I would have laughed them out of the room. But from the moment I saw my little Lexie, I have been a mess of want and need. When I find out her father has all but sold her to a family of monsters for money, I know I cannot wait any longer. Alexis maybe young. And she maybe a brat. But she is also, MINE!!!! Alexis I have always gotten what I wanted. All I had to do was bat my eyes and pout my lips. When I set my eyes on Saxson for the first time, everything I have ever wanted pales in comparison to how much I want him. Then the doubts set in. Am I too young for him? Will I be enough for him? What do I have to offer him? Then he takes me. And everything I have ever wanted is, MINE!!! What you are about to read is the story of a mob boss and his young obsession. This story is safe, sexy, dirty and full of family, with a bit of violence thrown in. Did I mention it was dirty? Lay back and have fun with Saxson and his dirty little brat.

    Not my finest hour.Mr. Blue Eyes seems to take my personal space-invasion in stride. He even winks at me as I scuttle from the coffee shop for the safety of my office.It turns out he's a new employee and I have to show him around as part of my job.If I don't die of embarassment first, I'm might just accept his offer of a date.I'm cautious, for good reasons. With sincerity, he breaks down my walls.But the truth is he might be too hot for this virgin to handle.BrodyI got a whole serving of sweet-sexy goodness on what was meant to be a simple Monday morning coffee run.The intense lap clean-up was unexpected as well. And not at all unpleasant.When I find out that she's an employee at the new company I just bought--and I'm going in secret-boss-style to see who is worth keeping and who isn't--I soon see that the amazing Callie is worth keeping, forever.Her sweetness makes my teeth hurt, and my body ache, I want this woman and I will stop at nothing to have her.It's about to get extra hot in here.

    

    He's surrounded by beautiful women every night at work, yet none of them have caught his attention. One night a group of college girls come into 7 Deadly Sins, the bar he manages. He doesn't give them a second thought until a beautiful straggler walks in behind them looking completely out of place. He's obsessed from the moment he sees her.Ava Mclemore is boring. That's what her friends think of her anyway. According to them, all she does is go to class and stay home and study. Out to prove them wrong, she tags along one night when they go out. She didn't know they'd be going to the hottest nightclub in Nashville or that she'd meet a man that made her think of something other than school.Will Dante teach her things she's never learned before. Will Ava give him the chance he needs to make her his?Claire Ashlynn, Barbra Campbell, Elisa Leigh, M.K. Moore, Rachelle Stevensen, Andi Lynn, & Colbie Kay are pleased to present:7 Deadly Sins. A nightclub where bad deeds are done in the dark... Sloth, Pride, Envy, Lust, Greed, Wrath, and Gluttony never looked so good. Come sin with us...

     Ava Vaclaw never expected anything. When these two come together, fireworks aren't the only thing going off this Fourth of July. This novella has it all: a little intrigue, a whole lotta instalove, all the KL Fast steam and safety you can handle... Are you ready for Red, White, & Yours? Please note that 'Red, White & Yours' is book one in the 'Falling on the Fourth' series.

    Four years of waiting. Always looking over my shoulder. Wondering when they will find me. Hoping that, by some miracle, he will find me.The boy I loved. My only friend. The only man I have ever wanted.She disappeared while I was at war. Four years I have been searching. How did a sixteen year old girl manage to hide so well. I can’t let myself believe that they might have found her. That she might already be dead.I don’t care how long it takes. If it takes forever I will gladly spend the rest of my life FINDING FAYE.

    Audrey. She stole my every breath when we were younger and watching her love the man I know would one day be the very reason I protect her today. But power and money run deep and he swam those rivers without any care of drowning and that made him the most dangerous man that I would lay my life on the line to protect her from.  Audrey I was blinded to find a love I never had growing up. Too blind to see the warning signs and too blind to see my future right in front of me. Sterling. He was only a friend, that I looked passed, he was my safety net, my caution tape and I pushed past that line without heading the signs. Now he's back and he is my only hope. But losing him hangs in the balance and I don't know if thats a bet I'm willing to gamble.

    When her father threatens to send her off to reform school, Emma runs away into the wild ... and straight into the arms of a mysterious mountain man.Damien Evercore's lost his faith in the world. He's seeking solace and peace in the depths of the forest. But when a curvy girl hurtles into his arms unexpectedly, suddenly the ice surrounding his heart begins to melt. Because the mountain takes what he wants, anytime he wants ... and that includes the gorgeous brunette with the tempting smile.

    Giving her up isn’t an option. I’m a man with a certain set of strengths: brutality, precision, and the coldness to do whatever it takes to get the job done. It’s what made me an asset to the SEALS. Now, it’s what makes me an ideal killer for hire with Ruthless Corp. But my strengths are put to the test when she comes between me and a job. It’s supposed to be easy: kill the scummy old bastard of a target, take his priceless diamond necklace as payment. Except that’s a little hard to do, when those diamonds are locked without a key around Leah Hartley’s pretty little neck.She’s young and innocent, with curves so goddamn tempting that my hands ache to claim her. But she’s also something else now: mine. My captive. My prisoner until I can figure this mess out.There are forces hunting us down. They’re after the jewels and the both of us. But I’ll be damned if I give her up.There’s a key out there for the prize around her neck. But pretty soon, I don’t give a damn about the diamonds. I already have my prize.And she just might be the key to my broken, cold heart.This June meet 22 heroes who are downright dangerous. These alphas do nothing half-way. They may have blood on their hands, but they have love in their hearts. Some romances were written in the stars — but these hitmen must fight heaven and earth for the women they love.This sizzling hot quicky is safe, with absolutely no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a perfect happy ever after.

    We competed for the same job. I got it. Now I’m her boss. But what she doesn’t know is that she’s special to me, with her high-class manners and her career attitude. And that I’d like to do very… special things to her. On my desk. But I have to focus. I have a huge business deal coming up. So I ask her to help me out. That means many nights working late, alone at the office… Solid plan. Until I find out that my business partner is doing the only thing that could prevent the deal. He’s hitting on her. I can’t let that happen. Baby, I’m coming for you. I’ll make you mine. This is a 30,000 words standalone story with a hotter-than-hot CEO and a HEA. 18+ readers only.

    34-year-old, strait-laced, straight-faced Zander Markos is a lawyer who never cracks a smile if he can help it. As one of the heirs to the ubiquitous and all-powerful Markos Inc’s empire, no one could argue with him if he’d say he has no time to even think of having fun, let alone actually do such a mundane thing. In light of all of this, it remains a mystery why his brother thought it would be a good idea to put him —a no-nonsense, micromanaging, security freak— in charge of overseeing the preparations for the company’s July 4th retreat and beach party at their estate on Lake Tahoe. And yet here he is, neck-deep in organizing funny family-friendly activities within an inch of their lives, until there’s no fun left whatsoever in them.Of course, any Independence Day party worth its name’s got to have a firework display and the Markos must have only the absolute best. And therein lies the problem, because ‘the absolute best’ this time is not what Zander expected.24-year-old Alexandra ‘Alexa’ Tinley may be short compared to most kids, let alone adults, but she’s a tough spitfire through and through. She’s been ‘one of the boys’ all of her life and still has the mouth and scrapping abilities to prove it. She could not tidy a room if her life depended on it because she’s in constant motion and wherever she goes, disorder rules, but when it comes to her art no one could say she’s not the absolute best. A man and a woman can’t get any more different than these two: he’s order, she’s chaos, he’s ice, she’s fire, he’s Scotch neat and she’s… nitroglycerine, and yet they can’t look away. The explosion is inevitable.This little voluptuous nuclear firecracker might have ‘handle-with-care’ written all over her, but she’s still the spark he was missing and he’s the tether she didn’t know she needed. Dear Reader: Man, these two are gonna butt head!But don’t worry: it won’t last much since Zander and Alexa are only safe from each other if they stay away from each other, which they don’t, because… duh: this is one of my books so that’s never gonna happen!This is a quick, fun, steamy novella.Here’s what you get is:NO-cheating NO OW/OM drama A passion that’s gonna set the summer sky on fire with a white-hot display you won’t forget.As always, your sugary shot of guaranteed Happily-Ever-After is included in the kit, but do bring your own safety-goggles! *Please note that ‘Zander’s Firecracker is part of ‘The Holiday Firecrackers’collection of standalone books brought to you by some of your favorite insta-love romance authors out there.

    All it took was one dirty look... Mia Russo's mafia royalty, and she answers to no one.Or so she thinks.As her bodyguard, it's my job to protect her at all costs,even if that means taking a job as professor in her college.She's beautiful and brilliant...Willful and spoiled.It's time that changed.I'll protect her.Teach her.Demand her obedience...Mia Russo will learn that she answers to me.

    She was way too young though, so he kept his feelings to himself. When Peyton’s dad died, Levi was there, doing everything he could to make sure she was going to be okay. He did his best to hold her world together, when she was crumbling beneath the pressure. Still, he knew Peyton was too lost in her grief to realize he was there as more than just a friend. He wanted more. Finally, she’s back from college, and the feelings he’s had all along for her, have gotten deeper. He felt like he won the lottery when he discovered that she burns just as hot for him. Now that he knows, he’s never letting her go. This cowboy knows what he wants and won’t let anything stand in his way. Tory’s back with a cowboy that will take his woman for more than just an eight second ride. He’s playing for keeps and will for sure heat you up on these frosty Fall mornings. So snuggle up under a blanket, grab some hot chocolate and get ready for a cowboy who is ready to lasso his one and only.

    But what about the one where the girl gets friend-zoned after an awkward attempt at making a move on her best friend?That’s my story.More than a decade has passed, and while our platonic relationship somehow survived, I still cringe when I think about it.Like now.I’m supposed to be getting my hotel ready for all the guests from the St.Patrick's Day parades, but instead, I’m staring at my best friend while he repairs one of my sinks. The memory and sting of his polite rejection years ago usually helps get my head on straight, but it’s not working this time. Not when there’s been an obvious shift in the air.And definitely not when he just grabbed onto my hips, growled in my ear, and told me to run.

    Growing up wealthy means that I know how to get people to do what I want, which was perfect training for running my own company. So why does the adorable secretary of my business associate get under my skin like no other woman ever has?EmmaIt’s my first job out of college and I’m determined to succeed, even if my boss is… difficult. But when Colton Richmond walks through the door, my priorities change in a hurry. But it’s not like he’d ever even notice me. Would he?Each book in the series is a complete, standalone story. This is a sweet but sexy short story romance, complete with insta-love and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. If you’re looking for an escape from everyday life with an alpha older man and the curvy BBW younger woman that he loves, this is the book for you!