Book picks similar to
Occasionally Yours (Astor Family #4) by Hayley Faiman
contemporary
death
abuse
marriage
Secret Lives
Diane Chamberlain - 1991
An Oscar-winning actress returns to her native Virginia to script the story of the famous mother she barely knew, but she gets more than she bargained for when her uncle presents her with her mother's private journals.
Mercy Snow
Tiffany Baker - 2014
But one day a tragic bus accident sets two families on a course toward destruction, irrevocably altering the lives of everyone in their wake.June McAllister is the wife of the local mill owner and undisputed first lady in town. But the Snow family, a group of itinerant ne'er-do-wells who live on a decrepit and cursed property, have brought her -- and the town -- nothing but grief. June will do anything to cover up a dark secret she discovers after the crash, one that threatens to upend her picture-perfect life, even if it means driving the Snow family out of town. But she has never gone up against a force as fierce as the young Mercy Snow. Mercy is determined to protect her rebellious brother, whom the town blames for the accident, despite his innocence. And she has a secret of her own. When an old skeleton is discovered not far from the crash, it beckons Mercy to solve a mystery buried deep within the town's past.
Time's Up!
Vicki Green - 2017
The terms: Must be married and pregnant by the age of twenty-five. The catch: It has to be true love. All stipulated in the contract. The problem: Rica has no boyfriend. She's not easy. She'll be twenty-five in nine months. What's NOT in the contract: Her parents forgot to mention he must be Italian. Well, at least there's a little hope. Very little hope.**Due to Adult language and scenes, this story is intended for 18+ readers (less)
Second Draft
C.M. Seabrook - 2017
More than just the washed up hockey player, turned sports journalist whose body is almost as scarred as his soul. Layla Harper made me hope again. But life has a warped sense of humor, and I wasn't the only Bennett brother that fell for the girl with the caramel colored eyes. The night I saw Travis with her I knew I'd lost, even before I had the chance to fight. Because one thing I never compete with my brother over is women. Even if the woman stole my breath, and my heart with one single kiss. And damn, what a kiss it had been. Now, she's pregnant with my brother's baby. A baby he wants nothing to do with. And he's asked me to clean up his mess. What he doesn't know is that I'm in love with her, and I have no intention of offering her the deal he's laid out. I have a deal of my own. One that will finally make her mine.
Drawing Dead
Giulia Lagomarsino - 2021
Every hand that was dealt to me couldn’t possibly give me a win. But with every step I took to move past my anger and hatred, I felt myself healing, and that was largely due to the Cortell brothers. Like it or not, they helped me when I needed it the most. Every time they let me drag them down to the station, every ticket they took from me, gave me the strength to keep going. What kind of person would I be if I didn’t return the favor?
Forsaking Gray
K.L. Kreig - 2015
Deception. Betrayal.Within less than twenty-four hours of proposing to the love of Gray's life, Liva disappeared. No note. No trace. No explanation. Nothing. Now, five years later, she’s resurfaced and Gray will stop at nothing to make Livia his again. But is love enough to forgive an unforgivable wrong?Livia had less than sixty seconds to make a decision that would change her life forever. She sacrificed. She suffered. She survived. Now that she's back, she's determined that no one ever discover her shameful secret - especially the only man she's ever loved. But will hiding the past destroy her future?
On His Ranch
Dinah McLeod - 2021
Despite her furious protests, however, her defiance is soon dealt with by means of a sound spanking over the firm-handed cowboy's knee.The strict correction leaves her sore, sobbing, and shamefully aroused, yet Piper soon finds herself helping to cook breakfast the next morning with her cheeks still blushing and her bottom still sore. But if she stays on his ranch it won't be because Chase needs help with the chores...It will be because she needs a daddy.The kind of daddy that will take off his belt when his little girl has been naughty.Publisher's Note: On His Ranch includes spankings, intense and humiliating punishments, and rough sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.
Paradise
Joanna Nadin - 2011
Maybe Billie can even find the father she's never met. But moving back to her mum's childhood home uncovers long-buried secrets and Billie soon discovers that people may die, but the past lives for ever.
One Chance
K.L. Donn - 2017
One word that can change a life. One word that can destroy a mind. Soph Sophia Bennett heard it all her life. Smart, sweet, and shy, she hesitated to voice her ideas and opinions in fear of hearing that dreaded word, “Don’t be stupid, Sophia.” She became introverted, quiet. Talking to people became a struggle she fought to control. She turned into a woman she never thought she’d be. Seen but never heard. Appearance became everything. Nox Rough around the edges Lennox Hogan is knee dip in shit – literally. Building a garden for his mother with his younger brothers, when the most beautiful creature he’s ever seen stops by to visit their mother for their weekly book chat. A fake smile and sad eyes draw him in. Her intoxicating innocence has him obsessed with the need to know everything about her. An unknown threat has them questioning everything about her life. Lennox soon makes it his mission to convince her to give him One Chance, but will she after her world crumbles before her?
His Filthy Game: A Romance Compilation
Cassandra Dee - 2018
His terms. His rules. No holds barred. Kitty: I was a clerk at the local grocery making minimum wage. My car wouldn’t start and my pantry was bare. But then I met a Connor Gray. A powerful, commanding billionaire who made me an offer. One month. His terms. His rules. No holds barred. I’d be rich beyond my wildest dreams afterwards. But was there a dirty catch? Connor: Dating in NYC is something I don’t have time for. So instead, I went on-line. Who knows? Anything can happen if you let it. But I didn’t expect to meet Kitty. Curvy, vivacious, with not an obedient bone in her body. Good thing I’m a patient man. Because this little girl’s playing my game now and I never lose.
Hey Readers – You’re gonna love this tale of a dirty game gone wrong. But there’s a sweet HEA for our feisty heroine, we promise. This compilation also includes Wild Beast, Hate Love, Double Bang, and a sneak peek of bestseller Sold at the Auction. Enjoy! Love, Cassie and Kendall
Unloved
Katy Regnery - 2017
My name is Cassidy Porter...My father, Paul Isaac Porter, was executed twenty years ago for the brutal murder of twelve innocent girls.Though I was only eight-years-old at the time, I am aware - every day of my life - that I am his child, his only son.To protect the world from the poison in my veins, I live a quiet life, off the grid, away from humanity.I promised myself, and my mother, not to infect innocent lives with the darkness that swirls within me, waiting to make itself known.It's a promise I would have kept...if Brynn Cadogan hadn't stumbled into my life.Now I exist between heaven and hell: falling for a woman who wants to love me, while all along reminding myself that I must remain...Unloved.**NOTE: This book is intended for readers 18+**
The First Three Rules
Adrienne Wilder - 2014
The distraction saved Jon’s life but cost the lives of innocent people including his best friend and partner. It was a price for survival Jon couldn’t live with and was sure he’d never understand. Driven by grief and guilt he tried to escape his past by fleeing to a small town in the middle of nowhere. Only instead of peace, the memories festered. Then the offer of a stick of gum from a stranger changes Jon’s life and puts him on a road out of the nightmare he’s trapped in. Ellis Harper has lived the past twenty years isolated from the outside world and sole caretaker for his mentally disabled brother, Rudy. While Ellis loves his brother, he longs for a life he’ll never be able to have. Shut away, his days consist of chores, endless cartoons, and games of Go Fish. A world that seemed to have no end until an innocent misunderstanding turns Ellis and his brother into a target for a town bully. It’s a fight Ellis can never win on his own but thanks to a chance meeting with a stranger, he doesn’t have to. What begins as a new journey in love for both men quickly unfolds into something neither of them could have ever imagined.
V-Day Auction
Emma Bray - 2022
The only problem? He doesn’t have a clue who the cute little angel is. She bumps into him and then slips away before he’s ever able to utter a word.Fate steps in when he comes across her again. But fate is an evil temptress because his little angel is being auctioned.And there’s no way he’s going to let anyone else buy her.