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Christmas Romance Collection: 3 Contemporary Romances


Jennifer Youngblood - 2018
     Love on the Rebound Add a little Aloha to your Christmas this year! When Everly Watson takes her young son Jordan to Hawaii, she’s not just celebrating Christmas but also searching for answers surrounding a tragedy from her past. She doesn’t expect to be faced with a tsunami threat her second day on the island. Nor does she count on meeting the famous Christian Ross, superstar of a hit action-movie series. Sparks fly as Everly and Christian have an instant attraction. But things spiral out of control when Everly realizes someone is following her and watching her every move. Christian soon finds himself drawn into Everly’s complicated world of betrayal and deceit and feels the need to protect her from a perilous threat. Can Christian and Everly’s newfound love withstand the growing obstacles? Or are they doomed to keep reliving the heartaches of the past? Loving the Movie Star Actor Blade Sloan gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he lands a leading role in the new Jase Scott action movie, co-starring with Hollywood megastar Christian Ross. Too bad Blade’s having stress issues brought on by a longtime stalker who’s getting more aggressive. If Blade can’t find a way to loosen up on set and perform to the best of his ability, he’ll lose everything he’s worked so hard to achieve. Dani Fairchild is trying hard to turn over a new leaf and transcend into adulthood. Yes, she may have been irresponsible in the past when she jilted billionaire Liam Barclay and ran off with a surfer, but that’s all behind her. Dani has a food blog she wants to take to the next level, and she’s holding down a full-time job. Granted, being a receptionist isn’t her dream job by any means, but hey, it’s a start. Too bad she can’t keep her big mouth shut and gets fired when the boss acts like a jerk. An unlikely encounter on the public bus brings Blade and Dani together where sparks fly and attraction sizzles. But Dani isn’t having it. No matter how charismatic Blade is or how good he looks with his chiseled abs and piercing blue eyes she’s vowed to never again get involved with someone who doesn’t live on the island permanently. Long distance relationships are a kick in the pants, and she’s tired of being hurt. Home alone for Christmas while Samantha and her family go to the mainland, Dani settles in for a quiet, predictable holiday. But fate has other plans when Dani and Blade are unwittingly thrown into a cycle of events that lead to a heart-pounding climax. Can Dani and Blade find a strong enough love to sustain them in the face of danger? Or will the stalker win in the end? False Identity Believe in miracles … believe in hope … believe in love. It's Christmastime, and Chancy Hamilton can’t bear the thought of spending the holidays without her late husband Max who died in a plane crash. When Chancy and her teenage son, Travis, have an argument, Travis storms out of the house and ends up in the wrong part of town where he is attacked by a group of thugs. When a homeless man comes to his rescue, he invites the man home to have a meal with his mom and little sister. Gabe Jones is not like any other homeless man Chancy has ever seen—he’s confident, intelligent, and devastatingly handsome. Jake, Chancy’s boyfriend, takes an instant dislike to Gabe and warns Chancy to stay away from him.

Fallin For A Chicago Boss: A Novella


Patrice Balark - 2018
    She lost not only both parents and her twin sister, but also the love of her life all in the same week. Left alone in this cold world, she had to find a way to make it through. Her life was sailing on cruise control until she bumped into the powerful Jayson “Jay” Willard. With the world at his fingertips, Jay had everything figured out until he unexpectedly fell in love with the beautiful Paige. Two people, from two different worlds collide and both of their lives take an unexpected turn. Secrets will be revealed, blasts from the past will resurface, and what seems like non-ending drama will continue to unfold. Find out if Paige will fall for a boss or become the boss?

Issa Hood Love Story: Iesha & Stone


Stormy - 2018
    That just may be the case for semi-single Iesha. She finds the courage to leave her no-good baby daddy but has trouble staying completely away from him. He’s a great father to their daughter but a terrible spouse to her. She’s adjusting to being single, but a chance encounter with the notorious Stone may have her reconsidering being alone. Stone finds himself a single father after his baby mama decides she’s not ready to be a mother to their three-week old son. He finds himself in a bind and ends up needing the chick he only had intentions on one nighting. He had no plans on Iesha becoming someone he depends on, but things never go as planned. Find out what happens when two people with no intentions of finding love collide. Is Iesha just what the doctor ordered for Stone, or is she just another notch in his belt? Can Stone be everything she lacked in her previous relationship, or are all men the same?

Issa Hood Love Story: Jacquelyn & Finesse


La'Quana Jones - 2018
    The two met through their older siblings, Vezo (Finesse’s brother) and Tula (Jacquelyn’s brother), who were business partners in the dope game. Jacquelyn is a smart mouth young woman with sex-appeal, and Finesse is a good looking, successful dope boy. This story shows you some back story on the young couple and some obstacles they had to face to stay together. Finesse is used to having multiple women, but he is tired of the games they play with each other. When he meets Jacquelyn, he is drawn to her like a moth to a flame. He would do anything to keep her, including lie to her about cheating on her with her classmate, Porsha. Jacquelyn isn’t pleased when Porsha teases her about spending time with Finesse in front of everyone. He left her crying and alone. She ends up fighting and knocking Porsha to the ground. Things take a turn when Jacquelyn refuses to talk to Finesse. He shows her an abusive side she’s never seen before, but that draws her closer to him. Can she stay with a man that humiliated her? Emotions get aroused when there is an unexpected death in Finesse’s family. His first mind is to murder anything moving. Will he end up dead or in jail trying to get revenge? Everything he ever loved and believed in no longer matters. When Jacquelyn tries to make him calm down, he doesn’t listen and leaves the house looking for answers. Jacquelyn is a nervous wreck, as her gut feeling tells her that Finesse isn’t coming home. Join me on this emotional read as you step into the lives of Jacquelyn & Finesse.

Issa Hood love Story: Dallas & Dinero


Shykel W. - 2018
    With an adorable baby girl and everything else you could think of, they were hood royalty. Dinero ran the streets of Baltimore, while Dallas stood by his side. The streets respected them and people knew what he was capable, but that didn’t stop a blast from the past from coming and stirring up some drama. When the past comes back to haunt Dinero and test his marriage, will he respect his vows or will he fulfill his needs for that moment? With drama stirring up in the streets and innocent bystanders getting caught in the crossfire, the city of Baltimore will feel the wrath of Dallas and Dinero.

Love at Christmas Inn, Collection 2


Tanya Stowe - 2018
    Holiday decorations adorn each room. Trees glittering with ribbons and ornaments, gorgeous wreaths, velvet stockings and pine-scented candles brighten visitors’ stay at this vacation spot dedicated to Christmas all year, every year. The resort offers all the usual enticements plus one unique amenity…love. The little white chapel behind the inn, built by the Christmas family in the 1890s, boasts bell tower bells that toll when couples fall in love. Every year people come to the inn looking for their Christmas spirit. Sometimes they find love too. Will the bells ring again this year?

Whatever it Takes: An Erotic Novella


Monica Walters - 2019
    As a successful dietician, she started her own business, by traveling and doing home visits for patients instead of working for someone else. She always knew she was destined for greatness. The only area she struggles in is her love life. After taking a trip home to visit her parents, she runs into her high school sweetheart. It has been seven years since she’s seen him, but her feelings haven’t changed, and she discovers that immediately after seeing him. Chance Sylvester has accepted mediocrity in his love life, since he felt like he couldn’t have the woman he wants. As a successful accountant, he’s made the best of life and his career, feeling like he was on the brink of making partner. His mediocre love life comes to a screeching halt when he sees Amesha, after seven years, in the grocery store. He is determined to hold onto her this time, no matter what it takes. This chance encounter is only the beginning. Despite the rekindling, they are now adults and don’t know if they will be as compatible as they once were as kids. Can they turn a past, immature attraction into an undeniable love?

Issa Hood Love Story: Libra & Janiero


Chante Amor - 2018
    Just when she feels like life is starting to get better and she’s officially graduated from high school is the very moment her mother makes a move that literally pulls the rug from underneath her and shatters her life into a million pieces. Homeless and devastated, she runs into the arms of Janiero Wilkes, the hood’s finest, and her life changes forever. Meet Janiero Wilkes, a young hustler on the rise who prides himself on being a faithful and doing what he has to do to raise his two children but, when his dramatic ex/baby mother Eboni shows back up on the scene and tries to stake her claim, he finds himself in a web of lies and deceit that only the Lord himself can get him out of. Creed, Eboni’s on again and off again lover, pops up with literally one thing on his mind and that is making a come up, and he doesn’t care if he has to rob, kill, or steal; he’s determined to get it all by any means necessary. This novella is full of twists and turns, ups and downs that will have your emotions all over the place and an ending that you won’t see coming.

Issa Hood Love Story: Bailey & Bash


Anna Black - 2018
    He had a rule not to marry or fall in love while he was in the game but, now that that was all behind him, he was ready and looking for a life partner and, from the very first moment that he laid eyes on Bailey Burnett, he knew instantly that she was the one. Bailey, young, smart and beautiful, belongs to Andre and she is no longer happy being his live-in girlfriend. The fact that he lies and is never home is evident that he’s entertaining another woman, but Bailey is in no position to leave him. She gave up her career to play house wifey to a man that still hadn’t proposed in over eight years. Fed up and tired of being misused, she meets her new neighbor Bash and is instantly attracted to him, and it doesn’t take long for her to desire him. An absent Andre gives Bailey an open invitation to get to know Bash and it doesn’t take the two long to discover the chemistry that they share. No matter how much the two of them try to keep their feelings at bay, they can’t resist falling in love with each other. The heart wants what the heart wants and Bash decides to give his heart to Bailey and, in the end, they both decide to be together by any means necessary.

Issa Hood Love Story: Riley & Chance


Yona - 2018
    Her mother and brother’s death, alongside her father’s drug habit, keeps her from living life to the fullest. Saving herself for the right one and staying out of harm’s way for her seemed to work, but that all changes when she meets the guy begging for a chance to be in her dull life. Chance is your normal hood boy; fast money excites him more than anything. He takes everything serious and his always ready to go to war mentality is what keeps him in trouble. Crossing paths with Riley was never in his plans. Riley felt she would never find love, especially from someone so handsome, so kind, so settled; life has become so perfect. In her eyes, everything is beginning to fall into place for her loveless life. Riley quickly realizes how fast little problems can be blown out of proportion and made into major complications. As situations grow, becoming a victim to someone else’s problems take its course. Will Riley be able to handle the new life she has entered or will she leave it all behind her? Will she find her hood love or will the hood snatch love away from her, again?

Fallin for a Jamaican Boss


Tina Marie - 2018
    In his world it was murder or be killed and he planned to stay alive. Zadda walked through life emotionless, never learning how to love or respect anyone until he met Neffi. She tested his patience, had him breaking all his rules but will she push him to the edge? Being the cousin of a Jamaican Don Neffi wasn’t used to hearing the words, no, stop or can’t. But when her baby father’s secrets are revealed some of hers come tumbling out as well. Leaving her single and for the first time without her cousins support. Meeting Zadda she soon finds out she wants more than he can give. Will their love survive murder, secrets and tragedy? Or will Neffi be left alone once again?

Issa Hood Love Story: Tokyo & Greek


Princess Diamond - 2018
    He was handsome and rich. Being a drug dealer afforded him the lap of luxury. His birthday was coming up and his wife Tokyo didn’t have the slightest clue what to get him. He already had jewelry, expensive cars, designer clothes, lavish homes, and exotic vacations. Tokyo kept pondering the question: what should I get for a man who had it all? That’s when she thought back to a conversation that she overheard between Greek and his brother Greg. Greek confessed that he had never been with another woman before. That was it, she thought. Giving her husband a pass to be with another woman would make the perfect gift. He would have her permission to be intimate with another woman for one night. Tokyo was warned that bringing another woman into her bedroom wasn’t a good idea, but she was dead set on giving this present to her husband anyway. Easily, Tokyo found a woman named Ocean who Greek would be pleased with. Greek had a type and Ocean was perfect. Tokyo sealed the deal and Ocean was waiting for Greek once the guest left. The only problem was Ocean had ulterior motives. She wanted Greek for herself. This jaw-dropping read is fast-paced, full of surprises, and unpredictable. Travel this journey with Tokyo and Greek as they explore a threesome that challenges their marriage, trust, and threatens their lives. By the end of this book, the happy couple will never be the same. One night of passion turned into a lifetime of pain.

Issa Hood Love Story: Brooklyn & Blaze


Twyla T. - 2018
    But tell that to her heart. After all, it has been owned by one of them for the past three years. Everyone knows how absolutely insane a mother can be about her sons, and Brook starts to wonder if her relationship is worth the constant battle. Concentrating on getting her Master’s in Accounting, stacking her money, and loving Blaze, Brooklyn doesn’t have time for utter nonsense. However, nonsense doesn’t care about what she wants and keeps knocking at her door endlessly. Growing tired of it all, she just may end up doing something that she never thought she would…walk away. But will walking away cause more harm than good? Bryce “Blaze” Pierce is a true boss in these streets, owning several operations with his brother. However, the recent craziness of the streets has him contemplating retirement earlier than he expected. Even has him thinking about kids, white picketed fences, and stuff. Every time he tries to elevate to the next level, things take a wrong turn with his business and his relationship. For Blaze, his mother is his whole world and feels that he owes her his life. After his dad was murdered years ago, his mom filled his role without a fuss, earning unconditional love and loyalty from Blaze and his brother. But now, his relationship is being tested persistently, and he has to get ahold of the situation before it’s too late. Adding to his dilemma, someone is plotting against Blaze, and he has to figure out who it is. Is it a friend or a foe? Will the answers he seeks be his downfall? Author Twyla T brings you another sure fire hit with this new novella. Find out all the answers to these burning questions when you one-click.

Tech Titans: The Complete Billionaire Romance Series


Marcella Swann - 2019
    “After that, it was just a quick elevator ride to the second floor.”I can play that game.“You could both fit into the elevator?”I don’t do cocky billionaire players who want to make me their next conquest.All he wants is lunch. Yeah, right.“You’re going to ask out a woman you haven’t known for even a hot five minutes?”“Any five-minute stretch of time in your presence automatically qualifies as a hot five minutes.”Dang.It’s not like he’s got a jet that could fly us half way around the world for lunch.Right?And it’s not like the jet has a bedroom . . . with a mirrored ceiling.Oh f***! Tech Titans is a four-book contemporary romance novella collection containing the following titles:Hard Drive: A Bad Boy Billionaire RomanceHardwired: A Billionaire and Virgin RomanceHard Copy: A Billionaire Second Chance RomanceHard Bargain: A Billionaire Enemies-to-Lovers RomanceGet this steamy box set now! **Due to adult language and sexual situations, these books are intended for mature audiences.**

The Thanksgiving Dinner


Brenda Maxfield - 2021