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Once Upon His Star
Ember Davis - 2020
I have a job I love helping bring new life into the world, I have a supportive family, and music fills in the holes. Still, I know something’s missing—a place I truly belong.I had no idea that I’d find a family when I walked into work. I had no idea I’d find more than that in the form of Cole Howard, sexy as sin lead singer of Suburban Outcasts. He looks at me and I feel seen and appreciated. He looks at me and I feel desire and want.I had bad luck with a musician before. They’re all about the image and the celebrity, right? Cole seems different, but that doesn’t mean the fame machine won’t chew me up and spit me out.So many people want a piece of Cole. Will I be enough for him? Will he have enough for me after he makes his dreams come true?He’s a star and I’m just a girl with a wish.COLEI know we made the right decision to relocate to Denver and be closer to our family. I didn’t know how much that decision would change my life until I met the woman who is meant to be mine in a hospital hallway. I might have been there for the family, but I found my future that day.Women who only cared about my money and fame have used me before. I can tell that Holly isn’t like that. The fame might be intimidating, but I just need her to give me a little trust and some time so I can show her how much she means to me.With everything I learn about her and with every moment I spend with her, it makes me more confident that she’s the only one for me.I just hope the fame and the ugliness that comes along with it isn’t too much for her. I need her.I’d give it all up for her. Without her, it means nothing.**18+. If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. This story is safe, no cheating, guaranteed HEA. It is a standalone and the first in the Suburban Outcasts series, but it would be more enjoyable if you're caught up with this Denver family.Warning: This story does contain casual cannabis use, but not to worry, they live in a legalized state and are responsible members of society.**Chronological Reading Order:Protecting His Home (Banks Ink. Book 1)Accepting His Home (Banks Ink. Book 2)Yearning for His Home (Banks Ink. Book 3)Once Upon His Star (Suburban Outcasts, Book 1)Securing His Family (Higgins Security Book 1)Picturing Their Home’ (Banks Ink. Book 4)Catching His Falling Star (Suburban Outcasts Book 1)
St. Clair's Silent Night
Celeste Granger - 2020
Noel Livingston wouldn’t learn that about Nicholas St. Clair until much later. Who she met was the owner of the Villa St. Clair. What happened is that two souls, stranded in a snowstorm, fell into each other’s arms when the power went out. It was a silent night, but not for Noel and Nicholas.This is a standalone that ends with a HFN. The continuation of Noel and Nicholas' story will appear in The Men of Mafia St. Clair series.
Ravished (Demanding Daddy #3)
Olivia Fox - 2021
A tasty morsel of a lumberjack at that.He’s an axe-wielding tree feller, plain-spoken and burly. Back in high school, he barely knew I existed except for our weekly tutoring sessions. It pains me to admit it, I’ve never encountered a man yummier than him.Now we’re both grown up, and he tells me it’s time to feed the wolf. That I’m the first and only female to speak to the animal he keeps hidden away. I’m not so sure about that. Zeke isn’t the only male to make my hormones sing, but he’s the only man I can’t forget.So what is it between us? Hormones, or happy ever after?Every night he lays me bare, looking into my eyes as he takes me to the abyss, and shows me the darkest, most depraved secrets inside me. Somehow he knows more about what I want than I do myself. The things he reveals to me… they’re obscene, scandalous… I can’t get enough of them.When he tells me he needs me. I realize I have to get away. Otherwise, he’s going to pull me into the powerful dark side with him forever, and show me once and for all what my wicked body is made for.Zeke is the wolf: a bad boy who likes to get his hands dirty. And just like that dark villain, he can see me better, hear me better and eat me better. The question is, am I ready?★From Amazon Best Seller: Olivia Fox comes this mountain man, friends to lovers, alpha romance. Ravished is part of her Dirty Fairy Tales series, inspired by Little Red Riding Hood, in the Demanding Daddy Series. Each book is a standalone, naughty ever after. Transport yourself into the charming and magical town of Briarville and beyond. Follow these commanding yet gentle heroes on their quests to find lasting love and naughtiness on the real live Lost Coast of California.★
Sybil’s Protector
Ellie Masters - 2021
I was abducted and shipped out, meant to be sold. My freedom stolen. My body no longer mine. My life…over. Or so I thought. The Guardians swooped in. They saved me from a living Hell, but my life is still in danger. The men who took me want me back. They’re out there, hunting me. Once again, the Guardians step up. They assign me a Protector to keep me safe. A former Navy SEAL, Brett’s not only easy on the eyes, he’s a living hero with a unique skillset. Tough as nails, he takes his job seriously, and he’ll do anything to keep me safe. Even if it means risking his life while saving mine. There’s one problem and it’s getting bigger each and every day. The longer we’re together, the more I want Brett to guard more than my body. I want him to be mine. He can never be mine, but I want him anyway. BRETT My mission is to protect her, not make her mine. As a former Navy SEAL, I’m used to dodging bullets. I’m used to living by a code. Protect and defend is a motto seared into my soul. Now, I’m a personal protection specialist, a Guardian Protector, and my first assignment comes with a different kind of danger. Danger wrapped in the sinful curves of Sybil Niles incredible body. Which is why I made three rules. Rule #1: protect my client at all cost. Rule #2: no emotional entanglements. Rule #3: Don’t break rule #1 or rule #2 My rules keep things professional, but day by day, night by night, and touch by touch, my control is slipping. I’ll put myself in harm’s way, risk my life to save hers, but the one thing I can’t do is protect her from myself. Loving her could kill us both. I broke my second rule, but I won’t break the first. I’ll protect Sybil if it's the last thing I do. After all, Sybil is the siren who stole my heart.
Accidentally On Purpose
Piper Sullivan - 2019
This complete small town series features four sassy ladies and their hot alpha males willing to do anything for love.
Accidentally Hitched: A Curvy Girl, Single Dad Romance
I’ve always had a thing for curvy VivianaShe was feisty, she was sassy. She had a body I wanted to feel against mine.I need to taste her skin, to hear her moan my name.But she was also totally off limits.As a single dad I can’t afford to risk my daughter’s heart on another woman.Especially since she was our neighbor.And my friend.But one night changed everything.Vivi and I are now accidentally married.And I’m desperately trying to figure out how to make this accident... permanent.
Accidentally Wed: A Single Mom, Second Chance Romance
Maddie Trenton had too many curves to be alone.She also had too much sense to take a chance on a guy like me, but she did.One ill-timed encounter, and small town gossip blew it all up.But the stars aligned giving me a second chance.I just had to figure out how to be the kind of man who deserved the love of this single mom.I just don’t know if Maddie will ever forgive me.
Accidentally Bound: A Bad Boy, Enemies to Lovers Romance
I stayed away from tall, hot and tattooed.And Mason was all three.The jerk took every opportunity to get under my skin since he moved in next door.With the insolent way he looks me over.And always calling me “Cupcake”, like it was an insult.It really was too bad I couldn’t stop kissing him.And falling into bed with him.Or accidentally marrying him…
Accidentally Wifed: A Second Chance, Firefighter Romance
I’m definitely not in the market for a boyfriend. For anything serious. For Permanent.Because frankly, I’m tough enough to not need anyone.But when the man I up and married in a moment of insanity ends up being my roommate, I found myself knee deep in serious and permanent.Davis is trouble with a capital T...Tall, with wavy blond hair, big blue eyes and a firefighter’s build.He ticked all of my boxes, and he was already my husband, so why fight the temptation.Right?
Damaged (The Vigilantes, #1)
Stoni Alexander - 2021
I’m a heartless savage hunting down the thug who murdered my mother. Watching her die in my arms has turned me into a killing machine. Revenge runs bone-deep for me. It’s burned into my soul, baby.When I become the one with a damn target on my back, my life turns into a raging dumpster fire. But not because my company gets breached or because some SOBs are trying to off me.There’s this woman…the one woman I can’t freakin’ stand. An impulsive cop who arrested me for a crime I didn’t commit. She gets too close to me, she’s gonna learn about all the ones I did pull off.The problem is, I’m crazy attracted to her. Insane, over the top, can’t-get-her-outta-my-head kind of attraction. She pushes all my buttons and makes me madder than hell. If anyone can bring me to my knees, it’s her.Turns out, I took a vow of celibacy. And I don’t break so easily.Except the hot cop is now a detective…and I gotta help her with a serial-killer case ‘cause I got wicked-good hacking skills. But that’s all I’m gonna help her with…__________DAMAGED is a steamy, enemies-to-lovers, romantic suspense with a vigilante anti-hero and a by-the-book detective heroine. Fans of The Touch Series will love seeing Sin & Dakota in this full-length novel. Stoni hates cheating, and she loves her HEAs!
A Year at The Cosy Cottage Café
Rachel Griffiths - 2018
The Cosy Cottage Café is at the heart of the picturesque English village of Heatherlea. Through summer, autumn, winter and spring, café owner Allie Jones and her friends, Dawn, Camilla and Honey, share their hopes and dreams, ups and downs, and a few surprises along the way. Join them at The Cosy Cottage Café and enjoy this bestselling series. ** PLEASE NOTE: THE FOUR STORIES WERE PREVIOUSLY RELEASED AS SINGLE TITLES. **
My Forbidden Date
Tara Brent - 2021
Like a coward, I pack up and run.But some secrets can’t be hidden forever.
Double Dirty Trouble
Katerina Cole - 2018
Instead, I have an MBA and more debt than I can count. I'm willing to do whatever it takes—even play dumb to get out of this hole. Desperate doesn’t begin to cover it. So when the city’s hottest and richest bachelors want me… How can I turn them down? Did I mention there are two of them? Lawson/Nate We posted an ad for an assistant. We aren’t expecting temptation to walk through the door. Innocent. Perfect. Gorgeous. Karin should be off limits. Only she has the kind of figures we can’t resist. But when she wants to play too, there’s no turning back. There’s going to be a return on our investment. Our business is about to take off, even if we have to break all the board room rules. **Double Dirty Trouble is a super steamy menage office romance. There are MF and MFM scenes in this book. It has a HEA and NO Cliffhanger.**
The Bachelor's Games
J.S. Cooper - 2019
Maxwell Van Harkel is totally out of Sophie’s reach. He’s her best friends brother, the hottest guy she has ever met and a billionaire bachelor. Some days he acts like he wants her. Other days he just ignores her. So Sophie decides to try and seduce him. Only Maxwell is an alpha male and he has his own plan of seduction. One that she’s not prepared for. And then come the games. Games that will blow both of their worlds. But what Maxwell doesn’t know is that Sophie has a secret that could change everything. What Sophie doesn’t know is that Maxwell’s got a secret even bigger than hers that could be the undoing of them both.
Defiled
Piper Stone - 2019
and she will be.I was born to rule, but for her sake I am banished, forced to wander the Earth among mortals. Her virgin body will pay the price for my protection, and it will be a shameful price indeed.Stripped, punished, and ravaged over and over, she will scream with every savage climax.She will be defiled, but before I am done with her she will beg to be mine.Publisher's Note: Defiled includes spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.
An Unexpected Baby For Christmas (Christmas With The Billionaire)
Holly Rayner - 2021
Doing Him Good (The Very Good Boy Duet #2)
Abby Knox - 2019
When the church sends him to time out to think about what he’s done, he instead has something way less wholesome on his mind. Boone intends to spend every waking — and sleeping — moment with the tempting Delilah, the woman he first meets on his way out the door of his church for the very last time. After a week of sowing his long overdue wild oats with the girl of his dreams, Boone has a decision to make: will he beg forgiveness or pursue happiness? Uhm, I think we all know the answer to that! Contents may also include: An appearance by Boone’s younger sister Molly, from Fencing Her In. Two adorably awkward virgins. A fight at the roller derby. A commemorative tattoo. And Molly’s famous peach cobbler to help the parentals calm down about everything.
Don't forget to grab the stand alone companion to this book, Fencing Her In.
Hot for the Marine (Hot for Heroes, #1)
Beatrice Brae - 2020
NO cliffhangers. NO cheating. Book 1 of the Hot for Heroes SeriesHonorI’m mortified when I ugly-cry in front of a big, strong and hunky man at my cousin’s wedding.A man that doesn’t run away from a sobbing woman is a keeper in my book.I haven’t dated much in the past three years, but I say 'Yes' when Kane asks me out.I’m horrified when I find out he’s a marine because I only have one dating rule.No Marines. Ever!KaneThe curvy beauty I meet at my sister’s wedding captures my heart and soul the moment I see her.She makes me want to have a family, a dream I gave up when I joined the Marine Corps.But when her past threatens to break us apart, she has a choice to make- me or her past?
My Next Mistake
Sarah J. Brooks - 2019
Whoever created him used the following recipe: Dreamy eyes, playful smile, and rock-hard muscles that give you chills. Add a pinch of humor, coupled with quick-witted intelligence and a mysterious aura that will make you feel slightly insecure. When I met him on a winter climbing excursion, I didn’t expect to wake up in his tent the next morning. It may be minus ten degrees outside, but he makes me melt. I believe I’ve just met the father of my future children... But the more I want to know about him, the more questions I find. Why does he live completely alone in a villa in the mountains? Why does he never talk about his past? And where does the sadness in his eyes, which flashes every now and then, come from? Fate ensures that I get answers I would never have expected. Even worse, when a devastating fire breaks out in the mountains, Cole has to leave his shelter - and suddenly his face can be seen on every TV channel in the country. What the hell is going on here? And who is this man I love? "My next Mistake" is a full-length standalone romance with no cheating and no cliffhangers, but with a gorgeous protective alpha male, plenty of steam and a guaranteed HEA. I've also included a preview of my romance novel "Unexpected Surprise" for you. Happy reading! - Sarah J. Brooks (USA Today Bestselling Author)