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Stranded


Sondra Wells - 2014
    Traveling to his secluded mountain cabin for a meeting right before Christmas was bad enough but being forced to go with Jake, her main competitor at work would be absolute torture. For two years she had watched Jake use his Southern good ole boy charm to win accounts while she worked so much harder just to stay even. Now they were both gunning for the same coveted promotion and being stuck with him in a cabin was her worst idea of a nightmare. Jake knew Chloe was way out of his league. Not only was she smart and beautiful, she was also completely clueless how sexy he found her. After a few failed attempts to thaw her cool exterior, he had given her up as a hopeless case. Will Chloe and Jake be able to overcome their differences? Or will be stranded together in a secluded cabin only doom their relationship for good?

Cover Model


Marie Rochelle - 2008
    Dark brown hair with natural highlights brushed the collar of his white-t-shirt, compelling gray eyes held hers as she tried to keep her composure as his deep rich voice apologized for being late. Never being involved with a case that he couldn't handle FBI agent Forbes Huntington takes risks for a living. In the fifteen years he has been an agent there hasn't been a job that he hadn't used his strength, charm or good looks to get solved. So, he wasn't worried about this new case that his boss assigned him to. How hard could it be posing as a cover model for a romance novel to catch a banker robber? Forbes thought he had everything under control until he walked late into the modeling auditions and spotted the woman of his dreams, his soul mate. Now how could he pretend to be something he wasn't and arrest her only living family member? When all he wanted to do was risk everything he had for a taste of her perfect mouth?

Illegal Affair


Sienna Mynx - 2011
    Namely find a guy, kiss a guy, take a guy home and give him the time of his life, with plenty of pleasure of her own. So she and her friends take the party to a popular bar spot. It proves to be the right social mix to bring "Mr. Right Now" forth. But sometimes there is destiny in a girls birthday wish that she isn't prepared for.Shane Lafferty is having a bad day. Caught up on a job that could land him in prison, he's hoping that his luck changes. Tonight he needs a distraction and an alibi. He finds both in Foley's Bar. From a far he observes the beautiful Raelynn and her friends enjoying her private celebration. Shane waste no time in fulfilling her desires when her wish for her birthday to turn private leads him to her bed.However, after the passion both Raelynn and Shane discover the consequences of an Illegal Affair.

Milo


Kaye Blue - 2018
    Everybody knows you don’t fall in love with your boss. Especially when he’s a cold, distant, tyrannical alpha male. I did it anyway. But I always hid my feelings … until that day. When I made an offhand comment he wasn’t meant to hear, and he took me up on it. If falling for your boss is bad, sleeping with him is even worse. So when he breaks my heart, I’ll only have myself to blame. NOTE: This title was previously published

A Personal Matter


Karyn Langhorne - 2004
    Sure it's not the perfect job, but if it helps her reach her goal -- and gets her younger sister through college at the same time, Alayna will work for the devil himself -- namely Ben "Ice Man" Richards, the firm's arrogant, brilliant, insufferable, and unpredictable rising star.As long as Richards curbs his famous rudeness and treats her with respect, Alayna should be able to cope. But there's more to Ice Man than meets the eye, a fire smoldering beneath his hard, cool surface. And when personal disaster threatens, Alayna finds herself unlocking the doors of her private life to the last man she ever dreamed she'd let enter. And once inside, he may just alter Alayna's world and her outlook in glorious, frightening ways.

The Color Of Trouble


Dyanne Davis - 1994
    Because she's black, she assumes she can't be prejudiced. She ignores her heart's reminder that she left Jonathan because he was white. She also ignores the warning bells that tell her she's with her finance, Doctor Steven Anderson, because her parents approve of the colour of his skin. With him, she can have the babies her parents will love, the babies she couldn't have with Jonathan. Jonathan Steele finally has what he wanted, a promising career with a good law firm. Love is the last thing on his mind. He thought he had it once, but spent seven months of his life in jail, betrayed by the woman who claimed she loved him. Kari's purchase of a timeshare brings Jonathan and his firm back into Kari's. Can they dismiss their past or will final judgement sentence them to try again?

Against the Odds


Jewel Adams - 2007
    Wanting to start over, she leaves her successful modeling career behind and goes to a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico to stay with her best friend. The ranch is the perfect place for her to take stock of her life and all she's accomplished.Then Raine meets Hayden, her friend's brother-in-law, and the opposite of all the other men she has ever known. As their friendship blossoms, so does her love of ranch life. She discovers that what she wants most-what her heart truly desires-is right in front of her.Everything about Raine and Hayden's love is against the odds. Now they must prove to each other and to themselves that no matter what trials assail them, their love will be strong enough to overcome any obstacle.

How To Marry A Billionaire


Susan Westwood - 2015
    A man who can solve all her problems, introduce her to the good life and, most importantly, make her happy. Ellyn knows that things like this normally only ever happen in fairy tales but she also knows that sometimes you have to get out there and make things happen for yourself. So when Ellyn hears of a party in Manhattan that will have lots of young, rich men attending she and her friend hatch a plan to try and sneak in. Only this plan involves her pretending to be someone she isn't. It is at this party that she meets Colon Hamilton the third, a billionaire who counts a talent agency as one of his many businesses. Colon is more than interested in getting to know Ellyn but does he want to know her or the woman she is pretending to be? And how long can she carry on dating a billionaire before her true identity is discovered? Read this modern day Cinderella story from beginning to end right now by scrolling back up and clicking “Buy Now!”... WARNING: Includes tasteful sex scenes! Adults Only, 18+

Substitute Daddy


Dahlia Rose - 2013
    From the time he was twenty, he turned his father’s failing business into a multi billion-dollar enterprise. Computers, software, finances, and corporate takeovers, he could handle them all. But nothing said home to him like leaving the city behind and heading to his ranch in Nevada. His father’s love of horses was his, and he had the best horseflesh and cattle in the state. But when tragedy strikes, and his best friend was killed in an accident on the ranch just before Christmas, Matthew was left wondering what life was about. In town he found a pregnant fiancée that Lance never spoke about, and he wondered what other secrets was kept from him. Matthew found himself wanting to protect the beauty and her unborn child. He’d made a fortune and still something was missing. Maybe she and her baby were the people to fill that void. Grace Reid was an ebony beauty who carried herself with poise. She was heading back to Georgia the day Lance was killed. He was a cheating, lying bastard, and she was better off raising the baby alone. She had fully intended to be at her mama’s for Christmas, but her doctor had already given her the bad news that she was too far along to travel, and now she was stuck in Roman, Nevada. With her money dwindling and no prospects, Matthew Ryder came knocking on her door. It seemed that Lance had kept secrets from them both. She went from living in Lance's dingy apartment to waiting to have her baby in a mansion on a ranch. With the attraction between her and Matthew, she wondered if she was making another stupid mistake. Did he see her as another thing he could buy with his money, or did he really care? She had her baby to think about. Being tossed aside when he got bored wasn’t an option. Would love or money win when the day was done?

My Best Friend


Ancelli - 2011
    An unexpected pregnancy brings them together.This book contains explicit sexual content.REVISED

Love At First Down


Aja Cole - 2018
     No men, no drama, and nothing to distract her from the goals she’s had since she was 16. Wide receiver Jaxon Blake on the other hand, says what he wants, when he wants - and damn the consequences. No ones else’s opinion has mattered to him…until now. It starts with one night under the lights. One chance to prove that he’s more than a careless jock. One night to prove she's not as uptight as she seems. What happens when one night turns into far more? Follow Sienna and Jaxon as they figure out if going the distance is in their future, or if the end zone is just out of reach. Love At First Down is a 50,000 word story with an HEA, explicit sexual situations, and no cliffhangers.

The Baby He Never Knew


Tasha Blue - 2018
    Or so he thought. This was because the young playboy was totally unaware that he was actually the father of a 4 year old boy. Breanna Webb was not sure if she wanted Kevin involved in her child's life. And to this point, they had already done pretty well without him. However, fate would soon intervene and Breanna would have to introduce Kevin to the baby he never knew... Could Breanna and Kevin possibly work through their differences and actually become a family? Or was this meeting going to end in tears and heartbreak in more ways than one? This is a unique spin on the typical billionaire romance book. Expect to get completely enthralled in this dramatic and emotional romance novel.

The Seacrest


Aaron Paul Lazar - 2013
    Finn McGraw disagrees. He was just seventeen when he had a torrid summer affair with the girl who stole his heart—and then inexplicably turned on him. Finn may have moved on with his life, but he’s never forgotten her. Now, ten years later, he’s got more than his lost love to worry about. A horrific accident turns his life upside down, resurrecting the ghosts of his long-dead family and taking the lives of the few people he has left. Finn always believed his estranged brother was responsible for the fire that killed their family—but an unexpected inheritance with a mystery attached throws everything he knows into doubt. And on top of that, the beguiling daughter of his wealthy employer has secrets of her own. But the closer he gets, the harder she pushes him away. The Seacrest is a story of intrigue and betrayal, of secrets and second chances—and above all, of a love that never dies.

Reconstructing Jada Channing


Savannah J. Frierson - 2015
    After one night’s passion resulted in pregnancy, they’d talked about becoming a family. However, Aaron’s father derailed those plans. Now three years and a payoff later, the former lovers reunite at an Atlanta Christmas bash; but the party isn’t merry for either one. Seeing Jada again fills Aaron with an urgency he hadn’t anticipated and a hope he hadn’t wanted, but the love he still has for her manages to pierce the hurt and anger he’s carried for the past three years. He demands answers for how she could just leave with no warning and end a pregnancy he’d thought they’d both wanted; yet Aaron quickly learns all isn’t what it seems. Are the feelings Jada and Aaron still share strong enough to bring them together, or is the specter of the past amid contemporary challenges too much to overcome?

The Truth Behind The Lies


Lolah Lace - 2015
    She’s getting older and desperately wants a lasting commitment. A chance meeting with charismatic Sebastian Vandervol takes her by surprise. He offers something fun, new and uncomplicated. He awakens desires Nina had long forgotten she craved. Sebastian is perfect by all accounts. That is until he reveals he had lied to her. Nina wonders what other lies may live beneath the surface. Is the tall, handsome, sexy German too good to be true? If Nina digs deep enough maybe she will uncover the truth behind the lies. **CLIFFHANGER ALERT** This is book one of two. This novel is a BWWM Interracial Romance. It is 72K plus words long.