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Lie for Me
Ali Parker - 2019
Our paths cross as she comes to the retreat center for a company getaway.My mind spins a million webs and my body percolates at the possibilities.She’s the one. I can feel it. But I need this to be more of a business transaction than a love affair.I’m hoping I can lie to myself about what’s happening with my heart.At least long enough for her to help me get financing for my company.All I need is for her to lie for me.
The Small Town Boy's Second Chance (Richmond Rebels Sweet Romance Book 3)
Jessie Gussman - 2020
He’s no longer street racing. The past is the past, including the “girl” who rode beside him when he was Richmond’s unofficial champion street racer back in high school.Holland Powell has always been a good girl. She ran with the right crowd in school, got her college degree, a fabulous job, the right husband and had two children with that husband, before he walked out, taking her job, her kids and her self-esteem. When she’s involved in a car accident and needs a place to recover, she has no choice but to move back in with her mother and face the boy who represented her only walk on the wrong side of anything, and who she could never forget.The past lies between them, thick and heavy and impossible to overcome; except their attraction is there too, sparking and charging the air in the house they share.Is it possible they could develop a friendship to bridge the gap between trust and passion?Books in The Small Town Boys series:1. The Small Town Boy's Redemption2. The Small Town Boy's Secret Romance3. The Small Town Boy's Second Chance
Highlander's Daring Escape
Alisa Adams - 2019
She wants to marry out of love or not at all.Bryan is the last decedent of what used to be a noble family. With his former glory forgotten, he is now a wanderer looking for a fresh start.Fate introduces them when Catherine finds Bryan wounded and exhausted and helps him.Little does she know that Bryan has just stopped her powerful uncle from raping a young girl!Now her uncle has a scarred face and insatiable rage to hunt down Bryan and take his head!When Catherine learns who is chasing Bryan, she has to pick who to trust. Her uncle or the stranger she can't forget?Unbeknownst to her, it's not only Bryan's life at stake."Highlander's Daring Escape" is a story of romance, betrayal, and redemption, set on the beautiful backdrop of the Scottish Highlands.
Want You Back
River Laurent - 2021
Charlotte.I thought I'd lost my bag for good. Until, the cutest guy I ever laid eyes onhung out of the moving train's window holding my bag. He wanted to chuck it to me, but my precious laptop was in it.So we agreed to meet at the next station.To thank my six foot plus Adonis I offered to buy him a drink. It was only right. He saved my bag, and he had twinkling cobalt blueeyes that made my toes curl.He was funny and charming and gorgeous at the bar. And the chemistry... off thecharts, but I had career dreams that didn't include handsome bag rescuers. A few more drinks later I was rethinking my plans.Alex Turner looked like he would be great in bed, and I had a box of condomsback at my place.Surely one night was allowed...A Standalone Full Length ContemporaryRomance With A HEA.
Devilish King
Kylie Kent - 2022
This is book 1 of a trilogy, an epic cliff-hanger can be expected!!TheoMy whole life was mapped out, designed for me, before I was even a twinkle in my old man’s eye. I am the heir to the Valentino throne. A kingdom built with blood and dirty money. But one I’ll rule all the same.My father was the youngest Don to ever be crowned king. However, with any luck, the controlling bastard will drop soon, allowing me to beat his record by a few years.I love my father—respect the hell out of him. But some of his choices lately, the plans he’s laid out for me, they’re… archaic. I was happy to go along with his proposition, to embody the role I was assigned at birth. Until I met her.She wasn’t part of his carefully orchestrated game board. She’s not part of the lifestyle. She’d get eaten alive if I were to bring her into the fold.Those innocent emerald eyes of hers hold me captive from the moment our paths collide. To hell with the plans for my future. This girl, who has no place being in my world, has become its entirety.HollyA new job. A new city. A new country. This is the new me. Or at least that’s what I’m telling myself as I step off the plane at JFK. New York, I couldn’t think of a better city to force myself out of my comfort zone, to step out from under my sister’s shadow.My dream once included finding the husband, having the kids, building that white picket fence. It’s funny how things change over time.My new dream? Experience life to the fullest. Explore and discover who I am, without my other half. Surviving the New York culture shock, without getting mugged or killed, is also high on that list.That is, until I run into him. And just like that, my life takes a one-eighty. Again. There’s something dark inside him—it calls to a part of me I never knew existed. Can I really go against my moral compass, every belief I’ve held onto so tightly, just to answer it? To be with him?
Bronx (Steel Horse MC #1)
Blair Grey - 2020
He doesn’t have time for a woman in his life, but that doesn’t stop Skylar for barging in and needing him. Bronx can’t let her go once he knows she needs his protection. She’s not at all what he thought he wanted or needed, but she broke down all his walls and buried herself in his heart. Skylar just lost her mom and moved back home. She’d left a bad relationship in her last town and she swore she wanted to find herself again. She’d become timid and shy and she wasn’t a fan of this new version of herself. When she finds herself in trouble she goes to Bronx, a man she’d only met a few times, but knew could keep her safe. She’s not supposed to fall for him, but how can she stop it when he’s just so good?
Bodyguard
Miley Maine - 2020
I was hired to protect her, not get her pregnant.Her father would kill me if he finds out.But her perfect plan to seduce me worked so well.I knew I was falling deep,And this time, it was too deep to be saved.Mistakes will be made,Prices will be paid.But I'm not going back now.No, I play by my rules.The only one being: Be loyal to my job and...Well, my job is to keep her safe and I'll do anything for that.
Sold To The Highest Bidder
Niomie Roland - 2020
Stay still and close her eyes while the bidder has his way with her.
Buy the bakery where she currently works.
Desperate to buy the bakery she slaved over for the past several years, Nazalie reaches her wits end when the owner gives her a month to produce the funds, or else he would sell the business to another buyer. Of course, Nazalie had nowhere near the amount that would help her achieve her dreams. To achieve those dreams, she decides to auction the only thing she owned that was worth something: her virginity. It all seemed simple enough for Nazalie - sell her v-card and then use the money to finally purchase the bakery. What she didn't predict was the bidder's raw masculinity or the fierce chemistry between them.Will Nazalie's heart remain unscathed or will she get the happily ever after she never believed she wanted?
Ring Me
Nora Flite - 2020
We met three days ago. Now we're getting married. Here are the facts: I hate weddings. I hate relationships. I don't believe in love. Lucky me, none of that matters to Conner Whynn. He's the gorgeous slice of beefcake I met up with for a single night of fun. And it WAS fun. Unforgettable, actually. But now that he knows all my secrets, I can't ever see him again. That's my rule. So why am I going to have to stare at his brutally handsome face every day for the next week? Because my mother is my world. I'll do anything to help her out—even snag a pretend fiancé. Conner is my only option on such short notice. Seven days with a stranger. After that, we can split. Which is what I want. Or . . . I did. Here are the NEW facts: I still hate weddings. I don't hate THIS relationship . . . And I believe our fake love can become real.
Catch-22
Brenda Ford - 2019
I’m a single dad who hates commitment.
After making the mistake of sleeping with my daughter’s teacher,I realized that I’m better off staying single.
Why?
Because I’m in serious trouble. I have a dark past and my secrets need to remain buried. My ex’s parents are using them to blackmail me. They want to take my daughter away for good. I thought my little girl was the only person I could ever love. But now that I can’t seem to get that cute teacher out of my head,I wonder if there’s still some hope left for me. I can almost see a future with her.
But will I be able to keep her and my daughter safe?
I will.
Or I’ll die trying.
The Russian
Isabella Laase - 2020
Then he'll make her his.Dr. Mia Anderson isn't used to being ordered around, but when a powerful Russian mob boss grabs her off the street she is left with two choices: submit to his demands or be punished.Luka Petruskenkov needs medical attention for his injured cousin and he's decided that Mia will be providing it. The only thing up to her is whether her bottom will be sore while she does so.Mia soon finds herself on her knees before the infuriatingly sexy Russian who has made her his prisoner. Naked, bound, and waiting for him to claim and ravage her, she knows he will find her wet and willing despite her protests, but is she ready to surrender completely to a man like him?Publisher's Note: The Russian includes spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book
Her Hot Shot
Alexx Andria - 2019
Sometimes the right time is now when a second chance drops into your lap.With everyone around her hooking up or getting hitched, massage therapist Isabella Todd needs some R&R before the term “Third Wheel” is forever attached to her name.Her cousin Stella invites her to spend Fourth of July with her family in small town America, otherwise known as Milltown, Colorado and Isabella doesn’t hesitate to pack her bags.Summers spent in Milltown with her grandmother were some of her favorite — backyard barbecues, tanning by the lake, and meeting new friends — but there’s one memory that stands out above the rest.Her first kiss.Kasey Yates, two years older and the stuff of her teenage dreams, would forever remain the one perfect memory from those long-ago summers.She never expected to see him again but fate is funny that way.The hot shot firefighter is still in Milltown, single and ready to mingle — and he never forgot about that sassy California girl who stole his heart with a sweet, innocent pucker.Is she ‘The One’ — there’s only one way to find out!Author Note: If you’ve read WITH THIS RING, you might recognize a familiar face!***Happy 4th of July!Welcome to Milltown, Colorado, population 15,000, where the only things hotter than the annual fireworks show are the men in uniform and the women who want to light their fuses.Join the authors of Flirt Club in The Fireworks Series of stories that celebrate small-town summers, bbqs, and all things that end with a bang!Where will you be when the fireworks start?#flirtclub #thefireworksseries #bighotbang #ComingSoon#FireworksSeries #GoingOff #LightUpTheNight #BigBang #MenInUniform#SmalltownRomance #FlirtClub
Rescued
Rowena - 2020
I’ve had enough action for this lifetime and the next, seen more blood than most, and I’m done with death and destruction. The last thing I want is to get involved with the ‘normal’ world, but a city girl in distress shows up in my neck of the woods, disturbing my careful balance. One look at the curvy beauty and it’s not just about helping her; those juicy curves of hers are demanding I help myself! But is the damsel worth the trouble and drama she’s sure to bring?
All she needs is her home office…
BRANDI - There I was, living the introvert dream. I work from home and can have everything I want delivered to me; I barely have to leave my apartment! But then I opened my door for a food delivery, and my life changed. How was I to know the delivery guy would end up being an unstable stalker? When his obsession with me goes too far, I accept my best friend’s suggestion of staying with her ex-military brother in the wilderness for a while. I sure as hell wasn’t prepared for the carnal temptations the insanely hot, wild-looking man would bring! Suddenly, I’m not so sure Blake’s that stable himself; he might be more dangerous than the stalker I thought I left behind… An alpha veteran recluse and an untouched BBW butt heads in this steamy interracial romance!
Bound by Danger
Kelsey Dawson - 2021
He’s supposed to be the prince to my mafia princess. But Dario Colombo? Notorious playboy. Bad boy. The guy never takes a single thing seriously. I’ve kissed enough frogs to know he’s no mafia prince. But this would all be a lot easier if he wasn’t so damned good-looking.Dario - Settling down with one woman, a white picket fence, two-point-two kids, and a dog was never my version of happily ever after. But everything changed when my brother John married Gastone Gambino's daughter to ensure peace between our families. That's when Sara Codutti, a fierce and fiery mafia princess, enchanted my soul and my heart. I will make her mine at all costs. This time, I have to get it right, which would be easier if everything else wasn’t going to so wrong.