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Stranger On a Bus
Jenna Rose - 2022
She waited for him to make his move, but he never did. But then one day, when her entire life came crashing down around her, he was there. But now Mari’s jealous old employer is out to ruin her, and with all his money and power, will Cane be able to protect her or will they both be destroyed in the process?
Smiling in Love
Ember Flint - 2019
30-year-old Blake Long got a raw deal when he was but two, but he managed to pull through. Now, completely alone in the world, he’s the quiet, reclusive and shy CEO of Long Safeguard, an IT firm he built from the ground up, starting from a beat-up, cast-off laptop and ending with a billion dollars in his bank account just as he turned twenty-five, but his professional accomplishments mean nothing when all he has waiting for him at the end of the day is an empty bed in an empty flat, just as hollow as his own bare life.24-year-old Sunny Brooks is a positive-thinking, sweet, smart-mouthed freelance photographer that has been told her entire life that her parents couldn’t have picked a better name for her, and she’s always believed it was true, but lately her smiles have started to lose their momentum. For the last year or so, her boisterous, happy, forever-nosing-around family has been hounding her to settle down and if her beloved, but meddlesome older sisters attempt to set her up with their weekly version of Mr. Right one more time, she’s going to scream.And then she meets him.What happens when your smile finally finds a purpose?And then he meets her. What happens when you finally meet the one that can make you smile?They couldn’t be more different, but they just can’t walk away.Like day and night, dark and light, like the sun and the moon, but also like two magnets, two parts of a whole that, upon recognition, can no longer be kept separate. Dear Reader: This inflammable, saccharine story is so filthy, you’d better make sure no one’s standing behind you while you read it, and so fluffy-sweet, it packs its own calories. I swear: it’s gonna stay on your hips as much as the big, possessive hands of this adorable, dirty-talking, protective OTT alpha hero stay on the heroine’s curvy ones —which is FOREVER. As usual in this book there’s NO-cheating, no OW/OM drama, it’s HEA-guaranteed and features a voluptuous, innocent but spunky heroine that’s sparkly and bubbly as a flute of champagne on an empty stomach and a hero that brings tall, dark and handsome to another level, so brooding you’ll want to make him smile yourself and so uptight, strait-laced and no-nonsense, you just know he’s going to explode when the time is right (and the time is so right!). Do opposites attract? Oh, yeah, they do, baby! If you don’t believe me, come and see… Warning: hot, crazy-fast insta-love coming your way! Might melt your kindle and your heart too!
Sweet Tooth
Cassie Mint - 2022
She’s a cake pop delivery girl.
I cannot believe they’ve made me her babysitter.
After a decade of long hours and non-stop grind, I’ve been tapped to make partner. I’m so close, I can taste it.The only catch? First, I need to babysit our biggest client’s niece while she launches her cake business in our building.She thinks overworked lawyers are the perfect crowd for sprinkles and sugar.I think it’s a waste of damn time.But I’ve worked too hard for this promotion, and I will not let this girl derail me now. Not with her antics, or her cakes, or her teasing little smiles.Yes, she’s sweet and pretty. Yes, she makes my cold, dead heart race in my chest.But she’s a distraction. That’s all.
Sweet Tooth is a steamy instalove novella, where opposites attract and office romance comes with sprinkles on top.
Cheeky Christmas
Aria Cole - 2016
She dreams of bigger things, so when an opportunity for something bigger comes along, she grabs it with both hands. Now she's on her way to a sprawling country estate in rural England to work as an au pair.However, her new adventure loses some of its shine when she finds out her new boss, wealthy single dad Mason Kingsley, is a surly and foul-tempered ogre. Yet despite his temperament, he consumes the air in her lungs and dominates her every waking thought. Especially when she sees him being as sweet as candy to his five-year-old daughter.Little does she know that he is just as affected by her. While his attraction to her drives him to distraction, he wants more than just her body. Much more.Warning: If you don't like rich, over-the-top alpha British men who fall hard and fast, turn back now. This holiday season, you'll lose more than your Christmas stockings and light up brighter than your tree when you fall in love with Mason Kingsley.Note: Cheeky Christmas is a sweet, English treat that ends at 53% and for a limited time you can enjoy my cocky, Irish Prince in Chasing Charlie immediately after! Pour the egg nog and settle in for a night with my handsome British Billionaires!
Only Christmas
Lucy Darling - 2021
My assistant was convinced it was the only way to get my mother and the board of my company off my back. My life is already consumed with running a hotel empire. I don't even have time for the holiday party my mother is making me come back home for. Maybe I’m on the naughty list? Surely not.I’m fact, I must have been very good this year, because when I arrive in the suite of my hotel I find one of the maids asleep in my bed. She’s a Christmas gift I never knew I needed. One I have no intention of giving back.Now that I’ve met Aspen I realize I definitely don't need a fake fiancé, I need a wife. I’ve never met anyone even remotely qualified for the position. Until now. If only she'd stop trying to get away from me.
A Holly For X-Mas
Olivia T. Turner - 2021
Lovely.I’m about to give her a piece of my mind, but she takes a piece of my heart instead.She’s perfect.A true Christmas miracle.An innocent angel in the flesh.My Holly.It only takes one look before I know I want her.Before I know she’s mine.It’s Christmas, but I’m not in the mood for sharing.I must be the Grinch because I want all of her. All to myself.And I’ll do whatever I must in order to get her.Christmas magic has never felt so sweet.Big family, big house, big heart, big you know what. We’re celebrating Christmas OTT style, sneaking around the party with a hot, rich, much older alpha who can’t take his eyes off us. Come and join the steamy fun in this May-December Holiday Romance!Insta-love at its finest in a SAFE read with no cheating and a super sweet Holiday HEA guaranteed.
Wicked Ways (Hunky Halloween)
Loni Ree - 2020
Why her? Why now? What the hell is happening to me? I blame my dad. His family love at first sight curse has reared its head to bite me in the rear end at the most unexpected moment.CelineMy twin sister has gotten me into some tight spots in the past, but this one takes the cake. She’s had bad dye job and I’m stuck pulling a high school prank. Pretending to be her all day is tough work. Fooling two lawyers for an entire day is going to take all my acting skills, but the alternative is so much worse. Or is it?When the gorgeous attorney figures out my deception, he’s got a plan-we’ll playact one more day to get our new relationship out in the open. Zane doesn’t seem upset about my deception. He’s too busy promising me I’ll love his wicked ways. How did I get so lucky?This over-the-top quick read is just what you're looking for if you like insta-love romance with a little bit of humor.
Loki: Filthy Modern Vikings
ChaShiree M. - 2019
One I didn’t see coming. Now that I have her, I am never letting go. Her family may not approve. That’s their fucking problem. I will get my ring on her hand, my baby in her belly and my last name behind hers faster than she can get unpacked. I dare someone try to stop me. Tabitha Gentry is MINE!!!!
The Eternal Don
Esther E. Schmidt - 2021
I’ve been around for almost two centuries. Immortality keeps my heart beating and the blood flowing; mostly through my veins and those of my enemies dripping from my hands.No one is stupid enough to challenge me, until a hunter thinks he can bait me by using his daughter. An arranged marriage might have been a trap set by him, but I’ll be the one who will see it through.An ancient legacy rips the mafia world apart, creating a hunt for all who think to take what’s mine; the woman with the angelic touch. Though, I will cleanse this world of those who seek ultimate power through the hands of my woman. While she has the potential to be my downfall, I however will be the last one standing.For I am the Eternal Don.
Caught For The Holidays
Amber A. Bardan - 2016
Driven me crazy. For six months, I’ve teetered on the edge of combustion. Been an aggressive monster of her creation, unable to have the one thing I need. Her. She’s made me crazy. Now her games have come to a conclusion she never thought could happen. I’m here, in her room. In her bed. Catching her for the Holiday’s and forever. Warning: This short romance is pure guilty pleasure. These holidays, get caught up with Matthew, a completely obsessed hero who will stop at nothing to claim the love of his life. This book contains elements which may be triggers for some. Happy Ever After. No cliffhanger.
Too Young for Her Best Friend's Father
Jaye Diamond - 2019
Too innocent.She’s also my daughter’s best friend.All three of these facts should keep my hands off her, but I can’t get Alex out of my mind.When I discover she’s going to lose her cherry to the snot-nosed punk who lives across the street, I can’t stand it.I decide to stop fighting my urges, and finally claim her.Leave any vanilla expectations at the door, and enjoy this sizzling hot romance that comes with a guaranteed HEA (and no cheating!). Jaye Diamond's stories are what happens when quick and dirty meets short and sweet.Her books are for adult readers, and feature sizzling hot action(with no protection for young heroines and alpha males who excel at baby-making).
Finding His Heart (Finding His Love Book 3)
M.K. Moore - 2019
I was too young to love him, but I did it anyway. Now, she's mine and nothing will keep me from her. Now, I'm his and I'll never break his heart. This is a safe, steamy instalove with all the over the top feels you can handle.
Oh Snowy Night
Ella Goode - 2019
Oh! The snowy night the stars are brightly shining It is the night of the lumberjack’s big fall Long lay his heart in eternal slumber Till she appeared and his soul felt enthralled A thrill of hope the romance world rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious tale Swipe open your Kindles And read the latest story Of slight surly Conn And of Faith who brought new hope
Stay Close
Alexa Riley - 2017
Forever.If she were to simply whisper my name, I would be at her feet, begging to touch what I shouldn’t, taste what doesn’t belong to me, run my hands along with the sweet innocence she taunts me with.Penelope Justice is eighteen, old enough to graduate high school but—according to her parents—not old enough to live without 24/7 security. The practice has made her an expert at ditching her bodyguards. One look at Ivan and she never wants to run again.I’ve been hired to protect her.I can’t help but think that perhaps someone should have protected her from me.Ivan steals the breath right out of her lungs, something no boy has ever done. Then again, he’s far from a boy. This man, this man who looks like he could kill someone with the flick of a wrist, is everything. He is her future.I can’t let her go and I won’t give her up. I’ve done bad things in my life, and I don’t deserve her. But I can’t do the honorable thing.I’ve never been noble, and I’m not starting now.
Crazy For You
Tory Baker - 2020
He’s put his past behind him, and now he knows what he wants. That’s Michelle Delaney. She’s the gorgeous brunette who owns the hair salon he goes to. They’ve been playing a game of cat and mouse for months now, but he’s tired of waiting. It’s time to make his move. Michelle likes Devon, maybe too much. She knows his history, but she’s drawn to him, like a moth to a flame. When he asks her out, she decides to not only take a chance on him—But on love too. Readers asked and Tory listened. Devon caught your eye in A Love Like Ours and you demanded his story and she’s serving it up while it’s smoking hot. As always you’ll find a love story that’s safe, sweet, sexy, and packed so full of happily ever after goodness it will make you believe in true love.