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The Heart Of A Bad Boy
Nikki Brown - 2019
Growing up with two loving parents and being shown what love was, he wanted to be able to share that with someone else. He thought he had that when he met Angel, until she showed him just how wrong he was. Angel’s deception placed a lock on his heart until he runs into a friend from his childhood and old feelings arise. The only issue is she’s going through a storm of her own. Can he be what she needs or will the effects of what he’s been through interfere with what he needs to be for her. Kalari is living the simple life. She’s running a successful business with her sister and spending all the time she can with the man she loves, Dalon. Everything in her world is perfect until someone walks in and shakes things up for her leaving her confused and broken hearted. Just when she thinks love is no longer in the cards for her, True comes along and gives her everything that she never knew she needed. Will Dalon allow her to move on without him? Or will Kalari become a victim of his selfish wrath. A second chance at love can either make or break you. In this standalone novel, True and Kalari figure out how to navigate love through heartbreak and deceit. While Kalari finds out what it truly means to possess The Heart Of A Bad Boy.
Devil's Due: Sarge (The Bedlam Horde MC 2)
Sarah Zolton Arthur - 2021
She fights me at every turn, yet I can't stop thinking about her. Her disdain for most men is palpable, but I can't stop myself from making her aware of my presence—to touch her, to breathe her in. Her smart mouth is bound to get her in trouble and I can’t help but smile at the kind of trouble she’ll find with me.When an outside threat, a threat she’d been running from, catches up with her, threatening her life, which means threatening my plans for trouble, I’ll give everything I have to neutralize that threat and see her safe.GreerI’m not like the other women who sheltered at the safehouse in Texas. My problems with men were a different set of problems, and now they’ve caught up to me. If that’s not bad enough, I have Sarge to contend with. He’s pushy and loves to bark orders to hear himself speak. He’s also tall, tatted and a god among men who moves me to hurt him before he hurts me. A man like him, that’s exactly what will happen once he finds out my truths.This man has the power to ruin me more than any other, and I’m scared that I’m ready to let it happen.Gun the engine and prepare for one wild ride! USA Today Bestseller, Sarah Zolton Arthur, delivers sizzling romance mixed with a thrill a minute adventure in the Bedlam Horde series!
Drawn To The Billionaire: Alpha Protector On The Run Romance Book I
Hope Paris - 2021
Sheikh's Surprise Love Child: A Sheikh's Baby Romance (Alpha Sheikhs Series)
Sophia Lynn - 2020
Sheikh's Surprise Son is a steamy romance between a powerful Sheikh and a strong willed American he is determined to win over.
Seaton's Choice
Tessa Murran - 2020
He lives a loveless existence at Darkcliffe Manor, in the Scottish Marches. When his father offers sanctuary to a desperate orphan, his world is turned upside down. Brenna Curwen is everything he should not want, soft, gentle, unsuited to life at the edge of lawlessness. He doesn’t need another mouth to feed or soul to protect for he has a future of duty and misery to face. Seaton shuns her until he notices that Brenna has hair like spun gold and amber eyes that see into his soul. But he is not alone in noticing her, and a rival, every bit as ruthless as he is, aims to seduce Brenna. Meanwhile, King James begins to stamp his authority on the Marches, once and for all. Amidst the turmoil of a way of life under siege, Seaton must confront a terrible choice between his heart and his head. If he gets it wrong, he will lose everything.Orphaned Brenna Curwen, with nowhere else to turn, is given shelter by an old admirer of her mother’s - Machar Bannerman, Laird of Darkcliffe Manor. But her protector is not what he seems, and if she is to survive in his crumbling tower house on the edge of the moors, she must find a way to deal not just with him, but also his three bastard sons. The worst of them is Seaton, more a savage than a gentleman, who makes it clear from the start that he resents her presence. As danger comes calling, so does a ruthless suitor, and Brenna has no one to turn to for protection save mistrustful, surly, beast of a man - Seaton Bannerman. Immerse yourself in the desolate beauty of the Scottish moors, as Seaton’s Choice takes you on a journey of savage passions, of old rivalries curdling into fresh violence, of evil plotting and power-hungry clans. Can love blossom in a mire of murder, mayhem and destruction?Extract from Seaton’s ChoiceThe young man reached a door and thrust it open without knocking. He held it for her to enter. Brenna walked into a surprisingly bright room with large windows, a study from the looks of all the books lined along the walls. There were curios of all kinds, crowded in - stuffed animals in bell jars, metal implements, swords and guns mounted on the walls. It had the feel of an educated mind behind it, one quite different from the brute of a man standing beside her. The dark lout persisted in staring at her without saying anything, and it was unnerving. The room was stuffy from a blazing fire in the hearth, and her face grew hot under his gaze. ‘What do you stare at, Sir,’ she said, tremulously, not quite catching his eye.‘You,’ he spat.‘Please do not, for I do not like it.’‘But I do, so I will keep doing it,’ he said, bringing his face closer to hers.Footsteps sounded, coming closer. The man took hold of her arm in a tight grip. ‘Whoever you are and whatever you are after, take this advice. Watch yourself around Laird Bannerman. He has the cunning of a thousand foxes, and a black heart to boot, and I fear you do not have the guile to manage him.’His eyes held hers, and for an instant, there was almost a hint of concern in his gaze. Brenna could feel his breath on her face, the tang of whisky carried with it. She glanced at his mouth, closer now, and held her breath.‘Seaton, unhand her, now.’ Brenna turned to see an older man staring at them with a livid look on his face. The man let go of her arm, and it felt as though the flesh still burned where he had touched her.
Just Getting Started: From Bluebird Bay to Cherry Blossom Point
Christine Gael - 2021
Royally Unexpected 2
Lilian Monroe - 2020
My sister.There’s only one problem... He wants me instead.Margot LeBlanc is gorgeous. She’s blonde. She’s tall.She’s the biggest star in the kingdom.She’s my sister, and she has it all.Including an arranged relationship with the hottest prince on the planet.Me, on the other hand?I’m the shorter, chubbier, never-been-kissed, black-haired version of Margot.Men aren’t exactly lining up to date me.So, when Prince Luca makes me melt with those dangerous, intoxicating eyes, I think he’s toying with me.When he tells me that he wants to do all kinds of filthy things to me, I think he’s lying.When he wraps his arms around me and tells me I’m his, I’m finished.My brooding, possessive prince is about to be my first, my last, and my everything....and in nine months, he's also going to be my baby's father.♥♥♥Included in this collection are the three Princes of Argyle Kingdom:Broken PrinceWicked PrinceWrong PrinceRoyally Unexpected: Volume 2 is an accidental pregnancy collection featuring three brooding, possessive princes and the women who make them melt. Grab a cold glass of water… these modern fairytale retellings are about to get hot!
The Wolf's Proposal: A Wolf Shifter Paranormal Romance (The Witch's Pack Book 3)
Rachel Medhurst - 2021
The Greek's Outrageous Marriage Deal: A marriage reunited romance
Rachael Thomas - 2021
Dragon's of Mount Teres: The Complete Box Set (Five Peaks Shifters Book 2)
Riley Storm - 2021
Faded Mirrors: A Memphis Love Story
B. Love - 2020
With heartbreak and rejection being too heavy of a cocktail to continuously digest, she turns to drug use in order to dull her reality. Unfortunately, her spiral leads to homelessness and a need for rescue. Desperate for cash, she finesses her way into an underground casino. Taken in by the action, it’s clear this is a place she doesn’t belong. However, a meeting with a powerful man causes her to lose her potential marks and gain a path to healing that just may let her heart tag along. Smoke is suave and charismatic, and he knows his business. As the owner of an underground casino, his eyes and ears are always open. Dollars don’t get played or paid without him knowing about it. Faces become familiar after first glance. When a woman, less made up and more run down, enters his establishment, Smoke instantly recognizes her as out of place. Yet, there’s something about her that draws him in. He wants to care for her... help her reclaim her light. If only the task was that simple. Will Smoke and Mira find themselves in the mirrors of each other? Or will the truth of circumstances fade the promises of the future?
Moorend Farm (Sinclair Family Saga Book 2)
Gwen Kirkwood - 2019
“A thoroughly entertaining read.” Customer review “I was drawn to the novel for the farming aspect, and was not disappointed by discovering such a wonderful read.” Discovering Diamonds SET DURING THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY Moorend Farm, Yorkshire, Before the First World War. William and Emma Sinclair have settled into life at Moorend Farm in West Yorkshire and live happily with their growing family, believing they have left the shame of their past behind. William is determined to prove his success to his embittered mother, and chart a secure living for his sons. DISCOVER A BEAUTIFUL AND HEART-WARMING TALE When Emma takes Jamie and Meg to visit her parents in Scotland, they receive a warm welcome from all their relations, except 'Grandmother Sinclair'. She sows seeds of doubt in Jamie's mind, telling him he is not a Sinclair. Her animosity stems from a secret in her own past. This also affects the happiness of her eldest daughter, Maggie, who is on the threshold of discovering it is never too late to experience the tenderness of love. WILL SECRETS FROM THE PAST DESTROY THEIR FUTURE? PERFECT FOR FANS OF NADINE DORRIES, GLENDA YOUNG, DILLY COURT OR SHEILA NEWBERRY. ALSO BY GWEN KIRKWOOD SINCLAIR FAMILY SAGA Book 1: Moorland Mist Book 2: Moorend Farm