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Tryst Six Venom
Penelope Douglas - 2021
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š!š¾šš¼šMarymount girls are good girls. Weāre chaste, weāre untouched, and even if we werenāt, no one would know, because we keep our mouths shut.Not that I have anything to share anyway. I never let guys go too far. Iām behaved. Beautiful, smart, talented, popular, my skirtās always pressed, and I never have a hair out of place. I own the hallways, walking tall on Monday and dropping to my knees like the good Catholic girl I am on Sunday.Thatās me. Always in control. Or so they think. The truth is that itās easy for me to resist them, because what I truly want, they can never be. Something soft and smooth. Someone dangerous and wild. Unfortunately, what I want I have to hide. In the locker room after hours. In the bathroom stall between classes. In the showers after practice. šš¦ āššš š š¤šššššš. šš¦ āššš š¢š āšš š šššš”. For me, life is a web of secrets. No one can find out mine. šššššš¼I cross the tracks every day for one reasonāto graduate from this school and get into the Ivy League. Iām not ashamed of where I come from, my family, or how everyone at Marymount thinks my skirts are too short and my lipstick is too red. Clay Collins and her friends have always turned up their noses at me. The witch with her beautiful skin, clean shoes, and rich parents who torments me daily and thinks I wonāt fight back.At least not until I get her alone and find out sheās hiding so much more than just whatās underneath those pretty clothes. The princess thinks Iāll scratch her itch. She thinks sheās still pure as long as itās not a guy touching her. I told her to stay on her side of town. I told her not to cross the tracks. But one night, she did. And when Iām done with her, sheāll never be pure again. *TRYST SIX VENOM is a standalone, new adult, bully romance suitable for readers 18+. It will release directly into Kindle Unlimited!
I Think I Love You
Auriane Desombre - 2021
. . and finding out that real life romance is better than anything on screen.Emma is a die-hard romantic. She loves a meet-cute Netflix movie, her pet, Lady Catulet, and dreaming up the Gay Rom Com of her heart for the film festival competition she and her friends are entering. If only theyād listen to her ideas. . . Sophia is pragmatic. Sheās big into boycotts, namely 1) relationships, 2) teen boys and their BO (reason #2347683 sheās a lesbian), and 3) Emmaās nauseating ideas. Forget starry-eyed romance, Sophia knows what will win: an artistic film with a message.Cue the drama. The movie is doomed before they even start shooting . . . until a real-life plot twist unfolds behind the camera when Emma and Sophia start seeing each other through a different lens. Suddenly their rivalry is starting to feel like an actual rom-com.
Learning Curves
Ceillie Simkiss - 2018
She can't afford distractions. She doesn't have time for love. And she has no idea how much her life will change, the day she lends her notes to Cora McLaughlin. A freelance writer and MBA student, Cora is just as career-driven as Elena. But over weeks in the library together, they discover that as strong as they are apart, they're stronger together. Through snowstorms and stolen moments, through loneliness and companionship, the two learn they can weather anything as long as they have each other--even a surprise visit from Elena's family. From solitude to sweetness, there's nothing like falling in love. College may be strict...but when it comes to love, Cora and Elena are ahead of the learning curve.
Santaās Favorite
Madeleine Taylor - 2020
I donāt appreciate the way he keeps looking at me until I find out that Santa is a womanā¦Iām one of those people who doesnāt like Christmas and I have my reasons for that. But being in Santaās presence brings out the holiday spirit, as well as the bad side, in me. So much so, that I soon find myself longing to be on Santaās naughty list!
Delilah Green Doesn't Care
Ashley Herring Blake - 2022
Her life is in New York, with her photography career finally gaining steam and her bed never empty. Sure, itās a different woman every night, but thatās just fine with her.When Delilahās estranged stepsister, Astrid, pressures her into photographing her wedding with a guilt trip and a five-figure check, Delilah finds herself back in the godforsaken town that she used to call home. She plans to breeze in and out, but then she sees Claire Sutherland, one of Astridās stuck-up besties, and decides that maybe thereās some fun (and a little retribution) to be had in Bright Falls, after all.Having raised her eleven-year-old daughter mostly on her own while dealing with her unreliable ex and running a bookstore, Claire Sutherland depends upon a life without surprises. And Delilah Green is an unwelcome surpriseā¦at first. Though theyāve known each other for years, they donāt really know each otherāso Claire is unsettled when Delilah figures out exactly what buttons to push. When theyāre forced together during a gauntlet of wedding preparationsāincluding a plot to save Astrid from her horrible fiancĆ©āClaire isnāt sure she has the strength to resist Delilahās charms. Even worse, sheās starting to think she doesnāt want toā¦
Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating
Adiba Jaigirdar - 2021
But when she comes out to her friends as bisexual, they invalidate her identity, saying she canāt be bi if sheās only dated guys. Panicked, Hani blurts out that sheās in a relationshipā¦with a girl her friends absolutely hateāIshita "Ishu" Dey. Ishu is the complete opposite of Hani. Sheās an academic overachiever who hopes that becoming head girl will set her on the right track for college. But Ishita agrees to help Hani, if Hani will help her become more popular so that she stands a chance of being elected head girl.Despite their mutually beneficial pact, they start developing real feelings for each other. But relationships are complicated, and some people will do anything to stop two Bengali girls from achieving happily ever after.
Mission: Girlfriend
Marian Snowe - 2020
Two single women. One meddling family. Is it a recipe for love or disaster?Jas Arsenault wonāt let a bad breakup ruin her Christmas. Her heart aches for someone to spend the holiday with, but time with her family will have to be enough. But theyāve made it their mission to find her a girlfriend, and they wonāt stop until she has one...no matter how much she protests.Chloe Simmons has always been alone, and this year will be no different. Snowbound at a ski resort with total strangers must be better than spending the holiday by herself, right? When she and Jas meet unexpectedly in the resortās only working hot tub, both women are shocked by the intensity of their connection. Could this be exactly what they need?Too bad Jasās family has other ideas...āMission: Girlfriendā is a lighthearted, romantic holiday short story by best-selling author Marian Snowe.
All the Little Moments
G. Benson - 2015
Everything changes abruptly when her brotherās and sister-in-lawās deaths devastate her and her family. Left responsible for her young niece and nephew, Anna finds herself dumped and alone in Melbourne, a city she doesnāt even like. She tries to navigate the shock of looking after two children battling with their grief while managing her own. Filled with self-doubt, Anna feels as if sheās making a mess of the entire thing, especially when she collides with a long-legged stranger. Anna barely has time to brush her teeth in the morning, let alone to date a womanāleast of all one who has no idea about the two kids under her care. Just when Anna finally starts to feel as if sheās getting some control of the situation, the biggest fight begins and Anna really has to step up once and for all.
Most Ardently
Susan Mesler-Evans - 2019
If someone doesnāt like her, thatās their problem, and Elisa couldnāt care less. Particularly if that person is Darcy Fitzgerald, a snobby, socially awkward heiress with an attitude problem and more money than she knows what to do with. From the moment they meet, Elisa and Darcy are at each otherās throats -- which is a bit unfortunate, since Darcyās best friend is dating Elisaās sister. It quickly becomes clear that fate intends to throw the two of them together, whether they like it or not. As hers and Darcyās lives become more and more entwined, Elisaās once-dull world quickly spirals into chaos in this story of pride, prejudice, and finding love with the people you least expect.
Chasing a Brighter Blue
Gerri Hill - 2015
Sheās searching for some peace, something to end her guilt and chase away her trauma. Two weeks at a resort hotel, owned by her future sister-in-lawās father, seems like the perfect antidote for her blue mood.Shelby Sutton doesnāt trust women. Her fatherās money seems more on their minds than she ever is. But at her sisterās request she vows to make friends with the withdrawn Reagan, a woman whose sad and haunted eyes intrigue her. Can she help Reagan heal and ease her painā¦perhaps chase away the blue?
I Can't Think Straight
Shamim Sarif - 2008
As Talaās wedding day approaches, simmering tensions come to boiling point and the pressure mounts for Tala to be true to herself.Moving between the vast enclaves of Middle Eastern high society and the stunning backdrop of Londonās West End, I Canāt Think Straight explores the clashes between East and West, love and marriage, conventions and individuality, creating a humorous and tender story of unexpected love and unusual freedoms.
Honey Girl
Morgan Rogers - 2021
She is not the kind of person who goes to Vegas and gets drunkenly married to a woman whose name she doesnāt knowā¦until she does exactly that.This one moment of departure from her stern ex-military fatherās plans for her life has Grace wondering why she doesnāt feel more fulfilled from completing her degree. Staggering under the weight of her fatherās expectations, a struggling job market and feelings of burnout, Grace flees her home in Portland for a summer in New York with the wife she barely knows.When reality comes crashing in, Grace must face what sheās been running from all alongāthe fears that make us human, the family scars that need to heal and the longing for connection, especially when navigating the messiness of adulthood.
Mrs. Martinās Incomparable Adventure
Courtney Milan - 2019
Bertrice Martināa widow, some seventy-three years youngāhas kept her youthful-ish appearance with the most powerful of home remedies: daily doses of spite, regular baths in man-tears, and refusing to give so much as a single damn about her Terrible Nephew. Then proper, correct Miss Violetta Beauchamps, a sprightly young thing of nine and sixty, crashes into her life. The Terrible Nephew is living in her rooming house, and Violetta wants him gone. Mrs. Martin isnāt about to start giving damns, not even for someone as intriguing as Miss Violetta. But she hatches another planāto make her nephew sorry, to make Miss Violetta smile, and to have the finest adventure of all time. If she makes Terrible Men angry and wins the hand of a lovely lady in the process? Those are just added bonuses. Authorās Note: Sometimes I write villains who are subtle and nuanced. This is not one of those times. The Terrible Nephew is terrible, and terrible things happen to him. Sometime villains really are bad and wrong, and sometimes, we want them to suffer a lot of consequences.
A Little Light Mischief
Cat Sebastian - 2019
Sheās determined to keep her hands to herself, so she really shouldnāt be tempted to seduce her employerās prim and proper companion, Alice. But how can she resist when Alice canāt seem to keep her eyes off Molly?Finds her own heartFor the first time in her life, Alice Stapleton has absolutely nothing to do. The only thing that seems to occupy her thoughts is a ladyās maid with a sharp tongue and a beautiful mouth. Her determination to know Mollyās secrets has her behaving in ways she never imagined as she begins to fall for the impertinent woman.Has been stolenWhen an unwelcome specter from Aliceās past shows up unexpectedly at a house party, Molly volunteers to help the only way she knows how: with a little bit of mischief.
The Geek Who Saved Christmas
Annabeth Albert - 2021
Need a cup of sugar? Spare folding chair? Extra batteries? Heās always ready to help. And heās waited years for his hot, grumpy, silver fox neighbor, Paul, to need him. ForĀ anything. But this December, Gideon would be happy if he could just get the Scrooge-like Paul on board with the neighborhood holiday lights fundraiser.Paul Frost has no intention of decking his halls or blazing any Yule logs. Even if his spunky bowtie-clad neighbor does look perfect for unwrapping, Paul would prefer to hide away until December is done. But when his beloved younger brother announces an unexpected visit, Paul needs all the trimmings for a festive homecomingāand fast.Luckily, Gideon is there with a color-coded plan to save Christmas. Soon Paulās hanging lights, trimming trees, and rolling out cookies. And steaming up his new flannel sheets with Gideon. How did that happen?Itāll take some winter magic to preserve their happiness and keep these rival neighbors together longer than one holiday season.The Geek Who Saved Christmas is a low-angst m/m holiday romance with a guaranteed happy ending. This grumpy/sunshine, neighbors-to-lovers, found family tale features two heroes in their forties figuring out that maybe their sexily-ever-after was right next door the whole time. It stands alone and is not connected to any of the authorās other universes. However, it does contain a heaping helping of the same emotions and steamy moments readers have come to expect!