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Collision


Karen Frances - 2020
    Fueled by adrenaline, it's hardly surprising the controlled, confident, and hugely successful driver has the world at his feet. He could have anything or anyone just by snapping his fingers.By comparison, Ellie Cooper's life has never been easy. Everything she as she's worked damn hard for, including her career as a newspaper reporter. Not bad for a girl who has fought for survival all her life at the hands of a neglectful drug addict mother.Little did Ellie know that, by rubbing elbows with the rich and famous, she would gain insight to the private side of Ryan Jackson that few people rarely see.But when hidden desires lead to dangerous collisions, could it lead to a happy-ever-after?Karen Frances' Collision is a fast-paced, steamy, contemporary romance written in K. Bromberg's Driven World Project.

Heartbeat


Georgia Coffman - 2020
    Bromberg's Everyday Heroes World.We kissed once.In high school, I kissed my best friend Clara. I was prepared to confess my love for her and make her mine, but a sudden tragedy derailed my whole life.After that, I went back to being her friend Dax—nothing more, nothing less.When she married someone else, I thought I’d lost my chance forever. I threw myself into my work as a cardiologist. It kept me so busy I could barely think of anything outside the sterile walls of the clinic. My patients were all I needed… or so I thought.After the devastating loss of her husband, Clara and her son move back to this small town. The more time we spend together, the more I realize how empty my life is.Every day with them, the hammering hope in my chest grows stronger. I begin to think Clara will finally see me the way I’ve always seen her.My heart has always beat for Clara. When she learns the truth about my feelings, will her healing heart beat for me too?

Flameover


Esther E. Schmidt - 2020
    Four years later, Kain finds his lie coming back to haunt him.After her father’s death, Leontine is left to deal with the company he left behind and to cope with her stress, she decides to move to Sunnyville. The same town where the hot firefighter from her one-night stand lives. The little white lie Leontine told might not seem so white when covered in soot from the fire he just rescued her, and her daughter, from. A fire throws them back together, but the heat might be too much with an arsonist risking their lives. Can they overcome the little white lies they’re both guilty of? When fire burns hot, there’s no stopping the ravenous outcome. Unless there’s a firefighter involved.Esther E. Schmidt’s Flameover is a fast-paced, biker crossover, romantic suspense, standalone romance written in K. Bromberg’s Everyday Heroes Worlds project.

Rescued


Evan Grace - 2020
    Bromberg’s Everyday Heroes Worlds project. After spending the last few years globetrotting for her travel vlog, Gwen Malone has finally decided to come home to Sunnyville, California. Her plan was to spend time with her family and friends, and decide where to go next. The last thing she expected was to be attracted to the tattooed police officer, Maverick Graves. At her welcome home party, her sister and best friend warn her to stay away, that he’s a player and commitmentphobic. That was the plan except she saw him everywhere — sometimes with other women. That only solidified that Gwen needed to avoid him. To Maverick, Gwen was untouchable. Yes, she was gorgeous, he was very interested, but she was his boss’s daughter and he wasn’t going to go there no matter how much he wanted to. A simple favor for her dad and she was in a van with him driving along the coast. When an accident traps them together things get real, quick. When they’re finally rescued they can’t seem to stay apart, no matter how hard they try. Things can change in an instant — will they both give in to what they really want? Or deny their true feelings, losing the other forever.

Cautious


Candice M. Wright - 2020
    With dead parents, dead teammates, and a whole lot of survivor’s guilt, Blake just wants to be left alone and to take care of his grandmother. Until a beautiful woman full of secrets becomes his grandmother’s neighbor and brings down his walls. Callie Ward needs a hero more than ever. In a bid to escape her past, Callie moves into a new town, looking for a fresh start.Her plan was simple; Step one: Find a safe haven to call home Step two: Keep her head down and don’t draw attention to herself. Step three: Stay away from men because they cause nothing but trouble. All her plans get thrown out of the window when she collides with a wildly handsome man with a dark past of his own.Their attraction to each other is undeniable But both of them have a reason to be cautious And when the past catches up to them, They will need to make a decision, Fight for each other, or walk away.Because it’s not just their hearts on the line, But their lives.

Crush


Kelsie Rae - 2020
    Bromberg’s Everyday Heroes Worlds project.I signed up to be a surrogate because the dating pool is that shallow. Besides, my uterus might as well get used before it starts to grow cobwebs, right? Go figure that fate would screw with me as soon as I check in at my first doctor's appointment.It's official. I've hit a new rock bottom.Now I'm stuck drooling over my obstetrician, Dr. Benjamin Bennett. The wounded widower knows how to play my heartstrings like a seasoned violinist.I thought I'd be stuck lusting from afar, but it seems luck is on my side when I find him on a dating app.Dr. Bennett is looking for a friend with benefits, and I'm more than ready to jump his bones.What I don't expect however, is the man beneath the good looks. The longer I'm around him, the more I start to wonder if he'd ever be interested in pursuing something real, or if I'd always be lost in his wife's shadow.

Cop-Out


Misty Walker - 2020
    Liv-I came to Sunnyville broken, battered, and bloody.I was saved, rescued by an angel wearing a badge and from that point on, I wanted to be just like him.Flash forward two years and I finally have my opportunity.But then Topher Harding asks me out on a date.He’s sexy, he has dimples, and he’s a cop.One date turns into five turns into me thinking this guy might be my forever.Unfortunately, things don’t always go to plan.This is my life and I refuse to let anyone, or anything stand in my way.Especially a sexy, dimpled cop who thinks I need a hero.Topher-From the second the new dispatcher walked into the station, I wanted her.She’s smart, quick thinking, and on a scale of one to ten, her body is a fifteen.For the first time in my life, I want to stop adding notches to my bedpost and buy a new bed.One I can share with Liv for the rest of my life.After everything she has been through, I need is make sure nothing and no one can touch her again.Then I find out she’s been keeping a secret that I can’t get over.So, I let her walk out of my life.Now she’s back with a shiny new badge of her own.And being the department’s Field Training Officer, she’s put under my wing.She still doesn’t need a hero.But she does need me.And I’ll prove it to her.

Repair


Trish Williford - 2021
    Just weeks before our wedding, the ideal life I knew took an unexpected turn when my fiancé’s mistress came forward with her pregnancy. Being newly single at thirty-one, the last thing I had envisioned for myself was to return to my hometown of Sunnyville. Until now, I have successfully avoided this town for the last eight years, thanks to Tank Easton. Broody, sexy, lying, beautiful, selfish jerk. Who just happens to be my brother’s best friend. Knowing there is no way to avoid Tank, I plan to put our one-night stand behind us and start anew. Be cordial. Possibly become friends eventually, for my brother’s sake. Life is too short to hold grudges. Forgive and forget, right? Harder said than done. Trish Williford’s Repair is a steamy, sweet, second chance, contemporary romance written in K. Bromberg’s Everyday Heroes World project.

Expecting the SEAL’s Baby


Katie Knight - 2021
    So when her brother goes missing, Jeremy’s the first person Gina turns to for answers and comfort. But what begins as a little emotional support soon leads to a scorching night of passion. A night neither of them can forget…Weeks later, Gina shows up at Jeremy’s door with clues about her brother’s disappearance… and disturbing proof that she’s being followed. As his squad mate's sister, Jeremy knows Gina should be off limits. But now that she's a target, there’s no way he’s letting her out of his sight.Gina swore she'd never date another military man. Still, Jeremy’s the only guy she trusts to help find her brother. She's determined to resist his smoking good looks and masculine charm. But as their search leads deep into a dangerous South American jungle, life throws another surprise at Gina — she’s pregnant. And Jeremy's the father.Surrounded by danger and intrigue, it doesn’t take long for Gina to succumb to temptation. But the biggest danger of all may be losing her heart to a Navy SEAL…

C is for Carter: A Secret Baby Mountain Man Romance (Men of ALPHAbet Mountain)


Natasha L. Black - 2022
    

Risk


Harlow Layne - 2020
    Bromberg's Driven world.There was no turning back once the line was crossed...Callum Crew loved control— on and off the track. It’s what made him the best Formula One driver of his generation. But being the best was a lonely road. In his line of work there was no room for doubt or distractions. It was my job to help him get out of his head. Instead— I risked it all and fell for him. Aspen Belle was under my skin. The beautiful therapist was driven and dedicated, two things I was drawn to.There was no denying the chemistry between us was combustible. I couldn’t get enough. Our romance was reckless— our relationship forbidden. But that didn’t stop us... nothing could.

Hot Men


Ashlee Price - 2018
    No cheating, no cliffhangers and you are guaranteed many happily-ever-afters including engagements, weddings and babies. ***

Tortured


N.M. Catalano - 2018
    The four of us, that’s what we do.They say I have no emotions.I wish. I feel everything, maybe more than you.They said I shouldn’t fall in love with a married woman.They’re right about that, too. It wasn’t part of the assignment.But I did. Now they want her.My demons are going to destroy them.There once was a girl who believed in fairytales.They all came true.With contracts and lies and deceit.There is a woman who cries herself to sleep.Who lives a lie behind a beautiful mask.There is a woman who almost gave up.Almost.But then her prince charming came.He is everything she needs.Mysterious, dark, dangerous, who makes her do things, things that would shock you.Everything that she needs.There is a woman who belongs to someone else, who can never leave.There is a woman who is imprisoned by deals and money and power.There is a woman who loves a man she cannot have. There is a man and a woman who will be destroyed. **Intended for adult audiences, 18+, strong language, strong sexual content, MFM, BDSM, ends in a cliffhanger.**

Last Call


Bella Michaels - 2020
    Every damn time. My father says that's the problem. But he says a lot of things about me, none of them very nice.I finally have a chance to show him, to show everyone, I'm more than a pretty boy who parties hard with his parents’ money. My business partner Enzo and I have developed a product that will change the world.There's just one snag. Ada Flemming, the FDA official who controls our company’s fate, is the most compelling woman I’ve ever met. Even though it could cost me everything—my friendship with Enzo, my business, and my one chance at redemption—I can’t seem to stay away from her. Pursuing Ada might be the biggest screwup of all—the only bad decision I don’t bounce back from.But it’s too late to start making safe decisions now.

Quadruplet Babies for my Billionaire Boss


Lia Lee - 2018
     I knew better. My morals were in check. I just didn’t care about the repercussions. A man like me never does. Rena was young. Gorgeous. Tall. Big brown eyes that begged me to take her. And that I did. Over and over. My naughty little secretary. Some would call me sick for screwing a girl practically college-age. But my want for her was too great. She was mine… Whether she knew it or not. ‘They say’ all good things must come to an end. And I needed to end it. Before we got too deep. Before she got attached. But then it happened. The last thing I expected. Rena was pregnant. It got me thinking... Maybe this was my chance to turn things around. Mature the fuck up. Or maybe this was my wake-up call: To cut and run. Because it wasn’t part of the plan. Time to choose…