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Juliette Jones - 2017
    Shy and artistic, she’d rather keep to herself. But when she gets talked into attending a school football game by a new friend, the drop-dead gorgeous quarterback can’t take his eyes off her. Will Blake Travis be the one to bring Skye out of her shell?Blake Travis is saving himself. The hottest superstar at UT just isn’t interested in playing any other field except the one with a football on it. A romantic at heart, he’s holding out for the real thing. As soon as he lays eyes on the shy stranger with the smoky green eyes and flaxen hair, he knows he’s found her.SCORE is a super-sweet, safe, scorching-hot story about first love. No love triangles, cliffhangers or cheating.Book #1 in the Travis Brothers series

Saved For Me


Abby Knox - 2018
    Complicating matters is Lars’s innocent new neighbor, who may as well have a target on her back in this seedy neighborhood. Whether she wants it or not, she’s under his protection now. Wendy Wilson is a poor college student who’s been on her own for some time. When she takes out an online ad looking for babysitting work, she finds herself in a dangerous predicament. But the one person who shows up to help her might be even more dangerous to her virtue than being held captive by an evil kingpin. Warning: This special Holidays With Alexa Riley story will leave you happily breathless! This gritty Christmas story has everything and more that readers would expect from characters ripped right out of Alexa Riley: a hot, over-the-top possessive alpha, steamy insta-love, a holiday-themed happily ever after, zero condoms, at least one virgin and tacos. Wait, the tacos … that was me, Abby. ANYWAY … get ready because Lars and Wendy are going to fill your stocking with all the swoons!

Bosshole


Dakota Rebel - 2019
    He wanted to run this company all on his own, and now it’s on the verge of going under, so Dad is sending me in to try to save it. The first step, cut half the staff. I never expected this fiery little hellcat to come after me and convince me to keep her on. The trouble is, I don’t just want to keep her at work, I want to keep her forever. Emma: When this boss hole came in and started firing people, me included, I may have lost my mind a little. It’s his company, and he can do what he wants, but he didn’t have to be a jerk about it. I don’t know what possessed me to go after him, but it got me my job back. But it may have also gotten me a lot more than I’d bargained for with my new boss.

Ex Scrooge Me (Love for the Holidays #1)


Brynn Paulin - 2019
    Worse, Eli McSpadden gets under my skin by just…breathing! Have I mentioned he’s my ex who broke up with me on Valentine’s eve last year. Yeah, Mr.-Gorgeous-and-I-Know-It is the one who broke my heart. But I’m over him. And I hate him. Eli I’m a stupid jerk. There! I said it. When my company relocated me with no noticed last winter, I did the one thing I thought was best. I broke up with the girl I love. I told her we both needed to set down roots in our separate cities. The thought of her “rooting” with anyone else eats at me, but what could I do? Her life is at her university; mine is wherever I get sent. It took three seconds for me to realize I made a huge mistake, and now that I’m back in town and we’re both heading home for the holidays, I’m going to make it right and hopefully not end up in a ditch—physically and emotionally—while I’m trying.

Crazy Love


Mink - 2021
    From that chance meeting, I created an entire life just for her. She’s right at home with me, both of us cuddling by a fire at our expansive cabin or going for a boat ride on our private lake.She’s so happy here with me … Or, she will be. Once I kidnap her and bring her home, I’ll show her how much she means to me. And when she realizes the lengths I’ll go to just to make her happy, she’ll see our love is real. Her mouthy cat notwithstanding, Bunny is everything I’ve ever wanted.With Bunny, it’s a fresh start for me. But maybe I should’ve kept a closer eye on my past because when old business associates come calling, the danger isn’t far behind.MINK's Note: Kitty and caffeine are required for this sweet, captive tale with a HEA.

Until Mallory


Ella Fox - 2018
    That could be because the temporary rental she's in is a dump, or it might be that the police just kicked in the door of said rental and came in with their weapons drawn.Officer John Wright is stunned to realize the girl standing in front of him with her hands up is the former neighbor he's pined over for years. Now that he's finally got her within his sights, he plans never to let her go.

Rainy Days


C.M. Steele - 2018
     *Some names have changed, and new content has been added. Charlotte Cross: The world could knock you on your ass in a flash, and that happened to me at the hands of my parents. What I never expected was to meet someone who could make me feel like I was flying. Could I handle trusting him—surrendering myself to him? Well, maybe for a night. Ian Knight: I’d been searching for her for months. Now there she was, sitting across from me and looking fearful. And she should. She stole many things from me. One of which I hadn’t realize until this very moment. Charlotte was going to pay it all back, and restitution would last until death does us part.

Owning Olivia


Mila Crawford - 2019
     Silas always knew that he was a monster, and not just on the outside. People feared him, but he liked it that way. It gave him strength, power. But that all changed when he walked into a deserted bar and saw her. It was supposed to be easy; collect his money and go, but she made him want more. He struck a dangerous deal that would change their lives forever. But all the beast could think about from the moment he saw her was: owning Olivia.

One Night...


M.K. Moore - 2019
    Hayden Weston wants it all. Let's Try Love was the perfect app for these two. Swiping right has never been so easy. This short story is safe, sexy, and insta-everything. *This short story was previously in the Let’s Try Love Charity Anthology*

HIS Everything


Frankie Love - 2017
    And when she tells me her fantasies … there’s nothing that will stop me from making them come true. She asks me to play her baby-daddy and wants the role of my wife. I’ll give in to her domestic kink … after all, she’s a virgin determined to get her cherry popped -- and with a body as delicious as hers, I know I’ll need another taste. We share one unforgettable night and make plans for plenty more … but then she disappears into thin air. No trace. No name. All I have is the memory of her innocence and the belief that what we had was real. Nothing will stop me from finding her. She's my everything ... and I’ll make sure she never forgets it. Dear Reader, This is a filthy-sweet story with kinky undertones … well, not really under … more like on top of and inside. Filled with, even. It’s got amnesia, oysters, and plenty of shucking. xo, frankie

Possessive Alpha Cop


Flora Ferrari - 2020
    My first kiss. My first taste of carnal obsession.From the offset, this possessive older man wants to make me his. But I’m just trying to get on my feet after being involved in a horrible crime. My life and my passion was stolen from me. Can he bring it back?I’m just a naïve orphan and I don’t know if I can be the woman he needs. Marston Rivera is a six foot seven silver fox, an ex-boxer, a man of means. Do I have what it takes?I’m scared, and not just about not being good enough. I’ve been tricked in the past. It’s what led to me being part of a really messed up case in Miami. Is this silver fox the cop to finally put me to right?Or am I destined to crash and burn? In all my eighteen years, I’ve never felt anything like what this forty-two year old alpha male makes me feel. And I’m oh-so-ready.*Possessive Alpha Cop is an insta-everything standalone instalove romance with a HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

All He Wants For Christmas


Kati Wilde - 2017
    But after taking a bullet in the line of duty almost destroys everything he’s worked for, he’s not in the mood to play nice or to look after some pampered rich girl at her daddy’s request. There’s only one woman he wants by his side…the sweet angel who saved his life. But this Christmas, heaven might be a little closer than one grumpy detective could ever believe… Don’t miss these other fantastic holiday stories! — The Barbarian Before Christmas by Ruby Dixon The Last Christmas Present by Ella Goode Home For Christmas by Alexa Riley All He Wants For Christmas by Kati Wilde

Belt Buckles and Spurs


Gigi Thorne - 2018
    But as we got older, when my feelings for her changed, I realized something. She was mine. Nora was full of sass and had a stubborn streak, but there was nothing that turned me on more. She’s all woman now, innocent and beautiful, and sweet like the candy apples they sell at the fair every summer. And my mouth waters every time I see her. She may be my childhood friend, but it’s time I tell her how much she means to me. It’s time I show Nora that we were meant to be together from day one. Nora Toby Maxwell wasn’t just my friend, he was the man I’d fallen hopelessly in love with. With a big belt buckle, polished cowboy boots, and silver spurs, I’d known him my whole life and had loved him just as long. As an adult now I understand that holding back how I felt was foolish. Life is too short to worry about the what ifs. Time to cross the line and tell Toby how I really felt. Note: This one is for all the safety readers out there! Hope you’re ready for a dual virgin, friends-to-lovers, sugary sweet read! Don’t let the fact it’s a short story deter you … this one will check off all your hopeless romantic boxes!

Stealing Valentine


Madison Faye - 2019
    I came to rob diamonds, But now I’m stealing her too… I’ve spent my life taking what I want, even if it doesn’t belong to me. Stealing the infamous Whistler diamonds is supposed to be my last job before I can retire wealthy beyond imagination, and I’ve planned for everything… Everything except for her. Valentine is like nothing I’ve ever known before. Good, young, sweet, and alluring—with curves and an innocence far more tempting than any vault or priceless art. I didn’t plan on her, and I sure as h*ll didn’t plan on the diamonds I’m supposed to steal being draped around her neck. …So I’m taking her too. But when I lay my hands on the gorgeous little tease squirming against me, and with one taste of that sassy mouth, I’m lost. And when I find out she’s never been touched? Well, that’s something else I’ll be stealing too. I know she’s off limits. I know this breaks every one of my rules. I know I don’t give a damn about any of that. Claiming her cherry is going to be the sweetest sin. But stealing her heart is going to be the greatest heist this thief ever pulled… All the clichés, ridiculously over-the-top, and more sugary sweetness than a marshmallow peep. Chocolates, roses, diamonds, kidnapped by an obsessed growly alpha... you know, just the old fashioned classics ;). As with all my books, this standalone is safe, with no cheating, and a HEA guaranteed.

Hop Stuff


Shaw Hart - 2020
    If we were both single by the time we turned twenty-five, then we would marry each other. When she first brought up the pact, I had agreed right away. I was already hopelessly in love with her, and I was sure that she was the only girl for me. I had been positive that we would be married as soon as we turned eighteen, but a little backup plan would never hurt. We were best friends and everything was perfect between us. Then homecoming night happened, and I lost her. It was a misunderstanding, but she's refused to talk to me or have anything to do with me for the last seven years. That stops now.She's about to turn twenty-five, and I'm going to collect on our pact. Clover was always meant to be mine, and now I'm going to prove it to her.*Warning: This Easter romance has it all. A sexy alpha who only has eyes for his girl? Check. A stubborn heroine who makes her man work for it? Double-check. A happily ever after? Do you even have to ask?