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The Lying Game


Maxine Barry - 2006
    She has one goal: to find the real killer of Rollo Seton.While inside, a mysterious benefactor has put £2 million in trust for her. She uses the money to buy the Manor House in Nether Dene, the tiny village she grew up in.THE VILLAGE DOESN’T WANT HER BACKShe hires Connor O'Dell, a good-looking bodyguard. He’s there in case things get rough. But it's Lowell Seton, the younger brother of Rollo and the love of Oriana's life, who quickly becomes the greatest danger . . . to her heart.And when Connor falls for Mercedes Seton, Oriana's former best friend, things threaten to totally fall apart.THE REAL KILLER WILL STRIKE AGAIN TO PROTECT THEIR SECRETS

Hot for Teacher


Whitley Cox - 2020
    Three sexy single ladies who drink a ton of wine every Saturday night, bitch about life, have each other's backs, are the ultimate mama bears, and hope to one day, just maybe find love again.This is Celeste's story ...Fifteen years ago, Celeste was eighteen, in love and on the honor roll.Then she got pregnant.Now, a widow and a single mom, she does her best to give her daughter, Sabrina, a good life.But something is missing in her world.Or someone.Back when he taught her math, Celeste didn't have a crush on Mr. Travis, but that doesn't mean she's not hot for teacher now or able to ignore her rampant fantasies.All Max wanted to do was buy was a pair of jeans. However, when he bumped into his former student, Celeste, he ended up with so much more.She's not a kid anymore and it's impossible for him to stay away from her. Even when he knows he should.But an angry student is out to wreak havoc for them all. One who hates Sabrina, and wants to cause problems for Max and Celeste.Like love, high school can be a battlefield, only neither of them knew just how dangerous it could be until the scandal explodes like a grenade. Celeste and Sabrina's relationship hangs precariously in the balance, and Max isn't sure if he should stay and fight for the woman he's falling for, or get out of dodge before everything he's worked so hard for goes up in smoke.**Note: This book can be read as a standalone. It includes lots of steamy scenes, cursing, a sexy alpha male, and of course as with all my books, this has an HEA and no cliffhanger or cheating. If you liked my single dad series, then you'll love this spin-off trilogy.

Sexy Bad Neighbor


Misti Murphy - 2017
    A war that involves goats, phallic chandeliers, stolen kisses in the rain, strawgasms, and eating out on the kitchen counter. A war that could damn well involve two hearts and a plan. Her plan doesn’t involve falling in love. His life doesn’t involve plans. This could be a problem.

Beckett


Kali Hart - 2020
    Not surprisingly, I almost kiss the concrete when I trip. I’m saved by the sexiest man I’ve ever seen. Too bad I’m here with someone else. But when my date crosses the line, my military hero is there to save me. Again. Though the sparks between us are instant, I have to guard my heart. I’m tired of feeling like I owe people for helping me. If only we had met at another time, when my life wasn’t such a mess. Beckett When I catch the curvy beauty in my arms, I’m instantly drawn to her. I don’t even know her name, but I know I have to have her. I only came out tonight to keep an eye on my guys and make sure they stay out of trouble. But once I meet Sara, I feel the need to protect her at all costs. Especially from her date. She’s guarded, and I can’t blame her. She’s been taken advantage of for far too long. But I’ll stop at nothing until she realizes that the only thing I want from her is her heart. Forever. Sweet & Steamy short story insta-love romance with an alpha military hero and younger curvy woman with an HEA. NO cliffhangers. NO cheating.

The Tracker


Leslie Georgeson - 2018
    My body impaired. But she makes me want to live. ----A dreg.That’s who I am.Once an elite soldier for The Company, now I am worthless. My soul blackened…my body broken.I fled with a bounty on my head. A creature of the night, I find my sanctuary in an underground maze in the woods. Then she comes to me, seeking my help. I am darkness…she is light. Her goodness makes me yearn for the impossible.Her sister is lost, the city overrun by gangs. No one will risk their lives to interfere.No one but me.I have nothing to lose.I am just a killing machine. I never lose scent of my prey.She gives me hope. A new purpose. A chance to redeem myself.I won’t fail her.This is the reason they created me.This is who I am.The Tracker. ***This is an 8-book series. These books are romantic suspense with sci-fi elements. Each contains a separate dreg's story (and no cliffhangers!) However, it is recommended that they be read in order to get the full "dreg" experience. These books contain strong language, adult situations, and a few steamy scenes. Recommended for readers ages 18 and up.***

The Night Is Mine


M.L. Buchman - 2010
    But a run-in with CNN puts her career on the line and ships her stateside—to the White House.Major Mark Henderson may be her commander but he’s also smitten by his very best pilot. Disguised as a jetsetter playboy, he plunges into the fray.But nothing is what it looks like at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The President, First Lady, FBI Director, and even the head of the Secret Service all have hidden agendas. Emily can’t deny her attraction to Mark, but first they both must survive.[A complete happy-ever-after with no cliffhangers. Originally published in 2012. Re-edited 2021 for improved reader experience but still the same great story.]

Five Minute Man


Abbie Zanders - 2014
    I don't HAVE it." Holly McTierney is a romance writer with zero romance in her life. She dreams of a man who can sweep her off her feet... and give her an orgasm in five minutes flat. However, after hitting the big 3-0 this year, she just wants a guy to snuggle up for a movie and some Chinese takeout. Or maybe just a man who'll call her back. Sigh... Adam Grayson works hard on his renovation business - too hard to have any time for dating. Years of construction have given him a rugged look that women can't help but notice, but he never seems to notice them back. Apart from a crazy ex who makes any excuse to run into him, it had been years since he had held a conversation with a woman for more than five minutes. However, his matchmaker nephew has a plan to change all that. Holly and Adam are perfect for each other, but Adam's ex will stop at nothing to keep them apart. When she gets her claws back into Adam, will Holly let him go? Or can he prove to her that he really is her five-minute man?

From the Ashes


Jamie Garrett - 2017
    How I ended up in the fire that I was dragged from, unconscious and minutes from death. I don’t know what I was doing in a town hundreds of miles from where the police say I live. I don’t remember…anything. Not even my own name. I have no memories of Mason Rawlings, the firefighter who pulled me from the blaze and saved my life. Even so, it’s obvious my body does. It craves his touch, though my mind is blank. We were together, he tells me, many years ago. Then I left him. As Mason helps me discover my past, I find myself falling for him all over again. But then maybe there’s a reason why I haven’t spoken to him for over ten years. A reason why I was back in Monroe. A reason that someone would kill to keep hidden.

Second Chance Baby


Natasha L. Black - 2020
    Let these Anderson brothers show you what a real HEA looks like. This is book one of the series. It can be read in any order.

An Inner Fire


Jacki Delecki - 2014
    She hides her intuitive gifts from the world until she becomes embroiled in arson on Seattle’s waterfront. As a key crime witness, Grayce must convince the attractive, logical, by-the-numbers fire investigator, Ewan Davis,that the fire she witnessed is part of a larger criminal conspiracy. Grayce embarks upon a mission to gather proof of the dangerous threat. She enlists the help of her cross-dressing best friend, her street-wise assistant, and Davis’ poodle, to conduct her own investigation. As her feelings for Davis shift between white hot passion and cold fear, Grayce must risk exposing her secrets to save Davis’ life. Davis must accept things, he can neither see, nor understand to solve the mystery and finally find the love he has stopped believing in. With nudges from the protective poodle, Grayce and Davis confront shocking betrayal and international crime on the rain soaked streets of Seattle.

Inked Hearts 1-3 Collection


Crystal Kaswell - 2020
    Start your binge read now!The men of tattoo shop Inked Hearts are brooding, bossy, and impossible to resist!Dive into this addicting series and see why readers say “Crystal Kaswell is the queen of broken bad boys.”This romance collection contains the first three books on the Inked Hearts series.TemptingHe's my best friend's brother. He's off limits. But when I find the brooding tattoo artist's sketchbook full of dirty drawings--drawings of me--I can't resist.Hooking UpSweet, booksmart grad student Iris and I have a friends with benefits arrangement with three simple rules. All fun. No strings. No falling in love. But then I've never been very good at following rules.Pretend You're MineI'm pretending I'm in love with my best friend. What could possibly go wrong?Leighton is my best friend. Pretending she's my girlfriend is a terrible idea, even if the entire world is expecting the breakdown of the year at my ex's wedding. Then she kisses me... and I forget we're pretending.

Romance Series Starter Bundle: Caden + Chaos & the Geek


Elizabeth Stevens - 2021
    Featuring the first books in the LOVING THE SYKES and the GRACE GRAYSON SECURITY series.Loving the Sykes #1: CADENCADENI just have to hope I haven't waited too long. And that her three big brothers, the only family I have left, aren't the thing that finally manage to kill me.I need to make her my girl.LUCYI don't know if he'll ever see me as anything more than a little sister. Not with another in his heart. But, I'm willing to do whatever it takes.I've always been his girl.Grace Grayson Security #1: CHAOS & THE GEEKAMBERHow do you politely refuse when the only guy to star in any of your dirty fantasies has just offered to put you up for the foreseeable future and your brother’s just accepted like you were in fact still thirteen and couldn’t make decisions for yourself? You don’t.KITWhen I find out about my best mate’s little sister’s situation, the offer is out of my mouth before I can stop it; Hawk’s like a brother to me even if Amber’s never looked twice at me. It might just be time that this chaos gets a little geek.

All Cowboy and Charm


Rhonda Lee Carver - 2021
    So, she wrote a best seller and used a fertility clinic to get pregnant. An accidental switch-a-roo left Melanie curious…who was the father of her baby?Coop Dawson was still grieving the loss of his twin brother when some lady showed up at the family ranch and announced that she was pregnant by Cade, impossible since he’d been gone for over a year. Coop didn’t have the patience for scam artists. He told her exactly how he felt then made her hit the road. Yet, after reading a letter from a fertility clinic, he realized she’d been telling the truth. Now he needed to turn things around fast before he lost the chance at knowing Cade’s child.Sometimes tragedy can bring a family closer…and bring unexpected gifts.Coop needed to step up for the first time in his life and do the right thing for everyone. He promised his brother in a late-night prayer that he’d take care of the child—but what Coop didn’t realize he was already falling for Melanie and he couldn’t imagine life without her. Will she learn to trust him? Or will he screw up every chance he’d been given?

My Loyal Men: A Military Reverse Harem Romance (Cities Of Heat Book 1)


Kelly Crave - 2019
    Three best friends, and there’s only one thing they each want more than running their new security company. Me. There’s just one problem, while they were overseas fighting for our country and becoming elite soldiers, I was trapped in an abusive relationship that I’m still recovering from When I escaped my ex, I honestly thought I might never be loved again. That all changed one afternoon when I ran head first into one of them, and turns my world upside-down. He makes me feel open again, and that night, I finally became the woman I had always wanted to be, but never knew it. Except it doesn’t stop with Alfie, the old friend who’s now a shredded charmer and who takes me in his bed first. I see Huck next, and he’s grown from being the leader of our little group into a hulking Greek God who is so big I wonder if his biggest muscle is the one he hides in his pants. And then there’s Oliver, the one that was the closest to me, who has the same misery in his eyes, the same weight that I feel, and the one that I long to connect with the most, even though I can see he’s hiding something behind those gorgeous eyes of his. After that first night with Alfie, and as I spend time with each of them, I start to have a wild, crazy desire. A week ago, I didn’t want to be touched, but now I don’t want to date just one of my child hood friends, I want to be shared. I want all three of them. When my monster of an ex shows up trying to win me back, and threatens me if I don’t go along with him, it’s going to take all three of them to keep me safe and stop him. But just dealing with my ex isn’t enough, if I can’t satisfy my heart, soul and body. Can I truly have my cake and eat it? Can I have my three loyal men? Or is my steamy desire going to put all of us at risk? My Loyal Men is a sexy, stand-alone reverse harem military romance filled with, humor, drama, and heart-racing action, and lots of love. It also contains sizzling amounts of steamy hot MFMM ménage sex, in single and multiple partner scenes. No cheating of course, and a HEA guaranteed. Book 2, My Dangerous Men is out now! If you like this hot read go check it out!

Sheriff Bear


Zoe Chant - 2015
    First: the smoking hot waitress with flaming red hair and curves in all the right places is also the woman on the wanted poster back in his office. Second: she's his mate! Framed for a crime she didn't commit and running from dangerous enemies, curvy Tara Malloy is waiting tables in a truck-stop diner while trying to figure out how to clear her name and get her life back. The last thing she needs is to get involved with a drop-dead-sexy sheriff and his entire bear clan. But she's always been a sucker for a man in uniform ... Axl knows he shouldn't fall for the sexy fugitive; Tara knows better than to fall for a cop. But flaming desire pulls them together, and Axl can't leave his mate to face her enemies alone. Can they overcome their differences and find the love they've been dreaming of ... or will Tara's deadly past claim both their lives? This is a standalone BBW bear shifter romance, first in the new Bears of Pinerock County series about the rugged bear shifters of the Circle B bear clan. Every one has a guaranteed HEA, with no cliffhangers!