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The Last Single Girl
Bria Quinlan - 2012
Last minute. Who doesn't already have plans on the busiest date night of the year.But, so far the best part of the search for a great date has been the cute café I found and the geeky-hot owner who keeps rescuing me from these crazy eLove.com dates. This should be easy-peasy. The internet is the home of all your hopes and needs, right?Spoiler Alert: it isn't.Between the bromance date and the crazed single dad who needs to hire a nanny and housekeeper, not get a date, I'm running out of options. If only a certain cutey didn't have a phone call with "sweetheart" every day.The weirder things get, the more I think just going solo is very I Am Woman, blah blah blah. Forget about the fact that my heart keeps bringing me back to a certain café even when I don't need to be there...I mean, my heart doesn't always get what it wants, does it?
Tempt Me
Isabel Morin - 2012
After spending the last year struggling to make it as a painter, all she has to show for it are bills she can't pay. Out of money and sick of struggling, she decides it's time to pack it up and head back to her hometown in New Hampshire.When she meets Ian Sinclair at her going away party, Nina's instantly attracted to his dark, smoldering looks and lean athletic body. When he asks her back to his apartment, she's willing to overlook the fact that he's a high-powered lawyer. It's just for one night, and guys as gorgeous as Ian don't come around every day.Ian has never had a problem getting women into his bed, but after his hot night with Nina, all he wants is more of her. So he makes the curvy painter a deal - stay in the city for a few weeks and he'll take care of everything.Nina agrees, even though she knows better than to get attached. He's a rich corporate suit, she's a struggling artist. But as the connection between them deepens and Ian takes her to places she's never been - both in and out of the bedroom - Nina doesn't know how much longer she can resist.Tempt Me is a 28,000 word steamy romance novella.
Bury the Hatchet
Catherine Gayle - 2015
Now he needs to prove to the watchful eyes that he’s changed for the better. But cozying up to Little-Miss-Perfect-Gone-Bad isn’t his idea of making amends.Agreeing to marry a hockey star to clear her “bad girl” reputation is the worst idea Oklahoma’s former sweetheart, Tallulah Belle Roth, has ever heard. With cameras constantly in their faces, Hunter and Tallie need to prove their sickeningly-sweet, do-good lives are the real deal—just to Bury the Hatchet once and for all.But when the cameras are off, desire burns hot. Can fake and just for show turn into something real and forever?
Logan's Story
Sarah Robinson - 2014
Before the lights, stage, and music, Logan Clay struggles to figure out who he can trust and whether or not love comes with guitar strings attached. Logan Clay has the talent, and he's put in the time. All he needs is that one big break,just one chance to prove he has what it takes to be a rockstar. But his musical dreams are further away than ever...And then she walks in to his life,offering him everything he's ever wanted - fame, fortune, and music. There's no question that he's going to take the chance,or that he wants to take her at the same time.But everything is not what it seems.Will it be too late when he realizes his one big break was actually a deal with the devil in a short skirt and neon colored hair? DISCLAIMER: This book was originally published in June 2014 with the title "Logan's Story: A Sand & Clay Prequel" by Sarah Robinson. Since then it has been re-edited, a few short scenes here and there added in, and given a new title and a new cover in order to improve the novel. This is the final product of that revision process so there have been a lot of changes, but the story itself is relatively the same. This novel is meant for 18+ years old.
Deep Check
Kimberly Kincaid - 2017
his other—okay, former—best friend.The woman he kissed.The woman he wanted.The woman he left behind.January might be as beautiful and fierceas ever now that sheruns a house full of firefightersbut Finn’s ghosts belong in the past.As soon as he’s done at the cemetery,he’s on the first flight out of Remington.For good.Even if he does get stuck in townwith January tempting himat every turn.But Finn’s ghosts won’t let go so easily.Will he and January learnto build new trustOr will their past keep themfrom falling in deep…One dirty-talking, bad-boy hero + his former BFF who’s always wanted more + a touch of enemies-to-lovers, a firehouse fundraiser to warm your heart, and a whole lot of sexytimes to warm the rest of you = this standalone novella that ends in a sweet and steamy HEA.Originally published in the HOT ON ICE hockey anthology.
Naked Choke
Celia Loren - 2015
Austen and Logan Riggens, my new stepbrothers, my walking nightmares. They’re both older than me, they’re both MMA fighters, and to describe them in a few words…they're charming, assertive, know-it-all, a**holes. It’s like an unwritten rule in their house that they walk around without shirts on. Teasing me, mocking me, trying their best to make me squirm. They don’t care that our parents are practically married, or that it’s totally unacceptable to steal a kiss from me as we pass in the hallways, leave the door open as they get out of the shower, or invite me into their bedrooms. Inside the cage...inside our house...two brothers fighting over me. But the more I play hard to get, the stronger their advances become. And the more they treat me like sh*t, the more I want them… Full Length, No Cliff Hanger. 18+ Contains adult language and sexual content.
Broken #1
Claire Adams - 2014
Then Jet walked in and my roommate freaked out. I couldn't have cared less about him but somehow I caught his eye and he wouldn't leave me alone. I tried to tell him that I had just gotten out of a relationship but he didn't care. He wanted to sleep with me, but would I give in?
In Too Deep
Mara Jacobs - 2014
Turns out one of the kids was Lucas’s little brother. So, I’d be seeing a lot more of Lucas. And that was just fine with me.I had a lot going on—a freshman at an elite college, first time away from home, and, oh yeah, roommates with a girl I’d been sent to spy on. I wasn’t exactly looking for anything exclusive. Something casual, though, would be great. But there was nothing casual about my feelings for Lucas.He was a townie, hiding a secret, and I knew better than to get involved. I was always the sensible one, the peacekeeper.Before I knew it…I was In Too Deep.
Badass The Prequel
Leslie Johnson - 2015
When you grow up getting everything you want, it's hard to give everything you have. Billionaire playboy Link Duffy dumps his parent-approved girlfriend hours after he walks across the stage. Hell, he's over it. Goodbye. Good riddance. Now he’s free to do anything he wants. A crazy graduation night party ends with the ultimate hookup. It’s just him and the girl of his dreams. Then the unthinkable happens. A huge mistake. A brutal cost. A price even his rich daddy can’t pay. Discover the defining moments that transformed Link Duffy into the ultimate billionaire military badass.
Thorn, Part 1
Glenna Sinclair - 2015
I knew nothing about him, except that he was the handsome CEO of Thorn Construction. I literally only bumped into him while I was leaving a failed job interview at his company, our only interaction lasting for mere seconds. “Why?” He shrugged. “I have my reasons.” I knew his offer was something I could not refuse. My aunts, who had raised me since my parents died in an accident when I was five, were on the verge of losing their house. They would have their mortgage paid off and I’d be a million dollars richer if I accepted his offer. All I had to do was pretend to be his wife for six months. Then, we’d divorce and I’d go on my merry way. I could do that, right? I just have to make sure he doesn't break my heart in the process. NOTE: This is the first book of a three part serial and it ends with a cliffhanger. Parts 2 and 3 will be released soon.
All To Myself
Annemarie Hartnett - 2013
For her, life begins when she leaves.Everything changes when she’s knocked off her bike by Noah Hyland’s fancy car. Her boss’s son has a reputation for being an arrogant womanizer, but in Noah, Rory starts to see someone trying to find his way in the world … someone like her.It wasn’t supposed to be a complicated summer. She wasn’t supposed to fall in love.
Cutters vs. Jocks
Elizabeth Marx - 2011
But admission to law school is Libby’s ticket out of Indiana and her escape from small town life forever. During a night on the town, Libby beats the most competitive athlete on campus at pool and draws more attention from him than she’s prepared for.Aidan Palowski is one of those jocks your friends warned you about—the kind that never loose—the kind that put notches in their baseball bats. As the closing pitcher on the best baseball team in the Big Ten, he’s on his way to the major leagues. Aidan always gets what he wants and Libby is the final home run he wants to hit out of the park.The last thing Libby needs is to get sidetracked by a superstar jock. Afraid that she might be on a collision course with love at first sight Libby keeps her distance, but the longer she holds out the more Aidan realizes it’s a case of lust he can’t fight.What happens when worthy opponents refuse to play their hearts out?CUTTERS VS. JOCKSThe story of two lovers who put their future goals ahead of each other’s love before they were brought to the table for BINDING ARBITRATION.
Southpaw
Raen Smith - 2014
I fight because it’s in my blood.Given Name: Kelly James BlackNickname: “The Dude” Born: Madison, WisconsinAge: 24 Height: 6’1”Weight: 205 lbsWeight Class: Light Heavyweight Record: 12-0-0 Relationship Status: Train wreckMeet MMA fighter and Piper Sullivan's roommate extraordinaire, Kelly Black, in this South Boys Novella. This story takes you on Kelly's Black journey to love and overcoming a broken past. Approximately 24,000 words, it can be read as a standalone or for more enjoyment, can be read along with Southbound Surrender.
The Gallos
Chelle Bliss - 2014
-- This is a PREQUEL to Throttle Me -- This is a SHORT story featuring the entire Gallo family and told from Mr. & Mrs. Gallo's point of view. The Gallos are a loving Italian family filled with alpha males and one sassy sister. Each book in the series focuses on a different sibling.