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Silent Love: Part 2 (Forbidden Series)


Kenadee Bryant - 2018
     Gage Harper is trouble, and I don’t need complications in my life. So why can’t I seem to stay away from him? It’s not like I’m attracted to him or anything. How could I be? He’s the exact opposite of what I want. Ethan is the one, always has been…which is why I’m crushed when I find out he’s dating my best friend. But I refuse to accept it. I’ve come too far to let him slip through my fingers. I’ll do anything to make Ethan realize I’m the girl for him—even if it means using Gage to stir a little jealousy. But once Gage agrees to play his part in this game of make-believe, lines start to blur, and the one thing I desperately tried to avoid happens… A giant complication.

You Ain't My Type


Nicole Jackson - 2018
    Her parents have their ideas about how her life should be, and don’t mind imposing their beliefs onto her. They seemingly can’t mind their business, even when it comes to matters of her heart. They insist that her boyfriend Tori is the one for her, even after Rye decides that he just aint her type. This point is then further exasperated when Jaylen Braxton Junior enters the picture and the life Rye’s parents have planned for her soon falls apart.

Billion Dollar Stranger


Stephanie Brother - 2020
    He gives me what I think I want; passion, release, and a chance to wipe away past hurt. He takes what he needs, controlling me in a way I've never experienced before.I think it will be enough, but it isn't. Even before he's left my hotel room, I'm craving more. I don't even know his name.But sometimes people are not who they seem, and when my stranger reveals his true identity, things get complicated. Rich and powerful, Aaron is a man who could destroy everything I've worked for, but underneath his dominance there's something about him that draws me.Is it possible to trust a man who concealed his identity in order to possess you? Aaron has secrets that are wrapped around his heart and finding love was never part of the plan. But as I learn more about my stranger, resisting him might just become impossible.This is a standalone romance, but characters from Billion Dollar Daddy do make an appearance!

Serving Time


Bailey West - 2018
    **WARNING** It ends in a cliffhanger. Samuel Valentine is one of the country’s most prolific litigators and manages a successful law firm. His priorities are growing his business, building a legacy and taking care of his family. His life was closed off from people outside his circle until a case forces him to call on the help of an outsider. Averie Patterson excelled in law school, was granted a clerkship with a Supreme Court Justice then opened her own law firm. She is passionate about helping women overcome legal obstacles. Averie is put into the path of the one person who doesn’t want her help. Can they co-exist? This is part one of a two book story. **WARNING** It ends in a cliffhanger.

Marked Box Set


Elena M. Reyes
    Discover all over again why so many are head over panties in love with Talan.Bonus:Cox's Sh*t List.Lance Kisses Ass.Simon Has A Question To Ask.Marking Her (Marked #1 Series)Talan Cox wants to mark Maya--with more than his ink. The owner of a prominent tattoo shop, he's used to being hit on by easy women. Though "easy" is not a word associated with Maya when she comes in to support her friend. Flirtation ensues, but what will it take to break the painted man?Marking Him (Marked #2 Series)The day Maya Owens walked into his tattoo shop, everything Talan knew changed.After officially starting a relationship, he is now having trouble managing Maya--a woman who consumes every part of his being and owns his heart. His need to control her and everything around her drives Maya insane, but he has good reason. After all, Janice is still lurking around and she has a vendetta against his Bitty.Scars (#2.5 Marked Series)Abandoned.Thrown away.Invisible.Every single one of those could be used to describe me. They can tell you my story--my sad past--without a single syllable passing through my lips.I hate them--those who lied to me. They claimed to love me, but in reality they used me when convenient. My parents. Sister. And now Talan. Loving them has left me empty.Marked (Marked #3 Series)"With everything I am. I'll always be by your side."It was his truth.A vow Talan made to the woman who owned him. Because that is what Maya did to him; she held his entire life in her hands. He lived for her smile...her happiness, and now someone has dimmed that light in her eyes with their malice.How does a man so completely in love with his female react to seeing her in a hospital bed and broken?He fights. Goes against all logic and seeks vengeance.

Shifted Love: Volume 1


Fiona Davenport - 2020
    Let alone that her campus was near a shifter town. But that all changed when she got into a crash and was rescued by Zeke Blakesley—the wolf shifter who insisted they belonged together.Zeke knew Allegra was his fated mate the moment he caught her scent. Now that he has found the woman who was born to be his, he’ll never let her go.Her AlphaWhen Larissa Nash went looking for her best friend, she never expected to find her in a town full of shifters. She didn’t even know they existed until Kace Lowell clued her in on the secret by shifting into his wolf.Mating a human was complicated for the alpha of the pack, but Kace was more than ready to take on anyone who dared to challenge Larissa’s place in his life.Her TigerCalliope Taft has wanted a hunky shifter of her own ever since her best friends let her in on the secret of their existence. Just when she started to give up hope, a sexy tiger shifter claimed her as his own.Tane Ruslan hadn’t expected to find his fated mate right across the street when he returned home to Timber Ridge. Now that Calliope was where she belonged—with him—Tane intended to make all her dreams come true...and keep her safe from the bad guys who came looking for her.

My Naughty Boss


Charlotte Grace - 2017
    A nightmare for the press. It’s my job to clean up his image. I love a challenge. Small problem: my panties melt the second I’m in the same room with him. Even worse, it happens every time he’s near me. There’s a reason he has a reputation as a heart breaker. One kiss, and I’m done for. Lucas Don’t get involved. That’s one of my rules. I got burned once. Never again. I didn’t get to be a world-renowned tech investor by being foolish. Yet, Sophia Dawson makes me all kinds of foolish. With her auburn hair, those freckles I want to kiss, and her delectable body, she nearly brings me to my knees. It's a dangerous game. Will a few nights burn the fire between us to ashes? Or will the fire turn into an inferno? *My Naughty Boss is a steamy standalone romance with no cheating, no cliffhangers and a happily ever after.

Collared (Masters of Desires Book 1)


Paula Dickson - 2021
    It is the perfect place to meet the Greek God that is Preston Trice.He's ruthless, robust, arrogant, and believes he can walk on water. Most of all he's willing to fulfill all of Abigail's fantasies as long as she gives him total control.Drawn to a life she only read about in books and fantasied about in her dreams, Abigail is taken on a sexual awakening that enlightens her entire being.

Running From Memphis


Tisha S. Stow - 2021
    This is his family now, being as his blood family was taken from him and his teenage sister one horrific night.A home invasion that left a bloody mess, one he will never forget, turning his world upside-down.Being hell bent on revenge and out of control led him to his position as the Sergeant at Arms for the Guardian Angels.Neither want a relationship, maybe just a little fun. So, what happens when fate has other plans? Maybe the fun has just begun.Will Memphis get use to the saucy mouthed, unstable creature that is Navy? How does Navy feel about being brought back into the biker world, when she knows the pain that world can bring?

Juan-Carlo's Play


Mona Merlin - 2021
    To me, heaven is like a wet dream, you’ll have to wake up sooner or later and realize it’ll never happen.Love exists only in your dreams.Scrum; A different letter word except this one I understand; I apply not just to the sport I love but to my personal life: Transparency, Inspection and Adaptation. The 3 pillars of upholding every implementation of empirical process control. Basically what helps is to control the unexpected.I don’t expect the unexpected because I control everything.

Shameless Submission


Amanda Heartley - 2017
    one high-paid hooker... two months of 'training'.Michael - I've had it all. Major heartache and big-time success.Now I can get whatever I want, whenever I want. And I want her...Stella - I've had a rough life. The street is all I've known.I'm the best at what I do... and I'll do most things.Always in demand, I'm my pimp's best moneymaker. One hot alpha Dom. One feisty sub, and the man who wants her back.Sh*t gets real when organized crime intervenes. Now, she must decide.Stay with her new master and submit to his lifestyle?Or rebel and return to her scandalous, yet lucrative life on the street.Feel Stella's pleasure and pain in this psychological dark romance as she learns to please the man she calls, 'Sir'.Shameless Submission is a full-length novel of love and hurt between a billionaire Dom and his willing sub with no cliffhanger and no cheating

Inked


Mia Ford - 2019
    Getting pregnant with my boss’s baby was never a part of the plan.  It all starts as a business transaction,I get double the pay and he gets double the pleasure. And then things change. What was supposed to be his pleasure,Slowly becomes all about me.And man…don’t I need it!  I know this is wrong, I know the infamous playboy is playing a game, And I am planked in the middle of the board without a dice. But I just don’t want to kiss him goodbye. At least not yet… He’s inked my name all over him, And I am hiding this huge secret.  What if this secret of mine tears us apart!

Loyal To His Love


K. Charelle - 2020
    He’s been in the streets for years and is now realizing the benefit of building his legal status as well. Both worlds keep him busy and his pockets full. As much as he appreciates his status, the women appreciate it more.Kyori Spencer is the type of woman who takes full advance of all that life has to offer. Even if it’s not by way of her own bank account. It just so happens that the man she committed herself to, has loosely committed himself to several other women. When is enough, enough? Kyori soon finds herself fed up and on the verge of catching an assault charge until the extremely handsome and very assertive Asim Nour steps in for the save.Amir Nour has resigned to living life to the fullest and with the status he’s built working alongside his big brother, Asim, that’s an easy task. However, a chance encounter with a beautiful woman intrigues him enough to wonder if it’s time to end his playboy ways.Lear’ah Marshall just can’t catch a break. After losing her sister, she’s struggling to find a reason to live and not just sit home alone watching life pass her by. That within itself is a challenge considering her current living situation. After paying for college she’s stuck with the roommate from hell whose boyfriend is anything but respectful. Lear’ah is fed up but financially strapped. Will a gorgeous stranger be able to present a reason for her to smile or will Lear’ah decide that he’s just not worth the trouble?Welcome to the what happens when chance encounters turn into the possibility of happiness, if only the ladies can find a way to let go of the past and embrace the future.***THIS WILL BE A TWO PART SERIES***

Concourse D with Love


Cassandra B. - 2020
    Take the step into the unknown and find what you’ve been missing.”Those words lead Kelani Thomas into a forty-eight-hour adventure with a handsome, alluring, mysterious stranger. With Kelani missing a flight and Israel’s flight was delayed a spark was ignited in the Sky Lounge of Concourse D. But after the haze of lust evaporates in forty-eight hours can the raw emotions formed last?Join Kelani and Israel for the ride and find out.

Simply Irresistible


Willow Winters - 2020
    It started with her old man. That stubborn bastard set me up. He knew what he was doing, and I fell for his daughter before I even heard her voice.What was he thinking, trying to set her up with a prick like me?INKEDLittle Miss Goody-Two-Shoes just moved in next door.She’s a good girl, the kind I want to ruin. It’s only a matter of time before I'll have her in my arms and clinging to me the way I need her to.The problem is, she knows I’m bad news. I’ve always been trouble.MR. CEOI’m used to dominating the boardroom and getting what I want.But I’ve never wanted anyone like her.Even though I have the world at my beck and call, it no longer excites me. Nothing does.Until she comes along.