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Protecting Her


Jenny Foster - 2020
    Now, only he can protect her.Jacob Sawyer… His name sends shivers down my spine. A dark rebel with penetrating green eyes.I shouldn't have broken his heart all those years ago.Because now he hates me.I’m the last woman he wants back in his life.But I'm in danger.And he’s the toughest homicide detective in Richmond. A big bad alpha.Intimidating. Tall. Dangerous.The only one who can solve this case. Can he push aside our past and help keep me safe?From USA Today Bestselling Authors Jenny Foster and Jolie Day comes Protecting Her. Nobody can resist the explosive appeal of Jacob and Clara—a top-of-the-line story, a steamy romance, and an ending that will surprise everybody. Warning: Adult readers only.

The Uptight Billionaire


Cristina Ryan - 2020
    . .Alec's doing good for himself running a successful business, until his ex-fiance returns to his life as his company's top client. Even though she left him at the altar years ago, she wants him back. Enter Callie, a complete stranger, who takes it upon herself to save the day. She's outgoing and spirited and pretends to be his girlfriend. He goes along with it. After all, it's his best option. Alec has no desire to get serious about someone again. Besides, Callie is too easy-going and audacious, not his type at all. Faking a relationship shouldn't be hard to do, except the more time he spends with Callie, the harder it becomes to resist her charm.Callie is in between jobs and struggling to take care of her ailing dad. So when she spots an obnoxious woman unhinging some gorgeous guy, she decides to have some fun. Pretending to be Alec's girlfriend at a business dinner proves to be just the thing to distract her from her daily stress. Besides, there's no way she could really fall for him. She can't put her heart on the line again. Not after what Steph did to her. But Alec's mesmerizing eyes keep distracting her. Can her heart heal enough to allow him in?*The Sweet Love Story that inspired the Clean Billionaire Holiday Romance Series.

Wolf's Accidental Pregnancy: A Fated Mate Romance (Love Spells)


Ava Williams - 2021
    

Provoked


Sarah Bailey - 2020
    He was my downfall.They say your parents are the two people who are meant to love you and keep you safe.So what does that say about mine?My father gave me to a man as a gift.A man who wears many masks.A man who terrifies me.Why then do I want to know what lies beneath?Why does a single touch send shivers down my spine?I know what he wants.My body. My words. My mind.I can’t run. I can’t hide. And I can’t give in to him.My name is Liora Stewart.And Dante Benson is my Master.A dark captive romance set in Sarah Bailey's Dark Universe.This is a DARK romance and therefore comes with a content warning. Please see authors website for full details.

Her Enemy Hero (Alpha Ever After #2)


Kelli Walker - 2020
    No Cliffhangers and a HEA!

The IT Guy


Andi Burns - 2020
    What else do I need out of life? Hmmm...maybe the hot new IT guy from work. Those dimples...And don’t get me started on his forearms.But he’s way too young. Plus, office romance is never a good idea. Besides, my relationship track record is pitiful and the last thing I need is to get my heart broken again. So Simon Walker can take his charm, his Star Wars sheets, and his genius IQ and sweet talk some sweet young thing.SimonElaine Madigan is easily the most beautiful woman I’ve ever met. Hilarious. Sexy. Smart. And unfortunately, she’s also convinced herself that I’m way too young for, so she’s friend-zoned me.Somehow I need to show her how grown up I really am. I need her to see that I’m ready to settle down--with her. It’s no easy task, but that doesn’t scare me. After all, I’m a techie, and cracking codes is what I do. No matter what it takes, I’ll hack the code to her heart.The IT Guy by Andi Burns is a dual POV standalone work romance with a younger hero, office hijinks, lots of laughs, and plenty of steam.

Stuck With You: A Christmas Romance


Lara Swann - 2020
    

Revenge Forsaken: An Enemies to Lovers Romance (Revenge Series)


Chloe Fischer - 2019
    Yeah, I get that Remy is scary, and an ex-soldier, and a monster of a man, but how could my father use me for collateral? I mean, really? No one is giving me the details of this little arrangement they’ve made – and there doesn’t seem to be any rules. If my dear old dad wasn’t holding my mother as blackmail to make me go with Remy, I would have told both of them where they could stick their deal. Because, sure Remy is drop-dead gorgeous, but he’s also very big and very intimidating. And when my father takes off without fulfilling his side of the bargain, will Remy forget that I’m the innocent party in all this? Or will he take out his revenge on me?

Curves By Demand: Big Girls Love Bad Boys: (A BBW Romance)


Summer Rose - 2021
    

Making Her Mine


Elyse Kelly - 2021
    Editing from home has been a dream come true, but now my publisher wants me to work in their main office in the city. They’re giving me a chance to check it out first, and while I don’t love the hustle and bustle, at least I have a connection there. My brother’s best friend. What I didn’t realize, was how insanely hot he was. I’ve never been so attracted to a man in my life, but I don’t know a thing about billionaire playboys like him. Would he even be attracted to a shy, nerdy…virgin, like me? I’m willing to find out. DrewPlayboy. Arrogant. Cocky. I’ve heard it all, and maybe some of it is true. I don’t care. I’m a thirty-year-old CEO and don’t have time for games, romance, or relationships. But when I promise my best friend I’ll look after his little sister, I change my tune faster than a stock market crash. She needs to be mine. And her brother will just have to get over it. Each book in The Heated Novella Series can be read as a complete standalone. These are fast, sexy, reads featuring hot alpha males that keep you nice and heated all the way through to the happy ending.

Making It Right


Helen Wilder - 2020
    Regretting his actions and words.He wants a second chance to put our family back together.I can’t trust him.I can’t trust him with my heart, even though it stills yearns for him after all these years.The problem? Our daughter adores him and I would do just about anything to make her happy. Even if that means making the same mistake again.Do I take the risk of getting another heart broken by the same man or tell him goodbye once and for all?

His Rules


Ajme Williams - 2021
    His Rules is Ryker and Nina’s story.Books do not have to be read in order.

Roping His Bride


Jagger Cole - 2020
    ...I should’ve listened.My job for a development company has me in the middle of nowhere Montana trying to secure a land deal. There’s just a few teeny problems. One: the ornery, foul-mouthed, cocky rancher who owns the place would rather eat horse turd than sell.The second? Tucker James is hotter than hell, tempting as sin, and all sorts of irresistible. And the third? A freak storm has me stranded at his ranch and out of cell service, with a tree-branch turning my car into a pancake. Now I’m up Tucker James creek without a paddle. I’m white wine and Louboutins. He’s whiskey and spurs. Plucky city girl meets rugged country boy? This is no movie “meet-cute”. This is a meet-disaster. Trying to buy his ranch might be a mistake. Sharing his bed most certainly is. But falling for the gorgeous rancher who wants nothing more than a wife and a family? Well that’d be the biggest mistake of all.Good thing there’s no way I’m falling for Tucker James. After all, those James boys are nothing but trouble…

Protecting Her


Summer Cooper - 2019
    She’s starving. She’s begging on the streets of London. But when she begins to sing she takes a piece of my soul with her. Her voice carries such sadness and heartbreak. How is this possible? How does a beautiful, talented, young, American woman like her end up homeless so far from home? The least I can do is offer her a hot meal and a bed... I’m the heir of a global luxury hotel chain after all! It would be a crime not to help her. I have to save her. I have to protect her. I have to take her away from here and make her mine.

Revenge


Carmen Black - 2020
    They ruled Woodman High - doing whatever they wanted to whomever they wanted - and I was a prime target. My best friend, Pierre, and I had suffered through the pranks, name calling, and ridicule but finally we were about to be free. Once I graduated, I wouldn’t have to see any of them ever again.Or so I thought. It turns out college has its own share of bullies, including my new roommate Vivian. After she turned my first days into a living hell, I decided that I wasn’t going to spend another four years under someone’s thumb, and I turned to the only people that I knew could help me fight back. Fortunately, Elliot, Felix, and Leo agreed to help me get my revenge… but at what price?