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Taming the Girl Dad


Khloe Summers - 2021
    She’s young but determined. Can a surprise baby bring the two of them together?RykerAngel is everything I should stay away from.She’s young, sweet, and she’s my ex-best friend’s little sister.But when a baby is left on my doorstep, I’m a lost man, and running into her at the market is the best thing that could’ve happened.Trouble is, she’s curvy as hell, and tempting every sense of reasoning I have.I should say no, but I have a feeling I’ll only be growling yes.This title comes with Khloe's 'Easy Escape Seal', a no cliffhanger, no cheating, HEA guarantee.

The Secret to Falling in Love


Victoria Cooke - 2017
    But when she bumps into not one, but two gorgeous men, without the use of an app, she believes there could be hope for love offline.If only there was a way to choose the right guy for her…

Hannah's Home (Quinn Valley Ranch series Book 26)


Pamela M. Kelley - 2019
    She's eager to move home to Quinn Valley and live a quiet life, writing music and teaching workshops and classes at the local kids' center. But there's also another reason she doesn't want anyone, especially the media, to know where she is. David Quinn is the last of Marcia Quinn's five children to settle down and he doesn't seem to be in any hurry to find love. The very last person on his list would be Hannah Keane, who seemed to look down her nose at him the last time she saw him, like she did back when they were in high school. But as he begins to realize that maybe he was wrong about Hannah, he also starts to worry that something else is going on, something that Hannah is running from and that she won't be able to stay in Quinn Valley after all.

Elon Musk: The Life, Lessons & Rules For Success: 15 Rules for Success, 60 Greatest Quotes & 40 Little Known Facts


Influential Individuals - 2017
    Elon Musk

Trading Favors with the Girl Dad


Piper Cook - 2021
    His past is closing in quick. Can one little girl and a whole lot of love be the key to their happiness, or will his past bring everything crumbling to the ground?MichelleI’ve had my share of unsuccessful relationships in the past. The last thing I need in my life is another man with drama issues.So, I’m starting fresh with a new town, new job, and my first real home. I’m in charge of my destiny and this year I’m choosing self-care over romantic relationships.When a precocious little girl wanders into my backyard followed by her father, my priorities begin to shift, and seeds of love begin to sprout.Charlie is gorgeous, engaging, and comes with a side-helping of extra cuteness.But do I want to give my heart to a man with trouble brewing in the background and guaranteed drama on the horizon?CharlieI never expected to be a single dad, but life has a way of working out for the best sometimes. For now, it’s Emma and me against the world.I’m not looking for the picture perfect woman. What I’m waiting for is the perfect woman for my daughter and me.When my new neighbor turns out to be a head turner with maternal instincts, my daughter and I are both smitten.Michelle is an independent, down-to-earth, knockout gorgeous woman with curves for days.But will trouble from my past be a roadblock to the three of us becoming one happy family?Trading Favors with the Girl Dad is a short, steamy insta-love romance with no cheating or cliffhangers and a guaranteed happily ever after. I write sassy, strong, curvy women who don’t need a man to save the day but love the men who charm their hearts.

The Locklear Letters


Michael Kun - 2003
    His innocent letter requesting an autographed picture begins a bizarre turn of events that eventually costs him his job, foils his romantic intentions toward a coworker, drains his finances, and generally ruins his life. Sid, a Don Quixote character with large blind spots regarding the fate of his one-sided correspondence with the movie star and his own behavior, cannot escape the wrath of lawyers, public relations bulldogs, angry bosses, and ex-girlfriends that drags his life down the tubes. Until he fights back.

Daddy’s Stubborn Little: An Age Play, DDlg, Instalove, Standalone, Romance (Please Me Daddies Series Book 2)


Jess Winters - 2021
    

Falling in Love with My Boss Book 1


Shadonna Dale - 2015
    I was no longer happy and barely smiled. Every day seemed to be the same thing with my husband, William. Life had taken its course, but I wasn’t prepared for the way it turned around. I would have never caught myself ten years ago when we had been college sweethearts. Now ten years so far away and often I try to go back to the past to kiss it one last time, wondering if this time would be the last.Carlipian College was where I had met my husband. He had majored in medicine and I majored in business and business administration. Secretly back then I dreamed of being a CEO for a large company. That was just a dream. Graduation had brought joy to my parents, a new life and a diploma I wouldn’t use for a while. William and I got married shortly after graduation and he was the type of man who thought women should stay at home. That was short lived when we almost lost everything we owned due to a poor investment.Constantly I wonder where the love we had gone. He had changed and wasn’t the same man I had met and fell in love with. He was now trying to hide the fact he had other women on the side. It wasn’t any secret what had been going on for some time. His cell phone had a password on it and locked when it wasn’t in his hands. His work clothes had female’s perfume and lipstick on them neither was things that I would where.I knew I would never have the answers of why he did what he did.

LOTTERY GIRL: part 1 of 6


Stephanie Bond - 2020
    

The Day We Met


Ash Keller - 2021
    . . for all the wrong reasons.Chuck:My whole life has been building to this moment. I've studied. I've trained. I've paid my dues. And as of this morning, I'm Engine 17's newest recruit.I've been on the clock for two hours…and I'm ready to throw in the towel. What could bring a fully trained firefighter and EMT to the breaking point? Was it a five-alarm blaze? Or a thirty-car pileup on the interstate?Nope.It's a silver maple tree, a black-and-white cat with eerie yellow eyes, and a platinum blonde with more curves than a rolled-up firehose. Alli O'Malley. Don't let her angel face fool you. I wouldn't be surprised if she has tiny devil horns hidden beneath her hair.*An earlier version of this story was published in the Spring into Love charity collection.Fall in love with the men of Engine 17 one novella at a time! Each standalone rom-com features a different fireman and his quest to find the one woman who will set his soul on fire.

The Forgotten Pharaoh


David Adkins - 2017
     The ancient civilisation is enjoying unprecedented prosperity during the 18th Dynasty under some of Egypt’s most famous Pharaohs – Ahmose I, Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Amenhotep III, Akhenaten and Tutankhamun. But every empire has its rivals – here the Hittites, the Mittani, Nubians and Assyrians – and every royal family its enemies. Smenkhkare is the youngest son of Amenhotep III and brother to Akhenamun – later to become the ruler Akhenaten – and Thutmose, plus three older sisters. The scheming Akhenamun dismisses Smenkhkare as a mere stripling, but the wise warrior Thutmose takes the boy under his wing and sets out to make a man of him. This is crucial for Smenkhkare whose father has decided that the only role for the boy will be through a marriage of convenience to the beautiful Mittani princess Taduheppa. The bride is ravishing – but older and more worldly – and refuses to consummate the coupling. Full of sympathy for his little brother, Thutmose advises patience and also invites Smenkhkare to accompany him on a raid to hunt down bandits who have attacked a caravan in the desert. It is a fateful moment. Thutmose is killed by an arrow through the neck, igniting a calamitous chain of events as Smenkhkare discovers the arrow did not come from a bandit’s bow. Who, then, did fire the fatal missile? Who would benefit most from the death of the man next in line for the pharoah’s throne? Could the murderer be within his own family? Or was someone else close to the family plotting to seize power? Can Smenkhkare trust his favourite sister Nebetah with his thoughts? Can trusted general Coreb help him in his bid to avenge the death of Thutmose? Who would try to eliminate Smenkhkare by placing a deadly cobra in a basket under his bed? And what are the ghastly contents in two other baskets thrust under Smenkhkare’s nose? David Adkins’ absorbing historical re-imagining The Forgotten Pharaoh, explores the extraordinary and dangerous life and times of a real but little known figure from history – from his child-marriage to exile and then reinstatement in Thebes as pharaoh of one of the most influential dynasties of the ancient civilised world. David Adkins is a retired civil servant who worked for many years at English Heritage. He lives in Letchworth Garden City with his wife. His other historical fiction books to date are The Eagle’s Nest and the Wolf’s Lair, The End of a Dynasty and Season of the Gladiatrix.

Cole For Christmas


Kelly Collins - 2015
    Using her infectious joy, she was determined to soften the heart of her new employer, Mr. Cole, and to bring warmth and cheer to his cold Aspen home. New to Aspen, Chloe was resolute to start fresh, shaking off a past relationship betrayal. She saw the Cole assignment as her ticket to establish herself professionally, and despite the magnetic lure of Mr. Tall, Dark, and Delicious, she knew to keep her distance. For real estate mogul, Elias Cole, a broken heart had vetoed celebrating Christmas for years. More Scrooge than Kris Kringle, he was desperate for help so he hired Chloe Craig to bring the once-loved Christmas joy to his home. But when his personal life fell apart, he needed more than a decorator. He needed a miracle, and her name was Chloe. Sometimes desire is simply too irresistible to give into, and attraction too hard to ignore. While some girls get presents for Christmas, others get Cole. Could a little Cole for Christmas be Chloe’s wish come true?

The Elin Hilderbrand Collection, Vol. 2: Nantucket Nights / The Blue Bistro


Elin Hilderbrand - 2014
    Once a year, the old friends put aside their daily, separate lives to drink champagne, swap stories, and swim naked under the Nantucket stars. This time though, one of them swims out from the shore and doesn't return. After the surviving friends emerge from their grief, they realize that the repercussions of their loss go far beyond their little circle, and they begin to uncover layers of secrets, and their connections to each other, that were never revealed on the beach. What has made their friendship strong now has the power to destroy their marriages, families--and even themselves.BLUE BISTROAdrienne Dealey has spent the past six years working for hotels in exotic resort towns and this summer has decided to relocate to Nantucket. Left flat broke by her ex-boyfriend, she is desperate to earn some fast money. When the desirable Thatcher Smith, owner of the hottest restaurant on the island, is the only one to offer her a job, she wonders if she can get by with no restaurant experience. There seems to be a lot at stake: The Blue Bistro is in its final summer, before closing its doors for good. Adrienne gets a crash course in the restaurant business and things seem to be going smoothly...until Thatch makes Adrienne break one of her cardinal rules, which is never date the boss. Instant chemistry notwithstanding, Adrienne can't quite shake the feeling that there's something more to Thatch's relationship with his brilliant chef Fiona. It's a mystery she can't quite solve. Does she open her heart for the first time, or move on, as she always does?

Stealing Christmas


Tegan Maher - 2018
    It's not all sunshine and rumrunners, though, when Santa's hat is stolen. Can Cori and Destiny find the hat before the Christmas Spirit is lost for good?

The Vampire Prince’s Prisoner


T.S. Ryder - 2017
    Her entire life she’s travelled between the Severed Kingdoms and the land of Varlyn, ruled by the Vampire King Granzen Thorne. Avery has never thought of herself as special or important, but somehow, this poor curvy nomad has captured the eye of the Crown Prince. Crown Prince Alistair Thorne is a vampire warrior, heir to the Crown of Varlyn. Married to a cold and distant princess, he cannot help but be drawn to the beautiful human Avery. After destroying her caravan and killing her abusive father, Alistair welcomes Avery into his bed, promising to protect her from the powers in the palace. A prophecy exists that tells the tale of the half-human half-vampire prince that will unite the Severed Kingdoms and bring peace to the realm. Could Avery be the human woman to bring the prophecy to life? What will happen when the Vampire Princess senses a threat to her position? Caught between political intrigue and the machinations of her devious brother, Avery must not only survive, but also protect her unborn child: the bastard son of her Vampire Prince. AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is a 58-page stand-alone story with an HEA, so no cliff-hangers! Story contains mature themes and language and is intended for 18+ readers only.