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Getting Lucky with Luciano


Kelley Nyrae - 2008
    She doesn't have a lot of spare time, but what better way to try and occupy her free time  than with a no-strings-attached affair with hunky Italian restaurant owner, Luciano Valenti. The  man has had her fires burning for the past six months. The only problem: she can't be around him  without turning into a stammering klutz. How is she supposed to seduce a man she can't even hold a  conversation with? Since the first Friday Kaylee Daniels walked into his restaurant she's had  Luciano on edge. The foxy woman spilled more drinks than anyone he'd ever seen, but something about  her got to him, bad. Luciano doesn't have time in his life for anything serious. He doesn't want anything serious, and Kaylee is definitely a relationship kind of girl. Or so he thought. . . What happens when two career minded people decide to spend a little more time on themselves and each other? They just might find themselves getting lucky along the way.

Holding Her Breath


Nicole Green - 2011
    Original.

Crushin On a Billionaire This Christmas


Melissa Monae - 2020
    

PAPA: The Underworld Series


Nako - 2019
    Beloved Husband. Father. Friend. This is a very short story in honor of his legacy that he has left behind. Disclaimer: This is a short story. If short stories aren't your thing, please do not read the story. There isn't a cliff-hanger and will not reveal any clues on what could possibly come from The Underworld or any of the characters that are still alive.

The Preacher's Son


B.D. Anderson - 2013
    As a plus sized woman, she's been indoctrinated with the belief that she doesn't deserve love, let alone the love of a beautiful white man. She's surprised and intrigued when Jeremy shows up at her church one day. Fate has something in store for the two of them...true love!When Jeremy returns home with Aura, neither is preppared for the backlash. Will Jeremy's family be able to set aside their prejudices and accept their son's choice for a mate? Can Aura's family and friends learn to embrace her choice and believe that she deserves the love of an extremely handsome and sexy man like Jeremy? Can they inspire compassion and tolerance in those who would tear them apart? THIS BOOK CAN BE FOUND ON LULU.COM

If It Wasn't For Tony


Anna Black - 2013
    But as usual her promise to herself is broken, because it was impossible for her not to fall heart first for TONY. Things developed quickly, but then their whirlwind romance suddenly comes to a halt when TONY decides things are too heavy for him and he wants space. After he moves out, he doesn't move on and JOCELYN allows him to play the in and out game, until she meets BRIAN. Ready to finally let TONY go and get him out of her system, she cuts the cord, but finds herself in a horrible situation in the end, all because of TONY.

An Unexpected Arrangement


Danica Jackson - 2019
    She needs a job. Neither is prepared for what happens next. Janelle needs a job. When she finds what looks like the perfect opportunity, she jumps at the chance, but there’s a catch-one that will test her limits and her heart. Things are not as they seem behind the scenes. Charles doesn’t want love; he wants to inherit the barony and will do whatever it takes to make that happen. But when he hires a woman to marry him, the distance between his goals and what his heart wants couldn’t be farther apart. Janelle is getting under his skin-in a good way. Not only must they come to terms with their arrangement, they must contend with their stubbornness, Charles’ meddling mother, and a much bigger problem that’s waiting in the wings. Will they overcome their obstacles and find a happy ending? **** This is a standalone Novel with a touch of steam and HEA. ****

Her Billionaire Ex


Vanessa Brown - 2015
     Marco was her childhood sweetheart. That guy that showed her what love was, and the one she though she'd spend the rest of her life with. That was, until he left her to go and live in Italy. Now years after the sudden and unexpected leaving of her first love, Janet is a successful buyer and is doing well for her self. Nothing can knock her off her game, or at least, nothing could until he returned! Now a successful billionaire and head of a company in business talks with her own, she's forcefully and painfully brought face to face with the man who stole and still has her heart. With all the heartache he's put her through, will Janet be willing to forgive and give Marco a second chance? Find out in this emotional yet sexy romance by Vanessa Brown of BWWM Club (search us). Suitable for over 18s only due to sex scenes so hot, you'll want your own Italian stallion!

The Swan: Carnivale Chronicles


Aja - 2020
    No slow burn, no filler. This couple gets right to the point.Nova Bradford and Mikhail Luther have a long history. They've known each other since they were students at Blythe T. Young Magnet High School. Mikhail was the handsome high school jock with the pretty homecoming queen on his arm and Nova, well Nova was the ugly duckling no one cared about. After years of working on her self-confidence thanks to a friend and therapy, she finally decides albeit reluctantly, to embark on a school reunion cruise to tropical paradise where she will come face to face with her former classmates that taunted her every day.What she doesn't expect to find is Mikhail, alone and not the same young man from school. What follows seems unlikely, but it's also the thing they both need ...

Cold: Daughter of Gaea


E.L. King - 2017
    Twenty-one-year-old Olive Trenton doesn't have much happening in her life aside from a temperamental friend who spends her free time antagonizing werewolf's, and another friend who when distracted may cause the second world flood. Given the job of managing these two trouble makers, she spends her time preventing near disasters and completing her homework. Despite the pressures of making sure her races identity remains a secrete on a campus filled with paranormal beings, she's managing just find, until a cold eyed Lycan by the name of Lucian Siriano enters her life claiming she is his mate. She may be more special then she knows... The minute Lucian Siriano lays his eyes on Olive, he knows she's the one for him. She is the key to giving him the power to compete against others for the title of Alpha in his pack. The only problem is, she insists she isn't the one and that they could never be. Lucian will not allow her to run from him, and has no choice but to show her that there is no other that could bring the same cold hit. In the eyes of the domineering and terrifying a Lucian Siriano, Olive will find her life thrown on its head, as she is dragged into a world she wasn't groomed for and forced to experience the coldest passion at the hands of the Lycan Heir. Will she break or will she fight the cold?

Even Me


Celeste Granger - 2020
    He sees a woman worth loving.Jennifer Williams faces the hardest battle of her life. She is incarcerated in maximum security prison behind the death of her husband, sentenced to life. She resigns herself to the hand fate has dealt her. Jennifer killed her husband. That fact is indisputable. Yet, some things happen that are completely unexpected. A higher court decides to hear her legal case on a clemency petition. Attorney Tareef Ali fights to protect Jennifer in the courtroom. Prison guard, Quinton Miller enters her life. He’s seen her before, even though she’s never seen him. He’s drawn to her even though she’s behind bars. Quinton fights to love her even though Jennifer feels she doesn’t deserve it. A romance begins to brew that neither can deny. But breaking Jennifer’s barriers isn’t easy when she feels love isn’t within her reach.This is a standalone novella with a HEA.Trigger warning: Gratuitous profanity, some violence, detailed sexual encounters

She's My Girl Now


Cali N. Tae - 2022
    

Hot to Touch


Kimberly Kaye Terry - 2010
    But when the feisty photojournalist heads west to tackle her toughest assignment yet, she ignites a blaze that may be too hot to handle. Rugged firefighter Shane Westwood is tall, dark--and dangerous. And he's sending her heart straight into the line of fire....Shane loves the wide open spaces of Wyoming, loves living a life of risk. And when the petite fireball who's shadowing his every move enflames his deepest desires, the aroused smoke jumper is more than up for the challenge. But is Emogene ready for the most dangerous mission of all? To give in to the passion that's consuming everything in its path--that will brand them heart and soul?

Aaren


T.A. Ford - 2010
    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.

Dancing with the Enemy


Christiana Jones
    Lisa Johnson, a dedicated and intelligent emergency room physician, has shattered everyone's expectations. She's made it from her family's working-class roots in Akron, Ohio, to Harvard Medical School. Now, she's on the verge of becoming Chief of Emergency Medicine at Boston General Hospital. She should be thrilled, except she's not sure the dream she's spent half her life pursuing is hers. HE HATES DOCTORSSexy single father Sam Ferrari is a malpractice attorney. He's been suing doctors for a living ever since one's negligence nearly cost his four-year-old daughter's life. Finally recovered from that scare and a recent divorce, he is ready to enjoy a beautiful woman's company. He has no idea what she does for a living... Sparks fly when they're paired in a ballroom dance class. But when Lisa's career unexpectedly takes a turn for the worse, the man she loves becomes the enemy. With Lisa's heart and career hanging in the balance, which will she fight for?Edition with alternate book coverASIN: B077WRH6VH