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Accidentally on Purpose


Bree Stonefield
    Accidentally. On purpose.

Red Says I Love You


Raeann Blake - 2012
    Then she paid her own way through after he was done...with college and with her, when he walked out the day after he got his degree. But now she was finished and enjoying a graduation present to herself in the form of one month in a mountain cabin between Bozeman and West Yellowstone. Things were definitely changing for Cass Wright. The vacation turned into a job opportunity at a local brewery. And she was intrigued by one of Bozeman's talented sculptors and spent money she didn't really have to buy one of his creations that she swore emitted invisible sex waves. It didn't take long to figure out that it wasn't the sculpture emitting those waves, but the sculptor himself.Josh's sculptures were not what most people would consider conventional. They each depicted a couple at one point or another in that journey where interest turned to desire, desire turned to hunger, and hunger turned to satisfaction. They weren’t pornographic or even exotic but more sensual or suggestive. He never used models, so it shocked him when he realized his latest sculpture was in the image of a woman he had seen the night before at a benefit for the Battered Women's Shelter. A woman with alluring green eyes, who was now standing on the outside of the ropes that cordoned off the area where he was working. The woman who just bought that same sculpture. Little did he know that in the coming days he would find life imitating art and then art imitating life...until she got that new job. Then he found himself way over a line that he hadn't even known was there.

The Happy Onion


Ally Blue - 2008
    What could possibly go wrong?Thomas Stone has one sacred rule: Don't Date The Boss. Ever. So when he finds out his new employer is the man he took to bed his first night in town, he's less than happy. He doesn't need any more complications in his life, and the way Phil makes him feel definitely qualifies as a complication. Especially since he can't seem to keep his hands off the man.Philip Sorrells is thrilled to discover that the new bartender his manager hired for his restaurant, The Happy Onion, is the aggressive little blond he slept with once and can't forget. Thom is Phil's wet dream come true, from his angelic face to his fiery temper. For the first time, Phil hears the siren song of monogamy, and he's tempted to follow it.When Thom leaves The Happy Onion for a job managing an upscale nightclub, it looks like a chance for him and Phil to be together without the whole boss/employee thing hanging over them. Instead, Thom's new position brings out previously unsuspected differences in their world views. Differences with the power to destroy their fragile bond.So how will this nature-loving tree-hugger and corporate-ladder climber navigate this political minefield in the name of love? Very carefully.

The Daddy Pact


Kristy K. James - 2011
    Frank was everything she'd ever dreamed of and, after spending most of her life in foster homes, all she wants to do is give up... until she discovers she's pregnant with his child. Feeling as though he bears part of the blame, Dan Mulholland made it his mission to help the widow of the man his brother murdered. Little did he know when he knocked on her door, that he would soon find himself married to her... in order to protect her unborn child from a vengeful father-in-law.An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here, here and here.

Living in the Past (Choc Lit)


Jane Lovering - 2018
    But encouraged by her best friend Tabitha, that’s exactly where she finds herself. Professor Duncan McDonald is the site director and his earnest pursuit of digging up the past makes him appear distant and unreachable. But when a woman on the site goes missing, it seems that his own past might be coming back to haunt him once again. As they dig deeper, Duncan and Grace get more than they bargained for – and come to realise that the past is much closer than either of them ever imagined …

Hooked on the Boss


Kali Hart - 2021
    MaiseyAfter my corporate career crashes and burns, I need time to reset.When my brother offers to let me stay with him and help at his horse rescue ranch, I don’t think twice.I pack my bags and get on a plane.I expect to spend a couple weeks bookkeeping.What I don’t expect is that his childhood friend is working at the ranch, too.Or that my brother is leaving town and putting Colter in charge.The boy who used to pick on me is now an incredibly sexy man.I shouldn’t get involved with my boss.He’s my brother’s best friend, and I’m not staying.But would it be so bad if we kept it a secret?ColterI haven’t seen Maisey since we were both kids.I’m not prepared for the curvaceous woman who shows up to the rescue ranch.When Deke leaves town and puts me in charge, I know I’m in trouble.Maisey makes mucking out stalls look sexy.It doesn’t matter that she’s off limits.Resisting her becomes impossible.One kiss changes everything.She promises we’ll keep things a secret; that she only wants one night.But I know one night will never be enough.

Intoxicated


Jeana E. Mann - 2013
    Tattooed bartender Jack Jameson believes rules are made to be broken. After a passionate night of the hottest sex she’s ever had, she’s hooked on him like a drug. When a woman from his past arrives with a devastating secret, Ally is convinced that he lied to her. Can Jack persuade Ally to reconsider or will she walk away forever? This book is part of a series but can be read as a stand-alone. Warning: This book contains hot sex, drinking, addiction, graphic language, and tattooed alpha males in the setting of an underground heavy metal club.ISBN: 0989771415

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Jailaa West - 2020
    His job is to secure his clients information, at all costs.To protect his client Colt needed to delete a file from Alana’s computer. No problem. In and out, until she catches him in the act and steals his heart. Alana knows that Colt is not the man he appears. But when he touches her she can’t resist submitting to his charms. Can he seduce her into returning his feelings before she finds out the truth? He doesn’t have any choice and neither does she…

The Lion's Claim


Candace Ayers - 2017
    If her parents' horrendous marriage isn’t enough to convince her that love sucks, her job as a marriage counselor is. The one thing Bree hates more than love is a man with too much money. When Jakob enters her life, he's already got two strikes against him. He's filthy rich, and he says he loves her. King of his lion pride, Jakob’s model good looks, and muscles that would shame a bodybuilder work for him in the board room, easing the wounds of his corporate killings. Surrounded by yes men, Jakob's used to getting what he wants… until he meets Bree. He's drawn to her sexy curves and fierce independence, but she insists that they're all wrong for each other. When Bree is faced with extreme danger, he will stop at nothing to save her and claim her as his mate. But, will Bree accept Jakob's love before it's too late, or will her stubbornness be the end of her? WARNING: THIS BOOK IS INTENDED FOR READERS OVER 18.

Only Summer


Rachel Cullen - 2018
    However, for Sabrina, Molly, Heather and Megan, this summer is when their lives unravel, and they have no one to blame but themselves. Only Summer is the interlaced story of four women who spend the summer making impulsive choices that have difficult and often disastrous effects on those they love most. Career-driven, eternal Manhattanite Sabrina is finally on the straight and narrow and happy in her relationship with Peter, but a surprise engagement and a bigger surprise from an ex-boyfriend prove too much for her to handle and force her back to her self-destructive ways. Sabrina’s friend and colleague Heather is recovering from months of illness, but her husband refuses to believe she is strong enough to do anything on her own. As luck would have it, the handsome stranger she meets on the Cape has no problem believing in her and helping her recapture her allure.Sabrina’s sister Molly is new to the suburban town of Rye and trying to fit in with a group of women who measure self worth by their dress size and the square footage of their homes. Before she can say no, Molly is wrapped up in a world of excess and she’s in so deep, there may not be a way out.After two years of bliss with her boyfriend Ryan, Megan finds herself in unfamiliar territory and unable to turn to her pseudo-stepmom, her friends, or even her unlikely matchmaker Sabrina! Alone once again, Megan reaches out in a new and potentially dangerous direction for comfort. While the carefree days of summer pass them by, these four distressed friends try to put the pieces back together before it’s too late.

Lie to Me


Lilian Monroe - 2018
    She’s only in town for business. When their worlds collide, the thing that brings them together could also tear them apart… forever.Maddy is everything I never wanted.She doesn’t belong here.Neither her, nor the company she works for.… and yet, as soon as I see her, I need her.I should run her out of town, but I can’t.Her soft, sweet curves call out to me.Her pink, kissable lips draw me in.Her eyes flick towards me, and I know.She’s mine.But when a secret threatens to drive us apart, I need to choose between my town, my life, my everything… or a chance at the one thing I never thought I’d have:Love.Lie to Me is Book 1 of the Clarke Brothers Series. If you like sizzling-hot heat and a rugged mountain man with a heart of gold, you’ll love Lie to Me. Grab your copy today!