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Body Talk


Ashlee Price - 2017
    She’s un-touched and my assistant. I’m Dagger Braun though. I’m used to getting what I want. Even if it means risking it all to make her mine. Who would have thought an ex-SEAL like me would open a yoga studio? Before I can offer classes, I need a talented instructor who can follow my lead. No attachments. Just someone who is professional. That was until Whitney walked into my studio... She was smart, funny and gorgeous – a combination that will tempt any man. The throbbing in my pants proves I'm no exception to that temptation. Those innocent eyes and plump lips could be my undoing. Each time I see her, all I want is for her to submit to me…mind, body, and soul. You know what, maybe she's the one? The one I don't want to share and ever let go of. But a dangerous, unsettled score from my past could ruin our only chance at real love. Despite all odds, I am determined to make her mine! ***Body Talk is a full length, stand-alone romance with a guaranteed HEA. No cheating and no cliffhangers.***

Sold at the Auction in Aspen Box Set


Juliana Conners - 2018
    And he'll pay a million dollars to own it.My best friend invites me on a ski trip to a fancy resort in Aspen.We find out there's an exclusive club where billionaires can buy anything they want.Including a woman's innocence.It turns out that one will pay a lot for mine.We hit it off right away- a match that only money could arrange.He says he likes my curves, my eyes and my smile.I like his tattoos, his muscles and his dirty mouth.I never thought I'd give my virginity to a stranger.But now, I'm calling out his name while he's got me tied up and helpless.I'm begging him not to stop, and hoping winter vacation never has to.What if we both like this arrangement a little more than we bargained for?* Sold at the Auction in Aspen features a complete collection of standalone but connected romances featuring dominant alpha males and curvy heroines. Linked characters reappear as the collection continues, so you can continue to catch up with your favorite couples.The titles included in this set are: 1) Sold on Christmas Eve; 2) Sold at the Ski Resort; 3) Sold as a Domme on Valentine's Day; and 4) a bonus novella exclusive to this box set, Sold in Aspen, which ties all the characters and their stories together and shows you where each couple ends up in the future. These romances have no cheating and no cliffhangers. They do have very happy ever afters and plenty of steam certain to heat up the rest of your winter and your reading device!

Sweet Revenge


Mia Ford - 2019
    So, when Ted decides to dump me, I decide to pick up the pieces of my life together. Yeah baby…I am gonna take revenge, For the sake of my little boys. They say you always get what you are destined to get. Well, I’ve found my perfect man, And he is determined to help me find my little boys. Revenge does taste better when it’s cold. Boys, momma’s coming. I love you.

Firestorm


Ellie Masters - 2020
    Asher La Rouge is forging his future. A firestorm will unite them, but will they survive the burn?Asher La RougeAs CEO of La Rouge Vineyards, eldest of the infamous La Rouge triplets, and volunteer firefighter, I can have any woman I want.People think my life is perfect.It’s not.I’ve been burned before.By my ex-girlfriend. By the demands of running the family business. And by a wildfire which threatens the wine harvest.With my livelihood on the line, I rush into action in my role as a woodland firefighter.The last thing I expect to find in the inferno is a beautiful woman struggling to survive.When sparks fly between us, they ignite a firestorm too strong to resist.After a shoddy arson investigation implicates Evelyn in setting the destructive blaze, I’m determined to prove her innocence.But sinister forces are determined to keep us apart. Can our love survive, or will it be extinguished along with our lives?FIRESTORM is an angsty, steamy contemporary romantic suspense set in K. Bromberg's Everyday Heroes World that will tug at your heartstrings and have your heart racing.

Secret and Lies: A Secret Baby Romance (Recovery Ranch)


Annie J. Rose - 2022
    

Secrets


Aleatha Romig - 2018
    Web of Sin is a dangerous, gritty romance, complete with an all-new alpha anti-hero who will haunt your dreams and your fantasies. “Have you been Aleatha’d?”SECRETS is book one of Sterling and Araneae’s story, Web of Sin. Their story continues in LIES and concludes in PROMISES.

When It Rains... He Pours


Leah Holt
    I told them no.But after someone breaks into my gallery, destroying everything I own, and threatening me; I start to question how I'll ever come back from this.Until a stranger comes to my rescue, risking his own safety for mine.He saved me.Bold and charming, his muscles were hard as rock and his strength was fierce; he made everything right.Life began to fall back into place, and for a brief moment, I was able to forget about everything else. I wish that moment could have lasted a little bit longer.Because everything I thought I knew about my hero was a lie. He wasn't my savior, he was my enemy.I heard that bad things happen in threes.The break in, the lies... I didn't know what was next.I guess it's true, when it rains—he pours.And this man laid it on thick in all the right places.So how do I let him go?

Farewell Apathy


Jenn Hype - 2016
    Try to picture having no family or friends to help you try to remember and adjust to a totally new life.If only my problems stopped there. If only I didn’t have someone trying to torment me at every turn. If only my life didn’t become more and more complicated the more I started to remember.It started out okay enough - my friend-turned-psychiatrist Mark found me a job and a place to live. My neighbor Keegan took me in under her wing and helped me adjust. Wyatt, a dark, brooding and dangerously sexy new tenant moved in the day after me, taking on the task of reminding me what blinding lust feels like.What goes up, must come down, and as soon as life starts to feel like something I can handle, the gravity of my messed up life yanks me right back down on my ass. Kind of crazy how quickly you can go from being completely apathetic about your unknown future, to fearing that your future might not even exist at all….

Rebel Heir 1: An Enemies-to-Lovers Forbidden Mafia Suspense Romance


Amber Adams - 2022
    Fall in love with this unstoppable duo as their mutual desire for power over the other turns to red hot irresistible passion. If you like illicit corruption, strong-willed characters, secrets, and betrayals avenged you’ll be left panting for more by Amber Adams’ rebellious romance.Rebel Heir is the third story of the Ivankov empire. Rebel Heir includes supporting characters that are featured in other Ivankov Bratva stories but each story within the Ivankov empire can be read as a standalone.Mild language, Mild violence, hot steamy scenes, zero non-consensual intimacy, no cheating, guaranteed HEA!

Outback Flames


Suzanne Brandyn - 2015
    The incident and her previous memories are wiped from her mind. Whisked away moments later by an unknown aunt, Zoe learns to grow up fast and learns the value of hard work.Fifteen years later, after overhearing her aunt's whispers about Montagreen, and a girl called Zoe Montgomery, the name on her bracelet, Zoe's suspicions increase. She flees the only life she has ever known, and escapes her aunt's harsh lies and abuse, to return home to find answers and rebuild.However, returning opens not only the devastation she'd left behind, it reveals the torment her childhood sweetheart suffered which almost destroyed his life.As Jordan works on the restoration of Montagreen, can they battle their way through a mountain of obstacles and take over where they left off, or is it too late?

Claiming His Forever


Flora Ferrari - 2021
    I’m hosting an open house for some new properties on the outskirts of the city. But while babysitting my sister’s dog, Tinkerbell – I stumble upon something.I ignore it. I don’t want to get involved. I’ve got enough to worry about working seven days a week as a realtor, trying to support my big sister, Jackie, and her art career. We lost our parents when I was young and she’s always been there for me. I’m twenty-one now. It’s time to pay her back.But then a tall, brooding, intense stranger comes to visit one evening. Kristian Cameno is seven feet of pure muscle, his hair moon-silver, his jaw powerful, and his eyes dark. He wears steel suits and expensive silver watches.He tells me he knows what I did. He knows I stole what’s his.I tell him I didn’t. I explain the misunderstanding, but Kris Cameno doesn’t quit. He tells me he doesn’t care about that anymore.He wants me—he’s claiming me. I’m his. I belong to him now.“Forever,” he whispers in my ear.With that whisper, my life is changed forever. I know I should fear this man, but he has me burning in ways I’ve only ever read about. Our lust is primal and animalistic, and when he claims me, I feel free and wild.There’s something else there, too, something warm, something fuzzy. There are moments when this beast of a man smiles at me and I see a future.But surely he’d laugh at me if I asked for more? What is he going to do when he discovers I’m a virgin? Was what I found his or was he doing something good trying to make sure it didn’t get into the wrong hands?It’s all such a mess, but I guess this is what I deserve for being a realtor for the mob.

One Bride for the Mountain Men


Jess Bentley - 2018
    Each Boen billionaire is more gorgeous than the last. Plus, they're willing to share. I quit my stupid job after I did everything for my boss.  Well, everything to get the story: bartend, Uber, even strip on stage. Now I'm getting the real scoop about some reclusive billionaires, and I have an 'in': One of them was my high school sweetheart. Only thing is, the end they're preparing for might finally be happening, while things between us are just starting to heat up. The eldest Boen brother is strong and ruthless, While my high school sweetheart is twice as sweet. The twins are impossibly hot. And the last cares about every inch of me.  The story I'm chasing might be unbelievable but the things I can't tell are much hotter. Until it's all over, and it the truth has to come out. Can our relationship stand the whole world knowing our every secret? This is a steamy standalone 51000 word novel with a HEA, and no cheating!

Reckless Hart (A Cross Creek Small Town Novel Book 4)


Kelly Collins - 2021
    When Noah goes behind my back and hires Lauren, my gut tells me something isn’t right about the beautiful, intelligent woman.When she uncovers a company secret, I rethink my doubts about her.When her ex pops back into her life, I’m on guard again.When her adorable daughter and snaggle-toothed, one-eyed dog melt my heart, I lose sight of what’s important.In the end, I should have gone with my gut. She’s trouble with a capital T. The question is, what do I do when I’ve fallen for her, already love her daughter, and my company needs her expertise?

Marrying My Neighbor


Roxy Reid - 2020
    Marrying My Neighbor is a stand-alone novel with no cheating, no cliff hangers and a sumptuous happily ever after.

Halloween Temptation (Midnight Reads #1)


Kelli Callahan - 2019
    He wanted to claim my heart...---If you like hot, steamy, over-the-top romance with insta-love dripping off the pages, then the Midnight Reads series is for you! Suspend your disbelief and leave your panties at the door. You won't need either of them tonight.