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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?

Surrender Collection (Surrender #1-4)


Melody Anne - 2016
    Arianna (Ari) Lynn Harlow has led a charmed life until tragedy strikes her family. He’s looking for a no-emotions attached mistress, she’s looking for redemption. They are not a pair that should ever work, but undeniable attraction and devastating tragedies bring them together in the city by the bay where he fights to keep their relationship nothing more than an enjoyable way to meet his needs, and she battles to not lose herself in him. Spending time with Ari starts cracking the hard shell that Rafe has built around his heart, but he denies the affect she has on him until it’s too late to stop the inevitable conclusion that their relationship is headed for.Just when Ari has sunk to the lowest she’s ever been she finds an ad in the paper announcing a job that’s too good to be true. It turns out she’s right. She makes it through the intense rounds of interviews only to find out the job is for a mistress to the powerful Rafe Palazzo, owner of Palazzo Enterprises. Rafe gives her a day to think about whether she wants the position or not, and she’s sent on her way, only to find out her mother’s near-terminal position has taken a turn for the worse. Her mom’s only in the hospital because Ari messed up, and her mother’s the one who paid the price. Is Rafe her savior, or will he take her with him straight to the depths of hell?Submit:Arianna Harlow has a choice. Does she choose love or self-respect? Will she give up her freedom and become nothing but a shadow of herself? This is the exciting sequel to the NYT’s and USA Today best-selling book Surrender. In Submit, Ari faces an impossible ultimatum. She needs to decide whether to accept Raffaelo Palazzo’s indecent proposal and stay at his side as his bought mistress, under his complete control in his world and in his bedroom. Rafe holds the keys to her mother’s happiness, and Ari must choose love for her mother or respect for herself and for the morals her mother instilled in her. You’ll find out that decision in this book and discover the unexpected repercussions of what Ari does choose. Who will submit? Will it be the women or the men?Seduced:At the end of Submit, Arianna Harlow had enough pride in herself to walk away from Rafe Palazzo, who had started their relationship using blackmail. Though she’d fallen in love with him, she was strong enough to say goodbye. We saw the softer side of Rafe, especially toward the end, but it was too late… Or was it? Seduced begins almost two years after Ari starts her new life. She is teaching at a community college, and when she asks the class whether they have any questions for her, Rafe is there and has only one: Will you go on a date with me? What is Ari’s answer? You’ll find out in the third installment of Melody Anne’s New York Times best-selling series, Surrender. This story continues the lives of Ari, Lia and Rachel. These three women are resilient, determined, and worth loving. The question is, whether the men in their lives strong enough to keep them.Scorched:Has Rachel been taken against her will by the powerful King Adriano, known to her as Ian? You will find out in the beginning of a story filled with romance, lust, conflict and heat. The king recently ascended the throne of Corythia, and his brother, Gianni, is out for revenge, for what he feels is rightfully his, a kingdom he once renounced.

Severed Ties That Bind (Troubled Fathoms MC Book 1)


Vera Quinn - 2018
    He was everything I read about in my romance novels. Kind, soft spoken,sexy as sin and he rode a Harley. He would be the man that broke me out of my comfort zone. The only drawback, he was once married to my older sister. I dreamed of forever. He just wanted one night and then he was filled with regret. Neither one of us got what we wanted...then fate stepped in and I received the gift of a lifetime. Dra Maddie is my ex-wife's younger sister. She was innocent and didn't belong in a biker's world. We had one night together. One night that will haunt me the rest of my life. Maddie is light and goodness. I am dark and anything but good. I am forever chasing ghost of things I have lost. I severed ties with Maddie before i pulled her down into my hell. Then came the day I met my daughter that Maddie kept from me. Now I know there are Severed Ties That Bind. ***This is the first book in the Troubled Fathoms MC series. To get backstory you will need to read Never Forever and Catching Forever in my BlackPath MC series and Beginning Of The Inevitable in the Feral Steel series. *** ***Warning*** This ebook is meant for the reading of mature adults over the age of eighteen.

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.

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.

Love after Betrayal: An Interracial, Billionaire Romance


Yuwanda Black - 2019
    An unexpected pregnancy. A new love waiting to be explored. An old flame longing to be rekindled. Could there possibly be Love after Betrayal? *** How do you flush twelve years of marriage down the drain? Can you flush twelve years of marriage down the drain? When Gunner, Bria's husband of a dozen years, tells her that he's fathered a child outside of their marriage, her whole life plan is turned upside down. While she freely admits that she's been married to her career, she thought they were on the same page: she'd make partner at her corporate law firm, his construction firm would thrive, and then they'd start a family. They'd be financially secure – creating a life without the money worries they both grew up with. That's why Bria couldn't process what Gunner was telling her. *** "I'm sorry, but I had to tell you. I'm sorry, Bria. You have to believe me," Gunner pleaded. "I want to work through this. I'm hoping that in time you can forgive me. I love you. You're the only woman I've ever loved. You know this." He looked sincere. He sounded sincere. She knew this man. She loved this man. But … "Work through this?" Bria laughed humorlessly, drowning out the voices in her head and the love in her heart. "Let me get this straight. You‘re telling me that you've been cheating on me; that you have a one-month old baby with whoever the slut is, and you want me," she said, putting her index finger to her chest, "to somehow find it in me to work things out with you? Have you lost your ever-loving mind?!" she exploded. *** It couldn't be true. It just couldn't. But it was. And she had to accept it. But when Bria suddenly finds herself pregnant, will she and her ex-husband find their way back to each other? Or, will she find lasting love with a new flame?

The Billionaire’s Surprise Heir


Tara Brent - 2019
    Tall, Dreamy totally irresistible …every girls dream drool… He said he couldn’t resist my red hair that I drove him crazy. But then he walked out of my life. Now after years of silence he’s back asking for a second chance. Sure, he’s a filthy rich Italian stallion that any girl would want to hook…. But me, I’m not so sure… Why? Because I have a secret that will blow his mind! And I’m keeping it to myself. Yes… I am… Calvin Every redhead turns my head. It’s my greatest weakness. Why? Tiffany…that was her name, a redhead hottie from my college days-drove me nuts! Imagine my shock when I meet up with her again on a blind date! Now, I’m not the kinda guy to go on blind dates, but I’m glad I did. This woman rocks my boat and now she’s in my life again I won’t let her go. Yet, she always pushes me away. Talk about a she-devil in disguise. She’s dodging me and lying too. What game is she playing? I WILL find out, even if it means stalking her! Will Tiffany’s secret blow up in her face and destroy her Happy Ever After? -with the only man she has ever loved…. **A Full Length stand-alone novel. No cheating with a heartwarming happy Ever After.

Always Yours


Grace Owens - 2019
    A hot guy. A mind blowing night you can’t remember. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Right?Gertie Anderson had never wished for anything as badly as she wished for that statement to be true when she wakes up married to her high school bully. A bully who has grown up into a man who has no intentions of letting her go when he finally has her exactly where he wants her. As his. Cailean Baker ruined my life and now he’s done it again when he tied me down in ways a divorce can’t even fix.

No Sex Please, I'm Menopausal!


Stevie Turner - 2014
    This is unfortunate, as her husband Neil still does. When he discards her after 35 years of marriage like an old worn out shoe, Lyn moves to Cornwall to start a new life. However, new friends are hard to find, and she feels lonely. On the spur of the moment she decides to join an online dating site, ‘MatchULike’, just for companionship. Amongst the peculiar people she meets is Peter; shy, and conscious that his ‘gentleman’s’ operation has rendered him an unattractive prospect in the marriage stakes. Lyn makes a friend of Peter, but when Neil gets to hear about the friendship he realises too late that there is more to a relationship than just sex, and he suddenly starts to appear back on the scene and wants to turn her life upside down all over again!

Claiming His Mistress


Emma Darcy - 2001
    The last time she felt such intense longing was ten years ago, in the arms of a man she was forced to give up. When the masks come off, and the past comes alive, Carver is determined to claim Katie. But as his mistress or more?

Love Triangle: Three Sides To The Story


Brenda Barrett - 2011
    He had an affair with Karen, a young woman who worked at his bank and who knowingly got involved with him, even though he was married to Marie. A glimpse into the world of cheating, the story is told through the eyes of the wife, the mistress and the husband. Someone will get hurt, who will it be?

Brother's Best Friend Unwrapped: A Second Chance Romance


Aria Ford - 2017
     Back in high school, I gave him my heart. He broke it and left to join the Army. Now he’s at my brother’s house for our family Christmas. I know I should run, go back home before I let Carson hurt me again. But I can’t disappoint my brother’s kids by leaving. He’s still gorgeous and arrogant, but the pain in his eyes draws me in. I can’t resist him. This sizzling attraction is stronger than ever. Every stolen kiss, every secret rendezvous just makes me fall deeper for him. We’re sneaking around my brother’s house like teenagers, hot and breathless. But something’s wrong—he keeps pushing me away, wrestling his own demons from the war—I want to be there for him and make him forget everything else but us. What if he won’t let me? Maybe this is my chance to be naughty for Christmas. Or maybe he’s the answer to all my dreams.

Sugar Springs


Kim Law - 2012
    Then she found herself raising her deceased sister’s twin girls when their father disappeared. Now, with her beautiful girls, a community that depends on her, and her photography studio finally taking off, Lee Ann may not have the life she’d imagined, but it’s definitely where she wants it. Until Cody, her bad-boy ex, returns to Sugar Springs… Cody’s childhood put a chip on his shoulder the size of Texas. Bouncing around the foster care system, he was always the one to leave before anyone left him first. Then he found a place he wanted to stick. Lee Ann was the best thing that ever happened to him. Only, he hurt her. Bad. He’s back now, and determined to earn her forgiveness…and maybe win back her love while he’s at it.

Billionaire Rancher Heartbreaker (Steamy Small Town Romances Book 8)


Marian Tee - 2020
    

Ever's Last


Cedar Rose - 2020
    When that night finally came, my best friend . . . the man I thought loved me in return . . . did the last thing I expected— he left.Memphis abandoned me when I needed him the most, and as the years went by, I came to despise him.Now, he’s back and the contestant of a local dating show— while living under the same roof as me.As much as I want to keep hating Memphis, the more I get to know him again, the more I want to be one of the girls on the show.When Memphis finally comes clean about why he left, I’m not sure if it’s going to heal us or rip us apart all over again.MemphisMy entire life is one giant mess up. One questionable decision after the other.Loving Ever is not one of them, though.The night she finally poured her heart out to me, I should have taken her in my arms and never let her go. Instead, I turned my back on her and broke her heart.It’s been forever, but I’m back home, trying to clean up my image with the help of a dating show, and living right down the hall from the woman who’s held my heart and soul since before I was old enough to realize I had either.Working my way back into her life and her heart means coming clean about what happened the night I shattered her . . .I’m terrified of losing her all over again.