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When I'm Gone by Jessica Grace
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Redemption (The Salvation Society)
Laura Lee - 2021
He was my first kiss. My first love. My entire world. We promised each other forever, and we meant it wholeheartedly. But unfortunately, when tragedy struck, love wasn’t nearly enough to save us. Little did we know... it would only get worse from there.Twelve years later, Beckett and I wear our scars like finely crafted armor. We’ve been in survival mode for so long, we’ve forgotten how to live. After everything we’ve endured, can we move beyond the pain to forge a future together? Or are we destined to repeat the mistakes of our past?
*REDEMPTION contains graphic scenes that some readers may find triggering.
Happy Place
L.P. Maxa - 2015
And in love with a man she can never have. Or so she thought. One night of passion with Declan, the man of her dreams, sends her world crashing down around her. Now it's time to pick up the broken pieces of her life and learn to stand on her own two feet. Cassie has been told what to do and how to act her entire life. Who will she be when she gets to choose? Per usual, book contains sex and cussing...18+ please
Best Year Ever
Ivy Smoak - 2018
So naturally it has to come true. Truth be told, we’ve started off the semester a little shaky. Penny may have accidentally fallen in love with her professor. I know, how awkward, right? And I may have accidentally fallen in love with a complete stranger. And by accidentally I mean I stalked him. What? Sue me. I’m the one that’s going to be a lawyer one day so I’ll just file a countersuit. God, when did I become a stalker? Regardless, Penny and I are going to turn this semester around. I’m nothing if not persistent. And that guy that I keep almost running into on campus? The one with the piercing brown eyes and panty-dropping smile? He’s going to be a big part of my best year ever. I can feel it.
Kingdom Come: A Bad Boy Billionaire Romance
Terri E. Laine - 2020
Body of a god and dressed like a biker.Exactly my type.He acts indifferent which is the challenge I need.By the time I’m done, he’ll be begging for more.Only in end, it might be my heart that gets broken.HimShe’s a princess and I’m no prince.I’ve got more skeletons in my closet than a graveyard.My tastes run dark.The women I go for run hotter.As beautiful as she is,The last thing I’m looking for is arm candy.I don’t do girlfriends or relationships not on my terms.The best thing she can do is walk away.Only one taste isn’t enough.By the time this is over, one of us will break. It isn’t supposed to be me.Kingdom Come is part of a duet and is NOT standalone. The story concludes in Kingdom Fall.
Hard Nox
Jolie Vines - 2019
Together, they're explosive. IsobelHeir to the McRae estate, Lennox is the huge Highlander everyone respects. But deep down, he's a dirty fighter. He crashed my car, stole my first kiss, then walked away with another woman. There’s no reason why, years later, when I see him in a fight, I should be lusting after his body. They call him Hard Nox, but I know him, and damned if he's getting an easy ride back into my life. NoxIsobel is a menace. She races cars and has tattoos in places I can't even imagine. I shouldn’t want her. But I can't forget the one kiss we shared as teenagers. Fresh out of the military, I have one thing in my sights – her. Isobel Fitzroy is my best friend's sister, and I'm going to tame her wild heart. -- From the author of the Marry the Scot series comes a brand-new generation. Wild Scots brings you everything you love about Scottish heroes and contemporary romance but sexier, faster, and supercharged. Speed away with this series today.
Rushed
Nicole S. Goodin - 2016
The pain, the heartbreak, the anger...The last thing El is looking for is love, and she's especially not prepared to get caught up in her best friends hotter than hell big brother.Lawson Pierce doesn't give a crap about love. It's the absolute last thing on his mind. He tried it once and swore never again... so why can't he get his little sisters best friend out of his head?She's heartbroken and stubborn. He's wounded and proud... the last thing either of them is prepared for is finding that once in a lifetime, fairy-tale love.They both have demons in their pasts, will that be what comes back to haunt them? Or will some unforeseen force be what tries to tear them apart?Rushed is the first book in the Love like Yours Series.
Long Shot
Kennedy Ryan - 2018
One of the NBA's brightest stars.Fine. Forbidden. He wants me. I want him.But my past, my fraudulent prince, just won't let me go.*Some aspects of this story may be sensitive for some readers.
Deceive Me
Vi Carter - 2022
He wants me.I’m not sure I’ll survive the man he has become. His demons threaten to destroy us both.***Part One of the Broken People Duet***
Celebrity Playboy
Kimberly Readnour - 2021
No more players for me. It’s sabbatical time, and my friend’s mountainside cabin is the perfect place for solitude.The plan is foolproof until I show up and find Westlyn “River” Danes—my childhood fantasy crush and the biggest Hollywood playboy—crashing there.The problem? Westlyn isn’t at all who we gossip writers portray him to be, and my defenses slowly wane. Can I safeguard my heart against his Hollywood charm? Or will he make my childhood fantasies come true?If you like hot celebrities, good wine, and grand gestures, join Loni Greer in the All American Boy series. A brand new, interconnected standalone series.