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Exquisitely Broken
M. Jay Granberry - 2019
What happens in Vegas…?Sinclair James wasn’t from my world.She didn’t have my pedigree or family money.She was everything I never wanted,Everything I now realize I needed.I loved her for six years, her soul, her body, her music.Until I threw it all away.One decision changed everything.One decision destroyed what we had.She slipped from my life as quietly as she had stolen my heartBut now she’s back.Sinclair is still mine, she just doesn’t know it yet.This time I’m not letting her go.So, what happens in Vegas…?A second chance to repair what was broken.
Utterly Forgettable
R.B. Hilliard - 2016
When he lands himself in some seriously hot water with one woman, the last thing he expects is to be saved by another.Cathryn Haines is taking a break from men. When she finds herself in a financial bind, her stepbrother has the perfect solution, move to Charlotte and work for his best friend.Zane thinks Cathryn is plain.Cathryn thinks Zane is emotionally stunted.Both couldn’t be more wrong….Neither of them is looking for a relationship.Both of them fight it.But in the end, love wins. Every. Time.
Finding A Way
T.E. Black - 2015
Recommended for ages 18 and up. I am finally free. This is my chance for a fresh start. My chance to live the way I want to. Boston is my destination. Just when I think things are going to get better from here, I meet him. Malcolm Davis. He is the image of masculinity, with rough edges I would love to soften. Although I wonder what it would be like to be with a man like him, I know it would never work. But, I do know two things, ever since I met him, I’m happy and he makes me feel safe. Both of those things lured me into taking a chance. I mean what’s life without taking any chances? It’s not much of a life without the risk of getting your heart broken. I imagine that for Malcolm Davis, falling in love with someone would be akin to a hurricane; anything that stands in the path of what he wants; gets demolished. Well, I guess my theory will be put to the test.
Perfect Risk
C.A. Harms - 2021
It always has been and truth is, there is no place like it.I can hide away in a big city, pretend as if I’m not drowning. I can ignore the sadness inside my heart that is begging for a change. But if I’m being honest, my sense of belonging has disappeared. I thought I wanted the big city life, the fast track and all the glamorous things. Turns out, there’s nowhere I’d rather be than home.Coming back to help run my mom’s business gave me the perfect escape.But there is one problem.An unresolved past has a way of haunting anyone. Things can sure get complicated when the man that broke your heart all those years ago is now your new landlord.It may get a little messy, I may regret my decision to stay…But then again, this might just be the Perfect Risk.
Scared of Beautiful
Jacqueline Abrahams - 2014
Free from the social obligations, free from the money, free from the control that her privileged upbringing has taken from her life. And at college, she wants to be unseen, unheard, unnoticed.Jackson's life has been less than perfect since his high school girlfriend took the back door out of his life, permanently. After years of subscribing to an existence of less than gentlemanly behaviour, he decides to man up and go to college, promising to be done with random hook ups and female drama. They had it all worked out, each one had a plan. At least they did...until they met. Together they run from everything; from life, from happiness, from each other. They are two people both so scared; of heartbreak, of repeating past mistakes, of trusting someone else. Two people simply scared of beautiful..
Another Summer
Sue Lilley - 2014
Is forgiveness out of the question? A race against time and an impossible dilemma. Steamy, passionate and unpredictable romance.Who does Evie truly want – the mesmerising rock singer or the bad-boy soulmate who broke her heart?Stranded in remote and stormy Cornwall, Evie is staring into an empty future. Joe is the only man she ever loved, since that long hot summer when she was sixteen. But he wrecked everything and their marriage is over.Rocker Jake is hot and tempting. He sweeps her off her feet, promising escape and adventure. It’s her chance to show Joe she doesn’t need him. To grasp her own happy ending. But Joe has come to his senses. He sets off on a perilous road-trip. He’s determined to convince Evie he loves her and bring her home. But how will he persuade her to give him one last chance? Does he even deserve one?As Evie prepares to leave with Jake, Joe’s in a race against the clock. Road conditions are treacherous. Will he be trapped in the floods and run out of time?Set in the windswept wilds of Poldark country, this award-winning romance is the sizzling second-chances page-turner you won’t want to miss.Winner of the Literary Titan Silver Award, Another Summer is a sexy tale of bad choices and new beginnings. Scroll up to get your copy now. Evie’s dilemma is sure to melt your heart.
Letting Go
Jessica Ruddick - 2015
Her schedule, her social life...even her GPA is perfect. Then she finds out her high school boyfriend's death wasn't an accident—it was suicide. The devastating revelation is enough to fracture her perfectly structured life, sending Cori in a downward spiral of self-doubt and impulsive decisions.And right into the arms of Luke Evans.But Cori's life isn't perfect anymore. In fact, it's all coming apart. The only way she can save herself is to let go of everything—including the girl she used to be. Even if it means losing the one guy who might just be perfect for her in the process...
Ripple
L.D. Cedergreen - 2013
He stirs up old emotions that send Kendall spiraling back in time, remembering all the moments that led them to her ultimate deception.Will revealing the truth of what transpired all those years ago provide her the self-forgiveness that she desperately craves or will her devastating secret destroy the only man she has ever truly loved, shattering her heart in its wake?
Third Base
Heidi McLaughlin - 2015
In his second season with the Boston Renegades he has set his eyes on the girl behind the visitors’ dugout.That girl is Daisy Robinson, a journalism student at the University of Boston and a die-hard Renegades fan.But with new found love comes challenges and Ethan and Daisy have to deal with his crazy schedule, school finals and his presence on her campus for some much needed media training. For Ethan nothing can come between him and Daisy, until a secret that she’s been keeping threatens to destroy them both.
Rikki
Abigail Strom - 2015
But when they end up at the same college—and the same dorm—they figure it’s time to declare a truce. They even become friends… sort of. But when Sam asks Rikki to model for his sculpting project, they start spending more time together—and her feelings for him get more complicated. She tries to focus on the guy she’s been crushing on instead. But Sam’s the one she can’t stop thinking about, even though their arguments are starting to heat up as much as the chemistry between them.With antagonism and attraction this intense, there’s bound to be an explosion. But when the dust settles, will Sam and Rikki be enemies, friends… or something more?
Last Good Thing (The Fallout Series 1)
Heather Young-Nichols - 2020
I left behind, not only the dad that I adored, but also my best friends and the boy who held my heart.Now with Dad gone and loose ends to tie up, I have to go back to town where Zac lived, the town I’d promised I’d never return to. Of course luck isn’t on my side and there’s no chance of avoid Zac or hiding my broken heart. The I discover that so many things were kept from me. The fact that he has a son with my former best friend, I think, is the biggest. But I’m wrong.Sticking to my plan of tying up loose ends and leaving this town behind me is going to be harder than I thought. Can I forgive the way they forgot about me once I left or the all the secrets no one thought I should know?
What Happens After
Portia Moore - 2015
'We' never should have happened. Him and me... Our constantly crossing paths changed the unthinkable to the inevitable. It was magical, exhilarating, and life defining... despicable, and it ruined everything. It destroyed me. It destroyed us. He and I are what happened before. And everything else is what happened after… ~If you are turned off from themes dealing with infidelity this book is not for you. This book features flawed people that make imperfect decisions.~ ~This is a Stand Alone full-length novel that does not contain a cliffhanger.~
The Evolution of Us
D. Kelly - 2017
Balancing one another perfectly, Holly Ryan and Declan James were together through most of college—until their relationship blew up, leaving Declan with more questions than answers.For the past two years, Declan has tried everything he can think of to earn Holly’s forgiveness, but even if he manages to help her let go of the past and give them another chance at happiness, she still has a secret. Not to mention, she can’t get over the revolving door of women he seems to have coming in and out of his apartment.Declan is desperate to prove to Holly she’s the one for him and isn’t above using his celebrity status or enlisting the help of their friends to win her back.All’s fair in love and war, right?
Summer's Temptation
Ashley Lynn Willis - 2014
Women will always try to change a man. Men will always say anything to get a girl in bed. Tyler Mason will always have a long line of girls trying to domesticate him, and none will succeed. If one of these ceases to be true, the world will cease to exist.These are the rules as college student Cassie Faye knows them, so when she gives up on dating in favor of a man who can satisfy her without tempting her heart, her next-door neighbor Tyler tops the list. Tyler isn’t the type of boy Cassie would fall for, but he’s the perfect guy to teach her how to claim her sexual independence without losing her heart in the process. Too late, Cassie finds out that under his womanizing exterior is an attentive, considerate lover who brings out passions in her that she'd barely glimpsed before. What if she’s wrong about the third truth? What if the world as she knows it is about to cease to exist?