One funeral. One year of hell.I was a bad widow, a bad mother for one year.One year of suffering, of being the talk of the Black Mountain Academy gossip circle. But I was going to get myself together. Be picture perfect like I once was, even if I was dead inside.Then he moved in next door. Entered my nightmare. Brought me back to life. Ruined everything.Black Mountain Academy. From the outside, it may look perfect and ideal—school uniforms, exemplary teachers, privileged students. But anyone on the inside could tell you about the debauchery, the scandals, the drama, the forbidden--taboo--romances. Because where Black Mountain Academy is concerned... never judge a book by its cover.

    Taboo.During their college years, they made a silly drunken pact to get married if they were both single when they turned thirty. Then they drifted apart.Every failed relationship in her life has reminded Quinn of how special a man her best friend truly is, and how all other men fall short.Now years later, goal-oriented Carson makes a surprise visit for Thanksgiving dinner with a newly made fortune -- and one thing left to accomplish.Can both people get the lucky side of the wishbone?***** ** ****** This short story is part of the Second Helpings series, a Thanksgiving dinner-themed stand-alone series. Check out all the fun and quick holiday stories by these incredible and acclaimed authors: Sierra Hill, Frankie Love, Alexis Adaire, Tessa Blake, Olivia Hawthorne, Laney Powell, Vivian Ward, Derek Masters, Dori Lavelle, Sher Dillard and Tracy Lorraine.** Each book is a second-chance romance -- all guaranteed sweeter than sweet potato pie -- and dirtier than a sink full of dishes!*** After reading this series, you’ll never look at drumsticks or gravy in quite the same way again!***** ** *****

    I owned this world.Men wanted to be me.Women wanted to be with me.Life was one big party until my best friend died,And I left it all behind.I found success and kept my billions.I was untamable, cold, and incapable of love.Then a twist of fate brought me Zoe.A raven-haired beauty with virgin curves, and luscious lips.I claimed her innocence and she became my new addiction.But someone thinks he owns her.And he'll do whatever it takes to steal her from me.When it comes to Zoe and our unborn child.I'll do everything to keep my family safe.Even if that means taking her...If they try and stop me, I'll make them pay!

       Nothing gives Addison Kennedy a rush like stealing cars. The Lexus was the perfect target, but before she can get its engine purring, she's cold-cocked unconscious. When she comes to, she finds herself on a bed with a blonde, tattooed god standing over her.   Fox Larson is shocked to discover the thief he knocked out is actually a hot girl. Bringing her home may not have been the smartest move, but he wasn’t about to leave an unconscious and defenseless woman in a parking garage. Besides, if she’s part of an auto theft crew infringing on his territory, he needs to pump her for information.   However, Addison has personal drive that won’t be denied and she’s desperate to prove Fox’s group needs her skills. Submitting to his kinks in the bedroom is a hot yet complicated bonus. When a big job goes bad, and Addison finally gets her chance, will she succeed in stealing his thunder?

    And anyone.As the head of the Constantine family, I’m used to people bowing to my will. Cruel, rigid, unyielding—I’m all those things.When I discover the one woman who doesn’t wither under my gaze, but instead smiles right back at me, I’m intrigued. Ash Elliott needs cash, and I make her trade in crudeness and degradation for it.I crave her tears, her moans, her submission. I pay for each one. And every time, she comes back for more.When she challenges me with an offer of her own, I have to decide if I’m willing to give her far more than cold hard cash. But love can have deadly consequences when it comes from a Constantine. At the stroke of midnight, that choice may be lost for both of us.

    now, I'll guard her with my life. She witnessed something she was never meant to see. If she wants to stay alive and out of jail, she’ll need to listen to my every command. So when I tell her to strip, she strips. When I tell her to suck, she sucks. And when I tell her to bear my baby, she’ll have no choice but to obey. Lily Erickson was in the wrong place at the wrong time. But I don’t give a damn about her sob story. The things she saw could ruin my whole business if she blabs to the wrong person. There’s only one thing to do: Make sure she never opens her mouth to anyone – Except for me. I make my terms very clear. I’ll let her live. In return, she’s going to submit to me. Whenever I want, however I want. After all, she can’t have witnessed those murders if she was bent over my bed getting relentlessly pounded, right? It’s an alibi as tight as her little body. But the cop snooping around suspects something. Lily may think she’s caught between a rock and a hard place. But I’m determined to teach her the most important lesson there is in this town: Whatever I say goes. And right now, Lily, I say this… Get on your knees. We’re going to put a baby inside you. UNPROTECTED is a bad boy MC baby romance. It is over 50,000 words of hot sex and exciting action, and comes with two exclusive bonus novels. Enjoy!

     Everyone in the city knows who I am: Vincent Citrione, top capo of the most powerful crime family in the city. If you’ve got two brain cells to rub together, you’re scared sh*tless of me. If you’re a beautiful woman, I may have given you the hardest, dirtiest f*ck of your life before showing you the door. Commitments? F*ck ‘em. At least, that was my motto until I caught her snooping in the wrong place at the wrong time. I wanted her to be like all the rest. I wanted to forget her. But she’s not like the others. She thinks she can say no to me and get away with it. She thinks she can walk away after what she’s seen. But one taste and I know she’s going to be mine. I don’t care what it takes. Even if I have to kill to keep her safe. I get what I want. And I want her.

    But I never was a rule follower. When I see a crazy-pants ad on a DF Forum from a supposed bear pack, looking for a woman to breed, I’m curious. And more than a little aroused. It’s not long before I find myself on the doorstep of a cabin with three burly men ready to claim me. It’s all fun and games until they shift. Then sh*t gets real. Turns out my mother warned me for a reason. I’m more than a rule-breaker - I’m a freaking Fairy Queen. Welcome to Diablo Falls, where the world of the supernatural is out in the open, and where fangs, fur, and magic are the norm. Join the authors of Bite Club and meet those who are experiencing paranormal firsts in our growly, filthy collection of thirteen steamy “First Time” short stories. Because we all know... you never forget your first.

    My time in the military left my mind and body scarred. Finding out my ex-fiancee screwed me over me while I was overseas just rubbed salt in the wound. I'm not fit to be around other people, so I keep myself to myself and live off the grid. Being alone suits me. I'm better off that way. Or at least that's what I think. Then she shows up on my doorstep. She claims the Valentine's Day flowers she's delivering are from a secret admirer, but f*ck that. Even if they are, I don't care. All I can see is her. Her sweet mouth and wicked tongue demand to be claimed. Her perfect body is begging to be touched and taken. When a freak blizzard strands her with me in the wilderness, it takes all my restraint to keep my hands to myself and remain a gentleman. Her every move tests me, tempts me, tortures me. There's no way an innocent, sheltered flower delivery girl can fall for a gruff, rugged, lonely mountain man like me. Or is there… This is a stand-alone romance with no cheating and no cliffhangers. Contains an over-the-top, growly mountain man and plenty of steam! HEA guaranteed

    He’s not the forever kind of guy. All he needs is his work and his lifelong friends, who are more family than anything after all these years.But when his buddy double dog dares him to hit on Gratitude Peaks' new Science teacher on Halloween night, Law gets hit with a titanic-sized curveball that cracks his exterior. One look is all it takes for him to start melting, losing his heart faster than you can say ‘Beam me up, Scotty.’Law isn’t a man to shy away from something he wants. Marigold Jimenez has him melting fast and furious, and he’s ready for a forever with her. Nothing is going to hold him back from doing everything he can to claim Mari as his own.All he needs is one chance. And Law is ready to lay it on thick. Anything to butter Mari up into giving him a chance at forever.The temps are dropping, and the season is changing. Join us for the Friendsgiving Chronicles as this group of life-long friends fall in love. Guaranteed to be jam packed with autumn vibes, HEAs, smoking-hot, dirty-talkin’ men and the sassy women they lose their hearts to. What a great time to be grateful, thankful & blessed!

    all the way. I'm not supposed to f*ck my patients.But I've never been good at following rules.And they all fly out the window when Elizabeth Jane walks into my office for a purity exam.I've known her and her strict, religious mom for years as their family practice doctor.But now Little Lizzy is all grown up.Her pigtails and bobby socks have been replaced by seductive curves and sultry eyes.Her mom wants me to find out if Elizabeth still has her virginity.But little does she know Elizabeth wants me to take it from her.Mommy Dearest soon finds out just how lengthy, hard and thorough my exams have been.So Elizabeth and I pretend to be engaged.It's for her reputation; it's for my career.That's what I keep telling myself.But there's one last rule I've already broken- I was never supposed to fall in love.** Dr. Fake Fiance is a standalone older man/ younger woman romance novel with no cliffhanger and no cheating. It's a sizzling hot read with a very high heat level. It features a dominant billionaire alpha male and a feisty BBW virgin who earn their happily ever after. It includes bonus content from the Always, Boss: Bad Boy Boss/ Office Romance, series and The Bradford Brothers: Bad Boy Military Romance, as well as super steamy Deleted Scenes for your continued reading pleasure.

    He will be her daddy.When he catches Shasta Ludlow in a bad part of town looking for castoff treasures for her art, police chief Gideon Trace immediately recognizes two things about the beautiful, feisty human.She is his mate, and she needs a daddy.Though Gideon manages to hold back the savage, primal need demanding that he mark and mount her right then and there, he makes it clear that Shasta will obey him from now on, and when her reckless behavior continues to put her in danger he spanks her bare bottom soundly.But an alpha shifter's instincts can't be held in check forever, and Gideon knows that soon it will be time to take what is his, claiming Shasta first in his bed and then in front of his entire pack.Publisher's Note: Wolf Daddy includes spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.

    I know when she's sleeping.And I know when she's awake.The moment I saw her, I became obsessed.And the naughty letters she sent to the North Pole made me fall in love.For years, I've tracked her every move.Watching over her, protecting her…stalking her.She's my angel, my obsession, my addiction.But Maddie is more than an obsession… she's mine.And this year, I only want one thing for Christmas—her virginity.

    He watches employees constantly, using his network of cameras, and enforces his rules by any means possible. Rumors of his violent past, along with his scarred hands and huge size, have resulted in his being feared by everyone … almost everyone.Katalina, the new intern, worries about the revelation of her most painful secret much more than she fears her sexy boss's wrath. She sees the loneliness in his dark eyes, feels the gentleness in his marred fingers, tastes the need in his kisses … and she knows he watches her. His silly rules about not stripping for the cameras and no sex at the office are destined to be broken.Kat likes to be watched. Henley can't look away. Will this beauty be able to tame her beastly boss?

    The night of my eighteenth birthday party, he finally comes to claim me. He’ll play dirty to make me his wife…and he’s not taking no for an answer.In the bitter cold world where I grew up, Arya was the only one to show me a kindness by feeding me when I was hungry. Now I’ve built a criminal empire, simply to lay it at her feet. Taking Arya away from her father is easy. And cherishing her is what I was born to do. It’s keeping her safe from the darkness of my world that will be the challenge…