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Just Breathe
Célia Pereira - 2020
I managed to escape with my son and take refuge in a town where I thought we wouldn’t be found. Watermount Falls is the perfect town to give us the second chance we need. It gives us a sense of security, a new family, and Gavin. I did everything possible to avoid any type of feelings and attachments toward him, but Gavin is determined to prove not only to me but also to Logan that he wants forever with us and will do whatever it takes to keep us.Unfortunately, it seems good things aren’t meant for Logan and me. I fear we may not have run far enough to escape the hell I left behind.There's a saying, the calm before the storm. I can feel it nearing, just waiting to pounce. The only thing is, it's not a storm that's coming. It's a damn tsunami.GavinEvery day is the same shit. Wake up and put on an act of being the carefree playboy tattoo artist. Every night, the nightmares threaten to take me into the darkness and never let me go.Until her, Bailey. She's awakened something within me. Something I never thought I'd feel. She's given me a chance at breathing, at living again, and I intend to keep her. Her and Logan.Whatever it takes.Bailey’s past is coming back with a vengeance, threatening to finish what it started.Will her secrets ruin everything they’ve started to build together?Or will Bailey and Gavin be able to overcome the hell that finds her, and, in turn, find within themselves what they so desperately need, to just breathe?For mature audiences only (18 and older)Contains some subject matter that may be offensive due to violence, language, and sexual situation.Reader discretion is advised.
For The Love of My Sexy Geek
A.M. Hargrove - 2018
From the first time we met I was instantly hooked. His dark framed glasses and tech talk heightened his allure. I fell fast and hard, harder than I ever had before. Only I should’ve known it was too good to be true. Evaded questions were always answered with sex. Hot and steamy sex. Melt your panties sex. That should’ve been my clue. It wasn’t. Until … Until that one night I followed him. Never could I have imagined where my sexy geek would lead me. This is a spin-off of For The Love of English.
Will
Christine Bernard - 2021
However, nothing good comes without a price. Will learns that with the good, comes the bad. How much is Will prepared to pay for the answers that he seeks?
Our Lady Chaos
Erik Henry Vick - 2019
Hiding out in Pennsylvania, they believe they are safe, and they may be…for a short while.Just when the demon hunters come to believe they have a viable plan for combating the demonic infestation of Oneka Falls, they learn of a new threat. Brigitta's power seems inconsequential by comparison. Confronted by an ancient demigoddess of pain and death, the demon hunter crew knows an open battle will lead to their destruction. The secret to her defeat lies steeped in Akkadian myth, obscured by time and a dead language. Harried by the archdemoness, her powerful servants, and the remaining demons in Oneka Falls, sifting the truth from the legend may prove an impossible task. Nevertheless, the hunters must find a way to save the world..
How can Toby, Benny, Shannon, Mike, and Scott hope to win a war against the demons entrenched in Oneka Falls? How can they even hope to survive?
The Soul Summoner Series: Books 1 & 2
Elicia Hyder - 2016
One of them would die for her; the other would kill to keep her safe.**Find out why The Soul Summoner series has been a #1 bestseller in Paranormal Suspense and has been downloaded over 100,000 times, earning hundreds of 5-Star ratings. Enjoy the first two books in the series in one convenient bundle at 50% off the cover price!**THE SOUL SUMMONER (Book 1)Blessed or cursed with a connection to the souls of others, Sloan Jordan can see the best in people...and the worst. With nothing more than a glance at a photograph, she can judge the living from the dead and the good souls from the evil ones. For twenty-seven years, she's kept her ability a secret, but eleven young women have been murdered in the mountains of North Carolina, and Sloan may be the only hope of finding their killer.She has just agreed to help Detective Nathan McNamara with the case, when a stranger--who is as alluring as he is terrifying--shows up at her doorstep with a dark past and another puzzling mystery: she can't see his soul at all.Now Sloan is on the hunt for a deadly psychopath with two irresistible men. One of them would die for her, and the other would kill to keep her safe.THE SIREN (Book 2)All the missing victims of North Carolina's deadliest serial killer have been found, all except Rachel Smith. When the FBI produces a photo proving Rachel is alive and well in Texas, one case is closed but another one is opened. Either this is a case of mistaken identity or there are more people than just Sloan Jordan and Warren Parish who seem to walk the earth without a soul.Along with Detective Nathan McNamara, Sloan and Warren travel south to find Rachel and solve the biggest mystery of all: determining who--or what--they really are.
Code for Murder
Eliot Parker - 2017
Six months later, Stacy’s first case back from medical leave involves the murder of Cleveland Browns football player Devon Baker. With little forensic evidence connecting anyone to the crime, Stacy sets out to find the killer. As Stacy comes very close to unraveling the tangled threads of the case, the killer wants her, and those close to her, to suffer for another impulsive decision she made in the line of duty. The killer just may be more familiar to Stacy than she realizes.
First Visions
Heather Topham Wood - 2012
While unconscious, she crept into the mind of a missing boy and awoke with the knowledge of his location. Friends and family were skeptical and wary of her new ability to see into the minds of others. Their fears prompted Kate to keep her psychic powers a secret. Feeling alienated, she dropped out of college and spent most of her days holed up at her mother's home. Now another child has been abducted. Police detective Jared Corbett seeks out Kate for her help in solving the case. Reluctantly, Kate agrees and they must work together to bring 8-year-old Cori Preston home to her family. Although attracted to one another, Jared has a girlfriend with ties to the abduction case and Kate is sarcastic and guarded since her coma. With visions she can't control and an uncontrollable attraction to the detective, she wonders if she can leave the past behind and finally stop hiding from the world. Otherwise, Cori may be lost forever.
Cougars In The Hollow: Complete Series
Sofia Westlake - 2019
When she zips over to Wicker to have a look at a dead tourist, she’s pretty sure that this is the strangest case she’s ever come across. It doesn’t help that the local sheriff seems unwilling to be helpful. In fact, the only person in Wicker that seems interested in finding the murderer is the guy who owns and runs the local bar. At least Thane Bostick doesn’t tell her to leave five seconds after she introduces herself. Thane is smart and sexy in ways that defy explanation. But Belle isn’t in Wicker to find a man. She’s here to choose. Homicide, Suicide, or Death by Misadventure. Cat’s Cradle Natalie Arrington is just a painter. That’s it. She’s looking for pretty scenery to put on cards and canvases so she can sell them to tourists and make money. When someone leaves a murder victim right in the middle of her scenery, Natalie isn’t amused. Unfortunately for her, neither is anyone in Wicker, Kentucky. It wasn’t like Natalie had intended to be in Wicker. But it seems that once you’re there, you don’t ever leave. Fortunately for Natalie, the local blacksmith doesn’t seem inclined to let the sheriff bully her around. Whoever heard of a blacksmith in this day and age anyway? Cats and Dogs Spencer Evans is having a run of bad luck. Her twin brother has shacked up with his new baby mama in Spencer’s house. There’s no room for her to stick around and she’s too busy trying to pretend that she doesn’t care to admit that she does. Enter Hardison Burlington. The handsome stranger shows up in Wicker and seems to have no respect for boundaries. He shows up in Spencer’s kitchen in the middle of the night without a word of apology. Even worse. He’s charming! When Spencer takes it upon herself to keep an eye on this newcomer to see what he’s about, she finds herself sucked into Wicker’s ongoing battle between the haves and the have nots. But Hardison is too fascinating to leave alone. The man isn’t an average human, but he’s not a cougar shifter either. He’s something else and Spencer cannot imagine how that will ever fit into her life in Wicker. Cats and Kittens Franny Ikenburger is sick and tired of being called the silliest girl in Wicker. If the vicious old gossips in town had anything useful to do, maybe they would stop inventing lies to get Franny into trouble. Then a new rumor starts. But this one doesn’t involve Franny. John Moore is a quiet man who isn’t at all prepared for a whirlwind ride on the rumor mill. As Franny and John are drawn together and sucked into the seedy underbelly of Wicker’s illicit drug trade, they learn to depend on each other for a much needed reality check. Franny might be younger, but she’s not silly. And John is the only one in the world who seems to believe her. Sometimes the love and support of one man can be enough to turn things completely upside down. Cat Scratch Fever Orrin Wilshire is pretty sure he knows exactly who is behind this recent bout of killings in Wicker. He just can’t prove it. Yet. When a state investigator shows up to lend a hand, Orrin doesn’t want anything to do with her. Matilda Harbuck is an outsider. If she sticks around long enough the killer is likely to make her his next victim. But Mattie is no shrinking violet. The woman is peeling back the layers of Wicker like the rotting peel on a piece of fruit.
The Hurricane
Nicole Hart
My job is to protect her. That's what a mom does. For so long, it's only been the two of us. But then he walked back into my life and turned it upside down. I let him in. I let my guard down. I didn't just let it down, I let him shatter it. Hoping every second he didn't shatter me.I'm Ryker Hamilton.I spent years of my life fighting. Fighting for fun. Fighting for pride. Fighting for domination. But those days are over. I'm not proud of my past, that's why I've done everything to leave it behind. But my roots run deep. Whether I like it or not, it's who I am. I'm The Hurricane.The following story contains strong language and sexual situations. It is intended for an adult audience and is not suitable for children.
Dirty Box Set
Jaine Diamond - 2018
An indecent proposal. How can a girl resist?Struggling barista Katie Bloom doesn’t even know who Jesse Mayes is until she inadvertently wins the coveted role of sex kitten in his hot new music video.But by the time she’s in bed with him, she knows his reputation.Love maker. Heartbreaker. As it turns out, pretending to fall in love is incredibly sexy…And falling in love for real, with a man she promised not to fall for?Irresistible.DIRTY LIKE BRODYAn angsty, childhood-friends-to-lovers romance, featuring a broody, overprotective hero, a heroine tortured by the mistakes of her past, and a long overdue second chance.She was all he ever wanted, even when she broke his heart…Growly and gorgeous band manager Brody Mason has been aching for his friend’s little sister, Jessa Mayes, since they were just kids. By the time they’d grown up, she’d broken his heart.Then she ripped it right the f*ck out.Now Jessa’s doing the one thing she swore she’d never do. She’s coming home.As a bridesmaid in her brother’s rock star wedding, she’ll come face-to-face with the mistakes of her past.Including the sexy, surly, heartbroken one.It definitely won’t be easy.Love this intense never is.A DIRTY WEDDING NIGHTA flaming-hot, four-story collection about what happens when a bunch of dirty-minded party guests are stranded overnight at a remote, glamorous wedding... and the clothes start coming off.What would a wedding night be without s*x… and lots of it?Rock star Jesse Mayes just married his dream girl, Katie Bloom, at an epically romantic wedding.Love and lust are in the air, and the newlyweds aren’t the only ones in the mood…
A Dirty Vow
When the groom carries his bride off to their luxury honeymoon cabin to celebrate in naked privacy, their dirtiest—and most swoon-worthy—vows to each other really begin.
A Dirty Secret
A freezing, midnight skinny dip leads to a steamy, lustful shower, a flower defiled by foreplay, and a secret marriage on the verge of being discovered.
A Dirty Lie
A mysterious alpha reconnects with a former-lover-turned-enemy over a bottle of tequila, torrid memories, and a flaming, revengeful reunion by firelight.
A Dirty Deal
A mischievous bad boy proposes an irresistible friends-with-benefits solution to a naked, heartbroken friend. What could go wrong?
Killing Time
Michaelbrent Collings - 2013
*** It sounds like just another urban legend -- a clock appears in your home, ticking backward to midnight, and when the twelfth chime rings, the recipient is gruesomely murdered. But when Kristen receives a clock of her own, ticking backward to her doom, she must unravel its mysteries. Mysteries that have their roots in her family, and that will lead her through generations of madness. The clock is ticking, and when it reaches midnight, Kristen will discover that some urban legends are real, and sometimes the dead do not stay dead. It's only a matter of time...
Dirty Desire
M. Dauphin - 2016
She's paying the bills, she's enjoying her time as a young adult, and she has the best friend of all best friends. When he moves out of their shared apartment and moves in a stranger, Harper's one rule of 'no sex with the roommate' gets put to the test. Knox Gregory is a man on a mission. A one track mind leads him to rooming with one of the sexiest women he's ever met... but not under the right circumstances. He's not allowed to fall for her, not in his plan, at least. Sometimes things you plan for get shattered, though, and in the wake of it so does a lot more. "All it took was one decision to ruin my life." *18+ for sexual situations and language* *Stand alone, no cliffhanger!*
Irresistible Force
D.D. Ayres - 2014
She just knows he’ll make a terrific watch dog—and with an abusive ex who won’t let go, she needs all the protection she can get. But Shay never suspected that her new pet is actually a trained police K-9 named Bogart—until Bogart’s even more gorgeous, human partner shows up on her doorstep.Officer James Cannon is one tall, strong alpha male who’s convinced that Shay stole his dog. But once he gets closer to the suspect, he realizes that this stubborn, independent woman not only needs a guard dog, she needs James as well. It seems that someone from her past is stalking her, and threatening her life. When danger meets desire, will James risk his career and his best friend…to protect the woman who’s stolen his heart?
Sunspot
Rob Leininger - 2014
Nothing like it had ever been seen before---a twenty-billion square mile blot on the surface of the sun, and growing. Dr. Morris Tyler at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff has a theory that might explain what's happening, and the news isn't good. Which is why he's under surveillance after having been told to keep his theory to himself. Keeping his theory under wraps isn't easy, not when a gorgeous reporter for Parsec magazine, Gail Dionne, has him in her sights, out to get a story. Tyler's well-ordered world spins out of control when all these forces converge on him, and the world begins to grow colder as the sun . . . goes . . . out.