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The Men of Steel Anthology
M.J. Fields - 2020
The series has over 900 5 Star reviews! Meet the Men of Steel Tattooed, pierced, alpha, New Jersey brothers Jase, Cyrus, Zandor, and Xavier Steel work side by side at their families tattoo shop Forever Steel. These sexy and confident young men vow to never fall in love. They show no restraint when it comes to living life the way they want, and enjoy the simple pleasures in abundance. They have an unbreakable family bond and stand by each other through thick and thin. Forever Steel, baby. Meet Jase Steel, a twenty-two-year-old hot-as-hell, tattooed, and pierced bad boy, who doesn't care what you or anyone else things of him. But Jase's wild ways and "who gives a f*** attitude is about to change. He can't seem to get the beautifully innocent, blonde college girl out of his head. So what she's the cousin of a friend who does not approve? Jase has never exercised self-control when it came to getting a woman, and he wasn't going to start now. After tricking Carly into “fake dating," it turns out the joke's on him, as Jase falls hard and fast for her. But as painful secrets from his past come to light, Jase will have to man up and bare it all to Carly, even if the ugly truth could tare them apart forever.**** Meet Cyrus, the oldest of the Steel brothers. He's strong, independent, and damaged. But don't feel sorry for him, Cyrus likes his life just the way it is. No rules, no commitments, and no more than 3 times with the same woman. Until Tara. A child of the foster care system who can't remember ever being loved or feeling safe, Tara brings out the protective alpha male in Cyrus. And as much as he hates to admit it, something else. Something he wishes he didn't feel. Something that could weaken his resolve. As they spend more time together, Cyrus's three-times-only-with-no-strings rule disintegrates. But Cyrus hates being vulnerable. He hates feeling weak. And so he does what any red-blooded man afraid of commitment does, he lets Tara slip through his fingers, rather than let her all the way in. But with him, Tara is a fighter, and she's not about to give up. **** Meet Zandor Steel. He's spent the past year in Italy acting out just about every sexual fantasy he could dream up. But it wasn't all fun and games. Zandor was there to oversee construction on a posh casino resort playground for the rich and famous. But rumors of trouble with this brothers has him worried, and Zandor heads home to help out. It's the least he can do. Jase and Cyrus had been Zandor's mentors. When it came to women, they taught him to avoid attachments and to know the difference between lust and love. So when word of at least one of his brothers being ready to settle down arrives, Zandor hopes he can talk some sense into him before it's too late. Until he runs smack into resistance. Southern Bell, Bekah George may just be the match Zandor has been looking for in the bedroom. She's neither intimidated by, nor afraid of his preferences. But as he starts to let his guard down, and consider the possibility of there being more to life than mind-blowing, non-committal sex, Bekah reveals a side of herself Zandor doesn't want to see. Was he right to avoid entanglements, or has he already fallen to hard to let her go? **** Meet Xavier Steel, Twenty -three-year- old Xavier Steel is his own man, despite what his brothers and Momma Joe think. He turns away from the family business and heads to New Jersey to start a production company. Xavier plans to follow his true life's passion and make a living playing and creating music. Taelyn Patrick takes a grueling job in order to make extra money to help her fiancé Daniel through medical school. Besides, how hard can it be to help a spoiled rich kid throw his money down the drain?
The McLoughlin Brothers Series Boxed Set
Emma Tharp - 2018
Each with a story to be told. Read the complete series. Moving On Her luck has run out... After losing her job, dealing with the double blow of her grandmother's stroke, and finding out her boyfriend was cheating, Scarlette James needs a fresh start. What better place to find your luck again, than Ireland. He's her friend's ex... Braeden McLoughlin is handsome, strong, protective, and the epitome of forbidden fruit. When he offers Scarlette a vacation fling...two weeks to explore Ireland, and each other, Scarlette doesn't know what to listen to, her head or her heart. All In Her curves, pale green eyes, and spitfire personality are what draw Jackson to Amelia. His best friend, Will, is what pulls him away. Amelia Stanton has always had a crush on her brother Will’s best friend, Jackson McLoughlin. But he’s a player and has never taken a second look at her. Until a chance meeting brings them together and the truth about their feelings comes to the surface. When the unthinkable happens, will Amelia and Jackson make it through an unexpected pregnancy or will Amelia’s brother, Will, put an end to them before they even begin? With the odds stacked against them, can Amelia and Jackson rise to the occasion or sink before they even have a chance to swim? Alive Again He thought his life was over. After ten years of being happily married to his high school sweetheart, Patrick McLoughlin thought he had it all. A beautiful wife, a career he loved, and a gorgeous new baby girl. All of his dreams were finally coming true. Until the day Maggie, his wife, walked out and never so much as left a note. Six months of radio silence. Patrick needs a nanny, someone to care for his daughter while he builds his empire. In walks Carsen Sanders - tall, sweet with a model’s body, and eleven years younger than him. She steps in and takes care of his daughter just like a second mom. He can’t help but have feelings for Carsen even though he knows it’s wrong in every way. What happens when Patrick and Carsen can no longer deny their mutual attraction? Or will Maggie return to take back what’s hers? The McLoughlin Brothers Series Boxed Set is three steamy contemporary romance stories. Intended for a mature audience. 18+
Never Over You Series Boxed Set
Ryleigh Andrews - 2015
PLUS Bonus Scenes!_____Bring Me You (Book 1):Pro quarterback, Ethan Christopher thought he had found his home when he met rock musician, Mia Devereux. She was the welcomed distraction in his football-focused life. Things may not have been perfect. Their individual careers made being together difficult. Her touring. His away schedule. As her success grew, they spent more extended periods apart.But at the end of the day, he knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. Only her. When Mia met Ethan, she felt a connection unlike any she’d ever felt. She gave him more of herself than she thought was even possible. But she knew it wasn’t enough. There was a lot she didn’t share, couldn’t give him. An event two decades in her past made sure of that. Those demons that she’d so carefully tucked away wanted out. As Mia struggled with the stress of touring and being apart from Ethan, her defenses weakened, allowing the demons to fight their way to the surface, leaving her in a vulnerable place. A place where bad choices were made. Choices that both of them will regret.Can Mia and Ethan's love survive her past? Or will it fall apart under the weight of her choices?Still Into You (Book 2):What happens when you continually run from your demons?When Mia watched Ethan walk out of her life, she did what she did best—she ran—ran from the only person who ever made her feel safe; home.They work even harder to try and find you.He was her everything and she let him slip away.And when they do … they’ll come at you full force, guns blazing.Hitting rock bottom forced Mia to stop. Now she needed to dig herself out. Figuring out how to do that required help, maybe a plan. She had to face those demons. Not an easy task when she spent her entire life running from them.Would Ethan still be there for Mia after all was said and done? Or would she find that he had moved on? Or would he still be into her?Never Over You (Book 3):Strange how life deals the cards sometimes …Life was perfect for Mia Devereux.
“You can always have me, Mia. I’m always yours. Forever, suga.”
She had everything she always wanted.But maybe life wasn’t so perfect after all.One event threatens her happily ever after.Will Mia revert to her old ways of dealing with her pain?Or will she fight?Or will the hurt simply be too much to handle?Can she get past the pain and recapture the life she so desperately wanted?
Forbidden Passion: The Complete Series Boxset
Melissa Devenport - 2017
Charlene never imagined what the future would bring on that day of her father’s funeral. The once so solid ground beneath her feet didn’t feel the same anymore. Why did he have to go so young? It wasn’t easy to understand even though she was a nurse by profession. This is when Clayton suddenly appears out of thin air. He had been her father’s best friend until she declared her teenage crush on him. Her father cut off all contact and she never saw him after that, but here he was again. An adventure that completely changes everything soon unfolds. Clayton has it all, almost. Charlene gets introduced to his darker secrets and eccentric passions. It’s a growing experience for them both. Then, as lightning from a clear-blue sky, a dramatic event put their relationship to the test. Get ready for a passionate love story with plenty of steam and heartfelt sincerity. No cliff-hangers and HEA guaranteed.
A Dominant Man
Lena Black - 2014
Damian Hunt, CEO of Hunt Industries Inc., is tormented by his inner demons, shattered past, and need to control.When Elle falls into Hunt's life, their need to be possessed by the other takes hold, beginning the young couple's roller coaster affair. Damian becomes obsessed with Elle, his desire to dominate her, and his ability to give her what she deserves...Possibilities.When their pasts make themselves present, Elle starts to wonder if she could ever truly give in to such...A DOMINANT MAN
Stay
Melinda Minx - 2017
I’ve hurt. I’ve killed. But those aren’t the mistakes keeping me up at night. Leaving her was the worst decision of my life. But I’m back now, and you better f**cking believe I'm staying this time. MASON I’ve been through three wars, but winning Sophie Sinclaire back will be harder than any battle. She was the one good thing left in my life, and I abandoned her. She’s furious with me. Even after fifteen years. She looks at me like she wants to kill me. Hell, I’m pretty sure she does want me dead. If she wants me dead, she can get in line. Front and center, where I can see those big doe eyes and freckled cheeks. Besides, she wouldn't be angry with me if she didn’t still want me, right? Just a few weeks. That’s all I need, because I have a habit of getting what I want, and I want her. SOPHIE I came back to Tuckett Bay to take care of my Dad. The last thing I expected—or wanted—was to see Mason Steel again. He was my first crush, my first kiss, my first…everything. He walks into the room chest first, and there’s enough heat in his blue eyes to melt straight through my cold shoulder. His insufferable smirk gets my heart pounding just like before, but there’s no way in hell he deserves a second chance—no way I should even consider it. One month. That’s all he gets. I’ve got a job waiting for me back in Boston, so what the hell. Maybe watching Mr. Action Figure try to win me back over for the next couple weeks is just the thing I need.
The Beautiful Mess Series
T.K. Leigh - 2014
Having lost her parents in a tragic car accident when she was a little girl, she’s struggled to get close to anyone. Instead, she prefers to avoid all relationships, keeping them superficial at best.Until retired Navy SEAL Alexander Burnham walks into her life and sparks something inside her she thought was dead.But he has demons of his own, ones that could turn her world upside-down.Ones that could reveal the truth that’s been kept from her for years.Ones that could cost her everything…Including her life.The Beautiful Mess trilogy is a gripping, suspenseful story about two souls destined to be together and the forces threatening to keep them apart. Pick up your copy of this USA Today Bestselling series today!Collection includes:1. A Beautiful Mess2. A Tragic Wreck3. Gorgeous Chaos
The Torn Trilogy Box Set
J.M. Walker - 2014
He was dark and thrilling, intense and controlling. And he captivated me from the very start. He unleashed something inside of me like no other. His bad rep and troubled past drew me to him like gasoline feeding a flame.With just one taste, I felt the danger in him, the uncontrollable power that left me breathless. The passion consumed me. Fast and hard. Temptation couldn't guard my heart. I should have known a man of such raw and wild desires came with competition.Revealed by You (Torn #2) Blurb:The sharp edge of love… Brett MacLean was possessive. Even more since I became his. He was my desire…my ultimate pleasure…he was mine. As each day passed, he revealed a part of himself that had lain dormant. A broken childhood. A troubled man. One I was determined to help. After months together, I thought I knew him. But soon realized I was wrong. His dark secrets were only the beginning. The past was more disturbing than I ever could have fathomed. His deep seeded need for me came with a price that could have consequences. I needed him just as much. Because of this, we would be tested. My greatest fear was that it would take us beyond the limits of our love.Perfected by You (Torn #3) Blurb:An all-consuming need…Evvie Neal was my addiction. The love I felt for her controlled me and it brought me to my knees. She was my one. My only.Destroyed as a boy, healed as a man, she was my saving grace. The first person who knew the real me. Because of her, I became stronger. Whole. A true warrior in my own personal Hell.As time went on, demons from my past haunted me, threatening to ruin what I had worked so hard to become. Strong.The ultimate sacrifice was giving up a piece of myself to be perfect. For her.
The Ex Games Boxed Set
J.S. Cooper - 2014
Get all three books together now! Book 1 Handsome billionaire, Brandon Hastings was Katie Raymond's first love. They had a whirlwind romance that captivated her heart and took her on a sexual journey she never wanted to end. Their future together looked bright until Brandon found out that Katie was keeping a huge secret from him. Once he realized the truth, he broke her heart and she never saw him again. Seven years later, Katie has finally moved on and accepts the position of her dreams at Marathon Corporation as an executive manager. The only problem is, Brandon Hastings bought the business a month after she started working there. Now Katie has to fly to San Francisco to attend a company-wide orientation and she is scared that Brandon is going to fire her on sight. Little does she know that Brandon has lot more planned for her and this time he's the one keeping a secret. Book 2 Seven years ago, Brandon Hastings and Katie Raymond had a relationship that other couples envied. They loved each other more than anything, but one lie ruined their relationship forever. Now, Brandon is the CEO of the company that Katie works for and she is finding it hard to be around him without wanting to touch him and be touched by him. Katie gives in to one moment of weakness with Brandon, and he reveals a secret that breaks her heart once again. Katie is determined that she will not let Brandon break her again and they go back in forth in a mouse and cat game that has them both wondering what's really going on. Just when Katie thinks she can take no more, one more secret is revealed that will make her question everything she ever thought she knew about Brandon Hastings. Book 3 What other secret is Brandon hiding? Seven years ago, Katie Raymond made a mistake that cost her the love of her life. Now, Brandon Hastings is back in her life and it seems like he is determined to make her pay for her previous mistakes. When Katie overhears a private conversation, she has no idea just how deep the secrets go. She gives, Brandon one last chance to prove his love to her, but when he violates her trust one last time, she doesn't think she can ever forgive him. But then, Brandon tells her the one thing that is guaranteed to turn her world upside down and she's not sure if her life will ever be the same again. This book is recommended for 17+ due to mature language and adult situations.
Cowboy Justice Association Novel Box Set: Books 1 - 3
Olivia Jaymes - 2014
Luckily, Federal agents are going to give her a new identity until she can testify against the man who wants her dead. She’s not thrilled about being sent to a small town in Montana to hide, but she wants to stay alive. Sheriff Seth Reilly is doing a favor for an old Army buddy. He’s promised to watch over a woman whose life is in danger, but he didn’t plan on her being so young and beautiful. When danger finds Presley, Seth will risk everything to keep her safe until she can testify. Will Presley get her old life back or start a new life with Seth instead? Justice Healed: Dr. Madison Shay has left Chicago and moved back to her small town roots to take over her father’s medical practice. She’s not the skinny, gawky red haired, four-eyed girl any longer but it sure feels that way. Sheriff Tanner Marks might have been the captain of the football team years ago but things aren’t as rosy now. He has a son who hates him, and an ex-wife who is about to marry a man Tanner thinks might be a criminal. Madison and Tanner aren’t looking for love but it feels like the town has other plans. They keep finding themselves thrown together and it’s not unpleasant in the least. In fact, they’re starting to enjoy themselves. There just might be a future for them after all. Cowboy Truth: Sheriff Logan Wright might be the sexiest bad boy Ava Hayworth has ever seen but she’s not interested in the least. All she wants is to help him solve the murder of a prominent local citizen by a mysterious vigilante serial killer. A fling with a smokin’ hot cowboy cop isn’t in her plans. Logan doesn’t need a mystery writer who thinks she’s a detective, trailing after him while he tries to do his job. She’s smart and cute, but he doesn’t want her to get hurt. She’s the first woman he’s known who has kept her promises. It shakes him to his very core, challenging long held beliefs. Everything Logan wants, but never thought he could have, is within his grasp. With the help of Ava and his friends, he’s going to have to fight the past if he wants any kind of a future.
The Life List
Chrissy Anderson - 2012
Then out of nowhere…an affair. What would you do if you realized the life you created wasn’t right for you? You think you know the answer? Think again. Follow Chrissy as she lies and cheats and ultimately learns to tell the truth to herself and those that she loves.At twenty-eight, Chrissy has been steadily checking off the boxes on her life list as she mocks the style and life choices of everyone around her. She’s got it all—or so everyone thinks. Her life begins to fall apart when she unexpectedly meets a much younger man, Leo, who makes her question just how perfect her “perfect life” really is. With the help of her no-nonsense therapist, Dr. Maria, Chrissy learns more about herself than she anticipates. But it isn’t until she stares an untimely death in the face that Chrissy is catapulted into an overdue reality check. Only then does she scramble to correct the mistakes of her past…trying to figure out if it’s her husband Kurt, her lover Leo, or both that she has to leave behind to make everything right.Women of all kinds will be able to relate to the pressure of constructing the ideal life, only to fall short. Not everyone will agree with Chrissy Anderson’s decisions, but all will pause as they follow along on her journey to ask, “What would I do if I were her?”
Heartbeat
Faith Sullivan - 2013
Katie, just out of high school, struggles with a tortured home life she cannot escape. Everything changes when Katie hops into the front seat of Adam's ambulance. Overwhelmed by what they are feeling, neither possess the confidence to make the first move. They walk away from each other, full of regret. To find her, Adam risks his future. To be with him, Katie sacrifices her security. Little do they know, what little time they do have, is being measured by a heartbeat that is slowly dying out.
The Unwilling Executive
Miranda P. Charles - 2015
He bet the old man has ulterior motives that has nothing to do with wanting to develop a relationship with him. He refuses to make contact with the man who has rejected him all his life... until his father's message is hand-delivered by a blushing beauty who stirred him in the right places.
She cares about keeping her job.
Jade Tully thanks her lucky stars for her new role as the personal assistant to a wealthy CEO. Heaven knows she needs it. But she doesn't anticipate getting entangled in the personal conflict between her eccentric boss and his extremely hunky son--a man who rattles her poise and melts her heart. She wants to help bring father and son together. But if she continues to do her boss's bidding, would she lose Lucas' trust and her chance to capture his heart?The Unwilling Executive can be enjoyed as a stand-alone or as Book 1 of the Captured by Love series.This book is for adults only. It contains hot sex scenes.
The Complete Hidden Scars Series
A.M. Myers - 2018
A wrench is thrown into her plans when she meets Phoenix West, a sexy as hell, smooth-talking tattoo artist.As soon as Nix meets Emma, he knows he's found something special. He can't deny their connection and despite her reluctance, Nix slowly works his way through her hidden scars and into her heart.Just when Emma starts to breathe again, her fear resurfaces, threatening her hopes for the future.Will she ever be free to live the life she truly wants? Or will her torturous past finally catch up to her?BOOK TWO: COLLATERAL DAMAGETen seconds can change everything.
Daisy Conners fell in love with her best friend’s brother when she was little more than a child. In the blink of an eye, he became everything – the boy who made her heart beat faster with a single look and turned her world upside down. But you know what they say about young love. When it was clear that he didn’t feel the same way, she was forced to move on and let him go.
Tucker Harrington is a broken man. Still reeling from a single incident years ago, he’s resigned himself to spending his life alone. It’s better that way. But then, why does the presence of his little sister’s best friend make him forget that he’s no good for anyone? And why is it so hard to just stay away from her?
All it takes is one toe-curling kiss in the middle of the night to rock the shaky foundation of their friendship and resurrect every feeling Daisy has been keeping buried for years.
Can Tucker finally let go and learn to accept the love that is right in front of him? Or is their relationship doomed before it even begins?BOOK THREE: EVADING FATETrey Davis doesn’t believe in fate.With an alcoholic abusive father and a drug addict mother, he can't afford to. He lived through hell as a child and came out on the other side, stronger than ever. But have those years ruined any chance he has at a future?
Addilyn Burke used to believe in happy endings. She was a glass half full, look for the silver lining kind of girl before the cruel hand of fate came crashing down on top of her. Now, her future is unknown and she refuses to drag anyone else down with her. But how long before the weight of her decision crushes her?
Two friends – brought together by circumstance and pushed apart by fear. One running from the demons in his past and the other running the uncertainty of her future.
Can they stop running long enough to see that everything they’ve ever wanted is right in front of them? Or will they be just two more victims of fate?
Fight for Her: Volume 1
J.J. Knight - 2014
For four years, I’ve kept seeing her face. Maddie’s face. My one great love.After a brutal cage match that sent me to the ER, Maddie took off across the country. Six months pregnant. She left to have my baby as far from me as she could. No more violence, she said. No fighting.I had to live with it. I had no choice.But last night I got a phone call from my little girl, asking me to come to her fourth birthday party. Her friends all have daddies, she said. Would I be hers?Damn right I will.I decide that when I get to New York, I’m not going to care about Maddie. I’m not going to even look at her.But I do. And the moment I see her again, I know one thing is true.This ain’t over.FIGHT FOR HER VOL 1 is the first of a four-part serial.