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Rebel
Brittany Crowley - 2019
The doubts only fuel me to be the fiercest fighter anyone’s ever seen.REBELWith every hit, I’ll flip the bird at society standards, busting down the walls for a female generation to reign. DISTRACTIONWith my first fight looming, a little time away from the headlines is exactly what I need. It was just supposed to be a road trip with my best friends. I didn’t plan on Joss showing up, the man who blatantly turned me down on the most embarrassing night of my life. He’s here to keep me safe, and for the first time, I have nowhere to run. CAGEWhen the day comes, I’m going to prove I’m not just a Cage, I’m the Cage.This is a standalone, brother's best friend romance.
Gabriel's Album
Sian Ceinwen - 2021
For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to be a rock star. And now here I am, about to start my first big tour, when she comes along.Ariana.From the second we meet, she's all I can think about.Asking her to come on tour with me is easy. But she's shy, insecure, and the paparazzi scare her. We live in two completely different worlds.I love her and I know that she's worth fighting for. The problem is, I'm not sure if love is enough.Gabriel's Album is the first book in the Cruise Control Heroes series. It's the companion novel to The Album. Fall in love with Gabriel and Ariana all over again as Cruise Control embarks on their first world tour.
Undisputed
Aaron L. Speer - 2018
As much of a gentleman as one can be having an undisputed record with every win by a knock out. People LOVE him.Overworked barista Tegan Holland doesn't know he exists. Not until ten minutes before her friend Fiona drags her to the biggest cage fight Sydney has ever seen. By the time he heads back to his training camp in the States, she'll never forget him. But should she let him forget her? He's chasing his dream. He doesn't have time for her. Does he?For Owen, the hits just keep coming. Trash talking opponents, sensationalist media, and someone's out to ruin him for good. He can't put Tegan in the middle of it. Can he?Soon, will any of it matter? Cause life has other plans, and NOTHING hits harder than life.
In the Grasp: A Second Chance Sports Romance
Cadence Keys - 2021
I thought I’d have more accomplished by now - like a wife and family - but for nine years I’ve held onto the memory of the girl who got away. Now she’s back and I’m more determined than ever to make her mine. For good this time.PaigeAfter years of working tirelessly, I just landed my dream job at the largest newspaper on the west coast. Unfortunately, that lands me in the same city as the man who broke my heart nearly a decade ago - the same one I’ve never really been able to let go of. When my editor assigns me to write an exposé on Jack, I’m forced to decide where my loyalties lie - with the career of a lifetime, or the love of my life.In the Grasp is the first steamy standalone contemporary sports romance in the LA Wolves series.
The Noble Heir (Princes of Valdoria #1)
Julia Keanini - 2018
As crown prince of Valdoria, his priorities have been country and family above all. And that's always been easy for him--until duty and the queen demand that he find a wife. But he already tried proposing to the one woman he really wants, and she ran.Alex Turner fought her way to the top of the world's most prestigious photography course. As long as no one figures out who she really is, her dream of being a photographer on Jacques Ledoux's renowned crew is within her grasp. Nothing is going to hold her back, including her pesky feelings for a certain swoon-worthy royal.When Theo's and Alex's paths collide, old feelings are reignited...but those feelings have burned them both. Fool him once, shame on her. Fool him twice?The first book in the Princes of Valdoria series.
Be Brave With Me
J.B. Havens - 2019
Havens and CA Miconi. The first book, Be Brave with Me, is set in the small southern town of Green Springs, Mississippi, where the days are hot and the nights are hotter! Meg Meg thought she was strong until tragedy struck--twice. Now she's alone in the world. For six months, she's been running from her demons, never staying in one place for long. Until she lands in Green Springs, Mississippi. Drew Drew was the golden boy of Lee County, destined for football greatness. It all went to hell in an instant, forever changing his life. He clawed out of his pit of despair and is settled into a comfortable, but lonely life, when Meg comes roaring into town. Immediately, he recognizes Meg’s pain hiding behind her brash exterior. Drew wants to help her heal; Meg wants to flee to continue searching for peace. Is she brave enough to stay? Is he brave enough to let her go?
Marrying the Heiress
Autumn Miller - 2021
★★★★★“Absolutely loved it! Brilliant. Don’t expect to be able to put it down when you start.” - VictoriaKateI didn't expect to inherit a multi-million pound estate - especially under dubious circumstances - but I've only ever wanted to be financially secure. For years I've been cast out from my family, desperately scraping together a living, trying to find some self-worth in the process.But the rightful heir - Will Dawlish - hates my guts. A-Daw-rable Dawlish, the papers call him. Dee-Lish Dawlish.I'd like to think we could be friends, allies even, but all he wants is his inheritance back.And even though Will's distractingly handsome, even though he's adored by the country as a cricketing legend, he's emotionally bankrupt.WillI just want my grandfather’s inheritance back. I've got big plans to realise, and Kate Parsons has utterly derailed them.After pursuing her through my lawyers, I'm left with one brazen plan.Marrying her is the only option. It makes good business sense; the divorce will be clean and tidy, my finances restored.There will be nothing romantic between us, because there's absolutely nothing to like about Kate Parsons. Not her lies, her mysteries, nor her blatant thievery. And when she walks down the aisle towards me, I refuse to be moved by her graceful beauty. I don't want to notice her dazzling smile. All I need to focus on is the next twelve months. Except, I also have to meet a stipulation of the pre-nup: consummating this marriage.If you like your romances sexy, playful, and with guys in full possession of killer smiles, bods and moves, then buy this book!The Rags to Riches books are a collection of steamy romance stories which can be read in any order, though reader enjoyment will be improved if you start with Marrying The Heiress.
A Game Like Ours
Marissa J. Gramoll - 2021
To the outside world, Bobby Anderson is an attractive, charismatic baseball star. But inside, Bobby holds secrets—including his closeted sexuality—and each secret alone has the power to destroy his carefully-constructed life.When his best friend Cody dies, Bobby is thrown into the unwitting role of supporter for Cody’s grieving fiancée, Lexie. The issue? Bobby has long-harbored feelings for her that he never allowed to surface. Torn between his growing attraction for Lexie and devotion to his deceased friend, Bobby is forced to re-examine his life and concern about divulging his sexual identity. Another secret spoken by Cody during his final moments eats away at Bobby’s conscience, driving the wedge of Cody’s death deeper. Once these secrets come to light, will Lexie ever be able to forgive them? Can she accept Bobby for who he is? Will she ever want anything to do with him again?
Rookie in Love
Zoe Beth Geller - 2021
If I wanted winter, I'd work in New York City location, not the Miami office.I prefer to represent clients for movie roles and commercials but no, I'm sent to Maine, which is more like freaking Siberia in winter. And to top it off, I have to track down this punk kid with an attitude.I'd rather be sipping a Cosmo on South Beach where I live but I have to rethink this when I meet Wyatt over the burn bin at the hockey pond. The wood isn't the only thing sizzling when he bedazzles me with his pearl-white smile, and the way he fills out those jeans, well... did I mention that I hate the cold weather? And the minute he takes to the ice with his buff body has me second-guessing my love for football? And my hatred for a committed relationship?
Untouchable
Danielle Hill - 2020
Scratch that: she didn’t even like the guy.Maddox ‘Reno’ Renner, the resident King of Claremont High. Dark, brooding, arrogant… you get it. He’s the kind of gorgeous no girl is immune to, including Riley. She shouldn’t feel anything for him—falling for a guy like Reno would be stupid and reckless—but when he sets his sights on her, Riley’s forced to admit just how far she’s already fallen.With expert precision, Reno manages to break down every one of her defenses, but just when Riley starts to think it might be safe to lower her guard, tragedy strikes in a way neither one of them could have predicted, tearing them apart.When Reno needs her most, Riley will have to fight to reach the boy who’s always held her heart, but this might be one fight she can’t win.Because Reno’s heart has always been untouchable.**Note: "Untouchable" is an edgy, emotional, standalone in a series on interconnected books. Each book can be read alone, but it is advisable to read them in order. Due to offensive language and mature themes, this series is intended for readers 17+.
Letting Go This Christmas
Natasha Queen - 2019
She’s stuck in a dead-end job and struggling to make ends meet when a fateful ice cream disaster results in her meeting Charlie Evans, a well-off photographer with the cutest little daughter she’s ever seen.Charlie Evans was thrust unexpectedly into fatherhood. With his roots in Pecan Grove, but an itch to get back on the road, he’s shocked when he meets the flame-haired widow. Sparks and tempers fly at their first meeting, but as time goes on, he realizes Cleo is getting under his skin. When he tries to pursue her, though, he realizes her heart is buried under layers of icy protection.Can Charlie chaw Cleo’s frozen heart in time for Christmas? Or will Cleo continue to hide her true feelings away in order to protect herself from tragedy again? Find out in this sweet Christmas romance!
Dating Disaster with a Billionaire
Elizabeth Lynx - 2020
The reason I shouldn’t? I was a walking, talking, dating disaster.My name’s Marika. I ran a coffee shop in a small town. Things were fine until that fancy resort, The Blue Spot, that catered to the wealthy moved in down the road. They stole all my customers with their posh coffee shop open to the public.How could I compete with the rich and powerful? Perhaps if I entered their Win a Date with a Billionaire contest, I could win enough money to help my business. I wouldn’t tell them about my horrible dating history or especially about that one guy who ended up in the hospital. They didn’t need to know that, did they?As a VidTube star, most people had heard of me. I was Jokin’ James. Everyone except the woman I was falling for, Marika. I had been coming by her coffee shop for almost a year, but she had no idea who I was or that my brother owned the resort that was stealing her customers.We were friends, but I wanted more. I was all ready to ask her out when she entered the contest my brother was running. Not only that, but the resort wanted me to be a part of the contest. Now she would discover that my family owned The Blue Spot. And worst of all, that I wasn’t from that small town at all. That I was a celebrity billionaire.A sexy, funny, small-town billionaire romance involving mistaken identity, dating disasters, and a picnic so bad even the ants ran in fear.
Married To The Enemy
L.A. Pepper - 2021
A rebellious bad boy, forbidden and back in town.Eyes meet, hearts skip a beat, love at first sight.I didn’t recognize my arc enemy under that scruffy beard.One kiss and things go too far..Turns out he just bought the penthouse next to mine.Our families despise each other and have been feuding for centuries.This could NEVER work.So we elope billionaire style and hide our marriage from our families.Until the secrets start to unravel...Just when I can’t take the pressure one more second, I’m taken, kidnapped..Will Declan be able to save me and give our love a second chance?I could get my happily ever after..or will our powerful families ruin everything?Meet the characters in book #1 of the Haven Isle Series! The Kent’s vs the Lockheart’s standoff in one epic, page-turning, against all odds billionaire romance! If you love your billionaire men hot AF, with steam and drama, this is sure to please!
Grumpy Boss (The Grumpy Series Book 2)
B.B. Hamel - 2021
That’s the only reason I’d ever hire a woman like her: pretty in a quiet way, smart enough to see through my arrogance, and willing to call out all my BS.I don’t need trouble like that. And yet when a business partner from my past resurfaces to try and destroy my latest venture, I need her help to prove I’m not some womanizing monster.Millie thinks I don’t deserve it, but she’s fresh out of law school, her grandmother depends on her financially, and she’s too afraid to the take bar exam. I’m the only chance she’s got at making enough money to survive.Except there are some minor flaws to my logic.Flaw number one: we start making out in my office almost immediately.Flaw number two: I want to take things to the next level, and she only wants to run away.Flaw number three: I’m the man with a thousand plans—but I don’t know what I’m going to do about falling for her.Once this deal is finalized, I’ll have to choose between the future of my business or the future of my love life.And neither looks like it’s going to be easy.Welcome to the Grumptastic grumpiest boss in the world! Rees gets his story, and I think he met his match in Millie. Grumpy Boss is fun and steamy and a little over the top! As always it's a full length novel with no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a happily-ever-after guaranteed. Enjoy! XO BB
Hot Cop
Aubree Valentine - 2018
He's has had one goal his entire life: to protect and serve the community he loves. But when a photo of Rhys and his colleagues goes viral, he finds himself faced with opportunities he never anticipated before. From book covers to modeling gigs, and even a few tv appearances, Rhys quickly becomes the object of female attention. Women every where are offering themselves up for a good time. There's just one problem. There's only one woman's attention he's after.KJ is a best selling author who finds herself in a very compromising position with one of Tallahassee's finest police officers. His abrupt exit after a weekend fling, has her convinced she's seen the last of Rhys. Until one surprise leads to another, and his photo is plastered all over social media. When he becomes the featured model at her next signing event, KJ finds herself tangled in more than just the sheets. After all, Rhys Mitchell is so much more than just one Hot Cop.