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Forgetting the Enemy
Amy Cecil - 2019
He’ll do whatever it takes to get what he wants and right now the only thing he wants is Zaira Bonito, the eldest daughter of the Vitali’s most rivaled family. At one time, Michael and Zaira were very close. But, a tragedy caused false accusations and the families were torn apart. Years later the families come together to eliminate a common enemy. It was a carefully and well thought out hit.But not everything goes as plannedAt her engagement party, Zaira watches while her father and fiancée are murdered. She frantically tries to get away, but falls and hits her head. She awakes and finds herself with an awful headache and no memory in a world that she is vaguely familiar. Her only guide - Michael Vitali.Michael has Zaira right where he wants her and will do anything to keep her, even manipulate and deceive her. He knows there is a chance that when she does remember she won’t be able to forgive him, but he’s willing to risk his heart - for her.
The Spy Prince (Princes of Valdoria Book 4)
Julia Keanini - 2019
He's never needed anyone...except for her.Prince Elliot Kane is known throughout the world for his charm, his title, and his boyish good looks. He plays the part so well he's known as the "playboy" prince. But Elliot doesn't mind the moniker because it not only keeps him from having to maintain a serious relationship and it keeps his biggest secret under wraps. He's a covert agent.Give Lauren a Glock, a ten-mile run through the desert, or having to face down the most dangerous criminals in the world, and she rises to the challenge. But being partnered with the most eligible bachelor in the world, a man she's secretly had a crush on for years, reduces her to a heap of quivering jelly.
When Elliot discovers Prince Joquen, a man with diplomatic immunity, is committing unthinkable crimes against humanity, Elliot is forced to take the man down. But he can't do it alone. Infiltrating Joquen's inner circle requires faking a relationship with Lauren.
But when the lines between personal feelings and professional conduct blur, will Lauren succeed in keeping her secret? Or will the spy prince finally find love?The fourth book in the sweet and wholesome Princes of Valdoria series.Read all of the Princes of Valdoria romances by Julia Keanini:1. The Noble Heir2. The Captivating Prince3. The Charming Prince4. The Spy PrinceRead all of Julia Keanini's Sweet Romances!Heathcliff Family Romances1. His to Save: Her Secret Billionaire2. His to Marry: Her Billionaire Boss3. His to Protect: Her Bodyguard EnemySecond Chance Fairy Tale:1. Merrily Ever After2. Snow and the Seven Teenagers3. A Royal (Fake) Engagement4. Bella and the Billionaire BeastPrinces of Valdoria:1. The Noble Heir2. The Captivating Prince3. The Charming Prince4. The Spy Prince
Boss Daddy
Annie J. Rose - 2019
Colt was my secret crush. I was trying to get back at my ex. Pregnant and scared, I ran away. Six years later, I’m desperate for a job and Colt is the CEO. Passion sparks between us again. I can’t tell him my secret. Our son, sick, is in need of a transplant. Why do I run to Colt? Why is he the only one who can comfort me and make me weak with desire? He won’t let me go, no matter how I try to stay away. Colt’s tongue is hot in my mouth, his hands all over me When I get the emergency call about my son, our son. Do I tell Colt my secret just when I might lose everything? If you’re anything like me, you like a little escape from reality. So jump into the pages and take a little trip to naughty town with me! You’ll get to meet feisty heroines and the super sexy alpha males that adore them. The chemistry might melt your Kindle, but the guaranteed HEA will melt your heart.
Love to Hate You: A Hate To Love Romantic Comedy (Truth or Dare Book 1)
Lexi Calder - 2021
Never Say Never
Taylor Holloway - 2018
Never hesitate. Never get emotionally involved.Words I've lived by. Until her.I'm a fixer.I fix bad, embarrassing, illegal problems, for the right price.My clients are rich, famous, powerful, and very dangerous.Now I’ve got a problem of my very own: Eva Martin. She just happens to be both my best friend’s little sister, and at the center of the most explosive problem I’ve ever faced. As the body count rises around us, I’m falling for the one woman that’s totally out of bounds. Her wide innocent eyes, perfect curves, and sexy, smoky voice—she’s a liability and a weakness, but I'm unable to resist.Eva’s a risky distraction for a man like me. I'm going to make her mine, and I'll use everything in my arsenal to keep her safe.Even if it means everyone else—including me—becomes collateral damage.
Bruno
Raven Scott - 2020
The swagger. The cocksure smirk.The kind of man you might call a living, breathing god.The problem with this man?They say he has no soul, and they’re right.Bruno will stop at nothing until he owns this town – he vows to make San Diego his no matter the consequences.He’s the man of your dreams and nightmares all at once.In his world, anger and hate are the only emotions that make any sense.I wanted nothing to do with that.A man like that cannot love. He proved me wrong.My friends say I’m insane, and it’s true.That look in his eye – it makes me high.An explosive chemistry I’d lose my mind without.The beast with him took me over, devoured me, possessed me.He gives me the courage to live the life I want…with him.To lose him now would be a death sentence of its own kind.So why is he the only man who makes me feel safe?Bruno is a full-length standalone DARK MAFIA romance.It deals with sensitive subjects some may find triggering.
My Billionaire Protector
R.S. Lively - 2018
Ten years ago, I gave Carter my innocence.
Axel: Lone Rangers MC
Kaitlyn Ewald - 2017
She’s in town to hide, to work at Sexy Sinners, and spend time with her baby nephew. She doesn’t have time to worry about whether or not anyone likes her… Except, Axel, the Lone Rangers’s President. He’s sexy, dangerous, and a little more monster than man…or, so it seems. It’s Christmas up in the mountains, and Axel isn’t prepared for the absolute storm that is Laney Jackson…but after a little snow, some hot chocolate, and a little club drama, spending his life without her just won’t cut it. Not even the snow can put out the fireworks between them! This is a fast-paced NOVELLA! Content warning: explicit love scenes, violence, vulgar language. Intended for mature audiences.
Billionaire Benefactor Daddy: A Single Dad & Virgin Romance Boxset
Natalia Banks - 2017
He saw my letter to the press about saving the library. I had no idea it would attract the attention of a gorgeous billionaire! His piercing eyes tell me he wants more than to discuss my letter. What would he want with a naïve, bookish librarian like me? All I know is that he's awakening urges and stirring up fantasies that I didn't know existed within me! My body is craving his touch Griffin I've been single for a long time now by choice. My son is my first priority. That is, until I read her letter. Articulate, outspoken, passionate. She's even sexier in person. I know I have to have her. She may be a good girl, but I can see it in her eyes, she's got unfulfilled desires she's dying to explore. I need her. I have to make her mine
Billionaire Benefactor Daddy is a Single Dad & Virgin Romance with Steamy scenes, Intended for readers 18+ No cliffhanger. Guaranteed HEA. Bonus Content Included for your reading pleasure
Dad's Policeman Friend (Dad's Best Friend Book 1)
Lena Little - 2021
I expect the house to be dark and quiet.What I don’t expect is a B&E. Or the beautiful young woman I find in the dark.My gun doesn’t fire but the weapon in my pants damn near does when I see her.Then I recognize her. She's my best friend’s daughter, who I haven’t seen since she was just a kid.And she’s most certainly not a kid anymore.I’ve never felt like this before. Never.The nature of my job requires me to protect, but something about Camila has cranked it up another notch, to a level of possessiveness and protectiveness even I didn’t think I possessed.I can’t get this girl out of my head, nor would I want to.I’m no longer here on a friendly mission. I’m here to let her know what’s mine.And that’s exactly what she is now,…mine forever, even if I have to risk the one thing that’s always mattered most…being her dad’s policeman best friend.
Twisted (Scholarship Mafia #1)
Blair Babylon - 2021
Tristan is twenty-six years old, six-feet-four, wealthy, frighteningly good at day-trading stocks, and lives on a yacht in Monaco. The Prince of Monaco is his buddy from boarding school, and his other friends are billionaires, politicians, CEOs, actors, and rock stars. He dates heiresses, minor princesses, models, and Fortune 50 VPs. He has it all. But a debt has come due, and Tristan needs a large amount of stock of a certain company, GameShack. If he doesn't produce it, he’ll be in debt for the rest of his life. It’s worth far more money than Tristan has. It's more money than anyone has.To get the stock, Tristan has to destroy GameShack. He haunts the stock forum SherwoodForest day and night, looking for a crack in the company's financial armor, until the forum's moderator, QueenMod, suspects his motives and trolls his every move.But he’ll figure it out. He has to. Otherwise, he’ll not only be broke and in debt, but it will probably cost him his life.What Tristan hadn't counted on was meeting Colleen Frost, a perky, funny GameShack employee while on a recon trip. She has no idea what he's up to, or so he thought. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~By day, Colleen Frost works the register at GameShack, but by night, she's a moderator on the infamous stock market activist website SherwoodForest. She's paid back half her student loans by trolling short-traders who tried to make a quick buck by setting companies on fire and selling the ashes.And it's fun, too. When her sub-forum begins to crackle with rumors that someone is trying to crash GameShack's stock, she suspects forum member TwistyTrader might be in on it. So, she dogs him every time he's online, calling out his baloney and making his forum life a living heck.But when a tall, handsome hunk named Tristan King with incredible sapphire eyes walks into her GameShack store and starts flirting with her, all the while chatting about her favorite videogame, she gives him her online contact info, which turns into a coffee date, which turns into more. And that's when things get TWISTED.
The Lumberjack Effect
Carmen Bishop - 2019
Five years ago she had the best sex of her life with a stranger. That night turned into two blissful weeks where it felt as though their passion would never end. Until Graham walked away without a backward glance. Now, Lena finds herself uprooting and moving a state away to confront Graham, unsure how he will react when she confesses a heartbreaking truth she's not sure he will accept. Facing him will be the most difficult thing she’s ever done, and could prove to be the biggest mistake of her life. After all she’s betting a whole hell of a lot on the man he used to be.
Picture Perfect
Krista Carleson - 2018
Sexy and charming, he was the whole package. After a weekend fling, we parted ways and I thought I’d never see him again.But I remembered him. I remembered him very well.How could I forget the father of my daughter?Now, I’ve been hired to take photos at an engagement party, and guess who’s the fiancé?Noah.I want him, but I have to stay away.NoahI met Jessica ‘down under’ four years ago. She was my kind of girl--- curvy, hot, adventurous and I wanted more.But I had to go back home and take care of my father’s business. So I kissed her goodbye and that was it.Only it wasn’t.Now, Jessica’s back in the picture--actually, I’m the one in the picture: She’s been hired as the photographer for my engagement party. Talk about the irony.Seeing her again makes me realize I’m living a lie.Is it too late for a game-changer?Picture Perfect is a 40k word, standalone novella with plenty of steam, no cheating and an HEA. For adult readers 18+.
Bride Wanted
Eva Luxe - 2018
until he broke my heart.He says he had no idea he was being paired with me.But his cocky smile says otherwise.And his sky blue eyes flash with delight when he finds out I'm still a virgin.He's the domineering type. There are very dirty things he wants to do to me.I remind myself I'm only in this for the money. But he's still hot as hell and now he's rich as f*ck.
They say money can buy anything, but it can't fix a broken heart.Now, it's up to him to decide how badly he wants me back.
Bride Wanted is a full length standalone novel featuring a dominant alpha male and curvy heroine, with no cliffhangers, no cheating, plenty of steam of a very happy ever after. If you haven't read the other books in the standalone but connected Wanted series and want to catch up, they're all included as bonus content for a limited time only!
Faking it with my Brother's Best Friend
Melissa Schroeder - 2021
Any Order. Individual Love.I’ve been in love with Milo Darling for as long as I can remember. He’s my brother’s best friend and would never be interested in a curvy girl like me. I’ve seen the women he’s dated in the past, and let’s just say they don’t look like me. I’ve come to terms with it…mainly.When I hear my ex is going to be at a charity ball I have to attend, the natural thing is to ask Milo. He’s safe, and he’s a gentleman, and well, who wouldn’t want to spend the night with the most beautiful man ever created.Only, he’s not looking at me like I’m just a friend, and when he kisses me on the dance floor, I lose every thought I have ever had in my life. And, yeah, maybe, I’m going to be okay with a one-night fling with the man of my dreams. Who can blame a girl for taking him up on his offer?And that night? I will just say that it blows my world apart.But I know as soon as the sun rises, this girl will have to put on her big girl pants and get on with my life. Because there is one thing I understand and that’s that girls like me don’t get happily ever afters with guys like him.