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Forced Autonomy, Phase 1
Lila Felix - 2014
Those citizens who are left are in one of two classes. One: Citizens who have undergone forced lobotomies, as mandated by the United Nations. Two: Those who fight against their tyranny. Petra Kingsley falls under both classes. She falls in line with the drones, pretending her procedure worked. Four years she’s existed among their ranks, hiding in plain sight, being worked to the bone and starved almost to death. Lawson is a bounty hunter of sorts. His target isn’t the guilty, it’s those who are lost in the folds of a broken society. When he spots Petra working in the masses, he stops at nothing to help her escape. But he has no idea who exactly he’s helping—and who will now be hunting them both?
Picture Perfect
Camille Dixon - 2013
But on the inside, he’s dying. His family is falling apart, his grades are dropping, and his girlfriend just dumped him for his hockey team rival, who also happens to be his younger brother. Not to mention he hasn’t been able to snap a decent picture for his senior portfolio in weeks. But when a sultry redhead with fire burning in her eyes struts across his path, he thinks he may have finally found his muse…Angela “Angel” Davis learned early on that life never offers any hand-outs. And she’s getting burned out. Between juggling her nights as an exotic dancer at a men’s private club and struggling to keep up with her elementary education courses during the day, she barely has time to think of the future. Not that she wants to. The future implies planning, and Angel is no stranger to broken dreams. Then she meets Devin, a man who’s so wrong for her, yet she can’t seem to stay away from.When Devin offers to take her on as his private model, Angel finds the cash hard to refuse. Each has something the other desperately needs, and neither one is willing to walk away. As their professional relationship spirals out of control into something more, they learn sometimes the wrong person can be the only right person, and that life - and people - are rarely picture perfect.
Escape
C. Shell - 2013
It has gone through an extensive re-write, plot, cover, and title change. It will be re-published 4-20-19 as Dirty Love & Filthy Lies
Opium Skies
C.M. Radcliff - 2020
Life is full of variables.We crave control, but in reality, we have very little.Hadley left home with a plan to get the full college experience.After losing her mother, she lost a part of herself and she doesn’t have room for attachments.Scarred from her past, Hadley just wants her life to be normal.She wants to have fun and forget the past that she’s leaving behind.But life doesn’t go as planned and when she meets Ander, everything changes.Ander lives his life going from one high to the next.He’s a bad boy with haunting blue eyes and a history of making terrible decisions.He was never part of her plan, but neither of them can deny what is happening between them.What starts out as fun begins to develop into something much darker and toxic.Their love is explosive, but Ander is an addict who is quickly spiraling out of control.And nothing will stop him from taking her down with him.Ander is the one variable in her life that she will never control.And they are destined for destruction.
Love (Try) Angle
Manali Desai - 2021
She befriends the charming Viren, who helps her find her footing in Mumbai. Though she is slowly adjusting to her new life, what Ayesha is most excited about is pursuing B.A. (Hons.) Political Science from a reputed college. Things don’t go as smoothly as she had thought though. Because Abhi, her senior, seems hell-bent on making her life on the campus difficult from day one. Just when things seem settled, Viren joins the college as an Ad-Hoc lecturer. Is there more to Ayesha’s friendship with Viren, and her frenemity with Abhi? It seems there’s a love triangle blooming around the corner or will it be a Love (Try) Angle? Because Ayesha is not sure if it’s love at all.
Huntington House: A Mike Humber Detective Novel
R.R. Haywood - 2013
they probably are.Huntington House: A Psychological sexy brutal twisting thriller that keeps you nailed to your seat.
For Toron's Pride
Tressie Lockwood - 2012
She's determined to live a normal life despite PM'S as a shifter being off the charts. When she meets Toron, the leader of the Pride, she can't deny how sexy he is or her attraction to him, but Toron has a power that threatens to sweep away all the plans she's made for her life. No one man should have that much control over the the people around him. After a night of unbelievable sex, Sienna leaves Toron, and he let's her go. Five years later, she is forced to seek help of the man she's never been able to get out of her head. Will he forgive her for the decision she made so long ago
Maid to Fit
Rebecca M. Avery - 2014
Hiring some help from Man Maid cleaning service may be her saving grace, if she can keep her eyes… and hands… off her new employee that is. Adjusting back into civilian life has proven harder than former army sergeant, Ronnie Brown, expected. Helping to restore order in Kayla’s household is becoming more than a job to him though. He’s starting to feel like fitting into her little family is right where he belongs. Now if he can just persuade his mouth-watering new boss to allow him to be more than just the hired help…
A Virgin Enslaved
Artemis Hunt - 2012
But when she meets her new boss, the stunningly handsome and mercurial CEO, Chris Morton, she experiences an all-encompassing, gut-wrenching libidinous 'I want to be taken right here on your desk' desire that she has never known. What's happening to her? Especially since Chris is a damaged entity who has multiple 'friends with benefits' and a fervent vow to never love a woman again. Even more perplexing is his obvious desire for her - a desire so palpable it borders on obsession.Then Chris proposes an arrangement to explore their mutual passion: "Try me out for seven days. No penetration, I promise . . . unless you want it."In this complex passion game, one of them must succumb first, except that things rarely work out as planned.A VIRGIN ENSLAVED is a 32,000-word erotic romance novel.
Live Me
Celeste Grande - 2015
Unable to bear the torture any longer, she does the one thing she can to take back control. Run.With her best friend Jace in tow, Evangelina attempts to escape her darkened past by leaving for college and diving head first into an aggressive schedule, determined with everything she is to make a name for herself. There’s only one problem—she can’t run away from the demons she struggles with. The demons that’ll forever be there, locked inside, battering her soul. Hiding behind a flawless façade, Evangelina faces her ghosts until her world is turned upside down, invaded by…him. Blake Turner. Sweet, witty, flirtatious and drop-dead gorgeous, he finds Evangelina at every turn. Scared he’ll uncover the truth she keeps so well guarded, Evangelina tries her best to put on her act, deterring him like she has so many times before—only this guy’s different. He’s relentless. Utterly, absolutely and completely relentless. He sees her and he wants her and won’t stop until she’s his.Will Evangelina succeed in pushing Blake away? Or will he break down her walls and be the person to make her realize life is worth living?
Fighting Fate (Fate, #1)
Anastasia Austin - 2019
And she isn't going to let anything get in her way. Until she repeatedly crosses paths with poster-child frat boy, Isaac Johnson. She hesitates when all he wants is a hook up. She pushes him away when he shows signs of wanting more. Then she's torn, when she finds him all alone and sick as a dog after his frat brothers abandon him for spring break. Katie should leave. Stick to her plan. Finish the project that could make or break her college career. But she can't leave him like this--to fend for himself when he can barely breathe--or ignore the connection building between them. The one she's not sure she can fight anymore.Fun and fluffy standalone with a happily ever after.Tropes you have to look forward to:*Injury (Our boy has the flu, poor thing)*Afraid to commit*FlingThis is a sweet and spicy novella intended for an adult audience.
In the Beginning
London Miller - 2013
With new friends and an intriguing new love interest, starting over is easier than she expected...but Mishca Volkov isn't what he seems. As the son of a Russian Mob boss, he thrives in a world of chaos and fear, earning the title of Bratva Captain through blood and pain.When the two cross paths, lines blur and passions ignite, bringing them closer than they could ever imagine. Until secrets from the past threaten to tear them apart. Can they fight past their demons...or were they doomed by fate before they ever met.
Reburn
Anne Marsh - 2013
The big bruising ranger is the last line of defense in forest infernos and he'll go up against anyone who gets in the way of putting them out. Even the FBI tracking a terrorist through the heart of a blaze. But when Sam discovers the agent is ex-lover Olivia Albert, saving himself will be more dangerous than any fire he's faced before. . .Olivia needs Sam's help to survive the heat, but when it comes to keeping her quarry from detonating a major strike, this Bureau agent is calling the shots. Except when Sam's hard body and expert hands are reigniting a second chance that could be hot enough to burn forever. . .
The Society of Sinners
Charity Parkerson - 2011
We instinctively know this as children." Nestled high in the mountains...The quiet community of Jackson Station is where everyone knows your name and...species?Vampires have existed since almost the beginning of time, but not in the way we have been led to believe. These were not men cursed by the devil but warriors blessed by God to have great strength, agility, and eternal life. Eternal life came at a price, the price of human blood. Some chose to live within their own society; The Society of Sinners.This is the first in Charity Parkerson's "Sinners" series introducing a paranormal world filled with vampires, werewolves, changeling, and God's greatest warrior. Warning: This book contains explicit sex scenes that are not intended for readers under 18.