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Just a Fling
Charity Ferrell - 2017
Heโs her new bodyguard. He didn't plan for her to offer no-strings attached sex with his employment.
Business has officially mixed with pleasure.
StellaAfter going through a messy public breakup, I've sworn off dating. That pact changes when my new bodyguard walks through the front door. Hudson is nothing like the men in the industry.He's callous, cold, and doesn't want to spend a second longer with me than he has to.All that changes when I start to defrost his iciness and find the real man hidden inside.HudsonI want nothing to do with the Hollywood life. Having my face plastered on magazine covers does not sound like a good time. This job is temporary and was taken as a favor to my brother taking care of his sick wife. My problem? I get to know the real Stella, not the woman seen on TV. I try to fight my attraction and keep our relationship professional until she lays an offer on the table: sex while I'm here and then we go our separate ways.How can I say no to that?(Just Her Bodyguard was previously titled as Make Me Yours.)
Sea of Ruin
Pam Godwin - 2020
Wanted for piracy, she fears neither God nor death nor man. Except Priest Farrell. The unfaithful, stormy-eyed libertine hunts her with terrifying possessiveness. Nothing will stop him from coming for her. Not his unforgivable betrayal. Not when she's captured by the ice-cold pirate hunter, Lord Ashley Cutler. She must escape Ashley's prison and Priest's deceit. But can she walk away from their twisted desires? Two gorgeous captains stand on opposite sides of the law. When they collide in a battle to protect her, the lines blur between enemies and lovers. Passion heats, secrets unravel, and hearts entangle until they break. Can love prevail in the sea of ruin?
Crowned Crows of Thorne Point
Veronica Eden - 2021
My hope is cracking and Iโm running out of options.But thereโs a rumor on campus.And Iโm desperate enough to seek out the Crows as my last resort.Wren Thorneโs reputation precedes him, but I wonโt take no for an answer.๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏThe night belongs to us.We run this town.Wear the rumors like crowns.But after losing the most important thing, my brothers are all I have left.Our bond runs deeper than blood.When Rowan comes looking for our help, I do one thing I shouldnโt: ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด.She asked for monsters? Iโll show her one.Crowned Crows of Thorne Point is a dark new adult enemies to lovers college romantic suspense intended for mature readers. This book is the first in the Crowned Crows series following a gritty brotherhood of antihero bad boys and the feisty heroines that capture their hearts. The plot continues across the next novels and each book in the series should be read in order. If youโre not a fan of morally bankrupt book boyfriends, steer clear. This mature new adult romance contains dubious situations, crude language, and intense sexual/violent content that some readers might find triggering or offensive. Please proceed with caution.
Stalked by the Kraken
Lillian Lark - 2021
She says that the most we can have are the three nights she promised me, but the dark part of myself isnโt going to let the woman who snared its attention go.I found her. I hunted her. Sheโs mine.**Stalked by the Kraken is a monster romance that features tentacles. This book is a standalone and takes place in the same world as, and prior to the events of, Three of Hearts with some character crossover.Content Warning: Book includes breeding behavior and mentions infertility.
Ruthless
Michelle St. James - 2015
But all of that changes the night sheโs kidnapped. Thrown into a windowless room, Angelica is positive thereโs been some kind of mistake โ until she meets Nico Vitale. Gorgeous and frightening, Nico became the boss of New York Cityโs Vitale crime family after the execution style murder of his parents two years earlier. Since then heโs turned the old-school mob into a sleek, modern army of ruthless men who understand that physical violence โ while always an option โ isnโt the only way to get what you want. Now Angel is forced to face the truth; Her father is not the man she believed him to be. Nico Vitale is dangerous, possibly lethal. She is falling in love with Nico Vitale. This is not your mother's mob. โ
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"The tension and chemistry between the two were off the charts... I could not put these books down."
Model Behavior
Kelsie Rae - 2021
I've hit rock bottom.I just broke up with my manipulative boyfriend and am moving in with my older brother until I can get back on my feet. Which is where I run into his cocky roommate, River. From the second we meet, I want nothing to do with him and his manwhoring ways.Or at least thatโs what I tell myself.The guy goes through women like I go through a sleeve of Oreos. But I guess I canโt really blame him for having a big head.He gets paid to be looked at, and has a revolving door of gorgeous women at his beck and call.Once I move in, my brother raises the forbidden stakes and claims me as off-limits.Which only entices River further.After all, heโs a sucker for the things he canโt have.And now he wants me.
Vibe
Liza James - 2020
No, I should be working on solidifying my ladder of ascension. No matter what the cost or what I had to give up. No matter what they made me do. Their little wildflower, thatโs who I am. Quiet, meek, gullible. Until I met the one person who changed all of it and became something more. Sheโs my filthiest secret. And one I intend on taking to the grave. Ruby Another night at the club I work atโPandoraโs Box. Another dance, another tease, another round of shots and callously thrown dollar bills. Until her. Until the energy shifted and one moment became the only thing that mattered. Because she changed everything, claiming my attention and making it hers. My dangerous little mistake, my favorite enticing regret.My Vibe Girl.Trigger Warning: This book confronts several issues that could be potential triggers. It also contains sexual scenes written in explicit details. It is incredibly dark, please be aware when stepping into this world.
Caged
Clarissa Wild - 2017
An untamed beast. I was born in the cage. Born to fight. Born to carry its name. Locked away, Iโve spent years waiting for my mate. I'm pent up with need. Brimming with desire. All I want is her... That beautiful girl from the picture on my prison wall. Now sheโs finally here, sharing a cell. So close. So hard to resist. But one thingโs for sureโฆ Even if she doesnโt know it yet, sheโs already mine.
This book contains both CAGED and UNCAGED, originally meant as a duet.
Note: This STANDALONE novel contains disturbing content that may be offensive to some readers. Complete at 120000 words. NO Cliffhanger. Book 1 in the Savage Men Series.
Wrong (A Stepbrother Romance)
Stella Rhys - 2016
Cocky smile. Sculpted hipbones that scream filthy sex. Liam Cage is walking torture for any girl in New York, but especially me. Heโs my stepbrother and on top of that, Iโm living under his roof. Iโm following his rules. Iโm nothing but his good little girl and so I canโt want him. I canโt tempt him.I canโt bait him into touching my half-naked body while I lay "asleep" on his couch.โฆ About that.It was every kind of wrong but I couldnโt help myself. I stripped down for my stepbrother. Tortured him. Forced him take out years of pent-up lust on my body in one sticky, sweaty shot. Long story short, I made the hottest mistake of my life, and I know thereโll be consequences, especially with a past like mine. But now that Iโve opened up Pandoraโs box, thereโs no going back. Basically, Iโm screwed.But when itโs with a man as painfully sexy as Liam, screwed has kind of never felt so good.**Wrong is a raunchy, angsty standalone novel with a HEA.**
Laces
Tempi Lark - 2021
Not because of their impressive rap sheets, but because of how they look.And when I arrive, they take notice. Especially their king: Lincoln โLacesโ Caster.Heโs dark and disturbed.Heโs controlling and possessive.Exactly the kind of boy I should stay away from if I want to clear my name and get out of here.*LACES is not intended for readers under seventeen. This book does have strong language/cursing and triggering scenes (that might not be suitable for everybody).
Shameless King
Maya Hughes - 2018
Voted Biggest Flirt. Highest goal scorer in Kings of Rittenhouse Prep history. Everyoneโs impressed, well except one personโฆAfter a blow out in high school, Makenna Halstead and I were happy to never have to cross paths again. Except life has a way of knocking you straight in the teeth with a puck when you least expect it. She hasnโt just returned to my life, she crashed into it like a wrecking ball...into my college kingdom, into my class, and smack dab into the seat next to mine. My new lab partner to be exact. For years we hated each other... I may be King on the ice, but she is the Ice Queen. She has no problem calling me out, doesnโt back down, and her piercing blue eyes have me picturing more than than just my arms wrapped around her. Now weโre stuck with each other and thereโs no getting around that fact that we have to work together. My hockey career hangs in the balance. Problem? Oh, yeah.I canโt deny it. I want her. More than I ever thought I could want a woman. Iโve got one semesterโonly four monthsโto convince her everything she thought about me was wrong. Will my queen let me prove to her Iโm the King she canโt live without? Only one way to find out...
Red Handed
Kate King - 2021
Name your price.โAt twenty-three, you would think I could say no to being traded to the enemy, but thatโs not how life works when you grow up in an organized crime family. I consider myself lucky to have grown up at all.Ten years ago, my brother was murdered in the gang war that split the city of St. Adrian down the middle. My family took the South Side, and the North Side went to them. The Gentlemen.Now the leader of the Gentlemen is asking for my help and my father has been nice enough to agree to his terms. In exchange for my sisterโs protection, I need to cross the divide and live with the family that killed my brother.Too bad Iโve never been great at playing nice.Nico, Beck and Rush are the enemy. The leaders of the Gentlemen. Theyโre conceited, lying, murderous assholes and theyโre the reason Iโve been trained all my life to cheat, steal, and shoot my way to the top.Iโm ready to take them down from the inside. I just hope they donโt get to me first. After all, a truce between two enemies is a promise waiting to be broken.Red Handed is an enemies to lovers contemporary mafia romance where the female main character will end up with multiple love interests by the end of the series. All the characters are in their mid-twenties. There are dark themes and graphic violence, but no bullying or violence toward the main character. This is book one of three.
Havoc at Prescott High
C.M. Stunich - 2019
H.A.V.O.C. Hael, Aaron, Victor, Oscar, and Callum. The Havoc Boys rule the hellhole we call Prescott High. Once upon a time, they ruled me. For an entire year, I endured their shit. But senior year is going to be different. This year, I own them. Iโve made a pact with the Havoc Boys to get the vengeance I deserve. Their price? Me. At their beck and call, in their beds, a part of their gang. Their girl. A Havoc Girl. Those dirty, rotten boys are going to get revenge against everyone thatโs wronged meโeveryone but themselves. HAVOC AT PRESCOTT HIGH is a 105,000 word mature high school/new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate themes. It has brief flashbacks of past bullying incidents as well as foul language and sexual scenes; any sex featured is consensual. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This is book one of three in the series.
Lies That Sinners Tell
Anne Malcom
Cruel. No sane person would fall in love with him.But sanity abandoned her the second she agreed to be his.She chose to take his hand.It started with a white dress.With ocean eyes.With a woman he had to have, even though he had no business touching her porcelain skin.She was never meant to enter his world. He dragged her in anyway.It was meant to be about his twisted, selfish desires.She gave him a glimpse of the man he couldโve been had the world not turned him into a monster.He led her into the abyss.There, in the darkness, she learned wicked things.He knew heโd ruin her life, loving her. So he lied. Like the sinner he was, he broke her gentle, precious heart.Like only a devil could.But the dance had to end.
My Name Is Pink
Veronica Lancet - 2021
Her obsession was immediate, as was her desire to own him. But between her job as a freelance assassin and her cover as a shy socialite, there was no way to attract his attention.ย Enter Pink.ย The personaย she invented just so she could get closer to him. Yet even that disguise has a shelf life. So what can an obsessed woman do to get a man, and keep him too? My Name Is Pink is the prequel to Morally Corrupt. It ends on a cliffhanger. Please be advised that it contains mature themes and triggers that might upset some readers.