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Read, Write, Love at Seaside


Addison Cole - 2014
    He spends twelve hours a day in front of his computer, rarely leaving the seclusion of his beach-front property, where he’s come to finish his latest thriller — that is, until free-spirited Leanna Bray nearly drowns in the ocean trying to save her dog. Kurt’s best-laid plans are shot when he comes to their rescue. Kurt’s as irritated as he is intrigued by the sexy, hot mess of a woman who lives life on a whim, forgets everything, and doesn’t even know the definition of the word organized.Leanna’s come to the Cape hoping to find a fulfilling career in the jam-making business, and until she figures out her own life, a man is not on the menu. But Leanna can’t get the six-two, deliciously muscled and tragically neat Kurt out of her mind. She tells herself she’s just stopping by to say thank you, but the heart-warming afternoon sparks an emotional and unexpectedly sweet ride as Kurt and Leanna test the powers of Chemistry 101: Opposites Attract.Read, Write, Love at Seaside is a Sweet with Heat novel and conveys all of the passion you'd expect to find between two people in love without any graphic scenes or harsh language. If you're looking for a spicier romance, pick up the steamy edition, Read, Write, Love, written by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. Addison Cole is Melissa's sweet-romance pen name.

Mirror


Cassia Leo - 2012
    When Brina Kingston is hired by Luke’s competitor as a corporate spy, Brina successfully works her way into a position as Luke Maxwell’s new executive assistant. What Brina doesn’t expect is to find herself in a compromising position in his bed.Brina thinks she has the savvy to see past Luke’s cunning intellect and extract the trade secrets she was hired to acquire. But she soon finds herself falling for his charms and risking the most important assignment of her career and, possibly, the greatest relationship of her life.This is the first installment in the LUKE Series.

All the Way: A Dad's Best Friend Novella (Unexpected Love Book 1)


Violet Haze - 2019
    Guess now is the perfect time to return home and visit my dad while rebuilding my life. Turns out he’s on vacation and his best friend Theo is staying with us. Standing undressed in the bedroom doorway, he stares at me with hunger in his eyes, and the last thing I’ll do is deny him what we both want. When one passionate kiss leads to something more, what will my father have to say about us taking our mutual attraction all the way? This short and steamy story is first in a series of standalone novellas!

Summer Lake Romance Box Set: Book 1-3


S.J. McCoy - 2016
    They have kept in touch over the years and now, in their early thirties, their lives are drawing them back to Summer Lake and to each other. Book 1: Love Like You've Never Been Hurt Emma Douglas came to Summer Lake as an orphan twenty three years ago. After losing her parents so young and later suffering a disastrous marriage, she believes that love only ever leads to pain and loss. When she meets Jack Benson, the business partner of her childhood friend Pete, she sees everything she used to long for in a man; tall, dark, and drop dead gorgeous! Despite their undeniable attraction, Emma is too scared to risk her heart, especially on a man so much like her ex - sexy, smart, funny, successful and no doubt the same kind of cheat! When events lead them both to Summer Lake for the summer, will Jack be able to persuade her that he's nothing like her ex in all the ways that really matter? That the love she used to dream of isn't a little girl's fantasy, but a reality they can share if she can get past her fear and learn to trust? Book 2: Work Like You Don't Need the Money Holly Hayes is a realist, if nothing else. She's going to be Maid of Honor at her best friend, Emma's wedding in Summer Lake. Pete Hemming, self made millionaire, powerful CEO, all around good guy, is going to be the Best Man. If they're going to be able to get through their official duties, there's one thing they'll need to deal with first. Sex! He may be out of her league socially and financially, but one thing is clear. He wants her. She wants him. What's the harm in one night of passion? It's inevitable they're going to end up naked together. So it's best to get it out of the way early, right? So they can get on with organizing the wedding. Pete Hemming is a man with a plan. He's lived his life by the plan, built his business by it. The plan doesn't allow for a woman in his life, only in his bed. Trouble is, once he gets Holly into his bed, he can't get her out of his mind. But he can't let her into his life, can he? Book 3: Dance Like Nobody's Watching Missy Malone has had a great summer, watching her friends meet wonderful guys and fall in love. She even has a wonderful guy in her own life. Trouble is, he's only in her life to mentor her son, Scot. She just has to stop daydreaming that he could be as good for her as he is for Scot. What would he ever see in her anyway? She's a broke single mom who talks too much, while he's a quiet, shy, tech genius. And besides...he has a girlfriend! On paper, Dan Benson has a great life in San Jose. His software development company, his penthouse apartment, his car, and his girlfriend are all supposed to make him feel happy and successful. None of them do. Until he started visiting Summer Lake, he'd always been more comfortable around computers than people. These days he's comfortable hanging out with his brother, Jack, and his friends. He feels successful when he's helping Scot. Most of all, he's happier than he's ever been, when he can spend time with Missy. Will the attraction between them be enough to overcome the differences and obstacles that stand in their way? This book is intended for readers 18+

Billionaire's Flight


Alexa Davis - 2016
     On the flight, she literally runs into the handsome owner of Marks Air, billionaire Austin Marks. Austin has his own challenges when it comes to relationships and he's on his way to Sydney to solve a labor problem involving the crew building his newest hotel and casino. As Emily gets to know Austin, she finds him magnetic, but when a mix up at the hotel causes Austin to give her the hotel's penthouse, Emily is forced to face her dilemma head on. Will she choose her slowly sinking marriage or will she follow her longings and explore what is possible with Austin? * This is a super steamy alpha billionaire bad boy romance standalone novel *

Becoming Hank


Maggie M. Lily - 2021
    But, long before parenthood, they were in love.Take a step back in time to meet a young Henry "Trip" Trellis before he met Darla and changed the course of his destiny.Haven't read the Building the Circle series? No worries. This short read will introduce the family and leave you hungry for more!

Loving His Perfect Curvy Girl


Bailey Rock - 2020
    I just never knew that men like this really existed. Can I push down my self-doubt and allow myself to finally be loved? Working a new job in a desperate attempt to make ends meet is not for the faint of heart. When I accidentally drop dessert on the area’s most eligible bachelor, I know I’m screwed. I’m out of a job, just like I thought I’d be. But I find myself with a date. A date with the sexiest, kindest man I’ve ever met. I know that love at first sight isn’t real, but then why do I feel the way I do? Garrett Boring benefit dinners are all the same. That is, until a sexy redhead dumps my cheesecake in her lap. She loses her job, but I win the opportunity of a lifetime – to get to know her. Now that I’ve met Tiffany, nothing is going to keep me away from her. She may not know how perfect she is, but I do, and I want her. And I know that when I want something, I always get it. A Sexy Older Hero and Curvy Girl Love Sexy, steamy, and sure to please, this love story about an older Alpha claiming and protecting his younger curvy girl is sizzling and a great instant-love read! Designed to be a standalone story so you can read the series in any order, this book is full of instalove and smoldering scenes without any cheating. Enjoy this steamy love story with a great HEA. A gorgeous plus-size lady and her sexy Alpha are destined to an incredible life together…

How to Say Goodbye


Amber Lin - 2014
    She doesn’t even know how to hug. Everyone thinks she’s smart, but straight A's are way easier than making friends. Then she meets Dane, a golden-haired surfer whose easy charm and hot touch teach her what she longs to know.Dane lives for the salty breeze and a sweet wave, because that’s all he has. He’s been on the streets since he was fourteen. A drifter. Homeless. Then he meets Amy. Smart and accomplished, she’s everything he’s not. He wants to be the sort of man who deserves her.Except that means facing down his past—and that past might very well swallow them both.

Hooked


Claire Adams - 2015
    She strings her paycheck from rent day to rent day, never able to put anything together, to make anything of herself. Her beautiful dance studio, for both young girls and old, barely keeps her fed or keeps clothes on her back. And, because of this busy, ever-brimming schedule, she is unable, ever, to live her life. To meet anyone romantically. To think about sex, let alone have it. Until: Drew arrives. He’s handsome, charming. He leads her away from her troubles, to a perfect day at the ballpark, to heart-wrenching sex in the Four Seasons—the height of luxury. Molly is unsure of what to do, brimming with such love, such longing. She’s been ripped from her life of unrest, of constant stress, and brought into this new world of orgasmic experiences and riches. But will this immaculate world of sex, of grandeur truly solve her problems? Will she find herself losing her true passion—dance—on her way to a better, more fulfilling life? And how often can she lie to this supposed “man of her dreams” until she has to fess up about her true, hopeless self?

Stranded


J.C. Valentine - 2012
    After a long day’s work, Felix is looking forward to getting back to his luxury apartment in the city. When he detours onto a road less traveled in order to shave off some travel time, the last thing he expects is to wind up stranded in a roadside ditch in the middle of a downpour–or to fall into the arms of a beautiful woman.Recently divorced, jobless, friendless and utterly alone, Poppy Montgomery is struggling to convince herself that single life is what she wants–needs. Then a handsome stranger staggers into her life and sparks fly. Riding out the storm together, their instant connection seems like the perfect opportunity to explore a night of passion, but will one night be enough to satisfy their craving for one another?AUTHOR'S NOTE: Stranded is the first in an interconnected series of erotic romance. Each book can be read as a stand alone, but you will find that each new character has been previously introduced in some way. As an introduction to the series, Stranded is a novella, but rest assured each new addition will be a full length novel worth sinking your teeth into.

Candy Store


Bella Andre - 2007
    Tobey Danville isn't about to turn down a cute, curvy blonde who offers sizzling-hot sex in a commercial refrigerator at his best friend's wedding reception. But the next day, when Callie discovers that Tobey is the consultant she has hired to save her store, they find it difficult to concentrate on business. Especially when giving and getting pleasure in each other's arms is so much more fun!

Trapped in Paradise


Deatri King-Bey - 2009
    Then comes along Jeremy King, the kind of man any woman would beg to be trapped in paradise with. Note this is a short story. Write Family Books Order Trapped in Paradise Tell Her How You Feel (Write Brothers) Santa’s Helper (Write Brothers) Third Time’s a Charm (Write Brothers) Tease (Write Brothers) If You Only Knew (Second Chances) Silk Scarves and Apples (Second Chances) All four novels of the Write Brothers series are contained in the eBox set Sons 4 Sale for only $7.99

Coming Home


Rebecca Barber - 2016
    Now it is finally time to go back. And with her friend’s birthday party days away, it is the perfect opportunity. On her way into town, her car breaks down, and then she’s attacked and left for dead among the dirt and dust on the roadside. Spencer McLaren never left home, but his heart did. In the same moment Zoe fled… Spencer had always been in Zoe’s life. Every time she’d needed him, he’d been there, arms open wide. When he spots a broken and battered Zoe stumbling along the side of the road, he can’t help but swoop in and rescue her. He rushes her to the hospital, but when she’s released, he can’t seem to let her go. Not again. Physically, Zoe feels fine. Emotionally, her head and her heart are a disaster… Spencer takes Zoe into his home and assigns himself the task of guardian and nurse. But her return puts strain on Spencer’s relationship with his brother, who isn’t happy to see Spencer falling for the girl who broke his heart again. Zoe knows she should leave, but her attacker is still out there, and being with Spencer is the only place she feels safe. She wants to make up for the pain she caused him in the past, but the attack has left her so broken and scared. Despite Zoe’s hesitations and constant battle to keep her emotions in check, Spencer is determined to keep her safe and make her never regret finally… Coming Home.

Not A Chance


Carter Ashby - 2013
    Until the worst snowstorm in Missouri history throws a wrench in the well-laid machinery of her life’s plans. That wrench comes in the form of her rescuer, hunky, flirtatious mechanic, Travis Lanier. Travis, a live-in-the-moment, romantic-at-heart kind of guy, isn’t too interested in the spoiled, ice queen he’s been forced to rescue. But that doesn’t mean he won’t try to get her into bed. Until he gets to know her, and suddenly wants so much more. After five days snowbound together, Arden and Travis find themselves forever changed. Returning to their regularly scheduled lives proves more difficult than either of them would have expected. When events ranging from troublesome to tragic interfere in Travis’s life, Arden is forced to choose. She can have the pristine future she has planned with her fiancé. Or she can embrace the messier, albeit more passionate, life with Travis. The result is a struggle to balance reason and romance, passion and practicality. And to ultimately find happiness and a forever kind of love.

One Date


Karina Ashe - 2015
    His solution happens to be standing right in front of him. Curvy Leah Frane has been driving him to distraction since the day she became his assistant.Now is his chance to do something about it.Leah is coerced into the date by her sexy, gorgeous boss - a man she wants so badly she can taste it. He only sees her as his super-efficient assistant - when he sees her at all.It's just one date. What could possibly happen?