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Bear Witness


Scarlett Grove - 2015
    Can They Find Love With A Murderer On The Loose?When curvy Candice Gray witnesses a grizzly bear shot in the woods, she doesn't expect to be thrust into the middle of a murder investigation.Smoking hot, game warden, Wyatt McCloud isn't a homicide detective, but that's exactly what he has to be when a shifter turns up dead in the forest he patrols.With his bear roaring that he's found his mate, will Wyatt be able to keep his mind on the investigation long enough to solve the case?Get ready for lots of steam between a grizzly cowboy and a sweet, sassy hiker.

Locked In


Iris Darshi - 2020
    It's okay. She's fine. She just wants to sign papers with dignity and end it all civilly.Dev is pissed. For five years, he worshiped the ground Jiya walked on. And what did he get for it? Loneliness and heartache. And while he wants to punch the wall, his beautiful wife is sitting demurely signing papers.Fate intervenes in the form of two best friends, by locking them in the very room in which they signed their divorce. What happens when two people who never stopped loving each other are forced to confront their mistakes?

Lost in You


Heidi McLaughlin - 2013
    He doesn’t have fancy clothes. He doesn’t carry around the latest smartphone and he definitely doesn’t have an MP3 player. Instead, he goes to school, does his chores and dreams of a new life away from Brookfield where he’s expected to follow in his blue collar family’s footsteps. Hadley Carter is America’s Pop Princess. A successful recording artist living her dream with a sold-out tour and a handful of Grammy’s there isn’t much that she wants for, except love. But finding love on the road is near impossible when all she longs for are romantic dinners, a nighttime stroll on the beach and holding hands with someone who isn’t going to exploit her. When a chance encounter introduces Ryan to Hadley, will he be like her adoring fans looking for a way in, or will it be Hadley who pursues Ryan even though it might cost her the only career she's known.Lost in You is a story about following your dreams, taking risks and getting lost in love.

Sugar Bright


Ali Dean - 2021
    Too bad he's not who she thinks he is. Complete with unforgettable characters, laugh-out-loud moments, and a dash of Dean's signature sports writing, this small-town romance delivers an uplifting vibe that will make your heart happy.Mia’s plans implode when, on their three-year anniversary, her boyfriend announces that he’s moving to the other side of the country instead of proposing like he was supposed to. She had a vision of small-town bliss that included marriage and children and now she’s fallen off her timeline. Fortunately, Mia’s friends have a tried-and-true breakup recovery process that will get her back on track. Unfortunately for Mia, training for a marathon relay is part of this process. She’s used to being the clumsy nerd amongst super athletes, but if it means the hot new guy in town is going to coach them, Mia is willing to subject herself to the torture of training.When Jamie escapes big city corporate life to take over as the P.E. teacher in rural Vermont, he isn’t sure he’ll fit in. To his surprise, the locals welcome him with open arms, and he starts to think this might not be a temporary hiatus after all. Once he meets Mia, Jamie can even see himself in Sugarville for the long haul, with her at his side. However, Jamie is hiding a secret that not only threatens to make him an outcast in town, but will destroy any chances of a future with Mia. What happens when Mia finds out Jamie isn’t who she thinks he is?

Once in a Lifetime


Sam Crescent - 2014
    All he does is sex, sex, and a little more sex. The women always know the score, and he never gives them a chance to think anything different. Then everything changes when he meets her in the most unlikely of ways. Emily is done with all men, especially cheating bad boys. After seeing her boyfriend sleeping with a slender woman, she’s had enough and sworn off all men. Then she meets Guy, and all bets are off. The chemistry between them is sizzling, and neither can deny their growing feelings. However, their fears hold both of them back. Can Guy get past his fear of commitment to finally claim Emily for his own? He knows she is that one woman he doesn’t want to regret leaving behind.

What the Outlaw Wants


Samantha Leal - 2015
    One thing she knows is that she has to start over. She needs a clean break from all the pain… and from the danger, before it's too late… But sure enough, she always has a way of finding the bad boys and even in her new life she quickly falls in with the local club… only this time she hopes she has found the diamond in the rough who is just bad enough to protect her… but good enough to love her… but is she right? Can he protect her? And can she even trust him at all? And what will happen if she really is pregnant… it could be the greatest moment of her life… or maybe the biggest mistake…And please enjoy the FREE BONUS STORY at the end!

Chasing Butterflies


Jennifer Labelle - 2016
     Eight years ago my sister and I decided to leave our home and drug addict parents behind to build a new life somewhere else. Now that I’ve found my passion in art and tattooing I’m convinced that we’re finally happy…until tragedy changes everything. Deciding that going back to my roots is the best option for me, I return to the Hill Country of Texas, opening my own tattoo shop as a way to start over once again. One thing I didn’t count on…running into a blast from my past. Jagger is more attractive than I remember. He’s all grown up, filling those jeans and cowboy boots with raw muscle and a whole lot of sexy. The problem is, I’ve been forced to guard my heart for so long I don’t know how to let someone in. But Jagger makes it perfectly clear that he always gets what he wants. And what he wants…is me.

Size Matters


Stephanie Julian - 2010
    Chupacabra picnicking at the Jersey Shore? Check. Aliens in the White House? Absolutely. Bigfoot stalking the forests of northern Pennsylvania? Well, okay…but Bigfoot is so Left Coast.Tim Sattizahn can’t believe his luck. The six-foot redhead who crashed into his forest during a snowstorm is gorgeous, funny and hot for him. Everything would be perfect except for the fact that she’s looking for Bigfoot.And, unfortunately for Tim, she found him…

Rose and Jacob


Lexi Buchanan - 2015
    McKenzie (Mack) Harper needs to get away and the small cottage just outside of Cape Elizabeth is the perfect location to unwind and bond with her six-year-old nephew, Lucas. It’s here at this quaint summer rental that Mack discovers a diary dated March 4th, 1947, which pulls her into a world of love and heartache.Each entry into the diary is brought to life through the words written by nineteen-year-old, Rose Degan, who falls in love with a man her parents disapprove of. Her heart knows what and whom it wants, Jacob Evans, a fire fighter in Cape Elizabeth. He hasn’t been in town long when they meet on the cliffs while she watches the rescue of a crew from a collier ship that went aground during a fierce storm.Back in the present, Mack discovers that Jacob is still alive and tries to find him. She leaves a message that falls into the hands of Jacob’s grandson, Dean Evans. With his curiosity piqued, Dean decides that the mystery woman, along with her diary, is an excellent excuse to slip away from home, earning a break from his mother’s matchmaking shenanigans—a grandchild being her sole focus.All these characters come together in a story of love and friendship. It shows that love and family can transcend time.

Skin Deep


Kimberly Kincaid - 2016
    Smart-mouthed.Infuriating.Gorgeous.Isabella Moreno is the enemy.Kellan’s never going to forgethow the sexy detective endangered his sister’s life.Not even when he makes abone-chilling discovery at the scene of a fireand she needs his help tocatch a killer.Isabella won’t stop until she gets justiceeven if she has to work with Kellan Walker to do it.But the closer she gets to thetall, dark, and scorchingly hot firefighter,the more she wants tosleep with the enemy.But real danger lurks in the shadows.The stakes grow higher. The passion hotter.What started as a case has become everything…And with one wrong step, they could lose it all.USA Today best-seller Kimberly Kincaid offers up a sizzling, full-length firefighter suspense. Enemies to lovers never burned so hot on their way to happily ever after.

Love is an Art: A Hilarious, Clean Romantic Comedy


Summer Dowell - 2019
    Spilling paint all over a stranger’s car was not part of her plans that morning. Luckily, things begin looking up when her best friend drags her to an art class taught by the unmistakably gorgeous Travis Hunter. Travis is your average, easygoing art teacher. His day is off to a bumpy start when he finds his parked car covered in grey paint. However, when a stunning brunette walks into his class later that afternoon, things don’t seem so bad. A hilarious love/hate situation forms as Erin and Travis unknowingly battle over the paint accident while simultaneously pursuing their budding relationship.

Love Comes Later Box Set


Serenity Woods - 2017
    From USA Today bestselling author Serenity Woods.My Christmas Fiancé If you write an email to your best friend stating how you dream about covering your gorgeous boss in melted chocolate and then licking it all off, don’t send it to All Staff. Poor Meg. A hot and sexy marriage-of-convenience romance.My New Year FlingA steamy holiday fling is all that Jess and Rich are looking for when they meet on the beach. They’re both hiding secrets they’re convinced will end their brief relationship. But sometimes love is powerful enough to overcome the past…My Valentine SeductionTeddi’s overcome a mountain of challenges in her life, not the least of them being blind, but she discovers that nothing is as hard as trying to win over Ethan’s two daughters. Love like this doesn’t come around every day, though, and when Teddi puts her mind to something, she tends to get what she wants…

The Virgin Intern


Penny Wylder - 2016
    and even dirtier in the bedroom. "Stay away from Andrew Finch." That was my uncle's warning when I started interning for his company. I took it to heart. How could I not? There was no way I was going to risk my blossoming career by disobeying. But on my first day, pushed together too closely in a stock room, I methim. I didn't know guys like Andrew existed outside of Men's Fitness magazines. His eyes cut through my clothes, and I'm sure his smirking mouth could get a girl off easy and quick. Not that I'd know... I'm a virgin, after all. I want to listen to my uncle and keep my distance, but Andrew makes it impossible. We don't just work together, he lives in the same building as me! When he offers to help me move, one thing leads to another. I never had a chance. Andrew is wild—a real kinky kind of alpha. You won't believe what he does to a pair of my panties... or whatI>/i>do with them when he's done. But I shouldn't have given in. Now that I've had a taste, I can't stop myself.

Going Down


Cassie Cross - 2014
    So when I walked into his office one night offering him a business proposition I was sure he couldn’t refuse, I was surprised when he offered me one: Paige’s freedom in exchange for a date. Dinner was the easy part; it was an elevator ride that had us both falling… Going Down is book one of the Quickies Series: short, sexy stories you can read in one sitting!

Mate of Honor


Renee George - 2016
    Though her heart still aches for the love that will never be hers, Bailey finds herself the maid of freaking honor for the wolf couple's official union. At the wedding party's scenting ceremony, no one is more surprised than Bailey when the groom's older brother, and heir apparent to the alpha, decides to claim her. Forrest Blackthorn is maddening and grumpy and--okay, admittedly sexy.It'll take more than growl and an alpha attitude to tame Bailey, and Forrest has another thing coming if he thinks he can simply Big, Bad Wolf this vixen.Forrest Blackthorn, the new alpha of the Blackthorn Pack, is instantly smitten with the sassy fox shifter, and the heat between them is nothing less than volcanic. So, he's understandably confused when she runs away from him.Choosing Bailey as his mate puts her in immediate danger. But the bad guys better watch out, because this wolf will stop at nothing to keep his foxy woman safe.Reader Note: This book is based in Milly Taiden's Sassy Mates world, and in that spirit, there is plenty of hot sex, a sassy plus-sized heroine, a hot,hunky alpha who will do anything to make her his own, and enough nail-biting action to keep you on the edge of your seats until the very end!