was insane. But time’s running out, and here I am stranded in a blizzard in upstate New York, and the only decent woman around is standing behind the bar. A barmaid? I’m a freakin’ prince. I date actresses and supermodels, if you can call that dating. But little Miss Can-I-Get-You-a-Drink makes the big prince in my pants want to come out and play. So I’ll turn on the charm and make the barmaid my queen. Just for one long, hot, royal night… This is a sexy stand alone with a guaranteed HEA. Tia Siren. Spoil the bad girl in you.

Olivia: A Summer of Second Chances (The Harris Legacy Book 1)


Jasper Trey - 2017
    It’s been more than a year since her husband died and she’s spent most of that time helping everyone else heal. This vacation is for her, but taking a beer to a stranger at the insistence of the staff, and making a five-minute friend? That won’t cut into her time too much, right?How do you adjust to palace life when you've been a soldier for ten years? For Dante, it’s flying halfway around the world to a beach where no one knows who you are. He's been called home to fulfill his duty to family and country, filling the princely role he left ten years before when he joined the military. His father gives him mere weeks to figure out how to adjust to royal life again.Neither is looking for anything more than a friend in a remote land, but after spending a week together, will they really be able to walk away and find their happy ever after with someone else?Romance meets duty in this modern day love story. Can Dante convince Olivia to take a chance on a future with him, or will Olivia’s past hold her back?

Entangled Moments


Dori Lavelle - 2013
    A tragic accident derailed the future she'd hoped for, taking the life of the man she'd planned to spend forever with. As a self-imposed penance for her solitary sin, Carlene has given up on every dream she ever had. She has committed to spend every remaining moment trying to make up for that one instance when everything changed. Then she gets a second chance.When Carlene meets Nick Johnson, the single kiss they share awakens the desires she shoved aside for so long. Suddenly she wants more than what she believe she deserves. Will she ever see him again?A thing of fate.Leaving the life she built on regret, Carlene waits for fate to intervene. But just as she begins to believe in a fresh start, she's forced to realize a horrible truth—one with the power to send her second chance crashing before it even takes off. Nick isn't who she thought he was. She isn't the girl he believed her to be, either. Their lives were intertwined even before they met, and if Carlene tells him the truth, she’ll risk tearing them apart—for good.**Due to sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.**

Hard Bargain: A Virgin & Billionaire Steamy Romance


Vivien Vale - 2017
    And not just in meetings.I'm a terror in the business world. A billionaire CEO with the body of a god. You want to stop me? I'll bankrupt you and turn you into dust. No one can stop me from taking what I want. Until Kylie. She didn't try to stop me from having her.She wanted me. I could see the desire in her eyes. But once wasn't enough. Now I want more. She has no idea the depravity of my mind.But once she finds out she'll want to please me in any way possible.But there are people who want to take us down. Try to use the company's rules against us.They better watch out. Because Kylie and I...we're about to make this workplace positively filthy. No cliffhangers or cheating. HEA guaranteed.