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Moravian Rhapsody


K.D. Robichaux - 2020
    I’m here for the adventure, the history… the food.Until the very moment my eyes land on the heart-stoppingly handsome violinist of the traditional Moravian band.Nothing could’ve prepared me for the instant attraction, the immediate connection we had without even speaking a word.And after dinner and the show, he had already made up his mind about me.I was his.A standalone novella in the Club Alias Series.

The Fear of Falling


B. Cranford - 2020
    For Lenny Johnstone, it’s more like a challenge.Actually, everything is kind of a challenge for her. In comparison to her stunning—yet flighty—twin sister, Lenny’s awkwardly tall, painfully shy, and not so good at putting herself out there. Which is why she’s decided it’s high time she faced her demons. Starting with the one thing that’s always terrified her most: roller coasters.Meeting a man was not on her summer to-do list. Falling for the tall, dark, and handsome stranger who wants to help her overcome her fears wasn’t either.But Lenny’s about to learn that the only thing with more twists and turns than a roller coaster is love.

Fated


Stephanie Rose - 2020
     Patrick Miller cut off the only girl he’d ever loved, believing he had no other choice. More than a decade later, he’s never forgotten her. Now, he’s got a whole new life—but no room for love. Arianna Cole loves her job and the children in the day care center she owns, but that’s the only love she’ll allow into her life—that she can allow. But then the boy who was once her everything walks through the doors of her center. With his son. Patrick broke her heart right after she'd handed it to him, and she can’t go back. Her yearning for him still smolders, but it’s trapped behind twelve years of hurt. Are Patrick and Arianna still in the wrong place at the wrong time, or are they fated?WILL BE FEATURED ON THE READ ME ROMANCE PODCAST THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 10, 2020!

Just Call Me Baby


Hope Ford - 2020
    Too rich. Too much.I may be crazy, but all I want is him.

There Goes the Bride


Jami Albright - 2018
    He’s a man on a mission. Can he get her to the altar before she bolts and runs?Paige has a new life and is marrying the man of her dreams. But that dream turns into a nightmare when her grifter family crashes her rehearsal dinner. A big problem, since her District Attorney fiancé, Will doesn’t know about her criminal past. The only way for Paige to save the man she loves from the family she hates is to run and never look back.Will’s found the perfect woman to build a future with, but when an accidental surprise causes Paige to run from the life they planned together. He knows he’ll do anything to get her back, even if he has to arrest her whole family and have the town’s sheriff deliver his bride to the altar, cuffs, and all.

Justice for Cora


L.B. Dunbar - 2020
    After an unfulfilling marriage, she’s out to get what she hasn’t had in years—an orgasm or three. The night held no promises after those twelve hours, but it’s been difficult to let go of the connection she had with a man so unlike her. A man who shows up on her doorstep a year later.Justice lives by a code of brotherhood. Bikes first. Babes second. When a classy lady enters the Devil’s Den, she’s in the wrong place looking for the right thing and he wants to be the one to give it to her. He can’t explain it. She’s everything opposite him, but after a year separation, he’s wondering if she’ll open the door for him again.

A Bride Worth Fighting For


Tracy Lauren - 2020
    Dragged halfway across the galaxy to the newly colonized farming world of Ipoch, she’s intended to be awarded as a prize to the winner of a barbaric gladiator fight. She hopes the champion isn’t cruel, she hopes he doesn’t have the capacity to harm her, but never once, does she hope to fall in love.Serif is done with fighting. He’s done with the threat it poses to his people. When he sees the beautiful Evie, however—there’s no turning back. He’ll agree to one last tournament to save the girl, and when he wins she’ll belong to him. Because this is more than just a battle, he soon realizes. This time, Serif is FIGHTING FOR HIS BRIDE.

His Mountain Hostage


Jane Henry - 2020
    Until the day Ransom comes for me. A dark alley. A stranger in the night. I wake up in a cabin in the mountains. Tied to his bed. He demands payback. Submission. Obedience. But nothing is as it seems, and I’m hiding a secret. Now I’m bound to him…His captive.His plaything…His mountain hostage.

Definitely Kinky


Annabel Joseph - 2019
    There’s Jonathan, the bossy lead violinist, and Steve, the cellist, who plays ref when they’re at each other’s throats. Then there’s Ethan, the viola player. After five years, he’s still a mystery: quiet, unassuming, and intensely dedicated to the music they create.Who would’ve thought he’d be the one to step up and comfort her after a wedding reception gig goes haywire? Who would’ve thought they’d end up in each other’s arms?And who would’ve thought he’d know how to tilt her world sideways using only his voice, his fingers, and fifteen feet of rope?

Keane: Time of my Life


Theodora Taylor - 2019
    When I went to Daytona Beach to get over my college ex, the last thing I expected was to get under my former high school bully.

Spade's Queen


Loni Ree - 2021
    I’m not even sure she’s real. As my world instantly changes, everything in the room disappears except for her.Jace Spade:I have one little problem-it’s obvious she’s too young to be in my bar. My heart doesn’t care. This girl belongs to me and I’ll find a way to deal with the obstacles.I’m not thinking clearly when I leave her alone in my office. Why didn’t I get her name? My little spitfire disappears into the night, taking my heart with her.Dani:That was close. I’m never letting my friends talk me into sneaking into bars again. Between college classes and my job at the local coffee shop, I don’t have time to spend a weekend in jail. Although the hot bar-owner did make my palms sweaty and my heart race. Too bad, he was about to have me locked up.After weeks of searching, a chance meeting brings Dani back into Spade’s life. This time, he won’t let her slip away. He’s going to fight for his girl and make her his queen.If you like over-the-top, insta-love romance with a little bit of humor, this short romance is the perfect story for you

Devastate Me


Emma Castle - 2020
    She doesn’t have the heart for love or even lust, not after her last boyfriend dumped her. No, she’s here to focus on living a quiet life, working as an online clothing stylist and avoiding men like the hottie next door. It doesn’t matter that her new neighbor is a former Navy SEAL, or that he grows the most beautiful azaleas and looks like he might just be capable of killing a woman with pleasure in bed. Yeah, she’s hands off on this one—no matter how much he tempts her.Colt Henshaw has a thing about women. He loves them, but he can’t trust them with his heart. Not after his ex-fiancée slept with his best friend while he was serving his country. After moving to a small town, fending off the housewives and divorcées on his quiet little street is the only thing he wants to worry about. But one look at the woman who moves in next door has him rethinking his vow of solitude. He can’t help but imagine all the things he would do to her if she belonged to him. Better for him to stick to his fantasies, because the last thing he should do is steal a kiss. Uh-oh . . . it might be too late for that.

Rated Ex


Ella Fox - 2019
    Do avoid your ex like he's a bill collector 2. Do block his emails and change your phone number if necessary 3. Do bury your head in the sand while you try (and fail) to get over him 4. Don't talk to him when he shows up while you're in the middle of the blind date from hell 5. Don't agree to go home with him when says he needs to talk to you Let’s hope I don't come to regret breaking rules four and five within minutes of Mason Cleary swooping back into my life. Rated Ex is short and hot- the perfect dessert after a long day when you want something sweet but don't have time for a full length book.

Christmas in Blackwood


Celia Aaron - 2019
    Browerton Attorney Hart Blackwood does, too. Too bad they’re adversaries. When Ella and Hart clash, sparks fly in and out of the courtroom. But with the holidays approaching, the judge wants their troublesome case off his docket. Despite the giving season, Hart and Ella’s clients can’t agree on anything, and Ella and Hart are locked in a head-to-head battle. It would take a Christmas miracle to thaw relations between the parties. But could the memory of one night years ago reignite an even bigger flame between Hart and Ella?A brand new Mississippi King/Blackwood crossover story.

Look But Don't Touch


Cara Dee - 2013
    The day before he is to attend his girlfriend’s sister’s wedding, he makes an appearance at his BDSM club and runs into Kayla, a bubbly Little Girl who captures his undivided attention. Look but don’t touch, Nicholas tells himself. What he doesn’t know is that Kayla’s in town to go to her cousin’s wedding…Word count: about 15 000