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The Lieutenant by Melissa Adams
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Thick Wood
Chloe Kincaid - 2019
Check on the secluded mountain cabins my real estate firm had recently spent a bundle building. See if they could be turned into some sort of resort getaway for the rich and burned out. As the high-powered female CEO, I would do everything I could to make the project a success. But with three burly lumberjacks stomping around the forest, all shirtless and sweaty, muscles bulging, getting in my way, I can’t seem to get anything done. I just want some peace and quiet so I can concentrate. But Caleb, Mark, and Todd aren’t about to give me any of that. They have something else in mind. Come to think of it, so do I…
Shielding Jolene
Jen Talty - 2021
Now all she has to do is hit number one with the next one and she has just the story to do it with: The Alleyway Strangler. And the woman who brought him down is willing to give her a once-in-a-lifetime interview. Jolene boards a plane heading for Texas where she meets a well-meaning emergency room doctor who happens to be her biggest fan. Except, this isn’t any ordinary fan. He’s connected to her past. And now history might repeat itself.While forced into a little mini vacation, Michael “Cannon” Santoro is asked by a fellow Delta Force soldier to pick up Jolene up at the airport and keep an eye on her while she interviews his wife. Cannon doesn’t hesitate. Jolene is like no one he’s ever met, and he finds himself in uncharted waters. Only, he’s about to uncover a sinister plan that will bring both their pasts on a collision course with the future, and it isn’t bright.
SEAL Baby Daddy (The Baby Daddy - Book #2)
Claire Adams - 2018
I didn’t know he was back from Kuwait. When I came home from my position as an overseas correspondent, I’d expected I’d never see him again. And that was the way I’d wanted things to be. After all, I couldn’t let him know about my daughter. Our daughter. I couldn’t help my feelings for him, though. I’d always been drawn to him. But he had never wanted children. I had to respect that. But he wasn’t the same man I’d met in Kuwait, and I wasn’t the same woman either. I knew sooner or later he would find out my secret and sh*t would hit the fan.
Theirs: The Veronia Collection
Serena Akeroyd - 2020
A nothing. Until she met him and became THEIRS. Farmers' stock with curves as thick as her Tennessee accent, Perry didn't expect much out of life. She had a cause she fought tooth and nail for, a career that meant everything, and a best friend who meant the world to her. Of course, that best friend wasn't just anyone. Unlike Perry who was a nobody, George DeSauvier was a prince. An honest to God prince. Through him, a world of connections opened up, but Perry? She was happy with her link to George. Until he took her home. Until she met his brother, the future king. And his cousin, a Duke.Of course, when they met her, they saw her for what she was. Not just a nobody. She was everything. More importantly, she was theirs.Now they just had to make her see that... This complete collection is a contemporary WHY CHOOSE romance. It was previously published under Perry & Her Princes, Her Highness Princess Perry, and Long Live Queen Perry. It has been edited, re-covered, and substantially revised.The characters within this collection can be found in a crossover with THE QUINTESSENCE COLLECTION.
Heart Burn: Deep Six East Book 1
Becky McGraw - 2019
That becomes impossible when the former military pilot and FBI agent's first assignment with Deep Six East is to protect Prada D'Angelo, the Italian Ambassador of Women's Affairs to the U.S. Straight off the runways of Milan, the gorgeous former model and TV star turned politician has accumulated a string of enemies which includes politicians, a billionaire media mogul and even a prince. Her father wants her protected, but Prada tells him right away she is not going to let him, or idle threats, slow her down. Dante quickly sees she isn't going to let the threats shut her beautiful mouth either and before he knows it, he is working double time to keep her safe while his team figures out who wants her kidnapped or dead. A trip to Italy may give Dante the answers he seeks, but it will also bring Prada face-to-angelic-face with her enemies. Can he keep her safe in the most romantic, but dangerous, place in the world? Or will the magic of amore distract him and get them both killed?
Railed
Chloe Gunter - 2020
But, what happens when yesterday’s one night stand becomes today’s board meeting? Is it possible to separate the personal from the professional? Especially when four sexy men are intent upon blurring the lines. A chance encounter, a one night stand, and a business meeting that becomes more than just a pitch... it’s up to Katie to draw the lines and create a blueprint for her future happiness without sending everything she’s worked for off the rails.
Rescued
Rachel Hanna - 2016
But when her feet put her on a mountain path on Palomar Mountain in Cleveland National Forest, an hour from her San Diego home, she finds her new path leading her directly into an out-of-control wildfire. Tanner Davis isn't looking for a relationship. He's actually trying to avoid falling into any and he's been successful so far. Ever since his SEAL team suffered high casualties during an antiterrorist mission, they've been reclassified as a reservist team and Tanner with four of his buddies is now running SEArch & Rescue out of San Diego. When an old acquaintance from the military calls trapped in the wildfire with the Forest Ranger teams spread too thin to even be aware there are hikers in the area, Tanner finds himself searching for the lost hiker and her Labrador in the midst of the fire. When Taylor and Tanner come together the flames begin in earnest. But will two loners, both recently hurt and both leery of relationships, find a future together? Or will the fire burn out in record time? This is for mature audiences 18+.
Pure Chemistry (Gilded Knights Series Book 4)
Emilia Finn - 2022
Hunting Vixen
S.A. Michelle - 2021
Now I’m all grown up, and I’m the monster in the dark. They call me Vixen and I hunt the men who dare harm the innocent. I may not have been as subtle as I thought, While I have been hunting the monsters, someone has been hunting me. And I don’t mean the five sexy strangers who showed up in my town. No, there's something ghastly slithering behind me in the dark.Winston, Kane, Dean, Graham, and Cayden work for The Agency and they have one goal, take down the vigilante Vixen. They weren’t looking for a relationship, and neither was I but the connection between us is undeniable and instant. Now I’m dating five guys and living with a secret identity. As long as I keep my two lives separate, what can go wrong?Hunting Vixen is a reverse harem which means the FMC will not have to choose between her love interest. This is a fast burn, instant attraction novel, that will end on a cliffhanger. Trigger warnings include but are not limited to mental, physical, and sexual abuse, child abuse both physical and sexual. This is a dark and emotional book that should not be taken lightly.
Dark Wish
Yumoyori Wilson - 2017
Every day, I prayed before the Starlight gods, asking for their divine assistance in accomplishing such a difficult task. Being an experiment for as long as I can remember, my hopes of obtaining freedom have diminished, drastically. The disappointment haunted me, as myself and my spirits struggled to survive. I had no hope left, believing my final plea fell upon deaf ears, yet again. But what happens when my prayers are finally answered? I’m thrust into fulfilling a destiny, with the help of six star knights. Suddenly, I am no longer experiment 555, but the stolen princess of Heila. Freedom, how you have teased my troubled soul. May the Starlight gods guide me and my knights, on this path towards the unknown. ~In Stars We Trust~ Dark Wish is an extraordinary new paranormal reverse harem series. Recommended for 18+ audience, containing mature sexual content and strong language.
American Queen
Sierra Simone - 2016
It starts with the President sending his best friend to woo me on his behalf, and it ends with my heart split in two. It starts with buried secrets and dangerous desires…and ends with the three of us bound together with a hateful love sharper than any barbed wire.My name is Greer Galloway, and I serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States.This is the story of an American Queen.
One Hot Secret: A Second Chance Romance (Love on Fire)
Sarah J. Brooks - 2021
Ranger Loyalty
Layla Chase - 2018
Remembering the intense man who prepared to help during the robbery often calms her fears. Previously outgoing, she became reclusive and fearful of being in the company of strangers. After a month of therapy sessions, she still has panic attacks over the painful incident. On her therapist’s recommendation, she investigates getting a therapy dog and is thrilled at the identity of the dog trainer. To keep others safe during the same bank robbery, experienced dog handler Tag Redmond laid low--a difficult task for an ex-Army Ranger. A month later, he struggles with how he failed to stop the pretty blonde from being abducted. Running into her following a line-up of possible suspects gives him the chance to introduce himself, only to discover someone is following Malin. This time, Tag vows he’ll be there to help and convinces Hank Patterson that Malin should be his first assignment for Brotherhood Protectors. Learning how to handle her new therapy dog means Malin spends days near this mountain of a man with a soft heart for canines. Just when she’s emerging from her shell, she discovers her cabin has been broken into, throwing her life into chaos. Determined not to let Malin pull away, Tag enlists her help on a rescue mission of his own. In close proximity on a road trip, they give in to their fierce attraction. When the remaining suspects attempt to silence Malin for good, will Tag thwart the abduction and save the woman who has stolen his heart?
Altered by Fire
Kate Morgan - 2018
Just like me. I’m a broken, damaged soul on the run from a very real sort of darkness. My father, a notorious mob boss, either wants me back or wants me dead. I find solace in the arms of his enemies. Five deliciously dark men that tempt me to do things I shouldn’t. Arsen, Colt, Weston, Mace, and Hawke. They’re just as dangerous as the men they’re hunting. So, will they save me, or burn me to ashes? Either way, in their arms, I catch fire. I burn. And I love every second of it. **NOTE: This book was originally published as Five Fathers by Kate Morgan. It has undergone a rewrite but the core story remains the same.**
Grumpy Best Friend
B.B. Hamel - 2021
I had to escape my drunk, abusive father, but leaving her behind was the biggest mistake of my life.Now I have another shot at making things right. Jude’s new boss wants to build a factory outside of Philadelphia, and she brings me in to help.I’m thrust back into Jude’s world, and not much has changed. She’s still beautiful, still hilarious, and still hates my guts.Little by little, she’ll remember why we fell in love back in high school. I’ll make her pout, then make her laugh— then make her strip down and kiss me.And soon I’ll have her back, all grown up and perfect.Or else I'll lose the empire I built with my own calloused hands.Another hot grumpy man! Watch Lady Fluke’s assistant Jude find her happily-ever-after with Bret while they both face their broken pasts and grow together. It’s steamy and fun and I think you’ll fall in love with protective, growly Bret just like I did. As always, Grumpy Best Friend is a full length standalone novel with no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a happily-ever-after guaranteed. Enjoy! XO BB