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A Kiss for Christmas


C.C. Wood - 2012
    The problem? She's vowed never to date a man like him.A kiss under the mistletoe changes everything.This year, Blair plans to lose her spot on the nice list because she wants to be very, very naughty.

Cherry Pie


Virginia Sexton - 2017
    No distractions.That's why I'm filthy rich instead of a family man. I always reckoned falling in love was a choice. Until her. She's a demure young waitress who draws me in tight. And then walks away just as things get hot. I'm the one who gives girls the shaft--all of it--not the other way around. I always rise to a challenge. Even if that challenge is a girl who runs from men like me. Especially if she's holding on to her virginity for no good reason. I'll break her in and have her begging for more. It's just a matter of time.

Malcolm's Promise: A Re/Bound Story


Michele Zurlo - 2015
     Note to Readers: This short story takes place in the time between Re/Claimed (Doms of the FBI 3) and Re/Defined (Doms of the FBI 4).

Cole


Tess Oliver - 2015
    Tattooed. Cocky. Seductive. Has bad boy Cole King finally met his match—a woman who will spin his entire world around? What starts as a simple bet soon becomes so much more. Introducing Book 1 of Tess Oliver's hot new series FMX Bros—A spin-off to the bestselling Custom Culture series. Cole King lives the bachelor's dream life. He runs the family construction company and spends his free time in Southern California riding freestyle motocross with his two friends, Denver and Rodeo. Being the son of legendary rock star, Nicky King, Cole has always followed in his dad's footsteps, bouncing from girl to girl and never really stopping to fall in love. But when Rodeo bets Cole that he can't land a date with his neighbor, Kensington Modante, heiress to the Modante Winery, he accepts the challenge. Cole soon discovers that win or lose, it's a bet that will turn his heart upside down. Kensington "Kensie" Modante has never been able to find the man that can win and keep her heart. She's decided she just doesn't need a man to stir up her contented, albeit slightly dull life where she spends most of her time helping her dad run his winery and riding horses. When Kensie meets Cole King he is just interesting and hot enough to give romance another try. But has she risked her heart for another chance at love or disappointment? *This special, new release edition includes Cole (approx. 50,000 words) PLUS the full bonus novel Strangely Normal (approx. 65,000 words)* Contains adult content. Intended for readers 18+

Peaches & Cream (Sweet Curves #9)


Megan Wade - 2020
    For a southern girl like me, those flavors represent my home. So when I make it to the semi-final round of a baking contest, and Southern sweets is is the theme, I think I have this in the bag.I don’t.I come second.To a man named, Ben Watson. And he’s not even Southern! Or American.I’m insulted.To add insult to injury, the final round has us working as a team, being judged on how well we teach a recipe as much as we’re judged on our cooking ability.Part of being Southern means that no matter what, you’re always polite. But I cannot be polite to this man. He’s ruining my hopes and dreams, and even worse, he’s setting my panties on fire while he’s doing it.Note: Put a pie in the oven, because this quick read is cheeky and over-the-top. It’s filled with tension-filled instalove and heated moments between a curvy girl and the hottest pastry chef you’ve ever seen.

Mountain Seeking Doctor


Marley Michaels - 2020
    Judd Cooper has dedicated his life to helping others, but when the opportunity arises to return to his family roots, he moves back to Woodward Valley, Alaska, wondering if the mountain legends he learned as a child will hold true.Lottie Duncan has always called the mountain home. When she calls into the doctor's office to pick up a package for her beloved grandmother, the last thing she expects is to meet the hot new doctor and experience the boom she’s always dreamed of.What she didn’t anticipate was to be subject of a citizen's arrest and judged as a thief at first sight.Now amends must be made and Judd has a fight on his hands to get the small town sweetheart to not just accept his apology, but also give him her heart.***Mountain Seeking Doctor is Book 1 of a new Moose Mountain Men series. They're the same kind of sweet, flirty, instalove stories you love from Moose Mountain, but this time you'll get more big, gruff and tough Cooper men living their lives on and near the mountain. The mountain has always provided for its keepers, and now it's time for more feisty women to warm up their cold mountain hearts and complete their mountain lives forever. Can we all say, awww.

Protecting His Fox's Sass


Dawn Sullivan - 2018
    She may not have agreed with everything her alpha did, but she followed the rules. Until, she is suddenly thrust into an existence she’d never imagined for herself. Now she has a new purpose…to protect the life of an innocent child. Nolan Channing was a playboy. He worked hard, and played even harder. When his brother met and fell in love with his mate, Nolan’s thoughts and ways shifted. He wanted what his brother had. Walking into the Naked Wolfe, the last thing he expected was to scent the other half of his soul. Now, all bets were off. Teine is scared and on the run, with no plans of staying in one place too long, mate or not. She is on a mission, one she promised someone very dear to her she would not fail. Nolan has his eyes on the sly fox, with no intention of letting her slip away. Can Nolan’s determination to protect his mate, along with their future together, change Teine’s mind? Or will her promise keep her on the run, intent on steering clear of her past and two steps ahead of the enemy?

Cutting In


Julia Wolf - 2018
    Will was my best friend until I fell in love with him.It's been ten years and I'm over it all. Well, all of it except him. I'd do anything to see Will again, including entering the hellscape that is my high school reunion.Will:High school pretty much blew, but she made it all bearable. Anna was my best friend until she said she couldn't love me back.A decade is much too long to go without seeing the most important person that ever entered my life. And when we reunite, it's almost as if we pick up right where we left off.Only this time, it's so much more.Cutting In is a 20k word novella. It's can be read as a complete standalone. It's a story of second chances and happy endings.

Rough Hand


Olivia Chase - 2016
     LEVI I’m no good for her. And she’s probably no good for me, either. But hell if I don’t find myself wanting her right now. My c*ck is slamming against my zipper at the thought of thrusting my tongue in her mouth, swallowing her moans… She’s so pure that I can almost see the glow of white around her. I’m too wicked, too dirty to touch her. But there’s something about the way I can feel her emotions pouring from her, like she’s a broken dam spilling over, that makes my chest tight. No one has ever made me feel this way. Like she could slide under my skin and see all of me with her own innocent vulnerability. Like I could be in real danger of losing my self-control, the walls that have protected me well for my whole life. I can’t let her break me apart, not when I’ve worked so hard, so long, to keep myself glued together. To be strong and impenetrable. No, I’ll just keep my distance. Surely that won’t be a problem. Even if she does live right across the street from my shop. ALEXA I’ve never had this feeling before, this burning need to be around someone as much as I can. When we touch, I want to keep on touching. When he’s inside me, our limbs tangled together, our sweat-slicked bodies connected in the most intimate way possible, I feel like I’ve found my other half. Yeah, I’m falling for him. Head over heels, all the clichés. I’m falling hard for Levi, and he’s working just as hard to keep himself from being vulnerable with me. Does this make me a fool, or can I even hope that he might start to open up to me? He’s so scared to open up to anyone. So scared to dig into the things that hurt him in his past. I just want to help him be happy. If only he’d drop all his walls and talk to me, he could let it go and move on. Will I ever be happy with Levi? Right or wrong, I need more. I need more, but the problem is, walking away from Levi makes me feel like I’ll end up with nothing at all…

Risk: Part 1


Nina Levine - 2018
     I’m comfortable with risk. I deal with it every day of my life. Hell, I fucking live for the adrenaline rush it gives me. The challenge. The gamble. The conquest. When Charlize Cohen walks into my life, she proves to be the biggest risk I’ll ever take. I throw all my strategies out the window. I ignore all the alarm bells going off. I lose my damn mind. I’m free-falling. She’s the biggest adrenaline rush of my life, but she might also be the rush that crashes my life to the ground.

 This is the same Risk by Nina Levine that appeared in The Vault Volume One boxed set. This story contains all the panty-melting sexiness and alpha goodness that Nina Levine books are known for. This is Part One of Risk. Part Two will be out in early 2018.

Inked Souls


Lucia Grace - 2017
    A product of foster care, she's never had a family, she's never known love, she's never been wanted. So, as she gets older and her looks get her the attention she's always craved, she takes it. No matter the consequences. After another failed attempt at finding what she's always longed for--to be loved--she leaves the only town she's ever known and swears off men so she can find herself. But what happens when a rough and crass tattoo artist is exactly what she needs? A past riddled with loss and neglect haunts Rhett Shaw, his younger sister his only remaining family. Because of his past he only allows meaningless one night stands to warm his bed, never forming a connection, barely learning their names. He prefers it that way so he doesn't open himself up to more hurt. Something he's felt enough in his lifetime. He's content in his life. He has his sister, his tattoo shop, and enough women to keep him satisfied. But what happens when an angel on earth is delivered to heal his inked soul?

Throttle: A Savage Disciples MC Novella


Drew Elyse - 2019
     Candy didn’t build a life for herself by being stupid, regardless what people might think of her being a stripper. And no matter what her body wants, what her heart wants, she knows that falling for a fighter is as stupid as it gets. A Disciple will fight like a savage, but that isn’t always the way. If Hook’s life has taught him one thing: to fight for what he wants. He’s fought in the ring, to earn his patch, to protect his family. And he would fight for Candy, if she’d just give him a chance to show her that what’s between them could be everything. When the attraction is at full throttle, this biker knows there’s no giving up. THROTTLE is a novella in the Savage Disciples MC series (book 6.5) that occurs concurrently with CRUISE (Savage Disciples MC #6)

Bad Boy's Secret


Jessica Ashe - 2016
     Tall, ripped Brit. Fierce MMA fighter. Unrepentant bad boy. The accent, the swagger – yeah, he’s seriously bad news. Elliot is the hottest man I’ve ever seen – but his life is about violence, and that scares me. I became a doctor to save lives, while Elliot hurts people. Add in his dark past, and all the secrets he's keeping… It draws me right to Elliot, like a moth to a flame. When Elliot and I start working together, he’s impossible to resist. Soon I’m letting him lure me in, bit by bit. A kiss here, a touch there. I’m ashamed of how much his dominance turns me on, the way he masters my body with those big, strong hands… Little does Elliot know, I’m keeping a secret of my own. No matter how good he makes me feel, he can’t protect me from everything. In the end, the weight of our secrets might be more than we can carry. Too bad, because I think I’ve already given Elliot my heart… Bad Boy's Secret is a standalone novel with a HEA

Hot Nerd


Flora Ferrari - 2020
    I'm a wolf in sheep's clothing when it comes to her. As an editor in a publishing house, I have to be friendly with my clients and authors, but when I first lay eyes on my woman...Despina Jenkins..."friendly" is the last thing on my mind. In fact, there's only one thing...making her mine. And I won't stop until I claim her as my own. Forever. Despina He’s like no man I’ve ever seen before...I’ve never fallen in love, but this older man who is about to become my boss has captured my eye. Luke is strong, handsome, the best kind of nerd...I want him with every fiber of my being...but my brother would kill me if he knew I was in love with his best friend. *Hot Nerd is a short, standalone romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

Bad Boy


Caitlin Daire - 2015
     He's bad news. A prick. A player. A total BAD BOY. He's also my new stepbrother, and he showed up to meet my family in a T-shirt with friggin’ blood on it. I’m pretty sure my Grandma still hasn't recovered. Finn also crashed my blind date, sabotaged my tiny chance at romance and wreaked havoc on my previously-quiet life. Want me to go on? I have no intention of being friends with stepbrother dearest. As for falling in love with him…not a chance in hell! Until he protects me from harm. Until I hear his story. Until our first kiss. Until I'm falling for my stepbrother…. *** BAD BOY is a standalone stepbrother romance. NO cheating, and a guaranteed happy ending, and for a limited-time Christmas special, two free books included!***