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Bryce


Nana Malone - 2017
    Bryce Coulter is The Player. Don’t call it a come back….Because no one else is. Poised to live up to his legacy, tennis player, Blake Colby, loses it all on one swing. Now, with the pressure on and his future in jeopardy, the last thing he needs is a smart-mouthed, training partner with attitude and a killer swing — or maybe she’s exactly what he needs. Rich, spoiled and moneyed — seen that, been dragged through the dirt behind that. Tami Ivey, gets enough of the bad boy trust fund kids at work. She doesn’t need it in her sanctuary too. Playing tennis is the only way to connect to the girl she used to be before tragedy struck. The day Bryce Coulter turns up at her court, she turns on that classic attitude. If there’s anything she’s learned it’s how to make a guy run. Except, he’s not running. And maybe she doesn’t want him to....

Wild Passion


Mari Carr - 2017
    Problem is he wants Pat’s Pub—and he’s not taking no for an answer. Caitlyn should despise him for threatening her family’s business, but there’s something about Lucas’s dominant nature that awakens the hidden submissive inside her.What should be a run-of-the-mill real estate acquisition goes off the rails quickly when Lucas meets the granddaughter of the owner. Lucas never mixes business with pleasure, but that rule is broken when he meets Cait. Soon the couple is thrust into a steamy affair that will ultimately force them to choose between family loyalty and love.Wild Passion is a standalone story that was previously titled January Girl.

Breakout


Stephanie Kay - 2017
    At least that’s the plan. Six months ago, her world imploded when she walked in on her fiancé with another woman. After calling off her wedding, she spent a week acting completely out of character in the Tuscan countryside with a scorchingly hot man. They didn’t even exchange last names. Ethan Hartnell has grudgingly returned home. He's got an image to fix after being traded to the San Francisco Strikers, due to some questionable behavior. He plans to keep his nose to the ice, focusing on the career he loves. Everything is going according to plan, until he walks into a friend’s bar and sees her. She’d left him in her bed in Italy, with a note, and run. Which is exactly what she does when they see each other again. It should be a sign. So why does he keep chasing her? This is an 83,000 novel with a HEA and NO cliffhanger! Only for readers 18+. This series is connected with the Love by the Bay series, but each book can be read as a standalone.

Breakaway


Catherine Gayle - 2013
    He can’t lose focus now—not with his career on the line. But when his best friend’s little sister makes him an offer he can’t refuse, Eric could lose the drive the team relies on from their captain.Still in a downward spiral after a life-altering event in college, Dana Campbell is desperate to try anything to break away from the horror of that fateful night—even enlisting the help of the only man she trusts completely.No matter how irresistible she is or how tempting the offer, Eric might not be able to cross that line—especially with the team’s chance at the playoffs on the line. Now, Eric has to take one last shot, but will he choose Dana’s Breakaway chance at happiness or the move that could secure his career?

Do Not Disturb


Mary Billiter - 2016
    When a luxury beachfront hotel in the OC conducts a mass hire, Katie Flanagan's ninth in line. Is it her dream job? Possibly. Will it help her escape living with her parents for the rest of her life? Hopefully. Add in two hot new hires: one who is her type in all the wrong ways and one who has her questioning what she really wants and needs. Either way, she has a choice to make. When Katie discovers a secret document aimed at downsizing the staff, she finds her voice and pens a press release that places the hotel, and her, at the center of national coverage. When the corporate line is drawn in the sand, the question becomes - will she cross it? Havoc, heat, and hotel madness... welcome to the back hallways at the Waterfront Point Resort.

Little Pumpkin


Jamie Knight - 2019
     I’m down on my luck when it comes to jobs. So I’ve been trying to start an event planning business. I’m thrilled when a friend hires me to plan her Halloween party. And even more thrilled when I meet her handsome cousin. But then I realize he’s cocky and arrogant. He also seems to have some kind of dark past. I tell myself not to let down my guard. But he wants to go up my witch’s dress. And I want to let him. Just for one night of festive fun. It’s not like we’ll be joined together for life… right? But a pregnancy scare means the Halloween spirit stays in the air. And soon he’s not the only one with a secret he’s hiding. He doesn’t want to let me out of his life. But what if I’m carrying a new one belonging to both of us? Little Pumpkin is a full length Halloween-themed secret baby romance novel. Jamie Knight promises to always bring you a happy ever after filled with plenty of heat. And never any cheating or cliffhangers!

Unbreakable


Rebecca Shea - 2013
    She’s a good daughter, makes excellent grades, and always strays on the safe side of life. The last thing she thought would ever happen was falling in love with her best friend’s brother. But sometimes fate just has a way of bringing two people together. Wide receiver for the University of Arizona, Gabe Garcia, seems to have it all. When his feelings for Jessica come to surface, Gabe will give up everything to be with her. But what happens when a tragedy abruptly changes the course of your life? For Jessica and Gabe, everything they thought they knew about each other will be questioned. Sometimes, there are scars in life that are cut too deep to completely heal. Will their love prove to be unbreakable, or will it shatter and prove fate is just another lie?*This book contains mature subject matter and is not intended for those under 17 years of age.*

Broke


Alexandria Hunt - 2016
    Join me on my new journey as Alexandria Hunt! Tennyson: He threw mud in my hair in third grade, and from that moment on, Chase Evans and I were inseparable. He was the rich football star, and I was from the wrong side of the tracks, but everybody knew our love would conquer all. A twisted setup in our senior year ended with me breaking his heart. He left town, and I knew I'd be alone forever after that. But he came back and decided I was his again, and how could I disagree? I wanted him with every fiber of my being, but I couldn’t let myself fall for him. Not when there was something I had to tell him. Something that might destroy any hope of a second chance. Something that would change the course of our lives, no matter what his reaction was. Chase: Tennyson Holland broke my heart the summer after graduation. Scratch that...she f*cking shattered my heart. I left for school and never looked back. Meaningless fling after meaningless fling couldn't plug the hole she’d left in her wake, so I sank myself into getting my MBA and living up to the demands of my college football full scholarship. I was a hotshot superstar, right up until my stepdad lost everything our family owned and I blew out my knee in a stupid play gone wrong. I was forced back to our small hometown, ego shattered as badly as my knee, our family poor as hell, me drifting and still so god damned broken. From the moment I saw her again, I knew I had to have her. But would she take me back, knowing I had nothing? Would we ever get our second chance? **Warning, the hot sex and suggestive, naughty language would indicate this is better left to those over the age of 18. Some books might lure you in with claims of insta-love, kindle melting, panty steaming hot short stories, but this is not that book. I will guarantee you get a sweet, sexy, small town second chance romance...Chase is singularly obsessed with Tennyson and she's the same with him. This will make your toes curl in anticipation, make your heart pound faster with excitement and make you hold your kindle to your chest and close your eyes in pure happiness at the end. You will love falling in love with this standalone full length tale of passion. That's my Alexandria Hunt Romance promise. But don't worry, I've got your back...quick and dirty panty melting stories are on their way too.

Fighting Envy


Jennifer Miller - 2015
    Other people, like me, are branded by something - actions or words. "No one will ever love you, Rowan, you're not worthy." Those are the words that created my blemish, my scar, my mark upon my soul. They were words whispered by the woman who should have loved me most. But in the darkest moment of my life, one where I stood abandoned and alone, one man proved to me that she was wrong. When I desperately needed someone, MMA fighter Jackson Stone crashed into my life. He wasn't the one who should have been there, but he was exactly the person I needed He believed that only fools live in the past. He showed me that a real relationship is full of dreams, faith, trust and passion. He taught me that love is worth fighting for - even when it's unexpected and more of a collision of hearts and souls. He proved that the wrong man at the right moment can heal everything.

His Huge Rock


Sarah J. Brooks - 2017
     I’m the guy they all want to marry, but I won’t get down on one knee for anyone. They’re the ones who need to get on their knees. And they all do. And they stay there, on their knees in front of me, until I let them get back up. Maybe you think I don’t deserve a wife. Maybe you’re right. Two days ago I wouldn’t have cared. But now, all that’s changed. Kristina Masters. She knows how to use her sweet assets. She won’t get on her knees for me. But she will be mine. Whatever it takes. Even if I know she’s not who she says she is… His Huge Rock is a standalone, full-length novel of approximately 150 000 words. No cheating, no cliffhanger, and a guaranteed happily ever after. Includes bonus content! FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED!

Royally Yours: A Bad Boy Baby Romance


Amy Brent - 2018
    Until I met her. Now I have to choose — her or my throne. And the clock is ticking...

Sports Baby


Mia Carson - 2016
    Life is good until she gets a makeover, and Jack, the all-around bad boy, notices her and won’t quit until she gives in to him. A steamy night in the bed of his truck changes her life, and she disappears without saying so much as goodbye. She’s content with her new life until she runs into Jack... years later. Jack’s life is perfect – he’s rich, sexy, and has a full football scholarship. Jack had it all and nothing could stop him from leaving his small town behind after graduation. When Danielle shows up several years later, she disrupts his plans, and he’s willing to let go of everything, including his professional football career, just to have her. He wants answers: why did she disappear without a word eight years ago? A chance encounter brings them together, and Danielle is still on the run, but this time, she’s not alone. This is a full-length novel with no cliffhangers and a Happily Ever After ending! PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Bonus! For a limited time, this edition of SPORTS BABY contains two extra romance books!

Anything but Minor


Kate Stewart - 2016
    She also has no filter.”“He’s no southern gentlemen.”“I had one last season to prove my worth.”“I’d never seen a game.”“He told me he was a player.”“She told me she was a lesbian.”“But you fell in love with me anyway.”“Yeah, baby, I totally did.”

Our Options Have Changed


Julia Kent - 2016
    Fantasy is her job. And she’s very, very good at what she does. As director of design for the O Spa chain, a sophisticated women’s club that is trending its way into being the Next Big Thing, Chloe’s ready to take on the world. One baby at a time. Her home study’s done, and she’s about to adopt, a thirty-something single mother by choice. Who needs to put her life on hold for the right guy when the right baby is waiting for her? Besides, talk about fantasy. The right guy? Pfft. Right. And then in walks Nick Grafton, with those commanding sapphire eyes and wavy blonde hair and a sophisticated mouth that only smiles for her. He’s perfect. But the last thing Nick wants is to start fresh with a new baby as his college-age kids fly the coop. A single father for more than fifteen years after his wife walked out on her family, Nick finally tastes freedom. But he likes the taste of Chloe more. * * * Our Options Have Changed is a full-length standalone contemporary romance, the first in the On Hold series by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julia Kent and journalist-turned-fiction-writer Elisa Reed. It is a loose spinoff from Julia Kent’s Shopping for a Billionaire series, with cameo appearances from favorite characters.

Blindsided


Emma Hart - 2015
    Two agendas. Two games.What happens when the out-there It-Boy of football meets the secret It-Girl of fashion?As the daughter of Hollywood’s sweetheart, Leah Veronica can’t even buy a coffee without finding her face on a magazine stand, so it’s no wonder she’s launching her first fashion line in secret. With it debuting at New York Fashion Week in just under a month, extra time in the spotlight is the last thing she needs.The son of the best quarterback the league has ever seen, filling legendary shoes as the L.A. Vipers’ quarterback was inevitable for Corey Jackson. So was meeting Leah Veronica—the first girl to hand him his ass without putting a hair out of place.Getting the handsome, prickly blonde into his bed becomes his number one goal. But getting the sexy, over-confident footballer the hell away from her becomes Leah’s—at least until she realizes the best way to do that is to give him what he wants.If only it was that simple.When Corey discovers who she is, and private photos of Hollywood’s finest find their way online, everything they thought they knew is thrown into disarray.And when secrets are exposed and hearts are shattered, they have to figure out if they’ve been blindsided by love or reality, and if it’s worth running the extra yard to win the game they never meant to play.