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Punished
Penelope Bloom - 2017
No guy has ever been able to get me off. They try. They fail. They leave. Rinse and repeat. Until I met Logan Steel. Until he punished me. He’s a self-made billionaire, and he’s heart-stoppingly gorgeous. Oh, and did I mention he’s into BDSM? Like… really into it. He says I can trust him, that he’ll take care of me, that nothing bad will happen so long as I’m his. His kitten. I want to believe him. I want to trust him. I want to surrender to the heat of his touch and submit. I want to let him have me in all the ways he wants me. But it’s not that simple. Nothing ever is. **This is a full-length, standalone billionaire BDSM romance. No cheating or cliffhangers, and as always, Happily Ever After guaranteed.
Bound
Melody Anne - 2014
Relinquish Control is an exclusive escort service catering to the most distinguished customers, from business magnates to foreign royalty. This proven and well-established international business offers an elite selection of women who are ready and willing to attend to your every need with no questions asked. Confidentiality is our special obligation. Jewell Weston is homeless and desperate at age twenty-four. Two years ago, she quit her job to care for her ailing mother and her young brother; the medical bills incurred because of the cancer that killed her mother two months ago took everything the family had, and the state then took away her brother, now age fourteen. The only way for her to get the boy back is by finding a job and securing a home. When she's approached by a woman in cashmere and pearls who tells her she can change her life, and is handed a card with the business name Relinquish Control on it, she thinks she has nothing to lose by calling the phone number. Maybe this will be the answer to her prayers, a way to save her little brother from the nightmarish foster home he's been placed in. Blake Knight, known to the world as cold and without a heart, is given an exclusive membership to Relinquish Control by his devilish younger brother, who thinks it would be amusing to make his staid brother squirm. Little does this brother realize that Blake does indeed have unusual desires that Relinquish Control can cater to perfectly. What started as a joke turns out to be just what Blake needs. Though the world sees this man as deliberate and emotionless, it's nothing but a facade. What lies underneath would shock all those who know him. When he and his two brothers were six, eight and ten, they were tied up and forced to watch while their parents were murdered. The image has been burned into their minds, though they've tried to forget, leaving each of them guarded and unwilling to give their trust to anyone other than each other. No one is allowed to have their hearts. The brothers would never think of letting down their guard with anyone else, certainly not with a woman. Follow Blake and Jewell's journey and see if they can find a happily ever after...
Unridden
Cat Johnson - 2009
Slade Bower and Mustang Jackson are living the high life on the professional bull-riding circuit. The prize money is big, the bulls are rank and the women are willing. But something is missing. Romance writer Jenna Block’s agent thinks a cowboy book will jumpstart her career. A born New Yorker, Jenna doesn’t do cowboys. Not on paper and definitely not in real life. Luckily for her there are two cowboys ready, willing and able to take her out of her comfort zone in every way that counts . . . and some ways she hadn’t counted on. Unridden was originally published by Linden Bay Romance and Samhain Publishing in 2009. This edition is a reissue, reedited but without any substantial additions or changes to the story.
Distraction
Emily Snow - 2017
She wants commitment, and she’s got a list that she’s anxious to check off.Love. Marriage. Baby (preferably twins, because two’s company).Then she meets Mateo Bailon.An attorney with a penchant for chains and kink, Mateo isn’t looking for commitment and he sure as hell doesn’t want marriage. Not again. He wants a distraction—a new way to forget his past—and Jamie’s his favorite kind of drug. He just never counted on getting addicted.
Playing with Temptation
Erika Wilde - 2015
. . When Raina Beck is given an invitation to The Players Club, all she wants is a night of decadence with a gorgeous, sexy stranger. The seductive, mysterious man she meets fulfills her deepest desires and most erotic fantasies, giving her a night she’ll never forget. But forgetting him isn’t quite so easy. Logan Cruz prefers his women submissive and compliant in the bedroom... everything the independent Raina is not. Yet from the first moment he lays eyes on her, he’s determined to make Raina his. Despite her resistance. When Logan is assigned to protect Raina from a stalker, everything between them changes. Sex becomes more than just physical, and emotions run deep. Falling in love was never on Raina’s agenda, but can she let go of the past and surrender the one thing he wants the most... her heart? An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.
River's End
Leanne Davis - 2014
After her mother’s suicide, Erin has no choice but to seek out her brother where he works as a ranch hand, as she is left penniless, homeless and for reasons she will share with no one; without the basic skills to navigate her life.However, no one distrusts her motives or dislikes her more than widower Jack Rydell.But unforeseen circumstances leave Erin nearly destitute on the ranch, and finally reveals the secret Erin has desperately hidden. And only then, does Jack finally begin to know the woman whose presence has so altered his life. Eventually, Erin finds a job, and starts to work with Jack and his horses in order to repay the debts she feels she owes him. But the longer Erin is there Jack begins to wonder if he can resist the woman he now knows, despite everything that stands between them.Binge read this contemporary, western romance series, full of hot cowboys and family entanglements that is based around the Rydell River Ranch brought to you by small-town romance author Leanne Davis…Recommended Reading Order for River's End Series:River's EndRiver's EscapeRiver's ReturnRiver RoadRiver on FireRiver's LostRiver of ChangeRiver's DestinyRiver's RescueRiver's WinterContinue with the Second Generation in The Rydell River Ranch Series:River in DarknessRiver in LightRiver in the MountainsRiver at the RanchRiver to the OceanRiver from the CityRiver Through the ValleyEach book is a standalone with a happily-ever after, but the journey getting there? Never easy and always epic! You’ll get to check in with beloved characters in this interconnected, standalone series.
Cowboy Trouble
Joanne Kennedy - 2010
Her childhood dream has always been to own a farm-but without the constant help of her charming, sexy cowboy neighbor, she'd never make it through her first Wyoming season.Handsome rancher Luke Rawlins is impressed by this sassy, independent city girl, but he yearns to do more than help Libby out with her ranch. He's ready for love, and he wants to go the distance. When the two get embroiled in their tiny town's one and only crime story, Libby discovers that their sizzling hot attraction is going to complicate her life in every way possible...Praise for Cowboy Trouble: "A fresh take on the traditional contemporary Western... There's plenty of wacky humor and audacious wit in this mystery-laced escapade." -Library Journal Contemporary western fans will enjoy this one!" -The Romantic Times"Everything about Kennedy's charming debut novel hits the right marks... you'll be hooked." -BookLoons
California Cowboy
Maggie Casper - 2007
He works the land with loving hands while ruling it with an iron fist. When his younger brother mentions hiring a new kid, Clay doesn't think much about it. until they meet. Sparks fly when sassy and independent Bobbie Carlington meets her new boss for the first time. Used to answering only to herself, Bobbie quickly learns that things don't quite work out that way on the Lazy B. When Clay takes Bobbie's virginity his old-fashioned ways demand he marry her. Will his lack of loving words bring back painful memories of her childhood or can Bobbie put her fears aside and finally find love with her California Cowboy? Warning, this title contains the following: explicit sex, graphic language, spanking & anal play. This book is a re-release.
The Big Bad Office Wolf
May Sage - 2017
Bryant is a menace, making every woman in the entire building lose focus, but she never thought he would actually go after her assistant. Determined to save the poor girl from his clutches, she confronts him, and finds herself thrust in a world she never knew existed. Bryant should stay away from the sweet little prim and proper thing wrapped in designer suits, but he’s had a taste and he can’t seem to forget it. He knows there’s no way he can even pretend to be satisfied with a vanilla relationship. Good thing that when the clothes and the attitude come off, Tori might very well be a sub. All he needs is to lead her down the rabbit hole… Disclaimer: The big bad office wolf is a very steamy romance, more so than most of my books. As the description suggests, it also includes some BDSM element. Spare panties recommended.
Tease
Jordan Silver - 2013
Going in and out of some of the world's most dangerous places to get the story. Then his best friend dies naming him as guardian to his daughter. Ty wants no part of family life or the ranch that has been in his family for generations but how can he say no. Now Dominique's all grown up and he finds himself in a situation that's more dangerous than any venture he'd ever undertaken before when she decides he's the man she wants. This is a Short Story of approximately 11 000 words
Single Dad at Mountain Creek Ranch
Lana Dash - 2020
But after a chance meeting with my old friend’s older brother, I find myself in a new position of nanny to his two little girls. Soon the job I took turns into something else the more time I spend with Nash. Will the return of someone from his past ruin our chance of a future?NASHSince my wife left over a year ago, I’ve been struggling to balance my life between running my family’s ranch and raising my two daughters on my own. Eden walks back into my life just when I need her, and I’m quick to realize she’s so much more than I could’ve imagined. Is it possible for my family to get a second chance to be whole again?MOUNTAIN CREEK RANCH is a series of short, sweet, and steamy romances about curvy women and the cowboys that fall head over horse for them. Read SINGLE DAD AT MOUNTAIN CREEK RANCH if you like cowboys, curvy women, and best friend’s brother romance with a happily ever after. No cheating. No cliffhangers.
Ranch Daddy
Silvia Violet - 2020
My life is a mess. I’ve become the loser my father expected me to be, and now I’m stuck on his ranch. The only good thing in this scenario is the foreman, Blake. I never thought a hot, older man like him would notice me, yet he sees the hidden part of me that longs for someone to care. I wasn't sure I wanted a Daddy, but I love the way Blake takes care of me, challenges me, pushes me to be my best self. I want to make him proud. I want to keep him, even though we seem to belong in different worlds. For far too long, I’ve let life come at me, believing myself powerless to fight for what I want. Maybe now I can use the strength Blake believes I have to give us a future together.
Their Juicy Woman
Sam Crescent - 2017
They’ve never really fitted in, but they didn’t care to either. Owning a ranch, they don’t have time to mess around, so when they decide on a woman, she is the only one who matters. When her mother dies after a three-year battle from cancer, Poppy doesn’t know what to do. Her best friend Shawn and his brothers have the perfect answer. She can take the role of their housekeeper, helping to run their ranch. But the Smith brothers want Poppy as more than just a housekeeper—they want her as their woman. Each brother made a vow to her mother to love her and take care of her. Poppy will belong to them. It’s a seduction of the senses, and the one thing the Smith brothers don’t do, is lose. They’re going to win their juicy woman. However, someone is killing animals on the ranch. Can the brothers protect Poppy from this unknown threat? And will Poppy choose a life with three men, or walk away with nothing?
Do or Die Cowboy
June Faver - 2018
He's on the road to Dallas to record a demo when that dream gets kicked sideways by a beautiful woman on the run.Leah Benson will do whatever it takes to keep her daughter safe. But when her dangerous past catches up with her, she needs a hero―and luckily for her, Tyler Garrett was born and bred for the role.