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Luca


Savannah Rylan - 2019
     The only rule in the family, leave Russo's daughter alone. Stay close, keep her safe, but hands-off. Except when he tries to marry her off. I can't let that happen. Those beautiful brown eyes. Delicious curves. Skin so soft under my fingers. What was the rule? I can't remember anymore. Because all I want is Alliana. And nothing will stop me from getting her. Luca is the first book in the Sinful Shadows Mafia series.

The Tycoon's Baby Revelation (The Abbot Sisters Book 1)


Elizabeth Lennox - 2020
     So when she arrived at a job interview in a dark, isolated warehouse, her instincts warned her that something was wrong. Meeting Josh Starke, tall, handsome and horribly rude, didn’t ease her concerns. But for some bizarre reason, he challenged her. When she got the job, Sloane vowed to deal with his abrupt commands for six months, then quit. Years later, she was still working for the man, but now she was in love with him. Unfortunately, during one sultry, starry night, she couldn’t hide her feelings for Josh. And the freakish Abbot fertility reared its ugly head once more. Pregnant and terrified of Josh’s reaction to that news, Sloane was lost, not sure what to do now. When she’d taken this job, she’d vowed never to fall under his spell. And yet, that’s exactly what she’d done! Josh Starke remembered Sloane’s vow so many years ago, and cursed himself for demanding it. Sloane was sexy and smart, brilliantly efficient and didn’t put up with any of his rudeness. Every time she looked at him, he felt her gaze right down to his…! Well, he loved her. So how was he to overcome her reticence at having a relationship with him? And how was he to overcome the tragedy of her past that kept her from trusting anyone?

His Little Wife Lie


Sloan Storm - 2019
    Falling in love isn't in his DNA. With piercing blue eyes and a hard body to match, he goes through women like candy.But he saved my life.I promised I'd repay him. I should learn when to keep my mouth shut.Griff needs a Mrs. Right Now, and he's convinced I'm the perfect actress.In case I have any doubts, there are seven badly needed zeroes on a check with my name on it to help make up my mind.Ugh.We're totally fake. Nothing but lies.Except the way his lips feel on mine.Except the way his touch sets my body ablaze.Except the way my soul aches when he looks into my eyes.He says that without me, he loses everything.But if I've got the upper hand, why does it feel like he's in control?There's only one thing missing from this arrangement.What happens to my heart when it's over?

Playing with the Enemy


Madison Wright - 2019
    Tall, Dark and Douchey is causing me all kinds of problems... Working 3 jobs while at college and struggling to maintain my GPA, I crashed pretty hard. The result. I’m being punished and I have to share a room with the biggest name and hearth-throb on campus. The trouble: • He’s the burning hot, bad-boy superstar of the football team • Biggest sports star on campus and even bigger jerk • Sexy as hell My only problem, I’m a SUCKER for a bad boy and damn if his dominant attitude isn’t skin tingling. And now he sleeps on a bed only a few feet from mine! One game day with him and my life changes forever. Will I be able to make it through this semester with my GPA and dignity intact?…

Kellan


Terra Wolf - 2018
    But when his team loses one of their own, he's forced to return to Mountain Creek, his hometown. Where he left it all behind. Where he left Julia Prewitt, the woman who could have been his mate. Julia is a lawyer at a fancy law firm in NYC. But when she's called home for a family funeral, she runs into the person she left Mountain Creek to get away from, Kellan. Kellan may have faced bombs overseas, but that's nothing compared to the secret Julia has been keeping from him. Kellan and Julia are thrust back together in their small town, where no secrets can stay hidden forever. Bestselling PNR Author Terra Wolf is back at it again with three stories about three very different members of the Alpha Squad and the drama they face when they return home.

Never Mine


Clare Connelly - 2021
    It’s not his style. He gets in, does the job, and gets out. So when an old friend calls in a favour, Noah treats it like any other job. Only Max is nothing like his ordinary clients, and suddenly it’s taking all his will power to ignore her, and to focus on doing his damned job.One mistake could be fatal – can Noah keep Max safe when he’s lusting after her?THE RICH LIST gets off to an explosive start in NEVER MINE.THE RICH LIST – more money than Croesus, their lives are the stuff of fantasies. Private jets, super yachts, personal islands, parties filled with the finest champagne and abundant luxury, step inside THE RICH LIST and see how the other half lives...

Caleb


Kate Tilney - 2020
    For the first time in my life, I impulsively book a ticket to Alaska to find out what happens.But I never imagined I'd be sharing a cabin with someone so sexy, or as gruff, as Caleb. He's like a fantasy. But after we get off on the wrong foot, I suggest we bury the hatchet and make the best of the situation. And I have an idea . . .CALEBAt first, I'm not so sure about sharing a cabin with a woman. Especially not someone as voluptuous and beautiful as Abbie. I spend two weeks in Alaska every year to unwind from the pressures of my job as a firefighter.Still, when she proposes we spend our two-week stay holding a competition, I can't say no. But as we go through a series of activities and challenges I find my eye straying from the prize. All I can think about it Abbie, and how she feels in my arms.Camp Mountain Man: Bunkmates is a series of standalone short romances about what happens when a BBW and a mountain man share close quarters and find romance on their Alaskan vacation. Read CALEB if you like action and adventure, enemies to lovers, and putting it all on the line for a happily ever after. No cliffhangers. No cheating!

Try Again


Haley Pierce - 2018
     His best friend wants me in his bed… again. I’ve never forgotten how he used me and threw me away all those years ago. He was my first love and he destroyed my heart. Now he’s traded his electric guitar in for a business suit and a BMW… And I’m not going to lie, he’s hot AF. And, the heated sparks flying between us are undeniable. He’s totally off limits and giving into temptation would be ALL WRONG. But if wrong feels so good, maybe I don’t want to be right. But we’re really good at keeping secrets… aren’t we?

Persuaded by the Hero (Heroes of Freedom Ridge)


Elle E. Kay - 2021
    Her decision will decide their future.Bryce hasn’t laid eyes on Sabrina in three years despite visiting Freedom Ridge every Christmas. Not that he could blame her for avoiding him. He left town in a hurry and without a backward glance. He isn’t the same irresponsible kid from back then—the Army changed him. But convincing her to trust him again will be a challenge.Avoiding the man she’d once loved every Christmas season was one thing, but now he's back. And he's her boss. Sabrina isn’t prepared to work for Bryce—it will make it impossible to keep her secret. Their story might have derailed three years earlier, but her humiliation feels fresh. Had God rescued her only to throw her back into the mouth of a hungry lion?They soon discover time apart didn’t dim their chemistry and long for buried feelings rise to the surface, but will they have a second chance at romance or is the risk of involving him in her son’s life too great?Return to Freedom, Colorado and enjoy the faith, friendships, and forever-afters of the Heroes of Freedom Ridge in this Christian Christmas romance.Persuaded by the Hero is Book 11 in the Heroes of Freedom Ridge series, but each book can be read as a standalone.

The Gambler


Raquel Belle - 2020
    She’s a “nice” girl, and even though she’s turning 25 years old today…she’s holding out for Mr. Right.She’s just a small-town girl from Missouri with modest dreams. The kind of dreams that don’t look like much when you’re constantly being overshadowed by your twin sister.Yeah…twins, and aside from the fact that they’re identical, they’re like chalk and cheese. Nobody ever notices Lilly when Deanna is in the room.That’s until Deanna decides to fly Lilly out to Vegas to celebrate their birthday.In Vegas, “good girls” are as rare as unicorns…and that’s why she catches the eye of David Milner.David is the alpha of all alphas. Vegas is HIS city. He’s a billionaire. He owns two casinos and runs them like well-oiled machines. His name commands a respect that he’s earned. He’s the best poker player in town and he hates cheaters.So here’s where things get interesting…Somehow between partying it up with her friends and her sister, Deanna manages to get in to a high-stakes game in a back room with David himself. (David really invited her so he could get a better look at Lilly.)She goes from $650,000 (A treasure trove to a cocktail waitress!) to ZERO. She refuses to walk away and calls David a cheater. Deanna insists on one more hand…double or nothing. Knowing she can’t possibly pay the $1.3million if she loses, David suggests wagering Lilly.It’s her choice of course…no pressure. Either her sister walks out a millionaire, or Lilly spends the week with David. Sure, she’s afraid, but curious too. What would it be like…to be with a man as powerful as him?Drunk Deanna versus our veteran, card-shark, alpha-male hero? No contest. Of course David wins!And Lilly is in for the sexual awakening of her young life as David takes her in every way imaginable!But could there ever be something more between them than just sex? Could a girl like Lilly, who’s most prized possession is her recipe book, make it in a town full of high-rollers and gangsters…a town with danger around every corner? Where maybe David is the most dangerous of all?Can David finally let go of his checkered past and make a better future for himself?Find out if love conquers all in this massive new suspense filled romance – Raquel Belle’s best work ever!

Forbidden Roommate


Holly Jaymes - 2020
    Now I’m his roommate! In highschool, we were secret best friends. Then I betrayed him. Ten years later, I’m back in our small town. Now he’s a billionaire celebrity trainer, and a sexy as hell volunteer firefighter with a heart of gold. I shouldn’t have agreed to be his roommate when my family’s house burned down. I shouldn’t have let him touch me in every sizzling way possible. I most definitely shouldn’t have fallen in love with him! Our second chance is destined to go up in flames. Because our relationship is as forbidden as Romeo and Juliet. The only question was which one of us would get burned? FORBIDDEN ROOMATE IS A HOT AF 60K STANDALONE, SMALL TOWN, SECOND CHANCE, FORBIDDEN BEST FRIENDS TO LOVERS ROMANCE WITH A HAPPILY EVER AFTER THAT WILL HAVE YOU STAYING UP WAY PAST YOUR BEDTIME. NO CLIFF-HANGERS, NO CHEATING, JUST SIZZLE.

Mountain Man Crush


Chloe Morgan - 2019
     My older brother’s best friend. The hottest guy from my youth. The one that kept me awake at night. And still does. I wanted him to notice me so badly, but he never did. And now I’m grown and have kick-ass curves. A trip up the mountains brings me face to face with him again. Nothing has changed except me. And my increased desire for this rugged, heartbroken man. He’s been my crush all my life, but we’re about to be far more. This time, I’m not giving up or giving in. Not until he’s all mine.

Gloves Dropped


Camellia Tate - 2020
    I’m not giving her a chance to do it a second time.I’ve made mistakes.Mistakes that I’ve learned from.I’ve come a long way to make it as captain of the Salt Lake Pumas.So of course, that’s when she comes back.The girl who ruined my life twelve years ago.But not again.I’m a changed man. I’ve worked hard for this.My head knows I need to ignore the woman El has become.My body’s much more easily swayed.The fire in her eyes burns through my cool-headed defenses.No one told me that giving in to the sparks between us might make me change all over again.

A Billionaire's Holiday Love


Posey Parks - 2020
    Scrooge is my neighbor.The man loathes Christmas.What person doesn’t warm up to the best holiday of the year?The cabin I purchase mentioned it needed light work, not a gut renovation. Looks nothing like the picture.The brooding beast next door said he’d help spruce up the place if it will get me to leave him alone. Deal. Because who wants to be around the Grinch longer than they have to? Even if he’s tall. Has a gorgeous face you can stare at all day. And a body you’d love to mount on your sleigh repeatedly.Then I wondered could I help Mr. Non-Christmas fall in love with my favorite holiday.NoahDidn’t bargain for a neighbor this holiday. Especially one who looks as beautiful as her. She’s all kinds of distracting. She doesn’t even notice her effect on me. But my other head does.I’ll help her fix up her cabin while giving her attitude an adjustment with my thick peppermint stick.On a serious note. The Grinch plans to keep Ms. Christmas all to himself.

Twisted Wings (Twist of Fate)


Tina Saxon - 2019
    With nothing left, I became a shell of my old self and shut the door to my past.  In a new city with a new name, I finally moved on to a new stage. This time, it came with spotlights and screaming fans.  What I didn't expect was the dangers it brought with it.   And the one man from my past who’s off-limits has a hero complex. He’s been hired to keep me safe and doesn’t play by any rules except his. Now, I’m trying to stay alive, and guard my heart from the man who thinks limits are made to be broken.