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Marie York - 2015
Imperfect Chaos is available now. The only thing Nixon Bennett ever excelled at is fighting. No one ever understood him, especially his parents and sister. Then Brooklyn Davis walks into his gym, and his world shifts. Brooklyn is just like him in so many ways, and yet so fragile in others. Can she fix this broken boy even though she's broken herself?
Sweet Temptations: The Babysitter
L.M. Mountford - 2014
He had everything most men nearing middle age could want. A beautiful wife. A young son. All his hair.He still has his hair, but not all is at it seems. His idyllic life was turned upside down when he and his family were forced to move from their home in Bristol to a small Gloucester flat because of Richard’s new job and now he finds himself beset on all sides. However, that is not the sum of his problems. When his new supervisor, a promiscuous bombshell more than ten years his junior, sets her sights on him, she is by no means subtle about her interest in him, no matter who might be watching.But temptation comes in many forms, and Richard has recently found his eyes lingering on the woman from down stairs who babysits for them. Was it his imagination, or were her skirts getting shorter? In this first volume in L.M. Mountford’s sizzling debut series: Sweet Temptations, A naughty babysitter sets out to seduce her man. No matter what his wife might think, this tempting little wench is determined to rock his world…
When It Was Us
Larissa Weatherall - 2017
Now Anna is back in her hometown hoping she might be able to pick up the pieces. Anna is determined to get her life back together—to not let the disappointment of a failed marriage define her. That is, until the first man to ever break her heart steps in and throws her new plans for an independent future off course. Drew pushed Anna away in a moment of panic, and he’s lived with the regret since the day he watched her marry another man. Now he wants her back, and he’ll go to any length to prove he never stopped loving her. But ten years is a long time, and nothing is as simple as it was back then. Not only does Anna still carry the scar Drew left behind all those years ago, she also hides a secret that threatens to destroy their last hope to find happily ever after.
Keeping Secrets
Weston Parker - 2020
Not after it schemed to rip my heart out and leave me a single father.The biggest question I have is what to do with forever now that my wife is gone.As much as I hate it, it’s time for a break from my famous life.A year off to spend time with my little girl is what the doctor ordered.Giggles, smiles, and tons of ice cream for the two of us.And somehow, the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen runs the ice-cream parlor.But getting involved isn’t a choice. Not even when my little girl falls head over heels for this woman that’s stealing my every thought.No matter how much I want to give up everything for the curvy girl that’s rocking my world day and night.She deserves far more than me, but I’m just selfish enough to want to deny her another lover. To take up residence in her heart and stay.It gets even more serious when I find myself playing her fake boyfriend to her uppity mother. It’s a part I’d love to play daily.The promise of healing, love, and a big family have me running fast and hard because that same question plays over and over again…What if fate takes her away too?
Forever
Mary A. Wasowski - 2014
Modeling part-time to pay the bills, while she earned her teaching degree, Reese Mitchell never imagined her Nana’s prediction of finding her future husband could be possible. Then she met…HIM! Walker Reed, her handsome stranger. He was sexy as sin and one look from him, she was hooked.Loving Walker was effortless. He captured her heart with one touch making Reese lose herself in him. From strangers to lovers, they became two hearts…one love. Outside forces conspire to tear their love apart leaving her to wonder if two people from different worlds should stay together?When promised “Forever” from the man who loves her, Reese is left with only one thing to do. She trusts the promises made. She believes in the happily ever after. She believes in…FOREVER.
Sweet Temptation
Angel Steel - 2013
especially men. After escaping an abusive relationship she attempts to start a new life in a new city. Living close to her childhood friend Chantal, she's finally starting to feel at home. Men are the last thing on her mind, that is until she meets her smoldering bad boy neighbor Nathaniel Jackson. Her hesitation is huge, but the attraction is even greater. Nathaniel doesn't do relationships, just can't see himself as being a one woman man. His instant attraction to Skylar makes him think that he could change. Their connection is explosive. Nothing has ever felt this good. Being together with Nate, Skylar feels like she can finally trust a man. That is until they are presented with an unexpected surprise. Exes reemerge and with them a falling out neither saw coming. With all their past troubles and demons ready to emerge, can they escape the undeniable pull they have to each other, or will the dark past they both possess prove to be too difficult and keep them apart?
Rock Me Longer
Jenna Jacob - 2019
As lead singer of the iconic rock band, Licks of Leather, fame and fortune had been more than generous. Still, he was restless, struggling with burnout, and pondering hanging up his microphone for some peace and privacy.Sofia Jackson grew up poor and fast. After clawing her way out of the gutter, she worked diligently to earn a killer reputation in the music promotion industry, ensuring no one would ever have the power to drag her down again. Work was her life, which left her no room for frivolous fantasies, especially those about Burk.But their forbidden fantasies can’t be contained, and their passion combusts, consuming Burk and Sofia. When secrets are spilled and trust is broken will betrayal destroy them both?
THE DOMS OF GENESIS:Embracing My Submission – Book 1Masters Of My Desire – Book 2Master Of My Mind – Book 3Saving My Submission – Book 4Seduced By My Doms – Book 5Lured By My Master – Book 6Sin City Submission – NovellaBound To Surrender – NovellaResisting My Submission – Book 7Craving His Command – NovellaSeeking My Destiny – Book 8THE DOMS OF HER LIFE - RAINE FALLING:One Dom To Love – Book 1The Young And The Submissive – Book 2The Bold And The Dominant – Book 3The Edge Of Dominance – BookTHE DOMS OF HER LIFE - HEAVENLY RISING:The Choice – Book 1The Chase – Book 2HOTTIES OF HAVENSin On A Stick – Book 1Wet Dream – Book 2Revenge On The Rocks – Book 3Beef Cake – Book 4LICKS OF LEATHER (Bad Boys of Rock)Rock Me Longer – Book 1Rock Me Harder – Book 2Rock Me Slower – Book 3Rock Me Faster – Book 4Rock Me Deeper – Book 5PASSIONATE HEARTSSky Of Dreams – Book 1
Against the Ropes
Carly Fall - 2013
. . if he can’t win back the heart of the woman he loves. . .Five years ago Dylan Gomez had it all. He was an up-and-coming boxer with a loving girlfriend, and his sights were set on the big league. Then he let the hype of the fans inflate his ego—he thought he was invincible. That all changed when an alcohol-fueled decision altered the course of his life. He lost his girlfriend and then bit-by-bit his life crumbled around him.Physical therapist, Regan Holloway, has coasted through life for the last five years. She’s been in the same place all that time and most of her things are still in boxes. Agreeing to a “friendly” date with a co-worker, she ends up ringside and face-to-face with the man she’d fled to forget—Dylan.Dylan’s turning his life around and working his way back up the ranks; he’s got a big fight lined up in thirty days that will be his ticket back into the pros—if he can win. The only thing holding him back is an old shoulder injury and Regan not being by his side.When Max, Dylan’s manager, convinces Regan to come with them and work on his shoulder for the fight, she knows she needs to keep things professional so that she won’t be hurt again.In the thirty-day countdown to the big fight, secrets are revealed, their passion is reignited, and the past threatens to haunt their future. On fight day, Dylan and Regan are truly against the ropes
Never Again
C.G. Blaine - 2020
Now he’s everywhere, determined to win her back. The more he reminds her of everything they once shared, the more she needs to hold on to the reason it all fell apart. Because Hudson St. James is a liar, and if she lets him, he’ll destroy her all over again.Hudson screwed up when he let Emilia walk out of his life without fighting for her, and he refuses to make the same mistake again. He never lied. Never betrayed her. But since he can’t prove it, he’ll have to find another way to rebuild what they lost—even though he has no idea what really ruined them in the first place.
Wrecking Us Saving You (Redemption Hwy 6) (The Woods Family Book 3)
Leaona Luxx - 2018
She was frail and broken, fast becoming his best friend. Sarah Sutton was from the wrong side of the tracks, which Chord never seemed to care about. By high school, their love grew into something greater. Everyone knew their love was one of a lifetime. Until she disappeared. His heart never recovered. Six long years, he searched for her. Losing all hope of ever finding her, he made the decision to move on. Sarah Sutton was unwanted, never loved and forgotten. She moves from town to town with her mother, as her father's memory fades with each passing day. Her first day in a new school would change her life forever. She found love and acceptance in the most unusual of places, her best friends family. Falling in love with Chord was the easiest decision she ever made, one she would always stand by. She was devastated when her mother made her leave, with no warning and no goodbye's. Six years later, her eyes connect with the love she left behind. Now, will he understand why I must choose to stay? Will he destroy the life I've built from nothing? This is a love to last time, we just need to decide if our love is worth it all.
Wanted
Karin Tabke - 2014
Wanted follows the X-rated exploits of bad-boy cop and the soon-to-be-ex-wife of a mob boss. He’s been hired to guard her body, but it drives him to distraction instead, putting his career—and his life—on the line... Wanted previously appeared in Men Out of Uniform.
Back to Delaware
Andrea Hopkins - 2020
A coward. A complete a**hole. Six-time Grammy winner. Four-time rehab attempter. In recovery. Trying my hardest to find my way back to myself. Back to her. Zoey. The girl who had my heart before I even realized it. She was my first fan. My best friend. My future. My heart and soul. Until I made her believe that she wasn’t. It’s be six years since I’ve been home. Now I’m back. Humbled, healthy, and ready to make up for my dumb*** mistakes. To make her remember. I’m hers. I’ve always been hers. And no one will stand in my way. Not even my brother. ZOEY Delaware King was my first real friend. My first kiss. My first love. My first everything. He was my person. Until he broke my heart when there wasn’t much left to break. He walked—no, he ran far away from me when I needed him the most. When we needed each other. I should hate him. No one would blame me if I did. But I don’t. And now he’s back home and no matter what he says, I know he’s for me. But I’m not the same young girl he left behind. It’s been six years. I have secrets of my own. A life that went on without him. I don’t need him anymore. And I certainly don’t want him. I don’t. I definitely don’t. Ugh, that’s such bull****. Even I can’t believe the words spewing from my mouth. I’m totally freaking screwed.
Unwrapping The Billionaire
Catherine Wiltcher - 2019
Jonas Farley is a Christmas-wrecker. Two years ago, he broke my heart, and this year, he’s on the brink of destroying my father’s legacy. I hate that man, even though his voice drips like warm honey into unmentionable places... But even dirty-talking titans of industry can’t escape a reckoning. And this Christmas, Jonas Farley, is about to get more than he bargained for. Three spirits will shine a light on all he’s done to me, and everything in between the sheets. Three spirits are going to bring that man to his knees... And then I’ll make him pay.
Callie's Heart
Kathleen Ball - 2012
She wants neighboring rancher, Garrett O'Neill, to marry her seventeen year old daughter. It's not supposed to be a conventional marriage.Garrett O'Neill would keep Callie's ranch safe and Callie would go away to college. Four years later, Callie comes home with stars in her eyes and happily ever after in her heart. She plans to make their marriage real until finds the new housekeeper, Sylvie in Garrett's arms. Heartbroken, Callie takes off to her own house, which they closed up four years ago. She stays there with Old Henry, a longtime friend and ranch hand, until her new horse injures her. Garrett forces Callie to move back in to his house. Callie finally gets her heart's desire. Alone in a line shack, they make sweet love for the first time. Unfortunately the love light is gone from Garret's eyes the next morning.
Sentenced
L.L. Collins - 2015
An ex-con with a bad attitude and a controlling demeanor that somehow made the women flock to my bed but never my heart. It was unavailable for possession.THE TEMPTATION: She was just supposed to be a two day hookup. But one taste of her and I knew I was in danger of never getting enough. She had her own demons to contend with, and dealing with my own was hard enough. I won't allow temptation to take control of me.THE SENTENCE: I'd given myself a life sentence a long time ago, and she made me want things I wouldn't allow myself to have. Giving into it just might destroy us both.