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Sheikh's Quarantine Triplet Baby Daughters (Babies for the Sheikh)


Sophia Lynn - 2021
    A Sheikh Baby Romance Alone in the palace together, I just can’t stay away.How could I have known I’d end up carrying the king’s triplets?DianeI came to the palace for business.Hadn’t counted on a global pandemic.And now I’m trapped here with the ex I never stopped loving.The ex who also happens to be the king.Samyar is everything I remembered.Kind, gentle, and handsomeWith a body that drives me wild.Alone in the palace together, I just can’t stay away.How could I have known I’d end up carrying the king’s triplets?SamyarFive years ago I chose my country over love.And not a day went past that I didn’t regret it.Now Diane is back in my life, I can’t give her up.And I can’t give up this chance at a family.But what is a king to doWhen his people won’t accept the woman he loves?Sheikh's Quarantine Triplet Baby Daughters is a steamy romance between a Sheikh and the beautiful ex-girlfriend he gets trapped in his palace with.

The Silenced Wife


Collette Heather - 2018
    Alone, that is, until the devilishly handsome surgeon, Aaron Bailey comes into her life. Like her, he is a widower, a heart-broken man in need of a good woman's love and attention.When something seems too good to be true, it usually is. Joyce quickly finds herself trapped in an abusive marriage with someone that is more monster than man.Yet nothing about their marriage is as it first appears. Both of them harbour secrets - but the question is, will either of them live to tell? Joyce will do anything at any cost to protect her daughter, and Aaron will stop at nothing to protect Joyce in the only way he knows how...

Ghost Galaxy Omnibus


Sarah Noffke - 2020
    Save the galaxy. All in a hard day's work. Get both the Completed Omnibus of Ghost Squadron and Precious Galaxy series in one GIANT omnibus for a stellar price!Ghost Galaxy encompasses the two Age of Expansion series co-written by Sarah Noffke and Michael Anderle!Ghost Squadron's 7 book set:After 10 years of wandering the outer rim of the galaxy, Eddie Teach is a man without a purpose. He was one of the toughest pilots in the Federation, but now he's just a regular guy, getting into bar fights and making a difference wherever he can. It's not the same as flying a ship and saving colonies, but it'll have to do.That is, until General Lance Reynolds tracks Eddie down and offers him a job. There are bad people out there, plotting terrible things, killing innocent people, and destroying entire colonies.Someone has to stop them.Experience this exciting military sci-fi saga and the latest addition to the expanded Kurtherian Gambit universe. If you're a fan of Mass Effect, Firefly, or Star Wars, you'll love this riveting new space opera.Precious Galaxy completed 4 book set:A new evil lurks in the darknessAfter an explosion, the crew of a battlecruiser mysteriously disappears.CorruptionAfter an explosion, the crew of a battlecruiser mysteriously disappears.Bailey and Lewis, complete strangers, find themselves suddenly onboard the damaged ship. Lewis hasn’t worked a case in years, not since the final one broke his spirit and his bank account. The last thing Bailey remembers is preparing to take down a fugitive on Onyx Station.Mysteries are harder to solve when there’s no evidence left behind.Bailey and Lewis don’t know how they got onboard Ricky Bobby or why. However, they quickly learn that whatever was responsible for the explosion and disappearance of the crew is still on the ship.Monsters are real and what this one can do changes everything.The new team bands together to discover what happened and how to fight the monster lurking in the bottom of the battlecruiser. The stakes have never been higher No matter the cost, no matter the sacrifice, one thing is certain.The Federation cannot be allowed to fall.Note: If cursing is a problem, then this might not be for you.

Grumpy Daddy


Jaye Diamond - 2021
    My stupid parents think that’s a punishment.Have they seen military guys?I’ve dated frat boys, football players, and models, but I’ve never seen a group of hotter men in one place, looking so fit and powerful in their uniforms.I plan to chew these patriotic hotties up and spit them out, but then Payne steps in to put a stop to my games, and leaves me feeling like I may have finally met my match.The grumpy, possessive daddy is going to give me a punishment more ruthless than my parents could have ever dreamed of—and I’m going to love every minute of it.This is a safe, HEA, over-the-top daddy romance.

Her Dirty Little Secrets


Tanasia Thomas - 2015
    However, Her Dirty Little Secrets 2 will be released on May 1st! *** Pierce is young, beautiful, intelligent and seemingly perfect. A promising young medical student with a passion for helping others, she's trying desperately to forget the abuse of her past by selflessly serving others. Her life is going as planned until she meets Gabe, a handsome street-smart businessman who sweeps her off her feet. In the midst of their love affair, the pair soon learn that blood is thicker than water, lust is a weapon more deadly than any bullet, jealousy is a potent poison and money is truly the root of all evil. They each hold secrets of their own that could ruin their relationship and change their lives forever. As friends become foes, the past comes back for a second chance and secrets are revealed, can their love pass the test when skeletons start to come out of the closet?

Middle Falls Time Travel Series, Books 7-9


Shawn Inmon - 2019
     What would you do, if you could do it all again? The Vigilante Life of Scott McKenzie Scott McKenzie’s birthday is the first number pulled in the draft of 1969. The next thing he knows, he is in Vietnam, badly wounded. After the hell of a year-long stay at a VA hospital, Scott tries to rebuild his life, but descends in alcohol and drug abuse. When he dies of an overdose, he wakes up on his grandparent’s couch, still wounded from the war. Eventually, Scott decides to use his unusual time travel to stop violence before it happens. No serial killer is safe, because Scott knows when and where they will strike and he will be there waiting. The Reset Life of Cassandra Collins Cassandra Collins hit the birth lottery—she is the daughter of the wealthiest family in Middle Falls. And yet… At eighteen, she is forced to make a choice—to strike out on her own to attend the college she wants, or choose a life of sheltered safety. As so many would, she chooses safety, but always wonders what her life would have been like. At the end of a safe, contented life, she passes away, then opens her eyes on the cusp of that same decision. The Tribulations of Ned Summers A murder mystery in Middle Falls! Ned’s first date is a memorable one, because the girl he goes out with his found murdered, and he is the last person to see her. He isn’t arrested for the crime, but the town convicts him with public opinion. Ned moves out of town and lives a hermit’s life in the forest. When he grows old and dies, he opens his eyes on the day before that fateful date. Can Ned unwind the mystery and stop the murder? The Middle Falls Time Travel books are all written so they can be read in any order.

Don't Mess With Texas Cowboys Volumes 1 - 3


Barb Han - 2019
     “Barb Han delivers nail-biting drama and rich characters you fall in love with. Relatable characters coupled with intense action…winning combination!” Elle James, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Brotherhood Protector Series. Texas Cowboy's Protection Isaac Quinn missed his chance with Gina Anderson when he broke up with her after high school years ago and joined the military. Now, he’s back home for a big family announcement. Staying in Gunner isn’t in his plans until single mother, Gina, crosses his path. Learning she’s just escaped from an attempted kidnapping, he’ll stop at nothing to save her and put the creep behind bars…no matter how long it takes. Texas Cowboy Justice Rancher Noah Quinn has been on a few dates with Mikayla Rae Johnson that have been the best he’d had in longer than he cared to remember. So, why is she giving him the cold shoulder? Mikayla thought she’d finally found a nice cowboy until he sent a text that got her blood boiling. How could she have been so easily fooled? Noah Quinn lost his cell phone. Someone is using it against him. Texas Cowboy's Honor Seven years ago, an accident claimed Liam Quinn’s pregnant wife. Strangled by the pain and memories, he left the family ranch with no plans to ever return…until the one person who matters most to him, his twin brother, texts that he’s getting married. Liam can’t hide from his past any longer. Not even after leaving the city following a narrowly-survived home invasion has Savannah Moore felt safe again. She hates what she’s become…the kind of person who jumps at every shadow. Then again, maybe it’s more than her imagination lurking.

Ruthless Millionaire, Indecent Proposal: An Offer She Can't Refuse / One Night in His Bed / When Only Diamonds Will Do


Emma Darcy - 2015
    He offers Sienna a ruthless deal: he will help her, but she must play by his rules – by giving herself to him totally for one night of passion…When Only Diamonds Will DoThe Theron dynasty once looked down at Reith Richardson – but now they need his help. In exchange, Reith demands Kimberley Theron as his wife. Yet Kim is no pampered princess…and the role of obedient wife isn’t one she’s prepared to play!

Heavens Shall Fall: The Trilogy (HSF Trilogy)


Jacqueline Druga - 2021
    

The Rancher's Son: 2 Book Special Edition Includes Trinity's Loss (Inspirational Western Brides 5)


Indiana Wake - 2018
    This is a special 2 book edition and includes a 2nd book Trinity’s Loss. Lucy has always known hardship. All she can remember is life at the orphanage. When she was 16 she was thrown out and she walked and walked until she found a job. The Mortimer household was everything she could have dreamed of. A roof over her head, good food, and hard but fair work. She has friends here and the closest thing to a mother she has ever known. But it is Griffin that causes her so much joy and so much worry. The Rancher’s Son is kind and good to her and despite her best efforts she has fallen in love. Griffin loves Lucy more than he can bear but he knows it will never be good enough for his father. He wants to stand up to the overbearing man... and yet he never has. When his father proposes he marry another he knows something must change but there is more trouble coming. His new fiancée has spotted his feelings, will she cause trouble for Lucy? Will Griffin finally become his own man? Will Lucy lose everything, even her home? Find out in The Rancher’s Son a sweet and inspirational Western Historical Romance by bestselling author Indiana Wake. This is a special 2 book edition and includes one of my books that is a reader’s favorite. Get Trinity’s Loss for free when you pick up this double edition. This book is a standalone book but is part of a series of books looking at a second chance for love. Book 1 An Impossible Love Book 2 The Broken Hearted Bride Book 3 The No Good Cowboy and the Unwanted Baby Book 4 Let Love In Book 5 The Rancher’s Son

Separate Lives


Caroline Jantz - 1986
    If they stayed together for one year, Brad's uncle, a misguided matchmaker, promised to solve both their financial problems.Gwen filled Brad's ordered life with domesticity and fun, while he awakened a range of new emotions in her. Unintentionally, yet inevitably, they fell in love.It should have been perfect. But doubts and the very contract that had brought them together now threatened to drive them apart.

Wife to Order


Lucy Walker - 1971
    Carey was very young, and quite unused to the sophisticated life the Reddins led. When Oliver unexpectedly married her, she wondered why he had chosen her for his bride – especially when he didn’t treat her as one.

Curves By Demand: Big Girls Love Bad Boys: (A BBW Romance)


Summer Rose - 2021
    

Maid in the West


Josephine Blake - 2020
    in someone else's life?Fed up with being despised for her unfortunate parentage, impulsive hotel maid, Elise Miller, runs away from home. She regrets her decision the moment she’s on the train, but when she is mistaken in the next town for a mail-order bride, she trades in her identity for a chance in a better life.Kindly but stern hotelier, Daniel West, is appalled when his mother announces that she is ‘bringing’ him a bride to help manage his growing business, and he’s even more appalled when he meets Elise. The girl is awkward, uncouth, and manages to interfere in nearly everything she puts her hand to. Worse yet, she seems determined to stay, is making friends—and as they grow closer, it’s becoming harder and harder to turn her away.It seems inevitable that the two will give into their budding feelings for one another, but when Daniel’s real fiancé turns up, will the trust between Daniel and Elise be shattered for good?Maid in the West is the first story in the Brides of Adoration series. Each story is clean and sweet, with zero cliff hangers and a lovely Happily Ever After that is sure to make you smile!

Any Man of Mine: A Waiting Game / A Loving Arrangement


Diana Palmer - 1983
    Now she’s back, and a successful designer at last. But when she sees Nicholas Coleman again, all the feelings she’s tried so hard to forget come rushing back. Letting Keena go was the biggest mistake Nicholas has ever made. This time he’s ready to prove he’s her perfect match—in love and business. A Loving Arrangement As Greyson McCallum’s longtime assistant, Abby is used to his irascibility. But when a dangerous figure from her past reappears, Greyson offers to protect her in an unexpected way and Abby can’t resist. As desire ignites and danger looms, can Greyson and Abby find their happily-ever-after?