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Wanting You


Danyell A. Wallace - 2015
    She was starting her sophomore year at East Florida University, and all she wanted was a fresh start, meet new people, concentrate on her studies, and avoid drama if all possible. That all changes when she meets her roommate's brother, Kellen

Not To Us


Katherine Owen - 2011
    Do you take a different path? "There are all kinds of ways for a relationship to be tested, even broken, irrevocably; it’s the endings that we’re unprepared for. My life has become a roller coaster ride mixed with equal amounts of pure joy and exposed fear; and, sometimes, this unfathomable incredulity. This arrives in spurts, like adrenalin or injected heroin; well, how I imagine injected heroin would feel. That’s when I consider that change—change, its inevitability—is coming. And, I can’t stop it." Ellie ~ Not To Us Ellie's perfect world unravels. A best friend's betrayal ends her marriage. An alarming diagnosis threatens her life. Yet. It all leads to Michael... But, fate soon tests their perfect union. And, begs the question: If you get a second chance, do you take a different path? Not To Us is an insightful look into one woman’s personal journey in discovering the only way to keep her one and only wish is to trust the ones that count, beginning with herself. Author's Note : For some fans, this is their favorite book of mine. For others? No. Just know, this is NOT a nice, light, airy romance. Not To Us deals with some heavy subject matters including: infidelity and loss and starting over. There now. You've been warned. ♥ To learn of Owen's newest novel releases and updates, sign up for her newsletter at her website: www.katherineowen.net or visit www.katherineowenauthor.com

My Mind's Eye


Gillian Jones - 2015
    I make my own destiny. I work hard and play harder. Meeting her messed up my plan, threw me off my game. She’s the epitome of the girl next door, but with a feistiness that drives me crazy.I’m now face to face with my karma. Her name is Kat Rollins.KatRyker Eddison is the epitome of a player. You know the type: Mr. Get In and Get Out.He’s all about the chase, wanting just one night. Everyone knows this—I know this. Still, I find myself craving him in spite of what my heart and mind already know: he will only bring me pain.He’s the guy girls like me should avoid. I’m smart. I know better. But when I’m with him, I feel things I’ve never felt before, things I never knew I wanted.I can’t deny it...this high is explosive. But I’m afraid if I give in, I may end up losing more than I can handle: my heart.

Wedded Bliss


Barbara Metzger - 2004
    But Alissa swore she'd spend the rest of her life scraping pennies together rather than wed the insufferable earl and become a glorified governess. Still, she couldn't very well let her own children starve-and there was no doubt that Rockford would give them all a good life. So she reluctantly accepts his offer...but there's more to a good life than what's in one's pockets. And Alissa intends to find out what's in her new husband's heart.

From the First Verse


M. Robinson - 2020
    She lived in a kingdom far, far away in a tower made of stone, but her mind was made of glass that she kept sharp as knives. Where her memories hid behind her darkest doubts.Her deepest thoughts. Her diary became the only thing she could rely on. No one saw through her looking glass. No one cared.No one tried. Until the villain presented himself as the hero in her life. He took and took and took some more. With no regret. With no shame.With no apology.The page never turned. Their story didn’t end. Tomorrow never came. His life of debauchery was their journey to nowhere. She’d give anything to go back in time. To walk where she had walked. To see what she had seen. One step. One breath. One day at a time. Though in the end, “I love you” were just words. That destroyed us inside.

Flow


Kennedy Ryan - 2017
    Bristol Gray will be his tough, no-nonsense manager. But when they first meet, she’s a college student finding her way in the world, and he’s an artist determined to make his way in it. From completely different worlds, all the things that should separate them only draw them closer. It’s a beautiful beginning, but where will the story end? FLOW is the prequel chronicling the week of magical days and nights that will haunt Grip & Bristol for years to come. GRIP is the full-length conclusion of their story.

Amore, Part 1


Bella Jewel - 2016
    It is love that destroys us.”I’m just a normal girl. Or so you would think. I’ve never thought of myself as anything different. Until I met him.He doesn’t think I’m normal. He thinks I’m special. Special enough to be in his life. Special enough to enter his world. Special enough for his bed. Rafael Lencioni. Dangerous. Beautiful. Terrifying. My story is the one that’s never told. I’m not the daughter. I’m not the wife. I’m not the forbidden lover. I’m not a sister or a mother. I’m not who you think I am. So for me to fit into their world, I have to do something I never wanted in my life. Something I would have frowned upon until I met him. I have to change who I am. I have to shut down my heart. I have to accept my place. My body belongs to him. My heart isn’t permitted to.Those are his rules. But rules were made to be broken…right?

When She Rejected Him, He Set Out to Destroy Her


Eve Rabi - 2013
    He loved to party and women loved him. So when his eye fell on Tanin, he expected her to fall into his arms. To his surprise, she was unimpressed with his wealth and rejected him. He became obsessed with her and decided to win her over, his way – destroy all that is precious to her, so that she would have no choice but to need him. If that didn’t work, take away her freedom – send her to jail. And being the bastard that he was, he did. Obsessed With Me is a modern-day love story.Warning: Contains violence, strong language, racial slurs, sex scenes, sexual violence.A two-part series.

Locked In


Anna Chastain - 2017
    They are in love, with each other, and their two children. They’ve spent their entire adult life together, happy in the small southern California beach town they call home; until one day Ben comes home and tells Grace he’s leaving. Now Grace is left wondering what happened to her life, to her home, and when exactly did things start to go so wrong. To find out, she turns to the place she didn’t even realize she was missing, the place she grew up, and the place she still considers home. With the help of her family and friends and the ocean, Grace begins to rebuild her life and remind herself where it is she truly wants to be…and, whether or not that life includes her husband. Locked In is a story about love and forgiveness, about riding the waves of life, and it is about how we continually reshape ourselves but never really feel grown up.

What He Doesn't Know


Kandi Steiner - 2018
    Inside its walls are many things that belong to me — my books, the china from my mother on my wedding day, the beautiful cage once home to two birds, now empty, just like me.And a man.A man who also belongs to me.A man I no longer wish to keep.A man who, no doubt, has not slept, though the sun is rising. Because the house where he waits is where I laid my head to rest every night for eight years. Until last night.No one who knows me would believe Charlie Pierce, the quiet, bookish girl who never made waves is pulling out of the driveway of a man who isn’t her husband.But they don’t know me at all.I don’t even know me.Not anymore.They say there are two sides to every story, and I suppose in most cases, that’s true. But the one I live inside of? It has three.On the northeast side of town, there is a house.But there is no longer a home.

From This Day Forward


Shannon Myers - 2016
    Forever only lasted until his best friend's wife caught his eye. He left behind the house and the remnants of my shattered heart. David is my white knight. Swooping in to rescue me from my grief.One is my husband. The other? A mystery.A car wreck changes my entire reality. Now, nothing is as I remember it, including the man I vowed to love until death.You think you've heard this before? Trust me, you have no idea.From This Day Forward is the first book in the From This Day Forward Duet. Both books are now available! Elizabeth's story continues in Forsaking All Others.

Seduced by the Football Player


Dez Burke - 2013
    

No Longer Mine


Shiloh Walker - 2005
     Born on the wrong side of the tracks and dealt a fair share of hardship, Nikki Kline never gives up a fight. Even when her reason to keep going is ripped from her, Nikki tries desperately to hang on. But when the man who broke Nikki’s heart comes back into her life she doesn’t know how much she can take. Especially since that man seems determined to win back her damaged heart. Wade Lightfoot is a man who knows he’s made more mistakes than most. As much as he would like to repair the damage he’s done to those he loves, Wade also knows there is no going back. But when he sets out to put things right the last thing he’s prepared to find out is that he had a son. A son he’ll never get the chance to meet. When the truth is out and all the old wounds are bared, it seems impossible that Nikki and Wade will find their way back to each other. But true love is an undeniable force that even past hurts can’t destroy. This book has been previously published and has been revised from its original release. Warning: This title contains heartbreaking tragedy, lies and deception, and a scorching passion that nothing can deny.

Getting Over Him


Catherine Edward - 2019
    For me, it was the exact opposite. See, the guy I fell in love with turned out to be a cheat. The best part, the real doozy? He cheated on me with my very own twin sister.The entire debacle left me with enough wounds, and knives in my back to last me a lifetime. I was convinced I’d never fall in love again. Ever. Until I ran into my past.Orlando was my first crush. My friend. But he’s not the Orlando I remember. He’s changed. Now he’s the silent, brooding type. The type I should avoid while nursing a broken heart. I know I shouldn’t risk it. I know I should keep my distance.But here’s the thing…I can’t.

Shattered Love (Forever Us, #1)


Nivia Borell - 2018
    Neighbors and best friends since childhood, they planned to be together forever.That is until Damien seeks to propose to Bria on her eighteenth birthday and finds her in bed with another man.Bria has no memory of how she ended up in that situation, but Damien still leaves her. Traumatized by his departure, she develops broken heart syndrome and becomes emotionally numb in her search for closure. Meanwhile, Damien drowns his pain in alcohol before becoming a ruthless CEO and a playboy who refuses to let himself love again.Prisoners of their past, Bria and Damien prove incapable of staying away from each other. They dig deeper into the fateful night which tore them apart and uncover secrets which will threaten all they know and challenge the meaning and strength of true love.