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The Alex Drake Collection
Lexxi James - 2020
Too Many Secrets.“The storyline is the bomb! It is chock full of intrigue, action, suspense, steam, and answers to all those burning questions! This series is definitely one of my favs! A must read! –J. Bishop, Amazon Reviewer“F-bomb worthy twists . . . be ready for extreme emotions as Lexxi James certainly can pull them out in spades.” –J. Pierson, Amazon Top 1000 ReviewersMeet Alex Drake.Billionaire CEO. Engaged ex-womanizer. And a man with one hell of a past.Madison Taylor never imagined the whirlwind her life would become after meeting Alex Drake. He’s not just interested in this small town girl in Manhattan. Some might say he’s obsessed. But with so much to unravel, can she chase the truth through an obstacle course of buried secrets, corporate schemers, an old flame, and her brother’s death?This box set includes the trilogy: Access, Exposed, & Burned.Warning: Full Steam Ahead. Lexxi James Books are seductive, suspenseful romances filled with fun, sensual, and sizzling high heat love scenes.
Just Like That Box Set
Roxanne Riley - 2020
Can these trios deal with their lives turning topsy-turvy and come out together on the other side? Sometimes love sneaks up on you when you least expect it. And Emilie, Gwen, Veronica, and Felicity were all definitely not expecting to stumble into the man of their dreams... twice. Veronica isn't looking forward to having to share a bathroom with Jackson, the mysterious son of her stepfather who is moving in with her mom and stepdad and her for the foreseeable future. But they're unsympathetic and even drag her to the airport to pick him up. While there, she meets a hot guy who sets up a date with her, so at least it wasn't a wasted trip. Once Jackson arrives, however, Veronica is horrified to find herself devastatingly attracted to his drop-dead gorgeous looks. And she's even more horrified to find out later that the guy she'd set up a date with was his best friend Trevor! Jackson is clearly jealous as hell. But what none of them, including Jackson, can figure out, is who that jealousy is over. When tragedy strikes and brings all three of them together, they know there's no turning back. They have to take care of each other, in every single way possible, without letting the world know about their forbidden, unconventional relationship. Things have heated up between these three beneath the sheets but how will they fare out and about in the real world as a throuple? Will Veronica lose everything just like that, or will this strange new romance be the start of a brand new life? Read her story and three others in this collection of books that each take place in the Just Us universe and that are linked by characters and setting. Two guys. One girl. Four romance stories both unique and unforgettable. Just Like That is a bisexual menage romance collection with high heat MM and MFM scenes (swords do cross in this one). This box set includes four standalone books from the Just Us series: Just for Christmas, Just Be Mine, Just Between Us, and Just in Case. The books have no cliffhangers and no cheating, but they do have a very happily ever after and lots of steam.
The Holeshot
Lynn Michaels - 2015
If Supercross racer Davey McAllister knows anything, it's how to take the holeshot. When the hot rising start mechanic, Tyler Whitmore, shows up in his bed, Davey does just that. But, dating a competitor's mechanic threatens to blow his ride if anyone finds out. With the fear of losing his sponsors, he has to keep his love life completely under cover, but Davey is in deep and wants to tell the world how much he loves Tyler.Tyler Whitmore wants to be out of the closet, but dating the competition is a death sentence for his career. Overprotective of Davey's reputation and his own dreams, Tyler refuses to commit to his lover and is afraid of falling hard. Will they ever be able to find their way through the Premiere racing league pitfalls and acknowledge their love?
The Scandalous Secret of the Tempting Duchess
Scarlett Osborne - 2019
With no prospects on the horizon, she has devoted herself to her family’s happiness instead of her own. But even though deemed utterly unmarriageable, her life changes when she meets the most unattainable gentleman in town. Timothy Wilson, Duke of Brentminster, is every lady’s dream. Betrothed to a lady he doesn't love and trapped in a life he hasn’t chosen, he finally finds happiness in the eyes of the town’s most gossiped-about spinster. Craving to court her, he is willing to give up everything for her. Until he accidentally unveils her well-kept secret...one that isn't just hers and can destroy the person she loves the most. When the father of her child suddenly shows up, Matilda must make a choice: sacrifice her family or forever crave a man she can’t have.
Right Back Where
C.E. Kilgore - 2015
Sam's ended up right back where he started - the small Texas town he swore he'd never step foot in again after making fast tracks to SMU. He's not the young, gay kid he was when he left. He has a music degree now, with no job and is about to lose his dorm room... When an old friend has him coming back to where he started, Sam struggles to deal with muddled memories and an unexpected reality. Things in Alvarado aren't exactly how he remembers them, and neither is his arch nemesis Cody Greene. The two men get stuck together by a promise, and the bitter memories that Sam had held onto for five years begin to unravel. When the dust settles, Sam and Cody have to decide if they can let go of the past to build a future.
Naughty Cupid
Deanna Wadsworth - 2016
Well, hold on to your hats, because there’s more to tell about your favorite cupid working in the Gay Division of the Inter-Dimensional Association of Cupids. Remember Ethan? That Aztec god of the winds who busted me shooting a closeted human with a gay lust arrow? Yeah, I haven’t been able to forget him either. Even though I have a rule against getting it on with other supernaturals—especially ones working for the Straight Division—my magic is drawn to Ethan and all his tattoos and piercings in a way I cannot control. But after that night of mind-numbing sex, now I gotta face my evil ex-boyfriend and a suspension by the IDAC for “misplacing” arrows. They took my quiver, and I have to figure out how to get my arrow privileges back before they’re taken forever. Ethan seems to think he can help me, but I don’t know how anybody can make this cupid believe in love again.First Edition published as A Cupid's Wager by Dreamspinner Press, 2014.
Dean (Morgan Brothers #1)
Margaret McHeyzer - 2021
She’s tortured by her history. Will their timid bond flourish into a lifelong love? Dean Morgan is an everyday hero. A well-respected firefighter in a small community, he believes everyone deserves compassion. So when he daringly rescues an unconscious teen from a burning building, the boy’s troubled mother immediately sets his heart ablaze. Joanne Hamilton fears she’ll never escape her imprisoned husband’s abuse. But when the handsome ladder-man plucks her son from the jaws of death, she’s surprised when his presence stirs more than gratitude. And when she witnesses the gorgeous guy’s kind soul in action, she feels her shattered spirit might just have a chance to mend. As Dean forms a fatherly connection with the boy, his protective instincts naturally pull them all closer. But when Joanne’s toxic baggage rears its ugly head, she’s terrified her budding attraction isn’t the only thing in danger. Can they survive a dark past and fan the flames of happiness? Dean is the touching first tale in The Morgan Brothers contemporary romance series. If you like healing hearts, tender embraces, and relearning trust, then you’ll adore Margaret McHeyzer’s uplifting story.
Marrying the Heiress
Autumn Miller - 2021
★★★★★“Absolutely loved it! Brilliant. Don’t expect to be able to put it down when you start.” - VictoriaKateI didn't expect to inherit a multi-million pound estate - especially under dubious circumstances - but I've only ever wanted to be financially secure. For years I've been cast out from my family, desperately scraping together a living, trying to find some self-worth in the process.But the rightful heir - Will Dawlish - hates my guts. A-Daw-rable Dawlish, the papers call him. Dee-Lish Dawlish.I'd like to think we could be friends, allies even, but all he wants is his inheritance back.And even though Will's distractingly handsome, even though he's adored by the country as a cricketing legend, he's emotionally bankrupt.WillI just want my grandfather’s inheritance back. I've got big plans to realise, and Kate Parsons has utterly derailed them.After pursuing her through my lawyers, I'm left with one brazen plan.Marrying her is the only option. It makes good business sense; the divorce will be clean and tidy, my finances restored.There will be nothing romantic between us, because there's absolutely nothing to like about Kate Parsons. Not her lies, her mysteries, nor her blatant thievery. And when she walks down the aisle towards me, I refuse to be moved by her graceful beauty. I don't want to notice her dazzling smile. All I need to focus on is the next twelve months. Except, I also have to meet a stipulation of the pre-nup: consummating this marriage.If you like your romances sexy, playful, and with guys in full possession of killer smiles, bods and moves, then buy this book!The Rags to Riches books are a collection of steamy romance stories which can be read in any order, though reader enjoyment will be improved if you start with Marrying The Heiress.
By Chance
Cat Grant - 2009
Growing up with a cold, unfeeling father and unstable mother has taught him exactly what he doesn’t want out of life or love. The troubled young man prefers a solitary life and is content to keep it that way until a campus emergency saddles him with an unwanted roommate.Popular, wholesome, straight Nick Thompson is far more temptation than Eric’s prepared for, but Nick’s warm, easygoing manner gradually cracks through Eric’s prickly protective shell.After Eric suffers a traumatic attack, their friendship gives way to an intense passion. Eric’s no stranger to casual sex, but what he feels for Nick is something deeper, and more fragile.Independent Eric doesn't know the first thing about being in a relationship, much less with a lover who can't even admit he's gay. But conservative Nick can't seem to find his way out of his own personal closet. 'Rock', meet 'Hard-Place'.
Shared by Her Trainers
Tori Chase - 2021
My plan? Get in revenge shape enough to run the L.A. Marathon. To cross that finish line, I have to choose between three gods who want to make me into the woman I once was. Finnegan: Irish brogue, green eyes, slender build, and buns of steel. Pierce: Ex-Marine, brutish, built, blue eyes with thick legs like trees I want to climb.Cooper: Gorgeous struggling actor and single dad with stormy gray eyes who’s a little mean, but that will make me work harder.I can't choose, so I hire all three.My pounds may not melt off so fast, but my panties sure do. These guys want me just the way I am. They don't share clients, but they agree to share the heck out of me. When my husband wants me back, will Finn, Pierce, and Cooper stay my personal trainers, my best friends, and my lovers or will our love crash harder than a diet on New Year’s Day?- Love, Dr. Larissa Davenport*Includes strong MM scenes*
Tangled up in Blue: A Rainy Day Women Romance
Linda Steinberg - 2021
Deadbeat dads, that is. Until she's arrested by a handsome detective who won't listen to reason. But when she discovers a dead body while working a case, she needs Detective Tall, Dark and Handsome's Help.Protect and serveWhen Dallas P.D. detective Trey Donovan arrests a feisty, gun-toting woman with a stack of hundred dollar bills stashed in her camisole, he senses this is no ordinary drug bust. He manages to maintain his professional composure but he can't get her out of his mind. On his next case, when he finds Selena standing over a dead body, they agree to work together to catch a killer.Trey is by the book; Selena prefers to color outside the lines. But the chemistry between them sparks creative detective work. And ignites simmering passions. Despite their intentions to keep the relationship professional, a rainy night stakeout leaves them 'tangled up in blue.' And when Selena's out-of-the-box ideas put her in danger, Trey realizes this is a woman he will never put out of his mind. And that's a 'Dunn deal.'Tangled up in Blue is the first book in the Rainy Day Women series, featuring women empowering women--and the men who love them. In a converted warehouse near downtown Dallas a group of strong, professional women come together to volunteer their services to the women of an under-served community. They name their facility the Rainy Day Women's Center. Each book is a stand-alone romance about competent, independent women and the equally competent, independent men they can't ignore--or live without.
His Boy Next Door: Season Two
R.J. Moray - 2017
The dominant older man gives him confidence, boundaries, discipline, everything Channon needs, and all Channon has to do is be the obedient submissive Jack wants. But Jack's glamorous life in the city is intimidating for a sheltered eighteen-year-old, and Channon can't help worrying that he won't be good enough to keep Jack's interest. Will Jack break things off when he realizes how deep Channon's insecurities run? Or will the older Dom take care of him, the way he's always promised? Sucked deep into a world of dominance and submission, pain and pleasure, Channon gives himself in willing service to the only man he's ever wanted to call Sir. And Jack? Just might accidentally fall in love.
You Don't Know Me
Mandy Lee - 2015
When she takes on an office job at a construction company, she finds herself firmly in the sights of the owner, Daniel Foster - a dangerously attractive man with a dark past and particular tastes in bed.Although she tries to resist him, Maya soon finds herself embroiled in a steamy relationship with Dan. And while he slowly encourages her to paint again, she begins to peel back his layers. At last, when she believes that she's finally come to understand his ways, he has one final secret to reveal … and it's a secret that threatens to blow them apart.You Don’t Know Me, an erotic romance, is the first book in a trilogy.
Finding Hope's Ridge
Silver McKenzie - 2020
However, he’s stunned to discover he still has feelings he can’t ignore for his sister’s best friend, the one woman in Hope’s Ridge who’s hated him since high school.When her business plans crumble overnight, Asha Jones is wrong to assume life can’t get any worse. She’s made an enemy of an influential local property developer, and the man who crushed her heart ten years earlier has returned to town. Sure, she can do her best to ignore Zane’s existence, but what will she do when her feelings resurface for him? She can’t go there again…can she?Zane needs to redeem himself and fight for a second chance. But is working with the man who wants to destroy Asha’s business a guaranteed way to reignite her hate - or could it be an opportunity to change her opinion of him?Finding Hope’s Ridge is the first story in the Hope’s Ridge small town series.
The Silk Tie
Lily Harlem - 2014
So when something, or rather someone, comes along that changes how he wants to play I’m intrigued by our sexy new game.But there's always private sides to the ones you love, and in this case new thoughts and desires are stealing Gabe’s dreams. It’s not until I meet Brent—gorgeous and sophisticated yet soul-achingly alone—that I begin to understand the complex layers of Gabe’s needs and exactly what I have to do.But I’m not afraid; in fact the idea of two men turns me the hell on. In a whirlwind of romance, fear, desire and a new cresting wave of passion we open up to each other, testing the water for one weekend only. Or is it? Will we ever be the same again? Can Gabe and I survive our decision to let a third into our bed? Can Brent just walk away and, more importantly, will we let him?