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Out of Nowhere


LaShawn Vasser - 2013
    She is a struggling single mother working for his company in customer service. What happens during a chance meeting in his company’s elevator will change their lives forever. Take the journey with Vicky and Jason as they fall in love. Will they overcome past hurts, society’s demands, and family expectations?Adult content and steamy love scenes.

Black Love White Lies 1


Genesis Woods - 2015
    With an ex who she assumes left her for the next, a mother who is always on her about her weight, and a current boyfriend whom she finds in an awkward position on their anniversary, she’s still optimistic that true love will happen for her one day. After having her heart broken for the last time, she decides to take a small break from men and just focus on her thriving shoe store she owns with her sister Ariana. Cairo Broussard wasn’t looking for love, but at the same time, was open for it to happen if it came. He never thought in a million years that he’d practically fall in love at first sight after walking into the custom shoe store one of his players told him about. When his ex-girlfriend Alexandra Tate offers him a proposition to manipulate his inheritance, will he marry her for the money or will he follow his heart and be the man that Audrielle needs him to be? Watch what happens and unfolds when your back is up against the wall and people from your past pop up to either make your life better or ruin it all together. Black love is a very strong and powerful thing, but with white lies in the mix, who knows what will happen?

Thierry's Angel


Shara Azod - 2007
    For the past nine years, Thierry Chevalier, the strikingly handsome, well-bred, polished son of one of the oldest, most powerful white families in Louisiana, has been harboring an impassioned desire to captivate the woman of his dreams. His desire, Angelique Dubois. Graceful, delicate and sensually delectable, Angelique seems as unattainable as she is desirous: the daughter of New Orleans' mayor; member of a proud Black Creole family; and engaged to another man. But when opportunity opens, their fates are magnetized. The tempest of passion, power and pride that erupts is more sweeping than a steamy Gulf Coast monsoon.

Romancing Her Protector


Mallory Monroe - 2011
    Although it was supposed to be a one-night affair, and both accepted it as such, Shay finds herself in a bind and Matty comes to her rescue. Soon, she is unable to stop thinking about the man who would become her first and only love.Matty Driscoll has had his share of women, but when he spends a stormy night with Shay, he soon discovers that this young innocent is able to rock his world in ways that no other woman can.Matty and Shay find themselves drawn to each other in such a powerful, dynamic way that it overtakes them both. At first they believe it is their wonderful sexual connection that keeps them unable to get enough of each other, but then they quickly realize that it is their emotional connection, their love and concern for each other, that turns out to be their real attraction. But just when they are about to take their relationship to that next level, Matty’s ex-girlfriend enters the picture with devastating news that forever changes the entire trajectory of their lives. And Shay has a secret too: she’s pregnant with Matty’s child. But the news he receives from his ex makes it impossible for her to reveal that truth to him.Years later, when Shay’s magazine is in danger of going under and she is in need of a backer, Matty reenters her life to help her professionally. But when he finds out he has a son, and his son is in dire trouble, he is ready to move heaven and earth to have his son, and Shay, with him forever. But time changes things, and only time will tell if Matty and Shay’s love is enough to withstand the drama, the obstacles, thrown in their path..

Aiden's Game


Sienna Mynx - 2010
    He owns Vegas and every lost soul looking to make it rich. No bets are placed at the infamous Shamrock Hotel from which Aiden Keane doesn't collect. But with all that he's acquired, he's squandered even more. Arrogance and curiosity draw Aiden to a young couple down on their luck. One look at Daisy Johnson and a plan forms. A young woman, whose simple, small-town upbringing makes her crave the glamorous life, seems the perfect prey for Aiden's wanderlust. He approaches her and her boyfriend with the promise to make her dreams come true. But does he?A deal is made. One sex-filled night on his terms with Daisy Johnson will bring about a bounty of a million dollars, free and clear. The stakes? Her dignity, and her young lover's pride. Can the love of money and a young woman's greed destroy the bonds of 'true love'?  Aiden thinks so. It's a wager he's sure to win--until he, too, learns a valuable lesson: play with the wrong woman's heart and you may lose your own.Publishers Warning: Explicit Sexual Content, Strong Language, Mild Violence, Dark Humor.

Scarred


Twyla Turner - 2014
    Their struggles were real, relatable and understandable. A job well done." -Readers' Favorites Book ReviewAlexis Bolden has seen her fair share of tragedy and experienced enough abuse to last a lifetime. Witnessing the double murder-suicide of her parents and dealing with a string of abusive losers, Lexi often found comfort in the brutal ritual of 'cutting'. And now, narrowly escaping with her life after the last episode of abuse, Lexi finally finds the courage to press charges and start a new life. Meanwhile, Sloan Stryker, a war veteran suffering from the physical and internal scars of war and bouts of PTSD, has found himself estranged from his disapproving parents, no job and homeless. Through a chance meeting and dramatic rescue, an unusual friendship develops between these two wounded people. Can they work past their damaged souls to finally come together? Find out in Twyla Turner's new erotic romance, Scarred...accompanied by a sensual auditory journey.

An Unlikely Encounter


Aliyah Burke - 2007
    Unfortunately, tonight she was stuck in an airport in Edmonton, Alberta, which means spending the night with a bunch of strangers, and a man who had witnessed her earlier embarrassing incident. A thirty-nine year old oil rigger, Niall O'Cinneide is also stuck in the same airport. His night improves as he notices the woman who had snared his attention the moment he saw her -- in the men's restroom. Incredible sex in a restroom is what they share before the night is over. A few weeks later they meet in Texas when Niall is staying at the hotel she is temporarily assigned to. Torrye fights her desire for this masculine temptation. Niall doesn-t care; he has found her again refuses to let her go this time. Is it possible that true love could begin from An Unlikely Encounter.

Destined


Perri Forrest - 2015
    Her work life is good-fulfilling, even. However, she can't say the same about her marriage. But Tessa loves her husband, and she is determined to make their union work. She overlooks their lackluster sex life, as well as his disinterest in doing 'couple stuff'. It's what she signed on for, after all. For better or worse, right? But, when Tessa is hit with the ultimate betrayal just days before her class reunion, maintaining loyalty inside of a failing marriage is the last thing on her mind. Despite what she has gone through, and rather than wallow in self-pity, Tessa decides to attend the event. She has no idea what to expect from the evening, its sole purpose is meant to serve as a getaway. But, when she encounters August, a former college classmate, sparks fly. But not for long . . . There will be twists, turns, and added cast members to bring this story to life. Will Tessa return to her marriage and try to make it work? Will she decide on a road untraveled? Or, will she choose to be alone?

The Firefighter's Woman


Tressie Lockwood - 2010
    But Steven has been best friends with her sister since they were in high school, and even though she's now twenty-three to his thirty-five, Odessa feels like Steven doesn't realize she's grown into a woman. She's wrong of course. After his grandfather died, Steven felt like the only family he has is Sherise and Odessa, and he doesn't want to screw that up for a night in the bed with Odessa. Still, he can't stop wanting her. She's grown into a desirable woman, one who is so beautiful that men are always after her, making Steven want choke every last one. Not until they are thrown together on a beach for their summer vacation are the two able to explore the desire they have for one another, but what's going to happen when the vacation is over, when their lives take separate directions? Will Steven admit that there is more than lust between them, or will he lose the thing he has been trying so hard to hold onto all along?

By Love Released: Book One


Cate Thorne - 2014
    It’s worth it though. She’s determined Jamie won’t end up like their deadbeat, druggie mother, or worse. Each month, she earns a few extra dollars posing nude for a SoMa art studio. A proud and stunningly beautiful African American woman, she doesn't like exposing herself to strangers like that. But it's legitimate work and she’d do anything for her kid brother. Rafe Adams has it made. A former marketing executive, he’s a handsome white male who cashed out early and will never have to work another day in his life. It’s all about the finer things in life now, with plenty of money and time to pursue what he loves, including his passion for art. There's only one thing missing, and money can't buy it. When she disrobes in Rafe's class that first time, Shawna's grace and mystery grabs him and shakes him to the core. He has to have her, has to know her. He doesn’t know why. He just does. She's overcome, too, by her own attraction to this striking man, but suspicious. What's his true motivation? Will he be just one more jerk who thinks she’s a toy to possess, to play with until he’s bored then tosses it away? Or… could he be the one? Their worlds are as different as her black is to his white. Is it possible for such differences to come together and make something beautiful? Should she stay proud and independent, or take a risk on love and reach for her dreams? Of course, choices are never that easy.

Burned


Eve Vaughn - 2017
    She simply can’t take the heartbreak any longer. But when one sexy professor enters her life, he’ll do whatever it takes to change her mind. From the moment Rhys Edwards laid eyes on Sadie, he wanted her. What he didn’t expect was a flat out rejection. But anything worth having was definitely worth fighting for and Rhys was determined to make Sadie his. When these two finally come together, their passion burns bright. But when outside forces threaten to tear them apart can Sadie avoid being burned by love yet again?

AJ's Serendipity


Savannah J. Frierson - 2007
    Will he be able to convince her of his love and gain hers in return during her five days on vacation, or will his serendipitous find be all for naught?

Forbidden Love with the Marine


Dez Burke - 2013
    

Up in Flames


Shyla Colt - 2014
    After years of playing the field, and partying in college, the time to take his rightful place as heir of Watford Industries is at hand. His plan for one last hurrah goes awry when his plane crashes, and he finds himself stranded with an incredible woman who makes him believe in the impossible. Cut off from the world outside he discovers the man he’s always wanted to be, and what might be true love. Liandra Powers has been an outcast her entire life. Hearing impaired, she’s grown a thick skin fighting against the ignorance of society. When she loses her hearing aids in the crash she’s forced to lean on the attractive man who makes her long for things she accepted would never happen for her. The beauty of the island and Kirk’s ability to see her and not her differences fill her with hope. Until they’re rescued, and the realities of their lives rise up and began to test the foundation they laid.

Lucky


J.J. Murray - 2017
     Candace leads a life of peace, solitude, and serenity after retiring early from a lucrative career in investment banking. She fishes, reads, bakes, tends her garden, visits with her vast extended family, and vows one day to own Barton House, the vacant mansion her "Double Great Grand" built before the Civil War on the other side of the pond. But when New Yorker Robert Macarthur, 41, "The Big Mac of Fast Food Advertising," purchases Barton House, Candace's life goes south in a hurry. And yet there's something familiar and natural about the tall, bearded, pony-tailed, blue-eyed man that moves Candace's heart in unexpected and unintended ways. With faithful descriptions of country life, an authentic cast of down-home characters, and genuine homespun humor, LUCKY proves that "sometimes love comes home."