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A Secret Chance: A Small Town Love Story (Chance Rapids Book 4)
A.J. Wynter - 2020
Nope. No thank you. Am I crazy to turn down a man as hot and rich as him? Maybe. But we can’t be together. Not when I’ve kept a secret like this one for the past ten years. That night we spent tangled up in the sheets together at the heli skiing lodge changed my life forever. Now, the man I thought I’d never see again is sitting across from me at the bargaining table - and it’s my job to destroy him.
My simple small-town life just got really complicated…
A Secret Chance is book 4 in the Chance Rapids Series but can be read as a standalone. If flannel shirts, enemies to lovers, evil developers, and small town charm are your jam, you're going to love the town of Chance Rapids.
Billionaire Bad Boys
Holly Hart - 2017
Now he’s making me a promise I can’t resist... I won a war, lost a wife, and raised a beautiful baby girl. But I left the SEALs scarred and broken. I swore off women for good. Until Skye. She’s innocent, curvy, and makes my company tick. But I discovered her deepest secret: she’s never had an O. I made her a deal: You fix me and I’ll fix you… I’m gonna fix her, all right, right there in her own office! Skye’s gonna learn fast: There’s more to this contract than meets the eye. And there’s a first time for everything. It won’t be her last... Climax is just one of FOUR hot bad boy romances by Holly Hart in this scorching collection! You'll also find my best-selling Keeping Her, and Amazon Top 20 novels Faking It and The Chase! And don't forget, Holly Hart always gives you a Happy Ever After, she hates cheating with a passion, and cliffhangers just as much as you do!
Stranded at Christmas: a holiday romantic comedy
Stephanie Bond - 2020
Dark Beginnings, First in Series Boxset: Wild Fever / Moon Kissed / Prince of Desire
Donna Grant - 2020
Each story is the first in series and ends in a happily ever after.WILD FEVEROlivia Breaux left the small Cajun town the day of her high school graduation and never looked back. Until an unfortunate event sends her home ten years later. Returning to her hometown brings back memories and long held desires for the impossibly gorgeous - and aloof - Vincent.MOON KISSEDMyles LaRue was content owning a bar and hunting evil in the French Quarter. He wasn't looking for love, especially after the tragedy his family already experienced. But when the exquisite Addison Moore walks into his life, he can't help but be charmed. Despite the dangers surrounding them, Myles comes to one conclusion - against the odds they found each other, and now that they have, he will do whatever it takes to keep her safe.PRINCE OF DESIRELucian, a prince of a secret kingdom, must find his mate and return with her to Drahcir before time runs out. He's unprepared for Isabelle and the insatiable appetite he has for her. But will the passion
Married With Me
Bailie Hantam - 2020
He's the one she's always wanted.From the moment, Justin Ellis reunites with his best friend's little sister in Las Vegas, his world is turned upside down. Angela is beautiful and smart and everything he wants. But they cannot have more than their week-long fling before they both go back to their lives in Seattle.Deciding to give her brother's best friend a Vegas experience was probably not Angela York's smartest move. Especially since she never really got over her school girl crush on him. And why, oh why, did the Vegas experience have to include a drunken night at a wedding chapel.Will they see that they are meant for one another? Or are they headed straight for divorce?
I, Gracie
Sharon Sala - 2020
. .When Mama announced to our family that she had dementia, my brother and sisters insisted they couldn't help. They had their own lives elsewhere, after all. So, I gave up my dreams and spent the next nine years caring for Mama alone, losing her bit by bit, and nearly losing myself in the process.I, Gracie, started over . . .After Mama finally let go of this world, I let go of that world, too. I left the nightmare of my life with Mama, my family, and West Texas to start over in a new place, far away. It took some doing, but I have a new job, a safe place to live, and even new friends and a man who loves me, broken as I am. But . . .I, Gracie, am scarred . . .Until my past is buried like Mama, I keep my man waiting--struggling with what was and not trusting what is or could be.I, Gracie . . .Am on hold . . .still trying to let go.Praise for New York Times and USA Today-bestselling author Sharon Sala "Sharon Sala is a consummate storyteller." --Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author"Sala hooks you from the first page." --Fresh Fiction
Naughty Asshole (Dirty F**kers MC #6)
Sam Crescent - 2021
It’s a tainted label, and her future in the Dirty F**kers MC in question. She’s totally replaceable, nothing more than a club whore and the cook who keeps their diner up and running.Damon has been in love with Teri for a while, and deep down, he knows they want the same things from life. He’s seen the damage from her previous mistakes, and he’ll do everything in his power to make it right.She tries to keep Damon at arm’s length, but he breaks down her walls. There’s no place for her, but being around Damon and experiencing his touch, the sheer power of his lust, there is no denying him.He wants to own her, to claim her for his own, and the only way to do that is to make her. His perfect plan is to get her pregnant and marry her.What he doesn’t anticipate is the possibility of Teri looking for a life outside of Greater Falls, away from the club, away from him.Can he keep her?
His Curvy Charm (Curvy Holiday, #5)
Erin Havoc - 2020
The way he looks at me makes me feel powerful. Sexy. It helps that he’s sinfully handsome. From the top of his copper hair to his toned legs. But something always goes wrong in the end. And I wouldn’t be able to deal with the heartbreak. It’s just my luck. Cillian Love at first sight. From the moment I saw her, I was taken. She might want a one-night stand, but no strings attached? Hell no. She’s going to be mine. She’s my lucky charm, and I’m keeping her. THE CURVY HOLIDAYS is a series of steamy, sweet, short standalone stories. There are no cliffhangers and no cheating! If you’re into instalove, hot scenes and happily-ever-afters, this one is for you!
See Me
H.L. Muller - 2021
The king of one night stands. That’s all they see me as. And to be fair, I’m not exactly a saint, but no one sees through the reputation to the real me.No one until Cecilia.Suddenly the only one I want is her, and she has me in knots. One problem: She has no idea who I am, and I’m afraid that telling her will ruin everything.CeciliaMy vision impairment has defined my entire life. I’ve been mistreated and underestimated, and I cope by surrounding myself with music. Studying to become a producer, I was content with my life until Maverick comes crashing into it. Literally.Maverick sees me for me, treats me like an equal, and shows me the one thing my life was missing—romance. I’m terrified he’ll leave like everyone else because I’m starting to fall for him for real.**See Me is a sweet and steamy 40K romance, filled with 18+ content, great music, and first experiences on their way to a HEA. This is the first book in the Fly By Boys series, the series will be in chronological order but can be read as a stand alone novels.
Playing with Fire
J.S. Cooper - 2019
I wasn't meant to meet a handsome alpha billionaire like Grant Slate. I wasn't meant to work the bachelor party. I wasn't even a dancer, but I couldn't tell my best friend no. She said I wouldn't have to do anything I didn't want to do. And there was no way I was going to be giving any private dancers. But when a man like Grant Slate asks you for a dance, you can't really say no. He's cocky, arrogant, dark, but he's also the most gorgeous charismatic man I've ever met. I didn't know the dance would lead to him whisking me off to his private mansion. He wanted one night of passion and I couldn't resist. I figured that one night was just one night. Only I had no idea what I was getting herself into. Grant Slate was not the man he'd appeared to be at the club. He wanted more from me than one night of passion. He wanted more from me than I could have ever imagined. Who could have known that one night would lead me into the depths of fire? Playing with Fire is a completely rewritten and revised version of Alpha Billionaire by Helen Cooper.
A Summer Homecoming
Leah Atwood - 2017
With no explanation to comfort her, she lost her best friend and fiancé. She’d moved on with life, or so she’d thought until Zach came home. Zach returned to Hope Springs after a long absence, determined to make it his home again. He’s not the same man that left—the demons of his past are settled. He came back wiser and full of faith, but would that make a difference to Melanie? A Summer Homecoming is a standalone, inspirational romance novella from USA Today Bestselling Author Leah Atwood.
Love by Numbers Complete Series Boxset: A Reverse Harem Romance (Books 1-9)
Nicole Casey - 2021
The Playboy and His Best Friend: A Sweet Paranormal Romantic Comedy Novella (Juliet Lemon: Marriage Maker Book 1)
Julia Keanini - 2021
Summertime on the Ranch
Carolyn Brown - 2021
Once she arrives, she quickly gets hired at the O'Donnells' watermelon wine making business.Dalton Wilson has been the foreman on the O'Donnells' ranch for a couple of years now. He's thirty years old and has a reputation for being a bad-boy cowboy, but deep in his heart, he is more than ready to settle down. It's love at first sight for Dalton, but convincing Becca that he is ready to hang up his bad boy spurs is quite another thing—until the night they both have too much watermelon wine and open their hearts…