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Phoenix Rising: Issue #1
S.R. Watson - 2020
But Phoenix has never been very good about following the rules.After a lifetime of being used, Phoenix’s walls are up, and there’s only one thing he wants: a woman to fully submit to him. Which turns out isn’t so hard to find as a rock star. In fact, he has never met a woman he couldn't conquer, until he meets Harlow...Harlow is Phoenix’s bandmate’s sister, and completely off limits to the band. But as far as Harlow is concerned, she’s off limits to all men after what happened.Yet despite the secrets they both keep, Phoenix is drawn to Harlow like a moth to the flame. She doesn’t like what he stands for, but he’s turned on by the rebellion and determined to bring down her walls.There’s only one thing he didn’t see coming …That she would bring down his.Phoenix Rising: Issue #1 puts a rock star twist on novels like Fifty Shades of Grey and The Steel Brothers Saga!
Delve
Jacob Chance - 2016
He was seven years older than me. He was a pig when it came to casual sex; indulging in one night stands like they were going out of style. So why did I want to tear his clothes off every time we got within five feet of each other? She was only eighteen years old when we met for the first time. She was a good girl who avoided bad boys like me, but that didn’t stop me from picturing all the things I wanted to do to her--to do with her. She was too young though and my best friend’s baby sister. I couldn’t let things go where I wanted. I couldn’t corrupt her--taint her with my darkness. I knew it could never happen. It would never happen… But it did. This book is a standalone with crossover characters from QUAKE and QUIVER (QUAKE Book 2)
Ruthless
Alexis Abbott - 2015
The Dimitri Brokov. Billionaire, CEO, Russian Mobster, and my step-brother.I can have it all. A fling with the hot, tattooed and totally off-limits cocky prick, half a million dollars and, best of all, the sweet taste of revenge to mend my broken heartI'm supposed to be in control, but I keep going back for more. His hands on me are addictive, the danger he's in thrills me. And when he ties me to his bed so I can't run, we share more than a night of passion; we share a purpose. A mission. One that threatens everything we thought we knew.
Entitled: A Bad Boy Romance
Danielle Slater - 2016
But that's just because I always get what I want. And now I want her.
Devlin Masters has spent his entire life in the service of his family's business empire, working his way up from the mailroom to the boardroom of Masters In Style. As C.E.O. and heir to the billion-dollar hair-care company, Devlin's life is consumed by his work. But when a rival orchestrates his downfall, Devlin must rehabilitate his image or lose control of his cherished company. Then he meets Ayron. He instantly wants her curvy body. He soon appreciates her mind just as much. But what if she wants his heart?
His father hired me to help him. He’s not supposed to know about this deal. I can't fall in love with him. I've got to be heartless.
Community therapist Ayron Winters loves helping people more than she craves a big paycheck. But when faced with losing her office space—and her beloved assistant's huge medical bills—Ayron knows she needs money, and a lot of it. Fast. When the founder of the famed Masters In Style hair care corporation wants to hire Ayron to counsel his impulsive, bad-boy son, she's intrigued. When she finds out how much he's paying, she thinks it's a godsend. But the devil's in the details: she can't let Devlin Masters know she's a therapist. In order to gain his trust, she must post as his friend. His confidant. But what happens if he wants more? What happens if she does? Ayron can't lose her heart to Devlin. But more than anything: she can't let him find out who she actually is. **This is a STANDALONE bad boy romance novella with NO cliffhanger, NO cheating. Has a HAPPY ENDING. Intended for audiences 18+**
Lorenzo
Ashley Rhodes - 2017
We can’t deny what we feel…what we need. This ain’t just about sex and you’re kiddin’ yourself if you think otherwise." Lorenzo Normally, women come easy for me. I ain't even gotta try. One night of sex is normally enough, then I'm on the hunt for the next trophy. Cheryl....she's different though. And it's not just 'cos she's playin' hard to get. She's smart, she's gorgeous, and she can hold her own even with my messed up family and friends. Hell, I haven't even told her what line of work I'm in, just in case it scares her away. Yup, I'm in deep with this girl. But things are about to get messy - and if I'm not careful, I'll lose everything. The scary thing is, I ain't even sure if I care, as long as I don't lose her... Cheryl The first time I saw him, it was like he was one of my fantasies brought to life. Tall, fit, dressed impeccably...and big where it counts. Lorenzo knows what he wants, and he knows how to get it. Right now, he wants me. I want him too...but he's danger personified. I don't need him to tell me that he's a mobster - everything about him just screams it at me. I should run in the opposite direction as fast as I can....but I don't. I'm drawn to him, and I can't deny it to myself. Before long though, I get drawn into his crazy life way deeper than I ever wanted to be....and it might just be more than I can handle... Lorenzo is the first book in a new series. It's a full-length novel with no cheating, a HEA, and no cliffhanger.
Priest
Claire Adams - 2016
After getting an upsetting phone call I go to a bar and meet a super fine guy. One thing leads to another and I end up sleeping with him. I never have one night stands. I never sleep around. Until now. It's not until I go to my first Sunday service at my new church that I realize who I slept with...the one person in church that is COMPLETELY off limits. Oh my... Priest is a FULL LENGTH, Standalone priest bad boy romance. No cliffhanger and has a HEA. Includes 2 free bonus full-length novels for a limited time.
Love the Way You Lie
Skye Warren - 2015
Except give him up. When he looks at me, I forget why I can’t have him. He’s beautiful and scarred. His body fits mine, filling the places where I’m hollow, rough where I am soft.He’s the one man who wants to help me, but he has his own agenda. He has questions I can’t answer. What are you afraid of?You.
A Perfect Mess
Zoe Dawson - 2012
He was always the unpredictable one, the one who would be brash enough to make it big self-publishing horror novels on the internet. He promised never to tell, but everyone knows you can never trust an Outlaw.Then a year later, in the middle of the night, she receives a phone call at Tulane. Her aunt, who took her in after her mother’s death, is in a coma under suspicious circumstances. Now she has to face that one person who knows all about what she did that summer—sexy Booker. Returning to Hope Parish to be with her aunt, stirs up all those ugly memories. When Aubree starts getting threats, she can’t help but wonder if what she did last summer was tied to her aunt’s “accident.” Afraid, she turns to the only person who knows the truth and Booker doesn’t hesitate to offer his broad shoulder for her to lean on. But Booker has a secret of his own that could crush their fledgling relationship.As the hot, sultry summer days move on, she finds that even a perfectly smart girl can lose her heart to a perfectly bad boy. What is she going to do when someone starts asking questions Aubree doesn’t want to answer? She’s knee deep into a terribly dangerous, wholly life changing, who-can-she-really-depend-on perfect mess.A Perfect Series: Three perfect girls, three perfect secrets, one unholy trinityA Perfect Mess, Book #1 – the girl most likely to succeed, an unpredictable Outlaw, and a dangerous secret that could be the death of her.A Perfect Mistake, Book #2 – A preacher’s daughter, a reckless Outlaw, and a secret that will change her life forever.A Perfect Dilemma, Book #3 – The town’s poor little rich girl, a sweet-talking Outlaw, and a secret that will ruin all that she holds dear
Indebted
J.L. Beck - 2014
That all changed in a blink of an eye the moment Bree came home for break. She didn't expect to find her dad strapped to chair, a gun pointed at his head. Alzerro “Zerro” King wasn't a man to be messed with. Women flocked to him and men ran from him. He ruled the mafia with an iron fist and no one ever crossed him unless they wanted to pay the price. He believed the only way to pay for something, if unable to do so, was to do it in blood. Nothing got him harder than stringing someone up, and putting a bullet in their head. That is until Bree. One look is all it took for him to know she could pay for her father’s debt in many other ways… Ways that could get him hard. Could a big city mafia king fall in love with the small town country girl? Would she be able to handle his dark and demanding ways? When push comes to shove, would Bree end up running only to be killed? Or would she sacrifice herself for love?
Dirty Dom
Willow Winters - 2017
I do what I have to do, and more than often, I f*cking love it. The power, the women, the money. All of it comes easy to me. Until Becca walked into my office. Everything about her was tempting. Her beautiful eyes that pierced into me, her body that was made for sin. She came to pay off a debt, but I wanted more. So I did what I’ve always done, I took what I wanted. She’s a good girl who never should have walked through that door. I never should have touched her, but now that I have, I can’t stop. I’ll push her boundaries, she’ll cave to temptation. We’ll both forget about the danger. And that’s a mistake I can’t afford…
Sweet Mercy
K.A. Tucker - 2019
Tucker comes the dark and steamy Empire Nightclub series.One visit to my father in prison—convicted for a murder he didn’t commit—and I’ve attracted the attention of the last man I’d ever want knowing that I exist.Gabriel Easton.Son of an infamous crime boss. Deplorable womanizer. Scoundrel to the core.Worse, he has figured out how desperate I am to protect my father from brutality behind bars. He has the power to grant that protection, and he has offered it … for a price.Me.I'll do anything for my father, including agree to Gabriel's cruel game. But I won't comply with his every whim and wish. Unfortunately for me, I think my loathing for him is what he’s enjoying most.That's fine. By the time I’m through with him, he’ll be crying my name.Mercy.
Across the Hall
Kylie Walker - 2016
He's hot as hell, owns one of the largest fashion empires & has women coming and going day and night. A delivery girl that shows up at his loft leaves him intrigued. She's gorgeous, shy & totally off limits. She's his best friends little sister. Jude knows better, he swore he wouldn't go there. After returning from a year long internship in Paris, Jillian Warren is back in her hometown of Manhattan and steering clear of men. Her new neighbor has her curious, wanting to know more. Her roommate & brother keeps telling her stay away but she can't. As their worlds collide, Jillian soon finds out there is a darker side to Jude and she will soon be fighting her own emotions and memories of the one man she left in Paris. Her past will soon catch up with her. She will be forced to decide. Big brother's best friend or the hurtful memories of her past in Paris. AUTHOR NOTE::Full length Brother's Best Friend Romance Standalone Novel with HEA!
Stryker
Lexi Buchanan - 2016
It was something for me—something different and exciting.It was supposed to be research, pure and simple. But then I met him—a six-foot-six mountain of a man with no name. The way his muscles flexed and rippled when he trained made my belly quiver. The way his dark hair flopped over his forehead made me want to brush it back from his strong face. His nose had been broken, but it made no difference, he was still a handsome man. He had eyes dark as the night that would land on me the minute I entered his gym…Every…Time.He was their star fighter, the one that brought in the big money. At first I feared him because of his size and the way he would look at me. But then I discovered that I was his biggest distraction, and no matter what my head told me, my heart told me to fight for the man who didn’t know how to live outside of the octagon.NYT & USA Today bestselling author Lexi Buchanan brings you her new sexy standalone novel about fighting for freedom when the odds are against you.
Dark Soul Vol. 1
Aleksandr Voinov - 2011
All the old hands have gathered—of course sharks will circle when there’s blood in the water—but it’s a new hand that draws Stefano’s eye.Silvio “the Barracuda” Spadaro is protetto and heir to retired consigliere Gianbattista Falchi, and a made man in his own right. Among his underworld family, being gay is a capital crime, but the hypersexual—and pansexual—young killer has never much cared for rules. The only orders he follows are Battista’s, whether on the killing field or on his knees, eagerly submissive at Battista’s feet.But Silvio has needs Battista can’t fill, and he’s cast his black-eyed gaze on Stefano. A fake break-in, an even faker attack, and Silvio is exactly where he wants to be: strung up at Stefano’s mercy, driving the older Mafioso toward urges he’s spent his whole life repressing. Stefano resists, but when the Russian mob invades his territory and forces him to seek aid, Gianbattista’s price brings Stefano face to face once more with Silvio—and his darkest desires.
Hitman's Revenge
Emilia Beaumont - 2016
Jack Steele Hazel is the one woman I could never have, and I’ve done everything in my power to stay away from her, to keep her out of my dangerous life. But when Hazel’s dad, my mentor, is brutally murdered and she’s kidnapped I’m left with no alternative. I have to find her and kill the men who so much as lay a hand upon her sweet face. Yet when I do, I fear I won’t be able to resist the temptation to strip her innocence away and keep her for myself. Hazel Bradshaw Jack was every girl’s fantasy; dangerous, brooding and sexy as sin, and over the years as we grew up together he slowly became mine. I longed for him to notice me but no matter what I did he always remained distant. I won't let him push me away again, not anymore. Kidnapped by a murderous and powerful man, a pawn in his game, I must try to stay alive long enough for Jack to find me. For years I’ve saved myself only for him, never letting anyone touch me, and now he must come and save me. And when he does, I’m going to make sure this time he finally takes what’s rightfully his. Author's Note: HITMAN'S REVENGE is a FORBIDDEN BAD BOY Romance, with taboo elements and hot and steamy scenes!