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Thick Cop Daddy
Jaye Diamond - 2020
Reed’s thick.He's a cop.And he's a daddy.Who could blame me for wanting a guy like him, even if I am half his age?The heart wants what it wants, and mine wants to belong to this dominant daddy.I have a plan to sneak into his room that could get me in serious trouble if he turns me down, but I can’t help myself.When the beefy cop finds me sprawled out on his sheets, will he take me in or cuff me to his bed?This is a safe, HEA, insta-love DDlg romance.
Captured for Love
Ella Goode - 2020
Despite her sister’s advice to move out and marry up, Dove plans to be single forever. If she did hook up with someone, it would be a man in her neighborhood who was of modest means and kind temperament, a man who wouldn’t abandon his poor pregnant mistress, a man the exact opposite of her wealthy father.
Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Jay has spent the last decade roaming around the world, shooting wolves in Siberia and lost cities in the desert. Back home, he prepares to put together a photo essay for his publisher but his plans are sidetracked when he spots curvy, gorgeous Dove outside of her apartment. The next thing he knows, he’s living across the hall from her in an apartment where nothing works. When he learns of her aversion to rich men, he knows he’ll have to hide his background or he’ll never be able to capture her love.
601 Twilight Lane: a Brother's Best Friend/Accidentally Married romance (A Cherry Falls Romance Book
Kat Baxter - 2021
When I was discharged and he reenlisted, I promised him I would do anything I could to keep his baby sister safe.Taking a job on the police force in the town where she lives seems like the perfect way to keep my promise. But when I arrive in Cherry Falls, I realize protecting Selina is going to be much harder than I thought.First off, she is on a crazy quest to earn enough money to pay off her father’s medical bills. Even worse, I can’t keep my mind off her sassy, snarky mouth. Not to mention her curvy body.I am determined to protect her and to keep my distance. Except then she heads to Syn City to double her money at the blackjack tables. And the next morning, we wake up married ...Cherry Falls is filled with returning characters and iconic destinations that will begin to feel like family. When you leave the city, and drive into Cherry Falls, it’s like you’ve finally come home. The cherry on top? Each book delivers a swoon-worthy, sexy romance! So welcome to Cherry Falls, we hope you stay awhile!
Merrrick (Knight's Ridge Fire Department, #1)
Lana Dash - 2021
His Summer Intern
Jessa Kane - 2020
The owner, Caleb, is a young, former military man with tortured grey eyes—and he believes Juno is the summer intern he was expecting to help him with research on his novel. With no choice but to go along with his misconception, the two tumble headlong into a wild obsession with one another that can’t be tamed. But the truth about Juno’s real identity lurks, waiting to jump out and bite them. When it does, will their passion be put to the test? Or does an obsession like theirs overcome all?
Tempted Cowboy
Frankie Love - 2021
And I want to unravel each one.This posh city girl may not belong in the country, but she sure as hell belongs with me.Now I’ve just got to explain that to her…
Under the Mistletoe
Aria Cole - 2017
But you won't find Declan Callaghan on Santa's nice list, and the devilish dimples and twinkle in his eye leave Aurora wondering what it would be like to be at the top of this cocky carpenter's naughty list.Together, they're the biggest natural disaster to hit this Rocky Mountain town, but that won't stop Declan from trying to win the heart of the sassy, curvy caregiver who's left an indelible tattoo on his soul. He's going to have to move mountains to get Aurora under the mistletoe, but maybe a sprinkle of Christmas magic is all they need to find their way to each other--and to everlasting love.
Warning:
Grab your jingle bells and hold on tight, Declan and Aurora are about to light up your holiday! Stuffed full of festive cheer, cheesy one-liners, Christmas confessions, and a lifetime of love, this classic love story with a dirty twist is sure to leave you wishing for your own cocky carpenter under the mistletoe!
His Ward
Sam Crescent - 2018
Now that his friend is dead, he’s the one that’s got to take charge of Mavis Miller. The only problem … she’s not a girl. From the first moment he sees Mavis, his reaction to her scares the shit out of him. He’s now responsible for her, and that means he shouldn’t be thinking about her in anyway at all. Mavis has never fitted in. Even her parents hated her and shipped her off to boarding school. Luca is different, and the scar on his face doesn’t scare her. After eighteen years of being ignored, she’s shocked when Luca takes her over his knee and punishes her for putting herself in danger. His touch. His hands. They drive her wild, and she wants him. She’s the first woman to not flinch away. He should tell her no. He’s the guardian, but he doesn’t see her as his ward. No, he sees her as his, and he doesn’t want to just protect her—he wants to own her.
A Man in Uniform (American Heroes, #4)
Leah Holt - 2020
But I believed in us, I believed in our love.He left to serve our country. Promising to always stay with me no matter where he was.He broke his promise. He got on that bus and I never heard from him again.So, I did what anyone would, I moved on. I left him in the past, right beside the broken heart gave me.Five years came between us, five years for me to forget all about him.Until the night he swoops in and saves me. The boy I remember has turned into a hard bodied soldier. His muscles are thick, his arms strong, protective, holding me like he never wants to let me go.And his smile, his smile still makes my heart flutter.I don't know what to do. He hurt me once already.Do I forgive him and give him a second chance?Or do I let go of this man in uniform?*Meet Wyatt Saint, a man with a mission to get what he wants. This quick, hot, full of feels story has a happily ever after!
Mistletoe Magic
Dee Ellis - 2019
Once upon a time, he didn't though — and coming to Snowden is meant to help him find his way again. What he does not mean to find is the beautiful angel who runs Mistletoe, a year-round Christmas store.He certainly does not want to feel what she makes him feel.To rid himself of her, the sickly-sweet store, and hopefully how bad he wants her, he intends to kick her out before the holiday.Only when he goes to tell her it’s time to pack it up, he can’t. Not just because he finds her singing jingle bells and looking like a sinfully sexy angel, but because he can no longer deny the truth. Malcom might hate the holidays — but he does not hate Noel King.No, he loves everything merry and bright about her — it seems her Mistletoe Magic has made him forget what it means to be a grinch.
Protective Custody (American Heroes #8)
L. Nicole - 2020
He wants Keely for his own—but he tries to keep her at arm’s length because she’s the daughter of his partner.He asked Kingston to look after Keely, but he’s pretty sure looking after her isn’t supposed to involve all the dirty little things he wants to do to her.But when an enemy rises up and Keely gets caught in the crossfire, all bets are off.Kingston will stop at nothing to protect the woman he loves—the woman he has always loved.Lily is back just in time for the Fourth of July to serve you up a hot American Hero that’s sure to give your holiday a big bang! As always the story inside is hotter than the July sun, safe, filled with true love, and enough sparkle to shine all night long!
Love Child
Kat Austen - 2016
Love Child caters to wealthy bachelors who’ve been unsuccessful in creating a family through traditional means. Despite Love Child being an unconventional route to take, the conception takes place exactly the way nature intended. Nearing forty and still single, Abel has accepted he won’t meet the right woman to marry and have a family with, so Love Child is his last hope for becoming a father. He’s gone through the files of the potential donors and handpicked one perfect candidate to create his baby with. The moment he comes face to face with Adeline Matthews, Abel knows she’s the one. But not just the one he’s hoping to make a baby with. She’s the one he’s hoping to create a family with.
His Virgin Ward: And Older Man Younger Woman Romance
Lila Younger - 2017
Her mother passed away when she was only five, and her father can’t seem to hold down a job. She does everything she can to keep it together, but she wishes for once she didn’t have to be the responsible one. When her father’s gambling addiction threatens their family, she ends up under Wyatt’s care. Wyatt’s the polar opposite of Isabelle’s father, and for the first time in a long time, there’s someone willing to put Isabelle first. She never intended to fall in love with him, but the longer she stays, the more she knows that love at first sight isn’t just a fairytale, and what’s meant to be will happen… one way or another. No matter how much he tries to fight it, Wyatt can’t stop his attraction to Isabelle. He promised her father that he would protect her, but the biggest threat isn’t from the world outside, it’s from the desire inside his own heart. How long can Wyatt last? And would Isabelle understand? The wait for these two is so, so good and so, so hot that it may just send your tablet up in flames. You’ve been warned! (Lila Younger writes hot, steamy romance with no cheating and a HEA every time because love stories are always a little better when they’re naughty. If you’re looking for a novella that’s guaranteed to leave your heart - and your panties!- melting, then start reading!)
Hail Mary: A Curvy Woman Romance (Oakwood City Players Book 3)
C.L. Cruz - 2021
Mother Trucker
Piper King - 2016
I f*ck who I want. When I want. And I always leave them begging for more. I roll into town, take the best piece of ass I can find, and then move on before the sun rolls into the morning clouds. But not Lucy, the sunshine of a girl who works at the truck stop diner off Exit 276. She’s too sweet and too fragile for a bad boy like me to screw over. My past is mine to bear alone. Except one look at those gorgeous green eyes, and I’m toast. Hell, I’m only a f*cking man. And a man can’t resist what he wants no matter how hard he tries. LUCY I had big dreams for my life, but they flew right out the window when I used all my college savings to bail my brother out of an awful mess. So, now I work in the grimy truck stop diner every night, serving up greasy food to leering men. It’s the only way to get by. There’s one trucker I don’t mind so much though. Mysterious, rugged, dangerous. He’s the hottest man I’ve ever seen, and he looks like he likes to f*ck hard. Turns out he does. Now I’ve had his baby. Too bad he’s disappeared without a trace. Even though I try to hate him, I can’t get him off my mind. I want him to come back and be a father to our child. But that’s not the only thing I want. I want to give him my heart. Enjoy this sexy standalone romance, HEA guaranteed!