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The Sheikh’s Fake Engagement


Leslie North - 2020
    But even he’s thrown when a merchant insists on paying a debt by invoking an ancient law allowing him to use his lovely daughter Talitha as collateral. Such payment is repugnant to Hamid, so while he accepts the bargain to keep tradition alive, he decides instead to treat Tali as an honored guest of his palace for one month. Yet before he knows what’s happening, Tali has charmed everyone in the palace, including Hamid’s young son. When a compromising but innocent picture of Hamid and Tali is secretly taken and made public, Hamid, in an effort to protect Tali’s honor, blurts out all is well—they’re engaged.They are so not engaged, but what can Tali do except go along with the fake engagement to appease her angry father? Now, thanks to tradition, her stay at the palace must be extended for another month. As much as Tali embraces the modern and pushes the traditional envelope, she’s secretly glad to stay. Hamid may be a bit old-fashioned, but he’s not the tyrant her father is—plus his kisses make her knees weak and his sexy voice makes her insides melt. When they’re in public, he’s the perfect fiancé: caring, loving, attentive. If only it weren’t just a show for the paparazzi. If only she could stop her heart leaping every time she sees him. If only she were smart enough to not fall in love…

I'm Not Telling (Steel Brothers #1)


Ella Parker - 2021
    or so I think.Austin Steel's my boss... in fact, he's everyone's boss. And he's not well liked. He's grumpy, intense, arrogant, and takes what he wants.Back at home for the first time in years, I LET him sweep me off my feet... and right into bed.It turns out there's more to him than I'd thought. I'm actually FALLING for him. I'm a painter and he's my hot zillionaire finance alpha boss. It's rife with conflict from the start.But what's really going to come between us is this secret that's growing inside me.How can I hold it all together?I'm Not Telling is a fully standalone contemporary romance, It's book 1 of The Steel Brothers series. Each book of the series can be read on its own. Join Kayla in the small town of Pennyside, Pennsylvania, where the notoriously hot and wild Steel brothers have the run of the place.

Driver's Obsession


Flora Ferrari - 2020
    But not Steve. He always treated me like an adult.It’s not until I finish college that I understand what those feelings I get every time I see him, every time I think about him really mean.My heart stops when I see his truck in the drive, knowing I’ll see him again. But I know why he’s here.Could an older guy like him really go for a younger, curvy girl?Would he betray his best friend to get it, even if he wanted it?Or will he leave us both behind and forget about us when he makes it big?STEVEIt’s a dream come true.She’s a dream come true.A pro team contract, my best buddy as chief mechanic and his daughter along for the ride, all in the same day?Maybe she isn’t into older guys. Maybe I’m just imagining things, or maybe it's time I finally get what I want from life.And all I have to do to claim it is reach out and take it.Consequences? Sure, everything has a price, but once I see her again. Once I know she wants what I have to give her, I’ll pay double.Whatever it costs, whatever it takes.She will be mine.*Driver's Obsession is an insta-everything, OTT standalone instalove romance with a HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

Cruel Crush


Kailin Gow - 2020
     Dante Black, the blackest of the Blacks. Another home, another new school. Another target. Life was supposed to be smooth sailing when you're at the end of your high school year. Of course it is. Especially when you're the one your father relies on to take care of loose ends. And by the time you're 17, you've already earned yourself a reputation amongst the Inner Circle as someone to be feared. Who am I? I'm the charming Prince, the Golden Boy, the one no one suspects to have no heart. Until I saw her...my target. The girl I will bring down because she is his crush. Summer. Who knew crushes could be so cruel? ***** There is someone new living in the Donovans' old mansion in Hidden Falls, the exclusive enclave in Malibu. He's a senior at the Academy, but he seems older like he's already seen so much in the world. Maybe he has. Maybe he's not of this world. I thought I had finally found peace at Hidden Falls High...but the nightmare is just beginning... ***Hidden Falls High is a Dark High School Romance mature YA/New Adult series intended for 17 and up due to language and mature matters. READING ORDER Cruel Crush (with Crushed) Punishing the Princess Claiming the Crown Loving Summer Series

The "I Do" Do-Over: After I Do


Poppy Parkes - 2022
    HEA guaranteed!

Irish Doctor's Valentine: A Holiday Romance


K.C. Crowne - 2022
    Casanova?!? Could the producers be any more vanilla?At least give me some character. Doctor with the hot Irish arse is more like it.Now, my days are filled with suggestive grinsAnd flirtatious winks from patients during exams.I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried!Whatever. I've got my sights set on one beauty.Amelia's mesmerizing eyes and luscious curves are all I want.But I've got my work cut out for me.She's jaded and would never go for her "playboy" boss.Valentine's Day or not...I'll make Amelia mine.And the world can watch for all I gave a d*mn.This is an Irish doctor, boss, docuseries, Valentine's Day romance. This is Dr. Collin O'Neill's story. Each book can be read on its own. Transport yourself into the charming and quaint town of Sandy Cover, Ireland as we follow a sexy brotherhood of Irish doctors in their quests to find lasting love.

A Hurt So Sweet


Isabella Starling - 2019
    She died years ago. This town broke her. I’ll burn it to the ground before I let that happen to me.In Eden Falls, I’m forced to attend a school for the elite. The Firstborns own this place and they think they own me, too. It’s not long before Dexter, Caspian, Lai, and Julian become the bane of my existence. There are only two people I’m afraid of – my strict father, and my malevolent fiancé. Unfortunately for me, my husband-to-be is one of the Firstborns ruining my life.Dexter Booth and I will marry on my birthday to secure our families’ bond. Every woman in this damn town wants to be Dexter’s toy. Except me.Dex and his Eden Falls Prep cronies have forced me to give up my body. I know my betrothed wants my mind next.I play along… But soon, I’ll leave the beautiful jerk behind without the thing he wants most from me.His heir.

Handled


Heather Slade - 2020
    Bromberg’s Everyday Heroes World.

Keep Me Warm


C. Morgan - 2019
    My wealth.But a weekend at the Winter Moon Lodge is exactly what I need to clear my head.And the hordes of hunky handsome guys that are coming out of the woodwork are just what the doctor ordered.But one has my attention without effort.Hunter. And this man is on the prowl.I, for one, am happy to get caught up in his net.Unfortunately, my family will never accept him.Wealth hasn’t corrupted me, but they’re a different story.If our love affair could just be a fling, all would be fine, but I can’t settle for anything less than all of him.Love or family? That is the question…

Enemies to Prom Dates


S. Doyle - 2021
    He’s also my mortal enemy.We don’t agree on anything except that he hates me as much as I hate him.Until we realize our younger sisters are the target of a super creepy Freshman Bait List. With no choice but to team up, we have to put aside our mutual loathing only to find out…maybe we don’t hate each other as much as we thought we did? I know it for sure when the kissing starts.

Set Up


T.C. Matson - 2020
     There’s nothing wrong with being single. I’m not a woman scorned. There’s no heartbreak I’m recovering from. I just enjoy not having to answer to anyone and doing what I want when I want. Unfortunately, my two wonderful best friends think the opposite and decide to meddle. Just because they’re both happily taken, they believe I should be too. Their “wonderful” plan? Speed dating… A bunch of men and women tossed into a room for a night of awkward dates. Sounds horrific, right? But because my signature was forged on the contract, there’s no canceling. Three men catch my attention. One steals my heart. Another steals my time. And the last one steals my patience. It doesn’t take long for my heart to betray me and I fall for a wealthy man who shatters me. Now I’m left picking up the pieces and he won’t leave me alone. Great…Just frickin’ great.

Running Back To Him


Evelyn Rosado - 2016
    Or at least, that’s what it felt like when her star quarterback boyfriend dumped her. And she’s been ousted from the uber-exclusive inner circle of popular girls in school. There's only so much drama one ex-geeky, Chewbacca fan-girl can take in one day.She needs to find a way to put out the fires—fast. Everyone knows that the best way to get over a breakup is with a hookup—a fake hookup, that is. Enter Kellen, football wunderkind with lip gloss-melting good looks, and newly single after also being dumped. When Magnolia, asks Kellen to be her fake boyfriend, he’s down for the sham.Only one problem... Magnolia’s been in love with Kellen all her life—and he's got absolutely no idea. Somewhere between the innocent hand-holding and breath-stealing kisses, lines become blurred and Magnolia realizes the true meaning of the hashtag #ItsComplicated.

The Barber


Mazzy King - 2020
    My promise to you, the reader: no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed HEA.

Darkest Perception


Shari J. Ryan - 2018
    However, it turned out I was in the wrong class, with the wrong professor, at the wrong time. One decision to become an apprentice changed my entire life.After being left with nothing, including my true identity, money, family, and friends, I was evicted from my apartment. I knew I’d have to run and hide while struggling with starvation, but then a shady job offer became an appealing option in the midst of my desperation. I was fully aware of the risks involved, but I’m well versed in reading people and assuming their intentions. Therefore, I was confident I wouldn’t end up being that woman who ran into a trap that was decorated with luxurious accommodations and high-class amenities. I also wasn’t the type to reach for bait disguised as a gorgeous man with lust pooling in his eyes.As it turns out, though … I was wrong about everything—almost everything. I fell into the rabbit hole where nothing was as it seemed from the outside, and I had no clue I was the puppeteer of it all.

Going for a Ride


Kylie Gilmore - 2016
    Now he’s spending the summer working for his uncle’s traveling carnival company and trying to figure out who he is without football.Free-spirited Kelsey Brown returns to her hometown of Sapphire Falls, Nebraska for the annual festival and a much needed break to figure out her next career move—follow her corporate advertising job in its relocation or feed her artistic soul with the photography that she loves. But when she discovers her long-time football hero crush is working the festival, she quickly decides she’s going for a ride. With him.Sizzling summer nights in Sapphire Falls soon lead to a future neither of them could have imagined. But can two very different people follow their dreams together?