She's a corporate executive and his new next neighbor. Vanessa Imenerse is a beautiful, African American woman, who is both smart and savvy. A corporate headhunter is trying to get her to accept a job as CEO of GainsCorp, so Vanessa thought she’d enjoy a well earned vacation in New York at his expense. The only downside is her neighbor is constantly shouting at people. Vanessa decides to investigate. She discovers her neighbor is an incredibly handsome man who is bed bound while he recovers from a car accident. When Vanessa walks into his apartment Carter sees a beautiful woman who identifies herself as Vanessa I’m-a-nurse (Imenerse) and he immediately thinks she has been sent by the nursing agency to replace the girl who quit! Vanessa tries to explain the misunderstanding, but he won’t listen and through compassion she decides to help him. They both fall in love while she looks after him and after he recovers they explore New York city together. But neither of them realize that the job Vanessa has been offered is to replace Carter in his career as CEO of GainsCorp. Can their relationship survive this massive dilemma? Vanessa is torn between the great job offer and the man she has come to love. Once again, she must choose between love and her career. And when secrets from Vanessa's path began to resurface, will their bond be able to keep them together? Or will everything fall apart... The CEO's Reluctant Lover Series =========================== Book 1: April 2014 Book 2: May 2014 Book 3: June 2014

    

    She knows only one man strong enough to help: the ruthless Russian billionaire Vadim Ramazanov. Going to him is a gamble. He wields his power like a weapon. And because he knows her twin sister’s true nature, he immediately distrusts her. Nia has no choice. In order to protect her niece Zahara, she must throw herself at a man who could easily destroy her...especially if he learns her secret. Vadim knows Nia is hiding something. He intends to keep his distance, but it’s impossible to stay away from the resilient young woman who has invaded his home and thawed his frozen heart. She would make a perfect mother for Zahara...and a perfect wife. Vadim longs to claim her, but she flinches from his touch. He must convince her to trust him so that he can use all of his power to protect her.

    To celebrate, she decides to take a walk on the wild side. The moment she spots the tall, blonde, handsome Rick Markham at a charity bachelor auction, her libido slips into active overdrive. Although she's been hurt in the past, she determines to get more for her money than dinner and pleasant conversation. Rick Markham is ready to settle down and raise a family with his ideal woman: a tall, slender, beautiful blonde. This description does not apply to the sultry, plus-sized Jennifer Rose, who wins a bidding war with his ideal woman, requiring him to spend an evening with her. After a surprising dinner, a slow dance, and several kisses that excite and arouse him, Rick is ready to hop into the sack with Jennifer for a one-night stand. Neither of them is prepared for what happens when he does... "For anyone looking for a sweet endearing story that will stick with you, this is it." - April Taylor for Sensual Romance

    Everybody knows you don’t fall in love with your boss. Especially when he’s a cold, distant, tyrannical alpha male. I did it anyway. But I always hid my feelings … until that day. When I made an offhand comment he wasn’t meant to hear, and he took me up on it. If falling for your boss is bad, sleeping with him is even worse. So when he breaks my heart, I’ll only have myself to blame. NOTE: This title was previously published

    This first volume features 6 different blazing stories about sexy interracial couples. 1-900-BrownSugar - Pepper Pace Monica didn’t know that nice women who were devoted to their husbands, and that took pride in their looks and their homes, still got cheated on, just like anyone else. She soon discovers that there is another side to her good-girl persona just waiting to be revealed, and her Unknown Client is just the one to help her discover it… but what really hides behind the voice on the other end of the phone? Fudge Brownies 2: Besties - CeCe Monét Overworked mover and shaker Sean Hirsch is adjusting to his new life in New York City, following his breakup with diva extraordinaire Beverly Simmons. Meanwhile, Tina Bradford is totally in love with her long-time best friend; now she just has to get them both on the same page about how they’re destined to be together… So what happens when two busy professionals literally bump into each other during their quests for love, passion, fulfillment, and freedom from their past heartaches? A Wrong Turn Towards Love - Pepper Pace *A darkly comedic misadventure befalls a lone Black woman that takes a wrong turn, which leads to murder, the Klan, and a big sexy mountain man named Bodie. *Warning: this story contains racist language. Lucky - CeCe Monét Missy Jones is a single Mom who’s seriously down and out and could use a drastic change of her crappy streak of luck and quick too! That’s when she meets mischievous, mysterious, and seriously hot Miguel Sánchez. Yet as everything gets turned upside down in Missy’s world, what will she discover that Miguel is hiding? Can she really trust him, or will she have to opt to keep trying her luck alone in the world without him? The Delicate Sadness - Pepper Pace The world that Rosia Banks thought she would always live in came to a crashing halt with the death of her husband. Now a widow at the age of 37, she must either recreate her life, or else continue existing in the safety of her loneliness. It takes a man that she has never laid eyes on, and who’s so different from anything she’s ever experienced before, to show her the way.   The Question - CeCe Monét Shy lady Jerricia Robbins, aka JR, never dreamed that the amazingly talented and ultra sexy guy, Kazuki Nakayama that she’s had her eye on from a distance, and for a while, would so suddenly ask her a single question that would completely change her life…

    . . Davis Strong has no business lusting after the new director of the Youth Center his aunt has hired. But who can resist a woman named Candy? He wants to make love to her luscious lips, caress her smooth and creamy skin, and savor her mocha-colored body. Only then will he get the dessert he's been waiting for--a taste of her sweet, hot center. . . Sinfully Delicious. . . It isn't fair that one man should consume her thoughts the way Davis Strong does. But no man does it for her like this one. At night, alone in her bed, Candy dreams about her lover, lying beneath his rock hard body, naked and exposed, begging him to touch her, to taste her, to fill her. It's the ultimate sexual fantasy and Candy's ready for the real thing. . . "A scrumptious page turner. . .a must-read author!" --Jaid Black

    The people of Penns Point, Kentucky, are no different. They've always protected their own. Aaren Robinson hadn't exactly run away-thrown out was more like it, when she was barely eighteen. From that day forward she turned her back on the past and constructed a perfect life for herself in New York City, one where she was in charge of her destiny. Now, she's returned home, to honor the father who'd never loved her, and lay him to rest alongside the mother she'd barely known. It will put her face to face with the secrets of the past, and also with Jarrod Pennington, the one she should have been warned about. Aaren is the story of a woman's journey to understanding her own heart, and the powerful ties of first love.

    She's the middle-daughter in a family that shines bright. Painfully shy, incredibly brilliant, she works hard to find her way in a town that she's unable to shine in. She dreams of the day when she can go away. Connor McCullough is the most popular kid in town, son of the richest man in town and her bully. He plays a particularly cruel trick on Cheyenne at the end of high school prompting Cheyenne to leave and vow to never return to Cedarwild again. 10 Years Later Cheyenne returns for her high school reunion. She, returns only because her family and best friend beg her to return to the town that she has avoided for so long. While still shy, she's changed over the years and has seen the world and become incredibly successful in her own right. Connor is a man is at the crossroads of his life and trying to make amends for the choices he's made in the past. He's now a single father and trying to do right by his son and show him how to be a good person. When he sees Cheyenne at their high school reunion he now has the opportunity to right his biggest wrong-all of the years he spent tormenting her. Sparks will fly in this second chance contemporary bwwm romance.

    She has only twelve months to live. She decides to spend what precious time she has, enjoying life to the fullest and making a difference. Ana buys a bakery from owners who are going into foreclosure and gifts it back to them with one condition. She wants to work for them occasionally and serve up some of her delicious confections. Dimitri Petrovsky is the eldest son of one of the richest and most powerful families in St. Petersburg, Russia. Though business is important, his family regards love as the keystone of success. Before his father will give him control of the family dynasty, Dimitri must be married. His stubborn nature compels him to refuse and he moves to the States to take charge of the family’s American business interests instead. The distance provides a sense of safety and, to appease his parents, he tells them he met and married a woman after a whirlwind romance. The ruse works, until his parent’s fortieth wedding anniversary. Not only is he required to attend the celebration, but he must bring his new wife. Dimitri has spent weeks going to a local Bistro just for the opportunity to watch the beautiful woman who works at a nearby bakery. She’s a little rough around the edges, but Dimitri is running out of time and decides to make his move. When Ana is approached by a handsome stranger who asks her to be his pretend wife, she thinks he’s lost his mind. After talking to Dimitri for a while, she realizes he’s sane but doesn’t know the meaning of fun or joy. She decides to turn the tables and make him her next project. She accepts his invitation, but he has to abide by a few stipulations. They must spend one month getting to know each other so they will appear to be a real couple and Dimitri has to do everything Ana wants, no resistance, no questions. The days fly by and, before either of them realize it, they have fallen in love. There is one glitch, however. Ana has not told Dimitri she is dying. The Project is a standalone novel written by Leila Lacey, the popular romance author of the Curvy Goddess series.

    But that doesn't mean she doesn't fantasize about steamy nights filled with passion. Ciaran is a boy from her past. In high school, he was her bully. Now, he claims that it was all a misunderstanding. Yeah, right.Ciaran Gregson wanted Kendal from the moment he saw her, but his family stood in his way. Now, he's an adult and he'll allow nothing to stand in his way. Not even Kendal's reluctance to trust in him or in love. He's more than willing to help Kendal live out her naughty fantasies and he'll win her heart along the way.WARNING: Kendal's fantasies include forced seduction and may not be for everyone.

    Because she's black, she assumes she can't be prejudiced. She ignores her heart's reminder that she left Jonathan because he was white. She also ignores the warning bells that tell her she's with her finance, Doctor Steven Anderson, because her parents approve of the colour of his skin. With him, she can have the babies her parents will love, the babies she couldn't have with Jonathan. Jonathan Steele finally has what he wanted, a promising career with a good law firm. Love is the last thing on his mind. He thought he had it once, but spent seven months of his life in jail, betrayed by the woman who claimed she loved him. Kari's purchase of a timeshare brings Jonathan and his firm back into Kari's. Can they dismiss their past or will final judgement sentence them to try again?

    He was the definition of what one might call a square. The only thing that was not average about him was his heart. Ever since birth, he has needed a new heart and has been on the waiting list for what seems like an eternity. When he received the call that he was next on the list for a heart transplant, he along with his loving fiancé were excited. Little did they know that he was about to have a change of heart in more ways than one. They say the heart wants what the heart wants. Well, what if that heart belonged to someone else? What if that heart wasn’t so average and lived on the wilder side of life? What if that heart was to beat for another woman and craved another’s existence? They say the mind forgets but the heart remembers! Is that true? Well, Elijah is sure about to find out and his world is about to get a bit more chaotic.

    But it isn’t enough. The company’s going under, and Johari sees no way out of her current predicament than to sell the company to Schöne Haut, the beauty juggernaut owned by the Vollmer family. Rald Vollmer wants nothing more than to be rid of his wife, Helga. On paper, she looks like the perfect foil for his up-and-coming business persona, but in reality she’s nothing short of psychotic. Sparkling Gem, and the woman who created it, presents him with the perfect chance to break free of his family’s influence. It’s just a business arrangement, he tells himself, carefully calculated to give him what he wants. But the better he gets to know Johari, the less he’s able to stay emotionally aloof, and what began as a calculated plan rapidly turns into something much, much more personal.

    Renata, celebrating her divorce, throws away her good girl image for one glorious night in the arms of a sexy handsome stranger. Five months later, she pregnant with no husband in sight.Baron Damien DeWinters, hotel magnate, can't get the beautiful Renata or her red lace knickers out of his head. He searches for her and discovers he's about to be the daddy of twins. What's a proper English baron supposed to do? Too bad Renata, after a highly unpleasant divorce, isn't about to commit again. Damien sets out to make her his wife and falls in love instead.